42 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f79ef153b579a5edbfe68f5ea1771395.PDF 29a4ab22f111f72f91221a3d4577ea81 PDF Text Text ^J^ABERSJOQ (^FICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. MARCH 9. 1945 Vol, VII. UNIONS DON'T FORGET No. 10 Hawk, Weisberger Present Views To House Committee DEMAND A LARGE POST WAR FLEET FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3—^A large post-war merchant marine for a pros­ perous America and for jobs for seamen was the demand presented to the House (Com­ mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries this morning by SIU Vice-Presidents John Hawk and Morris Weisberger. The SIU officials were appearing before the Committee to testify in opposition to the Maritime Commission sponsored bill HR1425, which War veierans in Los Angeles needn't feel lost when discharged would open the way for large* J from the armed services, for the new Veterans Service Center is ready to'lend a hand. Here, VSC officials confer with a veteran on job placement and readjustment to civilian life, (left to right) Dr. Robert Ziegler. director of the AFL Veterans Bureau of Employ­ ment;. VSC Director Arthur H. Tryon; Shevy Wallace. CIO repre­ sentative at the center; and Veteran W. A. Needham. member of Local 1781. Int'l. Assn. of Machinists (AFL). This set-up is similar to the AFL service bureau recently established in New York, and reported in last weeks issue of the LOG. scale disposal of American ships to foreign operators. Weisberger took the witness chair first, and read into the rec­ ord the entire statement of the SIU as prepared by President Lundeberg. (Statement appears on pages 4 and 5 ol this issue). Weisberger was interrupted fre­ quently by the members of the Committee who questioned him on various aspects of the state­ ment. Weisberger made it clear that the AFL seamen were un­ alterably opposed to gi-anting to the Maritime Commission at this The- crew members of the SS John Banvard, ship- time the authority to set any ceil­ ing on the size of the post war Wrecked abroad, worked long hours at salvage, kicked merchant fleet. around in Europe until finally repatriated across the sub- "Don't sell these ships now to $104)00 Overtime Beef Won For Crew Of John Banvard ihfested Atlantic, would have been chiseled out of $10,000 overtime if the union had taken the shipowner's "no" as fihal. But it didn't! And after"* weeks of work, Patrolmen J. P. Shuler, D. Stone and- Johnny Johnstone are ahle to atmounce ~'a' complete victory with pay ckecks waiting for all hands., , -The^ SS John Banvard went aground on a reef off the west cpast of Eur' pe last year. The crew, at" great personal danger, worked many long hours taking off the cargo and salvaging val­ uable ships' equapment. At the payoff in New York on December 29, 1944, overtime was listed for tile salvage time worked. The cbmpany screamed and declared triat this work was necessary for the "safety of ship and cargo." ; Stone, Shuler and Johnstone w^nt to work on the beef, and / this week the union received no'tice that the Robin Line had capitulated and would pay .the /£* l ien the money due them. The - exact amount is $9,912. Another victory for the SIU way of do­ ing things! •'(All crew members should cheek the Money Du© list on , page 3 for the hours coming.) the foreign operators," Weisber­ ger said, "wait until the Ameri­ can operators have had a chance to build their own trade routes. No one can know how large our fleet should be until after the war ends and our operators have had a chance to extend their lines." It was made clear to the Com­ mittee that the SIU did not op­ pose the formulation of legisla­ tion providing for the eventual disposal of surplus tonnage, but that the union opposed bill HR 1425 because it allowed for immediate disposal of the ships, and because it gave preferential treatment to the foreign oper­ ators. John Hawk followed Weisber­ ger to the stand and gave the fol­ lowing statement: "We feel it is too early in the. game to know how much dis­ cretionary authority to give any agency or any part of the execu­ tive branch of the government and still protect our merchant marine in accordance with na­ tional policy as it appears in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. We're in the middle of a great war which has made d^g-_ changes in the world and '•cirprobably make more. To atteivQu at this time to look far ahead .'g the lime when peace arrives and, on a guess, now to estimate what the conditions then will be is (Continued on Page 2) INTER-DEPARTMENT COOPERATION IS THE THEME Union Is Found In Good Financial Condition We, the duly elected Quarterly Finance and Investigating Com­ mittee, having been elected at the Regular Branch Meeting held Wednesday, February 14, 1945, do hereby state that: We have checked the bank statements for • all funds under control of the Secretary-Trea­ surer against the weekly financial reports and the report of the Certified Public Accountants for the 4th quarter 1944, and have found that the funds were prop­ erly accounted for and in order. We made test checks of various Branch weekly financial reports and found their bills and receipts were listed correctly and corres­ ponded with the Secretary-Trea­ surer's weekly financial reports and that they were recapitulated properly. We made test checks from Branch financial reports to dues record ,cards and found that they (Continued on Page 7) : . -r. These rank and file Stewards Department men met in the SIU New York hall between trips to discuss ways and means of effecting closer cooperation within their own department and be­ tween the three departments. They met three different days to exchange ideas and suggestions. Results? A new booklet is being drawn up to add to our fast expanding supply of union literature. The new booklet will be all about the Stewards working rules, and should be off the press in the near future. �^<S THE Pag» Two SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 9. 1945 "It's ThH Big!" SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 10 J Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- ^ Secy-Treas. P, o; Box 21, Station P.,. New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - "Washington Rep, 424 Jtb Street, N. W., Washington, D. G S. i S. 1. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16) CHARLESTON (9) SA'MNNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE iVWBILE . SAN JUAN. 28 P.R. PUERTO RICO GALVESTON PHONE ADDRESS 51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St.-^alvert 4539 6 North 6th St.—Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083 Chartres St.—Canal 3336 68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930 220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-1323 920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231 ^ 7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392 ^ , o , .OQC 45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885 219 20th St.—Galveston 2-8043 -laittet Demand Post War Jobs From The Assistant Sec'y-Ireas. mittee and this Congress as the (Continued from Page I) trustees of the property of the fantastic. country, and our merchant ships PUBLICATION OFFICE; "The broad grants of authority are just as much a public trust SI BEAVER STREET contained in this Bill are being as our Navy is. Extreme caution made on little more than a therefore, appears to us to be HAnover 2-2784 New York, (4) N. Y. gamble on the future. Whenever needed in. passing any bill which 267 the people through you in Con­ wiU take the control of our mer­ By LOUIS GOFFIN gress have given the executive chant marine out of the hands branch of the government, wide of the people and place it in I received a number of beefs authority you have generally act­ the hands of an executive agency. from Boston concerning the SS ed with your feet firmly on the While it's all right to plan on Steephen Leacock. After quite a ground of proven fact. That is the future when there's a ten to bit of discussion with Mr. Hun­ the only protection the people one chance that youT estimates of ter, representing the company, have for their basic interests. We the future situation are correct, we came to an- a®ceement.. Ail' feel that the merchant marine is it certainly would be a crime money due from this vessel ir ^ By PAUL HALL a basic interest of all the people now payable. Names and amounts J. The NMU Pilot, little brother of the Daily Worker, and that the authority to dispose against the national interest, we will be in an issue of the Sea­ think, for Congress to give up Lis been recently running full pages in regards to their of it should not be granted until its authority and turn it over to farers Log. Also from Boston, one so-called "program" calling for 200 bucks a month for such time as all the surrounding some executive agency when the beef concerning the SS Flying facts indicate whether such grant chances are ten to one against a Eagle. Three sailors off the 8-12 AB's, etc. is being made wisely or not. correct estimate. That's the way watch claim that they were not The Seafarers has been questioned at various times paid arrival day overtime. I "We seamen believe that at we feel about this now. in regards to its thoughts on^ checked with the Patrolmen who this particular thing which calls pioneered for and fought so hard this time complete protection "The merchant seamen have paid this ship off, and found that should be written around our fast for a "guaranteed" wage. First, for during the past years. vessels such as those of the Vic­ heard a whole lot 6f kind words all beefs had been settled aboard. The NMU has willingly offered let us put it on the record that and they appreciate them. They Therrfore, as far as the cohithe Seafarers is indeed for to throw out all of their working tory type, the C types and the have, come from all sides. We pany and the Union is concerned, hi^er wages for seamen and for rules and conditions for this so- fast tankers so that they may hope we've done the type of job there are no beefs pending frc»m befter conditions, otherwise, we called $200 "program." This the not, through the use of authority that merits them. We've heard this ship. ' handed to any agenoy, be turned would not have always had a Seafarers will not do. We recog­ about the 60,000,()()0 jobs and the Beef from Baltimore regarding c over to other nations, to the pos­ higher wage scale than the NMU nize the fact that in the seamen's plans fpr a prosperous future. the SS William Harper going hi has. We would not have always fight for wages and conditions, sible detriment of our own. But we're wondering whether for repairs in Bermuda. WatcheS 'We feel that the Bill migl't some forces aren't at work al­ had a higher scale of overtime nothing substitutes for actual permit greater benefits to for­ ready that may result in our pay­ were maintained, and crew de­ than they do if we did not be­ militancy at the right moment. eign operators than to American off being disposition of our good mands overtime for week-epdg. We know that by offering to sur­ lieve in fighting for wages and operators. We don't think this is ships to foreign competitors and Company claims ship did not go render to the shipowners all the cohdifions. Let us state now that the Sea­ condition^ for which we have the time to even consider putting the 60,000,000 jobs going up in in for the purpose of loading or farers is highly in accord with fought, we could negotiate a $200 foreign operators on an equal smoke. We don't want to open discharging cargo, therefore since anything that will make more a month guarantee. But we would basis with American operators. soup kitchens again for boys she went to an anchorage for dough for seamen. For example, be making a grave mistake by But this Bill in certain sections waiting around deserted ports to minor repairs, they maintain that throughout the Seafarers' hist­ giving away overnight that would permit certain foreign op­ sign on ships after three months watches shall be kept, as tech­ ory, we have always fought for which took many, many years of erators to stand in a more favor­ or six nioriths or a year of idle­ nically the ship is at sea. So, for higher wages and conditions. Our hard struggle to obtain. For, re­ able position than some Ameri­ ness. To give away too much the above reason, the Company contracts call for the highest scale gardless of what beautiful prom­ can operators who might not be authority right now, when the refuses to pay. I do not recall of vvages, overtime rates and con­ ises the shipowners make us so able to meet the conditions and future is so uncertain, may result collecting this kind of beef be­ ditions of any maritime union. as to take these conditions from specifications that seme agency in paying off these seamen, who fore. - The Agreement does not The Seafarers fought for and se­ us, we know that the thought in would draw up for the purchase have been so highly praised for cover repairs. cured higher bonus rates to make the shipowners mind would be of ships. their contribution to the war by Also from Baltimore regarding more dough for seamen, when not to guarantee us anything, on 'The estimates that have been taking away their jobs from them the serving of meals to Skipper; the NMU officials not only re­ the contrary, to take away our made heretofore with respect to and giving them to coolie labor," on the bridge on the SS William fused to assist the Seafarers in conditions and then cross us up the tonnage that will l?e required Hawk then read into the record Yoimg. I contacted the company thei? fight for all bonafide sea- on wages as well. is believed by Us seattien to be the resolution passed by the At­ and after quite a tussle with the Now that the Seafarers atti­ menf, but on the contrary even pulled right out of the air. We lantic & (Sulf District, which op­ representative and ihe Skipper, sabotaged the fight that the Sea­ tude is clear, let us go back again don't see how our vessels can be posed the Maritime Commission who maintained that only 36 meals were served to him, and farers was putting up for higher to this "program" as proposed by sold until at least sufficient facts sponsored bill. thai: no latd" mCals for the Second. bonus rates. While it is clear the commies. It is continued from are on hand to give us a good Cook were involved, we wound that we are for more dough for week to week, usually about estimate of the number of ships at the 36 hour overtime rate. seamen—we will not, under any along the same line. Due to the we'll need in our commerce. Cer­ Keep In Touch With Ifup men involved in this beef feel conditions give away the rights, fact that they are using this tainly today there are not enough Your Draft Board, they they are entitled to more, conditions and privileges for sea­ "program" as a basis for so-called facts at hand to indicate this. men which the Seafarers have "The seamen regard this Com­ (Continued on Page S) (Continued on-Page 7) Wage Boost, Yes—^But Not At Sacrifice Of Conditions Jii 1, �pHday, March 9, 1949 TffE SE4F4»ERS Page Tlaee L0Q Money Due NOTE: Some of the above men have collected this money— Stewards Sept. others have not. Those who have F. Mitchell, Steward, 208 hrs; not can collect this money by M- Gaddy, Ch. Cook, ;JQ8 hrs; H. contacting the Bull Line Office Miller, Nite Ck & Bk. 208 hrs; in New York. R. Billingaley, 2nd Ck, 208 hrs; * * * p. Werhack, MM, 298 hrs; O. SS MARIBEAU B. LAMABR Papp, MM, ;2Q8 hrs; Jl. Moretz, Crew has overtime coming. Ptil. 208 hrs; R. Carpenter, MM, Collect at Waterman SS Co. of­ jeO hrs; G. Drew, MM, 160 hrs; fice. W. Branch, 2nd Troop Ck, 160 * « * hrs; J.- Roster, Util, 160 hrs; B. MV SANDS POINT d^ac'^^son, Ch. Troop Ck, 160 hrs; Crew which paid off in Mobile C. Robblns, Util-i 160 hrs; G. By "FRENCHY" MICHELET on Sept. 23, 1943, have $50.55 Sl,au8hter, Util., 160 hrs. One of the brothers on the question ain't never watched transportation money coming. Chas C. Finke, FWT oyertime Rodman apparently has us con­ brother Michelet go to work on I92 hrs, overtime for cooking Collect New York office of Moran fused with Jesus. He called this the pig. Try this on the gang, meals 69 hours; Pete Smith, FWT, Towing Company. office to ask us ta go down on bub: overume 192 hrs, overtime for the Army docks to settle a beef. cooking meals, 69 hrs; K. KamiRub a loin of pork with a mix­ Brother, union officials are not limi, Carpt., Overtime 96 hrs, ture of salt, pepper, a tiny pinch permitted on Army Docks. True, overtime cooking meals, 69 hrs. each of ground thyme and sage. they have Coast Guard passes, Now put it dry into a covered Engine Dept. are citizens, have sworn alleg­ roasting pan in a hot ov.ejq for -G. Gunderson, Deck Eng. 220 iance to the United States, and fifteen minutes. Meanwhile have hrs; D. Tolan, Oiler, 308 hrs; J. are in every other way identical­ three quartered onions, two y/eiss, Oiler, 296 hrs; J. Knapp, ly qualified as you brothers who cloves of mashed garlic and the Oiler, 2^8 hrs; C. Fike, FWT, 224 man the vessels in these Army juice and skins of two lemons hrs; R.' Pottisiy, FWT, 224 hrs; docks, but the fact that they are simmering away in a pint of P. Smith, FWT, 196 hrs; R. Lang, union officials render them liable water. After ten or fifteen min­ Wiper, 182 hrs; F. Vivoni, Wiper, to a peculiar disease. Any brass utes pour off the grease from 172 hrs.' hat knows that if they were per­ the pork, pour the broth over the You CcUi hear the sabers rattle mitted on the docks they would meat and roast until done, bast­ Deck Dept. In the journalistic battle immediately shoot the guards, ing the meat occasionally with Korneluisen, Carp. 144 hrs; H. Between the might Shuler and the dauntless Michelet; swipe a few howitzers and set the broth. Boil the sweet pota­ Liller, Bos'n, 144 hrs; H. John­ These two stewpot broilers. fife to the piers. They might even toes with the jackets on until son, A.B." 144 hrs; H. Phillips, Highly skilled good food spoilers prevent some well-fed shipowner tender. Let them cool, then slice A.B. 144 hrs; F. Ferrara, AB. 144 Contest weekly in a pen and ink affray. stooge, who has the run of the them lengthwise and fry with a hrs; G. Jones, A.B. 144 hrs; L. docks, from gyping the seamen How Frenchy mixed both squash and beans sprinkling of sugar and vinegar Martin^ A.B. 144 hrs;' D. Coxey, out a few of their rights. And In one pot in New Orleans. in butter. A.B. 144 hrs; J. Smith, O.S. 144 brother, that's sabotage of the Is a story J.P. dearly loves to tell. hrs; S». Brown, O.S. 144 hrs. We are in receipt of a letter rankest kind. "Why that bum can't boil potatoes. Collect at Robin Line SS Office from a poor misguided brother Let the uninitiated babble of Or even slice tomatoes." iin .lilew York. who takes us to task for our the glories of Greece and the Cries .the Frenchman with a whooping battle yell. views on marriage. He devotes grandeurs of Rome to their fool­ EE JOHN BANVAHD all his letter to giving us hell To each belly robbing dueler. ish hearts content, but believe a ^ PETER SALVA for our cynical attitude and neg­ (meaning Michelet and Shuler) seasoned traveler when he tells lects to mention his present cir­ 1<)5 hours coming. Collect at We suggest a finish contest Christmas day. you that the finest sight on earth cumstances. But five will get you Bull Line Office. Let them eat each other's cooking. is a table-side view t)f a roast eight that some cute little trick's SS STEPHEN LEACOCK (St. Pete will do the booking) loin of pork and sweet potatoes. got him all souped up with this J. Rooney, 3.15; J. Little, 13.35; And send both poisoned corpses on their way. Any brother who has ever seen romance stuff. J. tjpner, 3.95; G. Klosowski, a pig work his way through a 9.15; J. Brown, 8.25; R. Walker, EPITAPH Ah, listen to the wisdom of bushel of corn is probably labor­ 4.05; A. Howatich, 6.65; J. Moring under the delusion that no Hafiz: Beneath this stone, side by side. risey, 1.35. animal on earth gets more pleas­ Lie two brave souls who ate and died. "Pleasant the snaffle of Gourl8 to 12 and 4 to 8 oilers have ure out of jest plain eatin', but ship. improving the manners and What each of them cooked the other ate; 4 hours each. 4 to 12 Firemen, that's because the brother in carriage; But the colt -who is So they Hchly deserve their miserable fate. 8 hours. Deck Engineer, 11 hours. wise will abstain from the ter­ Collect New York Office of South r-S. Ulcers CREW OF DESOTO rible thorn-bit of Marriage/' Atlantic SS Company. PRAISED FOR A * * * Verily, brother, the sages of the ages are of one mind on the CLEAN SHIP SS W. YOUNG subject. E. Keen, 36 hours overtime for I should like to report to the Gather the honey, son. but serving meals p'l the bridge. Colother essential materials. There­ membership that the SS Desoto TREASURY DEPARTMENT don't pick the flower. Women le<^t New York office of the Bull for, you must have been hard put was one of the best ships to pay are sweet in satin but they're Line. ' War Finance Committee at times to find space for the off I have hit in this port of New * * • deadly in gingham. 1270 Sixth Avenue War Loan. That you always did York for some time. Everything SS JOHN GALLUP Hearken to the wisdom of the New York 20, N. Y. is a tribute to your personal in­ was in order and the department wisest: The following men who paid February 15, 1945 terest in this great endeavor. delegates had crew lists and off on the Sth of Jan. have money Please pass along my thanks to union books ready for boarding "When the Himalayan peasant Mr. John Hawk, due: Jarnes E. Rathbone, Wiper meets the he-bear in his pride the members of your staff. patrolmen. The^crew was right New York City 3 hours; Albert Cioffi, Wiper, 3 He shouts to scare the monster. Sincerely yours, on its toes, and indicated that it Dear Mr. Hawk: hoiurs, who will often turn aside; Frederick W. Gehle, had a sound grasp of what mari­ Collect at Smith & Johnson But the she-bear thus encount­ On behalf of the War Finance State Chairman time unionism is all about. SS Co.^ office in New York. ered rends the peasant tooth Committee for New York, I wish Good work fellows, and I hope and nail. to thank you and your associates Crew Of SS Hart Crane that you bring in future ships in For the female of the species is for your whole-hearted coopera­ more deadly than the male." . tion with us during thfe Sixth War Lauded By Ch. Engineer the same shape. JOHNNY JOHNSTON Loan. As you know, this loan We noted in a recent article Patrolman was the most successful in the To Baltimore Local of SIU: of brother Paul Hall's where he I wish to express my apprecia­ history of our state and our na­ said that the educational pro­ Will holders of receipt numbers tion for the cooperation I re­ tion. gram of the SIU was well under 76189 and 76190, who paid off the way. We hope that the man That New York State exceeded ceived during the past voyage SS J. Cohen, please send in The New York Baggage Room chosen to direct this work is one names to Patrolman Algina, its huge quota of $4,226,000,000 from all members of the black by ^,447,000,000 (over 30%) is in gang. The general good fellow­ has been collecting unclaimed of no common abilities. Not only New York. * « « no small measure attributable to ship shown between the licensed gear for over three years and should he be a profound scholar and unlicensed personnel made must now make some disposition with a keen scientific mind, but • PETER ^MITH. formerly em­ the support given us by Labor. I realize that your production the voyage a i-eal pleasure during of it. All members who have left his mental endowments should ployed aboard the SS. JOHN their baggage in the hall for be of such an exalted nature that BANVARD, contact Mr. Lannig, problem is a serious one today these trying times. (signed) H. O. MELQUIST. over 12 months should immed­ he should even be capable of considering the manpower short­ Operating Manager of the Robin teaching Shuler to fry an egg. Chief Engineer iately claim it. age and restrictions on paper and Line. ^ JOHK PANVA^P SS MABINA Robert H. Guiberson, 51 hrs. Acting A.B.; C. Thompson, 63 hrs, 2nd Cook; G. McNeely, 31 hrs. Stew. Utility; G. Smith, 59 hrs. Bedroom Stew.; Harold Reese, 120 hrs, O.S.; Bernard Pilarcyzk, 54 hrs, O.S.; Victor . Carlson, 22 lirs, O.S.; Patrick Dougherty, 32 hrs. Oiler; J. E. Barringer, 75 hrs, FWT; Antonlin Alvarez, 40 hrs, FWT; James Meeks, 58 hrs, FWT; John Kozar, 5 hrs, Wiper; John Kinney, ;6 hrs. Wiper; Ar­ thur Kcefer. 23 rs, .Oiler; Joseph E. Gelinas, 49 hrs. Oiler; George Wingle, 58 hrs, GaUey Util.; Ne­ ville Williams, 69% hrs. Crew Mess. STEWPOT REQUIEM Union Thanked ForWar Fund Record Notice! �PDF Compressor Pro ^ f-y: '^ge Four THE SEAFARERS '•" ,;<':• ;H,^" -•;,' . •: LOG Friday. Marclh 9. 1945 Seafarers Demands Large Post War Merchant Fleet For Full Employment Statement of President Lundeherg to House Committee on Merchant Marine And Fisheries, March'3,1945 The Seafarers' International Union of North Amer­ ica is composed of 61,000 active, unlicensed seamen, sailing American ships out of overy port in the United States and the Great Lakes. We have a vital interest in the determination of the proposed Bill (HR: 1425) now before the House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee. There are certain parts of the Bill with which we do not dis­ agree, but we have strong objections to other parts of the Bill. SECTION 1 of the Bill authorizes the Maritime Commission to dispose of certain American tonnage, built in American yards, during the period from Jan­ uary 1, 1941 to one year after the finish of the war. We have no argument on that. SECTION 2 sets up a procedure of pricing, under which these ships may be sold, based on pre-war dom­ estic costs and pre-war foreign costs, with certain al­ lowances for depreciation and war wear and tear of these vessels. Whether the prices are correct or not, we are not in a position to determine. That we will leave to the judgment of the Merchant Marine Committee. . SECTION 3—(a) authorizes the Commission, at its discretion, to sell the ships to American citizens at pre-war domestic prices as determined in Section 2 of this BiU, allowing the American buyers to operate their ships without restriction as to trades, services and routes. SECTION 3—(b) allows the Commission, at its discretion, to sell vessels to American operators at pre­ war foreign costs, but limits the operation of these ves­ sels to certain specific trade routes in foreign or domestic commerce of the United States. We are opposed to leaving the sale of these vessels to the discretion of the Commission. Discretion as to the sale of these vessels should not be left in the hands of the Commission due to the fact that this would leave this particular phase of the Bill open for prefer­ ential selling to certain ship operators. We do not say that that would happen, but there is nothing in the clause to stop it. We are either going to sell the ships or we are not going to sell them, and if they are sold there should be no discretionary power left in the hands of the Maritime Commission. No Restrictions On U.S. Operators We are opposed to limiting vessels, bought under pre-war foreign costs, to specific routes, because we do not know whether shipping companies who before the war ran ships in trade routes established by the Com­ mission, will be able to buy ships under pre-war for­ eign costs. If they, under this Act, are able to do so, there certainly should be no restrictions on other American operators, who might want to run their ships in the same routes. SECTION 3—(c) deals with the disposal of oil tank­ ers, and authorizes the Commission to sell these tankers at the pre-war foreign cost of building the same types of ships. It allows the buyer to operate these ships in foreign trades of the United States without regard to the route or service, and also allows the buyer to run these vessels in domestic trades under certain con­ ditions. This section also states that the Commission may permit the operation of such tankers in commerce be­ tween foreign countries. We object to the wording of "may permit." We do not think that the Maritime Commission should have the authority to determine whether an operator should be able to run American tankers between two foreign countries. That should be absolutely within the rights of the buyer. If he can find charterers for his vessels, it should be his privilege to run the vessels between two foreign countries if he so desires. It must be re­ membered that about 60% of foreign oil production of the world is American owned. SECTION 3—(e) permits the Maritime Confimission to lease ships on a bare-boat charter to American citi­ zens, with the exception of oil tankers. Why Exclude The Oil Tankers leave in the hands of the Maritime Commission or the President. We say that the foreign operators must be made ^ to purchase the American vessels under identically the same terms and. conditions as the American citizens. • Subsection (e) further authorizes the Commission to "avail itself of the services of any other agency of . the United States Government with duties or powers in respect of extension of credit or financing services, and any such agency is authorized to extend such facil­ ities and services to the Commission or to the purchaser for the purposes hereof." As we understand this, the purchaser of the vessel might then turn around and buy the vessel under Lend Lease, or under the R.F.C., or any other United States Governmental Agency which has the authority to lend money to foreigners. That seems absolutely incredible that we should al­ low foreign ship operators to come in here and buy ships at far easier terms than can American citizens, and on top of that to finance the pm-chasing • of these v.vessels, with no guarantee that payment will be made by the foreign countries. We might as well say that this clause, in our opinion, definitely authorizes the Maritime Commission to give away ships to foreign countries. How, then, are we going to be able to main-' tain an American Merchant Marine which we need, under these conditions? How can we expect American operators to go into the shipping business when they must pay American money to buy their vessels while on the other hand foreign operators will practically be given American built ships, built with American tax-payers' money. No American* Merchant Marine can exist under such conditions. We will again be faced with condi­ tions brought about by having all American imports . and exports carried in foreign vessels. Not only will the foreign operators have the advantage of getting the ships for nothing, but they will operate their ships under cheaper conditions, will buy their supplies in foreign countries, will hire cheap crews which are paid far below the American standard of wages for seamen, and repairing of their ships will be done in foreign yards at cheaper rates than in American yards. We must also take into consideration that prior to the war there were only one third of the Anierican ships running in certain foreign trades subsidized under the American Merchant Marine Act of 1936. While these types of ships and routes may well be able to exist, what will become of the other two-thirds of the American ships which are not subsidized? They will simply be eliminated from the seven seas. We definitely object to the exclusion of oil tankers. We can see no reason, if other types of vessels can be chartered to American citizens for operation, why oil tankers can not come under the same category. The Commission might find itself in the position that the purchase price of oil tankers may be too high for American operators to buy, but American operators might well be in a position to charter these tankers for operation. However, under this sub-section (e), Ameri­ can operators are absolutely denied the right to charter oil tankers. We would then like to know what the Maritime Commission intends to do with the oil tank­ ers. As the MerchantMarine Committee probably knows, by the end of 1945 the War Shipping Administration will operate approximately over five hundred high speed tankers, built at the approximate cost of $3,000,000.000 each. It would be well for these ships to be disposed of in such a manner as to protect the Ameri­ can tax-payers and to protect the national defense of our country. SECTION 4—(a) gives the Maritime Commission the authority to sell ships to foreign operators, to ifoncitizens of the United States and foreign countries, if the Commission finds that the ships are not necessary for domestic or foreign commerce of th' United States. We object to the clause in this section giving the Commission the leeway to determine whether it is necessary or not to retain the ships under the American flag. That is too important a matter to be left in the hands of the Maritime Commission, due to the fact that the post war trade will determine the necessity for the amount of tonnage the American Merchant Marine can absorb in peace time. SECTION 4—(c) authorizes the Maritime Commis­ sion to sell ships to foreign operators, based on pre­ war foreign costs, as determined under Section 2. This, we strenuously object to on the grounds that it puts foreign operators in a more favorable position than the American operators. Section 3- (a) of the Bill proposes that American citizens may buy ships from the Maritime Commission at the depreciated pre­ war domestic cost. We can not see why foreign oper­ ators should be able to buy American ships, which will run in competition with American ships, for pre-war foreign costs compared with pre-war domestic costs to American operators. That would make a big difference, as we all know it was much cheaper to build ships in foreign yards than in domestic yards be'fore the war. As a matter of fact, under the Subsidy Bill of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, amended, there is a subsidy granted to shipowners building ships in Ameri­ can yards, because of the difference in costs between The above are the most objectionable clauses in American and Foreign yards. That doesn't seem sound to us, and we think it is the Bill, that we, as American Seamen, believe should unfair to the American public and tax-payers to put be rectified. Following are the reasons for our obthe foreign competitors in a more favorable position jections: The American Merchant Marine Act of 1936, passed than the American operators. by Congress, Section 101, reads as follows: "It is necessary for the National defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a Merchant Marine: SECTION 4—(e) reads as follows: "(a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne "Payment of the sales price for vessels sold commerce and a substantial portion of its waterunder this section shall be made upon such terms borne export and import foreign commerce—and and conditions as the Commission with the approval , to provide shipping service on all routes essential of the President shall prescribe. In connection with for mainteuning the flow of such commerce at all sales to noncitizens, the Commission is authorized times. to avail itself of the services of any other agency "(b) capable of serving as a naval and military ' of the United States Government with duties or auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. powers in respect of extension of credit or iineuic"(c) owned emd operated under the United ing services, and any such agency is authorized to States flag by citizens of the United States insofar extend such facilities and services to the Commis­ as may be practicable, and— sion or to the purchaser for the purposes hereof." "(d) composed of the best equipped, safest and T' We are definitely and unalterably opposed to this most suitable' types of vessels, constructed in the subsection, and request your honorable Committee to United States and manned with a trained and effi­ delete it completely. cient citizen personnel. First of all, it again puts the foreign buyers on a "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the much better basis than the American buyers, because United States to foster the development and en­ the payment of a vessel bought by a foreign operator courage the maintenance of such a Merchant can be made on terms and conditions as the Commis­ Marine." sion, with the approval of the President, shall pre­ That is the policy as laid down by the American scribe. We do not know what the Commission or the President may prescribe. That is too much power to (Continued on Page 5) Abide By Peop le's Decision Discrimination Against American Operators •A:. ti �PDF Compressor Pro Friday. March 9, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Lundeberg's Statement To Committee (Continned from Page 4) people in regard to- the American Merchant Marine. It is our duty to see that it is lived up to. ' A memorandum of questions and answers relating to the Ships _ Sales Bill furnished by Admiral Land, dealing with ships to be disposed of, is estimated to c^hsist of 2,545 Liberty type dry cargo ships; 515 Vic­ tory type dry cargo ships; 613 "C" type passenger and .dry cargo ships; 231 coastal dry cargo ships; 27 refrigdrator cargo ships; 504 high speed tankers; 62 Liber­ ty type tankers; and 62 coastal type tankers, totaling 4559 government-owned merchant ships available for private 'operation when the war is over. It js our opinion that none of the fast ships, such as Victory ships and "C" type ships and fast tankers should be sold by the American Government to any foreign operators or foreign countries. We feel that the American Merchant Marine needs this fast tonnage and it is essential that the American Merchant Marine have fast and economically run ships in order to com­ pete in the foreign trades of the world. Prior to the war, up to 1936 (before the Merchant Marine Act was passed) the American Merchant Marine was composed of slow ships built during the last war, which could not compete with the high speed freighters and passenger ships operated by various foreign coun­ tries. After 1936, when the Maritirfle Commission started to. build faster and better ships, the American Merchant Marine then looked like it would find its place in thesun. This Is Our Opportunity America now has the best chance it has had for generations tq become one of the leading maritime natiohs of the world, which this country must be. The American continent has thousands of miles of coast line and it is essential that we have an up to date fast fleet of American merchant ships to carry our foreign commerce in, and it is also very essential for our National Defense. Wp found ourselves short of ships during the last war, and through the short sightedness of our political and military heads, we again found ourselves short of ships in the second world war. iiow, the American people have spent billions of dollars, and today are carrying three-fourths of the war material and supplies to our troops and to the troops of our Allies to all parts of the world. If we can do that job during the war, there is no reason why during peace time American ships cannot carry the foreign trade of this country. It has been said that certain foreign countries depend on the income of the Merchant Marine to keep up their total national income. This is refuted by a report by the Department of Com­ merce on the importance of shipping to foreign ex­ change resources and national income. The report shows that the amount of foreign exchange received by other nations-from shipping operations wei-e. as follows: Norway 35% of value of all products produced and Sold abroad. Greece—24.1% ' / England—13.4% Netherlands—9.2% Denmark—7.1% Sweden—5.9% France—4% Japan—4.7% Germany—3.7% United States—1.9% .Thus, need for foreign shipping services are not so strong as applied to trade with the United States. Thus, also, an American Merchant Marine should not seriously injure, for example, British-American trade as claimed. , ' Furthermore, if American ships carried less, there is no assurance that business would go to British lines, for instance, rather than to the lines of some other country. To illustrate: In 1929 Britain's share of world shipping was 37.21%. Norway's was 5% and the United States' was 713%. Yet by 1937, when the United States' share had dropped to under 7%, Britain's share remained almost the same while Noryi^ay's share had cljmbed from 5% to 8%. • Although Britain's Merchant Marine is necessary to hold' the Empire together, it is significant that in 1937 her income from shipping was only 1.3% of her total national income. Other percentages of national in­ comes derived from shipping are as follows: Norway—11.2% 'Denmark—2.4% ' ' .. Sweden—1.1% Japan—.7% France—.5% Germany—.3% United States—^^.09% Thus, excepting Norway, no maritime nation would suffer a great hole in its pocketbook if it lost some of its shipping business. Generally speaking, the maintenance of merchant marines before the war were for most countries prim­ arily a matter of military strategy and national prestige. Who Gets The Axis Runs? Furthermore, we would like to know who is en­ titled to pick up the shipping of the Axis countries such as Japan, Germany and Italy. It is assumed that they will not be allowed to maintain the large Mer­ chant Marines they had prior to the war. In the Pacific waters, Japanese shipping was dominant prior to the war. They had fast vessels carrying a great amount of American exports and imports. As a matter of fact, the vast valuable silk cargoes imported to this country were practically all carried in Japanese ships. Are we now to assume that this should not go to American shipping? Who is more entitled to take over the Pacific trade routes, formerly held by the Japanese, than American ships? Who is doing the fighting in the Pacific waters if it isn't the American Navy, Marines, Army and the Merchant Marine? We certainly should do everything we can to capture this shipping for America after the war. This belongs to the United States and we are now in a position to take over and operate shipping lines in all waters where the Axis nations were in control prior to the war. Today, all countries are Maritime conscious. They all want ships after the war, and have made post-war plans to operate a large Merchant Fleet. China, for instance, is contemplating operating shipping lines be­ tween China and the West. Russia plans a post-war Merchant Marine. Brazil and Argentina have set up government-controlled agencies to operate seized Axis shipping to North America and Europe. These countries were not Maritime nations prior to the war, and we certainly should not turn around and give them a number one priority to establish themselves in the shipping business as competitors of the United States at the expense of the American Merchant Marine. Prosperity And Self Protection There is a theory among certain big industrialists in this country that this country is primarily an agri­ cultural and industrial nation, so consequently we should not bother about an American Merchant Marine, but we should allow foreign countries to make the money in American shipping so that they can buy our goods. This is a selfish and short sighted policy and ac­ cording to figures (previously quoted), does not hold water. This country must establish a permanent firstclass Merchant Marine, capable of carrying the large majority of its foreign trade, regardless of the ideas of individuals and regardless of the ideas of other nations. From time to time. Admiral Land has advocated that we build a Merchant Marine second to none. He has stated that this countiy should have between fifteen and twenty-five million gross tonnage for American shipping after the war. These are very vague figures. Recently Admiral Land stated that we should have sixteen million tons. We say that Admiral Land is not in a position to determine whether we should haye' sixteen miUion or twenty-five million tons of shipping. These are just figures picked out of the air. We should have tonnage adequate to protect our nation in an emergency, and secondly, a Merchant Marine capable of carrying the majority of our foreign trades—exports and imports. We should be encouraging operation of American ships, and what this Bill proposes to do is to give the foreign countries an edge on us. We should give ourselves the first break and think secondly of other nations. Although experts and politicians predict there will be .no other wars, there has been not one as yet who could give us a guarantee that there will be no more wars. We know, as practical people, it is better to be prepared than to take statements of people who are guessing at the future. Labor's Relation To Merchant Marine Today, approximately two hundred thousand American Seamen are manning American vessels. Some of these men went to sea before the war, and have gone to sea for a number of years. Others have become sailors during the war and are now qualified seamen. A vast majority of these men, who came into the Merchant Marine during this war, are young men who never before worked in any other industry. Con­ sequently, the Merchant Marine thas become their livelihood, and we know that they are not going to leave the Merchant Marine when the war is over. They are not going to go back to work they neyer had be­ fore. Also, there will be thousands and thousand.s of men discharged from the Navy and Coast Guard and other branches of the armed forces who will want to go to sea. What are we, as a nation, going to do with these men? Are we just going to discard them? Millions and millions of dollars have been spent by the United States Maritime Commission to educate men for the sea, both as officers, cadets and in other ratings. Big institutions have been built at the tax-payers' expense with the view in mind of developing men for the Mer­ chant Marine. Whether we, as a union agree with this or not is unimportant at this time. We do, however, want to point out to you that the purpose of spending this money has been to develop the Merchant Marine. We must not forget that should the foreign coun­ tries get the ships under this proposed set-up, they will be able to practically get the ships as a gift. We also want to pont out to the Marchant Marine Com­ mittee the conditions under which they will operate their ships, based on the conditions under which they operated their ships prior to the war. For instance, the wages on foreign ships ran for an average seamen from 10.00 a month to a maximum of $50.00 per month. The American seaman's wages prior to the war was $100.00 per month. If we, as a nation, give ships to foreign nations, let us say to England, what happens then? Prior to the war English seamen averaged approximately $50.00 per month, and that is a very high figure. A large per­ centage of English ships were manned by coolies from the Indies at the rate of approximately $10.00 a month American money. A great number of Holland ships were operated by Malayan crews for approximately $15.00 per month. A large number of other nationalities ships, including Britain, were manned by Chinese seamen for low wages. Are we now going to give the foreign coun­ tries American ships built at the expense of the Ameri­ can tax-payers, for foreign ship operators and nations to use to exploit their seamen and thus use cheap labor to compete with American seamen and American oper­ ators? That does not jibe with the theory of brotherly love, which we hear so much about these days, and it would also mean the loss of jobs to thousands and thousands of American Seamen. The same condition would prevail in the shipyards, for with a big American Merchant Marine there would be plenty of repair and drydock work for American shipyards, and it would relieve the unemployment, which might become a fact after the war. We know that foreign operators very seldom repair their ships or dry-dock them in American yards. Consequently, by not protecting the American Merchant Marine, we are not protecting the Amerian Seamen nor the Amerian shipyard workers. Besides, every waterfront com­ munity and seaport profits by a large American Mer­ chant Marine, because the equipment, supplies and food sold to the ships alone employs thousands and thousands of people.' Foreign ships very seldom buy food or equipment in American ports. They buy their supplies in their own ports or in the ports of other foreign countries, where they can buy it cheaper. In view of the' facts presented to your Committee, we respectfully urge your Committee, in deliberation of the Bill, to take our arguments into consideration, and that you, as members of Congress, do everything in your power to retain a large and powerful American Merchant Marine for the benefit of our country. Respectfully submitted. HARRY LUNDEBERG On behalf of: • THE SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NOARTH AMERICA, and THE SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC (Affiliated with American Federation of Labor.) : .^1 �PDF Compressor Pro Page Six TM^. S^4F 4hEH§ lOQ Friday, Maz^ % JtSki, membership on behalf of A1 Ke/y; Red Trusd^e and for the cooperation >veVo beep receivlpg when you members take jobs out and live according to the reverse aide of your assignment cards. But we .dispatchers are being pestered by another situation that I would like to get aired out. Meeting nights are every other Wednesday, held at 7 p.m. at 119 East 11th Street—the wettr known Webster Hall. The meet­ ing, as you all know, starts at 7 p.m. and the deadline is 7:39' p.m., and those of you members that corne in after 7:30 pjn. can.not get credit for the meeting. It's a Union rule, acted upon and passed, to be lived up to. If you were in the Hospital or had a fieath in the family, that'« something else. Sometimes we do give regards to an exceptional case of when an individual's train was delayed and had evidence! pertaining to that fact, he is ex­ cused. PHILAPELPHIA WHATS DOim Well, here we go agaia, doing business at the same old place as usual. Things are a little slow here this week. Mostly all the; ships are in transit, however, we expect Xo pay oQ. a Robin Line ship and I guess that this will Mostly the crews are responsible move some of the boys off the as to reveal the fact that our car­ are plenty of beefs aboard. for this and are to be commended There was a transportation go vessels all have linoleum on list. for they way they handled their beef on the SS W. Young of the all the decks. It must have been We are being asked a lot of beefs aboard, and being sober at Waterman SS Company which a way of getting in a plug for his questions about overtime that the time of payoff. held the payoff up for a couple sponsor who sells opnie kind of differant members have coming Calmar, Mississippi South At­ of days, but was sqared away be­ floor wax, but spnie of the kids to them. The best answer to that lantic and American Liberty fore the rcew signed off. signing up are liable to give us a question is, if the membership will look in the LOG they will new beef. They'll be putting in One of our prize bucko skip­ Lines all had ships paying off pers, the master of the SS A- L. with .beefs settled aboard. be able to see for .themselves. In f<;ff linoleum money. Lewis of the Seas Shipping Com­ In case any Savannah boys are this port we cut the money due J. SHULER. Pafrolman pany, brought her in about as Hst out and post it on the bulletin out of town they may be inter­ • • • board and any member that has ested in learning that one of the well disorganized as could be ex­ Shipping in New York has any overtime coming to him can •local clothing stores burned down pected of a man of his type. How­ picked up again and things look trace it a year back by merely last week. I happened to be pass­ ever, his roar turned to a whine a lot better for the boys where looking over the bulletin board. ing by at the time ^d it was a when confronted by Union Pat­ the "Local Board" is on their We are still having the same honey of ^ fire. J started to look rolmen and the crew at payoff tails—^so "boys—^better grab 'em old trouble with members .quit­ around ^or the "Little Flower" time. Apparently, thp Seas SS while they're hot! ting the ships at the last minute. and then remembered I was no Company thinks no more of him The biggest part .of this head­ longer in New York. The local than the Union, as the SS A. L. The WSA stUl has around 6000 ache is the boys from the RMO. fire fighters got the matter in Lewis saUed with a new master. men on their list—so therefore, The beef pending from the SS I'd suggest to the OS that have But it's really quite out of qrThese guys run absolutely wild, hand, however, without anyone Banvard, also of the Seas SS six months or better sea service, der to ask your dispatchers "aw, being hurt and I guess everybody as we have no way of controlling Company, which went on the go to 42 Broadway, the Inspectors come on, give me credit, stamp is happy except maybe the in­ ibem and the RMO states that rocks in the Azores, has been office, and take your exams for my card—^no One will know the surance company. they can not control them either. settled. Her crew can scan the Duration of War Blue Ticket, difference." That is being very ARTHUR THOMPSON. I believe that the RMO should Money Due column in the Log which enables you to ship out as unreasonable to ask. For then Agent make some effort to control these an AB. to the tune of approximately you're attempting to make dis­ men. $10,000. This brings a total of Quite a few members .that had honest officials out of us—apd The membership must be made GALVESTON about $14,000 collected in over been shipping nut as acting ABs I'd like to say that the -SIU repu­ to realize that in most cases when After making a number of trips time from this ship. This was on six months sea experience and tation is above reproach. One of -the Branch Agent caUs the RMO are being rejected by the com­ its foundations is that all of ua for a man it is generally for a to Houston in search of a new panies through the WSA. The members built the organization job that cannot be filled other­ location for the hall in that port, N. Y. MEETINGS IN WSA has quite a few AB's on for seamen, to be run honest ahd wise. These kids go to the ship I have at last been successful in the beach and claim they can fair. So, boys, let's play the game WEBSTER HALL and look around and then they locating a place. The new hall supply the regular certified AB's. fair and honest with ourselves decide that they don't want to will be located at 6605 Can,al , So I'll say again, OS's with over and the SIU. New York Branch meetings Street. The Canal Street buses sail on it. Instead of coming -back are held every other Wednes­ six months sea experience, go and PAUL GONSORCHIK. to the Hall, they don't say any­ stop almost in front of the door. Chief Dispatcher. thing, they just pile off, and they During the time that I am at­ day evening. 7 P.M. at Web­ get your "War Duration AB Blue don't notify the RMO either. So tending the Agents' Conference, ster HalL 119 East 11th Street, Ticket" before the WSA closes in cases where the ship is in an Bro. Hall, Houston patrolman, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. the door down on you. And, as NEW ORLEANS outlaying district there is no way wiU be stationed here in Galves­ To get there take the 3rd Ave.. A1 Kerr had mentioned in his that we have of telling whether ton and the hall in Houston will Elevated and get off at 9th St.. previous article last week, about or the East Side IRT Subway those of you members in the Things are humming here .in be closed. the ship is crewed up or not. "Savage Dept." you should real­ this port again after a quiet week In cases of our own member- I intend to furnish this new lo­ and get off at Astor Place. ly go up and get all the Eng. and the indications are that next No cards will be stamped ^ip we can and do control thip cation with enough equipment to Rm. endorsements possible. Pre­ week will be equally lively. Wq situation. But in cases of these carry on the business in that port after 7:30 PJM. dominating rating I'd suggest is; put a full crew aboard the SSj probationary members we do and to make it comfortable for have headaches with them. I those members that live in through the patient work of var­ Elect. - Pump - machinist and es­ Roy K. Johnson, a new Calm£ic don't mean all of them, because Houston, so they will have a place ious patrolmen in the Port of pecially the Ref. Eng. endorse­ Line ship that was delivered fronq ments, which will be in great de­ the local shipyard Saturday. As some of them are turning out to to sit around and shoot the N. Y. mand within the next four two other Mississippi ships paid be very good members. However, breeze. The Alcoa Scout has been caus­ months. off and took almost a full crewthis is -food for thought for the Am crewing up a new Liberty ing us quite a bit of trouble. It each, there's very few men leff coming Agents' conference. At this time I'd like to take fpr the American Liberty lines on was rumored that she was to be on tlie beach. HARRY COLLINS. Agent or about March 13th. sold to the Russian Government the opportunity of thanking 'the The Agent took the loggings D. STONE' Agent but conditions aboard her was on the' Delmar before Com­ so bad, Stalin probably smelled SAVANNAH mander Brown, the head Com­ it from there. Now, it will be up NEW YORK missioner in this port, for an ap^ to the niembership of the Sea­ All is quiet on the southern peal. He won all but one of the front. There's not a ship in the Business has picked up in this farers International Union to cases, which should prove that straighten her out before the ex­ harbor except the one that's port last week. Paid off 37 ships brother Michelet's contention that terminator gets her. about ready to sail and she is all and signed on 29. the men were treated unjustly crewed-up already. We shipped SS Francis Walker of Eastern The size of the meeting last had basis in fact. twelve men out last week but we SS Company had the payoff set Wednesday night exceeded any A number of the old-timers are have ninety registered. Shipping for Saturday but the crew decid­ that we have had. There were drifting back to the Gulf and the here reminds me of New York, ed to wait and collect all their approximately 1200 members meetings are beginning to take it's so different. overtime at the time of payoff present. There have been a niunon an old-time slam-bang aspect. ' From where I sit it looks as and time of signing off articles. ber of members from the NMU However, this is a good sign, for though things will remain quiet She paid off Monday with all in the last week to transfer their a union is never so healthy as here for a while but maybe I beefs settled. books. We don't know whether when its membership take a real have a bad seat. I hope so any­ The crew of the SS A. P. Lor- it is a case of the men getting interest in its affairs. When an way. ing, also of the Eastern SS Com­ wise to themselves or rats de­ United Press reports that U. S. organization gets as much cab-: Every day I have a few new­ pany, went up to get paid off serting a sinking ship. comers asking for a trip card or a Monday morning and found that The SS George Cohen of the seamen in Britain prefer British bage in the tiU as ours has, it job or just a promise of one. the payroll was made up tp mid­ Overtakes Freight Company was gals to Americans or any others. calls for a vigilant membership ' When I finish telling them the night Saturday night. It took really a messed up job. The skip­ Questionnaire replies say Brit­ to see that the dough is handled properly. sad story they want to know why about a day's finageling with the per was under the impression ish females are: the hell the Government keeps company but the crew waited that the ship was his domain and GLENN MASTERSQN, "Cuter and more polite, easier broadcasting for men over the patiently until the beef was set­ no one should trespass. It took to get along with, friendlier than Patrolman radio. Well, a snappy comeback tled and the payroll was cor­ the physical efforts of patrolman American girls, not as spoiled as for that one is, "They have no rected before they paid off. James Sheehan to remove him their American sisters." The iSoll, other way of broadcasting except The membership of the SIU is from the gangway so that he taken by the United "Seamen's over the radio." But I listened in beginning to learn that with the could get aboard to settle the Service, also discovered that a once in a while and hear the same Eastern SS Company a beef beefs. The beefs were numerous blue-eyed red-head is the favor­ B. Tafiewisz 2.00 cry and it makes me wonder too. pending is a beef lost. and the sliip was in haywire con­ ite valentine of the merchant B. W. Covert .* i.og One night Fibber McGee de­ The SS Warrior, of the Water­ dition. She was squared away be­ service, but since these are a rar-voted an entire broadcast to re­ man SS Company, is still around fore paying off. F. M. Tucker j.oo ^ itv, 61 per cent prefer blondes. cruiting members for the Merch­ and needless to say with her J. F. Conley i_oo About six ships from the Bull ant Marine and even went so far ! famous "Captain Bligh," there Line this week, all paid off clean. —PM T. A. Scoper I.QQ Jkround the Ports Valehtine? Honor Roll S-- • .i «« rjiirtliiniiBimirTOaiiBBmiiirilriiriii r i •iiliiiiTf nk •... �PDF Compressor Pro rod^f, Dtvtm ft iwd titte APAkEk^ io6 Page SeveA APL Demands FDR Unfreeze Wages Now Textile Workers Void "No Strike Pledge;" Miners Hold Strike Vote WASHINGTON, D. C.—Sharply rejecting the find­ ings of the public members of the National War Labor Board against any change in the wage freeze, the AFL mem­ bers of the board called upon President Roosevelt to prevent "economic disaster" by promptly and realistically modify­ :\ssei'ting that cdtfon textile WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—A ing the Little Steel formula. vt^rker^ have lost faith in the strike vote of the Nation's half Since the President incorporat­ straight time hourly earnings for million bituminous coal miners National War Labor Board, Emil ed the Little Steel formula into all wage earners subject to the (Rieve, president of the Textile is scheduled to be taken on Mar. an executive order and thus made War Labor Board's jurisdiction. Workers Union, announced last 28—three days before the expir­ it part of the nation's stabiliza­ "The workers of America are dis­ week that the anion ^ad releas­ ation of their contract—under tion program, the AFL group illusioned by this chaiige in wag6 ed 100,000 menibers in fifty-three terms provided in the Smithcontended that it is up to the Cbntrol technique. But they have (Continued from Page 1) mills from the "no-strike" pledge Connally Act which Congress President to make the final deci­ not been hypnotized into believ­ made by organized" labor on Dec. passed two years ago to "get" were being properly posted and sion on whether the formula ing that on increase for somd Workers is an increase in the 24, 1941. This is the first action of UMW President John L. Lewis. that the system is thoroughly ef­ should now be changed. Wages of all Workers. Only sta­ By serving notice on Govern­ its kind taken by any group in the ficient. Arguments of the public mem­ We found that all of the of­ bers against modification of the tisticians can be confused by the Congress of Industrial Organiza­ ment agencies involved that a ; dispute exists that threatens to ficials of the Union are 'properly formula were blasted to smither­ magic of their averaging tech­ tions, Mr. Rieve said. nique." "Political connivance has de­ interrupt war productior^ Lewis bonded for the year 1945. The eens in the AFL dissent. has paved the way for a legal bonding company being the Uni­ The dissenting report was The statement charged that the prived the National War Labor coal strike and has turned the ted States Fidelity & Guaranty signed by AFL Secretary-Treas­ public members, after a year's Board of its independent tri-pardelay, have resorted to the tricky urer George Meany, VicePresitite nature and caused cotton tex­ tables on his Congressional foes Co. We checked all the financial expedient of changing the "meas­ dent Matthew Woll, Robert J. tile workers to lose faith in the who certainly never intended for bbird's processes," he declared. Lewis to be able to use the Smith- transactions of the Un^on handled uring rod" of wages in order to Watt and James A. Brownlow. Connally Act to his own ad­ through the Secretary-Treasur­ justify their position. They emphasized at the outset He predicted that the position vantage. that the record of the President's er's office for the 4th quarter and From the beginning, the AFL taken by the union would result Under Section 8 of the Smith- found them to be correct. original 7-point anti-inflation group pointed out, the NWLB has in strikes in war plants. Potential Connally Act, which Lewis cited program is a "sorry one" on every We found that there were 1898 limited its sphere of regulation walk-outs, he contiued, would af­ in his letter to Secretary of Labor new members joined in the 4th to "wage rates" and has not used point save wage regulation, fect plants producing duck, cot­ Frances Perkins, it is made man­ quarter, September 30th through gross earnings or "take-home adding. ton blankets, sheets, pillow cases datory for the NLRB (National December 30th, 1944, making a pay" as its guide. In their latest "The contrast between the re­ and other war material. Labor Relations Board) to take a total of 9437 joined in the four report, however, the public mem­ sults attained by the War Labor The union head ^said after a secret ballot of the miners on the quarters of 1944. bers seized upon a new measur­ Board and those produced by the closed meeting of the TWU exe­ 30th day after notice has been We made a complete inventory ing rod, "adjusted straight-time other agencies involved in the cutive committee in the Park given, unless the dispute has of the various receipt books. hourly earnings." This amounts program is startling. Indeed, the Central Hotel, that he had been been settled in the meantime. to a statistical about-face since control of wages has been so ef­ MEMBERSHIP BOOKS ''deluged by requests for walk­ The only other exception pro­ the "adjustments" that are in­ fective that the deficiencies of 7294, outs in telegrams i by the bushel." vided in the Act is if the "plant, On hand last report cluded make the new measure a the entire program have been 78 At the meeting* the executive mine or facility" involved has Issued kind of "take-home pay figure." hidden from public view. committee adopted a resolution been seized by the Governnlent. 7216 Exposing the injustice of this "Nevertheless, by some strange charging cotton textile manufac­ In invoking the Smith-Connal- On hand this report method, the AFL asserted that quirk of reasoning, whenever the UNION BUTTONS turers with exerting political ly Act, Lewis had the rare satis­ if 10 men in a plant received a program is lagging more than pressure upon government agen­ faction of quoting from his bitter Buttons on hand last report....2835 10 cents an hour increase, an usual, the pressure is placed upon Received from Manufacturer 2118 averaging processes used to show the one area of control that has cies in connection with union de­ political enemy. President Roose­ that 20 men received a 5 cents succeeded. As a consequence, the mands for a general wage in­ velt, in support of his contention 4953 hourly increase. that the Act had forced him to thumbscrews have been steadily crease of 10 cents an hour and a "give, a notice that may of itself Buttons sent to branches 797 "In this manner," the AFL tightened upon workers until now minimum rate of 60 cents an be provocative of disturbances in statement declared, "the public they have been asked to foregO Buttons on hand 4156 members have concocted a 36.7 even certain benefits which are the industry." hour. After a careful count and re- per cent increase in adjusted conducive to healthful living. checking of reports for the past two years, we find that there is If at some future date, the upon by the membership at a an excess of 673 buttons on hand. cause for this excess is found, we regular branch meeting or a let­ All previous quarterly reports are of the opinion that the Secre­ ter to the bank from the Secre­ is easily seen due to their refusal were rechecked and we can find tary-Treasurer should not be held tary-Treasurer authorizing the (Continued from Page 2) "education" in their leadership to settle legitimate overtime dis­ no reason for the excess, as all responsible for the cost of these depositing and withdrawing of school, as well as a rallying point putes for their membership. previous reports were accepted buttons, as a full accounting will funds in the name of the Seafar­ for their meetings, it is well that Meeting after meeting, the rank by the membership. Herewith is then be given. ers International Union. the Seafarers look at this and and file of the menibership in a listing of the buttons on hand. We accompanied the SecretaryOur reason for this recommen­ that union hit the deck and want see just what's back of it. dation is that several times in the Treasurer to the Federation Bank Actual count on past, the Union has had difficulty and Trust Company safe deposit First, what is a guaranteed to know, "Why can't, or won't the Feb. 15, 1945 2711 in getting union funds that were vault and checked the National vc^ge and who is going- to pay NMU officials settle their legit­ Received from Mfgr 2118 Defense Bonds deposited there in banks in the name of individ­ it? A guaranteed -wage means imate disputes?" Just why they and find that there are bonds uals, due to death or other rea­ that the one who accepts it wiU w,ont settle these legitimate dis­ Actual number of putes is no secret, because in be forced to take any job as­ buttons on hand 4829 having matured value of $213,- sons. Most recent experience was their haste to wine and dine the 500.00 deposited therein. These the one itemized in this report, as signed to him. This is easily seen Buttons on hand as shipowners and give them nice as the shipowners, or any busi­ per above report — 4156 bonds cost the Union $157,990.00. a result of the death of Olden Banks, Mobile Agent. These ness man for that matter, is not banquets, they often times forget BRANCH ACCOUNTS funds will be tied up for six going to guarantee anyone a spe­ all about the men whom they Number of buttons over 673 Due to the death of Olden months or more. cific amount of dough without represent. Banks, Agent in the Port of Mo­ Curran said a few years back NEW BUILDING something in return. A man No, Brothers, this stuff just bile, Alabama, checks drawn would have to stay on whatever at a rank and file meeting that: won't cut the mustard. The Sea­ against Union funds deposited in Last year the membership went particular job he was on just as any time he was caught wining farers will never be willing to the First National Bank of Mo­ on record to assess themselves long as it was the company's and dining the shipowners he sell our conditions down the line. bile by Olden Banks in his own $10.00 Building Assessment for pleasure. If he were fired for any would have turned phoney. This Oh the other hand, we are highly name were protested and return­ the purpose of buying their own cause (and we all know damn came from the Great Curran him­ in favor for making 200 bucks a ed to Headquarters as uncollect- buildings. We are of the opinion well that the shipowners can find self and was made at a time month for AB's. So, let us fight able. Until such time as his es­ that the Building Fund has suf­ f plenty of cause) then his guaran­ when the commie officials in the together. Instead of giving con­ tate is settled these funds in the ficient fun(Js to start negotiations teed wage would stop. If he quits NMU were making a big fight ditions to get wage boosts, le tus amount of $1220.57 will be held for the buying of a building in New York. of his own volition—then bang— for rank and file support from make new gains in the same man­ by the Bank , in Mobile. Under the present lease of the there goes the money again. If the NMU membership. This say­ ner in which we received the In view of the foregoing we He fails to return at the proper ing of Curran's' has the sympa­ things in the past—^by hard fight­ would like to make the following Building of 51 Beaver Street, the rental could be saved and applied time while awaiting assignment thy of all seamen because all ing and by earnest unionism. recommendation: for a job, and if he did not sit in seamen mistrust officials who There is no short cut to condi­ We would like to recommend to the buying of the building, the the assignment hall until the very collaborate so very closely with tions for seamen. Nothing will that in Branches where the rental of the basement and first last minute, then there's even the shipo-wner. Usually after such substitute for the picket lin— Agents deposit their funds in a floor would pay the taxes of the more reason why he won't get the collaboration, it all winds up with nothing will substitute for fight. bank that these accounts are to property. Under this set up we a' cut for the seamen in Wages So, let's go and set about the task be opened in the name of the would be in the building rent 200 bucks. and conditions. In this case it of a raise in wages. But once Seafarers International Union. free and have only the expenses .The NMU officials are reaUy happens' to be conditions, for this again, let us remember never to The atithority to do this can be of the upkeep. plugging this dream of pie-inthe-sky and naturaRy it is to is what Curran and Company give away one thing we have to secured in the form of a resolu­ Property now is available attion from the bank t» be acted their advantage to do so. This have offered to thrpw away. secure this. (Continued on Page 8) Union Is Found In Good Financial Condition Don't Surrender Conditions ^I '•'7 I '' .--V' �PDF Compressor Pro - -- . r" JSJPTTW-- i ir^ ifi ''y THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 9, 1J49' New York Dispatchers Busiest Men In Union NEW YORK DISPATCHERS AT WORK If there is any job in the SIU him up a bit. He was on the observe the shipping rules and Maiden Creek when she was tor­ letting us know whether or not which requires a man of iron with nerves like rubber bands— pedoed in the Mediterranean last he took the. job dispatched to. March. He had his head cracked "The rules and regulations of that job is Dispatcher in New upon, his arm smashed, and spent our union are not just printed York. All day long 500 to 1,000 over a month in a foreign hospi­ words, they were fought for over men face the Dispatcher with tal before being well enough to the years, and much blood was not only demands for jobs, but stand repatriation back to the spilled to get them. We had many hard, lean years when the for information on beefs, on pay­ United States. , old-timers died in all corners of "Red" Trusdale, the Night Dis­ offs, on shipping rules, on con­ the world in the belief that they patcher, is an old-time SIU mem­ tracts and wage rates, and on the were building a union worth the million little personal problems ber, having helped found the or­ sacrifice. ganization in New York. He sails which plague seamen when they "It is up to us, all of us, to live are ashore. Each union brother, all ratings on Deck, and has sail­ whether gassed up or sober, ed on runs throughout the world. up to the traditions of the oldwhether his question is serious or He was a member of the crew timers, and to observe the rules screwball, must be given a cour- which brough the old Essex which have been instituted for tious answer. And this takes across a stormy Atlantic, only to the good of the union." have it sink beneath them in time—and it takes patience. Long Island harbor. This was in . Fortunately the New York Dis­ 1941. A year later he was torpatchers are courteous and pa­ pedode, being one of the first SIU tient men, otherwise they would men to be on the receiving end (Continued front Page 7) have cracked long ago. The Chief of a Nazi tin fish. Dispatcher, Paul Gonsorchik, his The Dispatchers have high prices that*are within reason and assistant, Alexander Kerr, and praise for the rank and file men undoubtedly in the post war era the Night Dispatcher, James of the SIU, and their cooperation when speculators return to pri­ "Red" Trusdale, have a wealth vate business, there is little of information on everything with the officials. '"Don't let doubt but what real estate prices; from shipping rules to gin mills, anyone say that the new kids en­ will go up so that the value of; and all day long they pass it out. tering the industi-y are not good the building would be an asset union men," says Paul. "Some of Paul is the old-timer on the them may not know all the score, to the soundness of the financial structure of the union and high job, having first taken the job in but they are learning fast. Feb. 1941. Old-timers wiU re­ The Dispatchers have one com­ rentals will not drain the union's member the barren roon on the plaint, however, and it was ex­ funds. Also it is an advantage to 6th floor at 2 Stone Street, with pressed by Gonsorchik in the own our own building, as we will not be harassed by hostile land­ Paul's broken down desk in the following manner: lords who in times of strikes middle of the room and a couple "We have been receiving a lot would do everything in their of hundred men sitting on his desk, hanging on his shoulders, of cooperation between members power to disposses the union. No, Chief Dispatcher Paul Gonsorchik is not a swoon-crooner, everything but sitting in his lap. being shipped out, but they are We, therefore, recommend that he is merely calling out the jobs over the public address system in quite lax in some of their duties. Those were rugged days. I want to plead with all men to a building committee, be elected the New York Dispatch hall. Behind him is A1 Kerr marking the" Paul has shipped an average of observe the reverse side of their at the next regular branch meet­ jobs on the big new dispatching board. Night Dispatcher "Red" 500 men a week over the past 4 shipping card. This requires that ing to open negotiations with the Trusdale wa^ not on watch when the picture was taken. years. This adds up to something all men who are turned down, or real estate agent for the purchase over 100,000 men. Small wonder don't want the job, must report of a building here in New York. that seamen from Iceland to Bor­ the fact back to the hall. If this EARL H. O'DONNELL. neo know Paul Gonsorchik. No. 30704 is done, it would save us a lot Received a letter from M. B, PHIL H. AGREE, A1 Kerr, Assistant Dispatcher, of headaches. ^ (Continued from Page 2) No. 1837 Cato, former FWT of the SS is new to the job, having left the "Always remember that some­ it will have to go before a Port James Gillis, in regards to 156 ships to pie-card last December. day you may be that '"returnee" MATTHEWS SAMS, Committee, as the company re­ hours claimed by him. Checked The last trip A1 was on banged due to some brother failing to No. 21386 fuses to pay any more. with company and they have no such -record, according to the THESE MEN SAIL THE SHIPS OF OUR MERCHANT FLEET Patrolmen who paid this . ship off.. The beef was out, as safety of vessel was recognized. Union Is Sound Iv l.'V' h Goffin's Weekly Report J. Have come to a working agree­ ment for Deck Storekeepers on C-4 ships, and as soon as it is approved by the WLB, I will port it to the membership. Ii; Will have complete lists of un­ claimed wages from the various companies in future editions of the Log. During the past week Brother Hawk was in Washnigton on Union business, ^and therefore could not be present at the larg­ est meeting in this Union's hist­ ory. The hall we rented was hot quite big enough to accomodate all hands, so it looks like we will have to get a much larger hall for future meetings. It is a pleas- ure to state that all hands took h • large part in making this meeting one of the finest we ever Kad.^ The interest by new members -in' Union activities is especially gratifying, and we hope that this keeps up, proving that our Union education is operating in thip right direction. ii; • ?• •• |V' •- Here is a typical scene in the New York Dispatching hall. Dozens of men crowd around the dispatching board, looking, over the fobs posted for the day. These SIU men have been bombed and torpedoed by the Nazis>: kicked around by the WSA and the Coast Guard, but they keep sailing the ships in all waters and all weather. » •• L- ••• Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board, •.\:ir Vt . � 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. BCC The name(s) and email address(es) of the person to whom the email was blind carbon copied. 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Title A name given to the resource March 9, 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. 10 Description An account of the resource HAWK, WEISBERGER PRESENT VIEWS TO HOUSE COMMITTEE DEMAND A LARGE POST WAR FLEET FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT $10,000 OVERTIME BEEF WON FOR CREW OF JOHN BANVARD UNION IS FOUND IN GOOD FINANCIAL CONDITION WAGE BOOST YES-BUT NOT AT SACRIFICE OF CONDITIONS STEWPOT REQUIEM UNION THANKED FOR WAR FUND RECORD CREW OF DESOLATE PRAISED FOR A CLEAN SHIP SEAFARERS DEMANDS LARGE POST WAR MERCHANT FLEET FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT AFL DEMANDS FDR UNFREEZE WAGES NOW TEXTILE WORKERS VOID "NO STRIKE PLEDGE;" MINERS HOLD STRIKE VOTE NEW YORK DISPATCHERS BUSIEST MEN IN UNION Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/09/1945 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/64160d31e47f3df052e42486ec52a2a5.pdf b9b8ac37015d4c70eb2aa63c57d086e4 PDF Text Text Official  Organ  of  the  Atlantic and  Gulf  District, Seafarers International Union of  North America  VOL.  XIII  NEW  YORK.  N.  Y..  FRIDAY.  MARCH  9.  1951  No.  5  Natl  Policy  On  Draft  Neais  liit'l  Convention  Opens March 26  In San Francisco  Delegates  from  the  various  I^stricts of  the Seafarers Interna­ tional  Union  will  convene  in  San  Francisco  on  March  26  for  the  organization's fifth  biennial  con­ vention.  Representing  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  will  be  the  follow­ ing  delegates:  Paul  Hall,  Lloyd  Gardner,  Lindsey  Williams,  Cal  Tanner,  Frenchy  Michelet,  Wil­ liam  Rentz,  Harold  Fischer  and  Jeff  Morrison.  _ Among  the  other  Districts  to  be  represented  are  the  Sailors  Union  of  the Pacific,  Great  Lakes  District,  Canadian  District,  At­ lantic  Coast  Fisherman,  West  Coast  Fisherman  and  Cannery  Workers,  and  the  Marine  Allied  Workers.  PROGRESS  REPORTS  The  convention  will  hear  re­ ports  from  the  various  District  delegates  on  the  progress  and  activities  of  their  respective  un­ ions  since  the  last  International  meeting,  held  two  years  ago  in  Baltimore.  It  is  expected  that  the  conven­ tion  will  also  fox'mulate  a  pro­ gram  to  coordinate  activities  of  the  seagoing  sections  of  the  In­ ternational  in  face  of  the  pres­ ent  emergency.  One  of  the  highlights  of  the  A&G  report  will  be  a  review  of  the  operations  of  the  Seafarers  ' Welfare  Plan,  one  of  the  very  few  successful  welfare  projects  for  union  members  administered  independently  of  insurance  com­ panies.  A  phase  of  the  International's  activities  in  the  past  two  years  that  is  expected  to  draw  special  attention  is  the  progress  made  by  the  Canadian  District,  which  began  its  successful fight  to  elim­ inate  communist  control  from  Catiada's  waterfront  shortly  be­ fore  the last  SIU  convention  was  adjourned.  Never  To  Be  Forgotten  Meanwhile,  Keep  In  Close  Contact With Local Board,  Dushane Warns Membership  Pending action on a policy  of  draft  deferment  for  active  merchant  seamen  by  national  Selective  Service Headquarters, Matthew Dushane, the SIU's  Washington  representative,  yesterday  reminded  all  Seafarer­registrants  to  keep  their  local  boards  in­ formed  of  each  change  in  address  effected  by  changes and  termination of  shipboard employment.  Meanwhile,  the  SIU  representative  continued  to press for a  draft  stay  to  insure manning  of  the  nation's  rapidly  expanding  fleet  by  skilled  hands.  Dushane's  advice  to  SIU  men^  registered for  the draft  was based  The  meeting  with  the  Selec­ on  information  he  obtained  at  tive  Service  officials  followed  a  meetings  in  the  nation's  capital  series  of  sessions  earlier  in  the  this  week  with  national  and  week,  attended  by  members  of  state  Selective  Service  officials.  a  committee  appointed  recently  by  Vic.e­Admiral  Edward  Coch­ Directors  of  the  Selective  Ser­ rane,  Federal  Maritime  Adminis­ vice  systems  of  seven  key  states  On  March  12.  not  only  Seafarers,  but  seamen  throughout  who  were  present  at  the  sessions  trator.  the  world  will  honor  the  97th  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  said  that,  according  to  advices  Dushane  is  the  SIU's  repre­ Andrew  Furuseth. "the  Abraham  Lincoln  of  the  seas."  Seamen  from  local  boards,  many  sea­ sentative  on  the  committee,  rep­ all  over  the  world  benefitted  from  the  successful  efforts  of  men  were  failing  to  notify  them  resenting  labor,  management  and  of  all  changes  in  shipboard  em­ the  Maritime  Board.  After  sev­ Furuseth  to  raise  the  merchant  seamen  out  of  their  virtual  ployment.  They  pointed  out  that  eral  meetings  this  committee  slavery.  He  will  live  forever  in  the  heaxts  of  the  men  who  this  is  the  registrant's  responsi­ laid  out  a  rough  plan  for  effec­ tive  handling  of  a  draft  defer­ go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships.  bility  under  the  law.  ment  policy  for  active  seamen,  designed  to  assist  Selective  Ser­ vice  Headquarters  in  instituting  a  national  policy.  For  Ihe  proteclion  of  the  KEY  PORTS  crew's  gear  and  the  ship's  The  committee  then  met  with  equipment,  and  for  the  pro­ the  Selective  Service  group,  in­ tection  of  the  SIU  agree­ Returns  from  SIU  ships  pre­ action  on  the  two  matters,  with  cluding  the  directors  of  seven  ment, men  standing  gangway  viously  unreported  show  virtual­ a  total  of  3,134  crewmen  endors­ key  states,  embracing  some  of  watches  should  remain  at  ly  unanimous  endorsement  of  the  ing  Union  policy,  as  against five  the  key  US  ports.  Present  were  their  post,  in  the  same  man­ Union's  policy  in  dealing  with  who  registered  disapproval.  the  state  directors  from  New  ner  as  the' Fireman  below  the  matters  of  unloading  cargo  The  two  matters  on  which  York,  New  Jersey,  Maryland,  must  stand  his  watch.  Gang­ in  foreign  ports  and  time  off  crew  attitudes  were  sought stem­ Texas,  California,  Oregon  and  ways cannot  be  covered from  in  war  areas.  med  from  the  importance  of  Washington.  ^  the  messhall  or  foc'sle.  Of  the  53  vessels  reporting  carrying  out  the  Union's  end  of  Dushane  and  his  .fellow­com­ since,  the  last  tabulation  of  re­ the  contracts.  The  gangway  watch  is  as  mitteemen  presented  their  rec­ sponses  to  the  Union's  request  Typical  of  the  situations  to  be  much  a  part  of  our  agree­ ommendations  to  the  draft  offi­ ment  with  the  shipowners  as  for  crew  action,  1,696  crewmem­ avoided  was  one  which  devel­ cials,  pointing  out  that  they  had  bers  went  on  record  in  favor  oped  aboard  a •   contracted  ship  the  wage  scale,  and  must  be  been  devised  to  simplify  and  "  of  turning  to  in  any  num'oers  some  time  ago,  concerning  the  fully  observed  at  all  times.  provide  uniformity  in  the  pro­ called  for  when  cargo  has  to  be  number  of  crewmembers  who  This  notice  refers  particular­ cedure,  required  by  law,  by  discharged  abroad,  in  compliance  ly  to  ports  in  East  and  (Continjied  on  Page  13)  which  seamen  are responsible for  M  with  the  terms  of  the SIU  agree­ South. Africa.  keeping  their  draft  boards  in­ ments.  Only  three  men  disap­ formed.  proved.  A  similar  vote—1,696  for  and  The  SIU  representative  re­ Due  lo  the  increased  tem­ 3  against—was  cast  in  favor  of  ported  that  the  proposal  for  de­ The  Coast  Guard  Commandant  sentative  of  the  shipping  com­ the  policy  of  not  attempting  to  po  of  shipping,  the  New  ferring  active  seamen  contained  York  Hall  will  be  open  on  the  following  methods  for  aid­ has;  issued  an  order  allowing  pany  whose,  vessel  is  involved.  make  a  shipboard  beef  in  situa­ Saturdays  and  Sundays,  for  ing  in  compliance  with  terms  of  tions  where  time  off  is  not  al­ waiver  of  navigation  and  vessel  Applications  must  contain  cer­ emergency  shipping.  Every­ lowed  in  war  areas.  Instead,  the  inspection  regulations  in  the  in­ tification  that  waivers  of  com­ the  draft  law:  one.  even  those  not  interest­ crews  will  document  the  beef  pliance* with  navigation  and  in­ terest  of  national defense.  1.  Upon  registering  for  a  job  According  to  terms  of  the  or­ spection  laws  are  necessaiy  in  and  forward  it  to  Headquarters,  ed  in  pierhead  jumps,  is  in­ assignment  the  seaman  would  der,  applications  for waivers  may  the''  interest  of  national  defense.  and  will  collect  any  overtime  vited  to  come  down  and  use  so notify  his draft  board  by  post­ the  recreational  facilities  of  be  made  by  an  ajuthorized  rep­ The  Coast  Guard  order­  sets  involved  under  terms  of  the con­ card,  which  would  be  signed  by  the  HaU.  resentative  of  a  United  States  forth fully  the  procedures  for  ef­ trdfct  at  the  payoff.  So  far  92  ships  have  taken  (Continued on Page 3) Government  agency  or  a  repre­^  fecting  the  individual  waivers.  Gangway Watch  Crews Ship  Inspection  Waivers  Okayed  On 92 Vessels Vote To Reaffirm Union Poiicy Open Weekends  �Page Two  THE  S  E  AF  A  RE  RS  LOG  Fi;iday. Marcrh  9,  1951  SEAFARERS  LOG  Published  Every  Other  Week  by  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic and Gulf  District  Afiiliated  with  the .American  Federation  of  Labor  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  Steady  As  She  Goes  Sixty­six  years  ago—on  March  6—a  group of  aroused  seamen  gathered  at  the  Folsom  Street  wharf  in  San  Fran­ cisco  to  make 'plans  to  block  the  shipowners'  scheme  for  cutting wages  to  $20  a  month. They  agreed  that  the  only  effective  way  to  protect  themselves  was  to  form  a  union.  Tke  $34  that  was  raised  among  the  222  men  present  was  to  be  used  to  rent  a  hall  for  a  meeting  the  next  night,  when  a  constitution  and  by­laws  were  unanimously  adopted.  Thus  was  born  the  organization  that  was  to  become  the  forerunner  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  and  later  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  which  was  chartered  by  the  SUP  in  1938  under  the  banner  of  the  American  Federation  of  Labor.  No  advance  in  behalf  of  the  American  seamen  has  been  accomplished  without  struggle,  and  the  SUP's  long  history is  dotted  with accounts of  strife and  violence,  pre­ cipitated  by  the  constant  attempts  of  West  Coast  ship­ owners  to  smash  trade  unionism  among  seagoing  workers.  Within  a  few  months  of  its  inception,  the  new  or­ ganization of  seamen, known as  the Coast  Seamen's  Union,  had  a  membership  of  2,202.  The  union  began  expanding  almost  immediately  and  a  branch  in  San  Pedro  was  Opened.  The task  of  organizing and  keeping the union operat­ ing  was  a  rugged  one.  Seemingly  insurmountable  obstacles  V^ere  ever­present.  The  shipowners  were  united  in  oppo­ sition  to the  new  seamen's  group  and  they  were  aided  and  abetted  by  the  sordid  institutions  that  have  always  re­ tarded  the  progress  of  seamen  everywhere—the ^crimps,  the  shipping  masters  and  the  scheming  boardinghouse  keepers.  A  year  after  the  Coast  Seamen's  Union  was  founded,  a  rival group,  the  Steamship  Men's Protective  Association,  was organized,  and  inter­organization disputes complicated  liiatters  further.  In  1887,  the  Coast  Seamen's  Union  elected  as  its  head  Andrew  Furuseth,  whose  name  was  later  destined  to  become  synonomous  with  seamen's  rights.  Four  years  later,  the  rival  organizations  amalgamated,  adopting  the  name  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific.  The  progress  made  by  the  SUP  since  its  humble  be­ ginning should  instill  great  pride  in  every  man  who  holds  membership  in  that  organization.  Despite  constant  at­ ]W  tacks  from  every  hostile  source,  the  SUP  has  emerged  as  the  one  stable,  effective  force  for  seamen  on  the  West  Coast.  When  the  SUP  issued  a  charter  to  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Coast  District,  under  the  banner  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  in  1938,  it  laid  the  groundwork  for  what has  become the most  powerful grouping  of  maritime  workers in  the  nation.  The  Seafarers  International  Union  is  steeped  in  glorious  tradition,  but  the  future  of  the  Districts  united  under, its  banner  is  loaded  with  wonderful  prospects.  The  'A&G  District,  like  its  West  Coast  affiliate,  is  determined  that  the  traditions  begun  by  the  SUP  back  in  1885  on  the  West  Coast  will  be  kept  alive  in  a  continuing  march  of  progress  for  all  men  of  the  SIU.  .  On  the  occasion  of  the  SUP's  66th  anniversary,  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  extends  its  heartiest  congratu­ [•   lations  and  sincere  good  wishes  for  continued  successes.  ,The  Brothers  in  our  West  Coast, affiliate  are  assured  of  the  full cooperation  of  the Seafarers  of  the  A&G  District  in attaining, ever  greater  progress  for  all  men of  the Sit.!.  To the  SUP  we say,  "Steady  as she  goes."  '• f cJiT'siss  MANHATTAN  BEACH  FRED  W.  GRIMES  JOSE  DE  JESUS  E.  LOPEZ  H.  TUTTLE  J.  H.  ASHURST  £.  FERRER  JOHN  T.  EDWARDS  JOHN  DRISCOLL  VIC  MILAZZO  MATTHEW  DRUNO  PETER  VORKE  R.  A.  BLAKE  JOHN  PADZIK  A.  LOMAS  R. F.  LARSEN  T.  P. SULLIVAN  B.  T.  KNEW  X  X  X  FORT  STANTON  SILVESTER  WALKER  WILLIAM  J.  MEEHAN  HARRY  THURMAN  GIDLOW  WOODS  DONALD  P.  MCDONALD  X  X  'X'  STATEN  ISLAND  L.  BLIZZARD  J.  SLAMAN  EUGENE  E.  MILANESI  S.  GLYPTIE  P.  PRON  G.  BRAXTON  K.  C.  CROWE  T..CONNELL  C. COLLETTI  F.  CHRISTNED  R.  GUZMAN  S. C.  CUNNINGTON  B.  ZIEUNSKI  FRANK  B.  STRELTTZ­ J. B.  GARRISON  J. FIGUERAU  K.  SKARI  R  PELASOJA.  C. RAMOS  R.  CONWAY  C.  HUNEYCUTT  XXX  ^  WELFARE ^ISLAND  THOMAS  COYNE  ;  X  X  X  GALVESTON  P.  W.  DORSEY  S.  C.  TURBERVILLE  JOSEPH  LEWIS  ANGELO  MACIEL',  NEW  ORLEANS  C."  A.  BROWN  M.  F.  BUSBY  W. O. CARA  '  R.  CRUZ  R.  ELLISON  E".  H.  FAIRBANKS  A.  W.  GATEWOOD  G. C.  GIERCZIC  E.  E.  GROSS  L. A,  HOLMES  • D. D.  KELLY  G.  KRETZER  H.  F.  LAGAN  LEO  LANG  A.  MARTIN  M.  MCDONALD•   K.  RAANA  CLAUDE  RAY  C,  R.  SANDERSON  S. S.  SCHIEFFLER  ROBERT  W.  THOMPSON  L.  TICKLE  T. E.  MAYNES  XXX  VEERS  HEAD  Salisbury,  Md.  MICHAEL  J. LUCAS  XXX  BOSTON  R.  LUFLIN  E.  GARDNER  FRANK  DIRKSMEYER  A.  N.  CLENDENNING  '  A.  D.  LEVA  XXX  NORFOLK  PAUL  L.  PAINTER  ALBERT  W. BRICKHOUSE  XXX  SAVANNAH  EGBERT  C.  BENNETT  IVEY  PEACOCK  H.  HENZE  XXX  MOBILE  GEORGE  W.  MURRILL  TIM  BURKE  EMMANUEL  LORD  X  X  X  m­ SAN  FRANCISCO  THOMAS  A.  BENSON  E.  PRITCHARD  JAMES  HODO  C.  L.  MOATS  :  .  •   JAMES R.  LEWIS  ;  :  E.  ROBINSON  C.  W. JOHNSON  H.  HILL  J. C.  LONG  H.  L. MC GRATH  H.  HOWARD  E.  DANBACH  J. S.  PRESHONG  D.  J.  GORMAN  XXX  BALTIMORE  WILLIAM  H.  GOVE  H.  LANIER  BENJAMIN  F.  BISHOP  GEORGE  REGISTER  ASHLEY  T.  HARRISON  T.  H.  SULLIVAN  ARCHIE  WRIGHT  JENNING  J.  LONG  m­ Men In Hospitals  Seafarers  who  want  to  be  eligible  for  the  Welfare  Plan's  weekly  hospital  bene­ fits  should  make  sure  they  have  their  Union  books,  sea­ man's  papers  and  copies  of  their  last  discharges  with  fhem  upon  entering  the  hos­ pital.  Union  Patrolmen  will  pay  the  seven­dollar  benefits  to  eligible  members  for  each  full  week  of  hospitalisation  during  their  weekly . visits.  Failure of  a  hospitalised Sea­ farer  to  have  the  above­ mentioned  papers  with  him  will  prevent  the  Patrolman  from  making  the  benefit  payments.  Hospitalised  members  who  have not  yet  filled out  bene­ ficiary  cards  for  the  Wei­ fare  Plan  cu  obtain  them  from  the Hosjpital  Patrolmen.  �Friday. March  9, .1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  NY Baggage Room Closing  Page  Three  Shipping Rules Are Made By Membership  And They Must Be Followed At All Times  By  EARL  SHEPPARD  trouble  in  manning  the  various  ence  over  Permitmen  at  all  ships  that  have  hit  this  port.  times,  regardless  of  shipping  NEW  YORK—Shipping  for  the  However,  we  would  like  to  sug­ date."  past  two  weeks in  New  York  has  gest  to  the  membajship  that  The  Shipping  Rules  were  been  fair  in  some  ratings,  and  those  nien  who  have  enough  adopted  by  you,  the  member­ tough  in  others.  Altogether  we  seatime  should  go  and  get  the  ship,  and  must  be followed.  Any­ paid  off  22  ships:  the  Suzanne,  next  highest  rating  in  their  par­ time  you  think  it  should ' be  Kathryn,  Frances,  Puerto  Rico  changed,  the  Constitution  pro­ and  Beatrice  (Bull  Line);  the  ticular  department.  following  Seatrains:  New  Jersey,  This,  of  course,  is  in  line  with  vides  the  way.  New  York,  and  Havana;  the  the  policy  of  the  Union,  made  Men  in  the  Marine  Hospital  in  Chicasaw,  Azalea  City,  John  B.  several  months  ago,  to  assure  us  New  York  are  advised  that  Joe  Waterman,  Hurricane  and  Fair­ of  ­having  enough  rated  man­ Algina  makes  the  rounds  every  isle'  (Waterman);  Coe  Victory  power  within  our  own  member­ Tuesday  and  Thursday  at  12:30,  and  Longview  Victory  (Victory  ship  so  that  we  can  handle  not  so  be  on  the  look­out  for  him.  Carriers);  Lake  George  (US  Pe­ only  our  old  contracted  com­ The  Hospital  is  a  big .place,  and  troleum) ;  Steel  Traveler,  Steel  panies,  but  whatever  new  com­ Algina  can't  spend  all  his  time  Chemist  and  Steel  Recorder,  panies  our  Organizers  can  se­ running  all  over  the  place  look­ (Isthmian);  Greeley  Victory  cure.  ing for  a  man.  It's  for  your  own  (South  Atlantic),  and  the  Sea  Several  members  have  been  benefit  to  be  on  the  spot—so  be  Dream  (Colonial).  asking  whether  they  can  get  there.  In  addition  to  the  payoffs,  we  their  shipping  cards  extended.  As  for  mail  for  the  hospitaliz­ handled  the  following  sign­ons:  It  must  be  pointed  out  that  the  ed—if  you  want  your  mail  for­ Steel  Artisan,  Steel  Designer  shipping  rules  do  not  allow  any  warded  to  you  just  drop  a  line  (Isthmian);  Robin  Doncaster  extensions  on  shipping  cards  to  the  Hall.  (Robin  Line);  Lafayette  (Water­ past  the  90­day  limit  set  in  the  man);  Coe  Victory  and  Long­ rules.  Here's' a  Seafarer  who  is  on  the  balL  In  anticipation  of  view  Victory  (Victory  Carriers);  Here  are  pertinent  excerpts  that  anxiously  awaited  day  when  the  Headquarters  Branch  Sea  Comet  (Zenith);  Seastar  from  the  shipping  rules:  will  move  into  the  spacious,  well­equipped  building  in  Brook­ (Mercador),  and  the  Strathport  "4.  No  member  shall  be  given  lyn,  this  Brother  is  checking  his  gear  out  of  the  fourth  floor  (Strathmore).  We  had  numerous  a shipping  card for  another mem­ ships  in­transit,  which  were  vis­ ber,  nor  have  another  member's  baggage  room  of  the  Beaver  Street  quarters.  Because  preparations  are  already  under  way  for  the  big  ited  by  Patrolmen  while  they  shipping  card  stamped.  The  Dis­ Kenneth  Collins,  assistant ^  job  of  moving  in  the  near  future,  no  more  baggage  is  being  were  in  port.  patcher  shall  not  ship  any  mem­ bookkeeper  at  SIU  Atlantic  and  One  of  thd  ships  paying  off,  ber  presenting  another's  card,  checked  at  the  present  building.  Headquarters  asks  that  the  Gulf  District  Headquarters  in  members  bear  with  it  in  meeting  the  problem,  by  temporarily  the  Greeley  Victory,  had  a  beef  nor  shall  he  honor  the  card  of  New  York  for  the  past  three  checking  gear  at  the  doghouse  or  similar  places  providing  pending  on  the  matter  of  carry­ any  member  not  presenting  his  and  a  half  years,  died  suddenly  ing  a  cargo  of  gas  in  drums.  own  card.  storage  facilities.  on  February  23.  He was  28  years  This  will  be  settled  for  the  crew  Meanwhile,  all  men  who  have  baggage  in  the  Beaver  "5.  No  shipping  card  shall  be  Street  building  are  urged  to  call  for  it  at  the  first  possible  in  a  matter  of  a  few  days.  Other  issued  to  any  member  prior  to  old.  Shortly  after  he  complained  opportunity.  Compliance  with  this  request  will  facilitate  the  than  this,  all  ships  paid  off  with  his  paying  off  any  vessel.  moving  job,  lower  transportation  costs  and  reduce  the  chances  the  beefs  settled  at  the  payoff.  "6.  No  member  shall  be  given  of  feeling  ill  on  February  22,  We  have  experienced  no  an  open  shipping  date  for  any  Collins  was  admitted  to  the  of  any  geeur  being  misplaced  in  the  course  of  th^  operation.  Beekman­Downtown  Hospital,  reason.  "7.  All  shipping  cards  must  be  where  he  passed  away  36  hours  stamped  after  the  regular  meet­ later.  ing.  Any  member  wishing  to  VERY  POPULAR  leave the  meeting  must  ask  the  A  conscientious  and  compe­ permission  of  the  membership  tent  worker,  with  a  mild  and  to  do  so  through  the  Chair.  If  pleasant  manner,  Collins  was  the  membership  extends  this  exceptionally  popular  with mem­ ported,  was  that  any  policy  of  on  their  questionnaires  that  they  privilege,  the  member  may  leave  bers  of  the  Headquarters  staff  (Continued from Page 1) a  person  of  authority,  such  as  deferment  that  may  be  estab­ are  seamen,  and  that's  all.  Local  the  meeting  and  have  his  ship­ and  rank­and­file  Union  mem­ lished  will  affect  only  bonafide,  boards  in  many  cases  do  not  ping  card  stamped. Dispatcher  or  bers  who  came  in  contact  with  the  Union  Dispatcher.  2.  Upon  obtaining  employment  active merchant  seamen and  most  have  a  full  perspective  of  the  Doorman  shall  check  men  in  at  him.  News  of  his  sudden  pass­ and  boarding  a  ship,  the  sea­ likely  those  above  the  entry  rat­ national defense  setup and  there­ meetings  until  7:30  p.m.  and  ing  stunned  his  many  friends  fore  cannot  properly  understand  members  coming  after  that  time  in  the SIU.  man  would  notify  the  board  as  ings.  to  the  name  of  the  ship,  and  The  Union  representative  add­ the  role  of  the  merchant  marine  shall  not  receive  credit  for  at­ In  line  with  the  policy  es­ the  date  employment  began,  ed  that  from  his  conversations  in  the  emergency.  tending  the  meeting.  tablished  recently  by  the  Union  along  with  other  pertinent  in­ with  the  Selective  Service  In  cases  of  skilled,  active  mer­ "8.  (a)  Any  member  on  the  membership,  the  Union  paid  the  formation.  The  (flfrd  would  be  people,  he  learned  that  many  chant  seamen  who  are  placed  in  regular  shipping  list  who  has  a  same  benefits  to  Collins'  widow  signed  by  the  Master  of  the  ves­ seamen  had  failed  to  stress  the  1­A  status,  Dushane  recommend­ shipping  card  more  than  three  as  are  paid  to  beneficiaries  Of  sel.  vital  nature  of  the  industry  in  ed  that  they  ask  for  reclassifica­ months  old  must  re­register  on  deceased  SIU  members  under  3.  Upon  termination  of  the  which  they are  employed and  the  tion  and  explain  fully  the  essen­ the  shipping  list  and  take  out  seaman's  employment, the  Master  qualifications  which  they  possess  tial  nature  of  the  merchant  ma­ a  new  shipping  card  and  date.  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Pljm.  The  late  Headquarters  em­ •   »  *  of  the  vessel  would  notify  the  fcfr  service  in  the  industry. •  rine  in  the  present  emergency,  ployee's body  reposed at  the Wal­ draft  board  of  the  date  of  ter­ According  to  the  various  di­ and  the  registrant's  skills  and  "9.  Members  of  the  Seafarers'  ter  B.  Cooke  Funeral  Home  in  mination.  rectors,  many  men  simply  state  experience  as  a  seagoing  worker.  International  shall  have  prefer­ the Bronx. Funeral  services were  Upon  registering  again  for  an­ held  on  February  27  in  St.  Si­ other  job  assignment  the  same  nfon  Stock  R.C.  Church,  East  procedure  outlined  above  would  182nd  Street,  where  a  Requiem  be  followed  through.  The  SIU  Mass  was  offered.  Burial  was  in  repre'^ntative  explained  that  in  St.  Raymond's  Cemetery,  the  this  way  a  simple  routine  would  Bronx.  be esl|iblished  and  could  be com­ plied  5with  easily  by  those  sea­ SEAFARERS  PRESENT  men  iaoncerned.  Serving  as  pallbearers  were  Dushane  said  that  another  rec­ the  following  Headquarters  per­ ommendation  made  to  the  Se­ sonnel:  Paul  Gonsorchik,  Frank  lective  Service  officials  was  that  Bose,  Paddy  McCann,  Stan  Bob­ seamen  should  be  allowed  one  rowski,  Emilio  Hernandez,  Fren­ day  ashore  for  each  week  em­ chy  Ruf,  A1  Bernstein  and  Al  ployed,  with  a  maximum  of  30  Kerr.  consecutive  days  permitted  Among  the other  SIU members  ashore  between  shipboard  jobs,  attending  Collins*  funeral  were  in  order  to  maintain  his  defer­ Mike  Rossi,  BiU  Thompson,  Wil­ ment  status.  liam  Sparta,  Louis  Cafone,  Troy  These  proposals  are  now  being  Hutchens,  John  Snyder,  John  studied  by  the  Selective  Service  Karpen,  Anthony  Savino,  Tim  officials.  It  is  expected  that  they  Leaijy,  L.  Gooch,  E.  Ely,  T.  will  add  their  own  recommenda­ Semblewski  and  P.  Ganung.  tions,  at  which  time  General  Collins  leaves  his  widow,  Pa­ Lewis  Hershey,  national director,  tricia,  and  two  children,  Joan,  will  call  the two  groups  together  years  old,  and  Michael,  nine  with  a  view  tp  consolidating  the  months,  with  whom  he  lived  at  Wo  plaps.  Such  a  meeting  may  2386  Grand  Avenue,  Bronx,  New  be  called  sometime  next  week.  Members  of  the  Quarterly  Finance  Committee,  whose ^topoxt  appem  on  pages  4­5.  as  they  York  City.  Also  surviving  are  One  thing  that  was  plainly  evident  from  the  mating  with  checked  the  Union's financial  records  in  Headquarters.  Left  to  right:  Bill  Thompson,  John  his parents,  Mr. and Mrs. Thomas  Collins.  Garrison,  Mike  Rossi.  Oliver  P.  Oakley  end  Joseph  W.  Arras.  the  di aft  officials,  Dushane  re­ Kenneth  Collins,  HQ  Bookkeeper,  Dies  Suddenly  National  Policy  On  Draft  Deferment Is Seen Coming  Finance Committee Going Oyer The Records  �]  Page Four  THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Mardr 9,  1951  Recommendations Of  Finance Committee  We,  the  undersigned  'duly  elected  Quarterly  Finance  Committee,  elected  at  a  Special  Meeting  in  New  York  on  February  20,  1951,  to  audit  the  Quarterly  Finance  Reports  for  the  3rd  Quarter  of  1950,  do  hereby  state  that  we  have,checked  the  bank  statements for  all funds  under  the con­ trol of  the Secretary­Treasurer  against  the  week­ ly financial  reports  and  the  reports  of  the  Certi­ . fied  Public  Accountant,  for  the  3rd  Quarter  of  1950,  and  have  found  that  the  funds  were  prop­ erl}^  accounted  for  and  in  good  order.  RECOMMENDATIONS  We,  the  Quarterly  Finance  Committee,  find  that  the Headquarters Offices  of  this Union  have  been  taking  all  steps  possible  to  see  that  the  expenses  of  our  Union  remain  at  a  minimum.  Therefore,  in  line  with  the  previous  action  taken  by  the  Quarterly  Finance  Committee,  we  recommend  the  following  steps  be  taken  to  as­ sist  Headquarters  Offices  in  carrying  out  of  this  policy  of  the  Union;  1.  This  Committee,  after  having  investigated  li^  all  the  facts  in  relation  to  the  passing  of  phony  Union  books,  which  were  supposed  to  be  bona  fide  SIU  books,  by  different  individuals,  rec­ ommends  that  Headquarters  Offices  change  the  present  Union  book  of  the  Union.  In  revising  the  books  of  the  Union,  the  Com­ mittee  further  recommends  that  in  so  doing.  Headquarters  Offices  take  all  necessary  steps  to  prevept  any  further  possibility  of  our  Union  books  being  duplicated.  It  is  suggested  that  the  color  of  the  book  be  one  of  the  steps  taken  in  the carrying  out  of  this  procedure.  It  is  further  recommended  that  the  book  should  be  revised  in  such  a  manner'to  fit  the  needs of  the organization  at  the  present  time.  %  As  the  membership, was  informed  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer  in  his  last  two  reports, some  "smart"  operators  tried  to' go  into  the  business  of  counterfeiting  Union  books.  As  the  Union  sys­ tem  of  keeping  membership  records  is  foolproof,  it  was  just  a  matter  of  days  until  these  char­ acters  were  thrown  in  jail  in  the  port  of  New  Orleans  and  their  books  confiscated.  They  are  now in  jail  awaiting  trial.  Since  Headquarters  was  running  short  of  printed  Union  books  and  was  about  to  order  a  new supply,  it seems  advisable to make  a  change  at no additional cost  as  to the color  and make­up  of  the  book.  2.  We have  examined the ballot  boxes in  which  the  ballots  were  kept  and  have  destroyed  the  . ballots  as  per  Article  XII,  Section  12,  of  the  Union  constitution.  0 This  is  the  routine  procedure  under  the  Union  constitution.  3.  We  have  made  a  thorough  inspection  of  the  building  that  has  been  purchased  by  the  Union  in  Brooklyn,  and  this  Committee  feels  that  the  Union  has  made  a  wise  investment. At  the  pres­ ent  time,  the  building  in, which  we  are  now  lo­ cated  here  in  New  York  has  been  sold.  How­ ever, it has been sold  to, the bank next door, with  whom  we  have  an  account.  After  checking  the  finances  of  the  Union,  we  find  that  the  building  fund  of  the  Union,  at  the  present  time,  has  approximately  $14,000.00  in  it  in  cash  and  owed  to  it  from  other  funds.  There­ fore,  we  recommend  that  Headquarters  Offices  be  given  the  power  to  loan  the  building  fund  whatever  monies  will  be  necessary  from  the  strike  funds  for  the  completion  of  the  building  in  Brooklyn.  After  having  gone  through  the  building  in  Brooklyn,  room  by  room,  been  shown  the  blue  prints of  same,  seen  the  progress  being  madg  on  the  building,  we have  attached  hereto our  report  and  its'  recommendations.  0 This,  the  Commitiee  felt,  was  a  very  good  hoveslmenl, as  the bnilcfing sheiild  have a return  that  will  enable  the  loan io he  r^aid in  a  per­ Pn  this  and  the  following  page  we  print  two  sections  of  the  report  of  the  Quarterly  Finance  Commitiee,  elected  on  February  20,  ISSh  On  page  five  is  their  report  on  the  new  building  in  Brooklyn,  commenting on  the  work  already  done  or  contracted  for,  and  some  of  the  things  that  still  remain  to  be  done.  On  this  page  are  the  recommendations  of  the  Committee.  Following  each  one  are  the  summaries  of  the  discussions,  and  the  reasons  why  the  Committee  made  each  particular  recommendation.  The  members  of  the  Committee  were:  show, the finances of  the Union  are In  very good  shape  and  we  are  living in  the  black..However#  the  Committee  pointed  out,  the  SIU  is  the  only  maritime  Union  whose  dues  are  as  low  as  $3  a  month. The Committee  felt  that, with  the mount­ ing costs due  to  higher  prices for  everything and  the  increased  cost  of  servicing  the  members  and  the  many  wage  increases  and  fringe  benefits—  the  Welfare  Fund,  etc.—that  was  won  for  the"  meihbership since  the  last  dues  increase  in  1946,  an  increase  in  the  dues  at  this  time  would  bol­ ster  the General  Fund  for  any contingencies  that  might  come  in  the future;.  9.  It  is  recommended  by  us,  after  studying  the  constitution,  because  of  the  Taft­Hartley  Law  Michael  Rossi,  209  John  Garrison,  48684  that  the  present  constitution  of  the  Union  should  Charles  Mehl,  35828  Bill  Thompson,  18  be  changed  in  some  respects.  Therefore,  we  rec­ Joseph  Arras, 458  Oliver  P. Oakley,  46151  ommend  that  the  constitution  be  streamlined,  take  into  account  the  laws  of  today,  accepted  iod  of  time.  Borrowing  the  money  from  the  regular  Union  policy,  and  at  the  same  time  strike  funds  will  in  the  long  run  save  the  mem­ should  not  be  too  detailed  so  as  to  enable  the  Union  to  act  in  a  more  business­like  manner.  bership  money.  4.  This  Committee  has  been  advised  by  Head­ quarters  that  it  will  be  necessary  to  transfer  funds  of  the  Union  from  the  banks  where  they  are  now  deposited  to  a  bank  in  the  vicinity  of  the  new  building  in  Brooklyn.  This  Committee  therefore  recommends  that  Headquarters  Offices  be  empowered  to  look  for  a  bank  in  Brooklyn  that  will  have  all  the  facilities  necessary  to  handle  the  accounts  of  the  Union.  Therefore,  we .recommend  that  Headquarters  be  given  the  power  to  appoint  a  constitutional  committee  to draw  up a  draft  of  a  new  constitu­ tion  and  submit  this  for  consideration  by  the  membership  in  ^e  usual  manner.  We  further  recommend,  that  in  drawmg  up  this  draft,  that  the  committee  review  the  present  assessments  and  the  way  that  they  are  made.  We  think  that  the  present  assessment  system  of  the  Union  can  and  should  be  changed.  0 This is in the way of  a physical convenience,  0 The  Constiiulion  has  not  been  amended  as  otherwise  the  bookkeepers  would  have  lo  since 4946,  and many  things have  happened since  make  daily  trips  to  our  present  bank  in  Man­ then—the  Taft­Hartley  Act  is  a  prime  example  hattan, wasting the  Union's  time and  money.  —thai  make  some  sections  obsolete  or  unwork­ 5.  This  Committee,  after  having  checked  the  able.  In  addition  some  sections  should  be  clari­ records  of  the Headquarters  bookkeeping  system,  fied  and  new  sections  put  in.  The  Hospital  As­ recommends  that  the  two  strike  funds  of  the  sessment, for  one,  is an  assessment  that  is obso­ Union  be  incorporated  into  one  fund,  purely  for  lete,  as  its  function  is  being  taken  care  of  by  bookkeeping  purposes.  the  Welfare  Plan.  A.lthough  the  membership  voted .a  few  years  ago  to  halt  collection  of  this  0 The  two  Strike  Funds,  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  are  one  anyway,  and  combining  them  assessment,  it  is still officially  part  of  the  Con­ in  the  Union  records  will  eliminate  the  present  stitution,  and should  bo  removed.  complicated  bookkeeping  procedure.  10.  In  closing,  we  would  like  to  recommend  6.  After  the  Union  moves  into  the  new  build­ that  the  Headquarters  Offices  of  the  Union  be  ing  in  Brooklyn;  it  will  be  necessary  that  the  empowered  to  give  those  officials  and  employees  Union  coinduct  several , businesses  within  the  of  the  Union  that  it  is  felt  justified  in  doing  so,  building  itself. This  Committee  recommends  that  a  raise in  pay. This raise  to  take effect  upon  the  the  staffing  of  these  different  businesses  be  left  proper  clearance  by  any  governmental  agency  to  the  discretion  of  Headquarters  Offices  of  the  that  may  have controls  over  same,  and  after  our  membership has approved of  such raise.  Union.  It is to  be pointed out, that  the majority  of  the  0 Men  employed  by  the  various  enterprises  officials  of  the  Union  have  not  had  a raise  in  in  the  new  building  will  be  members  of  the  proportion  to  the  raises  obtained  by  the  mem­ Union,  wherever  possible.  Hpwever,  should  a  bership.  During  the  past  5  years  the  member­ specialized  skill  be  required—say,  for  example,  ship  has  had  many  increases  aboard  ship,  in  an  accountant,, etc.—the  way should  be left  open  addition  to  which,  the  representatives  of  the  for  the  Union  to  go  afield  to  get  that  skilled  Union  are  paying  more  taxes  on  what  money  man.  they  do  receive  than  does  the  average  member  *1.  It  is  recommended  by  this  Committee,  in  aboard  ship. In  granting  any  raise  to  officials  or  order  that  the  Union  will  not  be  in  violation  of  employees of  the Union, it  is felt that the amount  the  laws  of  the  State  of  New  York,  that  the  so  granted  should  be  left  in  the  hands  of  the  Union  have  a  building  corporation  set  up.  The  Headquarters  Offices,  due  to  the  fact  that  this'  purposes  of  this  building  corporation  will  be  to  office,  more  than  anyone  else,  is  in  a  position  to  operate  the  new  building  and  the  enterprises  know  what  amount  of  an  increase  should  be  contained  therein.  granted.  0 This  section  is  necessary  in  order  10  con­ form  with  the law,  just  as  the Sailors  Union  had  to  do  with  their  new  building.  In  addition,  the  setting  up  of  a  building  corporation  will  sep­ arate  the legal  liabilities of  the building  and  the  Union.  8.  It is  hereby  proposed  that  Article  XXI, Sec­ tion' 2,  of  the  Union  constitution  be  amended  to  read  as follows:  "The initiation  fee  shall  be one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  and  shall  accompany  the  application  for  membership,  and  the  dues  shall  be  four  ($4.00)  per  mbnth,  payable  in  advance."  • study of fiio  itamndittl: xs^pbirta  will  ij  0 Officials  and  employees  of  the  Union,  the  Committee  noted, liave had  no  increase  in  salary  since  June,  1947,  since 'which  time  the  cost  of  living has  risen over  and over  again. In  this same  period,  the  membership  has  had  many  wage  in­ creases,  to  compensate  for  the  rising  prices.  It  was  felt  that,  while  an  increase  was  necessary,  no  specific  aum  could  be  recommended,  as  the  Wage  Stabilization  Board  has  not  yet  come  up  with  a  final  wage  ceiling,  the  labor  members  having  resigned  in  protest  against  management's  attempt  to  keep  it  low.  In  any  event,  the  final'  recommendation  bv  Hcs^dquarters  will  be  refor­ vod to  the membership  for  action.  i i  �Friday' March  9, 1951  THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five  .^^11  Report Of Committee On New HQ Building  V7e,  the  undersigned  duly  elected  jnembers  of  to  the  membership  that  they  accept  the  bid  of  the  Quarterly  Finance  Committee,  who  were  the  second  lowest  bidder,  the  Leeds  Construc­ instructed  by  this  membership  to  make  a  check  tion  Company  for  $86,200.00.  The  Building  Com­ on  the  progress  of  the  alterations  to  our  new  mittee  then  made  this  recommendation  to  the  building  in  Brooklyn,  hereby  submit  the  follow­ membership in an  exhaustive  analysis  of  all  bids  at  the  following  meeting.  This  recommendation  ing  report:  Your  Committee  has  reviewed  all  previous  was  concurred  in  by  the  membership  and  the  actions  by this membership  that  have  been  taken  Leeds  Construction  Company  bid  was  accepted.  from  time  to  time  and  officially  noted  in  the *  We  find  from  a  study, of  a  pla'n  of  October  1,  minutes  of  the  regular  Headquarters  meetings*  1950,  that  the  Committee  recommended  to  the  membership  that,  in  view  of  the  scarcity  of  of  the Seafarers  International  Union.  The Committee finds that  the Union  purchased®  metals,  the  Union  immediately  get  bids  for  the  the  Brooklyn  building  in  April,­1950,  and  then  contemplated  aluminum  windows  and  let  a  con­ engaged  the  firm  of  Lama,  Proskauer  &  Prober,  tract for  same, in  order  to  take care  of  any  antic­ licensed  architects,  to  draw  up  plans for  altering  ipated  shortage  of  this  metal.  The  low  bid  for  the  building for  our  use. This contract  was made  the  windows  was  $5,860.00,  and  the  Committee  on  a  regular  ten  percent  fee  of  the  cost  of  alter­ was instructed  by  the  membership  to  let  the  bid  ations,  as  per  the  New  York  State  architectural  for  this  figure.  On  December  20th,  1950,  we  find  that  Head­ code,  We  find  that  the firm  submitted  a  number  of  plans  which  the  Building  Committee  hashed  quarters  Building'  Committee  recommended  to  over  until  finally  the  firm  came  up,  on  October  the  membership  at  the  regular  meeting  that  the  1,  1950,­  with  what  the  Committee  felt  was  a  firm  of  Cole  &  Liebmann,  architectural  deco­ rators,  be  engaged  to  assist  us  in  laying  out  the  suitable  plan  for  our  needs.  A  list  of  specifications  were  then  drawn  up  decorative  features  of  our  new  building  and  to  from  these  plans,  and  six  leading  contracting  sketch  a  bar  and  cafeteria.  The  membership  con­ firms .­were  invited  to  bid  on  the  work  to  be  curred  in  this  recommendation  and  the  firm  was  done.  After  the  bids  had  been  submitted  and  engaged  for  the  flat  fee  of  $2,500.00.  'On  January 17th,  1951,  it  was  found  that  one  studied  by  the  Committee,  an  exhaustive  study  of  the  financial  standing  of  the  bidders  was  of  the  heating  plants,  which  the­Union  had  con­ made. Our  architects were  then  called  in and  the  templated  retaining  in  the  building,  was  anti­ Building  Committee's  investigations  were  discus­ quated  and  should  be  replaced.  Mr.  Liebmann,  the  architectural  decorator,  recommended  con­ sed  at  length.  We  find  from  photostatic  copies  of  the  bids  siderable  other  changes,  such  as  enlarging  the  contained  in  the  official  minutes  of  November  cafeteria  and  bar,  replacing  a  wood  wainscoting  15th,  1950,  that  the  bids  ranged  in  price  from  throughout  the  building  with  modern  plaster,  $95,000.00  to  $72,863.00.  We  find  that  the  archi­ and  a  number  of  other  changes  to  more  fully  tect  and  the  Building  Committee  recommended  utilize  the  available  facilities.  Bids  were  called  for  this  additional  work  and  were  submitted  to  the  membership,  who  recommended  that  the  ­work  be  let.  At  a  meeting  of  January  31st,  19*51,  we  find  ^  that  the  Committee  recommended  to  the  mem­ bership  that  a  moving  picture  of  all  the  phases  of  this  work  be  made,  and  the  membership  corb­ curred  in  the  recommendation.  We  find  further  that  the  architects,  in  pro­ viding  new  piers  to  support  the  massive_ steel  that  was  necessary  to  support  the  building  after  the  walls  had  been  removed,  showed  the  foun­ dation  and  soil  condition  to  be such  as  to  require  two­foot  piers.  After  the  concrete  flooring  was  removed  and  excavation  commenced,  it  was  found  that  the  old  piers  went  down  over  six  feet.  The  Building  Department  required  these  old  piers  to  be  removed  with  pneumatic  drills  .and  new  piers  installed  at  the same  depths.  This  was  an  extra  which  the  Union  was  obliged  to  pay  for  on  a  yard  basis.  We  find  that  Frenchy  Michelet,  the  Seafarers'  representative  on  this  job,  has  authorized  a  number  of  additional  necessary  repairs from  time  to  time  such  as  mending  of  the  fence,  the  fire  escape,  etc.  We  have  examined  the  building  proper  and  find  that  a  number  of  things  remain  to  be  con­ tracted  for,  such  as,  cafeteria  equipment,  bar  equipment,  additional  tiling  in  cafeteria,  with  the  same  in  the  bakery,  refacing  exterior  of  the  building,  etc.  In  checking  the  records  we  find  that  the  membership  had  authorized  the  Build­ ing  Committee  to  call  for  bids  on  these  phases  of  the  work,  but  that  the  bids have  not  yet  been  submitted  by  the  various  contractors.  From an examination  of  the site of  the building  we  find  that  the  plaster  that  is  intended  to  re­ main  is in  veFy  bad  condition,  and  that  the  wir­ ing  which  is  not  being  replaced  is  in  equally  poor  shape.  There  are  a  number  of  other  items  which  should  be  replaced,  if  we  are  to  have  a  building  that  will  hold  up  over  the  years.  We  realize  that  the  Building  Committee  is  trying  to  keep  the  cost  to  a  minimum.  However,  w;e  feel  that  it  is  to  the  interest  of  the  membership  in  the  long  run,  if  we  replace  these  things  now  while everything  is  torn  up,  rather  than  wait  for  trouble  to  develop  at  a  later  date,  and  necessi­ tate  the  calling  in  of  a  contractor  to  tear  out  what  is  now  being  done  in  order  to  get  at  the  trouble.  In  view  of  all  the foregoing  it  is  recommended  that the Building  Committee be instructed by this,  membership  to  call  for  bids  for  these  items  and  any  other  replacements  necessary,  in  their  opin­ ion,  to  give  us  a  comparatively  new  building  when  alterations  are  completed.  The  New  Building  Before "And  After  Above  is  a  pre­alteration  view  of  Ihe  building  which  is  now  being  transformed  into  the  mag­ nificent  new  Headquarters­New  York  Branch  as  represented  by  the  architect's  sketch  at  right.  Upon  completion,  the  beautiful  exterior  will  be  snatched  by  the  good  looks  and  utility  of  the  structure's  interior,  and  Seafarers  using  the  ­ v^aried  and  complete  facilities  that will  be  avail­ able will  find  accomodations second  to  none  any­ where.  The  galley,  cafeteria,  shower  rooms,  rec­ reation  quarters,  auditorium,  bar  and  all  the  rest  of  the many  facilities are designed  to  be  the  last  word  in  comfort  and  convenience.  At  the  left  corner  is  the  street  entrance  to  the  Port  O'  Call Bar, which  will  be colorfully  decorated with  'waterfront  themes.  At  the  right  corner  is  the  slopchest, where  a  full  line of  all gear  needed  by  Seafarers will  be  available  at  moderate  costs.  .  ..  .1.  _  �mmm. THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page Six  Friday,  March  9. 1951  New  Orleans  Shipping  Improves;  Branch Backs Municipal Workers  By  LINDSEY  WILLIAMS  NEW ORLEANS—Shipping  ac­ the  demands  of  the  striking  tivity  has  been  on  the  upgrade  workers.  At  present  it  appears  in  this  port  during  the  past  two  that  a  majority  of  the  people  Tex  Morton,  the "Thorny  Rose  of  Texas,"  some  time  back,  will  be  named  after  the  of  New  Orleans  are  also  in  sym­ weeks.  carries  his  own  tableclothes  aboard  ship.  8tates  of  Louisiana  and  Georgia.  Drool,  all  Since  the  last  membership  pathy  with  the  strikers,  but  the  While  on  the  Robin  Locksley  recently,  he  you  8eatrain  homesteaders. ... ILA  steve­ meeting  there  were  eight  pay­ city  administration will  not grant  offs,  10  sign­ons  and  about  35  an  increase  in  pay  in  spite  of  offered  the  crew  the  use  6t  his  own  linens  dores  drew  the  first  pension  payments  public  sentiment.  The  strikers  when  the  ship  ran  out  of  clean  clothes. .On  under  the  terms  of  a  recent. agreement.  ships  visiting  the  port  in­transit.  have  very  little  money  and  we  the  serious  side,  Tex  shows  his  realization  Thirty­six  members  become  eligible  on  The  outlook  for  the  next  two  have  pledged  them financial  of  his obligations  to  the  Union  and  accepted  March  1.  . .  .  Merchant  seamen  (that's  us)  weeks  is  very  good,  with  eight  support.  scheduled  payoffs  due  in  the  The  city  claims  the  strike  is  the  Engine  Delegate's  job.  . .  .  The  Uniqp's  suffered  more  slips and  falls  than  any  other  port.  It  is  likely  that  other  ves­ over  and  that  shortly  there  will  Lake  Charles  representative  tells  the  New  type  of  accident  of  the  3023  accidents  re­ sels  will  be  coming  in  for  pay­ be  regular  garbage  pickups.  But  York  Organizers  that  he  shipped  twenty­ ported. ... If  you  do  not  pick  up  your  mail  off,  as  the  ships  under  Army  from  all  indications  it  will  be  three  men  aboard  tankers  in  that  small  within  ninety  days  after  it  is  postmarked,  charter  are  not  listed  and  we  do  quite  some  time,  unless  they  re­ not  get  the  information  concern­ hire  all  the  men  who  are  out  southern  port  in  four  days. . . .  The  Domin­ it  must  be  sent  back  to  the  post  office.  ican  Republic  Chamber  of  Commerce  will  Don't  think  that  this  rule  stops  the  Draft  ing  their  arrival  until  they  are  on  strike.  in  port,  or  a  day  or  two  out.  It  was  amusing  to  read  the  undoubtedly  ban  the  LOG  from  that  coun­ Board  from  locating  you,  if  you  are  out  SANITATION  STRIKE  article  in  a.  New  Orleans  paper  try  but,  nevertheless,  this  is  to  advise  you  for  more  than  three  months.  As  the  membership  in  New  telling  of five  men  from  the  that  several  complaijits  have  been  coming  Heard  a  rumor  around  the  Hall  the  other  Orleans  knows,  the  city's  Sani­ house  of  detention  who  got  gas­ in about  the wooden souvenirs being brought  day that  shipping was  picking up. . . . Buddy  tation  and  Parkway  Workers  are  sed  up  while  out  on  a  garbage  there. These  trinkets—lamps,  dolls,  etc.—are  Benson  having  trouble  persuading  the  US  on  strike  and  they  are  having  pickup  detail.  made  of  lignum  vitae,  which  cracks  when  Government  from  putting  him  into  the "My  a  rough  time.  The  Commission  These  guys  unloaded  a  truck  Council  is  doing  all  in  its  power  full  of  garbage  right  in the street  it  hits  the  cooler  temperatures  of  North  Buddy"  classification.  ... In  preparation  to  break  the  strike,  and  has  when  they  pulled  the  wrong  America.  So,  beware.  for  it's  new  "modus  operandi"  in  the  mod­ gone  as  iar  as  using  prisoners  lever  on  a  packer­type  garbage  In  case  you  are  interested  department—  ernized  Brooklyn  headquarters,  the  Union  to  pick  up  the  garbage  under  truck.  The five largest  freight operators under  con­ has  consolidated  the  various  departments  police  protection.  At  any  rate  we're  all  hoping  We  are,  of  course,  supporting  the  strikers  win  their  beef  and  tract  to  the  SIU,  in  their  proper  order,  are:  on  the  different  floors  of  the  present  New  Waterman,  Isthmian,  Bull,  Mississippi  and  York  building,  and  will  get  a  practical  idea  real  soon.  Alcoa. ... If  you  are  tired  of  it  all,  do  as  of  what  kinks  may  arise.  In  this  manner  ON  KROO  BOYS  a  couple  of  crewmen  aboard  the  88  Tain­ the  Seafarers  will  be  loaded  for  bear  when  Since the  last meeting,  we have  met  with  the  Mississippi  Ship­ aron  did:  Drink  some  denatured  alcohol.  we  get  into  our  new  Headquarters.  ping  Company  in regard  to Kroo  Only  one  out  of  ten  thousand  will  try  it  This  sounds  like  a  broken  record,  but  the  boys  on  the  West  African  run.  but,  you'll  undoubtedly  agree,  why  try  it  importance  of  getting  higher  endorsements  Mississippi  is  trying  to  put  an­ at  all.  It's  a  shame  that  people  must  learn  cannot  be  over­emphasized.  If  you  have  the  other  ship  on  this  run,  but  in  some  things  the hard  way. ,  . . Walter  Cher­ seatime,  the ability  or  the experience  neces­ order  to do  so  it  will  have  to  put  By  STEVE  CARDULLO  on  additional  Kroo  boys  to  speed  esko  is  about  the  twelfth  member  to  send  sary,  go  up for  the  higher  rating.  If  you  are  PHILADELPHIA  —  Surpris­ up  the  sailings  of  these  ships.  us  teasing  post  cards  from  the  Miami  Beach  "draftable,"  that  rating  should  be  a  must.  ed?  Philadelphia  is  back  on  the  We  have  reached  an  under­ area.  If  they revert  to  shipping  deck  boys,  . . . WARNING—^If  you  are  paying  off  on  a  ball  again.  You  can  look  for  our  standing  with  the  company,  and  I  believe  I'll  ship  and  enjoy  one  of  those  voucher,  get  the  Captain's signature  on  that  LOG  entry  every  issue.  I  know  the  Hecommendations  we  made  Florida  vacations  myself.  .  . .  Bhipmeht  of  voucher  and  take  it  with  you  to  the  com­ this  makes  you  happy.  were  discussed  with  various  cargoes  in  German  f^g  vessels  during  1950  pany  office  for  payment.  For  cry in'  out  Shipping  has  been  on  an  even  members,  who  regard  them  as  doubled  the  amount  carried  in  1949.  Nearly  loud, don't  put  your signature  on  the vouch­ keel  for  the  past  several  weeks.  okay.  As  a  result,  no  overtime  fifty  percent  of  all  goods  passing  through  er  and  leave  it  with  the  Captain.  Don't  We  look  forward  to  keeping  it  will  be  taken  away  from  the  West  German  harbors  was  carried  in  Ger­ laugh,  it's  been  done.  .  .  .  And  just  for  at  a  fair  pace  for  the  coming  crewmembers.  What  the  Kroo  boys  may  and  man  ships.  two­week  period.  laughing  (or  should  I  say  sneering)  at  this  may  not  do  while  the vessels  are  column,  you'll  hear  no  more  from  m"e—for  The  two  new  8eatrains  being  built  in  the  One  of  our  main  beefs  in  the  at  sea  was  outlined  at  our  last  port  of  Philadelphia  is  the  draft  membership  meeting  here.  8un  8hipyard,  which  we  Commented  about  two  weeks.  board. One  case  we  had—and  we  got  a  kick  out  of  it—concerned  a  ship  that  was  due  to  sail  and  was  short  two  ABs.  We  had  two  ABs  in  the  Union  Hall  who  were  to  report  to  the  draft  board  at  once,  and  could  not  take  a  ship.  Now—the  ship  ­  WASHINGTON—The  Associat­ was  due  to  sail for  the  Far  East.  and  ask  for  a  duplicate.  Some  you  can  notify  Headquarters,  ed  Press  reported  that  "strong  The  Coast  Guard would  not  clear  Watch  Your  Book  have  had  as  many  as  six  dup­ which  can  trace  the  book,  and  sentiment  was  reported  building  the  ship  until  we  got  two  ABs.  up  in  the  House  armed  services  NEW  YORK —The  most  im­ issue  you  a  duplicate.  licates.  Two  ABs  in  the  Union Hall  were  committe  for  a  tough  labor  law  portant  possession  an  SIU  mem­ Louis  Goifin  Duplicates  are  easy  to  get  —  wanted  by  local  draft  board.  designed  to  prevent  wartime  ber  has is  his  Union  Book,  which  they  only  cost  a  doll^  (and  I,  X % DIZZY  GAME  strikes."  guarantees  him  top  wages,  the  for  one,  am  in  favor  of  charging  They  just  kept  juggling  back  best  working  conditions  and  the  morel^but  what  these  careless  Goodbye,  Mr.  Chips  The  law  is  sponsored  by  Rep..  and  forth.  Draft  board  wanted  best  representation  in  all  mari­ characters  don't  seem  to  keep  NEW  YORK—On  Tuesday  of  Howard  W.  Smith,  Dixiecrat  them  and  the  Coast  Guard  time.  in  mind  is that  if  their lost  books  this  week,  Customs  Port  Patrol  from  Virginia,  who  co­authored  •   wouldn't  clear  ship.  So  we  kept  To  the  oldtimer  it  is  a  remind­ fall  into  the  wrong  hands,  it  officers  boarded  the  Steel  Rover  the  World  "War  II  Smith­Con­'  referring  back  and  forth  one  to  er  that  he  had  a  hand  in  rais­ for  a  routine  search.  Noticing  nally  Anti­Strike  bill.  the  other.  If  this  makes  sense—  ing  the  American  seaman  from  one  of  the  crewmembers  was  The  bill  would  take  away  all  we  have  none.  unduly  nervous  while  they  were  seniority  rights  and  all  existing  the  lowest  rung  in  the  industrial  Looks  like  all  the  Philadelphia  ladder  to  a  place  where  his  con­ searching  his  foc'sle,  they  shook  law­granted  privileges  of  work­ boys  are  coming  back  from  Ko­ ditions  are  as  good  as  any  shore­ him  down  and  found some  heroin  ers  who  engage  in  a  strike  or  rea.  It's  good  to  see  old "familiar  side  worker.  and  opium  in  his  pocket.  other  form  of  work  stoppage  faces:  Jimmie  Doris,  Eddie  Lamb  To  the  newer  member  it  is  a  In  no  time at  all, the  place  was  which  the  President,  by  proc­ and  Danny  Picerelli.  swarming  with  officers,  like flies  lamation,  says  would  be  harm­ constant  reminder  that  he  ijs  one  Jimmy  Doris  tells  us  he  had  of  the  "Brotherhood  of  the  Sea,"  on  cheesecake  in  midsummer.  ful to  the  national  defense  pro­ quite  a  trip  back  on  the  plane.  and  that  what  happens  to  him  But  this  guy  was  the  only  one  gram.  They  had  a  nice  trip.  Can  you  is  the  concern  of  every  other  involved,  and  he's  all  set  for  a  While  the  soldiers  are  away  imagine  ten  SlU  men  in  a  plane?  member  of  the  Seafarers.  narcotics  rapv  If  he  doesn't  fighting  for  a  free  America',  shave  until  hie  gets  out  of  jail,  characters  like  Smith  want  to  They  wanted  to  see  the  Old  Most  —  1  guess  all  —  of  the  I'd  hatg  to  be  the  guy  to  cut  change  the  rules  for  living  in  Man  about  a  draw.  They  tried  membership  feels  the  same  way  the  great  land  the  GIs  are  de­ to  check  the  Oiler  on  the  plane  as 1 do,  yet  some  few  treat  their  will  let  a flock  of  free  loaders  his  beard.  fending.  So  when  Smith  and  his  to see  if  he  was  strike  clear.  book  —  the  physical  manifesta­ into  the  shipping,  Hall  to  grab  But  even  if  he  gets  away  with  kind  wrap  themselves  in  the  On finding  out  there  was  no  tion  of  their  membership  —  as  jobs.  They'll  be  found  out  in  it—and  I'll  give  odds  on  that  American  flag  to  attempt  to  get  possibility—oiie  thing  is  certain:  Oiler  they  tried  to  get  the  Skip­ if  it  meant  nothing.  By  that  I  short  order,  of  course,  but  mean­ passage  of  this  law  or  a  similar  He's  through  with  the  SIU.  Any  per  to  sign  a  contract  with  the  mean  that  some  of  the  member­ while  they  cause  confusion.  act,  remember  what  they  are  man  caught  with  the  possession  SIU  manning  scale  for  that  ship  are  completely  indifferent  So,  Brothers,  keep  your  good  actually  doing  is  chipping  away  of  narcotics,  is  automatically  plane.  From  what  I  understand  to  what  happens  to  their  book.  eye  open,  and  hold  on  to  your  some  of  the.  freedom  which  brought  up  on  charges,  and  it's  They  are  constantly  losing  it,  books.  However,  since  accidents  of  the  opposition  they  got  from  workingmen's  sons  are  dying  to  the  99  for  him.  misplacing  it  or  tearing  it.  Then  —and  rollings—do  happen,  mem­ this,  they  intended  to  string  a  protect  on  the  battlefield.  ,  ,  >  Ted  Babkowski  they  come  down,  very  contrite.  orize  your  book  number,  sd  that  picketline  around  the  plane.  'Draft Follies' Befflos New Run In PMIadelphia Another  Tough Law  Now Being Readied  To  'Reward'  Laber  i  �Pi­ THE  S  E  AT  ARE  RS  LOG  Friday,  Mai^h  9,  1951  page  Seven  •   • "• f.­',  • .  • :  • :• ,:    .•  f  • \  .'•   I  I  .  • M'i'  '• • • "'  h'­.  WHAT  tTHIMK  QUESTION:  The  Union  intends  to. decorate  the  bulkheads  of  the  bar  in  the  new  Headquarters­New  York  building  with  murals  depicting  famous  scenes  in  ports throughout the world.  Which  one, or  ones,  do  you  think  should  be  represented?  AL  WHITMER,  AB:  ENRICO  TIRELLI,  AB:  Capetown  belongs  on  any  Miami  is  my  choice.  I  think  mural  of  that  kind.  At  the  it  is a beautiful port—the  comr  tip  of  Africa;,  it  is  a  colorful  bination  of  skyline,  weather  spot  that  is  a  port  of  call  for  many,  many  ships  of  most  na­ and  color is almost  unbeatable.  tions.  New  York  also  rates'a  When  looking  at  it,  coming  in,  spot,  possibly  with  a  view  of  with  the  Causeway  seeming  to  the  famous  skyline  or  some  hsmg  in  mid­air—^well,  it  kind  feature  of  the  harbor.  New  of  takes  your  breath  away.  As  York  rates  because  it  is known  as  the  greatest  port  in  the  second  choice,  there's  Tokio.  world,  and  no  mural  of  the  Fujiyama  looks  down  upon  kind  mentioned  would  be  com­ you,  and  it's  impressive.  And,  plete  without  New  York  be­ of  course,  in  both  cases  the  ing  represented.  A  good  view  .people  in the  ports  are­an im­ of  the  Gatun  Lodes  in  the  Panama  Canal  Zone .ought  to  portant  part  of  the  attraction.  ..be'included,  because  it  is  such  You  can  just  remember  the  a  valuable  thing  to  all  mari­ past  friendliness  as  you  near  time  nations,  especiedly  the  the  port,  even  though  you  can't  see  the  people  yet.  US.  CLYDE  LANDRY,  Ch.  Elec.:  CALVIN  JAMES.  Messman:  W.  TSCHUSCHKE.  Oiler:  I  like the  sight  of  Capetown,  with  its  Table  Top,  and  Hon­ olulu's  Diamond  Head.  Oh  yes,  how  about  the  Fiji  Islands?  They  make  a  beautiful  scene  and  could  be  shown  as  seen  from  an  ai^roaching  ship,.  with  the  snow  white  sand  and  the  attractive  colors  of  the  water.  I  think  that  Capetown's  Table  Top  Mountain  is  one  of  the  best  scenes  I've  enjoyed.  The  pictures  could  show  the  Mountain  with  a  cable  car  ap­ proaching  it. It  certainly  is one  of  the  world's  most  colorful  spots,  as  most  seamen  will  no  doubt  testify.  It  belongs  on  any  waterfront  mural.  I  like  Colombo.  Ceylon,  be­ cause  of  the  interesting  effect  it  gives  when  you  enter  the  harbor.  I  believe  it's  the  only  port  where  the  ships  are  tied  up  in  a  line,  giving  the  effect  of  a definite  organized  pattern.  The  port  is  a  quiet  one.  but  a  really  beautiful  one  for  sea­ men  who  are  interested  in  some  of  the  sights  instead  of  the  women.  (Okay,  ­smile  if  you  want  to.)  Seeing  its  pic­ ture  on  the  bulkhead  in  our  new  HalL  will  serve  to remind  me of  the  wonderful  times  that  were  had  there.  It  certainly  is  a  good  idea.  I'd  suggest  Diamond  Head  Mountain  in  Honolulu,  a  good  looking  spot  that  is  one  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  most  out­ standing  points  of  interest.  I  believe  that  Honolulu  is  a  port  with which most  Seafarers  are  familiar.  Capetown's  Table  Top Mountain  would also make  a  good  scene  in  the  mural.  New  York  with  its  thrilling  skyline,  that  is  familiar  to  practically  every  seaman  in  the  world,  certainly  belongs  in  the  picture.  However,  even  though  I  am  a  New  Yorker.  I'd  rate  Table  Top  Mountain  over  the  New  York  skyline  as  a  point  of  scenic  interest  to  seamen.  GEORGE  (Red)  BRADY.  AB:  R.  HEMINGSON.  AB:  MICKEY  McFALL.  Wiper;  I'd  say  Yokohama,  with  Mt.  Fujiyama  in  the  background,  ought  to  be  on  the  kind  of  mural  being  considered.  There  are  twin  breakwaters  in  the  harbor  that  have  lighthouses  on  each  end  of  the  walls,  and  this  picture  has  always  struck  me as  one of  the  most  colorful  waterfront  scenes  that  I  have  seen  anywhere.  Narvik.  Nor­ way.  is  another.  Situated  in  a  fjord.  with  snow­covered  moimtains  on  all  sides,  it  is  another  place  that  would make  a  good  scene.  I've  always  thought  some  .spots  in  Port  Said  were  good  looking,  but  there  are  always  too  many  coca  colu  signs  around.  '  I  think  a  picture  of  Balti­ more's  Sparrows  Point,  as  it  appears  from •  a  ship  coming  up  the  bay.  would  be  good  to  have  on  the  mural.  Another  one  thai  should  be  shown  is  Table  Top  Mountain  in  Cape­ town.  because  that's  one  spot  that is  known to seamen every­ where.  Down  in  the  Panama  Canal  there's  a  sight  familiar  to  many.  Before  hitting  the  locks  you  can  see  the  water­ fall.  This  scene  is  used  quite  a  bit  in  advertisements.  Cer­ tainly,  the  mural  should  have  a  view  of  the  New  York  har­ bor  and  the  Brooklyn  Bridge,  especially  since  our  new  Hall  will  be right  close  to it.  HANK  SHEPETA,  AB:  J.  (Dutch)  SERCU,  FWT:  I'd  like  to  see  a  view  of  Sydney,  Australia.  Coming  into  that  port  you  get  a  sight  of  the  bridge  over  the  bay  that  never  fails',  to  remind  me  of  the  Golden  Gate  in  Frisco.  I  guess  Table  Top  Mountain  in  Capetown  would  belong  in  a  waterfront  mural.  It  should  also  have  the  Manhattan  sky­ line,  which  is  what  everyone  ­knows  New  York  for.  And  here's  one  I  don't  think  should  be  omitted  from  the  mural—  the  Statue  of  Liberty,  because  that's  the  thing  a  seaman  looks  for  first  when  his  ship  is  coining  inle­New  York.  It's  piractically  the  symbol  of  New  York  harbor.  We  ought  to  take  familiar  Two  places  that  ought  to  be  on  the  mural  are  Table  Top  waterfront  sights  from  the  Mountain  and  Lion  Mountain  ports  wherever  we  have  SIU  Halls.  For  example,  for  San  in Capetown—they  can be seen  Francisco  we  could  have  a  for.  long  ways  out  at  sea. They  scene  of  the  Golden  Gate  Bridge.  For  New  York,  a  view  would  suggest  a  clean  atmos­ phere.  For  tropical,  beauty  on  of  the  skyline.  Down  in  New  our  own  East  Coast,  I  don't  Orleans,  there's  the  French  think  you  can  beat  San  Juan,  Quarter  that  is  so  well  known  and  it  could  be  easily  pictured  ­to  people  everywhere.  For  on  a  mural.  It  lays  right  in  a  Mobile,  we  could  use  a  view  basin,  surrounded  by  hills,  and  of  the  bay.  There  are  plenty  in  the  has  a  climate  that  California  of  spots risewhere  would find hard  to beat..Naples  world  :that  are  good­looking,  offers  another  good­looking  but  this  country  .too  Long­has  spot—­perhaps  a  view  of  the  been,  playing  up  the  beauty  cable  car  going  to  the  top  of  of  the  rest  of  the  world.  Let's  the  mountain  on  which  there  start  recognizing  the  beautiful  sights  of  our own  country.  are a  monastery  and  museum.  �THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Eight  Ex­Seafarer  Killed  In  Action  On  Korean  Battlefront  Clark  And Clarke­SiU Vets  Friday,  Mardi  9,  1951  Joe Lightfodt,  SIU Deck Man,  Dies In New York  Seafarer  Joseph  B.  Lightfoot,  who  died  in  the  Manhattan  Beach  Marine  Hjospital,  New  York,  on  January  6,  was  buried  in  his  home  town  of  Savannah,  Ga.,  according  to  word  reaching  the LOG  this  week.  A  member  of  the  SIU •  since  1941,  Lightfoot •  had  been  a  pa­ tient  for  a  long  period  at  the  / Weldon  Lee  Bassett,  former  member  of  the  SIU's  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District,  was  killed  in  action  on  the  Korean  battlefront  while  serving  in  the  United  States  Army,  the  LOG  learned  this  week.  Bassett's  death  as  a  result  of  enemy  action  last  December  is  No.  33006  and  now  resides  in  the first  one  reported  of  a  form­ Fair  Hills,  New  Jersey,  also  said  er  Seafarer.  However,  two  SIU  that  he  intends  to  visit  the  SIU  crewmen,  George  Miller  and  Hall  now  under  construction  as  Lewis  W.  High,  were  slain  last  soon  as  it  is  completed.  October  by  North  Korean  snipers  He  added  that  the  new  Brook­ along  the  road  between  Inchon  lyn  building  is  a  symbol  of  the  and  Seoul.  According  to  reports  Union's  growth  and  is  a  long  at  the  time,  Miller  and  Hughes,  step  from  the  quarters  the  SIU  who  were  in  the  crew  of  the  occupied  on  Stone  Street,  where  Citrus  Packer,  were  ambushed  he  got  the  tripcard  that  started  while riding  in  a  jeep,  after  their  him  sailing  on  SIU  ships.  Although  not  related  these  two  sturdy  Seafarers  have  been  vessel  had  unloaded  a  cargo  of  dubbed  the  "Clarke  twins"  by  shipmates  on  the  Del  Sud.  ammunition  in  Inchon.  They're  John  (Scotty)  Clark  (left)  and  L.  (Windy)  Clarke.  Ac­ SAILED  IN  WAR  cording  to  Ship's  Delegate  L.  B.  Brown,  who  submitted  the  Bassett  sailed  with  the  SIU  photo,  the twins  have  about  80  years  of  seatime  between  them.  diuring  World  War  II  and  held  "Scotty." a  Watchman,  has  been  in  the  SIU  since  its  inception.  ,  Book  No.  27406,  which  was  is­ His other  half  has  been  around  quite  awhile  himself.  sued  to  him  on  August  30,  1943  in  the  Port  of  New  York.  He  The  proceeds  of  the  Sand­ sailed  in  the  Deck  Department.  chief's  ship's  fund,  augmented  Shortly  after  leaving  the  Sea­ by  crewmembers'  personal  con­ farers,  he  was  drafted  into  the  tributions,  has  been  turned  over  Army  and  served  out  his  hitch.  to  the  widow  of  John  Rusinko,  Upon  getting  his  discharge,  Bas­ who  worked  as Pumpman  aboard  By  "SALTY  DICK"  JOSEPH  B.  LIGHTFOOT  sett  returned  to  his  home  in  the  sand  dredge  until  his  death  Blue  Earth,  Minnesota,  where  he  a  couple  of  weeks  ago.  Fort  Stanton,  New  Mexico,  Mar­ worked  until  he  was  recalled  as  Ship's  Delegate  Vic  D'India  The  title  of  "best  dressed  seaman"  may  now  go  to  ine  Hospital  before  being  trans­ a  result  of  the  Korean  conflict.  said  that  the  $245  in  the  ship's  Moses  Milano. ... I  hope  Moon  Kouns  doesn't  get  sore  ferred  to  Manhattan  Beach.  Bassett  is  survived  by  his  fund  was  unanimously  voted  to  at  me,  but  everytime  I see  him  I think  of  Santa  Glaus.  m  He  joined  the  SIU  in  New  wife,  Eva,  and  his  one­year­old  Mrs.  Rusinko.  A  collection  net­ For  those who  play  the  horses.^Z  T  T"!  son,  who  make  their  home  in  ted  another  $102  and  D'India  I suggest  they  see  Ivan  Burning,  The  editors  of  the  various  ships'  York  on  June  8,  1941,  and  held  forwarded  a  check  for  $347  to  Blue  Earth.  Bassett  was  bom  in  ex­jockey.  He  knows  his  horses,  papers  published  on  SIU  ves­ Book  No.  7453.  He  sailed  in  the  the  Minnesota  town  on  June  20,  the  late  crewmember's  wife.  sels  are  doing  a  wonderful  job.  Deck  Department.  Rusinko's  death  shocked  ,his  yet  he  never  places  a  bet  on  1923.  Latest  to  join  the  circle  is  my  shipmates,  all  of  whom  found  them.  Smart  guy.  . .  . A1  Tocho  good  friend  Bill  Champlin,  who  Lightfoot  was  born  in  Savan­ The  news  of  Bassett's  death  him  a fine  shipmate.  Marty  keeps more medicines  in  his lock­ nah  on  February  8, 1917,  accord­ was  passed  along  to  the  SEA­ Breedhoff,  his  roommate  on  the  er  than  the  Walgjreen  Drtig  edits  the  Mar­Log.  FARERS  LOG  by  Alan  Jaquish,  Sandchief,  was  particularly  sad­ Company, I betcha. . . . Have you  Ralph  Boyd  has  probably  sub­ ing  to  records  at  Union  Head­ a former! shipmate.  ever  seen  a  mustache  in  techni­ mitted  more  pictures  to the SEA­ quarters.  He  listed  his  mother,  dened  by  Rusinko's  death.  "I  am  sure  that  anyone  who  "Johnny  was  a  capable  sea­ color?  If  you  haven't,  take  a  FARERS  LOG  than  anyone  I  Mrs.  J.  T.'  Lightfoot,  119  West  know.  As  a  photographer  he  Jones  Street,  Savannah,  as  his  sailed  with  Lee  Bassett  will  feel  man,  and  a  good  Union  man,"  look  at  "Taxi"  Smith.  rates  tops.  next  of  kin.  the  same  as  I—^that  we  have  Marty  said.  "He  was  personable  George  (Heavy)  McFall  drives  lost  a fine  Union  Brother  and  a  besides,  which  made  him  just  a  Packard  around  town,  but  he'll  swell shipmate,"  Jaquish  said.  about  as  good  a  shipmate  as  never  drive  it  near  a  junk  yard.  Jacquish,  who  retired  his  Book  you'd  expect  to find  anywhere."  If  he  does,  he'll  probably  lose  it.  . .  .  Let's  keep  our  Union  Halls clean,  as  we  do  our  ships.  Parting Of  The  Ways  And  ourselves,  for  that  matter.  A  Seafarer  rates  the  same  interest  and  attention  to  We  have  the  best  maritime  Ub­ ion  in  the field,  and  we  should  his  seaworthiness  as  the  ships  he  sails,  in  the  opinion  of  aim  to  keep  it  so.  Claude  Fisher,  Union  oldtimer.  "Our  men  ought  to  have  medi­t­ A  busy  person  is  Miss­  Spen­ cer  of  the  New  Orleans  Hall.  cal  checkups  perodically  to  see  "They're of  the best.  No  reason  Yet  she's  never  too  bu.sy  to  help  how  they're  ticking,"  says  Fish­ why  we  shouldn't  use  them,"  anyone.  . . .  Did  you  know  that  er.  "Ships  are  inspected  regular­ he figures.  one  of  the  deepest  parts  of  the  ly  and  there's  no  reason  why  Atlantic  Ocean  is  near  Puerto  we  shouldn't  do  the  same."  Rico?  Now  I  know  why  a  cer­ Fisher  practices  what  he  rec­ tain  Cook  throws  his  old  socks  ommends,  too.  When  he  paid  off  overboard  in  that  area.  the  Beatrice,  on  which  he  served  as  Stewards  Delegate,  on  Febru­ William  Smith  is  fast  becom­ ary  5,  he  went  into  drydock  at  ing  a  farmer  in  a  big  way.  He's  raising  chickens  in  Alabama  on  the  Staten  Island  Marine  Hospi­ a  large  scale.  .  . .  When  your  tal,  where  he  got  a  complete  ship  is  in  port  where  ­there  is  looking  over.  an  SIU  Hall,  drop  around  and  "It  was  like  an  assembly  line.  find  out  what's  going  on—and  I went  through  a  thorough  check  attend  shoreside  meetings.  by  the  staff."  He  had  words  of  Our  friend,  "Little  Joe"  Kot­ praise,  too,  for  Dr.  Henry  Gel­ alik  is  now  operating  a  package  fond,  the  nurses' and  "Mike,"  the  liquor  store  on  the Airline  High­ technician,  saying  that  they  "all  do  a  sincere  job."  Edward  Burke  (left)  accepts good  wishes of  Seafarer  Robert  way  in  New  Orleans.  And  he's  given  a  ship's  name  to  his  bus­ The  health­wise  Fisher  be­ Benjamin  during  furlough  visit  to  New  York  Hall.  Burke,  who  iness—^the  Del  Norte.  lieves  that  an  ounce  of  preven­ entered  Army  in  September,  1950,  says  he  has  run  into  many  Kenny  Eckholm  is  reported  to  tion  takes  little  time.  Facilities  SIU  men  now  wearing  khaki.  He  and  Benjamin  have  been  have  had  a  job  as  a  head  waiter  are  available  for Seafarers at  the I  CLAUDE  FISHER  longtime  SIU  friends.  ,  in  an  exclusive  hotel  in  Rio.,..  Marine  Hospitals,  he  points  out.  '  Dredge Men  Vote  Ship's Fund To  Shipmate's Widow  Voice  Of  Dke  Sea  Union  Oldtimer  Advocates  Periodic  Medical  Checkups  �• • • ".• *>;7Tr:^jrrT:­'''\  ­r­iy­'­r  ''"ft*';  Friday,  March  9,  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Nine  Digested  Minutes  Of SiU  Ship  Meetings  CARROLL  VICTORY  (South  all in  order.  Communication  read  munications  from  Headquarter^  Atlantic).  Jan.  23—Chairman,  D.  concerning  time  ashore  and  un­ on  time  ashore  and  working  car­ Story;  Secretary,  John  CanlxelL  loading  cargo  read.  "Guide  for  go.  Motion  carried  to  inquire  Discussion  on  butter; decided  not  Stewards  Department"  read.  about  transportation  from  the  to  use  it  at  all.  Motion  carried  Both  communications  accepted.  Edgewater  dock  to  the  60th  to draw  up  a  resolution  concern­ Suggestion  made  that  the  Stew­ Street  bus  line.  Suggestion  made  ing  draws.  Delegates  reportec  ards  Department  guide  be  pub­ that  Dispatchers  check  all  books  some  disputed  overtime  to  be  lished  as  a  pamphlet  for  all  for fines  before  shipping.  squared  away  in  the  States.  Stewards  Departments.  ft ft ft  Jan.  30—Chairman.  John  Can­ FEDERAL  (Trafalgar),  Jan.  27  ft ft ft  irell;  Secretary,  A.  Tremer.  Spe­ SEAWIND  (Sealraders),  Jan.  —  Chairman,  C.  Collins;  Secre­ cial  meeting  called  to  discuss  27—Chairman.  R.  Strahn;  Secre­ tary,  J.  Thomas.  Delegates  re­ bulletins  from  Headquarters  on  tary,  E.  Boyd.  Delegates'  reports  ported  number  of  books  and  per­ unloading  cargo  and  time  oif.  On  accepted.  Motion  carried  that  a  mits  in  their  departments. Head­ unloading  cargo  considerable dis­ better  quality  and  variety  of  quarters communication  read and  cussion  held  on  who  has  prefer­ night  lunch  be  put  out.  Steward  approved  unanimously.  Vote  of  ence  in  working  cargo  in  for­ requested  to  have  fewer  starches  thanks  given  the  Stewards  De­ eign  ports.  Headquarters  to  be  in  menus.  Motion  carried  that  a  partment  for  the fine  work  they  asked  for  clarification.  LOG  ar­ record  be  kept  of  disputed  en­ are  doing.  ticle  concerning  Stewards  De­ gineroom  overtime  for  Patrol­ ft ft ft  partment  duties  given  to  Stew­ CUBORE  (Ore),  Jan.  21  —  man.  ards  Delegate  so  his  department  Chairman,  G.  Seneff;  Secretary,  ft ft ft  could  hold  a  meeting  on  the  Edsel  Luzier.  Delegate  reported  ROBIN  TUXFORD  (Robin),  matter.,  all  in  order.  Letter  from  Head­ ?BR UNION POZ-ICY, WH^N PAY/NS Jan. 1  Chairman,  Joe  Brooks;  quarters  regarding  time  off  and  S.  '4  4.  Secretary,  John  Logan.  Beefs  VOBS OR ASSesSMBAiTS THROUfSN THB FORT  HOSKINS  Cities  Serv  unloading  cargo  read  and  ac­ concerning  no  shore  leave  in  /V1AIL.S , PLHA^E ENCLOSB ElT/^ER YoUR. ice),  Feb.  4—Chairman,  Stephen  cepted.  Black  Gang  overtime  Fort  Dauphin  tabled.  Discussion  Bogucki;  Secretary,  Frank  Flan­ BOOK OR P£«?MIT ALONS l/ViTTH on  division  of  overtime  among  from  Panama  to  be  turned  over  agan.  Delegates  reported  all  in  the  deck  men.  Motion  carried  to  to  Patrolman.  CHECK QR A^OMBY ORDBR COVBRIHGorder.  New  depai tmental  dele­ install  pilot  light  on  washing  gates  elected.  Brothers  with  sug­ ^OOR  PAVAIENT .  machine.  gestions  for  new  Union  Hall  Jan.  14  —  Chairman,  John  asked to  list them  on  form  posted  Elliot; Secretary,  Guernsey. Dele­ on  bulletin  board.  Suggestion  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Bosun  made  that  man  on  sanitary  duty  reported  that  coffee  beef  would  should  distribute  linen  to  his  be  taken  care  of.  department,  rather  than  having  new  building  tabled. until  next  Captain  to  be  seen  about  paying  Jan.  28  —  Chairman,  Joe  ft ft ft  each  man  responsible.  meeting.  of  port  payroll  .  Brooks;  Secretary,  William  IRENESTAR  (Maine Sleamship  1  &  »  Feb.  12—Chairman,  J.  Caruso;  Kumke.  Delegates  reported  beefs  —Triton),.  Dec,  17—Chairman,  L.  4.  &  &  WINTER  HILL  (Cities  Serv­ MONTEBELLO  HILLS  Pacific  Secretary,  J.  Lynch.  Delegates  in  overtime  and  painting  of  Gillis;  Secretary,  J.  Vorke.  Del­ ice),  Jan.  31—Chairman,  S.  Tur­ Teuikers),  Jan.  14—Chairman,  A.  reported  all  okay,  except  in  foc'sles.  Delegates  to  collect  ner;  Secretary,  Percy  Mays.  Del­ Brown;  Secretary,  Leon  Baker.  Stewards  Department,  where  money  for  the  upkeep  of  wash­ egates  reported  all  in  order.  Re­ egates  reported  all  okay.  Discus­ Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  Mo­ Pantryman  left  ship  and  threw  ing  machine.  Suggestion  made  pair  list  made  up  and  approved.  sion  on  new  Coast  Guard  papers.  tion, carried to  concur  with Head­ additional  work  on  department  that  all  crewmembers  receive  an  Three  departments  to  alternate  Ship's  Delegate  read  Headquar­ quarters  letter  on  time  off  and  members.  Crew  concurred  with  itemized  slip  at  payoff  stating  in»  keeping  recreation  room  and  ters  communication  concerning  unloading  cargo.  Brother  Joe  communication  concerning "time  wages  and  overtime.  Suggestion  laundry  clean.  Jan.  2 — Chairman,  L.  Gillis;  time  off  and  unloading  cargo.  Bush  claims  his  Arabian  friends  off  and  unloading  cargo.  made  that  men  should  not  send  Secretary,  J.  Vorke.  Delegates  Entire  crew  voted  support.  Mo­ lave  been  using  his  name  for  clothes  to  National  Cleaners  in  reported  disputed  overtime  and  ^ ft ft ft  tion  carried  to  work  toward  in­ testimonials  without  his  permis­ SEABEAVER  (Colonial),  Feb.  Durban,  as  they  are  gyp  artists,  the  three  day's  room  allowance  creasing  the  milk  supply  to  that  sion,  and  he  wants  to  go  on  8  —  Chairman,  Buddy  Benson;  ft ft ft  for  time  ship  was  in  drydock.  carried  on  other  SlU­contracted  record  that  he  has  not  given  Secretary,  Jack  Ryder.  Delegates  CHILORE  (Ore),  Jan.  28  —  Ten  items  presented  to  Captain  ships.  them  his  permission  for  such.  reported  number  of  books  and  Chairman,  H.  Collier;  Secretary,  for  repair.  Motion  carried riot  to  »  &  »  permits  in  departments.  Motion  T.  Hansen.  Delegates  reported  payoff  untU  all  beefs  are  settled,'  GOVERNMENT  CAMP  (Cities  carried  to  have  Patrolman  check  number  of  books  and  permits  ft ft ft  Service),  Jan.  23  —  Chairman,  the  Stewards  Department  facili­ in  their  departments.  Chairman  YORKMAR  (Calmar),  Nov.  19  John  Annal; Secretary,  B. Jarvis.  ties  on  the  ship  so  he  can  see  read  communications  from  Head­ —Chairman,  F. Engle;  Secretary,  Delegates  reported  the  number  conditions.  Union  education  dis­ quarters,  which  were  unanimous­ W.  Trolle.  Delegates  reported  all  of  books  and  permits  in  their  cussed.  ly  adopted  by  crew.  okay.  Repair  list  made  up  and  ft ft ft  departments.  Motion  carried  to  approved. Steward  reported  he is  ft ft ft  • ft ft ft  have one  man  from  each  depart­ GREELEY  VICTORY  (South  doing  the  best  he  can  to  put  MOTHER  M.L.  (Eagle­Ocean  SEATRAIN  NEW  YORK  (Sea­ ment  clean  the  recreation  room  Atlantic),  Jan.  27—Chairman,  A.  out first  class  meals.  Transport),  Feb.  14 — Chairman,  train),  Jan.  28 — Chairman,  R.  Williams;  Secretary,  H.  Schuch­ daily.  man.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  James  Ward;  Secretary,  James  Sweeney;  Secretary,  John  Mon­ t,  %  %  CAMAS  MEAIJOVS  (US  Pe­ that  draw  lists  to  be  handed  in  McLinden.  Delegates  reported  ast.  Ship's  Delegate  read  com­ ABIQUA  (Cities  Service),  Jan.  troleum  Carriers),  Jan.  21  —  so  money  can  be  paid  in  Frisco.  27—Chairman  (not  given); Secre­ Chairman,  Marion  Luska;  Secre­ Baker  requestea  mixing  machine  tary,  Charles  Hampson.  Dele­ tary;  W.  Murphy.  Delegates  re­ gates  reported  number  of  books  for  galley.  Crew  asked  to  co­ ported.  all  in  order.  Suggestion  and  permits  in  their  depart­ operate  with  sanitary  men  by  made  that  mail  can  be  mailed  ments.  Motion  carried  to find  keeping  gear  off  the  deck..  HEADQUARTERS  REPRESENTATIVES  out  through  company  agent  and  SIU, A&G  District  out  why  Baltimore  Patrolman  Feb.  11  —  Chairman,  Barney  Joe  Algina  Robert  Matthews  charged  to  the" slopchest.  Discus­ did  not  meet  ship  until  she  had  Kinter; Secretary, H. Schuchman.  BALTIMORE  Joseph  Volpian  14  North  Gay  St.  sion  on fire  and  boat  drill  sta­ been  in  port  12  hour's.  Letter  Check  to  be  made  on  Chief  El­ William  Rentz,  Agent  Mulberry  4540  tions.  276  State  St.  read  on  alien  registration.  Dis­ ectrician  to  see  if  he  went  to  BOSTON  SUP  hospital  in  Fi'isco.  Letter  from  Ben  Lawson,  Agent  Richmond  2­0)40  cussion  on  validated  papers.  HONOLULU  16  Merchant  St.  Dispatcher  Richmond  2­0141  Headquarters  on  time  off  and  GALVESTON  Phone  5­8777  308^4—23rd  St.  unloading  cargo  okayed.  Motion  Keith  Alsop,  Agent  Ill  W.  Burnside  St.  Phone  2­6448  PORTLAND  carried  that ship  should  not  have  LAKE  CHARLES,  La.... 1419  Ryan  St.  Beacon  4336  RICHMOND,­Calif  257  5th  St.  sailed  without  a  Chief  Electri­ Keith  Terpe,  Agent  Phone  2599  MOBILE  I  South  Lawrence  St.  ft ft ft  cian,  or  2nd  Electrician  should  Cal  450  Harrison  St.  Tanner,  Agent  Phone  2­1754  SAN  FRANCISCO  i ft  FORT  BRIDGER  (US  Petro­ have  been  promoted.  Discussion  NEW  ORLEANS  Douglas  2­8363  523  Bienville  St.  ALAMAR  (Calmar),  Feb.  4  —  on  $50 fine  for  missing ship,  leum  Carriers),  Feb.  11—Chair­ SEATTLE;  86  Seneca  St.  Lindsey  Williams,  Agent  Chairman,  Elbert  Hogge;  Secre­ Main  0290  man, Gardner;  Secretary,  B. Mig­ Magnolia  6112­6113  ft ft ft  WILMINGTON..,.,^. ..440  Avalon  Blvd.  nano.  Delegates  reported  no  ov­ NEW  YORK  51  Beaver  St.  tary,  Daniel  Biedronski.  Dele­ ALCOA  CLIPPER  (Alcoa),  Terminal  4­3131  HAnover  2­2784  gates  reported  a  food  beef.  Dele­ Feb.  11  —  Chairman,  Repaid  ertime  beefs.  Motions  carried  to  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  gates  reported  number  of  books  Roberts;  Secretary,  Frank  Plop­ Ben  Rees,  Agent  comply  fully  with  Headquarters  Phone  4­1083  Canadian  District  and  permits in  their departments.  pert.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  PHILADELPHIA  request  concerning  upgrading  337  Markr't  St.  463  McGill  St.  and  suggestions  for  new  build­ Market  7­1635  MONTREAL  Repair  list  to  be  made  up  by  that  lodging  will  be  paid  to  all  S.  Cardullo.  Agent  M.Arquette  5909  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  all  departments.  Discussion  on  men  due  it  because  of  welding  ing.  Steward  asked  to  get  a  128!/2  Hollis  St.  Lloyd  Gardner,  Agent  Douglas  2­5475  HALIFAX  use  of  bedspreads  for  tablecloths,  work  in  Mobile.  Motion  carried  SAN  JUAN,  PR....252  Ponce  de  Leon  Phone  3­8911  better  grade  of  ice  cream  in  FORT  WILLIAM. .1 18H  Syndicate  Ave.  Italy.  ft ft ft  to  have  a  night  man  relieve  the  Sal  Colls,  Agent  Ontario  Phone  3­3221  2  Abercorn  St.  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  Fireman  and  Quartermaster  in  SAVANNAH  ft ft ft  103  Durham  St.  E.  B.  Tilley,  Agent  Phone  3­1728  PORT  COLBORNE  HURRICANE  (Waterman),  (Seatrain),  Feb.  11  —  Chairman,  the first  and  last  ports  of  call  SEATTLE  Phone  5591  2700  1st  Ave.  Feb. 12—Chairman,  Daniel  Ticer;  Bill  Frederick;  Secretary,' Joseph  in  the  US.  Discussion  on  buying  Ray  Oates,  Agent  86  Colborne  St.  Seneca  4570  TORONTO  Elgin  5719  Secretary,  Paul  Whitlow.  Dele­ TAMPA  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  Malone.  Delegates  reported  no  of  athletic  equipment.  VICTORIA.  .6I7!4  Cormorant  St.  gates  reported  all in  order. Head­ Ray  White.  Agent  Phone  2­1323  beefs, listed  the number  of  books  Empire  4531  WILMINGTON, Calif.,. .440  Avalon  Blvd.  quarters  communication  on  time  and  permits in  their departments.  BATTLE  CREEK  VICTORY  Jeff  .Morrison,  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  VANCOUVER  565  Hamilton  St.  Suggestion  made  that ­  Steward  (Dolphin  SS  Corp.­Triton).  Jan.  HEADQUARTERS. .51  Beaver St.,  N.Y.C.  Pacific  7824  off  and  unloading  cargo  brought  SYDNEY  304  Charlotte  St  to  crew's  attention  and  adopted  SECRETARY­TREASURER  have  ventilator  screens  in  mess­ 23—Chairman,  L.  Taylor;  Secre­ Phone  6346  unanimously. Suggestion  made  to  Paul  Hall  room  cleaned.  Bulletin  read  from  tary,  Lonnie  English.  Delegates  HEADQUARTERS  .463  McGill  St.  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  check  with  Union  as  to  whether  Headquarters  on  unloading  car­ reported  the  number  of  books  Montreal  MArquette  7377  Earl' Sheppard  go  and  time  off.  Suggestions  for  and permits in  their departments.  (Continued on Page 14) Directory  Of  SIU  Halls  �Page  Ten  THE SEAFARERS Sea­Minded  Guys  Warned  On Buying Worthless Info'  To  Ihe  Editor:  LO& Friday.  March  9,  1951  Quartet From  The  Puerto Rico  terested  in  going  to  sea  is  to  steer  clear  of  this  particular  type  of  salesman.  Actually,  this  outfit  cannot  issue  sea­ men's  papers.  All  it  can  do  is  tell  you  to  go  to  the  Coast  Guard  for  the  papers,  and  you  don't  have  to  pay  for  that  kind  of  information.  As  for  teaching  anyone  how  to  be­ come  a  seaman  by  sending  them  a  booklet  to  look  over—  well,  it's  just  plain  silly.)  Take Treatment  At First Sign  Of  Flu: Korolia  To  the  Editor:  >"  I  am  writing  you  this  letter  s  Well,  Brothers,  here  I  am  da  because  I  would  like  to  have  some  information  concerning  a  the  good' ship  Del  Monte,  after  certain  "Seafarers  Guide,"  put  being  beached  for  over  fiv^  out  by  another  outfit  out  to  get  uaonths.  money  from  men  who  are  in­ I  am  writing  this  letter  in  the  terested  in  finding  out  how  they  hospital  on  the  Del  Monte  and  I  would  like  to  call  to  all  SIU  •   pan  go  to  sea.  members'  attention  that  there  I  have  a  brother­in­law  who,  seems  to  be  a  flu  epidemic  run­ sometime  ago,  heard  an  urgent  ning  around  and  that  it  can  call  over  the  radio  and  saw  it  spread  easily.  in  the  papers,  saying'  that  the  So  be  careful  if  you  get  a  sore  country  needed  men  to  man  its  throat,  or  if  your  bones  start  to  ships,  so  he  wrote  into  this  out­ ache,­ or  if  you've  been  sneezing  fit  for  information.  frequently.­Go  get  your  temper7  They  sent  him  a  pamphlet  ature  taken  to  see  if  you  have  a  called  the  "Seafarers  Guide"  fever,  as  that  is  one  way  in  with  all  kinds  of  "info"  on  how  which  you  can  tell  if  you  have  to  get  into  the  merchant  marine.  the  flu  bug.  Since  actions  supposedly  speak  louder  than  words,  it  ap­ I've  read  it  over  several  times  To the Editor:  TAKE  SHOTS  and  to  me  the  dope  they  give  is  In  case  any  of  my  former  pears  that  this  foursome  on  the  Bull  Lines'  passenger  ship  are  so  damned  exact  that  it  sounds  shipmates  have  been  wondering  content  with  the shape of  things as  they  relax  during  stopover  If  and  when  any  ship  you're  to  me  like  a  phony  deal,  some­ why  they haven't seen  me aroimd  in  Trujillo  City.  Left  to  right:  Sid  Bernstein,  Deck  Steward;  aboard  brings  up  the  matter  of  Dom  Pasqua,  Bath  Steward;  Allen  Friend,  MM,  and  Ray  taking  shots  for  the  flu,  take  thing  like  the  Merchant  Mar­ any  of  the  Halls  lately,  it's  be­ iners  Club  of  America  that  ex­ cause  I have  been  reactivated  in  Garafola,  QM»  them,  as  there  is  nothing  to  it.  isted  around  1945  and  1946.  the  Marine  Corps.  You  get  one  shot  every  48  hours  My  brother­in­law  also  sent  The  last  shipboard  job  I  had  until  you've  had  six  shots.  Then  three  dollars  to  this  outfit  to  was. ah  organizing  job  on  a  Mar  you  get  a  booster.  Taking  these  get  papers  by  which  he  could  Trades  ship,  the  Eileen.  We  sail­ shots  is  protection  for  all  corin  sail.  As  yet,  he  hasn't  received  ed  for  Korea  and  it  looks  as  earned,  because  if  any  ship  ar­?  any  further  word.  egate  for  consideration  and  if  rives  in  port  with  several  cases  though  it  won't  be  long  before  To  the  Editor:  approved  to  be  given  to the  next  of  the flu  there  may  be  no  shore  I  would  appreciate  it  if  you  I'll  be  there  again.  But  I  don't  Herewith  is  a  copy  of  a  reso­ negotiating  committee  to  enter  liberty.  The  ship  may  be  quar­ would  look  into  this  and  notify  believe  it'll  be  on  a  ship.  If  it  lution  drawn  up  aboard  the  SS  into  the  contract.  antined.  is,  however,  I  hope it  is  an  SIU  all  Seafarers  through  the  LOG  Cavalier:  If  you  get  anyone  of  the  ail­r  Jack  Parker  ship.  that  it  is  a  phony  deal.  ments  I  have  mentioned  above,  W.  G.  Black  Whereas: Each  job in the Stew­ William  P. Grabenauer  We  have  a  pretty  good  bunch  and  you  confine  yourself  to  bed,  W. .C,  Eubanks  of  men  in  the  SIU  and  I  hope  ards  Department dealing  directly  you'll  probably  be  okay  in  twq  ..  Mike  RomaUio  (Editor's  note:  Every  once  they  continue  to' do  the  work  with  passengers,  requires special  or  three  days.  in  awhile,  we  hear  of  me^  they have  been doing. I also hope  pants, shoes,  socks,  ties,  etc., and  On  this  ship  we  have  one  jof  spending  good  dough  for  a  that  I have  the .privilege of  sail­ Whereias:  With  each  different  Galveston  Payoff  Job  the  best..  Pmsers  afloat,  none  lot  of  high­sounding  talk  put  ing  with  them  again  under  as  job  these  items  vary  somewhat,  Suits Sea Cloud  Crew  other  than  Jerry  Lurie,  who , is  out  by  outfits  that  say  they'll  good  conditions  when  I  get  out.  and  known  by  thousands  of  seamen.  tell  you  how  you  can  learn  Whereas:  On  each  different  To  the  Editor:  We  get  good  treatment  and  a  BE  SEEING  YOU  how  to  become  a  seaman  and  passenger  ship  the  Steward  has  Just  a  few  lines  to  say. we  of  diet  ,of  juices  and  soups.  Yes,  how  to  get  your  seamen's  I  really  had  it  smooth  sailing  his  own  varying  ideas  on  what  papers—all  for  a  "small  sum."  while  being  an  active  member  should  be  worn,  the  expense  to  the  crew  of­  the  SS  Sea  Cloud  Brothers,  if  you  catch  the  bug  The  best  thing  for  anyone  in­ of  the  SIU.  If  I  get  stationed  in  be  met  by  each  man  out  of  his  paid  off  in  the  Port  of  Galves­ in  time,  you'll  be  okay  in  noth­t  ing  flat.  But  if  you  allow .it  tq  any  of  the  ports,  I  will  be  look­ own  money  eats  into  his  take­ ton,  and  that  we  sure  got  go­ad  go  along  without  doing  any­ representation  from  Port  Agent  ing  forward  to  meeting  some  of  home  pay  for  these  items,  and  Bridge  Came  thing  about  it,  you  can  run  into  Keith  Alsop  and  Patrolman  C.  the  boys.  Whereas:  Other  jobs  are  al­ (Whitey)  Tannehill.  serious  trouble.  Well,  I  better  close  now,  it's  lowed  a  uniform  allowance  for  We  had  a  good  trip  and  we  By  the  time  this  is  publishedi  Washington's  Birthday,  but  there  the  same  amount  of  required  all  signed  on  again  for  another  I'll  be  making  the  rounds  in  isn't  any  overtime  in  this  organ­ clothing,  therefore  trip.  Tell  all  the  boys  hello  and  Brazil,  checking  on  all  my  se­ ization.  But  there  will  be  again  Be  It  Resolved:  That  this  rec­ the  best  for* this  year.  noritas  after  an  absence  of  14  for  me  if  you  guys  continue  to  ommendation  be  forwarded  to  months.  Happy  sailing  to  all!  .  Joe  Banson  have  job  protection.  Spider  Korolia  Engine  Delegate  Headquarters  by  this  Ship's  Del­ While  I'm  at  it  I'd  better  say  hello  to  some  of  the  boys  like  Jack  Wooten,  George  Bauer,  Pete  Hoagy,  Ski  Walecki,  A1  Belt  and  all  the  boys  in  Balti­ more.  Roy  Hughes  Seafarer Hughes  Recalled  By  US  Marine  Corps  Cavalier  Crewmen  Suggest  Steward  Uniform  Allowance  Log'A'Rhythm Incident  Of  French  Shore  Leave  iSi: By "Chanvig"  'Old  Man' Diamond To  Ride If Things Get Worse  You  know  we  Paolians  stormed  France  Some  miles or so away;  To  the  Editor:  Call it  what  you  will,  or  romance,  Please  send  the  LOG  to  me  at  What  it's worth, or  gainsay  Gallatin,  Tenn.  I  am  moving  there  from  my  present  home  in  The  time  of  leave is short  ashore.  Things are  many  to do;  Baltimore.  Keep  up  the  good  work  in  Dewey  and  I in  pair  made for  Shopping  to do  and  brew.  keeping  our  Union  free  of  com­ .  Frank  Gages,  DM,  tops  off  Jim  Rawlins  (left).  Bosun,  and  A1  Sandino,  DM,  as  they  chip  paint  with  electric  guns  on  bridge  wing  of  the  SS  Sea­ irain  New  York.  Lurking  near­ by  at  the  time  was  camera­ man  and  shipmate  Glen  Vin­ son.­;.;:.  mies  and  of  all  kinds of  fascism.  The  clock  had  us licked,  for  its  hands  Give  aU  the  boys  my  regards,  Had  no dbows  to bend,  and  if  things  get  any  worse  this  "old  man"  will  call  for  his  book  And, as ours did,  our  parched  demands  Did  fuller  time  distend.  again.  Until  then,  my  best  wishes  to  Till at last  I turned to Dewey  And  urged  to do  pur  chores.  the  SIU.  I  eagerly  .await  the  LOG  at  all .times.  And  later  quaff  the foam  brcwey  ,;.. WhiUt­t^:; tp;t^^  "Rightj" he  said,  "we've letters  to send  ;  And other  things to do,  r  So  many  days at  sea  we  spend,  .  And  hours  ashore  are  few,  ­1  It's hard  to crowd  our  time so  close,  J  But  hurry  and  we'll see  •  ,  ;  If—wait,  perhaps  to ask  I s'pose  r  r ,  The whereabouts of  places,  we ­ ­r ­ i"  h^ot  quite incoherent,  but  near,  I smiled  a  silly, smile  ,  As  walked  toward  us did  appear  .  > ?  An  old  la,dy  of  style.  /  '  He spoke  to her, made gallant  bow,  Kissed  her cheeks  with  French grace, i  Amazed, I asked, "Post  office  now ?  • ^Helh no!  Her  daughter's  place."  I'l  [,'J  K] ;J  �Friday,  March  9,  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Think  It's Easy?  Seamen's Forward Strides Held Impossible  Without Aggressive Union Representation  To  the  Editor:  m  Page  Eleven  ommendations  didn't  mean  any­ things  that  they  didn't  have  in  thing  until  seamen  got  them­ those  Jays.  But  those  refrigera­ I  just  got  through  reading  the  selves  union  representation.  tors  wouldn't  be  any  better  article  by  Bunker  in  the  last  stocked  than  the  food  barrels  If  we  didn't  have  the  strong  issue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  were  100  years  ago,  if  we  didn't  on  conditions  that  existed  for  organization  with  the  on­the­ have  Union  organization  and  rep­ spot  representation  that  we  have  seafaring  men  about  100  years  today,  we  wouldn't  have  come  resentatives  to  keep fighting  the  ago.  operators  to  improve  the  feed­ The  thing  that  impressed  me'  such  a  long  way  in  the  past  100  ing and  other conditions  on  board  in' the  article,  along  with  how  years.  As  a  matter  of  fact  the  ship.'  rugged  it  was  to  make  a  living  biggest  gains  made  by  seamen  TOUGH  CUSTOMERS  at  sea,  was  that  a  gogd  many  have  been­  made  in  the  last  10  of  those  conditions  could  exist  or  12  years,  and  mostly  in  the  Shipowners  are  no  different  today—if  it  weren't  for'the  fact  last  five  or  six.  from  any  other  group  of  bosses.  that  we  are organized  in  a strong  A  lot  of  guys  who  have  come  They're  in  business  to  make  a  into  the  SIU  lately  might  have  profit,  and  they'll  give  the  people  body.  The  article  says  that  Richard  the  idea  that  the  present  high  working  for  them  as  little  as  Dana,  who  wrote  yarns  about  wage  scale  that  we  have,  the  they  can.  They  give  only  what  seamen,  helped  get  several  mari­ manning  scales,  the  detailed  they  have  to  give.  time  laws  in  those­  days  that  working  agreements  and  all  the  Seamen  haven't  got  any  more  gave  the  seaman  a  lot  of  rights  rest  just  came  about  gradually.  rights  today  than  they  had  20  Body  building  enlhusiasis on Salem  Maritime  group  behind  he  never  had.  Dana  also  recom­ Just  for  the  record,  I'd  like  years  ago.  But  any  SIU  man  bar­bell  for  photo  by  Brother  Deri.  Men  are  identified  as  (left  mended  that  shipowners  get  out  to  remind  them  that  we  have  a  today  would  consider  a  sea­ to right)  Ed,  AB;  John.  Wiper;  John:  Bill.  AB;  Ray,  Pumpman;  and  see  that  their  ships  were  chance  to  enjoy  a  decent  liveli­ man's  life  of  20  years  ago  as  a  Harvey,  AB;  Smitty,  Wiper,  and  Reynolds,  OS.  put  in  decent  shape  and  made  hood  and  some  security  only  be­ dog's  life.  into'  fit  places  for  seamen  to  oause  the SIU  was strong  enough  The  difference  in  conditions  of  work  and  live.  to  fight  foro—  and  win  —  these  then  and  now  is  only  that  to­ things.  UNION  DID  IT  day  we  have  Union  organization.  I  agree  with  Bunker  that  these  • '  Sure,  we've got  refrigerators on  Seamen's  rights—no  matter  how­ seamen's  rights  and  Dana's  rec­ ships  today  and  a  lot  of  other  nice  they  look  on  paper—don't  mean  a  thing  if  you're  not strong  enough  to  back  them  up,  and  to fight  for  them.  The  average  seaman  wouldn't  have  a  chance  as  an  individual  against  a  ship­ ping  company.  <  To  the  Editor:  is  over?  If  I  must  have  the  vali­ UNIONISM  PAYS  OFF  dated  papers  before  I  can  get  There  were  several  things  in  a  ship,  could  I  fill  out  the  form  The  Seafarer  today  gets  what  the  January  26  issue  of  the  SEA­ at  home,  wait  60  days,  then  go  he  is  entitled  to  these  days  be­ FARERS  LOG  that  I  didn't  fully  to  New  York  to  pick  them  up?  pause  he  has  enough  sense  to  understand.  know  that  his  strength  lies  in  Earl  Huebner  On  the  front  page,  in  the  ar­ his  Union.  The  shipping  com­ Clinton.  Iowa  ticle  "Go  After  Your  Rating,"  panies  have  learned  that  the  it  said:  "the  Maritime  Adminis­ (Ed.  Note:  So  far.  no  blank­ Seafarers  are  here  to  stay  and  trator  is  seeking  draft  deferment  et  deferments  have  been  es­ that  they  can  deliver  their  end  for  rated  men  only."  tablished  by  Selective  Service,  of  a  contract.  They  know  the  During  the  year  previous  to  discretion  in  the  matter  of  my  retirement  in  April  1949,  I  deferments  still  being  in  the  SIU  will fight  to  get  its  mem­ bership  a  decent  living  and  de­ sailed  as  Second  Electrician.  (I  hands of  the local  draft'boards.  It's  easy  when  you  know  cent  shipboard  conditions  in  re­ Ship's  Delegate  Deri  is  as  am  married  and  an  expectant  The  SIU  is  pushing  for  a  na­ turn.  how.  Bill  holds  the  115­lb. bar­ adept  with  the  bar­bell  as  he  father.)  tional  policy  of  deferment  for  beU  over  his  head  to  demon­ I  don't  know  whether  I  got  Are  Second  Electricians  con­ seamen,  the  latest  representa­ strate  his  know­how  —  and  is  with  the  camera.  With  one  my  point  across. Anyway, I  think  sidered  to  be  deferable  rated  tion  having  been  made  by  its  hand.  too.  muscles.  men?  Or  does  the  term  "rated  Washington  representative  a  that  when  we  read  about  condi­ men"  apply  only  to  Chief  Elec­ short  time  ago. as  was  reported  tions  that  existed  for  seafaring  tricians?  Are  Firemen  and  Oil­ in  the  last  issue  of  the  LOG.  men  many,  many  years  ago  we  ers  also  deferable?  The  term  "rated  rpen"  referred  ought  to  remember  that  there  In  the  article  headed  "Coast  to  applies  to  all  ratings  sail­ were  no  unions  then.  Guard  Procedures  For  Getting  ing  above  Ordinary  Seamen.  I  really  enjoyed  reading  that  Endorsements,"  on  page  3,  it  was  Messman  and  Wiper.  The  sec­ article  in  the  LOG.  I  just  hate  Also,  the  last  sentence  of  each  stated  that  application  forms  for  ond  question—on  getting  vali­ to  think  how  it  might  be  today  To  the  Editor:  Branch's  minutes  contains  the  validated  papers  are  available  dated  papers  —  was  answered  if  I  had  to  sail  without  the  Just  a  line  asking  that  you  number  of  men  in  attendance  at  any  Coast  Guard  office.  In  on  page  8  of  the  last  issue  of  benefits  of  membership  in  the  change  my  mailing  address  from  at  the  meetings,  as  a  check  iof  order  to  ship  out,  will  it  first  lhe_ LOG. as  follows: "Members  SIU.  Vandalia,  Mo.,  to  New  Haven  any  issue  of  the  LOG  will  be  necessary  for  me  to  acquire  returning  to  sea  can  sail  with  Conn.  I  sure  do  enjoy  reading  M.  (Blackie)  Colucci  show.  If  at  any  time  any  of  validated  papers?  their  old  papers.  However,  the  LOG.  Keep  it  coming.  Could  I  apply  in  writing  for  they  must  apply  for  the  em­ J'm  on  the  beach  here  in  New  this  data  d.oes  not  appear,  it  is  because  it  was  not  given  in  them  now,  before  I  ship  out,  ergency­type  o f  document  Ship  To  Shore  Haven,  at  least  temporai­ily.  I'm  the  original  minutes.)  and  pick  them  up  after  the  trip  when  they  sign­on  aboard  attending  the  Restaurant  In­ ship.  After  they  have  been  stitute  of  Connecticut,  which  is  screened  and  approved,  they  really  okay.  They  have  a  lot  on  Say  Uncle  will  be  issued  the  new  papers.  the  ball  there.  It  is  for  sure  that  Ihey  do  r.ot  lose  any  time  you­ can't  take  eight  to  sixteen  waiting  for  the  validated  months  of  cooking  instruction  papers.")  without  learning  something.  I  think  that  the  Stewards  De­ partment  training  school  pro­ RINEHARTS  DONATE  gram  being  set  up  by  the  Union  BLOOD  REGULARLY  is  a  darn  good  idea.  I'm  all  for  TO  AID SEAMEN  it.  A  couple  of  suggestions  I'd  To  the  Editor:  like  to  make:  I  receive  the  SEAFARERS  One  is  that  the  ships'  minutes  LOG  every  two  weeks  and  I  all  have  the  date  on  them  (only  sure  enjoy  reading  it,  as  it  keeps  a  few  do),  and  perhaps  even  me  informed  about  the  Union  state  where  she  is  bound.  while  my  husband,  "Reds"  Rine­ Also  that  the  Branch  meetings  hart,  is  at  sea.  state  how  many  men  actually  He  is  now  Deck  Engineer  attended  that  meeting.  If  this  aboard  the  SS  Anniston  City.  was  done,  it  would  be  easier  to  When  he  is  home,  we  make  it  figure  out  how  many  men  were  a  rule  to  go  to  the  Baltimore  there  waiting  for. jobs.  As  it  is,  After  six  years  of  sailing  on  Marine Hospital  and  donate  blood  you  only  know  how  many  reg­ SIU  ships.  Cecil  B.  Miles  has  for  merchant  seamen.  istered  and  shipped  in  the  past  He  hasn't  been  home  since  turned  to  foot­slogging  for  the  two  weeks. .  ­  ~  ­ September,  but  I  still  go  every  US  Army.  Here  he  is  during  Bill  E.  Doyle  Mutual  admiration  is  written  all  over  the  faces  of  Sea­ two  months  to  donate  blood,  maneuvers  somewhere  near  (Ed.  hole:  All  ships'  minutes  farer  Luden  Robert*  Elie  and  his  niece,  Laurice  McCarthy.  Camp  Atterbury.  Indiana,  which  I  credit  to  the  SIU.  appearing  in  digest  form  in  Laurice's  parents  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  McCarthy  of  New  where  he's  temporarily  sta­ Mrs.  Gertrude  Rinehart  the  LOG  give  the  dates  on  Britain.  Conn.  tioned.  Baltimore.  Md.  which  the  meetings  were  held.  No  Delay  In  Shipping  Out  When Filing For New Papers  student  Cook  Hails  SIU's  Steward  Training Program  �Page  Twelve  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Senate Report On CS Drive  Reveals SIU Won Rough Go  SIU Sweetlieait  Friday,  March  8,  i9SI  Fund's 500G Bond Purchase  As  Confident  Move  To  the  Editor:  I :J  To  the  Editor:  paign,  like  the  Isthmian  cam­ SIU  trustees  made  the  very  wise  If  I  have  to  say  so  myself,  decision  that  they  did  when  they  paign  and  the  many  other  prob­ Reading  about  the  Senate  La­ lems  tackled  by  our  Union,  when  the  SIU  does  something  it  moved  for  purchase  of  US  Gov­ bor  subcommittee's  report  on  the  proves  that  we  can  do  a  job—  does  it  right.  That  news  about  ernment  bonds.  hearing  held  in  the  Cities  Ser­ no  matter  what  obstacles are  the  Welfare  Plan  investing $500,­ As  a  result,  our  welfare  as  vice  case  got  me  to  thinking  stuck  in  our  way.  000  of  its  reserves  in  Govern­ seamqn  is  tied  in  with  the  wel­ about  a  few  things.  ment  bonds  proves  my  point.  fare  of  the  nation. We  know  darn  I  guess  the  answer  is  that  The  Senate  committee  recom­ we've  got  a  membership  that  By  putting  that  much  dough  well  that  there  is  no  future  fo;:  mended  that  Congress  investi­ will  stick  together  through  thick  in  bonds  issued  by  the  United  any  union  man  under  any  kind  gate  the  employment  practices  in  and  thin  and  see  things  through.  States Government,  the  SIU Wel­ of  system  that  isn't  democratic.  the  unorganized  sections  of  the  It  proves  that  a  united  member­ fare  Plan  has  done  more  than  The  way  I  look  at  it  is  this  maritime  industry,  and  its  rec­ ship,  plus  good  planning  and  just  make  sure  that  its  money  way:  We  Seafarers  are  always  ommendation  was  based  on  what  strategy,  can  accomplish  most  will  draw  interest  which,  by  the  ready  to  do  our  share  in fighting  it  found  out  in  the  Cities  Ser­ anything.  way,  was  a  smart  enough  move  to  preserve  the  kind  of  setup  we  vice  hearings­,  according  to  the  in  itself.  have  in  this  country.  I  think  Albert  Lee  story  in  the  LOG.  I  believe  that  this  bond  pur­ we've showed  that  much  already.  The committee feels that  things  This  winsome  lass  has  been  chase  is  typical  of  the  sound  ap­ And  I'm  sure  that  we're  ready  are  pretty  rugged  in  the  unor­ voted  one  of  the  sweethearts  proach  m^e by the  SIU in  meet­ to  do  that  much,  and  more,  once  ganized  tanker field.  Cities  Ser­ of  the  Del ­Norte  by  Seidarers  ing  practically  any  situation  it  again  if  our  country  is  ever  in  *  danger.  vice  was  one  of  the  leaders  of  aboard  the  Mississippi  ship.  faces.  The  SIU  has  a  record  in, fight­ Not  only  that,  we're  certaiil  the  labor  spy  set­up  until  the  She's  Shirley  Louise  Camp­ ing  the  communists  as  enemies  that  the  democratic  way  will  al­ SIU  brought  it  under  contract.  bell,  whose  dad  is  Coolidge  of  democracy  that  I think  is  sec­ ways  win  out  and,  as  our  pur­ So  I  was  thinking  that  we  CampbeU,  AB.  Sweet  choice,  ond  to  none.  The  investment  in  chase  of  Government  bonds  To  the  Editor:  must  have  plenty  on  the  ball  if  • we'd say.  .  Government  bonds  carries  this  shows,  we're  willing  to  stake  a  we  were  able  to  bust  through  While  in  a  Korean  port  re­ fight  just  a  bit  fiu^ther.  It  shows  huge  hunk  on  the future  Am­ all  the  obstacles  that  were  put  cently,  I saw  a  seaman  sell some  ARMY  COULD  USE  that  we  believe firmly  in  the fu­ erica,  and  on  our  belief  in  it.  in  the  Union's  way  and  to  come  whiskey  to  a  soldier.  I  don't  ture  of  our  country  and  its  de­ That  story  of  the  Welfare  but  with  an  agreement  with  a  know  which  imion  the  salesman  PATROLMAN, SAYS  mocracy.  Plan's  investment  was  about  the  major  tanker  company.  belonged  to,  but  that's  besides  PRIVATE BECAR  It  shows,  too,  that  we  pay  biggest  and  best  news  I've  read  I  wonder  if  all  of  us  who  are  the  point.  There's  a  lesson  in  it  To  tho  Editor:  more  than  lip .service,  and  that  anywhere  in  a  long  time.  Makes  sailing  the  ships  have  ever  taken  for  all  of  us.  we  have  faith  in  the  future  of"  me  feel  even  more  proud  to  call  time  out  to  think  of  what  a  I  want  to  have  the  LOG  sent  our  democratic institutions.  I, for  myself  a Seafarer.  My  experience  is  that  there  struggle  it  was  to  get  CS  under  aren't  many  guys  in  our  Union  to  me  while  I'm  in  the  Army.  one, am  particularly glad that  the  Jim  Allerlon  the  SIU  banner.  who'll  go  in  for  this  type  of  As  you  know,  a  lot  of  us  SIU  BEAT  NMU  salesmanship,  but  one  g\iy  can  men  are  being  taken  in  the  I  really  think  that  sometimes  be  enough  to  ruin  everything.  Army,  and  most  of  us  who  love  our  membership  doesn't  fully  ap­ Selling  whiskey  to  servicemen  the  sea  miss it  and  our  old  ship­ preciate  the  tremendous  job  that  would  be a  harmful  thing  to  our  mates  very  much.  was  done  in  that fleet,  especially  members,  because  it  would  be  The  Army  is  no  joke,  es­ To  the  Editor:  Like  Dushane  said,  the  prob­ since  the  company  had  said  that  bad  publicity  for  the  Union.  pecially  for  men  who  have  been  lem  of  manning  the  country's  no  union  would  ever  make  head­ What  hurts  our  Union,  hurts  our  used  to  good  SIU  representation.  I'm  not  of  draft  age  so  what  merchant  ships  is  a  national  one  I have  to say  is strictly  from  the  way  in  its fleet.  Remember,  too,  membership  and  vice­versa.  I  sure  wish  at  times  that  I  had  standpoint  of  seamen  in,  general.  and  it  seems  that'  local  boards  that  the  company  had  been  suc­ If  any  of  our  men  were  caught  a  Patrolman  here  to  straighten  In  the last  issue  of  the SEAFAR­ are  not  hep  to  it,  otherwise  they  cessful  in  smashing  the  NMU's  selling  liquor  to  GIs  in^ Korea,  out  a  few  things.  wouldn't  continue  to. dtaft  skill­ attempt  to  organize  its  seamen  all  of  our  good  work—and  the  But  one  of  these  days,  I'll  be  ERS  LOG  I  read  with  great  in­ ed  seamen  throughout  the  na­ terest  of  what  our  Washington  on  two  occasions.  Army  has  already  acknowledged  able  to  go  back  to  the  job  I  tion.  Diuring  the  thick  of  the fight,  the  job  we  are  doing  on  several  love.  In  the  meantime,  please  representative,  Matthew  Du­ shane,  has  been  doing  to  try  to  As  the  SIU's  representative  in  when  the  company  seemed  to  be  occasions^would  be  covered  up  send  me  the  LOG  so  I  can  keep  get  Selective  Service  officials  to  Washington,  I  think  that  Du­ getting  away  with  its  stalling  by  the  bad  publicity  resulting  informed  and  not  be  ignorant  set  up  a  policy  of  defermept  for  shane  rates a  vote  of  thanks,  not  and firing,  and  all  the  rest  of  its  from  a  few  irresponsible  guys.  of  what's  happening  on  the  sea­ merchant  seamen.  only  from  the  seamen,  but  from  maneuvers,  I  recall  that  there  faring  front.  Dushane's  argument  in  favor  the  nation  as  a  whole,  for  work­ TYPICAL  GUYS  were  even  a  few  of  our  own  Pvt.  Stephen  Becar,  of  such  a  policy  packed  the  real  ing  in  what  certainly  is  the  best  men  who  felt  that  the  SIU  was  No  SIU  man  likes  to  get  a  ER­13313211  meat  of  the  situation,  and  the  inte^:ests  of  our  national  defense  banging  its  head  against  a  stone  raw  deal,  and  the  typical  GI  is  5th  E.T.C.,  T.O.S.  proper  Government  representa­ effort.  He's  been  right  on  the  wall.  It  might  have  looked  that  just  like  the  typical  Seafarer  in  Aberdeen  Proving  Ground,  tives  would  be  very  wise  to  pay  ball.  way  at  times,  but  the  Union  cer­ this  respect.  Maryland  Robert  Cromwell  attention to  his  recomrhendations.  tainly  must  have  known  what­it  Let's  not  jeopardize  continued  recognition  of  the  job  Seafarers  was  doing.  After  all,  I also  remember  that  are  performing  in  getting  the  during  the  Isthmian  campaign  goods  to  the  front  lines.  If  you  there  were  guys  in  our  Union  see  anyone  selling  whiskey  to  a  who  said  that  the  company  soldier  in  Korea  it's  your  duty  it  out,  not  once  but  twice.  I  fine  crew.  Or  as  I  was  informed  would  never  be  organized,  and  to  see  that  the  practice  is  stop­ To  the  Editor:  was ­going  to  give  one  copy  of  by  a  British  brigadier  in  Mom*­ that  we  were  wasting  our  time  ped.  ana  energy  in  trying  to  win  a  This,  of  course,  doesn't  mean  This  is  my first  letter  to  the  it  to  the  Seamen's  Club  in* Dur­ basa,  "a  happy  ship."  And  as  contract. But  we  nailed  that  one,  that  if  a  seaman  has  a  bottle  he  LOG  by  way  of. giving  a  big  ban  but  we  missed  that  port  this  Edward  G.  Robinson  commented  shouldn't  give  a  GI  one  or  two  build­up  to  a  wonderful  trip.  'time.  in  a  movie,  "with  everything  too.  I've  felt  right  along  that  when  on  the  house—if  no  rules  will  be  We  sailed  from  New  York  on  I  almost  forgot  to  mention  first  class."  the  SIU  sets  out  on  a  course,  it  broken.  If  the  situation  were  re­ the  Robin  Wentley  last  Decem­ that  this  is  a fine  ship  with  a  Phil  Tole  ber  5  for  the  African  run,  went  versed,  you'd  appreciate  it.  will  make  port.  The  success  of  the  CS  cam­ Whiley  Held  all  the  way  around  and  are  now  Here's  Chick  on  the  way  back  to  Capetown.  The  Wentley  softball  champs  played  three  games  in  Mombasa  taking  the  first  game  from  the  team  of  the  SS  African  Mo'On.  Every  Seafarer  aboard  ship  is  right  where  the  news  In  the  other  two  games,  played  is  breaking.  What  goes  on  aboard  SlU­contracted  ships  with  a  local  British  team  in  the  and  the activities of  their  crewmembers can  make interest­ same  port,  we  broke  even.  Also  in  Mombasa,  on  or  about  ing  reading.  January  18,  in  the  patio  of  the  All  you  have  to  do  to  translate  these  activities  into  Palace  Hotel,  I  kissed  the  hand  of  the  beautiful  Princess  Aly  stories  or  reports  to  be  read  by  the  rest  of  the  member­ Khan,  better  known  as  Rita  ship  is  to  jot  down  the  facts  and  forward  them  to  the  Hayworth.  SEAFARERS  LOG.  If  you  can  turn  out  a  good  yarn,  The  Khan  himself  bowed  six  times  and  gave  me  a  big' smile,  that's fine.  But  if  you  think  you  can't,  then  all  you  need  so  I  have  the  idea  I  must  have  do is write down the details and  we'll  take care of  the rest.  done  the  correct  thing.  In  Mozambique,  the  devotees  Pictures  heighten  the  interest  of  a  story,  so  if  you  of  Izaak  Walton  aboard  this  ship  have  snapshots  taken  on  your  voyage,  send  them  along  caught  enough fish  for  every­ body.  too.  I made  one  trip with  this com­ pany  about  three  years  ago,  and  Let's  make  every  Seafarer  a  reporter.  Submit  your  Bosun  Chick  Troche  of­the  SS  Arizpa  strikes  a  ifghting  on  that  trip  studied  and  memo­ stuff  to  the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  51  Beaver  Street,  New  rized  the  Constitution  of  the  pose,  but  with  a  smile  on  his  face,  for  the  ship's  cameraman.  United  St­ates.  this  trip,  in  Despite  the  stance.  Chick  >s.  a  congeniaS  guy,  «  good  sailor,  York4,  N.  Y.  my  spare  time,  I  have  written  good shipmate and  good  Union  man. What  more could  you  ask?  Warns Against  Peddling  Liquor  To Guys In Khaki  Dushane's  Draft  Stay  Plea  Wins Approval As 'Good Job'  Tole  Kisses  Princess  Rita's  Hand  Once,  Receives  Six  Salaants  From  Hubby  Khan  Every  Seafarer  A  Reporter  ­1­­ • 1  11;,  if­ r �Friday.  March  9,  1951  THIS  SEAFARERS  LOG  Crews  Back  Union  Policy,  Returns Show  Union  Wreckers  Warned  The  SIU  ii  on  record  that  charges  will  be  placed  agaiaat  men  guilty  of  being  the  following:  PILFERERS:  Men  who  walk  off  ships .with  crew's  equip­ ment  or ship's  gear, such  as  sheets,  towels, ship's  stores,  cargo,  etcw  for  sa]||9  ashore.  WEEDHOUNDS:  Men  who  are  in  the  possession  of  or  who  use  marijuana  or  other  narcotics  on  board  an  SIU  ship  or  in  the  vicinity  of  an  SIU  Hall.  GASHOUND  PERFORMERS:  Men  who  jeopardize  the  safety  of  their  shipmates  by  drinking  while  at  work  on  a  ship  or  who  turn  to  in  a  drunken  condition.  Those  who  disrupt  the  operation  of  a  ship,  the  payoff  or  sign­on  by  being, gassed  up.  All  Seafarers,  members  and  officials  alike,  are  under  obligation  to  place  chitrges  against  these  types  of  chsuracters.  Page  Thirl'  FBI  Bjrector  Asks  People  To Join  In  Security Watch  J.  Edgar  Hoover,  director  of  United  States  against  spying  and.  the  Federal  Bureau  of  Investiga­ sabotage.  tion",  called  on  all  Americans  to­ Hoover  issued  his  caU  in  a  day  to  mount  guard  on  the  na­ statement,  on  national  security  tion's  internal  security,  but  prepared  for  The  Associated  warned  against  "witch  hunts."  Press  at  its  request.  He  said  the  country's  enemies  "As  our  mobilization  program  were  stirring  and  that  every  becomes  a  reality,  we  must  ex­ loyal  citizen  had  a  share  of  re­ pect  that  those  who  would  like  sponsibility  in  protecting  the  to  weaken  America  will  move  into  action,"  he  said.  "The  com­ munist  party  has  become  moire  and  more  an  underground  or­ ganization."  (Continued from Page I) were  to  turn  to for  the  discharg­ ing  operation  in  a  foreign  port.  The  unloading  in  question  was  made  necessary  by  the  emerg­ ency  confronting  the  nation  and  its  allies.  Because  of  the  gravity  of  the  international  situation,  and  the  consequent  need  for  continuing  an  uninterrypted flow  of  supplies  to  the  democratic na­ tions  and  the  US  Armed  Forces,  WATCH  FOR  THESE  the  SIU  urged  all  hands  to  turn  The  FBI  head  said  the  public  to  as  requested.  should  be  alert  to  report  direct­ ly  to  the  FBI  all  information  OBSERVE  CONTRACT  Polio  str^ick  again  in  1950.  For  jor  epidemics  for  six  of  the  last  In  messages  to  all  contracted  the  third  consecutive  year,  in­ eight  years,  was  hit  harder  Other  personnel  furnished  on  relating  to:  the  same  basis  included  more  1.  Allegations  of  espionage,  sa­ ships  throughout  the  world,  the  fantile  paralysis  went  on  a  ram­ than  ever  before.  than  100  physical  therapists  and  botage  or  subversive  activities.  SIU  pointed  out  that  the  Union  page  across  the  nation,  striking  Virginia,  with  a  long  record  approximately  120  nursing  con­ 2.  Foreign  submarine  landings.  contract  makes  provisions  for  more  than  30,000  men,  women  of  light  incidence,  suddenly  sultants.  3.  Suspicious  parachute  land­ this  type  of  cargo  work  and  and  children.  found  itself  the  focal  point  of  March  of  Dimes  money  ship­ ings.  stressed  the  need  for  sticking  ped  more  than  $1,000,000  worth  4.  Possession  and  distribution  Only once  before—in 1949—had  a  raging  epidemic.  to  the  agreement.  , Maryland  and'  Iowa  watched  of  iron  lungs,  hot  pack  machines  of  foreign­inspired  propaganda.  polio  attacked  with  greater  vio­ . The  question  of  time  ashore  lence.  The  toll  of  that  tragic  their  case  records  climb  to  un­ and  other  vital  equipment  on  5.  Theft  or  unauthorized  pos­ was  brought  up by  the Union  be­ year  was  still  being  counted  as  precedented  heights.  But,  whe­ spot  notice  from  seven  equip­ session  or  purchase  of  large  cause  some  crews  in  war  areas  the  fresh  onslaught  began.  ther  records  were  broken  or  not,  ment  depots  strategically  located  quantities  of firearms,  ammuni­ may  feel  that  they  are  being  de­ it  was  evident  that  the  entire  throughout  the nation.  tion  or  explosives,  or  short­wave  prived  of  some "o  f  the  traditional  Hospitals  and  clinics  were  still  nation  still  was  being  battered  transmitters  and  receivers.  ALL­OUT  WAR  rights  they  enjoy  under  normal  crowded  with  polio  patients  by  a  polio  wave  higher  than  any  6.  Poisoning  of  public  water  Up  to  mid­October  these  de­ supplies.  circumstances.  Going  ashore,  was  from  previous  epidemics  who  in  our  previous  experience.  were  depending  upon  March  of  one  of  these.  The  last  three  years  have  been  pots  had  rushed  into  epidemic  7.  Chartering  of  airplanes  for  Dimes  aid  for  continuing  treat­ the  three  blackest  polio  years  in  zones  521  respirators,  299  hot  flights  over  restricted  areas.  HANDLE  BEEFS  PROPERLY  ment.  pack  machines,  more  than  200  The  Union  advised,  therefore,  Then,  on  top  of  this staggering  the  nation's  history.  Cumulative  cribs  and  beds,  and  a  heavy  8.  Fires  and  explosions  of  an  that  if  such, a  beef,  or  similar  load,came  the  new  cases.  Dozens,  incidence  for  this  period  reached  volume  of  miscellaneous  hospi­ unusual  nature  affecting  any  phase  of  the  defense  program.  ones,  should  arise,  crewmembers  at  first.  Then  hundreds.  Then  the  monstrous  total  of  100,000  tal  supplies  and  equipment.  should  not  take  time  off  on  thousands  and  more  thousands,  cases—almost  as  many  as  the  March  of  Dimes  money  did  9.  Suspicious  individuals  loit­ their  own,  or  to  make  a  ship­ as  the  epidemic  swept  the  coun­ entire  case  load  for  the  preced­ double  duty  throughout  1950,  ering  near  restricted  areas.  ing  ten  years.  board  beef  out  of  it. Ship's  Dele­  California  to  New  York  paying  for  long­term  care  and  10.  Possession  of  radioactive  Fortunately,  wherever  polio  materials.  gates  were  urged  to  discuss  the  Alaska,  hit,  a  Chapter  of  the  National  rehabilitation  of  thousands  crip­ In  inviting  every  one  to  be  on  problem  with  the  Skipper  and  if  Foundation  for  Infantile  Paraly­ pled  in  previous  years  while  at  the  alert.  Hoover  cautioned  citi­ FUNDS  NEEDED  the  beef  was  not  disposed  of  the  same  time fighting  the  new  zens  against  attempting  to  con­:  satisfactorily  at  that  point,  it  Before  1950  was  over,  March  sis  was  on  the  spot,  ready  to  epidemics.  would  be  handled  at  the  pay­ of  Dimes  funds  had  assisted  in  help  the  patient,  his  family,  and  From May through August,  Na­ duct  their  own  investigations  or  off  in  the  usual  manner,  with  some  measure  more  than  54,000  the  entire  community,  as  neces­ tional  Headquarters  sent  out  engaging  in  gossip  or  idle  rumor.  overtime  being  collected  where  polio  victims  of  this  and  other  sary.  more  than  a  million  dollars  a  MUST  GUARD  LIBERTIES  years—at  a  cost  of  $20,000,000.  The  local  Chapter  was  the  month  to replenish  Chapter funds  called  for  by  the  contract.  "The  protection  of  the  nation's  first  line  of  defense  against  the  The  two  important  points  were  And  that  Wasn't  enough.  exhausted  by  the  double  burden.  internal security is  a  two­fold  re­ The  National  Foundation  for  disease.  Its  chief  weapon  was  If  polio  strikes  again  in  1951,  sponsibility,"  he  said.  "It  must  explained  fully  in  communica­ money — money  contributed  by  tions  forwarded  to  all  SIU  ves­ Infantile  Paralysis,  for  the  sec­ the  American  people  to  the  an­ we  must  be  prepared  to  strike  encompass  not  only  the  safe­ sels  along  with  the  air­mailed  ond  successive  year,  was  forced  nual  March  of  Dimes.  back.  Epidemics  cannot  yet  be  guarding  of  the  nation's  secrets  copies  of  the  LOG.  The  replies  to  operate  at  a  deficit.  prevented.  We  can  no  longer  an­ and  vital  areas,  but  also  guar­ Polio  played  no  favorites  in  March  of  Dimes  money,  ad­ ticipate  "light"  polio  years.  More  antee  that  the  civil  liberties  of  showing  the  overwhelming  ap­ ministered  by  2,822  National  proval  of  the  recommendations  1950.  Every  section  of  the  coun­ Foundation  Chapters  serving  the  people  are  being  stricken,  more  the  citizen  himself  will  not  be  have  been  arriving  at  Headquar­ try  suffered  heavy  attacks.  patients  need  care,  more  money  violated.  Texas,  the  battleground  of  ma­ entire  nation,  has  paid  bills  for  is  needed  than  ever  before.  ters  continually  since  then.  "Vigilante  action  and  'witch  patient  care  totalling  $47,000,000  The  nation's  10  worst  polio  hunts'  only  contribute  to  hys­ during  the last  two  years.  epidemics:  teria.  The  task  at  hand  must  be  EXPENSIVE  FIGHT  1949  42,173  cases  carried  out  in  a  calm  and  or­ Under  the  pressure  of  succes­ 1950  over  30,000  cases  ganized  manner  if  the  resiilts  sive  epidemics  873  Chapters  in  1948  27,902  cases  are  to  be  effective."  45  states  were  broke  by  mid­ 1916  27,363  cases  Hoover  pointed  out  that  Presi­ October  of  1950  and  had  to  turn  1946  25,698  cases  dent  Truman,  in  a  directive  is­ By  CAL  TANNER  to  their  national  office  for fin­ 1944  .r.  19,029  cases  sued  July  24,  1950,  also  request­ ­  MOBILE  —  Shipping  in  this  want  to  ship  as  Bosun—so  if  ancial  assistance.  1931  15,780  cases  ed  individual  citizens  and  pa­ Before  the  year  was  over.  Na­ 1945  port  for  the  past  two  weeks  has  there  are  any  ABs  who  are  try­ 13,619  cases  triotic  organizations  to  help  by  been  very  good,  what  with  the  ing  to  get  out  in  some  other  tional  Foundation  headquarters  1943  12,450  cases  reporting  suspicious  circum­ crewing  up  of  two  ships  from  port,  and  aren't  making  the  had sent  out more  than $7,500,000  1935  10,839  cases  stances  to  the  FBI.  ^  aid  ..  to  these  the  laid  up fleet,  plus  the  regu­ grade,  we  will  be  glad  for  them  in  supplementary  lar  scheduled  ships  that  paid  off  to  take a  trip  South  and  we  will  hard­hit  areas.  There  were  no  see  that  they  get  out.  more  reserves  for  patient  care.  and  took  replacements.  Every  last  penny  had  been  spent.  UPGRADING  After  checking  with  Water­ The  SEAFARERS  LOG  as  the  official  publication  of  the  Sea­ March  of  Dimes  money  paid  man  and  Alcoa,  it  looks  like  it  We  would  like  to  advise  all  farers  International  Union  is  available  to  all  members  who  wish  hospital  bills  for  thousands  of  will  cpntinue  to  be  good  for  the  men  who  have  enough  seatime  families  who  could  not  meet  the  to  have  it  sent  to  their  home  free  of  charge  for  the  enjoyment  of­ coming  two  weeks  with  the  fol­ to  get  a  raise  in  their  rating  to  high  cost  of  polio  care  unaided.  their  families  and  themselves  when  ashore.  If  you  desire  to  have  Ibwing  ships  due  in  to  payoff  do  so  at  once.  Four  out  of  every five  of  the  the LOG  sent  to you  each  week  address cards  are on  hand  at  every  and  to  take  replacements:  The  We  are  still  trying  to  get  de­ stricken  needed—and  received­ SIU  branch  for  this  purpose.  Alcoa  Pointer,  Alcoa  Pilgrim,  Al­ ferments  for  the  men  in  the  However, for  those  who  are  at sea  or  at  a  distance  from  a  SIU.  financial  assistance  from  the  Na­ coa  Runner,  Alcoa  Corsair,  Iber­ draft  age  who  are  holding  rat­ tional  Foundation  and  its  Chap­ hall,  the LOG  reproduces  below  the form  used  to  request  the  LOG,  ville,  Monarch  of  the  Sea  and  ings  above  Wiper,  Messman  and  which  you  can fill  out,  detach  and  send  to:  SEAFARERS  LOG,  51­ ters.  the  Morning  Light.  The  Chicka­ Ordinary  Seaman.  Beaver  Street,  New  York  4,  N.  Y.  Some  of  the  men  on  the  beach  •   March  of  Dimes  money  paid  saw  is  due  but  is  in­transit.  are:  Andy  George,  E.  D.  Moyd,  for  nursing  care,  physical  ther­ PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION SEEKS  WAIVER  FOR  ABS  Tim  Burke,  S.  Finer,  R.  Stanley  apy,  transportation,  wheelchairs,  Since  the  last  report  we  have  and  M.  Morrison.  braces  and  crutches  whenever  To the  Editor:  been  up  to  see  the  Commander  In  the  marine  hospital  are  the  necessary.  Help  was  given  to  all  I would  like  the SEAFARERS  LOG  mailed  to  the  qnd  Commissioners  of  the  Coast  following  Brothers:  George  W.  who  needed  it,  without  regard  address  below:  Guards,  to  se  if  we  can  get  a  Murrill,  Tim  Burke  and  Emman­ to  age,  race,  creed  or  color.  waiver  for  the  men  who'  have  uel  Lord.  Seafarers  in  Mobile  March  of  Dimes  money  paid  Name  blue  AB  Tjpkets.  At  the  present  should  make  it  their  business  salaries,  travel  expenses  and  time  they  will  not  sign  on  but  to  drop  in  once  in  awhile  to  say  maintensmce  of  more  than  1,600  Street  Address  one,  and  we  are  trying  to  get  heUo.  If  you're  ^oard  ship,  or  desperately  needed  nurses  re­ City  Zone..  State  them  to  sign  oh  more  than  one  in  another  port,'  write  them  —  cruited  for  the  National  Founda­ Signed  to  be  prepared  for  the  future.  it's  good  medicine  to  know  you  tion  by the Red  Cross for emerg­ •  have  not  been  forgotten  by  your  ency  service  in  high­incidence,  We  have  plenty  of  ABs  on  the  Book­  No.  areas  in  87  atntes.  beach,  but  it  looks  like  they  all  shipmates.  Polio Went On Rampage in '50;  March Of Dimes Girds For 1951  Shipping  Very  Good  In  Mobile  And  Looks  Bright  For  Future  Notice  To  AH  SIU  Members  I  �THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Fourteen  Fridar,  March  9,  1951  Digested  Minutes  Of  SiU  Ship  Meetings  noise  and  bar  from  future  games  made  that  ship's  fund  be, started  all  loud  squawkers.  Discussion  with  a  25  cents  donation  from  on seasoning  of  food.  Motion  car  each  crewmember.  ried  to  put  out  food  moderately  Jan.  21—Chairman,  F.  Starkey;  With  the  nation  tightening  its defence  preparations,  seasoned  and  let  crew  season  to  Secretary,  WiUiam  Prince.  Ship's  the role  of  the merchant  marine  is daily  becoming more  taste.  Delegate  reported  there  was  a  performer  aboard  who  will  have  ft ft ft  vital.  For  this  reason  it  is  imperative  that  every  Sea­ KATHHYN^ (Built.  Feb.  18  —  ALCOA  POINTER  (Alcoa)  to  get  off  in  Port  Arthur.  Engine  Chairman.  Alan  MacDonald;  Sec  farer  stand  ready  to  ship  in  the  rating  for  which  he  is  Jan.  28  —  Chairman,  Willie  Delegate  reported  12  hours  of  retary.  Peie  Caludia.  Delegates  qualified and  in  which  he can  be of  the greatest  service.  Young;  Secretary,  Avery  Hatch.  disputed  overtime;  other  depart­ reported  on  disputed  delayec  In  this  connection.  Headquarters  continues  to  point  Delegates  reported  all  running  ments,  okay.  sailing.  Discussion  on  lack  ol;  out  that  many  men  qualified  by  experience  and  skill  smooth.  Concurred  with  Head­ ft ft ft  .  penalty  hour  for  work  done  in  quarters  communication  concern­ FRANCES  (Bull),  Feb.  5  Puerto  Rico.  Motion  carried  to  have  not  applied  for  endorsements  for  high  ratings.  ing  unloading  cargo  and  time  Chairman,  R.  Prideaux;  Secre­ warn  crew  when  trash  is  going  Men  who  dp  not  seek  higher  ratings  for  which  they  off.  Beef  raised  about  Stewarc  tary,  A.  Sanchez.  Ship's  Dele­ to  be  dumped,  so  ports  can  be  are  qualified  are,  in  effect,  causing  a  waste  of  heeded  cutting  down  linen  and  taking  gate  reported  that  Patrolmatx  closed.  Bosun  criticized  for  un  skill.  cookies  from  messroom.  Crew  will  be  seen  about  better  sailing  equal  distribution  of  overtime  instructed  Steward  to  have  TKe  Maritime  Administrator  is  seeking  draft­defer­ board  time.  Communication  from  in  deck  gang.  box  of  cookies  available  in  the  Headquarters  read  and  accepted.  ment  for  rated  men  only.  Consequently,  men,  who  are  X,  X  AMES  VICTORY  (Victory  Car  drafted  because  they  have  not  obtained  the  ratings  for  messroom  at  all  times.  Steward  riers),  Feb.  11—Chairman,  Earl  which  they  are  qualified,  will  not  be  serving  in  jobs  in  asked  to  cooperate  fnore  and  work  toward  gi­eater  crew  har­ Spear;  Secretary,  S.  Scott.  Dele­ which  they  can  be  of  greatest  service  to  our  nation.  mony.  gates  reported  number  of  books  If  you  have  the  qualifications,  apply  for  upgrading.  ft ft ft  and permits  in their departments  MV  SOUTHERN  CITIES  (Sou­ ft ft ft  Do  it  today!  Secretary  read  communication  thern  Trading),  Feb.  13—Chair­ EDITH  (Bull),  Feb.  4—Chair­ from  Headquarters  concerning  crew  suggestions  for  new  build­ cigarettes.  Motion  carried  that  ter.  Suggestion  made  that  all  man,  Walter  Terry;  Secretary,  man,  J.  Johns;  Secretary,  W.  ing.  Suggestion  made  that  repair  Ship's  Delegate  check  with  the  foc'sles  and  galley  be  painted.  Bob  Brown.  Discussion  on  repair  Barth.  Delegates  reported  all  in  |1  lists  be  submitted  before  end  o  American  Consul  to  see  if  there  Jan.  26—Chairman,  R.  N.  Air;  list  to  be  made  up  before  ship  order.  Repair  list  made  up  and  hits ' shipyard.  Suggestion  made  approved.  Motion  carried  to  voyage.  are  any  American  seamen  avail­ Secretary  (not  given).  Delegates  that  dates  be  made  for  future  have  sufficient  funds  in  treasury  & ft  &  able  as  replacements.  Motion  car­ reported  no  beefs.  Captain  re­ meetings.  New  men  to  be  in­ to  be  able  to  call  a  repairman  SEATHUNDER  (Colonial),  Jan.  ried  to accept  Headquarters com­ ported  to  disputing  some  over­ structed  on  sanitary  work  by de­ down  to  give  washing  machine  13  —  Chairman,  Walter  Reidy;  munication  concerning  time  off  time  and  lodging.  Discussion  on  a  general  overhaul.  Secretary,  K.  Brittain.  Delegates  and  unloading  cargo.  Motion  car­ voting  on  questions  of  time  off  partmental  delegates.  reported  all  okay.  Steward  ask­ ried  that  Ship's  Delegate  write  and  unloading  cargo.  Ship's  Del­ ft ft ft  INES  (Bull),  Feb.  2  —  Chair­ ed  to  have  fresh  bread  made  Headquarters  for  overtime  sheets  egate  to  ask  Captain  to  put  up  man,  H.  Orlando;  Secretary,  F.  more  often.  Crew  asked  to  co­ and  copies  of  the  agreement,  foc'sle  card  and  slopchest  list,  Loriz.  Delegates  reported  a  few  operate  in  keeping  ship  clear  ft ft ft  ft ft ft  hours  of  disputed  overtime..  Mo­ during  passage  of  Suez  Canal.  ft ft ft  ABIQUA  (Cities  Service),  Feb.  ANNISTON  CITY  (Isthmian),  tion  carried  to  have  a  report  Jan.  28—Chairman,  W.  Reidy;  4—Chairman,  Carlton  Richards;  Jan.  4—Chairman,  Lester  Long;  SALEM  MARITIME  (Cities  made  up  on  the  OS  who  missed  Secretary,  I. Smilowilz. Delegates  Secretary,  K.  Skonberg.  Dele­ Secretary,  A.  Anopol.  Ship's  Del­ Service),  Feb.  3—Chairman,  Roy  the  ship  in  Trieste.  Motion  car­ reported  all  in  good  shape.  Mo­ gates  reported  number  of  books  egate  read  to  crew  letter  from  Bruce;  Secretary.  Prokopuk.  Del­ ried  to  refer  to  Patrolman  mat­ tion  carried  to  bring  charges  and  permits  in their  departments.  Headquarters  on  unloading  cargo  egates  reported  on  books  and  ter  of  painting  foc'sles.  Vote  of  against  the  men  who  jumped  Crew  told  to  be  dressed  proper­ and  denial  of  time  ashore.  Crew  permits  in  their  departments.  thanks  given  the  Purser  for  his  ship.  Linen  to  be  exchanged  y  at  mealtime.  Welfare  cards  voted  unanimously  to  support  Motion carried  to have  120  quarts  line  cooperation  with  the  crew.  piece  for  piece.  handed  out  to  the  crewmembers.  letter.  Voted  to  put  washing  ma­ of  milk  put  aboard  at  each  end  chine  ashore  in  care  of  Mr.  of  trip.  Beef  registered  on  fact  ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  (Robin),  ft ft ft  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities  Flynn,  to  be  put  on  any  Isth­ that  milk  containers  have  been  Jan.  20—Chairman,  Steve  Ber­ found  not filled.  Motion  carried  geria;  Secretary,  Vernon  Porter.  Service),  Feb.  14—Chciirman  (not  mian  ship  without  a  machine,  to  donate  $20  to  LOG  for  bound  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  En­ given);  Secretary.  R.  Chamber­ ft ft ft  volumes.  CATAHOULA  (Cuba  Distill­ leun.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  ft ft ft  gine  Delegate  moved  that  the  ROYAL  OAK  (Cities  Service).  that  none  of  the  promised  paint­ ing),  Jan.  27  —  Chairman,  L.  ft ft ft  messroom  tables have glossy  sur­ Jan.  24 —Chairman,  Edgar  An­ ng  was  done.  Letter  was  sent  Lays;  Secretary,  L.  Stephenson.  GOVERNMENT  CAMP  (Cities  faces and  should  use table  doths.'  derson;  Secretary,  H.  ZirkeL  i;o  Union  Headquarters  concern­ Ship's  Delegate  reported  he  still  Service),  Feb.  4  —  Chairman,  Lockers  to be  inspected for  need­ Delegates  reported  number  of  ing  shore  leave  in  Mexico.  Sug­ had  not  received  answer  to  let­ John  T.  Armal;  Seaetazy,  J.  ed  repairs.  Short  talk  on  the  im­ books  and  permits  in  their  de­ gestion  made  to  have  160  quarts  ter  on  mattresses  and  food  sup­ Parker.  Delegates  reported  on  portance  of filling  in  overtime  pai­tments.  Members  advised  to  of  milk  put  aboard  in  Marcus  ply.  Motion  carried  to  adopt  book^  and permits;  Stewards  De­ sheets  properly  was  given  by  read  new  clarifications  posted  on  dook,  New  repair  list  drawn  up  Headquarters  message  on  time  partment  Delegate  reported  some  the  Engine  Delegate.  bulletin  board.  Ship's  Delegate  and  approved.  off  and  unloading  cargo.  Vote  of  disputed  overtime.  Motion  car­ ft ft ft  reported  that  the  company  has  thanks  given  A.  Capote,  Ship's  ried  that  120  quarts  of  milk,  in­ ft ft ft  VENORE  (Ore),  Jan.  29  —  admitted  that  messmen  are  over­ LAWRENCE  VICTORY  (Mis­ Delegate,  for  collecting  money  stead  of  80,  be  put  aboard.  Pe­ Chairman,  M.  Faircloth;  Secre­ WM­ked,  and  has  agreed  some­ sissippi),  Jan.  14  —  Chairman.  for  Brother  Luis  Torres,  who  tition  to  be  drawn  up  on  milk  tary,  E.  Tucker.  Delegates  re­­ what  to  our  demands.  situation.  Suggestion  made  that  ported  on  books  and  permits  in  ,  Donn  Wilson;  Secretary,  John  lost  his  child  recently.  Feb.  7  —  Chairman,  Clifton  Coccellato.  Ship's  Delegate  re­ more  night  lunch  be  put  out.  their  departments.  Ship's  Dele­ Green;  Secretary,  Richard  Heel­ ported  crew,  as  being  three  men  ft ft ft  gate  to  confer  with. Captain con­ er. Delegates  reported  number  of  short.  Ship's  Delegate  to  see  REPUBLIC  (Trafalgar),  Jan.  cerning  the  Skipper's  desire  to  books  and  permits  in  their  de­ Captain  about  picking  up  re­ 14—Chairman,  E.  Wallace;  Sec­ charge  $5  for  windscoops.  Crew  partments.  Suggestion  made  that  placements  in  Yokohama  and  retary,  Floyd  Starkey.  Delegates  parts  for  washing  machine  be  promoting  Engine  Utility  to  2nd  SANDMATE  (Construction Ag­ reported  number  of  books  and  voted  in  favor  of  two  Headquar­ ters  communications  concerning  obtained  by  the  company.  Ship's  Electrician.  gregates),  Feb.  15—Chairman,  Ed  permits in  their  departments. The  time  off  and  unloading  cargo.  Delegate  reported  question  on  Bender;  Secretary,  John  Cole.  Deck  Department  agreed  to  let  ft ft ft  collecting  overtime  when  sailing  MICHAEL  (Carras),  Jan.  7—  Delegates  reported  all  in  order.  the  Stewards  Department  men  board  is  changed.  Chairman,  Anderson;  Secretary,  Motion  carried  that  a  curfew  of  paint  their  own  rooms,  as  the  Demitreadis.  Ship's  Delegate  11  p.m.  be  placed  on  television  Deck  Gang  had  all  the  work  it  ft ft ft  STEEL  DESIGNER  (Isthmian),  reported  that  crew  me.ssman  had  programs,  except  ­in  case  of  a  could  handle.  Vote  of  thanks  Dec.  30—Chairman,  Mike  Rossi;  deserted  and  a  report  will  be  special  event.  Motion  carried  given  the  Stewards  Department  ri ft ft ft  Secretary,  Hector  Conrad.  Dele­ sent  to  Headquarters  in  the  mat­  that  card  players  softpedal  their  for  the fine  food.  Suggestion  ALCOA  PENNANT  (Alcoa),  gates  reported  some  disputed  Jan.  24  —  Chairman,  E.  Fields;  overtimq_  in  deck;  other  okay.  Secretary,  J.  Hicks.  Decision  Chairman  discugsed  rusty  water,  made  to  purchase  washing  ma­ and  suggested  that  tanks  be  chine  in  States  after  a  talk  with  thoroughly  clean.  Vote  of  thanks  Elect  the  most  capable  man  as  Delegate.  the  Captain.  Motion  carried  to  given  Electricians  for  splendid  If  you  are  elected  Delegate,  accept  your  job  seriously.  You  are  the  Union's  rep­ accept  communication  from  work  done  on  washing'machine  Headquarters.  Repair  list  made  resentative  aboard  ship.  and  ice  box.  Feb.  4—Chairman,  Mike  Rossi;  It  is  part  of  your  duties  as  a  good  Delegate,  and  a  good  Union  man,  to  acquaint  up  and  accepted.  Vote  of  thanks  Secretary,  Hector  Conrad.  Dele­ yourself  with  our  literature  and  contracts,  especially  the  contract  under  which  you  given  Chief  Steward  for  Christ­ mas  tree  and  presents.  gates  reported  all  in  order.  Crew  are  sailing.  praised  for fine  cooperation  dur­ ft ft ft  Hold  Union  meetings  regularly.  ALCOA  CORSAIR.  (Alcoa),  ing trip.  Discussion on  Headquar­ Hold  educational  meetings  to  instruct, not  only  permits,  but  also  bookmen  who  Jan.  28  —  Chairman,  Major  Cos­ ,  ters letter  concerning  time ashore  lello;  Secretary,  J.  Roberts.  Del­.  and  unloading  cargo.  Unanimous­ are  in  need  of  a  refresher.  •  '  egates'  reports  accepted.  Ship's  adopted.  Make  certain  there  is  a  sufficient  supply  of  Union  literature  aboard  your  ship.  Delegate  reported  that  Chief  En­ ft ft ft  Cooperate  with  your  shipmates  and  your  Delegates.  gineer  stated  that,  if  crew  is  to"  STONY  CREEK  (American  See  that  the  Union  contract  is  lived  up  to  by  both  sides.  ^  use  fan  room  for  storing  movie'  • iyiil  Tramp  Shipping  Development),  If  anyone  wants  to  perform  and  jeopardize  our  contracts  let  them  first  read  the  films,  it  will  have  to  be  kept^  Jan.  29—­Chairman,  J.  Manfredi;  Secretary,  O.  Payne.  Ship's  Del­ improved  working  and  living  conditions  we've  gained  over  the  years.  If  they  still  clean.  Motion  carried  to  contact  a film  rental  house  for  the  best­ egate  reported  that  ci'stoms  had  insist  on  being  bad  actors—^bring  them  up  on  charges!  deal  on films.  fined  the  ship  25,000  francs  for  V  (Continued  from  Page  9)  ammunition  carried  can  be  con­ sidered  penalty  cargo.  Crew  ask­ ed  to fill  out  beneficiary  cards  as  soon  as  possible.  Go Affer Your Rating  How To Increase The Strength Of The SiU  I  �fliday,  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Fifteen  Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief  BOSTON—Because  of  a  lack  of  a quorum,  the regular  meeting  could  not  be  held.  The  Dispatcher  gave  his  re­ port  on  shipping,  and  the  meet­ PORT  ing  was  adjourned..  »  »  »  Boston.....  NORFOLK  —  Chairman.  Ben  New  York  Rees,  95;  Recording  Secretary,  Philadelphia......  James  A.  Bullock.  4747.  Baltimore  The  Chairman  explained  that,  Norfolk...„.  in  view  of  the  fact  that  there  Savannah  was  no  quorum, "a  regular  meet­ Tampa  ing  could  not  be  held.  Instead  MobUe  a  special  meeting  was  calted  to  New  Orleans  check  the  shipping  cards,  and  to  Galveston  hear  the  Dispatcher's  report.  The  West  Coast  meeting  was  adjourned  with  20  GRAND  TOTAL.  members  present.  ~  tankers  were  concerned.  Dis­ patcher  reported  on  number  of  fnen  registered  and  shipped  dw­ ing  the  last  two­wek  period.  REG.  REG.  REG.  TOTAL  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  There  was  one  minute  of  silence  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  REa  DECK ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED in  memory  of  departed  Brothers.  31  9  12  52  23 13 12 48 In  Good  and  Welfare,  several  .:  138  120  76  334  100 109 100 309 Brothers  hit  the  deck  and  spoke  33  19  30  82  18 29 12 59 on  the  necessity  of  all  members  124  94  68  286  111 90 73 274 cooperating  in  keeping  the  Hall  30  37,  18  85  18 17 8 43 clean.  The  meeting  was  adjourn­ 4  18  11  33  38 34 26 98 ed  with  50  members  present.  XXX  6  4  2  12  26 27 24 77 NEW  ORLEANS  —  ChairauL  42  45  30  117  51 35 32 118 63  59  80  202  114 124 77 315 Leroy  Clarke,  23062;  Recording  68  34  27  129  59 60 41 160 Secretary,  Herman  Troxclair,  40  32  37  109  98 87 82 267 6743;  Reading  Clerk, Buck Steph­ ens,  76.  656 579  471  391  ' 1,441  578 534 1,768 Motion  carried  to  concur  in  Secretary ­ Treasurer's financial  SAVANNAH—No  meeting  was  were  discussed.  One  minute  of  quarters  Reinstatement  Commit­ men  who  have  sufficient  seatime  report.  Minutes  of  other  Branch  held  due  to  a  lack  of  a  quorum.  silence  was  observed  for  depart­ tee.  In  his  report  Secretary­ to  go  after  their  next  highest  meetings  read  and  accepted.  Port  %  X  ed  Brothers.  Meeting  adjourned  Treasurer  Paul  Hall  announced  rating.  Sheppard  discussed  dif­ Agent  announced  that  shipping  TAMPA—No  meeting  was  held  with  350  present.  that  the  5th  Biennial  Convention  ferent  beefs  that  were  settled  in  has  been  on  the  upswing  since  due  to  a  lack  of  a  quorum.  will  be  held  in  San  Francisco  on  this  port.  Communications  from  the  last  membership  meeting,  XXX  Agent  White  reported  that  BALTIMORE—Chairman,  Wil­ March  26  and  that  the  eight  men  members  seeking  to  be  excused  with  8  payoffs,  10  sign­ons,  and  everything  was  running  smooth­ liam  Rentz,  26445;  Recording  nominated  as  delegates  had  been  from  meeting  were  referred  to  about  35  vessels  in­transit  during  ly,  and  that  shipping  has  boom­ Secretary,  G. A. Masterson,  20297;  cleared  by  the  Credentials  Com­ the  Dispatcher.  Charges  were  the  past  two­week  period.  He  al­ ed  for  this  port.  Reading  Clerk,  Leon  Johnson,  mittee,  which  would  report  later  read  and  motions carried  to  refer  so  said  that  the  prospects  for  XXX  109.  in  the  meeting.  He  announced  them  to  an  elected  Trial  Com­ the  next  couple  of  weeks  were  SAN  FRANCISCO—No  regular  that  Kenneth  Collins,  popular  mittee.  good.  The  strike  of  local  sanita­ meeting  was  held  due  to  a  lack  Previous  Baltimore  minutes  member  of  the  bookkeeping  staff  tion  workers  was  explained  to  XXX  and  financial  reports  were  read  of  a  quorum.  had  passed  away  due  to  a  heart  PHILADELPHIA  —  Chairman,  the  membership  and  the  Agent  and  accepted  by  the  membership.  XXX  attack  on  February  23,  and  in  Sieve  Cardullo,  24599:  Recording  asked  the  meeting  to  go  on  rec­ GALVESTON—Due  to  a  lack  Secretary ­ Treasurer's  financial  accordance  with  previous  action  Clerk,  E.  Abualy.  7047;  Reading  ord  in  support  of  the  strikers'  of  a  quorum  no  regular  meeting  reports  for  .February  3rd  and  taken  by  the  membership,  his  Clerk,  J. Doris,  23177.  demands.  Communications  from  10th  were  read  and  accepted.  was  held.  widow  was paid  the sum  of  $500.  Minutes  of  previous  Philadel­ those  asking  to  be  excused  were  The  Agent  gave  his  oral  re­ New  Business  from  other  Brother  Hall  also  discussed  other  phia  meeting  read  and  approved,  referred  to  the  Dispatcher.  Mo­ port,  dealing  with  the  present  Branches  holding  meetings  were  Union  issues.  Motion  carried  to  as were minutes  of  other  Branch­ tion  carried  to  concur  in  Head­ excellent  state  of  shipping  in  concm­red  in.  Motion  carried  that  accept  the  report. Earl Sheppard,  es  holding  meetings.  Agent  Car­ quarters  report  to  the  member­ Galveston  and  the  prospects  for  all  ships'  minutes  be  forwarded  Assistant  Secretary ­ Treasurer,  dullo  gave  his  report.  He  men­ ship  as  read.  Meeting  adjourned  the  future.  He  was  followed  by  to  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  for  reported  on  the  state  of  shipping  tioned  the state  of  shipping,  par­ at  7:55  PM,  with  212  members  the  Dispatcher,  who  reported  the  publication.  Eight  members  were  in  this port. He  called  upon  those  ticularly  as  far  as  Cities  Service  present.  shipping  figures  for  the  past  excused  from  the  meeting  for  pertinent  reasons;  other  requests  two  weeks.  for  excuses  were  referred  to  the  MOBILE—Chairman,  L.  Neira,  Dispatcher,  Headquarters  report  26393;  Recording  Secretary.  J.  to  the  membership  was  accepted.  Carroll,  14;  Reading  Clerk,  R.  The following  reports  were  made  and  concurred  in  by  the  meet­ Jordan,  71.  '  Previous  Mobile  minutes  were  ing:  Agent's,  Patrolmen's,  Dis­ read  and  accepted.  Secretary­'  patcher's  and  Hospital  Commit­ Treasurer's  financial  reports  and  tee's.  Under  New  Business,  a  Headquarters  report  to  the  mem­ motion  was  passed  calling  upon  HERBERT  JOHN  DONELON  TRAY  THOMAS  JOHN  J.  GIANCOLA  bership  were  read  and  accepted.  all  the  members  to  live  up  to  Contact  your  draft. board.  Get  in  touch  with  your  sister,  Write  your  parents  in  Chelsea,  the  constitution  and  behave  as  Minutes  from  other  Branches  Mrs.  T.  B.  Gamage,  1020  Albany  Massachusetts.,  XXX  holding^ meetings  were  read  and  good  Union  men  should.  At  this  RUDOLF  CEFARATTI  Avenue,  Waycross,  Georgia.  XXX  concurred  in.  In  his  report.  point  the  meeting  stood  in  si­ Your  mother,  Mary,­  is  anxious  EUGENE  T.  OTdARA  XXX  lence* for  one  minute  in  memory  Agent  Tanner  said  that  the  pros­ to  hear  from  you.  JOHN  DE  AHRGO  Write  Mrs.  J.  J.  O'Mara,  An­ pects  for  shipping  in  the  port  of  our  departed  Brothers.  There  Your  gear  from  the  Longview  derson,  Missouri.  XXX  were  very  good.  He  pointed, out  being  no  Good  and  Welfare,  the  FERDINAND  W.  HECK  Victory  is  at  the  4th  deck.  New  XXX  that  sometimes  very  short  no­ meeting  was  adjourned  with  240  Write  to  Helen  McGuiness,  908  York  Hall.  JORGEN  JORGpiSEN  members  present.  tice is given  the Branch  for crew­ Freeman  (or  Fillman)  Street,  Get  in  touch  with  your  wife,  X  X  X  XXX  ing  contracted  ships,  and  he  Bronx  59,  New  York.  She  wants  JOSEPH  B.  HAYNES  Emily,  at  5011  Fourth  Avenue,  NEW  YORK—Chairman,  Earl  asked  the  members  to  cooperate  to  hear  from  you  before  she  Please  write  to  Charlotte  in  Brooklyn,  New  York.  by  taking  the  jobs  as  they  come  Sheppard,  203;  Recording  Secre­ moves  from  New  York.  New  York.  XXX  up.  He  reported  that  the  Union  tary,  Freddie  Stewart.  493S;  VAZQUES  (SS  Wanda)  X  X  X  '  XXX  Reading  Clerk,  John  Arabasz,  is  still  working  trying  to  get  FREDERICK  FARTHING  RAYMOND  PERRY  Your  gear  will  be  left  in  the  draft  deferments  for  men  with  29936.  Write  your  wife,  Leila,  at  10  Tampa  Hall.  Write  your  mother  at  Maben,  ratings.  Motion  carried  to  accept  Minutes  of  all  Branches,  ex­ Upland  Avenue,  Dorchester,  Mississippi,  XXX  Agent's  report.  Membership  vot­ cept  those  lacking  quorums  for  Massachusetts.  RICHARD  MERRITT  XXX  ed  to  take  an  ad  in  the  annual  last  regular  meetings,  read  and  OTIS  J.  HARDIN  Write  to  Pfc.  Earl  J. De  San­ X  X  X  yearbook  of  the  ILA's  South  approved.  Motion  carried  to  ac­ CARL  JOSEPH  KOZIOL  Write • y   our  cousin,  Mrs.  L.  L.  tis,  1112991,  Co.  C,  1st  Bn,  7th  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Coast  Con­ cept  Secretary­Treasurer's finan­ Your  mother,  Anna,  419  East  Hardin,  4014  East  Powhattan  Marines,  First  Marine  Div,  FMF,  vention.  Dispatcher's  and  Patrol­ cial  report.  Motions,  carried  to  6th Street,  New  York  City, wants  c/o  Fleet  Post  Office,  San  Fran­ Avenue,  Route  8,  Box  751,  Tam­ man's  report  was  accepted.  Un­ concur  in  reports  of  following:  to  hear  from  you.  cisco,  California.  der  Good  and  Welfare,  various  Quarterly  Finance  Committee,  pa  4,  Florida.  XXX  subjects  of  concern  to  the  Union  Credentials  Committee  and Head­ SS  LUCIUS  Q.  C.  LAMAR  Will  following  men  —  Frank  Paschang,  Otto  R.  Oswald,  Bur­ ton  C. Hilliard,  Richard  J. Cong­ don,  John  H. Morris,  Peter  Karn,  From  time  to  time  word  comes  to  Headquarters  that  a  Robert  E.  Porter,  Jr.,  Samuel  crewmember  has  been  promoted  to  a  higher  rating  or  trans­ ferred  to  another  department  aboard  ship.  This  is  in  definite  Foster  and  Hugh  R.  Hallinen—  violation  of  the  Union's'  shipping  rules,  which  says  very  please  commxmicate  ­with  Freed­ The  men  listed  below  can  col­ $21.00;  F.  Barthes,  $26.00;  E.  man,  Landy  and  Lorry,  1415  lect  their  retroactive  wages,  in  Goodman,  $29.00;  J.  Dubrosk^,  spediicslly  (Rule  number  29):  "No  man  may  be  promoted  or  allowed  to  transfer  from  Walnut  Street  concerning  suit  of  the  amounts  listed  by  contacting  $30.50.  one  job  to  another  on  board  ship,  except  in  case  of  extreme  Paul  Tansky  against  this  ship.  Construction  Aggregates  Corpor­ t  t  S"  ation,  1  East  42nd  Street,  New  CITIES  SERVICE  SEAMEN  X  X  X  emergency. This  is  to apply  where  there isn't  sufficient  lime  to  JOHN  LEE  NUGENT  York  City:  dispatch  a  man  from  the  Union  Hall  before a  ship is scheduled  Please  contact  your  local  draft  C.  Kimbal,  $48.50;  E.  Sommer,  Overtime  checks  for  the  fol­ to  leave,  or  the  Hall  cannot  furnish  replacements  as  required.  board  immediately.  $48.50;  C;  A.  Roberts,  $8.00;  W.  lowing  men  are  being  held  by  Any  member  guilty  qf  breiiking  this  rule  shall  lose  the  job  Bolon, $17.50;  F. R.  Otvos, $22.50;  the  Organizers,  6th  Floor,  51  XXX  .immediately  and  shall  be fined  no  less  than  $25.00  for  such  FRANKLIN  T.  ANDREWS  P. Drews,  $33.00;  W. Hall, ,$39.00;  Beaver  Street:  offense."  Your  mother,  who  is  ill,  and  P.  Copeniti,  $17.00;  J.  Stewart,  John  S.  Orosz,  William  Joy,  In  port,  notify  the  Hall  immediately  if  a  man  is  needed,  your  sister  are  extremely^  an­ $5.00.  A.  Carrano,  Marion  Butcher,  and  one  will  be  dispatched.  If  an  emergency  occurs,  too  far  xious  to  get  in  touch  with  you.  O.  B.  Jones,  $28.00;  J. Matkos­ Charles  Goodwin,  Gilbert  Lind­ away  to  be  handled  by  a  nearby  Hall,  and  a  man  must  be  promoted  or  transfered, a  fuir report  should  b^  made  to  Head­"  They  ask  that you  write  to  your  ki,  $28.00;  C.  Hampton,  $4.50;  M.  fors,  Joseph  Dodge,  John  Hunt,  sister  and  to  your  uncle  in  Fields,  $9.50;  C.  Mehl,  $6.50;  M.  Ed  Wilech,  Leo  Gwalthney, Jdm  quarters,  stating  the  circumstances  and  the  men  involved.  Brooklyn  as  soon  as  possible.  Montaibo,  $23,50;  H.  Fairbum,  Bell,  Eniest  Bossert.  .  ASC  Shaping  From  Feb.  14  To  Fob.  28  '^sr»mk  Shipboard  Promotions  D­ �0 Page Sixteen  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  March  9,  1951  The  Camera  Eyes  Cantigny  Crew  From  the  moment  the  Cities  Service  tanker fleet*  came  under  the  SIU  banner,  Seafarers  crews  have  beeii  diligently  working to get  the ^hips into typical,  ship­shape  SIU  style.  Among  the  lads  who  are  on  the  ball  in  this  respect  are  the Union  men aboard  the SS  Cantigny, which  even  boasts  the  usual  shipboard  photographer.  The  Cantigny's  man  with  the  camera  is  Antonio  Da  Costa  Goncalves,  who  submitted  the  photos  appearing  on  this  page.  The  CS  tanker  was  preparing  to  sail  when  Goncalves  was  readying  the  photos  for  the  mail,  so,  he  explains,  *T  didn't  have  much  time  to  go  into  detail  about life on  this ship." However, he  feels  that his  pictures  will  give  a  fairly  good  idea  of  how  his  shipmates  are  getting along  together.  lir  IvHe'.­ Ill  Cantigny  crewmembers  thought  it  appropriate  for  the  life  ring  to  bear  the  name  of  their  Union  and  hastened  to  display  it  prominently.  In  this  photo,  taken  by  Goncalves  are,  rear  row  (left  to  right):  J. Trodeau,  AB:  M.  Muniz,  Wiper;  J. Kovachik,  OS;  Pat  Marinelli,  Deck  Maintenance;  M.  Escobio,  Second  Cook;  J.  Tiecher,  AB,  and  A.  Britan,  AB.  Seated  (left  to  right)  are  J.  Dimaggio,  AB;  Joe  Arabasz,  Wiper,  and  R.  Shockovsky,  Deck  Maintenance.  3  i  /V\ H: 1  'm Goncalves  felt  that  this  trio  of  Union  men  was'representative  of  the  typically  conscien­""  tious,  competent  Seafarer  aboard  the  CS  tanker—and  mighty  good  subjects  they  appear  to  be.  They  are  (left  to  right)  Brothers  J. Tiecher,  AB;  J. Trodeau,  AB,  and  Pal  Marinelli,  DM.  It  appears  that  no  collection  of  shipboard  photos  would  be  complete  without  a  shot  of  the  traditional  coffee  time  enjoyed  by  SIU  men  aboard  all  contracted  ships.  Goncalves  raised  himself  to  a  vantage  point  to  peer  down  into  the  mugs  of  E.  Mosakowski  (left).  Deck  Maintenance;  Louis  Santo  (center).  Machinist,  and  Joe  Arabasz,  Wiper.  I  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource March 9, 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. 5 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: NATIONAL POLICY ON DRAFT NEARS INT'L CONVENTION OPENS MARCH 26 IN SAN FRANCISCO CREWS ON 92 VESSELS VOTE TO REAFFIRM UNION POLICY SHIP INSPECTION WAIVERS OKAYED STEADY AS SHE GOES NY BAGGAGE ROOM CLOSING SHIPPING RULES ARE MADE BY MEMBERSHIP AND THEY MUST BE FOLLOWED AT ALL TIMES KENNETH COLLINS, HQ BOOKKEEPER DIES SUDDENLY RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NEW HQ BUILDING THE NEW BUILDING BEFORE AND AFTER NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING IMPROVES; BRANCH BACKS MUNICIPAL WORKERS 'DRAFT FOLLIES' BEGINS NEW RUN IN PHILADELPHIA ANOTHER TOUGH LAW NOW BEING READIED TO 'REWARD' LABOR EX-SEAFARER KILLED IN ACTION ON KOREAN BATTLEFRONT JOE LIGHTFOOT, SIU DECK MAN, DIES IN NEW YORK DREDGE MEN VOTE SHIP'S FUND TO SHIPMATE'S WIDOW UNION OLDTIMER ADVOCATES PERIODIC MEDICAL CHECKUPS FBI DIRECTOR ASKS PEOPLE TO JOIN IN SECURITY WATCH POLIO WENT ON RAMPAGE IN '50; MARCH OF DIMES GIRDS FOR 1951 SHIPPING VERY GOOD IN MOBILE AND LOOKS BRIGHT FOR FUTURE THE CAMERA EYES CANTIGNY CREW Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/9/1951 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/279e711ee51e33f57d57fbb46811e274.jpg e0f677881c988a1c7b19debccafc28cf 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 Herb Brand Historic Files Description An account of the resource Herbert Brand was Chairman of the Transportation Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization engaged in maritime industry research and promotion. The Institute directs its major efforts toward the preservation and promotion of a strong maritime capability in the United States. Mr. Brand assumed the position of chairman of the Transportation Institute when he retired as its president. He was instrumental in developing the Institute since 1967 when the organization's board of trustees named him to an administrative position. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Mr. Brand was associated with the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, where he carried a wide variety of functions including Director of the Departments of Public Relations and Organizing. Brand joined the SIU in 1946, and was a close confidant of the union's late president, Paul Hall. Born in New York City on September 3, 1913, Mr. Brand was involved in the maritime industry for almost fifty years. He was honored by the U.S. Navy League, a 68,000 member patriotic civilian organization dedicated to maintaining America's sea power. Mr Brand received the Navy League's Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award for contributing substantially to an increased public awareness of the vital defense and economic role of a privately owned American-flag merchant fleet. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946-1988 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 Mariners on deck Description An account of the resource An unlabeled photo from the late 1940s. If you have any information on this photo, leave us a comment! Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Image http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2efc56ab20c098b9de4c86a65c3f8948.PDF 6b75636a7a0bf9927bb10c7f417aee70 PDF Text Text RANK AND FILE HELPING CANADIAN SID TO CREW SHIPS HALIFAX, April 28—The communist leaders of the discredited Canadian Seamen's Union were reel­ ing here today after a series of devastating blows from the SIU Canadian District, which a month ago signed a contract covering the 100-odd deep se^ ships operating from ports in eastern Canada. In this stategic port, the SIU opened its own permanent headquarters and Hiring Hall, crewed Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA two ships and accepted scores of membership appli"cations from ex-members of the CSU, who said they were fed up with the CSU's communist leadNEW YORK. N. Y.. MONDAY. MAY 2. 1949 No. 16 VOL. XI Cities Service Seamen Make Choice: Its Ihe Seafarers By 89 Percent NEW YORK —The At­ lantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union scored a landslide vic­ tory in the recently conclud­ ed collective "bargaining el­ ection on nine Cities Service ships, with the company's unli­ censed personnel casting 89 per­ cent of the valid ballots in fa­ vor of the Union. The Cities Service tankermen's overwhelming preference for the SIU as their bargaining agent was announced by the National Labor Relations Board's regional office here, shortly after the bal­ lot count was completed on Fri­ day, April 15. This marked the second time that Cities Service seamen have decisively" chosen the SIU in an New Halifax Hall Seafarers, when in the port of Halifax be sure to visit the new SIU Hall. Registra­ tion. shipping and beefhandling facilities are avail­ able to the membership—and you can meet your old ship­ mates. The new Hall's tele­ phone number is 3-8911. (SEE PAGES 6-7 FOR THE TEXT OF TWO BROADCASTS BY THE CANADIAN DISTRICT OF THE SIU WHICH CLEAR­ LY AND EFFECTIVELY "EXPLAINS THE ISSUES INVOLVED.) OS Tries Again As the LOG went t.o press, the Cities Service Company was making a typieal lastminute effort to delay certi­ fication of the SIU. and keep CS seamen from the pro­ tection of an A8EG contract. The company, has filed 19 objections with the NLRB. in support of its contention that the election should be invalidated. The regional NLRB office will now in­ vestigate the claims, and submit a report to Washing­ ton for final ruling. NLRB collective bargaining el­ ection. Last year the company's un­ licensed personnel gave the SIU an 83 percent majority in bal­ loting aboard seven Cities Serv­ ice tankers. An eighth ship, the Lone Jack, was to have been voted but arrived in port too late. SECOND ELECTION The battle to write a new After being duly certified, the labor law opened in Washington SIU took steps to negotiate a this week when the House of contract for the eight ships and Representatives began debate eight more acquired by the com­ on the administration-sponsored pany subsequent to the election. Thomas-Lesinski bill, which calls In an unprecedented ruling, how­ for repeal of the Taft-Hartley ever, the NLRB ruled that a and reinstatement of the Wagner second election for the nine un­ Act with minor changes. voted ships was necessary before The labor-backed measure is the Union could be certified as expected to meet its severest test early in debate, as oppo­ (Continued on Page 3) 'ers. Meanwhile, the commie hatchetmen continued their campaign of violence against the SIU in Halifax and Mon­ treal, and vainly tried to pretend that their four-week old phony walkout was a genuine strike. The communists indicated their readiness to engineer any kind of a sell-out deal to tighten their waning grip on Canadian sea­ men. • The SIU Canadian District's Halifax Hall was opened in the face of threats by CSU Party stooges to wreck it and burn it down with the SIU inside. However, the hall opened on Monday, April 25, without in­ cident beyond the appearance be- fore the door of an illegitimate commie picketline, which was bluntly ignored by a couple of hundred Haligonian seamen anx­ ious to ship under SIU contract.. Seafarer Roy (Frenchy) La Pierre, an Haligonian and a vet­ eran of eight years in the SIU, was named Port Agent, with Alan Macdonald as assistant. Communist attempts at terror­ ism began the next day. A gang of commie goons sent ofut by the CSU leaders assaulted a young Haligonian with a semi-paralyz­ ed leg, whose only offense was that he had been seen entering the SIU Hall, and had been (Continued on Page 3) Battle For T-H Repeal Opens In Congress sition forces have offered as a substitute the Wood bill, a meas­ ure described by labor leaders as being more severe than the TaftHartley Act. (See page 16 for the AFL analysis of the Wood bill.) Despite a note of cautious op­ timism among administration leaders concerning the ThomasLesinski bill's passage, few Con­ gressmen and labor figures ex­ pect the bill to pass, without amendments, to win over the "middle-of-the-road" votes. Amendments expected to be added to the Thomas-Lesinski bill call for: 1. Strengthening of the na­ tional emergency strike section by permitting Government seiz­ ure of plants for a limited period while an emergency board studied the dispute. 2. More explicit free-speech guarantees for employers. 3. Loyalty oaths by union offi­ cers and employers alike. 4. Require unions to file finan­ cial reports. If the measure squeezes through the House, it is ex­ pected that treatment will be much the same in the Senate where the line-up of forces closely paraUels that of the House. �Page Two TBB SEAF ABB kS SEAFARERS LOG I ' Published Three Times a Month by the . SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District / BOG Bibadfoy, Mig 2, 1^49^ . HOW ABOUT THIS EASY. FtTTlNS WITH STRAPS ALL w WAYboww// • 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 New Shackles For - Old The eyes of organized labor throughout the nation will be focused sharply on Washington for the next few days as one of the most important current legislative battles is fought to a conclusion. At this moment, the House is backing this bill, which would repeal the TaftHartley law and replace it with an amended form of the Wagner Act. Normally there should be nothing to it. Organized labor, representing a block of 16 million of the nation's working men and women,, has voiced its solid objection to the Taft-Hartley law. Also opposed to the anti-labor measure are multitudes of others, from progressive, fairminded representatives of industry—who recognize that labor restrictions are not conducive to harmonious labormanagement relations—to housewives, who know more than anyone else that the sta^ards of the American home are the result of a free trade union movement. Taft-Hartley law proponents hate to admit it, but they realize that sentiment is against the present law. So they've cooked up a substitute and they hope to put it over on the American people. They call this new labor-shackling measure the Wood Bill. But call it what they will, it's nothing more than Taft-Hartley—and worse. The legislative battle between the Thomas-Lesinski labor forces and the Taft-Hartley-Wood reactionaries might be a tough one. Every trade union member should let his representative know how he feels .about this issue. You can help in this fight by writing to the members of Congress from your state and district. Tell them you want the Thomas-Lesinski Bill passed. It's our fight. Let's get into it! 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. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Mtn-ine Hospitals Cities Service Victory 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.) These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hiuids. Do. what you can to cheer them up by For the second time in a year, the Cities Service writing them. Company has been kayoed in a collective bargaining NEPONSET HOSPITAL M. J. LUCAS election and the arm of the Seafarers has been raised high H. F. BEEKER R. A. BLAKE in victory. The 89 percent majority rolled up for the L. BALLESTERO V.' E. GROVES SIU in the recent balloting shows that CS tankermen J. S. CAMPBELL O. O. MILLAN H. MILLION F. CHRISTNER are even more convinced of the need for SIU represen­ V. W. CHESNER L. McCUNE A. J. JANELLO G. CARROLL tation than they were a year ago, when the Union emerged J. T. EDWARDS N. VRYDENBERGER I, H. FRENCH P. ADKINS from the first election with an 83 percent majority on E. FERRER F. KORVATIN Se Se A the seven ships voted. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL V. JIMINEZ G. P. REAGAN J, T. KEMPT • V. HOLTON PETE SADAWSKI Specifically, the results prove once again that when­ K. G. LUNDBERG J. SCHUMSKY WM. R. GARDNER ever unorganized seamen get the chance. they will over­ C. L. MOATS J. TOWNSEND E. MASSEY whelmingly choose the Union that brings the maximum W.^SEARS J. DENNIS P. PAINTER in Wages, working conditions and security—which is an­ H. SELBY R. TOLER WM. N. PRICE other way of saying -that they'll vote for the SIU every- J. SILLAK F. HIGGINS J. JI. DANIEL JR: Q. TULL - G. CRABTREE A. J. McAVOY time. L. TORRES GEO. W. MEANEY % X ^ T. WADSWORTH MOBILE HOSPITAL CHAS. A. BROWN G. WOODS C. LOCIGNO J. B. BERRIER F. ZESIGER C. ELLZEY F. C. HIGGASON C. C. RAYFUSE t ft J. P. BUCKELEW The discerning reader will have noticed that the STEPHEN CONNER STATEK ISLA1W5 HOSPITAL TOMMIE WILKINS SEAFARERS LOG has changed its frequency of publi­ M. C. BARLOW ERNEST JARRETT J. TURNER cation, and now publishes three times a month—roughly, C. W. GOODWIN JAMES LAFFIN XXX O. M. GREY the 1st, 10th and 20th of each month—instead of weekly. J. A. MARCOUX SAVANNAH HOSMTAL K. J. NICHOLLS Xhis move is in line with the Union's economy program, T. M.'BROyjN C. BUTLER J. E. STICKER G. LASS which every part of the Union's apparatus is conforming D. HERON K L. GUNDERSON M. LACO JR. W. STEWART with. ROTZ R. A. BARRETT L. C. COLE . LANDRY WYCHE While We would prefer to publish weekly—and in­ W. MEEHAN Sr S. t XXX crease the LOG to 20 or 24 pages—we feel that the lag W. J. MAHONEY -BALTIMORE HOSPITAL M. J. OLSON GALVESTON HOSPITAI. between issues is slight (about 3 days) and that the LOG D. P. GELINAS • r C. SIMMONS J. D. JACKSON win continue to supply the coverage that it did in the V. DACO , R. SOUZA * L. R. WILLIAMSON past. C. P. ALVARES , .S'" L. J. MCMILLAN J. HAVERTY •zj, V i New Log Schedule •* ,1 .. i : ? ^ �THE SEAFARERS LOG Monday. May 2, 1949 Page Three CSU Rank And File Repudiate CP Leaders (Continued from Page 1) heard to say that he thought the SIU was an allright union. The two ships crewed by Can­ adian Seafarers in Halifax were the Mount Sandra and the Dufferin Bell. In the opinion of many the crewing of the Dufferin Bell broke the commies' back. The call to man the Mount Sandra'came in before the Hali­ fax Hall could be opened. A crew was brought by rail from the SIU Hall in Montreal, clear­ ed by the Halifax Port Agent and dispatched to the ship the night of April 24. The .ship left for Galveston the following day. The Dufferin Bell, a coal burn­ er, was the first ship manned from the shipping list of the new Hall in Halifax. CREWED QUICKLY The call for a crew came at noon on Wednesday, April 27, and by two o'clock the 30-man crew was on the way. Eighteen of the 30 were ex-CSU members. Agent La Pierre said. Three other former CSU ships sailed-with full SIU crews from Montreal. These were the Pictou County, the Mount Alta, both freighters, and the Lady Nelson, a passenger ship. The phony strike called by the CSU's communist leaders at the end of Mabch was put over on the CSU membership without a strike vote, after the SIU Can­ adian District signed contracts with the companies late in March. The CSU had been negotiating with the companies fT5r a con­ tract renewal since mid-October. Talks broke down, and the dis­ pute was referred to a Board of Conciliation. , Sitting'on the thrjee-man Board were a representative of the in­ dustry, a representative of the CSU and a representative of the Canadian government. The Board recommended an agreement which had the unanimous ap­ proval of the three members, in­ cluding the CSU's own spokes­ man. Normally, in such a situation, the recommendations of the Board would have been accepted by both parties to the dispute. However, the communist leaders of CSU, without disclosing the facts of the agreement to their membership, called a strike. strength promoting communist causes. This was when the CSU lead­ ers called thejr strike, having to send goon squads to remove some of the disgruntled Canadian sea­ men from the ships the latter did not wish to leave. However, communist agitators whipped up phony enthusiasm for the strike on other ships or induced the men to walk off by using intimidatory tactics. They even managed to hang up ships in foreign ports, a move which Dave Joyce, Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the SIU's Can­ adian District, denounced as evi­ dence of outright irresponsibil­ ity on the part of the CSU's com­ munist leaders. , However, despite the CSU's claim of support from maritime workers in foreign ports, most of the ships tied up abroad were being worked this week, and be­ ing sailed by SIU crews flown out to man them. The CSU crews of these vessels were fac­ ing severe legal reprisals at home or abroad, and many were lan­ guishing in foreign jails. ' Meanwhile, the CSU's commu­ nist leaders showed their com­ plete willingness to make any kind of a sell-out deal they could find, in order to keep their hold on the waterfronts of Montreal, Halifax and other ports of East­ ern Canada. RENEWED PACT First they renewed their last year's West Coast contract with­ out change. This agreement cov­ ered 19 ships in an area where the SIU Canadian District, al­ ready had 31-«hips. The CSU leaders had been ex­ pected to strike the West Coast ships in an effort to bring pres­ sure on the East Coast, and the move left the East Coast CSU rank and file with their faith in their leaders shaken. Then, the CSU's leaders offer­ ed to make a deal on the East Coast based on the West Coast renewal. In effect, this amounted to telling those CSU members who still were following their lead­ ers, that the whole "strike" ac­ tion was a joke in the first place. SIU Canadian District officials reported that this proposal was not sitting very well with CSU rank and filers who had been on the beach for a month, sleeping on the dirty floors of CSU halls, or having the book thrown at them in foreign courts. Accordingly, the SIU officials said that there would be more CSU men applying for member­ ship in the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict, a prediction that was be­ ing borne out at this writing. Actually, as Dave Joyce em­ phasized in a series of radio broadcasts from Halifax over station CJCH, the original aim of the CSU's communist leaders was not to win their so-called strike, but to completely disrupt and discredit the Canadian mer­ chant marine. The evidence of this rested in the fact that the CSU leaders failed to make the elementary plans that a seamen's strike re­ quires for success. They failed to line up the ships' officers, the longshoremen, the teamsters or anybody else. They struck when there was no money in the CSU treasury. They struck when the Canadian merchant marine was at a low point in the postwar readjust­ ment process. It was obvious to the SIU Canadian District that the com­ munists' real scheme was to im­ pair the Marshall Plan and the Atlantic Pact, and create so acute an unemployment problem in Eastern Canadian ports that they would find fertile ground for sowing more seeds of commun­ ism. It was the timely arrival of the SIU which prevented this from happening. Cities Service Seamen Say: We Want Seafarers' (Continued from Page 1) bargaining agent for personnel in the entire fleet. Of the 110 valid votes tabu­ lated in the latest election 98 were tallied for the SIU. Only 12 votes were cast against the union. In all, 176 valid votes were counted by the NLRB. Of these, 66 were challenged by the company and the board. However, because of the over­ whelming number of ballots in favor of the SIU, these challeng­ ed votes could not affect the results of the election, the NLRB said, and therefore will not be investigated. Under NLRB procedure the company has a period of five Stay Aboard Ship All pro-Union men aboard Cities Service Oil Company ships are urged to remain on their vessels until they win the protection of an SIU contract. The company is making every effort to re­ place men with known prounion leanings. The over­ whelming NLRB election vic­ tory brings nearer the day when Cities Service seamen can throw off the yoke of company domination. Stay on the ships until the fight is won. DISTORTED FACTS In fact, the communist lead­ ers lied abouf the agreement, in­ forming the CSU rank and file that they faced a 25 percent wage cut and loss of the hiring hall. Actually, the agreement was pretty much what the rank and file wanted and expected to working days in which to file accept. objections to the election results. By rejecting the Conciliation Board's proposal, the CSU, which If the company submitted ob­ never had been certified as bar­ jections before the deadline date gaining agent for the ships, le­ of Friday, Api'il 22, the Regional gally eliminated itself from the Board will conduct an investiga­ field, unless it could hold on by tion and then forward a report main strength. But the CSU did to the Board in Washington for not have the strength, so dissat­ final ruling. If the objections are thrown isfied were the rank and file with their communist leaders. out, an order, duly certifying the When the SIU Canadian Dis­ SIU as collective bargaining trict, which already possessed agent for the Cities Service many friends and contacts among fleet's unlicensed personnel, will the CSU rank and file, signed be issued at that point. It is expected that the mach­ what was essentially the Board of Conciliation's contract, CSU inery of the Board will be members began flocking to SIU speeded up to 'permit a ruling as soon as possible, should the halls. Obviously, they had been wait­ company step in with last-min­ ing for the chance to have a ute arguments on the election union which did not waste its outcome. Ships involved in the ballot into port, in order to reduce the NLRB. The ninth ship, the Gov­ tally just concluded were the number of men eligible to vote. ernment Camp, was polled by Archers Hope, Bents Fort, Brad­ But as fast as Union sym­ mail ballots. ford Island, Fort Hoskins, Lone pathizers were fired, new ones A last ditch attempt by the Jack, Royal Oak, Salem Mari­ came up to take their places. company to halt counting of the Conditions were such on Cities ballots ' failed, when Federal time and Winter Hill. Service ships, that it didn't take Judge Simon Rifkind set aside COMPANY STALLED long for men to realize that the on April 20 a temporary injunc­ .Throughout both elections, the only sound way to improve them tion obtained by 12 CTMA men company made desperate efforts was through representation by on the grounds that they had re­ to stall the procedure and to in­ a genuine trade union of sea­ ceived no notice of the election. timidate the crews. men. Among the petitioners was In short. Cities Service men David Furman, principal orCities Service's viciously anti­ union practices reached a high- refused to waver from their posi­ organizer for CTMA who was ex­ point during the campaign pre­ tion that the SIU was the answer posed in the SEAFARERS LOG to their problems. ceding the second election. as a Cities Service front man. When the NLRB finally set the The company lawyer came up STUNT FAILED with a new stunt, a company date for the second election and In this maneuver the company union, apparently with the established the mechanics by thcTught in mind that, if Cities which voting would be con­ tried to make it appear that CS Service seamen could be lured ducted, the company steadfastly employees, and not the company, by extravagant" promises into refused to cooperate and at­ were taking the action. However,. supporting a company union, tempted to impede the procedure. Judge Rifkind ruled that the Beginning with the balloting Federal District court had no they would reject the SIU. of the first ship, the Winter Hill, jurisdiction in the matter. But, at every turn, the Cities on Feb. 20, NLRB officials had Counting of the ballots was Service men overwhelmingly re­ to conduct the poll at dockside then begun on April 15, in the pudiated the company-conceived NLRB regional office here, and and dominated Cities Service points, off company px-operty. the SIU victory was annoimced DELAY GAINED Tanker Men's Association (CTMA). The company went into Fed­ shortly thereafter. Meanwhile, the SIU strongly Despite the company's rigidly eral Court on Feb. 22 and ob­ pursued plan of wholesale firings tained a temporary injunction advised all pro-Union men of men even slightly suspected halting the election after six aboard Cities Service vessels to of pro-Union sentiment, the ships had been voted. At a rerhain on their ships until the Cities Service men's determina­ hearing two days later, the in­ Union is certified and a union tion to be represented by the junction was modified, and vot­ contract is negotiated. SIU became stronger than ever. ing was resumed. Union organizers pointed out that the company is making vig­ For the remainder of the bal­ RUSE RECOGNIZED orous efforts to replace men with CS crewmen saw clearly that loting the company demonstrated known pra-Union leanings. the company union was only an a more cooperative attitude, inas­ The era of company abuse and attempt to keep them from much ns it had failed to dis­ intimidation of its unlicensed courage men from voting by its realizing the improved wages, personnel is rapidly appi-oaching working conditions and security policy of non-coopei-ation. the end and union sympathizers The voting of the Salem Mari­ benefits that would come with an time and the Lone Jack was should stay on the ships until SIU contract. thei-efore conducted aboard ship the fight is completely won, the In fact, • CTMA eventually in the manner prescribed by the SIU organizers said. ppoved to be a boomerang. This was demonstrated on innumer­ able occasions. On board one Cities Service ship, a CTMAsponsored meeting suddenly Any crewmember found pilfering ship's gear is subject to turned into an SIU rally, so con­ charges by the membership of the SIU. vinced were the men that CTMA was a nothing more than a trick Crews of all SlU-contracted ships are reminded that in to delude the crews and imple­ line with SIU policy, anyone caught walking off a vessel with ment the company's abusive ship's gear, such as linen, food and equipment, is to have practices. charges placed against him by the ship's delegates and crew. When the'company saw that the CTMA hogwash was turned The SIU fought too hard for the high quality of equip­ back by the crews, it stepped up ment and food aboard ships to allow any irresponsible char­ its attempts at intimidation. Fir­ acters to jeopardize the union's gains. Although the amount of ings and blackballing reached gear disappearing from SIU ships is the lowest in the industry, wholesale propositions. Whole pilfering on SIU ships must be wiped out completely. crews were discharged every time Cities Sei-vice ships came WARNING TO PILFERERS �TMB S RAF AH ERS LOG Page Four Port Wiliiiiiigtoii Monday, May SL IMS AFL BUTCHERS THANK SIU FOR'OUTSTANDING SUPPORT' Shipping Good 11 Mobile Expects Shipping Rise By ERNEST TILLEY By CAL TANNER WILMINGTON — With one WITH A.r. or L. MOBILE — The pace of ship« week behind me as the new ag­ ping in this port continued slow ent in this Branch, I'll try to during the period since the last 2QI N.WCLLA &TRe£T give the lowdown on this area, report, with but six ships paid CKtCAGO 6, (LLIHOIS aided " by Max Byers, former CARL W. JIMCRSON tNTCfmATIONAC pnzsiQttft off and five signed on during the agent. PATRICK e.OORHAN April 4, 1949 IHTeRNATfOHA^ SCCr-rnCAR. past week. Since the last report shipping We paid off the Wild Ranger^ has continued to be excellent. Noonday, Iberville, Waterman; We are finding ourselves short the Corsair and Pointer, Alcoa, of green ticket ABs and rated Mr. C. J. Stevens * ^ ' and the Steel Ranger, Isthmian. men in the Stewards Depart­ Assistant Business Agent ment. Six ships were contacted Sign-ons were the Corsair, Seafarers Union ^ during the past week and re­ 523 Bienville Avenue Wild Ranger and Iberville, all Nevr Orleans, Louisiana placements put aboard them all. on continuous articles; the Steel We can use men holding the Ranger, headed for the InterDear Brother Stevens: tickets listed above, but that coastal trade, and the Alcoa does not constitute an invitation Pointer, headed for the bauxite Our Vice President Sam Twedell advised us by letter that to gashounds and performers. I'un. your Organization has given him outstanding support in Birds of this type will find the In-transit ships were the Pa­ our campaign to organize meat store employees in New climate warm, but the reception triot, over from Nfew Orleans in Orleans. ^He advised also that your local union furnished cool. good shape, and the Kyska, in George'H.'McFall as a Picket Captain. Not only is the SIU cracking from the Texas coast. down on the gashounds, but the We've heard a rumor—there's I want to thank you very warmly for this fine support police here are running in every­ no telling how accurate it is— and I wish you wohld extend our deep appreciation to one they see staggering around that Waterman intends to put Brother McFall for the fine work he did for us. We hope the streets, as a couple of Broth­ three additional ships into serv­ at some time in the future to be able to return the favor ers have found out. ice carrying coal. to some of your looal unions who may need help. The Steel Chemist is in dryIf it's true, we figure it is be­ dock here following a stint on With kind personal regards, I remai^ cause of the battle the SIU and the rocks of San Nicholas Is­ organized labor waged against FratpYnally yours, land. It'll be a little while be­ Hoffman to see that at least 50 fore she'll be back in operation. percent of the ECA cargoes were Until recently this port was carried in American ships. * operated through the San Fran­ According to newspaper re­ cisco Branch, but now • it has ports, the amount of cargo being PEG:el S e cretary-Trea sure r been accorded full status as a carried in American ships has Branch in itself. We'll try to increased greatly in recent weeks. In line with the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District's traditional policv of giving aid to other It looks like our battle for more keep the membership abreast of trade unions whenever possible, the Union's New Orleans Branch has been backing the Amal­ American shipping in ECA may the shipping and news of im­ portance coming out of the Los gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen, AFL, in its drive to organize that city's meal store pay off in more jobs for the employees. In the letter reproduced above, fatrick E. Gorman, Secretary-Treasurer of the Meat membership. Angeles-Wilmington area. Workers Union, expresses his organization's appreciation to SIU. CHIN SPROUTS At the Marine Hospital here One bit of local color is the the following Brothers are now fiesta being held in San Pedro tied up for major and minor re­ now. The local males are re­ pairs: J. g. Berrier, F. C. Higgaquired to raise beards for the son,-~J. P. Buckelew, Tommie occasion, or go to the hoosegow By JOE ALGINA while be awaited subsidy ap­ like the man for some petty Wilkins and Ernest Jkrrett. for a couple of hours. Before • signing off for the proval of his plans to operate reason, and decided he'd make I hadn't intended to enter the NEW YORK — Joy is mixed two P-2s—which he would buy— the trip short a man in the black week, a quick rundown of the festivities, but I could easily with gloom this week in New in the trans-Atlantic service. gang. The beef was settled with oldtimers ~^on the beach shows qualify with this. crop of chin York. fhe company footing a bill for the foUowingr' D. Dougherty, W. While there is stiE a good pos­ wool I'm sporting. It wasn't in­ While the membership is cele­ sibility that he'll receive ap­ one month's wages for the man. Aplin, F; St. Mary, D. Mitchell, tentional, I just haven't had time brating the SIU's victory in the proval of his subsidy and even­ This same Engineer pulled a E. Lamb, J. L. Webb, L. F. Dav­ Uities Service election, they're to exercise my razor. tually run passenger ships to similar caper on an earlier trip, is, G. A. Oberry, G. Stroecker, The only oldtimers to be found bitter over the' rejection of Bern­ Europe, our hopes of putting one when he demoted an engine room E. A. Wright, S. Luttrell and here in this period of somewhat stein Steamship Line's bid to into operation this spring have man. That time it cost the com­ J. Parks. Itish shipping are the following: charter a passenger ship. On top been dashed. pany the ^iffei'ence in wages, Johnny Gallagher, Red Kirk, of this, shipping has lost its zip The reason given for turning plus overtime. This Engineer is Shorty Odom and Bob McCul- and is moving at a slow pace. proving to be an expensive lux­ loch. We don't expect to have Bernstein had intended to down Bernstein's charter appEca- ury for the company to main­ tion was a r^ort by the Coast them on hand either by the charter the P-2 General Meigs to tain. time the next report is written. put into trans-Atlantic service Guard that the Meigs "*would OTHER SIGN-ONS need extensive repairs. By WILLIAM McKAY The other sign-ons were: Steel No date has been set for the TACOMA—^It'U be a long time Maritime Commission to rule on Executive, Steel Surveyor,- Isth­ before the people around here Bernstein's subsidy bid, so we mian; Raphael Semmes and will forget the rumpus of two don't look to any help in ship­ Afoundria, Waterman; Robin weeks ago when we were hit by By BENNIE GONZALES ping from that source beforo Grey and Robin Doncaster; the an earthquake. Here at the Hall John B. Marion; New London; BALTIMORE — For the past Navigation; Carabulle, Cuba Dis­ early autumn. Coral Sea; Seatrain Texas; Inez, the Brothers- were beating their two weeks we've been enjoying tilling; Chilore, Feltore and Ven­ On the payoff front we handled Bull. The Inez, formerly the gums about conditions in gen­ the following ships during the excellent shipping, so good that ore, Ore Line, eral, when suddenly the deck Agwicomet, took a full crew. last period: Helen, Suzanne^ heaved up and the building be­ at the moment there are many We had hoped to sign-on the Despite the fact that a gang­ Marine Arrow for another voy­ Edith, Frances, Emilia, Elizabeth gan to shake like -it had the jobs on the board with no takers. age, but she is being turned over and Kathryn, Bull; Steel Sur­ way watch is put on a ship for DTs. This most • enjoyable state of to a non-SIU company. She is a veyor, Isthmian; Oshkosh Vic­ only two reasons—to keep peo­ Some guy hollered, "Earth­ shipping is expected to continue hard ship tq give up, as the crew tory, Loyola Victory, Bessemer ple from walking off with ship's quake," and we lit out of here gear and to keep unauthorized into the coming week. Beyond was tops and always brought Victory and Afoundria, Water­ persons from the vessel—a lot of on the double. Everyone abanman; New London, Arctic Tankthe ship in clean. dojned ship in two seconds flat that we'll make no prediction. drs; Strathmore, Strathmore men on gangway watch let any­ and lit out for the wide open LONG VOYAGE one and everyoneon the ship. We paid off the following ships, Shipping Company (destined to spaces. When a crew finds the gang­ all of which were in good shape: The final trip of the Arrow lay up for awhile); Colabee, AnpiWhile speeding down the street Marquette Victory, Steel Sea­ was supposed to be a short one, erican-Hawaiian; Evistar, Inter­ way watch picking his teeth I happened to look up and saw instead of picking out the farer, Steel Fabricator, Isthmian; but the crew was out several continental; Seatrains New York the top of an old hotel start to Firmore, Venore, Chilore, Felt- months. She hit port with a load and Havana; Coral Sea, Coral phonies, they should crack down come down. When I saw that ore, Ore Line; Mae and Evelyn, of disputed overtime, all of Sea Steamship Company, and on the offender. The job was I shifted gears and turned on the Bull; Seamar and Marymar, Cal- which was settled right on the John Gillis, Smith & Johnson. created for the protection of supercharger, v ship's and personal gear. mar; Telfair Stockton, Oro Navi­ ship. The Gillis was the first Smith & After tremors of over 30 sec­ Before, signing off, it wouldn't gation; CarabuUe, Cuba Distill­ The only flurry of activity took Johnson ship to hit this port in onds, the quake ended. Oldtim­ be right not to give a word of ing; Daniel Lownsdale, Water­ place two weeks ago, when we over a year. ers around here have told me it thanks for the fine job of or­ man; Algonquin Victory, St. put on a demonstration before BUCKO ENGINEER was the roughest ever experi­ ganizing done by the Seafarers Lawrence Navigation; Marine the MCS Hall here against the enced. i hope it is the last. We signed on an almost equal aboard the ships of Cities Serv­ Arrow, Robin. participation of the MCS in the number of vessels, all without ice. As a precaution we have both The signon list isn't as long, SIU's beef in Canada. hitch, though a beef came up The first election showed a doors of the Hall wide open for We put 350 SIU and 50 SUP after one of them left port. but it is still an impressive par­ clear-cut win, when the SIU quick exits. Except for a little ade. We cleared the Maiden men in the show and it was The Chief Engineer of the Sea picked off over 80 percent of the plaster that fell from the ceiling, Victory, Fairland, Daniel Lowns­ quite impressive — I'm sure it Trader booted an Oiler off the votes. This recent election the Hall came out okay. The dale, "Waterman; Steel Maker, impressed the MCS that we want ship a few minutes before sail­ showed it was "no fiuke, when men around here are now ask­ Steel Worker, Steel Seafarer, them to keep hands off a matter ing thne. It was learned that almost 90 percent went in favor ing if we qualify for risk bonus Isthmian; Telfair Stodcton, Oro that concerns only the SIU. I the the Chief Engineer didn't of the SIU. . in this area. Cities Service Victory Cheers New York Tacoma Seafarers Get The Real Shakes Baltimore Reports Jobs Aplenty �Monday, May 2, 1949 The remarkable growth in the shipping under the Panamanian flag has been viewed with un­ easiness ever since the economic depressions of the inter-war period. Before 1924, Panama had a merchant navy too insignificant to be separately listed in int^national shipping statistics. In that year'it makes its first appearance in the statistical tables of Lloyd's Register,, with only 15 ships of 85,593 tons gross. But by 1939, before the outbreak of the last war, Panamanian shipping had already increased tenfold: 159^ ships totalling 717,525 tons gross. When figures became available again after the second world war, Panama was seen to rank, in terms of registered tonnage, among the sizeable maritime nations. It is true that the postwar statistics still give but an incomplefe picture, and that the lack of data for the intervening years makes compari­ sons difficult, but the growth of Panamanian shipping is clearly revealed. According to Lloyd's Register, the number of ships registered in Panama was 369, totalling 1,720,260 tons gross at July 1, 1947. The United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping puts the figure at 446 ships totalling 2,458,000 tons gross at December 1947, of which 291 were dry cargo ships totalling 1,274,000 tons gross and 155 tankers totalling 1,184,000 tons gross. (Ed. Note: Some recent estimates give Panama a total close to 4,000,000 gross tons.) It will be observed that tankers account for a high proportion of the Panamanian tonnage. TUE SEAFARERS LOQ This study of the Panamanian shipping situa­ tion was released by the London headquarters of the International Traniq>ortworkers Federation, the international body organizing the scheduled boycott of Panamanian ships. The boycott, which was unanimously endorsed by the Fourth Bien­ nial Convention of the Seafarers, will be world­ wide in extent. Final plans are to be drafted at a London meeting now in progress. The members of the American Boycott Committee, formed on April 5, are: Joseph P. Ryan, President of the International Longshoremen's Association; John Owens, Secretary of the ILA; Paul Hall, Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the SIU, A&G District; Morris Weisberger, East Coast Representative of the SUP; Captain Tommy Atkins, President of Local 88 of the MM&P; and Fred Howe, General Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the Radio Officers Union. Pago FIT* The American Neutrality Act forbade U.S. ships to enter the ports of belligerent countries, and ships were. transferred to the Panamanian flag in order that shipping operations with the countries at war might continue. Then, when after the war American began to sell surplus tonnage, a number of these ships were acquired by Greek owners, who did hot wish to return to their own country because of the uncertain pohtical situation in Greece at the end of the war, and the fear of confiscation in the event of a Communist revolution, and pro­ ceeded- to place their ships on the Panamanian register. Connected with this position is the fact that American ships have been sold abroad on condi­ tion that they are placed on the Panamanian register until the price has been paid in Amer­ ican currency, a condition which is linked up with the question of trade balances. Such ex­ planations, however, if valid at all, cannot justify the 'permanent retention of tonnage on the Panamanian register. cently the . figure was 10 percent—but an excep­ tion clause permits the hiring of seamen of other nationalities if ao Panamanians are available. In practice it therefore matters little whether the law prescribes 10 or 25 percent. INJURIOUS TO CREWS The beginnings of the drift of ships of various Little weight, also, can be attached to other nationalities towards the Panamanian flag date explanations offered to justify the growing prac­ back to the shipping slumps of the inter-war tice of tonnage transfers. In a number of cases, period. notably of British, Norwegian and Swedish The volume of shipping space had outstripped owned ships, it has been urged that the crews the volume of trade to be carried, the competi­ enjoy full safeguards in respect of social pro­ tion for freights became more and more acute, visions and the settlement of disputes, but it is and the transfer of ships to certain flags was hard to see how such safeguards can operate in one of the expedients devised for gaining an practice. advantage in the" struggle. Actually cases can -be cited by seafarers' The reasons are not far to seek. In the tradi­ unions of members who have been discharged Their presence on the Panamanian register .is tional maritime countries, protective legislation from Panamanian ships on account of illness indirectly due to the stipulation, which was had been progressively developed, and the sur­ without any claim to qompensation of any kind. made by some oil-important countries, that the^ vey requirements to which shipowners had to Employment contracts, further, contain a oil they purchased should be carried in ships conform were of an exacting nature and pro­ clause which permits of dismissal of men for under their own flag, and which resulted in. the vided safeguards to seafarers, shippers and the "neglect of duty." oil companies registering their fleets in different travelling public. This clause is supposed to be based on Article countries. In these countries, taxation also was a heavy 1223 of the Panamanian Maritime Law, but charge on the shipowners. Seafarers had or­ unions claim that it has not been possible to TONNAGE GROUPING ganized themselves in trade unions, and were ascertain what the Article provides. During the war, however, many of these no longer at the mercy of the shipowners as far In effect under the employment contracts men tankers were re-registered in Panama, where as the fixing of working and social conditions have been dismissed at the whim of Master or they have since remained, apparently joined by was cncerned. owner without there being any means of others. redress. REASONS FOR SWITCH The tonnage grouping of 347 Panamanian ships In this connection mention may be made of listed in Lloyd's Register 1947-48 was as follows: Ships which could .be registered under a flag other complaints made about Panamanian ships Gross Tonnage Number of ships where the owners were free from restrictions and obnoxious practices to which they lend clearly had an advantage over others. 500-1,000 30 themselves. Generally speaking, they could accept lower .1-3,000 ^ 66 Information in our possession points to the freight rates where the struggle for cargoes was use of these ships for the smuggling of arms and 3-4,000 : : 44 keen. 4-5,000 .! 26 men into areas of unrest such as Palestine and Besides, the benefits of such registry have in Albania. 5-10,000 160 • recent years included the earning of higher Over 10,000 21 DEFENSE IS WEAK freight rates in trades in which owners subject That Panama's present merchant navy is dis­ to strict control have not been able to engage. These reports also speak of owners who accept proportionate is evident. The external trade of Panama was a suitable country for the pur­ bribes from men who, for some reason or other, this Central American Republic, with a popula­ poses of shipowners concerned with immediate are prepared to pay to obtain employmt nt in tion of not much more than half a' million, is advantage rather than long-term effects. Panamanian ships. negligible. As a country practically without any external . Sometimes it is claimed that the tonnage trans­ 1940 imports amounted to $24,000,000 and ex­ trade of its own, and without any background of ports to $4,000,000. The heavy adverse trade maritime practice and tradition, there was no ferred to Panamanian registry is old. 'Presum­ balance,. which seems to have been a regular question of its ratifying or enforcing the various ably it is implied that this in some way justifies the measure. feature for the past ten years, is mainly witlj the international conventions. But seafarers do not agree. Either a ship is United States, and is due to the import of con­ Such maritime legislation as was to be found fit to operate at sea or she is not. sumers' goods for sale to the Canal Zone per­ on its statute book was ineffective. By register­ If not, then she should be scrapped in the sonnel and to the big transient population. ing ships in Panama, or by creating straw com­ In 1942, for instance, of . the total imports of panies which ostensibly bought them, as well interests of all concerned; in the other e\ ent, the $38,000,000 about 75 percent came from the as by other devices, owners could reap the objections formulated are equally as valid in the case of obsolete tonnage as .they are in that of United States, which also took 98 percent of the advantages of an unscrupulous practice ships built more recently. $2,250,000 of exports. The advantage of the -transactions to Panama So much for the motives behind the startling itself is probably mainly financial—for the serv­ LAW VIOLATED ice of placing ships on a largely fictitious register growth of the merchant shipping of a tiny Nor is Panama a nation with any seafaring it collects a registration fee (at present an initial Central American republic, which in the past tradition to speak of, for the ships sailing under tax of $1 per ton plus an annual tax of $0.10 per was a negligible quantity as far as maritime the Panamanian flag are almost entirely manned ton)— and possibly to exaggerate the importance enterprise was concerned. by crews of other nationalities. Although it has been said above that the of Panama as a maritime country at Interna­ avoidance of higher wages and better conditions -It is true that the Panamanian law stipulates tional Maritime Conferences. The second world war brought a development of employment for the crews is one of the main that 25 percent of the crews of Panamanian ships shall be of Panamanian nationality—until re- of a different character to complicate the position. {Continued on Page li) �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Monday, May-2, 1949 CSU Action Was 'Strike For Strike's Sake' Tonight we bring you^the story of a strike that is not.a strike, called by a dying outfit which calls itself The Canadian District has been sponsoring a "union." Picketlines have been established and a series of nightly broadcasts aimed at keep­ gangs of armed hoodlums roam the streets. No ques­ ing the seamen and citizens of Halifax in­ tion of wages or conditions is involved, yet hundreds formed of the strike fomented by the Can­ of men are faced with the permanent loss of their adian Seamen's Union. Last week's LOG jobs, just to satisfy the communist few who pull the strings. carried the texts of the first four radio talks; This, we believe, is a story without parallel—the this week the two succeeding talks are strange picture of a strike for strike's sake, a foul printed on this and the following page. political demonstration such as only the communist The broadcasts have been highly success­ party is capable of. Such niisconceived action can end ful in throwing the spotlight on.the corrupt only in disaster and, unfortunate though it may be, administration, of the CSU, and the manner the real sufferers will be the misguided CSU seamen and .Canadian shipping. Then, when all is lost, the in which its communist leaders have used communist leaders like the proverbial Arab, will "fold the membership to advance the communist their tents and silently steal away." cause. Every development in the so-called strike by the CSU, against the deep sea ships contracted to the Yet their terroristic campaign has had no effect. SIU Canadian District, has borne out what has been The SIU sailed every ship that has called for a crew. the SIU's contention regarding the CSU ever since the CSU first came under the influence of the com­ This morning as you all know, the SIU Canadian District, sent a full crew to the Sun Prince in. Halifax munist party. Everything the CSU has said or done since they harbor. This afternoon, word was flashed from Mon­ commenced their phony action has raised the question: treal that the overwhelming majority of the crew of Are the CSU leaders interested in the welfare of the thf Lady Nelson has chosen the SIU over the CSU. In an effort to offset the surging^ tide of the SIU Canadian seamen, or are they out to destroy the Canadian merchant marine, to advance the aims of sentiment, the CSU leaders are using lies and still more lies in addition to terrorism. Both techniques the communist party on the world's waterfronts? are old communist techniques. DELIBERATE ERRORS? When the crew of the Chandler voted overwhelm­ Last night, you will recall, we reviewed the seven ingly in favor of the SIU over the CSU a few days basic strategic and tactical errors the CSU officials ago, the best the CSU officials in Halifax would admit made. Or were they errors? The mistakes were too was that maybe 3 or 4 men had voted the SIU way. elementary to have been accidental on the part of We wonder how these CSU officials v/ill explain supposedly smart union officials, as we clearly showed. away the great majority of men aboard the Lady All through the strike, all through the events lead­ Nelson who expressed their preference for the SIU. ing up to the strike and, in fact, all through the years, Will they say, "Well, there were three or four men the communist officials of the CSU have practiced a who voted for the SIU?" consistent policy of misleading and lying to the rank The SIU has charged that the CSU has been in­ and file for their own purposes. efficiently administered in every manner. The SIU Take the so-called issue en which the "strike" was has pointed out that a "Tag Day" is a pretty pathetic called. The fact is, there was no strike issue. There way for the leaders of the CSU to propose fo raise is no strike. After a Conciliation Board had proposed the kind of money that is required for a long, costly a contract to which even the CSU's hand-picked rep­ strike. resentative had agreed, those CSU leaders solemnly PHONY LIBEL SUIT thereupon threatened to call a strike because the We have charges that, if the funds and affairs- of contract included a "wage reduction" and would "des­ troy the union hiring hall." The membership naturally the CSU had been praperly handled, there would be no need for Tag Day. became steamed up by the prospect of a wage cut. The only answer the communist leaders of the CSU Who wouldn't be? have found is a fake libel suit. They used libel suits The only trouble was that no wage cut ever was last year, as well as when they were losing out on proposed. the Lakes. All the suits were later ruled out. The only trouble was that there never was a pro­ All they can hope to accomplish through a libel suit, posal to destroy the union hiring hall. is to be able to say to those fast-dwindling few in The SIU Canadian District signed the very con­ the CSU who still believe what their leaders tell tracts, so far as wages and the hiring hall were con­ them, "Everything you hear about us is a lie. To cerned, as the Conciliation Board proposed and the prove it we are to bring suit..." CSU rejected. That wage scale is based on 170 dollars As a matter of fact, the SIU Canadian District has a month for Able Seamen, and it is not a reduction. the communists for a long time, as CSU officials brag to their members that they have been fighting signed a tanker contract, calling for $185 a month have the other Districts of our Union. On the basis for Wheelsmen on the Great Lakes. But they neglected of experience, we can, we believe, come pretty close to mention that this contract covers only 4 ships. to predicting what the CSU will do next. We draw our These four ships compare poorly with the Canada conclusions from what we have seen of communist " Steamship's 61 ships, Sarnia Steamship's 11 ships and tactics in general, and CSU tactics in particular, in Colonial Steahiship's 11 vessels, which the. CSU lost the past. ' The first thing they will do now^ is embark on a on the Lakes to the SIU Canadian District. face-saving campaign. They will do this in a number The SIU has well over a total of 100 contracted of ways. vessels at this moment—and on all those vessels the , First, they will try to disarm the internal opposition Wheelsmen's wages are $200 per month. with their phony libel suits and similar tricks to Quite a bit of difference, don't you think? "prove their virtue." But why did the CSU call its phony strike? There Second, they will try to stir up sympathy for is only one possible answer. The CSU men wanted disruption. The only trouble is that they are the themselves. Third, they will kick dead horses. ones who have been disrupted. The dead, horse technique is one we can expect NO ANSWERS TO QUERIES to see used widely. One of their favorite whipping For the past week, the SIU has been putting it up boys will be the late and unlamented Adolf Hitler. to the CSU leaders to answer a few questions for the They have already started this. CSU members, who benefit of the rank and file. have inquired of their leaders about the charges Apparently ^e CSU rank and file are now putting leveled by the SIU, have been told, "Don't pay any these questions to their leaders. Judging by the way attention to the SIU, they're just using Hitler's propa­ • the rank and file CSU members have been contacting ganda methods." the SIU Canadian District's temporary headquarters, Now Adolf Hitler was a monster and a scourge, and they haven't cared much for the answers they have the SIU hates everything he ever did or stood for. been receiving from the CSU leadership. In fact, several thousand members from Canada and Actually they have agreed with the Seafarers' an­ the States went to their deaths in the war against swers. The swing to the SIU is now on—and what is Adolf Hitler. the answer from CSU officials to this pro-SIU swing? But we wonder why it is that Hitler is dragged in, The answer is terror. to the exclusion of Joseph Stalin—rthe man who made Yes—the communist leaders of the CSU have ac­ the treaty with Hitler, that was the "go ahead" signal knowledged by their actions that there is nothing that allowed Hitler to start the war in 1939. Hitler they can do to answer the SIU, except to use violence. never used a propaganda technique tnat the commu­ Last night we heard of the beating of SIU mem­ nists have not used at one time or another, for pur­ bers who were asleep in their bunks aboard a ship poses just as foul as Hitler's. in Montreal. Before that, it was the vicious beating •The communist officials of the CSU can be expected at McAdam. This is the only answer that the com­ to whip up sympathy for themselves with a variety of munist leaders of the CSU can think of. Any wonder, tricks, all of which are transparent to those who then,^ that these same leaders have proven themselves have been going up against them for years, as the xinfit to lead a Union? SlUhas. V - • They will make the martyrs of themselves. They will dream up parallels between their own position, and that of persons for whom the general public has legitimate sympathy. In other words, "First we are beaten, then all trade unions are beaten." Don't you recognize the line? Thmy will accuse officials in Ottawa and elsewhere of bias. They will claim that foreign powers are ex­ erting their influence against them. Certainly the communist officials of the CSU will do their utmost to minimize every loss they have suffered. They will say that every shiF|, including the Sun Prince which has just obtained a Canadian crew, is unimportant. That was what they said last j^ear when we defeated them on the Great Lakes. They kept saying • it until the end. And then there was nothing at all for them to say. They will expand at great length on' their libel suit, which is also what they did on the. Lakes last year. But what they won't say is that the libel suits on the Lakes came to nothing. They wiU cry for protection ]py the policej forgetting that their habit of taking the law into their own hands resulted in the atrocity at McAdam, where a . communist directed CSU goon squad broke into a hotel to beat up sleeping members of the SIU. Why do we make these predictions? Because we have fought the communists since 1938 and have learned their ways. What they don't do tonight, they will do tomorrow. Let's get away from the present situation for a moment, and go back through the past 10 years, and see how the communist leaders of the CSU have acted in the past. Originally, the CSU was a part of the SIU. But in the early forties the CSU fell completely into the control of men whose first allegiance was to the commpnist party, not to the Canadian seamen. Since one of the pillars of the SIU policy, from the begin­ ning of 1938 to the present day, was opposition to the communist party, the next event was inevitable. At the SIU's convention in New Orleans in 1944, the CSU was ousted from the SIU, when the CSU leaders who were present at the convention refused to disavow their sympathies with tl;ie communist party. It was then that CSU officials began to step up their^ pro-communist activities, which in its .present stage is clearly directed at disruption, if not des­ truction, of the Canadian Merchant Marine. They began an all-out campaign to eliminate the anti-communists from their ranks. They did not suc­ ceed entirely but they forced many a Canadian seaman across the border into the United States. 6thers they kept silent by brutal beatings, such as we have seen in Halifax and Montreal in recent days, and by threats to wives and children. So active in promoting the., interests of the commu­ nist party in Canada did the CSU leaders and their henchmen become, that the CSU became the corrimunist party's most trusted union in Canada, and served as a refuge for many top party members who needed protection, transportation or some other service. A NEW ERA OPENS But all that is past and gone. The CSU is now on its way out. The SIU Canadian District is here. to stick. We have the deep sea ships under contract, and our Union not only has the reputation of having the finest contracts in maritime, but it has the reputation for living up to those contracts scrupulously. Tag Days, libel suits and cries of red-baiting will not keep us out. The record of the last two and a half weeks is a demonstration of that. The rank and file of the CSU. is flocking to our temporary' headquarters and, when we establish our permanent headquarters this week, we expect . that many will come to register for jobs, and join a Union which puts the welfare of seamen first and does not tolerate politicalism of any kind. Tlie rank and file of the CSU will flock to a Union which does not ^collect assessments at every turn­ around of a ship, but on a basis fair to everybody after the assessment has been approved by secret ballot. Can the CSU match that? > They will flock to a Union whose financial accounts are posted in all Union Halls every week. Can the CSU match that? They will flock to a Union which does not spend all its money on elusive legal fees. To a Union whose officials do not order strikes in foreign ports, or strikes that must be financed by Tag Days. They will flock to a Union whose officials do not« invent strike issues that do not exist. The unity of United States and Canadian seamen in the SIU, together with their British, Scandinavian and other European affiliates of the International Transportworkers Federation, is labor's own front line pact against communism—a unity that in the full sense of justice cannot and will not fail to triumph. �Monday. May 2. 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sevea SlU Canadian District Offers Program Last night we told you something about communist strategy and tactics that the CSU and other com­ munist controlled unions- normally employ, and we also told you what we expected "^he CSU to do on the basis of past experience. Now we find that our predictions are being con­ firmed. Take this Tag Day business, for instance. From the moment the Tag Day was announced, we have maintained that, at this stage of the CSU's .strike^hich-is-not-a-strike, there should be m6ney enough in the CSU's treasury to carry on for awhile. If there isn't money enough, those communist offi­ cials never should have commenced their action in the first place—that is, if they had any idea of playing to win and not just to disrupt. To go into a strike action—even a phony strike action—without money enough in the bank to see you past a period of less than three weeks is irresponsible leadership, and in one way of-aelling out the rank and file of any organization. BECLOUDING MANEUVER Actually the Tag Day is itself a maneuver to win sympathy by clouding the issues. This, as we told you last night, is a typical-communist trick. This has been confirmed today. We even heard it 'over the radio. The CSU leaders have seized on the completely false notion that the SIU Canadian District will not ship Haligonian seamen. Of course we'll ship Haligonian seamen. Why shouldn't we? Actually, the SIU Canadian District has made it clear all along that it welcomes any non-communist seamen of the CSU to visit our new Halifax office when it opens. Come on in and sign up, we have said. If you come from Halifax, fine. Ship from your own home town. Something that the CSU oveiiboks, is the fact that the crew lists of the ships we have supplied with crews reveal that we have shipped 100 percent Can­ adian crews. The Department of Immigration has confirmed this fact in a public statement. At any rate, we repeat what we have said before. There is a better way than Tag Day for jobless CSU members to get up the money to support themselves and their families. That is to join the SIU Canadian District the Union that is interested in wages and con­ ditions—not politics. Don't let CSU spokesmen cloud the issue! , The comniunist leaders of the CSU have attempted to cloud other issues, tOo. Last night, they singled out the Hiring Hall clause in the present contract between the steamship companies and the SIU Canadian District. That is the same Hiring Hall clause which the CSU leaders rejected. It is also the same Hiring Hall which the CSU's national secretary announced, on April 12, that he would like to accept. Perhaps this fact is not generally known. But in Toronto, on April 12, the national secretary of the CSU suddenly announced that the CSU leadership was ready to withdraw its objections to the contract the Board of Conciliation hatL-recommended. Apparently that news hasn't filtered through to the Halifax branch of the CSU yet, or at least 'hadn't filtered through as late as yesterday. HIRIN.G HALL OUTLINED For we heard the Hiring Hall in our contract de­ nounced as being virtually no contract at all. Then we heard a great deal more that had nothing to do with th6 Hiring Hall at all. Now let's see what this Hiring Hall does.Actually it is a very strong Hiring Hall. The Hiring Hall requires that a man be a member of the Union before he can be sent to a job on a ship. This is the closed shop, pure and simple. What greater protection can a union ask for its members? The CSU complains that it does not provide any protection for crews paying off in United States pprts. This is no complaint at all so far as the SIU is concerned. Our reply is that the SIU's United States Districts have branches in all United States ports. Our United States Brothers always guarantee to force Canadian shipowners to supply Canadian seamen to Canadian ships. They always live up to their guarantee. They, too, are SIU. This is a guarantee that the CSU is in no position to naake. Now let us speak to the seamen of Halifax. We are in the process of opening permanent offices here in Halifax. Its location'will be announced the day we are rekdy for business. The location will be an­ nounced over this station—so keep your sets tuned to this station at 9 PM, every evening and get the news. Incidently we understand that the communist party has ordered its hacks irj the CSU to go to any lengths to prevent us from' opening and maintaining a permarient office here. Moreover, we understand that, if we open the Hall, the communist party has ordered its hacks and hatchet men to destroy it. That is the tone of the -several anonymous telephone calls we have received. We call this to the attention of the citizens and officials of Halifax, so that you may know where to place the responsibility for any acts of violence com­ mitted, which- may be the result of the communist party's orders. We call this to your attention, because we have served notice on the communist leadership of the CSU that the Canadian District of the SIU is in Eastern Canada to stick. Wef call this to- your attention because it is the policy of the communist leaders to prevent their own misguided members from seeing how a democratic union operates other than by violence—by terror, by beating sleeping men with baseball bats, as they did yesterday" in Montreal. The SIU' Canadian District feels that the time has come to lay down a program which it can offer to the seamen of Halifax. Let's put it on a 1-2-3 basis. Here is what the SIU Canadian District can give you: First: A Union-controlled Hiring Hall with jobs for those,Halifax seamen who are, members of the SIU, or who wish to become members. Second: Full time Union representation aimed solely at gaining greater social and economic security for seamen. In these matters we look to the future, not just to the present. Third: International support from powerful friends whom the SIU possesses all over the world. Fourlh: The SIU offers Canadian jobs for Canadian seamen. Fifth: The SIU Canadian District will offer a pro­ gram for Canadian seamen, aimed at creating more employment for Canadian seamen by the following steps: A—By shipping^ responsible Union crews, who will provide the efficient seamanship which will make the Canadian Merchant Mai'ine itself a more efficient body. This, in turn, will result in more Canadian ships. It will, in effect, offer more of an incentive to Canadian operators to invest in greater operations. • UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM B—By demanding larger crews to take up the slack in unemployment. One of the more tragic aspects of the CSU's current strike action is that it was taken at a time when unemployment was becoming an acute problem in Canadian ports. This unemployment problem must be solved. In­ creased manning scales will help a great deal. C—By demanding better shipboard conditions. For instance, the SIU Canadian District will insist that larger quarters with better facilities be pro­ vided for Canadian seamen. D--By insisting that the seamen of the SIU Canadian District run their own Union, and not - leave the running of their affairs to political hacks and waterfront bums. E—By insisting that the men of the SIU Can- Canadian SIU Halls The SIU, Canadian District, maintains Halls in the following Canadian Ports: HEADQUARTERS, 512 McGUl St., Montreal. HALIFAX, 1281/2 Hollis St., Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL, 1227 Philips,Square. Tels. Plateau 8700 and Marquette 5909. PORT ARTHUR, S3 Cumberland Street, Tel. North 1229. • PORT COLBQRNE, 103 Durham St., Tel. 5591. TORONTO, 1119 Jarvis St., Tel. Elgin 5917. VICTORIA, B. C., 602 Boughton Street, Tel. Empire 4531. VANCOUVER, 565 Hamilton St., Tel. Pacific 7824. Permanent headquarters will be opened very shortly in Halifax. Meanwhile, the SIU in that city can be reached by calling the following num^bers: 3-7231, Extension 403. adian District press constantly for a better and more stable living for seamen. For instance', the practice of pulling Canadian seamen off Canadian ships for imagined offenses against the Union—a practice the CSU has made a habit of^must be stopped. The CSU was not try­ ing to protect Canadian seamen. On the con­ trary, the CSU was trying to discipline anticommunist seamen, and to discipline any man who tried to do his work in a neat and efficient manner. F—Maintaining a Union newspaper edited for the benefit of seamen, a paper containing material about the technical, legal and other problems _ seamen face, a paper stressing the experiences seamen themselves undergo in the course of their work. Such a paper would necessarily eliminate phony feature- articles about such people as Henry "Wal­ lace from the United States, who, whatever else he may be, most certainly is not a maritime personality. G—By insisting that the Union be dedicated to the proposition that going to sea is an honorable and responsible occupation. H—By insisting that the Union use its economic power to improve the economic power of sea­ men, not to follow and promote the political aims of schemers who frequently are not even bona fide seamen, and have no legitimate right to serve as officials of a seamen's Union. RECORD OF SIU IN US There is our program. That is what we offer the seamen of Halifax. You will ask—What are the chances that the SIU Canadian District- can carry it through? Let's take a look at the record. . The situation in Canada today is not unlike the situation in the United States merchant marine in the middle thirties. At that time, the so-called leaders of the American merchant seamen's movement were the type of leaders now running the CSU. ^ A number of them could not even show one year's 'discharges from ships. They just weren't seamen. Yet they had confused and misled a great many American seamen into believing that their disruptive tactics were "necessary." They had perfected ways of systematically eliminating all internal opposition. This was the atmosphere in which the Seafarers International Union of North America was born. The SIU, composed of stalwart anti-communist men, im­ mediately- started a program aimed—even as the Canadian SIU. is now aiming—at achieving full econ­ omic and social freedom for seamen. Did they get it? Well, here are some of the things they did get: They raised the level from about $37 a month for Able Seamen to the present American level of $225, for base wages. They also created the first Union-controlled Hiring Hall in the history of seafaring people. They increased all manning scales by 45%. They achieved freedom from following all kinds of dictated political twists. They used their economic strength for the protection of seamen, and in support of the legitimate economic demands of other non-communist trade unions. VICTORIOUS HISTORY Through the years they fought the shipowners in strikes that" are now milestones in the history of maritime labor on this continent. And they won those strikes—against the mighty P&O Lines, against Seatrain Lines, against the great and arrogant Isthmian Steamship Company. In 1946, they tied up the entire shipping industry of the United States on all coasts, when other unions meekly accepted a wage scale that seemed inadequate to the SIU. And while they were scoring these gx-eat victories, they built internally along sound siamen's lines. As an illustration, they established as their own rule that to be an official^ a man must show a minimum of three years of seatime. That is the Seafarers International Union, of which the SIU 'Canadian District is a part. Is there any reason wh* the Canadian District can­ not do for the seamen of Halifax and the rest of eastern Canada what the SIU has done for seanien elsewhere? There is no reason why not. 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Hunt (D) �T M E SEAFARER^ lO G Page Ten Monday, May 2, 1949 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Bees To Meet Canadian Crew Charges Coast Gu^d Refused Cola Teams In Softball Tourney lAid To Injured Seaman, Ai^s Probe Charging neglect of duty, the crew of the SS Wild Ranger, Waterman, ihas called for an investigation into the refusal of the Coast Guard to dispatch medical aid to a crewmember injured in a shipboard fall while the vessel was enroute to San Juan from'"broken ribs and possible internal "In the following hours the Skipper sent three more radio !!?»few Orleans on April 9. injuries. "He was unconscious when r According to a letter to the carried to the ship's hospital. SEAFARERS LOG from the "Immediately the Captain sent ship's three delegates, the Coast an emergency radio message to Guard base in Miami refused to the Coast Guard station in Miami Send a plane to the ship to rerequesting a seaplane to remove jnove Seafarer M. J. Smyly, who Brother Smyly to a shoreside had been seriously injured when he fell from a bosun's chair to hospital. 'The Coast Guard's answer was |he deck. that landing conditions were not The chain of events, as de­ too favorable. This despite the scribed in the letter, was as fol­ fact that the seas were very lows: calm and an 18-mile-an-hour "On Saturday, April 9, Brother wind blowing, perfect conditions Smyly, while painting the king for a landing^ post on the starboard side for­ "The Coast Guard advised us ward in a bosun's chair, was to keep the man comfortable and pitched to the deck below when treat him for shock. This we the gantline rope broke. Brother -had already done. The Chief Smyly sustained a broken ankle, Mate did as much as possible to 'lacerations about the body, two keep the patient comfortable. John Kealy Dies In Bangkok messages without success. Des­ pairing of any assistance from the Coast Guard, he ordered the ship to full speed and caUed for an ambulance to be waiting at the dock in San Juan. "It was more than 30 hours later that the vessel arrived in San Juan and Brother Smyly was removed to a hpspital; 30 hours in which he had been in severe agony." In concluding the report, the delegates stated that seanaen do not beef about trivial matters, but the Ranger crew feels that an "investigation should be made to find out why the US Coast Guard neglects service to US ships in "home waters when they are maintained to ^render such service. It's a case of deplorable negligence that might have cost a seaman his life." The delegates who submitted the report are -J. D. Kennedy, Deck; R. G. Long, Engine, and J. P. Morton, Stewards. As the ^een grass pushes up through the soil at shore points up and down the coast, the lads of the SS Colabee are limbering up for their annual whack at Softball. Plans for putting a team onto the field were formulated at a recent shipboard meeting, according to Tex Suit, who will serve as co-manager for the Colabee's 1949 Softball aggrega­ tion. Most of the games on the Cola Bees' schedule-will be play­ ed up in the softball conscious town of Baie Comeau in the province of Quebec. Each spring the Colabee resumes her news­ print run between the Canadian port and New York, approxi­ mately- a 14-day turnaround. . Suit says that in the small but modern paper mill town of Baie Comeau, "the people go in for sports in a big way." They organize several' softball team^ into a local league," he added. The Cola Bees, composed of officers and unlicensed crewmen aboard the Illinois-Atlantic pa­ per carrier, will meet as much of the Baie Comeau softball op­ position as their stopovers will permit. It is expected that this year the softballing Seafarers will lend plfenty of color to the mill town games. At the recent shipboard meeting it was decided that the Cola Bees' official uniform would be a blue jersey, emblazoned by the team name in gold lettering. And, of course, a large bee will serve as a background for the team's name. Suit, who in addition to his co- " managerial functions will hold down several of the season's pitching assignments, says this year's Cola Bee outfit will be in there swinging hard to live up to the reputation established" by shipboard teams in previous years. Want Games The "Seafarers," a softball out­ fit whose home grounds are in Brooklyn, is looking for pitchers, the LOG has been informed. All the players are reported to be SIU members. The team is now making bookings for games and the lads will play anywhere in Brooklyn, our informant said. He advised that anyone- inter­ ested in trying out for a position on the "Seafarers" should see Paul Gonsorchik, "owner" of the club. He'll also book games. Two SIU-Manned Ships Freed From Shoals Two SlU-contracted vessels which had run aground were .re­ floated last week with no in­ juries or loss of life among the crews, and only slight damage to one ship. Isthmian's Steel Chemist ran aground off Long Beach, Cali­ fornia on April 10^ and the Sanford B. Dole, Metro Petroleum Company ship, ran onto a reef off the north coast of Cuba on April 18. The Steel Chemist, entering Wilmington harbor in a thick fog, encountered a strong south­ erly current and struck the rocks off San Nicholas Island. On Friday, April 15, the ship was freed from the rocks, and taken to Wilmington harbor where divers' reported the hull cracked in several places mid­ ship. She'll enter' drydock there for repairs. The Chemist was enroute from the Far East to Wilmington -with her final destination the East Coast. QUICKLY FREED The Sanford B. Dole ran aground during a storm and was freed a few hours later without sustaining a"y damage. She put into a Cuban port. The cutter Miaoma had rushed to her aid from Miami. The mishap suffered by the Chemist was the third of the year to befall Isthmian-owned ships. Early in the year the Steel Maker ran aground off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and the Steel Admiral was hung up in Suez about the same time. The Admiral, during the same voyage, struck a mine in the Saigon River, but sustained no damage. Seafarer John Keal^'s body about to be committed to the sea southeast .of Bangkok on March 27, as bis grieved ship­ mates stand by. Seafarer John J. Kealy died aboard the SS Steel Navigator, on March 21 in Bangkok, and was buried at sea, the LOG learned in a letter signed for the crew by H. L. Thomas. Thomas wrote that he made his annoimcement "with great regret and sad feeling," and added that Kealy was "a good Union man and a good ship­ mate." He sailed as Oiler. "The ship was riding-the hook in Bangkok, Siam,. at the time of John Kealy's death, but due :to all kinds of regulations and ^restrictions he could not be put ashore to be buried by the laws of that country," Thomas said. • Accordingly, Kealy was buried at sea below Bangkok on March 27 at longitude 106 degrees 56 minutes east. "All hands stood at attention while Captain Mark Suglien said prayers over the body," Thomas declared in his letter. "With deep respect all hands said the Lord's Prayer to­ gether and Johnny Kealy's body was committed to the sea." Kealy was born in England in 1909 and joined the SIU in June 1947, receiving his book in July 1948. He is survived by his mother, Mrs, Emma Kealy of 5616 Wal­ ton Avenue, Philadelphia. While cargo is removed from the beached Steel Chemist prior to refloating, the tug Viking; laut lines to keep the^ Chemist from toppling over on the rocks. �Monday, May 2. 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings SeaSxrcrSam ROBIN KIRK, Mar. 27—Joseph Carriveau, Chairman; Leo Allen, Secretary. Following discussion held previous meeting, motion carried that stowaways are not to do any work on this ship. Ship's delegate reported that if the ship docks in the morning, payoff would be held in the afternoon, in which case there would be no draw. Departmental delegates reported that everything is okay. Motion by James While, sec­ onded by Michael Magal, that an amendment be made to Section 8, which deals with sailing time on weekend sailing, through a cussed new shipping rules and referendum. Motion recom­ the method of registering in the mended that sailing time be three groupings. It was sug­ posted before 5 PM Friday if gested that further clarification ship is to sail before 8 AM Mon­ of the group registration«method day. Under education, the value should be requested of Head­ of inter-depaftment cooperation quarters. was stressed. Because all three 4 4 departments have been working SANFORD B. DOLE, Feb. 22— together on this ship, there likve B. Higdon-, Chairman; L. F. been no beefs. Deck and En­ Toland, Secretary. Delegates re­ gine Departments thanked galley ported on standing of men in men for their good work on this their departments. Robert High trip, and Steward in turn, ex­ pressed appreciation of his de­ was elected ship's delegate. Mo­ partment for the cooperation tion carried urging department heads to get messhalls, passage­ given them. ways showers and heads cleaned up, with job to get under way immediately. Suggested that check be made into shortage of soap. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. , ' [1 4 4 4 JEAN,-Feb. 11—Felix Bonefonte. Chairman; Billy McCarthy. Secretary. Motion by Brother Mateo that all escape hatches and port holes be repaired be­ fore ship sails on next trip. Delegates aie to investigate pos­ sibility of securing larger beds. Engine delegate is to check radi­ ators aft and inspect blowers in engine and fire rooms. Spigot needed for, water cooler in en­ gine room. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to Stewards Department for its fine job of feeding and serving crew. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. - 4 4, i ROBIN SHERWOOD, Feb. 3— Fred Miller, Chairman; Gerald Sinkes, Secretary. Ship's dele­ gate read letter sent to Brother Hall concerning death of one of our shipmates. Also a report on the man employed as his re­ placement. Department delegates announced total number of disputed hours of overtime. After discussing case of three men who missed ship in Durban, crew decided that ship's delegate should prepare a statement of the incident and forward it to the Headquarters. It was agreed that an account of the difficul­ ties arising out of the Captain's failure to be more definite in posting sailing time should be in­ cluded in statement. Injui-ious effect of performers aboard ship 4 4 4 was discussed under Education. WARRIOR, Feb. 27—Nels Lar­ son, Chairman; William Brown, 4 4 4 STEEL INVENTOR — William Secretary. Ship's delegate re­ Roma. Chairman; V^liam Healy, ported that clothing, personal ef­ Secretary. Ship's delegate Jos­ fects and union papers of three eph Slackowilz and department Brothers left , in Yokohama be delegates reported. Crew wishes put under lock and key. Deck fresh water in messhall for use delegate repoi'ted disputed over­ in making coffee instead of the time to be taken up with Mate. water drawn from boilers as now Other delegates reported no being done. Another sink is beefs. New Business: Motion by needed in galley as present one Scott that delegates get together is being used for washing and on repair lists. Good and Wel­ rinsing. Liquid soap dispensers fare: Suggestion made that were recommended for installa­ foc'sles and recreation roohi be tion in crew's head as a stricter sougeed before ship arrives in sanitary measui-e. port. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 TELFAIR STOCKTON, Feb. 27 —L. E. McCune, Chairman; Peter Piascik, Secretary. Delegates re­ 4 4 4 ROBIN HOOD, Feb. 13—Don­ ported no beefs, gave the num­ ald Mease, ChaiHnan; William ber of bookmen and permits in Moore, Secretary. No beefs in their depai'tments. Good and any of the three departments. Welfare: Agreed that no one Motion carried to have ship's should tamper with refrigerator delegate se^ Captain about pre­ and that it be defi>osted only by paring draw-list two days prior authoi'ized crewmember. Cap­ to arrival in port, and to have tain assured Steward that neces­ Captain instruct company agent sary painting would be handled to have money available at time during trip. Suggestion made convenient to men off watch that stand by man clean up when .ship arrives. Motion messroom for his respective amended to further request that watch. R. Ruttkay elected ship's Captain put out draw every five delegate by, acclama^tion. One days in port, as customary. minute of silence for Brothers Ernest Metis, Electrician, dis- ,lost at sea. WILLIAM TILGHMAN, Feb. 6—^Richard W. Simpkins, Chair­ man; Mike Streiffer, Secretary, Election held for ship's delegate. James W. Brake elected. Dele­ gates reported little disputed overtime. Good and Welfare: Recommended that cold drinks be served twice^ daily in - warm climate. Recommended that noise be kept to minimum so watch can sleep. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 PURDUE VICTORY, Feb. 27— Arthur Werl, Chairman; Arthur Thompson, Secretary. Delegates reported no beefs pending. New Business: Motion carried to dis­ cuss activities of Chief Cook. Various members discussed his overstaying shore leave. Sug­ gestion made that man make donation to LOG in lieu of being logged by the Skipper. Motion carried for Cook to donate any amount he sees fit. Good and Welfare: Brother suggested that all crewmembers turn in extra linen. ieitexs \caH$ CUT and RUN By HANK 4 4 4 AZALEA CITY, March 13— Fred Roman, Chairman; Satirias Foscolos, Secretary. Delegates re­ ported all working smoothly in their departments. New Busi­ ness: Motion by Rothmier that sufficient notice be given before ship's meeting is held. Motion by Amato that due to failure of port steward at end of previous trip to provide promised galley gear and repairs that tl>e ship's delegate check with department heads before ship's departure to spe that all gear is aboard and necessary repairs have been made. Question on milk taken aboard in Antwerp. Belgianborn crewmember maintained that milk is pasteurized and is perfectly okay. Crew gave wholehearted thanks to Stewards Department for fine meals. In all ports the Brothers have written letters to many Con­ gressmen and Senators urging them to vote for the ThomasLesinski bill which repeals the Taft-Hartley Act and allows. our American labor unions to survive and progress. And, according to reports, many Brothers have explained to their families back home why they should immediately write letters to those home­ town Congrssmen urging them to vote for the bill. Write those letters today. Brothers. It's up to us to win this beef. . 4 4 4 Steward Bill Durham,, who knows how to sell life insuranee, is in town after homesteading six months aboard the Alcoa Clipper .out 'of New Orleans... Every time Brother Walter Gardner sailed into town with his mustache we failed to mention his visit. From now on we'll clean our "news" sextant and announce he's in town — with or without the romantic fuzz. 4 4 4 Tony Zalewski just anchored with his cigar, after a boneyard job and some tanker sailing... Carl Wayne, the rolypoly Elec­ trician, was here after a long absence. Last week he sailed out agaia... Paul Goodwin, who's always wearing dark glasses, was wishing he would receive some mail to pass the time away. Any­ thing else, Paul? ... Eddie Ralko just made a ship this week .. Bill Glick lost his voice last week and was given three different medicines to take, which are making him feel worse than ever. 4 4 4 STEEL MAKER, March 12— 4 4 4 Ricky, Chairman; Ramon IrriArthur Camara was in-transit last week aboard a Bull zarry. Secretary. Delegates all Line wagon on the "sugar run." His shipmate Julius Thrasher reported disputed overtime. New must still be aboard his recent home, a Seatrain scow... Business: Motion carried to draw Steward Jose Quimera, the oldtimer, was in town last week up new repair list. Motion car­ ... Weaver Manning is in town doing some walking on the ried for ship's delegate to check shipping deck rather than any skillful cribbage-playing or union books for Patrolman. Mo­ pinochling on the recreation deck. tion carried that all three dele­ 4 4 4 gates see about engine depart­ Norman "Ozzie" Okray, who's really making a home out of ment ovei-time. Motion carried to make report on Brother Jose the Algonquin Victory, navigated ashore this week for some mail ... If our memory isn't slipping we saw Brother "Three-finger" Aquilania's death. Morgan sail into town last week and grab'a job the same day... It sure looks like there are American ships in New York harbor. 4 4 4 HASTINGS, Feb. 13—W. Hamilton, Chairman; C. J. Oli­ ver, Secretary. Delegates re­ ported everything in order. M. C. Wautlet elected ship's delegate. Good and Welfare: Discussion on insufficiency of nighf lunch. One minute of silence observed for Brothers lost at sea. ,•444 OREMAR, March 1 — Ferron, Chairman; M. EsChenko, Secre­ tary. Delegates' reports accepted. Discussion on repair of water cooler. List of fines made up for violations of messroom pro­ cedure. Moneys to go to hospi­ talized Seafarers. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 Here are some other Brothers in town: Robert Harless, • Archibald Volkerts, -Eddie Hallihan, Sal Volpi, Carl Lawson. A few Brothers in-transit were: Pete De Pietro, William Traser, Erwin Max, Charles Mazur. Those who recently arrived into town were—Charles Jindra, Joe Clurman, Larry Key, Lawrence Edwards, Raymond Grindle, Joseph Lapointe... The LOG will be sailing free of cost to the homes of the following Brothers— John Lefco of New York, H. Dickmeyer of Louisiana, Roy Barker of Louisiana, Walter Prang of New York, John Paerels of California, Gerald Gjerseth of Wisconsin, Alfred Ortega of - Florida, George Lawrence of Alabama, Harold Hamilton of Alabama, A. Gamzon of New York, Walter Matthews of Florida, Charles Merritt of Florida, Donny Woods of Florida, Gibson Coker of Alabama, James Nelson of California, Julian Lewis of South Carolina. 4 4 4 Last minute news—Three SIU ships were in the news recently from various parts of the world—Isthmian's William Tilghman and the Steel Chemist, also there was the SS Sanford Dole... Brothers, keep those jobs shipshape, the ships dean and happy. Your SIU agreement is your responsibility at all times. �Page Twelva TBE SEAFARERS LOG Monday, May ^ 1949 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEARS Says Delegates Form Union's First Line Of DMense, Asks For Better Cooperation £ PALS MEET IN SOUTH AFRICA • To ihe Editor: come acropper. Brief analyses of men an additional man. Despite Although much stress has been some of these cases will amply this person's long years of Union laid on the other component illustrate the bearing their solu­ membership, the delegates put parts of our Union, no more tions have on the crew and the him off the ship. Honest to goodness oldtimers than passing reference has been membership at large. made regarding ship delegaites. Here's one of the beefs: The who really helped build our un­ They are the difference between Sand Chief's officers apparently ion will commend this action, making a contract a live docu- had adopted a manana attitude knowing that the building pro­ men or having a dead one. Cap­ toward the ship repairs in gen­ cess is a continuing one and that able union representatives are eral, and installation of a wash­ only through the weeding out of essential to the harmony of a ing machine in particular, be­ performers and Joul balls will ship where factionalism and op­ cause they had allowed a long the SIU consistently grow and portunism come so frequently to list of such items to pile up for ^pand. Another kind of pest—the guy the fore. A poor delegate creates longer than a rhonth. Having more than a bellyful of with OT tentacles — was soon more sores than he cures. Most of us choose the line of promises, the delegate bee-lined found out and speedily taken least resistance in administering around •to see the ship's three care of by the delegates. This our contracts, but ship delegates lop ranking officers and demand­ cKaracter boasted that he, was have got to go the whole way. ed action. Actjpn came with sur­ on the scow "solely to make a They form SIU's front line of prising suddenness, for all next buck. That was all to the good defense. It is their determina­ day the ship was bustling with until it was learned that his tion to get for the crew what activity in a belated effort to methods included everything from catering to the officers to it is entitled to which certifies satisfy the crew's demands. IV^eanwhile the officers, figuring brow-beating his fellow crewRobin Tuxford crewmember Joe Startwood, MM, right, the standards that our Union members. to get in the last lick, needless­ poses with Afrikander friend visiting him aboard ship in fought so hard to establish. He had a curious back injury Port Elizabeth. Picture by Rudolph (Gabby) Gross.., . ^ Daily they deal with human ly tied up the ship while re­ pairs were being made, obvious­ which prevented fiim from per­ equations in shipboard relation­ ships. With an eye to the future ly with the intent to smear the forming many onerous tasks contract they look around to see crew with the brush of irrespon­ while on watch, but once the if more jobs can be created, more sibility. However, alertness on overtime period began his ailing compensable work provided for the part of the delegates got us member effected a miraculous the crew. They seek to eliminate good results. They notified Union cure. No job was too tough for 8 time more a seafaring people red tape which only succeeds officials that every Seafarer was him then. He did more work To the Editor: in increasing friction, decreas­ at his post and that if any quick­ than the rest of the deck gang Most Americans, who see the than, the Americans ai-e today. ing efficiency. The ease and skill ie strike was in progress it was put together, that is overtime United States a rriaritime nation, Therefore, America, whose with which they dispose of their being perpetrated by the officers work.. The payroll sheets show -believe that they are a great Government had just signed the * it. His total overtime pay ex­ problems will go far toward set­ and not the crew. Atlantic Pact and had pledged ceeded the aggregate amount of people who live by the sea and its assistance to "Western Euro­ ting a pattern Union negotiators PLOT SQUELCHED prosper by the ocean trade. To will follow come bargaining This information was quickly the other nine ABs. . be soberly i-ealistic, let us see pean Nations, must become BLEW TOPS time. relayed to company officials and how the United States, as a sea­ ocean-minded and call for ships the day was saved for the crew. The lid this phony was sitting faring nation, compares today to be built and manned if the GOOD NEGOTIATOR The Union's record of honorably on blew off one day when he with little Latvia 40 years ago. American way of life is to be preserved. We must have a A good delegate will expedite holding intact its contractual ob­ tried to get one of the fomhours for taking on dry stores Riga, the capital, with popula­ strong merchant marine or else problems himself rather than ligation was maintained. tion of some 250,000, was then, draw Union officials away from In another case, a gashound by threatening his fellow crew- proportionately, a busier port suffer the consequence. And, if big business thinks that his is more pressing duties to handle proved costly to the Union to members with bodily harm. That ship-level beefs. He knows how the tune of one job that could cooked. his goose, which made than New®York is today. For a the pleasure of chartering cheap week in midsummer of 1908, a foreign bottoms, let him remem­ to cooperate intelligently when have been written into the con­ the officers very sad because he Riga newspaper listed the num­ ber that he may find to his sorr was tabbed their best worker. the interests of the Union and tract, had he simply remained on Before closing I'd like to make ber of arrivals and sailings as 80 row that he may have to pay the company are in common, duty when he should have been. a plea to the membership for steamers and 120 sailing vessels. for the pleasure. and how to compromise intelli­ Instead, his performing and abbetter • understanding of their Forty years ago, the Latvians, R. J. Peterson gently when their interests are steeisni put an unduly heavy who numbered 250,000 people, in conflict. burden on his fellow crewmem- delegates. Theirs is no. pleasant owned some 750 vessels, with 500 On this ship, the SS Sand bers, who covered up for him. task, acting as shock absorber Chief, many problems have come By doing so the company was between the company and you. ships for deep-sea trade and 250 schooners sailing coastwise. to harass the delegates, but, so given its most solid argument Be considerate in your judgment far, those worthies have yet to, for refusing to grant the depart- of them. Nobody ever rendered It means to say that for each the perfect decision. In human 3,000 Latvians there was one ves­ relations there has to be give sel sailing the seas and earning LONGTIME SHUTTLERS TO FRANCE money—as against one US ship and take. These men constitute the rank today to each 100,000 Americans To the Editor: and file officialdom. They know who hug themselves ashore. • I've been sent to the land of your problems first hand and As for the cargo tons, carried, tea and crumpees by Uncle Sam have to live with the results of there were in Latvia 5 inhabi­ for a 30 month stint and would their settlements. They have the tants to one ton—against 20 in­ like to have the LOG sent here Union welfare at heart. And, habitants in the United States, instead of my home. I miss therefore, yours, or they never or four times less. True~_fhe reading it weekly. would have accepted the' thank­ Latvian ve^els were small, but Sometimes when I walk to the less job in the first place. they provided jobs for some 10,John Cole 000 seamen, as against 80,000 PX here I get to thinking that Americans employed on US ves­ maybe some former ship opera­ tor makes up <the price list. This sels today. is. the only place I know of FAST TURNOVER where a 10 cent bottle of hair Headers notifying the SEA­ No Latvian sailor had to stay tonic costs 45 cents. A $16 radio FARERS DOG of a change in ashore loiager. than two weeks to costs $30 in this place. Somebody is making a nice mailing '^ddressv are, re­ get his job aboard ship at pay which, after 9 months of sailing, living and I hope he doesn't quested to include their old address along wjth ihe new. gave him enough money and the have to wait "too long before he If you haven't seen one of your old shipmates in the past chance to ^o for 3 months to can retire with a mansion and In addition to making easier year chances are that he's aboard the SlU-contracted Camas navigation„,,school and pay his a few Cadillacs. Talk about the switch-over it will also Meadows, out thirteen months on eighteen months articles,, The own way. The figures show slopchest prices, this set-up guarantee uninterrupted US Petroleum Carriers, Incl, ship is running oil between the that in the United Slates, which makes me think those days were mailing service. . Persian-Gulf and France. The Seafarers are, bottom row, left ' has a population 73 times that of giveaways. All notifications of change to right—^Mike Klepeis, Alex Hersch, A1 Davis, Joe Eakin, Latvia in .1908, there is one sea­ of address should be ad­ Well, the quicker this hitch Steve Sloneski, Mario Simonetti, Jack McNulty and Joe Meyerman employed to each 1(875 is up the happier I'll be." Here's dressed to the Editor, SEA­ chak. Top row—Lew Cantero, Bob Moroniney, John O'HannaAmericans ashore, as against one to better contracts and a quick FARERS LOG, SI Beaver sian, John McCarty with mascot "Dutch," and Ed Metcalf. seaman to 225 Latvians. That is, victory over Cities Service. Street, New York 4, N. Y. Picture was submitted by Bill FeiL 40 years ago the Latvians were Pfc David Arscolt Compared To Tiny Latvia, US Is Landlubbing Nation Seafarer-Soldier Rates Slopchest Over Army's PX- Ug Subscrtters �" V • • _' ' '• ' .'T- • '.' Page Eiflaen — —•• .-•*• J n c 0 C ~-M-..n £1 TBE SRAlF ARE RS Monday. Mky 2. 1949 • I \ The Wbifce The Sea" LOG Thiidking It Over By SALTY DICK DIscMige (M 40-Year-Olds Seen As Major US Profelent To the Editor: I's Tbwn House , and I hear the Seamen's Club at Matadi, Belgium Congo would ' reBommend'v iit higAl^ Fov 91.95 like to receive the LOG»... If ' per day I have m dean room you go to Marshall, Liberia, go ' and:. 9. good' ntaSk to- serve, men. up stream on a barge ^is the You> can elwnys go- to the guest of" Firestone Rubber Com­ ' lounge and read or meet a few pany. At ITarbal, headquarters of. the boys. If you play pool, of the company, you'll see the there's a table in the recrealargest airship ia Africa. You ' tion room. can also visit the rubber planta­ Ramon Usera is an out-patient tion-. It has 800,000 acres and ;in New Orleans. He •has- ear 10J500,600 trees. If you doubt it, trouble Luis Ramirez wrote a you can count them yourself. good article on tattooing. The Harbel has 10,000 modern homes. seamen of today are not going: The only ships hitting- this port for self-adornment like they are the Delta scows. once- did... Scotty Malvenan, Patients in the New Otieans oldtimer from way back, is ready marine hospital have told me to, take a Cook's job going south that the SIU takes good care ... Jose Arceo from the West Harry Benner, Bosun of the of them.... A ' sign in- the Coast has been in the Gulf area Bull Run, is caught in a pen­ YMCA in New Orleans reads: for four years. He plans to get sive mood by a fellow crew"Only man under 3S can se­ hitched and live in Bayou La member. Ship returned, recent­ cure: rooms." I tried to get a Fouch Being a married man ly from voyage to Curacao, room there during the Mardi and. a Mobilian are the reasons England, and the Netherlands. Gras. I'm now staying at the W. B. Yarbrough gives for sail­ ing on the Clipper Tip Cole­ LOG ON MENU man says the longer the trip the better. At present he's on a 17 To the Editor: AT GRILL IN day cruise ship. PORT ARANSAS John Wunderlich wrote a let­ At last I've come across the To the Editor: ter some time ago picturing a Numerous merchant seamen "star messman." He's John­ ship at sea. He mentioned three come in this grill when they nie Crews of the Clipper.... things: the soul, immortality and dock at Harbor Island across the Why do most Captains say the briefness of life. These channel. Several have asked if they want a chicken farm three matters can be pondered we had copies of your news­ when they retire from the sea? at length by all of us, young or paper. We would sincerely ap­ V/hat are your plans for the old, ashore or afloat. preciate receiving one or more future? Retired member or young pro­ Nathan Robbins is an out-pa­ copies of the LOG weekly for tient at the New Orleans marine bationary Seafarer — these three distribution to SIU men. hospital Mississippi is going things we all face. In all parts Mrs. A. A. Swanson ahead with its plans for building of the world and. imder all con­ Douglass Grill a large ship for its South Ameri­ ditions they are with us. We Port Aransas, Texas (Ed. Note: You can get a can run. It's now up to us to can't escape them, though we side order of the LOG at prepare a good working agree­ may resort to wine and women • for temporary freedom. ment. Douglass' now.) J An. observer; of the American SBsaene- todhy could wrfl say that unemployment is more of a men­ ace to the safety and security of our system than Joe Stalin. If some of the all-powerful men in the Kremlin suddenly went crazy and gave out orders to refuse work and a living to all men and women over 40 years of age in the Soviet Un­ ion and all those who reach the ripe old age of 35 because they had only a few years more to work before they reached the deadline, we would be shocked. Can any one visualize what our government and big business newspapers would say? I can hear the speeches and read the editorials now. I can hear charges branding the totalitarian edict as "inhuman," "unchristian," "un- Ponders Writings Of Wunderlich A seaman starts out to see the world and earn his bread doing it. Some of the Brothers I'm sure have recognized themselves in the writings of Wunderlich. He is, it seems, what a poet once termed "an artist of life." Many seamen may disagree with life as he sees it, but others of us see in his words that which we have often felt but have been unable to express. Keep writing, John. I'm sure that many seamen, lonely as we often are, find them worthy of thought. William A. Kennedy Red Puts Squeeze On Isthmian—Result:- Pineapple Juice of roller skates. One of their Port Captains is 109 percent Am­ erican. He comes down to the : payoff with a tomahawk. On Sundays the stockholders take their kids down to Beaver Street to throw stones at the Union Hall. Instead of getting up at the usual 7:20, I.get up at 5:20. That gives me two more hours to hate the company. This trip the Marquette Vic­ tory hit the Hawaiian-Intercoastal run; It. stinks!. However, the islands have their usuaL points of interest. There's the TigerInn—when yoa get the bill you roar! At. the RoyalrHawaiian. each- room has- hot and cold running pineapple j,uice. Even in the bathroom whea you. pull, the chainr—pineapple juice! The prices are so high they don!t change the linen, anymore , — they throw out the whole bed At Wakaki beach I gpt quite a sunburn. Everyday I used, to go down to the beach to see "Who's Cooking." My face peel­ ed so much I could brush my teeth without opening my mouth. Chief Cook Eddie Dunn got so much sand in his stomach his floating kidney was beached for three days. HEY, RUBE Having finished with the Is­ lands we went to the West Coast. In Washingtod we hit a town so small they had midnight shows at nine o'clock. Linton has three traffic lights—^two more than it has automobiles. Next, Frisco and "Sunny California." Sunny?—my foc'sle was as cold as an Eskimo outhouse. "Chips" Jacques had* so many bljuikets Eddie Dunn—at the moment oh we had to use a bookmark hk floating kidney is in a to find him in the morning. Ih Frisco we tied up at such a good mooiL If during the middle of last January you noticed the flag over 19 Rector Street at halfmast, it was because I had left Waterman Steiamship Company. But because my usual habit is gping from. bad. to worse, I wound up with. Isthmian. Efficiency and precaution — that's Isthmian. The anchors on their ships are stamped, "Stolen From The Isthmian SS Co." At the top of the. gangway next to the sailing board is a peach of a. sign: "Put It . Back," One day at a company pier I forgot to clean my nails and was almost pinched for taking, slushing ashore. This outfit is so cheap they christen their ships with 7TUP. Then they dispute some poor sailor's overtime to cover the expense of the broken bottle. Isthmian's got the answer to the transportation question. At the payoff they propose to give you a pocket compass and a pair tough neighborhood they came down, to the ship to roll us. However, being fully loaded and carrying a deck load. of. lumber we hit out for Boston. Such lumber—any self-respect­ ing termite wouldn't be caught dead in this wood-pile. Now I know what they make cornflakes out of. You've heard new home owners complaiit about unaged wood. This' stuff we're carrying, still has nests in it. There are so many knots in these boards, if a ball-club used them for a fence they'd ga broke; PageTUrieea Among the crew we have "Charlie" MacNeil, the great lover. In every port there's a girl .to see him off. She's the one that lets the lines-go. Also aboard is John Kuhley, and his "mad-gic" violin. John is a true musician. If he hears a girl sing­ ing in the bathtub he puts his ear to the key-hole. I thought I'd have to stay for another trip with the big "I", but the Governor came through with a reprieve. Red Campbell civilized and a monstrosity of the first magnitude." This coun­ try would look forward to the overthrow of the Soviet govern­ ment in short order. It is in America, however, where all this is happening. The insurance companies pass the buck and try to wash their hands of the matter. It is not our' do­ ing, they say. The employers say this is done by decree of the insurance companies which re­ fuse to insure workers over these ages through prohibitive rates and hidden restrictions. / WHO'S TO BLAME It is not our fault, say big businessmen. "America is still the land of opportunity," shout the Gabriel Heatters, not men­ tioning for whom. The govern­ ment of, by and for the people is silent. It refuses to protect the interests of aU the people by ignoring the age deadline im­ posed upon its citizens. Now the living dead are piling up fast. Not only are the millions of unemployed to be considered, but the fact is that America as a whole is getting older. The birth rate is down and people are living longer than they did fifty years ago. Today a man has fifteen years of life from school to the finish line: 35-yearsold. In that period a man has to make enough money to live out the rest of his life. Not one man in ten million living today can perform that feat. Consider the prospects facing organized labor, the backbone of American production. We, in the ranks of labor, are tied up to industry by contracts setting wage scales. None of us is an employer who uses the labor of others to reap private gain. Not one man covered by these con­ tracts has any chance of earning more than a bare living. At forty he is finished as a work­ er. Labor must begin to see clear­ ly where the ruinous policies of big business and government are leading the nation. Instead of a sane approach: adequate pensions and a shorter work week, there is only one road which will bring the over40 worker back into favor; the road to war. Strange is it not that there are no deadlines or age ques­ tions during a war? We are nev­ er too old to work then, and too bad for us if we don't. The in­ surance rates are never mention­ ed and big business openly boasts of the nation's production, while the newspapers gloat and howl about the freedom to work and create, ad nauseum. Do the blind fools of big busi­ ness believe that a man's pa­ triotism will glow like a shin­ ing star in the day of national peril after he has been thrown on industry's scrap heap? Even a hero learns in time. Wandering Seafarer Note To Bosuns ' Red CampbelL Bosun, left, with Hunt, AB, and an unideniifled OS; while topping gear in Honolulu. Picture by Michael Criitaldi, AB. Men desiring to have Bo- ^ sun stomped in their Union ' books can have it done by ' appearing before the com­ mittee handling this matter r on the 2nd deck of the New York Hall. t All discharges must be presented at the time. �THE SEAFARERS Page Fourteen LOG Monday, May 2, 1949 inutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief GALVESTON—Chairman, Jeff lorrison, 34213; Recording Sec |:etary, R. Wilburn, 37739; Readig Clerk. J. Byrd, 33459. Minutes of meetings held in Ijther SIU Branches read and ac­ cepted. Agent Keith AIsop re­ ported on the shipping picture, /hich he termed as "slow." He jilso gave the membership the Icore on the Canadian District l)eef, which the A&G District Iiad pledged to support. Trial JyOmmittee elected from floor. Irelegram from Assistant SecreI ary-Treasurer Matthews read, jj/lessage reported the tie-up beI ween the CSU and the MCS in J^he United States. One minute j^f silence for departed Brothers, leeting adjourned with 118 |)Ookmembers present. 4- . 4 TAMPA — Chairman, Ray ^hite, 57; Recording Secretary, |a. H. Hall, 2600; Reading Clerk, levin Ellis, 16. Previous minutes of Tampa Jranch read and accepted, along /ith minutes of previous meet­ ings in other Branches. Motion fcarried to accept Secretary[Freasurer's financial report. Port |\gent reported on State Federa­ tion of Labor convention held at [Lakeland. He said that it was rioped that progress could be i nade to remove some of" the reitrictions that have been holding abor down in this state. The •onvention decided that efforts yould be redoubled to win for Organized labor a more favori ble position than is possible uniler the present set-up. The Vgent also discussed the current organizing drive of the AFL Reail Clerks, which is concentrathg on one of Tampa's larger de­ partment stores. . The campaign 3 proceeding smoothly, he said, nd 'the clerks will soon call for collective bargaining election, .•"he Seafarers is aiding the lerks in their drive, he reported, jnder Good and Welfare, there iwas considerable discussion of l;he current situation in labor ^ind of the role being played by •he SIU as an integral part of •he labor movement. 55 mem)ers were present at the meeting. 4 4" 4" PHILADELPHIA — Chairman, Don C. Hall, 43372; Recording Secretary, Larry White, 2716; Reading Clerk, C. L. Cousins, 38685. A&G Shipping From April 6 To April 20 PORT REG. DECK REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. Boston New York PhUadelphia Baltimore Norfolk : Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Galveston. West Coast San Juan 13 15 10 38 167 144 140 451 26 21 ' 28 75 132 ,96 65 293 29 30 23 82 (Dept. figures not received) 37 11 9 8 2? 70 63 63 196 56 45 98 199 73 72 45 190 35 43 24 102 " 20 6 6 32 GRAND TOTAL 632 544 left. The Agent also discussed the present shipping status of the port. Motion carried to pro­ hibit loitering in front of the building and for fines to be im­ posed on those whose conduct directly outside the building re­ flects unfavorably on the Union and the membership. SecretaryTreasurer's financial report read and accepted. Trial Committee was elected to hear case of Brother who was accused of be­ ing drunk at a sign-on and who then missed ship, causing the ship to sail shorthanded. Two other cases of a similar nature were reviewed by the Trial Com­ mittee. It was agreed by all hands to help keep the Hall in ship-shape condition. Meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM, with 125 members present. 4> 41 4> BOSTON—Chairman, T. Flem­ ing, 30821; Recording Secretary, R. Lee, 47958; Reading Clerk, B. Lawson, 894. Minutes of previous meetings in other Branches read and ac­ cepted. Headquarters report to the membership read and ac­ cepted. Following also were ap­ proved: Report of delegates to fourth biennial convention; com­ munication from Assistant Secre- tary-Treasurer, Agent's report and Dispatcher's reports. One minute of bilence in memory of departed Brothers. Meeting ad­ journed at 7:45 PM, 85 members present. 4 4 4 SAVANNAH — Chairman, C. Rice, 407707; Recording Secre­ tary, J. Drawdy, 28523; Reading Clerk, L. Hodges, 255. Motion carried to accept pre­ vious Savannah minutes and those of other Branch meetings. Minutes of previous Philadel- Headquarters report to the mem­ I phia meeting and those of other bership read and accepted. Port Jranches read and accepted. Agent discussed the shipping pic­ ture in Savannah, pointing out that 39 men had been shipped out in the past two weeks. It is expected that plans under discus­ sion for expansion of the State ^ent reported that an SIU ban- docks will materially aid this |;r had arrived from Headquar- port, the Agent said. However, jvs and, as soon as a frame is even if the plans go through, he j'.ade, the banner would be predicted that it would be sev­ aced in it and hung in a suit- eral months before the actual le place in the Hall. He benefits would be forthcoming, •'ited that the new Hall is being since it would take that time to • lipped into shape and within line up cargoes and bring them £week or two will be in proper into port. Motion carried that li;t;ndition. The men are keeping Brother who forwarded com­ e new place much cleaner than munication in which he asked to ''ey did the Hall we recently be excused from the meeting 510 SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED 8 10 5 150 115 106 40 29 24 102 84 71 8 5 6 (Dept. figur^ not received) 7 6 8 ^ 68 57 57 69 64 118 17 9 3 41 37 31 11 8 6 1,723 should be required to bring doc­ tor's statement attesting to ill­ ness he claimed. Under Good and Welfare, many members hit the deck to talk on matters con­ cerning the Union. 4 4' 4* NORFOLK — Chairman, Ben Rees, 95; Recording Secretary, P. Livingston, 48950; Reading Clerk, Charley Newman, 20981. Previous Branch minutes. Headquarters report read and ac­ cepted. Agent discussed fully the present picture in the Can­ adian District, pointing out that the current struggle is the same battle the SIU has been fight­ ing against the commies all through its existence. Dispatch- er's report accepted. Motion car­ ried to check number of mem­ bers present from the shipping cards turned in. Membership discussed several matters of im­ portance to all hands.' Meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM, --with 93 members present. 4 4 4 BALTIMORE—Chairman, F. A. Stansbury, 4683, Recording Sec­ retary, M. Bumstine, 2257, Read­ ing Clerk, G. A. Masterson, 20297. 521 424 ^35 , 23 371 93 257 19 39 21 182 251 29 109 25 1,419" promised to put all possible pres­ sure on the Coast Guard for its failure to send a plane to remove the injured man to a hospital. Minutes of meetings in other ports accepted, except Galveston New Busihess which was held over to New Business. Agent Tanner spoke on shipping situa­ tion and reported that Waterman expects to bring out of the boneyard three ships for the coal run. He also outlined the hap­ penings at the SIU Convention and told of the Union's organiz­ ing program to organize every­ thing in the maritime industry. New Business: After discussion, motion carried to accept Galves­ ton minutes. Meeting adjourned with 310 members present. 4 4 4 NEW YORK—Chairman. J. P. Shuler, 101; Recording Secretary, Freddie Stewart, 4035; Reading Clerk, Robert Matthews, 154. men showed in turning out for demonstration before the MCS. Hall. Communication from Seatrain New Orleans concerning crewmember who knocked off work in port before getting okay. Matter referred to committee. Motion carried to accept and Secretary-Treasurer's report read file minutes-of meetings held in and accepted. Committee on bal­ other Branches. Headquarters loting reported that 597 men had^ report delivered. A&G assistance cast their ballots to date in being given Canadian District transportation rule referendum. outlined td membership. Disposi­ Eight men took the Union oath tion of Bernstein charter appli­ of Obligation. One minute of cation and status of Cities Serv­ silence observed for Brothers lost ice election outlined. Ageijt re­ at sea. Good and Welfare: Dis­ ported shipping as being slow, cussion on ' keeping Hall clean. Suggestion made that members work off fines by cleaning and sougeeing around the Hall. Meet­ ing adjourned with 326 members present. 4 4 4 SAN JUAN—Chairman, J. 0. Bernard, 42829; "Recording Secre­ and urged eligible aliens to ap­ tary, J. Garcia, 7152: Reading ply for their citizenship papers, otherwise they will not be ship­ Clerk, R. Morgan, 10670. ped after July 1 per membership Motions carried to accept min­ resolution. Eleven men took the utes of meetings held in other Union Oath of Obligation. One Branches. Agent reported on Brother made appeal fior recon­ status of shipping in port. Patrol­ sideration of his case by Trial man reported on problems met Committee. Matter referred to and solved aboard the ships in Appeals Committee. 4 4 4 port. New Business: Motion by M. Santiago that registration SAN FRANCISCO—Chairman, A. Michelel, 21184; Recording Secretary, R. W. Pohle, 46826; Reading Clerk, V. J. Keller, 34557. hours be from 9 AM to 5 PM. Amendment by Lockwood that registration be during the above hours, whenever possible. Amendment carried. Motion by Dunphy to give Brother Banning a vote of congratulations^ on his recent marriage and thank him for the hospitality extended to Seafarers on his wedding day. Motion by Santiago that ship­ ping list be placed in a visible spot. Three men appointed to inquire as to cost of paper towels. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. Meeting adjourned with 92 members present. 4 4 4 MOBILE—Chairman, L. Neira, 26393; Recording Secretary, James L. Carroll, 14; Reading Clerk, H. J. Fischer, 59. Baltimore minutes, minutes of other Branch meetings and Sec­ retary-Treasurer's report read and accepted. Nine men were excused from the meeting. Trial Committee, hearing case against Brother charged with missing ship, ruled that he is clear, and that he missed ship through no fault of his own. Recommended Brother be cleared for im­ mediate shipping. Balloting Com­ mittee was elected and balloting on transportation rule continued until 8 PM. Agent, Patrolmen and Dispatcher made their re­ ports. One minute of silence in memory of drPparted Brothers. Meeting adjourned at 8 PM with 250 members present. 4 4 4 NEW ORLEANS — Chairman, Leroy Clarke, 23062; Recording Secretary, Bill Frederick, 94; Motion carried to dispense Reading Clerk, Buck Stephens, with regular order of business so as to hear address by Moe Rosen, 78. Vice-President of the Central Trades and Labor Council of Minutes of meetings held In Greater New York. Brother other Branches read and ac­ cepted. Agent reported on ship­ Rosen addressed the membership ping tempo and result of Cities and told them of a trip he had Service election. Membership made as a passenger on the Wild He commended the told that a showdown may be in Ranger. order before SIU signs a con­ crew for their Union principles. tract with the company. Mem­ He also mentioned an accident bership thanked for cooperation he witnessed aboard the ship and Minutes of previous meetings in all Branches read and ac­ cepted. The Port Agent delivered a report on the fourth interna­ tional convention of the SIU, held recently in Baltimore. He outlined what was accomplished at the convention, and explained the program that was formulated by the delegates from the sev­ eral Districts of the SIU. He also discussed the present state of shipping in this area, pointing out that, while shipping was ex­ pected to improve a little, the picture as a whole was not too good. He explained that some of the shipping activity normally confined to this port would shift to the Wilmington area, as all the piiseline-carrying ships were due to payoff there. Several communications were read and acted upon. Patrolman's and Dispatcher's reports were ap­ proved', along with Headquarters and Secretary-Treasurer's finan­ cial reports. One minute of si­ lence was observed in memory of our departed Brothers. Meet­ ing adjourned at 8 PM, with 138 members in attendance. �THE SEAFARERS Monday. May 2. 1949 (Continued from Page i) motives behind tHe transfer of ships to the Panamanian flag, it would difficult, generally speaking, to- maintain- that at present the condi­ tions offered in Panamanian ships are inferior to those obtaining under other flags, with the ex­ ception of the American. But one or.tw^ points may be noted. THREAT TO LABOR STANDARDS . The owners of these ships are completely free from the restraint of social or maritime legisla­ tion or the* pressure of trade' union standards, so that if the present boom in shipping came to an end there would be nothing to keei) Panamanian conditions at the present level. Furthermore, the ships transferred to the Panamanian flag, for the most part, continue their former practice as far as conditions of service on board are concerned, with the result that there prevails complete chaos in this respect. In these circumstances it is not difficult to foresee what would happen to labor and safety standards in Panamanian ships, and 'v^at would be the effects on the employment prospects of seamen in other ships, in the event of intensi­ fication of the competition for freights.It is the freedom to manipulate seafarers' con­ ditions and other factors governing operating costs which disquiets the seafarers, and which is undoubtedly a major motive for the artificial expansion of shipping under the Panamanian and similar flags. For the seafarers the Panamanian shipping issue therefore constitutes a . direct danger, both LOG from the short and the long term point of view. The ultimate consequence of a flight of ship­ ping; tn flags - under which there is no proper regulation and control must be to undermine the whole structure of standards in the shipping industry, both as regards to safety of life at sea and seafarers' working and living conditions. It is clearly the duty of the seafarers' organi­ zations to check the process before it gets com­ pletely out of hand. The question of the certification of officers illustrates the detrimental, effect of the Pana­ manian position on maritime standards. In Panama, an officer's certificate can be ob­ tained upon payment of a nominal fee and pre­ sentation of a foreign certificate and, there are grounds to believe that little discrimiifiation is exercised in this respect, the danger exists that ships will carry officers holding ranks for which they would not be qualified in ships of other nationalities. Fas^ Fifteen stitutes 95 percent of the manpower in Pan­ amanian ships. The bulk of the crews manning these ships are unorganized, and a considerable proportion of them are indifferent, if not hostile, to trade unions. The reason for this, in many cases, is that they have either been discharged from the mer­ chant navy of -another country on account of • bad conduct, or expelled from their trade unions for accepting employment in Panama-flag ships.' SHIPS WITHOUT HOMES These ships, for the most part, do not visit Panamanian ports. They have no home ports, they are indeed veritable hoboes of the sea. From a trade union point of view the position on board Panamanian ships is therefore chaotic, and there seems to be no solution for it. We are dealing at some length with this trade union problem, because it has been suggested at times that a solution would be for Panamanian EFFICIENCY RATE LOW ships, the majority of which are today of Amer­ There is evidence that to some extent this ican origin, to pay American wages and gen­ position exists today. Similar considerations erally observe American conditions. apply to the other departments on board and, . ,But the question immediately arises, who generally speaking, it may be said that pro­ would ensure the observance of those conditions, ficiency standards in Panamanian ships are be­ and who would organize the men concerned in the strong union which would be needed? low normal. The number of seamen of Panamanian na­ Owing to the nature of Panamanian shipping,, tionality is negligible, and this may be one of such a union would require to be represented in the reasons why to our knowledge there exists many world ports, the more so seeing that a no seamen's union-in Panama. considerable proportion of the shipowners operat­ But, even if there was such a union, it could ing under the Panamanian flag are notorious for not handle the multi-national crowd which con­ their sharp practices. Frisco Shipping Is Stabilized; No Men Needed SlU HULLS SIU, A&6 District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. William Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4S40 BOSTON 276 State St. E. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Dispatcher Richmond !2-0141 GALVESTON 308 Vi—23rd St. By FRENCHY MICHELET Keith Alsop, Agent Phono 2-8448 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. RUSSELL E. LUND EDWARD P, WERDA P. J. THORNTON SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Your mother is anxious to hear has slowed down considerably on Communicate with your Get in touch with F. ZielasNEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 kowski, 801 N. 2nd Ave., Alpena, daughter, Mrs. R. H. Stephens from you. this coast. This development, NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Mich. 6933 Oakwood St., Jacksonville * XXX coupled with the continuing in­ Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 6, Fla. JOHN J. HARTY 3^ 4, flux of men from the other coast, NORFOLK 127-120 Bank St. Miss Jessie G. Neal asks that is making for a bad situation. JOHN LEYS ' t. X X Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 you call or write. Her address: Contact Abraham Berkowitz, PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. HAROLD L. GILLAN. J. Sheehan, Agent Market 7-1635 Attorney, 1108-10-12 North Am­ 30 Bellingham Ave., Revere, We advise all men who are considering coming out here not SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. erican Building, Broad below. A seaman's wallet, containing Mass. your discharges and photographs Frfinchy Michelet, Agent Douglas 2-5475 to do so. The runs from this Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon has been turned in at the Newcoast have stablized, and none of - CLIFFORD NEWTON L. Craddock, Agent San Juan 2-5996 Pa. York Hall. "CaU for it at the the companies are contemplating Contact V. L. Lyon, Four Leaf SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. 3^ baggage room. putiing any new ships in service Jim Drawdy, Agent Phone 3-1728 Clover Realty, 501 E. Walnut CHARLfeS PETERS TACOMA 1519 Paciac St. from here. Street, or call SY 2-8288. Moved Your mother is anxious to hear Broadway 0484 and missed your communication. E'er some months now, we from you. TAMPA 1809':^1811 N. Franklin St. Ray White, Agent Phone M-1323 have been following a policy of XXX WILMINGTON, Calif., 227 Vz Avalon Blvd. DAVID MAXWELL KILMER*^ E? PARSONS letting permitmen remain on Terminal 4-2874 Get in touch with Miss Bon­ ships as long as they wished. Get in touch with your sister, HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.V.C. nie McCain, PC Box 313, Phone Mrs. Jennie Lundrgen, 30 HawSECRETARY-TREASURER The scarcity of jobs has forced 39332, Galveston, Texas. ley St., New Britain, Conn. Paul Hall us to discontinue this practice, DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Si 3^ ft XXX and permitmen are consequently Lindsey Williams CARROLL E. HARPER MALCOLM CROSS SS COLABEE beginning to find the sledding a ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURER Your wife, Florence, asks you little rough. It will probably be­ Get in touch with Ben Sterl­ Rob'ert Matthews J. P. Shuler The following men have retro­ ing's office, 42 Broadway, New active wages due them, which to write her. Serious illness. Joseph Volpian come increasingly so as time goes SUP HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif. 257 Sth St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO. 59 Clhy St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 Canadian District Headquarters. .512 McGill St., Montreal HALIFAX 128"/, Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL-^ ..1227 Philips Square Plateau 6700—Marquette 5909 PORT ARTHUR 63 Cumberland St.. Phone North 1220 PORT COLBQRNE 103 Durham St. Phone: SSOt TORONTO .lllA Jarvis St. Elgin 5719 VICTORIA, B.C. 602 Boughton St. Empire 4S3T VANCOUVER. 56^ Hamilton St. PaciAc 7824 viStifciiii York City. XXX may be collected at the Pay­ on. % % masters office, 2nd floor, Ameri­ FREDERICK E. BROWNLOW Most of the payoffs that are ERLING MELLE Communicate with Lora can-Hawaiian Steamship Com­ scheduled for this coast, in the Your wife asks you to write pany, 90 Broad Street, New York Brownlow at 125 East 24th St. forseeable future, will be in Wil­ her at 920 Eddy Street; San 4, N.Y. mington. Francisco. DAVID B^ MORRIS Capriano, Teodorico C.; JacobToni Ramirez asks you to get In the Seattle and Portland S- X sen, Edward N.; Herlihy, Donald in touch with her at 106 Con­ LARRY TEFFT area very little activity is ex­ Get in touch with your old T.; Dugina, John J.; Kovamees, gress, Mobile, Alabama. pected. There are a couple of. shipmate from the SS Gateway Wasile; Pawel, Frederick; Jen­ ships that wiU payoff there in XXX City and Arizpa, Edgar Kurz. sen, August; Gil, Jose B.; Richie, FRANK BOYNE the near future, and this will His address: 225 East 85th Street, "Nieolh; Johnson, Rby 91; Scialpi, Please write Slim Nelson, c/o help to relieve the situation in New York, N. Y. He is anxious Ettore M. General Delivery, Box 82, Lin­ San Francisco. Reilly, James; Gerrick, Jr., den, New Jersey. to hear from you. However, we understand that William; Teets, Rolland; Nagles, XXX both South Atlantic and Smith Jacobus; Murphy, James E.; CHARLES^ L l^RKELEY ROBERT CALVERT and Johnson, who are now oper­ Uolmvist, Bengt R.; Klain,-KonsFormerly aboard SS Wanda. You can contact John Wunating out of there on the grain tant M.; Kelleher, Daniel; BenYour mother is very anxious to derlich at Savannah Ship Chand­ run, are going to return their have yotr commtinicate with "her son> Edgar P.; Cil, Jose; Yudo- lery, 117 West Bay St., Savan­ ship's to the east coast once the at 20 Main St., Charlestown, vishes, William; Castelo, Andres nah, Ga. present grain contracts expire. C. Mass. .XXX To sum up: shipping is only Nelson, Louis; Dingle, George JOSEPH L. MILFORD X fair now and, from all indica­ JAMES b. BRUSO 'H.; Bass, Melvin W.; Brown, Joe Contact B. G. S. Decker, Sal­ Get in touch with your wife. B.; Warren, Caswell E.; Childs, vation Army, 52 Ellis St., N.E., tions, it will not improve in the imimediate future. Urgent. .. , Samuel C. — Atlanta, Ga. �Page Sixteen r HE SEA FA RE RS LOG * Monday. May 2. 1949 A coalition of ^Congressmen 14. Restrictions on welfare opposed to the Thomas-Lesinski funds and. check-off — retained Bill,- which would -repeal the and strengthened by making Taft-Hartley law, is sponsoring »heck-off authorization automa­ a substitute measure known as In a letter sent to all Senators and Representatives last week, the SIU Atlantic and tically non-effective at the ex­ the Wood Bill. The Wood BU piration of one year from the is in many respects worse than Gulf District urged enactment of the Thomas-Lesinski Bill, which would repeal the Taft date of its execution, thus eli­ the Taft-Hartley law and has Hartley Act and substitute a modified version of the Wagner Act. The A&G communi­ minating automatic renewal and .been denounced by the American cation also declared that the Union is vehemently opposed to the Wood Bill (which is making it necessary to procure -Federation of Labor, which de analyzed on this page), sponsored by a reactionary coalition of Republicans and Democrats, new auHiorizatiohs each year. dared there is little to choose 15. Craft unit proviso — re­ which in many respects is worse than the Taft-Hartley law. Text of the letter follows: between the two. tained. • Counsel for the AFL has pre­ The membership of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International 16. Provision for 00-day no­ pared a detailed analysis of the tice of termination or modifica­ Union, American Federation'of Labor, respectfully urges that you support the Thomas^ Wood Bill as follows: tion of existing agreement—re­ While the Wood bill does Lesinski Bill (HR 2032; S 249) in the interests of re-establishing an equitable labor- tained, except that an employeethrow several sops in labor's di­ management relationship. striking in violation of the 60rection, in reality -the bill en­ day clause does hot lose his . Our reasons for favoring the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Law and the enactment of larges and strengthens the most status as an employee. objectionable feature of the Taft- the Thomas-Lesinski Bill are the same as those outlined in the official position of the 17. Separate conciliation serv­ Hartley Act, namely, the use of American Federation of LaBor. ice—retained. injunctions against alleged union We strongly feel that passage of the Thomas-Lesinski measure, without crippling 18. Provision' for enjoining •unfair labor practices and in amendments, will provide the atmosphere for peaceful and harmonious labor-manage­ strikes in emergency situation, connection with so-called "na­ 80-day 'cooling-off' period and ment relations. tional emergency strikes." 'last "offer' election — strength­ Typical of the injurious effects of the Taft-Hartley Law is its ban on the closed ened by permitting injunction at INJUNCTIONS The new bill permits the gen­ shop. The situation in the maritime industry is a case in point. For years, the closed any time a dispute is threatened eral counsel for the NLRB to shop—or Hiring Hall—has been of immeasurable value in maritime and its virtues have without investigation or fact­ finding by presidential board. file suit for injunction in the time and again been acknowledged by management. However, the useless last offer federal courts merely upon the The Wood bill is nothing more than the Taft-Hartley Law under another name. election is eliminated. filing of charges alleging the union has committed any unfair It would do nothing to correct the injustices of the Taft-Hartley Law. ELIMINATES SAFEGUARDS labor practice, and without fur­ Under the Wood bill, the safe­ Today, when the rights of laboring men and women in other parts of the world ther investigation, and the courts are being wiped out by tyranny, it is more essential than ever for our nation to force­ guards inherent in an investiga­ are empowered to issue injunc­ tion by a boai-d appointed by the tions in such cases in their com­ fully demonstrate that American organized labor enjoys equality and justice under the President, which makes an in­ plete discretion and without any law. vestigation and issues findings of standards to guide them or safe­ fact prior to the iss^iance of an It is our considered opinion that the tause of democracy and the rights of free guards to protect against indis­ men and women to better their lot will be rendered a service by your support of the injunction, az-e entirely . elimin^ criminate or arbitrary orders. ated. The boaz-d now functions Under the Taft-Hartley Act, Thomas-Lesinski Bill. only after the injunction is ob­ Sincerely, yours, the general counsel can seek an tained. injunction merely upon filing Thus,- the Wood bill makes it PAUL HALL, charges only where violations of impossible for the President even Secreiary-Treasurer • Section 8 (b) (4), relating to sec­ to attempt to settle the threat­ ondary boycotts, are charged, ened national emergency by the and then only after a full in­ appointment of a Board of In­ 2. Blanket prohibitions on re­ Under the Wood bill, all closed- benefit whatsoever which could vestigation has shown the exist­ quiry without first obtaining an straint or coercion by unions—re­ shop agreements requiring mem­ be dei-ived from this pi-ovision. ence of facts rnaking it reason­ tained and strengthened by perinjimction. bership in a union earlier than In all other respects the pro­ ably certain that the charges are mittiog injunctions merely upon Under the injimction the court 30 days after employment are hibitions on closed-shop agree­ can order the parties to the dis­ true. the filing of charges and without outlawed, and this even includes ment and the restrictions on Furthermore, in respect to the. pute to use their best efforts to investigation or issuance of com­ agreements which might have union-shop agi-eements are iden­ national emergency injunctions, settle it, under threat of con­ plaint as required under Taft- been valid under the Taft-Hart­ tical with those under Taftthe new bill permits the Presi­ tempt of couz-t if they .fail to Hartley. ley Act, such as those entered Hai-tley, including the provision do so. dent to apply for an injunction 3. Broad prohibitions on sec­ into prior to the passage of that making the Hfcdge-podge of state The Wood bill, therefore, immediately upon the threat of ondary boycotting — retained act and made effective' for a anti-closed-shop laws paramount would arouse all the antagonisms strike, and without the require­ completely, with the very slight period of years. to the federal law. ment that a Board of Inquiry be that are automatically induced exception that union employees Whilev the Wood bill does eli­ 6. Exclusion of 'supervisors' by the issuance of any injunction assembled to investigate the dis­ pute and make findings prior to engaged in a lawful primary minate the useless union-shop from all pz-6tection against em­ in a later dilute Before the . the issuance of the injunction, as strike may induce other union election pre-requisite, it permits ployer discrimination and refusal' Pz-esident is empowered to even is required under the Taft-Hart­ employees to assist them in the employes in a bargaining unit to to bargain—i-etained. tz-y to bz-ing about conciliation or following limited situation: rescind the authority of a union ley Act. 7. Proviso permitting employer settlement of the issues. ' The few safeguards on the is­ where these other employees are to enter into a union-shop agree­ to use 'free' speech to abuse 19. Restrictions on political suance of injunctions in cases in­ employed to work on products ment by majority vote! unions with no threat of i-eprisal conti-ibutions by labor organiza­ volving jurisdictional strikes that ordinarily made at the struck tions—retained. ARMS EMPLOYER —retained. are contained in the Taft-Hartley plant, as in a case where such 20. Separation of powers as be­ The bill further permits the 8. Non-Communist affidavit Act are eliminated under the products have been jobbed or employer to discharge an em­ and other filing i-equirements— tween boaz-d and general counsel new Wood bill, and under that contracted out, but even then ployee under a union-shop agree­ i-etained as to unions and ex­ —retained, and powers of gen­ bill either the board or the court only if these other employees are ment for two reasons, in addi­ tended to include employers. eral counsel greatly expanded by, has complete discretion to issue members of the same local tion to failure'to pay dues and giving him absolute discz-etion to 9. Restrictions on excessive seek injunction in ' any .case orders respecting jurisdictional union as the employees on strike initiation fees, namely, whez-e the sti-ikes, without even affording and have a contract with their employee was expelled from tije initiation fees—retained. where charges may have been 10. Resti'ictions on 'featherbed- filed. the parties to the dispute an op­ employer permitting them not to union for engaging in a wildcat ding—retained. portunity to settle the jurisdic­ work on struck goods. stz'ike or for being a communist 11. Definition of good-faitjz^ CONCLUSION tional dispute for themselves, as As can readily be seen, cases or for being affiliated with a Fz-om the foregoing section-bybargaining—retained. was permitted under Taft-Hart­ where the employer has agreed communist 6r similar organiza­ 12. Employer petitions and de­ section comparison of the Wood that his employees need not work tion. ley. certification provisions—I'etained. bill with the Taft-Hartley Act, , The following is a provision- on struck goods, and where the Further, the employer is per­ 13. Opening of federal coui-ts it can be readily seen that, if by-provision comparison of the employees engaged in the prim­ mitted to notify a union 'of op­ to damage suits for bi'eaches of anything, the Wood bill is more new Wood bill with the Taft- ary dispute are members of the portunities for employment,' but contracts and for violation of vicious .and more oppressive than Hartley Act, showing what, if same local union as employees since the prohibitions on the secondai-y boycott provisions— the Taft-Hartley Act and should any, changes are made in i-espect making or working on products making and use of union-shop I-etained, with slight limitation be as strenuously opposed. to each of the various provisions for the struck plant, will be very Wherever the restrictions of agreements are veiy specific, it discussed under secondai-y boyin the Taft-Hartley Act. The •few and far between, so in prac­ the Taft-Hartley Act are lessen­ is impossible to see any matei-ial cott paragraph (No. 3) above. following provisions of the Taft- tical effect the so-called broad­ ed, it is for the most part in un­ Hartley .Act are* retained, ening provision is meaningless. important respects, and, on the strengthened or modified by the 4. Prohibition against jurisdic­ other hand, the most objection­ Wood bill as indicated: tional disputes — retained and able of the Taft-Hartley Act pro­ strengthened against unions by OTHER PROVISIONS visions — those dealing with in­ junctions against labor organi­ 1. Disenfranchisement of econ­ eliminating opportunity for par­ Seafarers and members of their families are urged omic strikers—^modified so as to ties to settle their own dispute zations — are considerably 16 -write immediately to their Senators and Congress­ stz-engthened. - permit an economic stfiker to and by permitting court injunc­ of If ttze foregoing analysis is vote in a representation election tion merely upon filing men, telling them to vote for the Thomas-Lesinski Bill compared with the analysis of. but only if he has not been per­ charges and without issuing of to rhplace the T^ft-Hartley law. The Thomas-Lesinski the Thomas-Lesinski bill, it can manently replaced for a period complaint or other investigation. Bill is now before the House. The complete list of be seen that the Wood bill could of 90 days prior to the election. 5. Ban on closed shdp and re­ Senators and Representatives, arranged according to not, under any circumstances, be> In other words, if the economic striction on union shop—retained considez-ed in any way an ade­ state and district, appears on pages § and 9 of this issue. striker has'been replaced for 90 in most respects, strengthened quate substitute. in others, and modified in some. days, he cannot vote. SlU Endorses Thomasdesmki, Bill Write Your Congressmen � 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 May 2, 1949 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XI, No. 16 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 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES CSU RANK AND FILE HELPING CANADIAN SIU TO CREW SHIPS CITIES SERVICE SEAMEN MAKE CHOICE:IT'S THE SEAFARERS BY 89 PERCENT BATTLE FOR T-H REPEAL OPENS IN CONGRESS CSU RANK AND FILE REPUDIATE CP LEADERS CITIES SERVICE SEAMEN SAY: 'WE WANT SEAFARERS' PORT WILMINGTON SHIPPING GOOD MOBILE EXPECTS SHIPPIG RISE CITIES SERVICE VICTORY CHEERS NEW YORK BALTIMORE REPORTS JOB APLENTY PANAMA FLAG SHIPS SHOW ABNORMAL GROWTH CSU ACTION WAS 'STRIKE FOR STRIKE'S SAKE SIU CANADIAN DISTRICT OFFERS PROGRAM CREW CHARGES COAST GUAR REFUSED AID TO INJURES SEAMAN,ASKS PROBE TWO SIU-MANNED SHIPS FREED FROM SHOALS JOHN KEALY DIES IN BANGKOK PANAMA FLAG SHIPS SHOW ABNORMAL GROWTH ANALYSIS SHOWS WOOD BILL WORSE THAN T-H Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/01/1949 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 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/02b14a178e4dfd90d4f3fa8e8ffd774d.PDF 89dd0108a549a54dc1640c590fea9eb7 PDF Text Text ^•4 :::«^4i^TH5|r9V?^ •v-'r< .jri-fS7*>, >ra»?'^«-*.TSy-';fy^-S«»..:'-;' ; SEAFARERS LOG May 1 1953 * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC A N D G U L F D I S T R I C T * AFL »' SinKE THREAT OFF •g'i Story On Page 3 Story On Page 2 fwl^ il- r ---f'. - If hr^-. Seafarer Anthony Skillman recuperates at his Brooklyn home under the watchful eye of his wife, Catherine, after rescuing a shipmate at sea. Skillman saved Conrad Nilsop, chief mate of the Beatrice, when Nilsen was knocked cold by a swell that threatened to sweep him overboard. Skillman injured his back and right side in the rescue. . (Story On Page 7.) On The Mend. 'M;.: OrV 'Run ^ Seafarers picket squad (right), at•r • w New York headquarters runs through a dress rehearsal with sound trucks in anticipation of ITnion strike action against the Cities Service Oil ComTpdny. Carefully drafted strike plans were later stowed . away in the boneyard when the company gave in as strike deadline^approached and signed r:hs standard SIU tanker agreement already in force with 15 other tanker companies. :: > (Story On Page 3.) ' "Ea-i.-.U.MS �Paffe Tw» SEAFARERS.LOG Work Under Way On Building For Baltimore Hall May 1, 19SS Benefit is I Year Old THe completion ot one year.of the SIU's disabili^ benefit plan today, marks another milestone in SiU maritime history 'firsts.' Siiice May 1, 1952, inception date-' of' the disability program, more than $9,000 has been paid out, with benefits now set at $25 a week after two boosts. The pro­ gram has included 20 men in the one year of its existence, with 17 still on the books. Three others, James Crone, Otto P. Preussler and George M. .^mol died while receiving benefits under the!plan. The first such plan in maritime history, the SIU's disability pro­ gram was set up-with the intent of making life easier for Seafarers who were imable to work, regard­ less of their age. The plan has been notably successful in aiding oldtime Seafarers economically, providing them with cash pay­ ments beyond social security bene­ fits. Disabled Seafarers under 65 have found in the union benefit their one means of supporting themselves without having to turn to organized charities for help. . I • 11 Benefit Boost The $25 weekly benefit rats effect last March 1 after a nlei between Union and efti trustees of the Welfare Plan: the way for the boost from:a vious high of $20 weekly.! , benefit was liaised from tlie'oiriginal rate of $15 to $20 weekly ;ln: i: October, 1952. The latter ifii^ j l held good imtil the latest increaae > ' gave added benefits to the dis­ abled Seafarer. The disability benefit has proved to be a godsend to the Seafarerft involved. For example^ one dis- ! abled Seafarer, long forgotten by all who knew him outside of his small world in a poorhoiise, was rescued from this privation by tho SIU. The Union took him out of the poorhouse and set him up in other, more livable, quarters, kn addition, he was put on the books of the program and was saved from the lonely life which seemed . ahead of him by the actions of the Union. Today, .he is happier and heartier for the SIU's efforts. Other Seafarers under the dis­ ability program have found the cash benefits increasingly helpful. They no longer have to rely on family, relatives, friends or out­ side agencies. Consequently, they lead fuller, happier lives. With all contracts let out, work has now gotten under way on the new branch hall for the port of Baltimore. When com= pleted, the four story building at 1216 East Baltimore Street will be a showplace on the-^ York headquarters, is designed to Baltimore waterfront and the provide complete shoreside facili­ equal of the SIU's New York ties for Seafarers shipping out of headquarters. that port. In some respects it will Present construction estimates be superior to the New York hall are that all work will be completed in that a rooftop sun deck • and by October, but allowing for un- other new features are incorporatforseen delays the Union has set ^ in the building design. a Christmas target date for com­ Varied Facilities pletion. Seafarer ChailesJMiaxiir, .fight, member #f the ill-fated SlU-conThe building, which was former­ tracted ship, Falrhope, tells story of grounding and alleged murder The Baltimore hall, like New ly operated by the Jewish Com^ to SEAFARERS LOG editor Herb Brand In San Francisco. munity Center, is readily adaplable for use by the SIU. It's feat­ ures will include a modem hiring hall with the same type of shipping board as in New York and accom­ modations for 400 Seafarers at membership meetings. The public facilities will consist of a 250-seat cafeteria, a cafe and bar designed to preserve a maritime flavor, and As the Waterman Steamship Company put the freighter a branch of the SIU Sea Chest Fairhope up on the auction block out on the West Coast and carrying the complete line of sea sold the vessel, a former crewmember of the ill-fated ship gear and shore wear available in hit back at the distorted reA proposal that private ship op­ New York. erators get first crack at cargo and Other provisions for membership ports about the Fairhope crew quoted in the papers as saying passengers carried under the con­ comforts are a laundry drop, bag­ which had appeared in the some nasty things about the crew, but he sure never said anything trol of the US Government has gage room, barber shop and shoe- daily press. been submitted to Congress by shine stand, library, billiard room, Charles Mazur, bosun, told the like that aboard the ship. In fact, Representative Shelley, California television room, lounge and the LOG that, "we had one of the best when we got back in, the captain asked most of the-crew to stay Democrat. rooftop suii deck. crews I've ever sailed with, and aboard, and the chief mate asked The Shelley bill, HR 4731, is Glass Enclosed they were all good men. People almost everybody in the deck de­ aimed at the growing network of Part of the roof will be com­ reading the reports In the papers partment to stay on the ship." operations by the Military Sea pletely glass enclosed and offer a. Transportation Service on Govern­ view of the city and the waterfront. about what happened on the ship 'Fine Crew' ment-owned and operated vessels. The reniainder will be an open certainly must have gotten the Captain Demarest, Waterman's Private operators have been com­ deck for use during good weather. wrong idea, because the reports were exaggerated and distorted." West Coast port captain, told the plaining for some time that MSTS The entire building will be ^ has been invading the field of pri­ conditioned throughout. All ceil­ The Fairhope ran aground on SIU San Francisco Port Agent that vate transportation by carrying ings will be soundproofed and San Benito Island off Lower Cali­ the Fairhope had had a fine crew, both cargo and passengers to mili­ fluorescent lighting provided. A fornia on January 30, 1953. The and that the crew had been^ ex­ tary bases around the world. It is sizeable parking lot adjoining the daily press* played up the story tremely cooperative with him. "When we ran aground," s^d the belief of private shipowners building will be available free of when Seafarer Carl Thurmond, that MSTS operations should be charge to Seafarers and other visi­ the steward aboard the Fairhope, Mazur, "jve were in a heavy fog, disappeared. When the vessel was and it was tough to see anything limited to such functions as are tors to the hall. taken back to the West Coast, the at all. When we got back in, and strictly military in nature. Seafai^rs are Invited to come Accordingly, the bill specifies over to the new hall, just a few Coast Guard immediately placed paid off, we had no beefs at all that "Any shipping services per­ blocks from the old one and get charges of negligence against the at the payoff, and that sure shows formed by Government-owned or a sidewalk superintendent's view skipper. Captain Harold T. Hall- that it was a good crew." man. At the same time, a Grand operated vessels shall be auxiliary of construction work. "There was no performing on Jury began to investigate the dis­ board the ship, and the men were and supplementary to such serv­ appearance of the steward. ices as are being or can be sup­ all getting along fine. We had just After the Coast Guard andTlhe come back from a long trip to the plied by privately-owned and opGrand Jury had finished - their Far East, and had just one night in •rated American vessels." hearings, all the crewmembers San Pedro before we galled for the were permitted to go, and no East Coast and ran aground off charges were pressed against any­ Mexico," he said. "I can't under­ body. stand how those stories about the May 1. 1953 Vol. XV., No. 9 "The captain," said Mazur, "was crew ever started." As I See It.. Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial .. .Page IS Foc'sle Fotograidier Page 19 Galley Gleanings «... Page 20 A proposal for Government-imposed limits on wages of US seamen on subsidized vessels has Inquiring Seafarer .......Page 12 been assailed by the SIU. The Weyerhauser Steamship Company is the author of a move that In The Wake .......Page 12 Labor Round-Up..i Page 13 would give the Secretary of Commerce the power to fix ceilings on seamen's wages at "fair Letters .........Pages 21, 22 and reasonable", levels com­ Maritime Page 16 parable to shoreside workers' Act and the growing gap between subsidized ships of the right to Meet The Seafarer.......Page 12 US and foreign maritime labor bargain coUqctively with their em­ earnings. On The Job... Page 16 ployers on wages, hours and work-" costs were now under review. While this move drew immediate Personals ...;.Page 25 ing conditions. "It would be a serious mistake," fire from the SIU as violating col­ Quix .....Page 19 No Comparison the Department said, "to at­ lective bargaining rights, and has Seafarers In Action......Page 16 Further, the SIU declared that tach the proposed rider at this little chance of approval, the De­ Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 there was no way of compariiig tho time . . ." partment of Commerce indicated SIU History Cartoon..... .Page 9 Marttime industry wage levels earnings of shoreside employees it was thinking along the same Sports Line Page 20 will imdergo examination from with those of seamen. Shoreside lines. In an dfficlal statement, the Ten Years Ago Page 12 Department said that the Weyer­ still another quarter as a subcom­ workers, the Union pointed out, Top Of The News. .Page 7 hauser plan was "premature," It mittee of the Senate Interstate and work 40 hours and go home every Union Talk .Page 9 Murray Chapman, AB, (right) based its objection not oh the Foreign Commerce Committee has day, while seamen put in 56 hours Wash. News Letter.;. Page 6 who was injured on Fairhope merits or demerits of the plan but stated that it win examine wage a week and stand watches at all Welfare Benefits Pages 26. 27 (Waterman) and then shipped on the grounds that the De­ levels and labor relations on hours, being away from homO un­ Welfare Report .......... Page 8 Calmar, got fouled up on til they sign off the ship. partment was now studying the American ships.. Your Constitution Page. 5 maintenance claim. He con­ Stop Bargaining B^hts The Union emphasized that the problem. Your Dollar's Worth. .Page 7 tacted SIU and the Union The Weyerhauser proi^osal would majority of shipping operators rmSubridles Under Study quickly got him squared away be attached as a rider to the Gov­ der contract in the various SIU on his money due from Water­ A Department spokesman noti­ ernment's subsidy appropriations districts are unsubsidized. Labor imntic A vuh DWi^. API., S7S F«urth man. San Francisco pprt agefat fied the Senate Appropriations for the coming year. In attacking contracts in the industry are set by f sfc NY. Tel. sremne S^ZI. EntarMl as tacontf class matter Tom Banning Ueft) handled Committee that the subsidy provir the proposal, the" SIU pointed out negotiations with all operators, not et the Post OfSee tm freefclyn. NY« )the heeH under the Act sions of the 1936 Merchant Marine it would depriva seamen on the Bill Would Curb MSTS Competition Fairhope Crew Raps Black Eye By Press Fast SIU Service SEAFARERS LOG SIU Hits Wage Limit Plan aiimii af .iiiiiiii. • i • •« a^,i • ii.n,. »-• 'tUnir arj j,: ji| �May 1, 195S SEAFARERS Paffe Thre* LOG The picket squads were organized and were all set to go when deadline struck. But the company didn't want to risk a walkout and signed on the dotted line. Strike plans and preparations were filed away, handy for use if an emergency should ever develop. ^ The SlU whipped Ito strike apparatus In shape as deadline drew near at Cities Service. Here Joe Aifina and Lloyd Gardner, assist­ ant seoretary-treasnrers. and Keith Terpe, director of organization, ntudy the layout of the Lake Charles refinery and terminal. Shutdown Threat Brings Co's Olcay » With just three days to go to strike deadline, the Cities Service Oil Company yielded completely to all SIU demands and signed the standard SIU tanker agree­ ment, retroactive to January 1,1953. Signing came on Friday, April 17, a few hours after the SEAFARERS LOG came out with news about the SIU's full strike prep­ arations, and pledges of support received from shoreside Cities Service unions. The refusal of the mem­ bership and the Union ne­ gotiating committee to ac­ SIU Pledges Support For OS Shore Unions Hdnillreds of Seafarers in New York, Lake Charles and other outports rot their picket assiymnents. just In case, such as the ones Tom Gould, dispatcher, is shown Issuinr at New York headquarters. ijl f1 ' Other men were assiyned to committees that would provide chow and shelter, and take care of various specialized assirnments In the event of nwalkunik Here committee members Joe Galliano, MM and Henry How^i5^jmT, 'slw ip a Seafarer. ' v -- > cept anything less than a full settlement paid off after sev­ eral weeks of negotiations, during which the company un­ successfully haggled for spe­ LAKE CHARLES, LA.—A dozen shoreside unions current­ cial treatment. All along the ly engaged in an attempt to negotiate a new contract with company was under notice that the membership had authorized a Cities Service were assured of the full support of the SIU at a strike and set a strike deadline. a meeting here April 21. This assurance was given physical and financial assistance lo But apparently, company repre­ sentatives at first were not fully by Lindsey J. Williams, New the SIU. This assistance was of­ convinced of the SIU's determina­ tion to go through with a walkout. Strike Preparations However, a day before signing, company representatives were es­ corted on a tour through Union headquarters during which they were shown the extent of SIU strike preparations. They saw the hundreds of picket signs and thou­ sands of picket cards. They were informed thSt the Union had drafted a complete plan of action to strike Cities Service in every American port, that area com­ manders, picket captains and spe­ cial committees had all been se­ lected for conduct of the strike. When the company saw that the SIU meant business and was de­ termined to go to bat for the full tanker agreement they quickly dropped their objections to several minor clauses and signed the. con­ tract as it stood. Not the least of the reasons for the company's change of heart was the solid support pledged to the SIU by shoreside workers manning Cities Service refineries in Louisi­ ana and .New Jersey. The Lake Charles Metal Tiades Council, AFL, representing Cities Service worker^ at the Lake Charles re­ finery, and the Louisiana State .federation of Labor, offered their ' (Continued on page 17) Orleans port agent, who expressed the SIU membership's appreciation of the support offered by the shoreside workers during the SIU's re­ cent successful contract talks with Cities Service. The Lake Charles trade union­ ists spearheaded a movement in the convention of the Louisiana State Federation of Labor that resulted in the Federation voting unani­ mously to offer its wholehearted Need W2 Forms For Organizing Seafarers in all ratings whose income tax withholding statements (W2 forms) would show continuous employment with one company for a full year or more are urged to send these in to SIU headquarters for possible use in the Atlantic tanker drive. The Organizing Department has issued a call for these as another,means of showing Atlantic seamen the wage-earning potential they can enjoy on SIU ships, wheth­ er they homestead one ship or company or ride a dozen. The W2 forms should be sent c/o the SIU Organizing Depart­ ment. They will be returned upon request. j,,, ^ fered in event it became necessary to resort to a strike to bring about a successful conclusion of the SIUCS negotiations. Following announcement of the position adopted by the shoreside workers here and the support from the rest of the.^ Louisiana trade un­ ion movement gave strong impetus to the end of Cities Service con­ tract negotiations. CS representa­ tives signed the new standard tanker agreement on April 17. Dozen Unions Representatives of a dozen unions affiliated with the Lake Charles Metal Trades Council (AFL) attended the meeting with Williams who assured them of the SIU's full support in their efforts to reach a satisfactory agreement with Cities Service. Unions affiliated with the Melai Trades Council represent more than 2,500 workers employed in the Cities Service refinery here. "You have demonstrated many times in the past that you stand ready to go to bat for the SIU," Williams told the Lake Charles union leaders. "We are proud to be a part of a militant labor move­ ment such as you have In Lake Charles and the membership of the SIU always has followed a policy! . of. standing steadfast with our friends ih"tin!e &f •••II �•% ' - • * Pace Poor ,• -••, J. • •, • • • /. J., ^,- r. _ SEAFARERS •• ;• " LOG Seafarers Star At NY Art Exhibit I?.-;: 1^ I M£EXyoU/^aOSH\?' MATES AT fuesmtcm WM I wi;- 11:: RECENTLY THE GOVERNMENT BROKE A NUMBER OF VICTORY Hoskins, US Mediator, Now SUP Welfare Head 1^- W. AslSeelt... ships out of the boneyard to be used on MSTS runs to ports that are normally icebound all winter. These ships are being assigned to the While, art contest entries from various private operators under the GAA charter. more than a dozen Seafarers con­ We're happy to note that unlike the situation a year ago last winter, tinueto hold the spotlight at a spe­ the SIU, at least on this occasion got a fair and equitable share of cial exhibition sponsored by the the Government-owned vessels. Apparently the vigorous protest your New York" Public Library, lastUnion made last year to the National Shipping Authority impressed minute entries for the Second that agency. Annual SIU Art Contest keep roll­ ing in. Deadline for all entries has The brothers will recall that your Union at the time, was not receiv­ been extended to May 14. , ing a pxnportionate number of Government-owped ship assignments, Representative works by Sea­ with the result that we went to Washington and farers in the four contest cate­ raised a beef with the NBA. We will continue to gories, watercolors, handicrafts, pay strict dttention. to all allocations to make sure oils and drawings, have been on the SIU gets it proper share of reactivated ships. display since earlier this werfi in Generally speaking your Union finds that ship­ Gallery "A" at the Architectural ping conditions at present are prosperous, with League Of New York, 115 East 40th members having no difficulty in catching, a ship. Street, in New York City, and can The shipping industry as such, both American and be seen there weekdays (3-9 PM) foreign is quite active now, and reports from Europe through May 6. The showing, fea­ have it that a great deal of new construction is turing the work of members of 12 underway there. The transatlantic airliners have not trade unions, including the SIU, been able to cut into the passenger trade as generally feared some has drawn an enthusiastic response. years ago, with all passenger runs, booked solidly. Meanwhile, extension . of the The main problem that remains is not the future of the maritime deadline for contest entries has industry as such, but the fate of the American section of that industry. spurred additional contributions in Shipping of necessity will continue to be a major enterprise in world all categories from Seafarers all affairs, but American ships will bave difficulty in maintaining their over the country. Handicrafts con­ Seafarers are not the only LOG readers who follow the share unless this country's fleet and its shipping program are modem= tinued to lead the field, however. ships' minutes pages in the 'SEAFARERS LOG regularly, or ized. A sound program, taking into account the handicaps American In the 1952 competition, this cate­ ships face, will do much to promote American Hag activity and at the gory drew the least number of at least they shouldn't be, according to the nationally-circu­ same time provide the strong merchant marine that is such an im­ entries. lated business magazine, Busi--*^ portant factor in assuring this country's future military security. Present plans call for the judg­ ness Week. food, his recreation and his quar­ ing of all entries on May 19, and news pages in the April ters are all part of his compensa­ the presentation of awards the 18Two issue of the magazine were tion and working conditions; they AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SEAFARERS WHO HAVE SERVED following evening, at the bead- given over to a story titled, "Ship­ are all the subjects of his beefs quarters membership meeting on owners Get Ringside Seat: Seafar­ or grievances; they are all union their two years in the armed forces are now coming back to the SIU. May 20. The full panel of art ex­ ers LOG gives management- idea of business." We have spoken to several Seafarers among this group and find that perts who will preside at.the judg­ workers* complaints . . . ," dealing It noted that the minutes pro­ they all look forward with eagerness to sailing again. While many ing has not yet been determined. exclusively with this regular LOG vided the Union with -a constant of them have been following the doin^ of your Union in the SEA­ In addition to the quickie pre­ feature. check on conditions aboard the FARERS LOG, they all expressed amazement on seeing at first hand« view given some of the earlier en­ Major emphasis in the article ships since, due to the nature of the progress that your Union has made in just two short years.. tries at the Architectural League, was to the fact that-tbe min­ the maritime industry, this was no When these men went into service, the SIU was just getting started all work submitted will also be on utes given gave SIU shipowners an op­ easy task to begin with. Among the on its building, welfare and vacation programs. Now all these pro­ display at SIU headquarters May portunity—unique in industry—^to minutes cited were some from the grams are well underway, plus the additional bene­ 18-22. Michael (Cai'ras), Furplestar (Tri­ fits that have been negotiated in recent Union con­ Three prizewinners will be learn first-hand what beefs were ton), Elizabeth (Bull), Logans Port tracts. " chosen in each category, in addi­ uppermost in the minds of Sea­ Most of these Seafarers have seen heavy action in tion to awards for honorable men­ farers riding their ships, and (Cities Service), Coe Victory (Vic­ Korea and bad a pretty rough time of it these past tion. Last year's prizewinipng Sea­ served as a springboard for settling tory Carriers), Bethore (Ore), Re­ public (Trafalgar) and others. farers received wrist watches, but them to everyone's satisfaction. couple of years. Thanks to their SIU membership The article concluded: "Seamen As the magazine pointed out, no prizes have been decided on yet they have no economic problems to face on their on the beach are avid readers of "Se"!afaring is in many ways more for the current contest. return like so many other veterans. These return­ In order to beat the May 14 than just another occupation. For these meeting reports ,.. They can ing Seafarers are assured that there is a place for deadline, remaining entries should the men on the ships it's a com­ pick up some valuable tips about them in the industry under the superior wages and be wrapped securely -and sent spe­ pletely different kind of life from port conditions. A classic example conditions your Union has negotiated. And some of cial delivery or registered mail to that of the machine hand or the is this solemn warning by the crew them are now on their way delivering the goods to the buddies they the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, office worker. A ship, after all of the Anne Butler (Bloomfield): left behind them in Korea. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. isn't something a man comes to 'Lay off the Korean booze; it has a The SIU is proud that it has been able to provide for its returning They can also be submitted in per­ at 9 AM and leaves at 5 PM. His devastating effect on the system.' " veterans in this satisfactory fashion. And judging from a sampling son. of mail received in headquarters, the many other Seafarers still in service are all looking forward to the day that they trade in their uni­ forms for the white cap and dungarees of the SIU man. h'-. 1 ?w May 1, 195S ATTWEUAJlOirtAU4mAVBM\>20JU3r' MBiGCOk'tV/J.SWAP V;ARAJS .4NDWAXY4 7WEF/(SHTS0MTV. A/£W tow PRICES AMP roUiCEAUWAVS WELCOME MERE AT roUR. OWN PLACE. Oy^EQANDOpeRAm SEAFARERS imiUNiON'ASiS'An. Federal Conciliator Omar Hoskins was appointed adminis­ trative director of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, AFL, and shipowners welfare fund, it was announced recently. He re­ signed from the Conciliation and Mediation Service to ac­ cept the post, succeeding Frank Foisie. Hoskins was appointed by the trustees of the fund, established in 1949, by agreement between the Cecil B. DeMille, pioneer of SUP, the Pacific Maritime Asso­ ciation and other ship operators "right to work" propaganda, has with whom the union has contracts. been appointed chief consultant on Harry Lundeberg, ^UP secretary- motion pictures in the US Over­ treasurer; Thomas Hooker, also of tiie SUP, and Thomas G. Plant seas Information Program. and J. F. Sullivan representing In 1948, DeMiUe urged the industry, made the appointment. House Labor committee to draw Hoskins has handled more than up a "right to work" law to outlaw 1,600 labor disputes in the mari­ union security and actions by time, communications and other in­ unions to discourage scabs from dustries during the last 14 years entering struck plants. DeMille, as a federal conciliator of the West in 1944, gave up a lucrative radio Coast. Included among major job rather than pay a $1 assess­ waterfront strikes which he was ment voted by the AFL American instrumental in settling were the Federation of Radio Artists. ie52 SUP walkout, the 1948 long­ DeMille used every legal means, shoremen's tieup. the deck officers' but he lost the assessment battle, strike of 1946 and the f940 ateam- the California supreme court up­ sehooner deadlock. holding the union's rights. 'Work' Sponsor Gets Gov't Post THE LONG-RANGE BUILDING PROGRAM THAT THE SIU HAS been working on has taken another major step forward with the be­ ginning of work on the Baltimore branch hall. By now the membership in Baltimore and the outports is aware of the type of building we have in Baltimore and the facilities we are putting up in that city. Within a few months the membership in Baltimore will be enjoying the same kind of shoreside comforts that men shipping out of New York"have available to them. As has been said before, the Baltimore hall will be the equal of our headquarters, and in some respects will have even better features. As we go along with this building program, your Union is finding through experience just what the Seafarer wants and is making its building plans accordingly. ^ When this building program was first proposed to the membership, there were some who were a little doubtful about the whole thing. Mostly there was a feeling among them that this kind of thing was too fancy for seamen who were supposed to be used to rundown, second-hand shoreside conditions. Our experience in New York has thoroughly ex­ ploded that theory. The Seafarer of today enjoys fine conditions on board ship and he is entitled to equally fine shoreside facilities. Aside from the obvious comforts involved, these modem halls make it possible for the Union to operate in an up-to-date and efficient manner which is beneficial to the membership. With the new hall In the works in Baltimore, the remodeling of the Philadelphia hall and the membership on the West Coast utilizing the modern facilities of our brothers, the Sailors Union of the Pacific there, an increasing proportion of our membership is sharing in these up-to-date set-ups. A building program as broad as oiirs takes time to complete. But all Seafarers can look forward to the day when-thero will be an Outstanding Union ball in, every SIU pprt. �Mar 1. 1»SS SEAFARERS LOG Fare Five Aflanfic Copies CS Anti-Union Tactics Participants in the Atlantic drive on both sides of the fence are showing more and more interest in the discredited tactics used by Cities Service during the organizing drive in that fleet. 4— ^ While SIU supporters con­ merely tapped out under orders by tinue to combat them effec­ the vessel's radio operator. Elsewhere in the fleet, several tively on the basis of the lessons • learned in that campaign, Atlantic, crewmembers who have since re­ both on its own hook and through nounced the AMEU have admitted the medium of its self-styled "in­ they acted as labor spies or were dependent union," the AMEU, con­ approached to do so at one point tinues to dig deeper into the bag or another in the campaign. Affi­ cf tricks unsuccessfully utilized by davits fro.m these men, some. of - CS in its attempt to thwart SIU them in the fleet for four years or more, emphasize their later disgust organizers on its ships. One of the latest gimmicks re­ with what' they were dping, and ported from the Atlantic fleet is their eventual realization that the This shot shows the Christine as she heels over while at the dock. The company wanted her to sail the use of a. phony telegram pro- SIU deserved their support. on an inter-coastal trip in this condition, but the Union stopped the trip. Notice the tremendous deck Lists with columns headed ducecf^M one ship, the Atlantic cargo of lumber, that is stacked higher than the boat deck, the length of the ship. SeanSShj^ which claimed the SIU "SIU" and "AMEU" have been had qgit 'the drive. It was circu- passed around on almost half a lat^,br one of the lonely AMEU dozen ships. Crewmembers de­ stahdai-d-bearers on the ship, who clared that AMEU ofilcials, along has been carrying on a virtual one- with licensed ship's officers, all of man campaign aboard there, cal­ whom are company supervisors, culated to give the impression that had pressured them into signing these lists, under threat .of losing the ship is 100 percent AMEU. their jobs, in order to isolate the The telegram, designed to bol­ Prompt action by the Union last week prevented the Tini Steamship Company (Carras) ster AMEU followers at the same SIU men on the ship. Asked To Spy time it was supposed to cut short from sending an SIU crew to sea aboard an overloaded and unseaworthy ship. One new man in the fleet re­ . SIU efforts, proved little niore Although the Christine was so overloaded that she was listing 12 degrees while made fast than an amateur attempt to create ported he had been approached by the dock in Wilmington, confusion orf the ship. It once the two top officials of the AMEU California, the company went tons of deck cargo were removed, again reflected the proven creative in a Philadelphia bar and, after right ahead with its orders for they then ordered that the ship the Coast Guard experts announced ability of the one-man AMEU being treated to "a few rounds of the vessel to sail from that port be put through general stability that the vessel was overloaded by 600,000 board feet of lumber, and cheering squad on the ship, who drinks," was asked questions about on an inter-coastal trip. tests. ordered the excess cargo unloaded the affiliation of other men on his has received considerable promi­ The Seafarers aboard immediate­ nence in recent issues of The ship and then urged to check ly, contacted the SIU hall in Wii- When the tests were completed, before the ship sailed. Fleet, AMEU publication, for his further and write a report on it to mington, and Wilmington Port th^ AMEU office. He never went lengthy defenses of that outfit. through with it, and signed a Agent Sam Cohen rushed down, to Looking Into Case the ship. Meanwhile, the chief pledge card the following day. iWeanwhile, investigation is un­ Shoreside organizers in all ports engineer aboard the Christine derway to determine whether the point out also that officers on many quit, rather than take the ship wire -was sent from ashore in ships, from the master on down out. When the port agent arrived at Philadelphia and by whom, or was the line, have been coercing men the dock he saw the Liberty ship to make false statements about the SIU after threatening them with iisting about 12 degrees away loss of their jobs. Since the offi­ from the dock. The lines to the cers are acting as company super­ dock were all taut- and apparently visors on the ships, the National were preventing tlie vessel from Seafarers sending telegrams Labor Relations Beard is looking listing even more. The deck of the or letters to the New York vessel was piled high with a deck into many such instances. headquarters dispatcher asking The„ futility of aii these tactics, cargo of lumber that reached from to be excused from attending as the SIU drive progresses, and rail to rail, and was piled so high headquarters membership the fact that they work both ways, that it was higher than the boat meetings must include the reg­ is illustrated in the case of the At­ deck railing. istration number of their Little Freeboard lantic ship on which the AMEU shipping card in the message. A small wooden catwalk had chairman himself took a poll of From now on, if the number SIU strength and happily an­ been built on top of the lumber is not included, the excuse can­ nounced there were only two SIU cargo so that the crew would be not be accepted by the dis­ aboard. There were at the time able to get to the bow and the patcher. 2&, and the AMEU has been crying stern. She was listing so that there was only a few ^et of freeboard •'foul" ever since. all along her port side. The SIU port agent went aboard and had the ship held up, and then rouit.. (SGiriTs contacted the Coast Guard. Coast SIU MgN:, ASg:»:buyA(?)IfED Guard Commander Kelly went to : YOUR C0f«murib>^;: • ruRE lO ACQUASsil-' the ship, took one look, and then CONSTITUTION YOU WITH THESE WOHTS AMD returned later with Commander wviiEoes ' This stern view of the Christine shows the list that the overloaded Rearden and Captain Peters, naval Liberty ship had, even though tightly tied to the dock at ieft. architects on stability. The SIU Wilmington Port Agent stopped her saiiing. The two Coast Guard experts took one look at the ship and From Article XIII, Section 6 ordered 500 tons of deck cargo un­ loaded immediately. After the 500 "Before assuming office, every Union Moves Fast, Nabs Ship Sailing Overloaded •M Put Number On Meeting Excuses YOU ana them officer, port agent, and patrol­ man shall take the following oath: 'I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the SIU, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the wel­ fare of the membership'. Every elected official upon assum­ ing office must take this eoth, which he is required to obey com­ pletely. Any violation of the oath would lead to immediate disci­ plinary action under the terms of the Union Constitution. Ed. Chief Quits On Budget Cuts Philippines Bill Seen Threat To US Sales Act A new loophole in the Ship Sales Act would be opened un­ der a bill introduced in the Senate to sell eight US-owned Protesting against budget cuts reducing quality of education of ships to the Philippines. The bill, introduced by Senator — US children. Earl J. McGrath're­ Charles Potter, Michigan Re-E signed recently as US Commis­ sioner of Education. In a message to the President, he said he was submitting his resignation to save himself the embarrassment of trying to defend an indefensible budget. He had been scheduled to appear before a Senate Appropriations subcommit­ tee. "It does not seem to me," he wrote to Eisenhower, "wise public policy to reduce the quality of the education of American children as has been done at a saving of such small sums while we continue as a nation to spend billions fof other purposes." ~ r - — publican, would authorize the sale of a group of Cl-MAV-1 and N3-type ships, although the Ship Sales Act as presently written forbids such sales. The eight vessels involved are the Bowline Knot, Carrick Bend, Masthead Knot, Snug Hitch, George W. Tucker, Northern Wan­ derer, Boatswain's Hitch and Turks Head. At present they are being operated under charter by citizens of the Philippines but the charters are expiring on June 30 of this year. Inter-Island Trade Under the terms of the bill, the vessels would be operated for a T.'J • :.f J i minimum of five years exclusively in inter-island commerce. After that, or after the purchase price is paid up, whichever is longer, the owners would be free to operate them in trans-oceanic trade. Maritime industry representa­ tives in Washington expressed the fear that passage 6f the legislation would pave the way for further giveaways of the US reserve fleet to foreign nations. While not nec­ essarily opposed to the purposes qf the bill itself, industry spokes­ men declareii that acceptance of this bill would make it difficult to oppose similar bills on behalf of other foreign-flag fleets. , -'^1 :i;| �-m ! t-'." BEAtAnznS tOQ x:- • May 1, 1951 '21, '34 Strikes Made History SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON l-V : It Cops on horseback and on foot close in as a tear-yas bomb gosa off in the midst of a group of strikers during the 1934 strike on the West Coast. The strike, which started on the water-front hit a high point with a three-day general strike closing everything in the San Francisco area. IT; - f The month of May is the anni­ versary month for two of the most Important strikes in US maritime history, the 1921 strike of the ISU, and the 1934 West Coast strike of seamen and longshoremen. It was in 1921 that the shipown­ ers and the Government crushed the old International Seamen's Un­ ion and sent seamen back into the dark ages. Thirteen years and eight days later in 1934, the West Coast walkout successfully revived maritime unions that had long been dormant and paved the way for the tremendous gains that have been made since then. U.S. Shipowner Combine The background of the 1921 strike was one of pure and simple union-busting by the shipowners in conjunction with the old US Ship­ ping Board. In 1919 during the peak of a postwar shipping boom the ISU had signed the best con­ tract the industry had ever known, with a base wage of $85 a month for AB's and $90 for firemen. But the shipowners and the US S'ljpping Board-were already mak­ ing preparations to break the un­ ion. A wartime Gt vernment tiainirg program that had begun in January, 1918, was continued after the war's end. A vast reservoir of 24,000 non-union seamen, known as A blood-covered striker, shot in the head by police, is helped by the "hooligan navy" was built up; two friends after the Battle of Rincon Hill in San Francisco on while the ISU ignored the threat. July 5, 1934. Two strikers were shot and killed in this battle. Even though hundreds of ships were laid up in the 1920 slump, the ing balls, and were cutting wages ships and joined the longshoremen recruiting went on. ITl'i percent. on May 9, 1934. The 1919 agreement, which ran Although the strikers had no Trainees Break Strike for two years, was due to expire stewpots and no funds, they man­ The day after the contract ran on April 30, 1921. The shipowners, aged to man the picket lines 24 with a huge reservoir of strike­ out, May 1, 1921, union men quit hours a day. As the ships sat idle the ships in protest against the breakers at their beck and call, re­ at the docks, the shipowners en­ fused to negotiate. One day be­ shipowners refusal to negotiate. listed the aid of local police but to fore the contract expired, they an­ The shipowners merely put their no avail. Finally on July 5, 1934, nounced that they were no longer thousands of Government trainees they persuaded Governor Merriam recognizing the union and its hir- aboard under police protection and to call out the National Guard. sailed the ships. The strike was Battle of Rincon Hill broken and the union virtually dis­ A furious pitched battle fol­ appeared from the waterfront. lowed on Rincon Hill during which The 1934 strike, 13 years later, police. Guardsmen and vigilantes was another story. Throughout the tore into picket lines with tear gas, 1920's and early 30's, the shipown­ riot guns' and nightsticks. Two ers drove wages and conditions pickets were killed and 109 strik­ •The House labor committee of lower and lower until they got ers wounded in the fighting. The the Missouri legislature unani­ down to $35 a month for ABs. strikers stood firm and were joined mously voted to kill a fake "right Workaways were carried on the by all of labor in a general -Btrike to work" bill pushed by the state ships instead of paid crewmembers that shut down the entire city of and local chambers of commerce. and food and living conditions San Francisco A similar bill was pigeonholed were miserable. The strike ran until July 31, by the Senate labor committee of The long-lowing resentment of when the SUP and longshoremen the Minnesota legislature. seamen against these conditions returned to work' in a body with The Missouri bill would have was reflected in a growing number recognition from the shipowners. bari'ed any form of union shop, of job actions in the 30's. The From then on, maritime labor sol­ and also invited damage suits spark that touched off nxass action idly itself on both against unions. More than 125 was a strike of longshoremen on Coastsestablished and wa.s able to win full spokesmen for labor .groups op­ the West Coast.v Under the leader­ recognition, hiring halls ahd true posed the b'ills a^a public hear- ship of the Sailors Union of the contracts for 'the first timfe since ing.!ri- . • • . . -x . ... Pacific, seamen walked off- the 1919i. • • Two States Kill Fake Work Bill I I'V I • The House Appropriations Committee recently debated the point of whether the Government - sponsored maritime training program, financed entirely by the Government itself, represents a windfall for ship operators in that the shipping people have nothing to do with footing the bill. One member of the Committee put it this way—"The immediate beneficiaries of this program are the steamship companies who get personnel trained at public expense and are thereby saved the cost of themselves conducting a training program." As of this writing no decision has been made by the House Appro­ priations Committee on the matter but it is very doubtful whether Congress, at this time, would even seriously consider the abolishment of the training program at Kings Point as well as the other Govern­ ment sponsored training schools. Approximately 7,00b or more persons have been trained at the Government facilities and are now holding reserve commissions in the US Navy. The Government-sponsored maritime training program fof th^ com­ ing fiscal year (July 1, 1953 to July 1, 1954) will cost the Government about $3,600,000. Most of this money (namely $1,976,280) will go ifor the cadet midshipmen training at Kings Point, NY; $592,970 will go for the training program at Sheepshead Bay, NY; $418,000, for trie iGrOverhment training at Alameda, California; $169,550 for correspondence training; $92,200 for District training supervisors and enrolling offices; $72,500 for medical services in connection with the training activities; $37,700 for custodial activities, and another $240,000 under the head of "Administration," making the overall total of $3,600,000. The Government's maritime training program encompasses the Mari­ time Academy at Kings Point; two upgrading schools for unlicensed personnel at Sheepshead Bay and at Alameda, Calif.; a comprehensive correspondence course, and support to four State maritime academies, in Maine, Massachusetts, New York and California. The Government is having no difficulty in obtaining appointees to Kings Point or the other facilities—there are about 1,500 persons who take the examination, out of which the Government selects an Average of 150. 4« 4" i" Every estimate made by the Joint Chiefs of State, Department of Defense, has indicated that in their judgment the US does not; hav» enough vessels and will not have enough ships at the outbreak of war, if it should come. The bulk of the US fleet in the reserve is composed of the Liberty-type, a lOli knot vessel, ships which would be highly expendable in time of war because with the advances made in warfare they would inevitably be sunk in large niunbers. Recently, the Department of Defense was questioned by the Maritime Administration of the Commerce Depai-tment whether the Libertys could be dispensed with or scrapped. However, for the past two years the Defense Department has been agreeable to the scrapping of only six old overage vessels. With this in mind, the Govorenment has given consideration to modernizing the Liberty ships, but has about given this up due ^o, the substantial costs what would be involved. 4 -4. • ' • High paid lobbyists once again are flooding the Capitol with their dream of making the Great Lakes a fourth seacoast with, ocean-going ships plying back and forth freely. They are frantically attempting to get Congress to okay the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway project. The project is being opposed by coastal ports, the railroads, most steamship lines, the coal companies and others. 4 4 4 Significant cfianges in the composition and tonnage of the world merchant fleet have occurred in the past 13 years. There were more freighters and tankers, though less passenger ships, at the close of 1951 than there were at the outbreak of war in 1939. Ships generally are newer, larger and faster—specialized types are being built in rising numbers to carry petToleum products, iron ore, bauxite and other com­ modities in world commerce. Ships once registered under the flags of the principal maritime nations are now found under Liberian and other flags. The Swiss merchant marine is no longer a jest but a reality. Iceland has its own merchant fleet and Panama has the fourth largest merchant marine in the world. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Of the total of 3,021 alien crewmen deserting from vessels arriving at US ports in the last fiscal year, most of them (or 468) were ItaUans. Following are the statistics on the others: British seamen, 450; Norwegians, 308; Greek seamen, 207; Netherlands,.201; Chinese, 193; Spanish, 182; Swedish, 129; Danish, 125; Ger­ mans, 84; Finnish, 73; Cubans, 48; Portuguese, 44; Israelites, 34; Argentinans, 27; Yugoslavs; 26; Polish, 23; Hondurans, 21; Philippines, 12; French, 11; all others, 355. In an effort to live within the appropriation cut ordered by the Eisenhower Administration, the US Coast Guard has decided to reduce its port security program by some 266 persons at an annual saving of : 11,560,000. In connection with its security program, the Coast Guard has been using about 120 small boats, about 40-foot each. Some 4,200 enlisted nien and about 500 officers of the Coast Guard, are engaged in the port security program. * The new Eisenhower Administration shortly will be asked by Con­ gress to state its views as to a merchant marine policy. The Senate Interstate & Foreign Commerce Committee will write letters to the major departments asking their comments on what, trie future policy should be. In all likelihood the answer from the Eisenhower Adminis­ tration will be that the US should continue to have a strong fleet, ' manned by-efficient US personnel. .c .. X.. • V'IK'*T �-T-.-l,-. Mpjrl, 1959 Pagre Setren' SEAP ARERS XOg Seafarer Hurt Rescuing Mate OFFSHORE OIL DEBATE RAGES—The Senate completed Its third week of debate on the offshore oil bill with no conclusion yet. It's generally conceded that'those in favor hf handing the offshore oil lands to the states have a substantial majority. Opponents contend that the offshore lands should remain a Federal preserve with profits from their exploitation to^be used for Federal aid to schools in all 48 states. A record speech of over 22 hours was made against the bili by Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon. 4" t t ^ 4 t NATIONALISTS WIN SOUTH AFRICA VOTE—The extreme right wing Nationalist Party headed by Prime Minister Daniel Malan has won a decisive election victory in South Africa. The Malan Party is com*mitted to a policy of rigid segregation and would bar native Africans from jobs and homes in major cities and towns. The Nationalists, who represent the Dutch settlers in" South Africa, are also hostile to ties with the British commonwealth. ^ HUNDREDS ARRESTED AFTER ARGENTINE BOMBINGS—Two unsuccessful bomb attacks on Argentina's president, Juan Peron led to rioting in Buenos Aires and destruction of opposition party build­ ings. Hundreds of opposition leaders were arrested after the bombings, along with large numbers of merchants accused of violating stiff price cut orders that the government has issued in an attempt to control inflation and hoarding of scarce food items. 4 4 4 SICK PRISONERS EXCHANGED IN KOREA—The exchange of sick and wounded prisoners went ahead smoothly last week in Korea. An additional number of prisoners over and above the original amount agreed oti, was handed over by both sides. Truce talks are now resuming on settlement of the Korean fighting. Returning prison­ ers brought mixed reports of their treatment, but it was evident that in the early days of the Korean war a large number Of pHsbhers died from neglect and mistreat­ ment. US CQMMUNI^S ORDERED TO REGIS'TER—^The Subversive Ac­ tivities Control Board has ordered the US Communist Party to reg­ ister as an agency of a foreign government. Registration would Involve filing full lists of officers and members and a complete finan­ cial accounting. CP leaders have announced that they will challenge the ruling and have it carried to the courts. 4 4 Seafarer Anthony J. Skillman is recuperating at his Brooklyn home after a heroic rescue at sea in which he saved a shipmate's life. The rescue took place aboard the Bull Line ship Beatrice between San Juan and New York. In saving chief mate Con-rad Nilsen, the 33-year-old * Seafarer injured his right side and back necessitating treatment and X-rays at the USPHS hospital on Staten Island. He has been confined to bed since the accident, awaiting the reports of the X-ray.s. Running Seas Skiliman, an AB, was spotting booms on the No. 2 hatch on the morning of Saturday, April 18, when the drama unfolded. With the seas running high, Nilsen went forward to check the anchor chain and to see that all was ship-shape with the Beatrice. No sooner did he reach the bow of the vessel than a swell came roaring over the side, knocking him down and uncon­ scious. Immediately, Skillman dropped his paint brush and leaped into ac­ tion. The Seafarer fought his way against knee-high water still run­ ning off the bow to reach the mate. T^ilsen was floating unconscious in about two feet of water when Skili­ man grabbed him and prevented his body from being washed over­ board by the rampaging ocean. Had another sea hit the bow be­ fore Skillman made his w'ay tor^ Seafarer Anthony Skillman gets a light from his wife, Catherine, as ward, Nilsen would have been lost. he recovers at home after saving life of chief mate on the Beatrice, Bull Line freighter. Battle Waters Although Skillman had reached and has been confined there al-4 Nilsen, the pair was not yet safe, most ever since, on the ship and with the AB battling the slippery, ashore. heaving deck as well as the swirl­ Veteran Seafarer ing waters about them. Skillman However, confinement has been grabbed the mate under the arm­ pits from the rear, in a life-saver made more pleasant for him carry, pulling him avyay from the ashore, with his. wife. Catherine, Migratory workers are far be­ bow and intending to get to the ministering to his injuries. They've hind industrial workers in terms safety of the ladder and below been married four years, but it is of opportunity, according to Labor decks as quickly as possible. An­ the first time her, husband ever Undersecretary Lloyd A. Mashother swell came roaring along the came home from the sea in the burn. deck and interrupted their flight. role of a lifesaver. Unorganized, the workers never Just as Skillman was set to drag Seafarer Skillman has been a stay long enough to obtain legai the mate down the ladder, a wave member of the SIU for 9 of his 12 rights enjoyed by others. Also, buffeted the pair, smashing them seafaring years. they are poorly educated, with the to the deck. Skillman's last run was the 21- children getting less schooling Skillman, however, would not be than the parents. thwarted by the water at this day trip to San Juan aboard the The 1949 child-labor amendment point. He retained his iron grip Beatrice, carrying general cargo to to the Fair Labor Standards Act on the mate and made their way the island and returning with a is being threatened, Mashburn sqfely down the ladder out of ioad of sugar. He doesnT know warned. An educational aid for harm's reach. It was not until an when his next will be, but the New migrant children, attempts are be­ hour later that the result of Skill- York-bom and bred Seafarer is ing inade in Congress to weaken man's fall on deck began to take coming along nicely under the ten­ this amendment, setting back the a telling .effect. He took to bed der care of his wife. child labor movement many years. P I ' iji-' Treat Migrant Workers Poorly Pvt. Joseph Picemo, newly-re­ leased POW. laces battery pf mikes In Korean interview. 4 INDO-CHINA WAR TAKES NEW TURN—Communist forces in IndoChina that have thus far concentrated their efforts in the coastal state of Vietnam, have turned inland in a new drive through Laos. It is be­ lieved that the Communists are aiming to reach the Thailand border In the hope of cutting the Indo-Chinese states in two and possibly bringing pressure to bear on the Thailand government. BRITISH OPEN TALK^ON SUEZ—Negotiations between England and Egypt over British bases in the Suez Canal are now underway in Cairo. The Egyptians want all British military forces to get out imme­ diately, while the British are trying to work out some kind of defense arrangement to maintain the Suez bases after British troops leave. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING The Lowdown On Watches Few things a Seafarer buys^ are as confusing as the purchase of a watch. You can buy one for as little as three bucks or as much as $150, and any price in between. Sometimes, too, you can pay ICQ bucks or 55 for exactly the same watch, depending on where you buy it. There's plenty of skullduggery going on in the watch business as in the jewelry business in general, especially if you get in the hands of an unscrupulous credit jeweler. The watch business is notable for its exaggerated list prices The manufacturers put especially high list prices on watches, and the general retail practice is that everybody sells below the list except some of the credit Jewelers who sell on installments. If you buy a watch for cash from a reliable source you can get as much as 40-45 per cent below list, and many retailers give at least 30-35 off. What kind of watch you ought to buy and how much to spend depends on your own needs. Generally watches divide up into jeweled and non-jeweled types, The jew­ eled watches are more accurate and in many cases wiil last a lifetime. However, they're more delicate too, and subject to injury. A seafarer who uses a watch while working as well as for dress may be as well off in ithe long run spending Just a few doUars for a non-jeweled pin-lever watch. It will only last several years, perhaps not even as. long as that >under some conditions, but you do avoid the expensive periodic cleanings a good watch requires. An toexpehslve pin-lever watch does lose or gain several minutes a day and thus requires more re­ setting. In jeweled watches, those with seven jewels are basic quality. Such a watch has jewels at the most important points of wear. It's rarely necessary to buy one with more than seventeen jewels at the most. Generally seven and seventeen-jewel watches are the same size while the twenty-one jewel models are sometimes a little smaller. A good type of watch for a Seafarer is a water-resistant and shock-resistant make. A water-resistant watch has an especially tight case to keep out moisture, but it's doubtful that even the best of such watches are complete­ ly waterproof, so guard your watch accordingly. The best type of shock-resistant watches have so-called "incabloc" construction. These have a special inner case. But don't regard them as completely shock-proof either. Such watches also help keep out dust from entering the move­ ment. Generally water-resistant and shock-resistant watches are found in the jeweled movements, but some less-costly pin-lever watches also have this type of con­ struction. In fact, you can buy one for as little as $12 with the desirable luminous dial too. The Sea Chest at Union Headquarters in Brooklyn, NY, sells better-quality jewelled watches at sizable discounts, and ^epQiTs that those with automatic winding movemenrare especially popular with Seafarers, The.earlier models of these didn't always operate efficiently, but those now being manufactured are considered to work very well. With such watches, a few hours wear generally Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying generates about 30 hours of reserve time. They also have a regulation stem for auxiliary hand winding when neces­ sary. Self-winding'watches generally are ihore expensive to repair and service than ordinary watches. Many of the watches on the market are Swiss move­ ments in US-made cases. Some people believe Swiss move­ ments are the finest; others consider the US-made move­ ments like Elgin and Hamilton are superior. The facts are, Swiss movements can be either very high-quality or mediocre. The US movements undoubtedly are high quality. What is vital is that you buy a watch from a source you can trust and whose reliability is unquestionable. For one thing,- you should get a guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship, and a strange jeweler in • strange port may or may not satisfactorily carry out the guarantee. The SIU's Sea Chest stands behind all its watch sales. For repairs too, it's best to use a jeweler you can trust. Repairs should carry the same guarantee as. on new watches. Generally wrist watches need servicing (clean­ ing, oiling and adjustment) more often than pocket watches; every eight to twelve months as compared to twelve to eighteen months. It's important that you keep a fine jeweled watch in a dustproof wrapping or box when not wearing it; Dust entering the movement is the chief source of damage to a watch, which is why the water—and shock-resistant types are so desirable. • ... -il �-4.: M»j 1, IMS SEAFARERS LOG VOcEitiit Ex-SMfarw VMteSIU Hall SEASCASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATIOK PLANS BEroRTOt^ BENEFITS PAID From C. C. McClement (right), who sailed SIU before going into the Navy, looks over the LOG and talks with West Coast Representa­ tive Marty Breithoff during a visit to the SIU's San Francisco hall. SIU has recently expanded services in all West Coast branches in line with the increased tempo of A&G shipping in that area. Draft Problems Facing Scholarship Seafarers By GEORGE F. BONEY (Boney, an SIU member, worked his way through the U. of Georgia, largely with his savings from going to sea, getting ' his degree in 1951. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa,, the honorary scholarship society. At present, Brother Boney is in his last semester at Harvard Law School.) One of the things that prospective applicants for the SIU college scholarships should know is the draft status of col­ lege students. Under the present Selective Service Act, students may be deferred at*^ the discretion of their local like the Citadel or Virginia Mili­ tary Institute, to cite only a few draft board as long as they of many. Here, uniforms are worn make the minimum passing most of the time, and many of the score on the Draft Deferment Test, Instructors are miiitary men. In and/or stay in the upper half of most of these their class scholastically. schools, however, Any winner of one of the scholar­ you can prepare ships should take the Draft Defer­ for any of the ment Test as soon as possible. professions. The Unless things take a sudden turn college course is for the worse, a good student the same, but the should not have to worry about emphasis Is on being drafted. the military. In addition, many colleges of­ In the ordinary fer a military program of four college with Boney years that leads to a reserve or ROTC, the ROTC occasionally to a regular commis­ student attends ROTC classes two sion in one of the Armed Forces. or three times a week, and drills This program is the reserve Offi­ in uniform about two hours a week. cers Trainig Corps. (ROTO. In He takes a regular college course. «ome schools it is quite complete Many schools oKer a choice of and in others is just supplementary Army, Air Force or Navy ROTC. to the regular college program. During the time the student is Those interested in military life in ROTC, he is draft-exempt. Be­ might choose a military college, tween his junior and senior year in college, he attends a six-week sunder camp, or, if in Navy ROTC, may spend these six weeks aboard a Naval vessel. Upon grad­ uation, and successful completion of the program, the student is com­ missioned a^ second lieutenant or an ensign. He will then be subject to being called for active duty for periods ranging from two to four years. During the time the student is in the third and fourth years of the ROTC program, he gets 90 cents a day as a subsistence allowance, which comes in handy as extra pocket money. I'm in my last sem­ ester of Air Force ROTC, and in Buy TWflR June, I will be commissioned a sec­ SSARATTHSROVIN ond lieutenant in the Air Force. From my experience, I feel this program is worth while, and advise Seafarer-students to look into it when they go to college. That way, while "Pop" sails the ships and supplies, "Sonny" can do his country a great service by training in the ROTa m HHBST |.V 1 ^ ' MO To , eeeaeeeeeesB B•e••••••••«• e•e No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period . If. g m 77 ro mmEsam WELFARE/VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Death Benefits Disabillcv Benefits Macernitv Benefits Vscstion Benefits Totsi 00 lonor nro 00 ^^00. 00 f/f y /a WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hoaoifl Benefits Paid Siqcc Tulv 1. 1950 * Dcth Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * DigabUitv Benefits Psid Since Msv 1. 1952 > Mtfrnity Beac^f P>|4 Sjfficy AprjJl L * Vacitien Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1932 * Total • Da^f Bein hNoiS 00 kl 00 mi 00 11 1 i WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation ' Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable — US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS mtsi 00 imsiRm During the past two week period, the Seafarers Vacation Plan paid out vacation benefits, that have put us past the two million mark in benefits paid. The various welfare benefits of the Welfare Plan are • receiving wide publicity through magazines and newspapers. The benefits most frequently mentioned and elaborated on are the Scholarship and Maternity benefits. No other m^itime union has either of the two'aforementioned benefits. Sakmittai A1 Keirr, Assistant A4m Administrator .. • and, ramemDer this.. • AH these are yours without contrib. .'ing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SIU b^eflts is easy, whether it's for hospital, disability or death—You get first rate personal service inunedi«tely throui^ your Union'# representatives. �May 1, ms SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nine UNION TALK Rosario Crew Gets Salvage $$ By KEITH TERPE News that an SIU freight company has bought five Atlantic tankers has considerably shaken up a great many AMEU stalwarts. Their faith in the Atiaixtic Maritime Employees Union, Atlantic Refining's "union" in name only, has given these boys quite a jolt. They had been mouthing the line about "job security" and "lifetime jobs" in Atlantic for so Ipng that, at last reports, they were taking this development as something very personal. They have to. As company favorites, they've got a lot at Stake. News Makes A Mark Announcement of the purchase of the Atlantic ships two weeks ago caused a stir not only In Atlantic but also throughout the tanker in­ dustry. The ships, which were never owned by Atlantic at any time, were bought by Pan-Oceanic Navigation, which already operates one Liberty under SIU contract. The new owners indicated Atlantic would continue to operate them under^charter as before. It is important to note, however, that charters do run out, as was the case with four US Petroleum Carriers' tankers formerly operated by Socony-Vacuum. These ships, again operated by US Petroleum, crewed up in the New York SIU hall earlier this month. The AMEU standard-bearers are also aware that most ship charters carry provisions which, under certain circumstances, enable the actual owners to call them back in at any time, so that their so-called job security might be pulled out from under them without too much notice. This has naturally gotten them worried, since they've built up in the minds a picture of dark and sinister maneuvering between SIU operators and the Union against them all the way through this cam­ paign. More Than Five Ships Affected A subject about which they should really be concerned, and rightly so, is the fact that not only doesn't Atlantic own these five ships, but four others as well. Atlantic owns altogether 14 ships in its fleet, and this doesn't even include its three much-publicized supertankers. This means nearly 300 jobs in the fleet, practically 40 percent of the avail­ able work, hangs in the balance every time the charters are up for renewal) It also means a rather shaky foundation is propping up those AMEU claims of "lifetime job security." The whole structure of its fleet sharply points out once agaim one of the major advantages of belonging to a real maritime trade imion like the SIU, instead of a one-shot outfit that exists only because it serves the ends of a single compahy. SIU contracts with over 80 steam­ ship companies, operating freighters, tankers and passenger ships, as well as specialized vessels like the oreboats, sandboats and seatrains, assure that Seafarers have plenty t)f job opportunities and needn't go begging,for work. As members of a powerful international imion em­ bracing dozens of maritime crafts. Seafarers also have their pick of Jobs in SIU shoregangs on the beach, in addition to those on tugboats, harbor craft and in vast fishing fleets on all coasts. Problem of One-Company 'Union' But where do you go when your "union" is a so-called "independent" with one contract, one company and one fleet (or at least a great part of it) that can change owners at any time and leave you hanging high and drj'? 'That is the predicament constantly facing men in all the tanker fleets with "independent" unions. Most Atlantic men have come to realize that their future can be best protected by throwing in with the SIU. Now the AMEU die-hards, shaken by the latest undermining of their prized "job security," are coming around to the same realiza­ tion. It's been pretty hard for them to face up to it until now. s if ikf Seafarers in all ratings whose Income tax withholding statements (W2 forms) would show continuous employment with one company for a full year or more are urged to send these in to SIU headquarters for possible use in the Atlantic tanker drive. The Organizing Department has issued a call for these as ailother means of showing Atlantic sea­ men the wage-earning potential they can enjoy on SIU ships, whether they homestead one ship or company or'ride a dozen. The W2 forms should be sent c/o the SIU Organizing Department. They will be returned upon request. Seafarers who were aboard the Rosario in February, 1952, are now sharing in a salvage melon of about $29,000, as a result of rescuing the Liberian Liberty ship, Nausica, when the latter broke down not far from San Juan. The total amount awarded " R. Rivera. Boa'n—$203.72; An­ officers and crew was $7,763.25 waj headed from San Juan for tonZenon Witra. Carpenter—Sxd2.83; Philip L. or a one-third share. Equal Norfolk at the time. It turned to Bazaar. AB—$160.48; Fred A. W. SerAB—$160.48; John J. Schwabland, shares were awarded to Bull Linos the stricken ship and after several rahn, AB—$100.48; Carlos Velez, AB—S160.48S and to the Puerto Rican Lighter­ hours hard work succeeded in put­ Lawrence P. Conticello. AB—$160.48; E. Smith. AB—$160.48. age Company whose salvage tug ting a line aboard despite strong Jack Adrian C. Torres, OS—$138.11; Quintin Berwind aided in the rescue. The winds. Plaza, OS—$138.11: Roman J. Jopski. OS —$138.11; John J. Devine, Dk Eng.— rest of the money went for legal For two days the Rosario towed $183B3: Miguel A. Velez. Oiler—$160,481 fees, as well as a bill for $2,000 to the ship toward San Juan but on Charles GUva. Oiler—$160.48; John Banach. Oiler—$160.48; Frank N. Meacher, cover the replacement of cables the morning of the third day the FWT—$160.48. Roger S. Cowperwaite. FWT—$160.48: broken in the salvage operation. Rosario's line parted. The tug Owen Morris. FWT—$160.48; Ruperto In splitting up the award each Berwind took over from there and Gautier. Wiper—$158.44; Carl A. Hm. Efstratlos Vlahos. Ch. crewmember received an amount successfully brought the ship into steward—$198.78; Cook—$182.83; Theodore M. Brown— proportionate to his base wages. port. N.CkiBkr—$182.83: Anthony J. DiBartolThe only exception to this is the Members of the crew, and the omeo. 3rd Cook—$158.44: Luis S. Medina, captain who received a double amount? they received are as fol­ MM—$138.11. Delfonso N. Perez. MM—$138.12; Georg* M. WiUiams, MM—$138.12 and Luis Soler, share. Checks covering the lows: Jr., UtUity—$138.12. amounts of the award have already been mailed out to all the men In­ volved. Just A Friendly Card Game The salvage operations began when the Nausica sent out an SOS that her engine had gone dead due to evaporator trouble. The Rosario Popular MD Succumbs In Baltimore Baltimore Seafarers here lost a helping hand recently when Dr. Bernard V. Kelly succumbed ^to a heart attack in University Hospital after suffering a stroke at home. Dr. Kelly known .as "the Doctor of the Waterfront," was a wellknown and equally liked figui'e along the local waterfront. He was as quick to go to the aid of a sick seaman as he was to avoid the light of publicity tor his humani­ tarian work. A familiar figure with his black bag, he was seen often climbing up and down a Jacob's ladder or wending his way along a narrow gangwayThe son of Irish immigrants, he went from working in a drugstore to become a graduate pharmacist with his own drugstore and then on to a medical degree from the old College of Physicans and Sur­ geons. He turned from treating women patients to tlie waterfront, because, he said, "I nxe men, espe­ cially seamen." Dr. Kelly was once described as "an oldtime country doctor who used a ship instead of a horse and buggy." Cartoon History Of The SIU The 1946 General Strike was the first time officers hit the picketlinc with the crew. Not officially on ^strike at the outset, they «oon had their own 4«* 'mands. This was something new in msritluN hlitoiy assuring . vlctQUr. Walter Pitchett, pumpman; Dick Dolhonde, wiper; H. Richardson, FWT, and Nick Richie, AB (left to right), ^joy a friendly card game to pass time in the Lake Charles hall between job calls. Urge Stiffer Dope Law More severe punishment for smuggling of narcotics into the US would be imposed under two bills introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Patten of Arizona. Under one bill, HR 4777, any crewmember of a ship increase minimum prison terms for would lose his license or sea­ illegal importation of narcotics. men's papers permanently if con­ First offenders would be subject to victed of one of several offenses imprisonment "for not less than five dealing with the smuggling of nar­ or more than ten years, compared to cotics. The loss of the seamen's the two to five year terms now on papers would be automatic and the books. A second offense would there would be no possibility of call for a ten to 20 year term, while a third offense would carry life ever getting them back again. The second bill, HR 4776, would imprisonment. Otfieers Hit The Bricks However, negotiation by the officers was with ship­ owners in the same old manner. While the SIU met With owners and operators, the officers sat in Wash­ ington being browbeaten by bureaucrats and shipu4 iVo. 30 The SIU was victorious long before the officers reached an agreement. Bridges signed, but everyone else remained out. Though finally winning, the officers hurt themselves-and tlieir union by going to comfieiii«s,fqr. johs. �/;• • - . • ,' • ••; {^V_ •- Par« fen nr - SEAFARERS LOG May < 195S PORT ttEPORTS......... New Orleans: Big Dock Expansion Program Annonncod Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pilgrim (Alcoa), the Steel Maker, Steel Scientist and Steel Fabrica­ tor (Isthmian), the Del Sol Snd Del Monte (Mississippi), the Seatrains Savannah and New Jersey (Seatrain), the Morning Light, Fafrland and Monarch of the Sea (Waterman), the Southern States and Southern Counties (Southern Trading), the Julesburg (Terminal Tanker) and the Alice Brown and Margarette Brown (Bloomfield). Friends and former shipmates of George Duncan will be pleased to learn he has been discharged from the hospital after being con­ fined for' several weeks \Wiile re­ cuperating from an operation. Lindsay J. Williams New Orleans Port Apent Baltimore: Work Now Uodor Way OH NOW SIU BulMmg • 'iC- §• % h:-: •I r .' Lake Charles: ClHes Service Faces Metal Tradts Sirike Signing of the new standard Shipping has been very good In Shipping for the past two weeks tanker agreement by Cities Service this port for the past two weeks, has only beeM fair In this port, was good news to tankermen sail­ and indications are that it will although the fishing weather re­ ing out of this area. continue td be good for some time. mains good and some of the boys During the past two weeks, we Shoreside trade unions affiliated are reporting good catches. have had 19 ships pay off, 19 ships with the AFL Metal Trade Coimcil Calling' at this area during the sign on and 12 ships call in-transit. at Lake Charles are still in the past two weeks were:-thq Council midst of contract negotiations with The payoffs included the MarGrove, Fort Hoskins, Winter Hill, Cities Service, however, and have ore, Venore, Bethore, Baltore, OreBents Fort, French Creek, Paoll, been assured by SIU officials here mar and Santore Lone Jack and Government Camp and in Lake Charles of full sup­ (Ore), the Jules­ (Cities Service), the Del Sol and port of their efforts to reach a burg (Terminal Del Monte (Mississippi) and the satisfactory agreement. These Tankers), the Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor). Oh unions supported the Seafarers in Steel Flyer (Isth­ yes, the Royal Oak Serv­ our recent CS mian), the Edith, ice)' cdjl'ed in contract beef, go­ Mae and Evelyn 3) 4" t here;'afier, stay­ ing to bat to ob­ (Btill), the Gov­ ing ' ^away^ from tain unanimous ernment Camp Seattle: Miami: this poft for over "approval by the (Cities Service), a year now. Louisiana S^tate the Albion (DrySchrunk The big talk in Federation of Trans), the Bull this area, of Labor of a reso­ Run (Petrol Tankers), the Michael course, is the lution pledging, (Carras), the Hastings and Citrus signing of the the Federation's Shipping in this port has been Packer:" (Wa'terman), the- Robin Things have been going along contract by the full physical and mightly fine during the past period, Sherwood (Robin) and the Potrero real well down here. It's been a Duncan die-hard Cities Pedersen financial assist­ Hills (Philadelphia Marine). little cool and has been raining Service. All the and from the looks of things, it's ance in event it became necessary The ships that signed on were: some, but we still have to go out for us to resort to economic ac­ going to stay mighty fine for some the Marore, Venore, - Steelore, and shake the palm trees when we unions in this area know about the signing and we keep getting tion. weeks to come. Bethore, Baltore, Oremar, Santore want to get an AB or rated man, phone calls congratulating the The effectiveness of this shoreWe are giving a very cordial In­ and Venore (Ore), the J. B. Water­ and right now, we have only one SIU, As we reported in the past, side support was demonstrated by vitation to any men who want to man and Hastings (Waterman), the m.an on the beach, all of the unions in this arba had the speed with which an agree­ ship, especially those men in the Edith and Mae (Bull), the~W. E. We paid off the Florida (P&O), pledged themselves-:to.<'ig^ right ment was reached with Cities Serv­ rating of AB, oiler, cook and Downing (State Fuel), the Gov­ which is on continuous articles. down the line with the SlU^in any ice after this support was offered. baker and FWT. Right now, we've ernment Camp (Cities Service), The other vessels calling here were strike that he had to *^^11110 get got" a clean beach, and we've got the Steel Flyer and Steel Artisan the Hastings, Antinous, Chickasaw Cities Service into Uiid;^|^'unions Harbor Improvements five vessels due in for payoff in (Isthmian), the Albion (Dry-Trans), and Raphael Semmes (Waterman). here, as a matter of faofi'haye al­ The New Orleans Dock Board the near future. Men with these has just announced a ^21,000,000 ratings can ship just about as the Seacomet (Colonial) and the . There were a couple of minor ways been ready and 'filing to give us any support in our beefs, beefs on the Flor­ construction program to expand quick as they want, and right now, Tainaron (Actium). The In-transits were: the Marina, and we have already expressed our ida, but they were and improve harbor facilities. just about anybody can get out appreciation to these ogtfits for Biggest project in this program real fast if they want a trip to the Ines and Monroe (Bull), the Steel all straightened Artisan (Isthmian), the Antinous, out. The chief their willingness to help .us out. as outlined by Harry Hardin, Far East. Afoundria-, Chickasaw, Azalea, cook on the On the local labor front, we find president of the board,- is a new The ships, that we paid off here City, Hastings and DeSoto (Water­ Raphael Semmes the T. L. James Construction Com­ grain elevator expected tS'be com­ pany tied up by the Operating En­ pleted by the end of 1953 at a cost during the past two weeks were: man) and the Alcoa Puritan and had to be hos­ the Young America and Jean La Runner (Alcoa.) pitalized after be­ gineers over a written contract. of nearly $7,000,000. ing hurt by the Mr. James builds highways, but Ifew Hall The Napoleon Wharf, a new Fitte (Waterman), the Sea Victory ice box door. We right now, he's not building any­ docking facility, is expected to be (Bournemouth), the Brightstar The work on the new hall in this thing since the engineers have him ready for use in the Fall. This (Traders), and the Eugenie (Car- port was started this past .Monday, told the officers Morrison tied up tight. project is being completed at a ras). The same five vessels all and will be full-ahead in about two the door would signed right back on again. have to be fixed. cost of about $3,500,000. Cities Service weeks. The contractor on the job The vessels calling here in-tran­ says that with a little luck we We're still not getting any co­ Alterations and improvements Cities Service is trying some to the Desire Wharf should be sit included: the Christine (Carras), can. probably be in the building operation from harbor officials, so more stalling tactics, but this time completed by June at a cost of the Marymar (Calmar), the Bien­ by early fall, but after past experi­ it's a-good idea to call us as soon with the Lake Charles Metal ville (Waterman), the Sea Coral ences with building work of this as your ship hits this port to make $1.50,000. Trades Council, AFL. These talks Construction work costing $2,- the Seagarden (Peninsular Naviga­ type, we shouldn't count on get­ sure that we will know you're in 'are going on every day, and today tion). 500,000 has been authorized for ting into the new building before port. is the limit. Unless the company We're all looking forward to the Christmas. the Thalia and Robin Wharves. John Morrison is the only man sees the light, the Council will hit Work has been deferred, however, annual Seafair program that will In all, this building shapes up we have on the beach right now. the plant today. lye're all watch­ until the controversy over the pro­ be held here in the near future. to being one of the most attractive We thought that Fred Dickon ing this to see Just what will hap­ posed Mississippi River Bridge is This celebration means as much to Union buildings on this coast, and would stick around, but he's leav­ pen, and whether the company will settled. Seattle as the Mardi Gras means we know, for a fact, the only ing our sunny city for Mobile. realize that the Council means Reconstruction of the" Toulouse, to New Orleans. Everybody turns building that can come close to The Ponce will be getting out of business and will not force the _Dumaine and Gov.. Nicholls out for it, and there is a good time our new hall is the Teamsters drydock in about another week, Council to tie up the refinery. wharves at a cost of $4,500,000 also for all. Building out on the Pulaski High­ and will again be a regular caller The men on the Cities Service has been authorized. We've got the Omega, Seavigil, way, and that's some distance at .this port. The Florida wilL be wagons, of course, were ail gj^ad Construction of a new wharf at John P. Jones, Fairisle and Topa from here. leaving here shortly to go into dry- to hear that the company finally the upstream end of Charbonnet Topa all due In here for payoff In One of the men on'the beach Is dock in Jacksonville, but she saw the light, and signed the SIU St. also has been authorized at an the near future, so things should Charlie Schrunk, who has sailed shouldn't be out of service for agreement before we had to-Strike estimated cost of $3,500,000. be jumping in this port. with the SIU for the past twelve more than eight or nine days. them. Now, all the men are just Shipping Good Eddie Parr years, and has made Baltimore Jeff Morrison counting up the retroactive wages Since the last report, 187 men Miami Wrt Agent Seattle Port Agent his home port for the past six" that they have "coming to them registered and 255 were shipped from Cities Service. When the to regular deep sea jobs. In addi­ company starts handing out those tion, a number of A&G District retroactive checks, this-town should men were shipped to towboat and really be Jumping for a while. relief and stand-by jobs, further improving the job situation in this On The Beach -. port. For our Seafarer on the beacb, TAMPA........ 1809-1811 N. Franklin 81. FORT WILLIAM.... 118V8 Syndicate Ave. The Dennison Victory (Water­ SIU, A&G District' . Ontario Phone: 3-3221 we nominate Ottb.|Pedersen/ who Ray White. Agent Phone 3-1323 103 Durham St. 14 North Gay St. WlLMINGTQl^ CalU.....80S Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNB man) ere wed up here and she Is BALTIMORE Ontario Phone: 6591 hails from Mississippi, where hp Earl Sheppard. Asent Hulherry 4540 Sam Cohen. Agent _ Terminal «874 TORONTO. OnUrlo 86 Colboimo St. got his start as a shrimp fisherman. expected to leave for the Far East BOSTON 278 SUte St. HEAiXtUART^S... 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. Elgin 5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER Sbeehan. Asent Richmond 2-0140 soon with a full new crew from Xamea Diapatcher VICTORIA, BC 61718 Cormorant St. But in 1941, he decidbd on sailing Paul HaU Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 ASST. SECRITARY-TREASURERS . this port. GALVESTON 308V4 23rd JSt. Lloyd Gardner VANCOUVER. BO;..... 565 HaniUton St. the deep water, and joined the Joe Algina Phone 2-8448 Robert, Matthews Since the last report, we han­ Keith Alsop, Agent Pacific 7824 JTO VolpUn LAKE CHARLES. La 1413 Ryan St. Claude Simmons 304 Charlotte St. SIU. He sailed as serang on some William HaU SYDNEY, NS dled nine payoffs and four sign- Leroy Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 Phono 6346 of the Mississippi glamour wagons Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLB. Quebee 20 Elgin St. ons and 19 ships called here in MIAMI Eddie Parr, Agent SU^ Phono: 545 for a while, and. now is shipping transit. MOBILE . . 1 South Lawrence St. 37 Ormont St. out of this port on tjhe Cities ServHONOLULU.. 16 Merchant St. THOROLD. Ontario Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1764 Phono: 3-3302 Payoffs were aboard the Del NEW ORLEANS Phone 6-8777 523 BienvUle St. — 113 Cot# Do La Montague ice tankers. He says It's a" change PORTLAND .-838 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC Quebec Phone: 2-7078 after those trips down to South Sud and Del Santos (Mississippi),. Lindsey Williama. Agent - ' Beacon 4336 SAINT Magnolia 6112-6113 T JOHN 177 Prince Prin WUllam St. 257 Uh St. - the Antinous, City of Alma and NEW VORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND. CALIF NB Phone: 3-3049 America where all those beautiful ' Phone 3im STerling 8-4670 Chickasaw (Waterman), the Cara- NORFOLK Harrigon St. scnoritas are. 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO........450 Great Lakes District ' Douglas 3-8363 bulle and Cdtahoula (National Navi­ Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-lora SEATTLE .........a.. ^.3700 Some, of the, other boys on the 1st Ave. ALPENA.... PHILADELPHIA . 337 Market ^ 133 W. Fletcher gation), the Salem Maritime (Cities 8. Carduilo Agent Main 0290 Market 7-1635 WILMINGTON beach here inclgde Jimmy ^Park, Phone: l^W ...80S Marine^Ave. BUFFALO. NY.... ARTHUR .. . 411 Austin St. Service) and the Catherine (Dry PORT 180 Main St; Tex/Alexander, A. Fruge, J. 4-3131 Don Hilton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 NEW yORR..... 678 4tb Terminal' Phone: Cleveland 7391 Ave.. Braoklyn SAN„ FRA;4(:ISCO Trans). 1- r— *5® Harrison St. 734 Mkeside Ave.. NE Mitchell, M. Launey, W. L. PritchSTerUng- 8-4671 CLEVELAND 1. Bnnnin.l. Awnt T"-igle* 2-9475 Pbuue: Main 1-0147 The D^.l Sud, Del' i^ol and Del |'V™TA. de TIERRA. PR . Pelayo 51—La B ett,. N.' Richie, W. Langford and DETROIT ;iq38 3rd " Canadian District Monte (Mississippi and'the Cathe-^ CA Phone 2-5096 Headouartera Phone: Woodward 14 Gther?^:,/, ; •. .' " ' Ahercorn St. MONTREAL.........634 SL-Amee St. West DULUTH 831 W. Michigan St. line signed bii. *8®"' T Phonr-3-1728 Phonoi Mdlroao 2-4iid . • 9700 -lat- Ave. ftALIFAX A.i........f. ^!S'"Holna'sL SOUTH CHICAGO: - .- .-8n6*, E 03nd W in-transit were*the M^TTLEko. JeS Morrison. Agent - Seneca 4570 Lake Charles Port Ageni / Phonei 3-8911 Invitafion Given To All Who Want To Ship w years. He has participated in all of the SIU's beefs, and says he's with the Union all the way with the Welfare Plan gain.s and the wages and conditions that we've gained during the past years. We have 19. members In the local drydock. The address is USPHS Hospital, Wj^man Park Drive, Baltimore, Md. The nien in the hospital are always glad to get mail or visits from their old ship­ mates. Those in the hospital in­ clude; N. Gumbiner, J. Wisloff, A. Swenson, F, Galvin, T. Oliver, G. Pritchett, C. Chandler, D. Cherry, J. Pedrqsa, N. Rubin, D. Sykes, J. McStravick, R. Rogers, W. Thomp­ son, W. Hartman, J. Davis, A. DeFilippie, G. Glaze and J. Smith. Earl Sheppard ^ "> Baltimore Foii Agent Rated Men Scarce In This Fair Peri Snr HAtL DiRECre^MY Phoaei Baaea 5-2410 L.--v.. • . J,:-. �Pare EleVcB SEAFARERS LOG POKT ttEPORIS Wilmingtoni. NUMGS Talking Aboai Merger WiUiTlie ILWU Shipping has been holding up fair for the past two weeks, and should continue to stay about the same in the near future. The weather has been hot around this area, and with shipping the way it is, there has been a great demand for all sorts of rated men. .We paid off the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas), and they sigped On right , away. The ships visiting here w^e: The Combusker "Idariner, Bucyrus Victory, Yaka, Golden City, .Yoiing America and Mobilian (Waterman), the Ames Victory and J^erson City Victory (Victory Carriers), the Marymar and Pennmar (Calmar), the Del Aires and Lawrence- Victory (Mississippi), the Christo-M. (Marine Shipping), the Purplestar (Traders), tiie Taddei (Shipenter), the Greece Victory (South Atlantic), the Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Navigation), the Republic (Trafalgar) 'and the Massiilon Victory (Eastern). On the Christine, we had a beef since she wasunseaworthy, and we had to hold her up. The Coast Guard came into the picture and or­ dered 500 tons of deck cargo re­ moved, and then ordered that the ,H111 ship should com• mence stability tests. ' We note that the NUMCS is now talking about merging with Hgrry Bridges' ILWU. This has come about since Bryson, the head of the Red NUMCS was indicted on a charge of perjuring himself wheh he swore 4hat he was not a Cbmrninltst. It's hard to say just what the result of such a merger would be, but most people think that there would be no noticeable difference, since the NMUCS has always followed right along with the ILWU anyway, and Bryson has always ha'd his NUMCS do just what Bridges' told hina to do. The West Coast program of re­ organization of SIU facilities has met with great support from the membership out^here. All hands ' are in accord with the Union's present program for improving and expanding the SIU Krvices here on the West Coast, and mak^ing things better for the members who are now shipping from this coast. '. Harvey Hill, Walt Masterson, Roy McCulloch, Loyal Piker, A1 Burrls and Red Whidden are on the beach here now. Sam Cohen Wilmington Pert Agent i New York: (Isthmian), the Robin Kirk (Robin), the Seatrains Savannah and Louisi­ ana (Seatrain), the Western Ranch­ er (Western Navigation), the Couer d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Julesburg (Terminal Tank­ ers). The ships that signed on were: thb Fairland (Waterman), the Stoney Point and Battle Rock (US Petroleum), the Northwestern Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers) and the Cuba Victory and Robin Locksley (Robin). The in-transits were: the Chickasaw and DeSoto (Water­ man), the Robin Sherwood (Robin), the Seatrains New' Jersey, Georgia and Texas (Seatrain), Salem. MaAtime, Bents Fort and Paoli (Cities Service), the Alcoa Run­ ner, Ranger, Puritan and Pioneer (Alcoa), the Seamar (Calmar), the Steel Artisan and Flyer (Isthmian) and the Sea Nan (Stratford). Claude Simmons Assistant Sec.-Treas. 4" Galveston: 4" 4" Poriorisers staying Oil! Of This Port Shipping has been very good in this .fair port, and it looks as if it will continue to stay that way in the near future. We paid off the Margaret Brown and Alice Brown (Bloomfield) and the Maiden Victory (Mississippi), and these three ships signed right back on again. The in-transits visit­ ing here were: the Seatrains Louisi­ ana, New Jersey and Texas (Sea­ train), the Wiiliam Downing (State Fuel), the Del Monte (Mississippi), the Southern States, Southern Counties and Southern District (Southern Trad­ ing), the Cantigny and Royal Oak (Cities Service), the Lafayette (Waterman), and Boggan the Edith (Bull). Sigmere E. Boggan Jr., who has been sailing for the past 10 years, is one of the men on the beaoh here. Sigmere joined the SIU back in 1945, and ships out of this port as AB and quartermaster. He has served well as ship's delegate on many of his SIU ships, and was one of the men who manned the. picketlines in Port Arthur during the 1946 Strike. Some of the other members on the beach here right now are Alphan Fruge, R. Harris, R. L. Shaw, G. Howard, D. C. Kumrow, W. L. Roberts, C. Kogler and E. C. Hill. Keith Alsop Galveaimi Port Agent Boston: GIIIM Service Grews Nappy'About GonlracI The shipping picture in this port was good during this past period, however, it's hard'to say just how it will' be during the next couple of weeks. We paid off the Fort Hoskins and Chiwawa (Cities Service), the Clarksburg Victory : (Eastern) and the Montebello Hills (Western Tankers). The Clarksburg Victory, Montebello Hills, Fort Hoskins and Chiwawa all signed on again. We also had the Robin Tiucford (Robin) and the Iberville (Waternian) call at this port. The crew of the Fort Hoskins and the Chiwawa were all glad to hear that . the company had -come anpund and had signed the standard SIU agreement. There were enthusiastic comments and plenty of "retro­ active smiles" on these vessels, Garello since the crews have plenty of those retroactive dollars coming their way from Cities Service. None of them doubted the out­ come of the meetings between the company and the Union, but of course, were just as h!q>py about getting the contract without hav­ ing to tie up the ships. The men were all ready to hit the bricks, and the company knew that the men meant business. In fact, we had a' lot of calls from Seafarers who were out of town, relaxing at home and taking a vacation, who wanted to know if they were needed for the Cities Service strike. They were all ready to forget about a va^tion and man a picketline once they read about the strike date in the last issue of the-LOG. However, we were able to tell them all that Cities Service had inked the contract just before the strike was set, and so they couid go back to relaxing and enjoy their time ashore. Atlantic Fine The Atlantic ^ive is coming along fine in this part of the coun­ try. The Atlantic ships should be, under the SIU bminer before very' long, and the men aboard them win. be enjoying better conditions than they've ever had before. In the hospital here, J. A. Duffy and J. J. Flaherty are stUl in the same ward, and are showing si^is of regaining their former good health. D. S. White is due to get out 50on after a long, spell in the hospital. Tim McCarthy is out now. J. Garello is in the hospital, being checked up. The men in the hos­ pital here report that the LOG and the Atlantic Fleet News are just about the most popular read­ ing material for many of the un­ organized tankermen in the. hos­ pital here, and .that they all show great interest in the SIU's organiz­ ing campaign. Some of the men on .the beach here are: Harry Janes, R. Ritson, J. Hunt, F. Morello, D. K. Hines, C. .Berkeley, J. Bibeau, P. Norton, M. Gendron, C. Dwyer, A. O'Neil,, G. Taylor and L. Campbell. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent 4 4 Son Francisto: 4 Ports Gver in Japan Are Really Great Shipping has been very, very good in, this port. Men have lieen registering right after paying, off, and have been shipping right out again. And, it looks as if the ship­ ping picture is going to stay bright for a while, and may even get better. We paid off the Schuyler Otis Bland (Waterman), the Strathport (Strathmore), and the Seapender (Seatransport). The Strathport and Seapender as well as the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas), all signed on again. The vessels visit­ ing here in-tran­ sit, were the Steel Admir.al (Isth­ mian), the Jean La Fitte, Bien­ ville and Young Sandstrom America (Water­ man), and the. Portmar (Calmar). The men running over to Japan from here keep telling us . how good the ports are over there. It seems that in the past few months, these liberty ports have increased their facilities so that they are really great spots to visit, and the men claim that their money is going further now than it did a couple of months ago. Services Upped . What with our new expansion of facilities for the membership and for giving the members better service, everybody is happy. The men sure are in favor of rthe new set-up, and it makes it easier for everybody, especially since so many more men are shipping on those Far East runs from the West Coast. T. Sandstrom, J. W. Small, D. Edwards, and W. Rogers are among the men in the hospital here. T. E. Banning Ban Francisco Poift Agent A &C saippwe MtECOHD t AH Ralhigi Shipinng Wilh Little troeUe Shipping Figures April 8 to April 22 REG. TOTAL REG. tSEG. DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. PORT 56 19 23 14 Boston .... 521 144 209 168 New York . 73 is' 36 18 Philadelphia leee «.•§•••••••• 419 112 175 . ' 132 Baltimore .. 51 13 22 16 Norfolk ,, • •stessseess •#.••• 18 10 39 11 Savanpab 14 6 15 35 Tampa , 40 127 48 Mobile .. 38 234 86 New Orleans 68 82 188 Galvoston • «aeee»Saeseeee1s*'. ''li: • 61 M 58 16 Sfeattle- ...v. (••tedeeeee ere. 18 45 116. 32 Stm Frandsco lesveeseeeaa* , . 38 15 J?"# f 14.' --i « ••jtce ss •e.f •• •••. Shipping has been going along at a steady pace these past few Weeks, with plenty of jobs foi-<all ratings. In fact, the dispatchers have had a little trouble getUng ' men for some of the jobs. We paid off S total of 22 ships ' in the past two weeks, signed on ' 6.. and had 17 in-transit vessejlg. The ships that paid off were: the "SUiSnne, Kathrjm, Monroe, • Fran­ ces and Beatrice (Bull), the Fairland, Jeff Da^s, Amiea City, Key' kone Marther and Wild Ranger (Whtemaatt),. the Bradfmd Island,; ' LOne Jack Vahd Council jrove' ' (Cities Sendcey, the Sea Nafi (Stratford), the Petrolite (TaniWi^ Sag HarborLV^^ Directbi'; SHIP. DECK 29 160 34 132 16 22 "4. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW.SHIPPED 87 26 32 416 143 . 113 35 104 35 112 104 348 44 13 15 56 17 17 3 12 5 33 28 103 101 91 94 286 69 59 202 74 • * 25 . 82 30 27 38 34 107 35 13 ,9 f .34 12 564^.<r><M8\.r en«l-;T3>M T*»l. t ' ''i <r'-/ Mobile: SIU Fishermen Fight Bay PoUntion Problem Shipping in this port for the past couple of weeks was on a fairly even keel, with approximately 115 jnen shipped to regular offshore jobs, and about 70 men shipping to various relief and tugboat jobs. We paid off the Lafayette, Clalbome. Morning Light and Mon­ arch of the Sea (Waterman), the Alcoa Pennant, Runner, Pointer, Pilgrim, Roamer, Cavalier and Clipper (Alcoa), and the Steel Sci­ entist (Isthmjan). The men on the Scientist were mighty proud of the recent story in the LOG about how the captain and company praised them for Holman fighting a fire aboard ship. Signing -on were the Lafayette, Morning Light, Pennant, Pointer, Pilgrim, Roamer and Clipper. The in-transits visiting here were the Iberville and Antinous (Waterman) and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Prospects for the coming two weeks don't look too good. Water­ man has the LaSalle due for a payoff and the Chickasaw due intransit. The Claiborne, which is in drydock right now,- is due to be ready and Alcoa has the Patriot, Partner, Polaris, Puritan, Pennant, Corsair and Cavalier due in for payoffs. The Alice Brown (Bloomfield) is also due in here in-transit. State Convention The Alabama State Federation of Labor is presently holding its an­ nual convention in the City of Montgomery, and we are attending this meeting. The Mobile Central Trades Council last Friday adopted a resolution to Senators Hill and Sparkman supporting a bill they introduced to pay $10,000 to each of the families or estates of nine SIU men killed in a 1946 airplane crash. Our affiliates, the Fishermen'! Union of Bayou La Batre, is still battling the pollution problem in its area. This problem threatens to cut down the-oyster beds which serve the larger part of the oyster industry there. The officials of the union are still putting presssure on the Mobile City Commissioners and other bodies involved to get a disposal plant which will eliminate the pollution problem. Brother Killed The Mobile branch extends its sympathy to the family of Brother Homer Diamond, who was killed in an automobile accident near Lake Ponchatrain in New Orleans. His car was found in the lake, and later, his body was recovered from the lake. It is presumed that his car ran off the road and into the lake, and that he was drowned. He is survived by two sisters and five brothers, residing in various parts of the State of Alabama. We're nominating Jackson W. Holman as one of the outstanding Seafarers <MI the beach here. Mar­ ried, he has one child. He started sailing SIU back in 1945, and he has been sailing in SIU. engine departments ever since that time. As a married man with a child, he says that things like the various Welfare Plan benefits really make a great difference to him, and iie also is .proud of the job security he bas in the SII/, with better than one job for every bookmember in the Unipn. That's the sort of se­ curity that really means something to a man with a family. Cal Taoner 3IV,-/ .ri. I'Kit-n; Agent •''''IV • �I 4- Pa^ "Twelve SEAFARERS LOG MEET THE PR SEAFARER 1^^ J| IN THE WAKE The tiny island lyingr in the North Sea 28 miles off the NW codst of the German mainland is generally called Heligoland by the British and Helgoland in the US, but the name means "holy land.' It is believed that there was some kind of religious shrine there in ancient times, as some historians say the ancient Angles, after whom the English were named, used to go there to worship. Today Helgoland is perhaps 150 acres in area, and it is gradually getting smaller from sea erosion. It was much larger at one time, actually consisting of two islets connected by a strip of land. A violent sea eruption separated them in 1720. h^: I . JMay 1. 195S Fleet Street In London actually gets its name from the under­ ground "fleet" or stream that "flows" into the Thames at that point. FASQUALE MARINELLI, Carp. Taking to the sea in 1942 for of the wood and chips., It was patriotic reasons. Seafarer Pas- early in 1944 that the stockilyQuestion: What was the most in­ quale Marineili has beeii following built carpenter had a brush with it as a means of livelihood eyer: the old man and the scythe' while teresting trip you ever made? 4. t 4. Berth*, as in the phrase "to give a crewmember of one of 50 ships (Question asked in Lake Charl-is since. With the United States'engaged plying the Atlantic in a convoy a -wide berth to," came into our hall) language early in the 17th century in a hot war against the Axis pow­ headed for Oran, Algeria. As luck ers, Marineili turned to the mer­ would have It, a tin fish missed^ as a nautical term meaning the Robert Castelin, oiler: I've been chant marine to help Uncle Sam his ship by the width of a boom space a ship needed to operate in. The actual phrase was "to give sailing since 1948, biit the trip that deliver the troops and the ammu­ and struck a nearby vessel in the a good (or, a clear) berth to" which always will stick nition to the fighting fronts. In convoy. The scow went down like meant, literally, to avoid or keep in my mind is addition to helping the nation in a sjt^icken warrior, carrying. most one I made to well away from. ' • . time of crisis, Marineili knew that of the crew with it, as only Id Greece in 1951 he was preparing a positioq for survivors were-picked out of the - 4, -4^ The name for the type of naval on the Catherine himself in an industry which icy waters by other ships of the ship known as a cruiser can be (Trans Fuel). I would be booming after the formal convoy. ' "i traced back to various Dutch and saw the Acroposhooting ended. In the war convoys to'thie Medi­ Latin terms meaning cross. A lis in Athens and 4; t terranean war zone, -Marineili In War Zone The letter M used in' our lan­ cruiser then is a ship that is sup­ that is a sight Sailing many times into the fore­ sailed on the Jim Bridgeriithe guage today actually started out posed to move in a "crisscross" you will never front of the fighting, Pat (as he James Maguire and the Daulton as a word-picture representing the manner, and the old sailing ships forget. It was chooses to be known) came closer Mann, among other vessels, mak­ • vaves of the'ocean. It stems from did just that. Even our modern really an inspiring experipnce. to death than many, men do and ing two runs on the Maguire to the language of the ancient Phoeni­ liners that go on cruises "cross and 4 4 4 more than most care to. Most the "sea in the middle of the land." cians, a seafaring people whose recross" as they touch their vari­ Leo Rose, steward: I'm a retired of his war zbne experience Prior to those hazardous trips, he territory roughly occupied the area ous ports. soldier and I've been around, but came in ^ the Mediterranean when sailed aboard the US Army Hos­ of present-day Lebanon and who 4) t 4i my first trip is the Germans and Italians ruled pital ship, Thistle. On one mercy .ventured the open seas as far as When we look out over the ocean one I will never that sea with heavy air power at run it picked up about 600 wound­ the coast of Spain. Their word at ships that disappear below the forget." We sailed their command. The ships he ed servicemen in Marseilles, for M was mem, meaning water, horizon, it would be so easy ta from Galveston sailed spent many a day and night France. Later, it exchanged 700 and their letter was much like ours, believe that the .earth actually in 1947 on a 100- dodging about on the sea like nurses for as many sick members in shape^ sloped away in the direction of our day run that took corks, retracing their wakes and of the armed forces in Honolulu, ' sight. For this same reason, .the 4" 4> 4« us to Germany, following new courses in an at­ Hawaii, on a Pacific run. Acadia, the historic and literary Greeks thought it was downhill. Turkey, Italy and tempt to lessen the danger from name of a district comprising Nova They spoke of the apparent "drop" Prefers Far East Greece. Seeing bombs and strafing. Scotia and the eastern part of New as a klima or klimatis, "a slope," Marineili runs to. the "We ran convoys to the Mediter­ Far East moreprefers countries I had . Brunswick in Canada, is the latin­ which led to our present word cli­ than anywhere else never seen be­ ranean," he said, "hitting Casa­ in his Seafarer life. "The people ized form of "akade," an Indian mate. In fact, the Greeks believed blanca, Oran, Alexandria and the of Yokohama, Japan," he said, word for a land or region "where that this "slope" or "descent" af­ fore is v^at interested me. this thing is abundant." Its first fected the weather and tempera­ Persian Gulf. We carried ammo, 'are ihe most friendly, hospitable 4 4 4 use was in 1604 when a colony of ture, and on this basis the earliest and other general war­ people of any country in the L. Siniard, AB: In the fall airplanes Old World settlers was established geographers worked out seven dif­ of James time cargo, so the Germans and world. That's why I like to ship '51 I made a trip to Denmark Italians weren't in the area. This colony on the Bay ferent ."climiates" for the world too happy about there. I'm never bored. There is of Fundy in Acadia was the first which were governed by seven and that was the having us about the place. They always something new turning up most pleasant.run permanent French settlement in planets. showed it to us, too, in the form to. interest a sailor, tourist and a I have ever ex­ North America. of reception committees whenever camera enthusiast." Marineili em­ 4. 4) 4. In our world of geography the perienced in the we came within range of their ploys some of his spare time in t t A fleet of ships necessarily measurements of - latitude and seven-years I guns or planes. They bombed the the Japanese po^ by snapping the "floats" on the sea, and this is the longitude have always been im­ have been sail­ heck out of us. And when we people off guard, the buildings as essential meaning of the word portant. Even ancient maps were ing. What made weren't within range of their 'they stand and the outward signs "fleet" itself, which came into our marked like ours with the lines of it so pleasant coastal batteries or aircraft,. they of native customs as they present language from old Old English .as longitude and latitude, but these was the friendli­ would send out their pets, the themselves to. his camera. Other a verb meaning "float," "drift," or were used to indicate the length ness of the Dan­ subs." itins he likes to make are to Cali­ "flow." Although the word "fleet" and breadth of a flat world.-Their ish people, many ' Brush With Death fornia and the African towns of . is seldom encountered today except Latin names latitude and longitude of whom speak English and are Durban, Capetown and Mombasa. The 32-year-^ld carpenter, a noted for their hospitality. in references to a group of ships, hint at this, as they are derived member, of the Union since 1950, He likes the new Mariners, he we still -speak of fleet glances and from latus, "wide," and longus, . t i ^ is steeped in the tradition of his said, although he'll sail anywhere, fleet-footed athletes, carrying for­ "long." At thkt time the world was James H. Parker, pumpman: ward the old meaning of swift, only "long" and "wide" to its in­ During the war I shipped out on calling, down to the lacerated and anything, anytime, as long as it's iodined hands suggestive of a man SIU. flowing movement. The famous habitants. an ammunition carrier that took us to North Africa and to Italy. Ire 25 years of sailing, that is An Allied bulletin said that US tne AJ* LI state Federation Conven­ ACROSS Cape off What an oil Third man in Norway ring drill seeks th e trip that and British planes on patrol off tion in Shreveport, La. 1. Bearing ot 51. Animal on 18. Clips edge of 33. Office message Haiti from stands out.in my Tunisia encountered a ^'very large Gibraltar coin Top of house 34. Great Inagua 4 4 4 20. Ohio or Iowa 35. River in memory. We formation" of Axis transport air­ DOWN 4. Bay off St. 21. Port near France The Truman committee, reporter were under air craft and shot down 58 of them, Fete , 1. Soak up Osaka 36. Biblical word ing to the US Senate, said that 22. Port W. of Sharp and 37. 9. Chow up attack at Civita­ plus 16 of the escorting planes. 2. Tops for Algiers biting mariners this country had failed to build 12. Cargo from vecchia, Italy, but we came through Black A US bulletin said 30 escorting sub­ 23. 38. Steamer route Aruba 3. Kind of tree sufficient escort vessels and that stance it safely. 39. Allowed use of planes were destroyed, counting 13. Figure of 4. Sea N. of 24. Miss Henie, 41. It's "hot" or speech Australia those attacked on April 19 in a U-boats were sinking one million skater _ 4* 4 4 "cold" Sea 26. *2. Where Dau­ "14 King heater Dalion Barnes, cook: It will be a continuation of the ah- battle . . , tons of shipping a month . . . John 5. Man's name 27. ®ne of Co­ phin I. is: 15. Member of 6. Bill's friend long time before I make a trip that The SIU first battled for, then L. Lewis announced that in the lumbus' ships Abbr,^ crew 7. River in Italy 28. Rude person 43. can top one I Kind of tide hailed the Supreme Court's deci­ Misence of new contracts with the 8. Port in Hon­ 17. Seaport in 30. Only square44. Compass duras made to Den­ Azores sion on compensation for seamen operators the soft coal mines erarigger calling reading 9. $10 gold piece at US ports 19. Paul, of 47. mark last year. sail Set injured ashore while in the ship's ploying 450,000 men would close 10. Israel port Africa 11. Social affairs The people there, tAnswers on Page 25) service . . . The Venezuelan link at midnight, April 30 . . . The SIU, 20. Piles are so friendly 21. Yugoslav port in the Pan-American Highway was protecting the rights of Seafarers, 1 24. Place for 2 and niake sucha opened to traffic. About 180 miles supported the AFL's fight against actors real effort tiT see 25. Spoken were paved with concrete and the President Rooseyelt's wage and 12 26. Baby horses that American remaining 600 miles were hard- job freeze . . . The Japanese radio 27. Where St. seamen have a. IS . John is: Abbr. ended with natural materials. issued a warning that any Ameri­ 29. Feature of good time while The road connects La Guaira, Ven­ can fliers' whp attempted another "Port O* CaU" ashore. . I would 30. Ecuador port ezuela's chief port, with Tariba raid oh Japan would be certain tb 31. Brazil port hive a "one-way ticket to hell." • like to go there again soon. and the Colombian border. 32. Printer's 21 22 23 TEN YmRS AOO I' S3. 34. 35. 36. 37. 39. 40. 4L 45. 46. 48. measure HamlU (BuU) Nevada city Jason's girl friend New way to send sound in water Calmar ship Name for a lion Yule song Benefit paid by SIU Forerunner of the motel Capital of . Guam The linden ' Fondy.of tb« •Cuba' ' * 4 25 29 32 4 4 Nick Richie, AB: The Canary Is­ lands is the place to go for' a good time.. I was there eight months ago and I never saw such beautiful beaches, not to mention the girls. Prices there are exceptionally reas 0 n a bl e, too, which %iakes it Inexpensive - to hgve a good ,time while ashore. 4 4 4 4 4 4 .The Senate passed a joint resoThe US Government notified the I'ltion to transfer to the Republic head of its diplomatic staff in Fin­ of Panama lands and utilities land to come home . . i A Selective Worth millions of dollars ownbd by Service directive, instigated W. the the US Government in the-. Pana­ SIU and SUP, asked for the'de­ ma Canal Zone . . . The US War ferment of ^ all seamen no matter Department, in a., communique, where thejr sailed, but especially disclosed that the US aircraft car- for offshore men, jvhlch service it rter, " Hoi-nfet, since Sunk by the was felt was "tantamount to miliJapanese,' was the .ship from which .tary service" . . -. In Kansas a law 80. American . fliers in 16 B-25. went into effect which required bombers raided Tokyo, April J8, labor unions and business- agents 1942, under Gen. DqcUttle . . to be licenseij by the Secretary of SIU's war record stole the show'lia State. �-:;"v SEAFARERS iOG Mar 1« 195t 'We'll See That You Get A Raise Par This One!' SEAFARERS^ LOG May 1. 19S3 Pace Tfairiew Vol. XV. Ko. 9 Published biweekly.by the Seafarers International Union. Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer- St, Editor, HERRZin BRAND: Managing Editor, RAT Dttnaoat Art Editor, BcaNAW SCAMAN; PAoto EAftor. DANUL NILVA: Staff Writgrw, HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIM SPIVACK, ART PERT AM, JERRY RSMER, AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter, Bnx MOODY. Bielow The Belt The recent proposal by the Weyerhauser Steamship Com­ pany to limit the wa^s 6f seamen on subsidized vessels by Government edict smacks of just one thing—a below-the-belt atta6k on maritime unions and their bargaining rights. In their anxiety to limit seamen's wages the shipowners are ready to throw overboard the rights,of unions and employers to bargain collectively a^^d submit seamen's wages to the ,,dictatorial rule of a Government official. • ri.The SIU seriously doubts that any such proposal could ' ^' possibly, be justified under the US constitution. In other • •"eodntries where laws are made and unmade at one man's whim, it is commonplace for edicts to be handed down fixing payments to this and that group of workers. Here in the US we don't do business that way/ If any such proposal were to be adopted, then it Would be equally logical for the Government to fix wages on airlines (subsidized by mail payments), farms (subsidized through parity legislation), newspapers and magazines (subsidized through Special mailing rates) and so on. Or to carry it to its ridiculous extreme, the Government should fix wages in all plants frqm . which it purchases goods because the Gov­ ernment is paying the bill. Obviously nobody in this country wants that kind of Gov*"'erhment control. We don't think the shipowners, on second *|^^ 'thb\lght, will really want it either. SIU Scholarship Big Opportunity To the Editor: As a .retired bookmember who Is now attending Montclair State Teachers College in New Jersey, I want to say that the members of the Union have A wonderful op­ portunity under the SIU's' scholar­ ship plan. Having been in the Army I am now going to school under the GI Bill, but I know that seamen received no benefits of this type after World War II. The Union, by making the scholarships available, is giving Seafarers a great opportunity that they should take advantage of. This opportunity for Seafarers to go to college, and for their sons and daughters to go to college is the sort of thing that seamen have needed for a long time. It will give many of the men who have been sailing a chance to get back A two-day strike by AFL Stereo- Vestal, chief steward of CIO Unit­ to school and complete the educa­ typers after lengthy negotiations ed Auto Workers Local 39, and tion that they have always wanted. with the morning Syracuse Post- John Valerius, member of UAW These are the type of men, who Standard and afternoon Herald- Local 449. ' ,'^he successful outcome of the Cities Service contract dis- have been sailing, and have been Journal won a pay increase of $5, 4 4 4-. JiUt'e-' is another impressive victory for the SIU. Despite the active in the Union and its beefs, bringing the scale to $96 a week A record-breaking 37 million tremendous wealth and strength at its command, this com­ who will make the leaders of to­ dating from March 1, plus $2 a workers npw are covered by state week retroactive for a year pre­ unemployment insurance programs, pany signed for the full agreement when the showdown morrow. I remember after World War II, vious to that date. The newspa­ reported Secretary of Labor Mar­ came. As soon AS it saw that, the SIU meant business, CS seamen were considered outcasts pers, with separate publi.shers, tin P. Durkin. This is an increase quickly changed its tune. and found it tough going shore- both are owned by S. I. Newhouse, of 11 million workers since 1941 '' i • lAn unportant factor in the SIU success at Cities Service side. Now these attitudes are of New York City, who has a long and in the same period the re­ ' Wtis -fhe assistance that was offered by shoreside unions in changing fast, thanks to the record of fighting unions on his big serve fund for unemployment bene­ Citie,^ Service refineries and terminals. In the past, the SIU Union's forward-looking program string of papers throughout the fits rose from $2.5 billion to $8.3 " has maintained a consistent policy of helping shoreside unions of benefits and to the beautiful country. billion. A total of 1,800 offices :n their beefs. That policy paid off with interest at Cities headquarters building in Brooklyn distribute these benefits which are 4 4 4" which has won a great deal of In wage reopening negotiations collected from employers whose Service. praise and respect for Seafarers. v/ith the Clay Sewer Pipe Manu­ workers are covered under the . It's likely that Cities Service was being prodded in its stand This program is truly a monument facturers Association of Akron, O., programs. In the 40 years since by a sister oil outfit, Atlantic Refining, which had a great to the SIU. the AFL United Brick and Clay the Labor Department was found­ deal at stake in seeing the SIU thwart^. But as the strike Seafarers will find that the $1,- Workers won pay increases of five ed; the US labor force has in­ deadline neared, Cities Service felt less and less like picking 500 a year will provide room, cents an hour in the scale now creased from 36 million to 67 mil­ Atlanticls coals out of the fire. board and tuition in practically ranging from $1.44 to $1.65 and lion workers. A word of. praise should go to the crews of Cities Service every first-class college in the three percent on piecework rates. 4 4 4 country. I've found from my own The agreement covers more than ships. During all of the company's balking and delay, they experience The AFL United Auto Workers that my travels and my .1,600 members of 25 locals, 13 of continued to sail their vessels, even though Seafarers on other work as a seaman and an organizer them in Ohio. lost out by 100 votes last October at the American Lava Corp. in SlU-contracted tankers were already enjoying the benefits of proved very valuable. They are 4 t 4 the new contract. Their steadfastness has paid off for all an education of their own and a A forge plant In Erie. Pa., has Chattanooga, Tenn., but got the SIU men. helpful experience which most col­ come up with an electrical watch­ election set aside because of fla­ lege students lack. Seafarers will dog which will even measure the grant company support for the an­ tit find that they have an advantage time a worker takes to wipe the ti-union group. Now, in a secoiid over other students in that respect. sweat off his brow. The gadget has election, it has won, getting 710 votes out of 1,030 cast. The union's The man who has been sailing been installed on welding ma­ Atlanta office also announced chines, and measures exactly the Looking around at the strength of the SIU today and the for a while, and has visited the of time each man works NLRB victories at the Aleo Manu­ kind of contracts and conditions prevailing, it's a little hard various parts of the world, knows amount facturing Co., Rockingham, NC, ,to recall the bitter struggles of previous years. That's why something about life. He has had on his job. and at the new twine plant of the chance to see something of the 4 t t , , It's appropriate now to take a long look at the 1921 and 1934 aVg>rld International Harvester Co. at New The Virginia Electric and Power in which he lives, and has Orleans. maritime strikes, both of which began in the month of May. been matured Co. of Richmond and the AFL Elec­ through experience. 4 4 4 In those days the shoe was on the other foot. All the power He has the advantage in college trical Workers agreed on a new was in the hands of the shipowners, backed up-by the au­ over the youngster who has just pact for 2,700 workers including When 17 operators of machine thority and resources of government. The seamen and mari­ come from high school, and has an eight percent wage boost, fringe shops in Portland, Ore., reneged benefits and correction of inequi­ on the contfact negotiated by their time workers fought it out alone without money and without not had the same experience. In ties. Agreement came after a day committee and approved by the lelp. And many of them took a severe beating in the process. fact, the man who has been sail­ and night of bargaining. Pi'evi- union, AFL Machinists didn't ing for a while need not worry It was the men who 'manned the picketlines in '21, '34 and about having been away from cusly there had been five meet­ strike. Instead, they reported for later in '36 who laid the groundwork for the rise .of American school and studies for a period. He ings without result since Feb. 24, work—but without tools. The maritime unions. It's well to remember them and to recall will find the maturity and experl rejection by VEPCO of an arbitra­ agreement, which included pay lhat many of today's conditions were made on the picket- ence he has had will be of great tion offer, and a strike authoriza­ raises and other imprdvemenis, tion by the union. provided for replacement by em­ advantage to him. lines—not just bom that way. ployers of lost or stolen tool.s, 4 4 4 Perhaps some of the scholarship The new Rockford, III., mayor, which cost each man from $200t . • winners will decide to attend Montclair in which case I'd be city clerk and three aldermen are $600. The larger machine shops, very happy to welcome them and union members. The mayor is known as "plate shops," accepted Milton Lundstrom of the AFL In­ the agreement, but the others re­ help them get acquainted. Seafarer Anthony Skillman acted in true SIU fashion re­ I hope to reactivate my book ternational Typographical Union. fused to ratify it. The machinists cently, when without regard to personal danger he rescued and do sblne sailing this summer William E. White, president of the called a meeting and took their Rockford local of the CIO News­ kits home to remain there until the chief mate of the Beatrice from certain drowning. My best regards to my. old ship­ paper Guild, was elected city clcrl', employers either supplied costly jUis quick thinking, and quicker action in the emergency mates Including Red Campbell, and the three aldermen elected are equipment •or guaranteed to pro­ ; ' deserve the plaudits of all Seafarers. The SEAFARERS VOG George Honey, Blackie Colucci Samuel A. Guzzardo, staff repre­ tect workers against loss. After «nd Marty Brietlioff. adds its congratulations to Brother Skillman for a job well sentative .pf the state . CIO C^; a few, days the employers saw the . done. . I Louis (Stacy) CirigBano munity Services comniitiee; tiene light. X; .. , Impressive Victory The Fateful Strikes Job Well Bone �Pace l^'ourteeB SEAFARERS^L04i ^^-Mur U19S$ ft" r '^• This is how the well-known Canal Street, New Orleans, ferry terminal looks from the deck of the SIU-MAW-manned ferryboat Crescent as she steams with another load of passengers into her berth after crossing the Mississippi River from Algiers, Louisiana, on the west bank. The popular river excursion boat President is tied up at her berth, just above the ferry slip. Deck officer E. Landry (above) throws open terminal gates to let passengers aboard. Below, crew member Bill Bairnsfather collects a fare from Mrs. G. Tompkins of Algiers. Captain Walter E. Blakeman talks over old times with Tommy Doyle (above), Below he keeps a watchful eye on treacherous Ole Miss whose currents; are .jmpredictable. With the ferry coming alongside the Canal street pier Walter Bairnsfather, oiler, heaves a line under the approving eye of repre­ sentative Tommy Doyle^., ; :• [1;^ tlS' Chief engineer Dathan Gilbert (above) took uj) ferries after 14. years on, the Seatrain Havana. Landry (below) prepares to lower ramps for pedestrians .at the terminal:./ . �NEW ORLEANS—^An all-important linit In this city's public transportation system is kept operating around the clock by a hard-working collection of SlU-offiliated "ferry boat seamen;" They man the ferries that bridge the Mis­ sissippi between New Orleans and Algiers, La., on the river's populous West Bank. With the exception of office personnel, vevery phase of the ferry operation, from fare collections to the captains who coll the signals from their lofty wheel house perches, is manned by uniori members, most of them members of the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers. Only recently, 100 percent union repre­ sentation of employees of Algiers Public Service, inc., operator of the four riverspanning craft, was achieved when shore gang workers voted unanimously in an NLRB-conducted election to be taken into the fold. While the scope of their travel is about OS limited as that of on elevator operator, who most closely represents their shoreside counterpart, their work is nonetheless ex­ acting. As often as every 12 pninutes dur­ ing the peak periods of rush hour traffic, they buck the turbulent and treacherous currents of the Mississippi in ungainly-ap­ pearing craft loaded with pedestrians and vehicles of every description ranging from bicycles to heavy trucks. From 6 AM until midnight, two dieseldriven ferries shuttle on a 12-minute sched­ ule across 1,700 feet of swift-moving water* between the foot of Canal St. in New Or­ leans to the foot of Morgan St. in Algiers. The Third District Ferry, served by two steam-propelled croft, operates from 6 AM until 10 PM between terminals at Barracks St.-in New Orleans and Olivier St. in Algiers. This line also operates on a 12minute schedule during rush hours and on a 24-minute basis during slack periods. Although the volume of traffic on the two systems is classified by General Man­ ager M. H. Serpas as a company secret, the ferries are the only means of transporta­ tion for thousands who doily must cross the river for work, trade or pleasure, paying for the privilege at the rote of five cents for pedestrians and 26 cents for automo­ biles. "-^1 A With business and civic interests on both bonks plugging-hard for construction of a Mississippi River Bridge, to be financed out of to I revenues, the future of the ferry lines is uncertain. The existing system won't be upset any time soon, however. tl The ship's powerful diesel engines are kept 1 in tip-top shape as they get their regular oiling from Walter Bairnsfathfer in the course of the crossing. i v Above, Elge Domingue makes the* ferry fast to the dock, at the Canal Street pier. Below, Bob Sinis and Wallace Pollard, raise the stOel vehidie ramp.- On her way back to Algiers, the Crescent pulls away fron*.the pier giving the photog­ rapher one last look at her square and com'fortable-looking istern. �V Page SIzt«eii SEAFARERS LOG May i; 1951 SEAFARERS The adoption of 23 "ground rules" for motor carriers and steam­ ship lines was. jointly announced by the Philadelphia Marine Trade Association and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. The new rules are designed to cut down waste of time and expense in the interchange* of freight between motor carriers and steamship lines, enabling Philly to handle a larger volume of port traffic. The rules cover inward, outward and warehoused waterborne cargo. :.' / ACTION Causes Of Firetube Boiler Accidents A Hartford, Connecticut, insurance company which was involved in the business of inspecting and insuring steam boilers once made a survey of accidents involving firetube boilers In steam laundries. Although these were shoreslde operations, the results of the survey The importance of every man on "b 4" i apply equally, If not more so, to firetube boilers used on odean-going The rising threat to US shipping Is borne out by the announce­ the ship knowing the SHJ contract ships. ment that trade between the Great Lakes and ports In Western and was stressed at a recent shipboard The company found that the great majority of hoUer accidents and . Mediterranean Europe via the St. Lawregce River route will be served meeting aboard the Seanan (Strat­ this year by 51 foreign-flag, shallow-draft ships, 11 more than in 1952. ford) by Brother George King, bo­ failures, 62 peircent, were the result of overheating or burning., ^his Services will be maintained by nine Dutch, German, French, Swedish, sun. He pointed but that there included instances of boiler explosions, bulged firebox Sheets, burned and British' shipping companies. Six new foreign-buiit motor ships and are always a number of new men tubes, and similar accidents. Next they started running down the causes of overheating, or burning three other vessels including two freighters being operated by a new­ coming in to the Industry, and the best way for them to learn what on the theory that opwators of firetube boilers can reduce^he Chances comer to the trade will be in the enlarged fleet. the score is on SIU ships is to of accidents most effectively by eliminating these causes. They dis­ t 4" familiarize themselves with the covered five major reasons for overheating accidents; 1Q;W water New York State barge canal shipments for the flrst week of the contract provisions. 1953 navigation season were 30 percent greater than the first week of due to failure of fuel cut-out, low water due to failure of feeder con­ King has quite a bit of experi­ trols, low water due to failure of pump or injector, lowwater due to last year. The State Public Works,Department announced that almost 99,000 tons had limen shipped by April 10, more than 32,465 tons over ence sailing SIU ships, having miscellaneous causes, burning due to-scale, mud or oil in the boiler, and 1952 figures . . . The city of Boston went out of the ferry business by joined the Union back on Febru­ a variety of Other uncommon dausesV. It's obvious then that jn the selling its last two vessels at auction to a New York ship broker. Hughes ary, 1943, in the Port of New York. overwhelming majority of cases low water ii^ responsible, for damage, Brothers paid $32,000 for vessels built in 1926 at a cost of $57,000 The 35-year-old bosun is a native despite the fact that the elementary rule for operating a boiler is to each. No immediate plans have been made for the ferries, which were of Tennessee, but he and his wife watch the water level carefully at all times.; * put up for auction because Boston recently abandoned ferry service now make their home in the port Automatic Controls Fall to East Boston . . . The 1,898-ton Panamanian freighter Taboga sprang of New Orleans. * * * Evidently what happens in many cases is that the automatic controls a leak and sank off the French coast between Brest and Ushant. on which the engine room depends' go out of whack from time to time Crewmembers of the Evelyn i 3, i The Maritime Administration ordered four more Liberty ships out (Bull) had a few fond words for because they are not properly maintained. If the engineers and the black gang depend on such controls, that are not functioning, there is of the Hudson River lay-up fleet yesterday to act as floating storage Brother Charles going to be an accident. . -. • who bins in the Department of Agriculture's program to store 13,000,000 Schrunk handled the ship The most numerous low water damage cause came from failure of bushels of hard spring wheat. The ships will be joined by 46 others low water fuel cut-out devices. In turn it was found that the usual cause by June 30. The vessels are towed to New York from the reserve fleet delegate's job on for such failure in a float-operated ciit-out was an accumulation of at Jones Point. They are then fumigated, cleaned, loaded and returned the last trip. The mud or sediment in the float chamber. The dirt holds up the fio'et and to Jones Point. The Government was unable to find adequate shoreslde crew pointed out t^t Brother prevents the cut-out switch from tripping. facilities for the wheat. Schrunk, one of If the cut-out is tested at regular intervals, say once -a week, 4 4 4 Customs collections at the Port of New York for March rose 25 the earliest Un­ the chances of an accident resulting from this cause can be. greatly percent above March, 1952, with the increase due principally to a ion members, is reduced if not eliminated entirely. This is done by opening the drain Schrunk sharp jump in duties on imported goods. Over-all collections from calling it quits valve on the float chamber until the cut-out switch trips. If the float -shipping activities were $27,818,241, a gain of $5,119,273 over the same after going to "hangs up" it is likely that hard scale has formed in the chamber month of last year, with the duty increase totaling more than $5,600,000 sea for the last 26 years. They which simple flushing will not clean. In such instances the bowl has ... A record 678 commercial vessels using the Panama Canal in gave him a vote of thanks for the to be opened for cleaning. * March paid $2,883,000 in tolls, sdme $25,000 less than paid by 674 heads up job he did as delegate Farts Stick If Not Used ships in October, 1952. .The difference resulted from the smaller the last time out. Schrunk is entitled to a rest Sometimes the cut-out will fail because moving parts will stick from average size of ships in March. Authorities expect all Canal records since he passed his 66th birthday lack of use over a long period of time. Regular tests will also turn up for tolls and cargo to be exceeded in the present fiscal year. last August. He was bom out this kind of failure. Or there are occasions where a faulty, cut-out 4 4 4 The first all-gas turbine commercial vessel in the world, an 18,000- where the tall com grows, in Iowa, has been by-passed and the repairs were neglected for a long time. deadweight-ton British tanker, was ordered recently by operators of and started going to sea with the The purpose of the cut-out is to act as a safety valve in an emergency, the British Shell tanker fleet. She is scheduled to be ready for service SIU in January, 1939, out of the when the regular method of controlling the water level goes wrong. It in 1956. Foreign shipping experts say this new form of propulsion port of Baltimore. should be treated purely as a safety device and not as a substitute * • * • • will be found In the near future in all classes of vessels. for checking the water level. If the' water level isn't checked and the The way cooperation on board cut-out is used as an indicator to tell the operator when to start pp the 4 4 4 West Germany's merchant fleet will have almost double its present ship works both ways was illus­ feed pump, sooner or later the cut-out will fail and'major boiler! dam­ tonnage by 1955, according to Transport Minister Hans Christoph trated by the crew of the Fairisle age will result. Seebohm. The size would be between 214-3 million tons in 1955, com­ (Waterman) recently. During the The other causes of low-water accidents listed above were usually pared with the present 1.5 million tons. Before the war Germany's course of the shipboard meeting due to neglect or mliSuse of apparatus that could have been avoided by Dunn, steward, came in for merchant fleet totaled more than 5 million tons . . . Under Secretary aGeorge • good deal .of praise for the all- regular maintenance. of Commerce Walter Williams, in speaking at a launching ceremony, around good job being done by his Scale And Mud Problems -i said 35 Mariner ships have been or are being built for the Maritime department. Scale, mud or oil in the boiler was the second largest single cause Administration and are the fastest and largest dry-cargo vessels Dunn pointed out that the stew­ of overheating in the survey. This is a persistent boiler condition which afloat. The Mariners are all 561 feet long with a deadweight tonnage ard department was really going to has always been a headache. The best way of handling it where ordinary of 13,300 and a speed of more than 20 knots. >• because of feedwater treatment is used is to clean out the insides of the boilers 4 4 4 the kind of crew at regular intervals. An echo whale-finder, using ultrasonic sound Impulses, which has they were sailing proved successful on a recent Antarctic whaling expedition, has been .444 with. It was one installed in 11 British catcher boats. The gadget sends out high-pitched of the best ctews An unusual accident took place on one ship recently because the sound impulses whose echoes bounce off the huge body of the whale, he had ever chief electrician decided to by-pass lim.it switches. The ship inVolved revealing its position. The method enabled the expedition to catch known, he said, was getting ready to go to sea and the lifeboats had been put but to more of the mammals in the first ten days than in the entire previous and as a- conse­ test their operation. season. quence he and of the ABs asked the electrician to give him a band In crank­ 4 4 4 his men were do­ ingOne up the lifeboat. The electrician had the bright idea that By by­ First of the big whale factory ships to reach home from the Antarctic ing all they could Dunn this season, the Abraham Larsen, berthed at Liverpool with 9,000 tons to show their ap­ passing the limit switches he could suve a lot of effort. He closed the circuit with the end of a screwdriver, causing the electrical contacts of whale oil, making her contribution to the Liverpool ships' $9,800,000 preciation. share of the recent whaling season ... The Dutch motorship Prins Dunn is a Massachusetts native to fuse. Frederick Henrik docked in Chicago April 21, the earliest spring who makes his home in West RoxThe lifeboat was two-blocked, but the strain on the lines was too arrival of a trans-Atlantic freighter on record. Early thawing of the bury in that State. He's 47 years great, with the result that the falls parted and the lifeboat dropped • St. Lawrence River enabled the 258-foot vessel to reach Chicago a old and has been sailing as a Sea­ 25 feet Into the water. Needless to say the electrician and the ship week earlier than any seagoing ship in the past. She carried a cargo farer for eight years, joining up in parted company and it's unlikely that he'll by-pass any switches In the of hams, cheese, beer, steely film, machinery and puree of strawberry. future. the Port of New York. Burly P«|f« i0 Adveriiae ^OO GOTTA HAHVLE.. YOUR BOSIMESS LIKE ANY BUSINESS TGOTTA VO SOME A0ViERTI»rN9/ BB Bermmrd Seanuu �May 1. 1958 SE Af ARERS LOG Pace ScTcntcea GOP May End Controls SlU Strike Machinery Set On Bidg Trades Hiring As CS Bows To Full Pact Top GOP Congressional leaders including Senator Rob­ ert Taft of Ohio are proposing an amendment to the TaftHartley law that would free all AFL building trades unions from the law's jurisdiction, f The amendment, forrhally rangements with contractors, in­ put forth by Senator H. Alex­ cluding a closed shop in those ander Smith, New Jersey Republi­ states that permit it. Actually it can, would permit the building would put all building trades regu­ trades to make their own hiring ar- lation outside the scope of Fed­ eral law: It would mean that neither unions or employers could use of the National Labor Re­ MA^G Welcomes ilpake lations Board, Taft-Hartley injunc­ tions, unfair labor practices charges Stories^ Pies and the like. With the LOG tiow contain­ First Change ing 2& pages, the biggest ever, If the amendment is adopted, there is more room now than which seems likely in view of the ever before for stories, photos support it is receiving from Re­ and letters sent in by the Sea­ publican leaders, it would be the farers. Several pages of each first change in the Taft-Hartley law since it was adopted in 1947. Issue are devoted to the ex­ Further, it might have important periences of Seafarers and the repercussions in the shipping ships they sail as they describe industry. it themselves. Hiring in the building trades If you run across anything unions is similar to hiring in mari­ time, since men are employed of interest on your voyages, or through the union from job to job. just want to let your friends They may work for several differ­ know how you're getting along, ent contractors in several different drop a few lines to the LOG. places in the course of the year, Don't worry too much about just as seamen do. literary style. We'll patch it Strong Case up if it needs patching. And Should the building trades be ex­ empt from the Taft-Hartley law, of course, photos illustrating maritime unions would have a the incidents you describe strong case for legalizing the hiring make them more interesting halls. for the readers. ' Aside from the building trades question. Senator Smith offered Send your stuff to the LOG several other changes to lighten at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ the case load on the NLRB. He lyn, NY. If you want any­ would exempt small plants em­ thing returned after we use it. ploying less than ten persons, and we'll do that too. public utilities from the operations of the Federal law. (Continued from page 3) v/holehearted aid to the SIU. Simi­ lar assurances were received from CIO Oil Workers manning the com­ pany's installations at Linden, New Jersey. These pledges were seen as the direct result of the SIU's standing policy of aiding other unions on their beefs, thus winning numer­ ous shoreside allies for the SIU. Expressing the SIU's apprecia­ tion for the staunch support of­ fered by the Lake Charles Coun­ cil and the Louisiana State Fed, SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall declared: "This is the sort of trade union cooperation in actipn that wins Ceal benefits for the members in­ volved, Now that our beef with Cities Service is over, the shoreside workers in Lake Charles can rest assured the SIU will be in there pitching for them in their current negotiations with the company." The entire dispute with Cities Service grew out of the company's failure to approve an agreement that was negotiated and bkqyed by the company's own labor relations representative. The CS negotiator had served as chairman of the tanker employer negotiating com­ mittee and was in large part re­ sponsible for the contract as ii stood. Balked At Contract However, while the other SIUcontracted tanker companies put the agreement into effect as of January 1, Cities Service higherups overruled their negotiator and balked at signing. They raised several objections to relatively minor points of the contract, in^cluding those dealing with fresh Showing Off Seafarers' Art Creations milk, portions of the tank cleaning clause, the repatriation clause and a few other items. Apparently the company's strat­ egy was based on the idea that the SIU would, be willing to discard a few points in order to get the com­ pany's signature. What they failed to realize was that the membership was on record to standardize all agreements and the negotiating committee was pledged to carry a • a a Q • out this membership ruling. Crewmembers of several Cities Service ships expressed their full satisfaction with the settlement in congratulatory messages to head­ quarters. A radiogram from the Cantigny read, "Congratulations and thanks to all for finest agree­ ment in maritime," while the Lone Jack sent, "A vote of thanks for the new contract and a job well done." sums sfwrccATs SMCKS TOPccArs Df^eessHc^ WOf^KGMOES • a a • • D a D • • • a • a • a a • a a d O a • • KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS SLUE VS^ORKSHIPTTS FKlSKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS PRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS UV?<3A6E WORK SOCKS PRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITING PDRrRDLlO eou'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLYPUR MEEPS CAN BE FILLEP - "FROM A SOU'WESTER. TP AN ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER ybO^UY FROM THE SEACMCeT/ CAN BE SURE YDUSSEGETTINS TPP QUALITY GEAR. AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. 2" Mrt- Oko of tfce New: York City Library, shpws some of the Seafarers' works to two members of the Photo Engrayera U^oB at the exhibit being held at the Architectural League of New York. •>31 I ril UMIOM-OWM60ANO UNIOf4-OPCRVfCP ... 1H6 BENEm OF WE MEMBERSHIP* >5 I .'4 �Par* EicMeeB The Rolling, Rollicking Alexandra Is Just A Big Floating Salad Bowl Some guys get thrills from riding a barrel over Niagara Falls. Others figure that riding a roller coaster is fun. But the crew of the Alexandra figures it has both methods beat. "This trip has been anything but pleasant," says H. A. Manchester, stewards department delegate, "due to the fact that-f ^ the rolling chocks on this tub pounding it every time the ship long before she hit another storm, and everybody held their breaths. were tadcen off to offset the roUed." weight of the extra safety straps." "The racks held better this tinje," 'Salad Bowl' Manchester says, "and it wasn't too The goo^ ship Alexandra, says The good ship Alexandra, which Manchester, has done everything was almost a floating salad bowl bad, except that the- roll kept everybody from getting aiiy rest. but roll all the wray over. After by now, got out of the storm okay, H lasted for about three days, and leaving Baltimore, the vessel hit a and stopped at Colon, Panama^ the roll was so bad that the scup­ storm, and the spare screw on the where two of the lifeboats were re­ pers in the passageway below were forward deck broke loose,, as well paired. She took on bunkers, and like geysers. They spouted water then proceeded to San Francisco, about three feet high with every as the four lifewhere she went right into the ship­ roll." boats. "The screw," he says, yard. Repairs were made in the Manchester says that when the "cleaned the huU. The rail was fixed, and four ship hit Japan^. everybody aboard, house as it went new IHeboats were put aboard. including topside, was just about by, taking part of The ship also got some, new ready to pay-off, but decided^o the rail and crack­ stores to replace the "salad ala stay aboard. At last reports, the ing a plate in the storm" that was in the storerooms. Alexandra was rolling toward hull. A freshwater The vessel then loaded and started Singapore, still afloat and still tank broke in the for Kawasaki. However, it wasn't rolling. shelter deck, and Manchester flooded the linen lockers and storerooms. The Cecil Bean 'Hooks' A Duck "This was all happening about 11:20 AM, and we were busy get­ ting lunch ready in the galley, while the rest of the crew was do­ ing a heads-up job of keeping the vessel afloat. However, due to the fact that we did not have the prop­ er racks, and the ship was rolling so bad, we had a tough time In the galley. "The soup on the range, potatoes and vegetables, as well as some serving plates, soup bowls-and side dishes, all ended up in a heap un­ der the baker's oven. This mess was promptly scooped up and thrown over the side. Messy 'Salad' "It was hard-boiled eggs and cold cuts for supper that day. Down be­ low in the storerooms, things were even worse, however. The rolling of the ship bfoke open two five-gal­ lon cans of salad oil, and this promptly blended in with sugar, split peas, peanut butter pickles, spaghetti, macaroni, and an assort­ ment of cookies and crackers to make one big, messy salad." TJie vegetable box came in for Itj share of the rolling too, accord­ ing to Manchester. "It ended up with a well-mixed combination of eggs, onions, potatoes, oranges, The crew and officers of the Cecil N. Bean got a surprise in Inchon, and various fruits, all well-sea­ soned with some prune juice that Korea, when they tried to weigh anchor and fotmd a sunken had broken open. This lovely mix­ Army amphibious truck, a Duck, caught in the anchor chain. Thiis. ture was well mashed and mixed shot by George O'Rourke, DM, shows the Duck coming up with the anchor chain. • » by some sliding racks that kept Here^s One Marine Who Wants To Resume His Seafarer's Life It. ft ' i-:, . aurhAm SEAFA HERS LOG That a person standing at a height of one mile could see ob­ jects nearly 100 miles away with the naked eye? The higher -up we are, the farther we can see, for the earth is a globe and the land and the sea curve away from us. But, given good visibility, a viewer with perfect vision could see about 96 miles out on the sea or land. tween tho Arctic in the north and the Antarctic in the south. In spring It flies far north to nest in the Arctic, and then a few months later flies all the way back. » t t . 4^ 4. That the Union's shipping rules can only be changed by a majority vote of the membership? The SIU constitution specifically provides for this protection of the rights of That Cleopatra «8ed to use what the membership. was known as "alcohol" as a form 4- t 4". of" eyeshadow? Alcohol' for drink­ That marriage apparently was a ing is a relatively ipodem idea that gamble even in the old days? Cen­ began in the 19th century. The an­ turies back, the word "wed" meant cients,. including Queen Cleopatra "to wager," and only later on came of Egypt, used a powdered sub­ to mean '^to marry." When our stance called .alcohol as a beauty- forefathers put something "In aid. The word came into English as wed" they hocked it, and when a name for any fine powder or they took it "out of wed" they re­ flavoring. deemed it. t> t, ^ That the name for « hand gre­ That Seafarers' many qnestlons nade comes from a- tropical fruit,' and beefs on days gained and lost the pomegranate? The Roman, and by passing the International Date later the French form of the word Line led to the inclusion of a spe­ was pome grenate, meaning "apple cial clause to handle this issue in with seeds." Thtf French, using the SIU contracts? Standard SIU second part of their term for the agreements now carry a clause on fruit, developed the name grenade the International Date Line giving to describe the new shell with ex­ a full explanation on this question. plosive seeds. $ it That the newest SIU hall is in That one variety of bird some­ the port of Miami, Florida? Ships times travels more than 22,000 calling at this port are being serv­ miles in a year? It is believed that iced by shoreside Union represen­ the Arctic tern often travels that tation located in the city itself. distance, based on the bird's usual Temporary offices are in the Dol­ habit of commuting each year be­ phin Hotel. Sailing The Atlantic Fleet # is Always Good For Laughs If you don't count the working conditions, living conditions, bucko mates and skippers, and the other faults that Atlantic Refining hds, it's really a lot of laugljs to sail on one of the At­ lantic wagons, Ray Kroupa re--^ like a bunch of ostriches.. Every ports. time that they hear somebody say Ray, who's aboard the At­ something good about what the lantic Engineer, and is. a proud SIU is doing, these characters stick possessor of an SIU book, says that their heads under one of the new hi^s been getting some real Jaughs innerspring mattresses, and hide out of the outfit and especially behind them. from the AMEU delegates on the Mattress-Happy ship. • "Now I'm not saying that the 'Did It Again' "These AMEU delegates," says innerspring matresses aren't nice, Ray, "come skipping back to the but they can get awfully lumpy ship every time we hit port sing­ after they've been pushed down ing that 'The AMEU did it again.' your throat a few times. I've' been sailing these wagons for "And the mates in Atlantic are some time, but these'guys never in a class all by themselves. I had get around to telling just what it Just finished carrying coffee up to the mate on /the bridge when he is that the AMEU did again. In fact, the AMEU delegates started talking to me, while stir­ that I've seen lately are acting just ring the coffee. It seems he was complaining because the officers don't get any coffee, time, like the common working slobs on the ship, LOG-A.RHYTHM: tlhls,' said the mate, 'Just isn't right. It's not fair to us.' Thm, he finished his cup of coffee and handed me the dirty cup." By John R. Taurin. Gone Are.... After three campaigns in Korea with the Marine Corps, Charles "Chuck" MacDonald is just counting the days until he can get back aboard an SIU ship. Chuck started sailing back Gone are iron men and toooden ships, *r in 1941 aboard Canadian ships. Chuck decided that he liked the Barques and full-rigged ships. Brigs and three sJcysail yarders. , • , "I was born in Halifax," he US better than Canada, and began says, "and so it was just natural shipping out of San Francisco. "I Gone are belaying pin mates, and grey-heard hosunb. for me to catch a Canadian ship as liked the runs to Japan and to Hard case skippers and Cape Horn sailors. soon as I was ready to go to sea." Korea," he said, "and I liked the • ,. • • • -2 "Things were pretty tough aboard States." Gone are cracker hash steusards and two-pot cooks. the ships then," he says, "and when So, in August of 1951. Chuck was And center-cut porkchops for th^ skipper's dish. j.r the SIU Canadian District began -irafted and ended up in the to organize, I switched right over Marine Corps, Gone are hardtack, salt horse, weevilsImd'maggots. to them." The SIU Canadian Dis­ • "1 didn't do much in Korea," Donkey's breakfast, chinches and bugs. • trict waged a long and successful he says modestly, "just went along campaign against with the rest of the guys and car­ Gone are. boardinghoiise masters and the month's advance, the Communists, ried a rifle." .Shanghai artists and the shipoumer's crimps. ^ he recalls, and In spite of "not doing much," he he's been sailing now wears the Letter of Commen­ Gone oVe four^ofl and four off, and Saturday field days^ aboard SIU ves- dation Ribbon for valor, the Presi­ And splicing the rnainsheet Saturday nights, ,sels ever since. dential Unit Citation ribbon, the •V ' •; , -"tt; "I knew, then South Korean Presidential Unii Gone are, shellbaclcs and flying fish, that I Jiad picked Citetipn irom President Syngman And mil(yrs--<>ld shipmates of mine. ^K the right side," Rhee, the Far East Occupation he said, "and I've Forces ribbon, the Korean Cam­ Now. like the thrnps that they knew and saw depart^ • • "l.. never been sorry paign j-ibbon with three battle BIaeD«iald Th^ wait St: Elmo's green light- to put to sea .' • for my decision." staris, and the United Nations Cam­ ^On »he frip^to ef Eternlfyk Shortly after joining the SIU, paign iibbd& rvn .V. •••;•:. 1 • lit/. Ji-t, Va's'I rtO Buffing On Deck it Seafprer'StrantOn takes five while doing some buffing out on'deck aboard the gbod' ship Albion. Patfgh and ReaskocontiibtltOd. tte rtiofc ' ^ yidUri �;;;;'i;p!'5'J?;*nr;rP«»- ~; ir'.'-JTO'?';??! ""I TfrP" ::'#.rr'^''«v',?.V."..vJ «frl:^;W-y ^ Mir 1^195* Pace Niiietcea SEAFARERS LOG Sailor Rags Knows The Time By E. R«yM /BUT YOUV?£ 60/N6 fefr 50AKBD AND W£T By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The makers of the Rolleiflex have really come up with something this time. To their own store of ideas, they've actually added sugges­ tions for improvement from Rpllei users and turned out a new Rolleir flex model, the 2.8C. At first glance the greatly enlarged diameter of the f-2.8 taking lens is all that distinguishes this model from other Rolleis, but a closer look reveals that a lot more has been added. 1. New Lens. The camera's most important feature is its new 80 mm, airspaced five-element f-2,8 Schneider Xenotar lens. The f-2.8 lens on a previous model was a four element objective which gave trouble when used wide open. This trouble has been eliminated in the Xenotar lens. Optical and practical tests have shown it to be a superior lens. 2. Double Exposure Device. Up till now Automatic Rolleis have been built with double exposurie prevention devices. On the new Rollei the prevention device can be bypassed when double exposures are desired. 3. • Enlarged Focusing Knob. A large, new focusing knob, deeply grooved, is easy to grasp and helps in accurate focusing. The knob has a film speed and film type] indicator built into the side to remind the photographer which type Of film is loaded in the camera. . 4. Safety Locks. - There is a series of locks on the shutter release button, flash outlet, and the speed and diaphragm control wheels. The shutter release button is collared with a two position fan-shaped lever. When "up," the release is locked against accidental exposure. An iden­ tical lock secures the flash connecting cord to the camera outlet. The connecting cord supplied with the new Rollei has a special shoulder on it which is firmly held by the lock. ' Rollei users have often complained that shutter or diaphragm settings were easily brushed out of adjustment when the setting wheels were touched by mistake. The designers have eliminated this problem by placing locks on both wheels which keep them from moving. When you apply moderate pressure, the lock is depressed and the wheel is re­ leased. The enlarged shutter requires more pressure to set. 5. Baffled Interior. The inside of the camera is now baffled (ribbed.) with metal strips to protect film from internal reflections. All previous models had smooth dull black interiors. 6. Rolleikin counter. In recent years more and more of the Rolleikin adaptors, which allow, the use of 35 mm film in the camera, have heen built into the Rolleiflex. The latest addition is the film counter which will make 35 mm adaptation cheaper and quicker. The vertical format and the new 80 mm lens is ideal for portraits on 35 mm film. Horizontals can be taken by holding the camera on its side, although this technique is rather clumsy. 7. Focusing Magnifiers. To aid those who have had trouble using the fixed magnifiers, adjustable magnifiers over the ground glass and in the eye level finders have been added to the new hood. The new magnifiers, swing free on two pins. The ground glass magnifier covers the entire picture format. Everybody likes big birthday cakes and surprise parties, and they're even more welcome'' 8. Safety Film Knob. Loading is exactly the same as with previous when they come along at a time when the trip is getting a little bit boring. models. On the new model the knobs lock when the back is closed, Joe Nigro reports that a surprise birthday party held aboard the Steel Director (Isth­ making it impossible to accidentally disengage the film spool while the camera is in use. mian) while on the Far East A new field lens, the Rolleigrid, will soon .be available to increase run was just what the doctor coming up, "They all did a won­ number of his shipmates, all wish­ the brilliancy of the Rollei ground glass. This lens will simply drop over ordered. He says that David derful job of keeping the thing a ing him well. secret," says Nigro,. "and Dave "He just stood there speechless, the present ground glass, and may be used on all models. This should Dennehy, MM, was having a birth­ never knew a thing about it. for a while. Then, he looked over materially aid illumination at the edges of the ground glass. The makers of the new Rollei must be congratulated on t'heir new day coming up, so Stokes Har­ "The cake took- two nights of the cake and the men gathered camera. Very often manufacturers of high priced instruments, suffer­ rison, baker, and Martin Sierra, baking and decorafing. It even had there, and thanked them for think­ ing no competition, feel no desire to improve their products. "The new third cook, decided to get to work 19 candles bii top, one for each ing of his birthday and taking such Rollei proves that some manufacturers have nd intention of being and have a surprise party for Den­ year since Dave was just 19 years trouble to make it a pleasant day. He expressed extra thanks to Har­ counted in this company. old. . ' • nehy. "On the morning of his birth­ rison, the baker, and Sierra, the ' "The two of them," says Nigro, day, Dave got up for his daily third cook, for the trouble they "hid themselves in the galley and eight hours of work, and never took in preparing the beautiful got to work. When they were fin- suspected that anything unusually cake. was going to happen. However, "Then, we all sat around and en­ when he finally walked into the joyed the cake with him, making messroom to go to work, he got a sort of party of the whole thing. the surprise of his life. There, he Dave later said that the surprise was suddenly confronted with the was one of the nicest things that "She's a feeder, there's lots of overtime, the mate and bosun huge birthday cake, and a large has ever happened to him." are swell, the ship is clean—but, well, when it comes to this Surprise Party Brightens Up Trip The Designer's Good, But Crew Would Rather Walk trip through the Red Sea, we'd rather walk." • That's the way the Seafar- -r ers aboard the Steel Designer look at their whole problem, according tfa Charlie Bortz. Charlie says that, ".When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he took the shortest way, right across the Red Sea. As the story goes, Fharoah's army was right behind him, aiid feeling very mean about being routed out of bed to chase a .buhtib of construction workers. Of course, that, was a long time agoi but personally, I think that Moses had-made a few trips up and down the Red Sea a few times before, and just couldn't 4ace that prospect of another stifling, ;sweaty voygge over ttds miserable stretch of Wiiter. ThaVs why he chose to -walk right through it." Ready to Walk-' ITC^kud" ^ayS Charlie, "anytime r'.V ibat the waters open up for us, this crew is ready to walk off. The ship Is fine, but this is just one big steana bath. I know It gets hot in the Per­ -i> • sian. Gullif -tVe. sppRt month there before going to Bombay. Bahrien, Damman, Khorramshahr —all the popular tourist spots. It was March then, and not so bad. The temperature rarely went over 100, and there was only one feeble sand storm.. A little dull maybe, but we saved, money. "Damman was interesting. You can tell it by the American atmos­ phere, the easy way the workers go about their jobs, and the good relationship between the workers and the men who give the orders. The American supervisors and the workers get along real well. The Europeans say you can't .treat the 'natives' that way, but I notice in Damman that nobody heckles you for 'baksheesh,' and if you leave a pair of coveralls on deck, they're there when you come back. "Bombay's also very interesting. I could say a lot about the women in Bombay, but I'm saving that for a pocket book. However, there are. women there just like those pictures of Indian goddesses. First, though, you have to go through the Red Sea."' . Quiz Corner ss;; David Dennehy holds his sur­ prise birthday cake aboard the Steel Surveyor. Joe Nigro took the shot. * ishcd, they came up with a huge birthday cake, with fancy icing and 'Happy Birthday, Dave' writ­ ten across the top of the cake." Well-Kept Secret The preparations for the party t'.3uk some time, and Nigro says that about half of the creiv knew about the .surprise party that was What is the English name for these cities: (a) Wien, (b) Firenze, (c) Muenchen? (2) The unit called a "hand" is used to measure the height of horses. What would be the height of a horse which was 15 hands high? (3) A man left Mobile at 7:30 AM and drove headed west for 350 miles, with a fiO-minute stopover in between. He got to his destina­ tion at 4 PM the same day. What was his average speed? (4) Which animal is said to have caused niore deaths than any other; (a) lion, (b) elephant, (c) rat? (5) Which of the following have the same relation as heart and blood: water, canal, river, pump? (6) What is the common name of the group of stars, known as Ursa Major, or Great Bear? Is it (a) Big Dipper, (b) Little Dipper^, (c) Milky Way? (7) If A is always five-lengths of B, and A is 20. when B is 32,'what is A when B is 56? (8) At what time of day or night is normal body temperature usually the lowest: (a) during sleep, in the early morning, (b) before a person goes to bed, (c) after meals, (d) before meals? (9) Does orange pekoe refer to: (a) a specific flavor of tea lcaf^(b) n specific size of tea leaf? (10) If it is 10 o'clock Eastern Daylight Saving Time, what time will it be two hours lat«!r Eastern Standard. Tiipe^ , . ^ (Quic Answers 4n Page 25) �• Pace Twenty • -.i^; -jiv ^ SEAFARERS LOG The Omega's Lord.High Protector Makes Up For The Good Cooking May 1, list By Spike Martin The baseball season of 1953 got ciiange of administration in Wash­ off to its usual start in an unusual ington made no difference. They There's an old saying about taking the goo d with the bad, and, according to the crew of setting. The only excitement of lest just the same. the Omega (Omega Waterways), the vessel's last trip to Korea sure proved the truth in the first week was provided by the The local beer dynasty that now snow, wind and freezin'g tempera­ owns the St. Louis Cardinals that proverb. G. "Tex" Suit and M. L. cent as Mary's little lamb. Then to do the black gang's overtime tures that greeted the athletes bouglit Sportsman's Park from the from the Florida sun. May­ penniless Browns and renamed it Olvera reported that, the the knights of the realm (Coast work and then protested the over­ fresh be old man winter was sore at Budweiser Park for a day. That time. Guard) told the crew to sail the stewards did a real heads-up "In fact, said Suit and Olvera, them for heading south in mid- brought a prompt protest from job during the trip. "The food was ship. "this would have been a pleasant February, and saved up a little of baseball's High Commissioner Ford "Well, tlje ship sailed for the great, the menus exceptional, and his left-over ammunition. Frlck, who disliked the nasty idea the cooking excellent," they said. land of morning calm (Korea) with trip if the lord high priest (chief As was expected the Detroit of the Cardinal's good name and engineer) would have stuck to his the conqueror of conquerors* (chief "The baking," they added, "has engineer) protesting all OT. At In­ plumbing and left the running of Tigers rapidly plummeied to the home being exploited to sell beer. been out of this vorld." cellar of the American League, Somehow Frick had conveniently However, just to balance the pic­ chon, the lord high priest (chief the ship to those people who are while the Pirates gamely fought forgotten about the old Newffirk ture, the chief, engineer accounted engineer) hired a group of Koreans supposed to run it." off their eventual descent by 'ac­ franchise which used to operate out for the bad side. tually winning a couple of games of Ruppert Stadium, named after "Aboard," they the first week. The St. Louis a New York beer of doubtful dis­ On The Yugoslavia Run said, "we have Browns provided a mild- surprise tinction. one Amos P. by bobbing to the top the first Woods, chief en­ Beer, Beer Everywhere few days, but pnly because they gineer, lord pro­ happened to fatten on Detroit. The In any case, the Cardinals bowed tector, conqueror Cleveland Indians proved they to the edict and changed the name of all conquerors, hadn't changed by making stacks to Busch (not Bush) Stadium, lord high priest, of errors and the Dodgers rolled which leaves them open to all sorts etc." over and died for Sal Maglie again. of slurs on their ball-playing abil­ "He is all over, Olvera Gene Woodling of the Yankees ity. What makes it doubly ironic like the plague," had the distinctmn of being the is that the Cardinal's home gameS say Suit and Olvera, "in every­ first ballplayer timown out of the are being broadcast under the body's business, and showers his game for disputing a strike call sponsorship of another suds maim-. wrath on us poor earthlings everyunder the new umpiring rules. facturer. time there's a beef in the deck, Manager Stengel sat in the dug­ engine or stewards department. If anything was learned from the out through it all not daring to frigid and snowy opening week, "He tells the mate how to navi­ show his face. the owners won't schedule any gate, tells the old man how to dock, Vote-Getting Act more night games in April. There tells sparks how to operate the President Eisenhower endeared may be some excuse for playing radio, and is chief counsel to the himself to the fans by hitting an a solid night game slate in Au­ old man on how the ship should be umpire in the back when he threw gust when the heat's on, but in run." Some erewinembei's of the Albion relax while sailing to Yugoslavia. out the first ball a second time for the dewy days of spring they only Just before the Omega left San Left to right are: Driscoll, AB; Kozlowiski, MM; Archie, fireman; benefit of photographers. The drive the folks to the nearest Pedro, Suit and Olvera report, the Bencic, OS; Ching, baker; Ferra, OS, and Reasko, ch. cook. Paugh Senators then showed that the steam-heated movie. chief engineer was out on "deck took the picture. yelling orders to the men on deck and the men on the dock. "Then," Chess On The Cecil N. Bean they said, "he got in a tussle with the deck delegate and one of the ABs." The crew, said they, decided they didn't want to sail with him, and asked the Ufaptain to take You may think that you've had some strange things happen action. "Then," to you, says "Spider" Korolia, but the strangest thing that said Suit and Ol­ ever happened to him was when a smoking dog saved his neck. vera, "the lord protector (chief According to Spider, who"^ engineer) called had a slight smile on his face the seat in front of him tiuned his knights of the around and asked him to stop when he told the story, he got smoking the "smelly" pipe.-Well, realm (Coast on a bus in New Orleans heading Spider got a little insulted, but Guard). The Coast for New York a while back, and stopped smoking anyway. guard boarded Suit everything was rosy with the our fair tub in When the bus was almost to At­ .» £. Blaha, utilityman (lefth and A. Frissora, BR, use some of their their shining armor and had a con­ world. lanta, however. Spider started ference with the captain. The con­ After riding a while, he says, .' smoking his spare time aboard the Cecil N. Bean to enjoy a game of chess out queror of conquerors (chief engi­ he lit his pipe and began to puff ' "smelly pipe" in the sunshine and fresh air on deck. neer) was there looking as inno­ contentedly when the woman In again. This time, the woman in front turned around, and be­ fore Spider could The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, move, she grabbed the pipe from his bakers and others who'd like to share'favored food .recipes, little-known mouth and tossed cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, it out of an open suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's night cook and baker KeroIU J. V. Smith's recipe for bread. 4window. "Well," says Spider, 'T was so Good fresh bread, says night Then mix in the water and mix mad I couldn't say anything for a cook and baker J. V, Smith, is al­ well. Dissolve the yeast into this while. We stopped in Atlanta, and ways popular with the crew, es­ mixture, and then add the milk. then I decided to really tell the old pecially when served a little hot. Mix well, and add the flour. so-and-so off. After we left Atlanta, It always adds just the extra touch Let the dough rise for about an I leaned forward to tell her a thing that a good meal needs. hour and 20 minutes, ^rhen push or two, when I saw that she had a Smith has been sailing in the it down and let it rise for another dog on her lap. stewards department on SIU ships 20 minutes. Pound it out, and let Tossed Out Dog since 1943. He says h^ hails from it rise again for 15 minutes. "Before she could move, I picked down Mobile way-—Butterben^, Separate it Into loaves, with up the dog and tossed it out of Alabama, to be exact, and espe­ about three pounds of wet dough the same window. She started to cially likes ships to a loaf. Let it rise for another yell, but the bus driver didn't get that have their 20 to 30 minutes. Then, put (t what had happened, and so I just stewards depart­ into pans, and bake it for about told her that we were even, a dog ment from Mo­ 45 minutes in a 375-degree oven. for a pipe." bile. Those boys Then, the bread is ready to serve, Spider says he could see her can really cook, either hot or after it has cooled. + * • boiling all the way to New York, he says. and when the bus got to New York, For real tasty Here are some corrections to she got right off and came back bread, Smith says chief eook Bror Borelius' recipe v/ith her husband before Spider that the follow­ for rice that appeared in Galley had gotten his luggage off the bus. ing ingredients Gleanings in the last issue of the Smith "He was a huge guy;," Spider are needed to LOG: says, "and 1 think he was a profes­ make enough for the crew of an First, wash the rice thoroughly sional wrestler. It seems he liked average freighter: eight ounces of four or five times before putting the dog, and said he was going to sugar, five ounces of salt, two into the pot. Second, when add­ wring my neck. 1 was Just prepar­ quarts jif water, two quarts of milk, ing the boiling water, add only ing to beat a hasty exit, when I six ounces of yeast, eight ounces enough to come up about half as rJ looked at the entrance to the bus of siiortening and twelve pounds high as the rice, and third, put • ' the towel over the pot and then terminal, and there was the dog. of flour. He was. running up to us—and he Take the sugar, salt and short­ put the cover over that when ening, and mix th«ra.wel},.be says, putting the pot on the stove. ,,, bgd ,bijr,»ipi!,fn. bik, nvsath." When A Litfle Smoking Dog Saved A Seafa rer's Neck ooToJAtoNs TRIP AND AMO You RUN SNORT OF oxsNeeis, >A(2RgEMENrS,0f? UNioN LrTBH^i^, WRIie UNION H&iVQUMiTSRS, AND WeU- MAIL 'EM T& "{OUR^ NEfT fiaRTo'CALU i-k;- �1. l»5i Steward^s Son Avid tOG Reader fo the Editor: My thirteenVear-old son, who lives In California, is a seventh ; grader who reads the LOG avidly whenever I send him a copy. Like all kids of his age, he wants to fol­ low in his father's footsteps. My wife has long been an interested reader of the paper, but I believe the boy is more enthusiastic than she is. Would you please put his name on your mailing list. , I don't see the lad very often, and since he wants to know everything about the merchant marine, one copy of the LOG tells him more than 20 letters from me. John H. McElroy (Ed. note: We have added your son's name to the mailing list; he will get a copy of the LOG every two ^ weeks.) t Marine itospital Doctors Are Tops To the Editor: I would like to express my ap­ preciation to Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Hemingway, Dr. Herman and Dr. Gehrig over at the Statcn Island Marine .Hospitai for the excellent care that they gave me. This was my second visit to the hospital there, and I've gotten fine^ service every time. These doc­ tors g a ve me wonderful care, good operative Gardner work, and great all-around assistance. Any Sea­ farers who come under their care need have no fears. They are wonderful doctors. I entered the hospital there in -October after getting off the SS Mae, where I had been steward. I had a skin conditioii, and things were pretty bad, but these doc­ tors really went to work, and now I'm out and ready to sail again. Frank Gardner Atlantic Men Are Wasting Time To the Editor: The AMEU is what I call mighty poor representation. This is readily apparent to anyone who has read the contract, which was not written by anyone who had the seaman's interest in mind. It con­ tradicts itself many iimes and has so many "at the company's discre­ tion," "if possible," "if practica­ ble," clauses thqt there would be no contraQt left if they were all removed. It seems that the Atlantic Refin­ ing Company has a way of twist. ing things around so that they gain instead of giving. For ex­ ample, it is plain to see why they gave their men a raise. SlU set the pace and then Atlantic fol­ lowed through, since they think they can hold AMEU men in the company by giving them a few lousy dollars more than the SIU. Oilers and FTWs on Atlantic ships still make more than the second pumpman. For example, on Sunday, March 15th, the chief pumpman on the Atlantic Im­ porter was called on deck to work In No. 2 and No. 9 center tanks repairing leaks in the suction lines. He asked the chief mate if he could have the second pumpman to help him. The chief mate said, "No, I will go down in the tanks and help you." How can a second pumpman,, like me, make any money in At­ lantic that way? It would pay me to sail oiler or FWT as they make more money than me under these conditions. If we few AMEU men who are left have any sense, wt cm sail SIU and make more P.vnftt SM • ¥kg(b Tventy-9nm SE AP ARERS 10G tt«- SiS Chiwawa Has Anii^SIU Skipper LETTERS' teoney and still have three months off a year, instead of only one. I have been working for Atlantic for six years and I can plainly see my To the Editon mistake—^just six years wasted. Here are the latest developments Fred Mitchell aboard the happy scow Holystar, i- t 4refugee from the tied-up fleet in Baltimore. We all shipped out of the hall in proper SIU fashion. The ship got To the Editor: a brand-new electric chipping ham­ I wish to apologize publicly to mer and every day except OT days Sal (Blackie) Mancino, as he de­ the rope chockers raised heck with serves an apology. it. There was plenty of work for I served as deck delegatje aboard the hammer and little sleep for the the Hurricane and on April 16th crew. However, I accused Blackie of being the trou­ there were no blemaker in an incident which in­ complaints, as an volved him and the bosun. Two SIU ship is a days after we left I found out from clean ship and a reliable man that the fault was rust blisters look not his. I heard that the bosun good on no ship. was picking on Blackie and was Speaking-of the asking for trouble. captain — he al­ I want the membership to know ways comes out that Sal (Blackie) Mancino was not with something Schlager at fault in this case and I want humorous when him to accept this apology. he is drinking, which happens on numerous occasions. Once I got Frank J. Shandi caught two degrees off my course 3) 3) 3> and got a short lesson in naviga­ tion. Another time he told the messman not to wear white mess jackets except during meal hours. The first and only time we got To the Editor: Recently I was on the Burbank ashore as of this letter (March 15) Victory on a trip back from Ko­ ho said the banks did not have rea. The first port vi;e hit Was enough .^noiiey to give us a fuil San. Pedro, California, where most draw and cut everyone down. Man Sick of the ships stop for bunkers. But the best was when the deck When we took shore leave we found that the launches make only maniac, Joe Carroll, complained of five trips a day, it 10 AM, 1 PM. a pain in his stomach and finally 3 PM, 6 PM and 10 PM. If a man got to see a doctor in Korea. Since doesn't make the 10 PM trip back, the doctor said he didn't see any­ it's impossible for him to turn to thing wrong with Joe, the captain had him put in the nut ward aboard at 8 AM the next morning. The launches are also used to the USHS Constitution. Carroll was bring supplies aboard the ship. By under observation for about a the time they unload, there is week. After leaving Inchon "we went hardly any time left for a man to to Japan, where another doctor go ashore, and no time to go to found that Joe had acute appendi­ citis. Joe was not put ashore there the Union hall. Some arrangement should be but was taken to the hospital in made to have launch service moi'e Pusan. We still don't know how to often, and also at later hours at contact him. Incidentally, when I night so a man can get back to his packed his gear I noticed that oneship in time for the next day's third of his OT was disputed. As far as I know, there has been no work. attempt made to replace him. Frank Gaspar The captain said he would tell 3) 3) t the company to break the agree­ ment as the gang will not work hard and fast enough. He also said that any man caught drunk or drinking would be put in irons To the Editor: quite a chuckle, coming from him. I wish to extend my sincere (I understand that even the Navy thanks and appreciation to my does not shackle a man in a war shipmates on the Northwestern zone, and we are about 14 miles Victory for their many kind ex­ from the front line in Sokcho-re.) pressions .of sympathy on the He also has the idea that the death of my mother, Mrs. Hattie articles were signed with him, per­ C..Breeden, at Baton Rouge, La. sonally, and not the company. He on April 13th. ended by telling me I did not even Their kindness and understand­ look like a seaman! He refused to ing at this time was a source of open the slopchest for cigarettes, great comfort to me. and expected two cartons to last Rufus Breeden for two weeks for crewmembers. Many Beefs From Hoigstar Crew Sends Apology To Ex-Shipmate Wants Increase In Launch Service Thanhs Brothers For Thoughts Seafarer And His Family although the officers get four cartons. Another wacky deal—the weather got a little choppy and we had to go out and run up and down the coast. Sea watches were set for evex-yone and the black gang main­ tained port watches all the time. This happened several times since Sokcho-re. We were anchored with the engine on stop. There was no oiler on watch but the engineers turned over the engine every half hour. The crew is all confused. Bob Schlager 4 4> Win Bead LOG In The VS NOMV To the Editor: This is the day I've been waiting for for a long time—the day I could write you to stop sending me the LOG, as I'm leaving the Army for home next month. I think the LOG and the SIU are the best in the world. By receiving the LOG regularly I was able to keep up with the progress of the Union and my former shipmates. I'll sign off by giving my con­ gratulations to the entire staff for a Job well done. Cecil Futch (Ed. note: We have stopped sending the LOG to you overseas^) 4. 4. 4 Siewards Dept* CanH Be Beat To the Editor: All of the passengers, as well as the crewmembers aboard the Fairisle, a Waterman ship, were great­ ly impressed b^ the high quality of the food and the tip-top service provided by all members of the stewards department. At a meeting of the unlicensed personnel in Yokohama on April 12th, all hands gave a vote of thanks to the steward and the stewards depart­ ment not only for their woi'k, which was good on all counts, but for the consid­ er a t i 0 n they Michalik showed for the crew's welfare. After the vote was given, the steward—George Dunn answered for his department. He thanked the crew, stating that they were one of the best crews he had ever shipped with, and prom­ ised that the members of the stewards department would do all they could to show their appreci­ ation to all hands. In addition, several passengers wrote to the company, on their own initiative, praising the crew and saying the trip was one of the best they had ever taken. All three departments of unlicensed persdnnel, as well as the officers, cooperated splendidly and helped make the passengers' voyage an extremely pleasant one. Mike Michalik, Ship's delegate 4 4 3< Welfare Plan Helped Couple Seafarer James DeVlto (at left), who makes his home In South Africa, wears a white dinner Jacket In this picture with his wife, Cacolinc. At right, are his three children. Allen, Ddllald and Ernest Ueft right). To the Editor: I want to let you know what a great thing I think the new Wel­ fare Plan is. I think it is one of the greatest things any union has ever had. It came to our rescue when my husband and I had no one else to turn to, so I want to thank all of you for everything you did. Keep tip the good work, and I know the SIU will pt)w bigger and stronger in the -days to come. AfrSk H. L. Lanier To the Editor: Having sailed on one Cities SeiTice ship in 1950, I thought I'd take a few short trips and make some money. I got on the Chiwaua and found that they were not yet pay­ ing the new raise. But that's as good as money in the bank. Our skipper. Captain Levey, is a very good union lover (what a laugh) who hasn't quite got used to the idea that the Union is a little bigger than he is, and still believes that the compaThrop ny'll never sign. He always harps on the Union, ju^ trying to get a spark out of thd" man at the wheel. As yet, though, no one has given him the pleasure. He was a wonder boy during the '40's, as one of the youngest skip­ pers in maritime and it's still going to his head. Meet Anti-Union Crew We were in La Cruz, with the SS Imperial Quebec, and we naturally ran into some of their crew in the Seamen's Club, while indulging in a rum and coke. We talked, as sea­ men dor when they get together, and found out that they are on the same deal as Atlanftc. I hear com­ pany pay is $245, with $1,25 OT for ABs, just a little more than the SIU Canadian District. It occurred to me that the SIU in Canada should do the same as we are doing to Atlantic. The men on the Imperial Quebec don't seem to care about unions as long as the company is paying as much as they are. "These men should be given a few pointers, and told about all the benefits SIU men are getting, along with job security and no bull. Frank Throp (Ed. note: Cities Serricc recent-,^ ly sighed the SIU Standard Tanker Agreement, and is now paying the new wage scale. You'll get the money when you pay off, or if you have already paid off, you'll get the difference in retroactive wages before very, long.) 4 4 3> Prefers Sea Life To Army Boutine To the Editor: I received the LOG and was very glad to get it and read about that old sea life. It sui-e is a better life than Army life. I have been showing the LOG to many of the fellows in my com­ pany, and they really enjoy read­ ing it. They think it is a swell paper, too, Thank you very much for sending it to me. Pvt. John Forbes 4 4 4* More SIU Cooks Win CreW'S Praise«l To the Editor: No doubt you get many letters from SIU ships praising the cook­ ing, serving and handling of food, but we crewmembers aboard the Western Ti'ader would like to have a few facts .known about our stew­ ards department. We would like to praise the fine,. clean, courteous and efficient way they carry on their work, from the top to the bottom man. We can­ not say enough for them, so please do it for us. We have a night cook and baker who is out of this world, as we would like everyone to know. His name is Clyde Kreiss. Other mem­ bers of our swell stewards depart­ ment include O. P. Oakley, chief steward; G. AthanasoureliS, chief cook; C. Hai-vy, third cook; E. K. Eriksen, crew messman; P. Slemvi. saloon messman; A. Morales, crew pantryman and E. Rivera, BR. Crew eff Western Trader , • I'''- • Vi*..': f �Pase. Ttrenty-two SEAFARERS^ LOG Haspitalizedy He Wants Mail To the Editor: To all the seamen who have known Blackie Carroll and have sailed the sea with him in years gone by, and to all who have sailed with him in the last years that he went to sea—please drop him a line, as he is confined to the hospi­ tal, very ill, and it would make him feel much better to hear from you boys. •Another thing, stick by your Union and keep up the good work. This is the only real thing that was ever given to seafaring men^that really helped them, as a good many of you know. He went, to sea the same as some of the oldtimers, when there wasn't a union to look after"their welfare. I wish to express my thanks to :4«11 the officials, for the wonderful job they are doing,, and for the Welfare Plan, which sure came in mighty handy. Mrs. James (Blackie) Carroll 4- t . i> 3 Great Swimmers Aboard Amersea To the Editor: The championship swimming team of the Amersea, Richard Funk, third cook, Billy Utash, wiper and Buck Rowli, engaged in quite a bit of practice in Singapore where we docked for a few hours. The launch had left the dock when someone told the captain that some of the crew had been left behind, and the old man made them turn around and go back for them. In climbing the pilot ladder, Bill Utash slipped, but being a very affectionate guy, grabbed Dick Funk around the neck and took him into the water with him. Not to be out­ done, Buck Rowli went to sleep on the launch and fell overboard but was hoisted back on. We are now trying to collect enough to send the swim team to Australia for the 1956 Olympic Games. Jimmy (Gosh, I Worry) Davis, the chief food dispenser takes care of all mail and sees that the gro­ ceries are cooked right. We had to leave Luigi (Push 'em up) Gallo in Karachi, Pakistan, be­ cause he was Injured. A speedy recovery, Luigi, and we hope to see you soon eating ravioli. Two hundred and thirty seven pound Duke Creasy from Georgia has decided that he will ride a new Oldsmobile back to Seattle.. Jerry (Poker Chip) Smitty, tlfe new bosun, has decided to put all his cash in war bonds. Victor (Speedy) Lopez, the night cook and baker, has made enough cabbage to open up a hot dog stand in San Antonio. Walter (Yo to) Welden, the crew messman, has been studying night navigation, since he is heading for l*-lhe webfoot country where a com­ pass is no good, due to rain, snow and fog. Willie (Tarzan) King, who is on his maiden trip, has gained 27 pounds and now he wants to train as a wrestler. Mike McLeod, one of our most talkative'brothers (he said^hello three times in one day and four guys needed oxygen), will probably drop in and see all his old friends in New York before heading for the Coast, Calvin Lake, Man Mountain Vargin, Bob La Mere, Ralph Anderson, John Boje, Carl Risberg and the other mem­ bers of the black gang, really like this cool weather—.122 degrees in the fireroom. Swede . (Suitcase) Karlson, the wreck or deck engineer, has four beautiful ladies in Pakistan who greatly desire that he return to ^Karachi and aid them in choosing their luggage. BiU Lariden, Ernie Ardilli, Pas- .qualo^Bl^o^ I^k...P«ugoi«'and • r T E R S • 195*.^' SiU Housing Plap Has Advantages and efficient piece of machinery To the Editor: are members of the SIU. You all The sea would hardly seem like regard each other as "Brothers." a haven for the happily married, What of the wives? Do you regard but it is a great place for those who' The following is the latest us as "Sisters?" Do you better con­ have lost their home and love life available listing of official ex­ ditions for your "Brothers" only? to convalesce. Yet, many Seafarers, change rates for foreign cur­ Are you interested only in seeing in spite of the difficulties of estab­ rencies. Listings are as of that they have better wages, work­ lishing and maintaining a happy April 29, 1953 and are sub­ ing conditions, facilities, etc.? Are home, have become good husbands, ject to change without notice. we, the wives, orphans? I'm im­ and have families and homes of England,- New Zealand, South Africa: pressed with the benefits now at which they are justly proud. $2.80 per pound sterling. . hand, such as maternity, but was AustraUa: $2^4 per pound sterling. A great step Belgium: 80 francs to the dollar. this made for the wives or so some for the good and Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. "Brother" can pat himself on the welfare of the France; 330 francs to the doUar. back and declare what a swell out­ Seafarer's family Germany: 4.2 Marks to the dollar. fit he's tied into? was made when Holland: 3.80 guUders to the dollar. No Binefits for "Sister" the baby bonus Italy; 623 Ure to the dollar. You're probably wondering what was established. Norway: 14 cents per krone. this is all about and what I'm try­ It was an un­ Portugal: 28.73 escudos to the dollar. ing to say. My husband left me. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. heard-of thing. Just like that. The plain, .unvar­ India: 21 cents per rupee. No doubt many Pakistan: 30.2 cents per rupee. nished truth. I am what you call a people raised Lewis Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. "deserted wife." No, the beef isri't their eyebrows • BrazU: 8.4 cents per cruzeiro. about that. and asked, "What are those Sea­ Uruguay: 82.03 cents per peso. I am just wondering that with farers going to think of next?" Venezuela: 28.88 cents per lidUvar. all that is gained for the men, who To the Editor: And now comes a proposal for a realiy gains? The guys who go nuts housing unit owned and operated . I'm a former SIU man now back when they get a big payoff in their by Seafarers. This latest proposal in the Army. Although I'm not fist? The wives who wonder if they is one. of the best. Our Secretarysailing now I still like to keep up will ever see part of the payoff? with the best Union going. Treasurer pointed out the boost in I know that you can't ask a guy morale such a housing unit with In the past week, I've been To the Editor: who joins the Union to sign a aboard five ships. On the SeaWedding bells rang for one of pledge—a sort of "be good to the family protection would bring cliff, I attended a meeting of the about. Not only would this make it crew in Pusan. The Stonewall the oldtimers down here in ro­ wife and kids" kind of thing. But possible for our married brothers mantic New Orleans on April 4th I'm dumb enough to ask why not. to become better husbands and Jackson's crew donated almost their whole ship's library to the It was a happy Easter for Bosun You may say, "Look at all the bene­ better Seafarers, it would benefit Army, and on the George A. Law- Bernard "Whitey" Moye and Irma fits you wives get." So what are -rj all members by improving the rela­ son, the crew gave us as many as "Rusty" Draper, who celebrated supposed to do? Have a baby so we tions between the Seafarer and his eight cartons of cigarettes, since their wedding at Sergeant Hand's can collect or wait until our hus­ fellow citizens. bands die so we. can collect somg we havn't been paid since movingInducement To Wed more? What's done in the mean­ north. These were things which If the baby bonus did not quite time? made the guys in my section have do it, the housing unit idea might Name Withheld a lot more respect for merchant encourage some of us bachelor 4) 4 seamen. brothers to consider matrimony. On the Ocean Star, I met Only a married Seafarer can Brother Carney, the ship's dele­ truly appreciate the problems ariisgate, who offered to help me in ing in the home, but such a comany way he can. The ship's dele­ To the Editor: .munity of Seafaring families could gate of the Anne Butler was also My wife and I read the article surely solve many of them. very cooperative. on the proposed housing project Through the years, the SIU has This afternoon I'm going to In the LOG, and wish to add our made itself felt more and more in visit another ship, about which I names to the many others who will write to you. By the way, I'd have written in praising such a politics and in the government of our various communities, as well like to help the brothers by taking step by the SIU. • them the back issues of the LOG. It would certainly, be a relief to as on a national scale. More and Is this possible? me to know I could sail out and more we are becoming responsible Sgt. Charles (Chuck) James, Jr. know that my wife would not be citizens, and those who live ashore (Ed. note: Your name'has been lonely, that when I am gone she are realizing this to a greater added to the LOG mailing list.) can spend sOme time visiting some degree than ever before. This housing project would lead to in­ other family in the project. creased civic responsibility and It is worth a substantial assess­ ment to put up such a project; greater influence in legislation every member with a family which affects our own economy in To the Editor: should back'such an idea 100 per­ the maritime field. Seafarer Bernard "Whitey" I would like to take this oppor­ Must Be Far-Sighted cept. Moye' and his bride, Irma tunity to thank the SIU member­ Far-fetched, of course, but many Steve Carr "Rusty" Draper, pose in their ship for the opportunity they have of the greater gains we have now 4 4* new home. given me to earn a full book in were considered far-fetched a the SIU before my 20th birthday. famous Austin Inn—the third such decade ago. Our SIU leaders had I have worked in Atlantic for celebration to take place there for courage enough to aim far and high the past six months and during SIU members in less than a year. and our membership had courage To the Editor: that time I read The other two couples were Mr. enough to follow through. Our The crewmembers of the Fort aft of the SIU lit­ and Mrs. Gus Bartlett and Mr. and Union, as always, is moving ahead. Bridger are expecting the ship to erature available Mrs. Tannerhlll. Nice going, Sarge, go to the shipyard in Palermo, We have no time to d(t back com­ and have talked who's next? 7 placently, idly savoring our gains Italy, sometime in May. to both shipboard Fred Shaia and increased prestige, for if we Of the original crewmembers, and shoreside or­ four men are left in the deck de­ did we would lose these gains we ganizers. I have partment. We have Little Caesar, already have made. reached the con­ Every SIU member should con­ better known as clusion that a full sider this move seriously and when John Herbert book in the SIU we find that a housing unit is what Donelan, or Kan­ is job security To the Editor: Holmes we want, we shall find a way to garoo. There is and job security I want to convey my heartfelt get it. is a wonderful thing for a young thanks to each brother who con­ also Fred S. ShuThurston Lewis ler. Esquire, who man just out of school. tributed blood during my stay in 4 4 4 is one .of the A few weeks ago I looked around the Brighton Marine Hospital in few people who the Philadelphia hall and rotary Massachusetts. 7 • shipping was explained -to me. My stay has been a lengthy one, claims to be re­ WittWhen I saw that it is the finest since I needed three operations. I lated to_ J. P. possible set-up, I signed my pledge am very appreciative of everything Shulef. Then Bnielewsld To the Editor: there is Delbert card. • being done for me here. I haire been/a subscriber of the Plenty of Jobs Soon I hope to be well enough Shields, with his new typewriter, I would like to remark in pass­ to thank these brothers personally. and John A. Buzelewski, who goes LOG for ovOr a year, and as a on a sightseeing tour every time "foreign-flag" seaman, I must say ing that I wish any doubters. in Jim McCarthy he hits Naples, Italy. He has been in all my yean of going to sea I the Atlantic Fleet would take a 4. > up to see Mt. Vesuvius and re­ have always been a good union half hour and visit an SIU hall. ports that the crater is a mile in man. I have been following up There are rumors around about SIU ipen waiting for weeks on the circumference and 1,700 feet deep. the way that the American sea­ beach for a job. Well, I sail as an He also went to see the ruins of men built up the Seafarers Inter­ OS now aboard the Atlantic En­ To the Editor: Pompeii. We also have on here national Union—one of the best in gineer, arid in Philadelphia when My husband Is a small cog in the OUie Ivasen, who ships irom Bal­ the world. 1 admire these leaders I inspected the hall there was only tremendous machinery of the SIU. timore and who cannot wait to and their staff. one bookman registered on deck, Receiving the LOG, ^reading of see Monkey Wrench Comer. Also Wiii you please take my name a bosun, which meant that I could what's being done, hearing about aboard is Bob Davis, who Is Mayor off the LOG mailing list for a have registered as an OS and then it, I can only say the whole thing of. Monkey Wrench Comer and time, as I am changing my ad­ had aay pick of jobs within the is terrific. ranning for fly catcher on the Fort dress!' hour. Bmho SchulM' All the little cogs thst go into Bridger, *•« fittfi,: of fwrt JUrMger MS ICoIemlM something to make it a big, smooth Andre Melin say howdy to-all their friends.' We didn't -receive any LOGs in Singapore or Karachi, but we are hoping to get some tomorrow when we reach the other side of the Canal. One of our brothers, Elmer J. Blane, died on March 6th while enroute to Singapore. His family granted permission for him to be buried at sea, in traditional SIU manner. His wife was wired by the crew and at the last meeting we voted to have the skipper send her $233 from the unlicensed person­ nel. Blane was making his first trip on an SIU vessel. He was a lit­ tle over fifty years old and a good shipmate. D. Casey Jones Money Exchange Rates listed Visits SiU Ships Docked fit Korea SllJ Couple Wed In New Orleans Seafarer Backs Housing Project Thanhs hu For Chance At Book Fort Bridger Men Hit Italy t Thanks Brothers Who Gave Blood Admires Leaders And SIU Members Protests SIU Ms Unfair To Wives �II Mar 1, im SBIFAnMRg tOff 9»iem TwMiiv.ilira* Island SIU ships coining through the Florida Straits from the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico pass a few miles from a nondescript group of islands just 60 miles west of the resort city of Key West. These islands, now a national monument and bird refuge, once housed one of America's most notorious federal penitentiaries, Fort-f Jefferson on "Shark Island." chamber for its numerous inhabi­ Today, the Dry Tortugas tants from the time it was con­ have lost the notoriety that verted into a federal prison in was once theirs and has since^ 1863. Walls 60 feet high ran along been transferred to the grim AI- the outer reaches of the prison. A Catraz rock in San Francisco Bay wet moat 70' feet across and 10 They are an oflf-the-track haven feet deep, whose outer walls were for curious tourists wjio come over 10 feet high and five feet thick, ^ from Key West. On their one day ran around the entire circumfer­ visit they can see the deep moat ence of the prison. rafa photo clearly shows the 70-foot wide moat that completely encircles the now-crumbling walls at around Fort Jefferson that was Sharks In Moat Fort Jefferson. When it was used as a Federal prison a school of underfed sharks in the moat effec­ once patrolled by hungry sharks, However, it was not the walls, tively discouraged most escape attempts. and the thick crumbling masonry or the moat itself, which per­ walls which housed many a fed- suaded many a prisoner to give up Their profemity to the lone en- set of the islands Is the Carnegie mainland out in the Gulf of Mex­ edal prisoner. Seafarer Bobby R his attempts at escape. It was trance and exit to the prison Lynn- of Shreveport, Louisiana, something- else again. The major availed them little, however, for Marine Biological Laboratory on ico. A nearby cottage, built in was such a visitor to these unin­ convincer was the sharks, alertly they were kept under almost con­ Loggerhead. US scientists con­ ! the mood of a Swiss ehalet, was habited keys some years back and patrolling the moat and the escape stant surveillance by armed cerned with the care, feeding and the scene of James Fenimore shot the pictures which ^pear on route to froedom not out of any guards. Nor were the sharks to be education of marine life have made Cooper's "Jack Tier." The tower it an important testing lab of is solid brick and stands 150 feet these pages. sense of devotion to duty but regarded lightly. warm-water imdersea flora and high, looking over the Gulf for "All Hope Abandon, - Ye Who rather out of a predatory instinct. fauna. Frequent Escape wayward vessels. It has been Enter Here!" the prison's most fa­ Chief warden among the finny Dry Tortugas lies at the extreme mous inmate. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, ::guardiatis was one known as the Escapes from the fort were not western end of the great Florida known to bend as much as five inscribed above his cell door. It Provost Marshal. infrequent, howe\er, with the reef. The most important of the feet in violent cyclones. Dry Tortugas was very nearly was the- rallying cry for the many prisoners, driven to ingenious de­ Fort Jefferson was the third prisoners who languished in the largest fortification under the US vices b^' their privations. Second, 10 keys are Garden, Loggerhead, the scene of a Civil War battle, cells of Fort Jefferson, striking the fiag at the height of its Infamy. third and fourth at^bmpts were East, Middle, Sand, Long and Bird. but a Confederate naval command­ keynote of despair which all the Only Fort Monroe in Virginia and made by the most diligent would- Loggerhead is noted, along with er backed down when confronted captives felt. Begun in 1846 by a Rhode Island's Fort Adams super­ be escapees. One man escaped the marine laboratory, for the im­ by the guns of Fort Jefferson. It Captain Wright of the United ceded it in size. Unsightly as it only to get caught later when he mense turtles of the same name remained in Northern hands States Engineer Corps, under was to the naked 'eye, it was set attempted to sell his cohort on the which lay their eggs there. Tlie throughout the conflict. It has President James Polk, the lai-gcst off in a \rteath of turquoise sea slave market. On another attempt entire archipelago extends ten stood inviolate since that time, af­ fected only by the wind and weath­ masonry fortification in the West­ by a crown of cocoanut palms. he floated over to nearby Logger­ miles from east to west. Loggerhead Light, parr of the er of the Gulf of Mexico. Its ern Hemisphere was designed to Rainbow fish, coral, lapis lazuli, head Key on a piece of driftwood, establish a general Naval supply conchs, men o' war, barracuda and all the while hampered by a" 30- US Lighthouse system, lies 120 serenity today belies its turbulent station, and a fort that should other forms of marine life pound ball and chain. Mudd tried miles from Cape Sable on the I past. command the Gulf of Mexico and aboimded in the sea around it. to escape two months after he was the Straits of Florida. Birds were plentiful on the key imprisoned, but was caught and Set Booth's Leg and on the surrounding islands, chained hand and foot in a dungeon Mudd, the celebrated Maryland the most evident being herons, over the sally-port. During the physician who set John Wilkes pelicans, thrushes, noddies, gulls excitement caused by his flight, six other prisoners made good Booth's leg after the latter had and banana-birds. their escape. At times. Fort Jef­ assassinated President Abraham Ominous Fort Lincoln, was only one of a host of Hovering over this southern ferson appeared to be a veritable prisoners kept captive in the fort paradise of eternal afternoon sieve. in the years it existed as a federal was the ominous fort. In its The only other means of escape prison. Later evidence proved heyday,, under Major Lewis G. open to the prisoners was of a Mudd to be innocent of any crime Arnold, the fort mounted 500 guns more permanent type. In 1867, a and he was released after undue in three tiers along its battle­ devastating yellow fever epidemic hardships. ments, bristling threateningly over swept the fort and the island, kill­ Situated on Garden Key in the the Gulf of Me^co. It had a sally­ ing scores of prisoners and garri­ Tortugas group, Fort Jefferson port defended only by a draw­ son personnel and weakening many and the surrounding island was bridge and heavy gates, the only more. The niceties of civilian or known as "Shark Island," for good entrance to the fort. Over this military burial were not observed, cause. The old fort itself, covering sally-port were located the cells of the bodies being committed to the 16 acres, was a six-sided torture the most dangerous prisoners. torch to prevent further contami­ nation. Scurvy, too, took a heavy toll during the epidemic as well as at other times. Perhaps the flnishing touch to the fortress came Only way to cross the shark-infested moat was by way of the foot­ in 1873 when a cjxlone ripped bridge (above) leading into the interior parade ground. Those through the battlements, demolish­ prisoners considered most dangerous were quartered directly above ing bastions, buildings and ord­ the entrance. Below is an outdoor oven in which cannonballs were nance. Another cyclone in 1919 heated before being fired. did even more' damage to the de­ teriorating fortress. In .1933 the US Government rebuilt the sur­ rounding island, turning the oncebated prison-fortress into a nation­ al monument. Fort Jefferson had a long and undistinguished career as a mili­ tary establishment, federal peni­ tentiary and supply depot, among other things. At the time of the Spanish-American War, a coaling station was built there and the fort was manned for the last time by a regular detachment of marines. The cable station once there was discontinued, as was the quaran­ tine station. In 1901 three wire­ less men were the last remnants of a once heavy garrison. ' After the lighthouse building burned atop the fort, the light was aban­ doned. Its last use before being converted into a national monu­ ment in 1935 was as a lead mine Cdastwise shipping lafies through Florida Straiti to and from major in World War I. Gulf jports like New Orleans. Mobile, Port Arthur and Galveston, all paOs. withih. g few miles of the Dry Tortugas group, 60 miles to •In addition lb';a'UlS bii'd refuj^e the^vest of thp Florida Keys. ' ^ on Garden Key, another nbted as- �Mar 1. iBSS S E A FA R E RS LOG pjif* Tweiit7-f*iir .. DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS.. FAIRLANO (Waterman), February iT food. All but one weather door should —Chairman, Wagner; Secretary, Frad C. be kept locked in Korea. Irizar. AH rooms but the deck main­ tenance aft have been painted. Captain warned the crew about logging, but gave them another chance. Beefs should go to department, not ship's, delegates. Mate will be seen about fixing the hospital. There should be iced tea and ice water now that the ship is reaching hot climates. Salads should be more varied. Cups should be returned to the pantry. Razor blades should not be left on the- sink. Ship is short on ice cream. April t—Chairman, Samuel Jonas; Sec­ retary, Fred Irizar. Almost' all repairs have been done. FELTORE, (Ore), April 4—Chairman, Ralph E. Stall; Secretary, John Kulpor. Overtime disputes will be referred to the patrolman at the signoff. Sanitary is not to make coffee. Wiper' and ordinary will clean the laundry room together the first time, then the wiper will take care of it and the ordinary be assigned to the recreation room. JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), March 14— Chairman, Elmer E. Lamb; Secretary, R. Sirois. Little action has been taken on the repair list. John King was .elected ship's delegate. Painting of stewards de­ partment quarters was discussed. Messroom should be kept clean, with dishes® and cups replaced in the pantry. Steam table still has not been repaired. Gear locker should be kept clean. Steward asked for cooperation in changing the linen. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March-11—Chairman, E. J. Hagan; Secretary, Francis R. Napoli. Sub­ sistence for heat list was made up and turned over to the captain. It will be given to the patrolman a« the payoff. Four men will be referred to the pa­ trolman. , April 5—Chairman, James Battle; Sec­ retary, Julius Lazarus. Hagan was elected ship's delegate. Steward ordered gas, bombs to gas out ail foc'sles. These wiir be obtained in San Pedro. Stewards department will clean the recreation FRANCES (Bull), April 1—Chairman, room and deck and engine departments J. L. O'Rourke; Secretary, Larry O'Con will rotate the cleaning of the laundry. ncli. Messhall should be kept locked in JULESBUR6 (Mathiasen), March 21— port and only necessary persons will be fed on the ship. Disputed OT will be Chairman, Elton J. Hamaty; Secretary, taken up with the patrolman. Mate will be asked about an awning for the poop deck. Vote of thanks went to the baker for a good Job well' done. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trans), March 1—Chairman, Ben Lawson; Secre­ tary, W. Walsh. Steward should put out a larger variety of top-grade meats. He promised to do so and asked for sug­ gestions from the crew. Leonard Wright was elected ship's delegate. Stewards de­ partment head near the messroom will be closed after repairs are completed. March 29—Chairman, Ben Lawson; Sec­ retary, Waiter J. Walsh. Several smaU beefs about the chief engineer will be taken care of in the usual SIU manner. Steward was told to requisition innerspring mattresses for the unlicensed per­ sonnel. Lava is to be issued instead of inferior pumice soap. Ship is to he fu­ migated. Number of steaks served is to be increased. Clothing of one man will be left at the Union hall. FRANCES (Bull), April 14—Chairman, J. L. O'Rourke; Secretary, Larry O'Connell. Awmings are to be put up as soon as stanchions are painted. New keys are to be made. Showers and toilets are to be kept locked in ports. All watches now have keys. One man missed ship >n New York. Or.i man was picked up in Puerto Plata. Voluntary donations will be taken up for a member. Crew should be a little more quiet in the messhall. Purser will help ail men with declara­ tions. GEORGE UHLER (Southern Steimship), March 15—Chairman, Dan Leary; Secre­ tary, Andy C. Noah. Delegates report all in good order. Steward volunteered to eontact the merchant library on ex­ changing books. Steward will take Si donations from men to buy pbcket books. Vote of thanks was given to the nego­ tiating committee for the good work they performed. April 12—Chairman, J. B. Garrison; Secretary, Andy C. Noah. Total of $30 was collected to buy books. Messroom should be kept cleaner, as well as laun­ dry. Garbage should be dumped aft of the housing, away from gangway. Re­ pair list will be .(urned over to the pa­ trolman for action. W. Knapp. Overtime will be brought to the patrolman's attention in -Galveston Repair Ust will be handed .over to him. Saiied without miik; steward's requisi­ tion was turned down. No date—Chairman, S. Xirglak; Secre­ tary, J. D. McGoidrick. There is a $26.00 baiance in the ship's fund. No one IF to payoff without a patrolman. Suggestion was made to heip the crew messman, as this is his first trip. Steward will be asked to get more linen aboard. Steward should make up a schedule for OS and messman in cleaning rest rooms used bv bosun and cooks. KATHRYN (Bull), April 12—Chairman, George Burke; Secretary, Aibe. Melendez was reelected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. All hands are to heip keep the ship clean. KEYSTONE MARINER (Waterman), February 28—Chairman, C. Wilson; Sec­ retary, L. Williams. One man is missing. W. Patterson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. All departments are to take turns cleaning the laundry. Messroom is to be kept locked in port and gangway watch wiU- keep the key, so that unauthorized persons cannot enter. Mattress covers should be kept on the mattresses. Cups should be returned after use. April 12—Chairman, K. Edginton; Sec­ retary, L.- Williams. Ammunition bonus should be equalized for the entire crew. Motion was passed to this effect. New washing machine is needed for the crew. One repair list will be made out. Deck department will clean the laundry before arrival in New York. Cups and glasses should be returned to the pantry after use. Soiled linen should be turned in by men' leaving the ship. Mate wHl be contacted about repairing the watertight door. Patrolman will be contacted about the crew's mess. Former radio operator invited all crewmembers to attend a play which he wrote and which is now play­ ing in New York. AU members are to be his guests. ' The membership is again cautioned to'beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on,the spot AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), March $2Chairman, W. C. Farrell; Secretary, R. M. Garrod. One man missed ship. Leak in forepeak should be fixed. GaUey scupper should be repaired so that the galley will no longer be flooded. Vege­ table box deck, should be insulated, spoiled fruits and vegetables will be shown . to the patrolman. After deck should be kept clear. Stewards depart­ ment got a vote of confidence. April t—Chairman, R. M. Garrod;' Sec­ retary, Bob Sheppard. Washing machine should be repaired. Coffe cups sliuuld not be left in rooms but returned to the pantry. ALAMAR (Caimar),' April 5—Chalrmfen, Thurston Lewis; Secretary, Wenfleld Downs. Disputed OT will be cleared by the patrolman in the first port of ar­ rival, AU lockers should be painted and very rusty ones should be replaced. Steam valve should not be opened all the way, so as not to disturb men who are sleeping-off watch. Vote of thanks went to the steward and his department for good food. April 12—Chairman, Thurston LeWls; Secretary, J. J:. Levin. There is SS0.18 in the ship's fund. Crew should make less noise for the benefit of men sleeping off watch. Engine department beef oh firemen equalizing OT port watches wiU be presented to the patrolman. steward delegate Doors should not Jie banged. Messroom and recreation hail should be kept clean at all times.' Re­ pair list will be made up. Chief en­ gineer will be contacted about fixing showers. April 19—Chairman, E.Wanstn; Secre­ tary, W. E. Coutant. Steward will get deodorants for toilets. Ship's delegate ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), April 12-^will see the captain about rubber wind Chairman; Ed Moio; Secretary, R. H. chutes, and check about US money for Sheffield. Air conditioning beef was tem­ the voyage. Passageway and messhall porarily settled. Back pay wUl probably wlU be Bougeed and painted. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), April S— Chairman, C, Gates; Secretary, Frank Kustura. M. Smith was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department for the fine food and service. WACOSTA (Waterman), March 29— Chairman, Floyd E. Starkey; Secretary, Chester Dunn. Captain said he -w^U report men who report on boSI-d late for saiUng in Bremerhaven. Keys for rooms wUl be made while the ship is in New York. Stewards department is to dump garbage aft instead of by gangway. Ship's delegate will take care of the ship's fund. Steward has requisitioned mattresses. Perculator should not be left plugged in. March i—Chairman, Floyd X. Starisy; Secretary, E. S. Sugar. Motion was passed to have aU quarters painted. OS on sanitary duty and the wiper will keep the recreation room, laundry and pas­ sageways clean for a week. Linen should be turned in on Friday. April 5—Chairman, Floyd B. Starkey; Secretary, E. Biemilier. Andy Growder was e—iected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation and WiU take care of the ship's fund. There should be two percuiators in the messroom for use at night, to which the steward agreed and put one in the next morning. Messroom should be cleaned up by the watch every morn­ ing. Dirty dishes should be put in the sink. AU mattresses and pillows were changed, as requested. WESTERN RANCHER (Wastorn Navi­ gation), April 5—Chairman, Ai Oromaner; Secretary, Glazder Edward. Repair list was discussed. New mattresses are needed. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department. WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ tion), March 29—Chbirman, C. Benway; Secretar, O. P. Oakley. Captain said that sougeelng will be done on OT. Man that fail to keep on the job while in port will be logged. SmaU repair list wSs' made out and turned over to the ship's dele­ gate. Two men missed ship. Reading matter should be returned when it has been read. WILLIAM DOWNING (Stats Fuel), March 14—Chairman, Johnson; Secretary, L. Strange. This is a good trip with a LA SALLE (Waterman), March 29— well behaved crew and no foul-ups. Dis­ Chairman, William E. Higgs; Secretary, cussion was held, on the washing ma­ Stefano Guggino. S. H. Word was elected chine and the cleanliness of the messhaU. ship's delegate by acclamation; Robert Defransa, deck delegate: Douglas V. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), March 15— Cann, engine delegate; Bob Alien stew­ Chairman, W. B. Andrews; Secretary, C. ard delegate. Ail heads should be kept Mathews. $34.45 ship's fund was passed AMEROCEAN (Biackchestsr), Decem­ clean. Ship's delegate should contact to the ship's delegate by the last del­ ber 15—Chairman, Talbot; Secretary, the chief enginer on the hot water beef. on egate. $4 donation was made foi the James C. Rose. There should be less Liner count should be kept straight. noise in the passageway at night. Laun­ dry cleaning schedule will be set up for LONE JACK (Cities Service), March 22 sanitary men. Deck engineer will fix the —Chairman, H. E. Grant; Secretary, B. L. washing machine drain. Clothes should Smith. Patrolman . will be contacted be removed from the fieley as soon as about the cockroaches in the messhall they are dry. and gaUey. .W. L. Rackiey was elected January 3—Chairman, C. Story; Secre­ ship's delegate by acclamation. AU hands tary, J. E, Rose. Steward should divide should help keep the messhall clean. stores proportionately for the rest of Drinking fountain below deck back aft ship's library in New York. Steward and the voyage. should be repaired. AH eating utensils ship's delegate will see the captain about March 10—Chairman, John Talbot; Sec­ should be thoroughly cleaned. Ship's getting a new washing machine in-Hon'rretary, James Rose. All linen should be fund is now $32. iuiu. Present machine, bought by 'he turned in for cleaning in Japan. There April 9—Chairman, J. C. Whatley; Sec­ ciew, has had several breakdowns. All should be less noise in the passageways. retary, J. M. O'Neii. Fountains have not should refuse to sign on for the next April 5-^Chairman, Edward Lizier; Sec­ yet been fixed. There are sufficient wind trip until action is taken'to eliminate the retary, James Rose. One man missed the scoops and cots, it is claimed. There is black, oUy substance which-has been con­ ship in Yokohama. One man was logged $34.20 in the ship's fund. J. C. Whatley taminating the drinking and washing wa­ while on hospital ship. Delegates will was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ ter. Ship's delegate will see what can be" make up the repair list. tion. Patrolman will be shown poor done this trip. Crew's menu board should menus. Deck and steward department be shifted-for beiter visibiUly. Drinking were asked to use their own heads. Men fountain should be placed in the passage­ CATAWBA VICTORY (Bull), April 11— would like some other beverage besides way to keep unauthorized persons out of Chairman, R. H. -McCarthy; Secretary, Kool-ald. rice should be added to the crew messroom. Stev/ards depart­ Gilbert Esperanda. Two men left in the menu. Grits, should be kept fresh. ment was thanked for a good job. Philadelphia. Carpenter promised to Ax Tin pitcherCoffee should replaced with the wasjiing machine and the sink. Ship's crockery or plastic. be Different type of STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), na datadelegate wUi see the mate about fixing iced tea glasses should be procured. Chairman, S. Rlvars; Sacratary, J. Furall stewards department doors. Each de­ ton. .AU but one black gang foc'sie have partment will clean the library and laun­ SUZANNE (Bull), no data—Chairman, been painted. The last one will,be paint­ dry week for .for a week. Crew is to get Jimmy Jones; Secretary, L. Vigo. There ed before arrival. Three men left In meals a little faster, especially those men is $8 in the ship's fund which was re­ Honolulu, one SUP man signed off and on watch. , tained in New York by men who missed the other two went to the hospital. Three the ship. replacements were signed on there. The GENERAL PATTON (National Water­ 437 balance in the ship's fund is being ways), Ma. :h 22—Chairman, M, C. KleiTADDEI (Shipenter), April 5—Chair­ taken care of by. the steward. Inquiry ber; Secretary, N. Merrick. Pantry and man,' R. L. Aiken; Secretary, E, Hansen. will be made about a spare motor and messhall should be kept cle.->.n at . night. Minor repair jobs will be done on the pump and pump parts for the washing - Peck wiU be painted. All three depart­ ship. One man missed ship in Philadel­ machine. Stewards,department seems to ments will take turns cleaning the rec­ phia. R. L. Aiken was elected ship's be one man short in the gaUey. Patrol­ reation room. Vote of thanks went to delegate: T. Lowe, deck delegate: P. F man wUl be asked about- this. - Discussion the stewards department for the fine Jordan, engine delegate; F. E. Wasmer, was held on the .washing machine. Vote r I. *Can'Shaker9* Have Ko OK GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), April 11—Chairman, Sanders;. Secretary, Alu. Letter was sent to the hall about the brother who missed the ship. Henry Gzigorskl was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Delegates will collect SI from each member of their departments at the payoff to start a ship's fund. Pa­ trolman will be contacted about getting cots.. Stewards department was thanked for good service during the trip. FORT BRIDGER (US Petroleum), Feb­ ruary 25—Chairman, John Gates; Secre­ tary, Harold W. Simmons. There is S35 In the ship's fund. There was a complaint about one troublesome member, who was warned by the ship's delegate. April 4—Chairman, John A. Buzelewski; Secretary, Maivin Nielsen. Report on a member" was sent in to the Union. One member will be brought up on charges for being drunk. Three men logged and one missed ship in Los Paimos. Washing machine should be kept clean. of thank* went to the etewardi depart­ ment for good food and service, with special mention for the baker's fine bak­ ing. Steward willAee about getting pure black pepper. New library should be se­ cured in Norfolk. i f I/: GGMMcmMas M 94*«4«6M4*t-t4 • ,1 delegate by .acclamation; Brlndie. fieck delegate. Patrolman wiU be contacted on the poor coffee. Cups and glasses should not be left in the foc'sles. MesdiaU should be kept clean. IVashing machine should not be overloaded. April 14—Chairman, K. F. Goidmani Secretary, F. Throp. Deck department is one man short. Menu board in the' messroom should be moved. Mate wUl be contacted about wind chutes. MesshaU chairs need repairing. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), March 14—Chairman, Ray White; Secre­ tary, Nason Nunn. Stewards department was handling stores. Washing machfne needs repairing. Awning will be'placed aft next trip. Steward was asked to get more fresh fruit and mUk. New mat­ tresses will go on the repair Ust, Ship needs fumigation. ROYAL OAK (Cities Sarvica), April 4 —Chairman, Louie Cantrall; . Secretary,' Chris Kcilahar. There is a $54.56 balance in the ship's fund. Wiper missed ship at Bayonne; his gear wUl be Checked and put ashore. Repair Usts will be handed over to the ship's delegate. MesshaU and" laundry should be kept cleaner. Butts should be kept off the deck; cups should be returned to the pantry. Full amount of milk should be taken aboard at eacH port. Crew washing machine needs re­ pairing. • , SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND (Waterman), April 4—Chairman, Jesse Lewlsk; Secre­ tary, AI. Kessen. Patrolman is to make sure' that officers stop doing Unlicensed personnel's work, and see about paihtihg' all crew quarters. All doors need fixing. SEACLIFF (Coral), Chairman, John blmitriadls; Secretary, C. B, Jensen, There was some disputed OT relating to for­ eign workers working on this ship; tjio Union has been notified. Men promised to return dirty Unen on linen day. Men would like to have the full amount of the draw at one time. Captain will be asked again to have the aUeyways cleaned and sougeed and the recreation room. messhaU and ice box ladders painted. Captain wiU only pay one hour OT for having ice made. Captain insists stores be paid this voyage. GriU will be pur­ arc washed by the men, although, stewa'rd chased for the gaUey when available. Un­ has checked consumption and-says this is authorized persons should be kept out of not so. messrooms, aUeyways galley and all crew quarters by the company officials. SEACOMET (Colonial), March 22—Chair­ ALCOA ROAMER (Aleea), April 12— Chairman, Charles Magltte; Secretary, James Johnston. Discussion was held on one man who fouled up. Report on this WiU be handed over to the patrolman. Steward reported many cups missing, they have been left on deck. Discussions were held on the repair list, the ship's laundry's scuppers, getting an iron for the ship and the ship's fund. ALEXANDRA (Cartas), March 23— Chairman, F. A. Sayol; Secretary, Ricco Medeiros. Repair Ust was given the skipper who promised to act on it; as yet nothing has been accompUshed. C. B. Moose was elected new ship's delegate. A new repair Ust will be turned over for the captain. Chief electrician will clean and repair all fans. Ship's fund wUl be made up of $1 for each man. AMERSEA (Blackchastar), April S— Chairman, D. C. Jonas; Sacratary, Jerry Smith. A letter. from the widow of Brother Elmer J. Blanes, who died on March 6th whUe pantryman aboard this vessel, was read. It was decided that the unlicensed personnel would have the cap­ tain wire her S233 and at the end of the voyage the remainder of the 'ship's fund wUl be forwarded to her. man, C. Murphy; Secretary, R. Bowley. Steward said that the master agrees to buy anything necessary in ports of caU. Recreation room needs cleaning. Engine and deck departments wiU rotate clean­ ing of laundry room. AU repairs should be reported to delegates immediately. April 3—Chairman, C. J. Murphy; Sec­ retary, Robert Bowley. C> Murphy was elected ship's delegate. Agent will be contacted in Port Arthur about replace­ ment of washing machine. Delegates will see the patrolman about the inadequate siopchest. Repair list wiU be turned over to ship's delegate. Patrolman wUl be asked about transportation supper. Cold supper was requested whije the ship is in the tropics, Crew is very' satisfied with the food. SEANAN (Stratford), March 28—Chair­ man, R, L, Young; Sacratary, W. H. Kumka. D. Berger was elected ship's delegate. Ship's fund wiU be started with voluntary donations of 82 per man at AZALEA CITY (Waterman), March 29— the payoff. Wood was elected to coUect Chairman, E. O'Reu^e; Secretary, David this. Repair lists were coUected, B. Sacher. There was a beef with the mate firing a man in Tampa. Mate also SEAPENDER (Sea Transport), April 12 had trouble with the deck delegate for —Chairman, Johannes Roos; Sacratary, a matter that was not his fault. Radio H. M. Gulnlar. Bosun complained about wiU be bought out of the ship's fund. the inefficiency of a few members of the Each member will be assessed SI foi- deck department. He wUi contact the pa­ this. Something should be done to fix trolman on this. One man left ship in the toaster. . . Yokohama; his name will be turned over to the patroima^. Patrolman wiU bo BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), March given the repair list. 2S—Chairman, R. Cowdrey; Secretary, J.. R. SImlton. Washing machine.-wqa moved SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), back down below. .D. L.- McCorvey was April 19—Chairman, Paul Ulrlch; Sacra­ elected, ship's delegate. AU fans will be tary, Walter Bayalar, Oiler wants bot­ put out. One man who failed to qualify tom bunk. There is 893.24 in the ship's for his job was demoted, paying the man fund Patrolman wiU be told crew refuses who took his place the difference in pay. to accept milk from one dairy which has sent spoiled mUk several' times to BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), the ship, despite warnings. Metal wasteMarch 22—Chairman, Burns; Secretary, baskets were ordered. Crew voted about EIrod. Men agreed to clean up after the getting a coke machine, if possible. Wal­ dog. Heads need repairing. There should ter Mueller was elected ship's delegate be enough cots provided. Door sill in by acclamation. crew's mess needs repairing. Complete repair Ust wiU be made up and sub­ SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (SeatralnV mitted on arrival in port. 'March 22—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secre­ April 2—Chairman, Charles Colllns; tary, S. U. Johnson. There is 833.60 in. Sacrstary, Harry R. Gundarud. Meals in the ship's fund. Screen doors wiU be general have ben very poor, with much taken care of in Edgewater, NJ, New of the food rotten when served, espe­ mattresses should be placed on board cially meat. This will be brought to the for those needing them. Bed springs that attention of the Lake Charles and New need repairs should be taken®care of. York patrolman, and all stewards store Repairs should be turned over to depart­ Will be checked. Extermination is also ment delegates before the payoff. One needed. brother paid off with sickness; member­ April 5—Chairman, William Burka; Sac­ ship decided to donate part of the ship's ratary, Harry R. Gundarud. Variety of fund to him. cold cuts should be provided for the night lunch. No rotten meat should be SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sea train), served. Each department wUl turn a re­ March 11—Chairman, F.-J, Constantln; pair list over to the patrolman on arrival. Secretary, J. Westfall. There U !«b'-i.30 in Ray Ruppert was imanimously elected the ship's fund. Discussion was held on ship's delegate. the shortage of milk. There should be cold supper in hot weather. Suggestion BULL RUN (Mathlasan), April -15— was made to buy a radio from'the slop-'Chairman, S. Karksson; Sacratary, A. chest. Daballch. Patrolman- wiU be asked to March 19—Chairman, W. A. Vay Dynei settle the beef on the steward doing Secretary, C. Lowery. Garbage disposal painting. The $27.51 in the ship's fund will be taken up -with the boarding pa­ WiU be turned over to the. next cfew. trolman and settled. Bosun stands aU Repair list wiU be made up and turned watches. Discussion was held on over to department beads. New washing anchor whether day men are entitled to some machine, iron and ironing board wiU be of these. . Vote of thanks went to i the put aboard, . JDeck- department foc'sles stewards will- be pained before leaving the yard. service. "department for good' food and AU-rooms should be cleaned before leav­ April 2—Chairman,- E. M. Bryant; Seoing the ship.. Loudspeaker wiU be re­ retsry, J. Meyer, Men were asked hot to placed in the messhall. use the toaster, for making sandwiches. .cups and glasses should be re­ CHIWAWA (Cities Sarvica), April 3— Coffee .to the msMAaU. Chairman, K. F. Goldman; Sacratary, D. turned April 14H:i\elrm.en, Nf*: Walshj EgeFowars. Delegates are preparing fepair lists, Frank Throp was .alected ship's, �SEAFARERS May 1. MM Tage Twenty-fir* LQG ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) reiary, H, C. MeCurdy. There U a $15.27 balance In the ahlp'a fund after the purchaie of a radio. Waahlnx machine fan belt will be bou$nt from the ahlp'a fund. Steward reported that cola will be U' •ued next week. SHINNECOCK BAY (Mar Trade), April I—Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary, Zypla Zygarewtky. Chief engineer, will be contacted about freah water. Deck de­ partment and blackgang'a foc'slea were painted, and messhall wlU be done. Waablng machine la broken. Toaater la burned out. . . SIMMONS VICTORY (Bull), March 1 Chairman, W. B. Ayceck; Secretary, J. it. Creppon. One man missed ship. AU repairs should be made before the ship sails.. Men with beefs should see their delegates first. Dishes should be re­ turned to the pantry. Two vinegar and oil sets should be put out. Messman should have a flashlight when he dumps garbage.. Men should be properly dressed In messhaU and- pantry. March 21—Chairman, J. H. Creppon; Sacratary, William Elliott. Discussion was.held on repairing the washing ma­ chine. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ards department. Sink and messroom chairs need repairing. Ship's delegate wlU see the first assistant engineer and repcirt to crew. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern Trad­ ing, March If—Chairman, Floyd U Sim­ mons; Secretary, L. B. Bryant, Jr. Chief mate is thoroughly satisfied with the deck gang. Motion was passed to take on extra milk to make up for the- ports where it is unobtainable. Steward should get a better grade of stores. C. W. Man riner was elected treasu.rer of the sliip's fund. MesshaU shouid be kept clean. Each department should turn a repair .list in to the ship's delegate. Men should help conserve water. Vote of thanks went to the stewaids department for their efforts to satisfy crew. Suggestion was made that negotiating committee ask for a steward utUity in next negotiations with company, as the work is too much for the crew on hand. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic). April S —Chairman, Jamer H. Hammers; Socso- tary. Bob Porter. Innerspiing mattresses may be procured at the end of the voy­ age. Captain notified the SaVannah office of stores shortage. There Is S140.74 In the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went to the captain for his going to bat regard­ ing stores. Bob Peters was elected dilp's delegate by acclamation. Deck Depart­ ment shower waterUne needs fixing, as weU as water faucet in one foc'sle. Re­ pair Ust should be started before reach­ ing last European port. SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic), March 15—Chairman, R. E. Pierce; Secretary, J. H. Chastereau. Glenn Lawron was clecled ship's delegate by acclamation. New television antenna wUl be purchased in the States. New York haU wUl be con­ tacted about obtaining Union slopchest. Messroom, recreation room and laundry should be kept clean. STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), Decem­ ber 14—Chairman, Charles Starling; Sec­ retary, J. Thompson. Mate was working en deck. December 14—Chairman, Charles Star^ ling; Secretary, Henry D. McRorle. En­ gine delegate wlU keep track of the Ught, water, drinking water and heat suppUes. Quiz Anawera (1) (a) Vienna, (b) Florence, (c) Munich. (2) Five feet "(60 inches.) The "hand" is a unit of four inches. (3) 50 miles per hour. He was actually driving only seven hours. (4) (c) Rat. Its effectiveness as a germ and plague-carrier has probably resulted in more deaths than any other animal. (5) Water, pump. (S) The Big Dipper. (7) 35. (8) During sleep, in the early morning. (9) Orange pekoe is simply a •grade of tea resulting from sift­ ing the leaves through a sieve of « certain size. (10) 11 o'clock. Puzzle Anawer mm oaraaa saa sni Dsnsfz;] Qsa sfflizaacaiaci HdaaH SI3!;3 SaOBilS asoaa soDEa aaQH caa SEE aa® sa csEEOs asGa® aaaffijHB ana aassa ranaaasa n™ HEHisE ans] GUSBUia aaa Captain rofuset to OK stewards depart­ ment .OT, especially for making ice cream. He wants the steward to wash Uhsn since, no linen can be laundered ashore. Stewards department refuses to do this imless, of course, the captain gives a direct order. March 20—Chairman, Charles Starling; Secretary, Henry D. McRorle. There is quite a lot of disputed overtime. New washing machine and some new fans are needed. Everyone is to apply for S2 for Washing his own linen. All cots must be turned in. A luianlmous vote of thanks went to the stewards department. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), March 15—Chairman, Fred Chapman; Secretary, E. Gerun. C. B. Carter was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. DlacusaUn; was held'en the food situation. Crew should keep mesrtiaU and pantry cleaner at night. Crew was-asked to take care of cots. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), April *—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, • N. Vosklsn. Performers will be turned over to the patrolman in the States. One man left ship due to sickness. Water wUl be tested to see if it Is fit to drink. Car­ penter shop shouud be ovepbauled and messhall should be rearranged. The crew is not to feed the monkeys, as someone has been feeding them soap. They should be kept on deck and not In the rooms. Crew Is to be properly dressed in the messhalL Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership hofdts in New York hut are now sailing from outports don't have to coihe to this city to get their new hooks. If the men Involved win write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the hook in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. rttary, R. D. Tapmsn. Repaira have IMen taken care ef. Crew wiU cooperate in keeping the messhalL clean. There ia S1A5 in the ship's fund. and. suggestions about donations wiU he taken at the payoff in Now Haven. Steward wiU be told about the eonditloD ef Uncn and the lack of -towels and soap. April M-rChalrmsn, Edwin Davit; Sec­ retary, R. D. Tapman. One man missed ship. Exterminator should he called. Bunk springs need repairing Missing man's gear will be pot astiore in a Gul< port. Stewards department got a vete of thanks for the Job they are doing. . STEEL SCIENTIST Usthmlan) March 15 —Chairman, Richard Hunt; Secretary Os­ car M. Rayner. Beefs should be reported to draartment delegates. Messroom seats should be raarranged. Ship's fund stands at S30. SnggesUen was made to put beef and ham out for night lunch. Meats should be eut Just before - serving. Cap­ tain Frank Jones qxtended his thanks-to the m-ew for the wonderful way they COE VICTORY (Victory CarrlerO, April turned to when the ship caught fire in 5 — Cliairman, Gordon; Socratary, Calcutta. McLsuglln. Most repMrs havo been done. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March Toilets should be kept cleaner. 27—Chairman, i)et listed; Secretary, net DE SOTO (Waterman), February 2listed. Ther.e is S30 in the ship's fund. Suggestion was made that each man con­ Chairman, Callahan; Secretary, P. M. Reyes. HaU was contacted about oysters tribute SI extra to the ship's fund. Laun­ dry room is to be kept clean at all times. and said that no more than S gallons can be expected. Motion was passed to STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), AprH 7— donate $10 to the American Library As­ Chairman, E. L. Thempson; Secretary, A. sociation. Discussion was held on reg­ Vargas. Men were asked to conserve ulating the hot water in the crew's shower. Repairs are to he turned in be­ water. Motion was passed to compliment fore -arrival. Discussion was held on the the cooks for the fine work performed. Deck and engine showers are not work­ March of Dimes. March Otto Callahan; ing properly. Patrolman will be asked Sacratary, 2—Chairman, Philip Rayas. Drydocking ques­ if more beer can be distributed through­ tion needs clarification. Company wiU be out the trip. Crew was thanked for be­ ing en time for meals. Whistling while asked for a new washing machine, as the one now in use continuously -needs the crew is asleep diould be avoided. repairing. First assistant wiU be adted to COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), certify this. New chairs are needed for March 31—Chairman, WHIard Parks; Sec- the recreation room. Special place wiU be designated for drying clothes. PERSONAIiS A1 Uhler Contact Bettina Queen, 750 Bar­ clay Avenue, Staten Island, NY. ^ ^ Harold "Pete" Peterson I am sendhig a money order to you In care of the mail room at SIU headquarters. Please pick it up there. Mike Reges. ^ Richard Joseph Wade • Please write or get in touch with your mother, 41 Massachusetts Ave., So. PortlancI, Me. There is sickness at home. Larry Baldridge Contact Miss Abbott at 6019 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. $ $ Richard Mills Contact Mr. Maloney at 1204 Land Title Building, Broad and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. i Boyd Davis Please get In touch with Helen Miller at her aunt's home, 160 Stanton Road, Mobile, Alabama. jr Wilbur Please get in Evelyn Sullivan, Boston 1, Mass. t high caUbre food lerved and the cleanlineia of the,-department. Crewmemben were asked to leave foc'sles clean and shipshape for the new crew and to turn in aU keys before leaving. Patrolman wUl be contacted about a man who re­ fuses to attend meetings. CAROLYN (Bull), April 11—Chairman. M. Gordils; Secretary, A. Aragonat. Stew­ ard said that he is trying to use up per­ ishable fruit first. Vote of thanks went DEL AIRES (Mississippi), March 2f- for the swell chow cooked on board Chairman, Cleophas Wright; Secretary, and served by the stewards department.' John W. Ficeu. CecU E. Whidden was Laundry should be left clean after use. elected ship's delegate. There is $57.52 in the ship's fund. ToUets should be kept HILTON (Bull), March 15—Chairman, clean. Phonograph should be turned off after use. Suggestion was made to get A. Smith; Secretary, A. Rosen. All re­ books on the West Coast. Steam coffee pairs were completed except the paint­ um should be gotten instead of the one ing of foc'sles. Charles Payne was now on order. Parts for hot plates elected ahlp'a delegate unanimously; Louis (Torino was elected deck dele­ should be secured too. gate. Men would like tn know why crewmembcrs can't be gotten in San DEL NORTE (Mississippi), March 22— Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, John Juan when the ifaip reachei port. Stew­ Zimmer, There is a little disputed over­ ard will see about getting a bigger pertime but otherwise smooth sailing. Old culator fer the crew messhall. Stewards movie screen will be auctioned off. There department got a vote of thanks for their Is not enough money in the ship's fund fine work. to buy a movie projector—a balance of $141.07. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), March 27 April 4—Chairman, Stough; Secretary, —Chairman, E. N. King; Secretary, C. A. Zimmer. Ship's repair Ust will be sent Dorrcugh. Captain asked the crewmemto New Orleans from Rio de Janeiro bers to be quieter in the messhall while northbound. Brothers were asked to In port. Desserts left over at dinnertime continue with the ship's paper, the 'T4av- should be saved. Steward agreed, pro­ igator." Motion was passed to buy a vided that erewmembers put dishes and movie projector in New Orleans from the spoons In the sink. Crew wants fruit put people. who supply the films. Ship's out earlier. Foc'sles should be kept treasurer. Sister Johannssen. reported a clean. Entire atewards department got movie fund of S340 and a ship's fund of a vote of thanks for the food and serv­ *121.07. Discussion was held on the ice fbr the whole trip. movie projector. LAKE GEORGE (US Petroleum), Octo­ DEL SOL (Mississippi), January 25— 5—Chelrman, David Fair; Secretary, Chelrman, J. T. Walff; Sacratary, J. E. ber Edward V. Smith. Arthur Seago was Garsey. Everything is going okay. Dis­ elected ahlp'i delegate. Ship's fund win cussion was held on washing machine be started with • SI donation from each wringer. List for bundry cleaning Miould member. Repair will be drawn up be made up. There is not enough hot. with ene copy sentlist to headquartera. water in the washroom. Steward was October M —Chairman, Edward V. asked to check stcampress to make sure Smith; Secretary, William Kehrwiadcr. food would be hot. Radio will be repaired. If potsible. Ship's March 27—Chairman, Justin T. WoltT; delegate will see the captain about an. Secretary, W. R. Cameron. Hot and cold awning for aft poop deck. Heads are nearly all in need of repair. Glasses should be put in the sink. Ship's dele­ gate will sec the captain about getting an iron. Steward will try to get more cots, pillow slips and soap trays for the showers in Italy. Mi water is to be Installed in the washing machine, since mixer faucet cannot be obtained. AU mattresses should be in­ spected and damaged ones replaced. New locker should be instaUed—with shelves —in the cook's foc'sle. One beef about a crewmember going topside wiU be re­ ferred to the patrolman. EDITH (Bull), March 24—Chairman, William Brewer; ' Secretary, L. Rlxxo. Mate wiU be contacted about getting suitable goggles for use whUe loading or discharging sulphur. Escape panels in DEL MONTE rMlstUslppD. April 5— 12-4's door needs repairing. Chairman, David Ramsay; Secretary, Kalth M. Cola. SMp's delegate saw the ELIZABETH (Bull), April 5—Chairmen, captain about lifting some loga, but the Saliva; Secretary, Orlando H. Lepex. captain refused. Repair Ust was read M. Gony Gonzalez was elected ship's dele­ and accepted. Ship's delegate wUl check gate. One man was hospitalized in Puerto aU department requisitions and make Rico. ToUet and shower should be paint­ sure there are enough parts for the fans ed in New York this trip. put on board for the next voyage. Vote of thanks went to the stewards depart EVELYN (Bull), March 27—Chairman. ment for the excellent service and the W. Davlcs; Secretary, E. C. Dacay. Etty was elected ship's delegate. Repair list will be turned over to the ship's de'egate before reaching port. Cups .should be returned to the pantry. Brother Schnink was given a vote of thanks for being a fine ship's delegate. Brother Schrunk is retiring from the sea: be has Victor B. Cooper been sailing since 1927. NOTICES Ex-crewmemher of the North­ western Victory. Contact pay­ master of Victory Carriers, Inc., 655 Madison Ave., NY, in regards to money due you. t, i t t 3^ 4> Union Dues The Seafarer who paid his 1953 dues in New York to Patrolman Howard Guinier on April 17 (re­ ceipt No. G 14291) should get in touch with headquarters immedi­ ately. Name and hook number were not entered on the receipt so his dues has not been credited to him in the records. fine work in keeping the broken-down washing machine constantly under repairs. LOGANS PORT (Cities Service), April 17—Chairman, O. M. Barplctte; Secretary, W. F. RInehart. Bed springs in the en­ gine department have all been repaired, and in the stewards department, too. OT beef will be discussed with the patrol­ man. Crew was asked to keep cots aft of lifeboats on the boat deck. Everyone should make some contribution to the ship's fund at the payoff. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers). March 5—Chairman. William J. Smith; Secretary. Jack Delan. Report was read dn the deck gang working on the jumbo boom under unsafe conditions, and the chief mate working on deck. This win be taken up with the patrolman. Stewards department got a vote of thanks for a job weU done. Better va­ riety of stores should be procured for th next trip. Ship should be left clean and patrolman diould check before the payoff. " MOBILIAN (Waterman), February 21— Chairman, Mike Zelonka; Secretary, D. Miase. Beeker was elected ship's dele­ gate unanimously. Each department will keep the laundry clean for a week at a tuno. Repair list wiU be turned in. 'March 23—Chairman, Donald "Tiny" FAIRISLE (Waterman), April 12—Chair­ man, Ray Queen; Secretary, George Dunn. Crew scuttlebutt was repaired by re­ quest. One permltman missed ship in 'Frisco. Steward and stewards depart­ ment got a vote of appreciation for their good aU-around work and consideration of the crew. Steward George Dunn thanked the crew, stating It was one of the best he had shipped with and that the departmrat would do aU It could to show appreciation. iL Mease; Becretary, Alex Janes. Repair lists were aU turned in. Patrolman will be asked to examine the boiler, to see about eliminating gas. Second mate will be contacted by the patrolman on enter­ ing empty foc'sles. Assignments for cleaning the laundry will be posted on ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), April the notice board. Repair list will also be 17—Chairman, Lee Roy Eekoff; Secretary, posted. Condition of scuppers in the Leon Frenchy Davis. The crew insists galley and the galley stove will be on a new washing machine, since this brought to the patrolman's attention. one has broken down so many times. MARYMAR (Calmer), April 12—Chair­ Crew should not sign on untU the ship is fumigated. There are red ants aU man, Joe KowalskI; Secretary, Gilbert Neman. Discussion was held on one un­ over the ship. Keya should be turned in before members leave the ship. Vote satisfactory member. Seattle hall will of thanks went to the stewards depart­ be asked to handle the matter. Each de­ ment for the fine food and the excellent partment will use Its own head and performance and service, under the fine showers. Motion was passed to start a direction ot Tiny Phillips. Deck engineer ship's, fund with 3.25 contributions from and the 4-8 oUer were thanked for their each man. Vacation Office The following men are request­ ed to come to the vacation office ^ at SIU headquarters: Robert L. Editor, E. Byers Anderson, Sant H. Persaud, James touch with Mary E. )Vorthy, Argentine Encino and SEAFARERS.LOG, 21 Beacon Street, James E. Dawson. 675 Fourth Ave., t t 4- 4> . Record Department Wayne H. TroUe Please contact Mrs. Lucille The following men are imged to TroUe at East New Market, RED send in four pictures to the record department of the Union in order Maryland. to complete their new books: ^ t t J. B. Alsabrook William T. Ammerman Your mother Is very anxious to Thomas M. Collins hear from you. Please contact her Lewis J. Goodwin at Box 330, Star Route, Spenard, John H. Hannay Alaska. John Jordan Anthony Korsidc 4 t i Hannes Randoja John J. Leskim Brother Relno Pelasoja is inter­ Julius LnkaoB ested In hearing from you about Caspar Martinez the money you owe hW. You can James F. Moore send the $185 to him in care of the Louis Nelson Lawrence Schroeder Taddei, Shipenter Lines, Inc., 10 Rector St., New Tork 6, NY, or to Henry E. Vail beadquartera, Standish B. WoodeU 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 DUPLICATIONt If ygu ar* an «!<) tubacrlbgr and h«v* a ehanq* of addrait, plaat* giv* your former addrait b«low: ADDRESS CITY i- 4«tttt*aa«taaM*aMa«aaaaa«7aaaaaea«*aaaa»aaaaa»ii laatsaMataaaaaaaaaaaagaG .20NE aa*a»*B«*Ma*a« STATE «• �^^>"1 Tagm Twenty-tfs SEAFARERS L6G May i, i95t Giving The Gift A Thorough Oneoovor in the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIV 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 iveeks tn 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 he most welcome. /,» Lourdes Cornier, newly arrived daughter of Seafarer Francesco Cornier, casts a skeptical eye on the $25 defense bond presented to her by SIU Welfare Services representative A1 Thompson, in the family's Brooklyn home. Bond came along with the $200 maternity benefit. All of the following SIU families and Mrs. Victor R. Valencia, 41 win cclect the $200 inotcmity Rondell Place, San Francisco, Cal. benefit plus a $25 bond from the J, J, Union in the baby's name. Evelyn Rita Riguelme, born April 7, 1953. Parents,' Mr. and David Wayne Ramirez, bom Mrs. Dagoberto L. Riguelme, 1323 March 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore 2, Mrs. David B. Ramirez, 164 Saint Md. Emanuel Street, Mobile, Ala. 4" ir l" 4" 4 4" Cynthia Bartlett, born February Fred Milton Hazard, Jr., bom 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. March 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Fl-ank L. Bartlett, 111 Second Ave­ Mrs. Fred M. Hazard, 260 South nue, Chickasaw, Ala. Conception Street, Mobile, Ala. t t 4> ^ 4i William Michael Brantley, born James W. Beresford, Jr., born March 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and March 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Brantley, 600 Mrs. James W. Beresford, 38 Derby Johnson Avenue, Fairhope, Ala. Road, Revere, Mass. 4" t t Alice Eugenia Bell, born March Lourdes Cornier, born March 21, 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ Robert H. Bell, Route 1, Flomaton, cisco Cornier, 511 Bushwick Ave­ Ala. nue, Brooklyn, NY. 4i 4^ 4' Richard Allen Williams, born 4^4. Douglas Martin Johnsen, bom March 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and March 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Williams, Route 1, Mrs. Charles Arnold Johnsen, 375 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. "4 4" 4" Nidya Denis Torres, bora Febmary 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Torres, 42 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4" i4 Rose Marie O'Neill, bom De­ cember 30, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. O'Neill, 3305 North Howard Street, Philadelphia 40, Pa. 4" . 4" Ronald Rankin, bom February 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey A. Rankin, 1336 Congress Street, Mobile, Ala. 4» 4> t 4" 4" 4' 4" i4 4» 4> 4" 4" Franklin Evert Richardson, bom March 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Richardson, Route 1, Bay Minette, Ala. Kathryn Evelyn Wadsworth, ^ ' born May 12, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Wadsworth, Thomaston, Me. Benny Ray Manuel, born March 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newitt Manuel, OberHn, La. $• ^ Deborah Ann Martin, born Feb­ ruary 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Martin, Castleberry, Ala. Donald T. Johns, • Jr., born March 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and *•- Mrs. Donald T. Johns, Route 3, Box 545, Lakeland, Fla. ^ 4> Miriyn Cecilia Valeria, _^m Box 45, Lutz, Fla. i 4i Karen Ann O'Rourke, bom March 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Rourke, 4205 New Utrecht Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" Denise Martus, born March 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­ seph L. Martus, 168-41 89 Avenue, Jamaica, NY. Suzie DePoo, born. March 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph DePoo, 307 West 11th Street, New York, NY. 4" 41 4" Charles E. Perdue, Jr., born April 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Perdue, P. O. Box 624, Miami Intemational Airport, Miami, Fla. t Johnny Derrickson' Vetra, bom July 30, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James. D. Vetra, 520 Holly­ wood Street, Tampa, Fla. Grandpa Smith, 41, Proud Of His First Grandchild Probably the youngest grandfather in the SIU is Seafarer V. C. "Bert" Smith of Tampa, Florida, who just recently celebrated his 41st birthday. Moreover, he is one of the very few who has yet to see his first grandchild. Orlando, Florida, until May 10, at Smith is very happy about which time he will feast his eyes the whole things, even though the upon his first-bom grandchild, SIU doesn't have any maternity Steven Nagle. Born on April 12, benefits for grandchildren yet. He nine days less than 41 years after considers it a point of pride that his grandfather, the youngest his shipmates and friends, jokingly Nagle of them all weighed in at call him "Grandpa Smitty." seven pounds 13 ounces. Steven Right now. Smith is sailing came into this, world with.the red coastwise on Waterman's Iberville hair of his clan and the traditional as an AB. He won't get dowii to blue eyes of most newborn babies. "I haven't bad the chance to she the boy yet," said Smith, "but my wife and daugh­ ter tell me all he wants to do is eat." Smith's wife, Irma, and daughter L y nette, mother of the child, are justly proud of the latest addi­ tion to the fami­ Smith' ly. Lynette, 21-, is the oldest of four children bom to "Grandpa Smitty." The others, in descending order, are Mildred (Midge), 16; Bobby, 14, and Irmadine (Deannie), 12. Completing Here's old photo of Smith's the family group is Caldwell daughter Lynette who has Nagle, father o( the^ child, a 28presented him with grandson. year-old mechanic in Orlando. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Harvey Alexander Thomaa Kustas Harold Arlinehaua Victor N. Litardl WUUam Atchason John Markopolo Justo Besuila Herman Meijer Bibenclo Bellaroza Robert J. Menser James Blake Harry Morton James Bowlcy Alfred Mueller Anthony Budvidas Leonard Murphy Frank Nerlng M. Burnstine Joseph Callahan Abe Partner Beresford Edwards WiUiam Pepper Jose Esplnoza^ Bart J. Power, Angel L. Romero C. Fachenthnll Charles Gallagher Kalle Rankonen Wmiarn Ryan Simon Goldstein Frederick Russo Joe Carl Griggs Virgil Sandberg James Hamilton Ewen Steele Hans R. Hanssen Adrian W. Jones T. Stevenson John W. Keenan Adus Thevlk Bertram Tomlln Richard Koch. . Nicholas Katoul Dudley Whlttaker Edward Budney -L. Krlstlansen CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY Alfredo Cedeno ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Joseph Pilutis GREENPOINT HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY August Valentine USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Robert Alderton , WlUiam Rogers John RoUng Richard Allen Marcalo Belan Patrick Scanlan Peter Smith James Dodson WUllam Strike David Edwards T. Sandstrom S. Helduckl , Wtliiam J. SmaU Carl Johnson Clarence Murray D. K. T. Sorenson us: HOSPITAL MANHATTAN Bl ,CH. BROOKLYN, NY Frederick Lgiidry Victor Arevalo Francis Lynch Robert Atmore Harry McDonald Edmund Blosser David McIUreath Wilson O. Cara Claude MarkeU Walter J. Chalk Vic Miiazzo Charles Davison John Murdock Emiiio Delgado Eugene Nelson Antonio Diaz Pedro Peraito John DriscoU G. B. Shumaker E. Ferrer Robert Sizemore Robert Gilbert Henry Smith Bart Guranich Peter Gvozdich Herbert Totten John B. Hass FraLAND SANITOHIUM SEATTLE, WASH. Emil Ahstad POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA, CAL. E. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, OA. W. W. Allred M. Newman Ignahcio O'Amico RusseU C. Sypher ' B. H. McLendon Norman D. Tober B. B. Wolfman W. Middendorf Lonzie W. Morgan Henry S. Chemel Jack D. Morrison James B. Dyess USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Alfred Johansen R. Armstrong William Meehan Roy L. McCannon R. E. MulhoUand Stephen Burskey George Rourke . Harry C. Peeler WUliam W. Wells J. E. Townsend USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Harry J. Cronin Leonard Franks SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL FORT STANTON, NM Charles Burton Thomas Isaksen Adioh Cox DonalJ McDonald John G. Dooley A. McGulgan Otto J. Ernst J. F. Thornburg F. Frennette Renato A. Vlllata Francis I. Gibbons Virgil E. Wilmoth Jack H. Gleason Bruno Barthel BIKERS IJT.AND HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY James R. Lewis USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Albert Morse USPHS HOSPITAL • MOBILE. ALA. G. H. Robinson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEX. Johnsie Hancock KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY V Earl R. Gilman. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. d. AUison Robert Rogers John Clatchey Nathan Rubin Jeff Davis Alfred Seeberger A. GeeemiUar A. DeFiUoDie Lewis C. GlanviUc Robert D. SetUe W. G. Hartmann Adolf Swenson Charles Hanger David Sykes Arie A. Hoomweg Adolf Anderson Stephen B. Kutzer Carl Chandler Joseph F. Lewis Albert W. Claudo W. R. Mcllveen Frank J. Galvln Earl McKendree Gorman Glaze William MitcheU Robert A. Hamlett Thomas Mungo Weldon C. King Thomas F. Oliver John Pedrosa G. W. Prltchett Paul C. Turner Edwin B. Rhoades John WUloff USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Braxton Con\wy Joseph Garello John A. Duffy Tim McCarthy John J. Flaherty Donald S. White USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. James Akers H. L. Pruitt Eugene W. Hayden David G. Proctor L. M. Jackson S. E. Roundtres Wylie G. Jarvis ' T. N. Scott Luis Lopez H. C. WiUis C. W. Phelps USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. K. Abarons Carl F.' Kumrow L. I. Floyd C. S. Lavelock Stanley Gully O. W. Orr E. C. HUl Robert L. Shaw E. Jeanfreau Alphan i Fruge A. W. Keane Charles Kogier / USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS,, LA. , Emile Badon Rene LeBlanc William Bargone Jesse J. Lockler Cyril Lowrey P. M. Blackwell S. Cope C. . R. .Nicholson Charles • Perez R. Cruz Claude L. Davis Raymond Perry George W. Duncan Albert Rakoey A. E. Ezeli Joseph A. Rockko B. D. Foster Harold P. Scott Patrick J. Green L. C. Seidle K. Gunderson Walter S. Smith. C. Hawkins H. S. Sdw Sdisa ' , M C. :Hinkson Ralph Subat •e;'Eaden E. King T. Terrington Leo Lang D. WUliains P. C. LeBlanc PHILADELPHIA GENERAL nOSPITAi, PHILADELPHIA, PA. , , WUUam Costello , . , VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEAN.S, LA. Frank J. GrUletta •> . Proud Of His Kid Brother Michael KobinsoR, six years old, shows 6f( his''newborn brother, Milton Robinson of the Alabama port city. ' �\ May 1. 1951 SEAFARERS -F Paye Twenty-seven LOG •t'J sraeiN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN {News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW We^ fare Benefits toill be carried in this column. It is rjpritten by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on ttems of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare- Services.) We've been receiving a number of complaints lately from' the boys in the hospital concerning the lack of mail they get from their seafaring buddies. We dbn't think the brothers on the beach want to forget oW friends. Sometimes it just slips your mind. If you can't get up to the hospitals for personal visits, which are the best tonic of all to the patients, remember that a card or a letter is just as welcome to a Sea­ farer who has prospects of looking at nothing but four walls for a couple of weeks. There is another place, too, where you can drop a line if you want results. Send us a note on any or all of your problems and we'll see what we can do to clear them up. Better still, if you don't care to write, drop around and see us at the office. We are available to all the men on any problems which may arise, and we're only too glad to help. Hugh (Cherokee) Hallman sauntered into the office after being re­ patriated from Germany aboard the Claiborne. He didn't give the dust a chance to settle under his feet before he took off for Mobile, Ala. Hugh said he hadn't shipped out of New York since 1946 and he had good reason. "The women in Mobile are so much better looking down there," he said. "Besides, the climate is much piore beneficial." He probably had 100 more reasons to add, but he didn't think any of them topped the first. There may be some Seafarers wlio will dispute his claim, however. Received a letter from Harry Knight recently. He is in the Gorgas Hospital in Ancon, Canal Zone, Hallman expects to be there for some time. He hopes tt hear from his friends back home who are shipping out with the SIU from stateside ports. Any communication is sure to be received with open arms. An oldtimer off the Robin Trent (Seas Shipping) is Dudley Whittaker, who has spent several weeks in the USPHS hospital on the is­ land. Whittaker has prospects of spending some more time in the wards, so a line dropped to him every once in a while will add greatly to his peace of mind and probably help him get "better that much sooner. The more mail he gets, the sooner he is liable to get well and be out . shipping withJiis friends once more. John Byrd has flown the coop in New York and headed back for Galveston, Tex., after passing through the biggest port in the world. He signed off the Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers) recently and hightailed it back down to the sunny south. He didn't waste any time in getting back to the hominy grits, and is down there on the beach now with the rest of the boys who like that southern cooking and shipping. That's one of the advantages of the Union. A mem­ ber can ship from any port" on any run he desires. . Byrd is making the most of that privilege. Another Seafarer who passed through here like a runaway ti-ain was Bill Oswinkle. Bill stopped long enough to pick up his wages and transportation. He got off the Barbara Frietchie (Liberty Navigation) in the Philippines. Bill shipped back to the West Coast and then on to New York before heading for his favorite port of Baltimore. He's on the beach down there right now and. rarin' to ship out with the SIU. FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have -been ^epBrted to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and fSS,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Joe Ray Bryan, 26: One mile north of Demerara Light Vessel, Brother Bryan was lost overboard the Alcoa Planter on March 6, 1953. He- had been a messman in the stewards department since 1951, when he joined the SIU in Mobile. Next of kin is Sarah Mae Bryan. City Cemetery, Galveston, Tex. He is survived by Shelby Fontenot. 4" 4> t , Charles T. Sheridan, 49: A mem­ ber of the stewards department. Brother Sheridan died at his home in Norfolk, Va., last October 15th. Burial took place at the Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Va. Brother Sheridan was a member of the SIU since September 22, 1952, when he joined in New York. Raymond W. Saunders, 38: A heart ailment caused Brother Saunders' death on January 2, 1953, in New Orku, Okinawa. A second cook in the steward's de­ partment, he joined the SIU in New Orleans, May, 1951. He leaves his mother, Mrs. J. L. Saunders, of Earleton, Fla. Fred Hohenberger, 53: On April 19, 1953, Brother Hohenberger, an engine department member for eight years, died at the USPHS Hospital on Staten Island, NY. He was'buried at National Cemetery, Cypress Hills, BrooMyd, NY. Sur­ i t ^ viving is " his brother Arthur William T. Atchaion, 46: Broth­ Hohenberger, 71-73 70th Street, er Atchason died on March 3, Glendale, Long Island, NY. 1953, at the USPHS Hospital on 4 4^ t Kossuth Fontenot, 61: A res­ Staten Island, NY, a member of piratory ailment proved fatal to the engine department Since 1947. Brother Fontenot, a patient at the Burial took place at Cedar Grove USPHS' Hospital In Galveston, Cemetery, Middlebrlsh, NY. Next Tex., on November 12, 1952. A of kin is Mrs. Harriete Atchason, messman in the stewards depart­ 202 Somerset Street, New Bruns­ ment, hit Was burled at the wick, NT. .. .. -.v . v Alien Problems Squared Away Allen seamen who feared that they would lose all opportunities to ship under Government regulations, are now sailing with regularity a& a result of SIU action defending their ship­ ping rights. Those aliens who have legal problems are finding that SIU Welfare Services is often in a position to give-*sss— them valuable advice and as­ lUME SOCOL SECUHITT HO. sistance. First Middle Leet It had always been a little diffi­ Din: OF BIRTH EORH_ Dar Tear Bane of Couatry cult for aliens to ship on American SUUHG TBS ONMonth. IHERICAR SHIPS _ R1TIHG_ vessels even before the McCarran Tears Months U.S.CCdST GUARD SHRIAL DUMBER Act, because of legal limits on the number of aliens that could be car­ HAS BEQI SCREENED & CLEARED HI U. S. COAST GUARD AS GOCO SECURITI RISK_ ried on offshore voyages. Aliens • PASSPORT VALID T0_ were ruled out altogether on coast­ COCSm WHICH ISSUED PASSPORT wise and intercoastal runs so that IF DO PASSPORT, STATE REASOH WHT. jobs for aliens were strictly lim­ ited. ARE YOU MARRIED?. IF lES, IS lODR WIFE A dTlTOl?. Afraid to Pay Off As a result, when the McCarran DO TOD IHTEHD TO BECOME AH AIERICAH CITI2EH7_ Act went into effect last Decem­ ber 24, it caused a panic among HAVE TOO FILED FOR A VISA TOTH AOT OF THE AJ-ERICAII CONSULS ABROAD?. the non-resident alien seamen, and IF lES, WHERE? to a degree, among the shipowners. Part of a form that is used by SIU Welfare Services to assist non­ The aliens were afraid to get off resident alien seamen with their shipping problems. their ships even when Immigration permitted it,- because they thought they would not be able to get an­ Welfare Services has been assist­ their native lands. In any case. Wel­ other ship. The shipping companies ing aliens all along on getting fare Services is prepared to pro­ tried to knock off their alien sea­ entry visas for legal residence in vide the necessary advice and as­ men because they feared they the US. Those aliens who arc mar­ sistance. In any situation, alien seamen would be subject to heavy fines ried to American citizens have a good chance of getting visas. Wel­ .should follow a few simple rules. and penalties imder the law for the actions of alien crewmembers on fare Services has been giving the They should always make sure that wives the necessary information on their passports are up to date and their ships. how to apply for their husbands. It that all papers are in order. And The SIU, however, took a firm can also check the itinerary of the they should never, in any circum­ stand that as long as a Seafarer alien's ship so as to arrange for a stances, pay off without the ap­ was dispatched through the Union visa application in a port that the proval of the Immigration inspec­ hiring hall, he was entitled to ship touches. tor. By following this procedure, equal treatment with all other sea­ Other aliens can apply under the alien seamen can avoid difficulties men, as far as the law allows. Since five year seatime clauses, or under and keep on shipping in most the-Union went to work on the the regular immigration quotas of instances. problem, the aliens have been able to ship regularly, and all SIU com­ panies -have been accepting the alien seamen. In marked contrast,, alien seamen Jiave been knocked off NMU ships and are finding it Impossible to ship out. Voluntary Departures Payment of benefits by the SIU Welfare and Vacation The Union has been advising alien seamen to pay off when Im­ Plans passejd another milestone this week as the total cash migration permits them, and good outlay hit $3 million. The total payments break down neatly shipping has made it possible for to just over $2 million in va--* them to get out within the 29 day were j not paid until November, limit. Under the law, there is no cation benefits and $1 million 1951, while maternity and disabil­ in the various welfare pay­ provision for extensions of shore ity went into effect a year ago last leave beyond 29 days. Where an ments, including hospital, disabil­ spring. ity and death benefits as well as alien hasn't been able to ship in Under the SlU's pace-setting that time, because of the limited maternity payments. welfare and vacation system, the The two SIU plans shelled out Union pays out all benefits direct number of jobs open to him. Wel­ fare Services has given assurances the last million dollars of this total to. Seafarers. There's no need to go to Immigration that the man would in slightly under seven months, or hustling around to insurance com­ leave the country voluntarily with­ an average of about $150j000 in panies, lawyers, or ship operators cash every month. And more bene­ to collect money that's due with all in a short time. This voluntary departure is no fits for Seafarers are in the offing, the red tape involved. Eveo'thing stigma on a man's record. When he as a result of the last contract ne­ is designed to make collection of comes back to the US, he can get gotiations which provided for benefits as speedy and as simple as his regular shore leave, provided, greater cash contributions by the possible. of course, his jpnpers are in order. operators to the Seafarers Welfare Superior Gains Without this assurance from the and Vacation Plans. Besides, Union administration of Union, Immigration would have no Practically all of this money has these funds has cut out insurance alternative but to pick a man up been paid out in a little over a year. company charges and other over­ and commit him to Ellis Island for The Vacation Plan just began func­ head that might make for consider­ overstaying his leave. tioning in February, 1952, and the able expense. The result is that On the other side of the problem, present death and hospital benefits SIU benefits are far superior to those provided under other plans. To make collection even smooth­ His DacFs A Seafarer er, the SIU Department of Welfare Services was established. This de­ partment oversees the benefits system and handles the payment of welfare benefits. In addition to as­ sisting Seafarers and families .with personal problems. The combination of superior ben­ efits, Union Administration and Union Welfare Services has proven very popular with Seafarers and their families, who are finding the assorted SIU benefits very handy in times of need. • SIU Vacation, Welfare Totals Soar Past $3 Million Figure Meeting Kight Every 2 Weeks Raymond Kammerer Jr. looks q;uite pleased as he sits for the photog with parents and sister after receiving the usual SIU matenilty benefit plus 325 defense bond." Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: May 6, May 20, June 3, June 17. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required Itp g|;tend ,tb^, meetings. LUuTuii isrni^ ^'1 'M 1 �Vol. XV No. 9 SEAFARERS «1,00 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAR>ERS INTE R N ATI O N At ^ t O N > ATLANTIC AND OUlF DISTKICT • AFL »' •A a>^-* -p.. • V '•' • t.-rt- itx. '^•K ^ ir^l^ f A^f ^ ^ t I, _it ^ *5 1^*r "i M t^ ^ zv^ V^'^'Sw v2fllAfc>'^ " "" 1 L-,Tf • Ta . > "-•A : :• -. 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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CHIEF QUITS ON BUDGET CUTS PHILLIPPINES bILL SEEN THREAT TO US SALES ACT '21, '34 STRIKES MADE HISTORY TWO STATES KILL FAKE WORK BILL SEAFARER HURT RESCUING MATE TREAT MIGRANT WORKERS POORLY DRAFT PROBLEMS FACING SCHOLARSHIP SEAFARERS ROSARIO CREW GETS SALVAGE $$ POPULAR MD SUCCUMBS IN BALTIMORE URGE STIFFER DOPE LAW BELOW THE BELT IMPRESSIVE VICTORY THE FATEFUL STRIKES JOB WELL DONE THE NEW ORLEANS-ALGIERS RUN CAUSES OF FIRETUBE BOILER ACCIDENTS GOP MAY END CONTROLS ON BUILDING TRADES HIRING THE ROLLING, ROLLICKING ALEXANDRA IS JUST A BIG FLOATING SALAD BOWL SAILING THE ATLANTIC FLEET IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR LAUGHS HERE'S ONE MARINE WHO WANTS TO RESUME HIS SEAFARER'S LIFE SURPRISE PARTY BRIGHTENS UP THE DESIGNER'S GOOD BUT CREW WOULD RATHER WALK WHEN A LITTLE SMOKING DOG SAVED A SEAFARER'S NECK DRY TORTUGAS--US DEVIL'S ISLAND GRANDPA SMITH, 41, PROUD OF HIS FIRST GRANDCHILD SIU VACATION, WELFARE TOTALS SOAR PAST $3 MILLION FIGURE 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 5/1/1953 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e26c7bab31f1a6a5984f9511a7e9a22a.PDF 6444de3a390d588b36f918dd7f312fb7 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAU ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAC UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO MARINE UNIONS BLAST NEW BID TO EVADE USING US-FLAG SHIPS •Story On Page 3 BOXSHIPS TEXAS SIU OPEN RUN TUG SINKS IN ALASKA 3 LOST Story On Page 3 f M story On Page 3 SIU oldtim- irfoule.eri Lou Tarallo (left) and "Chuck" Allen catch some sun at a favored meeting place out­ side the Sailors Union of the Pacific building in San Francisco, where the SIU's port office is located. The pair flank memorial statue to Andrew Furuseth, orig­ inal secretary-treasurer of the SUP, who led the fight to free both American and foreign seamen from vir­ tual bondage. Grounded. I• Seafarer Erling JohnlafCCIISC* son (left) receives the congratulations of SIU Headquarters Rep. Edward X. Mooney after pass­ ing exam for his 3rd mate's ticket via the upgrading program available to SIU men in all ports. A member of the Union since 1952, Johnson is a native of Norway where his mother and sister still live, while he has set­ tled in New York. sissippi River's South Pass below New Orleans in effort to free SS Manhattan (Hudson Waterways), stuck in the mud for several days until refloated this week. The world's largest merchant ship, manned by Seafarers, is loaded with 79,000 long tons of winter wheat bound for Odessa, Russia. The Manhattan's present load is equivalent to more than 2.9 million bushels that would fill 100 trains of 15 boxcars each. (For one Seafarer's account of grain trip to Odessa aboard another vessel, see Page 9.) �SEAFARERS Pace LOG Hall Blasts Nick Johnson's US Ship Grievance Sef-Up Ladles' Man WASHINGTON—SIUNA President Paul Hall has strongly criticized the manner in which Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson announced the formation of a grievance - com­ mittee to deal with US shipping problems. Hall's criticism was made Tuesday at a trans­ portation forum held here at"*"^^^ in our first meeting." earlier joint report by Secretary the American University. Johnson's announcement of the of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and The committee is an out­ names of the panel followed an (Continued on page 12) growth of the boycott by AFL-CIO maritime unions of grain shipments to Russia. The unions called off their boy­ cott with the understanding that all problems concerning future grain shipments would be openly discussed with the unions fully participating. Hall said "the manner in which MONTREAL—The Seafarers International Union of Can­ the committee announcement was ada has applied for certification of all unlicensed personnel issued is not in keeping with the spirit of cooperation and working aboard a 3,000-ton former canal vessel which last winter relationship that was intended. We switched owners. are confronted with the language The action, seeking the Labour Relations Board on April of a document and its limitations right to represent some 15-odd 21 was supported 100 percent by Seafarer Frank Fraen* is easily outnumbered by the women­ as an accomplished fact. This is seamen on the Canadian-flag Que­ the crew engaged for the Quebec folk in the family, but doesn't seem to mind it a bit. He's most unfortunate, particularly after bec Trader, complains that the new Trader. Arctic Service an understanding quite to the con­ owner, Transworld Chartering Ltd., shown here outside New Orleans SIU hali with his oldest Transworld Chartering, which trary was reached at a meeting of Montreal, has made membership daughter Gia Terez, plus (foreground) Yolanda, 5; Maria, with Cabinet officers." in a United Mine Workers local is believed intending to employ 10, and Tammy, 2. Daughter Fran, 7, was heme with mother The SIUNA president said: the price of a job. The ship, as the Quebec Trader in Arctic and missed the picture-taking. "Under terms of the Maritime the Farrandoc of N.M. Paterson waters, signed an agreement with UMW Di.strict .50, Local 13946, Administrator's set-up, we are and Sons Ltd., Fort William, for­ whi(^ states, in part: nothing but advisors to advisors merly carried an SIU crew. "It is agreed that as a condi­ The application to the Canada and we intend to take up this tion of their continued employ­ ment, all employees who, at the time of the making of the present agreement, are members of the union, shall continue their mem­ berships during the term of this agreement and that all new em­ LOUISVILLE, Ky.—^The Seafarers International Union of NEW YORK—The members of the committee which will ployees shall, as a condition of Nortli America will participate in what has been called la­ employment, be obliged to join help determine the winners of the SIU college scholarship the union within 30 days after bor's greatest public event of the year, the AFL-CIO Unionawards for 1964 will meet here on May .11 to study the appli­ being employed and shall con­ Industries Show here May 22-^in a fourth booth. Both will have tinue such membership during through May 27. literature explaining their function cations of some three dozen the term of this agreement." In three booths set up at for visitors. They have been chosen to select candidates. The UMW has no affiliation the Kentucky Fair and Exposition The title "Americans At Work" Five awards worth $6,000 five possibles from the nearly with either the AFL-CIO or the Center, the SIUNA will display has been selected as the theme of each will be given to the success­ three dozen candidates who have Canadian Labour Congress. many of its consumer items, such the 1964 Show. Sponsored and pro­ ful applicants on the recommenda­ applied for this year's awards. The Quebec Trader is the only as Cal-Pack products and Breast- duced by the Union Label and tion of an educators' committee. The competition for the $6,000 vessel in Canada purporting to O-Chicken tuna, both from the Service Trades Department of the The group consists of Richard awards, which may be used to have any tie with the Mine Work­ West Coast. The Maritime Trades AFL-CIO and offered to the gen­ Keefe, admissions director, St. attend any accredited college in ers organization. Department will set up its display eral public, admission free, the Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.; the US or its possessions for study multi-million dollar exhibition F. D. Wilkinson, research associ­ in any field, is open to qualified will dramatically portray this ate, Howard University, Washing­ Seafarers who have a minimum of theme to thousands of visitors ton, DC; Miss Edna Newby, as­ three years' seatime on SlU-conduring its six-day run. sistant dean, Douglass College, tracted vessels, or to children Advance planning for the allNew Brunswick, NJ; Charles D. whose fathers meet the seatime re­ union exhibition—the largest of O'Connell, director of admissions. quirement. its kind in the world—was com­ University of Chicago, Chicago, At least one annual award is pleted by the Executive Board of 111., and Bernard Ireland, College reserved for a Seafarer. By Paul Hall the Union Label and Service Entrance Examination Board, New Fifty-three awards have been Trades Department at its regular York, NY, and Dr. Elwood C. given since the program began in Our Union and other segments of maritime are continually asserting meeting held February 16th at Kastner, dean of registration and 1953. The winners are chosen on that one of the biggest problems faced by'US-flag shipping in its fight Miami Beach, Florida. The Unionfinancial aid. New York University, the basis of their high school rec­ for survival is overcoming the basic attitude of Government agencies Industries Show is sponsored and ords and scholastic attainments. New York, NY. which are supposed to carry out US laws that are designed to protect produced each year in a major the American maritime industry. Hardly a day goes by when the jobs American city by the national De­ of American seamen do not face additionai jeopardy because the partment. Joseph Lewis, the De­ agencies favor foreign-flag shipping over our own. _ partment's Secretary-Treasurer, is In fact, the record of the various Government agencies, including the the Show's director. Over 300 action-type displays Maritime Administration, over the past many years is a sorry demon­ covering the crafts, skills and stration of failure to protect the American industry by waiving the services of the membership of requirements that US-flag-shipping be employed in the carriage of virtually all AFL-CIO unions and Government-generated cargoes to foreign nations. The tendency of the products and services of fair our Government to bypass American shipping at virtually the slightest management make up the unusual pretext has obviously served to encourage recipients of US-generated exposition. The Show will also cargoes to automatically seek waivers of our shipping requirements. feature displays of the various For example, a waiver of half the shipment of a $100 million credit branches of the Federal Govern­ extended by the Export-Import Bank is being sought by the Italian ment. Those attending the Show government, which the Maritime Administration is considering despite will be awarded gifts, prizes and the fact that the law specifically states that these cargoes must go souvenirs worth close to $100,000. exclusively in American ships. It appears that the Government agencies have conditioned themselves and the foreign recipients of our aid programs to expect that all they- May 1, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 9 have to do to obtain half of our Government cargoes, is to ask for it, This is undoubtedly due to the tendency of our Government agencies to ship only a maximum of 50 percent of Government-generated cargoes on US ships, although the law may require up to 100 percent. FAVL HAIX, President Were it not for the fact that the unions have been vociferous in their HZRBEBX BaAMD, Editor; IRWIN SnvAca, protests against such violations of law and policy, it is safe to assume Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; Mm POIXACR, NATHAN SimB, that American ship participation in these cargoes would have been THOMAS LAUGHLIN, ROBERT ARONSON, reduced to a dribble. Staff Writers. President Lyndon B. Johnson greeted LOG Editor Herb There are those in responsible Government positions who would cold­ Published biweekly et the headquertere Brand at White House reception on Monday, April 27, fol­ the Seafarers International Union. At­ bloodedly shut American shipping out of the picture completely. There of lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters lowing conference of labor editors sponsored by US Secre­ is no one in the Government agencies who stands up in behalf of the District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11233. Tel. HYaclnth f-MOO. tary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Earlier, Secretary of State American merchant marine. Second class iMstage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act Dean Rusk, Attorney-General Robert Kennedy, Defense and This is why we must continue our vigilance, this is why we must of Aug. 24, 1312. — 120 other officials briefed the group on foreign, defense and continue to be vociferous in our insistence that US shipping participate to the. extent.that.the law and the policies of our country pay it should. donriesti.c affairs, Canada Crew Seeks SlU Certification SIU Scholarship Awards Panel Meets On May II SIUNA Readies Displays For Union Label Show White House Reception SEAFARERS LOG �'Mir'trlMi PHS Cites SlU Fleet Sanitation SEAFARERS LOG Sea Unions Blast New Gov't Waiver Against US Ships Fair Fish Fare Runs Afoul GLOUCESTER-^Th* bronze fUherman—"The Man at the Wheel"—^missed the over-the-road trip t(i. New York for the World's Fair last week, despite the hopes of the fishing industry. Belated plane to package and ship the 40-year-old statue to the Fair for the New England pavilion got gaffed, "It's not that we don't want the statue, but it's simply too late to do anything about it," said Gardner Caverly, president of the New England Council's World's Fair Committee. The Fair opened up April 22. Local fishermen had hoped to show the world the "Man at the Wheel" as a promotion for the industry. However, Caverly said the industry muffed the opportunity by not getting up funds in time to cover the costs, like other industries have dene. He noted that the World's Fair New England pavilion, however, will have a Maine sardine exhibit -and that there will be murals about fishing and boats. One disappointed Gloucester official commented: "The fishing industry could stand a lot of promotion and this statue at the Fair would be the answer. We actually couldn't buy the publicity for a million dollars." NEW YORK—Seafarers In the SlU-manhed Calmar Steamship fleet have helped produce the company's sixth consecutive fleetwide citation fof exceilence in NEW YORK—^AFL-CIO maritime unions, including vessel sanitation. The award was recently pre­ the Seafarers International Union, this week called for sented to the company by Wesley rejection of a waiver bid to ship $50 million worth of E. Gilbertson, chief of the division of environmental engineering and Government-generated cargoes on Italian-flag vessels, food protection for the US Public instead of on American ships as required under the Health Service. law. Seafarers, and particularly steward department members who The goods are part of a The Joint Maritime Committee, were most directly involved, have set up during the boycott of wheat $100 million Export-Import shipments to Soviet nations, con­ received high praise for winning similar USPHS citations in various Bank credit extended to sists of the ILA, SIU, National SIU fleets over the years. Maritime Union, Marine Engineers Italy for raw materials, semi­ Beneficial Association and Masters, Calmar is a subsidiary of the manufactured goods, cotton, Mates and Pilots. Bethlehem Steel Company and op­ iron products and The protest, contained in a wire erates ten ships between the US NEW YORK—The SIU has joined other AFL-CIO unions metals, coal. A waiver was requested of sent Wednesday, April 29, to Mari­ East and West Coasts. in unanimous opposition to a request by Blue Cross to raise The USPHS awards are based on its health insurance rates by 22 to 25 percent in New York the Maritime Administration on time Administrator Nicholas John­ half of the shipments by an office son, pointed out that "these cargoes an inspection program designed to and in 12 adjacent counties. of the Italian Treasury. are clearly subject to Public Reso­ help control disease and contam­ The unions' protest, sent by lution 17, which provides that all labor stand was interested in joining. ination aboard ship as well as The firm Senator Thaler is a member of Thomas W. Gleason, chairman of cargo financed by loans from the ashore. Its inspections cover the taken at a recent meeting preparation and serving of all food here convened by State Senator the Joint Legislative Committee the Joint Maritime Committee and United States Government through on Health Insurance Plans, which president of the International any of its lending agencies shall and drink, including their sources Seymour H. Thaler. has been investigating the pro­ Longshoremen's Association, urged USPHS maintains a checklist of Under discussion at the meet­ posed rate changes. The State In­ immediate rejection of the waiver be carried exclusively on Ameri­ 166 separate items covering sani­ ing was a plan to implement a surance Department is also hold­ request or an opportunity for all can-flag ships unless the Maritime tary construction, maintenance and labor-sponsored but publicly-con­ ing hearings on the proposed interested parties to be heard at Administrator certifies after in­ vestigation that US vessels 'are not operation of all feeding and cook­ trolled health and hospital insur­ boost in premium rates. a hearing before final action is available in sufficient numbers, or ing facilities aboard the vessels. ance program, separate from Blue When the Associated Hospital taken. (Continued on page 4) To win the award. Calmar had to Cross, to provide adequate health Service of New York, Inc., oper­ score better than 95 out of 100 and hospital insurance for union ators of the Blue Cross hospitali­ points on the checklist. | members and for anyone else zation plan, asked the State Super­ intendent of Insurance for the rise, the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO here retaliated with a request for a full-scale probe into the workings of the "supposedly" non-profit insurance plan. At the New York meeting, the HOUSTON—Three crewmembers of the tug R. J. Wales participating unions contended lost their lives last week, when the SlU-contracted vessel that Blue Cross could not cope SAN FRANCISCO—SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service, a with the problems of rising costs overturned during a freak accident in the Houston Ship pioneer in trailer transportation by ocean-going ships, has and control of hospital utiliza­ Channel. The bodies of two-tstarted its long-planned expansion of trailership operations tion without a "drastic" overhaul of the men were recovered of its board of directors. The right after the mishap, anc to Alaska. pointed out that the AHS one was still missing pending Seattle has now become a port Two of the company's C-4 of call for Sea-Land intercoastal unions board of trustees continues to continued search by divers. trailerships, the New Orleans service, with a sailing on alternate function under the complete con­ The two men positively identi­ and the Mobile, have entered the Saturdays from Sea-Land's new trol of the presidents and direc­ fied as dead were Jack Kelly, 55, Seattle-Anchorage trade. The two Elizabeth (NJ) — New York Port tors of hospitals, the very institu­ of Acadia, engineer, and C. R. ships have been taken from the Authority Terminal. At Oakland, tions which stand to benefit most Saulter, 46, Galveston, mate. Baltimore-Puerto Rico run and freight destined for Seattle and by any premium rise. There is The body of the skipper, A. L. switched to the Pacific coast serv­ Alaska will be transshipped on the only token representation by Hernandez, 38, of Beaumont, was ice. Following the transfer of the trailerbarge Columbia for trans­ labor and consumer groups. still being sought. All three are Hernandez two C-4s, two converted C-2 shipment to Alaska from Seattle Opponents to the rate rise members of the SIU Inland Boat­ freighters, the Bienville and the on the C-4 trailerships. charge that since Blue Cross is a men's Union. the early morning hours last Raphael Semmes, have begun Sea-Land has been operating consumer organization, the major­ Divers from the Harris County servicing Baltimore, New York and regularly scheduled intercoastal ity of its trustees should be iden­ sheriff's office spent last weekend Saturday, April 25, while she and Puerto Rico. service with specialized jumbo tified with those who pay the dragging the 30-foot waters near the tug Pike were pushing the The rumors Involving Sea-Land's containerships since September, premiums, and who are seeking the Shell Oil docks for the skip­ tanker Spinanger toward the Shell docks. The Wales was push­ move to encompass the Alaskan 1962, when the first of four ships the best coverage at the lowest per's body. ing at the tanker's bow and the trade arose out of a report that was brought into service. Previous­ possible rates. Two other IBU members, Joe Pike was at the stern. Sea-Land assisted Alaska Freight ly, the company had maintained an Blue Cross has admitted that Forrest, 39, Texas City, deckhand, Suddenly, the Wales listed to Lines pay off a $300,000 claim Interim service with modified C-2s. under the proposed rate rise, and J. C. Oliver, 38, Pasadena, against them by a stevedoring com­ The two C-4s on the new run have charges to most subscribers would oiler, were rescued after being starboard, laid over on its side, pany in 1963. Sea-Land was said a capacity of 166 containers and go up 35 to 40 percent, and would thrown overboard when the Wales and sank to the bottom. After wobbling a few minutes, it settled to have put up $150,000 in return 425,000 cubic feet of break bulk increase 11 percent each year capsized. with a foot or so of its mast above for an option to purchase Alaska cargo each. after the first year. The tug turned over and sank in water at a 45-degree angle. Freight Lines' vessels and operat­ Crewmen aboard the Pike said ing rights. Sea-Land's purchase of that the Wales the Alaskan firm became effective was pushing hard March 1. and that her nose The new service by Sea-Land may have slipped received a boost from the Federal along the tank­ Maritime Commission recently er's bow. The en­ when the Government agency or­ gine's motion may dered all red tape cut in rate pro­ have flipped the ceedings involving Alaskan freight tug on its side. in ^ an effort to ease the way for Forrest and shipping to be resumed to the Oliver said they northern state following the crip­ Saulter were both on pling earthquakes and tidal r^tivdeck when the tug capsized. The ity there. body of Kelly was recovered about One of the rate problems stems dawn from the stern compartment from the destruction of docking where he had been asleep, and facilities at Seward, causing a that of Saulter from the water switch of service from there to later in the morning. Anchorage. The switch could in­ Both tugboats are owned by the volve months of rate hearings if IBU-contracted G. & H. Towing SS New Orleans, a converted C-4 manned by Seafarers on the coastwise run, launched the normal procedures were followed. Company of Galveston. Kelly had But Sea-Land was able to move ci"V between New York and Alaska, when it sailed recently from Port been on all of the bargaining com­ up the inauguration of its planned Elizabeth for the West Coast. Service includes stops at Oakland and Seattle to load cargo for mittees since the company came service by several weeks. Anchorage. Photo pictures the New Orleans being maneuvered by tug on an earlier run. under SIU contract In 1957. NY Unions Fight Bine Cross Raise Sea-Land Sfarfs. Alaskan Service Three SiU Boatmen Lost In Houston Tug Mishap �SEAFARERS Page Four Coast Firemen's Meeting Gets Hall Report On Vital Issues SAN FRANCISCO—Addressing the SIU Pacific District Marine Firemen's Union headquarters meeting here on April 16, SIUNA President Paul Hall reported on several key mari­ time developments, including the Russian wheat deal dis­ the attempt to revitalize the mer­ pute, the SIU of Canada beef chant marine. He said it was up and the campaign to revitalize US- to the unions to influence manage­ ment to take a more aggressive at­ flag shipping. Hall, introduced by SIUNA Vice- titude to stimulate shipping, so President William Jordan, who they would not depend primarily heads the MFOW, described to the upon the unions to help resolve Firemen the nature of the prob­ management problems, particularly lems that American seamen face on the West Coast. Hall was in San Francisco to as a result of the attitudes of vari­ speak to the convention of the In­ ous Government agencies with respect to the American merchant ternational Union of Operating En­ marine. He pointed out that the gineers, where he criticized Ad­ policies of the Departments of ministration officials for "mouth­ State, Defense, Agriculture and ing pro-labor cliches and hack Commerce have contributed to the phrases" and then doing a hatchet decline of the American merchant Job on the labor movement. He said that "the labor movement must marine. utilize all of its resources to fight The SIUNA president said that these policies were inimical to the for the little people of the nation." If labor fails to reassert its welfare of the American seaman and he cited the Government agen­ power, Hall said, "this democracy cies' handling of grain sales to will not work . . ." Hall also held discussions with Soviet nations as an example. He also informed the Firemen SIUNA Executive Vice-President that American steamship operators Morris Weisberger and Vice-Presi­ were not pulling their weight In dents Ed Turner and Bill Jordan. By Gal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Foreign Ships Get Preference Again LOG Long, Long Ago SIU tugman Arvid Kunn find daughter Ulla point to spot on globe recalling where they started epic trip to­ gether across the Atlantic as escapees from Commu­ nist-held Estonia. Ulla, 3 years old at time in 1945, just got married. Dad is member of SIU inland Boat­ men's Union working for Curtis Bay Towing in Nor­ folk. MTD Council Expands Role BALTIMORE—The role of the Baltimore Fort Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment has been expanded to cover unions in the Greater Washington area, as a result of a recent meet­ ing of the Atlantic Coast port councils of the MTD. Announcing the development. Warren R. Leader, executive sec­ retary-treasurer of the Baltimore council, said a number of unions in the Washington area will now be eligible for affiliation with the Baltimore group. At the present time there are 30 local unions affiliated with the port council here, representing some 30,000 workers directly or indi­ rectly associated with maritime activities in the port area. Discussions of the problems of affiliation have already taken place between the Baltimore Port Council and J. C. Turner, presi­ dent of the Washington Central Labor Union. The Baltimore group was rep­ resented at the Atlantic Coast MTD conference by President William Kirchhoff, Vice-President Joseph Townsley and Leader, who is also SIU representative on the council. M«y 1. IfMf Marine Unions Hap New Waiver Policy (Continued from page 3) in sufficient tonnage capacity, or on necessary sailing schedule, or at reasonable rates.' "We point out to you that the waiver being sought is completely unjustified," the union protest stated. It stressed that US ships are available in sufficient numbers and tonnage to meet necessary sail­ ing schedules, and at reasonable rates for American ships. "Under these circumstances," the unions said, "it would be highly illegal for a waiver to be granted that would permit the bypassing of US ship participation." In urging immediate rejection of the waiver application, the Joint Maritime Committee said that "it is incumbent upon the Government agencies involved to carry out the intent of the law." The union statement said it is apparent that the failure of various Government agencies to enforce the law for full US ship participa­ tion in Government - generated cargoes "has encouraged foreign governments to seek waivers in virtually every instance." The union telegram said that granting of the waiver would cause irrepar­ able harm to American shipping, American seamen and our nation's best interest. Copies of the wire were sent to •President Johnson, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Secre­ tary of Agriculture Orville Free­ man, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and Export-Import Bank President Harold F. Linder. AFLCIO President George Meany was advised of tlie Joint Committee message. In addition to the |100 million Export-Import Bank credit, the United States Is supposed to pro­ vide that much more in agricultural commodities, which would repre­ sent some 1.5 million tons of sur­ plus grain cargoes. All together, nearly 3 million tons of goods are scheduled to be shipped from the United States to Italy under the aid program, in­ cluding the Export-Import credit. Western nations have promised Italy nearly $l billion in help to strengthen that country's financial position, with the US providing alwut one-fifth the full amount. Labor Nixes State Atom Safety Rule WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has urged the Labor Department to turn down a request by six states for blanket exemption from radiation safety standards and in­ spection under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. Two months ago the Labor De­ partment adopted its first set of radiation safely standards govern­ ing plants which manufacture goods for the Government. The safety code closely follows rec­ ommendations made by the AFLCIO. Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Misissippi, New York and Texas have agreements with the Atomic Energy Commission covering reg­ ulation of certain fissionable materials and. contend that this makes Labor Department inspec­ tion procedures unnecessary. The AFL-CIO has opposed the states' request at a Labor hearing, declaring that the "vital issue" is the "health and well-being of workers." It cited statistics show­ ing "a serious inconsistency be­ tween the health and safety in­ spections of Federal Walsh-Healey inspectors and the health and safety inspections of state author­ ities." Other labor testimony stressed that the desirable course would be for the Labor Department to enlarge its Walsh-Healey inspec­ tion force to enable it to carry out the necessary Inspections in all states. If this can't immediately be done, the AFL-CIO said, exemp­ tions from Federal inspection should be given to a state "only after careful and continuing scru­ tiny" shows the state has an ac­ ceptable inspection procedure of its own. It's always interesting to watch how situations develop in this Indus­ try which have a vital affect on Seafarers' Jobs and the jobs trf all American seamen. It wasn't too long ago that the SIU and other AFLCIO maritime unions were beefing about the raw deal handed us by some of the Government agencies on the grain sales and shipments to the Soviet Union and her satellites. The original sale arrangements, announced last fall, put no limit on the amount of wheat and grains sold to the Soviet bloc that could go on American-flag vessels. However, this commitment was gradually watered down until it became a in different world markets makes The Liberty freighter, the 50-50 commitment only on wheat it plain why this is happening. famed workhorse of American The American grain sales to the and wheat flour sold to the Soviet shipping during World War II, Soviets—and only after a union Union. is going the way of the clipper The fight that developed last fight—were supposed to provide a ship. A well-known US shipFebruary arose when it became ap­ boost for US-flag shipping and broker reports that the vessels parent that Government agencies, seamen's jobs. are reaching the end of their But they provided a big score acting in the interest of the grain useful commercial life. A sales traders, were taking steps to evade for foreign ships as well, when report prepared by the broker­ top-level policy and pledges by our participation was trimmed. age company for the first three cutting the 50-50 share for US-flag Now, as foreign ships that were in months of 1964 found that not the grain movement are beginning vessels and approving waivers on a single Liberty ship flying the to lay up, the heat is on the Amer­ the use of American tonnage. American flag had changed They had brought the situation ican shipping industry again. hands. Describing the European to the point where US ships were US agencies are just following market for Liberty-type steam­ getting only 21 percent of the total the same old procedure of waiving ers during the same period, cargoes, forcing the unions to call American ship preference called the report said that sales activity a showdown and boycott on the for by law whenever there's a had declined considerably. Con­ whole shipment issue. The posi­ chance to boost foreign shipping firmation of this trend also tion of the maritime unions of at the expense of US shipping. came from a London shipping course upheld the strict interpre­ They've been at it since the first firm, which r e p o r t e d that tation and application of 50-50. It 50-50 law was adopted in 1948 and vessels in the Liberty class are went further than that, however, haven't given up yet, even though slowly vanishing from the and made the unions' insistence a "permanent" 50-50 law went on market. on the use of American-flag ships the books ten years ago in 1954. in Government aid programs and in the Russian and satellite grain movements emphatically clear. After a series of conferences and discussions on the whole issue, including a boycott on Russian grain movements by the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association, the unions made their point before top Cabinet officers and agency heads, and drastically changed the trend of American ship participa­ tion in the grain movement. Now the same kind of situation is building up over a US Govern­ ment waiver policy affecting what is supposed to be 100 percent American ship participation in cargoes financed by the ExportImport Bank. The details on this are carried in a feature story on page 3 of this issue, so it's enough Recent meeting of Baltimore MTD Port Council featured guest speaker Louis L. Goldstein, Comptroller of the State of Maryland to say here that we are on the and candidate for US Senate in Democratic primary. Goldstein (at center of head table in front of standees, left) addressed same kind of merry-go-round large labor gathering in meeting at SIU hail. Flanking him (l-rl are Council officeri Dominic Fornare, president; Warren agiain. Leader, executive secretary; Joseph Townsley, vicO-president, and Jp^ Riechi(nber|, ex|cutiv.e board member. ' ^ But a reading of. the ship, news .-t b • , I • .«I' f. tli « r J '< yi) LIbertys Going Way Of Clippers '-'ii �Miy SEAFARERS TV Fi«« LOG Rail Accord Nets Basic Work. Pact Coffeetlme In Norfolk WASHINGTON—A basic agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining settlement between five railroad broth­ erhoods and 200 US railroads was achieved last week after 13 days of intensive top-level negotiations. The signing of that about 3,000 firemen will be the new pact averted an im­ laid off May 7 with up to six Visiting Norfolk SlU hall, delegation from International Longshoremen's Association tries out the coffee in the new structure during tour of the building facilities. Pictured (l-r) are Ray­ mond Williams, president, ILA Local 1218; ILA Vice-President David Alston; ILA President Thomas W. Gleason, and SlU Port Agent Gordon Spencer. Peter Buono, business agent for Local 25 of the Operating Engineer's Marine Division, which has offices in building, is parti­ ally hidden (right). President Johnson Urges Passage Of Medicare Biil WASHINGTON—Faced by a House Ways and Means Committee deadlock on his medi­ cal care for the aged program, President Johnson called on Democratic Congressional lead­ ers this week to pass the legislation at this session of Congress. The President told the> weekly White House Break­ years old against the major costs Observers feel that the only fast meeting of Democratic of hospital care and hospital-re­ hope for the Administration's Congressional leaders that enact­ ment of his program of medical care through Social Security was long overdue. Pledging his coopera­ tion to the Adminstration, House Speaker John W. McCormack stated there was a reasonable chance for passage In the current legislative session. Despite White House pressure, the President's program continues to be deadlocked in the House Ways and Means Committee after two weeks of negotiations. Com­ mittee members have revealed that no votes have been taken on the proposed bill and that no accept­ able compromises have been pro­ duced. The Administration-backed KingAnderson Bill, which is strongly supported by organized labor, would establish a national in­ surance program to provide finan­ cial protection to persons over 65 Forsakes Sea For Disc Biz NEW YORK—The closest the average Seafarer comes to Tin Pan Alley is listening to an occasional juke box rendition of a sea ballad. Former SIU member Sidney Frey, however, not only left the sea for the record business, but has ended up as president of one of the country's major recording companies. Frey is now president of Audio Fidelity, Inc. which produces rec­ ords and tape recordings in this country, Canada, England and Brazil. His association with the SIU began in Baltimore in 1943, after which he sailed as a member of the deck department until 1946. Frey says he still gets the LOG regularly and that "it is always a refreshing bit of nostalgia" every time he gets to read it. While he was a long way from the record business in his seafar­ ing days, his closest connection to the maritime industry these days appears to be an album in his company's catalog entitled "Rol­ licking Sea Shanties." Audio Fidelity markets its records under its full name and the "AF" label. lated health services as part of the Social Security system. The pro­ gram would be financed by a nominal increase in the Social Security tax. Supporters of the measure have been unable to produce a majority in the Ways and Means Committee where it has been stalie'd since its introduction early last year. A majority of 13 is required in the 25-member committee. The committee's 10 Republicans and three of its 15 Democrats are on record as opposing a system of medical care for the aged financed through an increased Social Security contribution. Since the Administration refuses to compro­ mise on this crucial point, the King-Anderson bill remains dead­ locked. It has been reported that in an attempt to weaken the Administra­ tion's bill, the committee will in­ troduce a measure which would in­ crease the size of cash retirement benefits now paid out by the Social Security system. Rep. Wilbur Mills (D-Ark.), powerful chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, has already introduced such a bill and is expected to ask for the approval of members of his panel. Since Social Security bills are revenue legislation, they can only originate in the House where they are debated under a procedure whereby amendments are pro­ hibited. This means that there is no chance to get the e.ssential pro­ visions of the King-Anderson bill into any Social Security legislation that the committee reports out. While the Senate is expected to add medical care provisions to any Social Security measures sent to it by the House, it is generally thought that they would be strick­ en out in the joint-conference com­ mittee which would compromise the differences between the two bodies. The joint conference com­ mittee would be composed of the senior members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee who are known to oppose using Social Security to finance a medi­ cal care for the aged program. medical care program now is the use of a little-known parliamentary device when the bill comes back from the Senate. The device would permit the House to vote on Senate medical care amendments directly, thus by-passing the roadblock rep­ resented by the joint conference committee. pending strike last Saturday. The agreement, involving the "secondary" issues of the dispute, was characterized by a union spokesman as a "significant achievement." However, the agree­ ment, which came near the expira­ tion of a 15-day no-strike truce, must still be ratified by the rankand-file membership of the broth­ erhoods involved. Settlement of the dispute was reached with the aid of Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, work­ ing with four mediators, and with the almost daily intervention of President Johnson himself. He called the accord a "victory for collective bargaining." The Supreme Court this week declined to hear the rail brother­ hoods' appeal on what has been called the "primary" issue—that 90 percent of the rail firemen's jobs could be abolished—thus pav­ ing the way for the imposition of a work rule change program by management. According to the court decisions, previous media­ tion and arbitration panel rulings, the cancellation of the jobs will be affected by natural attrition as firemen are re-trained for different jobs, quit, die or retire. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen estimated By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer In the past issues of the Seafarers LOG during the last three or four months, this column has been dealing with the various benefits to which the membership is entitled from the Welfare, Pension and Vaca­ tion Plans. However, it seems very few of the members realize the num­ ber of benefits that are handled through these plans and the amount of money paid out in benefits. True, the statistical figures of Plans such as ours are ordinarily of little concern to the individual. But in this instance, each and every member of the Union should be interested because the number of claims paid, the amount of the claims paid and other statistics of this nature help determine if the Plans are capable of paying additional benefits and in what form. During the fiscal year of December 1, 1961 through November 30, 1962, the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans paid out a total of 25,160 claims, which means that after eliminating Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the Plans were handling over 100 claims per day which called for a total pay-out of money during this period of $3,370,212. In the next year of operation, ending on November 30, 1963, these same two plans had paid a total of 31,185 claims, which was an in­ crease over the previous year of 6,025 claims or an increase of 24 claims per working day. The dollar amount paid out during this period was $4,058,210.48 or an increase of $687,998.48 over the previous year. For the same fiscal year ending November 30, 1962, the Seafarers Vacation Plan had processed a total of 16,738 vacation claims for a total paid out in vacation during this period of $3,156,802.26. During tlie next fiscal year ending November 30, 1963, the Vacation Plan had processed a total of 17,325 claims for a total paid out in vacation of $5,492,548.33 which gives an increase of $2,335,746.07 paid out in va­ cations in 1963 over the like period in 1962. A little arithmetic shows that-the Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans have therefore paid out to our membership for themselves and their dependents the sum of $9,550,758.81 during the fiscal year ending November 30, 1963. Speaking of dependents, it is well to remember that this program is an important part of the Plans to which dependents of members are eligible. Only recently one of our brothers while in the Port of New York expressed his desire to thank the membership, trustees and officials for having established such a program as Dependent Benefits. Because of such a program, his polio crippled son will now be able to walk. The wives of various Seafarers have also expressed their thanks for this particular benefit, as one wife recently said, "The Union and its Welfare Plan were like having money in the bank during the period of time that our son was seriously ill in the hospital and my husband was out at sea." As mentioned here previously, questions concerning any of the Union's Plans are most welcome, and the brothers or their wives are reminded that if there is any aspect of the benefit plans that they do not fully understand, we will make every effort to see that they are provided with the proper answers. months' separation pay, since they come under the ruling that fire­ men with less than two years of service or irregular work histories may be eliminated immediately. Of the 40,000 firemen positions existing on the railroads, it is es­ timated that 30,000 ultimately would be eliminated by the pro­ gram, 8,000 of them during the two-year duration of the arbitra­ tion award. Major union gains, however, were made in the area of the "secondary" issues, involving man­ ning crews for self-propelled vehi­ cles, the mileage basis for daily pay, away-from-home expenses, paid holidays, and wage structures for yard employees. The agreement, coming after 13 days of intensive negotiations, af­ fects, in all, some 200,000 operat­ ing employees represented by the Conductors & Brakemen, Firemen & Enginemen, Switchmen, Engi­ neers and Railroad Trainmen. Representatives of the brother­ hoods, in announcing the major agreement, said that although it fell short of satisfying all the im­ portant demands of the employees, "we recognize that significant gains have been made." "The groundwork for collective bargaining in the railroad industry has been reestablished," they de­ clared. "We hope it will promote true cooperation and meaningful communication between labor and management." The rail dispute began back in 1959, when the railroads made It known that they wanted sweeping changes in work rules allowing them to eliminate thousands of jobs. They then opened a national publicity campaign to enlist public support of the job-cutting de­ mands. SIU Fish Union Sees Anchovies As Good Catch MONTERREY — Faced with an almost-total decline of sardine catches in the past few years, the SIUNA-affiliated Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey (Calif.) is studying the develop­ ment of a market for canned anchovies. The union feels that a sound fishing industry can be created if a greater demand for canned anchovies can be developed. The Seine and Line Fishermen say they are encouraged by the great abundance of California anchovy, which is estimated at 4 million tons. Sardines, which previously served as one of the union's major catches, have practically disap­ peared. From a 15,800 ton catch in 1961, last year's 1963 haul was only 1,200 tons, 7 percent of the total two years before. Cooperating with the Monterey Bay canning industry, the unions have made a joint application to the California Fish and Game Commission for 15,000 tons of anchovies for reduction. It is felt that if the application is ap­ proved. job opportunities would then begin to open up for the fishermen. Hearings on the re­ quest will be held May 11, 1964. �Loe Pate Sis May 1. MM (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW AtlanOey Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wafer* District.) April 11 • April 24, 1964 Job activity for SIU men slowed up a bit during the last two weeks, dropping the shipping total to 1,189 from a previous figure of 1,237. However, compared to the other two departments, deck shipping showed an increase over the previous period. Registration for the past two weeks also fell off a small amount, so that the shipping and registration totals for the period ran even. But the figures still combined to re­ duce the total number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period to a low of 3,417. Registration for this period only was 1,188, compared to 1,249 last time. Lone port among the major shipping centers to escape the general decline was Houston, which shipped over 300 men for the first time since January, 1963. Otherwise, except for Tampa, which was telatively busy after a very slow two weeks last time out, all of the ports reported varied declines or the status quo in the dispatch column. There were many more sign-ons this period compared to the last one, but this result contributed little shipping activity as there apparenly was minimum job turnover. There were also many more payoffs this time, but fewer in-transit ship visits. The seniority totals show another interesting result, since the class A portion of total shipping fell under 50 percent for the first time in months. The class A shipping accounted for 48 percent of the total, class B for 35 per­ cent and class C for 17 percent. The last two figures rep­ resented a rise in each case. Ship AetMfy tmf Im Offs OM TrMf. TOTAL •••tan 2 • 1 3 N«w Yvrk.... 25 7 IS SO PhikHtclphto.. 5 4 5 14 Soltimw* .... 7 4 18 31 Norfolk ..... 1 1 4 8 Jocktonvili*.. 1 1 7 9 Tompo ...... 0 0 5 5 Mobil* 7 5 2 14 N*wOrl*au.. 7 7 17 31 HoHstoR 10 8 21 39 WilmingtoR .. 0 0 4 4 Son FroncUco. . 0 0 5 5 SMrttI* 3 3 3 9 TOTALS ... 48 42 114 224 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B 1 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP S ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 9 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 67 36 35 14 1 21 20 42 16 18 53 0 4 2 18 16 6 7 1 13 2 7 11 2 4 1 2 3 2 1 4 8 24 26 4 44 1 27 6 3 22 2 10 12 14 12 14 13 3 3 0 6 0 3 5 7 14 2 6 3 11 2 2 1 7 1 0 5 0 8 1 0 4 2 4 4 4 0 1 1 6 0 6 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 2 4 2 4 1 1 8 0 16 2 1 8 2 9 3 2 3 7 9 5 6 1 48 0 17 24 27 16 26 6 41 4 31 6 41 2 6 19 58 4 17 18 58 2 48 41 5 39 21 31 6 23 23 12 11 1 3 8 0 0 3 7 1 6 3 4 1 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 1 3 10 2 15 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 ®, 6 1 11 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 83 103 { 199 63 157 27 1 247 15 85 75 1 175 91 182 36 ! 309 13 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A B 1 2 0 0 2 0 '0 1 0 7 18 75 11 36 0 2 6 7 4 6 8 2 11 22 1 24 2 0 3 14 1 11 0 0 3 1 3 7 0 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 41 27 0 3 27 58 24 48 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 9 44 18 1 71 247 175 Registered On The Beach CLASS AI CLASS B1 GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 7 0 13 7 I 27 18 129 70 101 24 195 6 19 i 11 15 30 4 57 32 11 53 10 95! 3 28 13 0 14! 1 3 11 10 15 1 26 10 3 1 10 3 16 0 17 24 25 7 56 0 68 72 83 9 164' 27 133 49 83 8 140; 0 8 14 10 4 28 0 7 16 29 5 50 3 22 2 23 4 49 71 1 493 343 460 87 1 890, GROUP 1 2 3^ ALL 0 3 4 7 48 55 107 4 2 3 17 22 7 23 31 1 0 1 8 9 23 1 10 12 0 2 2 4 20 0 4 16 5 38 105 148 25 26 6 57 8 11 20 1 4 14 10 28 2 17 5 24 26 180 294 1 500 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 1 2 29 1 11 17 4 3 3 0 3 0 3 5 9 25 6 23 8 2 6 11 2 3 2 36 146 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 4 1 3 1 ~2 0 0 '0 1 1 0 1 33 34 6 50 7 34 12 36 3 18 8 16 12 2 15 0 7, 3 13 2 3 4 8 6 1 9 0 5 3 24 1 11 1 14 0 9 4 12 11 24 1 10 7, 6 0 6 1 5 11 0 6 3 9 1 4 1 6 1 4 1 4 2 3 0 4 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 ll 15 0 15 0 6 6 12 1 5 9 1 11 3 4 35 4 17 11 32 4 16 16 36 3 19 23 4 1 32 2 25 37 2 1 36 11 22 18 42 14 20 1 8 1 0 5 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 3 2 3 2 15 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 1 2 0 7 0 2 3 3 0 5 0 0 2 3 6 2 2 88 61 1 163 20 1 202 18 88 77 1[ 183 41 123 111 175 14 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 38 1 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0 2 0 5 15 50 33 3 9 1 7 6 8 11 14 2 5 11 9 0 2, 4 6 1 4 3 1 0 0 15 12 1 23 1 32 5 19 37 42 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 3 0 0 5 2 21 1i 60175 163 Registered C n The Beach CLASS AI CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 3 4 2 9 1 7 3 3 15 98 32 77 16 125 19 53 35 107 3 191 1 18 5 24 0 5 5 10 8 33 14 38 8 60 0 20 21 41 25 3 5 18 23 1 2 5 6 12 2 12 2 9 1 12 3 10 4 17 8 2 4 2 0 4 1 3 1 5 0 27! 8 22 1 31 0 8 M5 23 56, 20 1 64 10 94 6 50 76 132 98! 19 19 51 73 4 3 33 32 69 0 5 7 11 5 23 2 5 10 17 3 8 17 30 50 2 3 8 7 17 0 7, 7 _ 24 _ 4 35 12 5 2 19 60 1 398 135 368 60 1 563 41 215 220 1 476 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Eos NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tarn Mob NO. Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 3 2 22 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 0 2 1 43 10 7 23 9 0 5 4 23 8 5 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 3 2 2 35 13 4 14 35 4 18 9 8 0 4 3 15 5 2 5 8 0 4 2 67 29 76 i 194 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 2 3 ALL 1 2, 3 ALL 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2, 0 0 2 6 3 0 14 17! 5 40 6 14 13 2 4 18 0 0 7 7 2 0 3 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 16 1 13! 1 14 2 14 2 2 1 12 8 6 0 3 0 6 1 4 1 2 3 4 l®i 0 0 1 2 2 0 1! 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5' 0 0 1 1 2' 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 7i 1 1 25 0 0 9 1 20 22: 5 9 4 4 12 0 1 19 20! 4 36 2 25 12 7 13 2 21 0 0 1 3 4' 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1] 0 0 1 1 11 0 8 6 87 1flOl' 23 8 65 1 83 1 45 22 59 1 149 10 1 1 TOTAL Shipped « GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 2 B 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 23 26 40 14 0 4 4 4 0 4 8, 13 1 7 0 14 4 10 0 3 1 6 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 b 1 1 25 9 14 36 2 1 11 25 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 ll 1 0 0 1 1 5 58 1 66149 83 3 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B C ALL 1-s 0 4 2 26 80 22 4 12 4 8 35 8 4 20 1 3 5 3 5 1® 0 0 12| 4 1 35 17 14 75 11 5 5 0 0 2 7 1 8 66 1 298 92 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 3 10 0 4 1 1 1 0 44 22 66 154 8 55 2 45 8 6 10 28 1 4 5 10 23 16 22 69 2 2 20 24 5 0 6 12 1 8 1 6 6 0 1 10 0 6 4 10 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 7 15 16 42 1 0 15 16 34 16 76 143 6 3 121 130 28 17 13 69 7 38 1 30 4 24 1 6 9 1 11 9 16 8 18 49' 0 8 2 10 8 4 10 _3«, 3 28 4 21 197 105 252 1 646 31 24 287 I 342 SUMMARY Registered _ CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAtS GROW 123 91 182 36 36 146 20 89 29 76 228 357 132 ALL I 309 202 194: 705 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 13 83 103 18 88 77 8 6 87 39 177 267 SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ALL 493,343 460 87 L890 26 180 294 I 500 398 135_ 36^ 60 I 563 41 215 220 I 476 298 289 105 252 I 646 31 24 287 I 342 •GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 3 ALL A ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 B C 71 247 175 71 I 199 63 157_ 27 I 247 15 85 " 75T 175 9 44 18 60 175 163 60 38 21 183 4r 123 11 I 175 14 88 61 r 163 ' 5 58 66 149" 83 66 8 65' r 83 101 68 22 59 149 10 483 172 302 97 571 39 181 2011421 13 87 87 197 571 421 197 |1189i767~ 933 399 12099 98 419 801 11318 �Mmr U 1M4 SEAFARERS Berem LOG Five More Seafarers Retire On Pensions NEW YORK—Five more Seafarers have been added tb the list of pensioners drawing a $150 monthly check for life. All five of the men, who were recently approved by the joint panel of SlU-shipowner trus--^ tees for the SIU's retirement at Norfolk and has sailed in the program, are retiring on dis­ deck department for most of that By Earl (Bull) Shapord, Vice-Presidenf. Atlantie Labor Backs Medicare Bill time. His last ship was the Seaability pensions. train New York (Seatrain Lines). The five are Dudley T. WhitRicketts is a Baltimore resident taker, 65; William H. Moody, 66; who joined the SIU at Boston in 1938, and sailed in the steward department. A native of Jamaica, BWI, his last ship was the Robin Trent (Robin Line). A native of Germany, Samrock SIU oidtimer Dudley T. first sailed out of Norfolk 26 years Whiltoker (left) receives ago and has spent most of that first monthly pension seatime in the engine department. check from SIU head­ Presently, he makes his home in quarters rep. Ed Mooney* Carmen, Oklahoma where he plans to spend his retirement in Dudley was formerly on Reyes Moody leisure. the Robin Gray. Pedro Reyes, 43; Byron J. Ricketts, 64; Edward Samrock, 65. Whittaker, a member of the For 'Modest But Adequate' Living steward department since signing on with the SIU In 1941, now makes his home In New York City. He is a native of Louisiana and last sailed aboard the Robin Gray (Robin Line). Moody, who joined the SIU at New York in 1943, sailed in the NEW YORK—A "modest but adequate" standard of living engine department. He signed off the Coe Victory (Victory Carri- for a family of four in New York City requires an income of NY Family Of Four Needs $125 Weekly, Study Finds $125.51 per week, or $6,527 per year, the Community Council of Greater New York said. living alone to $7,947 for a family The figures were disclosed of five with three children from by the council's Budget 10 to 13 and parents under 40. Somrock Ricketts ers) on his last voyage and now makes his home in Watertown, Mass. Reyes, born in Puerto Rico and now residing in the Bronx, NY, first joined the SIU 20 years ago Ocean Bottom To Be Studied By US, French SAN JUAN—Scientists, who are always trying to get to the bottom of things, are turning their at­ tention more and more toward the seas and are planning to get to the bottom, or at least pretty close to the bottom, of that too. The next exploration of "inner space," as the huge areas beneath the earth's oceans arc called,. is scheduled to be made by the French - built bathyscaph Archlmede, based at the US Naval sta­ tion in this port. The diving is to begin in May and should continue for at least three months. The first job to be tackled by "Operation Deepscan" is an ex­ ploration more than four miles be­ low the surface of the sea in the Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest spot in the Atlantic Ocean. US and French scientists will go below in tite 70 foot long by 26 foot high submarine laboratory to measure the pressure, temperature, and speed of sound in the water and marine life. Three men at a time will go down in the 450 mile long trench which is about 70 miles north of Puerto Rico. The trench is 30,800 feet deep at it's deepest point. The Archimede is repuiletlly capable of diving seven miles and is capable of considerable under­ water mobility. Standard Service which compiles the price survey for use by wel­ fare agencies to measure ability to pay for social and health serv­ ices and as a guide in counseling on financial management. "The guideline budgets . . . are consid­ ered satisfactory standards of liv­ ing but not for building a backlog to meet family emergencies or crisis requirements," a statement said. The council's budget for a fam­ ily of four was first figured on October 1963 prices and taxes which indicated a weekly income of $128.29 and an annual figure of $6,671. The recently enacted Federal tax cut produced the lower income budget of $125.51 and $6,527. The basic budget covers a breadwinner, a housewife, a 13year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl. Others cover representative family types Including an elderly couple, for which the council esti­ mates earnings of $62.14 a week or $3,321 per year are needed to live at the "modest but adequate" standard. Living Costs Up The cost of goods and services in 1963 for a family of four, the study showed, increased 2.4 per­ cent over the 1962 standard. The council explained that although the Department of Labor's Con­ sumer Price Index showed an an­ nual increase of only 1.1 percent, the higher increase in the coun­ cil's figures stems from specified standards compared to the aver­ age experience of all families In the CPI at widely differing stand­ ards of living. Cost of clothing, housing, recre­ ation, education, city taxes, medi­ cal costs and other areas all moved upward during the year. The mix of expenditures differs greatly with families of different composition, the council noted, pointing out that on medical care the costs for the elderly averaged three times the costs for chlidren from 6 to 17. In terms of differing family sizes and ages, the council showed a range in annual costs before tax adjustment of from $2,044 for an elderly unemployed woman Kill House Bill Posing Threat To Waterways WASHINGTON — Legislation that would have destroyed the competitive advantages of barge carriers using the inland water­ ways was killed this week by the House Rules Committee. A bi-partisan 8-7 committee vote refused to allow clearance for floor consideration of a bill whose purported purpose was to increase competition in the na­ tion's surface transportation. The bill Avould have actually favored railroads by doing away with min­ imum rail freight rates, particu­ larly on agricultural products. Barge operators charged the legislation would mean their rates would be undercut. Grain ship­ pers also regarded the bill as a threat, since they contended that it would eventually leave the rail­ roads as their only means of transportation. In the event that the railroads succeeded in elim­ inating their competition, the shippers feared that rail rates would promptly go up. Opposition to the House pro­ posal was also recently voiced by Rep. Ed Edmondson (D-Okla.) at a meeting of the New York State Waterways Association. In Edmondson's view, the bill would have wrecked the future of barge transportation in the country. It has been reported that Presi­ dent Johnson assured the rail­ roads of his support of the bill as a result of the settlement of the national rail dispute on April 22. Changing Your Address? If you have moved, make it a point to notify both the Union and the Seafarers Welfare Plan of your new address. Do it now! Shipping around New York Is exceptionally good these days and from all indications It will remain this way for some time. The Medicare Bill is in the House of Representatives now and Seafarers and all members of the labor movement should write their representatives and tell them that they support this bill 100%. The baseball season Is on in New York now and so is the World's Fair, so if you want to ship out of New York, there's no time like the present. Ed Police recently stopped by the New York Hall to say hello. Ed's been shipping on the New Yorker as an oiler. Other familiar faces around the New York hall these days are Don Watson, Willis Thompson, Tony Scaturro and Warren Cassidy. We also saw E.B. Collins and George Austin at the New York Hall, and we heard them engaged in a hot discussion about how many games the "Mets" are going to win this year. Shipping from Boston has been a little on the slow bell, due to the fact that two ships that were expected to go to Russia with grain were diverted from Boston to the Gulf for loading and crewing up. Lindsay McDonald dropped into the Boston Hall recently to visit with his former shipmates and to see how things are going. Lindsay retired in 1962 after 25 years with the SIU, and nowadays he can be seen at the the hall playing a hand of cards and talking about how handy that ber of the SIU since 1942. He is SIU pension is to him and his wife. now registered and after a short William "Blackie" Willdridge just vacation ashore he will ship out came back from Russia and was in again. Grover Cobbler just arrived the Boston Hall to register for in Baltimore from India where he another trip. "Blackie" is quite a was hospitalized after taking sick singer and he says that he's going aboard the A&J Victory in Cal­ to devote some of his future time cutta. Bill Dunnigan is now reg­ to cutting some records and seeing istered in Baltimore after being on if he can write a "hit" song. Charlie the Mobile for the past seven and Connell is also just back from a half months. Bill said that he Russia and he said he was glad to wants no part of the Alaska run be back in Boston to register for after being on the Puerto Rico run another ship and spend some time for so long and he's now on the with his family. beach waiting for a nice sunny trip. Shipping has been a little slow Shipping has been a little on the in Philadelphia lately with the ex­ slow side in Norfolk for the past ception of the engine department, few weeks. Contract negotiations where jobs are a little more plenti­ by the SIU United Industrial ful. The SIU United Industrial Workers in Norfolk are presently Workers recently won reinstate­ being conducted with Old Domin­ ment and back pay for ten em­ ion Marine Railway, Craig Brothers ployees dismissed at the SIU-UIW Marine Railway, Coal Terminal contracted National Fiberstock Company and the Gulf Atlantic Company in Philadelphia. Comar Company. Jack Wise, who's been Knight, who was around the Philly sailing with the SIU for 20 years, Hall recently said that he can't has been around the Norfolk Hall help but remember how bad it was after signing off the Achilles after before the days of the SIU and it was laid up in Mobile. Jack said v/hat great strides the Union has that he was on his way to Nags made in providing decent condi­ Head, North Carolina to do some tions for the seaman. fishing. Tommy Stubbs was also The Philadelphia AFL-CIO has around the Baltimore Hall the pledged itself to campaign against other day, and the 10-year SIU any representative in the Penn­ member said that he just bought a sylvania legislature who voted for new trailer and that he's going to the Scranton Unemployment Com­ try it out for a while before ship­ pensation Bill. The AFL-CIO Mari­ ping out again. Tommy last shipped time Port Council has been sup­ on the Morning Light. porting Bill Green Jr., who is There's plenty of news on the running for Congressman of the labor front in Puerto Rico. Gov­ Fifth Congressional District in ernor Munoz Marin is studying a Pennsylvania. New three-year con­ plan directed toward promoting tracts were recently signed at the five years of uninterrupted laborSIU United Industrial Workers- management peace. The basic idea contracted Trojan Manufacturing is to settle disputes before they Company and the Wilson Marine grow into strikes. The Puerto Rico Company. Federation of Municipal Employees Shipping in Baltimore has been (AFL-CIO) has urged the Senate very good for the last two weeks State and Municipal Government as we had 124 men shipped and Committee to approve a proposed 185 registered, and the picture for $5 million appropriation which the next two weetai remains very would enable the islands' 76 mu­ good. At the present time we have nicipalities to pay a $110 monthly the Alamar and the Marymar tied minimum salary. A special sub­ up in Baltimore. The Alamar is committee of the US Senate will expected to crew up on May 6. hold hearings here to determine if Calmar has three C-4's in the ship­ some of the corporations are using yard now and work is coming along their island branches to dodge fast with both day and night shifts taxes on the mainland. Senator E. working. L. Bartlett, will chair the com­ The Retail Clerks struck the mittee. Juan Reyes is taking it easy in American stores in Baltimore and as a result the company locked out Puerto Rico for a while after hav­ all the employees in the chain. At ing a serious accident at home the present time the clerks have received while performing a "doappealed to the courts for an in­ it-yourself" job. Juan had been junction hgainst American and the keeping things in shape in the court has given the chain stores San Juan engine room for the 72 hours to show cause as to why past six months. Jose Ramos, after their stores should not be opened an intercoastal run on the San to the public. Exactly 6,000 em­ Juan, is resting up for a crack at a galley job. And any ship looking ployees are locked out now. Wesley Young is now registered for grade "A" service will find in Baltimore after four months Juan Maldonado ready and waiting sailing as chief steward aboard the at the hall—except when the Afoundria. Wes has been a mem­ "track" is operating. �SEAFARERS Pafe EisU May 1. 1B64 LOG 3 SIU TUGBOAT OLDTIMERS RETIRE By Lindsey Williams, Viee-Presidenf, Galf Area Gulf Political Scene Active BALTIMORE—An SIU tugboat veteran from Aransai; Pass, Texas, joined with two oldtimers in this port to make up the trio of SIU Inland Boatmen's Union pensioners re­ tired on Union benefits last month. Prior to their retirement, all three had varied careers in the nation's harbors and in--*' Virginia and now makes his home Texan for many years with bis land waterways. Linthicum Heights, Md., with wife Murl. They have two grown The only one of the three in his wife Lillian. daughters. From Mobile comes word that unions affiliated with the Mobile to go on a disability pension, The Gulf member of the IBU Maritime Port Council are actively and energetically campaigning for Joseph Mrozek, 60, was with the labor-endorsed candidates in the coming primary election. A lot of Curtis Bay Tow­ trio is Benjamin I. Underwood, 65, this type of activity also is going on in Texas and Florida, as we re­ ing Company of who's also retiring on a normal ported in the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Baltimore for pension. He too worked in the Since then the West Gulf Port Council of the Maritime Trades De­ most of his life. engine department and has been partment and the Houston Dock and Marine Council of the In­ He started with with the G&H Towing Company ternational Longshoremen's Association held a highly successful joint Curtis Bay in fleet since 1948. G&H operates one political meeting in the Houston SlU Hall. The principal speaker was 1920 and finished of the largest tug and towboat US Senator Ralph Yarborough, who is seeking the Democratic nomina­ his career in the fleets in the entire Gulf. Underwood originally hails from tion for reelection in a hot campaign. Besides the Senator, who has same fleet 43 the AFL-CIO endorsement, 25 other candidates for various state and Conklin Underwood years later. Mro­ Ypsilanti, Mich., but has been a local offices spoke at the meeting. zek last worked Mrozek Both councils reaffirmed endorsements previously made by the as a deckhand. Harris County AFL-CIO in 12 races and endorsed several other He switched his home port from Baltimore to Brooklyn, NY, a while candidates in addition. In Tampa, voter registration hit a new high with 167,166 qualified back and intends to retire in to vote. Percentagewise, this is a much higher proportion of the total Brooklyn with his wife Elsie. Another Curtis Bay veteran, population registered to vote than will be found in some of the port cities in other states around the Gulf. The difference is that the reg­ Roscoe F. Conklin, 65, is going on VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Before the 17.5 mile long bridgeistration laws in Florida are designed to encourage rather than dis­ a normal pension after a varied courage voter qualification. Besides, an all-out effort is made to boating career. His first job was tunnel across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay was opened register everyone who meets the legal requirements of age and citizen­ with the Eastern Transportation here last month, a combination of surging seas and other un­ ship. Such gimmicks as mobile registration units are used to provide Company from 1926 to 1944, fol­ expected problems kept the-*neighborhood service for ease and convenience in signing the rolls. lowed by a three-year stint with opening date In a constant constructing the tunnel sections at Orange, Tex, For a quick glance at the shipping picture around the Gulf, it has the Chesapeake Light Company. state of flux. Conklin began with Curtis Bay Of the six killed here, two died been slow in Mobile and good in Tampa, New Orleans and Houston. Although at its mainland end The Penn Transporter crewed up in Tampa, taking everyone off the in 1951 and remained in the fleet the crosssing is four miles inside in a boiler explosion on a dredge; beach there who was ready to ship out. Mobile looks for shipping to until his current retirement as a Chesapeake Bay, it curves east­ two in the collapse of a crane pick up slightly and the outlook appears good for Houston and New chief engineer. He was born in ward and meets the Atlantic near boom; one when struck by a Orleans. Virginia's Eastern Shore penin­ broken cable, and one by electro­ One of the real SIU oldtimers, Clyde S. Rayford, is on the beach in sula. The bridge-tunnel starts at cution when he picked up a Mobile, relaxing at home with his family. His last ship was the Chesapeake Bay Beach here on wrench while standing in water Alcoa Reamer. Rayford ships as bosun, carpenter or AB and is regis­ the mainland and goes to Wise in a cofferdam on an island. The bridge-tunnel, replacing tered in group 2 for his next trip. His son started shipping in the SIU. Point on the Eastern Shore. ferry service across the Bay, He now is a licensed engineer and works as a marine inspector. In her angrier moods, the sea brings tidewater Virginia a good Sal Rallo is back in Mobile, registered in group 1, after getting off wrecked a $1.5 million barge- deal closer to the northeastern the Del Santos where he had the bosun's job. Others registered in borne pile driver, broke floating megalopolis stretching from Bos­ Mobile include John P. Forgette of Bayou-La-Batre, Ala., who last pipelines from hydraulic dredges sailed as pumpman on the York; Hubert H. Johnson, who got oft the PARIS — The landlocked na­ and carried them away, hampered ton to Delaware and Washington. Margaret Brown for a rest and is registered for another chief electri­ tions of the world, those without construction of the islands, tum­ cian's job; Joseph Hall who was chief cook on the Santore his last a seacoast or any natural access bled a 300-foot steel tunnel sec­ trip, and Clarence J. Nail who was chief steward on the Fanwood when to the sea, are pressing for an tion out of its bay bottom bed, international agreement guaran­ and delayed movement of men the ship was sold by Waterman to Epiphany Tankers.l A note from Jack C. Trosclair informs us that at the time he wrote teeing their sea rights. and materials from the shore to The agenda of the current Ge­ work sites. us from Baytown, Texas, he was bosun on the supertanker Achilles. Isidore Levy is registered to ship in the deck department out of Hous­ neva conference on the problems The crossing consists of 12 ton, where he lives with his family. He has been sailing since 1937 of underdeveloped countries cov­ miles of low level trestle, 2 miles and says he likes Houston because of the good shipping he finds there. ers almost all the problems such of causeway, two bridges and two Grady K. Brown of Bremond, Texas, got oft the Seneca for a bit of nations might encounter, but not tunnels. Each tunnel, about one surgical repair at the Galveston USPHS Hospital. He is recuperating the problem of being without a mile in length, is anchored by two DETROIT—A major bottleneck in good style and expects to be "fit for duty" again soon. William G. seacoast. Led by Afghanistan islands made by dredging sand has been cleared in the two-year McDonald, who sails in all steward department ratings, went over to however, they are seeking an in­ from the bay bottom and buttress­ struggle of the SIUNA-affiliated Houston from his home in Slidell, La., to ship and says he will take ternational law covering this lack. ing it with rock. Each island has Transportation Services & Allied For these countries, free access an area surface of eight miles. Workers to obtain a National La­ the first job that hits the board for a long trip. He is married and has to the air is not enough because bor Relations Board representa­ two children, a girl, 9, and a boy, 8, who attend school in Slidell. Six men were killed while work­ Earl W. Herring Jr. and V. T. Yates say they expect to stay on the air express is expensive and they ing on the bridge-tunnel here. A tion election among Checker Cab are poor. Most of the time a beach in Tampa for a while. Herring, who just got off the Bradford landlocked nation can carry on its seventh was killed in a fall while drivers here. In 1962, an organizing drive by I.sland, profitably whiles away his time ashore with commercial fishing trade without trouble because TS&AW Local *10 gained over as a sideline. their neighbors impose no restric­ 1,200 pledge cards from Checker Some of the "young oldtimers" and "old oldtimers" on the beaoh in tion on the passage of imports Cab drivers and the Union peti­ New Orleans include George Esteve, Frank Russo, Joe Gagliano, John and exports to and from the sea. tioned the NLRB for an election. Long, W. T. Hardeman, Bill Walker, John Picou and Brown Huszar. But "whenever a transit coun­ However, the company obtained a try wants to put pressure on a Federal District Court injunction landlocked neighbor, it can," the OKLAHOMA CITY—A District preventing the NLRB from hold­ representative of Afghanistan Court judge here has refused to ing the election pending a deci­ pointed out, by closing the border play ball with a ballplayer seek­ sion in a case involving a similar or saying that there are no avail­ ing unemployment compensation company. able trains to move the goods. for the portion of the year when The court decision was finally Afghanistan has had this experi­ he doesn't play ball. handed down in March, and says ence twice when Pakistan used The judge ruled that a baseball in effect that the lower Federal these or other devices to achieve player under an annual contract courts should not involve them­ the same effect. can't draw unemployment checks selves in NLRB matters concern­ The list of landlocked nations ing the description of a unit of Includes Bolivia and Paraguay in during the off season even though multi-employees until after the he can't find satisfactory work in South America; Afghanistan, Ne­ election is held. When it origin­ pal, Laos and Mongolia in Asia; his field. In so doing he reversed ally ordered the election, the a ruling of the Oklahoma Employ­ Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, NLRB held that the 281 owners Luxembourg and Switzerland in ment Security Commission and who make up the Checker Cab the state review board. They had Europe, and 10 countries in ruled that Lee W. Tate, a second Company are actually one unit. Africa. This decision held closely to the Although the problem of free baseman for the Denver Bears, unit and eligibility provisions was entitled to unemployment access to the sea is an old one, sought by the Union. The com­ there is only one limited inter­ compensation during the winter pany had held that each owner months. national code that covers the sit­ represented a separate unit. Considered Employed uation. This is the Treaty of Bar­ TS&AW Local lO's program for celona which covers only three of When a player is under annual Checker Cab driver's contract Europe's landlocked countries. contract, the judge ruled, he is includes a sound company-paid The subject has been debated employed, even though his serv­ health and welfare program for in the UN and other forums to ices are not used by the team all drivers and their families; com­ the point where the text of an year. pany-paid pension plan; demo­ International convention is pretty Since he's not dealing with an cratic union elections; no discrim­ 'Spool" for a length of wire rope is checked out by Joe well agreed upon. The Geneva umpire, Tate, who earned $1,300 a ination on assignments of calls; White, a member of the SIU United Industrial Workers at conference has been seized upon month during the regular five- fully protective grievance proce­ the British Wire Rope plant, Elizabeth, NJ. The UIW com­ by the underdeveloped nations as month playing season, can appeal dures, and provision for regular pany manufactures a variety of wire and cable products for the best place to push it through the judge's decision to the Okla­ membership meetings at a time industrial and marine use. if they can. homa Supreme Court if he likes. convenient to members. Va, Bridge-Tunnel Opened Last Month Landlocked Nations Seek Sea Rights SIU Taxi Union Gets Vote OK From NLRB Job For A Big Wheel Vr-r. ij/s': District Judge Won't Play Ball �'iur t itM 1b« T-2 tanker Traoseri* (Hudson Waterways) was on* of the few Ameri­ can-flag vessels chartered to carry grain to the Soviet Union. But that came only after con­ siderable pressure from the maritime unions which forced the polltlcos to live up to some former | promises. Local , . press, TV and radio ' aided greatly in providing the public with Information regarding the problem facing the dockworkers and the seafar­ ers, whose very existence depended upon a fair shake under the 50-50 shipping program. The union action managed to get results, and the ships started moving. 1 had always wanted to visit the Soviet Union. Not for any F'articular political reasons but, to see for myself, to get a first-hand impression of a certain way of life. And, mainly, I am a numismatist, and I didn't have a complete set of Rus­ sian coins. Sailing in the steward department, and not being particular about a job, 1 managed to make the saloon messman's job on the Transerie, then at Norfolk. Some seven Uays later, and with a full load of grain for Odessa, Russia, we de­ parted Norfolk on March 13, 1964. The Atlantic crossing would be a hec­ tic one, I knew, for this time of year. We didn't stop rolling until we docked at the port of Ceut'a, Spanish Morocco, some 11 days later. Within eight hours we bunkered, took on fresh water, and commenced our journey across the vast stretch of the Mediterranean Sea, still rolling from starboard to port, and viceversa. Much of our aggravation seemed to be at an end upon entering the Dardanelles. Passing by Istanbul, Turkey, at slow bell, gave all hands something to talk about during the leisure hours of the evening. Our arrival at Odessa, located on the southeastern corner of the Ukraine, was one long, drawn-out mass of red tape. To my amazement, most of the ship's business was handled by the weaker-sex. I believe that the only two men I saw were the agent for Hudson Waterways, and the immigration officer who gath­ ered our seamens' documents so that passes could be made up. But, with a midnight street curfew, not many of the Seafarers were inter­ ested in venturing out. Anyone losing his pass would pay a 10-rubIe fine, about $11. The one rule* to abide by was the last: "Obey all laws in force in the Soviet Union," whatever they were. The following morning, about 9 AM, two ladies from the local CCCP bank came aboard the vessel, setting up shop in the anidships rec room. They were there to change the American dollar into the Russian ruble. The rate of exchange was one ruble for $1.11. Once the crew had purchased the de­ sired amounts of rubles, I became in­ volved in a conversation with the lady, who spoke fluent English. I had a coin book with me, and asked her if it were possible for me to obtain a complete set of the Russian coinage system for my collection. She agreed to help but later dis­ covered she had brought along no 5kopek or 13-kopek coins. But she did give me the address of the bank, hastily scribbled on a note in Russian. She told me to show the note at the bank and there she would assist me completely. She was quite taken aback when I showed her several cojns and asked if there ward any coin collectors in the Soviet Union, .clubs of people In the nu­ mismatic field, and if she knew of any locally^ After thinking for awhile she SEAFARERS r.v- LOG TO RUSSIA WITH ORAIN Seafarer's Account of Odessa Trip By Seafarer Charles E. Rawllngs, Book R-639 admitted she wasn't "up to date on that hobby. I do beiieve that some of our children have this hobby but, as for the aduits, we don't have time for such nonsense." Finally, upon leaving the vessei, I had to clear through two Russian soldiers at the gangway. I had to pro­ duce my pass, along with my seaman's documents. The Russian soldier took my pass, eyed me closely, then checked the photograph on my seaman's papers. Next, he tore the pass along the perfo­ rated edges, keeping the smaller por­ tion, and returned the larger. He also kept the documents. I was then free to leave the ship. I walked along the almost one mile of dock (Noyeta). Tons of machinery and various size trucks were awaiting export to countries getting Soviet lendlease. Much of the equipment was . destined for Vlzagapatam, India. At t.:e main gate, I had to clear through a policeman. Strangely enough, he was a real gentleman. Very polite. I walked up the hilly street into the city, about 15 minutes' walk from the main dock gate. The International Seaman's Club awaits the visitor. The club is decora­ tive enough, something of a palace left over from the days of the Czars. One can learn all about the Soviet system at the International Seaman's Club of Odessa. On the street I stopped a well-dressed gentleman (I saw very few in Odessa), and asked him where the bank was lo- ' cated, handing him the piece of paper on which the lady from the bank had scribbled the note. He read the paper, rattled off something and, from his motions, I guessed he said to "go up a block, turn right, and you will find the bank on the corner." I did just that, and easily found the bank. I entered the huge bank building, showed the guard my note, and he pointed up the marble steps. I made my way to the second floor, stepped into the banking section, and located the lady with whom I had spoken aboard the Transerie. "In what way may we serve you to­ day?" she asked, politely, giving me a smile. "I have come to inquire again about the coin sets that we discussed yester­ day," I answered, adding that "I would like to have the newest ones possible. If it la not too bothersome." "Not at all," she replied, "but it will take a little time to arrange them. How many sets do you wish?" I counted my rubles and told her six, then I paused and asked her to wait a moment. She came over closer to the counter as I took a typed list from my pocket. She looked at me, amazed, and took the slip from my hand and read it her­ self. Then she asked me if all of the people on the list were iny friends. "I . should hope *o," I replied. "And that you know ail of them per­ sonally?" "Most of them," I replied, "but I haven't met Mr. Sherer yet, although we are members of the same Numis­ matic Association," I answered. "We've exchanged some correspondence," I added. "And you are just going to give these people these sets of coins?" she asked, amazed. "Certainly," I answered, adding, "Why shouldn't I? They have no visible means of obtaining a set, and it will be a means of establishing a friendship." She departed puzzled. It must have been 43 minutes before she returned to the counter with a double handful of coins. She stacked the rubles into one pile, and the various denominations of kopeks into other piles. "Your six sets are completed, sir," she said, and commenced counting them up so as to give me a total of their cost. My cost was 12 rubles and 86 kopeks, plus a 50-kopek service charge. I stopped in one of the general stores, where one can purchase anything from candy to booze. I stopped at the candy counter to get a Sokolade-Laima (a chocolate bar of large size from Riga, Latvia) and noticed a peculiar system which soon had me going in circles. The clerk in the store does not handle any money at all. One has to go to the State Cashier, make his purchase first, then carry the ticket or receipt to the clerk for the item purchased. It was so con­ fusing I bought six candy bars so that I would not have to go through the same procedure again. Later I arrived at the Seaman's Club just about the time that the free bus service from the ship to the Club was arriving. I saw many of our crew alight from the bus, and we all went Into the Club. The Transerie's master. Captain Hoie, "Sparks," the 2nd and 3rd mates, all decided to go to the ballet, also free under the system. I decided to just look around. After they had departed for the Thii is one of the.main streets in the Russian Black Sea Port of Odessa, where the first shipments of US grain to Russia arrived. The opera house is at one end of the street and provides some of the city's entertainment. Par* Nine ballet, I was approached by one of the hosteases of the club. Immediately, she impressed me. She had been instructed to show us around the Club, and I learned that she was a local school teacher, and that she was also a devout believer in the Soviet system. Ail through the ancient palace there was Communist propaganda and litera­ ture, from the "Moscow News" to the complete works of Lenin. "Here is some interesting matter," she said, handing me a pamphlet. It was entitled "The Rights of the Factory (Office) Trade Union Committee In the USSR," by V. Nikltinsky (sic.). Another booklet she handed me was called "Grievance Procedures in the USSR," which, I feel, must have been written by The Firing-Squad boys in some back alley. Another booklet she handed to me was entitled, "How Labor Disputes Are Settled in the Soviet Union," by N. Khrushchev himself. All of the booklets mentioned were available free. This procedure went on for what seemed like hours and hours, and was getting duller by the minute. "Don't you have any twist—dance records?" I asked her. She looked at me as though I was crazy. By this time, an old acquaintance of mine from Baltimore came in to the library. Mel is the chief pumpman on the Transbay, and that ship had come in about the same time we hit Odessa. We greeted each other and fell Into a nonchalant conversation. She asked Mel his opinion of the JFK, Oswald and Ruby Incident. ' Naturally, Mel thought that Oswald must have been some sort of psycho case and said so; then he said the same of Ruby. Then, this chick pops in with: "Your country must be run by lunatics." Now Mel really tuned in. He told her that he didn't believe that old line and, pausing a moment, said; "At least we don't run around the country shooting our opposition by the thousands or disposing of them via the salt-mines." Angrily, the gal came back: "And where is that done?" "Why here in Russia, where else?" "Our government never does things like that," she answered quickly. Then Mel came in and said, "No? Then tell me what happened to Beria and his gang of mobsters when they tried to beat Krushy to the prize seat?" "I think you are ail liars," she said hotly, "and furthermore, Beria was an enemy of the people. He's around some­ place." Then she departed. Shortly before leaving Odessa, I happened to be at the Club to buy a set of Russian dolls for our home. I saw the same girl at the desk near the souvenir stand. She looked my way and I greeted her warmly. She came from behind the desk. "I don't think you Americans are friendly at all," she said. "I think you make fun of my English and fun of my people. You couldn't be friendly If you wanted to." "Listen, you're a sensible sort," I assured her. "We don't attach friendship to some political gimmick and we don't sell friendship. I believe, for us Ameri­ cans, friendship just happens. Either you like a person or you don't, It's that simple. "Furthermore, how do you know we are not a friendly sort of people? We are probably the first real Americans that you have ever met, and then again you don't really even know me. Friend­ ship comes from the heart, not some silly political magazine. Think it over." She looked at me, puzzled, then smiled, somewhat forcibly. I called back to her: "Good-bye, friend." Soon after, we sailed froin Odessa, Russia. To us, it was the loneliest city in the whole wide world. �Fage Tem By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Call-Back Overtime Discussed SEAFARERS May 1, UM LOG Official Raps Critics Of Poverty-War Biii NEW YORK—As a special House subcommittee continued hearings on the Administration's anti-poverty bill, the na­ tional coordinator of the campaign against poverty, Sargent Shiver, defended the bill here^- QUESTION: What country would you most recommend to American tourists? A number of questions were involved In an exchange of correspondJohn Lynam: I would advise erce between the Contract Department at SIU headquarters and Brother senting voice in its study of the any tourist to stay right here in Joseph I. Briant, ship's delegate aboard the SS Niagara. Since these and last week. Shriver addressed a meet­ Johnson bill. Dr. Harry L. Brown the U n i t e d similar problems keep coming up aboard ship, the correspondence Is ing at City Hall, ridiculing Repub­ of Georgia, a spokesman for the States. There is carried here in its entiretj', based on the Information supplied by Briant lican criticism of the anti-poverty American Farm Bureau Federa­ certainly more in his original letter. program which would emphasize tion, told the House group that to see and do Question No. 1: Call-Back To Shift Ship on a Weekend. Summary: A the training of young people and great strides had been taken in here, and the call-back to shift ship was posted on the board for 3 PM on Sunday. the last 14 years toward eradicat­ Some of the sailors were working OT that day, cleaning cargo holes the promotion of local attacks on ing poverty, and he said that the people are much poverty with Federal assistance. more trustwor­ prior to loading grain. Now, as the ship didn't actually shift until after present system of vocational edu­ thy. The only "Nobody has yet attacked one 5 PM, the men continued their work until 5 PM. These men put in for substantive part of this program," cation and manpower develop­ other country OT covering their work in the holes plus the 4-hour call-back time from Shriver said. He said that the war ment and training could do the which I think 3 PM, which created an overlap of 2 hours in OT. on poverty was begun by Presi­ Job. can compare is The mate contends this is pyramiding overtime, and disputed the dent Kennedy, that President Georgia Democrat Phil M, overtime for the men who were working at the time. He says that only Johnson had picked up the Landrum, sponsor' of the anti- Sweden. The people there just the men who were off duty at the time and who were actually called challenge and that the war could poverty bill, questioned Dr. Brown aren't like others who are just out for your buck. back are entitled to the 4 hours' time that is allowable. Problem: Are be won by forceful action. closely on his (Brown's) testimony. the men who were working prior to the posted call-back entitled to the More than 500 persons repre­ Under questioning, Dr. Brown Jimmy Smith: My personal fav­ 4 hours in addition to the time they worked in the holes from 3 PM senting national organizations with admitted that the farm bureau orite is South America, especial­ to 5 PM? -f headquarters here attended the had opposed an increase in funds ly Brazil. Al­ for vocational training last year. Answer: No. The men who were Question: (a) Are we entitled to meeting. though I like Meanwhile, the subcommittee In Dr. Brown also conceded, under working overtime are not entitled the stevedore rate for the whole Europe in the to the 4-hour minimum for shifting period as stated? And, if not, (b) Washington heard the first dis- questioning, that the Federation summertime, I had opposed the existing programs ship, as they were already work­ is it possible that we are entitled feel that for a for area redevelopment and ing and were not actually called to at least the shoreside stand-by traveler. South accelerated public works. back. rate during the periods in which America offers To point up the need for the the best bargain, Reference: Standard Freightship we didn't actually perform the anti-poverty bill, 1,700 senior more to see, and Agreement, Article HI—Call-Back stevedore work? (In the latter case citizens gathered in the Grand the people there the stand-by rate would be $3.35, To Shift Or Haul Vessel—Section ballroom of the Commodore Hotel are very friend­ $3.43 and $3.49 because of the 17 (a). Last paragraph: "On Satur­ last week for a luncheon fare con­ ly. Of course, it always depends days, Sundays and holidays, the holiday and after 5 PM). It is sisting of a half-pint carton of on what a person wants to see men shall receive a minimum of urgent that we get a clarification milk and a few crackers. or do. (a) four '4) hours for such call­ on this item, because the Mate The group heard a series of says we wili be expected to stand­ 3) 3^ Si backs. They may be turned to one NEW YORK—"Keep the huck­ speakers deal with the problems Folke Gramdstrom: I think a by for this work all the time we or more times without the payment sters out of our harbors and riv­ of the aged: skyrocketing hospital of additional overtime, except are discharging cargo in Chitta- ers" has become the battle cry and doctor costs, inflation, and the tourist can stay right here in America and en­ where the time exceeds four hours, gong. East Pakistan. here, to protest a huge barge- seeming heartlessiiess of the rest joy himself as in which case they would be paid Answer: The ciewmembers who borne advertising sign being of society toward the old. much as he for time actually worked." performed this work are entitled towed around Manhattan to pro­ would if he went to the stevedore rate only when somewhere Question No. 2: Handling Hatches. actually engaged in the stevedore mote a local automobile dealer. The anti-advertising faction got else. Dollar for So that you may know something work. They are entitled to over­ dollar he gets about the ship, the Niagara was time while standing by to perform a big boost last week when the more here, and formerly a straight T-2 Tanker the stevedore work except during chauffeured limousine of the City everybody is not Jumboized, which has since been the lunch hour you refer to where Planning Commission chairman out to cheat him converted to a Bulk Carrier they would be entitled to no over­ was nearly involved in an acci­ dent on the West Side Highway like in so many I grain). The nature of the work time since they received one full with cars which had slowed down other countries. I've been going involved in opening and closing hour for their lunch. to stare at the barge-borne, 125to sea for 30 years now, and I'll the hatches on this ship, so far, foot long, 40-foot high billboard Reference: Standard Freightship LONDON—^The Tramp ship sta­ always feel the USA is best. has required the use of all hands 3) 3) 3< in the Deck Department. The Mate Agreement, Article ill. Handling cruising along the Hudson River bilization plan seems to be headed Thomas Dolan: I would say the for the rocks because of continuing agrees, as per the agreement, that Hatches—Section 20 (a), "When the behind a tug. Then and there CPC Chairman stiff opposition to the lay-up plan best buy is Spain. The night life the stevedore rate is payable for sailors are used to remove hatches, W.F.R. Ballard vowed "to keep by Norwegian and Greek ship­ strong backs, and tank tops for the this work. However, he insists in the cities, is that it is payable for only the purpose or loading or unloading the hucksters out of our harbors owners . great there, and the people are Under the International Tonnage actual stevedore work performed. cargo, or to cover up hatches when and rivers." He later announced cargo is in the vessel, they shall he was working on changes in the Stabilization very honest. And Association plan, Summary: The particular circum­ receive overtime as per Article II, city's zoning ordinance that would owners of dry cargo carriers could don't forget that ban such advertising displays on agree to withdraw tonnage and put stances occurred on November 11, Section 32, of this agreement." Spain is fantas­ Armistice Day, and before 6 AM Question No. 3: Additional over­ the city's waterways. tically cheap it in lay-up status. They would Ballard said that complaints on November 12. The whole Deck time work that is other than rou­ country to stay then receive compensation for this Department (excluding the gang­ tine work. Summary: During the about the sign had been received tonnage from other owners whose in. I spent a way man) were required to stand­ aforesaid mentioned period (refer from motorists and residents "who vessels were regularly employed. month there by from 8 AM on November 11 to Item No. 2), in particular be­ resent this intrusion." once, and it was The plan's aim is to improve There is some doubt whether right through until 5 AM on No­ tween 11 AM to 12 Noon and be­ freight rates by reducing available one of my greatest vacations. vember 12 when the ship was tween 4 PM to 5 PM, on Novem­ the city has any jurisdiction over tonnage. 4i it 4 finally loaded and the last hatch ber 11, five men from the gang the floating ads because the Fed­ As of April 15, ITSA reports, Luis Cebeda: For touring, my closed. During this time we were were sent ashore to bring on board: eral Government controls the wa­ only 4.5 million deadweight tons favorite countries would be the terways around New York. A city required to open hatches for load­ first, some used automobile tires, had been listed for voluntary im­ Southern Euro­ ing and closed them as they be­ and secondly, a washing machine planning spokesman indicated, mobilization, A goal of 12 million pean group. I however, that the cooperation of came filled. The rest of the time for the officers' quarters. Ques­ deadweight tons had been set. like them all, we were standing by for the pur­ tion: Are these men entitled to ad­ the Federal authorities would be The Norwegian and Greek ship­ Yugoslavia, Italy, asked to ban the barge signs. pose of closing hatches in the ditional OT for this work aside owners are both opposing the plan, pain and event of rain. Periodically we did from the Stand-by and/or the but for opposite reasons. The Nor­ France. But I work relative to securing for sea. stevedore time we were already wegians complain that the plan sure don't like The stevedore work actually per­ receiving? The Deck Gang takes favors owners who operate older Greece, and I formed was from 8 AM to 10 AM the stand that this work was in­ ve.ssels, particularly liberty ships, would advise ev­ and 1 PM to 8 PM on November consistent with the purpose for while the Scandinavian fleet is eryone to stay 11, and 2:45 AM to 5 AM,on No­ which they were required to more modern. away from there. vember 12. The Mate has O.K.'d stand by. PHILADELPHIA—The SIU The Greek Interests are taking It just is not like the rest of the the stevedore rate for the steve­ United Industrial Workers is Answer: No. The crewmembeis conducting a Shop Stewards' the opposite view. About half the countries down there. dore work actually performed and liberty ships in service are under 4 4 4 has approved the straight OT rate who brought aboard the used auto- Clinic at the Union hall here Greek ownership and they charge George Rowland: I spent six for the rest of the time we were mobiie tires and the washing ma­ which all UIW shop stewards that the lay-up allowances pro­ weeks in Germany last year, and standing by but with one excep­ chine were being paid overtime. in the area are requested to posed for this class under the really I like that tion, namely: 1 hour between 12 Therefore no additional overtime attend. stabilization plan are Inadequate. country the best. is payable. Noon and 1 PM on November 11, at Under discussion will be Some liberty ship operators say It is the most which time we had lunch and did grievance proce­ they can get better returns by hir­ Explanation: When in port and contracts, modern outside no work. The Deck Gang put in sea watches are broken, and mem­ dures and other subjects of in­ ing out their ships at current de­ of America, and for the stevedore rate of OT for bers of the Deck Department are terest to shop stewards which pressed rates than they could the people are the whole period from 8 AM No­ being paid overtime (as was the will aid them in handling their under the voluntary lay-up plan. very hard-work­ vember 11 through 5 AM Novem­ case of the crewmembers who duties in fine SIU-UIW style. Another meeting of ITSA is ing and easy to Meetings are scheduled from planned soon. At that time the ber 12, including the lunch hour brought aboard the automobile get along with. on November 11. We did this be­ tires and washing machine), they 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. on Tuesdays, group is expected either to set up Medical care is cause of the fact that we were cannot receive double overtime. May 12, 19, 26 and June 2 at a. new deadline of three or four fine there, althe Union hall. standing by for the purpose of 'The Contract bars the-payment of months or else shelve the entire though the conditions are not as performing stevedore. ^ work. / (Continued on page 18) plan. sanitary as they are here. City to Fight Barge--Borne Billboard Ads Tramp Ship Stabilization Hits Snags Meetings Set For Phila. UiW Shop Stewards �1. liM SEAFARERS Faf EUwm LOG 'Now If We Had Vitamin Pill* For Thi* ••• ICC TINPLATE DECISION—The Interstate Commerce Commission has again favored the nation's railroads over water carriers and upheld discriminatory rail rates by approving a railway rate cut on tinplate from the East to the West Coast. While It was doing this, it notified the intercoastal shipping operators that any similar rate reduction in their case was unjust. The ICC said that the transcontinental railroads were "justified" in cutting rates on tinplate from $1.16 to $1 per 100 pounds, while at the -same time finding that cuts in intercoastal ship rates on the very same products from 98 to 82 cents per hundred pounds were "unjustified." The ICC chose to ignore the fact that traditionally, the water rates are lower because they are the lower-cost method of transportation. The ICC decision means a sharp drop in tinplate cargo for the already depressed intercoastal water carrieis. The Intercon.stil Steamship Freight Conference however, feels that the cut on tinplate represents a "foot in the door" tactic, and that the tinplate reduction is only the first of a series of other rate reductions on steel products moving in quantity from the East to the West Coast. t t i i" 4" 4" SHIP BUILDING SUBSIDY—The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has approved a compromise two-year extension of the 55 percent subsidy ceiling on ship construction subsidies. The Administration was pushing for only a one year extension, while the industry favored three, and the committee split the difference. The Senate Commerce Committee will now take up the matter. Failure to extend the 55 percent limit would mean that the difference between the cost -of building a ship here and abroad could cost the subsidized operators an estimated extra $500,000 to $600,000 per ship. Meanwhile, there is still no indication that the Maritime Administra­ tion has come to a final decision on a proposal to change its method of figuring foreign costs for shipbuilding subsidy purposes. The single lowest cost foreign yard is now used. It has been proposed that a weighted average of five foreign yards be used, thus tending to reduce the gap between US and foreign cost. Subsidized operators are opposed to the new formula because it would mean about the same extra cost outlay per ship to them as would dropping the subsidy ceiling to 50 percent. WAll ON POVERTY—President Johnson's war on poverty may well be carried into one of the richest areas of the United States, Westchester County, N.Y. Most of national attention has centered on the poverty-ridden areas of Appalachia in the mountains of the southeastern U.S., and in other regions long afflicted by unemployment and l-dustrlal decline. Westchester County, commuter-land, boasts one of the highest average per capita incomes in the land. It records an average family income of $11,695. In the city of Scarsdale In Westchester Cou -ty, average family icome spars to $29,276. But even t' is heartland of wealth bears the deep scars of poverty. A survey by the county's planning and welfare departments shows: One out of 12 Westchester families lives in abject poverty. One out of five families is "deprived." One of every four non-white families lives in abject poverty, and half the non-white families have incomes of less than $5,000 a, year. The Supreme Court's ruling against snper-seniority for strike­ breakers in the Erie Resistor Corp. case has been spelied out by the 3d US Circuit Court of Appeais in Philadelphia, which granted the petition of the NLRB for an. enforcement order. The' ruling signaled the end of a five year fight by the Electrical, R.<dio & Machine Workers against a company scheme to give 20 years seniority to replacements hired during a 1959 strike of lUE Local 613 at the Erie, Pa., plant, now called Erie Technological Prod­ ucts, Inc. The court held that the strike, which started as an eco­ nomic strike April 1, 1959, was converted to an unfair practice strike on May 29 that year, as the NLRB found. The latter date was the one on which the strikers, re­ jecting the proposed super-senior­ ity plan, voted to continue their strike. 4' 4' 4' An all-union slate of candidates ail but swept the boards in recent muniolpal elections in Carlsbad, NM, reversing results of the elec­ tion four years ago which the US Chamber of Commerce hailed as proving the value of its "practical politics" course for businessmeu. The union slate. running on the Citizens Ticket, elected the mayor and three of four city council members in an extraordinary turn-out of 8,070 voters—more than 63 percent of the registra­ tion. The impetus for organiza­ tion of the labor community in this heavily union town is at­ tributed to emotions aroused two years ago, when major employeis forced a long strike on a group of unions resisting a concerted drive against long-established contract arbitration protections. 4> 4' 4* The plant of the Lewis Food Co., Los Angeles, citadel of John Birch Society supporter D. B. Lewis, has gone union. The 202 workers who produce Bircher Lewis' cat and dog food voted in an NLRB election for joint rep­ resentation by three unions—the Butchers Local 563, Operating Engineers Local 501 and Team­ sters Local 626. The organizing effort took a year, with union backers making all contacts through home visits. The plant, producing pet foods under the Dr. Ross label, has been paying 40 to 65 cents an hour under com­ parable wage scales, with no pro­ visions for fringe benefits, ac­ cording to the unions.' A disease that can best be called canni­ balism is eating away at the US-flag mer­ chant fleet and shows signs of devouring all of the fleet while its parts are busy fighting one another. The disease is plainly a version of the oftrepeated chestnut that tells us how one segment of the fleet is doing fine, so let's not get so all fired up about another so-called segment—apart from any public interest. What should be obvious to all by now is that there is nothing wrong with the fact that any section of an industry is in rela­ tively good shape, but that something is starkly wrong when more is not done to upgrade, rebuild and strengthen the others. If ever there was a truism, it's that the whole is the sum of its parts—this is the basic foundation of our American heritage, of the trade union movement and many other as­ pects of our national life. "United we stand, divided we fall" is a motto known to all our schoolchildren—^it appears in Latin on all our coins and national symbols—it is the basis behind the United Nations—it is so long accepted as a basic rule of society that it is one of the least likely debatable propositions anyone can mention. Yet, in the shipping industry, some Gov­ ernment and management spokesmen still take refuge behind the relatively comfortable posture of the subsidized fleets and tell the world that US-flag shipping is doing fine. Little is said of the woes of the domestic operator as against the offshore shipowner, the plight-of tramps, tankers, bulk operators singly and jointly, the Lakes as against the Atlantic, Gulf or Pacific Coast, and so on. Compartmenting of the shipping industry goes on and on, while its supposed pieces break off and shrivel away. The idea of a balanced merchant fleet has been so long forgotten that no one talks about it anymore. It was a goal often urged by the SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department beginning right after Wprld War II and since then, when US ship­ ping w£is at such a peak that it seemed no one would ever catch up. That they have caught up—and overtaken the US fleet—is quite evident. Aiperican foreign Irade vplume is better than three times what it was 25 years ago, and there are more cargoes and ships of every dracription—except American-flag—on the high seas today than ever before. A report a few days ago out of London noted that during the first quarter of this year the world bulk carrier fleet went over the 20-million-ton mark for the first time. On April 1, the fleet consisted of 943 vessels of 20,177.000 deadweight tons. In terms of the number of ships, this is larger than the entire active US-flag mer­ chant fleet today. In terms of American for­ eign trade, bulk cargoes account for 254 million long tons out of the 293 million long tons that represents all of our foreign trade. But barely 15 million long tons of all the bulk cargoes in the US export-import trade move on American-flag ships. Another report of the past few days details how runaway-flag ships, largely Americanowned, have so successfully dodged US taxes, wages, living and safety standards that Liberian-flag tankers have just pushed ahead of British-flag vessels to the top of the world's tanker fleet ownership. Liberian-flag vessels have moved up to 12.4 million tons deadweight, a 1.6 million ton advance on the previous year's total. The US tanker fleet ranks behind Norway in the fourth spot among the world tanker fleets. US tonnage accounts for 8.9 million tons. The picture in the trampship field was detailed by a special report in the LOG two weeks ago, telling of the shriveling of the tramp fleet from its postwar peak to today. The same story could go on and on and on, which explains why when a situation like the grain sales to the Soviet bloc or the current spate of Export-Import Bank pur­ chases by Italy and other countries comes along, US shipping mu.st get its proper share. And when Federal statutes and Govern­ ment committments covering 50-50 splits on cargoes for American ships and even for full 100 percent participation by US ships are wantonly thrown aside and waived bj' seem­ ingly responsible US Government agency officials, t le situation can only worsen. Does it really require an Act of Congress to get the US Government to abide by Acts of Congress? �LOG May 1, UM Lifeboat Class 106 Has Perfect Score NY Willing To Study Waterway Transfer SEAFARERS Page Twelv* 2 Veteran RR Tugmen On Pension NEW YORK—Another pair of disabled SIU oldtimers in the raillug field went on pension last month, boosting the total retire­ ments in the SIU Railway Marine Region for this year to 11. The number of railroad oldtimers re­ tired on Union pensions since the start of the program is now pegged at 59. John Piekos, 49, a veteran of the Bush Terminal Railroad tug fleet, went on pension here in New York, and David W. Rudolph, 56, a bargeman with the Baltimore & Ohio fleet, joined the pen­ sion roster in that port city. Both went on disability p e n sions of $150 per month. Piekos lives in Flushing, N Y, with his wife, Rudolph Vei'onica, and daughter Paulette, and had been working on Bush Terminal boats for the past 21 years. He last worked as a deckhand on the tug Irving T. Bush, and now is plan­ ning to do a bit of traveling around the country to see his relatives in several states and get some sight­ seeing in at the same time. Pho­ tography is a hobby that he ex­ pects to keep him busy during his travels. He's the third man out of the John Piekos, a veteran member of the SIU Railway Marine Region (right), re­ ceives first pension cheek from Regional Director G. P- McGinty at headquar­ ters. i Bush fleet to retire on a Union pension. Rudolph is number 12 in the B&O fleet to go on pension since that fleet came under the Union banner. A native of Cumberland, Md., he joined up in Baltimore a few yeais back and indicates he's never had cause to regret it. Ru­ dolph has been with the B&O since 1936. He and his wife Grace have four grown children to boast about— two boys, David and John, and two daughters, Elaine and Jac­ queline. %F You ARE RECEIVING MORETHAN ONE COPY OF THE SAME NEW YORK—State barge operators were cheered recently when they learned that a Joint Legislative Committee might be agreeable to reconsider transferring New York's waterway system to Federal control. Assemblyman Edward R. mittee's direction, found that Crawford, chairman of the Federal development of the state's Class No. 106 in the SIU llfeboatmen's school at headquarters takes Its turn in the spotlight after all hands suc­ cessfully completed Coast Guard course. Pictured (front, l-r) Jose Miordilo, Montstokakis; middle, Ted Moeris, George Lozorou, Andreas Alexakis, Henry Pierongeiino; rear, instructor Dan Butts, Jorge Martinez, Everett Huntley, Otto Fraderes, Manfred Leuschner and instructor Arne Bjornsson. Joint Legislative Committee, told the annual meeting of the NY State Waterways Association here that such a (jecision would depend on evidence that the transfer would be to the economic benefit of the state. He said that it would be up to the barge and towboat Industry to produce the evidence that would make a transfer to Federal control and development possible. Crawford explained that his committee had decided to retain state control over the 5,500-mile waterway system after seeing the conclusions of a special study made by the Arthur D. Little Co. The Little Co. report, made at the com- US, Colombia Study New Canal WASHINGTON—US and Colombian engineers have begun a study on the feasibility of a sea-level canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through northern Colombia. In announcing the study agreement with Colombia earlier this month, President Johnson said "we hope to make similar ar--*rangements with other coun­ using the threat of a new canal to sabotage and wartime attack than tries later," but did not gain a better bargaining position the present lock-type canal, would specify to which countries he was referring. Southern Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama have been mentioned in addition to Colombia as potential sites for a new canal. The possi­ bility of building another canal have been under consideration for several years, but was spurred recently by the political crisis in the Panama Canal Zone last Jan­ uary. The study group may be at its task for the next six months, trav­ eling through rivers, swamps , and wooded mountains'which were ex­ plored for the same purpose over 100 years ago. The planned route begins at the mouth of the Atrato River on Candelaria Bay and goes through great forested swamps west of the Atrato and along its tributary, the Truando River, then over the mountains of the con­ tinental divide near the Pacific shore. Present plans call for a two-lane sea-level canal with a channel 50 i feet deep and 600 feet wide. The Colombia route is a tempt­ ing one because the first 82 miles from the mouth of the Atrato River is through an alluvial swaipp which could be easily excavated by dredges. Another plus factor is that "the mountains which must be crossed are composed of basalt and other stable rock. This would re­ quire a great deal of blasting to cut through a channel but would make extremely steep slopes feasi­ ble without danger of landslides blocking the channel. Nuclear explosives have been advocated to ease the blasting oper­ ations, but experts have noted it will be at least four or five years before the necessary technology is developed. Announcement of the Colombian study reportedy caused anger in Panama, which accused the US of in its dispute with Panama over control of the Panama Canal Zone. Those urging construction of a new canal however, point out that therft are many reasons why such an additional Atlantic-Pacific link is necessary. The US estimates that by 1970 the present canal will no longer be able to handle the steadily growing traffic. In addition, they maintain that a new sea level canal would be less vulnerable to be cheaper to operate and would be more efficient. The present canal is already unable to handle some of the newest tankers and naval vessels Cost of a canal through Colom­ bia has been put at about $550 million by the Colombian govern­ ment and at about $780 million by the US Atomic Energy Commis­ sion. Both estimates are based on the use of nuclear explosives for excavation. canals would have little or no favorable affect on the state's economy. Faced with this conclusion, the committee decided that its only course of action was to recom­ mend against the transfer, accord­ ing to Crawford. The Waterways Association had backed the trans­ fer since it thought there was a better chance of getting funds for canal improvements from the Federal government rather than from the state. The state barge canal is the only inland waterway system in the country not maintained or under the jurisdiction of the US Army Corps of Engineers. An earlier study made by the district engineer in New York City found that complete reconstruction of the system was economically un­ feasible. That disapproved plan included deepening and widening of the canal and lengthening of the locks. The New York Waterways As­ sociation had maintained that the canal system in its present condi­ tion was no longer competitive and had called for its inclusion in the national system of inland waterways. Rep. Ed Edmondson tD-Okla.), principal speaker at the associa­ tion's meeting, warned the group not to put too much hope in the legislative committee's call to New York's congressional delega­ tion to secure more Federal aid for state improvement of the canal system. Decline In US Fishing Scored WASHINGTON—The annual fish catch of the United States is on a continuing decline which has prompted one Senator to call for a "fishing survey so comprehensive that every step from spawning stream to the net and on to the consumer is inventoried." Warren G. Magnuson, chair­ man of the Senate Commerce eries, Magnuson said. It also marine species and to ascertain Committee, introduced a Joint would be called upon to determine the causes of depletion in stocks Resolution directing a survey of marine and fre.sh-water commercial fisheries. Included in the survey would be a study of pro­ duction, processing, distribution, tran.sportation, marketing and storage methods and facilities. "The effects of massive foreign fishing fleets on valuable food species and the economy of the industry and the nation will be studied as well," Magnuson said. The Washington Democrat re­ vealed Bureau of Commercial Fisheries figures which show that, in the past decade, world fisheries' catch has doubled while the US catch has virtually stood still. The total 1963 catch for the US was 4,750 pounds, an 11 percent de­ crease from the previous year. With one exception, 1963 was the lowest take US fisheries have registered in the past ten years. The survey would be made by the Bureau of Commercial Fish- CiIP ALL MAIL LABELS FROM THEFROrr PAGES... ...} sx AND RETURN LA6EI5 CAt^ ADJUST List* accretion or depletion of valuable where it is occurring. Raps Ship Grievance Set-Up (Continued from page 2) | addition, Johnson named Hall, Secretary of Commerce Luther Thomas W. Gleason, president of Hodges that a special Grievance the International Longshoremen's Committee on Cargo Preference Association, and Joseph Curran, Administration would be formed. president of the National Maritime The two Secretaries said that a Union, to act as labor advisers to representative of the Maritime the committee. Administration in the Department Management advisors will be of Commerce would serve as Max Harrison, president, Ameri­ chairman of the new body. can Maritime Association; Ralph B. In making his announcement, Dewey, president. Pacific American Johnson, the new Maritime Ad- Steamship Association, and Ralph ministratoi-, said he would sit as Casey, pre.sident, American Mer­ chairman of the group. chant Marine Institute. , The settlement ^ r and..discussions , The unions had previously met leading to the torniation ol the ,,,3 ""ft"'!"'?; view, 0„ ptohlem. Lyndon B. Johnson and AFL-CIO plaguing the maritime industry. President George Meany in Febru­ Meany headed the labor group ary, after AFL-CIO maritime which met with Secretary of State unions forced a showdown on the Dean Rusk, Hodges, Johnson and 50-50 issue and the watering down Reynolds. of US ship participation in the In making his announcement, grain movement. ^ Johnson declared: Members of the committee "Although most matters can be named were G. Griffith Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State for handled between those raising a Economic Affairs; Mrs. Dorothy H. grievance and the appropriate Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of Government agency, v;hen neces­ Agriculture for International Af­ sary there should be no hesitancy fairs, and James J. Reynolds, As­ on the part of the committee in sistant Secretary of Labor for calling and holding public hear­ Labor-Management Relations, In ings." - �May 1. ItM SEAFARERS LOG Pace ThirfceB FIT-OUT ON THE LAKES The start of another new shipping season on the Great Lakes is attended by many of the same jobs required to reactivate off­ shore vessels that may be idled from time to time. The difference on the Lakes is that it's a yearly ritual, caused by the v/inter freeze-up that limits the Lakes season each year. Scenes here are on the steamer Paul Townsend, part of the Huron Portland Cement fleet, which was the first SIUmanned vessel to fit out in the Detroit area for the '64 season. Snow still covered the deck as Seafarer Charles Ruell began job of storing up the Townsend and bringing fresh produce aboard for the long season ahead. He's bringing a couple of crates of lettuce on here. SIU and labor news is checked out via fresh copies of LOS and other Union literature brought aboard for crew use. Ed Sontimore, wiper lleft), and James Cronk, oiler, share the reading matter in messhall. iiiiiiiiiii Getting set to strip deck of debris left over on the Towosend after stay in winter anchorage, deck gang Seafarers turn out for a photo. Other vessels in background are due for similar clean-up. Chowtime finds John Puhi, fireman (left), and oiler Jim Cronk on the firing line in messhall. Roast beef, ham were on lunch menu, along with safety reminder cautioning crew about possible port-hole accidents. �Pure Fearteea SEAFARERS 1, MM LOG Koacii Agr—ment With Government * Belgian Doctors End Strike BRUSSELS—A strike by some 10,000 Belgian doctors and dentists, which left the people of that coimtry virtually without medical attention for an 18-day period, ended last week as the striking doctors and the Belgian government reached agreement on modifications of an Operating Engineers Hear Meany, Hail expanded national health plan ' The International Union of Operattnf Earineers has eoneluded Its ments, which ara still under dis­ was that of an 18-month old boy passed last year. very successful annual convention held at San Franeiseo's Sheratoncussion, will probably involve who died more than eight hours Palace Hotel. We certainly enjoyed the company of convention visitors The doctors who walked out increases in the fees allowed to after his regular doctor refused •y E. B. McAuley, West Coast Rejtresenfativo Steve Leslie, Local 25, and his delegation composed of Allen Francis, (m their patients were protesting doctors which wiU make the plan to treat him and referred his VP; Financial Secretary Charlie Stryner; Recording Secretary Vinnie parents to an emergency service more palatable to them. Motzel, and Business Reps. Willie Zenga, Bill Hock„ Jack Steward and aspects of the new law with which Public resentment ran so high set up for the duration of the they did not agree. Among other Pete Buono. at the height of the strike that strike. George Meany and SIU President Paul Hall both addressed the con­ things, they said the law would many of the doctors left the Later, the doctors were re­ vention. Meany criticized railroad ownership, and told the delegates destroy the tradition of profes­ country to escape reprisals. portedly angered by a remark that the railroad men had a right to strike. The government retaliated to made by the Belgian Premier, sional-secrecy between physician Hall denounced the Justice Department for bringing union leaders the doctor walkout by mobilizing who commented "I hope this will and patient. Aside from that, their to court for harassment, and singled out the Defense Department for objections boiled down basically medical reserve officers and not become known as the time of its conduct in the strike at Cape Kennedy. putting them on active duty. Most the assassins." The containership New Orleans docked at Oakland this past week to matters of money. of the nation's practicing doctors The health insurance law was on Sea-Land's first extended service to Seattle and Alaska. The first The plan, as It stands, would are army reservists since military passed by an overwhelming 154-15 scheduled sailing from Seattle is set for May 3, with an arrival date in bring about substantial reductions service is mandatory in Belgium. vote of the Belgian Parliament Anchorage on May 7. Then, about the middle of May, the Mobile will in doctors' incomes. They insist In an offshoot of the bitterness late in 1963 with strong labor be arriving in Oakland to proceed to Seattle and Anchorage to main­ generated by the strike, two union support. About 5 million of on bigger fees than those alloted tain the extended service. Belgian doctors were arrested on Belgium's 9 million people are and also object to filling out re­ Speaking of Alaska, the United States Coast Guard and Geodetic ports of their activities for review charges stemming from the deaths covered by the health plan, at a Survey office has reported that the bottom literally dropped out by a commission of physicians. of three patients, which were cost of about $100 a year per the harbors at Seward and Anchor--f The reports are necessary to linked to the walkout. One case family. age, as a result of the March 27 things have been going bad. So, enable the government to keep 'quakes. Deep fissures have been Barr is looking to catch anjrthing track of payments and services reported on the bottom of the heading out to sea. rendered by the doctors, but harbors. Terry White is still on the beach would also give the government a The greatest changes took place and looking for a bosun or deck much more accurate idea of the at Seward where the docking area maintenance job on a stekdy run. doctors' incomes and their poten­ had been from 30 to 120 feet deep. Terry has been staying on the tial taxability. Another objection Surveys since the earthquakes and beach while his wife has been un­ raised by doctors was to tidal action show the depth ranges dergoing surgery. He is grateful penalties the law imposes for not OTTAWA—The strike that ended recently by about 95 per­ to be now from 390 to 450 feet. to the SIU and the Welfare Plan observing the approved rate scale, Governmental agencies and two for picking up those hospital chits. which call for fines or even jail cent of the practicing doctors in Belgium recalled a similar seafaring unions, both affiliates of George Filomio, oiler, is looking if illegally high rates are charged. doctor's strike in Saskatchewan two years ago. That strike too the SlUNA, are signing agree­ for just about anything heading The settlement ending the bitter was brought about by the doc--*ments for the representation of toward Korea, and Johnny Moore, strike calls for amendments to federal employees. The agreements off the Young America, was re­ the present law. These amend­ tors' refusal to go along with that the government can cut off a 'medicare' hill arlonterl hv treatment if the plan gets were reached under an executive patriated from Guam and is now fit a medicare bill adopted by financial trouble. This has, of order made in 1962 by the late for duty. He's looking for an Isth­ the provincial government. course, never been done. However, President Kennedy. Nearly two years later, ob­ the doctors say they can't accept mian ship round the world. Johnny One of the agreements will cover sails as chief electrician. servers find that the concept of such a limitation because it would , 150 employees of the Maritime Ad­ the national health plan has been be contrary to their oath. No During the last period shipping ministration on the moth ball re­ so thoroughly accepted that op­ mention was made of how the '62 picked up in Wilmington with 22 serve fleet ships at Suisun Bay. position to it is no longer even an strike was reconciled with the They will be represented by the jobs shipped and six ships in election issue. The dire predic­ oath. transit. Shipping is expected to Maritime Government Employees tions and warnings expressed by The Saskatchewan law was the Organization, a division of the remain good for at least the next the doctors simply never material­ first full medicare act on the two weeks, as we expect four or Military Sea Transport Union. The ized and the plan is working North American continent. Under MSTU will now be representing five ships in transit and the Eagle smoothly. the plan every citizen has com­ Voyager is due to arrive and pay CHICAGO—The sweet strains the entire Military Sea Transport Medicare has proved so popular pulsory coverage at a cost of $24 off here on May 5. of classical Spanish guitars will Service Pacific fleet. The unit in­ Jack Barret, Sr., a disability pen­ soon replace the blaring horns of in fact that the present govern­ a year for each family. With the volved some 2,100 unlicensed sea­ ment is featuring medicare in its state hospital insurance enacted men, and we want to wish them all sioner, was by the Wilmington hall Chicago traffic for cab driver bid for re-election, and pointing earlier, medical and hospital Mohammed Nur-Azizieh, a mem­ the other day just to say hello to happy sailing. to it as its top achievement while coverage costs a Saskatchewan Shipping has remained on the old friends and keep up on Union ber of SIUNA-affillated Trans­ in office. family about $50 a year. Part of activity. He had many praises for portation Services and Allied slow bell in San Francisco. We The opposition party, which the hospital costs are borne by a Workers Local 777 here. the Pension Plan which came to have some 18 ships intransit due Azizieh Is home in his native leaned heavily toward opponents 5 percent provincial sales tax. his aid a few years ago when he in the coming 15 days. Observers point out that while Jordan right now after spending of the medicare legislation two was permanently disabled in a Jack Kuberski, formerly of Rahyears ago, has new come so far the doctors won the right to con­ a couple of years pushing a shipboard accident. Ray Austria, way, NJ, and a member of the Checker cab around that it is attempting to tinue private practice outside STH since 1942, is looking to ship last off the Fairport, has been on around the Loop. win election with promises to ex­ medicare as part of the strike the beach awhile and is now ready from the West Coast. Jack is a After a few tend coverage to include free pre­ settlement, few actually do. to ship. He remained long enough 'professional galley utility,' and A member of parliament re­ months nt home, scription drugs. to celebrate his son's birthday, quite a man with the cards. He he intends to . The Saskatchewan College of cently summed up the present and is now looking to make the was lauding the Unions' welfare continue on to Physicians and Surgeons, which situation in a nutshell when he and pension plan as being the chief cook's job on the Eagle Voy­ Spain to spend with the Canadian Medical As­ pointed out that people who once "best in the maritime industry" ager when she crews up. about two years sociation led the fight against would have done without medical Andy Ellingsen was last on the the other day. Conrad Shirley, studying Spanish medicare, is reportedly still care because of the cost now re­ Beloit Victory and is presently not fresh off the Mount Vernon Vic­ dancing before critical, but in a strange new way. ceive the care they need without tory, is trying his luck with the fit for duty, but hopes he will be returning to the They are now protesting the fact charge. able to ship soon. Just this week Azixieh ponies at Golden Gate Field. His US. running mate and 'tout,' Ruel G. his daughter-in-law had a baby No newcomer to the Spanish girl following a 98 mile an hour Barr, has been enjoying some good dance, Azizieh has appeared as a days at the track, but recently race (with poiice escort) with Andy flamenco dancer in such clubs at the wheei. Says he doesn't want to go through that again any­ as the Boom Boom Room here in Chicago. It was his cab driving time soon. Up in Seattle, the Niagara, Trans- job that enabled the 24-year-old hudson, John C, Robin Hood, and Jordanian to save up enough mon­ the Wild Ranger have paid off so ey to finance his trip back to far this month. And the Iberville, Jordan and from there to Spain. Azizieh thinks driving a cab Longview Victory, Overseas Rose, in Chicago is just "great." I have Fairport, Beloit Victory, Hercules enjoyed driving a cab in Chicago Victory and the Robin Kirk are ex­ because of the interesting people pected to pay off in May. I've met. Driving a cab is a won­ The crew members from the AI- derful experience," he says—and mena are expected to be repatri­ quickly adds, "and good tips can ated from Formosa soon. Robert F. be made." (Curley) Nielsen is drydocked here TS&AW Local 777 is the only in the hospital. Curley is recover­ labor union Azizieh has ever be­ ing from a serious operation, and longed to, but it seems to have seems to be all right. Charles Fos­ made a very favorable impression ter is now on the beach and wait­ on him. "Oa two occasions I have ing for the first thing to come needed representation in traffic No camera-shy group, Seafarers attending SIU informational along. court.. The union helped me out meeting in Wilmington grin broadly for the cameraman dur­ Shipping in Seattle has been both times," he said, adding that ing regular monthly gathering. In foreground (l-rl are oldslow; We are all looking for it to he has been "very happy with the pick again .soon. union." timers John McElroy, J. niifcr and Ray Kroi^ Canadian 'Medicare' Doing OK; '62 Doctor Strike Forgotten SIU Cab Driver Off To Study Spanish Dance Wilmington Says 'Hello' Yam �May 1, MM SEAFARERS Fagm Hfieca LOG Runners-Up In Soo Hockey Event State Minimum Wage Bill Sails Through InMichigan LANSING, Mich.—A minimum wage bill for this state was saved from a legislative graveyard for the first time in 25 years, when solid Democratic support helped produce ap­ proval for a $l-an-hour pay*^ minimum that will go into ef­ or "other items or services sup­ fect next January. The meas­ plied by the employer." A "wage SIU tugmen's bantam hockey team came out runner-up in city playoff at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and appeared at Lakei tugmen's fete to mark the event. Some of the boys' fathers are lock workers at the Soo and some are tugmen and dredgemen in the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union. Pictured (front, l-rl are Donald Menard, Dennis Menard, Mike Bryers, L Ten Eyck, D. Collins, Robert Menard; 2nd row, E. Nolan, R. Fontaine, P. McNamara, R. Karvi, H. Woodgate, K- Carlson; rear, manager F. Zimmerman, J. Cristie, Jim Thurston, C. Gates, W. Komarnizki and coach John Ruelle. Sees Seaway Traffic Rise WASHINGTON—The Administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation pre­ dicted in testimony before Congress last month that traffic through the St, Lawrence Sea­ way would reach 50 million tons annually in the early 1970s and that it was expected to rise to 60 million tons before fi­ nally leveling off. Seaway Administrator Jo­ seph H. MeCann offered this esti­ mate before the Senate Appropria­ tions Subcommittee on April 15. McCann was testifying in sup­ port of the Seaway's $450,000 ad­ ministrative budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Operation of the Seaway is supported by tolls collected during passage. The Sea­ way receives no Government allo­ cations for operation, but Congress is empowered to fix a ceiling on administrative spending. Since the Seaway began opera­ tions in 1959, it has failed to at­ tract the tonnage its backers predicted. This has caused the cor­ poration to fall behind In its pay­ ments to the United States Treasury. Seaway tolls are based on 1958 predictions of the traffic, McCann told the Congressional group, and added that the low toll base was made without "the benefit of op­ erational expense." In noting the growth of the Sea­ way, McCann said that original estimates of a leveling-off tonnage rate had been set at 50 million tons annually. He said that figure could now be revised to about 60 million tons. One reason for this, he said, is the growing number of large Great Lakes ships which are using the Seaway. Last year, he said, ships of more than 700 feet in length made 195 trips upbound. and 192 ships downbound. Total traffic during the 1963 sea­ son, according to McCann. rose to 31 million tons, compared with 25.0 million tons in 1962. . Lakes Members Get Eye Care For the convenience of SIU and IBU Great Lakes mem­ bers in the Toledo area, a new clinic service has been insti­ tuted. Optical applications for members and their dependents can be obtained at offices of. the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, 120 SummU Street, To­ ledo, Ohio.' By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes New Season Gets An Early Start The 1964 sailincr season officially got underway with the opening of the Soo Locks on April 1, when the 730-foot Canadian grain carrier T.R. McLagan entered the Locks. Many oldtirners in the Sault Ste. Marie area said that it was the earliest opening they could recall. According to Coast Guard regulations one lock has to be ready for operations on April 1, but the first passages through the Locks usually take place two weeks later. The Welland Canal which allows vessels to move between the Upper Lakes and ports on Lake Ontario as well as the Alantic Ocean, opened a week earlier. A decision by the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Authority and the US Seaway Development Corporation to withhold the reimposition of tolls on the Welland Canal brightens the outlook for shipping on the Lakes this year. Originally, the toll suspended last year was to be reinstated at the beginning of the 1964 season. The number of ship berths in Toledo will be increased in the Presque Isle docksite from 6 to 12 during the next 10 years, according to the Port Authority. The C St O Railway Coal Docks were recently purchased, increasing the site from 85 to 108 acres. Some of the berths will include a liquid cargo berth, two bulk cargo berths, and a standby berth. The cost of this transaction is said to be somewhere around $18 million. The US Public Health Service Hospital here in Detroit is celebrating National Hospital Week, May 10-16, 1964. All seamen are welcome to tour the hospital to view the many benefits available. Dr. O.C. Williams, medical officer in charge, was selected as the outstanding Federal Ad­ ministrator for 1963 by the Federal Business Association of Detroit. Duluth reports that the first ship to pass under the Aerial Bridge was the Sullivan Brothers (Gartland), which required more than 50 hours— about twice the normal time—to reach the Twin Ports, since she had to swing northwestward to the Canadian Lakehead during a storm. From Chicago, the report is that the fit-outs have been completed and all vessels are on the move. The Detroit Edison has been in the port on three different occasions since fit-out, is working steadily and with no problems. Bad weather, heavy snows, wind and rain have impeded local river traffic, but aside from a few expected April showers the weather is gradually subsiding. Alpena reported shipping good for this time of year, and a number of men still on the beach. They waiting for the J. B. Ford to fit out . . The word from Cleveland is that the six vessels that were in that area have been fitted out and are on their way. The surprising thing is that they didn't require too many replacements, leaving more men on the beach than was expected. Brother James King, who started off the blood bank last year, was first In line to start the 1964 bank In Cleveland. From the Soo, thanks come from Brqther William Cartwright Sr. for the prompt attention he received on his optical benefits. He says he's very pleased with the way the welfare plan is working ... A story In Wyandotte newspaper about the refitting of the steamer Huron (Wyandotte Chemical) has Brother Robert Klugh prominently featured. Klugh was gbing about his fit-put chores, helping to get thie vessel ready for the new season, when a news photographer catne by and recorded the eveht for history. ure increases the minimum to $1.15 on January 1, 1966, and to $1.25 one year later. It previously had passed the House with little difficulty, but ran into two days of heated debate in the Senate where some Republi­ cans sought to tack on restrictive amendments which supporters said would kill the bill's chances for passage. Romney Pushes Bill Originating In the House with bipartisan support, the measure was a high priority Item on the legislative program of Gov. George W. Romney (R), who saw a similar bill die in the House a year ago. Other minimum wage bills have regularly gathered dust in com­ mittee pigeonholes since the late thirties. Republicans hold a 58-52 edge In the House but enjoy a strong 23-11 majority in the Senate where the bill almost floundered in the current session. Romnev needed Democratic votes in both Houses to secure passage. The crucial Senate vote was 229, with 13 Republicans and nine Democrats providing a comfortable margin above the 18 votes neces­ sary for adoption. The nine votes against the bill were all by Re­ publicans. GOP Attack Fails Republican opponents of the bill sought to freeze the pay floor at $1 and to exclude farm workers plus persons under 22 and over 61. Approved was coverage of work­ ers between the ages of 18 and 65, including farm laborers, restaurant employees and others not covered by the Federal minimum "wage law. Coming under the act will be employers of four persons or more. It is estimated 100,000 to 300,000 workers will be affected by the law, depending upon the extent of seasonal employment. Because of exemption of the first 13 weeks of employment, some students and summer employees will not have minimum wage protection. Authorized are deductions up to 40 percent of the wage floor, for gratuities, board, lodging, apparel deviation" board is established to determine such deductions and to set lower rates for physically or mentally handicapped workers. The House quickly approved two minor Senate amendments and Gov. Romney is expected to sign the bill when it reaches his desk. City Fathers Ablaze Over Fireboat Epic ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland— This is another story about the one that got away, but this one was a boat, not a fish. Port and city officials here hounded Ottawa officials throughout the Winter for a fireboat for the port in order to prevent the recurrence of a disastrous fire such as the one which had swept the harbor in 1963. However, bureaucracy, red-tape and general goverment inefficiency prevailed as the townspeople re­ ceived no word from the Canadian government in response to their urgent request. In mid-March, city and port officials made an interesting dis­ covery. With the closing of the Great Lakes shipping season in December, a fully equipped fire­ boat had been dispatched and sent to St. Johns. Unfortunately, Canadian govern­ ment officials had neglected to advise the city fathers of the im­ pending arrival of the vessel, which spent the winter moored in undisturbed and undetected obscurity in St. Johns port. Discovery had come too late. The joy of city officials quickly turned to dismay as they learned that the fireboat had returned upriver to Montreal for the coming Great Lakes season. Port officials are again hounding Ottawa for a fireboat—and if they get one again, they hope someone lets them know about it this time. Another Day, Another Snow Overnight snowstorm left this chest-high accumulation in front of SIU Great Lakes hall at Frankfort, Mich., but Sea­ farer David Hlilyor and others took it in stride as they as­ sisted in snow removal. Port Agent Floyd Hanmer (in back­ ground) peers out at camera. �•rN. SEAFARERS Pl«« SztcM NY Meeting Mental illness Responds To Drugs _ _ Pof/iomanf fya« Attlort Pirate Padio Ship Rouses British Ire By Joseph B. logm. MD. Medical Director The treatment of mental illness is one of the nation's major health problems. About half the patients in United States hospitals are psychiatric cases; half of these are schizophrenic. A recent report released by the Public Health Service and collaborat­ ing scientists shows new evidence of marked efficacy of dru^s in the treatment of schizophrenia (the major mental illness). A comprehensive study supported and directed by the National Institute of Mental Health at Bethesda, Md. showed that 95% of schizophrenics treated by drugs improved within 6 weeks; 73% showed marked to moderate im­ provement, as reported in a recent issue of archives of General Psychiatry, This is the first large scale study in which acutely ill patients were treated in various types of psychiatric hospitals, from small private hospitals to large State institutions. These results suggest that these drugs will be highly effective for treating schizophrenics in community nientai health centers where the emphasis is on rapid and early treat­ ment near the patient's home. The hope is that many of these patients can thus avoid tragic years in institutions. The investigators explained that from their studies it is more feasible to treat acute psychoses in a variety of clinical settings instead of public mental hospitals. The patients used in the study were young schizophrenics averaging 23 years of age, suffering from their first psychiatric breakdown or first hospitalization and who were "markedly ill." More than 400 patients were given chiorpromazine, two of the new phenothiazines (flupheniazine or thioridazine) or served as controls and received no drugs. Some of the results of this study according to Navy Medical News Letter were: • Nearly one-half of the improved patients were rated as having no symptoms or only borderline illness at the end of 6 weeks. • The degree of improvement had not leveled off by the end of the study, indicating that improvement probably was continuing and would have been observed if the project had been longer. • Twenty-three percent of patients in the control group showed marked or moderate improvement when no specific drug treatment was used. This represents the j>roportion of patients expected to Improve with other standard forms of hospital treatment. • All of the three phenothiazines were equally successful and showed a strong over-all effect against nearly all schizophrenic symptoms. The variety of symtoms affected by the drugs suggests that they have a basic antipsychotic action. They not only helped the hostile overactive patient, but also greatly benefited the apathetic, withdrawn patient. • The drugs alleviated the classic schizophrenic symptoms of halluci­ nations, thinking or speech disorders, bizarre motor behavior, inap­ propriate emotion, and helped to improve personal relations. They were less effective against feelings of guilt, delusions of grandeur, and loss of memory. • Side effects generally were mild despite the higher dosages re­ quired for patients of this sort. The more common side reactidns were limited to drowsiness, dizziness, and dry mouth. ikmfUtiH LOO LONDON—It may be popular but it's definitely not cricket and soon may not even be legal the British government says, commenting on a former ferry boat, the 763-ton Caroline, which is now a "pirate" com-"* At present there's not much the mercial radio station anchorec British government can do either, in the English Channel—inter­ at least until the Council of Europe Seafarer Allan Bell was one of several SlU oldtimers who hit the deck during last meeting at headquar­ ters to talk about shipping conditions. Bell shjps In the steward department. Speaking out at New York SlU membership meeting, Seafarer Sidney Segree discussed problems of mail communication between ships and ports during good and welfare section of agenda. national waters—about eight miles off Harwich. Since March ZB ine floating radio station has been broadcasting pop records from 8 A. M. to 6 P.M. in competition with the state-owned British Broadcasting Company, long noted for Its intellectual pro­ gramming. The average British housewife reportedly loves the new idea. Causes Interference The British government however, has other ideas. Attacking the pirate station in the House of Com­ mons, British Postmaster General John R. Bevins said that the Caro­ line is not only "unauthorized," but is also "causing interference with a Belgian station which com­ municates with ships at sea, and with British maritime services." Although the British government has no control over the stateless station, Bevins told Commons "there is a prospect of concerted action against pirate broadcasting by countries of the Council of Europe before long, but meanwhile I am considering the possibility of new legislation." The radio ship has been stateless ever since the Panamanian govern ment called back its flag. The ship's promoters are reportedly busy trying to get registration with some other country. In its present stateless condition the ship can­ not appeal to the protection or courts of any country. If they were boarded, for instance, there is nothing they could do about it. P By Sidney Margolius Senate Studies Food Costs The US Senate is going to take a long, cool look Into why you have to pay as much for food as you do. Senator Philip A. Hart (D-Mich), chairman of the Senate Anti-Trust Subcommittee, revealed at a recent legislative conference of the Cooperative League of the U.S.A. If the investigation is as thorough as Senator Hart's hearings on deCiptive packaging, the public is going to get a useful lesson into why food prices are high, and what it can do about it. Senator Hart's "trubhiii-packaging" bill, which would require more informative packaging, still is being held up by the Senate Commerce Committee. (Unfor­ tunately, Senators are getting more letters from food manufacturers' personnel opposing the bill than from consumers urging its passage.) But meanwhile, consumers learned from the hearings about the need to look for the net weights of contents even if they are half-hidden on the packages, and to compare weights of different packages even if they appear to be the same size. The forthcoming hearings on food are needed urgently. Despite the US Agriculture Department's constant efforts to tell the public that "food is a bargain," food is a major expense problem to working fam­ ilies and should and could cost less than it does. A number of Senators and the Administration especially are con­ cerned that while livestock prices dropped sharply this winter, retail prices of beef went down relatively little, and on some cuts, not at all. The big worry now is that since retail prices dropped little in a time of heavy supply, they may rise sharply during the season of reduced supplies this summer. If you don't have to work as long for a pound of meat or loaf of bread as your father used to, as the Agriculture Department argues, it is only because farmers are subsidizing the marketing system by pro­ ducing more at lower cost, as Jerry VoorhLs, executive director of the Cooperative League, points out, and also because unionization has managed to raise hourly pay rates. The fact is, the spread between farm and retail prices is getting, wider ail the time. The iarmer used to get about fifty cents of every dollar you spend for food. By 1957-59, he was getting forty cents. In 1962, he got thirty-eight cents. Last year, the latest period for which figures are available, he got thirtysix cents. In other words, the US Agriculture Depai-tment has failed at its chief mission, which is to reduce the spread between what the farmer gets and what the consumer has to pay. The Agriculture Department often tends to act as an apologist for food processors and distributors. Most recently. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture George L. Mehren, who, ironically, is the department's "consumer representative," told the National Institute of Animal Agri­ culture that "Today's consumer is served by a new, bright, rapidly evolving system of supply, production and processing—and a far greater battery of governmental protective services than most people realize . . . This kind of consumer is not the captive of her neighbor­ hood grocery stores as her mother was. She has her choice of a number of large supermarkets—each of which is striving to outdo the other to please her." Actually, the supermarkets Mr. Mehren praises are overrated in their effectiveness in reducing food prices. As supermarkets have become larger and elaborate, their margin (the slice of your dollar they take) has increased from 16-18 per cent, to 20-22 per cent. Often today, when it comes to basic staples, the consumer's choice among supermarkets boils down to a choice of which offers a limited amount of specials but otherwise charges the same twenty-seven cents for a package of cornflakes, out of which the farmer gets 2.7 cents for the corn. Often the only real choice consumers have today is a choice of different colors in trading stamps. In the coming period of rising food prices, you need to watch food spending carefully to avoid paying even more than you now do. Here are some policies use to defend yourself against today's high market­ ing costs: 1. Shop more widely among different markets. As we've been warn­ ing, supermarkets aren't reducing basic prices but are using specials to attract traffic. We have found differences of as much as forty cents a pound on steaks recently; even twenty cents on lower cost cuts like chuck. 2. Use the less expensive cuts. In pork, for example, the Boston butt costs less and yields about eighty-four per cent lean meat compared with sixty-three for whole ham, the New York State Cooperative Ex­ tension Service points put. Lamb shoulder costs le.ss per serving than leg of lamb. Chuck usually Is the buy in beef, followed by flank steak. 3. Use more of the canned products in heaviest supply in your family menus. Currently, these money savers include canned corn, apple­ sauce and tomatoes. meets this summer or until a law is passed covering the situation. Al­ though the influential Advertising Association is solidly opposed to the ship, the promoters say they are being besieged with prospective advertisers from both Britain and the Continent and expect to start broadcasting commercials soon. Meanwhile the music goes round and round. Strange Command The ship's crew is made up of 10 seamen, three engineers, the captain and four disc jockeys. The captain freely admits "this is the strangest command I've ever had." Actually the Caroline is one of three radio ships operating in in­ ternational waters around Europe. Radio Sud broadcasts to Sweden and Radio Veronica to the Nether­ lands. The manager of the Caroline, incidentally, is Ronan O'Rahilly, the son of an Irish industrialist. The ship was fitted out with its two big generators, two 10-kiiowatt transmitters and 160-foot antenna mast at Greenore, Ireland. Low Water Perils Trade On Lakes OTTAWA — Steadily dropping water levels in the Great Lakes are threatening a slowdown of shipping and other industry In the area, with levels down one to three feet below normal. Large carriers in the LaKes re­ port they are already shipping light every trip because of dif­ ficulty getting into ports like To­ ronto. At Collingwood on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron, the town's shipyard is contemplat­ ing laying off its 1,000 employes. A company official said the lake "has dropped four feet in the last three years, and if it falls another foot this year we could go out of business," because there might not be enough water to launch ships. Two boats ran aground trying to dock at Collingwood recently. Power Problem Hydroelectric officials Jn On­ tario report that lack of enough water to feed the network of power stations on the Great Lakes and the Niagara River are forcing the use of more costly coal-burning stations to generate electricity. The Canadian government has expressed growing concern over the matter. Lake Huron's water level is three feet below normal, the lowest since records were first kept in 1860. Lake Michigan is almost as low. Lake Ontario is down two feet below normal with Lake Erie down about a foot and a half and Lake Superior down a foot. The level of the St. Lawrence River is not so critical because water levels there fluctuate almost daily. Unusually low rain and snow falls have been plaguing the 100,000square-mile basin of the lakes recently. �Mw 1. IfM MEAFdREnS She's A Feeder Faf* fcTCBicca LOG Gov't Agency in-Fighting Rapped in Pesticide Probe WASHINGTON—Investigation! into the death of fish in the Mississippi River have been hampered by lack of coordination and Jurisdictional wrangling between Government agencies, Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman told a Senate subcommittee here recent­ ly. The subcommittee is In-+vestigating the manner in authority on registering pesticides to fish life and possibly also harm­ sale. The Agriculture Depart­ ful to man. which pesticides found their for ment presently has this authority, Miss Carson is probably best On the job at SlU-ccntracted Fiberstok Corporation plant in Pennsylvania, Shirley Ann Fish feeds paper Into machine .that sets up boxes and forms for customer delivery. Fiber­ stok is one of several newly-contracted plants in the area to come under banner of the SlU United Industrial Workers. By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Self Discipline Pays Off Periodically the Coast Guard makes its bid to take over control of US merchant seamen by gettintr the authority to set standards of health, safety and discipline aboard US ships. In 1954, when the CG first attempted to gain such control over merchant seamen, the agency cir­ culated a 60-page document supposedly setting up detailed standards of "fitness" under a numbers system that came to be known as tlie "profiling" program. Any seaman who fell short of any of the specifications and didn't fit the "profile" for his rating, would have been barred from earning a livelihood In his profession as a seaman. Under this proposed CG system, it wouldn't take much to get a seaman bounced, either. If he came from a broken home, had a poor sense of smell or a record of alcoholism in his immediate family, he would have found that this was enough to disqualify him from sailing. In 1959, the CG was suc­ cessful in putting over a set of revised disciplinary regulations for merchant seamen, but this extension did not cover physical standards. The CG is always in there pitching however, not only to get ironfisted control over US seamen with its "profiling" system but also by constantly increasing its disciplinary regulations till it can hold a sword over the head of every seaman vvho'f sails out of US ports. off the mate was not available to The SIU has many things going answer his charges and was re­ for it in its fight against these CG ported to be "gassed up." Still, he power plays which would amount did not withdraw the log. In this to a wholesale take-over of a Sea­ case we feel certain the AB will be farer's right to ship. The system cleared—^but remember that an­ of SIU medical clinics, although other officer like this mate could adopted primarily to provide diag­ throw this seaman out of work, or nostic services to Seafarers and at least cause undue hardship for their families, took most of the both the man and the Union who wind out of the CG's sails by main­ will come to his defense. taining the health and fitness of The SIU has instituted its own SIU members and giving the lie to the CG contention that a profil­ disciplinary measures for "foul ing system, under tight CG control, balls," performers and contract vio­ is necessary. Phony physical exam­ lators. It is also important for inations, kangaroo courts, snatch­ every Seafarer aboard ship to clueing seamen's papers and a finky in this type of guy as sopp as his "do not ship" list went out the win­ performance begins. Letting him dow when the Union provided its know what the score really is will own system of physical exams to do him a lot of good right off the bat. But more than that it will check up on the CG checkups. As we safd before however, the help protect the jobs of every man CG is always in there pitching to aboard ship, every SIU member snatch more and more power over and every US seamaii by making it US seamen. For this reason strong clear that any one who claims US discipline and the elimination of seamen cannot be trusted to behave born "foul balls" is important to like decent, honest men is just every Seafarer. Notwithstanding whistling in the dark. The record of Seafarer's be­ the hazards of the sea, long ab­ havior at sea and ashore proves the sences from family and friends and Union's contention that a better routine restrictions, SIU members bunch of guys doesn't exist any­ are regarded as one of the best where. It is up to every one of conducted groups of organized la­ bor anywhere. It is important to us to keep that record clean. You every member to maintain these can be sure that any time a Sea­ farer is involved in an infraction of standards. For instance, an AB on an SIU- rules the CG will be there to blow contracted ship was logged recent­ the whistle. Let's see to it that ly when the Mate claimed he had the whistle gets rusty from disuse. been assaulted. At the end of the voyage the Captain restored the money log to the AB before the patrolman knew anything concern­ ing the affair. This, on its face, would seem like fairly conclusive proof that the Male's charges were unfounded. On the day of pay­ iHTUEHOSPITAl?. C/ULSUmL IMMEPlAmY, way into the Mississippi, killing an estimated 10 million fish In the last four years. Freeman admitted, for example, that his department was unaware last winter that the Public Health Service was investigating the pos­ sibility that the fish were being killed by agricultural pesticides. He said that the lack of coordina­ tion came in part from jurisdic­ tional jealousies between the agencies. The Agriculture Secretary said his department took the Initiative last June in setting up regular pro­ cedures among the departments and agencies to exchange informa­ tion on the registration and ef­ fects of pesticides. This is a step which was recommended last May in a Presidential Science Advisory Committee report. The agreement was finally signed by all the de­ partments earlier this month. Asked by the subcommittee chairman. Senator Abraham RibicofE (D-Conn.) why it had taken "so long to formalize such a simple document," Freeman replied that the proposal had become involved in "the usual pulling, tugging and hauling that goes on between Gov­ ernment departments.' A major point of dispute, he said, was over which agency should have the final Seagoing Hydrofoil Due Soon BALTIMORE—The first "openocean" commercial hydrofoil type vessel is under construction at the Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company here, and is sched­ uled for delivery to Northwest Hydrofoil Lines of Seattle in December. The keel of the 40-ton, 75-passenger vessel has been laid and the hull is nearly 50 percent com­ pleted. After delivery, the com­ pany hopes to break it in with a six-month trial period around the Hawaiian Islands. The State of Hawaii has already granted per­ mission for the ship to operate around the island but further ap­ proval must come from the Mari­ time Administration because the agency has guaranteed the mort­ gage on the $1,200,000 Vessel. The hydrofoil technique utilizes thin metal blades under a vessel's hull to raise the hull out of the water when the craft is underway. This provides increased speed and reduced fuel consumption by re­ ducing drag. Cruising speed of the new 70-foot craft will be about 40 knots. Larger than any such craft yet completed, the new hydrofoil will operate with submerged type foils, rather than the surface piercing type which were Instalied on the MA-built and operated hydrofoil Denison. The Den is on went aground over a month ago and was so badly damaged that it la generally felt sihe will never op­ erate again. Her foils were lit­ erally torn off in the grounding. After Uie Hawaiian break - in period. Northwest Hydrofoil plans to run its new craft between Seattle and Vancouver. The round trip will be about 150 miles, with four round trips daily,. but the Public Health Service is reportedly demanding a portion of the responsibility. The Food and Drug Administration is also re­ ported involved in the wrangle for responsibility. Since 1960, catfish, mullet, sea trout, and other edible and in­ edible fish have died by the mil­ lions in the lower Mississippi and the estuaries of the Gulf of Mex­ ico, the heaviest toll being taken in the Baton Rouge and Gulf areas. Following a lead given by the late biologist Rachel Carson in her book "Silent Spring," investiga­ tors are now considering a strong possibility that agricultural pesti­ cides washed down from the fields into the river could be injurious known to Seafarers for her book "The Sea Around Us" which was published in 1951. While the dispute over respoasibility for the pesticides was be­ ing aired in Washington, reports were coming in that pesticides have killed the whole fish popula­ tions of some small southwestern Oklahoma streams and lakes. The head of the Game Division of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department, said that the chemi­ cals also threatened quail and other small game. 'I've seen lakes that might be a half mile from where they've sprayed, and just the residue carried into the water by the air is enough to kill fish," he said. Learn From Japan, US Shipyards Told WASHINGTON—recent Senate subcommittee investiga­ tion on the means of attaining full employment in this coun­ try has called for consideration in applying Japanese tech­ niques to the conversion of the^' Japanese might be applicable in New York and other naval determining future capabilities for shipyards to new industrial US shipyards. complexes. The study on the utilization of shipyards was one of several gath­ ered by the Senate subcommittee on Employment and Manpower and released in a single volume. The volume covers subjects that were discussed in public hearings that were held by the subcommittee last year. Senator Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa.), who served as head of the subcom­ mittee, called attention to a study originally prepared for a seminar at Columbia University. The study, by Glenn L. Schiever, cited the pos­ sible conversion of the New York Naval Shipyard to industrial uses, as an example for the country's en­ tire naval shipyard complex in the event that a yard is closed down. Reported to be the largest of the industrial operations solely devoted to defense in the US, the country's 11 naval shipyards have facilities worth more than $3 billion. Sec­ retary of Defense Robert S. McNamara has stated that naval ship­ yards offer too much capacity and that some may have to be closed down soon. Referring to the study made on the New York Naval Shipyard, Senator Clark said that some of the techniques employed by the The study found that today's Ja­ panese shipyards are manufactur­ ing complete steel mills, oil refin­ eries and complete shipyards, all for export. Teaming up with electrical equipment manufactur­ ers, they also produce complete generating plants and hydroelectric equipment for both export and home use. The study concluded that the production of land-based machin­ ery in the Japanese yards had a stabilizing effect on the fluctua­ tions in ship building and ship re­ pair demands in the country. This type of production is seen as a logical alternative use to the con­ struction and repair of warships in naval shipyards. Senator Clark said that based on the Japanese experience, alternate uses of the country's shipyards existed in the manufacture of steelmill equipment, harbor facilities, chemical machinery, pulp and pa­ per mills, water turbines, giant presses and machine tools, heavy steel assemblies, antennas and transmission towers. The underlying assumption of the conversion proposal was that US naval shipyard facilities would be turned over to private enterprise for development. �s too Reading Time Laiest From Thm Sea Living Lawnmower, Pure Water Maker WASHINGTON—The latest development In man's time­ less efforts to obtain fresh water from the ocean relies on the air above the waves rather than sea water itself. Invented by David Katz, an engineer and patent attorney, been built, Katz Is trying to inter­ the device would remove est a number of public agencies in water from the layers of air imme­ a full-scale test of his machine diately above the ocean surface. which would cost between five and This air, he emphasizes, is laden ten thousand dollars. with moisture and-has the advan­ tage of being salt-free. The ma­ chine would be powered by the movements of the waves. BALBOA, CZ—A live marine The device, which has already lawnmower has been put to work been patented, is an oblong steel chewing up the water-grass which tube from 73 to .10 feet long and threatens to clog up the Panama floats on a pontoon. Through an Canal. Canal officials have im­ open end facing the approaching ported a male manatee, a flshlike waves, a quantity of sea water is mammal with a tail-fin resembling swallowed, thus trapping air at the that of a whale. Originating in opposite sealed end of the tube. Peru, the beast is supposed to do Compression then increases the its job by chomping up 100 pounds temperature of the trapped air, of water-grass a day. Manatees helping it to absorb additional have been used to keep drainage moisture. When the pressure canals clear in British Guiana for reaches a high enough point, the several years. Described as an now-heated, compressed air enters easy-going creature. Manatees can a connecting chamber through a grow to a nine-foot length and one-way valve. The air's e.xcess weigh several hundred pounds. humidity is freed and collected as Canal authorities are already con-! potable water when a throttle is sidering finding a female manatee opened, allowing the air to escape to keep their lone male even more back into the atmosphere. content in the lagoon he's peace­ Although no actual model has fully grazing in. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), March 15—Chairman, John Faircloth; Secratary. Bob High. Captain extended a vote of thanks to the crew for its good conduct and cooperation. A vote of thanks extended to the galley crew and chief steward. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), March 23—Chairman, Red Leon­ ard; Secretary, L. J. Pate. Ship's del- delegate. Vote of thanks extended to steward department. Everything la running smoothly. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), February 25—Chairman, R. Campbell; Secretary, Harold G. Werns. $24.60 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Discussion on the mat­ ter of drinking water being rusty. Water is always hot In hot climate. It was suggested that two water cool­ ers be put on ship. Ship had no Ice when needed. Patrolman to be con­ tacted upon arrival in New 'York. It was suggested that absentee ballots be used on the ships. Beef regarding saloon messman and crew messman to be brought to patrolman's atten­ tion. The matter of the sailing board being changed on very short notice, and launch service, to be discussed further. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), No date — Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Majority of crewmembers are very dissatisfied with preparation of food and menus. Chief cook became very angry in the face of criticism. Crew would like more of a variety of meats. This beet will be referred to headquarters. iiSSiSiSiasS egate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. Work on drains was completed. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. New ship's delegate elected is Lambert H. Waldrop. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), February 23—Chair­ man, D. J. Connell; Secretary, C. Scott. Everything running smoothly. Members of the crew discussed dues and other financial matters. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), January 26—Chairman, C. R. Johnson; Secretary, Max Katzoff. It was reported that the engine depart­ ment is working on installation of ice machine. $10.00 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. NORBERTO CAPAY (Liberty Navl•ation), February 23—Chairman, Ro­ land E. Lanoue; Secretary, Elmer B, Sumerlln. $19.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Draw list limit of S20.00 brought up. Crew requested to clean up room before leaving ship ana to turn in keys. Vote of thanks to the Steward for the good job of baking on this trip. BIENVILLE (Sos-Lsnd), March 2— Chairman, none; Secretary, Carlos Diaz. Brother G. J. Kersey was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department, and to the gang that took care of the TV. Si.17 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Discussion on having patrol­ man see if mate can arrange painting of galley and check on deck depart­ ment call-back. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), February It—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secretory, J. Byrne. Brother "Swede" Larson was elected to serve as ship's LONG LINES (Isthmian), February >7—Chairman, Norman Peppier; Sec­ retary. Dick Grant. Storekeeper sug­ gested that company have a payoff in Honolulu inasmuch as they use the Stateside procedure when firing men from the vessel. Ship's delegate to call the San Francisco hall and check on transportation. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), February 15—Chairman, L. F. Drew; Secretary, C. Hughart. Motion made to send letter to headquarters regarding exhaust ventilation for crew's quarters due to ship having to be closed up when loaded. Suggestion was made that where fresh milk Is available ashore, it is to be supplied in place of canned milk. DETROIT (Sea-Land), February 28— Chairman A. Kushner; Secretary, Charles Cantwell. Brother Charles Cantwell was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion held on dues increase. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), February 24—Chairman, B. C. Slaid; Secretary, B. J. Ozelak. Ship sailed short one man. Two men missed ship in foreign port and rejoined. Captain is v/illing to sign off any man under mutual consent before final pay­ off. One man hospitalized In Bremerhaven. Germany. Some disputed OT In deck department. Motion made to have adequate ventilation system in­ stalled for galley range. Inadequate hea.t in 4-8 and 8-12 foc'sies. Washing machine should be repaired or new machine ioslalled. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), February 23 Chairman, E. Kocanorski; Secretary, J. SIney. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Patrolman to be con­ tacted about milk. Check i' full amount has been put on at each port. Buildup Of Merchant Marine Seen As Economy Safeguard As Defense Spending Drops WASHINGTON—A Government study of the problems involved in converting the defense industry to ^acetime uses has recommended, among other things, revitalization of the merchant marine and in--*creased utilization of the sea's ease. The group of economists mineral, industrial and socia! making the study point to many Manatee Feeds On Canal Grass WALTER RICE (Raynolds Mttals), March 20—Chairman, T. J. Moore; Secretary. J. A. Hollen. All hands urged to b7 sober for a quick payoff. Disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Vole of thanks to the steward department, especially to the chief rook. Biil Greene. IbF 1. IfM Catching up on his read­ ing, Seafarer William Grey was busily immersed in book at the SlU hall in Baltimore when the photog came by. Grey ships on deck, and had just come off the Almena (US Tank­ ers) at the time. 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 tlielr 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.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) potentialitieB to help the US economy mako up for lagging defense spending. ' Defense employment, th* study found, makes up 10 percent or more of the manufacturing em­ ployment of 13 states, with the concentration even greater in certain metropolitan areas which may have as much as 81 percent of their total manufacturing em­ ployment Involved In defense work. Further, according to the study this employment is- almost com­ pletely in facilitlefl built for the production of specialized defense equipment. Relatively few of the workers or the facilities have ever been engaged in the produc­ tion of civilian goods. The conversion of these facilities promises to pose a large problem in the future because conversion is expected to be accelerated as national security needs are ful­ filled and international tensions Beef Box (Continued from page 10) double overtime in this particular situation. Question No. 4: What is the rate of OT for a member of the Deck Department doing welding, off watch? Answer: The Deck Department crewmember who performs weld­ ing work would be entitled to overtime either on watch or during the watch below as welding is not considered routine duties of the Deck Department. Reference: Standard Freightship 4" 3< Agreement, Article II, Section 10, Texas-Miller Products, Inc. first paragraph: Customary Duties: Adam Hats, Ashley, Dorsey Jay, 'Members of all departments shall Hampshire Club, Repell-X, perform the necessary and cus­ Sea Spray Men's Hats tomary duties of that department. (United Hatters) Each member of all departments shall perform only the recognized ^ it i and customary duties of his par­ Eastern Air Lines ticular rating." — and — Article II, (Flight Engineers) Section 64: New Equipment Not 4> t t Carried At Present: "In the event H. I. Siege! the Company secures a vessel of "HIS" brand men's clothes a type different from those now (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) operated and covered by this Agreement, the Company and the t t 4» Union shall meet immediately to "Judy Bond" Blouses (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) negotiate working rules to cover such vessel." >t t 4» Explanation: We have referred Sears, Roebuck Company you to Section 10 and Section 64 Retail stores & products because welding is not part of the (Retail Clerks) routine duties of the Deck Depart­ ment and consequently welding t t 4would be considered New Equip­ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries ment, and this item will be dis­ "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" cussed at the forthcoming negoti­ "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" ations with the ship operators. Bourbon whiskeys In submitting questions and work (Distillery Workers) situations for clarifications, dele­ 4 4 4 gates and crews are reminded once J. R. Simplot Potato Co. again to provide as much detail as Frozen potato products possible setting forth the circum­ (Grain Millers) stances of any dispute. Besides 4 4 4 those mentioned, some of the mem­ Klngsport Press bers who were sent contract ciari"World Book," "Childcraft" flcations during the past few days (Printing Pressmen) included the following: Everett R. (Typographers, Bookbinders) Perry, ship's delegate. Eagle Trav­ (Machinists, Stereotypers) eler; Robert Eisengraeber, A&J Mld-Amerlca; Harry A. Rost, deck 4 4 4 delegate. Globe Progress; Leo Par­ Jamestown Sterling Corp. Santbern Furniture Mfg. Co^ adise, ship's delegate, Eldorado; Furniture and Bedding J. T. Dlckerson, ship's delegate, (United Furniture Workers) Washington Carrier. changes already luiderway to sup­ port their claim. For instance, a new shift has been developing in defense spend­ ing. During the mid-fifties, defense spending shifted from automotive and ordinance e()uipment pro­ duced mostly in the Great Lakes area to aerospace and electronic equipment produced prim£.rily on the East and West Coasts. Lately however, these contracts have been declining, with an upsurge of research and development con­ tracts going to facilities located mainly along the Gulf Coast. For these reasons, industry must be prepared to shift from defense to consumer type manufacturing when the need arises to avoid closing plants with the resulting high regional unemployment. In' the past very few attempts by manufacturers to diversify their production have been suc­ cessful. This, the study says, is to be expected because the compa­ nies lack commercial marketing experience because in the past they needed none. They can't produce, large volumes at low cost because they are equipped to design efficiently small numbers of large-scale systems of high technical complexity. There are fields these compa­ nies can enter successfully how­ ever. Among those mentioned were revitalization of the mer­ chant marine, mining of undersea minerals, sea farming, conversion of salt water to fresh, water pol­ lution control, nuclear electronic power, space travel and the like. What the study called for are coordinated Federal, state and local programs, with participation of both business and labor in policy-making, planning and ac­ tion. As one economist put it, the defense industry "has endowed us, as a nation, with new military powers, and with a sense of power. To apply this capability to our civilian economy requires a deliberate and conscious national and corporate effort." Ice Threatens 'Safe' Ship Lane The Coast Guard's Inter­ national Ice Patrol has posted a 90-miIe stretch of one of the busiest North Atlantic shipping lanes as dangerous because of ice. Ships have been notified that floating ice poses a "seri­ ous threat" from 45 degrees West to 47 degrees West Long­ itude on Track E. The now ice cluttered track is the one normally assigned to shipping as safe and ice­ berg-free during the course of the year. It is the lane rec­ ommended for vessels sailing between North American ports and points in Scandinavia and the west coast of Great Bri­ tain. The track's starting points in Europe are the northern or southern tip of Ireland. Its terminal points on this side of the Atlantic are in the vicinity of Newfoundland. Track £ is normally in effect as the safe route from April 11 to May 15 and again from December 1 to February 14. �Mv 1. liM SEAFARERS r»gt Wmtteem LOG Notify Union On LOQ Mail An Seafarers know, eoples of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU shipp 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 hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. animously in favor of raising this sum to $1000. We believe that $500 would not be suffi­ cient to pay for a decent fun­ To the Editor: I have just left the San eral when the decreasing pur­ Francisco USPHS hospital after chasing power of today's dol­ being laid up for five weeks. I lar is taken into account. In the event that a Seafarer was admitted there following an accident at sea aboard the is faced with such an unfortun­ ate family tragedy, we feel it USS Wilson. When the Wilson got to Hon­ would be nice to know that the olulu, I was flown home first financial burden would be class. The treatment I received shared by the SIU. The crew of the Floridian both aboard ship and from the wouid like to hear from other ships concerning this proposal. We would appreciate any sug­ gestions or comments that our brother - Seafarers would care to make. The above letter is signed by myself and ten other Seafarers. Nichols Sabin Ail letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS 4. 3. 4. LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. To the Editor: I wish to thank everyone in doctor in Honolulu was excel­ lent. I want to extend my the SIU who was involved in thanks to everyone who was making it possible to get the care I received during my involved in assisting me. I wouid also like to thank recent illness. . I will always be grateful to Doctors Burky, Hampeton, Minor and Mazzocco for the the Union for making sure I wonderful care they gave me. got the best care possible while I am iiiost grateful for the I was hospitalized. When my son, Hebert Kanokindness and professional care they extended to me. My heart­ witz, says he is proud to be a felt thanks also go out to the member of the SIU, you can nurses, aides and other em­ count on me to tell everyone ployees of the USPHS hospital. how right he is. Mrs. Mae Kanowitz Last, but certainly not least, I would like to vote my thanks 4. 4. 4to the SUP Welfare Depart­ ment. Not only did their rep­ resentative keep in touch with me, but he also was quick to To the Editor: assist me with the problems I just wanted to write a few that came up while I was in lines telling you how happy I the hospital. am about the tax cut that Con­ Edgar Shane gress passed recently. I didn't give it toe much 4 a. thought at the time when the newspapers announced it, but you can bet when my pay came through with those extra dol­ To the Editor: lars, the meaning became more The April 3rd edition of the than clear. That extra money LOG carried a motion made sure comes in handy. It's al­ by the crew of the Elizabeth- most like a pay raise from the port recommending a $500 Government. death benefit be paid for a It seems that every time we Seafarer's wife, should she pay off a ship here in the States, pass away. prices have gone up again. The The crew of the Floridian tax cut will do a little about also thinks that this is a very this situation. good idea. However, we are un­ W. Fiebel Hails Assistance After Accident Mother Praises Union For Help New Tax Cut Scores A Hit Would Extend Death Benefit Any Seafarer given some time off after a long, routine voyage has a pretty good idea of how he'll spend his time ashore. A couple of drinks to unwind with, some convivial social­ izing, and long periods of sack time are among the traditional ways of relaxing for a couple of days. However, E. J. Len,-* meeting secretary on the Cook's Priviiogo Steel Designer (Isthmian), isn't a man who is content with taking it easy at such places, which are never out of sight of the water­ front. During a recent stop in Egypt, Len and A. Busby headed for Cairo. The highlight of their trip oc­ curred when they had a look at the nearby world-famous pyramids at Gizeh. The two Seafarers took advantage of the occasion to ciimb the Great Pyramid of Cheops which is over 450 feet in height. Len conciudes his report by rec­ ommending Cairo as the ideal place to visit for any Seafarer who drops anchor in the vicinity. 4 4/4^ The Alice Brown (Bloomfield) is a ship where good feeling abounds. When the crew was forced to go below and secure the cargo which had broken loose, the skipper was quick to compliment the Seafarers for their work. The crew in turn, was more than pleased by the quality of the chow they were eat­ ing and the job that Nels Larson was. doing as ship's delegate and voted their thanks in both di­ rections. 4» 4« 4« 4. 4 4 Seafarers always appreciate be­ ing remembered at times of per­ sonal need. Thomas Deale is no exception to this ruie, reports ship's delegate Roland St. Marie who read a letter from Deale thanking his former shipmates and officers of the Seatrain New Jersey (Seatrain) for the flowers they sent to his mother's funerai. The television set on the Steel Architect (Isthmian) has just about had it, writes Romolo DeVirgileo, meeting secretary. Since it was decided that it would only be a waste of the ship's treas­ ury's money to repair it for the LOG-A-RHYTHM: An Alien? Members of fhe galley crew on the Arizpa (Waterman) lino up to exercise their first taste privilege of one of baker Felix Tcrtc's choice pastry creations. Posing for the camera (l-r) are Waiter Brown, chief cook; Carl Churko, third cook, and Tate, who is doing the cutting honors. umpteenth time, the crew de­ the Del Ore (Delta). Unfortunately cided to collect $3.00 per man for they have been using the ship's a new one. sailing board to display their ef­ forts, thus creating al kinds of 4 4 4 J. Elwell aboard the Kyska problems. Ship's delegate Bernard (Waterman) has a suggestion (Whitey) Moye has had to make a that he thinks wouid make it easier on Seafarers visiting for­ eign ports who are called upon to identify themselves. He thinks that the Union identification card should carry a photograph similar to that used on the "Z" cards. 4 4 4 Fresh water consumption is proving to be a serious problem on the A&J Faith (Pacific Sea­ farers). Crewmembers have been Larson Deale warned that if fresh water con­ tinues to be used at the present rate, their swimming pool will be emptied, writes B. F. McNulty, ship's delegate. 4 4 4 The US Surgeon General's re­ port on smoking to the contrary, .By Henri Percikow. crewmembers on the Gateway Is it my foreign birth City (Sea-Land) are up in arms Or my kinship with freedom over the cigarette situation on For the people and land board. The smokers in the crew That has earned me hatred Meye hit the deck one after another at Quinter From the bigots of this nation? a recent ship's meeting, demand­ ing to be notified when the slop special plea to the would-be art­ My hunger to eat chest won't have "coffin nails" ists and writers to confine their Of your white bread available, so they can stock up be­ efforts to paper. Lured me to your shores. fore they board ship. 4 4 4 The morsel I taste A broken hot water heater, ice 4 4 4 Is equal in share Clean clothes are getting to be making machine and galley range To yours, my wary brothers. a problem on the Transhaiteras plate have all managed to give the (Waterman). J. J. Flannagan re­ steward department on the TransAmong you. ports that the crew is requesting erie (Hudson Waterways) a colos­ Builders of America a new washing machine along with sal headache. In an effort to re­ I take root and live a motor and timer for the old one, turn tilings back to normal, John .Walk the same steps which is usually in drydock. J. Quinter, newly elected ship's And open the same doors. delegate, has promised to take the 4 4 4 Tell me then, my chosen land. Amateur artists, poets and car­ issue of repairs topside as his first Am I not your true son? toonists are having a field day on item of business. �Pare 'Tventjr SEAFARERS LOa May 1. 1M« Big Peanut Butter Shortage Gums Up A Smooth Voyage By William Calefato, Book C-936 After making the round trip between Seattle and the Far East, Seafarers on the Robin Kirk (Robin Lines) could truthfully say they had a bellyfull. This statement didn't mean that the crew only had its fill of unusual experiences, but also that there were no complaints in the chow department since-*the efforts of the steward de­ quick inventory was made of the "What a ship, what an awful ship. partment ensured the reputa­ messroom set aside for their use. No peanut butter." tion of the ship as a good feeder. Only one difficulty interfered with the fine meals put out by the Robin Kirk's galley Staff. Late in the voyage, when supplies began dwindling away, an acute peanut butter crisis developed on board. The first group in the crew to become horrified at the news that there was no more peanut butter was the 4 to 8 watch of the black gang. When the news reached them, a One of William Calefato's fellow crewmembers on the Robin Kirk was John Scully of the deck department. The far-off look in his eye is undoubtedly caused by visions of an unlimited sup­ ply of peanut butter. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatraln), March 22—Chairman, J. Dawson; Sec­ retary, E. Jimenez. No beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAiN NEW YORK (Seafrain), Feb. 23—Chairman, F Patte.-a?n; Sec­ retary, E. Jimenez. Ship's deiegate re­ ported no beefs and everything run­ ning smoothly. Motion made regard­ ing retirement plan of 12 years' seatime plus 20 continuous years of SIU membership. Vote of thanks to the cooks for weil-prepared food. Stocked like a hotel pantry, its shelves were lined with plenty of jams, jellies, pickles, milk, fruit juice and fresh fruit and the usual night lunch materials. Calefato After a top-tobottom search, no peanut butter could be found anywhere. At this point some of the engine department boys began to wonder if the precious stuff was being hoarded in the crew messroom where the deck gang ate. Others wondered if the officers had cached away a supply In their saloon. A quiet search conducted in the wee hours of the morning of both dining rooms failed to pro­ duce any evidence. The next development in the peanut butter crisis occurred when the steward appeared in the black gang's messroom holding a new jar of the scarce spread. While his audience drooled, he sneered like a villain and vowed that he was going to eat the whole jar by himself. Looking at Jimmy, the black gang messman, whose hunger for peanut butter was even greater than any other member of the de­ partment, the steward declared that he wouldn't get a drop. The only way Jimmy could redeem himself for a taste of the spread, according to the merciless, steward, was to mop down the deck, brush every last crumb out of the toaster and sougee around the bread box. This was no joking matter to the 4 to 8 watch, and one of its mem­ bers kept repeating, over and over again in a peevish tone of voice. storage facilities, quality and quantity of food carried Oh ship be investi­ gated, since the food has had a bad taste. This does seem to be caused by the preparation of same. OCEANIC SPRAY (American Oceanic), Feb. 15 — Chairman, F. J. Foley; Secretary, P. J. Franco Ship's delegate said he would like some in­ formation on this new company. Crew will bring ship back in good SIU style. A number of resolutions future con­ tract negotiations were submitted to headquarters. Several items adopted ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Feb. 9—Chairman, none; Secretary, Willard Bickford. $25 in ship's fund. Mo­ tion that the Union extend death benefit to seamen's wives for $500 in­ surance. Motion made to get porthole screens, new toaster and hot water urn for crew pantry, and to contact patrolman regarding fireman. Life­ boat equipment to be overhauled and inspected by captain. THETIS (Rye), Feb. 23—Chairman, C. Jones; Secretary, W. Cassidy. No disputed OT in any department. Everything running smoothly. Wash­ ing machine was repaired. Ship's dele­ gate to find out about launch service in Pilot Town, for the boys who live in Louisiana. TRANSHARTFORD (Hudson Water­ ways), Jan. 26—Chairman, W. Bunkliolll; Secretary, C. E. Mosley. Discus­ sion on having benches made for crew messroom to replace chairs which are in bad shape. Steward re­ quested all men-to turn all linen in before leaving ship. OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Ljw.-ence), Nov. 17—Chairman, S. Kolden; Secre­ tary, T. C. O'Connor. Motion made that Article IV, Section 28, Paragraph K, of the contract Includes canals, rivers and locks between Duluth and the Gulf of the St. Lawrence seaway, the same as in Panama and Suez Canals, relative to the wipers trim­ ming the ventilators. Motion that the relating to wage rise, securing ship, deck department watches and day for day pay. CANTICNY (Cities Service), March 17—Chairman, A. Hebert; Secretary, W. Fell. Most beefs were taken care of by patrolman in Lake Charles, ex­ cept disputed OT. One man hospital­ ized. Discussion on dues Increase. YORKMAR (Calmer), March 8— Chairman, Bill Laffoon; Secretary, none. Motion that any members in good standing, regardless of age, can retire after 15 years of seatime. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa March B—Chairman, A. Secretary, John R. Tiiley. disputed OT in deck and Steamship), E. Howse; Few hours engine de- The rest of the crew was in whole-hearted agreement, with these sentiments. However, one doubtful Seafarer asked what would happen if there was an over­ abundance of peanut butter. Then maybe nobody would want to eat any. Taking it easy during a day ashore in Naha, Okinawa, two As the days without peanut but­ members of the Robin Kirk's steward department pose for ter mounted up, a^ rumor swept ship reporter William Calefato's camera. Standing (l-r) are through the crew that someone had hidden all the jars of the spread Sacarias Cabildo, saloon messman, and Henry "Save the away. Although such an act could Bones" Preston, pantryman. Calefato reports that the culin­ have led to mutiny, this didn't ary contributions of both are among the important reasons seem as serious as the culprit who why the Robin Kirk is known as a good feeder. eats all the icing on the cake and^ leaves the underside for his ship­ mates. While the discontent created by the rumor began to spread, one disgusted Seafarer was heard mut­ tering, "In the old days, a crumbbum who would do a thing like that would have gotten 20 lashes. After a Seafarer has spent a lifetime working on ships Nowadays, they don't even get a which travel the world over, he often finds it hard to settle tongue-lashing!" down when retirement time comes around. On almost every ship there is When retired Seafarer^ somebody who becomes a hero at Howard E. Rode was faced Adequate hospital care is an­ an unexpected moment. Duke Sampson, an AB, stepped into this with this problem, he headed other important consideration that role when he suddenly appeared south of the border to Mexico. a retired seafarer must take into one day carrying six jars of peanut Ignoring the tourist traps that dot account when he chooses a place butter. Sampson explained that he the US-Mexican boundary, he to settle down in. Rode has found had liberated the stuff from the headed inland to Guadalajara, a Mexican - American hospital in nearby Steel Admiral (Isthmian), capital of the state of Jalisco. Guadalajara where, he says, "you In a letter to the LOG, Rode can get the best in service and where he had a lot of influence. declares that treatment." Praising the hospital Apparently he was a friend of the Mexico is the staff, he writes, "A number of the steward there who sympathized place for him, doctors are Americans, but you with the plight of the discontented and that he has will find that Mexican doctors are Seafarers on the Robin Kirk. no plans at all among the best in the world." Although the "great peanut but­ of leaving our AlUiough Rode finds Mexico a ter crisis" ended happily, there is neighbor to the retired Seafarer's paradise, he always a malcontent who is look­ south. As far as sends word that he would still like ing for trouble. Shortly after every­ he is concerned, to hear from his many friends in one was smacking their lips over Mexico's biggest the Union whom he shipped with. their first peanut butter sandwiches asset is the fa­ His address is: Howard E. Rode, in weeks, a certain crewmember Rode vorable money Colomos 1755, Guadalajara, Jalis­ was heard complaining that he situation. co, Mexico. couldn't find any of the stuff, and Concluding his account of the "Since my only income is my that some blankety, blank must pleasures of retired life in Mexico, Union pension," ho writes, "it is have hidden it away. very easy for me to enjoy a good Rode emphasizes the importance life down here on the money it of SIU pension benefits to every gives me." Rode has found that Seafarer. "A seaman never knows partments. Repair list turned In. It was suggested that each man make US money goes far in his new when he will be permanently dis­ more effort to clean up after eating home. "With $150 per month a abled," he says. "If a Union mem­ in crew messroom and pantry. Free scupper located on main deck imme­ person could live just as well ber is faced with this kind of diately forward of house on starboard here as he could if he were re­ calamity, he can be sure that the side, so water does not accumulate there. Vote of thanks to the steward ceiving $400 back in the States," SIU will do all it can for him," he and his entire department for a job declares. he comments. well done. Rode hastens to put any doubts OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ to rest that Mexico is a primitive seas), March 8—Chairman, Joseph Sancountry. Writing about Guadala­ filippo; Secretary, Charles Wolfe. Two jara, which is the second largest men hospitalized in Okinawa. One man A mix-up in photograph identi­ rejoined ship In Yokohama, Japan. city in the country, he says, "It's fications in a recent issue of the $10.00 in ship's fund. Crew requests a very good city, and I find that SEAFARERS LOG (March 6) had that the ship be fumigated for rats and roaches. it has just about anything a per­ Seafarer Fred Israel of Philadel­ son could want. There is also phia incorrectly tagged with SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Naviga­ plenty of activity, so I have a lot someone else's picture during tion), March S—Chairman, Andrew Oliver; Secretary, George Hair. to keep me busy." the last-minute scramble of going Brother O. Kendrick was elected new The retired Seafarer has a word to- press. ship's deiegate. Everything running smoothly. of caution for his former ship­ Israel was cited as the new mates who are planning a trip ship's delegate on the TranseastCOTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ south of the border. "In the Mex­ port), February 24—Chairman; none; ern (TranseastSecretary, none. Ship's delegate re­ ican border towns," he states, ern) after the for­ ported everything is running smoothly. "just about everyone is out to mer delegate had Ship's delegate resigned and A. F. take you. A guy often has to pay Morris was elected to serve for the to leave the ship rest of the trip. Discussion on retire­ just about any price they can get due to illness. A ment plan. Crew feels that 20 years out of him. However, once you in SIU should be enough eligibility. veteran member Discussion on transportation and no head inland, you soon find out of the deck de­ allowance for baggage. Crew feels that anyone can get along in just partment, Israel something should be done about it. about the same way as the Mexi­ generally ships as can people themselves." ANJI (Pacific Seafarers), February bosun and has 23—Chairman, Kenneth R. Winters; In case some kind of difficulty been sailing with Israel Secretary, Alfred L. Yarborough. develops. Rode advises that a Ship's delegate reported that one oiler the SIU since and deck engineer paid off by mutual quick call to the local American 1948, when he joined the Union in consent in Bangkok. One fireman was consulate pays good dividends. He the Port of Baltimore. repatriated in Saigon. One AB paid off by mutual conser.c in Saigon. has high praise for the US Con­ He's correctly pictured here, Bosun repatriated in Bangkok. Re­ sulate in Guadalajara, saying, according to Union membership placements to be shipped from Wil­ "the staff there is very good and records, after calling the miscue mington. .Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. will help and advise Americans in to our attention. Apologies to all many ways,"- ' " • concerned for the* mlx-up: Seafarer Finds Mexico Is Pensioner's Paradise Photo Swap �Mfel: 1, 1HI« SEAPAHERS Locking The Barn in Advance race f*imtr-OH# LOC^ Courageous Messman Wins Delayed Kudos For Heroism Seafarers can be great kidders. When "Frenchy" Herbert De Boissiere returned to the Midland (Clearwater) with his suit looking like it had been chewed up by every alley cat in the port of Alexandria, his fellow crewmembers wouldn't let him have a minute of peace in their efforts to find"*" instance the brothers are still out what happened. peeved at the first-tripper who While some Seafarers are failed to spot the light on the Renewing fire hoses and fittings, Seafarers in the deck gang on the Antineus (Waterman) take time out for a smoke. Pictured (l-r) while in San Francisco are Joe Somyok, A6; Jock Stough, bosun, and A. Macopagol, AB. VENORE iVanorc Transportalien), March IS—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, P.-t Murphy. Motion after discussion not to let two of the messmen sail on SIU ships due to their bad conduct aboard the Venore. One man taken off ship in Aden due to Illness and sent home. Nice trip with no major beefs. PENNMAR (Calmer), March If— Chairman, Joe Furtcn; Secretary, W. Sibley. One AB was paid off In Van­ couver for medical reasons, and a replacement wag received. One hour disputed OT in engine department in­ volving penally meal hour when wiper was required to blow tubes between 12()0-1300 on a Sunday. JIAN (Pacific Seafarers), Feb. 2— Chairman, T. Clough; Secretary, George Schmidt. No major beeia re­ ported. Some disputed OT to be taken care of at payoff. ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiny), March IS—Chairman, John Bergeria; Secre­ tary, Thomas Farrelt. Two men missed ship in Philadelphia. Captain prom­ ised to fumigate ship for roaches in Rotterdam. Motion 'made that O. S. Pagan, who missed payoff, repay money he owes. Some disputed OT in deck department. NATALIE (Maritime Cvc.-c?r£), Jan. 26—Chairman, Joe McLaren; Secretcry G. Troche. $280 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in all three departments. Wages paid but no OT. This matter will be brought to the attention of the boarding patrolman. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ ways), Feb. 15—Chairman, A. Steven­ son; Secretary, J. J. Flanagan. Ship's LOSMAR (Calmer), March i—Chair­ man, Edward J. Ponis; Secretary, R. D. Tapman. $2.65 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Check with first assistant about oil leak in laundry. SUMMIT (Sea-Land), March 15— Chairman, J. Kaarnes; Secretary, F. T. DiCarlo. Crew requested not to take messroom chairs on deck. Patrolman to check hospital supplies. Ship's del­ egate to ask patrolman for clarifica­ tion on crane electrician's OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), March IS—Chairman, J. Sumpter; Secretary, R. Bancbei. Some disputed OT in deck department. Repair lists turned In. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), February 74—Chairman, Carl Johnson; Secretary, W. T. Langford. Disputed OT in deck and steward de­ partments. Motion made that when •hip arrives in continental US port and pay stops at midnight, but the payoff Is the following day, that e day's pay be paid for waiting. Motion made ttiat when ship arrives in foreign port, pa.sses should be issued before the cargo Is worked. Sometimes there is a wait of two hours before passes are issued. Motion and vote of thanks to the chief cook. Discussion on the payroll for December Slst. Crew urged day-for-day payoff as February has 29 da.vs. and this would equal out in the payoff. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), February 26—Chairman, R. Campbell; Secretary, Harold Werns. $24.60 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT In engine and steward departments. Patrolman will be contacted regarding water cooler. Suggestion made that absentee ballots be brought aboard ship so that men at sea can vote on various issues. Beef recarriin" '•aloon messman will be token up with patrolman. DEL MONTE (Delta), March Chairman, D. Robinson; Secretary, P. .Shauger. $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. C. Moore, ship's delegate re­ signed and D. Robinson was elected to serve. Discussion on keeping sink In laundry room clean. Crew would like to have ice put out and handled the same as on last trip. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Febru­ ary 21—Chairman, G. Flowers; Secre­ tary, N. Richie. Ship was awarded $500.00 safety award. $13.80 In ship's fund. "No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion to get better quality toilet tissue. Steward depart­ ment beef settled. Steward to pay more attention to menu and meashall supervision. T f delegate resigned. Brother Flanagan was elected to serve. $24.50 In ship's fund. One man in hospital in Yoko­ hama. Beef with mate in deck depart­ ment which involves one man not being Bilowed to work OT. Crew re­ quested to keep all visitors off the fantail, and to keep the place clean. PUERTO RICO (J.'.ct;r£h<ps), Jan. 2* —Chairman, Juan Colon; Secretary, Gaorgc Anderson. Two men in engine department leaving ship. Favoritism beef to be referred to patrolman at payoff. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Man­ agers), Feb. 2—Chairman, Peter Pat­ rick; Secretary, William Cameron. Ship's delegate reported everything is running smoothly. Good crew aboard and all around cooperation. Discus­ sion on repairs from last voyage which were not taken care of. Vote of thanks to steward department for doing a swell job. January 5—Chairman, John Crgws; Eccrotary, Poter Patrick. Ship's dele­ gate saw captain about sougeelng crew messroom, pantry and passage­ ways. but the captain said this work was not needed. Ship carried phos­ phate on this voyage. Patrolman should ghgck medical supplies before next voyage. One man in engine de­ partment made to work after being declared unfit for duty by doctor In Korea. Cooks given a vole of tbanki. LA SALLE (Waterman), Jan. 2$— Chairman, W. C. Sellars; Secretary, Leo J. Gomes. Ship's delegate in­ formed the whole crew that the cap­ tain will log any man who can't stand his watch. S4.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made that all voting periods be held for a period of 60 days in order to enable the majcrity of the membership to cast votes. Vote of thanks to the deck department es­ pecially Henry Stark for keeping the messhall and pantry clean. Steward requested crew to cooperate on linen days. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. ARTHUR M. HUDDELL (Isthmian), Feb. 2 — Chairman, Earl D. Pattee; Secretary, Donald C. Wiley. $5.09 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Motion made to raise all retirement benefits to $300 per month. Member should be able to retire If he has IS years of seatime with SIU. Suggestion made that ship's delegate' see the captain regarding awning at No. 4 hatch and ask for additional runners for engineroom. LOSMAR (Calmar), Jan. 26—Chair­ man, E. J. PonIs; Secretary, John Garber. New wooden lockers being built in various crew foc'sles, as time permits. Motion made to have head­ quarters contact East Coast longshore olTicials about keeping the longshore­ men out of crew's mess and recrea­ tion room. Discussion on locking messroom in port, $2.65 in ship's fund. RAPHAEL S E M M E S (See-Land), Feb. 21—Chairman, W. Hslbrcck; Sec­ retary, C E. Shaw. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs and everything run­ ning smoothly.. / virtual artists when It comes to ribbing, others like De Boissiere, are equally expert at remaining adamantly silent. As a result, the gang on the Midland never did solve the mystery of what hap­ pened to their shipmate's suit. That is, not until the Midland dropped anchor at the Egyptian port a few weeks ago. While making a tour of the city, the Midland's crewmembers learned that instead of being in­ volved in a free-for-all, De Bois­ siere actually had been Involved in a heroic rescue displaying bravery in the highest SIU tra­ dition. . According to several local eye­ witnesses, De Boissiere was spend­ ing a night on the town when he heard three small children crying for help in a burning house. Dash­ ing through the flames, he bolted up a flight of stairs and gathered up the youngsters in his arms. Despite the intense heat and smoke, he managed lo get the children to safety; the only casu­ alty being his suit. De Boissiere, who is crew messman on the Midland, has also won high praise for the way he per­ forms his job from the crew. Not only is he described as extremely neat, but when he takes an order while dressed in his spotless white mess jacket, it's like eating in the Waldorf-Astoria, reports one crewmember. In recognition of his service, the Seafarers on the Mid­ land are planning to celebrate his birthday next month with a big surprise party. Other standouts in the Midland's crew include Arnalda Aleman of the black gang, who has promised his shipmates that any time the ship needs a push from his per­ sonal outboard motor to get it home on time, he'll be glad to oblige. The ship's delegate, Rich­ ard J. Maley has a habit which has managed to unsettle his fellow- pmts mwitjee mci£s / ayB WekoztiedW your De Boissiere Mosakowski Seafarers. It seems that he likes to top off a stack of hot cakes with a liberal dose of soy sauce! Life oii the Midland has its occasional dark moments also. For Floral Tribute Brings Thanks To the Editor: I would like to express the deepest appreciation of myself and my family to all the mem­ bers of the SIU for the most beautiful flowers which were sent to the wake of my husand, Ramofi N. Elliot. I was deeply touched by the thoughtfulness and generosity a All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. of this true act of fellowship. I say this in memory of my late husband, who also was quick to appreciate considerate act of others. I hope that every­ one who sailed with him when he was a fellow SIU member will remember him in their prayers. Thank you all. Mrs. R.N. Elliot mail bouy, thus fouling up his shipmates who had planned to post their letters at sea. Stephen Mosakowski, the ship's bosun, also has an idiosyncrasy which keeps the crew jumping. Whenever he comes into sight, members of the deck gang auto­ matically reach for a can of white paint. One crewmemher claims that the bosun's life ambition ia to cover all 102 stories of New York's Empire State Building with a white coating. Seafarer. I think Nurse Worth is the cutest I've seen in the hospital. I also want to give my thanks to the SIU for the eight dollars a day in hospital benefits which came like a blessing from Heaven every Wednesday. I would also like to give three cheers to our Welfare Representative for making sure we got our bene­ fits on time, and for taking care of the many little needs that come up when a fellow is flat on his hack and can't assist himself. I never knew I had so many friends until the word got around that I was sick. Every­ day I have had a raft of visit­ ors come around to cheer me up and offer assistance and en­ couragement. I say God bless and keep watch over my SIU brothers both on land and sea. Audley C. Foster i i i. Seaman's Aunt Enjoyed LOG To the Editor: I would like to thank you for sending the LOG to me for such a long time. My nephew, Richard Suttle, turned my i 4. name in for a subscription while he was shipping with the Isthmian Lines. I have really enjoyed read­ To the Editor I am writing this letter as a ing the paper and have learned token of my thanks and appre­ a great deal about your Union ciation for the kindliness and and the maritime industry. hospitality which have been Unfortunately, Richard passed shown to me since I entered away on February 6, 1963, the New Orleans USPHS hos­ while the Steel Vendor was in pital. South Korea. Since I don't I am also grateful for the know anyone who is now sail­ quick, professional service I re­ ing, I've regretfully decided ceived here during my previous to cancel my subscription to illness in February and my the LOG. present one which began on The cost of mailing the April 8th. paper to me could he used to I was taken to the hopsital's keep some other Seafarer's emergency ward on a Saturday family informed of what the morning, suffering from inter­ SIU is doing. Thank you again nal hemorrhaging which caused for past services. me to bleed for a period of 26 Nadine Suttle hours. 'A team of very efficient 4" 4* doctors . and nurses fought against time to keep me alive. Since I lost so much blood, they were forced to feed me through my veins. I also had To the Editor: It is difficult to express my to have a number of blood transfusions since my blood appreciation in words to the pressure had fallen dangerous­ SIU for the kindness and as­ sistance it gave me after the ly. I especially want to give death of my husband Robert. I would like you to know that special thanks and apprecia­ tion to Doctors Rohison and the financial aid tendered to Foreman and Nurse Worth who me will be of immeasurable made up the most efficient, help in meeting my financial alert, faithful and sympathetic obligations. Catherine W. Rogerson team that ever took care of a Hospital Care Draws Raves Words Can't Give Thanks �J' Paiff®' Tweiity-a>®* SEAFARE'RS 'May X »64 LOG ErIe-Lackawanna Benefit All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Bernard Pollings, born October 12, 1963, to the Herbert Rollings, Mobile, Ala. 4< t 4» Miki Sue Scott, born December 3, 1962, to the Carl Scotts, Oak­ land, Calif. 4" it 4" James Davis, born December 31, 1963, to the James Davis', Jacksonville, Fla. 4, 4> Jacqueline Smith, born Decem­ ber 14, 1963, to the Thomas W. Smiths, Woodford, Va. 4, 4» i Gregory Augustus, born Novem­ ber 9, 1963, to the Kimball Au­ gustus', New York, NY. 4* i4 4" Cynthia Ann Anderson, born December 9, 1963, to the late Gor­ don Wayne Anderson and Mrs. Anderson, Ellison Bay, Wis. 4, 4* 4> Robert Nicolas, born November 20, 1963, to the Frank Nicolas', Baltimore, Md. 4. 4> t Robin Jackson, born January 7, 1964, to the Verlon Jacksons, New Orleans, La. 4> 4^ 4^ 4' 4" 4" Richard Davis Roberts, born October 28, 1963, to the Leslie Roberts', Philadelphia, Pa. . . Brett Butler, born October 14, 1963, to the Joseph J. Butlers, Toledo, Ohio. 4' • 4^ iSf Timothy Mark Ask, born Au­ gust 24, 1963, to the James H. Asks, Alpena, Mich. 4^ 4i 4> Dwane Werda, born October 30, 1963, to the Charles P. Werdas, Alpena, Mich. i> X if Lewis Edward Wells, born Oc­ tober 29, 1963, to the Lewis E. Wells, Pontiac, Mich. 4" 4* 4^ Sherl Lee Staton, born Novem­ ber 6, 1963, to the Donald Statons, New Orleans, La. Dina Paulette Jukasz, born Janu­ ary 14, 1964, to the John Jukaszs, Depew, NY. 4' 4' 4* 4" 4- 4" Valerie Jean Boldiszar, born January 7, 1964, to the John Boldiszars, Statington, Pa. 4> 4' 4> Ginger Renee Garber, bom January 16, 1964, to the John Garbers, Harrisburg, Pa. if i if Walter Lee Murrah, born No­ vember 4, 1963, to the Charles Murrahs, Mobile, Ala. Marshal Airey, born April 17 1963, to the Frank Aireys, Seattle, Wash. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been re­ ported to the Seafarers Welfare Flan (any apparent de­ lay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Maynard M. Grantham, 55: Brother Grantham died of pneum o n i a at the Fort Worth USPHS hospital on September 10, 1963. A member of the Union since 1962, he shipped in the deck de­ partment. He Is survived by his daughter, Brenda Joy Grantham, Lawndale, Calif. Burial was in 'Tampa, Fla. James A. Baldwin, 41: Brother Baldwin died of natural causes on July 13, 1963 in Calcutta, India. A member of the deck department, he joined the SIU in 1944. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Bald­ win of Vashon, Washington. Bu­ rial was in Seat­ tle, Washington. David Nelson, Le Barron, born December 27, 1963, to the David M. Le Barrons, Riverview, Mich. 4> 4^ 4. 4« 4< 4' Melton Martin, born December i. if if Charles H. Dill, 69: Brother Dill 10, 1963, to the Carroll E. Martins, William C. Bergquist, 64: Heart died of heart failure on December Silver Green, Miss. disease was fatal to Brother Berg­ 11, 1963 at Burd4< 4» 4< quist on June 17, ette Hospital, Anna Lisa Karttunens, born 1963 in Oslo, Middle Township, October 21, 1963, to the Leo Kart­ Norway. Shipping NJ. Sailing in tunens, Bronx, NY. in the engine de­ the steward de­ 4" 4* 4" partment, he was partment, he was George Calapotakos, born De­ a member of the an SIU-IBU mem­ cember 8, 1963, to the Theodores Union since 1951. ber since 1960. Calapotakos', Bridgeport, Conn. He is survived by Surviving is his his wife Mahndaughter. Vera B. iSfSSViiisMS hild Bergquist of McCausland 0f Brooklyn, NY. Cape May, NJ. The place of burial was not listed. Place of burial was not given. 4) 4- if if Coast Guard Lends Hand To NY Harbor 'Discovery' NEW YORK—Battery Park regulars who are accustomed to nothing more exciting than the regular arrival of the Staten Island ferry were a bit startled recently when a figure in the costume of a 16th century sea explorer popped Sponsored by the Italian His­ torical Society of America, the ashore from a Coast Guard "landing" climaxed the 11th vessel. They were given further cause to rub their eyes when the swordcarrying figure, dressed as a Florentine knight, was ceremoni­ ously greeted by a delegation of American indians. The seafaring explorer turned out to represent Giovanni Da Verrazano who sailed into New York harbor in April of 1524. His sudden reappearance 440 years later was part of the celebration commemorating the discovery of the habor by the Florentine explorer-navigator. annual Verrazano Day. The Society sponsors the anniversary fes­ tivities to point up Verrazano's role in discovering the harbor as well as his historical contributions in exploring the eastern seaboard. A society spokesman said that this year's celebration had special significance since the VerrazanoNarrows Bridge, named after the explorer, is due to open soon. The bridge, which will be Staten Island's first structural link with New York City, will be the first major sight Seafarers will see when entering the harbor. 4- Norman Krunun John E. Paulette, 53: The vic­ You are asked to get in touch tim of a fall. Brother Paulette with your wife ..s soon as possible died on Febru­ regarding family matters. ary 2, 1964 in 4» 4^ 4^ Philadelphia, Pa. Emit A. Gomez has asked that A member of the the following notice be carried on SIU since 1946, behalf of many Seafarers in San he had sailed in Francisco: the steward de­ Friends of George Porwick, partment. Sur­ better known as "George the viving is hit cab driver," were saddened to daughter, Mrs. note his passing away on the Albert Sabbag, morning of April 15, 1964, at of Danvers, Mass. Burial took his home in San Francisco. place in Philadelphia. For many years, George was if if if a friend to the seamen and Enrique Cortes, 47: Brother his absence will be hard-felt. Cortes died of a brain injury Those who knew him need no while at sea on reminders of his many serv­ the Azalea City ices and assistance to the on February 18, brothers on the beach here in 1964. A member San Francisco. The world is of the deck de­ a sadder place without him. partment, he had 4» 44" joined the Union The Belle Tax Service, 1543 N. in 1944. He is Avalon Blvd., Wilmington, Calif., survived by his is holding refund checks for Les­ wife, Eva Cor­ ter K. Lapham and Charles B. tes, of Bronx, Coburn. NY. Burial was in St. Raymond's 4» 4^ 4" Cemetery, New York City. Almarlon L. Davis Your wife would like to hear from you as quickly as possible. if Arno (Boots) Peura C. G. Poss would like to hear from you at M.R.H., Box 296, Hackberry, La. 4' 4' 4* Myles Sterne Frenchy has lost your phone number and would like you to call him. Mrs. Margaret Donahue, widow of railtug veteran John Donahue, receives $4,000 death benefit check from G. P. McGinty, regional director, SIU Railway Marine Region, at her home in Jersey City, NJ. Brother Donahue had 40 years of service on Erie-Lackawanna Railroad tugs. PLf hilf. H/SifARE 6W1MS EARW !! I All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible, The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK John Aba Edwin Harriman Ralph Hayes Arthur Andersen George Billek William King Victor Bonet Walter Kowalczyk George Bryan Paul Liotta George Callahan James Mastrokalos Joseph Camp Owen Mclnnis Warren Mclntyre John Cannon Clarence Collins Haakon Moum Clifton Nelson Gabriel Colon Francisco Collante Joseph Obreza Jose Pacheeo John CuUinson Pedro Pinott Hamilton Daiiey James Ray George Daniels Arthur Sankovldt Fred DeBiUe Samuel SetliR Frans Dekeyzer James Stathis Lionel Desplant Juan Diaz A1 Stracciolinl Ernest Vltou John Drews Harry White James Fisher Lynwood Gregory Van Whitney USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Raymond AtweU Donald Joyce James Koavney Henry Bortz Clarence Kramer Fred Crews Billy Michael Edw. Czosnowskl Michael Duco R. Meadowcroft Theodore Drobins James Mitchell Donald Murphy James Fort Crittenden Foster Louis Nelson Gorman Glaze James Redden George Graham James Selman Earl Hartman, Jr. Carl Smith Arnold Heinvall Luther Wing Charles Hippard William Wung Emlle Houde Royce Yarborough USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Reuben Berry William Mason Ellis CottreU Arleigh Noble Joseph Graves Carl Warren Anthony Kapacz Julian Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Charles Young John Kerchner Raymond Brown Charles I.inberg Alvah Burris John Lager James Cassidy Charles Martin Levi Carr Mario Carrasco Raul DeLos Santos Hugh Grave Jorge GrilTith William Hamilton Norman Hadden Milburn llatley Joseph Johnson John Kennedy Edward McMaster F. B. Neeiy William Outian 1 Frederick Ouweneel Roy Peebles Hoy Poston Pete Serano Alfonso Sandino Charles Siicox USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Frank James Samuel Bailey William Johnson Guy Barkduil Robert Kinchen Richard Barnes Edgar Barton Duska Korolia Anna Lanza Francis Bass Theodore Lee Daniel Bishop MiUard Loklear Leon Bishop Claude Lomers Wilbert Burke Henry Maas, Jr. George Burleson Mike Martinovich Chas. R. Burns Mont McNabb, Jr. John Buttimer Claude McNorton Harry Cameron Terrai McRaney Steve Crawford Robert Cumberland Cleon Mixon Leo F. Dinginan James Morgan Wiiiiam Padgett William Donahue Robert Phelps Francis Donovan Milton Robinson Peter Dufnur Heinrich Schnoor Malrie Ellis Joseph Shaughnessy John Fontan Walter Slkoski Audley Foster Aristldes Soriano Cedric Francis Adolph Swenson James Gardiner John Valladares Leonard Gordon Leon Webb Jessee Green Tlieodore Griffith Robert White William Woolsey Herbert Hart James Jackson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Kirk Anderson John Guard Emmet Humblrd Raymond Boston Henry Dellorfano James Higgins Henry Hock Lawson Evans John Filer Wiiiiam Lovett Francis Fisher Francis Weatheriy Alfred Gordon Virgil Wiseman Charlie Gedra George Zukas Melvln Grant USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Sam Bowsen Robert Nielsen Richard Harnden Joseph Springer John Miilner Anthony Stanton USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Frank Seaman Nil M. Surrency USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Herbert Anderson Frank Liro Edward Bratz Barney Majjesie Robert Braughman Joseph Mrkva Wiiiiam Behnke oiiild Murray Charles Campbell Howard Smith Arnold Duriechl . ck Wiley Eugene Hutchlns USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS George Stevenson Ralph Salisbury Ahmed A. Mashran Conrad Graham Raymond Kersten USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. John Cox rules Robinson Dalton Gabriel USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Gerald Algernon Billy C. Lynn Arthur Collett George McKnew Benjamin Deibler Samuel Mills Abe Gordon Max Olson John Gotseff James Webb Thomas Lehay Willie A. Young SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Forney Bowen Sanford Gregoi-y USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Raymond Arsenault , �Mar h 1M4 SEAFARERS LOG Greetings Schedule of Membersli^ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmm 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 porta 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 May 4 Detroit May 8 PhHadelphia May 5 Honston May 11 BaHiniore May 6 New Orleans ........ May 12 Mobile May 13 t t 1. West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through June, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follo^: WihningiMi San Francisco Seattle May 18 May 28 May 22 Jone IS June 17 June 19 X. X. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great Lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are heia at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 4, 18—2 PM Alpena, BniTalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, May 4, 18—7 PM SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Philadelphia . . May 5—5 PJVI Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) ...May 6—5 PM Houston May 11—5 PM Norfolk May 7—7 PM N'Orleans ....May 12—5 PM Mobile May 13—5 PM X. X. X RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Ma'ine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City May 11 Philadelphia ...May 12 Baltimore May 13 *Norfolk May 14 GREAT LAKES TUO 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: Detroit May 11 Milwaukee May 11 Chicago May 12 Buffalo May 13 tSault Ste. Marie .... May 14 Duluth May 15 Lorain May 15 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland May 15 Toledo May 15 Ashtabula May 15 (For meeting place, contact John Merc, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Vara tTweatr-Threa DirsBtsmsi UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Nearing his first birthday, new arrival Matthew J. Smith sends greetings to his granddad, Seafarer C. M. (Snuffy) Smith, aboard the. SS Noniia enroute to Rotterdam. "Snuffy," who ships AB, hopes the youngster will be a Seafarer some day too. Cable Ship Plans Link For Pacific YOKOHAMA — The SlU-contracted Ltmg Lines has begun preparations here to begin laying a submarine cable which will con­ nect Japan and the island of Guam in the South Pacific. Scheduled to start laying cable along the 1,650-mile route in May, the Long Lines has already payed out 3,000 miles of undersea wire between the US and England. Its present assignment is part of an $80 million project which will link Japan and the United States by a 5,950 cable hookup. When complete the cable system will pass through Midway, Wake and the Hawaiian Islands. The project is being sponsored jointly by the International Telegraph and Telephone Company of Japan and XXX United Industrial Workers the American Telephone and Tele­ graph Company. Regular membership meetings Work on the trans-Pacific cable for UIW members are scheduled system is expected to be completed each month at 7 PM in various in time for the opening of service ports. The next meetings will be: on June 20. New York May 4 The 17,000 ton Long Lines was Baltimore May 5 built in Germany and cost $19 mil­ Philadelphia May 6 lion. It is owned by the Trans­ 4:Houston May 11 oceanic Cable Ship Company, a Mobile May 13 subsidiary of the American Tele• Meetings held at Labor Temple, New­ pimne and Telegraph Company. port News. t Meeting held at Labor Tample, Sault Isthmian Lines operates the ship Sto. Marie, Mich. t Meeting held et Galveston wharves. I for AT&T. PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams A1 Tanner Robert JKatthews SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Acent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 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 ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent ... FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, 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. Frank Drozak, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . .DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes PHILADELPHIA ... TAMPA , 2604 S 4th St. DEwey 6-3828 312 Hsmson St Tel. 229-2788 MEAT LAKES TUO 8 DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Vardcn. Agent .... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demcrse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Addresa mail to Brimley. Mich. Waime Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers 8 Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, O. ., 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent ... . WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck. Agent . ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearng. Pro-Tern Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Totoin, 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 Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE .. . 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent . Sllerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE .... 1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MEIrose 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 SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 RAILWAY MARINE REGION BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2. NJ HEnderson 3-0104 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. REGIONAL DIRECTOR So. Chicago, 111. SAginaw 1-0733 G. P. McGinty CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS MAin 1-5450 E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. 1216 E. Baltiiiiui^ St. BAndolph 2-4110 BALTIMORE EAstr'-" " '""0 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. 115 Third St. Mail Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 NORFOLK 622-1892-3 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S flin St. River Rouge 18. Mich. 'Vlnewood 3-4741 DEwcv 6-3818 inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brookl.vn HYacinth 9.6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel 529-7.546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. E.4stern 7-4900 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 94i600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin .3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DF.wey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union Onances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a tank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of uqlon and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of j'our •hipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified malL 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 proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union otficial. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port •gent. a 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 th« September, 1900, meetings in ail constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executiva Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such paymgnt be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so ss to faniiliarbe themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are 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 pcUtical objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any timo a Seafarer feels that any of tho above rights have bean violated, or t^iat ha has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by cartlflad mall, return receipt requested. teptS. VK}€fi' �A • SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Founded in 1949, the Interna­ tional Confederation of Free Trade Unions was established 15 years ago as a worldwide free labor or­ ganization to counter and fight attempted Soviet inroads into all areas of the free world. Today, it has a membership in excess of 57 million workers around the world. Its affiliates number 142 in 109 countries and territories, with the obvious exclusion of the Soviet Union and its satellites. The preamble to the ICFTU con­ stitution, which was adopted at its first Congress in London during December, 1949, says that ICFTU exists "to unite the workers or­ ganized in the free and democratic trade unions of the world and to afford a means of con.sultation and collaboration between them . . . Freedom of thought, expression and association must be translated into actual conditions affecting the lives of the workers and their rela­ tions with their employers, public or private, and with the state. . . . "It pledges solidarity with and support to all working people de­ prived of their rights as workers and human beings by oppi'essive regimes." Due to its worldwide concer* with maritime and port activities, with the rights of seamen and maritime workers everywhere and with the vitality of a free world trade union movement, the SIUNA —as part of the AFL-CIO—has vig­ orously supported the program of the ICFTU. The SIU and its affiliates for years were in the forefront of the anti-Communist free labor move­ ment and have fought the activities of the waterfront sections of the Communist Party at every turn. This interest originated many years ago, when the Communistdominated World Federation of Trade Unions openly sought to undermine the free world and the US Marshall Plan aid program which sought to rebuild a wardevastated Europe and Asia. The aid program was eventually ex­ panded to assist developing nations in Africa, Asia and other continents in establishing a free trade union movement as a force to counter Communist propaganda. Through its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, the SIUNA has con­ tinued its strong support of the ICFTU, right up to the present. The 11th biennial convention of the SIUNA at Washington, D.C. last year, hailed the ICFTU as "a bul­ wark against international Com­ munism. "As a force for free trade union­ ism throughout the world, the ICFTU has fought effectively to eliminate exploitation and in­ justice everywhere. "Our International in previous conventions has affirmed the principles for which ICFTU fights . . . (and) ... we reaffirm our Dark portions of the map show the 109 countries in which the ICFTU has meniber organizations. ICFTU, with support of AFL-CIO, was established in 1949 to assist free labor organizations around the world. faith in the ICFTU as an instru­ ment for the advancement of democratic trade unionism throughout the world and an ef­ fective block to totalitarianism in any form." The ICFTU has regarded active assistance in the establishment, maintenance and development of free trade unions in the develop­ ing areas of the world as one of its principal tasks. It was early recognized that to carry out this task, differences be­ tween the different regions of the world in the economic, political and social structure have to be taken into consideration. For this reason, the ICFTU has established regional organizations, with wide autonomy. These region­ al organizations hold their own conferences, elect their own gov­ erning bodies and maintain their own secretariats or craft organiza­ tions. They serve to develop and strengthen the free trade unions and to coordinate activities in the day-to-day struggles which face these workers. ICFTU thus has maintained an Asian regional organization since 1951 with headquarters in New Delhi, India, and sub-offices in Singapore, Djakarta (Indonesia), Tokyo (Japan) and Okinawa. In 1951, it also set up regional organizations in Latin America, with headquarters in Mexico and a sub-office in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and similarly established a European headquarters in Brus­ sels (Belgium) with a branch in Patis. This structure was expanded in 1957 to include new regional work­ ers organizations in Africa, which now have offices in Nairobi (Kenya), Lagos (Nigeria), plus ad­ visory and information offices in Beirut (Lebanon) and Rangoon (Burma). The worldwide character of the ICFTU and the worldwide aims and purposes it represents thus parallel the concerns and interests of Seafarers who travel the world and are involved in showing the fruits of a free trade union move­ ment. In its "May Day Manifesto 1964," for release today, ICFTU once again sends warm fraternal greet­ ings to all trade unionists. "Over the past year, thanks to the unflagging efforts of the free trade unions, solid progress has been achieved for the workers in many lands by way of better wages and working conditions. But the fight for social justice in conditions of peace and freedom Is by no means won." In its turn, the SIUNA takes this occasion to reaffirm its dedication to this continuous goal in the in­ terest of Seafarers, members of SIU affiliates, and to free trade unionists and members of their families all around the globe. View of the Seventh World Congress of ICFTU held at Berlin in 1962. Gathering vyas held in the very shadow of the Berlin Wall to rally inter­ national trade union movement for all-out support of democracy. � 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 May 1, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MARINE UNIONS BLAST NEW BID TO EVADE USING US-FLAG SHIPS BOXSHIPS OPEN RUN IN ALASKA TEXAS SIU TUG SINKS – 3 LOST HALL BLASTS NICK JOHNSON’S US SHIP GRIEANCE SET-UP CANADA CREW SEEKS SIU CERTIFICATION SIUNA READIES DISPLAYS FOR UNION LABEL SHOW SEA UNIONS BLAST NEW GOV’T WAIVER AGAINST US SHIPS PHS CITES SIU FLEET SANITATION NY UNIONS FIGHT BLUE CROSS RAISE SEA-LAND STARTS ALASKAN SERVICE COAST FIREMEN’S MEETING GETS HALL REPORT ON VITAL ISSUES RAIL ACCORD NETS BASIC WORK PACT PRESIDENT JOHNSON URGES PASSAGE OF MEDICARE BILL SIU TAXT UNION GETS VOTE OK FROM NLRB OFFICIAL RAPS CRITICS OF POVERTY-WAR BILL NY WILLING TO STUDY WATERWAY TRANSFER DECLINE IN US FISHING SCORED STATE MINIMUM WAGE BILL SAILS THROUGH IN MICHIGAN THE ICFTU 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 05/01/1964 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. 9 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e81bc1c6cbf84c73e3680f2c82e594ff.PDF c37152fcb41ef4519beb9cd55b35fa0e PDF Text Text -•'" •! •t' y^'' Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 10. 1946 TELLING THE SAD STORY No. 19 Kyska Seaman Dies; Shipmates Say Captain Couid Have Saved Him Seafarer Arthur A. Flaws is dead today, his shipmates say, because the Captain of the Waterman ship Kyska re­ fused to put him ashore when he was deathly ill and refused to transfer him to another ship with a doctor aboard until it was apparent he was dying. Members of the crew of the Kyska have written to Flaws' mother, Mrs. John Flaws, at Shenlin, Wis. advising i-her to bring charges of criminal negligence against the master of the Kyska, Captain Jacob Jacobson. They also are advising her to SIU President Harry Lunde- bring a civil suit for damages berg will serve as United States against the Waterman Steamship delegate to the ILO Maritime Company. Conference in Seattle this June, They say that the Captain's it has been announced by AFL concern for fuel oil and the com­ President Wm. Green. Andrew pany's time is the reason AB MacDonald, Chairman of the Arthur Flaws is not alive today. Radio Officers Union has also Flaws became ill at Antwerp, been certified by the govern­ an hour before the Kyska tossed ment as another delegate. With the exception of Russia, her lines for New York. When all the major powers will be rep­ Captain Jacobson ordered him to resented at the meeting of this turn to, he was unable to do so. world labor organization which The Captain, members of the was created along with the Lea­ crew aver, threatened to bring gue of Nations in 1919. Each him up before the Coast Guard government sends two represen­ on charges. PLEA REFUSED tatives for the seamen and one The Captain's attitude i-emainfor the shipowners. Deliberations are scheduled to begin on June ed the same through the Chan­ 6, and will continue for about nel. He refused the plea of Deck two weeks. (Continued on Page 3) LundebergToTaikFor U. S. Seamen At ILO These are a group of shipmates of Arthur A. Flaws, who died through lack of care aboard the SS Kiska. telling the story to Assistant Secretary-Treasurer J. P. Shuler, From left to right are; Edward M. Carlson. Acting AB (ship's delegate); Charles M. Carlson. Wiper; John Maloney. OS; Robert Grigsby. OS; L. P. Phillips. Deck Eng.; and J. P. Shuler. SlU BACKS AFL ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN The full str&ngth of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor will be mobilized to support the southern organizing drive at the spring meeting of the AFL Executive Council in Washington, begin­ ning May 15. The AFL drive will push tow­ ard a goal of a million new members within a year. The Executive Council action will be spurred by the giant Southern Labor Conference, to be held in Asheville, N.C., May 11 and 12. More than 5,000 dele­ gates already have registered for the conference, which will thrash out organizing problems. AFL Regional Director George Googe said he expected more than 8,000 to attend the confer­ ence. He declared AFL Unions in the South were aroused to a fighting pitch by the threats of the CIO to "invade" AFL territ­ ory. NMU Challenges Vote On Hoard; Move Seen Admission Of Defeat NEW YORK, May 9—Register­ ing heavily for the Seafarers as the Union of their choice, the Isthmian Line ship, William D. Hoard voted yesterday in the Port of Philadelphia. Estimates of observers gave the SIU ap­ proximately 92 percent of the total ballots casts, with the bal­ ance going to the NMU. Immediately, the NMU official observers challenged the entire vote of the Hoard's crew. It was quite evident that this challenge was made because the NMU fig­ ured that they didn't have a chance of winning on that ship, and therefore decided to try to have the entire vote thrown out. GOONS FAILED This maneuver was in line with similar ones made on a number of other strongly proSIU Ships which the NMU also ch allenged. However, it won't succeed. This overwhelming support of the SIU substantially proves the estimates of the Hoard's voting preference made in the Log some time ago. The NMU at that time laid claims to having the major­ ity aboard her. In the Log issues of of January 18 and February 1, a story and an editorial revealed terroristic methods by which the NMU goons had sought to force Hoard crewmembers into their outfit. Election results were clearly an answer to, and a repudiation of, these NMU goon squad tactics by Isthmian seamen. Voting in the Port of New York, the Eastpoint Victory was estimated to have favored the Seafarers with a percentage of 70 percent, There is the possibil­ ity that with the inclusion of some doubtful votes that this margin would be even higiier (see story on the Eastpoint on page 16). Isthmian's Sea Stallion voted at Savannah, and the SIU is be­ lieved to have garnered about 51 percent of the total ballots. A {Continued on Page 16) Officials of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, which . has been carrying the ball against the NMU's scabbing tactips throughout the country, said they were glad to see that other AFL Union leaders had become aware of the threat of the finking com­ munist-dominated CIO unions. At Washington, an AFL spokes­ man said the Executive Council is expected to call upon all af­ filiated unions to assign addi­ tional organizers to southern cities and have them work as teams with the AFL's own in­ creased staff in the field. SIU leaders said they would be glad to have the Union's or­ ganizers work in concert with the A charge of conspiracy to keep AFL organizers. There is little Boston fisherman locked out was likelihood, however, that the hurled at trawler owners by Pat­ Seafarers will augment its or­ ganizing staff in the South, since rick J. McHugh, secretary-treas­ the SIU has been at full organiz­ urer of the Atlantic Fishermen's ing strength ever since the cam­ Union of the SIU, in a bristling paign to bring Isthmian into the statement placing full responsi­ bility for the tie-up of the fish­ fold began. ing trawler fleet on the boat SIU PREPARED owners. SIU Vice-President John Hawk The lockout, now in its nine­ said: teenth week, was a result of own­ "The AFL doesn't need to er action, McHugh stated. He worry about the SIU going along pointed out that on Dec. 27, 1945, for a free ride, however. We'll hundreds of fishermen reported pull our share, just as we have to the vessels at their pier ready always done. The fact that the to sail on the basis of the "50-50 SIU already has a strong and lay" then in effect but owners militant organizing staff in the ordered the men to take their be­ South makes us just that much longings and leave the boats. It better prepared to aid in the was then that "the lockout be­ over-all drive than the Unions gan," McHugh said. which are starting fx'om scratch." "CRACK UNION" Many members of the AFL Executive Council will attend the "Soon after the lockout began, Southern Labor Conference, a high official of the Federated where they will have an oppor­ Fishing Boats of New England tunity to study all phases of the and New York told a meeting of the boat owners, 'now is the time (Continued on Page 5) Boston SIU Fishermen Look-Out Called Conspiracy To Kill Union to crack the fishermen's union'," McHugh revealed. "The boat owners have admit­ ted that this statement was made," he asserted. "They did everything to force a ticup of the trawlers in Glou­ cester and New Bedford, all of which operate on a 60-40 basis, or better. Fortunately for these ports, they were unsuccessful," the SIU official added. "These are the same owners who are now weeping crocodile tears for the Port of Boston, even as they engaged in a campaign of vilification of the Union and its leaders." McHugh commented that the lockout is unpopular with the owners. He said, "If Mr. Rice (executive secretary of the own­ ers' association), who has ex­ pressed admiration for democra­ tic processes, will take a secret ballot of his own group, he will find a majority are willing to pay the "60-40" and end the lock­ out." �THE SEAFARERS Page Two LOG .... •. Friday, May 10, 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 X i, i X 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 Unity Smokescreen The enormous amount of propaganda which is coming out of San Francisco about the Maritime Conference seems to be a lot of sm,oke to cover up the real activities. Despite the slirill cries of Harry Bridges and Joe Curran about ••maritime unity" there is very little of that precious com­ modity on view at the conference. The first break in the solid ballyhoo front came when the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers ICMFOWW), and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation (MEBA), repudiated the official announcement that they were sponsoring the conference. Both unions maintained that they were sending observers only, not dele­ gates. hit Unity received a second beating when Curran's candi­ date for secretary of the convention was licked by Bridges' candidate. This did not sit so well with Curran, who al­ ready sees the handwriting on the v/all. He knows that if he is out-maneuvered by Bridges he will lose his dominant position on the waterfront. Curran also lost the next round in the struggle for power. Harry tried to force the other participants in the meeting to take strike action by June 1. Curran advo­ cated a more cautious policy, but was out-voted, and he also unsuccessfully opposed the formation of a strike com­ mittee of thirty-five members as too unwieldy. As a sop to Joe, and in order to keep him in line, Bridges appointed him as temporary chairman of the com­ mittee, and he was elected permanent chairman when the committee started to work. The real issue at San Francisco, however, is not unity. Nor is it the formulation of plans to strike for higher wages and better conditions, although the ILWU and the NMU could certainly stand an increase in wages to bring their scales up to the level attained by the IEA and the SIU. No, the real issue is an attempt by the ILWU and NMU to gobble up the smaller uiiions so as to fortify their tottering position on the waterfront. For those who expect real maritime unity as a result of this conference, we fear that only disappointment will be their reward. What kind of unity can result from an •^amalgamation of the NMU and the ILWU? The NMU leaders have a long record of scabbing and ^company collaboration, and with ILWU leaders have faith­ fully followed every turn and twist in the communist party : line. Can the seamen and waterfront workers of the United _ States expect, or receive, honest leadership from laborfakers such as Bridges and Curran? The answer is no. I The MEBA and the MFOWW seem to have learned to be cautious and to doubt that unity can be achieved by a maritime federation dominated by Bridges and Curran. It is only a matter of time before all maritime workJ ers learn the same thing. But by that time it may be too late. You can t fight a shark after you have been swallowed. 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 Now In The Marine Hospitals 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 writ­ ing to them. GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. A. DYKES TROMBLEY R. V. JANES E. J. M. MAXFIELD H. M. BOMAR R. W. BANTA M. J. WILLIAMS A. E. EDEFORS D. VAN AALST J. A. SNEDELLA McCLINTOCK DUGGAN R. HALLORAN XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. PHINNEY, JR. ED. JOHNSTON FRED HOHENBERGER H. GILLAN H. W. PORTER HANS I. HANSEN P. CASALINUOVO E. P. BELKNER J. COXWELL. S. F. PUZZO J. HANLEY T. ROBERTS JOE FLAHERTY , L. W. GRAY .... f ' GEORGE VOORLOUMR XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL FLORENZ PASKOWSKI WILLIAM SIEJACK WILLIAM FIELDS OLGOT BOGREN ARTHUR VIPPERMAN SIROTH TALLEY FRANK RICHARDSON XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL V. SHAVROFF 0. HODGES C. MIDDLETON J. LITVAK L. A. CORNWALL L. A. FAULSTICK 1. LOWE R. HANSON H. TILLMAN R. G. MOSELLER F. MATEO , C. W. GOODYN W. B. MUIR W. G. H. BAUSE C. KUPLICKI W. B. COPELAND P. E. SMITH J. J. SWYKERT 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.) L. R. BORJA L. L. MOdDY W. W. McCLURE J. L. WEEKS J. BRODDUS J. GUFFITT N. ROMANO XXX NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL AMOS BAUM R. M. NOLAN H. C.nUSE E. A. NONNAN FLOYD E. ANDERSON W. C. CLARK J. DENNIS JOHN AUINN C. HONOROWSKI FR ANK A. ALEMIDA SKYLLBERG EDWARD CUSTER W. F. LEWIS E. ZIEMONS E.» M. EVANS LEONARD CAHILL R. D. LUSKO WILBER MANNING I ,•T �Friday. May 10. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ti,ree U. S. Shipowners Made Enormous Profits Through Charter Hire By RAY WHITE brought out in Mr. Bernard's ar­ it is certainly food for thought; An article of supreme interest ticle could not go on forever, or especially at this time, when we to every seaman should be the else we would be a bankrupt na­ are faced with the issue of hold­ one published in this month's is­ tion, and the fabulous sums of ing up our earnings to a living sue of "THIS MONTH" by Allen taxpayers' money spent by the wage for everyone, and capital Bernard entitled "Plunder of a Maritime Commisison and the is pitted against labor the whole Nation." The writer, who of WSA has had to be curtailed. world over, and the big com­ Of course, as you know now, panies are "squealing" if an in­ course is aware of the gross prof­ By PAUL HALL its made during the war, was the companies will be able to re­ crease is asked. amazed at some of the stati.stics place this floating stock lost dur­ Speaking of excess profits, let The course which initiated the educational program, "Parlia­ quoted, and I would like to pass ing the war—for a great part us think and act now in a man­ mentary Procedure and Public Speaking" will be concluded shortly. great hulk.s fit only for the bone- ner to hold our hard-won gains These classes, held Monday evenings in the recreation hall, have been them on to other brothers through yard—with a staggering aggre­ together against the big com­ the Log. well attended, both by union officials and the general membership. Mr. Bernard calls the attention gate amount of profit gleaned panies that have profited so Debates, foruiiis and symposiums were featured in addition to of the general public to the Char­ from insurance paid for loss of much, whose bank accounts are the conduct of regular business meetings. Many of those who at­ ter Hire situation in 1939 when vessels and the staggering profits swelled with taxpayers' money, tended the classes had seldom or never taken the floor at a meeting war broke out in Europe. made in the Maritime Commis­ swelled with the lend-lease hut are now "speaking their piece" in a forceful manner. money paid to them in this "In such a crisis, the Merchant sion "Charter Hire" practice. These classes have been a good starter and have proven the Marine Act of 1936, provides that PLENTY MORE scheme so cleverly designed by desirability of expanding the program to encompass greater fields. all privately-owned United States I have only pointed out here the U. S. Maritime Commission a very few of the facts brought and its cohorts the War Ship­ Classes will continue to be held in the recreation hall but these vessels are liable to requisition out in Mr. Bernard's article, but ping Administration. are of course limited to the men on the beach. In order that this for title or hire by the Mari­ program may reach the entire membership, a series of educational time Commission." outlines and study material has been prepared for use aboard ship. He goes on to say that the An index of reference material will be included with each of Maritime Commission did not these outlines and this material will be made available in the union intend to adhere to the formula in deciding the price to be paid libraries in the major ports. for vessels requisitioned for Strikes and Strategy title. 16 TIMES MORE One of the principal topics of discussion today is that of (Continued from Page I) Sparks told them he was in touch "strikes." The general idea put forward by the employer controlled He further states that in many Delegate Edward M. Carlson that with other ships in the vicinity. press is that job actions, in fact any kind of union resistance to the incidents, the Commission and he see Flaws and take his tem­ They delegated Carlson to go bosses, constitutes a strike, and that all strikes are practically a its dependency, the WSA, paid perature. to see the Captain again, to de­ revolution. up to 16 times the book value of Aboard the Kyska was J. V. mand that Flaws be transferred To avoid this misconception and equip the membership with a these vessels. Best, who had shipped as Deck to a ship which had a doctor Typical of these, purchases are Maintenance. Best had gone to aboard. Carlson did. The Cap­ working knowledge of the subject, a comprehensive study has been assembled covering the entire field from job actions to the general listed below, and I quote Mr. Al­ a Maritime Commission School tain still wasn't interested. strike. This includes such subjects as Strike Structure; Committees len Bernard: and he had shipped before as Two days out of New York and Their Functions; Strike Funds; The Union Apparatus and the SS Rafael Semmes Purser and Pharrnacist's Mate. Flaws' already critical condition Built in 1920 Carlson asked the Captain if Best Strike; Negotiations; Arbitration; Policy and Strategy; The Govern­ Owner Waterman SS Co.. could attend the sick man. The took a decided turn for the worse. ment Role in Strikes; Lockouts; and How and Why Strikes Are He was dying, obviously. Book Value $ 41,045 Captain reluctantly agreed. Called. ALL TOO LATE Price paid by MC 723,600 Best found Flaws' temperature Politics and Politicians Mr. Bernard cites many con­ Finally the Captain acted. He was 103 degrees. He also found crete examples such as the one wirelessed the Grace Line's Ste­ Although the Seafarers does not participate in politics it is an insufficient supply of sulfa above throughout his article, phen's Victory, which had a doc­ drugs and only one vial of peni­ nevertheless affected by politics and politicians, as for example in which he backs up with sta­ tor aboard. The Stephens Vic­ cillin. He reported his findings the machinations of the WSA and other government bureaus. tistics. However, this one con­ tory had been just about two This phase of the educational program will deal with the struc­ crete example will give you an to the Deck Delegate. Carlson hours away aU the way across. ture of the various political groupings, a synopsis of their program dea of the excess profit made went to the Captain again. "Flaws is awful sick, sir," he But in the two hours before the and policies and their relationship to the trade unions. by the Shipping Companies dur"His temperature's 103. doctor came aboard Flaws died The basic idea of this course is to enable the membership to ng the state of emergency that said. Couldn't we wireless shore and —a day and a half out of New recognize politics and politicians for what they are. existed before the war and dur­ The doctor tentatively ask them to send a boat out for York. ing the fighting days of the war. him." diagnosed his illness as strep Organization throat or diptheria. PLUS INSURANCE NEAR PLYMOUTH The payoff aboard the Kyska This course has been used throughout the Isthmian organiza­ Mr. Bernard also brings out the He gestured toward Land's wasn't a happy thing this time. tional drive and will now be expanded to include the broader phases excess ra^ of insurance that was of organization such as Industrial Organization; Inner Union Organi­ paid the companies by the Fed­ End England, which loomed haz- ^he crew members didn't head ^^e gin mUls right afterward. zation; International Organization; and Organizational Propaganda. eral Government, it. a ship were ily to starboard. "Plymouth isn't I , They hung around talking it over. sunk or lost through enemy ac­ Captain Jacobson turned away gomeone suggested a coUection Pamphlet Material tion, and I quote below from Mr. from the_ Delegate without com^ jje collected $26 In connection with the general educational outlines, a number Bernard's article a concrete ex­ ment. The ship continued on its —willing dollars, they were. course. of pamphlets are being prepared for the use of every member of ample: Someone else suggested that Flaws' condition grew worse. they should have the Captain the union. Approximately ten of these will be issued this year and SS Antinius....Waterman SS Co. four will be off the press within the next five or six weeks. Built 1920, Sunk 1942 He was delirious most of the brought up on charges. They $ 4ff,543 time. Best couldn't seem to help discussed that for a good while. These pamphlets will be elementary and intended to serve as a Book Value 728,250 him. stimulus for a more intensive study of the subjects. The first four Insurance Paid They decided that a Coast Guard Now and then, in the course of hearing board—staffed by offi­ I suppose that there are among will be Union Solidarity; Do's and Don'ts for Members; Settling Beefs: An Outline of Delegates' Responsibilities and Duties; and you who will read this article routine inspection, the Captain cers, and with officers' preju­ men who have sailed this ship; would look in on him. But he dices—would not look sympa­ Shipboard Meetings; Why and How. probably there are among you made no suggestions, never seem­ thetically toward charges brought Union Leadership men who remember her sinking, ed to take an interest in the by crew members. and will realize the exaggerated mortally sick man. One of the main objectives of the educational program is to NOT ENOUGH value given this ship in the POPULAR MAN train as many members as possible so that they will be prepared They decided that the worst amount of insurance paid. The crew was incensed. Ar­ to assume leadership in the union. that would happen to Captain All of us will, I am sure, ap­ thur Flaws was a popular man It is just as important to have a trained leadership aboard ship preciate Mr. Bernard's reference aboard ship. He was clean-cut Jacobson under such circum­ as ashore, often more important. Job actions have played an im­ to the discussion pro and con of and 22, a guy who always had stances would be the suspension portant role in the development of the union and in the days to your wartime bonuses, and how been friendly and good to have of his papers for a short period come, until such time as the entire maritime industry is organized, they were considered exhorbitant around. Some of the crew mem­ of time. They agreed that such they will continue to be one of the principal factors. during the period of their exis­ bers W/'nt up to the radio room. gross negligence should bring a more severe penalty than that. These actions largely depend upon single crews. If they are tence, but this article brings out So they decided to put the haphazardly conducted they have little or no chance of success but the terrific bonus to a shipping whole thing in a letter to Mrs. company if the ship were lost. if they are capably led they will seldom or never fail. Flaws, to advise her to bring a ". . . it must have been a The same applies to organization. In reviewing the Isthmian civil suit for damages and to ask , campaign thus far we find that the greatest asset of the Seafarers strong-minded owner who didn't her to place criminal charges pray every night that his ship has been the man on the job, the ships organizer. against the Captain. Without a single exception, the full time shoreside organizers be sunk before dawn." In order to better express the Then a half dozen of the crew HONEYMOON OVER have come from the ranks of the unpaid ships organizers. scope of its operations, which will members came up to their Union, These men, on the whole, went into the organizational drive Now, of course, the war is include the ownership and char-, They said they wanted their SIU unprepared except through their own personal experience and en­ over, and the companies have be­ ter of dry cargo vessels as well Brothers to know what kind of a thusiasm. They have done a job, a damn good job, and they are gun to tighten their belts, as it as the operation of tankers, the deal their shipmate had gotten; helping in the educational program to give the entire membership were, and in tightening they are Los Angeles Tanker Operators, they wanted them to know how beginning to put the squeeze on Inc., has announced the change Waterman's old line masters re­ the benefit of their experience. AN EDUCATED MEMBERSHIP IS THE LEADERSHIP OF labor, on the little man, because of its name to the American Pa­ acted to a choice between fuel and time—and a man's life. a^profiteering scheme such as is cific Steamship Company. THE UNION. Kyska Seaman Dies, Couid Have Been Saved, Says Crew L A. Tanker Changes Name �Page Four I. ft • •I V THE SEAFARERS LOG MEBA Only To Observe At 'Unity' Convention Messman Back '.T- • •... x- fv.'.- v.?.*-- • • • -r- - .i -W. The mass of ballyhoo and 71st Convention which is to be propaganda that surrounds the held in the city of Los Angeles "Unity" Maritime Convention the third Monday of January \ which started in San Francisco 1947." With this action, the MEBA OA May 6, has been split by the takes its place alongside the statement of S. J. Hogan, Presi­ MFOW which has also gone on dent, National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA). record to send only observers, In a letter to the members of with no authority to pledge or the MEBA National Executive commit the union to anything. Corimiitlee, dated April 1, 1946, Mr. Hogan makes it emphatically clear that he attended the orig­ inal meeting on February 4, as an observer, and that he will Seeifarer Samuel Ellison has attend the May._6 meeting in the seen a lot of the world from same capacity. By LEON N. JOHNSON shoreside as well as shipside in EMBARRASSMENT CHARGED PORT ARTHUR—Shipping has the last couple of years. He He further charged that the been somewhat slow this past Conference had caused his office week but we were able to ship did a hitch in the Army Quar­ much embarrassment in that several men in various rates on termaster Corps that took him literature had been placed aboard to Italy, France and Germany, the PoLrera, an L. A. Tanker. ships indicating that the MEBA However, we expect shipping and rode- several ships as a GI supported the Maritime Confer­ to pick up in the next week, en­ passenger. Brother Ellison ence. abling us to get some of the local joined the SIU in 1941, and "It is my intention," Mr. Ho­ beachcombers back to the high sailed as a Messman on several gan states in his letter, "to pro­ seas, which will probably leave SIU-contracted ships. Then test at that convention the send­ us with a shortage of rated men. Uncle Sam came along, and he ing out of such data because it We have some none-rated men, wore khaki until three months is misleading insofar as the Na­ but what we really need is some ago. Brother Ellison is happy tional MEBA is concerned. Each good ABs, FWTs, Cooks and to be back in the SIU fold. "I of my colleague members of the never knew how good it was to Stewards. committee who attended the Feb­ ride the ships until I got to rid­ V/e have been having a little ruary 4, 5, and 6 Conference made ing them as an Army passenger." difficulty in getting to the ships it perfectly clear that we were when they come in to the oil there as observers, and I have in docks, as some of these oil com­ this office the transcript of the panies are hard customers when varbatim record of said confer­ it comes to getting on their docks. ence." But T hope to have things fixed The essential difference be­ up in the next few days, so that tween democratic imions, and the the Agent and the Patrolman will ones supporting this so-called have no trouble in making the "unity conference" is shown by ships. Mr ' Hogan's statement that any SAME PLACE action on the proposals would have to wait until the MEBA As yet we haven't been able to meets in their 71st Convention in locate a hall, so we are still lo­ The 1934 West Coast victory January 1947. cated in the Merchants Bank stimulated the organization of The leaders of the NMU, the Building. The housing shortage seamen everywhere. On the East lEWU, and the other commie- in this port is terrific and rents Coast our Union, long dormant, dominated unions, will need no are worse. There are plenty of suddenly awakened. Unfortun­ such approval to put into effect hotel rooms, though, at reason­ ately our officials continued to anything they decide on at the able rates for the boys that want sleep. present conference. to come down here and ship. The Sailors Union of the Pa­ There are some lovely girls and cific, not satisfied with the dor­ AIR CLEARED ; f. The air-clearing statement, slot machines down this way. I mant East Coast leadership, which Mr. Hogan will deliver at have my hands full trying to hold opened independent union halls down the other local piecard, on the East Coast and led the the conference, is as follows: "Mr. Chairman and Member of Harvey Jamerson, with all the way in the education of the East the Convention:—^I appear before pretty stenogs roaming around Coast seamen. you representing the National this building. However, he could Inspired by the 1934 victory Marine Engineers' Beneficial As­ use a little help with both, so and the success of numerous job sociation as an observer, the same come on down boys and give actions, the Atlantic and Gulf position that myself and my com­ Brother Jamerson a helping hand. seamen poured into the Interna­ This port while still a small tional Seamens Union by the mittee were in at the conference of February 4, 5, and 6. Anything one, is growing by leaps and hundreds. Union halls were that might be arrived at cannot bounds and will someday out­ crowded and meetings were held be approved by the National rank most of the other Gulf Coast for the first time since 1921. MEBA until they meet in their ports. Old timers, who had paid their dues and maintained their mem= bership and the shell of the union structure throughout the bitter years since 1921, worked at I- -'h Company knows that it must top speed to rebuild the ISU. r^l The Captain of the Buntline have a representative present at SHIPOWNERS' FRIENDS Hitch put handcuffs on a man the payoff. Well, I paid off the The stumbling block lay in because he refused to work over­ MV Bell Ringer last week, and we waited for two hours with­ the officialdom which no longer time on cleaning the icebox, an out anymore showing up. Final­ understood the problems of the unnecessary job. I told the Skip­ per that this was not the custom ly the Purser called the company. seamen, an officialdom which in As luck would have it, he many instances had grown cor­ because a-man does not have to overtime unless the work contacted Captain (NO!) Perkins, rupt through collaboration with who said that he did not give a the shipowners. is necessary. Against this officialdom and The Contain countered by tell­ damn, he wasn't coming to the * in the interests of good unionism, ing me tiiat the crew wanted the ship for anybody. work done and that was the reaThis happened on May 1, and loosely knit rank and file groups were formed, led from the begin­ the ship has not paid off yet. flon he ordered it done. The men are losing all this ning by active paid up members PAYOFF HOLDUP 1:-^ time, and it happens frequently. of the ISU. I surely made a bum out of The liquidation of the Com­ the Skipper when I called in All crews should stick together Uie crew and the Shipping Com­ and we will be able to correct munist MWIU created a con­ missioner. The crew denied this. We ivill have to make them dition which we have yet to what the Old Man said, and even pay for the time, and then they completely overcome. Furnished with the initiation the Commissioner told him off in will get a man on the ship tootsweet. fee by the communist party, doz­ front of everyone. ens of pre-trained party mem­ S. CoUs The Waterman Steamship An Invitation To Port Arthur Sleeping Beauties if The Patrolmen Say.., Trouble, Trouble Friday. May 10. 1946 Bridges Tops Curran In First Bid For Power At 'Unity' Convention Harry Bridges pounded out a win over Joe Curran in their per­ sonal fight for control of the "one big union" now being cook­ ed up in San Francisco. Bridges' candidate, Louis Goldblatt, was elected convention secretary over Hoyt Haddock, Curran's choice for the job by more than 200 to 20. This is the first of the many battles to come as the two boys jockey for position. Meanwhile, who were the candidates offered by these mari­ time leaders? The strange thing about this is that neither of the candidates are representative maritime workers. Louis Goldblatt is SecretaryTreasurer of Bridges' union, but must have slipped in through the back door. Formerly he was CIO regional Director in San Francis­ co. For the past fifteen years he has been a familiar figure in communist social circles on the West Coast. The Log has a state­ ment showing that he led a goon squad which dumped an AFL member at an office workers' dance. He gained his present office by passing himself off as a ware­ houseman but there is no evi­ dence that he ever worked at the job. He is neither a seaman or longshoreman and in no way qualified to represent maritime workers, in fact his only knowl­ edge of the industry is through association as a professional or­ ganizer with workers in the in­ dustry. Mr. Haddocks record is even worse, if that's possible. He first appeared on the scene about fifteen years ago as the President of the American Radio Telegraphers Association. Later he showed up as an organizer for the Circus and Carnival Em­ ployees, APL. These jobs weren't so bad, but Mr. Haddock had greater abilit­ ies whicfi were recognized by the Standard Oil of New Jersey —so he accepted a job in their marine personnel department. In 1939 Joe Curran made a tour of the Guff with Mr. Haddock. It may be a coincidence but the Standard Oil tanker sell-out fol­ lowed immediately after. This didn't finish Mr. Haddock, however, and since that time he has had a number of jobs rang­ ing from salesman to legislative representative of the NMU in Washington. There is a strange affinity between Haddock and Curran, but evidently Joe wasn't able to payoff this time. bers joined the ISU and immed­ iately launched a campaign to seize control of the rank and file movement and thus either rule or ruin the entire ISU. The wreckers were at work. than anyone else), a strike of At­ lantic and Gulf seamen was called by the rank and file of the ISU. NOT GOOD RECORD Feverishly they set about look­ ing for a "leader," an East Coast edition of their west coast stooge, Harry Bridges. They found him in the person of a "Company man" Bosun on the "California," a hard working, not-too~brilliant stiff who was called "No Coffee Time Joe," This was Joe Curran, now President of the CIO Na­ tional Maritime Union. Curran had been a stewpot member of the MWIU who had never engaged in a single job action. Later he joined the ISU but here too his record shows no mark of distinction. It does show however, that he was dropped for non-payment of dues. Here we have the picture of a "leader" who has never explain­ ed where he was in the 1921 and 1923 strikes, and who on the record was a "freeloader," in 1934 and '35, suddenly emerging as a "leader" of the seamen. In April 1936, following a beef on the "California" in which Joe Curran, was the spokesman (he . poke more with Ma Perkins POLITICAL STRIKE This strike was confined large­ ly to the locale of New York, al­ though ships were tied up for varying periods of time in all ports of the Atlantic and Gulf. The big trouble with the strike was that it was political rather than economic in nature, spon­ taneous rather than organized, premature in all aspects. The action of the spring of 1936 was the result of shrewd calculation of the communists and designed to seize control of both the East and West Coasts. The West Coast agreements had until September 30, 1936 to go. The newly formed Maritime Fed­ eration of the Pacific was in the throes of internal warfare with the communist faction led by Harry Bridges striving to domin­ ate the rank and file unionists, led by the SUP. A strike of the Pacific Coast seamen at this time would have violated the newly-won contracts and created the chaos which in­ evitably would have led to the communists seizing full control. GIVE AID Despite the fact that their, con­ tracts were jeopardized, unions on the West Coast rendered finan­ cial aid to the strike of the Spring of 1936. In a tumultuous meeting held in Manhattan Center, New York City in the Spring of 1936, the striking seamen rebelled against the communist leadership of Cur­ ran and company and voted to go back to work and await the expiration of the West Coast agreement on September 30th. (Continued Next Week) �Friday. May la 1946 TEE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fiye SEAFARERS BACKS AFL DRIVE ITHIITK QUESTION:—What has been the reaction of Isthmian men with whom you have discussed the election ? ROBERT SCHLAGER. OS— Mosl oi the Isthmian men I've spoken to seem to be in favor of the SIU. They say that they can see the difference between the SIU and the NMU and they don't want any part of the NMU. It's a bread and butter proposition with them. The SIU offers bet­ ter wages, better conditions, and a more democratic union, and that is what they want. The NMU organizers get very little atten­ tion from Isthmian men. Every time the SIU wins a beef, the Isthmian men become more de­ termined to come into our union. trols, without the crippling (Continued from Page I) amendments adopted by the program adopted by the dele­ gates representing 1,800,000 work­ House. ers in 12 Southern states. Failure of Congress to act promptly for the lifting of mini­ CIO DRIVE DOOMED mum wage levels probably will Commenting on implementa­ draw a stiff rebuke from the tion of the program, Regional Executive Council, which has Director Googe said: "The CIO's 'invasion' effort is doomed to failure. "In the first place, the Federa­ tion already is strongly entrench­ ed in the South and will repel any raids. MFOW Will Remain Neutral In Isthmian Fleet Election "In each city in the South with a population of 10,000 or more the AFL had a Central Labor Union. In each State there is a highly regarded State Federation of Labor. These local officials, together with the representatives of the various International Unions, will soon show^ these unscrupyjous invaders that we are capable of handling our own af­ fairs." claims of the NMU that the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders, and Wipers Association were backing them in their cam­ paign on the Isthmian election re­ ceived a rude jolt recently. In a resolution adopted in a headquarters meeting on April 18, the MFOWW vigorously affirm­ ed that it is an independent union, not affiliated with either the AFL or the CIO, and wauld In addition to the Southern or­ therefore maintain a "hands off" ganizational strategy, many other policy insofar as the Isthmian important matters are due to election is concerned. come up at the Executive Coun­ cil meeting in Washington. The lesolution follows: "Therefore be it resolved, that the official attitude of the Ma­ rine Firemen's Union in the Isth­ mian Line election is to adopt a hands off policy and let the Na­ tional Maritime Union and the Seafarers International Union fight it out themselves, and that we so notify both unions of our stand." Both unions have beej]^ noti­ fied, and any claims by the NMU that the MFOWW is backing them is not founded in truth. POLICY DRAFT The AFL political policy for the 1946 Congressional elections NATHAN F. BARKSDALE, will be drafted, with the objec­ Quartermaster— TAMPA — The NMU flying tive of electing members favor­ I met a couple of Isthmian men salesman, who scurried aboard in Mobile and they told me that able to Labor. and left quantities of literature they were going to vote SIU. Decisions will be made on out­ on the Flying Eagle in Tampa They were impressed by our de­ standing legislation now pending recentl}^ should be interested to mocratic principles, good living in Congre.ss and on government leai-n that his material has been conditions, excellent overtime policies affecting Labor. received and properly filed. provisions, but most of all by The Council will be asked by He apparently was reluctant to the record of SIU militancy for President William F. Green to act remain and witness the reception seamen's rights. They had sailed for the continuation of price con­ accoi-ded his efforts, for when on NMU ships at one time or an­ the men, whose interests he holds other and they knew the score. so dearly, returned and spotted These men, and I think they were the samples of generosity the representative of most Isthmian donor was nowhere in sight. men, wanted to be represented Our library contributor from by a union that would fight for the NMU had an unwitting ac­ 4hem, not for communist prin­ complice, an inspector who had ciples. Recruiting and "can shaking" come aboard the Eagle to inspect for the communist party charges the ship's lifeboats. Several were leveled against the First membei-s took the inspector out and Second Assistant Engineers in the boats. The field was clear of the SS Robert M. T. Hunter, for the NMU literature-lugger. He by crewmembers when the streaked aboard, performed his South Atlantic ship returned to task, then skidded off down the this country. gangway. The lifeboat inspection over, Fred Holdman and C. B. "Bud­ dy" Bregg, crew delegates, the crewmen repaired to the charge that Lawrence Harris, crew's mess. There they spotted First Assistant, and D. Massey, the i-eading mattex-—a stack of Second Assistant, were active in Pilots and a bundle of magazines disseminating communist prop­ called Porkchops. On the bulletin board were aganda on board the vessel, and tacked a couple of postex's, the also x-ecruited crew members to attend communist party meet­ truth of which were highly questioxxable—"We (the NMU) settle ings in foreign ports. your beefs." The two delegates report that The men steamed unappreciaalthough the First and Second tively. Whitey Lewis, Electrician, Assistant Engineers tried their his blood boiling, nearly hit the harde.st, they had little success overhead. in their attempt to collect money "We've got a beef hex-e," the for "commie front" organizations, men agreed. "And we'll settle or in putting over communist it right now," said Whitey. "Fol­ propaganda. low me," and he grabbed one EDMUND ERIKSEN. OS— of the bundles, the men follow­ If there is anybody in favor of ing him with the remainder of voting for the NMU, they must the beef. be keeping very quiet. All of the They headed back aft for the Isthmian men that I have spoken garbage cans, the temporai-y reRep. Clai-e Hoffman (R., Mich.) to can't wait until th0 election is positoi-y, and deposited all the wants a new law that would over so that the SIU can start ne­ px-inted refex-ences until they make unions and companies alike gotiating a coniract for them. could file the stuff more per­ legally liable for bi-eaking a con­ manently. The Isthmian men tell me that tract. Anatole Fi-ance gave the they want to be able to hire "It may interest our anonymous answer to that one when he re­ through the Union Hall, and ob­ benefactor , to know," Whitey marked on "the majestic im­ tain the good conditions and high Lewis told the Log. "the be­ partiality of the law which per­ wages that SIU men enjoy. Most havior of the Tampa Bay sea­ mits rich men and beggars alike of all, they want to be in a Union gulls was very unusual the next to starve under bridges." that will give them a chance to day. The poor birds were flap­ say what they want to, not what ping around dismally and puk­ the leaders want them to. ing. And their .squalling cries sounded like 'Porkchops, Porkchops.' " This action by the MFOWW followed a statement by that union that they were opposed to the "one big union" move of Cxirran. Bridges and Company be­ cause "it is and will be commiecontrolled and cannot benefit the membership of the MFOWW." As a consequence, the MFOWW is now represented at the Mari­ time Conference in San Fran­ cisco by only rank and file ob­ servers and not by any officials. SiiiP NMU Literature Makes Gulls Sick Ship's Engineers Recruited For CP CLIFF MECUM, Chief Cook— The Isthmian men that I ap­ proached didn't need any selling on the SIU. They said that even if the SIU initiation fee cost more than the NMU, they would still join the SIU and vote SIU. They would mention- the SIU record on settling beefs, and on obtaining high wages and conditions. That is why we are winning the Isth­ mian election today. Very few of the men were anti-union, but they were practical enough to want a strong, democratic union to represent them. I used to be in the NMU, and I know that the NMU doesn't fill the bill. p. „„„ SQUIBS... Make Isthnlan SIU! ri 'w' 111. continuously advocated such leg­ islation. Besides legislative matters, the Council will consider the trend of court decisions affecting Labcar and will draft programs for ex­ tended Labor aid to returning veterans. MEETING OBSERVERS Coal Barons Try To Starve Miners The big guns of the Nation's reactionary press were turned on the United Mine Workers' strike this week, as coal barons set their propaganda sights on its effect on px'oduction. Throughoxxt the country, industi-y-dominated pa­ pers screamed about plant clos­ ings. Meanwhile, labor haters in Congress begaix—at the instiga­ tion of mine owners—a new cam­ paign to break the strike: They introduced legislation that would knock out the UMW's chief de­ mand—establishment of a health and welfax-e fund. The bills introduced by two labor-baiting Virginia Democrats call the health and welfare funds requested "payment of royalties to a union." They prohibit such payment, with $10,000 fines for violations. STOP PAYMENTS In Tennessee it became appar­ ent-that mine owners ax'c x-esorting to starvation tactics. Sixtyseven operators stopped the State Unemployment Commis­ sion froxn paying $15.00 a week unemployment compensation to 3,500 strikers by challenging the constitutionalit.y of the law. Govex-nment, r e 1 i g i o xx s and community leadex-s joined with the UMW in protesting the stax'vation tactics. "Now that they're desperate enough to try starvation," said one UMW official, "they're only one step away from the old flog­ ging law by which the bosses were able to whip men and chil­ dren into the pits." . �Friday. May 10, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six SlU Helps RR Patrolmen Win Beef By RAY SWEENEY Ships Tie Up In Port Savannah By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH ^We waved good/ bye to one of our friends. The ' Fluorspar was sold to the Greeks and she's sailing under the Pan­ amanian flag and she's now call­ ed the "Fryxos" (you pronounce it). She just went down the river blowing her top, saying goodbye to the South Atlantic SS Co. which operated her for many years. Many of our oldtimers who sailed aboard her will mourn her loss. She'll probably never be up this way again. We understand the same fate awaits the three other Hogs own­ ed by .the South Atlantic. The Schoharie is in drydock now and the Tulsa and Shickshimiy all are, according to reports, bound for other homes when they are sold. ROUNDY—ROUND Did you ever hear the story of the little girl who wasn't there? Well, here it is. We got a tele­ gram from the NLRB last Satur­ day notifying us that an elec­ tion was to be held on Sunday at 2 p. m. aboard the Isthmian's Horace Wells. • . Among other things, we were asked to meet Miss Christine Davis who was to arrive by train at 10 o'clock for the election. We don't know Miss Davis nor she lis. Aside from that, Savannah has two railroad depots and we were not told which ore she would be at. While we were wondering what what to do we got anothver telegram advising us that the election was postponed to the fol­ lowing day. Now we are aware of every ship entering or leav­ ing the port of Savannah, and Monday morning we checked and found that the Horace Wells was stiU in Charleston. We also discovered, by our . own means, that the election is to be held in Charleston and not Savannah. The NLRB didn't e^^'vCiis this information But then it's a government-run or­ ganization and such lack of co­ operation is expected. ' , But we still wonder if maybe Mi.ss DaVis is standing forlornly at some railroad depot waiting ^ ior us. SHIPPING BAD The shipping situation in Sa­ vannah is getting rather serious. We have at least a dozen ships in and they are all operating with skeleton crews awaiting orders. As fast as a ship comes in and pays off it ties up. We have a top heavy shipping list again and the boys want to ship out but nothing is going out except the Fluorspar, X mean Fryxos and she's got a Greek crew aboard. We've got another .South At­ lantic, the Robert Fechner, pay­ ing off tomorrow and she will probably tie up, too. The river is getting so full we won't have room for many more. HO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of ihe follow­ ing ports; CHARLESTON MOBILE SAN JUAN HOUSTON GALVESTON—It looks as if this port is open for business again. The Railroad Patrolmen, Local 23228—AFL, went on strike here Saturday, April 27, and tied up the entire waterfront. The only exception was the Todd Drydocks which was left open until Monday morning. At that time a picket line was placed at the Todd ferry, which is used to transport workers to and from the yard, and the tie-up was complete. When this happened the Gal­ veston Wharf Company, against whom the Patrolmen were strik­ ing, threatened to serve an in­ junction against the union busi­ ness agent. He could not be found, so on Tuesday the com- Boston Staggers Through A Very Hectic Week By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—The Port of Boston has just had a very hectic week, and the delegates working out of this port an even more hectic time. Eighteen SUP and SIU ships were handled. And despite riders and transportation beefs galore, everyttiing went off smoothly to the satisfaction of all concerned. Brothers Parr and Sweeney spent the week in Portland, Me., where thirteen ships were av/aiting to be paid off at the same lime. No more than half of them were alongside a dock, so that the Patrolmen made the equiva­ lent to a trans-Atlantic voyage journeying out to the stuff in the stream and back to the dock. Then, when the brothers got back to their hotel rooms, and put their feet into soak, delega­ tions from the various ships would arrive to cut up touches far into the night. Altogether, the following ships were hit one or more times in the course of the week; Fort Donaldson and Fort Hoskins (Pa­ cific Tankers); Stony Creek and Gervais (Los Angeles tankers); Wallace Tyler (Smith & John­ son); Murray Blum (Mississippi); Charles Keefer (So. Atlantic); William Tilgham (Bull); William Phips (Eastern); Ovid Butler (Alaska Packers); Joseph Holmes (Union Sulphur); Clifford Ashby (Bull); and Josiah Bartlett (East­ ern). SIU SERVICE The latter two have not paid off at this writing; and two or three more are ready to berth as soon as space allows. At Provi­ dence, R. I., the Louis Kossuth (Bull) is paying off today, after requesting a Patrolman for yes­ terday. This kind of work is expensive to the Union, as ships arriving in outports necessarily raise hell with the telephone bill, and dele­ gate's expenses rise accordingly. But no one is going to be nig­ gardly, for first and foremost is the fact that SiU men are en­ titled to 100 perecent representa­ tion, whether they dock in New York or in the Painted Desert, Arizona. By a strange coinci­ dence there wasn't a single pay­ off in Boston itself all week. A couple of Isthmian vessels are due today. Whether they have been voted or not is still a question which will be answered shortly. The boys who organized and voted the Hawkins Fudske are breezing into town, after hav­ ing done a good job. All maintain that it was a sweh trip, and only occasionally did it occur to any of them that they were not riding an SlU-contract ship. Many shipped over, which is gratifying in view of the need to keep SIU men on these regular run out of Boston to Holland and return. The new, fast ships will be used; and they will be crewing up and paying off here weekly. Eastern, however, still is await­ ing the pleasure of WSA in re­ gard to their passenger ships. It looks as though the Novies will be running dory service to Bos­ ton befor.e Eastern gets going. We finally have received au­ thorization from the Civilian Production Administration to go ahead with repairs and renova­ tions to the building. Now to get a contractor to handle the job for us, and the shingle will be out on the new quarters by next month. There were times during April, when hundreds of members were ships until the voting is com­ around the Hall, when we wished that we were already set up. A pleted. On May 9, Waterman starts a guy could get severely bruised just trying to get into the office! Port Baltimore Still Humming By WM. (CURLY) RENTZ BALTIMORE—Things continue to hum here in Baltimore. Ship­ ping is still very good and the men are getting the jobs they want. As we go down the home­ stretch in the Isthmian campaign, our organizers are throwing their all into the final effort. They have been doing a fine job thus far and the results are showing it. It looks as though the Isth­ mian ships will be sailing under the SIU banner from the scores that are coming in. The following brothers, Ed­ ward M. Rydon, Bernard Rooseberg and Nigel Stoneberg should call at the Baltimore office and see Johnny Hatgimisibs regard­ ing transportation vouchers from the Smith and Johnson company. We are holding the vouchers here. Contributions totaling $16 were collected on the SS Clarence King to be distributed to the SIU men ill in the Baltimore Marine Hos­ pital. The following hospitalized men received $1.25 each for their per­ sonal expenses; Algot Bogren, Joseph Tousaint, Arthur Vipperman, Whiler Fields, William Rumbol, Moses Morris, Paul Combs, William Siejack, James Kelly, E. J. Dellamano, Tver Iversen, Florenz Paskowski and Wil­ liam Ross. However, it didn't take long lo clean out the Hall after the ships in Portland started paying off. The first three days of the week saw over a 100 members dispatched, with plenty of jobs stiU on the board. Our big headache is to get Pumpmen and Pumpmen-Ma­ chinists, as the West Coast tank­ ers are coming into this area regularly now, and calls for pumpmen are very frequent. Then, too, of every 100 members on the register, it figures that only 40 will have ratings. This port is also getting plenty of West Coast cargo carriers, in addition to the tankers. In Bos­ ton right now are the following SUP ships; Carrier Pigeon (Wa­ terman); Mt. Whitney, Central Victory, Marion Bovard, Benja­ min Goodhue (American Hawaaian); J. S. Pillsbury (Grace Lines); J. .Hawthorn (Hammond SS). It should be another busy week coming up, according to advance reports. If there are black gang men anywhere who want to be sure of getting a job without waiting more than 24 hours, this is the spot for them. Besides, spring is here! pany threatened to serve indi­ vidual injunctions against each picket. Immediately the Business Agent notified the SIU of the ac­ tion which these capitalists in­ tended to take. A special meet­ ing was called, and all of the Brothers in attendance voted to assist the Patrolmen in their dis­ pute. All 83 volunteered to replace any picket who had an injunc­ tion served against him. Of course, Galveston is a small town, and the word soon got around as to what we had done. Later that same day, the com­ pany signed an agreement with the strikers giving them what they had requested in the first place—recognition of their Union. The company did its level best to try to make non-union men out of a bunch of old timers who have served at their jobs for a long time. I am enclosing a copy of the letter which the Patrolmen sent us in appreciation of our assist­ ance. Gentlemen; I wish to express our most grateful thanks to all members of your organization for the assistance rendered Railroad Patrolmen's Union 23228—AFL in our recent difficulty with the Galveston Wharf Company. We know that without the all-out assistance we received we would probably have lost this strike. In the event our assistance is needed in the future, please feel free to call upon us. This ought to teach people that they cannot make scabs out of honest men. We have been kick­ ed around long enough. Social Life Only, In Phllly By J. TRUESDALE PHILADELPHIA — The coal strike has made Philadelphia a dead port. There is not much doing here at the present. How­ ever, we have had a few tankers in here to help us out They sort of broke up the stillness around the waterfront. There is an SUP .ship in port now with a fine bucko Mate aboard, who thinks, sadly enough, that he is one tough guy. From all appearances it seems as though he will bo on the beach for a long time, a fact which will bring forth very few tears. Well, right now we have a lot of oldtimers around. Blackie Gardner is doing the town and seems to be enjoying himself. You know how it goes. When shipping is slow, the social life gets the play, etc. The boys must have activity in one form or another. We can report something for the boys. The recreation room is ready and everyone is pretty happy about this Philadelphia Hall now. We all agree that nothing is too good for the mem­ bers of the SIU. A good bunch deserve good accommodations. Though things are not so hot here at present, we're hoping that it won't be long before we will be able to get some steam up. Perhaps vejy soon John L. Lewis will bring the coal opera­ tors around. Then things will start stirring and we'll see ^me activity in this port. �"-..Or-"-.-"'., Friday. May 10. 1946 THE Islands Run Booms New Orleans SEAFARERS LOG File Cabinet For NMU Literature By C. J. BUCK STEPHENS igi: T .,v -v " * Page Seven Gt. Lakes Ships Laying Up NEW ORLEANS — Plenty of I'm enclosing a snap shot of ships and plenty of good shipping the final resting place of the By ALEX McLEAN down on this end. It looks like Pilots and NMU leaflets that BUFFALO — Buffalo shipping the grain will start moving pretty were placed aboard the SS Fly­ interests expect to start laying up soon and the ships that are an­ ing Eagle of the Mississippi Ship­ most of the lake freighters they chored at the point will start ping Company by some NMUer. have in operation in about two •moving. As soon as they start The gang was pretty hot about weeks as a result of the strike intaking crews the Hall will take the whole affair because they the soft coal mines. on the appearance of a morgue. came aboard and left the gear in The number of vessels operat­ Alcoa will take a full crew for the Mess Hall while they were ing in the ore fleet on the lakes a new ship next week to go on attending a fire and boat drill. has been cut from last year's 270 I'll close now hoping that re­ their regular Island run. to 64 this year, due to the strike. We heard from a round-about gardless of what the OPA does Here is a warning to any sea­ This is the repository for NMU literature left aboard the source, but pretty reliable, that in the future, I hope and pray man who plans to visit our city Flying Eagle by a swift-footed NMU organizer. It made even all Liberties which do not have that they put the 5c beer back of good neighbors: If you intend into circulation. the reinforced decks and sides the gulls of Tampa Bay sick. (See story on page 5. col. 5.) to go on a drunk, don't go heavy will head for the boneyaid re= weather on the streets! gardless of their condition. Coast The waterfront police precincts Guard orders: they are not sea­ have just received orders to worthy. They sure took long charge drunks under Section By LOUIS GOFFIN enough to find it out, after sea­ Hatteras, we informed the crews want tj thank these men and 1221 of the city ordinance. This men have hauled millions of tons section provides for a maximum JACKSONVILLE — There is that they were entitled to trans­ the delegates. of cargo across the North Atlan­ portation, wages, and subsistence, V7e have been spending a little sentence of six months in the more shipping in this port, at tic in them. and were required to leave the time trying to contact the ILA penitentiary and is to now be in­ the present time, than there has ship. We also told them that if and Tea.msters Agents regarding voked in place of the section From the latest report, Bull been at any time since 1938. The they wanted to re-register for the the proposed AFL Maritime which fixes the maximum penLine and Alcoa will give us quite sudden influx of busine.s.s has a bit of business on their regular Council, but we have not had alty for a drunk-disorderly charge at a $30 fine. any luck. runs out of here. Between the forced us to put on a temporary Brothers John Petersen and bauxite, sugar and fertilizer Patrolman. We certainly hope This is due mainly to the fact Paul Warner are in the Marine plant here, there will be quite a that this situation continues for that the primary elections will Hospital. few runs out of here for the a long time to come. take place on May 7, and all those An SIU member in good stand­ We have been on the lookout Islands. Agents are busy trying to make ing, Brother Herman Franson, ON THE BEACH for larger quarters, as this place sure that only candidates favor­ Book No. 2224, died in his sleep Waterman has just about got will only accommodate a hand­ able to labor will get elected. aboard the SS G. W. Mead. His her run to the Islands on sche­ ful of men, but so far we haven't shipmates made a collection for dule and the boys that enjoy been successful in finding a new We are sure, however, that we a floral piece which was sent, the San Juan girls and Puerto home. will be able to get together after along with the bodv, to his final JRican rum should head this way Right now we have two ships the elections are over. resting place at Cleveland, Ohio. and sweat it out on the beach in here crewing up. Both of here for one of those runs. them, the SS John Gallup and I am wondering whether the SS John Gorrie, have been Frenchy Michelet made his run chartered to Alcoa, and are leav­ same ship, they could come up to the Islands or not? He left ing very soon for the old bauxite to the Hall, but few availed them­ By JOE ALGINA here headed for the wide open run to Georgfetown, Trinidad, selves of this. Texas spaces—and a ship for and Canada. There is a possi­ SOLID BEEF NEW YORK—After an eight Quite a few of the Moran tugs bility that these ships will pay Islands. An SUP ship, the SS William month trip, the SS O'Gara, Cal- are being laid up and this will This wetk was the first that off in New York. Garson, Grace Line, paid off mar Lines, returned to New York, leave only six tugs in service. we have had any sign ons to here, and we had one beef which RATINGS SCARCE This means a loss of plenty of amount to anything. We have came from the entire crew. They only to run into trouble with Mr. jobs, and the men who are laid Getting crews for these wagons been having lots of beefs and demanded that the Steward be Cantillo, the Calmar watchdog. off as a consequence can do the payoffs, but we had a rest from has been tough. We have very unloaded. We are sure that this Cantillo refused to pay off the Union a service by coming to the few rated men on the beach, and sign ons until this week. will be done before this appears crew because he disputed all the Hall and shipping out on unor­ The biggest mystery of the so we have been calling on Tam­ in the Log. overtime which had accumulated ganized vessels. week around here is where in pa and Savannah for men. We On most of the payoffs in this The men could obtain only onehope that we will be able to com­ the hell did they get the coal SINKING SHIP port, we have been receiving the third of their pay on demand, on down in Texas to load the SS plete full crews when these ships May 3, but we collected the re­ complete cooperation of all crew The steady stream of dissatis­ George H. Dern? She is to leave sign on. members. This helps to make mainder, including all overtime, fied NMUers continues. Every Since both the Gorrie and the here today to go on loading berth payoffs smooth and serene. We on May 6. day they come into the New York in Texas for coal to Denmark. Gallup signed on north of Cape Hall and ask about giving up That is the $64 question? John L. NMU membership and joining might have to move into Texas the SIU. territory. Most of them say that they are FINAL DISPATCH fed up ringing doorbells for One of our old members has Stalin, and they want to join an passed away; Peter 'Scotty' Calioutfit that will represent them kis. He had no known relatives firm owned a large number of R. Carpenter Co., for our rein­ in their beefs. To all of them By HUGH MURPHY here in the USA, so between the ships which travelled in different statement has proved to be in we tell the same story—go back Seafarers and the Crew of the VANCOUVER, B. C.—We all zones and called at all the chief vain. Finally, we have unani­ and clean up your own union. SS Florida, of which he was a know how the shipowner pits one ports of the world. Consequent­ mously resolved to solicit the One man came in this week member, he was put away. Later we found out that he group against the other because ly, they provided am.ple oppor­ assistance of your Union by al­ and said that he wanted to get may have had some sister or of racial or religious beliefs. The tunity to us in acquiring expert lowing us to join the Union over out of the NMU before it was in tfie different there. We regret to state, owing gobbled up by the ILWU. He brother in the States, so if any seamen of the Fiji Islands have experience been pushed around plenty by branches of work in which we to racial discrimination, no Union claimed that Bridges is smarter one knows about his relatives Sir Walter Carpenter, who oper­ in this Colony has never been than Curran, and so Bridges wiU were employed. please communicate with me, as ates the .ships from the Fijis to established. win in the battle for power which soon as possible. Rest in Peace, PROVED CAPABLE ports in North America. He pays "We humbly appeal to you, is sure to come. Scotty. the munificent sums of from 15 "At the termination of the war, therefore, to kindly state the We have always heard that shillings to 36 shillings per month ABOLISH RMO we were instructed by Messrs. tei-ms and conditions by which the NMU classed all companies for the various classifications. W. R. Carpenter Co., to obtain we may join your Union. Copies Many men have said recently that were not NMU contracted as What a racket in slavery! our discharge as soon as possible of the prospectus, regulations that the WSA "fink halls" should being un-organized. As we know However, the seamen of Fiji in our own island. This was very and application forms, etc., would now be abolished. With so many they have an all-out drive on the have determined to stop Sir Wai­ disappointing indeed to our boys be very welcome, as they will ships being laid up, there is no Isthmian Line; but believe it or especially after they had served throw light on the subject and need, if there ever was, for these not. Brothers, it looks like they ter's litle racket and make him their country and the United Na­ enable us to arrive at a wise de­ hiring halls for scabs. Now is are trying to move in on all kick through with decent con­ tions with great loyalty and cour­ cision. We should be very glad the time for us to take final ac­ ditions. They have decided to companies. age through the most critical to receive them, preferably by tion against these union-busting get organized into a seamen's stages of the war. airmail or by the first direct boat bureaucratic procedures. union. "Our boys had proved them­ to Fiji. Shipping in the port of New FIJI LETTER selves most capable and experi­ "Trusting that we have made York continues at the sameIn a letter which we have re­ enced seamen. They carried out our position clear and that you The deadliile for port re­ rapid pace and as far as ABs are ceived from a group of seamen their various duties with great would give us your most sympa­ ports, monies due. etc.. is the concerned, we have more jobs in the Fijis it would appear that initiative and patriotism. They thetic consideration in our unfor­ than men to fill them. Monday proceeding publica­ the need of organization among served as (1) Deck hand.s, (2) tunate plight." tion. While every effort will The continued good weather all seamen of the world is defin­ Stewards, and (3) Firemen, etc., I remain, be made to use in the surrent has turned the sidewalk in fi-ont itely great. The letter follows: under the most trying conditions (signed) Vereto Tabakanaca issue material received after of 51 Beaver Street into a re­ Ex-Bosun, Admiral Chase. "We respectfully beg to inform and have acquired great skill in that date, space commitments viewing stand where the seamen Our organization is the answer. you that during this recent war their various occupations. generelly do not permit us to "Our situation is a very de­ We will gladly give all support on the beach can stand and look we served in the merchant navy do so. So play safe—send plorable one since all out at­ to such a move. at the beautiful girls who work through the agency of Messrs. your copy in. on time. tempts to cooperate with the W. Take note. Sir Walter! W. R. Carpenter Co., Ltd. This in the neighborhood. Look, I said. Jacksonville Has Best Shipping In Eight Years NMUers Still Coming To SIU WITH THE SIU IN CANADA Notice To Agents �THE SEAFARERS Fziday, May 10. 1S46 LOG I ^•••:••••^:^;Vv:;:;;;.v.v.^:.:;;;x•i^:•v^^^;-:^;¥:-;•:;•x^:;:v:•^;•^^^V:v^^^^ iiii HAVE ALREADY VOTED AND 47 HAVE KOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR 5s«i s ' I- r€i il ,»• THE SEAFARERS/THE SlU HAS RECEIVED, 75% OF THE VOTEil - * •*.' -V 's''/ •, f ' DOYOURJ08 I m A 0000 SMtPAAME 3 . sJ-U. , jw''.-"• •rjVi' • ?.lft •- 4 SFiOW'AMU COMPARi S3<R : COmKACtS AND COKOfTONSi" 5 • 05scus$ s,iu: 3mwcTURr, 4 RUN SHIP UNION STYIF mm nm * Li.'b m-?* •/ • i. t" ll V.»'S>' • KfS' V-,, , <.a^. Is ';'• •'/'A: ES'f.;':, Es bf': • /, B:- '• " '.:• m^'y- • L"i V• • 5')»V#. ••'».•• •••• ;tafJ*if»'V,,..,:.. A- ... 5^,isv'V''-T''A'•' • •' • fIfS;. i»l f >•)' .V .f Kf?4l mier'rjr.',:1 .e' f •'• •••yi, •.••.»»•»• J* - ' V . :5gvR',', :.. Ey.'-iEi.-i J "'f.v»..-''jA.»>'.i-.'';-' • • . . .'t- ' t® .'i.!*''.'.. - 'A! > T ". F'4 �HE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nin» Seafarers' Waterfront ActjoiT^ Winning Over NiMU's Deception By EARL SHEPPARD The NMU is strangely silent on the question of the Isthmian Line these days. Not so long ago they were boasting that they were winning hands down but now, outside of the usual slogans, the Isthmian Line is hardly mentioned in the Pilot. The big cry today is "unity" and "strike." They make no claims any longer of being able to offer the unorganized man anything but an "oppor­ tunity" to help them with something in the future. At present they are meeting in a convention m San Francisco, but here again another of their vaunted schemes has fallen flat. DECEPTION EXPOSED In all of their propaganda they have claimed that the MFCWW and the MEBA were fully sup­ porting their unity convention. The result of these false claims were that Vincent Malone Sec­ retary of the MFOWW, withdrew and that the organization has announced that anyone attending is there only as an observer. The same holds true with" the Marine Engineers who have gone even farther, and have announced through their President that they will protest the use of their name as indorsing and supporting the convention. Without even sending the ILA a letter, they have announced the support of "a group of ILA members." The whole thing has been a series of lies and deception: NOT A SINGLE AFL UNION IS PARTICIPATING IN ANY MANNER IN THEIR PHONY MANEUVERING. The truth of the matter is that the whole thing has now narrowed down to a small CIO group who represent only a small section of the maritime and transport industry. MFOWW ADOPTS RESOLUTION At the headquarters meeting of the Marine Firemen Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Asso^ation of the Pacific (Independent), held in San Francisco April 10, 1946, the following resolution was submitted and adopted; WHEREAS, The Isthmian Steamship Company is at present the battleground of an organizational fight between the National Maritime Union (CIO) and the Seafarers International Union (AFL) and WHEREAS, Statements have been made that the Marine Firemens Union is backing one or the other of each contending Union, and WHEREAS, The Marine Firemens Union is in­ dependent of national affiliation, and is not af­ filiated with either the CIO or the AFL THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the official attitude of the MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION in the Isthmian Line election is to adopt a hands off policy and let the National Maritime Union and the Seafarers International Union fight it out themselves, and that we so notify both Unions of our stand. MOTION SECONDED TO CONCUR. CARRIED, (Headquarters Meeting April 18, 1946) Here again we see the dividends of lies and deception. The NMU has dong claimed the full support of the West Coast Firemen, who now have openly repudiated these claims and proven the lie to NMU claims. 3IU ACTION WINS RESULTS The Seafarers in the meantime is busily work­ ing fi om day to day to improve the present agree­ ments and gain still better conditions. Many issues are being negotiated daily such as run jobs, stand by jobs, laid-up ship pay, improved riders, overtime clarification, increased manning scales. wage increases, working conditions, improvement of quarters, etc. These things are the things seamen are interest­ ed in, the things that affect their daily existence. The Seafarers will go the limit to gain everything possible as has been shown throughout its history. This is why a union is necessary, that is whyv the Isthmian Seamen are voting SIU. Instead of a bunch of meaningless blood and thunder shouts of strike the SIU keps on the job every day' winning issue after issue and improving condi­ tions daily. ISTHMIAN LINE BEEFS The Isthmian Line working rules stink to high heaven, and it is a shame that any union minded man has to work under them. On every ship every section of these rules should be compared with Seafarers' agreements and proposals drafted for the Isthmian agreement that will be negotiated at the conclusion of the voting. In the meantime the closest attention should be paid to shipboard beefs. As yet it will be im­ possible in the majority of cases to settle these beefs on the basis of Seafarers' agreements, but the very least that can be done is to try. When a beef develops it should be written down in complete detail, and brought in to the nearest SIU Hall. Every attempt will be made to bring about as good a settlement as possible. Aboard ship these beefs should be handled in a clear-headed, common sense manner. By doing this, many improvements in Isthmian conditions can be brought about and the future negotiations made easier. EDUCATION ABOARD SHIP Before so very long all men sailing Isthmian; ships will be Seafarers' members. The strength of a union is gauged by the understanding and ability of its membership. Pamphlets and other educational material are* available in all SIU Halls. The Seafarers aboard Isthmian ships should take this material together with copies of the Log. aboard all Isthmian ships and hold regular discussions with all members of the crew. All ships should have regular department dele­ gates, and the affairs of the crew members should be discussed and attended to just as if the ship were sailing under a closed shop agreement. The delegates on Isthmian ships should be selected by the entire crew and not by the Union members alone. All members of the crew should participate in the meetings and regular minutes should be kept and sent into the Union for dis­ cussion at Union meetings and publication in the Log. Crew members should be encouraged to send in letters and articles to the Log and to visit the Union Halls while ashore. It is the old Union members' responsibility to see that the new and future members of the Union learn as much about unionism as possible. WRITE THE NEW AGREEMENT The job now is to stay on the Isthmian ships and help prepare for the negotiating of an agree­ ment.^ The writing of this agreement will be the crowning point of a long liard fight, it is the goal for which the long struggle has been waged. The men sailing- Isthmian have proven their ability to organize the fleet and there is no doubt as to their ability to write the best agreement in maritime history. The entire membership of the Seafarers owes them a debt of gratitude for a good job, well done. Here Is The Isthmian Fleet—Which Is Voting For The Seafarers Ships Stiii To Be Voted These Ships Have Voted Alamo Victory, Argonaut Vic­ tory, Baton Rouge Victory, Bea­ ver Victory, Cape Martin, Cape Grange, Carleton Victory, Claremont Victory, David D. Field, Eastpoint Victory, Francis Drake, Gabriel Franchere, George M. Bibb, George Reed, George Uhler. Grange yictory, Hawkins Fudske, Horace Mann, Horace Wells. \ , -'•Hi J. Sterling Morton, James Ives, James McCosh, Jeremiah S. Black, Joaquin Miller, John Con­ stantino, John Barton Payne, John Mosby, John Wanamaker, Kelso Victory, Lynn Victory, Mandan Victory, Marine Fox, Mary A. Livermore, Memphis City, Mobile City, Montgomery City, Nicaragua Victory, Norman E. Mack, Ocean Telegraph. Sea Fiddler, Sea Flasher, Sea Scorpion, Sea Stallion, Sovereign of the Seas, St. Augustine Vic­ tory, Steel Mariner, Steel Ranger, Stephen Girard, Thomas Cresap, Thomas Kerns, William McCracken, William B. Ogden, Wil­ liam Glackens, William N. Byers, William Whipple, Winthrop L. Marvin, William D. Hoard, Zane Grey. Anniston City, Anson Jones, tory, Michael Pupin, Mom'oe Vic­ Junction, tory, Pere Marquette, Peter V. Clyde L. Seavey, -Edward Fan­ Daniels. Red Rover, Robert C. Grier, ning, Enslcy City, Fraiicisco MoSamuel Mclntyre, Sea Hydra, Sea ranzan, Frank Wiggins, Golden Lynx, Sea Phoenix, Sea.Triton, West, Hubert Howe Bancroft, Steel Engineer, Steel Inventor, Jacob Perkins, James L. Breck, Steel Motor, William Eaton, Wil­ Kathleen Holmes, Kenyon Vic­ liam H. Allen. Atlantic City, Cape .'t•; �?^t*-_=JM S'-l*,ayui« P«ge Ten THE SEAEAREKS LOG Friday, May ID, 1946 SmPS' MIMVTES AMD MEWS Jackson's Business: Monkeys Seafarers Visit Parisian Family Crew Hoists That Protected Kin From Nazis Steward's TC On Cape Pillar There was plenty of monkey business aboard the Waterman's Andrew Jackson on its last trip That isn't unusual, but on this one some of it actually concerned monkeys, the minutes of the March 31 shipboard meeting re­ veal. The monkeys (not the ones who shipped as officers) were part of the cargo. They were being sent to the U. S. for use in medical research. They es­ caped at Suez and created a small riot aboard ship, which, the minutes report, was enjoyed by all. The escape of the simians (monks, to you) and their conse­ quent japes upset one of the pas­ sengers, who turned out to be a lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard. Despite the fact that he was a passenger, this worthy took the matter into his Own hands, restricted the ship and questioned the crew about the incident. About the only thing he achieved was a sugges­ tion from one of the crew that he question the monkeys. MATE CLEARS IT Perhaps because he was afraid one of the monkeys would ask for a draw, the Captain was a stickler for protocol. Anyone who wanted to see the august Skipper had to be interviewed first by the Chief Mate. And then Captain Pedersen would take his "own sweet time about putting out a draw or letting the boys go ashore," the minutes say. Hi fe- J. Hansen, chairman, and T. Joseph, recording secretary, re­ port that the ship was a bum feeder. There was a shortage of stores and Steward Cornett was accused of chiseling, selling food in foreign ports, and making a profit at the crew's expense when buying. In addition, there was the problem of passengers getting the food that should have gone to the crew, no extra food having been provided for passengers when she was provisioned. Due to the shortage of fresh stores, the crew members always were complain­ ing of stomach disorders. Luckily for the health of the crew, S t e w a r d Comett was left ""behind in Suez. Early on the trip he threatened Messmen with a gun and a knife. The crew decided to take steps to see that his book is revoked and to see that all bad meat and aereals be taken off the ship when she docks. The minutes say, further: "You all know Morgan Hiles— well, we had one of his proteges for Chief Mate. Roughhouse Lawrence is his name. He's one of those 'I'll log you, I'll put you in irons' boys. He wanted to turn sick men out on the deck, Seafarer Bill Johnson stands wUh Salonge. M. Charles Couderc and Mme. Coudere on the balcony of the Coudere home in Paris, for Jack Kuberski to take their picture. This is where Jack's brother watched the Germans pacing while the Couderes were hiding him. At right. Bill and Jack squat on the deck of the Rob­ ert G. Ingersoll; with them, from left, are Bill Bois. Third Assist­ ant. and Bob Haskins. Second Mate. to the home of M. Charles Cou­ dere, a Paris attorney. There John was joined by six others from his plane, who had been smuggled into Paris by var­ ious routes and methods. For a week they remained hidden in Coudere's home, while Nazis goosestepped in the streets be­ low. Then, one night after pass­ ports had been forged for them, they began the underground movement southward. They reached Spain. They were in­ terned. They escaped. They reached Gibralter, and were sent back to the States. WARTIME SECRET It wasn't until after the war was over that Jack learned ail of these details from his brother. Just before he left the States, he said, John had asked him to look up the Couderes if he got to France. The Couderes' welcome couldn't have" been more enthusiastic. They entertained them as hon­ ored guests, and said they had FIRST PLANE DOWN prayed for the safety of John and his fellow crewmembers. M. On the train to Paris Jack told Bill the story of his brother's escape. John's plane was the first B-17 shot down in the Paris area. That was back in June, 1943. John wandered about the countryside for a while, then ap­ pealed to a priest for aid. The Dear Editor: priest sent him to Mile. MaryWe would like to tell you vonne Dobry. She hid him for a about one of the crew members day or two, then smuggled him here on the Charles B. Aycock, claiming they weren't sick. He a guy we are very fond of, but claims he can tell whether a man who always provides a laugh is sick or not just by looking at every time he sits down to a his eyes. meal. I wish it to be known that he BUBBLE BOY is very little expense to the "We all think he has a few Mississippi Shipping Company. bubbles in his barometer. He eats only two or three full "Where does Waterman get all houses each meal. And I do mean these "do or die" mates?" full houses (ask Chief Cook Wil­ Another beef was a shortage of liam B, Aycock). "Full House linen. The ship left New York Joe," as we call him orders only with only a two-week supply, al­ six eggs. The Cook sends 12 and though the shortage was reported to the Port Steward, who prom­ they aren't wasted. I want to add that we mean no ised more. The minutes end with some­ offense on Joe's part; that's why we're not mentioning any names. what wistful commentary: "We had a good gang and a The joke isn't on him; it's on us. swell thne—ashore. The Crew Seafarer Jack Kuberski paid a long-anticipated visit last month, and in so doing made a French family very happy. For himself he gained a warm feeling of real frendship and the conviction that the French are the finest and most hospitable people in the world. With him, and equally impressed, though less immed­ iately concerned, was Seafarer Bill Johnson. Jack and Bill were Messmen aboard the Robert G. Ingersoll. Last month they put into Le Havre, and Jack made up his mind to see the Coudere family in Paris, who had helped his brother John escape from the Germans after his plane had been shot down near Paris dur­ ing the occupation. The Skipper of the Ingersoll, Captain Von Bemmel, proved to be a good egg when he heard Jack's story, and gave Jack and Bill three days off to make the trip. TULL HOUSE JOE' ALWAYS IS BACK FOR A LITTLE MO' Coudere had been a big factor in the Paris underground throughout the occupation, they learned. Jack got a big thrill out of standing on the balcony over­ looking the street. John had peered out of the windows that led onto that balcony and watch­ ed the German guards pacing the street below. VISITING FIREMEN Salonge, the Coudere's daugh­ ter, took them to see the Eiffel Tower and other points of in­ terest in Paris. ' Though their food was pitifully scant, the Couderes managed to serve the Seafarers some royal meals. They didn't want to accept the bacon, butter, coffee and sugar that Jack brought to them, though these were luxuries that they hadn't seen for months. When Jack and Bill left they wanted to do something for the Couderes. No, said the proud family, there wasn't anything they wanted. Finally, Salonge said she'd like a copy of Gone With The Wind. So Jack and Bill are looking up the Margaret Mitchell opus. The Couderes gave them a bot­ tle of cognac for John. So far they've kept it intact, but they hope they get around to seeing John soon. BROTHER NEEDS AFFADAVITS ON COYLE CONDITIONS Dear Editor: Due to the fact that I have just been discharged from the hos­ pital and am not fit for duty and the Company denies all liability, I find it necessary to obtain wit­ nesses as to the actual conditions that existed while I was em­ ployed and where I became side so please print the following: Affidavits from former Coyle line employees as to the actual conditions that existed such, as: No. 1, working over 12 hours a day without the payment of overtime; No. 2, no heat fur­ nished in the deck hand quarters or v/heelhouse; No. 3, any other inhuman, unlawful or irregular practices that might have been observed. The above statements are de­ sired by Percy F. Hicks, 330 Chartres St., New Orleans 16, La. ^ The Steward aboard the MV Cape Pillar has been charged with incompetence by the crew, which has recummendod thai his tripcard be held for action by the Union as soon as the ship hits port. Chief Cook told the crew of discussions with the Captain, in which it was jointly decided that the Steward was incapable of carrying out his duties. The ac­ tion took place at a shipboard meeting at sea, nearing Panama on April 14, and was reported by Recording Secretary Philip Smith. The meeting had contemplated rescinding the Steward's tripcard while at sea, but decided on the aformentioned course. There were several beefs about lack of supplies. The Steward, however, reported that most of his requests had not been filled. There also were complaints about the attitude of the Messmen, whom the Steward said he had warned repeatedly of their short­ comings. Also up for discussion was a long list of items which need re­ pair, under good and welfare. Juicy Discussion Is Held Aboard Tho SS Warrior The subject of food monopo­ lized the major portion of a mem­ bership meeting aboard the SS Warrior recently, with discussion centering around night lunches and fruit—fresh and juices. Night lunches lacked variety from the beginning of the voy­ age, the minutes say. But the Steward promised to do better. The fruit situation was a bit more complicated. Passengers were served fresli fruit, fruit juices and ice cream for dessert but the crew dessert was monot­ onously restricted to apricots. The Steward's answer was that the Captain issued orders to give the fresh fruit to the passengers. He said company orders prevented him from putting out fruit juices. One of the crew reported that he saw a passenger with a can of fruit juices but he was told that it might have been brought on by the passenger. The Steward assured the crew that they would get juices in port and he called on the men who had made the last trip with him to verify his gtenerosity. These men replied that the short­ age then was just as acute as it is now. Wanna try that last question over again. Steward? �Friday. May 10. 1946 THE S E At' ARE RS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings SEAFARER SAM SAYSBUTTON GWINNETT. Feb, 9—Chairman Bill Thompson; Secretary Edward J. Clark. The ship's delegate gave a lec­ ture to tripcarders on becom­ ing good union men. Good and V/elfare: cots to be purchased, each man paying $2.50. to be refunded upon return of cots; sufficient milk and ice cream to be purchased to last in port and ten days out at sea; new coffee urn and supply of coffee; new .-^an and toaster for messhall; installation of new lockers re­ quested; fumigation of ship; new screens purchased and screen doors repaired; head drains, galley drains and show­ er doors repaired; crew agreed to cooperate in keeping messhall clean. t % X He Wants To Shoot; He'll Get The Chute A trigger-happy tripcarder aboard the MS Crown Knot had all hands from the Master down in a constant state of jitters on a recent South American voyage. It was in the otherwise quiet little Peruvian town of Mollendo that the TC man gave a hair- one leaving dirty cups on ta­ bles.. placing feet on chairs and radiators, throwing cigarette butts or matches on deck or for disorderly conduct in messroom; coffee to be made in big um at meal and coffee times and the small percolator used for watches at night. Good and Welfare: Steward reported slight possible shortage of cof­ fee and cream and asked the crew to conserve: the Oiler to get coffee for the Engine De­ partment from Steward; crew agreed to conserve night lunch­ es for the watches. New busi­ ness: The Clialiiuait gave a pep talk on Unionism; the Chief Cook to take over Dele­ gate duties. The following tripcarders were voted into the Union: John Martin. Robert Page. John Leskun. David Shuler. John Sealock, Joseph Ferren. Eugene Behrends. O'Neil Creteau and Charles Splear. Murray Smith. Second Cook and Baker, has been ap­ proved by the members of the SIU aboard this ship, but he is a former NMU member and they wish this case investi­ gated. ^ raising, near-tragic exhibition of gun play. It happened on the calm evening of March 14. In spite of the peaceful back­ ground, the gun-toting sailor pulled a revolver on Charles Mattinak, who was dead ahead—but very much alive—of the muzzle. The tripcarder squeezed the trig­ ger six times. Mattinak remain­ ed standing. The gun was empty. The TCer charged Mattinak, and beat him over the head with the revolver butt. The crew of the Crown Knot wants this dangerous character off the .ship, The next, time, they say, the gun may be loaded. And they're not shooting any blanks there, Brother. XXX BUTTOM GWINNETT. Mar. 1—Chairman Bill Thompson; Secretary M. Polise. Good and Welfare: The Steward delegate reported there was just one week's supply of meat aboard. Crew was asked not to sail un­ til sufficient stores are put aboard, and not to take ahy lines from the tugs. A petition, signed by 18 members of the crew, will be taken to the Cap­ tain about this. BUTTON GvflNNETT. Mar. 6—Chairman John Porter; Sec­ retary M. Polise. New Busi­ ness: Deck Engineer gave a lec­ ture to tripcarders on having them become good Union mem­ bers. Good and Welfare: Cap­ tain ordered opening of slop chest; crew was told to be care­ ful in using the water to avoid rationing; clothes were found hanging too long in the fiddly. XXX GEORGE G. CRAWFORD. Jan. 22—Chairman S. Watson; Secretary W. Tralle. Motions carried: Ten cents fine for any­ 3> ^ BELLE OF THE SEA, Chair­ man Don; Secretary Phil. New Business: Overtime disputed for extra meals served by three Cooks, two saloon Messmen and two crew Messmen. Motion carried to take disputed over­ time up with Patrolman. The beef about Third Cook doing crew Messman's work will al­ so be taken up with Patrolman. Ouestion arose whether Second Cook and Baker gets overtime for baking bread in port? Un­ der good and welfare, motion was carried for the Delegate to keep a list of all repairs made when in port. XXX SS WARRIOR. March IBChairman J. Jones; Secretary Vincent Fadoul. All delegates reported the Union status of all members. Motions carried: The fresh water tanks to be cleaned and cemented, and pur­ ifiers in the water fountains; a bigger supply of juices, fruit and vegetables and a reason­ able variety of food for the voyage; the ship to be fumi­ gated in port; to provide an­ other utility man for the Stew­ ard's Dept. because this man is seriously needed and firm mea­ sures were advised. Since there was a dead man placed in the ice box below, a thorough fu­ migation of this box was strongly advised. XXX RICHARD BASSETT. April 8—Chairman Anthony J. Stauton; Secretary Edward V. Subler. A long list of repairs was made and it included: repairing electrical equipment in all quarters; install screens on portholes and order several toasters and percolators. It was suggested that each mem­ ber give .his book to the dele­ gate and make a donation to the Log. XXX THOMAS J. LYONS. April 7—Chairman C. Simmons; Sec­ retary J. Pullen. Beef on the repair list being turned in to the officers and the Union and was not taken care of. To have the Second Cook snap out of it and bring this ship in clean. It was suggested to give a pep talk to the Tripcarders and an­ swer all their questions. Beef was discussed thoroughly whether it was overtime to be held on the ship for 36 hours without shore leave. It was de­ cided that the Captain is start­ ing to dispute overtime as he did with 800 hours in New Or­ leans. The ship is now laying up at anchor without several Mates and Engineers. XXX FLOYD GIBBONS. March 13 —Chairman Joe Mabazinsky; Secretary H. G. Spinello. A list of ship's rules was passed by the crew and posted in the mess hall. All violators to be fined and the delegate to col­ lect the sums. The crew was advised to keep books in good condition; all departme nts agreed to cooperate in cleanli­ ness and have their quarters and passageways painted. t Here's A Skipper Who's A Ripper Someone better stop feeding the Skipper of the ,SS Nielson Richter raw meat or whatever makes him so wild. He wants to fight at the drop of a seaman's hat. On one occasion four Deck De­ partment men went ashore for 45 C^T AND RUN By HANK Yes sir, the Brothers who know Johnny Meghrian, have started counting revolutions and shout­ ing congratulations. He just got his Third Engineer's papers! Wanna take the 8-12 watch, Johnny? . . . Militant Fred (Ski) Sweder is beaching it for awhile with standby jobs until his wife recovers from her illness. We hope it will be soon. Fred wants to know where Paddy Nash (or is it Paddy Walsh?) is right now! ... If Rusty Jowers happens to read this column we want to tell him that when he comes into New York, he should go and see Baltimore Ski, for old times sake Jimmy O'Neill dropped into our hall to greet his pals, after mak­ ing a trip on his Third's license! minutes. When they returned, the belIico.se bucko let go with a hot blast of abusive language and called on one of the men to go on the dock with him for a round of fisticuffs. Then he predicted a dark future for the boys. It be­ gan to cloud up the next day. He logged three of the four men. On the evening of March 24, • » * the ship's minutes say, one of the logged men was standing the We don't imagine that one of bridge watch. "Coffee," said the our oldtimers, Percy Boyer, will Skipper. "Bring me some coffee." have another humorous experi­ "Overtime," replied the man on ence like the one he had two watch. "For bringing coffee I weeks ago! . . . From out of New Orleans, a welcomed man, want overtime." The Captain boiled over. He indeed, has been Steely White, called the seaman "terrible honorably visiting our town . . . names," spit on him, and threat­ We wonder if Ray White and ened a beating, according to the Harry Simmons remember Those minutes. The man was sent aloft Good Old Days, with all that in the dark to do some unneces­ Fresh and Ready Rum—and no sary work. Coca-Cola? . . . And so it went. We just hope « * * that one day somebody doesn't Bob French paid off about acepl one of the Captain's fistic two weeks ago and treated his challenges. We'd hate to think pals swell. Well, a glad hand of him having to go on a diet is better than an empty one. we of soft mush for the rest of his always say . . . Jimmy Cosmo sailing days. sure went up fast. He's Sec­ XXX ond Mate now—and his ship­ ROCKLAND VICTORY, Feb. mates wish him good luck . . . 26—Chairman J. N. Engles; George Semko and Gene BaSecretary C. M. Calevich. Mo­ lonibini. Pennsylvania boys, are tions carried: To have the getting set for another voyage cleaning of the laundry divided —but a real long one this time! between the departments and * m * the horse-tenders; to have the "Red" Connoi'S, who is organiz­ crew quietly eat their meals in­ stead of sitting around and ing on the Isthmian ship, the Mctalking; to remember not to Cosh, still has his Third's papers. overlook the letter sent to Will you ever use them, "Red?" headquarters concerning the . Last week, Pete King, the Agent and Patrolman in Hous­ Cook, came out of sick bay! It's ton. Texas, until action has good to see you again, Pete! . . . been taken by the membership; When we say Tom Collins, we the repair of lockers and port­ don't mean the drink. We mean hole screens, and the fumiga­ Brother Tom Collins, who just tion of the ship. blew in . . . We were talking with James Johnston, who shipped aboard the Flagstaff Victory. He was hoping to get clarified the duties of Junior Engineers and Electri­ cians. Did you finally get them, James? . . . We wonder if the friends of Pete Barbellos know he was married last trip in Cape­ town? The lucky lady was Sally Sullivan, who is now en route to the U. S. A. . . . T. C. Deale, Oiler, is making his fourth trip on the William Tilgham. His pals, John "Spatz" Hertling, Johnny Boland and Bosun Keenan Langham, nick­ named Alabama, didn't stay on this time . . . Our jovial friend, Tommy Thompson, was reminisc­ ing about the days when Joe LeWicki used to write a column like ours. Does anyone know how Joe is getting along now? . . . We lieard that Bud Priest is sailing as an Engineer now. Omar Ames jusi came in. Talking with Bud Garrity and others. Omar told us he can't forget the swell dance they had aboard the Frosiburg Vic­ tory in Liverpool! . . . E. Kelly, who ships in all ratings, was confessing last week about how he wished he could own a small fishing boat, which isn't a bad idea at all... Bosun Strom, who has been doing good work or­ ganizing Isthmian ships, is on the Sea Fiddler now. This ship has an Engineer named Duane Valentine, who fired a man in Frisco because he was an SIU organizer! . . . We're certain we saw Steward M. J. Lucas last week in the Hall. We remember him from the Tulsa, South Atlantic ship. How's everything. Stew? . i . Buddy Callahan, formerly in Philly and in the New York Isth­ mian Organizing Drive, is now in Detroit, taking care of a tough job organizing the Great Lakes seamen ... If Frenchy Michelet {Contimiat an Pa^e 14) �- "tm THE rage Twelae SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 10. 1946 TBE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS 1 SEAMEN'S HOUSE PRAISED BY SIU BROTHER Dear Editor: I would like to bring to your attention the work that is being done by the Library for Seamen in the Seamens House been in New York. This orgnization un­ like the USS is not on the whole a profit hoarding society; in fact several of their clubs and hotels that I have seen abroad have showed signs of dire need and yet they have not overcharged for services rendered in their little missions in the far corners of Europe. The Library for Seaman here is in a respect the same way. Mrs. Appo, who started her work here in 1941, has since that time kept a record in clippings from newspapers a very complete rec­ ord on the American Merchant Marine and marine matters. This has been a very tedious job, as one can see. Mrs. Appo re­ leases her time very generiously to explain in detail here work and the working idea of the library, •wage scales, letters to labor, mer­ chant marine losses in the war, great battles the seamen took part in during the war, sub­ marine warfare, and many other clippings of importance that would help the younger members who have just entered the Mer­ chant Marine to understand more thoroughly the splendid job done by the seamen during the war. Also the complete history of the SIU is on hand, along with one of the most complete collec­ tion of books for study, all the latest books on marine naviga­ tion, engineering, practical sea­ manship and hundreds of other well known informative books, fot those that want to know more about their job aboard ship and with the kind assistance of Miss West and Miss Appo who are al­ ways ready and happy to show complete cooperation. Other attractions are the latest fictional books, popular maga­ zines and all can be checked out. If it is possible to put in a word for the people of this or­ ganization that have for nearly a century been by the side of sea­ men even when they were not the heros in dungarees, namely The Seamen's Friend Society, of 550 West 20th St., New York. Jerry Palmer DELEGATES FIND CAPTAIN, MATE SWELL HOMBRES Dear Editor: We the undersigned delegates of the Flying Arrow, expressing the feelings of the crew, find the . Skipper and Chief Mate a swell jgg and an Oldtimer, respec'tively. We want all the Union members to know that if they ever sail under Captain Glen Webster or Stanley Carr, that th^:^e got a sure thing. We would like to have this pt^Hted in the Log. Charles E. Ports. Deck Delegr-V'; Benjamin McGarey. Engine Deiegae; Hanry E. Fursell, Stewjard Delegate. SIU ORGANIZES SHIPS OF DESERT! Perhaps it would be exaggerating to say that the SIU actually is organizing the camels—ships of the desert—but at least we can say that the brilliance of the SIU now hangs over the pyramids. The chap at upper left is Seafarer Joseph Pilutis. OS, who recent­ ly returned from a trip to India, Ceylon and Egypt aboard the Andrew Jackson. The montage was made during his appoint­ ment in Sahara. NMU 'EXPERT' GETS UNEXPECTED SIU ANSWERS Dear Editor: I have been a member of the SIU for quite a long time. It has been by pleasure to watch it's growth from a small group to a well organized and power­ ful marine Union, improving the working conditions of it's mem­ bers and getting better pay for all concerned. While stumbling around on the New York waterfront, .sev­ eral days ago, I ran into a char- acter who professed to know all the angles of "Political Philo­ sophy" and was an expert on Industrial Unionism." After having the usual rounds of drinks in several South Street gin mills, our discussion drifted into the pros and cons of Unionism and politics. Having already sized up this character as a phony from the beginning, I decided to be a good listener for a while, and did I get an earful of pure bull . . . You know what! According to his line, the NMU is a first class, rank-and-file in­ dustrial union. Now get this: "The NMU is democratically run FOR THE BENEFIT OF IT'S MEMBERS." Well, Pal—I mean. Dear Editor—^I guess I must still be a little off my box, for that is what this poor crackpot did to me when he made this crack. It really gave me a shock from which I have not fully recoverd as yet. It became necessary at this point to swallow the remainder of a drink, and douse myself with another before I fainted. I re­ minded him that democratic rank-and-file Unions were run "BY THE MEMBERS" and "NOT FOR THE MEMBERS BY THE OFFICIALS," such as is the custorfc of the NMU officialdom. Well, believe it or not, yours truly was immediately treated to another drink by this NMUer. I guess it surprised him so to find someone who didn't immediately swallow the old "commie line" that it also knocked him off his feet. With another drink in­ side of me, I really got warm and you would have thought that the old time soap box was back in full swing. I pointed out that the NMU did not organize on an industrial ba­ sis, that they allowed the MCS and the MFOWW to ship the Stewards Dept. and the Black Gang, and that further they made no attempt to organize other workers in the maritime indus­ try into one Industrial Union. I also reminded him that President Joe Curran openly declared that the NMU was run by a gang of commie racketeers, and unless the rank-and-file did something about it the NMU was in great danger of being destroyed. The drinks began to come slow­ er after this declaration, so I de­ cided it would be a damned good idea to point out to this bewild­ ered wick the advantages of be­ longing to a REAL RANK-ANDFILE SEAMEN'S UNION such as the SIU. and how it was run. I mentioned the fact that the of­ ficials of our Union were nom­ inated in the branches and were elected by referendum ballot, and pointed out to him that this was not so in the NMU, where all of the officials are elected at the socalled convention. I also pointed out that these conventions were composed mainly of commie stooges who go through the mo­ tions of okaying those proposed by the commie machine, and not allowing shose proposed by the rank-and-file even to be men­ tioned, let alone be elected. Another character approached our table, and had a whispered conversation with this boy won­ der on Industrial Unionism. He was probably the local GPU agent, and led him away before he became contaminated by good, .sound SrU common sense. J. Greenhaw HERE'S ANSWER TO SOBERSIDED SEAFARING SOTS Dear Editor: Enclosed are some excerpts from a letter 1 received from my broth­ er in St. Paul, which I think will be of interest to the Seafarers who take pride in their drinking, and haven't fallen for this talk of Alcoholics Anonymous, which thinks all seamen should stand around like sober little saints. My brother Muir writes that he is working as a roofer now, and probably will fall off a roof some payday and break his drunken neck. He says he hopes, if this happens, he will wake up in a drunkard's heaven, where: "There are river of beer, gin springs, artesian wells full of whiskey, lakds of rum. When it rains it will rain brandy. When you milk a cow you'll get 200 proof alcohol (Grade A, Raw). "There will be a liquor store every other door, with brew­ eries in between. Sidewalks will be made of felt, slot ma­ chines in the street with whis­ key jackpots; juke boxes that play when you stick an empty beer bottle in them. There will be streams of wine run­ ning down the gutter. "When it rains, it rains cham­ pagne. "There will be a Polish fun­ eral every hour. When you go into a restaurant the menu will have: wheaties and whis­ key, coffee made of finest beer, steak smothered in wine, pie a la rum, barbecued pork in stright rye, champagne ice cream. Southern style fried chicken with corn whiskey and gin gravy. "The only law in the coun­ try would be: any person caught sober between 6 a. m. and 5:60 a. m. will be deported at once. "There would be a town hall where the drunks all could meet every day and tell each other of the nightmares they had the night before, with cases of whiskey for the prize winners, "There would a school to teach bartenders to mix drinks, the University of Bourbon, and Log -A' Rhythms THANKS, UNCLE SAM! By Mrs. W. L. Knowlton In memory of my son. Carl A. Bennett, who went down with his ship in 1942. We are the men of the Merchant Marine; We are the men who sailed the ships; We took the guns to the battle scene; We sailed them through the tidal rips. We are the men of the Merchant Marine. Now there's a stamp to honor our name, A stamp with the shape of a Liberty ship Proclaiming to all in the future the fame Of seamen who sailed on the final trip. We are the dead, sailing on just the same. Now, Uncle Sam, from the seas where we lie We give our thanks; from the deeps of the green We hope in our hearts that no other men die Sailing the ships of the Mer­ chant Marine. For we, too, sail on with the Merchant Marine. Dear Editor: I wish to submit this short poem to be published in the Seafarers Log. I am a volunteer worker here in the Marine Hos­ pital at Galveston, Texas. I take the Logs to merchant mariners here every week and turn in their names to the Union. The Agent here knows me quite well, for I have been doing this work since I lost my son on the Alcoa Pilgrim on May 27, 1942, in the Caribbean. This poem is dedi­ cated to the memory of my son. Yours for service to the Mer­ chant Marine. Mrs. W. L. Knowllon BROTHER FINDS USS CLUB THAT IS 'REALLY FINE' Old Port School of Rye for Boys. "We'd have a circus, such as Hiram Walker, Bourbon and Sherry combine. Music fur­ nished by Tommy Sot and his Whiskey Jug Band. There would be Ginny Rum Lee, the fan dancer, who uses beer bot­ tles for fans. "There would be doctors io check on your nerves. If you weren't nervous enough, they would put you on a diet o£ straight whiskey until you got Dear Editor: In recent editions of the Log I have read many comments on various USS Clubs. I wish to call your attention to a very fine one that I have been to not long ago. I am referring to the USS Club in the Carol Hotel in New Orleans. I am sure that all of you who have been there will agrge with me. Edwin Schenkman well (delirious). You'd use beer labels and stoppers to pay him." "D. T. Delirious." Well, Brothers, there you have it. My brother may irot get to heaven, but the sobersided sons of guns who write to the Log won't ever get ot his heaven. "• Eric Ivey Upchurch / �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 10. 1948 JOffN STEVENS ON WAY TO BONEYARD NEW AIR SERVICE OFFERS PLANES FOR CHARTER TO SIU Dear Editor; We, of the Willis Air Service Inc., can offer the members of your Union air transportation to any and all parts of the United States. In no time at all, after hitting the beach, the follows can be on their way home in a DC-3 at a price that is within theii means, First, allow me to introduce th^ Willis Air Service, Inc., to yc!u and your men. We are an all veterans organization from the President on down to the mechanics. Each member holds an equal amount of shares, there­ by making it his own company. It all started when a group of pilots in the Pacific made their dreams into a reality. Immedi­ ately upon arrival in the States, steps were undertaken to incor­ porate the members. This was accomplished in October of 1945. These three pictures made by Seafarer Ernie Murphy. Sec­ ond Mate aboard the John Ste­ vens, show graphically why the old Liberty is headed for the boneyard. She has been rammed nine times since she was launched in 1941, the last time in Bolivar Roads off Galveston on February 13, after she was loaded and ready to go to Rotterdam. Coincidentally. she was the thirteenth Liberty to hit the harbor. Brother Mur­ phy reports that the tripcarders aboard her had their lifejackets on second after she was hit and were hollering for lifeboats! In a harbor, yet. 11 Priests Praise Delegate And Crew Dear Editor: Operations began in December and since that time we have flown throughout the United States, Nassau and Puerto Rico. Our immediate future calls for regular operating contract flights to Cuba and South America. We operated a fleet of Douglas DC-3s with veteran pilots and mechanics. Our qualifications for pilots are as follows: They must have 3000 hours of multi-engine time, plus a C. A. A. Green In­ strument rating, which is the highest qualification possible to obtain. Under the C. A. A. regulations bur Chai'ter prohibits scheduling regular flights, which is the only restriction on passenger traffic. However, by calling us at our New York office, at 130 William St., we can arrange a charter flight to fly you men to your homes. Don't delay—call WOrth 2-7836. Unless you do so, there might not be room for you on our next plane to California or any of the other states. Raymond J. Gambon. Sales & Traffic JOCELYN TRIP, FINEST EVER, BROTHER SAYS Dear Editor: I have just come in off a 10 month and 18 day trip aboard the Henry Jocelyn of the Calmar lines. Our first port of call was Naples, then back lluough the Panama Canal and out ot the Far East. It was one of the finest trips I have ever made, with no real beefs in either the Deck or En­ gine Departments. The Stew­ ards Department, however, had a -300 hour overtime dispute, which was settled at the payoff. But other than the fact that the Chief Engineer threw his weight around a bit, all went well. He will not, by the way, sail SIU again! Among those handling, the pay­ off were Paul Hall, J. P. Shuler, and Tex Suit. Yes sir, it was a very satisfactory trip! Fred L. Pitfman •-ft:. Paga ThirtMm As book members aboard the SS Button Gwinnett, we are sending this letter signed by only the book members. We feel that Bill Thompson, Book No. 18, has all the qualities of a topnotch Union man. He has continually helped all the crew members aboard this ship on any problem thatf arose. Never once did he fail course our Chief Engineer re­ the crew in getting action on the fused to let him be fired at the different matters that arise dur- above request. (Signed) Charles A. Miller, a trip. In our opinion he under­ stands unionism 100 percent and Edward J. Clark, John E. sees to it that everyone receives Hurny, Richard Bairlein. Rob­ a square deal. On sevearl occa­ ert T. Burns, Manuel Polise, sions throughout the trip he Henry Woods, John Faria, straightened out Purcell Powless, Pavils Kronthings for mem­ berg. bers and told the individual YOU CAN GET LOG just what was IN DENMARK PORT, right. Enclosed is a THANKS TO TILLEY letter received Dear Editor: from the priests I would like to tell you and who came from the rest of the SIU Brothers of Italy with us as the trip of the Edward C. Janepassengers. The way to Aarhus, Denmark with a crew not only gave cigarettes, to­ load of coal. A good time was had bacco and razor blades to these by the crew. priests, but donated $76.00 to We had eight days in this port them. and while here I made contact Dear Bill Thompson. with three place to have the Sea­ farers Log mailed to. First is the Ship's Delegate: Regitzs Hotel where you can get As you have been the rep­ resentative of the crew, so we address to you thanks for the Trie P«6C/ gifts we received from your PL6AS€... hands. In these gifts we've seen all the bounty of your heart, as well as your friends'. We will never forget you, because you are the first Americans we have known in our lives, and you have left in our hearts an impression you can never guess. We wish you and all the men our best greetings for Easter, and at the same time we assure a good room and enjoy your stay you that our masses on Easter and pick up a Log and read Sunday shall be celebrated ac­ about all that is going on back Second is the Teater cording to your intention, ask­ home. ing from God the best blessings Cafeen, whei-e you can see a for you, for the Gwinnett's crew good floor show and have that good loking blond on one arm and for all your relatives. (The letter is signed by 11 while you sip beer with the other. The third is the Rico Italian priests.) Restaurant where you can take Regardless of criticism or con­ your blond and really enjoy home demnation by captains or other cooked food and anything you officers Brother Thompson never want to drink. The place isn't a backs down on any argument. clip joint as Mr. Hans Neelsen Even after being fired by our keeps the prices down to suit all Captain in Texas he didn't back seaman. down o r stop fighting for us. Of Earnest B. Tilly. USS NOW SERVES AS COLLECTION AGENCY FOR NMU The Stevens has had many an SIU crew aboard her. At left, a tarp hangs over one gaping hole in her side; center, more beat-up plsLtes, and right, a couple of girders holding her together amidships. COFFEYVILLE CREW LIKES OFFICERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT We, the former crew members of the SS Coffcyville Victory (South Atlantic), wish to express through the Log the sentiments of the entire crew in regard to the militant stand taken by the ship's officers in supporting the crew in their many beefs against the bucko Skipper Ramm and Chief Engineer George Edlund. These two birds are gentlemen of the first water outside of just being no good in general. They opposed the crew members in anything and everything that's good and decent for seamen. The officers we wish to com­ mend are Chief Mate Daniel Dalton. First Assistant; Walter Getherfert, Second Assistant; J. J. Heck, Third Assistant; Jgmes Stacey, and Junior Third Edward Hickock. These men are aU mil­ itant seamen, and hold books in the ranks. We wish them good sailing wherever they may go. Please send a copy of this let­ ter to the MSBA and the MM&P. Delegate Lukban. Chief Stew­ ard; George Belie, Asst. Electri­ cian; Gustave Wirter, Chief Elec­ trician; Reece B. Oliver, Chief Electrician. CREW OF E. G. HALL WARNS MEMBERS ABOUT ENGINEER Dear Editor: The entire crew is hereby going on record to the fact that Mr. Aury Hutchins, Night Engineer on the E. G. Hall, Alcoa, in Searsport, Maine, is strictly a laborhating rabblerouser, and can show no proof of any kind of Union membership. The officers aboard this ship report they have found the En­ gine Gang very faithful and com­ petent in their jobs, in spite of the false tales this Hutchins tried to tell them about certain mem­ bers of this Department. Mr. Aury "Hayseed" Hutchins, seems to think the only way to get along with Union seamen is to threaten them constantly that he will call in the Coast Guard. Print this in the Seafarers Log. so that our membership going in­ to Searsport, Maine will know about this fink in advance and take steps to keep the company from hiring such, no good, in­ competent, non-union help. Signed by 19 crew members .. . /. v-V. ;: Dear Editor: I am writing this little note in reference to the United Seamen's Service, Inc. The only thing I can truthfully say that's good about this outfit is they gave me thi55 .Statinnery I'm writing on. Tonight, I walked into the USS Club and was asked for my last discharge, when it couldn't be furnished, due to leaving it in my room. I asked if my Union book would do the trick and she •said "Yes." My dues were paid up to and including February. She said I couldn't come in because I was behind in dues. I said "What the heck was my union dues to do with going in?" She said that was a union rule! Then I blew my top. I said "That's no rule from the outfit I belong to. You're talking about that phony NMU." I must have been talking pretty loud because a crowd had gathsred. I told them I would write my Union and bring public and Union attention to this matter. I gave her hell for about three minutes. Well, ansrway, to make a long story short, I must have sounded very convincing for when I walked out, about half -the pleace cleared out. Here is some dirt about the NMU. I belonged to that outfit in 1943. After a short trip to England, I was sent my induc­ tion papers. I immediately brought them to the hall on 17th Street and was told they were very sorry they couldn't help me. He said "We have too many men in the union to bother with one man." Very much disgusted, I ripped up my book and threw it in his face, and told him what he could do with it. I served six and a half months in the Army and was told "It was a mistake drafting me," and if I wanted a discharge I could get one, providing I go back to sea. And that I did. I am in San Pedro now and the only boat that can be had in this port is the ferry, to and from Terminal Island. Stay clear of this port, brothers. So long now. Frank (Cookie) Chiaia CREW OF GORRIE THINKS SKIPPER IS REALLY TOPS Dear Editor: We, the entire crew of the SS John Gorrie of the South At­ lantic Steamship Co., wish to ex­ press oin- deepest thanks, and highest praise for the outstand­ ing Skipper of this vessel. — Harry Cavalier knows what the word crew means, because he himself came up the hard way, through the foc'sle. Maybe some of the oldtimers remember him. <!: as a AB on the old Waterman, scow, Yaka. He was a member of the SIU until I94I when he re­ tired his book when he became Master. Crew of Ihe SS J<^ Gorrie �THE Pag© Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 10. 1946 Analysis Of The Strike Wave BROTHER RAISES OLD QUESTION OF SHIPPING RIGHTS OF TRIPCARDS Dear MR. Editor; I'm calling you MR. because it scsms that I have no right whatsoever to call you BROTHER. They call me a Trip Card Member down at the Union Hall. I joined the Seafarers International Union on January 10, 1946, on that same day I got my first ship, it was anchored at Norfolk, Va. The only reason I got that ship was because the book mem­ bers thought it was too far to travel down to Norfolk to get a ship, so, I, being a trip card member and being my first ship, took the job as an Ordinary Seaman on that ship. Out at sea I learned all about this Union, and a little bit about the other Unions (Maritime), and from what I learned and - - from what I found out myself, I found out that the SIU is a swell Union, it's more than that, it's a DAMN good Union. It's Democratic as all hell and it has no equal, yes, IT'S ALL TRUE. I signed off that ship. The Ida Straus, Miss. Lines in New Orleans on the 19 of March, 46, I got home on the 24th, I reg­ istered the 26 of March at the Union Hall, and as of this date and other date to come I WILL STILL BE WAITING FOR A SHIP. Up 'till April 23, I had $25 paid on my trip card, on that day I paid an additional $26 in assessments and dues. As of April 23, my trip card is ALL paid up. So, that day, I exchanged my old trip card registration card for a new one, I lost my registration date of March 26 for a card with the date, April 23 stamped on it along with a shipping number, No. 1294, when I paid that money and got a shipping number, I thought I had a better chance of shipping out, but nope, that shipping merely gave me priority over other trip cards shipping in my raing as Ordinai'y Seaman, Now what the HELL good does tha do me when I haven't seen one trip card shipped out as OS during the time that I have attended the hourly calls down at the Union Hall. I swear to God, I've ben down to that Hall so many times in the past month that I feel as if I live there. Today, April 26, I went to the information window down at the Union Hall and asked Johnny Johnston what the deal was on that shipping card with 1294 stamped on it and TC 15565, written on it. He said that gives me priority over trip cards and that book members still have first choice. He also said, "You're only a TRIP CARD member, you don't belong to the SIU until you get your book." Tliat really makes me mad, I paid a total of 51 bucks to the Union and one donation to the Log. If I'm not in the damned Union, WHY THE HELL AM I PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR? Just to enter the Union Hall and be al­ lowed to look at the names of the ships on the board? WHY can't I get a ship, I guess because I paid $51 to a Union that doesn't even exist? I ask you again WHY can't I get a ship? I have nothing against the Union, I want you to understand, except that stinking damned system you have on shipping trip card members. The Union as a whole is a DAMNED good one, I have no doubts, about that. I'm not going to ask you to print this in the Log, because I know you wouldn't do it anyway. Sincerely, Anthony J. Dllrbano p'-—- Dear Sir and Brother: This is with reference to your status as a tripcard member of this Union. It is regrettable that you feel as though the Union has done nothing for you and although I cannot quite agree with you, I certainly understand your viewpoint. You must remember that the Union and its actions are made primarily for the protec­ tion of the Union members. It is my opinion, however, that the set-up regarding tripcard men will be changed in the near future because of such beefs as yours. Next time you are down the Hall, why not drop in and present your beef in person and I am quite sure some of these points can be explained to you. Fraternally yours. The Editor. CUT life'• II-- AND RUN (Contimmd from Page 11) cooks food as poetically and humorously as he writes, he'll have plenty of sailors beach­ combing the South American coast with him . . . • « * That was Bosun O'Sullivan having a loud nautical cony^fsation with Kenny Marston last week . . . We would like to tell Martin O'Connor, who just came back after organiging the W. Whipple, that James Pren- Slim, is in town and shipping out! . . . • * * It's good to see the shape of dergast, nicknamed Chicago Paddy Walsh after his recent trip and we hope that Paddy don't keep on looking so sad about something. After all, Paddy Han­ son, who just came out of the hospital last week with his everloving pipe and a wish for a cup of coffee, always carries a smile with him. Perhaps he keeps re­ membering those good old times when he was young and fast? . . . In the years following the of the workers and evidenced the out on strike on January 15, over strikes of the 1936-1937 period, type of solidarity that caused 80% of the electrical production the United States passed through capitalists and politicians to be­ of the nation was tied up. an era during which few labor- come frantic. In Stamford, Con­ An interesting sidelight on management agreements were necticut, and Bloomfield, New the whole situation was thrown reached without government aid Jersey, both communities, includ­ by the upsurge of independent or interference. Both labor and ing thq public officials, gave unions. The National Federa­ management looked to the gov­ whole-hearted support to thestriktion of Telephone Workers, with ernment for leadership. Few ers. This was duplicated in prac­ over 250,000 members, has had unions took any action which tically eyery town and city in sporadic work stoppages to en­ was not appealed to the govern­ which a strike was taking place. force its demands for a 30% in­ ment for mediation. MAINTAIN PRICES crease in wages, and negotiations In the latest crisis, the Tru­ The third and most significant were only recently successfully man Administration has failed advance was in the argument, completed. to provide the leadership which advanced by the Oil Workers and COMMIE POLITICS labor and capital have come to the Auto Workers, that industry The communists, of course, expect, and from that seems to could raise wages without in­ have played a role in all the.se stem the breakdown in labor creasing prices. The UAW, un­ disputes. Concurrent with the management relations. der the leadership of Walter end of the war and the change of This dependence on govern­ Reuther, went even further. The Soviet foreign policy, the com­ ment help made for an era of union took the position that abil­ munists started a militant effort union politicians, not union lead­ ity to pay was an integral part to eradicate the bad impression ers. When the war drew to a of collective bargaining, and that they had made during the war close, these officials had to pro­ labor wanted "to make progress years. vide leadership, or stand the with the community and not at The first blow was struck in chance of being replaced by more the expense of the community." the removal of Earl Browder who militant men. In spite of the phony company symbolized connivance with the TAKE-HOME DROP position that the UAW's request capitalists. Following this, they Of course, the entire strike for a look at the books (to es­ fomented many wildcat strikes wave does not stem from this tablish ability to pay) was really in unions which v/ere unprepared cause. Some of the origins lie a step towards socialism, many to take action, and in general in the economic upheavals that thinking Americans agreed with carried out disruptive practises. accompanied the end of the war. the union, and a fact-finding Some of the strikes were to­ The cut-back in production, and board, appointed by the Presi­ tally political and were aimed at the resultant decrease in take dent, also took the same position. giving the Soviet Union a free home pay, made the worker eager The UAW strike could have hand on the European continent. for any action that would help been settled much quicker had On one occasion they settled a him to earn more money. the union been willing to accept strike in order to discredit the The comparatively high wages the wage increase asked for with­ Auto Workers. This took place of the war period had left their out limiting the company's right when the electrical workers of mark on American workmen and to raise prices on finished goods. the General Motors Corporation they wanted to know why indus­ WAGES ONLY came to terms with the company try could not utilize them fully The steel strike, on the other for an I8V2C increase when the during peace, as they had been hand, concerned itself solely with stated demands of the UEW was used during war. the question of wage increases for I9V2C, the same as the de­ The factors that created the and tacitly gave industry the right mands of the UAW. This settle­ strikes were three-fold. First, to raise prices as much as the ment was characterized by the the cut in hours of work and market could stand. Consequent­ GM-UAW negotiating committee the resultant decrease in over­ ly, although the Steel Workers as a rank betrayal of the Gen­ time and take home pay. Sec­ were as deserving of more money eral Motors strikers and of the ond, unemployment and the pros­ as any part of the labor move­ UE membership. pects that the situation might be- ment, public support was not as LITTLE INFLUENCE com.e even more widespread and solidly behind them as it was I far-reaching. Third, the fact that behind the Oil Workers and the On the whole, however, the technological improvements had Auto Workers. communist party has had little tended to make a certain percen­ In the cases of both the steel influence on the militant poli­ tage of workers unnecessary. and auto strikes, Henry Kaiser cies of the unions. It has These, coupled with the Ad­ was the first to break the solid attempted to capitalize on the ministration's failure to take the capitalist front. Two days before situation, but they have had lit­ initiative in conciliation and in the steel strike started, he signed tle success in recruiting new cushioning the shock of recon­ with the union for a wage in­ members in the labor movement. version touched off the closest crease of I8V2C as suggested by The communist collaboration with thing to a general strike that the the President's fact finding board, the employers during the war United States has ever known. and during the GM-UAW nego­ does not lead workers into be­ tiations, he signed with the Auto lieving that the communists can BEEFS GREW The voluntary no-strike pledge Workers for the same type of give effective leadership to the working class during the turbu­ which labor gave during the war wage increase. lent period of reconversion. The electrical workers conflict made it impossible for the unions Especially noteworthy was the to handle grievances expeditiously was the most violent and hard and at war's end, many locals fought of all the major work stop­ defeat the communists encoun­ The union successfully tered in the UAW elections in At­ had hundreds of grievances piled pages. up which clamored for attention. mobilized public support, but lantic City. Here Walter Reuther, The strikes, as conducted dur­ even so, anti-picketing injunc­ an outspoken foe of communist ing this period, set a new pat­ tions were handed down, and influence in trade unions, was tern. There was little attempt, violence marked the attempts of elected as president, in the face by employers, to break the strikes the company to instigate back-to- of all-oui communist support of the incumbent, R. J. Thomas. by violent methods. Except in work movements. When the United Electrical Workers went The conflicts which have taken the electrical field and at the place have caused great appre­ Yale and Towne Company in hension. Strikes are the indica­ Stamford, the picketing was of tion of a defeat m the economic peaceful nature. system. The knowledge that we Labor and management knew face a major depression justifies that labor was strong enough to the attempt of labor to consoli­ close the plants, and both sat date its position for the coming around the conference table to struggle. battle the issues there and in the Unless we learn as a nation, public press. Labor had definite­ how full employment can be ly come into its own, and was guaranteed to those who wish to being dealt with accordingly. work, we face chaos and worse. Another fact which proved that Only militant unionism has labor was a force to be reckoned shown the ability and willingness with was the way most communi­ to solve the 'problems of unem­ ties supported the strikers and ployment and exploitation. were not taken in by the phony you*? SlU Plhl — back-to-work movements and The responsibility for full emtue BAtee OF A n&wnG other labor baiting tactics which plo3mient and prosperity must UNION ... UNION ! employers have used from time be shared by labor, capital, and government. immemorial. In communities clear across the Up to now, only labor has vol­ nation, people rallied to the side unteered to carry its full shhre. Make Isthmian SIU! �Friday, May 10, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG r- MONEY DUE Edward M. Rydon, Bernard Rooseberg and Nigel Stoneberg. Call at the Baltimore branch of­ fice and see Johnny Hatgimisios regarding transportation vouchers from the Smith and Johnson Co., which are being held for you. sion of 550 extra meals, payable at the Waterman office. 4 i 4. SS SEA STURGIS Frank Ross, SUP messman has 19 hours of overtime payable at the Waterman office. Billy Butler, SUP messman. % All your overtime records have SS ROBERT G. INGERSOLL been checked and you have re­ J. Martinez. You have a divi­ ceived all money due, you. NORFOLK BOSTON R. Ferreira, $5.00; R. B. Jester, $2.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATION P. E. Powell, $2.00; F, G. VanDusen, S. White, $1.00. Total—$1.00. $2.00; E. D, Jenkins, $2.00; R. C. Beahm, $2.00; L. L. Cason, $2.00; S. E, NEW YORK Shepheard, $2.00; W. A. BiKham, $2.00; SS CARLE EYE S. C. Pruett, $2.00; R. L. Mudd, $2.00; Paul L. Blair, $1.00; B. H. Scott, G. Hernandey, $2.00; E. A. Reid, $2.00; O, M. May, $2.00; R. W. Anderson, $2.00; Ira Williams, Jr., $2.00; L, Mineur, $1,00; R. Dillon, $1.00; W. R. Buck, $2.00; W. M. Leech, $2.00. P. S. Morris, $2.00; H. E. Nesbit, $2.00; H. Nettelbladt, $2.00; SS Cable $2.00; T. C. Milton, $2.00. Total—$41,00 Eye, $10.00; C. Stephens, $2.00; D. Mentzes, $2.00; D, Davenport, $2.00. Total—$27.00. PHILADELPHIA O. McLean, $1.00; J. Mncey, $2.00; J. Cragg, $6.00; W. Hoover, $2.00; L. Hubbell, $2.00; J. Tuck, $2.00; W, Shoaf, (Crew of Port Christina) $11.00; H. Thurman, $1.00; J. Green, $20.00; Paul F. Fritz, $1.00; H. Kecanda, $2.00; W. Hollansworth, $5.00; J. Krauskopf, $2.00; H. Rasmussen, $1.00; T. Hol­ land, $2.00; J. Graham, $2.00; W. Pow­ ers, $1.00; H. Hastings, $1.00; O. Fraisser, $2.00; R. Horn, $2.00; K. Kohn, 10.00; W. Kohn, (Crew of SS Tonto) 16.00 B. Hall, $2.00; C. Garza, $3.00; A. Green, $1.00, Total—$IOU.UO. NEW ORLEANS ..T. J. Lewis, $10.00; Crew of SS Coastal Herald, $8.00; Crew of SS Peter Zanger, $17.00; Crew of SS Brazil Vic­ tory, $21.00. Total—$S6.00. JACKSONVILLE SS JOHN GALLUP C. p. Blankenship, $2.00; A. P. Smith, $2.00; G, M. Williams. $2.00; R. Kuntz, $2.00; C. Taylor, $2.00; W. A, Belcher, $3.00; G. Dawis, $2.00; H. C. Rembliss, $3.00; A. Patten. $3.00; H. B. Patterson, $2.00; H. Terrell. $2.00; J. Martin. $3.00; J. W. Reeves, $2.00; L. R- fadea.u, $2.00; V. E. V. DTndia. $3.00; J. Kirk, $1.00; J. Messick. $2.00; J, O, Messick, $5.00; H, L. Hostrodt. $2.00; F. B. Rosenbaum, $1.00; J. S. Chamona. $2.00; H. Davis. $5.00; D. G. Socenson. $2.00; J. L. Hunt, $3,00; J. W. Davis. $2.00, Total—$62.00. SS JOHN GORRIE W, A. Adamson. $2.00; J, V. Sim­ mons. $.1.00; S. Mosakowski. $5.00; G. Mather, $2.00; J, J. Mallon. $5.00; H. Junge, $2,00; J. Chiorra. $3.00; Fox, $2.00; D. E. Mclntyre. $2.00; Lindsay, $2.00; J. Abrams. $2.00; Grezgocwski, $2.00; J. Luvanos, $5.00; H. E. Schmidt. $5.00; W. Easmont, $2.00; O. L. Kirkland. $1.00; W. E. Dirlam. $5,00; A. J, LaNoco, $1.00; F, Luzziettl, $1,00; W. F, Barth, $2.00; A. W, Rummil, $2.00: A. Strherolini. $2.00; I. Toran, $2.00; J. Redden. $2.00. To­ tal—$60.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATION W. D. Crawford, $5.00. Total—$5.00. :x SS J. LOW G. E. Monroe, $5.00: M. J. Dambrowski, $2.00; Henry Chenel, $5.00; Joseph Boutin, $2.00; Franklin Wood, $1.00; John Zadakis, $2.00; M. C. Edward, $2.00; Aud L. Mclntyre, $1.00; M. A. Robinson, $3.00; Joseph E. Senneville, $2.00; L. K. Helie, $1.0Q; H. H. Power, $3.00; B. A. Ashwansky, $2.00; M. D. Tsokas, $2.00; R. E. Crowley, $2.00; T. Mastaler, $2.00; R. J. Gonthier, $2.00; N. D. Parsons, $2.00; Arthur J. Dutour, $2.00; Edward Babbitt, $2.00; Joseph T. L. Dupere, $3.00; Thomas Dineen, $2.00. Total—$50.00. SS AIKEN VICTORY A. Allie, $1.00. Total—$1.00. SS FROSTBURG VICTORY E. Snyder, $1.00; C. J. Leger, $1.00; J. A. Rascik, $1.00; K. Korneliusen, $2.00; B. Lesselroth, $1.00; E. Barron, $1.00; J. Figg, $2.00; G. Jensen, $1.00; G. Pepry, $1.00; D. J. Dennis, $1.00; C. Ciatras, $1.00; D. Ciccone, $1.00; R. Morrow, $1.00; D. R. Nicholson, $1.00; J. L. Swann, $1.00; P. A. Crecca, $1.00; C. Hardwick, $2.00; A. G. Diaz, $2.00; J. Stombough, $2.00; J. G, Alses, $1.00; W. A. Brown, $2.00; John SS R. M. PEARSON B. B. Tippins, $4.00; G. Guiseppe, Schaefer, $2.00; E. Malkiewicz, $1.00; $3.00; M. Raddin, $3.00; D. Laner, $2.00; L. P. Doleac, $2.00; Thomas Stewart, G. L. Sheppard, $2.00; A. W. Salter, $2.00; J. Podesta, $2.00; R. Kidd, $1.00. Jr., $4.00; L. G. Warren, $5.00; W, L. Total—$37.00. Skippard, $2.00; J. G. Daley, $1.00; R. SS MADOKET DeLaeacquutaux. $2.00; A. G, Howe, J. M. Nelson, $1.00; M. Lopez, $2.00; $4.00; 3. D. Laney, $1.00; C. J. 11111, A. DelVoIle, $2.00; B. McKee, $2.00, $.1.00; S. J, Towson, $1.00; G. Stout, J. Keesley, $2.00; C. Wright, $2.00; $2.00; C. B. Mltchan, $1.0,0; C. W. Gar­ B. Turk, $1 00; J. Hall, $2.00; E. Sigon, rison, $2.00; E. Veal, Jr., $2.00. Total $2.00; J. M. Harris, $2.00. Total—$18.00. —$42.00, E. Glassford, $2.00; G. Peterson, $2.00; J. Walker, $2.00; R. Prolazick, SS WM. BREWSTER $3.00; D. L. Beck, $2.00; A. Wm. Pac J, K, Gatlin, $20.00; Joe B. Holden, key, $2.00; L. Kubik, $2.00; D. F. $1.00; John D. McDaniel, $1.00; Charles Walters, $3.00; R. Geiszler, $3.00; H. E. L. Blackburn, $1.00; C. R. Lane, $1.00; Murphy, $2.00; W. J. Miller, $2.00; A. Wm. S. Baum, $1.00; R. C. Tate, $1.00; J. Coogan, $3.00; A. Dans, $2.00; A. R. M. Tate. $1.00; R. L, Hughes, $1.00; E. Majewski, $5.00. Total—$35.00. J. Story, $1.00; E, O, Gates, $1.00; W. SS COLABEE T. StricUlin. $1.00; j, E, Burreh $1.00; J. Rocco, $1.00; J. Petkac, $1.00; H. Thomas McPherson, $1.00; Madison Total—$3.00. Blount, $1.00; Rob Ferguson, $2.00; Schwartz, $1.00. John Spruill, $1.00; Hamilton Dailoy, SS RICKETTES $1.00; E. O. Johnson, $1.00; J. L. WalJames Mele, $2.00; J. Distefano, $2.00; lace, $1.00; Thomas Dennis, $1.00, Total G. Passaretti, $2.00; SS Rickettes, $2.00. —$4.1.00. Total—$8.00. SS ALGIC P. Cretello, $2.00; C. Dawson, $2.00; W. Stewart, $2.00; R, E, Brower, $2,00; A. K. • Jockel, $2.00; H, Lichtenstein, $2.00; L, R. Kramer, $1.00; E. J, Leslie, $2.00; John Vatland, $1.00; E, S. Schroeder, $1.00: H. Strackhan, $1.00; L. H. Barsh, $1,00; P. R. Dahlor, $1.00; H. X. Mcz, $2.00; A. V, Steele, $1.00; M. Wright, $2.00; R, L, Harrell, $2.00; J. C, Tarklngton, $1.00; R, N, French, $1.00; L. W, Peppett, $2.00; R, E. Lansdell, $2.00. Total—$33,00. I# ~ '•lii SS ROBERT M. T. HUNTER The below named can collect at South Atlantic office. New York. E. F. Potts, 5 hrs.; D. A. Natsch, 5 hrs.; W. R. Hynes, 3 hrs.; H. Kowalski, 4 hrs.; B. Viano, 3 hrs.; J. Cnagey, 2 hrs. 4 4 4 BEN GORDY Your transportation for the trip you paid off by mutual consent in Charleston can be gotten from Bull Line, 115 Broad Street, New York City. SS GREELEY VICTORY J. Demuth, $1.00; Robert Wreden, $1.00; Charles Gansis, $1.00; John Alstatt, $1.00; Edward Lewis, $1.00; John Walz, $1.00; Henri Hillion, $1.00; Isadore Flaherty, $1.00; R. D. Donahoe, $1.0;; Joseph Guerrino, $1.00; Gil­ bert Isnor, $1.00; Frederick Ghiotto, $1.00; Augustu Leitc, $1.00; A, J. Wright, $1.00; O. Silva, $1.00; Thomas A. Chatfield, $1.00; Fred Yauch, $1.00; A. J. Brewster, $1.00; Sherwin Gorowsky, $1.00; Domenic Taglieri, $1.00; Rober A. Therrien, $1.00; L. R. Girard, $1.00; A. A. Erdmann, $1.00; Leo C. Tuttle, $1.00; Wm. McNulty, $1.00; Total—$27.00. Melvin Tuttle, $1.00. Page Fifteen PERSONALS SlU HALLS ANTHONY SILES Get in touch with Anthony Gniewpowski, R. 702 Indiana Ave., Glassport, Pa. 4 4 4 DEAN E. HORMEL Get in touch with Attorney Richard M. Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, New York City, regard­ ing your claim against the SS Wiliam Pepper, 4 4 4 ALPHONSE LANDRY Your claim has been settled and you are requested to contact your lawyer, Silas B. Axtell, 15 Moore Street, New York City; 4 4 4 RAYMOND GUIDRY Contact your mother in New Orleans at once, 4 4 4 HAROLD PHILLIPS Please get in touch with Miss Mary W, K, Miller, St, James Apts., 530 N. Charles St,, Bal­ timore 1, Md. 4 4 4 HOWARD L. WING A settlement is waiting for you. Contact Richard M. Can­ tor at 51 Chambers St,, N, Y. C., immediately. NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHII AnFI.PHTA NORFOLK CHARLESTON NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R. GALVESTON 2-8448 TAMPA 1809-1S11 Franklin St. M-1323 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St Phone S-irSig PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON 44S Austin Ava. Fhonct 28532 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 RICHMOND, CaUL SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE PORTLAND WILMINGTON HONOLULU BUFFALO CHICAGO CLEVELAND DETROIT DULUTH VICTORIA, B. C VANCOUVER SS SKAGWAY VICTORY John Hane, $2.00; Abdon Sylvera, $1.00; Robert W. Randle, $2.00; C. H. Graham, $2.00; Charles DeLoch, $2.00; Sebastian Corregal, $2.00; Omar F. Col­ lins, $2.00; M. Dodge, $2.00; J. L. Jones. $1.00; W. T. Horsfall, $1.00; D. W. Hartwig, $2.00; L. Linion, $2.00; C. N. Walker, $2.00; D. D. Roberts, $3.00. Total—$26.00. 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave. Uberly 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 9 South 7th St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 68 Society St, Phone 3-3680 339 Chartrea St Canal 3336 220 East Bay St 3-172ft 7 St. Michael St 2-1754 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 305 22nd St. 257 Sth .St 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 111 W. Bumside St 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 16 Merchant St 10 Exchange St Cleveland 7391 24 W. Superior Ave.. Superior 5173 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 1038 Third St Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St Melrose 4110 602 Boughton St 144 W. Hastings St NOTICE! R. Myers, Second Cook on Buntline Hitch: Patrolman Colls has $75.00 for you from Mike and Johnny. 4 4 4 SS ALEX STEVENS The following men of the crew C. Lowe, $1.00; K. J. Rasna, $2.00; of the SS Plattsburg, to whom N. Brothers, $1.00; C. Murello, $1.00; E. Naulty, $1.00; L. Sou-sa. $1.00; J. Steward William Kaszubaski owes M. Lodford, $5.00; F. Torres, $1.00; D. money, are requested to call at C. Blalock, $2.00; Waiter Taylor, $2.00; room 646 Times Square Hotel, O. Stuart, $2.00; G. J. Wanka, $2.00; 43rd and Eighth Ave,, NYC.: Jules Barbarin, $1.00. Total—$22.00. j Joe Bolsalvotti, Ralph Russo, SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY I R. L. Davis, $1.00; H. F. Justice, Barton Troutman, Bill Wingo, $1.00; A. D. Filiberto, $1.00; R. H. Buell Davison, Andries Rodri­ Sinclair, $1.00; J. C. Hoban, $10.00; guez. Guy Walter, $2.00; C. R. Craig, $2.00; K. R. Weddington, $2.00; B. J. Espy, $2.00; Robert Tharp, $2.00; Einar Blakstad, $2.00; Morris E. Southard, $2.00; J. Buckley, $2.00: Allen F., Williams, $2.00; C. W. Fouchey, $2.00; T. B. Black, $1.00; E. L. Stakebake, $2.00; Berrim .Walker,^ $2.00; Vincent R. Valen­ tino, $1.00; R. M. David, $2.00; R. W. Hoglund, $2.00; R. E. Entsminger, $2.00;. Julian Lewis, $1.00; Gerald Lemmage, $2.00; P. Richter, $2.00; James T. Klette, $2.00; A. Aubin, $2.00; John A. Russell, $2.00; R. M. Douglas, $2.00; J. A. Nickerson, $1.00; David H. Nel­ son, $1.00; Ed. Boikland, $10.00; G. M. Gigantelli, $2.00; C. Moonan, $1.00; S. Meyer, $1.00; W. Stoveland, $2.00. Total—$77.00. SS R. HUNTER T. Thompson, $1.00; J. W. Ryan, $2.00; W. Haynes, $1.00; B. Vi^no, $2.00; S. Smrynski, $2.00; D. Higgins, $2.00; C. B. Bregg, $2.00; H. Kowal­ ski, $2.00; L. Alvar, $1.00; R. F. Van Bennel, $1.00; C. E. Hargroves, $2.00; J. R. Gnagey, $1.00; D. A. Natsch, SS F. H. HASSLER J. B. Harrison, $1.00; W. T. Frank­ $2.00; N. Toskce, $1.00; K. Scheprelin, $2.00; D. J. Monteleone, $1.00; F. beck, $2.00; K. S. Fornes, $1.00. Total R. Raiford, $1.00; R. Persinger, $1.00; —$25.00. G. P. Raeburn, $1.00; L. C. McNair, SS SHICKSHINNY $1.00; G. D. Mumford, $1.00; P. C. James Nolan, $1.00; R. J. Kipp, $3.00; Pearson, $1.00; L, M, Voliva, $1.00; R. Khrly, $2.00; V. Acabeo, $2.00; C. Gayler, $1.00; M. Swain, $1.00; P. Guerra, $2.00; George Karajsz, $2.00; E. A. Boyd, $1.00; E. J. Boyd, $1.00; C. Hosleta, $2.00; H. Ptibnl, $2.00; R. S. L. Brown, $1.00; B. Elotz, $1.00; Heffley, $2.00; J. D'Agostino, $2.00; P. S. Plesnarskl, $1.00; R. Butler, $1.00; M. Dashukie, $2.00: S. Mank, $2.00; S. Salagio, $1.00; E, C. Bell, $1,00. J. Robles, $2,00: W. Kehrwiedor, $2.00: L. Fitch, $2.00; A. Lotzgesell, $2,00; Total—$21,00. E. Bevan, $12.00; V. Dominquez, $2.00.; A. Melendez, $2.00; C. Hancock, $2.00; G. Kourkounakis, $2.00. Total—$52.00. SS OTIS HALL J. M. Lord, $2.00: J. Flynn, $2.00; R. Casale, $3.00; F. Dotti, $2.00; G, C, Crautt, $2.00; R. W. Gienier, $2.00; J. J. Connell, $2.00; L. L. Dixon, $2.00; F. Thomas, $3.00; W. Flemming, $2.00; L. -Strong, $2.00; E. Rockwood, $2.00; R. B. Frazier, $2.00; R. D. Bryant $1.00; F. J. Morrissez, $3.00; J. Savio, $2.00; J. R. Martin, $2.00; C. D. Conte, $2.00; J. E. Radigon, $17.00; T. Gard­ ner, $2.00; H. U. Hansen, $2.00; SS Otis Hall, $4.00. Total—-$63.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Robert Urioste, $1.00; Leonard Widelock, $1.00; V. Puetvaro, $2.00; George Krause, 50c; J. Troast, $1.00; E. IL. Yates, $1.00; Albert Dufner, $1.00; W. R. Morris, Jr., $2.00; T. F. Maher, $2.00; H. H. Johnson, $2.00. Total—$13.50. John Pope, $1.00; O. Uusmann, $1.00'; Mohamed Halm, $1.00; S. Roman, $1.00; Rafael Vazquez, $1.00; Albert H. Stt-, mac, $1.00; R. Hampson, $1.00; Thomaa Boland, $1.00; Stephen Mangold, $1.00; F. Misakavicz, $1.00; Rudolph Michaiek, $1.00; E. Laychak, 50c: R. Nortbjt>p, $2.00; Clifford E. Headrick, 5Go; Pedro Morales, $1.00; F. A, Edyvean, $1.06; George Elot, $2.50; A. A. John^dil, $1.00; Walter Almond, 50c; B. Percello, 50c; Charles Englesma, $1.(ML Total—$21SO. GRAND TOTAL—$968.00. 3.1 �77 T H E SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen Bosun Dominic Di Sei, volun­ teer ships organizer aboard the Eastpoint, reported a successful two-and-a-half months trip to Tenerife, Dakar, Monrovia, Luanda, Lobito, Matari, Takarati, and return. At the completion, the boys all had a bellyful of West Africa. Unlike a number of other Isth­ mian ships, the Eastpoint was for­ tunate in having a good comple­ ment of officers skippered by Captain Fitzsimmons. According to the crew, the Skipper was good on draws with the men able to gel their cabbage on short notice. "LINE" CROSSING Twenty men, including the Chief Engineer, had never been across the Equator before, so it was necessary to give them the works on the trip down. Initia­ tion ceremonies were conducted by the Bosun acting as Father Neptune and, traditionally, the gang all had the day off. Need­ less to say, they all had a good time, including the initiates. After docking at New York's Pier 45, North River, upon her return, the Ea.st.point. wa.s con­ tacted by the NMU's hired watertaxi. They came out to see that the boys received the latest prop­ aganda, and asked for an NMUer, AB Bozarra. For some unknown reason, probably because he knew how pro-SIU the Eastpoint was, this individual declined to show himself. CLEAN PAYOFF Standing right near the Bosun when the launch hailed their ship and asked for him, he still stayed in the background and refused to poke his nose out. The crew all got a kick out of his Yehudi act, and razzed him unmercifully. All overtime in the Deck and Stewards Departments was okay­ ed at the payoff with only one Friday. May 10, 1946 ISTHMIAN'S EASTPOINT VICTORY The Eastpoint Victory Is SiU By 70 Percent Continuing the pattern set by the overwhelming majority of ' Isthmian crews, seamen aboard the Eastpoint Victory recently voted in New York approximate­ ly 70 percent for the Seafarers and with a few doubtful votes which could bring the SIU per­ centage even higher. /X beef being raised in the Engine Dept. All in all, it was an ex­ ceptionally clean payoff for Isth­ mian, due in part, of course, to the shipshape ^manner in which the men kept their overtime sheets a la SIU, and to the fact that they got overtime they were entitled to. Bosun Di Sei intends to re­ main on the Eastpoint, because he realizes that, though the vot­ ing over on his ship, only part of the job of organizing Isthmian is accomplished. After the elec­ tion comes the bargainin.g nego­ tiations for a contract, and ne­ gotiations are only as strong as the men behind you. So these men are going to keep their ship strong until they have a signed contract with the Isth­ Here's another Isthmian ship which went strongly for the Seafarers in the voting held in New mian Lines as proof of their York recently. Frustrated in his attempts to get aboard, the photographer was forced to grab this militant strength and solidarity. picture from the stern of another ship docked ahead of the Eastpoint. Lend A Heiping Hand Crew Cleans Up Gabriel Franchere-Twice To Build Overseas Distributien Of Leg Dropping in to the Log office the other day, ships organizer SHE WENT 87 PERCENT FOR SIU The question, "Why can't we Arthur Hayston of the Isthmian get copies of the Log in foreign Line ship, Gabriel Franchere, ports," is irequently asked the Log staff. The problem certain­ gave us the story on how the ly exists, due to the closing of crew cleaned up that ship on the APO and FPO services, but with recently concluded voyage— the cooperation of the member­ twice. Once was when the crew ship a solution can be reached. members, following the lead of The first step in aiding in the the other Isthmian ships, voted world-wide distribution of the for the Seafarers by approxi­ Log is to put the paper aboard all Seafarers' ships. On arrival in a mately 87 percent while docked foreign port, these copies should at Mobile, Alabama. be taken ashore and left in ginThe first time, according to m.ills, cabarets, clubs, and other Hayston, was when the crew gathering places. found the ship in a filthy condi­ Another is to notify the Log tion upon going aboard. Several office of places in foreign ports men went to see the Captain, where seamen gather. Bundles complaining about the matresses of the Log can be sent to those and the general condition of the spots, and they will thus be ship. As a result, new matt.»-esses available to incoming seamen. for the entire crew were secured. After a week of hard work on the As one member put it, "The Here's part of the crew on Isthmian's Gabriel Franchere which part of everyone, the ship was in voted 87 percent for the Seafarers when she voted at Mobile recently. Log is our paper—let's make it fairly good condition with all of the best-read and most-widely Front (reading from the left); A. Hayston, ships organizer, R. Parent. the foc'sles spick and span. distributed union paper in the Turkettle, and J. Hamsen. Middle row: B. Sincroff, F. Valesek, L. world." GOOD TRIP Larson, J. Wade, E. Stcinach. Rear: W. McNutt, N. Phillips, J. Bur» We can do it—if every Sea­ "We had a good trip," declared gess, G. Rate, J. Collier, and D. Krenzenski. farer cooperates. Hayston, "although t;;e skipper. Captain Axtman, was quite strict. In fact, after we called a meet­ ened to charge us with mutiny if MONTGOMERY CITY CREW ing at sea, the Skipper threat- we held any more meetings. But, that didn't bother us too much." NMU Hints At Isthmian Defeat lost, six are in the doubtful col­ (Continued from Page I) couple of doubtful votes were es- umn, and the balance of 50 ships tunated, with the balance going range from 51 percent to 100 per­ cent -for the SIU. to the opposition. This vessel had been pointed - In the face of these outstanding out by NMU organizers as one odds, the NMU has done an about of their strong ships. face from the extreme confidence Completion of the balloting on they were s'nouting from the the Hoard made a grand total rooftops a couple of months ago, of 58 Isthmian ships which have to the present excuse-making already voted, or almost two- policy as displayed in the NMU thirds of the entire fleet. Four Pilot. more ships are due in port within The following is a direct .quote the next few days, so the total from the Pilot of May 3rd: "The not voted is rapidly dimishing, Isthmian Company has been and another couple of months feverishly conspiring with the should see the complete fleet, in­ SIU to steal the election from the Union." cluding stragglers, all voted. The score, with 58 ships com­ Another quote: "Isthmian has pleted, still gives the SIU a vote hired directly from SIU halls for in the neighborhood of 75 per-' months ... but no matter how cent of the total number of bal­ the results of the election stack lots. In terms of ships, only two up . . . fight company-SIU col­ of the 58 have definitely been lusion!" About three days out of Gal­ veston,. Hayston said that one of the crew members sustained an accident. He was unable to work with a badly injured shoulder, and, later, examination showed that he had compound fractures in two places. * As far as Hayston knew, this man received no medical atten­ tion other than superficial care. Further action is expected in his case. When we asked Hayston what condition the Franchere was in now, at the conclusion of her trip, he asserted that she looked perfect as far as cleanliness and conditions were concerned. The Captain was so pleased that he Snapped while aboard their ship, these Isthmian seamen of the wanted the entire crew to sign on again. However, most of them Montgomery City are proud of the fact that their ship voted 65 per­ had other ideas, and wanted to cent in favor of the Seafarers when she was voted while docked at Philadelphia, head for home. ... - Vpi � 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 May 10, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 19 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: KYSKA SEAMAN DIES; SHIPMATE SAY CAPTAIN COULD HAVE SAVED HIM SIU BACKS AFL ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN LUNDEBERG TO TALK FOR U.S. SEAMEN AT ILO NMU CHALLENGES VOTE ON HOARD; MOVE SEEN ADMISSION OF DEFEAT BOSTON SIU FISHERMEN LOCK-OUT CALLED CONSPIRACY TO KILL UNION UNITY SMOKESCREEN U.S. SHIPOWNERS MADE ENORMOUS PROFITS THROUGH CHARTER HIRE L.A. TANKER CHANGES NAME MEBA ONLY TO OBSERVE AT 'UNITY' CONVENTION BRIDGES TOPS CURRAN IN FIRST BID FOR POWER AT 'UNITY' CONVENTION MFOW WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL IN ISTHMIAN FLEET ELECTION NMU LITERATURE MAKES GULLS SICK SHIP'S ENGINEERS RECRUITED FOR CP COAL BARONS TRY TO STARVE MINERS SHIPS TIE UP IN PORT SAVANNAH BOSTON STAGGERS THROUGH A VERY HECTIC WEEK PORT BALTIMORE STILL HIMING SOCIAL LIFE ONLY, IN PHILLY ISLANDS RUN BOOMS NEW ORLEANS GT. LAKES SHIPS LAYING UP JACKSONVILLE HAS BEST SHIPPING IN EIGHT YEARS NMUERS STILL COMING TO SIU SEAFARERS' WATERFRONT ACTION WINNING OVER NMU'S DECEPTION HERE IS THE ISTHMIAN FLEET--WHICH IS VOTING FOR THE SEAFARERS JACKSON'S BUSINESS: MONKEYS SEAFARERS VISIT PARISIAN FAMILY THAT PROTECTED KIN FROM NAZIS CREW HOISTS STEWARD'S TC ON CAPE PILLAR JUICY DISCUSSION IS HELD ABOARD THE SS WARRIOR ANALYSIS OF THE STRIKE WAVE BROTHER RAISES OLD QUESTION OF SHIPPING RIGHTS OF TRIPCARDS THE EASTPOINT VICTORY IS SIU BY 70 PERCENT CREW CLEANS UP GABRIEL FRANCHERE - TWICE LEND A HELPING HAND TO BUILD OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION OF LOG Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/10/1946 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/cbcf74779e855ad9ca88f2691523096b.PDF acbebe5792da52a0bdabd663ed50f20d PDF Text Text SlU Canadian District Fulfiiiing Contracts With New Operators I, , Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. XI NEW YORK. N. Y., TUESDAY, MAY 10. 1949 No. 17 By the end of last week, the SIU, Canadian District, had manned more than half the 100-odd ships of Canada^s east coast merchant fleet, and was fulfilling to the letter the contract it signed with the Canadian shipowners federation late in March. Meanwhile, close to 1,500 former members of the communist-led Canadian Seamen's Union had left their communist leaders and joined the SIU, confident that from now on they would get real trade representation and protection unmixed with Canadian Situation To all communists and fellow-travelers: The SIU Canadian District signed a contract covering the deep sea ships operating from ports in Eeastern Can­ ada. The SIU Canadian Dis­ trict is sailing those ships. Moreover, the SIU Canadian District will continue to sail . those ships, despite the phony efforts of the communist leaders of the Canadian Sea­ men's Union to stop the SIU through their so-called strike —which was not called until after the SIU signed the contract. The lies and distor­ tions of the reds will not turn the pro-SIU tide. The SIU is in Canada to stay. To all A&G crews: The SIU. Atlantic & Gulf District, has gone on record to support the Canadian Dis­ trict. The members of the A&G District will continue to support their Canadian Brothers as long as that sup­ port is needed. Contact every Canadian ship you meet. If you find an SIU crew aboard, tell them you are behind them 100 percent. If you find a CSU crew, bring them around to the SIU viewpoint. OS Finds 19 'Objections' To SiU Cortification NEW YORK—The Cities Serv­ charges that "alleged personnel ice Company is making a des­ did not receive sufficient ad­ perate, elevrath-hour attempt to vance, notice of the elections, that halt certification of the SIU At­ "no valid list of employees lantic and Gulf District as collec­ eligible to vote was utilized" by tive bargaining agent for the un­ the Board, that ,the company licensed personnel of its tanker was not given a "reasonable op­ portunity to attend and challenge fleet. ineligible voters," that "voting . After the National Labor Rela­ was conducted in inappropriate tions Board announced, on April place," and that "aliens were al­ 15, that the SIU had received 89 lowed to cast ballots." percent of the votes in the elec­ tion conducted aboard nine of TECHNICALITIES the company's vessels, company The company's objection to the attorneys filed a voluminous polling of aliens was made des­ document listing 19 objections pite the fact that Cities Service "to the conduct of the election hires men without respect to and to conduct affecting the re­ their origin. sults of the election." Under NLRB procedure, the OLD STUFF company had a period of five Virtually all of the objections days after announcement of elec­ allege that the conduct of the tion results to file objections. It election by the NLRB was "oth­ came through, as expected on the erwise arbitrary, capricious, fifth day. illegal and void." The Company has never failed The company's arguments to take advantage of any tech­ against the election are pretty nicality in an effort to forestall much the same as those fre­ he day when it personnel could quently, but futilely, presented freely exercise their choice of a by its attorneys when they bargaining agent. sought to block the balloting. Even after every attempt to Specifically, the petition prevent the election from taking place ended in defeat, the com­ pany continued to employ stall­ ing and obstructive tactics. When the NLRB announced that the election would begin, the company refused to cooper­ ate at every turn. In fact, it ac­ tively sought to snarl the pro- Stay Aboard Ship All pro-Union men aboard Cities Service Oil Company ships are urged to remain on their vessels until they win the protection of an SIU contract. The company is making every effort to re­ place men with known prounion leanings. The over­ whelming NLRB election vic­ tory brings nearer the day when Cities Service seamen can throw off the yoke of company domination. Stay on the ships until the fight is won. cedure by refusing to allow the men to ballot aboard the ships. NLRB officials were forced to conduct the poll at dockside points away from company prop­ erty. communist party politics. As a consequence, the CSU's phony, five-week old "strike" against the SlU-contracted ships was rapidly petering out, and the CSU itself was a dying or­ ganization. However, the CSU's' commun­ ist hatchetmen, desperately try­ ing to keep some kind of hold in Canada's eastern ports, not­ ably strategic Halifax, continued their campaign of vilification and terrorism against the SIU.' COMMIES RAVE The communist press, including the Canadian Tribune in Mon­ treal, the Daily Worker in New York and the Daily Worker in London,raved wildly in support of the CSU's phony attempt to oust the SIU and regain the ships it lost through communist maneuvering. But the commie campaign, based on lies and distortion, was proving fruitless. The International Transportworkers Federation, to whose leaders the CSU's communist of­ ficials had directed a plea for help, flatly refused to give any support. The ITF's decision was made at ITF headquarters in London, and released in Ottawa by J. E. McGuire, Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and a mem­ ber of the ITF's executive Coun­ cil. MISREPRESENTED The phony strike called by the CSU's leaders was put over on thfi CSU rank-and-file without a secret strike vote, and the al­ leged issues were thoroughly misrepresented. The strike was not called until after the SIU signed its agreement. The CSU, which had a con­ tract for the ships last year, be­ gan negotiating for a new agree­ ment in October. When the union and the com­ panies failed to agree, the dis­ pute was handed to a three-man Board of Conciliation, one of whose members was the handpicked representative of the CSU officials. INVESTIGATION Ships whose crews balloted in the election are the Archers Hope, Bents Fort, Bradford Is­ land, Fort Hoskins, Lone Jack, Royal Oak, Salem Maritime and Winter Hill. PHONY ISSUES The regional office of the When this Board unanimously NLRB is investigating the objec­ agreed to a contract, it was ex­ tions submitted by the company. pected that the CSU would ac­ Upon completion of the study, cept it, and the CSU rank and the board will forward a report, file have given ample proof along with the company objec­ since that they would have ac­ tions, to the national office of the cepted it had they known the NLRB in Washington for review truth about it. and a final ruling. However, their communist of­ If the objections ai-e over­ ficials rejected it, claiming false­ ruled, the NLRB will issue the ly that the agreement called for order duly certifying the SIU a 25 percent wage cut and loss of as collective bargaining agent for the Hiring Hall. the Cities Service fleet of This rejection of the Concilia­ tankers. tion Board proposals had the The Union already holds one effect of eliminating the CSU, certification by virtue of its over­ which never had been certified whelming victory "last year on on the ships, from the field—unthq company's first six ships. (CoHthmed on Page 3) �jfege Two T:H E SEAFARERS LOG Tuesday, May 10, 1949 SEAFAMERS Published Three Times a Month by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONA^. UNION OF NORTH AMERICA . Atlantic and Gulf District ! • * Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At n Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. . 267 Keen Competition The cut-rate shipping business must be looking up. Panama and Honduras have acquired a, partner, in- tl^e seamy racket of registering ships under their flags so that greedy owners can avoid taxes, engineering standards and union crews. The partner is San Marino^. Sure, there's such a country. It's up a mountain and is surrounded on all sides by Italy. It has 3 8 square miles in which the 14,000 inhabitants jump up and down on grapes and milk cows. The only water flows down the luountain in a couple of trout streams. The midget state is listed as a republic and a communist government was recently voted into power. Apparently, the 14,000 San Marensians are tired of the simple, mountain life, They want to branch out. They want a merchant marine. They want it so badly that they don't cape, how they get it. They want it fast—perhaps, to. get ahead of Liberia, Pakistan or Lower Slobdovia in the-race for a fast buck. So far there has been no rush to San Marino's bargain counter. If one starts, the International Transport workers F.ederation may make the San Marensians prefer the mountain- to the sea. There's Still Time ARTHUR AVANTIS T. LEE For three days last week, labor-backed forces in the JAMES LAFFIN House of Representatives fought a running. battle against L. KAY a numerically superior coalition of anti-labor Democrats ft ft ft BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. and Republicans in an effort to knock the. Taft-Hartley G. BEKKEN ' ' layr off the books. Shortly after the legislative fight got R. SOUZA under way, it appeared that the reactionary elements had C. HANDERSON the situation well in hand. But when the smoke cleared, R. SIGLER things stood exactly as they were before the. fight began. M. M. COTLER F. KORVATIN ; W. SATTERFIELD * ' [i Hartley law and substituted a modified Wagnen Act. The»e;a^B ib^ UnioyvBrotbers currently in the me,tinevhp«>itals. H. MILLIRON L. -McMILLIAN-. i organized labor was backing this measure- Bjut thiCi rajft^ «<s. .reporJe4 by-the Port lAgente. ThM^ Bnotbees iind.rtime-h^ngingi P. DOUGHERTYv of'anti-labor Congressmen who escaped the House-cleaning heavily oiv Iheia--hands.. Do whBt.;yow.can;, to chees.:them-:^up by G. CARROLL 1 in the, elections of last fall came up with the Wood bil!, writing them. W. CONNORS J. J. O'NEILL ~ : a monstrosity which the AFL had denounced as. "evciv V. DACO NEPONSBT: HOSPITAL worse than the Taft-Hartley law." ft. ft ft,^ ; C. P. ALVARES R. A. BLAKE U. S,. NAVY HOSPITAL M. J. LUCAS While the battle raged over the Wood Bill, a com­ L. BALLESTERO LONG BEAPIL. CALXF. H. F. BEEKER promise in the form of the Sims bill was offered, and J. S. CAMPBELL V. E; GROVES J. O. ROLING ' V. W. CHESNER. defeated. Q. O. MILLAN WM. L. PARKSOn Tuesday, the House voted on the Wood bill and J. T. EDWARDS F, CHRISTNER W. H. MILLISON I. H. FRENCH adi>Pited-it by; a vote of -217 to 203. Things - looked bad, E. FERRER A. J. JANELLO MOBILE MARINE HOSPITAL but the labor minded members of the House didn't give V. JIMINEZ A._J. HOWARD N. VRYDENBERGER J, C. STEELE ft ft ft up. The following day—after all-night maneuvers by both J. T. KEMPT NEW ORLEANS HOSP; J. B. BERRIER sides to swing votes—the House moved to recommit the K. G. LUNDBERG J. BUCKELEW C. L. MOATS PETE SADAWSm. Wood bill. When the tally was announced the anti-labor E, JARRETT ;• WM. R. GARDNER W. SEARS forces were stunned. ft ft ft., , E. MASSEY H. SELBY The results showed the Wood bill had been defeapedj J. SILLAK J. DENNIS MOBILE HOSPITAL . 212 to 209, thanks to a last-minute switch by 10 Q. TULLROTZ J..B(.BBBBIBR LANDRY L. TORRES' Democrats. Er G. HIGGASONELLARD T; WA-DSWORTH J. P. BUCKELEM But from the shape of things it appeared that anti- G. WOODS N. R. CARMAZZI TOMMIE WILKINS labor people in the'House still had enough votes to beat F. ZESIGER. WM. N. PRICE ERNEST JAR'^TT I off the Lesinski bill; Representative Lesinski said he felt JPHN DAVIS 4. 4, ft ft ft- ft .' that any new; measure would have to be along the lines STATEN ISLAND • HOSPITAL J. Fv MENDOZA, SAVANNAH HOSPITAL I MeAVOY of the Sims bill, which is a strongly modified Thomas-.- J. TURNER C. BUTLER KENNY C. W. GOODWIN: Lesinski bill. G. LASS EUGENE SAUNDERS, J. A. MARCOUX W. STEWART Hope for repeal of Taft-Hartley still exists, how­ T. M, BROWN w. MCDONALD , L. G COLE ever. The Senate is expected to consider the Thornas- . D. HERON GEO,.W. MEANEY WYGHE 1 S. C, ORTEGA Lesinski bill very soon. A battle is likely there too. And M. LACO JR. ft ft ft , < CHAS. BROWH since- many of the legislators are, probably on the fence, R. A. BARRETTGALVESTON HOSPITAL C. LOCIGNO MEEHANnow is "the right time for Seafarers to write to their W. J. D. JACKSON ' W. J. MAHONEY C. ELLZEY • Senators and tell them to repeal Taft-Hartley and enact M. J. OLSON L. R. WILLIAMSON j J. DICKINSON the Thomas-Lesinski bill. J. HAVERTY'. D. P. GELINAS V. LAWERENCE ^en Nom ln ne Matme^ Uospitak Ill i1 �Tuesday, May 10, 1049 T BE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three CSU Seamen Show Preference For SlU P" {Continued from Page 1) * IN NEW HALIFAX HALL less it could hold on by main Strength. At this point, the SIU, whose representatives had many friends among the CSU rank and file, signed the agreement and de­ clared itself ready and able to man the ships. The communist leadership of the CSU called their alleged Strike, only to discover that their members were joining the SIU With an eye on Panamanian uated on the slopes of Mount in droves and sailing the ships and Honduran profits, the little Titano, near Rimini, in Italy. under SIU contract. San Marino's bid for some of republic of San Marino is open­ Events of the past month have ing up another escape hatch for the spurious ship transfers is ship operators seeking to evade contained in a circular recently shown that the CSU rank and taxes, currency regulations, in­ issued by Otto Danielson of 5, file had long been anxious to spection services and wages in Ny Todbodgade, Copenhagen, get out from under their com­ force in legitimate maritime na­ who bears the euphemistic title munist officials. In fact, com­ of "General Commissioner in tions. munist goon squads had to pull some of the men off the ships The latest addition to the bar­ Maritime Questions for the State to give the strike a semblance gain counter "maritime" nations of San Marino." He "offers to" arrange the of reality. anxious to make a fast buck transfer—from any flag—of , ves­ FALSE ISSUES doesn't have a seaport anywhere sels of any size, any type and in its 38 square miles of terri­ On other ships, communist agi­ any age to San Marino registry. tory. tators, by inventing false issues, The advantages offered, says the managed to whip up enthusiasm Halifax Port Agent Roy La Pierre (left) tmd Dave Joyce, The tiny nation, whose 14,000 circular, are these: enough to get the men to strike. Secretary-Treasurer of the SIU Canadian District, celebrate inhabitants recently elected a 1. No changes necessary in the They even induced men to opening of new Hall in Halifax on April 25 with smiles and Communist Government, is sit- present management, crews, or strike in foreign ports by telling a handshake. officers. •> •, them that they' faced pay cuts of 2. No restrictions. 40 dollars a month, which was 3. No state taxes. a lie. "Commissioner" Danielson says SIU Canadian District spokes­ that the cost of transferring a man denounced the actions in ship of 3,425 tons to the San foreign ports as deliberate irre­ Marino register is about $2,662.50. sponsibility on the part of the He breaks it down this way: CSU leaders. $100 for establishment of the Many of the ships illegally company; another, $100 .for juri­ tied up abroad have already been dical assistance; $l,'7i2.50 for a manned by SIU Canadian crews, registration fee, .based'- on 50 and the SIU Canadian District cents a ton; $400 for." registration has announced repeatedly that of bill of sale,- ahd ;'.$350 for it stands ready to many any registration of the company. Contracted ship no matter where The ship, doesn't even have to it lies. have a bottom' to fly the flag of Meanwhile, the crews who San Marino. Struck overseas are already real­ Business men who are inter­ izing that they placed themselves ested should get out their moun­ in serious legal difficulties by tain boots and start climbing their actions. The fines and the Mount Titano. When you get jail sentences both in Canada to the top, just holler for the end abroad have been piling up. Shipping Commissar! In a series of nightly broad­ How far San Marino will get casts over radio station CJCH in its attempt to muscle in on in Halifax, spokesmen for the the lucrative racket, of Panama Slli Canadian District pointed and Honduras is as yet uncerBiBlliiiiiPi out that the communist leaders tain. • Of the CSU must have been However, the International Communisl leaders of the Canadian Seamen's Union said the SlU Canadian District couldn't more interested in disrupting Transportworkers Federation open a Hall in Halifax. However, the Hall opened on schedule and more than 200 Halifax and destroying the merchant ma­ seamen, many of them ex-members of the CSU, applied for SIU membership and registered for may have something to say rine than in advancing the wel­ about all three chiselers. jobs in the first two weeks. ' . fare of Canadian seamen. SCHEME EXPOSED their 1948 contract, backing down The communists literally had after threatening to strike. ho strategy to win, as their mem­ Settling on the West Coast bers discovered after they had basis would mean acceptance of Mr. Shea served there during made to understand that there Raymond A. Shea, United been hoodwinked into striking. the Conciliation Board's propos­ the war and postwar years when were such things as mitigating States Shipping Commissioner The SIU spokesmen stressed als, against which the members more American flag merchant circumstances. for the Port of New York, whose the fact that, the CSU commun­ of the CSU have thought they Among those representatives deep understanding of seamen's ships sailed in and out of port ist leaders had neglected to line were striking. problems won him wide-spread than at any time in the nation's of seamen who came in contact up the kind of backing that sea­ In other words, five weeks on respect, died May 3 of a heart history. with Mr. Shea, it was generally men should have for a success­ strike was just a joke the CSU agreed that he had soundly in­ ailment at the home of his sis­ HAD HUMAN TOUCH ful action on the waterfront. leaders were pulling. This didn't ter, Mrs. H. M. Tovar, in Brook­ fluenced the thinking of many They did not line up the long­ sit very well with the CSU lyn. He was 54 years old. During Mr. Shea's tenure as hard-headed Skippers in their shoremen, the teamsters, the rank and file when it was re­ Commissioner, a new concept treatment of the men who sailedA veteran of "World War I, railway workers or the ships' vealed the other day. of the human aspects of the mer­ under them. ) Shea began his career in the Officers. Moreover, they triad to chant marine developed. REAL GOAL ANTAGONISMS FADED Shipping Commission in 1921 as Strike with no money in their In sharp cSntrast to his preIt was obvious to SIU observ­ a clerk in the New Orleans of­ Because of the many wise de­ treasury. decessoi', who was a stern dis­ cisions made by Mr. Shea, there They had constantly milked ers that the communists real fice. ciplinarian of the old school, Mr. their members through special aim was impairment of the Mar­ He was transferred to the Shea recognized that many of resulted a sharp reduction in the iBSsessments and "donations which shall Plan and the Atlantic Pact, New York bffice ih 1922 ahd, the old statutes severely penaliz­ antagonisms between the bridge disappeared in thin air. And af­ and the creation of an unemploy­ after serving as deputy and ing seamen for minor offenses and the foc'sle. "When it became known on the ter they started their present ment situation which would be chief deputy, was appointed wei-e obsolete. phony beef, they proved them­ fertile ground for the sowing of Commissioner for the port in As a result, loggings became New York waterfront that Mr. 1944. selves ready to sell their mem^ communist propaganda. fewer. Men who missed ships Shea had died, all sections of the The appearance of the SIU bership out on a moment's no­ were no longer deprived of pay industry paid their respects to Canadian District scotched the tice. for the full voyage, when it was "a fine public servant." •commie scheme. In the fifth week After -claiming that the Con­ evident that their actions were Surviving besides Mrs. Tovar, of their phony "strike," honare a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth ciliation Board's contract propos­ not intentional. communist CSU men, completely "Vam Esslestein; two other sis­ al meant a wage cut and loss of Mr. Shea made it quite clear If you don'l find linen ters, Mrs. Eleanor McKee and fed up with their leaders, were the hiring hall, they suddenly that it was his function to see when you go aboard your Mrs. Catherine McAvinchy, and joining the SIU and lining up in that justice was administered in said, in effect, that they would ship, notify the Hall at once. three brothers, Joseph, William all matters within his jurisdic­ settle on the basis of their West the SIU Hall in Montreal and the A telegram from Le Havre or and Cornelous Shea. new SIU Hall' in Halifax for Singapore won't do you any Coast agreement. tion. Mr. Shea was buried last Sat­ Skippers who - previously had On the West Coast, where they jobs. good. It's your bed and you been prone to invoke maximum urday in his home town of have 19 ships to the SIU Can- And there were jobs on the have to lie in it. . ! penalties for all offenses were Brielle, N. J. iadian District's 31, they renewed board. iSliilB LandlotkedSan Marino Pats Her Bid In For Fast Maritime Buck Seamen Mourn Passing Of Raymond Shea AHENTION! . �THE SEAFARERS Page Four Shipping Is Fair in New York But it's Nothing to Brag About LOG SIU SUPPORTS FOOD WORKERS* DRIVE Tuesday, May 10, 1949 San Juan Awaits Shipping By L. CRADDOCK By JOE ALGINA SAN JUAN—It's been several NEW YORK —We're holding previous trip, not a month later weeks since this port reported our heads above water, and when another petty reason came the happenings down here in the that's about all. Shipping con­ along. The Electrician stayed Islands, so here's an attempt to tinues to hold its own, which aboard the ship. bring the situation up to date. is nothing to brag about in this We handled another beef this port, considering the tempo. week which might be of inter­ We've been busy getting to Anyway, here's the way things est to the membership. When know the many Seafarers who shaped up during the past ten the Steel Apprentice came in sail out of this port, and learn­ days. ing the ropes of contacting the this week we found that, when many ships spread around in the We paid off the Steel Appren­ the vessel had left port three ports of the Island. tice, Steel Admiral and Queens months ago, a FWT had piled off Victory, Isthmian; Colabee, Am­ five days before the ship sailed. In addition, we've been giving erican-Hawaiian; Cornelia, Su­ the Hall a general house celanThe Chief 'Engineer, instead zanne, Beatrice and Jean, Bull; of calling the Hall for another ing. A little sougee action and' Seatrain New, Jersey; Carruth, man put the Engine Cadet in the paint have made a big differ­ Trans-Fuel; John B. Waterman; FWT job and the ship sailed. ence in the appearance of the Gadsden, American Eastern, and place. This week we took the beef Sanford B. Dole, Metro Petro­ to the company and laid it on At the moment shipping is leum. slow, but we expect a pick up the table. The Engineer could The Gadsden is going to lay- have had a FWT if he had called, within a few days. The Inez, up for ten days, and then go the Hall, so the wages of one one of the Bull Line's newly In New Orleans, where the AFL Retail t^lerks and Meat purchased ships, arrived here back into the heavy lift trade to FWT were due. Cutters unions are conducting a joint organizing campaign, this week with a fine Turkey. The Dole is expected crew After a look at the facts the members of the SIU's local branch have been playing a tradi­ to lay up indefinitely. aboard. company admitted that the tional role. Seafarers have been marching side by side with The sign-ons, a pitiful handful, wages were due the man and their AFL brothers in the drive to extend the benefits'- of WAITING numbered but four: James Gillis, union contracts to unorganized workers. In photo above, bearded Smith & Johnson; Steel Admiral We're looking for the day Seafarer Hurley is joined on picketline by International Or­ and Steel Apprentice, Isthmian, when the Puerto Rico, formerly ganizer Crowell of the Meat Cutters union. and the Hastings, Waterman. the Borinquen, puts its nose in Other than this quartet we han­ these waters. She's going to be dled several vessels here ina sweet looking job when the transit, each calling for a man reconversion job is completed. or two. Brother J. N. Smyly, injured in On one of the in-transits, the an accident aboard the Wild DeSoto, an Electrician was fired Ranger, is in the hospital here By EARL SHEPPARD for being four minutes late in and expects to be laid up for six reporting back to the ship. NEW ORLEANS—The drive of of North American, is conducting to eight weeks. All of his friends are urged to drop him . a We thought that was a pretty the American Federation of a successful and vigorous strike line and make his lay-up period petty reason for canning a man Labor's Food Council of New Or­ against the.Capitol Food Stores. more enjoyable. and went down to the ship tp Picketing of this chain con­ Cupid, I understand, has been leans to organize the city's retail square things away. tinues on a daily basis, with Sea- pretty busy in these parts lately. clerks and meat cutters is con- j There we were told the man -farers. marching side by si'de with Two Brothers tied the knot here was fired for being drunk. When with great pains they put up tinuing full scale. their Brother AFL unionists in in recent weeks, much to the we said he looked pretty sober to the money. The Cadet had been This Branch of the SIU is the struggle to wipe out low us, we were told "Oh, we meant paid FWT wages plus overtime, lending every possible means of standard non-union shop condi­ pleasure of all hands. From re­ ports the wedding parties were he was drunk the last trip out." so the company was out an support to the unions involved, tions. Good luck. equal amount of cabbage— in line with our organization's The Seafarers ' is aiding the great successes. WRONG TIME Brothers. roughly a thousand dollars. traditional policy. AFL Food Council because there With that flimsy excuse they The agreement was made that As part of the drive, the AFL are more than 10,000 unorganized tried to boot the man off the the money will be split evenly Food Council, composed of Local retail clerks and butchfers in this ship, but they were set straight. among the entire Engine Depart­ 1608 of the Retail Clerks Inter­ area who badly "need the protec­ If they wanted to can the man ment. That was a voyage with national Association and Local [ tion of union contracts. for being drunk, they should a happy ending—at least for the 407 of the Amalgamated Meat In acknowledgment of the role have done it at the end of the men of the Engine Department. Cutters and Butcher Workmen our members are playing in this By JIMMY SHEEHAN important organizing effort, PHILADELPHIA — Despite a James Suffredge, secretary-treas­ good number of payoffs and inurer of the Food Council, and transit ships, shipping has in­ Patrick Gorman, international sisted on remaining slow in this secretary-treasurer, of the Meat By CAL TANNER displeasure to the Patrolmen, twelve hundred letters. Members port. There were sign-ons, but Cutters Union have sent letters who chewed the dispute with have enlisted their families and MOBILE — The past period's they were few and far between. of appreciation to the SIU. shipping was fair, and the fore­ the Engineers for a couple of friends in the fight, too. The Hall here is taking on a The communication from Gor­ cast is continued fair for the hours and got them to promise , No Congressman wiU be able new look and will be ready for to say he didn't hear from his man commending the SIU for its exhibition soon, the renovation coming week. We had five pay­ to be good boys. However, the crew, not trust­ constituents on this matter. .We "outstanding support" appeared offs and four sign-ons during ing them from their record, re­ sure let them know how we felt in the previous issue of the LOG. process being almost completed. the past week, and expect Wat­ While our job is to see to it Brother Suffredges' letter to that conditions are kept at top erman and Alcoa to send us sev­ fused to sign-on foreign articles, about the Taft-Hartley Act and but agreed to sign coastwise ar­ the Wood bill. the Union said that the New eral ships apiece. ticles, thereby keeping the two Some of the Brothers in the Orleans Branch "has provided leV61 on our contracted ships, we had the opportunity to settle a In addition to these, Waterman officers in check. Mobile Marine Hospital this immeasurable assistance to in­ beef on a Dutch ship this week. is bringing a ship out of the BONEYARD CONGRESS week are A. J. Howard, J. C. sure the ultimate success of this A crowd of Dutch seamen boneyard for operation in the strike." Steele, J. B. Berrier, J. P. Buckecame into the Hall the other Here in the Hall members have Mediterranean. We should have He emphasized the importance day with a beef concerning the something definite on this by the been busy the past week getting lew, E. Jarrett. Also in these parts, riding the of the role of individual Sea­ food aboard, their ships, and we letters and wires off to their first part of next week. The payoffs we handled—all respective Congressmen urging beach, are the following Broth­ farer "in picketing this chain of told them we would do what we of them in good shape—^were thfem to support the Lesinski ers: W. A. Brown, J. Moore, C. stores on a daily basis," and could to fix matters. Bobbins, B. P. McNulty, C. H. added that the Food Council had the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Clai­ Bill. SIU ACTION borne, Waterman; Cavalier, Indicative of *the sweat the Foster, J. Carter, F. Jarocinski, been receiving "a maximum fellows have worked up is the H. Myers, H, Andrews, J. Bus- amount of cooperation" from the Puritan, Alcoa. We got in touch with the Branch. The sign-ons were the Cava­ fact that they sent out over sionett, J. Zoubil, C Tyler. Dutch consul in this port and he Hailing the "splendid and ef­ talked to the ship's Skipper. The lier,- in from a regular passenger fective jobs" of the Seafarers, up-shot of th^ whole matter was "run; Monarch of the Seas, work­ Suffredge said'further: ing the Puerto Rico trade; the that the Captain ordered more "I wish at this time to ex­ stores. Chickasaw running coastwise, press my sincere appreciation to The crewmembers were very and the Noonday, on coastwise Any crewmember found pilfering ship's gear is subject to you for the action your mem­ happy to learn that they were articles now but due to go to charges by the membership of the SIU. bers and local officials have able to walk into our Hall, and Europe. Crews of all SlU-contracted ships are reminded that in taken in behalf of the Food get our help when they needed The Noonday provided us with line with SIU policy, anyone caught walking off a vessel with Council and the retail workers it. We, by the same token, were our only major beef of the week. The crew decided to trim the glad to find that we were able ship's gear, such as linen, food and equipment, is to have of New Orleans. wings of the Chief Engineer and to lend ^ them a hand. Inciden-"Such unity of purpose, as has charges placed against him by the ship's delegates and crew. First Assistant before they had tally the seamen were members been displayed, is destined to The SIU fought too hard for the high quality of equip­ a chance to flap them. guarantee to the workers of this of the Netherlands Seamen's ment and food aboard ships to allow any irresponsible char­ community for the first time the Union, and an affiliate of oui's It seems that these two officers acters to jeopardize the union's gains. Although the amount of had promised the crew that they genuine and tangible benefits of through the ITF. gear disappearing from SIU ships is the lowest in the industry, militant trade unionism. I am would be hard-timed on the out­ I guess that's why we are' pilfering on SIU ships must be wiped out completely. bound leg of the trip. grateful to your organization called an International Union— The crew made known their and your local representatives." we handle everything. New (kktttts Seafarers tfelping Campt^n Of AFL Food COWKU Pliilly Squares Beef For Dutch Seafarers Mobile Foresees Continued Fair Shipping WARNING TO PILFERERS �facoma Calls Cobli Crewmen Credit To SlU WHEN THE DATS WORK IS ENDED 11 i\ fngineers Stili After Jobs Of Electricians By JIMMY PURCELL By WILLIAM McKAY |j'' Page Five TEE SEAFARERS LOG Tuetday. May 10; li4S Since publication of an article waiting for the opin the Jan. 21 issue of the SEA­ portunity to drop' the axe on FARERS LOG exposing the at­ somebody's neck to bolster their tempt by Engineers to muscle in claims that the Electricians are on Electrician's jobs aboard SIU irresponsible. I think it should be pointed ships, things have improved somewhat. I .should like to in­ out at this time that there is a form the membership of my ob­ considerable amount of jealousy servations on this score to date. on the Engineers' part, because For the benefit of those who the Electrician's pay is high and may not recall, or who did not because Electricians work day read the article, this is the nub work, while Engineers, bel6w of it: With things getting a bit First, have to stand watches. tough for the Engineers, they "What leads this writer to be­ lieve that the Engineers haven't set their sights on Electricians' given up their objective is that jobs. several instances have cropped They already have made con­ Claiborne crewmembers Jaines. FWT, and Blythe, MM, siderable progress in this direc­ up, wherein Electricians have been dropped to lower ratings relax in their foc'sle following a day of labor. The Waterman tion aboard NMU-contracted Uni­ and Engineers have taken over ship is currently in the trade between Gulf ports and ted States Lines' vessels, where for the remainder of the voy­ Puerto Rico. they control the majority of El­ ages. ectricians' jobs. STRAIGHT TALK In their campaign, these En­ gineers laid down a steady fire In one case that was brought of criticism at SIU Electricians before the Coast Guard, repre­ as a softening up tactic in the sentatives of your Union stated the issues very simply. Special drive for the jobs. By JIMMY DRAWDY The previous article pointed Services Representative Joe 'VolSAVANNAH—We paid host to out that to effectively counter­ pian and myself pointed out at the Southport up on Charleston act such ambitions, SIU Electri­ the hearing that the Engineers and put a good number of men cians must perform their ship­ involved were never certified as aboard, one of the first real board duties to the letter of the Electricians and had never sailed breaks we've had around here contract, in additipn to cooperat­ in that capacity. in a couple of weeks. Other than ing fully with all hands aboard Therefore, we argued, these the usual routine beefs we ship. men had no practical experience squared her away in short time. as Electricians and operated sole­ EASED UP The in-transit vessels were the ly on theory. In the period since Jan. 21 the Steel King of Jsthmian and the Nevertheless, these hombres Robin Doncaster of Robin, both Engineers have toned down. continued to make it as unpleas­ They've eased up on the hard- ant as possible for every Electri­ of them being in good shape. For next week we have sched­ timing of Electricians, because cian who saUed under them. uled the Southland and the Dor­ of the SIU's repeated warnings It might be of some satisfac­ ^break. These fellows aren't new­ othy; both will payoff and take to the companies and the En­ tion for the readers to know comers to the Order of Barley­ gineers that the practice would that I don't think we'll have any crews. corn Boosters, most of them hav­ Something good must be Other than that short resume have to - stop. They were told more trouble from these particu­ ing been up on the same beef scheduled for tomorrow's din­ of shipping, this port has ,had that if the practice didn't cease, lar Engineers, as they are no before. Anyway, they got what little activity. All of the spring the companies would have to ac­ longer with the company whose • they've been courting a long time. ner. judging by the smile of festivals and flower shows are cept responsibility for any con­ ship was involved. These fellows, and the other Steward H. G. Ridgeway as over. The next big bust around sequences. gashounds, . should realize he types out the menu the This, however, does not mean Nevertheless, it is this writer's that Union members—or, in par­ these parts is Memorial Day. Un­ that the war is over and jobs are scarce. Performing can't be Claiborne crew will scan on til then, we'll take things easy opinion that the Engineers' new ticular, the Electricians—can af­ and let life go. on its merry way. tactic is to play possum. They ford to become lax in living up the morrow. tolerated. to the terms of the contract. Otherwise, the Electricians would be leaving themselves op­ en to the Engineers' sniping. An­ other example of the tactics the possessing magic powers. They not imderstand that temperance very severe opposition. We have Engineers are employing is il­ By "JOSEPH I. FLYNN used it in times of need to help meant, in those days, modera­ to conclude from this that some lustrated by situation I encoun­ A problem is the result of a nature. They strove for a solu­ tion and not abstinence from important human value is in­ tered aboard a ship recently. situation that people have been tion of problems as a unit, they drinking. volved here that makes alcohol SLICK TRICK unsuccessful in dealing with. Al- worried together. While we in It was not until the 18th Cen­ hard to abolish. • coholism is a situation that so­ a complex society are independ­ tury that full realization came On this vessel, the Engineers THE NEW APPROACH cieties of people throughout the ent, our anxieties are individual, that one had to quit altogether, played the Chief Electrician In its infancy is the beginning ages have had to deal with. we worry singly. against the Second Electrician, or or not at all. of a new attack on the problem Some were partially successful, Teutonic tribes drank for in­ vice-versa. As a result, they suc­ Americans always liked to of alcoholism. It's not concerned but the greater proportion were spiration and cementing of clan ceeded in getting the boys to drink, especially in public places. alone with the drinking of al­ unsuccessful. bonds. The same with the Welsh In colonial days taverns were coholic beverages. It holds no fight among themselves, while Drinking has been a part of tribes in the 12th century. There pro or con views toward the to­ the Engineers sat back and en­ almost every society or culture. were no taverns, no inns, no in­ set up near churches, so that joyed the proceedings. Mean­ tal situation. In 3000 BC the Egyptians had dividual drinking. A breakdown thirsty sinners • might be re­ while, they didn't forget to keep It's an educational approach wine presses, and trained mon­ began in the 13th century and freshed. a log of the developments and Today is not by any means backed by psychiatric, psychol­ "n^lect of work." keys to gather the grapes. The mass alcoholism began in the the heaviest drinking era in Am­ ogical, historical, economic and •Eskimos, Australian bushmen, 16th Century. The Engineers' game was quite erican history. In 1864 they sociological research, such as of­ people of Siberia, Polynesia of obvious and I. immediately in­ ALWAYS TROUBLE drank more heavily .(2.71 gal­ fered by Yale, promulgated by the Solomon Islands, Melanesformed all hands as to what they It is not to be surmised that lons per capita) than in any the National Committee and Yale ians—which includes Hawaii and were trying to accomplish. Summer School of Alcoholic Samoa — and nomadiq Indian no problem existed before this other recorded year. All of this proves that vigil- | Studies—this plus the success tribes were about the only early time. Drinking and trouble al­ Temperance organizations dur­ ance is absolutely necessary to of Alcoholic Anonymous. ways went together. The wo­ ing the 19th Century were as peoples without alcohol. avoid the trap that has been set | They endeavor to show people men in the primitive tribes were popular as our YMCAs, Rotary for the Electricians. DIVINE DRAFTS that excessive drinking leads not the first controllers. They hid clubs, American Legion Posts, In the previous LOG article to reward but punishment. To The use of alcphol by the the spears and watered the wine. etc. dealing with this problem, we set up a new stimuli within cer­ primitive man was undoubtedly The Hindus decree death for laid down some suggestions l^RK ERA tain individuals, to teach groups considered a divine gift. It en­ any one making or using alcohol. which, if followed, would pre­ abled^ him to rise above his en­ Early societies recognized the It was the work of temperance to be discriminating in the use vent the Engineers from achiev­ vironment, he forgot sickness, bad as well as the good effects and prohibitionists that, in 1920, of alcoholic beverages and to ing their purpose. It might be famine, cold and tribal wars. of alcohol, and very, carefully passed the Volstead act. But, bring to the public the facts, so well to repeat them: The use of alcohol in religion regulated communal affairs. In­ like all attempts to restrict drink­ they can judge and act for them­ On every SIU ship a Kardex goes away back. But here the dividually intoxication was taboo ing, it did not succeed. We still selves. Megagraph system should be in­ have very fresh in our minds For alcoholism can be called drinker was not doing it nega­ between such affairs. stalled to record the motor data, tively. To these people it was It was in Germany in the the speakeasy era, bootlegging, a habit, a learned thing, and greasing record, brush sizes and a mystical sort of thing, it was 16th Century that the first tem­ racketeers, gangsters, rum-run­ proper knowledge will bring co­ numbers and the location of the operation between all groups of symbolic, a token. perance groups started. There's ners that it brought with it. spare parts box. people that will result in great Not only has the custom of In primitive societies all drink­ a story that the president of the This record will aid the new ing was on a communal or tribal temperance - movement died of drinking b e e. n suocessful i-n gains, in this social problem, by man coming aboard to locate inaugurating a common sense basis. There was no organized chronic alcoholism. terms of sheer survival, but it (Continued on Page 11) supply. They thought of wine as This is humorous, if we should has been successful in the face of practical program of prevention. TACOMA — This past week saw a bit of activity here in the arrival and payoff of the Irvin S. Cobb, South Atlantic. She paid off all hands and took a full jcrew. The paying off crew was a fine bunch of fellows, a real credit to the Union. They Were sober and gave us a clean . payoff. We'll be looking for this crew out this way again. Not so pleasant have been the . 'gashounds and performers that have blossomed forth here as of late. We had to take action against several of them, in order to keep them from tearing the roof off the joint. A few of them, however, thought the membership was cockeyed in its action, and went around get­ ting up petitions attesting to their sterling eharacter. Well, they impressed no one. They had their chance before the trial committee, and I'm sure they were given every possible U-'riU. Shipping Continues Siow In Savannah �Page Six T H E S EAF ARE RS LOG Tucsdayt May IG. 184S SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Union Strength Made US Conditions Tops, SIU Crew Thwarts Illegal Says Veteran Of Decade On British Ships Customs Raid In Venezuela Customs men in the port of La The two Seafarers immediately Guaira, Venezuela, will probably complied, but when they arrived think twice before they raid at the customs house, they were another SlU-manned ship in placed under arrest. This illegal maneuver touched off a full-scale guest of booty. An ill-starred protest, with the vessel's Skip­ expedition aboard the MV Sea per joining crewmembers in Trader last month taught them seeking release of the victims. Lewis, who first went to sea ion, which made little attempt a much-needed lesson. Finally, with the aid of the aboard English ships when he to build a solid membership. American consul, the two Sea The incident was brought to was fifteen and spent almost ten Trader crewmen were released. Lewis recalls that men going light in the minutes of the Sea Besides giving up the men, the years with the Castle and Can­ to sea had to join the union, ard lines, made the big switch but there was no hiring hall, no Trader's April 10 shipboard Venezuelan customs men were to American flag ships in 1943 Patrolmen to check sign-ons or meeting. According to the min­ forced to return the articles they and has never had the desire payoffs, no contract specifying had attempted to confiscate. utes, this is what happened: to go back to his old haunts, working conditions and overtime The Sea Trader arrived in La In the p^st few months, re­ . which he describes as "a rough work and little union spirit Guaira after calling at Colombia ports of similar activities of Ji - way to make a living." among the crews. In fact, Lewis ports where several members of Venezuelan customs men over­ An American by birth, Lewis stated that even today the en­ the crew purchased gifts. Shortly stepping the limits of their au-' was taken to England while an tire Stewards Department is free after the Sea Trader tied up, a thority have reached the LOG. infant by his British parents. from union membership. EDWARD LEWIS raiding party of customs men The Sea Trader crew, however, Shortly after his fifteenth birth­ Other weaknesses that still is the first to report success in day he was presented to the plague the union are the ban than those of any other country swooped down on the vessel and fighting the high-handed prac­ Gravesend Sea School in Lon­ against union activity on the —and only because of strong un­ picked up articles belonging to tices prevailing in the South don for initiation into the mys­ ships and the continuous dis­ ions and wide-awake members. two of the crew. American poi't. PROMISED RETURN teries of seamenship. charge book that every seaman Nobody gives the -seamen any­ With three months of train­ carries. thing unless they fight for it." After heated arguments and ing behind him he went aboard Displaying a well thumbed copy protests by the Seafarers, the OFF TO US the Amadale Castle as deck boy. of the SIU agreement, he noted:|customs men invited the two "In those days," Lewis stated, With a bellyful of conditions "The Union fought to win this, men involved to accompany "conditions were really rugged. on English ships, Lewis, who I help the fight to keep it by see- tHem to the custom house, where We worked'four on and four off had his choice upon reaching 21, ing that the companies live up they said the' articles would be for $10 a month. We slept ten decided to remain ah American to their end of the bargain." |returned. • men in a room, which wasnit citizen. He tried to get a berth too bad considering that in some on an American ship, but because parts of the ship 16 to 20 men of US neutrality there wei-e none slept in a room that served as to be found in England. In 1943 Lux toilet soap may be a combination foc'sle and mess- he tried again and was given beauty aid to the movie queens room. but for the tender skin of sea­ permission to leave the country.' men, it's just so much horse­ He to-ok a berth on the tanker, SLIM PICKINGS Despite a setback in his first Seafarers International Union radish, at least that's the note "The food was poor and sparse. O. M. Burneth, an NMU-con- attempt at politics, retired Sea­ and the Construction Employers sounded in the niinutes of ship­ We were rationed one egg twice tracted ship. Council, a body whose policy is board meeting held recently farer Ira E. Bishop, recently a a week for breakfast, and des­ • After a couple of years of sail­ to hire only union labor. aboard Bull Line's Beatrice, cur­ sert was served once during the ing NMU ships he returned to candidate for alderman in his In his letter to the LOG, rently on the Puerto Rico run. week and once on Sunday," he England to visit his mother,"and hometown of Alton, Illinois, is Bishop noted that he 'had no in 1947 he returned to the Uni­ far from discouraged. Brother intention of bowing out follow­ The lather over the merits of noted. As bad as the passenger ships ted States aboard the South At­ Bishop has decided to stick in ing his debut, as "there are other the highly touted skin shampoo were, Lewis remembers the lantic ship, August Belmont. The the political arena and shoot, for d^ys coming and higher elected was whipped up by the unsoli­ cited testimonial offered by a freight ships, as being worse. crew recommended him for a higher elective offices. offices to run for. Someday, who crewmember at the April 3 "In 1936 the passenger ships be­ permit in the SIU and he's been A typical example of the grow­ can tell..." meeting when he noted: "I have gan giving out soap, matches sailing SIU ships ever since. ing participation of Labor in Upon his retirement from the been using Lux for two weeks and bed linen, but on the Though conditions on English politics. Brother Bishop waged sea Bishop entered the construc­ freighters men had to bring their ships improved during and fol­ his campaign with the full en­ tion business in Alton, a city of now and my skin has a rosy own bedding and eating utensils lowing the war, Lewis summed dorsement of his county's Non­ 31,000 population, 20 miles north­ hue—rosy with an itchy rash." until 1937." The tramp freighters, up his feeling for American ships partisan Labor League. In his east of St. Louis. He has been A rush of brothers endorsing "ropers," as Lewis calls them, when he said, "Conditions on campaign literature Bishop list­ a frequent contributor of letters rival soap products attempted to gain the floor but were shonted were the worst of the lot. A American ships are far better ed himself as a member of the to the LOG. down by a crewmember who • man had to be hard up for a rose to add his cpmments on the job before he signed on one of THE CORSAIR IN PEACEFUL WATERS Lux question: "Although movie the "floating coffins" out of Car­ stars might groom themselves diff. and derive much satisfaction and Following his apprenticeship beauty from using Lux soap, this as deck boy, Lewis worked his soap has caused me to lose my way up to AB. With the war schoolgirl complexion," he said. Hearing there was a big demand Shouts of "hear, hear" greeted for seamen but only slight imthe Brother as he returned to his seat. An immediate, move­ ment was afoot by_ the Camay crowd in the Stewards Depart­ ment to offer their product as a substitute, but the Lava , boost­ The following is a recap of ers in the Engine department monies donated by crews toward held a quick caucus and squash­ the burial fund for Seafarer Mar­ ed the movement. The Palmolive ion 'Ackerman, Mobile Seafarer Party tried to rally its forces, but v/ho died recently: Noonday, $43; couldn't be heard over the fog­ Jean Lafitte, $20.76; Hurricane, horn call to arms of the Life­ $42; Seafarers Gregg and Wages, buoy gang. $2; Governor Comer, $35; Total: After ten minutes of demon­ $142.76, for which a check was stration during which forces sent to Mobile Agent Cal Tan­ were split, reorganized and ner on March 23. A check for cleaved again, the Chair finally $100, from the Alcoa Clipper restored order and recognized crew, was sent to Tanner on the Steward, who promised ah April 8, and the Union burial impartial investigation of the Shot submitted to the LOG by Seafaxer Barney Krieg shows the Alcoa luxury cruiser tied charges. The chair then washed benefit ' of $150 was sent on up in an Island port during a recent run to louthem waters. Name of port was not given. March 28. its hands of the matter. Seafarer Edward M. Lewis at 29 can look back on almost 15 years of going to sea, but it is only the last five years that he recalls with fond memo­ ries—the five years he's« been sailing American sibility for this Lewis attributes " ships. to the loose structure of the un­ Crew Stews As Brother Bucks Lux Bishop, Former Seafarer, Enters Illinois Politics Crew Donations To Late Member �Tuesday. May 10. 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings ! ti OREMAR, Mar. 1 — Ferron. Chairman; M. Eschenko. Secrelary. Reports of the department delegates read and okayed. Dis­ cussion on the repairing of the water fountain in port side pas­ sageway. Attention called to the fact that crew was slack in tak­ ing cups back to pantry, keep­ ing laundry clean. A system of fines was agreed on for various offenses against general ship­ board welfare. Money collected from these fines is to be donated to Brothers in the hospitals. One minute of silent prayer in mem­ Union's slogan that an "SIU ship ory of our departed Brothers. is a clean ship." Despite this S' and the time devoted to ship­ MANGORE. Mar. 18 —C. D. board cleanliness at meetings, Solloway. Chairman; W. Rogowthere are still some who have ski. Secretary. Delegates report­ failed to pitch in and cooperate ed everything in order in their in the Stewards 'Department, he respective departments. After added. He suggested that all general discussion, charges were hands quit the backbiting • and filed against a crewmember for knuckle down to their jobs. It conducting fiimself in manner was agreed that a letter of con­ unbecoming a Union man. All repairs to foc'sles and messrooms dolence be sent to Paul Cook's are to be referred to Patrolmen mother and that a suitable mem­ for action as soon as possible. orial be purchased and presented Members stood in silence for to her wheq we arrive in the one minute in memory of de­ states. parted Brothers. BESSEMER VICTORY, Mar. 1 —Ed Delaney. Chairman; R. F. Wendl. Secretary. General dis­ cussion on previous repair list, with reports from all depart­ ments on how repairs have been made or are to be made. Dele­ gates reported. Several members stated that men having beefs are i i S. SEATRAIN TEXAS. Mar. 21— to take them to their delegates W. J. Brady. Chairman; M. and , not. to-, topside. Books pre- in washing cups and saucers fol­ lowing coffee time. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4. 4 STEEL TRAVELER. Mar. 1— George Everell. Chairman; Hemsley Guinier. Secretary. Delegates reported all okay in their de­ partments. Good and Welfare: Suggestion made that shelves be installed in 8-12 foc'sle for books; that library be cleaned; that minutes of meetings be sent to LOG; that ship's delegate contact Chief Mate for purpose of having wind scoops placed in all port holes. Committee of three elect­ ed to shop around for a. ship washing machine. t 4. 4, STEEL AGE. Mar. 30—J. H. Fisher. Chairman; G. J. Kelly. Secretary. Delegates elected. New Business: Report on hand from previous trip read and all old beefs checked. Educational talk postponed until next meeting. Four delegates agreed to check the slopchest and medicine chest. Wilmington Patrolman to be con­ tacted concerning lack of seating space in messroom. 4 4. 4 LAKE GEORGE. Mar. 20 — George Dunn, Chairman; William Beckwilh. Secretary. Ship's dele­ Lynch. Secretary. Delegates regate reported two week's supply ported on membership standing to be turned in for a new set of cigarettes aboard. Deck dele­ in their respective departments. upon arrival in New York. gate reported overtime situation Motion by Tennant that crew go in his department has been iron­ on record in wholehearted sup­ ed out. Engine delegate reported port of the opinions expressed 37 hours of disputed overtime in in letter written by William Da­ Ws department. Good and Wel­ vie crewmembers on questions fare: Decision to pay $2 for cig­ of income tax for seamen and arettes in Port Said accepted, but published in the Mar.-4 issue of crew is to sign for them under the SEAFARERS LOG. Motion protest. Decision made to hold by Morris that any man failing another meeting to discuss cig­ to report aboard ship is to be arette situation in the event . S. 4. 4. reported to the Union immediate­ MARORE, Mar. 21—H. R. Hol- bonded stores are not available. ly by the ^Ship's Delegate. Dis­ den. Chairman; E. Bobinski, Sec­ 4 4 4 cussion on meal hours. It was de­ retary. Delegates reported on the ALCOA PENNANT. Mar. 12— cided to get in touch with the number of books and permits in McKennie. Chairman; McCulUnion and to seek a change or their departments. Motion car­ loch. Secretary. Delegates re­ clarification of the schedule ried that Steward contact Port ported no beefs, the number of called for in present agreement. Steward for new washing ma­ books and permits in their de­ chine wringer. Motion carried partments. Ship's delegate asked ALCOA PARTNER. Mar. 7— for Steward to get regular coffee all men who had not donated Leroy Williams, Chairman; Rob­ pitcher. Good and Welfare: Sug­ their $2 toward washing ma­ ert Brennan, Secretary. All okay gestion made that crew clean chine to do so as soon. as pos­ in the three departments. Ship's wash tubs following use and not sible. Topside has agreed to Delegate suggested that Steward soak clothes for more than four kick in toward purchase of ma­ lock pantry door and that all hours. New library to be secured chine. Motion carried to have hands be given keys to the doors when ship hits port. ship's delegate contact Chief En­ of their rooms. Steward prom­ gineer, concerning sign-in fidley i 4. 4. ised a change in menu and said EVELYN. Mar. 20—J. T. Allen. forbidding the hanging of clothing that with help of messman he Chairman; C. Mitchell. Secretary. there. Ship's delegate reported would cooperate with crew in Delegates reported everything in that Port Steward signified that serving suitable chow. One min­ order. New Business: Brother company would put innerspring ute of silence in memory of Bro­ Wood elected as ship's delegate. mattresses on its ships if it thers lost at sea. All delegates instructed to make thought it would get the same out a repair list for presentation satisfactory wear, that it gets to captain. Crew agreed that food from cotton mattresses. One is very good and Messmen are minute of silence for departed doing a good job. Crew agreed Brothers. to keep messroom and recreation J, S, Sroom clean at all times. One BRET HARTE. Mar. 13—^H. R. minute of silence for departed Herman. Chairman; Frank S. Brothers. Mitchell, Sr.. Secretary. Reports 4. 4- 4of Deck, Engine and Stewards ZANE GREY. Feb. 20 — Gib4 4 4 Delegates accepted. Motion car- bons. Chairman; Carraway. SecKATHRYN. Feb. 23 — J. C. ried calling on all hands to be retary. Delegates reported all Bernpjrd. Chairman: W. Fontan. present for meeting at time spe-jokay, except deck delegate, who Secretary. Delegates' reports ac­ cified in posted notices. It was reported a passenger doing work cepted. New Business: Brother agreed that the constant beefing on deck. Delegate reported a rec­ Lopez elected deck delegate. Mo­ at meal times is to be stopped ord of his "work is being kept for tion carried that Steward be in­ and that any complaints are to collection . of overtime money. structed to secure another coffee be brought up at the regular | New Business: Motion carried to percolator. Motion by Rico, car­ meetings. Steward stated that; have work bench removed from ried, that bulletin board be put Union had put out Vast quantities j beside the 12-4 foc'sle. Good and up in messroom. Good and Wel­ of educational literature designed i Welfare: Chief Cook asked to fare: Matters of interest to the to fiid book and permit men in.prepare soup differently. Sugges- crew discussed. One minute of maintaining the validity"-of the'tion made that crew cooperate silence for Brothers lost at sea. BACM WEEK/THE LOG PRINTS THB hltWS OF THE BROTHERS IN THE VARIOUS HOSPITALS . THOSE IM A EG PORTS ARB VISITED BY PAJROLMBA/, WHO KEEP THEM UP-TD-'DATF CW UNION ACTIVITIES. •HOU/Ei/ER, lUey WOUUO AIL LIKE TO HGAR FROM THEIR SHIPMATES. SO wm'NOJ DROP THEM A LINE OR, IP iN RDRTTAV T-IEM A VISIT, AAJD HELPIRELlEv/E THEMOA/OTDAITOP THEIR STAY. CUT and RUN By HANK - Brothers, you have the right to write Congressmen and Senators urging them to remove the ridiculous Taft-Hartley Act from the backs of labor unions. You and your families back home should keep sending those letters to the Washington people who were elected to rpresent the people and understand their protests. Write today, write tomorrow. Every letter protects the labor move­ ment ... Steward Harold Peeler sailed in recently from a voyage on the Marine Arrow with Blackie Mancino and Jessie Wood as shipmates. We're told that Blackie had his hands full of "overtime" blisters. And Brother Wood is no doubt catching up on some of his favorite golf-playing in between voyages... Brothers John Dugino and Tex Suit aboard the Colabee are so anxious to start using their baseball gear and play ball that they are hoping the rest of the crew gets on the ball too. 4 4 4 Although New York shipping hasn't been terrific it has been good enough in the past three weeks to move a lot of men out. Two pieces of good news were the progress of Arnold Bernstein's application to operate two ships and our victory in the recent counting of the ballots of the Cities Service ships... A few Brothers here in-transit were—Roger Trottier. James Hand, Steve Carr. Skippy Gusczynsky... Aboard the Robin Kirk in Genoa, Italy, Brothers Lester Young. Pete Duffy and Samuel Parker wrote in to have LOGs sent to a good bar called the Cafe De Paris which is operated by an American •.. Brothers, the Cosmopolita Bar in Havana, Cuba, is now on the list to receive a bundle of LOGs. Grab those LOGs, Brothers—and keep up with your Union's affairs. The SK.A.FARERS LOG will be sailing free of cost to the homes of the following Brothers—Ralph Yarborough of North Carolina, Herman Kemp of Florida, Richard McCamy of Alabama, Martin Pyk of Pennsylvania, Philip Zamenski of Maryland, M. J. Akins of Georgia, Thad Coveleski of Pennsylvania ... You Brothers in other ports may be wondering where some of your shipmates are. Well, here are thos who have been in town recently—Walter Migaud, Joseph Lapointe, Maynard Lind. Russell Lund, T. Joseph, Luis Ramirez with his mustache, Frank Throp, Edward Vail, Steve Clurman, W. Szostak, Raymond Davis, Lawrence Edwards, Martin Gross, Charles Jindra, Alan MacDonald, Alfred Emery, George Fargo, William Porter. 4 4 4 Brother Jack Williams, the Electrician, is voyaging aboard the Alcoa Pointer ... Steve Laszlo has been plenty happy since he's been receiving a little mail... "Red" Braunstein may still be aboard the Steel Age as Carpenter... William West sailed for a Far East Isthmian trip... Brother Cyril Loades just sailed in from a long trip. He's got a sense of humor, too. He said, "Now I'm good for three weeks on the beach"... Now that we 'have baseball in season the Brothers are sure appreciating the television set on the third deck... There's a musical play on Broadway called "South Pacific." Well, how about some playwriter putting" out a play called North Atlantic — about a freighter during war-time? �Page EigHt •j !l' r H E S E A F A R E tt S LOG Tuesday. May 10. 1949 TBE MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS Member Draws Bead On Edit Blasting Union Hiring Hall tem, but proposes a single hall To the Editor: for each port, controlled by the The enclosed editorial appear­ port authority, through which ed in the Dallas Morning News men would be hired regardless On April 22. .Aside from the ob­ of union affiliation. vious mis-information upon NO ENFORCEMENT which the author bases his "dis­ May I ask him just where in crimination" argument, I am cur­ such a set-up the unions would ious to know why the subject fit in? How does he propose to has been treated editorially. Be­ negotiate and enforce contracts fore commenting on the edit, with the resulting amalgamous here's what the newspaper said: crews? Is he unaware of the dif­ "It is not difficult to under­ stand the insistence of union ference between the skilled and seamen on the use of hiring halls. semi-skilled qualifications of un­ On "the other hand, it is just as ion seamen and the besotted easy to see how the hiring hall scabs, most of whom are tramp­ tneans the closed shop for sea­ ing from dock to dock for jobs because of expulsion from the faring men. unions for irresponsibility or "The hiring hall is an arrange­ communist monkeyshines? ment under which idle seamen It's curious, I repeat, that this belonging to the union get num­ should appear in a Dallas news­ bers in accordance to their date paper where it is not likely to of last employment or date of be opposed editorially. I wonder the application for a job. Jobs if any of you have seen or heard .offered are then submitted for 'acceptance by the holders of the of similar propaganda in other "senior number 6n the 'board.' inland cities. If so, I believe we '-If the holdfer wants the job, he should call on other unions to •-takes it. If he doesn't the next watch for it and help us fight it man in number of seniority gets with our best weapon: facts. John B. Freexhan a chance at it. "Since these hiring halls are •-run by the unions, there is no '^chance for a non-union man to get in line for employment, of -'course. The convenience of the 'hiring hall for a class of skilled "or semi-skilled 'worker Who is -in one port today and perhaps seeking work on the other side • of the world three months from now, is clear. Its discrimination against the unorganized seaman : is equally clear. A BIT OF SUN IN THE ATLANTIC To the Editor: Pari of Ihe Beauregard deck gaiig catches a bit of sun while returning from a vecent trip to England. Forrest Nelson who submitted the picture stated that the crew is tops and the officers very cooperative. The Beauregard is now on a steady run to Genoa, Italy. Lots of siin in the Med for the boys. The Lf>ng Road ONE BIG HALL "The convenience of the hir­ ing hall, maintained without charge by the port authority at each port, might be offered as a compromise. It seems better that the shipping men should go to one central place to hire men than that the unemployed should be tramping from dock to dock in search of work. It also seems good that a man not a member of a union should be able to get a job if he can find somebody who wants to hire him." So much for the editorial. The legality of the hiring hall under T-H has received some attention in the national news during the past week. One might expect, therefore, to read such criticism in publications located at shipping centers, but its ap­ pearance in Dallas would seem to be the result of pressure being •applied in behalf of political < supporters of the current move to change only the name of the T-H Law. The strategy, obvious to a seaman, is not so obvious to those in this locality who are likely to read the editorial page of the Dallas Morning News. Only the very naive could be so ill-advised as to base an ob­ jection to the hiring hall on "closed shop discrimination." Af­ ter aU, that portion of the mari­ time industry which remains un­ organized today- is rather small. The author of the "editorial cdnr, cedes the convenience and de­ sirability of the hiring hall sys­ Wagner Thanks CS Organizers For Good Job By C. A. NESLCIN My road stretches ever onward, From sea to sea to sea. I'm a cursed son of wanderlust And there is no home for me. My eyes have seen countless countries, And my feet trod many miles. And there is no heart within me For having touched the dreamy isles. And on nights when stars are bright. And there's a calm and windless sea. The memory of an island maid Comes drifting back to me. I see her in my mind's eye view. On the sands neath coral head. And the morning wind is in her hair, And the sea is sun-blood red. Her jade-green eyes smile at me, They leave me but one choice: To give my heart and soul to her Of the laughter-silvered voice. Maybe a fool I was and a fool I am To have left my heart with her When my ship sailed on the evening's tide To only God knows where. And now I live with memories Of laughter, love and smiles. For my heart is kept by a waiting maid In the distant dreamy isles. My road stretches ever onward. From sea to sea to sea. A lovelost son of wanderlust And there is no heart within me. TAKING UP THE WAIST SLACK 4" i i Allegheny Viclory crewmembers dig info Ihe offerings of Sleward Otto Preussler's dOpariment during a recent run to Europe. The Allegheny is Uncle Otto's 115th ship since going to sea in 1904. 4 i 4 I have just returned fi-om the Middle East on the Thomas Cresap. I hit port just in time to see the finishing touches be­ ing put on the Cities Service election. When that is done and we have proved our point as bargaining agents, then we should really go * to work on them. An organizer must be a subtle, but persuasive diplomat, and as I see it, we really owe the Cities Service organizers the heartiest thanks we have. Their job is almost done and the real work begins. We must now stuff that company so full of unionism that evei-ytime the board of di­ rectors meets they'll bow in the direction of the SIU Hall. We gained our standing in Isthmian through a long and hard road and we can do the same thing with Cities Service. In fact, with the Isthmian ex­ perience behind us we should be able to do the job here in double quick time. So here's to seeing lots of you oldtimers and permitmen aboard those Cities Service tankers. Let's give them the business the SIU way: good men and clean ships. Blackie Wagner The Brooklyn Kid Returns To Roost In Crescent City To Ihe Editor: After a ten day coastwise trip to Texas, the Brooklyn Kid is once more comfortably riding the beach in the Crescent City. Last week here saw many live ones in this port, including Jimmy Battles and Morgan Car­ roll, off the Alcoa Patriot. Jack Rankin and Dago Red Burke were also in town. Henry Agusta and Hawthorne Frazier made the Alcoa Patriot and headed for bauxite country. I can hardly wait for the lucky day when I'll catch a scow headed for that country. Freddie Parsons is in town, and had been seen around the Astoria looking like he stepped out of an Esquire ad. Norman Jfickson was also here, but left on the Jean LaFitte along with Thomas Scott and Lamont Lott. Jack Parker and Salty Dick have both been seen around Bienville Street recently. Muff Johnson was caught looking in­ to a maritime cook book for a recipe for consomme, so reports Steward Lott, Freddie, Walter and quite a few other permitmen in this port are suffering beach fever. There is no known cure for that ail­ ment except a good card and a book to back it up. Well, until next time, I'll return to the tales the boys are spinning at the next table. Dennis Saunders �Tuesday, May 10, 1949 THE SEAFARERS "Wotta Tpwn" Veteran Hub ILA Man Hits Use Of Foreign Ships By US To the Editor: Last week I wrote a letter to the Boston Post in regard to our merchant marine. I was a longshoreman in Boston for 49 years and a member- of Local 800, ILA. I told the Post that most of the sugar coming into the Port of Boston was arriving in alien ships to be sold to American housewives. No wonder our sea­ men are on the beaclr. I also told of the bulk of cocoa beans arriving in foreign ships. A couple of weeks ago in the waterfront column of the Post they had listed four ships with cocoa bean cargoes. Three were Swedish and the other was Nor­ wegian. I pointed out that the sugar refinery calls itself the American Sugar Company. I said it was American in name only, but the Post did not seem in­ terested enough to print it, so I stopped buying the paper. The sugar refinery had a strike a few months ago and the poor men who worked there for years lost pension and seniority be­ cause they lost the strike. There are a lot of people buy­ ing this sugar who don't know these facts. I know that the SEA­ FARERS LOG is a paper that is good and has the interest of the Chest Out people at heart. I have boys in the SIU and I receive the LOG every week. I hope the LOG will be in cir­ culation for a long time to come, as it is a real paper. Myles Kane South Boston, Mass, Suggests Meetings Slow Down Under Good And Welfare To the Editors As a permit member of • the SIU for nearly three years have attended the membership meetings as much as possible when ashore. But, I. am sorry to say, there seems a desire on part of the members to try to get the meetings over as quickly as possible. I feel that our meetings should go along at a slower pace so that members and , permitmen can give their viewpoints once in awhile under Good and Wel­ fare. I do believe there are many of us permits who could give new ideas on things for the good of our Union, but as I see it not much time is given for many of us, especially the timid ones who need a little time-., to work up their courage, to go before the meeting. If meetings would go a little sluwer, who can tell, maybe something constructive would come from the members present. John Lavin LOG 'Bama U. Seafarer Says Log is Effective Union Medium To the Editor: It has been several years since I left the SIU, but I have been fortunate in being able to keep up with the SIU news and Un­ ion activities through the SEA­ FARERS LOG. At the present time I am studying labor and international relations at the Un­ iversity of Alabama. I would like at this time to commend the staff of the SEA­ FARERS LOG for the fine job it does as a laboring man's pa­ per. The comments that I shall make are shared by many of my friends and professors who wait in line each week for their turn That devilishly coy look on to read the LOG. Seafarer Ray Slangle's puss It is the opinion of all of us stems from the rollicking good that the LOG, as an instrument time he had ashore in San of the men of the SIU, works Juan during a recent slop made diligently for the principles of by the Morning Light. Looks democracy that are so dear to us all. The' active fight for dem­ like the poor boy doesn't know ocratic action carried on by the yet what hit him. SIU through the medium of the Illness Beaches Filipponl In Army's Trieste Hospital To the Editor: here who agree with me on that. That's all for now. Regards Here I am back in the hospital to my old shipmates. I hope to again after one year to the day. see a LOG real soon—even an Last year it was in Germany, old one. this time it's Italy. W. Filipponl It seems that here in Trieste there is quite a bit of yellow jaundice. I was unfortunate enough to come down with it and thus miss my ship, the SS Wil­ liam R. Davie, a South Atlantic ship with a good crew. Manhattan Eatery Gets Seafarer's Full Endorsement While on the ship I took sev­ Seafarer's Sister eral rolls of pictures but I will To Ihe Editor: have to wait until I leave the There is-a guy who owns a Looks Forward To hospital to have them developed little -beer joint at 220 W. 35th and forwarded to the LOG. I Street, Manhattan, called the Each Issue Of Log know that the crew is waiting to "Srtack Bar and Grill," who I To the Editor: Seafarer Julio Bernard shows "what a good SIU Bosun looks like," according to his note accompanying the photo. Bro­ ther Bernard is currently tak­ ing it easy on the Leach in San Juan. I want to thank you for the LOG, made possible by my bro­ ther, Archie Wright. At present he is somewhere in the Pacific, heading to New York aboard the Zane Grey trf Isthmian. I wish to join all families of SIU members iu letting you know that I look forward to receiving the LOG and 'enjoy reading its every page. I hope every member of the Union con­ tinues his good work. Mrs. G. C. Turman New Smyrna Beach Florida m BiEF BOX SPLIT ENGINE OVERTIME? To the Editor: Since 1943 I have been told by Patrolmen that the Firemen do not split their overtime; that is, whoever stands the watch gets the OT. I've always worked that way and consider it a good method. If I am right • or wrong, please explain the set-up in the LOG. Lloyd Short Answer: The Brother is correct in that Firemen do not split their overtime and whoever stands the watch gets the overtime. However, if the Firemen want to share the overtime work they can do so by agreement, among themselves to rotate their watches, thus giving each man a crack at th« two overtime watches. This is strictly up to the Firemen to work out. Under no conditions, however, do Firemen split overtime money earned. Page Nine see the pictures and I'll speed them on to you for publication as soon as possible. In these foreign ports, we sea­ men have our ups and downs with the Army but let's give credit where its due. This Army hospital — 7th Station Hospital, Trieste—is one of the- best and seamen are treated like human beings, not like outcasts. There are six or seven other seamen LOG makes the Union and the paper a crdit to organized labor in the United States. The active and vigilant fight that you are waging against communist activities on the wa­ terfront and wherever else they may be found supports this view. Your many articles pertaining to those men who can seriously damage the future of any union leads me and my friends to be­ lieve that the SIU shall be as strong as the character of the men who make up the organi­ zation. From my experience while sailing on SIU ships I feel that the union shall continue its progress because of the good character it demands of its mem • bership. The articles I referred to above were those on "gashounds,' "scab"?" and "pilferers." I feel that your constant ef­ fort to organize the non-union shipping companies, the coopera­ tive work the SIU is doing in aiding other unions are further tributes to your organization. Your consistent fight to maintain the best possible working condi­ tions and wages in the maritime field is certainly an inspiration to working men in America. Before I close, there is another comment that should be made. There are few, if any, weekly newspapers that so fully cover the many congressional bills, in­ ternational maritime happenings and news of its membership as the SEAFARERS LOG. In every issue I find some item about a former shipmate of mine. Here's hoping for further suc­ cess for the SEAFARERS LOG and the men it represents. Bob Pribbenow . Univ. of Alabama Here's A Moon Percy Didn't Find Romantic can honestly recommend as tops. Any time you are in that neigh­ borhood I would like to Suggest that you drop by and lodk it over. He is a good Union man, and has good food—ten cent beers, To the Editor: Speaking of exciting and dan­ hot dog5 and sauerkraut, etc. I gerous trips to sea— think the membership will do Well, my scariest trip took well to give him their business. place in the latter part of 1944. William V. Click It all happened one night as we were drifting along in foreign waters. Now hold on and behold. Bro­ thers— the war didn't have a thing to do with it. As I tossed and wriggled in my bunk (due to the heat) I decided to take a walk back to the chill room (poop deck) and cool off awhile. While sitting there I noticed a big, fat, ugly-looking shadow, like some kind of a sea monster, staring at me. I was hoping it was only a dream because it was so dark that I couldn't find the right side of the ship from which to jump overboard. As the shadow neared me I noticed it was the Moon. Not the Moon from way up above, but the Moon from the SIU— Moon Kouns. He suggested get­ ting a cup of coffee, which I quickly accepted. I was so glad to still be alive that I drank three cups of the stuff, then hit the sack and slept like a new­ born babe. Percy Eoyer (Ed. Note: We'd like to hear The quartet of Steel Voyagers lines the rail for a quick the Moon's version of this. By snapshot during a break in the day's work. Ship was in Has the way. Brothers, got any Tanura at the time. Left to right—Fireman, Wallace, Earl scary experiences in your seaand Rudy Profozich. The pic was submitted by Profozich. bags?) BUDDIES ON THE VOYAGER __ J �Pag» Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Tuesday, May 10, 1949 Good Union Crew Makes Cape Race Click Wherever there is a capable crew working together to produce shipboard eflSciency, you'll find a bunch of Seafarers who are alert Union men. Such a crew is the one recently aboard the SS Cape Race, two of whose members — E. B. McAuley and Bill Nicholson — have found that the atmosphere of cooperation aboard the ship provides the proper setting for their hobby of photography. Brother McAuley submitted the photos on this page to show LOG readers just what makes the Cape Race click. i* J* Bill Nicholson strums Guitar in his room. A crewmember is usually easier to get along with when he's well-fed. Cape Race Stew­ ards men, in photo above, do their darndest to see that their shipmates leave the messroom happy. Front row (left So right): Candy Creech. Ralph Smith, Hughes Thomas, Hank Donnelly, O. Lorey; back row: Joe Faircloth, Bill Warmack, Carl Lowery, J. B. Davis and Bob Pierce. Here are Black Gang men who keep the Cape Race running smoothly. In front row (left to right): "Doc" Croker, Wiper; Manuel Rial. FWT; E. B. McAuley, Oiler, and "Rags" Reinholdt, FWT. Rear row: N. Barbour, FWT; "Sleepy" Holloway, Second Electrician; L. Anderson, Wiper; C. B. Moose, Oiler; "Hed" McCorkle, Oiler, and Bill Nicholson. Brother McAuley says the lad Wielding the brush in photo above is "Charleston's gift to the SIU" — none other than "Bobo" Murray, OS. "Mac" pays there were plenty of op­ portunities for action photo­ graphs on the Cape Race. 4> 4> 4" 4< Photographed at one of the Cape Race shipboard meetings, W. J. McNall gives his Broth­ ers i few pointers on SIU Unionism. Among his listeners are Jimmie Davis (facing cam­ era), Second Cook and Stew­ ards Delegate. Subject of McAuley's "Por­ trait of a Bosun" at right is Ray Kitchens of Savannah. The six-foot-three Seafarer is a popular guy, "Mac" says. Kitchens was formerly Bosun on the Mosoil on > which he 'had some pretty rugged exper-' fences. The scow ran aground twice and Was rammed once. Ray came'out of it unruffled. �Tue^ay, May 10. 1949 Page Eleven TiBE S BA^PiARE RS hO.Q Tryii^ Ta' Take Frtm The SIU hi) ^ i bear in mind is that, when Elec- 1 beneficial if the retiring Elec­ (Continued from Page 5) tricians tea? down equipment for trician would show the relief spare parts immediately, elimin repair and; parts have been or­ man around the plant and ac­ ate •a lot of griping and reveal dered, theyshould tag.the,equip­ quaint,. him with the gear that at- a glance, when the the motors ment with all necessary data, so has been acting up. and equipment were last ser­ that it will 'be. easier for the SS JEAN As most Electricians know, SS STEEL SCIENTIST viced, succeeding Electricians to square equipment is not standard on all J. Malone. $4.00; A. Rivera, $1.00; W. Hallett, $2.09; C. W. Frge, $2.00; F. Stephens, $1.00. KEEP COPY W. A., Ryan, $2.00; J. R. Chaker, $1.00; away thp job. ships. That is why it is sug­ T. Martinez, $2.00; J. Yianatos, $2.00; SS STEEL TRAVELER Furthermore, a duplicate copy gested that Electricians cooperate Coils should not be left around O. A. Hess, $2.00; R. J. Zumkley, J. Walker. $3.00; S. Shack, $2.00; J. of requisitions should, be kept with- tags removed and num­ with one another by extending $2.00; P. G. Hellebrand, $2.00; J. W. L. Palmer, Jr., $1.00; I. Gorgas, $2.00; Broad, $3'00; V. J. Tamulis, $1.00; E. on board at all times to prevent bers missing. Otherwise, the re­ the courtesies that will make C. J. Randazzo, $1.00; M. D. Faircloth, J. H. Huebner, $1.00; I. Brose, $1.00; 'duplication of orders. When spare lief man will lose a lot of their jobs easier. $5.00; E. W. oSdds, $3.00; G. Bond, A. D. Guida, $2.00i D, DeLaCruz, $1.00 parts In fact, it seems that a little are used, replacements time trying to find the proper Jr., $1.00; J. Ortieguerra, $2.00; N. SS SUZANNE Marovich, $3.00; D. B. Moon, $S.OO; G. should be ordered upon comple­ coil for equipment under repair. more cooperation on the part of D. A. Ortiz, $2.00; V. Y. Remolas tion of the voyage. G. Williams, $3.00; M. C. Smith, $1.00; Keep, all tools and equipment the Electricians will go far to­ D. 5. Chirichella, $2.00; L. E. Cooke, $1.00. A complete set of tools and in­ in their proper places and an ward eliminating a good numb^ $1.00; C. L. Starling, $2.00. MV GADSDEN struments, such as meggers, up-tordate log account of work of beefs, gripes and petty jeal­ SS TRINITY L. Makowka, $5.00; M, Sierra, $1.00; W. M, H. Lewis, $3.00: W, L. Gibson, G. C., Register, . $2,004 T. W. King, should be supplied by the com­ completed. Failure to do this ousies that may now exist. It will certainly help to defeat $5.00; P. Gorden, $3.00; F. T. An­ $5.00: C. C. Lawson, $1.00; A. K. pany. and kept on board. will mean that, if an Electrician drews, $2,00; F. J. Sullivan, $3.00; E. Jockel, $3.00; R. L. CuthreU, $1.00; Since Electricians are not com'- has to pile- off in a. hurry, the the aims of the Engineers in try­ Molieri, $2.00; S. B. Marshall, $2.00; A. Vidal, $1.00; O. N. Peltomea, $2.00. pensated for the. use of their own new man will be faced with a ing to hardtime all Electricians. J. Tito, $1.00; J. W. N. Baumann, SS STEEL ARTISAN Reports from many ships, and topis on the same basis as Car­ jig-saw puzzle. $2.00. J. Beresfordj. $3.00. the instances elaborated on in penters, all tools are to be left SS STEEL VENDOR SS ROBIN SHERWOOD COOPERATE J. A. Aramburu, $5.00; F. T. Osetek, this article, indicate a need for aboard ship so that the. next H. C. Henry. $10.00; J. Winley,, Jr., $5.00; A. L. M. Diaz, $5.00; M. Deconstant vigilance. manwill. be able to do his • job If at the end of a voyage, the Cunhh, $5.00; H. Duarte, $5^.00; L. $2.00; C. Preclaro, $2.00; R. E. BUss, All of the cases referred to efficiently. relief Electrician shows up be­ .$2.00; L. Bailey, $2.00; R, R. HighFook, $5.00; H. E. Long, $5.00; I. Another valuable thing. to fore the payoff, it would be very are based on actual fact. Names Quanico. $5.00; V. G. Orenicio, $5.00; tower, $2.00; E. Rosa, $2.00; M- E. L. J. White, $5.00; A. Hanstvedt, $2.00; B'rown, $2.00; A. Aran,cibia, $1,00; D. of ships, and companies have Chow Ging Song, $5,00; A. Princen, E. Aunspack, $2.00; M, R. Beavers, been omitted purposely. How:$3.00; J. Wm. Corcoran, $3.00; G. $2.00; J. E. Bpnd, $3.00; E. N. King, ever, they will be revealed when Mealis, $1.00; E. Vieco, $2.00; A.^ L. $2.00; H. A.. Manchester; $5,00; R. and if needed. Sadowski, $2.00; O, C. Bourne, $2.0Q; Copeland, $27.00; J. P. Banchard, $2.00; One final word of advice to S. S. Gar^^n, $5.00; R. Henningsen, W. J. Brady,. $2,00; R, M. Guild, By WM. (Curly) RENTZ. $5.00; Julius F. Bolz, $3.00; F. Krgabac, $2.00; M. Kramer, $1.00; C. Meyers, the Electricians: These are your BALTIMORE — Shipping has of weeks, things are in first class jobs that are involved. You$2.00; B-. gpicer, $4.00i R..E^ James, $2.00; C. Achoy, $2.00; E, Rose, $1.00; J. J. Flaherty, $3.00; E. Leasgang, been pretty slow here again for shape in this port. However, if $3.00. ' must discharge your duties in a $25.00.; F« Schumacher, $1.00. a week, and we think it will stay you plan to come here, make responsible manner. Gashoundg, SS STRATHMORE. slow for another week at least. sure you have enough of what and incompetents haye no place, J. C. Loffler, $1.00; G. S.. Lynch, When there is a change, we'll it takes to carry you through. in these positions. $2,00; E. Sextpn, $1.00; S. Daynoras, $1.00; J. S. Lewis, $2.00; S. F- let you know through the LOG. If you have a few bucks, you The SIU is going to retain jobs., Schuyler, $2.00; W. Verbo, $2.00; Crew For the time being, Baltimore is can enjoy the horse racing and SIU, A&G District for its membership, and it will^ of SS Strathmore, $5.00. a. good place to stay away from. the baseball while you wait for not allow irresponsible members, BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. We did have some payoffs, the ship. You know the ship to jeopardize the jobs of others, Wiiiiam Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540. BOSTON 276 State St. in the Electricians' ratings. . seven in fact,, but. we had. only will be here eventually. Ben Lawson, Agent Richmond 2-0140 five sign-ons, which weren't Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 enough for this port. GALVESTON 308Vi—23rd, St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 The. payoffsvjncludqd -three Ore. MOBILE 1 South . Lawrence St. Line ships and the sign-ons in­ Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 cluded two. As usual, when E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 things. ai-e a little tight here, it NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Jpe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 was the Ore ships that kept us ERLING.MELLE NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Get in touch with Rose M^lle going. That's something to re­ Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 member. about those- Ore Line PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. at 33 Alexander Avenue, DalyJ. Sheehan, Agent Market 7-1635 City, San Francisco, California. scows, they keep a big. port op­ erating. SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. i* 4- 4Frenchy Michelet, Agent Douglas 2-5475 We didn't have much in the ALBERT J. McHUGH SAN JUAN, P.R .252 Ponce de Leon way of beefs, except for some L.-Craddock, Agent San Juan 2-5996 Your sister, Mrs. Charles overtime complaints,, on the Ore SAVANNAH 2 Ahercorn St. Jim Drawdy. Agent Phone 3-17^8 O'Donnel, wants you, to contact ships. Those. Ore ships keep us TACOMA 1519. Pacific St. her. busy all; thq. w.ay. But we got THE. SNAKE PIT; by Mary Jane mind itself. For instance, in the Wai^; Signet Books.. 192 pages; final analysis is mathematics .an Broadway 0484 everything - settled. 4. 4. 4... TAMPA 1809-1811 N, Franklin St. accurate tool for measuring the 25 cents, THOMAS G. GAIrVlN Ray White. Agent Phone. M-1323 VOTE OF THANKS.V universe* or is mathematics a Intei-est in this unusual semiWILMINGTON, Calif., 227ya Avalon Blvd. Your brother Matthew is an­ Naturally everyone here was quirk of the human mind which autobiographical novel has been E. B. Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 xious to hear from you. His ad­ glad to. learn the results of the leads to conclusions quite impeyHEADQUARTERS - . 51 Benver St., NrY.C. dress: 50 Ellery Street,. South Cities Service election. Actually, heightened by the startling fectiy related to reality? SECRETARY-TREASURER moyie.. ma,de from it. Briefly, it Boston, Massachusetts.. Paul Hall nine to one was just about the is a subjective account- of the Sullivan can't give the anf» DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION 4-4-4, way we figured things would experiences of a young- woman swers, but he poses the ques­ Lindsey Williams A. K. POWERSv go. We'll, get those Cities Serv­ who suflfei's a mental breakdown, tions expertly and writes well. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURER Get in touch with Riith, She's ice ships in line nowu Robert Matthews J. P. Shu.ler goes insane if you like,, and is This is an excellent book fOp Joseph Volpian at 357 Ward Avenue*. Norfolk, We owe the lads who've, been sent to a mental institution for those who enjoy- exploring the riding those Cities Service ships treatment. Virginia. fundamentals. SUP a big .vote of thahks. They stuck 4-4-4i. 4", The story is told in the first through thick and thin. They HONOLULU 16 Merchant, St. RICHARD L.. TOLBHv THE GILDED HEARSE, bp person, in flashes of comparative Phone 5-8777 ^ The radio from the SS John B, took all the company non^tensp Charlefr Gqtham, Signiit PORTLAND. Ill W.- Burpsida St. horror. However, the Bpokfti, I6qi-pp.g 29.. cent?.. Beac,on 4336 Waterman should be.turned in to and got the sh.^ throu^, the vote. Now, if they'll just stay L -> RICHMOND. Calif,. 257 5th St, Headquarters at. 51 Beaver St.j This, ia B; rathw pointless.- bvit aboard a couple more trips, we'll Phone 2599 New York. At least, the lady seems cured highly entertainingj novel abputi.. SAN FRANQISCO. S» -Clay St, get them the ;SIU contract. and is reunited with her hus­ a day in the life of the highi 4- 4Douglas 2-8363 The SIU earned a compliment BOYD. DAVIS powered, press agent for a multiSEATTLE, 86,.Seneca .St. for itself in Italy. To be more band. Main 0290 i, if i. million dollar New York pUblishr^ Helen Zahar of:.'3728. West 30th precise, the SIN crew of the SS WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. ing house—and about a day iHy THEi HMITATION5 OF SCI­ Street, Vancouver, British Cor Irenestar, a tanker - belonging to Terminal 4-3131 lunibia, wants to hear from you. the Triton Steamship company, ENCE#. byr Jr W. N» Sullivan; the life of his wife, whom- h^t Mo.ntor: Books. 192 pages; 35 knocks sprawling in a ginmiU> Canadian District got a big compliment from Cap­ in one scene. HARRY Dr DED^AIaCHOW tain -Salvatore- Lizzio of Ignazio cents* MONTREAL 404 Le Moyne St. Your sister Mae wants .you. to Lizzio &• Company of Catania, The burden of Mr. Sullivan's Both principals enjoy a spot o£.7 Marquette 5909 HALIFAX;. 128'/, Hollis St. get' in touch with, her at. 6 All- agent for Triton. argument, is. that the more we adultery, and endless quantitieRj Phone . 3-8911 ston. Place; Boston 14,; Mass. Captain Lizzio sent a - letter to. learn about the physical and of liquor are consumed by the* PORT ARTHUR 63 Cumberland St. if if ifs Triton, in whi^, he, said that the structural nature of the imiverse hero and others who flit in and? Phone North 1229 PHILIP- SWDERcrew of the Irenestar was the the -less we know'. Every new out of the story. Finally the, pub-., PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Contact your cousin, Mary A.-. best American crew he ever had discovery discloses, new, mys­ licity chap and his wife make? Phone: 5591 TORONTO lllA Jarvis St. Brown,. 37 Trotting Road Pack,- met as an agent. teries, and ultimate truth re­ up, without quite forgiving eacha Elgin. 5719 Lowell, Mass.. She is anxious to The-chief;of customs for Cata­ mains. unfathomable; As a re­ other. VICTORIA,. B.C 602 Boughton St. Anyone who starts the books hear from you; nia: and--the, Cap^JnrsOil-:. the> poTji- sult, a survey of the limitations ' Empire 4531 will finish it. Things move fast^ of science becomes a restatement endorsed CaptainLjzzio's . note. VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. Pacific . 7824 KAlaJO ^P0PP The . crew of the Irenestar must of; basic problems of philosophy. and the brittle make-believes See Joe Volpian at Headquar­ have made a real impression. Naturally^ the author must philosophizing in the conversa?,; HEADQUARTERS. 512 MeGill St. Despite the unfortfinate fact give emphatic attention to the tion is eminently readable if not? Montreal Plateau. 670 ters, 51. Beaver St.j New York' that we are having a-slow-couple possible limits of the human very enriching. -City, about, your, passport; RMmme S^mg Shws Dom SlU HRLLS �l"< Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Tuesday, May lu,' WHAT irmnK., • CT-• ,y • -J- ^ rV'J "f "Si '• >o ,' '' QUESTION: Within recent weeks the SIU Canadian District has regained from the com­ munists junsdiction over Eastern Canadian shipping. What effect do you think this develop­ ment will have on the over-all picture in maritime- JOE CAMBLOR. Utility: BUDDY LIST, DM: GEORGE W. THAYER, BR: LOUIS GOOCH, AB: RALPH C. MILLS, Stajvard: I think that this development The stronger a union is, the When any group of seamen I feel that a good job was done The more strength we gain, means that genuine unity be­ more it can do for itself in bet­ makes advances, seamen every­ in Canada. Seamen and water­ the better off the Union is when* tween the seamen of the two tering conditions and wages. "The where ultimately benefit. With front workers everywhere are countries, Canada and the Unit­ SIU Canadian District has now the communists out, and replaced probably glad that the SIU ever a beef comes our way. The ed States, will now become a been greatly strengthened by an organization of seamen in­ cleared up a muddy situation. communists in control in Canada fact. They both now have a through the work of the Inter­ terested primarily in strict trade Everybody, the seamen of Can­ were a weak link in the solidar* single purpose — to win better national, which in turn will ben­ union objectives, the Canadian ada and the United States, and ity of seamen in North America wages, working conditions and efit from that District's strength seamen are now on the road to the maritime industry of Canada — they weakened labor every­ improved job security. Canadian should a beef come up caUing a new deaL For them it means will benefit by the move. When where. I'm in full accord with any move that combats commu­ seamen will no longer have to for the entire Union and all its decent wages and conditions. the International expelled the nism, and I'm sure that the sea­ battle constantly over things Districts to put all power into They will have the protection communist-led CMU five years men of Canada will find that which never benefit them. They the fight. The SIU was' wise to of a Union that places their in­ ago, it began the clean-up camconditions will begin to improve will not have to fight the com­ go into Canada to clarify the terests first. Under the control of pmgn; now it has been com­ munists' political battles, as they situation. I'm sure that with the the communists this was never pleted and the SIU has another now that they have only their economic betterment to worry had been doing when the party- SIU being much stronger now, victory to its credit. The entire about. The move by the Canad­ possible, because the party's po­ domihated Canadian Seamen's the operators here will listen eastern, seaboard is now free ian District has solidified the en­ Union was in control. For the more closely during contract ne­ litical goals were always given from commie control and the first time they now have a real gotiations and the operators in first consideration. That's all SIU is stronger than ever. All tire east coast of North America, and has made stronger the seaUnion. Canada will do the same. over, now. seamen will profit by the move. men^s movement. CHARLES SCHERHANS, AB: B. PRITKEN, Wiper: DON SELKIRK, OS: FRANK THROP. AB: WILLIAM ZARKAS, DM: The difficult job done in Can­ The victory of the SIU over Among other things, the Can­ At one time I .was a member In my opinion the strengthen­ ada by the SIU Canadian District the communists in Canada is a adian District's victory over the of the Canadian Seamen's Un­ will pay off in great benefits for step toward driving the commu­ communists solidifies the posi­ ion, so I know from personal ex­ ed position of the SIU Canadian Ihe seamen who are now under nists out of maritime and all tion of the Seafarers Interna­ perience that Canadian seamen District means that the Canad­ Ihe banner of the Seafarers In- other industries, where they have tional Unioii on the east coast. are much better off under SIU ian Seamen's Union finally went lernational Union. In the recent done nothing for the workers, But the most important thii^, I contracts than they ever were too far in trying to shove com­ campaign we not only brought except to cause confusion. The think, is that the Canadian Sea­ under CSU. There is a vast dif­ munist party policy down the great benefits to the Canadian strengthening of the Canadian men will now find that they'll ference between the two unions. throats of its membership. As a seaman I'm against the commu­ seamen, but also benefitted the District will in turn strengthen I feel that the SIU is one hund­ nist party, and I'm sure most of be working for better wages, un­ whole International. Events in the entire SIU. The victory of red percent ahead of the CSU ihe future will undoubtedly the SIU means better conditions der better conditions. Under the in conditions, wages and security the Canadian seamen are, too. prove that the recapture of the for Canadian seamen, who have CSU they never had any pro- for seamen. As Canadian ship­ Up to now they couldn't say so. The way they have gone for the situation in Canada by the SIU had a rough go of it until the lection. They were always be­ owners learn to abide by SIU SIU Canadian District proves will be the opening wedge in present. They are far behind ing called out to fight for the contracts, the Canadian seamen that they want good Union prin­ cleaning all unions of commie American conditions and wages, schemes cooked up by the com­ will more and more realize the ciples. I believe that Canadian domination. The sooner this is but with Canadian seamen now advantages of these contracts. seamen will fully support the done, the better off will be the a strong part of our organization, munists. Now if they have any It's a good thing to see that we SIU Candian District, which is men of the unions involved. The they will go ahead with the rest beefs to fight, they'll be over the have so many brother seamen a Union for their protection and seamen in Canada have a great of us toward a better way of things all seamen are interested in Canada who don't go for benefit only. And they'll enjoy future before them. living. in—wages and conditions. conunie strong-arm stuff. the belter pay and conditions. i f ' V t 'L ' 'i 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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 May 10, 1949 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XI, No. 17 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 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU CANADIAN FULFILLING CONTRACTS WITH NEW OPERATORS CS FINDS 19'OBJECTIONS'TO SIU CERTIFACATION CSU SEAMEN SHOW PREFERENCE FOR SIU LANDLOCKED SAN MARINO PUTS HER BID IN FOR FAST MARITIME BUCK SEAMEN MOURN PASSING OF RAYMOND SHEA SHIPPING IS FAIR IN NEW YORK BUT ITS NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT SAN JUAN AWAITS SHIPPING RISE NEW ORLEANS SEAFARERE HELPING CAMPAIGN OF AFL FOOD COUNCIL MOBILE FORESEES CONTINUED FAIR SHIPPING TACOMA CALLS COBB CREWMAN CREDIT TO SIU ENGINEERS STILL AFTER JOBS OF ELECTRICIANS ALCOHOLISM HAS BEEN PROBLEM OF MANY CULTURES UNION STRENGTH MADE US CONDITIONS TOPS,SAYS VETERAN OF DECADE ON BRITISH SHIPS SIU CREW THWARTS ILLEGAL CUSTOMS RAID IN VENEZUELA BISHOP,FORMER SEAFARERS ENTERS IIIINOIS POLITICS GOOD UNION CREW MAKES CAPE RACE CLICK ENGINEERS STILL TRYING TO TAKE ELECTRICIAN'JOBS FROM THE SIU BALTIIMORE SHIPPING SLOWS DOWN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/10/1947 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 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/15ccd14b3efa7f8bdab0c272c1f98faf.PDF bd641380e0a689dee3bacf6f58398350 PDF Text Text ••• wr SEAFARERS :*.v LOG ••'•M • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULFJ)ISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Transfers Responsible: US FORCED TO WAIVE 50% CARGO RULE Story On Page 3 Curran's Shabby Formula There's a certain wry humor in the sight of Joe Curran pos­ ing as the high priest of the labor movement. His constant self-glorification ^nd his indignation at the AFL-CIO and the marine unions are obviously transparent devises, Curran's ridiculous posturing will never earn him a card in Actor's Equity, Curran has been working the "I'm high and mighty" pitch for years while operating simultaneously on the other side of the street. His American Coal tactics have followed the, same tattered formula. For example: • He first betrayed the officers unions so that a company union could hire ships' officers off street corners, then he denounced the unions as "playing the SIU game." • He desperately tried to give a gloss of respectability to the com­ pany union (which owns a big piece of the company), although it threw away seamen's rights under the Jones Act, rights which Andy Furuseth fought to get for four decades. • He hollered for the AFL-CIO to slap the SIU down, and confi­ dently predicted SIU's downfall, while fulsomely interlarding the rec­ ord with praise for George Meany. • President Meany, in effect, asked the SIU to drop its beef with the American Coal Company (to which SIU agreed in the interests of AFL-CIO) and offered the fleet to Curran on a silver platter. There was one small condition: Curran would have to behave like a trade nnionist—support the officers nnions and respect their picket lines. So Curran backed away and decided that George Meany was prejudiced and misinformed, and the victim of an AFL-CIO "palace guard." Right now Curran is busy rewriting history (a tactic he learned in the old days) to make it seem that he is purer than Ivoi'y Soap and SIU is only ISU spelled backwards. Joe's Pinning Labels Again By doing so he is following a traditional practice he has always employed of pinning derogatory labels on those who disagree with him. Back in 1945 Curran said that the SIU leadership was "desperate" about Isthmian. In 1957, SIU is "desperate" over American Coal, When seamen on Isthmian ships voted for SIU over NMU, Curran said it was SIU "corruption" that did the trick. Shortly after Curran bhanged his tune. He decided it was the Communists who were re­ sponsible for the NMU's Isthmian loss—not Joe Curran, the president of the Union, It was tl^at other fellow, that Commie organizer. Wasn't Curran the leader of the union? The policy-maker? If not, (Continuea da page 2) Last Bait. WC Unions, Tug Fleet SIU Step Up Votes SlU Coal Fight -Story On Page 2 -Story On Page 3 TMM0>h If n l#kla Seafarer Frank Smith, DM, descends to stage over the side ff UUCn-Up JOU» of the Fairland to freshen up the ship on her final intercoastal run as a conventional C-2, She will go into a Mobile shipyard for conversion to a ''lift-on" container ship with movable deck cranes. Looking on are C, Johnson, AB, Dan Bachrack, DM, and Frank Lambert!, bosun. The Gateway City is already undergoing conversion. Photo, by Merwyn "Doc" Watson, �Page Two SEAFARERS May 10. 1957 LOG New Ship To Honor Memory Of Harry Lundeberg Sixth Tug Co. Vote Gives Sitr Clean Sweep In Baltimore B.\LTIMORE—Crewniembers of the last of six tug com­ panies in the Greater Baltimore area have voted unanimously in favor of the SIU. Tugmen employed hy Arundel Sand and Gravel cast 19 ballots for,-*'— — none against, the SIU Harbor timore and other Atlantic and Gulf and Inland Waterways Divi­ ports. sion, giving the Union a clean The other five companies which voted SIU were Curtis Bay Towing, sweep of the port. The Arundel vote wound up Harper Towing, Baker and Whitely, series of elections which gave Baltimore Towage and Lighterage the SIU a total t)allot margin of and Atlantic Transport. 146 to 9 in the harbor. Opposing These companies represent the the Union was District 50 of the entire tug and barge industry in The newly-launched Kaiser Gypsum is shown on her maiden voyage from Japan to the US, The ship United Mine Workers which had the Greater Baltimore district. will be renamed the SS Harry Lundeberg in honor of the late secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union urged the tugmen to vote "no un­ They operate approximately 49 ion." The overwhelmingly-success­ tugs and x)ther types of harbor ^ of the Pacific, replacing an older ship on the same run. She was built in Japan. ful Baltimore vote followed an im­ craft. The elections represented pressive HIWD contract victory the climax of a year long organiz­ among tugmen of G&H Towing. ing campaign by the SIU in the The agreement won there provided area. . conditions far superior to those existing in Baltimore. WASHINGTON—There were indications this week that the Government will step up the disposal of its reserve Libertys under terms of the Ship Sales Act of 1946. Foreign nations, In another, separate election in March, the SIU also scored a clean which have cast longing eyes toward the reserve fleet, are quickly getting in their bids. sweep, winning 28 to 0 among barge­ —~— *• Maritime Administrator men and bridgemen of the Western Clarence Morse has already Maryland Railway Company. publicly declared {hat he With the Arundel election out of would like to see every one of the the way, the SIU is now prepared (Continued from page 1) 1,400 "old pots" in the Govern­ to negotiate for substantial gains then he admitted by Indirection he was nothing but a stooge tor the ment's reserve fleets sold to for­ In wages and conditions, as well as eign interests. And Congress has welfare protection Party. for the tugmen, first major step Just in case the "desperate" and "corrupt" SIU should hand him displayed a similar inclination to help close the gap between Bal­ in MOBILE—^The the long-awaited Alabama River with the apparent approval of the another setback In American Coal, you can be sure Curran has picked system improvement program was out another purge victim. After all, there was one scapegoat for Isth­ Administration. initiated with the granting of bids mian; a few more for his setback by Harry Bridges In the contest for The latest moves along these for the construction of a terminal boss of the CMU; three more in 1954 to cover up the peddling of NMU lines have been the introduction and loading ramp. membership books; another one in 1956 to excuse his fold-up on the of a bill in the House proposing Cal Tanner, port agent, reported tlie sale of the 15 sliips—including hiring hall and throwing open the NMU's books to all comers. that the terminal site is a small Apparently, it wasn't for nothing that a New York Times story com­ eight Libertys—to Guatemala, and centrally located river town. On mented fairly recently on the "quicksands" outside Joe Curran's door. the introduction of joint resolu­ completion of the terminal, ship­ Our sympathies to NMU national officers who undoubtedly find that tions in the House and Senate pro­ pers in northern Alabama, and in posing the sale of six Libertys to sleep comes hard these nights. adjoining states, will be able to Germany. No matter how Curran struggles to conceal, to distort and to rewrite send deep sea cargo straight down A number of other countries, in­ history It can't be done. He can't wipe out the record of the day that the river to the Port of Mobile to he hailed the "great and wise leadership of Comrade StaUn" from a cluding Brazil and Korea, have al­ be transferred to ocean-going ves­ Moscow podium in a Moscow meeting hall. Ho can't destroy the fact ready gotten US tonnage and sels. Besides being a help in speed­ WASHINGTON — Two Govern­ that he called Roosevelt a warmonger, John L. Lewis an ally of Hitler, pthers are in line, hat in hand. ment-chartered Victory ships will ing the handling of cargo, the ter­ Walter Reuther one who played Hitler's game. The Guatemala proposal, in par­ be put into service for Isthmian minal will also mean many more He can't wash the record clean of his speeches to free Earl Browder, ticular, has drawn the Are of one Steamship Company around July tug operations for the SIU Harbor to make sure the "Yanks Are Not Coming" during the Nazi-Soviet authoritative spokesman who de­ 1, following Government approval and Inland Waterways Division. honeymoon; to "open up a second front" Immediately afterwards even clared that the legislation would of the company's application for Although shipping itself has been though such action would have meant the slaughter of untrained and not tie the ships down to Guate­ eight such ships. The vessels will fairly slow during the last period, mala's coastwise trade, as did pre­ be used on the Persian. Gulf and most Seafarers on the beach have under-equipped American troops. Nor can he destroy the story of his personal role in the "Bring the vious laws enacted on Brazil and India runs. been able to find relief jobs. About GIs Home" campaign. In which the Communists used the NMU as a Turkey. The two ships selected thus far 120 members took various jobs No Coastline spearhead to strip Europe and Asia of American troops and make Rus­ are the Selma Victory, now in the around the harbor and some 60 Guatemala's shoreline is so Hudson River reserve anchorage more picked up work with MAWD. sia's path smoother. Granted that many Americans were part of the game in those days, small, this spokesman pointed out, and tlie Belgium Victory, which is There were 15 vessels calling in aome innocently, some not so innocent. The sincere ones have long that 15 ships are more than she in the James River fleet. They will to port during the last two weeks. since admitted their error dnd the record is full of their remorse. needs. Included in the deal are be operated on an 18 month-char­ They were the Del Valle, Del Sol, When did Joe Curran, In all the millions of words that have poured the eight Liberty cargo ships, one ter in Isthmian's regular berth Del Mar (Mississippi); the Pointer, from him since, ever repudiate his role In any of these events. When Liberty tanker, four Cls and two service. Six more ships have been Pioneer, Cavalier, Polaris, Clipper did he show the sUghtest twinge of guilt, admit that he was wrong or Victorys, and this leads to the pos­ tentatively selected by Isthmian (Alcoa); Morning Light, Yaka, sibility that Guatemala will sell but final decision has not yet been Monarch of the Sea, City of Alma, merely misled? the two Victorys foreign to get made on their disposition. Azalea City (Waterman); Steel De­ Does he still maintain that what he did then was right? signer (Isthmian), and John B. Today, Curran plays the same kind of game in a different league. enough money to pay for the 13 Kulukundis (Martis). He portrays himself as a defender of the hiring hall, but he faithfully other vessels. Prospects for the next period, maintains a company blacklist for US lines just like It used to be done The joint House-Senate resolu­ he says, look pretty good with In the days of the ISU and the US Shipping Board. Shipowners no tion on Germany has so far drawn some 14 ships expected in for pay­ longer need insist on a "flnk book"; Joe Curran keeps the record for less opposition. This would limit the use of the six Libertys, for off or as in-transits. In addition, them. the Citrus Packer will take on a Today he sups at the table of US Lines as an officer of a labor- the next seven years, to the trans­ management committee that is nothing more than a front for the com­ portation of coal and/or ore, pur­ SIU membership meet­ full crew within the next 10 days pany's interests. Today he works on behalf of a company union against chased in the US, to Western Eu­ ings are held regularly after being in the yards for survey and repairs. the interests of the legitimate marine unions. And only recently he ropean ports. The vessels would 'bucked the AFL-CIO by supporting the expelled ILA against the be required to operate in ballast every two weeks on Wed­ Federation-chartered IBL. Today he tags those who disagree with him on their return runs to this nesday nights at 7 PM in with the same dog-eared labels he used 20 years ago, labels he picked country. Apparently it is the feeling in all SIU ports. All Sea­ M.y 10. I»7 V.I. XW No. 10 out of a Communist Party primer. - Why does Curran rewrite history this way? Why does he pointedly Congress, as stated in the joint farers ore expected to ignore certain events and periods in his past? Why, instead of tackling resolution, that the Libertys now attend; those who wish to the blacklist and other problems facing his membership does he spend in the reserve fleets are of ques­ be excused should request bis energies attacking the SIU and other unions? The answer is obvi­ tionable value for defense and are permission by telegram PAUL HALL. Secretary Treasurer ous. This is the age-old tactic of diverting attention from internal not readily adaptable to profitable HEBBERI BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ difficulties and his own misdeeds by raising an imaginary bogeyman. commercial operation under the (be sure to include reg­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IBWW SPIVACK. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, StaF It is apparent that the only way Joe Curran can operate Is to pose American flag. Their disposal, the istration number). The Writers. B'.~L MOODT. Gulf Area Repre­ resolution states, would eliminate as the only defender of the faith and the salvation of the NMU, whereas next SIU meetings will be: sentative. further cost to the US for their In actuality he is the NMU membership's own worst enemy. It was he Publlihed blwaekly at tha haadquartara July 10 who involved NMU with a company union, it was he who had NMU storage and upkeep. of fha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, AN members cross the AFL-CIO marine officers' picket lines. It was MA support for the disposal of lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth May IS Avanua, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclnth Curran who fed the NMU membership lies about the meeting with the Libertys amounts to a confes­ »-6600. Entarad at sacond class matfar -May 29 sion that its much-ballyhooed Lib­ at tha Post Off lea In Brooklyn, NY, undar George Meany. And Curran was the one who turned down Mieany's tha Act of AVS. 24, 1*12. June 12 proposal when it would have given NMU the coal fleet. No wonder erty "upgrading" program is a fail­ 120 then, that Curran always has to create an emergency to cover up his ure, though some of the ships have June 26 ajttained up to 18 knots. •„ tt.o.iij, ! ' l.'J ii.'S?" Jr. ti9i(.a7S Jush'iJfit. Ship Giveaway Bids Rise Ala. River Act Boost Curran's Shabby Formula To Mobile Select First 2 Victorys For Isthmian SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SEAFARERS LOG I �--" ' 10, 195T Pare Three SEAFARERS LOG Transfers Compel Gov't To Bypass 'SO-SO' Ship Law WASHINGTON—^Thanks to wholesale transfers to foreign flags, the "50-50" law will probably have to be bypassed this year on bulk cargoes, the International Cooperation Administration reports. Transfers have so decimated the US tramp fleet that there are simply ICA declared that "a larger number nation's foreign commerce. The not enough American ves­ of waivers of this requirement ideal, as viewed by the authors of sels around to carry US may now have to be granted." In the 1936 Merchant Marine Act un­ With SlU patrolman Ray Oates (2nd from left) looking on, SlU and SUP deck men line up for the sign-on on the cool ship Martha Berry in Savannah. In order (I to r) are Karl Schroeder, SlU; John Munden, SlU; Ed Steenson, SUP; NMU man (felt hat); and Nick Sargent, SlU. The shipping commissioner (left) was K. A. Jorgenson. SlU is still leading NMU in the competition for jobs on all seven ships crewed so far. shipping's share of "bulk for­ other words, transferred ships and der which the subsidy program was other foreign flag vessels are now established, was for US ships to eign aid. •As a result, for the first reaping a harvest of cargo that aim for half of the country's for­ tlm» since the "50-50" principle was enacted, the US tramp share of such cargoes may fall below the minimum set by law in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957. The Sailors, Cooks, Firemen, A&G Step Up Joint Fight On ACS With the American Coal organizing drive pushing into the home stretch, the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and the three West Coast unions of the SIU's Pacific District have joined hands to assure coordinated action in the campaign. A coordinating committee has been formed consisting of the heads of the A&G District, the Sail­ ner, international representative, SUP, the MFOW, the MCS and the ors Union of the Pacific, the Ma­ rine Firemen's Union and the Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards Union. Upon formation of the commit­ tee, its members—Morris Weisberger, secretary-treasurer, SUP; Sam Bennett, president, MFOW:EdTur- Turner Bennett MCS, and Paul Hall, secretarytreasurer, A&G District—issued a joint statement, which included a call to oldtimers in each of their organizations "to participate in this important American Coal Shipping Company. Shipping "This is a beef," the Joint state­ ment said, "in which only oldtimers can help. The Job cannot be done by the younger men In the indus­ try. All of us know of the solid oldtimers—good union men—who can draw on their years of experi­ ence at sea to help win this impor­ tant campaign, which is being waged in the interests of sound trade union principles. "Each of our organizations—the Coal Beef Stirs Sea Vet Action SAVANNAH—The smoke has finally cleared from the "Battle of the Oldtimers" in the American Coal beef. Those left "behind from the crewing of' the Martha Berry and Harry L. Glucks-> man have gone north to Nor-' 96 SIU men are now on the coal folk to try again and are being joined by seagoing veterans pour­ ing in from ports on every coast. There's been nothing like this to fire the imagination and spirit of the oldtimers since Korea, and before that World War II, when thousands came out of relkement and from the comfort of shoreside jobs to meet the shipping emergency. Notir, as in those days, oldtimers from the SIU, the Sailors Union, Marine Firemen and Marine Cooks have been converging on East Coast ports where the coal ships have been crewing up since March. These men remember the long, bitter struggles of the 20's and SO's from first-hand experience. Many are sailing below their regular ratings just to participate In this important campaign. The success of their efforts is highlighted in the boxscore on the Jobs put up for competition so far. ships compared to 87 from the NMU. A built-in NMU margin of six more jobs still holds the count to 96-93. Seniority in the industry counts most in qualifying for the coal jobs under the Federal hiring order, and you can't go much further back than sailors union veterans like Carl Landberg, who came east from Seattle with 43 years' of discharges to his credit. Land­ berg threw in and earned a deck utility's job on the Martha Berry with ease. There were others like John Williams, the oldest of the oldsters who came here to show their stuff. One of many men from the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union to pitch in on the beef, Williams produced 48 years of discharges to land a messman's job on the Harry L. Glucksman,. A full half-century of seatime (Continued on page 18) would have gone on US tramp ships if such vessels were available. The inability of the Government to locate unemployed US tramps to carry cargo at today's top-heavy freight rates substantiates SIU charges that the ship transfers are not prompted by hardship. It in­ dicates that tramp owners could make a comfortable living under the American flag, but prefer the tax-free status that Liberia offers them no matter what preferences they get under the "50-50" law. In the liner field, the ICA adds, the "50-50" law is liable to be ob­ served because there will be suffi­ cient space available. US Share Declines The decline in US ships' percent­ age of "50-50" cargoes follows a sharp drop the US-flag share of for­ eign commerce generally. Running between 22 and 25 percent in re­ cent years, latest figures show that US companies are now carrying little more than 18 percent of the eign trade. '56 A 'Good Year' In contrast to the current figure, the ICA reports that during the 1956 fiscal year US ships carried more than half the foreign aid ship­ ments in all categories. Tramps got 52 percent of the total of tramptype cargoes. Liners got 71 per­ cent and tankers, which played only a minor role in these move­ ments, got 76 percent. Figures for military cargoes show 70 percent moving on US ships with an average of 60 percent maintained since the Mutual Se­ curity Program began? Other cate­ gories of shipments also were in the vicinity of 60 percent. In light of the trend, any fur­ ther large-scale transfers of US freight tonnage would largely nul­ lify the effect of "50-50" for which the SIU and other sea unions fought for many years. The law permits the various agencies in­ volved to waive it when US ships are not available. A&G District—was made strong by the kind of men who are now needed in the American Coal beef," the joint statement continued. "Many such oldtimers from each of our unions have already come for­ ward and are participating in this beef. More are needed, and our unions are asking those oldtimers who have not done so to con­ tact their own union representa­ tives who can give them the de­ tails on how they can help on this Joint effort." Ship Due Next Week The Joint SUP-MCS-MFOW-A&G committee emphasized that even SAN FRANCISCO—The nation's first training center for though seven of the company's ships have been crewed initially, marine cooks and stewards, was opened on May 3 on a 400 oldtimers are needed to compete acre site in Sonoma County, California. for seven very important jobs Dedicated to the mainte-"*"^ ^ " nance of high cuisine stand­ administrator Karl Schneider, for­ ards, the joint union-manage­ mer passenger liner chief steward ment center was built by the SIU- and wartime instructor for the US affiliated Marine Cooks and Stew­ Maritime Officers Training School; ards Union and the Pacific Mari­ chef Constantine Bruckner, former time Association, an association of executive chef of US Lines; meat West Coast, shipowners. The cen­ cutter Suey M. Chew, graduate of ter will offer tuition-free training the National School of Meat Cut­ for young men who wish to become ting and former SS Lurline butch­ cooks and stewards on Pacific Coast er, and baker Henry Chinn, well known craftsman in the culinaiy passenger liners and freighters. arts. Weisberger Hall Opening of the center-was hailed Also Vacation Spot by the SIU in a telegram of con­ aboard the Casimir Pulaski, coming In addition to using it as a train­ gratulation from SIU Secretaryin next week, as well as for replace­ ing center, the union has plans to ment jobs that might turn up on Treasurer Paul Hall which read in develop the mountain woodland re­ part: "The opening of the MCS any of the other six American Coal Training School is a very signifi­ treat into a vacation spot for sea­ ships as they come into port. cant step forward and is a strik­ men and their families and to pro­ Many of the West Coast brothers ing symbol of the tremendous prog­ vide a low cost year-round home have already answered the call and ress you people made in the for retired seamen. The former reinforced the A&G District in its brief period youhave have been func­ mountain estate of a wealthy rail­ (Continued on page 13) tioning ... We are confident that road executive has a trout-stocked the future will be studded with lake, swimming and boating facili­ As the SEAFARERS LOG was equally important gains and bene­ ties, riding paths and a hunting re­ going to press word was received fits for our sisters and brothers serve. Guest speakers at the dedication that a Seafarer on the Martha who sail under the banner of the Berry had to be replaced be­ Marine Cooks and Stewards . . ." ceremonies which was attended by cause of illness. SIU standby- • The training program consists of some 300 representatives from eligibles had first call on the three-month comprehensive Government, Labor and the marlreplacement because they had courses under capable and well- time industry included Lieut. Gov­ the seniority under the court known instructors in all phases of ernor Harold Powers; C. J. Hagorder. Nevertheless, the com­ cooking, baking, butchering, and gerty. Secretary of the California Federation of Labor; J. Paul St. pany awarded the job to an waiting. Sure, President of the Pacific Mari­ NMU, making the score 95 to 94. The' $500,000 Installation boasts time Association; Ed Turner, Mor­ This follows the developing pattern of company favoritism a rustic style administration and ris Weisberger and Sam Bennett for the NMU in spite of the pro- classroom building, student and of the Seafarers Pacific District; cednres speUed out in the court guest duplex cabins, a $50,000 all- John . Hawk, Secretary of the Sea­ order. The SIU is preparinff to electric kitchen, and cooking and farers International Union, and dining facilities for 200 persons. John Hennlng of the State AFL take legal action accordingly. The staff of the school includes and neutral trustee of the center. Ist Cook School Opened By MCS �Pas« Four SEAFARERS May 10. 1957 LOG Health Center impresses Visitors Visiting delegation of Japanese trade unionists gets a close-up view of modern x-ray equipment at SlU health center in Brooklyn as technician Benjamin lannotti explains how it works. They visited center during State Department-sponsored tour of SlU facilities. (See feature on health center in centerfold.) Seatrain Plans Added Services The SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines, Inc., has announced the acquisition of two large waterfront properties at Sawanah, Georgia, and Edgewater, NJ, near its present docks Graham Brush, the chair-" man of the board of directors, River and adjacent areas. He also stated that the company has stated that they had reached an agreed to a 50-year lease with the Savannah District Authority cov­ ering the old Southeastern ship­ yard property on the Savannah The Marine Firemen's Union has announced that its new hall will he completed and opened on June 1. The new building, now under construction, is located at 240 Fremont Street, San Francisco, "just a stone's throw from the Sailors Union of the Pacific." The State of California had condemned the Union's present building to make way for the building of a freeway. 4. t 4. Burglars broke into the Portland hall of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and made off with a clockradio from the agent's office and checks totaling over $2,600. All of the checks, except one for $200, have been recovered. The burglars also attempted to take the televi­ sion set, but probably found it too heavy to cart out and left It at the door. Two suspects are being held foig questioning. t J. - 3^ An AFL-CIO sponsored disability proposal for increased weekly un­ employment disability and hospital benefits has been voted for by the California Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee, the Marine Cooks and Stewards report. The bill would increase weekly unem­ ployment disability from $40 to $50, and would raise hospital bene­ fits from $10 a day for 12 days to $12 a day for 20 days. It also calls for the elimination of a 75 percent rule under which benefits are reduced for seasonal workers who earn more than 75 percent of their annual wages in any one calendar quarter. agreement for all of the waterfront property of the Archer-DanielsMidland Co. at Edgewater, NJ, just a few hundred feet,from the present Seatrain terminal. Expansion Program Underway These acquisitions. Brush said, are part of the company's new ex­ pansion program. Earlier the com­ pany had announced plans for the building of a new freight ship. Details as to the type and size of the vessel have not been releas%d. Seatrain was a pioneer in the development of hauling complete rail freight cars. There is a possi­ bility that the new vessel may be of a type similar to the ships now being built by Pan-Atlantic Com­ pany in its land-sea trailership operations. These vessels are spe­ cially built to accommodate the stacking of trailers, one on top of the other, in the vessel's holds. Although loaded and unloaded in a similar manner as the freight cars, the Pan-Atlantic trailertrucks have the advantage of not requiring railroad tracks running the length of the docks and dockside loading installations. Money Exchange Rates Listed The following Is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of May 9, 1957, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, South Africa: $2.80 per pound aterling. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. HoUand: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Italy: 624.8 lire to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 21 cents per rupee. Argentina: 18 pesos t-. 'he dollar. BraiU: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 82.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. M in the M... Caution should be the byword of everyone on o ship. The flashy grandstand play belongs on the circus lot or the rodeo arena; it's out of place on a ship and may even endanger the next guy, who's counting on you to follow the book. Core in carrying out the routine, day-to-day tasks aboard ship will always pay dividends. Teamwork among shipmates is what counts most in bringing the ship, cargo and all personijel safely into port every time. The crewmember who thinks he can go it alone not only endangers his own safety, but also boosts the odds against everyone else. Once in c while, certainly in an emergency, the job cafis for something special, and seamen have always proven themselves equal to the occasion. But in the long run, taking extra chances when it's not necessary is looking for trouble. The seaman who knows his job and his ship is the best insurance against potential disaster, big or small. As the statistics clearly show, there are enough occasions in this business when you have to take chances because the chips ore down and there's no choice. But while things are going smoothly, keep 'em that way. Trouble never chases anyone; it's always the other way around. A sailor who's looking for excitement con find it ashore.in ample quantity between trips. Once you start up the gangway again, concentrate on the job ahead. That's the best way to be sure you'll see port again. - " Remember Caution Pays Off I j An SlU Ship is a Safe Ship | �^ee A-Ship Commercial in 7 Years I' A commercially-useful atompowerad merchant ship may be closer than is commonly thought. The US already has atom subs, of course, and now is building its first atom-powered merchant ship. But this is an experimental vessel and up until now it had been felt that commercially profitable atompowered ships would not appear for, many years. Now, however, the weekly publication "Pacific Ship­ per" reports that atom-powered ships will be an "economic reality" by 1964. What's more, "Pacific Shipper" says, both the Isbrandtsen Com­ pany and Matson Navigation have displayed interest in atomic power and have been given access to certain confidential and restricted data of the Atomic Energy Com­ mission. The closeness of commercial atomic power, the periodical says. Is one reason why there has been little opposition to the Govern­ ment's cut of shipbuilding funds, as requested by the MA, from $941^ million down to a mere $3 million. With the atomic age so near, vessels built, now could be out-of-date as soon as they left the ways. Paye Fiv* SEAFARERS LOG May 10. 195T INPIRING SEAFARER Question: Do foreign countries and persons bear any resemblance to the way they are portrayed in American movies or books? Sinpllcie Mansan, eh. eook: Gen­ erally American actors do portray foreign persons ' ' ' ' Just as they are. They do have some trouble us­ ing the same ges­ tures, but other­ wise there is a close resemblance. I think they have the most difficulty in imitating the Chinese. They may copy the costumes and scenery, but not the manners or actions of the people. George Fiance, carp: Shooting the scenes over there makes the movies more realistic. But they do not portray the people as they are. An ac­ tor must live in the country to be able to correctly imitate the char­ acteristics of the native. This goes for books too. If the author never lived in the country, how can he write about it? Seafarers Lick Fire On Kafhryn SAN JUAN—Seafarers aboard the Bull Line freighter Kathryn here fought for several hours before they were able to douse a fire which broke out in a jute cargo in No. 4 hold. The cause of the fire was^ not known, with spontaneous sides of the ship, the fire was combustion considered the finally brought under control. most likely offender. The fire, which did an estimated $50,000- damage according to a company spokesman in San Juan, broke out on Friday morning, April 26. Ship's reporter Mike R. Zelonka wrote that "the fire alarm bell broke out the officers and men at 5 AM r.nd immediately crewmembers were at the scene with fire hoses and 4 4 4 R. A. Barrett, ch. elect.: There other equipment 4" t t is a general resemblance. But I ready for use. C. L. M. Gonzalez. AB; American think that they "Captain Olsen authors do a vei-y good job writing overplay some and chief mate on a foreign Robert Bradford parts, as the country. Any went down into limey accent. It good actor should the smoke-filled is only the cock­ be able to com­ hold and it was ney who speaks pletely portray quickly decided with the real any type of per­ "h" dropping ac­ to cover up the Zelonka son, foreign or cent, yet our hatch and smoth­ not, right down movies seem to er the burning jute with C02. In to their gestures. show that all the this way, together with water That's part of English speak that way, which is hoses being used on top of the their business, certainly incorrect. tarp-covered hatch and on both and I think they do a very fine job at it. 4- 4" 4« "I would like to mention the fact that Captain Olsen expressed himself as 'gratified with the swift manner and complete coop­ eration of members of the crew.' We also had excellent cooperation from the San Juan fire depart­ ment 'and the US Coast Guard." No injuries were reported as a re­ sult of the blaze. The vessel continued on her trip to Mayaguez, Dominican Republic and returned to New York without furthqr Incldeqt, Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled - at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Onassis Tankers Fly Coop— MA Doesn't Seem To Know George Hines, FWT: No. Outside of the direct scenery shots, most of the American movies grossly overstate the con­ WASHINGTON—^US shipping officials are so busy revising the conditions under which ditions in these countries. They the Onassis interests will transfer 14 ships to Liberia and build three super-duper tankersnever show these here, that they've apparently lost track of the fact that six of the ships involved became conditions as bad as they really "runaways" three months ago," are, but always and a seventh one two weeks make them seem back. a lot better, show The Maritime Administration has Representatives of the Arab the good side always. just disclosed a proposal for soLeague have announced in Damas­ 4 4 4 called "new conditions" for the cus that they will blacklist the SIUmanned tanker Kern Hills for car­ Peter Choplinski, OS; I think complex ship exchange deal which rying oil to Israel. The Kern Hills Hollywood does a very good job is supposed to yielfl one tanker of made the first voyage to Eilat, Is­ in imitating the 100,000 tons and two more about rael, opening up the Gulf of Aqaba characteristics of half as big for US operation. The to ocean-going vessels. Arab coun­ a foreign coun­ construction contract was signed tries have maintained that the try. A good last December. Gulf of Aqaba at the head of the American actor Red Sea is territorial water of can portray any Concern expressed during hear­ Egypt and Saudi Arabia and can­ type of person, ings on the transfer Issue a few not be opjened for Israeli shipping. whether he be an weeks ago by the House Merchant The Arab League announcement Italian, Egyptian,Marine Committee produced the " means that the Kern Hills would or Chinese. The "new" set of conditions. Several be barred from all Arab ports in­ movies try to committee members felt that the cluding oil terminals in Saudi copy, as close as possible, the gen­ orighial transaction-did not have eral conditions of the country. Arabia. enough built-in guarantees that the One of the seven Onassis-owned ships already transferred to The oil that was delivered in new ships would ever be built. Liberia while the Maritime Administration still debates changes in Eilat came from Iran, which is not conditions for their disposal, the SS Republic is shown with a gash Victorys Kept Under US Flag a member of the Arab League. Fol­ in her bow from a collision some time ago. She became a "run­ In essence, the package still calls lowing the furore over the first away" on Feb. 2, 1957. for an exchange under which the voyage, the Arab nations called on SlU-contracted Victory Carriers ship, US Petroleum Carriers and built is reinforced by the chang­ Iran to refuse to supply oil to Corp. would continue to operate its Western Tankers would swing over ing developments in the tanker pic­ the tanker. fleet of seven Victory ships, plus to the Liberian flag. All but the ture since January 1. At last report, according to the three new tankers when they're Victory Carriers' operation would Companies Dump B'ldg Plans ship's delegate Frank Throp, the eventually built. With the tanker boom on the be liquidated. The four companies Kern Hills was supposed to make SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping In slow bell, 15 US companies, sev­ At the same time, the company's are under contract to the SIU. "three or four" more voyages to this area has continued on the However, more than a month be­ eral of them SIU operators, have two Libertys and a fleet of 12 tank­ Eilat. No word has been heard of her whereabouts in the past couple healthy side with some 16 vessels ers operated by three other Onas­ fore the House hearings even be­ notified the MA that they have hitting port during the last two sis companies, Trafalgar Steam- gan, and three months before the dropped plans to transfer old ton­ of weeks. MA produced its proposed "new nage to foreign registry in return Another SIU tanker was in the weeks. conditions" last week, half of the for building new tankers. news last week as the second There were two pay-offs with six Approval in principle had al­ tankers involved had already gone American ship to pass through the ready been granted in these cases foreign. Suez Canal since it reopened. The vessels signing on, and eight ships The parade started on Febru­ and others for the transfer of 120 tanker Ivy, on the way home from stopped In to be serviced. The ary 2 with the Republic and was vessels. Including 61 T-2 tankers a long siege on the shuttle run, Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transport) followed two days later by the and 49 Libertys, in exchange for passed through the canal north­ and Raphael Semmes (Waterman) Federal, thus wiping out Trafal'gar. the construction of 51 new super­ bound following the transit of the paid off while the Afoundrla, By February 28, the Olympic tankers. The cancellations came President Jackson of American Games, William A. Burden, Fort from companies which were to President Lines. The Ivy paid Wacosta, Choctaw (Waterman); Bridger and Camp Namanu had build 16 vessels and transfer about her canal tolls under protest as Charles Dunaif (Colonial); Ocean followed suit. Then on April 27 40 others. American ships have been in­ Evelyn and Ocean Joyce (Ocean the McKittrick Hills joined the The SIU operators who refused structed to do by the State De­ Transport) signed on. parade. This now leaves Trafalgar to use their approval were Triton The Hurricane, Wacosta, Choc­ partment. inactive and cuts the US Petro­ Shipping, Panoceanic Tankers, The Kern Hills voyage came taw. Iberville (Waterman); Coe leum fleet to four ships and that New Jersey Industries, Webb and shortly after the SIU of NA con­ Victory, Jefferson City Victory of Western 'iaukers to one. The Knapp, Eagle Ocean Transport and vention passed a "freedom of the (Victory Carriers); Steel Ar­ five remaining tankers plus two Samuel Wang. In addition. Cities seas" resolution calling for free chitect (Isthmian), and Portmar Service has dropped, for the time Libertys are still to go. passage for all ships in the Gulf of (Calmar) were in-transit. All were (Congressional concern over being, plans for construction of Aqaba and for opening of the Suez in good shape with no beef re­ whether the new ships vdll be another supertanker. ported. Canal to Israeli, flag shipping. Kern Hills On Arab Blacklist SF Healthy On Shipping ^ PHoros ^ ^foRtes. •Si. ibtnzY �Tampa Wary Of. CG Acts TAMPA—^"The Coast Guard In Tampa," reports Port Agent Tom Banning, "is out looking for cases." In one instance they tried to get a case against a brother for fight­ ing ashore before he was paid off. The beef was squared away, he said, warning the brothers that It shows what the Coast Guard would do to hang a charge on a Seafarer if it could. Activity on the shipping front Is still good, and promises to con­ tinue that way, he said. During the past period the port had Water­ man's City of Alma paying off, and the Steel Rover, Steel Flyer (Isth­ mian), Yaka (Waterman), and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa) calling into port while in transit. The in-transit activity should start slowing up some. Banning added, because of the C-25 which Pan-Atlantic is converting to "difton" containerships. One vessel, the Gateway City is already under con­ version and the Fairland is next. May 10, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pa«o Six Accident Victim April 17 Through April 30 Registered Fort Killed in an auto accident on her way to school, Dolores Helen Mynett, 6, was the daughter of Seafarer Mack O'Neill of Wilmington, Calif. The family had moved to Wil­ mington just a short time be­ fore the accident. US Welfare Fund Control Seen; Meany Backs Bills Boston • New York Philadelphia .... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles.... Houston Wilmington San Francisco... Seattle •ooeoeeeeeeee# ••••eeeeeeeeee ••••eeeeeeeeee I'teeeeeeeeeeee ••••eeeeeeeeee •••••••e*eeeee ••••••eeeeeeee (•••eeeeeeeeee (•••••••••eeee i«*e»eeeeeeeee Deck A Deck 16 76 15 58 11 9 7 30 36 11 19 19 20 25 3 26 3 14 11 1 3 3 16 7 8 60 12 45 6 7 9 18 33 18 26 8 16 16 9 9 14 22 Deck Deck B A 352 Total •nt. • "A"*282 141 stew. A itew. B Totel A Total B Total Reg. 5 46 4 13 4 15 12 2 2 1 12 2 14 61 14 37 30 5 8 7 43 21 15 26 35 59 43 243 50 168 53 24 28 79 151 56 76 61 86 124 15 24 15 29 182 36 131 23 19 20 72 108 35 61 35 51 65 in.. Stew. A stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 134 233 100 867 375 1242 7 22 7 8 7 2 3 3 9 28 6 3 4 24 39 6 IS 12 3 9 14 22 16 3 8 7 8 Shipped Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A 5 70 7 35 9 2 4 24 53 5 15 14 15 10 Deck B 2 14 . 1 6 1 1 7 0 13 2 10 11 14 Deck C 0 15 0 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 7 3 1 13 Ing. A 2 49 8 30 3 5 3 11 29 8 19 14 16 Ing. Ing. B C 1 24 2 14 5 0 1 7 14 6 1 9 17 10 0 21 1 9 .2 2 2 12 8 1 7 16 3 12 Stew. A 1 41 5 27 1 1 7 15 32 3 11 9 18 Stew. B 2 10 1 11 3 2 2 5 8 1 1 7 stew. Total C A 1 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 1 8 3 3 8 160 20 92 13 8 14 50 114 16 45 37 Total B 5 48 4 31 9 3 10 12 35 9 12 27 40 22 Total c 1 43 1 15 4 3 3 13 14 2 22 22 7 36 Total Ship. 14 251 25 138 26 14 27 75 163 27 79 86 96 85 49 9 WASHINGTON—^There is little doubt here that the current 4 11 8 27 8 9 session of Congress will produce legislation aimed at Federal Deck Eng. Eng. Ing. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total Deck Deck A B A C Ship. C B C A A control and inspection of union welfare funds. 66 42 653 267 186 1106 48 206 Ill 96 179 90 268 Total After a conference with ' Secretary of Labor Mitchell, should be completely safeguarded SlU shipping levelled off again during the past two weeks while registration increased. President Eisenhower an­ from any and all corruption and The total number of men shipped was 1,106. At the same time, 1,242 men registered for jobs. nounced that he was prepared to mismanagement." The decline reflects the unusual sea-sawing pattern of shipping this Spring, when job ac­ submit proposals on this issue to These views, however, were net tivity would normally be ris-"*Congress that should be enacted as shared by management. The Na­ ing. Last period shipping hit "speedily as possible." He proposed tional Association of Manufactur­ the registration, reporting and pub­ ers, in a report to its members, de­ a high for the past two lic disclosure of all data on uniqji health and welfare funds, and pub­ lic disclosure of all other finan­ cial reports of unions, includihg the amount of dues collected, the amount in the union treasury, and the salaries of union officials. The proposed legislation is largely an outgrowth of the current Senate investigation into practices of cer­ tain unions. Meany Supports Proposal AFL-CIO President George Meany agreed with the President's proposals, but went even further on public disclosure of welfare funds. "We have long favored," Mr. Meany said, "legislation even more sweeping than the pending administration bill. These health and welfare plans, whether oper­ ated by unions, by management or by both jointly, are funds held in trust for the benefit of workers and Lk. Charles Labor Cains In Election ! W:, LAKE CHARLES — Labor is becoming stronger, politically, in this port, reports Leroy Clarke, port agent. In the last runoff elec­ tions, of the three men running for the city council, one was a strong labor advocate, and the other two, although not outspoken, are expected to favor the workingman's side. The last period has been slack In job activities in this area, with enough men on the beach for any expected jobs, Clarke said. There were 11 ships In port during the last two weeks. The Winter Hill, Chiwawa, CS Miami, Council Grove, Bradford Island, Royal Oak, Government Camp, Winter Hill, Chiwawa (Cities Seiwice); Ideal X (Pan Atlantic), and the Val Chem (Valentine). Tfu; clared that it was entirely in favor of legislation covering welfare and health programs administrated by unions or unions and management jointly. However it took a different attitude towards plans adminis­ tered by management alone. Coming under the NAM's fire is the Douglas bill, submitted by Senator Paul Douglas (Dem., 111.). This measure provides for regis­ tration of all employe welfare plans, including those which es­ tablished pension programs, with annual reports to be made to the Securities and Exchange Commis­ sion, and to beneficiaries. This, NAM complained, "sweeps all employer benefit programs un­ der federal control, regardless of their type or past history." NAM Complains Both the President and the Sec­ retary of Labor expressed the view that care must be maintained in proposing new regulations. The legislature should not rush "head­ long, impelled by the hysteria of the moment, to secure punitive leg­ islation aimed at undermining or weakening the general body of or­ ganized labor," commented - Mr Mitchell. Uhion representatives are con­ cerned that amendments further limiting union activity far beyond the "intended scope of the original bill would be tacked on to any such legislation. Fight 'Work Law' Moves Although accepting the Admin­ istration's views on Federal inspec­ tion, the AFL-CIO is out to keep any "right to work" measures from being tacked on to these bills. Meanwhile in New York, Gover­ nor Harriman has approved legisla­ tion aimed at tightening state regu­ lation of union funds. But in ap­ proving the bill, the Governor charged that the legislature made "clearly wilful" omissions in the bill, particularly in failing to in­ clude "employer - administered" funds under the law's scope. months. Five ports still managed to show gains over the previous report and three others remained about the same as before. Those showing improvements.- were New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans and San Francisco. Tampa, Mo­ bile and Wilmington held to the status quo which, for Wilmington, at least, represented top shipping. On the other hand, Boston, Philadelphia, Savannah, Lake Charles, Houston and Seattle all declined. Philadelphia and Lake Charles are very quiet, but Hous­ ton and Seattle are still busy. Black Gang Even Registration and shipping were virtually even in the black gang during the period. This also pro­ duced a boom for class C men in the engine department, which ac­ counted for more C men shipped than the deck and steward depart­ ments combined. A seniority breakdown shows class A men filling 59 percent of the total jobs, class B about 24 perment and class C the remainder. This reflected an eight percent drop in jobs claimed by class A men, which translated Into gains for both B and C men. The following is the forecast port by port: Borton: Slow . . . New York: Good; C men still getting out in quantity . . . Philadelphia: Fair . .. Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair . .. Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: No change . . . Mobile: Good . .. New Orleans: Very good . . . Lake Charles: Should improve ... Hous­ ton: Good . . . Wilmington; Veiy good . . . San Francisco: Good .. . Seattle: Good. ^Rights' Showdown Hears In 4 States Organized labor is now facing the challenge of "right to work" legislation in the states of Delaware, Connecticut, Ohio and Illinois. In all of these states, where Republicans are in control of the legislature, un­ ions are getting ready for a Labor leaders In Illinois do not believe the state legislators, long showdown. outspoken against such wreck Labor hopes are running high in Delaware that such a measure would die after sentiment seemed to turn during hearings before the State's Revised Statutes Committee. Addresses by Clement J. Lemon, President of the State Federation of Labor and Rev. Thomas Reese, Director of the Catholic Welfare Guild of the Wilmington diocese, bitterly denounced one clause of the proposed bill which would bar an employer from requiring the payment of union dues. "All men have an obligation to join together In an effort to organ­ ize—they have the responsibility to pull their weight," Father Reese said. "If a law says that no dues shall be paid, then we are weak­ ening the whole power of the un­ ion." Although this bill had two pre­ vious readings in the House, it is questionable that it will ever come to a vote. Ohio's measure tends to limit labor without actually 'outlawing the union shop. But another meas­ ure Is being proposed which would tightly restrict any union politi­ cal activity. Connecticut Package Seen In Connecticut, a joint senatehouse committee held hearings on a "right to work" proposal but re­ frained from taking any action. But the recall of a minimum wage bill previously reported on by the House Labor Committee leads many labor advocates to believe a pack­ age deal Is In the offing which will include a "right to work" proposal. measures, would adopt the pro­ posed Brydie "right to work law." The bill, sponsored by Rep. G. Bry­ die, who represents a farpiing dis­ trict, Is being used, they said, to offset union proposals for increased workmen's compensation and for an effective state minimum wage. On the other side, New York and Maryland legislatures failed to vote on bills which would restrict un­ ion activities. In New York a bllL which would bar organizational picketing was withdrawn by Its sponsor after It was found that it lacked sufficient votes for Its pass­ age. The Maryland legislature ad­ journed without acting, after hear­ ing on a wreck measure. Although two previous efforts to repeal Nevada's right to work laws have failed, a new bill, supported by several major employer and state management groups was pro­ posed which would replace the present law with a plan patterned after the Federal Taft-Hartley Act. The measure would allow union shop contracts, but ban picketing for organizational purposes and secondary boycotts. Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards finished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. �Mar 10, 195T SEAFARERS LOG Fage Seven YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTB WC Unions Seafarer's Guide To Better Boyit^ Pool Their Pension $$ SIU Baby Parade •;V-> \ Mrs. Kathleen Bannister (at left) is shown propping up Robert Jr. so he con put his best foot forward out­ side their New Or­ leans home. The youngster, born in 1955, is now 2. By Sidney Margolius The High Cost of Renting Money SAN FRANCISCO—An agree­ Some state governments are finally moving to give the public at least ment merging $7 million in retire­ a little protection against the many installment rackets that have ment and pension funds has been sprung up in recent years. US families have been subjected to an ex­ worked out by the SIU Pacific Dis­ traordinary bilking. A Senate Committee has been investigating the trict. The agreement affects funds credit rackets, but the Federal Government is almost powerless to stop formerly operated individually by them because most installment purchases take place within state lines. the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Only state governments are in a position to blow the whistle on these Marine Firemen's Union and Ma­ gouges. The shame of the states is that unknown to the general public, rine Cooks and Stewards Union in their laws permit sharp practices that can expose you to severe financial conjunction with the operators. damage when you buy a car, household equipment, home repairs, The agreement, which has been jewelry, and other goods on time-payment plans. approved by the employer trustees What buyers rarely realize is that most sharp practices are perfectly of the funds, will pave the way to legal in most states, and even where state laws limit the amount of higher pension retirement bene­ fits because of lowered costs of finance charges on cars, quite high fees are still permissible. Only 12 states limit finance charges on cars, and only Ohio limits operation and pooling of service the charge on all goods, with a new law in New York State also limit­ credits. The moneys of the three ing the credit charges on all goods beginning Oct. 1. But only seven funds wiU be merged for invest­ of these ,12 put -real muscle in the finance law by requiring that ment purposes and central records finance companies be licensed so will be kept. The three unions had announced an outraged buyer has a place to their intent to pool their resources air his grievance, and the state a way to make lenders comply with at the last SIU of NA convention. the law. These seven are Connecti­ All three deal with the Pacific Ma­ cut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, ritime Association on the employer side, representing the greatest New York, Pennsylvania and Wis­ bulk of West Coast shipping. consin. States that put a ceiling on finance charges on cars, but forgot Above, Cynthia Faye to license the finance companies Manley, 6 months, strikes a are California, Kentucky, Nevada, fetching pose to show off Ohio and Utah. People in Colo­ rado, Maine or New Jersey are her new doll. Dad is Ern­ protected only by straw-man laws est Manley of Miami. that license auto finance compax.'yw' ^ jr limit finance Backed up by mom (not WASHINGTON—A biU to re­ charges. Such "regulation" is al­ shown), Naomi Cruz stands together meaningless, the chief quire advance testing of chemicals counsel of a leading finance com­ to establish their safety before on her own feet at her first they are used in foods has been pany recently told this writer. birthday in the Bronx, NY. recommended to Congress by the Little Or No Protection US Department of Health, Educa­ Dad Virgilio Cruz is on the In other states, consumers have tion and Welfare. Robin Mowbray. little or no protection St all. There As things stand now, a harmful have been increasing attempts by chemical food additive could be In some of the more scrupulous finance companies. Better Business Bu­ use for years before any action reaus and other civic organizations to secure legislation barring the could be taken to stop it. As a more flagrant overcharges. But such proposals are fought hard by rule, a minimum of two years of other finance companies and merchants. In New York, for example. scientific research is needed before Assemblyman Bernard Dubin had proposed a ceiling of $9 per $100 of .any legal proceedings can be debt on installment goods others than cars. That's a true interest rate started. of about 16 percent per annum, and certainly a costly enough fee to pay Policing of these matters is for the privilege of paying on time. But sellers and lenders fought for under the supervision of the Food a ceiling of 13 percent—a true rate of about 24 percent. That's what and Drug Administration which, in WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower has announced that many have been charging on installment purchases. The compromise 1954, finally won approval of legis­ he will order an investigation into charges by Gordon Gray, ceiling set in the new law is $10 per $100, a true rate of about 18 per­ lation to set up controls over cent. This is better than 24 percent but still an expensive way to buy. chemical pesticides used on farm Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, that imports of In comparison, Ohio limits the finance change to $8 per $100 of debt. crops and other raw agricultural crude oil into the United • States are a threat to our na- (affect the movements of US flag The state ceilings on auto finance charges in Maryland and Kentucky commodities. ' tankers, but a drop in the offshore are so high they actually legalize the excessive charges they were de­ The proposed bill would require tional defense. Gray advised the President that runs would undoubtedly have to signed to curb. They permit finance fees of $9 to $15 per $100 of bal­ chemical manufacturers or others ance, which is equal to true interest rates of 16 percent on new cars concerned to furnish the FDA increased importation of oil tends be made up by increased use of and up to 27 percent on second-hand vehicles. with scientific evidence upholding to discourage exploration in this coastwise tankers. If the President finds this to be the safety of new or existing ad­ country for new deposits on which Up To 50 Percent a threat, he is required to ask for If you live in an unregulated state, you have no protection at all ditives. Regulations would then we would have to depend in time a reduction in the amount of oil of war. be issued either permitting or bar­ against sharp operators. The Spokane Better Business Bureau reports Any cut in imports would surely that can be imported. He ordered "general confusion" among buyers about whether the finance charges ring their use. Gray to explore the possibility of they pay are legal (they are), while some car dealers "boast they make having the major importers them­ more money from 'packs' than on cai-s." The Roanoke, "Va., bureau selves set voluntary restrictions on has found finance charges of 20 to 42 percent on television sets. In imports. This, it is suggested, Texas, 75 percent of the complaints about car purchases reaching the would avoid the harsher solution Houston bureau concern financing charges. One Eastern finance com­ of either a legal quota limitation pany is known in the trade as customarily charging 50 percent for fi­ or of higher tariff charges. nancing older used cars. High auto finance rates in some areas of Ten­ Ten Percent Limit nessee are similarly notorious. In Nebraska, a nationwide auto finance It had been determined last Oc­ company, perturbed by public resentment of excessive charges, protober by the Energy Supplies and posad legal limits. But local companies successfully opposed the pro­ Resources Committee that imports posed lids of $7 to $13 per $100 as "too low," although these are true should be limited to about 10 per­ interest rates of 13 percent on new cars and up to 27 on older ones. cent of our national production. Call the roll of the other unregulated states and you get similar reports. This was the ratio that existed in States that regulate installment charges also tend to outlaw the blank 1954. But, Gray reported, the ra­ contracts that have been making so much trouble for the trusting buy­ tio is expected to run close to 18 ers who sigir their names before the dealer fills in the amounts. But percent by the second half of this both regulated states as well as the unregulated ones still permit wageyear. He said the major companies assignments, a major source of abuses. For example, Chicago has been plan to import 1,216,000 barrels a THE fOOD AAJI> VRxCeSAiaKOVJM so troubled by canvassers who sell goods at factory gates that the day, 510,000 barrels a day over Illinois legislature passed a requirement that the spouse as well as the the 1954 ratio. wage-earner must sign any wage-assignments. Salesmen had been While American imports have pretending the contracts were merely receipts. Unfortunately, the quadrupled since 1946, he said, pro­ Governor of the state vetoed this potential protection against hidden duction has not even doubled. wage-assignments. Robert L. Wood, president of the After many incidents involving abuses of wage-assignments, credit Independent Petroleum Association jewelry and furnitiure stores in some cities are now trying to police of America, which represents the themselves, legal aid officials report. But in the absence of laws for­ independent companies who have bidding blank contracts and concealed wage-assignments, you have lit­ appealed the question of import tle legal defense against being drygulched from behind a sheet of limitations, agreed with Mr. Gray's paper. For your own guidance, note that the more reputable retailers findings, but strongly doubted the and finance companies do not take wage assignments even in states probability of a solution through vtdiere permitted. voluntary action. Seek Limit On Drugs In Food President Orders Study Of Oil Import Reduction "Fii-ior a Seafarer! BAffimsANom/yGRi^siucAFeTmi^ TUE M£M3^flS UN\Of\.VPf^ in VMB YoUkBM1HBl4AlL. '% I I �-•'mmjf Pare Elcki May 19, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG • '"V •' . ..rrwrww '"•''''*i*>"»wSwSiiMiiaialiail^^ StW': 1 A1 Tanner, Welfare rep. gives exam slips to (1 to r) R. Eaton, P. Boyer, H. Kaufman, B. Wagones. T PROTECT TOUR HEALTH. r'' 1'^ - HE first union health center in the maritime industry is now in full operation, giving thorough heod-to-toeu physical examinations to Seafarers in the Port of New York. The center, first of four to be operated by-the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department, has com­ plete facilities for such examinations, including x-ray, electrocardiograph, fluoroscopy and a modern, wellequipped laboratory. An experienced group of MDs and technicians staffs the center. The group is headed by Dr. Joseph Logue, former medical director of the Isthmian Steamship Company and a veteran of more than three decades of Naval medical service as surgeon and medi­ cal administrator of Navy programs. . r • s • iiiiiiiiir Seafarer George Berry, electri­ cian, enters center for exam. It's just one block from Union hq. Aside from its first-class equipment, the center has been designed with comfort and attractiveness in mind. It is fully air-conditioned and decorated in an eye-pleas­ ing manner, with none of the chilling atmosphere usually associated with medical facilities. The basic function of the center is to detect and prevent ailments and physical disabilities before they become serious enough to affect a Seafarer's ability to work. As such, the center has the welcome mat out for all Seafarers who hit the port. All they need do to get an examination is to ask for on appointment through the Union's Welfare Services Department at headquarters. The small invest­ ment in time involved can pay big dividends in protect­ ing a Seafarer's most precious personal possession—his health and well-being. Hemoglobin test checks iron con­ tent of blood, is one of tell-tale in­ dicators of general health. J" 1 si aar. * jn 'ML.aifllPWIIII ! i Benjamin lannotti, ex-ray tech­ nician, positions Berry for chest x-ray. mimm ^9 aB •/ < ^ Dr. E. J. Thompson runs Berry through exercise to check on muscle tone and other reactions. �Mar 10, 1957 , SEAFARERS rage Nln« LOG -t'' |iii«iiiiipliiiiif • .'v^ • 1 -'-r. " Ai •••-' Jrsf ••• *]' ailijiii . .A ' , , ''AV , »». At left, Seafarers Percy Boyer (center) and Harry Kaufman, ABs, chat while Bjorn Wagones, electrician, reads magazine in center's roomy, com­ fortable lounge. Right, Seafarers James Thompson, (1) and Joseph Kriz. Old friends of Pete Larsen, Seafarers Kaufman, Boyer and Wagones read plaque inscription. Plaque and head were cast from original design by Bernard Seaman, LOG art editor. Miss Florence Penney of center's staff checks his card. Appoint­ ments hold waits to a minimum. Lab technician John Gearrity starts entries on Berry's record which will be in permanent file. Gearrity draws blood sample for serology test, another in the se­ ries of routine lab exams. Urine is checked for specific grav­ ity, sugar, albuipen and micro­ scopic contents. Another view of center shows main corridor with doors leading off to va­ rious offices and examination rooms. Air conditioning unit is at rear. Main lounge and reception room leads into corridor. Drs. Logue (right) and L. C. Kelly study x-ray plates in viewing room. Boyer gets fluoroscope once-over. It's used to examine functioning of internal organs. standard eye chart test is admin­ istered to Berry by technician Hans Scheelen. r V • -'A -Blood pressure reading is another essential phase of an all-around physical. Scheelen administers electrocar­ diograph exam to Seafarer Daniel Seda. Berry undergoes stethescope check. Cardiograph test is the routiiiie iori men over 40. - Eyes, ears, nose and throat get go­ ing over at wind-up of the exam series. I All results in, Berry gets^ clean bill of health from Dr. Logue the following day. �Pagre Tea SEAFARERS LOG Phone Co. Plot Too Rank For Strikebreakers' Tastes Ever since the trade union movement started making a dent in the United States it was a commonplace practice for a strikebound company to hire professional strikebreakers. Em­ ployers considered themselves perfectly justified in employing squads of strong-arm men, either full-time company pol­ ice or.free-lance operators like the notorious Pearl BergofE, to "take care of" picket lines, strike leaders and union organizers. Then along came the LaFollette Commit­ tee investigation of labor spies and strikebreakers, the passage of the National Labor Relations Act and a changed climate toward unions. Professional strikebreakers, never deemed respectable, now had to lie low. But that doesn't mean that they went out of business alto­ gether. Just a couple of weeks ago, a National Labor Relations Board trial examiner found a company responsible for violence against strikers and accused the employer of hu'ing "investigators" to break the strike by doing physical harm to strike leaders. The company is no fly-by-night operator either. It is the Ohio Consolidated Telephone Company of Portsmouth, Ohio, and the union against whom these tac­ Dismissing strike problems for the moment, telephone workers tics were directed is the Communi­ pitched in during a community-wide effort to provide relief for cations Workers of America. That the tactics failed to break a V/2Kentucky flood sufferers. The Ohio strikers assisted in transferring nionth strike is more the result of relief supplies from small trucks to big highway rigs, then returned the squeamishness of the "investi­ to picketlines when relief work was finished. gators" than any let-up by the com­ pany on the strikers. with an automobile if necessary." for their seiwices. Crouthers. who At subsequent meetings with was in charge of the "investigators," Here in part, is what the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board found company officials, including the is still trying to collect further division manager and general man­ payment on his bill, which he said •bout the company's conduct: ager, the investigators were again amounted to more than $3,000. • Investigative Services Incidentally, the trial examiners' "During the latter part of Au­ urged to "dispose" of the strike leaders. When they failed to do so, findings came in the course of gust . . . Clare Williams, president they were canned by the company. company unfair labor practice of Ohio Consolidated, solicited and That wasn't all, the examiner charges against the union. obtained the services of Charles W. Ended 14-Yr. Peace Crouthers, then employed by the adds. "The Ohio Consolidated be­ William J. Burns International De­ gan congregating at the scene of As to the strike itself, company tective Agency, to come to Ports­ cable repairs an increasing number action followed the pattern of mouth in his private capacity and of individuals not previously em­ union busting. For example, the with other operatives to perform ployed, but brought In from various company demanded that the CWA parts of the country. District Man­ give up the union shop contract, ager Matz testified all these were something which had been in ex­ 'supervisors' . . . Striking linemen of long experience testified without contradiction that such repairs re­ quired but two men, yet on many such jobs . . . there would,be a dozen or more so-called 'super­ visors' standing around the job site ... testimony of certain profes­ sional 'investigators' hired by the company . . . was that officials of the telephone company urged at least two to pose as real linemen and join the crews of 'outsiders'." Testimony given by one of the investigation services relating to investigators" says in part, "It was further agreed that Griffith the strike. "Credible testimony of these in­ [the company attorney—Ed.] would vestigators established that upon pay him for such services because, istence for 14 years. In fact, the their arrival in Portsmouth they as Crouthers testified without con­ examiner noted, "until July, 1956, were urged by the company offi­ tradiction, "they did not want no and for the preceding"14 years . . . cials to break the strike by remov­ record of the Telephone Company there had never been a strike of ing from such strike, in any man­ paying me." more than a few hours' duration. When the "investigators" were That long and peaceful relationship ner they saw fit, four named strike leaders ... by running them down dismissed they were each paid $125 came to an abrupt end, however, upon assumption of control of Ohio Consolidated by General Telephone Company of Ohio." The strike began on July 14, and continued for 228 days. In the Senate hearings have confirmed warnings in union papers includ­ course of the walkout the governor ing the SEAFARERS LOG that insurance outfits connected with • of Ohio, then Frank J. Lausche, asked both parties to submit to number of leading auto finance companies had been overcharging arbitration. The union agreed to, buyers for collision insurance. Many finance companies had been but the company refused. It wasn't until February 27, charging buyers the higher rate for young drivers, whether or not there was a driver under 25 in the family. The average overcharge 1957, that a new agreement was reached. Through all those months was estimated to be $40. One wage-earner who read about this only one striker of the 210 involved nationwide gouge in his union's newspaper wrote to his state in­ returned to work. Nothing of a serious nature ac­ surance department at the state capital and asked if he might be tually occurred in this strike. But eligible for a refund since he had financed a car in a recent year that does not detract from the and thought he might have been charged the higher rate for the obvious fact that there are still insurance. The state insurance officials investigated and found he employers who will not hesitate had been overcharged. Result: he got back a $10 refund from the to beak a union, one way or an­ other, If the opportunity should insurance eompany. arise. Reads Union Paper, Collects Insurance Refund May 10, 1957 SANTORB (Ora Ncvlgstien), March 11—Chairman, W. RaBOWski; Sacratary, G. Faata. Repair list to be pre­ pared. Cups to be returned to pantry, washed and put away. Return cota and linen to steward. ports accepted. New delegate elected. Motion to remove pump from washing machine and let water discharge by gravity. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good chow. Discussion on proper use of washing machine. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 31 —Chairman, none; Secretary, Jl. Klenast. Repair list to be made up. Re­ port accepted. Communications read and posted. Need new fans. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankras), March 35—Chairman, L. McNalr; Secretary, N. Martin. To notify headquarters regarding fans and atti tude of chief engineer toward SIU. Two men missed ship. Copies of log entries sent to Headquarters. Wash­ ing machine repaired. Ship's fund $8.25. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. Meetings to be held every two weeks. SEA'!'A»"r"S LOG to be circulated. ALCOA ROINTER (Alcoa), March 17 —Chairman, W. Biskat; Secretary, E. Canlzado. No launch service at Pt. Cabello. One man missed ship In Maracalbo. rejoined In Trinidad. ForecasUe keys to be Issued In NY. Sick man's gear to be taken care of by delegate upon arrival In Mobile. Ship's fund *26.30. Some disputed overtime. STONY POINT (USPC), March 14— Chairman, M. Olson; Secretary, J. Sul­ livan. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $15.34. Report accepted. To contact office about mall ^tuatlon— no mall since Feb. 8. teclslon to he made about radio and Iron before ship transfers flag. Repair list to be submitted: bathroom 'o be repaired: need more variety In night lunch. More cooperation In keepbig messhall clean after supoer h-ur KATHRYN (Bull . April 3—Chair­ man, W. Ortiz; Secretary, M. Zelowka. Ship's fund $6. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Milk situation In Venezuela to be referred to patrol­ man. Repairs to be made before signon. Vote of thanks to stewards dept. for Job well done. BATTLB ROCK (USPC), March •— Chairman, M. Msgel; Secretary, J. MenvHIe. Drinking to be done ashore, not aboard ship. Beefs to be handled among persons involved, not in messhaU at meal hour. Ship's fund $53.05. Some dispute between oilers about standing watches. Some disputed over­ time. New delegate and treasurer elected. March 20—Chairman, P. Graenwood; Secretary, H. Lewis. One man missed ship. Ship's fund S53.03. Request to remove one man from SIU—a con­ tinuous performer, bad Union mate­ rial. Repair lists to be made out. Re­ quest variety of fruit juices for night lunches. HILTON (Bull), March 34—Chair­ man, J. Mucia; Secretary, H. Dombrowskl. Black gang repairs not made —to be referred to patrolman at pay­ off. Receipts to be checked. One man hospitalized In San Juan; Union noti­ fied. Two men missed ship in Ponce. Reports accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. Washing machine to be repaired. Scuttlebut does not give cold water at times. To be adjusted. BIENVILLE (Waterman), March 33 —Chairman, G. Suarez; Secretary, C. Martin. Few hours disputed overtime. Repairs made. Two men missed ship. Ship's fund $18. Motion to have meet­ ings between Baltimore and Miami. Crew voted to hold meetings between Tampa and New Orleans, port of pay­ off. Stores to be taken aboard in Port Newark. Drain In pantry to be checked. Vote of tbnnks to delegate for fine job. YAKA (Waterman), April 7—Chair­ man, J. Howarth; Secretary, C. Burnt. PONCE (Pence Cement), April 0— Chairman, W. Heater; Secretary, C. Knowles. All doors and locks repaired and new washing machine installed. Ship's fund $22.49. Report accepted. Take better care of washing machine: need new library; keep inessroom cleaner at night. Few beefs to be settled at payoff. Pantry-man to see patrolman regard­ ing working conditions. One man sick, to be referred to patrolman. San Juan hall visited. Cigarettes donated for men on picket line. Ship's fund *14.55. Several replacements In San Francisco. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. Request two wash downs a week on aft deck. Repair lists to be prepared. Proper use of washing machine discussed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Delegates to pick up all books for patrolman at port of payoff. SUNION (Kea), March 14—Chair­ man, J. Flanagan; Secretary, F. Hicks, Jr. Major repairs made. New dele­ gate elected. New secretary-reporter elected. Some discussion among deck dept. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Laundry to be taken care of by deck and engine depart­ ments; steward dept. to take care of recreation room. Cots now available. ANGELINA (Bull), April 4—Chair­ man, C. BuguskI; Secretary, J. Gal­ lagher. Ship's fund *51. Some dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. Endeavor to get full death benefits tor brother who was killed on Mission tanker. Laundry schedule to be post­ ed. Recreation room to be kept clean and neat. Discussion on new safety pi'ugrani. MASSMAR (Calmar), March 14 — Chairman, F. Walker; Secretary, H. Ladyn. New delegate elected. One man missed ship In Baltimore. Wash­ er needs repairing. Need more water pressure In bathrooms. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), March 25—Chairman, J. Whatlay; Secretary, J. Parker. Some disputed overtime. Report accepted. Delegate elected. Observe safety rules on smoking. Request action on forward­ ing mail by company office. OCEAN JOYCE (Mar. Overseas), March 31—Chairman, J. Brock; Secre­ tary, D. Masse. Members who fouled up will be acted against. Ship's fund $16.45. Little disputed overtime. Some conflict In stewards dept. Discussion concerning steward and baker being too friendly with captain. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), March 31—Chairman, J. Stew­ art; Secretary, L. Jacksen. Two men short—no time to get replacements. Need new Ice box. new toasters. Fumigate ship. Messhall to be sprayed. Place cups in sink after using. PENNMAR (Calmar), March 23 — Chairman, V. Monte; Secretary, W. Openhorst. New delegate elected— requested full cooperation in all de­ partments. Minor beefs to be settled. Report accepted. Faucet to be re­ paired In steward dept. shower. Prop­ er attire to bo worn In messhall. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March 17 —Chairman, P. Van Wygerden; Secre­ tary, F. Kustura. Reports accepted. Repair list to be prepared. Start arrival pool and $20 to be placed in ship's fund. Return an cups and glasses to pantry after using. DEL SUD (Mist.), April 7—Chair­ man, C. Llles; Secretary, T. Novak. Balance on projector $37. All beefs settled. Ship's fund $37. Man sounded off to Imqilgratlon Dept. Papers re­ voked for six months. New delegate elected. Request aU monies be paid out of fund; $50 be given when mem­ ber is left in foreign port for reason beyond his control. Pool's fund to be donated to baseball fund. Safety sug­ gestions and beefs to be given to delegate. Messroom only to serve meals. Need microphone for meet­ ings. Suggest $2 donation from all members for ship's fund. e B NORFOLK (Cities Service), April 13—Chairman, F. Natale; $eeretary, S. Kollna. Reports accepted. Need flrst-ald kid In engine room. Menu needs changing. Radiator to be adjusted In messroom and foc'sle. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 1—Chairman, W. Funch; Secretary, D. Beard. Repairs not made. Messhalls and galley to be painted after tanks are cleaned. Ship's fund $7.63. Re- DEL SOL (Delta), April 3—Chair­ man, N. Huff; Secretary, B. Stewart. Ship's fund $15. Motion to stop carr.y. ing Kroo boys from Liberia on Delta Line ships as stevedores. Ship to be stored for 90 days' supplies; need more variety in meats. Ship runs sliort of food. Trips extend to 87-95 days. Discussion oh carrying Kroo boys on ships taking overtime away from crew members; cleaning laun­ dry; bad wash water; fine jmrformance of crew as a whole—no per­ formers. MCKETTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ ers), March 2—Chairman, J. Hauser; Secretary, D. Collins. Six men paid off. Some disputed overtime—to be settled at payoff. FLORIDA STATE (Ponce Cement), March 4—Chairman, D. Wagner; Sec­ retary, H. Wills. Request headquar­ ters to verify practice of shipping replacements In Puerto Rico. Ship's fund $19.08. Some disputed over­ time. Baker fired for unsatisfactory work. Report accepted. Need port­ hole fans; hot water Una to washer. Vote of thanks to delegate and stewart dept. April 7—Chairman, W. Varn; facratary, H. Will. Lack of cooperation in Engineering Dept. Matter to be referred to port agent. Ship's fund 816.20. Report accepted. Ice box door needs repairing. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Engine department beef discussed. GEO. A. LAWSON (Pann Shipping), April 5—Chairman, L. Schmidt; Sec­ retary, F. Calnan. Fans ordered. Cap­ tain to put out blanket draw If ship is cleared. Ship's fund $13.40. Re­ ports accepted. Repair list submitted. Need fans for hospital; new mat­ tresses. Need more milk. Discussion on traveler's checks in Brazil—big loss taken when cashed. Request cap­ tain take more cash. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), March 34—Chairman, J. Monart; Sacratary, R. Pappan. Shlp'a fund SM.OO. Some disputed overtime. Report accepted. New reporter elected. Boom^ need painting. Awning to be repaired. Mfhlle painting soma one cut staging Una dropping man In water—much discussion. �May 10. 1957 Pare Eievea SEAFARERS LOG * Ready To Serve' World Labor Groups Seek UN Action On 'Runaways' Organized labor is now giving strong support tn a proposal to have the United Nations take official action against ship­ owners who transfer their vessels to foreign flags to evade the taxes, laws and wage 4scales of their own countries. national Law Commission which Such action has been rec­ has been studying the transfer ommended to the UN's General problem for several years. The Assembly by a fact-finding Inter- General Assembly's legal commit­ tee, in turn, has proposed that a UN conference he held in Rome next March to draft a Law of the Sea concerning ships' nationalities. This law would stipulate, that "there must exist a genuine link between the state (in which the ship is registered) and the ship." Both the International Confed- ^ Balto Gears For Pick-lip In Shipping That old line about the proof of the pudding ajiplies very literally to the opening of the Marine Cooks and Stewards training center. After members of the SIU Pacific District voted the Communist-dominated stewards outfit out of ex­ istence two vears agp, it was up to the new union to show that it could deliver the goods. Since then the union has built a new San Francisco headquarters hall, has drafted a constitution now being voted on in a membership-wide referendum and has markedly improved its contracts and conditions. Now the MCS has climaxed its efforts by open­ ing a lavish training and recreation center for members seeking to upgrade themselves and improve their earning powers. This Is the kind of forward-looking action which Is the objective of the unions affiliated with the SIU of NA. BALTIMORE — Shipping has •lowed down somewhat during the past period but is expected to pick up. There were 10 payoffs, 7 signons and 18 ships in transit during 4" $ 4" the last two weeks. "Next period," Port Agent Earl Sheppard reports, "we expect shipping to improve as •cveral ships are scheduled to pay The report by the "Pacific Shipper" that atom-powered off." • ^ merchant ships will be an "economic reality" by 1964 in a way The vessels paying off were the serves only to cloud the atomic ener^ picture. Previous re­ Mankato Victory, (Victory Car­ ports from various sources have Indicated that atomic-pow­ riers); Jean, Emilia (Bull); Cubore, Feltore, Marore, Venore (Ore); ered merchant ships will not be commercially feasible for Chickasaw (Pan-Atlantic), and the many years to come. Now there are indications it will be Council Grove (Cities Service). much sooner. Perhaps some official agency should clear the air with an in­ The Mankato Victory, Chickasaw, Cubore, Feltore, Marore, Santore formed estimate on the future of atomic energy In the mari­ (Ore), and the Oceanstar (Dolphin) time industry. signed on. We believe a definite pronouncement at this time would en­ Pulling into port to be serviced able the maritime industry to more accurately chart its future were the Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa course. Planter, Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Poim 4> 4> 4> ter (Alcoa); Steel Vendor, Steel Navigator, Steel Chemist (Isth­ mian); Evelyn (Bull); Robin Wentley, Robin Trent (Seas Shipping); The tactics of the Ohio Consolidated Telephone Company Warrior (Pan-Atlantic); CS Norfolk during the strike of the company's employees in Portsmouth, (Cities Service); Calmar, Bethcoas-* O., (see page 10) point up again the readiness of some groups ter (Caimar); Baltore (Ore); Grain Trader (Grain); and the Carib among management to engage in union-busting. Queen (TMT). There are some who are complacent enough to' believe that Sheppard expressed the Union's labor organization has now reached the stage of maturity. appreciation to the Seafarers in They believe that the principle of collective bargaining has Baltimore who assisted in the now been so firmly established that it is universally accepted recently-concluded SlU organizing campaign among six towboat com­ —that it cannot be dislodged. Unfortunately, this is not so. There are still many who panies. The year-long drive in the are eager to take away labor's gains. We find them in the port, he said, was made possible by the active participation of Ohio telephone company. We find them among the advo­ Seafarers and rank and file tug- cates of "right-to-work" legislation. Therefore labor must •jboatmen. continue to be vigilant again^; all these forces. Atomic Energy—iHow Close? No Picnic For Unions Walter P. Reuther and Emil Mazey were re-elected president and secretary-treasurer respec­ tively of the United Auto Workers Union at the imion's annual con­ vention in Atlantic City. The 3,000 delegates voted to amend the con­ stitution to provide for a special convention next January which would map plans for forthcoming contract negotiations with the auto industry. They also adopted a reso­ lution calling for an additional 50 cents per month dues from each member. The increased contributio nis to strengthen the union's financial position in the negotia­ tions at which they will seek a 4-day work week with increased pay. 4" 41 t The Senate has approved a bill calling for Federal inspection of poultry and poultry products along the lines long sought by the Meat Cutters Union. The amendment, which stipulates inspection before and after slaughter, is designed for the protection of both the con­ sumer and the workers in the poultry processing industry. The provisions of the amendment will not go into effect until Jan. 1, 1959, although the processors could vol­ untarily make themselves subject to federal inspection one year earlier. 4 4 4 The Newspaper Guild of New York is preparing to demand arbi­ tration of $1 million in dismissal claims for some 300 employes of the defunct Brooklyn Eagle. In January, 1955, the Guild struck the Eagle, demanding benefits equal to those received by em­ ployes on New York's other dailies. The paper went out of business and refused to pay the severance claims. When arbitration was re­ jected, the Guild went to court, where it was successful on appeal. 4 4 4 The Nonferrous Metals Council of the AFL-CIO has called upon the Federation to charter a new union to contest bargaining rights in the industry now held by the independent Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers. The Government has asked the Subversive Activities Control Board to declare the MM&SW as Communist infiltrated and thereby take away the Federal labor law protection enjoyed by the union. The United Steelworkers has already claimed jurisdic­ tion over the 100,000 members in the field. 4 4 4 A mfirathon 22-hour final-settlement-or-strike bargaining session has resulted in a new two-year con­ tract between the members of TWU Local 1 and the Akron (Ohio) Transportation Company. The con­ tract procides for a 20-cent hourly wage increase and a 4-hour reduc­ tion in the work week over the length of the agreement. It also calls for increased hospital and in­ surance benefits. Some cynics say that US ship­ owners transfer their ships for­ eign to save on taxes and wages. But the shipowners are really big-hearted fellows who are only trying to do soniebody a good turn, according to Paul Getty of Tidewater Oil. Getty, who soon expects to have 21 tankers un­ der the Liberian flag, spoke re­ cently at the launching of his newest tanker in France. "I like Liberia," Getty said. "It's a nice little country and I like to help It out." Getty, who owns pieces of oil fields in the Near East and various other enterprises, is re­ puted to be one of the world's richest men. Estimates of his personal fortune have run to nearly $900 million. eration of Free Trade Unions and the International Transportworkers Federation have thrown their full weight behind the proposal. In Canada, where the SIU Canadian District has been spearheading la­ bor's protest against transfers, the Canadian Labor Congress has call­ ed upon the Canadian Government to support the UN proposal. Ten Perct_t Affected Labor's feeling was summed up bv the ICFTU, which pointed out that nearly one-tenth of the world's gross tonnage "is now under flags with which neither owners nor crews have links." The ICFTU called this "a deplorable practice which has ex­ panded rapidly, and gravely affects the social rights and interests of the crewmembers." Hub Yawns At Synfheik 'Tea Party' BOSTON—The Boston Tea Party had a revival this week, but this time it was strictly ersatz. Beantowners got some amuse­ ment out of a Chamber of Com­ merce gimmick to have a group of hired hands disguised as Indians throw crates labeled "Government Waste," "Tax Duplication" and "In­ efficiency in Government" from the deck of a two-masted schooner. One observer wisecracked that "the Chamber left two of its crates on the dock—the ones labeled 'Pork Barrel' and 'Right to Work laws'." On the serious side, job activities continue to be fair. James Sheehan, port agent reported three pay­ off and sign-ons, the Government Camp, Bradford Island and Royal Oak (Cities Service). Among ships in transit were the Steel Chemist (Isthmian), Robin Trent and Robin Mowbray (Robin). The future outlook pretty good, Sheehan said, with a couple of Libertys scheduled in plus the usual tanker and diner callB;- ' r �SEAFARERS P«ffe Twelve LOG-A'RHYTHM: CUPID WINS AGAIN Dan Cupid has thrown another bachelor for a loop, this time veteran Seafarer Earl D. Pattee. Leap year is over and By E. Wiley Carter gone, so now the boys are tumbling on their own. Pattee and his bride, Kath-"*" I shipped aboard the Alice Brovon leen, took the nuptial vows in friends." Pattee said he didn't want anybody to think he was pull­ From the port of Baltimore, States Marine had chartered her. Seattle, with fellow Seafarer ing their leg about his being mar­ Rock N' RoH So Bloomfield lost the score. Just one AB was on the board When I threw in my card, I thought I wouldn't make It—' But it really loasn't hard. She stayed two days around the port For me, this wasn't bad. We then sailed out and headed South, And those Texas gals were glad. John Garber and Miss Vivian Bahr looking on as witnesses. The cere­ mony was followed by a festive celebration in honor of the newlyweds. The photo below was submitted by the new bridegroom "for the benefit of my many non-believing ried now, so the picture was set up as proof of his new status. For the record, it shows the cou­ ple's marriage license backed up by the witnesses and the bride and groom. This surely makes things official. Welcome to the fold, Earl, and best wishes to you both. We took off for the West Coast And had ourselves a time. Of course, the weather helped a lot. We were in a sunny clime. Sailing out of Frisco town The seas were rough and ready. We rocked and rolled with Alice Brown, And boy'. Was that gal steady! For twenty days and twenty nights We rocked and rolled our way. To Yokohama, our first port We sure had earned our pay. We did a different rock and roll In the Land of the Rising Sun, But this is only half the trip. So we've off on another one. Now we can't say how the trip will end Though it really doesn't matter. Our Alice Brown will get us there With a rock and roll and a splat­ ter. 'Sea Spray'-"Red' Newlyweds Earl and Kathleen Pattee (right) celebrate after their marriage in Seattle. Miss Kathleen Bahr and fellow Seafarer John Garber (2nd from left) were the witnesses at the ceremony. SlU, A&G District B.^LTIMORE 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. Michelet. Agent Capital 7-6538 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarhe. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South La-wrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2156 NHTW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey WiUiami. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9 0600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. 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(Prinf Information) NAME S STREET ADDRESS CITY r> ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subicribar and hava a changa of addresi, pleasa giva your formar address belov/s ADDRESS ! CITY fa • « • • •I 'Adopt-A-Shlp' Plan Supported To the Editor: To stimulate an interest in the minds of our future business men and women concerning the importance of a strong Ameri­ can merchant marine to our economic welfare and the na­ tional defense, the "Women's Organization for the American Merchant Marine, Inc." under­ took the "Adopt-a-Shlp" project. By this plan, school classes. Letters To The Editor AU letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. The deck gang was a salty bunch, And most from "Tea Town" yet. But all in all, the whole darn crew Was as good as any I've met. Wv hit the seas and plowed right through The storm got worse and worse, And as I say, she rocked and rolled At this we'd shout and curse. May 10. 195T LOG ZONE STATI SOUTH CHICAGO...... 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 under the supervision of teach­ ers, correspond with the master, officers and crew of their "adopted" American merchant ship. Thus the plan reaches not only the children and their families but also those who teach the younger generation, the educate r s. The first step in the "Adopta-Ship" plan Is to contact the steamship companies active in the US merchant marine and obtain from them permission to ask the cooperation of their captains. The captain of each vessel Is then approached and, if he Is sufficiently Interested in the work to take on the re­ sponsibility of answering the correspondence personally or through his officers or crewmembers, his ship is "adopted" by a school listed with the com­ mittee. Correspondence from the ship is sent to the pupils in care of thj teacher responsible for the project. The aim of the plan is to teach young Americans, our boys and girls, the necessity of maintaining an adequate mer­ chant marine. Aboard our ship, the John B. Waterman, Capt. Wimmer has been corresponding with stu­ dents of the Moulton Junior High School, Moulton, Iowa. The captain was considerate enough to bring this matter to the at­ tention of the ship's delegate and, during our last meeting aboard, delegate William Wormack explained the importance of this project to the crew. It was agreed by all hands that they will assist the captain in every way possible. I am writing th'is article in the hope that Seafarers aboard other ships will work' together as a unit with their ships' offic­ ers to assure that this project can be a success. Anthony C. Aronica Ship's reporter Wants Savings Plan On Ships To the Editor: For the average Seafarer, sav­ ing money is a touch and go affair. Often a ship is in port only a day or two and getting time off is impossible. The plan I propose <or one similar to it) could alleviate the inconvenience the average sea­ man faces when he tries to save part of his earnings and would also encourage savings by mak­ ing it so easy. The entire trans­ action could take place aboard ship, either at the sign-on or payoff. When the patrolman comes aboard, anyone who wanted to start a savings account could give him a deposit, sign a sig­ nature card and would then be free to make regular deposits. Once a man had started an account, a system could, be worked out to get the deposits to the bank and a man could put as much of his earnings away as he wished each time the patrolman came aboard. Re­ ceipts naturally would be issued in all cases. This convenient method would encourage many to put their money into a safe place rather than carry large amounts of cash on their person. According to the banking rules, bankbooks cannot be held by the bank ^cept by special permission from the banking commission. But if permission could not be obtained to keep them there, then the book could either be mailed to-the seaman or held for him at the local Union hall. The Union could advise the seaman of the number of his book so that be could still make deposits although the book was not actually in his possession. Allotments to the bank might possibly be made in the same way. The question whether a shipping commissioner would allow a man to make an allot­ ment to an open account could easily be resolved. To eliminate confusion, one bank in each port could be designated to accept accounts and deposits in that port. Bank In Any Port Once the system had been in effect for a while, the wrinkles could be ironed out so that a man whose home port was New York could make a deposit to his New York bank even if he paid off in Norfolk or any­ where else. The deposit could be forwarded through the SIU Norfolk branch to New York, and then transacted In the nor­ mal manner. This would be an' ideal savings plan for seaman. A man could sign on at any port in the US and would not have to go further than the Union patrol­ man at the payoff or sign-on to start an account or make regular deposits of his earnings in a safe place. Joseph Pasinosky t 4- This Explains Nature-Lovers To the Editor: Enclosed is a short item from our local Texas City paper, which you might like to print in the LOG. A TREE There's something feminine In a tree. It does a strip tease in the fall. Goes with bare limbs all winter. Gets a new outfit every spring, and Lives off the saps all winter. I would like to contribute some drawings for the LOG, but would like to know if they have to concern sea life or more gen­ eral subjects. If you can Use some, what size drawings can I send which would be suitable for reproduction? My hubby has been a seaman for nearly 17 years and so have my brothers, so they see the LOG, too. Mrs. A! Sandino (Ed note: Original drawings - and other material for the LOG are always welcome, preferably dealing with some aspect of maritime life, seamen or trade unions. The size of the original is optional, depending on the artist's own convenience. Black and white pen and ink or char­ coal drawings reproduce best.) �Pace Tbirteen SEAF ARERS LOG May 10. 1957 Wesf Coast Oldfimers Turn To For Coal Jobs Oldtimers are in the spotlight in the American Coal beef and are com-, ing forward to join the fight. De­ spite their years, veteran sailors, fire­ men and cooks from all coasts are turning to again to demonstrate the fighting spirit that helped to build their unions under the SIUNA ban­ ner. They know from bitter experi­ ence in the beefs of long ago what must be done to bring union condi­ tions to the ACS fleet. What they are doing is a tribute to each of the men participating in this fight. Oldest man to make a job on the two coal ships crewed in Savannah, MCS veteran John Williams (in­ set) is shown cpming down gangway of the Harry L Glucksman. He had 48 years of discharges. fl m l^. Aldeguerra of MCS (top), with 42 years' time, and 43-year-man C. A. Landberg, SUP, sign on the Berry after defeating competitors. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April 7— Chairman, C. Fischer; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Dispute over delayed sail­ ing. Few houra disputed overtime. Recreation room to be cleaned by BR and slop sink and laundry room to be cleaned alternately by OS and wiper. List to be posted. Laundry room to be left clean, remove trash. Check with patrolman about repairs. Doors to be closed quietly. . These SlU oldtimers, all of whom mode jobs on the Martha Berry, had 113 years' seatime between them. John Munden, AB (left), has 40 years; Russell Stone, oiler, 37 years, and Okol Jones, oiler (right), 36 years. to Ubrary for new ones. Repair list submitted. One man paid off due to Illness—sent to hospital. Crew to stand one hour picket duty in San Juan. Need new gangway. AU home­ steaders on this ship; chow is fine. Good cooperation among steward de­ partment. Ship's fund 114. RION (Actium), April 7—Chairman, C. Hepklns; Secretary, H. Moore. Baker attacked in Bone; Algeria by MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 20—Chairman, J. Mcehan; Secretary, J. Long. Iron or­ dered. Beef with chief mate. All former repairs made. Slop chest sit­ uation discussed. Ship's fund S31. SI to be donated by each new member. Electrician sent to hospital. Ship aaUed short-handed. Steward dept. foc'sles to be painted. Ironing board cover to be provided. IRENESTAR (Sea Traders), Jan. 13 —Chairman, G. Campbell; Secretary, C. Parker. New repair list drawn up. If no payoff on arrival dqy. draw to be given. Widow of longshore boss killed was very grateful for contribu­ tion by crew. French people im­ pressed with SIU crew and goodwill gesture toward them. All members very cooperativo. Ship's fund $10.20. No beefs—longshore work clarified. Some disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to all members in steward dept. Discussion to start arrival pool with percentage going to ship's fund. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), March II—Chairman, H. Ehmsen; Secretary, V. Orencle. Crew entitled to six days subsistence while ship in drydoek. Messhall and rooms will be painted after top-side painting is finished; also passageways. Ship's fund $27.01. One OS paid off in Honolulu. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Apple peels and used tea bags to be dlQosed of. Cups to be returned to pantry. Put out night lunch at night; more fresh fruits. New safety rep­ resentatives elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 4— Chairman, T. Waslluhi lecretary, C. OoHetpedales. Old books to be sent on pier-head Jump; to be taken up with patrolman. Several hours dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Bathrooms to be repaired. Post sail­ ing board according to agreement. VAL CHEM (Valentino Tankers), March 31—Chairman, R. King; Secre­ tary, W. Nesta. Delayed sailing time disputed by captain; will be taken up with patrolman. Ship's fund $.1Q.3.'5. Few hours disputed overtime; One man hospitalized. TV and radio to be turned off during meal hours. Radios to be tuned low so men can sleep. Request different brand of ice cream. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watarman), March 31—Chairman, B. Parker; Sec­ retary, A. Aronlca. New delegate and" treasurer elected. Ship's fund $13.02. Report accepted. Letter to be sent to headquarters and Waterman regard­ ing bathrooms in quarters back aft. Medicine cabinets to be installed. Beefs to be taken up with delegates. Crew _asked to observe quiet after midnight. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for excellent meals prepared and served. unknown seaman. Baker incompetent and unsatisfactory. Past draws unaatisfactory; to be referred to-patrol­ man. One man hospitaUzed in Algeria. Reports accepted. Foc'sles to be paint­ ed. Baker not to ship above rating of galleyman. Check life boats and gear more often. Foreign money draws to be discussed with patrol­ man. Slop chest to be kept open later on entering US port. Servicca of steward dept. to be taken up with patrolman. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), March 31—Chairman, B. PuzyskI; Secretary, H. Carmlchaal. Repair list to be sub­ mitted. Ship's fund $3.19. One man hospitalized in Holland. Two men logged. Reports accepted. CHICKASAW (Pan-Atl.), April 4— Chairman, H. Hastings; Secretary, O. Beck. Man hospitalized in Miami. Man missed ship; rejoined in Tampa WILD RANGER (Waterman), April $—Chairman, C. Lawsoiii Secretary, D, Ruddy. Delegate commented on excellency of crew regarding con­ duct, behavior & working abiUty. Re­ quest to divide "time off" equally. Ship's fund $17.72. Unable to secure magazines before departure. Reports accepted. Vacate mcssroom when fin­ ished so that others may get chow in time. Bosun gave brief talk on suiJieriority of aU hands and ship in general. Asked everyone to keep up good work. MV PONCB (Ponce Cement), Feb. 24—Chairman, P. Miller; Secretary, O. Knowles. San Juan agent cleared up overtime beefs; will be paid. Ship's fund. $22.49, Motion to make collec­ tion for ship's fund. Need new wash­ ing machine. Locke<$o be repaired or replaced. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. Quiet to bo observed dur­ ing meals. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March IS—Chairman, D. Barry; Sec- (Continued from page 3) . battle for tlie coal fleet. A good number of them are now sailing aboard American Coal ships. Seafarers Vote Thanks Expressing appreciation for the staunch support offered by the Wiest Co^st oldtimers, Seafarers at the last headquarters membership meeting unanimously endorsed a vote of thanks to the tliree West Coast afllliates for their invaluable assistance. The membership noted that the action of these- affiliates has materially assisted the SIU in maintaining its present job edge of 96 to 93 over the National Maritime Union. The arrival of the Casimir Pu­ laski in the coming week is one of two possibly crucial events. The other is the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting which begins May 20. The Council will enter the pic­ ture at the request of AFL-CIQ. President George Meany in a fur­ ther effort to resolve the beef. Meany acted after a second ex­ change of correspondence with NMU President Joseph Curran over the latter's insistence on mis­ representing and distorting Meany's proposals to settle the beef. At a meeting in Washington earlier this year Meany offered a proposed solution which was acceptable to the SIU and all the other marine unions, but was rejected by Curran even though it would have meant giving him jurisdiction over the coal ships. Curran then distorted the outcome of the meeting to give the impression that it was the SIU that had blocked a solution. Meany To Make Report When called to account by IMeany for this misrepresentation Curran charged the AFL-CIO President with prejudice and rancor. Meany for his part announced he intend­ ed to place the entire matter be­ fore the Executive Council and added, "I feel that before the Coun­ cil decides on its approach to this matter it should have an oppor­ tunity to hear a report from me as to the efforts I have made to date." The key to Curran's refusal of Meany's offer was a proposal that he support the AFL-CIO deck and rotary, J. Brigham. Ship's fund $15.30. Some disputed overtime. Complaint on steam lines in foc'sles. New dele­ gate elected. Motion to replace old mattresses and springs—more than four each trip. Messhall to be left clean. Vote to be taken before size­ able amount of ship's fund is spent. Discussion on preparation and serv­ ice of food. Discussion on C-card men—were warned to observe rules, etc. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), April 7 — Chairman, (none); Secretary, J. Byrne. Repair lists submitted. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. One brand of ice cream put aboard to avoid disputes. Member requested no smoking in galley by cooks. Safely measures discussed. Need new steel hooks on fore and aft housings—old one rusty. Heavy equipment on fantail needs some attention. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), March 27 — Chairman, A. Bankston; Secretary, F. Shaia. One man hospi­ talized in Brazil; Union notified. $10 donated to hospitalized brother. Mag­ azines purchased. Ship's fund $20. Reports accepted. Pantry to be kept clean. Suggestion to have arrival pool —half of money to be used for prizes and half put in ship's fund. LOSMAR (Calmar), March 24 — Chairman, W. Avcock; Secretary, J. Skarvelts. New delegate elected. One man missed ship—replacement ob­ tained. Discussion on steam; port hole dogs to be repaired. Kood-Ade to be put out every day. More tea to be purchased on West Coast. EMILIA (Bull), April 7—Chairman, C. Gladhlll; Secretary, R. Jopski. New delegate and secretary-reporter elect­ ed. One beef to be settled by patrol­ man. Discussion on distribution of linen. Steward to distribute linen at his convenience. STONY POINT (USPC), April 7— Chairman, M. Olson; Secretary, J. Sullivan. Repair list to be prepared. Ship's fund $19.34. Two hours dis­ puted overtime for restriction to ship in Rto. Need new mattresses. Pump­ man's room needs sougeeing and painting. Foc'sles need sougeeing. engine officers unions in their ef­ forts to get an American Coal contract. The officers' contract is presently held by District 50 of the United Mine Workers which in turn owns a one-third share of the company. Sea Vets Respond In Beef (Continued from page 3) won a steward's utility berth on the Glucksman for Seafarer William "Professor" McKay of New Orleans, 69, who turned up dis­ charges going back to 1907 to do it, A Tclativ® youngster. Seafarer Joseph Savoca came into a Gal­ veston shipyard with the Del Alba and was in Savannah soon after with 39 years on discharges in his pocket. He landed an AB's job on the Glucksman for his efforts. The arrival of the oldtimers here stirred up something like a carnival all over town, although the sailors tempered their enthusi­ asm "far into the night with tall tales of the long ago in maritime," Seafarer Okal Jones reported. "It's nice to meet your old pals and shipmates and hash over the '21 strike ... It all seems sd very fresh to us who have come so far since then . . . This beef is our way of reminding the youngsters that the struggle never ends even now in 1957 . . ." He and other oldtimers in town for the job competition said that despite the beef, members of all unions got along well together. "We had sailed" with some of them "and figured this can be settled without resorting to trouble. Jones, 55, a "youngster" himself with only 36 years' seatime, made an oiler's job on the Martha Berry. "I have a new name now," he added. "The doctor who passed us wanted to know if I was the mascot since I was the youngest one he had examined . . . Now they really call me 'Mascot' . . ." Vote.of thanks to chief cook. Contact patrolman about rider attached to articles regarding statement "north of equator." CHILORE (Or* Nav.), April 4 — Chairman, J. Dalton; Secretary, A. Nash. Minor beef to be taken up with patrolman. Ship's fund $321.71. Reports accepted. New delegate eleet' ed. Discussion on shortage of cups, fresh fruit. Books from Ubrary to b# returned to recreation room. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), April 13 —Chairman, R. Encarnaclon; Secre­ tary, R. Wendell. Check on delayed saUing last trip. One hour disputed overtime. Washing macliine to be kept clean. Keep clothes off valves in fidley room. Washing machine re­ paired. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Soiled Unen to be placed in linen locker. Toaster to be used for toast only, not toasted cheese sand­ wiches. OCEANSTAR (Triton), April 7 — Chairman, P. Lolk; Secretary, R. Perry. Ship's fund $4.80. Alien sail­ ing as saloon messman did not obtain necessary papers to make return trip —was paid off in Bel-gium. Pots and pans to be secured in heavy seas. Messhall to be kept clean at night. Soiled linen to be placed in locker. Vote of thanks to steward dept: also to Senator Magnuson. Washington, D. C. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory), April 7—Chairman, L. Lewis; Secretary, R. McCullock. Draw in Yo­ kohama and every 3 days after. Some men asked for too much money. They have allotments. Have patrolman see about master having, personal aerials taken down. Steward department given a vote of thanks for good food and service. All hands return cups to pantry and keep clean at night. Excercise more care in use of wash­ ing machine. COUNCIL GROVE (CS), April «— Chairman, K. Hallman; Secretary, Si. Voit. New delegate elected. Beef on Unen. toilets in deck head will not work. Several fane out of order. �Pare Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Del Norte BB Team Tops BA Nine The Del Norte "Stars" have apparently won the first round of-the annual rivalry be­ tween the SlU crews of the Delta Line passenger wagons and the famed Gimnasia y Esgrima In the Argentine capital of of Buenos Aires. According to the first re-^ lost now and then, but the boys ports in, the "Stars" took the of good will for Uncle Sam." Some might say the SIU squads don't seem to have considered that initial encounter by a score of 7-4, Teams fielded by one or an­ could promote a lot more friend­ possibility and just keep on win­ other of the three Delta passenger ship south of the border if they ning. ships have for the past seven or eight years accumulated quite a few silver trophies by winning the seasonal series against the Argen­ tine sports club. Last year the Del Sud "Rebels" took the honors by winning two ma­ jor games for the "Friendship Trophy" on consecutive trips. They also won an earlier contest to sweep the series. According to Seafarer George McFall, a regular on the Delta ships, the competition of the past few years "has promoted improved inter-American relations plus a lot 'Can-Sliakers' Have No OK The membership is again cau­ tioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solicitors have been authoriezd by the SIU. Part of tfie SIU team from the Del Norte is shown ready to board a bus for Palermo Park, Buenos Aires, and their latest encounter with an Argentine club. The SIU "Stars" won 7-4. SEAIAREKS IN THE HOSPITAES USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY D. F. Kazlukewlci Philip Ackroyd James Llppincott Robert Beliveau D. P. Ryan-McNeiUe Candido Bonefont Edw. T. Campbell Ahmed Mehssln Thomas Moncho James H. Fisher Arthur J. Fortner Jan Plorkowskl Eustaquio Rivera E. V. Gelling Jose Rodriguez Estell Godfrey Charles B. Roosa Robert C. Gorbea Chow G. Song Burl. Haire Cesar Izqulerdo Clarence Wallace Alfred Kaju BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Noah C. Carver Alonzo M. Mllefskl Kaj E. Hansen George R. Nichola Alexander Lcincr R. A. Statham USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. John H. Dietsch Walter G. Stuck# Jonas Heidt USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler James Lauer Siegfried Gnittke John C. Palmer USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Ludwig Kristiansen Eladio Aris Frank J. Kubek Fortunate Bacomo Frederick Landry Frank T. Campbell Leonard Leidig John J. DriscoU Archibald McGuigan Robert E. Gilbert B. J. Martin William Guenther Albert MartineUi Bart E. Guranick Vic Milazzo John Haak Joaquin Miniz Howard Hailey Norman J. Moore Taib Hassen W. P. O'Dea BUly R. Hill Ben Omar Thomas Isaksen G. A. Puissegur Ira H. Kilgore James M. Quinn ^ E A F=- A PORT O' CAU 675--43V>\vEMcr -12/6 E.BALTi/WaeE SROOfcru/Al Burly ^AL-7/MoeF George E. Renale Stanley F. Sokol S. B. Saunders Michael Toth G. £. Shumaker Harry S. Tuttle Kevin B. Skelly Virgil E. Wllmoth Henry E. Smith Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. I. Lopez Albert Birt M. J. McCormick E. G. Brewer L. A. DeWitt Biliie R, Meeks BiUie Padget R. C. Grimes Jimmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. August F. Eklund George D. Rourke Jose E. Leston MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George Amblard Edw. F. McGowan Charles Cochran Walter A. Maas Victor B. Cooper John Mallnowskl James R. Dayton Francisco Mayo Guy G. Gage William Millison Dan Gentry Domingo Orbigoso Gorman T. Glzae Lionel D. Peat W. V. Gontarski Walter Saichuk Edw. P. Scherzer James Gustavson Carl J. Spurck CarroU Harper Percy Harrelsoq, Harry C. Sullivan Robert Littleton Arnold Tilda Patrick Lynch Albert Willis USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Knud Larsen John E. Adams C. D. Anderson William Lawless Louis P. Anderson Alois F. Mauffray WiUiam Bargone William Mauldin VirgU Coash Michael Muzio Cloise Coats Randolph RatcliH Ray DeShong F. Regalado Serio M. DeSosa William Scruggs William DriscoU William Singleton Toefii Smigielski Alfredo Duarte Lucie R. Eiie Wert A. Spencer George G. Gordano Rufus Stough Leon Gordon Gerald L. Thaxton Elmer Groue Lonnie R. Tiekle Sigurd Halvorsen Pedro Vlllabol Joseph F. Harris Frank Vivero William Havelin Charles A. Wahl Sam Henry James E. Ward James Hudson Richard S. Worley Oliver Kendrick Salvatore Zammith Edward G. Knapp D. G. Zerrudo Leo Lang Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Edward G. Morales C. D. Crowder George R. Trimyer Frank HaU Clifford Vaughan May 10. 19» Crew Mourns Lost Shipmate To the Editor: Our voyage to the Far East having been blemished by trag­ edy. We, the crew of the Iber­ ville, would like to make known our deep appreciation to the captain, John T. E. Sodden, for his unfailing - performance in handling the situation when one of our members was lost at sea. Within 30 minutes of his known disappearance, the gen­ eral alarm was sounded, the 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 ibithheld upon request. entire ship searched, lookouts were posted at all mast levels and a boat crew stood by. The ship returned to the approxi­ mate area and a seven-hour search ensued, during which time a boat was lowered and put out to investigate what turned out to be floating debris and birds. The captain also held a prayer service in the days fol­ lowing, with all hands present. We also wish to pass on. our condolences to Brother John W. Smith's family. He will always be remembered by his friends, which numbered many among our ranks. R. J. Henniinger Ship's reporter it t , it Urges Check On A-Menace To the Editor: Within the last six months or so I've been reading articles in several periodicals about the radioactive fall-out from the nuclear e.xplosions set oil by the US and Russia. . A French scientist has stud­ ied the affects of recent radiation sickness on people in Australia from eating flsh that migrated from the bomb testing areas. He has suggested to the Austral­ ian government that all fish factories be equipped with scin­ tillation counters to measure radioactivity in the flsh being processed. In the March 11 issue of "Time" magazine (page 33), a Japanese scientist reported that the average human being con­ tains about eight times more strontium 90 than was reported in the US. While this ship, the Afoundria, was in Formosa on the 23rd and 24th of March, we were hit with the radioactive rain which got most of I'ormosa. Since our ship is not equipped with a counter or a meter, it was impossible to measure the amount of fall-out. And the radio news and newspapers didn't mention how many units were involved in the fall-out. Since scientists cannot be sure of the prevailing winds, they cannot be sure where radioactive rain will fall, or where "a radioactive fish (53.5 units from Bikini waters) will migrate. But if a ship at sea were "hit" with radioactive rain and was equipped to measure the amount of fall-out, it could wash it off with sea water and take protective measures for the personnel aboard. Perhaps the SIU should make some inquiries into this progres­ sively serious situation. Since strontium 90 cannot be seen, smelled or tasted, my suggestion would be to require all ships to be equipped with a scintillation counter just like they're now equipped with fire extinguishers to fight a fire that one can see, feel and smell. Robert N. Walton 4< 4" 4" Oldtimer Asks Pals Ts Write To the Editor: I am landlocked and sick for the sea, so I'd like to have the LOG sent to my, address here in Kansas City. I'd also appreciate mail from any of the boys who sailed on the Seamagic under Captain King, from November, 1950, to December, 1951, or froip any of my old shipmates. My address is 917 Tracy St., Kansas City, Mo. Best of luck to all the broth­ ers. The SIU doesn't need luck, but thanks for everything. Vincent "Curley" Mercon 4" 4 4" Hails Dunaif Crew's Assist To the Editor: I would like to thank the crew of the Charles C. Dunaif for all the help they gave my son and I. My thanks also to Bill, AB, who bought me a bus ticket to get back home. My son is now doing fine. In the minds of my Wife and I, you are all real shipmates. Best wishes for a good trip. Boh Brookshire 4" 44 Thanks Brothers In Prisco Hall To the Editor: This is an open letter to all boys in the San Francisco hall. I'd like to thank each and every one out there for being so nice to me while I was there taking treatment at the US Pub­ lic Health Service hospital. Right now I'm back in Balti­ more. Pat McCann By Bernard Seaman �May 10, 1057 LOG Paye Fifteea What's Up, Doc? CG 'Atom Checks' Ships Entering Boston Harbor SEAFARERS All of the follovAng SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: John Flood Jr., bom April 17, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John T. C. Donovan, Boston, Mass. Flood, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 Cathy Patricia Hemby, born 4" 4« 4" Linda Jean Beiiveau, born April February 14, 1957, to Seafarer and 11, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Clarence E. Hemby, Tampa, Fla. Robert Beiiveau, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4> i t 4 4 4 BOSTON—The Coast Guard has announced that it is tight­ ening its-security ring around Boston harbor to minimize the possibility of an unidentified vessel delivering a sneak atomic 4attack. An 83-foot patrol boat will tain of the Port, or by blinkers. be stationed at designated The Coast Guard warned that no 4 Marc William Friend, born Linda Magaly Valie Vega, born March 21, 1957, to Seafarer and April 6, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Oliver V. Ortiz, Sabana Grande, Mrs. Allen J. Friend, Brooklyn, NY. PR. Thomas Lewis Horton, born April 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mi-s. Henry L, Horton Jr., Plym­ outh, NC. 4 4 4 Last Call For '57Scholarship Rose Mary Copado, born March Coming into the home stretch 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino H. Copado, Galveston, for the 1957 SIU scholarship awards, ten Seafarers and eight Texas. Seafarers' children are currently .444 Karen Rosalie Dlering, born eligible for the $6,000 four-year Februai-y 12, 1957, to Seafarer and prizes. The panel of educators Mrs. Louis H. Diering Jr., Strat­ which meets annually to -select award winners will convene during ford, NJ. the third week of June. 4 4 4 Several of the contestants have Rob Mathews, bora March 22, already taken the college entrance 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James examination which is a basic re­ R. Mathews, Galveston, Tex. quirement for the scholarship and 4 4 4 the remaining members of the Carlos Leon Colon, bora March group are scheduled to take the 23, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo­ May 18 exam. pold Colon, Puerta De Tierra, PR. Under the college scholarship program five awards are presented 4 4 4 Paul Joseph Dickens, born April each year, one of which is reserved 3, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wood- for a Seafarer. Last year. Seafar­ row Dickens, Hammond, La. ers won four out of five, the larg­ est number taken by crewmembers 4 4 4 Martin Donovan, bora April 10, to date. Your Gear for ship . • • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Khakis Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras luggage the SEA CHEST Toto (right) seems a little put out by the photographer's at* tentions, but Seafarer F. T. Di. Carlo, chief cook, manages" to keep her in check. positions at the mouth of the har­ bor, according to the weather, to clear or detain any ship seeking admission. Signals have been estab­ lished which will confirm identi­ fication, or order the vessel to heave to until further identifica­ tion may be made. The white painted boat will ap­ proach each vessel as it enters the harbor. If identification is made, the Coast Guard boat will display its international code flag 0 giving the ship permission to proceed. In bad weather, or when visibility is poor, permission may be obtained by radio from the boat or the Cap- Sub-Chasing Seals Fail; Pigboafs Lack Fish Scent STOCKHOLM—A newspaper article has disclosed the in­ side story of Sweden's experiments with sub-chasing seals. The paper announced that the Swedish navy had removed Itthe "top secret" label from what is probably the fishiest story of World War II. Personals And Notices John A. Dunne Please contact your sister, Mrs. A. Bianchini at 1443 Spain Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Ex-George Lawson Will the following former engine department crewmen of the SS George A. Lawson please contact Robert E. Gannon, 825 So. Meyler St., San Pedro, California: John Karliss, Clifton J. Lipsey, Claude S. Jones, Frederick H. Taylor, Har­ old A. Damon, Jr., Donald A: Peterson, Frank Travis, Robert Fravel, and Louis C. Cevette. 4 4 4 Frank Pannette Would you please get in touch with TheUna Wise at Nag's Head, North Carolina. It is very im­ portant. 4 4 4 Ray Herrcra Alfonso Armada would like you to get in touch with him on the SS Santore, Ore Navigation Corp., Sparrows Point or at 1700 Thames Street, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 Charles F. Schuch, would appre­ ciate it if any bi-other who owes him money would please send it as he sorely needs it. He can be reached at PO Box 50, Savannah Beach, Georgia. It is a story of how naval experts and animal doctors combined their efforts to train seals to carry ex­ plosives and hunt down enemy submarines. "Yes, we tried it," a navy spokes­ man said, "and you needn't get flip about it. The seals cooperated but we couldn't handle the fish." Herring Ahoy! Young seals had been captured and put through extensive training at a naval base. There, submarines were sent down with bundles of fresh herring tied to them. The cooperative seals eagerly dove down after the lunch-bearing subs. The first part of the project was successful. But then came the diffi­ culties. For one thing they found that it was almost impossible to attach the explosive charges to the smooth and slippery skins of the seals. They called in the Royal Institute of Animal Medicine to devise a plastic carrier to overcome this difficulty. This was done, after a lot of ex­ periments with different materials, and the seals didn't even seem to mind. But the next problem was the stopper. It seems that despite their intensive training, the seals would only go down after fish-laden subs. That ended the project, as nobody could get herrings to stay around the subs voluntarily. ' B. J. Dzelak Ex-Steel Designer Two packages for you are being held in the SEAFARERS LOG office. Wally Maison Richard Kavanaugb, 63: Brother EXTREMELY URGENT! Please Kavanaugh died contact Bernadine Anroldt, 839 W. in Baltimore, 33 Street, Baltimore, Md., imme­ Maryland, on diately. Anybody knowing the April 10, 1957, above brother's whereabouts please ihform him of this notice. from a heart ail­ ment. He joined 4 4 4 Wallace Jenkins the Union August Contact Emory Jenkins, c/o 20. 1947, and James Summerall, PO Box 227, sailed in the en­ Wabasso, Fla. gine department. He is survived 4 4 4 James W. Duffy by a brother, A1 Kavanaugh, of Get in touch with your draft Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Place of burial is not known. vessel should proceed into the har­ bor without first getting permis­ sion. It announced that it will open fire to prevent any vessel fro.m entering without giving proper identification or failing tq heave to. Since ships must enter by designated lanes^ outgoing vessels were alerted to watch for incoming ships which may be maneuvering in the identification area. This will avoid possible mishaps in any kind of weather. ^ The crew of the Ideal X (PanAtlantic) gave a hearty vote of thanks in appre­ ciation to John Jellette on his resigning his po-, sition as ship's delegate to assist in the American Coal beef. A fine delegate, they said, and one who can be Jellette called upon to do his best for the crew and the Union. 4 4 4 Five months is a long time at sea, but according to reports from the Western ' * Ranger, (North Atlantic), it's a pleasure with a good crew of cooks and stewards. Bosun James Adams said that the food on board had greatly improved Powers since steward Joe Powers went into the galley and took over the third cook's job. Add to that, they reported, a night cook and baker like Leroy Pierson and a messman like Bert Wlnfield, both well known for their fine service, and you have a very happy crew. 4 4 4 Easter, like other holidays, brought a flood of thanks to the stewards department from many ships. Most verbose in their ap­ preciation of the holiday dinner were the members of the Seatrain Savannah, Morning Light (Water­ man), Mankato Victory (Vic. Car­ riers), Dorothy (Bull) and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). '4 4 4 The quarterly auditing commit­ tee elected at the April 17 mem­ bership meeting has completed its assignment for the first quarter of 1957. The committee, whose job is to audit the Unions books, records, bank ac­ counts,' and se­ curities, consist­ ed, as required, of two men elect­ ed from each of the three depart­ ments, the deck, steward and en­ Zekendc gine. Committee members were Edward Anderson, Warren Cassidy, WUUas Helms. Robert Joy, Antonio Sctaiavone, and Bozo Zekencic. it �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Senate Will Honor LaFollette, Author Of Seamen's Act Steady Upturn Anticipated in Seattle's Jobs SEATTLE—Job activity haa been good in this port during the past two weeks, reports Jeff Gil­ lette, port agent. There were three ships paying off, two of them sign­ ing on, and four vessels in-transit. The Auburn (Alba), Wacosta (Waterman), and Western Ranger (Denton) paid off. The Wacosta and Western Ranger later signed on. Tfie Seamar, Losmar, Marymar (Calmar) and Afoundria (Water­ man) were in port to be serviced. Next period should be just as good, Gillette said, with four or'five pay­ offs expected thus far. The au-thor of the 1915 Seamen's Act, Senator Robert La­ Follette, Sr., has been honored as one of five outstanding US Senators whose portraits will be hung in the Senate office building. The other four chosen were John Calhoun, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, a famous trio from the pre-Civil War Senate, and Senator. RobFdllette. He said to the Senator ert A. Taft. LaFolMte had a long dis- that he wanted to interest him in the cause of the American sailor, tinguisheu career in the Sen­ and he added that he wanted to ate, and in his native state of be free. The Senator did not Wisconsin where the LaFollette clan dominated political affairs for many years Such was his follow­ ing that he was the only American leader in the 20th century who suc­ cessfully started a third political p,arty, the Progressive Party. (Not to be confused with the later Pro­ gressive Party of Henry Wallace.) On that ticket he campaigned for the presidency in 1924, drawing just under five million votes com­ pared to Calvin Coolidge's 15,700,000 and 8 million for Democrat James Davis. During his Senate career from 1906 to his death in 1925 LaFol- know what he meant and ques­ tioned him further saying surely there were no slaves under the American flag, that Lincoln had changed all of that. Furuseth re­ plied, 'Yes; but not for the sailor.' Senator LaFdllette took an immedi­ ate interest in the struggle . . . "Test after test was carried to the United States Supreme Court. The Court ruled against the sea­ men, holding the 13th amendment to the Constitution was intended to free Negro slaves and that sea­ men remained bondmen under the law." Finally in 1912, the Seamen's Act was passed, but was vetoed by President Taft. It wasn't until three years later that LaFollette's and Furuseth's joint endeavor came to a successful conclusion. US, Poland Near Pact For Aid $ Andrew Furuseth lette was noted for his champion­ ship of liberal causes including regulation of railroads, the direct election of US Senators (now in the 17th amendment), women's suf­ frage and taxation according to ability to pay. It was in December, 1909, that LaFollette and Furuseth started an alliance which resulted in the pas­ sage of the "Seamen's Bill of Eights" five years later. As re­ ported by his son, Robert LaFol­ lette, Jr., "One morning in Decem­ ber, 1909, Andy for the first time went to see Senator Robert M. La- Water, Water Everywhere Water covers an estimated 70 percent of the Earth's surface in oceans, rivers, lakes and gla­ ciers, but that doesn't even take into account what's hiding be­ neath the surface, in the form " of ice. In Antarctica, where about 90 percent of the world's ice is believed located, scientists have just discovered that one US polar base is resting on 10,000 feet of ice, half of it above sea level and the rest below. Last year, some American flyers re­ ported ice surfaces as high as 14,000 feet in Antarctica at the farthest point from tht sea. This Represents an awful lot of icecubes, any way you figure it. WASHINGTON — The United States has virtually reached agree­ ment to offer Poland a $95 million aid program of farm surpluses and machinery to bolster her sagging economy. The amount is a .substantial in­ crease above that offered by the US earlier and about one-third the amount originally requested by the Polish delegation. But it is under­ stood that the negotiators were sat­ isfied with the aid offer. Since the pre-sent farm surplus disposal authority, which author­ izes sales to "unfriendly" nations, is almost exhausted the actual sign­ ing of the agreement must await Congressional passage of an appro­ priation which will add $1 billion to the authority. Farm Surplus Of the total amount of the pro­ gram, about $80 million will be in the form of surplus farm commodi­ ties, mainly wheat, cotton, fats and oils, and the rest in mining and drilling machinery. The reason for the Polish request is to enable the government to free Polish peasants from compulsory delivery to the government of farm commodities, especially wheat. A government reserve stock of wheat could be used to prevent any sharp increase in prices in case these deliveries could not be made. It was a similar loan and aid offer from the United States to Yu­ goslavia that enabled that nation to modify her system of compul­ sory deliveries, one of the first steps in her drive to freedom from Moscow domination. Named lost week as one of the five US Senators selected for the Senate Hall of Fame, the late Robert M. LaFollette Sr. (right) was the author and sparkplug with Andrew Furuseth of the historic Sea­ men's Act of 19ii5. He is shown with his son, Sen. Robert M. LaFollete Jr., in 1924 when he ran for president on an independent ticket. Hq Sees Job Spur In Operators' Plans NEW YORK—The job outlook for SIU members is on the upgrade, reports Claude Simmons, port agent. With shipping booming for the past month and some of the operators in initial stages of expansion plans, the improvement is ex­ (Western Tankers); Cantigny CS Miami (Cities Service) all paid off. pected to continue. West Coast Co. To Buy Prudential SAN FRANCISCO—Negotiations have been virtually completed by American President Lines for the acquisition of the Prudential Steamship Corp. APC is under contract to the West Coast affiliate of the SIU. Prudential, an NMU contracted operator, owns three Victorys, has two more under charter and one in which it holds an interest. Although not officially confirmed, it is reported that APL will make a cash payment of some $5 million and assume the mortgage obliga­ tions of the steamship corporation. This is the second large acquisi­ tion by American President Lines in the past year. Late last year it acquired the fleet of nine vessels owned and operated by American Mail Line. The President Lines now control some 41 vessels and has seven others which it is now readying for service. Prudential operates between North Atlantic ports and the Medi­ terranean. The Robin Wentley (Seas) Job activity has continued on the upswing with some positions hung Steel Worker, Steel Navigator up on the board with no takers for (Isthmian); Pan Oceanic Trans­ a couple of days. During the past porter (Penn. Nav.); Ocean Ulla period a total of 27 vessels paid (Ocean Trans.), and the Arickaree off, 6 signed on and 3 were serv­ (USPC) signed on. Simmons requested that the iced in-transit. The jump in the number of payoffs accounted for membership take advantage of the most of the activity, most of them facilities offered in the newlywith a big turnover in crews, he opened health center before it gets added. The Grain Trader taking too busy. There is not much of a on a full crew for her Japan run delay for appointment right now, he urged, but things are picking up also boosted shipping, he said. very fast. Isthmian Charters Among major developments ac­ counting for an expected shipping rise was the Government's ap­ proval of Isthmian's application for the charter of eight Governmentovmed Victorys for their India and Persian Gulf runs. Also, Seatrain has announced plans for the purchase of water­ front property in Edgewater, New | One of the first bene­ Jersey, and Savannah, Georgia, and fits adopted by the Plan, for the construction of a hew ves­ it entitles Seafarers in the sel. hospital more than one The last few editions of the LOG week to $21 a week in have reported on Pan-Atlantic's benefits for as long as progress in their new conversion they are hospital in­ program. Already underway is the patients. The benefits conversion of the C-2 Gateway City go to all men who have into a containership. Another SIUworked 90 days or more ccntracted company has disclosed in the preceding calendar plans to purchase a number of ad­ ditional ships. year and one day in the All of these reports indicate one past 90 on SIU ships. thing; bigger and better SIU ship­ ping in the coming montlis. Vessels in Pond During the past period the Kathryn, Elizabeth, Arlyn, Beatrice, Angelina (Bull); Seatrain's New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, Texas, Savannah, Georgia; Steel Navigator, Steel Worker, Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Pan Oceanic Transporter (Penn. Nav.); Almena, Maxton, Ideal X (Pan Atlantic); Alcoa's Planter, Runner, Pointer; Mermaid (Metro); Pacific Ocean (World Carriers); McKettriQk Rills YOUR Seafarers Welfare Plan j Hospital I I BenetU SEAFARERS INT'L UNION, A&G DISTRICT � 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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TUG FLEET VOTES SIU WC UNIONS, SIU STEP UP COAL FIGHT SHIP GIVEAWAY BIDS RISE SELECT FIRST 2 VICTORYS FOR ISTHMIAN TRANSFERS COMPEL GOV’T TO BYPASS ’50-50’ SHIP LAW 1ST COOK SCHOOL OPENED BY MCS SEATRAIN PLANS ADDED SERVICES SEE A-SHIP COMMERCIAL IN 7 YEARS KERN HILLS ON ARAB BLACKLIST ONASSIS TANKERS FLY COOP-MA DOESN’T SEEM TO KNOW US WELFARE FUND CONTROL SEEM; MEANY BACKS BILLS WC UNIONS POOL THEIR PENSION $$ PRESIDENT ORDERS STUDY OF OIL IMPORT REDUCTION WORLD LABOR GROUP SEEK UN ACTION ON ‘RUNAWAYS’ WEST COAST OLDTIMERS TURN TO FOR COAL JOBS DEL NORTE BB TEAM TOPS BA NINE CG ‘ATOM CHECKS’ SHIPS ENTERING BOSTON HARBOR SENATE WILL HONOR LAFOLLETTE, AUTHOR OF SEAMEN’S ACT 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 5/10/ 1957 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIX, No. 10  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/973d70c131442279e82b82ce7554d184.PDF f02f654d2e9a778cd89ed39374c46901 PDF Text Text Vol. XXX No. 10 SEAFARERS • LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �Page Two May 10, 1968 SEAFARERS- LOG Maritime, Govt. Leaders Back To Ease Rates on Shipbuilding Loans WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, other representatives of maritime labor and management, and government officials have gone on record as solidly endorsing a Senate bill which would provide for an increase in maximum interest rates permitted on loans and mortg^es granted te the Mding the measure to the full House of new ships and insured under XI of the Merchant Marine Act Committee on Merchant Marine Tide XI of the 1936 Merchant "now provides that to be eligible and Fisheries. His own support of Marine Act Such an increase is for mortgage insurance a ship the bill was promised by the chair­ seen vital to construction of mortgage may not secure a loan man when it is recommended to badly-needed merchant vessels. bearing interest at a rate exceeding the full Senate Committee. The measure would substitute five per cent, except when sper Carl C. Davis, general counsel for the five and six-percent maxi­ cial circumstances justify six per for the Maritime Administration, mums currently in effect a provi­ cent, nor may a construction loan explained why the government sion that the interest rate shall not be insured if the rate of interest backed the bill. exceed a rate "determined by the exceeds six percent." "At the present time we have Secretary of Commerce to be applications for mortgage and loan House Hearings Hdd reasonable in the light of rate insurance totaling $314,075,100 Bartlett noted that a Subcom­ prevailing in the private market." (of which financing of $35,500,At hearings on the Senate pro­ mittee of the House Merchant 000 has already been arranged) posal (S. 3017) Senator E. L. Marine Committee had already for 70 ships and 691 barges with Bartlett (D-Alaska), chairman of held hearings on H.R. 14796—a privately-generated funds to up­ the Subcommittee on Merchant companion measure to the Senate grade the merchant marine," he Marine and Fisheries conducting bill—and had favorably reported said. "Under existing law, since the market requires a rate of in­ terest higher than six percent, the Department cannot insure these loans and mortgages and the ves­ sels therefore cannot be built." Davis said that if the present law is amended, there could be WASHINGTON—^Hearings on a Congressionally-sponsored circumstances under which the program to revitalize the rapidly-deteriorating U.S.-flag merchant rate determined by the Secretary marine continued during the last two weeks before the House of Commerce to be reasonable Merchant Marine and Fisheries with foreign competitors and in would exceed six per cent. He said that Title XI bonds must Committee. addition, also getting U.S. Gov­ compete in the money market Among witnesses testifying at ernment cargo rates on govern­ with Triple A-rated corporate the non-consecutive sessions con­ ment cargo on the basis of U.S. bonds, which yield about 6.50 ducted by the Committee chair­ cost. On the other hand, Maskin per cent. man, Representative Edward A. continued, the non-subsidized Before adjourning the hearings, Garmatz (D-Md.), were spokes­ lines receive only the rates fixed Bartlett ^said that the Department men for the American Maritime by the Government for govern­ of Conunerce and the Treasury Association, the Lake Carriers ment cargo and no subsidies. Department have also endorsed Association and various shipping Downing asked if the witness the bill. company representatives. felt this was discriminating against Among other industry and labor The legislation being considered unsubsidized lines. The witness groups joining the MTD in sup­ (H.R. 13940), introduced in the said it was subversion of the orig­ port of the bill were the American House by Garmatz last November, inal intent of the law and that as Maritime Association, the Ameri­ long as it continued, it would be calls generally for a five-year, can Tramp Ship Owners Associa­ $300-million-a-year program to an unfair competiticm vehicle be­ tion, the Shipbuilding Workers, subsidize construction of 35 to 40 tween the subsidized and unsub­ the Boilermakers and the Ship­ ships annually in U.S. shipyards, sidized lines because they were builders Council of America. tax-free construction reserve funds both competing for the same gov­ fw all U.S.-flag operators and ex- ernment cargo. Vice Admiral James A. Hirshtention of operating subsidies to field (USCG retired). President of presently unsubsidized bulk car­ the Lake Carriers' Association, riers. pointed out to the Committee that Appearing briefly at one of the members of his group <^erate ex­ sessions, Senator Warren G. Magclusively on the Great Lakes in nuson (D-Wash.), chairman of the the bulk conimodity trades. Senate Commerce Committee, Assuming 50 years as the max­ said that hearings on a companion imum economic operating life for HONOLULU—Emil Lee, port bill to the House measure (S. a Lakes vessel, he said, "we had agent for the SIUNA-affiliated 2650) will begin before a Senate merchant marine subcommittee need in 1965" for immediate con­ Marine Cooks and Stewards here, struction of 52 large ships to re­ has been named to the Executive on May 20. place 117 existing ships averaging Board of the Hawaii State Federa­ Effective Framework 60 years old, but now, three years tion of Labor, the organization "I hope the pending bill will later, not a single ship has been has announced. provide the framework for an built. Lee will serve on the Oahu "Considering the anticipated in­ effective revitalization program Division of the State Executive for the United States Merchant dustrial growth and expansion of Board. Marine," Magnuson said. "Surely the Great Lakes region . . . some His appointment was part of there must be a realization that optimism" should be evident in the desperate necessity for revital­ the Great Lakes shipping indus­ several changes in the Hawaii izing our fleet provides sufficient try, Hirshfield noted, but there is AFL-CIO as a result of the with­ common ground upon which we none. A main reason for this is drawal from that body of the can move forward to regain our competition from low-cost foreign- AFL-CIO-affiliated Hotel and flag ships—even in the purely do­ Culinary Workers. rightful place upon the seas." Arthur A. Rutledge, long-time Alfred Maskin, legislative direc­ mestic trades. AFL-CIO representative in Hono­ WeUcle* Needed tor of the American Maritime lulu from the Culinary Workers Association, emphasized—through While noting that most provi­ two days of testimony—^the need sions of H.R. 13940 would not was replaced by 1. B. "Buddy" for ending "double subsidies" to affect the Great Lakes directly, Peterson, Musicians Local No. the subsidized segment of the Hirshfield said that the portion of 677, as vice-president of the Ha­ U.S.-flag fleet. the bill which would provide for waii Federation. Asked by Representative the creation of tax-deferred con­ Since he was elected to the Hon­ Thomas N. Downing (D-Va.) struction reserve funds could be olulu MCS post 16 months ago, about this "double subsidy" Mas- the "vehicle" by which "new effi­ Lee has been extremely active in kin responded that it referred to cient vessels, capable of meeting the labor movement in Hawaii those lines receiving direct operat­ the modem-day needs of Great outside his regular duties as Port ing and construction subsidies in Lakes trade and commerce," could Agent and has earned the praise order to provide for equalization be built. of many in the Islands. House Continues Hearings On Maritime Upgrading Bill Ihwaii AFL-CIO Names Caul Lee To Exes, BoarJ Report of International President by Paul Hall The upward spiral of medical costs in the United States is becoming a matter of increasing concern to the trade union movement, as it is estimated that the costs for a days' care in a U.S. hospital will zoom to $100 by the year I97I. Unfortunately, not all of the people in this country have the benefit of a Union health and welfare program to pay for their hospital costs and they must protect themselves against bankruptcy by enrolling in one of the major medical plans that are currently available. The cost of major medical plans will, of course, rise in proportion to the cost of medical care and those with medical insurance may someday be confronted with an insurance program that carries a pro­ hibitive price tag. Not only is the cost of medical care becoming prohibitive, it is simply unavailable for many of our citizens. Residents of poor rural areas have nowhere near the same life ex­ pectancy as urban residents. Many of them never even have the ser­ vices of a dentist during their entire lifetime. Many hospital administrators have singled out rising labor costs as the reason for the increase in the cost of medical care. Prior to the growth of public service employee unionism, hospital employees were among the most abused and exploited workers in the American work force. As a result of unionization, many of these workers are now earning a decent wage. Their working conditions are written into the union con­ tract and are not subject to the whims of hospital administrators. Of course, as in the case of rising hospital costs, or rising steel prices for that matter, or rising copper prices, or rising telephone rates, man­ agement must always designate a culprit. Hospital administrators are now following in 'this tradition. The truth is that medical care in this country now falls into the category of big business and labor costs account for only a small part of the total picture of rising hospital costs. The manufacturers of hospital equipment are posting enormous profits. Drug manufacturers recently reported a 16.5-percent gain in profits over the first quarter period of 1967. In addition, doctors fees are on the upswing and medical specialists such as radiologists and anesthetists are taking a big cut from the patient's medical dollar. Another problem is in the administration of the hospitals themselves. Many hospitals vie with each other to obtain the most modem equip­ ment available and this has resulted in a costly duplication of services when the competing hospitals are located in close proximity to one another. ^at has happened j^ quitq..clear. Medical service in this country bias become a purchasable commodity with the best service going to the highest bidder. Many hospitals, instead of concentrating on providing the best medical service possible at the lowest cost, have taken on some of the trappings of a corporation—mass producing medical care with the best service restricted to those who are best prepared to pay the bill. The poor, in far too many instances, are tucked away in overcrowded hospital wards, while the affluent are accorded all the advantages of private accommodations and their treatment is the best that the medical profession can provide. The time has come for a complete re£q)praisal on the cost and quality of medical care in this country. We are fast approaching a medical system where the right to live is based on the ability to pay. There must be a greater regard for human life—regardless of the size of the pocketbook—^and both gov­ ernment officials and those directly concerned with the administration of health care must act quickly to stem the rising cost of medical treatment. New Pilot's License Seafarer David Johnson (center) of Reiss S.S. Co., recently earned his Original Pilot's License at Duluth SlU-AMO School of Naviga­ tion. At presentation were (l-r) Jackie Hall, Duluth Port Agent, Johnson, and Harley Ditsel an instructor of the upgrading school. �Mar 10, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Increased Exports 'Self-Defeating' Unless Shipped American, Hall Says < PORT NEWARK, NJ.—In a prepared statement released to a hearing here of the Senate Com­ mittee on Small Business, which is seeking to determine how the maritime industry can improve the nation's balance of payments position, SIU President Paul Hall said last week it would be largely "self-defeating if our ly" since they come "when the improved. And, obviously, if the government were to develop an Congress has embarked on his­ goods are carried on foreign-flag expanded export program, only toric hearings designed to estab­ vessels, manned by foreign crews, to have the increased flow of lish a new maritime program for our balance-of-payments position goods channeled into foreign-flag the United States" and "in a is further eroded," Hall declared. ships." The U.S. merchant marine con­ moment when we have recently "At the very least, the use of learned from the Department of tributed $1 billion to the plus side anything but U.S.-flag vessels Commerce that in March we ex­ of the balance-of-payments ledger would seriously dilute the efforts perienced our first monthly trade last year, despite the fact that we being made to correct the balance- deficit in five years." carried only seven percent of this of-payments deficit," Hall's state­ "1 am sure this Committee is country's import-export cargoes. ment told the committee session well aware of the potential prob­ Hall's statement said. AFL-CIO Farm Workers boycott campaigns met with success as seven conducted by Senator Harrison A. lems which we face in interna­ Larger Share Needed co-op supermarkets in New York stopped selling California table Williams (D-N.J.). tional trade," Hall said. "During "Quite obviously, we cannot grapes produced by struck Giumarra Vineyard Corp., and distributed Hall, who is also president of March, we imported $158 million long sustain our merchant marine under labels of other growers. Above, manager of one Co-op views the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades more in goods than we exported. unless it carries a substantially sign being given out by Union Industries Information Center. Department, said he felt the Com­ Government statisticians have es­ larger share of our import-export timated that if we continue at this cargoes than that. This is among UFWOC has been conducting boycott from SIU headquarters in N.Y. mittee's hearings were "most timerate we could end up with an the several pressing reasons why annual deficit of $1.9 billion." Congress is now holding hearings on a new maritime program—one A 'Serious Problem' While noting that even with the that will give us more ships, newer March deficit, the overall figures ships, faster ships that can com­ for the first quarter of this year pete for the cargoes moving to still show that the country had "a and from our shores. "And let me emphasize this: neat export surplus," the SIU The key to our maritime expan­ WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee last week approved without change a President pointed to the fact "that sion is cargoes. If the cargo is we are faced with a serious prob­ sharply-increased maritime authorization bill which matches the measure passed earlier by the lem when we experience any slack­ there, then the incentive exists to invest private capital in badly House of Representatives in raising the Administration's maritime budget request by $122 million ening of our foreign trade." needed new vessels. There must for fiscal 1969. Along with its ^ "Last year, our balance-ofamount to $340,770,000, which tor Philip S. Hughes an opinion be some reasonably long-range recommendation, the Senate provides for building of at least on what the Administration would payments deficit soared to $4 bil­ prospect of the employment of group included a measure de- 30 ships. This figure includes an do if Congress voted for higher lion, and had it not been for the vessels before -a shipowner will man^ng that the Administration unspent $103 million available maritime financial outlays but favorable trade balance that we put his hard-earned capital into to come up within 60 days with a from fiscal 1968. Hughes said he was unable to pre­ built up, this figure would have the replacement of the old rustprogram "to strengthen and mod­ Along with the maritime indus­ dict what the Administration been far higher," said Hall. "Even buckets that now comprise nearly at that, it was critical enough to ernize" the merchant fleet. try, both the Senate and House would do in "face of a clear re­ 80 percent of our fleet. It has The action on the authorization have waited three years for a flection of Congressional intent." trigger some wide-ranging efforts been my experience that there is by the Administration to bring bill backs up the House—and the promised message from the Ad­ in the American shipping commu­ ' Hughes maintained that the na­ our payments balance into line. views of its Merchant Marine and ministration on a proposed mer­ nity sufficient initiative, intelli­ tion's present fiscal dilemma made "Unfortunately, the govern­ Fisheries Committee, led by Chairr„ chant' marine program. Because, gence and ingenuity to develop it necessary to hold the line on the man Edward A. Garmatz (Dment's program for reducing the of the continued lack of action. maritime budget funds. and expand an adequate Ameri­ balance-of-payments deficit did Md.)—which opposed the Ad­ Congress proposed its own pro­ can shipping industry . . . but it not include any plan for increased In answer Bartlett said: ministration's policy of limit­ gram last November. Current and has to have cargo. ing the Maritime Administration "The members of the subcom- utilization of our American-flag pending hearings are the result of "So even though the question budget to a bare minimum, and mitee realize the dangers affecting fleet. This strikes us as exceed­ of a shipbuilding program is not this action. ingly odd, because the ocean upped Administration budget rec­ During hearings on the mari­ the budget, but we have another transportation account is an in­ within the direct jurisdiction of ommendations to $467 million for time authorization bill by the duty too. That is not only to build tegral part of our balance of pay­ this committee, certainly the quesfiscal 1969. up the U.S. Merchant Marine so ton of the cargoes that might be The Senate Committee's unus­ Senate Merchant Marine subcom­ that commercial interests are bet­ ments, the statement continued. "Each time a ship engaged in available to any new ships must ual directive to the Administra­ mittee, the chairman. Senator E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska) tried to tered, but so that there will be foreign trade sails into an Ameri­ be a matter of considerable con­ tion read as follows: can port, several complicated cern to you." "It is the sense of Congress draw from Deputy Budget Direc­ ships to aid the military." Hall urged the members of the transactions take place. Whether that not later than 60 days after committee to exercise their influ­ the ship is carrying export or im­ the date of enactment of this act ence as the Congress considers a port cargo, dollars in payment for maritime program, and added: the President should submit to transportation services flow either "Your help will be vital in the Congress proposals to strengthen into or out of the U.S. If the development of the merchant ma­ and modernize the American mer­ chant marine." goods are carried in American rine as an effective and interre­ There was no formal explana­ ships, manned by American crews, lated part of our international tion of why the directive was PORT NEWARK, NJ.—For their action in rescuing 10 then our balance of payments is trading efforts." added but it was evident the com­ crewmembers from the sinking Chinese vessel Kwong Shun mittee hoped to obtain some idea last year, the Seafarers and officers of the SlU-contracted Presi­ MTD Meets In Dulufh of what the Administration will dent Johnson (American Presi­ November at MARAD headquar­ accept in the way of legislation dent Lines) have been presented ters in Washington. aimed at revitalizing the merchant with the maritime industry's fleet. The ship had responded to an highest award for safety—the Sent to Full Senate early morning SOS on January 7, 1967 Ship Safety Achievement The full Senate now must act Award. The Award, is made an­ 1967, from the Kwong Shun, on the recommendations of the nually by the Merchant Marine which was adrift in 50-knot winds Commerce Committee, whose Section of the National Safety and heavy seas off the Philippines. The McKinley, bound at the time chairman, Warren G. Magnuson Council. for Kobe, Japan, diverted its (D-Wash.) has also introduced in In addition, each Seafarer in­ course and headed to the aid of the Senate a companion measure volved with the rescue was pre­ the sinking vessel. Two initial at­ (S. 2650) to Representative Gar­ matz' bill (H.R. 13940), calling sented with a certificate of merit. tempts to rescue the men who had for a program to modernize the Seafarer Frank Hokomura, the abandoned their doomed ship only crewman able to attend the were unsuccessful. Finally, the merchant fleets. ceremony, had leaped into the McKinley's master. Captain John House hearings on this program storm-whipped waters to swim out F. Bohle, was able to bring the are now in progress and Magnu­ and rescue a Kwong Shun seaman. ship close enough to the struggling son has announced that Senate Certificates for the other Seafarers survivors so that Seafarers were subcommittee hdSrings will begin were accepted on their behalf by able to go over the side with a on May 20. Edward McClafferty, operations ladder and pull the men aboard. Originally, the Administration Peter McGavIn, Exec. Sec.-Treas. of MTD, addresses recent MTD superintendent of American Pres­ The safety award was presented slashed MARAD's requested ident Lines. organizational session in Duluth. Seated (l-r) are: H. McKinnon of to Bohle by Captain W. S. Doe of budget so that only $119.8 mil­ Formerly known as the Presi­ the Merchant Marine Safety Di­ Canadian Officers Union, pres. of Canadian Lakehead Port Council lion was available for vessel con­ dent McKinley, the freighter also vision, Third District, U.S. Coast of Port Arthur, Ont.: H. Bloomquist, Grainmillers, Local 217, pres. struction—enough for eight or received the Maritime Adminis­ Guard, in ceremonies here aboard of MTD Duluth-Superior Port Council; and J. Hall, Sec.-Treas. of nine ships during fiscal 1969. The tration's Gallant Ship Award last the President Johnson last month. Duluth Port Council of Maritime Trades Dept. and SIU Port Agent. House committee upped that Senate Group Demands Govt Art On Fleet Program Within 60 Days ;V If Crew of President Johnson Receives Ship Safety Award �Page Four SEAFARERS LOG At recent Louisiana AFL-CIO Convention in Baton Rouge, SiU President Paul Hall talked with Vic Bussie, President of the La. APL-CIO (right) after close of session at which Hall spoke. Among others at Convention were (see photo below, l-r): Buck Stephens, SIU New Orleans Port Agent, Charlie Richardson of Dis­ trict No. 2, MEBA, SIU Vice Pres. Lindsey Williams and Del Aleman, of Barbers Local No. 496. Soviets Defying Fishing Agreements, Congressmen, SlUNA Officials Warn WASHINGTON—^The Soviet Union is fast outpacing the United States in fishing, two members of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee told a meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department here last month, and the situation is being aggravated by systematic Russian "stripping" of U.S. spawnmg beds in defiance of negotiated est capacity of earnings in the in­ time management and labor were challenged to "improve and per­ agreements. SIUNA officials dustry. fect" pending legislation to estab­ Representative Keith noted agreed. lish a new merchant marine pro­ that since 1955, Russian fishing Representatives Hastings Keith gram for the United States. (R-Mass.) and Joseph Karth (D- tonnage has increased by 150 per­ The invitation came from Rep­ Minn.) warned, at a day-long cent, going from one million gross tons to 2.5 million gross tons. U.S. resentative Joshua Eilberg (Dseminar, sponsored by the seventonnage increased less Pa.), one of more than 70 House fishing million-member MTD, that a than five percent during the same sponsors of the measure which more intensive federal effort period, and currently stands at calls for investing $300 million a aimed at rescuing the sinking U.S. only 750,000 gross tons, he noted. year for five years in new ship fleet should be undertaken and construction; extension of build­ Comparing the amount of fish urged that the program be coupled ing and operating subsidies to with more "realistic" international being harvested, Keith went on, presently unsubsidized operators; agreements to protect this nation's the annual Soviet catch has in­ creased 250 percent while the U.S. and the granting of tax-deferred off-shore fishing grounds. status on construction reserve The top officers of two SIUNA- catch has been declining. "To­ funds established by all American day," Keith declared, "the Rus­ affiliated unions directly threat­ ship operators. sians are taking almost twice as ened by violations of existing Eilberg conceded that the bill treaties emphasized the alarm reg­ much fish tonnage from the sea as we are—and they're taking a in its present form was not "per­ istered by the Congressmen. lot of it off our American banks fect," adding that hearings now James D. Ackert, president of and from our American spawning being conducted by the House the Atlantic Fisherman's Union, grounds." Merchant Marine and Fisheries told the assembled gathering of Committee' should be considered St(^ 'Foreign Incursion' representatives from maritime la­ a "perfecting mechanism." bor, industry, and Congress, that Karth said that the "foreign In calling for "constructive al­ "the charter of the International incursion" on American spawn­ ternatives" to the proposals now Commission for North Atlantic ing grounds can be stopped only under consideration, the Pennsyl­ Fisheries should be revised to re­ through mutual agreements that vania Congressman made it plain strict, over-exploitation of fishery prevent over-fishing and that con­ that the draft legislation was not stocks or to give preference to the tain "effective policing machin­ an "ultimatum" to the industry. nation off whose coast the fishery ery." stock is found." Otherwise, the Minnesota Con­ Instead, the pending legislation' Ackert, a vice president of the gressman pointed out, "we'll just calls for a three-year study by a SIUNA who originally brought be kidding ourselves. We will be national commission "on the ex­ Russian violations of existing closing the door on our own fish­ tent to which federal assistance treaties to the attention of Con­ ing vessels while doing nothing to might be needed to preserve and gress, further urged that any ac­ halt the activities of the fishing protect" America's shipbuilding tion taken "should be accompa­ fleets of other nations and, par­ capabilities. nied by an efficient policing pro­ ticularly, those of Soviet Russia." Eilberg said that the bill that gram." "We are the biggest fish im­ finally emerges from the commit­ Secretary-Treasurer Austin P. porter in the world," he said, tee should adhere to the concept Skinner of the New Bedford "and the value of these products of the Merchant Marine Act of Fisherman's Union also an exceeds three-quarters of a billion 1936 which, he said, was "based SIUNA vice president agreed and, dollars. In reducing the critical on the principle of an Americanin addition, urged the inaugura­ balance of payments deficit prob­ built, American-owned and Amer­ tion of a program "to improve the lem, reversal of this figure would, ican-manned fleet to carry a sub­ efficiency" of the U.S. fishing in­ alone make a worthwhile contri­ stantial share of our foreign waterborne commerce and to serve as dustry and encourage the best bution to our national interest." At another MTD session, mari­ our fourth arm of defense." suited trainees to reach their high­ Max 10, 1968' The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area| In addition to its challenge of the United States as a great oceangoing power, Soviet Russia now threatens the economy of America's fishing fleet by blatant violation of existing treaties in stripping fish spawning beds off our shores. As usual in maritime matters, the Administration has done nothing to correct the situa­ tion. Once again, it appears to be ^ Alvoie Green spent some time up to Congress, and we hope with the family and is now ready prompt action will be taken to to sail. His last job was BR on curb the Russian abuses of our off­ shore waters which are seriously the Transerie. curtailing the catch of U.S. fisher­ John Minnahan had a wiper's men. job on the Western Comet. He Philadelphia was sorry to see this ship lay-up Peter Blanchard will take the and will take it on the slow bell first chief cook's job that hits the before going out again. board. Pete is a 20 year man with Baltimore the Union. Antonio Dos Santos took a va­ Any ship taking coal to Holland cation after his FWT's job on the can have a good oiler, now that Portmar. A Seafarer since 1951, Bob Kwiatowski is available. Antonio is ready to ship again Alexander Tuum would like a any time. carpenter's job. Alex recently Bienvenido Ledo is waiting for sailed on the Steel Executive. a nice short run. "Ben" has been Recently on the Ema Eliza­ in the SIU for 26 years and ships beth, Simplico Mansen is regis­ tered for a cook's berth. He's got 22 years with the SIU. Norfolk Cicero King made a trip to Vietnam on the Santa Emelia, sail­ ing as oiler. Cicero will be going out again, shortly. Themistocle Zitouniadis was on the beach for awhile and is now Tuum Story looking for a new ship. A 17-year in the deck department. His last man, he sails as oiler. vessel was the Bethflor. Robert Porter had a short trip Crowder Story is the opposite on the Penn Transporter. He'll go anytim^ anywhere, now that of Ben, waiting for a good long he's fully relaxed after a week's trip. He last sailed on the Robin Trent Crowder told us he thinks vacation. •the SIU vacation and welfare plan Boston , is the best in the industry. Thomas Snow just got out of Puerto Rico drydock with a FFD slip and will take the first good AB's job to Evaristo Rosa spent eight come along. Tom was last aboard months on the Gateway City and the Western Clipper. is back here for another oiler's job. An.-CIO Unions Urged to Assist In 'Sununer Jobs for Youth' Drive WASHINGTON—^The urgency of opening up opportunities to disadvantaged youths makes it imperative that labor give active support to the government's "Summer Jobs for Youth" program, AFL-CIO President George ^ Meany emphasized in a letter of every one will be needed to fill to presidents of afiffiiated na­ their desire for work." In an earlier letter, he urged tional and international unions. AFL-CIO state and central bod­ Meany urged the unions to ies to develop summer programs hire young people directly and for hiring "young people from to encourage locals and "employ­ poverty areas in the 16-to-21 age ers with whom you have con­ category" and to cooperate with tracts" to do likewise. the second aspect of the summer He called for full labor cooper­ ation with local Mayors' Commit­ youth program—making recrea­ tees on Youth Opportunity that tional and cultural facilities avail­ have been established in cities able to disadvantaged youngsters. Humphrey, in a letter to Meany, across the nation. Meany noted that the AFL- thanked labor for its past support CIO convention last December of the government's summer youth "heartily endorsed" President programs, amLsaitTexpanded par­ Johnson's Council on Youth Op­ ticipation in this summer's cam­ portunity which involves the paign by individual unions and "highly important" summer em­ central labor bodies "can be the ployment program headed by Vice difference between success and a good try." President Humphrey. A convention resolution stressed The federal government is do­ the high rate of joblessness among ing much to provide new oppor­ youth, particularly in urban ghet­ tunities for youths, but success of tos, and instructed all unions to its efforts depends upon help from "make useful contributions in the private sector of tociety, meeting the recognized needs of Humphrey emphasized. youth." "I urge the labor movement Meany pointed out that some not only to continue to support two million youngsters will be these efforts, but also—in the light looking for income from jobs this of the enormity of the need—to summer and "the full cooperation expand its activities," he added. ^ �May 10, 1968 SEAFARERS Receives SlU Death Benefit i. . LOG Page Five Hall Urges Tax Free Reserve Funds Aimed at New Vessel Construitien NEW ORLEANS—One of the best ways in which the United States government could help the ailing American merchant marine would be to permit shipowners to accumulate tax-free reserve funds fpr the purpose of building new vessels, SIU President Paul Hall said here recently. Hall who is also president of ^ Authorization of tax-free re­ was sponsored by Tulane Uni­ the seven-million-member AFL- serve funds for construction would versity's Graduate School of Busi­ CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ encourage people to invest more ness Administration. She cited the ment spoke at the 19th annual money in an American merchant decrepit state of many U.S.-fiag Institute on Foreign Transporta­ marine geared for competition, he merchant vessels. tion and Port Operations at Tu- said. Fleet Largely 'Rustbuckefs^ lane University here. Might Curh Runaways "Of the 975 privately-owned "This would, without a doubt, Such a program might also ships now operating, nearly 600 bring about a total change in the horrible situation our maritime in­ help bring back into the U.S. of them are of World War II dustry faces," Hall declared. "If economy American interests who vintage," she said. "Many of them such a tax-free reserve program now operate foreign-flag vessels are nothing more than worn-out were put into effect, we would see as a cost and tax shelter, the SIU rustbuckets." Mrs. Bentley pointed out that the greatest industry boom ever president said. If these runaway ships were brought under the U.S. even when this year's ship con­ to happen in peacetime." Government ship construction flag, it would result in $1 billion struction in the United States is subsidies. Hall pointed out, benefit more in tax collections, and sharp­ operating, America will have only Mrs. Donald Willis receives an SlU death benefit check from West only a handful of U.S. shipping ly reduce this country's balance of 155 dry cargo ships that are less Coast Representative Pat Marinelli in San Francisco. Her husband companies who "have not been payments deficit. Hall noted. than 10 years old. By contrast, died March 2. Mrs. Willis expressed her thanks to the SlU for its help Wayne L. Horvitz, vice presi­ she noted that her findings, dur­ really competitive" in the fight for dent of the SIU Pacific District ing a recent survey of the vigorous in her hour of need. Brother Willis sailed in engine department. a larger share of world trade. Matson Navigation Company, also maritime industry in Norway, criticized the government's con­ showed the average age of all that struction subsidy program. country's merchant vessels is only "Only seven companies in the 6V2 years and "they carry 40 per­ United States can really use con­ cent of Norway's cargoes." struction subsidies at the present Vice Admiral L. P. Ramage, time," said Horvitz, "and funds USN, Commander of the Military for the construction differential Sea Transport Service, discussed Seven additional Seafarers have received an engineer's license after completing the course of study subsidy are no longer commen­ some problems facing the mer­ at the school of marine engineering sponsored jointly by the SIU and District 2, MEBA. Four of surate with the operator's needs chant marine today, as they are re­ the men are new second assistants, while three received a third assistant's license. This brings to or plans—even those presently lated to his agency and stressed 241, the number of Seafarers ® : able to take advantage of it." the importance of the merchant Horvitz said his unsubsidized fleet in times of emergency. who have obtained licenses "Tramp ships, designed for gen­ company has been able to afford through the school. contracting for American-built eral trading to all parts of the George Kosch formerly sailed ships only because they will oper­ world, self-sustaining as to cargo as FOWT. A third new assistant, ate in protected U.S. trade from handling, and with cargo spaces he was bom in Cleveland and lives the West Coast to Hawaii. adaptable to the varied stowage in Flushing, N, Y. "Meanwhile," he observed, requirements of modern military The 41-year-old "foreign carriers ... are carrying equipment, are irreplaceable," he Seafarer joined 94 per cent of all non-military said. the SIU in 1945 cargo shipped from the United "It is easy to understand why in New York. States to overseas ports." the present state of the American Buck Middleton Kugler Chandler A new second Mrs. Helen D. Bentley, mari­ tramp fleet is of serious concern assistant engineer, SIU in that port in 1964. Brother the upgrading programs if they time editor of the Baltimore Sun, to all echelons of the military David Fischer Kugler is 34 years old. are 19 years of age or older and also spoke at the institute, which services," said Ramage. also sailed as John Buck, Jr., was born in have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. Kosch FOWT. A native Blounts Creek, N. C., and lives in watch standing time in the engine of Wisconsin, he that town. He joined the SIU in department, plus six months' ex­ lives in Union City, N. J. The 1955 in Baltimore. A second as­ perience as a wiper or equivalent. 51-year-old Seafarer joined the sistant, the 41-year-old Seafarer Those who qualify and wish to SIU in 1955 in New York City. formerly sailed as FOWT. enroll in the school can obtain A new second assistant engi­ Engine department Seafarers additional information and apply WASHINGTON—Although the security of the nation is likely neer, Melvin Chandler joined the are eligible to apply for any of for the course at any SIU hall. to be "severely endangered" by 1970 when U.S. maritime capabil­ SIU in Seattle in 1963. A resident ities drop to a critical low point. Government agencies continue of Reno, Nevada, he was born in Louisiana. Chandler is 43 years to treat this "potential peril with f dences of procrastination are not old and formerly sailed as an disdain," President Edwin M. difficult to discern." FOWT. Hood of the Shipbuilders Coun­ Hood went on to say that the Francis Keeley has sailed as cil of America declared recently American-ffag merchant marine in his annual report to council carried only 4.5 percent of all members. United States foreign commerce TOKYO—Somewhat higher wages, gradually won by the longHood said these same agencies in 1967, the lowest level of par­ underpaid Japanese worker, have prompted Japan's shipbuilders also continue to discount the sea­ ticipation since 1921, but only in to seek a no-competition pact with West European shipbuilders going threat of Russian fleets of Congress has there been any sign in order to preserve their profits. A halt in the construction of merchant, fishing, oceanographic of official concern over this fastnew mammoth ship docks also is proposed. and naval ships now sailing or growing obsolesence of the fleet. The Japanese shipping industry hopes to seal the deal at the under construction. He was referring to the conthird annual meeting of Japanese and West European shipbuilders The SCA president's report em­ gressionally-sponsored bill for a in Rome, starting May 11. phasized that the seapower arsenal new maritime program now the Reports here indicated that the reasoning behind the Japanese of the United States "is largely Fischer Keeley subject of hearings being con­ move is the fact that costs have risen by three percent a year composed of vessels 20 years of deck engineer, FWT and oiler. ducted by the House Merchant because of rising labor and production demands. age and older, and it needs only He is 40 years old and joined the This increase, it was said, results mainly in better salaries for to be stressed that there comes Marine and Fisheries Committee Union in 1948 in New York. the working man. a time with such ships that physi­ under the chairmanship of Rep­ Bom in California, he now lives The Japanese shipbuilders have said for some time that this cal exhaustion, material fatigue resentative Edward A. Garmatz in Tujunga, Calif. He received a has brought about "prosperity without profit," because they and economic impracticability dic­ (D-Md.). Similar hearings are second assistant engineer's license. scheduled later this month on a have been unable to increase export ship prices in the face of tate replacement." companion bill, pending in the A third assistant engineer, Har­ keen competition with Western European shipyards. "To delay," Hood continued, Senate, by the Senate Merchant old Middleton joined the SIU in This is why the Japanese shipbuilders are urging European "is merely trifling with the inev­ Marine subcommittee. 1963 in San Francisco. He was rivals to agree not to bid for ship orders at "unreasonably itable. To procrastinate is merely low prices," and not to build any more docks of more than a born in Hawthorne, Ala., and "Legislation that could restore to increase the ultimate cost in 150,000 deadweight-ton capacity. lives in Jacksonville, Fla. The 40dollars and requirements. To do the American merchant marine to Last year, Japan obtained export orders for 153 ships, totaling year-old Seafarer formerly sailed nothing is to abandon the essential strength and vitality has been 5,930,000 gross tons, and worth $960 million. Although the as FWT, oiler, deck engineer and objective of keeping the sea lanes proposed in Congress," Hood con­ figure was below the 1966 figure of $1,456 million, Japanese pumpman. open to serve our own national in­ tinued. "If enacted, this legisla­ yards are reported to have backlog orders totalling some 13 mil­ tion, among other things, would terests. A third assistant engineer, Hen­ lion tons which will fill their shipbuilding capacity for at least a call for the construction of 35 to "To accuse the Administration ry Kugler formerly held an FOWT couple of years. of doing nothing" may not be 40 merchant ships annually in rating. Born in Honduras, he lives proper, he noted, "but the evi­ U.S. yards for five years." in New York City. He joined the SIU Engineers Upgrading Prepares Seven More Seafarers for Licenses )• k I. • I 'Potential Peril' of Weak fleet Shunned by Govt, Hood Charges increase In Wage Affects Japan's Ship-Shape �I'M Page Six SEAFARERS LOG May 10, 1968 Receives Interracial Council Award Govt Funds to Fuse Urban Crisis CaiiedSound investment'byMeuny NEW YORK—The massive government effort needed to help resolve the nation's urban crisis should be considered, "an investment in America" rather than mere federal spending, AFL-CIO President George Meany emphasized here recently as he addressed a dinner of the Catholiclfnterracial Council after accepting its • John LaFarge Memorial Award. like $25 billion a year," he ob­ tions media which are fascinated He pointed out that the entire served, whereas the gross nati(Hial by the screams of a Carmichael, history of social progress shows product—^the total of goods and by sensationalism which it falsely that money spent for programs services—is running at $800 bil­ calls news." to enhance the general welfare is lion a year. "On the other side, but nearly "self-liquidating, through the dol­ "Take away $25 billion for identical," he continued, "are the lars returned in taxes to the pub­ Vietnam and you still have $775 white vigilantes, some of them, to lic treasury." billion or so to use for other the nation's shame, holding re­ The "general prosperity" of re­ needs," he declared. spected positions in government cent years, he said, is the result and community life." Renounces Extremists of "social investments" proposed They blame disorders "on the by Presidents John F. Kennedy Meany hit out at the extremists progress they tried to prevent" and Lyndon B. Johnson, and en­ on both sides of the civil rights and their "prescription for disor­ acted by Congress—"especially picture who "weaken the vital ders is the gun," Meany stated. the 89th Congress." center, now made up of the over­ "Incredible as it seems, they Now, he continued, new "in­ whelming majority who have faith have been politically strong vestments" are required to create in democracy, faith in America enough to block gun control leg­ jobs, educational opportunities and and faith in the future." islation—even a bill to control the new housing for those who are On the one side, he said, are mail order sale of rifles like the crowded into big-city slums. the "so-called black militants" one that killed John F. Kennedy." Meany agreed that the Vietnam who base their case on riots, re­ The AFL-CIO has long under­ war is expensive—"protecting ject American society and preach stood, Meany declared, "that the freedom is always expensive." hatred and violence. only answer to both the extremists But he attacked those in Congress Although they have little fol­ and the well-meaning falterers is who use the war as an excuse for lowing among Negroes, Meany action—bold, positive action to not funding the critically-needed said, they often weaken the good­ convert paper rights into tangible urban programs. will of the timid and "are all too progress." The war is costing "something well served by the communicaNo one can condone riots, he observed, "but we must under­ stand them. We should under­ stand that a law which at last rati­ fies the Declaration of Indepen­ dence—that 'all men are created equal'—is of little comfort to whom the fruits of equality are a WASHINGTON—An expanded schedule of 50-50 guideline long time coming." rates for American ships carrying full shiploads of governmentToo Litde Acdmi sponsored heavy grains in bulk from the United States to India has There has been "too much talk been issued by the Maritime Administration. It has been designated and too little action" on a number as Voyage Charter Rate Schedule No. lA. of subjects, Meany said: Previously, following vigorous <s>On housing, "where the mini­ protests by the SIU and officials St. Lawrence it is $39.60. mum need is for a half a million For East coast ports of India, low-rent units a year." of unsubsidized shipping compa­ the Category 1 rate from the nies, MARAD adopted a higher On job creation, "because North Atlantic ports is $41.24; America needs a million new, use­ guideline ceiling based on rates for ships carrying grains from from California, $39.12; from ful jobs right now." U. S. Gulf ports to Bombay- North Pacific, $37.92; from St. On education, "not just to con­ Kandla (India). The various ships Lawrence, $43.31 and from Gulf tinue but to expand the present ports, $44.55. structure, including Head Start were listed in five categories. Also, the new schedule pro­ and Catch-Ups . . . not tokens or MARAD agreed at the time that the rates for all other ports in vides an allowance of $6.50 per experiments, but meaningful, on­ India would be computed in con­ ton for ships in Categories 4 and going undertakings." He told the dinner audience formity with the guidelines set for 5 (see schedule below) that must the Bombay-Kandla run, via the lighten entire cargoes for ultimate that the cause of interracial jus­ delivery to Calcutta. _Jn addition, tice "lost a great leader" in the Suez Canal. In schedule lA, MARAD has during the closure of the Suez assassination of Dr. Martin Luther listed the rate for each type of Canal—where it is necessary to King, Jr. Dr. King, he said, sought the ship from U. S. North Atlantic, deviate around the Cape of Good brotherhood of man "in a spirit Hope—$5.00 may be added to California, North Pacific and St. of love for his neighbor, of love the base rates per long ton for Lawrence, as well as Gulf ports, to the East and West coast ports ships in categories 1, 2, and 3, among all neighbors, here and and $3.50 per ton for vessels in throughout the world." of India. This doctrine of "universal Schedule lA now replaces the categories 4 and 5. brotherhood," Meany said, is a "interim rates" for these ports es­ Following are the basic guide­ goal brighter than any other and tablished in December, 1967 by line rates, announced by MARAD "it lights a path to the future" MARAD and will continue in ef­ on March 21 and March 27, from that the nation and all of its citi­ fect until January 1, 1969. U. S. Gulf ports to Bombayzens must follow. The "interim rates" drew pro­ Kandla, India, in each of the five The award presented to Meany, tests from the SIU and manage­ categories: a scroll made by Carmelite nuns, ment officials of the unsubsidized 1. $40.57 for Liberty ships, honors the late Father LaFarge, sector of the U. S. Merchant Ma­ C-l's, C-2's, Victorys or equiv­ who founded the council in 1934 rine because they discriminated alent. and fought most of his life against against the more efficient inter­ 2. $38.53 for jumboized Libmediate sized vessels—^those be­ ertys, small jumboized tankers, racial bigotry and discrimination. It cited Meany's "important tween 15,500 tons and 39,999 C-3's or equivalent. contributions in the field of inter­ tons—and catered to higher-cost 3. $45.04 for converted C*4's, racial justice," including efforts smaller ships. jumboized Victorys, AP2-J's or to bring minority youths into ap­ A check of Schedule lA shows equivalent. prentice programs and remove ra­ how MARAD arrived at the rates 4. $30.88 per ton for BXT's cial barriers in housing and jobs. for each port in India, using the (L), T-2J's (S) and T2's. In accepting the award, Meany formula set down on the Bombay5. $27.01 for Sabines, C-5 Sea­ stressed he did so in the belief that Kandla run from U. Si Gulf ports. farers, T-2J's (L), Aldinas, or it recognized the achievements of For example. In Category 1 the equivalent through 39,999 dwt. the entire American labor move­ base rate is $40.57 per ton. So For ships over 40 thousand ment — its unions, leaders and the rate from a California port to deadweight tons, special rate de­ rank-and-file members. Bombay is $41.84: from the North terminations will be required by "They are doing the job; they Pacific it is $40.53 and from the MARAD. have earned the credit," he said. MARAD Expands Schedule On 50-50 Guideline Rates The Great Lakes bt Fnd Famtn,S»er0tary'Trea$unr,Onat Lakaa Shipping is good in Detroit, but entry-rated jobs have slowed down somewhat. A few old-timers are on the beach and ready to ship, including Herb Tipton, one of the best cooks around, who is now FFD after a spell in drydock. Some lucky crew will see him shortly. The Mackinaw Transportation ^ Company has laid-up the Car- season progresses. ferry Chief Wawatam. The tug We are moving our clinic from Muskegon and the barge Manis­ Superior, Wise., to Duluth, which tee have taken over the transport­ is ideally located. We expect to ing of railroad cars across the move our office within the next Straits of Mackinaw. There is six months to a location only three some thought that the tug and blocks from the Duluth clinic. barge will not be able to cross the straits during the winter months, Buffalo - 1-N especially in January and FebShipping is holding a steady pace with four vessels still waiting to fit-out. We are filling jobs every day in all entry ratings. A Norwegian vessel, Diala, was the first ocean ship to arrive in this port. She came in from Corn­ wall, England, and carried a cargo of English clay. The Captain, who - i received a certificate and a replica Hawkins Martin of a buffalo to mark the occasion, ruary when the ice really builds reported that he encountered no up. The old Chief Wawatam oper­ serious delays until he reached the ated for 57 years without mishap. ice fields near this port. The ice She was also used as an icebreaker is still some 20 miles out of the before the U.S. Coast Guard took harbour. over this function. Cleveland We have a meeting scheduled The season is in full swing as in St. Ignace, to discuss severance pay and work rules with the far as this port is concerned. All Mackinaw Transportation Com­ ships in the fleet are off and run­ - ,1 pany. ning after the winter lay-up. The Another company, Penn-Dixie board is as empty as Mother Hub­ Cement Corporation, is planning bard's cupboard. a tug and barge operation, haul­ • We are building up a reserve ing cement across Lake Michigan of men for the coming month to from Petoskey to Milwaukee. The take care of the calls for replace­ barge is the SlU-contracted John ments, and entrymen are plenti­ A. Galster. The company bought the tug from McAllister Towing ful. Oilers, AB's and firemen are Company of Philadelphia and it scarce right now. Joe Ventressa is around the hall will arrive on the Lakes in May. these days and Joe Vovko has also We told Penn-Dixie Cement that they must honor our present con­ been in. Still holding down the tract as we still have jurisdiction. barn boss's job at the hall is oldWe have filed unfair labor prac- timer Pat Sheeran. Pat is thinking tive charges against the Checker of using his AB ticket again after Cab Company in Detroit. From not sailing for a few years. Smooth all indications, it looks like we sailing Pat. will have to strike this company in order to reach an agreement. Chicago -i The Automobile Salesmen's As­ Shipping in this port has been sociation held a special meeting good so far and we have filled all *, at the Wolverine Hotel in Detroit requested jobs for rated men. The . <1 with more than 300 members in recruiting program has been an attendance. asset in filling those jobs not After a long winter aboard the thrown in for by the membership. John J. Boland, Joe Salisbury is David Romanelli is fit for duty -i ready for the golfing season. and waiting for a good job. Joe Toledo Yukes still runs a fruit and veg­ This port is quiet, with all ships etable farm between ships. He fitted-out and sailing. Floyd Haw­ suffered a hand injury while fixing kins and Ralph Keen are sailing a tractor flat but is in good shape on the Ben Calvin and glad to be now. Lloyd Klzer applied for his back on the job. We said hello to pension and will spend his retire­ Charles Murphy, sailing as porter ment soaking up Florida sunshine. on the Diamond AlkalL Greg Burke, oiler, is back from the West Lloyd will not be idle all the time, Coast. Oiler Bob Kleman is on the as he's fixing to go into the res­ Harris N. Snyder. Julian Martin taurant business. The only vessel left to fit-out is also sailing on that vessel. in this area is the Milwaukee Clip­ Diduth per, expected to begin calling for We've had some bad weather men early next month. recently, including a snow storm which marred our no-storm record for this winter. The weather however, has not stopped the men from filling the V hall. Most are unrated, but every I now and then, a rated man drops by. So far, shipping is slow, but we expect it to get bettn* as the WRITE �May 10, 1968 SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Bids Congress Act On Pending Social Legislation 1 I I WASHINGTON—"rich, affluent America" can afford the pro­ grams needed to improve education, enf<wce the minimum wage and protect the safety and health of workers, the AFL-CIO told Congress. The federation urged a House Appropriations subcommittee to vote more money—not less—for key programs administered by the Labor Department and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller asked Congress to appropriate the full amount it previously authorized for aid to edu­ cation, even though a lesser amount is requested in the President's budget. To do less, he warned, would mean either "spreading the funds too thin to be helpful or concentrating the fimds on so few pupils that only a fraction of the need could be met." Biemiller reiterated labor's "grave concern" at the proposals for fur­ ther cuts in the federal budget, "virtually all of which would make their deepest slashes in the programs we consider of most urgent need." AFL-CIO Legislative Representative Ray Denison, who presented Biemiller's testimony, submitted a detailed 38-page statement on the budget for the two departments and related agencies covered in the same appropriations bill—the National Labor Relations Board, the Fed­ eral Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the National Mediation Board, which administers the Railway Labor Act. In oral testimony, the AFL-CIO spokesman stressed these key areas: • The 50 additional wage-hour investigators provided in the budget request are urgently needed and, in fact, an additional 325 more inves­ tigators would be required "to adequately "protect the 42 million work­ ing Americans" covered by the wage-hour law. • Only 10 safety inspectors are employed to enforce federal safety standards for 27 million workers in firms covered by the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. "The fact that 13 additional positions are sought in the budget is encouraging, but, realistically, it is totally inadequate to meet the need." • The occupational health budget of the Department of Health, Ed­ ucation and Welfare should be increased to $4.5 million above the Ad­ ministration's request. "If Americans are to be safeguarded from illness and death caused by occupational health hazards, we must move ahead with a concerted program to find out more about their cause and effect and how to reduce them." • The aid to education laws enacted in recent years marked "an impressive beginning" even though they fell short of the support needed "to provide quality education for every child wherever he may live, whatever his family income, and whatever his race or nationality back-ground." The "most tragic" budget proposal would provide only $1.2 billion— less than half of the $2.5 billion which Congress has authorized—for aid to elementary and secondary education. Other needed programs, including the Teacher Corps and the Bilingual Education Act, intended to help children from Spanish-speaking homes overcome language bar­ riers, are also underfunded. Biemiller reiterated labor's willingness "to pay our fair share of the costs" of meeting America's needs at home as well as its commitments abroad. "America's domestic crisis will not be met by across-the-board budget cuts or wholesale jettisoning of programs that we all know are necessary to improve the quality of American life," he declared. The Post Office Motor Vehicle Employees have won a year-long effort to prevent the contracting of postal trucking service to con­ tractors paying substandard wages. The Labor Department announced' that it will go ahead with plans which had been de­ ferred last year to determine pre­ vailing area wages and fringe benefits for truck drivers carry­ ing mail under federal contracts. The union had contended that a number of private firms had been used for mail hauling, in place of federal employees, because of a lower wage scale. The AFL-CIO Department of Research had as­ sisted the union in pressing for the wage-setting procedures under the, Service Contracts Act. * * • Jersey City, N.J. employees of the Trust Co. of New Jersey voted by a 40-1 margin for the Office and Professional Employees to represent them in collective bar­ gaining. OPEIU President How­ ard Coughlin said the National Labor Relations Board reported that of 280 eligible employees, 243 voted for the union and six for no union, with four ballots challenged. The bank was the sec­ ond organized by the same union in New Jersey. First was the Hud­ son Trust Co. in Union City late last year. Coughlin said the "over­ whelming" pro-union vote here reflects a profound change in the traditional attitude of bank em­ ployees toward unions. He said that unionization of the banking business is "inevitable not only because of low bank wages, but also because of the double-bar­ reled threat to job security posed by mergers and automation." * * * The Rhode Island legislature voted unanimously to charter a comprehensive group health pro­ gram sponsored by the State's AFL-CIO, with both Democratic and Republican leaders joining in praise. The legislation establishes the Rhode Island Group Health Association as a nonprofit, taxexempt corporation to provide prepaid health services for its sub­ scribers. Labor Day of 1969 has been set as the target date for opening of a modem medical cen­ ter stressing preventive health care. The measure cuts through cumbersome red tape and permits the program to be directed to an all-consumer board, including rep­ resentatives of unions and the public. Page Seven LOG Paper Tiger! In accordance with a 35-year-old act of Congress, the Administration has once again called upon the nation to celebrate "National Maritime Day"—May 22—as a tribute to the American Merchant Marine. As we read the text of the official procla­ mation, however, it is clearly evident that there is no cause for celebration in this year of 1968. Respect is the better word—^for the men who keep aged vessels afloat with skill and spirit to maintain the vital role that our merchant marine plays in the econ­ omy and defense of our nation. When Congress originally established an annual Maritime Day in 1933, its purpose was to honor the first Atlantic crossing by a U.S.-flag steamship—^the S.S. Savannah— in 1819 and, in the words of this year's Administration proclamation, "to remind Americans of the importance of the mer­ chant fleet to our national life." Reminding the people is an empty gesture when the government, itself, consistently chooses to overlook that importance. In the face of the glaring maritime crisis in which the nation finds itself today, the Administration's message—paradoxically— began as follows: "To sustain our nation's strength through trade and to fulfill our international com­ mitments throughout the world, we rely heavily on the men and ships of the merchant marine. "Our merchant ships are an essential part of the transportation bridges that extend from communities in America to those in Europe and Asia—and to our servicemen and women wherever they stand in free­ dom's defense." These are glowing sentiments—but from an Administration which has proven itself thus far insistent on a do-nothing attitude toward the shocking deterioration of the U.S.-flag fleet, they are meaningless, indeed. While mentioning that our merchant ships "have carried more than 20 million tons of food, weapons and supplies to our fighting men in Vietnam," the Administration omits the fact that some 75 percent of the vessels performing this task—transporting 98 per­ cent of the U.S. men and materiel required in Southeast Asia—are ships of World War II vintage which originally did similar ser­ vice decades ago and are strained to the utmost by the tasks demanded of them today. Despite repeated warnings from maritime labor and industrial experts—together with congressional concern over our growing struggle to maintain an independent mari­ time fleet—the Administration has stalled for three long years on a promised program for the revitalization of the American mer­ chant marine. Under the guise of economy, funds re­ quested for maritime needs were slashed this year and at the same time the govern­ ment continued to condone increasing activ­ ity by runaway-flag fleet operators and watched America's import-export, trade fall during 1967 to a low of less than five percent carried in U.S.-flag bottoms. "America's present position as the world's greatest trading power," this year's procla­ mation of National Maritime Day declares, "grows from its early tradition, when a strong merchant fleet carried the commerce of a young nation to the seaports of the old world." How ironic it is that this fine tradition is systematically being given away—largely to the flag ships of the "old world"—by the same Administration which proclaims such noble pride in it. If current congressional efforts to turn the tide for the rapidly-diminishing U.S.-Flag fleet are not successful, future observances of National Maritime Day may well become memorial services. �•fcirw iiiiifii»PirirwinirT'~n"iTi~n T-wv- Page Eifht I' !>' I I y 3 9 •s i SEAFARERS Nam* Adams, J. J. Adams, L. N. Adams, L. N. Akars, W. 0. Akin, H. L. Akin, H. L. Albright, R. H. Albright, R. H. Alfred, L. Eldness Allan, Jamas L. Allan, J. D. Alsobrook, J. R. Alsobrook, J. R. Altamuro, A. N. Alton, R. Booth Altschafll, Gaorga Am, H. Simmons Anaarega, F. T. Annis, e. E. Annis, G. E. Anthony, W. Antoina, Chrlstophe Arcanaux, H. J. Ardoin, S. J. Ardoina, W. J. Argis, C. Armando, Michael Armstead, M., Jr. Arnard, t Arnold, Charles B. Arthur, Botelho Assicio, Perez August, C. Jackson August, F. Thompson Ayala, R. Baldwin, B. W. Bales, J. H. Bales, J. H. Ballard, James F. Ballard, Jerry C. Bartielo, Vernon L. Barklns, C. M. Barnett, John D. Baxter, B. A. Beavers, N. F. Beavers, Norman F. Belanger, H. F. Bell, James E. Bennett, C. B. Bentley, L. L Bentley, L. L. Berlier, M. M. Bernard, Jackson Berthiaume, P. Berthiaume, P. L. Berthiaume, P. Bice, J. Binemanis, K. K. Binemanis, K. K. Birch, Gary S. Blair, Ralph M. Blalack, Charles O. Blanchette, A. H. Blaylock, C. Blizzard, A. L. M. Bocchetta, R. Bohme, R. Boles, Richard J. Boiling, W. O. Boiling, W. O. Boiling, Wm. O. Bonner, T. H. Bonner, I. tH., Jr. Boteler, L. J. Boyce, E. F., Jr. Boyetta, 0. H. Boyette, D. H. Boytt, R. U. Bradley, A. Baxter Brady, Robert L. Braggs, Willie Briant, Louis P. Briant, L. P., Jr. Brink, John R. Brooks, E. Broussard, W. J. Brown, Alcus Brown, G. P. Browning, Harvey G. Browning, J. F. Bryant, G. J. Buffham, E. Burns, G. R. Burns, J. T. Busby, T. W. Butler, Robert Call, V. J. Callahan, R. Callaway, J. D. Cancela, R. Cardona, Felix Carl S. Canty Carlos M. Colon Carter, Larry I. Case, R. Case, R. L. Catalanotto J. Cates, H. B. Ceron, Louis Chaisson, R. Chaisson, R. Chaisson, R. Chaisson, R. J. Chaisson, R. J. Chandler, B. Cheshire, Jamas M. Ching, Z. Y. Chrlrtophar, J. Amount 3.6( 3.73 3.73 f.SS ?.83 40.M 2.24 3.15 4.33 3.57 2.15 250.78 9,23 12.34 2.51 2.32 1.45 4.99 10.00 9.43 4.95 10.09 8.57 8.07 4.93 4.50 9.83 15.77 4.45 4.93 19.89 10.04 1.43 7.33 14.98 14.04 4.41 4.41 4.04 4.93 2.94 8.53 11.20 5.01 4.91 1.87 39.32 18.84 15.40 11.43 2.85 2.85 4.04 3.74 4.35 1.94 2.85 1.98 4.93 8.78 15.84 4.92 13.27 3.94 4.18 4. IB 4.93 4.92 3.74 4.99 1.97 4.04 1428 9.23 1.05 4.95 10.40 405 31.08 24 85 14.45 3.73 4.50 15.95 4.93 39.32 1.21 1.39 3.73 2.15 3.73 15.84 4.94 4.29 9.23 1.83 4.93 4.05 4.93 11.89 3.94 2.85 - 8.37 14.22 2.85 2.85 3.07 3.74 7.45 24.07 1.94 1.83 3.44 457 11.21 3.11 21.81 12.81 Mama Clarke, E., Jr. Claussan, 0. E. Clausson Douglas G. Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas Clements, Thomas J. Claophas, Bonoir, Jr. Clifton, Fruga Clifton, G. McLalla Cobb. C. W. Cola, H. D. Coleman, R. P. Conley, Walter Connall, E. A., Jr. Connall, Emmitt, A. Connelly, H. Cook, Philip G. Corey, J. 6. Cospito, A. Costellat, Victor G. Costallatos, V. G. Courtaaux, Henry J. Covert. E. P. Cox, t E. Craddock, Ed Craft, J. W. Crain, Michael O. Craw^rd, S. V. Creel, R. C.. II Cribbs, William J. Croswell, John Cruso, G. A. Cuelles, J. R. Cuelles, J. R. Cumberland, R. E. Daniel G. Harrison Danne, A. L. David A. Wright David Collins Davidson, L. H. Davidson, Leonard Davis, M. B. Debautte, E. C. Defore, J. J. Dehring, J. Di Giovanni, D. Di Grazia, J. Dickens, ^lenn E. Dickerson, J. E. Dickey, Wm. P. DiFuIco, L. H. Dillard, Arlie Dominque, Douglas Doty, Girard E. Douglas, E. E. Dubon, A. Ducote, A. R. Dufour, Peter A. Dugas, A. J. Duhon, Ernest J. Duncan, M. F. Dunkins, L. Dunn, C. Durapau, W. A., Jr. Durden, R. B. Durning, I. A. Easter, T. Eddie A. Patingo Eddie L. Jackson Eddleman, B. G. Edwards, A. L. Edwards. Otis N. Ellis, Malrie W. Elmer T. Grove Engel, F. P., Jr. Engle, F. P., Jr. Ernest Sauls Escanelle, G. P. Espina, J. Esquerie, J. Malcon Fain, Earl H., Sr. Feritta, Salvatore Fisher, 8. E. Fisher, E. Fisher, Lawrence G. Fletchinger, F. J. Flippo, J. C. Fontenot, R. Forgette, J. P. Fox, J. H. Fralsse, Owen W., Jr. Frayie, Marcel Fredericks, R. A. Friemanis, Edgars Frindt, F. Fuglsang, G. G. Gall, V. J. Garcia, J. L. Garrett, Charles S. Gassard, C. H. Gates, John L. George, J. J. Georger, Chester A. Gierczic, G. C. Gilbert, E., Jr. Gilliken, N. D. Gonzales, P. Gonzales, P. Gonzales, P. Gonzales, Ralph Goodwin, H. F. Gorden, L. L. Gordon, Davis Gordon I. Gordon, Davis L. Grajales E. Granados, J. Gray, O. R. Amount 18.44 5.93 2.02 3.94 4.04 1.74 1.84 12.84 4.92 1.18 3.02 7.48 3 44 15.71 15.95 .98 5.20 4.93 4.93 22.84 50.48 5.52 9.35 4.93 1.44 4.93 2.85 4.93 2.24 7.31 12.00 2.85 1.98 5.94 2.90 12.77 9,83 4.92 12.04 4.29 2.85 14.74 1.83 12.57 3.74 7.91 13.49 15.95 9.15 201.02 2.85 4.93 4.91 15.95 4.38 4.23 4.05 7.33 7.47 14.22 4.30 2.85 5.73 1.34 1.43 4.93 3.73 2.18 5.07 11.09 1.98 8.54 33.57 12.11 4.93 9.15 12.44 4.93 3.09 3.94 15.95 39.32 13.92 8.37 8.44 4.93 9.83 4.32 4.93 4.93 8.35 4.23 9.95 4.17 40.27 1.84 24.49 39.32 4.29 2.84 4.92 15.71 4.94 7.54 4.93 3.02 154.71 4.73 ASA 4.04 4.93 4.05 1.94 13.44 1.81 14.15 5.51 1.47 Name Green, H. J. Green, Jessee Green, J. L. Gregarlo, Orozeo Griffith, J. C. Griggers, Ira W. Grimes, R. C. Grimes, Reamer C. Grofts, R. G. Guest. Virgil Q. Guest, V. Q. Guidry, A. R. Guillory, R. R. Gutierrez, Tomes Hacker, J. T. Halem, Frank Halem, Frank Hallocl(, James L. Halverson, S. Halvorsen, S. Halvorsen, S. Hammett, F. L. Hammock, George Harlsen, Harold M. Harman, D. C. Harman, E. Harrell, Wade B. Harrell, W. B. Harris, William S. Harris, Wm. S. Hassell, D. Amount 14.54 14.24 5.34 4.04 9.83 1.81 3.05 15.95 19.50 4.57 14.48 7.31 4.50 9.40 1.98 3.09 4.29 4.92 3.94 3.44 4.41 4.05 9.29 15.95 4.04 3.44 20.85 12.43 37.02 5.49 2.85 Mmr 10, 1968 LOG Name Jones, H., Jr. Jones, K. W. Kane, V. E. Karaia, H. Karns, R. L. Kelly, Floyd Kelly, L. 8. Kelly, John T., Jr. Kelly, Martin Kelly, Martin Kendrick, Frank J. Kennedy, P. W. Kennedy, P. W. Kennedy, Robert V. Kennedy, Ronald A. Kennedy, V. A. Kidd, T., Jr. King, F. H., Jr. Kirton, Robert W., Jr. Klauber, Perry M. Klause, W., Jr. Koch, R., Jr. Kyle, H. L. Labiganq, F. W. Lachapell, L. Lacy, James C. Lagleur, George Laiche, Robert J. Lambert, Arnold D. Lambert, C. M. Land, Dorsy D. Amount 8.53 4.22 15.84 9.34 3.44 22.93 17.42 4.09 1.80 197.15 2.02 3.94 10.40 1.44 22.84 14.82 4.93 12.43 21.94 1.34 4.93 1.39 1.98 7.83 5.20 7.74 8.35 12.77 1.09 7.54 23.35 The Delta Steamship Lines has notified the SIU that it is holding checks for un­ claimed wages due crewmen as of February 29, 1968. The following Seafarers may col­ lect their checks by writing to the Pay­ master, Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., No. 2 Canal Street, International Trade Mart, Room 1700, New Orleans, La. 70130. DELTA LINE MONEY DUE Hatfield, Nathaniel Hebert, C. W. Heidelberg, James H. Henton, Melton B. Hernandes, Isabel Herrera, R. Hill, James Blair Hillien, Henri Hodges, R. Hoffman, George C. Holder, M. J. Hood, Tommv H. Hoover, D. E., Jr, Howington, M. L. Hubbs, Robert Huddleston, M. J. Hughes, O. L. Hunt, D. Huseby, P. S. Hyde, v. R. Ictech, Ghoodhooth Icteck, R. Icteck, R. Ivy, Jimmie L. Jack, U. Jack, U. Jack, U. Jackson, Bobby James, J. P. James, J. P. Jane, A. E. Jane, A. E. Janek, G. Jarosek, George Jetten, Orville A. Johnson, C. P. Johnson, E. Johnson, H. A. Johnston, Lloyd Jones, B. C. New Addition To Fleet The 522-foot Delta Paraquay slides down the ways during launching ceremonies in Pascagoula, Miss. The cargoliner was constructed for Delta by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of the Litton Industries. 11.77 5.14 4.^ 5.49 3.44 11.44 8.78 3.21 4.12 15.95 14.54 2.85 15.31 2.85 7.04 3.27 2.84 15.51 12.77 4.39 8.35 4.93 3.09 780.44 2.85 2.85 44.82 39.32 5.80 1.98 7.87 4.44 8.35 97.72 4.44 13.95 4.23 2J5 1.83 272.05 Laquere, J. Latorre, F. P. Latorr, Francisco P. Latour, Charles Laulrrson, C. L. Lavaughn, May Lawson, Randall E. Lawton, E. W. Lawrence, R. N. Leblanc, J. W. Lendry, R. Lewis, J. F. Lewjs, J. F. Lewis, J. F. Lewis, J. T. Lewis, Wm. H. Libby, M. F. Little, M. Liuzza, D. J. Loeber, Glen R. Lofton, R. L. Lonergan, Michael P. Long, Robert G. Loston, S. Loston, S. Lozes, Charles Lucas, Charles S. Lyngstad, K. O. MacGregor, William Mach, J. W. Mack, Morris J. Maire, F. C. Mannette, J. 5. Marino, William E. Mark, R. C. Martin, D. M. Mathis, T. MaHhair, G. W. McAvoy, A. J. McAvoy, K. R. Barge Traffic Up 5.1 Percent In First Quarter WASHINGTON—Barge lines moved 5.1 per cent more traffic on the nations waterways during the first quarter of 1968 than they did in 1967, according to Army Corps of Engineers figures on tonnage moving through selected locks on 12 major systems, American Wa­ terways Operators, Inc. has re­ ported. Traffic increases included: Warrior-Tombigbee System, up 14.7; Upper Mississippi River, up 11.5; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, up 10.1; Atlantic IntracoastA Wa­ terway, up 8.4; Ohio River, up 7.0; Tennessee River, up 6.2; Wil­ lamette River, up 3.9; Kanawha River, up 3.6 and Illinois Wa­ terway up 0.3. 14.82 14.44 10.04 4.92 32.30 9.83 14.43 10.72 38.33 8.45 2.45 3.44 7.31 2.74 8.07 10.44 15.84 8.84 3.09 3.44 10.40 1.24 20.85 4.93 8.05 22.84 4.35 4.50 8.84 5.20 13.11 2.85 1.83 3.87 4.23 9.85 4.93 1.87 4.93 5.72 Name McAvoy, K. R. McBrlde, John McCann, O. J. McCloskey, Andrew McCormIck, S. L. McDonald, E. McGarry, F. J. McGregor, Kenneth C. McKinney, Henry C. McKinney, K. A. McLean, Jimmy C. McLemore, John D. McLoughlin, R. F. McMullin, d. McMullin, C. D. McNatt, Robert E. McNay, Robert W. McPhillips, R. McSpadden, J. C. Meehan, W. J. Menendez, G., Jr. Many, H. Merkel, John Messer, Carl Mllazo, G. M. Milazzo, G. M. Milazzo, G. M. Miller, M. R. Mitchell, C. L. Moll, Joseph J., Jr. Monnier, Jean L. Montgomery, B. J. Moody, James F. Mooney, R. Moran, G. Moreno, P. Morgan, Paul Morris, Richard, Jr. Morse, J. E. Moye, B. M. Mullett, Heard R. Murr, M. G. Murrell, W. T. Nagy, J. A. Napier, Wayne Nellie, Harold H. Nette, J. P. Newcomb, R. H. Nicholas, R. W. O'Brien, G. E. Olsen, D. H. Orion, Wheeier Orso, R. H. Pancost, H. L. Pancost, Harold J. Panepinto, A. J. Parker, J. W. Parker, J. W. Parker, J. W. Parker, J. W. Parker, M. V. R. Parker, M. V. R. Parker, W. Parris, J. L. Pedraza, F. M. Pell, W. A. Pennino, J. Penny, William B., Jr. Perez, Acsicio Perez, Acsido Pierce, C. Pierre, G. R. Pinchook, Anthony Pittman, W. A. Polkinghorn, J. T. Ponson, John Pontiff, Jerry F. Post, Jack W. Potorski. R. Prater, T. W. Praytor, James F. Puras, E. "^e, Thomas W. uesada, R. N. . adich, T. J. Radish, Tony J. Ralph, J. J. Ransome, R. Ransome, R. F. Raynal, R. Raynol, R. Raynor, O. M. Reed, Mitchell T. Reed, P. Revette, J. D. Revill, J. C. Rhew, Lawrence Richardson, Maurice Richie, Thomas Richoux, J. D. Richoux, J. D. Richoux, J. D. Ricord, F. M., Jr. Rihn, E. A. Rivill, J. C. Roberson, L. Roberson, L. M. Roberts, H. W. Robertson, L. D. Robinson, John Robinson, J. T. Robinson, P. L. Rourke, ft. G. Rousseau, W. A., Jr. Rowell, F. B. Ruiz, Genaro Rush, G. J. Russell, J. Amount 2.85 25.44 1.02 2.49 2.74 4.93 2.97 12.00 4.84 l43 15.95 23.74 11.45 7.31 3.44 4.59 143.95 15.71 14.50 4.84 2.00 5.20 15.84 50.00 4.57 2.98 7.31 14.48 5.04 4.09 12.11 2.31 12.00 2.85 8.35 17.09 3.94 4.41 2.15 1.87 22.04 10.98 1.98 3.73 3.34 1.95 3.44 3.92 5.72 4.93 44.82 15.13 12.00 15.84 3.47 4.93 1.88 3.73 1.87 3.74 4.50 8.45 4.12 1.58 4.04 9.83 14.44 1.43 9.83 4.55 4.04 15.80 1.00 2.74 5.01 9.44 8.47 1.84 4.22 7.15 5.47 2.27 1.43 > 2.85 49.70 4.92 3.09 3.74 5.22 4.73 3.43 2.04 4.92 1.28 9.83 4.50 4.05 10.09 14.44 7.54 4.05 4.81 19.44 I.n 9.83 14.45 1.98 19.79 14.00 14.15 4.04 2.15 10.30 9.32 21.48 4.92 4.44 8.53 Name Sanchez, J. N. Sanchez, Jay Sanders, U., Jr. Sansone, J. Santo, N. De Las Sargent, O. E. Server, J. R. Sasa Sasa, Julio C. SaHerthwalte, A. Satterthwalte, Amel Savage, J. C. Savow, J. Sawyer, Charles R. Scaramutz, J. Scaramutz, Joseph Schaefer, Wm. C. T. Scheidel, J. W. Schrade, M. L. Selico, A. A. Selico, Alvin A. Serlo, S. Seymour, A. Shartzer, C. L. Shell, B. R. Short, A. Silva, M. Simmons, F. H. Smith, Austin O. Smith, Charles Smith, C. J. Smith, C. J. Smith, C. R. Smith, Eugene Smith, L. Smith, O. D. Snodgrass, L. W. Solano, Jose R. Sosa, J. C. Spencer, R. O. Spencer, R. O. Sporich, Michael St. Germain, G. J. Stanford, J. P. Steadman, H. O. Steele, M. C. Steele, M. G. Steele, R. Steller, Mitchell E. Stockman, W. Stockman, W. W. Stockman, W. W. Stokke, Sverre M. Suarez, J., Jr. Suyms, Jack M. Sveum, L. O. Swilley, W. H. Syms, J. Syms, J. M. Talbert, N. R. Talley, C. A. Thomas, J. H. Thomas, S. R. Thomas, Wm. N. Tompkins, R. L. Tompkins, Robert Le Thompson, C. Thompson, C. P. Thompson, Wm. H. Thorn, A. Thorne, Alfred Tillman, W. Timm, O. Todd, B. G. Travis, A. J. Travis, W. R. Trevino, Aiberto Troxclair, C. J. Trust, J. P. Tulp, J., Jr. Tulp, J., Jr. Turner, M. A. Tyler, Robert E. Tyron, James Vaccaro, G. Valentine, Peter B. Vasquez, T. Vieira, b. Villanueva, A. Vincent, F. Vouge, L. Wails, Bever Walker, J. Walker, Wm. D. Warren, V. C. Watson, James C. Weaver, Lloyd L. Webb, E. Weems, C. Weir. Earl Welch, E. M.*, Wetzel, L. J. Wheeler, O. Will, Harold C. Williams, Bobble G. Williams, Kenneth D. Willingham. Edell Willis, T. i. Wilson, D. M. Wilson, 5. Witska, Ronald Wolf, Leo A. Wolverton, Frank D. Workman, H. D. Wright, W. O. Wynn, C. Young, Charles B. Zetch, A. Amount 77.53 4.91 3.73 4.93 1.24 12.05 3.44 8.57 8.45 3.09 4.04 11.24 12.34 4.93 4.22 1.43 1.83 7.31 13.32 8.49 3.73 9.05 5.51 2.15 27.33 11.43 39.32 4.74 12.39 13.10 4.93 2.85 8.22 9.58 2.85 4.04 11.37 11.43 5.07 7.54 1.34 4.93 4.93 18.21 2.85 4.93 2.97 3.14 3.74 3.03 4.50 5.51 11.97 1.98 8.23 15.92 24.70 4.95 2.85 4.50 3.44 4.99 5.72 45.92 12.43 3.74 5.82 1.20 4.04 12.80 4.91 1.43 4.29 4.29 9.23 3.09 2.85 43.02 3.73 3.73 10.09 14.47 3.58 4.93 5.05 2.74 3.73 8.93 3.94 3.87 5.32 3.54 12.94 4.04 9.90 9.40 5.32 5.40 4.38 3.73 12.43 3.73 3.24 7.23 4.92 3.09 4.23 4.93 4.93 5.05 25.82 2.85 1.98 4.93 27.49 49.80 8.57 $7,325.08 Talking It Over At a recent shipping call at N.Y. SIU headquarters, Brother C. Clark (left) and Chief Dispatcher Ted Babkowski took a few minutes off to chat. Clark put in for a night cook-baker job on Burbank Victory. i �BUy 10, 1968 Phantoms of the Sea u I'!. rri HERE may be more to the heritage of the famed X frigate U.S.S. Constellation than heroic sea bat­ tles. This vessel, soon to be put on display at Pier 4 in the port of Baltimore, not only carries an aura of an adventurous past, but also may now be carrying a living—or dead—remnant of her days at sea. A ghost may be walking her deck. The old Constellation is only one of many ships— some in recent years—which are reported to have re­ ceived visits from the unknown. Some of these ghostly apparitions have been benevolent and rescued ships from disaster. Others have been shocking but harmless. Some have been deadly. Whether they were actual visitors from the realm of the supernat­ ural is not known, but evidence exists at least some of them are more than just superstition or the prod­ uct of a vivid imagination. In the case of the Constellation, this evidence in­ cludes more than just eyewitness testimony. The ghost was photographed. According to an article in the December 31, 1955, issue of the Baltimore Sun, Lieutenant Commander Allen Ross Brougham—^who captured the thing on film, explains: "The first hint that something unusual might be going on was observed last September. Firemen said they heard strange noises and saw strange shapes aboard ... the same phenomena were reported by the gangway watch of the nearby submarine Pike.... "I regarded the whole affair with a certain amount of scepticism, but I told it to a friend who makes a hobby of psychic research. He did not seem sur­ prised, but told me that the best time of the year to observe such apparitions is at midnight between Christmas and the new year. We selected Thursday night and mounted a camera in place overlooking the quarterdeck. It happened at midnight, almost to the second. "An instant before its appearance, I believe I de­ tected a faint whiff in the air, not unlike gunsmoke . . . there was a sort of muffled scurrying sound . . . I was aware that he was motivated by a great sense of urgency." Then the phantom appeared, "a blueish-white ra­ diancy, partly translucent, wearing a definitely dated uniform, gold-striped trousers, cocked hat, heavy gold epaulets, and a sword. It—or he—was—or seemed to be, a captain." Donald Stewart, secretary of the Constellation Commission which is preserving the warship as a part of the nation's heritage, told the LOG that the vision was first seen shortly after February 7, 1799, when a cowardly crewman by the name of Neal Harvey was ^ through by an officer. Since then, he added, there SEAFARERS LOG have been numerous sightings reported over the years. Over 500 oldtimers who sailed aboard American and British ships claim to have seen another legend­ ary ghost of the seas said to haunt the Pacific and appear only during severe storms. There is no mis­ taking him, they say. He stands in the midst of swirling waves where no living person could survive, has the repugnant odor of dead fish, a corpse-white face, and is minus his lower jaw. This phantom, according to the tale, is the ghost of a sailor known as Ladylips, who died brutally in 1783. However, it was only as late as 1928 that the circumstances of his death came to light, helping to explain who—or what—this phantom was. It was in that year that a crewmember from the tramp steamer Waulea discovered the musty logbook of the gunboat Ville de Paris on one of the Duke of Gloucester islands. The Ville de Paris, the book re­ vealed, was defeated in a naval battle off the island of Dominica in 1728 and taken over by a British crew under the command of a sailor nicknamed "Ladylips." During an attempt to sail to England, a hurricane damaged the vessel and sent it drifting to the Straits of Magellan, where the crew, their sup­ plies gone, boarded a longboat and rowed to shore, leaving the Ville de Paris to sink. After several days rest, they resupplied the long­ boat, hoisted a makeshift sail, and set out northward along the Pacific coast of South America. Again a storm lashed out and the crew found them­ selves stranded far at sea. Time passed, food ran out, and gradual starvation set in. Desperate, they grabbed grappling hooks, "baited" them with pieces of flannel, and fished for anything that might come along. Then Ladylips was forced to commit suicide. A large shark had suddenly yanked at one of the hooks, the handle slipped from a weakened crewman's hands, and slammed into Ladylips' chin tearing his jaw away. In agony, and knowing nothing could save him, Lady­ lips frantically slashed his wrists with his knife, and died. Five men lived to reach the island in the Gloucester group. The last entry in the log says: "Sighting the island by the month of June, 1783, all the survivors of the longboat, excepting only the sailing master Ladylips who was eaten at sea, landed and hoisted the English colors." So it seems that what is said to be the ghost of a man who died violently at sea has remained to keep the tale alive. Percy B. Prior, a U. S. Navy veteran who retired in 1931, collected much information about this spectre of the Pacific, whom he claimed to have seen personally from the deck of the destroyer U. S. S. Stoddart during a storm off Puget Sound in 1929. This is a long way from the South Pacific, but Prior stuck to his convictions and noted that Ladylips' appearances have been recorded in the logs of many other American and British warships. In his book. Mysteries and Adventures Along the Atlantic Coast, Edward R. Snow chronicles another story of an alleged spirit—female, this time—who ap­ peared only once but is claimed to have been respon­ sible for saving a ship and its crew from disaster. The year was 1863. The merchant ship Usk was nearing Cape Horn, on the way to Peru from Wales. The sea was calm and the weather was fair. One evening, as Captain Richard Brown stood on the quarterdeck, he was astonished to see a glowing in­ tangible shape materialize from nowhere in the form of a beautiful woman in flowing white veils. As he stood transfixed, she 'walked to him, and firmly Page Nine warned him: "Go back to the pOrt from which you came. If you continue, you will lose your life. It is so ordained." Then she faded away. When the vessel later ran into fog, the puzzled captain decided that the fog was a warning, and he ordered the ship's course reversed. The first mate angrily protested. Browir had him locked in irons, and the ship headed for home. Amid rumors that a phantom had ordered the vessel back, the captain kept silent until six weeks later when the Usk pulled into her home port at Cardiff, Wales. Then Brown ex­ plained what had happened. The angered ship owners brought suit, claiming that the captain was mad and had caused them great expense and time in running the ship to no avail— all because he thought he saw a ghost. The court agreed. Brown was declared unfit to command a ship and his papers were taken from him. Another cap­ tain was hired to command the Usk, but because the tale of the "White Lady" had spread, he had a hard time finding a crew. Finally, the Usk again pulled out of port and headed for Peru. A few months later, the owners received a message from Coquimbo, Chile, that the Usk had been de­ stroyed at sea by fire. Whether this was mere coincidence or whether Captain Brown actually did save the vessel after see­ ing the ghostly woman will never be known for sure. The amazed accounts of seamen aboard the gaso­ line tanker S. S. Watertown in the late 1920's how­ ever, were not hallucinations. Their tale of two huge ghostly faces, which followed their ship for three long voyages, is also backed up by a photograph. During a trip from San Pedro, California, to the Panama Canal, gasoline fumes asphyxiated two crew­ men—James T. "Sunny Jim" Courtney and Michael Meehan. They were buried at sea off the Mexican coast at sunset. At sunset the following day, the first mate looked in the direction of the ships' spars where the bodies of the men had been slipped into the sea. There, among the waves, and much larger than in life, were the images of the faces of the two dead men, staring at him. The apparitions were seen by every man aboard ship by the time the tanker reached the canal. There was no mistaking the faces, witnesses said. Their features were very distinct. The apparitions con­ tinued to be seen daily, usually towards evening. They consistently appeared together and remained ten feet apart and about forty feet from the ship. They would appear for periods up to ten seconds, fade away, and reappear. They always seemed to be floating on the crests of waves. Equally strange, if they were indeed images of Courtney and Meehan, was the fact that they had no bodies. As soon as the tanker left the Pacific, the faces vanished. It was suggested that the vessel's command­ ing officer. Captain Tracy, take a camera aboard and try to photograph the things when the Watertown pulled back into the Pacific. The heads reappeared. Tracy took six shots, locked the film in his cabin safe for the rest of the voyage until he reached New Orleans, where the film was developed by a private commercial photographer and carefully examined for fraud by photographic experts of the Burns Detective Agency. The film, they declared, was authentic. The first five shots showed only the sea. The sixth was a shocker. Two blurry but huge faces, side by side, were seen staring toward the ship. On the third voyage, the faces were seen only in­ frequently and, after that trip, were never seen again. �Page Ten SEAFARERS Mar 10, 1968 LOG Growth in Community Services Seen By AFL'CIO Conference Delegates The Gulf Coast by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area WASHINGTON—Community service activities are an integral and growing force in all areas of AFL-CIO activities, an estimated 500 delegates to the 13th annual AFL-CIO National Conference We are supporting Representative James Qark for re-election on Commimity Services found. Participants included 175 full-time AFL-CIO community service to the Texas State Legislature and the West Gulf Ports Council of staffers from 125 urban centers only way they were taught," he cial welfare, forged on the firing the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department recently sponsored a across the nation. asserted. "Now we find our cities lines of human need, has made dinner-dance in Houston for Clark which drew a capacity turnout. The audience was lauded for in flames, our nation being torn notable contributions to a hu­ Among those attending were State Senator Chet Brooks, Con­ its past performance by local, state up inside." mane American democratic so­ gressman Bob Eckhardt, U. S. and national union leaders, who Representatives Curtis Graves, Traba, Francisco Rodriguez, He challenged the delegates to ciety." spurred them to do still more. "see to it your interaati<H)al presi­ Among its accomplishments, he Tom Bass and Arthur Vance, Harry Peeler, Anton Evensen, SIU President Paul Hall, who dents—including Joe Beime—are said, has been to free those with Houston Councilman Frank Man- Amul Mitchke, Ernest Ohlssoa is also a vice president of the gigged, are pushed, are reminded, basic needs for employment, re­ cuso, Don Horn, vice-president of and PbiUp O'Connor. All pen­ .. AFL-CIO, had high praise for the are harrassed" into answering the lief, food, shelter and medical care the West Gulf Ports Council, Roy sioners are urged to take part in group's continuing efforts and cries from the slums. from the domination, as in the Evans, secretary-treasurer of the Union activities. called community service activ­ Houston Texas AFL-CIO and Houston past, of "political warlords." Changes Needed ities "the most active and effective Port Agent Paul Drozak. Shipping has remained good New Services "The whole area of mass appeal in the federation." Also present was Clyde Doyal, here in the Texas area and looks "Now," he said, "these and Mayor of Pasadena, who has our During the conference. Hall is changing," said Beirne, who is also presided over a panel discus­ president of the Communicatitms many more new services—^such as endorsement for Congress and as if it will continue to remain good for awhile. sion on the public relations value Workers and an AFL-CIO vice consumer counselling, family Don Yarborough, Gubernatorial Jnnior Moncrief has registered of AFL-CIO Community Services president. 'Today we have to say counselling, strike relief, disaster candidate, who received a stand­ and is waiting for the first Coast­ Department With him on the loud and clear where we stand. services and even riot relief—are ing ovation. wise AB job to hit the boards. panel were Albert J. Zack, public- We have not been doing that effec­ being made available as a matter Brother Moncrief has sailed with New Orleans enough. of right to all in need by organized relations director of the AFL- tively us for 18 years. L. S. "Johnny'* Jtrfinston was "TTiose who are trapped in the CIO; Gordon Cole of the Interna­ social welfare and organized labor T. L. Snstaire is on the beach tional Association of Machinists, ghetto want to tell us what they through its community services on the Yorii as AB for about five and registered in group two, deck and editor of The Machinist; and need, but they aren't being heard," activities." department. Brother Sustaire has Rex Clifford, president of Retail he added. "All they hear is others He said trade unions are devel­ been a member for 24 years and telling them 'this is good for you'." oping from purely economicallyStore Employees Local 400. is waiting for a Coast-wise ship He called upon the delegates to oriented organizations into broad AFL-CIO Community Services to India. Committee Chairman Joseph A. go to the slums, to find the causes community service organizations Beime put strong emphasis on the of disenchantment and to work "based, of course, on their col­ W. L. Kilgore is at the top of need to act on—and to understand toward a solution with those in­ lective bargaining relationships, the list for a steward's job. Broth­ -the problems of those trapped volved. but concerned more and more with er Kilgore has been a good SIU "Our unions of tomorrow are the health and welfare of mem­ in America's boiling ghettoes. man for 25 years. "The plight and the agony of going to be strong or non-existent bers and their families as whole MobUe those in need are not being based upon what we do in our human beings and complete citi­ months. The vessel took on a full James Edmonds registered in communities," he added. heard," Beime said. zens beyond the plant gates." 'crew after a spell in drydock here. group two, deck department. He "People who are in need, people AFL-CIO Community Services He predicted that this develop­ Walter Harris was chief cook was on a Coast-wise oil run aboard who are destitute—these people Director Leo Perlis told the audi­ ment will accelerate over the next on the City of Alma. After a long the York, sailing as AB. James are expressing their dissatisfaction ence that the "coalition between 20 years as a result of the shorter tour of duty on the Viet Nam run, lives in Mobile with his wife and in the only way they know, the organized labor and organized so­ workweek; increased longevity. Walter got off for a needed vaca­ has been in the SIU some 25 tion. He's looking forward to years. more sailing on that run. John Lamb shipped as chief Trussell Beatrons was officer's electrician on the West Coast and April 18 to May I, 1968 BR en the Transglobe. He told us is back in the Gulf area. DECK DEPARTMENT he thought that ship was very William Tatum had a job in the TOTAL REGISTERED REGISTERED on BEACH good, with a fine crew and Cap­ engine department aboard the Al­ TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups _^__AnGronp8^___^ tain. The Transglobe also called coa Commander. Bill has shipped Port Class A Class B Class A Class B QasaA Class B Class C on Vietnam and like Walter, Trus­ from the Gulf for 20 years. Boston 5 17 9 2 2 0 0 sell is looking forward to re­ New York 79 J. P. Lomax was chief cook on 50 183 103 38 37 14 turning. Philadelphia 5 10 16 5 0 12 1 the Fenn Victory. He intends to At the last union meeting we Baltimore 31 18 19 6 84 44 9 do some fresh water fishing before saw quite a few pensioners taking Norfolk 48 22 20 5 5 42 6 Jacksonville 11 8 6 7 8 9 17 part in the affairs of the Union. going out again. Tampa 5 10 4 4 1 0 11 Shipping is medium here, with Among those attending were AnMobUe 18 14 58 34 4 10 1 no vessels laid-up. thtmy ContI, John Ward, Manual New Orleans .... 20 87 29 26 22 1 141 Houston Wflmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals 53 17 76 22 364 42 18 45 17 231 40 16 98 11 327 23 16 47 12 191 13 23 37 20 130 128 28 117 38 876 73 0 80 5 509 '« m - /I Keeping in Trim ENGINE DB>ARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED OassA Class B 3 1 44 67 15 10 20 22 12 13 8 6 6 4 10 18 34 30 37 40 12 7 66 62 10 9 277 289 Class A (InassB Class C 1 1 1 37 46 14 10 0 13 15 14 2 3 10 6 3 8 11 0 4 6 11 8 4 14 30 11 28 31 11 8 16 • 9 42 39 14 9 11 9 175 115 220 REGISTERED on BEACH CUSBA Class B 7 1 88 90 14 12 50 56 14 22 7 10 10 6 28 45 93 89 43 80 22 1 45 93 6 23 405 550 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jaeksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Ssattie jSar.:::: All Groups ClassA ClassB 3 4 39 22 7 10 25 11 12 15 10 13 3 2 14 15 40 16 26 32 8 9 65 95 10 12 217 801 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A ClaasB Class C 0 0 1 9 27 12 20 7 1 9 2 9 10 4 4 10 5 4 0 2 1 6 9 2 , 9 1 19 13 14 12 8 12 14 47 11 62 8 18 7 100 146 163 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups aass A Class B 6 2 31 124 8 9 32 65 17 10 7 6 4 8 27 51 71 162 58 91 3 17 58 100 10 29 328 677 Seafarer Walter J. Spinelli of engine dept. relaxes with a mag­ azine in the SIU barbershop in the Brooklyn hall, as barber James Gaetahi takes special care and gives Spinelli o neat, clean trim. • I �Mar 10, 1968 The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative |« - •^ I • iI* I4 - A bi-partisan program aimed at revitalizing state efforts to find work for California's unemployed has been announced by Demo­ cratic and Republican lawmakers. The bill is co-authored by Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh (D-Inglewood), Robert Monagan (R-Tracy), Leon D. Ralph (D-Los Angles) and William Campbell (R-Los Angeles). critical need for action in this The measures, which will not field." require large appr<^riations of Seattle state money, include the creation Tom *Trenchy" Martineau has of a State Department of Human been bosun on the Steel Ai^enResources through which job and tice for seven months. Tom anti-poverty agencies would work joined the SIU in 1944 in Balti­ to provide training and jobs, as more. well as "the entire range of needed Another veteran bosun is Jack services" to unemployed persons Stougb, back in town after a voy­ on an individual basis. age to India on the Transoileans. Also provided would be assist­ Amos Jaramilo has registered ance loans from a non-profit cor­ after putting in a year as a shoreporation plus tax Incentives to side electrician for Sea-Land. small businessmen in ghetto neigh­ Shipping has been real good borhoods—and to those anywhere and all indications point to con­ —who hire workers from the tinued good shipping. Wflmington Jesse Puckett and Ira Willoughby, came by the hall to visit old friends. The two Seafarers, now on pension, were recently in Seattle, on the East Coast and in Mexico. After seeing the world while at sea,they have decided to Puckett Martineau visit as much of the United States as they can. ranks of hard-core unemployed. We have paid-off the Cosmos In addition, the measure calls for tightening of state regulations Mariner and the Free America against racial discrimination in signed-on. There are six ships in employer-apprenticeship training transit. During the last period, 96 men shipped out. The outlook is programs. Backers of the measure stated good with two payoffs set. A rated that "the bi-partisan nature of man can get a job without any these bills indicates the serious­ trouble here as we have several ness with which we all view the on the board. High Federal Interest Rates Termed 'Dangerously Wrong' WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO's chief economist has termed the Federal Reserve Board's high-interest policy "dangerously wrong." It could plunge home-building and related industries into "a sharp recession," Research ^ borrowers is usually one percent Director Nathaniel Goldfinger above the discount rate. Most warned. business borrowers pay higher He urged that Congress act rates—and individuals pay the "without delay" to pass a "fair highest rates of all. and equitable" temporary war­ "Tight money and record high time tax increase. interest rates" could have an im­ This, Goldfinger said, would mediate effect on home-building, reduce the size of the federal gov­ "stalling the drive for more and ernment's deficit that has to be better housing^nd affecting such financed in the money markets related industries as commercial and ease the pressure on interest construction, lumber and building rates. materials," Goldfinger said. Goldfinger was sharply critical He warned that "the American of the Federal Reserve Board's people, as a whole, will eventually third boost in its discount rate in pay the price. Since interest rates five months. The discount rate are part of the cost of everything, is the interest the nation's central high and rising interest rates will bank's charge to commercial mean price boosts to home-buyers, banks. When it goes up, the in­ consumers, small business, farm­ terest banks charge to their pri­ ers, state and local governments, vate customers also rises. and the federal government, it­ self." Levd Already Highest Thus, he indicated, an action Before the latest increase, Gold­ the reserve board claims is an finger noted, interest rates were "anti-inflation" measure would ac­ already at close to the highest tually push prices up. level reached in this century. The Goldfinger said the nation needs real rate for FHA home mortgages "with increasing urgency," not —taking into account "points" tighter money and the highest in­ charged by lenders to evade FHA terest rates in this century, but "a ceilings—^was already close to fair and equitable tax increase." seven percent, he said. "Congressional action is needed, The federal reserve discount without delay, to ease pressures rate in the nation's biggest money in the money markets and to make market areas was raised from five it possible to reduce interest rates to S.S. percent, and the rate that from their soaring highs," he de­ banks charge their best, risk-free clared. SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Six More SIU Men Join the Ranks Of Seafarers on Union Pension The names of six Seafarers have been added to the growing list of men collecting an SIU pension benefit. The new men are: Tommy Jrakins, Frank James, Roosevelt Waller, Edward Crelan, Leon Dugas, Louis Nelson. Tommy Jenkins shipped in New Britain, Conn. He last sailed the steward department. A stew­ on the Coe Victory. ard, he joined the SIU in 1939 Leon Dugas was bom in Louis­ iana and lives in Gretna, Louisi­ ana. A member of the engine department, he joined the Union in New Orleans. From 1926 to 1929, he served in the Army. Brother Dugas was last employed by the Whiteman Towing Com­ Neison Dugas pany. Louis Nelson sailed as a cook York. He makes his home in Au­ and joined the Union in New gusta, Ga., with his wife, Dorothy. James A native of Virginia, Brother Nel­ son last sailed on the Mount Ver­ in the port of Mobile. Brother non Victory. Jenkins was born in Alabama and lives in Mobile with his wife, Roosevelt Waller joined the Taletha. His last ship was the Union in Mobile and is a native of Wild Ranger. Spanish Honduras, Central Amer­ ica. He resides in Mobile with his Frank James sailed as AB and wife, Lolavee. An AB and bosun, bosun. Born in Alabama, he lives he was employed by the Mobile in Mobile. Brother James joined Towing Company. Waller Crelan the SIU in New York in 1948. His last ship was the Claiborne. Edward Crelan sailed as AB. He joined the Union in 1944 in New York. Brother Crelan was born in New York and lives in Cuba Blacklist Adds 1, Drops 4 WASHINGTON—One addi­ tional ship—the Polish vessel Narwik—^has been added to the list of vessels prohibited by the Maritime Administration . from carrying U.S. Government-gener­ ated cargoes for having called at Cuba. The blacklist actually de­ creased through the elimination of four ships which were either sunk, broken up, or wrecked. According to the latest MARAD report, including the pe­ riod through April 16, this lowers the total number of banned ves­ sels from 204 to 201 and reduces their combined gross tonnage from 1,482,302 to 1,460,399. Included in this figure is the 7,065-ton Nar­ wik. No Ships Reinstated The vessels eliminated from the list were the British-flag Santa Granda, Cypriot Artemida, Leba­ nese Granikos, and Yugoslav Cetinje. No ships were reinstated. Records are kept on foreignflag ships of the free world and Poland. The only requirement for removal of a vessel from the blacklist is a promise by its owner that it will not call at Cuban ports. Of the 201 vessels on the MARAD list, 53 ships—totaling 419,937 gross tons—fly the Brit­ ish flag; 33 (240,953 tons) are Cypriot; 22 (155,485 tons) are Lebanese; 21 (150,590 tons) are Polish; 13 (85,669 tons) are Greek; 12 (107,428 tons) are Ital­ ian; and nine vessels totalling 59,249 tons are Panamanian. Also, there are eight Finnish ships (54,350 tons); seven French ships (33,975 tons); seven Yugo­ slav ships (50,843 tons); four Mal­ tese vessels (27,097 tons); four Moroccan vessels (32,746 tons); two Dutch ships (1,615 tons); two from Pakistan ships (15,762 tons); two Somali ships (14,400 tons); and one 852-ton Guinean vessel from Guinea, and one Liberian ship of 9,268 tons. Sharp Rise In Rail Accidents Spurs Call for Safety Laws WASHINGTON—A letter from a government safety official to the Federal Railroad Administration citing the sharp rise in train accidents "proves anew the crying public need for a strong railroad safety law," a railroad " .. . conditions, higher tram speeds. labor spokesman declared re­ longer trains and the growing cently. carriage of hazardous materials is The letter was written by Jo­ likely to Increase accidents and seph J. O'Connell, Jr., chairman their consequences. of the National Transportation "O'Connell's letter proves anew Safety Board. The comment came the crying public need for a from Executive Secretary Donald strong railroad safety law," BeatBeattie of the Railway Labor Ex­ tie said. "At present there is no ecutives' Association. federal authority at all over the The Safety Board is charged chief causes of train accidents." with investigating accidents and He observed that safety saves making recommendations in all both lives and money, but added, areas of transport safety, while "experience shows that many rail­ ERA is responsible for railroad road managements won't act on safety. Both units are under the this truth unless the government Department of Transportation. forces them to." O'Connell cited statistics over a six-year period to show that "the railroad accident picture is extremely serious" and is certain to continue its deterioration un­ SEAFARERS^LOG less FRA acts "to reverse the May 1^, 1968 • Vol. XXX, No. 10 accident trend." Official Publication of the Up 63.7 Percent Seafaren International Union of North America. Total train accidents, he noted, Atlantic, Gulf, takes increased from 4,149 in 1961 to and Inland Waters District, 6,793 in 1966, a rise of 63.7 per­ AFL-CIO cent. He cited preliminary re­ Executive Board PAUL HALL, Preitdent ports showing a further increase EARL SBEPARD CAL TANNER to 7,089 in 1967, up 71 percent Vice-President Exec. Vice-Free. from 1961. LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR Vice-President Sec.-Treae. Deaths in train accidents went ROBERT MATTHEWS from 158 to 214 over the six-year Vice-President period, up 35.4 percent. Track Director of Publications and equipment damage reported MIKE POLLACK in train accidents rose from $50.4 million to $99 million, nearly 100 llfanairini; Editor HARRY WITTSCHEN percent. Derailments, the single most Staff Writers TOM FINNEOAN important cause of train acci­ PETER WEISS dents, increased from 2,671 in STEVE STEiNBSRa 1961 to 4,447 in 1966, up 66.5 Staff Photographer ANTHONY ANSALDI percent. Derailments attributed to em­ Pibllihit kiwifkly at 810 Ihste Itlint Annas N.E., Wathlnitsn, 0. C. 20018 ky the Ssafarployee negligence as a percent of an Intsrnatlsnal Union, Atlantis, Galf, Lakss ani Inlant Watsn Dlitrist, AFL-CIO, 675 total derailments remained stable Fsarth Annas. Brssklyn, N.V. 11232. Tsl. from 1961 through 1966, O'Con­ HYaslntk 9-6600. Ssssnt slau pastais pall at Washlnitsn, D. C. nell said, while the proportion of POSTHASTER'S ATTERTIIR: Fsnn 3579 derailments caused by neglected sarti ikosit ks nnt ta Ssafarsn Intsrnatlaoal Union, Atlantis, Golf, . akn ant Inlant Watsia or improper maintenance went up Dlstrist. AFL-CIO, 673 Faartk Assnss, Brssk­ lyn, R.Y. 11232. 44 percent. TTie letter warned that "pro­ gressively deteriorating" track �Page Twelve SEAFARERS Guitar Lessons and Musis Sessions Tuneful Pastime on Cuba Vistory Young Seafarer Ken Kuhn, while pursuing his vocation during a recent voyage of the Cuba Victory (Alcoa), also managed to start learning an avocation while aboard. Brother Kuhn took guitar lessons from veteran steward Dalton Barnes and, along with several other crewmen, helped entertain fe'low crew members with some shipboard musical sessions. "I originally learned how to play from my sister Penny," Kuhn, who lives in Vermont when ashore, said recently in the New York hall. He was practicing his guitar while scanning the shipping boards. Although he has sailed as steward utility, he would like to switch to the engine depart­ ment and was waiting for a wiper's job when spotted by the LOG re­ porter and photographer. "I don't play too well right now," he said. "Mr. Barnes, the steward, can really play the guitar. He used to play with Hank Wil­ liams and he plays about five in­ struments. Right now, I still have to pick carefully at the guitar." Brother Kuhn played in his spare Seafarer Ken Kuhn practices his guitar in the New York hall while time on the Cuba Victory's trip waiting for a job to hit the board. Young Kuhn learned how to to Vietnam. "I played mostly in play from his sister and fellow Seafarer on the Cuba Victory. the evening and I drove some of my shipmates almost nuts," he "The Cuba Victory was kind could really play that harmonica," smiled. of a musical ship. We'd have little Kuhn said. shipboard parties and some of the The guitar he was strununing in Prefers Country Mnac guys would play. I've noticed the New York hall was given to Very much in the early stages there are a number of guys who him by his father. "I had bought of his new pursuit, he stated that can play instruments," he said. one, but it was stolen in the New "right now, I only really know Brother Kuhn said that the men York Port Authority Bus Termi­ four songs." Those would be would play a lot of the songs nal, so my father gave me his. "Ghost Riders In The Sky," the Hank Williams used to sing. "Mr. I find the guitar kind of hard— old Vaughn Monroe hit, and Barnes sang some of his own you really have to stick with it— "Tom Dooley." Probably influ­ songs also," he recalled. Brother and I have spent hours trying to enced by Brother Barnes, he likes Barnes' son, John, was also in on leam how to play," he said. "Mr. the cowboy and country-style mu­ the group, as was Bill Wilson, Bames can tune it perfectly, but sic best. who'd play the harmonica. "He right now, I don't tune it too well," he explained. Brother Kuhn comes from a musically inclined family. In ad­ dition to his sister and father's talent with the guitar, two of his sisters play the piano. Music isn't the only interest Marsha Long, born December Jay Alan Hamaty, bom January Ken has acquired from his family. 31, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. 16, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. "My mother paints and does illus­ Edgar Long, Jr., Newport News, Elton J. Hamaty, No. Quincy, trations for children's publica­ Va. Mass. tions," he said. Through her, he —— has acquired an interest in paint­ Stacy Lyn Lehaye, bom Febr­ Marquis Schultz, bom Novem­ ing. uary 10, 1968, to Seafarer and ber 21,1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Likes Art Too Mrs. Lew N. Lehaye, Nederland, Donald J. Schultz, Sturgeon Bay, "I've done some painting with Texas. Wise. charcoal and pencil and colored ^ chalk—mostly farm scenes, flow­ Charles Devlin, born January Linda Sue Babcock, bom No­ ers and fruit. My mother also 21, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. vember 28, 1967, to Seafarer and draws and does sketches with Charles Devlin, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Richard Babcock, Northport, paint and charcoal. She's got ev­ Mich. ery kind of paint you can think of," he said. He has also done John Tel Punio, born June 1, some work with clay and pottery. 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. TelesStephanie Jean Benedict, born Brother Kuhn became interest­ foro Punio, Seattle, Washington. February 24, 1968, to Seafarer ed in a sailing career through his and Mrs. Francis Benedict, Long ^ uncle, Alfred Osias, who is "14 Margaret Mwgan, bom Octo­ Beach, Miss. days older than I am." He ex­ ber 26,1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. plained that Brother Osias and a Melvin E. Morgan, Jacksonville, Tracy Bianca Oliver, born De­ friend, both of whom sail in the Fla. cember 25, 1967, to Seafarer and SIU, sold him on the virtues of a Mrs. William E. Oliver, Mobile, sailing career. In addition, he has John Shaw, born March 10, Ala. a grandfather who sails as a chief 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. John engineer. R. Shaw, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. Having made up his mind to go Ernest Foster, bom September to sea, he enrolled in the SIU's 14, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. ^ Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ Ernest F. Foster, Belhaven, N. C. Donald George Epp, born manship. After graduating, he March 23, 1968, to Seafarer and caught the Cuba Victory. Mrs. Donald G. Epp, Bellmour, Gerald Patrick Weinert, born "We sailed on December 20 N. J. December 12, 1967, to Seafarer and came back to the States and Mrs. Thomas L. Weinert, March 26," he said. Although we Susan Lynette Henley, born Benicia, Calif. encountered "a lot of rough weath­ March 14, 1968, to Seafarer and er, I really loved the trip," he Mrs. Robert C. Henley, Stockton, Cristy Bowman, born March 2, said. "We went to the Philippines Calif. 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ and Danang, Vietnam. It's funny, ert E. Bowman, Orange, Texas. we thought at first that we were Kenneth Lee HIggs, bom De­ going to Japan and I had written cember 19, 1967, to Seafarer and Judith Rice, born March 27, about 20 letters to my family and Mrs. Carroll L. Higgs, Compton, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Elmer friends, telling them that was B. Rice, Mobile, Alabama. Md. where I was going," he said. <1> \I> <I> Mar 10, 1968 LOG FINAL DEPARTURES Robert Prideaux, 50: Brother Prideaux died on December 31 at the USPHS Hospital, Staten Island. He sailed in the deck de­ partment and was qualified to sail as bosun. Brother Prideaux joined the Union in New York. A native of that city, he made his home in Brooklyn. His last ship was the Steel Surveyor. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Murray, of Brooklyn. The burial was held in the Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. George Lawson, 64: Brother Lawson died on March 11 at his home in New Or­ leans. Death was due to heart di­ sease. He was a member of the deck department and joined the Union in New Or­ leans. Brother Lawson was born in Illinois. His last vessel was the Cornell Victory. Surviving is his wife, Catherine. The burial was held in the Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans. . Donald Willis, 42: A heart ail­ ment claimed the life of Brother Willis in San Francisco, March 2. He was a na­ tive of California and made his home in San Francisco. Broth­ er Willis sailed as FWT. He joined the Union in the port of Wilmington in 1961. His last vessel was the Los Angeles. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Chong Ja Willis, of San Francisco. Burial was in Olivet Cemetery, Colma, California. Floyd Nolan, 45: Brother NoIan was accidentaly drowned in the ship channel at Highway 134, near Houston, March 2. He was bom in Indiana­ polis, Indiana and resided in Houston. A ste­ ward, he previ­ ously shipped as night cook and b^er. Brother Nolan joined the union in Balti­ more in 1943. His last ship was The Cabins. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Valeria Nolan Heck, of Kerrville, Texas. Burial was in Glen Rest Cemetery, Kerrville. John Tillman, 30: Brother Till­ man died on March 20 in Beau­ mont, Texas. He , lived in Pasadena, Texas, and joined the SIU in the port of Houston. Brother Tillman sailed in the stew­ ard department. A native of Mo­ bile, he last sailed on the Halcyon Panther. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Frances Tillman, of Sea Brook, Texas. He was buried in San Jacinto Memorial Cemetery, Houston. Eiroy Roddy, 40: A heart at­ tack claimed the life of Seafarer Roddy while he was sailing on the Steel SurveyorThe vessel was at anchor in Madras Harbor, India, at the time of death. A member of the deck department, ^ he joined the Un­ ion in New Orleans. Brother Roddy lived in that city and was a native of South Carolina. He was a member of the Navy from 1944 to 1950. Surviving is his wife, Betty Ann. The body was buried at sea. Charles Volk, 41: Brother Volk died in the West Seattle Hospital, Seattle, Washing­ ton, March 26. He was a resident of that city and a native of Dela­ ware. Brother Volk sailed in the deck department and was qualified to ship as bosun. He joined the SIU in Houston. His last ship was the Hastings. During World War II, he served in the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Patricia. The burial was held in Seattle. 'if Richard Kinney, 34: An auto­ mobile accident claimed the life of Brother Kin­ ney, March 16, in Independence, La. A resident of that town, he was born in Whiteville, Tenn. He was a member of the IBU, joining the Union in New Orleans. He sailed as deck hand and was last employed by Gulf Canal Lines. Brother Kinney served in the Navy from 1952 to 1954. Surviving is his wife, Betty. The burial was held in Little River Cemetery, Independance. -H Money Due Texas City Refining Inc., has advised headquarters that they are holding unclaimed wages for the following Sea­ farers: Darrell W. Bamett, Wil­ liam R. Corry, Edward G. Gorman, Marchel V. Howton, Anthony T. Prescott, H. W. Kennedy, Donald E. Mackey, James W. McFarlin, Robert R. Miley, Phillip .. Serpas. Seafarers listed above are urged to forward to the com­ pany a written request, giv­ ing social security number, Z number, and instructions re­ garding payment to: Mr. H. R. Dowdy, Marine Account­ ing Supervisor, Texas City Refining Inc.—Marine Divi­ sion, P. O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas 77591. This should be done as soon as possible. ^<3 *•*-1 f'l �Mar 10, 1968 SEAFARERS Thanks Union For Scholarship Plan To The Editor: You might be interested to learn that I have been accepted as a graduate student in mathe­ matics at Michigan State Uni­ versity and I'm to start classes this summer, immediately after receiving my B.S. degree in the same subject. This scholarship has made possible the scholastic record I've put together. If I'd had to work for the necessary in­ come, my grades would have been lower, and I might not have made it at all. I certainly wouldn't have gotten into grad school. Thank you then, to the Seafarers International Union, for supporting this scholarship plan. Sincerely, Larry R. Carleton ^ Engineer Praises Upgrading School iy .V ll J |i ' To The Editor: I would like to express my gratitude to the SIU and Dis­ trict 2, MEBA for their excel­ lent engineer's school, which enabled me to receive a third assistant's license. Without this school I am sure I, and many others, would not have had this opportunity. I am grateful to the fine instruc­ tors who helped prepare me for my Coast Guard examination. I would also like to thank the office personnel for their help. I intend to keep up my SIU book. Thank you again. Sincerely, George Kosch K-253 Flushli«, N.Y. Thanks Shipmates For Life^Saving Efforts h To The Editor: Kindly accept our sincere gratitude for life-saving efforts by his shipmates in behalf of our son Larry, who died sud­ denly while serving on the Transoneida, and for the con­ sideration shown by the SIU. God bless you all. Mr. and Mrs. Charles LaPorte, Tidedo, Ohio ^ Sees Unions Vital In All Industries To the Editor: The experience of workers at Puerto Rico's Crambar In­ dustries recently reemphasizes once again the need for union­ ization in all industry to guard individual workers from harass­ ment and high-handed tactics by management. When Crambar laid off 150 workers two weeks before rep­ resentation elections, and when it then challenged 48 votes cast in favor of the SIU of Puerto Rico, Crambar made use of the typical aiiti-Iabor tactics that have become part of the overall strategies of keeping the work­ ers down. Such dirty dealings only point up the vital importance of unions, because without them, management can, and does, consistently exploit workers without meaningful opposition. The results of the "right-towork" laws in the United States demonstrate this fact amply: In all but one RTW state in the U.S., per capita income has either remained lower than in non-RTW states, or has actually shrunk since RTW laws went into effect. And why? Because the workers are prevented from organizing and effectively fight­ ing for their rights. In these RTW states, management has virtually free rein because the state legislatures involved have condoned anti-union activity by law. There are many of us who now have pretty good jobs, fair wages and decent benefits, and so we tend to relax and con­ sider the battle won. This couldn't be further from the truth. The fieht still is going on. As the Crambar incident illustrates, management every­ where is still as interested in ex­ ploiting workers to whatever extent they can get away with. If we relax now and allow our unions to be weakened to any degree whatever, we are only inviting hard drives by business to pull us back to restrictive, low-standard working condi­ tions. Management never gives up and we must never lose sight of that fact. Sincerely, Ned Marks One Man, One Vote Seen as Good Rule To the Editon There has been, and still is, much opposition to the Su­ preme Court's decisions on "one' man, one vote." The Court is sure to come under attack even more now that it has extended that ruling to the make-up of city councils and county governments. There are still those who in­ sist that a government official, elected by the citizens of his constituency, should then rep­ resent "the land" or the "inter­ ests" established in his district, and that he therefore should not be restricted to representing the same number of people as his fellow legislator whose district has an entirely different phys­ ical or geographical make-up. These people argue that legis­ lators must, of necessity have different size constituencies but should carry equal voting power in their respective legislatures. What the high Court has done, and its action is to be applauded is to establish that an "interest" cannot exist with­ out a person or persons behind it. An "interest," having been created by a person or group, is nothing but an extension of that person or group, no more and no less. For example, to say that a legislator can repre­ sent an "interest" which is a million-dollar corporation, and carry more voting weight than another legislator whose "inter­ est" is a crowded slum distorts the foundation behind equal representation and equal pro­ tection of the laws. If an elected representative is to fulfill those provisions of the U.S. Constitution calling for such equality, I don't believe he can do so on the theory that one person's vote should carry more weight than another's. Sincerely, James Wister LOG Page Thirteen Seafarers Aboard New Yorker Have Elephants As Passengers A Seafarer on the New Yorker (Sea-Land) taking a peek last month into one of the cargo con­ tainers, might well have been surprised at what hi saw. The vessel was carrying four elephants to San Juan, Puerto Rico to appear in the Pan American Circus. The New Yorker, which shuttles between New Orleans and San Juan, later took the elephants on back to New Orleans, ar­ riving there April 18. The elephants are 25, 24, 23 and 13 years old, Mrs. Oscar Cristiani, wife of their owner explained. They have been used in movies, TV, circus and promotional deals. In fact, the largest of the four was a co-star in the Jimmy DuranteDoris Day film, "Jumbo". Top Republican office-seekers have also employed them for campaign stunts. Mrs. Cristiani said that, prior to shipping the elephants, "we had to find an area where we could tem­ porarily chain and stake out the animals. We finally found a spot not too far from our truck and the Sea-Land company sent a van to transport them to the ship when W. G. Hamilton, cook on the New Yorker, uses stepladder to feed elephants. The elephants were taken to San Juan, where fliey ap­ it was ready to sail. One female elephant, Carrie, is peared in the Pan American Circus. They have also been used by the leader of the group. Although notable Republicans as mascots and appeared in movies. From the Cristianis believed she would the looks of things, Brother Hamilton has made some new friends. be first in line, "she just would not set foot into that van," Mrs. the van with Carrie, they were low­ port. They had had no time to Cristiani said. Carrie came down ered onto a barge and then hoisted order additional haiy. This was on her front knees and pulled back up onto the New Yorker. The finally accomplished in Houston, her weight, swaying her huge head trip to San Juan would last four where they stopped prior to reach­ from side to side and looked days and a good deal of hay and ing New Orleans. Oscar was wor­ ried about the time they spent in ready to push anyone who got in grain was ordered. her way. "Elephants eat all the time, so the van, Mrs. Cristiani said, but you can imagine the number of "they managed to move enough Persuasion Useless bales we needed," she said. Their for some exercise so when Oscar "Oscar was right there beside water was supplied by putting a came to load them on our truck, her, talking to her, but it was to hose into a tub in the van. They all was well." no avail," Mrs. Christiani con­ got all the air they needed since The Cristianis transported ele­ tinued. "They tried closing the there was no top on the van, but phants by ship once before. On side doors, thinking this would moving space was at a minimum. that occasion, it was done by a help, but it didn't. In fact, she There was a trap door at one end strap fastened around their bellies. wanted to push it open again as to provide for waste disposal. Then they were hoisted into the air we closed it. We believed she The Cristianis flew to Puerto and lowered into specially-con­ smelled water beneath her and Rico from New Orleans and met connected this with some past the van at the dock. After being structed wooden crates—two to a association—perhaps fear. It is lowered over the vessel's side and crate. This procedure was "defitrue elephants have a vivid mem- onto a truck cab, it was off to nately not liked by the elephants and they put up a terrible fuss." ory. Hiram Bishorn Stadium in San An elephant named Babe was the Having failed to load Carrie, the Juan. Knowing they would have most trouble as she tugged and Cristiani's turned their attention to go through the same routine shied away from the apparatus be­ to the others, who were no trouble again for the return trip, Oscar fore it was secured around her. at all. The three were brought decided to rehearse the elephants. On this trip, Carrie was very co­ close to Carrie, in an effort to en­ After San Juan, they played Ponce operative. tice her, but she still would not and Mayaguez, then drove to San On the return trip, the elephants budge. In fact, the elephant started Juan for the return voyage to New were "able to walk right into the to run into the dock building Orleans. "and we didn't know what would This time, there was no trouble hull of the ship, no reluctance at happen." loading them, but other problems all." While out at sea, a huge "Needless to say," Mrs. Cristiani came up. Instead of a four-day plastic covering was used to keep said, "it caused quite a com­ trip it took seven days to reach the harsh cold out of the crates. motion. If the elephant had rampaged, she would have knock Pay-off on the Fred Morris down anything that got in her way. And I mean anything," she emphasized. "Mr. Cristiani went in after her and thank goodness, she paid heed." Carrie was brought back, but the effort to load her into the van was finished for the day. In fact, the Cristianis "wor­ ried if it could be done." The next day, Carrie had to be loaded one way or another. Again, she rampaged and Cristiani had to get directly in front of her to try and stop her. A number of boxes had already been felled by the huge animal. For awhile, it looked like Carrie would bowl her trainer over, but he pleaded with her to behave. Carrie "listened and backed away," Mrs. Cristiani said. Elephants are generally well behaved and dutiful, "until some­ thing really bugs them." Patrolman Pat Marinelli (right) explains a point in the SIU conFinally, after much effort, Carrie was finally coaxed onto the van. With Oscar and a groom in to oiler Joe Flynn aboard the Fred Morris while that ship paid-off in Todd Shipyard, Alameda, Calif. The vessel completed a year-long trip, shuttling between Far East ports and Vietnam. �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Bill Kaiser, treasurer on the Del Norte (Delta), reports that the steward department has voted to keep $101 as a separate fund for their department. Brother Kaiser spent $120 for six movies, shown during this voyage. John Ward asked if the swimming pool "will be filled for the crew as it used to be?" Newly-elected ^ 'There is no fun when someone Morrison reports. Some disputed ship's delegate William Ekins keeps turning off the heat. For overtime in the engine depart­ inquire. Meeting Chair­ eight days, this ship was known as ment will be taken up with the man Justin Wolff 'frozen Lucy Bloomers,' but all is patrolman in New Orleans when writes that the well now." the ship pays-off. crew was remind­ ed by Nicholas Plzzuto to keep Meeting Chairman Burton Meeting Chairman Karl Helltheir rooms clean Parker on the Cortez (Cortez), sug­ man reports from the Manhattan and make their gested that LOGS (Hudson Water­ bunks daily. The should be made ways) that Jim ^ men have private available to the Colson has been rooms "and would Seamen's Club in elected ship's Wolff like it to stay this Manila. The pa­ treasurer. Brother way." Each department will elect trolmen on the Colson said that a safety director. Leroy RInker has West Coast have a collection will been elected new movie director. been "doing an be taken in Singa­ John Bamett reports the engine excellent job set­ pore for the ship's department will turn over $100 tling beefs during fund. Tom B<rfEverett Hellman from it's fund to the movie fund. the payoffs," Par­ ton, meeting sec­ Stanley Wright said a vote of ker wrote. Meeting Secretary Lee retary, reports that a motion was thanks should be given to Brother Everett reports that there are no made by Brother Hellman to Kaiser "for getting us the movies beefs or disputed overtime re­ establish standard money draws in and keeping the money intact. If ported by department delegates. foreign ports. Right now, Hellman we have a few arrival pools and Ship's delegate B. Dawson of the pointed out, you can draw on everyone gives to the movie fund, steward department, reports that weekend overtime on one ship we should be able to have a nice a motion was made by H. Rosen- and on another, you can't. All number of movies for the next grans, that the city sanitation de­ hands are in favor of getting trip," he said. The ship's officers partment in each port should re­ draws on weekend and holiday put up their fair share to the fund, move garbage from the vessel at overtime. Ship's delegate Hans too. Purser Bill Sistrunk gave least once each day. B^ reports that there is no dis­ Kaiser $55, collected from the puted overtime and LOGS and ^ officers so t^t they may view the mail are coming in regularly. The movies also. "This ship has been on a four- steward department has done a month voyage to India, Pakistan fine job keeping the Seafarers welland Ceylon," fed on their run to Singapore and "After serving with skill and w r 11 e s W. Bur- Pakistan. unselfishness. Brother A1 ADiaii > keen, meeting resigned as ship's I chairman on the delegate," reports Meeting Chairman A. L. Daw­ 1 Steel Fd>ricator Meeting Secretary Gsthmian). "We son reports that Seafarers on the Ken Hayes from Seatrain Texas had a good crew the Lrucfle Blomn(Seatrain) are and a smooth field (Bloomfield). planning on lock­ trip. A vote of He was replaced ing up their valu­ thanks to the Morrison by Richard Hunt. ables in the ship's steward depart­ According to ment for the good menus and safe while the Meeting Chair­ ship is in Viet­ good cooking and serving." The Hunt man Edward Pal- steward and chief cook were both nam. George ley, movies will be shown every hospitalized during the voyage, Quinones was second night. So everyone can but their replacements and the e 1 e ct e d ship's Dawson get a seat, there will be two rest of the department turned in delegate. His first showings—one at 6 and another excellent work. J. Morrison, act was discussing the use of at 8 p.m. The film library in­ meeting secretary, reports that American money for draws in cludes 24 cartoons and 15 full- crewmen would like "draws put Danang. R. O. Masters, meeting length features. The vessel's last out in American dollars instead secretary, reports that the treas­ port is Bremerhaven, prior to pay­ of travellers checks." It was sug­ ury contains $5.52. Brother Mas­ off on the East Coast. Brother Pal- gested that "oil drums aft of the ters writes that the Seafarers were ley writes that the heating system wheelhouse be removed, so that told that "anyone missing his broke down for eight days and the crew can have more room to watch will be logged." Most of move about when the ship is the repair list has been taken care carrying deck cargo," Brother of, he writes. May 10, 1968 ''-.J 4^ • V-P Pay-off in Brooklyn The Oberlin Victory recently arrived in Brooklyn for payoff after a trip to Vietnam. On hand to greet the returning Seafarers was a LOG the voyage was a smooth one. While the Seafarrs were getting paid, the vessel was already in drydock in preparation for the next voyage. ^1. fsidro Galeas sailed as messman on the Oberlin Victory. Patrolman Milce Sacco checks his papers In messrpom while waiting-for-payoff, i V- M. Thomas sailed as fire­ man. Brother Thomas is catch­ ing up on the latest ship­ ping news in the LOG. Things were pretty busy for patrolman Mike Sacco (right). Here, he is discussing the trip with G. W. Owen, deck maintenance. Seafarers look­ ing on are: Walter Pulliam, wiperr W. Welting, cook; Berry Volght, pantryman: and the third cook, All Nagi fea. Off Vietnam Run CbestMr L. Anderstm The secretary-treasurer's office at SIU Headquarters in New York is holding checks for you from the Eldorado. ^ Elmer Clark, Jr., of deck depart­ ment, dons helmet and flak jack­ et, prior to tending the anchor on the Fairport. Ship is heading up the Saigon River in Vietnam. Randy Lynn Modey Please contact Mrs. Bessie Fletcher at 14 Linwood St., Hous­ ton, Texas 77011, as soon as possi­ ble, in regard to a very important matter. —^i>— Adolph DeMarco Your brother Pasquale, is anx­ ious to get in touch with you. Please contact him at Station H, Central Islip, New York 11722. <|> George Owen, Jr. Certain personal papers are be­ ing held for you in Headquarter;. Qem Starck and Joe Anthony Please get in touch with Bob Ingram at the following address: C/0 Harbor Light Center, 809 E. 5th St., Los Angeles, Calif. Thomas King Your aunt, Mrs. Edith S. Marks, would like to hear from you at your earliest opportunity. Her address is 921 8th St, Hunt­ ington, W.Va. 25701. ^ Barry Voight watches attentively as Patrolman Jack Caffey. takes care of the paperwork. On^Brother Voight's left| W'alter Pulliam of engiriei department complete ly. ft , . �May 10, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen ALBANY (River Transport), April 21 Chairman, James Coscarelli; Secretary, Joseph R. Delise. Some disputed OT in engine and steward department. Motion was <iade that an additional man be addeu to the deck and steward depart­ ments. I I L.. ^ SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orkans June 11—2:30 p.m. Mobik ....June 12—2:30p.m. Wilmington June 17—2:00 p.m. San Francisco June 19—2:00 p.m. Seattle June 21—2:00 p.m. New York June 3—2:30 p.m. Philadeipbia June 4—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..June 5—^2:30p.m. Detroit ... .June 14—2:30 p.m. Houston ...June 10—2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans June 11—7:00 p.m. Mobile .... .June 12—7:00 p.m. New York. .June 3—7:00 p.m. Philadelphia June 4—7:00 p.m. Baltimore .. June 5—7:00 p.m. tHouston .. .June 10—^7:00 p.m. Great Lakes SlU Meetings Detroit June 3—2:00 p.m. Alpena Jime 3—7:00 p.m. Buffalo June 3—7:00 p.m. Chicago . .. .June 3—7:00 p.m. Oeveland . . .June 3—7:00 p.m. Duluth . . . .June 3—7:00 p.m. Frankfort ..June 3—7:00p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago .. .June 11—7:30 p.m. tSault St. Marie June 13—7:30 p.m. Buffalo June 12—7:30 p.m. Duluth June 14—^7:30 p.m. Cleveland .. .June 14—7:30 p.m. Toledo June 14—7:30 p.m. Detroit ... .June 10—^7:30 p.m. Milvraukee ..June 10—7:30p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans June 11—5:0O p.m. Mobile June 12—5:00 p.m. Phlladelpliia June 4—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unIkensed ..June 5—5:00p.m. Norfolk June 6—5:00 p.m. Houstcm June 10—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Phlladelpliia June 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore June 12—10 a.ni. & 8 p.m. "Norfolk June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p,|n. Jersey City June 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. fMeetina held >t Labor Temple, Saalt SU. Marie. Mich. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News, t Meetliw held at Galveiton wharves. DIRECTORToC SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters 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.) Inland Boatmen's Union Brothers and SeweD Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shapard VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 475 4th Ave., BWyn. HY ».4M0 ALPENA. Mich 117 River St. EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE, Md 1214 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4700 BOSTON. Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. SIU TL 3-92Sf IBU TL 3-f25f CHICAGO. Ill »3B3 Ewtng Ave. SIU SA 1-0733 IBU ES S-fS70 CLEVELAND. Ohio 1420 W. 2Sth St. MA I-54S0 DETROIT, Mich 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741. DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 207 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex.. SUM Canal St. WA B-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla. 2400 Pearl St. EL 3-0W7 JERSEY CITY, NJ tf Montgomery St. HE 5-7424 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La 430 Jackson Ava. Tel. 527-7544 NORFOLK. Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 422-IB72 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2404 S. 4th St. DE 4-3118 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 134B Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif., 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R 1313 Fernandex Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2648 SEATTLE. Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 80S Dal Mar CE 1-1434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 227-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. .. 505 N. Marine Ave. 834-2528 YOKOHAMA, Japan..Iseya BIdg., Room 801 1-2 Kalgan-Dorl-Nakaku 2014771 Ext. 281 Stitzel-Welkr Dlstfllerics "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) Gypsum Wallboard, American Gypsum Co. (United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International) KIngsport Press "World Book," "CbUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) 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 Ties, Boss Gloves, Rlchman Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) trm anMBg its ranks, one individual to earry out this rssponsihility. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), April 14—Chairman, Ralph W.'Duffell; Secretary, Paul P. Lopez. $90.00 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. PEARY (Marine Traders), April 7— Chairman, E. LaSoya: Secretary, T. M. Denham. Some disputed OT in each de­ partment. FAIRPORT (Waterman), April 7— Chairman, Elmer Clark, Jr.: Secretary, Herbert L. Skyles. Some disputed OT in the steward department. Vote of thanks was extended to the entire steward de­ partment for the good feeding and serv­ ice. MARYMAR (Calmar), April 16— Chairman, J. Long; Secretary, N. Kondylas. Brother E. W. "Bouncy" Carter was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. ANTINOUS (Waterman). February 25 —Chairman, Ed Morris, Jr.; Secretary, Richard D. Runkle. Brother George Triplett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $12.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) ^1, Pioneer Flour Mill (United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers Local 110, San Antonio, Texas <1,— Glumarra Grapes (United Farm Workers) ,1, Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Stailite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union). Magic Chef Pan Pacific Division (Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union) I'1* i-. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specifle provision for safeguardinir the membmhip's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaiied CPA audit every three months by a rank and flie auditing committee elected by the membership. AH Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU AUantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ 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 eontracta between the Union and ,nd the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available In all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seaf^rs Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Ekirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copTes of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by vrritlng directly to the Union or to the Seafarm Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the vrages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as_ffiing for OT " • and• in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman on tlie proper sheets n jrour opinion, fails to protect jrour contract rl^ts propor other Union official, in erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOO has tradltionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrain^ publishing ar^es deemed STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), April 19—Chairman, W. Burkeen; Sec­ retary, J. Morrison. Some disputed OT in engine department to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Motion was made that a TV set be placed on all SlU-contracted ships whether running coastwise or foreign. It was suggested that the* Union contact the Company and request that draws be put out in Ameri­ can money instead of travellers checks. Ship's delegate to see the patrolman about having the ship fumigated. Good crew on board. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without suppljring a receipt, or if a meml>er is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels tfiat 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 SBAFAREIRS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should (ditain 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 obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always fieen encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-atandlng Union pol­ icy 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. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, cxdor, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that be is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he slmuld notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic ri^iits of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will I the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feeU that any of the above tights have been vietoted. er that he haa been denied hie censtitatienal right ef accesa to Union recards or infermatien. he ahenid immediataly natifF SIU Praaidant Panl HaE at haadqnartara by cartiiad maU, fotnm receigt raqnaatad. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin). April 16—Chairman, C. Myrick; Secretary, M. Northrop. Some disputed OT in engine and steward department. Motion was made that the company be contacted by headquarters to see about putting one watch to a foc'sle instead of three engine room watches in one foc'sle. SS JAMES (Oriental Exporters), April 6—Chairman, C. L. White; Secretary, F. A. Stephen. Brother Bill Eoflowitcb was elected to serve as ship's delegate. The chief steward extended a vote of thanks to the entire crew for their co­ operation. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 31—Chairman, F. Maciolak; Secretary, G. Erlinger. Ship's dele­ gate reported that there were no bee& and everything is running smoothly. COSMOS TRADER (Admanthos), March 17—Chairman, W. R. Jones; Sec­ retary, James P. Killean. Brother Ralph Fitzpatrick was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. BELOIT VICTORY (Admanthos), April 7—Chairman, Pete Christopher; Secretary, Robert D'Ferrafiet. Disputed OT in deck and steward department. Patrolman will be contacted regarding restriction to the ship in Vaug Tau, Viet­ nam. Discussion regarding the shortage of stores. It was suggested that an ade­ quate slop chest be put aboard before next trip. CORTEZ (Cortez), April 14—Chair­ man, Burton Parker; Secretary, Lee Everett. No beefs and no disputed OT. Motion was made to have city sanitation in all ports remove garbage from ships at least once a day. Motion was made to install canvas hoppers near mid-ship house so that while loading cargo, men will not risk injury in disposing of garbage. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), March 17—Chairman, Edward Palley; Secretary, Ken Hayes. Brother Al Allian resigned as ship's delegate after serving with skill and unselfishness. Brother Rich­ ard Hunt was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. BURBANK VICTORY (A. L. Burbank), March 24—Chairman, Eugene A. Stanton; Secretary, Herbert E. Atkinson. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrol­ man. Crew would like to have the patrol­ man check the slop chest and the hos­ pital for supplies. Vote of thanks was extended to Brother Edward M. Ellis, ship's delegate, and to the steward de­ partment, for a job well done. ENID VICTORY (Columbia) March 2— Chairman, Anthony Durino; Secretary, John C. Babb. Brother Salazar was v elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. MONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March SO—Chairman Albert J. Van Dyke; SecreUry, George A. O'Berry. Brother Herman Frugee was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT In deck department. ] V <•» _ • •'isy �SEAFARERS#LOG May 10, 1968 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO . JM- -»J"' -X ^ V.-. i : •• A -'fi. Making its final call at St. Ignace clocks, is icebreaking carferry, Chief Wawatam. Residents once set their clocks by the big, colorful vessel's departure whistles. ''M: Among the Seafarers making final voyage are, left to right: Joe Sales, Ed Sheber, Leonard Siren. The men were coal passers. Capt. Bob Tamlyn (r) was Master on final run. Bob Jr. (I) is a SlU member and holds oiler's seniority. Young Bob served as second assistant engineer. After leaving the carferry in Mackinaw, freightcars rumble through the yard after last trip on old friend. Chief Wawatam once had a crew of fifty-six. As smoke billows from stack, local residents can catch a final view of the ship's spar deck. The vessel made as many as 9 round trips in 24 hours to Mackinaw City. An Era Ends For Veteran Lakes Warrior *HE SIU Great Lakes District*coiitracted carferry Chief Wawafhin^ which traiuiiorfed rail­ road care across ^ Straits of Mackinac hi Michi­ gan, for 57 years, la^ month made hs final run. Captain Bob Tamlyn, master of the 338-foof ferry, took the Chief on its farewell trip, tying it np at the State Bock in St. Ignace, to end a color­ ful era in rail and water transportation, dnrtng back 87 years. The carferry has been replaced by the Tug Muskegon and the Barge Manistee in the (opera­ tions of the SlU-contracted Mackinac Transporta­ tion Company. Oi^ally, when the transportation of rail care, between Mackinac City and St Ignace began in 1881, a four-car barg^ the Betsy, and file breakbulk steamer, Algomab were used. In 1888 the company switched to carferries, the first being the wooden St Ignace. In 1893, the Salnte Marie I was ordered and these two vessels did such a noble job of breaking the ice that the Russians Jim Bishop sailed as deckhand on the ship. "There's nothing like it left,',' he said of Wawatam. Bishop joined Union in Frankfort. Stanley Bauers (I) was wheelsman on Wawa-' tam, 48 years. At right is retired Captain Mike Bishop. Bauers is on an SIU pension. 'ir: .X;v, the lines of the Sainte Marie I. In 1910, it was decided to replace the oakh^ed wooden vessels and the Chief Wawatam, with its all-steel hull, was launched in 1911. Now the demise of file sturdy veteran as a carferry has come as a shock to residents of St. Ignace. The Chief will be reduced to a stone barge to serve out its remaining sailing days. In its heyday, the Chief Wawatam made as many as nine round trips a day across the Straits and carried a crew of 56. The Chief, with 4,500 horsepower, was long one of the most powerful sb^ on the lakes and, Itefore the Coast Guard began ice-breaking oper­ ations,^ was often called upon for fiib purpose. lOnce it was called to break ice as far away as Buffalo. In its years of service, the Chief made in excess pen without a sin^e serious mid^. A 4 4^\ When the ship called at Mackinaw City, after cross­ ing Straits of Mackinac, she unloaded trains for the last time. 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Title A name given to the resource May 10, 1968 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MARITIME, GOVT LEADERS BACK BILL TO EASE RATES ON SHIPBUILDING LOANS INCREASED EXPORTS SELF DEFEATING UNLESS SHIPPED AMERICAN SENATE GROUP DEMANDS GOVT ACT ON FLEET PROGRAM WITHIN 60 DAYS SOVIETS DEFYING FISHING AGREEMENTS, CONGRESSMEN, SIUNA OFFICIALS WARN HALL URGES TAX FREE RESERVE AIMED AT NEW VESSEL CONSTRUCTION GOVT FUNDS TO EASE URBAN CRISIS CALLED SOUND INVESTMENT BY MEANY AFL-CIO BIDS CONGRESS ACT ON PENDING SOCIAL LEGISLATION PHANTOMS OF THE SEA GROWTH IN COMMUNITY SERVICES SEEN BY AFL-CIO CONFERENCE DELEGATES AN ERA ENDS FOR VETERAN LAKES WARRIOR 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 05/10/1968 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. 10 1968 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/084e278fc1d29693934a065fa153da6c.PDF 95d1ec54d7787c1b1b9f4f585861a3ae PDF Text Text - -•>' "5>.'-v-/' -- -:•', • ^ v-v :- V^--/-- Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N.Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 11. 1945 No. 19 Maritime War Emergency Board Proposes New Bonus Reductions If the Maritime War Emergency Board has its way, merchant seamen will henceforth face Jap subs and bombers with the knowledge that their families back home are having their already inadequate allotment checks cut further. This is the meaning of a notice received last week by all maritime unions, that the Maritime War Emergency Board was call­ ing a meeting in Washington on May 12 for the purpose of "discussing a revision of bonus rates." The Board let it Jie known unofficially that it favors the following reduction in the Atlantic area bonus: Those areas paying 100% bonus plus $5 per day? should be reduced to 66 2/3% the shipowners choose this oppor­ view of war risk, the bonus cut (or $80) and the daily $5 elimin­ tunity to instruct their stooge is outrageous. Whatever the ated; those areas paying 66 2/3% Board to reduce the seamen's liv­ shoreside bureaucrats ington may think, the war isn' should be reduced to 33 1/3% (or ing standard. over and the seamen know it. De The seamen know why this $40). The Pacific area would re­ livering tanks and planes and main untouched for the moment. move was made at this particular shells to the Pacific theatre is no At the end of the war in Europe time—it is a maneuver on the game of tiddlewinks. Many men the Board would reduce all the part of the operators to drastic­ are going to lose their lives, leav Atlantic area to 33 1/3% (or $40) ally reduce the take-home pay of ing widows and orphans ashore the seamen before they are able and this amount would serve as to incorporate much of the bonus The war bonus won by the a floor for all areas for the dura­ into the basic pay schedules. It SIU even before the United States tion of the war. This iis a stab in the back of has only been through the bonus entered the war was higher than the seamen_at a time when they system that Seamen \vere able to that now proposed by the MWEB are least able to ' protect them­ approach anything like a living I in May 1941 SIU men received selves. Faced with the necessity wage, and the operators know an Atlantic area bonus of $60 of delivering war supplies to the that the unions will not allow plus port bonuses. In October of Pacific, hamstrung by the - no wage scales to fall back to pre­ 1941 SIU won minim.um area bonus of $80. That was before we strike pledge, wage ceilings war levels. -frozen by the War Labor Board, But even from the point of.were in the war. And yet today. . .•-.••v., with the Pacific campaign still the seamen. Not only has one ahead of us, the Board wants to government bureau "frozen a ceil­ cut the bonus to only 33 1/3 per­ ing and pre'^ent seamen from ad­ cent! justing their wages to meet the The shipowners and their cost of living, but now another Washington stooges could have government bureau comes along hardly chosen a more effective and actually reduces the take way of demoralizing the industry home pay. and driving the old timers ashore. And what is this Maritime War The backbone of the industry is Emergency Board which. now the experienced old time seamen, does the shipdwners' dirty work? most of whom are beyond reach It is the government-shipowner of the draft. If they find it im­ apparatus established shortlypossible to support their families after the SIU Bonus Strike in in their regular trade, they'll look 1941 to arbiiraie bonus disputes for work ashore where they can between labor and management. support them. Its original charter was crystal The question of bread on the clear as to its duties—it was to family table is real and pressing. arbitrate and only then if labor Basic take home wages for the and management had a dispute seamen run as low as 34c an on the bonus questions. hour. Ask any housewife how Over the past three years, how­ many pork chops she can buy ever, this Board has usurped au­ out of a 34c an hour pay en­ thority originally denied it, and velope. Maritime workers, along has arbitrarily set bonus sched­ with the rest of labor, are being ules irrespective' of whether or squeezed between frozen wages not a dispute existed in the in­ and skyrocketing prices. But the dustry. And now, with authority seamen are in double jeopardy. vested in it only by shipowner Whereas shoreside labor has connivance, it sabotages the sea­ the Little Steel Formula imposed men's living standards. upon it as a wage ceiling—it is The SIU has always denied the able to maintain that formula authority of the MWEB to juggle also as a floor for wages. Not so (Continued on Pjge 4) HAWK ASK$ PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO STAY WAR RISK BONUS SLASH The President of the United States, White House Washington, D. C. and the take-home wage, below that enjoyed by the seamen in 1941 — before the United States went to war. Dear Mr. President: A reduction in the bonus at this time means a cut in the takehome wage of the seamen at the moment they can least afford it. The Little Steel Formula has pre­ vented an adjustment of their basic wage to meet living costs, and so they now face helplessly this new thregt to their living standard. The American merchant sea­ men appeal to you to stay a pending cut in their take-home wages—a cut which will mean hardship and suffering to their families ashore. The Maritime War Emergency Board, created by executive order on December 18; 1941 to arbitrate disputes between management and -labor over the question of war bonus rates, has announced its intention of now reducing the war, bonus—even though no dis­ pute exists in'the industry. The reductions proposed by the Board would bring the bonus. t.'. -1 / I r ™ *• • .'1-,-- *1*. * I - ^ - •. _ As you, Mr. President, so ably pointed out in your V-E Day pro­ clamations, the war is only half oyer. The merchant seamen face many months of danger and death in the delivery of muni­ tions to the Pacific front. Their war bonus should remain un(Contittued on Ptge 4) �/•r'^-'^-- r•t' . %• "K,; ' •-?-'• • m 31- Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG n-. -v3'.2,>5:- a JUMP I // SEAFARERS LOG From The Assistant Sec'y-Treas. \ Published by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG By LOUIS COFFIN I received a huge number of so-called disputed overtime beefs from the Savannah Agent who paid off the ship. He assured me that most of these beefs were bad, but due to the fact that when the ship paid off all hands took it on the lam, he did not have a chance to tell the crew that their beefs, other than one or two, were pretty lousy. Deck Maintenance man's beefs on soundings are pending. The work the Stewards Department did on Deck was paid to them at the payoff. How­ ever, most of the men were un­ der the impression that they had not been paid. I checked all pay­ rolls, log books and overtime sheets, and the results plainly show that this money was paid. ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- - .Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5tli Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. X i ^ i Directory of Bitches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) .... BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16) CHARLESTON (9) .. SAVANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAN JUAN. 28 PUERTO RICO GALVESTON HOUSTON ADDRESS PHONE 51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-2764 .......... 330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St.—Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St.—Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083 339 Chartrea St.—Canal 3336 68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930 ...... 220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728 842 Zack St.—Tampa MM-1323 920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-I2SI 7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-.I392 45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885 305M 22nd St.—Galveston 2-8043 6605 Canal Street % X i •PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET HAnover 2-2784 New York, (4) N. Y. >267 Make Isthmian SIU Friday. May 11, 1945 IT! Have just received a list of overtime due to various members of the crew off of the SS Fred­ erick Dau, this overtime was settled.by Agent Thompson, after the crew left the ship. Amounts due are on another page of the LOG. I have been getting quite a number of Prisoner of War beefs from various outports. In 1943 we got our first beefs of POW do­ ing crew'^ work and we tried oim best to get the WSA to pay off. However, we lost out. We then got in touch with the War De­ partment, and they assured us that this practice would stop. It did stop for a period of time, and now it is starting again. I be­ lieve that the POW's are worked deliberately for the purpose of assuring the American public that we are not coddling them. How­ ever, the average inland citizen does not seem to understand that we have collective bargaining agreements which state that the ship's crews shall do all the work necessary aboard our contracted vessels. The use of prisoners to do the work of the cretv means the loss of bona fide overtime which would be earned in the regular course of a voyage. We will attempt to get in touch with the War Department and see that they stop this practice. union; those who know why things tick, and know that begun a great organizing drive to put only in union is there strength and protection for the work­ into the ranks of the contracted oper­ ing stiff—know it and go out to do something, about it. of This drive will mark one of the out­ To Uncle Otto: good wishes and many happy voyages in the history of maritime labor, and to a good union man, and may you organize many more making the waterfront 100% SIU. unorganized ships. The Isthmian men, along with the rest of the merchant seamen, are wondering about what is going to happen to them after the war ends. They are worried by the develop­ ing offensive against their standard of living. The present Only two more weeks and the referendum vote on the move to cut the maritime bonus is the handwriting on the wall that promises no good to the seamen—organized and proposed constitutional changes, and of far greater import­ ance—on the Strike Fund Assessment, will be over. Comes unorganized alike. May 23rd, and those who have not voted will find them­ The drive to organize Isthmian is the answer to this selves left on the pier. An eligible member who does not problem. Only a strong, united, militant waterfront can vote has failed, not only the union and his fellow members, save the seaman from the retrenching moves of the opera­ but far worse, has betrayed himself; for he will have failed tors—amoves that can only lead to economic slavery for the to participate in the formation of union policy that may seaman. Only if the waterfront workers stick together greatly affect him in the near future. with a singleness of purpose, with a determination to hold Even now, the War Maritime Emergency Board is on to those conditions that they have and to better them, can they hope to defeat the united actions of the ship op­ spearheading an attempted cut in the bonus, though the war yet goes on. This is a sobering reminder of what the Now to the question of uni­ erators after, the war. merchant seaman will have to face when the Japanese side forms. I think that now since The SfU is the banner for such a united struggle, for of the war is ended. the War in Europe seems to be / at an end and that most of the only it has a program and. a method which can help the The NMUf decries this move to cut the bonus, but boys in the armed services who seamen. Only the SIU faces the future with no illusions, being discharged are getting and with a determination to protect the seaman and keep their protests end with whining cries for "collaboration." are back into civilian clothes, there is him free. There can be no partnership of any kind unless it comes no reason cin earth why merchant from both sides, and therein lies the weakness of the NMU. seamen, who are really civilians, By joining the SIU the Isthmian workers will not only Their slogan is offered, knowing full well that the ship­ cannot unload these disgraceful better their present wage and working conditions, which owners will not cooperate in any way which could benefit monkey suits which quite a num­ are below those on SIU ships; not only will they gain the ber are wearing. Garbage collec­ the seamen. Tjie slightest threat to their profit level will tors and street cleaners wear uni­ security they cannot have under their present non-union bring the hardest warfare against the merchant seaman. It forms and the type of outfits some setup, but they will be forging a weapon which will pro­ cannot be otherwise—their god is profit, and whosoever seamen wear are not up to par tect them in wage-slashing days to come. with the public servants. So stands ip its way will be bitterly fought. The SIU has the Isthmian Line ators; The success standing victories will go far toward Referendum Deadline ••ii The attack on the present bonus, if anything, is not an argument against the strike fund assessment. If anything, it is a warning that the reaction has alrea'dy begun. It is a Turn over to the "Membership Speaks" and read the warning that the future will bring even greater attacks letter from "Lucky" Uncle Otto Paul Preussler who. this year is celebrating his fortieth year as a merchant seaman. against the merchant seaman's standard of living. There still remains to the seaman the weapon that will Uncle Ckto is sailing on a ship that has only 6 book enable him to fight for his economic freedom. A vote for members on it, yet this man who has been sailing for four the strike fund is a vote for the seaman's self-protection decades still is young enough in spirit and body to promise a method of defense to keep him from once again sinking to brin^ in a full union crew when he returns. into the morass of economic slavery. i It is men like Uncle Otto who are the backbone of our We are being forewarned. Shall we be forearmed? Uncle Otto On The Ball i fir I •'^'" what do you say fellows, get rid of these burlap outfits and come to the Union Halls dressed as a seaman should be dressed, either in dress clothes or good old Mex­ ican serge (dungarees). • �:7Friday. " May'll, , 1945-• 1 H E SEAFARERS LOG Page Three New Jersey Village Officials Shake-Down SIU Crew Members k w By PAUL HALL A point brought out recently in a regular meeting supplied food for thought for all union seamen. There was a committee being elected off the floor to take care of certain union affair's and there ivas a little trouble at flrst in getting enough men to accept nomina;ion. This caused one of the fellows present to blow his cork. His -emarks were very good and they are well worth passing along as a message to all of our members. He said-: "You guys have got to realize that to be a good union man you have to be a union man ALL the time, not just when you have an hour'ij overtime beef at stake. Every man should show just as much willingness to work for the union's welfare in general as you Would ^work to see that your own personal beef is settled. This is the only Vay we are going to build and keep a good union." "What this guy said was absolutely right. It is no good for any organization if part of the membership remembers that they are union men only when THEY have some dough at stake and' then forget they are union men when there is some work to do .for the organization. A good union man is a union man all .the time, not part of the time. U 4, J, 4, i The MWEB announced this, week its intention of calling a meet}ing with a view of cutting war bonuses. The Seafarers must now torepare for a fight. The SIJJ-SUP will fight the same fight we have 'always fought regarding this particular outfit. The MWEB has no jright or authority to cut tlhe seamen's bonus in any manner, shape pr form. 1 The NMU, quite naturally, can be expected to take the opposite position. Although they would like very much to have things stay status quo, they will not quarrel with the Board, no matter how much the Board cuts the bonus. It's tough fighting beefs for seamen ivhen one of the maritime unions finks and scabs on every beef ;hat any union brings up. The officials in the NMU, without a l'^%stion of a doubt, will go along with anything handed down by l-'ny phoney Washington bureau at this time, for the simple reason '^ lat we know that the Communist Party line today is "Government ureaus Can Do No Wrong." This being the Communist Party line, iturally it is the NMU's line. These people will let the seamen take k ly kind of a beating, regardless of how wrong it is, as long as the P Line tells them to do so. It will be very interesting to note what position these phonies ike when they try to.explain to their membership just why they t.' liled to put up a fight on behalf of the seamen's living standard. Right now they are in the process of kissing fannies and grovel,g at the feet of the MWEB, asking them for a j)ostponement of ny meeting. If these bums were like working mdn and union men, nd not wriggle in the dust simply because it is a CP Line, they would line up with the rest of the maritime unions and create a fighting front. If this were done there is no question at all but what we could fight back qnd prevent the MWEB from taking away any of ihe seamen's rightly earned dough. 4. The Seafarers' organizing drive is taking on new power now ith the new sets of literature which just came off the presses. This icerature is now being distributed and is well received in all secions. Frenchy Michelet, who has been-very active in the Seafarers in ,he past year, is now stationed in New York and is working on the n-ganizing drive. His experience on the waterfront should assist Igreatly in moving our whole program along at a faster clip, i Speaking of the organizing end, we have seen sorne strange jsights over the past 10 days. We have had whole crews of Isthmian Line seamen coming up to the union hall in a body and inquiring I about our outfit. Just this morning, believe it or not, one of the f.Engineers off an Isthmian Line scow, which is now lying in port and who, incidentally, is an ex-NMUer, brought several of the Black Gang up to the- hall so that they could look things over and talk jabout the'SIU policy. With this sort of reception of the Seafarers by the Isthmian Line men, organizing them under the SIU banner \bhould not take as long or be as tough as it was supposed to be at irst. NEW COATING EOR LIFE RAFTS Chances for survival of the '^ipwrecked have improved with ;he developrpent of a special waterproof coating for the balsa wood life rafts and floats. The coating, which is made of "Vinyiite" resins by the Akron Paint 'I and Varnish Co., imparts greater and longer-lasting moisture-re­ sistance and tensile strength to the basic wood surface of the float. It is non-inflammable and permanent in color. — •4 Merchant seamen have long been the object of concentration BRITISH UNIONISTS TOUR U.S. by con artists, swindlers and petty racketeers. But one of the most disgraceful shake downs ever directed at the men who brave torpedoes so that the war goods can be delivered to the fighting fronts, is now being con­ ducted by the town officials of Leonardo, N. J. Here's the story. Many SIU ships which previ­ ously docked at Cravens Point are now being directed to Leon-ardo, N. J. Last month the SS Blue Ridge Victory docked there and Brother E. M. Kalin, Junior Engineer, walked down the gang­ way. At the foot of the gangway he was stopped by a Marine guard who said: "Hey bud, you got a match on you?" Kalin, thinking that the Marine wanted a light, searched through his clothes and finally discovered a half used package of paper matches—which he offered to the guard. Thereupon Kalin was grabbed by the shoulder and hurried to the yard gates, where the Marine put in a call for the Leonardo constable. Kalin was taken by the constable to the Leonardo Town Recorder and fined $50— Four British women, all union members, have come to the U.S. just like that! No charges. No to conduct an inspection tour of our factories and war plants, re­ Trial. Just a neat, clean high­ paying a similar visit which four American women unionists re­ wayman's job. cently made in England. Sealed (left to right); Edith Maycok of Tailors and Garment Workers Union; Mary J. Brodie of Electrical Later that afternoon Brother Trades Union; standing, Barbara Bates of National Union of Gen­ Williams, messman on the Blue eral & Municipal Workers; Margaret Jennings of Notthingham Ridge Victory, walked down the gangplank and got caught in the District Hosiery Workers Society. same shakedown. Only, when he Decision Unanimous PSSST.^ MERE COMES) AWOTMERONJE/J The War Labor Board is a great institution— For all labor troubles they have a solution. Just till out some forms, a hundred or more; Sure, they will accept them and send you some more; "Don't 'phone us," they say, "or send us a card. Just fill out Form 60 in length but a yard. And when we receive it you'll hear from us soon— In six months or so, on some afternoon. Your case is a tough one, we'll have to admit— Forms 30 or 60 just don't seem to fit. So our latest and best we are sending to you. Form forty-four thousand, six hundred and two. Please notice the clause in paragraph eight. It cancels all forms you have sent us- to date. Page 450, clause^ 301, Explains clearly. Sir, that you start on page 1. Item 602 is the one you must watch. Don't write it in English, please write it in Scotch. If •^Ve haven't sent you the knowledge you seek. Please write us again in Hebrew or Greek. Our legal department, the best in the land. Has all college theorists—they'll understand. If you don't get our order that gives you more pay. It's because our best men are processing your 'Hay.' Your case has a place down deep in our files Which extend underground about 21 miles. We assure you they're kept both safely and clean; They're brushed every morning and vacuum-machined. Now don't be impatient—you'll hear from us yet. In eight or nine months—Oh, we'll not forget! Your War-Labor Board will then send to you Form fifty-nine thousand, nine hundred and two. When the war is all over and tyranny blasted. And bur staS is no longer afraid to be drafted: When Hitler is dead and his renegades run. Then we'll docket your brief. Boys, as Case No. 1." —The Master Mate & Pilot i'Ji- appeared before the Town Re­ corder the fine was $105. Let this story serve as a warn­ ing to all men who sign on or off in Leonardo. Keep your eye peeled for these racketeers. Don't* give them a chance to shake you down. New Hospital Service Is Opened In Miami MIAMI, Fla., May 1—Injm*ed SIU men will no longer be shifted from point to point in their at­ tempt to get decent medical in Florida. An addition to the city owned Jackson Memorial Hospital, made available by a loan from the Federal Works Agency, will add 189 beds to the hospital's capacity. The facilities for the merchant seamen will be handled by the United States Public Health Ser­ vice. The grant was made be­ cause of the increasing number of injured seamen from the Car­ ibbean and the Pacific shippe^ -* into Miami. According to offi-~ * cials, some 800 were brought in­ to the city last year. V •- ^1 �. :r!e.T»Id gr:; t> m-: THE Page Four S E AF A E E as LOG =/ MWEB Proposes Now Bonus Cut |W; i?-' ' S(i 17 . I::- ;V •> irT' '• :,' t '-:• [{JS •: !• % Friday, May 11, 1S45 AN ARTISTS WORK (Continued from Page 1) bonus rates around—and we con tinue to deny that authority to day. However, we must face the He was an old salt, a very old self. AU of which makes sense, facts frankly—the shipowners salt—and stowed away safe and you'll agree. ' will welcome any MWEB dictated secure in Sailors Bnug Harbor, But the cops, being shoreside bonus cut and will follow its out in Staten Island. Or so they cops and not understanding, sent directives quickly, and with en thought. out an alarm for him. A.nd they Even if a man is 100 years old, never , found him, until a month thusiasm. All of which proves that sea and retired from the sea, he is later, his money gone, he seated men's take home wage can not still kind of young to be taken himself in a restaurant in plain be left to the caprice of some out of life, with nothing to do vietv and drank coffee. "Wliy," he said, to the cops, shipowner dominated govern­ "I didn't know there was going ment bureau. The full take home wage must be incorporated into to be a fuss.'I was just seeing the sights," the basic wage schedules. - This is what the SIU is fight­ He paused for a moment to ing for. We now have many cases admire the sleek lines of a C-3 pending before the War Labor that was crossing the street, her Board in which adequate wage blonde hair tossing in the wind. He sighed. adjustments are being demanded. But now the seamen are asking, "Hell," he said, fingering his "What if the War Labor Board last eight cents, "I was coming sabotages our demands, just as back in a few days." it has so many of labor's de­ "Where was I?" he said, answering their insistent ques­ mands in the past?" This artistic masterpiece of baking is the work of Elmar Kaasiki To that the SIU can only but sniff the sea air and bat the tions. "No place, just around. answer—our no strike pledge was breeze about the old clipper days. Went to the movies and rode the Baker aboard the SS Floyd Gibbons. The cake was presented to the,SoWilliam S. Clark picked subways, and looked around." based upon the. promise of or­ oNice personnel of the New'York hall on behalf of the crew. Some derly adjustment of our griev­ himself up, and with the help of That's all he would say. But idea of the craftmanship required may be received from the ,fact pile a change that some radio ride the subways, indeed! That's that the American flag, the SIU emblem and a clipper and a,Libertyances and the protection of the living standards of our members. program had given him, decided a story for landlubbers. He ship were done entirely in color, and the rosebuds were in four^ SRoiild the government fail to to see the Big City. He left Snug doesn't have to tell us. Ask any different shades of pink and red. carry out its end of the bargain, Harbor on April 7th, telling no seaman what he would do .with should it continue what appears one, kind of figuring that a man a pocket full of dough, and a to be deliberate provocation, we who has managed to live as long month's liberty. can not consider ourselves bound as he had can take care of him­ Heave ho, Oldtimer! by a pledge which works only to the detriment of the seamen. Who Wants A Snug Harbor? SEAMEN CAN GET AID FROM ASK TRUMAN TO NEW AFL SERVICE BUREAU SIU members may be inter­ community resources and full un­ ested in learning that an AFL derstanding of the policies and Service Bureau has been set up procedures in the public depart­ (Continued from Page 1) by the New York Labor War ments as well as those of the ""touched—not only as compensa­ Chest to provide AFL unions voluntary agencies. It is this in­ tion for the risk involved in their in New York City with an in­ formation that the service Bur­ work—but also in order to pro- formation and referral service eau places at the disposal of the . tect the living standard of their through which they can help Ipcal unions for the benefit of wives and children at home. their members to obtain assist­ their members. We therefore ask that you re­ ance, when it is needed, from The address of the Bureau is affirm the original executive or­ social and health agencies. 10 East 40th Street, Room. 801, der confining the authority of the These agencies number more and the telephone number is Maritime War Emergency Board than a thousand and operate un- Lexington 2-4540. The office is to- cases where the bonus rates , der either public or voluntary open from 9 to 5 o'clock, Monday are under dispute^ by labor and auspices. They include family through Friday. When necessary, Haskel Gilblom, Chief Cook, presenting the cake on behalf Og management. services that are ready to help appointments can be made after the crew of the SS Floyd Gibbons to Joe Algina, Patrolman, wh^ This Board has announced an families and individuals with (Continued on Page J) accepted it for the office personnel. > industry-wide meeting on May 12 I their personal problems. They 'i for the purpose qf reducing the , also include many types of spebonus. We appeal to you for I cialized services in the field of prompt executive action before I health and welfare. Some of these ; this date — so that the seamen I services are financial assistance April 30, 1945 1944 to March 31, 1945. ances as at March 31, 1945 weri^' may face the hazards of their . in the home, care of dependent Cash on hand in the various reconciled to headquarters' vreC* To the Members and work, secure in the knowledge children, vocational guidance, branches was verified from the ly report of that date and stg | , that their families at home are recreation, prevention of delinq­ Officers of the weekly reports of the branches ment from Federation Bank |! ' Seafarers International Union adequately fed and sheltered. uency, nursing care and care in filed at headquarters. The con­ Trust Co., of New York. of North America, (j*.) specific types of illness, such as Respectfully submitted, tinuity of these weekly balances All cash receipts of head Atlantic and< Gulf District tuberculosis, heart ailments, can­ JOHN HAWK. was determined by the examina­ quarters as shown by branch re, cer. Through the New York 51 Beaver Street Secretary-Treasurer tion of the branch weekly reports ports and records of the Nev^ New York, N. Y. Seafarers International Union Labor War Chest, AFL unions of cash receipts and cash pay­ York office were deposited in thi contribute to the support of a Gentlemen: Of North America, AFL. ments. proper fund accounts kept with large number of these welfare Atlantic & Gulf District the Federation Bank and Trus'! In accordance with instructions, General Fund Cash of Head­ and health facilities throughout Co., of New York. the city. The Service Bureau we have examined the books and quarters, hospital, burial and FEWER LOW-PRICED maintains a working relationship records of the Atlantic and Gulf shipwreck fund cash, strike and SPAHR, LACHER & BERK District of the Seafarers Interna­ organizational fund cash, annual Accounlanfs and Audiioss' with these many organizations, CIGARS PRODUCED 90-50 Parsons Boulevard ' has current information about tional Union of North America, strike assessment fund and buildJamaica, N. Y. 'Figures of the Internal Rev­ their programs, the type of ser­ for the period from December 31, ipg assessment fund cash bal­ enue Bureau indicate the extent vice they render and their elig­ Statement of Funds — As Of March 31,1945 to which cigar manufacturers are ibility requirements, and is the taking advantage of their op­ link between the local AFL union Cash Total portunity to "gyp" consumers. and the agency most appropriate -Balance Available During February, it was re- in a given situation. Per Books Total Funds I l-? vealed, more cigars were mark- It is generally' accepted that As At Mar. In Year In Year In Year Bonds As At Mar. ' % eted than in the same month a the union is a natural place fbr 31,1945 1942 1943 1944 At Cost 31,1945 ^ year ago. But the "joker" is that its members to turn for help and 'S 74,413,365 fewer 5 and 10 cent advice about personal problems, General Fund—^Headquarters .... $ 90,528.45 $ 5,160,00 $15,000.00 $50,320.00 $ 70,480.00 $161.00Sw 2,173.83 2,17i cigars were released, a reduction as well as problems related .to General Fund—Branches Strike & Organization Fund-...... 121,864.02 10,000.00 $15,000.00 25,000.00 146,664 f of about 58 per cent. employment. The unions want to 158,099.751 Wholesale and retail dealers in­ do everything they can to be of Annual Strike Ass'm'l Fund ...... 158,099.75 Building Assessment Fund 167,640.00 167,640.00') sist that OPA regulations, per- help to their members in con21,340.70 10,000.00 20,320.00 32,190.00 62,510.00 63,850.70 mitting manufacturers to fix their jUection with these problems but Hospital Fund own prices on new brands, are often the giving of such help Total Available Funds , responsible for the gouge. requires a thorough knowledge of- As at March 31, 1945 .....^ $561,446.75 $25,160.00 $50,320.00 $82,510.00 $157,990.00 $718.436.75: Auditors Statement On Seafarers Union Funds •- �', • t ; • . .i' . .. 'i • •. • • i-.., . •. • • ••*- ''-A .. • - '-J-1 •?'•'^-.'5^ I •, •• ri,. ;;• /•-.,•• •-.4 . THE f riday. May 11. 194s SEAFARERS LOG A Good Union Man THE NMU vs PORK CHOPS » Advocates Four Watches When the American taxpayers' ships are laid up and scrapped after the war, staggering unem­ ployment looms on the horizon for the merchant seamen. How is this coming unemployment prob­ lem going to be solved? It is al­ ready being discussed by the sea­ men in the union halls and on the ships, that one of the ways is the establishment of the fdur watch system aboard all ships in the postwar era. To get a picture of the dismal future in store for the shipping industry, read the big business magazine. Fortune, of November, 1944. In a survey made on the Maritime industry it found that in 1939 the shipowners operated 1,017 ships in both domestic and foreign trade, and 279 ships laid idle. By the end of 1945, there will be in operation 5,500 ships to carry on the war to its conclu­ sion. After the war about 1,600 ships will be sailing the seas— and 3,900 ships will be designated to rot in the bpneyard. In other words, in a period of destruction, shipping is plentiful and bloodprofits flourish for the shipown­ ers; but in peaceful times, the shipowners offer scrapping ..and laying .up of ships and tragic iadfen&s and starvation for the .jseamen." iji The question of unemployment ias iKJt a new one for the trade (Unions. During the depression era ^he progressive trade unions, in ilorder to solve the terrible unem­ ployment, proposed and fought jjfor a 35 hour week with no rejvduction in pay. Some of the .'.unions to this day are working . ' under this condition. Everyone remembers the ab\ normal days when one third of the nation was ill-fed, ill-clothed \ and ill-housed. This created an existence of a mass of hungry job seekers, whom the bosses purposely utilized to drive a wedge between the employed and unemployed. On. many occasions this proved an effective means by which the employer could cut down the al­ ready pitiful wages received by the workers, and destroy their hard won working conditions. These tactics of the profit hun­ gry bosses alarmed the trade unions. They realized that it was necessary for the life of the union to demand a 35 hour work week, to prove to the unemployed workers that the unions are in­ terested in helping them in their unfortunate condition. We too will be faced with this same terrible situation, and soon. The seamen are . entitled to jobs after the war, and the seamen's unions cannot ignore this vital problem. For the postwar period, the SIU must be prepared now to demand from the profit_bloated shipowners the manning of all ships with four watches. Sam Shatkovnick, No. 6337 The Pay Off Blues I'm i dilhyrambic stanza, I'm a rhapsody insane, A psychiatric bonanza: Something atrophied my brain. I'm a scource of irritation. To the decently sedate; I'm a gay regurgitation From 3 rich ambrosial plateI'm a glorified delusion. And I stimulate the sorrow Of my shipmates, in profusion, 'Cause I'm paying off tomorrow. —Blackie Morrow, No. 1937 I am about 9,000 miles from New York, at some islands in the Pacific Ocean, delivering the goods and hunting for Japs. We have on board 6 SIU bookmembers—and will have the crew all SIU when we return home. I am the only book member in the Steward's department, but all will join—I am working for it. Best wishes "Lucky" Uncle Otto OTTO PAUL PREUSSLER - ' conference to work out legisla­ tion which would embracce vol­ untary instead of compulsory manpower controls. With V-E Day close at hand, and with wholesale cutbacks al­ ready taking place all over the country, no likelihood whatever is seen for the revival of any legislation involving a "labor draft" or a "labor freeze." AFL Service Bureau (Continued from Page 4) 5 p.m. The persons to call are Miss Sarah E. Marshall, director, or Miss Rita Lowenstein. The ser­ vice is free to any union member who wishes to use it. Referral to the Bureau should be made through the union's Welfare Com­ mittee or through the manager of the local. By FRENCHY MICHELET The NMU commissars are promising the rank and file $200 a month. This rosy little dream is prettily illustrated in a piece of characteristic Alice-In-Won- i derland type of literature that, shows the membership climbing laboriously to the two hundred dollar goal. The two hundred dollar goal is aptly symbolized by a big round moon. We congratulate the artist. The illustration is in keeping with the spirit of the whole pipe-dreamy plan. The NMUers have every bit as much a chance of getting two hundred dollars a month un­ der their present politically mind­ ed leaders as they have of reach­ ing the moon! The rank and file of the NMU will certainly eventually get two hundred dollars a month. Yes, and more too, but they will get it like they got every other improv­ ed condition that they now en­ joy—THE SIU-SUP WILL GET IT FOR THEM. They will get the two hundred dollars a month only after the SIU-SUP gets it first and then they'll go hat in hand to the La­ bor Board with their old, old story: "Please, sirs, bring wages up to the level of the SIU and stabilize the industry." That's what they are doing now, and have been doing to get all the improvements they are now pointing to with pride. The NMU is enjoying bonuses today because the SIU got it for them. Although the Supreme Court has approved the portal to portal pay agreement in the soft coal mines, the hard coal operators refuse to accept it in the present coal controversy. Meanwhile, the hard coal min­ ers have refused to go back to work unless a new contract is signed with the operators. The government has taken over the mines, but finds it can't mine coal with bayonets. John L. Lewis seems to be firm in his decision to make the operators drop their stalling tac­ tics and negotiate a new contract. Labor leaders throughout the country are watching the situa­ tion with great interest, and may be forced through rank and file pressure to borrow some of Lewis' militancy. Incidentally, the old bogey about the shortage of coal seems to have been exposed by the government itself, when the WPB lifted the "brownout," originally instituted to save coal. X t i, Reports of cutbacks and the accompanying unemployment lare reaching this office. Recent dis­ patches from Portland, Oregon state that 10,000 are now jobless; and that of the 112,000 now em­ ployed in the shipyards would shrink to 25,000 by the end of the year. From San Francisco comes news that the layoffs there have l They are enjoying higher wages I and-oveftime because the SIU got them first; and even now Joe Curran is kissing the collective fannies of the Labor Board to in­ duce the board to give his NMU-, ers a five cent boost in overtime and a fiVe' cent buost in extra meal money to come up to fhe rates now enjoyed by the SIU. "Please, gentlemen," Curram is saying in effect to the Labor Board, "don't compel us to con­ tinue to work for 85c an hour overtime and 30c for extra meals when the SIU is getting 90c and 35c respectively. It's bad when we try to organize. We want sta­ bilization in the industry!" That the NMU is able to shape up any literature at all for or­ ganizing purposes is a tribute to the skill and ingenuity of the personnel of their educational de­ partment rather than to the fact that they have anything to say. One of their latest pamphlets recounts the hardships that the seamen endured a few years ago. It's quite true as this pamphlet claiijtis that the seamen lived and worked under intolerable condi­ tions . . . that the cockroaches were ravenous creatures which stood up in the corner and fought you like a man . . . that the rats tackled any cat foolish enough to poke his whiskered puss into the foc'sle doorway . . . that the meat was frequently capable of mov­ ing under its own power long, long after the power of locomo­ tion had departed from the ani­ mal from whence it came. To suggest that the NMU had a hand in remedying the situa­ tion, however, is exquisitely laughable. But we can match it with an instance of claims every bit as ridiculous: Lord Macaulaj' tells a story of an English preacher, who finding that preaching was a none toowell paying proposition in itself, resolved to supplement his in­ come with dog stealing on the side. The poor guy was detected become so numerous that the in the act of swiping the mayor's AFL council has declared" the • dog and consequently sentenced manpower shortage bugaboo has to be whipped for the offense. turned into an unemployment The disgrace naturallj' thinned spector." the flock even further and the poor man was in danger of want­ The Supreme Court ruled that ing bread. In desperation he fin­ an employee may collect dam­ ally hit upon a capital plan. He ages equal to back pay due him, determined to hold a grand re­ even though he has made a sep­ vival meeting and he illustrated arate settlement with his employ­ the text of the sermon he plan­ er. ned to preach with a quotation Chiseling employers had held from St. Paul: out compromise settlements to "Thrice was I scourged with thier workers who had had over­ rods." time claims, and many, rather —Corinthians. than go through complicated and It takes more than whippings drawn out suits, had accepted the to make an apostle, chum, and by bait. the same toke.n, it takes more J, 4 than a membership who have la­ Fifty general chairmen of the bored under finky and intoler­ Railroad Machinists union (AFL) able conditions to make a good from aU parts of America and union. Canada met in Chicago last week, The NMU would still be battl­ and passed a resolution for a 6ing cockroaches for a shot of hour day in the postwar period, eight-to-one diluted milk to put as a solution for the expected into their greasy coffe, if the sea­ unemployment. men had been dependent upon Like the weather, unemploy­ the NMU to do anything about ment is the one thing everybody these conditions. is talking about, but ain't doing However, we bear the bonifide anything about. seamen of the NMU no malice. To show our good faith we want to General Motors, Ford and extend to them a sincere invita­ Chrysler spent $20,000,000 in 1944 tion. When their communistic on advertising when they had leaders succeed in getting old nothing to sell. Of course, the John Shipowner to shell out $200 money was charged against op­ a month to the NMU rank and erating expenses and so was tax- file, we cordially invite them to free, and was in effect paid by visit us at Bangkok, because we the taxpayers. will be the King of Siam! llili Uncle Otto Reports SLAVE LABOR BILL QUIETLY PASSES AWAY WASHINGTON (LPA)—Three months of battle, millions of words of oratory and thousands of columns of newspaper debate boiled to just four lines at the bottom of daily papers last week. The four lines were: "The House returned the work­ er-jail bill to the House Military Affairs Committee yesterday, thus sending the measure to its grave." • In returning it to the commit­ tee from which it came, the House, in effect, turned down the Senate's invitation for a joint Edgar Emery, Fireman, iypifies Ihe good SIU member. Wifh a bundle of LOGS under his arm. Brother Emery is about to make the rounds of local hotels, clubs and bars to bring news of the SIU to the unorganized seamen. Each week others like him pick up bundles and distribute them. Page Fivr �•• •- " , 'iP ,- •"'w<;^' V. ^ :' / j'i-'i I Page Six THE SAVANNAH iT m SEAFAhERS LOG Friday, May 11. 1945- NORFOLK The Port of Savannah is the Shipping is still good. We have forgotten port again. We haven't had to call Baltimore and New seen an SIU ship here since the York for men the past week. We SS Frederick Dau paid off. There paid off a couple of Robin'Line were a few replacement jobs on ships and also a South Atlantic, SUP ships but outside of that we but had only a few minor beefs haven't shipped anyone. pending. • The Isthmian Line's SS Charles We are pushing right along M. Hall was in but nobody want­ here on. Army base payoffs. So :d ed a job on her. In the deck de­ in the Port of New Orleans, and to take the various shots and it far we have managed to either partment they had three ABs, the number of beefs coming up get aboard ships or have an of­ is up to the man himself. ' three acting ABs and three Or­ are giving us the run-around. We A^. r. MEETINGS IN On, going over their log I founc fice to payoff in. This is due tp f dinaries. Pity the poor bos'n. had one good one on the SS Wood few men had been turned down the members aboard ship who WEBSTER HALL There was a bos'n's job open Island, Moran Towing Co. except for communicable di will not pay off without union New York Breach meetingi seases. One guy gave me a mean representation. on her but after a look at the material on board which passed It seems as if the chief engineer are held every other Wednes­ beef on being turned down by It can be done, fellows, so when for seamen, the brother sent over had a grudge against the Oiler, day evening. 7 P.M. at Web­ the medicos, but on checkijgg you dock in the Arniy base to from Charleston to take the job James Burke, for no apparent ster Hall. 119 East llth Street, found he had an acute case o: payoff, hold tough. said, "I can take it but not that reason. This Oiler put in for between 3rd and 4th Avenues. scabies. However, it is up to us We have received quite a bit much." He did bring over all the overtime and the chief engineer To get there take the 3rd Ave« to check on this sort of thing and of our organizational and educa­ SIU literature he could handle, disputed it. He told Brother Elevated and get off at 9th St., I make it my business to visit the tional literatQre and are distrib­ however, and maybe during the Burke that he was a company or the East Side IRT Subway medical admittance offices and uting it all over the places where course of her next voyage some man, and that he would see to it and get off at Astor Place. see" that the members ^re being seamen hang out. It is also up of the crew may become interest­ that he did not collect the over­ No cards will be stanq^ treated right. It is still my opin to every member to help in this time. But after Burke went to after 7:30 PAf. ed in sailing union ships. ion that these examinations are drive. Help put out the literat­ the company he was paid. It seems they don't give match­ too severe. Most of the bodily ure, especially abodrd unorgan- ^ At this point, the chief engineer es or soap to the crew. The Stew­ harm that seamen have contract ized ships. This is your fight and ard tells them there is plenty in fired him, using an incident that man should have had it suspend­ ed has been the result of the you can help put it over! the slop chest whenever anyone had happened over two weeks be­ ed indefinitely. wear and tear of their job. . We are moving right along on asks for them, and to a newcom­ fore as an excuse. We then had On the SS Webb Miller we had the Ferry Companies here and Now you can see what is really er who doesn't know any better to get in touch with the chief going ondn some of these ports. to have all the food taken out of should vote them in the near fu­ he gets away with it. This is only engineer and the captain, and af­ The crew has not collected for the boxes and examined and re­ ture. There are also quite a few a small item, of course, but if a ter quite a bit of discussion, the their lost clothing as yet, but we stored. When we told the Stew­ tugs here that are not yet or­ company will let that sort of stuff Agent and Patrolmen finally suc­ have the lists here in the office ard to feed the men individual ganized, but they are right for go on in this, day and age I can ceeded in getting the company to and we are going to go to work platters he called New York for picking and we expect to move imagine how far we'd get with a agree to putting the man back on on it as soon as possible. an okay. on them shortly. big beef. Of course, if we want the ship. "What the hell do we care who Well, this seems to be the port to organize this outfit some of our The SS Tonto, Pacific Tanker, We think that just about covers he calls? If people like that don't the waterfront here in New Or­ where you really become a real members will have to sail these paid off April 30. There were want to cooperate for the good seaman, that is if a big tattoo will leans for this week. ships to teach the unorganized plenty of beefs on her, but as and welfare of the union then it's^ E. S. HIGDON. Agent about time we got rid of them. men on them what the real score,' there was no representative in is. On this particular ship the Stew­ this port, the overtime was sent ard and Chief Cook were gone We got the news from unofficial back to Frisco as demanded by BALTIMORE for about a week and there was sources that the NMU is going the crew and master. It was Where are all the ships going? no one to look after the cooking to open a branch here next week. signed on May 1 and the. crew From the looks of things this port or give out linen as the Steward I understand that they were kick­ seems to be satisfied. ed out of here before for raising The SS Thaddeus Merriman, can't be on the map any more. had the keys locked up in his too much hell and for nearly Bull Line, paid off April 30 also However, we have been getting room. burning the hall down. But so Everything on her was pretty- a few jobs on tankers recently WM. McKAY, Agent far it's only talk. I'll let you well cleared up. There were no and if the members cooperate know if there is any truth in it beefs hanging fire. The new crew and ship on them we'll get a lot PHILADELPHIA more. We have had several cases later. signed on on May 2. before the Coast Guard here late­ Shipping here in this port has The landlord sent us a nice letter last week. He wants an in­ It seems as if we can expect ly and the results have been very been good lately, and we hope that it will continue. Paid off help out. "Lil Abner" was in port crease of five bucks a month in some trouble with the WSA. They good. the rent, if we want to sign a new are giving the captain, chief en­ One of our men on the SS three ships last week, and every­ here and went to become a fulllease in August. He did the same gineer, gunnery officer and pur­ James Rumsey was jumped by body was hkppy except the deck Hedged salt. Of course, the boys thing last year. I checked with ser fans for their port holes, but the chief engineer who walloped gang on the Waterman scow, SS up in New York don't think he the OPA, and they said they they do not seem to have any in­ him over the head with a flash­ Sterling. The company agent will ever make it, but take it couldn't do a thing about it. It tention of doing the same for the light. The victim of this assault held pat on a security watch beef from me he is trying. looks like we'll have to pay be­ crew on the SS Francis M. Smith, was an SUP trip card man but and we had to forward it to 'Let's keep up our fight against cause there isn't another place Mississippi Steamship Company. we went to bat for him, and with Brother Goffin in New York. the phoney Coast Guard." Had plenty of ships in port but available, and quite a few people Brother Sully arrived here Fri­ Attorney Berenholtz' help had RAY WHITE. Agent would like to get the place we day, and we expected him to take the case up on trial again. This most of them were in transit. We have. over Monday as he was duly chief was a nasty character and shipped 115 men and we have NEW YORK* Did you ever hear how the log elected patrolman. We are not remarked he would kick hell out about 28 men on the beach, and book originated? In the old days sur& yet, but it seems as if we of anyone who talked back to with the SS Ellinor of the Bull All of our beefs have been set- I they used to throw a log over the will have to let one of our pres­ him; he is a pre-war fink and be­ Line and the SS Reed of the- tied at the point of production on I lieves himself to be lord and mas­ Calmar Line paying off this week bow and time it till it passed the ent patrolmen go. This is going the 32 ships' that were paid off stern. In this manner they de­ to be a bad deal as they are all ter of all he surveys. However, I believe that we will clean the lere in the past week. termined the speed of the ship. good men, and they are all con­ the hearing officers wouldn't go shipping list off. for his stuff and lifted his license We are having a new wrinkle Success has finally been reach­ This was recorded in a book scientious workers. for sixty days. pulled these days. It seems that ed in the struggle to regulate our which became known as the log. We have collected a half a day's when the payoff rolls around and Stewards Department manning One of our old-times—Jimmy And the poop deck got it's pay for Richard D. Hanvey. The there is any disputed overtime scale on the Bull Line ships. The Stevens—had to go to the WSA name from the Pope. The skip­ first assistant on the Alcoa Pilot beef was handled by the regular per used to have his quarters aft, refused to pay it. We also col­ doctors for an examination and settled on the ship, the men are patrolm*an, Claude Fisher and by told to leave their names and ad­ and before every voyage the lected eight hours overtime for dresses with the purser. He, the • Trenchy Michelet, who is noW Sunday and four hours Monday Pope, or one of his i-epresenlapurser, will make out a special working as organizer in the port tives, came aboard to bless the for the Chief Cook, as he had voucher of the overtime in ques­ of New York. The Bull Line ship and pray for her safe return. been doing 2nd Cook's work. tion and will mail it to the ones ships will now carry 8 men or This ceremony took place on the The survivors of the SS Russell over in their Stewards Depart­ that are concerned. Pope's deck, as it was called then. H. Chittenden arrived in New ment. This beef finally came to Well, this in itself sounds al­ As time went by the name was Orleans from Frisco to be paid right, but we are getting a kick a head when the Stewards De-"'-.kicked around until it became the off. They had to wait about a back on this. Some of our mem­ partment asked for overtime in ' poop deck. week before the captain come in, bers are coming back into the excess of 8 hours on the SS Jean. Now, here's one I do not know but everything was finally settled hall and they are telling us that There were 7 men aboard lier y and it's got me worried. Why is on May 3. they did not get their overtime and as any Steward Department it that stuff shipped by freighter There were quite a number of mailed to them as promised. Now, man will know, it is absolutely is caUed cargo and stuff shipped beefs about the skipper. This to avoid this in the future when impossible for a Steward Depart­ by car is called freight? I won­ man seems to be a bit "loco." He the disputed overtime is settled ment of 7 men to perform their der if Bunker can teU me. tried to run the ship aground on the ship, don'J be in such a duties in a period of 8 hours: ARTHUR THOMPSON. Agent about twelve timgs and finally on being told that he had to take hurry to scram. Wait until the Mississippi was our leading succeeded in doing so. He was shots Jimmy agreed; but an­ purser makes out your special payoff company last week. They taken before the Coast Guard in nounced that the only shots he overtime voucher. Sign it, and had the SS Groute, SS Giles, SS NEW ORLEANS some foreign port for a triaL He wanted was Calverts and not te­ collect your money there and Marymar, SS Poindexter, SS Del All this week the agent and pa­ got away with a mere six months' tanus as he had never heard of the 1, and you will not have any Aires, SS Akon "Victory and the trolmen have been on the ball, suspension on his license. We are the stuff. The doctors advised me headaches later. SS Talisman. paying off and signing on ships all under the impression that this that they ran not compel anyone HARRY J. COLLINS. Agenl (Continued on Page, 7) ® \H m �Friday, May 11, 1945 THE Around The Ports SEAFARERS Page Saven LOG J BIJUJETIN cooperation from those that have (Continued from Page 6) the experience, and pass it on Calmar was follow-upper, with with a little patience, a great the SS Blue Ridge Victory, SS change and improvement can Ben Chew, SS J. A. Burtes, SS then be made for all hands. The J. Able, SS. Mangor, SS Daniel oldtimers know what I am'talk­ Willard and the SS John Merrick. ing about, for they have on many The extra meal beef on the SS voyages broken in' their own John Quitman of the Waterman cooks and bakers and taught the Steamship Company, has been messmen the right and wrong in settled at last. For no good rea­ their work. It still can be done, 6.35 .57 DeMarino, Joe 2.97 Cumba, C. son at all Waterman decided to and it would probably knock off Corkern, Sheldon E 23.82 15.05 deNeville, F .74 Cummings, Charles H pay 17% per meal instead of 35c, a lot of these extra beefs coming Cormier, Emile J 8.91 Cummings, F .02 Delvalle, T as per agreement. The beef was in, and save the patrolmen extra Corn, John (Corns, 37.37 23.68 Demmary, Arnold 4.43 Cummings, Ted : settled at the 35c rate and the work all around. Just remember, John W.) 6.09 2.31 DeMare, Eugene J 36.66 Cunningham, Charles W. men involved can scan the money you cannot improve and situation Cornelissen, Elfin, .54 5.13 Dendo,- A. 60.99 Cunningham, Chas. W due column for the amounts that by aggravation. Improvements Cornforth, William Denton, Edward F 52.15 Cunningham, Seaton G. .33 117.50 Correia, Manuel T are coming. come through cooperation and 26.60 1.16 DeOlivera, M. C 3.47 Curl, Harry, There were a number of new understanding. Cosentino, Aldo A Depew, Clyde A. .— 6.75 Curry, George, • .84 804.27 members in to ask if they could Costa, Enrico 6.67 18.50 DePiertro, Anthony 3.56 Curtis, Allen R take off their uniforms now that Those of you that take a ship, Cottle, Francis M. Jr 2.25 8.39 Derecky, A .40 Cuthbert, Richard G. . V-E day has jcome. They seemed and within three minutes after Cotton, Charles W 6.75 6.85 Deresky, A. E 41.57 Czarnecki, Sigmund J., surprised to find that it was nev­ having your assignment card Cottrell, John Dermond, Milton 1.42 16.08 er necessary for them to wear a handed you, turn it back are car­ Couchman, Henry D Dernott, J. W. S 18.00 13.11 uniform and the old spirit of be­ rying it a little to far. After all,- Couchman, Henry D 8.46 Desjardins, Raymond C. .84 15.56 Dada, Stanley E ing merchant seamen instead of why put in for the jobs, when Coulter, Sam H, you don't want it in the first Dafnis, Artstedes 11.88 Desmoulins, B. B 22.05 1.40 merchant marine is prevailing Coulton, W place? Do you wonder why we Coveleski, Thaddeus 23.94 deTreitas, F 23^85 1.98 Dahlguist, Erik V around the hall. 8.29 deVries, Peter 23.07 4.16 Dahlenborg, T. ' Voting for the amendments to dispatchers are going nuts? We Covy, Allen P .79 DeWailly, H. L 79 23.76 Daily, Philip J. Jr the donstitution and the addition­ are not shipping ten men a day— Cowan, Billie it runs into the hundreds, and Dake, C. M .53 Dewar, R. D 1.80 21,77 al' strike assessment is going Cowart, Emory B : 2.97 Dewey, W. F 36.00 1.44 Dam, Espur H Strong and the port of New York things like that just waste our Cowen, Norman time. So how about a little co­ Damguard, Dolmer E 16.63 Dey, Stanley D 12.00 4.50 should put out another all-time CCox, Robert M. M 6.43 Dial, David 5.94 1.19 Damare, Eugene J high record. This proves that the operation on that score? Don't Cox, Warren C 1.65 Diaz, A. G 1.42 627.65 Damos, F membership is interested in their throw in for a job, when you in­ Coxhead, Harvey 1.00 Diaz, Carlos M. 2.23 2.84 Damson, Chris welfare and in exercising their, tend to throw it back at us in Coy, Thurman W 15.77 Dick, Hugh 6.11, 5.64 Dana, Ira B rights as rank and file members the next few minutes; Play ball Coyle, David R .74 Dick, H. A 49 2.97 Daniels, Lonnis C to make the rules by which their like a sport, what say? . . . Coyne, James J Daniels, Thomas W.' 3.96 To members that do not know, Dickens, Woodrow 5.24 8.89 organization is governed. Craddock, Leonard E .10 Dickenson, K your mail clerk and baggage .01 2.90 Daniels, William H J. P. SHULER, Patrolman room are located on the fourth Cragie, A Daniels, William J. B 1.48 Dickenson, Woodward W. .74 6.66 Craig, Drew W 4 % iDanzey, C. A 17.12 floor. That is where you get your Craig, Wallace F. Dickey, Clarence G 1.40 2,81 Shipping's climbing high and mail, and letter for your ration Crandell, Caleb R 1.58 Dietrich, Edward H 13.04 19.22 Danzey, J. L we are getting short of all rated coupons. The fifth floor is the Cranford, Charles L. Jr. .02 Dillingham, Donald A 38.21 2.84 D'Archowlean, F men. Shipping is so good that major beef department in the Crawford, James M." 9.08 Dilliman, Albert J 8.95 1.78 Dare, Edward J some of the boys are sticking hands of brother Algina, so when Crawford, Leo L 26.60 Dinass, George S 8.11 3.73 Dasilva, Jose their noses up at some of the you call the operator, kindly tell Crawford, Rupert W 20.54 DiPopola, J 9.90 5.94 Davenport, Harry T. . , jobs, though three years ago these her what you want and she will Creel, Robert Ck Davidson, C 7.00 Disney, Edward E 2.84 .59 very jobs were considered damn connect you with the right party. Cressman, Walter 3.96 Dixon, C. C 4.31 34.50 Davies, James good ones. And that is not re­ And don't ask us over the phone, Crews, Allee W Davilla, Dominick 3.96 Dixon, F 2.00 1.00 lieving the pressure here in New "how's shipping?" There's only Croke, Thomas 9.20 Dixon, Geo. W. 9.58 4.98 Davis, Charles P York. We shipped over 1,000 one answer to that, shipping is Cronan, John J 5.46 Dixon, Ray M 1.40 2.64 Davis, Charles S. Jr members last week. At that rate, always good here in New York. Cronin, John J 1.32 Dixon, Stedtoe 2.92 5.69 Davis, E. R we are practically at the bottom Don't ask us what we have on Crosby, Stephen W. Davis, George F .79 Dobbins, David J 8.04 .35 for men. If any members are find­ the board. The hall is the place Cross, P 2.23 Dodd, Nevin Wilson 3.28 .70 Davis, Jas ing it hard to ship out in the to come to see what there is on Cross, Robert P Davis, James C 12.49 Dodds, P. J 33 3.71 outports, come to New York. V-E the board. I am sure the jobs Crosswhite, Louis 2.23 Dodson, R. W .33 6.40 Davis, Lowell Day has come and it is going to are there for all, so don't forget Crowley, Eugene, 85.77 Dolese, Sidney L" .74 6.34 Davis, Oscar Thomas take a lot of ships to bring our to take a job. St^ too long and Crowley, Wm. P 1.98 Domio, Roy 1.04 49.18 Davis, Rudolph boys back. The shipping is going the local board may get you be­ Cruz, Luis 2.88 Donahue, Jack 2.38 3.96 Davis, William J to be fast and furious, and the fore one of us dispatchers can. Osmereka, Michael L. Jr. 21.60 Donnelly, Elmer C 3.96 24.17 Davis, Wm quicker we man those ships, the So grab a tub and talk that lug Cuadra, Alfredo, .75 Doran, Thomas B. 11.74 28.81 Dawden, L. W <iuicker the boys will get back of a friend on with you. Shipping Cueria, Joseph C 20.38 Dorgan, Maron 2.13 92.71 Dawe, Roddy home. What say, boys? are we is damn good, but you can make Cullerton, James A. Dawson, Carl J 2.13 Dorr, William W. Jr 2.23 2.07 going to delay these ships or see it a lot better. 11.91 Dotson, William R .41 6.34 Dawson, Joseph E Ciileton, John J that they go out on time? Dawson, Joseph E 11.91 Doty, George .33 30.58 W. PAUL GONSORCHIK, Culeton, John, Day, Howard Elbert 3.23 I notice that there are quite a Douglas, Claude L 22.24 3.46 Dispatcher Culotta, Samuel E Day, Sidney C .33 few beefs coming in about the Dayse, Harold 13.46 stewards department. I have Deacon, Thomas I 15.34 often wondered if any one ever Dean, Homer J 12.92 thought about the great number Dean, Robert L 202.24 of new members that had never The following men can pick up SS FREDERICK L. DAU SS NATHANIEL MACON Dean, T. O .37 their belongings as listed below been to sea before and are now .'... 2.44 at the Seas Shipping Co., 39 Cortsailing these ships. And the fact The following men, paid off in Paid off in Seattle, Washington, Dease, Francis J April 13, 1945 Deaton, Jay Douglas , 5.94 landt St., New York, where they that in the stewards department Savannah, can collect at Calmar it takes a lot of experience to Steamship Co., 44 Whitehall St., 1213 extra meals served during Diblasi, Charles 20.62 are being held. the voyage shall be divided DeCamp, Carl E 22.93 handle that kind of work. It's an New York: D. Ashman, 1 sea bag; J. BigDecareaux, Ignaco ungodly and very much unap­ R. H. Pinckney, $2.52; T. Laak- among the following men: .91 ley, 1 suitcase; F. Durdeen, 1 zippreciated job, and believe it or kenow, $2.52; A. A. Valois, $2.52; Arnold Boyle, Chief Cook, 150 DeFazi, Richard 625.29 ber bag; P. Fembler, 1 suitcase hot, most of the stewards depart­ A. J. Desario, $14.31; J. Gajdire- hrs; Alfonso Saville, 2nd Cook, Defoe, Michalios 7.11 and 1 paper bag; W. Gibson, 1 18.75 sea bag and 1 mandolin; R. Galament men since the war are there wicz, $5.05; R. L. Louzow, $10.10; 137 hrs; Clevland Edmondson, Nt. DeGraffeureid, E because they had no choice in F. Seriano, $7.42; A. Gonzalez, Cook and Baker, 150 hrs; Ellis Dehler, Frederic, A. 4.28 zar, 1 paper box; H. C. Jates, 12.23 sea bag and I suitcase; W. Mcthe matter. So you start to have $2.52; H. W. Simmons, $32.44; F. Gaines, Galleyman, 50 hrs; Sam­ de Jeses, Gilbert difficulties with inexperienced A. Schuster, $39.36; C. E. West, uel Johnson, 50 hrs; Francisco deJesus, Jose 5.69 Gough, 1 sea bag; F. Murphy, 2 , 2.77 suitcases; S. A. Markowski, Pa­ men and instead of helping the $16.94; E. A. Hampson, $3.37; J. Vargas, 91 hrs; Robert Williams, deJesus, Pedro situation out, some of you start F. Morzenski, $5.89; H. E. Beers, 91 hrs; Raymond Rodrigues, 90 Delaney, Joseph 10.89 pers and 1 sea bag; J. Moran, 2 to belittle the men and use ob­ $14.42; T. D. Sanchez, $6.67; L. H. hrs; Anthony Gregory, 100 hrs. Dellinger, James M 1.98 packages, I suitcase and 1 bag; J. Delmonico, E. H. ...'. scene and impolite terms. And Johnson, $9.90; F. Miller, $10.10; Collect at Bull Line Office. 4.22 Prambie, 1 sea bag; H. Roberts, 1 . i> t SDelong, Wm. F then there's your problem—^argu­ P. Marabet, $11,05. 29.15 suitcase; Wm. Schweisgut, 1 SS DOROTHY t> t. ments and no cooperation, which bundle; Wm. Wright, 1 sea bag; SS FRANK STOCKTON N. Shadlock, Oiler, has 53 makes any voyage, regardless^ P. Sankas, 1 bag. SS SIDNEY LANIER how short it is, a hardship on all C. Yost, 32 hrs; E. Bielat, 8 hrs. hours coming for supper relief. i i hands. That sort of thing is not Collect at Calmar Steamship Collect at Bull Line Office^ in Burton Sassao, Wiper, 79 hours. Collect at Robin Line office in Company Office in New York. SS ELEAZAR WHEELOCK _ New York. •good unionism or good sportmanNew York. tS. ^ip.Experienced hands in the t- * tMembers of Stewards' Depart­ iSS JOHN GRIFFIN Steward department are a rarity, SS MADOWSKA VICTORY ment who have overtime coming and it takes plenty of time to The members of this ship have Fred Kelly, Oiler, 30 hrs; P. SS BLUE RIDGE VICTORY on extra meals, please contact the train good bakers and cooks, even money due for penalty cargo. Col- Simmons, Oiler, 30 hrs; J. Weiss, C. Swift, 6 hrs; A. Coleman, 2 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer at good stewards, 90 days will hard- lect at Bull Line Office in New Oiler, 30 hrs. Collect at Robin hrs; E. Farrell, 1 hr. Collect at the 6th floor of the New York ly ever do it, but with the right,York. Calmar Line Office in New York. office. Line Office in New York. Unclaimed Wages Mississippi Steamship Company MONEY DUE PERSONALS �Page Eight THE SEAEARERS LOG Friday, May 11, 1945 EManrsHipA UMON SHIP/ p»* OUR UNION has launched a drive to bring Isthmian, and all unorganized ships, under the SlU banner. This drive is of vital importance to YOU — for a strong SlU means jobs and conditions for all hands. Here is how you con do your port: Talk To Isthmian Crews! Tell fhem about SlU conditions, the rotary shipping. Show them our contracts and let them see for them­ selves how the SlU has the best wages and conditions in the industry. r Take Them To SlU Halls! Show them how a militant, rank and file union operates — how we settle beefs aboard the ships —- how SlU union democracy guarantees them full voice and vote once they are under the Seafarers Banner. Distribute SiU Literature! There will be placed on your ship envelopes containing union literature. It will be extremely effective^f it gets into the hands of the Isthmian men. Keep some of this literature with you at all times so that you can pass it out when you meet a man from an Isthmian ship. LET THE WATERFRONT KNOW WE'RE OUT TO MAKE THE ISTHMIAN SIU Seafarers international Union of North Amsrica • NEW YORK BOSTON : BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS : CHARLESTON SAVANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R. GALVESTON HOUSTON RICHMOND, Calif. 51 Beaver St. ; 330 Atlantic Ave. .14 North Gay St. 6 North 6th St. 25 Commercial PI. .. . 339 Chartres St. 68 Society St. . 220 East Bay St. 842 Zack St. ; 920 Main St. 7 St. Michael St. 45 Ponce de Leon 305/2 22nd St. 6605 Canal St. 257 5th St. POST-WAR JOBS WAGES AND CONDITIONS SAN FRANCISCO . ; 59 Clay St. SEATTLE : 86 Seneca St. PORTLAND ; 111 W. Burnside St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St, ASHTABULA . •. . 1036 W. Fifth St. HUFFALO 10 Exchange St. CHICAGO ... 24 W. Superior Ave. SO. CHICAGO 9137 So. Houston Ave. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. . 1038 Third St. DETROIT 531 W. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/11/1945 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/777c891e118eeb77af687917916e3bda.PDF 720d286eb8e9f32860f9aa326b119da8 PDF Text Text v;'v- • , " SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1SS5 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • I 4 y:n • SMPPING BOOMS; CALL OUT ' • ! RESERVE VESSELS - • [ m * 'i ••k . -"ij' i • I -Story On Page 3 Seafarers Eye Wash. On Key Shipping Bills -Story On Page 2 • .it'r SlU Offers 2-Yr Ship Movies For Inspection Men In PHS Law Near i ^ •- . .M "i 4I �SEAFARERS Tag* Tw* LOG May 11, 1951, Seafarers Eye Congress MTD Voice For Action On Ship Bills News Wins Men's May Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings In SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night "at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings Is as follows: May 16, May 31 and June 13. SIU Schoiar WASHINGTON—With Congress entering the home stretch, the SIU is keeping close watch on three bills of major importance to Seafarers and US maritime. These are the Pelly bill, requiring payment of US wages on any ships carrying Government cargo; the ^ Byrne bill to subsidize tramp The 5th weekly wice broad* ships and the Case-Anderson son (Va.), Thompson (La.), Miller cast put out by the Maritime Prize Archer bill to eliminate "50-50'* from (Cal.); Byrne (Pa.), Tumulty (NJ), Trades Department will go out agricultural surplus sales. Ashley (Ohio), Allan (Cal.), Shee this Sunday to hundreds of MTD The Felly bill, introduced by han (lU.), Van Pelt (Wis.), Ray ships and scores of SIU A&G ves­ Rep. Thomas M. Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) (NY), Maniard (Cal.) and Pelly. sels in waters covered by the trans-, is now under-study by a House mission. The voice broadcasts be­ Tramp Stibsldy-Proposal Merchant Marine subcommittee. It gan Sunday April 15 as the first di­ No action has been takeii yet on rect short-wave voice transmission would compel foreign operators, principally low-wage runaway-flag the Byrne bill, introduced just two to US seamen. They are supple- : shipowners, to pay American weeks ago. This bill would pro­ mented by the weekly aroundwages in order to be eligible for vide voyage operating subsidies to the-wbrld Morse Code broad­ any Government-financed or Gov­ US tramp ship operators when casts at 2:15 and 10:15 PM East­ ernment-owned. cargoes. The bill they are in direct competition with ern Standard Time, on Sundays. is based on the Davis-Bacon pro­ private tramps. The objectrls.tp Early response from ships has vision under which Congress re­ build a permanent US tramp fleet welcomed the new service. The quires contractors working on US- which would be adequate for US broadcasts are coAing through financed construction jobs to pay needs and modern enough to meet clearly and one crew noted the foreign competition. Tramp opera­ prevailing wage rates... The subcommittee now studying tors have been seeking subsidies For complete schedule of the bill consists of House Mer­ for a number of years. MTD direct voice broadcasts Hearings have been completed chant Marine Committee chairman as well as schedule of wireless Herbert Bonner and Reps. Robe- on the Case-Anderson bill by the Morsecasts, see page 15. Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, but no re­ news content of your broadcast port has been written as yet. The was excellent and highly informa­ Case-Anderson bill would elimin­ tive . . . we sincerely hope that ate "50-50" requirements from these broadcasts will continue." The recent freight clarifica­ sales of US farm surplus. The MTD's world-wide news tions printed in the April 13 A similar move was overwhelm­ programs are designed to keep SEAFARERS LOG contained a ingly rejected in a previous Sen­ seamen all over the world up-tosection which, was included in ate vote and there is little likeli­ date on the latest developments in SIU scholarship winner Robert Goodwin, son of Sea­ error. That is under Aa-ticle III, hood of the Case-Anderson bill their unions, as well as on shipfarer Eugene Goodwin, displays buck he brought down Deck Department. Section 7. winning approval either in com­ iping conditions and news of gen­ during archery season. Goodwin Is dental student at "Men Standing Sea Watches" mittee or on'the floor of the Sen­ eral maritime interest. University or Oregon. (See SIU scholarship report, page should be crossed out in the ate. The-current upturn in ship­ They fill a long-felt need for sea­ 81. clarifications. ping with scarcity of cargo space men who are unable to keep in has tended to make the Case-An­ touch otherwise with the day-to­ derson move an academic one at day events in the industry and the present. decisions of the union's member­ All threC of these maritime ship at shoreside meetings. items have to contend with a grow­ At present the voice, broadcasts ing election year atmosphere in are transmitted on three frequen­ Congress and the^comparative late­ cies to ships in the Caribbean, ness of the session. Since presiden­ Gulf of Mexico, North and South tial nominating conventions are Atlantic, North European and WASHINGTON—Proof that "50-50" is a direct subsidy to scheduled for this summer, any Mediterranean waters. They also not considered of top go to ships lir Pacific waters on US shipping and not discrimination against other flags was legislation election year importance is like­ the west coasts of Mexico and seen by Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.) in a recent ly to get pushed aside. * South America. Correction On Clarifications ITFWIns Commerce Dep't Back Wages Upholds '50-50' On Runaway Department of Cbmmerce re--^ A . runaway-flag operator port on aid to US shipping. encouraging new ship construction who had refused to pay crew- The report cited by Magnu­ by operators who have been woi> members four months wages son is the result of a study made ried up until now by prospects of changed his tune after action hy the International Transporworkers Federation. The operator of the Liberian-flag Transmar, an ex-Brit­ ish tanker, agreed to pay off all members of the Greek crew here who wanted to pay off in New York and provide repatriation for those who wanted to return to Greece. Collected $14,000 'The ITF took action to collect $13,000 to $14,000 in back pay due after tlie crew complained they had not been able to collect a cent except for some small allotments to their families, and a small draw they got in January. When they got back to New York after.run­ ning between Aruba and the Ca-ibbean Islands, the company at­ tempted to send the whole crew back to Greece with the object of paying them off there in depreci­ ated currency. Wanted New York Payoff Since the men had signed on here for dollar wages, they wanted to get paid off in New York and collect in American dollars. Most of them wanted to continue to ship out of New York if they got off, rather than return to Greece where shipping prospects are dimmer. US law permits payment of full wages here to foreign crewmen who sign on in New York, provided they are permitted to go ashore by Immigration to get another ship. As a result of the ITF action, the company has agreed to let the men stay here on port articles un­ til they can ^ find other jobs. by the Department at the request a cut-off in US Government aid. of President Eisenhower. Magnu­ son quoted the report as saying that "50-50" represented a direct subsidy to shipping and conse­ quently carries out the Intent of tfie 1936 Merchant Marine Act. Opponents of "50-50" have long argued that a direct operating cash subsidy to shipping should be of­ fered instead of cargo subsidies, 'claiming that "50-50" was discrimi­ natory and injured US sales over­ seas. The Commerce Department Union shop stewards rate higher findings then, Magnuson indicated, than company foremen on achieve­ knocked the props out from under ment tests, and what's more, they the opposition. have the confidence of the workers. Keeps US Ships Operating That's the conclusion drawn by a Furthermore, Magnuson added, management engineering firm af­ the report bears out his claim that ter a survey made among more "50-50" is the best possible way to than 200 foremen and union stew­ keep American shipping operating ards in 35 companies. John A. Fatten, head of the firm, in foreign trade. . He pointed out that "The De­ told an ' industry conference that partment found that our '50-50' union stewards rated 70 on vocabu­ law does not discriminate against lary to only 40 for company fore­ foreign shipping. In fact it gives men. They outscored the foremen foreign vessels 50 percent of all 60 to 55 on mathematical skills and government - generated cargoes easily outpaced them 70 to 35 on which is more than foreign nations tests of practical judgement. Workers Back Stewards allot to American shipping. Aside from being able to out"The chief complainants against think the foremen, the union stew­ the law have been foreign govern­ ards can count' on the backing of ments which are using that attack the great majority of wage earners. . .. in hope of getting more of our The survey found that the workers cargoes for their own ships . . . believed the stewards had their in­ even with (the law) American ships terests at heart far more than the carry only about 25 percent of our- foremen. foreign shipments. It seems ridicu­ The -survey concludes that man­ lous that foreign nations still want agement, has a long way to go to to take that small amount of our convince workers, that the company own business away from us." and . its supervisors have as much The Senator said the report copfidence iii him as the union should have beneficial - effects-in st^wtut^*-;? . Maritime Day Poster Union Men Ontthink Boss: Test — :• . 1 • t, -0 ! h-iu-'.r j i?-y Photograph of poster honoring the US merchant marine and Maritime Day, May 22, which will be displayed on all post office trucks this week. Maritime Day commemorates the first successful transatlantic steam voyage by the SS Savannab in 1819^; ; - V:,- �May li; 1956 SEAFARERS ibc Seafarers Man First Ship In New Service rag* ThTt»' US Enjoying Spring Boom In Shipping Seafarers will start manning three reserve fleet Vic­ tory ships shortly in the middle of a moderate shipping boom which has been a pleasant but unexpected sur­ prise to the US merchant marine. Were it not for the availability of reserve fleet ships indications are that both the Government and"^ anywhere. Between July private industry would be 1,business 1952, and December 31, 1955, extremely hard-pressed to 298 ships representing better than find shipping spaqe for car­ goes. The three Victorys broken out thus far are the High Point Victory, Bull Line; Lynfield Victory, Waterman, two million tons were transferred to the runaway flags with US ap­ proval. Approximately 11,000 to 12,000 US jobs went with tha transfers. Russia Enters Market For example, the Soviet Union's new economic aid policy and ac­ tive purchases of grain abroad ara putting a strain on world shipping. One US official said that Russian participation in world trade has had the effect of raising grain hauling prices $5 a ton in the last three months. The official, Herbert K. Hyde of the General Services Administra­ tion, said that the Russians ara bidding for ships at any rate and has succeeded in diverting 106 for­ eign-flag vessels to her trade. The result is that the US is having difficulty in obtaining shipping to haul strategic materials for this country's defense needs. and the MacAlester Victory, Robin Line. These ships are being as­ signed to the Military Sea Trans­ portation Service either to run in Operation Blue Jay to northern de­ fense bases, or replace other MSTS ships diverted for the northern Supply line. All told, 113 ships will be used on this run. However the Blue Jay run is only one factor in the spring ship­ ping boom which finds all private­ ly owned ships, both freighters and tankers, working, and pros­ pects of considerable breakouts of reserve ships for normal commer­ cial operations. There are several other con­ tributing factors. One of them is the heavy off-season demand for oil which has kept all tankers in service at a time they are normal­ ly laying up. Coal Shipments Heavy Coal shipments are also far in excesf of normql prompted by an extremely bad winter in Europe and an economic boom, both of which depleted European coal sup­ plies. Heavy grain shipments have been stimulated by unfavorable First tanker-frailership, the SlU-manned Ideal-X, is shown loading at Pan Atlantic's Port New­ spring planting conditions in Rus­ ark terminal for start of new sea-land service. Giant crane (hook showing at right) lifts sia and elsewhere. A new-benefit for hospital­ To top it all off, the US is ener­ ized Seafarers is in the offing trailer vans off chassis on to spar deck of tankers where they are lockecTinto place. (For getically selling US farm surplus as the Seafarers Welfare Plan complete picture feature story, see next issue of SEAFARERS LOG). to the tune of $1.5 billion this year, is making arrangements to show and the North Atlantic Treaty Or­ movies in the Public Health Serv­ ganization (NATO) is studying a ice hospitals. The movies will be proposal to create a US-surplus available in PHS hospitals on the food stockpile. Emergency food re­ Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts lief organizations are also getting as well as the marine wards of the further US Government aid. Philadelphia and Tampa city hos­ The present cargo picture of a pitals. scarcity of available ship space First Run Shows points up the need for a permanent WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine Committee has approved a Coast Guard tramp fleet of sufficient size, one The new benefit, proposed by sponsored bill which will cut ship inspections in half. The bill has already been voted by capable of handling fluctuations in the Union and accepted by the the Senate and wilLmost likely pass the House. Ship operators 'have joined the Coast cargo demands. Such a fleet un­ Welfare Plan trustees, calls for an der the US flag is obtainable only average of two movie showings per Guard in supporting the cut-*-— month of first-run productions. shipowners to skimp on mainte­ in inspections. of Life at Sea of 1948 as further through a program,of Government Since the movies will be shown in nance of safety gear. Even with subsidy aid. The SIU has vigorously op­ justification for the inspection Public Health Service hospitals, annual inspections, the Union Cargo Rates Up posed the cut in ship inspections cuts. The Convention applies mini­ members of all maritime unions from the present yearly system, pointed out, vessels often turn up mum safety standards to all mari­ The lack of an adequate tramp arguing that it will encourage the with major shortcomings. It cited time nations and calls for biennial fleet has sent cargo rates soaring. and other PHS patients will bene­ the loss of the Southern Isles, inspections. However, US practice Ships that were transferred to run­ fit from the entertainment pro­ Southern Districts and Mormac- has always been, up until now, to away flags were supposed to be gram. SIU Projectors kite as evidence that if anything, May 11. 1956 Vol. XVIII. No. 10 more rigid safety inspections were impose more rigid standards than "available" for US needs, but the Previously the SIU had pre­ the bare minimums established for world shipping market is such that PATH HALL, secretary-treasurer all nations. these ex-US ships can profitably do sented movie projectors to several HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENIBON, needed. Testimony in the Southern Dis­ PHS hospitals. Hospital adminis­ Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, tricts case Indicated that some of trators have hailed the beneficial Staff Writers; BILL MOODV, Gulf Area the inspections had been loosely effects of movie shows for con­ Representative. conducted without adequate check valescing patients who have time Final Dispatch ........ Page 7 on the seaworthiness of the ship. on their hands, but the hospitals Hospitalized Men Page 12 Claim 'Unnecessary' Work Inquiring Seafarer Page 5 VANCOUVER, British Columbia—A new Maritime have been handicapped by inability In reporting out the bill favor­ Trades Department port council has been established here to obtain up-to-date and popular Letters r....Page 12 Meet the Seafarers^...... .Page 11 ably, Rep. Edward J. Robeson under the sponsorship of the SIU Canadian District and the movie items. Hospitals in which the new pro­ Recent Arrivals .........Page 15 (Dem.-Va.), claimed that annual Vancouver Joint Council of-* gram will be set up are: Boston; Shipping Figures . Page 4 inspection "hampered the activities Teamsters, as the first such Port Arthur and Thorold, all Cana­ Manhattan Beach and Staten Island, of the Inspection Division of the Coast Guard by needlessly engag­ council north of the border. dian Lake ports, and in Montreal. New York; marine ward. Jefferson Formation of the Vancouver Coun­ The Maritime Trades port coun­ Memorial Hospital. Philadelphia; Published biweekly at ttie headquarters ing its personnel in inspections of the Seafarers International Union, At­ considered routine and unneces­ cil is expected to touch off similar cils work on local matters of im­ Baltimore: Norfolk; Savannah; lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth sary. . . groups in other Canadian ports. portance to member seafaring and marine ward in Tampa Municipal Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NV. Tel HVaclnth *-6600. Enter ' ed as second class matter At present, other MTD groups, shoreside unions as the MTD does Hospital; New Orleans; Galveston; .t th. Port Offlc. in Brooklyn, NY, under f tho Act of Aug. 24, 1*12. International Convention on Safety are being formed in Fort Williams, on a national scale. 'San Francisco and Seattle. SIU Offers Movies For Men in PHS See Congress Approving Cut In Ship Inspections SEAFARERS LOG Vancouver MTD Formed •31 If 1 �1%^. -• Vase Fonr WhatWill The St Lawrence Seaway Mean To Seafarers? SEAFARERS ; \ ; - ' ' LOG Mir 11. 19St 'N.»rr~'„ Two years from now, according to present schedules, the St. Lawrence Seaway is supposed to be open to navigation by deep sea ships drawing 25 to 26 feet. The Seaway, which was bitterly opposed by US Atlantic ports and shipping in­ terests, is bound to take some business away from current East and Gulf operations—justhow much remains to be seen. land's capacity. The Maritime Administration For practical purposes, ships leems anxious to get US ship­ with a 25-foot draft are desirable. owners interested in the Seaway No present American flag ships are run, now serviced exclusively by suited to this trade. ihallow draft foi-eign ships capable of drawing 12 feet or less. US 2) Whaf kind of cargo and ibipowners are at present reluc­ how much? tant to embark on the service for Estimates of traffic potential I variety of reasons. However, range from 10 chances are in the long run they tons a year. million to 83 million will get into the trade after a pe­ Consultant professor, John L. riod of "wait and see" on how the Hazard, Univ. of Texas, estimates trade turns out. There is no question but that 38.5 million tons in 1959, 52 mil­ foreign-flag operators will com­ lion by 1965. Low figure is more pletely dominate the Seaway trade than Panama Canal's best. Pack­ Typical of the shallow-draft foreign flag ships now operating on the Great Lakes is this small It its inception and perhaps for age cargo estimates are; Under 2 million tons, 1959; 6 miilion tons Swedish-American Line vessel shown in Detroit. An estimated 400 foreign ships will be years to come. They have the by 1965. •on the Lakes this This operator alone is building 16 ships for the Lakes. ihips of proper size, and they are Maritime Administration esti­ well established in the Lakes-tomates are pretty close to these Business survey concluded cargo Europe service. shipping companies reluctant for entering trade charters on N3 shipi figures. would be in following order: Iron several reasons: US operators will start from so they can enter trade immediate­ Cargo will consist in main of ore, grain and petroleum; coal, •cratch on both scores. bulk items with iron ore and grain wood pulp, ores, general cargo. Al­ .a) Shallow draft foreign ships ly before Seaway is cdmpleted. have monopolizect and developed Will give eight or nine N3 ships to In view of the potential effect accounting for two-thirds of ton­ ready in 1953 4.2 million tons of Lakes to Europe route. US com­ meet minimum sailing require­ of the Seaway on US shipping and nage; oil, lumber, coal most of re­ on the jobs of Seafarers, the SEA­ mainder. Also a brisk traffic is grain moved via St. Lawrence, pany would have to enter trade as ments of four or five sailings a FARERS LOG has surveyed cur­ expected in automobiles, finished more than the grain tonnage of newcomer and build from scratch. month. After opening of Seaway, Baltimore and New Orleans to­ b) Seaway can only operate 11 to 16 sailings with 18 knot rent information on the subject. steel products, farm machinery. gether. "Inroads upon export eight months a" year. Ships would freighters, 18 to 26 ships. Sail­ The following is a summary ef its A good deal of bulk trade will grain traffic now enjoyed by Bal­ have to lay up four months. Can ings would be to UK and North findings; be internal rather than trans-At­ timore, Albany, Philadelphia, Nor­ lantic; for instance, ore from Seven folk, New York are likely to be only accept ships of 25-foot draft. Europe as well as Baltic-ScandiNew, smaller ships would have "'to jiavia area.. i) Status of job Isles, Quebec, which now goes^ex- especially severe." be built by US companies. Would clusively to steel mills on US Nr3 ships are 2,700 tons dead­ Work now going on to dig the Port reactions; Norfolk and Al­ not care to make heavy investment Seaway and build locks. US Con­ Ea.st Coast ports, will be shipped bany building new elevators; New in smaller ships when trend for weight, 11 knot speed and draw>18 gress has also authorized deepen­ ipland to Middle West steel mills York making massive pier develop­ ocean service is to larger vessels. feet, but will have to go light and ing. of Detroit, St. Clair and St. when Minnesota ores are ex­ ment program; New Orleans work­ Smaller ships mean same operating carry only 1,000 tons of cargo to Mary's rivers. Many major ports hausted. This will be a good por­ ing on tidewater channel; NY dig overhead, and are uneconomical. make present 14-foot locks (run on Lakes still have to be deepened tion of overall traffic. ging out tanker channels.. Foreigners have many such ships with 12 foot draft). to 27 feet or more. Welland Canal and are equipped to go in with MA claims that; US operators must be improved to carry more 3) What effect on preseijt ,4) What effect oij deep, sea fast, modern carriers. can utilize Seaway ships in winter deep sea ports? traffic, could be major bottleneck. *c) Smallest of MA prototype months by, al annual inspections, shipping? Chicago, Milwaukee deepening Most effects will be on bulk US-flag tramps may suffer loss ships are too big and with too b) final voyages outside lakes to harbors, other ports not so active. cargo ports like Albany, Norfolk, as they depend on bulk cargoes. much power plant for narrow overseas areas, c) loading at ocean Thousand Islands section: US re­ Baltimore in the grain trade; also Liner operations also concerned, channel operation. For example, ports for voyage into lakes at start moving scattered shoals to get 27 New York, New Orleans. MA wants companies subsidized on new season, d) layup remainder of although less affected. foot depth, width 450 to 700 feet. Port Authority, New York, orig­ this route to use 18-knot freighters time except for trip charters. Rapids section near Massena: US inally estimated loss would be six 5) What reaction of SlU on run. Ship operators consider MA says its prototype ships and and Canada building canals and to seven million tons of grain and this ridiculous speed for this kind some C-type ships could be used shipping companies? locks 27 foot minimum, 440 feet general cargo yearly, about 3V^ Universally uninterested in Sea­ of run where they are operating in in seaway, claims 80 percent of wide. Canada will dredge 27 foot million from New York alone. Big way at present. Example, Alcoa narrow channels. ships entering US Atlantic ports minimum through Lake St. Fran­ grain ports are in. order of im­ has run into Halifax and parent d) Shipowners have good deal of draw less than 25 feet "indicating cis and will build new canal from portance; Baltimore, New Orleans, company operates aluminum plant inertia about Seaway. If someone Lake St. Frances to Lake St. Louis. Galveston, Houston, Albany, Phila­ in Massena" NY, on St. Lawrence, else goes in and makes a go of it, that high percentage of ships that Another part of the job is a new delphia, Norfolk. New .Orleans es­ but Alcoa has "no plans at pres­ then they will clamor for help operate on l^akes will be able to channel outside Montreal. There timated its loss as six million tons ent" to participate in Seaway from Government. But they are transit Seaway." MA did not in­ dicate what percentage, of ships will be seven locks in all on rivef when Calumet River is deepened, trade. Other companies consider unwilling to be the pioneers. drawing less than 25 feet are for­ plus additional locks on canals and providing direct Mississippi-to- it entirely too remote to consider e) Tramp ship operators would eign flag vessels.. rivers between the Lakes. Chicago-to-Europe trade via the right now. probably go for Seaway trade if. Other dredging jobs on rivers Seaway. _ they can get tramp subsidies. Their And that's the picture of the St. between Great Lakes will provide Later estimates have been 6) Reaction of other corn- first concern is subsidies to keep Lawrence Seaway at present. A 25V^ feet during navigation sea­ watered down considerably, but alive. Their present Libertys use­ mighty industrial waterway is ponies (non-SIU)? son. Welland Canal can handle there will be some loss of bulk Maritime Administration of­ less on Seaway. aborning, but a look into the crys­ 3(1 foot depth at sills but its traf­ cargo. Baltimore estimates that fered subsidy on seaway route. fic capacity is believed to be lim- maximum loss will be ten percent Only one company, Isbrandtsen, 7) Maritime Administration tal ball shows little need for Sea­ farers to be concerned over any ited. to about 27 million tons a on bulk cargo during shipping applied. Other subsidized, com­ outlook wholesale loss of ships and jobs. year. The Seaway Authority is season. panies being prodded by MA to apEssential route; US must par­ The deep-sea ports are a long way far more optimistic about Wei-, Indiana University School of ply but appear most reluctant. -US ticipate. MA will give company from becoming ghost cities. �SEAFARERS Mar 11. 1»M pueitioni In wur eyes, what has been the biggest "single aeiomplishment of the SIU7 I Asked of veteran Seafarers.) F. H. Murray, FOW: I've been lohn Kulaa, FOWi I'd say there •re two: the biggest gains have .sailing SIU for 12 years and every­ thing that has been the tremen­ happened has dous Increase in been progress, wages aud the particularly our W e 1 £a r e Plan rotary shipping with all the bene­ " system giving fits that didn't seniority to the exist when I first pldtimers in the began sailing. ITnion. The Vaca­ When I started tion Plan is an­ with the SIU in other one of the 1943, nobody had any idea such gains would be won. best developments. t- i. t- Juan Soto, bosun: Our organiz­ ing gains which have meant more Job opportunities for all Seafarers. All the steam­ ship companies we signed up have made us far Stronger than we were when I Joined the Union In 1941, so that we c o u i d win other gains. S- . John G'Rourke, ch. elect: Tcan't point out any one thing. All the ^ains we have made since 1946 have been out­ standing; the Welfare Plan in its entirety, the new halls and the improved condi­ tions on the ships are some of the most important since I came into the Union ten years ago. Pare Ilee LOG SIU Hits CC Desertion' Beef; Skipper Nixed Pact BOSTON—Called up by the Coast Guard on a trumped-up "desertion" charge brought on when a skipper failed -to live up to the SIU freight agreement, a Seafarer formerly on the Algonkin (Algonkin) is still ip the dark regarding his future ability to earn his livelihood 4 as a seaman. A "desertion" rap has been pital to see the doctor and have No verdict has been handed down by J;he hearing board. pinned on the SIU man, a x-rays taken. At the same time, yetUnder the general working rules messman, because he was never paid off or signed off the ship's articles, although he gave the old man the required 24-hour notice before' the ship sailed. The out­ come of a May 1 Coast Guard hear­ ing on the case is still not known. The SIU is supporting the Sea­ farer fully in the beef. - t Port Agent James Sheehan said Ernie Such, AB: I believe the Vacation Plan is outstanding. You this was "a case of a man who was sick, went into the hospital and can always coiint took care of everything necessary on some extra to keep his record clear winding cash Just when up behind the eight-ball for no you need it for reason at all. Some of these skip­ emergencies. Of pers will never learn." course there are many other Taken 111 things you could The complex tangle first devel­ pick out but I oped when the messman became think the Vaca­ ill on a Sunday, reported to the tion Plan is the Brighton marine hospital on Monbest gain since I went to sea in 1944. dajT morning and then came to the SIU hall here at noon "with a t t paper bag full of medicine." E. C. Shaeffer; MM: The hospital Sheehan said the Seafarer didn't benefits jmd other Welfare Plan features are the think it advisable to make a North outstanding gains Atlantic trip to Europe when he since I began felt so sick, and was advised to go with the SIU iff back to the ship and have the 1942. W h a f s ship's delegate notify the captain. good about our It developed that he did this but Welfare Plan is the captain did not want to talk to that we can look him. The following day (Tuesday) the forward to more gains in the fu­ messman had to return to the hosture. Vacation pay is another good thing for sea­ men. the skipper called Sheehan and said that if 4he man was sick, it would be just as well if he got off thejship. He ordered another mess­ man at that time, stating that he wQuld. sign the man who; was ill off the articles and sign on the netv man. Captain Failed To Act The next day, after the ship sailed, Sheehan found out that the captain had not signed off the messman although a new one had been dispatched to the job. Three weeks later, the Seafarer was subpoenaed to .the Coast Guard hearing for "deserting" his ship. specified in the SIU contract, a Seafarer can pay off a ship in any US port "upon 24 hours' notice to the master, prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel . In other action in the port, shiP' ping has remained quiet, Sheehan said, with the outlook still uncer­ tain. Both the Maxtoh (Pan Atlan­ tic) and the Arthur M. fluddell (Bull) paid off and signed on, while the Steel Navigator, Steel Rover (Isthmian); Government Camp, Cantigny (Cities Service) and Robin Goodfellow (Seas Shipping) were in transit. Views Of Docks In Iran CG To Rule AFL-CIO Council Backs Small Ships Meany's Stand On ILA WASHINGTON—A special meeting of the AFL-CIO ex­ ecutive council voted to endorse President George Meany's stand against the so-called "mutual assistance pact" between the International Brbtherjust $53,000 in total assets at the hood of Teamsters and the ex- time it was to have extended the p e 11 e d International Long­ loan to ILA. shoreman's Association. Three days prior to the meeting, the pact itself was dissolved by the two organiza­ tions, avoiding possible disciplinary action by AFL-CIO against the Teamsters. Although the dissolution of the pact has taken place, the AFL-CIO governing body voted to study the principle involved in any federation affiliate doing business with organi­ zations expelled from the federa­ tion. The matter will be discussed further at the next council meeting in June. The "mutual assistance pact" had been drawn up between the Cen­ tral Conference of Teamsters and the ILA supposedly to provide for Joint organizing operations. Asn)ne pai't of the pact, the Central Con­ ference was supposed to extend a $400,000 loan to the ILA, to help it combat organizing efforts in New York harbor byjthe International Brotherhood of" Longshoremen, AFL-CIO. The IBL drive has the support of the Maritime Trades De­ partment, of which the SIU is a •member. . The IBL protested the pact and demanded AFL-CIO action, as a re­ sult of which the projected loan was stopped on Meany's initiative and the Washington meeting called to" take further action. Subsequently, . it, was revealed that the Central Conference had Meanwhile, the ILA showed signs of disintegration in New York un­ der steady pressure from the IBL. A long-simmering disagreement be­ tween Anthony "Tough Tony" Anastasia, Brooklyn ILA boss, and ILA headquarters again erupted oveif Anastasia's success in absorbing ad­ ditional groups of longshoremen on the Brooklyn waterfront. It was expected though, thaf Anastasia and ILA headquarters would tem­ porarily patch up their differences in the face of the IBL drive, with Anastasia winning additional power within the ILA in the process. WASHINGTON—The Senate has completed action on a bill to give the Coast Guard control of small passenger-carrying vessels. It pro­ vides for Coast Guard inspection of all vessels which carry more than six passengers for hire, irre­ spective of the vessel's tonnage. The bill had previously passed the House and is expected to get Pres­ idential approval. Small Vessel Disasters The inspection bill is an out­ growth of several marine disasters in recent years involving party fishing boats and excursion craft. It was promoted principally by the sinking of the sailing vessel Levin J. Marvel in Chesapeake Bay last August with the loss of 14 lives. Up until now, boats below cer­ tain tonnage levels were required to conform to the bai-e minimum safety standards. These were ves­ sels of 15 gross tons or less, or sailing ships of 700 gross tons or less. They have not had to get certificates of seaworthiness. Photo taken from deck of Steel Worker at Bander Shapur, Iran, shows docks built by Americans for supply-line to Rus­ sia during World War II. Cargo is unloaded on cars pulled by Diesel "donkey engines" using tracks out to berthing spaces. Beneficiary Cards Lacking... As an aftermath of the loss of the Salem Maritime, trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have called on all Seafarers to make sure that they have an up-to-date beneficiary card on file. In ex­ amining the records, the trustees found that fully half of the men who lost their lives on the ship did QOt ha^e a card in the files of the Welfare Plan. In at least one instance, the card was not up to date, inasmuch as the Seafarer had since acquired a wife and family. All Seafarers are urged to make sure they have a card on file designating their beneficiary, so as to protect their families in the event of an unforeseen accident. . The Welfare Plan has already completed death benefits pay­ ments'to most of the Salem.•?'faritira« victhm^^ne3^;o£-kin, i - g:* Persian longshoreman aid two fellow dockers, one dead and one dying, after they were pulled out of No. 3 hold on Steel Worker. Men were fighting on edge of hatch and fell into .'bdtto'm of hold.'. Both photos by Seafarer Merwyn "Doc" �Page Stat SEAFARERS NY Job Chances Hold Up^ Future Looks Promising LOG ^ar 11, April 18 Through May 1 Registered Port Deck A NEW YORK—Shipping is continuing at a good pace here, Boston although it declined slightly over the previous period. In addition, shoreside diversions are providing so powerful a draw that there were a cou-"^ ting a good number of standby and Savannah pie of times in the past two relief jobs that a guy can make weeks when the dispatchers a few bucks on to tide him over Tampa .. 9 82 27 47 18 7 6 14 • 45 7 21 8 20 12 were hard-pressed to find men for while he's waiting to ship. Along New Orleans •hips that were sailing right away. with a good library and plenty of Lake Charles From all appearances the fore­ recreational facilities, this makes Wilmington New York a good place to be at cast is for steady good shipping in this time," he commented. this area, said Assistant Secretary"For those who are interested, Treasurer Claude Simmons, so the the horses are off and running at welcome mat is out for those Sea­ Jamaica and the ball parks are all farers in other ports where job open also," Simmons pointed out. activity is slow. Ships calling here have been ar­ Cold Weather Gone riving in good, clean shape, thanks Port "You don't have to worry about to good work by both crews and Boston cold weather anymore as it is delegates. Port officials paid off New York springtime in old New York and a total of 23 ships, signed 6 on Philadelphia the weather is fine," Simmons foreign articles and serviced' 13 Baltimore Norfolk added. "We have also been get­ more ships in transit. Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 323 3 21 5 • 23 17 4 • Deck A 1 3 20 8 14 3 12 8 Eng. A 3 55 19 25 17 2 4 10 35 a 10 1 18 6 Deck B Eng. 142 213 Eng. B Stew. A 0 22 2 24 16 5 1 5 21 7 67 14 29 3 2 5 18 33 8 9 5 18 17 7 11 16 Eng. Stew. A 147 235 Shipped Deck A Pennmar Deck Gang Keeps Busy Tot^ Deck B Deck B 7 58 20 38 2 3 6 19 63 9 18 11 11 4 1 21 , 4 33 5 2 1 9 22 9 15 2 20 2 Deck Dtfck 269^ 146° Deck C Eng. Ak Eng. En^. B stew. A Stew. B 0 18 3 16 10 0 2 4 22 4 « 1 9 8 Stew. B -• 103 .Total • 19 204, 60 101 38 11 15 42 113 23 40 14 56 35 0 11 8 14 8 2 0 0 3 0 3 2 10 0 Total B 771 12 142 43 99 8 9 10 50 163 19 37 19 31 11 stew. Total C A 61 3 61 10 63 43 9 4 12 63 19 30 11 32 32 Total - A Stew. Stew. Total B C A 0 3 0 1 2 0 14 48 10 28 36 12 5 10 5 13 4 9 19 27 37 13 34 22 5 4 0 6 2 4 0 ,3 4 0 . 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 18 11 0 13 9 57 11 20 6 43 21 0 6 13 1 4 5 2 e 20 8 13 5 0 3 2 05 3 5 10 18 13 10 5 0 5 6 0 2 4 Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. C A B 61 202 172 56 182 103 Total B 653 392 Total B 1 61 18 92 15 8 5 29 63 27 40 7 43 12 T^tal 421 Totkl Bee. 22 265 70 164 81 ~ 20 19 54 176 42 70 25 88 67 Total Reg.* 1163. Total Total Ship. C 1 35 17 46 13 2 0 0 20 1 13 28 ' 0 14 238 78 237 36 19 15 79 246 47 90 28 102 23 Total Total Ship. C 178 1252 shipping th^ period reached a new high for the year, as a total of 1,252 men were dis­ patched to jobs. The figure was also the highest since mid-December at the peak of the Christmas rush. 4— ^ Seven ports shared in the registration, 1,163, lagged behind more, Mobile, New Orleans, Hous­ job prosperity, two remained shipping once again. ton, Wilmington and San Fran­ the same and five others de­ The ports showing shipping in­ cisco, with Baltimore and New Or- clined in varying degrees. Total creases were Philadelphia, Balti- leans the most notable a.-iong the lot. Shipping for the Crescent City was better than in New York, and Baltimore was even with it. Houston recovered from a slump, while Mobile and San Francisco were very active. Black Gang Busy Shipping and registration re­ mained just about even in the deck QlilNCY, Mass.—The US is desperately short of tankers and steward departments, but were and would face a serious oil crisis in any emergency, Vice- far apart in the engine department, where replacements are generally Admiral E. L. Cochrane, former Maritime Administrator, toughest to land. warned here. Speaking at-^ In terms of seniority shipping, keel-laying ceremonies for a fighters and bombers consume class B jobs again ran ahead of re­ new 46,000-ton US fiag tanker, enormous supplies of fuel com­ gistration in that seniority group, Cochrane declared that "The tank­ pared to the propeller-driven and accounted for over a third of ers of the free world are barely planes of the last war. The exist­ all the shipping in the district. Its adequate for peacetime needs to­ ing US tanker fleet would be 34 percent of the total shipping day. We can just about carry what barely adequate to supply military was the highest ever reached by needs alone, leaving domestic class B since the start of the we need on a day to day basis." He pointed out that in the Ko­ operations crippled for lack of seniority system a little over one year ago. , rean War the US used every fuel. tanker it had. "We had no naval _The situation is worsened by the At the same time, class A ship­ opposition, didn't lose a single fact that the US is becoming more ping was just over half the total, tanker from enemy action and still dependent every day on foreign oil 52 percent, for an all-time low. barely got by." imports from Venezuela and the The lack of class A manpower on In any future international crisis, Persian /Gulf. the beach proved a bonanza for he said, factories and public trans­ class C men, who have no seniority portation would be starved of fuel under the SIU shipping system. supplies because there are not Class C Jobs Up enough tank-wagons to carry fuel The total number of class C oil and gasoline for domestic uses men shipped was the 2nd highest Headquarters wishes to re­ and supply the armed forces at the mind Seafarers that men who ever shipped from this group, and same time. are choosy about working cer­ its 14 percent of the total jobs Dropping In Number tain overtime cannot expect an was also short of a new high. The US actually has less tankers equal number of OT hours with This trend is expected to reverse • today than during Korea because the rest - of their department. as more crews begin piling off for of tanker conversions and foreign In some crews men have been vacations and the pool of class A flag transfers. As reported in the turning down unpleasant OT men on the beach increases. SEAFARERS LOG of February 17, jobs and ^ then demanding to The following is the forecast port the US had 414 T-2 units in 1954, come up to equal overtime when by port: BOSTON;. No change ... has 379 such units today ^d will the easier jobs come along. NEW YORK? Good; jobs in many have only 359 by 1960, according This practice is unfair to Sea­ ratings still hard to fill. . . PHILA­ to expert estimates. farers who take OT jobs as DELPHIA: Fair . . . BALTIMORE: Foreign flag tankers are increas­ they come. Very good . . . NORFOLK: Should ing i;i numbers, year by year,^ but The general objective is to get better soon . . . SAVANNAH; ' in any emergency the US could not equalize OT as much as possible Quiet; registration low . . . count on these ships, since US al­ but if a man refuses disagree­ TAMPA: Slow . . . MOBILE: Good lies such as Britain, France, the able jobs there is no require­ NEW ORLEANS: Should de- . Netherlands and the Scandinavian ment that when an easier job dine some . . . LAKE CHARLES: countries would be equally hard- comes along he can make up the Expects rise . . . HOUSTON: Good pressed to supply their own domes­ overtime: he turned down be­ WILMINGTON: Fair . . . SAN tic fuel needs. . t ' FRANCISCO: ^'air . . . SEATTLE:' fore. • • •' Cochrane pointed ..out. that jet, Slow. - US Tanker Shortage Critical, Admiral Warns. Seafarers in deck gang on Pennmar do repair job on block and tackle to keep things running smoothly. Apparently pleased with the way things are going are Whitey White, carpenter, (left) and Otto, AB. They know efficient running avpids accidents later on. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ r- • Stack on Pennmar gets the wirebrush and red lead treatment as Charles Bramble, AB (top), and "Blackie," AB (on ladder) turn to. Deck gang tries to keep ship in shape at all times. The ship is on the intercoasfal run. 't • , r t \ •% • • • b J. �SEAFARERS 11. iMil Canada SlU Hits Bricks On Lakes . MONTREAL—Picketing was reported to have begun by Canadian Seafarers against two Great Lakes ship operators as last minute mediation efforts ran past a strike deadline yesterday. Members'of the SIU Canadian District set up picket lines in several ports against 63 ships op­ erated by N. M. Paterson and Sons and the Upper Lakes and Trans­ portation Company. SIU members had -rpreviously approved a strike call when the Lakes oj^rators refused to grant demands for an hourly wage con' tract involving^ substantial in­ creases in monthly take home pay. The hourly wage agreement would provide for a 40-hour week base and overtime payments for e.xtra hours worked. Boss Threatens Lockout Other members of the Lakes Carriers Association, representing five other companies, have been threatening to lock out the Cana­ dian Seafarers if the two compa­ nies were struck. Approximately 1,100 Canadian Seafarers and 400 officers are in­ volved in the two companies being picketed. All told about 5,000 men are affected by the contract dis­ pute. Far* Serra' hbC SIU Has Absentee Ballot Applications LABOR ROUND-UP An eight-day bus strike in Mil­ waukee by Local 998, Amalga­ mated Association of Street, Elec­ tric Railway and Motor Coach Em­ ployees ended on the basis of a 16-cent hourly increase. Wages were the only issue in the walkout. refills last week when maintenance men ended a 12 day strike. The men, members of Teamsters Local 816, received two-year increases totalling $6.25 weekly and improve­ ments in fringe issues. $i The Champion Spark Plug Com­ pany and the United Automobile Workers have signed a master con­ tract for five plants providing a 24-cent package and a union shop. The package includes Supple­ mental Unemployment Benefits and covers 4,500 workefs in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Can­ ada. if if i. Air picketing of a Miami beer distributor has been utilized by the Teamsters Union to advertise a dispute with National Brands. Inc. A plane hired by the union has been flying over the city with a banner charging the company is unfair to union members. The onion says several workers were forced to quit the union under threat of losing their jobs. -ft Merger developmecis continue on the state level with five more state federations s'ctiin'{ up new AFL-CIO units. Tennessee, Ari­ zona, Montana. Louisiana and Missouri unions have established new state labor councils represent­ ing about 900,000 AFL-CIO union members in all. Arkansas set up the first one. if The director of the Miami hotel drive of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, Bert Ross, had two shots fired at him in his home in Miami. NObody was hurt by the shots which shattered the window of the Ross' living room. Ross de­ clared he would not slacken efforts to organize the hotels in the resort city. • if i if An SV^rcent wage increase has been negotiated for 40,000 New England cotton-rayon mill em­ ployees by the Textile Workers Union of America. Major com­ panies agreeing to the increase in­ clude Bates, Pepperell and Conti­ nental Mills. if i i ' New York's subway gum and candy machines got their necessary - i> Although absentee balloting procedures have beep re­ formed and made a little easier than in the past, it's still pretty difficult for seamen to get a chance to vote in this coming presidential election. Changes! in Federal law last year have dre^ for the period in which the speeded up the method of reg­ state ballots will be mailed out. J, . J, In Other words, a Seafarer on a ^ istration and voting via Federal Post Card Application forms. How­ ship should get the ship's itinerary ever, the states control the voting and give-as his mailing address the procedure itself, and some states port he will be in a few days after still do not permit absentee voting the state mails blm his ballot. The postcards themselves are by seamen or have systems which make it difficult for a seaman's sent to the Secretary of State of the home state of the Seafarer or vote to count. The "Federal Voting Assistance to an appropriate local election Act" passed last year, requires the official. They are an application Maritime Administration to make for ballot for either primary, gen­ Federal application cards and vot­ eral or special election. Affer be­ ing information available to sea­ ing filled out the cards have to be men. Accordingly the cards .are sworn before any one of the fol­ being distributed to US Shipping lowing: the skipper, chief mate, Commissioners, seamen's institutes chief engineer or purser. When the ballot is,received, it, and clubs, shipping companies and should also be sworn in the same the jnaritime unions including* the manner and executed according to SIU. the instructions received from the The postcards are acceptable in stat^" all states which have absentee bal­ loting which means everywhere except New Mexico and Puerto Rico. This is a considerable im­ provement over 1952 when many states did not accept Federal ap­ plication cards. However, in a William Joseph Wolfe number of states, absentee ballot­ Anyone knowing whereabouts of ing is permitted by members of this man is asked to contact his the armed forces only, with mer­ sister, Mrs. Anne Martin, 117 Jef­ chant seamen excluded. These ferson St., Savannah, Ga., or call states are Alabama, Louisiana, and Savannah 4-1716. Pennsylvania; if if it The Alabama and Louisiana pri­ James GHssen maries have already been held so Contact Charles C. Dorsey, 612 that all that would be left is the East Pratt St., Baltimore 2, Md. actual vote for president, since if it if Democratic primaries determine Harry Edwin Messick, OS state and local elections. Urgent. Get in touch with your Florida An Exception wife at 609 E. High St., Seaford, Other areas permit seamen to Del. vote by absentee ballot, but regis­ t if it Leo Wills tration must be made in person. Your sister, Mrs. Howard Evans, These are Florida and the terri­ tories of Alaska and the Virgin 1906 N. Howard St., Philadelphia22, Pa., urges you to get in touch Islands. Still other states permit absen­ with her as soon as possible. tee voting in general elections but 4" 4" 4* Edwin. L. "Tex" Ringgold not in primaries. These are Con­ Contact your sister, Elva. c/o necticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hamp.shire, New York, Rhode H. Lvlod, 721-E. Chase St.. Balti­ more, Md. Island. One of the major difficulties in i if if Terrance M. Jones absentee voting is that states do Write your sister, Mrs. J. J. Sam­ not mail ballots out until a few weeks before the election with son. She has returned from Cali­ most states allowing a maximum of fornia and is now in Charleston, one month. That does not allow SC, waiting to hear from you. the seaman enough time to get if if. if Earl E. Gonyea his ballot back in. Seafarers who Get in touch with your mother file for absentee ballots should make sure to give an accurate ad- at 603 Main St., Clinton, Mass. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chanc^ of the slrip sailing shorthanded. • I Digest Of State Laws On Absentee Voting EARLIEST DATE APPLICATION . ACCEPTED EARLIEST DATE BALLOT MAILED STATI Alabama Arizona MAIL PRIMARY REGISTRATION VOTE No absentee votine for seamen yes 9.11 Arkansas not required 7/31 California yea (automatic when voted) yes yes yes " no yes yes (automatic when voted) yes yes (automatic when appiying) yes (automatic when voted) yes 6/5 any time 20 days before primary, 30 before general 20 days before 9/11 varies 8 25 S/8 8/13 8/14 90 days before two mos. before any time any time any time 60 days before 30 days before two mos. before 60 days before 45 days before when printed 30 days before 4/10 5/8 100 days before 30 before primary 60 before general any time 45 days before 30 before any primary 60 before general 40 days before 120 before primary 60 before general any time up to 10 days before 21 before primary 25 before general when available Colorado Connecticut Dalawaro Florida Georgia Idaho - Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kantucky Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New Jersey New Mexico New Y^k North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennassao . Taxas Utah Varmont Virginia Washington v 30 days before ~ any time . 30 before primary & Stata 45 before Presidential . • 55 days before any time yes 8/7 yes 6/5 yes 5/IS yes 9/4 yes (automatic when 9/11 appiying) yes 4/17 ~ No absentee voting for anybody yes (automatic when 8,'5 applying) yes (automatic when 3/26 applying) yes 6/26 yes 3/8 yes 7/3 yes (automatic with 5/18 ballot) No absentee voting for seamen yes 9/17 yes 6/12 yes •6/3 Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Puerto Rice 8/7 yes (automatic with 84 application) No absentee voting for sea men yes (automatic with 6/18 application) yes (automatic with 3/7 baUot) yes (automatic when 9/18 applying) yes 8/7 yes 9/11 yes 8/28 ^ Louisiana Mains West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming . 6/4 30 days to Saturday preceding election 60 days before yes (automatic with 8/2 ^ ballot) No registration required 7/28 yes (automatic with 9/lt ballot) yes 9/11 • yes 7/10 yes (automatic with 9,'11 baUot) yes 3/8 yes 8^11 yes (automatic 8 21 when voted) No absentee voting for iseamen - - * any time indefinite 75 days before 45 days before 60 days before 45 days before when available 60 before primary 30 before general 60 days before 30 days before 15 days before when printed 20 days before any time 45 days before 90 days before 90 days before any time ' any time 24 days before any time 40 days before — any time - Daniel D. Lupton, 37i Brother Lupton died in Bassens, France, on February 14, 1956. Burial took place in Whort on s V i 11 e, NC. He joined the Union in the Port of Norfolk in the latter part of 1941 and had been sailing in the deck depart­ mmB ment. He is survived by his mother, Julie Lupton, of Hoboken, NJ. 60 days before 30 days before after Jan. 1 any time 60 days before 21 days before 60 days before when available 60 days before any time any time any time 20 days before - when available 2(j before primary 70 before general after Sept. 10 any time any time 30 days before - when available when printed any time any time after July 1 30 days before 90 days before 25 dayf before any time 60 days before ^ any time , 70 days before 21 days before when printed ! f ' T-!. ^ / '' * .-ir.' •.,> t t 4i since 1951, joining in Norfolk. He had been sailing in the black gang. Brother Gunter is survived by his mother, Becky Deaton, Learned, Miss. 4 4 4. Clarence L. Yearwood, 63: A resident of Newark, New Jersey, Brother Yearwood died on April 9, 1956, of a heart attack Brother Yearwood joined the Union in Bal­ timore in 1939, being one of the first members of the Union. He sailed in the steward department. Brother Yearwood is survived by his wife. Thelma. Ja1ce D. Raby, 34: On February 4 4 4 3,1956, Brother Raby died of pneu­ Joseph R. Wing, 57: Brother monia in the Charity Hospital in Wing died of a heart attack aboard New Orleans, Louisiana. Place of the SS Beauregard while at sea on burial is not known. January 28. 1956. Burial took place it it at sea. Brother ,;Wing had been a Arless M. Gnnter, 55: A heart at­ longtime member of the SIU. join­ tack was the cause of, Brother Gun- ing in 1938 in Philadelphia andterlx death on January 27. 1956. He had been sailing in the deck de­ partment. ; �'v Pacre Elcbt SEAFARERS May 11/ WW LOG i.. REPORT CARD 4m onSi U Scholarship Students T HE lasf Issue of the SEAFARERS LOG reported the progress of four of the winners of the $6,000 Seafarers Scholarship Plan award. The Seafarers Plan awards four such scholarships annually to Seafarers or children of Seafarers. The four winners of this year's competition will be announced in June by on impartial college board. Here's how the other five winners currently in school are doing. I Seafarer Pickett W\ Lusir I University of Houston Sociology Student TV/ Aiming at a graduate degree in sociology ' and a teaching career, Seafarer Pickett Wi' • Lusk, 33, is well on his way. He expects to graduate next year and go on to further studies in his chosen field. Lusk, who sails as AB, is maintaining a "B-J)lus" average and relaxes by participating in Drama Department productions, the writer's club and the social science club. Married and living off-campus, Lusk finds » the scholarship more than ample, with school costs about $550 a year and the rest left for living expenses. The award, he writes, "is un­ doubtedly one of the top undergraduate scholarships in the country." After sailing for 12 years Lusk tells Seafarers, "Don't feel any reluc­ tance about the possibility of returning to school after a long absence ... I found my experience of going to sea . . . helping me with my studies. There is no information like first-hand experience." Elizabeth Lomas College of New Rochelle Social Work Student Seafarer Wallace Simpson Stanford University International Relations / A childhood spent in China made inter­ national relations a natural subject for Seafarer Wallace Simpson, AB. He is ma­ joring in this subject along with Chinese and .social sciences aim­ ing at a career in the Foreign Service of the State Department. The 25-year old Seafarer is compiling an "A-minus" average and 'still finds time to be head copy editor of the "Stanford Daily," and publicity director for the campus Institute of International Relations. He reports that as far as he knows, no other scholarship at Stanford " equals the SIU grant in amount and freedom of choice, with his $1,500 covering all basic school expenses and leaving him about $100 for incidentals such as smokes and haircuts. He proudly adds that "I am known as the outspoken advocate of organized labor ... and I believe I was able to cause a fair number of my classmates to change their at­ titude of animosity..." Lembhard G. Howell Lafayette College Pre-Law Student \W If• - A law career is the objective of Lemb­ hard G. Howell, 20, son of Seafarer Cleve­ land Howell. First though, comes a col­ lege degree in 1958 and then three years' Navy service. Howell is maintaining a "B" average, and as a fledgling lawyer has won three of four debates at the College Debate Society. He is also active in the National Service Fraternity and other campus clubs. With tuition of. $900 a year and room and board costing $650, his scholarship covers all but a smattering of his annual expense. "There are a few Ford Foundation Scholarships and a few other scholarships available to students," he writes, "but I don't believe that there is a more generous scholarship than the SIU one anywhere on the campus," Lafayette College, he finds, offers him the fullest facilities for his studies and "I am glad that.I can expr^s to the SIU and its members how grateful I am for the opportunities that it has made available to me .. f Social work in the field of child welfare or family relations will be Elizabeth Lomas' profession after graduation, June, 1957. She is preparing for the field by studies in sociology, criminology and child welfare and is maintaining a "B" average. Her volunteer afterschool services at the Cardinal McClosky Home for Children un­ doubtedly are of value in preparation for her future career. The 20year-old student, who is the daughter of Seafarer Arthur Lomas, also plans to be married after graduation. She describes her SIU scholar­ ship as the "best on the campus" covering tuition and book costs of about $610 annually, plus room and board expenses, leaving money for clothes and savings as well. "The scholarship afforded, me an edu­ cation that I would not have been able to get otherwise," she writes, "an education both formal and informal. Boarding is an integral part of college life and I found it to be a wonderful experience." Robert Goodwin University of Oregon Dentistry Student Another year of dentistry school and Robert Goodwin, son of Seafarer Eugene Goodwin, will be a full-fledged dentist. He expects to serve two years in the Army and then set up practice. Between his family (he has a wife and two small daughters) and his dentistry studies, the 27-year-old student is kept on the go. He rates among the top ten students at the dental clinic, works swing shift at a cannery in the summer months so he can get additional clinical ex­ perience during regular hours and still finds time for golf, tennis and archery. He is particularly skillful with bow and arrow having bagged four deer thus far during the bow and arrow seasons. His SIU scholarship covers tuition, books and fees and a heavy $800 annual item for dental supplies. Family expenses are covered in part by his in­ laws with whom he is living until he can set up dental practice of his own. �SEAFARERS War 11. IMt LOG Pare Nine No Sign Of Let-Up In Baltimore Boom YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying BALTIMORE—SIU dispatchers are busier than ever here, with the port in the midst of a full-scale shipping boom. Job activity has been rising steadily for several weeks, and reached its peak'during this"^ ex-Sen. Millard E. Tydings. Ma­ period. • honey drew the backing of most The total of jobs dispatched, labor people, because of criticism •By Sidney Margoliua Cutting Property Insurance Costs Not only have thp. property Insurance companies raised the rate for extended coverage on houses—that's the part of your insurance policy 237, was only one short of activity of Tydings' past labor record in that protects you against windstorm damage—but they have also re­ in New York during the same two the state, but Tydings appears to duced your actual protection. They've now eliminated television an­ weeks. Registration has increased have won the primary. tennas and lead-in wires from the protected items, which Is what some, but is still lagging way be­ On the Republican side. Sen. most windstorm claims were for anyway. The companies are willing hind shipping. Fourteen payoffs, John M. Butler, the incumbent, has ' enough to insure you against suph remote possibilities as falling air­ nine sign-ons and eleven in-transit no real opposition. This race is be­ Roberf^NJelsen ships were listed for the period. craft and "civil commotion," but not against the more likely risk of ing watched closely, however, be­ Port Agent Earl Sheppard lauded cause Butler has been an active a ripped antenna. the happy state of things, since supporter of vital maritime legisla­ The reason advanced for raising the charge for extended coverage beefs have been few at the same tion while in the Senate. Is that the hurricane of recent years cost the insurance companies a time. Only one item is pending lot of money in windstorm damage. Actually, the margin between what in connection with rest periods on the companies charge, and what they pay out, is wide enough to take Calmar ships, and will be handled through headquarters. care of much if not all of the exceptional windstorm claims. Fire and Full-scale activities are also con­ property insurance are very costly for the amount of actual protectinuing on the organizational front, . tion you get—costlier even than the notorious auto insurance rates. with no let-up in campaigning by Fire companies pay out only 40-45 cents of your permium dollar In* the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied "Brotherhood of the Sea" claims. The other 55-60 cents go for sales, administration and profit. Workers at the Old Bay Line. This Most wage-earners don't pay as - much attention to the cost of prop­ more than an expression for outfit is con.sidered the key to a erty insurance as they do to auto and life insurance, because the cost Seafarer Robert Nielsen. Its breakthrough in the entire Chesa­ true meaning was emphasized dur­ is comparatively small in terms of dollars. Also, the 'price of the ing the time he was laid up in an peake Bay area, and the eventual signing up of every unorganized property insurance is often merged into the monthly payment to the Egyptian hospital in Alexandria.. inland boatman and harbor worker. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping bank or mortgage company, and as usual, installment payments mask He was "oiler oh the Irenestar -Other news making the head­ real cost. Some mortgage companies in recent years have even com­ when he was taken ill and put lines here was the scrapping be­ here exceeded all expectations in pelled property buyers to get their insurance through them if they want ashore for hospitalization on March tween two major Democratic aspi­ pacing Pacific Coast job activity 27. Ship's delegate Charles "Jiggs rants for the US Senatorial nomi­ dui'ing the past two weeks. Se­ the mortgages. Jeffers promptly notified head­ nation, George P. Mahoney and attle slumped badly and Wilming­ Switch To 550 Deductible Big Saving ton remained quiet. quarters and two days after he was taken ill SIU Welfare Services However, the shoe may be on But last month this writer got irked enough by the jump in his in­ the foot during the current period, surance bill to take steps to-reduce the bill for three years insurance got off a letter to Nielsen at the with no payoffs at all in sight. from $92 to $36, an actual saving of 60 percent. Here's how: Instead hospital as the first stage in ar­ Whatever job activity there will b® of the no-deductible extended coverage, we switched to the $50 de­ ranging repatriation. In addition will have to come from in-transit ductible. We'll now have to foot any damage under $50 ourselves. But the delegate and the chl'if mate ships, Port Agent Leon Johnson this alone reduced the -bill from $92 to $60. And without antenna pro­ packed every item of Nielsen's asserted. tection, the likelihood of having any small claims is much less. The gear, Including his eyeglasses, and Two payoffs, the Kyska (Water­ additional saving was effected by placing the insurance with a large brought it all to the hospital. man) and the Orion Clipper (Colo­ mutual that gives a rebate of 40 percent. This saved $24 more. The Irenestar left Alexandria nial), plus three sign-ons and four But as important as saving the dollars, cutting the cost of insur­ April 1. A few days later the SIUance make it possible for a homeowner to afford increased coverage or manned Oceanstar, operated by With the Lakes shipping season in-transits stirred the short-lived some of the other protection he needs, such as comprehensive against the same company, came into port, opening, the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ boom. The Choctaw (Waterman) and "The man who sells newspapers trict is winding up contracts for water damage, fre'ezing pipes, falling trees and other risks. Seatiger and Ivy (Colonial) signed down at the docks told the crew the new year. The latest agree­ The fact is, the property insurance carried by the average home on, while the Celestial (Interna­ was in the hospital. I didn't know ment signed with Huron owner is very inadequate. You're insured against riots, which are un­ tional Transport), Massmar (Cal­ likely, but not against the more usual occurrence of a kid hitting a a single man in the crew aside Transponation for a new wage mar), Steel Architect (Isthmian) from the skipper whom I sailed scale which gives these crews 11 ball through a picture window. Read your fire insurance policy. See and Madaket (Waterman) stopped how it lists a few risks it insures you for, but is mum about all the with before, yet they went out of cents more than other Lakers. off in transit. In addition to regtheir way to take care of my Other contracts are in the works others. You need-, to buy additional forms of coverage to guard you needs." with the Ann Arbor Railroad car- ulax' jobs, 16 deck standbys were against the unmentioned risks. ferries, and the Chicago, Duluth shipped to the Orion Clipper. Plenty Of Aid Some Companies Offer Savings Serrano Dies and Georgian Bay Line. They brought him cigarettes With the help of a noted insurance expert, this department has candy, jams, jellies, shaving gear Meanwhile, a familiar figure at $ compiled a new list of companies offering savings from standard rates. and razors and "the baker even the Saiiors Union headquarters On the northern side of the building here passed on, when The pavings listed here are only approximate, since the same com­ baked me a cake." They also saw pany's rates may vary in different areas, for different types of insur­ to it that he had plenty of books Lakes the SIU Canadian District SUP bartender Earl Serrano died ance and in different years. Also some insurers charge more if you and magazines to read. "I guess has signed first-time contracts with of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 2. live in an "unprotected" area with substandard fire protection. So they pretty near turned over the the St. Charles Transportation Well-known to Seafarers ship­ Company and Abitibi Corp. opera­ use this list only as a basis for comparing charges for the same amount whole ship's library to me." ping from SIU branch offices in tors of tugs. The companies were and kind of insurance'id your own area. In addition, one of the oilers organized in 1955 and negotiations the building, Serrano had been Also, the companies listed below are the larger ones. There are found that Nielsen had no US had been in progress during the tending bar here for the past fiv® also many smaller companies licensed in only a few states, which money. winter. Crewmembers got retro­ years. He was not a member of the offer insurance at reasonable cost, and also many county mutuals In active pay to $1,000 going back SUP, but was a member of th® "He told me I would need a cou­ rural areas which pay very large dividends. However, it is not pos­ to the start of the 1955 navigation Bartenders Local 41. He is sur­ sible to list these hundreds of smaller companies. Here are leading ple of dollars when I get back to season along with other contract vived by his wife, Mary. lower-cost companies, with their home offices and amount of savings the States to get home from the gains. airport. So he gave me a ten spot. offered: The skipper. Captain George Solid, t 4* Merchants & Businessmen's Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Harrisburg, Pa., also came in to see him twice. Over $88,000 In post-hospital 40%; Factory Mutual Liability Ins. Co., Providence, R. I., 35%; Na­ Hospital Care Adequate benefits were paid out in the year tional Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co., Denver, Colo., 25The hospital care was everything starting April 1, 1955, the Sailors 30%; Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Stevens Point, Wise 20-30%; Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Ins. Co., Owa- he could expect, but, he said, the Union of the Pacific reports, aver­ tonna, Minn., 20-30%; Millei's Mutual Ins. Co., Alton, 111., 15-30%; food was a little on the skimpy aging over $107 for each hospital­ Allied American Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Boston, Mass., 25%; Liberty side and "I really appreciated all ized Sailor. The April 1 date SEATTLE—Inactive again after Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Boston, Mass., 25%; American Hardware Mutual the good things to eat the brpthers marked the start of the new bene­ one good two-week period of ship­ Ins. Co., Minneapolis, Minn., 15-25%; Farmers Mutual Auto Ins. Co., supplied me with." In addition, the fit system under which $10 a day is ping, this port has temporarily Madison, Wise., 10-25%; Berkshire Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Pittsfield, hospital help only spoke French, paid for up to 12 days hospitaliza­ given way to San Fi-ancisco insofar Mass., 20%; Central Mutual Ins. Co., Van Wert, Ohio, 20%; Em­ so it was a pkasure to have some­ tion a.fter a man is discharged as jobs are concerned. from the hospital. The purpose of ployers Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Wausau, Wisco., 20%; Grain Dealers Mu­ body I could talk to." Lacking a regular payoff for al­ tual Ins. Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 20%; Holyoke Mutual Fire Ins. Co., After 41 days rest, Nielsen flew the benefit is to tide him over un­ most a month, it was hopefully Salem, Mass., 20%; Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Ins. Co., Indianapo­ back to the States on a Trans- til he can ship again. awaiting the arrival of the Longlis, 20%; Merrimack Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Andover, Mass., 20%; Mich­ World Airlines plane, arriving in 4^ I" view Victory (Victory Carriers) igan Millers Mutual Ins. Co., Lansing, Mich., 20%; Middlesex Mutual New York early this week. Re­ A four-day strike against the late this week. The Longview was Fire Ins. Co., Concord, Mass., 20%; Millers Mutual Fire Ins.'Co., Ft. patriation arrangements had been C. S. Loveland Company, towboat scheduled for a payoff some time Worth, Tex., 20%; Northwestern Mutual Fire Assn., Seattle, Wash., made in advance by Welfare Serv­ operators in Philadelphia harbor, yesterday, at last reports. 20%; Oregon Mutual Ins.JCo., McMinnville, Ore., 20%; Pawtucket Mu­ ices and the company. Six in-transit vessels supplied won a first-time contact for the tual Ins. Co., Pawtucket, R. I., 20%; State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., He's nqw headed home to Baby­ Brotherhood of Marine Engineers the lone activity of the^past period, Bloomington, 111., 20%; Quincy Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Quincj^, Mass., lon, Long Island, for a good rest. along with Local 1800 of the Inter­ and took only 23 replacements be­ 20%; Worcester Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Worcester, Mass., 20%. Then when he starts shipping national Brotherhood of Long­ tween them. The visitors includW In addition there are a number of other fairly large companies offer­ again, he hopes to bunk into the shoremen, the latter representing the Wild Ranger, Jean LaFitte ing savings of 15-20 percent, including Mutual Service Casualty Ins. Oceanstar gang some day to thank unlicensed men. The agreement (Waterman); Ocean Rose (Ocean Co., St. Paul, Minn.; Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co., New York; the various them personally for their help. "If provides 25 to 30 percent increases Trans) and the Massmar, Seamar Lumbermen's Mutuals; the Fire Insurance Epcchange of Los Angeles; ever get the chance," he said, plus equally huge boosts in fringe and Texmar (Calmar). All of them Penn Mutual Fire Ins. Co., West Chester, Pa.; General Insurance Co., I'll do the same for any SIU man I benefits and a wage reopener at came in clean, said Jeff Gillette, __ #•__ •• • the end of a year. Seattle, and Allstate Insurance Co. ' In the_ same fix." SIU port agent. Finds True SIU Spirit In Hospital '•M\ .' ''UI m •v I SF Booms, But Quieter Days Ahead v.i Seattle Slows Up Once Again '1. r �. -''{V Tcm SEArARtRS lL O €i : .. A..:.,., ^ 11, iwfL,;''^ IWr: ^im: >v: -V.'. :V V - ••• -v ' .(IN'I - lill lM-iiii M Trade Commission, which ihecks for false advertising, fake labels and misrepresentation. In both cases the laws they administer are completely out-of-date. So, you are to a great extent at the mercy "of any person who wishes to go into business and prey upon you. If you depend on your daily newspaper you'll read little of these crimes. Bad busihesslmen are not as good villains as labor unions. Also., there has been strong evidence to indicate that there has been some suppression of such news, particularly in the cancer vs cigarettes controversy. Here is a sampling of what some American businessmen have been up to lately. Tkase birds were caught—you can guess how'many thousands got away. ILLIONS of Americans every year fall victim to unscrupu­ lous businessmen who lie, cheat and—in some cases—cause injury and illness. The list of misdeeds of greed is almost endless: useless hair tonics; phony labels; contract swindles; skyhigh interest; fake schook; get-rich-gimmicks; faka cures, diseased and mislabeled food and on and on . . . While there are US Government agencies responsible for dealing with these culprits, their limited power, small staffs and the tre­ mendous size of their task, make only a token war possible. The two agencies involved are the Food and'Drug Administration, which concerns itself with unfit foods, adulterated and mislabeled brands and illegal sale of prescription drugs. The other is the Federal No matter what the Hayr Chemical Company says, "Hayr" will not grow hair, and neither will anything else in most cases. The company had been claiming— until the Government stepped In—^that dirt and bac­ teria plug the scalp's hair follicles and prevent normal growth. "Hayr" was supposed to "unplug" the scalp and bring on a new growth. it 4" During 1955 the Food and Drug Administration seized and removed from the market 4,922,000 pounds of unfit or misbranded food, about the same amount seized in the previous year. The unfit food was rice, candy, cheese, crabmeat, poultry and canned tomatoes. The other seizures involved illegal drug sales and falsely labelled goods. The rice, candy and cheese were found to contain insects and filth; the poultry was diseased and contaminated. it 4" 4" Fake labelling of wools and nylons as cashmere plus false and counterfeit branding in watch movements have snared thousands of unwary buyers in recent months. The practice is becoming more and more widespread with tlie ever-increasing use of synthetics in fabrics. It is almost necessary for a consumer to be a graduate chemist to know the fabrics. 4 4" 4" A Louisiana firm reaped heavy profits from its sale of Kary-On, a vitamin-mineral supplement, which claimed to help heart trouble, old age and swollen knees. Another, Autry's Minerals, a product of Gen­ eral Products Corporation of Los Angeles, claimed to cure arthritic or rheumatic pains, sinus trouble, colds, anemia, blindness or any disease caused by mineral deficiencies. The company also claimed in its adver­ tising that a major portion of the country's population Is ill because of mineral deficiencies. Another Los Anglese firm bilked thousands with its claims for a home application kit which claimed to cure leg ailments such as milk leg, varicose veins, sore legs, sprains and cramps. 4 ii; i?y- R^r -•• 2t:-f---.,- M:'}ft- -:;:• 4 4 A recent seizure by the Food and Drug Administra­ tion was a consignment of dietetic candies, the type widely prescribed for persons suffering from high blood pressure and certain types of heart, liver and kidney diseases. By' law such food must be labeled with the number of milligrams of sodium per 109 grams of the food. The seized candies were labeled "No salt added" and "No sugar added." Both were found to . have high sodipm and calorie content. 4 4 4 Off the medical quackery beat, but still in Los An­ geles, a company reaped a bonanza through its ads claiming its household paints were as good as national brands selling for twice as much but had to be sold quickly a^, a "special" price because they had to be moved out of a warehouse. The FTC charged the paint was inferior to the national brands, the special price was really its regular one and that the warehouse must . have been quite a place because orders far exceeded the amount that "must be moved." 4 4.4 4 4 4 ^ Have you run across • binoculars and microscopes labelled "Von Steuben," "Von Kaump" and "Heidel­ berg?" _If so, don't conjure up a vision of a highquality German lens. The distributor has now agreed to change the names so as not to imply any but the true country of origin—Japan. $38 special, 2). refused in many cases to sell It, 3). tried to sell more expensive machines, and 4). even the reduction to $38 was phony because the machine had never sold for as much as $119.50 in the first place. The same dodge was also used for vacuum cleaners. 4" 4 4 - In January. 1956, the Food and Drug Administra­ tion caused 696,000 pounds of unfit food to be de­ stroyed or put to non-food use. Also drug products' valued at more than $300,000 were destroyed. The food was bread, rolls, rice, peanut butter, flour and rolled oats. Two olive oil companies were caught adulterating and misbranding theif olive oil and fined. 4_ 4 4 Federal court cases brouglit in January of this year on charges of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act violations include 64 seizures and 18 criminal prosecutions. 4 There have been many fragrances blown across the meadows of New Jersey near New York City, but none have been exactly perfume. A pferfume recent­ ly advertised in its brochures, letters and labels as "Imported from France," a bargain at $25, was found to come from a New Jersey factory and was worth no more than its $3 selling price. You're a guinea pig in the biggest mass experiment in history and there is no law to protect you. The American chemical, industry since 1940 has put more than 25,000 different chemicals into food to change color, preserve fla­ vor, retard spoilage, etc., and they tried them out on you! In the intervening years 24,000 were eliminated quickly as being acutely poisonous, 600 were knocked out after complete tests and 400 are still in use. Of these, 150 are harmless, 100 are safe if directions are followed and 150. still have not been adequately tested. At the present time a chemical or additive cannot be barred from use un­ til the Government proves that its con­ tinued use is harmful—a procedure that m^ take months or years. The AFL-CIO is suppprting legislation to plug this shortcoming in the Food and Drug Lew. 4 Bogus schools with equally phony degrees continue to crop up with enticements to teach a quick-easy method to earn a fortune in one's spare time. If you want to become a DA, that's Doctor of Audiometry, the practice of fitting hearing aids, there is—or was—a "college" for it in Oklahoma City. The "dean" of the one-man factory for his students had several self-awarded degrees, even though he had no equipmmit, was not qualified to teach and besides, who ever heard of a DA degree? 4 4 tiM This ad went over big, until the company was told to put up or shut up: "With tears of joy In' their eyes, men and women who formerly suffered dread stabbing torture of arthritis and rheumatism pain In swollen Joints and muscles tell of blessed relief after using it." The supposed pill cure for rheuma­ tism, arthritis and neuritis shut up. An over-zealous advertiser across the country in New York overstepped the line when he claimed that his "Garden Under Glass," contained only real flowers, Including rare varieties from the "deep Brazilian for­ est." Most were found to be plastic—from no further south than New Jersey. 4 4 4 Television which has been drawing heavy criticism for "pitchmen" tactics in advertising—was the source of ads announcing sewing machined for a mere $38. The regular price was announced as $119.50. Investiga­ tion disclosed that 1). company salesmen belittled the 4 § r>' Fifty-three concerned food that was contaminated, two were subpotent dietary items and two were carloads of vegetables dusted with a toxic spray contrary to label directions. The seven shipments of drugs and devices seized were alleged to bear false labeling as to composition or therapeutic uses. 4 4 4 A Texan who claims to have over 11,000 cancer suf­ ferers currently under treatment has been attacked by the US Government as giving worthless treatment and in some cases might actually be speeding the growth of cancer. The Food and Drug Administration said the treatment being given by Harry M. Hoxsey of Dal­ las "represents! a gross deception to the consumer." Reports haVe beea received, the agenqy said, "of deaths which occurred after surgery was forsaken in favor of the Hoxsey treatment while the cancer was still oper­ able, and where surgery promised excellent prospects of cure." The FDA has^ been battling Hoxsey for more than eight years and in 1953 won a court order pro­ hibiting shipment of his "medicines" in interstate i .commerce. > . * �Dfar 11. 1956^ SEAFARERS OuttaMyWayHr LOG PareEIerei Mobile Sees 'Blue Jay' Perking Port's Shipping ''•a Nfc)BILE—"Operation Blue Jay" now getting imder way is expected to give this port a much-need^ shot in the arm. "Blue Jay" is a spring-summer supply operation which services US militiary bases in-^" the Arctic regions which are Linfield Victory, was due to sign inaccessible to shipping the on an SIU crew this week. She will rest of the year. SIU port agent Cal Tanner said at least five ships are due to be withdrawn from the Maritime^ Ad­ ministration reserve fleet here for this purpose. The first of them, the ^ t 'Right' Work Peddlers^ All Anfi- be operated by the Waterman Steamship Corp. for the Military Sea Transportation Service, which runs the "Blue Jay" sea-lift each year. Military Supplies A total of 113 ships are expected to be used for the supply opera­ tion, including privately-operated tonnage, MSTS ships and ship withdrawn from lay-up especially for this purpose. They will carry military cargoes to bases in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Baffin Island and Newfoimdiand. The first ships to be used left the West Coast this week for bases in southern Alaska. At the same time, shipping here is showing some improvement al­ ready, after a long slack period. A total of 79 offshore jobs were dis­ patched during the past two-week period, in addition to a large num­ ber of relief and standby assign­ ments. WASHINGTON —Workers who fall for the phony "pro-labor" ap­ peals of state "rlght-to-work" law sponsors should look before they leap. AFL - CIO Secretary - Treasurer William F. Schnitzler said the rec­ ords of some of the leaders of the "National Right to Work Commit­ tee" show that these people are about as anti-union as they come. He cited the case of former Congressman Fred Hartley, Jr. president of the committee, as a typical example. Hartley was^ co­ author with the late Sen. Robert Taft of the restrictive 1947 TaftHartley labor law. Prior to his connection with the "right-to-work" forces. Hartley had Richard De Graaf, FOW* a private organization of his From the time he was seven. called the National Tool Workers Seafarer Richard De Graaf was Owners' Union, Schnitzler said hanging around ships in his native which was barred from operating Rotterdam, so it was only natural in New York state, by a division that he should go to sea. The 48please the examining psychologist, he migh of the State Department of Labor year-old Seafarer caught his- first be denied the right to earn a living at sea. in 1947. ship at 15, and has been a working Labelled 'Fascist' When the Coast Guard first came out with "This official New York state seaman since then. De Graaf sailed passenger ships its profile system, the plans were hastily body," Schnitzler pointed out, "in of the Holland-America Line for denying Hartley's organization many years, until pigeonholed after an outraged' protest from right function, said, 'No more ^ ' jobs got so scarce the SIU and other SIU of NA affiliates. Bu fascist toorganization, with all the in 1932 that he there are signs recently that the profile sys­ potentialities for imdemocratic ac­ had to stay tem is far from dormant. tion and danger to our way of life, ashore awhile. For example, a group in New York closely has yet come to our attention'." But as soon as associated with shipowner interests is now Edward S. Dillard, chairman of he could, he went "studying" a number of proposals to enact the board of the right to work back on the pas­ admitted .that he senger wagons. legislation pretty much on the lines of the committee, "no union at all" in his He happened to Coast Guard proposal. The new line seems wanted plants during a press conference be in the States to be to seek through Congress yrhat the when the formation of the com­ when the Netherlands was overrun Coast Guard was unable to put over as an mittee was annoimced last year. in 1940. For the next two years administrative ruling. Schnitzler added that the board he rode Dutch freighters until one But whatever the tactics of the Coast of the committee "was composed of them caught a torpedo off Ice­ Guard-shipowner group might be, they are when announced a year ago pri­ land. The crew made it to the sure to arouse a vigorous counter-attack on marily of anti-union southern em­ lifeboats and De Graaf was picked ployers and some disgruntled rail­ up and hospitalized. When he got the part of the SIU and other maritime un­ road employees' who fronted for back to New York he decided that ions. Judging from the response of crews employers in lawsuits filed against he would like to have a fighting to the current SIU safety quiz, there is a the Railway Labor Act's union chance on his next ship. "I saw lot that can and should be done to make shop provisions." These cases were too many ships go down and too ships and ship operation safer through prac­ eventually thrown out by US many dead bodies floating in the courts in North Carolina. tical day-to-day measures. water, so I went into the US Navy where I had more protection than on a rustbucket." From Navy To SIU suit is that the so-called "available" ships When the war en'ded he started are not available to us. sailing yith the sfu. He caught A GSA spokesman told a Congressional his first ship, a Liberty, out of the old Beaver Street hall and has committee Wednesday that the situation is been a Seafarer ever since. "acute ... we do not know whether industry LAKE CHARLES—Business is DeGraaf sails regularly out of will be able to get a ship to haul some of along smoothly in this area, New York and figures he has spent these strategic or critical materials." He rtioving as shipping remains a few steps about half his time since '45 on predicted that the situation will get worse ahead of registration. Waterman ships. He is not fussy as Russia steps up her current economic pro­ Several local trade unions are about where he goes but agrees gram. The only solution, he indicated, was in the midst of contract talks with that Japan is the best run today to break out the mothballed ships in the employers. Port Agent Leroy because a seaman is welcomed reserve. Clarke added, but everything is there and treated like a human From the very start the SIU maintained going well at this time. There are being. that the runaway shipowner's only loyalty no unusual labor beefs on the There is a world of difference, he says, between ships- today and was to the dollar sign. Now instead of hav­ docket right now. shipping picture is fair and those of yesteryear, and it isn't the ing an adequate tramp fleet, the Govern­ is The to show improvement change in wages alone. "There ment will have to undertake the expensive in expected the coming period, Clarke were no real unions then," he says, alternative of breaking out obsolete Liberty pointed out. Eight Cities Service "and a seaman couldn't even get ships. It would have been far more sen­ tankers, plus the Del Aires (Mis­ near an officer, let alone complain. sible in the first instance to take the neces­ sissippi) and the Val Chem (Valen­ Now the officers from the skippers sary steps to maintain and support enough tine), in Port Neches, Texas, ac­ on down treat the men as equals and get along with them." shipping vnde.Ullg.US;.flag..,. . counted jfor'the past activity. Meet The Seafarers The Coast Guard-shipowner bill to dump the annual ship inspection system is sailing smoothly through Congress over objections of all American maritime unions. Meanwhile the Coast Guard still has the proposed profil­ ing system for merchant seamen in its hip pocket. The new theory seems to be to forget about making ships safe because that costs money, and to concentrate on developing a miracle man, an accident-proof seaman who wouldn't get hurt no matter what happens. Under this theory, ships will be permitted to sail for two years without a going-over from , the Coast Guard. The merchant sea­ man, on the other hand, would be inspected to death under the profile system. He will not only have to come up with a faultless physique worthy of an Annapolis and West Point candidate, but his family tree will have to be clean from top to bottom. If his parents are separated, or if his opinions don't «.. We Told Yon That old refrain comes to mind in view­ ing the current plight of the US in meeting urgent shipping needs. The US Govern­ ment reports extreme difficulty in getting ships to haul raw materials for the national defense stockpile because foreign-flag tramps are now being hired by the Soviet Union. When the Maritime Administration started wholesale transfers in 1954, the SIU protested that these ships would r\o longer be available to meet emergency needs. Not so the Mari-. time Administration, which said it had "as­ surances" it could get all the shipping it needed. Now it seems that the Soviet Union has hired 106 ships to haul wheat from Canada. The Russians need the wheat badly-and ara paying any price for ocean freight. The re- ' Outlook's Good In Lake Chas. •-^5 :4\ "•I ••ill �SEAFARERS Page Twelre Mar 11. 19M IPG if;. Everyone Has Mate, But Not This Skipper Stony Point in Japan Del Viento Backp Has Good Trip To the Editon Greetings from the boys on the Del Viento (Mississippi). We are back on the "romance run" again after a month-long lay-up, with the same old faces on here that you see all the time. Bob Garn is .ship's delegate, with Bob Callahan represent­ ing the deck, Harry Hammond the steward department and Playing "inspector general" seems to be the main source of entertainment for the skip­ per on the SS Anniston these days, although Seafarers on the ship haven't seen him break out the white gloves just yet. "We have no ftiates on here though," says Dave Barry, ship's delegate, "because the captain is everything. The mate can't do anything until he gets the old man's okay. "I've seen some spooks but this guy has them all beat. He's out all day chasing from the bridge to the bow to the poop deck from eight in the morning until five at night. The mates do noth­ ing but relay or­ Barry ders. The captain Is also a big one for rationing ciga­ rettes, which endears him even more." Aside from this, Barry noted, the ship is in fine shape in all departments, especially in the culinary line. "The steward de­ partment is really good, and that's the view of the whole crew. The deck has a good crew of men and a fine bosun. Bill Clegg, who's do­ ing his best to keep things under control. "Captain Tkacz ran the last bosun and deck gang so ragged they could never get anything done, but Clegg has got the boys really producing this trip. "If Captain Bligh doesn't get in the way too much we'll bring the ship back looking real good in spite of him." ship's meeting led by Seafarer William C. Sellers, chairman, made the crew's attitude very plain. 'One afternoon to be set aside for war on cockroaches" was the unanimous resolve. "All men very willing to be In the battle," meet­ ing secretary A. G. Duman added. Xr.SPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Mack J. Acosta Gorman T. GIaz« Francisco Bueno Albert Hawkins Jessie A. Clarke Edward Huizenga Victor B. Cooper Ira H. Kilgore Fred Crews Jobe E. Mullen John D. Cummins William S. Porter John C. Drake William E. Robertt.. Donald Forrest Albert A. Search Hugh Fouche H. Shartzer Joseph Garello Albert StraccloUnl George Gass M. L. Strutherg Joseph GIU TerrUl York USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. E. A. Anderson L. C. Melansott E. O. Cromwell USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Marvin P. Bennett N. Mlddlebrookf Mllburn L. Hatley Marko M. Rocknle Harry McClernon L. V. Springer John E. Markopolo Bobble G. WiUlami USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Clifford A. SeweU Earl T. Conglcton David Sumulong Claiborne Massey USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Agaglto Asceni Martin Kelly Frank N. Bachot Edward G. Knapp Carl W. Berg Leo H. Lang Claude F. Blanks Jose E. Leston Robert Brown ^.Mlchele Lluzza Roosevelt Brown James M. Mason Sebastian Carregal Michael Papusha Richard Carrillo Jerry Pontiff Arthur M. Caruso Randolph RatcUff Closle Coats Edwin Ritchie Albert T. Cooper Joachin D. Salk Nolan W. DeLatte ' Wade H. Sexton Chas. F. Dorrough T. Smlglelskl Jaime Fernandez Trank Stevens A. W. Gatewood Joseph Stocker J. T. Gehrlnger Lonnie R. Tickle ,, John C. George Luciano Torlblo Clarence Graham Roy Truly Louis J. Guarlno ' James E. Ward George Howard David A. Wright Charles Jeffers USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Fred A. Olson Edward M. Goddard William Trickey USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY. Edmund Abualy Waller L. Davis Manuel Antonana En-dlo Delgado Eladlo Aris R .bert M. Douglas Fortunato Bacomo .'ohn J. DrLscoU Wm. C. Baldwin Robert E. GUbert Frank W. Bemrlck WUliam Guenther Robert L. JBooker Bart E. Guranick Frank T. CampbeU Taib Hassen William J. Conners Joseph Ifslts E. T. Cunningham Tl-omas Isaksen Ludwlg Krlstlansen Ralph J. Palmer Frank J. Kubek George G. Philer James J. Lawlor James M. Qulnn Leonard Leldlg F. Regalado Anthony D. Leva D. F. Ruggiano Mike Lubas G. E. Shumaker Archibald McGulgan G. Slvertsen David Mcllreath Henry E. Smith H. F. MacDonald Karl Trelmann Michael Machysky Harry S. Tuttle Albert MartlneUl Fred West Vic Mllazzo Norman West Joseph B. Murphy John T. Westfall Eugene T. Nelson Virgil E. WUmoth Joseph Neubauer Pon P. Wing James O'Hare Ches K. Zal USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY. Hilarion • Aqulo Francis NapoU DoUah Ben Fred Oestman George Carlson Manuel Paperman Robert F. Cellnko Eugene Plahn Lorenzo Diana Bart J. Power Rufus Freeman Jose • Qulmera James B. Gardner Conrad Reyes Estell Godfrey G. H. Robinson Edward M. Hao Jose Rodriguez Alfred Kaju Walter Snell Frank LlUle Andrew Snider Miller T. Littls Lacy H. Stuart John McWlUlams Frank Throp Ruben Maldonado Thomas B. Tomlln Jose L. Marrero Samuel Vandal Frank Mazet Joseph Wohletz Alonzo W. Morris • USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Toledo A. Bean Robert L. Lambert Marcelo B. Belen Stephen Sloneskl Charles Dwyer John S. Sweeney E. E. Edlnger Henry WaUer M. M. Hammond USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Terrell Adams Herman Klllstrom William Aycock Jimmis Littleton Jaipcs Dayton Clarence Murray Robert L. Graham Julian B. Royston VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS Billy R. Hill VA HOSPITAL DURHAM, NO. Oscar Pearson USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. Schuyler Plerson BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSP. NEW YORK. NY, Joseph Shefuleski VA HOSPITAL JAMAICA PLAIN. MASS. Edward J. Tnolan USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank Anderson John C. Palmer Dallas Clary Rosendo Serrano Benjamin Delbler Wm. L. Williams Joseph Fusella WllUa A. Young Eugene T. O'NeUl pay. W* had ouM in abseniltthla year with a little BraiillaB casBcha to oelebrate with. ' also missed Mardi Oras in New brleans but caught it in Rio. ft was a real one to see, too; they even had a sheriff's posse from California riding in it. In Santos it rained so hard that a piece of mountain washed down on the streets. It covered so many houses they were still d.<gging when we loft. The >.^eath count then was around 50, with more expected. Douglas Claussen ^ Ashore in Sasebo, Japan, to enjoy a cool one, this SiU quarfet ofF the Stony Point (I to r) includes Jimmy Purceil, oiler; Frank "Red" Cobbler, W. "Hosay" McBride and W. "Moon Mullins, ail ABi. The ship is on the Persian Gulf-Japan run. Roaches Beware! 'War' Declared By Claiborne Love is a many-splendored thing and a roach is a manylegged pest, but the similarity ends there. While the gang on the Claiborne is a charitable lot, it doesn't feel it has to shared everything with marauding How the roaches can win out over a line-up like that is .hard to roaches. Action at a recent see. Of course, one problem for the crew is that roaches are generally night workers. The crew may want to have its little "war" before 5 PM, but if the roaches don't come out until after dark, it'll be one hell of a 'war" with no enemy around. A possible so­ lution may be for the crew to form Its own Sellers singing troupe to serenade the beasts with "La Cucuracha." If DDT or aerosol bombs don't get 'em to fight fair, by coming out in the daylight, the vocalizing might Just possibly ^rn the trick. Favorite Song All's "fair in love or war, as the man once said, and "La Cucu­ racha," which is Spanish for cock­ roach, is probably the insects' fa­ vorite marching song. Eldon C. May, 2nd cook and baker, as the ship's delegate, will probably head up the anti-roach offensive, if it ever comes off. A Tampa Man Proud of this big fellow, Seafarer David A. Mitchell, wants everyone to meet him. He's Jimihy Mitchell, 6 months old, of Tamj^a., Dad is on the Chickasaw. _ 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. Jim Robinson the black gang. They are all topnotch delegates and have contributed to making this a very cheerful and har­ monious trip. Joe Caruso is the "pusher" on deck and Phil­ lips is steward. They are both old hands at their posts and have kept everything running smooth. Inflation Hits SA Inflation in prices seems, to have hit South America though. You have to have a pretty good bundle of green to establish a' beachhead down here. But the girls are just as pretty and toothsome as ever, and that is one of the main things on any run, 1 guess. The two main shipboard • dis­ cussions have been on the "SOSO" law and the storing of the Mississippi ships. Most of the fellows on here wrote their Senators on "SO-SO" to give them the word on this important law. The other item, the storing of these ships, has come in for lots of discussion. They put op only 63 days' stores aboard here, and we have already been out that long and still have two morejiorts to go. Other Mississippi ships we have come in contact with also have the same problem. The steak situation is just an example. They put on 100 pounds of steak meat and then by the time the cook gets the fat, bone and gristle cut off, he only has half the meat he started out with. Could Cut Waste To handle this, we have come up with what we think is a pretty good suggestion. .. In­ stead of putting on so much tripe, kidney, spare ribs, liver, shoulder and other inferior "meats that nobody hardly ever eats, why don't they just buy better grades of meat with the money they could save on all this waste? The morale of a ship revolves around a man's stomach, and if he doesn't get the right grocer­ ies he is going to holler at the steward. But the company only gives him 65 days' stores with which to make 80-day trips, and not enough seasoning to prop­ erly season what he does get. I think that the fellows in the other departments should take this into account bef -e attacking the steward depart­ ment, although I don't say there are no cases where the cook or steward is wrong. Holiday In Brazil Well, I guess all of the folks aroifnd New York broke out their greep,tle«( fpr ?t. l?atrick'«f ^ Suggests School For Delegates To the Editor: This is about something that has been on my mind for quite a*while, and maybe now is a good time to air it out. I have talked this over with SIU men in many ports, and they suggested I write it all down and send it in. The matter I'm"^ concerned about is if it would be possible for the Union to start a school for delegates, to teach the mem­ bership how to best handle Un­ ion affairs aboard ship. There always seems to be a lot of controversy about technical clauses in the agreement and Union rules which none of us seem to know too well. Other Training Schools The Union has training schools for seamanship and the steward department, but noth­ ing official on how to conduct Union affairs on the ships. I am the ship's delegate on the Sea Comet H and, as a 'deck department man, don't know anything about checking stew­ ard's stores or if there is enough penicillin aboard for a voyage. I think that if the members were briefed on such subjects, . the. trips would be a lot smooth­ er and the payoffs much sim•pler. It would also save a lot of headaches for the patrolmen. I could go on and on with this, but this is the general idea. If some steps were taken in this direction, I believe It would be worthwhile. Steve Szante, Jr. Lauds Union Aid In Time Of Need To the Editor: I am writing to you in order to express my thanks to the Union for the prompt and helpful service which it gave to me in my time of trouble. As a member of the SIU, I want to say that I think that I and my fellow members have one of the greatest unions in the world. And I believe this is proved by the way the Union stands by a brother in his time of need. John L. Gibbons $1 fhanks Union For Kind Help To the Editor: I wish to take this opportu­ nity to thank the SIU for all It did for me upon the death of my husband, James E. Small, who lost his life on January 17, 1956; in the explosion on the Salem Maritime. ' I also wish to thank the Sea' farers from the Boston hall for the beautiful flowers and their card of sympathy. Special thaiiks also to Toby Flynn of the SIU Welfare Services De­ partment and to Boston patrol­ man Jimmy Sweeney for their sympathy and help. Eunice Small �SEAFARERS 11, ISM YAKA OWatamiM), A|H-H I—Chairs •MM, A O. InfMo; tMraUry, T. •. VaWanifcy. Ship** faaA-^MO.ia. VeiM MUad Irom CbairlMton ahort ona tnman. All haadquartara aommunltattana to bo ported. Ship'a dalegato alootod. Suqgertion nado tot clothea hooka In meuhall. Diacuaaion held on uaed food being kept over 48 hoiira. Turn In all repair lirta. Vote of thanka to Brother Bruaso for hia eSorta in obtaining new waahing ma­ chine. HASTINO* (Waterman). April •— Chairman, H. NeHelbadt; Secretary, 1.. Walla. Everything running amoothly. Two men logged for fouling up In Europe. Headquartera report ac­ cepted. Inaufficient atock in alopchert. ' If clothea are wanted, inform mate who will order aame. The low atorea In alopchert to be taken to patrolman Motion carried to concur In communlcatlena from headquartera. Ship'a delegate elected. Diacuaaion held about movlea. Vote of thanka to old ship'a delegate. Diacuaaion held about food. MARORE (Ore), April »—Chairman, Earl McNab; Secretary, Stanley M. Wolton. Three men missed ship at Sparrows Point. Ship's fund—S45.()3. Suggestion made for cooperation_ln keeping night pantry clean. Not enough cups for coffee time. Solve Puzzle Of Korean High-Hat • - The "mystery" of those venerable Korean gentlemen with an affinity for tall, stovepipe hats came to an end when Sea­ farers Paul Tatman and William Calefato, in Pusan with the Citrus'-Packer, paid a visit to-* ^ an bid friend of Tatman's who pipe hats, long beards and white We had never been able had been a missionary there robes to find cut the for 30 years. MAI (Bull LInei), April 1—Chair­ man, J, Talbot; Secretary, T. Schulti. Letters sent to Senators regarding "50-50."- Beef on painting foc'alea. Ship'a fund—810.30. No beefa. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Ship'a laun­ dry not being taken care of. The route out to the missionary's house was "was like a pageant," Calefato said. "Old bearded men led donkeys pulling carts fitted with thick, round wooden wheels . . . Docile oxen lumbered before heavy wooden vehicles and boys tugged against mobile tanks that furnished the town's sole water supply. In back alleys, crowds of people gathered around a single source of water waiting to fill all manner of receptacles. Baskets On Heads "Women and girls walked stiffly balancing huge vats or baskets on their heads . . . And all over were the old men, wearing tall, stove- MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), April 14— Chairman, C. W. Champlln; Secretary, J. Kelley. Ship'a delegate spent one day at New Or­ leans hall regarding 1. catwalk beef; 2. Steward department beef. Diacua­ aion on matter of certain individuals giving Information to topside and at­ tention called to aeriousneas of viola­ tion of Oath of Obligation. Repair lists to be turned In. No beefs. To hold special meeting to discuss stew­ ard department working rules. Dis­ cussion on night lunches. CREMAR (Ore), March 15—Chair­ man, C. Just; Secretary, J. Abrama. Everything okay, no beefa. Ship'a fund—89.38. Ship'a secretary-reporter elected. Washing machine to be kept clean and toaster to be repaired. at payoff. Ship'a delegate commended in way he performs duties and keeps ship running smoothly with few minor beefs, making trip enjoyable. Pace Thlf tecia. LOG FONCS (Fonca Cement), April 12— Chairman, W. Heater; Secretary, O. Knowlet. Everything running ^ okay, no beefs. Received letter from head­ quartera aa reply to question on em­ ployment. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Repairs to be taken care of. Each de­ partment to get a copy of LOG. VENORE (Ore),~ April 8—Chairman, hone; Secretary, H. Buckner. New washing machine to be ordered. No disputed overtime, no beefs. (Commu­ nication from headquarters was post­ ed for crew to read. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), April 1— Chairman, V. Portar; Secretary, L. Moore. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Ship to be fumigated. Wash rooms to be kept clean. Repair list to be turned in. Some mattresses to be ordered. DESOTO (Pan Atlantic), March 30—Chairman, T. Soso; Secretary, C. H. Haoe. Repair Ust still outstand­ ing. Some disputed overtime in deck dept. Letters written to SIU head­ ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 25 quarters about rest periods and to SIU Mobile agent on mail aituaUon • .—Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, M. Costello. No beefs; everything in or­ in New Orleans. Ship'a fund—831.22. der. Ship'a fund—8135.40. FAIRISLE (Waterman), March 25— ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), April 1 Chairman, Bill Hay; Secretary, W. L. Butch. One man missed ship in Gal­ —Chairman, E. Kelly; Secretary, A. Danne. No beefs, everything okay. veston, Texas. Repairs not completed. List turned in. All hands to lay off Motion carried to concur in commu­ steam valves. Paul Wilkinson volun­ nications from headquarters. Steward teered for reporter's Job. Request spoke regarding cups to be returned made to check the rooms to inspect to pantry. All linen to be -turned in. for needed repairs. Decision to send ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), April 4 cable to SIU headquarters for action on missing seaman's papers. Depart­ —Chairman, J. Bluitt; Secretary, H. ment list to be posted for cleaning of Sedgeway. Ship's fund—81.42. Some disputed overtime". No beefs. Motion laundry. carried to concur in communications JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Feb­ from headquarters. Ship's delegate ruary 25—Chairman, C. Scott; Secre­ elected. Vote of thanks to steward ^ tary, D. Mease.. Headquarters report department. read and posted^ R. Ferrandiz elected ARAPAHOE (Marina Transport), ship's delegate: D. Mease elected ship's reporter: S. Kropvich elected March 11—Chairman, B. McCulloch; Secretary, R. Barron. Repair list to ship's treasurer. ' Motion carried to donate 50 cents each to ship's fund. be turned In. No beefs. Motion car­ All beefs to be -settled on ship if ried to concur in communications possible. Delegate to see about get­ from headquarters. Discussion, held ting quarters painted. Crew to dump on operation of washing machine. garbage and trash in cans. Delegate BEAUREGARD (Waterman), March to inquire about crew getting name 13—Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; Secretary, brand soap powder. E. Riviere. Repairs ta,be turned in. ^ ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), April 8 Ship's fund—$15.96. One man missed —Chairman, E. Wright; Secretary, ship in Casablanca. No beefs. Motion Robert Schwartz. Ship's fund $43.87. carried to concur in communications Lights to be kept on over deckload from headquarters. Motion carried to «t night. Stewart to see about bread have clarification on draws sent to In Mayaguez. Steward to seirve rice ship. Discussion held on draw. with beef stew. Request to have hot BRADFORD ISLAND (CINet Serv­ roils with meals. ice), April 6—Chairman, V. Kochulle; JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), April Secretary, R. Jones. No beefs. Ship's 5—Chairman, R. Ferrandiz; Secretary, fund—8.90. Motion carried to accept B. C. Slaid. Most of the quarters- communication from headquarters, as ' have been painted and the rest. are read. Messroom deck to be painted. being painted now. S17.(X) in ship's Better grade of fruit wanted. All fund. Mate interferring witli deck scuppers to be cleaned. gang. Bosun to see patrolman to get CUBORE (Ore), April 1—Chairman, mate straightened out. Request to get better mailing address for LOGS L. McNaIr; Secretary, G. Wolf. No beefs. Vote of thanks to second and and mail. Mail is not coming aboard until ship has been in port three or thir^ cooks. Wind chutes needed. four days. Repair list turned in. EVELYN (Bull Lines), April 2 — Steward department doing good job. Chairman, W. Bart; Secretary, C. BALTORE (Ore), April 7—Chairman, Yow. Ship's delegate made a report John Mehalon; Secretary, Joseph God- on business of last payoff. Ship's fund sle. $17.50 in ship's fund. Two men —$13. No beefs. Motion carried to missed ship on March 18th. Two re­ concur in communication from head­ placements from hall. Vote to be quarters. Ship's delegate elected. taken on subject of payoff. Under­ GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv­ standing is that crew is to be paid every two trips. Subject to be taken ice), March 31—Chairman, none; Sec­ retary, none. Safety forms to be re­ up with patrolman. turned. One man paid off sick. No DEL NORTE (Mississippi), February beefs. Ship's fund—$15.39. Ship's 1»—Chairman, G. H. McFall; Secre­ delegate elected. Coffee cups and tary, Bill Kaiser. Request made for— glasses to be returned to pantry. 150 cases of soft drinks for sale at KYSKA (Waterman), March IS — five cents each. Small repairs com­ pleted. Repatriated seamen to sleep Chairman, s. ZygarowskI; Secretary, in crew hospitaL Their meals would R. Walton. Everything going along be served in regular crew mess. Re­ well. No beefs. Motion carried to quest for beer on board refused and concur in recent communication from no liquor to be put aboard at St. headquarters. Repairs to be listed Thomas. New delegate to he elected. immediately. Ship's fund $96.02. Request for crew LEWIS EMERY,'JR. (Victory Car­ to pay $1 to ship's fund. Twentyfour baseballs given to crew by Cap­ riers), March IS—Chairman, A. Maieltain Kinney. Another 24 bails bought. lo; Secretary, W. Schafer. No beefs. Team to play in BA and Curacao. Ship's delegate to see' captain about Swivel for punching bag to be pur­ putting declt engineers locker aft. chased in St. Thomas if possible. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleld), April "Red" Leonard elected ship's dele­ 25—Chairman, W. Young; Secretary, gate. ^ J. Kolodzleltkl. No beefs. Ship'a INES (Bull Lines), April 9—Chair­ fund—$4; Discussion held on install­ man, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, M. ing new washing machine. Crew to Savoy. One man hospitalized. Bal­ donate • few dollars toward movies. ance of sup's fund is $80.00. No beefs. MASSMAR (Calmar), April <—Chair­ Motion carried to buy captain • type­ writer, as a gift. man, J. Yuknas; Secretary, W. Adams. No beefs. Ship's fund—$20. Motion MADAKET (Waterman), April 4— carried to -concur In communications Chairman, A. Lake; Secretary, E. Wal­ from headquarters.. Washing machipe lace. No disputed overtime, no beefa. to be turned.,off after Use. - Tali hat, beard and white robe of this Cheiu islander typifies ancient Korean cus­ tom. Photo by Seafarer Bob Black. F-SHARP IS LONE SOUR NOTE ABOARD MOWBRAY Happy to underscore the truth of the axiom "no news is good news," ship's reporter Paul Buckley credits "full adher­ ence to Union policy" for a smooth voyage on the Robin Mowbray. •* ^ "So far, there have been tion. It works out just fine. no beefs, no logs and nothing "We have one weight-1 i f t e r out of the way. The. trip is aboard, equipped with a double set about half over, and the crew is a well-fed unit. The ship's clean appearance, above and below decks, compares favorably with the looks of the many ships of all nations we've met along the way,' he commented. The Mowbray was in Beira, Portuguese East Africa, at the time. Buckley is shipping as a wiper. Fish Have The Luck "Although graced with our quota of fantail fishermen, we regret to report their luck limited to a few eels and one pilot fiish—with no shark attached. As usual, each of the crew, in his own fashion, is making thq.^ most of these East African ports of call. And when it's time to sail again, each turns to on his watch waiting until the next pbrt demands his full atten- of barbells and muscles, and also a tenor sax pupil. We all hope he will hit that F-sharp right on the nose at least once before the trip is over." reason for this costume ..." Eventually old friends met, greetings were exchanged and after Tatman had determined the safe arrival of a load of powdered Tatman milk for the missionary he had sent some time before from Seattle, the boys pressed their questions about the stovepipe lids. "It developed, from the mission­ ary's explanation, that the old men were still following the path of ancient Korean tradition and the customs of ancestors many generations before them. Grow Hair Lonjg " 'One of their customs is to grow their hair very long,' the mis­ sionary revealed. 'The hair grows way below the shoulders, just like women wear it,' he confided. 'They tie it in intricate braids and knots and keep it under their hats.'" It occurred to both SIU visitors that this custom may have led, in some way, to the modem-day ex-pression about "keeping things un­ der your hat." Word-specialists can draw their own conclusions. 'Filling Station' By Seafarer R. "Red" Fiak LOG-A-RHYTHM: Pity The Man 'By Mrs. Helen Owens I have nothing but pity For the man whose mind Is closed to all the finer things Of human kind. Who looks upon a flower As a^ thing of course. To whom a tree is nothing But the winter's firewood source. Who cannot turn the pages of a book with hungry eyes; Who cannot stand and look Upon a picture lost in ecstacy, Or listen to the music of the sea, And, From its never-ending night's roll Grow richer. Adding strength unto his souU ^Can-Shakers' Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or. any other so-calied "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect' funds, ' No explanation is required in this situation dreamed up by Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink on the Chester Harding. 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) i| r.J NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an old tubscrlbar and hava a ahange of addrati, plaata giva your formar addrait balowi ADDRESS CITY • •••a*aaaaaaa»aaoataeaaM8Ste8«aaaaa8aaa»aaaaf»»ia88lseasaa9Mt» ZONE STATE :..Sl �Del Sud BB Manager Lauds Teammate, 43 One of the main factors enabling the Del Sud "Rebels" to win the 1956 "Friendship Trophy" in Buenos Aires recently, according to team manager Maurice "Duke" Duet, was the playing of a 43-year-old ship--*^ mate, Joseph "Mule-Train' plied that he had played in his younger days, but might be a lit­ Suarez, I-' ii| •s- The Del Sud baseball squad clinched the trophy on the ship's last trip south with a 6-1 victory over the Gimnasia y Esgrima. The team was due to be presented with the cup plus individual medals on arrival in the Argentine capital yesterday. "I first met 'Junior' or 'MuleTrain' as he's commonly known back in 1950, when he hadn't played ball for years," Duet re­ called. Suarez was shipping on the Del Norte at that time and Duet was then manager of the Del Norte "Stars." Needed Catcher "We had a good ball club, but no catcher," he added. "When asked 'Mule-Train' whether he could play ball and catch, he re- Rest-Hour On Bradford Island It:- r? tle slow now. He was willing to try, however. "That night the 'Stars' were playing the Alcoa Cavalier for a championship trophy, and I will always remember that we drew the largest crowd that Annunci­ ation Park, New Orleans, had ever held. "Happily we won, and the ster­ ling catching of 'Mule-Train' was largely responsible. They say ball­ players must be young. Well, 'Mule-Train' was 37 then.", Soon after. Duet parted com­ pany with Suarez to begin organ­ izing the "Seafarers Beachcomb­ ers" team in New Orleans, but the separation was only temporary. "One night .after losing seven straight games, I ran into 'MuleTrain' again, and naturally asked whether he'd like to play ball again. The outc o m e of that game was that he hit a home run which pro(|,uced our first victory. Suarez I met him next," Duet said, "when he shipped on the Del Sud, a lapse of almost four years. He was the playingmanager of the 'Rebels' then and, today, besides having him as a shipmate and a friend, I have him playing ball for me. I'm sure those who know him will agree that 'Mule-Train' will probably still be playing ball when we are all retired." once In the afternoon, so that every­ one can attend. Discussion regarding . BR work. Two chairs to be put In .recreation room and cots to .be kept off deck. OCEAN ULLA, Dacambar 4—Chair, man, t. Bayna; Sacratary, R. Laa. No repair list from previous trip. Work ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), April 14 was started on repairs. Ship's treas. —Chairman, J. Robinson; .Secrotary, urer elected. Motion carried to con­ P. St. Marie. No beefs. One man went' cur in communications from headto hospital In Singapore and one in quartera. Yokohama. Motion carried to have headquarters look Into situation as to ORION COMET (Orion), March. amount of SIU ships operating in Chairman, D. DIckerson; Secretary, Japan and Far East. Ship's delegate L. Santa Ana. No beefs. -Motion car­ elected. Deck department quarters to ried that crew donate voluntarily to be painted ouL ship's fund. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. Washing machine to ORION CLIPPER (Orion), April 28 be kept clean. Repair list to be —-Chairman, B. Jones; Secretary, E. turned in. Manuel. One man left In Japan. Vote of thanks to all delegates. Few hours STEEL ADVOCATE. (Isthmian), disputed overtime, no beefs. One man March 11—Chairman, B. Bankston; missed ship in Yokohama. Motion Secretary, T. Ralney. Everything runmade for company to- furnish air winches for lifeboat davit. Steward to order - mattresses for entire crew. Vote of thanks to baker. Every man to leave his room In good order. MICHABL (Carrat), March tt — Chairman, J. Mallyi Sacratary, J. O'Nail. Ship's delegata elected. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 22 —Chairman, A. Elliot; Secretary, E. Ray. No beefs, no disputed overtime. Everything running okay. Discussion held regarding proposal to establish • ship's fund. Voted against It. SEA CLOUD (Pegor), April 22— Chairman, AT Anderson; Sacrotary, F. Hicks, Jr. No beefs, all Is going well. Ship's fund, $12.50. ning okay. Discussion held on "50-50" bill. Ship's treasurer elected. Ship's fund—tl6.38. Motion carried to con­ cur In communications from head­ quarters. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), February 2t—Chairman, P. Ott; Sacra­ tary, A. Cadllc. Everything running okay. Motion carried to post aU com­ munications, accepted and concurred. Ship's delegate elected. Catwalk to be nlada on deck for sailors. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 4 —Chairman, Santos; Secretary, Stew­ ard. Repair list made up. Ship's fund —$18.29. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Replace agitator and drain hose In washing machine. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), March 11—Chairman, W. Janlsch; Secretary, V. Orenclo. Each department held safety meetings. • Ship's fund—$37.01. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held on seniority. STONY POINT (US Petroleum), March 26—Chairman, J. Pureell; Sec­ retary, C. Johnson. Ship's secretaryreporter elected. Ship's fund—$14.08. Some disputed overtime. Everything in order. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Discussion on food. SUZANNE (Bull Lines), February 19 —Chairman, J. Carey; Secretary, H. Orlando; Everything running okay. No beefs. Stiip's fund—$15.40. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Discussion held about rusty water. VALCHEM (Valentine), April 7 — Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, G. Bryan. Ship's fund—$34.97. No beefs. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's treas­ urer elected. Repair lists to be com­ pleted. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), March 24 — Chairman, J. Kelley; Secretary, W. Lyda. Second cook suggested list for persons giving to ship's fund and have them sign it as they make there donations. No beefs. It was suggested that crew write their senators regarding "50-30." WILLIAM A. CARRUTH (Transfuel), March 2S—Chairman, N. Kirk; Sec­ retary, M. Pappadakls. No beefs, everything okay. Some disputed over­ time. Motion carried to concur In communications from headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward department for their good work. At top, a member of the Bradford Island's deck gang relaxes after a stretch At what appears to have been a pretty messy paint job. In bottom photo, two crewmen put in tome hard concentration on a card game to help pass the time. No names were provided for these photos by Dick Koch. g'.n. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), April 17—Chairman, B. Doyle; Secretary, A. Stevenson. One beef In steward de­ partment. Ship's fund used for ship­ mate in hospital In Calcutta. Soma disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur In communication from head­ quarters. Motion carried to have meeting once in the evening and Penalty Of Success Burly SEEMEPO 11/ 1954' SEiF^AERS idt Par* FtmieeB j*L DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), April 22 —Chairman, Norman DuBois; Sacra­ tary, B. E. Phillips. No changes In launch service. Captain stated this would have to be worked out In New Orleans between the Union and the company. Smaller denominations of money will be obtained next voyage. Ship's fund, $21.00. Member requested steaks served twice a week. Metal windscoops to be exchanged, for rub­ ber scoops. Strainer on washing ma­ chine to be repaired. Crew requested milk to be purchased at Montevideo Instead of Buenos Aires. CAROLYN (Bull), April 24—Chair­ man, W. Lawton; Secretary, M. Gross. Ship's fund, $42.00 to be used for repair of TV. All new members to be asked for two dollars donation to­ ward ship's fund. Ship's treasurer elected. Repair list to be made up by each department delegate. CALMAR (Calm'ar), April 28—Chair­ man, S. Foti; Secretary, W. Yerks. Report on AB fired in Portland al­ legedly without just cause. Particulars mailed in to agent. Difficulty in ob­ taining master's medical certificates for sick men. Complaint of late draws. Refusal by chief engineer to grant st^dbys for engine room members. All^beefs to be aired in Philadelphia. Ship's fund, $3.20. Headquarters com­ munications posted in recreation room. Discussion on shortage of tea and coRee with patrolman. Ship's fund discussed -snd necessary to con­ tact agent in Seattle from backwoods lumber ports. on-poor preparation of food. Drinking fountain to be kept clean. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. AMEROCEA'N (Amerocesn), Febru­ ary 12—Chairman, H. Swsrtx; Secre­ tary, G. Pettlpas. Lack of variety in menu. Reelection of delegate. Ship's fund, $4.51. Request for more coffee. Discussion on ship's delegate report. Steward will Improve menu and va­ riety of night lunch. Request made for screen doors, porthole screens and water Une to run outdoors. SWEETWATER (Metre Petroleum), August 14, 19S5—Chairman, E.- McOulnn; Secretary, Paul Franco. Re­ quest made to get windscoops with screens. Ship's fund, $14.00 and $3.00 In stamps. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), January 22—Chairman, G. Pettlpas; Secretary, Roger Ferrara. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund. $4.51. Tables to be kept clean and cups and spoons to be picked'up after making coffee. SWEETWATER (Metro Petroleum), Nov. 4—Chairman, E. McGuInn; Secre­ tary, none. Ship's fund, $13.50. Spent $11.00 for magazines in Korea. Two men sick. Pick up new man in Naples. No reports or communications re­ ceived since leaving States. Contact company about better grade of slopchest. Letter to be sent to headquar­ ters regarding crowded foc'sles. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas); April 15—Chairman, D. Peccerelll; Secretary, Hans M. Skaalagaard. One man hospitalized In Ham­ burg, Germany. Union notified. In­ jured while undocklng in Germany. Some disputed overtime. Ship's fund. $9.77. Crew utility should wear mess jacket while assisting crew messman at meal time. Pantry should be kept cleaner. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 1—Chairman, James Phillips; Secre­ tary, Dan Beard. Repairs all taken care of. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Ship's fund, $41.71. Head­ quarters reports read and questions answered. New mattresses and pillows ordered by steward. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), April 29 —Chairman, M. Landron; Secretary, J. Laszlo. Repair lists made up. $14 ship's fund. Headquarters reports ac­ cepted. Request to have beer put aboard for crew. Patrolman to be consulted about man being fired. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 22—Chairman, Dale Williams; Secre­ tary, Dan Beard. Ship's delegate get­ ting off down South. Safety sugges­ tions needed. Ship's fund, $41.71. Foc'sles to be painted next trip. One hour disputed overtime. Headquarters reports read and accepted. New ship's delegate elected. Messtfall radio is property of the crew. "Sparks willing to repair it. Purging of gas tanks filled crew quarters with fumes. New toaster needed. Discussion on roach problem. New iron will be purchased. EVELYN (Bull),/April 29—Chairman, W. F. Barth; Secretary, C. A. Yow. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 29 —Chairman, E. deBauHe; Secretary, A. Gonzales. Two men missed ship during voyage. Ship's fund. $20.00. Thirty-seven hours disputed overtime. Headquarters report accepted. Sug­ gestion to use part of ship's fund to buy iron for use of crew. Steward ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), • asked to get better grade of apples April 2—Chairman, A. Reasko; Secre­ and oranges, also different brand of tary, J. Misner. Called for new ship's coffee. delegate. Same retained. New treas­ urer elected. Ship's fund, $27.(X). All SWEETWATER (Metro), April 22— Chairman, T. H, Allison; Secretary, hands to keep washing machine clean T. M, Carver. Sufficient amount of and In good order as SIU members do. stores for nine months. Collection was WINTER HILL (Cities Service), made to pay for cat's vaccination. Some disputed overtime. One oiler April 29—Chalrnvsn, Jesse Barton; Secretary, L. E. Ashley. Some dis­ transferred to deck. One man logged for delaying ship's sailing. Two men puted overtime to be straightened out with patrolman. Suggestion for missed ship. Delegate to turn in to patrolmen. Suggestion to take up changes in death benefit require­ ments, etc. New ship's delegate collection for Willy, who is in hos­ pital. elected. Crew dissatisfied with second cook and baker and chief cook's preparation of meals. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), March 22 —Chairman, H. SWartz; Secretary, G. MADAKET (Waterman), April 25— Pettlpas. Ship's fund, $4.50. Discussion Chairman, Allan Lake; Secretary, A. for steward to maintain good menu. Porthole screens. Coffee for black Yarborg. One man missed ship in gang. Discussion on repair list. New Orleans. Took replacement in Balboa. Discussion on disability bene-' STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April fit article in LOG of February 16. 15—Chairman, John Jordan; Secretary, FELTORE (Ore Nav.), April 29— J. Atherton. Delegate's report on money drawn in Manila in reference Chairman, T. Hansen; Secretary, J. Ellis. Wiper missed ship in Baltimore. to declarations, etc. Subsistence claim One wiper missed ship in Chile. Oiler for no hot water not valid and claim sent to hospital in Panama Canal. No withdrawn. $16.00 in ship's fund. Long­ fund. Delegate to see patrolman about shoremen's holiday overtime disputed. areas to be cleaned during sanitary Due to hot weather steward asked to start serving occasional cold meal, hours and also about potatoes com­ ing aboard frozen. Need more jam, also more omelets in the evenings. crackers and toilet tissue. Discussion Crew asked to keep library clean. Ship's delegate resigned and thanked crew for wholehearted, cooperation. Ship's fund, $13.00. New delegate, deck delegate and treasurer elected. Everything running smoothly. All de­ partments^ harmonizing. By Bernard Seaman �ifHiir"""•V Mar 11. UM V SEAFARERS LOG Fate Firteea -'. ••/V; _ 10 SHIPS M ATLANm • soum MIMCAN • IW ^' • •'-M-2 niE riRST MRia VOICE RRORDCRSf TO SHIPS' CREWS -• . 0 EVmY SimDAY • l«20 OMr I . 1^0/d of tHo ftTP, Wn(-l9.19l50KCk ifs-: •hipt In Cnrlbbnon, intl Caoit el South Afflorico, South Atlcnik and Eott Ccoit ol UnM StotM. wfui,iM5eKei Ship. In OwH of MMf l«o, Corlbfcoon, Woit CooM of Sou* AOM^ Ico, Wo.1 Cooit of Moxico ond US SoM .t!'. / ' f Wn('«S,1S700KCk Ship. In ModltirranMn oroo. North Atlantic, Surapoon ond US Ecnt Coon. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 matemitg benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Alfredo Morales Muniz, born Mrs. Julio Torres, Caparra Ter­ November 21, 1955, to Seafarer race, PR. and Mrs. Jose M. Vega, Santurce, William James Benson, born PR. April J, 1956, tb Seafarer and Mrs. * Dennis Earl Ivey, born March William J. Benson, Brooklyn, NY. 30, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Maria Paz Mojica, born February" Clifford B. Ivey, Prichari Ala. 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. ;, Maria Francis Linker, born Feb­ Antanasio Espino, Ballimore, Md. ruary 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Malena Amy Dumas, born March Mrs.-WilUam G. Linker, Philadel­ 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. phia, Pa. , Alexander G. Dumas, Meridian, I Richard Darrell Saxon, born Miss. February 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Frankie Wayne Smith, born Mrs. Joseph D. Saxon, Mobile, Ala. November 22, 1955, to Seafarer Jack Eugene Gnnnels, born Feb­ and Mrs. Frank W. Smith, Bristol, ruary 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Va. Mrs. Lloyd Gunnells, Hoboken, NJ. Marie De Los .Angeles, born Steven Dwight Felker, born March 22, 1956, to Seafarer and March 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Oscar E. Figueroa, New York, Mrs. Edwin M. Felker, Baltimore, NY. Md. BftOUGHT to YOU BY THE OEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE MARIflME TRADES DEPARTMENT SHI-A&G DiSTRia - SUP' MFOW«MG * ROU * MM&P - RME • SiU-CANADIAN DISTRia John William . Law^n Howell, Jr., born April 10, 1956, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. John Wm. Howell, New Orleans, La. Eduardo Torres Soto, born All went well on the Hastings March 17, 1956, to Seafarer and (Waterman) because of a good gang of delegates aboard. Ship's delegate Oscar Ray Daniels got a vote of thanks for keeping her running smooth with only a few minor beefs. It was an enjoyable - Beauregard Crew The LOG is holding color prints trip all around thanks to Daniels of burial services held at sea for and William Singleton, deck dele­ Brother Joseph Wing. Unfortu­ gate; William Doyol, engine End nately, we cannot reproduce color L. Jackson, steward. prints and SIU Welfare Plan rec­ ords indicate no next of kin. Another delegate to get the palm was Anthony B. Caldeira on the John P. Ryan Jefferson City Your pay voucher, discharge and Victory (Victory $32 in cash from the MV Gadsden Carriers). C a I are being held for you at the Seat­ deira handled a tle SIU hall. number of beefs Juan Reyes while the vessel Your duplicate discharge from was on the Far the SS Emilia is being held at the East run and all Baltimore SIU hall. reports had it that he took care Money Due of his job very Retroactive wages for the belowCaldeira well. On the Re­ named men in amounts up to $107.37 are being, held by Atlantic public (Trafalgar) crewmembert Carriers, Inc., 29 Broadway, New reported ship's delegate agreed to York 4, NY, and can be obtained continue on the delegate's job and in person or by sending a forward­ take the ship into New York al­ ing address and proper identifica­ though he was anxious to be re­ lieved so he could pay off and take tion; Ex-SS John e a vacation. :JiW Meanwhile, MTD Round-The^World Wireless Broadcasts Continue... BALTIMORE .'.UIO E. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard, ARent EAstero 7-4000 WILMINGTON. Calif 808 Marine Aee. PORT COLBORNE Reed Humphries, Agent. .Terminal 4-2874 Ontario HEAI}aUARTERS....e78 4th Ave., Bklyn. TORONTO, Ontario SECRETARY-TREASUREB Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons, Joint W. HaU, Joint HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. J. Volplan, Eng. B. Matthews. Joint C. TannehUI. Acting Agent Capital 7-6358 E Hooney, Std. BOSTON Jamoe Staeeban. Acent S76 State St. Richmond 2-0140 LAKE CHARLES, La. Leroy Clarke, Agent 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 SUP 18 Merdiant St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLIHU Phone 6-8777 Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 PORTLAND ill SW Clay St. NEW ORLEANS 823 Bienville St CApital 3-4336 Lindney WlUlama, Agent Tulai.e 8626 RICHMOND. CALIF..§10 Macdonald Ave. NEW VORK.:....07S 4tb Ave., Brooklyn ,BEacon 2-0925 HYacintb 9-6600 SAN FBANOSCO ....«B6 Harrison St Douglas 24363 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Reef, Agent HAdlson 2-9834 SEATTLB S80S 1st Ave! Main 0290 PIULADELPHIA 337 Market St. fi. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-16^ WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. Terminal 44131 PUERTA de TIEBRA, PB Pelayo 81—La 8 Sal CoUs, Agent Phone 2-8988 NEW YORK......878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 04185 SAN FRANCISCO 480 Hariiaon St Leon Jobnaon, Agent Douglas 2-5478 Marty BrelthoiF, Weat Coaat RepreMnutivr Canadian District SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St HALIFAX N.S... 1S8H HoUls St. £. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams .3-1728 Phonei 3-8911 SEATTLE 2505' 1st Ave. MONTREAL.......SSO St. James St West Jeff GiUetU, Agent • Elliott 4334 PLateau 8161 TAMPA . . 1809-IUl N. Franklin St FOBX^^J1^...^..;,130 lon St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 I II 8-3221 • -...... .i.,'. .oA»- -A Naomi Cruz, born. April 11, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Virgiiio Cruz, Bronx, NY. Notices SIU, A&G District r. 103 Durham St. Phone: 8591 272 King St. E. EMplre 44719 VlcrroRlA, BC 817th Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC. 1.298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS ..., 804 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE Quebec 20 Elgin SL Phone: 845 THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3203 QUEBEC 88 St. Pierre St. Quebec | Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5233 Great Lakes District ALPENA BUFFALO. NY. CLEVELAND 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone; Main 14147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 OULUTH. .. 531 W. Michigan St Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH OfHCAGO .,.,8861 EJ92nd St Vasco M. Barros. William Bellgraph. Donald BiUlns, Juan BiUy, Carl N. Bol­ ton, Arthur Brown, Charles Brown. Gaetano BuscigUo. Francisco Carabbacan. Warren W. Currier. Simon Czeslowski, Frederick Demuth, Clifford Eubanks, Roy H. Flthen, Dan Frazier, Jr., Vincent Gregorio, James Guston, Jr., Joseph Harmonson, Vernon Harris, Charles Kempczynskl; Ah Lee King, Arne Larson, Samuel Martin, William C. Miller, Archie Milne, James McLlnden, Daniel Palmatory, Paul W. Persson, George Porter, James Porter, Paul Richards, Bernard Romanoff, Robert O. Smith, John Steiner, William D. Stew­ art, James Thomas, Pete TrlantafiUos, Charles W. White, Joseph R. Wing. Ex-SS Liberty Flag Morio Alto. James Ashley. James C. Battle, Frank A. Bolton, Robert G. Bruce, loannls Demitseadis, Robert M. Draper, Bernard Favlla, John Kackur, Donald M. King, King Sea Koo, Lee F. Kurtz, Joseph A. Long, Robert J. Lyons, John McDonough, Eric Malmstrom, George P. Marcotte: Leonard J. Martin, Ralph Moisant, John H. Morris, Mlhal Nicodin, Dennis Pierce, Styklanos Plssias, N. Burton Potts, Ron­ ald J. Ramsperger, Joseph H. Roberts, Caslmir Sanuiti, Leland B. Slpe, George J. Vesages, Guy Whitehurst, George Wil­ liams, Glenn N. Williams, John Zenths. Ex-SS Liberty Bell Rex Abshire, James R. Andolsek, Elmer J. Andre, Jr., Leo Brnssard, Stephen Burskey, Yulee H. Crews, Warren W. Currier, Micliael F. Dellano, Phillip DeMinico, Elmer L. Edwards, Yue Kung Fah, Perry Greenwood, Lester J. Haag, Robert J. Helllg, Leonard E. Hodges, Francis K. Jennings, Okal Jones, Ralph Kllbourne, Donald M. King; Herbert W. Lamm. Rufino Lara, Pao Chlng Lee. Audrey M. Lester, Antonio Llparl, Edmund H. Mfsh, Edward H. Murar, Richard V. Palmer. Owen Podkosoff. Heath Pressley, Salvador Resquites, Thomas C. Riley, Gerald R. Schartel, Frederick Smith, Harry J. States, Boyd E. Thompson, John T. Woodman, Paul Zamberlln, Lambert Zeegers. Reports are still coming in on the "50-50" issue where SIU crewmembers really put on a full head of steam to get some results in Congress. Latest ships to report action on "50-50" were the Mae, the John C and the Ocean Eva, while on the Sea Comet II Sea­ farer W. H. Woodill proposed that the ship's fund be used to supply crewmembers with stationary and stamps to write their Senators, which was done. The April 17th meetings saw rank and file Seafarers in charge in many SIU ports. C. O. Lee chaired the Mo­ bile meeting; A. Melanson in Bos­ ton; W. Tatum in Lake Charfes; A. H. Smith In Sa­ vannah; H. R. Hutchins, San Francisco and G. Butterton Frank, Seattle. Other Seafarers participating as meeting officers were R. Lee and R. Murphy in Boston; W. Butter, ton, Norfolk; E. D. Sims, Savan­ nah; W. Thayer, Tampa; J. 11. Thompson, Mobile; Jt Touart and M. Woods in' Wilmington. Wi -asl, Y' I •'•A �5^ SEAFARERS^ LOG AWARDED FIRST PiUZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1955 • INTERNATIONAL LABOR FRESt OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ll; One of the special functions of the US Coast Guard heartily endorsed by US maritime unions and all segments of the shipping world is its annual patroj o* the northern seas on the International Ice Patrol. l|V m Established In 1914, the ice patrol has continued ever since, except for the war years. Its need was dramatized by the tragic loss of the mighty liner Titanic in 1913 with 1517 passengers and crew­ men, after she struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage to New York. Each year patrol ^ips and aircraft track the huge ice masses as they drift south from the coast of Greenland, some­ times right into the heavily-travelled shipping lanes. Radio bulletins on ice movements are sent out twice daily by patrol headquarters at Argentia, New­ foundland, from late winter until midJune. By then, the warm currents of the Gulf Stream have travelled far enough north to block any further progress of the 'bergs and the patrol is secured. •" " It's The ICEBERG Segson!" iiiii All bundled up, Sea­ farer on lookout in northern waters scans the sea for signs of menacing ice. *• 1^' ' I 1 1^' I fe.-" I "iV. Officers on Navy Hydrographic ship chart ice, current movements. Hydrographic office publishes bulletins of ice conditions. ice patrol bulletins come into hq. of 3rd Coast Guard District in NY, where quartermaster (rear) posts them on map. Noon, midnight positions of all ships In Atlan­ tic are charted by Coast Guardsmen for pos­ sible emergency use. ' Quartermaster shifts position-of ice marker at CG hq. as reports come in. Dark markers Show ship positions.^ In chart room, mate checks location of ice­ berg on map after get­ ting radio report from Argentia. \U Twice-daily radio re­ ports on icebergs are radioed from ice pa­ trol hq. to all ,mer­ chant ships. •V � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 11, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SHIPPING BOOMS; CALL OUT RESERVE VESSELS SEAFARERS EYE WASH. ON KEY SHIPPING BILLS ITF WINS BACK WAGES ON RUNAWAY COMMERCE DEP’T UPHOLDS ‘50-50‘ SEE CONGRESS APPROVING CUT IN SHIP INSPECTIONS VANCOUVER MTD FORMED WHAT WILL THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY MEAN TO SEAFARERS SIU HITS CG ‘DESERTION’ BEEF; SKIPPER NIXED PACT CG TO RULE SMALL SHIPS AFL-CIO COUNCIL BACKS MEANY’S STAND ON ILA NY JOB CHANCES HOLD UP, FUTURE LOOKS PROMISING US TANKER SHORTAGE CRITICAL, ADMIRAL WARNS CANADA SIU HITS BRICKS ON LAKES NO SIGN OF LET-UP IN BALTIMORE BOOM MOBILE SEES ‘BLUE JAY’ PERKING PORT’S SHIPPING ‘RIGHT’ WORK PEDDLERS ALL ANTI-UNION ROACHES BEWARE! ‘WAR’ DECLARED BY CLAIBORNE SOLVE PUZZLE OF KOREA HIGH-HAT F-SHARP IS LONE SOUR NOTE ABOARD MOWBAY DEL SUD BB MANAGER LAUDS TEAMMATE, 43 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 5/11/1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vol. XVIII, No. 10 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7004e832c8fe1aa7dfdb6cf578e7b173.PDF 05739c5c64bcec4db1f2f88617a47811 PDF Text Text Your Copy of THE 5IU CONSTITUTION Vol. XXiX No. 10 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT • PAGES 9-16 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO ON THE VIETNAM RUN. With 98 percent of the men and materiel for the Viet Nam military operation going by ships, the rotary shipping boards in SIU union halls on the At­ lantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts are continually showing jobs on union-contracted vessels making the vital run. A familiar scene involved in manning the Viet-bound ships is shown in photo here, taken in New York hall last week, as Chief Dispatcher Ted Babkowski posts jobs that will be filled by Seafarers in deck, engine and steward departments. SIU men are keeping union-contracted ships manned and sailing on time by throwing in for the jobs on Viet and other runs, as shown in photo below. (For stories of Seafarers' ex­ periences in Viet Nam see pages 19, 20 and 21.) Nine More SIU Men *€et Cnsfine, Deck iicenses; Total ISO es 3, 5' �Mar 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Two Replies to Claim of ^Support* Maritime Trades Voires Opposition To Boyd's Build Abroad' Proposal WASHINGTON, D. C.—^The 5.5-million-member AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department today sharply challenged testimony by Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd concerning the extent of support within the maritime industry for proposals to build U.S.-flag ships in foreign yards. The MTD position was enun­ In the letter to Bartlett, the ciated by SIU President Paul any "build-abroad" philosophy' MTD president said that only with respect to the merchant ma­ Hall, who is also president of three unions had given any suprine, and which endorsed the move the MTD, in a letter to Senator jxirt whatsoever for the Boyd for complete independence for E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska), chair­ plan, and that "AFL-CIO unions man of a Senate Merchant Marine the Maritime Administration. overwhelmingly oppose the Boyd "This remains the policy of the Subcommittee before which Boyd proposals." AFL-CIO." had appeared earlier last week. In the course of the testimony, Boyd conceded that he had not Gov't, Industry Reps Speak Out been able to secure a "consensus" of maritime labor and manage­ ment for his build-abroad plan and for his proposal to incorpor­ ate the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transporta­ tion. WASHINGTON—Administration proposals to allow the con­ Despite this lack of "consensus," struction of American-flag merchant ships in foreign shipyards Boyd went on, he had been able to would deprive American industry of nearly $1 billion worth of obtain what he called "support in business each year and would ^ ~ ^ all segments except in the ship­ complained to the State Depart­ mean the loss of thousands of building . . . industry, including ment, and as a result the Defense jobs for American workers. both management and labor." Speaking at a meeting of Department agreed to ease up on Halbsaid this statement by Boyd could lead to the conclusion that legislative representatives, spon­ its standards the second time. "virtually all of the industry— sored by the AFL-CIO Mari­ When the bids were open, the labor and management, alike— time Trades Department, Page British were only 4.5 per cent be­ was behind the program." The Groton, administration director of low the U.S. price—and that's a MTD official added bluntly; the Boilermakers Iron Shipbuild­ long way from the 50 per cent "Nothing could be further from ers Marine Council noted that figure the shipowners like to the truth." these monetary and job losses quote," he said. Another speaker at the legisla­ Hall said that "The AFL-CIO would not be confined to Ameri­ tive meeting of the MTD, was Maritime Trades Department, and can shipyards and shipyard work­ Representative Paul Fino (Rits 36 affiliated unions with mem­ ers, but would hit many diverse N.Y.). He called the maritime bership totaling 5.5 million union areas in the economy as well. program finally brought before men and women, is vigorously op­ "Building cargo ships and tank­ posed to the Secretary's plan to ers abroad would mean a loss of the Senate last week by Transpor­ permit foreign building of Ameri­ $490 million a year for American tation Secretary Alan Boyd a can-flag ships. Further, we are steel mills, electrical manufactur­ "non-program." After such a long vigorously: opposed to the Secre­ ers and machinery makers alone," delay and in view of President tary's insistence on putting the he pointed out. "This would be Johnson's promise for "a new mar­ Maritime Administration in the in addition to the losses that would itime prograiri" way back in his State of the Union Message of Department of Transportation. be sustained by the shipyards 1965, Fino called Boyd's latest "This position by the Maritime themselves." proposals a poor kick-off. Trades Department and its 36 af­ Balance of Pt^ments The New York Congressman filiates is ffi'e same one taken by In addition to bringing about pointed out that the Administra­ the 15-million-member AFL-CIO which, at its Sixth Constitutional a drastic further deterioration of tion's silence barrier had been Convention in San Francisco in the U.S. balance-of-payments broken last year by the Congress December 1965, unanimously problem, Groton predicted that when it prevented Boyd's depart­ adopted a resolution which, building abroad would be a crip­ ment from swallowing up the among other things, called on the pling blow to the American Maritime Administration, and re­ ferred to the 90 bills already in­ President and Congress 'to reject economy. "It would mean a loss of busi­ troduced before the new 90th ness for a variety of allied indus­ Congress to grant total and com­ tries which produce the material plete independence to MARAD. SEAFARERS^iLOG and equipment that go into Independence for Maritime American-built ships. It would makes sense, Fino said, because May 12, I9&7 • Vol. XXIX, No. 10 mean the loss of thousands of it will never get its proper atten­ Official Publication of the jobs for American workers—rang­ tion in a department that has to Seafarera International TTnion ing all the way from the ones deal with the multi-billion dollar of North America, who mine the iron ore to the ones domestic industries of airlines and Atlantic, Gulf, Lakea and Inland Waters District, who build the ships." railroads and trucking. AFL-CIO Edward J. Carlough, Organiza­ Groton based his figures on Exeeutive Board tion Director of the Sheet Metal plans by American ship operators PAUI, HALL, Preiident to build about 40 cargo ships in Workers International Associa­ CAL TANNBR EARL SUEPARD Exec. Viee-Pret. Vice-President foreign yards if the Administra­ tion, discussed the current railroad AL Knut LINOSBT WILUAHS tion is successful in getting Con­ disputes and said that "present Ste.-Treat. Vice-President ROBIRT MATTHBWS gressional approval for repeal of stalling by the Administration to Vice-President the build-American clause of the extend the arbitration period to HBIBIBT BRAND Merchant Marine Act of 1936. June 19" does nothing to resolve Director o/ Ortronixina and Atblicotione Groton also launched a bitter the issue but only serves to further Managing Editor attack on claims made by some delay the issue. Hixi POLLACK Representative Thomas P. shipping industry officials that it AooUtant Editor NATBAN SKTIR Stag Writere costs more than twice as much to O'-Neill, Jr. (D-Mass.), speaker Pim WEILL build ships in American yards as at the MTD's regular weekly P™ WWBR in foreign yards. "When foreign meeting, emphasized the import­ HARRY WITTSCHEN FIIANK MARCIOTTA shipbuilders have to adhere to ance of Congressional authoriza­ American quality standards, the tion of maritime funds, an inde­ PiMliM MsMkly at SIO RMs lilaal AMRSS •.C.. WMURHN. 0. C. 20018 fey tfe* SMtardifferential is narrowed consider­ pendent Maritime Administration, «i iRtWNtlMMl Oatfo, Atlairtis, fialf, Ukss ably," he noted, and cited a recent and a strong maritime policy to tat laiaad Watws BirttM. AFL-eit, £75 PMitt AsMia, iniuy*. «.y. msa. TSI. example in which British ship­ the future of the American mari­ RVMRttMiW. ' i. c. builders bid against American time industry. fMnraOSTfrS Few 5579 firms for the construction of sal­ O'Neill predicted that passage airtt aiaiM Is SMt ts Seafms latinutleoal vage barges for the U.S. Navy. of legislation to authorize Con­ dWw. illlMllfc Ban, UkMsad latadVWm BMrfit tPVrtn, <75 Fawtl Awns, irsik"The first time around, an gress to review maritime funds na, R-r. lUM. American firm underbid the Brit­ would remove maritime from the ish by 19 per cent. The British "bureaucratic whims" of the Bud- Buitd Abroad Proposals Threaten U.S. Economy, MTD Delegates ToM Report of International President by Paul Hall Last month I had the privilege of attending the AFL-CIO's National Conference on Community Services at which the health problems of the nation were examined in depth and efforts were formulated toward the improvement of medical care available to our citizens. Right from the outset it was obvious to all present at the gathering that adequate medical care for the average person in the United States may be available in theory but continues to be beyond the reach of countless Americans in actual fact. Medicare is now the law of the land but the American Medical Asso­ ciation has not ceased its efforts to sabotage the program. The AMA continues to advocate direct payment of fees by the patient to the doc­ tors. More often than not, when the patient applies to the government for reimbursement of the money he has laid out, he finds the rate es­ tablished as fair compensation for treatment received is far short of the amount he has already paid his physicians. Also, not until the average working man or his family is faced with sickness or accident in his own home does he learn first hand how fees charged by doctors and hospitals have soared to such heights as to make cost assistance provided by medicare or medicaid much less of a help than anticipated. Just last year alone the average doctor's bill went up 7.8 per cent—twice as much as in 1965 and more than in any single year since before the depression—and continues to rise. The average daily cost of a hospital room last year was $45 or a staggering 16.5 per cent higher than the year before. Even so, charges for these accommo­ dations show no present sign of leveling off. It is difficult for any person to believe that skyrocketing fee hikes like these, following so closely on the heels of medicare legislation, can be merely coincidental. There is no question that the gap between adequate medical care for all the people and the care which is available to them—at prices they can afford to pay—is still enormous. In the interests of the entire population, a comprehensive national health insurance program must be enacted. Organized labor has always been in the vanguard when it came to the vital needs of society and great advances have been made through its efforts, not only for union members but for all Americans. Until such a national program can be realized, union-sponsored health programs must be expanded on all levels, mental as well as physical. With half the hospital beds in the country occupied by the mentally ill, and with mental health cited by many as the No. 1 health problem in the nation today, this often neglected phase of medical care requires particular attention. Mental health plans should be incorporated by union negotiators into their own general welfare programs. Adequate diagnosis, and care of minor mental disturbances before they have a chance to get out of hand has for too long been the private preserve of the affluent. There must also be an immediate improvement in the quality of all medical care available to charity patients. The treatment they receive very often is not only callous but haphazard. The claim that rich and poor are provided medical care of equal quality is a myth and any med­ ical authority who says otherwise is closing one eye. Maritime Defense League Reports Favorable Response NEW YORK—^The Maritime Defense League has reported that it's campaign and program to assure maritime workers of their fundamental rights to counsel in the event of legal problems or charges threatening their personal liberties is meeting with favorable response. Program Launched The League was established last January as a private organiza­ tion to make available legal and other assistance to maritime workers from a fund sustained by voluntary contributions. A campaign for funds to enable the organization to carry out its program was launched several weeks ago. The objective of the League, which has been endorsed and voted support at SIU membership meetings, is to assure maritime workers are protected in situations where they lack the necessary funds to provide their own defense when their union cannot assist them because of legal restrictions and various court interpretations. League's OflBces The officers of the Maritime Defense League, whose chairman is Robert A. Matthews, a SIU vice-president, are located at one Hanson Plase, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217; the telephone number is (212)-638-1681. Any SIU member who may require assistance, which under the legal restrictions cdnnot be provided by his union, can get in touch with the Maritime Defense League at its Hanson Place office in Brooklyn. �May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Cites Danger of Present Course Six Seafarers Licensed As Engineers—Total 141 Six more Seafarers have been added to the growing ranks of those who have passed Coast Guard examinations for an engineer's license. The six completed the course of study offered by the jointly sponsored SIU-Marine Engi- ^ neer's Beneficial Association, in Massachusetts. He is 63 years District 2—School for Marine old. Engineers. The school has now Frank Gustav was born in enabled 141 Seafarers to obtain Pennsylvania and now makes his their engineer's licenses. home in Brooklyn. An oiler be­ Four of the men upgraded to fore obtaining a Third Engineer's 2nd Assistant Engineer's Licenses license, Gustav has been with the and two achieved the rank of 3rd SIU for 15 years. He joined in New York and is 42 years old. Assistant Engineer. A newly licensed Third Assist­ Woodrow McDaniel was born ant Engineer, Evaristo Jiminez and still resides in West Virginia. previously sailed a FOWT. He joined the SIU in New York. A native of Puerto Rico, he lives in Brooklyn. Jiminez is 41 years old and a 15-year SIU veteran. Establishment of the engineer training program was spurred by McDaniel Gustav Jbninez ond assistant's license. He resides in Lost Creek, Pa. Boxter joined the union in New York in 1965 He is 29 years old. Thomas Bohr sailed as oiler since he joined the union in New York. A newly licensed Third Assistant Engineer, he was bom and resides in Pittsburgh. Bohr is 29 years old. WASHINGTON—The Republican Policy Committee of the House of Representatives has for­ mally rejected the proposal by the Administration to build some American merchant vessels in foreign shipyards and has further stated it will not support any attempt to place the Maritime Ad­ ministration in the Department ^ . TTT" Tr-or. J- Rhodes (R.-Ariz.), presented the merchant ships America does of Transportation. GOP policy statement. have, 70 per cent will be due for In releasing a two-page pol­ The statement said the Adminis­ layup within five years because icy Committee statement, the tration has allowed America's they are already 20 years, and GOP representatives indicated maritime industry "to drift into that the "scuttling" by the Ad­ a major crisis" through its "ne­ more, old. This only serves to ministration of the nation's ship­ glect, confusion and general in­ underline the "national disgrace," ping potential, and its failure to ability to meet the mounting they said, of America's 14th-place position among world shipbuilders fulfill a promise made by the problem." and her present fifth place in the President two years ago for "a It added that the U.S. has fewer new policy for our merchant ma­ privately-owned merchant vessels size of her active merchant fleet. rine," had made the deplorable than when the Merchant Marine "This country needs and must state of our maritime industry a Act was passed in 1936 and that have a modem merchant marine," political issue. the percentage of our ships in the the statement said. Representatives Gerald R. Ford world's conunercial fleet is only The complete text of the Repub­ (R.-Mich.), House minority leader, half what it was three decades ago. The Republican lawmakers lican Policy Statement appears and the chairman of the Policy Committee, Representative John pointed out the fact that of what below. House GOP Policy Statement on Maritime Bozter A member of the SIU since 1958, he sailed as FOWT before earn­ ing his second assistant engineer's license. He is 54 years old and joined the SIU in Seattle. George Boxter sailed as an FWT-oiler before getting his sec- House Republiean Polky Committee Calls tor US Maritime Upgrading Bohr Brien the growing shortage of licensed marine engineers aboard Ameri­ can-flag ships, particularly as result of the demands placed on American shipping by the^ conflict in Vietnam. The SIU-MEBA District 2 train­ ing program is the first of its kind in maritime history. It assists en­ gine department seafarers to ob­ tain instruction in preparation for their Third Assistant Engineer's license. Temporary Third Assist­ ant Engineer's license, or Original Second Assistant Engineer's li­ cense in either steam or motor vessel classifications. In addition, MEBA District 2 members who already possess engineer's licenses may upgrade themselves to higher ratings. The training school is operated under a reciprocal agreement be­ Seafarers Boxter and Bohr have tween the SIU and District 2 of taken advantage of the wide range MEBA. SIU men who enroll in of opportunities offered by the the program are provided with Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ meals, hotel lodging and subsist­ manship throughout their seafar­ ence payments of $110 per week ing careers. Boxter started entry while in training. training in February of 1963 and As a result of the reciprocal graduated in April. He came back agreement between MEBA" Dis­ in October of 1964 to qualify for trict 2 and the SIU, unlicensed a lifeboat ticket which he received SIU men receive full credit and in November. complete protection for all of their Boxter then started seniority up­ accumulated pension and welfare grading in July of 1965 and in credits. While sailing as engineers, August, was upgraded from a B to they will also receive pension and an A book. Last December, he welfare credits. As a result, upon enrolled in the engineering school reaching retirement eligibility their and graduated as second assistant. pension will be paid based on Bohr took his entry trai ling in combined time. the summer of 1962. In July of MEBA District 2 has waived 1964, Bohr returned to the school its $1,000 initiation fee for all for seniority upgrading and his men who begin sailing as licensed lifeboat ticket. He graduated life­ engineers under the joint program boat training, July 29, and on Au­ during the period of the Vietnam gust 17, he received his A book. crisis. In October, 1966, he signed on for Engine department Seafarers engineers upgrading and graduated are eligible to apply for any of the with a third assistant's license. i-fgrading programs if they are 19 A 15-year SIU veteran, Paul years of age or older and have 18 Brien joined the SIU in New York months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand­ and shipped as FOWT. A newly- ing time in the engine department, licensed Third Assistant Engineer, plus six months' experience as a Brien lives in Texas and was born wiper or equivalent. Due to neglect, confusion and a general in­ ability to meet the mounting problem, the John­ son-Humphrey Administration has permitted the American Maritime Industry to drift into a major crisis. Today, the United States has fewer privately owned seagoing merchant ships than in 1936. The percentage of United States flagships in the world's merchant fleet is one-half of what it was three decades ago. The percentage of American goods moving overseas on American ships is now the lowest in modern history. The United States has dropped to fifth among the nations in the size of our active merchant fleet and presently ranks fourteenth in shipbuilding. This national disgrace is heightened by the fact that 70% of our ships are twenty years or older and will be due for layup within the next five years. More than two years have passed since the State of the Union Message in 1965 when the President promised ". . .a new policy for our merchant marine." To date, that promise remains unfilled. Moreover, in recent testimony, the Sec­ retary of Transportation noted that he "would not seek (the President's) concurrence in the new pro­ gram until I could assure him that it had general support within the maritime field. . . . However, I must now report that we do not have the kind of agreement which will make such a program a reality." Thus, rather than decision, we have experienced indecision. In place of action, there has been near paralysis in federal leadership. While we are in a continued state of decline, the other maritime nations of the world have been building up their merchant fleets. Last year marked the third successive annual record for world merchant shipping launched. The seriousness of this situation is graphically reflected by comparing the American maritime industry with that of Soviet Russia. "A 1966 Survey of Russian Merchant Shipping" prepared by the University of Washington, discloses that: "In 1963 the Russians constructed 115 ships while America launched 31. Between 1959 and 1963 the American fleet increased by 20 fewer ships than the Russians produced in the single year 1963. Moreover, the amount of Ameri­ can seaborne commerce carried in American ships has declined from an already low of 11 per cent in 1960 to around 7 per cent today. The Russians, in contrast, have increased the amount of freight carried in their own bottoms from 33 per cent in 1955 and 45 per cent in 1962 to around 85 per cent in 1965." There are indications that this country's sea transportation forces have been stretched to the limit to support the massive military operations in Vietnam. In order to meet our obligations there, a large number of old ships have been pulled out of the mothball fleet. These vessels, from 20 to 27 years old, have had a breakdown rate more than double the privately owned com­ mercial fleet under charter for Vietnam service. Although faced with these dismal statistics, the Administration now proposes to modernize more of our aging reserve fleet while only increasing the new merchant ship construction in American yards from 13 to 15 ships a year. Last year, the Administration attempted to transfer the Maritime Administration into the new Department of Transportation. Under Re­ publican Leadership, this move was defeated and a plan was advanced that would establish an independent Maritime Administration. The pro­ posed transfer would have done little more than shift the maritime problem to a new department. There was no sense of urgency or a call for a redirection of effort. Rather than meeting and solving the problems of the maritime industry, they would have been swept under a bureaucratic rug. In this session of Congress, the Johnson-Hum­ phrey Administration is continuing to display a dangerous disregard for the very serious problems of our maritime industry. The present situation has been described by the Journal of Commerce as follows: "It is one thing to attempt enticing the ship­ ping industry into the new Department of Transportation with vague promises of a totally new policy. It is quite another to display by current actions a curious indifference to the problems of merchant shipping and to indicate —when discussing the subject at all—not what ought to be done, but what the administration is unwilling to do or keep on doing." In addition to its failure to develop a meaning­ ful maritime policy, the Johnson-Humphrey Ad­ ministration has undercut, if not scrapped, the forward-looking ship replacement program that was implemented during the Eisenhower Admin­ istration. At that time, it was clearly apparent that unless a program of this type was carried forward, the United States would face, in the foreseeable future, a maritime crisis of major proportions. The Administration's abandonment of the Eisenhower program has triggered just such a crisis. Its current indecisiveness and failure to mount anything more than a minimal program, have escalated the crisis to a point where it is bordering on a national catastrophe. This country needs and must have a modem merchant marine. We must revitalize and mod­ ernize our shipbuilding industry if the demands of the future are to be met. The need to develop a reasonable and defensible maritime program presents a challenge and an opportunity. 1967 is a year of decision for the American Maritime Industry. Unless our shipbuilding effort is in­ creased our defense commitments throughout the world will be in jeopardy. Indeed, our national survival may depend upon the shipping that should now be under construction but which the Johnson-Humphrey Administration has scuttled. �Page Fonr Six Additional Seafarer Oldtimers Join Growing Union Pension Roster Messner Butts Engelhardt Eisenbach Espino Six new Seafarers have been added to the SIU's growing pension ranks. Those newly eligible Seafarers who are now collecting their SIU pensions include Frank Messner, Ralph Butts, Eugene Engelhardt, Herman Eisenbach, Atanasio Espino, and Homer Dowell. Frank Messner joined the un­ ion in Detroit and sailed as AB. the port of Baltimore. A native of of San Francisco. His last ship A native of Michigan, he lives Kentucky, Dowell is a resident was the Nor.berto Capay. in Trenton, New Jersey, with his wife, Dorothy. Messner was last employed by the Great Lakes Towing Company. Ralph Butts is a native of Can­ ada and sailed as fireman in the SIU's Great Lakes division. He The Cabo Rojo, a 95-foot tug, operated by the SlU-contracted joined the SIU in Detroit and lives Porto Rico Lighterage Co., recently towed a 14,000 ton Italian in River Rouge, Mich. He last cargo ship, the Napoli, across 800 miles of open ocean, to bring sailed on the Buckeye. her into the shelter of San Juan Eugene Engelhardt sailed as harbor and safety. journey back to the safety of San FWT, oiler, and later in the Stew­ Juan harbor. The ship, five times the size ard Department. Born in New The Cabo Rojo tugged the Orleans, he joined the SIU in that of the tug, had been adrift for Napoli to port at a rate of 7.5 five days 800 miles Northeast of port. He resides in Meraux, La., knots an hour, or three quarters with his wife, Ruth. He last sailed San Juan with her engines dis­ of the vessel's normal speed of abled. on the Del Valle. The Napoli was bringing gen­ ten knots. Herman Eisenbach joined the eral cargo from Genoa, Italy, to Bucking strong winds and the SIU in the port of New York. San Juan when she became dis­ channel current, dangerous with He sailed as a deckhand and was abled. the powerless Napoli in tow; the last employed by the Brooklyn Sent out to aid the Napoli, the Cabo Rojo appeared off El Morro Eastern District Terminal. A na­ Cabo Rojo sped to the ship's last in the harbor of San Juan. tive of Brooklyn, he resides there reported position. However the A second tug, coming out to with his wife, Stella. Napoli, her engines dead, had meet the Cabo Rojo, attached a Atanasio Espino sailed in the begun to drift and the Cabo Rojo hawser line to .the Napoli's stern Steward Dept. on SIU ships since was having trouble locating her. and helped steer her to safe an­ joining the union in New York. Luckily, before she had drifted chorage. A native of the Philippines,'Es­ too far out from her original pino resides in San Francisco with position, the Napoli sighted the his wife, Rosalina. His last ship tug's searchlight flashing in the was the Lady of Peace. early morning mist. The Cabo Homer Dowell sailed as FWT Rojo's crew fastened a line to the and oiler. He joined the SIU in disabled ship and began the long Difficult Long-Distance Tow Job No Problem for SlU-Manned Tug Rap Defease Dept. ttd to DM Navy SUps Abroad Toledo MTD Spiws Drive to Wiii Jobless Pay for Lakes Seamea V,. May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG TOLEDO—The Toledo Port Council of the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department has begun a campaign among Great Lakes seamen that seeks to end the exclusion of seamen from unemployment compensation under Ohio law. The Council charged that the discrimination allowed by the laws of the State of Ohio in the matter of unemployment com­ pensation is "one of the greatest injustices" to seamen on the Great Lakes. No other state excludes seamen from unemployment benefits during the winter months. Early this week the union started circulating petitions to all Great Lakes seamen urging support of House Bill No. 427 which was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives by Representative James Weldishofer (Republican - 77th District) on March 9, 1967. The measure is not part of any other labor bill and is awaiting action in the Reference Committee. Petitions circulated by the Port Council urge seamen to sign and forward them to members of the Standing Committee on Industry and Labor in the Ohio House of Representatives. In urging amendment of the present Ohio law, the Port Council cited large labor savings passed on to Ohio shipping companies without consideration for the needs of the seamen. Those who cannot find other jobs during the winter layoff have no means of earning a livelihood for themselves and their families. Under present law, seamen are only eligible to apply for unemployment compensation during the 40 weeks following the 4th Sunday in March. However, other maritime workers and all other Ohio workers are not restricted in any manner. The Port Council has 40 affiliates representing 20,000 members in the Greater Toledo area, and is one of 32 councils affiliated with the AFL-CIO, Maritime Trades Elepartment in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON—The Depart­ ment of Defense has denied a re­ quest that Secretary Robert S. McNamara's decision to allow British shipyards to bid on a con­ tract for new U.S. minesweepers be reversed. Representative John W. Byrnes (R-Wis.) said his letter to McNamara, "in the national interest so there may be retained in the U.S. the capability of meeting our fu­ ture needs for this vessel," has been answered by Assistant Sec­ retary John T. McNaughton and his request turned down. Stating that the decision "may well mean the loss of $100 tnillion in government work . . . over the next several years," Byrnes add­ ed that McNaughton's reply had made no mention of his proposal contained in the same request that at least half the minesweepers be reserved for construction in U.S. yards. He said he has asked for a "specific reply" to the latter suggestion. The Wisconsin Congressman has also urged the chairmen of the House Armed Services Com­ mittee and the Defense Appropri­ ations Subcommittee to "look into the effect upon the national se­ curity" of relying on foreign ship­ yards as a sole source of supply for "an important combat vessel." The^ vessels concerned are a new class of wooden-hulled ocean minesweepers.. The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area] The 1966 Annual Report of the Maritime Administration, out­ lining the tremendous contributions made by the American-flag merchant marine to the Viet Nam sealift makes very interesting reading when you consider the charges that have been made by Defense Secretary McNamara that the merchant fleet is not doing its part in the Viet Nam conflict. ^ ' Not only is the American mer­ peeled for a ship that strikes his chant marine doing a tremendous fancy. Joe sails in the Engine De­ job, but it is doing so at great partment. Pat Devine, who sails in cost to itself in terms of canceled the Steward Department, is wait­ commercial sailings and lost busi­ ing for a slot that will put his con­ ness through cancellation of com­ siderable talents to work again. mercial and government-non-mili­ Pat's last ship was the Merrimac. tary cargoes. Norfolk The true situation is now very Shipping has been very good clear. When McNamara needs a scapegoat, his first choice for a during the last period and the out­ patsy is invariably the American look for the future also looks merchant marine. Because of this, good. During the last period we every statement the Defense Sec­ had four payoffs, two sign-ons, and retary makes regarding the mer­ serviced nine ships in transit. chant marine, every proposal he After spending a year in Greece puts forth that regards the mer­ visiting his family there. Seafarer chant marine in any way—no Isadore Topal is registered here matter how obliquely—must be and looking for a ship on which treated as suspect from the start. he can get in plenty of seatime This is true with regard to his Fast in the immediate future. Seafarer Deployment Logistic Ship con­ Clarence Crowder just got his fitcept, his build-abroad proposals for-duty again after completing and his ideas on airlift potential his recovery from injuries he suf­ as well as many others of his per­ fered in an accident. Oowder is sonal pet projects. raring to go and is watching the board closely for a pumpman's New York job. Joe Sullivan and Peter ChoplinBoston ski have both completed their vacations and are at the hall here John "Catfish" Flaherty is just standing watch in front of the big off the Eagle Voyager and reports board. Sullivan, a 22-year SIU he is very sorry veteran, last sailed aboard the Seato see the ship train San Juan in the Steward De­ lay up because it partment and is now looking for is one of his any cook's job that comes along. favorites. Edward Choplinski, who has been an SIU JVright, who last member for 15 years now, is look­ sailed aboard the ing for a tanker slated for a long Bradford Island voyage that has an OS slot op6n. as messman is His last trip was aboard the Robin „. planning a visit Kirk. to his children Edward (Andy) Anderson wants and a short spell at home in the a ship going on the Viet Nam run. Florida sunshine. Eddie has been Andy, who sails as chief electri­ a Seafarer for 26 years now. An­ cian, was last aboard the Oceanic other oldtimer, Timothy McCar­ Tide, which he had to leave to thy, got off the Montpeller Vic­ take care of some family busi­ tory recently to spend some time ness. Andy has been a Seafarer with his family and renew his friendships with some old pals. A or about 23 years. A real oldtimer of 27 years with 25-year SIU veteran, McCarthy the Union, Alvaro Vega is sitting sails in the deck department or his electrician's ticket and then as AB. expects to take any ship going any­ Baltimore where in the world. His last ship Woodrow Reid has his eye was the Seafrain Savannah. Pedro peeled for a ship going to the Mid­ Pinoub, a relative newcomer to dle East or Europe that needs a the Union compared to Vega, is good cook or Chief Steward. Reid, off the Albion Victory and is look­ a Seafarer for over 20 years, last ing for a fireman's job that will sailed as Chief Steward aboard the take him to Viet Nam. Bethtex. A long trip to the Far A coastwise run as electrician East is what Seafarer James Laswould be just the ticket for 23- siter is planning on. An SIU mem­ year SIU veteran Herbert Rolen, ber for 22 years, he last shipped lolen's last ship was the Steel aboard the Steel King as oiler. Maker, which he got off to take Clarence Brockett has different a short vacation. ideas however, and wants his next trip aboard a coaster. Brother PbUadelpbia Brockett, who has been sailing During the last period here we with the SIU since 1946, says he's landled five payoffs, one sign-on sailed to the Far East, the Middle and 14 ships in transit. East, Europe and just about every­ Seafarer Ed Colon is registered where else in the world since he again and ready to go at any time. went to sea and now wants to stay Ed says he "will take the first Chief close to home on a nice, peaceful Cook's job that hits the board and coastwise run. doesn't care where the ship takes Puerto Rko him. Bennie Crawford, who also The port of Fajardo is supply­ sails as Chief Cook, feels about the ing a good share of the old timers same way. He's jegistered and shipping out here these days. ready to go at any time. Ben's last Among them are Victor Aviles on ship was the Cape San Diego. the Seatrain New York, Faustino After spending some time on Alejandro on the New Yoriter, the beach, Joseph Brennan is Zenon Rivera on the Wanior and again keeping his weather eye Pedro del Yaffle on the Bienville. �Mmr 12, 1967 Page Five SEAFARERS LOG Hall Urges Similar Senate Action No injuries to SIU Crewmembers House Passes Bill to Give Congress Voice In Ship Funds Sea-Land Sammit, Minus Rudder, Weathers Pierre Atlantir Storm WASHINGTON—SIU President Paul Hall, who is also presi­ dent of the Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO), had high praise for action by the House of Representatives last week on maritime legislation which, he f said, "takes control over the merchant fleet. We hope that the nation's vital merchant marine Senate will follow the House lead, budget out of the hands of and give prompt approval to this bureaucrats and puts it in the legislation. "The annual authorization bill hands of lawmakers." Hall was referring to a bill, takes control over the nation's passed May 4 by the House on a vital merchant marine budget out voice vote, which requires Con­ of the hands of bureaucrats and gress to vote annual authorizations puts it in the hands of lawmakers. of funds for such Maritime Ad­ Thus it is an important step to­ ministration programs as con­ ward restoring the American flag struction subsidies, operating sub­ to a position of importance on the sidies, research and development. high seas. "But it should be emphasized The partial text of Hall's state­ that this legislation is just one step ment follows; "The AFL - CIO Maritime on the road we must travel. The Trades Department and its 36 House and Senate should now affiliated unions representing more move promptly to approve legis­ than 5.5 million American workers lation that will reconstitute the are pleased that Congress has Maritime Administration as an recognized the dire plight of our independent agency—as it was 30 merchant marine and has moved years ago, when we were pursuing to correct this situation through an intelligent course for expand­ House passage of the measure on ing our merchant fleet. annual authorizations for the "Independence for maritime is Maritime Administration. indispensible to this country's eco­ "This legislation will give the nomic growth and its military se­ House and Senate Merchant curity. This agency must not be Marine Committees an opportun­ allowed to continue as a step­ ity to review maritime programs child of any Cabinet-level De­ annually, to measure their effec­ partment where its programs and tiveness and to authorize the policies are overshadowed by con­ amount of money that is required siderations having nothing what­ to carry out a vigorous, forward- soever to do with the carriage looking program to revitalize our of our waterborne cargo". S/U Upgrading School Craduhtes Another 3 Licensed Deck Officers The effects of the battering from 60-mile-an-hour winds could be seen as the Summit (Sea-Land) sailed into Port Elizabeth, N.J., after her encounter with a severe storm off Cape Hatteras early this month. Some containers a^ard the vessel were bashed in at the sides, while others were caved in from the top, clear proof of ^—the fierceness of the storm. keep everything as secure as pos­ Sunday afternoon that they were "We lost our mdder about sible. "Oil barrels were flying able to arrive. 9:30 p.m.," Seafarer Louis Es- around and we worked to keep Most of the Seafarers, who have carra of the Deck Department them lashed down,", he said. been through many storms, took noted. "We were some 400 miles Security lines snapped and had out of New York, returning from to be resecured. "Tlie ship really the storm in stride. "If the ship didn't have containers, she would a run to Puerto Rico." "The ves­ took a beating," Lambert said. Tugboats were sent for Friday have lost other cargo," one of sel was rolling at 50 degrees and she drifted with the propeller afternoon, but it wasn't until late them stated. astern," Escarra explained. New SIU Medical Center Inaugurated in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN—The SIU of Puerto Rico inaugurated the opening of its third medical treatment center on the Island in ceremonies held on April 29. Many dignitaries from gov-*®" ernment, labor and community from the new dispensary through services from both the Island the new availability of the latest and the mainland were on hand in modern medical technology. for the inauguration ceremonies, The SIU clinics practice preven­ tive medicine by providing regu­ which included the official rib­ lar medical checkups and early bon-cutting ceremonies that treatment that enables Union opened the new Caguas Dispen­ members and their families to re­ sary, and a tour of the brand-new main healthy by detecting illness Bosun John Beye points to spot on facility. SIUNA President Paul and receiving treatment before it Hall and SIUNA Vice-President Summit's stern where fierce galebecomes serious. force winds carried away awning. Morris Weisberger were among The first SIU of Puerto Rico the mainland guests in attendance. medical center on the Island was Other guests included: the Hon­ The loss of the ship's rudder opened in 1961 at Stop 26, 1256 helped keep the Summit in a state orable Felisa Rincon de Gautier, Fernandez Juncos Avenue, Sanof helplessness she > might other­ Mayoress, of San Juan; Alfred turce. The second center was wise have avoided, crew members Nazario, Puerto Rico Sec.stary opened in 1964 in Ponce, Calle pointed out. "There was a very of Labor; and Augustin Benitez, Luna-Esquina Concordia. The heavy swell," said Bosun John AFL-CIO Regional Director. newest center is at BaldoriotySIU of Puerto Rico President Esquina Celis Aguilera, one block Beye. "The ship met the full force of the water and something had Keith Terpe noted that the open­ from the Caguas Plaza. to give," he said. In this case, it ing of the Caguas Dispensary rep­ The SIU of Puerto Rico Wel­ was the Summit's rudder, leaving resents the first instance in which fare Plan has been recognized by the vessel to take the full force Union Welfare Plan services of the Puerto Rico Medical Associa­ of the winds with much of her a wholly-owned and operated tion and the American Hospital nature are provided in three key Association as one of the outstand­ maneuverability gone. locations so situated as to make ing plans for workers in Puerto Beye said that he was both these services readily available to Rico. No other union-operated grateful and surprised that no the total membership of a union medical plan to date has received crewmen were injured. "Usually no matter where they may live these certifications in Puerto Rico there are at least minor injuries," and work in Puerto Rico. he said, "but in case the ship or the Caribbean. got by without a casualty, amaz­ The new modern medical cen­ The system of SIU clinics was ing under the circumstances. I re­ ter has three doctors' offices, begun in 1957 with the opening member one fellow opened his examination rooms, an electro­ of the first facility in New York. focsle door and the wind caused cardiogram and special treatment Other union clinics are located a split right down the door," Beye room, a pharmacy and laboratory. in Boston; Philadelphia; Balti­ said. The awning at the stem Large and comfortable waiting more; Norfolk; Tampa; New Or­ and reception areas are also pro­ leans; San Francisco; Seattle; Sao of the ship was blown away. vided, as well as efficient admin­ Pedro, Calif.; Buffalo; Duluth; Ship Took Beating istrative offices. Saulte Ste. Marie; Toledo; Su­ Charles Lambert, who sailed as perior, Wis.; Alpina and MelvinThousands of SIU members as OS, remembers working to help well as their families will benefit dale, Mich.; and Cleveland. Three additional Seafarers have been added to the ranks of those who have upgraded themselves to Deck Officers licenses through training received in the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School for Sea­ manship in a program jointly operated by the SIU and the was born in Pennsylvania and re­ American Maritime Officers sides in Chicago. He is 38 years old. The training program, operated under a reciprocal agreement be­ tween SIU and the American Mar­ itime Officers, is the first of its type in the maritime industry. Applicants can begin receiving instruction at any time. The pe­ riod of instruction will be deter­ mined by each member's individ­ Rdnvdt Le Berre ual ability and knowledge, and Union. A total of nine Seafarers the instructors' satisfaction of his have now upgraded themselves to readiness to take the examinations. Deck Officers licenses. Kalju Reinvelt shipped as AB and bosun be­ fore earning the rank of Third Mate. Bom in Estonia, he lives in Jericho, L. I. and joined the SIU in New York in 1952. Fartjica Reinvelt is 41 years old. Desire Le Berre is a 14-year veteran of the SIU, joining in New York. Bom in France, Sea­ farer Le Berre now lives in Edgewater, N. J. Le Berre shipped as bosun before eaming his license as Second Mate. He is 47 years On hand for the official ceremonies marking inauguration of the new SIU of Puerto Rico Caguas Dispensary, third such facility on the old. Stanley Partyka joined the SIU Island, were (l-r): Honorable Felisa Rincon de Gautier, Mayoress of in 1952 in New York. He sailed San Juan; Nathan Voloshen; Agustin Benitez, AFL-CIO Regional as AB and bosun before receiving Director; Seafarers International Union President Paul Hall, and a Third Mate's license Par^ka Morris Weisberger, Vice-President, Seafarers International Union. Guests at opening of new SIU clinic included (l-r): Mr. Lamella, Hill-Rom International: F. de Jesus, SIU of Puerto Rico Exec. Sec.; D. Shatzow, Chairman, SIU of Puerto Rico Board of Trustees; SIU Pres. Hall: SIU of Puerto Rico Pres. Keith Terpe: Dr. G. P. Luisi, Medical Director, Caguas Dispensary: L. Juminex, SIU of Puerto Rico Welfare Plan Administrator; J. Castro, ILA-UTM Treasurer. �'"1 Page Six Mmr 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG DISPATCHERS REPORT The Pacific Coast April 22 to May 5, 1967 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative The Gallo Winery, the nation's largest wine producer, won a court order recently against picketing by Teamsters Union members who are demanding the right to represent Gallo's field workers. The AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, which is also seeking to represent field workers, wants an election in Union since 1938, also reports which the workers would decide having a good trip aboard the whether to be represented by the Beatrice Victory. Fowler plans AFL-CIO or the Teamsters. to ship again as soon as possible Gallo has agreed to such an however, and is looking for a election and has asked the State blackgang job on a ship going Conciliation Service to set it up. to the Far East-^with Japan and But the Teamsters, a Gallo spokes­ Korea as his first choices. R. D. man charges, have "adamantly Stough doesn't care where his refused" to agree to a vote and next ship is going, as long as continue to insist on unilateral there's a bosun's job aboard for recognition by the company. him. An SIU member for the last 20 years, Stough's last ship was San Francisco the Anchorage. Shipping in the Bay Area has Shipping continues to boom been very active this period and here in Seattle, and promises to is likely to remain so, especially remain extremely for electricians, oilers, FWT's good for the im­ and AB's. mediate future. There will be a real brother's During the last act going on aboard the Overseas period we paid off Dinny soon, because Seafarers M. Cuba Vic­ the C. Herring and O. H. Herring tory, Robin Sher­ have both signed on as AB's for wood, Northwestthe ship's next run. ern Victory, Transhuron, Seattle Stough Seafarer Frederick Cohen just Choctaw Victory got off the Beatrice Victory after and WhitehalL Sign-ons during a five-month trip to Europe and that period included the Joplin plans to take a couple of months Victory, Cuba Victory and NtMrthoff for a good vacation before westem Victory. In transit we had shipping out again. SIU oldtimer the Portmar, Pennniar, ElizabethH. E. Fowler, a member of the port, and the Anchorage. QUESTION: What are the qualities that make a good skip­ per? James Stover: I find that a man who came up,through the ranks usually makes the best Captain. He is in a position to understand the problems of the Seafarers. Acade­ my graduates don't always un­ derstand the crewmembers' point of view. A good Captain should know the answer to any problem that arises at sea. with the crew. Richard Feddem: Fairness and the ability to judge his crew impartially are very important quali­ ties in a Captain in my opinion. I sailed for a skip­ per on the Citadel Victory who was tops. He would do anything he could for his crew and would fight for them. He was an outstanding seaman and there was never a bad report on him from any Seafarer. —— Douglas Cox: Seafarers should Robert Estrada: I like a skip­ be able to respect their Captain. per who is willing to sit down and He has to be _ talk things over honest with his ^^|||fe|k with a man if he crew and under­ has problems. A stand how they Captain should think, as well as be willing to be being an excep­ friendly with the tional seaman. A crew and take an good Captain interest in them. should be able to Of course, good enforce discipline seamanship and so the crew has respect for author­ experience are very important for ity, yet be able to maintain a a Captain. friendly relationship with the ^ crewmembers. Ronald Kolodziej: Experience as a seaman is the single most Fazfl All: The last Captain I important quality sailed with really knew his job a Captain can and the crew have. He should liked him. He be able to get was an exception­ along with men. al seaman and the If he came up crew knew he had from the ranks, command of his that is good also, job. A top Cap­ since it gives him tain will combine a more rounded an outstanding knowledge of the problems of the knowledge of the crew, having worked his way upMa with die ability to get along from the bottom. vl> Atlantic, Gulf A Inland Watars District Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle )'otals Port Boston New York .. Philadelphia Baltimore .. Norfolk .... Jacksonville . Tampa Mohile New Orleans Honston .... Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle_^_j_j_^ Totals Class A Class B 7 1 40 61 6 5 18 23 7 8 11 12 3 1 8 23 53 33 35 43 19 4 20 41 16 24 323 199 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B ClassC 4 2 2 20 24 40 6 1 2 11 11 23 4 7 4 6 7 4 1 2 1 5 2 8 11 2 34 11 21 25 2 14 12 51 25 29 24 17 11 156 129 201 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED AU Groups All Groups Class A Class B ClassC Class A Class B 1 1 1 3 2 30 30 32 50 24 6 2 1 2 1 13 19 2 21 24 4 3 3 7 4 3 3 6 8 8 10 1 1 2 10 6 2 7 12 26 21 6 36 31 17 21 26 42 32 5 5 12 7 7 42 16 21 46 12 23 15 11 23 15 173 138 136 259 168 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston ... /v,.... Wilmington i;.... San Francisco .... Seattle Totals All Groups QassA CUssB 2 0 40 17 6 1 18 10 7 2 8 4 7 1 13 4 30 20 31 19 5 4 31 9 23 8 216 104 All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 9 23 36 1 4 4 8 15 14 3 8 4 5 2 6 0 0 1 8 7 10 26 18 1 21 11 9 3 2 6 57 32 16 10 6 24 160 89 161 AU Groups Class A Class B 19 3 230 83 23 8 103 84 20 17 23 11 14 6 96 20 156 77 180 106 34 0 42 24 7 41 981 446 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 1 158 151 12 8 72 45 24 17 10 8 7 4 33 18 97 64 106 91 24 2 54 17 16 23 620 449 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 4 2 45 79 23 4 72 47 8 25 1 11 10 4 6 47 70 116 79 120 24 7 29 21 7 3 550 314 AFL-CIO Voices Strong Opposition To Forced Mediation in RR Beef WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO will "vigorously oppose" President Johnson's latest proposal for forced mediation of the railroad shopcraft dispute under a two-year no-strike law, Federation Presi­ dent George Meany said recently. The President asked Congress <S>to prohibit a strike or a lockout and freedoms of the workers em­ to encourage settlement. Begin­ while a five-member special ployed by these private corpora­ ning on the 31st day, if no agree­ board tries to settle the wage dis­ tions, then the railroads should ment has been reached, the board pute over a 90-day period. If a be operated for the public inter­ would hold hearings to determine settlement is not achieved volun­ est and not for private profit. We whether the proposals made April tarily in that period, mandatory would therefore regard seizure 21 by a special presidential panel terms would then be imposed for legislation, pending the negotia­ are "in the public interest" and tion of a settlement, as the fairest a "fair and equitable extension" at least two years. and least oppressive alternative. of collective bargaining. By the In the final analysis, Meany "We are convinced that the only 60th day, if there is still no agree­ said, the legislative proposal con­ tained in the President's message thing now standing in the way ment, the board would give the "terminates in compulsory arbi­ of an early negotiated settlement President and Congress its findings of this dispute is the belief of on the special panel proposals and tration." He added: "The AFL-CIO is steadfastly the railroad lobby that compul­ whether any modifications were deemed necessary. If by the 91st opposed to the denial of the right sory arbitration legislation will be day there is still no agreement, forthcoming to relieve them of to strike through the imposition the obligation to bargain in good the special panel proposals plus of terms and conditions of em­ faith." any modifications would take ployment otherwise unacceptable At a news conference the day effect and remain in effect until to the parties. We shall therefore before he submitted his no-strike the parties reach agreement or vigorously oppose this as well as proposal, the President sketched until Jan. 1, 1969 at the latest. any other legislative proposal the broad outlines of the plan and For the period after that, John­ which calls for compulsory arbi­ said he did not plan to recommend son said, and until final agree­ tration of the issues in dispute. either compulsory arbitration or ment is reached or the time speci­ "The workers involved in this seizure. fied by the board expires, the dispute are simply seeking to exer­ Johnson asked Congress to pass board's determination would have cise the rights assured them under a joint resolution authorizing him the same effect, including the present law. If there is a para­ to appoint a five-mmiber special "preclusion of resort to strike or mount public interest in the con- board for a 90-day period. For lockout," as though arrived at by iinued operation of the railroads, the first 30 days, the board would agreement of the parties under sufficient to override the rights engage in "intensive mediaticm" the rail labor act. �M«jr 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Citizens Petitioning Congress For Social Security increase WASHINGTON—"We, the undersigned, support President John­ son's request to the Congress of the United States to raise social secxirity benefits to a level that will more nearly equal needs. . . The "undersigned" were more than 150,000 men and women from all parts of the nation, whose petitions were presented to the House Ways & Means Committee as a "first installment," with assurances of more to come. AFL-CIO President George Meany and a delegation of city central body leaders brought the stacks of signatures to Ways & Means Com­ mittee Chairman Wilbur D. Mills (D-Ark.). He acknowledge them in a ceremony in the committee hearing room, where the 15 Democratic and 10 Republican members have been meeting in closed session considering the legislation. The nationwide campaign to demonstrate public support for the Administration's social security bill was mounted earlier this spring by the AFL-CIO and senior citizen organizations. Mass rallies in principal cities opened the drive. And even as the presentation cere­ mony was being held, additional bundles of signed petitions were arriving at federation headquarters. After being shown to Mills, the petitions were brought to the Con­ gressmen from the home districts of the signers. They will later be deposited with the Ways & Means Committee. The legislation the petitioners were supporting would provide—in the words used by President Johnson in his filmed address to the AFLCIO rallies—these major benefits: • "A 20 per cent overall increase in social security payments. • "An increase of 59 per cent for the 2.5 million citizens now receiving minimum benefits. • "An increase of at least 15 per cent for the remaining 20.5 million beneficiaries. • "A monthly payment of at least $150 for couples and $100 for individuals with 25 years of coverage. • "A series of amendments to broaden and improve the protection of social security." The higher braefits would be financed through gradual increases in the social security tax paid by employers and workers and an increase in the taxable wage base. Meany told the Ways & Means Conunittee at earlier public hearings that the President's proposals represent "a long step toward the kind of social security system the American people should have." He said the 20 per cent average increase would be "a substantial down pay­ ment" towards a needed 50 per cent rise in benefits, which in the long run should be paid for in part out of general tax revenue. Republicans on the Ways & Means Committee have proposed an 8 per cent increase in benefits. Commenting on the GOP plan, Meany said: "Its inadequacy is appalling." Mills met with each of the city delegations and in accepting the petitions from Meany said the AFL-CIO president has "never done or said anything that's not in the best interests of the working people." He told the group that the committee will soon be reaching the stage of decisions on various portions of the social security legislation. lUE members in Canada have okayed a new three-year contract with Canadian GE. Some 1,700 workers here and in other parts of Ontario voted 72 per cent in favor of the contract. About 67.5 per cent of 1,400 Montreal GE workers voted to accept. lUE spokesmen said that generally speaking the increases represent a 24 per cent gain over the life of the contract. Quebec and Ontario rates were brought closer together. ^ Robert M. McGlotten, national labor specialist for Opportunities Industrialization Center, a job training program located in 12 major cities, has joined the AFLCIO Dept. of Civil Rights as a staff representative. A vice presi­ dent of the Negro Trade Union Leadership Council and a former public relations representative of Transport Workers Local 234 in Philadelphia, McGlotten has had wide experience in building a positive relationship between or­ ganized labor and minority groups. He has been active in civil rights and conununity work in Philadel­ phia and in bringing about co­ operation between the minority groups and the Philadelphia Cen­ tral Lahm* Council. Those movies that cross-coun­ try airplane passengers see are now projected by union men. Projection technicians with In­ flight Motion Pictures and Bell & Howell have won 12 per cent wage increases in a new three-year contract. A separate contract with similar terms was signed with Intransit Motion Pictures that shows films to railroad passengers. <|> Striking faculty and students at Catholic University won their point when Archbishop Patrick O'Boyle announced that Father Charles E. Curran would be re­ hired to his post at the School of Theology and would receive a promotion to associate profes­ sor as of September 1. "The issue has been clear and simple," said Curran. "A contract was not re­ newed without charges or a hear­ ing." Representative Frank Horton (R-N.Y.) will receive the annual "Union Label Award of Merit" at the June 13 banquet of the N.Y. State Union Label and Serv­ ice Trades Department here. The award will honor Horton for his outstanding record in the 89th Congress on legislation affecting the welfare of the nation and organized labor. Page Seven "The New Morality!" It wasn't too long ago when the Public was bemoaning the lack of involvement dis­ played by college students in the affairs of the nation. The pundits went so far as to dub them the "apathetic generation". Now, to a large extent, the nation's college students are redeeming themselves from such charges. Instead of apathy, many are dis­ playing a vital interest in the affairs of the nation and the world. More important, they are concentrating much of their efforts on aiding the less fortunate segments of society —the poor, the exploited, the helpless. The Peace Corps, the Domestic Peace Corps (VISTA), local community services and chaijties, etc., are all receiving strong sup­ port and aid from college students all over the country. Many of these students are reaffirming a long-standing committment to the American labor movement and the right of American. workers to organize to improve their con­ ditions. From coast to coast, college stu­ dents are on the march to reaffirm this basic American right. In California, college students were promi­ nent on the picket lines of the AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Commit- tee, and were instrumental in bringing about acceptance of the farm workers' union by the giant California growers. In Texas, local college students took part in a "Caravan for Justice" during Easter, collecting money, food and medicine in support of striking farm workers in South Texas. On the East Coast, college students have become active in aiding textile workers to defeat the anti-labor policies of giant textile mills. College students took an active role in helping TWUA members in North Carolina defeat a union-busting attempt by Burlington Industries. Local college stu-* dents have also joined the fight against the most anti-labor textile company of them all —J. P. Stevens in South Carolina. They are walking picket lines, working to develop public opinion for the workers, and are engaged in other important pursuits. In the not too distant past, representatives of Big Business were among those who were most critical of the nation's college students for their "apathy". We wonder how they feel now. Perhaps they would like to bring back those "good old days". They can't though, and more and more of them are learning that. The 'lazy" Ones For a long time, the Public has been sub­ jected to a barrage of propaganda about the "freeloaders" in our midst, the "lazy, shiftless" millions who are Uving it up on welfare because they are too lazy to work, while you and I pay the bill. Attacks on the nation's social welfare programs by con­ servative, right-wing groups or Big-Busi­ ness-Chamber <rf Commerce-type speakers invariably got around to implying this sooner or later. Well, now the truth is out about these "lazy fakers", who should be out d<mg a hard day's work like the rest of us. • 2.1 million are women over 65, with a median age of 72. -•> ^ • 700,000 are blind, crippled, or severely handicapped. • 3.5 million are children whose parents are too poor to support them. • The remaining 1 million are the parents of those children—900,000 mothers and 150,000 fathers. Of the fathers, 100,000 are too disabled to work. This leaves a total of 50,000 welfare clients in the entire United States who can work—^provided they receive the necessary job skills and training that will make them self-sufficient. The figures above are from a recent U.S. Government study. We think they speak for themselves. - e �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Mar 12. 1967 Joseph Kahn of Seafrain Lines Speaks Out US Ship Operator Outlines Plan To Restore U.S. Merchant Fleet NEW YORK—workable shipping program for the United States, under which federal policy planners could put aside talk of building abroad and solve their problems at home, has been offered by a leading official of the unsubsidized shipping industry in America. Joseph Kahn, Chairman of ^ the SlU-contracted Seatrain called on the government to allow policy proposals suggesting that Lines and the Hudson Water­ unsubsidized American merchant foreign-built ships be permitted ways Corp., told a meeting of ship operators to make tax-de­ to come under American registry the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad­ ferred deposits of earnings in and share in domestic and other emy Alumni Association that the construction reserve funds as sub­ reserved trade would have only first step should be firm retention sidized lines are permitted to do. negative results. Such plans would Kahn said his program was only substitute foreign vessels for of the cabotage laws which re­ strict domestic ocean trade to offered to stimulate the building American, not save the taxpayer vessels owned, built and manned of a strong American merchant any appreciable amount, and pre­ by Americans. Partial opening of marine and suggested that on a vent an increase in the number this trade has been suggested in pay-as-you-go basis it would pro- of U.S. ships. policy debate. ,vide some relief for the taxpayer, He also deplored proposals for He also proposed that all putting the bulk of the burden building abroad, stating that no American foreign aid cargoes be of supporting the shipping indus­ owner can afford to pay $12 mil­ reserved for U.S. ships—instead try on the general economy, lion for an American vessel if, of the 50 per cent currently guar­ "where it belongs." by the time it is launched, a anteed—and that -at least half of foreign-flag ship of equal capacity Minimum Lost all foreign^oil cargoes licensed for He said "a large and viable and capabilities can be brought import to Ihis country be brought American-flag fleet can be devel­ in to compete against her for only here by American sldps. $5,500,000. "If the cargoes are available oped and maintained with a mini­ What is needed, Kahn con­ for American ships, they will sail mum cost to our government" by strong enforcement and some ex­ cluded, is to abandon "this buga­ and prosper," Kahn said. "Con­ pansion of existing cargo prefer­ boo of foreign building" for a versely, if such cargoes are not ence laws. practical building program in available, no matter how much Kahn pointed out that federal American yards. subsidy is paid, we will have a weak and sick industry." In addition, Kahn said that the Navy's Military Sea Transporta­ tion Service should be required by the government to fulfill all its needs with U.S.-built vessels and be authorized to enter into long-term charters for new vessels. To further implement his pro­ I" gram, the shipping executive Dolphins, long the friends and helpers of searfaring men, now art doing undersea recovery work for the United ^tes Navy. The Navy's Marine Bioscience Facility at Point Malibu, Calif., has trained bottle-nosed dolphins to attach wires to torpedoes and missiles lying on the ocean's floor—an accomplishment which could greatly simplify a variety of underwater recovery opera­ tions. Speaking on the problems of finding and raising such objects as lost hydrogen bombs, sunken submarines or airliners that have crashed at sea. Dr. Alan Herman, director of the Hudson Labora­ tories at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., said recently that "one of the most ANN ARBOR. Mich. —Two effective recovery tools is a trained porpoise." The laboratories University of Michigan scientists are run jointly by Columbia University and the Navy and do a have developed new bulbous bow wide range of research cm submarine detection and similar problems. which could enable cargo ships to cross the Atlantic in about half .Although the Navy seems to prefer the term "porpoise," these the time now required. animals are actually common dolphins and are generally referred to as such. Both are correct. Designed by Finn C. MichelIn describing the procedure, the Navy said the dolphins were sen and James L. Moss, the device taught to home in on acoustical beacons inside practice missiles, is almost three times larger than any previously tested and involves torpedoes or instrument capsules. Around the honey tip of his elongated, bottle-like snout, the dolphin carries a metal hoop attaching an underwater snout in until he locates the source of the beacon signals. bulbous form to the bow of a Once the signal is found, the dolphin tosses the hoop in the ship to reduce wave resistance. air and it breaks apart releasing a wire that was coiled around Equipped with their hull-form it. Resembling a large pulley that has been sawed in two lengthbow, Michelsen said, cargo ships Wise, the hoops consist of one heavy half which sinks to the bot­ could travel up to 30 knots—com­ tom alongside the missile, and a lij^ter half at the other end of parable to the fastest passenger the wire which remains on the surface as a buoy. Often the ships. Most freighters now can heavier half is magnetized. make only 18 to 20 knots. Thus the most difficult problem of recovery—^finding a sunken The scientists pointed out that object and marking its location—4ias been solved. with increased freight rates for some cargoes, higher speeds are economically sound. With this new design, they said, cargo ships could cross the Atlantic within a week—they usually take twice as long now—and reduce fuel consumption by nine per cent as well. Even though the bulb used in their design is two or three times the size of any previously tested on similar vessels, the two scien­ tists claim it still takes up only one per cent of the ship's dis­ placement. They now plan to ex­ periment further by lengthening „Porppisesi-, |il{e .^'Kellci^'Aaboye, .arft trained for o . varfi the model and shifting the center ety of undersea jobs both by ihjB= UiS. Navy and by civilianof buoyancy to see if even higher researchers. The intelligent creatures make good students. speed can be achieved while main­ taining maximum cargo space. Navy Trains Porpoises For %cowry Work New Bow Shape May Add Speed To Cargo Ships The Great Lakes by Fred Famen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lake* With the sailing season only a couple of weeks old, shipping is really booming in Detroit and there are plenty of jobs available— especially rated jobs. Our teletypes are buzzing all day long report­ ing vessel movements and jobs open on these vessels. The SIU and the Maritime Trades Department Toledo Port Council has begun a campaign among Great Lakes seamen that up in Congress soon. Write, and seeks to end the exclusion of sea­ get your friends to write, for pas­ men from unemployment compen­ sage of this important legislation. sation under Ohio law. No other Frankfort state excludes seamen from unem­ ployment benefits during the win­ After completing her annual ter months. marine inspection, the MV Arthur In urging amendment (House K. Atkinson left the Manitowoc Bill #427) of the present Ohio shipyard in early May, to be re­ law, the SIU and the Toledo Port placed by the MV Viking which Council cited large savings passed will get its annual inspection on to Ohio shipping companies there. without consideration for the We are still crewing the Ann needs of the seamen. Under pres­ Arbor carferries, but the jobs will ent law, seamen are only eligible to apply for unemployment com­ last for only a month or so be­ pensation during the 40 weeks fol­ cause the Grand Rapids will be lowing the 4th Sunday in March. returned to Grand Trunk as soon However, other maritime workers as the MV Viking has completed and all other Ohio workers are not its inspection. restricted in any manner. We expect to resume contract All seamen working for Ohio negotiations with the Ann Arbor companies are urged to write to their Representatives urging sup­ Railroad Company within the next week or so, depending on the port of House Bill #427. status of the possible strike by We have reached an impasse in the Railroad Unions. our negotiations with Checker Cab Company. The company refuses to agree on the Union shop pro­ posal. The SIU has filed unfair labor practices charges with the NLRB and the possibilities of reaching an agreement do not look bright at this time. Meanwhile, we are still meeting with the company. It looks like negotiations with Ann Arbor Railroad and Macki­ SAN FRANCISCO—The first nac Transit Company will again of five new containerships being be postponed because of the pos­ planned by SIU Pacific Districtsibility of a railroad strike'in the contracted Matson Navigation near future. Ann Arbor operates should be operating in service be­ the SIU carferries out of Frank­ tween the U.S. West Lbast and fort, Michigan and Mackinac Transit Company's Chief Wawa- Hawaii sometime in 1970, accord­ fam runs out of St. Ignace across ing to company projections. the Straits of Mackinac. The rail­ Although bids have not yet been road unions are facing the possi­ asked, the five new ships are ex­ bility of compulsory arbitration, pected to be completed over a which is always a danger to Amer­ period of several years and would ican labor's right of free collec­ double Matson's container capa­ tive bargaining. bility. Installation of shore facil­ ities will go along with vessel con­ Buffalo struction. Shipping in the port of Buffalo The proposed ships will be 722 is very good in all departments, feet long with a sp^d of 24 knots. as it was last season. Although Each vessel will carry more than rated men continue to be in short 900 containers. supply, all the ships sailed from fitMatson is planning to extend out with full crews. The last vessel its container service to Japan and to finish her fit-out was the R. E. other Far Eastern countries in Webster, which completed inspec­ tion on April 27. This left just September with two vessels, the two ships without definite dates for Hawaiian Planter and Hawaiian fit-out—the James Davidson and Craftsman, which are presently undergoing conversion to contain­ the J. B. Ford. er carriers. Oeveland The Craftsman and Planter are All ships in the winter lay-up eventually slated for another as­ fleet in this area are out now and signment, however. Two of the going strong, with the Buckeye proposed brand new containerMonitor being the last ship to ships will take over the West leave. As of this time the ship­ Coast-to-Japan run when they are ping board is empty. completed and the two vessels All seamen who live in Ohio presently undergoing conversion are urged to write to their Sen­ will be used in a feeder-distribu­ ators and Representatives and tion service between the Japanese urge them to support our bill to ports of Kobe and Tokyo, and give Great Lakes seamen full un­ ports in Korea, Taiwan,'Okinawa, employment compensation year- the Philippines, Hong Kong and round. The bill will be coming Vietnam. Matson Plans Adding Five New Boxshipsbyl970 �TEXT OF sir (OSSTITIJTIII For SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District Supplement SEAFARERS LOG May 12, 1967 �M May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Sapplement—Page Two in addition to exercising any and all rights it may have pur­ suant to any applicable agreements or understandings. Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trusteeship upon any subordinate body or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Affiliated with American Federation of Labor — Congress of Industrial Organizations (As Amended May 12, 1960) PREAMBLE II As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the forming of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, hased upon the following principles: All members shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privileges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to he treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are conscious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote har­ monious relations with those in command by exercising due care and diligence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employ­ ers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of Amer­ ican seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of maritime workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of org<-nization and federation, to the end of establishing the Brother­ hood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organizations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and use­ ful calling. And hearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot he present, must have their inter­ ests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate him­ self for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the l^afarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the following principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obligations as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organiza­ tions; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent con­ sistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individual and col ective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinc­ tion based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them aM over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of thb Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. III No member shall he deprived of his membership without due process of the law of this Union. No member shall he com­ pelled to he a witness against himself in the trial of any pro­ ceeding in 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 principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. IV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall he guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A militant mmhership being necessary to the security of ,a free union, the members shall at times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Executive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION Article I Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of administration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its prop­ erty, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall he authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article II AfRliation Section 1. This Union shall he affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America and the American Fed­ eration of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affiliations by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are con­ tained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliaticn with this Union, shall he re­ quired to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto shall he deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board or this Union, which shall he executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the foregoing, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitu­ tional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on such terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, Membership Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be admitted to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Member­ ship classifications shall correspond to and depend upon senior­ ity classifications established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other requirements duly promulgated pursuant hereto, no persons shall become a full book member unless and until he has attained the highest seniority rating set out in the said collective bargaining agreement. Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All members shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall he entitled to vote on Union contracts. Section 2. No candidate shall he granted membership who is a member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, prin­ ciples, and policies of this Union. Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall he 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 he computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other 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 member was in good standing at the time of entry 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 Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall he suf­ ficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It shall he the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regu­ lar meting, any question with regard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the memhersip. A majority vote of the mem­ bership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assessments may he execused where a member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Section 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 he governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Section 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall he 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. Members may be required to show their evidence of member­ ship in order to he admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property. Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accordance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the member­ ship. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calen­ dar 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 as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amend­ ment. Section 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. Section 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 Section 1. Members may retire from membership by sur­ rendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they re^e, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation 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 sht^ be given to the member upon his presenting the aforesaid receipt. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of �May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG 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 tbe 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 payments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his member­ ship book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to mem­ bership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Section S. The period of retirement shall be computed from tbe first day of the quarter following the one in which the retirement card was issued. Article Vii Systems of Organization Section 1. This Union, and all officers, headquarter's repre­ sentatives, port agents, patrolmen, and members sball be gov­ erned in this order by: (a) The Constitution. (b) The Executive Board. (c) Majority vote of the membership. Section 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located 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 SecretaryTreasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one VicePresident in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Section 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such per­ sonnel as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the city in which the Union's port offices are located. Section 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards department. 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 ap­ proval as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership. Article Vill Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as other­ wise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a SecretaryTreasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one VicePresident in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Section 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrolmen shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Article IX Other Elective Jobs Section 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitution: A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. B. Committee members of; (1) 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 Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be appointed as permitted by this Constitution. Article X Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel Soction 1. Tho Presidont. (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 Constitution. (b) He sball 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 con­ siderations affecting Union action, the President .shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibil­ ities, 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 member­ ship, 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 Secretary-Treasurer, 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 Or­ leans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Con­ stitutional 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 any Hadquarters 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 replace­ ment is qualified under Article Xll of the Constitution to fill such job. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the President shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his report he shall recommend the number and loca­ tion of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen 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 Patrol­ man and/or Headquarters Representative, shall be designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote of the membership. (f) The President shall be chairman of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and those duly adopted by a majority vote of the mem­ bership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and prestige of the Union. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President by temporary appointment of a member quali­ fied for the office or job under Article Xll of this Constitution, except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is other­ wise provided for by this Constitution. (k) The President is direcfed to take any and all measures and employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or Union representative to attend any regular or special meet­ ing if, in his opinion, it is deemed necessary. Section 2. Executive Vice-President. The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President shall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the President until the next general election. The Executive Vice-President shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract En­ forcement shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14(d)(1), for strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforcement. He shall also act for headquarters in executing the administrative functions as­ signed to headquarters by this Constitution with respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of the Executive Board. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. Section 4. Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound accounting and bookkeeping sys­ tems; the setting up, and maintenance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for each quar­ terly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's financial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period. The Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an inde­ pendent Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Federal or state laws. 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, subject to approval of the Executive Board. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly Financial Committee. Sapplement—Page Three Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, including their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and shall also include the Islands in the Carib­ bean. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. Section 6. Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast. The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of aU the Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the State of Florida, all through the Gulf, including Texas. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or pro­ fessional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. Section 7. Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Lakes and Inland Waters, including their organizing activities. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or pro­ fessional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. Section 8. Director of Organizing and Publications. The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be ap­ pointed and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. He shall be responsible for and supervise all pub­ lications and public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. Section 9. Headquarters Representatives. The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Executive Vice-President or the Executive Board. Section 10. Port Agents. (a) The .Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the admin­ istration of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the direction of the area Vice-President. , (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be respon­ sible for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting port acton, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ wise, for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President, the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Sec­ retary-Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which the Patrol­ man was elected. (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that port may serve as representatives to other organizations, affilia­ tion with which has been properly authorized. Section 11. Patrolmen. Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by the Agent of the Port to which they are assigned. Section 12. Executive Board. The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Con­ tracts and Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-Presi­ dent in Charge of the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that membership for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective subordinate body or divi­ sion and must be qualified to hold office under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordinate body. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than once each quarter and at such other times as the President or, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The President shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. It sball be the duty of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer, or in his absence, an appointee of the Execu­ tive Board, to keep accurate minutes of all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policiw and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically �provided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the fore­ going, the Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting provided all members of the Board are sent notice of the proposed action or actions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for any reason should occiu- simultaneously to the President and Elxecutive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall name successors from its own membership who shall fill those vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of the President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapacitated for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term, the Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the term from its own membership. Section 13. Delegates. (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. The following officers upon their election to office shall, during the term of their office, be delegates to all Con­ ventions of the Seafarers International Union of North America in the following order of priority: President; Executive VicePresident; Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement; Secretary-Treasurer; Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast; Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast; Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters; Headquarters Representatives, with priority to those most senior in full book Union membership; Port Agents, with priority to those most senior in full hook Union membership; and Patrolmen, with priority to those most senior in full book Union membership. (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the Convention. (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or division that number of delegates to which this Union would have been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number of members of the subordinate body or division, in accordance with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America, except that this provision shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to which this Union would otherwise have been entitled. Section 14. Committees. (a) Trial Committee. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trials of a person charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obliga­ tion of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations 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) Appeals Committee. 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear aU appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in 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 Constitution 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 exami­ nation for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, sepa­ rate recommendations and separate findings. 2. The 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 SecretaryTreasurer 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, bUls, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Com­ mittee. The committee shall also have available to it, the serv­ ices of the independent 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, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrol­ man, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Gommittee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the Secretary-Treasurer. In the event a regular meeting can­ not 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 Com­ mittee. Such committee members shall be furnished trans­ portation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Commencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respective ports each committee mem­ ber shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than ei^t (8) hours per day. (d) Strike Committee. 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless ap­ proved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has heen approved by the membership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike com­ mittee. This committee shaU be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectuate all strike policies and strategies. May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Supplement—Page Four Article Xi Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others Saction I. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives Port Agents Patrolmen The term of four years set forth here is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XHI, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those in­ dicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or se^ent of the Union, whichever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 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 ^ard subject to approval of the mem­ bership. Section 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, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section I. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a can­ didate 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 un­ licensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's 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 heen a full book member in continuous good standing 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 un­ licensed capacity, aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates,'or in any employment at the Union's direction, 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. (f) He has at least one (1) year of seatime aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels in a rated unlicensed capacity other than an entry rating. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective 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 Constitution, shall maintain full hook membership in good standing. Article XIII 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 Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in per­ son, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, 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 candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shaU notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shaU be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his credentials. (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 I been either a member of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part 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 infficts grievous bodily injury, or violation of Title II or III of the Landrum-Grifiin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated Signature of member Book No. Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nodiinees. Where a nominee cannot truthfuUy 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 conviction 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 state­ ment 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 I5th and no later than August I5th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Com­ mittee upon the letter's request. Section 2. Credentials Committee. (a) A Credentials Committee shall he elected at the regu­ lar meeting in August of the election year, at the port where headquarters is located. It shall consist of six full book mem­ bers in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Depart­ ments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candidate 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 Excutive Vice President, or the Secretary-Treasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is lo­ cated in order to elect a replacement. The Committe's results shaU 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 election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has sub­ mitted 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 applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "dis­ qualified" 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 Conunittee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of creden­ tials. 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 ad­ dresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such dis­ qualification by air mail, special deliveiy, registered, to the mailing address designed pursuant to Section Kb) of this Arti­ cle. A disqualified applicant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the committee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the commit­ tee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth in his Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular 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 previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the quali­ fications of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively pre­ sume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1(a) of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting 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 in­ structive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically 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, 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 States 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 he so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. 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 direcion of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the pre­ ceding paragraph and shall be numbered consecutively, com­ mencing with number 1. A sufficient 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 SecretaryTreasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the baUots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate rec­ oras ords 01 of tne the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count ..... the baUots, 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 correctness of me amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any descrepancy. Discrepancies shaU be �Mar 12, 1967 corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall he forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall he kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the elction. This file shall at all times he available to any member asking for inspection of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and shall he secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguish­ ing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Com­ mittee 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 proper ballot numher, and' the the member shall sign his name, the portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then he re­ moved, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall pro­ ceed 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 establish­ ment of a booth or other voting site where each member 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 then 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 Sundays and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recog­ nized in the city in which the port affected is located. If No­ vember 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recog­ nized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the bal­ loting 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. Poll* 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 elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and not­ withstanding the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall con­ stitute 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 there­ of required. It shall he the obligation of each member wish­ ing to serve on a Polls Committee, or to observe the election threof, to be present during this time period. It shall 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 SecretaryTreasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all un­ used 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 verification list, as corrected, and ascer­ tain whether the unused ballots, both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be 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 signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meet­ ing. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forth­ with. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Con­ stitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determina­ tion 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 dis­ crepancies 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 to'voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect 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 affiliated 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 secrecy 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 the end nd of each" day's ' voting, the Polk Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he ob­ serves proper decorum, sball 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 Commit­ tee shall thereupon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or envelopes, 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 enve­ lope 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 enve­ lopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Com­ SEAFARERS LOG mittee 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 he prepared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Commitee 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 Ex­ ecutive 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 Com­ mittee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committes shall not he 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 back to the Port 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, book numbers, and the date, after seal­ ing 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 registered 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 o£ cash. Section 5. Ballet Collection, Taliying Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes. (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. The 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 dur­ ing the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that kll the stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The said Polk Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or de­ livery 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 5, 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 " j(a: (unused the material specifically set forth in Section 5(a) ballots and stubs) 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 shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ mittee to execute those functions. All certifications called for under this Article XIII shdl be deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. 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 regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Ex­ ecutive Board otherwise 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 Repre­ sentative, Port Agent, Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as pro­ vided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties here­ inbefore 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 de­ tailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total 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 discre­ pancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity ot the ballots, with pertinent 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 in­ valid, 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 event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Aiticle and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in Supplement—Page Five accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, not­ withstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may he made only in writing and must be received by the Un'on 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 dis­ position of the said protest. The committee shall take all rea­ sonable measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be completed 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 proceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possible 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 reim­ bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expenses occa­ sioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailiing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent 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 attend­ ance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediately after the termination of balloting aiid to insure their safe custody during the course of the commit­ tee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents there­ from, 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 delayed beyond the January I5th immediately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Committee 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 Section 5(g) of this Article, the com­ mittee shall be reconstituted except that if 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 suffi­ cient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting sched­ uled 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 pro­ ceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meet­ ing. 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. This 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 taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) 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 Report 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 contingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Section 5(f) must take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies SO acted upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each such port shall have the functions of the Tally­ ing Committee as set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that Section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usiml balloting material immediately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results of com­ municate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The balots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means prac­ ticable, but, 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 clos­ ing 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 sMl 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 numercial resulu set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tallying Committees closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modi­ fication. , If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the mem­ bership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be required to continue its proceed­ ings correspondingly. Section 6. InstaUation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Pattolman. .iT«c �I' i. Supplement—^Page Six (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 he elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations 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) The 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 Meet­ ing, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meet­ ing the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as provided 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 candi­ date 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 1. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day fol owing 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 consti­ tute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be elected to serve on a Trial Committee. 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 dis­ qualifications 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, disquali­ fications 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. f: As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, he shall commu­ nicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the elec­ tion of delegates for those delegates that may be required in addition to those provided for in Article X, Section 13. These facts and recommendations shall be annoifltced 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 mem­ ber from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for auto­ matic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the num­ ber of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals Section I. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Constitution. 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 aboard ship. He shall also request the l^rt Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting The accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting takes place. Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges to be read at the said meeting. If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the 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 following morning. At his request, the trial sh^l he postponed until the morning foUowing the next regular meeting, at which time the Trial Committee wiU then he elected. He shaD also he handed a written copy of the charges made against him. If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immedi< ately cause to he 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 hook numbers of the accusers, and a notification, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial Committee wiU be elected. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shaU vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG notice thereof shall he given to the accused, who shall he informed of the name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses. 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 testi­ mony. 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. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, 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 place of such commis­ sion, such matters shall be ruled upon and disposed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other Uniofc action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. 'Oiese findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the committee, and shall he in writing, as shall he any dissent. The committee shall forward its find­ ings 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 safeguarded. 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 trial; shall contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Com­ mittee, cause the findings and recommendations to he 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 cause sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ cussed. The meeting shaU then vote. A majority vote of the membership of the Union shall: Ca) 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 subsist­ ence. Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punish­ ment 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 the membership. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the port where Headquarters 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 elected. The Vice-President in charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the before-mentioned proceedings and all avail­ able documents used as evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any written statement or argument sub­ mitted 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 headquarters 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 and 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 he in the form of findings and recommendations. Dissents will he allowed. Decisions and dissents shall be in writing and si^ed by those participating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings and recom­ mendations, the commiiice shall be governed by the following: (a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub­ stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own findings as to the weight of evidence. (h) In no event shaU increased punishment be recommended. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Com­ mittee finds-^(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have been disqualified, or (h) that the accused was not adequately informed of the details of the charged offense, which resulted in his not having been given a fair trial, 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 that the charge on which the finding was based be dismissed. (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punish­ ment. Section 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. Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, 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 shaU 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 Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the accused. Section 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. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the provisions 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 he binding on all members of the Union. Section 18. It shall he 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. Section 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 his trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postponement, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. Article XVI Offenses and Penalties Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, the member shall be expelled from membership: (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against the interests of the membership or the Union; (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to destroy the Union. Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol­ lowing offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommeded, the penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and privi­ leges of membership for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: (a) Willfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of the value in excess of $50.00. (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; (c) Willful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or other­ wise, or the willful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions of the said office or job, of gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary proceedings under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without pay, and designate his temporary re­ placement. (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of bal­ lots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or election material of any sort; (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges are false; (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports or communications which fall within the scope of Union business; (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Union or its agreements; (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or deliberate and malicious villification, with regard to the execution of the duties of any office or job; (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments; (j) Willful refusal to submit veidence of affiliation for the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k) Willful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those duly authorized to make such orders during time of strike. (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 accordance with the Constitution. Sactlon 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol­ lowing offenses, members shall he penalized up to and including a suspension from the rights and privileges of membership for two(2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: (a) Willfully misappropriating or misusing Union properly of the value under $50.00; (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifications re-*' quired therefor; (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official Union proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute by conduct not provided for elsewhere in this Article; (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of those duly authorized to make such orders at any time. Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol­ lowing offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a fine of $50.00; �May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG (a) Refusal or willful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; (b) Willful failure to submit Union book to Union repre­ sentatives at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis­ charging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; (f) Gambling in the Union hall; (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penal­ ized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV, Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representative of the Union. Section 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. Section 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. Articte XVII Publications This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ papers, magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive Board. Article XVIII Bonds Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed as well as all other employees handling monies of the Union shall be bonded as required by law. Article XIX Expenditures Section 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such expenditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within the authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution. Section 2. The provisions of Section I shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. Article XX Income Section 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation or other legitimate source. Section 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person authorized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every person affiliated with the Union who makes such payments to demand such receipt. shall be deemed to be a majority of those composing the ap­ plicable 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—at Mobile. All regular membership meet­ ings 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 busi­ ness days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular meetings in ports in their 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 chairmen 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 hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of sucfi 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 meet­ ing 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 Section 2 are subject to the provisions of Article XIII, Section 4(a). Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all reg­ ular 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 func­ tions 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 pro­ visions 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 notwithstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For the purpose of this Sec­ tion, the term "meeting" shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period within which a vote must be taken Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments in accordance with the Constitution and the custom and usage by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied of the Union in the indicated priority. successively to the monetary obligations owed the Union com­ Section 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­ mencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term "majority vote shall be calculated accordingly. of the membership," shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the full book members at any meeting of the Article XXI Port, regular or special. Other Types of Union Affiliation Section 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority the membership." vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder capacity other than membership. By majority vote of the mem­ thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto bership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations and the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office obligations may include, but are not limited to (a) the applic­ or job. ability or non-applicability of all or any part of the Consti­ Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean tution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d) officials and other elected job-holders are required to asume the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone office. The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to 1960. that of members, receive priority or rights over members, or be termed a member. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the Article XXII one adopted by the Union in 1939, as amended up through Quorums August, 1956. Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specifically pro­ Section 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean vided, the quorum for a special meeting of a port shall be six a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not full book members. in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspen­ sion or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term, "member," be fifty (50) members. shall mean a member in good standing. Section 3. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the Section 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context decisions, reports, recommendations, or other functions of any of their use, the terms "Union book," "membership book," and segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, "book," shall mean official evidence of Union membership. shall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ' Section 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union Soction 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the re­ membership which can be attained only by those members who quirements for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, provided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast. Supplement—Page Seven 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 retain it in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Article XXV Amendments This Constitution shall be amended in the following manner: Section 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constitu­ tion in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be for­ warded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­ jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Con­ stitutional 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 Committee will act on all propose°d 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 tbe 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, ex­ cept 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 Head­ quarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of tbe amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made available 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 noti­ fication by the Hearquarters Tallying Committee to the Presi­ dent that the amendment has been so approved, unless other­ wise specified in the amendment. The President shall immedi­ ately notify all ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained in Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America — At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Consti­ tution, 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 automaticaly suspended from member­ ship except for non-payment of dues, and all members sball be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reas­ onable time to prepare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constitution. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constitution and any amendments 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 Interna­ tional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District. The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this 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. VI No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the member­ ship in a secret referendum conducted for that purpose. In any event, the adoption of this Constitution and any amend­ ments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made. VII The Seafarers International Union of North America—^At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall have the right to check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this Union upon demand. VIII This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Allan- �•.! r-i tic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX I •I 1 i. •if May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Supplement—^Paf^ Eight So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers, International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who shall have the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the duty of assisting this Union and its mem­ bership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. XII So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebted­ ness of any sort is owed by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired -without the written approval of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board. XI The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in ac­ cordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. This Constitution and actions by this Union pursuant thereto are subject to those provisions of the Constitution of the Sea­ farers Internationa! Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, dis­ affiliation, trusteeships, and the granting and removal of charters. XIII This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of that District to the Convention of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. EFERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. • The right to vote. o The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member 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 be 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 principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. ): . 'r 17 �Mar 12, 1967 Page Seyenteen SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO Backs Administration Bill Protection Under U.S. Labor Laws Urged for American Farm Workers PJUR DOLLAR'S WORT Seafarer's Guide to Better Buy in State Laws Aid Credit Deception by Sidney Margolius Hundreds of thousands of working families are gouged each year WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO and the Admistration joined in supporting legislation to give by sellers who take advantage of various state credit laws which are farm workers the right to organize and bargain with their employers—in the same manner as other not merely ineffective in protecting consumers, but actually make possi­ ble the many deceptions that take place nowadays. workers. These laws were written for a time when relatively few people used Farm workers, excluded from ^ — consumer credit, and what regulations were developed, usually favored the National Labor Relations Yet this is what has been done, table "was most influential in ex­ the seller, as Persia Campbell, former New York State Consumer Act, face "firings, blacklists, yel­ he declared. cluding farm workers from the Counsel, has pointed out. When credit was little used by working "The men, women and children legal protections that were being families, laws which took for granted the seller's right to repossess, to low-dog contracts, even arrest on trumped-up charges" when they who work for wages on American won by other workers." hold the debtor liable for any deficiency, and to garnishee his wages, try to organize, AFL-CIO Presi­ farms have been excluded from If there still are any such farms, did not create as much havoc as they do now. dent George Meany told a House the whole range of social reforms Meany said, they wouldn't be af­ But high-pressure sellers and lenders have learned how to use these achieved in this country over two fected by the legislation anyway laws to conduct some of the most heartless money raids on moderateLabor subcommittee. under NLRB standards. The facts income families that you'd ever care to hear about. Meany stressed that the bitter generations." are, he added, "half of all the farm worker strikes of the past No Coverage These tools of exploitation, written into the law in various states, farms in the United States employ are: year have been primarily "for the He pointed out that farm work­ no farm labor at all. A mere 2.7 fundamental right to bargain col­ ers "suffer more than any group • The "cognovit" or "confession of judgment" installment contract per cent pay half the farm wages; lectively." from recurring unemployment," and six per cent of the farms ac­ in some states by which a buyer signs away his rights to any court de­ fense or even court notice. No other group of workers in but are eligible for jobless bene­ • Harsh garnishment laws which creditors can use to coerce delin­ interstate commerce has had to fits only in Hawaii and Puerto count for 76 per cent of the wage bill." quent and even deceived buyers into unfair payments for fear of losing strike for that right since 1935, he Rico. They work in one of "the And the "benevolent farm- their jobs if their wages are attached. said, and "simple justice" calls for most hazardous occupations," but owner" of yesteryear has been re­ • Wage-assignment clauses giving the creditor the right to go to a its extension to farm workers. are not covered by workmen's placed as an employer by large Labor Secretary W. Willard compensation in most states. Their corporate factory farms, many of debtor's employer to collect, if he falls behind in payments, without Wirtz testified that the nation has wages are "the lowest of any them controlled by powerful first getting a court judgment. • Fantastic repossession laws which can compel a buyer to keep on "paid a high price" for excluding eroup," but fewer than 30 per banks. paying even after his purchase has been seized. farm labor from collective bar­ cent are included under the wageThe small farmer, Meany • "Add-on" installment contracts in most states which make previ­ hour law and their wage floor will stressed, "is threatened, not by gaining laws. ous purchases security for new purchases even though the earlier pur­ "It has meant the consignment be 30 cents an hour lower than higher wages and better condi­ chases have been paid for. of millions of people to poverty," that of non-farm workers. They tions for farm labor, but by the • Blank contracts, which the buyer signs and the seller fills in Wirtz charged. He called on Con­ are largely outside the scope of perpetuation of low wages and later, even used sometimes in states where they are illegal on the sales­ social security, even though "they gress to take the "proud step" of miserable conditions." man's pretext that the bookkeeper is not on hand to fill out the contract. have no other means to provide giving the right of union repre­ Meany noted* that "the AFLNot all states permit all these devices for entrapping buyers. But against old age." sentation through NLRB proce­ CIO has supported every major every state permits some. The result, for many installment buyers, is All these abuses, Meany de­ dures to "those who need it most." bill designed to help farmers— that they pay excessive prices for purchases. For some, the result is clared, "cry out for correction." even when its opponents argued Meany and Wirtz endorsed leg­ financial ruin. islation by Representative James But "not only are farm workers that farm subsidies were against In just one medium-size city like Akron, the Better Business Bureau G. O'Hara (D-Mich.) which would denied the help of all the other our interests because they raised there reports, a handful of high-pressure credit stores and auto dealers make the Taft-Hartley Act ap­ laws enacted to benefit workers; prices. We supported these farm advertising "no money down," "had credit problems?" and similar ap­ plicable to agriculture and au­ they are even denied the effective bills because we have never looked peals, "drive several thousands of people deeper into debt, some into thorize the same form of pre-hire right to help themselves" through for bargains at the expense of bankruptcy, and cause hundreds to be discharged." some other group, or against the agreements presently permitted in collective bargaining. In Washington, D. C., the Federal Trade Commission charged the He urged Congress to look at national interest." the construction industry. New York Jewelry Company, a credit store, with selling low-income the agricultural industry "the way Meany told the subcommittee, it is today, not the way it was buyers merchandise on purported "easy credit terms" at prices "that headed by Representative Frank yesterday." greatly exceed" those charged for similar merchandise by other re­ Thompson, Jr. (D-N.J.), that it is tailers; for example, charging $59.50 for transistor radios which cost Pretty Picture "just as un-American" to discrimi­ the company $3.45. He suggested that the "pretty nate against workers because of The FTC also complained that a D. C. furniture store which adver­ their occupation as it is to dis­ picture" of the family farmer with tised "no money down and payments of only $2 a week," got customers a hired hand who ate at the family criminate because of race. to sign blank contracts and later filled in prices and terms greater than BOSTON — Charges by the those the customer had agreed to. SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ This store also got customers to sign contracts on the pretext that men's Union, accusing Canadians these were receipts. This trick often also is used by canvassers who of "dumping" fish on the U.S. call at home and factories. There seems no way to stop it under the market at prices lower than the present laws in most states. It's usually the seller's word against the going rate in Canada, resulted in customer's. Another version of the "receipt" which turns out to be a contract prompt action after being filed by the Union President, Capt. James is the purported "delivery slip." We have warned about this before. In The Lake Carrier's Association has again petitioned the Inter­ Ackert with the office of Senator a recently-reported example, a salesman sold a ten-inch painted plaster state Commerce Commission to prevent water carriage of coal on Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). statue of a saint to a low-income worker in Brooklyn, telling him to the Great Lakes from being undercut ,by the railroads. The U.S. National Fisheries In­ pay nothing down, just to sign a "delivery slip." But the slip obligated James A. Hirshfield, presi­ stitute announced it was putting the buyer to pay $69. a The devices which give high-pressure credit sellers the greatest dent of the Association, said port and Sunnyfield rates will di­ additional funds into promoting "The program to drive lake vert at least two million tons of this country's fish industry. At the leverage for deception, are wage assignments and garnishees, and re­ cargo coal off the lakes is now in coal which heretofore have eff- same time, the U.S. Bureau of possession laws which allow creditors to get a deficiency judgment in Commercial Fisheries said it was addition to repossessing. ciently moved rail-lake." full swing." ^ About three-fourths of the states permit installment contracts to The Association president said stepping up its marketing program This latest move in the Associa­ tion's fight for survival against his group had no quarrel with the to assist the embattled American include a wage assignment clause. When you sign such a contract you have voluntarily authorized your employer to turn over part of your preferential all-rail rates for coal B«&0's right to set competitive industry. pay to your creditor if you default. Denying the "dumping" allega­ rates with other railroads but shipment involves the movement Almost all states permit garnishment. In contrast to a wage assign­ tions, the Canadians in turn sent stressed that "in the public in­ of 2 million tons of it over 360 ment, a garnishee is involuntary. It is a court order directing an em­ delegations to Europe and behind terest the B&O should make com­ miles of rail from southern Ohio ployer to turn over a part of your pay to a creditor. The amount that the Iron Curtain in a new effort to parable rate reductions to its own to Essexvllle, Mich. The Chesa­ can be taken varies in different states. vessel-loading facilities at Lorain sell fish overseas. peake & Ohio and the Baltimore In states that permit cognovit or confession of judgment contracts The Atlantic Fishermen's Un­ and Toledo, Ohio." & Ohio railroads have filed a rate In its petition to the ICC to ion charged that the Canadians in addition to garnishees and deficiency judgments, installment buyers with the ICC of $2.65 a ton for the through service. The shipping suspend the all-rail rate, the as­ were shipping their fish into the are especially subject to exploitation. The "free and easy" use of group complains that this is in sociation said the railroad could U.S. in huge quantities in an effort cognovit notes is a main reason for the over 17,000 bankruptcies a sharp contrast to the proportion­ meet competition more effective­ to unload at cheaper prices stock­ year in Ohio, legal experts and the Better Business Bureau there have ately higher rate of $2.18 a ton ly with co-ordinated rail-lake serv­ piles resulting from an overpro­ indicated. In Rhode Island, creditors can attach pay on an original writ of attachment, resulting in many bankruptcies, and especially charged by the B & O for a ice that would be better for the duction last year in Canada. among families who borrowed from small-loan companies to pay receiver and more profitable for Ackert said fresh fish caught by 114-mile haul from Freeport, hospital and medical bills, Anthony Susi, Legal Aid Society Counsel, U.S. fishermen is once again sell­ B&O than its joint rate with the Ohio, to the Lake Erie port of reports. ing very well. There's been some C&O. Lorain, Ohio. Schur found many arithmetic and other errors in the contracts; even Refusal by the railroads to post lag in frozen fish sales, but Ackert "The proposed rate is designed to finish the job which started rates from mines to ports which said it was hoped that the new pro­ tell-tale signs such as the use of different-color inks, sometimes pencil, with publication of a similar rate are equitable with those from motional campaigns would help to sometimes instances of contracts signed in blank. These are clues that later entries or alterations may have been made. But no debtors ap­ from Sunnyhill, Ohio, by the New mines to destination is a "clear rectify the situation. The demand for fresh fish in pealed the judgments; obviously because of the legal expense. In con­ York Central on Aug. 26, 1966," indication of their intentions to restaurants, hotels and other pub­ trast, the creditors' attorneys worked cheaply on a assembly-line basis, Hirshfield said, adding that "if the eliminate the movement of coal lic places is still as strong as with even rubber stamps sometimes used for attorney signatures, Schur Freeport rate becomes effective, via existing rail-lake routes," the reports. (Continued In A Future Issue) ever, it was also noted. the combined impact of the Free- Lake Carriers contended. SiU Fishermen Blast Canadian Fish ^Dumping' Great Lakes Carriers Blast Railroad Rate Cuttlna on Coal �Page EightMB May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Only 1 in 145 Able to Work if Refrained The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area US Gov't Study Explodes Myth That Welfare Rolls Harbor Fakers Republican Governor Harold LeVander of Minnesota addressed the 22nd Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference in New Or­ WASHINGTON—recent government study has exploded the myth that large numbers of leans last month. He stressed the importance of increasing world able-bodied men and women are on the welfare rolls enjoying a free ride at the taxpayers' expense trade and discussed the growing -fwhen they could be working. need for more food to feed the is looking for the first Steward's The study completely de- ^ The big majority are the elder­ with the issue of whether it is world's starving masses. He also job to come along. Joe ships in stroys the charges which Amer­ desirable to take mothers away pointed out that the new emerging various Steward ratings and makes ican right-wing conservative ly, disabled and children. from small children. A. C^lifano, Jr., a spe­ countries will be increasingly anx­ his home in Baltimore. groups have been making for cialJoseph "Perhaps most important," he assistant to President Johnson, ious to become high-level eco­ years in their repeated attacks on disclosed these findings in a speech said, "we must determine whether Houston nomic consumers and that the in­ During the last two weeks ship­ U.S. social welfare programs and to a journalism honor fraternity. past mistakes put almost 1 million dustrial nations will have to serv­ the nation's poor, whom these The purpose of the study, he mothers and 3.5 million children ice their needs until they develop ping has picked up nicely and programs are designed to aid. many old timers are passing said, was "to answer a very simple on welfare—and correct these their own industries. The study shows these often- question: through and shipping out. Among How many persons ca­ mistakes." LeVander emphasized his sup­ them are J. R Roberts, W. G. repeated right wing charges to be With the problems defined, pable of working are on Welfare?" port for the proposition that the McCHnton, Joe Lewis, A. F. what they really are—a total dis­ Califano added, alternative means Some, he noted, have claimed regard for the needs of the poor, "many millions." But the analysis of overcoming increasing amount of cargo gen­ Knauff and A. G. Alexander. them must be de­ the sick, the helpless—and vicious erated by this demand should be veloped and evaluated so that the actually showed that of the 7.3 Six ships paid off and signed attacks on the poor simply be­ million welfare beneficiaries: carried on American vessels. He President can choose the solution on during the period. They were: cause they are poor. also expressed the view that the which will bring the greatest bene­ the Kent, The Cabins, Spitfire, • "2.1 million, mostly women, American Merchant Marine is in The fact is that only 50,000 of are 65 or over, with a median fits in relation to costs. Aldina, Choctaw and Marore. dire need of expansion and should the 7.3 million persons receiving In developing a "total ap­ Just recently paid off the Trans- federal welfare benefits — about aje of 72. be fully supported to obtain this proach" to the nation's problems, • "700,000 are either blind or orleans, John Moore is taking a one out of 145—are able to work objective. Califano said, "we cannot content so severely handicapped that their A new sub-zone of the New brief rest before signing up for or capable of being trained for work potential, if any, is extreme­ ourselves with putting new legis­ work. Orleans Foreign Trade Zone has his next trip. lation on the books. We must ly limited. been designated at Taft, La., 25 • "3.5 million are children constantly ask what we are trying miles upriver from New Orleans. whose parents cannot support to do and whether we are doing Located on a 79-acre site, it will it well enough." them. be known as Sub-Zone 2A. Con­ The test of government, Cali­ • "The remaining 1 million siderable industry is already lo­ are the parents of those children: fano suggested, "is its capacity cated in the area and more is about 900,000 mothers and 150,- to respond to the needs of the expected to follow the designa­ people it serves." 000 fathers. tion announcement. New Orleans 'Two-thirds of the 150,000 was the second Foreign Trade Any physician wdio really thinks that anyone in the United fathers on welfare are incapaci­ Zone to be established after an States can get good medical care was challenged by AFL-CIO tated. Only some 50,000 are ca­ act of Congress provided for such Social Security Director Bert Seidman to put himself into the pable of being given job skills zones in 1934. shoes of the less affluent the next time he becomes ill. and training that will make them selfsufficient." New (Means "You might try going down to your nearest hospital out­ patient clinic and evaluate for yourself the kind of care you James (Bat) Noonan is once First Step will rwive" Seidman told the State Officers Conference of the again eyeing the shipping board Califano cited the analysis as American Academy of ^General Practice. after spending a couple of months the first step in a four-stage proce­ on the beach. Bat, a native of The SlU-contracted Seatrain dure in identifying problems and "Hard benches, long waits, almost incredible indifference charNew Orleans, has been shipping Line is now employing a new developing solutions. aiterize the charity medicine you will find there. Any sense of from this port for many years. The study, he said, raises the scientific method of detecting ship continuity or management of the patient's problem is totally His last ship was the Del Mar. problem of how to reach and deterioration by use of an ultra­ lacking in the great majwity of our hospital out-patient clinics." He hopes for a South American motivate this small group of 50,- sonic keel inspecting system. Seidman emphasized points of mutual interest "which, if we run, preferably on the Del Mar Ultrasonics involves the use of 000 employable fathers to make both recognize them, can lead to better Understanding and better again. Seafarer Sam Crosby, who very high frequency sound waves, them self-sufficient. It also raises cot^ration." But he also said he felt that the medical profeslast sailed aboard the Kysita, and the equipment being used was the question of whether special siMi's dignity "has scarcely been enhanced" by the "uncritical" has sailed as AB from Gulf ports developed by the H. M. Tiederchild-care centers and training use of slogans such as "free choice of doctor," "the sanctity of for a couple of years. Sam wants man Co. of New Orleans. programs would help mothers the doctor-patient relationship" and "socialized medicine." Through the use of diving en­ a trip to Viet Nam. move off the welfare rolls, along "We consumers are increasing recognizing the empty mean­ gineers who are experts in the use Two Delta Line steadies busy ing and even the deceptiveness of these idogans," he said. of this unique testing equipment, comparing notes about their last the Tiederman C^. measures the Seidman cited the recent action of the Montgomery County trip were John Pennino and Mike thickness of the flat keel of a ship (Md.) Medical Society, in the Washington, D.C., suburban area, LIuzza. Both were recently on to see if any deterioration has oc­ in denying membership to any doctor who received less than the Dei Snd and were waiting for curred and thus determines if re­ half his inccMne from fees for service. This action, he raid, denies her to crew up again after coming pairs are needed. both membership and hospital privileges to Group Health Asso­ out of the yard. John and Mike One of the first ships to undergo ciation physicians practicing in the county. sail in the Steward Dept. the new ultrasonic keel testing was "In other words," raid Seidman, "the consumer who freely Florida has won out over rival the Seatrain New York, while she Quartermaster William Man'enchooses to join a pr^ayment plan or a group of doctors who states in New England as the site was docked at Seatrain's Isla boff, last aboard the Del Mar, is freely choose to participate in such a plan are ostracized by the for a proposed multi-million dol­ Grande pier in Puerto Rico. vacationing for a while but says medical society on other than professional grounds. Is this 'free lar oceanographic laboratory to "It's like a doctor using a steth­ that if something looks good on choice,' or does it simply mean 'you do it our way or not at alir " be built by the Environmental oscope on a patient," said Henry the Del Sud he may be tempted Sciences and Services Administra­ Tiederman, of thte sounding device. He expressed concern over the "apparent increase in the to leave the easy life. Old timer tion on Virginia Key in the Miami "We make underwater observa­ marketplace orientation" of many physicians, charging flatly that Phil (Pappy) O'Connor still looks area. "too many doctm-s are cutting too many professional comers in tions by means of charts to see pretty spry. Many seafarers re­ The ESSA has selected an eight- what damage, if any, has been Ae interests of volume operation." The result, he raid, is that member Pappy from his days acre tract on the key after study­ done to the ship's keel." "the care they give their patients is suffering and sooner or later ing 115 sites along the Atlantic aboard the old Alcoa passenger the patients find it out." The H. M. Tiederman Ck>. first coast. The laboratory will have ships on which he sailed as Chief urad their ultrasonic equipment in "Is there really a professional reason for qpposing a system about 500 employees and an ex­ Steward. 1963 to check deterioration of off­ of prepayment by ^ich the cmisumer pays the doctor so much pected $3-million annual payroll. shore towers located near Argus money per month to keep him well in lieu of a fee-for-service MobOe The announcement was a dis­ Island in the Bahamas. payment when he becmnes sick?" he asked. Shipping has been slow here appointment to New Englanders While working on the towers the last couple of weeks and we who had hoped the lab would be The challenge f^ing organized labor in future bargaining on they were asked to check the hull have no ships laid up. built somewhere in the Maine, health benefits, Seidman raid, is "to broaden our concern so of a ship that was believed to be Rhode Island, Massachusetts area. that we have assurance that we are getting the right medical care W. A. WaDacc is watching the damaged. Their equipment worked Estimates of the cost of the and the best possible medical care and are receiving it as efficient­ board for any Deck Dept. job. His so well in examining the ship that new lab, which will match the ly as feasible." last trip was a -month voyage West Coast's oceanographic lab it was decided to offer such a test­ "For this security, we LMA to thie medical profession," he said, to India on the Battle Creek. Also at Seattle, have been as high as ing service to other shipowners. "That is why I think you will find that more and more of out looking for a berth in the Deck $20-million. Explaining further how his com­ unions will be asking you for assurance that you have adopted ' Dept. is Jfrfm W. Logan. John, Among the reasons cited for pany's equipment works, Tieder­ procedures to enforce your own professional standards. who makes his home in Mobile picking the Miami site were: a man raid; "A lot of rust and scale favorable climate in the area, good builds up under the keel of these "We know that when you aa physicians can do the best you with his wife and children. Was communicatitms and transporta­ ships and our equipment emits a are enable of and we as consumers are able to pay for it, the last on the Mcpllceilo Victory fot tion facilities. American people will at last be assured of the high medical caro signal that enables us to determine a coastal run. they need and deserve." The lab will conduct research the exact spot in need of rq)airs After a trip to Viet Nam on in geophysics, ocranografdiics, and even the extent of the dam­ the Seatrafn Georgia, Joe Dntko and sea-air interaction. age." AFl-^ ttyes Ihetws S^ipart Quality Care for Natiea's Poor Seatrain Uses Sound Waves To Inspect Keek FiwUa is Site For Now Oroan Statiy Coator �Mmr 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOC Page Nineteen Engineer Killed in Aiorgareff Brown Explosion Quick Work by Seafarer Dave Tuck Saves Ship from 'Blowing Sky-High' SAIGON—Credited with saving not only one ship but perhaps other nearby vessels and a Viet Nam pier loaded with vital military supplies as well, Seafarer Dave Tuck and three other seamen rushed into the steaming engine room of the Margarett Brown recently to prevent further damage following the explosion of one As swift as their action was, by Roy Boyett and E. Keelson, of the freighter's boilers. the men were too late to save Chief and First Engineers of the Dave Tuck, the Fireman, was First Engineer Charles Sandino Hoosier State which was moored in the mess hall when the blast who was killed instantly by the alongside the Margarett Brown at rocked the vessel and was right impact. However, SIU member the Qui Nhon pier 100 miles north on the heels of Chief Engineer Ed Dunsmoor, 68, the oiler on of Saigon. Ambrose White as the two scram­ watch at the time of the explosion, The potential danger to the bled through an escape hatch into was carried to safety stunned and nearby ships and the U.S. mili­ Erik R. Johansen (left) looks over a bound volume of the old Coast the smoke and fumes to shut off in a state of shock. tary supplies they were unloading Seaman's Journal from SIU library while at headquarters renewing the fuel pump and turbine gen­ Tuck and White were joined was evident in a statement made old acquaintances. With him is SIU Representative Johnny Yarmola. erator before a second boiler almost immediately in the feverish by the Margarett Brown's skipper, could blow. task of securing the engine room Harold Small. "There was enough steam down there to blow up the whole engine room if the oil had kept pumping," Small said. "An­ other five minutes and the whole ship would have blown." Erik R. Johansen, 72, one of the men who was instrumental in Commander Frank Oliver, U.S. the founding of the SIU, retired last March after a lifetime of The SIU's Great Lakes District is launching a full-scale campaign Coast Guard marine inspection service to the American labor movement. At the time of his to organize unlicensed seamen of the Pickands Mather and Com­ head of the area, had high praise retirement he was the SUP Port for the prompt and selfless action pany steamship fleet during the 1967 shipping season. year was 1911 when Johansen by the four men, saying: "The Agent in Honolulu. The Company is the only «>instant response and bravery of Johansen was one of the SUP first sailed with the Norwegian completely non-union Ameri­ operates four additional vessels the men from another ship as group that founded the SIU, and merchant fleet. can steamship operation on the through a Canadian subsidiary, well as the valor of the crew of was the SIU's first agent in Phil­ Though his first years at sea Great Lakes. Pickands Mather the Labrador Steamship Company, the Margarett Brown should not adelphia. That was in 1938, the were spent before the mast on sailing ships, Johansen began and employs approximately 350 sea­ Ltd., wjiich is under contract to be passed unnoticed." year the SIU was founded. ended his seagoing career as a men on its 15 American vessels, the SIU of Canada. "It made a sound like throw­ Johansen stopped by at the Fred Famen, secretary-treas­ ing bricks on a tin roof, with SIU's New York headquarters re­ deckhand. He served as Bosun which includes 14 bulk freighters and one self-unloader. It also urer of the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ marbles following," is the way cently to chat with President Paul during his last trip, aboard the trict and a vice president of the Tuck, a 39-year-old native of Hall and renew other old ac­ Matson Line's Mariposa. SIU, said discussions already are Baltimore, described the sound of quaintances. He joined the old International underway with the SIU of Canada the explosion which moved him Johansen, who worked together Seamen's Union in 1915, in Phila­ regarding the situation involving to risk his life. with pioneer maritime organizers delphia. He was an early active Pickands Mather steamship oper­ "Sandino and I had been com­ Andrew Furuseth and Harry member of the SUP and served ations on the American side of paring valentines from home that Lundeberg, was on his way from that union in every West Coast the Lakes. morning," Tuck said. "And now his West Coast home to Norway Port. Farnen said ihat a canvass of he was dead. I don't think he turn to his native Norway, for that P-M's American vessels, which knew what hit him. is where he first went to sea. The began sailing this season between LONDON—^The United States April 8 and April 15, reveals still ranks only ninth among the strong support for the Union nations of the world in the con­ among unlicensed crewmembers. struction of merchant vessels, says The Union expects to petition the The SIU Scholarship Col­ Lloyd's Register of Shipping in National Labor Relations Board lege Advisory Committee will its latest report. meet on May 17 to select the for an election on vessels of the winners of the five annual Figures for the quarter ended company in the near future. BOSTON—Two fishing vessels manned by SIU fishermen bare­ $6,000 scholarships for 1967. March 31 show a mere 490,946 The American fleet of Pickands Winners will be announced gross tons being built in the U.S. Mather had been operated until ly escaped sinking as their crews struggled desperately with the in the LOG. While this is some 72,000 tons 1966 as the Interlake Steamship churning seas and violent winds of a wild Northeast storm in the ^ The SIU Scholarship plan more than in the previous quarter, Company, which the partners of Atlantic last month. has been operated on an an­ it is dwarfed by the leading Japa­ P-M were instrumental in organ­ Listed as missing and just severe damage but all hands in nual basis for the past thirteen nese total of 3,811,046 tons and izing and which had been man­ about given up for lost by the good shape, was the SIU-Atlantic years and 68 awards have second-place Britain's 1,496,801 aged by P-M throughout its Coast Guard after an intensive Fishermen's Union contracted been given out since the pro­ tons. existence. two-day search, the 94-foot trawl­ Plymouth out of Glouster, Mass. gram began in 1953. Of Last year, Interlake was con­ er Deep Water was finally spotted The 102-foot trawler had run The over-all total reported by these, 44 have gone to the Lloyd's for the first quarter of solidated into P-M and, in its 1966 by a search plane 190 miles east into trouble 80 miles off Nan­ children of SIU members and 1967 set a new record with 1,922 Annual Report to Employees, of the entrance to Delaware Bay. tucket Island. Although he re­ Seafarers have received 24 of ships of 12,608,129 gross tons P-M reported that 1966 was "the Reached by the Coast Guard cut­ ported she was taking on water the college scholarships. best year for the consolidated ter Tamaroa, the crew of five and and the situation was "very seri­ building. That is 744,428 tons Winners of the SIU Schol­ companies since 1960." Capt. George Edwards were found ous," Capt. William Hallan said over the previous three months. arships are chosen by a group exhausted by their ordeal but in it was not critical. The balance of leading university educa­ good condition. The search for of the Plymouth's five-man crew tors and administrators on the Deep Water, under contract was made up of Engineer William the basis of high school rec­ to the SlU-affiliated New Bedford Schramm and Seafarers Richard ords and College Entrance Fishermen's Union, was started Silva, William Orion and Lavem Examination Board tests. when the vessel radioed she was Sherman. Members of the SIU Scholar­ taking on water and "in immediate A spokesman for the Plymouth's ship College Advisory Com­ danger." The message said the owner said the vessel lost power mittee^ include: Edna M. wheelhouse had also been smashed due to winds of up to 105 knots Newby, Assistant Dean, and the engines were malfunc­ which continued almost uninter­ Douglas College for Women tioning. rupted for 49 hours. He said the of Rutgers University; ElEdwards' father, John, was in intake pipe was broken, oil tanks wood C. Kastner, Dean of command of the Elizabeth N. an­ filled with salt water and the pump Registration, New York Uni­ other trawler caught at sea when was out of commission. Because versity; Bernard Ireland, Col­ the storm hit, but the crew was of this and additional damage to lege Entrance Examination able to make port without damage the pilot house and electronic Board; Charles E. O'Connell, or serious incident. equipment, the spokesman esti­ director of Admissions, Uni­ The elder Edwards described mated that it will be many months versity of Chicago; Rich­ the storm as being "as bad as any before the Plymouth is again sea­ ard Keefe, Director of Ad­ hurricane I've been throu^ but Crewmen of the lobster-dragger Deep Water, members of the SIUmissions, St. Louis University, it lasted a lot longer than a hurri­ worthy. affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union, were haggard and ex­ He had high praise for the crew and Dr. Charles Lyons, Dean cane blow. I've never seen the hausted but still able to smile after arriving in port under tow fol­ who "did a terrific job in saving I of Admissions, Howard Uni­ wind and sea so bad for such a lowing severe pounding by high seas and wind during northeast long time." The storm produced the vessel and their own lives" and versity, who replaced Dr. storm. Shown above are (l-r): Adolph Silins, owner, with crewman 40-mile winds and seas 10 to 15 added that the men will be ship­ F. D. Wilkinson of Howard, ping out on other boats until the who passed away last year. Alan Cournoyer; mate Lew Lowther: and Capt. George Edwards. feet high. Also safely back in port with Plymouth is repaired. Word HELP was painted by crew to attract attention during blow. S/ffCt Lakes Organizing Campaign UnJerway at PickanJs-Mather Co. Johansen, Retired SUP Veteran Croats Old Friends At SIU Haii Lloyds Registry Has America's fleet Still In Lowly Ninth Spot Wild Northeaster Mts SlU-Manned Fishing Boats—AH Retarn Safely SIU Scholarships To Be Awarded �Page Twenty Viet Nam Trip Made by Seafarer Armed With Camera and a Smile i^i ' TI- May 12, 1967 $iEAFARER$ L6G Although Viet Nam is a war-tom land. Seafarer Edmund Garbin went ashore the same way he has gone ashore in ports throughout the world—with a camera and a smile. Brother Garbin, who is 25 and has been sailing with the SIU for two years, has two consuming passions in life—marine engi; T"" , I ; n,.er;ne and and photography, nhotnm-anhv. He Las^ Vear. in Madras, India, Ed tures I wanted, but Aat nothing neering became an unwitting participant would come out." Ed shot off pursues both his vocation and in a battle between Western tech­ an entire roll. When the film was his avocation with relentless vigor. nology and Oriental mysticism. developed, every frame was com­ Ed's first impression of Viet "On this particular day," he re­ pletely blank! Before he began sailing with Nam was a noisy one. He hap­ lated, "I came across a man who pened to arrive in looked so bad off—he was just the SIU two years ago. Brother Qui Nhon during skin and bones—that I offered to Garbin was in the Navy. He the Chinese New buy him a meal." He continued: joined the Naval Reserve in order Year celebration, "I used the universal sign lan­ to launch his seagoing career. and long sti4ngs guage. After we finished eating, More than anything, he wanted to o f firecrackers he thanked me in perfect English. learn the marine electrician's were being set off. He was obviously an educated trade. He found he couldn't get an Next he noticed man, and I felt like a fool. He Electrician's rating in the reserves, how small the told me he was a member of one so after eight months he joined the of the oldest religious sects in regular navy, serving for four Garbin People were. Ed has a great southern India, dating back to years. He came out of the Navy fondness for children and, as this the Pallavan Dynasty. I asked if I with three engine room ratings: article's accompanying pictures could take some pictures of him. Electrician, Boiler Tender, and show, he relates to them quite He said I could take all the pic- Machinist's Mate. well. Brother Garbin makes friends with adults as well as children. During his second trip to Viet Nam he met a professional pho­ tographer named Kwon, when he took some film he had shot to Kwon's studio in Qui Nhon to be processed. Quon was fascinated with Ed's equipment, which is quite elaborate and of the best quality, and they soon were com­ paring notes. "He does great work," Ed says of Kwon's profes­ sional ability. Two years' older than Ed, Quon supports a wife and two children on about 30 dol­ lars a month. The two men found they had a lot in common, and still correspond. Many of the kids in Viet Nam will steal the shirt off your back The essence of today's Viet Nam was captured in this photo by if given the chance," he says Brother Garbin of Qui Nhon's main street. Army trucks are rum­ candidly. It's not that they're bling by on the right, carrying American soldiers to fight the Viet trained thieves," he reiterated, Cong in their mountain strongholds, plainly visible in the background. "but that there is a constant need Yet, life goes on, even in Qui Nhon. Coming toward the camera is for food; there's so little food, so a bicycle rickshaw; Brother Garbin rode in one. The buildings in little money." the left foreground are a Catholic convent and religious school. 'Ten per cent of the kids are trained hoodlums and will give you trouble," he said about the children of Viet Nam. "The steal­ ing and rolling are much worse than anything in New York." He related that many are expert watch snatchers. Their usual technique^ -as to dart out of a hiding place, rip a man's watch from his wrist, and disappear. Game Of Chance The Vietnamese children have devised many ingenious ways to somehow make ends meet. Ed ran across one boy who had be­ come a professional gambler, run­ ning a Vietnamese game of chance played with three dice faced with pictures and a board displaying Children in the picture above matching symbols. Not many play in front of the largest church people were playing, and the boy in Qui Nhon. On the main street, was buying soda and cigarettes— near the waterfront, the landmark which are often purchased one at serves as a bearing marker for a time by the impoverished Viet­ namese—for those that were. Ed seamen. Looming over the tran­ felt sorry for him, so he joined in quil church are the Viet Cong the game. Trying to lose delib­ infested mountains. From here erately, he won five dollars. He one can see and hear fightermanaged to lose it back, however, bombers pounding away at the and then some. enemy. The girl in the picture on the right is My. Sixteen, and Making friends and taking very shy, she wouldn't speak to pictures pre-occupy Ed wherever Ed for a long time. He finally he goes—and he has been in Okinawa, Korea, Formosa, Iran, broke the ice by giving her a sil­ Aden, Spanish Mc^-occo, East ver fish, a traditional Vietnamese Pakistan, and India, among other good luck charm, after which they had many conversations. places. A Vote of Thanks To the SIU ToTbeEeton Being a seaman most of my life, plus having a seaman for a father, I've seen the progress the Union has made in upgrading the life of the Seafarer and his family. When I started going to sea I was a fireman and oiler for $65, and then $72.50, a month. You were given one blue bed sheet per trip and a lumpy mat' tress. If you got to the night lunch before the roaches you were lucky. A 16-hour working day was a short day, and there was no overtime. Being ill now 1 have time to backtrack on life and realize just what the Union and Union officials have done for seamen. We all shoiild remember where it all came from—and support it as it does us. Being ill, it is easier knowing we are under our fine welfare plan. A vote of thanks to our great SIU. Theodore Mamllo . •— Daughter Thanks SIU For Help to Father To The Edfton I want to thank the SIU for everything it had done for my father during his final illness. All benefits were received promptly. The prompt atten­ tion in these matters is greatly appreciated. Thanking you, I remain Mrs. Muriel Chiaravaile Lh Town Pioneers Ocean Conservation ToTheEdit<MR Three years ago the Town of Hempstead, on Long Island, near New York Gity, became the first municipality in the na­ tion to establish its own Depart­ ment of Conservation and Wa­ terways. The imique action taken by the citizen^ of Hampstead, which is the largest township in the world, should be of interest to everyone who has grown to love the sea. To the local residents of the Atlantic coast town, their local , government's action meant that their 10,000 acres of wetlands— meadows, marshes, islands and waterways—would continue in marine-related use.; Tbwn residents knew that creation of the department would guarantee the continued protection of their priceless nat; oral resource. ^ Among the department's re­ sponsibilities are the encovuragement of the natural growth of native marine synd vrild life, the utnaintenanee and: ittanagement of thP wateiivays- and '^tlands for sirie and other recreation, protection against pol^ lutioo,'' iitiHiiatlon of; re-,, fearch eonsisicnl with sound conservation practices. The department is also re­ sponsible < for establishing local reguladom governing structures |iyeteityaysr dred^tiie^^^^ jheBfiriiing^ beahh > erosion controls and bulkheading; placement of channel mark­ ers, budys and ottm naviga­ tional aids, bay constable law enforcement aj^'assistance to boatmen; - - Legislation providing for fed­ eral involvement in the protec­ tion and development of the wetlands has been under discus­ sion in Washington for over a year. As originally proposed, the bills would have been injuri--ous to the best interests of local boaters, fishermen and all resi­ dents who have any interest in this resource. For this reason, Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph G. Case appeared in Washington last summer before the House Subcommittee on Fish and Wildlife Conservation with a lengthy statement that in­ cluded the following: "We are pioneers in the voluntary dedi­ cation of land, worth millions, to conservation. We are midway in a conservation program that no municipality across the coun­ try can match." Caso went on to review the conservation program and the projects planned or completed: Establishment of a 760-acre wildlife refuge; a nearly com­ pleted 52-acre marine study area; a continuing channel re- LETTERS To The Editor construction program; construc­ tion of a marine basin to harbor a fleet of eight town boats for policing, rescue and research purposes; and a new adminis­ tration and laboratory building, fully equipped and profession­ ally str^ed to conduct water testing programs and biological studies. In addition, a compre­ hensive shellflsh cultivation pro-' gram and a law regulating the taking of shellfish have been put into operation. Plans for estab­ lishment of Long Island's first oceanography center for scien­ tific research and public edifica­ tion were recently announced. ; After the strong Caso state­ ment in Con^s, the proposed^ bills were revised. Some people might shrug their shoulders at the town's pioneer­ ing' efforts. But Hempstead resi- | dents recognize the program's lasting benefit and they sup­ port it Wayne It Hortpn ForMI Arbitratim Is Np Solutieif ; To The Editmrt . The nation's labor ex^i^ have been predicting for months that the greatest threat of new anti-strike legislation in 1967 would accompany the contract negotiations between the rail­ roads and six shop cr^t unions. The prediction is coming true; and it is the duty of every mem­ ber of an AFL-CIO union to i^t behind the against a federal compulsoiy arbitration: law. Resident Toltoson, after getTing'Congrssa. to delay a; rail-, road strike deadline twice; has sent to Capitol Hill his pro;posals for settling the dilute. His bill calls;forT90 of mediation, with a bo^d^f^^ ment terms on any issues that iCmain unfest^ved at the end •••'pf/thai.til«e.''. v:v Vy-; Qhibntz^ hsjbarga^ �Mmr 12, 1967 SEAFARERS FINAL DEPARTURES Norman Aysien, 48; A coro­ nary condition caused the death of Seafarer Ay­ sien, Jan. 29, at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital. A native of Lou­ isiana, he was a resident of La i 1 ! Porte, Texas. Ay­ sien joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans, and sailed with Coyle Lines. He is survived by his wife, Hester. Burial was in Grandview Memorial Park, La Porte, Texas. E. W. Henderson, 42: Brother Henderson died in Duval Med­ ical Center, Jack­ sonville, Fla., Nov. 12, 1966. A native of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Hender­ son was a resident of Baltimore and joined the SIU in that port. He sailed as a cook and baker. His last ship was the St. Christopher, on which he was a crew member at the time of death. Burial was in National Cemetery, Baltimore. 4> John Pedrosa, 70: E>eath claimed Brother Pedrosa, January ^ 26, in Union Me' morial Hospital, Baltimore. A member of the en­ gine department, he joined the un­ ion in the port of Baltimore in 1939. A native of Portugal, Sea­ farer Pedrosa lived in Baltimore. His last vessel was the Massmar. He is survived by his sister, Maria Carlota Lima Pedrosa of Lisbon, Portugal. Burial was in Pikesville, Md. Anthony Zaich, 62: Brother Zaich died from a coronary on October 4, 1966 in New Orleans. He was stricken on the deck of the Del Monte, on which he sailed as a mem­ ber of the deck department. Zaich was certi­ fied to ship as a bosun. He joined the SIU in New Orleans. Surviv­ ing is his brother, Chester, of Pittsburgh. Brother Zaich was buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Millvale, Pa. Patrick Lynch 74: A heart disease claimed the life of Sea­ farer Lynch in Baltimore on March 13. A na­ tive of Ireland, Lynch resided in Baltimore. He sailed in the En­ gine department as FOWT. He is survived by his sister, Nellie McClay of Glasgow, Scotland. His last ship was the Texmar. Brother Lynch was on SIU pension at the time of death. Burial was in Sacred Heart Ceme­ tery, Baltimore. August Steinmann, 84: Brother Steinmann died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Florida, on March 24. Born in Germany, he joined the SIU in New York and was a resident of Thmpa. He sailed as a machinist in the engine depart­ ment. At the time of death, he was on an SIU pension. He last shipped on the Nicholas. The body was cremated at the West Coast Crematory, St. Petersburg, Florida. Lifeboat Class No. 176 Casts Anchor Page Twenty-one LOG Seafarer Sees His Marine Cousin After Four Tries On Viet Nam Run "Things are real bad over here." This is what Corporal Edward Juan of the First Marine Divi­ sion told his cousin. Seafarer Freddie Di Joles when the two were reunited recently in Saigon. Two of Corporal Juan's buddies were killed only a week before, when his squad was on night patrol. He said he was deter- ^ mined to fight on as long as crew member was mugged at drive from New York City. necessary, however. He felt night in Saigon and lost his sea­ Brother EH Joles, 28, sails in the America's presence in Viet Nam man's papers, money and most of Steward Department as a Messwas vital, and that our marines his clothes. Another shipmate was man. Originally from Ponce, and soldiers were doing a superb beaten and robbed in Okinawa. Puerto Rico, he came to the main­ job. Brother Fred­ "I don't think anyone should go land when he was 14. He is mar­ die Di Joles is ashore in any Southeast Asian ried and has a son. closer to the war port, especially Saigon," say Di Di Joles says he would like to in Viet Nam than Joles. He recommended that all return to Puerto Rico and sail most Seafarers. SIU men ashore in Asian ports from there with the SIU. He says He chose Viet make it a rule to travel in groups, conditions have improved tremen­ Nam as the des­ especially at night. dously on the island in recent tination of his Con Men Abound years. He credits the improvement first four trips Another gripe Brother EH Joles to the vision and dynamic leader­ with the SIU be­ has about Viet Nam is that "once Di Joles cause he wanted they know you're an American, ship of the Commonwealth's for­ to see his cousin "Eddie," with they want to take you for your mer long-time governor, Munoz whom he is very close. Corporal money." Many Vietnamese, he Marin. Brother EH Joles' wife, Juan is only 18, but he is a sea­ says, will cheat Americans at however, does not want to return soned combat veteran. He saw every opportunity. "First-timers to her native island. "She was only three weeks of action in Santo don't know this," he says, and seven when she came here," he Domingo in the Dominican Re­ consequently are easy marks for explains, and adds that she re­ public, and has been fighting in the unscrupulous merchant and members nothing of her home­ Viet Nam for eight months. con man. The best way to avoid land. The language barrier is Di Joles tried to see Eddie dur­ getting cheated. Brother Di Joles another difficulty. Mrs. Di Joles ing his three previous trips to advises, is to stick to the regula­ speaks very little Spanish. Viet Nam, but they couldn't seem tion that requires seamen to use to get together. This time, as soon Vietnamese currency, not Ameri­ as Brother Di Joles found out can money. "You give them a five COLtJMBIA VICTORY (Waterman). March 26—Chairman, Sdward Mooney: when his ship would proceed to dollar bill," he says, "and, you'll Secretary,' EUward HcZ3roy. $30.00 in ship'a fund. Motion was made to request Saigon, he sent a post card from never get your change back." that OS dayman be r^aced by an AB Okinawa. Corporal Juan re­ Brother Di Joles' voyages to dayman. Motion made to send lettw to the Union resarding beef with 1st Aaquested and got a special leave. Viet Nam were the culmination of sistant and Chief Engineer. It was sug­ He left the border country in a life-long dream. "All my life I gested that crew hold safety meetings. It was requested that an inspection be Northern South Viet Nam where wanted to be a sailor," he told made for the purpose of replacing all de­ deck lights and ladders espedaily he had been in combat for months, the LOG. "Even when I was a fective foc'sle head ladders. It waa suggested and went to Saigon, where the two kid, I wanted to go to sea and see that a request be made tor a TV in the crew recreation room and U>at old ciga­ cousins spent a day together. the world." Prior to joining the rettes in slop chest be r«>laeed with new ones. Except for the day he spent SIU, Brother Di Joles was in the with his cousin. Brother Di Joles Army. "The farthest I got," says had mixed feelings about his trips Di Joles, who is a resident of to Viet Nam. "Saigon is a dan­ New York City's borough of gerous place to be," he told the Brooklyn, "was Fort Dix." Fort LOG, "especially at night." One Dix is an Army Base only a short Rafael Reyes Maldonado Please contact your relative, Mrs. Jane LeBourneau, 23123 Marigold Ave., Torrance, Calif. 90502. John Thorlief Olafsen Contact your mother at your very earliest opportunity. She is very ill and is quite anxious to hear from you. CtHiway Beard Please contact your mother, Mrs. Jeannette Boyer at 216 Somerset St., Ocean City, Md. 21842, as soon as possible in re­ gard to an important matter. Y. R. Tallberg Contact your wife at once in­ forming her of your present whereabouts. She is ill and may have to enter the hospital. Barry Mahoney Contact your father at your earliest opportunity. WHITEHAhl, (WhitchsH Navigation). March 18—Chairman, David Sikes; Sec­ retary, Sara V. Lund. No be^ and no disputed or was rworted. DEL AlBBS (Delta). March 26-Caishsman. Nils EHc Ghonfaerg ; SeeretaTy A. Ttolentlno. Everything running snmothly in each department. (Hie man shart in engine and steward departments. Patndman will see to it that Company will put a good grade of beef idioard en this iship. Vote thtmka to the ship'a dde:gato for a job well donsv XyJ Viet Nam Rendezvous 1 Ls" i , • * r' - 'i Clayton E. Sams Please contact yoin- mother, Mrs. Ruth E. Sams, 808 Duarte Road, Monrovia, Calif., as soon as possible, in regard, to an impor­ tant matter. These young graduates of the SlU's one-week lifeboat course look all business as they prepare to take their Coast Guard tests. In the front row (l-r) are: Walter Mosley, Douglas Johnson, Paul Handlen and Jack Faribee, Standing in the top row are: Instructor K. C. Mc­ Gregor, Mike Madden, Jan Hitchcock and Instructor Ami Bjornsson. Mailt T. Klnto Please contact Mary Jones, 420Vi Orange Ave,, Port Arthur, Texas 77640. Seafarer Ted Densmore (left), who sails as a Bosun and has been an SIU man for 12 years, was recently reunited with his twin brother in Saigon. His brother, Sgt. Fred Densmore, has been in the Army 19 years- The pair hail from Birmingham, Ala. Their Viet Nam rendezvous was the first time they saw each other in three years. �Page Twenty-two May 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG <$6Mng to the futvre tlxe Sliips at The flag of the Vantage Progress (Pioneer Maritime) was flown at half mast recently out of "respect for a union brother," Herbert Keraiedy, Chief Steward on the City of Alma (Waterman), drowned in Yokahoma, Japan when he fell while climbing from the motor launch to the pUot ladder of his ship. His body <^many complaints, because imme­ for the post this trip. The Steward was shipped back to the United diately after the Steaward's an­ asked all crew members to return States al^ard the Vantage Prog­ nouncement the crew gave his de­ coffee mugs to the crew pantry ress. The flag was flown half partment a vote of thanks "for the after use and thanked the men for mast in tribute to Kennedy during all-around good job done." their cooperation. the ship's coastwise run off Cali­ ^ fornia. Rupert R. Sheppard, Meeting Chair­ Mathews, Chief John R. Johnson, new ship's man on the R. V. Sea Scope (Al­ Mate aboard the delegate on the Elizahethport (Seapine) reports that ship passed away. I Land), should everything is run­ Meeting Secretary have an easy job, ning smoothly. A H. G. Werns re­ with no beefs, dis­ few hours of dis­ ported. A plaque puted overtime, puted overtime will be placed or other serious were reported in aboard the ship problems, accord­ the deck depart­ in his memory ing to Meeting Werns ment. Meeting and Seafarers do­ Chairman James Secretary Joseph nated $65 toward the memorial. L. Siniard. SiniDier writes that Dier Mathews died while the ship was ard reported the the ship has very Siniard in Viet Nam. Seafarer J. P. Condepartment heads good officers aboard. The Steward ley proposed a vote of thanks to drew up a repair list. A new an­ the Deck Department for the great department has been doing a fine tenna has been ordered for the job, and mail has been arriving job they did. Messman J. W. TV. R. Mills, treasurer, said that Martin also accepted congratu­ regularly. the ship's fund totals $72.05. The lations for his work in keeping payoff will be in Oakland. M. E. Sanchez, Meeting Sec­ the messroom looking shipshape. retary on the Los Angeles (SeaThe ship's treasury contains Land), reports $29.50 after donaticms. The Steward Department of the that it was moved Brigham Victory (Isthmian) got a and seconded by Selma Victoiy (South Atlantic heartfelt vote of the crew that "a Caribbean) Ship's Delegate Elmer thanks from a special vote of Schroeder reports grateful crew for thanks should go that "all beefs are carrying on after to Seafarer Del squared away." the galley blower Craig for the re­ In his report, broke down. sponsible and de­ given during a Meeting Secre­ pendable job" he shipboard meet­ Craig tary W. T. Langperformed as ing presided over ford reported that by meeting Chair­ ships delegate. John O'Hann* _* J the temperature man Allen Bell, asian, meeting chairman, reported Langford that the ship's fund totals $12.70. _. . Brother SchroeSchroeder announced The payoff is in San Francisco. upwards of 130 degrees while the blower was out of commission. that the Captain will give draws During the good and welfare por­ John Fedesovich, treasurer on every five days. He also said that tion of a meeting presided over by the Del Oro (Delta) reported that he would see the Chief Mate the ship's fund Meeting Chairman W. R. Layton, about getting the Steward Depart­ has $68.78. Meet­ the Baker was asked to put out ment's rooms painted. Meeting ing Secretary W. hot bread or rolls, doughnuts and Secretary Anthony Nottnmo re­ H. Simmons re­ pastries every day while the ship ports that during the good and ports no beefs is at sea for coffee time. welfare portion of the meeting a with everything suggestion was made to get a timer going smoothly. for the washing machine. The crew was asked not to slam doors Meeting Chair­ in order to preserve the nerves of man Stan Grice those who must sleep during the Fedesovich writes that Ralph Seafarers whose names are day. The Chief Steward requested Taylor, Third listed below have checks being that all beefs concerning food or Cook, was elected Ship's Delegate. held for them at headquarters. service be brought directly to him. The job is held on a rotating basis, These checks are refunds for log­ Apparently there weren't too with the Steward Department due gings whieh were deducted in error at the Norberto Capay pay­ off. If your name appears, con­ Lifeboat Class No. 175 Sets Sail tact the SIU at 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Name Amount James Eugene Callan $54.34 Donald F. (yLeary 40.56 John B. Gardner, Jr. 13.09 Onofre Felix Rando 52.34 Kenneth Edward Stevens 61.25 ^l> MONEY DUE W' i ^FARERS LOG; .fS75 Fourth Ave., Il^ooklyn, N. Y. 11232 Irofher JefF Davis (right) gToWs'^w^TWHstaction as he collects his first pension check from New York Port Agent Leon Hall. Davis, W, retired on an SIU disability pension. Sailing since Shirley Ann Poe, bom August 2, 1965, to the Earl H. Foes, San Pablo, California. Jerry Michael Kirchair, bom January 24, 1967, to the Jerry Kircharrs, Atmore, Ala. Gerald Louttit, bom November 27, 1966, to the Charles B. Louttits, Monroe, Michigan. Rhonda Bums, bom March 7, 1967, to the Robert William Bums, New Orleans, La. Donna Marie Noiles, bom February 22, 1967, to the Ken­ neth Noiles, Alpena, Michigan. Patricia Noel, bom February 14, 1967, to the Leonce M. Noels, Orange, Texas. ^ —4f— i John Chambers, born February 19, 1967, to the William J. Cham­ bers, Lakewood, Ohio. — 4^ — Joseph Doyle, born March 8, 1967, to the Joseph Doyles, Phil­ adelphia, Pa. Roger HuD, bom February 13, 1967, to the Daniel R. Hulls, Al­ pena, Michigan. Stacy Lynn Libby, bom March 12, 1967, to the Herbert L. Libbys, Lincolnville, Maine. ^ Alfredy Day, bom February 21, 1967, to the Alfredy Days, Mo­ bile, Alabama. Rafael Santana, bom March 10, 1967, to the Angel A. Santanas, Brooklyn, New York. —4/— Mark Hawkins, bom November 2, 1966, to the Stanley E. Haw­ kins, Kentwood, Louisiana. 4/ James Samuel Cooper, born February 28, 1967, to the Fred C. Coopers, Mobile, Ala. —4f— Anna Poulsen, born February 26, 1967, to the Vemer Poulsens, Seattle, Washington. Una Renee Simonds, bom March 19, 1967, to the Paul Simonds, Orlando, Florida. Janis Renee Blair, bom Febru­ ary 20, 1967, to the Robert C. Blairs, Houston, Texas. Cheryl Deneen Gibbons, bom November 24, 1965, to the John Gibbons, Brooklyn, N.Y. ^ Allen Douglas Graham, bom March 1, 1967, to the Richard A. Grahams, Reading, Mass. \1> <1> —4,— Kevin Englentan, born Febmary 23, 1967, to the John R. Englemans, Detroit, Mich. —4^— Shineda Ussin, born January 4, 1967, to the Charles Ussins, Sr., New Orleans, La. <1> - • "I ET ADDRESS ... I. •-33-«- I — 4^ — Mark Edward Jasinski, born April 1, 1967, to the Edward Jasinskis, Carbondale, 111. — 4^ — I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOGl#ime on your m list. (t>rM li^hrmotlon) This recent crop of graduates of the union's Lifeboat School pose proudly for their class picture. They have just completed the weeklong course that enabled them to qualify for lifeboat tickets. Seated (l-r) are: Bruce Daly, Roger Swonson, James W. Arnett and David LaFrance. Standing in the back row (l-r) are: Instructor K. C. Mc­ Gregor, Ewald Fachle,. Christopher Kear and Instructor Ami Bjornsson. —4f— Karla Ann Humstad, bom Feb­ ruary 27, 1967, to the Karl J. Humstads, Beulah, Michigan. "Ot0 DUFltCATION; If you are «n old.«u&scril>»r and r«u, pioato 9iv« your former addreia below; Meiina Benoit, bom March 10, 1967, to the Louis Benoits, Lake Arthur, Louisiana. — 4f — Diane Taylor, bora March 9, 1967, to the William Taylors, Al­ pena, Michigan. — Charles Joseph Brennlck, bora November 14, 1966, to the Charles J. Brennicks, Lowell, Mass. — 4^ — . Wayne Nicholas, bom Septem­ ber 1, 1966, to the Wayne D. Nicholas, Mobile, Alabama. �Mar 12, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twenty-three UNFAI TOLABO^ DO NOT BUY 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.) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) StItzel-WeUer DIstnieries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Eik" "Cabin Stin," W. L. Weiier Bourbon wbidceys (Distillery Workers) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safesuardinK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU AUantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify tlut the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Ekirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper, manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or membw. 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, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be i)«id to anyone in any official capsu;ity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is sriven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels tbat 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 SBAFARESIS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union balls. 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 obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at ihembership meetings. And like all other SIU members at tbese Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of iJlowing 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. 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 rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their fanrilies 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 in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. WACOSTA (Sea-Land) March 20— Chairman, John Nash; Siecretary, James Galloway. One znan mimed ship in Puerto Rico. Ship short one wiper. { Motion made that idl permits get paid off when their time is up, and then reship only through the Union hall. Motion made tip hire the entire ship air-condUtioned. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good service, a job welt done, especially the galley force. Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chiidcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) A Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Whlt6 Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes ... Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) — — Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earbart Starilte luggage Starflfte luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) — "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) ^— R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) —— Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) vt> Antonio Perelli MInettI & Sons Ambaasador, EJeven Cellars Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti, CalwB, F. I., Tribuno Vefmoutli, Aiistocnt, ^nkstor Hugo, A. R. Morrow Wines and BranOes. (National Farm Workers Association) SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans June 13—2;30 p.m. Mobile June 14—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .June 19—2:00 p.m. San Francisco June 21—2:00 p.m. Seattle June 23—2:00 p.m. New York . .June 5—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia June 6—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. .June' 7—2:30 p.m. Detroit .... June 9—2:30 p.m. Houston ... .June 19—2:30 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit June 5—^2:00 p.m. Alpena .... June 5—7:00 p.m. Buffalo June 5—7:00 p.m. Chicago June 5—7:00 p.m. Cleveland .. June 5—7:00 p.m. Duluth June 5—^7:00 p.m. Frankfort . .June 5—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago June 13—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie June 15—7:30 p.m. Buffalo June 14—7:30 p.m. Duluth ....June 16—7:30p.m. Cleveland .. .June 16—7:30 p.m. Detroit ... .June 12—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee ...June 12—7:30p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans June 13—5:00 p.m. Mobile June 14—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia June 6—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) June 7—5:00 p.m. Norfolk ... .June 8—5:00 p.m. Houston June 19—^5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region ' PhUadeiphia June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baitiraore June 14—10 a.m:. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City June 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans June 13—7:00 p.m. UIW Mobile June 14—^7:00 p.m. New York . .June 5-7-7:00 p.m. Philadelphia June 6-^7:00 p.m. LYNN VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 6—-Chairman, Mattb^ D. Guidera; Eleeretary, Harold Strauss. Two men were repatriated from Okinawa for medical reasons. Few hours disputed OT in each department. Discussion about Fleet Post Office not forwarding mail. This matter will be taken up with boarding patrcdman. Also .discus^ ^ drinking water which is transferred di­ rectly from evaporator to portable water tank. • . Baltimore .. .June 7—7:00 p.m. ^Houston . . .June 19—^7:00 p.m. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault St. Marie, Mich. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, Newport News. 8 Meeting held at Galveston wharves. rai^cTbiiYof UNION KAIJLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard VICE PRESIDENTS Lindiey Williams 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 CHICASO, 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. Te* 5B04 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla 2606 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY. N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE. Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK. Va. .; 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHIUDELPHIA. Pa 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-l-1434 TAMPA. Ha 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMIN6TON. Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. 834-2528 YOKOHAMA. Japan..Iseya BIdg., Room 801 1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku 204971 Exit. 281 HBRMINA (Hudson Marine), March 11 •—Chairman,. J., Kennedy; Secretary, J. Marshall. Ship is in bad shape, with no porthole screens, no working tools and badly in need of painting. It was sug­ gested that a wire be sent to Union to have a representative meet the ship in Yokosuka. Three men were hospitalized in Honolulu. Some disputed OT in engine department. Motion was mad© that all members with '20 years full membership with limited sea time be allowed volun­ tary retirement with full pension. And that all members in the Union take an active part in bringing this to speedy action. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping). February 26—Chairman, P. Fernandez; Secretary, Judson P. tAmb^ $3.80 in ship's fund. Hverybhing is running • smoothly with no be^. MANHATTAN (Hudson Watmwaya), February 18—Chairman, William Padg­ ett; Secretary, Clyde Kent. Ship's driegate reported tbat there was some dis­ puted OT concerning restriction to the ship,, which will be settled by the boarding patrolman at payoff. He also reported that the Captain praised the crew for a smooth-running ship. Vote of thanks was extended to the st^ard dm>artroent for the exerilent preparation of food. Captain states that this is the beet steward depart­ ment that he has ever sailed with. A donation was collected and presented to Brother Fred Willsmj, movie manager, for a; job well done. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers) February 28—ChalnnaUi -Ed­ ward Morris; Secretary, G. D. K^ls. $5.00 in ship's fund. Motion was made to bring the SIU retirement plan up to I»r wiib that of otho maritime unions. OCEANIC TIDE (Trans-World Marine), March 8—Chairman, Wilburn Dodd; Sec­ retary, ESmer E. Graff. Ship was fumi­ gated in Japan. Disputed OT in deck de­ partment to be taken up with patrolman. One man failed to jedn shto in Yokohama and one man hoepitalizeM in Midway.Crcw agreed to donate fifty cents each to build up ship's fund. Something should be done about rusty drinking water. Vote of thanks to chief cook for a job well done as temporary stewnrd. : ELIZABETBPORT (Sea-Land). MarA 4—Chairman, James L. Siniard; Secre­ tary, J<An R. Jrfmson, $72.06 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to have retire­ ment pension with fifteen yean sea time, lees of age. I ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman); March 16—Chairman, W. C. Srilers; Secretary, H. G. l^^eway. $12.00 in ship's fund. Most of the repairs have been completed. Communication read about the $20.00 donation and crew would /like the patixdman to explain more about iit at pasndf. Motion ma^ tibat headquar­ ters let the members know if they are; making any hmtdway on a new early retirement plan. "I/Yould like something put in the LOG. Vote of thanks was extended to all -delates, j TU8C0N VICTORY (Hudson Water­ ways), March 5—Chairman, Charles T. Scott: Secretary, Charles T. Scott. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Brotfaar Charles T. Scott was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Food is very good on this ship. FANWOOD (Waterman), March 28-Chalrnun, Robert Kyle; Secretary. J<dm R. "nilcy. Ship's Delegate H. Smith reported that there were no beefs and no disputed OT in the departments. A vote of thanks was extended to the crew pantryman and messman for the prompt and courteous service. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 28—Chairman, D. Kaziutkewics;: Secretary, R. V; Mehlhorn. $10.25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department driegates. Brother E Lane resigned as ship's del^tnte. and Brother A. Alford was elected . to serve in his place. lace. 'V Vote of thanks 'was extended to Brother Ed.Lane'-'' . SANTA (Ub«tr'Navig«ttea); March 18-Mlhairmaa, None ; Secretary, Nox, . Vo beefs were •reports! by-4^ gartment driegates. One man mimed SIMP< ;i|^'.Chicago. DEL ORO (Delto). March 12-^-^lrman, Stanlon t. Grlce : Secretary; W. H. Sipmoiut. $8t.t$ _ln ahip^s fund. EJverything Is going aioug imioothly i he^s. Brother Ralph Taylor wis eiecied I to-' serve . as 'ship's .d^dsgate. Stoward |.Jtl«hked: '.#11 ;,hand»': fer- ;$helr .oobplieibN^ • I ALCOA KASTBH (Alcoa). Misrch 18— f:QhairB'SB,VE'''H<dlSss::. Sscrstesy.' Viassat: I J. Fltii^;yrridii'.''--ttvetyth • • is-. srahnlngi: smoothly with no beefk. OCEAN PIONEER (Plene^ IVmkers); hltorch 26—Chairman, Ted Jones; Sec­ retary Robert Goldy. One man was boopitalimd in Panama. No beefs and nO disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks to : the :steward dopartinent. ' . . a ST^L VENDOR (bsthmlan), Mw# 19—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary;: Elliott Gorum. Ship's delegate reported that everything has been running smcK^hly. $30.85 in ship's fund. No beefe r^ ported hy department delegates. DEL MAR (Delta), March 19—Chairs man, Joseph McLaren; Secretary, A- AJ-ford. $479.60 in movie fnnd. Few hourf dtsputed OT In deck and engine depart<f= ments. Vote of thanks was mctended tOi the ship's delegate. Brother J. N. Me| ;Larmi. -• .'.'•..'r.;:! :;.;;MT. . WASHlNCT6N^:(Yici»*y^:^^^ riers). Maridt 12—Cbsirnmn, Garrath A| Secretary, Alcmxo Bryant. Sbnig •Mjl^ited OT in .deck' and'engine dwairbi^ . .jaient. Diseuision held ebiqxjt 'alr«88nd$ i tpMng ahd having movie or TV ah) :ahh^"-Eri3xm {faoat service .needed: Arabia. .Vote' 'bf tbanSaf -wath tended to the steward deportment. --:rt|MJKB VKirOBY'-tVlctorT-'^tau^^ . .Marrii:' 87—camlrmanj- .Frairtt-' ..Wranft:! Seeratary, Harifid DuCtoux. Ship's de :'ga^. rimorted .that, .al! .{previous .voyage wime ti^K eire.Of.-^ pahf. ihrtr-fer tito prea(mt-y<ihn^';iN| .:-i»ade.- and .turned.. .fto'/'liSAh'-ia" fund, ho bmw and no oumuted OT .-'wmofted. - ' -x - SEN "(Fito-AmesWWh-' ... „ :iSH«halrma)a;'-;:-Ma»"SsmiRasy.-' ' One 'iSik' mhisedyehl«/lfr\HemOlu!u.- :'0T be«fff'«(»t»i. earning-' ' tNts'secoad etectririan. - '.Ifew . wwhing machine needed. Vote of iftshfcs a to.;the .steward •dewwrtment .for''a - W(R1 that he wotM eontlnne "".(toiie. v..:.. • ./ HOWUNC �SEAFARER&MOG Vol. XXiX No. 10 May 12, 1967 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I If? •J] \.•' •'''•Am '^'•i m&M-.•:-•• ':v.r • A.c'J ^ fk ^ 1, ' * ^ A " • • ;• • ^ ^ /i '% ,li*- .a h.i r I iHE SIU'S continually expanding program to provi^ J[ health and welfare protection for Seafarers and their families has now paid out over $80 million since the inception of the Welfare and Vacation plans. The total as of March 31 was $80,749,922.98. With the rising costs of hospital and medical care al­ ready clearly apparent, and the realization that the future trend would surely be higher, the SIU Welfare plan was organized in 1950. Since that time, more than $33.1 million has been paid out for hospital, death, disability, maternity, dependent, optical and out-patient benefits. r-l" 'V. The SIU Vacation Plan, which went into operation in February of 1952, has provided Seafmers with more than •I'::, :•£ • $47.5 million in vacation benefits in the past 15 years. - -A - ' . • J Since the Union Welfare Flan was organized, a tofal of $5.7 million has been paid out to SIU members and their dependents for hospital expenses, and $1.4 million for maternity costs. The welfare plan has also paid out more than $2.6 million in out-patient benefits and $7.5 mUlion in.disability benefits. In addition, over $7.4 million in dependents benefits has been paid out since the Welfare Plan was established. Death benefits to the survivors of departed Seafarers have amounted to more than $7.7 million. Among the tj^ical medical services covered by the Welfare Plan are hospital expenses—including room, board and extras—^blood transfusions, surgical and maternity benefits. The almost $81 million paid out in benefits under Welfare and Vacation Plans since 1950 does not refMresent the^total assistance which Seafarers and their families have received from these plans. The tot^ value of Welfare benefits is Considerably higher, since the cost of scholar­ ship payments, meals, books, training facilities and medical examinations for SIU members and their dependents have hot been included In the figure. < The Seafarers Welfare Plan is. maintained entirely by employer contributions, based on man-days worked. > The Plan is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of mi equal number of Union and employer representatives. - J., J 0 iO l« il'" < ' Wi ' L.., W.I •». • • "-[AAA At'y - ' t -A *• mmiM - r � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 12, 1967 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MARITIME TRADES VOICES OPPOSITION TO BOYD’S ‘BUILD ABROAD’ PROPOSAL HOUSE REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE CALLS FOR U.S. MARITIME UPGRADING SEA-LAND SUMMIT, MINUS RUDDER, WEATHERS FIERCE ATLANTIC STORM NEW SIU MEDICAL CENTER INAUGURATED IN PUERTO RICO CITIZENS PETITIONING CONGRESS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY INCREASE U.S. SHIP OPERATOR OUTLINES PLAN TO RESTORE U.S. MERCHANT FLEET TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION PROTECTION UNDER U.S. LABOR LAWS URGED FOR AMERICAN FARM WORKERS U.S. GOV’T STUDY EXPLODES MYTH THAT WELFARE ROLLS HARBOR FAKERS QUICK WORK BY SEAFARER DAVE TUCK SAVES SHIP FROM ‘BLOWING SKY-HIGH’ VIETNAM TRIP MADE BY SEAFARER ARMED WITH CAMERA AND A SMILE SEAFARER SEES HIS MARINE COUSIN AFTER FOUR TRIES ON VIETNAM RUN SIU WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS HIT $80 MILLION 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 05/12/1967 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. XXIX, No. 10 1967 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/44a2624ed3af624f2bc83fee657dfba3.PDF b88274acce48583a1bb0a3a8e1d3761d PDF Text Text "'-f" • ®f^'; \^M-'- M-' Vol. XVIi No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TH E S EAFA.K E R S INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC IK-. ••- m lf-3 r-' '-<:.;:>:^S '••4 li: • ;•-:'?$ AND GULF DISTRICT • AFl • HOSPIIAL-SURGERY ; Wfe }Sl WIVES CHILDREN 7 Pays Hospital Room^ Extras, Surgical Fees, Dr. Hasp. Calls Death Benefit Boosted To $3,500 On Seafarers Hospitalized Seafarers To Receive $21 Weekly Pension-Disability Plan V^{fi 2 Soctions 1st SGction . ""'•'""7 �SEAFARERS toe Vaffe Tw* May IS, IMS SlU-NLRB Reach Accord To End Pending Cases Following the SIXJ's successful negotiation and institution of a seniority hiring system to protect the professional Seafarer, the memberdnp of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District has authorized and accepted a prpposed National Labor Relations Board stipulation to dispose Of several Board cas«s pend-t b a:? / >; ing against the union. The membership action was taken at regular meetings in all ports on May 4. In the background of the pro­ posed agreement with the NLRB is the story of a long and deter­ mined SIU fight to protect the professional seamen and to avert the disasters inflicted on other maritime unions over the same is­ sue. These were the developments: SAVANNAH—Seafarers in ibis port step out on the picket line, When it became obvious during lending aid to Southern Bell Telephone strikers. Photo shows, left the past year that the NLRB was to right, T. Burke, G. P. Gapae, two telephone strikers, members of pressing its fight against the SIU the CIO Communications Workers of America, Ben Sellers, J, F. hiring halls and had also forced Lee, J. B. Henley (in background). the NMU to capitulate without the NMU first negotiating and insur­ ing a spelled-out hiring system which would protect its profes­ sional sailors, the SIU adopted a line of action that would guar­ antee its membership recognition of their seniority and protection of their job rights. Opened Negotiations Seafarers in South Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports have been The Union notified the ship­ Photo above shows seamen registering in Class C, one of the new lending moral and picketline support to the Communications owners that it wished to renegoti­ provisions of the Seafarers contracted hiring set-up. The provision ate its entire hiring agreement. In Workers of America (CIO) in a showdown strike with the for class C men gives greater security and job protection to men support of this position, the SIU Southern Bell Telephonein class B and class A, as shown by shipping figures on page 12. membership went on record unanly-worded telegram from Port Company. imoasly to back this demand and replied flatly that while it was membership-adopted policy, the Telephone workers in nine Agent Cal ^ Tanner to Alabama's agreeable to a settlement stipula­ SIU rejected any idea which would Southeastern States are involved Gov. James E. Folsom. tion as may be required, it would have put the professional sailor at in the strike which is now entering The telegram said, in part: For a report on the security under no condition settle these the same level as thousands of its third month. "It is obvious the company is hot given Seafarers under new cases uhtil the seniority and job finks who could have thus walked In New Orleans, about 300 Sea­ dealing fairly with its employees rights of Its professional seamen in on the shipping list to bid for this dispute. Result of com­ hiring set-up, see story and farers on the beach and from ships in were fully protected and recog­ jobs against the more-entitled Sea­ pany's position has been to force shipping figures on page 12. in the harbor donned white caps nized in the agreement on hiring. farers. its employes to remain out on to march with about 10,000 other In strict accordance with its Ironclad Seniority AFL, CIO and railroad brother­ strike. We respectfully urge you On March 1 of this year, the hood members in a parade held to inists on this case being sub­ with strike action if necessary to Union scored its first victory in April 28 to demonstrate the unity mitted to arbitration when you force negotiations for the protec­ the campaign to protect the men of labor support of the telephone meet with Southern Governors for tive seniority system tlie Union conference on this urgent matter sailing under the SIU banner by workers in the dispute. wanted. The membership strength­ in Atlanta." hammering out with the shipown­ ened its position, further by ap­ Observers agreed the procession Basic issues In the strike in­ ers an ironclad seniority system proving a $20 assessment to pre­ of white-capped Seafarers, led by volved the CWA's efforts to win a which fully recognized for hiring pare for a fight if necessary by a purposes a man's cumulative sea- SIU Port Agent Lindsey Williams, "reasonable general wage increase" smashing 95 percent majority. time with SlU-contracted com­ carried off top honors among the in an effort to narrow the wage This, incidentally was what the union marching units for its strik­ differential between phone workers panies. NMU had failed to do, and because ing appearance and orderliness. in the North and South. With the approval of the new of its failure had, as NMU National In Savannah, Seafarers bolstered Token Boost seniority hiring system by the Treasurer M. Hedley Stone said, in The company offered a token membership, the plan was put into the telephone workers' picketlines effect destroyed the NMU hiring hall. The SIU had no intention of Delegates from SIU of North successful operation. At this point —manned primarily by women— wage increase, but hitched it to falling victim to the same game. Americ^ affiliates will gather the SIU knew, that It was able to until the Savannah police forbid a "no strike" clause which would Meanwhile, iinfair labor charges in Montreal, Canada, on May settle the 23 cases with the NLRB "mass picketing." Savannah police deprive the union, of the only eco­ had been instituted against the 23 for the seventh biennial con­ without NLRB at the same time es­ said that the arrival of "these big nomic weapon at its disposal for union by twenty-three men. Back­ vention of the international union. tablishing rules that would—as in fellows" constituted intimidation protection of union security. The company's position on the ed by the provisions of the Taft- The Sheraton-Mount Royal Hotel the NMU case—jeopardize the of the scabs. The. Seafarers then Hartley law, the NLRB put the will be the site of the meeting, seniority of the old line profession­ set up a sympathy line across the arbitration proposal strengthened street from the telephone building. belief in the CWA's contention that heat on the Union as a result of which Is the first to be held out­ al Seafarers. Southern Bell is far more in­ Wire To Governor In the course of the negotiations the charges. side the United States. The SIU terested in destroying the union In Mobile, Seafarers supported The SIU took a firm position of NA represents 62,000 seamen, (Continued on page 19) ^the telephone workers in a strong-^ than it is in settling the strike. fishermen, cannery workers and allied marine workers throughout the United States and Canada. Six delegates will represent the May 13, 19S5 Vol. XVil. No. 10 A&G District at the convention. A As I See It.... Page 4 m-embershlp - elected credentials Burly Page 16 committee, chosen at the ApriL20 Crossword Puzzle Page 8 headquarters membership meet­ Editorial Cartoon .......Page 0 ing, reported receipt of six nomin­ Editorials Page 9 ations. With no contests for any of Final Dispatch Page 17 the convention delegate posts, the Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 committee has declared the nom­ Labor Round-Up Page 8 inees elected, without the neces­ Letter of The Week Page 9 sity of balloting. Maritime .Page 8 The six delegates will be SIU Meet The Seafarer Page 8 Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, Notices, Personals Page 18 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bob Off Watch Page 14 Matthews, and the following port Port Reports Pages 12, 13 agents; Lindsey Williams, New Quiz Page 14 Orleans; Cal Tanner, Mobile; Earl Recent Arrivals Page 18 Sheppard, Baltimore; Steve CarShipping Figui-es Page 12 dullo, Philadelphia. SIU History Cartoon .... Page 6 San Diego In '5S Vote of Thanks Page 9 The last international conven­ Welfare Benefits Page 17 Welfare Report Page 17 tion, held in 1953 in San Diego, Your Dollar's Worth Page 4 completed arrangements for affili­ ation of the Marine Firemen's Published biweekly af the headquarters Union- with the SIU, an affiliation •t the Seafarers International Union, At­ which was ratified subsequently NEW ORLEANS—Part of group of 300 white-capped Seafarers is shown marching in support of strik­ lantic « Oulf District AFL, <7S Fourth ing CIO telephone workers. Seafarers joined with 10,000, other AFL and CIO and railroad brotherhood Avenue. Brooklyn », NY. Tel. HYaclnth ,by the Marine Firemen's membermembers in city to demonstrate unity of all labor in support of the telephone workers';.long->strijke,» at the .Post Offlce In Brooklyn. NY, undar. • Seafarers Back CIO Phone Beef SIU Of NA Convention OnMay23nd ' SEAFARERS LOG �'Ubnr IS. l9Si SEAFARERS LOG Fife Tlire* • • -i Win Top Protection For Family in New Hospital-Surgical Plan Also Boost Hospital Pay, Death, Pension-Disability Hospital Room and Board: Seafarer's wife and unmarried High among the most beneficial gains ever to be won for Seafarers by the SIU, children under 19 get hospital room and board up to $10 a broad, new program of welfare benefits will go into effect on June 1. A package per day. Payments cover up to 31 days after first $50 of of brand new family benefits giving top coverage plus solid increases in exisiting expenses. Hospital Extras: Seafarer's wife and unmarried children un­ benefits for Seafarers were proposed by the Union and negotiated by the Union der 19 get a maximum of $100 for extra in-hospital costs. trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The program includes hospital and surgi­ This benefit goes with above benefit or surgical benefit be­ cal coverage for Seafarers' families as well as increases in disability-pensions, Sea­ low, or both farers' hospital benefits andt Surgical: The Seafarer's wife and unmarried children under death benefits. 19 are covered for surgical costs up to $300. (See surgical The new benefits are the schedule.) $50 deductible does not apply to this benefit. result of a long study by SIU Doctor Calls at Hospital: Seafarer's wife and unmarried trustees, experts in the field children under 19 are allowed $4 per day for doctor visits of hospital-surgical care and while hospitalized for a maximum of 31 days. Benefit paid SIU officials to formulate the best possible plan with the to non-surgical cases. Payment In Hospital: All Seafarers in hospitals for more details on all the bene­ than one week get $21 weekly; payments continue during fitsFull provided by the Seafarers entire period of hospitalization. Welfare Plan, both new fam­ ily »benefits and increases Pension—Disability: All totally disabled Seafarers, regard­ in existing benefits, are con­ less of age, get $35 weekly; payments continue during entire tained in the eight page sup­ period of disability. plement in the centerfold of this issue. Seafarers are ad­ Death: All Seafarers' beneficiaries get $3,500. vised to keep a copy of the supplement as a handy refer­ Maternity: All Seafarers get $200 plus a $25 bond for each ence on the provisions and child born, plus duplicate payments for multiple births. workings of the Welfare Plan. Scholarship: Four scholarships worth $6,000 each awarded annually—after tests—to Seafarers or children of Seafarers maximum of benefits to the for four years at college of choice. Benefit will finance grad­ families of Seafarers. The new pro­ uate work if student qualifies. gram won unanimous and whole­ NEW YORK—Seafarers Joseph Malone and Edward Hansen dis­ approval from Seafarers in Special Equipment Benefit: Special aids necessary for Sea­ hearted cuss the increase in SIU Welfare Plan benefits following the reg­ membership meetings in all ports ular membership meeting on May 4. Both Seafarers are currently farer's recovery not provided by hospital. on May 4. It consists of a package receiving the pension-disability benefit now boosted to $35 weekly. which is believed to be superior to Unemployment and Meal Book Program: Unemployment anything existing in the health and pense, family doctor expense in unmarried, are benefitted by con­ benefits and meal book credit available through facilities welfare field. No less than nine hospitals, maternity, disability-pen­ siderable increases in existing Wel­ benefits involving cash payments sion, death, Seafarers' hospital ben­ fare Plan provisions for them as provided through all SIU port offices. are included in the package plus efit, scholarships for Seafarers, follows:— Seafarer Dormitories: Provide a place to sleep, shower, four additional categories of ben­ special aid, meal benefit and dor­ Death benefits are increased laundry, etc., in facilities available at most SIU port offices. efits involving direct assistance to mitories for Seafarers on the beach bye$1,000 to $3,500. the Seafarers. between Jobs and training facili­ Seafarer Training School: Upgrading training at no cost to Benefits Include family surgical, ties • Hospital benefits are increased for Seafarers. $6 a week to $21. As before, the Seafarer at school available in Mobile, Alabama. family hospital, family hospital exThe new benefits, their values NEW ORLEANS—Seafarer Milton J. Mouton (center) and his family hear about the details of the family hospitalization benefits to be paid under the newly-expanded SIU Welfare Plan, from SIU Patrolman Herman Troxclair (left). Listening, left to right, are Mrs. Mouton, daughter Felicie, 14; Mouton; Elsie, twin sister of Felicie, and Milton Mouton, 12. "Now we can discontinue our private hospitalization insurance," says Mrs. Mouton, "which is quite an expense for us, with a minimum or protection." - • [jf and their coverage are as follows: • A hospital benefit for wives of Seafarers and unmarried children under 19. This pays for hospital room and board at the rate of $10 A day for 31 days. It includes a $100 maximum allowance for addi­ tional hospital expenses. Payments are made for that portion of the combined hospital and hospital ex­ pense bill which exceeds $50, up to the maximum amount allowed, $410. Aid To Seafarers 0 A $4 daily allowance for visits by a doctor to hospitalized wives and children of Seafarers who are being treated for non-surgical in­ jury or illness, up to a. maximum of 31 days' visits. Maximum value of the benefit is $124. • Surgical benefits up to a max­ imum of $300 according to a sched­ ule drawn up for various types of surgery. Blood transfusion costs are covered under this benefit. All of the above benefits apply to wives and unmarried childi'en under 19. The existing SIU mater­ nity benefit, which pays $200 for the birth of each child plus a $25 defense bond from the Unmn, will continue as before and will be han­ dled as a separate benefit to which the other hospital and surgical benefit! do not apply. Seafarers themselves, married or benefits are payable for as long as a Seafarer is hospitalized, years if necessary. • The disability-pension is in­ creased by $10 a week, making It $35 a week or slightly over $150 a month. • The existing $6,000 four-year college scholarships for Seafarers or their children are continued as is. All of the above benefits are pro­ vided by the Welfare Plan at no cost to the Seafarer. All costs are borne by shipowner contributions to the Plan which the SIU won originally in 1950 and which have been increased several times since (Continued on page 19) Dependents^ Form In The Works In the near future the Seaf:ii -3is Welfare Plan will have forms available on which Sea­ farers will list their wives and children under 19 who qualify for dependent.s' hospital and surgical tenelits. These forms will make for speedy handling of claims filed by Seafarers for these benefits. Seafarers will not have to fill out any other documents for this purpose. 'V.t ' J e* 1 m J •JI "•i'l ^1 �SEAFARERS Pafe Fow Wateman Sale Stirs RR Battle May IS, i855 IPG Canadian Seafarers In Brooklyn Aa I See It MOBILE—A full-scale bat­ tle between the Waterman Steamship Company and seven major eastern railroads is shaping up as the company offi­ cially changed hands for the sum of $41i/i! million. With the defeat of a court action to block the com­ pany's sale, trucking executive Malcolm P. McLean and his as­ sociates have replaced the old Waterman board of directors and mailed out checks in the amount of $41,567,040 to Waterman stock­ holders. Immediately the East's most powerful railroad interests, includ­ ing such lines as the Pennsylvania, At Brooklyn pier aboard the Canadian Constructor, which is under New Haven, B&O, Louisville and contract to SIU Canadian District, Canadian Seafarer Jacques SaNashville and others, moved to vard (right) chats with shipmates Ben Burke (left) and Karl Barnes. stymie McLean's plans for truck Savard recently visited SIU headquarters and renewed old acquain­ trailership services by asking the tances with A&G Di.strict Seafarers. Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate the sale. The ICC already has refused to accept surrender of Waterman's intercoastal certificate, which means it will probably demand that the sale to McLean be subject to its ap­ proval. Coastwise and intercoastal ship­ ping interests have long complained WASHINGTON—Only the selection of a name and formal that the ICC was a "railroad agency," claiming the railroads ratification by convention remains to be accomplished before with their far-reaching economic the merger of the AFL and CIO is complete(l. Agreement power have been able to dominate was reached on May 2 on provisions of a constitution for organizations. The same prohibi­ the agency. the combined 1.5 million-mem­ tion extends to racket-controlled Rails Fear Trailership The railroads, obviously fearful ber labor organization, which was unions. If a union is found to be of McLean's truck trailership the last major task faced by the dominated either by totalitarian or racketeer rule, it can be suspended plans, have charged that the sale Joint Unity Committee. The Joint Unity Committee by a two-thirds vote of the execu­ of Pan Atlantic and Waterman to McLean was "tainted with illegali­ which worked out the details of tive council. The question of jurisdiction is ty" and said it would be "manifest­ the merger has set the actual ly improper" to permit Waterm'an amalgamation procedure for the dealt with through a complaint to surrender its operating certifi­ week of December 5, 1955. Dele­ procedure. Other provisions deal gates from both AFL and CIO un­ with discrimination and an organ­ cate without a hearing. The Waterman sale to McLean ions will meet in New York City's izing program. Still to be settled is the problem was on the basis of $48 per share 71st Regiment Armory to seal the of stock and included a proviso contract. Before that, botli organi­ of a name for the new organiza­ that the intercoastal operating zations will hold separate conven­ tion, While a small matter of it­ self, it may cause difficulties be­ certificate be surrendered. It came tions in the city. Bars Racketeers cause the AFL wants to preserve after an unsuccessful bid by a New Provisions of 'the new constitu­ its name as is, while CIO repre­ York stockholder to halt the trans­ tion give equal status to craft and sentatives want their organization action. Completion of the Waterman industrial unions and prohibit un­ recognized through a change in the purchase is one part of McLean's ions that are controlled or direct­ name of the combined organiza­ far-reaching maritime plans. ed by Communist or totalitarian tion. AFL-CIO Leaders Okay Unity Charter SOME STIRRING UP OF STAGNANT WATERS IS TAKING PLACE in the shipping Industry as the result of new proposals, particularly in the passenger business. These proposals involve exploring and de« veloping sources of business which have been neglected bcause of the mossback, horse and buggy-type thinking which dominates industry. Certainly there is room for experimentation and a fresh approach in both freight and passenger fields. In other transportation industries, such as airlines for example, and in shoreside production indu.stries new developments are welcomed with eagerness as companies strive to outdo each other to Introduce a superior product while reducing cost to the customer. When a man comes along with a new idea in the shipping business the tendency of the other operators is to try to sit on It before it gets started. That is one of the reasons why the industry is stagnating even where Government subsidiies are available. A sample of the do-nothing outlook of US operators is the fact that nobody under the American flag has yet announced any plans to de­ velop the St. Lawrence Seaway trade. Meanwhile several foreign flags are building ships specifically for that purpose. The new approaches in the passenger field involve the idea of lowcost transportation instead of luxury travel for a few. Airlines have done this through their aircoach system and railroads and busses are equally concerned with broadening their business. This kind of ap­ proach is considered the American way of doing things, but in shipping, the Europeans have captured what there is of a mass market, leaving the US with a piece of the luxury trade. The result is, for example, that US ships carried little more than 10 percent of the transatlantic passenger totals of 939,000 last year (inbound and dutbound) and that 10 percent was practically all in the luxury bracket. A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT WELFARE BENEFITS of the SIU and the new benefits that have just been added is contained in a special section in this issue. Seafarers are advised to save this section or give it to their families so that all hands will know what to do in case of an emergency. Those who want additional copies will be able to get them from headquarters or from the outports. In establishing these new benefits througli the Welfare Plan, your Union has made every effort to design them to help the man who needs help the most. Just to take an example, the country's biggest hospitali­ zation outfit does not protect an individual who has to go back to a hospital a second time for treatment of the same disease for a second round of surgery. The SIU hospital and surgical benefits for the family will cover such cases so that the family faced with a long-term hospital problem is well-covered. And, of course, for the Seafarers themselves, the SIU Is continuing the practice of hospital benefits for as long as a man is In drydock, while increasing the amount paid to $21 a week. In increasing benefits all around, your Union has raised them to the point where they are superior to practically any other welfare plan in or out of the maritime industry. The disability pension benefit, which comes out to slightly more than $150 a month, represents, more than the base wage of the average seaman just a few brief years ago. Those disabled Seafarers who happen to be over 65 can collect as much as $275 a month between the SIU disability pension and their social security payments. Certainly in days when a $100 a month pen­ sion Is considered exceptional, this represents a superior type of benefit. With the long list of benefits now available under the Welfare Plan, Seafarers would be well advised to study them carefully so that they will be fully familiar with what they are entitled to. SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Vets—Know Your Benefits l.t'Jt- W'- • !! tl,- 11 An increasing number of Seafarers can now count serv­ ice in the Armed Forces among their varied experiences. Veterans of both world wars and the Korean conflict are entitled to valuable benefits for themselves and families. But sometimes vets or their widows pass up thir rights because they are not aware of them, just as people some­ times forfeit all or part of their Social Security benefits because of lack of knowledge. Here is a checklist of important benefits every man with war service should know, and see that his wife knows about them too. In fact, it would be wise to clip this list and keep it with the family's insurance policies and other documents. Non-Service Connected Disability: Any veteran of either World War, or who served during the Korean conflict, is entitled to a monthly pension from the Veterans Admin­ istration if he becomes totally and permanently disabled in civilian life to the extent where he can no longer work at a full-time job. Remember, this is not the disability compensation paid to veterans who were injured in serv­ ice but is payable for non-service connected disability. A disabled vet is eligible as long as he does not have income from all other sources of over $1;400 a year if he has no dependents, or $2,700 if he is married or has a minor child. Thus a disabled Seafarer who is a veteran would be eligible for the VA pension in addition to the disability payment of $35 a week ($1,820 a year) under the SIU's own welfare plan. Death Benefits:'Dependents' pensions often are payable dependent parents of war veterans, even if death is non-service connected, but under different conditions. Most widows and minor children of World War I vets ire eligible if their annual incomes don't exceed the limits described above. The Government also will pay up to $150 for funeral expenses on the death of any honorably-discharged vet. Medical Care: Outpatient medical. treatment Is also available for men with service-connected disability. The VA also supplies disability aids in such cases, such as prosthetic appliances, eye-glasses, hearing aids, etc. Dental care now is available only if applied for within a year of discharge. But recently-discharged men should take advantage of this valuable provision. Hospital care in VA or other authorized institutions is available for vets with service-connected disability, and also to others who had war service even if the Illness was not incurred in service if the vet signs an affidavit that he is unable to pay for his own hospital expense, and if facilities are available. But in emergency cases, a veteran can be taken right to a VA hospital. Vocational Rehabllitatiuu: Veterans with at least ten per cent service-incurred disability are eligible'for vocational rehabilitation. This includes monthly allowances and ex­ penses for job training, and vocational guidance. Social Security Credit: Social security credits are grant­ ed for any service between Sept. 16, 1940, and June 30, 1955. The credit is given at the rate of assumed earnings of $160 a month no matter what the serviceman's actual pay was. This is a valuable provision because it will help many men, or their surviving families, establish their rights to Social Security payments, and increase the amount they get.. An ex-serviceman ddesn't have-to take Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying any action now to establish these military Social Security credits. When he or his family become eligible for So­ cial Security benefits because of age or death, it is only necessary to show proof of the military service to the So­ cial Security office, and these military credits are then added to the man's civilian Social Security credits. Insurance: World War II vets who let their GI life in­ surance policies expire now cannot reinstate them, but any that have been recently let lapse can be reinstated before the^ end of the period of the policy by meeting health requirements and paying a number of back pre­ miums. It is vital to keep GI insurance in force because you cannot buy it for anywhere near the same cost from private companies. If your GI Insurance is in force, you can have added to it a valuable disability-payment fea­ ture at small cost. It is especially desirable for a Seafarer to add this disability clause to his GI insurance policy be­ cause, in gome Job classifications especially. Seafarers usually have to pay more than many land workers for dis­ ability Insurance from private companies. Educational Benefits: Most World War II vets may no longer begin education and training courses under the GI Bill, although some later ones, and Korean and pdst-Korean vets arc still eligible, as is any present serviceman who was in service on or before Jan. 81, 1955. State Benefits: Besides Federal benefits, veterans aro eligible for many benefits provided by state and local governments. It is not possible to list them all, but among those provided by various localities are property-tax ex­ emptions; employment preferences; educational benefits for children of deceased vets; domiciliary care; state and soimty hospltaL privileges and land settleme:nt benefits. �•i.i StBAFARERS S»-;. V- . aw. -iWv.if J - •< . ['• ••••.'.J' ,••••" . ' Win • IPG SIU Fights Ship Inspections Cut •" . .r" - -n WASHINGTON—Representatives of the SIU and- other niaritime unions have pledged a knockdown fight against a bill to cut out the annual inspections of merchant ships in favor of inspections every two • • years, which may come up for ately because of the threat of an action in the Senate before inspection at any time. long. Union spokesmen, however, dis­ counted the whole notion of in­ creased safety resulting from few­ er inspections. They pointed to the acknowledged practice in the in­ dustry to let everything" go until the inspection. The implied "threat" of an in­ spection anytime, they charged, would still cause things to be left to the last possible moment. As a case in point, SIU officials cited the still-unexplained disap­ pearance of the SlU-manned LST Southern Districts last December with a crew of 23 men. Testimony at the Coast Guard inq'uiry into the disaster later ex­ posed an "arrangement" between the CG, American Bureau of Ship­ ping and the Southern Trading Company, operators of the illfated vessel, under which the ship was allowed to "get by" with patched plating instead of new plates because of the expensive repairs that would be involved. The bill was favorably reported a week ago by the Senate Commit­ tee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ Artist's conception of proposed US-flag trans-Atlantic superliner with a displacement of 106,000 tons merce. It has the backing of the and air-conditioned accommodations for 9,000 passengers. The 34-knot ship would be 1,250 feet long Coast Guard and virtually all ma­ and 144 feet In the beam, and would enable travelers to get a brief look at Europe on a two-week shipjor shipowner groups. shore vacation trip. Promoters of the giant ship are meeting with the Government to discuss possible During the heaTings on the meas­ construction subsidy arrangements. ure last month, the Coast Guard contended that biennial inspec­ tions would tend to increase ship safety, rather than lessen it. A spokesman for the agency claimed that more could be accomplished if its personnel could be freed from having to inspect the ships a year, as now required by An adventurous proposal for construction of two 1250-foot passenger superliners designed once law, and could devote more of to carry over 10,000 passengers and crew has been put forth by a New York hotel man. The their energies to unscheduled reproposal calls for construction of one-class liners selling sleeping space aftel" the fashion of inspections of regularly-inspected railroad trains, at the rate off ^— vessels. $50 a head and upwards. Food would be fast enough to go to Eu­ involve a minimum of cabin The theory was that the "sur­ costs would be extra, with rope and back, and allow for time space per passenger although the prise" inspections would keep the food for sale at shipboard cafe­ ashore withih the normal two-week plans call ^for 5,000 cabins, each shipowners on their toes, and terias, coffee shops and restau­ vacation which most working peo­ with bath and twin beds. would "induce" them to put the ple receive. rants. Swimming Pools Too vessels in A-1 condition immediNo^ Operating Subsidy The radically-new superliner o\her features of the proposed idea is the brainchild of H. B. A key feature of the plan would ships would include 375,000 cubic Cantor, president of the Carter be service without benefit of any feet of dry cargo space and 100,000 Hotel chain, which operates the operating subsidy. Cantor believes cubic feet of reefer space, 20 wa­ Governor Clinton Hotel in New that by operating a utility-type tertight compartments, theaters, York City. He bases its hopes on ship for a mass trade, he will be skating rinks, swimming pools, the appeal of a European vacation able to clear a profit on the basis gyms, nightclubs and shops. The to hundreds of thousands of mid­ of low-cost rates, without any fi­ ships will be designed for use in dle-income families who could not nancial assistance from the Gov­ the convention trade so that meet­ afford the cost of regular passen­ ernment. ings and conventions can be held ger service. In addition, the ships While jhe ships will be designed on shipboard. Enjoying the blessings of a peaceful old age with the help for utility and minimum upkeep With an eye toward emergency costs, in line with the low fares, wartime use, Cantor claims that of the SIU disability benefit of $25 per week, Seafarer Wil­ the plans call for air-conditioning the ship can be designed for use liam Girardeau celebrated his "Zgth birthday last April 2. throughout. as a plane carrier, through tele­ Now living at home in North — Specifications for the ships are scoping funnels, lowering masts Harwich, Massachusetts, Gir-' leave when he fell Into a coal pit such as to stagger the imagination and collapsing ventilators. This ardeau sailed actively with and fractured his spine. He spent and arouse considerable skepticism would create a flying deck with an the SIU until the age of 72. A seven weeks in the Red Cross hos­ shoresido accident suffered in pital at Beverwyck, Holland, after among people In the industry. The 800 foot runway. vessels would be 1,254 feet long The estimated cost of these ves­ Amsterdam finally put an end to which he was repatriated to the States, entering Staten Island hos­ with a 144 foot beam and would sels would be in the vicinity of his career. displace 105,000 tons. Normal $140 million. Cantor reports that Girardeau was aboard the David pital for further treatment, i^ermanent Injury speed would bo 34 knots based on negotiations are underway with the S. Terry on January 29, 1952, when Subsequently, it became obvious 288,000 sliafl horsepower, but the Government for construction sub­ the accident occurred. He was re­ WASHINGTON — More ad­ ship could be stepped up to 38 sidies. turning to the vessel after shore that the injury would not heal completely and Girardeau applied •iministration criticism of the knots and 380,000 shaft horse­ for the SIU disability benefit. He power for emergency purposes. vital "50-50" shipping law was was accepted and put on the SIU By comparison, the largest exist­ expressed to Congress, this time benefits list on March 3, 1953. from Harold Stassen, head of the ing ocean-going ship, the Queen In SIU Since 1940 Foreign Operations Administra­ Elizabeth, is 1,031 feet long from A veteran SIU member who tion. Stassen told the Senate For­ bow to stern, but only 118.6 feet joined the Union in January, 1940, eign Relations Committee that the in the beam. Gross tonnage fig­ Girardeau is well-known to Sea­ "50-50" law wais being carried "too ures for the Elizabeth are 83,000 farers who worked the Evangeline, far" if it applied to carrying of aid tons (displacement tonnage is Yarmouth, Acadia and other pas­ cargoes from one foreign nation to pretty much in the same area). senger vessels of the Eastern another. The Elizabeth as a four-class pas­ Steamship Company. He spent vir­ He complained that "50-50" was senger ship, caiTies approximately tually his entire seagoing career holding up movement of tobacco, 2,300 passengers and 1,200 Crew. with Eastern, sailing with that coal and other commodities. "On During the war she packed company for 40 years. the other hand," he said, "we real­ in upwards of 15,000 troops Girardeau is proud of his grow­ ize we must maintain a strong mer­ sardine fashion. Obviously," Qaning family which includes nine chant marine. So we have to fit tor's proposed superliner would gratidchildren and one great­ the two objectives together and grandchild. He has three daugh­ strike a balance." ters living in New York and a The "50-50" law—of utmost im­ son and daughter in Savannah, portance to US seamen—^has been where' he came from originally. under fire ever since the Admin­ "I am getting along very well,'' istration announced its agricultural he writes, "although I am handisurplus disposal program. Foreign qapped so. I am feeling very good nations with shipping interests and receive the LOG each month, Continuing to build up his have been attempting a boycott of also my welfare benefit which is Malcolm Mc­ ^ the program in the hope of win­ ocean-going fleet, a blessing to me. Thank you for ning repeal or amendment of "50- Lean, operator of the SlU-coneverything." ' tracted Pan Atlantic steamship ' 50." Representatives, of some foreign company, has purchased the tanker nations, with the unofficial bless­ Whittier Hills from National Bulk ing of the State Department, have Carriers. This is the second tanker purbeen approaching farm bloc Con- gressmen promising huge pur­ cliased by McLean, the other one Regular membership meet­ chases from the Congressman's being the Potrero Hills, which had ings in SIU headquarters and particular area if "50-50" is re­ been owned by an SlU-contracted at all branches are held every company but had been In lay-up pealed, second Wednesday night at Evidence that the boycott was for some time. 7 PM. The schedule for the McLean got in the shipping breaking up was seen in the con­ next few meetings is as follows: clusion of two agreements for sftle business originally through the May 18, June 1, June 15. ; of US surplus cotton to Finland purchase of Pan Atlantic and its All "Seafarers registered on Seafarer William Girardeau prepares to take a slice out of his 75th • ' for over $5 million end of sur- seven ships in'the coastwise trade the shipping list are required birthday cake as his wife stands by in their North Harwich, Massa­ • ^ plus tobacco to Great Britdid for from the Waterman Steamship to attend the,meetings Compkny. lisminibn.'-# chusetts, homed! Oltardeau la^ an SIU penshm, ot^ ^ ^ Propose 1,250-Foot 'Dreamboats' Carrying 9,000 Low-Cost Berths '50-50' Law Under Rre By Stassen Pan Atlantjc Adds Tanker Meeting Kight Everg 2 Weeks • �Undeclared $ Brings Stiff Fine In Asia Operation Spic-And-Span IS'' m llS' MOBILE—Seafarer E. L. "Walker, chief electrician, gets expert hair-cutting job from union barber J. E. Busy in Mobile SIU hall's new air-conditioned barber shop. Mobile membership finds shop a big convenience enabling them to stay in cool of hall in between job calls. Stiff penalties for seamen hold­ ing undeclared currency in the wartorn port of Saigon have been inflicted, on crewmembers of the SlU-manned Steel Admiral. Three Seafarers on the ship were fined slightly more than half of the currency in their possession, the fine in one case being $234, in addition to confiscation of the money. _ This practice is current not only in Saigon, but in other Asian coun­ tries such as India, Thailand and Indonesia. Currency in possession of the crew must be declared before arrival in these countries. In the Steel Acmiral incident, the ship was searched by authori­ ties in Saigon on February 16. The three seamen were found with un­ declared currency amounting to $73, $447, and $60 each. They were fined $37.22, $234.32 and $31.42 each in addition to having the currency confiscated. Atom Ship To Be 'Showboat' WASHINGTON—The first atomic-powered merchant ship to be built by the United States —if it is ever built—would be more of a "showboat" than a commercial vessel, according to plans announced by the Maritime Administration and the Atomic Energy Commision. The >roposed ship would cost at* [east $30 million and some submarine, because space Eestimates of its costs run as lems are not as severe. high as $80 million, a figure that is astronomically out of line with the costs of a conventional ship. Mariner class designs, in them­ selves far too expensive for ship­ owners, run $9 to $10 million each. The high cost of the ship and the purposes for which it ^ in­ tended drew immediate fire from the Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee, with committee mem­ bers showing coolness toward the proposal as an expensive gimmick xather than a practical develop­ ment. Time Ripe For Change However, the president of the General Dynamics Corporation, John Jay Hopkins, who directed the building of the atom sub Nau­ tilus, has declared that the coun­ try's merchant fleet is ripe for a "widespread changeover from oil power to nuclear power." Building an atomic plant for a merchant ship would be simpler than for a prob- replacement program for C-2 and C-3 types. Cost Figures Vary The proposals for the atom-pow­ Maritime Administrator Clar­ ered merchant ship, first put forth by President Eisenhower, caught ence Morse estimated the hull cost both the Atomic Energy Commis­ at around $1214 million with the sion and the Maritime Administra­ power plant cost supposed to be tion by surprise, according to testi­ in the vicinity of $21 million. Oth­ mony before the committee. Pro­ er figures given are far higher, posed details on the ship make it raising total costs in the vicinity clear that the first vessel so built of $80 miiiion. Construction costs will be designed for domestic and of the atom sub Nautilus exceeded international propaganda purposes $150 million. Tlie plan drew immediate fire rather than for any useful func­ tion. The vessel would be com­ from Representative Sterling Cole, pleted in 19.57 at the earliest. New York Republican. The ship, Among other items the ship will he declared, would serve no use­ contain a 1,000-seat theatre, extra ful purposes in advancing atomic passenger accommodations and an energy development because the exhibition hall to parry displays reactor would be much the same for peacetime uses of atomic en­ as the one on the atomic submar­ ergy. For the time being the Mari­ ine. The expensive shipboard ex­ time Administration plans to con­ hibitions could only be viewed by vert one of its new Clipper or Sea­ people living in seaports, whereas farer designs for atomic power the same exhibits could be shown anywhere in the world to many purposes. These are the designs which the more people without putting them •Administration plans to use in any aboard a "phantom ship." Cartoon History Of The SIU T<^ of the Nd CIVIL WAR IN SAIGON—South Vietnamese preh"^ Diem and the Vietnamese Army appeared to be the vic civil War between'his forces and those of the Binh Xw army of ex-river pirates headed by the "police chief nam. Premier Diem defied orders of Emperor Bao Dai u and turn control over to an appointee of the emperor forces fought it out in the streets with the private armyand the Binh Xuyen head are reportedly business partn« gambling and prostitution enterprises. They had the s French government which opposes Premier Diem as a" a puppet of local political chieftains. US, RED CHINESE MAY NEGOTIATE—Over bitter the Chinese Nationalists and from the Republican Part; the US State Department is moving cautiously toward ne Red China over Formosa. Indications were that part of package would be transfer of the offshore islands of Quei tc the Communists in exchange for a "hands^off" Formosa. PROBLEMS PLAGUE POLIO VACCINE—After sev< children had contracted polio, inoculations were haltei from one drug company in an attempt to discover if th( was responsible. The halt threw the inoculation progi confusion. Meanwhile, demands were rising for Federal the vaccine when it became known that adults were g lions, although the- first vaccine was supposedly "reserve in the five to nine age group. Experiments are being I laboratories to check the vaccine produced while some tion programs are held up. 4;. 4. 4. DID RAINMAKING CAUSE FLOODS?—Dr. Irving 1 making expert, declared that Air Force and Army ra were very likely responsible for flood and hun-icane da that Army tests at Alamogordo, New Mexico, in 1952, ca heavy rains in the Missouri Valley and the disastrous in that year. He also blamed Air Force seeding of October, 1947, lor turning the hurricane off its north by 120 degrees, with the result that it smashed the city 4« 4- 4» AUSTRIAN TREATY PROSPECTS BRIGHTER—A the four major powers—Britain, France, US and Sovi made rapid progress toward completion of an Austri; that would provide lor withdrawal of occupation force develop, it is expected that the treaty can be comple years after the fighting ended' in Europe. 4> 3> i CONGRESSMEN SEE WIRETAP TECHNIQUES—A Subcommittee saw an impressive display of wiretap demonstration by electronics expert Bernard Spindel shown to the Congressmen were a telephone "bug," , that both records telephone conversations and eavesdn tions in the lOom when the phone is on the hook; a , up conversations in adjoining room.s; a piece of walil a printed circuit on which thumbtacks served as pi conversations; and a beaming receiver which could p: tions at considerable distances. These, and many i pressed observers with the fact that private conversatio be carried on in sign language. 4;. 4.-4;. NEW YORK POLICE HUNT BOMB-PLANTER—Af covered a home-made bomb in the Radio City Music York showplace theatre, police put a special squad t< tempt to locate the individual who has been plantin gested places in the city. The bombs consisted of piP with powder and hooked up to a timing device. Pi'ogvess in Canailn iiis I iii . vM W 'j mm: ' Si Since 1949, when it began itS; successful campaign to drive the Communists off Canadian ships, the SIU Canadian District had made great strides. At its convention in January, 1951, it showed gains of 6,000 new members and contracts for iiiland and deep-sea shipping which were setting the pace in the Dominioi^. •wm" The fierce and bloody battles with the CP-dominated Canadian Seamen's Union, in wliich Seafarers played a leading »role, had ended the stranglehold of-the Commies on Canadian shipping. The phony 1949 •>trike," which no bppa,, fide, union supported^ put ; it. out of ..bueip^ss fpr xqodJ, Seeking a genuine trade union, ex-G£ flocked to the Canadian District, enj affiliate to stabilize shipping jind cor proving conditions. Its success wasl ' stcated at. the convention,, asrdelegate| a loan by the A&G Disti'ict iii full. �SBdfARERS rac* Sts Operation Spic-And-Span Undeclared $ Brings Stiff Fine In Asia MOBILE—Seafarer E. L. "Walker, chief electrician, gets expert hair-cutting job from union barber J. E. Busy In Mobile SIU hall's new air-conditioned barber shop. Mobile membership finds shop a big convenience enabling them to stay In cool of hall in between job calls. stiff penalties for seamen hold­ ing undeclared currency in the wartorn port of Saigon have been inflicted on crewmembers of the SlU-manned Steel Admiral. Three Seafarers on the ship were fined slightly more than half of the currency in their possession, the fine in one case being $234, in addition to confiscation of the money. _ This practice is current not only in Saigon, but in other Asian coun­ tries such as India, Thailand and Indonesia. Currency in possession of the crew must be declared before arrival in these countries. In the Steel Acmiral incident, the ship was searched by authori­ ties in Saigon on February 16. The three seamen were found with un­ declared currency amounting to $73, $447, and $60 each. They were fined $37.22, $234.32 and $31.42 each in addition to having the currency confiscated. Atom Ship To Be 'Showboat' AVASHINGTON—The first atomic-powered merchant ship to be built by the United States —if it is ever built—would be more of a "showboat" tlian a commercial vessel, according to plans announced by the Maritime Administration and the Atomic Energy Commision, The ship would cost at Proposed _ least $30 million and some submarine, because space . prob­ replacement program for C-2 and C-3 types. estimates of its costs run as lems are not as severe. high as $80 million, a figure that is astronomically out of line with the costs of a conventional ship. Mariner class designs, in them­ selves far too expensive for ship­ owners, run $9 to $10 million each. The high cost of the ship and the purposes for which itjjs in­ tended drew immediate fire from the Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee, with committee mem­ bers showing coolness toward the proposal as an expensive gimmick rather than a practical develop­ ment. Time Ripe For Change However, the pre.sident of the General Dynamics Corporation, John Jay Hopkins, who directed the building of the atom sub Nau­ tilus, has declared that the coun­ try's merchant fleet is ripe for a "widespread changeover from oil power to nuclear power." Building an atomic plant for a merchant ship would be simpler thah for a The proposals for the atom-pow­ ered merchant ship, first put forth by President Eisenhower, caught both the Atomic Energy Commis­ sion and the Maritime Administra­ tion by surprise, according to testi­ mony before the committee. Pro­ posed details on the ship make it clear that the first vessel so built will be designed for domestic and international propaganda purposes rather than for any useful func­ tion. The vessel would be com­ pleted In 1957 at the earliest. Among other items the ship will contain a 1,000-seat theatre, extra passenger accommodations and an exhibition hall to carry displays for peacetime uses of atomic en­ ergy. For the time being the Mari­ time Administration plans to con­ vert one of its new Clipper or Sea­ farer designs for atomic power purposes. These are the designs which the .Administration plans to use in any Cost Figures Vary Maritime Administrator Clar­ ence Morse estimated the hull cost at around $12',^ million with the power plant cost supposed to be in the vicinity of $21 million. Oth­ er figures given are far higher, raising total costs in the vicinity of $80 million. Construction costs of the atom sub Nautilus exceeded $150 million. The plan drew immediate fire from Representative Sterling Cole, New York Republican. The ship, he declared, would serve no use­ ful purposes in advancing atomic energy development because the reactor would be much the same as the one on the atomic submar­ ine. The expensive shipboard ex­ hibitions could only be viewed by people living in seaports, whereas the same exhibits could be shown anjlwhere in the world to many more people without putting them aboard a "phantom ship." Cartoon History Of The SIU • Since 1949, when it began its: successful campaign to drive the Communists off Canadian ships, the SIU Canadian District had made great strides. At its convention in January, 1951, it showed gains of 6,000 new members and contiacls for inland and deep,-sea shipping which were setting the pace in the Dominion^, Mar 1% 1«8» LOe CIVIL WAR IN SAIGON—South Vietnamese premier Ngo Dinh Diem and the Vietnamese Army appeared to be the victor in a bitter civil war between* his forces and those of the Binh Xuyen, a private army of ex-river pirates headed by the "police chief of ^uth Viet­ nam. Premier Diem defied orders of Emperor Bao Dai to resign office and turn control over to an appointee of the emperor. Instead, his forces fought it out in the streets with the private army. The emperor and the Binh Xuyen head are reportedly business partners in Saigon's gambling and prostitution enterprises. They had the support of the French government which opposes Premier Diem as anti-French and a puppet of local political chieftains. $• t if US. RED CHINESE MAY NEGOTIATE—Over bitter protests from the Chinese Nationalists and from the Republican Party's right wing, the US State Department is moving cautiously toward negotiations with Red China over Formosa. Indications were that part of any settlement package would be transfer of the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu tc the Communists in exchange for a "hands-off" agreement on Formosa. t '4" 4" PROBLEMS PLAGUE POLIO VACCINE—After several inoculated children had contracted polio, inoculations were halted with vaccine from one drug company in art attempt to discover if the vaccine itself was responsible. The halt threw the inoculation program into some confusion. Meanwhile, demands were rising for Federal allocations of the vaccine when it became known that adults were getting inocula­ tions, although the first vaccine was supposedly "reserved" for children in the five to nine age group. Experiments are being held in various laboiatories to check the vaccine produced while some state inocula­ tion programs are held up. 4> 4> ' DID RAINMAKING CAUSE FLOODS?—Dr. Irving Langmuir, rainmaking expert, declared that Air Force and Army rainmaking tests were very likely responsible for flood and hurricane damage. He said that Army tests at Alamogordo, New Mexico, in 1952, caused extremely heavy rains in the Missouri Valley and the disastrous flood at Omaha in that year. He also blamed Air Force seeding of a hurricane in October, 1947, for turning the hurricane off its northeasterly course by 120 degrees, with the result that it smashed the city of Savannah. 4> 4' 4- AUSTRIAN TREATY PROSPECTS BRIGHTER—Ambassadors for the four major powers—Britain, France, US and Soviet Union—have made rapid progress toward completion of an Austrian peace treaty that would provide for withdrawal of occupation forces. If no hitches develop, it is expected that the treaty can be completed shortly, ten years after the fighting ended' in Europe. 4» 4« 4" CONGRESSMEN SEE WIRETAP TECHNIQUES—A House Judiciary Subcommittee saw an impressive display of wiretap equipment in a demonstration by electronics expert Bernard Spindel. Among items shown to the Congressmen were a telephone "bug," a miniature mike that both records telephone conversations and eavesdrops on conversa­ tions in the room when the phone is on the hook; a coil which picks up conversations in adjoining rooms; a piece of wallboard' containing a printed circuit on which thumbtacks served as pickup points for conversations; and a beaming receiver which could pick up conversa­ tions at considerable distances. These, and many more items, im­ pressed observers with the fact that private conversations should ideally be carried on in sign language. 4> 4» — NEW YORK POLICE HUNT BOMB-PLANTER—After they had dis­ covered a home-made bomb in the Radio City Music Hall, huge New York showplace theatre, police put a special squad to work in an at­ tempt to locate the individual who has been planting bombs at con­ gested places in the city. The bombs consisted of pipe lengths stuffed with powder and hooked up to a timing device. Progress in Canuila The fierce and bloody battles with the CP-dominated Canadian Seamen's Union, in which Seafarers played a leading «role, had ended the stranglehold of-the Commies on Canadian shipping. The phony 1949 "strike," yvhich no bona, fide: union supported^ put ' it. out of,JausijQ^ss fpj; good; ' iVo. 89 Seeking a genuine trade union, ex-GSU members had flocked to the Canadian District, enabling the SIU affiliate to stslibilize shipping ^nd concentrate on im­ proving conditions. , Jts success was amply demon­ strated at. the convention, asi delegates voted to repay a loan by the A&G Disti'ict ih full. �V-"i- ' 'May lar, mft SEAFARERS LO€ |*arc iiereii '•i t SlU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON . • ' •— ' » In spite of opposition from some elements in Conyress, the pro­ posed atom-powered merchant ship will be constructed by the US. It will be built within two years so that mid-1957 will see the first nuclearpropelled merchant ship start on its cruises in the interest of speed­ ing the development of atoms for peace. , It's expected that a somewhat smaller number of men will be em­ ployed on'the atom-powered ship than on the conventional type of the same size. The subsidized segment of the American merchant marine is par­ ticularly interested in the outcome of the atom-powered merchant ves­ sel because they have replacemnt obligations to the US Governmentrunning to about $1.6 billion. Private operators cannot finance the exploratory work to develop the ship so that this becomes the duty of the Government. Several thousand more tons of cargo can be carried on the ship than on the conventional vessel of the same size, because bunker space and the propulsion plant will be so much less bulky. The atom-'powered merchant vessel, although it will be owned by the Government and operated by the Maritime Administration, will employ civilian officers and crewmen. The Government will train the crew to man the ship—this training may take up to a year. 4' • 4" Senate and House Committees will push forward to final approva the legislation just introduced dealing with transportation, and rec­ ommended by the special Presidential advisory committee. The legis­ lation will affect railroads, coastwlse-intexx-oastal steamship lines and trucks. However, in the proposed change in the national transportation pol­ icy, the legislation is definitely pro-railroad. It would remove the restrictions formerly in the law as to unfair and destructive competi­ tion, thereby leaving the ti-anscontinental rails completely free t« charge any rate they wish provided only that the rate is not below a minimum reasonable rate. Hardest hit by the new transportation legislation, which has the blessing of the Eisenhower Administration, Would be the trucks. . 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4> i- i • Currently, 11 maritime nations lead the .US in ship construction. These .are Russia, Britain, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, France, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Spain and Denmark. Russia has 66 merchant ships on order in yards of the Western world. As to the US, the overall picture in shipbuilding and ship repair is taking a turn for the better as a result of maritime legislation passed and proposed. The prospects, at least for shipbuilding, are brighter now than they have been for several years. Ship construction authorized last year, coupled with that proposed in this year's budget, if approved by Con­ gress, and further programs outlined by the Maritime Administration and the US Navy, give indications of at least a start on a sound longrange ship construction program. Unfortunately, time has been running against the shipbuilding indus­ try in that progress on the authorized programs has been slow—too slow to halt the downward trend in employment. However, the pros­ pects are still there and it is anticipated that eventually the difficulties encountered to date will be resolved and substantial work will get under way. > More shins went to wrecking yards to be bi'ojken up for scrap the world over during 1954 than in any year since 1935. Tankers accounted for half of the 1,219,000 gross tons of merchant shipping sliced up by the cutting torch last year. More than one-tenth of the world's-tanker fleet went to the scrap yards. The US almost displaced Italy for thii'd place, by pptting the scrapper^s torch to some 94,000 gross tons of vessels. In order of tonnage scrapped during 1954, the United Kingdom was first, with Panama fol­ lowing closely. A review of the Federal budget for the coming fiscal year indicates that one of every five dollars of proposed expenditures will go for pro­ grams with economic or social objectives. Here's a quick preview oLGovernment aids (subsidies) proposed for agricultural pursuits as compared to merchant shipping. Agricultural activities will receive $2,355,120,289 as compared.to $194,901,314 for the US merchant marine. 4" 4 4 Pan Atlantic Steamship Corporation's seeking to take over the spot in tl^e intercoastal trade formerly held by Waterman's subsidiary Ar­ row Line. Pan Atlantic was purchased from Waterman earlier this year by the McLean Securities Corporation, which has now bought out Waterman itself. In any event, most of the existing intercoastal carriers will .vigor­ ously fight Pah Atlantic's efforts to get into the intercoastal trade, and it'll be some time, next year before the Interstate Commerce Conamission will get around to a final ruling on the matter. v . 4 u• 4 Cargo t Monkega From India: Seafarers Aid Salk ''j! i,' for the past two years, SIU crewmen have watched Isthmian ships at Indian ports load deck cargoes of monkeys for the US, and countless times have asked themselves, "What do they do with all those monkeys?" With the* recent release of^ up to a week. On a recent trip we the Salk polio vaccine story, had one sturdy individualist who it now becomes clear that Sea­ farers have in their own way help­ ed along an important discovery, for these are the Rhesus monkeys, used to develop the new wonder vaccine; . During the* past two years Isth­ mian ships have brought back an estimated 15 to 20 thousand monkeys. Scientists report that the organs used from each of these animals eventually can provide vaccide for nearly 1,000 persons. But the rise in the use of the Rhesus for research has its handi­ caps to pleasant living for crews aboard ship, according to Seafarer Jack "Aussie" Shrimpton, steward, who has made a half dozen or more trips with monkey cargoes aboard the Steel Ti'aveler. Typical of animals used for Zillions Of Flies polio virus are ttiese two Rhe­ In the first place, there is the sus monkeys. smell. Then there are flies. "All the way home from India there fights." Shrimpton pointed out that are. flies, millions, no, zillions of no attempt was made to segregate theni;" he said. "Of course, when the sexes at any time, and that if we didn't know what these ship­ this was done prior to loading, the ments were all about, we didn't casualty rate could be cut con­ take to the chimps too kindl.v. siderably. Now. at least, we know it was for "Directly the ship leaves the a damn good reason. Life with Indian Ocean and gets into the monkeys cannot, by any stretch Red Sea, a following wind always of the imagination, be called good develops. Then the flies come. Be­ living," he added. cause it is absolutely impossible "All Seafarers on Far East runs to keep the cages clean, the flies become more or less immune to stinks in general, but living in breed in the filth and finally take over the ship. They swarm on close proximity with 500 simians, deck, they get into the galley, herded in small cages on deck, has messhalls and foc'sles. and with­ to be sniffed at to -be believed," in a couple of days, all hands are he commented. 'fly-happy.' The method of shipping them is "Then, invariably. dysentery primitive. They are confined to small wooden cages that hold breaks out and the crew demands about 30 each, and according to the steward's head hung on a pole. the estimates of SIU crewmem- This situation is good for the next bers, casualties ran 20 to 40 per­ three days until the ship hits the cent each trip, depending on the Gulf of Suez, when the wind al­ ways changed to head-on. and season. "The chief mate would always from there the fly menace can at appoint one of the men in the deck least be kept to the after end of department the 'monkey man' and the ship. The stench still remains. "As always happens, one or two his job was to look after them dur­ ing the voyage. If he lost ten per­ of our little Rhesus friends man­ cent or less, he received a bonus age to gnaw their way out of the cages and have themselves a ball. from the company. "Most deaths occurred because This entails a monkey-hunt by "all of exposure and 'boy wants gal' hands which can last sometimes defied all efforts to catch him and while the ship was in transit through the 'Suez Canal he made his getaway by jumping overboard and swimming for shore. When last sighted, he was heading across the Sinai Desert in* search of a palm tree. Communist Outcry "The Rhesus monkey is common throughout India, but like most other forms of animal life, it is sacred to the Hindu religion. In­ creased importation of them to the US has already caused a public outcry against .the practice, and the Commtmist Party in India is trying to make the most of the sit­ uation to stir up anti-American feelings," Shrimpton concluded. After the ship's arrival in the US, the monkeys are unloaded down South, in ports like Wil­ mington, NC, and Savannah, Ga,, for transfer to the Polio Founda­ tion's conditioning center, at Okatie Farms, Pritchardville, SC. Here they are obseiwed, tested and checked regularly, until they go to the research centers and labs. Use of the Rhesus monkey in polio research followed attempts with every known domesticated animal, including cows, chickens, goats, sheep, and even some .birds. When the results were negative, the scientists had to turn to the jungle. The problem, as explained by I'esearchers at the National Found­ ation for Infantile Paralysis, is that the root of all evil as far as polio is concerned is a virus, which must have living tissue in order to grow. This is where the monkey comes in. For the manufacture of the Salk polio vaccine, the virus is grown in a liquid solution of which a primary ingredient is tissue from the kidney of a monkey which has been inoculated "with the virus. It will grow and multiply perhaps 100 times while in this state. After­ wards it is rendered non-infectious by treatment with formaldehyde and stored for luse later in making the vaccine itself. Pressmen's Affair At SIU Baltimore .Hail PIPliiiiP . r ", lilliii® > ( 4 . As previously reported by the LOG, those seamen entitled to deten­ tion benefits must now act quickly under the law. Only five months more remain within which to apply. •_ Any individual who was employed as a seaman'of a vessel registered under the JUS law or under the laws of friendly allies,* and who was a citizen of this country on and after December 7, 1941, is entitled to apply. Such seamen must have been captured, or interned, or held by the government of Germany or Japan, in World War II for any period of time after December 7, 1941, as a prisoner, internee, hostage or in any other capacity. , , . Applications should be. filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Washington 25, DC. Detention bene­ fits are jpayable at tlie rate of $60 forjeach month of internment, if the seaman was over 18 years of age at the time, or at the rate of $25 for each month if he was less tJian ,18 years old. More than 250 members and guests attended the banquet of AFL Printing Pressmen in Baltimore, whlch/vvas held at the new SIU hall in that port. The festivities, catered in the shipping hall of the SIU bulldingi were »p,on«ored j>y the local union. The SIU Baltimore hall is, headquarters for the AFL in Baltimore, Whlei^jhas ofricea in the build^. ' . ; ^ ^ ;i,.. '<4 �Page Eisht I'."' ^'-I SEAFARERS Mar 13. 1955 LOG MARITIME The world's biggest* tanker, the Onassis-owned AI-Malik Saud alAwal, was due in Philadelphia this week on her maiden jfoyage from Hamburg. The giant ship, with an oil capacity of 46,350 tons, will run from the Persian Gulf to US ports under charter by the SoconyVacuum Oil Company. . .A new radar monitor that detects objects within a 30-mile range and then automatically buzzes for the navigator has just been put on the market. The $1,500 installation also polices Question: How do you feel about itself and will issue a signal when it is not operating properly. It the new dependents' hospital and was developed by Miller Associates of Lakeville, Conn. surgical benefits? MEET THE SEAFARER / GENE LA CHAPPELLE, AB Getting ready to head back home and occasionally^ knocking off sum­ to the "north woods," his home mers and working as a lumberjack town of Marquette, Michigan, is on Michigan's heavily - forested Seafarer Gene La Chappeile. Gene north peninsula. That work pays recently paid off the Republic well, he said, provided, a man is (Trafalger) after a six month tour on piecework production with . 4. 4. 4of the oil terminals. With plenty power saws. Not the least of the Although most of her 800 passengers weren't aware of it, firefighters Fred D. Bentley, MM: In my of tank-cleaning money in his spice of lumberjacking is the were busy all day battling a serious blaze in No. 4 hold while the opinion it will be nice to have pro­ pockets, he bought himself a 195^ presence of plenty of game, in­ 27,666-ton Cunard liner Britannic continued on course three days out tection for a Oidsmobile. He intends to take cluding bears, who like to raid from New York City recently. Detectives boarded the ship on arrival m a n's family off any day now for a visit home the meatbox at night if they can. In Liverpool to investigate possible causes of the fire. Considerable whether he is and a vacation with his family. Unfortunately, he said, not damage was reported. . .Japan, formerly in jslxth place among the ashore or at sea. When he returns to»New York, he's evei-ybody in a logging crew gets world's shipbuilders, moved into fourth place during the quarter end­ I can remember going to try to grab himself a to work the power saws and some ing March 31, as Great Britain, despite declining orders, maintained one time when I Robin Line sliip to see what the property owners object to their her lead. The US trailed In 11th place. The US total of 113,760 tons of was out at sea South African run looks like. use because the equipment tends shipping being built at home is just a little more than half what Amer­ and my wife had "I've heard the Robin Line run to destroy young timber that's in ican owners are building abroad. to go to the hos­ recommended by many shipmates," the way. Logging is far from pital. When I he said, "and I want to try it to peaches and cream in any event. 4 4. 4 got back from see if it's as good as they claim Arosa Line will add a third ship to its passenger service between Sailed As Organizer Canada and Europe this July, when the 17.080-gross-ton former French the trip I had to dig down real it is." In June, 1952, Gene started sail­ liner Felix Roussel will complete her overhauling. Due to be renamed deep to pay the bill. Normally Gene doesn't ship out ing as an SIU organizer in Atlantic. the Arosa Sun, the 575-foot liner will have accommodations for 1,000 of New York, preferring to sail out He spent over two years in that 4 4 4 tourist-class travelers and 100 first-class passengers. . .Arrival of the Tomas Mojica, OS: I'm for it be- of Ports like Galveston and Mobile. fleet during the SIU campaign, 258-ioot Swedish motorship Monica Smith last month marked the open­ cause it will make things better But he thought he would try South serving as the SIU delegate on one ing oi the 1955 overseas shipping season in Detroit, Mich. The ship for us besides Africa for the first time in his sail­ ship for the greater part of the came in without any fanfare, but the next day got a big reception and the belter care ing career, so he intends to look time. After a long spell on the a tropliy for winning the annual race into port. for a good berth when he gels tankers, he's out to try freight ship the membership back. riins for a while now. will get with the 4 4 4 Started At 16 As he sees it, freight and tanker other benefit in­ The disabled Swedish taker Pegasus had to be towed nearly 800 creases. So far I runs both have advantages, de­ Although he's only 26 years old. miles to the Dutch West Indies after her rudder Jammed amidships have been lucky La Chappeile got an early start at pending what the seaman is look­ while she was passing through the Panama Canal. Two tugs took the and have not had going to sea. He was just past his ing for. "If its money you want, 12,300-ton ship under tow and brought her into port for repairs. . . any family prob­ 16th birthday when he enrolled at you can't beat a tanker job," he Union-Cnstic Mail Steamship Company has ordered a new 28,000-ton lems with hos­ the Sheepshead Bay training cen­ said. "But on the other hand, the passenger ship for its South African mail service, which will be built pitals but you ter in late 1944. At that time tlie tankers seldom- stop at any of the In Belfast, Northern Ireland. The vessel, similar to the new Edin­ can never tell about the future. maritime service was the only good ports and you don't have the burgh Castle, will be the ninth added to the Union-Castle fleet since Government service which accepted same amount of time ashore, it 1945. She will carry 700 passengers, 225 of them in first-class. 4 4 4 candidates at age 16. Shortly after all depends what's important to Valentins Jansons, eh. electri­ he enrolled, th^ Maritime Commis­ you." Personally, he enjoyed the 4 4 4 Panama Line s SS Panama has been reinstated as a passenger ves­ cian: This is the most important sion hiked the age floor because old Waterman run into North single benefit too many of the 16-year-olds were Europe and rates Hamburg as his sel alter a short-lived one-month career carrying cargo only. The that seamen can getting homesick and dropping otit favorite port, with Trieste a close rwitch-back is caused by increased traffic resulting from new legisla­ get. When you before they completed the course second. Like many other Seafarers tion that provides free home-leave travel for Government employees are out at sea, it and did Uncle Sam any good. lie was sorry to see this run go in Panama. . .Ship traffic through the Suez Canal topped the 100-milis no fun for the lion-mark for the first time in its 85-year history during 1954. The His first trip to sea was on a by the boards because of cut-rate family to be left Sun Oil tanker, signing on March competition from runawa.v-flag op­ 102.5 million-ton volume last year exceeded the 1953 figure by nearly in a spot with­ 17, 1945. Subsequently he caught erations and the low cost foreign 10 million tons, and was accounted for almost entirely by increased out being able an NMU ship and got an NMU full operations generally. 011 shipments. to get help. This In the future. Gene hopes to 4 4 4 book. The ship was the J. L. is the biggest invest in a shoreside enterprise Luckenbach and the trip, "as he Fewer icebergs than usual will get in the way of North Atlantic ship­ achievement o f recalls it, was a real lulu. When which will give him a steady bread ping this season, according to a Navy Hydrugraphic Office expert. The Welfare Plan. he paid off he dropped his NMU and butter income, so that he could decrease is forecast as a result of temperature studies and other data 4 4 4 book and started sailing with the spend most of his time ashore. gathered far South.in the Gulf Stream off Kew West, Fla., which af­ "1 know of one Seafarer who The benefits ! SIU. He's been with the Union bought himself a small apartment fects the movements of the Labrador Current off the Grand Banks at Rafael Vldal, AB: ever since. As far as he is con­ Newfoundland. . .Officers and crewmembers of a Swedish motorship for the family are the best idea cerned, dropping out of the NMU hcuse" he said, "and it seems to It means which collided with a yawl that sank with five persons aboard have yet. be working out pretty well for him. was a wise decision. refused to testify in Los Angeles at US Coast Guard hearings into the we will have the Anyway, I would keep on sailing Worked As Logger disaster. The Swedish owners of the Parramatta challenged the au­ right to bring a couple of trips a year because thority of the CG to look into the matter. An immediate application the wife and Gene spent \he next several you can't do as well ashore as you children to any for a hearing in a US District Court was filed by the CG. years sailing a variety of SIU ships can going to sea with the SIU." hospital even if we don't have the money on hand to pay for it. It will cer­ tainly make the ACROSS 4. City on Formosa 21. Costa 33. Less true A New, York State court has stone for its new Washington head­ coast 1. Life family enthusiastic for the Union. ruled that refusal fo join a union quarters building. . The building 22. North African, 34. It needs S. Man in the 5. It mans a ship port polishing where a union shop contract is in was planned before merger talks galley 4 4 4 6. Sweep 23. Sly move 35. Fathers 0. Chemical .symbol 25. Philippine 7. Ocean: Abbr. This certainly quitting a job with the CIO, but is expected te 36. Boom Ed House, AB: for iead: PI. natives without good cause. The case in­ serve as headquarteis,ior the com­ 12. City in Samoa 8. City on island 26. Rich earth 37. Urgent request will be a very good thing for the S of Florida •13. Cape 27. mater 38. Loot . married seaman, volved the unemployment insur­ bined APL-CIO organization. 9. Kind of cloth 14. Meadow • 29. 30.000-ton 40. Ship of the Bull 10. Hazard to ship 15. SlU member 4 4 4 si^i Most seamen ance claim of a machinist who was French sliip Line 17. Periods of time 11. Edge of window 30. Port in Ceylon denied benefits after he lost his Missouri "right to work" law ad­ 41. Macaw can't get ^ hos19. Enough: Poetic 16. Prefix for "not" 32. Product of the 42. Bow head 20. "Anchors " 18. Hard to pin galley p i talization job for refusal to join the Interna­ vocates took a severe setback when 45. Musical note 21. " Holiday" down through Blue tional Association of Machinists state legislative committee voted 20. River in France 23. Where Mantle (Puiilc Answer On Page 17) the measure out with a "do not plays Cross, so the (AFL). 24. Near East pass" recommendation. The .vote 4 4 4 Umon Plan will ' country 25. Not tidy Bank employees are the targets was seven to two. Farm groups take care of that 26. Louisiana; Abbr. problem. Just re­ of a new organizing drive being supported labor's stand on the bill. 28. A destroyer 29. Judith 4 4 4 cently I quali­ conducted by the Office Employees 30. Mountain pass A $1,250,000 loan has been ad­ fied for the SIU International Union in New York. 31. Indefinite Recent mergers of large banking vanced to the Gnmmunications article maternity benefit myself. 32. River in France firms have had the effect of depriv­ Workers of America by its parent 33. It's in the wake 4 4 4 ing many emp.loyees of benefits organization, the CIO, to help it 34. 'Make drunk 35. Island in Canary Dan Butts, bosun: I've been mar­ and job opportunities they for­ fight out the Southern. Bell Tele­ group ried for 13 years and it's wonder­ merly enjoyed. phone strike; The strike has been 36. Small European herrings on for oyer eight weeks in nine ful news to me 4 4 4 38. Alto that the Union While negotiations with Ford and southern states with no break in 39. Where Berra stands was able to ob­ General Motors approach the cru­ sight. Loan money will be used 40. Member of the tain hospital and cial stage, the United Automobile to provide relief and qissistance to cre^y / 43. Roiuan bronze i surgical benefits Workers has extended its contract strikers. 44. Russian moun­ for a member's with American Motors until August , 4 4 4 tain range 46. River in Spain An agreement on arbitration of wife and chil­ 12. No announcement has been 47. Hearland dren. It will made as yet of any settlement on their disputes brought to an. end 43. Danger spot 49. Place to anchor make the mar­ the UAW's demand for a guarap- one o'f the South's major strikes, the 57-day walkout on the Louis­ ried men feel at teed annual wage. DOWN case on a long ville and Nashville Railroad. 'Sev­ 1. Run into 4 44 WallalM voyage knewing that the benclU is With, President. Eisenhower on eral railroad brotherhoods were: 3. Member of th* available. crew hand, the AFL l^d the corner­ 'involvedr IHSS �" May 13, 135S^ SEAFARERS LOO V»tm NIM i j • '= 1 SEAFARERS^ tOG 'Family Trip!' Vol. XVIi, Na. 10 May 13. IfIS Publlihed biweekly by the Seafaren International Union, Atlantic A Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. JiYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address; SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HKBBMT BRAND, Editor; RAY DRNISON, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, rt Editor; HERMAN ARTRUR, IRWIN SRIVACK, PAUL RAWLINCI, Staff Wrilert; ANiu, NILVA, Photographer; Bnx MOODY, Qulf Area Representative. fi 120 Welfare Milestone The brand new package of welfare benefits voted by SIU , Welfare Plan trustees rates as a milestone jn the Union's drive to cushion the disastrous impact of injury and illness on Seafarers and their families. Hospitalization and surgical expenses for the farhily have been a heavy burden for all American workers. For Seafarers the problem has been ag­ gravated by the fact that all too often they have been out at " sea when a medical emergency heis arisen. Time after time it meant they had to leave the ship and fly home from far away ports so that they could attend to the needs of their families. Even then, without a payoff in their pockets, they often had a tough time meeting cash demands of hospitals, surgeons and doctors. From now on Seafarers will be able to go to sea knowing that no matter what happens, their wives and children are protected through the Welfare Plan. One of the features of the new dependents' benefits is the $50 deductible provision on the allowances-for the hospital bed and hospital expenses. The reasoning behind it is sim. ply explained. It was felt that a bill up to $50 would not constitute an unbearable burdeii on a Seafarer, but that heavy bills running into several hundred dollars or more were the ones that hurt the most. If the Plan had contracted to pay all hospital bills from $1 up, it would not have been able to make such generous allowance for hospital care, hospital expenses, surgical care and doctors' visits. The result is that the Seafarer faced with the really big expense would not have been covered as fully as the man with the minor bill. With the $50 deductible feature, the man who needs help the most will get the most help, which is as it should be. Ordinarily, the addition of these generous dependents' benefits would be considered an ample achievement. But the Welfare Plan did not stop there. Very substantial increases were also made in Seafarers' hospital benefits, in the disabil­ ity-pension for Seafarers who can no longer work, and in the death benefit. It all adds up to a package that every Seafarer can be proud of, because it .represents just about the best combination that any welfare plan can offer anywhere. $ $ $ An Sill Habit Lending a hand to other unions in beefs is an old SIU habit. The stack of plaques on the wall in headquarters and the many letters of thanks on file from other unions, both AFL and CIO, testify to that fact. Workers in unions in the maritime industry and those shoreside have been given con­ siderable assistance in a wide variety of legitimate economic beefs. Right now, it's the CIO telephone workers who are in need of help. They are locked in a grim battle with the Southern Bell Telephone Company, and the company gives every in­ dication that it is aiming for destruction of the union, the Communications Workers of America. Realizing this as a threat to all of labor. Seafarers have been out-on picketlines in various Southern ports, have dem­ onstrated on behalf of the strikers and have protested the company's union-busting attitude in communications with state officials. The roster of unions aided by the SIU is a long one. The Union is happy to add the southern telephone workers to the list. $ $ t Vaeeine And Monkeys When the details of the Salk anti-polio vaccine Were an­ nounced several weeks ago, a number* of Seafarers learned for the first time that they were cogs in the machine which promises the conquest of polio. They were the men on SIUmanned Isthmian ships who "delivered the goods"—the dirty and unpleasant task of carrying enough monkeys from India to supply vaccine which will protect millions of America's children. Monkeys, as the story in this issue shows, are just about the most unpleasant cargo ever devised. The men who worked the "monkey run" are entitled to commendation for enduring its discomforts. , It's an interesting coincidence that the March of Dimes campaign of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has been for years the only fund-raising campaign officially .endorsed by the SIU, and Seafarers have contributed heavily < U.out^of their pockets ta that campaign. / '' ' ... Sick Seafarers If ail SnJ Plan To the Editor: Whenever the representatives of our Union sit down with the ship­ owners to work out a new contract, one thing is sure: the SIU will come out of the conference with a working agreement that will be­ come the standard for the maritime industry. On June 15 of this year, i-epresentatives o' another big maritime union will begin negotiations for a new contract. A condition being sought calls for eliminating the "inequities" in its present agree­ ment. This is another way of say­ ing, "We yvant an agreement as good as the SIU's." We mention this because the same thin^ holds true for the SIU Pension and Welfare Plan. Others Follow SIU Seafarers in New Orleans are ing to witnesses and reading writ­ In 1950 when our Plan first be­ sure to have another festive after­ ten depositions into tlie record, came operative, it was the fir.st noon some day this summer thanks was able to arrive at a decision in­ Welfare Plan worthy of the name. to the generosity of the Del Sud volving two related sets of charges, Other unions, following in the In the first instance the 3rd crew. At last report, the crew wake of the SIU, used our plan as cook of an SIU ship was accused had $458 tucked away in the pic­ a model not only for maritime but nic fund, and as the time for the by a shipmate, not a member of in other industries as well. annual event grows near, this fig­ the galley gang, of not perform­ Perhaps the most outstanding ing his duties properly, leaving ure is sure to go up. feature of the SIU Plan is the fact The Del Sud gang started these dirty pots lying around in the gal­ t';at it is self-administered. ley and falling short on the job in Under this type of administra­ picnics a couple of years ago and other re.spects. In his defense the they proved to be so popular that tion, the needs of the membership 3rd cook offered depositions from are quickly recognized, with the they've quickly become a tradi­ the chief steward and others that tional SlU event. It's one of the result that no time is lost in mak­ he performed all his duties regu­ few occasions that many of the ing adjustments in our Plan to larly and that the galley was kept Seafarers in and around New Or­ meet changing conditions. Hospi­ in tip-top condition. The steward leans have a chance to get together talized or disabled members never also expressed the opinion that the socially with their shipmates and lose touch with their Union. Should charges were a personal beef in­ families for an afternoon of good an emergency arise, personal con­ volving friction between individ­ tact with representatives of the eating, dancing and entertainment. uals and having nothing to do with It's all a lot of hard work for Union is easily arranged. the man's work. members of the Del Sud gang who There are no long waits, as there After hearing testimony from handle the arrangements, so here's are in some other unions, while all parties concerned, the com­ members' problems go through a a vote of thanks to them in ad­ mittee was of the opinion that the vance. maze of insurance company red charges were frivolous and should 4^ AR 4" tape. never have been brought before it One item that's always welcome, To those of us here at Manhattan particularly on a under the Union constitution. Ac­ Beach, the announcement of a long ocean voy­ quittal of the defendent was rec­ probable increase in the weekly age, is a motion ommended. hospital benefits, disability and The committee then had to con­ picture projector death benefits, and • the family and a few reels sider charges that were filed hospital plan, comes as exceedingly against the accuser in the above of mavie film. good news. Movies can be case. He in turn, was accused of Many of us have been here for the highlight of unauthorized in­ five years, some for far longer. any long trip be­ terference with Never in that time has our Union cause after a the work of the failed to provide for us financially. while, checkers, galley force as Welcome Surprise Travis cards, records well as a second When our weekly benefits and books start getting pretty charge of assault. reached the sum of $15 for as long as we were hospitalized, we felt stale. - Crewmembers of the Robin on the chief that they would remain there per­ Kettering were fortunate in that steward. In this instance manently! Now with talk that they their chief electrician, Fred L. the defendant Travis, handled the movie projec­ will rise to $21 per week for the was found guilty Gaylord duration of our stay at the ho.spital, tion problem in fine style. on both counts Travis, a New Yorker by birth it is difficult for us to express our gratitude—not only for this in­ and residence, joined the SIU .in and subject to fine. The commit­ Savannah on July 2, 1941. He will tee emphasized that the nature of crease but for others. We wish we could personally celebrate his 53rd birthday this the charges ordinarily might justi­ fy a severer penalty but that the thank all the brothers responsible month. good record of the defendant was foi providing for us in the past and 4" J" 4 On-the-beam steward depart­ considered. in the days that lie ahead. The committee further stressed Consequently, at a meeting held ments were a favorable shipboard that it was Union policy not here on the afternoon of May 4, feature of the Del Aires (Missis­ and violence the member-ship unanimously sippi) and the John B. Waterman to tolerate fights while crewmembers were working agreed to have a letter drafted to (Waterman). The galley gang, on express our thanks, to be signed the Del Aires was given a "rousing aboard ship, and recommended by each member at the hospital. vote of thanks," while the Water­ that the Union seek out another Some day medical science will man crew commented on the "ex­ crewmember who was believed to probably find the answer to tuber­ cellent job" done by the steward have provoked the assault and culosis as it has to polio. Until that department. These two sound like notify him that his behavior was not to be tolerated. day it is a source of hope and good feeders off the face of it. The membership-elected com­ encouragement to know that we 4 4 4 have the SIU in our corner. A headquarters trial committee mittee members who handled the Signed by 27 Seafarers at Manhat­ last week had a real Gordian knot case were Seafarers E. C. House, tan Beach Hospital. Forwarded by to untangle, but after hearing Sam Phillip. N. Gaylord, S. P. hospital delegite Vic MUaato. claims and cQugter-clalms.^Usten-; t^impton and Nick-Qmlco^ I Vot( rj"". ' ' Thanks ^1 �- •• SEAFARERS • Fate Ten IOC ONG after the age of sail is supposed to have ended on the seas, a number of die­ hard ivindjammefs are still to be seen from time to time along the ocean highways. Some are naval or merchant marine train­ ing ships; others are traders, some' are deep tea trawlers, and a few are jailing yachts. Strangely enough, one of these vessels is ^ fairly new ship and she flies the American flag, the only squarerigg^ under American registry. y. . This "newcomer" to the ranks of sail is the 295-foot bark Eagle,' which is sailed out of New London, Conn., during the summer months by cadets of the US Coast Guard Academy on transatlantic cruises. One of two large steel barks built in the 1930s by Adolph Hitler for naval training. Eagle was named Horst Wessel before the United States acquired her as war repara­ tions. This steel bark is a lofty and finelined vessel with a diesel for auxiliary power. Ambassador's Yacht Until recently one of the world's finest sailing ships was the diesel auxiliary bark Sea Cloud, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davies of Washington, DC. He was the for­ mer Ambassador to Russia. For about three years now, Sea Cloud has been tied up—a victim of high costs and high taxes. Another pre-war, German training ship, the Magdalen "Vinnen, was taken by the Rus­ sians after the war and is probably still be­ ing used by them in some capacity or other. Norway has two handsome sailing ships for merchant marine officer training; the three-mast bark Sorlandet and the 192-foot, ' full-rigged ship Christian Radich, both built in 1937. During the war the Germans used the Radich as a depot ship for U-boats. She survived the war and, upon extensive recon­ ditioning, again became the "Queen" of the Norwegian merchant marine. She visited New York in 1948 on a cruise with cadets. Another notable Norwegian windjammer is the three-mast auxiliary bark Statsraad Lehmkuhl of Bergen, a 258 footer built in L r'- — • \- •' > ^ "3F • .' S #?ii:j||l^ii:iii3 " ^x-vr.K-XvrvSy-AS® J I- ' Tfsas * f/f "'' -I '"'liii •, • IP. 'it-.... 4 " k''' yf %l-: • • teZ;: . While the age of the windjammer is long since past, these two barks are among several that are still in active use. Above is the hark Eagle, the only square-rigged ship under the American flag, which is used by the Coast Guard as a training ship. The Eagle sails out of New London each summer with a ship­ load of Coast Guard cadets. At right is the steel-hulled bark Sagres, a Portuguese ship which toured New England ports some years ago and received a rousing reception. Most active windjammers are either private yachts or training ships. V--! ' May 13, 13S5 , ^a L ^ �I sni'^Fi^' «ssi.iss^thf^fce^ mmm —'6 wiejr f « Spain I Iif ^""•»' Sabastian Elcano fnr named th« «"d Portugal has thiT'"? "«val office erTv' . . yo3rs ago'nniAwEn*!'"'; anr? -^ogland portsS sptr II Paareirtt' 5~ T-Sa a™bVd^''- Pi»ii ' 'C4t J^etch Atlant7s°"whi^h"^-'®7"^"^®^s « the bif S,°4T"iSfP'^'P 'Seareh ou? o/w™^ iah-bum'"veaferr®'' "•« >nneh of h|r fL^f, " ™^i'4y 42"- at Seattle and is ^^a'ay members and the mer yacht of H K Ha L .Westward, forNorti Atlantic' speS f?oiT°'' Hale, the Imer United States/ now held by PortuS'UAsa mers. — auxiliary windjam- three-mSst/'teak' bS4l'"''" 127-foot »«n. Burraa, and Iflf"''" at Moulouif »' Iiafg4 atm «"«. a few .qua?e?fgge^''SoSa'S 'e6^^^DeIore the The i4fl.fn«+ _x- , .. »chooner^OiCeau DI^T ,^^^®®-niast atixiliarv Of TahitfiX'sS &ar®0"0 '"S ." i' amy If LeXn' wSofj" 'net^aado4 fe-fwaprit, Amerilo VeenuS' '''a .b"«t ta 1930 ^'^AJ" PolomL? TL2 w"f fli-from SdJ^aauang ^'' ggg all-from thJ thJSded oast ooaat 4ts te To?;''" visited SS m»dous refepL" ^ every port of call. ^^®^°-Aniericans Amerman calling Which runs tn T>—, ® ^"gantine IWari^^. • •"'"' V/,' •"^•;f,/. �if'- SEAFARERS Pare Twelva LOG Mmy 13, 13SS PORT MUSPORTS. .. . ..... as Mungo, Robert Kennedy, Curt San Francisco: Borman, John Powers, Jessie A. Clarke,' V. B. Cooper, Ben L. Bono, N. M. Jones, Raymond Solheim, Norman Jackson, C. Virgin and S. A. Rodgers. Earl Sheppard A new service has been added Things are moving along very Shipping for the past two weeks Baltimore Port Agent at the hall for the convenience of nicely down here, as shipping has has been very good in this port as the membership, and that is a 244^ i i more than held even with the num­ we shipped more men than we hour laundry and dry cleaning Houston: ber of men registered during the registered. It should remain good facility. All you need do is drop last two weeks. your laundry down the drop and since we have several payoffs save all unnecessary handling of it. This activity was caused by the scheduled and one tanker due in In the recent municipal election arrival of the following Cities by next week. here, all SlU-supported candidates Service wagons: Bradford Island, The Coast Guard is actively en­ went into office—100 percent. Shipping perked up quite a bit Winter Hill, Fort Hoskins, Logans forcing its new rule of permitting Shipping in Baltimore has de­ during the past period as we Fort, Archers Hope, Chiwawa, clined slightly, primarily because crewed up the Marie Hamlll only one blue, ticket AB on deck, Cantigny, plus the Bradford Island, so those men who have not gone crews seem to be remaining on Fort Hoskins and Chiwawa again. board longer. We have hopes of (Bloomfield) and the Royal Oak up, for their green tickets should We also had the Del Valle (Mis­ several ships crewing up in the (Cities Service). do' so Immediately. Some of the sissippi) in Port Arthur, Texas; near future, and others stopping We now have two bids on the brothers have missed out on good Val Chem (Valentine), in Orange, over in transit which may need installation of an air-conditioning Jobs because they didn't have one. Texas, and the Del Rio (Missis­ replacements. unit at the hall. As soon as we sippi) right here. All the. above , We find a lot of ships coming Ships paying off recently were get the third one, we will submit each took a few men. in lately with a bunch of petty the Elizabeth, Mae, Emelia and Locally, the Metal Trades Coun­ Evelyn (Bull); Bethcoaster, Portmar them all for approval by head­ beefs that could be handled right cil (AFL) is still locked in a dis­ (Calmar) and Oremar, Cubore, quarters, 80 that we can get this on the ship by the delegates. Since pute with the Cities Service re­ Baltore, Marore, Santore, Chilore hall cooled off in the near future. we have a new set-up on delegates, and there are more of them elected finery over a new and Oremar (Ore), A proposal at the last Central on each vessel, contract, but is Signing on w^re the Oremar, Trades (AFL) meeting in this city delegates should d e t e rmined to Cubore, Venore, Baltore, Marore, be able to han­ keep plugging Oremar (Ore); had quite a few of us worked up, dle many of these away until it is but we finally squelched it to stop Bethcoaster, Texminor items on signed. mar (Calmar); it from getting any further. ^ The the spot. Tlic telephone idea was to allow the old ILA and Steel Rover, Ships that paid workers are still Steel Executive some CIO unions to take part in off here during out in this area an AFL parade. We wouldn't en­ (Isthmian), and the last period a.s well as the Seacloud (Amer­ dorse ILA'participation at all and were the Choc­ rest of the state, we non-concurred to kill the idea. Strickland ican Merchant taw (Waterman) and have the sup­ Simpson Future shipping out of here Marine). and the George port of all labor groups behind looks questionable as far as regu­ Making stop­ Lawson (Pan-Oceanic). The them. The Lake Charles Central overs were the larly scheduled payoffs are con­ Choctaw and Coeut d'Alene Vic­ Lewallen Labor Council (AFL) is already on Bethcoaster, cerned, although the Oceanstar tory (Victory Carriers) signed on. record to give them all-out aid Yorkmar and Pennmar (Calmar); (Dolphin) a^d a few surprise visits We also had a good share of inwhere and whenever it is needed. Roamer, Partner, Ranger and could change all that. transits, including the following; For our "Seafarer of the Week" During the past period, the Seamar, Massmar, Marymar (Cal­ Puritan (Alcoa); Ocean Nora we nominate Brother Herbert (Ocean Transportation); DeSoto, Catherine (Dry Trans) also paid mar); Ocean Dinny, Ocean Ulla Strickland, who was very active Iberville (Pan Atlantic); Santa off and signed on, and we had the (Ocean Ti-ans); Wacosta, Fairland, during the Atlantic drive and is Venetia (Elani); Fairisle (Water­ following ships in transit: Stony Beauregard, City of Alma, Bien­ now sailing coastwise on a Cities man); Dorothy, Hilton, Jean (Bull); Creek (American Ti-amp); Del ville, Jean Lafltte (Waterman). Service tanker. Born in the great and Robin Doncaster (Seas Ship­ Viento, Del Rio (Mississippi); Re­ Among the brothers of our last state of Texas, he holds the rates public (Trafalgar); Alexandra meeting was Seafarer Wallace K. ping). of OS, wiper and 3rd cook and is Baltimore's "man of the month" (Carras); Seatrains Texas, Savan­ Simpson, who is now attending quite a versatile guy. His ship­ is Joseph Lewallen, who sails in nah, New Jersey, New York (Sea­ Stanford University at Palo Alto mates say he can fill in any place the deck department. Brother train); Steel Architect (Isthmian); as one of four winners of a $6,000, and do a top job at it. Lewallen has been sailing as an Fairisle (Waterman), and Royal four-year scholarship awarded by We are happy to report that we AB for a number of years on SIU- Oak (Cities Service), the SIU Welfare Plan last year. have no brothers in any of the C. M. Tanneblll cbntracted ships and has always Marty Breithoff local hospitals. Houston Port Agent conducted himself as a real union West Coast Rep. We also don't have many on the man should. beach either, but among those here He has just been released from are J, F. Mapp, Johnny Mitchell, the mai'ine hospital and is very Dugie Cox, "Doc" Peralta, "Big enthusiastic about the new increase Otto" Pedersen, Nick Manuel, Jake in benefits. He says that it' will Nash, Tex Alexander and our old undoubtedly come in mighty handy standby, "Swede" Hellman. for the boys, especially those who Leroy Clarke have families. Lake Charles Port Agent Speaking-of hospitals, let's give 3. i 4. a thought to those less fortunate than ourselves and drop a note or New York: card with a cheering word to some ot the brothers at the USPHS Hos­ Shipping for Seafarers under the new seniority hiring syspital, Wyman Park Drive, Balti­ tern was very good throughout the A&G District during the more 18, Md. Those still on the sick list are: past two week shipping period. Jobs went a-begging for John Schultz, Fred Pittman, Robert Class A and Class B men. To-' We are pleased to report that Lipscomb, William Mellon, John tal jobs shipped were 1,053 everyone is happy around this Simpson, Juan Parodi, George against 1,156 men registered. these, the greater proportion—59 port. The weather is fine and Anderson, Leslie J. Brilhart, Seven out of every 100 jobs out of a total of 83 Class C men shipping is good. The boys on the Charles Jenkins, E. Rhoads, Thom­ shipped went to Class C men. Of .shipped—got their jobs in the West Coast ports of Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, where job opportunities for SIU Class A and Class B men were especially abundant this period. Overall, the figures show that 649 Class A men and 321 Class B men shipped out, y^ith the 83 Class Registered C men taking jobs which A and B Deck Eng. Eng. Staw. Stew. Total Total Total . Total Total' PORT ABA men had turned down. B A B A B Reg. A B Boston 9 3 3 2 8 4 18 9 27 On the basis of shipping figures New York gl 21 49 25 80 34 190 200 70 Class X men have far more jobs Fliiladulphia 23 7 13 8 14 11 50 24 74 available to them than takers and Baltimore 31 13 49 20 38 21 135 56 191 Norfolk g 2 4 thus have the best Job protection 8 4 3 16 , 11 27 Savannah 5 3 7 in the industry. Class B men in 4 3 2 15 9 24 Tampa 10 g 4 8 11 15 25 26 51 the SIU are equally fortunate, Mobile 22 4 2S 7 18 64 8 17 81 with more jobs for them than New Orleans 36 g 23 13 34 22 93 43 136 takers as well. Houston. ...' ... 25 11 10 10 8 41 7 28 69 Under the SIU's new hiring sy.sSeattle 17 2S 9, 19 8 10 34 55 89 tem, the job security and protection San Francisco .... 20 11 17 11 14 IS 51 37 88 18 118 Wilmington 10 5 g of Class A and Cl'ass B men en­ 9 8 1 24 15 39 11 83 Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Stow. Stew. Total Total Total Pack Pack . Total Total Total Total sures them of continued ipreferen' A B A B A B A B Reg. ,A B A • C Shlp.( tial shipping on the basis of their 137 232 t41 ' 7S# 'I- 400 l.ISS ' ) 83 l.esh" .9ectititJiyjydig£^e^nioB contraqL 277 M• •»w Lake Charles: Metal Trades Seek CS Refinery Pact |; '"r. Atl's Welt; Weather, Shipping Both Geed beach here seem to be Jiving well and enjoying their stay ashore. In addition, for the first time in some months we have jobs re­ maining on the board for two and three calls with no takers, which is very unusual to say the least. We only hope things continue this way. Almost all of the ships are com­ ing in now in very good shape, with the,crews doing a bang-up job and taking an active interest in their Union's affairs. Most of them are receiving the new min­ utes' forms which are being sent out by headquarters and are hold­ ing meetings and taking action on all items as they come up. If all oi the crews on SIU ships will follow these forms and take the proper action by sending in their recommendations and beefs, we will be able to screen these minutes and, in turn, take action to provide the best possible rep­ resentation ashore. New System We are now in the process of setting up a new system for han­ dling these beefs and answering the communications as they come in from the ships, so evei-ything should be operating smoothly from here on in. On the waterfront end, we paid ^off a total of 24 ships in the past 2 weeks, signed 6 on foreign articles and serviced 10 in-transit ships. There were no major beefs on any of these ships and every­ thing was settled at the point of production. The following were the ships paid off; Seatrains Georgia, Sa­ vannah, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York (Seatrain); Sea Cloud (Seatrader); Ranger, Roamer (Al­ coa); Queenston Heights (Seatrade); Val Chem (Valentine); Robin Kettering, Robin Doncaster, Robin Trent (Seas Shipping); Jeff­ erson City Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Val Chem (Valentine) Steel Rover, Steel Executive, Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Angelina, Kathryn, Suzanne (Bull); Logans Fort, Cantigny, Bradford Island (Cities Service). Ship.s signed on were the Pega­ sus, Ranger, Roamer (Alcoa); Robin Sherwood (Seas Shipping); Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers) and Steel Worker (Isth­ mian). In transit to the port were the following: Puritan, Planter, Part­ ner (Alcoa); Bethcoaster, Yorkmar, Portmar ( C a 1 m a r ); Iberville, Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic); Edith (Bull); Seatrain Texas (Seatrain). , Claude Simmons Asst. Sec'y-Treas. Baltimore: Union Voles Gounl In Ciiy Eloelions 06 Glamping Down On Bine TIekel ABs Old ILA Barred. From AFL Parade Seafarers Enjoy Good Shipping In All Ports A&G District Shipping Reear4 iv : -|r.;;'::e.'::i-ir o:.-A �SEAFARERS Mar 13. 19S5 Pac* TliirfeeB LOG .. PORT ttEPOBTS Mobile: Strikes Due To 'Work' Law, Governor Says 1 New recreational facilities have been added in our new building since our last report to the LOG. Three new pool tables are in the downstairs rccrcat/ion deck ^>nd also other new gear. The barber shop and shoeshine stand are oper­ ating from 8 AM to 5 PM on the ground floor, where the lounge and TV room have been completed. As soon as materials are avail­ able, we will complete the second deck lounge and TV room and the top deck facilities. Supplies are being held up by the freight strike on the railroad. This strike, on the L & N, and the telephone strike, are still going on, and both these unions say they will stay out until they win their demands. Alabama's Governor Folsom has spoken out in favor of the strikers, urging them to try and get together with Jhe company without sacrificing any of their demands. He blames both strikes on the infamous "right-to-work" law and has urged its outright re­ peal. We have pledged all-out support to both of these unions in their fight to obtain better conditions and wages. _ Payoffs Paying off here in good shape were the Monarch of the Seas and Goiden City (Waterman); Gulfwater (Metro) and the Corsair and Polaris (Alcoa). Signing on were the Golden City, Polaris and Cavalier. The Steel Age (Isthmian) was in transit. Prospects for the next two weeks look a little brighter. Waterman business has been at a virtual standstill pending the sale completion, and is expected to pick up when it is settled. ' The Gulfwater (Metro) is laid up, and is expected to take a crew shortly. Due to hit port for payoff or in transit are the Monarch of the Seas; Corsair, Pennant, Pilgrim, Pegasus, Pioneer, Patriot, Partner, Clipper, Corsair (Alcoa) and the Afoundria and Claiborne (Water­ man). Russell The Mobile branch wishes to extend its deep­ est sympathy to Brother Claude "Lefty" McNorton and his family, as his mother passed away last week, and to the family of James E. Rounsavall, who died recently. Brother Rounsavall sailed in the steward department and is sur­ vived by a wife and two children. For "Seafarer of the Week" we nominate Brother Lawrence Rus­ sell, who has been with the SIU since 1938. He is single and makes his home on the outskirts of Mo­ bile, where he indulges his favorite sport of fishing when on the beach. Having seen all the SIU head­ quarters buildings since its incep­ tion, Brother Russell is extra proud of our new building, which he says is one of the finest union halls in this section of the coun­ try. His favorite among the Union benefits is the disability care. He says it assures a man that he will be taken care of in his later years. Felipe Reyes, chief steward of the Snack Bar, has been pepping up the appetites of the members on the beach with such dishes as chop suey and Chinese fried rice, which are added to the menus along with the regular items such as steak and ham and eggs.Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent 4" t 4" Seattle: Beefs Are Sellled On Overlinie, Storing Approximately 80 hours of over­ time was disputed when the Jean Lafitte (Waterman) paid oft here, but the overtime has been col­ lected. It was for the deck de­ partment standing watches in holds to prevent pilfering of the cargo by natives overseas. On the John C. (Atlantic Car­ riers), tliere was a question about company promises regarding storing-and repairs at the sign-on, and this also was settled to the crew's satisfaction. Both the Jean Lafltte and the John C. paid off and signed on, as did the Waryior (Waterman). The John C. had made an eightmonth trip. Prospects for the future here also look good, with three payoffs coming up. Ships in transit were the Raph­ ael Semmes, Fairland and Choc­ taw (Waterman); Seamar (Calmar) and Lewis Emery Jr. (Victory Car­ riers). Oldtimers on the beach at pres­ ent are C. Wallick, H. Peeler, W. Bilger and G. Glennon. Men in marine hospitals are P. Cogley, J. Dewell, W. Fick, A. L. Grillo, S. Johannessen, M. Musashi and U. K. Ming. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent 3ioney Exchange Hates Listed The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of May 12. 1955, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, South Af­ rica: S3.80 per pound ateiiing. Australia; $2.24 per pound sterling, Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar'. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the doUar. German^: 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland; 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Italy: 624.B lira to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents l>er krone. Portugal: 28.75 cscudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 50.22 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the doUar. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. > Uruguay; 52.63 cents per peso. Vepezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. SIU^ A&6 District BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Slieppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Preston 6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419'Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrertoe St. Cal Tanner. Agent . HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvUl* St Lindaey Williaaia. Agent " MagnoUa 8112-6113 NEW VORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacint^ 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ban Reel. Agent • MAdison 2-9834 PHILAUELPKIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent » Market 7-1638 SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison St - Dougiai 2 5478 Marty RreisfeaJ. WeM Coazt Rsi-Tesoftittlv* New Orleans: Seafarers Aidlabor's 'Phene Strike Parade Seafarers who were dn the beach and aboard sh^is in the harbor on April 28 are entitled to a big hand for the manner in which they pitched in to help make the united labor parade on behalf of the strik­ ing workers of Southern Bell Tele­ phone a success. The telephone workers in nine Southeastern states have been on strike for nine weeks and are deserving of the fine support they are getting from other unions in this beef. The life of their union is on the line. From all accounts, Mississippi Shipping Co. is doing all right in the financial department. At the annual meeting of stockholders, the company reported 195^.was a "very satisfactory" year. Earnings were $2,237,405 in 1954 as com­ pared with $1,489,198 in 1953. Gross revenue in 1954 amounted to $20.6 million as compared with $18.6 million in the pi-evious year. As for other hews of Seafarers in this port, we hear that Brother Donald Dambrino is preparing to do something about Dambrino a steadily - e.vpanding waistline. Dambrino now weighs in at a robust 282 pounds and is reported to be preparing to go^ into the USPHS hospital here and stay on an enforced diet until he drops down to an even 230. Edward J. Brevier, Paul Turner, Frank Edmonds, Edward H. Burns and Erskin Sims were admitted to the hospital recently. We hops they will be able to report com­ plete recovery soon. William Grimes,. George Kipg, ,Tames O'Kecfc and Harvey E. ^hero are still convalescing, but hope to be able to make the ship­ ping list soon. James Mason, Harry Wolowitz and Michael Romalho were discharged from the hospital and are waiting their turn to ship out. Shipping Slow Shipping continues on the slow side. Since our last report we have 5 payoffs, 3 Ships signed on and 14 hit here in transit. The Del Valle and Del Sud (Mississippi), Madaket (Waterman) and Chickasaw and DeSoto (Pan Atlantic) paid off. The Dei Viento, Del Sud and Del Rio (Mississippi) signed on. Ships that called here in transit were the Clipper, Patriot, Corsair and Polarus (Alcoa); Lawrence Vic­ tory, Del Viento and Dei Rio (Mis­ sissippi); the Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Seatrain); Monarch of PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La .• Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-S99F SAVANNAH A..3 Abercorn St A. Micheiet. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jen\ Gillette. Agent liUliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 805 Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS... 878 4tb Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRfcTARV-TREASURERS, C. Simmons, Joint J. Algina, Deck W. Hall. Joint J. Volpien, Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. HONOLULU... PORTLAND... the Seas, Golden City and Clai­ Savannah: borne (Waterman); Margarett Brown (Bloomfield), and the Edith (Bull). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans, Port Agent We were called on to represent t. i tone of our members before a US Tampa: Coast Guard hearing officer, re­ cently. Sentence was suspended, but the interesting part of this hc&ring was the fact that the offense occurred over three years The new ships' meeting forms ago and was just brought to a and bulletins sent out from head­ hearing. This serves as a warning quarters every two weeks are mak­ to all to keep out of the official ing a hit with the crews coming log, as the Coast Guard is really in to this port. There has been a cracking down. The- Southstar and Southport lot of talk on the subject and (South Atlantic) paid off here, and the reaction is all favorable. One of the main reasons they the Southstar signed on. Ships in transit were the Chi­ like the idea is that now all the news and beefs from the • ships wawa (Ciities Service); Robin Sher­ wood (Seas Ship­ will be easier to explain at their ping); Steel Ro­ end and simpler to interpret when ver (Isthmian), they come ashore. and Seatrains The new welfare increases an­ Georgia and Lou­ nounced at the meeting also got isiana (Seatrain). a great reception and the member­ Shipping looks ship adopted a vote of thanks to dismal for the all officials. coming two-week Shipping i.s fair and is expected period. to remain fair for the coming pe­ Qne beef, re­ Bryant riod. Although we had no payoffs garding the bosun and sign-ons for the second two- and deck maintenance men sand­ week period in a row, we did have ing, scraping and removing varnish a f«w in-transits. from wheelhouse doors, was The DeSoto and Iberville (Pan settled on the Southstar in favor Atlantic) were both in twice, along of the men involved. with the Chiwawa (Cities Service*; At the last meeting, a motion Golden City, Fairisle (Waterman), was made by Herman "Buster" and Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic). Bryant to the effect that head­ Tom Banning quarters should have reprints of Tampa Port Agent the record of the Senate Labor 4 4 4 Committee hearings on the Cities Boston: Service organizing drive given wider distribution. He pointed out that all the membership should read about the battle the SIU waged to bring Union conditions to this fleet. He suggested copies Alcoa will start a new .service be put on all SlU-contracted ships from here May 20 with the sailing and in all SIU halls. of the Alcoa Roamer. Ports of call Brother Bryant is a comparative at Puerto Rico have been named as newcomer to the SIU. having been San Juan. Mayaguez and Ponce. ai'oimri ahuut .six years, but he has Alcoa advised that the move to seen his share of action on many Boston is made by the company to picket lines and has engaged in provide one of the nation's main some of the Union's toughest beefs. manufacturing centers with export He was highly pleased with the transportation to supply Puerto announcement of the new Welfare Rico's expanding consumer market. benefits that SIU members will Quite a few ships have been in transit, and most of them took now receive. On the beach at present are R. C. on a few men. Generally, shipping Grimes, Steve Poole. M. J. has slowed down in this port. There were three recent payoffs, "Shorty" Akins, Jimmy Lee. Bob by the SS Ann Marie (Bull). SS Fagler, Charlie Lee. Aubrey Republic (Trafalgar) and the SS Smith, Ed Searcey, Johnny Bragg. Tony Parker, Bill Hamilton and Alexandra (Carras). Ships in transit were the Robin G. B. Gapac. Men in the marine hospitals are Kettering and Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping); Fairisle (Water­ Rufus L. Fields, Jimmie Littleton, man); Winter Hiy (Cities Service), Tommie Moore, Ernest Webb, John and Steel Rover, Steel Admiral H. Morris, Gerald Perdomo. Wil­ liam G. Gregory, Lucius De Witt, and Steel Seafarer (Isthmian). Boston weather has finally Henry "Skeets" Lanier, Clyde changed to the better after 17 days Jernigan, Albert H. Schwartz and Jack Henley. of rain. A. Micheiet James Sheehan Savannah Port Agent Boston Port Agent Coasi Guard Now Cbacking Old Logs New Meeling Forms Greeted Favorably -I • "I Roamer to Launch Alcoa PR Service IIII;HMOND. CALIF SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON NEW YORK 257 5th St Phone 2599 .*450 Harrison St. ^ Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave Main U290 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-66QO Canadian District MONTREAL 834 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 HAUFAX. N.S 128'A HoUls St. Phone: 3-8911 FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 .Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. SUP Ontario Phone: 5591 ...16 Merchant St. TORONTO. Ontario 872 King St. E. ' Phun» 5-8777 EMpirt 4-5719 UTH Cormorant St. .313 N. W. Everett St. VICTORIA. BC Bmpiio 4531 4m VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacilic 71124 304 Charlotte St. Phone (>:i-(8 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario .. 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote Oe La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 SYDNEY. NS Great Lakes District ALPENA , 133 W Fletcher Phone: 12.iHW BUFFALO NY CLEVELAND 180 Main SL 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone; Main 1-0147 Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward l-b?57 UULUTH 531 W Michigan St Phono: Melrose 2-4119 SOUTH CHICAGO... 3281 E. «. PhoB9; JEmx •;] -"v • �SEAFARERS tdC '• rake Fourteen 3^-. • • Seafarer Visiti:Pisa fcY; • , It' fi:u- fS^. • ••KisiSi-s® : ws.;*;?;:- •f "YPiPif .iptpPY i-' ;;':aii«fSi^ : - axail SIU member Melvin L'Esperance (right), carpenter on thp SS Lawrence Victory (Mississippi), sees the sights in Pisa, Italy, with Ernest J. Hendry (left), Lawrence Victory 2nd mate, and radio operator Howard Stuart. In the background is the Baptistry of the cathedral at Pisa. The famed Leaning Tower is located near-by behind the cameraman taking the picture. ' v Lifeboat Gives Way During Sea Fire Drill A defective lifeboat davit was revealed during a recent fire and boat drill aboard the Queenston Heights (Seatrade). During the drill, at sea, on April 19, the lifeboats were be­ ing swung over the side in the+ customary manner when the "The above was mentioned," number four boat carried Brother Sheehan notes, "to alert away. The incident is reported in the minutes of the latest Union meet­ ing aboard the Queenston Heights. Brother Daniel Sheehan reports that the bolts on the foot of the boat were crystalized. Crashed Into Sea "The forward davit carried into the sea as soon as the lifeboat was put into motion," Sheehan reports. It took the boat with it. "The after davit bent up like a pretzel," he went on. "The en­ gines were stopped and we man­ aged to salvage the boat and the davits." The boat was stove-in and had been held by the sea painter. Fortunately no one was injured, although if the same thing had Sheehan happened during a genuine emergency, the result may have been tragically different, I I'f OFF WATCH " I •I Pets can be a great pleasure Tilts feature is designed to offer hints and information on hobbies, aboard ship, as most Seafarers new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarerswill agree,, but occasionally may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore itnd fm It,. -, I Y'-l- Control Pets,, Shipmates Told : I.:,. .-. -.-irtj*!-. the brothers and to stress the ne­ cessity of maintaining annual in­ spections by the Cdast Guard. "These tankers are getting old and are in rather poor shape." Vigilant Crew He went on to say-that the Sea­ farers aboard the Queenston Heights have always been especi­ ally vigilant in matters of safety, but had to do a • lot of serious thinking when the lifesaving equip­ ment suddenly gave way before their eyds. "There is no way a Seafarer can protect "himself when something like that is going to happen," Sheehan said. "Faulty-equipment can be prevented from endanger­ ing lives only by having it tested and spotted through regular, strict inspection by experts." "" The incident brings to mind a current. Coast Gaiard proposal to abandon annual inspections and substitute a system of regular in­ spections at two-year intervals plus spot-checks of occasional ships. ' James Kelly served as chairman for the meeting. (1) The bombaVdment by the British of what fort was the inspiration for the "Star Spangled Banner?" (2) What have the following in common: (a) horse-chestnut, (b) fra­ grant crab, (c) honey locust? (3) A man decided to donate $450 to five organizations to be split up in portions of one-third, one-fourth, one-fifth and one-sixth, with the remainder going to the fifth organization. How much did the last group receive? (4) Rearrange the word slatenart to spell a word meaning interpret. (5) Which is higher in, rank, an earl or a marquis? (6) According to the nursery song, where was the queen while the king was in the counting house counting out his money? • (7) What- is the name for the soft fatty substance enclosed in: the interior of bones?. -Y (8) Which is'farther north, Seattle, Washington, or Nova Scotia? (9) Among what group of people did. the swastika symbol originate? Tip) Is the "Milky Way" g small portion of the sky or does it cdfn-' pletely encircle-the Earth? .i.i ^ 'Aiiflweri 'on Pafe''l»)i • 'V : they can cause problems on ship­ board as well as on shore. The SS Sea Cloud (American Merchant Marine) recently took actions which indicate that it may be having animal pimblems. The minutes of the last Union meeting, at sea, show that the Seafarers resolved that the ship's dog be kept out of the galley and that specified portholes be kept closed to protect linen from the ship's monkey. The crew notified men in the galley to chase the dog out of those spaces whenever he ap­ peared, or face the possibility of stern crew measures. Crewmembers expressed the opinion that the dog's presence in the galley could lead to unsani­ tary .conditions through petting of him by foodhandlers, and also is a disrupti h g influence since men who must keep an eye on the pet can­ Wexler not devote their full attention to Jhe preparation of meals, according to N. W. Wexler. Presence of the monkey in the galley was also discouraged. Since the wanderings of the monkey are moi'e difficult to con­ trol, no one was assigned to reg­ ulate its' activities. But crewmeinbers urged that everyone make an effort to take maximum security measures against the tricky Ani­ mal's raids on sleeping compart­ ments and the galley. aboard ship. Queries should be addressed to. "Off- Watch," SEA" FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. Due to the season and the long 4 list of jobs yet to be done by home keep the fingers intact and tem­ craftsmen and "do-it-yourself" ad* pers calm when driving small diets, a number of new products to nails and brads into hardrtoget the work done easily are flood­ sqifteze-into -places. Pressure on ing the market. Offered generally the handle of the "Rammer-Ham­ with a specific task in mind, they mer" drives the nail while a can readily be adapted to a num­ pressurized nozzle holds it. The ber of jobs with the same show of item is $2 postpaid. ingenuity which "created the home ft ft ft craftsman hardware boom in the A new plastic pipe has appeared first place. on the market as part of a kit for t. t. tputting in an under-lawn sprinkler Owners of a standard or heavy- system without finally calling in a duty quarter-inch . electric ..drill plumber to do the job. The pipe can now adapt this tool into a-neat hooks to an outdoor faucet and is grass trimmer or floor polisher in guaranteed not to rot, crack or just a few seconds. The "Power- freeze. Kits include the pipe, wand" is a long steel handle with sprinkler heads, couplings and wheels and a clamp arrangement complete instructions. The aver­ that grips the drill for floor polish­ age installation of 1,000 square ing with "a circular brush that is feet costs around $16, according to included as part of the kit. The the manufacturer. Industrial Plas­ brush can be replaced with a ro­ tic Co., Plainfield, NJ. • tary steel cutter (also included) Tor ^ ft" ft ft trimming the grass in hard-toThe "Sportsmen's Safe-Tee Wayreach spots near fences and trees er Water Purifier" is recommend­ without back-bending effort. The ed to seamen by- Brother S. C. kit has « list price of $8.95 com­ Konzen, OS, of Chicago, as an item plete and can probably be gotten with which he has had "wonder­ at most large hobby or hardware ful" success. According to him, shops. Apt Products. Inc., 665 it's an easy means of assuring safe Lexington Ave., Brooklyn 21, NY, drinking water for hunters, fisher­ is the manufacturer. men, campers, hikers and—he i ft 4adds—seamen. The special min­ Those "do-hickies" and "gismos" eral mixture provides about IVii of wartime fame have come to life qUai-ters of watei-, free of taste, in the form of the Do-Hicky, Inc., odor and bacteria, in just a few which apparently is devoted to minutes, and can be used about that sort of thing out in Rockville 100 times (150 quarts) before the Centre, NY. The company has a mineral loses its force. An added new lever-action nail driver to advantage is that it weighs less than four ounces and will fit right into a shirt pocket. Grabs Nap On Sfiip, Wakes Up Far At Sea LOG-A-RHYTHM; A Dreamer An unexpected passenger was the "guest" of the SS Steel By John F. Wunderlich, Jr. Artisan (Isthmian) after a stopoff in a Middle-Eastern port during its' current voyage. as close to Iran as possible, and The sudden "shipmate" is an*angements made for his return I'm just a dreamer. an Iranian longshorenian to his old Khurramshahr home. I'm no one but me. Standing at my post '' who turned up the morning after the ship sailed from Khurramshabr, Iran. Brother Leo L. Seleskie, who forwarded news of the incident to the LOG along with the accom­ panying photograph, i-eports that the man's story is as follows: He had been working long and hard as a longshoreman, loading a German ship docked nearby. He was weary and came aboard the Steel Artisan to catch a nap. Na­ tive workmen were then busy loading the Isthmian ship. The man asked one of them to wake him up when they finished up and were ready to quit the ship. No one did. One established fact is that early the following morning, at sea, the cook was attracted to number three hold by shouts of "Somebody, please let me out." Made Comfortable The man was given a place to This unhappy Iranian turned sleep, aft and his Seafarer hosts up on the SS Steel Artisan kept Him generously supplied witli after it sailed from Iran. smokes and meals. Brother Seleskie saS>s that in spite of this, the man appeared very worried, insisting that he wanted to be back in Iran, with his wife and family. Not necessarily out of cynicism, \ Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors but as a handy ^identification, the crewmen usually referred to the. / have the final say on whether or jiot a man is fit for duty,- If unfortunate one as "the stoway/ay," there is any question about Since the schedule of the Steel your fitness to tail, cheek with Artisan called for seveiral stops in the neatest' USPH!3 hospital or the Red Se* area before entry into the Mediferr^neah; the man from . .out-patient clinic'for A JruUng.... Iran Was expected to be deposited VSPHS Haa iMat Sns On Duty SUp Gazing at the sea, . Dreaming, just a dreamer, slill. I wouldn't be Anybody but me. As dreamers are. In their dreams, ' . I am a conquerer. Great, invincible. Of mighty words and fearless deeds, When really I am ' Nobody but me. While dreaming I watch the ocean. Where green, breaking, turns to while, foam. The derelict becomes a warrior Proud with honors But really the derelict Is no one but me. Despair comes, leaves. Dreaming, I send a message Across the star-flecked blue. A dispatch begging, praying Confessing My deep and tender love—anil ' true, And in my loneliness I long For none but you. Still dreaming, I build iastlet, giant towers, A cottage nfeant for two. To be president.' Leader of my fleet, • ••• - ' So fast, .so clean, so frfie, ; Plowmg the tea.-: A [ i; - i rJth nohddy but .to*. " �6^3 lfa7lS.lt9S SBAPAKtKa IOC T»g9 Fifteea Picture Visit to Ocean Dinny By Spike Marlin "What would happen," they used to wonder in Brooklyn, "if our pitching was solid and our relievers were reliable, if we had a left fielder, if Furillo started fast and Campanella regained his touch, if Robinson could play regularly— wouldn't we run away with it?" They can stop wondering right now. "The baseball f^ver is still in the incubation stage, but all these things are happening at once, with the result that the Brooklyn club is showing some of the fastest early footwork any team has "ever dis­ played. By taking 21 of their first 24 games, Brooklyn clamped a solid, if temporary, headlock on first place. They did so simply by play- Seafarers aboard the SS Ocean Dinny (Ocean Transport) relay these pictures of life aboard the SlU-contracted ship. Above, left, First Assistant Macon A. Rowse and engine depart­ ment delegate William 3- Thompson strike a harmonious pose. Above, right. Captain D. D. MacClennan poses with ship's delegate Walter D. Milne (right), with the ship's name in foreground. Lined up in the picture at left are the de­ partmental delegates for the Ocean Dinny. They arc (left to right), deck delegate David Bass, ship's delegate Walter Milne, steward delegate Wilson B. Yarbrough and engine delegate Wil­ liam R. Thompson. Was War Hawk The Ocean Dinny was formerly the SS War Hawk (Waterman) and was taken over by Ocean Transport Co., in Mobile, in December. It took on its new SIU crew at Mobile. Pictures were taken especially for the LOG on a ship's recent voyag«. SIU Gourmet Gives Eatery Tips (Ed. note: The following article was submitted by Honest Al. Whitmer, the Duncan Mines of the SS Neva West (Bloomfield). Brother Whitmer here describes his adventures in sampling the o//erins'S of restaurateurs along the Texas Coast). I don't profess to be an epicure, but I would like to pass on a few of my gastronomical adventures. I won't attempt to name all of the establishments wherein I have indulged myself in masterpieces of the culinary arts, but here are a few I have had the good fortune to learn about. . 4 One delightful place in Cor- effort to put out the fire built by it comes to the hot sauce and, us Christi, Texas,, is Don abundant use of pepper sauce on should you go too far, take a little edro's. Here one does not break Jbread, he ;!;ips tortillas in a frantic / V.. . Vv^Jc-. salt. Never use water to put out the fire. Bring your own extin­ guisher if you choose, but try Don Pedro's if you like your chili hot. Also In "Corpus" Another place Whitmer in "Corpus" that I liked was the Ship Ahoy. Service is good and a specialty is sweet, crisp fried shrimp. Next we move to Brownsville, Texas, where a must on the tourist itinerary is Landrum's. It is at the foot of the International bridge to Matamoras, Mexico, and affords first class food designed to fit the average pocket-book. Stop by after visiting Matamoras, where the tequila will sharpen your appetite for good food. In Matamoras itself, a littleknown but fine eatery is the Patio. Here you get both Mexicair and American dishes and a complete meal costs less than a dollar, In­ cluding wine, beer or tequila. Frogs legs are a house specialty, along with filets done over charcoal. Charcoal Galley Up the Texas coast, on the treasure isle of Galveston, a num­ ber one spot is Jack Tar's charcoal galley, out near Stewart Beach. Prices are rather steep, but you get your money's worth. This covers a few ports, and I'll be jglad to explore some others for you kt 1 lateir date. enchiladas and tamalas. Take it on the slow bell when iiii Beefs Come Out In Wash A frequent source of minor beefs aboard sh^ is the wash­ ing machine. It seldom causes major trouble, but many crew meeting minutes deal with keeping the washing machines in proper order. The constant attention shows its value to the crew. Recent minutes of meetings from the SS Seastar (Mercador) and the SS Marymar (Calmar), for instance, report that the crews gave serious attention to keeping washing ma­ chines in proper trim. The Seastar Seafarers were in­ terested in having a hot water pipe adjustment on their machine, and instructed their ship's delegate to investigate the matter. C. Saunders served as chairman of the Seastar meeting, with E. Pappas handling the secretax'y's chores. Aboard the Marymar, the crew i-cquested that a tray be fixed under the wringer, for more ef­ ficient operation. They also agreed among themselves to make eflorts to keep the washing niachine cleaner, and to handle It carefully. Both meetings stressed the im­ portance* of each man passing on the machine in as good a condition as he found it, which is necessary when a number of men are using ajiy facility in common. Chairman for the Marymar meeting wks Andy Reaska. Frank Fletcher was secretary. ing on the ballfield the kind of ganie they always played on paper but seldom in real life. ' That doesn't mean of course that they can't turn, around and revert to normal. Robinson's bad legs can act up, left-fielder Amoros may turn out to have feet of clay like all Brooklyn left-fielders before him. Loes and Meyer can become three inning pitchers again and the newly-found relief aces can wind up in Montreal before the season is over. It would surprise nobody because that is the Brooklyn way. The Dodgers of recent years have always been the kind of club that looked solider, deeper and, more resourceful than any in base­ ball. Why they never turned out that way is one of those mysteries that lie in what is known as "the murky depths of the human per­ sonality." IiT other words, like.Tom Dewey, Sam Snead and Discovery, they couldn't win the real big ones. No Blaze-Power As individuals, they've always been well-stocked in natural talent. As a team they never blazed up furiously the way the Giants did last summer. The Dodgers may overpower you but they will sel­ dom outfight you. particuiarly on the pitching mound. Some bad management in recent years hasn't heiped the club catch the spark either. The difference between Brook­ lyn and the Giants in terms of combativeness last season was the difference between a backacheridden Maglie fighting out of jam after jam and a Loes throwing half-heartedly because he was sulking that day. Only Erskine of the present day Brookiyn statf rates as a 14-carat pitching pro. There are other individuals on the Brooklyn club who have the fire but they have never been able to infect their teammates. This club is so wealthy talentwise, it can win on a haif-throttle. It would be an interesting, though somewhat goiy, spectacle to see the team really open up and turn on the heal. ^ The LOG conducts this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share flavored recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer James Hendley's recipe for "crab gumbo." You have to go way South of the Mason-Dixon Line to learn about gumbo and the use of same. Some folks only know it as "okra" from its use in crossword puzzles, but it's gumbo just the same. what you need: 2 cups sliced fresh According to the Seafarer okra, i/i cup diced ham, 6 diced James Hendley, 2nd, cook, tomatoes, 1 pound crabmeat, Vz who's had a chance in 15-odd years of cooking, both ashore and aboard ship, to use his share of this veg­ etable, gumbo has a unique taste and flavor which characterizes a lot of Louisiana cook­ ing. He's been us­ Hendley ing it now and then aboard SIU ships for the past five years and finds it has appeal to all kinds of appetites.- He hasnT lost a '-customer" yet. To make "crab gumbo," here's "ir 1 » iV., clove garlic, 6 peppercorns, and salt; bay leaves and thyme to t..ste. Fry the ham, garlic and okra in lard or oil. When the mixture is well-coated with fat, but not brown, add all the rest of the ingredients except for the crabmeat, Include a cup of hot water when combining in these items. Cook about 20 minutes more, then add the crabmeat and cook for another 15 minutes. When the cooking is completed, and the aroma begins to tell on you, it's ready. Serve on mounds of steamed rice. (Feeds four; in­ crease proportionately for any numbejr of portions.) " ' ' • i-i .'i M % �m if Or. tK"'. ''•! •• ..v<^. SEAFARERS Far^ sixteen Thanhs Portmar Crew For Help fe?/'"I--- r' -' ', •. v.- !> To the Editor: My wife and I want to thank the crew and officers of the Portmar (Calmar) for the way they came through when I received bad news out on the West Coast. Most of the crew didn't know me from "Adam," as the saying goes. Shoreside folks just don't know how big-hearted seamen are when someone is in trouble. Anyway, everything is coming alohg fine now with us, and I hope to see all of you real soon. Good luck and good sailing to a fine bunch of men. J. Welsh L E T t EM S • 'send the LOG, to my new address. Fred G. Oestm'an (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent to you at your new -address.) . 4> 4 4 Warm Monheys: Cool OT Cash To the Editor: On behalf, of the SIU crew of the SS Wacosta (Waterman), I am writing to tell all the brothers about our last voyage and recent payoff. Soon we are leaving Seattle for Formosa, Manila, Saigon and 3^ 4" 4" Bangkok. On the last trip, we picked up a small zoo in Bangkok It consisted of seven elephants several monkeys, pythons, rare To the fiditor: birds, wildcats and hyenas. I'm writing to let you know of The voyage to Seattle, via For­ another change of address. It mosa, took 28 days, and the ani­ seems like I've done nothing but mals were in number four hold. move around in this Army. But After we left Formosa, it got Seafarers in the Baltimore Marine Hospital gather to draw their that suits me fine because it helps very cold. To keep the animals weekly hospital benefits. They are (left to right): Joe C. Lewallen, the time go faster. warm, the engi­ S. A. Holden, Stanley Rogers, an unidentified Seafarer, E. H. I can't wait to get back on a neers put steam Huizenga and N. T. Jackson. Seated is Tony Kastina, SIU repre­ good old SIU ship again. I'm sta­ pipes and heating sentative, making the payments. tioned about 19 miles outside of lamps in the Tokyo right now and lots of times hold. The mate when I go down to Yokohama I see ordered the care, after taking care of same for that big, beautiful "W" on those watches from 8 157 years. Waterman scows and they sure PM to 8 AM to To the Editor: Was Tried Before look good. It's a little touch of check and see if SIU men in the Baltimore In mid-1953 Mrs. Oveta Culp home. the animals were Marine Hospital (USPHS) receiv­ I've managed to transfer from warm and the ing the weekly hospital benefit Hobby, Secretary of Health, Educa­ Loleas the artillery to a post engineer steam lines In given by the SIU are really pleased tion and Welfare, and Joseph outfit and I'm a steamfltter right order. The boys put down for four to hear that it has been agreed Dodge, budget director, pushed now. It's about as close as I could hdurs overtime each watch, and to raise the payments in the near drive to shut down all Public get to what Health Hospitals, with the excep­ the mate disputed it, claiming the future. used to do when safety of the ship was involved tion of the same four to remain All SIU men will be glad to I was sailing as in checking the steam lines. know this, I'm sure, for you never open. Their bill was voted down an oiler. Just Upon arrival in Seattle on April know when the best and healthiest in the 83rd Congress in 1954, due nine months and 10, the deck delegate, Herman of us will have to hit the old hospi­ to the efforts of our Union repre­ 16 days and I'll Christenscn, contacted the SIU tal unexpectedly. sentatives and others who wrote to be b^ck on the port agent and explained the case. We receive our payments from Congress protesting the injustice. shipping list. We won a victory there. The Next day the agent came aboard our Union welfare representative, I received a to pay off the ship. Tony Kastina, who comes by the Congress appropriated thirty-three copy of the LOG million dollars in the budget for Naturally we expected arguments hospital every Tuesday. today and read and trouble, but the SIU official We always have our regular the period of June 30, 1954, to Kowalski about the new went topside to see the captain. coffee time in the Baltimore Hos­ June 80, 1955. Now we have an­ shipping set-up. I like it a lot bet­ He handled the beefs so smoothly pital, the way we do on all of the other battle on our hands. ter than the old one. I'm sure that everything was quickly SIU contracted ships—thanks to This Hoover Commission is try­ that as long as the SIU does as the very good contract and con­ ing to do the shme identical thing settled to the crew's satisfaction. well as it has done, there will Deck delegate Christensen and ditions we have now aboard all that the Hobby-Dodge combination be no shortage of jobs for anyone. tried. the whole crew requests me, as of them. I also read that the SIU won the Joe C. Lewallen secretary-reporter for the SS Wa­ Letters Help West Coast election and I'm glad costa,, to write the LOG express­ 4 4 4 During the previous fight, all to hear that. Things get better all" ing our thanks to Seattle agent Seafarers were worried about the the time. proposed closing of the Marine The best of luck to the best of Jeff Gillette for settling all beefs Hospitals. At that time I wrote the unions and to all my old ship­ to our satisfaction. ^ Peter Loleas Democratic Senators from Louisi­ To the Editor: mates. I see where the Hoover Com- ana,, the Hon. • Russell Long and Henry J. Kowalski 4 4 4 'missioil on Government Reorgani­ the Hon, Allen J. Ellender, plead­ (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent zation Is trying to put over the ing with them to fight in Congress to your new address.) same thing the "Hobby-Dodge" to keep the hospitals open, and I group failed in doing in mid-1953. must say that I received most en­ To the Editofr: They advise shutting down all couraging letters from both of I want to thank the boys who US Public pealth Service hospi­ them. sent me the LOG recently. It tals, with the exception of four to Now this threat is on us again, means a lot to me and I enjoy it remain open. To the Editor: this time through the Hoover Com­ This is to thank you for the very much. Not only does the Hoover Com­ mission. But they won't catch our I am away from the docks now, mission want to close the hospitals, Union napping. LOGS I have received in the past. I enjoyed reading them and watch­ but still mi.ss .seeing the boys who but it wants to cut the budget of We can count on our Union ing the progress the SIU is steadily used to come to the cafe T ran in various other Governmental Insti­ representatives being on the job making. I have seventeen months Texas City. I would very much tutions concerned with medical to fight this thing. But the mem­ more to go in the service and when like to hear from some of them care, including those for the armed bership as a whole. and all its that is finished, I will be around who were my friends and used to services and Civil Service workers. friends can help by starting now to pick up my book and start back come around regularly. But with the backing of our to write our Congressmen and at sea under the best contract in Most people used to call, me Union officials. Seafarers and their Senators, concerning this impor­ the maritime industry. "Mom." My address now" is 107 families and friends, the Hoover tant beef. Let's show them that in My address has been changed East Hopkins St., Mexia, Texas. group will have a hard time trying unionism there is strength. and I hope you will continue to Alleene Watson to freeze seamen out of medical I Duska "Spider" Korolla Counting Haps Til His Heturn K'r . •pi.- Balto Men Laud SIU Hospital $ Mobilize Nou^ For Hospitals ^Mom' Misses Old Friends Wants LOG Sent To New Address Burly #. t LOG Never Look Mtaeki ilaril. 1S3S Steward Gives Serving Ideas To the Editor: I'm writing In regards to the new set-up on shipboard feeding. I am th6 steward aboard the Mon­ arch of the Seas (Waterman) and have been sailing for some time. This is my opinion of the steam table vs. gaUey serving question. I have talked to a few brothers from various Alcoa and Bull Line ships and they say it'is incon­ venient to the cooks for everything to be served from the galley. .I think aU roast meats are best served from the galley. The fried and breaded meats, iiiil and vegetables, should be served iiiiiiiilS from the steam Stringfellow tables.' I have found that vegetables and breaded meats put in the steam tables are much better. They are kept hot and the steam tenderizes them more. 'This doesn't mean for the cooks to put the food on the steam tables in the morning for the whole day. Defends Steamtable SteaiA tables are more efficient in keeping food hot than ranges are, where it gets direct heat wfiich causes food to stick to the pots, especially food which has cheese in it. If the change is for reasons of economy, I don'f agree that it will work. Serving food from the galley doesn't .cut down on how much food is cooked. The steward could make checks to see if any food is being wasted and then tell the cooks about it. The steward should also check the steam tables at every meal to make sure the food is hot. Individual serving dishes are okay. It makes the food look bet­ ter when it is served and Uie crew is better pleased. This is just my own opinion about the serving. I would like to get the ideas of some other stew­ ards on the matter. C. L. Stringfellow 4 4 4 Shows Promise As LOG-A-Himer To the Editor: I am sending you this corny poem I wrote when I had nothing to dQ. Maybe If you have space you can put it in the LOG. "Stranger in Town" There he stands on the corner, s9 blue. Maybe he's thinking of Someone like you. He's just a stranger in this here town. Just standing there toith a face afrown. He'll most likely walk down Main Street Looking for you, a girl so sweet. I hope he finds you because he's all alone;' So if you see. him hanging around. Treat him right, this stranger in town. Charles Ludwick By Bernard Seaman �liar IS. 1955 SEAFARERS SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS Wifh WALTER SIEKMANN LOG Pace SeTcnteea All of the folloiving SIV families Gaetano Salvatore, New Bruns­ will collect the $200 maternity wick, NJ. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4 4 4 Union in the baby's name: Elida Marie and Elexis Del Car­ Robert Kenneth Grifnth, born men Kothe, bom March 12, 1955. March 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Mrs. Jesse Griffith, Baltimore, Md. Kothe, Baton Rouge, La. It was no surprise to your Union to find that the Seafarers in the 4 4 4 4" 4^ Philip Alvin Mauffray,- bora hospitals were pleased as punch with the increases in benefits nego­ Kathleen Ann Wessel, . born April 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and tiated by the Welfare Flan and the new benefits that were added. The brothers in the marine hospitals, who run into men from all other March 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Funston Aloysius Mauffray, unions while they are in the boneyard, can tell you from personal ex­ Mrs. Thomas Wessel, Braddock, Philadelphia, Pa. Pa. perience that the SIU Welfare Plan has them all beat. 4 4 4 4 4^ 4 Thomas Earl Campbell, Jiorn 4> i ^_ Dawn Lee Williams, born April April 19, 1955. Parents, Mr" and There've been several new arrivals at the Staten Island hospital latelj^, 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. but fortunately it appears as if none of the boys has anything too Roland R. Williams, Baltimore, serious to worry about and most of them should be Md. up and around before long. John Dovak, who was 4 .4 4 fireman on the Bienville, is in for treatment of a John Calvin Kaimick, born Feb­ chipped knee bone. John had an accident on the The deaths of the following Sea ship and checked into the hospital April 25. Vari­ ruary 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and cose veins have been giying trouble to brother Jan Mrs. John Kalmiclc, Meriden, farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Mucins. He was engine utility on the Beatrice before Conn. 4 4 4 $2,OT0 death benefits are being he checked in for treatment. Another brother, re­ Donald Union Sanders, born paid to their beneficiaries: cently readmitted to the hospital, is Seafarer Mike March 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. and I^chalik who was chief steward on the Rayvah. D. E. Kelley: Brother Kelley Seafarer Gerald Fita came down with a case of Mrs. Union H. Sanders, Jr., Bay Vandal died in Alameda, Califoraia, on pneumonia late last month and is now recuperating. Minette, Ala. • February 9, 1955, of a respiratory The Sandcaptairi was his last ship. H. Hanlin. AB off the Texmar, got 4 4 4 ailment. The SS Hastings of his jaw broken and entered the hospital for treatment on April 30. Jennie Diaz, born April 2, 1955. Kidney trouble and a skin condition laid Malcolm Whitehead low. He Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Domingo Waterman Steamship was the last SIU ship Brother Kelley sailed was on the Ocean Lotte as oiler. Diaz, Bronx, NY. aboard. He Is survived by his Other Seafarers in the hospital are Daniel De Marco off the Steel mother, Virginia E. Kelley, of Con4 4 4 Fabricator; L. Labrador, Mary Adams; S. Kadziola, Robin Doncasler; Neil Alan Blonstein, born March gord, Mass. Duska Korolia off the Robin Kettering, Gus Kounavis, DM off the 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Robin Hood, and Albert Nelson, AB off the Alcoa Pilgrim. Luther C. Seidie, 61: On March David Blonstein, Brooklyn, NY. 2 of this year 4 4 4 Rafael Padilla, 3rd cook on the Seatrain Savannah, and Carl Brother Seidie Raymond Joseph. Roney, born Ernest, messman on the Michael, are both being treated for heart died of a heart April 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and conditions. Sam Vandal, baker off the Seatrain ailment in New Mrs. Clarence Roney, Chickasaw, Texas, and Fred Delaphena, steward from the Orleans. Place of Ala. Steel Navigator, have both been readmitted for burial is not 4 4 4 further treatment. known. He joined Gene David Ballance, born the Union in 1948 ^ March 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and We're sure all the brothers in the hospitals were in New York and Mrs. Suny B. Ballance, Norfolk, had been sailing happy to learn that the Union is always considering Va. in the deck de­ means to improve our Welfare Plan. Your Union partment. Brother Seidie is sur­ was the first with the unlimited hospital benefit as 4 4 4 Beth Wargo, born April 9, 1955. vived by his brother, W. H. Seidie, it was first with many other Welfare Plan features. What the trustees have come up with this time you Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen of New Orleans, La. Kadziola can be sure will help those in our Union who need Wargo, Danville, Pa. 4 4 4 Walter J. Byrne, 52: Brother the help most. 4 4 4 Michael Rocco O'Nell, born Byrne died on . , April 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and February 16, Mrs. Francis O'Neil, Philadelphia, 1955, In the Kings USPHS HOSPITAL Leo Fontenot G. J. St. Germain Park State Hos­ BALTIMORE, MD. William Grimes Edward Samrock Pa. George Anderson Robert Lipscomb Earl T. Hardeman Harvey E. Shero pital in Suffolk, || Ben Bono WIlliKin .1. Mellon George J. King E. R. Smallwood 4 4 4 New York. Burial Curt Borman Thomas Mungo E. G. Knapp Henry S. Sosa Albert Alfred Bagley, born took plaee at St. L. J. Brilhart Juan Parodi Leo H. Lang Lonnie R. Tickle Jessie A. Clarke Fred Pittman James M. Mason Dick Visser April 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Charles C e m e Victor B. Cooper John Powers Earl T. Minton James E. Ward Mrs. Albert Bagley, Flushing, NY. tery in FarmingGorman T. Glaze Edwin B. Rhoad* Alfonso Olagulbel Harry Wolowiti Norman T, Jackson Stanley Rodgera R. A. Ratcliff David A. Wright 4 4. 4 dale, NY. Joining Charles E. Jenkins John Simpson tJSPHS HOSPITAL Diane Consalvo, born April 12, the Union in Mclvin H. Jones R. H. Solheim SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Robert Kennedy C. A. Virgin Marcelo B. Belen John F. Murphy 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1952, in New York, Brother Byrne Seafarers In Hospitals USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Frank Alasavich J. S. O'Bryne John M. Herroid USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Francisco Cueliar John E. Markopolo Benjamin F. Grice John E. Tiliman J. S. McRae Wiiliam G. Trice USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GAJ Lucius A. Dewitt Benito L. Mendet Rtifii.s L. Fields James T. Moore William G. Gregory John H. Morris James B. Henley Gerald Perdomo Clyde H. Jernigan Luther Roberts Henry Lanier Albert H. Schwart* Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS., LA. Sidney Anderson Edwin Davis Walter J: Anderson Serlo De Soso William R. "Burch John G. Dooley Albert T. Cooper David B. Fields Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings pi |! |i Under the Union constitu* Hon 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 secrftary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their -shijpmates know, what's on their minds. Max Byers Joseph Perreira Harry J. Cronia W. Timmerman Frank Kubek Norman West Robert Lambert Joseph R. Wlnf USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Richard Anderson Marcel Laureano Isaac Antonio Frank D. LUlie R. C. Caraballo John McKarek Dusan DeDuisin Charles Oglesby N. B. Edrlngton Rafael Padilla Carl Ernest Alexander Peffanis Theodore Gerber Francisco Pineiro Estell Godfrey G. H. Robinson G. E. Herrmann Jose Rodriguez Carl A. Ilm Alvin S. See D. Kaim Samuel L. Vandal James Kirchner James Waldron Philip F. Korol M. H. Whithead USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Dominick. DiMaio Sverre Johannessen William J. Fick George J. Wanka USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON. KV. George O. Chaudion USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Fortunato Bacomo Kaarcl Leetman Frank W. Bemrlck James R. Lewis Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomas Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch Joseph G. Carr Joseph D. McGravr Jar Chong A. McGuigan Gabriel Colon! Harry P. McDonald Walter W. Denley "Vic Milazzo John J. Driscoll Melvin O. Moore Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson Taib Hassen Joseph Neubauer Joseph Ifsits D. F. Ruggiano Thomas Isaksen G. E. Shumaker John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith John R. Klemowlcs Harry S. Tuttle L. Krlstlansen VlrgU E. Wilmoth Frederick Landry Chee K. Zat James J. Lawlor USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Deibler Rosendo Serrano Virgil L. Harding Edward J. Toolan Jose Santiago ^ . SAILORS SNUG HARBOR V STATSN ISLAND, NY XdieSlt Koslusky SEAFARERS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID April 22 to May 6, 1955 Number of Seafarers receiving benefits this period 963 Average benefits paid each Seafarer $59.91 Total benefits paid this period. $57,689.43 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD $4,110.00 Hospital benefits . 8,942.50 Death benefits ... 2,400.00 Disability benefits 4,800.00 Maternity benefits 37,436.93 Vacation benefits Mrs. Thomas J. Campbell, New York, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dennis Pantoja, bora March 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evaristo V. Pantoja, Bronx, NY. Gregory Joseph Duchmann, born April 17, T955: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duchmann, Jr., New Or­ leans, La. Susan Shu Pow, bora April 20, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pow, South Ozone Park, NY. had been sailing in the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Helene B. Byrne of Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 ' Carl Jefferies, 50: A member of the SIU since 1946, Brother Jefferies died of acute bronchitis on March 27, 1955, in New Or­ leans, La. He sailed as a mem­ ber of the engine department from New Orleans and is survived by his mother, Allie Jefferies, of Dallas, Texas. 4 4 4 Sotirios Gelardmos, 22: Brother Gelardmos was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on Decem­ ber 6, 1954. He joined the Union in Norfolk in 1951 and had been sailing in the deck department. Brother Gelardmos is survived by hi« father, Niko Caos, of Norfolk, Va. Va. 4 4 4 James R. Frotton, 49: A member of the engine de­ partment, Brother Frotton died of asphyxiation by smoke on March 6, 1955, in Wil­ mington, Mass. He had joined tha Union in 1941 in P h i 1 a d e 1 p hia. Burial took place at Wildwood Cemetery in Wilming­ ton, Mass. Brother Frotton is sur­ vived by his wife, Patricia Frotton, of Wilmington, Mass. 4 4 4 Stephen T. Harris, 43: Brother Harris was re­ ported missing at sea while serving aboard the SS John B. Kulukundis. Brother Har­ ris joined the Union in New York in 1945 and had been sailing in the steward Total $57,689.43 department. He is survived by hi* WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY wife, Freddie Harris, of New York. Hospital benefits paid since July 1, 1950 $662,125.50 4 4 4 Death benefits paid since July 1, 1950 1,209,859.88 Henry W. Parsons, 61: Brother Disability benefits paid since May 1, 1952 93,145.00 Parsons died aboard the SS Gol­ Maternity benefits paid since April 1, 1952 368,800.00 den City at Vacation benefits paid since February 11, 1952 4,312,969.92 B r u n s b u ettelkoog, Germany, . .$6,646,900.30 Total on January 28, (Dates are when benefits began.) 1955, of a heart WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS disordei*. Place of Cash on hand—Vacation $718,028.33 burial is not Cash on hand—Welfare '. 449,186.14 known. He join­ 161,185.05 Estimated accounts receivable—^Vacation ed the Union in 145,991.85 Estimated accounts receivable—Welfare Mobile in 1951 US Government bonds (Welfare) 1,720,696.88 and had been Real estate (Welfare) 240,894.70 sailing in the engine department. Other assets—training ahlp (Welfare)... 117,803.40 Brother Parsons is survived by hi* wife, Agne* Parsons, of Mobil*, Total Aaaeta , . .$3,553,786.35 Alabama. , „ . >«••••• I •. • • «.«<• % • • i I ••#••#••••« tot • • • >'l • �SEAFARERS l^are Eiffhtees W-. ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS'' MEETINGS ... ITEEL CHEMIST, (isthmUn), Ptbroary t7—Chiirman, E. L»$sor; Sceratary, A. Martlnalll. Suegestion made that new refrigerator be ordered. Steward reported that grade of meat waa poor thU trip and that the patrolman ghould check with the port steward on this matter. Balance in the ship's fund is $56.35. 1^' «ay 18, 188$ LOG for an early return on them. Moticjn made and carried to ask for a new wash­ ing machine, installation of an extra tub in laundr.v room. The brand of soap powder, evaporated milk and coffee on board now is unsatisfactory. Discussion on receiving narrow sheets and bath towels. meeting. Brother Crane read resolutions dealing with SIU stand on C.AMU dispute/ and the Union't new seniority hiring system. The company should give larger bath towels to crswmembers. SANTA VBNBTIA (Elsm), April 15— Chsirmsn, F. Nolsn; Sscrstsry, E. BIsck. Crew took unanimous action in giving ALAMAR (Calmar); Dacambtr II — support to the AFL on "CAMU, and SALEM MARITIME (Clflas «*>-vlea); Chairmanr L. Morton; loerttaryr Jamos pledged fidl support to SlU's new hiring February 11—Chairman, Andy 6owdar; McPhsui. Telegram drafted and sent to Discussion on food prepara­ plan. Saeratary, William P. Mlakda. One man Lundeberg. missed ship in Boston and three men tion. Suggestions made to keep washing missed ship in Lake Charles. No beefs machine and laundry clean. ARLYN (Bull), April 12—Chsirmsn, C. reported. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcol), March 13— Krelss; Sscrstsry, W. Donsld. No dis­ putes aboard and ship had a clean pay­ Buster Young; Secretary, SUZANNE (Buii), March 4—Chairman, Chairman, off. AH repairs wiU be taken care of at M. Orlando; Secretary, C. Rawllngs. Few James Nelson. Ship's delegate checked once. Crew voted 100 percent in favor repair items brou'ght up and added to up on the fines imposed on crewmembers of SlU's new hiring system and were in the repair list. Vote of thanks for chief last, trip. Crew wishes newly-elected Gal­ agreement with AFL's stand on CAMU veston agent the best of luck. Financial cook in preparing the food properly. report made and accepted. Crew com­ dispute. mended the messraen on the fine Job LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), ALCOA PARTNER (Aleps), April U— March $—Chairman, W. Maahan; Secre­ they did. Chsirmsn, V. Quinn; Sscrstsry, A. Asron. tary, S. Rivera. A few members of the SEAMAR (Calmer), March 13—Chair­ Crew will elect treasurer at first meet­ steward department were logged for fail­ ing to perform their duties in accordance man, J. Marshall; Secretary, F. Miller. ing and set up a ship's fund. Communi­ with the Union agreement. They were Repair lists should be turned in to the cations were read and discussed. Reso­ apparently under the influence of alcohol. ship's delegate before completion of the lutions jyere adopted pledging 100 per­ Motion carried to have a special meeting voyage. Motion made that the patrolman cent support ,to SIU in CAMU dispute, with the patrolman before payoff. The in .New York and the pali'olman in the and ail brothers were in favor of the Mo­ washing machine should be overhauled. port of payoff be contacted regarding the newly-Inaugurated hiring set-up. shortage of hot water in showers. A tion was made by Nicholson to pledge JOHN KULUKUNDIS (Martis), January vote of confidence given to the ship's support to SUP in CAMU dispute, and S—Chairman, C. Tobias; Secretary, B. delegate for his splendid cooperation and all brothers Were in favor of tlie newl.vinaugurated hiring setup. Motion was Pinntil. A letter drafted by ship's dele­ tactful handling of the job. made by Nicholson to pledge support to gate and sent to headquarters was read EMELIA (Buii), April 10—Chairman, A. SUP and Lundeberg on issue regarding • to meeting, and an answer to same was aiso read. Keport on telegram concern­ Campbell; Secretary, J. Eddins. Repair bulk carrier contract that was signed, and lists to be given to departmental heads. to send a telegram to Lundeberg regard­ ing draw in Calcutta. Beef about some­ body using yellow laundry soap in wash­ Headquarters report was accepted by ing action taken. Carried. crew. Communications read and dising machine. Thanks to steward depart­ SEATICER (Colonial), April 13—Chsir­ ment for a good job during the holidays. cus.sed and a motion was made by W February 13—Chairman, C. Tobias; Steward to accept and concur. 'Written msn, T. Patrlguin; Sscrstsry, A. CarpsnSecretary, E. Pinnell. Repair list turned resolutions on C.AMU dispute and air ter. Resolutions adopted supporting po­ in. Crewnienibers in the messroom were proval of new hiring system adopted sition taken by AFL unions on C.VMU as . asked to make less noise. Laundry should unanimously. .Motion made by L. Coion well as SlU's recently established hiring that a telegram of support be drafted system. There was some discussion on be kept cleaner. and sent to Harry Lundeberg. Carried. the new hiring system and everyone is in Linen wiii be clianged on Fridays. Wash­ accord with same. SEA COMET li (Seatraders), January J — Chairman, C. Andrews; Secretary, ing machine needs repairing and the first assistant will take care of same. Ship's SEAGARDEN (Psnlnsulsr Nsv.), March Conceives. Oid repairs were all taken care of. A vote of thanks was given to secretary-reporter requested that the 25—Chairman, B. Adams; Secretary, W. the steward department for a grand ship's minute forms be printed so the Cunningham. Crewmembers were asked the average American type­ to dump garbage aft. Shaft alley doors Christmas and New Years dinner. Agent lines fit should be left open for ventilation. Dis­ in -States wiii be contacted about pest writer. cussion on washing machine, and caie coiitroi aboard ship. I February ?—Chairman, W. Rogers; Sec- ] CUBORE (Ora), April 11—Chairman, R. of recreation and messrooms. Forest; Secretary, R. Colyar. Resolu­ retary, C. Edwards. Meeting was called OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans.), for the purpo.se of electing a ship's dele­ tions adopted supporting position taken gate to replace Brother Andrews who bv .AFL unions on C-tMU as well as SlU's March 2i—Chairman, J. Cunter; - Secre­ rec'cntiy established hiring system. A tary, R. Hernandez. Delegates were asked went to hospital in Yokohama. motion was made by Richard Faust and to have repair lists ready before .nrrival OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Transporta­ carried that a telegram be drafted and In port. No one aboard got any mail forwarded from the company office in tion), February 2—Chairman, L. Johnston; ! sent to Harry Lundeberg. New York. For this reason a letter was Secretary, R. Hernandez. Crewmembers ! ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), April 13— sent to the New York port agent hoping should not go to the pantry and serve themselves at meal hours. Someone will Chairman, M. Reed; Secretary, G. O'Neil. that he will be able to contact the com­ go to the union hall at San Franci.sco to Motion made by W. Perry to accept and pany office in New York. A vote of see if there is a po.ssibility of getting concur in resolution pledging full sup­ thanks was given to the steward depart­ books and magazines replaced. It was port of .\FL position on C.AMU. Brother ment for a Job well done and. in par­ agreed that each department take care Novack made a motion that resolution ticular. to the night cook and baker for of cleaning the ship's laundry room as giving tuii endorsement to new hiring the coffee cake he put out at coffee time. well as the sink in crew quarters on system in SIU be adopted. A telegram Crew needs a new washing machine as weekly rotations. Pictures will be taken was sent to Harry Lundeberg assuring the one now being used is in very bad of the siiip and crew and sent to the him of crew's full cooperation and sup­ shape. port on stand taken in Washington. LOG. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), April 4— ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), April 14— Chairman, T. Hirsh; Secretary, J. Vaz­ INES (Bull!, February 19—Chairman, H. Long; Secretary, J. Bergeria. Ship's Chairman, R. Himei; Secretary, J. Tiliey. quez. Crew voted una'hhnousiy to sup­ delegate elected. Motion made to make The headquarters report was discussed port AFL unions' position on C.\MU. up a pool for arrival in San Juan and enthusiastically by the membership and Crew, likewise, voted full support to new the money left over will go into the we decided to go down the line with com­ SIU hiring program. ship's fund. Tiie TV will be repaired, plete acceptance on this matter. The Crewmemljers were asked to keep the membership aboard expresses a vote of STEEL KING (Isthmian), April S— lamifhy clean and take care of the wash­ thanks tn the negotiating committee and Chairman, J. MIsner; Secretary, E. Dawishes the .Arthur SS Company and the iany. Headquarters report read and dis­ ing machines. SIU a long and successful association. cussed. Motion carried to concur. Reso­ February 27—Chairman, C. F. Aycock; Crewmembers were fully united on reso­ lution adopted backing SIU hiring setup Secretary, C. Andrews. Ship's delegate lutions dealing with new hiring set-up and AFL action on C.4MU. After dis­ asked department delegates to make up in SIU and stand taken by AFL unions cussion a telegram was sent to Harry and turn in all repairs. The washing on CA.MU. Lundeberg backing his stand and actions machine should be secured firmly to on CAMU. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), April 13— deck and bulkheads. Steward depart­ ment was given a vote of thanks for the Chairman, W. Tatum; Socrotary, T. STONY CREEK (Martrada), April 11— fine chow that was served on this voyage. Rodgers. Discussion on seniority ship­ Chairman, C. GIbbs; Secretary, W. Snail. Two resolutions were accepted Chief • engineer claims we are to carry Captain sent the crew a message thank­ ping. ing them for being such a good bunch unanimousl.v. First gives crew's full sup­ three wipers. Union to clarify. Reports of men and telling them that it was a port in CAMU dispute: second, crew and communications read. Crew unan­ p!ea.5uie to sail with a crew that doesn't pledged full support to SlU's new hiring imously voted to support AFL unions' foul up. plan. Foc'sles painted in engine and stand on CAMU. Also voted unanimous­ steward department quarters. ly to support SIU hiring program based QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Saatrade), Feb­ on seniority. ruary 27—Chairman, D. Sheehan; Secre­ MONARCH OF THE SEA (Waterman), tary, R. Jernigan. Motion made and car­ April 12—Chairman, R. Eckhoff; Secre­ SUNION (Kea), April S—Chairman, G. ried to replace steward. Menus below tary, A. Clements. Headquarters report Mattair; Secretary, C. Unadsin. Motion SlU standard. The . refrigerator on this was read and accepted. Crew voted to made and accepted to accept and post ship has been repaired on four difl'erent give AFL unions full backing in CAMU headquarters report. Resolutions adopted occasions. Company has promised to put dispute, and is in favor of Union's new supporting position taken by ,VFL unions a new one aboard next trip. hiring system. on CAMU as well as SlU's recentiy-established hiring system. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), February 15 DEL NORTE (Mississippi), April 10— .—Chairman, G. Mitchell; Secretary, J. Chairman, Wcsseis; Secretary, Zimmer. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), April 4— Tiiley. Ship's delegate had a talk with Brother Veiner reported smooth sailing Chairman, A. Megiio; Secretary, D. Wag­ the captain before the meeting and prom­ and then went on lb give the brothers a ner. Ship's communication read and disised a draw if crew cleared for shore detailed account of the now SWp's Com­ cus.'^ed. Motion made and carried to send leave in Pedro. He handed out repair mittee to be set up, and the procedure Harry Lundeberg a wire assuring him of list forms to each delegate and asked tiiat should be followed in conducting a this crew's support on CAMU. Crew also voted full, support of SlU's new hiring system. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourfh Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG- -please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME YAKA (Waterman), April 4—Chairman, B. Payne; Secretary, R. Darling. Motion made by H. Henry and carried to accept and concur with resolutions backing AFL on C.AMU and supporting SlU's new hir­ ing set-up. Motion made -by J. Martin that this crew send Harry Lundeberg a wire pledging support. Carried. VAL CHEM (Valentine), April 7—Chair­ man, L, Hagman; Secretary, J. Parker. Motion made and carried unanimously that a wire be sent to Lundeberg pledg­ ing support on CAMU issue. Crew also voted unanimously full support of new seniority hiring program. giving him this crew's full support on tain. Discussion on the ship's eommu> CAMU. Resolution adopted pledging nications. Voted to send a telegrsm to crew's support to ne^ senionty hiring Harry Lundeberg backing him on his action concerning CAMU. Crew alsii set-up. voted 100 percent support to new senior* ity hiring system. COEUR d'ALBNE VICTORY (Victory Csrrlsrs), April 14—Chairman, H. Mstford; Sscrstsry, D. Iklrt. Motion made STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmisn), April and carried unanimously to support AI^. 4—Chsirmsn, J. DIabakIs; Secretary, ' H. position on CAMU and SlU's new hiring Klrkweod. Crew took unanimous action set-up. A telegram was drafted and sent giving support to AFL on CAMU and to to Harry Lundeberg, pledging our sup­ SIU on new hiring system. port. Headquarters report and com­ munications read and accepted. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), April S —Chairman, R. Wilderspn; Secretary, C. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April Chairman, B. Laisor; Sscretsry, R. Burns. .Graham. Resolution discussed and a mo­ There is $54.35 in the ship's fund at this tion was made and seconded to accept time. Deck delegate reported that he and concur in support of AFL position had spoken to the chief mate about paint­ on CAMU. Resolution on SIU hiring set­ ing out the quarters and was told this up was explained to ail members and will be done the first timp the weather was carried unanimously. Wire sent to gets better. The steward delegate re­ Harr.v Lundeberg expressing support and ported that the steward department got a confidence. There was a discussion on chief cook on arrival in Long Beach and the new seniority .s.vstein. now they have a full department. Crew CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), April F voted unanimous support to SlU's new hiring set-up and the stand taken by —Chalrmgn, R. Mitchell; Sscrstsry, C. Lee. Motion made and carried that a AFL unions on CAMU. Motion made by 11. Pascborg that a wire be sent to Harry telegram be sen! to Brother Harry Lunde­ Lundeberg backing him on his stand of berg pledging support to him in CAMU walking out of CAMU. Motion carried beef with the CiO maritime unions, car­ ried. Crew gave unanimous support ta unanimously. new hiring program. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), April 15— Chairman, J. Mann; Saeratary, J. WltCLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 4. — chan. Motion made by Witchen that the Chairman, H. Andrews; Secretary, C. SS Azalea City crew go on record to Turner. Headquarters report and com­ concur and accept resolutions pledging munications accepted. Unanimous support fuU support of AFL position on CAMU. voted AFL unions in position on CAMU. Motion made by Charles Ross and carried Crew also gave full endorsement to SlU'a that a telegram he dratted and sent to new hiring program. Harry Lundeberg. Crew voted full ap­ proval of new hiring aet-up in SIU. • DEL ALBA (Mississippi), April S — Chairman, J. King; Secretary, E. Riviera. BALTORE (Ore), April 14—Chairman, J. Ship's treasurer Riviere reported that Mehaiov; Secretary, W. Rogawski. Mo­ there is a total of $60.25 in the ship's tion made by J. Lakym to support AFL funcL Crew gave SIU full vote of con­ position on CAMU as well as SlU's new fidence in new hiring set-up, crew voted hiring program based on seniorit.v. A same. Communications read and voted telegram was drafted and sent to Harry on by entire crew, accepted. Motion f.undeberg supporting him on the CAMU on made and carried to send a telegram to issue. Harry Lundel)erg giving support in CAMU SEA MONITOR (Excelsior), April 13— beet. Chairman, J. Risbeck; Secretary, R. Brown. Everything running smoothly DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), April 5— aboard ship. Motion made Ijy J. Smith that a telegram be sent to Harry Lunde­ Chairman, H. Troxclair; Secretary, R, Vaughn. Communications read and car­ berg. giving him crew's full support on C.AMU issue. Several delegates elected ried unanimously. Motion made and car­ at this meeting. Crew also pledged full ried that a telegram be sent to Brother Harry Lundeberg expressing sentimente support to new hiring plan. of crew in support of CAMU position. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), Union's new set-np on hiring given ap­ April 5—Chairman, J. Kelley; Secretary, proval. D. Sheehan. Crew's position on hiring DEL MAR (Mississippi), April 4—Chair­ hall seniority s.ystem and CAMU read and carried unanimously. Motion made man, E. Bates; Secretary, V. Romolo. Headquarters report read and accepted. to send a telegram from ship's crew to carried unanimously. Harry Lundeberg supporting him 100 per­ Communications Crew voted to suppoit SIU hiring pro­ cent in this beef. gram. Motion made by Brother McFall ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), and carried that a telegram be sent to April 6—E. O'Brien; Secretary, H. Biide. Brother Harr.v Lundeberg giving support Communications were read to crew by on his po.sition regarding CAMU. the reading dark and there was some FAIRPORT (Waterman), April 5—Chair­ discussion. Crew voted 100 percent in backing up Harry Lundeberg in the ac­ man, J. Parks; Secretary, B. Shuler. After discussion on CAMU a telegram waa tion concerning CAMU. Resolution adopt­ ed supporting SlU's new seniority sys­ sent to Harry Lundeberg assuring him of their full support on action taken in tem of hiring. Washington. $26.00 in the ship's fund. Resolution carried unanimously to sup­ ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), April i—Chairman, J. Rivera; Secretary, port new SfU hiring plan. E. Erazo. Motion carried unanimnnsly to KATHRYN (Bull), April 11—Chairman, support AFL unions on C.AMU issue. Also voted unanimously to support Union's P. Harper; Secretary, R. Adamson. Crew adopted 100 percent lesolutioiis giving new hiring set-up. support to stand on CAMU and new hir­ SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), April ing plan. S—Chairman, W. Nowberg; Secretary, P. EDITH (Bull), April 11—Chairman, Fred McBride. Communications read and ac­ cepted. Crew voted unanimously to sup­ Davis; Secretary, Charles Starling. There port position on CAMU: also voted 100 is a balance of $31.53 in the ship's fund. percent in favor of SlU's new hiring sys­ Communications and resolutions 100 and tem. Motion made that crew send • 100-A were read and accepted. Motion wire to Harry Lundeberg supporting him tContinued on page 19) , in fail beef with Curran. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatraln), April I—Chairman, G._ Kaufman; Secre­ tary, B. Moya. The crewmembers of the SS Seatraln Louisiana go on record 100 pereent in siipporl. of Union's stand on CAMU and in support of newly-estabiished seniority hiring system. SANTORE (Ore), April 4—Chairman, R. Cole; Secretary, T. Hansen. Everything on board shipshape with no beefs. Mo­ tion made by John Niemicra to accept headquarters report, carried. Motion made by Max Steinsapir to adopt resolu­ tions supporting AFI., stand on C.AMU and SlU's new hiring system. Carried unanimously. A wire was sent to Harr.v Lundeberg regarding .position on CAMU issue. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), April 5—Chairman, N. Kirk; Secretary, E. Jones.. Motion made and carried to accept headquarters report as read and post same. Crew voted to give AFL unions its full backing in CAMU dispute. Resolution adopted also to back Union's new hiring system. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), April 7—Chairman, J. Cole; Secretary, F. Sullivan. Headquarters report carried unanimously. Resolutions were adopted pledging 100 percent support to SIU in CAMU dispute. Motion made and carried to send a wire to Harry Lundeberg to assure him that the crew is 100 percent behind him in this smear campaign. Crew voted unanimous approval to newly-in­ augurated hiring set-up. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), April 6 SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln), —Chairman, C. Heniiey; Secretary, D. Collins. Motion made and carried to send April 4—Chairman, J. Puiien; Secretary, a wire to Harry Lundeberg backing his S. Johnson. Headquarters report read stand on CAMU dispute. Crew also voted and accepted. Two resolutions adopted. full approval of new seniority hiring First gives crew's full support to AFL position on CAMU; Second, pledged full system. support to SlU's new hiring plan. SUZANNE (Bull), April <—Chairman, SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), April 5 H. Orlando; Secretary, C. Rawiings. Dele­ gates reported everything running —Chairman, T. Constantin; Secretary, A. TO AVOID DUPLICATIONt If you erg an ol<J subterrber and hava a ehsnga smoothly. Ship's treasurer reported the Groover. Motion made by R. White to fund has $10. Crew voted full support on accept and concur with resolutions supof addrais, plaasa giva your formor addrost balowi poi-ting AFL on CAMU and SIU on new CAMU and on new hiring set-up. hiring program. Carried unanimously. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry - Trans), Motion made to send a wire to Harry aeaeaeaeaeaeaeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaae e ee«•eeseeteaaaeeeiaaataaaaeaBaatao* , April 12—Chairman, H. Masford; Secre­ Lundeberg. tary, A. Smith. Some disputed overtime SOUTHWIND (South Atlantic), April 5— which' will bo- taken care of at payoff. A M • •••••••aBaaaaetee ZONE STATE telegram was sent to Karry Lundeberg Chairman, H. Jones; Secretary, R. MerCITY STREET ADDRESS CITY Signed , ADDRESS ZONE STATE Benjamin W. Sumaskl Your wife reque.sts you to con­ tact her at 41 Marvin St., Buffalo 4, NY. 4- 4« James Mathews Moran Your daughter, Mrs. Betty Mor­ an Hennecke, is anxious to hear from you; her address. Box 12, Shively, Kentucky. 3^ ' i. Alvin Carl Olander Please write to your mother, in New Sweden, Maine, and pick up mail at Houston, Texas. 4> James 11. Darrow Please contact Florence Hoover,, now Florence Slates, at Box 682, Wilmington, Calif., or c/o Ernest B. Tiiley, SIU Hall, Wilmington, » i i* 4" 4- 4 4» 4 4 4 John W. Smith Contact Amersea Corp. for re­ fund on money confiscated in Japan last July. Bill O'Connor Please get In touch with Tom Cozzo, Ordway 3-4040, San Fran­ cisco, on an important matter. Herman Rogge Bill Parks asks you to get in touch with him on the Bradford Island, Cities Service Co., 70 Fine /; • • , V �T SEAFARERS liiiyl3.1IS5 r-'' • "ff' rw IOC .. . DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS... (Continued from page 18) mad*'by D. Keddy that R. Arlesuc be elected ae ahip'e aecretary reporter, car­ ried urianlmoualy. A motion by C. Star­ ling was made and carried unanimously that a telegram be dratted and sent to Harry Lundberg thanking him for a job Veil done. PLdRIDA. April 6—Chairman. H. Shaw; Secretary, L, McCoy. Communications from headquarters read. Crew of the SS Florida sent a telegram to Harry Lundeberg supporting his action on CAMU. A report from Bob Matthews read concern­ ing ship's status. munlcatlons were, read and carried unani­ mously. Crew voted full support to new seniority hiring system. Motion made by J. Kennedy that a supporting telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg on his posi­ tion In CAMU. Carried. KYSKA (Waterman). April 7--Chalrman, H. Mesford; Secretary, P. Hugglns. All eommunicatlons read and then posted on the bulletin board. Motion made and carried to unanimously support SIU's new hiring system. Motion made by C. Moose and carried to send Harry Lunde­ berg a telegram giving him full support in CAMU issue. GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), February 2—Chairman, M. Smith; Secre­ tary, J. Hauser. Discussion on proposed Coast Guard taking over physical and mental health program. Letter from secretary-treasurer regarding same was read, and all hands were urged to write to their Congressmen. Vote of thanks to the captain: for his cooperation and to the steward department for high qual­ ity and variety of food. Discussion on FRANCES (Buii), April 12—Chairman, GIs being in recreation room, and If they W. Smith; Secretary, E. O'Rourke. Reso­ can't keep it clean they should be kept lutions were discussed on supporting po­ out. sition on CAMU and SIU's new hiring method. Accepted unanimously by the DESOTO (Pan-Atlantic), February «— crew. Chairman, P. Reyes; Secretary, R. Hamp­ shire. Crewmembers were Informed' that tlREECE ViCTORY (South . Atiantic), the hospital - would not be used for - a Aprii 6-:-Cha.irman, ,N. Jakian; Secretary, storeroom in the future but should be H. Gulnie'r. Motion, carried unanimously ready at all times for emergency, as the to support J.undeberg position on CAMU; law Specified. Motion made and carried crew also gave full support to seniority that' 'a ship's fund be established and system 'now in operation. . . every member donate at least $3. Elec­ tion results reported and members are HURRICANE (Waterman), April « — satisfied. ' • • Chairman, M. Longfeliow; Secretary, R. Davidson. Motion made to send telegram LONCViEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ to Harry Lundeberg supporting his stand riers). February 26—Chairman, N. Kirk; on CAMU. Resolution adopted pledging Secretary. A. Kessen. Ship's delegate backing to new senidrity system. No talked to captain about getting motor beefs pending aboard. for washing machine fixed; Motion made and carried that all overtime be paid at JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), payoff time and not carried over to the April 5—Chairman, S, Furtado; Secretary, next trip. Chief electrician said he had E. Hansen. Headquarters report and coin- some spare motors that should be reFELTORE (Ors), April 5—Chairman, R. Marry; Secretary, C. CIsrk. Foc'sles need painting and deck should be repaired in laundry. Motion made by William Sharp and carried unanimously that a telegram be drafted and sent to Hatry Lundeberg pledging him support of crew In CAMU dispute. New hiring set-up given full approval. SlU-NLRBReach Accord To End Pending Cases (Continued from page 2) on the settlement stipulation with the NLRB, the Union representa­ tives made it clear that in any event before any final agreement could be reached and signed, the entire matter would have to be presented verbatim to the mem­ bership at regular meetings and that SIU membership authoriza­ tion be given before any Union official could sign the document. The membership authorized the action, after thorough discussion, at the May 4 meetings. Net result of the signing of this stipulation is that the; 23 men in­ volved in the Board cases will be allowed to apply for the seniority rating they qualify for under terms of the Union's hiring agree­ ment with the shipowners. Head­ quarters estimates that approxi­ mately 16 of the 23 men rate Class "d" seniority, 5 rate a Class "B", and the remaining two a Class "A" rating. It is interesting to note that these individuals would have been entitled to, and received, the same seniority rating had they not filed complaints with the NLRB. Of the 23 men, only one is entitled to financial remuneration, amount of which is to be set by the regional director of the Board. Hiring Clause Defined As in the case of any such agreement worked out with the Board under Taft-Hartley provi­ sions, the stipulation repeatedly specifies that membership or nonmembership in the Union shall not constitute the basis of a man's shipping rights. This proviso, of course, has no bearing on the pres­ ent hiring system, inasmuch as shipping is done solely on the basis of seniority, in accordance with the contract The core of the SIU hiring sys­ tem, which is part of the Union contract with the shipowners and which was negotiated some two months ago, involves three classes of seniority: Men who were sailing regularly on SIU vessels before Jan. 1, 1951, have the top "A" rat­ QtUz AnHwerz (1) Fort McHenry, Baltimore, ing. Those sailing regularly on SIU vessels since Jan. 1, 1951, to during the War of 1812. the present are rated as Class "B." (2) All are American trees. Men who had no time aboard SIU(3) $22.50. contra(?ted ships as of Jan. 1, 1955, (4) Translate. or who have not shipped regularly (5) A marquis. during the periods described cov­ (6) The queen was in the parlor, ering Class "A';; and Class "B,:' re­ eating bread and honey. ceive a Class "C'Tating. (7) Marrow. 90-Days A Year (8) Seattle. Although never previously spell­ (0) The Hindus. (10) It completely encircles the ed out in detail, seniority has al­ ways prevailed in the SIU and thus Earth. determined a man's rights to ship. In effect, therefore, the new seni­ Puzzle Answer ority system means that all Class "A" men are regular members of the Union. SIU permitmen consti­ the great majority of those QSDB BBSS BIIQ tute possessing Class "B" seniority rat­ ings. Class "C" men are entitled to ship under the seniority method BOSHg] now in effect if after eight consec-' utive calls no "A" or "B" men take the job called. However, under terms of the contract hiring provi­ sions, all Class "B" and "C" men must get off after 60 days aboard any vessel and _ re-register for a job. The job which they leave then goes on the hiring board and is reslfjpped lA tbe^ usual manner, . [ziisgsa mm mm\ja Q:i]a[iSa SSB aaaaa SHHraa SaaEUS QEBS QBEDS •as fflSEB asHS sea aasH SSE® referred to the patrolman. A motion was made that delegate be rotated every payoff. After some discussion it was agreed that 'this was not necessary the man In question was doing a good MARY ADAMS (Bloemfleld), February Job. therefore, the motion was defeated 12—Chairman, Al Wile; Secretary, O. by vote. Smith. Motion made aqd passed that SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seitrain), March ship's delegate report any fights that take place aboard ship at meetings. The stew­ 13—Chairman, Walter Newberg; Secre­ ard department was given a vote of tary, Beckerleh.. Discussion on the' air scoop'in the messhall. Discussion regard; thanks for a Job well done. ing literature harmful to Union coming aboard ship. I^aid mail was taken to the ANTIN0U8 (Pan-Atlantic), February 27 hall. Discussion 'on the missing iron; a —Chairman, Robin; Secretary, H. B|errlng. Air conditioning pertaining to the new .one will be purchased. regulation of heat and cold was dis­ SEAfRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), March 20 cussed. $31.81 in the ship's fund, and money will be used for chain and links —Chairman, 11. Allen; Secretary, Sir for crew's swing and games. A vote of Charles. Treasurer reported $50.75 in the thanks given to the baker for a Job well ship's fundi and crewmembers will do­ nate $1 to same. Motion made and car­ done, and the new chief cook. ried to buy a booster for the television. paired upon arrival In United State* port. Two men in the (toward department were hurt on company launch foinf athore in Saaebo,. Japan. BEATRICE (Bull), February 20—Chair­ man, J. Bernard; Secretary, P. Reyes. Ship's delegate resigned and a new one was elected. Suggestion made that the steward department wear white Jackets. Crewmembers were asked to keep messhaU locked while in port. Any beefs or complaints should be reported to the delegates. INES (Bull), March 13—Chairman, W. Mlllison; Secretary, H. Long. Money for TV repairs taken out of the ship's fund and $31 remains. All crewmembers agreed to keep laundry room clean. Ship's delegate reported that one man missed ship in Baltimore. Motion made and carried that this man be given every consideration shoreside as crew does not believe him to be at fault. SEATIGER (Orion). February 6—Chair­ man, W. Tkach; Secretary. W. Collard. The members voted thanks and confidence for the much-improved menus and quality of food and service. March 10—Chalrman,-C. McCarthy; Sec­ retary, T. Bolton. Patrolman will be contacted regarding ship sailing short of men from Texas City. Beef on rusty water and no hot water in showers. Crew requested that a public exterminator be called on board to kill cockroaches and bugs in next port of caU. CAROLYN (Bull), March 13—Chairman, E. Abuly; Secretary, W. Ludlaih. Balance of $1 in the ship's fund. Steward depart­ ment given a vote of thanks by entire crew. Repair lists should be turned in. Crew agreed to compensate 2nd cook for radio damaged during chipping on vessel. YORKMAR (Calmar), February 27 — Chairman, G. Leoffer; Secretary, R. Mc­ Neil. New air vent in baker's room still leaks after being replaced in Baltimore. Members asked to try and keep down noise in passageways so men off watch can get some sleep. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Mafch 13— Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, S. Neiisen. Delegates were asked to turn in repair lists so • most of repairs can be taken care of before ship gets into port. Crew's radio negds fixing and will be taken care of out of thp ship's fund. Arrival pool will be taken care of by the ship's delegate. BALTORE (Ore), March 9—Chairman, B. Colyer; Secretary, H. Wheeler. Ship's delegate given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Motion made and carried to contact New York for clarifications regarding contract.- Ship:a fund $16.19. CHILORE (Ore), March 6—Chali-man, D. Pontes; Secretary, H. Leiby. Overtime for Saturday and Sunday sanitary work on bridge will be taken up with the patrolman. There was - some discussion of why the bookmen on board will not accept the Jobs as delegates. Passage­ ways are to be more quiet as men are sleeping throughout the day. Library books should be returned to the library. The recreation hall is not being kept as clean as it should be after the nightly games that , are played. Each crewmember was asked to keep the pantry clean after using. All beefs will be brought to the attention of the patrolman by the ship's delegate. EDITH (Bull), February 27—Chairman, F. Davis; Secretary, Ralph Tyree. Ship's delegate reported $76 in the ship's fund. Motion made that the ship's delegate contact the captain and patrolman asking for statements to bo issued to each crewmember before the.payoff, itemizing his earnings. A patrolman will be contacted concerning delayed sailing. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), March 5 — Chairman, J. Wilson; Secretary, J. Splvey. A vote of thanks was given to the 3rd mate for fixing the radio. Crew­ members were asked to return cups to the sink. The chief cook was reported to headquarters for stealing ship's gear. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), February 20—Chairman, H. MInkler; Sec­ retary, G. Vinson. Motion made and car­ ried to contact a patrolman regarding heating problem in crew's quarters. The retiring ship's delegate was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. Requests made that the night lunch have more of a variety. Treasurer reported S40.70 in the ship's fund. SANTORE (Ore), February 19—Chair­ man, C. Stroud; Secretary, E. Potts. The ship's delegate was requested to see a patrolman about having sufficient aprons and jackets aboard ship. Some of the fans need repairing. Discussion on menus. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), February 26—Chairman, H. Pruitt; Secretary, V. S. Kuhl. Several inquiries made as to why showers have been turned off. This mat­ ter will be turned over to the patrolman at payoff. Other than the repairs, every­ thing is going along pritty smoothly. FRANCES (Bull), March 3—Chairman, E. O'Rourke; Secretary, P. Gonzales. Work .done - by deck department which they daim is . longshore. work will be ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), March 15—Chairman, B. Slald; Secretary, C. since the captain refused to pay overtim* to tha wipers on weekends ice will be pulled twice en Ttiursdays and Fridays' to have enough. Men asked to be raoiw coiisiderate of brothers sleeping whilethe ship is in port. Discussion on poor service given in the srew messroom. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatreifl), ' February 25—Chairman, J. Pullen; Secretary, S. Johnson. Ship's delegate called a special meeting for the purpose of electing a new ship's delegate. Motion, made and carried that any more per*, forming by crewmembers will be dealt with through membership adopted pro-: cedures. The ship's delegate was re­ elected and given a vote of confidence and promised cooperation for the future. BIENVILLE (Waterman), February 27— Chairman, R. Hutchins; Secretary, J. Flood. One man missed ship in San Pedro and Joined in .Seattle. Motion made and carried . that a patrolman come aboard in first port regarding repairs that have been promised several times with no results. Crewmembers were asked to bring all surplus linen to the steward. Dwyer. Motion made and carried to see the patrolman about getting more variety in foods. Discussion held on repairs in general and all agreed that each dele­ gate should submit a repair list on ar­ SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), rival in New York. February 19—Chairman, McRay; Secre-, tary, S. Johnson. Ship's delegate re­ JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory ported there is $83J!5 in the ship's fund. Carriers), March 7—Chairman, N. W. Du- All repairs have been taken care of. Mo­ Bols; Secretary, R. Morgan. Ship's dele­ tion defeated to buy a TV set from the gate contacted master about slopchest. ship's fund.. and sizes will be obtained if requested. A draw wUl be given if there is no pay­ SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Feb­ off same day of arrival. Steward re­ ruary 13—Chairman, J. Long; Secretary, quested all extra linen be turned in. F. Johnson. A contribution was made to the American Seaman's Friend Society ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seat Shipping), from the ship's fund. Three men missed January 9—Chairman, O. Raynor; Sec­ ship in New Orleans. Discussion held on retary, N. Remley. Ship's library was re­ purchasing a record player. Ship's iron ceived. The washing machine has been is missing, and Brother Long reminded fixed. Motion made and carried that the erew that four irons have been pur­ crewmembers wear shirts in the mess- chased in the past ten months and have room. Ice situation was discussed, and disappeared. Win Family Sick Care; Boost Other Benefits (Continued from page 3) then in subsequent successful Union contract negotiations. Other benefits are provided as follows:— • Seafarers in all ports who are on the beach waiting to ship out are entitled to assistance through the interest-free loan and mealbook program, and the use of dor­ mitory facilities. • The Andrew Furuseth Train­ ing School will he available to Sea­ farers for upgrading purposes at no cost to them. • Special assistance in the form of wheelchairs, artificial limbs and other devices vvill he provided for individual Seafarers if the trustees so vote. In aiinquncing details of the Wel­ fare Plan improvements, SIU Sec­ retary-Treasurer Paul Hall told the membership, "Your Union has at­ tempted to' work out a program here which will offer the most protection possible to both married and single Seafarers. In drafting this program, your Union's Wel­ fare Plan has designed the benefits to help those who need help the most. The trustees of the Plan and the headquarters officials of your Union believe that this package represents the best possible pro­ tection that could he obtained for all Seafarers." Self-administration of the Wel­ fare Plan by Union and employer trustees was a big factor in bring­ ing the new hesiefits about, in that savings from bypassing insurance companies could he passed on to Seafarers and their families in the form of additional benefits. Eligibility Welfare Plan trustees also took important steps to assure that the wide variety of benefits under the Plan would he payable to profes­ sional seamen who make a living by going to sea. Changes were made in the eligibility require­ ments to meet that objective, hut these changes will not affect any Seafarers who are already receiv­ ing any one of the existing benefits under the Plan. These men will also he entitled to the current in­ creases in benefits. The one day's seatime qualifica­ tion for death, hospital and mater­ nity benefits will also apply to de- ptndents' benefits as well, with one iuiportant difference. As of June 1, the qualification for all the above benefits will he one day's seatime in the previous 90 days, and 90 days on SlU-contracted ships in the pre­ vious calendar year. The change is designed to give preference to the full-time Sea­ farer over the one-tripper and the emergency replacement. Under the old system such men were entitled to welfare benefits on an equal basis with professional SIU sea­ men. Disability-pension qualifications have also been changed. Applicants will need 12 years' seatime, or 4,380 days, since January 1, 1934, one day of which must he within 90 days of the Seafarer's application for benefits. This is assurance that benefits will go to actively-sailing Seafarers, with those disabled in previous years already covered by the retroactive features of the orig­ inal disability benefit. Disability qualifications, aside from seatime, will consist of in­ ability to work at sea for a living, no matter what the age of the Sea­ farer. Scholarship benefit qualifications continue unchanged at three years' seatime on the part of the Seafarer or the Seafarer-father of the schol­ arship applicant. In figuring the family hospital benefits, the Seafarer pays the first $50 of the hospital room and extras expenses and the Welfare Plan picks up the rest of the tab up to $10 a day for the hospital room and board and $100 for expenses like x-rays, operating rooms, special nursing care and the like. The $50 deductible feature enables the Plan to provide these generous benefits to help the family faced with a major hospital hill. The surgical schedule, as the special supplement in this issue shows, provides a spe­ cific benefit for each specific opera­ tion up to the $300 maximum. The hospital and surgical sched­ ules, and the $4 a day doctors' visit allowance, are based on national average cost figures supplied by the American Medical Association and other medical authorities. Full­ er details as well as procedures for collecting benefits are described in the 8-page Welfare Plan supple­ ment in- this issue, , ,. • • '"i •'-x-f �;• • ; •;rv- SEAFARERS ik-.-' . OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL I , SPECIAL S-PAGE SUPPLEMENT # ^r/#- # rV : • -• i• :;5 «6I W®""" „lh» 'V' ot on v «»<• 'V^Co-'xy ida® W.«o" , gnorso' iloto'e > hara' ;• . •'A ta »W •' *** iodiaa ' Conv.n"""'^ tH« _ . •r«rer s ' - plus ?V.".. M' '& ' \'y .'- •Vsii'' ! •t'- • ::ri. K ->>'- .• *" • ®a#;.;: W^'./ SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAl UNIOH • A&G DISTRICT �'I'ii " ''y-. ' J-.- , ' ! --li.'' li K, I- 4 - •-i S ••tii. <»» • .-J • .-V . r" • •••.- ••„:; -fy.-n-1,-.-• li' . #•:•• • l-r: v-:^- ' ••.. r-.S'i, • . 1 . .• ' •-•': .: - '• • ' / • . -. 'M »>r --; - ^ i,. -fe' • -M "Th* surface of tfits new area of security for seamen has only been scratched at yet, but the vast potentialities that it has for seamen marks It second only to the Hiring Hall as an instrument of security for the men who go to sea. The Welfare Plan idea embodies all the elements of security heretofore undreamed of." •/f &''ry' 4 ' iM -r'lS '•"iS 'nl» -Report of SlU • A&G District • ToSlU ofNA Convention/ March 26,1951/ San FranciscO/ Calif. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN -;SQ3S % -•-V II 2 with new HOSPITAL ANO SURGICAL BENEFITS NEW! ... maximum protection for Tfie Seafarer's family, . . plus NEW! INCRIA8E8 in J,.-.. -sv. • -'t'.. • 1 • •• 1. - • • 'A f DEATH BENEFIT HDSPITAL PAYMENT DISABILITY-PENSION BENEFIT ... V COMPtETE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN BENEFITS : v^' .-ciU , ^i^FA^ERS lOG • RndSection 8 May 13/I95S •--rl I ^Tt;£ I . -H j �May li, 1«A% -Fa*® S—Tw« § • • ll- I Announcement this month of the new system of hospital and surgical benefits for Seafarers' dependents and the increases in existing benefits ' cove^-ing hospitalization, disability and death for Seafarers themselves fol lows a tradition of pioneering in union welfare programs that has been with the SIU since the earliest days of its existence. Now in operation nearly five years, the Seafarers Welfare Plai\. provides a weil-defined program of benefits tailored to the specialized needs of sea-' men. The blueprint first envisioned in 194S has proved to be more and more a reality with the passing years. Fundamentally, the idea behind the development of the present Welfare Plan benefits stems from the SIU's desire to bring a measure of security to the men and the families of the men who labor in tljis highly unstable industry. The SIU saw that the area of welfare security represented for seamen a field second in importance only to the hiring hall. This was, in fact, a whole new concept of life for seamlen. Proof of the sweeping changes wrought by the welfare program is the tremendous upsurge in the number of seamen married, raising children and becoming established members of communities everywhere. Just as important to the SIU as establishing a welfare plan was the method of its administration. The SIU was unwilling to pay the costs of insurance company administration with its cold and inflexible attitude. Careful studies of other union welfare set-ups indicated that this was the fate of all who embraced insurance company plans. The result Was that the SIU demanded and won a self-administered plan that keeps costs low and maintains constant contact with the seamen-beneficiaries. The problem of welfare benefits for seamen, completely unknown in the industry at the time, was first discussed at a joint conference of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the SIU A&G District in June, 1949, in Washing­ ton, DC. It was agreed that the two affiliated organizations would press for this type of benefit, heretofore unheard of, at their next bargaining ses­ sions with the shipowners. The SUP, under the leadership of Harry Lundeberg, was the first to crack the ice when late in November, 1949, the SUP compelled the West Coast operators to agree to payment of 25 cents^ for each unlicensed man's work day into a welfare fund. When the SIU A&G District opened negotiations loith the shipowners on December 4, 1949, it came fully-prepared. In all, virtually every one of its demands were approved by the operators. On December 29, a key memorandum was signed by representatives of several major SIU operators, and the Seafarers Welfare Plan was born. It committed the operators to a contribution of 25 cents per day for each Seafarer working on their ships, which was to be pooled in a central fund from which Seafarers would draw benefits as they needed them. A joint panel of Union and shipowner trustees was empowered to oversee all oper­ ations, which would be under the immediate concern of a full-time admin­ istrator familiar with the problems involved. When payments first began on July 1, 1950, a $500 death benefit and a $7 iveekly hospital benefit were provided. There had been no effort to make benefits large right at the start and thereby run the danger of bankrupting things before they got going. The Union was concerned, however, in the case of the hospital benefit, with putting no limit on the length of time dur­ ing which benefits could be received. All these objectives were met and continue to highlight the Plan's operations. It was a long step from the $2 weekly hospital benefit, $100 burial benefit and $50 "shipwreck benefit" made payable out of the Union treasury under the old SIU constitution. In January, 1951, the Plan's trustees took the first step calculated to put the idle reserve fund to work earning money. The sum of $500,000 was used to purchase interest-bearing US Government bonds, which the Plan now holds in the amount of $1.7 million. In like fashion, the first $500 death benefit has gone through four separate increases to reach its present new level of $3,500, and the hospital benefit, originally $7 weekly, has been tripled by the increases to $21. Just a few weeks before the second anniversary of the Plan, in June, 1952, the $200 maternity benefit and a disability benefit—then pegged at $15 weekly—were added to the list. The disability benefit, payable to any Seafarer, has just had its third increase, and is now $35 weekly. An outstanding achievement of the Plan was the creation of a Scholar­ ship Fund In October, 1952, which is enabling three Seafarers and the chil­ dren of five others to attend the college or university of their choice with $6,000, four-year scholarship awards from the Welfare Plan. Four such awards are made each year. As part of its program of providing aid for Seafarers in areas never touched by shoreside unions, the Welfare Plan operates an ever-expanding program of unemployment aid for Seafarers on the beach waiting to ship. This has come in the form of a loan program, special recreational cafeteria facilities in some ports and in making available dormitories, showers, laun­ dry facilities and similar items in many halls. l)X 1^ I I/'s.wI - • t • ti tUli .iHi �Mmy IS. ItSS Hospital, Surgical Benefits; Increases In Hospital, Death, Pension—Disability Why SlU Plan Is Self-Insured The uniqueness of the operation of the Seafarers Welfare Plan is underscored by the fact that it is one of the few self-administered welfare programs in the country. Most union welfare plans are based on insurance policies taken out with an insurance company and the insurance company administers the plan accordingly. Since insurance companies are in business as profit-making enter­ prises, the expense of an insurance-administered plan is bound to be higher than one which is self-administered, and profits from in­ vestment of premiums also go to the company. Brokers' fees and other expenses of Insured plans are additional burdens. For that reason it was decided when the Seafarers Welfare Plan was first negotiated to administer the program directly, through es­ tablishment of a Welfare Plan office staffed with professional ad­ ministrators. The result has been that expenses of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have been limited to 7.7 percent of income. Comparable expenses under insurance company plans, according to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance, average around ten percent, with many plans running up above 25 percent in adminis­ trative costs. Accountants for the Seafarers Welfare Plan have figured that had the Union's Plan's funds been put in the hands of an insurance com­ pany, the additional cost would have been around $110,000 a year, an increase of 50 percent in operating costs. Likewise the plan would have lost over $100,000 income from investments it has made in US Government bonds with its surplus. How Hlan Is Run The Seafarers Welfare Plan, which is a self-administered, selfinsured program, is governed by a board of trustees consisting of three SIU and three shipowner representatives. The trustees have the authority to determine how the Plan is to be run and what benefits are to be provided. They can call on expert advice for this purpose and in turn, they issue instructions to the professional administrators hired by the Welfare Plan for the purpose of carrying out its functions. Welfare Payments And Assets MAY 6, 1955 BENEFITS PAID Hospital benefits paid since July 1, 1950 Death benefits paid since July 1, 1950 Disability benefits paid since May 1, 1952 Maternity benefits paid since April 1, 1952. Total (Dates are when benefits began.) ASSETS Cash on hand Estimated accounts receivable US Government bonds (Welfare) Real estate (Welfare) Other assets—training ship (Welfare) Total Assets 'ii" t"- . • S, $662,125.50 1,209,859.88 93,145.00 368,800.00 .$2,333,930.38 $449,186.14 145,991.85 1,720,696.88 240,894.70 117,803.40 .$2,674,572.97 E£Feclive June 1, 1955, Seafarers, their wives and children will be covered by a new Welfare Plan program bringing additional hpnefits and a large increase in benefits previously existing. The new program includes hospital and surgical coverage for Seafarers' families, and higher pay­ ments for disability-pensions, Seafarers' hospital benefits a"d death bene­ fits. It makes up a package which trustees of the Welfare Plan believe to be without a peer, including as it does, besides the above-listed benefits, maternity and scholarship benefits, unemployment benefits and training facilities. As approved by the membership go to active Seafarers, with those dis­ in all ports at the May 4 member­ abled in previous years already brought in under the retroactive features of the ship meeting, the new package con­ original disability benefit. sists of the following; Disability qualifications, as oefore, will • A hospital benefit for wives and chil­ consist of inabUity to work at sea for a dren of Seafarers which pays for a hospi­ living, no matter what the age of the tal room at the rate of $10 a day for 31 Seafarer may be. days, plus $100 maximum allowance for Qualifications for the scholarship benefit extra hospital expenses, after the first $50 will remain three years' seatime on the of expenses. part of the Seafarer, or the Seafarer-father • A $4'per diem allowance for doctor's of the scholarship applicant. visits while hospitalized up to a maximum The new family benefits will work in of 31 days' visits. the following fashion. The $10 a day hos­ / • A schedule of surgical benefits up pital benefit and the $100 maximum allow­ to a maximum of $300, depending on the ance for extra expense like x-rays, operat­ type of surgery involved. Blood transfu­ ing rooms, extra nursing care and the sion costs are included under this heading. like, will be treated as one package in The above benefits apply to wives of figuring the $50 deduction. The Seafarer Seafarers, and to unmarried children of pays the first $50 of the package and the Seafarers up to 19 years of age. The Welfare Plan picks up the tab for the rest. existing $200 maternity benefit plus $25 . By putting in the $50 deductible feature US defense bond from the Union will be the Plan was able to provide more gener­ continued as is. ous benefits, so that the Seafarer who is For Seafarers themselves, the improve­ faced with a really whopping hospital bill ments in benefits are equally impressive. will get the aid he needs. The whole idea They involve: is to help those who need help the most, • A $1,000 increase in the death benefit instead of dissipating the Plan's resources in payment and handling of minor hospital to $3,500. bills. • A $6 weekly increase in hospital bene­ The surgical schedule, which is fully fits to $21 per week, payable, as before, detailed for all types of surgery, provides for as long as a Seafarer is hospitalized, payment for specific operations up to the • A $10 weekly increase in the disabili­ $300 maximum, and includes blood trans­ ty benefit to $35 a week, or slightly over fusion costs at* $20 per transfusion. Both the schedule of surgical benefits $150 a month. / and the hospital allowance were based on • Continuation of the existing $6,000 figures drafted after consultation with the college scholarship program. American Medical Association and other In addition, under the Welfare Plan medical authorities. The benefits reflect program. Seafarers in all ports who are the average national cost of hospitalization on the beach waiting to ship out are en­ on the basis of a semi-private room, the titled to assistance through the loan and average cost of hospital extras, and typical meal book program, the use of-dormitory surgical fees charged by surgeons in vari­ facilities, plus the facilities of the Andrew ous parts of the country. Furuseth Training School for upgrading The same holds true for the $4 per day purposes. allowance for doctor's visits to a hospi­ . The new benefits program was made talized patient. The purpose of this bene­ possible by a recent increase in payments fit is to take care of non-surgical hospital to the Welfare Plan negotiated by the cases. The allowance applies on a day SIU as well as by the self-administered by day basis each day the doctor visits nature of the Welfare Plan. The savings the patient, whether he visits once a day made possible from bypassing insurance or more, up to 31 days of visits. companies and their "cut" of a welfare The procedure on payment of depend­ program's income can be passed on to ents' benefits is simple enough. When a Seaferers and their families in the form of dependent is hospitalized, the hospital superior coverage. should be notified that the dependent is While in the process of revising and covered by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. broadening the Welfare Plan, the SIU The hosjHtal should be told to contact the trustees also took the opportunity to nearest SIU hall to verify the eligibility assure that its benefits would be payable of the dependent. In a few days, the hos­ to the professional seaman who sails reg­ pital will receive a letter from the Welfare ularly with the SIU. Certain changes were Plan office confirming the eligibility of made in eligibility accordingly. Thie one the patient and informing it of the covei-day's seatime qualification for death, hos­ age the patient is entitled to. pital and maternity benefits will carry Once the patient has been discharged over to the new dependents benefits, but from the hospital, a claim can be filed It will now be on the basis of one day in with the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 the previous 90 and 90 days in the preced­ Broadway, New York City. A Welfare ing calendar year. This will tend to give Plan check will then be forwarded cover­ preference to the full time, professional ing that part of the bill for which benefits Seafarer. apply. To assure the speediest possible han­ Qualifications for the increased disabili­ ty-pension benefit will now be 12 years' dling of such claims all Seafarers will be seatime, or 4,380 days, one day of which asked to fill out forms listing their de­ must be, within 90 days of the Sea­ pendents. 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Exostosis, ostema, removal of 65.00 Foot stabilization !..!!!!!.•., 150^00 Fracture Simple, closed reduction, with or without pins and/or calipers Ankle (Pott's), astragalus, clavicle, elbow, fibula, os calcis, radius, . scapula, ulna, wrist (Colics') 75.OO Femus, pelvis . . .. ... . . !! 90.00 • Fingers or toes (phalanges), hand (metacarpals), foot (metatarsals), nose, rib or ribs, tarsal or carpal bones 25.00 Humerus, mandible, maxilla, (alveolar process excepted), patella, radius and ulna, tibia or tibia and fibula 75.OO Vertebra or vertebtae, coccyx excepted Body or lamia go.oo Articular, lateral or spinous processes only 20.00 Compound—The maximum is one and one-half times the allowance for the corresponding simple fracture treated by closed reduction. Treated by open operation, except pins and/or calipers—The maximum is twice the allowance for the corresponding simple fracture treated by closed reduction. Fracture of skull—see neurosurgery. Hallux valgus (bunion), operation for Single 50.OO Bilateral—same surgical occasion . TsioO Hammer Toes, operation for !!!!!!!!.!!!!! 5o!oO Incision into joint Semilunar cartilage, knee, removal 125.00 For other reason 5o!o0 Paracentesis (tapping) only lo]oO Patella, excision of ff 1 r'rr r v -i-f ? ^ v/ •' 1 VI-.T 13n* >,>^5.00 Tendons and ligaments Tenotomy, sole procedure Suturing Single structure Multiple structures Transplant of tendons Single Multiple Toe nail, radical removal 0) MAXIMUM PAYMENT 25100 35.00 50.00 50.00 75.00 15.00 EYE Cataract, removal of Needling, complete procedure I Chalazion, operation for Conjunctival flap operation Conjunctival suture Cornea Paracentesis of Transplantation of Ulcer Cauterization of Delimiting keratomy Detached retina, electrocoagulation for .; Enucleation and/or evisceration (exenteration), including implantation Foreign body, cornea or conjunctiva, removed Foreign body, intraocular removed Glaucoma, filtration (trephining) operation Hordeolumor sty, operation for Iridectomy, sole procedure Lachrymal sac, excision Pterygium, removal Ptosis, eye lid, correction of Unilateral Bilateral—same surgical occasion Strabismus (crossed eyes, squint) convergent or divergent, correction by cutting operation, complete procedure 25.00 200.00 5.00 25.00 200.00 90.00 5.00 50.00 110.00 5.00 75.00 50.00 35.00 50.00 75.00 110.00 15.00 200.00 140.00 180.00 NOSE AND THROAT Antrum puncture and irrigation 5.00 Antrum window, Caldwell-Luc operation 60.00 Ethmoidectomy, Including removal polyps 50.00 Frontal sinus, radical 100.00 Laryngoscopy, including biopsy For diagnosis or treatment 10.00 Operative 25.00 Nasal polyps, removal Single 10.00 Multiple 20.00 Nasal septum, submucous resection ' 75.00 Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, cutting or electro-coagulation, com­ plete procedure 50.00 Tracheotomy 65.00 Turbinectomy, unilateral or bilateral 15.00 BREAST Abscess of, incision and drainage Amputation of Simple unilaterad Radical, with exporation axilla 25.00 100.00 150.00 INFECTION AND TRAUMA Abscess, not mentioned elsewhere, incision and drainage Superficial Deep Carbuncle, incision of Debridement of wounds i..^ Suturing, sole procedure—$2 per stitch, with maximum of 10.00 25.00 15.00 10,00 50.00 LYMPH GLANDS Superficial, .removal of, including biopsy Deep chain, removal of, including biopsy 20.00 75.00 SCALENE SYNDROME Cutting operation for Unilateral Bilateral—same surgical occasion ^5.00 120.00 THYROID GLAND Removal of (thyroidectomy) complete or partial, complete procedure TUMORS AND CYSTS Benign tumor or cyst, superficial, excision of 150.00 10.00 Cyst Branchial, removal of Pilonidal (including pilonidal sinus) excision of Thyroglossal, excision of Epithelioma, including basal celled carinoma, excision of With gland dissection Other malignant tumors, face, lip or skin, excision of ;..... ' With gland diksectibh ... .-'.W. WjWl CB s wI ^1 150.00 50.00 10.00 25.00 20.00 EAR Abscess, middle ear (otitis media) incision drum (paracentesis) Fenestration operation for otosclerosis Mastoidectomy Unilateral Bilateral—same surgical occasion 4) L hci 75.00 60.00 150.00 25.00 75.00 50.00 100.00 �13. 19S» P«ee S—SevcB rrr^r Seafarers are urged to leave with their wives their Social Security number, their Z number and the address of the nearest SlU office in order to speed acceptance into a hospital of your dependents in cose of an emergency. DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION MAXIMUM PAYMENT Warts, moles, removal of Single Multiple f . 10.00 15.00 VEINS, VARICOSE Complete Procedure Cutting operation for, with or without injections One leg Both legs—same surgical occasion "Injections only One leg Both legs ! 50.00 100.00 35.00 50.00 GYNECOLOGY Artesia of the vagina, plastic correction . . .,. ... .... 50.00 Imperforate hymen, correction of, by cutting 10.00 Bartholin's gland • Excision of 50.00 Incision only -10.00 Caruncle, urethra, excision or fulguration 20.00 Cervix Amputation, complete ^ 50.00 Dilation and curettage non-puerperal, ceiVical repair (trachelorrhaphy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 25.00 Two or more of these procedures done at same time 35.00 Cul-de-sac drainage, colpotomy 15.00 Cystocele or rectocele, surgical repair of, sole procedure 60.00 Cystocele and rectocele combined, surgical correction of, perineorrhaphy, sole procedure , 100.00 Cystocele and rectocele, repair of by cutting operation or perineorrhaphy, in combination with one or more of dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorrhaphy, conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with'or without biopsy *. . 125.00 Oophorectomy (excision of ovary) and/or salpingectomy excision of tube) for cystic ovary, ovarian cyst or other cause, unilateral or bilateral, including separation of adhesions and appendectomy 100.00 Displacement (retroversion, prolapse, procidentia) of the uterus, correction of by cutting operation, abdominal or vaginal approach, with or without separation of adhesions, appendectomy or unilateral or bilateral oopho­ rectomy and/or salpingectomy 125.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorX'haphy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 150.00 Displacement (retroversion, prolapse, procidentia) of the uterus, correction of by cutting operation, abdominal or vaginal approach, with or without separation of adhesions, appendectomy or unilateral or bilateral oopho­ rectomy and/or salpingectomy but combined with cutting operation for systocele and/or rectocele or perineorrhaphy 150.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelor­ rhaphy), conization, cauterization- or polypectomy, with or without biopsy . 150.00 Hysterectomy, any type, with or without separation of adhesions, appen­ dectomy or unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy and/or salpingectomy, abdominal or vaginal approach 150.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorrhapy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 175.00 Hysterectomy, any type, with or without separation of adhesions, appendec­ tomy or unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy and/or salpingectomy, abdominal or vaginal approach but combined with cutting operation for cystocele and/or rectocele or perineorrhaphy 175.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorrhaphy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 175.00 ' Vesicovaginal fistula, repair of •. 125.00 MISCELLANEOUS Blood transfusions, including cost of blood or blood derivatives—$20 per. transfusion, with maximum of ' 120.00 Bone marrow, aspiration of for biopsy 10.00 Parotid gland Total removal 75.00 Mixed tumor removed from '. 60.00 Stone, removal from parotid or submaxillary gland 25.00 Submaxillary gland, removal of 50.00 NEUROSURGERY Brain tumor, complete procedure ... Cranial nerves, section of sensory root of fifth (for tic doloreux), or eighth (for Meniere's disease), resection gasserian ganglion Craniotomy, exploratory or decompressive Hematoma, subdui-al or extradural, treated by trephining ... Intervertebral disc (nucleus pulposis) rupture, herniation or protrusion, re. moval of or exploration of Laminectomy, exploratory or decompressive Lumbar and/or cisternal puncture, not for anesthesia—$10 per puncture with maximum of Meningocele, excision of i Neuroma, peripheral, resection of Peripheral nerves, decompression, suture or transplantation of, single or first each additional.after,firi^t 300.00 200.00 150.00 150.00 200.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 75.00 25.00 MAXIMUM PAYMENT maximum Pneumonencephalography, including lumbar puncture .....' Rhizotomy isection of nerve roots within spinal canal), chordotomy Skull fracture With brain injury, nonoperative treatment - With elevation of fragment.* Compound with debridement and elevation of fragments Spinal cord tumor, removal of • Sympathectomy Lumbar unilateral Lumbar bilateral—same surgical occasion Thoraco—lumbar with splanchniceciomy, complete procedure Trephining, exploratory, sole procedure, per side Ventriculography, complete procedure, including trephining ., 150.00 25.00 200.00 50.00 100.00 200.00 200.00 150.00 200.00 200.00 25.0^ 35.00 PROCTOLOGY Abscess, ischiorectal, perirectal, perianal, drainage of Carcinoma of rectum, resection, complete procedure :... Cryptectomy of one or more crypts Dilation of anal orfice, sole procedure '. Fissurectomy • Fistula-in-ano, operation for (fistiuectomy) Hemorrhoids Operative removal, any method Internal or internal and external The above combined with fissurectomy and/or cryptectomy External only Injection treatment, complete pi-ocedure—one-half the allowance for corresponding cutting operation Polypectomy, one or more Prolapsed rectum, cutting operation . Proctoscopy and/or sigmoidoscope, with or without biopsy 25.00 200.00 15.00 15.00 35.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 20.00 30.00 100.00 10.00 THORACIC SURGERY Bronchoscopy, including biopsy Diagnosis only Removal foreign body or other treatment Congenital anomaly of heart or aorta, surgical correction of ..! Esophagoscopy, incYuding biopsy Diagnosis only Removal foreign body or dilation stricture Esophageal diverticulum, excision of .s • Lobectomy or pneumonectomy , Phrenicotomy, phrenicestomy, phrenic avulsion or crushing ....'. Pneumonosly Pnumothorax. artificial, first induction refills, each .. Maximum Thoracentesis (tapping chest) Thoracoplasty One or two stages Three or more stages, including previous stages Thoractomy with rib resection for daainage of empyema Vagotomy, thoracic approach 30:00 50.00 300.00 30.00 50.00 75.00 300.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 160.00 25.00 100.00 200.00 75.00 150.00 UROLOGY Abscess, prostate, incision and drainage 35.00 Caruncle, excision or fulguration 20.00 Circumcision 15.00 Cystostomy, cystotomy, suprapubic, with fulguration or other bladder treat­ ment 75.00 Cystoscopy, including biopsy For examination only with or without retrograde pyelography 25.00 For treatment, bladder, ureter or kidney . ., 25.00 For removal of tumor or stone from ureter or bladder 50.00 Viverticulum of bladder, resection of 125.00 Endoscopy and/or dilation urethra, diagnosis or treatment, with or without biopsy 15.00 Epididymectomy Unilateral 50.00 Bilateral—same surgical occasion 100.00 Fistula, urethral, operation for 75.00 Hydrocele Tappping, not more than ten each side, each 10.00 Radical operation Unilateral 50.00 Bilateral—same surgical occasion 75.00 Litholapaxy (lithotrity), complete procedure 35.00 Meatotomy, sole procedure 5.00 Nephrectomy 200.00 Nephrotomy or nephropexy 150.00 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle) Simple, unilateral .' 50.00 Simple, bilateral—same surgical occasion 75.00 With gland dissection 150.00 Plastic repair, uretero-pelvic junction, or correction aberrant renal artery ., 200.00 Prostatectomy, complete procedure including vasectomy Suprapubic or perineal 150.00 Transurethral, complete resection 150.00 Punch operation, median bar resection 75.00 Pyelotomy, complete procedure 125.00 Uuretero-lithotomy, ureterotomy 125.00 Urethrotomy, external or internal 50.00 Varicocele, operation for 50.00 " Vasectomy, not associated with other procedures . '../ri '.H . . t'. ' 251.00 ba:# coooa.* ? I I ::41 •^1 I m ':A'i �May IS. USS' ru» I—KlfM WHAT TO DO IF YOUR WIFE OR CHILD IS HOSPITAIIZED ^ ^Kirs, Q. Is there any particular hospital I must go to? A: No. You may go to whatever hospital you choose. Q. Do SIU officials, SIU trustees or SIU em­ ployees receive any of these benefits? A. No. In order to receive the benefits a man must meet the eligibility requirements as a working seaman. Notify hoBpital your fam­ ily has Seafarers hospital "* and surgical coverage. L Have hospital call nearJ est SIU office to confirm • your family's eligibility. ,, iHOSPlI' -^1 3 4. Later hospital will re­ ceive letter from Plan listing your coverage. Q. What if my wife or child needs several op­ erations daring one year, are they restricted to a total of $300 in surgery? A. Not at all. The benefit starts anew for each period of hospitalization or each admission to a hospital for surgery. Q. Does the new eligibility requirement affect men now receiving hospital or disability-pen­ sion benefits? A. Men now receiving Welfare benefits will continue to receive these benefits. Q. Can a Seafarer's wife apply for benefits or must a Seafarer apply himself? A. The dependents benefits may be filed for and collected by the wife of a Seafarer. See or write your nearest SIU agent or the SIU Welfare Plan. Q. If a blood transfusion is needed, will its cost come out of the hospital extras benefit? A. No, under the surgical benefit $20 is allowed for every transfusion with a maximum of $120. Q. What if my room costs only $8 per day. Do I still get the $10 per day? A. The new hospital and surgical benefits are reimbursible only, meaning you must have in­ curred the debt to^et the money. If your room was $8 you'd receive just the $8. (This, of course, is after the first $50 of expenses.) " Your dependent will then be admitted; no de* posit is necessary. Q. What is the maximum in benefits a Sea­ farer's dependent can receive under the new hospital and surgical benefits? A. There is no maximum, although for one con­ finement the maximums of $310 in hospital room fees, $100 in extras and $300 in surgical fees would total $710. The dependent may, of course, be readmitted for further treatment later which would start the benefits anew. Q. Why does the Seafarers hospital benefit for dependents have a $50 deductible provision when some plans pay from the first dollar of expense? A. Studies have proven thSt almost everyone can handle a hospital expense-up to $50 with ease, but would be in trouble if the bills ran to several hundred dollars. This provision al­ lows for greater coverage of dependents and for a greater maximum. Under a $l-up plan, the bulk of the funds are paid out for minor claims, thus denying families the maximum cov­ erage of the Seafarers Plan. Q. What is specifically included in the surgical benefit? A. This benefit is solely to cover the surgeon's fee, according to the surgical schedule, and in­ cludes nothing else. Q. I'm single and my mother is totally depend­ ent upon me for support. Is she covered? A. The new benefit was drawn up with the im­ mediate family of a seaman in mind and can provide adequate benefits for these dependents. To broaden the coverage to include parents or other dependent relatives would have neces­ sitated limiting the benefits below the high level the plan now offers for immediate de­ pendents. However, study will continue in this area and the Plan can always broaden its cov­ erage at a later date. Q. Must I first have $50 in hospital room ex* penses and another $50 in extras before I am covered by the hospital and extras benefits? A. No, these two benefits are a unit and are together on your bill. After you have a total of $50 in expenses the Plan covers your ex­ penses of both hospital and extras. Q. Suppose because of unusual circumstances I haven't worked one day in the last 90 days and my wife or youngster becomes hospitalized? A. The Seafarers Welfare Plan was established with a flexibility no other plan has, a flexibility which enables the trustees to waive certain re­ quirements in unusual circumstances. Q. Do the fees listed on the surgical schedule cover the full cost of an operation? A. Surgeons in port cities throughout the United States were queried when this list was drawn up and the sums listed here are the aver-: age they gave. These sums,should be sufficient for these operations in most cities. Q. Does this mean the benefits and the eligi­ bility requirements are now frozen? A. Not at all. The Seafarers Welfare Plan trustees meet every month and under the Plan's flexibility, (something no insurance company set-up allows) changes can be made in both benefits and eligibility.. Q. Does the Seafarers maternity benefit now come under this new program? A. No. The Seafarers maternity benefit con­ tinues as it did before: A payment of $200 foreach birth (duplicate payments for multipje births) and a $25 US Treasury Bond for each child from the Union. i. At time of discharge, make, claim to Welfare Plan for benefits. SEAFARERS AND WIVES OF SEAFARERS: \m' p' I#).': j •.'J-' 6. If you have any questions or problems about any of the Seafarers Welfare Plan benefits,Claim will be speeded contact the nearest SIU port agent or the officesof the Seafarers Welfare Planet 11 Bjrpadway, through and check .01 .1;) re )> i. yi mailed out promptly. ' ^ - • New.York/NY, � 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 May 13, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 10 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU-NLRB REACH ACCORD TO END PENDING CASES SEAFARERS BACK CIO PHONE BEEF SIU OF NA CONVENTION ON MAY 23ND WIN TOP PROTECTION FOR FAMILY IN NEW HOSPITAL-SURGICAL PLAN ALSO BOOST HOSPITAL PAY, DEATH, PENSION-DISABILITY WATERMAN SALE STIRS RR BATTLE AFL-CIO LEADERS OKAY UNITY CHARTER SIU FIGHTS SHIP INSPECTIONS CUT PROPOSE 1,250-FOOT DREAMBOATS CARRYING 9,000 LOW-COST BERTHS '50-50' LAW UNDER FIRE BY STASSEN PAN ATLANTIC ADDS TANKER UNDECLARED $ BRINGS STIFF FINE IN ASIA ATOM SHIP TO BE 'SHOWBOAT' CARGO: MONKEYS FROM INDIA: SEAFARERS AID SALK WELFARE MILESTONE AN SIU HABIT VACCINE AND MONKEYS LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS CONTROL PETS, SHIPMATES TOLD LIFEBOAT GIVES WAY DURING SEA FIRE DRILL GRABS NAP ON SHIP, WAKES UP FAR AT SEA PICTURE VISIT TO OCEAN DINNY SIU GOURMET GIVES EATERY TIPS BEEFS COME OUT IN WASH THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/13/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9079f6537e3289911b10e9290816bc16.PDF a391e96dfeabb4c425b98469d2ffd321 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSWLOG Vol. XXViii No. 10 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •"' •*. .k SIU Ship Carries Record Grain Cargo To India ^ -Hi ~ V, —Pa^e 16 ! ' '» '1 U.S. Agency Illegally Used Foreign-Flag Ships, Bypassed Lower-Cost American Vessels —Page 3 §& , • - '"'vi *' i". •%,- • " . I1 .. ' 'I f-r- "il J' i#i;;W'-' '^liM Jiiili AH This Happened —Labor History I:';, : —Page 15 \fi^ \ ^ I \ ' 1, 1 Man-1 Vote—The Fight for Equal Representation —Page 10 ' V- »f ^ ' - - .'-.''J f *3 ' .I,-: SiU Wins $32,500 Damages for 13 Seafarms in Tideiands HLRB Case —Page * 1 i' ' 3 AFL-CIO Calls Nationwide Boycott Of DiGiorgio Co. Farm Products —Page 2 1 V ' i i M �SEAFARERS Page Two May l3, 1966 LOG AFL-QO Supports National Boytott Of KCioiyio Co. Farm ProJatts WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Executive Council took action on several issues of vital impor­ tance to American labor at a recent one-day meeting held here in Washington. Resolutions adopted by the AFL-CIO's governing body included: A pledge of full support for Reaffirming its support of the in fact than theory." "Discrimina­ the national consumer boycott of On Site Picketing Bill, the Council tion in housing is the root of many food products grown and mar­ sharply criticized Representative civil rights evils" and must be keted by the DiGiorgio Company Powell for defying "basic demo­ eliminated, the Council declared, of Delano, California, instituted cratic principles" and showing and noted that civil rights advo­ by the AFL-CIO Agricultural "contempt" for his obligations as cates "need and deserve federal Workers Organizing Committee House Labor Committee Chair­ protection" against the violence and the National Farm Workers man refusing to call up the bill of bigots." Association. for a vote on the floor even though The Council also urged speedy • Reaffirmed its full support it has won the overwhelming en­ Senate approval of the Houseof the On Site Picketing Bill and dorsement of his committee, and passed bill to strengthen the pow­ called on House Labor Commit­ "has constituted himself a one- ers of the Equal Employment Op­ tee Chairman Adam C. Powell man roadblock" to further action portunity Commission. (D-N. Y.) to permit the bill, which on the measure. The one-day Executive Council has the overwhelming endorse­ meeting was held on May 6 in The Council noted that the situs ment of his committee, to come picketing bill "would simply grant Washington. to the floor for a vote. building and construction work­ • Urged immediate Congres­ ers the same picketing rights now sional action on pending legisla­ extended to industrial work­ tion for "long overdue" improve­ ers. . . . Four Administrations ments in the wage-hour and unem­ have approved this bill; leaders of ployment compensation laws. both parties have made commit­ • Pledged the "utmost" sup­ ments for a vote. . . . the House port of the AFL-CIO for passage Education & Labor Committee of President Johnson's new civil over-whelmingly voted for the bill rights bill, which covers the major and the Rules Cornmittee has BOSTON—James D. Ack­ goals unanimously approved at the scheduled it for floor action." ert, president of the SlUNA last AFL-CIO convention. Atlantic Fishermen's Union, In urging prompt Congressional has been selected by the In­ action on legislation to improve Symbol of Resistance ternational Commission of the wage-hour and unemployment North Atlantic Fisheries to In pledging full support for the compensation laws, the Council represent the federal govern-1 boycott of DiGiorgio Company noted that Fair Labor Standards ment at a 20-nation world food products, the Council char­ Act improvements "will do more fishing industry conference at acterized DiGiorgio as the "sym­ than any other piece of legisla­ Madrid, Spain, from June 6 bol and leader of resistance" to tion to fight the root causes of to 15. organization of agricultural work­ poverty." It further noted that ers. The company grows grapes pending improvements in the un­ All nations whose fishing and other fruits and markets wine employment compensation stiandfleets operate off the Eastern and allied products. ards law will do much "to elimi­ seaboard of the United States nate fear of mass unemployment will have representatives at A strike jointly conducted by the conference. Signatories to i the AFL-CIO Agricultural Work­ and the crippling impact of reces­ a 20-nation North Atlantic ers Organizing Committe and the sion." agreement include the U. S., National Farm Workers Associa­ Calling for passage of the Presi­ Russia, Great Britain, Can­ tion is in progress against nearly 40 dent's new civil rights bill, the ada, Spain, Germany, Nor­ companies in the Delano, Cali­ AFL-CIO Executive Council way and a number of other fornia area. DiGiorgio is "not only termed the legislation "essential if nations that operate fleets. the biggest" grower, but the spear­ the objectives of earlier civil head of resistance to unionism. rights legislation are to be realized Ackert to Speak For U.S. At World Fishing Conference Report of International President by Paul Hall The attitude of neglect and contempt which Government agencies and federal bureaucrats continue to display toward maritime was spotlighted recently when the General Accounting Office of the U.S. Government filed charges accusing the Military Sea Transportation Service with ignoring the law of the land by shipping cargoes on foreign-flag ships when the law specifically stated that such cargoes were to be shipped aboard American-flag ships. Actually, examples of instances in which Government administra­ tors have flouted the laws passed by Congress to aid the maritime in­ dustry are unfortunately not difficult to find, and many other examples could be cited. In one way however, the present example is perhaps unique. Normally, when taken to task for illegally using foreign-flag shipping to move Government cargoes even though'American ships are available, the bureaucrats involved immediately fall back on the claim that they did what they did in order to save the American tax­ payer money by taking advantage of lower foreign-flag freight rates. This claim is always open to considerable doubt because the American tax dollars paid to foreign shipowners is all lost money, which leaves the U.S. never to return and can therefore play no further part in maintaining and strengthening the U.S. economy—as would be the case if it were paid to American shipping companies and to American seamen as wages. But in the present case even this "saving the taxpayers' money" routine won't work as an excuse for the bureaucrats involved because, as the General Accounting Office pointed out in its report to Congress, it actually cost the Government over $19,000 more to ship the cargoes by foreign-flag ships than it would have cost aboard American ships. The General Accounting Office, which investigated the matter and brought the charges against MSTS, did not do so because of the flagrant manner in which the Government agency flouted the laws designed to protect U.S. maritime. The GAO acts as a watchdog over federal spending. It is concerned specifically with the $19,000 overcharge resulting from the MSTS's illegal action and not with the vastly greater waste'of money which occurs daily, both directly and indirectly, because of Government agency neglect of U.S. maritime and the laws designed to protect it. The same flagrant disregard of the law for which the GAO repri­ manded MSTS in the present example, is practiced by many other Government agencies as well. In many instances the abuses are much more detrimental to the welfare of U.S. maritime. This is the case especially with regard to the Cargo Preference or 50-50 laws, which were passed by Congress to guarantee that at least 50 percent of all Government-financed cargoes are moved aboard American-flag vessels. Enforcement of the 50-50 laws has been so lax as to be completely in­ effective. The most flagrant abuse of the law of course, has been practiced with regard to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which calls for a strong U.S. merchant marine, adequate for national defense emer­ gencies, for carrying all domestic waterborne commerce and a sub­ stantial part of waterborne export and import, commerce. Abuses of this basic mandate have been so consistent and widespread that the United States has today become a fifth-rate maritime nation, incapable of supplying sufficient shipping to meet national defense emergencies. Holds Slidw In Baftimoil f SiUNA exhibit drew large crowds at AFL-CIO Union-industries H Comptroller Louis Goldstein, Rep, Clarence Long and . visited SIUNA <;IHNA exhibit. . " . ," BAIMMCHIE THe^ AFl^^CTGf; Union Label and Service Trades De­ partment staged its annual exhibition of union label processes and products at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Ar­ mory for six days early this month. It was the first time the show has ^®^ere^were^morf'than 130 ex- , Seafarers International Union of North America. The SIUNA exhibit was among those at which unionmade products were distributed free as gifts and prizes. Canned tuna fish • processed by members of SIU West Coast fish and cannery unions were raffled periodically during the show. SIU deep sea sailors from the Fort, „ < of Baltimore gave demonstrations andy i^tructions on knot-tying to the ow's visitors. The SIU booth was manned by afarers and directed by SIUNA Vice-President Les Balinger of San , ' and Steve Edney of Los AngeRCT^^'oickw^ fish , .'-Tr,'At'; Baltimore Port Agent Rex Dickey (rig^ ahd SlUNA Vicecases of tuna fish processed by Poor for a home for the aged. " j to one of the Skinners of'the raffles which weL'^To'IidtSeJ SIU booth, -Annual Union Label -how. f.. �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Excerpts Front a Congress On Illegal Use Of Foreign Ships The General Accounting Office, "watchdog" agency in federal ^ spending, has issued a report to the Congress on the illegal use of r^ fofeign ships to transport Defense Department military personnel's I private vehicles at "excessive costs" to the U.S. government when American vessels were available at lower rates. The following text was excerpted from the report: "This report is being issued to the Congress because we are concerned that officials of the Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice, who are responsible for significant expenditures of public foods, failed to seek guidance from appropriate officials or to initiate action to obtain congressional authority to use foreign-flag Vessels for the transportation of privately owned vehicles, al­ though they possessed ample information to determine that the use of such ships for that purpose was not authorized by law. "Copies of this report are being sent to the President of the Cnited States, the Secritary of Defense, and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force." " "MSTS paid about $141,000 to transport these POVs on Dan­ ish-registered vessels of the Torm Line between the United States and Port Lyautey, Morocco, Africa. During the same period, there were over 25 sailings of American-flag vessels eastbound and westbound between the United States and Casablanca, Mo­ rocco, a point located about 90 miles from Port Lyautey, MSTS had contracts with these American carriers under which the same POVs could have been transported to and from Casablanca dn American vessels for approximately $122,000, or a saving in transportation costs of about $19,000. "Since 1958 MSTS has contracted for shipping rates directly with the Torm Line, a company organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark as A/S Dampskibsselskabet Torm with home offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.^ During the period coveread by our review, the MSTS contract rate with the Torm Line was.76id cents per cubic foot, which amounts to about $380 for transporting the average size American automobile, across the Atlantic. At the same time, American-flag carriers offered to MSTS contract rates between the United States and Morocco of $25.80 per measurement ton, westbound, and $28.60 per meas­ urement ton, eastbound, or about $315 and $355, respectively, per vehicle. "The following table compares the cost of transporting POVs between the United States and Port Lyautey via the Torm Line during fiscal year 1964 with the cost that would have been in­ curred had the vehicles been transported between the United States and Casablanca by America-flag vessels: From Morocco to United States United States to Morocco Total No. of POVs Costs via Bhccess Danish American cost via vessels vessels Torm Lines 234 $ 89,380 $ 73,610 $15,770 134 51,470 48,105 .3,365 368 $140,850 $121,715 $19,135* •This excess transportation cost -would he reduced by about $5,000 to cover the loading and unloading costs at Casablanca. The Danish contract rate , includes the cost of these services at Port Lyautey; -whereas the contract iu-ansportation rate of American carriers at Casablanca does not. SlU Wins $32,500Damage A ward For 13 Seafarers ia Jidelaads Case HOUSTON—The SIU has won a total of $32,500 in damages for 13 members of the SIU Inland Boatman's Union in an unfair labor practices case-against the Tidelands Marine Services, Inc. The decision, rendered by the ^ National Labor Relations Board, texts for getting rid of employees because of their support for the included $2,318.92 in interest SIU. to be distributed to each member Members of the Union who in proportion to his monetary were awarded damages by the claim. The case, in which the SIU Board and the amounts they re­ successfully charged Tideland Ma­ ceived are as follows: Peter Anrine with unfair labor practices, nino, $8,065.00; Charles Dunn, stemmed from an organizing drive $3,839.97; the estate of- Trout in April of 1956, a result of which Felker, $5,716.69; Jerome Gasthe SIU won an NLRB election pard, $247.83; James G. Gautreau, $676.68; Chester Holtz, in the company's tug fleet. Shortly after the election, the $1,937.68; the estate of George company began hardtiming and Jacobus, $1,536.58; Percy Ken­ firing the members of the Inland nedy, $1,426.32; David Moore, Boatman's Union of the SIU. The $1,395.07; John P. Murphy, $2,SIU immediately filed charges 401.39; John Murry, $2,386.74; Curtis Stewart, $2,828.70; and with the Board. The NLRB held that Tideland Phillip Wagner, $41.35. The NLRB also ordered the Marine was guilty of discriminat­ ing in respect to the hire and ten­ company to post a notice for 60 ure of employees for the purpose days, stating that it will "not in of discouraging membership in the any manner threaten, discriminate Union. The Board also found the against, discharge or coerce em­ company guilty of interfering with, ployees because of their affiliation restraining, coercing and threaten­ with the Union." The Board also ing employees on the basis of their directed the company to advertise Union affiliation; and also instruct­ the notice in the New Orleans ing their supervisors to devise pre­ Times Picayune. LOG Page Three ^Watchdog* Unites Piscfosure to Congress; Cov't Used Foreign Ships Illegally; Lower-Cost US Vessels Bypassed WASHINGTON—An agency of the U. S. government illegally spent approximately $240,000 to transport privately-owned vehicles of Defense Department military personnel aboard foreign-flag ships and in doing so paid rates higher than those prevailing on American vessels which were available at the time. ^ can ships in favor of foreign-flag studied, the GAO discovered that Details of the shipping viola­ vessels, in violation of federal re­ 368 vehicles were shipped out of tions became known after a re­ quirements, is but one more ex­ Port Lyautey at a cost of $140,850 port was submitted to the Con­ ample of government agency tor­ although they could have been gress recently by the General Ac­ pedoing of the American merchant shipped out of Casablanca, 90 counting Office, which acts as a marine, it presents a clear and miles from Lyautey, on American "watchdog" agency over federal precise illustration of what SIU ships for $121,715 without incon­ spending, disclosing that the Mil­ and other maritime groups have veniencing the servicemen or the itary Sea Transportation Service been charging in regard to the government. shipped servicemen's automobiles abuse of U. S. shipping by gov­ The GAO pointed out that dur­ to and from Morocco during 1964 ernment agencies. ing the period in question, there aboard Danish-flag ships in viola­ The GAO said that the matter were over 25 sailings of Americantion of existing U.S. laws. More­ was being referred to Congress be­ flag vessels eastbound and west­ over, the report revealed the MSTS cause "we are concerned that offi­ bound from the area, and that paid $19,000 more for the use of cials of the Military Sea Transpor­ MSTS had contracts with these the foreign-flag ships than the tation Service, who are responsible American carriers under which the shipping charges would have cost for significant expenditures of pub­ shipments could have been made on American ships. lic funds, failed to seek guidance at a great savings in government The incident, which took place from appropriate officials or to in­ funds. A draft of the GAO's report during the fiscal year 1964, was itiate action to obtain Congres­ was submitted to the agencies in­ sional authority to use foreign-flag not only illegal the GAO said, but volved, and in September 1965, vessels .. . although they possessed "resulted in excessive transporta­ an assistant secretary of the Navy ample information to determine tion costs to the government." that the use of such ships for that replied that according to the The SIU is protesting the gov­ purpose was not authorized by agency's interpretation of the law ernment agency violation. It con­ law." it was felt that the shipments were demned the action as a classic ex­ The GAO report spelled out the proper and not illegal. ample of the manner in which the manner in which the violations had However, in its final report, the American merchant marine is be­ occurred by directing attention to GAO stated "we have determined, ing destroyed as a result of the the MSTS's use of the Danish-flag as did the Department of Defense's refusal of government agencies to Torm Lines to transport private own General Counsel, that the use observe federal law and regula­ vehicles for the Department of of foreign-flag vessels for the trans­ tions. portation of POVs at government Defense to and from Morocco. During the twelve-month period expense was illegal ..." While this bypassing of Ameri­ I Hall Addresses Defense Dept.^NSIA Briefing Session U.S. Accused of Causing Maritime Decline WASHINGTON—Because of the Government's negative attitude, the American-flag merchant marine is threatened with extinction, SIUNA President Paul Hall told some 800 defense industry leaders and Department of Defense officials here recently. Hall was the principal speaker The State Department, he said, man who, he said, "would toss the at an advanced planning briefing bodies of American sailors into "would trade away the U. S. fleet at the Sheraton Park Hotel on the furnace in order to sell 10 tomorrow to achieve even a minor April 28 jointly sponsored by the more bushels of wheat." diplomatic victory." Department of Defense and the National Security Industrial Asso­ Discussing N. Y. Taxi Drivers' Situation ciation, an organization of indus­ tries engaged in defense work. Citing the spectacular booms occurring in other industries such as steel, automobiles and aircraft. Hall contrasted the prosperity of these industries—all of which re­ ceive substantial Federal assist­ ance—with the steady decline of the merchant marine, due primar­ ily to governmental indifference and neglect. Hall also cited the defense value of the fleet, noted that foreign-flag ships jacked up their rates by 2,000 percent when America was caught without a merchant fleet in World War I, and questioned the judgment of Secretary of Defense McNamara in downgrading the defense value of a merchant ma­ rine. Under McNamara, Hall told his audience, the Defense Department has placed reliance on reserve fleet vessels, runaway-flags and NATO ships. But DeGaulle, he pointed out, has spurned NATO while other of our allies have been quick SIU President Paul Hall (seated, center) discusses tax drivers' prob­ to pounce upon our established lems with AFL-CIO Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee and AFL-CIO trade routes as soon as U. S. ves­ representatives. Behind Hall is Central Labor Council President Harry sels are diverted to military serv­ Van Arsdale, flanked by Regional Director Michael Mann (left) and Rev. ice. Peter O'Reilly of university teachers. In center rear is Council Treas­ Hall was also critical of Secre­ tary of Agriculture Orville Free­ urer William Bowe; at right is Council Secretary Morris lushewitz. .3 { - I • '• 1 �SEAFARERS Page Four May 13, 1966 LOG SlU Sponsored Hockey Team Tops League The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area Products manufactured by affiliates of the Seafarers International Union of North America were a part of the 21st AFL-CIO UnionIndustries Show which took place at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory. It was the show's first visit to this strongly union city since the AFL-CIO's Union Label and Service Trades Department began its annual exhibition of union-label processes and products. Shipping is good in the port of New York and jobs are going few months is bright. There are about as fast as we can put them ten ships in transit and there have been three payoffs and as many on the board. Cal James, who re­ sign ons. cently completed a trip as bosun, was in the hall to register and spend a little time with old friends. William Jones is in town after sailing on the LongUnes. This year's City League championship hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is shown above. Team, sponsored by the Seafarers International Union-Inland Boatmens Union, proved their mettle by tak­ ing on all comers and winding up on top during the I 965-1966 season. Picture includes (back row, first and second from left), SlU-IBU Sault Ste. Marie agent John E. Bernard and team manager F. H. Zimmerman. At extreme right in back row is Jack Ruelle, who coached boys in some of the finer points of ice hockey. f/ve Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SIU Pension Roster Five more names have been added to the long list of Seafarers who are receiving pension checks of $150 every month. The members who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Jesse C. Laster, James J. Sullivan, Willard W. Bickford, Jose Vilasis and John Stewart. Laster joined the Union in 1939 in Jackson­ ville, Florida. He sailed with the deck department as an AB. Bom in Georgia, he first went to sea in 1931. His last Laster ship was the cable ship USAF 050-1816. He lives with his wife Louise Hettie Laseter in Guyton, Ga., since his re- tirement on December 1, 1965. Sullivan joineo the SIU in New York. He has been a union member since 1940 when he be­ gan work for the New York, New Haven & Hart­ ford Railroad. Sullivan Born in New York, he still lives there with his wife, Geraldine. He retired from Boston Shipping has picked up some­ what and the outlook for the next period is expected to be fair. Monroe Hall was sorry he had to leave the Miami where he was a messman. Garrett Wile, a 20year SIU seafarer, recently signed off the Ponce where he sailed as AB. Says he had to get off this hotel to feed the horses at Suffolk Downs. Baltimore Shipping has been very good the past two weeks with prospects looking just as fine for the next period. There have been six pay offs, two sign ons and 11 ships are in transit. The Alamar and the Bethtex are laid up here. The Bethtex should take on a crew in a couple of weeks. Ed Broadens has been hos­ pitalized on the West Coast. Ed, who has shipped SIU for 25 years, reports he will take any­ thing as soon as he's ready for duty. Carroll Harper is now fit for duty and will take first job on the board. Norfolk Shipping has been very good here and the outlook for the next Harper Meacham Hugh Meacham, who has sailed SIU for 20 years, just got out of the hospital and hopes to be fit for duty soon. His last vessel was the Commander. Bert Winfield, a 15 year union member, is waiting for a Far Eastern run. He last shipped on the Keva Ideal. Philadelphia James McLinden is around the hall after sailing with the Geneva in the Deck department. Dimas Rivera, fresh off the Alcoa Trader, is ready to ship out. Gerald Shaffer is on the beach and pre­ paring to enter the SIU's Engi­ neers Licensing School in New York. his job as a Bridge and Motorman on March 1, 1966. Bickford joined the SIU in New York in 1944. His last ship was the Ocean Ulla on Puerto Rico which he sailed as aiff Malners has been enjoying Chief Steward. A himself in San Juan. He just got veteran of the off the Monarch of the Seas after U. S. Marine a long trip. Jose Prats, just off Corps. Bickford the Detroit after sailing as steward Bickford served from 1935 is on the beach. to 1939. He is retiring to the Baton Rouge home of his mother, Mrs. Maudie Tatum. Vilasis joined the Union in New York and sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last NEW ORLEANS—Mrs. Laurence Mary Chopin, 79, a former ship was the Flor­ stewardess with the SIU contracted Delta Line, died recently of a by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area ida State where cerebral thrombosis at her home in Mt. Airy, Louisiana. She sailed he was a messas a Delta Line stewardess and The 21st Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference was held re­ man. Born in After the war. Sister Chopin cently in New Orleans. The theme of the conference was, "World retired on SIU pension benefits Cuba, he is a vet­ VUasIs sailed for many years as stew­ Trade Expansion—Modem Necessity." eran of the U. S. in 1958. ardess on the Delta Line passenger Captain Clark, president of the SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Army and served from 1942 to Mrs. Chopin sailed over 20 runs to South America before go­ Lines spoke at the conference and stated that "certain trends in trade 1943. Since his retirement went years with the steward department ing on pension. patterns of the world make it iminto effect on January 1, 1966, he of the SIU and was one of the Houston perative that United States efforts has retired to Miami where he crewmembers on the Del Valle J. D. Gribble, a member of the lives with his sister, Mrs. Angela to strengthen commercial ties with when the vessel was attacked and its traditional trading partners and Deck department for over 10 Gil. sunk by torpedoes from a German |May 13, 1966 Vol. XXVlii, Na. 10 years is on the beach now. He Official PublicsUon of the SHJNA ^ with developing nations of the Stewart joined submarine in the Caribbean on \Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Wntera reports he's looking for a long free world be accelerated." the SIU in Buf­ April 12, 1942. Details of the har­ District. AFL-CIO | trip, preferably to South America. Sxeeutivt Board k falo, New York. rowing experience were vivid New Orleans SIU members here are expected PAUL HALL, President g The veteran AB memories to the late Seafarer. CAL TANNEK EARL SHEPARD » J. D. RIchoux, who has been to turnout at the polls. May 7, Exee. Viee-Pre#., sailed as a mem­ •yice-Preeidenf j The ship went down 17 minutes on the beach here is waiting for and we hope some friends of labor AL KEBR LlMUSEk WlLLlAUBi ber of the deck after the torpedo struck, but crew. SeB.-Treos, •^Viee-Preaident | one of the new- will gain public office. department. Born nembers and passengers evacuated WiBBto MAMMBWii: - AL TANNER ' •| type Delta Line . Viod-Pretident , : \Viooji'r«Ment' MobOe in Scotland he the Del Valle so quickly that only HERBBRP BSANO freighters. J. D. William A. Wade, whose last had over 37 years one life was lost, that of the ship's DireeiOr of OrgoMxing and took a liking to ship was the Alcoa Commander, at sea when he doctor. PubUeaiiona Stewart the new Delta Managing Editor Art Editor is looking for an­ retired in 1965. After drifting in lifeboats for MIKB POLLACK BERNARD SEAKAN Line ships while other good run. His last ship was the Day Peckin- 17 hours, the survivors were Assistant Editor sailing on the Del NATHAN SKYER He has been ship­ paugh (Erie). He and his wife, picked up by a Navy rescue boat Staff Writert Rio. ping out of the Evelyn, make their home in Ken- Sister Chopin came through the MELVIN PURVIS George Curry PETER WEBS Gulf Coast area more, New York. ordeal with flying colors, receiving will take the first for the last twenty only a ducking when she jumped Steward's job to years in the deck klsMSkly tt SIO «kMl» ItiaMI Avsitu from the Jacob's ladder while she fiklltkM) 'I.E.; Wsihlditw, 0. C. 20018 ipfte hit the board. George was previ­ obvious reasans the LC department. iliffiRilmtl UnlH, Atlutis, Ofllt, Lako anil was descending to a waiting life­ ously on the cable ship LongUnes. Ilaai Waisn Itlffi'lit, Ari-cio, 875 Fatrik AnJ. C. Keel, reg­ :annot print any letters or t boat. Mrs. Chopin returned to CftraollyB, 8.*. 11232. Tal, BVaelnth T. Smlgjelsld, whose last ship communications sent by Seafa istered group one eWO. tiaM aaiiaae paM at Wuklnp Wade New Orleans after the disaster and B.C. Was the Couer D'AIene Victory, the author signs his nar deck department, shipped out again on the first avail­ ITUASTEB'E ATTEKTIOB: Fma 3S7i> Mrtl is looking forward to a couple of who makes his home in Atmore, If circumstances justify, the 1 iM k* Mat ta Ssafarsr* Intsraaiiaaal Unlaa, able vessel. She sailed the remain­ tiairtle. fialt, Laku awt Inland WaUn DlMrtit. weeks vacation, and he will look Ala., is looking for ship out of will wUhhold..a ing war years without further mis­ 'LlCIB, 875 Faprtli AW»M. Bftaklw, 8.Y. for a slot on a tanker. the Gulf. hap. Mary Chopin, Retired Stewardess, Dies in New Orleans at Age of 79 The Gulf Coast ' :k •a •a �May 13, 1966 SEA/AR ERS LOG Page Five SIU Joins In Appeal To Congress The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes SIU Great Lakes District officials, along with other affiliates from the Atlantic, Gulf and West Coast, are continuing their fight against proposed crew reductions on Lakes vessels which are scheduled to be automated. The Great Lakes District of the SIU will be represented by Fred Farnen and Jack Bluitt at the U. S. Coast Guard hearings in Washington. Presently, representatives from Mich.), when the legislator was the Great Lakes are hitting SIU- laid to rest at Mount Olivette contracted vessels at docks Cemetery in Detroit. The Senator throughout the region, obtaining was well known to labor organiza­ information on all types of engine- tions in the State of Michigan, room ratings. The SIU plans to re­ having gotten his start as a laboriterate the fact that the proposals endorsed candidate. Senator Mc­ for cutting engine crews does not Namara was a former president take into consideration even the of Local 636 of the Pipefitters minimum requirements involving Union, as well as vice president work on watch, general mainte­ of the Detroit Federation of La­ nance as well as health and safety. bor from 1939 to 1945. In 1934, The steamer Raymond Reiss, McNamara also served as the first operated by the Reiss Steamship state president of the Automobile Company, recently underwent re- Workers of America, the forerun­ powering at the Frazer-Nelson ner to the United Auto Workers. shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, Senator McNamara, who was ac­ and will need a crew for her trial tive in fostering social legislation, will be missed by the people of run. Headquarters has noted that Michigan, as well as the entire many claims being submitted un­ country. der the Seafarers Welfare Plan are Algonac being mailed in incomplete. To The service launch, SIUNA, assure a speedy payment of the well known by Great Lakes Dis­ various benefits, all port agents trict members on the river, will be will assist any applicant with the on its St. Claire River station two filling out of the necessary docu­ weeks early this year, weather per­ ments. mitting. As in the past, all ship's Detroit delegates are being urged to have Many representatives of orga­ all necessary materials ready for nized labor paid their respects to boarding patrolmen when they ar­ Senator Pat McNamara (D. rive to service the ship. Legislation To Protect U.S. Public Called For By Xonsumer Assembly' The first national assembly on behalf of American consumers was held in Washington, this month with delegates representing the AFL-CIO unions, including the SIU, senior citizens groups and civil rights groups, calling for far-reaching legislation in packaging, lending, auto safety, pre-testing of drugs and cosmetics, water and ^ air pollution and lower-cost there was hope for his truth-in- truth-in-lending bill still remains packaging bill in the current Con­ buried within the Committee on medical and utility rates. gress despite the lack of attention Banking and Currency, and even Panelists and speakers agreed it has received during the four more distressing, self-improvement enforceable legislation would years since the 1961 investigation within the industry in order to pro­ come only after a greater effort of packaging and labeling prac­ tect consumers from the shady by a coalition of organizations, tices. Senator Hart stated that, al­ devices of unethical lenders has like the 32 that gathered for the though eventual passage seems as­ failed completely to materialize." assembly. Other groups participat­ sured, "the timing depends in part Ralph Nader, author of "Unsafe ing included, farmers groups, on how clearly Congress hears the at any Speed," spoke to the as­ women's clubs, cooperatives, cred­ message of this assembly." sembly and condemned the auto it unions, veterans and religious industry for secrecy in safety engi­ Urging a permanent action organizations. group for consumers, Representa­ neering and refusing to cooperate Mrs. Esther Peterson, special in research and crash tests. In this assistant to President Johnson for tive Wright Patman (D-Tex.) said connection Representative James consumer affairs, spoke to the as- the assembly was a "giant step for­ A. Mackay (D-Ga.) called for a sembley and proposed the crea­ ward in putting organized muscle Federal Automobile Administra­ tion of a national federation of into consumer action." tion which would be charged with Senator Paul A. Douglas (D- enforcing mandatory standards for organizations to protect the Amer­ ican consumer. 111.) told the assembly that "the manufacturers. Stated Mrs. Peterson, "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special interest groups are very well organized to exert their in­ fluence loudly and clearly in the nation's capital. In contrast, the consumer interest is so widely di­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative versified and disorganized that it is barely heard above a whisper." The Political wars are on again, in California, with the governorship Senator Philip A. Hart (D- of California, Oregon and Washington as the big prize. Mich.) told the assembly that We urge all seafarers to register and get out to the polls for the June primary and November general election, and cast your vote for the COPE endorsed candidates for office. Members who are on ships during the elections can cast an absentee ballot. Seafarers' in need Anchorage, Transnorthem, Cita­ of information on casting an ab­ del Victorj', Seattle and Ridgefield sentee ballot, or in need of general Victory. The Hastings paid off the 24-mile-long, 750-feet-deep election information, are asked to and the Express Baltimore signed on for this period. lake has been passed down among contact their nearest SIU hall. the Gaellic people since the 6th One of the old-timers on the San Francisco century when St. Columba was beach is Oskar Johannessen, who said to have fought the monster. Shipping is booming in the port got off the Hastings to attend to The latest sightings started in a of San Francisco. Plenty of jobs some personal business. Oskar big way when a road was being are available for all ratings. sailed as a fireman-watertender built along the loch in 1933. and should be ready to go again in Last period we paid off the fol­ Theorists say that the dynamiting about another week. L. Behm was along the lake caused the prehis­ lowing ships: Robin Trent, Cuba last on the Walter Rice as Night toric creature to come up from Victory, Coe Victory, Meridian Cook and Baker, and a SIU mem­ Victory, Fenn Victory, Fairisle the huge depths of the lake. ber for over 20 years. Len Filer and the Couer D'AIene Victory. off to catch a Far East run. J. W. Signed on were the: Robin Allen, SIU member for 15 years Trent, Santa Emilia, Meridian Vic­ just paid off the Seattle as Deck tory, and Cuba Victory. maintenance man and would like Ships due in for the next pe­ to catch the Alaskan run after tak­ riod for payoffs are the: Lucille ing it easy for a spell. Bloomfield, Columbia Victory, Oceanic Spray, Steel Flyer, Ocean­ ic Tide, Loma Victory. In transit we are expecting the: Steel Ap­ prentice, Steel Worker, Losmar, In the not-so-distant future sea­ Penmar, Long Beacb, and the Los men may not have to worry over Angeles. the conservation of water while In transit are the: San Juan and aboard ships at sea—if the now experimental seawaters distillers the Calmar. prove to be a success. Among some of the old timers Behm Wolfe A new 8,000-gallon-per-day sea- pulling in from the Gulf is W. F. water distiller developed by Gen­ Randall Steward Department, who Wilmington eral Electric has been installed in was shipped as a chief cook on During the past two weeks we about a dozen ships, while other the Santa Emilia to the Vietnam have had the Iberville sign on, pilot evaporators have been op­ area. and had four ships in transit. erating under field conditions for C. Dawson, pulled in from Shipping has been on the slow more than two and a half years. Baltimore and was shipped as an bell here and we have been trying These new distiller prototypes A. B. on the Meridian Victory, to assist San Francisco with the operate on the principle of thin which is also the Vietnam run. We film distillation and the technique have also shipped E. Adams, who heavy shipping activity in that area. This slowup is only tem­ used, called the "double-flute" is left on the Fairisle as Bos'n. porary, as we have a heavy sche(ti , a high heat transfer service. The Seattle ule anticipated for the next two double-flute tube produces and Shipping continues at a brisk weeks. maintains thin films of water when evaporating and condensing. This pace here in the Northwest, especi­ Les Wolfe just blew into town means that a maximum usage of ally for Group 2 in the deck and after a trip as pumpman on the heat is possible with a minimum engine departments, and from all Overseas Joyce. He has no desire surface and temperature differ­ indications it will continue to be to sit around on the beach and is ence, and makes possible a small, good. The following ships paid off ready to grab the first pumpman's and signed on: Barre Victory, job that hits the board. inexpensive shipboard unit. The Pacific Coast Loch Ness Sea Monster Stars in Rim From the earliest days of sail­ ing ships right up to the present, seafaring men have often gotten a reputation as "tellers of tall tales" by coming back from a long voy­ age with stories of sighting huge, mysterious beasts in mid-ocean. Shorebound cynics have tradition­ ally scoffed at such tales—with the exception of many people liv­ ing near or visiting the Loch Ness region of Scotland. Within the last fifty or so years there have been literally hundreds of people swearing they have seen a monster, in the shape of a giant reptile, in Loch Ness—a large, exceptionally deep lake. Now film has been produced, with actual moving shots of the legendary beast, and this spool has been studied and scrutinized by experts until they all came to a single conclusion: something is there, something about 90 feet long, and not less than six feet wide and five feet high—and it wasn't a power boat. British Defense Ministry an­ alysts described the object as "animate," meaning alive; and although the Joint Air Reconnais­ sance Intelligence Center (JARIC) did not come right out and say that the object was the monster, neither did they deny it. That should be quite enough to keep the tourist trade going. The Loch Ness region of Scot­ land is an eerie, misty land of lakes and hills and sea on the northeast coast of the country. Though the word "loch" is trans­ lated "lake," it can also mean a bay fed by the ocean. The film of the mysterious ob­ ject moving along in those waters was taken in 1959 by aeronautical engineer, Tom Disdale, and was shown on television in Britain the following year. David James, a former member of Parliament who heads the "Loch Ness Phenomena Investi­ gations Bureau, passed the film on to the Air Force Defense Minis­ try, who in turn gave it to JARIC experts to work on. It was the first time that actual pictures of the "monster" had been subjected to extensive scrutiny. Fresh Water Maker Tested Aboard Ships The photographic division of the intelligence center took meas­ urements on every frame of the film, taking into consideration re­ flections, light conditions, the angle of the object and the posi­ tion of the camera. It shows a dark object knifing its way through the water in a series of jerky move­ ments. Lord Shackleton, Defense Min­ ister for the Royal Air Force who has always expressed his disbelief in the monster, said that he was "surprised" and "mystified" by these latest findings. "I find it diffi­ cult to discount the findings of this report," he said. The existence of something in a i,> �Page Six SEAFARERS May 13, 1966 LOG REPORT 5IU Crew Wins Safety Award Atlantic^ Gulf & Inland Wafnn District April 23 to May 6, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Fort Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 9 62 11 39 4 10 3 15 45 52 5 38 19 312 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A 4 63 2 25 13 6 5 3 22 37 5 4 16 205 Class B 1 19 3 14 . 4 6 5 6 22 28 5 19 9 141 Class B Class C 2 0 11 22 0 1 0 11 1 4 2 3 2 7 0 0 4 13 6 11 3 3 37 23 6 12 74 110 NOW ON THE REACH Class A 23 163 38 84 21 18 13 90 122 160 30 61 35 858 -» Class B 2 47 16 45 16 9 6 22 58 88 3 20 6 338 f' -*• •* A •• • i. A ENIGIINE DEPARTMENT SlU-contracted Del Oro has been awarded Delta Line Certificate of Merit for a safety record of no chargeable injuries to per­ sonnel according to National Safety Council standards. In addi­ tion to certificate, ship's recreational fund benefited from $100 prize that went along with award. At presentation ceremony above are (l-r): chief electrician L. K. Evans: Purser C. Wright; chief Engineer E. L. Bell; Delta port captain E. R. Seamen; ship's captain J. F. Owens; Delta safety director Paul Pollatt; engine utility man V. Federsovich and ship's chief mate C. S. Randies. IPHE INQIJIBINO SEAEA.RER When a stranger discovers that you are a professional seaman, what kind of questions does he ask you ahout a seafaring life? James Russell: Of course, when a man finds out that I make my living as a profes­ sional seafarer, he has all the con­ ventional ques­ tions such as how do I like the life, what countries visited and ^ what they are like, ' ^ " and some ask me about the kind of work I do. But the biggest question that comes up from strangers concerns the amount of pay we receive, and when I clue them in, they are simply amazed that we are paid as well as we are. <1> V. Joseph: Men who have never been to sea can bombard a Sea­ farer with enough questions to keep him busy for sev­ eral days. The old standbys are such as how do you like a life at sea, do you eat well out there, some even want to know whether a man sleeps well when the ship's pitching and roll­ ing in a storm. But it always gets back to the thing most men find themselves worrying about: how much are we paid? Edward John Taylon People who work on the beach and find out that I make a living as a Sea­ farer are always curious about the different foreign ports of call. If it's a man I'm talking to, he's cu^ ^ rious about the •" * womenfolk in oth­ er countries and how they differ from the gals in the United States. Others want to know about the various customs in foreign coun­ tries and just how they compare with those over here. Most peo­ ple who have spent their whole life in the continental United States are naturally curious about places they've never visited. ^— Hubert Landry: Most of the landlocked crowd wants to know what a Seafarer does on a vessel. They seem to think that a ship just sails itself, and we don't have anything to do but sit around and watch the sunsets. That's because many of them have hardly even seen a ship, much less ever had a job on one; and they never failed to be surprised when they find out exactly what we do to keep the vessel moving. In fact, there's quite a few people who don't con­ sider seafaring to be real work, but I soon set them straight on this matter. Lawrence Hogan: Being a Sea­ farer and living a kind of life that few people are fa­ miliar with, I get many questions, some reasonable and a few on the ridiculous side. One fellow actu­ ally asked me had I ever seen a mer­ maid, and I told him, "Why, certainjy I see mer­ maids pretty often." This usually shuts them up, which is a good thing, since anybody stupid enough to ask that would hardly be worth talking to. I am also invariably asked about seasickness, which I'm not ever bothered with, but I tell them that some people suck a lemon to avoid it. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 45 22 5 5 26 19 8 4 7 6 3 5 10 2 15 27 36 32 15 4 28 16 14 18 213 161 STEl TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 2 1 New York 35 11 Philadelphia 5 3 Baltimore 21 11 Norfolk 5 4 Jacksonville 6 2 Tampa 5 2 Mobile 10 7 New Orleans 27 15 Houston 31 16 Wilmington 6 0 San Francisco .... 28 11 Seattle 12 9 Totals .'... 193 92 TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 2 20 18 34 3 2 7 3 15 21 9 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 5 2 1 3 4 21 21 8 9 20 4 9 6 11 29 39 20 7 5 90 190 97 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 3 145 51 21 18 51 52 19 19 12 11 4 3 52 17 78 63 92 77 23 4 41 13 25 13 569 344 •f A, 1' < IVRD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 2 41 9 10 2 3 1 13 13 2 3 6 1 2 3 6 5 1 1 4 1 0 6 6 0 22 15 5 4 2 2 33 11 64 7 8 11 144 79 105 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 4 109 32 10 9 50 33 9 11 7 6 7 4 60 18 139 85 105 43 18 0 43 12 27 21 589 278 US Shipbuilding Shows Slight Gain But Lags Behind 8 Smaiier Nations The United States moved up three places in world shipbuilding for the first three months of 1966, but the production of U.S. yards still lags behind the shipbuilding of eight smaller nations. Accord­ ing to the latest issue of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the tonnage constructed in the U.S. rose 86,183 tons to a total of 424,160 ^ tons for the three month period. some time to come due to the lack ing to go ahead with a more realis­ of modern facilities. tic program for shipbuilding, the However, the following na­ "Even if a new (merchant ma­ shipyards would be able to invest tions still hold the lead over the rine) policy were to be adopted in in the modern facilities needed to U. S.: Japan, 3,251,897 tons; the next 6 to 12 months, an un­ reduce ship prices. Britain, 1,383,356 tons; West likely prospect judging from pres­ According to the testimony of Germany, 1,073,602 tons; Swed­ ent signs, and even if the need for Mr. Hood and other witnesses at en, 880,178 tons; Italy, 719,755 a shipbuilding program of larger the hearings, and in the opinion tons; Spain, 538,133 tons; France, proportion were to be recognized of several congressmen, U. S. 456,020 tons;' and Poland, 429,- at long last, the results would not shipbuilding will not make any 790 tons. Although exact figures be appreciable for another 18 to long term gains until a sound and are not available for Red China, 24 months," Mr. Hood told con­ East Germany or Russia, all three gressmen. However, he added, if substantial program for the whole Communist nations are known to the U. S. Government were will­ merchant marine is begun by the Government. be conducting energetic shipbuild­ ing programs. Lloyd's reports that the coun­ tries making the largest additions to their merchant marines are Cash Benefits Ptild^March 1-March 31, 1966 Japan, 1,434,071 tons; Norway, Number of Amount 1,395,667 tons; Britain, 1,288,547 Benefits Paid tons; Liberia, 975,246 tons; and Hospital Benefits ^, Russia, 721,836 tons. 8,457 $ 87,614.68 Although American yards Death Benefitit . 29 84,958.00 gained in production during the Disability Benefits . V 752 126,300.00 first quarter of 1966, U. S. ship­ ; ^Maternity Benefits 68 13,571.00 building experts are not optimistic Dependent Benefits about the future of the industry in (Avera^di $203.00^ ill''-777 157,804.46 the U. S. In recent testimony be­ Optical Benefits ..; 526 7,754.12 fore the House Merchant Marine Out-Patlent Beitefitis 6,557 45,375.90 and Fisheries subcommittee on Summary 17,166 Merchant Marine, Edwin M. 523,378.16^ Vacation Benefits .. Hood, president of the Shipbuild­ 1,742 ^2,269.24 ers Council of America, forecast TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION that the cost of ship construction in the U. S. will be increasing for BENEFITS PAID THIS PBtlOD 18,908 $1,211,647.40 1, Vacation Plaiif •• 111 ' 1 1 -^1 ,4 J r* i �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Congress iden School Aid Program The AFL-CIO urged Congress to continue and expand federal aid to elementary and secondary education, particularly by increasing appropriations. Andrew J. Biemiller, director of the federation's Department of Legislation, told the education subcommittee of the Senate Labor Com­ mittee that the "great educational strides" of the 89th Congress need to be carried further. "More remains to be accomplished, and it would be a grave dis­ service to America's future to curtail the programs enacted thus far or even to freeze them at their present levels," he said. "The AFL-CIO does not for one moment accept the argument that anything in the present international situation necessitates lower expenditures at home for the health, education and well-being of our people." What is "most needed," Biemiller testified, is an increase in federal funds for local school districts from "considerably less than 10 percent of all such outlays to about 25 percent. He noted that spokesmen for large cities, for suburban communities and for rural areas have each called for added support to meet their special problems. "All of these arguments are convincing," he commented. The AFL-CIO spokesman warmly supported a proposed rise in the basis for fund distribution from the present standard—the number of children in families with $2,000 or less income—to a $3,000 income figure. He recalled that the latter had been the labor movement's original recommendation. However, Biemiller opposed a parallel provision to eliminate in­ centive grants to school districts which increase their budgets. He acknowledged that problems had arisen in the actual operation of the incentive program, but expressed the hope that "Congress will try to work out the problems rather than discard the program." He also called for four-year authorization for all programs begun under the Elementary & Secondary School Act of 1965, on the ground that "school districts must be able to make reasonably long-range plans ... to better fulfill the purposes of the legislation." Biemiller vigorously defended the impacted aid program, which helps school districts where there are large concentrations of federal military and civilian personnel. He opposed Administration plans to cut back the program and called instead for expansion of the impact approach to problems of rapid growth or of economic decline; to school segregation, whether by court order or voluntarily undertaken, and to rural areas. "We are confident that this Congress, having set forth on a major program of federal support for elementary and secondary education, will share our view that programs now in existence should be strength­ ened and improved, rather than being curtailed and phased out," he said. Biemiller expressed concern about another bill before the sub­ committee, which would place full responsibility for federally-assisted adult education programs in the public schools. He said the public schools' adult education personnel had often proved ineffective in reaching adults who are most in need of basic education, and that those in the South "simply do not have any mechanism for dealing with the educational needs of adult Negroes, particularly in the rural areas." He suggested "additional consideration" by the subcommittee of the bill's proposals. Stanley Ruttenberg, former AFL-CIO research director, was appointed to the post of assistant secretary of labor manpower by President Johnson. Ruttenberg had been Labor Department man­ power administrator. The appoint­ ment also carries the chairman­ ship of the President's Committee on Manpower. Ruttenberg is 49 and joined the staff of the former CIO in 1938. He became research director in 1948. His position is a redesigned post, formerly desig­ nated as assistant secretary of la­ bor for policy planning and re­ search. The Air Line Pilots have urged the Federal Aviation Agency to restore the 120-miles of "lateral separation" between planes flying the North Atlantic Route. The FAA ordered a reduction to 90 nautical miles. ALPA President Charles H. Ruby and ten union witnesses said maximum space is needed to avoid accidents, espe­ cially. with 450-passenger planes in the planning stage. Ruby told an FAA public hearing that a 120-mile separation should be "available to all pilots on all flights at all flight levels." <1> A raid by Teamsters on Local 51 of the Glass Bottle Blowers of Defiance, O., was defeated when the AFL-CIO union won a runoff election at the Johns-Manville plant. The Teamsters had been ousted for unfair tactics in starting their campaign while Local 51 was on strike. The National Labor Re­ lations Board set aside the previ­ ous election. The final tally in the runoff election was 308-212. The Building Service Employes have launched a drive for "rights, votes and jobs," to assure that segregation is eliminated from lo­ cal unions and their field of em­ ployment, to re-elect pro-labor congressional candidates and to make certain graduates of antipoverty training programs have jobs waiting for them. President David Sullivan urged locals to eliminate barriers to integration. Sullivan declared, "The nation has undertaken a War on Poverty and we must support that effort." LOG Page Seven "Your Money AND Your Life!" V> » ^jpJi- AFL-CIO Supports Consumer Legislation "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special in­ terest groups are very well organized to exert their influence loudly and clearly in the na­ tion's Capitol. In contrast the consumer in­ terest is so widely diversified and disorgan­ ized that it is hardly heard above a whisper." These were the words of Mrs. Esther Pe­ terson, special assistant on consumer affajrs to President Johnson, who spoke to repre­ sentatives of the AFL-CIO unions, includ­ ing the SIU, farmers and senior citizens groups, veterans and religious organizations attending the first national assembly on be­ half of American consumers in Washington this month. The reason for the meeting was concern. Concern over the fact that millions of Ameri­ can consumers are getting bilked of hard earned dollars by unscrupulous manufactur­ ers, merchants and money lenders through the use of false advertising and inferior prod­ ucts. Revelations of the auto industry's careless approach to the safety of its products and the practices of a free-wheeling pharmaceu­ tical "industry underline the actual menace to life where the responsibility of business is simply profits. Two bills—the fair packaging bill spon­ sored by Senator Philip A. Hart (D. Mich.) and the "truth-in-lending" bill sponsored by Senator Paul A. Douglas—are still mired in Congress and are being diligently opposed by the special interest groups which Mrs. Peterson referred to in her address. It is only through the combined efforts of consumer "special interest" groups that these two essential pieces of legislation will be­ come law. The trade unionist as a consumer certainly has his special interests to protect—namely his pocketbook and his life. It is now time for the consumer voice to rise above a "whis­ per." It is time for the consumer to let his Congressmen and Senators know that he is tired of being abused and duped in the mar­ ketplace and that he wants immediate legis­ lation that will put a harness on the disrepu­ table practices of manufacturers. Write and let your Congressman and Senators know where you stand on these vital issues. Do it today! Register And Vote To KO Right Wingers The John Birch society and other rightwing groups are loading up their campaign warchests over the country and preparing to launch an all-out drive which they hope will elect conservative candidates in 325 con­ gressional districts in November. The right-wingers are not dismayed by the solid tromping which conservative candi­ dates received during the last presidential election. Right-wing organizations hope to raise 38 million to support Birch candidates in the upcoming November elections. In addition, radio and TV programs un­ der right-wing sponsorship are deluging lis­ teners with over 10,000 programs a week attacking labor unions, the Supreme Court, the Federal government, Civil rights, the United Nations and local PTA's. Trade unionists and all American citizens can do something to silence the attacks on these institutions by the right-wing element. They must be rebuffed at the polling booth by a sound majority of American voters. •' r - HI > I �Page Eight May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ! annual job of fitdng^ut Great Lakes ships is a well«knonnn pro­ cedure to those SIU members who jsail in the Great Lakes Dhifrict. I it involves getting the huge ships, I which have been in layup over ^the long winter mondis, back in tip-top shape for the spring ship­ ping season. Mudi of the flavor of spring fit-out is captured in the photos shown on these pages. ./C Wiper Alix H. Fa+teh, who sails aboard the William Reiss, checks call-back list in Detroit hall. Toledo SIU patrolman Don Cubic waves to crew when the steamer J. F. Schbellkopf Jr. departed from Toledo with first load of coal of season. Cargo was bound for Bay City, Mich. Watchman Dennis Frarck rtgTllfe ring in brackets aboard the Henry LaLiberte in preparation for frrst 1966 voyage. r ; Wheelsman Angus MacDonald distributes life jackets aboard Buckeye Monitor during fit-out. Larry Trembley, 2nd cook, sets table for lunch aboard Diamond Alkali before leaving Toledo, O. ,. : -V- on the (W SIU didtimer Arrie ©rah^^^ wheelsman aboard the Henry EjLeLiberte, secures carbide can. 1966 Fireman Etno Autio .keeps care­ ful watch on firebox in the J Buckeye Monitor's engineroom. l'1 • 7«-\ - - 'r* • •!: "T^t "'"r'lwt;," jf t ' w*~t» i—ulcss • 015*^1*tc^ in&mioftrs •• carefully checked seniority call-back lists posted in each Union hall on the Lakes. Photo above was taken at the SIU Detroit hall. H ® attraction for children and the huge Great Lakes carriers Reiss Brothers and William A. I ' 'i " Coot Ben WitliaHl ^har Monitor's kitchen in top shape and ' turns his attention to the noon mej^l,..^/-*, yevl^^lSr in with gusto. They ore (clockwise): Eino Autio, Lee Rowell, Loyde J.'F. _ « MV Jenson, Howard Basley, Bob Fouchy, Gary Dunn, Sheldon Fontaine. ,, ship gets ready to begin another busy season on" the Labi- ' - i^ess'er'wa? �ms"'. May 13, 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG ^SIU Deiroit patrolman Paul Simms (left) checks out crew seniority with oiler Burton Knudson aboard ^Buckeye Monitor before ship sailed on season opener. j Coast Guard inspector views Seafarers manning the LaLiberte lifeboat. •Fireman Eino Autio demonstrates the action of the dump grates for SlU patrolman Don Bensman while the Buckeye Monitor was being fitted out at Detroit. Following an SlU Great Lakes District membership meeting. Lakes Seafarers Duncan MacKay and Urban Reddinger chatted with SlU-SLD secretary-treasurer Fred Farnen. Y. Nabasama, vice-presi­ dent, Japan Seamens Un­ ion, watched Lakes fit-out. Cook Arnold Kempainen trims fat from roast in gal­ ley of the Henry LaLiberte. f'l Tim- Maddon (right) ships as ordinary on the Piatt Jr. His brother Tom is with him. I? I • - IP;': r Diamond Alkali prepare to pull a roast from galley . bven to provide fit-out crew with hot noon meal, Sheldon Fontaine, Bob Fouchy scrub down Buck-^eye Monitor pilbt house. Oldtimer Arne Graham and Don Olsen bring up liferings on LaLiberte. •J' .1. UP" or spring tit-out to get underway, SlU Great Lakes | District seamen enjoy cards^ chess, checkers and other rec-' | reatipnal pursuits at the Union hall in Detroit, Michigan. ; I--I -r .•ILL: "Crewmembers aboard the Henry LaLiberte lower ,away lifeboat during drill testing techniques and equipment to assure that all on vessel is shipshape. MM Huge elevators on the Lakes discharge grain cargoes directly into Lakes carriers' enormous holds. Grain, along with coal and iron ore, is major Lakes cargo. ' sut pr: �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG ^QUAL representation for all voters is a BSsic demo­ cratic principle. But in most State legislatures, this principle long has been violated in such a way that rural areas are over-represented, while city and suburban voters are under-represented. Thus, a small minority of rural area voters often is able to block the needs of the urban majority—which means seven out of 10 Americans—by dominating the State legis­ latures. The badly apportioned State legislatures fought against attempts to reapportion themselves to make them more representative, because those in power did not want to relinquish the control they had under the existing sys­ tem. In 1962, the U.S.. Supreme Court opened the way to correct this inequity in our political system. The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could require reapportion­ ment of a State legislature. Then, in 1964, the Court held that population must be the only basis of apportionment of State legislatures. The 1964 Supreme Court ruling said: "Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legis­ lators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. As long as ours is a representative form of gov­ ernment and our legislatures are those instruments of gov­ ernment elected directly by and directly representative to the people, the right to elect legislators in a free and unim­ paired fashion is a bedrock of our political system." Therefore, the court declared, the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution "re­ quires that the seats in both houses of a bicameral state leg­ islature must be apportioned on a population basis," which means on the basis of "one man-one vote." To date, 37 states have complied with the one man-one vote ruling and court actions are under way to force the remaining states into line with the reapportionment deci­ sion. • The issue of one man-one vote is the concern of all American workers, as it is of all Americans. Here are some questions and answers which ihay be helpful to an under­ standing of this highly irnportant fight for equal representa­ tion for tdl: How are legislatures set np? RefHesentational districts are established within certain geographical boundaries. Legislative seats are then appor^^^^^^^^||p-;tioned'among the districts. What is the meaning the one maa-ohe vote principle? The one man-one vote principle holds that legislative Seats must be apportioned on the basis of population only— the vote of one man should be of the same value as the vote of another whether he lives in a rural or an urban area. _• "vi •Ui 1 i May 13, 1966 rural areas to the cities, the majority of state legislatures have been controlled by a minority of citizens in rural areas. In the California state senate for instance, members repre­ senting 11 percent of the state's population could produce a majority of voting strength. In Arkansas, 14 percent Of the people could elect a majority in the upper house, while 33 percent could control the lower house. In Illinois, 29 percent of the population could control the upper house. In Vermont, only 12 percent of the state's voters could control the lower house. A recent survey showed that of the 50 states, only in 19 did 35 percent or more of the population elect a majority of the members of both houses of the legislatures. Even in these 19 states only a few came anywhere near true rep­ resentation. What does this mean to American labor? Because most workers live in cjties today, and the'city populations were grossly under-represented in state legisIaR tures, the American worker has suffered the most from malapportionment. State legislatures controlled by a small minority of rural voters meant that American workers in llie cities were largely disenfranchised—Iheir votes did not' count, their needs remained unmet because minority-conr, trolled rural-oriented legislatures have been unwilling and unable to cope with the increasing problems of the grow­ ing urban areas. In Michigan for example, prior to the recent court- ; ordered reapportionment, a bill to provide an unemploy­ ment insurance increase of $3 was killed by senators reprfr^'| senting only 2.4 million voters—in spite of the fact that thef | bill was supported by senators representing 3.5 milliohl voters. It is also interesting to note that 16 of the 19 stated that currently have anti-labor "right-to-work" laws also represent some of the worst cases of control of the state legislature by a rural minority. What was the Hirksen amendment? This was a proposed amendment to the United Statei-j#i Constitution, introduced and supported by Senator Everetl| McKinley Dirksen (R-IIL). It was defeated recently in thei Senate for the third time. The Dirksen amendment would have blocked the Supreme Court's one man-one vote re­ apportionment decision and preserved the old "rotten borough" legislatures—the term for legislative districts which no longer have sufficient population to justify the representation allotted to them. Why is legislative reapportionment on a one man-tme vote basis necessary for the nation as a whole? Every citizen's vote should be weighted equally. Reap­ portionment is long overdue and made increasingly neces-£ sary by the continuing shifts of population from raral areas to cities. This population shift has produced problems of housing, schools, mass transit, air and water pollution and ' �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Coffee Break Before Long Voyage Ships at Sei 'Hie crew of the Del Norte (Delta) will be viewing plenty of movies if Meeting Secretary Bill Kaiser has his way. Bill reports he just rented 22 films in Houston and there is still a total of $131.44 in the ships fund. Henry B. Donnelly of the Steward department replaced Kurt K. Binemanls as ship's delegate. Kurt resigned while the ship was — Stories about Seafarers eating in New Orleans. The Steward de­ Ship's delegate John Pennell re­ partment was awarded a vote of some of the best food on earth ports that the crew of the Penn keep coming in Sailer (Penn Lines) have been re­ thanks for their and the crew ceiving their mail and logs regu­ fine Easter lunch aboard the Re­ larly and hope this good mail serv­ which consisted becca is no excep­ ice will continue during their long of grilled steaks, tion to this rule. voyage on the Persian Gulf. New colored eggs, baked potatoes, mattresses were iy Freddy, the chief cook on the Re­ smoked sausages, delivered in Hous­ becca, was given a salads, fruit ton and they will big thanks from punch and lots of be distributed to the crew for do­ trimmings. Every­ the crew after the Weems Donnelly ing such a good ship puts out to thing is going well sea bound for as the ship heads for a New Or­ job. In other news from the ships, keys have been made for the foBombay. Voyage leans payoff, via Houston. castles and everyone on board can repairs were han­ have one. Ted Weems recom­ dled in Houston Loper Pete Patrick on the Erna Eliza­ mended a vote of thanks to the and there was a beth (Albatross Tankers) says the crew for assistance given to a sick vote of thanks to the entire stew­ vessel is headed pumpman and the quick dispatch ard department by the crew. Col­ for Singapore to of him to the Azores. Fred Isirel, lie Loper, Jr., who is the steward take on fuel oil meeting chairman, reports that department delegate, is one of the before heading for everything else on the ship is run­ Brothers responsible for putting the Persian Gulf. ning smoothly. out the good food. All were reminded by ship's delegate J. K. Coats to re­ LOG-A-RHYTHM turn all linen at exchange. The Diaz men expect to be using the recreation room soon. Steward delegate J. R. Diaz told By John Liebman the brothers that the second cook has been busy spraying the head Slices from childhood and slices from yesterday and store rooms to keep down in­ Were the things of the seaman's dream, sects as well as possible. And the difference in between Were far divided by the unrecalling years A good crew of Seafarers took Barren and spent in the bitter whirl of memory. most of the problems out of a Years which also divided and split rough voyage to Into unrecognized months and weeks G r e e c e . O. P. Leading fast to bleak today; Oakley on the An entity now because of age and fall Platte (Bulk Breaks to seconds ticking. Trans.) says the men can't wait Revolving around a world, these dreams, for the new Broken like all things by chance missed, washing machine Women unloved in other ports, thoughts unsaid. and that the Chances missed, opportunities flown. company has also Which all but the smug can look back upon. Scott The smug whose bland faces promised a new Sustained by paste and suspenders. ice cube machine. It was the first And above all things that waste that prompts trip for the ship in over three Fair lives to blacken, engines to rust. years. William E. Scott says, "It's And greatness lost to ineptitude. always rough on a ship that's been out of service for a long Dreams that do not fold 'twixt spaces time and considering everything Like neat letters creasing. there were few beefs." Reflections cleaved with rotting paper, After the crease unread and molding, C. A, Bellamy says that the As if were never written. Transbay is going to try and ob­ Not so the dream beyond recall tain an agitator Portraying houses, roof topped. by blank windows, for the crew Evaporated by memories of the quay, washing machine Though returning with the day in Bombay. The In all their vague and mellowed misery. old agitator was broken and the Racked and mangered by modern taste. crew's laundry is Built with iindefinable greed piling up. F. S. And place on an uncomprehending earth. Paylor, Jr. noted They stood like the dream. that the overtime Resembling the age and its misery. Bellamy Age claims and does not renew sheets that were Even with the pleasantry of oldness and russet, brought on board at payoff are to Far gone things of youth missed and unreclaimed. be returned to the ship's delegate. For once things are necessarily spent Motion made to keep non-crewAnd seldom find their past in yesterday. members out of crew's quarters. 4 <1> Things <I> HBY, MALCOLM -YOJ'VEII TAB SAIPh MOVIB COLLECTED 41^7 FORFUND. WLIEAI DOYiE GET TO GEB SOMB^ MOVtH? With only a few hours left before the Steel Designer leaves for a round-the-world trip, Second Electrician Eugeniusz Sieradzici and Chief Electrician Ronald Garrecht (left to right) relax over a cup of coffee. While the Seafarers were readying for the voyage, professional divers were busy checking the vessel's hull. PERSONALS Wyatt Lewis Please contact your sister in Houston or your brother in New Orleans on an important matter involving your late father's estate. George Lafleur Please contact your mother, Mrs. J. B. Lafleur at 614 East Long Street, Ville Platte, Louisi­ ana, Zip Code 70586. Merrill Rabon Your friend. Tucker Daly, still has your leather suitcase at his home in Seattle, but he is chang­ ing addresses and would like you either to drop by and pick up your gear or send him your ad­ dress, so he can tell you where to pick it up. WilUam Sallinger Your sister-in-law, Mrs. Deele Serakowski, would like to get in touch with you. Her address is 1775 Davidson Avenue, Bronx, New York 10453, Phone CY 9-6205. Willy Baron Your father would like for you to get in touch with him very shortly on important family mat­ ters. John R. Blow Mike, Horace, Bill and David have left their duffel bags at your house and have tried to call you on several pccasions to find out when you would next be home. Would you write them as to when it would be convenient for them to drop by and pick up their stuff. Trip Home Delayed Carlos Camino would like to inform all his seafaring friends in New York that he is taking a short vacation in Hong Kong and will not be home for at least three weeks. <I> Martin Silvia Please contact your wife as soon as possible at 717 Lippit Street, Bo Obero, Santurce, Puerto Rico. WHY.euRLY-VIDN'r I TELL YOU THE MOVIE FOMD WAS FOR- Smitty Jones Please contact your sister im­ mediately. BUI Link Please contact Dick Maley at 4351 NE 15th Terr., Pompano Beach, Florida. — <!> — Friends of CharUe Goldstein Friends of Charlie Goldstein can contact him at Doctors Hos­ pital, Freeport, Long Island, New York. He has entered the hos­ pital for a checkup and would like to hear from former ship­ mates. His home address is 1055 Boulevard, East Weehawken, New Jersey. Whitey Merineth and Jimmy Kovatis Thomas "Okinawa" Maynes re­ quests you call or visit him in the Methodist Hospital, Room No. 609, Minor Bldg., 6th St. & 7th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. He says it is very important. Brother Maynes would like his friends and Brothers to visit him. The phone number is 780-3624. MY SCREEN �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Golfing Bosun Keeps Clubs on Ship And Wins Cup At Le Havre Match To Bosun Mac McCall, professional Seafarer and amateur Golfer, carrying his golf bag and clubs along on an SlU ship is just as ordinary as the next man packing an extra shirt. Any time Brother McCall has a few days on the beach, he makes a beeline for the links—and sometimes he meets interesting people, in addition to ^ either play or he can't. the pleasure derived from the "But any way you cut the cake," sport. Mac concluded, "whether your In fact, Mac got married that ambition is to break a hundred or way. seventy, if you like the game, "I was playing on the Lincoln you'll have a good time playing. Park Course in San Francisco," he There's some great sense of rap­ explained, "and we were looking port between people who frequent for another player to fill out the the links and get together at the foursome. Everybody in the group nineteenth hole for drinks and knew I didn't like to play golf with conversation, like the time after women, but the name 'Jerry' came the tournament in Le Havre when up on the board, and we accepted I was socializing with the French it. This 'Jerry' turned out to be a golfers after capturing their woman and a good golfer to boot. trophy. I don't even speak any My face fell at first, and I ended French, but after all, we were up marrying her." probably speaking a universal lan­ Brother McCall started off as a guage—the language of golf." caddy in his hometown of Fair­ mont, Minnesota, and he returned a few years back to shoot the best score of his life, a three under par. Usually, Mac is a seven handicap man, and his favorite course is the Royal Singapore Country Club. Bosun Mac McCall makes sure his And there was another golf golf clubs are aboard the Steel Yvonda Kay Garland, born Sep­ course which Mac remembers Designer before the ship takes tember 14, 1965, to the Paul Gar­ fondly. off for a round-the-world trip. lands, Johnson City, Tenn. "I had just arrived in Le Havre, France," Seafarer McCall said, "and went out to the country club ged and said, "Actually, I've got Bonnie Theresa Laffarque, born to play a few rounds. When I no theory at all. Just like in so February 2, 1966, to the Law­ many other fields, a man's got to talked to the pro, he told me they rence Laffarques, New Orleans, were having a big tournament and learn the fundamentals; that goes they invited me to play in it. I without saying. After that, he can La. thought it damned gracious of them. 1 had only explained that I was a sailor and a stranger and would enjoy a round of golf. Won the Trophy "I will never forget that tourna­ ment," Brother McCall went on to say. "It was one of my best days. I shot a 73 and won a trophy, the (The following report of a death at sea and the efforts of the entire crew and captain to save a fellow seaman's life was sent to the LOG trophy that had been donated to by Seafarer L. P. Hagmann, ship's reporter on the Globe Explorer. the club by the ex-president of The story, though tragic in content, is illustrative of the teamwork France, Rene Coty. I understand displayed by all Seafarers in the face of an emergency). that Coty is dead now, but ap­ parently during his lifetime and On April 26, 1966, the Globe Explorer while enroute to Au­ under the terms of his will, a gusta, Sicily for a shipment of bunkers, participated in a race trophy is given in his memory at with the Grim Reaper. this particular country club. Any­ At 8:30 A.M. on this date, Hayden Crabb, the first assistant way, I went home with it and was engineer from Fort Worth, Texas, suffered a heart attack while darn proud to show it to my golf­ on the upper grating of the engine room. Engine department ing spouse. Although things like Seafarers immediately transferred him to his room and notified that don't happen every day, each Captain Myron H. Meyers of his condition. time I get out on the links I meet Mrs. Carolyn Meyers, the Captain's wife who was accompany­ some new character." ing her husband on the voyage and is a registered nurse, immedi­ Mac, like all sportsmen, has his ately assumed charge of the patient and began to apply artificial own theory on the game of golf; respiration. but unlike most enthusiasts, he has Meanwhile, Captain Meyers had Radio Operator J. Winn ap­ no formula for holding the club, peal for medical help over the air. Several ships in the area re­ for stance, follow-through and all sponded to the call for assistance, but the Italian passenger liner those things which fledgling golfers Michaelangelo, out of Gibraltar and bound for Naples,-was the get in the form of lectures when nearest vessel and accepted the responsibility of advising Mrs. they take lessons from a pro. This Meyers what to do. At the same time their ship's doctor was golfer-Seafarer believes that suc­ handling the medical end. Captain Meyers was arranging for a cess on the greens is more or less rendezvous with the Italian vessel. a natural thing. Chief Engineer James A. Ada rigged up an oxygen tank and When asked about his theory of had his third assistant and an SIU wiper standing by to see that what it takes to make a good the proper amount of oxygen was being released from the tank. golfer. Brother McCall just shrugSIU crewmembers stood by in relay teams to administer arti­ ficial resplratjon and serve as messengers between Mrs. Meyers and the radio operator. At 12:15, rendezvous was made with the Michaelangelo. Upon examination by their physician, Crabb was pronounced "finished with the engine." It was to our sorrow that we lost the race. At 12:45, the body was removed to the Michaelangelo to be taken to Naples and from there sent back to the United States. We as Seafarers are proud to be under the command of Captain Myron H. Meyers and the other officers aboard who did eyerything possible to save the enginwr's life,;'Aod to - Mrsi > MeyerSiii StAFAfteRSbDG the entire SIU crew wishes to extend then* th^ks fipr h%^:S^ ^D'£t4/Af... in not giving up, until the doctor arrived and pronounced Hayden Cr&b ''finished with engine." 47S/Vi//eWA\^ To the officers and crew of the Uner Michaelangelo. we can axtaafayA>,A/.y. only say, "Good sailing, and may we meet again some day, when our meeting will not be marred by sadness." SlU Lifeboatmen Graduate Graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 150 gathered to have their photo taken after completing the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship's lifeboat training. Latest graduates include (seated, l-r) Bartol Cruz, Justin LaDico, Jeff Heisler, John Griffin and Paul S. Howe. Standing (l-r): Walter Shulski, Jose A. Caballero, Michael Rucker, Samuel Robinson and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. SIU ARRIVALS SlU Crew's Efforts Cited In life-Death' Race • TE Jeffrey Keith Foreman, born December 1, 1965, to the George H. Foremans, Belhaven, N.C. <1> John Wayne Bryant, born Jan­ uary 27, 1966, to the George H. Bryants, Seattle, Washington. Lisa Sican, born October 24, 1965, to the Alfredo C. Sicans, Seattle, Washington. Reinaldo Roman, Jr., born Jan­ uary 3, 1966, to the Reinaldo S. Romans, Brooklyn, New York. Donna Ann Lasalie, born Jan­ uary 16, 1966, to the James Lasalles, N. Bergen, New Jersey. Dawn Ann Sconfienza, born October 13, 1965, to the Freder­ ick Sconfienzas, Union City, N. J. ^1> Carlos Ignacio Ramirez, born January 1, 1966, to the Lius Rantirezs, Caguas, P. R. Carren Denise Pike, born Jan­ uary 31, 1966, to the Larry Fikes, San Pedro, Calif. <1> Tammy Jane Cook, born Octo­ ber 13, 1965, to the Lewis T. Cooks, Glen Burnie, Md. Carolyn Janet Rumball, born November 9, 1965, to the Robert F. Rumballs, Erie, Pa. Christine Lesch, born Decem­ ber 3, 1965, to the Gerald G. Leschs, Chicago, 111. Carlos Racheco, born March 18, 1966, to the Angel C. Paschecos, San Francisco, Calif. Edna Benitez, born February 19, 1966, to the Ramon Benitezs, Puerto Rico. Dorothy Harris, born February 25, 1966, to the O. W. Harris, Conroe, Texas. Nancy Bankston, born Decem­ ber 19, 1965, to the Jerry Bankstons, Ocean Spring, Miss. Tinay Fleck, born February 16, 1966, to the Raymond Flecks, Al­ pena, Mich. Terraine Mark Saunders, born March 4, 1966, to the Wendell Saunders, Baltimore, Md. — 4, — Allen Robert Stadnick, born December 13, 1965, to the Robert Stadnicks, New Orleans, La. <1> Janice Lynn Greece, born April 5, 1966, to the Odis Greeces, Jr., New York, N.Y. — ^i> — Stephen Ray Parker, born March 19, 1966, to the Jack R. Parkers, Basile, La. 4> Norman Sayer, born September 21, 1965, to the James Sayers, Mobile, Ala. Dean Albert, born March 26, 1966, to the Maurice Alberts, Mo­ bile, Alabama. James Corcoran, born February 28, 1966, to the James H. Corcorans, N. Y., N. Y. John Funk, born March 19, 1966, to the John E. Funks, Staten Island, New York. Christine Walsh, born Decem­ ber 13, 1965, to the John J. Walshs, Cleveland, Ohio. Erik Johansson, bom February 19, 1966 to Sven Johanssons, New Orleans, La. — Diana Jo Tenney, born Febru­ ary 11, 1966, to the Earl Tenneys, Clearmont Harbor, Miss. Shelantha Ross, bom March 5, 1966, to the Leo G. Ross, Gretna, La. Arthur Wilken, bom April 2, 1966, to the Pierre R. Wilkens, Clyde, Ohio. — ^i> — <1> �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Seafarer Urges Govt, Protect Fishing Areas To the EdHon I'd like to say I thoroughly sup­ port efforts being made -to extend the territorial limit of the United States to 12 miles instead of the present three-mile limit. Foreign countries are doing more to protect fishermen than our government. Russia, in addi­ tion to taking fish away from Americans are using small nets which catch young fish, killing breeders of future fish. This will endanger the fish supply in coming years. American fishermen are being deprived of their livelihood and consumers robbed of an impor­ tant part of their diet. U.S. fish­ ing fleets are not permitted to get so close to other countries so why can't our laws be just as strict? John M. ROey Seafarer's Widow Fond LOG Reader To the Editor: I would like to let you know how much my late husband, S. A. Lenzner, enjoyed reading the LOG. He always read it from beginning to end, and now that he is gone, I still read it myself. It's sort of my way of keeping up with the Union that did so much for our family. Thanks for every­ thing. Adde Lenzner LETTERS To The Editor Welfare Plan Aids Seafarer's Wife To dte EditoR I wish to express my gratitude on behalf of my husband, Herbert P. Knowles as well as myself for your welfare plan. The welfare plan has shown me every courtesy while having to be hospitalized for surgery twice in the past five months, It is indeed gratifying to know that the SIU welfare plan takes care of not only seamen, ^ut their families as well. ^ Mrs. H. P. Knowles fUr00'No''Chaa '^0' '/To the EdjfOR. In the April 15th issue of the I LOG there is an article about the raising of the Plimsoll Mark, something that 60 nations agreed upon at a convention in London, England,/., Is such raising of the Plimsoll Mark not detrimental to the safe­ ty of the men who sail on thoSe sMps?. • It means that more cargo vs^ill be allowed to be put on the ships ride heavier in the water, also it causes more strain on the ship in heavy seas tferehy making the ship more likely to sink in heavy weather. If the ship springs a leak, it would have less buoyancy ^|t^.afloat:ontbe'ships..puraps^^ „ of the Plimsoll Mark i^ms inconsistent to all the talk ibout Safety on Ships, especially (\merican ships. I appreciate the fact that put10 to 20 percent more cargo profit for the owners and/or op­ erators of those ships. Not 10 to 20 percent more profit but more likely 100 percent more profit, because the first 80 percent of the cargo carried goes for op­ erating expenses, the last 10 to 20 percent of the cargo carried is profit—then 10 to 20 percent more cargo carried means 50 to 100 percent, more profit per voy­ age. Is there such a thing as water­ tight hatch covers. Surely there is no air tight hatch cover to prevent the air from escaping if the ship springs a leak. Let us not return to the days of "The Floating Coffins" as those overloaded ships were called during Samuel Plimsoll's days. Let us leave the Plimsoll Mark as it was decided in 1930, for the safety of the men who sail the ships. A Log Reader LOG Page Thirteen Bxperiemes During Seafaring Life Enlivens Deckmans Short Stories Gerald Spafford is a Seafarer who has learned how to put his spare time aboard ship to good use. Spafford spends his off hours writing and has recently published another short story, this time in Man­ hunt Magazine. "I get my material from my believe I'd call it 'Game Spirit'— experiences and observations even though I never did find out while aboard ship and in foreign who won the game. I didn't find ports of call," said Seafarer Spaf­ out who won the fight either, be­ ford who sails in the deck depart­ cause they were still swinging ment. "What 1 write has more or when 1 pulled out." less depended on my backgrounc Spafford has worked on many at sea. 1 couldn't have written it newspapers before he made sea­ otherwise." faring his career. One of the ma­ Brother Spaf­ jor events he covered was the ford explains that Trans-Pacific Yacht race, while he does most of he was employed by the Hawaiian his writing dur­ Watersports News. He started on ing his off hours the paper by selling ads and ended (Name Witkheld on HetjiiestJ while aboard the up as advertising manager still ship. Although he taking time out to write feature Urges Limitation prefers to use a stories. On Plimsoll Mark typewriter, he And when you get down to it, says that he often there are very few places aboard To the Editor: Spafford has to do all his a ship where a man can get I noticed in the LOG of April writing in longhand, since the enough privacy to get any writing 15, that a movement is under­ rattling of a typewriter doesn't done. Then, too, there's the diffi­ way in international circles to allow his cabinmates to get any sleep. raise the Plimsoll mark, which would enable ships to cany more Typewriter Disturbing cargo. Although the convention "1 really can't blame them at has cited all the advantages of all," said Spafford. "While most such a move, I personally think of them don't mind the light that the situation requires care­ burning while they're racked out, John J. Davies, 71: Brother ful thought, involving individual a typewriter is just another thing. Davies passed away in Seattle, studies of each ship being af­ So I solved the "problem by stick­ Washington where he had made fected. ing to the fountain pen or pencil, his home for the past 39 years. and shipping the stuff home to my Death came in March at the Seat­ I would be the first to admit wife to type up. In that way, it's tle USPHS Hospital from Pneu­ that probably the majority of ready for me when I get home. monia. He sailed vessels now carrying oil and with the steward "But," said Spafford, "I am be­ cargo could safely increase their department as a ginning to get personal letters tonnage without any adverse efutility messman. from the editors which anyone ects. This would, of course, have He is survived by who has attempted writing knows its advantage in the fact that his son, James A. to be a good sign. At the outset, ships could work more efficient­ Davies of Kirkall I received were the printed ly, which might prompt Ameri­ slips with the bad news on them; land, Washington. can-flag companies to expand Brother Davies and when you get specific com­ Davies was cremated at their fleets. ments from the book houses, you the Bleitz Crematorium in Seattle. know you are making progress." However, I have seen many He had joined the Union in 1948 freighters and tankers that are Pens Short Story at the Port of New York. now already overioadedj and if The deck department Seafarer, they get the go-ahead to raise who was born in Manhattan and • their Plimsoll Mark, the safety now makes his home in Astoria, Edward Saladyga, 43: Brother of seamen will be jeopardized. called his recently published story Saladyga passed away in his home While most operators would not "Dunlop's Revenge," although the in Buffalo, New York which was purposely endanger the lives of magazine editor later changed' its his place of birth. their crews, there are those, as title to "Blood Brother." He died in Febru­ I'm sure all Seafarers arc aware, Brother Spafford set out at the ary, 1966 from who would do anything for the age of 19 to pursue a life at sea. heart failure. Almighty Dollar—even risk hu^ At first, he walked the waterfront Brother Saladyga man lives. I am especially think­ stopping at each shipping otfice joined the Union ing of foreign-flag ^ in Detroit, Michi­ who have already demonstrated| until they finally signed him on a Panamanian vessel. "Brother, their flagrant disregard of proper gan in 1960 and was it bad," he said, "terrible con­ sailed in the en­ safety standards. And for that Saladyga ditions. Now that I'm used to the gine room. He is matter, there are a few Americonditions on American-flag ves­ survived by his brother Joseph can-flag operators who just sels, I would never go through Saladyga of Cheektowaga, N. Y. might hang the dollar on the that again. He was buried in St. Stanislaus' mast above the safety standard. Cemetery in Cheektowaga. "On my last trip," Spafford I have no truck with the run­ continued, "I ran across quite a away-flag operators, but I do not , want to see any fellow seaman • sight that might or might not drown in stormy seas, because a j be good material for another Rudy Catungal Dulay, 53: new internationd cohvenbon haa I story. The Malaysian and the Brother Dulay died in Saigon, Japanese soccer teams had just allowed ship's operators to overVietnam at the 3d Field Hos­ finished a soccer match and were load their ships. Since the ves­ pital on Decem­ having dinner together, when a sels are insured, only the owners y ber 30, 1965. He real old-fashioned brawl broke would benefit from ah excess of s had been taken out. I think that one team ac­ cargo. •• there from his cused the other of rough tactics So let this new convention ship, the Antinin the game, but whatever caused regulating the raising of the ous. The cause of the ruckus, it was quite a sight. Plimsoll Mark be applied to each / death was heart Game Spirit ship individually according to failure. Brother individual needs, so that the Dulay was a mess"Tables were overturned, bottles Dulay lives of seamen will be pro­ man and joined were flying through the air and tected. Such seemed to be the fists were swinging. The incident, the Union in 1960 at the Port original purpose of the Plimsoll took place on a big lawn patio of New York. He was born in Mark when it was first brought overlooking the Malabar Hotel in Philippine Islands. His wife, Mrs. into being. India where I was then staying. If Yuriko Tsujimoto Dulay of YokoI cooked up a yarn about that, I tiama, Japan survives him. culty when a ship is pitching and rolling, and the chair keeps slid­ ing across the floor so that a person can hardly stay in it. Once, though, I started using the utility room amidship, which was used during the day as a tool storage area and a barber shop. That worked out fine, but it was an exception." Although Brother Spafford has published several short stories and articles, he has also had his discouraging moments. Like all authors, he has had his share of stories turned down by publishers, and Spafford boasts of "a suitcase full of rejection slips." Too, he has completed three novels in the last three years, which are still making their rounds of the vari­ ous publishers. FINAL DEPARTURES Robert Andrew Barrett, 57: Brother Barrett passed away in January, 1966 at the Long Is­ land College Hos­ pital in Brooklyn, New York. He sailed with the engine room as chief electrician. Death resulted from a heart at­ tack. A native of Barrett New York City he had over 25 years at sea. Broth­ er Barrett joined the Union in New York in 1943. Survivors include his wife, Doris Mary Bar­ rett and their daughter, Susan. Alfred Stout, 63; Brother Stout died in New Orleans of Pneu­ monia. He was a member of the SIU for the past 20 years and maintained his home in New Or­ leans for most of his life. He was born in Illinois and joined the un­ ion in New Or­ Stout leans. He sailed with the SIU in the deck depart­ ment. During the second World War he saw a great deal of action as a member of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his sister, Nora Clark of Urbana, Illinois. Cari Bush, 68: Brother Bush came to this country from Aus­ tria and sailed on the tugs of the Chesapeake Bay Towing Company. He was a member of the deck de­ partment and lived in Chesa­ peake, Virginia. Brother Bush is survived by his Bush wife, Effie 'Wright Bush of Chesapeake, Va. His death was attributed to a lung disease and burial will take place in Chesapeake. : ({ �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . June 6—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia June 7—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..June 8—2:30p.m. Detroit . . . .June 10—2:30 p.m. Houston .. . June 13—2:30 p.m. New Orleans June 14—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .June 15—2:30 p.m. Wilmington June 20—2 p.m. San Francisco June 22—2 p.m. Seattle June 24—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 16—2 p.m. Alpena May 16—7 p.m. Buffalo May 16—7 p.m. Chicago May 16—7 p.m. Cleveland May 16—7 p.m. Duluth May 16—7 p.m. Frankfiul May 16—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... June 13—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . June 13—7:30 p.m. Chicago ... June 14—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie June 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .June 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth .... June 17—7:30 p.m; Cleveland . .June 17—7:30 p.m. Toledo June 17—7:30 p.m SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..June 7—5p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . June 8—5 p.m. Norfolk June 9—5 p.m. Houston June 13—5 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—5 p.m. Mobile June 15—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia June 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk June 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... June 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia ... June 7—7 p.m. Baltimore June 8—7 p.m. :i:Houston June 13—7 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—7 p.m. Mobile June 15—7 p.m. * Meetine held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting: held at Labor Temple, Saolt Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting: held at Galveston wharves. DIRRCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atianfic, Gulf, Lakes & inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 Oh Ave., Bklyn, HY 9-6600 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 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. ALPENA. Mich May 13, 1966 COBUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers). March 14—Chairman, G. Wheat; Secretary, F. Pehler. No beefs reported by departihent delegates. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April KH-Chairman, Fred Tyson; Secretary, Pete Molleggi. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no beefs. $6.31 in ship's fund. WALTER BICE (Reynolds Metals), April 1—Chairman, P. T. Mnldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Ship's dele­ gate reported that this was a good trip. Matter of steward doing carpenter's work will be turned over to patrolman. MERRIMAC (Mcrrimac), December 19 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary. Paul J. McGahara. Brother C. A. Welch was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in engine department. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), March 30—Chairman, C. J. Burns; Secretary, Lang M. Kelly. Ship's delegate reported that there were some beefs and will try to get them settled upon arrival in port. Patrolman to be contacted about money draws in Saigon and Tiawan. Food beef to be straightened out. YORKMAR (Calmar). March 29— Chairman, J, K. Sheets; Secretary, J. Marshall. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. It was suggested that the company supply bed springs for bunks. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). April &— Chairman, Henry W. Miller; Swretary, Carrol Martin. $88.30 in T.V. fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Motion made to negotiate with steamship companies for a day to day pay, regard­ less what articles a crew signs on. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping). February 6-—Chairman. Durell McCorvey; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Motion nt&de to have negotiating conomittee try to negotiate for a retirement program for seamen regardiesa of age if they Imve the sea time. Petitfon will be made up and signed by crewmembers for the re­ tirement program and will be sent to headquarters. Brother S. F. Sokol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done and for trying tc keep crew happy with good food and service. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), April II—Chairman, Juan S. Rueda; Secretaryi D. C. Mann. Ship's delegate reports that there was 2 hours disputed OT to be taken up with patroiman. Beef on distribution of OT in engine department. Steward complimented the crew for their cooperation, and for being one of the best crew he has sailed with. DEL MONTE (Delta), April 80—Chair­ man, Howard Henz; Secretary, Albert Ehpeneda. $2.90 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), April 25—Chairman, P. Seruyk; Secretary, H. L. Bennett. $18.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. 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 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 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. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 7505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. ...' 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 SPITFIRE (American Bulk). January 16—Chairman, A. K Weaver; SecreUry. W. K. Morgan. No beefs reported by department delegates. PECOS (Pecos Transport), March 27— Chairman, S. Henka: Secretary, E. C. Caudill. $20.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to crew messman and pantryman for doing a good job. Discussion regard­ ing holding a safety meeting. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), April 13—Chairman, W. W. Perkins ; Secretary, F. J. Brink. Ship sailed short one A.B. and 1 oiler. Brother Thomas Gannon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to entire steward department for a job well done. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS CLAIBORNE (Sea-Land), March 31— Chairman, Henry Koppersmith; Secre­ tary, Jamea K. Pursell. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no be^s. Ship sailed short two men in the deck department from Puerto Rico. Vote of thanks extended to resigning ship's delegate. New ship's dele­ gate to be elected. It was suggested that headquarters notify the membership what procedure is being taken on pension ,plan. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. DEL AIRES (Delta), April 22—Chair­ man, William T. Briggs; Secretary, F. R. Chameee. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Bosun extended vote of thanks to the chief steward, Joe Powers, for the wonderful Easter luncheon. . LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), AiwH 28 •—Chairman, O. Castro; Secretary, J. Wolden. Ship Won 1966 Safety Award. $8.00 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrol­ man. Ship's delegate resigned. UNFAIB TO LABOR DO NOT BUY Seafarers anci 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.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) H. 1. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — ^3> — NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld April 17— Chairman, Arthur Rudnicki . Secretary, V. E Monte. Brother Arthur Rudnicki was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Klngsport Press "World Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April 10—Chairman, W. H. HarrcU; Secretary, F. S. Omega. No beefs and no dispute OT reported. Brother Angelo Maldonado was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. There was a discussion about the short­ age of water, and the ship's delegate will look into the matter. Jamestown Sterilng Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) DEL NORTE (Delta), April 10—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretair. Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate resigned in New Orleans. $131.04 in ship's fund and $13.60 in movie fund. Brother Henry B. Don­ nelly was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the Easter Barbecue;. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), April 17—Chairman, Robert Pionk; Secretary, O. Eios. Brother Pedro Del Valle was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Patrolman will be contacted regarding clarification on time off. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) KEVA IDEAL (Ideal Cement), April 8—Chairman, John Parks; Secretary, None. Brother Vertis C. Smith was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $38.56 In ship's fund. Nq beefs reported by department delegates. $80.00 donated by. crew for flowers for crewmembcr'a dc- STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), April 22—Chairman, R. Principe; Secretary, James B. Phillips. $16.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Steward extended a vote of thanks to the crew for the donation given him due to. death in family. Vote of thanks to the steward department. , : White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ROBIN LOCKSLBY f (Moore-McCormack), March 26—Chairman, Frank Myatt; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is in good shape. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. PENNMAR (Calmar), April 18— Chairman, 0. C, Sypher; Secretary, Jo­ seph Mereier. No major beefs reported. Patrolman to be • contacted regarding clarification on working rules for oilers in port. Letter sent to headquarters to that effect. Discussion held on retirement pension plan. Seeking information on progress. 'ceased-wife. ,, - ^ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: £kirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman pr other Union offlcial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or vaembn. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy hag been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ito ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be i>aid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its 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 obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encov,raged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g(^ 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. 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 rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their famlHes 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 :>een denied his constltntional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he ohonld immediaUly notify SIU Preoident PanI Hall at headqnartero by eertlfled mail, retnm receipt reqnested. Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) <1> Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishhone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen M: AUTHIS THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR in 1929 the economy collapli^ experienced the worst depression in historyl Evictions of families were very common sigh1N| -•si' HE decade of the 1920's was a time of danger for the American labor movement. Employers emerged from World War / •richer and more powerful than ever before and determined to weaken or destroy the unions, 'ffimes were good and the nation was soon comdtitted totally to the "Roaring Twenties." Un­ ions had experienced tremendous growth dur'ing the war years and showed increased mili­ tancy in the early post-war years. But under the rampant business expansion, speculation cmd high employment of the twenties labor ^militartcy was tempered. Samuel Gompers died: ^n 1924 and was replaced as AFL President byN WPiUiam Green. In the heady atmosphere of Roaring Twenties employers returned suc­ cessfully to their union busting tactics and open, >p drives. Lethargy settled over American abor. But not for long. In 1929 the GreaT epression struck the nation. ? pany Unions, which benefited nobody but th^ ri"! HE NRA provided organized labor with a|| employer, became common. Workers everyiJ-.isubstantial boost after its membership had j i I where lost the gains they had made during the been thinned drastically by unemployment ^ war. American business was riding high, imand general hopelessness. Union militancy re-(:| posing its Will everywhere. Then came Black? i ' vived as workers sought to obtain protection and I I? Thursday, October 24, 1929, the day the Stoclc security through union recognition. But the?| Market crashed and shook the whole economic employers, even in the midst of their greatest structure of the nation. The United States wasg ' debacle, refused to change their ways or give? C plunged into the worst economic depression the an inch to labor. Business refused to adhere'; is world ha^ ever known. The theory that the to the codes of the NRA, which had no effec­ nation's welfare could depend on business inr tive means of enforcement, and the Act was|| terests to run the country was destroyed. 0 eventually declared unconstitutional. Labor re­ i'ceived other protections to replace it however.? The Norris-LaGuardia Act had already been Y 1932, 14 million Americans were out of ; passed in 1932 placing strict controls on the| work. Factories across the nation closed tise of court injunctions as strikebreaking de-|3 their doors. Breadlines grew longer and vices—thus eliminating to a large degree one, | Banks foreclosed on mortgages and of management's most effective and most i then closed themselves when the mortgages abused anti-labor weapons. To this was added' I proved to be worthless. The Depression tightin 1935 the National Labor Relations Act of??l I ened its grip ever more firmly on the whole Wagner Act, which guaranteed workers the!I I nation. The business-oriented Republican ad­ right to organize, to select unions to represent|| ministration of Herbert Hoover was stunned them and to bargain collectively with their em­ ; and bewildered by the business collapse and ployers. Management was prevented from HE strong anti-union attitudes of Ameri­ Tthe Government seemed incapable of taking forcing workers to sign Yellow Dog contracts,/ ? can business were felt as soon as World action to alleviate the situation. All attempts threatening workers for joining a union, dis­ War I ended. Propaganda began almost to get business going again failed. The cries mediately for the so-called American Plan, - of starving unemployed workers and their fami­ criminating against union men, refusing to ne­ -lihich was a scheme for the open shop. Business lies went largely unheeded and hunger walked gotiate with a union, hiring labor spies or using raised tremendous war chests to push for open the streets of the world's wealthiest nation. blacklists to eliminate pro-union employees. ? jShop legislation. Many employers resorted to Stalked by hunger, the American people voted These guarantees of labor's rights spurred mm , |)lacklisting, labor spies and strikebreakers to for a New Deal in 1932 and elected Franklin ;ftestroy the unions. At the Same time their // Delano Roosevelt President. union organization. Though this was the law n^on-busting tactics began to lean heavily on •tr. of the land, the employers bitterly resisted and|g Company Unions and Yellow Dog Contracts. •W Where Hoover had offered aid to the busi­ A made every-.effort to smash the labor move­ ness interests rather than the unemployed W i A It was early in this anti-labor decade that the ment. . workers in the vain hope that money spent at largest seamen's strike in American history up the top would trickle down to the bottom somethat time took place. :• how, Roosevelt recognized that the real sufferr ESPITE the nation's new public policy in llS; In 1921 the International Seamen's Union ing and greatest need was at the bottom of the which the rights of labor were clearly|| went on strike against ship operators' attempts / economic ladder. To his reassuring words that spelled out in law, employers generally ^ .. |p cut wages by 25 percent, abolish the three- : "There is nothing to fear but fear itself,''he vrcious aeti-uoion attitudes watch system and abolish overtime pay. Ship­ : < added a more practical and irnportam observe- they had in earlier years. Though they opposed ' tton-^ 'Qur great primary task is to put people ping was soon paralyzed from Maine to Texas union activity in virtually every form, the em­ to work. and ships on the Pacific Coast found it difficult ployers reacted most bitterly to the attempts of | , . to recruit crews. However the shipowners re- -4 ft' < To put people to work. Government agencies the trade union movement to organize workers ' Ceived invaluable aid in breaking the strike set up. The Public Works Administrain the unorganized industries. from the U. S. Government Shipping Boardi| |fion (PWA)--—later the Works Projects AdJyhich declared that the lower rates would be J / ministration (WPA)—^put people to work They refused to reconcile themselves to the" Sput into effect aboard all Government owned |building bridges, highways, dams and ; . fact that the worker had a legal right to bargain or leased vessels. In addition, the shipowneris I buildings. The Giviliah^^^^^^^G^^ collectively through a union of his choosing, • got anti-strike injunetions frOm several friendly /(GCC) pfit Roving people to work po fr'rest/ II The employers mustered every possible re-g/i - judges, pickets were restrained, and police epnseryation Many naore people were source to prevent this from happening. Where : along the struck coasts cooperated by jailing! 4 If' / put to work by other means, striking seamen for vagrancy and other charges. i.; company unions failed to do the job, they used Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) was estabThe strike was broken. Blacklisting, discrimimore violent means by establishing company ;!; / nation and other traditional anti-union abuses = lished to stimulate business through fair compolice forces and goon squads. And, when , petition, control of production and price regu­ again became the way of life in the shipping strikes erupted in many areas, the employers' :; lation so that business /would nm again fun/ industry../•.•///•;•? wild and bring about the downfall of the econ­ ii Strikebreakers were protected by National? Guardsmeh and deputized police. But labor! omy. As another way of regulating business Blacklists against pro-union workers became //rniiitancy fanhigh and in spite of the employer- • , the NRA established codes of minimum wages «standard throughout American industry. Tc> instigated violence, with its kidnappings, beat­ and hours and gave workers the right to orga­ gain employmeht workers more and more often ings and murders of workers across the rtatii nize and bargain collectively without employer .were forced to sign Yellow Dog contracts stipu. interference. . the trade union movement was on the inarch. i ;that^ey/;W9WW:not join.;a ;uh|og?.//G D .€ • •f { it: M �Vol. XXViii No. 10 SEAFAREIt»*I.OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Manhattan's deck during loading operation is maze of pipes and valves. Tugs aided /"ooring lines to keep ship alongside dock. Loading operation of the giant tanker was completed at the Continental Grain Elevafor in Westwego, La. on April 16, 1966. rwmr-' Wmm R ? A^ n" M ® T^d^T +ryman T. Huddle, ch. cook J. Sabuler, and cook M. Potts. D Pfr Gunn-not Peter Rabbit-by crew. Grain discharges directly from elevators Into vessel's tanks. Shovels take care of spillage. the Manhattan includes L. Karalunas, ship's . del.: J. R/Sherman, shipping commissionerr K. Jeremis. master: P. Warren. SlU patrolman: J. S. McGill. wiper: R. James, stew, utility... I 3^ IWaiting to sign on for record gram trip to India SlU crewmen (above) had picture fa- " ^Jcen by l^G photogr^er. Buck. T. , inch. C. Hill, W. Harris, C. Sig_^moT\. L. Karalunas. F. Shuler, J. Philljps, H, Demetrio, L. Jabert and 8. E. Harris, Photograph above of Manhattan sign-on 'fn New Orleans farers Berford Harris, >John Nussi^ f^dfericic b R. • James. William S. Montgomery. S. J. Ardoin and Clark Medley Jr � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 13, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO SUPPORTS NATIONAL BOYCOTT OF DIGIORGIO CO. FARM PRODUCTS GOV’T USED FOREIGN SHIPS ILLEGALLY; LOWER-COST U.S. VESSELS BYPASSED MARY CHOPIN, RETIRED STEWARDESS, DIES IN NEW ORLEANS AT AGE OF 79 LEGISLATION TO PROTECT U.S. PUBLIC CALLED FOR BY ‘CONSUMER ASSEMBLY U.S. SHIPBUILDING SHOWS SLIGHT GAIN BUT LAGS BEHIND 8 SMALLER NATIONS SEAFARERS UNDER WAY ON THE GREAT LAKES… 1966 ONE MAN-ONE VOTE – THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL REPRESENTATION GOLFING BOSUN KEEPS CLUBS ON SHIP AND WINS CUP AT LE HAVRE MATCH THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 7 ON THE GRAIN RUN TO INDIA 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 05/13/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 10 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e43c831489bae16c6cb74ce10269ec23.PDF aa137ebfd38312deb84b4cc3de4da3c0 PDF Text Text VOL  IV.  >  2t4  Sub Attacking  SlU Ship Loses  Its Periscope  c  Brother  Richard  Bennet  and  his  SIU  shipmates  were  torpedoed  in  the  North  Atlantic  last  month. He  happened  to  be on  the  bridge when  the  torpedo  hit  with  a  terrific  ex­ plosion.  It  broke  the  eardrums  of  some  of  the  men.  The  ship  went  down  in  seven  minutes.  But  the  attacking  sub  didn't  get  away  scot  free.  "About  three  minutes  after  the  explosion  I saw  the  periscope  of  the  J  submarine,"  Bennet^, said  upon  his  safe  arrival  in  New  York.  "It  was  crossing  our  stern  between  50  and  /100  feet  away.  It  was  a  clear  day  and  visibility  was  very  good.  "Wijen  the  periscope  was  sight­ ed, the  Navy machine gun  crew  be­ gan firing.  The  gun  was  on  the  .  poft^­wing o£  the bridge and  it  kept  firing  as  the  ship  went  down.  I  could  see  the'tracer  bullets  around  the  periscope."  Bennet  said  that  the  Navy  gun­ ners  stuck  to  their  weapon  as  the  ship sank  and  only  took  to  rafts  as  the  water  lapped  arolind  their  feet.  After  the  ship  had  sunk  and  the  men  were  in  the  water,  the  sub  'surfaced  to  look  over  its  handi­ (  work.  Then  the  men  saw  that  the  periscope  was  missing.  It  had  been  torn  away  by  the  machine  gun  bullets  . . . proof  of  the, navy gun­ ^  ner's  marksmanship.  NEW  YORK,  N. Y.,  THURSDAY,  MAY  14,  1942  No.  IJ.  NM.V.aTTEMPTS TO COVER FMNKY ROLE WITH WILD RTTaCKS UPON S.I.U.-S.UP. JOE CURRAN  AND HIS INTELLECTUAL  BODY­GUARDS  HAVE  BECOME  HYSTERICAL  OVER:  THE DEFEAT OF THEIR  UNION­BUSTING DRIVE.  WHEN  THE  UNITED  FRONT  OF  SIU ­ SUP  MCS  AND MFOW SUCCEEDED IN DEFENDING  THEIR  ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTRACTS BY  WRING­ ING  FROM  THE  WAR  SHIPPING  ADMINISTRATION  A  "STATEMENT  OF  POLICY"  WHICH  GUAR­ ANTEED THE WAGES AND CONDITIONS FOR THE  DURATION  OF  THE  WAR,  CURRAN  HOWLED  • "MUNICH."  Curran  has  his  metaphors  mixed.  It  was  he  that  played  the  roll  of  appeasement.  And  in  case  any  one  doubts  it,  let's  look  at  the  record!  The  story  starts  back  in  the  !  middle  of  April.  At  that  time  Sec­ 1  rctary  of  the  Navy  Frank  Knox  j  was  mumbling  in  his  beard  about  i  the  Navy  taking over  the merchant  j  seamen  (at  $21  per  month).  This  was  as  it  turned  out,  a  squeeze  play  on  the  part  of  the  Government  to  force  the  unions  into  accepting  a  I  previously  drawn  up  plan  that  >  1  would  have  left  the  seamen  under  i  1  civilian  control  but  would  have  broken  up  ihtir  unions  and  tracts.  And  who  was  a  party  to  this  b.ick  stage  maneuvering?  Who  d'tw  up  one  of  the  union  busting  programs  that  was  to  be  shoved  down  the  seamen's  throats  by  the  Maritime  Commission?  Joe  Curran  and  tlie  NMU!  And  nobody  can  deny  this  for  It  is  all  down  in  black  and  white.  The  SIU  obtained  a  copy  of  the  NMU  proposals  while  they  were  THESE  SIU  MEN  WERE  TORPEDOED  IN  THE SOUTH  ATLANTIC  AND  SPENT 16  DAYS  IN  still  supposed  to  be  secret.  We  ob­ AN  OPEN  LIFE  BOAT  BEFORE  BEING  RESCUED.  BROTHER  ANTHONY  KATILUS,  (LEFT)  tained  this  notorious  document  SPENT  ALMOST  THE  ENTIRE  16  DAYS  ON  DUTY  AT  THE  TILLER  OF  THE  LIFEBOAT.  HE  (which  the  NMU  was  forced  to  IS  SHOWING  HIS  SWOLLEN  HANDS  TO  BROTHER  RICHARD  K.  CULLY  (RIGHT),  ALSO  A  admit  was  authentic)  on  the  12th  SURVIVOR,  AND  TO  D.  L. TAYLOR.WHO  IS  STATIONED  AT  THE  NORFOLK  NAVAL  OPER­ of  April.  ATING  BASE.  {Cwitinued  mi  Page  4)  NAVY GUNNERS SOON LEARN  WHAT UNIONISM CAN MEAN  There  is  a  hugh  4  inch  copper  regular  crew  but  also,  for  the first  The  Ensign  informed  them,  in  the  shell  casing  resting  on  the  desk  of  time,  a  Navy  crew  of  gunners  to  best  shave­tail  tones, ^  that  they  Secretary­ Treasurer  John  Hawk  man  the  newly  installed  anti­sub  were  on  Navy  rations  and  he  did  not  want  to  hear  any  complaints.  these  days.  The  casing  is  from  a  and  anti­aircraft  armament.  There  were  eight  Navy  men  un­ After  the  meal  was  over  the  shell  that  sank  a  submarine  which  attacked  the S.  S.  Greylock  on  her  der  the  command  of  an  Ensign.  Navy  gunners  got  together  and  last  return  trip from  South  Africa.  Most  of  them  were  green  kids  who  elected  a  delegation  to  call  on  the  That  part  of  the  story  is  dramatic  had  never  been  to sea  before.  They  SIU  crew.  The  delegation  came  to  enough  in  itself,  but  there  is  more.  were  pretty  suspicious  of  the  SIU  the  focs'l  and  wanted  to  know  That  shell  casing  represents,  not  men  when  they  came  aboard.  They  (very  meekly  and  politely)  how  it  only  the  marksmanship  and  hero­ kept  to  themselves  as  much  as  pos­ was  that  the  crew  ate  so  well.  The  ism  of  the  Navy  gunners  aboard  sible.  boys  patiently  explained  that  civil­ the  Greylock,  but  it  s^mb^lizes  a  This  aloofness  between  union  ian  crews  hadn't  always  iCaten  so  bond  of  fraternity  between  the  and  Navy  men  continued  until  it  good  aboard  the  ships,  but  that  a  Navy  gunners  and  the  SIU  men  came  time  for  chow. Then  the  gun  little  trade  union  pressure  here  and  who .  sailed  the  ship.  Here's  the  crew  sat  up and  took  notice. Their  there  had  accomplished  wonders  story.  plates  were  about  half  as  full  ay  over  the  past  three  years.  The  gunners  were  amazed  to  When  the  Greylock  left  for  the  the  SIU  men's  plates, v  They  de­ Red;  Sea  last  fallj  she  carried  her  manded  to,  know  "how  come?"  {Contimifd an  Page  4),  ­• VJ­v,  A, Paging "BananaC' Robson " . . ; three  of­(Admiral)  Land's  most  important  assistants are  officials  of  the  United  Fruit  Co.  These  men  have  had  much  to  say  about  the  Caribbean  trade.  United  Fruit  ships—refrigerator  ships  sorely  needed  to  transport  food  supplies  to  American  troops  abroad  and  to  our  Allies—brought  more  bananas  to  the  U. S.  A. in  the "first  three  months  of  this  year  than  in  the  corresponding  pe­ riod  last  year.  This  was  business­as­usual  with  a  vengeance."  —PM,  May  13,  1942  BIG  BUSINESS  OUT  TO SMASH  NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD  America's  biggest  corporations  are  still  trying  to  wreck  the  Na­ tional  War  Labor  Board  and  plunge  industrial  relations  into  chaos.  Shipbuilding  and  Dry  Dock  Com­ pany  of  Kearny,  N.  J.,  a  U.  S.  Steel  subsidiary,  continued  "stall­ ing" on  the  board's  demand  that  it  sign  a  "union  security"  agreement  That  became  evident  this  week  with  the  union  representing  its  when  General  Motors openly  defied  workers.  the  board,  and  another  big  corpor­ So  far  the  only  major  corpora­ ation—Inland  Steel­^threatened  in  tion  to  comply  with  a  board  order,  advance  to  ignore  board  decisions.  on  "union  security"  has  been  In­ Late  Thursday,  howevcri  "G. M;"  ternational  Harvester.  It  .agreed  to  capitulated;  sign  contracts  with  A.  F.  of  L.  At  the  same  time,  the  Federal  {Cantinned an  Page  2)  I  �Page  Two  r£  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  PubliahsA by the IfK?.,"­ TS SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic and Gulf District  AffiHated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  International  President  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Frandsco,  Calif,  ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS PUBLICATION TO-. "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O. 25, Station P, New  York,  N, Y,  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­8346  V  BIG  BUSINESS  OUT  TO  SMASH  NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD  pf  '  1?  •   L.  board  to order  the  'union security  \Contimicd  from  Page  1)  conditions.  and  C.  I.  O.  unions  covering  2 5,­ 000  workers  at  eight  plants.  The  The  board  is  now  considering  a  agreepients  provide  that  employees  dispute  involving  Inland  Steel  and  who  voluntarily  join  the  unions  other  "Little  Steel"  companies,  and  have  to  remain  in  good  standing  Randall  apparently  is  trying  to  during  the  life  of  the  agreements.  high  pressure that  body in  advance  Other  big  corporations, however,  He declared  that  if  the board  banc  are fighting  the  board's  decisions  down  a  "union  security" finding  because  they  want  to  strip  unions  the  company  would  resist  it  in  the  of  all  possible  safeguards  during  courts.  the  war,  so  they  can  more  readily  Randall  insisted  that  such  refus  smash  them  later.  al  would  not  imperil  war  produc  Inland  Steel  is  the  latest  corpor­ tion,  but  that  if  the  workers  ation  to  join  in  the  defiance.  Its  struck  to  enforce  a  board  order  vice  president, Clarence B.  Randall,  they  would  bear  all  the  blame.  In  called  newspapermen  together  at  a  fact,  he  went  so  far  as  to  declare  press  conference  in  Washington,  that  "they  ought  to  be  jailed,"  and  challenged  the  power  of  the  they  strike  to  uphold  the  board.  Out  of  the Focs^l  —  ! m­• ­ A'~' by  — r •   3.. John  King  (formerly  of  the  ACADIA  and  other  Eastern  ships)  dropped  in  to tell  us  how  lucky  he  was  to survive  his first  torpedoing.  He  was  in  the  engine  room  when  the  destroyer  JACOB  JONES  was  torpedoed  off  the Atlantic  Coast  a  month ago.  Don  Coffey  got  into  a  brawl  in  Durbih  and  came  out  a  little  scarred. It seems  the boys  are getting  a  shellacking in  that  port. Brother  Louis  Bruder  died  of  a  brain  concussion,  when  hit  with  a  bottle  in  Rosie's Cafe.  AAA  The  ROBIN  DONCASTER  AND  ROBIN  GREY,  which  have  been  rumored  sunk,  are  O.K.  Ted  Crocker  is  still  around  New  York  trying to get  his  beef  settled.  AAA  Two  brothers  who  never  go looking  for  trouble  are  J,  J. Murphy  and  Carroll  Quiimt,  Wlien  aroused  both  move  their  hands  with  the  ^ed of  thunderbolts.  IF  you  doubt  our  opinion  ask  any  of  the  boys  ^ho were  shipmates  of  theirs'  aboard  the  ACADIA,  or  THE  SHICK­ SHINNY.  Quinht  has  quit  going  to  sea  and  is  on  his  way  to  Mon­ tana  to get  married,  so  the  boys  won't  have  to worry  about  him.  l|  :f.  AAA  The  long­winded  guys  and  performers  are'going  to feel  sad  from  aow  on,  as  they  won't  be  able  to  beat  their  gums,  according  to  the  latest  Washington  ruling.  All  Permit  men  who  have  made  one  trip  should  apply  for  their  books  now.  It's  the  best  insurance  for  the  future.  Seafarers' Log­ if  .F­ 'p.'i. riL  HONOR ROLL  8.  S.  NAMARIB  6.  8.  YARMOUTH  3.  8.  ALCOA  PROSPECTOR  8. S.  ALCOA  TRADER  In Memory of These  Brothers Lost At Sea  Due To Enemy Action  J. P. MULLIGAN  (SUP)  R.  RAMIREZ  RAY NICKERSON  I.  ANDUZA  MAURICE  GLENBY  . . .  FERENDEZ  ADAM  FREITAG  GEORGE  C. HOFFMAN  P. CARRINA  ...  W. W.  WRIGHT  E.  H.  BERG  E.  SANCHEZ  E.  DAWSON  M.  DA VIES  E.  JORDON  H. GONCHEK  SAMMIE  BLOCK  Bos'n  O.S.  Fireman  A.B.  Fireman  O.S.  O.S.  Wiper  Oiler  .  Chief  Cook  A.B.  O.S.  O.S.  A.B.  Messman  Messman  O.S.  Tiie Unknown Merchant Sailor  By  "RED"  BRADY  Have  you  stood  on  a  bridge  at  midnight—.  Not  the  bridge  of  a  rippling  stream,  But  the  bridge  of  an  old  tramp  steamer  Deok  laden  and  broad  of  beam.  Have  you  stood  in  a  dim  lit  wheelhouse  With  your  eye  on  the  lubber  mark?  She's  crawling  away  crab  fashion;  You're  swearing  she  steers  like  an  ark.  Or .looked  for  a  lonely  nglithouss  With  its  cheery,  welcoming  rays  That  says  you've  made  a  lucky  shot,  (Though  you've  not  had  a  shot  for  days).  AAA.  'f  Thursday,  May  14, 1942  $31.00  17.50  24.00  1680  $8980  Have  you  peered  out  into  the  darkness  With  rain  blinding,  spray  add  sore  eyes?  And  curted  the  fatee  that  brought  you  To  a  race  with  so  poor  a  prize?  Have  you  etood  in  a greasy  galley,  8tove  top  oovO'red  with  sliding  pane?  And  oursSd  that  the  seven  bell  dinner  Will  be  with  the  alto  rane?  Or  slaved  away  in  the  stokehold  Deep  neath  the  waterline  sweating.  Pestered for steam by an engineer You may drop, but the ship must go. List!  All  you  landsmen  who  sit  at  home  By  your  fireside  at  night,  Or  stroll  to  your  favorite  bar  And  come  home,  we  don't  say  tight.  Do  you  curse  when  your  windows  rattle  And  growl  when  you  can't  sleep?  Then  think  of  the  life  that  these  men  leafii  Out  on  the  raging  deep­ Maybe  you  think  it's  all  plain  sailing  Over  beautiful  summer  seas;  That  they loll  on  deck  in the  deckchsirs  |  Fanned  by  a  gentle  breeze.  No!  They  sweat  to  the  bone  in  the  tropics  And  freeze  tc  the  core  at  the  poles;  And  wrestle  with  God's  might  wonders  That  seam  hungry  for  human  souls.  Have  you  thought  of  the  wife  back  home.  An  empty  chair  by  her  side,  Her  heart  one  ache  of  lonesomeneis?  And  thihk  of  the  children  growing  ap  Not  knowing  a  father's  ears.  He is but  a  name  in their  youthful  minds,  A  stranger,  his  visits  so  rare.  These  are  the  men  that  bring  you  • Frpm the  far  flung  ports  of  the  world.  Food  stuffe  and  things  that  kSep  you  free  From  the  grip  of  the  demon  earth.  They  are  the  men  ordaihed  by  God  That  thb  words of  a  player  may  borne  trues  "Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread."  ..Thank  HIM—but  give  THEM  their  due.  A  WORD WITH  Si&isJc (bUlojtL I've  been  pretty  busy  these  past  weeks  brothers,  visiting  the  boys  who were sunk  in  the South  Atlan­ tic  and  then  brought  to New  York'  by  Clipper.  I  guess  you  read  all  about  theui  in  the  papers.  I  do  want  to  make  mention  of  the  fact  that  I  found  these  broth­ ers  more  than  cheerful.  It  was  simply  wonderful.  I  expected  to  find  them  pretty  glum  after  their  terrible  experiences,  but  they  joked  and  laughed  and  had  only  one  thought  . .  ,  get  back  to  sea  as  soon  as  possible.  They  sure  are  the  unsung  heroes  of  the  deep.  O  O  I  was  in  Staten  Island  Friday,  Author  Hynes  was  in  a  pretty  bad  way.  He  has  been  in  an  oxygen  tent  over  the  week  end  and  was  feeling  pretty  miserable.  I  hope  that  by  the  time  I  arrive  at  the  hospital  next  Friday  he  will  be  feeling  bettlr.  He  is  a  grand  little  guy.  o  o  We  seem  to  hzve  a  great  many  new  brothers  here  in  the  hospitals  due  to  the  torpedoings.  Some  came  back  with  their  ships,  an^  others  without  their  ships.  But  all  of  them  have  what  it  takes.  Oiie  bfulhei  by  the  name  of  Thompson  had  a  Complete  outfit  which  the  Red  Cross  had  given  him  when  he  was  rescued  in  the  South  Atlantic.  After  he  got  his  own  clothes,  he  bundled  up  the  Red  Cross  duds,  but  didn't  kno^  what  to  do  with  them.  He  asked  me,  but  I  was  at  a  loss  myself,  Finally  I phoned  Mrs.  Logan  of  the  Ellis  Island  Social  Service.  She  has  been  very  good  to  our  brothers  from  time  to  time.  She  suggestedl*  that  we  send  them  to her.  She  will  have  them  cleaned  and  save  them  for  some  other  unfortunate  sur­ vivor  who  needs  clothes  and  then  give  them  to him.  I  think  it  is  pretty  swell  of  her  to  take  such  an  interest  in  our  boys.  And  for  that  matter,  it  was  pretty  swell  of  our  member  tos  want  to return  the  clothes  so  some  other  survivor  could  use  them.  A  ,  ot  of  fellows  Would  just  continue  to  wear  them  and  forget  all  about  any  body else.  0  O  A  brother  came  into  the  office  Saturday  morning  after  having  just  been  discharged  by  a  hospital.  Te  had  been  in  the hospital  for  18  months.  He  was  on  a  ship  within  hour.  He  sure  didn't  waste  any  time.  Inside Germany  X)ak  grave  crosses  supplied,  with  cement  slab  if  desired,  in  ex­ change  for  gentlemen's  worn  clothing—Heindl,  Milberthofen­ erstrasse  )"  {Advertisement  in  the  Mven­ chener  Nesmte Nachrichten, March  • )  �Thufsday,  May  14,  1942  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  WHArS  DOING  Around  the  Ports  Page  Three  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  ATLAMTIC  omd  GULT  DISTBICT  Secretazy­Treasur^r's Office  P.  O.  Bos  PHILADELPHIA  Boom 213  • — 2 Stone  StreoL New Toric  City  Station  P  Hume: BOwIing  Green  0­8348  tidings  was  given  them  concerning  NEW  ORLEANS  same.  EffiECTORY  OF  BRANCHES  By  By  Ed.  March,  the  Philadelphia  BRANCH  ADI^raS  PHOZ9E  Adonis  survivor off  one  of  the  tor­ "ARMY"  JOSEPH  FLANAGAN  NEW  TOBE  2 Stone  St  BOwling  Green  9­^8  pedoed  ships,  is  still  recovering.  Dispotcher'e  Office  BOwling  Green  9­34M  Ear  trouble  seems  to  be  his  main  Two  up  and  two  down  is  the  BOSTON  380  Atlantic  Ave  Uberty 4057  Storms  are  in  the  offing.  The  PBOVIDENCE  .465  South  Main  St  Manning  3572  ailment.  Ed  was  shook  up  quite  a  record  so  far  during  this  brawl,  Martime  Commission  and  shipown­ bit,  too,  but  his  nerves  have  mend­ BALTIMOHE  14  North  Gay St  Calvert  4539  for  Chris  Edmunds  an  A.  B.  who  PmLADELPHIA  6  North  6th  St  Lombard  7651  ers  Can  create  a  typhoon  if  they  ed.  Well,  Ed,  that's  the  trouble  is  still  active  even  though  HE  NOBFOLK  25  Commercial  H  Norfolk  4­1083  persist  on  their  union  busting  pro­ NEW  ORLEANS  309  Chorires  St  MAgnolia  3962  with  liaving  dumbo  ears.  Polock  STARTED  IN  THIS  VALE  OF  SAVANNAH  218  Eoet  Boy  St  Savannah  3­1728  gram  aimed  at  the  seamen.  After  John,  the  best  cook  from  these  TEARS  IN  OCT.  OF  1877.  YEP  TAMPA  206 Sa  Franklin St  Tampa MM­1323  a  long  campaign  of  anti­Union  MOBILE  55  So. Conception  St  Dexter  1449  yere  parts, finally  showed  up.  He  1877, WHICH  MAKES HIM OLD  tactics  in  an  effort  to  demoralize  PUERTO  RICO  45  Ponce  de  Leon  Puerto  de  Tierra  is  anxious  to  wrassel  pots  and  pans  ENOUGH TO  HAVE  NO FEAR  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  the  seamen,  the  object  of  all  this  again.  Don't  worry  John,  we'll  take  OF  THE  BEST  THE  NAZIS  being  to create  excuses  to have  leg­ care  of  you.  Shanghi  Joe  they  calls  CAN  DO.  After  all,  he  claims  islation  passed  in  favor  of  their  muh.  If  any  one  comes  across  that  he  still  has  three  times  to  go  union­busting plans.  Failing  in this,  Henry S. Morgan  tell  him  his buddy  to  catch  his  record  for  the  last  they  have  now  come  out  in  the  A.  Sampson  is  in  serious  trouble,  brawl.  open.  These, same  people  who would  also  his  pal  Margie  would  like  very  These  Companies  sure  hate  to  not  put  decent  life  saving  equip­ much  to  see  him.  Brother  Frank  part  with  enough  for  the  bare  es­ ment  aboard  the  ships  until  the  Grief  appeared  in  his  uniform.  He  sentials  while  the  crew  members  percentage  of  casualties  amongst  certainly  makes  a  handsome  soldier,  are  waiting  to  get  back  to  the  Merchant  seamen  are  at  last  receiving  some  of  the  seamen  was  so  great  that  it  but  we  sure  can  use  him  on  some  threatened  to  nearly  wipe  them,  al!  ship.  He  told  us  there  are  quite  a  States.  Anyone  would  think  they  credit  they are  rightfully due.  Last  Sunday  night  over  the  were  in  line  for  medals  by  cutting  Columbia  Broadcasting  System  there  was  a  dramatized  out  if  something  wasn't  done.  number  of  the  boys  at  his  camp  down  on  the  boys.  These  same  people  who  built  ships  thirty  minute  period  about  the  bravery  of  the  merchant  (which  makes  us  wonder  where  is  We  have  been  having  some  of  seamen.  It  was really  good. Perhaps  that is  the little snow­ with  no  ventilation  in  the  toilets,  this  deferment  for  seamen),  and  no  place  for  the  men  to  wash  that  they  all  would  be  glad  to  take  our  busiest  times  here  lately  and  ball  that  now  will  really  start"*  ——  the  boys  are  sitting  around  the  last  rolling.  clothing,  no  scuppers  in  wash  the first  ship  out.  couple  of  days  taking  in  the  slack.  rooms  and  when  asked  to  rectify  Here  is  an  item  from  the  Boston  When  these  ships  come  in,  they  these  faults,  stated  they  couldn't  Evening  American,  March  14th;  come  in  droves,  the  most  deserted  TAMPA  do anything  as  it  would  have  to  be  "OUR  DAILY CITATION:  . ..  place  in  America  is  this  Union hall.  taken  up  with  the  Commission  Often  you  hear  of  cargo  vessels  By  When  these  same  ships  get  out,  af­ Board  in  Washington.  Waiver  of  the  coastwise  laws  so  and  oil  tankers  being  sunk  in  the  C.  SIMMONS  ter  all  hands  scouring  the  highways  Now  we  ask  you,  were  these  de­ Atlantic  and  Pacific  by  axis  sub­ as  to  permit  operation  of  requisi­ and  byways  for  enough  men  to fill  liberately  done  to cause  commotion  tioned  foreign­flag  ships  in  the  marines  and  surface  raiders.  Tampa  is  beginning  to  boom  as  with  the  ships  crews?  They  cer­ a  shipping  port  with sugar,  bananas  them  out,  then  the  boys  seem  to  "Sometimes  you  see  newspaper  coastwise  or  intercoastal  trade  of  tainly  were.  Even  when suggestions  and  oil  as  the  principal  reasons.  Of  push  the  cover  off  their  warrens  pictures  of  fortunate  survivors,  the  United  States  has  been  granted  Were  being  made  in  the  shipyards  course,  the  Dry  Dock  is  responsible  and  here  they  come  to  sit  around  rescued  and  brought  to  shore  after  by  Acting  Secretary  of  the  Treas­ ury  Herbert  E.  Gaston.  while  these  vessels  were  being  built  for  a  share  of  the  tonnage.  The  the  hall  and  you  would  really  be­ days  and  weeks  of  abandonment  to  rectify  these  petty  inconveni­ UNITED  FRUIT  COMPANY  IS  lieve  the  panic  was  on.  The  end  of  Foreign­flag  vessels  wliich  will  upon  the  open  sea.  ences. The orders  were to build  ves­ running  in  here  again  and  believe  the  week  we  will  again  go  into  he  permitted  to  engage  in  the  "And  sometimes  there  is  only  coastwise  trade  are  those  operated  sels  according  to  specifications.  me  the  N.M.U.  crews  are  pretty  high  because  the  same  ones  that  Now  they  have  the  gall  to  propose  well  disgusted  with  their finky  pie  raise  all  the  hell  now  about  want­ silence—silence  that  tells  you  that  directly  or  under  agency  agree­ program  that  even  Hitler  could  cards and  many of  them  brag about  ing  to  go  to  work,  will  be  back  somewhere  out  there  where  waves  ments  by  the  Maritime  Commis­ picking  prunes  or  whatever  they  rise  mountain  high  and  winds  race  sion  and  War  Shipping  Adminis­ not  get  away  with.  being  behind  with  their  dues  say­ pick  at  this  time  of  the  year.  with  hurricane  fuiy,  young  men,  tration,  .and  foreign­flag  vessels  The  Seafarers  International  ing  that  they  do not  intend  to pay  Understand  that  with  the  latest  brave  men,  truly  worth­while  men  chartered  or  leased  by  either  of  Union  has  consistantly  advised  the  any  more  as  long  as  Curran  and  set­up  of  the  Government  taking  have  gone  down  with  the shattered  those  two  agencies  to  any  persons.  seamen  against  any  collaboration  company  are  at  the  helm.  all  ships,  that  the  shipowners  now  remnants  of  the  ships  they  served.  Authorization  for  the  waiver  is  with  the  shipowners  Maritime  The  strong  arm  of  "Banana"  refuse  to do  any  repairs  without  an  contained  in  provisions  of  Title  V  Commission.  We  fought  every  Robson  is  evident  when  you  look  "Such  is  the  story  of  America's  official  O.K.  from  some  one  in  of  the  Second  War  Powers  Act,  •  move  they,  made  while  other  so­ over  the  UNITED  FRUIT  COM­ merchant  Seamen  who  are  daily  authority  in  Washington.  Ho Hum  1942,  which  state  that  waivers  of  called  unions  were  advising  their  PANY  tubs  running  in  the  com­ running  the  gauntlet  of  enemy  for  the  life of  a  shipowner.  If  they  the  navigation  and  vessel  inspec­ membership  to  cooperate  with  this  pmritively  safe  gulf  run.  All  of  marauders  to  carry  food  and  wea­ aren't  hollering  about  the  need  of  tion  laws  may  be  granted  if  foimd  fittky  outfit.  N6W  the  Commission  these  rust  pots  have  brand  new  pons  to  the fighting  forces  in  dis­ discipline  they  art  hollering  about  necessary  in conduct  of  the  war.  has  put  their  cards on  the  table  we  guns  while  many  ships  on  the more  tant  lands.  the  high  cost  of  wages.  Now  it  is  hope  these  misguided  men  who  dangerous  runs  carrying  essential  the  need  for  sanction  from  the  "Next  time  you  say  a  prayer  for  took  the  advice  of  their  phoney  cargoes,  are  still  without  them.  But  the  heroic  men  with  General  Mac­ powers  that  be.  leaders  will  realize  what  union  is  after  all  the  UNITED  FRUIT  Arthur  in  Bataan  and  those  who  So  till  "Banana"  Robson,  and  COMPANY  didn't  "Lend­Lease"  fighting  for  their  welfare.  are fighting  and  dying  on  the  The  news  on  the  local  front  is  their  big  shot  Robson  to  the  gov­ a  few more shipowners  come to  our  other  battle  fronts,  say one  also for  little  window  applying  for  a  per­ meager.  Shipping  is  still  good  and  ernment  for  nothing.  the  merchant  seamen.  the  beefs  are  being  settled  in  The  big  headache  here  is  getting  mit  card  to  sail  the  ships  in  the  Brother  Lynch's  own  style.  The  the  beach  combers  off  the  beach.  Fo'cle  and  not  the  owners  suite,  "THEY  ARE  SERVING  YOU  Pan­Atlantic  came  here  loaded  The  majority  of  the  men  take  the  I'll  go  along.  JUST  AS  COURAGEOUSLY  Washington,  May  9.—Congress­ down  with  grief.  The  main  beef  first  thing  out  but  there  are  some  man  Howard  Smith,  leader  of  the  AND  JUST  AS  SURELY  RISK­ being  the  Maritime  Commission  around  here  who  must  have  some  anti­labor  old  guard  in  the  House  ING  THEIR  LIVES."  order  to  discontinue  the  $80.00  "Ace  In  The  Flole"  because  they  and  author  of  many  defeated  anti­ Here  in  New  Orleans  there  are  union  bills,  is  going  to have  a  run  clothing  issue.  It  so  happened  that  can't  seem  to find  a  ship  to  suit  when  the  men  signed  on  they  were  them.  These  fellows  better  wake  EDWARD  WARREN  McNAMAR  thirty  survivors  of  the  S.  S.  Del­ for  his  political  life  in  his  nearby  given  a  verbal  promise  that  this  up  and  realize  that  they  are  jeopar­ It  is  important  that  you  contact  plata,  other  survivors  of  the  CAS­ Virginia  district  at  primary  time.  gear  would  be  forthcoming.  Well,  dizing  the  whole  union  and  what  your  draft  board  and  clear  up  your  SIMIR  .  .  .  RARITAN  ... and  His  oppoHent  is  Emmett  Davi­ after  a  week  of  getting  in  touch  we  have at  stake  by  continually re­ status.  son,  vice­president  of  the  AFL  other unanmed  vessels ALL  THESE  a  «  with  this  one  and  that  one,  i.e.,  fusing  to  sail  these  ships  and  let­ Int'l.  Association of  Machinists and  MEN  ARE  READY  TO  SHIP  a  long  resident  of  Virginia.  Both  EDDIES  MOORE  the  old  runaround,  we finally  con­ ting  them  go  short  handed.  Shipping  is  good  with  jobs  on  Your  wife  is  very  ill.  It is  import­ AND  SOME  HAVE  ALREADY  CIO  and  AFL  unions  in  the  area  tacted, the right  party  who  was  able  to give  us  any  satisfaction. In.  the  board  and  no  takers.  This  port  ant  that  you  get  home.  Contact  SHIPPED  OUT  ON  VESSELS  have  united  to  bring  about  Smith's  cidentally,  this  runaround  business  still  has  to  handle  Port  Everglades,  Mrs.  M.  B.  McMaster.  PLYING  THE  SAME  ROUTE  political  funeral.  *  *  •   is  another  one  of  the  Maritime  to handle  the  car  Ferries  and  vari­ "Farmers,  veterans,  small  mer­ ON  WHICH  THEIR  SHIPS  PAUL  DIXON  Commission's favorite  games.  How­ ous other  ships  that  are running  in­ chants,  businessmen,  bankers,  edit­ ever,  we  made  them  put  the  cloth­ to  there.  The  agent  is  down  there  Contact  your  draft  board.  ThCy  WERE  SUNK.  ors  and  other  professional  people"  "Surely  these  men  and  all  the  as  well  as  labor  union  people  "are  ing  aboard.  The  ncWs  of  the  new  now.  We  still  can't  get  enough  are  looking  for  you.  merchant  seamen  who  are  serving  up in  arms  against  the recldess,  in­ rubber  life  saving  suits  certainly  men  on  meeting  nights  to  form  a  these  rust  pots  are  just  as  brave  as  flammatory,  hysterical  speeches  of  quorum  but  with  more  ships  rim­ has  given  the  men  on  the  ships  a  the defenders  of  Bataan ..."  new  lease  on life,  fhere is  very  lit­ ning  in  here  we  expect  to  be  able  Howard  Smith  in  Congress,"  Da­ C.  UNDERWOOD  tle  pessimism  expressed  since  the  to hold  meetings in the  near future.  Alexander  McLeodf  A.B.  P2436  vison said.  Radio and Press Finally  Discover Maritime Heros  Alien Ships To Run  In  Coastal  Trade  A.F.L. Leader  to  Oppose Rep. Smith  In  Congress  Race  PERSONALS  DO  NOT  SHOP  �Bi'Ji • :'  \W-" THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Page  Four  SUB GETS S.I.U.  NMU Attacks SHIP IN GULF  To Cover­up  Thursday, May  14,  1942  ANDREW  FURUSETH  (Remarks of Hon. Robert M. La Follette, jr., of Wisconsin, in the SefM^i on March 12, 1942). Members  of  this  organization  your  freedom  now*  needs  you^  NEW  ORLEANS,  First  appear­ are  gathered  together  on  this  12 th  services.  America  is  at  war.  Out  ance in  the Gulf  of  Mexico of  very  day  of  March  1942  to observe  and  troops  are  being  transported  over  fast  submarines  commanded  by  of  {Continued  from  Page  1)  commemorate  the  eighty­eighth  the  seas.  Munitions  and  supplies  ficers  apparently  familiar  with  the  A  finkier  document  never  came  continue  to  be  aided  by  the  port  shallow  waters  was  announced  Sat­ birthday  of  a  great  American,  are  being  shipped  in  ever­increas­ out  of  a  so­called  labor  union.  It  patrolmen  and  agents.  urday  by  the  Eighth  Naval  Dis­ Andrew  Furuseth,  leader  of  sea­ ing  quantities  to  our  armies  in  It  was  a  compromise  that  was  was  a  complete  surrender  to  the  trict  together  with  the  loss  of  two  men,  who  died  January  24,  19J8,  Europe.  The  bases  are  the  ports  shipowners and  brass  hats. If  it  had  necessary  because  maritime  labor  mercTiant  vessels,  one  a  SIU  ship.  and  whose  ashes  were  buried  at  of  American;  The  battlefields  are  in  Europe.  The  sea  intervenes.  gone  through, it  would  have  meant  was  not  united  in  the  fight—but  They  were  the first  reported  lost  sea  March  21,  1938.  Over  it  the  men  of  the  sea  must  the  end  of  organized  labor  on  the  was  split  internally  by  the  sell­out  in  the  Gulf.  We  commemorate  the  birthday,  tactics  of  one  large  section  of  its  sail  the  supply  ships.  A  great  water­front  for  years  to  come.  The  ships,  a  medium  size  United  ife,  and  work  of  Andrew  Furu­ leadership  (NMU).  emergency  fleet  is  now  being  Specific.illy,  here  is  what  it  pro­ States  vessel  and  a  small  Honduran  seth  for  his  sincerity,  his  personal  It  would  have  been  better  if  merchantman,  both  inbound,  were  integrity,  the  simplicity  of  his  built.  Thousands  of  skilled  sea­ vided:  1.  The  supplanting  of  the  union  that  clause  were  not  in  the  "State­ attacked  Wednesday  afternoon  and  ife,  intensity  of  his  work,  and  his  men,  seafaring  men  of  all  capa­ hiring  halls  by  a  Government  "Per­ ment  of  Policy."  No  one  can  deny  evening.  One  was  sunk  by  a  tor­ selflessness  as  to  material  things.  cities  who  left  the  sea  in  years  sonnel  Board"  which  would  have  that.  But  we  must  remember  that  ]jedo  and  the  other  set  afire  by  That  his  life  and  work  have  been  gone  by  as, a  protest  against  the  complete  authority  to  hire  or  fire  it  is  a  pretty  unimportant  conces­ shells  and  abandoned.  There  was  no  an  inspiration  to  seamen  is  proven  serfdom  from  which  no  flag  then  seamen  regardless  of  union  mem­ sion  compared  with  what  the NMU  OSS  of  life  among  the  87  men  jy  the fact  that  at  this  time,  when  offered  relief,  have  now  an  op­ portunity  to  return  to  their  former  tried  to  give  away  and  what  bership  or  contracts.  aboard  the  two  ships,  or  the  six  the  liberties  of  landsmen  and  sea­ calling—^sail  as  freemen  and  serve  the  Martime  Commission  was  try­ 2.  The  black  balling  of  "disloyal  men  alike  arc  threatened  by  the  passengers  aboard  one.  our  country.  elements"  —  meaning  atiy  union  ing  to  grab.  Augusto  A.  Senna  of  New  Bed­ powers  of  evil  and  darkness  in  the  "Your  old  shipmates—men  whci  The  question  arises—why  is  the  militants  that  opposed  the  NMU­ ford,  Mass.,  a  passenger,  reported  ight  for  material  things  which  remained  with  the  ship  to  win  the  NMU  raising  such  a  stink  about  Stalinist  line.  he  saw  a  torpedo  headed  for  the  would  make  slaves  of  all  men,  the  new  status  for  our  craft—now  3.  The  elimination  of  any  union.,safeguards  won  by  the  unions  in  medium  size  vessel  about  noon  merchant  ships  of  the  United  contracts  that  "interfered  with  the  the  "Statement  of  Policy?"  Be­ Wednesday  but  it  missed  by  100  States  and  of  the  IJnited  Nations  call  upon  you  to  again  stand  by  war  effort."  (Under  the  present  cause  the, NMU  itself  has  been  de­ feet.  are  kept  moving.  In  spite  of  the  for  duty.  Your  help  is  needed  to  set  up  it  would  be  the  shipowners  feated  and  they  are  trying  to  cov­ great  risks,  the  terrific  loss  of  lives  prove  that  no  enemy  on  the  seas  The  ship  began  racing  for  the  er  up  their finky  role.  By  sounding  on  the  W'SA  who  would  decide  due  to  the  violation  of  interna­ can  stop  the  ships  of  the.  Nation  nearest  port,  and  ten  minutes  later  militant  now,  they  think  that  a  which  contracts  "interfered  with  tional  laws  and  laws  of  human  whose  seamen  bear  the  respon­ a  large,  apparently  new  German  feW  seamen  might  forget  their  past  decency  in  the  matter  of  sinking  sibility  of  liberty.  the  war  effort.")  submarine,  painted  dark  green,  sur­ "America  has  the  right,  a  far  record  in  this  fight.  vessels  without  warning,  seamen  There  is  the  NMU  plan!  Let  faced,  and  began  shelling  the  ves­ The  seamen  won't  forget.  The  of  the  world  have  not  abandoned  greater  right  than  any  other  na­ them  dare  deny  they  advocated  it!  SIU  ­  SUP  ­  MCS  ­  MFOW  are  sel  with  a five­inch  and  a  three­ their  calling,  arc  not  deserting,  tion,  to  call  upon  the  seamen  .of  What  sort  of  Itonest  trade  union­ in  this  fight  to  the  finish.  The  inch  gun. The  ship  reached  a  speed  all  the  world  for  service.  By  re­ ism  could  exist  under  such  repres­ NMU  leadership  has  isolated  itself  of  16  knots,  but  the  submarine  be­ are  not  flinching,  and  we  repeat,  sponding  to  this  call  now  you  can  .  sions?  The  Stalinist  knew  this  pro­ from  maritime  labor  by  its  own  gan  overhauling  it, and  a  direct  hit  in  the  hope  that  these  minutes  demonstrate  your  practical  appre­ will  be  printed  in  the Congression­ gram  wculd  smash  militant  union­ finky  actions.  They  will  inevitably  disabled  its  steering  gear.  al  Record  of  our  great  country,  ciation  of  freedom  won.  ism  on  the  waterfront  —  that's  pay  the  full  penalty  for"  the  "ANDREW  FURUSETH.  The  ship  began  circling  and  was  what  Andrew  Furuseth  said  in  his  why  they  advocated  it.  "May  1,  1917."  abandoned.  As  the crew  of  41  men  message  to seamen  on  the  occasion  treachery.  But  it  was  defeated.  It  was  Today  our  troops  are  in  the  and  six  passengers  steered  clear  of  the  last  World  War,  1917:  smashed  by  a  United  Front  of  all  Far  East,  Iceland,  Europe,  and  aboard  two  rafts  and  a  lifeboat,  "A  CALL  TO  THE  SEA—TO  unlicensed  unions—^MCS,  MFOW,  South  America.  Our  oil  tankers  the  submarine  rammed  a  torpedo  SIU  and  SUP.  The  "Statement  of  ALL  SEAFARING  MEN  arc  being  .sunk  without  warning,  into  the  engine  room  and  the  ship  Policy"  signed  between  these  .sank  quickly.  "The  Nation  that  '  proclaimed  but  the  seamen  are  not  flinching.  unions  and  the  Maritime  Commis­ Since  the  storm  in  Washington  sion  smashed  the  NMU  sell  out.  It  has  blown  over,  I  see  that  there  is  gu­iranteed  Union  wages  and  con­ another  storm  blowing  up  around  ditions  and  security  for  the  dura­ Seventeenth  street.  Can  it  be  that  a  so­called  "YOUST  a  SAILOR"  tion  of  the  war.  And  it  is  against  this  document  has  put  something  over  on  the  that  the  NMU  leadership  now  Commissars.  Or  is  it  because  screams  in  hypocritical  righteous­ they  have  failed  to  accomplish  the  It  was  explained  to  them  that  an  oil  slick.  ness.  Failing  to sell  out  the  seamen,  notorious  feat  of  selling  the  Mem­ (Continued  from  Page  1)  they  now  beat  their  breasts  be­ bership  their  program  that  was  learn  that  belonging  to  a  union  there  was  nothing  to  be  gained  by  The gunners  then swung  to star­ cause  the  unions  successfully  de­ so  notoriously  sponsored  by  the  board  to  meet  the  second  sub­ their  joining  the  Union  while  they  could  increase  the  number  of  spuds  fended  their  vital  interests  but  Maritime  Commission  were  in  the  Navy,  but  that  if  they  which  had  already  launched  2  tor­ I  was  reading  the  Pilot  and  it  you  got  on  your  plate.  compromised  on  a  secondary  point.  still  wanted  to  go  to  sea  after  the  pedoes—both  misring  their  mark.  But  their  problem  still  remained.  war  was  over,  there  would  be  a  The  gunfire  was  so  acurate  that  And  just  what  were  the  conces­ stated  that  Lundeberg  has  sold  the  sions  made  by  the  unions  which  Membership  down  rhe  line,  by  They  didn't  belong  to  the SIU  and  card  waiting  for  them  in  the  SIU.  the  sub  was  forced  to  submerge  constituted  "appeasement"  of  the  agreeing  to  the  freezing  of  wages  they  were  hungry.  The  story  of  the  friendship  be­ and  abandon  the  attack.  and  the  status  quo  of  the  agree­ shipowners?  The  SIU  crew  immediately  took  tween  the  SIU  men  and  the  gun­ Throughout  the  engagement  the  First  was  the  freezing  of  wages  ments  for  the  duraitno  of  the  war.  steps  to remedy  the situation.  They  ners  got  back  to  the  Ensign  and  SIU  crew  worked  in  closest  coop­ and  second  the  elimination  of  mass  Wecl,  could  if  be  that  they  them.­ held  a  mee'ting  and  voted  to  sup­ he  blew  hi^  top.  He  didn't  like  the  eration  with  the  Navy  crew,  act­ sclves  thought  that  if  th^  agree­ pliment  the  gunners'  rations  from  meetings  aboard  ship.  idea  of  trade  unions  and  he  didn't  ing  as  shell  passers.. It  was  upon  While  wages  were  frozen  in  the  ments  were  frozen  the  NMU  will  the  regular  crew  ice  box.  And  they  like  the  idea  of  his  men  even  talk­ the  insistence  of  the  gunners  that  first  draft  of  the  agreement,  it  was  have  the same  contracts  and  condi­ further  decided  that,  if  it  became  ing  to  union  members.  He  made  the  SIU  received  the  casing  of  the  subject  to further  negotiations  and  tions  that  the  SIU  and  the  SUP  necessary,  they  would  take  up  a  the  rest  of  the  trip  hell  for  the  shell  that  hit  the  sub.  has  since  been  eliminated.  Wages  have.  If  that  is  the  case  OK  they  collection  to  buy  the  Navy  men  Navy men,  and  he  tried  to pull  the  When  the  Greylock  hit  port  the  are  not  frozen  except  in­so­far  as  figure,  but if  we don't  get  what  the  additional, chow.  same  stuff , on  the SIU  men.  Need­ SIU  men  took  up  a  collection  and  union  minimums  will  be  safe­ SIU  and  the  SUP get  we  will  blast  After  the  vote  had  been  taken  less  to say,  he  was  put  in  his  place.  presented  the  sum  of  $330  to  the  guarded  throughout  the war.  High­ hell  out  of  Lundeberg  and  make  and  the  gunners  were  about  to  Well,  all  went  peacefully  (ex­ gunners  as  a  token  of  their  appre­ er  wages  to  meet  any  increased  our  membership  (NMU)  think  leave  for  their  own  quarters,  one  cept  for  the­Ensign)  until  the  re­ ciation  for  saving  the  ship  and  cost  of  living  can  be  negotiated  that  we  arc  martyrs  to  the  cause.  of  them  said.  turn  trip  to  the States.  As  the ship  possibly  their  lives.  There"  was  I  see  by  the  "Pile­ through  the regular  bargaining  ma­ "Gee,  you  guys  arc  O.K.  We  was  approaching  the  North  Am­ only  one  small  stipulation  at­ it"  chat  the  pic  cards  are  going  to  chinery.  were  told  to stay  clear  of  you  be­ erican  coast,  she  was  attacked  by  tached  to  the  gift  .  . .none  of,it  As  for  the  elimination  of  mass  broadcast  on  the  radio.  I  wonder  cause  you  were  a  bunch  of  aggita­ two subs  at  once.  One  came  at  her  was  to go  to the  S.O.B.  Ensign.  meetings,  that  was  a  compromise  if  the  title  will  be,  "Ma  I  wanna  tor?.  But  .you're  OK  for  my  from  the  Port  side  and  the  other  This  was  OK  with  the  gunners  forced  upon  the  unions  as  they  be  a  sailor,"  or  "The  big  bad  wolf  from  Starboard.  . . . you can  be sure.  They  left ^he  money."  ^  foughti  for  their  very  existence.  It  and  the  SIU,"  or  "Me  and  'youst  The  following  day  the  SIU  men  The  Navy  gunners  sprang  to  ship  on  a  short  furlough  in  New  was  a  compromise  that  will  not  ef­ a  sailor'."  But  leaving  all  jokes  were  again  approached  by  the gun­ action  with  the  precision  of  a  well  York,  seasoned  seamen  and  gunners  fect  wages­  and  conditions  and  se­ aside,  I  do  hope  that  it  is  good.  I  —and  good  union  men!  am  going  to  be  a  steady  listener  to  ners.  This  time  one  of  them  said,  oiled  machine.  They  swung  their  curity.  P.S,  We  just  'Ixard  that  the  En­ 4  inch  gun  to  port  and  blasted  alniost  apologetically,  This  clause  does  not  eliminate  yoiir  program.  I  am  interested  in  "We've  b^eii  thinking  this  thing  away.  The  sub  was  400  yards  sign  has  brought  charges  against  the  tegular  department  delegates  knitting  and  I  do  hope  I  can  spare  over  . . . and,  well—what  we  won­ away  and  the sea  was  rather  heavy,  the  S.l.U.  crew.  He  is  charging  will  continue  to  handle  beefs  a  moment  or  two to  this  particular  dered  waSf  if  we  could  join  the  but  the  4th  shot  got  the  sub.  She  tfxm  with  incompetency,  insubof'  Jia'thc  regular  rnanner.  If  they  are  subject."  ' v  sank  rapidly,  leaving  behind  only  dination  and  subversion.  SIU."  H. J. COLLINS  ,rtmable  to  settle  beefs—they  will  SAY JOE­ NAVY GUNNERS SOON LEARN  WHAT UNIONISM CAN MEAN  •')  \  i'• .  If;,.­;  j y^' >'• .  i/'ii  � 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 May 14, 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: N.M.U ATTEMPTS TO COVER FINKY ROLE WITH WILD ATTACKS UPON S.I.U-S.U.P SUB ATTACKING SIU SHIP LOSES ITS PERISCOPE NAVY GUNNERS SOON LEARN WHAT UNIONISM CAN MEAN BIG BUSINESS OUT TO SMASH NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD THE UNKNOWN MERCHANT SAILOR RADIO AND PRESS FINALLY DISCOVER MARITIME HEROS ALIEN SHIPS TO RUN IN COASTAL TRADE A.F.L LEADER TO OPPOSE REP. SMITH IN CONGRESS RACE SUB GETS SIU SHIP IN GULF ANDREW FURUSETH SAY JOE-- Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 15 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 5/14/1942 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/20f38b16a60ade5c38a14168326719d0.PDF 51aea5c9e6a53f7d7e4d91e94b3b3c97 PDF Text Text • vY'-.; 'L/ ' ff. iV OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, ^ SEAFARKBS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. V. 280 Seafarers Defeats hocal WSA Bureaucrat's Move To Handle Beef For Waterman Line v. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1943 No. 10 District WLB Upholds Phoney Decision On New England Case Last week the New York WSA bureaucrats attempted to move in The Boston Regional War Labor Board has voted 4 to 2 that men sailing the scows on a hearing before the New York port commissioner involving a dis­ operated by the New England line are not entitled to any wage increases, even though pute bet wen our union and the Waterman Steamship Company. Brother John Hawk immediately disrupted the hearing when he refused to the union proved beyond doubt that they were working under a sub-standard scale. The majority of the Board upheld in every detail the finky decision handed down proceed with the union's case as long as the WSA participated in the hearing. He got in touch with Washington, demanding that the State­ in March by referee Robert S. Coit when he denied wage increases under the Little Steel *Formula. To begin with the unioa ment of Policy be enforced and the union left free to deal with the IbiT* A _i rg-ig "VSrY based its petition for increases shipowners directly and without WSA interference. Within 24 hours mi_ JL A TT 1 dWw on the fact that the New England the local WSA official was instructed to withdraw from the case and men were^ being paid sub-standard sit only as an observer. wages. Even the WLB's Little Steel Editorial This was a signal victory for the union, for had the WSA par­ Formula allows for increases in ticipated in this hearing unchallenged, all sorts of precidents would cases of substandard conditions. However much certain labor leaders and boss politicans may have been set for future interference with our union contracts. Coit, however, twisted the unions' try to distort it, the issue in the coal fields is not John L. Lewis. The following exchange of telegrams between Brother Hawk and case and used the infamous fwThe issue is a living wage for the miners. Hubert Wyckoff explain tlu: situation in detail: mula to deny all of the SIU de­ But in a broader sense it is even more than that—it is a ques­ May 6, 1943 mands. tion of a living wage for all American workers. For the infamous Admiral E. S. Land, Administrator When the case was first refered Little Steel Formula, which freezes wages while prices and profits to the Boston Regional Board the War Shipping Administration union objected to the procedure soar, not only shackles the miners, but the auto workers and the Washington, D. C. for it knew that the Board was steel workers and the seamen as well. (Copy To Capt. Edward Macauley, Commissioner) under the influence of the slup The miner's struggle against the WLB, "a court packed owner. At that time SecretaryIn the past the dealings between the Atlantic and Gulf District of against labor," is all labor's struggle. A miners' victory over the Treasurer John Hawk sent the fol­ the Seafarers International Union and the operators-of contracted lines WLB and the Little Steel Formula, would be a victory for all lowing telegram to William Davis: has been conducted within the framework of the Statement of Policy and MP. William H. Davis, Chairman union men from coast to coast. labor relations have been on a workable basis. However, a violation of National War Labor Board We rcpsat, the issue is not John L. Lewis, but the right to Washington, D. 0. the Statement of Pcdicy has developed in New York, and if this viola­ collective bargaining in order to win decent wages and working We have had no answer .to-.our tion is not checked at once it may serve W undermme tTie Statement conditions. M: {Contitnicd OIP Pag<t 4) Shipowners Work Charity Racket John Shipowner is right in there Etching, trying to make the pub­ lic think that the closest thing to his heart is the health and welfare of the seamen. He has even been ynaking .lavish donations to the phoney United Seamen's Service in order to impress all with his hu­ manity and patriotism. Some people might have been taken in by the act, but not the Kamen. They knew from bitter experience that those babies just don't let go of a nickel unless they have to. This week the mystery of the shipowners' concern for the seamen was cleared up—all dona­ tions for seamen's welfare is charg­ ed to the government on a cost plus system. It doesn't cost the dfciipowncr a single red cent of his war profits! When this was first exposed in "Washington the shipowners began {Continued on Page 3) SECURITY WATCH NEGOTIATION Negotiations arc now being car­ ried on with the Waterman, South Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Companies in the POrt of Mobile for the purpose of establishing se­ curity watches. These negotiations are expected to be brought to a successful con­ clusion within the next 24 hours. N yi-\ V', letter of March 26, 1943, concerning case number 956, in the mat­ ter of New England Steamship Company and Seafarers' Interna­ tional Union. Wo requested that this case be referred to the Mari­ time Panel of the National War Labor Board. Wo have now in­ directly learned that the case haa been referred to the Boston War Labor Board. We wish to state that past experience has shown that a fair hearing in matters pertaining to th^ New York, New Haven and Hartford RailroaA owners of the New England Steamship Company, can not be had in New England or New York where its influence is so far reaching; the situation calls for a hearing in Washington removed from this atmosphere. In faimesa this request should be granted. Seafarers International Union Of North America JOHN HAWK, Secreta ry - Treasu rer But in spite of this appeal, the SIU case went to the regional board upon the direction of the national board. ITie union then asked that it be allowed to appear before the board to present its case. Here again the seamen were double crossed and the hearings {Continued on Page 4) Agents Conference A conference of all" Agents of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU will open in New York City Wednesd.ay morning at 10 A.M., May 26. The next issue of the Log will carry full details on the work of the conference. �KE SEAFA Page Tw© Pv W3 W I. OI\ ^ASHirVGTOIV SEAFARER S LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Sccy-Treas. 2 Stone Street, New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 Sth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK. NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPA.,..; MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON FT. LAUDERDA1.E PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwIing Green 9-8346 Agent BOwIing Green 9-3437 330 Atlantic Ave.... Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 309 Chartres St ...Canal 3336 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tlerra 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 2021 S. Federal Highway.. PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8344 Two SIU Ships Account For 15 Planes: Win Citations The S.S. William Moultrie and the S.S. Virginia Dare both fully manned by SIU crews, are probably the two outstanding merchant ship gladiators of this war. Between them they shot down 15 Nazi planes, damaged many more, and drove oflF innumberablc Nazi subs and surface raiders.- liV •• Both ships and their crews were commended by the authorities and received extensive write-ups of their exploits in London and New York papers. On Sunday, March 21, the Lon­ don newspaper News of the World carried a front page story on the Moultrie. Here is what it said: "An Allied convoy has crossed the Atlantic after being under al­ most uninterupted attack from U-Boat packs and planes for a whole week. A Liberty ship named the William Moultrie, carrying a valuable military cargo, had shot down eight German planes and damaged 12 others during a com­ bined air and U-boat attack on the convoy. "On one occasion enemy raiders came over in great force, but three bombers were shot down, and six Others damaged. In a similar at­ tack next day three more planes were shot down and six moie dam­ aged. On two other occasions single planes were shot down. "One submarine was driven off, and at another time a torpedo rac­ ing towards the ship was exploded by a direct hit from the William Moultrie before reaching its tar­ get." The newspaper then paid high tribute to both the merchant and gpn crews. The S.S. Virginia Dare received tribute in the April 21 issue of the JV. Y. Times. "She was a new Lib­ erty ship," wrote the Tijncs, "the Virginia Dare, on her maiden voy­ age, She must have seemed a help­ less target to the seven enemy bombers, including at least two ?. German Junkers-88s, that tried to sink her. Yet the Virginia Dare and her "green gun crews' shot down the seven bombers and her cargo of war goods got through. "The Navy today revealed how the relatively vulnerable merch­ antman picked off the seven enemy planes in two days with warshiplike precision. As far as has been reported, it is one of the best rec­ ords for a ship of her type against aircraft attacks, and it won Navy citations for 'outstanding bravery, cooperation and d e V o ti o n to duty'." The crews of both the Moultrie and Virginia Dare have returned to port and their Orews are now preparing to ship out again. It is these merchant heros that the RMO would draft into the army if they refuse to sign the fink cards. Well, they didn't sign the fink cards and they continue to deliver the goods as union men. Florida Closed Shop Bap Submited To Electorate TALEAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House concurred with the Senate in a proposed constitutional amendment which would outlaw labor's closed-shop contracts in the state. The p ro p o s e d constitutional amendment will be submitted to the voters in the 1944 general elec­ tion. If approved, Florida will be­ come the first state to abofish the closed shop by .constitutional amendment. • BV MATT+I6W DuSHAMfeeL (Pvcport of May 3) Wod'time War Emergency Board: J. Volpian, SIU Patrolman, N.Y.: S.S. Robin Gray berthed at Tillbury docks, London, was bombed—^Board ruled men entitled to attack bonus. S.S. Robin Gray passed line between Cape Trafal­ gar and Cape Spartel at Gibralter and anchored. Board ruleil men entitled to only one bonus, provid­ ed vessel did not enter any other area in Mediterranean. If vessel en­ tered any other area in Mediter­ ranean and then passed through the Straits of Gibralter, men would be entitled to two other bonuses. J. Hawk, Sec.-Treas., SIU: S.S. Tristran Dalton: While laying at anchorage at Oran, general alarm was sounded, port was bombed. Board has ruled that crew are en­ titled to attack bonus. J. Flanagan, SIU Agt., Balti­ more: S.S. Lou Gehrig: Vessel was in Oran and crew claimed port at­ tack bonus. Board is investigating and checking with Naval author­ ities as to attack. The crew of the Benjamin Harrison, while being re­ patriated on the S.S. Allen A. Dale, were in Oran, ^an attack occured on that date and the Board ruled both crews were entitled to attack bonus. In the case of the Gehrig, the time element will determine when the attack occured. Crew of Gehrig should recheck on when they arrived in Oran and when their vessel left port. It is import­ ant for all ships' crews to check on their arrival and departure times. M. Weisberger, Agt. SUP, N.Y.: S.S. Ambrosia Burnside was in Oran when' city was attacked. Board's policy is that when the town or locality is attacked, bonus is payable to crews in the harbor. It is not necessary for the .ships to be attacked. S.S. Matthew Luckcnback crew . were on board the S.S. Ulsterman being repatriated. Crew is entitled to attack bonus if in the area when English Coast was being attacked. Board is check­ ing with the Navy for more infor­ mation. Expect a favorable de­ cision. Coast Guard: there is certain work that must bcdone in order to make the vessels sea worthy and if the crews are not on board to do this work, ves­ sels would not be in a sea-worthy condition to- proceed on their voy­ age. Congress took into consideration the argument that the employers had presented and enacted as part of the law a clause that gave the employer the privilege to log mem­ bers of ships crew who do not carry out their duties while in port. contact the membership and see if we can get some of our mem­ bers to attend this gathering. Chinese Exclusion Act: The first convention of the AFt in 1881 "Declared 30 years of ex­ perience- of the Pacific Coast with Chinese labor had proved their competition with white labor was the greatest evil with which a country could be afflicted; that publicity as to its true character be" disseminated throughout the country and Congress be urged to This part of the law gives the enact an exclusive act." employer the privilege to log any In 1882 the legislative commit­ seaman TWO DAYS for every day that the seaman absents him­ tee of the AFL reported monster self from work while in port. It demonstrations everywhere against also gives the employer the right Chinese immigration. Bill passed to employ someone in the place of by Congress was not satisfactory the absent seaman to do any work and had been made inoperative on that is necessary to make the ves­ the Pacific Coast by a government sel sea-worthy. If it costs the em­ official and Judges of California. ployer more than two days wages Through the efforts of the AFL, to do this work, they can log the Congress enacted laws which pro­ seaman the cost to cover wages hibited the Chinese from entering that they have paid to the worker the United .States for the purpose to do the work. of competing with American La­ In my opinion, the employer is covered by the law to cover any additional cost in making any re­ pairs for his vessel to keep it in a sea-worthy condition and that when the shipping commissioners insist on logging men part of their bonuses, they are out of line and it is not legal. In one instance, a seaman was logged $28.0.00 for taking oS. U days. It certainly does not seem to me that the employer would have had tOs pay a man $280.00 to replace an Able Seajnan to paint the side for 1J days. bor. We all recall the Dollar Line and other S.S. companies' strong fight against the unions in the use of Chinese seamen on board Am­ erican ships. This is not ancient history to the American seamen. On February 17, 1943, Con­ gressman Kennedy introduced H-R. 1882, to grant to the Chinese rights.. of entry to the United States and rights to citizenship. On March 26, 1943, Congressnjan Magnuson introduced H-R 2309 to amend the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, to provide that aliens who are subjects of China shall be admitted into the United States under such act. On April 7, 1943, Congressman Dickstein introduced H-R 2428, to repeal the Cliinese exclusion Act.- This is one case that looks' to me like a flagrant violation of the l^w. And another point that must be borne in mind is that the area bonus is an additional compensa­ tion for the hazard encountered by The American seamen are CQjathe seaman in doing his duty and tributing more towards the war has no bearing whatsoever on the effort than any other group of maintaining of ship's gear while workers in the United States. The the yesel is in port. job that they are doing is to keep There seems to be several opin­ up the American standards of liv­ ions here in Washington on the le­ ing today, and with the purpoce gal status of the C.G. in giving out of retaining these conditions after the order that they have given to the war. the shipping commissioners and it It is not their intention to do is my opinion thaf if we cannot this job today and find out that get this mess strfightened out, y/.e tomorrow or thereafter, John .Ship­ will have to take the case to court. owner can discharge all American, This involves a great deal of the crews when his vessels arrive at f searni<^ti's earnings h is cer­ Chinese port and hire a cqtnplete tainly the Union's duty to protect Chinese crew at a monthly wage their members. Shipping Commissioners have been logging ships' crews and in­ cluded in the logs are bonuses. The C. G. base their legal right on "a court decision of tlje "LAKOS vs. (Report of May 10) SALIARTS" FEDERAL REGIS­ TER 2nd SERIES. XU PAGES No. AjLF is holding, a celebration in 441-4.40." In this case, a Greek , ,, , ( Washington on May 21, 1943 at seaman sued to collect bonus as Consti^tW Hah, on the part that part of his wages and the case was tho AFL members are taking in based under a Greek fo-v. The this war. They have requested court ruled that under the Greek that the SUE and the Seafarers law, seamen's bonus is part of his Isend some of their members who wages and the C.G. have notified have been torpedoed to take pact in all shipping comtnissioners to. de­ this, celebration. We ah know the duct bonuses as part of wages campaign that Capt. Eddie Rickwhen seameo are being logged. onBacker h^, been, carrying on In the passage of the Seamen's against organized labor, this is tdie Act, better known as the LaJE^hette AJFL'a 3ns.wer to his, malarltey.. AU Act, the employers' position was our agents within the immediate that when their vessels are in port. vicinity of Washington should {Continued on Page 4) LUIGJ GALLO Your seamen's papers are in hands of $0,1 C. $erenholtz, 312 Equitable BIdg., Baltimore. JOSEPH D. BLAKE ALBERT BROOKS WILUAM BUTLER WILLIAM Q. C^||. Please communioate wiilv SoU. Berenholtz, 312 Equitable BIdg., Baltimore. Vi •411 �Eage HKW THE SBAFARERS^ LOG 'l.l ' ' I li .III'' Ml I'll'" MONEY DUE WHArS DODIQ Around the Ports MOBILE l'\ p/ k/' ganization in the performance of their duties. So you see, you just can't term collecting dues under these conditions illegitimate in any sense of the word. Mr. Editor, you remember some years back during the Republican regime that all the fat mail con­ tracts were dished out to the large corporations without being put out on bids. You remember that I presume. You, no doubt, will call that method of accumulating money legitimate? But in my opinion that is typical racketeering. During the last World War this same ele­ ment, from 1917 to 1920, embrac­ ed the opportunity while the back­ bone of the land was overseas, to steal the country away from the people; and it took the people twelve years to get it back from them. Again we are confronted with the same predicament, this same element is trying to steal the coun­ try away from the people the same way that they did in 1917 to 1920. Well, let us wait and see how well they are going to do the job this time. The people of the country are more wise to this minority group how than they were in the last war, so you see you just can't tell yet. Mr. Editor it may pay you bet­ ter to contribute a little effort to winning this war instead or pro­ longing the war. You consistently keep blasting Labor organizations for what? Remember one thing, Mr. Edit­ or, the laboring class is the back­ bone of the country and his labor organizations is the only protec­ tion and the only bulwork against the vicious industrial giants. He realizes it rtiore every day of his life, with all your reactionary ed­ itorials he still realizes it, and I don't tlrink he is going to be fool­ ed so easy this time. interviewed everj'onc in town and got the right to take our special April 14, 1543 little armed guard to the packet, Editor Mobile Press Register, we found a note from the above Mobile, Alabama. board telling the men that they were entitled to six days ashore Dear Mr. Editor: provided they contacted the local I have been observing your ed­ RMO office. Some of these men itorials very keenly ever since the had been aboard the ship for as elections last Fall, and it is very high as three years, still they were obvious who is dictating the poli­ to be allowed six days and this, cy of your FREE public.ations. mind you, 4f they contacted the Your paper just reprints the words RMO. We took our usual peek in of a Capt. Rickenbacker. the crystal and told the boys that We know that he survived some some one was making a slight mis­ days on a life raft some where in take and not to even accept the the Pacific Ocean recently, natur­ pretty little cards. That after all, ally that gives him the right to the man with the long grey whisk­ tour the country knocking off ers had said up to thirty days, that thousands of war workers in war if you sailith and returnith you plants, delaying and holding up shall be allowed two days for each the work in the plants and retard­ week. I contend that no local of­ ing the War effort, preaching fice can change this ruUng, we will about absenteeism. know soon. Why doesn't Capt. Rickenback­ Did I tell you guys about the er address Congress and tell Con­ lad that sailed strictly NMU since gress how unpatriotic Absenteeism it first smellcd up the waterfronts? is in War time. I don't think the This lad would argue all day that Congressmen get docked when it was the only seaman's union. He they are absent. advanced to the lofty rating of Mr. Editor we have Seamen of third engineer and was shipped the merchant marine, the most vi­ aboard a SIU ship for his second tal unit of men in the war effort trip on his ticket. Now our hero in the country today, these men girded his loins (whatever they are being torpedoed and shelled by are) and prepared to do or die for enemy submarines every day and the NMU. When the ship headed drifting around on life rafts for to sea to his surprise the men on months. In my opinion these men watch did their work and, in fact, are really patriots, these men have helped him a little. He though a job to do and they are doing it that this was wrong as his NMU without any fanfare or ballyhoo, boys didn't do that. So for six but I don't suppose you will agree months our hero of Currenski sat with me as they don't represent around and argued the relative some monopolistic group. merits of the unions. When the Your paper .condemns any in­ overtime was checked he told all crease in wages for the man that hands that we would never collect have to work for a living, but on that. When work was to be done the other hand you also condemn all hands were present and did it. a ceiling on high salaries, as the When drinking was to be done all President ordered some time ago. hands did that, too, no bum argu­ Now Mr. Editor, if that is not ments allowed. The upshot was, the height of reactionary incon­ on payoff the ex-disciple of "no sistency, then fake the velvet mop. coffee time" stated that from now In your March 31st, 1543 edi­ on he would sail strictly SIU. A tion of the Register you gave Par­ Very truly yours, few days after being in port he ticular space in the editorial to OLDEN BANKS, Agent, brought his kid brother to the hall blasting all union representatives Seafarers' International Union; and asked if it would be posible for as racketeers, burning up precious of North America, I the lad to get a book. Laid the rubber and gasoline going from one Mobile, Ala. i money on the line for the boy's city to another, browbeating free book when he passed a committee American workers into unions so NEW ORLEANS and stated that he was also going their pockets can be picked for to convert his other brother, who more dues. And the poor sailors, Once again the old war cry, pre­ is sailing A.B. in the NMU. soldiers and marines on furloughs paration plus. After all, the lads Steady as she goes. have to walk. Mr. Editor, do you know that sailing the ships are to be allowed ARMY. union representatives, like every a little confusion while on the body else in the country, have to beach. After all, when the brains prove to. the ration boards that of the Nation can not make up they do essential driving to obtain their minds, who will blame old {Continued front Page 1) John Work-Ox from being slight­ B. or C. ration cards. You may not know it, but ly befuddled. From what the pa­ to scream^ that they were being when any labor representative pers say it seems that the draft smeared. Senator George L. Aiken keeps grievances in the plants to boards themselves are determined of New Hampshire replied prompt­ a minimum and keep the men on to induct everyone into the army ly, "I know it is true." He then the jobs,, they are essential to the including themselves. These local added that he has in his possession war effort. With all the vicious- boards are so mixed up that I un­ the photostat of a confidential or­ ness the men have to contend with derstand they are going to devote der signed by William Radner, now from the Boss, you define all their time from now on trying WSA general' counsel, informing these people as racketeers. I pre­ to unravel the point system so that shipowners that their contributions to the USS "nwy be included in sume you know it but you keep it they can eat. All the above is just a prelude to the overhead expense of the agents concealed that all boni-fide labor organizations have a constitution the fact that if these boards can't in calculating any adjustment of and by-laws that's been ratified get straight, who are we to expect compensation imder provisions of by the rank and file of the organi- the RMO to get on and stay on sections 10 and H of General Or­ zation. These representatives that the beam. On one ship they say der No. 12. And all this was printed in the you refer to as racketeers have to do this, next ship do that. One of shipowners' mouthpiece. The Jour­ adhere to these by-laws the same the palatial rust pots came side as any other member in the or­ winding up the river and when we nal of Commerce for April 30. Charity Racket W /I The crews that made the last trip Crew cf John Davenport have $125 port attack bonus due. Collect on the S.S. Marina, S.S. Cape Heii> at Eastern S.S. Company, Pier 25, lopen, S.S. Thomas Ruffin and S.S. William Rawie were paid off North River, N.Y.C. » • • with 40^ bonus instead of 100% Meal money for Stewards Dept. for the part of the voyage between on Richard Henry Lee, being paid Panama and Cape Horn. They cani by Calmar Line, 25 Broadway, now celleet the 50% additional N.Y.C. money from the Bull Line office in * * * New York City. Crew of S.S. Beauregard have * » » Russian bonus money due from The crew whiph made the last Amtorg Co., 210 Madison Ave., trip on the S.S. Joseph Huges have N.Y.C. bonus money coming. Collect at Crew of S.S. Jean have 12 hours Bull Line, New York City. overtime coming. Collect at Bull » » » Line, 115 Broad St, N.Y.C. Crew making the last trip on * ^ * S.S. Tristram Dalton have $125 Crew of S.S. William Moultrie port attack bonus money coming. who paid off April 2, 1943, have Collect at Bull Line, t15 Broad overtime money due. Collect at Street, New York City. Robin Line Office, 39 Cortland St., » New York City. Deck Department of the Alcoa * » » Polaris have overtime coming. Col­ J. S. BULLOCK lect at 17 Battery Place, New York H. L. MILSTEAD Division of wages for missing City. * man on 12-4 watch. City of St. Stewards Dept. on S.S. Richard Louis, can be collected at Water­ Bassett have overtime coming. man office. Mobile. » • * C. Albiny 114 hrs. (Also Division of Wages Crew of Robin Gray can collect For 1 month and 4 days) $125 attack bonus money at office 68 hrs. of Seas Shipping Co., Inc., 39 Cort- Everett* Hickman 24 hra. landt Street, New York. MWEB Robert Moore 96 hrs. of S. Brown P. Marshall ^(X^/z hrs. » » » C. Johnson . 8 hrs. (Also Division of wages Crew which made the last trip for 1 month and 4 days) on the S.S. Daniel Huger, have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Colect Bull Line office, 115 Broad Collect at office of Mississippi Line. Street, New York City. ruled Tillbury London. is within Port Out of the Focsl by S- a.. IS J The Agents Conference is going to be held in. New York for the first time. We hope they all manage to have a good time while here. The brothers will have a chance to meet all the Agents of the Branches in New York on Wednesday, May 26. Get to know your officials and make suggestions for the improvement and progress of our organiza­ tion. AAA We made a visit to the three places where you may find SIU men, the Alhambra Bar, the Somerset and the Seamen's Club on 43rd Street. At the Somerset we ran into Henry Armstrong just back from a long trip and Worthmore (Pete) Dobson telling us he had a job as 1st As­ sistant. We were glad to see Sulo (So Sorry) Saari get back safely. So Sorry was good enough to take us to "Sons of Fun," the Olsen and Johnson spectacle. AAA Percy Cranford lost one of his fingers on an Alcoa ship and bighearted Dawson offered him $35.00. Why, even the Calmar Line would offer a lot more money for that kind of injury. Dawson must think the Banana Boat is still arriving in New York with a bunch of "Pine­ apples" aboard. Royal Dryden got married in London. Paul Jones i? anxious to get his girl into the United States. AAA Harry Morea was 27 months in the Foreign Legion. Staff Sergeant Daniel Bourne dropped into Headquarters to say Hello. Stephen Silkotch is out of the Army and an active seaman again. Nelson McGillis is trying hard to get out of the Army and Headquarters is doing everything to help him. The seamen at Gladstone, New Jersey, wish to thank the TAM Q SHANTER CLUB of Kearney, for the many courtesies they extended them. They deeply appreciate their entertain­ ment and food given them. Kris Hurst is having a good time in Win­ ston-Salem with Forest Gilbert. Jean Jadot has joined the Navy ami Raymond Sexauer has joined the Air Corps. We wish them God speed. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR APRIL 19 TO MAY 1 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 279 290 206 7^ REGISTERED 270 273 126 669 191 190 116 497 ON HAND ^ / Mi 4ii'i .li �fHE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Four Friday, May 14, 1943 Decision On New England Case REPORT FROM Washington of the Company in order that this Board will make is hard to predict* (Conimtted from Page were held secretly and swiftly with case may be properly and fairly but one thing is now clear, the Re­ only the shipowner (in the person considered. gional Board conducts its hearingt of referee Coit) presenting full The union never even received in the most irresponsible manner and complete arguments. At that the courtesy of a reply from the and is obviously influenced by the ruled crew Is entitled to attack (Confhtued from Page 2) time the SIU sent the follow peti­ board. It was only after the case employers and indifferent to the that the average American seaman bonus. (Master failed to enter into tion to the regional board: had been disposed of that the SIU living standards of the seamen* would pay for a round of drinks log book that attack took place). 1. The maladjustment principle received a curt notice that referee The very manner in which the for his shipmates along the EmJ. Flanagan, SIU Agt., Balti­ was inaccurately applied. Referee Coit's findings had ben upheld board is constituted (labor having barcadero. more. Agent sent in report that Colt states that a comparison of but 2 votes out of 6) means that There is no 'denying the fact S.S. Lou Gehrig was in Oran. Board the weighed average monthly earn­ 100%. Now a new appeal has been pre­ union men have 2 strikes on them that the Chinese are putting up a ruled no attack bonus payable as ings for January 1, 1941 and May 1 pared and forwarded to the Na­ from the first. splendid fight against the armed per ij^jE^mation th^ had re,-, 1942 indicates ^ tional War LaK'^Soard in ^(Wash­ Durhig the pa»i*fcw luontbs the forces of Tojo, but does that give ceivecT there was no attack, on that Since when is the base of the for­ ington, D. C. It is hoped that here entire WLB structure throughout mula computed on "take-home /them the right to come to the di.£e. wages". It is the average hourly finally the seamen may at least re­ the country has lost the confidence United States to compete with Am­ Crew of the Benjamin Harrison straight time rate tiiat ie used as ceive a decent hearing before their of labor. Just multiply the New erican Labor? Or does that give were repatriated on the S.S. Shaw­ the base for computation of earn­ case is disposed of. England decision by 1,000 coast to John Shipowner the right to fire nee, now an Army Transport. ings. The earnings used by the What decision the National coast and you can understand why. all American crews and hire Chin­ Crew were ordered to work and referee include overtime payments. ese in their places? Wlty should were detailed to stations in the gal­ Also by a "proper" selection of the this right be limited only to Chin­ ley and elsewhere by Maximilian months of January—an off season ese? Are not other Congressmen Elser, Jr., Major TC. Under the montli—and May—an on season also going to introduce other leg­ board's decision crew are entitled montli—the referee was able to find islation to allow all the citizens of to wages for every day that they a 23.1% increase. There are lies, {Continued from Page 1) damn lies, and Referee Coifs stat­ the other allied nations to come worked, but not double bonus. and stable labor relations. istic!?. into the United States to compete M. Weisberger, Agt. SUP, N.Y. 2. These employees are not com­ On May 5 th, I appeared before the U. S. Shipping Commisioner with American labor? It seems to Crew of the Matthew Luckenback mon laborers. Referee Coit is ap­ Daly as the representative of two members of my uifion, one was de­ me that this business of the FOUR who were being repatriated on the parently not acquainted with hte FREEDOMS is being over played "Royal Ulsterman" and were in maritime Industry. JHowever, for moted and the other who was protesting an overcharge on a log. These by some of our ptfiiticians. There the vicinity of Glasglow are en­ reasons unstated he concludes that men were from the S.S. Ironclad, operated by the Waterman Steamship is a continual harping by some of titled to a bonus. tliese employes are common labor­ Company. Present was Mr. Anthony Blasi, Associate Attorney for the our legislators and some of the ers. He has badly overlooked tiie WSA, who said he represented the government and was present to pre­ On the S.S. Ambrosia Burnside new dealers that we must feed and in Oran, Board contends that crew fact that to do the work of these vent improper expenditure of money by the operator. This meant that free the whole world. It sounds to are not entitled to attack bonus, employees it is necessary to obtain in reality the WSA was representing the Waterman Line. For the gov­ me like an INTERNATIONAL claiming that the information that a federal license and to have serv­ ed either at sea or on Inland,water ernment to inject itself in this manner means that it becomes a partisan WPA. they have there was no attack in for a period of time, before being of the shipowner in the normal functioning of the collective apparatus. Winston Churchill seems to dif- that port on date presented. properly qualified, from 6 to 18 It means that new and additional machinery has been injected into the ifer on the interpretation that some It is important that all ships' months. The Union contends that procedure of collective bargaining and this w* specifically forbidden of our leaders have set up on the crews keep some kind of data on they know of no common laborer FOUR FREEI3OMS, he has stated when these attacks took place, working for a machine shop or a when our contrcts were frozen. Section Til, Subsection (3) of the Statement of Policy reads, "It that he is not going to relinquish when there are in any areas where­ public utility company who must " any of the jurisdiction of the Brit­ in there is an attack. It must also meet these qualifications. No def­ is understood that all disputes will be settled through the regular ma­ ish Empire, or give any of their be borne in mind that if the ships inition by the Bureau of-Labor of chinery now in existence under the ct>llective bargaining agreements " fS. -colonies away by vote or other are alongside of a dock, or an­ a common laborer has ever Includ­ between the unions and the steamship operators." •wise. The only way that the Brit­ chored, and the attack took place ed seamen. This paragraph obviously forbids the establishment of new pro­ ish Government is going to relin­ in the near vicinity of the town, 3- The data used by the referee cedure and machinery for the settlement of disputes heard before the to siiow common labor rates were quish any of their colonics will be they have a good claim for an at­ umeliable and Inaccurate. Referee Commisioner in the normal course of our bargaining with the operator. by their government being over­ tack bonus. Coit, having arbitrarily classified Moreover, should the WSA be allowed to inject itself into logging dis­ thrown by force, and the tenacity Last week the board ruled that a these men a.s common laborers, putes, it would be a short step for it to inject itself into overtime dis­ of John Bull will show its might vessel that was tied up in Tillbury then strains to find some basks of putes at regular sign-offs, and before long normal bargaim'ng relation­ by a long drawn out war of ex­ docks, crew was entitled to a bonus comparison. He requested the Re­ ship between the union and the operators would be completely des­ termination to any nation or group for an attack that took place in search Department at the National of people who might be inclined War loibor "Board to procure for troyed and the Statement of P<fiicy woiJd be a scrap of paper. London. This port of Tillbury is I am certain that it is your intent to fully observe the letter afii to challenge tire might of the Brit­ around 39 miles from London, and him common labor rates In the area. The Research Department spirit of the Statement of Policy, just as it is the intent of this union. ish Empire. is on the Thames river. Crews wa.s unable to obtain data that was The people of the United States should take the time and date of 1 would "appreciate it, therefore if you would clarify this matter at less than two years old and .so in­ In electing representatives to the any 'attacks in the vicinity that formed him. Despite the fact that once so that we may proceed with this cose which has been suspended Congress do so with the intention they are in whenever there is an he had been told the data was un­ pending your dedsibn. that these people are to represent attack. If possible get newspaper reliable and inacurate, nevertheless; JOHN HAWK; the interests of the people of Am­ clippings from the local papers of Referee Coit persisted in the use Secretary-Treasurer Ilf erica first, but it seems that some any attacks that may have occured of these phony data. The data he Atlantic and GrJf District of them arc of a very gullible na­ when their vessel is in the attack did use represents common labor Seafarers International Union lates paid by two public utility ture, and arc easy victims to hard vicinity. Of North America f companies and by two iriachlne luck stories and make an easy I shops. The Union is at a loss to touch. Or else they are not ruled understand the comparison bewteen John Hawk, Secretary- Treasurer by historical facts, sane reasoning, ; tlie work of a seaman and the com­ Seafarers Intemation Union or are emotional inclined to ride mon laborers in these two distinct 2 Stone Street, ' politically on the waves of publicindustries. If the referee Insists New York City "•fty given to certain representatives upon calling these men common laof some of our allies in this coun­ WASHINGTON, D. C.:—Mer­ borer.s, then why has he overlooked Reurtel May 6 to the Administrator copy to Deputy Admiiilstraft chant Mamen serving aboard ves­ try. the rates paid in munitions plants tor Macauley proceeding before shipping commissioner effecting mem­ li If the legislation that has been sels operated either directly or in tlie area and limited him.seif to bers of your union from S.S. Ironclad operated by Waterman, you are introduced in Congress by the through agents of the War Ship­ public utilities and machine .shops? correct in your understanding of the Statement of Policy in this conIn summary, therefore, we sub­ gentlcm-cn who were elected to ping Administration were return­ mit that for the reasons cited the nc-ction. ed to the status of private em­ look after American interest first, Under die General Agency Agreement the steamship operator is Union be given an opportunity to should pass, it means that within ployes under the provisions of a appear before a hearing officer of obligated to handle matters of this character including the furnishing a few years there will be no more bill signed last week by President the Bo.ston Regional "'War Labor of attorney if necessary. Such being the case no participation in the American seamen employed on Roosevelt. Board along with representatives proceeding by any other representative of War Shipping Administration board the merchant ships, that Formerly seamen serving on is necessary or authorized. It is not believed that the associate attorney arc being paid for . by the income WSA owned or operated vessels for War Shipping Administration intended to participate in the pro­ taxes of the American public. technically became government We must fight this legislation employes and surrendered many ceeding and to remove all doubt in anyone's mind he has been instruct­ to the bitter end. rights as private employes in ex­ ed to ascer^in that the controversy is submitted to the shipping com­ change for less desirable protection missioner in such a manner as to effect a final settlement of the claims under the Federal Employes Com­ 11^; •' and to afford the general agent a proper basis for reimbursement, and pensation Act. Under the new law B. Le Blano thereafter to confine his appearance to that of an observer. L. Coffin, Patrolman, SIU, N.Y., seamen sailing WSA ships continue E. Beckwith HUBERT WYCKOFF J . P 8797 James Gay S.S. John Davenport was in the to have the right to sue the ship­ War Shipping Administration ..P8411 Charles Fabir port of Algiers. Ships guns were owner as provided by the Jones Washington, D. C i P6^ J. H. E. Morin used against the enemy. Board has Act. Seafarers Defeats Local WSA 4 5 I a| SEAMEN RETAIN JONES ACT RIGHTS m li- Maritime War Emergency Board: pr'. I'l d-; ,"11 Wii^' � 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 May 14, 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. 10 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: SEAFARERS DEFEATS LOCAL WSA BUREAUCRAT'S MOVE TO HANDLE BEEF FOR WATERMAN LINE DISTRICT WLB UPHOLDS PHONEY DECISION ON NEW ENGLAND CASE THE MINERS AND THE WLB SHIPOWNERS WORK CHARITY RACKET SECURITY WATCH NEGOTIATION AGENTS CONFERENCE TWO SIU SHIPS ACCOUNT FOR 15 PLANES: WIN CITATIONS SEAMEN RETAIN JONES ACT RIGHTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/14/1943 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/2e63942d8d6d9baaadd3cde5798628a4.PDF c042d843089200ab77b47a8ae6f2a8ce PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 14. 1948 Cuba Distilling Vote Nems NEW YORK—As a result of a formal hearing held on May 6 at the Second Regional office of the National Labor Relations Board, between representatives of the Seafarers International Union and the Cuba Distilling Company, an election in that fleet to determine the collective bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel has been ^brought closer. The election date has not yet been set, but all parties have agreed to the payroll period preceding the date the NLRB orders the election held. The SlU will be the only union on the ballot. Part of the discussion on May 6 centered around the ap­ propriate unit to be included in the voting. The Union in­ sisted that edl unlicensed men be permitted to vote and, ' after this position was supported by the NLRB officials, the company representatives conceded. SHORT CAMPAIGN The drive to organize the Cuba Distilling Company started a few months ago when the company went back into business after being knocked-out by the war. At the present time the company operates two vessels, the SS Catahoula and the SS Carrabulle, but more ships are expected to be added. Men of the fleet responded quickly to the organizing cam­ paign, and pledge cards were signed by more than two-thirds of the eligible unlicensed personnel. All men sailing on Cuba Distilling Company ships are urged by Lindsey Williams, Director of Organization, to stay aboard until the election is held. Only in that way. Brother Williams contends, can they make sure that this company too, wUl be SlU. Seafarers Hits Merger Of MEBA. Radio Men NEW YORK—Protesting that ering 1,513 vessels, while the CIO the proposed affiliation of the Radio Operators have agreements CIO Radio Operators to the with only 33 outfits, covering 134 ships. : Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ ROU MAJORITY sociation, CIO, constitutes "a threat to all AEL maritime un­ Companies contracted to the ions," arid would result in "the (?IO Radio Operators controlled immediate formation of a riva only 134 vessels prior to the AFL union for Marine Engi­ war, and as peacetime operations neers," the SIU this week sent a continue, will have fewer than . telegram to the 72nd Convention the 134 now in operation. Added of the MEBA, meeting in Jack­ to this is the fact that many of the biggest lines which used to sonville, Florida. Initiating the blast was the be contracted to the CIO are Radio Officers' Union, AFL, now sailing under agreements of which sent a letter to every con- the ROU. Over sixty percent of the Radio ventioh delegate, requesting a "NO" vote against the affiliation, Officers employed on American so that peace could be maintained Flag vessels are members of the ROU, and the ROU organizing along the waterfront. drive has been making great The letter, signed by Fred M. strides recently. ^ Howe, General Secretary-Treas­ urer, pointed out that ROU has The deal to take the CIO Radio contracts with 45 companies, cov Operators into the MEBA was at top CIO levels. The Amer­ ican Communications Association, which is the parerit organization of the operators, is dominated by the communists. This has caused : The nation-wide wave of many disputes in the union, and strikes continues. This week, in nineteen Chrysler plants, the latest of these threatened to split the ACA. in thtee states, members of To prevent this, top leadership the United Automobile Work­ ers. CIO, walked oN the job. of the CIO inaugurated a move The strike is entirely over lb affiliate the Operators with wages. The. union demands the Engineers. Since the CIO Radio Operators have not been 30-cents-per-hour. and the company has offered six. able to organize effectively, Uie Engineers are also expected to. cents. take on this task. ^ ^ UAW On Strike No. 20 A&G Growth Continues As Two More Companies Sign Tanker Agreements NEW YORK—The on-rushing tanker organization drive of the Seafares In­ ternational Union gathered new momentum this week as two more contracts were signed with new outfits. They are the Palmer Shipping Corporation and the Ameri­ can Tramp Shipping Development Corporation. The agreements were - consummated with Captain Charles D. Wright, operations manager for the Mar-Trade Corporation, general agents for these companies. Both contracts include the new higher wage scale won in negotiations with-the Tanker Sag Harbor Corporation and the Petrol Tanker Industries recently, and which a. were written into the agree­ ments signed last week with the Philadelphia Marine Corpo­ ration and the Metro Petroleum Shipping Corporation. As of this time, each com­ pany is operating one ship. The _ a > Libare voting_ SS. Nathaniel . . , B. Palmer, , WASHINGTON — That very , Besides,• workers V. • nn . erty-type tanker, carries the col/.u n i ou- • thoughtful.guardian'of the public for the union shop in 99 per cent i jors of the Palmer Shipping Cor-. iriterest. Representative Fred A. of . ,rases" . • poration, and the SS Stony • ^ ^ ^ Hartley, co-author of the infam­ This fact was even more phatically attested to by Robert ous Taft-Hartley law, now openly the flag of the American Tramp admits he's been wasting the tax­ N. Denham, chief counsel for the Shipping Development-Corp. NLRB", in a speech before a con- Both companies, however, are payers' money. The Congressman very humbly vention of hosiery manufacturers. negotiating for additions , to their stated in Chicago last week it is Denham stated that "in only a fleets, and there is a strong pos­ now obvious that union shop handful of cases.—certainly less sibility that more ships will be elections required by the Taft- than 50 out of 6,000—did the pro­ added in the very near future. Hartley law constitute "a waste position for union authorization All of which means more jobs fail to carry." And there's no for SIU members. of government money." Although he said at first that reason to believe they'll be any On the Cities Service front, the vast number of petitions filed change in these figures, he added. nothing new has developed. SIU Hartley is now considering a attorney Ben Sterling expects with the National Labffr Rela­ change in the law to eliminate word from the National Labor tions Board made the union shop the union shop election require­ Relations Board at any moment, ' elections "impos-sible to adminis­ ter," Hartley revealed the real ment, which is costing the gov-, certifying the Union as collective reason for the waste of money ernment an estimated $4,000,000 bargaining agent for the un­ this year.-. when he added: licensed personnel of the fleet. All of the company's protests and appeals have been thrown out, and all that remains now is the final certification. For news about the Cuba Dis­ Recommending thai the new Caimar and Ore Lines agree­ tilling Company see this page. ment be ratified by the membership, and that the contract be accepted, the Negotiating Committee for the SlU this week issued a report on negotiations with the aforementioned com­ panies. Many of the inequities which existed in previous agree­ ments have been eliminated, and the Caimar and Ore contracts NEW ORLEANS — The next have been brought up to a scale, both in Working Rules and regular membership meeting on wages, which is comparable to standard SlU agreements. May 19 will mark the official All provisions of the new contract, if ratified by the opening of the new SIU branch next regular membership meeting, are retroactive to April hall in this port. The imposing 5, 1948. One of the new points on which the company has Union structure is located at given in is the option for the Union to reopen the wage 523-29 Bienville Street. question at any 'time after July 31, 1948. Because of the ample accom­ This Union is the only labor organization having in its modations, the Union will occupy contracts the unique clause which permits new negotiations only the second and third floors on the wage scale any time during the life of the contracts, of the building, according to , without voiding the other provisions. Building Superintendent Frenchy For the first time since Caimar and Ore have been under Michelet. He said that present contract to - this Union, a vacation clause has been written plans call for the renting of the into the agreement, and the same thing goes for Room Al­ first floor thus providing a lowances. The list of Penalty Cargoes has been raised from one source of income for the Union. : to sixteen, and launch service will be provided at company The second floor will house r expense. the Dispatching Deck, with the The report of the Negotiations Committee starts on page 3. recreation rooms and Union , of­ fices on the third floor. Hartley Ailmits Slave Law Wastes Gov't Time, Money Caimar, Ore Pacts Negotkited New Orleans Branch To Open New Hall ,.;ij • �Page Two THE S E"A:F AR ERS LOG Friday. May 14. 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District P Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnoyer 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 Looking Ahead These are hard times—hard times for working stiffs trying to make both ends meet on wages which are rapidly shrinking—^hard times for people who have been let out ^ of work now that the war is over—and. hard times for anyone who belongs to a labor union. The anti-labor forces in the United States got a boost and a green light when the Taft-Hartley law was passed, and they have made the most of it. All during the history of the American labor movement, the bosses have always had the best of things. The police worked for them, the newspapers were owned by them, and the courts always managed to rule in favor of the bosses and against the workers. But the fat boys were not satisfied. Labor still had the right to organize and the right to strike. And so, at the behest of the employers, who really rule the United States, Congress passed the Taft-Hartley law. What has followed so far is only a slight picture of what is going to take place. JFirst the American Communications Association, CIO, was baclly beaten in its strike ' against Western Union. Next the United Financial Em­ ployes, AFL, was forced to accept less than their full demands from the New York Stock Exchange. Hospital Patients At the present time the CIO Packinghouse Workers arc being soundly whipped by a coalition consisting of the powerful meat packing interests and the police au­ thorities. • < . ' When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Stolen Island Hospital To further blacken the picture we find the supposedYou can contact your Hos­ ly impartial federal courts actively arrayed on the same pital delegate at the Staten sHe as the employers. In the case of the United Mine Island Hospital at the follow­ Workers, Judge Goldsborough ruled the miners' walkout ing times: was illegal, and agairr in the case of the railroad workers 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. These are Ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, Tuesday this same judge has granted an injunction which deprives (en 5th and 61h floors.) the RR men of the right to strike for increased wages as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers lind time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and improved conditions. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) writing to them. Well, what's the answer? Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. MOBILE IflOSPITAL E. HEBERT (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. KENNAIR To some extent, what has happened has been labor's J. B. McGUFFIN J. H. ASHURST own fault. Too many labor leaders, taking the easy way, E. B. HALL J. E. MAYHART H. KNUTSON 1. B. GRIERSON leaned on the government bureaucrats and therefore did L. H. HAMMOND L. A. HOLMES S. RIVERA C. PETTERSON not provide militant and wide-awake leadership for their TIM BURKE H. CORTES T. DAILEY unions. A. JENSBY 4. i t A. OLSEN • * G. R. MITCHELL GALVESTON HOSPITAL R. E. GRAYAY This undermined morale, and helped to disorganize '' M. CASTRO S. LeBLANC the unions. And the Taft-Hartley law is part of the price FRANK NIGRO J. H. MURRAY ' M. PETERSON J. WALSH labor is paying. C. NANGLE M. FITZGERALD ADOLPH GAILIS 4 4 4 We in the Seafarers International Union never de­ E. S. LERMA SAVANNAH HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL pended on the Washington red-tape artists to organize WILLIAM H. BROWN J. R. ROLIN FRANCIS VIGEANO E. WILISCH seamen, to make and hold gains for seamen, or to do J. TURNER • Jfc 4" • P. FRANKMANIS seamen any favors whatsoever. J. NEELY NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. GORDON W. F. RAYNEN E. OLSEN We have always realized that the government is not F. GARRETSON J, J. FERGUSON S. HEIDUCKI the friend of the working stiff, but is the servant of the A. LOOPER W. H. KUMKE J. McNEELY , TROY THOMAS boss. And in the long run, our stand has been proven to J. DENNIS H. ZVORAK C. MASON C. E. BOYD be the correct one. P. LOPEZ A. LIPARI W. B. HARRELL J. L. ROBERTS At this time we are preparing for what may turn P. D. VAUGHN 4 4 4 F. NERING A. AMUNDSEN BRIGHTON MARINE HOSPV out to be a knock-down and drag-out fight over the N. A. GENOVESE T. J. KURKI R. LORD P. R. WAGNER question of the Hiring Hall. To prepare for this, we have G. BRADY A. BONTI M. ROSENBERG not gone howling to Washington for help—^NO, we have L. D. WEBB J. PENSWICK D. E. BRAGG streamlined and tightened our organization, and have R. BUNCH W. CAREY J. QUIMARA started to collect a strike fund which will enable us to A. EDEFORS J. CONNOLLY J. OVERTON ''' 'E. H. IVARRA ; dig in for a long and hard tussle. J.KOHY SOLIVA M. L. CLARKE R. KING M; MORRISON " j' ,We are preparing for the worst, and hoping for the' E. DRIGGERS j.'.LEES'; • ^'T. MACK • J. GAINSLAND ; best. But, and this is important, wfi are prepared. J. CHARRETTE^ J. W. McCASLIN B. DUFFY Men Now In The Marme HospHnk ::,:0 :^:8| •-i' �Friday. May 14, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag« Three Report On Galmar, Ore Agreements • Your Negotiating Committee, after a long series of meetings with Galmar and Ore Steamship Companies' This report covers only those parts of the Cal­ representatives, has agreed to a tentative contract mar and Ore contracts which are marked im­ and hereby submits the following report and contracts provements over the old agreements. For a copy for the membership to take action on. This report is of the full contract see the Agent in your port. broken down into four sections so as to deal with specific items, as follows: General Working Rules, Deck Department Working Rules, Engine Department Working Rules, and Stewards Department Working opening of the wage scale in these contracts any time after July 31, 1^48. Calrriar and Ore were the only two Rules. companies contracted to the SIU up to this point not There is one question, however, that is covered in to have this clause in their contract. It means simply, the General Working Rules which the Committee feels is necessary to deal with separately, and that is as in the case of other SIU contracts, that after the aforementioned date, we can open the wage scales the question of the Hiring Hall Clause. with these two companies any time we so desire upon proper notification. Hiring Hall Clause Your Committee wishes,to clarify, fbr the members , who are not familiar with it, the contractual back­ ground of negotiations and relationship between Calmar and Ore Steamship Companies and the SIU. Although this . Union has. been shipping men to Calmar and Ore since approximately 1939, we did not have our •first signed agreement with these people until Janu­ ary, 1946. This was due to a series of problems, both internal and external, which prevented forcing these companies to a signed agreement with the Union. The membership of the Union, in-, an effort to secure a signed contract, finally went on record to inform the former Secretary-Treasurer, in ^the event of his failure to negotiate a contract with fhese people, to submit the entire matter in disputed form to the War Labor Board for a decision. This was done and the first signed contract was a result of this decision. As could be expected, this WLB contract between the Union and Calmar and Ore was inferior to the Sib s^ndard contract. In every manner, the contract they handed down was below regular SIU conditions. One of the main things wrong with this contract was that the WLB made no findings whatsoever in the matter of the method of hiring." The Company nevertheless continued (as it has since 1940) hiring all replacements through the regularchannels of the SIU Hiring Halls. The Union, therefore, in the process of negotiating this new contract, ran headlong into this question of the Hiring Hall with Calmar and Ore. The Companies have taken the position that becaiise of the TaftHartley Law, they will not consent to our regular SIU Hiring Hall Clause to be included in this newly negotiated contract. Your Negotiating Committee, rather than to agree to a compromise of the Union Hiring Hall in any form, therefore agteed to the following clause to be used on this matter. This makes it possible to take this matter back up with the operator when it is to the Union's best interest: SECTION 6. HIRING OF EMPLOYEES The Company and the Union shall continue to negotiate with regard to provisions relating to the hiring of Unlicensed Personpel. No question regard­ ing the failure of the parties to agree upon such provisions shall be submitted to arbitration under the provisions of Section 2 of Article III of this Agreement. Your Committee agreed to this for the simple reason that we did not deem it advisable at this time to recommend to our membership to strike these two companies for the purpose of obtaining the regular SIU Hiring Hall Clause. We did this with the full knowledge that the majority of all SIU contracts will start expiring July 31, 1048. At this time, after estab­ lishing the pattern for the maintenance of our Hiring Hall in ALL companies, we can then apply the same pattern to- these two companies. We feel that when the chips are down the latterpart of this year, and we fight for the life of our Hiring Hall, we should not do it piece-meal, but should instead handle our affaii-s in such a manner as to bring this entire battle for the preservation of the Hiring Hall to a conclusion in an overall industrial fight, in­ volving all companies, rather than one or two com­ panies. There is no question but that the larger the strike, if such a strike is nece.ssavy, the better the chance for winning. The Committee fux'ther points out, and the following report will show, that the rest of the agreement as negotiated, not only in wages, but in contractual con­ ditions as -well, represents a tremendous gain for our membership ;n- Calmar and Ore vessels. It is to be pointed out that eight previous years of negotiations with these pfeople failed to produce these same gains. We therefore urge the membership to study this entire report with the most careful consideration. l|-- B,, SECTION 6 — REST PERIODS In the previous Calmar and Ore contracts, crew members could be required to work from midnight to 8 a.m. in port and then have to put in their full day's work, receiving overtime only for those hours from midnight to 8 a.m. Overtime did not apply for the regular eight hours regular day work. Under the new contract, this clause has been brought up to the same standard as the regular SIU contract, i.e., unless a man is given a rest period for this work done, hour for hour, he is paid overtime in lieu thereof. SECTION 8 — PAYMENT OF OVERTIME The Union in this new contract secured for the first time with the Calmar and Ore companies the same provisions as in other SIU contracts providing that "If paymei\t of any such money shall be unreasonably delayed by the Company beyond such 24 hours, addi­ tional compensation shall be paid at the rate of $10 for each calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays ajrd Holidays) or fraction thereof that such payment shall be so delayed; provided, however, that this pro­ vision 'shall not be applicable to the payment of money for overtime in dispute." SECTION 11 — PENALTY CARGO Under the old contract, only one item was qonsidered penalty cargo insofar as the $10 per voyage was concerned. We have managed to raise this list of rated penalty cargoes to 16, which includes all of the penalty clause items now in the standard SIU contract. SECTION 16 — PORT TIME Under the old contract, the definition of port time was very vague and indefinite with the result that our members lost- thousands of dollars in legitimate over­ time. Now we have secured the standard port time clause as is in the regular SIU contract. This means that it will increase the membership's earning capacity on this matter and will cause far less confusion than pr-eviou.sly. ^ SECTION 23 — CREW'S QUARTERS The Union has been able to negotiate into the Calmar and Ore contracts for the first time the standard SIU clause providing room allowance to be paid under various conditions, -such as when heat is not furnished, hot water is not available, crew's quarters being paint­ ed, etc., and at all times when the vessel is in drydock overnight. Under the old contract no such like condi­ tions were provided for with the result of a loss in conditions for the membeiihip. This is now corrected. SECTION 37 — VACATIONS The newly negotiated contract will provide for the first time a vacation clause for the membership. The vacation clause in the new Calmar and Ore contracts is much the same as provided for in the standard SIU contract. SECTION 39 — LAltNCH SERVICE For the first time this new contract will provide a clause providing, at company expense, launch service for crew members and where they make their own arrangements for transportation, the company shall re­ imburse each member $2 per round trip. Deck Department Working Rules SECTION 2 — WATCHES Under the old contract, the question of whether or not sea watches were broken or maintained in port was left entirely up to the master. This has been eliminated and the matter of breaking and setting watches is very clearly outlined in the new agree­ ment. Setting and breaking of- watches will be deter­ mined on the basis of a vessel's stay in port. This is in the same manner as in the standard SIU contract. SECTION 3 — WORK IN PORT WHEN SEA WATCHES ARE BROKEN General Rules This section provides that when gangway watches . TERM' OF AGREEMENT—WAGE REOPENING are to be maintained in port, rnembers of the Deck Department will stand such watches. This provision • The Union has been able to negotiate into the Cal- . was not in the old contract sird will mean an addi­ mar and Ore contracts a-clause providing for the re-. tional earning point for our membership for week­ ends while in port. SECTION 11 — CARGO GEAR Under the old contract, there was no provision as to the number of deck men to be used at any time when gear was being rigged. Under the provisions of the new contract, when more than two sets of gear are being rigged, the two watches below as well as the day workers must be used. SECTION 15 — SANITARY WORK The old contract provided only one hour for Ordi­ nary Seamen cleaning unlicensed Deck Department quarters. The new contract provides 2 hours each day shall be allowed for this work. SECTION 18 — CARPENTER'S WORK Under the old contract the Carpenter w^ required to take soundings regardless of where sounding pipe was located, which, in some cases, was down in the shaftalley. He was also required as part of his routine duties to take soundings after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. and on Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holidays, without the payment of overtime. Under the new con­ tract, he is only required to sound tanks where the sounding pipes are located outside engine or fireroom spaces and if required to take soundings after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m., or on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and Holidays, he shall be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate. SECTION 19 — RELIEVING HELMSMAN The old contract provided that on vessels equipped with iron mikes the helmsman could be required to do maintenance work on the bridge. This provision has been eliminated altogether in the new contract. SECTION 22 — TYING UP AND LETTING GO. The old contract didn't provide for the number of sailors to be used in tying up and letting go. The new contract provides that all available sailors shall be used for this work. Engine Department Working Rules SECTION 2 — WATCHES Under the old contract when a vessel was in port, oilers could either be put on day work or donkey watch as the Engineers saw fit. If the ship didn't go to a dock, the master could maintain sea watches re­ gardless of the length of stay in port. Under the new contract, this has been abolished. Now, when the vessel's scheduled stay in port is to exceed 24 hours, sea watches must be broken and oilers then go on day work. This is in line with the regular SIU standard contract. SECTION 8 — DUTIES OF OILERS Under the old contract, the duties of oilers when on day work were very vague. He could be required to work anywhere in the Engine Department, outside engine spaces on such work as taking on stores, water and fuel. Under the new contract, oilers are now strictly confined to maintenance and repair work in engine spaces. Any time he is required to work out­ side engine spaces he now gets overtihre. This means that for the first time in these companies' contracts, when an oiler oils winches at any time, day or night, he shall be paid at the overtime i-ate. SECTION 7 — FIREMAN-WATERTENDER The old contract provided that the Fireman-Watertender could be assigned cleaning' stations in the fireroom. The new contract provides that Fireman- Watertenders on sea watches shall clean burners, fuel oil strainers and drip pans, punch carbon, keep steam, watch fuel oil pressure and temperature and tend water. If required to do any cleaning work, he shall receive overtime. SECTION 8 — DUTIES OF WIPERS The new contract covering Wipers has been clarified over the old contract to a great degree. One of the new provisions is that the Wiper now will get two hours for cleaning unlicensed Engine Department quarters, where, under the old contract, he was only allowed one hour. Stewards Department Working Rules SECTION 2 — WORKING HOURS Where the ol^ contract provided that Stewards De­ partment working hours were eight hours in a spread of thirteen while the ship was at sea, the new contr-act provides for eight hours in a spread of twelve hours. SECTION 4 — OIL STOVES c p This is an addition which the old contract didn't ^ cover. "Members of the Stewards Department shall not be required to pump oil for the galley range.'' . (Continued on Page IJJ �page Four* •/ TnE S EA FARE R S LO G '^. FrMar# May li, 194ft n•: > Steady Parade To The Boneyard Slows Up Baltimore Shipping By WILLIAM RENTZ "I BALTIMORE—As it has been of their quarters and the ship for the past few weeks, shipping in general. There are more of these Ore continues to be slow in this port. ships due from the shipyards A good number of ships have soon. The men around here been hitting port, but all of shouldn't be too hesitant to them haven't called for crews T t J r throw in for these ships. They'll for new trips. InstMd^ many them are continuing on into the quarters can't be beat. boneyard. To iniure payment, all IN FOR REPAIRS The number of lay-ups has not By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER claims for overtime must be been great so far, but more are We have had quite a number turned in to the heads of de­ PHILADELPHIA — If good on the beach, the picture is not expected to be "cocooned" in the of transit ships in here during partments no later than 72 shipping news is What you want too bright. next few weeks. Isthmian anc the past week. We contacted hours following the comple­ Waterman ships seem to leac them all and squared away the to read there just ain't. any However, we hope to see it change next week. There are tion of the overtime work. the list of lay-ups. from this port this week. It is quite a few men on the beach, usual number of minor beefs. . The big boys were right when Many of them headed, in here As soon as the penalty a black week for the Seafarers but a couple of sign-ons would they said we'd have a large for shipyai'd repairs, so in a few change the picture conisiderably. work is done, a record should in this old town. postwar fleet, they were just coy days we should get a good num­ We paid off but three ships, all The sale of the tankers to for­ when they didn't tell us it would ber of them out and ready to hit be given to the Department tankers, and all three were sold. eign interests has irked the mem­ head, and one copy held by the high seas again. be a lay-up fleet. No hits, no runs, no men left on. bership here no end. Ears in Not much else to say except the man doing the job. It sure breaks a guy's heart The Cedar Breaks and the Washington should be burning that the horses are running to see these almost-new ships again. If anybody has a sure In addition the depart­ Fort Wood were sold to foreign from the strong language most heading for the last round-up. fire method of beating the mental delegates should flag operators and the Midway men are using in condemning Some of them will sail again, ponies, I wish he'd let us know. check on all overtime sheets Hills to an American company the allowance of these sales. It's but the chances of all of them q real scuttling job the govern­ It seems that the critters always 72 hours before the ship not contracted to the SIU. seeing the deep, seas again are ment fakers are pulling on the contract paralysis as soon as So, with the general shipping danrn small—that is, unless we they know a Seafarer has money makes port. American seamen and one we situation slow here • and the have another war. won't forget. riding on them. crews of these tankers dumped For payoffs this week we APPRECIATE ORGANIZERS handled thirteen ships. They The loss of jobs on these ships were the Rider "Victory, Steel makes us realize the great im­ Maker, Montgomery City, St. portance of lining up Cities Ser­ Clair Victory, Cape Catoche, all vice and the other outfits our Isthmian; Omore, Steelore, SanBy WALTER SIEKMANN these vessels. The need for this ment insurance authorities here, organizers are concentrating on tore, Marore, all Ore ships; He was pointed out very aptly by a advising them that the operators' at-present. Of Patmas; Mae and Evelyn, BOSTON — Shipping in the SIU man aboard the Salem Mari­ remarks are a distortioh .of the This seems to be our only hope BuU Line; and Trinidad Head, Beantown port continued slow time recently, when he stated: facts. of keeping the men on the ships. —"Moran. this week. It appears that one STEADY JOB We have to go out and create In addition, we have notified of our main sources of jobs in For sign-ons we readied the "Regardless of the state of the local steamship operators new jobs for the membership the tanker field in this* port, Rider Victory, Steelore, Santore, shipping, whether it is good or that they should stop their non­ just to keep ahead of the gov­ Omore, Marore, Evelyn, Mae and Pacific Tankers, is planning to bad, we always have a job to do sense and confine themselves to ernment saboteurs. dissolve. Re of Patmas. for the Union in the unorganized stating the facts as they are, Turning to the brighter side As a matter of fact, ships of field." DON'T BALANCE which is that termination of \he of things, I am proud to report that company which have re­ The Waterman scow, SS Jean articles is a man's reason for that. the membership here in The sign-ons certainly don't cently crewed up in Boston have LaFitte, paid off after we settled leaving the ship. Philly is busting buttons over balance the payoffs and therein already been sold. This situation a major beef aboard. The beef Oldtimer George Meaney is in has created a surplus of men on the fine performance of the Ath­ Res the story of slow shipping developed as a result of the Skip­ Boston again for the purpose of letics. the beach. In view of the SIU success in per bulldozing the crew into an operation, which he will un­ Yes sir, the As are in Number the collective bargaining election staying aboard the ship while it dergo at the Brighton Marine One position in the American in the Cities Service Company, was in Searsport, Me., after they Hospital. He would like to hear League. Woe be it to any poor more and more Seafarers are had managed to procure their from some of his friends via the misguided soul who is foolish mail route. Meanwhile, all enough to come around here and making an effort to ship out on own launch service. This shortsightedness on* the hands are wishing George a suggest that Connie Mack's boys part of the Skipper cost the com­ speedy recovery and return to are just lucky and can't hold the On The Line pany some seven himdred bucks. shipping. lead. It's quite obvious, therefore, that Among those around the beach it will be cheaper for them to at the moment are Al Vetu, Dan­ There will be no cheering, supply launch service in that ny "White, Alex. Olson, "The however, when another National team, the Republicans, hit town port in the future. Fish", and Dave Buckley, who next month for their presiden­ We've been kept fairly busy on recently enjoyed a game of pool tial convention. the problem of unemployment while carrying on a quiet bit of in this port. If they balanced, That is one time the boys compensation in this port. Oper­ Union conversation. we'd have nothing to howl about. would like to be in the stands ators are alleged to have made "Red' Lane moved to the West with their pop bottles handy. the statement that they have We had a little set-to on the Coast after accomplishing what Eggs and tomatoes would be work for the men at all times Steel Maker where one of the entitles him to be known as the good to have, but who can afford and that crewmembers quit of crewmembers went beserk and oustanding magician of the week, their own accord upon comple­ did a cut-up job on- the Bosun's at least. He hit three daily tion of a voyage. wardrobe. By the time he was doubles hand running. We're apprehended there wasn't a STRAIGHT INFO glad to know someone collects. piece of material left large Where such cases have been Some of the other boys have enough to make a good pen called to our attention, we have aeen moaning about their tough wiper. filed appeals with ther unemploy­ luck with the leaden-hoofed nags The man, of course, has been .brought up on charges and will probably sail no more, let alone on an SIU ship. He had, in ad­ Because of his desire io By KEITH ALSOP dition to his butchering, caused a lot of trouble to an otherwise help his brother unionisfs of GALVESTON — The shipping either of those ships. good bunch of men. The ship and the UFE, Seafarer George picture Rere remains quite fair, We contact every imorganized the Union will be a lot better Vourloumis got a taste of "po­ and we expect it to pick up con­ ship that goes into Lake Charles, to throw- them now? Taft and lice impartiality" in the Stock off without him. Exchange beef. Clubbed sev­ siderably as the next few weeks of course. There are quite a lis boys have made the cost of The crew, when told of the eral times ai the .building's go by. few of them and they keep one these items too high for working Bosun's dilemma, quickly bailed entrance on April 15, Vour­ stiffs. There is a lot of grain to be man pretty busy. him out of his barrel. They all loumis was' hauled to court shipped across to Europe from Most of the talk aroimd here Well, that's about all, fellows, pitched in and bought him two and^iven 10 days in the work­ the Texas ports and the volume continues to be on the four res­ except to say that our Hall is suits of clothing. The gang came house. He has no regrets, how­ should be pretty heavy for at olutions we passed on the refer­ just about set up. If you are not to his rescue like a good bunch ever. endum, ballot. Just as they do in any great hurry to ship, con­ least a month. of. SIU men. "I'm just a Union man," The two ships we paid off in everywhere, the boys here knew sider this an invitation to come One thing in this port's favor Brother Vourloumis says. "I Houston last week, the Nathaniel exactly what they were doing and enjoy the comforts of the is the usual number of Bull Line wanted to help out in the beef Currier and the Governor Miller, when they voted 10 to 1 for those Philly Hall for a spell. mid Ore Line vessels that come and I'm proud 1 had 3D days both sailing under the Waterman resolutions. ^ The weather here is grand, the in here. These Ore Line ships are on the lines. I could have colors, signed right on again, a ' They knew they were voting ball park is only a short dis­ -•he best ships going today. The shipped, but I wanted to see fact which kept our shipping rate for a stronger, better SIU, and tance from the Hall, and best of hew ones are nice looking jobs things through. And I'd do it steady. now they know they got what all, the beer is coJd and the girls and the crews take good care again/' ,/ [are warm. • • , There were no serious beefs on ihey-wanted. Shipping Is Gloomy In Philly On Overtime' But They Have Those Athletics Boston Seafarers Eye Non-Union Tankers Galveston Awaits Gram Cargoes �f"""' f" THE SEAFARERS LO-a Coal Strike End Does Not Change Norfolk Picture By BEN REES NORFOLK — "^he shape of things here can be summed up in one word—rotten. This past week has been bleak for men waiting here for ships. We had no payoffs and no sign-ons for a "perfect" record. Norfolk, it seems, just doesn't exist for SIU ships these days. The men around the Hall are inore than a little puzzled by the complete absence of ships. We figured with the end of the coal strike the ships would be pouring . in here to take coal to Nui'ope. However, it looks like the hooting and howling about John L. Lewis holding up Euro­ pean recovery was just a lot of hot air. Nobody seems to want, the stuff now that it is availablef I guess it just goes to prove that when guys strike for a better life they are sabotaging everything and anything, but after it is all over, the "emer­ gency" was just a hot-headed editor's dream. I'd like to show this idle coal port to some of the guys who screamed loud and long about "needed coal for the anti-communist program," and "complete strangulation of Eu­ rope's weak economy." With that unhappy bit of in­ formation out of the way, here's a little incident that came off here the other day: , SAYS I TO SED Two of the local SIU boys, who have been known to fre­ quently worship at the shrine of Bacchus, met in the Norfolk HalL Both were at the mellow stage. Said Monk Jones to Red Smith: "You're drunk. Take a walk. We don't allow such goings-on here." Said Red Smijh to Monk Jones: "You're drunk and that's against the constitution — GET OUT!" So, they both did, arm in arm. Moral: Teach the baby to sing himself to sleep. Gev-Grabbers Hurt Union Th« membexthip of Iho Seafarers Intemalional Union has consistently reaffinhed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union men. Any indiyidual who stoops to pilfering gear stich as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard SlU-contra^ed ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above alb guilty df a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought strpggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These hard-won conveniences .are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will b* dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. W Swth Atlaatk Ships Prmmtes ActnHy fw Saveanah By CHARLES STARLING .SAVANNAH ^ Things sud­ denly slowed to a standstill here, for the very simple reason that the last few ships to pay off in this port have been waiting for orders, However, South Atlantic just called to let us know that they were going to start crewing up Monday, May 10. So don't be surprised if you hear us yelling up and down the coast for rated men. Wait until we yell, though, be­ cause it wouldn't do you or us any good if we were suddenly overloaded. The Southstar has been in the shipyard for repairs, but she is going to be out and ready to sail on May 18. Due to pay off are the Joshua Hendy, and. the George Ogden, a tanker. We don't know at this writing whether the Hendy will lay up for a while or go right out again. FIRST PAYOFF Hov^ever, the Ogden, which pays off in Jacksonville, will be going out. She is a new ship under the SIU banner "and this will be her first Union payoff. She belongs to John M. Carras. We've had the outfit for sev­ eral months, .but the Ogden hasn't paid off before. This is all there is on the Seafarers Gejt Quick Service From Branch In Puerto Rico By SALVADOR COLLS shipping side, but we did have the SIU in action the other day. And I hate to have to confess that we didn't win. Perhaps we didn't actually lose, but we cer­ tainly got nothing better than a stand-off.. But don't get too concerned. It wasn't a Union beef, but a case of monkey shines. The other morning, just after we opened the Hall, J had a per­ sonal phone call from home. It seemed that there was—of all things — a monkey on the roof. There was nothing for me to do but set sail on a monkey hunt. Just in case, I took a few of the boys with me. On the way out in the car, we were talking over the possible strategy and tactics. One of the Brothers figured he had the right answer. "Bananas," he said; "bananas are what monkeys like. We'll get some bananas and luie him down. Then we can grab him." Well, we got to the house, and sure enough there was the monkey on the roof. He sat there watching us — and our bananas. SAN JUAN — Although ship- the whole crew off a ship, ping has slowed up a bit the last ^ This ' week a Convention was j WRONG PLAY few weeks-and shoregang work'called, which representatives «f has not been so hot, still and both unions attended. They,deThen we made our mistake. all business has been fair, and cided to split the difference, with tossed a banana up to him. any man who wants to ship each union furnishing 50 permonkey got the banana doesn't have to hang around here cent of the men needed to work straightway took charge of for too long. jthe ships. a We expect shipping to improve CITIES SERVICE chance. singe there is plenty of sugar Down off the roof the little The SS Bradfors Island, Cities ready to move out. As soori as s^j-vice, hit this port last week rascal came, and before anybody . . a ship hits this port we get nghtja^jj j contacted the organizer on|could lay a finger on him he was on the ball and try to settle j headed for the swamp. Guess Whatever beefs may have coi^®|crew, with the exception of the he just didn't want any more up during the trip. We have been p^^^p^gn. had all signed pledge bananas. able to square away, quite a few cards. The SS John Ogden, John Well, all hands took after him Tbeefs lately, and the members M. Carras Corporation, is down in good SIU style. , But he was are satisfied with the service here now, and I have never too fast of foot for us and since they are getting. seen such a good crew. NaTieefs that moment nobody has laid, an One big obstacle that stood to settle, and after clarifying eye on him. in the way of shipping sugar some points on overtime,, the So if you hear that a big from here was the trouble be­ men squared sway with the Mate family of monkeys is living in tween the ILA and the UTM, satisfactorily. this area and that the hunting two rival organizations which Some students at the Univer- is good, don't be surprised. are fighting for control of the sity are on, strike to protest the And maybe I was wrong, may­ •port of Arroyo. Each group i beating of quite a few of them, be we didn't lose after all. wanted its men to load the sugar, j A great number of unions are We got the monkey off the and as a result, neither group supporting the strike, but since roof, didn't we? Moreover, all did the work. our constituti(|m forbids support- the kids in the neighborhood had We are supporting the ILA ing political btrikes, our Union the time of their lives—and ate the rest of the bananas. men, and on one occasion took I has taken no stand. '' Page Five, Job Done By Organizing Staff Pays Off New York With Ships By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK-—Instead o£^ expected slowdown we were ticipating,"shipping picked up has maintained a good clip the past week or so. the a Bull Line ship, were in fine an-'shape. Except for a gangway and beef on the Ponce, they paid off for in quick style. The gangway jbeef, when settled, will be run The better looking picture is LOG. Another good ship in for a! not to be credited ta our regular companies—they're still laying payoff was the Coral Sea, Coral. Up ships. Instead the thanks are! Steamship Company. Due to the due the Organizing Department. I Sood work of the organizers, we. 'have a contract with this comThe Organizers have brought pany. The same ' is true of the into the the SIU into blU several several new new freight ireightj^gp^ Mohican, Mar Ancha, anand tanker coqjpanies, and thelg^i^^^ addition to the SIU" has crewing of ox these vessels vo^^^x. x.a^ ^ thankstaken care of a good number of ^ the men who otherwise would organizing staff, be still on the beach. JOBS COMING On the ships being laid up, mostly tankers, the hardest hit Rumor has it that Bernstein is seem to be the Stewards Depart­ dickering for t\yo passenger ships ment men. Shipping in the other to be put into the European two Departments seems to be trade. If they are secured it will holding up good, but the Stew­ ards Department is in a slump. Heading for lay-up are the Bel­ gium Victory and Knox Victory, both Waterman, and the Waltham Victory, Robin. These ships came in and paid off in good shape. At least they'll go to the boneyard clean. Two tankers that hit port in good shape are leaving our ranks this week. The Fort Erie is be­ ing sold to the Italian Govern­ ment and the Piatt Park is head­ be some time from now, but ed for a new, but unknown, there will be a lot of jobs open owner. on these ships. We're keeping our fingers crossed in hope that the SHUT HER DOWN deal will materialize. Another ship, the Gadsden, Out of lay-up came the Dor­ which has been on idle status othy Ann Meseck this week. She here for several months, has had been under wraps for over closed down its plant and is a month, but it looks like she waiting indefinitely for orders. has some work to do. Anyway, She was running fast and furious she called for a crew. for a spell but it looks like no On another subject: Now that one wants locomotives these all four - resolutions have been days. passed and there are no more shipboai'd promotions, the mem­ A couple of regular ships to hit port, with no signs of going bership should get used to the into lay-up, were the Ponce De new set-up. Anyone who de­ Leon and Emilia. The Ponce, a cides to promote himself will be Waterman scow and the Emilia, in hot water with the member­ ship. The new change in the shipping rule is in force, and Union Supporter shipboard promotions are as dead as blue linen. I • ! Among the SIU's staunches! friends is Jesse Handin, cap­ able bartender in the grill lo­ cated in Headquarters build­ ing at 51 Beaver Street. Jesse volunteered his services and look an active part in the UFE beef, putting in consid­ erable time without pay. Dur­ ing the strike, Joe Kay, owner of the grill, suspended business and placed his facilities at the disposal of the SIU. Hundreds -of pickets were fed three squares a'day there while Jesse aided in the supervision of the job. Brother Handin is. of course, a union bartender. KEEP IT UP Here's a reminder to tripcard men: Tripcarders who allow themselves to become more than six months in arrears are auto-., matically suspended. It is a good idea to keep ahead on your dues, and the chance of finding your­ self in front of a reinstatement committee will be small. Bookmen who want to work ashore for awhile ai-e cautioned to retire their books. It is a simple procedure to retire it and equally simple " to reactivate it. Every week the reinstatement committee has to turn down do­ zens of men who want to go to sea again solely because they are too far in arrears. My advice is not to take a' chance with your book. You . probably worked hard to get that book, so don't jeopardize it by not retiring it if working ashore. Just in case the word- hasn't gotten around, permit men and bookmen are shipping alike here in New York until May 15. AH members, books and permits alike, stood picket duty with, the UFE members—so all Bro­ thers are being given equal chance to get a ship. After the 15th- of May the" usual procedure will once more be in effect. �Page Six ••X"-. TBB SEAFARERS LOG Mobile Expects Ships Some Day But Nobody Can Say Just When Friday, May 14, 1948. ON THIRD BY FffBNCHY AAICHBLET By CAL TANNER The j Patrolmen Say— By AUSSIE SHRIMPTON. Pinch Writing MOBILE — Shipping in this' However, there is a strong posAlways A Hitch— port has maintained its slow butjsibility that this is a very tem- That lyrical Limey, Bill Shake­ because they are likely to bfe NEW YORK — It certainly is steady pace throughout the past porary lay-up, and that a lot of speare, once penned the immortal confronted by picket-cards owned a pleasure to %o aboard a ship ships from the boneyard fleet seven days. lines that by Permit men that they have The record shows that we will be rolling back out soon. "Some are bom to greatness. never before seen the like of— for the payoff and find a happy, congenial ci-ew on hand. And shipped about 185 men, and that When that time comes we'll let not even in the bad old days. Some achieve greatness. there were nine payoffs and six the LOG know about it, you can While others yet have greatThe Trial Committee is now that was the case exactly, when be sure. sign-ons. , ness thrust upon them'." dealing with the small percen- I boarded the Piatt Park, a According to what we hear The payoffs included six I'm strictly the show horse age of guys who tried to play it Pacific tanker, early this week. Watermans and three Alcoas. right now. Mobile will turn out when it comes to the Greatness smart when our Union was in This tanker, by the way, is be­ Most of them were smooth to be one of the key ports in the Stakes because it seems that I trouble. As always, they, are ing sold' to a foreign country. Because I am somewhat skep-' enough, but one was a real head­ Marshall Plan program—if that have had all that Frenchy Mich- realizing that "the path of the Plan ever really gets going. tical, I did a little investigating, ache. That was the SB Frank let built up, thrust upon me, transgressor is truly hard." So far as we' are concerned the results of which revealed Norris, a Waterman Liberty, while that erstwhile ambassador This is one outfit where no­ right now, there might as well be that all the officers on this wagon^ which was so thoroughly fouled of goodwill qnd cheer is away body can get away with any­ no Marshall Plan, and we have were out of the foc'^sle and not up that it took us two days to touring the Sunny South. thing, be it missing pounding several hundred men on the school ships boys. They really Having just flnished with the those lines or beating the Patrol­ straighten her out. beach. So when the ships start knew how to treat men. Wall Street Strike the good old man for a couple of months dues. The sign-ons were accomwon't have any third deck is nearly back to nor­ Sooner or later the inevitable PLAIN G^Y plished with an absolute mini- ^coming , out •we xu mal. The Strike equipment has happens and they are . caught up mum of troublu, thuru buing '"""e them up. While I was talking to the men been all packed away; those with, and then it's too late to nothing more to square ^ away TANKERS AHOY in the ship's messroom in the than a few repairs here and On the organizing scene, we tender chicken sandwiches that start crying. course of the payoff, one husky^ there. j haven't had much going on this we* all ate during the beef are The time has come when we fellow was right in op all the The ships that signed on were week. One unorganized tanker no longer to be had for the ask- can afford to streamline, and discussion. Later, as I was headed for Italy, Greece, Turkey,'did come in and about 20 men 'ing; the membership is clustered those of our members who are checking up with the delegate, I Germany, Belgium, Netherlands tried for her. However, she was j around the' telivision set each asked him why he didn't check and Puerto Rico with, of course, only one man short so we were afternoon for the ball game, and Wt^OU/AurSlVKKE^ this husky guy's book. ymJlHBRS'S SOAK/CW some Alcoas heading all the way somewhat but not completely there is nary a skirt in sight, It was then that I found out AHoOAiO ^ which, after the super-abundance down through the Islands. stymied. he was the vessel's Skipper. AndThere are plenty of oldtimers of them in the Recreation Deck all the time I had been thinking LOG JAM on the .beach here. Among them proves that it is indeed all over. he was an OS. It was obvious' The Norris got into her fouled- are C. Merritt, W. McDonald, O. The boys got so used to these that there was no "brass" on that up condition in the course of a Thompson, W. Ross, O. Daven- yoimg chickens running around scow. All hands were treated long trip that lasted several port, O. N. Edwards, J. McGuffy, the Hall that the place seems alike. months. The overtime on her L. O. Russell, J. Oosse, J. W. kinder lonesome without 'em. It's I think it is in order- to say was in quite good shape. It Fleming, L. D. Worrell, W. T. the old, old stoiy I guess, "we here that when any of you fel­ can't live with them and we was the logs that caused the Grey. lows see a ship with Captain trouble. Main topics of interest around can't live without them", and D, B. Nichols or Chief Mate S. The Master on her had a the Hall these days have been there's no dofubt about it, they W. Hanna you can be sure all mania for logging. Whenever the local primaries, and the news do brighten the joint up. not with us in time of trouble hands aboard are going to get that a bunch of half a dozen or are certainly not going to share a square shake. These men are VOTE OF PRAISE more unorganized tankers are the fruits of a victory that others j always looking out for the welThe whole beef was handled in have won. Three years ago I fare of the crew. heading for Mobile for repairs. ^ouHAue fetif \ We'll take care of the tankers true SIU style and a vote of was "a lone voice calling in the These two officers invariably if and when they arrive. So far praise is due to one and all yirho wilderness" about performers and settle the ship's beefs before the as the primaries are concerned, participated in it. The younger gas-hounds, but I have now seen vessel docks. The game goes for Seafarers eligible to vote in membership especially did a bang the membership rise up and deal the Engineers too. Chief, Firsl^i Mobile went to the polls to up job and from now on some with these^ disrupters as they Assistant and right on down the blackball the enemies of labor of these Mess-hall Militants of justly deserve, and the-same re­ line. I am sorry I did not get who backed the Taft-Hartley Act the old school had better watch marks apply to those slough-offs their names as the crew swears and other vicious anti-labor their steps when they start in our ranks (happily in the by them—not at them. And this sounding off about previous beefs minority) who think that when measures. is a welcome change. the Union is in a beef that it is a But, as always when things "good time to go home to visit are going along smoothly, a hitch, anything at all happened he ^ the old homestead." develops. It's a damn shame; would toss a few logs at the For the nonce I am now en­ that when you meet up with a men. sconced on third, with my feet good crew and good topside "When the Patrolmen tried to parked on Frenchy's desk, dis­ bunch aboard a good ship, the reason with him they were given pensing change, postage stamps, big brass decides that some other NEW YORK—The Alcoa Cava­ York, but on a limited basis. a hard time. The Skipper told liberty-books, good-will, other country needs the ship more than Two C-ls will replace the Cava­ them that, if they wanted to get lier will start calling New Or­ trivia to all and sundry. Old we do. the crew paid off, they had ex­ leans her home port instead of lier on the New York-to-West friends will be welcome and new Th^ crew of the Piatt Park actly 20 minutes. He said he was New York at the end of June, Indies run. ones made in the best Michelet have all gone to the four winds These C-ls will carrv only 12 Company going ashore and was in a hiurry. the Alcoa, Steamship ,. tradition, so any of you guys who now to ship out again. But be­ passengers each but the* ompany It was no time to be hot announced this week. want to while away the passing fore they left they wished all The company said that the says that its freight service from hour with good coffee and buU the ship's officers a "Happy Sail­ headed, so the Patrolmen and the crew decided to hold up the pay­ move was being made because New York to the Islands will not drop around—if it gets too bad ing" on their next vessel. off until the next day. They increased demand for cargo space be curtailed in any way. A C-1 I can always ship out. James Purcell figured they would get some and passenger accommodatior^ will leave New York every three company officials down and get from Gulf ports to the Carib­ weeks. Whether the three C-ls will bean made it necessary. things fixed right. constitute additions to the Alcoa This proved to be a good idea. After the transfer, Alcoa will fleet or be transferred from other The. next day, the Waterman be operating weekly service for runs has not yet been an­ THE PINKERTON CASEBOOK, The relationship is doomed Port Captain and the company's passengers and express freight nounced. Chances are, however, by Alan Hynd, Penguin Sig­ from the beginning by a world labor relations mian turned up from New Orleans to the Carib­ net Books, 168 pages. hostile , to unconventialities. and, in no time at all, we had bean countries, since the Cava­ that they will be shifted from This is only half the story of Strong as Harry and Charlotte, most of the logs lifted. lier will be joining her sister other Alcoa routes. Pinkerton's National Detective the central characters, are, That Captain was just about ships, the Alcoa Clipper and Al­ HAS CREW OF 100Agency because it omits the out­ they're unable to ward off the crying tears when things were coa Corsair. The Alcoa Cavalier has oper­ fit's notorious history of labor events which hurtle them to the settled the SIU way. ated out of New York since her spying and union busting. How­ inevitable tragic ending. WILL USE C-Is GOOFED OFF Each of the three ships will maiden departure on May 2, ever, the cases included make Readers who get a bang out 1947. In 17 round trips to the interesting reading as accounts of the James Cain type of thrill­ On the other hand, the Patrol­ make 17-day round trips which West Indies she has always of professional crime detecting er will follow Mr. Faulkner's men found out that some of the will include caUs at Jamaica, the sailed at full passenger capacity. in the fields of murder, bank story with mounting interest. Norris crew actually had done Dominican Republic, Trinidad, The Cavalier is a 15,000-ton robbery, horse ringing and insur­ 4. 4. some goofing off and deserved La Guaira, Guanta and Puerta vessel, carrying 95 passengers ance. THE DIM VIEW, by Basil Heat, Cabello. a few-logs. and up to 8,500 tons of freight. « ter. Penguin Books, 155 pages. S. X tAs a result of their finding, the On every second voyage, the Her crew list numbers between WILD PALMS by William Faulk­ This book has one attribute entire crew was investigated by ships will call at Curacao. 95 and 100 about half of whom ner. 156 pages, 25 cents. Peli­ which will make it plenty of a committee. Those who were On the return leg of each trip, are in the Stewards Department. can Books. friends. It is as sexy a novel as guilty were fined and some were passengers will disembark at Modem in every respect, the Against a background that has come off the presses in years. put on probation for extended Mobile instead of New Orleans Cavalier's superstructure as W..U shifts from the Gulf coast to A war story, it is the account periods—which is also the SIU except for the sailings of August as many other parts are made of New Orleans to Chicago and of the affair between a Navy PT way. 20, September 17 and October 15. aluminum, which should be no back again. Wild Palms tells a Skipper and an Australian girl. Of the ships paying off here These three trips will terminate surprise since the Alcoa Steam­ story of violent love between For good measure, the Skippeir last week, two or perhaps three at New Orleans. ship Company is a subsidiary of two peoiile who refuse td con­ gets to know another girl ot . •Liberties - are headed for the Meanwhile, Alcoa will continue, the Alupiinum • Company - of form td any of society's tradi­ two '^and > goes through some boneyard. passenger service out of New. Ameri^, tions—except loVe, of course, [ijattles. .;( MJ Cavalier Will Drop New York For New Orleans At End Of June BOOKS IN BEVKW Mr �Fxiday, May 14, 1848 * T M E S E- A:F A R E K S LJO G Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief PHILADELPHIA — Chairman •L, A. Gardner; Recording Secre­ tary R. A. Gates; Reading Clerk Don C. Hall. A&C Shipping from Aprii 7 To Aprii 20 PORT • Minutes of all branches read and accepted with exception of motion to non-concur with that part of Boston minutes with re­ gard to returning tripcards back to men who failed to do picket duty in UFE strike. Agent re­ ported shipping slow. A short talk on UFE strike was followed by report on Cities Service and other Union organizing activity now being conducted by Head­ quarters organizers. Under Good and Welfare there was lively dis­ cussion on Shipping Rules which was good education for men fortunate enough to be present and get the different viewpoints. Motion carried to post Tallying Committee's report. After one minute of silence for departed brothers, meeting was adjourned; 176 members were present. BALTIMORE — ahairman WUliam Rentz; Recording Secretary Ben Lawson; Reading Clerk A1 Slansbury. REG. DECK -REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. Boston New York Philadelphia 29 242 108 10 266 58 31 280 48 70 788 214 6 255 49 12 277 24 5 205 13 23 737 86 Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans 170 132 52 22 98 182 . 143 61 38 28 92 120 91 64 40 16 92 178 404 257 130 66 282 480 115 147 16 11 134 168 178 87 16 8 125 88 64 53 17 12 95 127 357 287 49 31 354 383 82 26 1,143 43 14 873 . 39 17 896 164 57 2,912 65 24 99j) 44 11 870 36 13 640 Galveston San Juan Grand Total NOTE: TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. TOTAL SHIPPED with the allocation of relief cargoes to foreign shipping and urging all members to send let­ ters and telegrams to their con­ gressmen that said cargoes be carried in American bottoms. A motion that we get up a petition in hall and send it to Congress men was defeated after it was pointed out in discussion that this is the practice of political parties and is contrary to Union policy. Many members hit the deck and blew their tops on various subjects during period on Good and Welfare. Agent repoi'ted that branch business has been running smoothly although shipping has. been slow. Beef pending on the Jean LaFitte was explained to the membership. He reported on the effect in the maritime industry of govern­ ment-owned ships being re­ called from operation. He de­ clared that in final analysis that it is essential to have a strong militant union and asked every member to spend more time tightening internal structure of SIU. 4 4 4 SAVANNAH — Chairman E. B. McAuley; Recording Secretary E. B. Tilley; Reading Clerk P. Carrollton. Minutes of all ports accepted, except Boston's which were filed. Motion carried that when men in 145 48 2,500. A&G men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. beef showed that the membership can stand up under pressure all of which will be valuable if we have to hit the bricks ourselves. He also thanked men who gave support to the beef, saying he was proud his port had done so well. Acting Agent Buck Ste­ phens reported on status of ship­ ping and organizing progress in this port. ^Brother Michelet in­ formed members present that next meeting would be held in the new hall and extended in­ vitation to all hands to visit new quarters and see how things are shaping up. Reports of various committees read and accepted. 4- t- 4» NORFOLK — Chairman Steely White; Recording Secretary Ben Rees; Reading Clerk J. A. Bul­ lock. to membership on this matter at next meeting. 4 4 4 NEW YORK—Chairman Lindsey Williams; Recording Secrelary Eddie Parr; Reading Clerk Jack Parker. portance Colls' attendance is advisable and therefore asked the SIU membership's permission to allow him to attend. He pointed out that the uniting of the UTM and ILA would bring peace and harmony on the Island, which is of importance to the SIU. He also stated he intended to recom­ mend to the ILA and Frank Ben­ ton the necessity for forming an AFL Maritime Trades Council in this port. Motion carried that meeting be adjourned and all present be given credit for at­ tendance. Also that full report be given to membership by Agent on developments of to­ night's meeting at next regular branch session. 4 4 4 MOBILE — Chairman H. Fischer; Recording Secretary T. Massey; Reading Clerk Jeff Mor­ rison. key ratings are shipped from this port, they should not be re­ moved from their jobs in other ports because they lack three years' discharges for that rating. In discussion it was pointed out that it is a custom in some ports to do so. Many fellows, how­ ever, do not carry their dis­ charges with them everywhere they go, and all hands agreqd the practice should be discontinued. Under Good and Welfare there was discussion on various matters of interest. Among these were the rights of permitmen to ship, the need for the membership to read, and familiarize themselves with the Union Constitution and a recommendation that roimdr table discussions be held aboard ships and in the Union hall to acquaint all hands' with Union procedure. The Director of Or­ ganization told of confusion With exception of motion to non-concur with new business of Boston branch meeting, proceed­ ings of all ports were read and Minutes of all branches ac­ accepted. Motion carried to give cepted. Heard report of trial Agent a vote of thanks for good committee in case of brother Minutes of branches holding work he did on picket line in charged with conduct unbecomregular meetings read and ac­ New York. Patrolmen's and Dis­ cepted. Acting Agent Morrison patcher's reports read and ac­ reported that this port will have existing in Port of Wilmington, cepted. Motions carried to ac­ a passenger ship paying off every California, resulting from at­ cept findings of trial committees, j Monday which will spur ship­ tempts by some individuals to Under Good and Welfare several ping. Shipping has been slow in hamper A&G officials in carrying members spoke about the dis­ the port for the past two weeks, out instructions from the Organi­ tance from the Union hall to the ing a Union member. Commit­ with the majority of men ship­ zing Department on manning and Ore Line docks. It was sug­ tee recommended a six-month ped being bookmen. At the mo­ organizing two ships of a new gested that if a man is on ar­ probationary period to allow man ment several Waterman ships are company. The Director of Or­ ticles and a replacement was chance to prove himself; if he Accepted minutes of other lying idle waiting for cargo. As ganization said that the entire called by the Hall, the replace­ fouls up further during proba­ branch meetings. Patrolman re- soon as cargo is forthcoming for matter was covered in Wilming­ ment should receive two days' tion he will be dealt with more ported that business for past two these vessels. Waterman will call ton Branch minutes and West pay. Several men took the deck severely. A similar finding was weeks was pretty slow, with only for several crews. Progress was Coast communications, and rec­ to point how organized labor has reported by the committee in the two payoffs in Charleston and reported in organizing activity in ommended that the membership been successfully coping with its case of another crewmember. in Jacksonville. He expressed this port. Motion canied to send study it carefully and take ac­ enemies. charged in the same way. Agent's hope that things would pick up telegram of congratulations to tion tonight. A motion carried 4 & and Patrolmen's reports revealed in the next week as there are UFE for its conduct of the Wall to accept the Directoi of Organi­ GALVESTON — Chairman that shipping in this port has sufficient men on the beach to Sti'eet strike. Motion carried zation's report and to instruct the calling for investigation of the Secretary-Treasurer to make a Keith Alsop; Recording Secretary been slow. Many ships that have return of a SIU mans body in an report of the incident so that all R. Wilburn; Reading Clerk W.~R. been lying idle in the Roads have Alcoa ship's hold containing members can get a clear picture been turned back to the Mari­ BusselL bauxite. Agent is to report back of the situation out there. time Commission and sent up the Minutes of various branch river to the laid-up fleet. The meetings accepted. Balloting coal situation, still looks very committees report on four resolu­ gloomy." Although coal consti­ crew up two or three ships. Mo­ tions read and accepted. Follow­ tuted a major portion of ship­ tions carried to accept Secretarying obligation of members,, a ping in this port, none of our Treasurer's report on UFE strike ships has loaded any coal despite and Tallying Committee's report The following men have money Prince, $36.08; Augustus Stanley the fact that 25 or 30 foreign on four-point resolution. Books due them at the Ponce Cement McNeil, $1.00. hag ships have loaded and sailed of nine members were obligated. Corp. at Ponce, Puerto Rico. RETROACTIVE 6%—1947 in .the last week. One minute of One minute of silence observed They may collect same by writ­ silence observed in memory of in memory of departed brothers. ing to the Company Office. Felix Aponte, $19.51; Floren­ minute's silence was observed in our departed brothers. With 94 members present, meet­ tine Quimper, $10.90. RETROACTIVEL TO memory of our departed brothers. ing was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. 4 4 4 MARCH 10, 1948 RETROACTIVE 5%—1947 Meeting adjourned with 112 BOSTON •— Chairman B. 4 4 4 Boris Geo. Shick, '$23.20; Don­ members present. Goodman; Recording Secretary SAN JUAN — Meeting called ald H. Kennedy, $13.98; Luis R. Finn Hansen Erch, $27.18; 4 4, • 4 R. Queen; Reading Clerk W. to order by Agent Salavador Serrano, $25.35; Damian Merca- Pedro J. Erazo, $1.78; Martin NEW ORLEANS — Chairman Colls at 7 P.M. At this point do, $15.89; Enrique P. Hernan­ Hoffman, $1.58; Carmelo MelenSiekmann. . Earl Sheppard; Recording Secre­ Agent made recommendation dez, $10.15; John Furey, $3.62; dez, $1.35; Manuel Rodx-iguez, fProceedings of . other branch that this meeting be adjourned Maximino Rosario, $2.64; Teodoro $1.64; Julio F. Pacheco, $13.20; tary-Herman Troxciair: Reading meetings read and accepted. because of the special meeting he Renta, $2.86; Leonard" Karalunas, Victor M. Garcia, $1.07; Eliseo Clerk Buck Stephens. Election of trial committee to had to attend with Frank White, $16.21; John Cisiecki, $8.62; Ar­ Santiago, $10.39; Heniy O. LimMinutes of regular meetings slijidy charges against member. an officer of the ILA, and with thur CoTburn, $5.if; Luis Cruz, baugh, $10.42; Horace C. Mcheld by other branches read and Reports of tallying and investi­ an official' of the UTM, with a $2.48; Howard Bickford, $4.49; Curdy, $14.29; Bias A. Ramirozj $1.07; Joseph E. Townsend, .53; accepted, with exception of gating committees read and ac­ view to bringing Jt into the ILA. Ernesto Gonzalez, $8.93. Fco. Bartolomei, $12.79; Ed. W. Boston. Agent reported on UFE cepted. Motion carried to con- Several important points have al­ MONEY DUE FOR ERRORS Shaw, $12.79; Agripino Garafalo, beef ahd how participation by cur in findings of trial committee. ready been agreed upon by both .60; Amilcar Ortiz, $1.01; Ernesto MADE ON PAY ROLLS SlU had great value for this or­ Motion carried that we-reaffirm unions. The meeting scheduled ganization. Besides revealing our previous position on that for tonight is to continue these Eldon Lee Browning, $7.89; Ar- Rubio, $1.01; Juan Solis, $1.47 who pur-friends are, he said, the part of the Marshall Plan de£ding talks and because of its im- hur Colburn, $24.21; Gilbert N. Luis Williams, $9.35. Retroactive Fay Waiting �m . Page Eighl T B B- SEAFJIRER S LOG Friday. May 14. 1948 SHIPS'MIMUTES AMD MEWS DeSoto Crewmen Assail Shirkers, Stress Need For Sound Unionism ir'"- THETRE POSITIVE NOW A first-rate demonstration of democracy in action was. provided by the crew of the SS De Soto, Waterman, when they brought two men of the Deck Department up on charges after giving them a full hearing. ^ The charges grew out of the fact that the two men accussed had developed a badt habit of disappearing in foreign ginning. The man jumped into ports while their fellow crew- the water and tried to swim after members did their work for the ship. TIRED FAST them. Of coui-se, not being in the • It happened first in Philadel­ phia on this side, then happened best shape for .swimming, he again and again in Hamburg, tired fast, and would have Bremen, Bremerl^ven and Le drowned if Bosun Jensen hadn't Last week when the LOG ran a letter from the crew of the SS Steel Maker from Alex­ Havre. Finally the crew lost pa­ jumped in to swim to his'rescue. andria. Egypt, we said that the boys had sent in a picture of the crew which we couldn't use tience and the Ship's Delegate, Between the Bosun's prompt for technical reasons, the print itself being negative. Hardly had we gone to press than the Carl I. Copper, called a special and courageous action and the above picture came through, and it was perfectly okay.,Here are the Steel Makers' men plus meeting to consider the situation. good work of a squad from the F. M. Reyes was elected Chair­ Le Havre fire department, the a few Alexandria dock workers. We can't identify them all, but we know that the following man of the meeting, and Stanley man was saved. But his per­ are in the picture: Pete Walsh. Freddie Delacruz. Ollie Nerkiewicz. Sam Jonas. John Fronden. Wilusz volunteered to act as Re­ formance, which was put on in Bill Baumgardner. G. Walker. R. Schwarz. F. Quintero. Bill Hastetter. Don Faulkner. J. Rod­ cording Secretary after several front of all the passengers, de­ riguez. J. Strickland. H. Witt. W. Kaylor. A. Sprenzel. J. Thornton, R. Williams. Tony Annelar. layed the sailing and reflected others declined. Joe Coelho and a man we know only as "Pete." upon the Union's prestige, the First item on the agenda was Delegate declared, recommending the report of Deck Delegate Rodolfo Oliver in whose department that charges be brought against the two alleged performers liad both men. However, the crew deliberated missed duty. After this report on every aspect of the case be­ was accepted, the entire crew fore voting on a motion to bring joined in a long discussion which the charges. ended in charges being voted. One man noted that almost WERE WARNED everybody had enjoyed himself a Oliver claimed that the crew When the SIU crew went little bit ashore and that per­ had been thoroughly warned in Philadelphia, where an unneces­ haps these two shouldn't be aboard the SS Pioneer Val­ sary shortage of men had oc­ singled out. But it was pointed ley, operated by T. J. Stev­ curred, that if anybody persist­ out that only the two accused enson & Company, the first ently missed watches or other had left 'the ship without per­ duties, causing undue hardship mission or without making ar­ thing the Stewards Department for the rest of the crew he would rangements with fellow crew- discovered was that a large por­ members to get have their work tion of the food stores was unfit be brought up on charges. for human consumption. done. Despite this warning, the two FULL HEARING Accordingly, the men of the men in question had continued to absent themselves from their Another crewman suggested Stewards Department took im­ duties, Oliver said, adding that that the whole matter be left mediate action when the com­ they also had disregarded the to the boarding Patrolman. pany was slow to respond, they Two members of fhe Steel Maker's crew. W. C. Baum­ standard SIU policy of making Chairman Reyes gave the score drew up a resolution signed by proper arrangements with other on that one. Why make the all members of their own depart­ gardner (left) and Harry Witt pose for the cameraman on crewmembers in the event of Patrolman the goat, he said, ment, and by eight men from the dock in Alexandria. Witt sailed as Messman. Baumgardner when the crew should take the other departments, demanding missing duties. as Third Cook. In their letter last week, the men on the Steel The Deck Delegate claimed action or not take it as the mem­ that a U. S. Government Health Maker reported a first.-rate Union crew. The Patrolman Inspector be brought aboard to that one of the two men ac­ bers saw fit. cused had failed to stand gang­ would have enough to do if the pass on the food. "While awaiting him, thp way watch on two occasions. charges were voted. sel from the SIU Hall in New CONDEMNED MEAT Mar. 20 and Mar. 25, and that he The two men accused were York City on Saturday, April 24, Steward and some of the crew had left ship while on duty on a then given a chance to defend And that is exactly what hap­ 1948, to man the Stewards De­ turned to, and took an inventory themselves. One of them had pened. Moreover, when he had partment, after carefully inspect­ of the clean linen in the linen number of occasions. . Moreover, the Delegate said, nothing whatsoever to say in his a look at the ship's food supply, ing the stores on board, as far as locker, and gathered up, sorted this man always failed to show own behalf. However, the sec­ the inspector lost no time in the food was concerned found and counted the dirty linen from up until the last moment before ond man thought that he ought to condemning a big chimk of it that some of the meat, the chick­ the various foc'sles and other the ship left each port, and al­ be allowed pay logs for all the which the company had to re­ ens and the eggs aboard were not places around the ship, getting it. ways came back in no condition time missed, and thdt the idea place. in fit condition to be served as ready for sending to the laimdry. to secure gear on deck. of charges ought to be dropped. food to any crew, nor were we "The Cooks meanwhile were Once again swift action by an willing to eat them ourselves. REPEAT ACT It was pointed out to him that cleaning the galley and dry store The second man accused had no amount of logs would get the SIU crew meant decent condi­ room, and the pantry and mess"Therefore we went to the ^been warned before and had missed work done. Suppose the tions for everybody. Union Hall and registered these halls, both saloon and crew's, been openly censured in the pre- j Stewards Department left the The* men signing the resolution washing all the dirty glassware, facts in a beef. vious shipboard meeting, the ship one day, would a few logs calling for action were: "After the Dispatcher on duty dishes, silver, pots and pans, and Delegate said. In addition, he) cook the meals. Ship's Delegate Pedro L. Agtuca, Chief Stew­ got in touch with the office of so on. generally was in no condition to Copper asked. ard; W. Norris, Chief Cook; J. work the ship when in port. Before any vote was taken on P. Baldestor, Second Cook and the agents, T. J, Stevenson & "We respectfully request that This man's biggest performance a motion to bring charges, it was Baker; John Povel, Messman; Company of New York City, we a U.S. Government Health In­ occurred in Le Havre on March made clear to everyone that if a Alexander Duncan, Utility; Leon­ were instructed not to try to feed spector be requested to come 25, the Delegate said. On that man is found guilty by a trial ard Bjorklund; P. W. Wilborn; the crew until we. were told to aboard this vessel as quickly as day, he had been warned ex­ committee he is not automati­ F. E. Gill; Paul Runnerger; Ed do so, as the Port Steward for possible and inspect the food the agents wpuld come to the supplies, condemning all such as pressly not to leave the ship cally ejected from the Union. Casey; Edward Ralston; John D. ship on Sunday morning and in­ are not found to be in .wholevrbUe on duty. A committee, it was explained, Boje; E. S. Bradmark. spect the condition of the food. . Some and fit condition to be fed Hioweve^ the man paid no at­ recommends whatever penalty it to any crew. RESOLUTION tention ia the warning and took thinks a case deserves, and the TURNED TO "We feel this inspection to be ofll It was sailing day and when membership then votes on the Complete text of the resolu­ "Therefore, we waited all day ibe Aup pulled out, this man was committee's recommendation. necessary for the health of the on Sunday for the said Port In. this case, the De Soto crew tion follows: «si» fhe deck. members of the crew, both offi­ "We the undersigned members Steward to put in an appearance, Tlds was bad enough, but ac- finally voted by a narrow margin cers and men, who will be eating to the Delegate's report to bring the two men up before of the crew of the Pioneer Val­ but at 5:30 p.m. he had not put on board." ley, being sent aboard this ves- in an appearance. dbe ftgUmaamoR was just be- a trial committee^ Pioneer Lads' Move Brings Decent Food ^ a.-.:fc' - l: f r s-.-i''". Il--:; �Friday, May 14, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings SEATRADER, Mar. 7 —Chair, man J. P.. Murphy; Secretary W. j. Doak. No beefs from depart­ ments. Voted charges against four men in Stewards Depart­ ment for performing and not working in cei-tain South Amer­ ican ports. But voted to drop charges if men behaved for re­ mainder of trip. Minute of i silence for Brothers lost at sea. HOWARD A. KELLY. Mar. 2— Chairman Lee De Parlier; Re­ cording Secretary James E. Bell Both elected by acclamation Few minor overtime beefs re­ ported by Stewards Delegate other departments quiet. Hearc letter from Ship's Delegate Burl Bryant to U. S. Consul in Puerto La Cruz regarding shore leave while at anchor and also heard Consul's reply. Voted to forward correspondence to New Orleans Agent. Discussion by Taylor un­ der Good and Welfare of ship­ board conduct. Chairman relin­ quished chair to ask crew to make up foc'sle repair lists for Delegates. Decided to have an­ other meeting between Trinidad and New Orleans. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 BEATRICE. Mar. 14 —Chair­ man Finnegan; Secretary Leighton. Few hours disputed in En­ gine and Stewards departments. Suggestion that new coffee mak­ ing machinery be bought. Other improvements suggested. Each watch to clean up messhall. 4 S. SOUTHLAND. April 18— Chairman George Meaney; Secre­ tary R. L. Kennedy: Deck and U //AV£ BHFAd Department Delegates had no KLAMATH FALLS. Mar. 1— AFFROVEO eV , beefs to report. Voted to bring Chairman H. M. Mannering; THAN 90^ Third Ass't to attention of Patrol­ Secretary J. P. Balderston. Stew­ Of THE MEMBBRSmP, man. Third Ass't had threatened ards Delegate requested that all to get hold of Patrolman to have soiled linen be kept in foc'sles 'AV YOi/R ASSESSMENT^ A/toH/ 6^ THAT several men including Steward until i-egular time of collection. THE UNION CM 3o AHEAD AND BUILD IT­ fired. This Third Ass't had de­ Deck Delegate reported that holi­ SELF Up TO clared himself in both word and day overtime was to be arbi­ action 100 percent for company trated and that results would be although an MEBA member. put into LOG and West Coast Crew decided it was time he was Sailors if there was extra, money. taken down 20 notches. Steward eEFORE ANY'THf'^G- MAy HAPPEN, ^ Only two men at all delinquent asked that foc'sle keys be re,,, , dues, they would pay up in turned to department he^ads for .j^^^ York. Voted that night benefit of next crew. Steward watches should keep messhall thanked for his good work and clean, and that men using messcooperatioHi Minute of silence hall for recreation should do for departed Brothers. likewise. Mattresses used for sun-baths to be brought in after By HANK use. Discussion of better meth­ ods of garbage disposal. Man Every Seafarer has the honest responsibility of protecting the* who had left ship had borrowed BILLINGS^VICTORY. Jan. 25 SIU—the jobs, the contracts and the aims of the union—at all money. Decided to leave his —Chairman A1 Smith; Recording times by carrying out the SIU rules aboard ship and in the halls, stuff in New York, let money Secretary John Dugina. Deck and seeing to it that the Organizational and Educational Program matter rest for time being. Delegate Jacobson reported is enforced in every way needed and possible. This covers such 1. 4 S. everything okay, as did Engine things , as sailing unorganized ships and the method of becoming t 4. DEL MAR, Mar. 7—Chairman Delegate Lyon. Stewards Dele­ better union men, etc. To protect the strength, the powerful and FLORIDA. April 14—-Chairman J. Tucker; Secretary Glasgow. No gate Cruz said there were some reliable reputation and the current expansion of the SIU every Dan Thomas; Secretary A. Dominguez. Ship's Delegate Major beefs from departftients. Dele­ disputed hours regarding work Seafarer can easily enough continue doing his job in shipshape Costello repoi'ted on status of gates given vote of thanks. Voted done while ship was befogged SIU style aboard ship and carrying out the same kind of good P&O agreement and said every­ to post set of rules for new men'near Antwerp. Ship's Delegate unionism in every SIU hall where it's equally important. The thing running smoothly. Deck coming aboard. Motion by King, Scoiield said matter would go to SIU has for many years demonstrated to the public and especially Delegate Lawrence MfCullough second by Arena, carried that no Patrolman but that he thought to all unions, AFL, CIO and Independent—in SlU-fashioned words listed repairs badly needed permit to be pulled off and re­ no overtime could be collected and action—why and how we fight and win our fights, and the Ship's efficient manner in which real trade unionism progresses in these • in department, no beefs. En- placed by anothe^permit on pas­ for a weather delay. senger ships provided a bookman Delegate told Steward he has a times of the Taft-Hartley slavery law, the police, the scabs and gind and: Stewards Delegates refuses job. Decided to send a beef if company sends insuffi­ the desperate labor-fakers trying to survive and destroy. Atwell and Ferreiro reported all going well. Voted to have four resolution on this point to all cient stores. Chairman Smith 4 4 4 delegates draw up desirable branches. Voted donations to gave talk on unionism. Delegates changes in contract with P&O LOG and hospitals. Discussion gave crew vote of thanks for Brother Ed Edginton, the mustached electrician, just sailed after discussion of special prob- of garbage disposal methods. cooperation. Minute of silence into town after nine months aboard the Knox Victory—which blem of P&O because of natiure Minute of silence for Brothers for departed Brothers. lost at sea. was laid up along with several others... Brother Teddy "The 4 4 4 of run. Voted for all departments CHARLES NORDHOFF. Jan. Terrible" Babkowski, is fresh in town after some voyaging... to submit repair lists before ship 31—Chairman Frank Nacklicki; drydocks in May. Brother Ed Larkin an electrician with a long circuit humorous Recording Secretary Carl S. sense of humor, sailed in last week from a tanker trip be­ 4, t 4. Hammen. Deck Delegate Sim­ JAMES K. WALKER. Jan. 26 longing to one of our new companies... There's Brother Bill mons had no serious beefs to re­ —Chairman Joseph Cabral. No Todd, playing pinochle on the third deck while he's waiting port, nor did Engine Delegate secretary named. Deck Dele­ Blair nor Stewards Delegate for the kind of ships which come in and sail out again gate Alder. Engine Delegate, Negron. It was decided to lay out to sea—not the busy boneyards! Acosta and Stewards Delegate before the Skipper the problem Cabral had no beefs to report. of what to do about the unused Repair list made up to be turned toilet which was in foul shape. Brother George Berry just fini.shed a long trip. Something newover to Patrolman in first Voted to have laundry installed, happened to George. He became a poetry writer—due to a good American port. Also voted for the present lack to be reported 4 4 4 trip but a bad egg-braided character aboard... Here are some ship to be fumigated. Voted to CASA GRANDE. Mar. 28— to Patrolman. Minute of silence oldtimers in town: Steward Alfred Baizman, A. Vegas, Steward fine men leaving dirty utensils, Chairman Eddie Cole; Secretary for Brothers lost at sea. Joe Arras, S. Manning, J. Rogers, A. Norman, J. Hopkins, J. Dand, money collected to be turned Armand Stepanian. No beefs. 4 4 4 over to Fort Stanton Hospital. A. H. Sherman elected Ship's MAE. Mar. 4 — Chairman T. Murphy, J. Stickney, R. G. Collet, J. Cates, F. Boyle, J. Barran, Charles Conners and Bosun J. Patrick... Brother Clifton Wilson Minute of silence for Brothers Delegate. Purser to be reported C 1 o u g h ; Recording Secretary should be in town after his long trip and Far East ports. lost at sea. Steward's Delegate for sti-iking out overtime. Dele­ Stephens. Clayton called meeting to order. gate to check ship's stores. 4 4 4 Departments had no beefs to re­ 4 4 4 GOOD AND WELFARE: Brothers, here's something to re­ port. Series of motions passed JOHN HATHORN. Feb. 22— calling for repairs, new gear and member when you're ashore in those foreign ports. If there Chairman Spider Korolia; Re­ furnishings. Minute of silence are any SIU ships around bring them some of the various cording Secretary John G. Brady. for Brothers lost at sea. copies of the LOGS you have aboard. Save some for the next Deck Delegate E. P. Janosko re­ 4 4 4 port and another SIU ship or unorganized ship and tankers. SEATRAIN HAVANA, Mar. 19 ported department shipshape, re­ —Chairman Sam Cooper; Secre­ ceived vote of thanks. Stewards .And when you find yourself in a USS club or some favorite tary Fred Shaia. Some disputed Delegate E. Barrios and Engine SIU bar—if there are copies of LOGS there don't take all of hours reported in Engine Room. Delegate R. Trumbull reported them. Leave some for the next SIU ship coming in. Your other Voted to cable New York for few hours disputed. Voted to 4 4 4 shipmates will appreciate them as much as you guys did. ROBIN KIRK. Mar. 8—Chair­ Patrolman to meet ship. Dele­ make up consolidated repair list for all departments. Asked new man Ted Lawson; Recording gates to check on quality of ice cream. Voted to replace radio meat block for galley and new Secretary R. R. McCormick. Deck Here's another thing to remember. Before you sail from Ameri­ speaker with speaking tube. grill for stove. Discussed fines Delegate reported no beefs. Cooper elected Ship's Delegate for performers. Agreed that en­ Bosun explained why Mate can ports or when you come in off that trip—pick up as many dollars stopped two men from overtime. previously printed copies of the LOG and read up on all the by acclamation. Agreed to make tire crew donate five up repair lists and follow apiece, half for LOG, half for Stewards Delegate also reported news which happened or \t^ill happen—as well as other informa­ through on them. Asked, for hospitals. Voted to move laun­ no beefs, but Engine Delegate tion. Wherever you are, the more interested you are in your union after gangway. Cooper relieved dry. Ship's Delegate Brady to said there were a few hours dis­ and your union newspaper, the more informed you'll be for your as Chairman by Carlson. Vote of see Captain about launch fare in puted in his department. Under own benefit and the union's welfare. An ignorant Union brother thanks to Negotiating Committee Manila. Agreed to hold payoff Good and Welfare, several mo­ is a double danger: to himself—to his well paid rating—to his Minute of tions regarding keeping ship union brothers—and to the strength and progress of the entire for new raise; Voted renewal of until beefs settled; silence for Brothers lost at sea. clean were discussed and passed. union itself for the future. library books. CUT and RUN M mm �J' • ••• T H E S E TP AR E R S L O G Page Ten Fri^y, May 14, iMi ' " H - Fairisle Men Stand Solidly Behind Hard-Hit Shipmates |l i?r i«.. •k •. I^t'" 99 "Sorry To Miss It! TVVTVVVVVTVTy????????V?fT^ FVfvyyyffyyTVTfw Log'A -Rhythms Beached '..T:: • -y To the Editor; jpoi'tant. The crew of this ship I have just recently returned to have some represenBy BILL GILSTRAP from Antwerp, having paid off Nation when the ship arrives in Mobile, with some strong support the SS Fairisle. I flew here to iAAAAAAN Point Pleasant, N. J., when I from New York. I am sure there will be serious consequences to learned of my small daughter's This the music that will give me no rest, serious condition after an appen­ both the men and the Union at the payoff, which I understand dectomy. Kind of music like a pain in my chest. Now that her condition is will come sometime in mid-June. Again I say, hat's off to the Old freighter pushing through the deep sea rain, greatly improved and she is on fine bunch of fellows aboard the the road to recovery, my first Jackstays moaning like a soul in pain. thought is to try in some way to SS Fairisle. R. F. Hosch repay the men in the crew of Engine purring out a sad low tune, Point Pleasant. N. J. the Fairisle for their quick and Steel block wacking on a cargo boom. (Ed. Note: The matters re­ sincere efforts. Their financial help made it possible for me to ferred to by Brother Hosch have already been taken care get home quickly. Anthony Gambino. SUP, of. SlU representation will be SWELL GUYS says "Sorry I came in just too LA6TGNEW waiting for the Fairisle men I want to mention now that late for the UFE beef." His (^Ap/Rry when they arrive in port.) although their lot ha.s been none THifJGl ship. Ihe SS Hood^River. Paci­ too pleasant these past few fic Tankers, was in the stream months, their spirit hasn't suf­ TAXI MAN LENT in New York during the clos­ fered and to date nearly $1,000 CAB TO SIU IN ing days of the strike and paid has been donated by them in off in Hoboken just loo late four different cases where men WALL STREET for Gambino to walk the lines, were called home in emergencies. but he made a generous dona­ I must take my hat off to them. If you saw a taxi delivering tion anyway. "I was in the Down from the galley rolls a fried steak smell. They are as fine a crew as could coffee * and sandwiches to the beef when the SIU helped out be found anywhere. j picketlines. during the UFE beef the UFE at the Cotton Ex­ Crew all rushing at the tinkling bell. For that reason, I want to in WaU Street, the chances are change last year." he recalls, This is the music that I want to hear, ^ bring some things to your atten-j that it was Tomas Murphy's cab. and feels badly to have missed Murphy, whose cabs do most the SIU's latest operation in Lonesome music like a shell in your ear. of their business on the water­ support of Wall Street's white front, is an old friend of the collar workers. Incidentally, Salt water swishing on a rusty side, Seafarers. When the UFE beef the Hood River is going un­ Sea gull screaming, begging for a* ride. came along he placed a cab at der the Panama flag. the disposal of strike headquar­ Bow watch calling in a strong clear yell, ters. His generous action didn't in­ The sound drifts backward, 12 o'clock—all's well! ' crease his popularity with the army of cops who spent the month of April bivouacked in lower Man­ hattan., The "brave" men in the blue suits did their best to give By BILL GILSTRAP him a hard time. They didn't scare Tomas Mur­ tion and want you to let -those phy, however, who still is a To the Editor: Against the scudding thunderclou.ds the mast pauses men know they can feel sure friend of the SIU. On April 10, at Vancouver, the of your help. Steward of the SS Penrunar, re­ In its pendulum swinging and the long white sickle moon First and most important is the quested the delegates to see the In Good Crew fact that it has been difficult for dips low against the shores of morning. Captain about fresh vegetables the men to get a substantial and milk. The Captain had re­ The breeze bumps the ship's side and lingers draw on their wages when it was badly needed. When sub­ fused to fill the Steward's • re­ To finger the stays with a teasing harp-like sighing, sistence money was needed, it quest for these stores. was invariably late and was you start, alert, from mind-blank reverie to The Captain was told that we usually paid long after the meal would not sail the ship until Should have been eaten. remember how once a girl woke you thus the Steward's order was placed These events, had they hap­ in the night with her crying. pened only once or twice, would aboai-d. The Captain informed not have been complained about the delegates that the stores by -so fine a crew, but it hapwould be put aboard at noon. -pened so often it seems to me it The delegates told the Stew­ was either deliberate or the re­ ard. We sailed the same .day for sult of carelessness. Panama where we are now. By NO SLOPCHEST April 20 we were completely To the Editor: -There has been no slopchest When speaking of firemen at without vegetables. for -most of the time since Jan. lumber mills stacking lumber. On reading the article in the 15 and this, mind you, at a time The next day we had a meet­ April. 30 LOG -by Brother Wil­ Brother Floyd must have haid w^en the ship was in the port of ing and the Steward was blamed liam A .Floyd, SUP', and being a West Coast lumber mills and Hamburg, where nothing can be steam schooners in mind. for the shortage. seaman of fairly long standing pcurchased ashore and the men's It was then decided that we myself, I noted quite a few er­ There is no comparison in the draw was limited to two pounds would see the Captain again to roneous claims and statements. contracts, working conditions, or English rmhiaxy scrip (prac­ ask him to take on food in First, the Bosim does not al­ even comstruction to an ocean go­ tically worthless for normal Panama, then three days away. ways supervise the paint jobs-:- ing freighter. Never mind the uses). lumbermill. , These are the most important The Captain told the delegates that's apart from the question. If 1 can recall vorrectly, the of the beefs. But there is one that no more stores would come If the brother recalls, orig­ question to which I refer, it was: inally the Stewards Department more thing' possibly more imaboard. men were supplied with their "Why should an OS have more The delegates than got after own paint, paint brushes, etc. It overtime than a Night Cook and One of the able hands aboard the Steward, charging him with was only recently, after safety Baker?" On that question, of the SS Petrolite, Mathiasen misrepresentation and breaking measures began to get serious course, its only a point of correc­ his Union obligation by revealing consideration, that the Stewards tion as I had nothing to do with Tankers, which paid off in New - The slop chest is your corYork last week after a rugged to the Captain the proceedings of Department began obtaining the writing of that article. >'MX store while you are at their paint and painting gear In regai'd to messmen receiving 11-month trip was Seafarer our meeting. sea. You can't take your from the Bosun's locker, as it 11 hours overtime for Sundays It really is impossible to serve John Crews, OS, seen here on trade someplace rise if the was considered a fire hazard to and Holidays at sea, that's newg I'l two masters and be faithful to after boat deck. Despite tough riop chest doem't have what to:me. • maintaih more paint lockers than both at the same time. time. Crews said the men's you need. were absolutely necessary. conduct Yras exemplary. Florencio Letie (^rewman Reveals Cause Of Beef On Ship's Stores Night Watch mm 3 Painting Discussion Stirs Brother To Air His Views ATTENTIOli! �Friday, May 14. 1848 - C*>' •- •• THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven U 1947 Bound Logs On Hand Former Patrolman Says Job Is Hard But He's Proud To Have Served Sit .m Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the six-months from July through December 1947 have just To the Editor: Brother has a lot of beefs and roar, and wants to know "Where . _ , , , . „u • u demands that they be settled the hell have you been? I've arrived from the binders. Members may purchase them , ,^ man as one oug jo away, and that he be given been waiting for you." ® as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per whether anyone realizes it or his money—including that extra These guys who have to see not. A good many people seem hours, copy. to think he has it easy, but what the Patrolman in such a steaming Also available are some copies of previous • bound h® ^ S" '"""sh day and ''gLled-up°''&oth»°"'is if "fakes '""haS editions at the same price. Bindings.on^ all volumes are of "f ^talking about, so the Patrolman maybe two ships, one at one end Sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. A patrolman comes to the harbor, the second at Hall and what does he have to tnmgs to get oetter. the other end. All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file listek to when he arrives? Beefs, ^1/off'thJt Sin'hP hTs^a^h ad! I with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The "o^hing but beefs; beefs and still in ^he wagir^S^Vot^f ^ippSed ^ , J, , ,j 1TT1imore beefs. Either the ship was Ko..«oi„ wages, ana you re supposed to bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters gog^, or the Mate or the be around when i need you." baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York City.'chief Engineer, or that Union' OUT DOUGH Of course, not many Seafarers member did something this Un-| The Patrolman gets back to-^® that, but every now ion member didn't like. 'the Hall. He «tart. checking r-herkin^ in ® Patrolman runs into the Hall. He starts Maybe a contract or a Union his book and finds that in all rule was violated, but plenty of the confusion of trying to calm NO CURE times nothing is wrong, nothing the gashound he has come out Suppose the Patrolman stops a Patrolman could do anything a little short. So he has to dig by^riiuTe iot h^ knows about ^ 1 . make to take something for his headBy "SALTY DICK" Then the Patrolman goes to things balance. I^ehe on his way home from the ABOARD SS DEL NORTE— we're doing all right... I behe telephone. He learnfi from Then he finds that a man has day's work up and down the • Fausto Bottazzi, Waiter, certainly lieve we can improve somewhat the companies what ships are run off the ship without paying waterfront, Naturallj he likes the same. has a good voice. It's a sRame meetings paying off, what ships signing any dues or assessments at all. Naturally and being a little stricter with on. Now he can schedule his So he has to void a receipt which nttie spots ^hat all the memhe's wearing it out . shouting winos... day. makes more records to straight- bers like. So no sooner is he "scrambled eggs and bacon!" ... u w a a ay. en out. j comfortably set with his headA certain party is always talk­ Have you ever gone to Tigre, LIVELONG DAY All the above trouble because ache remedy than up comes ing about being a tree surgeon, I somebody with a beef. He lisabout 20 miles from B. A.? This he always "gets the job. of ^ ^ ship and of one gashound. memAnd so Thei,- Patrolman is a very delightful trip and I cleaning the palm trees with a I j ^ + +it goes. n t i tens,' does the best he " can, hears am sure you'd enjoy it. May I wet sponge ... Mac, that barber^im to do. He po- goes out to all the ships, at any 3 couple of more beefs. yuuu eiijoy iviay ^ ^ • lices the contract, to quote the time of day or night, in any u nnt hi-« inh-ei olr^ntr o con^ri 328111, OOeS llOt USe 8 DOWl tO CUt ,, j 1 1 1 ^ 1 • j j? ^ lime ne 116803 OUt IHS suggest you take along a senonso-called labor relations expei-ts, kind of weather. headache is worse instead of interpreter... , ta—as an interpreter... 1^ . • . ? ^ and that means that he squares While he is out along the wa- better solely because of the „ „ • T-. 1 -NT * I. 11 ' mean he gives you a haircut) ... Roy Pouraaux, Del Norte beUthe beefs. terfront, someone comes to the ^eefs, of course. boy saya passenger ahtps are not ^ All day long he squares beefs. Hall to see him. This man asks| Finally he gets home and as j^is dinner and later sit for htm He s stiolnng to cargo does not carry Maybe most of them are misun-j "Where the hell is the Patrolships...Ben,am,n Fitte, porter, derstandings that can be fixed man? I got to see him quick." ^stgning to the radio, he rememIS a very good worker and for . . up without any trouble, but some So they tell this man the Pa- t3gj.g the tough day But he also ., ,, .. That's a hearing apparatus... some reason or other all the ^ xaai. ai... are different. trolman is out, that he'll have to remembers all the years he'has . jj urriu- J I must state here that our Capother boys address him as Third . . , . ., One thing he has to face much wait. been a Seafarer, and how he has c+xs,.,a,.a 1^^^" ^ others too often is the case of the crewThe man goes to the nearest gggj^ the SIU grow and how Steward... be like him ... member who appears at the pay- ginmill to wait until the Patrol- ^own through the years the men Don Strong. Storekeeper, is a off gassed to the ears. -.1-1J by x.. What fellow has a girl at Nidiman gets back and, the time ^ave fought for everything they Canadian and he can tell you to's in B. A.? Whenever she That is one time the Patrolman the latter makes it, the fellow have, all about Alaska., if you're in­ 'is up against it. The gassed-up is a little gassed and in an up-| jjg remembers how tough a terested in going there... Mrs. sings he's lost in a dream... ~ I deal going to sea was when he Edna' Johaimsen. Chief Stew- ——— ardness, will bring a pair of f^lOp0i*OO ^he was a Messman, or an OS or skates and will skate on the a Wiper himself, but whichever boulevard so she can take off I to us, in 1945, reaffirmed the tue of their service in the war. jt was. it was tougher then than a couple of pounds... I'm pan­ To Ihe Editor: Meantime, the American tax- now. pledge that we American seaning a trip to Mar-de-Plata by Of the wartime peak, when payers'have been cheated out ofj Seafaring itself hasn't beplane soon. Let's see what it the American people owned and ^.arrying- across the material for their money. This is a fact. come any easier. The work is w .. 'operated, through the Maritime shaRhare the jorof"movAnd here is an off hand case: still hard, but nowadays the Ed Grothies, Waiter on the Del Commission, more than 5,000 . the Last year, when I was in Ro- wages and working conditions Norte, IS buying a Packard and ships under the US flag - on Definitely, not. sario, there lay, loading at the are something else again — not he wants someone to accompany April 15 there were left, under,^ ^oLy l American grain elevator, one of our Lib- that they shouldn't be still bethim on a trip through the U.S.A. bareboat charter, only 815 ships; Ljbertys and Victorys, flying the ertys, fiying the Honduran flag ter. You must share expenses, of and the figure is expected jjag, are moving the to disguise the nationality of the VERY BIG BEEF course!...Little Joe has received drop, by the end of the month. these ships are rogue who ran the ship and an offer to go with Torres. AB, to 715. Too often though, when he manned by underpaid crews, op- stuffed the dollars in the pockets on a skiff from New Orleans to it means some 200,000 Ameri- ' erated at low cost, and engaged of his striped pants. gets to remembering some of B. A. He has declined. can seamen, veterans of World cutthroat competition against the big beefs, the 1946 General My hat is off to Thomas Landa War II. have been thrown out _ remaining ships. If nothStrike for instance, he can't for­ for being a swell chef. He knows,of their jobs and left stranded jg gj^jpg get the scabs and the finks. his business. What member of on the beach. This, in itself, is driven from the seven Maybe dreams about them and JOSWBUSSOMe the crew aboard the Del Norte' evidence that'pur Government is seas. It has happened before. starts talking in his sleep. has Book No. 69 and signs ar- guilty of a breach of promise. Maybe he screams "scab" and OUT OF WORK There is a law against it. But tides on No. 69? ... We now have "fink" and his wife hears him, Already, some 50,000 American new bell-boy, Vincent Chavez, can we sue pur Government? The and gets him wrong. So what and he's on the ball...; Mac. the fact, however, remains that Pres- seamen have been deliberately does the Patrolman have then? barber, wants a barber chair forjiflent Truman as Commander in, deprived of their jobs; jobs to Another beef, a big one this the crew So it's up to us to Chief, in his Christmas Message which they were entitled by virtime, at three o'clock in the write to Mr. Kelly for it. All morning. One that takes plenty of squaring. in favor say, "Aye." ... And so it's beefs around the The Night Cook doing a split The ship was a money maker. clock. Even on weekends. Some is a. former acrobat... The One year out of the United scow always picks Saturday or rumor about Smith having the States, she had made many voy­ Sunday or Christmas to arrive peanut concession at the ages, carrying cargoes from port with trouble aboard. movies (on board) is not true. But there is one thing about to port. The rogue who had ac­ But he's trying to sell hot dogs, According to the shipping rules, upon discharge from a hospi­ being a Patrolman. No matter quired the Liberty under false though ... Out of a crew of 129. tal and registering within 72 hours, a man is given a 30 day card. how tough the job is on occa­ pretenses, had never been in That's fine, but there is a Brother here who was holding a shipping business before in his sions, it's worth it. A Patrolman 52 day old card when he was run over by a car, Does the brother life; yet he was making a . for­ knows that he is serving his fel­ lose-the time he accumulated while waiting for a ship prior to tune out of her freight and lived low members, and he knows that SIU SHIP iSACLBAr^SMlp/ the accident? if he does his job right he can like a lord. Joseph M. Walsh The conditions aboard were help make the SIU bigger, bet­ Marine Hospital rotten: poor food, long hours; ter and stronger. Galveston, Texas ' and no overtime. The Captain Above all, he knows that his . ANSWER: The brother, if his stay in the hospital is stayed in an expensive hotel, job and every member's job is SB6 THAT "ifcWR less than 30 days, will receive his original shipping card back. spending money on wine, wo­ to help the SIU keep its gains SHIP IS iHOoao However, if h^. has been in more than 30 days he receives a OB06R BBPORE men and song. It was all done and win all the unorganized nPAVSOfFj new card with 30 days credit. Incidentally, the time limit at the expense of the American shins to the SIU banner. on- reporting back to the - Union Hall is not 72 hours but taxpayer. Ex-Patrolman 48 hours. . H. J, Peierzon (Identity withheld by request.) 'The Voice Of The Sea' Big Fleet Pledge For Postwar A THE BBEF BOX REGAINING OF SHIPPING CARD CLARIFIED FOR HOSPITALIZED 1 �: »•! ril£ SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve fiids Youth To Beware National Guard Hokum r I' P' [• i*: ENJOYING A TRIP ON TEE DUNCAN •• enemies: the boss, the police, and To tkte Editor; the National Guard. During , the past few months whenever I'd drop into the third The National Guardsmen would fldor recreation room at the New move in and break thd strike York Hall I found it a swell with club and bayonet. From one Jolace to relax between shipping. end of the United States to the • Cbmfortable seats, good coffee, other, it was known that if the a good television show are among NG was called in, the strike was the things on tap to make the as good as busted, along with •the heads and bodies of the waiting period pleasant. strikers. One thing, however, spoiled This same gang is now calling my enjoyment. It wasn't any­ on workers, among others, to body's fault, but I'd like to get join their ranks. Every day the a few words off my chest about radio blares out the story of how thje radio and television adver­ good life is in the NG. tisements of the National Guard. These "come-ons" tell of the BAYONETS USED snappy uniforms, the precision W can all remember, at least drilling, the two weeks encamp­ the oldtimers can remember, the ment" each year. But not one days when strikers were fired on single word about the strike­ by helmeted troopers and forced breaking activities of the Guard. to disperse their picketlines. In A lot of innocent people are those days tear gas bombs were being sucked in by this propa­ showered on any group of men ganda. And that's what I want who dared to strike for better to warn about. wages or improved conditions. Pat and Joe, as they were COUPLE WARNED Anytime there was an indus­ identified by Seafarer A. W. trial dispute, the workers knew Only last week, while sitting that they were faced with three in the Hall, I heard one of the Wasilick, knock off for a advertisements. It didn't impress breather after a work stint on me and so I paid little attention James Duncan bound for Seafarers In Japan to it. But a couple of young the France. Ship was described fellows seemed interested, and as a good one and liked by all they talked of signing up. I spoke to them and told them hands. the anti-labor history of the Na­ At right, "Hot Stuff," aged tional Guard, and by the time 17, displays his birthday cake, we finished talking, the boys no courtesy of the Duncan's Stew­ longer were interested in the ards Department Looks like Guard. the galley gang really outdid For any one who might be themselves on this one. taken in by the false propaganda being issued by the NG, remem­ ber, some day when the SIU is out on strike, the Guard might be called out to break' up the picketlines. Or if not the SIU, some other union. The National Guard might be able to fool some people, but To the Editor: ' I'm one guy they can't fool. And as long as I can have my This little story is self-explan­ say, I'm going to warn working- atory: men not to sign up with the While attempting, to carry an National Guard. inebriated FWT back aboard our From Nagoya, Japan, "Doc­ Joe Grimes ship in Shanghai, I was.accosted tor" I. H. Pepper writes that by a vodka-filled Russian com­ the boys of the Rufus W. munist who proferred escort, or Peckham are enjoying a good rather, to be of serv­ trip, the picture he snapped ice to^-laSs American "friends." proves his point. Identified on­ To^. .^ary to argue, I ^ntinly eis an Oiler and an AB off ued~ my way carrying my limp, watch, the two Seafarers man­ The minutes of a meeting held sweating burden over my should­ age a big grin for the "Doc's" aboard an SIU ship recently con­ er and followed by this charac­ camera. tained a request which we would ter. Halfway into a narrow evilto see granted. However, we smelling alley, which teemed SIU HOSPITALIZED like must rely upon the membership's with the riff-raff of oriental ci­ IN BALTIMORE LIKE response to do so. tizenry, we suddenly found ourThe crew, under Good and ^Ives stirrounded by several McCANN'S SERVICE Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ clamoring, petty car drivers and -To Ihe Editor: FARERS LOG devote two pages ricksha jockeys. To all brothers who would in the LOG to cheerful news, The din was terrific. Evidently like to know what we in the praise of men and crews and in­ the Russian, too, was irritated, Baltimore hospital talk about teresting experiences instead of for he began to attack the mill­ - when conversation ruris out, we'd moans, groans and beefs. ing and jabbering crowd. His like to say there's one subject WeU, we still want to hear huge fists crashed onto unfor­ in particular that gets our at­ from' Seafarers who have beefs tunate heads and soft stomachs. tention. —they serve a good purpose— Immediately a few tattered That subject is Brother P. J. but as the crew mentioned Chinese fell groaning to the 'McCann, who brings our LOGS cheerful news is just as inter­ cobblestones. Other drivers, in­ and weekly hospital allowances esting and we'd like to print furiated at the sight of then•fripm the Union hall. Last week ibre of it. fallen brethren, plunged reck­ thie LOGS hadn't arrived when That's Where you come in. lessly into the fray. he started to make his rounds Something unusual is always of the hospital and he was good .appening to seamen and crews Meanwhile, I was hurriedly enough to make a special trip wherever they drop the anchor. dragging my shipmate from the "'to see that we got our LOGS. That incident ashore in the last scene of the fracas as I had been jMost of all, 11 at any time port gave the whole gang a forewarned of the many.*dan= he can do anything for you, he'll laugh. It'll probably meter a gers lurking in Shanghai streets. Stones hurtled about, though 'go out of his way to do it. guffaw or two in the LOG. So, Brothers, we are" taking In the words of the big ad­ miraculously none found its tar­ thjs way of thanking P. J. Mc- vertising outfits: Don't "-hide you^ get. for all his kindness in light under a basket. FLED THE PACK helping the men here in the Just give us the details, pic­ tures, too, if possible, arid weH Upon reaching a spot of com­ Baltimore Marine Hospital. George Freshwater do the rest. The address is: SEA­ parative safety I observed . the Julius Wukart FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St„ Russian running wildly toward us, the melee far behind. - ; New York 4, N. Y. John R. Tilley 'Michael H. Baal Upon reaching my side I se- (if" if ' Cf?-** •-••I;.,.;^;.-.;r" Friday, May 14. IMS Defends Alien: SIU Brothers, . Answers Critic To lhe.;Editor: I would like to answer Bro-. ther Arvel Beardon's position on the alien problem. His stand hasi aroused me and a lot of good, full-book Union members of alien descent. He made, a statement (LOG, April 30) about an alien who had been sailing American ships for the last 26 years without becom­ ing a . citizen. For that man I hold no brief. He or anyone else who has over five years in dis-; charges should be made to take out his citizenship papers. Don't you. Brother Beardon^ think it is difficult 'enough for guys lik^ me to ship out at present? Weren't your ancestors aliens, or were they redskins? I am surprised at your talking the way you do. If you are in­ terested in the pr.oblem and knew the red tape we must gd through to get our papers, you would not talk so fast, nor would you be so narrow minded. I would also like you to look up any alien's Union book and find if his dues are paid up and also who are the best Union men on the ship. True, it takes time to become a good Union man and most' of us aliens have only started to go to sea yesterday. I am just a pup, having spent only 12 years of my 26 at sea, ; I appreciate as much has anyone the conditions our Union has got-^ ten for us. None are better in the world. I think the aliens appreciate this more than most men think. If. fact, it mjght do some of the performers some good to sail on foreign ships for awhile, then they would appre­ ciate-SIU conditions and-wages. James Murphy verely criticized his action and asked him, "Why did you start slugging those people? They Brother Says SIU hadn't done anything to you." Leads On Waterfront He grinned and chuckled, an-1 swering in broken English, "UnEditor: der the existing circumstances it I have just retired my Union was imperative that I let those book and although I expect to coolies feel the strong arm of be away indefinitely, I would like to be placed on the mailing the Soviet Union!" list for the LOG. In this way I So bi'others, this one man is a can keep up with current events follower, not a leader. Let us al- ' on Union affairs, contract nego­ ways he alert and the unfortu­ tiations, etc. nate conditions that exist in some I have been a member in good other unions will never happen standing for six years and I to us. think our Union is leading by Remember, the best way is the waterfront. Let's hope American way and that is the ai^v^ays will. SIU way. Guy F. Wallace Angola, La. Tommy "Aussie' Dawes Shanghai Commie Incident Holds Warning, Says Dawes Got A Story? Send It in! ii PROUD HOLDOVER FROM ANOTHER DAT A rare sight on the seas ioday is this four-masted bark taking cargo in Durbag, South Africa. She. bears ^ the name -Passet and is out of Mariehamn, Aaland islands, Finland. Shot was by Seafarer Robert Kennedy. �TBE SEAFARERS hOG Fxiday, May 14, 1948 SEAFARERS ON DECK Get A Receipt Aboard Ihe SS San Angelo during a "itectn Irip lo the Persian Gulf were these four SIU members. From left to right: Buster Sietz, Tony Martinez. Mike Veronic and Steve Boguski. Photo was taken while vessel was at Arabian port of Has Tanura. Penmar Men Take Action Against Hardtiming Master To the Editor: Brothers, this is just a small item among the many things that have gone on during this trip. James Castle. Steward Benjamin Miguano, Deck Delegate ' William Hall. Engine Delegate Cleveland Manning, Stewards Delegate Florencio Letie Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing ihe amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should ' immediately be referred to Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU. 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N.Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. Have Fresh Milk On Tap. He Asks Page Thirteea Do Your Job Well And AU Will Go Well, Gypsy Says To the Editor: great a Brother you are. Just do your work and everybody will There are always going to be see how good a Brother you can guys beefing about this thing and be. that. With reference to guys who Time will tell, so keep cool all the time and just do what you don't like our Union and the are getting paid to do—the rest way it is run, and who talk is overtime. about joining up with some other DO IT RIGHT outfit, this old salt says actions speak louder than words. Some guys just think they go Don't grumble and stay to sea for coffee time and bunk around, boys, just be on your time and pay time. If all the overtime they think they have way. Some guys don't stop to think coming is not in, they try to get about the old salts who paved the Secretary-Treasurer, the As­ the way for them, and are still sistant Secretary-Treasurers, the good men who look for no ad­ Port Agent and every Patrolman vantages just because they have they can find down at thepayoff. So, you Brothers with the per­ full books and ratings. . " mits and tripcards, just go in DO THEIR BEST When these old salts go to sea, they really do their best to sail a ship the right way, not just to get their thrills, chills and Yankee bills. And when the boat bumps, the old salts don't jump and fail to come back until the second whistle blows. The greatest things that ever lappened for seamen came through the SIU—better living and working conditions, higher wages. pitching and hitting and you will Facts prove themselves.- So, learn the job right. That's how. off with you if you don't intend you win your ratings, doing the to do the right thing all the job right. way. When you know, your job, you Some guy will get to be a dele­ can keep going up the ladder. If gate and, when one. of his boys you care to, you may even move tias done wrong, his delegate pal topside. will uphold him. When the boat Here's to the ships that sail in bumps and the Patrolman jumps rain and sleet and snow and gale, aboard, this guy who's done and may God bless the SIU for wrong wants all the men to everything it has done for. sea­ stick up for him. men. So you don',t have to tell how Harry A. (Gypsy) Gibbs To the Editor: There was a special meeting called aboard the SS Pennmar on Here is something that should April 15 . which ' all Brothers be discussed in the LOG, and should hear about. later I think it might be insert­ The chairman of the meeting ed into the agreements for the was Brother A. E. Wolch, and the benefit of the entire member­ Secretary was Brother Florencio ship. F. Letie. The meeting was called It's the question of fresh sup­ to consider the case of Captain plies that I'm talking about. W. F. Gayle vs. James Castle, Fresh milk, fresh bread and Steward, and Cleveland Manning, things like that. Saloon Messman. These fresh supplies should be After serving supper onfe even­ put aboard a ship when it first ing, Saloon Messman Manning arrives from a foreign port. was in the saloon eating his Instead, what happens is this; supper. The ship's Steward puts in his The Captain came over to him order right away to the Port and asked where did he think Steward for freah milk and To the Editor: he was. The Captain said he t other items, and then the crew didn't want the Saloon Messman At the termination of the has to wait two or maybe three to eat in the saloon, that the "Broker's Waterloo" on Wall days before the stuff comes Messman's place was in the Street, the forces of right, backed aboard. crew's mess when it came to eat­ by the overwhelming might of ing. NOT A ONE men who fought what (in earlier \ years) appeared to be a hopeless actionary. Their only difference OFFICERS ONLY Yet there isn't a ship that To the Editor: battle, proved that the xmder- comes into port whose operator is that they employ different tac­ The saloon was for officers dog—underpaid, brow-beaten and does not know practically to the The. Taft-Hartley Actj which tics to gain the same greedy goal. only, the Captain said. He forever living in fear of his job minute what time she will dock. is doing so Much harm to labor Common sense teaches that as claimed that the Saloon Messman could defeat the Midases of Nor is there a ship that comes unions, is just whetting the em­ long as there is an industrial was a member of the crew and the financial field. ployers' appetites for the big world there must be capitnl. in with any milk on board. had no right to eat in the saloon. Until the last day on this In the future, the Messman earth, the rights of every man, To my mind, there ought to be dinner yet to come. In other Under a true democracy it can would have to take his meals in be he high or poor, shall come a standing order in all ports for words, these guys are slowly be handled equitably. The com­ the crew's mess, the Captain to the fore. Never was it meant every company to have fresh creeping up on labor and are not munists and the greedy monopol­ milk, bread and similar stores ists use capital for their sole ad­ ordered. that any man should live in on the dock not more than , four cracking down too hard until vantage and will use every sub­ The Crew then went to the fear. The Constitution of the hours after a ship ties up. they get the rank and file unions terfuge— even human souls — in Captain, demanding an explana­ United States was modeled with used to losing cases. their rush to assume its control. tion. The Captain replied that that thought. Every union mem­ There is no reason in the world why such a rule could They are eliminating one by It is plainly evident, however, the Messman was not to eat in ber in this nation, therefore, in one their obstacles in order to that a government can exploit ending the depotism of the Wall not be enforced. the saloon. Please note that there is al­ squash unions when they decide the workers far more thoi-oughly That was when the crew took Street czars, who have run ram­ most always a dispute over this the opportune time has arrived. than free enterprice. Socialist, action after considering the case pant for so many years, has milk and bread question. And Let us not beat around the communist and dictator forms of more than upheld the articles in the special meeting. there always will be until we get bush about the situation we are government have all been known The boys voted that the Stew­ of our Constitution. a hard and fast rule. ards Department was to claim an When the day dawns upon a So I say let's make the rule slowly becoming involved in. to be unsuccessful in providing Let us face the facts. We will be freedom for the common man. hour's overtime for each meal complete unionization -of all and make every company stick placed between the communists served after the regular meal white collar workers in this na­ So, we will find ourselves be­ to it. hours for the Saloon Messman. tion, every man and woman in­ How easy it would be was il­ on one hand and the large mon­ tween two fires: one, monopolistic Moreover, the boys made it volved will realize why the pe­ lustrated when the SS South­ opolists on the other, both of capital, which would dictate to clear that the Captain and other riod from March 29 to April 29, land paid off on April 25. The whom engage in name-calling the government, and, two, left officers were not to come into 1948 should long be remembered South Atlantic people had fresh against us in order to gain their wing elements who would en­ the crew's mess for coffee as they, as- the end of financial tyranny. milk waiting for us on the dock. respective reactionary goals. slave aU of us alike. had been doing in the past. The opposihg forces of high Why couldn't it be this way We will be called "reactionary Let us be realists and face the finance have repeatedly stated every time? capitalists" by the communists future in an honest way and not *N that the Seafarers International George Meaney and we will be called "left wing barter with either. It will be a Union and the-Sailors Union of radicals and goons" by the mon­ fight and don't forget it. We the Pacific had no place in this opoly powers. will need every penny we can If you don't find linen battle. Those who take this line INTENSE EMOTIONS get. Not only will we need it when you go aboard your of rea-soning might just as well Psychologists will tell you that as a Union but we as individuals ship, notify the Hall at once. say that our nation had no right •f • love and hate are only a razor's will have to save so that if we in the recent world conflict, in A telegram from Le Havre or edge apart. Communism and are faced with hardship, we will which the forces of evil and Singapore won't do you any monopolistic capital are even less tyranny were beaten and en­ go<^. It's your bed and you rolled . in the same tombs with apart, in my estimation. They not have to starve and sleep in both try for power and the con­ the cold. the Huns and Vandals. have to lie in iL trol of capital and both are rePaul ^ James R. Brown Sees Wall Street Strike As Fight To End Tyranny Predicts Taft-Hartley Law Backers Just Warming Up AnENTiON! tjoet al J "^1 -^1 �Page Fourteen THE S El A F ARERS LOG Friday, May 14> 1948 SIU Contracted Companies: Isthmian ir much of the pipe for the highly important pipe, line which car­ ried fresh water across the desert to the tx'oops fighting the Battle of El Alamein. To belter acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. S' wi ' |i Isthmian Steamship Corpora­ tion, long known for its farflimg operations, has been under contract to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union less than a year, but, like all other contracted companies, it now has SIU crews aboard- its ships, who, no doubt, are interested in the story be­ hind their ships. The history of the company, goes back to the turn of the cen­ tury and is deserved of space here for two reasons: 1) The company is now under contract to the SIU and. 2) it's history is an integral part of the Amei'ican To make use of the new ves­ sels, the company organized merchant marine. One of the largest operators in routes to all parts of the world, ocean commerce under the including the Pacific Coast of American flag. Isthmian ships are the United States and Canada. to be found in practically all But in spite of the large fleet major ports along the coasts of which materialized almost over­ United States and the Far East. night, the scope of operations soon proved that the company's Long active in the intercoastal 28 vessels were inadequate to ac­ trade. Isthmian services trade to commodate the volume of Amer­ the Netherlands East Indies, ican products for distribution to Malaya, Hawaiian Islands, India, U. S. ports and abroad. Persian Gulf Area, Egypt, Pales­ VITAL RAW MATERIALS tine, Syria, The Red Sea area, French Indo China and the At one time the company Philippine Islands. found itself chartering as many Starting from scratch over ^0 years ago, the company has man­ aged, through the development of its own market, to rank as a power in the American merchant marine. STEEL PAPA Although the Isthmian Steam­ ship Lines had their origin in 1910 when two steamship serv­ ices, the New York & South American Line and the M^le Leaf Line, were inaugurated, the Isthmian Steamship company in its present form came into exist­ ence at the close of the first World War. With the termination of hos­ tilities Isthmian's parent, Uni,ted States Steel Corporation, found itself with two large ship­ building plants, one at Chicka­ saw, Alabama, and the other at Kearney, New Jersey. Instead of folding up, the corporation de­ cided to go into the steamship industry to carry its products to its world-wide markets. fe'- p: ij-: m fi: Panama. The fleet, too, because of its world wide operations be­ came symbolically an east-west link . In naming the 28 ships, the company titled the 14 built in the New Jersey yards according to the "Steel" • pattern, embody­ ing various phases of activity im­ portant to the development of steel industry. For example. Steel Engineer, Steel Exporter. Those built in Chickasaw, Ala­ bama, were named for southern cities. For example, Birmingham City, Memphis City. as 20 additional ships. In the intercoastal trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, as many as 15 vessels were operat­ ing at full capacity. In 1939, when war in Europe flared up foreign vessels which had been engaged in United States trade were withdrawn for military service and the prose­ cution of the war. This shortage of ships made it necessary for American operators to expand. So, before the U. S. entered the war and engaged in a big shipbuilding program, the Isthmian company chartered ad­ ditional ships. In 1940 and 1941, the company was operating about double the number of vessels it actually owned and at peak operations totaled more than ICQ. Isthmian's house flag is a blue field -with a red diamond on a -white cross. The com­ pany stack (not shown) is solid buff. One of the operations of the company was the transportation of vitally needed crude rubber from the Far East. The Isth­ mian ships brought , more than 60 percent of all crude rubber transported to this country be­ tween September, 1939, and December, 1941. It wasn't long, however, before the war in Europe caught up with American merchant ships. Isthmian's Steel Seafarer was the first company vessel lost to enemy action. On September 5, 1941, more than three months be­ fore Pearl Harbor, an aerial bomb struck the ship and sent her to the bottom of the Red Sea in 15 minutes. In later months she was fol­ lowed to oblivion by 22 other company ships. Of the losses, 15 were company-owned and 7 were ships operated for the gov­ ernment. By the end of the war only nine of the company's orig­ inal 27 ships wei-e left. In addi­ tion to the 15 sunk, two were purchased by the government and turned over to Russia and one was sold by the company. PIPE FOR AFRICA Some of the wartime activities of the Isthmian fleet, though not manned by SIU crews, point up graphically the achievements of the merchant marine. Operating in practically all theatres of conflict, the ships of the Isthmian Corporation lent tremendously to the .filled vic­ tories. Isthmian ships transported the use of a tremendous num­ ber of chartered ships, made Isthmian the operators of tha largest fleet under the American flag. At one time, when Isth­ mian acted as agents for the Matson Line, the fleet consisted Isthmian ships continued to of 142 ships. supply the troops as they swept Wi^h but nine ships remaining across Africa to Bizerte and on after the war the company went to Sicily and Italy. about rebuilding its fleet for The famous Murmansk Run post-war operations. Contracts was serviced by Isthmian ships. were immediately signed for' the On this run three of the Isth­ purchase of 24 converted C-3s. mian losses occurred. One ship, Of these, 21 are now operating. All of the ships are named to the Mobile City, returned 15 follow the "Steel" style of nam­ months later after leaving the ing. The three yet to enter U. S. for Murmansk. The trip service are the Steel Voyager, both ways had begp uneventful. Steel Rover and Steel Traveler. The " ship instead had been POSTWAR FLEET pressed into service by the Rus­ While Isthmian now operates sians for the movement of men 29 company owned ships and 41 and equipment along the north bareboat chartered vessels, the Russian coast. final company fleet will number but 24 C-3s. The chartered ships SWITCHED TO SOUTH will be returned to the Maritirne Later when the run to Mur­ Commission and the pre-war mansk was discontinued. Isth­ company ships will be sold. The C-3s are much larger and faster than Isthmian's older ves­ sels. Each has a deadweight capacity of 12, 615 gross tons and a speed of 17 knots. The older Among the ship losses, Isth­ vessels have ' a deadweight of mian, like some of the other 9,480 gross tons and a speed of companies, suffered a mysterious IIV2 knots. disappearance. The Steel Age, Absent from participation in out of Capetown, South' Africa, all that went on in the Isthmian February 15, 1942, bound for fleet before the end of the war Trinidad, disappeared without a was the Seafarers. The return of trace. peace signalled a drive by the Union to organize the unor­ After several months all'hope ganized. Largest of the unor­ was abandoned of ever learning the ship's fate. Finally, more ganized dry cargo companies was than six months after the ship Isthmian, so it was natural for had disappeared, a letter was the SIU to concentrate its en­ received from a man in a Ger­ ergies in this fleet. man prison camp stating that he The SIU, which had attempted was the sole survivor of the to organize the Isthmian fleet in Steel Age. 1940, but could not do so be­ His name checked with the cause of many problems, once crew list so, through the Swiss more turned its eyes and strength Legation at Berlin, the man was 'toward the company's many interviewed and gave the details 'ships and jobs. of the ship's loss. The ship was The 1945 Agents Conference of hit by two torpedoes and went the Seafarer-s laid the ground­ down almost immediately 600 work for an intensified organiz­ miles off Trinidad. The survivor- ing campaign. jumped on a raft and v/as later I After a large percentage of the picked up by the submarine re­ j Isthmian seamen had pledged sponsible. I themselves to the SIU, an NLRB The world-wide participation election was set for March 18, of Isthmian ships in the war, and 1946 to continue until October, 18. mian ships , delivered goods to the Persian Gulf where thoy were transported overland to southeastern Russia. As the ships hit port the crews voted for the SIU, the NMU or no Union. After a one-month delay, the final tally was made on November 18. Too, the corporation had found that there was a lack of vessels suitable for carrying steel in odd shapes, lengths and weights. Out of the program for a fleet, 28 ships were built to special de­ signs for company use. END OF STRUGGLE It's history now that the SIU won by an impressive majority, of all votes cast. However, it was ten months later, after stall­ ing by the company, charges by the -NMU and a nine-day strike that the SIU and the company signed a contract calling for the hiring hall and rotary shipping. Some of the special features of these ships were cargo holds, decks and hatches constructed to make po.ssible the handling with ease and dispatch the heavy structural steel and long steel rails. Heavy booms capable of lifting pieces up to 30 tons were provided. The ships also were designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk. Later, on November 23, 1947, less than nine months ago, a full contract containing all the pro­ visions of the i-egular SIU agree­ ment was signed by the com­ pany. HONORED CANAL The ships were launched in 1920 and 1921 and the Isthmian fleet took to the seas. The name "Isthmian" was chosen in honor of the Panama Canal, the link between the oceans of .the east and west through the Isthmus of The Steel Director, one of Isthmian's 24 nevr C-3s purchased to replace wartime losses. The histor-y of the Isthmian Steamship Corporation up to the present occurred almost entirely without union seamen aboard its ships. But new history wiU be made—this time with Seafarers aboard the ships. :/:< �Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 14« i34S Report On Calmar, Ore Agreements „ ' (Continued from Page 3) SECTIONS — CHIPPING. SCALING AND PAINTING SECTION 19 — PROHIBITED WORK SECTION 10 — EXTRA OVERTIME This is a new addition to^ the old contract, and pro­ vides that when any member of the Stewards De­ partment is-called out to work between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., .a minirqum of 2 hours' over­ time shall be paid; This is a new addition to the old contract, and provides that if any member of the Stewards Departnient shall be required to perform any worl? which The old contract was vague on this, issue. The new. has been expressly prohibited in this article, he shall contract provides now that members of the Stewards be paid for such work at his regular overtime rate. Department shall not be required to chip, scale or SECTION 20 — MINIMUM OVERTIME paint. This is a new clause and makes this new agreement the only contract in existence that provides for this kind of overtime. The Second Cook and Baker gets 6 hours guaranteed overtime per week for baking, and the Chief Cook gets 3 hours guaranteed overtime per week for cutting meat. Wages ; SECTION 13 — EXTRA PERSONS SLEEPING ABOARD. This is a new addition to the contract. When two or more persons other than regular crew members, pilots and super cargoes sleep aboai-d, the member of the Stewards Department who takes care of the room shall be paid $1.06 per day per person. Ratine . Monthly Rate Rate. Rate Total Before Effectne Effective Aaaaimt of June 16, '47 June 16, '47 April 5, '46 Increase' Boatswain. .$217.30 $228.17 $260.44 $43.14 Carpenter 217.30 228,17 242.54 25.24 AB-Quartermaster 182.85 191.99 210.01 27.16 AB 182.85 191;99 210.01 27.16 . SECTION 14 — SHORE BREAD OS 159.00. 166.95 ' 177.47 18.47 This is an addition over the old contract and is the AB Maintenance .. 197.75 208.69 221.84 24.09 same as in .the regular SIU agreement. The company Deck Engineer .... 217.30 228.17 242.54 25.24 shall furnish bread from shore in >all continental U.S. Oiler 188.15 197.56 210.01 21.86 Ports and when it is not furnished, the Second Cook FWT 188.15 197.56 210.01' 21.86 and Baker gets 3 hours' overtime for each batch ot Wiper 185.50 194.78 207.05 21.55 bread baked. Steward 233.20 244.86 265.75 32.55 Chief Cook 217.30 228.17 242.54 25.24 SECTION 15 — CLEANING MEAT AND 2nd Cook & Baker 196.10 205.91 218.88 22.78 CHILL BOXES Utility 159.00 166.95 177.47 18.47 This is a new addition and provides that when mem­ Messman 159.00 166.95 177.47 18.47 bers of the Stewards Department clean gratings and •Chief Electrician.. 312.17 327.78 348.43 36.26 defrost and/or wash down the meat or chill boxes, •Electrician— they are to be paid overtime. Deck Eng 251.22 263,78 280.40 29.18 •Machinist 251.22 263.78 280.40 29.18 SECTION 17 — DUMPING GARBAGE •Fireman (Straight) 177.55 186.43 198.18 20.63 , This is a new clause and provides that no member ••'I'hese ratings carried only on Ore Line Ships. of the Stewards Department shall be required to go on the dock to dump garbage. SIU HALLS SIU, A&G District NOTICE SECTION 21 — FULL COMPLEMENT AND WORK DUE TO ABSENT MEMBERS This is a new addition to the old contract, and pitfe' vides in detail that when a vessel saUs without fulfr complement, the wages of missing men are to, be divided among member's who perform their. work,^t provides also that, except when a skeleton crew (standby) is aboard, a full complement of the Stew­ ards Department must be maintained when the ship is feedjing. ' Overtime EFFECTIVE JUNE 16. 1947 Lower Bracket: $1.06 for ratings under $210.00 Higher Bracket: $1,325 for ratings over $210.00 , EFFECTIVE APRIL 5. 1948 Lower Bracket: $1,125 for ratings under $223.23 Higher Bracket: $1.41 for ratings over $223.23 Conclusion This contract, while still npt on a par with the rest of the SIU contracts, can be considered as a great improvement over previous contracts and conditions for these two fleets. It is therefore "recommended to the membership that this report and contract be ac­ cepted. The Committee further recbmmends to the member­ ship that the question of the Hiring Hall as contained in this contract be accepted as such, so that the Union will not be forced into the position of fighting this issue with only two companies, where later on in the year we shall be involved with approximately 50 companies on the same issue. The Negotiating Committee is of the definite opin­ ion that once a tie-up of any vessel is necessary for the preservation of the Union Hiring Hall, it should then be all ships and alL'companies on all coasts and not be confined to the individual ships of one or two individual companies. Fraternally submitted, Paul HaU Joe Algina J. P. Shuler Lindsey Williams Robert A. Matthe-wa Ray White PERSONALS IVAN ORRELS Gear belonging to the follow-. bag; John Pruett, Handbag; Law- FRANCIS E. McGILLICUDDY Frank Pinkowski is interested Contact Carl A. Coates, 1520 ''BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. ing men is being held at the rence Edwards Suitcase; William William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 Baggage Room of the New York Arm^rman, Suitcase; John T. in the pictures taken in Bor­ 5th Street. So., St. Petersburg, BOSTON 276 State St. Hall. He can be Fla. In order to make room Reilly, Suitcase; Mc Jenning, deaux, France. Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 for incoming gear, the below Suitcase; Frank JDirksman, Suit­ reached through the Philadelphia '4 4 GALVESTON 308'/,—23rd St. listed articles will be disposed case; Michnierwez, Small Suit­ Hall. STANLEY JANDORA Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 of, if not claimed within ninety case; John Onnal, Suitcase; Rob­ Get in touch with your sister, & i. t. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. S. L. WOODRUFF ert High, Suitcase; Clarence ListJandora, 217 Hart St., Brooklyn, Cat Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 days. Your father asks that you New York. William Yudovishes, Dis­ erman. Suitcase; Reuell David, NEW ORLEANS. ..... .339 Chartres St. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 61126113 charges, Wallet; Leonard Eugene Handbag; Edward M. Rydom, write him at Geary, Oklahoma. 4 4 4 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Redmon, Wallet, Papers; George Handbag. WILLIAM F. GORDON A S. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover -2-2784 Bullett, Discharge; Edward T. ALBERT McCABE Eugene Benton Hall, Suit­ Write to L. A. Walker Co., 465 NORFOLK 127-129 Ba^k St Get in touch with your daugh­ California St., San Francisco 4, Apel, Discharge; Theodore Har case; Henry Charles Michaels, • Ben- Rees, Agent' Phone 4 1083 PHILADELPHIA. .. .614-16 N. 13th St. rette, Coast Guard Pass; Carol Suitcase; • Nathan Cantor, Suit­ ter at 809 Lincoln Place, Brook­ Calif. Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar S-1217 William Bandu, Seamans Papers case; Charles Nangle, Suitcase; lyn, N. Y . 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO. ..... .105 Market St. Harry Hall, Stevens, 'Seamans, Joseph Dube, Suitcase; S. C. 4. Si 4. JOHN J. O'CONNOR Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 S. L. WOODRUFF Papers; Adolph Partel, Papers Pruett, Suitcase; Ross Cook, Get in touch with your father SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Your father is anxious to hear immediately. Your mother is Leonard S. Binning, Papers; Jos HandC. Goodwin, Handbag; Sal Colls. Agent San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. eph A. Spaulding, Papers; Fred Kenneth-Paine, Suitcase; Kim- from you. 'very sick. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Albert Olson, Papers; Adam Kar- mer. Suitcase; Charles W; Scott, TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. powich. Papers; Clarence R Suitcase; Peter F. Riedel, 2 Suit­ Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Crow, Discharge; William Joseph cases; John Riebel, Suitcase; HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. HAnover 2-2784 Walsh, Papers; Guston Bocek Joseph UdilyaR, Seabag; Howard The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Discharges; Woodraw Wilson Murray Larm, Seabag; A. Fitz­ SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall Lawson, Papers; Edward Burke, gerald, Seabag; Charles Motts, farers International Union is avfiilable to all members who wish ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 'apers; Herbert Elgin Doyle Seabag; Clyde De Shelter, Sea-1 to ^^^e it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of RSbert Matthews J. P. Shuler Papers; Everette L. Penn, Papers; bag; J. W. Tailor, Seabag; C.! their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Joseph Volpian Norman O. Dukes, Papers; Wil­ Goodwin, Seabag; H. Macaline, the LOfr sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every liam C. Lingard, Papers, Pass- Seabag; C. D. Gillette, Seabag; SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIUport;Peter Merx, Papers; Chester Mike Suurna, Seabag. HONOLULU .'...16 Merchant St, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG,, Chesna, Papers; Byron R. De Gears from the Waterman line, Phone 58777 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnsido St. Forest, Papers; William Lyons, and some that been here for over which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beacon 4336 Papers; Charles Edward Richard­ one year. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. RICHMOND, Calif 257 ,5th St. son, Papers; Galder E. Parker, B. MUler Phone 2599 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION '444 SAN FRANCISCO..... 59 Clay St. Papers; Jacob T. Mosher, Papers; Clarence Templeton and John To the Editor: Douglas 25475 Alville Patrick Meiser, Papei's; SEATTLE 58 Seneca St Francisco Mateo, Discharge; Schiller, contact H e r m a n ' E. Main 0290 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to th«> Hugh C. Malone, Discharge; Paul Bokelman, 82 Eustis Street, RoxWILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. address below: Terminal 4-3131 Yancy, Discharge; Louis Fran- jury, Mass. ken, Papers; Daniel W. Conroy, 4 4 4 CASIMIRO B. PAMIA Papers; John Olano, Papers; Ben­ Name — An endorsed check belonging jamin Green, Papers; Martin BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 739.1 Crowley, Papers; Scalabrini Ben- to you was found in the New Street Address CHICAGO, ni. .' 3261 East 92nd St. so, Papers; George Thomas Doug­ York Hall and has been returned Phone: Essex 2410 las, Papers; to Waterman Steamship Com­ State City CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. pany, 19 Rector Street, New C. A. Jackson, Box; Alexander Main 0147 DETROIT i038 Third St. Stephenson, Suitcase; John Rie- York. Signed Cadillac 6857 bel, Seabag; G. M. Everett, Pack; 4 4 4 DULUTH.... 531 W. Michigan St. P. T. Archilles, Box; D. G. John­ Joseph-A. Ryan, get in touch Melrose 4110 Book No. son, Box; John Kneiss, Box; T. with Volpian et headquarters re­ TOLEDO..... i.. 815 Summit St. 2112 Omara, Pack; C. Newberg, Hand- garding an important matter. m Notice To All SIU Members SUP Gt. Lakes District m 3 �i. • " i y.. •s -Vii fl '' " • If r\'k ^ yff-r'. i'l-' W' 11-' 1.1 •" M . If Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 14, 1948 Anniston Gity Crew Tours India To See Sights Of Karachi, Calcutta The crew of Ihe SS Anniston City, Isthmian, takes the sun end gets its picture taken at the same time. Back row, left to right, J. Rudolph, D. Fontenla, A. Guna, F. Galvin, R. Schram, C. Ramos, G. Kyer, H. Thomson, and M. Hummel. Next row, in the same order, E. Jacobsen, A. Moller, B. Mondido, and C. Cessna. Bottom row, in the usual order, L. • Brain, I. Gorgas, C. Muscaretta, G. Sneeden, and G. Cline. The pictures of the Anniston City, which appear on this page, were taken last trip when the ship made the usual Far East run. All of the pictures were snapped by Brothers Paskowski, Cessna, and Sneeden. The above shot was taken while the crew was testing the Lyle Gun. which is part of the usual shipboard procedure. Crewmembe^s report that things are getting better aboard Isthmian ships since the new contract was signed. Another normal routine measure is Fire and Boat Drill. Above snapshot shows the crewmembers at their stations, ready for apy emergency.^ This was just a drill, but in the event a real fire had occurred, the members of the crew would have known exactly what to do. It is this type of preparedness that saves lives at sea. and it is for this reason that the Union has always pressed for safety measures to safeguard the lives of men. ii s. While on the Far East run, the Anniston City stopped at many ports. Just like tourists, the members of the crew went ashore to see the sights. Above, left to right, C. Cessna, a guide, F. Paskowski, and I. Gorgas, stand in front of the Jade Temple, in Calcutta.' This temple is one of the most unusual sights to see in India, and is visited each year by many thous* ands of devout Hindus, as well as by many tourists. The intricate carving of the pillars and steps, which is clearly visible in this picture, has attracted experts from all parts of the world to study this marvel of the age. India is the home of many other marvels and now that the war is over many tourists are making the trip to that mysterious country. The sights of Karachi also attracted our wan­ dering Brothers, and they hired an ancient horsedrawn vehicle to pull them around the city. Posing in front of the open carriage is a Karachi gendarme —cop to thosei who don't understand French. \ v /v: Another Calcutta sight which intrigued th? men of the Anniston City was the cremating of a body right in the streets, in the midst of people walking to and fro. India is so overcrowded that space for cemeteries cannot be spared, and so deceased persons are cremated and their ashes scattered. It used to be the custom for the widow to throw herself on the burn­ ing pile alsoi but this has been halted during the past fifty years. Karachi natives were as interested in the Annis­ ton City men as the seamen were in them. Wher­ ever they went they were stopped for conversation. Here a few of them paused to chat in the market­ place with some unselfconscious nativesi - • Brother Paskowski, above, makes the transition from a ship of the sea to a camel, the ship of the desert. He says that although the camel doesn't ' pitch and roll as much as a. ship,, still and all a ship smells better than a camel. . •• p'.- � 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 May 14, 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. 20 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES A&G GROWTH CONTINUES AS TWO MORE COMPANIES SIGN TANKER AGREEMENTS SEAFARERS HITS MERGER OF MEBA, RADIO MEN HARTLEY ADMITS SLAVE LAW WASTES GOV'T TIME MONEY NEW ORLEANS BRANCH TO OPEN NEW HALL REPORT ON CALMAR,ORE AGREEMENTS STEADY PARDE TO THE BONEYARD SLOWS UP BALTIMORE SHIPPING BOSTON SEAFARERS EYE NON-UNION TANKERS SHIPPING IS GLOOMY IN PHILLY BUT THEY HAVE ATHLETICS GALVESTON AWAITS GRAIN CARGOES COAL STRIKE END DOES NOT CHANGE NORFOLK PICTURE JOB DONE BY ORGANIZING STAFF PAYS OFF NEW YORK WITH SHIPS CREWING OF SOUTH ALANTIC SHIPS PROMISES ACTIVITY FOR SAVANNAH SEAFARERD GET QUICK SERVICE FROM BRANCH IN PUERTO RICO MOBILE EXPECTS SHIPS SOMEE DAY BUT NOBODY CAN SAY JUST WHEN CAVALIER WILL DROP NEW YORK FOR NEW ORELEANS AT END OF JUNE RETROACTIVE PAY WAITING DESOTO CREWMAN ASSAIL SHIRKERS,STRESS NEED FOR SOUND UNIONISM SIU CONTRACTED COMPANIES: ISTHMIAN ANNISTON CITY CREW TOURS INDIA TO SEE SIGHTS OF KARACHI,CALCUTTA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/14/1948 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/4f0e1ea82e89294285a747593ac77fe4.PDF f3a52d3d23b150e24fd369e8a89521f4 PDF Text Text je-.^r N- , 0P^: m-: ARE YOU ON $58,000 LIST? ...See Special Four-Page Supplement On ^'Unclaimed Wages'^ iH-i p-i! 1 SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN Of LOG • lif • May 14 1954 THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • }>^. 'ii; ^41 i GIVEAWAr BARED "Story on Page 3 Navy Numbers Came. Forced to pose for Navy CID "rogues gallery" photos at instigation of ship's captain, the SIU crew aboard the Tagalam rapped the role of Naval Intrlligence in the mystery of missing ship's gear. The gear had been recovered without evidence of any wrong-doing by crewmembers two days before the "line-up" pictured above. The events took place in Sasebo, Japan. The man being "mugged" here is Seafarer W. Soileau, BR. Others in the photo were not identified. (Story on Page 3.) Baltimore Progress. Construction goes forward on new SIU branch hall in Baltimore, as workmen complete outside facework and interior decoration modeled after headquarters in Brooklyn. Builders expect to complete major portion of structure by summer, including glassenclosed sun deck on roof. Large win­ dow (rear, left) is in shipping hall. Photo inset shows progress on new wing being added to existing build­ ing. The hall will be air-conditioned throughout. (Story on Page 2.) a. .i^' �--- ,>-.e.::--j^ •t :••• •r ,'' • 5: 'P)v?r^•^••^-p^s ^ SEAFARERS lOG >iPar«Two May, U. 1954 $59,000 Ba^k Pay Awaits Seafarers ?•' A bonanza of over $58,000 Jn retroactive pay and qther unclaimed wages is waiting for 4,000 Seafarers employed over various periods by the Mississippi Shipping Company. Sea­ farers whose names are listed"" " in the special four-page sup­ piled up retroactive pay according­ plement in this issue of the ly. The actual total is $58,276.73. As a result Mississippi, like other SEAFARERS LOG can collect their money by contacting the com­ SIU companies, had to set up a sys­ tem for handling retroactive wage pany in New Orleans, claims and Seafarers had to make The unclaimed money represents wage accumulations for work per­ application either in person, or formed before December 31, 1953 through the mails, for their back In large part, it arose from the re­ pay. Apparently a considerable troactive features of previous SIU number of Seafarers neglected to contracts, when they were com­ do so and the wage claims accumu­ pleted after the old agreements ex­ lated accordingly. pired but provided for retroactiv­ Some of the unclaimed items ity to the date of the agreement. have been on the list since. 1948, The existence of the Wage Stabili­ Mississippi officials said, but for zation Board which has since gone the most part, these older claims out of business, further delayed the represent small amounts which the effective date of contracts and men involved probably consider not worth the effort required to collect them. Construction woiiier bends over blueprints on recreation deck of new Baltimore hall. Glass window However, a few hundred of the wall offers fine view of the city and adjoins outside sundeck. claims consist of amounts running into three figures with the largest amount, $602.87 due to Seafarer Frank L. Smith. At the other end of the scale there are 30* wage claims for one penny each. Seafarers who find their names on the list should contact the Mis­ NAGASAKI.—The SlU-manned sissippi Shipping Company, Un­ San Mateo Victory (Eastern) arriv­ claimed Wage Department, 1300 BALTIMORE—^With good building weather a t hand, considerable headway is being made on ed under tow in Japan this week, Hibemia Building, New Orleans. the brand-new branch hall for the SIU in thi s port. Construction workers are busily put­ after being refloated by Navy tugs All applications should contain the ting equipment and finishing touches on the re modeled section of the hall, while alongside, from its rocky perch on the shores Seafarers Z-number,-Social Secur­ brickwork is going*up rapid­ ity number, rating, the name of the ly on a new wing that will be ed,section early in July ii^all goes floor facilities, including a loading of Cheju Island, Korea. well. This will consist of some of­ deck. Sea Chest, cafe, kitchen and Aground for over a month, since ship or ships he worked on for part of the property. the company and the length of Contractors in charge of the fices, the shipping hall and meet­ cafeteria, as well as other installa­ April 5, the ship was en route to work are hopeful of finishing the service with the company as listed ing room, and the glass-enclosed tions will come at a later date, Sasebo, Japan, after a stop in upper three floors of the remodel­ rooftop recreation deck. Ground while the new wing has some way Korea, "when this rocky • beach on his discharges. to go before it will be completed. jumped out in front of us," accord­ In the process of completion on ing to a report from Seafarer H. C. the remodeled section of the build­ McCurdy, steward on the vessel. ing are such items as the exterior No injuries were suffered, however, facing, similar to the exterior on although the San Mateo's bow ran the New York headquarters, the well up on the beach, completely With New York dock workers looking forward to the May 26 voting date, the old discred­ central air conditioning installa­ out of the water. The unexpected ited ILA was making last ditch attempts to stave off defeat in the coming elections. In visitor proved to be a major attrac­ Brooklyn, Tony Anastasia appeared to be setting up a personal organization, while leaders tion, the bank of windows on the recreation deck and interior finish­ tion to the local Korean natives, of the ILA's Marine Division, : : ing of walls, floors and ceilings, the . who swarmed to the site to observe anticipating the outccjme of um now going on on the issue of climax, with the tug referendum sundeck, lavatories, new windows the curiosity. the election, were pulling a joining the mine union. No alter­ due to end May 28 and a stepped- on all floors and other items. Damage to the ship, estimated carefully-prepared switch to the native choice is on the ballot. The up AFL drive among the tugboat Fine View at $100,000, consisted of a jagged Mine Workers. feeling in waterfront circles is that workers going on, the situation on One thing that the new hall will gash in the port side forward, in United Additional headaches piled up with a victory by the old ILA in the Brooklyn waterfront took a be noted for is its huge expanse of the hull just below the double bottom, and some binding in the for the old. ILA when a Federal the coming election highly unlike­ new turn. Old ILA stalwart Tony window space, with the window rudder. The repair Job, which will ury found three of its officials, ly, the leaders of the tugboat unioii Anastasia appeared ready and will­ walls on the recreation deck offer­ be done here, is expected to take Harold Bowers, Willie Acklitis, are being pressured to hand their ing to part company with his form­ ing a fine view of the city and har­ several months. Although the SIU brother of Albert Acklitis of Ar­ membership over to the UMW now er allies in the AFL-ousted union bor of Baltimore, and the- hiring crew remained aboard the ship senal Mob fame, and Willie Lynch, In payment for the $200,000 Lewis and.to maneuver himself and his hall also having large window throughout its stay at Cheju, it is guilty of criminal contempt in run­ gave earlier to prop up the outlaw supporters into the position of an areas. probable that when repair work ning the so-called "wildcat" strike dock union. Former head of the "independent." When completed, the Baltimore Using Own Lawyer begins, the Seafarers will be re­ in March. Bowers got a six month old ILA's marine division is Cap­ hall will be one of the finest of its sentence and the other two three tain William V. Bradley, Who was Observers were not ready to dis­ kind anywhere in the country, su­ patriated back to the US. months," while eight locals and the moved into the spot vacated last count this possibility, with Anas­ perior in many respects to the old ILA itself had heavy fines slap­ year by ex-president Joseph P. tasia already using his own lawyer headquarters hall In Bropklyn. Am­ ped on them. Ryan. instead of the attorneys for the old ple space will be provided in the Announcement of the new voting (Continiled On Page 17) As this development reached a new building and its wing for all May 14.-1954 Vol. XVI. No. 10 date, with balloting to be conduct­ office needs, as well as for park­ As 1 See It Page 4 ed at five separate polling places ing, loading and unloading, shop­ Crossword Puzzle Page 12 throughout the port on that day, ping, recreation, food and drink. Editorial Page 13 followed on the successful fight by An elevator for freight and passen­ Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 the AFL dock union to have the gers and the built-in air-condition­ Galley Gleanings Page 20 inconclusive results in the election ing system will also help assure the Inquiring Seafarer ....... Page 12 last December thrown out. in comfort aod effici­ maximum In The Wake Page 12 The pre-Christmas balloting ency. ' Labor Round-Up Page 13 failed" to produce a majority for The new hall's central location Letters Pages 21, 22 either sidje, with some 4,000 chal­ also will make it convenient and Maritime Page 16 lenges never disposed of. In call­ desirable for Seafarer shipping out Meet The Seafarer Page 12 ing for a new election, the NLRB of the port. On The Job Page 16 upheld the AFL charges that the Personals Page 25 terrorism practiced by old ILA Quiz Page 19 supporters had denied the dock Seafarers In Action ..Page 16 workers a free choice of a bargain­ • Ships' Minutes ......Pages 24, 25 ing agent. Tugboat Picture SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Meanwhile, with the dock poll­ Regular membership meet­ Sports Line .Page 20 Ten Years Ago..Page 12 ing still nearly two weeks away, ings in SIU- headquarters and Top-Of The News Page 7 interest shifted to the situation at all brancDes are held every Wash. News Letter Page 6 confronting tugboat workers rep­ second Wednesday night at Welfare Benefits ... Pages 26, 27 resented by the United Marine Di­ 7 PM. The schedule for the Welfare Report Page 8 vision of the old ILA, whose lead­ next few meetings Is as follows: your. Constitution Page 5 ers are attempting to swing them May 19, June 2, June 16. Your Dollar's Worth.... Page 7 into a new marine section of John L. Lewis' District 50, the "catch­ ^ Seafarers registered on Published biweekly et the headquarters Of the Seafaier*. International Union. At­ all" unit of the United Mine Work­ the skipping list are required lantic A Ouif District AFL, «75 Fourth ers. Trying to prepare for the coming dock vote, BtrobUyh ILA' boss Avenue, Brooklyn it, NY. Tel. HYacinth to attend the meetfaigs* ' 9-MOO. Entered os second class matter • The switch would be worked by Tony Anastasia has consolidated sevend of-the old ILA's locals in at the Post Office In Brooklyn. NY., means of..A.vot»-by«maiL referond*. ^Jdsunow*Brooklyn!hoaidtHiaiitonh^*' under ihe *0 Tow Victory To Nagasaki For Repairs I Baltimore Hall Taking Shape; One Section Ready In Summer Old ILA Preparing For Vote Defeat ; >\ U-. SEAFARERS LOG FI M- E px: Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks •• •i. • W r-.-.vi '• �i' '• SEAFARERS Majr 14, 1954 r»t» Threu LOG 81-Ship 'Giveaway' Planned US Agency Aids Operators Y/ho Never Paid For Ships A full-scale Washington blow-up on a maritime issue, one that will seriously affect the future course of the merchant marine and the jobs of US seamen is shaping up over wholesale transfer applications to foreign flags. Ready and eager to give the green light tc the biggest ship giveaway pro­ of the 81 vessels had never paid a owners are getting an assist from gram since 1946 is the US nickel on mortgage principal owed the Maritime Administration in to the US Government, although taking a runout powder to foreign Maritime Administration. some of them had owned the ships flags. No doubt the Maritime Ad­ Tijje blow-up is compounded for as long as seven years, and had ministration people are hoping that of several explosive elements: been running them loaded to the somehow, somewhere, the ship­ • Shipowners who failed to pky marks during the three years of the owner might pay off some of the money owed Uncle Sam for the Korean War. Other ships on the money due to Uncle Sam. ships and are now trying to duck list had reduced their mortgages "In the process these same peo­ out from under. by only small amounts. ple have been going around excus­ • A Government As an SIU headquarters spokes­ ing the transfers by crying pooragency which man put it, "The people responsi­ mouth and saying that they are permitted some ble for this mess, those on the in­ caused by the high wages of Amer­ of the operators side of the Maritime Administra­ ican seamen." to default year Actually, he added, once the ship tion and others in the ranks of the after year and is got out of US hands, the shipowner operators, let some of these ships OS Spitaly is "mugrged" by » Navy photographer, In the course of now seeking to run for years solely on the basis would be free to thumb his nose an inyestigation of stolen hutterworth machines. Gear later turned recover its in­ of their 25 percent down payment at the mortgage. And of course, he up on a Japanese railroad train. vestment at the and payment of their mortgage in­ would provide that much more cut­ expense of the terest. The mortgage principal throat competition for remaining rest of the US-flag industry. v/hich is supposed to be paid back US-flag operators. • The prospect of additional cut­ The 81 ships currently applying also was never touched, even throat competition for the US-flag for transfer do not include a num­ though the ships raked in high from operators who rode the gravy ber of Liberty tankers, some of train in the good years and now profits during the three years of which have already gone over. Of the Korean war. want to take ships that are actually "Now these very same ship (Continued on page 17) owned by the Government to run­ away-flag nations. ' -Sharp protests have been made by the SIU crew of the The immediate stakes are high, Tagalam (Mar-Trade) over the treatment received in Sasebo, involving 81 dry cargo Liberty Japan,"^at the hands of Navy investigators who, egged on ships that have applied for trans­ fer to foreign flags. Indications by the captain, forced the*^^ are that the transfers would have Seafarers to pose for "rogues ance, with no indication of who through with record speed, Extension of the deadline for the third annual SIU art gallery" photos because some had removed the machines from gone but for the fact that maritime un­ contest to May 31 produced a new spurt of entries this week $700 worth of ship's gear was miss­ the ship and put them on the train, ing. The gear had been recovered apparently for shipment to a point ions and the House Merchant Ma­ as Seafarers aboard ships and ashore gained another 30 days' rine . Committee protested the time in which to submit their two days earlier. elsewhere in Japan, Navy CID The chain of events, was clearly men came aboard again and the move. As a result, the Maritime handiwork. All entries will rine Arrow, which Antonson built reminiscent of similar occurrences crew was ordered by the captain Administration was forced to call be judged and put on display during his spare time on a twoin Korea last year when merchant to pose for "mug" photos as if in a halt pending Congressional in­ at SIU headquarters early in June. month intercoastal run. vestigation. seamen, including at least one Sea­ a police line-up. The interesting model features a For the third straight year, art Excused Action farer, were court-martialed and hull, superstructure and king posts "We, the members of the crew, work submitted for the Union con­ fined for being ashore a few min­ feel that we were deprived of our In public, the Maritime Adminis­ test won considerable attention at carved out of white pine, with utes beyond the 10 PM curfew im­ rights as American citizens by the tration's spokesman had excused a special exhibit sponsored by the toothpicks as booms, sewing thread posed by the military. manner in which we were abused the hasty transfer action, claim­ New York Public Library of crea­ for the Tailings and the whole rest­ These instances, coupled with re­ and treated," the minutes noted ing that immediate relief was tive materials done by the mem­ ing in a sea of white lead. The in­ ports of conflicting and abusive above the signature of Frank Gas- needed by these operators-in the bers of trade unions in the city. genious Seafarer finished things off shore leave bans imposed on sea­ par, ship's delegate, and the three form of a friendly low-wage mari­ The postponement of the orig­ .properly by enclosing the model men by US military commanders department delegates. time flag. Such action, they held, inal April 30 deadline for the SIU in a glass case of his own design. in several parts of the world, set Three oils by Jacob Malenke, The situation was further com­ was preferable to laying up or competition came in answer to re­ the stage for the latest events on one of a nude and another of Jav­ quests for more, time from many plicated by a second disappearance scrapping of the ships. Actually, the Tagalam. anese farm girl painted while he stemming from the thief's obvious it appears that the Maritime Ad­ Seafarers, several of whom are on was out at sea, and a third of a Machines Missing affinity for things having to do ministration was getting jittery vessels due back in the States this sailing ship, completed while Ma­ The situation arose when thi'ee with "butter." Two boxes of butter about a $16 million "bad debt" in month. lenke was on the beach, added to hutterworth machines, which are were found missing from the ship's the form of vL-tually-defaulted First Ship Model the many oils contributed so far. used during tank-cleaning opera­ stores by Steward Abe Goldsmlt ship mortgages which it apparently tions, disappeared from the vessel when the Tagalam was out at sea made no great effort to collect on Entries submitted in the last two Malenke, who sails in the steward while it was In Sasebo. The ma­ again before it returned to the in the past, while the shipowners weeks included the first ship model department, noted that he takes chines, according to a spokesman States for payoff. The missing no doubt would welcome the op­ submitted to the current competi­ both a camera and oils on every at the Butterworth System office amount totaled about 60 pounds. portunity to duck out from under. tion, the work of Seafarer John trip to keep a record of the many interesting spots he's visited. Two in Bayonne, NJ, are tagged at Its loss left the ship without butter Examination of the records Antonson, carpenter. The model, unusual life-size masks of Oriental about $250 for the purposes of ex­ on the last leg of the trip home. which took 50 hours of work, is a shows that owners of at least 18 port and customs declarations, so ^reproduction of the freighter Ma- figures, made by Seafarer Sal Terracina, rounded out a period of un­ the cost of the three units on the usual entries. (See separate story Tagalam was approximately $700. and photos on page 9.) When the disappearance of the Twelve Prizes Offered machines was discovered, the ship's In the judging next month, which minutes of the Tagalam dated May will be handled by a panel of ex­ 2 reported, "captain took it upon perts including the art editor of himself to accuse the crew of sell­ ing them or throwing them over the SEAFARERS LOG, three prizes will be awarded to the top the side." Navy intelligence was entries in each of the four contest called' into the picture and began classifications — oils, watercolors, investigating. Immediately, the ac­ drawings and handicrafts. Up to cusation that the butterworth gear five entries in each class can be was thrown over the side was prov­ submitted. en to be false, when divers search­ Seafarers sending in entries to ing the harbor bottom found noth­ SIU headquarters are urged to la­ ing. bel them clearly with their own Eventually, two days before the name, address and a selling price, ship left Sasebo, the local police, if the item is for sale. It is advis­ who were conducting the inquiry able also to send them either by along with the Navy,- located the registered or special delivery mail machines and recovered them from to insure careful handling. All en­ a train. Apparently disturbed be­ tries should be addressed to tho cause his accusations hadn't held Art Editor. SEAFARERS LOG, 679 water against anyone in the crew, on the day of departure the skipper Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, went a step further. • • lohn Aiitoiu»pi (lert), oarpeDter, shows, ship model he made In SO hours out of white piue, tooUipicks or delivered in person to the LOO HOG mu! Tagalam Crew Hits Navy CID 'Mug Job' Extension Of Art Contest Deadline Swells Entries ..JStiU'tovcstigating the disappear- and thread. At rii^t. Jaeeh Malenhn tliwlars ship painting he entered in SIU aft contest. office pt hfii^agten. 1 '1 �..-^<-<-A; ; •; «..-^, . SEAfARlERS Paf« pQQr May 14. 1954 LOG As I See it • •• _—_ fMf ' IT'S BEEN QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW SINCE THE: DAYS OF World War II and people tend'to forget what the mercfiant seaman went through in delivering the goods., As many a Seafarerl-wiirrecall, there were the subs, the mines, the enemy torpedo planes, the black­ outs at sea which made for wrecks and collisions and all .the other hazards of sailing multiplied ten times over. As a matter of fact, in the first part of the war, before the major invasions were launched, seamen suffered consideraUy more casualties than the memljers of the Armed Forces, particularly before the mer­ chant ship convoys were given adequate Naval protection. There were periods in the early days when seamen risked their lives just taking short coastwise trips as the subs roamed with impuMty'a few miles off our shores. > AH this is considered old hat by many shoreside people who have quickly overlooked the sacrifices of merchant seamen, and incidentally, the vital role played by ships in that war and any other. But those days are recaUed by the faet that just ten years ago, two of the many ship^ named for Seafarer-heroes slid down the ways of shipyal^s, the Joseph Squires and the George W. Alther. Men from SIU and Catholic Chcrch officials take part in Apostleship of the Sea Sunday celebration ' 1,200 Lives JLost at Catholic Maritime Club. Shown (1-r) are Bishop A. Caillouet; Archbishop F. Rummel (cuttlny Those who wish to refresh the memory a little cake); SIU patrolman C. Stephens; Rev. Fr. T. McDonouyh, Catholic chaplain for the port; R. about those days can read in this issue how these Stelcler, CMC official, and J. Impastato, president, St. Vincent de Paul Society. Cake at riyht was two Seafarers sacriffoed their Uves so that ship­ mates and others aboard their vessels could be yiven by Seafarers in New Orleans. saved. These men were just two of over 1,200 SIU men whose lives^were lost as a result of wartime action, in addition to the untold numbers who suffered injury, and hardship as a result of their work. Seafarers, like other seamen, do not ask for any special favors or NEW ORLEANS—In the opinion of Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel, Christ had a treatment for the services they have rendered In time of emergency. "special preference for men who followed the sea." All they have ever asked before or now, is the opportunity to work "He chose them to be leaders in His church to carry its extension to the far corners of and earn a living on US-flag ships under decent Union conditions. the earth," the Archbishop-^ 4" 4 4" THE SEAFARERS ABOARD THE MISSISSIPPI PASSENGER SHIP said at an "open house" ob­ merchant seamen was celebrated house observance at the maritime servance of the 50th anniver­ at 7 AM .at St. Patrick's Church club that "seamen have had a Del Sud have gotten into quite a pleasant habit the last couple of years, that of throwmg a party every spring for Seafarers sary of Catholic services to sea­ by the Rev. Fr. Thomas A. Mc- great part in every great work of on the beach, their friends and families. ' It's not men in this port by the St. Vin­ Donough, Catholic chaplain for the world." known here just who was responsible for originating cent De Paul Sociiety and the 10th the Port of New Orleans and na­ "No man has a greater heart for this successful idea, but the fact remains that the anniversary of the Catholic Mari­ tional secretary of the Apostle­ unselfish causes than the mer­ ship of the Sea. Archbishop Rum­ chant seaman," Father McDonough crewmembers of the ship have contributed, a good time Club, 711 C^mp St. mel delivered the sermon at the said. deal of time, effort and money to provide sociable Annual Observance get-together for Seafarers who happen to be in the After an address by Bishop A. The occasion was the annual ob­ mass, which was attended by many Pdrt of New Orleans at the time. servance of Apostleship of the Sea seamen, including a big SIU dele­ Abel Caillouet, national modera­ These annual picnics, which are now established tor for the Apostleship of the Sea, Sunday in Catholic Churches on gation. affairs in the Port of New Orleans, are one example Seamen also were praised by three big birthday cakes given for May 2. of the kind of brotherhood that exists in the SIU. Preceding the affair at the Mari­ Father McDonough who reminded the occasion by the SIU, the NMU time Club, a solemn high mass for those participating in the open and the St. Vincent De Paiil So­ They give an opportunity for the men in the port pass an enjoyable ciety were cut and refreshments afternoon with their shipmates. The crew of thg Del Sud is certainly to be congratulated for its efforts. were served. Celebrate M'time Club Birthday \i [^ I '" tv k:p» r^' The native sons were very much In evidence down in the Quaker City at the last membership meet­ ing there with Vincent Stankielii wicz as chairman of the meeting, Joseph Brooke as recording secre­ tary and Daniel Piccerelli as the reading clerk. All three of these brothers call Pennsylv ania their home state Brooke and live ashore in Philadelphia when hot out at sea. Stankiewicz, who handled the chair, has been sailing with the SIU for quite some time now, joining In the Port of New York back on June 15, 1942. He's 31 years old and sails in the deck department. Recording Secretary Brooke joined the SIU at about the same time as Stankiewicz did, getting his book in Philadelphia on May 4, 1942. He^s 36 years old, married, and sails with the black gang. Piccerelli, who is well known to the crews of Waterman ships on the North European runs, generally sails as steward. He joined the SIU In New York on jJanuary 29, 1948. He is 4(11, years of age.; 3« 4" 4" Seafarer Lawton Beale of Tampa, Florida, went "way up north" to Savannah to serve at' that Georgia port's membership meeting as the chairman. Beale, who sails in the steward department, has been an SIU member since March, 1948, when he joined the Union in New York. He's 46 years of age. In harness with him at the Savannah meeting were Roy Joe Nash as recording secretary and Rupert Pierce as reading clerk. Nash, who will be 31 next month, came into the SIU in the Port of Baltimore on March 1, 1946. He sails in the deck department and comes out of Comer, Georgia. Pierce, who sails with the engine department, joined the SIU in that same port on November 29, 1947. He's 26 years old and comes from Snead's Ferry, North Carolina. 3^ 4" 4 One of Orange, Texas' favorite sons. Seafarer G. B. Gillispie, took charge of the last Lake Charles port membership meeting. Gillispie - was born in the Lone Star State 27 years ago this coming Sunday and has been sailing as an SIU member since he Ibrain joined up in Tampa on October 13, 1945. He's in the deck department. Lake Charles* recording secre­ tary was Searfarer Carlos Ibrain of New York City. Ibrain, who. is 30 years of age, has been sailing with the SIU since back in 1942, joining up in the Port of New Orleans on June 29, 1942. He's a native of Puerto Rico and sails in the deck department Ship Sale To Brazil Hits House Snag A State Department plan to sell 12 Government-owned C-1 MAV-l ships to Brazil struck a snag when a subcommittee of the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee voted to table the proposal. The commit­ tee said it act^ because it did not want to pave the way for a deluge of requests to reopen the Ship Sales Act of 1946. The comparable Senate commit­ tee had authorized sales of the vessels on the grounds that they would help contribute to that coun­ try's economic development and promote the foreign policy of the US. However, the action of the House Committee had apparently killed the ship sales bill for the time being. At the same time, the Committee authorized the sale of. eight C-1 types and two N-3 types to ^he Philippines for use in the interisland trade. Full approval of the measure was held up until the question of Philippine discrimina­ tion against US shipping is cleared up. The vessels have been under charter to the Philippines for a number of years with the charters running out this June 30. It's considered more likely that the sale to the Philippines will go through since the vessels are to be used solely in the inter-island trade and will riot compete with offshore US-shipping.' " 4 4 4 FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, A UNION REPRESENTING FARM workers, the AFL's National Agricultural Workers Union, has been struggling against great odds in various parts of the country to help better conditions for people who work for a living on farms. As many Seafarers know from their own background and experience, working oh a farm can be a pretty rough way of making a living, and the Union has had a tough time of it attempting to better conditions. Recently this AFL outfit has been active down in the Louisiana strawberry country attempting to get a better break for the smaU strawberry farmer who has been at the mercy of the middlemen in the strawberry business. The result was that somebody blew the whistle and brought the Justice Department's Anti-Trust Divi­ sion down on their heads. Now it seems that in Washington the Anti-Trust Division -hasn't been able to do very much lately since it's considered bad form to knock a big busi­ ness outfit these days even though it may be violat­ ing the anti-trust- laws! So here was a made-toorder situation—a handful of small strawberry farmers and a couple of union organizers all in one package. The re.sult was that the Anti-Trust Division thought it important enough to haul these farmers and the organizers into court and hava them fined and jaU sentences Imposed. / The jail sentences are all the more astonishing when It is con:rfdered that in past years major corporations prosecuted in trust cases have uniformly gotten away with fines which were very small in comparison to their ability to pay. You would have to .look long and hard to find any corporation officer who went to Jail. Somehow, this seems to be a throwback to the worst conditions of . 50 years ago when the Anti-Trust laws were used not against busi­ ness monopolies for which'they were designed, but against labor unions. It doesn't appear that the men in the Anti-Trust Division deserve any bgttle stars. for having lo "ked up some small Louisiana dirt farmers who were trying to improve their lot. . 4 4 4 IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR NOW SINCE THE SIU STARTED putting-libraries of fresh up-to-date-reading matter aboard SIU ships, with-the books purchased out of the SEAFARERS L0(* fund; Re­ cently it was decided to ask the memheriship just how they felt, about this set-rip arid what could be done to improvriU. Those members who have responded were overwhelmingly In favor of the program and recommended it be continued with a few changes. Accordingly steps are being taken to adjust the book selections in line with the preferences expressed by the membership. •In general though,' the response Indicates that the libraries fill a long ?:it tifeed for dwerit reading matter aboard ship, and the facts indicate the Union took proper settOnDjr deciding to put theni-^boarct �May 14. 1854 I' Sunken Tug Gets A Lift SEAFARERS LOG Pare Ply« New Library Selections Due Aboard All 51U Ships Given an overwhdming vote of confidence in a six-week poll conducted by the SEA­ FARERS LOG, the SIU ships' library program will definitely continue, with the next quar­ terly distribution of books aboard SlU-contracted vessels scheduled for August. The changes recommended by the member-• —r— — ship are being put into effect poll also dealt with the quality and land. The results also showed a types of books being furnished. marked preference for more novels immediately. The results in the membership Previous 50-book assortments in­ and non-fiction, with the -emphasis poll, which got underway March 16, cluded 15 Westerns, 15 mys­ bp "sea stories" in the novel cate­ shoyved two solitary votes urging a teries, 10 novels, 4 non-fiction, 4 gory and "how-to-do-it" books in complete stop to the program out humorous books and 2 books on non-fiction. Accordingly, the LOG has made of the all the votes cast. Aside sports. These were the proportions from this negligible factor, 42 per­ agreed upon, with the distributor, arrangements with Pocketbooks to cent of the Seafarers recommended Pocketbooks, Inc., one of the na­ adjust the assortments as foPows: continuing the libraries as is, while tion's largest distributors of small, 8 Westerns, 16 mysteries, 12 novels, 8 non-fiction, 4 humorous books the majority, 58 percent, urged paper-bound volumes. Prefer Novels and 2 on sports, and the changes slight changes, principally in the The sentiment registered by Sea­ will be incorporated in future proportions of the types of books farers polled, however, indicated assortments. An extra mystery has in each 50-volume assortment. Launched a year ago, the experi­ that the packages had been top- been added for the benefit of the mental library program developed heavy in Westerns, and that sea­ "who-done-it?" fans in answer to by the LOG staff and maintained at men who sailed the wide-open the request for more of them. The no cost to the membership by the spaces of the ocean weren't as number of humorous books and LOG fund, provides for the dis­ interested as anticipated in the books on sports will remain the tribution of ship's libraries evei-y doings of their counterparts on same as before. three months on all .SIU ships. Their sole purpose was to help fill the need for decent reading mate­ rial aboard ship, rather than the tattered, cast-off volumes generally A salvage crane hoists the sunken tug Lloyd H. Dalzell to the available. Libraries are also being surface again after the tug burned and sank at the New York furnished periodically at USPHS Docks in Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn. hospitals for the use of patients SAN FRANCISCO—Speculation is running high on the there. The poll originated when it be­ outcome in the 90-day election just ended between the Marine came necessary for the Union to Cooks and Stewards-AFL and the Communist-dominated decide whether to commit itself to National Union of Marine* future purchases of books for the Cooks and Stewards (inde­ day on the Permanente Silverbow libraries, and the decision, accord­ pendent). MCS-AFL official went 9-0 in favor of the SlU-afingly, to poll the membership on are optimistic, with the ballot filiated union. the question. Early results indi­ count due to start Monday. The voting on the Silverbow cated an enthusiastic response in Meanwhile, the MCS-AFL won followed by about two years pre­ SEATTLE—Seafarers have expressed much enthusiasm favor of the libraries, and were easily in a by-election involving a vious balloting on a second ship over the modern facilities available at the new .Sailors Union maintained through to the end. company not affiliated with the owned by the same operator, the of the Pacific building, with SIU-A&G shipping in this port Aside from the major issue of Pacific Maritime Association, the Permanente Cement, which was continuing or stopping the libra n' shipowners' group involved in the : also won by the MCS-AFL. Since to be dispatched from the" distribution, which is handled in were highlighted by the presence all ports by the SIU Sea Chest, the three months of balloting which then the union had been reprebrand-new location in a few of wound up May 10. The vote Tues- j senting the men on both cement Government and port lead­ days. Considerable fanfare ers,labor. carriers, but the latest voting with Washington Governor accompanied the dedication cere­ Arthur B. Langlie officiating at the made it official. NUMC&S didn't monies for the SUP hall a week laying of the corner-stone. even try to make a showing. ago today. AFL victory in Permanente Living Units came close on the heels of an iden­ The third new postwar hall built The model SUP hall features tical voting sweep a few weeks by the SUP, the branch building main-floor shipping facilitfes, TV, earlier on West Coast steamhere is a two-story structure, with reading and writing rooms, cigar WASHINGTON.—Strong State Department opposition to a schooners. That balloting netted additional facilities built into the store, barber shop, fully equipped large basement. Located at First gymnasium, shower rooms, restau­ permanent "50-50" law aroused heat at a Senate hearing 20 votes for MCS-AFL and not a Avenue and Wall Street, a block rant, bar and baggage room. The on the proposal. Senators of both parties took the floor to one for the Commie-controlled union, with two votes cast for "nofrom the previous quarters, the second floor houses the sailors' denounce the State Depart­ -fsite had been ownft* by the Sailors home, 22 living units for oldtimers ment's long-term opposition to emphasized that many other coun­ union." The steamschooner win re­ Union for some years before con­ and disabled members. Each of "50-50" which has helped keep tries have "50-50" laws of their versed a previous decision on struction was actually begun. own and discriminate against US American shipping going in the these apartments includes a bed­ (Continued on Page 17) _ Ceremonies marking the com­ room, kitchen and bath, and is fully face of stiff low-cost foreign com­ shipping accordingly. petition. pletion of the new port structure furnished. A bill calling for a permanent "50-50" law was introduced by Senator John Butler, Maryland Re­ publican, and Representative Thor Tollefson, Republican of Washing­ ton State. The bill would greatly strengthen existing "50-50" prac­ tices by calling for transport of at least 50 4)ercent, and in some cases 100 percent of Government-fi­ From Article XVII nanced cargoes on" American-flag 'This Union mo/ publish pam­ vessels. phlets, journals, newspapers, 'Detrimental' Law magazines, periodicals, and gen­ In the course of hearings on the bill being held by the Butler Water eral literature, in such manner as Transportation Subcommittee of may be determined, from time to the Senate, a State Department time, by a majority vote of the spokesman, Thorsten V. Kalijarvi membership." said the Department believes that, the proposed legislation .would be detrimental to tlie long-range in­ terests" of" the merchant marine and of US foreign commerce. The spokesman also placed into the record, statements by the Gov­ On the beach and on the ships the ernments of Norway, Sweden, SIU membership is fully informed, Great Britain, West Germany and Denmark, opposing the "50-50" of the goings-on in the organiza­ legislation. tion through its bi-weekly 28The State Department's position page newspaper. Booklets on brought strong rebuttal from Sen­ various educational subjects are ators present, with Senator War­ ren Magnuson, Washington Demo-^ also published from time to time. - At top, view of new SUP hall In Seattle from Ist Avenue aide of crat, pointing out that the depart­ the modem, bulldinr dedicated last week. At bottom (1-r), SIU ment had always opposed a "50-50" West Coast Representative Marty Breitboff, Seafarer Joe Landry law but had never proposed any­ , and SIU Seattle Port Agent Jeff Gillette look over space for SIUthing constructive to strengthen A&G offices in the port on ground floor of the building. Breitboff the US merchant marine. *W,.froni Francisco for the event , . Further, ^e .Senatyriji .Resent MCS-AFL Wins Another One, Awaits Major Ballot Count Seattle Port Turns Out To Dedicate New Hall State Dept. Tries to Block Permanent '50-50' Law YOU ahd fhe SIU CONSYIYUTION �Vase SEAT ARERS LOG M«r 14. 1954 .:'i; SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON • • • , Eighty-one per cent of the 1,297 ships in the commercial US -fleet were built during World War II and will become 20 years old duping the period 1961 through 1965. Thus, if the operating fleet is replaced only as the ships become 20 years old, a total of 936 keels would have, to be laid within the three-year period, 1961 to 1963. Such a shipbuilding program is beyond the capacity of existing Amer­ ican shipyards, because this would require 174 shipways annually in peak years while, only 63 now are available. For this reason the Department of Commerce has recommended a shipbuilding program of 60 ships a year. This would maintain the ship­ yard nucleus required, and would replace the existing fleet In ah or­ derly manner over the next 20-year period. In addition, it would pre­ clude a re-o-ccurrence of ships becdming obsolete in a block. • i The Joseph Squires, one of the first Liberty ships named after Seafarer-heroes, shown at its launching at,the New England Shipbuilding Corporation yards on May 22, 1944. Sbips Numed For Seafarers iFass Their 10th AnniTersary Next week marks the tenth anniversary of the launching of the first two Liberty ships named for Seafarers during World War II in recognition of the wartime sacrifices which cost them their lives. More than 20 vessels built during the war were named after SIU men. Both the Joseph.Squires and"^ the George W. Alther were The two ships fared far better York. The Squires has been laid than the Seafarers they were up for some time in the Govern­ launched on Maritime Day, named after. Both are still intact, ment reserve fleet at Suisan Bay, May 22, 1944, and ;eventually s|W service in the war. The Squires was launched at the New England Shipbuilding Company's yards in South Portland, Me.; the Alther at the Delta Shipbuilding Corpora­ tion's yards in New Orleans. and one of them, the Alther, is currently in service in the Pacific on charter to the Military Sea Transportation Service. It has a new name, however, and is now the Annioc, owned by the Paroh Steamship Corporation of New Deadline Near On Sea Medals WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration has again cautioned all merchant seamen, licensed or unlicensed, that June 30, 1954 is the last day they can apply for any awards as a result of wartime service or heroism aboard ship in Seamen who served aboard USdocumented, US Maritime Com­ World War II. mission, War Shipping AdministraSince all of the awards were pro­ vided for by statutes and executive orders which have been repealed or revoked, the Government has decided it's time to apply the cut­ off on applications for same. The deadline applies to all seamen's lervice decorations, certificates of continuous service, ship plaques, crew citations and certificates of eligibility for Philippine defense gibbons. tion-controiled or War Department vessels during the period of May 1, 1940 to July 25, 1947, inclusive, are affected by the ruling, which bars applications after June 30. Further information can be gotten at the Maritime Adniinistration,: Marine Personnel Office, Room 805, 45 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Telephone inquiries can be made to WHitehall 3-8000, exten­ sions 32 and 33. California. Alther wiio, at the time of his death, was sailing as a second mate on the Timothy Pickering, died following an enemy bombing at­ tack on July 13, 1943. The ship, which was carrying ammunition and high octane gas, exploded be­ fore Alther could complete his vain attempt to save a wounded naval gunnery officer aboard the crippled vessel. Squires was on the old Maiden Creek on December 30, 1942 when, with the ship breaking up as a result of enemy damage, he volun­ teered to remain aboard to lower the last lifeboat. He went down with the vessel. Both men were posthumously awarded with Mer­ chant Marine Distinguished Serv­ ice Medals for their heroism. On Maiden Creek The Squires was redelivered to the Maritime Administration on May e, 1952, after being operated, for the "Government by the Coast­ wise Line under a General Agency Agreement (GAA). The Alther was bought from the Government • by Paroh on February 12, 1951. 4 The executive branch of the Government always attempts to present a uniform approach before Congressional committees. In order to ac­ complish this, their reports on legislation first must be cleared through the Bureau of the Budget, as being in line with Uie program of the President. However, a notable exception to. such a uniform, approach on. legisla-. tion is present in connection with consideration of the bill to make permanent the idea that US-flag ships shall carry at least 50 percent of cargoes financed by this government and moving abroad. This cargo preference legislation has been of substantial assistance in providing a firm backlog of traffic for the US overseas fleet. For this reason, the Commerce Department believes that this principle should be continued as a part- of our national shipping policy. " On the other hand, the idea is strongly being opposed by the Depart­ ment of State. The latter department, which is Interested primarily in the international effect on foreign nations of the 50-50 shipping bill, once again has given in to the whims of our foreign-flag competitors, aM is trying tp defeat the legislation on Capitol Hill. In one-respect. State will be successful. Although popularly referred to as the 50-50 shipping bill, the measure, in certain instances, would allow 100 percent of shipments to be carried. abroad on US vessels. This portion of the legislation "will never bp approved by Congress, so that the most that can be hoped for is that Congress will approve, as a permanent la^y, thp 50-50 carriage principle. 4" i Another proposal that has- hit a snag In Congress and probably will not go through this year is the private financing bill, under which ship construction is financed in the private field instead of by the Govern-, ment. Here is another instance of internal trouble within the executive arm of the Goverpment. The Commerce Department is all for the bill but the Bureau of the Budget is violently opposed to the measure in its present form. The bill provides that the Government would guarantee 100 percent of the mortgage, but the Bureau wants nothing of this provision and insists that the private lender must take part of the risk. This is only one of the several parts of the proposed legislation that Budget won't go along with. The legislation, originally drawn up by private steamship-lines and mtroduced in both the Seriate and House, wou't go through in its present form. 4 t 4* 4* The Conference of American Maritime Unions, representing AFL-CIO unions, recently told the House Merchant Marine Committee that the miiitary should not be empowered to state that certain ports and areas abroad shall be closed to merchant ships. The Anerican ships, the unions pointed out, are manned by loyal Americans who have been screened for loyalty by the Coast Guard in cooperation with other Governmental security agencies. At an outbreak of an all-out war, the US merchant ships will go into every port and area where required. One inconsistency of the position of the military is that Anierican LST'a under Japanese contract and completely manned by Japanese seamen are in the vital shuttle run between Japan and Korea. So that, on the one hand, the military seems to say that certain US seamen cannot be trusted in these vital areas, but that, on the other hand, they put their blessing upon an operation where completely foreign crews are used in the Japah-Korea run. 3^ By the end of 1952 the merchant fleets of all foreign-flag countries, excepting^Germany, Japan, and Greece, had been able to increase the carrying of their respective merchant fleets above prewar levels. Of the three nations whose fleets are still below prewar levels, Germany and Japan have embarked upon large shipbuilding programs, and they are expected to provide a great deal more. competition as the size of their fleets is increased. t- iEJhor, SEAFARERS L06 trooUyn 32, N*w Y»rfc - 675 Feuffh Avanu* FU«» IMJ fh* fellewSng: (•I........bound volumtt of tho 1953 LOG O $5 ooch. (b) ^ g Encloiod ii 0 fotol .of |. • NAME ••'t ••••••••••••#«•«•••• ••oaoaeaooaooo'a'Voooo ADDRESS • •••••••••• a.* 6a»«ooooo«o#aooo«o6t««oooaoo» •oo'oooooo'oioooooaoo.ditoaooooo o'« o^o ooooooM'booooo'ooooo . 4" t 4 The Military Sea Transportation Service is. asking $50 million to con­ struct our special-purpose ships to serve the Arctic region—rships that will be ice-strengthened. This request for. fund^ probably will be ap­ proved by Congress although many Congressmen are attemptirig to have private US shipowners undertake the construction Job and oper­ ate these ships. ^ comploto M(f of bound volumot of tlio. LOG for 1947 througb 1953 9 125 ooch. I I I I it Subsidized US lines have ^earned substantial returns on their net worth since 1946, having increased their net worth from $335 million since that date to about $487 million in 1952. As to earnings of unsubsidized US operators, the average returns on net worth, before and after taxes for the period 1946-1951 of those lines in the so-calied liner operation were 10.7 percent and 5.7 percent re­ spectively. The rate of earnings was slightly higher in 1951 and 1952. As compared to the subsidized segment of the fleet, the non-sub­ sidized liner companies as a group increased their net worth sub­ stantially over the period since World War II, from about $84 million to $132 million, or 56.9 percent. | �SEAFARERS Mair 14, 1»54 LOG Fate Seres 5IU-MAW Wields Giant New Vacuum Cleaners In Holds Of Bauxite Ships US MAY 'BUTTER UP' BRITISH—With 350 million i)Dunds of sur­ MOBILE—The world's largest vacuum cleaners currently are being used by SlU-affilfplus butter lying around in Government storage warehouses, the US ated Marine Allied Workers in a new project that company oflEicials say may revolutioniz# is making arrangements to sell 40 million pounds of it at about 47 cents present methods of cleaning holds. a pound. Present local price of butter in the US is between 63 and 69 Alcoa Steamship Co. had" cents a pound, while the butter in storage was bought by Uncle Sam the cleaners., custom-de­ under the parity price support program at 60 cents a pound and up­ ward. Selling of surplus abroad has been in works for some time but signed for cleaning the residue butter-producing nations like Holland and Denmark are very unhappy of bauxite ore from the holds of SlU-manned ships arriving at Mo­ about the whole thing. ' bile from Caribbean ports. By the t - old method, holds were cleaned DIPLOMATS WRANGLE ON KOREA. INDO CHINA—The Geneva with water, which meant they had conference of major nations on a Korean peace treaty has gone along to be allowed to dry before they the expected path with the US, Britain and France on one side and could be loaded with outward Red China and the Soviet Union on the other with no compromise in bound cargo. The old method of sight. The Korean issue was overshadowed by Indo Chinese fighting cleaning also promoted rust, which with the French anxious for- an armistice as Communist troops further increased maintenance costs; closed the noose on the outnumbered French in Dienbienphu, and Five giant vacuum cleaners finally took the fort last week. weighing 10,000 pounds each are used in the operation, believed to • 4 ibe the only one of its kind in the •SUN BATTERY' EXPERIMENT SUCCESSFUL—A "sun battery" which converts the rays of the sun into electricity has been successfully world, said Chester Smith, Alcoa's developed and tested by the Bell Telephone Company. The battery superintendent of the cleaning consists of strips of silicon which form an electric current when the operation. Two Sections sun's rays shine on it. Up until now, though, the amount produced is .too small to have much practical use. Each vacuum is divided into two sections to facilitate lowering the 4" 4" it cleaners into the holds. One sec­ TRACK RACER BREADS FOUR-MINUTE MILE—An English med­ ical student, Roger Bannister, has accomplished the "impossible" by tion includes the tanks and the other the motor and suction equip­ running a mile in less than four minutes. His time was 3:59.4 at a ment. race in Oxford, England, viewed Four two-inch hoses are at­ Giant vacuum cleaner is hoisted aboard Alcoa ship in Mobile har­ by only 1,000 spectators. Bannis­ tached to each vacuum with an bor to ciean out bauxite holds. Five ton cleaners are far more ter's accomplishment comes short­ average length of 250 feet each. efficient than old hosing method of washing down hold interiors. ly after publication of a scientific The SIU-MAW ere# includes eight study which drew the conclusion men for each machine and it takes telescopic ladder on wheels. These in the holds. These places were that a four-minute mile was a from eight to ten hours to com­ lifts can be adjusted to heights of often overlooked and missed when highly-unlikely achievement for up. to 25 feet and permit the men water was previously used in the pletely clean an ore-carrier. any human being. to clean high, hard-to-reach areas cleaning operation. The cleaners have two large 4" 4* tanks, known as primary and MCCARTHY, ARMY FIGHT secondary units. In the primary DRAGS ON—In an atmosphere of tank there are no bags and most unpleasantness, the hearings on of the material sucked up by the Senator Joseph McCarthy versus Officers of the SIU, Great Lakes District, called for a strike machine is deposited there. the Army show indications of drag­ In the secondary tanks a series vote for some 300 members who operate railroad car ferries ging on into the summer. Very lit­ of 24 bags, similar to the one in at Elberta, Michigan, after contract negotiations with the tle progress was made in the first the home vacuum, are located. Ann Arbor Railroad Company •f two weeks, with Secretary of the These bags are eight feet long and bogged down. The strike vote In addition to a 20 percent gen­ Army Stevens on the stand daily.' eight inches, in diameter. was ordered after three meet­ eral wage increase the union is The hearings have been livened by Giant Tank ings with railroad officials were asking premium pay on Saturdays many disputes including one over English miler Roger Bannis­ marked with little or no progress. and Sundays, a winter sailing Smith said 90 per cent of the the doctoring of a photograph by ter strains as he breaks tape The outcome of the negotiating bonus, double time pay for holi­ cleaned ore remains in the pri­ McCarthy's staff, another on Mc­ in record-smashing effort. mary tank and the bags collect sessions caused David S. Lees, In- days, increases in the manning Carthy's unauthorized use of se­ the remaining 10 per cent. The .ternationai Representative, and scale, company-paid insurance, an cret information given him by an unnamed Army officer. giant tanks of the vacuum cleaner Glen Beaucock, port agent, repre­ improved vacation plan and other senting the SIU at bargaining ses­ fringe benefits in its new contract. 4 44" are about 15 feet tall. The union claims wage differen­ CABLE CAR ISSUE STIRS SAN FRANCISCANS—A proposal by The SIU-MAW men handling the sions, to charge the company with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to shut down half of cleaning use long hoses with vari­ stalling and indifference in regard tials on car ferries cause its mem­ the city's famed cable cir mileage is being attacked violently and will ous connections that are, on a to the welfare of its ferry employ­ bers to lose $360 yeirly, compared be an issue in the city's primary election June 8. The Commission much larger scale, like those used ees. The company did not refute with pay members receive on other wants to give up the Russian Hili run and other trackage because the in the home. To enable them to these charges, but came up with Lakes' vessels. Other contract dif­ lines are losing money. Up until now, efforts to end the cable system get to all parts of the ship's hold, minor concessions to the union's- ferentials raise the loss to $700 to $1,000 a year, union officials said. the men stand on lifts that are a demands. have always baen defeated at the polls. Lakes SlU May Strike Carferries YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Costly Hearing Aids? Efforts of SIU Welfare Services representatives to se­ cure hearing aids and other medical appliances for Union members at reduced prices are valuable serviced. All too often people who need a hearing aid buy one with­ out proper selection or pay too much for one because some salesman makes a convincing demonstration or a "consultant" offers a free "test." Hearing aids bought under such circumstances frequent­ ly cost the buyer more than may have been necessary, without any assurance that the device really was the most suitable one. Why should hearing aids cost as much as $300? Are the costly ones any better than say, the Zenith, which cost less than half the price. of most others and whose manufacturer for some years has accused the hearing-aid Industry of making an unnecessarily high profit on these devices? A Very High Marh-Ups The facts are, it costs only a fraction of the selling price to manufacture a hearing aid. The manufacturers justify their high mark-up by arguing they give expensive "tests" and instruction in thq use iof their device. Zenith believes such "tests" are unnecessary. It doesn't sell its aid through •pedal hearing aid centers as do the other manufacturers, but sells them through regiilar retailers like optometrists, department, jewelry and drug stores, and even by mail. The way to buy a hearing instrument is not by price or by "tests" given by a Vcdisultantv who is really a sales­ man. You should follow this procedure: ~ • • Write to the Council on Physical Medicine of the Ameri­ can Medical Association, 535 North Dearborn St., Chicago, for a copy of the council's list of acceptable hearing aids. You'll find some of the lower-priced ones are on.the ac­ ceptable list as well as some of the costliest. But that*doesn't mean all you need do is pick one of the lowest-priced,ones. You should try oiTt as many differ­ ent hearing aids as you can, for as long a period as the manufacturers permit. It is desirable to also try to get to an ear doctor (called an "otologist") for tests to see if a hearing aid will benefit you at all. However, private con­ sultations with otologists are a little expensive. So first find out if there is a hearing clinic in your town, by phon­ ing the local board of health or the various hospitals. Unfortunately, you can't always rely on the advice of private otologists. Not long ago the Journal of the Ameri­ can Medical Association admitted that some ear doctors accept fees from dealers for recommending their instrur ments, just as some eye doctors have been reported to get kickbacks from optical dealers and manufacturers. There's no way to tell if an ear doctor gets a kickback, but it does pay to be suspicious if he strongly recom­ mends just one or two makes, especially if these are the most expensive ones. List of Qualified Specialists If you can get to one of the larger cities that has a chapter of the League of the Hard of Hearing, the League will give you a chance to try out various hearing aids. They will also give you a list of qualified otologists in your area. You can write to the League's headquartei:s at 480 Lexington Ave., to get the address of the League chapter nearest to your town. It is also a good idea for any one having hearing diffi­ culties to write to the American Hearing Society f^ a list of its publications. These would be of help for adults who need adjustment to living with impaired hearing, and who also may need vocational and employment adv.ce as a result, and also will help parents solve the problems of children with impaired hearing. The Society's pamph­ lets also include a number telling you how to go about selecting a hearing aid, and also, how to have it fitted and how to use it. Money-Back Guarantee But the important thing in buying the aid itself is to buy it on a trial basis with a money-back guarantee so you can test it over a long period. Doctors say it is not possible to judge in a few minutes which model or make helps you the most. Also you may find the weight, shape and size of the various brands will make a difference to you. And when you do "try out" hearing aids at the offices or stores of the sellers, it's a good idea to have with you a person of normal hearing to make sure the salesman talks in a normal voice. Unfortunately the cost of owning an aid does not stop with the purchase of one. Hearing-aid cords need replace­ ment and the instruments themselves sometimes need repaim. Generally the user must return to the manufacturer for parts and repairs and these are high priced too. That's another reason why .careful selectioo is important. .Br. '• • • v . ^ r ' �SBAfAMEHS PatcEiffhi Closing threat Spiirs ftojects For Panama tJnion 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. level project." This would entail an expense estimated at $2.5 bil­ lion in 1947, while completion of the interrupted third locks project could be accomplished for about $600 million. The landslide feared two weeks ago stems from a huge crack in a rock ledge overhanging the face of Contractor's Hill in the Gaillard Cut, about a dozen miles from this city on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. The crack is said to be about 600 felt deep today. British Crewmen Strike 2 Ships In Canada Port MONTREAL-^One British collier crew here was arrested for de­ manding wage increases and an­ other went on a wage-sympathy strike in support of the first in a maritime battle centered about inadequate wages paid to British union seamen aboard the two vessels. Seamen on both the Shelldrake, cause of the beef, and the Cibou, British colliers plying between Canadian Coastal ports during the summer, caused the dispute when they refused to put to sea despite the captains' orders. Shelldrake crewmembers claimed they were unable to live in Canada on British wages. They said the highest-paid unlicensed man on the British colliers gets about $84 a month, compared to a minimum Canadian wage of $204 a month for union members. Eighteen crewmembers aboard the Shelldrake were arrested last week for allegedly refusing to put to sea after the captain ordered them to do so. Cibou crewmembers wCnt out on their sympathy strike in support of the Shelldrake crew as well as their own wage demands. The Cibou crew was determined to see the strike through, although wages and food were cut off. The Cibou's captain said the men "must learn that they cannot disobey orders," but the crew was sticking by its guns. May 14, 1954' •'I CASH BENEFITS BALBOA—^Fears expressed two weeks ago that a threat­ ened landslide in the Gaillard Qut ci the Panama Canal might indefinitely close the vital waterway appear to have been premature, with the disclos--t ure that there was no longer plan, they said, calls for the "con­ any immediate danger of such struction of , a practically new Panama Canal'known as the seaa disaster. The* new development eased the minds of worried shipowners, who saw,no way" out of the crisis except complete suspension of intercoastal service or expensive rerouting around South America, via Cape Horii. The only other alternative was turning over the bulk of the traffic for handling by the nation's railroads, a choice few shipping companies would care to make since it would mean a further loss of cargo to shipping even if the Canal was reopened soon after. Bill Urges Commission In Washington, meanwhile,i with interest once again stirred on the issue of improving existing facili­ ties in the Canal Zone, pressure for speedy enactment of a longpending measure which would create an independent interoceanic Canals Commission mounted. This body would re-investigate the pos­ sibilities of adding to the facilities at the present site, as well as the advisability of launching construc­ tion at a new canal location, possi­ bly to the north, in Nicaragua. Propose 3rd Locks Emphasizing the urgency of act­ ing, particularly in view of the threat to existing facilities by land­ slide as well as enemy atomic at­ tack, a group of engineers and con­ struction officials who participated in the building and administration of the Panama Canal, called on Congress to approve the bill for a special commission. They indicated that of the two major proposals for increasing the facilities at the present canal site they favored completion of' the third locks project;, which was sus­ pended after an outlay of $75 million some years ago. The other LOG 7 agjasr SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT OH BENEFITS PAID. Ffoni T« No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this Period | Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period /OJSI WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital Benefits Death Benefits ^40 fSfQQo ool Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total oo WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total 11 GO\ ooll Mm £4 * Dste Benefits Beasn WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable— US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS SBVoy/ J4Sl^Sc^ 2L GO OO iLk: Css-CCi/i /G COMMENTS; In the past two weeks the office of the Plan has received i;lne "beneficiary cards that were undated. If is vei^r important that the beneficiary cards be filled out cor­ rectly and in their entirety. Most important of all is 1 the date that the card was filled out. Some eligibles under the Plan have filled out numerous cards. It is not necessary to fill out a new card each time you ship, but only when you haven't filled one out before, or wish to change your beneficiau:y'. •g'- • Suhmitted Al Kerr, AtsistaafT^Mstrator i . and, remember this.. • •m • '# fev i-' All these are youi^^s .without contribultTg a sh>|gJe nickel on your^ part--Collecting,SIUbeneN^ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital; births Visibility or death—You get first-rate peraohal ' service inunedialely through your Uincm^ representativefk is>i-' -^1 �May 14. IMi SEAFARERS Page Nim lO€ Lifelike Masks Of Oriental Heads Are Seafarer's Specialty SIU art contests in the past two years have had their share of 'interesting entries, but possibly the most unique entry so far, submitted for the W54 competition by Seafarer Sal Terracina, are two life-size, papier mache masks recreated from his own photographs of fig­ ures on an Oriental templehalfway around the world. line even before he started going colors on the masks are recreated Sailing with the SIU since to sea. His masks of Oriental faithfully from the originals, Early phase of mask-making operation finds Seafarer Sal Terracina carefully sculpting face of giant figure out of papier mache. Unions, Shipowners Denounce Scope Of MSTS Operations Continuation of hearings on Military. Sea Transportation Service competition with private steamship companies heard witnesses denounce MSTS handling of cargoes, particularly in the domestic trades. Both-^ : 7 shipowner representatives and and relieve the tax burden of sup­ a delegate from the Confer­ porting an MSTS fleet. ence of Artierican Martime Unions told the House Merchant Marine Committee that MSTS had no busi­ ness at all in the commercial field. Further, the maritime union spokesman said MSTS had not cut back its shipping operations with the end of the fighting in Korea. He pointed out that by 1953, the MSTS had expanded its own fleet 66 percent over what it had been in March, 1950, before the Korean fighting began. This fleet still con­ sisted of 248 vessels which is ap­ proximately 58 percent larger than it was before Korea. Cutback In Ships By contrast, tlie union spokes­ man pointed out, the American merchant marine had cut back al­ most to pre-Korean levels, being just 17 percent larger now than it was before June, 1950. He added that as far as the unions are concerned, both troops and supplies could be handled on privately-owned ships Just as well Shipowner spokesmen concen­ trated their fire on MSTS competi­ tion in coastwise and intercoastal trades, including tanker operations. They asked that any cargo avail­ able for handling in domestic trades should be offered to the regular coastwise and intercoastal lines first before they are handled on chartered ships or on MSTS' own vessels. A representative of the private tanker industry declared that there are enough privately-owned tank­ ers available to take care of all present tanker requirements. But despite this, MSTS is operating 55 tankers of its own in competition with independent tanker owners. Tramp ship operators also got in their innings stating that MSTS should charter their ships before carrying cargo on Governmentowned .vessels and should retire Government-owned ships now un­ der charter to private shipping companies. 1951, Terracina has combined his skill at photography with that at making the fascinating masks, which he duplicates from the origi­ nal by making huge enlargements of the detail of the figures. Ac­ cordingly, Terracina has shipped on several Isthmian Far East and 'round the world runs to accumu­ late suitable photos. Ceylon Models The two examples of the art en­ tered in the contest originate on a temple in Ceylon, which he pho­ tographed while ashore on a re­ cent voyage. The life-size masks are made of papier mache composition, and feature painted cue-balls as eyes and assorted bits and scraps of wire and metal for the hair and head-dress. LOGs Used Too Papier mache is a substance made of bits of paper mixed with glue and other materials, which is molded into shape when moist and becomes hard and strong when dry. Appropriately, several back issues of the SEAFARERS LOG have found their way into the mixture during the process. Actually, Terracina's mask-mak­ ing started as a hobby and blos­ somed iiito a money-making side- I^ which he notes while making his photograph on the scene. The idea of the using cue-balls as eyes, he notes, arose when he found there was no other cheap but durable material available with a smooth, curved surface that would take painC As it is, one cue-ball split in half takes care of each mask, providing the figurek is limited to two eyes. .v... Photo at top shows figures mounted on Ceylonese temple which Terracina visited during his travels on SIU ships and photographed with emphasis on detail of the carvings. Bottom photo features some of the papier mache masks made by Terracina reproducing figures from other Oriental temples. Cartoon History Of The SIU • The SIU's first venture into movie-making, "The Battle of Wall Street," was previewed in May, 1949. Filmed by the SIU during the 1948 strike of AFL United Financial Employees against the Stock and Curb Exchanges in NY, it depicted the major role played by Seafarers in the fiercely-fought .; figures have been used as decora­ tions in stage shows, night clubs and other recreation spots and have been displayed in exhibits as far as 20 years back. Keeps 'Em Coming But the inventive Seafarer is continually making new ones, either to satisfy a curiosity as to what it turns out like or on order as a shpw or club decoration. The SttI 'Goes HoUywood* Hailed as a stirring example of inter-union coopera­ tion, the SIU film quickly won raves from all over the US, It showed actual scenes photographed during the 32-day walkout, in which 1,100 financial workers were "daily bolstered on the plcketlines by hundreds o£,wbite-j»iipe4 Seafarqra,. No. 63 Still being shown to union audiences all over the world, the film highlighted the SIU policy of aiding other unions in all legitimate beefs. Meanwhile, pro­ duction went ahead on a new Union-sponsored movie, "This Is The SIU," depicting growth since 1938, which wag previewed in July. �Vice Tea' SEAFARERS May 14. 1954 LOG wmr REPORTS when the crew re-crewed. It is Galveston: of labor and the SIU. Incidentally, Savannah: suggested that these books be this Governor was once a seaman locked up when the ship lays up himself, having sailed as AB in so that the shore gang and the the last war from the Mobile area. people aboard the ships won't find Our second victonous candidate it so easy to pick up these books. was Senator John Spa;:kman who All is quiet on the Sa\'annah Along these same lines, it has been Shipping in the port for the past Shipping in the port for the last also won a clear majority and his couple of weeks was considered record speaks for itself as far as front.of the shipping world. We brou^t to my attention that shore- two weeks has been very slow, but good with approximately 107 men labor is concerned. As long as do not know what to expect for the side people are bringing libraries we look for the grain elevators to chipped to offshore jobs and 133 men of his calibre are in the US future, but we are hoping for the to the ships and leaving books, but soliciting the crews for donations start humming soon and the em­ shipped to various relief jobs in Senate, labor can rest assured that best. Ships in transit were the J. B. to carry on this work. As you ployment picture for the area * and around the harbor. We had a their interests are protected. Waterman of Waterman; Seatrains know, the SIU does not approve of should look better. total of nine payoffs, seven signOur third major candidate. State Savannah and New York of Sea- any of these "can shakers" aboard ons, plus three ships in transit, No'ship paid off and only one all in all making for a good two Senator Garett Van Antwerp, also train; Southport and Southstar of our ships. ship signed on, the Salem Mari­ swept in with his opponent con­ South Atlantic; Robin Goodfellow weeks. Ships In Transit time of Cities Service. ceding the election hours before of Seas, and the Strathbay of Ships paying off included the Ships in transit included the Ships in-transit included the following: Cavalier, Pointer, Po­ the total vote was cast. This elec­ Strathmore. Andrew Jackson, Choctaw, Yaka Alexandra of Carras, the Del An item of interest to Seafarers and Kyska, all of Waterman. laris, Roamer, Pennant, Clipper, tion ' held particular interest for Viento of Missis­ ^jl of Alcoa; John C of Atlantic Labor as the defeated candidate who know Savannah is that the Among the oldtimers on the sippi, the Val was the author and sponsor of Seamen's Bethel, operated by the Carriers: and Claiborne and Mon­ beach are £. Matte, C. Gates, L. Chem of "Valen­ the infamous "right-to-work" bill Savannah Ports Society, is suspend­ Knickerbocker, J. Parks, A. Gonarch of the Sea of Waterman. tine, the Edith which was passed in Alabama a ing operations at the end of the Signing on were the Pointer, calves, W. Leuschner, M. Lipkin, of Bull and the year or so back. The new state month. In 1928 Mr. Penfield, the F. Murray, A. W. Brown, H. Wal­ Polaris, Roamer, Clipper of Al­ Seatrains New senator has promised that he will leading silversmith in Savannah coa, and the Chickasaw, Fairisle ler, L. Ashley and J. P. Gavin. Jersey, Georgia, and Peninsular, Mariner of Water­ do all in his power to amend or and a lay preacher, left a sum of Brothers in the marine hospital Louisiana and man. In transits were Alice repeal this law, if possible, so as money for the erection of a house include O. Gustavsen, P. S. Yuzon, Texas of Sea* Brown, Antinous, Steel Rover. All not to hurt the parties that played for the rehgiousr worship of seamen C. Neumaier, J. Chils, H. Y. Choe, train Lines. payoffs, sign-ons, and intransit such a big part in his success.-Our in the port. This was known as the C. Coburn, Wi Daspit, J. Perreira, Old t i m e r a heartiest congratulations go out to Penfield Mariner's Church. In 1843 Marcet ships were in good shape with no E. H. Murar, J. D. Roberson, S. now on the beach these friends of labor in their vic­ it was incorporated into what is Sue, A. Keller and A. Seegmiller. beefs on any of them. include J. Haynes, W. E. Wilkertories, and we pledge our con­ known ^ as the Savannah Ports Fair Prospects Tom Banning son, D. Fisher, A. Sandino, H. tinued cooperation and support in Society/ To the present day the Prospects for the coming two their coming years of office. San Francisco Fort Agent Cantwell, E. Magers, E. Samrock, Society operated a program of weeks look fair with Waterman W. Brightwell, D, Patterson, P. service to seamen providing a home Election Powers taking one ship out of the idle Scanlin, W. Vickers, A. Marcet, ashore. In 1953 the Society's build­ Boston: Labor in this area, and the SIU status she has been in to crew F. Davis, R. Perry, J. Kom and sometimes next week. This is the in particular, has shown the poli­ ing was disposed of and it moved B. Luna. to the second floor on the corner Lafayette, which has been here ticians that they can make them­ In the marine hospital are of Bay and Abercorn Streets. Rev. for some time. In addition, the selves heard and felt in the elec­ Brothers J. Sneil, Oliver S. Flynn, The candidates that we Pearson, the director, says that the John C will take replacements tions. W. Bargone, A. Villareal, J. Marafter her payoff and the following supported and have won and even money derived from the sale of the kopolo, E. McKendre, G. Ekelund, house in 1953 will be held intact Shipping has picked up in the the ones that we fought against chips are due to hit the port either in transit or for payoffs; the De- have gained respect for the SIU until the Society can build a small Port of Boston in the past two H. L. "Williams, L. Albritton, C. Eoto, Wild Ranger, Claiborne, and their manner of all-out sup­ modern home for seamen in the weeks and we hope- it will continue Barbisa, J Dudley, W. W. Fassett; future. to be fair in the future. There is J. Slocum and J. L. Fotonet. Lafayette, Iberville, Warhawk and port of their chosen candidates. Men in the marine hospital are Splash Day in Galveston was no way of knowing, but we can Monarch of the Sea, all of Water­ Rumbles of discontentment celebrated on May 1st and 2nd man; and the Pilgrim, Corsair, among the rank-and-file of the P. Bland, F. Paylor, R. B. Mc- always hope for the best. Ranger, Patriot and Cavalier, of local ILA longshoremen have Corkel, J, Littleton, P. Jakubcsak, We've been keeping the fellows with the weather on the somewhat W.'C. Bedfood, J. B. Sellers, M. Alcoa. reached the open rebellion stage busy up here for the past few wintry side. In fact, it was the Also around the hall'is Brothdr with a rank-and-file committee Goings, C. L. Middleton, T. D. weeks. Every able-bodied man who coldest Splash Day on record and J. C. Keel who joined the SIU in circulating letters and asking for Adams, R. Carrelgon, H. C. Kemp wants to work is working at the the coldest May 1st in 78 years. and S. N. Hurst. 1945 and is mar­ comments from the rest of the present time and we hope the situ­ Keith Alsop Jeff Morrison ried, has three ILA longshoremen in this area ation prevails indefinitely. Galveston Fort Agent Savannah Port, Agent children and cur­ with a view towardis reaffiliating The following ships paid off in i t 5. rently makes his with the AFL. These longshore­ the past two weeks: Queenston $'4 4' home in Atmore, men who have the interest of the Heights of Seatrade; Chiwawa, Lo­ Seattle: Alabama, which working man at heart have come San Francisco: gans Fort and Winter Hill of Cities is about fifty from the rank-and-file of the Service, and Ann Marie of Bull. miles from this locals themselves appealing to the Sign-ons in the same period were port. Brother membership for action to place all the same vessels but the Ann Keel has been them back in the AFL family Marie, while in-transit vessels were shipping from where they belong and can be Keel Shipping is about back to normal the Raphael Semmes, Iberville, Shipping in the Port of Seattle this area for protected. This campaign seems and things look very good for the Bienville and Chickasaw of Water­ has been very good for the past two some time and believes that the to be gathering momentum all the future in this port. man and the Steel Scientist of weeks and the future looks bright. improvements in working condi­ time and we have been contacted Paying off was the Gateway City Isthmian. Wheat seems to be moving out to tions gained for the Seafarers by numerous longshoremen asking of Waterman which signed on again The body of William M. Lewis, the Far East (Japan). over the years he has belonged us for help in getting lined up. as did the Longview "Victory of Jr., of Barnstable, a Boston harbor Ships paying off included the can't be beat. He is also high in This Is an indication that the rank- "Victory Carriers and the Madaket pilot, who drowned with a com­ Liberty Bell of Tramp Cargo and his praise of the maternity bene­ and-file members of the longshore­ of Waterman. panion last January when seas the Tagalam of Seatrade. fit as he believes it helps a fellow men realize that their interests Speaking of signing ships, it has swamped their dory near Graves The Liberty Bell came in with when the chips are down and he can best be protected' and their come to my attention that in the Light, was washed ashore on needs help. In between trips his leaders in this move can be as­ past few days when signing Nahant rocks yesterday. The body a lot of dissension among the crew favorite sport is baseball and he sured that the AFL stands ' ready ships that have been laid up, the was found by Louis Letourneau of with charges and counter-charges spends all his time watching to help them on any and all of Log library has not been taken Nahant, a purple heart veteran of being presented to the port agent. The results of the trial committee games when hopie. their problems. re of properly. Books were not Korea. have not been handed down at this None of our brothers in this James Sheehan Cal Tanner put away by the crew with the writing. It seems that more ship­ area seem to be hospitalized ex­ Mobile Port Agent Boston Fort Agent result that these books were gone board meetings and less weightcept Willie Reynolds who is still throwing on ships would keep down in the New Orleans marine hospi­ hard feelings among crews. tal. Brother Fred Diekow was in a local hospital for a couple of Ships signing on included the days having a brain operation, but Kyska of Waterman, the Seagarden Is now discharged and will be of Peninsula Navigation, the Ocean ready in a few weeks to go to sea. Betty of Ocean Transportation and WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. FORT WILL1AM....118>A Syndicate Ave. the Western Trader of Western On the Beach SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone; 3-3221 Ernest Tllley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Well, a few of the oldtimers on BALTIMORE 103 Durham St. Navigation. 14 North Gay St. HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone; 6591 Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4540 SECRETARY-TREASURER the beach now include the follow­ Those in-transit in the past two TORONTO. Ontario 872 King St. E. Paul Hall BOSTON 276 State St. ing brothers: I>avid Ramirez, R. C. James EMpire 4-5719 weeks were the Massmar of Calmar ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 Robert VICTORIA, BC 61754 Cormorant St. Matthews Joe Algina Steele, W. E. Phurrough, J. D. GALVESTON Empire 4531 and the Yaka and Andrew Jackson 21st & Mechanic Claude Simmons Joe Volpian VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. of Waterman. Phone 2-8448 Morgan, Chester Spinks, R. E. Mc- Keith Alsop. Agent William Hall Pacific 7824 1419 Ryan St. Natt, D. Bisset, R. G. Barrett, LAKE CHARLES. La SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Oldtimers on the beach Includo Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 SUP Phone 6346 C. H. Trippe, Robert Trippe, H. MOBILE BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. D. Butts, C. Gardner, L. Myers, M. 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Fossett and Fred Diekow. Phone: 545 Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 ' Phone 5-8777 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. Deliano, J. Rockko and H, Braun523 BienvlUs St. PORTLAND Well, our big news this week is NEW ORLEANS 028 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 stein. Lindsey Williams. Agent Beacon 4336 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague the sweeping victories won by SIUMagnoUa 6112-6113 lUCHMOND. CALIF Quebec Phone; 2-7078 257 5th St. In the marine hospitals are S. 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn supported candidates in the elec­ NEW yoRK 177 Prince William St. Phone 2599 SAINT JOHN HYacinth 96600 SAN FRANaSCO NB Phone) 2-5232 Johannessen, C. R. Johnson and tions held May 4, 1954. Jim Fol- NORFOLK ..450 Harrison St. 127-129 Bank St. Douglas 2-8363 R. B. Barnes. cora swept in to the Governor's Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 2706 1st Ave. Great Lakes District PHILADELPHIA 837 Mark« St! SEATTLE Summer has finally arrived, and office by a clear majority over S. Main 0290 CarduUo. Agent ' Market 7-1635 133 W.. Fletcher Mianii has had nothing on Seattle, 450 Harrison St. WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA the other fix candidates for that SAN FRANCISCO Phone; 1238W T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY •,..... 180 Main St. at least for the past week or so. office. This is Folsom's fecond ^rty BrelthoiT, West Coast Representative NEW YORK..... 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Phone; Cleveland 7391 .734 Lakeside Ave.. NE term as Governor of Alabama and J>UERTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 STorllng 8-4671 CLEVELAND The new SUP hall has opened Phone 2-5996 Phone: Main 16147 we supported him in truei SIU SAVANNAH and we expect to move in any day ...3 Abercorn St. DETROIT.., . . .1038 3rd St. Cancidian District Jeff Morrison. Agent J>hone 3-1728 Headquarters Phone: .Woodward 16857 now. style all the Way as his^ previous SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. MONTRytL St, James St. West DULUTH.... 531 W. Michigan St. ElUott 4334 record as Governor of the state Jeff GUlette, Agent ^ If Gillette PLateau 8161 Phone; Melrose 26110 TAMPA 1809-1?U, N. FrankUn St. HALIFAX N.8.. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 98nd lK9f|l!0)«e4 true frli|ndd (Biff Whlt«^gent PhoM «-l383: Mobile: SlU ImporanI Faeior In Alabama Elections Splash Bay Freezes Dver Bewn in Texas Seamen's Landmark Snspending Operatlens Shipping Pickup Keeps Beslen A Busy Pert Ships' Libraries Gel Lost During Layups Wheat Going To Japan Koops Soaltio Busy �SEAFARERS XOO 'May 14. 1954 Pace Elevea POHTREPORJS New York: Headquarters Port Is Relurniiig To Normal The Port of New York has had more activity in" the past two weeks than we have had since before the waterfront tie-up, and we can as­ sure you it was a welcome change for both the membership 'on the beach and the port officials, al­ though the su]^ply of men on the beach is still greater than the de­ mand for 'replacements. Shipping Is getting back closer to normal and we expect it to improve even more after the waterfront situation is cleared upi. This, of course, can­ not be fuliy acconlplished until after the NLRB election to Le held • on May 26. We feel confident that the AFL will win an overwhelming victory ' In this election and the conditions and wages which the working long­ shoremen have been striving for. When this has been accomplished we will have then seen the end of the trouble and strife on the New Yorlt waterfront and a guarantee of a better future for all of us to enjoy. Payoffs We paid off . a total of 21 ships in the past two weeks, signed five on foreign articles and serviced 20 in-transit, vessels. Paying off were the Steel Ar­ tisan, Steel Flyer and Steel Re­ corder of Isthmian; Seatrains Lou­ isiana, Savannah, Texas, Georgia and New York of Seatrain; Bea­ trice, Elizabeth, Kathryn and Su­ zanne of Bull; Badger Mariner of South Atlantic; Alexandra of Carras; Jefferson City Victory of Vic­ tory Carriei-s; Val Chem of Val­ entine; Government Camp, Bents Fort, Fort Hoskins and Bradford Isiand of Cities Service; and the Beauregard of Waterman. Ships signing on Were the Robin Goodfellow and Robin Mowbray of Seas; Steel Artisan of Isthmian; Jefferson City Victory of Victory Carriers and the Beauregard of Waterman. In-Transit Vessels In-transit vessels were the Steel Fabricator, Steel Seafarer, Steel Scientist and Steel Worker of Isthmian; Sea Cliff of Coral; De Soto, Bienville, Iberville, Raphael Semmes, Chickasaw and Alawai of Waterman; Frances, Marina and Ann Marie of Bull; Alcoa's Ranger and Puritan; Calmar and Seamar of Calmar; and Seatrain's New Jersey and Louisiana. These ships came in with only minor beefs which were settled aboard ship with very little argu­ ment. The delegates on all of these ships are to be commended for the fine job they are doing as are the crews for carrying out their jobs in SIU style. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. ' i. New Orleans: X. Shipping Oullook Is Very Bright On GuH . Reporting from down here is a pleasure as the shipping outlook is much brighter than it has been in quite a few reports. As a matter of fact, more men were shipped to regular jobs in the past two weeks than registered to ship by a pretty wide margin. The outlook for the coming two weeks is also bright with eight scheduled pay offs and none of them scheduled for lay up. All will head out again on regular ru^. The nunor about the Del Aires crevrtng up has come dhS mni gR indicatidB«fe she may crew up before the end of the month. We are in receipt of several ap­ plications by members who are buying homes and are unable to fill them in properly as we do not have the full particulars. We are only too glad to help all members when they give the Union for refer­ ence, but we wish they would let us know in advance in order that we can fill the forms in properly. Anyone who gives the Union as a reference is urged to get in touch with the Union in advance in order that the forms can be filled in with the proper recommendations in order that these loans can go through. Vote File We are getting up files here in New Orleans of all members liv­ ing in the State of Louisiana so that we can have a complete record of members in order to keep in.touch with them when necessary, and also to have a complete file for voting purposes. Having these complete files here in New Orleans will be a great factor in coming elections and will give us the re­ spect of those who in the past have looked down on us. All SIU members who live in the State of Louisiana and have not filled in cards here in N O are urged to contact the dispatcher here in order that cards can be filled in to complete our records. In checking-our files we have found members who are eligible to vote, but are not registered to vote. Only by being able to vote can a man exercise his rights and become part of the community where he can argue for his rights on equal levels with any and all who make up the community where he lives. All members who are eligible to vote are urged to register in order that they can be counted when the time comes to stand up and be counted. Payoffs Ships paying off were the Alcoa Pioneer of Alcoa; Del Viento, Del Norte and Del Campo of Missis­ sippi; Antinous of Waterman; J. B. Kulukundis of Martis, and the Paoli of Cities Service. Ships signing on were the Alcoa. Pioneer'of Alcoa; Del Norte and Del Alba of Mississippi; Alice Brown of Bloomfield, and J. B. Kulukundis of Martis. In-transit vessels were Alcoa Corsair, Patriot, Cavalier and Polaris of Alcoa; Steel Recorder of Isthmian; Del Alba of, Mississippi: Seatrains New York and Savannah of Seatrain; Afoundria, Chickasaw, Arizpa, Claiborne and Monarch of the iSea (Waterman); Alice - Brown and Marie Hamil of Bloomfield and the Southstar of South Atlantic. Llndsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Baltimore: Clean Payoffs Mark Perl Of Ballimore Shipping in this monumental city of ours has been very slow for the past few weeks.^We only shipped 125 men. The outlook for the next couple of weeks looks as though we will continue on the slow bell. There were quite a few men who were on the beach here, that took off for the City of Brotherly Love due to the fact it seems as though that port is in the "boom area." We are thankful'that Philadelphia has had this spurt in shipping as it has relieved some of the pressure in our port. So as the aforementioned figures indicate, I wouldn't advise any of the mem­ bers to come here unless they can see their way clear to stick around a month or so. At this time, I would like to thank the membership for the way they have been bringing the ships into the Port of Baltimore. As the ships paying off here have all been clean. We do have a few hours pending in the black gang on the Logans Rohring Fort; also a cou­ ple of hours on the Oremar which we are certain will be settled to the satisfaction of the members involved. These OT disputes have been forwarded to New York and we should have the clarifications returned here shortly. These are the only outstanding beefs in the port at the present time. We had the following ships pay­ ing off here in the past two weeks: Trojan Seaman of Troy; Petrolite of Tanker Sag; Santore, Venore, Feltore, Cubore and Marore of Ore; Sweetwater of Metro Petro; Lone Jack and Council Grove of Cities Service; Mae and Evelyn of Bull; Steel Admiral of Isthmian; Ragnar Naess of Seatransport; Azalea City df Waterman; Mankato Victory of Victory Carriers; Strathbay of Strathmore and Oremar of Calmar. Signing On Ships signing on were the Steel Seafarer, Steel Admiral and Steel Flyer of Isthmian; Santore, Feltore, Cubore and Marore of Ore; Lone Jack and Council Grove of Cities Service; Azalea City of Waterman; Strathbay of Strathmore and the Oremar of Calmar. In-transit vessels were Antinous, Bienville and De Soto of Water­ man; Portmar, Beth-Coaster, Alamar and Calmar of Calmar; Rosario, Edith and Hilton of Bull; Robin Mowbray and Robin Trent of Seas; Steel Rover and Steel Shipping Figures Recorder of Isthmian; Alcoa Puri­ tan and Alcoa Runner of Alcoa and the Trinity of Carras. I expect to see quite a few of the old-timers around this port in the very near future because, as you know, we are really big league now. Our Baltimore Orioles haven't been winning many games, but they sure have been scaring the daylights out of the opposition. I think before vei-y long, we will be winning instead of losing more of these heart-break games. We also have the Preakness coming up here at Pimlico, at old hill-top, which draws the public from all over the country. So if you fellows have plenty of old green stuff and a few leisure days, I am sure that you will be more than welcome. Also the weather is most favorable for these activities. Headquarters has been looking over the new building, and they were favorably impressed with the progress that was being made to­ ward the completion of the build­ ing. I "understand that they will return to Baltimore' for another inspection on June I and that in my report of June 2 I will be able to tell you just when we are mov­ ing into the new hall and give you further details on the whole set-up. Retail Sales Begin To those of you who are ac­ quainted with the Sea Chest in the Port of Baltimore, it is now open for retail business and if there is any gear or other accessories that you may need, the boys at the Sea Chest are ready and willing to serve you. By buying at the Sea Chest you not only receive better merchandise, but save yourself money, too. The Sea Chest also has In operation a Traveler's Check set-up whereby you can purchase same from them, which is another added service that you should take advantage of. Members in the hospital for the last period are Wm. D. Kenny, Oscar Pierson, Hebert Grant, Earl Brittain, Frank Gilman, Thomas Ankerson, Tony Mastantuno, Lucien Elie, Sa™"®! Doyle, Ralph Palmer, George Piponis. Gustav Svensson, Algot Bogren, Robert L. Lambert, Walton Hudson, Jessie A. Clarke, Harvey J. Traxler, James JMacunchuck, Hinrich Wiese, Karl V. Kristensen, James Dodson, and Rosario Copani. On the -beach with us is Brother George Rohring, who has been a member since 1938. He was a mem­ ber of the old ISU and has been in organized labor since 1926. He said we have gone a long way in a short period of time and knows that we will continue to do so as long as we continue to have the same kind of leadership in the future that we have had in the past. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent April 21 to May 5 REG. REG. REG. TOTAL PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. Boston 25 19 8 52 79 297 New York 112. 106 165 50 Philadelphia 71 44 230 64 Baltimore 88 78 9 32 Norfolk 14 9 44 14 Savannah 19 11 60 18 Tainpa 19 2S 113 34 MobUr 48 SS 177 65 New Orleana 85 47 56 13 Galveston 25 18 115 28 Seattle . .> 80 84 23 San Franciaco :............. 18 18 20 8 .'.IVilminotOB .. 9 • 8- . SHIP. DECK 15 52 42 45 1 8 4 57 75 15 81 38 0 Philadelphia: Fop Shipping Gtears Out All Replaeemente This is the second week of con­ tinued boom in shipping in the port of Philadelpihia. We have cleaned the hall out these past two weeks. We had to send out ships light for unrated men to Baltimore. We don't know why, but it seems that ships are all headed for the City of Brotherly Love. Maybe we finally got around to finding out what brotherly love means. All the regular Philadelphia boys have shipped out—that is all except Danny Piccerelli. . The only reason he doesn't ship is that he is on the matrimonial path again and cannot leave long enough to take a ferry from here across the river and Piccerelli back. He is think­ ing of retiring his book, but the bets around here are ten to one that he will be waving goodbye on a ship going down the Delaware River before long. One of the btheis hanging around Philly, of course, is the old standby. Moon Mullins. His reason is definitely not matrimonial. Everyone is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the AFL-ILA vote against the old ILA. The bet so far as we can see is three to one in favor of the AFL-ILA, the only trouble is there aren't many old ILA takers. A. S. Carduilo Philadelphia Port Agent t. i. i. Lake Charles: Cities Service Ships Keep La. Peri Active Things have real'y been on the slow beil here for the past two weeks and the outlook for the com­ ing two weeks is only fair. At present we have about 100 men around here, enough to fill any expected orders. Calling in this area were the Cantigny, Bents Fort, French Creek, Fort Hoskins, Council Gtove, Winter Hill, Bradford Island and Government Camp of Cities Service. Rumors are flying thick and fast as to what's due in here, but no one really knows or can rely on them. At our last meeting we had • good turnout and the boys really did a bang-up job, discussing every­ thing of interest to our union. As far as labor goes around here, we're all fighting the "right-towork" bill which is coming up for a vote soon. We're sure of defeat­ ing it, but we won't rest until that's an accomplished fact. SHIP. SmP. TOTAL Top Cook ENG, STEW. SHIPPED According to his size, brother 29 8 6 Ezeb Manuel is a good advertise­ 66 54 172 ment for his cooking. He usually 35 39 sails as chief steward or cook and 116 from all reports really puts out th* 34 49 128 grub. He hails from nearby Basile, 0 4 3 La., and thinks the Union is just 8 3 16 the greatest. 5 14 5 On the beach at the present time 60 54 171 are L. Weems, T. Weems, ftL Launey, P. Brady, C. I. Copper, 63 88 206 L. W. Cartwright, F. Reese. A. 8 32 9 Fruge, R. Lyle. R. Bohn, B. Tol48 39 148 bert, M. Ward, E. W. Anderson, U 28 95 H. Horn,. J. - Manuel and R. •, 9 1 Myers. 1 '^Leroy Clarke Lake Gbtflpt tUAC t,'^| �SEAFARERS Face Twelve May 14. 1954 LOG THE IN THE WAKE Henry Hudson, the explorer, was English, not. Dutch as many sup­ pose. The impression, which is quite general, that he was Dutch arose from the faet that his third voyage, in the Half Moon, was un­ dertaken under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company, and Dutch writers usually spell his name Hendrik. Hudson's first two voyages of exploration were made for a British association known as the Muscovy Company. He under­ took the third voyage for the Dutch with the idea of finding a passage to China, and it was on this trip, in 1609, that he explored New York Bay and the river which bears his name. t 4" 4- The material which we call rub­ ber was not known in Europe be­ fore the voyages of Columbus. The first probable mention of what was later called rubber occurs in an account written by Columbus after his second trip, in which he tells of the "bouncing balls" with which the people of Haiti amused them­ selves. However, no really satis­ factory use for "elastic gum," as It was then called, was found un­ til 300 years later, when a chemist discovered that rubber was an ex­ cellent material for rubbing out pencil marks, and the first eraser was born. :. ^ ^i: •i' t '.::f MEET THE INQUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER Lethe, meaning forgetfulness, whose waters were believed to pos­ sess such properties that anyone Question: Are you satisfied with who drank them forgot about all of the past. Eventually, due to the the mail service you get on SIU ships? comparison between this forgetful state and that of a deep slumber, Pete Drevas, wiper: I would say ancient Greek physicians gave the I was pretty satisfied with the mail name lethargia to a certain disease situation aboard characterized by extreme drowsi­ SIU »ships, but ness, from which stems the pres­ then again I am ent-day word lethargy. In their no example. X turn, the Romans took the mean­ really don't get ing of the myth about the river much mail so, more implicitly and, reasoning therefore, I would that total and lasting forgetfulness satisfy easily. Of came only with death, coined the course, if I were word lethalis (now lethal), meariprovided with a ing deadly or fatal. daily racing form I'd never have to leave the ship. 4 4 4 JOHN SANTOS, bosun The pay was $7.50 a week and sailing days were interrupted dur­ the hours were long. Overtime? ing World War I when he seiwed That's a joke, it didn't exist. The as a sergeant in Marine Aviation food Tan from poor to stuff you with overseas .service in Guam and couldn't eat and was served in any­ Port au Prince, Haiti. Remembering well the old days, thing that would serve the pur­ pose. A number 10 can cut in half Santos has long been a union served as a tureen, ^ore times member, having been in the old than not there wasn't enough food Sailors Union ana. the ILA. He and if you missed chow you were has been an SIU member since out of luck. There was no crock­ 1939. During the great strike of ery or linen as they have today May 5, 1921, he was aboard the Gordon of the Merchant Miners aboard ships. when it was docked at Savannah, Ferry Boat Berth Ga. and hit the bricks with his These are just some of the shipmates in that bitter fight. memories of Bosun John Santos, During the war, he served 50, of the days in 1916 when he aboard the Robin Hood of Seas first received his AB papers for Shipping and the Alcoa Patriot of inland waters. Alcoa on trips to South -Africa. He first sailed as a coal passer His part in the war was a quiet in the black gang on the old ferries one, Santos said, although while that plied between Nantucket and on the Alcoa Patriot the ship was New Bedford. "Sometimes the chased by a'submarine and forced food was so bad on the ship I to duck through the Straits of couldn't eat it. Since we were Magellan on a trip home from Port coming into New Bedford every­ Said. day, my mother would bring hot Nightly Bombing coffee and a lunch down to the He also saw his share of bomb­ ship so that I could have a decent ing. When his ship and others me^l," Santos said. Born in Portsmouth, HI, and were docked at Port Said, the raised on a farm in New Bedford, Germans, then in nearby Alexan­ Mass., he first ran away from dria, would regularly come over home when he was 13 years old to each evening at 9:15 PM to bomb work in a lumber camp in Ver­ the docks. Married for 32 years with two mont. sons and a daughter, Santos makes Ships On Whaler At 15 he shipped aboard the his home in New Bedford, Mass. and prefers to ship as a carpenter square-rigger Charles Morgan as a on the Steel ships on around the sail boy on a whaling voyage to world trips for Isthmian. He is a South America. A sail boy was veteran of seven complete around about the equivalent of a cabin the world trips at present. boy. There were no wages, only One of his sons plans to follow what they felt like giving you for in his dad's footsteps as a Sea­ your trouble, Santos recalls. farer, although he has been ad­ The trip was interrupted just vised against it, Santos says. At seven weeks out when notice was present one of his sons who is received that the ship had been just out of the service is waiting sold and it returned to port. to get his papers for firemanThe famous whaler Charles Mor­ watertender from the Coast Guard. gan now lies in the museum at Recalling the days when he Mystic, Conn., as a vivid reminder first started sailing and the of the days -when whalers from changes and benefits brought New Bedford .were well known about by the SIU he feels that throughout the world. perhaps too many Seafarers fail Santos has worked during the to appreciate the advantages sea­ better part of his 28 years at men enjoy as the result of Union sea as an AB and bosun. His. early gains through the years. 4 4 4 Mariners and travelers to south­ Dick Nauman, OS: I think the ern Egypt returned to ancient mail service is very efficient aboard Greece with the first accounts of ship. I have never fabulous race of dwarfs who had any troubles lived along the upper Nile. These or complaints, at dwarfs, it was said, were so small least, although I that they were in constant battle can't speak for with the cranes, constantly on everyone. On -the guard against being seized and whole, though, I swallowed.' At a loss for a name think the Union for them, they were called pyg- takes care of the maios by Greek historians, be­ mailing situation cause these people were said to be pretty well and no taller than the length of a keeps most, of the men satisfied man's arm from the elbow to the when they're away from home. knuckles, and pygme'was the term 4 4 4 for that unit of length. The word Ed Tcsko, AB: On the whole, I 4 4 4 eventually became pygmy, which would say yes, but there are ex­ Built in 1854, the James Baines is how we know it today. ceptions to that featured a figurehead like no other statement. Some 4 4 4 afioat. Instead of a graceful lady ports will forward Statistics and interesting facts as a figurehead, this ship carried a your mail and statue of her red-haired owner on about whales are always cropping some will not. her bow, complete from drooping up, the latest in a recently-pub­ This arrangement whiskers and chimney-pot hat to lished book about the giant mam­ could be better peg-top trousers. She had a record mals. According to the author, whereby the pro­ the length of an average whale is 13.000 square yards of sail area cedure would be and, on her first voyage from Bos­ about that of a railway car ... A standardized. It ton to Liverpool, which she made whale's flukes would make a good could be im­ in 12'/^ days, she was timed as pair of wings for a fighter plane proved a bit on several counts, but making 20 knots as she raced . . . Its tongue would overload a it is all right overall. along the Irish coast. This was fair-sized truck and it woul^ take 4 4 4 twice as fast as the Liberty ships six very strong men to lift its Henry Simmons, cook: I sure am. heart . . . The whale's skull Is the built in World War II and still in satisfied with the mail aboard ship, size and weight of an average auto­ use today. all I want to do mobile, but the brain on the inside is get aboard one 4 4 4 is not much bigger than the car­ According to Greek mythology, buretor. An elephant could walk •to get some mail. there was a river in the lower under Its up-ended jawbone with­ Sometimes the mail service world or region of Hades called out touching at any point. aboard the SIU vessels Is better than shoreside postal service. Of course, there Is always a delay in ACROSS DOWN The National War Labor Board 17. Swedish name 38. Cargoes from mail delivery when a ship is in a Duluth He pays the Ea.st mouth of 19. Play-for-pay approved the wage agreement boys 38. PreCivil War foreign port. bills Amazon 22. Quick Looks ship reached between John L. Lewis's An SIU district 2. 4 4 4 24. Suffer: Scot. 40. Satisfies East Light, as in 25. Long time for 43. Man's nick­ Harry Lundquist, bosun: I don't United Mine Workers and more Young salmon poker a voyage name see anything wrong with the mail- than 70 per cent of the soft-coal Natives of Attu 26. PLace for a 45. Jap diink 12. Russian iniand They carry figurehead 46. Passage into ing service industry, after a year-long contro­ sea fuel 27. Degree, as of Baltic 13. On the briney Employ aboard SIU ships. versy and general coal strike. speed 47. Amos' pal Bad thing for 28. City on 14. Be at anchor The mail delivery . . . US medium bombers, oper­ 48. Abner's chum ship Bosphorus 49. Swedish nick­ 15. Unusual 8. Confronted is fine, where the ating for the first time from 29. Frees name 16. Where ocean 9. Slipshod 33. High 50. Routes: Abbr. trouble lies, is at Britain, made a successful low-level 10. Pronoun meets land 11. Still the other end of attack on industrial targets at (Puzzle Answer On Page 25) 18. Sudden the line. Some­ Velsen, northern Holland, without SO. Large brown 2 3 seaweed ' times people just loss. The attacks foreshadowed SI. It catches won't write to stepped-qp bomber activity that 12 lobsters you and then no mounted in intensity in prepara­ 23. Sugar matter how good tion for the invasion of Europe. 26. Man in Jail 15 30. Cost of passage the mail service and forwarding 31. Cape 18 4 4 4 systems are, it won't help you. 32. Kind of SIU members were warned on 4 4 4 trapshooting Peter Gvozdich, bosun: The only censorship regulations by John 34. Baltic or Red time I ever encountered trouble Hawks, secretary-treasurer. Crew 35. Mr. Graham, of football with the mailing members were prohibited from any 37. He throws service was over attempt to evade censorship regula­ water around in Korea in 1950 tions, such as the carrying of let­ 3S. Goes about while aboard ters for themselves or others 41. What Sea Cl;e*t does ship. The letters without first submitting them to 42. Kind of tide were returned to censorship . . . The Communist 44 Where Juneau. the writers when Party of the United States, in con­ is What JIaine |, there was a mixvention in New York City, dis­ for up in forwarding solved that organization,. by vote 31. 32. Esfeimo knife the mail. I re­ of the 402 delegates from 44 States, 33. Krejeh anicle ceived some mail and became the . Communist Poiltl34. Supplemented 39. PanieJi, of two months after it was written, cal Association. It was one of the «««s4«.a . and after 1 got back hoinc to. the steps taken during the warttlme Ststefc' "honeymoon" to make the Party respectable and mask some of its underground activities. 4 4 4 Washington revealed thai on May 11, U S Army forces landed on the Island of Attu in the Aleutians . . . The Australian hos­ pital ship Centaur was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the Queensland coast. There were no patients on the ship, the report further stated . . . Berlin reported that the attack by Ameri­ can Flying Fortresses on Civitavec­ chia, 37 miles northeast of Rome, had claimed 174 victims killed and 300 injured. 4' 4 4 At Portland, Me., the widow of an SIU hero broke the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow of a new merchant ship, and with the simple benediction "I christen thee Joseph Squires," sent the freighter on its way to the seven seas. Just prior to the launch­ ing, an official representative of the Maritime Commission had made a posthumous award to Mrs.' Joseph Squires of Brooklyn, N Y, , df the Merchant Marine Distin­ guished Service Medal. The award was'for hqr husband's bravery at <C3»' ''''' i . 'V ' •**' -*•'' ' ijl 1^1.'|l.. . UClii •lij :• �May 14, 1954 SEAFARERS -S'long,' Sucker/' SEAFARERS « LOG May 14, I9B4 Vol. XVI, No. 10 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAXJI HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staffs Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN, NORMAN SMITH; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN QAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. The Gravy Train The latest proposal, eagerly embraced by the Maritime Ad­ ministration, that 81 Liberty ships be permitted to run away to low-wage foreign flags even though most of them are in hock to Uncle Sam up to their ears, indicates the haphazard and questionably way in which maritime policy is being ad­ ministered in Washington. Instead of being concerned about drafting a sound program for all segments of the industry including tramp operations, the US agency appears to be concerned only with covering up and getting off the hook. In order to do so, it is ready and willing to encourage addi­ tional cutthroat competition under runaway registry against responsible shipping companies under the US flag. Examination of the records show that a good number of the operators involved paid little or nothing on mortgages owed Uncle Sam for their ships in all the years they rode the gravy train. Now that things are slow because of the lack of US military cargoes, they are ready to take "their" ships (actually owned by the US Government) to greener pastures. The Maritime Administration says that this move is the only way the US can collect on mortgage money due. But if some of the operators were permitted to get away without paying in the past, it's hard to see how, once they are under foreign flag, that the Maritime Administration will be able to collect. Actually the Maritime Administration weakened rather than strengthened the merchant marine because it encour­ aged the fly-by-nighters to milk the profits out of their opera­ tions and let the rest go hang. The responsible tramp ship operators, who played it fair and square with the Govern-' ment and paid off their mortgages, were put at a considerable disadvantage accordingly. The SIU has consistently favored a program of aid to the maritime industry. But such aid should^be established on a regular basis, through legislation, for the promotion of Ameri­ can-flag shipping. Looking the other way while some ship­ owners tear up their bills is a pretty poor maritime program. Ji 3^ ^ Brass Vs. Seaman Abusive treatment of civilian seamen by military "officials in various areas has been documented before in the LOG, but the events on the Tagalam in Japan indicate there still is no end in sight. The part played by a Navy Intelligence Unit in Sasebo, with the Tagalam's skipper egging them on, centered around some machinery missing from the vessel, and the blanket ac­ cusation of guilt against the whole crew by the mast^. Later events, with the missing items already recovered and no evidence against the crew, dictated some prudence by the captain and the Navy in handling the matter from then on. Despite this, crewmembers were forced to be "mugged" by a Navy photographer jUst as if they were in a police line-up. Incidents like this don't help better already-poor relations between merchant seamen and the military. While it is re­ ported that the Defense Department has a new set of rules dealing with shore leave in areas under military control—a particular sore point—obviously a lot more has to be done. After all, we are on the same team. That $58,000 This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG contains a special sup­ plement listing $58,000 in unclaimed wages due a large group of Seafarers who worked at one time or another for the Mis­ sissippi Shipping Company. The amounts are small in some cases, but in others they run into several hundred dollars. Practically all of the money on the list represents retro­ active wages resulting from the Union's successful negotia­ tion of contract increases. ' Since the Unibn has always made a point of insisting on retroactivity, and the company is ob­ ligated to pay the mdney accordingly, Seafarers caii make both themselves arid the company hapjpy by collecting the cash that's rightfully theirs, Page Thlrteem LOG '-'1 LEHER of the WEEK Backs Plan For Accident Forms To the Editor: As regarding Stewart Hanks suggestion of hospital forms on ships, I say it would be another step forward by the SIU in its con­ stant fight to better the needs of its members as well as seamen in general. So many of our original ideas usually find themselves in other seamen's union contracts. The forms should contain the fol­ lowing information: What the cap­ tain and com­ pany agent did for the ailing sea­ man in regard to medical treatment; what meth­ od of repatria­ tion will be pro­ Wage increases in excess of vided after recov­ $500,000 a year were won by Hold­ ery if same takes ers and Foundry Workers affecting place abroad and employees of 54 shops in seven Doran further, what ef­ forts will be made for his imme­ Ohio cities and two in Indiana. The diate transfer to the States for basic agreement was negotiated by the union's Miami Valley Confer­ treatment. ence Board and the valley'? FounMany of our brothers become drymen's Association. It covered 22 sick aboard a ship out at sea and foundries in Cincinnati, Dayton sometimes in a foreign port, are placed in a hospital, and no more is and Hamilton. Other shops con­ formed to the same wage pattern. seen or heard of them until maybe six or nine months later. By then The increases also are reflected in the computation of vacation pay. some poor guy has been hunting his witness all over the earth, but 4- t passing, no doubt, like ships at sea. Two days off the job won a payProve Company Negligence boost of 20 cents an hour for 50 In many cases he is seeking this journeymen members of Plumbers witness not so much for monetary Local 66,'Dubuqpe, Iowa, first raise value, but to prove the negligence they've had in two years. Half the was the company's fault and not his increase has gone into effect, the so the company will owe him at other ten cents comes on August least his wages and he won't owe 1; Apprentices also benefited, start­ them a bill as a passenger. This ing at 54 percent of the scale and may seem far-fetched, but you woridng up to 90 percent the fifth should hear of some of the she­ year. Rates previously ranged from nanigans of some of the companies. 371/i to 75 percent. Also, the above-mentioned forms t> if if will provide an one-the-spot report New employees are entitled to of accident or nature of sickness while still fresh in the minds of all full holiday pay even during their concerned. first week on the job, a tripartite I would go further and suggest arbitration board ruled, upholding the forms be made in triplicate claims of Retail Clerks Local 324 with the captain keeping one, the in a dispute with. Safeway Stores second going to the brother and the in Santa Monica, Caiif. The award third going to Union headquarters. grants 52 hours pay for new em­ In this way no brother could be ac­ ployees who work 40 hours during cused of collusion or falsification. their first week on the job where As it now happens, the company a paid holiday is given all other agent and skipper send in their employees. reports and, while most agents and iiif captains send in comprehensive An agreement covering 18,000 reports, there is still to be reck­ members of the Brotherhood of oned with that small percentage Operative Potters has been reached who do not. course, not every skipper and by the union and the US Potters company agent is out to see that Association representing 18 com­ we get the short end of the stick, panies, it was announced in At­ but any Seafarer who doesn't take lantic City, NJ. It extends the care of himself in this day and wage scale and other provisions of age has only himself to blame. It the current contract, with improve­ is about time we did something ments, until Oct. 1, 1955. i, i, i, for ourselves now that we have the opportunity in this respect. Another of the -unions ousted Let Union Know from the CIO in 1949 as Commu­ It is my belief the hospital forms nist-dominated faces trouble. It is aboard shipsjwould help solve the the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work­ problem best for all of us. In any ers, whose secretary - treasurer, event, the original idea of Brother Maurice - E. Travis, has been or­ Hanks is worthy of our attention. dered to appear before the NLRR Let'$ all get behind the suggestion to answer charges that he filed a and make it a reality by having it false hon-Communist affidavit. The incorporated in^ our new Contract case is similar to one concerning now being formulated. Act now by Ben Gold, president of the Fur & letting your Union officials know Leather Workers, who will follow your stand. • Travis before the. NLRB. The Bill Doraji^,^ ;tfniyis pax plqcesion ROiiiO' ballots in representation elections and will no longer be able to bring unfair labor charges before the board. 4 4 4 Joining the 35-hour week parade of the CIO Lithographers is Local 1, New York, biggest in the union with 6,000 members. They'll have to wait until July 1, 1955, to get the shorter week at ho cut in pay, but those'on the "lobster shift," starting at midnight, will only .work 30 hours. The victory cli­ maxed a drive which began a year ago when the 4,000-member Chi­ cago local won the 35-hour week. Since then 18 other locals gained it, bringing the number of mem­ bers benefiting to approximately 15,000. 4 4 4 With the Newspaper Guild strike against the publisher of Wilkcs= Barre, Pa.'s morning and evening newspaper going into its fourth week, a strike-duration newspaper, the Valley News, is meeting with great success, selling out a 25.000edition run on the first day. It is staffed by Guild members receiving strike benefits and union scale is being paid to AFL printers from the closed dailies needed to pro­ duce the paper. 4 4 4 The American Federation of Grain Millers scored a resounding victory after a three-week strike which completely shut down 27 General >Iills plants in 21 cities from coast to coast. Retention of provisions regarding staggering of work week and deviation from nor­ mal schedules—main issue in the strike—was won when the firm dropped demands for changes in clauses of the union's master agreement which protected the members from having to work split and swing shifts without premium pay. 4 4 4" According to figures offered by some labor leaders, it is estimated that 440,000 men in coal, steel and transport are now completely un­ employed: 190,000 in steel, 100,008 in coal and 150,000 in the trucUng industry. In addition, there are some 300,000 men in the coal in­ dustry who are working only halftime. In the steel industry there are about 250,000 men working beIOWSRU average of four days per ' i«_i V'. »avi,»y .?« �SEAFARERS ' ivW. •••?v 'V*'-.- f'v i'v' ••'••.-' ---^ *^A'' . Mar 14. 1954 LOG May 14, 1954 SEAFARERS Pace Fifteea LOG -4 -A... - ^ m-m' Accounting for about one-foUrth of the total catch made by commercial fisherjihen from all 48 states and Alaska—well oyer one billion pounds of fresh fish each year —the 3,800 hardworking members' of the colorful Atlantic Fishermen's Union are all .part of the SIU's "Brotherhood of the Sea." Affiliated with the SIU of North America since 1941, the men who work the fishing fleets from New York to Rockland, Me., a tradition of excellent food in the flshing fleets. are part of a 300-year-old New England It's not unusual to have a $600 food bill for 17 tradition. The union histafy of the area men on a nine or ten-day trip. itself dates back almost 40 years to 1915, jHad To Work At Any Time the year of the first national maritime Before the union came on the scene, the men .1 ttnke, when the old Fishermen's Union of the Atlantic was organized. The ways of the fishing boats are altogether different, however. Tradition and age-old cus­ toms are well grounded into the working livei of the commercial fishermen. The merchant sea-' man is concerned with his cargo only when it endangers the safety of his ship and the lives of his shipmates and himself. His only other coilcern for it is that there be enough cargo moving in the first place to assure con. tinued shipping and a job for him when he wants it. Fishermen, on the other hand, are inti­ mately 'concerned with every phase of the Fat McHugh operation — from the time the boat loads stores before leaving port until the last pound of fish is sold when it returns. Earn Share of Net Profits Fishermen don't work for wages; they share in the net profits of a catch. If a boatload of fish is sold for $5,000, the owner takes 40 percent ($2,000), deducts the cost of oil, food, ice and the other running expenses of the boat from the bal­ ance and the rest is split up among the crew on a share basis. From his share, the owner pays the maintenance expenses of the boat, supplying the nets and other essential trawling gear. A deceht trip for one of the small boats will take in about, $10,000 worth of fish. During World War II, when consumption of fish skyrocketed due to the cost of meat, shares ran as high as $400 for a trip of ten days or less. The profits were high also due to the fact that the Navy took over many boats for conversion as minesweepers and that still others were themselves victims of mines and submarine attacks. This cut down the annual ^tch and boosted the demand further. The 500-odd boats manned by the union fish out of New York, Boston, Gloucester and New Bedford, Mass., and Portland and Rockland, Me. They are small diesel jobs of 50-100 tons in most of the ports, and range from 200-500 tons in the fleets out of Boston, which ranks as the major flshing port and boasts the most specialized ship­ ping and storage facilities. The boats are ex­ tremely compact and the living is intimate. Fishing is done mainly at George's Banks, lo­ cated 100 miles running east and west and 75-80 miles running north-south off Nantucket Island, Mass., and at the fabled Grand Banks southeast of Newfoundland which are about triple the size of George's Banks. The larger boats carry an average crew of 17 men; the smaller ones about 11. They carry one cook, with the galley generally located on deck over the engine room aft. Some of the smaller boats have the galley right in the foc'sle, where the men sleep in double-tiered bunks. There is I ' ;"' ?;• • - % •'I ®:; THE ATLANTIC FISHERMEN'S UNION (SIN) Fishermen RQA Jordan (top) and Maurice Fiore are framed by frozen spray aboard the trawler Maine, returning to Boston recently from the Grand Banks. Weather is a major enemy to flshing - heats,, with xneatf^f^ithe crews working out .on .deck 12 hours in every 2i, /if sa.j'1 .... n I .-^hoSuo'i W uuA ...... . M i« .a had to go out and work whenever the owne^or captain said so. The boat would come in to the pier, unload, shares would be parceled out and the men would have to ship out immediately the same night, without any time to go home. They now work six hours on, six hours off around the clock, and their union contract spells out the conditions under which they can work. Generally, a new trip can't get underway until they've had at least 24 hours off since completing discharge of the previous catch. In Boston, the men also get a minimum guarantee of $7 a day, flsh or no fish. Originally, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union was formed in 1937 when the National Maritime Un­ ion (CIO) entered the fishery field, but by the end of the same year the men voted to go AFL overwhelmingly and threw the Communist lead­ ers who hjad infiltrated the union out of their hall. Their attion was upheld later by the court and the fishermen received an AFL charter o'n Jan­ uary 17, 1938, several months before the SIUA&G Di.strict was organized. Three years later, a referendum vote brought them in the Seafarers, International Union. At the helm as secretarytreasurer in 1937, Pat McHugh has headed the union ever since, with headquarters in Boston. A major problem in the fishing industry, fre­ quently bringing hard times to the fishing fleets, is that if the fish are not running or a boat can't locate any schools of fish, it has to go back to port with a light load. Though packed in ice, the flsh wiil not keep too long. Experiments On Freezing Fish Accordingly, the Government is right now ex­ perimenting with a system of freezing fish immediateiy at sea. If this could be worked out, the boats could stay out as long as necessary to get a full load and make the trip pay, since they are too small ;to take existing refrigeration units. To­ day, most boats can only stay out about two weeks, and there is a nine-day limit imposed in the Summertime. The latest development in the industry is a "fish scope," a sort of reverse periscope, which has been adopted by some fleets. With this de­ vice, boats can cruise the fishing grounds and easily search the bottom. If there are no fish around, they can immediately head elsewhere without wasting valuable time. Two-way radio and loran to assist in navigation is universal on the fishing boats, some of which have added radar as well. But although the traditions.of the fishing fleets date back to colonial times, the native New Eng-* landers who used to man the bulk of them started giving up fishing 100 years ago because of the dangers involved. In the last century, immigration to the US brought thousands of fishing folk from Scan­ dinavia and Ireland, as well as Nova Scotians, to Boston, and today they make up a largp part of ttic crews of the New England fleets. Italians and Portuguese from the Azores fish out of his­ toric Gloucester these days, still using their old-world customs, but quick to act on any bee' like all good union men. The principal fishing port, Boston and its famed Fish Pier are shown jammed with a few of the 43 boats which unloaded a total catch of 2 million-odd pounds of sea food landed 'iH ............ wlfcV The Enterprise unloading in New York, at Fulton Fish Market. Crewmember Jack Johnson (without hat) works at scale on pier where fish are weighed. Fish are hauled up out of the hold of the Catherine C, in NY, in canvas buckets, then on to dock for washing and weighing before being packed in crates. Captain-owner Hans Syre of the Enterprise (near winch) shouts an order, while Johnson (on pier) looks for the big one that didn't get away. On the Marion A, John Iverson guides bucket from hold to dock where checker keeps track of total coming up out of the boat after weighing. Three more loads coming" may be the signal being passed from the Catherine C to the dock, where Leo Duire and Jacob Sandhaalan^ work scale. Inside NY's Fulton Fish Market, handling all types of sea food, early morning hours when boats are unloaded find men busy at hundreds of stalls. Cramped foc'sle doubles as messroom on small boats like the Catherine C; It's coffeetime here for (l-r) B. v. -'Johnson, G.: Boe and T-. Megyeuygh. . By noon, most boats are unloaded in NY. Outside the huge Fulton Market, the rest of the city goes on work-4 KiUKWi*- �'•fT'" • • I*' Page Stzt«^ >•> I'­ n V- 1- • ?•! m t: 1r I- SEAFARERS The House of Eepresentatlvcs passed a bill to save the frigate Con­ stellation, America's oldest fighting ship, and the steam sloop Hartford, of Civil War fame,'from the scrap heap. The bill also opened the way for restoration of the Olympia and the Oregon, younger vessels with illustrious records, if interested groups come forward within a year to claim them. The Hartford was Admiral David Farragut's flagship dur­ ing the Civil War, while the Olympia was the flagship of Commodore There must have been consider­ George Dewey at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War.'The Ore­ able amount of. chop-licking and gon is also of Spanish-American War fame. stomach - rubbing Ji • Ji . among crewmemAround-the-clock quarantine Inspection service may be a thing of bers of the Alcoa the near future in New York and other ports if some shipping com­ Pointer on the panies get their way as operators are requesting quarantine Inspection last voyage if the after regular working hours. Operators will bear the cost of paying statements in the the inspectors overtime if the plan is feasible. Records kept by the ship's minutes ac­ Maritime Association of the Port of New York show that 40 percent curately reflect of the vessels requiring quarantine inspection arrive in, port between the state of af­ 6 PM and 6 AM, when service is not available. The proposed change fairs. Crewmemis to speed up operations.. .The World Glory, "Queen of American tank­ bers on the ves­ Steele apparently ers," recently completed a seven-hour trial run and was pronounced fit sel for duty. She cost $10,000,000 to build, and is surpassed only in size were very well fed, because the by five superliners, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, United States, Lib- way they put it, the service from the steward's department has been erte and He de France. The vessel is 736 feet long, has 33 cargo tanks not Just good, it has been "splen­ and can hold 16V^ million gallons of oil products. She will run under did." It's a pretty strong adjective the Liberian flag. anyway you look at it. J; 4. t Furthermore, holdovers among Navy officials in Washington recently estimated that 6,000 to 10,400 the crew said, it was a big improve­ over what they had in the civilian workers would be ^dropped, at 11 Naval shipyards by June 30. ment way of chow from the previous (Ally two Naval shipyards are expected to retain their current operating trip of that same vessel. strength at the end of June... Last year the world's leading producer Among the men responsible for of merchant ships was the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard at the good feeding, and good feeling Sparrows Point, Md. The yard, however, has only three vessels to on the ship was Seafarer Jay buUd this year, and then nothing, as no orders are outstanding. Last Steele. A native of Florida, Steele vessel constructed and launched recently was the Orion Planet, built has been an SIU member since he joined in Tampa in August, 1949. for the Orion Shipping and Trading Company, NY. He's a native of Florida, 45 years old, biit now makes his home in The West Coast, which in recent months has been lagging in the ship Bayou La Batre, Louisiana. 4 4 4 charter market, set the pace last week spurred by ten cargoes of grain Back in action on the Seatrain for Japan transacted for shipment... Awards to the winners in this year's Maritime Basketball League were presented recently at Sea­ Texas is Seafarer Charles Cothran, men's House YMCA, in New York City, with Socony-Vacuum, Grace who also sails in the steward de­ Line and Booth-Rountree finishing in that order at the top of the eight- partment. Cothran had a long spell team league... The 1954 Customs House Guide, now in its 92d year of inaetivity during which he was and ranked as one of the oldest and most authoritative encyclopedias laid up for various medical reasons, of its kind, has just been issued... The Great Lakes ore movement for but he is now fit and sailing again. the month of April, reflecting the late start of the shipping season and His shipmates on the Texa» have large supplies at lower lake ports, will be more than six million tons elected him ship's delegate. When under last year's total for the same month, according to estimates of the spirit moves him, Cothran turns to rhyme and his efforts have the Lake Superior Iron Ore Association. often been published in the SEA­ t t t FARERS LOG. The 55-year-old Brinckerhoff, a relic of the Hudson Valley, will soon Cothran comes from Alabama or­ nose into her final slip at Mystic, Conn. The craft, one of the last iginally, and joined the SIU in San beam-engine vessels afloat, has been lying at a temporary mooring at Francisco on December 6, 1947, He Mystic since 1950. Now she will be placed in a permanent berth dis­ is 48 years old. guised as a completely equipped ferry dock.. . The British liner Akaroa 4 4 4 docked for the final time in Southampton, England, last week, ending Sometimes a ship's delegate finds 40 years of sailing without an accident. The 14,947-ton ship, having it a little tough to let go of the plied more than two million miles since she'was built, will be broken reins'because his up for salvage. shipmates would 44 ^ like him to con­ tinue on the job. A collision between an empty gasoline barge and the 7,200-ton Brit­ That's what hap­ ish motorship Debrett recently led to an explosion and a five-hour fire pened with Sea­ aboard the barge. The accident occurred in the San Joaquin River farer Frank Verdelta above San Francisco Bay. Investigation is underway to determine ner aboard the why the Debrett failed to stop to give aid to the stricken barge... The Alcoa Roamer. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed, deepening of the Gowanus When he wanted Creek Channel waterway from 26 to 30 feet, in an attempt to give better somebody else to service to increased shipping in the area. Yemer take over the 4 4 4 delegates's job, the crew tried to An American company, the Diesel Economy Devices, Inc., NYC, an­ keep him on. Finally they let him nounced that it signed a contract to convert 12 ships of the Brazilian resign with a "warm vote of tanker fleet to bum low-cost, low-grade boiler fuel oil, expecting to thanks." cut their fuel bill as much as 50 percent... Five damaged Liberty ships Vemer, a deck department man, now in reserve fleet anchorages have been sold to the Boston Metals has carried an SIU book since Company of Baltimore for scrapping, the Maritime Administration an­ February 9, 1946, when he took his nounced. The ships, which are to be delivered for breaking up as soon oath of dbligation in Galveston, as possible, were awarded to the company for a bid of $253,885... The Texas. He's a native of Mississippi Dutch tug Hudson left Montreal, Canada, recently towing the colllsiqn- and makes his home in Ocean damagcd German freighter Wallschiff on a 3,500-mile voyage to Ham­ Springs in that state. He will cele­ burg, Germany. The trip is expected to take in the vicinity of three brate his 27th birthday this com­ weeks, providing there Is clear weather for the voyage. ing May 28. 4. , 0. m Burly Mar 14, 1954 LOG ACTION rj'" p. SEAFARERS MARITIME Vv.' ll >.%• i An Author At Sea On the Jon Aluminum On Ships While an all-aluminum ship of commercial size may be too expen­ sive and impractical for present-day consideration, it's clear that alumi­ num has "arrived" for shipboard use, with the metal finding Increas­ ingly common application. Aluminum lifeboats are a very popular In­ stallation, with virtually every- neyir vessel coming out of the yards carrying them. Including the Mariners.and new tankers now being built. But there are quite a few other places on a ship that are getting aluminum fittings. In this respect, European shipbuilders'hav« been way ahead of their American counterparts, with European yards using aluminum widely early in the 1930's. It's only since World War II that aluminum has gotten much use on American ships. Corrosion-Resistant Aluminum's use on shipboard derives from several very good rea­ sons—great strength, lighter weight, ease of working and resistance to rusting and corrosion, whether from air, sea water or any other, source. If a ship can save weight through use of aluminum, it can lug more cargo and operate with less fuel. And obviously, aluminum spares, that chipping hammer. As far as thie crewmembers are concerned, ihe • use of aluminum reduces maintenance work accordingly. While this tiiay affect the amount of overtime it's comforting to know, for instance, that the lifeboats are unlikely to have rusted-through bottoms because they are of aluminum construction. . As a matter of fact, there are plenty of pretty good-sized ships around like large yachts, barges and the like, wbose hulls are made entirely of aluminum. The lightness of the alumi­ num for barges means that they can have a shallower draft and be used during the dry season in those parts of the world where rivers tend to dry up to trickles in hot weather. In many instances, these aluminum barges go into service with unpaihted hulls, which means no work to be done painting bottoms. Here in the States, the Alcoa Steamship Company has used Aluminum Installations are wide-spread aluminum extensively on Alcoa passenger ships such as the on-its passenger ships, the Alcoa Corsair (above). the Corsair, Cavalier and Clipper, which is only natural, considering the company's stock in trade. The lifeboats, boat davits, smokestacks, signs, hand rails, fixed lights and outside ladders are made of aluminum, as well as doors and windows on the promenade decks, upper deck housing, awn­ ings, and gangways. Ships built in later years, such as the superliner United States, have followed the pattern established by Alcoa on its postwar passenger ships. These installations are typical of the type in which aluminum hat been used extensively. On foreign-flag ships there are instances in which the entire superstructure has been made of aluminum, such as the Norwegian ship Fernplant. Other vessels have used aluminum for ventilating and refrigeration ducts, for movable partitions in holds of bulk cargo carriers and other purposes. Aluminum can be used almost everywhere that steel is usable with the only limitation being whether the higher initial cost can be made up by a long-term saving. iliilliiWiiI'M 4' 4 4 Non-Skid Flooring Seafarers who have known first-hand, som'etimes through personal experience, the dangers of slipping and sliding on wet or oily floor plates, staircases and the like, would no doubt welcome some kind of skidproof flooring especially on catwalks, around engine spaces and on stairways. There are several companies which put out floor toppings, or special stairway and iaddier treads to avoid accidents of this kind. One manufacturer puts out a plastic floor topping, which they claim is. skidproof and slip-proof. The product, known as X-L Veneer, can be put on metal surfaces with a trowel and, it is claimed, forms a tightlybonded veneer to the floor plates underneath. A special type of ladder tread, called "Hy Tenso Safe Tread" is designed to meet the problem of. slippage and broken treads on ladders and stairways. The manufacturer claims that the tread is unbreakable, gives secure footing and resists salt water corrosion. By Bernard Seaman �SEAFARERS May 11^ 1954 i-^Sy Paye ScTenteca.. LOG Seafarers Operators In Hock To Crew Up US Seek Transfer Okay A Mariner Seafarers in Mobile hall throw in for jobs aboard the new Peninsula Mariner (Water­ man). Patrolmen Harold Fisch(left) and Robert Jordan behind counter) call jobs. (Continued from page 3) one was purchased from the Mari­ the total, 33 are operated by SIU- time Administration back in May contracted companies. Three oth.^r 7, 1947, one in June, 1947, and sev­ ships already have had transfers eral others in 1949. The remainder approved by the Maritime Admin­ were purchased in January and istration, including the SlU-man- February, 1951, right after Chinese ned Omega, and either the Amer- Armies entered the Korean fight­ sea, or Amerocean, one of which is ing and shipping needs burst all bounds. due to go Liberian. The rush to transfer ships for­ In fairness to the shipowners in­ volved, not all of them had been eign began back in January when so atrociously lax in their obliga­ the Maritime Administration an­ tions to Uncle Sam. Eight of the nounced it had "relaxed" its poli­ ships had their mortgages paid in cies on the transfer of Liberty full by their present or former tankers. Previously the Maritime owners. But the fact that some Administration had held that no steamship operators paid off their transfers should be permitted until obligations in the same period that the ships were replaced with new others shelled out not a cent em­ tonnage under the American flag. The ' SIU's Washington office phasizes the peculiarity of the situation. along with other maritime unions, made a strong protest against the Private Banks "relaxed" rules with the result The total of mortgage money due the Maritime Administration as of that the House Merchant Marine April 12. 1954, was' $16,142,212. Committee chairman Thor TollefPrivate financial institutions are son asked the Maritime Adminis­ also involved with the National tration to halt all transfers pend­ City Bank having $4ti millions in ing an investigation, and House outstanding mortgages and other and Senate hearings were set afoot. banks smaller amounts. No doubt It appears now that both branches they too would be happy to see the of Congress will have considerable investigating to do in the near fu­ ships go foreign. ture. The cat was let out of the bag j on the Maritime Administration's i tender treatment of overdue mort-1 gage payments by a Washington dispatch in the "Journal of Com-1 merce," New York trade paper. ' The dispatch declared that the MA ! had approved transfer to Liberian , flag of one of two Libertys owned by the Amerocean Steamship Com-, pany "because the line is in default ^ in its mortgage obligations to the i (Continued from page 2) Government. The transfer is ex- i pected to permit it to become cui'- ILA to represent him at the NLRB. rent on its mortgage obligations." Moreover, he also had gotten the Of the 18 ships that had not paid union apparatus of all pier locals a cent on their mortgage principal composed chiefly of Italian-speak­ ing longshoremen moved to his own local headquarters, apparently fearful of a defeat for the old un­ ion on May 26. 'Too concerned w ith the overall port situation, other leaders of the old ILA have made no effort to curb Anastasia's activi­ ties. Outside of New York, witlt .A.FL (Continued from page 5) portwide drives going on in many those ships in which the NUMC&S areas, the AFL-ILA continued to had come out on top. The voting, pick up strength in the Gulf. .•Vt in December, 1952, was subse­ least 40 separate locals from the quently thrown out by the NLRB Gulf alone have already swung jo due to NUMC&S coercion and the new union, in addition to major intimidation of crewmembers, and units on the Great Lakes, the Mis­ the recent election resulted. sissippi River, in Puerto Rico, Ore­ Both recent victories for the gon, Washington and Alaska. MCS-AFL bolstered union hopes Bridges' Endorsement of a growing trend away from the From"San Francisco, West Coast Communist - dominated NUMC&S longshore leader Harry Bridges in­ and were taken as an additional indication on how the 90 days of jected a not-too-surprising note voting on PMA ships had gone. into the proceedings, by openly Approximately 2,500 West Coast coming out in favor of the old ILA steward department men cast in the May 26 balloting. The en­ votes during the three months of dorsement by Bridges came shortly balloting, principally on ships here after he returned from a secretive and in New York. In addition visit to New York to meet with old thete are 300-400 challenges to be IL.\ leaders for the purpose of dealt with, if they can effect the offering them financial and other aid. Bridges' endorsement was a outcome. slow entry, however, as the Com­ AFL Optimistic munist Party organ "Daily Work­ The AFL optimism was re­ er" has been backing the old union flected from estimates of MCS- editorially for several months and AFL strength on the ships as they right up to the present. were polled and interviews with Informed of the continued Com­ individual crewmembers following munist support of the old ILA and the voting. A third "unofficial" the entry of Bridges into the pic­ party to the proceedings is Harry ture, AFL President George Meany Bridges' longshore union, whose scheduled a television talk to the "Local 100" made an unsuccessful longshoremen for May 25. the night bid to get on the ballot at the last before the scheduled balloting, to minute in an effort to confuse impress upon the dock workers the the situation. necessity to fight off the CP ef­ Unable to get on the ballot, the forts and to vote for the AFL-ILA. Bridges outfit be^an a campaign The AFL chief has also made ai> for a "no-Union" vote by the cooks rangements to be in New York to and stewards, indicating that if a talk to longshoremen and address sizeable number of these were reg­ AFL-ILA mass meetings several istered, it would again step into days in advance of the voting, in­ the picture and. demand the right cluding-one major gathering tenJ tn-represent-thevrnwHrnvolvedj----- It --•:t Old I LA Set For Defeat In Election Coming aboard ship, Jimmy Waldrop, OS, gets vaccination. USPHS nurse Dorothy Strocker admin­ isters the needle. At right, SIU crew boarding bus bound for Pascagoula, Miss., where they picked up ship at Ingalls yards and then shifted to the State Docks In Mobile. Standing in the aisle (front to rear) are W. Randall, night cook and baker; £. Wasden, engine maintenance; H. Butts, DM, and John Owens, OS. Seafarer Bo Anderson, DM, signs on before Deputy Shipping Commissioner P. D. McAllister, while O. Fillingim, MM, waits turn. At right, the Peninsula Mariner tied up alongside the Alabama State Docks after arriving In Mobile. The ship, ^ the newest of the Mariner-type ships, and is one of the 35 high-speed freighters contracted for by the Government. Several others are crewed by SIU men. A unique feature of the Pen­ insula Mariner Is a speciallydesigned deck structure for carrying aircraft. Here, bosun Jim Finnell explains it to deck department men (1-r) Andy Anderson, AB; Johnny John­ ston, AB; John Owens, OS; Jimmy Crawford, AB; Bo An­ derson, DM; Jimmy Waldrop, OS, and Ray Vaughan, AB. The steel framework creates a new problem for the deck de;, ;partment since it must be lifted from the accordion-type ^ hatch covers,, section by secI tion, before loading cargo, f( 1<'' ^ -i • -( Await Count In Coast Vote ."i I 4 �ir^ •>- i""/ U-^'-'^- -•'i'.* '•'• SEAFARERS May 14. 1954 LOG To 100 Seafar^er Is Santa Orphanage Children That an easy way to keep track of the names of the Great Lakes is think of the word "homes?" The five lakes can be recalled ac­ cording to the first letters of their their names, as follows: H(uron), O (n t a r i o), M(ichigan), Elrid), S(uperior). : That there are no generals.in 'the Swiss army In peacetime? In peacetime, the highest Swiss army officer is a colonel. A commander in chief with a rank of general is named only during wartime. the tiny coxmtry? They have their compensations, however. They pay no income taxes, and most of them make good living from the tourist business. Only abdut 2,000 of the 20,000 residents of Monaco are cit­ izens of the country. 4- it t That In addition to its pioneer history in shipping, Baltimore was the home of the first railroad in the US—the Baltimore and Ohio? The first railroad passenger and freight station was also erected there in 1830. t t t That the SIU maintains a repre­ sentative in Washington to keep the Union and the membership fully informed on all legislation and Government activity affecting the shipping industry? A special correspondent is also maintained in the capital for this purpose by the SEAFARERS LOG. Shown above are the children and staff of the Infants Home, Shudoin Orphanaye, In Japan, whom Seafarer Darrell Downey befriended and brought a little bit of Christmas cheer. Additional evidence that Seafarers have a soft spot in their heart for waifs, wanderers and other unfortunates on the face of the globe came to hand recently with the receipt in the LOG office of a communication directed to Seafarer Darrell Downing from Miss Sumike Kajikama. Miss Kajikama is director of the Infants Home, Shudoin §|jjplj^jp|i|||^p|li| \i:K- • Orphanage, Wakakusa-cho, Hiro­ shima City; Japan, and, she in­ forms the. LOG, she will never for­ get the visit Seafarer Downing paid to the orphanage one day last De­ cember. Nor will the many children under her care. It seems that while on a recent Far East run. Seafarer Downing, while on shore leave felt the pangs of sympathy welling up within him when he saw some orphans be­ longing to the Shudoin Orphanage playing in the orphanage yard. It was nearing Christmas time and the spirit of good will prevailed among all men, especially the Sea­ farer in question. Compassionate Heart Those paie and wan faces gazing Into Downey's eyes were enough to melt the stone glare of a statue, so imagine then what they could do to the compassionate heart of a wan­ dering Seafarer. Seeing them, Downey was galvanized into action. Acting entirely out of the good­ ness of his intentions and the sin­ cerity of his emotions, Downey converted all the ready cash he had into cakes, toys, candy and other goodies for the kids. He had all sorts of toys for them, enough to make glad the hearts of nearly 100 orphans and nurses, ten times over. As if that was npt enough, Downey unburdened himself still further and presented his wristwatch to Miss Kajikama as a fare­ well gift just before he left the doors of the orphanage behind him. The orphanage and the staff were overwhelmed by his generosity. As proof that Miss Kajikama and her staff remembered him well, the director of the orphanage address­ ed a letter to him in these words: "Thank you for your kindness in remembering our Orphanage and sending us your good picture. We are reminded of the day in Decem­ ber when you visited us with cakes and toys for our children. Let me thank you again on behalf of all the staff and children for your kindness. I also should not forget to thank you for that nice vratch. I well knew that I should not impose upon your kindness, but 1 was deeply impressed with your sin­ cerity and accepted it tbinkind that It would serve as ia wonderful sou­ venir of your generosity and kind­ ness to our C^phanage.^' Downey, needless to «ay, is going to be remembered by lots oC peo- fto. lilllil liiili "f ,; -/li-liilBirtiil •'" ;«:iiiliii" That the President's home in Washington came to be called the White House from the white paint applied to the cover tlje damage caused by fire in the War of 1812? The damage arose in 1814, when a British force set fire to many build­ ings in the capital. The building, which was designated "the Palace" 4" t ' 4' in the original plans for its con­ That one of the seven ancient struction, previously had gray wonders of the world was a colos­ stone walls. sal 40-foot statue of Zeus made of X t. gold and ivory? The structure, That copies of "Seafarers In built at Olympia in the 5th cen­ World War II" are still available tury BC, was a Greek memorial at all SIU branch halls? This illus­ for their chief god. All trace of trated booklet, well-studded with it is lost today, except for repro­ pictures, carries the story of the ductions on coins of the period. deeds and exploits of Seafarers 4. t t and the ships they sailed during That the total number of pos­ the war. sible poker hands in a 52-card deck is 2,598,960? It shouldn't be so i 4. 4. That the citizens of Monaco are hard to win, after all, although the not admitted to the gaming tables other guys in the game might have at world-famous Monte Carlo and one of those two and' a half mil­ other gambling casinos located in lion hands that could beat you. ivSi:?';?®® Seafarer Relates Tale Of Moon Shining On NO A chronicler of New Orleans, the Crescent City, and its in­ habitants is Seafarer Spider Korolia, now down in Louisiana recuperating from life's ordeal with Bayou wine, Creole women and swampsong. What*' Part of the orphanage tykes climb aboard the universal '^monkey bars" to have pictures taken. Women shown are staff members. LOG-A'RHYTHM: Port Of Eternity By Alfred Pfeifer written in August, 1927 Seafaring life I like With its many thrills and interesting^ sights With wonderful memories later on in lifg When you have but one wife. With d smile on my face I gladly will remember seafaring days When in every new port I had a girl: Her name toas Sport. Delightful hours I spent with each and Everyone of every sort under the sun But loith all the good times In strange countries and at sea i forgot Mother Once so dear to me. And then a mild voice 1 heard sag "Come home, come-home to me Before 1 sail away on the Ship Where God is Master end the name of .,. The port is Eternity." So all pou seaforing men In ports and at sea •Rethember your dear old mother ' Before ahe adila do Fort Etiiftdiii,'' he writes about is not himself, however, but of the celebrated Moon Kouns, the Seafarers' answer to Milton Berle. Korolia, troubador of Kouns and New Orleans, goes on to tell this tale about both his interests: "Before entering the hospital for my fourth and final operation, I met Brother Danny Thomas in the Ship's Light Bar down here in the old Crescent City. Brother Thomas states that he has been staying with Brother Moon Kouns down in Pearl River, La., for several weeks and that nothing will ever seem quite the same again. Thomas claims that Moon Kerolia thinks he Is play­ ing a game of "matching" on every Saturday and Sunday, because the Kouns eats two bushels of crawfish every weekend, heads and tails. "Thomas also tells me that Kouns has been in . the market to try and get an inner spring mat­ tress for his frail body. All to no avail, however, with Moon deciding on the next best thing. He decided to buy a pool table to sleep on. "I also understand from the grapevine that Moon is running •for mayor in Pearl River. A friend of i^ne who is a voter dn that town i^ed me how Itmg t knew South America. I also recall when Moon pitched his first baseball game for Washington Park in New Orleans. What a thriller that gamo was. He held the St. Marks Clinic to 96 hits. I also remember the first time Brother Kouns went to jail. He was walking home minding his own business when he passed by a lot and picked up a piece of rope. When he got home he dis­ covered a cow on the other end of it. "One thing I must say about him is that he has learned a lot of re­ spect since he is doorman at tho hall. Now when he's talking to somebody and he yawns he says 'excuse me.' I also notice that Percy Beyer is back In town and there is no use competing with him because he's really Moon's pub­ licity agent. So so long." Speak Your Mind At Sni Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to ' nominate himself for tho elected posts to bo filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secrotary. Your Union urges you to take an actlvo part in mMtings by taking these posts of servico. And, of course, ell members Moon. I aaid all my life, but it hevo the right to take the floor and express their opinions pa seems longer, and I started to tell any officer's report or isinio him some of the hlgblighii of under discussioa. Sealarefs Kouns' past life. "I will never forget when Koons ere urged to bit the dtclc at used to sing on the radio 20 years tbeso meetings anfl let tbeir ago. He uaei to sit light on top M shipmstes knew whafs pa the radio and sing, that's why he ihUr flfldtaf. uras knowv Hid Bitu^ Gmbgr M r �May 14. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Nineteen Sea Adventurers Board Wrecked Vessel In Search Of SIU LOG By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will be glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, advice on camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to see him.) A number of Seafarer-shutterbugs have Inquired about customs reg­ ulations of foreign countries regarding photographic equipment. Since some of these regulations, or, rather, lack of knowledge of these rules, can prove annoying, here's a rundown of those that we've been able to get. These are the official regulations, but as Seafarers know, their Interpretation is left to the Individual official. Seafarers may never get to some of the countries listed below, but here's the complete list that we've been able to compile. Austria and Belgium: One movie camera and one still camera; two rolls of still camera film and one roll of movie film. Denmark: No definite regulations concerning cameras. Consulate ad­ vises that the customs officials are liberal with film for personal use. Finland: "A reasonable amount of photographic supplies and cam­ eras are allowed, but be absolutely sure to declare it all on leaving your ship." Seafarer Paul Oakley, steward aboard the Western Trader at the time, boards the Comhusker France: One movie camera and one still camera; ten rolls of black Mariner, on the rocks off Pusan, Korea, left, in search of adventure and LOGS. At right, Oakley has and white film for each camera or twenty rolls of color film or a com­ found his quarry and is pretty happy about the whole thing. bination thereof. Germany: One movie camera and one still camera, and they have no Seafarers are known to do .pany things for their desires peculiar only to them, and go limit on the amount of film carried. on many strange safaris to satisfy their wants, but none so unique as the one which made Great Britain, Greece, Ireland: One movie camera and one still cam­ Seafarer Paul Oaklev board the wrecked Cornhusker Mariner. era, and a reasonable amount of film to fit those cameras. Italy: One camera and "a few rolls of film, approximately six or Oakley, renowned among 4 •even," said the man at the consulate. Seafarers for his prowess as a the damaged ship, which was rent were off and running back to the Holland: Any cameras you care to bring, as long as you declare them nimrod, usually takes his ad­ down the middle and being shored Western Trader with a pile of when you leave your ship. Regulations permit two rolls of film for each venture in the field with a gun up with steel beams on deck to LOGs for the crew, their booty camera. as his weapon and a deer or bear prevent further splitting, the pair well in hand. Spain: No definite regulations. Consulate says they allow one cam­ as his target. His locale, is usually era, maybe two, depending on the customs official. They may require the United States, but this little a deposit of duty which is refundable when you return to your ship. Be esca'pade took place about 6,000 LOG-A-RHYTHM: •ure to get a valid receipt with the stamp at the port. miles from his usual habitat, Sweden: One camera and film for it, but check the regulations in aboard a ship which was at sea in force in the port that you are in, as there are restricted areas. more ways than one. It just proves Switzerland: Two cameras and no restrictions on films. what Seafarers and habitual read­ By Harry Wolowitz Yugoslavia: Anv cameras you care to bring, as long as you are sure to ers of the SEAFARERS LOG will declare them on leaving your Iship. Film is not restricted. do to get their bi-weekly paper, Some of these regulations might seem excessively strict, especially as well as a little sight-seeing Hello my mama, hello my dear. those limiting you to two rolls of film. In these eases it has been the intrigue on the side. Here's a few lines just for your ear, experience of some Seafarers that very few officials will quibble about I've always loved you and will till I die. Craves Adventure an extra roll or two. Both still and movie black and white film in stand­ And here's a few reasons telling you why. ard sizes are available in any of the larger cities in Europe, as long as To set the scene, Oakley had You're lovely and sweet, fair and square. you don't insist on your favorite type. Although color films can be been aboard the Western Trader, With plenty of burdens, more than your share. found in Europe, the availability is so unpredictable it might be better on a run from Japan to Korea and You're lovable and friendly, give motherly advice. to take along most of what you need. back last summer when he craved Just a saint on earth and everything nice. The only jflace where stringent restrictions exist is in the Soviet- a little action. It was a five-month As long as I remember, you've been honest and true, occupied parts of Austria and Germany. It is strictly prohibited to take shuttle run and activities aboard "That's one of the reasons I'm crazy zy ahout you. pictures of any Red Army installations, vehicle or personnel. Should the vessel became somewhat rou­ I could keep writing from one day to another. you get cdlight "in the act," you'll be lucky if the Russians only con­ tine for the chief steward. To make Saying that's my sweetheart, that's my mother. fiscate the film. They have been known to take the cameras and cam­ matters worse, there hadn't been eraman as well. The order against photographing the Russians is ap­ any LOGs brought aboard the ship Even during the war I depended on you. There was always a letter with something new, proved by the Western allies so there's no one to appeal to. As noted for several months, and Oakley and A joke or two, a story or so; above, Sweden also has areas which are restricted to photographers, and the rest of the crew were champing Always enough to keep on the go. Inquiries should be made. If your equipment is on the expensive side, at the proverbial bit, just aching talk to your insurance agent about a world-wide camera floater policy. for some papers. And when I returned you said, "Howdy, son. Good shooting. Thank God it's over, glad we won," Imagine then, what insatiable You've never changed, before and after. throbbing would beat in the breast Just happy go lucky and full of laughter. of this sea-adventurer when news of a ship breaking up on the rocks I could go on writing like this for years came to him. And that ship only With never the sa?ne line twice. Ask any kid under the age of six years and he'll tell you 30 miles distant! Of all the wonderful things you do. that there is nothing more exasperating than having the How lovely, sweet and nice. Join Forces television set go on the blink when Howdy Doody is onstage. But I must say goodbye as my relief is here. The vessel -in question was the Imagine, then, how irritating-^ And before I do, happy birthday, dear. it can be to seaborne Seafar­ Sunbathing Off PR Cornhusker Mariner, which had So, many happy returns, all the best to you. been breaking up on the rocks off ers when perfectly good tele­ Mother dear I love you, with heart so true. Pusan, Korea, for several weeks vision sets can't get anything at when Oakley decided to board her all on their picture tubes. Snow, for a look around. Another des­ double images and ghosts are bad perate man in search of LOGs was enough as occupational hazards of the radio operator, and the two the TV business, but just the same marine adventurers joined forces crews aboard two SIU ships think to, set out for the ship forthwith. (1) What is the name of the detective in Agatha Christie's detective « set's worthwhile to have aboard. It was 30 miles across the outer stories? Is it: (Ellery Queen), (Philo Vance), (Hercule Poirot), or (Fa­ Set troubles would be under­ harbor and part of the ocean from ther Brown)? standable if there was something (2) Two lamps together cost $85. One costs $14 more than the other. the Western Trader to the Corn­ wrong with the set in the first What is the cost of each lamp? husker Mariner, but that was a place, such as burned out vacuum (3) Where is Yellowstone National Park located? Is it in: (Wyoming), small obstacle to two intrepid sea­ tubes, picture tubes or shorted men. The one-and-one-half hour (ColorSdo), (Montana) or (Idaho)? circuits. However, crewmembers (4) If a boxing match begins at 10:30 PM and is stopped at the bell journey was made in a makeshift •board the Golden City of Water­ launch, commandeered by the duo. at the end of the ninth round, what time is it? man and the Steel Rover of Isth­ (5) Whose name appears last on the list of credits at the beginning At last they reached their desti­ mian have another problem with nation, pulses throbbing. The of every movie? Is it: (the producer), (the director), (the studio which television reception—they simply Cornhusker was a derelict ship, made the film) or (the author of the screenplay)? get too far out to sea sometimes. (6) Who lends the money, the mortgagor or the mortgagee? lying half upon the rocks and half It seems that both offshdre, deep(7) Name two of the three states in the Union which have fourin the waters of the Pacific Ocean. sea ships run well out of the TV letter names. Not a Seafarer was left aboard reception zones so the only time the vessel, although there was a*, (8) If a horserace is six and a half furlongs long, how long is it in they get anything on the screens skeleton Navy crew on board. Oak­ terms of feet or yards? is when they approach land, and ley and his companion went aboard, (9) Which of the six New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, not always then. Still they feel it's with very little ado; and headed Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island) were not ..worthwhile when running up and Seafarer Toriy Pisano tries to ' right for the crew's foc'sles, know­ among the 13 original states of the US? fiown the coast. And when that get a stranglehold on a sun(10) Five times a number plus three and twice the number less one ing they would find the hidden;image comes on the screen its bath on the Alcoa Pennant off treasure there. They were right.' add up to ICQ. What is the number? "channel fever time because a good Puerto Rico. He seems to be (Quiz Answers On Page 25) After taking an impr|ygiu,,tour |.f,^ .qiu WW Happy Birthday, Mother Dear Crewmen Say ^So-So' On Video QuizCiiiiill .•i* �SEAFARERS Maar^tLuiH, LOG Seafarers' Names Find Fame In Proud Annals Of Sporting World Bp Sptka Marltn While studying the foam on the then how was he to get the paying glass of a beer that made a city customers excited? "Now you take this Mickey Man­ William Shakespeare said it in the 16th cen tury when he wrote: "What's in a name? That famous the other day, euy reverie was Interrupted by an angry little tle," iie said. "He ain't but fait which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." man with a stiff thumb. The thumb over -vSOO one year and the um­ Times have not changed that much in England or the United States since Elizabeth I was jabbing In a nasty way at our pires' thumbs is gettin' tired from solar plexus and the little man was calling him out on strikes. He wore the crown that such a* saying, "how come the horses xmd ain't hijackin' no .bases and he's Fannin of the Browns (Cliff and truism is no longer valid, but rank-and-file include; Allen (Joe the people run faster 'n better just another pill chaser out in cen­ Fred); Chapman (Sam of the A's and Johnny); Bauer (Hank and latter-dav names hold much every year and the baseball players ter field. Yet everybody writes more significance now that spring George); Ford ("Whitey" and and Mack of the SIU); Cobb, the get pokier 'n worser?" about him like he was the nuts. Terrible Tiger (Ty and John);' George); Gomez ("Lefty" and is in the ah*. Wait a minute, we said, why pick Why, I look at the figgers last week Black, whokeeps the Dodgers Emil) and the great DiMaggio In the sport where ash meets from being blue (Joe and Meyer); on us, we haven't opened our and this guy is hittin' .200." cowhide, ballplayers "names" (Joe and Sal); along, with front Fitzs^mons of the Giants (Fred mouth since we came in here. Yes, but, we said, he's had a appear on the membership cards office leadership in Barrow (Ed and John); the Cardinals' Deans "Well it's you guys," Focus Coyle slump. of the Union, from ancients to and Joe) and the unique nomen­ ("Dizzy." "Daffy" and Harry); Beck said (for it was he), "who Is always "Yes but nothin,'" Focus snarled, rookies, from the Alexanders to clature of Workman (Charlie, of the Phillies (Walter of "Boom whoopin' and hdllerin' about how "I remember when Gehrig had a the Careys. Equal representation and, more to the point. Homer). Boom" infamy and Jay); Blckford, some high school kid without all slump an' everybody was cryln' for Joe Barrow, incidentally, is the seems to be apparent for the two late of the Braves (Vem and How­ his muscles grown in is another the medic because he only hit .295 real name of another sports fig­ major circuits, with names of ard); Atwell of the Chicago Na­ Babe Ruth or Walter Johnson when and didn't drive in over 110 runs ure who will live for all time — present and former Cincinnati tionals (Toby and Julius), and the he ain't even Pee Wee Reese ..." that year. They found out the poor Joe Louis. Reds and New York Yankee play­ royal Wagner of the Pirates (Hans Well, we reminded him, maybe guy had one foot in the cemetery ers predominating, if any ma­ All Teams in SIU and Royal). baseball players aren't so hot right which is why he had such a lousy jority is present. Amoiig the Reds Many more are the names and In addition to this array of stars, now but then again, some of the season. present and accounted for are: teami^ present in the SIU. Every Abrams (Cal of the NL and Ab- team in both leagues Is repre­ there is among the Union those fighters around today don't hold a "Now I got nothin' against this ner of the SIU); Adcock (Joe and sented. One for each on the members who have the full name candle to any ring greats either. here Mantle," he continued, "ex­ Fred); Berger (Wally and Sid­ roster in addition to the Yankees of some of baseball's brightest cept maybe you sportswriters make "Greatest On Spikes" ney); Bishop (Max, the renowned and Reds, would be: Boudreau of lights. Numbered among them are him think he's the greatest thing ' "You're just duckin' the point," base swiper, and Hollis); Walters the Indians (Lou and Omer); Frank "Home Run" Baker of the he said as he jabbed us again. (We what walked out of a dugout so he ("Bucky" and Joe); Weaver (Jim" Wright of the White Sox (Taft and A's, "Zeke" Bonura of the Giants were ducking at that because our don't have to learn nothing no and William); and Frey (Lynus Archie); Williams of the Bean- and tanglefoot fame, Fred "Dixie" breath was getting a little short). more about baseball. Because it and Sidney). Abrams is now with towners (Ted, the magnificent Walker, the Dodgers and the peo­ What's got me sore is a kid has a seems to me there's been a lot o' Pittsburgh, Adcock with Milwau­ splinter, and William); Case of the ple's choice, Jimmy Collins and great year in the bushes an' comes guys like him, but Where's the good Collins, but, sadly, no Ed, the ballplayers?" kee. Senators (George Washington, the Joe best of them all, Billy Cox and up and hits .280 he's the greatest The "Yankees" listed in the celebrated pilferer, and Alfred); Ernie Coy of Brooklyn, "Sad" Sam thing. on spikes accordin* to you We couldn't answer that one and didn't try. When we finally snuck Jones of the Indians, and Sid Gor­ writers." We were forced to concede that out we left him arguing with the don of the Giants, Braves and A Get-Together On The Sea Cliff there was a wee bit of exaggeration bartender. Maybe the bartender Pirates. Not wholly dependent upon base- in the baseball writer's prose, but knows but he wasn't talking. hall for notoriety, other sports, too, are in the SIU. There Is Porridge Hot or Otherwise B^rksdale of UCLA and Baltimore basketball (Don and Nathan); Blanchard of Army football (Doc and Floyd and Frenchy, as close to Felix as possible, but no Glen Davis to complete the illusion); Wilt, agent on the QT of the FBI and track (Fred and Roy); George Chandler of Princeton football fame, 1950; Conn of the boxing world (Billy and Jim); another one in Constantino (Lulu and Enri­ que); Charles "Chuck" Cooper of Duquesne, the Boston Celtics, and the SIU; Crane of the chalk-line billiards (Irving and Harold); Crowley, of Notre Dame's gallop­ Some of the crew gets together aboard the Sea Cliff on a recent ing Horsemen (Jim and Martin); run to the Far East. Standing are, left to right. Norm Phillips, Glen Cunnin^am and Ed; foot­ Ken Herzog, Paul Oakley. Seated in same order are Tony Figueira, baller Bill Dudley and namesake Whitie Poole, M. Casey, Bill Wieiners, Andy Kudlo, Russel McCloud, Clarence; Egan of the hockey Harvey Mesford and H. R. Hiitchins. The boys on the Cantigny who make it hot, cold and otherwise for bruises (Jim and J. R.); Ben Hogan the rest of the crew are these steward department men. They are, and Bob, and Robert Jones of golf left to right, Charles McDonald, Pat Gazzillo, Mike Jablonski, Dick and the Union. Ramsberger, Bill Thompson, James Elliott. Photo by Doc Watson. Show Compassion, Just to show that the files have its heart in the right place, Billy Evans, an old timpire of American League travail, is listed along with Charles Dowling, namesake of the Broadway producer Edward Duropens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, yea who stages the baseball writ­ bakers LOG and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known ers show every year, lampooning cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the Wee, the ballplryers, umpires, managers suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Steivard Harry L. and owners. « Franklin's recipe for "Salmi Duck." Two problems generally haunt a ship's steward: what will Bon Voyage Gift appeal to a tired crew's appetite in hot weather and the seem­ ingly never ending problem of what to do with left-over fowl. Salmi Duck seems to fill both"*^ opinion is that sherry wine gives bills and is recommended by the results a rather sharp taste Franklin. and that sherry wine is not gener­ Take 6 cooked ducks cut In ally available. Those who do not pieces and place them in a bake desire to take sides in the issue ii pan with gravy may mix a half cup of equal parte stock. Duck gravy of vinegar and sherry to add to is preferred, but the gravy which will do very welL beef, chicken or The duck and gravy are then 16QARD SHIP even pork gravy placed m a 350 degree oven' for (OUR ELECTED may be used. about 30 minutes, the gravy thick- . Add to the ened, and it is ready to serve over CELESATIS fiEFKESENT gravy stock Cut rice for a pleasant hot weather . "iTHE UNION iNceew up olivels, pimendish. toes, mushrooms Salmi or salmis is supposedly BEEFS. apd a few sliced an old French recipe, a forerunner Franklin oranges. Then of sauerbraten, which the diction­ Flowers for a passenger get add a half cup of vinegar; cider ary describes as a ragout of roa-sted the attention of Mrs. Edna T. '(ite.THEM YOUR SUPPORT, HELP AMKB vinegar is best. Franklin says that game, fowl or the like, stewed in Johansson and Joe Mendoza ibU/2 CfiEWA smnH-RUNNING SID T6AM! cooks may argue the point. of wine. Steward Franklin assures aboard the Del Norte on a re» whether vinegar or sherry should us that salmi duck is much more cent run to the Virgin Islands. be added to the gravy. Hit own delicious than the dictionary hintSr-^^' Photo by Sinkei; . eitfe 'BM A HANOi r m •'h '-'M' "-1 .TS-. W- I .1 �SEAF ARERS May M. 1954 Want^S^nTo giieo^ivo LOG To the Editor: Enclosed you will find an ap­ plication for the SEAFARERS LOG. I am requesting this for my son who is far away from me at the present time. He has' re­ cently/Completed his basic training at Sampson, NY. and is in ad­ vanced air courses at Lowry Air Force Base at Denver, Colo. I have been forwarding my own copy to him in the past. How­ ever, it is quite inconvenient as I usually receive it somewhat late myself. That is no reflection upon you, however. By the time it is forwarded to mfe it is quite anti­ quated. I really enjoy my copy and I am very grateful for all the helpful and enlightening facts I have derived from it. « Again, thanks a million for the pleasures I have derived and may I thank you also in behalf of my son, Norman III. I'm looking for­ ward to his return home and to his return to the sea instead of the air. Norman Menzies, Jr. (Ed. note: Your son's name has been added to the mailing list. He will feceive the LOG every two weeks, as published.) t. t. Asks For LOGs^ New And Old To the Editor: Will you please send me copies of the SEAFARERS LOG from January through April? I am now stationed here at Fort Dix, NJ, in an engineer battalion. It isn't too bad, just a little better than Camp Gordon, Ga., was. If you will, you can send the LOG from now hn to, the following address, as I expect to be here at Fort Dix for some time. I am now in the supply room as a clerk, which is nowhere near what a steward did when I was at sea. However, it beats the infantry. Please put my name and address In the LOG as I want to hear from some of my old shipmates. Please send me the back dated LOGs and start sending it to me regularly here as I want to keep up with what is going on in this great Union of ours. Pvt. Fred R. Hicks, Jr. US 52307922 B Co. 86th Engr. Const. Bn. Fort Dix, New Jersey (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ dress has been noted; you will continue to receive the LOG every two weeks, as published.) i Mn Air Force^ Lonely For SiU To the Editor: I am just reading my new copy of the SEAFARERS LOG for April and it sure helps to pass the time here at Brady Air Base in Kyushu, Japan. I can sit by my shop and watch the ships going into Hakata Bay for Fukuoka, and it makes me homesick for a ship. Just 14 more months to go In the Air Force and will I be glad to get back to sea again. If any of the SIU ships come into Fukuoka, I hope some of the men will give me a call at Brady Air Base, phone 121, ring 1. A/IC Horace A. Wiltshire l" 4" L E ITER S clean ship, SIU style. There is one stinker topside, though—the chief engineer. Any delegate can tell the kind of a guy he is the minute -lie opens his mouth. It breaks his heart to have to recognize a dele­ gate but he knows he has no alter­ native so his angle is to recognize but not to cooperate with them in any way. I could give a few exam­ ples, but why waste time on a guy not worth mentioning. Here's hop­ ing we eliminate his type of char­ acter on all SIU ships; he's not worth further exposure. Happy sailing. Charles Collins 4 4) Says Hello To Old Shipmates To the Editor: I'd like the LOG to be sent to my new address. I've been trans­ ferred from . the 45th Infantry (Thunderbird) Division. I sure enjoy reading about some of my old shipmates and the prog- t Soldier Wants To Mead LOG the men in the hospital and also Iiow well they are treated in the hospital. I also told my wife all about our benefits and I would like to have receive the LOG so she can follow the Union herself and keep me informed while at sea. My wife has seen a few LOGs and she likes them very much. I would appreciate it very much if you would send the LOG to us. My wife's name is Betty Lou Eriksen and we live at 420 West Bryan Street, Savannah, Ga. Edmund Eriksen (Ed. note: We're sorry about the wrong picture in the past. We'll try to see that it doesn't happen again. You will receive the LOG every two weeks as published.) i To the Editor: .Will you please send the LOG to me c/o Postmaster, San Fran­ cisco, Cal.? I also wish to say hello to all my friends and wish them luck; I will be back soon. Thank you. Pfc. Billy Pounds US 52236996 Headquarters Company Far East Command SSB 8235 Army Unit APO 500 c/o Postmaster ress the Union Is making. I'd like San Francisco, Cal. (Ed. note: The LOG toill be sent to say hello to all my old ship­ mates around Mobile and I hope to you as requested.) to see them in about seven months. 4" 4) 4^ PFC George W. Dean US 53095266 Co. A 151 Eng.iCombt. C.Bn. San Francisco, Cal. To the Editor: (Ed. note: The LOG will be We the crewmembers of the Sea- sent to you every two weeks, as train Savannah would like the rest published.) of the membership to know that 4> 4> 4> we are members of an astounding SIU crew qn board this vessel and we have a steward department which can be described as superla­ To the Editon tive. It's been a while since I've writ­ Stanley Johnson, our chief stew­ ten to the LOG. The last time was ard, is doing a real great job on in July, 1953, when I was on the this scow in the line of the chow Mobilian. By the way, if you put served on this vessel. The menus my picture in the LOG, please put on here are strictly out of this the right one in as the letters I world and we challenge any freight wrote from the Mobilian and the ship to better same. Our chief stew­ Hurricane earlier the same year ard is backed up by Carlo Roca- carried the wrong picture. There fort, chief cook, who is real tops must be quite a few fellows with as a cook and brother Joseph War- the same name. field, who is a natural artist on his I am on the Southstar now out of pastry. Not to be outdone, brother Savannah, Ga., heading for the George Libby, our third cook, Mediterranean on this trip. We are keeps the boys on here happy with leaving here tonight for New his superb vegetables. Orleans, La., our loading port. These four men together really What I would like to say is that are masters of the culinary arts. (Jinally got married on April 15 in Our messmen are also doing a fine Savannah and had to leave right job. As a result we have a very after that on the 18th. While in happy crew on this scow and we Savannah, my wife and I visited would like to invite all brothers' the marine hospital where a few who may see this ve.ssel on a friends of mine are patients. My shipping board to grab same as she wife was very impressed with the is really a feeder. way the Union is taking care of Crew of Seatrain Savannah Steward DepL Rated As Tops Just Married, He Skips Out 4" Steel Admiral Ran Bappy One To the Editor: As usual aboard SIU ships, the last week out of the States aboard the Steel Admiral (Isthmian) was a happy one, after a three-and-ahalf-month voyage, with all the crew looking for a smooth payoff, The ports we made and spent most of the time in were not so good, as it was a Persian Gulf run, but, considering it was not too bad. The captain, mates and engineers were a. good, bunch and fair play CMulta w«re a Pag* Tw«ty<«M LOG Stanley Jdmsea, ehlef steward aboard Hie Seatrain Savannah, gets set te write another memi whteh has all Seafarers aboard ttio ahip dreolhis. antlcipattoB and iriictted awctltes.. . „ , t. Seafarer Wants SIU Health Plan To the Editor: In recent months there has been much argument about the proposed closing of the marine hospitals to merchant seamen. I think that we, as a whole, in the Seafarers Inter­ national Unioni^should have the benefit of hospitalization at all times in case we are deprived of these facilities. I have been making a lot of inquiries into this matter and find that a large majority of the members are very much in­ terested in having some sort of protection in case of sickness or injury. Seafarers' wives and children should be included, even if each member has to be assessed $10. This, I think, would be lots better insurance for the families of Sea­ farers than we could get from any outside source and it is cheap enough not to hurt anyone, as we are still getting our vacation pay. At the present time I am paying $43 for my wife and one child, not including myself. Pat Ryan 4» 4) 4- Urge Shipboard Accident Forms To the Editor: We the delegates of the Golden City take, this opportunity to fur­ ther clarify the action taken at our regular shipboard meeting on this date as regards to the Union sup­ plying accident forms on board all SlU-contracted ships. This matter was discussed for some time and at considerable length during the meeting by the entire crew and voted on. The crew went on' record as being unani­ mously and whole-heartedly in fa­ vor of such a system. There were many advantages pointed out by various crewmembers, a few of which you will find listed below. This system would provide the Union Welfare Services with all details on men left in foreign ports for hospitalization, such as what ports men were left in, reasons they were left, under what condi­ tions they left the ship and when. This would enable the Union to better look out after the men re­ gardless of what remote hospitals they may be in throughout the world. This system would also tend to eliminate the possibility of com­ pany officers on board the ships of construing the wording of the acci­ dent report to the company advan­ tage which would, naturally, be to the seaman's disadvantage. This system would also enable the Union to have a first-hand rec­ ord of all accidents as well as of all witnesses in the crew to any one particular accident. There were also other advantages pointed out, but they were pri­ marily based on the three points above. James Flanagan C. A. HonorowsU \ Cliironl Newton S. Cantor Thanks Crews Of Two Ships To the Editor: I am requesting that this letter be published in the SEAFARERS LOG as my expression of thanks to the many good brothers on board the Del Norte. I am a full bookman who was a crewmember of the Del Alba, and who was hospitalized in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for three opera­ tions in one day. I was pretty bad off for the first few days after the operations. While I was hospitalized, one of the crewmembers of the Del Mar came to see me. His name was Rodriguez, and he brought me some soap, matches, cigar­ ettes and reading material. His fel10 w crewmem­ bers donated to me a couple of Rodrigura cartons of cigar­ ettes and other items once more, before the ship sailed back to the States. I want to thank them all for their kindness to me. One week after the Del Mar sailed, the Del Norte came into port. I wrote a letter to the ship's delegate on board asking for a few more cigarettes and other items for me when I found out that I was being sent back to the States on the Del Norte on her return voyage, as a crewmember assigned to the hospital. Got Dough, Too As soon as I got aboard the ship the ship's delegate gave me the items he had for me. He also gave me some money from the ship's fund. Later, he visited me and another crewmember who was hospitalized every day to ask if he could do anything for us. This is my only way of thank­ ing the men who make up the crews of the Del Mar and Del Norte. I em grateful to them for their aid when I needed it most. I didn't know there" were so many good Union brothers on one ship, especially like the Del Norte, which will rate first with me from now on. • Ramon Rodriguez 4> 4> ••'t f- I 4> Gives Thanks To Union Members To the Editor: The comfort and heartfelt sym­ pathy extended by Union members upon the death of my husband is deeply acknowledged. I wish to extend my hospitality to any friends of the late Dorward McKeel. Your comforting expres­ sions of sympathy will always be remembered with deep gratitude. Mrs. Jean McKeel 4, i 4. Port O' Call Ms Best^ She Says To the Editor: I wish to express my thanks for a lovely evening spent at the Port O' Call recently, both on behalf of my sister and myself. It was her first visit there and the first time she had ever been around seamen. She enjoyed herself immensely and found the manager and staff most friendly and helpful, even to the extent of presenting her with her first LOG, which she enjoyed read­ ing. She sees now what she has mi.ssed in not having been as nauticalminded as I have been. We also found the company of the seamen present most gentlemanly com­ pared to most other places. The food was delicious and the atmos­ phere was just right. I wish also to express my thanks to the L(XT for printing the poems which I have sent to them. M. fiwycr 1 I �PaceTw«Btr-tiM Wants Hospitai Reports On Ship SEAFARERS LOG M*f 11, IW4»« L E ITERS In dapan Again Alter Two Years To the Editor: To the Editor: gear ready and catch a ship from barges, but I'm hoping to be back Upon reading the LOG of April Now that I find myself in Japan port, if possible. 2, I came across a letter referring' that on one in 21 months or If I'm lucky again after some two years of try­ Oh, yes, I really enjoy reading to another one written by Stewart a little sooner. I'd appreciate it H ing to come back here, let me say Hanks concerning the question of the SEAFARERS LOG. It also To the Editor: you would have the LOG sent to before .1 go on that I never could keeps me posted on all the fun and I think an article in the New putting accident forms aboard our find a better time of the year to shipping I am missing out on. York Times a few days ago about me here in Chaffee for the next come and see the natural beauty ships for the convenience of Sea­ G. A. Dana seven weeks. I'd also like to know of this land. I believe that the farers. (Ed. note: If you address your the uncertain future of seamen re­ of any brothers who are stationed rest of the boys will tell you the There is no question that this is questions and requests to the Mar­ garding their unemployment is of very gi'eat need and has been ine Firemen, Oilers and Water- misleading. It relates to a state­ here. I'd like to trade sea stories same thing. for a long time. It will also mark tenders' Union, 150 Broadway, San ment by the Seaman's Church In­ Coming here we had a very another step in our Union's prog­ Francisco, Cal, they may be able stitute that many seamen were with them. Regards to all the smooth trip. In fact, everything brothers. ress for the membership and an­ to fill your needsJ here has been going smoothly so looking for more stable jobs Pvt. Henry J. Ko^alskf other opening of the eyes of the far. The cooking ashore due to the slowing up of shipping companies. here is tops and (Ed. note: Your change of ad­ shipping. To me that's a laugh. it is no guess Hears All Stories I classify a seaman as one who dress has been noted and you will since Peter LoHaving sailed in the steward de­ receive the LOG every two weeks, has made the sea his livelihood for as published.) leas is the stew­ partment for nearly 10 years, most­ To the Editor: several years ard and Peter ly as crew messman, I guess I hear 4 4 4 Would you please be so kind as steady. You just Gonzales is. the just about every beef that there is to put me on the mailing list of the can't take away chief cook. These to be heard on a ship. Some of the LOG. I am kind of stuck over here the sea life from two Petes can stories that you hear make you in Europe, but I hope that I will a bona fide , sea­ understand each sure glad that today is not like old get back to the States in the near man and put him To the Editor: other in cooking times without Union representa­ future. Ramirez ashore to work, I am writing you a few lines to language so well tion. I have been on a couple of tank­ "even though you let you know that I am getting that in contrast to every other ship In the old days you would go to ers that were shuttling out here in pay him twice along very well and am glad to the steward department here on an officer, mainly the first mate, France. The last one laid up over the salary. I can hear that the Union is progressing the Wacosta can claim one of the and teir him what happened. He in Genoa, Italy, and although I am understand radio very rapidly, especially the Wel­ best records in sea-going cooking Jellette would say, "I'm busy now, come a resident alien, I am having diffi­ operators changback later," or "why don't you culties with the consul about my ing to aircraft or television but fare Department and the Sea for not receiving a single com­ plaint. I think this is about the Chest. watch what you're doing?" Then return to the US. not an AB, oiler or messman. The qply ship where I have ever eaten maybe after bawling you out for Sailed Steward I have been in contact with the medical clinic of the Institute also half an hour he would decide to Welfare Department and I hope says that it helped soothe more I used to .ail in the steward de­ three good meals a day. Since I'm put some iodine on the injury. partment as MM or BR. The last a hard customer to please who that with its help I will be able to feet during 1953 than ever before, The next step is sending a form get my problem ironed out. I hope a "phenomenon" it ascribes to the ship i. was on was the Michael, in usually doesn't eat more than two meals a day, that means something. around the ship which he wants endless rounds by seamen to shii>- March, 1951. I have always en­ Telegrams For Mom crewmembers to sign who were no­ to have a LOG over here soon as it joyed the LOG and have had it is quite some time since I have ping offices and union halls in the Since we just came in and most where near the place of the acci­ sent here for over one year, but quest for berths. seen one. of the adventure hunters haven't dent. It is just another company have not received the last two is' P. A. Pettersson I can understand the. sore feet sues. I live in Kmgs Park, not gone ashore yet^ there is not much scheme to try to protect itself and (Ed. note: Your name has been obtained going to shipping offices, Kings Point. They're both in Long to write about, but in a couple of not worry about the man's future. added to the mailing list. You will but not for the men who were un­ days you will be hearing from me Hurt While Securing receive the LOG every two weeks ion members. A man who is a un­ Island, but maybe the LOG is go­ again. The only evertt worth men­ ing there, as one of those I re­ About two months ago I was on as published.) ion member, even when shipping ceived was addressed in that man­ tioning here so far is that after a ship where a brother member t t 4 IS bad, does not have to heg any­ ner. somebody mentioned "Mother's and myself were eating chow to­ one for help in getting a job. If a Day," a' lot of us have been busy Remember me to all the old- sending telegrams. gether. The steward came and told seaman is there when his turn us to make sure everything was comes that job is his, and should timers in the hall, especially Pete It is said that Japan produces secured as we were changing To the Editor: he be hard against it, his union Larsen, Red Campbell and Baby some of the most beautiful flowers course to get out of a storm we Miller and the others who remem­ in the world. Some of the boys There was smooth sailing in all will come to the rescue. were in. About ten minutes after departments aboard the Monarch ber me. I will close wishing the insist that they are going to wire Non-Union Men the steward spoke to us things of the Seas ^(Waterman) with no Union all the best of luck m their some flowers home by sending If the truth were known, the beefs. were starting to fly. The other man beefs. We have a good gang here them through the mail, but wiser biggest part of the Institute's cli­ was the passenger lounge steward on the ship. All hands are happy Martin Blum heads insisted the stunt couldn't ents for assistance would be the and he headed topside when he and what a pleasure it is to bring (Ed. note: The correction in be done. By the time they arrive heard the banging around up there. in a ship clean and beefless. This floaters, men who, though calling your mailing address has been it would be time for "Father's When in the act of securing as best is our third trip. We took her from themselves seamen and occasional­ made. You will continue to receive Day" and we'd be ready for an­ he could, he met with an accident, the repair yard with a whole new ly shipping out, are not members the LOG every two weeks, as pub­ other bunch of flowers. resulting in his being put off the crew. It took a couple of trips to of a union, either through never lished. ) Artificial Flowers 4 4 4 ship in a foreign port. The com­ square her away, but she is okay having sailed a union ship, misfits I'd like to advise some of the in the industry, or men just start­ pany claimed that he didn't belong now. sons and daughters of many of our ing out blind and learning the hard there at the time.- New rules all Charles E. Spencer brothers that sending flowers to way. the time. • us is not very practical when we Any man, myself included, who For these and other reasons it are overseas. The truth is that is a legitimate seaman, is not To the Editor: would be well to have the accident most of the time we are not in I want to thank my former ship­ alarmed by such articles as this forms aboard. That way we can the right place to receive them. one. Just like any other profession, mates on the Del Norte (Missis­ It think it is possible for some of make out our own report on the sippi) for their kindness to me re­ there ate good times and bad, and ship and the Union can receive and these children, - in order to show it is up to the individual to make cently when I became ill and had their affection, to talk some florist file it in order to have it handy. ^ get off the ship at St. Thomas provisions for such emergency. No, When a man lays in a hospital for into coming out with novel idea I'm not worried. I own a book. In to be flown back to the USPHS of developing and creating minia­ three or four months, or a witness Hospital at New Orleans for treat­ the SIU. is long shipped out on another ves­ ture artificial flowers. These ment. sel with no way of getting to him John JeUette could be placed with radio officers The guys got together and for months, the company can real­ 4 4 4 raised $50 in a tarpaulin muster aboard ships and, after getting a ly get off easy. to give me a hand in my difficul­ telegram or message, the officer Tommy Thompson ties. The donation was unsolicited could carry it out by presenting 4" 4" t and I've always believed a man the -man the token gift from his To the Editors: should pay his own way, but I family. Instead of the cumbersome I would like to take this oppor­ might add this help certainly methods now employed. We have a couple of artists on tunity to thank the officials and came in handy in this Instance. To the Editor: board including B. Suall who once my friends who have been so kind The Del Norte crew Is a great On January 24 I received three to me since I have been here in the bunch to sail with and I wish them won a second prize In our Art Contest. Unfortunately, Suall did Seafarers booklets on questions Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital. all the luck in th world. not bring his drawing equipment and answers for Firemen, Oilers I feel the only way I can thank I'm getting along fine and hope with him. and Watertenders' examinations. I them is through the LOG. I also to be ready for duty again soon. I am wishing a happy "Father's wish to thank you for your kind­ would like to thank Dr. Wilson and Thomas B. "Tommy" Pari'. ness. Day" to all the members in our his staff for what they have done Union who.are fathers and all my I am studying the three book­ for me. 4 4 4 friends who are fathers at home lets every chance I get and I have I hope to be out soon and right and abroad. I close now, expect­ just about learned the fireman's back to the good old SIU just like ing to write you again in another job, but, I really don't know where always. day or two. to look for the valves and other P. J. McCann To the Editor: necessary equipment with no pic­ Luis Ramlres ' •\ tures to guide me. Therefore, I 4 4 4 I would like to receive the SEA­ wonder if the Fireman's Union FARERS LOG. Please put my could send me a book on boilers name on your mailing list. I have and the inside of a boiler room .so the April 2 issue and I would like that I can study from it in order very much to have the next Issue To the Editor: with Congress no^^ In ses­ to help me. I'm now stationed at Camp Chaf­ as well. I will be at this hospital sion, Seafarers are urged to fee, Ark., and am going to the Field for at least two or three months. Head for Charleston SHORE WEAK (SEA GEAR keep on writing their Senators I have a letter from Washington, Wire "School to learn something I will notify the LOG when to dis­ and Representatives in favor SEA GEAR (SHORE WEAR DC, giving Charleston, SC, the au­ about communications, and laying continue mailing it to me at this of retaining the US Publio wire. They don't hound us so much address. thorization to issue me my special­ Health Service hospitals. The .. James H. Harkeir as they did in Fort Dix, but the ly validated merchant marine docu­ flow of mall has been heavy •( SlU HEADQUARTERS Army is the Army and can't com­ ments, therefore, the port of Char­ ' up to now, ,but from now on in (Ed. note: Your address has pare to sailing an SIU. ship. leston will be my first stop. 1 plan e7S-4lh AVE . BROOKiyN is the time that It really been added to the mailing list. You Oh working in Charleston on the I sure miss the good old Water­ toill also receive the issue of April counts. docks until ii^ sea-going man scqws ,|i|id the ..Bpb^ Line 16 as you requested.) ' Seamen Stick To Sea^ He Sags ¥ S' I-.. -•f^- • In Europe^ Asks To Read EOG Former Seaman Is Doing Fine Good Gang On Board Vessel Thanks Men For Giving Him Aid forSIU MEMBERS! Thanks Union For Aiding Him Asks Questions On FWT dob ANC>S#*5«gWe/«tRQMAT&OjHBftSH TOASOOWIK-TBRAU-ATSREOAU SfAOlKr PRICK your SEA CHEST In Hospitals Wants Back EOG Armg Still Armg^ Even In Arkansas Keep Those Ueiters Conning �SEAFARERS MfiUitm LOG Pace Tweni^rtbree. •^^ifiiARPEST cuFimBijmmm ^Mernan*8 Callforhlii Line 'A ipper Six months and 15 days by ship from New York to San Francisco and return seems an impossibly long time in this day and age, but in the days of the clipper ships it was very fast going. One hundred days, fifteen in port and eighty home was the average time con­ sumed by the clippers in the early 1850's. Thie clipper era of shipbuilding dawned in the .middle 1830's with the great China trade. Shippers sought speedier ships to the trouble of seeking the more by ship around the Horn, took the for their cargoes, for time at glamorous gold. Shoes at one time across the Isthmus of Pana­ sea was money out of their sold for $75 a pair, which gives an route ma from Chagres to Panama, by pockets. The rabe was on then for ships of greyhound speed. About 1849 in New York City all the East Biver shoreline, from Wall Street to Eleventh Street was infected by a fever of shipbuilding. Posters announcing sailings cov­ ered every dead wall and the run­ ning time of the most newly ar­ rived clipper vvas a popular topic of conversation. The posters were usually in vivid colors announcing the time of de­ parture of the clipper ship with its fastest running time to Sart Fran­ cisco and back prominently dis­ played. Gold Rush Impetus Great impetus was given to the building of clipper ships by the Gold Rush of 1849 and it was re­ sponsible for the launching of 160 clippers within the' space of four years. It is said that during the year before the discovery of the first nugget in California, only two ships from Atlantic ports had vis­ ited San Francisco Bay. In the year and a half that followed, more than 700 vessels sailed into that magni­ ficent harbor bringing 100,000 per­ sons. The sudden influx of such a num­ ber of persons created a demand for food, clothing and working tools far beyond the dreams of present suppliers, which meant the prices of such things rose sky-high and. made transportation in most cases a fabulously profitable busi­ ness. It was not unusual for a clip­ per to pay for herself on a single round-trip voyage and many times with considerable profit besides. Many fortunes were made by suppliers who did not have to go idea as .to costs. In hundreds of cases, such was the effect of the craze for gold on the minds of its seekers that ves­ sels on arriving at San Francisco were run aground an^ abandoned by their passengers and crews. There were 500 deserted ships in the harbor by July of 1850, ac­ cording to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Of the 80,000 men reaching the West Coast in 1849, it is estimated that 40,000 came by sea. Hordes of gold seekers, instead of going ' ' Larger and stronger than the common galley, though not as speedy, the Galleass had been considerably developed by the end of 'the 15th century and played an important role in many great naval combats. It proved to be a deciding factor in the battle of Lepanto (1571), resuiting in the victory of the western nations in their istruggle to end the menace' of Turkish domina­ tion in Europe. Ships of this type carried 20 or more oars on a (From "Tho Book of Old Ship*" (Doubleday). by Grant and Culver.) side, plus sail, and had large platforms or decjcs forward and aft u^on which stood part of its broadside artillery. A solid deck covered the waist above the rowers and provided a large open space for handling the sails and for keeping additional guns. A galleass of 600 tons and having 20 gars on a side is said to have required five men at each par. Thus, these ships carried a large number of men, without even counting the soldiers and gunners, boat and mules, if fortunate enough to be able to hire or buy one of the animals. Those who got through endured terrible hardships on the way, especially those who covered the distance on foot, carry­ ing all their goods on their backs. Although the elipper ship was ideally suited for swift ocean pas­ sage of passengers and cargo, it had its faults. She could tear through the sea at furious speed, but her skipper, crowding her masts with every possible stitch of canvas in the hope of breaking a record, sometimes saw those masts A i lixtrranHr' Clit>|>«<r Blilp pulled up by the roots, or sails and spars ripped bodily from the rig­ ging ahd borne away to leeward. Passengers on a clipper experi­ r,-0«iBaaader, k new rapidly Leadiast at FUS11, E. enced about as much enjoyment as tW* Wwtifttl lUlIf1).a* mmir, itt !ti.; <«i w w) a crew of fresh inland gobs on a From to KO.STO!*, In lOO »***. torpedo boat or destroyer. They From5eW-\'<mK Fflt.lNt'iSt O, In I20 DAYS, were huddled in the cabin during y From CXAUVTTX to »OST«IV, In DAYS, most of the three or four-month Mh'<Hns l»pr I.V fVMTKCi OKDKJJ. wUS tbi. voyage, for the ship's decks were tli« wwt !«.»For of FrV'.gHt; u. almost constantly swept waves. WM. T. OOEEMAIF & CO., 161 Pearl Street, End Of An Era Atraltat Ifaa W. t. Cotxuxv i ('„. Jffew W*a, By 1863, the decline of the clip­ xtmuitf i »».. rttturmm. ». j. per ship set in, not only because of the war, but because of the im­ provement made in steamers and that time being built, the "ex­ the Horn and back, as in the days other economic factors." But for treme clippers" and the "medium of the clippers. Crowds Awaited Ship years, the clipper ship had monop- clippers." The "extreme clipper" was built lized foreign trade and had The arrival of the ship was gen­ scarcely felt the competition of on racing lines, sharp of bow, erally greeted by a cheering^ crowd narrow of beam, carrying a prodi­ as it docked. Its record and list steam craft. Fulton's "Clermont" had made gious stretch of sail. Par for the of cargo was prorninently posted and was the main topic of conver­ her maiden voyage in 1807, twenty Course for them was 100 days. The "medium clipper" was built sation at the port for days after years before the dawn of the great clipper era of the middle 1830's. on more generous lines, could its arrival. Tradesmen as well as Yet in 20 years the coaler was still carry more cargo and accommodate the ladies eagerly sought the more passengers. She usually cargoes on board the newly-ar­ no match for the full-rigger. The clipper could pack all her loafed into San Francisco after a rived ships. The women felt that space below decks with merchan­ voyage of 120 days from New York. the clipper ship had at last helped Since newspapers at the time them keep up with their fashion dise carried at high freight rates. frowned on breaking up their conscious neighbors of London and A steamer, on the contrary, had to load so much coal to drive her in­ news columns with advertising, Paris. However fast modern sea travel effective engines th^t she had little posters and ship cards were every­ room left for either passengers or where to be found advertising the may be, the romance of clipper cargo. She couldn't pay her way. running time and the accommoda­ ship days is gone forever although However, the steamer was to be tions for cargoes and passengers they will long be remembered as the thing. Ugly, slow and costly, of the various clippers. Posters a part of this country's seafai'ing she finally made it. Experiments cried the departure time of each history. with boilers and engines, paddle clipper during the days of dis­ wheels and screw propellers helped covery of gold in California. Those her overtake the vaunted clippers. with the gold fever eagerly sought out the fastest ship for their trip Five-Knot Speeds around the Horn to the gold fields. In 1840, the best of the steamers Competition Keen With the LOG now contain­ drere capable of making a hazard­ ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ Shipping companies vied with ous five knots per hour, to be upped tions, there is plenty of room to ten knots ten years later. With one another for. the record run to for stories, photos and letters sails and the aid of friendly gales, San Francisco. Ship captains sent in by the Seafarers. a healthy 15 knots could some­ eagerly sought the prizes awarded Several pages of each issue times be attained. , are devoted to the experiences by the sl|ipping company to captain of Seafarers and the ships they Iron began to replace wood in and crew for a record run and sail as they describe them hulls in the 185G's, thus permitting crowded on every ounce pf sail themselves. the construction of vessels of possible, often with disastrous If you run across anything larger tonnage. But long voyages results. of interest on your voyages, or around the Horn were for the Despite the shipping companies just want to let your friends clipper ship because of cost and extravagant claims, only two clip­ lack of sufficient coaling stations. per ships made the voyage to know how you're getting along, drop a few lines to the LOG, The early clipper was usually California in less than 100 days. Don't worry too much about from 350 to 500 tons and up until They were the "Seminole," built literary style. We'll patch it the 1840's there was hardly one by Maxson & Fish of Mystic, Conn., up if it needs patching. And that reached 1,000., tons displace­ and the "Glory of the Seas," built of course, photos illustrating ment. The heavy gold fields traf­ by the famed clipper ship designer the incidents you describe fic made the demand for larger Donald McKay. make them more interesting clipper ships. The "Flying Cloud," The modern ships of the air for the readers. built in 1851. was a ship of 2,783 commonly make the trip from Bos­ Send your stuff to the LOG tqns. ton to San Francisco in 14 hours at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ Hardly a ship was built that and 15 minutes elapsed time, and lyn, NY. If you wartt any­ measured more than 200 feet in including ^ stops. However, the thing returned after we use it, length. A larger ship was not rigid modern-day. air traveler fails, jto we'll do that too. know the thrill on the completion enough to be safe. " Two types of clippers were at of a record-breaking trip around LOG Welcomes Stories^ Pics . fti �SEAFARERS rWB 'Twenty-four w May 14. 1954 LOG DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... fe: ROaiN TUXFORD (St«s Shipping), members will write to headquarters re Aprii li—Chairnun, O. C. Bourn*; S*c- questing them to place on board all SIU i raiary, Waltar Marcus. Stephan Emerson was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Letter will be sent to headquarters about the poor quality of some of the mqrchandise of the Baltimore Sea Chest. t33 75 was turned over to the ship's delegate by the steward department from the ship's fund. Part of this money was donated by the chief electrician from money made for showing movie. Chief engineer will be contacted by the mem­ bership about putting the washing ma­ chine in good working condition; it needs new gear. Ice box should be fixed. There is not much cooperation by the engineer on this ship. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), Aprii 25—Chairman, R. Smith; Secretary, W. J. Walsh. The remaining $40 in the ship's fund were spent on new records. The SlU library has been stolen. Crew- manned vessels, accident reports similar to the ones used by the steamship com­ panies . This will enable crews to furnish our portside officials with first-hand in­ formation about accidents and hospital­ ization of members in foreign ports. Repair list will be submitted at the be­ ginning of the voyage to insure added comforts to those making the voyage. Foc'slcs of all members of the unlicensed personnel will be painted, as this was not done in the past year. New washing machine will be installed. Steak will be served twice a week. Chief electrician stated that a washing machine has been placed on board for oarts in case of a breakdown of the old machine. When deck cargo is carried, a catwalk will be placed in use before the scow makes her departure from the last port. Use of straight ladders will be .discontinued while the vessel is IcTading or discharging 'VaHSImk«ra' Uave iVo OK The memhership is again 'cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which lias 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. turned in to the patrolman at the payoff. Night cook and baker missed ship at Yokohama. I^tores should be checked to see if there are enough condiments to last the voyage. We are out of peanut butter, mustard, tea bags, mayonnaise. There is no variety of dry cereals, no hot sauce. Slops will be checked. Clothing sub-standard and there is not enough of a range of sizes. We are running out of some brands of cigarettes. Men leaving the ship should turn keys over to the delegates. If the ship ties up the $8 in the ship's fund will be turned over to the March of Dimes. I AZALEA CITY (Waterman), April 10— Chairman, -A. Hevde; Secretary, G. G. Glennon. Ship's delegate will see the first assistant about the crew's showers and drinking water. "telENViLLB (Waterman), Aprii It — Chairman, O. L. Ames; Secretary, Oscar Payne. R. Conner was elected ship's del egate by acclamation. There were com­ plaints about the bag being left in the coffee urn. -New repair list will be made up: members will turn all needed repairs over to their department delegates. All hands were asked to return coffee cups to the pantry. MesshaU will be painted. cargo. This Is a safety measure, but no Messman was Asked to use side dishes. action is taken by the safety committee on this matter, and it will be brought to SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), the attention of the Union. April 22—Chairman, John ' Mohteverde; Secretary, J, M. Murphy. • a a Q • • • a a • • a a D a • • • • a a <f_- • 'if ' SUITS SfDRTCCATS SLACKS Tr>pcaATS DRESS SHC^ WORKBMOES PUNGAR^S KKAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS 8LUE Vy/ORKSHIRTS FRISKOOEENS HICKORV SHIRTS C.T?o. SHIRTS WHrrE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB KLTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS CI SHORTS • • a a a • BRIEFS SWEATERS LUS<SA6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS a WRITING FORTF&LIO • eou'WESTERS • .RAIN6EAR ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 24— Chairman, L. B. Moore; Secretary, A. E. McKlnstry. Two men missed ship at Mobile and were reported to the dis­ patcher. Frank Reid was elected ship's delegate by acblamatlon. Linen will be Issued in the same manner and time as the past. Retiring delegates got a warm vote of thanks for services rendered. Attention was caUed to careless. dropping of water glasses in the sink; messman was seriously injured due to this negli­ gence last trip. April 25—Chairman, Mike Mannlng; Secretary, Wlllard Edwards. Copy of the repair list has been turned over to the chief engineer and to the chief mate. Names of crewmembers who missed ship will be turned over '.o the boarding pa­ trolman for action. Linen changing day was switched from Friday to Wednesday. SEAMAR (Calmar), April 25—Chairman, W. Sibley; Secretary, T. Brennan. Dis­ cussion was held on mattresses and the four messman in one foc'sle. Bosun, who was hurtw thanked the men who helped to make Inm comfortable. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), April 18— Chairman, Edwing A. Rihn; Secretary, Max Simon. Fan in the galley has been repaired and the drain in the washing machine room has been cleared, as re­ quested. Everything is running smoothly In all three departments., "Vote of thanks went, to the steward department, espe­ cially the cooks, for the splendid food and service we have been getting. There was a big change over the previous trip. Ship's delegate and the patrolman will speak to the post steward to see about getting some cake flour aboard ship and more variety in stores and meat. Milk supply should be ghecked so that there is no shortage while on coastwise run. STEEL FLVER (Isthmian), March 21— Chairman, Charles H. Bush; Secretary, Charles W. Hippling. Ship's delegate was reelected. Steward would like to have linen returned on linen day. Crewmem­ bers will please refrain from putting their feet on messhaU chairs. » April 18—chairman, c. Bush; Secretary, Cecil Thomas. Washing machine wringer should be replaced. Vote of thanks went to the baker. Passageways should be painted and washing machine repaired. Gear locker was requested for the deck hands as. well as" chairs for all foc'sles, a table in the messman's room. ELIZABETH (Bull), April 25—Chairman, C. Oliver; Secretary, C. Ciadhill. Dan S^da was elected ship's delegate. Milk beef will be referred to the Union. SEATRAIN CEORGiA (Seatrein), Aprii 25—Chairman, Santos Garcia;'Secretary, Tom Bowers. Motion Was passed to .put new garbage cans on the stern of the ship. One of the men told the chief cook that he had lost 21 pounds since he came on this ship on account of the cooking. The chief cook told him that if he did not like the ship he could get off. Then the chief cook told the ship that he had cussed the man out. Several men agreed that the chief cook can't cooki Suggestion was made that everybody get back on time on sailing day. Engine delegate resigned. ^€ SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), April 24 —Chairman, J. A. Allen; Secretary, ALL YOUR NJEei>S CAM &C FILLED FROM yoOR - FROM A SOU'WESTER TO AM ELECTRIC RAZOR* • Wt^ATEVER ybu BUY FROM THE SEACMCSf/ you CAM BE SURE yoofeE (JETTINS TOP QUAHjy <3EAR. AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. \V UAllO^'OWfieO ANO UMION- OPEOAlGP .-. JpOR -IHE BENEfHT OF nHS MEAAEERSHtP* .... >. U. Charles Goldstein. Treasurer reported $75.27 in the ship's fund. Motion was passed to install a sink outside of the meat box as well as a draining board and a twin sink for the galley. Charles Cothran was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Man in the 8-12 foc'sle in the engine room that lockers be shifted as they are too close to the door. It was suggested that the ship's delegate of the Seatrain New Jersey, be contacted about finding out how the TV set works. Ship's delegate will ask the boarding pa­ trolman If it is permlssablf to chip on deck during ^'the day aft of the staek where the crew's quarters are. when out to sea. * BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), April 4—Chairman, ttenry Herkinhelns; Secretary, Marvin t. Whit*. Everything is running smoothly captain commended that this Is a good crew and he is well •atisfied. Some dUputed OT wiU. be meat from ateward'a atores, also wdrlt and cleaning gear. STRATHBAY (Strathcape), March 14— Chairman, James Lee; Secretary, C. Bed- well. C. A. Masterson was elected ship a delegate by acclamation. He wiil con­ tact the chief engineer and get all repaira in order, such as flush valves needed in heads, shower adjustments, scuppers cleaned, hotter water for the washing machine. Motion was passed to have the steward type up a weekly work list schedule for cleaning the recreation room, and post this on the bulletin board. Mate sliould check all fire hydrants and dogs on doors. William McCarthy was elected deck delegate by acclamation. Department delegates will turn In OT sheets to heads of departments not later than Monday morning each week. Each watch should return all coffee cups from the bridge after watch. Drinking glasses should not be placed in the sink as they break easily and may cause injur.v. Ship's delegate should get a slopchest price typed up and placed In the recrea­ tion room. Brother Masterson has the working agreement . clarification, and those in doubt on any matter can con­ tact him. Washing machine is out of or­ der; we will try to repair it by Wednes­ day, All hands, please keep wrenches and tools away. If any repairs are needed, call the first assistant engineer or the deck engineer. Vote of thanks went to the eteward department jind the cooks OT due the crew will be- settled by boarding patrol­ man. Repair lists were made up. -Ship's delegate bought a gift for the chief stew­ ard. who has just become a father; there is a balance of $29.16 in the ship's fund. Ship's delegate will contact the boarding patrolman about screens for the galley and messhaU. which were promised some, time ago. All brothers were asked to cooperate in keeping quiet in the pas­ sageways while the watch is sleeping. Steward department is still doing a fine job on board. All cups should be placed in the sink after use, not left on deck. EVELYN (Bull), March 27—Chalfman, Ned Remley; Secretary, W. Wesley Etty. There is $193.17 in the ship's fund. En­ gine department is one man short; a re­ placement may be procured in Port Sul­ phur. Curtains will be provided for the messroom ports. TV set will be bought and used by crew and officers alike, and will be left as ship's property. Ship's delegate will bay the set. April 11—Chairman, Rsy Wright; Sec­ retary, W. H. Lafoon. $3 is left In the ship's fund after the purchase of a TV set. One man deliberately left the ship 10 minutes before sailing and will be reported to the patrolman on arrival In Baltimore. Everything else is -running smoothly. Performers will be reported to the patrolman. One man has been logged two days for one under coastwise articles. .Ship's delegate will check with the pa­ trolman about this. April 29—Chairman, Edwin Parker; Sec­ retary, W. Wesley Etty. There is • S3 balance in the ship's fund. for the good service • and well prepared foods served and the variety. This ves­ sel was in Baltimore on idle status for a month or so and came out In freezing weather, so there are several broken lines on deck and In the crew toilets; we will have all repaired by the next meeting. April 25—Chairman, G. A. Mastersoni Secretary, G. Bedwell. Ail repairs re­ ferred to at the last meeting were taken carc of. including fire hydrants and dogs on doors and portholes checked, lines put in good shape, all passageways Uave been painted, as well as heads and all wash­ rooms and showers. Very few repairs are left and they will be taken care of at the port of payoff, which the master ^said would be Baltimore. We will sign ar­ ticles there and return to Yugoslavia. Repair list was made up and submitted to the ship's delegate. One man was logged in Yugoslavia; boarding patrol­ man in the port of payoff will contact tlie captain about this. Sea Chest will bo contacted about having a new library aboard before sailing time. Members were requested to return all coffee cups to the messhaU. and not to put dirty drinking glassbs in the sink. The mas­ ter of the vessel asked the ship's dele­ gate to ask all hands to remain aboard for another voyage. There was a discus­ sion on the repair list. As it was small, all departments agreed to put items on one repair list. Messroom wiU be painted out Monday night and the engine depart­ ment deck will be painted green. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), Aprii 28— Chairman, A. Ramsey; Secretary, Al Whitmer. C. Murree was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Steward asked ALCGA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 28— the crew to change aU linen and turn it Chairman, James R. Prestwood; Secre­ in so that It arrives back in time before the ship sails. No action will be tak^ on fumigation without proper authoriza­ tion from the hall. Steward reported that five, gallons of powerful bug kUler is coming aboard in New Orleanis. Ship's delegate will call the hall on arrivql and check on this. Repair list wiil be made up and turned in tomorrow so repairs can be done before sailing time. Men were asked to cooperate, keep the wash­ ing machine clean and not leave it run­ ning. ALEXANDRA (Cams), April 4—Chair­ man, Joseph Swafford; Secretary, Charles Gann. Captain asked that no one be in galley but steward department members. Notice was posted on care of the recrea­ tion room. ~Ship will pay^ off every two trips while coastwise; crew can draw on overtime up to approximately $3. List of wind scoops and cots will be made up and washing machine will be'fixed. Re­ pair and replacement list will be made out; some needed equipment is scarce. Hall will be contacted if this cannot be taken care of. Company doesn't intend to buy anything In Salem. April 12—Chairman, Robtfrt Cole; Sec­ retary, Charlesi Gann. Steward was or­ dered by the captain to tell the chief cook that his food is too. greasy, and in the future he has to do better as the officers are dissatisfied. Chief cook asked the crew how they liked the food. Entire steward department was given a rising vote of thanks for the good food being served. This was unanimous. Shortages in equipment and stores were discussed. Galveston hall will be informed that the crew is backing the steward department. Steward, chief cook and ship's delegate will check requisitioned supplies. Hall will be wired to have, a patrolman come aboard and settle beefs on getting cots, mattresses, pillows; when the washing machine will be fixed; OT beefs, room and meal allowance and better mail serv­ ice by the company. Ship's fund will be started by donations to cover cost of wires and miscellaneous expenses. April 28—Chairman, Louis W. Csrtwright; Secretary, hot listed. Mattresses, cots, pillows, etc. covered by New York patrolman. Letter will be written to headquarters on . steward departmen beef. Soap is not good for hard water Beefs were reported on one membei who yni'be. given anottter chance an havA'Ma- job. awltcbed;' Diacussion - wa' heUI''iim -eliminatlnB -aucb ttema at- Juieei tary, Joseph Castalanallo. New washing machine was placed on board. Hand rails are needed for coal tipple gangway. Fire and boat drill in New Orleans must be attended by all. Everyone is to clean up the messhaU after each movie; supper movie jvill start at 4:15 PM. April 18—Chairman. Major T, Costeller Secretary, James M. Nelson. Discussion was held on making a donation for the brother who was injured on the ship; it was asked why a donation should be made for him and not the other two men who were also injured. Donation was already taken up. so a motion wae passed that anyone who wishes to may withdraw his .donation. Brother Prest-" wood was elected new ship's delegate by acclamation. Surplus linen should be re­ turned from all foc'sles for laundring. Financial secretary asked all men t* make donations at the payoff for movies. STEEL RGVER (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman, W. B. Andrews; Secretary, T. V. LIsse. A down payment of $35 wae made on a TV set, leaving the ship's fund with a balance of $11.24. Members are (Continued on page 25) 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 sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser When they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should ne picked up' by the . Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The , inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. Those ipen 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. �••'!;w-fx~'^»>i W:'' Page Twenty'-five SEAFARERSLOG May 14; 1954 ... DIGEST of SHIPS* MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) not to tamper with the TV 84t: the aet If guaranteed for one year, providing no one has tampered with it. Request was made to have the washing machines re­ paired; chief electrician to do this tomor­ row. Vote of thanks went to the chief electrician, W. , B. Andrews, and other members who helped him in installing and rigging TV antenna aioft on ship's idng post. A permanent and neat Job was done to satisfy the captain emd com­ pany so no beefs would arise over the TV installation. Disbussion was held on the best way to pay off the TV set. Ship's delegate saw one of the patrolman and was told that the ciarificatidn of the agreement will be published in the LOG in the near future. aft in crew's quarters are leaking and should be looked after. Cots should be taken in, not left out on deck in any kind of weather. Cooperation is expected in keeping lavatories clean amidship. Siopchest lists and bulletin noticds are not to be written on. Missing keys for foc'sles will be requested by the ship's delegate from the first mate. KATHRYN (Bull),, April 20—Chairman, Antonio Conxalez; Secretary, Paul A. Emerson. First assistant has no explana­ tion for the bad water beef. One man was left behind in Ponce. Motion was passed to get a new washing machine. The food situation was discussed and settled satisfactorily. PENNMAR (Calmsr), May 2—Chairman, Sam. P.. Drury; Secretary, Julian Dedica- ARLYN (Bull), March 14-r-Chalrman, J. torla. Richard Law was elected ship's Merkei; Secretary, D. Piccerelll. AU delegate unanimously. Motion was passed crewmembers were asked to check their fire and boat drill stations and make sure they have their right stations. Crew was requested not to touch the watches' coffee until they have finished. John Gisiecki was elected ship's delegate. 12x4 watch asked the crew for a little more quiet while they are sleeping. Ship's delegate warned aU crewmembers not to miss the ship, or they will be turned over to the patrolman. Suggestion to give odd change to the ship's fund at the payoff was accepted. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the, very good chow that is being put out. April 11—Chairman, Mike Toner; Sec­ retary, Joe Merkei. Ship's delegate re­ ported on the hot plate he wiU buy from the ship's fund in the next port. There is $18.35 in the ship's fund after the price of phone calls to the hall was de­ ducted. Steward reported on the new Sea Chest aboard and asked the crew for cooperation in paying siopchest bills before payoff time, if possible. Steward will open the siopchest anytime anyone In the crew needs something. There was a discussion on selling siopchest goods to longshoremen; April 21—Chairman, H. Tarar; Secre­ tary, Loo Carreon. One man was hos­ pitalized in Puerto Rico. One man missed ship: Coffee cups should be put in. the sink after use. Vote of thanks was given to Stanley Fauntieroy for doing a very good lob in the crew mess: whatever good Job is done in the department is due to the steward, for his good supervision. Ringer in the washing machine needs repairing. Crewmembers are to be prop­ erly dressed in the messhali. Washing machine should be cleaned after use: the machine must not be abused. Ship's delegate suggested to the bosun that- the crew messhali deck be painted as well as deck department foc'sles. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), no date —chairman, Ed Nboney; Sscretsry, Jerry Cunningham. There- is $13 in the ship's fund. Repair list was read and accepted. Motion was passed to keep the ship's fund available for emergencies when the new crew takes over. All men who have not donated $.50 toward this fund should do so. Motion was passed to switch deck maintenance room and hospital room. Water tanks will be cleaned and piping Ic.nding aft renewed before the next voyage. Patrolman will be told of the men who missed ship in Kobe and gang­ way Watches in Yokohama, Sasebo and Honolulu, Puerto Rico and Merta. The ship sailed short to San Francisco. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment and especially the cooks, for the fine chow. WACOSTA (Waterman), April 25 — Chairman, Luis A. Ramiraz; Secretary, Cus Luath, Everything is going smooth: deck department was complimented by the first mate. Thanks went from the crew to the steward department for good food and service. Thgre was discussion on the heat in foc'sles. Portholes back to have ail rooms and messrooms insu­ lated, and all portholes furnished with wind scoops and screens.. Protest wUi be made for the four men in one room in the steward department, Extra toaster is needed' for men going on watch and men going off watch, and others who like toast. DOROTHY (Bull), April 11—Chairman, Edward Johnston; Secretary, John Sweeney. Edward Johnson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Heads hiji are to be left in cleaner condition. SEATISER (Colonial), April IS—Chair­ man, E. L. Thompson; Socretary, Story Slick. Everything is OK: there are no beefs. One SUP man was picked up in UK. There was a discussion on the money draw at Buenos Aires. Care should be taken of the washing machine. Hands should be washed before slicing bread for night lunch. Men missing watches should be reported to the patrolman when paying off. SANTORE (Ore), May 1—Chairman, Vance A. Reld; Secretary, Frank O'Hoorlan. There are no cots yet and the crew is getting mad and getting out of band. There have not been any cots since De­ cember 14, 1933. Committee was ap­ pointed to see the patrolman about get­ ting one cot per man for the crew. There is too much noise, and men were told to be quiet. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), May S— Chairman, Tom Conncll; Secretary, Sam File Hepair Lists Early • In order to expedite the matter of ships' repairs lists, ships' delegates and depart­ mental delegates on SIU ships are urged to turn in repair lists a week before a vessel arrives in port. In addition, headquarters recommends that delegates making up new re­ pair lists turn these in to the proper department heads on the ship at least a week bqfore^ the ship is due to reach port, so that the companies can take appropriate action when the ship arrives. Early filing of repair lists will facilitate the procurement .of new items for the vessels and give suf­ ficient notice when repairmen are needed to board the ship in port. television set. Crew agreed to have milk at breakfast and supper, with cold drinks for lunch. Suggestion was made to con­ tact sparks on the operation of the messhall radio. Suggestion to purchase a radio v/as vetoed. Milk will be purchased on arrival in Puerto Rico. Patrolman will be contacted on this. There should be more variety in the menus. Steward should check stores and tell the ship's delegate of any shortage. Night lunch should be improved. Steward promised to see to this. Milk should be bought in key ports of San Juan. BEATRICE (Bull), May 3—Chairman, Rqger L. Hall; Secretary, Charles Shirley. Nothing has been done about fixing the washing machine or getting a new one since the last trip. Ai Wile was elected ship's delegate by aeclamation. - A vote of thanks, was given to the steward de­ partment "for the fine chow. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 4—Chairman, Levy; Secretary, BUI Stark. J. Woods was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. Steward posted a schedule for the cleaning of the recrea­ tion room and laundry: all crewmembers will cooperate in keeping these rooms 'clean. Deek department was cautioned about having one man standing too many gangway watches. Delegates were advised to turn draw sheets over to the captain. It was decided, after some discussion, to keep the recreation room locked in port: if topside wants to use it, it will be their responsibility to see that it is cleaned. May 1—Chairman, Bill Stark; Secretary, A. Scaturra. Ail beefs should be turned over to department delegates for a clean payoff. Any repairs not done by the time the ship gets in wiU be turned over to the patrolman for settlement. All hands getting off will please strip bunks for new men. All books will be returned and a new library put aboard in Balti­ more. Deck department members who remain should insist that the foc'sle be sougeed and painted. suiated, to insure cool water. Steward was asked why fresh and canned fruit can't be on the same menu and why some items on the requisition list were marked "short." Steward explained that the captain ordered only fresh fruit, as per contract, be put on the menu but he is domg his best to cooperate and put both on. Patrolman will be told about clarifying OT clause section 29-C regard­ ing OT for foreman on watch when load­ CUBORE (Ore), April 17—Chairman, L. ing and unloading apparatus is being dropped into hold: also when retroactive J. Brilhart; Secretary, D. Shumake. Crew pantry has been in a mess for several wages will be paid. dayst since the meeting everyone has agreed to do his part to be a little BEAUREGARD (Waterman), April 24 A new'agitator will be ordered Chairman, John Ward; Secretary, Fred cleaner. the washing machine. There is a Sprulll. Shortage of coffee was explained. for gripe about the meals: the cooks evi­ Repair list was accepted. Department cannot cook, and don't know what repair lists will be turned over to the adently balanced meal is. Nearly everything ship's delegate by department delegates. served is seconds—in other words, ome­ A different brand of coffee is preferred lets, beef or lamb curry, chicken fricby crewmembers. After a discussion it asse, beef -kidney saute, minced on was. finaUy decided to let the steward toast, Creole frankfurters, welsh ham rarebit, decide whether or not to put out the chile con carne, etc. There is a lot more good coffee now, without rationing. but even this isn't put out the way any­ FoCsles of men getting off should be one calling himself a chef would serve cleaned out. it. Menus from the last two weeks have been served. - SUZANNE, (Bull), May S—Chairman, Homer Ringo; Secretary, Frank Boyne. Keys to the messhali were a good invest­ ment, as unauthorized persons were kept out and groceries in. The entire crew is a pleasure to sail with, for they are sober, hard-working and dependable. Those who have not yet donated to the ship's fund will do so. at their conven­ ience. Chief mate has improved, due to the diplomacy of the deck department. Vote of thanks went to Homer Ringo for a job well done as ship's delegate. The crew backs him 100 percent. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), April 29—Chairman, J. B. Christy; Secre­ tary, E. J. Riviere. A. Smith was elected CAROLYN (Bull), April 25—Chairman, ship's delegate by acclamation. Motion Cunningham; Secretary, H. S. Greenwald. was passed to start a ship's fund with a Discussion was held on passageway doors. voluntary donation of $.30 minimum per Engine department foc'sles and head man. Peck was elected treasurer. Crew need painting badly, as well as steward will donate a few dollars to repay the department quarters. Motion was passed steward for getting the TV repaired. to turn keys over to the ship's delegate, New TV speaker is needed. One man making it compulsory for new members volunteered to pick tliis up. There was to donate 50 cents to the ship's funds. much discussion of the ship's fund. Stew­ Discussion was held on whether to buy a ard asked the crew to return linen when getting clean laundry, so that all linen could be sent to the laundry. May 2—Chairman, Bcrward Abualy; Sec­ retary, J. Sweeney. Steward's repair list was turned over to the mate. New mirror A was requested for men's head and some new bed springs. One man is sick with fever: mate has put standby deck watch at the door. Motion was made to have drinking water pipes from the cooler inCarlisle. Ed Rogg was elected ship's delegate: Fred Anderegg, deck delegate. Messman will be given a chance to do better before Teaching New York: if there is no improvement, action will be taken. Needle will be bought for the rec­ ord player. Ringer repair will be done on the washing machine; pilot light will be fixed also, as well as toilet flushers; Puzzle Answer seiD mum casBs scasiia BBQ soasi SSBQSCIBQ iSiBQSS BBBB OSBQQ QBSSBQ BBB Biaiig] jnmm muum mmmm QBBQ Quiz Answers (1) Hercule Poirot, the man with "the little gray cells." . (2) $35.50 and $49.50. (3) Yellowstone is located partly in all of them except Colorado. (4) 11:05 PM. There were nine rounds for a total of 27 minutes, plus eight one-minute breaks be­ tween rounds, a grand total of 35 minutes. (5) The director. »(6) Mortgagee. (7) Iowa, Ohio, Utah. (8) 1,430 yards or 4,290 feet; about four-fifthg of a mile. A fur­ long is 660 feet (220 yards). (9) Maine and Vermont. J.I i;-iu I elements for the antenna. There is a $14.74 balance in the ship's fund. Arrival pool will be used to .build the ship's fund. Requgst was made to pay off Sea • Chest at draws, or. it can be put on the capIain's log book. TV will be repaired in Baltimore. Articles can be ordered I through Sea Chest. Screens for rooms have been ordered.^ Request will be made for a two-gallon hot water urn. There will be two arrival pools ne^t trip —one at each end. All hands were re­ quested to cooperate with the • ship's delegate. ^ STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), April 11 Chairman, V. V. Williamson; Secretary, D. Newsome. Talk on the ice situation was straightened out. Fresh stores will be obtained in Hawaii: repair list will be made out. Souvenirs will be cleared in Hawaii if possible. Some money from the ship's fund was given to a man left in the Philippines. One man was picked up in Manila. Arrangements were made about an awning for back aft. Motion was passed to take $10 from the ship's fund for magazines. There is a balance of $35.55 in the ship's fund. Vote of thanks went to the member who did such a good Job in handling the ship's fund. SEA CLOUD (Seatraders), April 25— Chairman, JamM Elchenberg; Secretary, Albert PrcciouK Fowler was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Head­ quarters will be contacted on inadequate seachest. Steward James Elchenberg and the steward department were commended on the good food and fine menus. Sug­ gestion was made that each crewmember •v I £ take just one library book at a time, in­ stead of leaving five or six in their lock­ ers the whole trip. Only some of last trip's repair work was done. Attempt will be made to have the rest of the work done at sea, where possible.- Ship's delegate will see the captain about a $20 draw for each man in the port of Ceuta. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, C. Bankston, Jr.; Secre­ tary, J. Gorman. Ship's delegate reported on the repairs that have and have not been done. Letter was written to the Union about Captain Sundberg's slopchest prlcres on cigarettes. Sleep is dis­ turbed by noisy steam air compressor. Cooperation was requested in maintaining a clean messroom. Galley and messmen are to refrain from feeding unauthorized persons; unauthorized persons are to be kept out of crew's midship living quarters. MAE (Bull), April 25—Chairman, F. Hipp; Secretary, R. M. Hammond. Ship's delegate ordered a TV booster and 12 DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), April 18— Chairman, Chadbourne Gait; Secretary, John R. Tilley. Minor beef on heads will be put on the repair list, as well as two spare commodes on requisition. Shrimp and beer party in Paranagua cost $28: balance in the ship's fund is $57. All members should list and turn in neces­ sary repairs now. Men should be more Hugh S. Beam careful about splashing bulkheads when Please call or write home. The washing. Division of money for carrying more than six passengers will be clarified baby and I need you. Eleanor. by patrolman in front of men involved, as well as routine duties of these men if if when more than six passengers are car­ ried. A compliment and vote of thanks Hyman Pitkofsky went to the steward, cooks and the rest Please write to Paul Oakley at of the department for fine' food served. 1305 East Fairbanks, Tacoma, It was agreed to make up a $2 arrival pool, with $20 going into the ship's fund. Wash. if i> if Wesley T. Christianson Urgent that you contact Kathryn Christiansen, 1700 Eutaw Place, Baltimore 17, Md. jji jji r_ y. ANTINOUS (Waterman), April 25 — Chairman, G, W. Champlin; Secretary, Charles Achoy. Ship's fund is pretty low because of paying for a converter which was damaged by a former member, and buying a new one. Suggestion was made that members make volunlary contribu­ tions at the payoff. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), May 1 Jerry Palmer —Chairman, Jerse W. Malony; Secretary, August Souza, Jr. Vote of thanks went It is Important that you contact to Mr. Cox from the crew for doing a Don D. Brown at 620 Avalon Blvd., very good job as ship's delegate: Mr. (lox WiU be leaving us on our return trip to Wilmington, Calif. Lake Charles. Jim Barbace was elected if if i ship's delegate. Ship's delegate will see about roaches in crew's quarters. Crew Paul Hellebr md ' was asked to try and help the messman Please contact your wife in South by not leaving cups and butts on the table. All cups should be returned to the Carolina. pantry. There is $44.81 in the> ship's fund. E<Jifor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I woulcl like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS .ZONE CITY STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old tubtcribar and hava a chang* of address, plaasa give your former address below: ADDRESS ^ •t»$$4*4t$*$$M«««$$$44t*l*f••••••>••• ••••••*«egf«eaaaa$$aaaa a$att$eaaae$*taeeaa$taatta«t«aaaa(M .vZONf STATI- ^aaaatkaBgBMGM aTaaagaaaaaeaai• ^. �I'-.rrr'^^xr SEAFARERS Pace Twenty-dz LOG Hay 14, 1954 Disability $5 Cheer Oldtimer An SIU oldtimer who was partially blind and destitute and confined to an old-age home is now assured of,future security under the SIU Disability Benefit Plan. As a result, Seafarer Sidney Gha'e has been able to leave the poor folks home for good and head back to his home town of Charleston, South Carolina, to live with his sis­ placed on a bus headed back for source of income. He was delighted at the good news that his applica­ Charleston. ter and family there. B ;Y t Y- The. 62-year-old Seafarer, who has been a member of the SIU for 1,3 years and sailed regularly as chief cook and steward, was forced to give up sailing because he was completely blind in one eye and had to wear glasses for the other eye. As a result, after his last trip, he was stranded on the beach in San Francisco, and when his funds ran out, was destitute and could not finance transportation back home. Consequently, he applied for the $25 a week benefit under the SIU Disability Benefit Plan. While the trustees were acting 4in his appli­ cation, he had to hole up at the Lagunda Honda Home for the Aged. When the trustees approved his application at the April Welfare Plan meeting, SIU San Francisco port agent Tom Banning went to the old age home and made ar­ rangements to get Ghale "out of hock." He was put up at a hotel for the night and the next morning was taken to the bus depot and r»» Since Ghale is not yet old enough to receive Social Security benefits, the money from the SIU DisabiUty Benefit supplies him with his sole Before heading home to Charleston, SC, with SIU disability dough in his pocket, veteran Seafarer Sidney Ghaie (2nd from rights says fareweli to shipmates in San Francisco hail, including Nor­ man Kirk (ieft). Port Agent Tom Banning is at far right. All of the following SIU families April 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and will collect the $200 maternity Mrs. James M. Byers, 158C Mar­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the shall Court, Prichard, Ala. Union in the baby's name. Joseph Earl Barlow, Jr., bora Jane Alyce Butters, bom Febru­ April 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and ary 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph E. Barlow, 400 Ogden Norman E. Butters, 783 Summer Avenue, Crichton Station, Mobile, Street, Stamford, Conn. Ala. t 4. 4> 4^ tion had gone through and he would no longer be dependent on private or public charity for room and board. t March 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E, O'Connell, 79 Lefferts Avenue, Brooklyn 25, NY. 4> 4^ Margaret Irene Toth, born March 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bertalan Toth, 61 Highland Avenue, Keasbey, NJ. 4r 45" 4!" Patricia Anne Wroton, born Miica Diaz Delgado, born March Sheila Iiiez Peacock, born April 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. April 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Peacock, 219Vi Ninth Mrs. Norman Wroton, 1711 East Julio D. Delgado, Box 307, GuayaLiberty Street, South Norfolk, Va. nilla, Puerto Rico. Street, Chickasaw, Ala. Patricia Dolores * Byers, bora $ 4^ David Lawrence O'Connell, born ii'ho Gets SMV Uenefils ? Hospital: m b.. Any Seafarer hospitalized as an inpatient for at least one week is entitled to a weekly benefit of $15 for the full duration of his hospitalization, providing he has worked, a minimum of one day aboard an SlU-contracted vessel in the previous 12 months. Maternity: Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1, 1952, can receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. A copy of the mar­ riage certificate and birth certificate is required. If possible, a discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ ments and bonds will be given in cases of multiple births. Disability: Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven years seatime with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, is eligible for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is totally unable to work. Daath: Every Seafarer is provided a $2,500 death benefit, which he can make payable to whomever he chooses, whether related to him or not. The Seafarer must haVe worked a minimum of one day aboard an SlU-contracted vessel during the 12 months prior to his death. Beneficiary cards are available at all SIU halls. The beneficiary may be changed at any time. Scholarship: Four college scholarships worth a total of $6,000 each are award­ ed each year to qualified Seafarers under 35 years old or the chil­ dren of Seafarers , who meet the educational requirements. Each scholarship provides a full four-year course of study and may be used at any college or university chosen by the scholarship student, i All candidates must take the standard College Entrance Board ex­ aminations given during the year prior to beginning their college study, and present discharges showing three years' seatime for a parent or for themself, in the case of Seafarers under 35. Children 6t deceased Seafarers having three years' seatime are also eligible. Applications and queries on unusuai situations should be sent -to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave.-, Brooklyn 32, NY. , 4> J. ^ Thomas Michael Bluitt, born March 25, 1954. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. John J. Bluitt, 240 East 89th Street, New York, NY. t t 4> Debra Joy Drozak, born April 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Drozak, 1600 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, Cal. 4 4 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 unll be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FANCISCO. CAL. Henry J. ChUde Edward Murar Ho Yee Choe Charles Neumaler C. B. Coburn Joe Perreira Walter Daspit Jack Roberson A. J. Concalvea Alfred SeegmiUar Olav Gustausen W. S. Singleton A. M. Keller Sing Ah Sue W. A. Lonergan P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. William W. Fassitt James F. Kane J. L. Fontenot James S. McRae May Fontenot MARINE HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. Lonzie Albritton O. S. Flynn N. Baker John E. Markopolo C. Barboza Joel Peoples Claude L. Davis Frank B. RoweU J. H. Dudley Jack E. Slocum Jean Dupre James M. SneU G. E. Eklund H. L. WlUiams USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK; VA. Lorenzo J. Love Montford Owens Wm. Mason Alexander PresneU USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Terrell Adams Herman C. Kemp WiUlam Bedgood Jimmie Littleton Bothwell Blanchard R. B. McCorkel Paul Bland C. L. Middleton R. Carrollton Albert Morse Mike Goins F. S. Paylor Samuel N. Hurst James B. Sellers Paul Jakubcsak J. C. Whatley USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. R. B. Barnes N. Korolchuck Luke A. Ciamboli Stephen Kutzer Henry Dellorfano J. W. Martin James J. Fontes V. K. Ming Sverre Johannessen Simon Yesavage Carl R. Johnson Robert R. Yonce USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Frank Alasavich James H. Penswlck P. Albano Robert Rogers Theodore Mastaler USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Percy Allred James R. Lewis Fortunate Bacomo Francis F. Lynch Thomas Bryant Joseph McCraw Jose G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Jar Chong David Mcllreath Emilio Delgado Frank Mackey Antonio Diaz Vic. Mlllazo John DriscoU Eugene T. Nelson Matthew Gardiner Arthur Rudnicki Bart Guranick George Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Robert Sizemore William Keenan Ernest SmaUwood Ludwig Kristian Henry Smith Frederick Landry Renato Villata ' enato ViUata . James Lawlor VirgU WUmoth Kaarel Leetmaa USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Francesco Antonetti Marcie Boyles Melvin Bass Donald R. CatUn Jesse J, Bentley Camiel Caus Jose Cortes N. Mayrantonis Clarence Dowdy Peter MazzetelU Peter Drevas Haakon Moum Eddie Driggers Francis R. NapoU Artemio Fernandez Rex O'Connor Lawrence FrankUn Sigurd Odegaad Leonard Geraghty Charles Oglesby EsteU Godfrey T. Papoutsoglov John B. Haas Donald Peterson George Hudson Arthur Roy Choo Chang Lai Edward Rushton Karl Larsen Stanley Sargeant Juan Leiba Jose Sousa Alexander Leiter Thomas Thompson Nicholas Liagoflf Jose Venezuela WiUiam Luhrsen Robert Welker James McLeod CUfford Womack John Maclnnes Sulterea Demoleas VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Thomas McCaffrey USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILL, John NoU VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. B. Rickard Jose Vilar USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN, Charles Burton V'A HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD, Leonard J. Frank SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. William Kenny Clifford Adkins Karl Kristensen Thomas Ankerson Algot Bogren Robert Lambert James Macunchuck Earl Brittain Tony Mastantino Jessie Clarke Ralph Palmer James Dodson Oscar Pearson Rosario Copani George Pipinos Samuel Doyle Gustav Svensson Lucien Elie Joseph Traxler Franklin Giiman Henrich Wiese Herbert Grant Walton Hudson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. G. E. Armstrong Lyie Hipp Gustav Hoyzam James Battle John Hull Anthony Benedict Thomas Johnson Paul Boudreaux E. Q. Knapp Charles Brady J. J. Krause WUIlatn Burch Leo Lang O. Butler Pierre Leblano J, Campiield Slbastlan Carregal J. P. Lomax Joseph Lucas Clarence Cobb James Lucky P. B. Cogley Wllbcrt Miles S. Cope William G. Moor* Adlon Cox Albert Nelson Glen Curl Hugh O'Donnell Gordon R. Dolan C. Osborne James Edmonds J. C. Fernandez Donald A. Randolph Leo Fontenot W. E. Reynolds William RocheU B. D. Foster James Ruth James Gardiner Nathan Gardner Lonnle R. Tickle Jack Gleason Marion C. Vester John Hlnton J. E. Ward 4^ Michael Wayne Lanier, "^ra March 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Lanier, Route 2, Castleberry, Ala. i i•9. t Dwight Dowell Emerson, born April 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hurdes A. Emerson, Warrior, Ala. i i t Brenda Faye Sullivan, bora April 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stecial C. Sullivan, 949 McGowin Avenue, Prichard, Ala. tit Larry Edwin Emory, born March 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey E. Emory, 2505 58th Street, Tampa, Fla. i i 4^ Providencia Ruiz Acabeo, born March 25, i954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valentin Acabeo, 1646 Madi­ son Avenue, Ne\y York, NY.' i ,i i Verna Lee Street, bora March 31, 1954. Parents, Mr." and Mrs. Vernon D. Street, 915 First Street, Balti* more, Md. i i SID WELFABE SEBVICES i Frances. Raquel Napoleonls, born April 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juliq G. Napoleonls, 185 Scholes ??opkjlyu. KX- rotm PKOBUH IS OUR 8VSINESS �j«ay 14. 1954 • ".'X. SjBEDT THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (Neua obout men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SJV Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in. this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Heading off the roster of hospitalized Seafarers in my report this week is oldtimer Timothy McCarthy. McCarthy, as you might have suspected, hails from Boston, Mass., but is now in the Staten Island hospital. He entered the early part of May after repatriation. He has a recurrence of ulcer trouble and was feeling pretty low for awhile. His last job was AB aboard the Tagalam. ' Juan Leiba has some stomach trouble himself in the same institution. He was on the Steel Architect of Isthmian before he headed into the Staten Island drydock, but he doesn't mind too much-since he's right around home while convalesc­ ing. Also hailing from New York is Jose Cortes, who last shipped as an- AB on the Marina. He's been drydocked by a double hernia, but is doing fairly well after the operation. He has hopes of getting out in about a week or so. One Seafarer who was recently discharged after a hernia operation was Francisco Antonetti, a Brook­ lyn seaman. IJis last job was on the Suzanne as Chief Leiba Cook, and he hopes to be cooking up a mess of food for the boys on his next ship in the near future. In a rather different vein, there comes news to the Welfare Depart­ ment th,at Marion Lavine, an oldtimer in the Union, has just become the proud father of a bouncing lad. The baby was born April 25, 1954, weighing in at eight pounds at Los Angeles, Calif. Lavine got his book in Mobile back in 1938, when the SIU won in the Gulf. Back to the aiitiseptic and suture division, we find John Zuzov, of Newcastle, Pa., resting comfortably in the hospital after a very difficult time. Machinist aboard the Winter Hill, Zuzov was Injured aboard the vessel and le^t it in the Port of Boston, entraining to New York. After prelimi­ nary examination at the Staten Island hospital, he was refused admittance. However, he was in bad shape and took a cab to another local hospital. The next day he contacted the Welfare Services Department to let them know his condition and ivhereabouts. Welfare picked him up and arranged for his admittance to the USPHS hospital the next day. He was operated on shortly thereafter and is Lavine doing fairly well after much initial trouble. Clarence Dowdy is in the hospital a much wiser man. The galley utility aboard the Steel Fabricator, Dowdy got his hand in the way of the knife when he was cutting some meat, slicing part of his hand, too. Right now the Portsmouth, Va., native is doing fairly well and hopes to be out soon. SEAFARERS Pate Twenty-seTca LOG Imposter Stubs Toe On Union An attempt by a phony to misrespresent himself as an SIU Union representative and get an "in" on a Seafarer's death benefit backfired thanks to the action of the Seafarer's wife, the police of Athens, Pa., and Welfare Services. As a result, when last seen, the phony was headed across the county line ' in the general direction of collection for that purpose. there. New York, mission not a^ccom- In the course of disposal of the Meanwhile, Mrs. McKeel thought plished. Had it not been for a telephone call made to the widow by Welfare Services in headquarters, as part of the standard routine of seeing to it that the families of Seafarers get proper service on their needs, the hoax might have never been detected and the imposter might have pulled off his confidence game at the expense of the de­ ceased Seafarer's family. Electrocuted On Ship The target of the attempt was Mrs. Jean McKeel, widow of Sea­ farer Dorward McKeel, electrician. The latter suffered a fatal accident on the Robin Trent on April 2, when he was electrocuted just as the ship was leaving Weehawken, New Jersey. When the crew notified Welfare Services of the accident, the Union . office assisted in the ar­ rangements, located the deceased Seafarer's gear in the Weehawken police station and handled other necessary routine. A floral wreath was ordered at a local florist on behalf of the crew which took up a case. Welfare Services called up the Seafarer's wife to find if she had gone through all the necessary procedure to collect the death ben­ efit. Mrs. McKeel was astonished to get the call, saying that just 15 minutes before that she had gotten a call from "the union" that a representative was flying out to see her and she should meet him it the airport at 2 PM. After convincing ner that this was really the "unioh" calling, by having her call back the SIU at the telephone number listed in the LOG, Welfare Services told her that the previous call apparently came from an im­ poster. Since it was too late to catch the plane, a Welfare Serv­ ices representa­ tive hopped into his car to drive down to her McKeel home, while Mrs. McKeel was instructed to try to stall the imposter until he got 'Carbon And Valve Job' Done On Seafarer's Ailing Heart FINAL DISPATCH Anne- Co., Va.; burial took place at Riverside Memorial Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. Brother Sorey is survived by his mother, Mrs. James Edward Sorey, PO Box 266, Oceana, Va. Since 1952, he had Kenneth Robert Gumm, 33: sailed from Philadelphia as a Brother Gumm died of peritonitis wiper in the engine department. and a fractured pelvis on June 8, 4^ 4 4 • 1952 in Hammond, Ind.; he was David H. Singleton, 38: On buried in that city's Evergreen April 2, 1954 Brother Singleton Cemetery. died of a heart ailment at the 4" 4" 3^ USPHS Hospital, Seattle, Wash. Dorward McKeel, 43: While the He had joined the Union in New Robin Trent was docked at Pier H York in 1952 and sailed as a cook in Weehawken, NJ, on April 22, and baker. Brother Singleton was 1954, Brother McKeel, who was buried at Mt. Airy Cemetery, Al­ repairing the rheostat, was ac­ legheny County, Pa.; he leaves a cidentally electrocuted. A chief sister, Catherine Falconer, 350 electrician, he joined the SIU in Shaw Aveiyie, Springdale, Pa. Norfolk in 1944. Burial took place .4 4 4 at Bradfort City Memorial Ceme­ William J. Ismail, 29: Brother tery, Luthers Mills, Pa. Brother Small died' of bronchial pneu­ McKeel is survived by his wife, monia on April 1, 1954 at the Jean McKeel of 110 South River USPHS Hospital in San Francisco, Street, Atfiens, Pa.. , Cal. He sailed a's a member of the deck department out of Phila­ . John T. Kelly, Sr., 49:—On April delphia, and had been an SIU mem­ 12, 1954 Brother Kelly died of a ber for the past eight years. heart ailment in New Orleans, La. Brother Small leaves his mother. A steward, he had sailed with the Rose Walton of 679 Magnolia SIU since 1047, from the port of Street, Larkspur, Cal. 4*4 4 New Orleans. He leaves his; wife, Joseph Walters, 56: While the Frances Kelly, 31^.8 Dauphine Warrior was in Moss Harbor, Nor­ Street, New Orleans, La. way,. Brother Walters died aboard 4 4" 4" her of a heart ailment on Febru­ Arnold G. Sorey, 32: Brother ary 15. 1954, An oiler since 1939, Sorey died oh April 13, 1954 as a he bad joined the Union in Mobile. result of a tnick accident In which Brother Walters is survived by his he was involved. The accident oc- wife, Alice Walters,'*^961 Kentucky •4mrrod ^ oa .a ^ highiirsy. .at.Jrjni:ess- mmiu. The deaths of the follovHng Seafarers have been reported to . the Seafarers Welfare Plan and 12,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Back on the road to full health again. Seafarer Stanley Swlenckoski chats with Welfare Services Representative Milton Flynn. Rare heart operation was a complete success. Another one of those rare heart operations that is turning up with increasing frequency lately was performed recently on Seafarer Stanley Swlenckoski. As a result, he is now on his way back to full health after tottering on the brink ous heart condition which they be­ for some time. lieve, was aggravated by the Down to 140 pounds and hardly able to walk just before the sur­ gery, Swlenckoski is a healthy 180 today and feeling better than he has for some time. He believes that if it were not for the help he received through the Welfare Services Department and the skill of the operating surgeon he would not have been able to survive. Damaged in Childhood Basically Swlenckoski was suf­ fering from what the non-medical man would call poor valve action. The doctors have told him, he says, that the valve in question was probably damaged during child­ hood by an attack of rheqmatic fever. Whatever the cause, Swlenckoski was appai-ently in good health through the years until he dislo­ cated his shoulder in an accidents in April, 1951. From there, his troubles began. After he had been in the hospital a few months and was still not feeling well, the doc­ tors gave him a thorough goingover and"dlsddvetwi'he had •k'seriv accident. By February of this year, Swienckoski said, he was down to 140 pounds. The discomfort was so great that he couldn't lie 'down and had to sleep standing up. He couldn't walk a block without gasp­ ing for breath, and the medical opinion was that short of special surgery, he wouldn't be able to survive rhuch longer. Repaired Leaky Valve Arrangements were made with the help of Welfare Services to transfer him to Philadelphia where a famous surgeon. Dr. Charles P. Bailey of the Bailey Thoracic Clinic, performed the delicate operation. The surgeon removed three large clots in his auricular chamber and repaired the leaky valve as well as enlarging the valve opening so that it could function efficiently. As a result Swlenckoski has shown a rapid recovery and expects to be able to go b.ick to sea as he put it, "better than I ever was JiefoeeJl WSW.W «« « perhaps she had better notify the local police of the whole affair. The chief of police was informed of what happened and immediately made arrangements to shadow the phony on his arrival. When he got to the local airport, Mrs. McKeel was not waiting for him, so he called her at her house. She said that she told him she wasn't feeling well and couldn't meet him. Subsequently, she said, the police reported that he called a number in New York City and asked if it was alright to spend taxi fare to go to the McKeel house. Permission was granted from an unknown source at the other end of the wire, and the phony headed for the McKeel home under close surveillance by the local police. When he got to the house, Mrs. McKeel said, he no longer claimed he was a Union representative but said he was a "friend" and "ship­ mate" of McKeel's. The first thing he asked for was the "Union in­ surance policy." Although posing as a seaman, he was ignorant of the fact that the Union Welfare Plan is self-administered, and there is no insurance policy in the con­ ventional sense to cover' the death benefit. Then, Mrs. McKeel continued, the man broke out some papers which looked like legal documents and asked her to sign them right then and there. She stalled him around and asked him if he couldn't leave the papers overnight so she could study them and see what she was signing. The man said that he couldn't possibly do that. She went to the phone and called a local attorney whom she ^ knew. He advised her not to sign anything on the spot. As the conversation went on, with Mrs. McKeel's daughter pi-esent and a local policeman con­ cealed in a spot where he could hear everything, the phony be­ came increasingly nervous. He was unable to show any credentials, he couldn't identify McKeel's picture from among other photos and in other ways contradicted himself considerably. Finally he decided that the best course was to get out of the house fast. He took off luckily for him before the Welfare Sei-vices repre­ sentative arrived, and headed east­ ward as fast as he could go. �SEAFARERS jfiV' • V ^ OFFICIAl OBGAN OP TH E S E Af AR E R S I NTE R N ATI O N AL U N I o M . ATLANTIC AND GULF D I S T R I C T * > A FI L" 1^ I pil»ilplw <1 1 ... - s-'T: 1 1 A Jr . t; k i"A I •i'. • ' 'i Yi' Headquarters book­ keeping staff keeps complete records of oil income and expendi­ tures by the Union. Modern electric book­ keeping machines re­ duce possibilities of er­ ror, moke for speedy handling. Elected membership committees take week­ ly and quarterly audits of Union's funds and re­ port to full membershipw All findiiclal reports ore posted on bulletia boards for examination by the membership in all ports. I; &:•' fiir mi i k-: . Certified public ac­ countants make exam­ inations of financial records quarterly from W" r' •• -' '' fihancial records. All expenditures must be dpjprdved' by the membership and checked by elected mejnbershlp committees. Bjeginning with the issuance of a dues receipt by the patrolman and continuing on through all the bookkeep- » V~ '' tM • V-' • One of the cornerstones of the Union Is a yigi|ant check on the disposal of every dues dollar. To assure complete safeguards over finances the SlU has dn effi­ cient bookkeeping and auditing system backstopped by an J. a straight cmcl pdrrow path undpr constant surveilldi^e^^^^^ &:?• - S^A;- t;' -• , I't'" ••' n; �•:v ^v .^•r \..-*.'»t Unclaimed Pay Due From Misiissippi Shipping Co. NAMB . AMOUNT Abadle, JosepH A.'....t .94 10.46 Abadte, Sidney Acevedo, Rafael ;> 13.21 .36 Ackisi, Jamee '•...i Acusla, Mack J : 3.16 Adams, met : 15.70 3.94 Adams, Jamet Adams, Jamas P. ....... 63.57 6.13 Adams. J. F Adams. James J; ^..'... 49.12 4.72 Adams, John R. ....... .62 Adamson, Harry Addison, James C. ..;.i 17.33 1.45 Addison. Walter .07 Addison, WlUis R. .... Aderhold, Fred . . S 15.19 Adklns. Frank' .. A7... 57.89 Aeofl. Therlot J 15.31 A^ol, Bertram 12.93 Aherns. Albert D 11.91 Aiiviworili, Wendell ... 3.94 Aker. Sam L. . si ';. 11J5 AkerlcUei h. .'i _J.88 Alberto. Mario ........>< 10.66 45.34 Albright. David ...... .28 Albury. Charles ..... 3.88 Alcocer. Fcrtiando ... 1.75 Alder, Henry G 11.01 Aldrldge, Elvin O, .. 6.40 Alelmarano, Joe1.21 Aleslan. Alford . ..,. 12.15 Alevizo, James'G. .., 3.77 . Alexander. A. 3.55 Alexander. Alvin 11.01 Alexander. Mtlford E. 1.00 Alfonso. Joseph F. ... Alkire. .): mes C 139.00 1.21 Allaln. Edgar M 13.50 AUaro, Joseph E. ... 14.46 AUeman. CamiUe ... 5.39 Allen, Arlie E 4.83 Allen. A. G Allen. Georsje A 2.25 35.08 Allen. George A 1.24 Allen. Jack F 4.51 Allen. James .54 Allen, James T 1.16 Allen, Raymond ... t 0.24 Alleva. William AMgoler, I'lormont P...;. 4.42 . 121.24 Allison. Blair .!. i • 1.50 Allison. Ian T. .. . 15.88 Allman, Blain . 15.12 Alonzla. S. ....' . 47.59 Alpaugh, K. H . 14.96 Alpedo, Salvatore . 61.34 Alsobrook, J. R. Alston, .lames ....w;..w„ . 2347 Alston, Robert ...s..... 15.83 .85 Alt, Donald .38 Alvarez. Asaac L . .29 Alvarez, Francisco . 63.15 Alvarez, Valentin 3.37 Amacher, Robert R, ... 7.09 Amacher. Robert ....... . 5.85 Amador. Raoul . 1.63 Amass, Herbert . 10.10 Amerault, Ed . 10.53 Ames, Omar O. .97 Ames, Omar . 33.11 Anderogg. Fred T . 60.54 Andersen, Alfred Andersen, Henry R. .... 17.88 5.89 Andersen. Lawrence .... . 16.01 Andersen. Sigurd . 23.11 Andersen. WUliam . 10.94 Anderson. Axel . 2.05 Anderson. Ervin Anderson, George E. ... 15.19 1.31 Anderson, George E. .... .50 Anderson. George H. ... . 3.08 Anderson, Karl . 2.47 Anderson, K'-rk L, ..... . 1.43 Anderson, Kirk . 15.83 Anderson. L. D. .99 Anderson, Sigmund .... . 3.02 Anderson, Uno 1.31 Anderson. Vincent H. ... 9.20 Anderson. Vincent H. .,, 6.53 Anderson. Wm. . ..... 6.89 Anderson. WiUlam J.... 6.08 Anderson. William P. .. 1.00 Andreassen, H : 2.99 Andreshak. Alex 7.22 Andrews, Carroll H. ... 2.11 Andrews, Chester M. .. 25.47 Andrews. C. M. Jr 61.52 Anglolillo, Frank 5.56 Anglin, Joseph 1.89 Annal, J 5.70 Anthony. W. 57.19 Antlll, Allen 2.65 Antonousky, John 18.82 Antonsen, John A Apalopoulos. Clrilos ... 75.26 7.72 Archibald, Manuel 13.72 Ard, Dwlght 15.98 Ardoln, Evlt 185.68 Arena, Louis L 16.96 Arellanes, Jack W 3.70 Arenella. A Arledge, George D. ... 66.03 3.45 Arllnghaus, Harold ...• 1.75 Armstrong, James 1.72 Armstrong, James. .... 4.16 Arneson, Anton Arnold. Joe C. 70.88 Arnold. Robert 2.36 Arrlngton, Delbert .... 3.01 Arthfer. Paul . , ; 6.07 Arroyo. Amedeo R. ... 33.46 Arzamendl, Joaquin .., 2.14 Askew. Wm. D. ...;.. 64.49 5.14. Asplund, Richard ...... 5.19 Atkins. Thomas W 6.26 Atlschaffe. Joe .47 Atwell. Raymond t 18.71 Aubert. Colden A 3.32 Aublan. Paul 1.00 Aubrey. Charles E 37.33 Audler. Olive C 2.29 Auer, Eugene W 2:72 Aulbury. Charles 3.20 Auman, James .98 AumlUer, Robert J. .... 4.88 Aver. Eugene W, ...... 7.77 Avers. Arveds E. 36.74 Ayers, Frank E 1.45 Avery. Emmett L. 3.88 Avey. WlUlam R. ..i... 3.85 Ayers. Presten 1.47 Aylar, Albert A Babcock. J. G oBDltt. Babttt. itonaia Ronald 00.38 140 lJU AMOUNT NAMB 12.55 Bagdomas, John R. Raggett,. Milton • .. • 10.43 2.48 Bahn, Charles F. ,. • • • • Bahr, David A. .... • s • • 17.36 1.21 Bailey, Samuel A, . . .'a . 8.81 Bailey, Samuel A. .. • • • s Baker. Harrison B. a a,a a 29..3a .69 Baker. J. D. * .a •a a Baker, McCleveland a a • a 14.51 Balcicrson, aames P, a a a 22.93 Bales, • George L. .. a a a a 23.39 1.01 a aa a Bales, James 2.99 Ballday. Johnny P. . sees Ballance. Ode M. ., a a a a 13.32 Ballard, Wm. R. ... ease 28.88 7.94 sees Balliet, H. T .97 Balmy, James T. ..> a a a a 8 30 Banlgan, John J. ...> e a a'e .56 Banks, Freddie ; . .. a a a a A.52 Bankston. Claude Jr. a a a 1.48 ' a aa a Bankston, Edgar 1.96 1 » a a e Barbarin, Jules '.. 7.82 Barbee, Robert .. . a'a' a a Barbler, P. ..... 1 a a a a 11.15 Barbier. Llvlo V. • a a a a' 26.10 Barbosa. John .... • a a a a' - 4.69 8.78 > aa aa Barfoosa. Roy ' Barfleld, John ... I a a a a . 45.04 Barlezo., Fllemore 1 f a a a - 4.00 1.78 Barllzo, 'Felimon 1.16 Bernard, Ferinand • ; a aa 84.17 Barnes, Edward T. 1 a a a a 5.32 . a a a'a Barnes, J. V 3.04 Baron, Henry .... > a a a a.99 Barlow, Albert ., 1 a a a a 1.60 . a a a a Barnes, Ed. R. Barnes, Eugene P. a a a a 90.99 16.20. aaa BarnhiU, Darrell .37 ^ a a Bnrnoth, Alfonse Barraco, Joseph .. a a a- a . 1.00 2.93 Barras, Stanley J. > a 4 a e 11.86 Barrlal, Robert .. 3.38 Barron, Guy E. . > a a a a .67 Barron, Patrick .. • a a a a > aa aa .02 Barron, Wm Barry, Desal .... 9. . a a. 73.90 4.71 Bartol, Jr., Edwin Wa.a 20, Barton, Ben. 10.43 Bartorl, blmltri .. 6.86 Berwick, James . > a a a a 9.84 Basar, M. C .1.19, Basch, Joe 1.64 Basco, Jessie .,., .98 Bashaw, Roger .. > a a a a Bashore, F. D.... • s a a a 14.03 1.03 Bass, David 1.89 > aa a a Bass, R. C r. .. 56.73 5.91 Da . a AO 00 tlSy.SfO. Batson, James .01 Batson. Ch-s. W. .. Battaglla, Joseph ,.• a a a a 11.17 .Rattle, James C. ...> a a a a 13.94 Bc'.udlne, Armand ..1 a a a a .52.08 Babrera, Reginal ..a a a a e^ 3.90 3.93 Bauter, George R. .i a a a a IJK) Baxter, Merton D. ,a a e a a 2.95 Bazlle. Erneat 4.34 a.a a a Beall, Edwin F .28 a aa aa Beasley, E. M Beasley, Glen M. , .a a a a a 265.00 Beasley, James T. .a a a a a 11.21 1.15 Beaumont, R. ....a a a a a 5.91 Hechtold, Vernon ,.a a a e e .82 Bechtel, Rex S. ... 1.75 Beck, Anthony C. . 1.92 Beck, R. E. .......a a a a a 6.25 Becker, Edward .., 1.42 aa a a a Beckwlth, J. E 1.15 Bedard, George ...a a a a a 6.38 a aa ae Bednowskl, F Beech, Rowland K. a a a 12.23 . 10.83 • a a a a Beech, Rowland ... 7.85 Bees, Alexander R. a a a a 2.36 a aa aa Begen, T • 30.33 Bell, Clarence E. . 7.78 aa aa a Bell, Eddie L 2.88 Bell, Edmond P. .. 00 aOO aa a a a Bell, James 16.06 Bell, Roy 5.39 Bell, Traves ....a a a a a Bellonde, Harold L.a a a a 18.05 2.84 Belsen, F. C 2.37 Benenate, Nathan Jj. .. 11.19 Bengert, Benj. C. , Bennett, Guy •.... 4.92 1.62 Bennett, James T. . 20.00 Bennett. Paul 18.93 Bennett, Roger .... 35.89 Benolt, Kenneth 1.47 Benson, Thomas R. .... 7.57 Bentley, J. F. H. ..,.... Benson, F. F ..... 3.20 7.93 Benton, Fred 68.74 Benz, Charles 1.00 Berg, Arthur H . 1... Berger, David ......... 10.42 7.07 Berger, William ..,,..... Bergeron, Elra ..... 37.89 Berlowltz, Morris ....... 10.88 Bernal, A .. •.. 2.97 9.39 Berry, Lawrence F, .... Berry, Merlin V. ., 1.78 9.94 Berthhold, Frank ., Bertram, F. W. ..... 1.28 Bender, Raymond ., *... 10.93 1.80 Beuk^laar, Jacob' ..,.... Beuker, Kemp ..... 5.64 .94 Beutgen, John ..... 1.96 Beverly, Von. Lech . Bewlg, Leroy C. ... 22.78 7.76 Bibeau, Joseph ......... 6.76 Bice, James R; 3.72 Blehl, James .^... ..... Bllboa, Ramon ....,.... • 25.69 Blllltor, Woodrow . ..... 17.02 2.20 BlUo, Carlos E. .. .80 Billot, Joseph ..,...... .50 Blnnar. C. E. a . • .. .34 Bioado, Frank ,........ 2.20 Bird, Leroy W. ... Bird, Wm. •.... 2.14 BlrdhUl, Jack 5.40 1.70 Blrdsall, Charles . Blrdwell, George P. .... •1.25 Bishop, Henry ........ .28 Bishop, Henry- ;; i..... 5.20 Bishop. Silas ..... 22.54 Blvlns, Auman ........ 5.80 Bjork, Kenning ....•... 1.45 Black, Harry A. ... 14.44 4.83 Black. Robert .......... Black. F. Robert ...... 46.60 Black. W. ..... .98 Blackford, Ralph ...... 16.38 Blackledge. Thomas L. .. 64.96 6.87 Blackman, Benson W... Blackman. Edward G. .. 48.30 6.08 Blackman. Joyce . Blackwell, Francis ,.,. 11.16 '18.18 Blaine. A1 ouiine. zu .• NAM! AMOUNT Bkmcnard. Peter ..... 10.80 Blanchard. Richard F... 170.57 Blanchett, Harvey ld.79 Blake, Jack B 8.78 Blamco, David 27.53 Blanchard. Joseph 7.34 Blanchard, Leslie S. .... 1.16 Blanehette, Robert 2.02 Bland, Dewey E. ...... 2.B4 Blank, Joseph 1.16 Blaylock, John '63.54 Blicka, P. 1.80 Bllkert, Fred 3.22 Bliss, Herbert C 12.40 Blondln, > eorge P Bloodwbrth, John B. ... 2.79 Bloon, Louis B 11.92 Blultt, John J .83 Blumlo, David 1.49 Boblnski. Edw 2.60 Boernfi-, J'avl F 12.U4 Bogard, Frank 4.08 Bogg.s, Har !l<l W 9.:'.9 Bogrand, -Roy R 8.63 Boiling, WllUam 4.41 Bollinger, Louis 1.47 Bond, Benjamin 8.64 Bonds. Monor C 7.87 . Bonneau, 4.71 Bonnett, Robert R 1.16 Book. Frederick . 19.27 Bocker, illyrv n T 8.''4 Boone, Charles M 7.20 Boone, James R 1.25 Booth, 'Alton R 23.02 Boozer, Samuel 5.78 Boqulst, John W 10.55 Bordeau, Dewey 1.00 Borden, Pershing 2.55 Boreros. Edward 13.40 Boreros, F.-l 145.04 Bor^es, Roberto 2.16 Borges, Roberto 1.62 Borgstead, Lawrence ... 2.78 Borkwuski, F 42 Boroskl, George 11.96 Borsage, A. P 1.47 Boss, Richard D 16.98. Boss, Richard D 10.47 Boswell. Howard 94 Bottazzl, Fausto 1.70 Bougeols, Octa've 2.33 Boudreaux, Alexis R. .. 7.11 Boudreaux, Charles .... 4.43 Boudreaux, E. J: Jr 41.44 Boudreaux, Paul 1.92 Bourdonny, Louis 7.71> Bourgeois, Octave S. ... 32.71 Boucher, Joseph 10.84 Boudreau, Omer 15.53 Bourrilllon. Douclas ... 45.'4 Boutweer, WlUlam M. .. .28 Bove, John H 26.04 Bowes, Wm. T. 17.35 Bowers, ..oseph B. 4.91 Bowles, John 1.43 Bowley, Robert R 3.36 Bowman, Lriand 6.13 Boyti, Chas. 7.08 Boyd, Ralph S 5.75 Boyd. Roy 1.93 Boyer, P. J .03 Boyett, Russel N 134.50 Boyette, Doyle H 7.31 Braden, Charles. , 25.90 Bradley, Charles A 7.88 Bradley, Dewey b 5.51 Bradley, Joe T. 5,42 Brady, Durwood T. .... 90.76 Brady, George ...' 1.40 Brady, John 23.'4 Brady Pat J .92 Brady, Paul 17.86 Brady, Robert B 8.21 Brands, Henry 8.11 Brannan, James C 11.20 Brannlgan, V. L. 17.24 Bramca, Wm. G 6.76 Brannon, D. L. W 28 Brannon, Ermon 1.96 Brantley, Edgar J 76 Brantley, Wm. S 84.31 Brashier, Elton W 6.28 Brassfleld, WilUam 1.81 BrassweU, James W, .., 7.22 Brauer, Milton 1.00 Brault, Raymond 3.84 Braun, Jauchlne 0. 7... 2.00 BrazeU, D 37 BrazU, Irvln 6.96 Breaux, Chas. P. 4.21 Breaux, Earl G 7.33 Breeden, Rufus 9.23 Breedlove, Leon 368.26 Breedlove, Leon J., Jr.. 229.40 Breeze, George B. 23.83 Brendel, Mack D 2.23 Brennan, Francis 2.12 Brennan, John ' 11.82 Brennan, Timothy 13 07 Breuwer, Roelof 1.92 Brewer, Howard L 3.73 Brewer, Jaihes E 98 Brlant, Louis P 4.41 Bridges,. Ira C 4.67 Brlghtwell, Melvln .... 6.61 Brlgnac, L. L 1.42 Briguera, Gregorio .... 2.93 Brllhart, Leslie 9.36 Brinson, Edward 21.98 Brltan. Alex ;.... 10.90 Brltt, Fred 8.28 Broadus, Jerry 7.56 Brock, Charlie L 9.03 Brock, Rdbert L 11.51 Brock, William Jr 24.19 Bronica, Wm.. C 1.04 Bh-onldelsbo', E 10.38 Brooks, Arthur R 81.01 Broom, Robert W 36 Btbussard, Alvln 3.56 Broussard, Louis W 35.04 Brown. Carl W 2.53 Brown, G 20.86 Brovm, Edison 06 Brown, George ..' 2.88 Brown, Gordoil 1.01 Brown. Grady 3.56 Brown, Harold C 77 Brown, H. M. 18.20 Brown, Harold W 11.18 Brown, Jack 68.76 Brown. James R... 12.27 Brown, J. E 2.97Bro-wn. L.vle E 2.08 Brown, R. 2.64 Brown. Richard L..' 7.56 Brown. Robert A....... 23.30 Brown, WllUam H 2.42 Brown, Wm. P. ........ 1.42 Browne. O. W,., 2.36 Browning. Ballard ..... 15.99 Browning. Eldon 45.31 Browning. W. G. ...... 8.11 n .• ,r. "f^, 'ri'> i •:- ..v-f SEAFARERS^ LOG Vol. XVI, No. 10 NAMB . AMOUNT Bruce. Elon 45 Bruce, William T 10.60 Brunle, DavU H. 2.95 Bruzdziriskl, • Walter C.. .08 Bryant, Cor. . .... . .j,:.'. 1.63 Bryant, John E. ...i...2.20 Bryant, James A. 7.59 Bryant, Thomas .V..... 2.42 Buchanan, James ,i..1.24 Buchanan. Mack, .....V.' 9.75 Buck, Alton 1.91 Buck, Lin E. ..... ,1?9.21 Buckley, Edward R...i. 2.02 Buckley, Joseph 2.88 Buckley, Thomas J 12.62 Buclcner, Henry 38.71 Bu'ger. Arthur 43.21 Bulger, Arthur 152.60 Bumatay, Leonard 2.54 Bumatay, Leon 0 2.10 Bumbass, Herbert M.... 7.73 Bunch, Charles J 15.89 Bunn, James E 17.31 Burrs, Frederick. Jr.... 11.49 Burch, George -3.84 Burch. WlUlam R 10.26 Burger. Voyd B 63 Burgeron, Hoyt 1.47 Burham, C. E 1.04 Burg, John M BJSO Burge, Ralph J 3.35 Burkhardt, Herbert N... 5.42 Bur'ey, Willard J 2.16 Burley, Willard J 13.34 Burnett, Wm 2.00 Burnett. Leslie 2.00 Burnham. 'Jesse J 35.91 Bums, W 5« Burnslde, Warren H .59 Burrls, George ........ 4.05 Bursey, H. 5.94 Burton. H. E. . 2.71 Burton. Raymond 24.36 Busclglio. Gaetano T 38.39 Buser, Charles H - 3.93 Bush. Afton 4.90 Bush. Leonard H 8.07 Busslneau. Joseph 5.43 Buterakos. Thomas G... 5.00 Butler. John 7.74 Butler. Roert L 4.75 Butler. Thomas D 73 Butler, Shirley 5.81 Butts. WiUlam H 2.30 Buzabewskl, Joseph 94 Byers, Max . ' 8.13 Bvrc, Leroy W 49 Byrne, Daniel F 7.88 Byrnes, Robert B 3.30 Byrnlng, Harvey L..,... 8.07 •. • 1.04 Cadigan. J e•s 26.42 Cahill. Clyde Cailler. Leonard J... • • • 83.67 Cailiet, Wllbert F.... • • t 79.83 5.07 Cain, Harry •• e Caimf, .losenh • Calseiv Solly « . • 57.21 Calsmia, John 1 • » • 6.03 Cildeir.y. Anthony B. 7.85 Caldwell, Bogaxi ... • . • 49.65 .03 Calhoun. John Callaway, Herman . , , , 33.48 2.37 CalHas, G •.e Caloptakas, Theo. ... • • • BM 7.77 Calson, Follct L •• e Camel, Amos • • • 2.88 2.16 Cameron, Ross Camn. Auden Z. ...4 » t • 16.64 7.39 Campbell, James .... • e • 7.09 Campbell, N. 0 •• e Campbell, Roy • • • 5.64 4.84 Campbell. 'Vln^ent R., . • • 3.94 Campbell, Walter .. • • • ,99 Campfleld, James ... • .« Canales, Servando .. t • • 14.14 4.56 Canard, James 4. e 3.05 Cannon, Lionel J.... • • • 2.90 Cantlne, Clarence C.. t • • 6.86 Cantrell, Richard, D. • « • . • • 5.61 Cap, Daniel W. 13.65 Capado. F.austlno H.. . e Capltano, V ... 1.00 6.26 Capo, Anlonio •e e 19.31 Capo, Antony •s • Caporale, Alfred ... • « s 58.78 1.01 Caputo, Nicholas ... » • e 1.14 Carabbocan, F e. • 4.00 Carne.v, Kenneth ... , , , .84 Carathansls. A. E.... « • e' 55.63 •s • Carden. Stokes 5.68 Carey, Charles D.... , , , Carglte. C. W. • • • 1.42 6.65 Carhume, Pasquale . • • • Carlsen, Chris • . • 312.78 3.88 Carlson, C. F • .10 Carlson, Hennlng C.. . . e « . • 18.00 Carlson, John A 6.01 Carmlchael, Homer S. • • • 74.91 Carney, Lee O Carolan, John • • • 4.43 7.88 Carpenter, Frederick. • • • Carpenter, J. J • • • 36.93 e • • 104.93 Carr, Edward J Carr, Lawrence R.... e • . • 1.45 Carr, Lev . • • 8.39 .58 Carragan, Warren L.. . . e 2.33. C^rraso, Manuel .... » • • 3.84 Carrasco, Robert .... • e e 9.75 Carraway, WUliam . • * e 1.16 Carregal. Sebastian . • • a Carreo, Felix .. . ... • • « 74.68 Carrier, George C. . see 10.84 14.64 Carrilo, R. B ee e 2.62 see Carroll, Wm 9.39 See Carroll, Wm. R 2.14 Carrothers, John C... e e e 3.00 see Carruth, Lester 3.92 Carson, Forest L. ... e e e CarsweU, James .... see 10.13 7.22 Caruso. Antonio S. . . . e Carter. Barney A.... . e • 16.99 Carter. Cassle B. Jr.. • • e 42.72 1.20 Carter. Dudley Jr.... e e e 9.29 Caruso. Arthur M.... e e e 24.64 e e b" Caruso, Joseph 4.12 see Carver, Lester J . Carver, Roy M. ... e • • 101.80 6.39 ee e Cary. K. A Casanova, Bay H; ... e e e 25.75 37.52 see Casas. Herman 58 e e ea Cascino. J .62 • ee Case. R. C. .10 Casey. Alfred H. ... ee. 11.36 Casey. James ee e 14.55. ee e Casmo. Vincent 3.22 Casplto. Antonio .... see Cassas. Herman H,' .. e e • 33.68 Casso. Gerald N. .... e e e 82.74 Caaso, Llnyd-i--.A 1>2B .91 Castaln. Robert E. . see May 14. 1954 Sopplemont AMOUNT NAME NAMB AMOUNT _ 3.70 Copado. Mike Castanzo. Carl 6.07 3.07 • at Cope. James CasteUon, Jose 9.35 21.84 I# a • Cope. Salem P Cas'dUo, Thomas 4.43 62.48 Copland. Edward ... Castro, Ed, ........ .97 6.36 Copping. William .,.> • a . Catalano, Ebbllte 7.92 41.68 Corbert. R. C Cates, Howard B 34.77 Corley. Norman D. ..i • . . 12.41 Cathcart. Paul 42.06 2.20 Corli.s, James T. .... • a . Cathcart, Roy L 2.00 2.93 Corlis. James ' a a• Cathrlne, Theo . .98 3.90 Cormier. Elmer .... Cato. Oscar T 30.27 Correa, Franci-s .1. .- a a ! 5.78 Cauble. Lewis F 03 Corrlg.an, Edward T. a • a 18.72 Caughlln. Clyde M 1.06 Coryell. Royal >. a a .84 Causey, John P 34.54 225.44 Cosmo. Vincent a aa a Cgvagnafa, W. B 2.86 20.88 Cospcr, J.onnie a. . • Cavunaugh, Thomas ... 15.53 2.49 Cosllan. Robert E. ..» a a . eavis, Seldel E. 168.28 .54' Cosie'io, .iain;i • a a • Cawley, Joseph 4..59 Costcllo. Joseph A. .» a a • 11.09 Ceccata, Eugene .96 6.3tr Costillo, Rozclllo ... a • • • CecU, Andrew B. J. .... 2.39 1.98 Couchlin, C'has. P. . Celestlne, Oblce 70 .99 Cousins. Walter ....• a • • Cerda. J. J 5.35 1.74 'Cowell, Earl a... Chal, Das R 3.22 aa .2IS Cox. C. A Chal, Joe 5.93 a.97 I • aa Cox. Edward L ChaUklas. S. G 78.81 Cox. Elroy .98 > a • a Chambers, Gordon 111.38 1.9a Cox. L. aa a a Chambers, Gordon 7.55 Cox. Law. M aa a • a.9S Chambllss, Paul K 1.00 Cox, Thom-'S a aa a 11.28 Champenols, J. F 71 .oa Cox. Wm. H i a a •" Champion, Plato 6.07 Craddock, Douglas t a e a 4.53 Champlln, George W. .. 9.82 Cradick. Howard D. • at. 2.58 Chance, Robert 6.53 Crates, Earl 53.53 .a.a Chandler, Albert L 18.51 Crane, Thomas . .. . a ; • 8.63 Chandler, George 5.11 Crawford. A. S. Jr. • • a a 1.89 Chandler, Worshan 4.29 Crawford, Fess .. • . a a 3.48 Chapell, Henry 2.53 Crawford, Leo a.a 40.18 Chaplin, Maurice M. ... 5.26 Crawford, Stanley E,• a a .63 Chapman, Byron 3.67 15.59 Creedon. WlUlam ... Chapman, Thomas A. .. 48.04 1.00 Creel. J, P • a a a Chapman, Walter A. ... 7.55 Creel, Robert . ....I a a a 1.00 Charpentier. C 49 f'rcppon, .lohn H. ... a a a 13.53 Charrlon. Richard E. ... 2.95 Creppon, .1. H > a a a 1.89 Chase. H. 8.11 Crows. Oliver J. ...a a a a 4.98 Cbason. Bern 2.53 Crlspen. William ...• a a a 49.75 Chavanel. Albert 50 Cristaldi. Michael S. 2.00 Chee. Choy Lol 7.25 Crlstaldi. Michael S... a a a 4.00 Chee. Choy Lot 11.98 6.68 Croft. Ernest .a *a ChekUn. Peter 2.40 Crosby. (Jeorge W. , 4.47 a a aa Chen". Cheung S 22.51" Crosby. George . ... 4.00 Cheng. Cheun S 3.22 Crosby, Russell M. .. 2.08 Cheramie. Jack B 1.00 .01 Crosland, C. W. aa a a Chesna, Chester 21.67 Croto. Edward P. . 5.49 . aa a Chiavetta. Francisco ... 1.00 Croto, Robert E. . . aa 3.04 Childress. S. C 7.86 Crouford. Benjamin .64 Chin, Wong Han 18.02 Crowe, Alga B. a a a a 19.41 Chiotls. Evanee .... 9.74 Crowley. .lohii .... a a a a 81.48 Chlsholm. Audley R. .. 11.56 Crowley, Joseph .. a a . a 8.13 Cbltty, Eugene 25.80 Crowell. S. C aa aa 8.37 Chorvo. Donald '0 Crowley, Eugene .. 2.02 a aa a Chrlstal. George G. .... 20.92 Ciu/. .luan .\. G. .. a a a a 2.16 Christian, Aloy 14.45 Cuccin. Jacob 4.35 aa aa Christian, D. H. Jr 1.42 Cuccia, Ray K 62.57 aa aa Christian, E. 5,93 Cuenca. Benito .... a a a a 1.10 Christian, John W 10.08 Cueria. .ins 2.08 aa a a Christian, Walter W. .. 2.04 Cuevas. R. E .95 aa a a Christian, Walter W. ... 2.93 3.49 Culbertson. T. G. .. a a a a Christiansen. Calvin .... 2.84 5.18 Culotta. S. E. ... a a » a Christiansen. Wm. F. .. 4 05 Culpepper, Clyde .. a a a a 16.39 Christiansen, G. A 18.05 Cumbic. HarMd E. .. aa aa •97 Christy, Charles W 5.89 8.59 Cummlngs. C. H. .. a a a a Chrystal, James W 11.48 Cunningham, S. G. aa a a 13.60 Church. James R. ... 2.02 CurlPlI, Francis A. • a.a 97.40 Ciccoiiantl, Francis H. -. 2.05 2.1.48 CTirr.-^n. .Tohn a aa a Clair. Dean J 81 2.95 Curry. Horace .... a a a a Clark. Arthur S 3.95 Curtis, Roy E 10.24 aa a a Clark. Courtney, A. ... 3.93 Curtis. Roy E. .... a a a a 3.29 Clark, Courtney A 12.36 .82 Cu.sack. ' Austin .... a a a a Clark, F. L. 95 1.14 Cutshall, Arth. aa aa Clark, Gerald .......... 16.19 Clark. Harry F 2.45 Clark, Harry F., Jr. ... 57.72 Clark. H. M 1.00 Clark, James P. .. 6.15 Clark, TerrlU 49.81 3.35 Dafermo, Armando ... . C'ark, Thomas S 6.95 Dafm.s. Dcm. . 1.97 Clark, Thomas S. Jr. .. 14,05 Da.eley, Louis . -1.71 Clark, Henry V. A 04 4.05 Dailey, Harold .... . Clark, Clifton E 4.64 Dalcourt, Charles R. .. . 2.33 Clarke, David L 1.01 Daleney. Leo E. . ... 2.08 Clary, Dallas R 2.43 . 2.95 Dallas. Thomas Claude, Albert 1.96 Dalman, Gordon E. ... . 10.04 Clausen, D. E ^79 Daly. Mich 'cl P . 52.30 Clayton, Marion E "9 Daly. Joseph G . 11.62 Clayton, H. D. 94 Dambrlno, James D. .. . 11.16 Clegg, William .; 11.75 D'Ambrosia. Nicola E. . 18.78 Clement, Alton J 80 Damerest, James 1.69 Clevenger, Lyie D 10.57 Drmhaye. S . 10.75 Clifford, U. B 14.53 Damm. Paul . 8.11 Cline, belmer 14."8 7.78 Danaher. James A. ... . Clokey, Robert B 1.28 Dancy. E. J .01 Coats, Calvin 4.41 Daniel, B. . 27.24 Coats, Cloise .4.... 21.33 , Danos. Robert ........ . 2.68 Coats, J. W 59 38 Danton, J.nmes J .97 Cobb, Clarence W 102.11 Danzey, Clotls A . 1.04 Cobb, Harlen 4 96 Danzey. Clcrrs . 2.47 Cobb, Jake 3.85 Dao, Wong K 1.00 Coddlngton, Milton ..... .30 Dao, Wong K . 2.00 Coe. Joseph W ~.. 3.87 .93 Darenburg. Whitney ... Cogglns, Wm 5.89 Darling. CecU H. . 16.61 Cohen, Jay C .5 87 Davenport, 1. S. . .. : 2.28 Cohoon, Earl H 80.71 Davenport, J. P. S. ... . 6.94 Cole, C. R 1.47 Davenport, J. W. F.... . 11.23 Cole, Everett 10.27 David, A. J . 1.68 Coleman, Gordon C 22.92 David, John J . 2.43 Coleman, Wm. N 2.12 Davidson. Ralph .97 Coles, Albert L 03 Davis. .Alvin . 334.26 Colgan. John T 14.58 Davis. Charles P 3.88 Collier, Ralph 3.50 Davis, Earl J 6.74 ColUer. Harry L 71 Davis, Frederick V. ... . 34.87 ColUgan, James 7.39 Davis, George W , 77.16 ColUns, B. •. 3.20 Davis, Gordon L . 2.97 ColUns. C. 0 1.89 Davis, Harold A . 7.95 CoUlns. Elmer L 18.82 Davis. Herbert W. ... . 2.16 Collins, Floyd C 52.44 Davis, Herert W 3.48 CoUlns, George 73' . 5.44 Davis, J. H Collins. H. D 27.42 . 2.36 Davis, J. W CoUins. H. T 9.89 Davis, .Tames R . 12.65 Collins. Joseph 9.88 Davis, James W. 9.53 CoUlns. Volley 2.85 5.63 Davis, John Colpe, Juan A 65.68 Davis, Oscar T . 11.79 Colucci. Michael A. ... 5.92 . 11.34 Davis, Ralf Combs, Claude F 5.08 Davis, Robert . 2.37 Comeaux, Alvln 30.69 Davis, Rodry C .59 Connaughton, Frank ... .43 . 5.94 Davis, Ross Conillin, Frank M 10.37 Davis, Roy E . 98 84 Conner. Stephen 3.39 .02 Davis. Thomas Conner. John B 1.28 . 41.17 Davis. T. G. or F . 3.39 Conners. Thomas J 141.65 Davis, WUUam G Conrad. Jos 20.07 Davis, Wm. J. . 15.04 . 8.15 Conrad, Joseph 2.36 Davis, William J Constantino, Enrique ... 16.52 Davis. Wm. T . 42.94 . 9.69 Contresas, Juan 12 81 Davis, Wilson Davison, A. C . 18.01 Cook, Calvin L 67 Day, Charles P 4.05 Cook. D. T. 2.36 53 Day, Sidney Cook, J. D. 7.08 De Almeida. Jose ..... . 17.46 Cook. M. C. 20.75 . 5.42 Dean. Damon R Cook. Richard D 2.20 Dean, Marcus .23 Cook, Robert ... 1.10 Dean. Sterling 4.06 Cooper, Charles 1..53 Dearmond. R. B . 1.47 Cooper. Clarence H. .... 6.96 De Bautte. Ernest .... . 9:10 Cooper. Clarence H 96 JI2 De Busschare. E. Cooper. Ed. 8.25 Decker. Curtis G^..,.. Cooper. Ed. E. • 4.32 - Ceopier. JackieAi J.. vjteele.'Shaded De Couloder. J. R . UBB Cooper. V. B. fT. 13.81 I• • • 1. « • �SEAtARERS Paee S—Tw« l« ; >• . : .v,: _ I » .•ih". k'tl'- f? • If. • S '' " iP AMOUNT NAMB ... . 3.29 Deforest, Albat .94 De Forest, Albert ... ... 16.05 Degal, Conrad W. Jr. l.OO De Gonge, Dom 55.07 .Deheza, Angelis Z. . 12.90 Dehmer, Louis J. ... De La Cerda, L. A. .... 262 De Lachevrotiere, A. 2.34 Delaney, Alex W. 1.51 Delaney, E 5 64 Delatte, Nolan W 2.20 Delcazal, Armand D. .. *1-8® Delesa, Jose 3.^ Dellano, Michel F. .... 38-13 Dellorens, .Joseph 38.38 Demers, Charles E 6.92 Demots, Faul S 1.89 Denison, D. D. . .99 De Priest, Billie T 2.97 De Salvo. M. A. ^6.78 Deeormeaux, James T.. 18.03 Deuter, Charles W 8.66 Devel, Eugene 3.46 Devol, E. P. 12.09 De Vries, Peter 12.93 Dew, L 2.34 Dewberry, John B 9.51 Dewey, .Tames .95 Dexter, Robert M 6.68 Diaz, A. E 1.41 Diaz, Eddie 2.40 Diaz, Joseph 13.23 Diaz, Juan 97 Diez, R. J »9 Dicken, Glenn E 02 Dlcken, Glen L 12.01 Diehl, Wm. J 6.50 Dietrich, Frederick P. . , 3.93 Difeo, Dom. J 3 20 Dikum, Mike 7.48 Diliberto, Leon 46.35 Dill, Ernest M 2.70 Dill, Henry L 3.49 DiU, S. 2.36 Dimass, George S 10.47 Dion, Thomas G 7.59 . Dionne, Joseph 31.90 Di Paola, Ral 25.06 Dittler, Nandor 40 Dixon, E. 2.97 Dixon, Omer 2.16 Dixon, Omer 7.53 Dizard, Leonard G 47.91 Do Amaral, A. Do 36.62 Dobson, Robert C 14.77 Dodge, Henry 5.31 Dolcemasscolo, Joseph . 7.12 Domangue. Geo. A 2.45 Doming, Herman ' 1.96 Domingue, D. A 20.15 Donaldson, D. T 95 Dong, Chong Ah 21.21 Donnelly, Adrian 7.36 Donnelly, Emmett E. .. 3.14 Doran, Wm 11.61 Doran, Wm. F 2.02 Dorrian, Henry 9.18 Dos, Santos, Alvaro ... 6.08 Doty, Girard 34.50 Doublede, Harvey B. .. 24.54 Dougherty. J. B 8.41 Dougherty, P. K 41.16 Douglas, Eugene 9.92 Dorman, Manuel D. .... 1.00 Dowd, J. J. 10 Downey, Dennis ....... 1.03 Downing, Darrel 1.04 Dowis, Jack 8.53 Doyle, Billie 6.59 Doyle, Edward .98 Doyle, John J. 01 Doyle, John J 9.88 Doyle, John P 10.31 Doyle, Joseph -39 Dozier, Frank .03 Drake, John 6.09 Drake, John C l.OO Dreagan, Guy .98 Drew, Wm. M. ........ 22.30 Drigger, Coder 51.78 Driggers, Eddie T. ...: 2..53 Driggers, Tolphus 6.08 Driscoll, William ...... 8.88 Driscoll, William 15.46 Drouant, Fred L 16 Duarte, Alfredo N. .... 1.16 IDubisson, Wm. D. 10.94 Ducote, Curlis .... 30.40 Ducustin. Emiliano A. .. 4.41 Duet, Maurice C 14.86 Dufrene, Robert 2.16 Dugan, Thomas L 7.85 Dugas, Haywood, H. E.. 6.06 Dugat, Linwood G. 1.28 Duhrkopp. Raymond ... 7.34 Dumas, Alexander G. .. 16.54 Dumestre, Marcel P. ... 1.47 Dunbar, Richard O. ... 39.99 Duncan, Aarom C 18.15 Duncan. Anna Lee 32 Dunn, Hustus D 23.61 Dunn, John 2.95 Dunn, William 125.99 Dunstan, Aibert 46.06 Durabb, Newton 17.28 Durabb, N. L. 27.02 Duracher, Louis B. .... 5.00 Durant, Howard 6.29 Durant, Wm. N 2.95 Durden, Hudson B 28.06 Durham, Henry K 8.57 Durkum, Edward C. ... 5.78 Durr, 0 1.90 Duryea, Thomas A 58.78 Dusck, Edward, J., Jr. . 7.69 Dutko, Joseph 7.56 Dutto, Robert L 5.93 Dwyer, Edmond R 17.31 Dykstra. Frederick .... 414.95 Dynarski, A nth 42 Dys, Gyshertus H 14.50 Earley, Norman D. 11.65 Earnest,. Herman 1.93 East, John H 13.24 Easter, Fred M 2.13 Easter, Thomas, L. .... 15.99 Eaton, Elles M. 37.38 Eaton, Robert 1.96 Eayers, Marvin W 2.16 Eayers, M. W 60.03 Echevarria, Louis M. .. 143.52 Edmondson, G 3.46 Edmonston, George C. . 11.37 Edward. Andrew 1.17 Edward, Gerald L 10 Edwards, Charles 4.87 Edwards, Howard 15.59 Edwards, Sankey 55.48 Edwards, Walter R 3.93 Edwards, WiUle 6.39 Edwins, Irving B. A. ... 12.64 Efferson, Henry W 163.81 Egner, George P 10.53 Eglibert, Robert '.. .47 Ehmsen, Herbert W. ... 2.47 Eipper, Albert F. ...... 9.63 Eisengraeber, R, D. ....t 12.60 Eisert, Paul V 5.82 Xarelund, Gus ./. 3.55 Eklund, Ernest E. ./.. 1.05 'Mehuk. A. 'A87 - AMOUNT NAMI ... 9.60 Eldhuse, A. ... .;. ' .89 Eldrich, N. H .80 Elkin, Goodwyn S. .. .81 Ellctt, John H Elliott, James B. .... ... ,1.71 ,... 3.93 Eliiott, John Elliott, John H. .... ... 16.20 ..> 5.32 Ellis, Hal 7.59 Ellison, Ed. J 9.29 Ellzey, Charles H. ... ... ... 2.95 Elizey, Charles 4.94 Elmer, Elbert S. Jr. Dmerson, Edgar L. -.. ... 19.32 2.33 Emerson, Hurdes ... ... Emerson, Stephen ,.. ... 29.44 .01 Elmore, Eugene .... Emery, Harry L. ... ... 32.94 5.78 Emmons, Herbert C. ... .02 Emory, Dew ..: 3.90 Englebrech, Henry P, 8.26 England, Fred R. . 1.01 England. Jack Enochs, Jack 9.30 Erickson, Bertram . 1.74 20.22 Erickson, ErJr B. .. ; 1.00 Erlinger,' George ... 4.57Erlinger, Gerald D. . 23.92 , Erwin, Willard W. . 6.34 Eschette, H. 2.93 Espalla, George J. .. 71.28 Esquerre, Norman A. 37.72 Esteven, Adelain ... 2.33 Esteven, Adelian ... Evans, Charles 4.08 Evans, Willie .... 1.13 2.88 Everett, Alfred E.. .. 6.50 Everson, Mattals A. . 3.05 Eves, James 13.60 Evitt, Wm. E 1.00 Ewing, Ralph 8.19 Ezell, Wallace Fabal, Russeel 45.55 Fabricius, John 16.61 Fah, Yue K 15.19 Fahm, Wm. A 21.66 Failla, John 2.37 Fairburn, Morris 5.50 Faircloth, James L 2.95 Fakhry, MuStafo 3.22 Falcon, Adam 71.94 FalletU, Louis 3.61 Faltz, Henry 2.53 Fannin. Fred 7.44 Fant, Jos. C 46.58 Farmer, Frank R 8.56 Farnham, Cleveland L. . 2.88 Farr, Thomas B. Sr. ... 16.46 Farrell, Ed. J 3.04 Farrell, John B .70 Farrell, Jos. 5.16 Farthing, Fred. F 5.J9 Fassett, Wm. W. 21.24 Faulk, Wesley L. ...... 23.11 Faulkner, E. F 5.97 Faulkner, Leopeod 63 Fazio, J. S 7.84 Febyk, Nicholas 18.26 Fecke, Jos 42.02 Fedd, James E 98.59 Feeney, Arnold 5.10 Feese, tani L 53.17 Felder, .1. D 3.46 Felix, Edwin s 3,71 Fell, Howard 19.65 Feltig, Ray. 3.25 Femia, Juan C 7.64 Ferguson, Robert J 9.26 Ferguson, Wm. B 206.62 Ferkovich, Thomas A. .. 6.02 Fernandez, Erensto .... 3.39 Ferraiola, Alfonso .... 3.67Ferrce, Earl 26.04 Ferree, Henry A 38 Fcrrcl. Henry A 55.00 Ferrill, William H. ..... 19.01 Fief, E 12.84 Field, Harlgnd C, ...... 26.37 Field, John W. . . 2?.83 Fielding, Joseph R.' .... 4.34 Fielding, Oliver J \ 38.50 Fields. Edwal-d H. " 1.96 Fields, Thomas 2.56 Fields, Wayne K. 196 Figueroa, Jacinto 34.19 Fillingin, Daniel ...... . 3.01 Findlay. Frank S 4.41 Findley, Gordon 28.21 Finigan, John R 1.02 Fink, Harry W. 1.47 Fisheh Donald 1.96 Fisher, James S 1.06 Fisher, Kenneth 3.50 Fisher, Robert 85 Fisher, Wm 7.67 Fitts, Roy 4.83 Fitzgerald, Jr., E. R. ... 22.09 Fitzgerald, H. D 17.55 Fitzgerald, Jack 16.11 Fitzjames, Qerald 29.20 Fitzjames, Gerald 18.36 Fitzpatrick, Joseph .... 3.12 Fitzpatrick. Mark J 51.00 Flanagan, Edward E. ... 32.10 Flanagan, John R 129.62 Flanders,' S 4.74 Flannery; J. B 2.88 Fleet, Ormel 3.62 Flemming, Wm 7.64 Fletcher, Kenneth ..... 52.63 Fletchinger, Francis J. . 1.48 Flockhart, David 8.76 Flood, Robert 1.47 Florence, Sam 2.33 Flores, Jesus 8.12 Flowers. E 2.35 Floyd, Jessie 6.82 Floyes, Robert .'. 10.20 Flynn, Raymond ...... 26.23 Fodrey, James A 5.31 Folse, Feilden J ' .01 Folts, Myron 27.22 Folts, Myron E 1.31 Fonseca, David J 1.75 Forbes, John H 17.06 Ford, Kedric 3.96 Foreman, Eugene Jr. .. 1.93 Forrest, Chas 2.02 Forsyth, Joseph 1.48 Fortner, Livingston 61 Forward, H. 0 4.64 Fosgate, Harold A 10.46 Fortuna, Joseph R 22.37 Foster, Benj 1.28 Foster, D 42 Foster, James 6.52 FoWhe, Hugh, D 1.47 Fouchton, Woodrow .... 3.74 Fountain, Henry 8.96 Fountain, Henry H. ... 104.55 Fowler, G. F .01 Fowler, Howard E 1.22 Fox, Chas 11.52 Fox. Patrick G 63.16 Fox, Geo. J 9.34 Fracker. P. L. ..: 15.15 Frame, John 27 France, H. A. Jr 16.86 Francisco, Alex 2.99 Francis, Joseph P. .... 20.77 Francis. Joseph P 22.03 Francis. Marlon 25.59 . Frafico, Jose 24.63 NAME AMOUNT Franco. PatsT J 1.47 Frank. B '. 2.64 Frank, Koh 99 Franken, Louis 1.96 Franklin, David 1.52 Frankovich, J. 3.59 Franks, Paul '.... 1.02 Fraone, Fransesco F. ... 11.82 Fraser, A. F 8.32 Frasier. Elmer L 41.51 Frasier, ElnAr L 27.84 Fredericks, Barton J. .. 1.94 Freeman, Joseph 3.52 . Freeman, Leroy J.. .01 Freimanis, Egar ........ 7.71 Frey, Charles J '23.50 Frey, Frank 16.19 Freymann, Joseph 6.14 Frick, Henry 12.20 Friedlander, Wm. P. ... 1.43 Froese, Eldon A." .1.25 Fuhs, Gustav L. ........ 20.20 Fulford, William B. 2.53 FulL H. L 5.70 Fullner, Ray ... . 47 Fulton, George M. ..... 6.09 .Funken, Nicholas ...... 10.81 Furlan, Apdrew W 10.76 Furnish, Edmond E 6.14 Fuselier. Edward 2.61 Gable, Henry J. 2.93 Gabor, Bernard L 34.83 Gaboury, Charles 36 Gaines, Ellis B 1.00 Galatis, G. 78.70 Galbraith, Cline S 3.94 Gallagher, John A 2.88 Gallagher, Jos. J 3.03 Gallagher, Joseph J 5.31 Gallagher. Paul O. 14.73 GaBaway, Albert 2.48 Galliano, Guiseppe 30.77 Gallop, Harrel L 1.94 Gallop, Mars 22.78 Galvan, Ernest 13.75 Game, Eddie S. ^1.49 Gandy, Paul 4.69 Ganley, Richard 74 Gannon, Charles 8.35 Garcai, Charles E 3.85 Garcia, Armando O. ... 34.83 Garcia, T. Jr 13.16 Gardner, Charles .98 Gardner, Edward 2.00 Gardner, Jack 12.97 Gardner, James E 6.93 Gardner, Win. A. 72 Garlic. Alfred 1.43 Garnelis, S. E 12.45 Garofalo, Anth .60 Garratt, Ralph ' 48.43 Garrison, Eugene C 292.17 Garrison, John B 3.70 Garruth, Lester 2.39 Garza, A 98 Gaskin, Lee R. Jr 20.22 Gaskins, Charles F 4.92 Gates, Wiley B 3.13 Gauo.-t, Lawrence E. .. 5.51 Gauthier, Joseph V 2.33 Gaylor, Enoch J. 11.01 Geanuses, Peter 83.63 Geerkln, Urban 7.55 Gehringer, Joseph 12.38 Gelinas, Donald . 2.53 Gelzhiser, Kenneth .... 3.22 Genter, Francis J 97.61 Gentile, Vlto 2.88 Gentry, Dan W 18.51 Gentry, WUlle F. ...... 9.71 George C. C, 1.49 George. John H. 40.25 Georgevlch, Geo 2.36 Gerala, Juan 29.27 Gerber, Theo 5.71 Giallanza, Charles 24.14 Giardlna, Francesco 29 Giardina, Pascal F 12.62 Gibson, Den 8.86 Gichenko, Msithew .,... 3.95 Gierczic, George C. 65.03 Gilbert, Coy 3.93 Gilbert, George H 28.53 Gilbert, H. L 5.12 Gilbert, John 36.82 Gill, Lewis L. 10.84 Gillespie, Wm. L 1.52 Gilles, Edward J. 19.62 Gilllng, Wm. 11.16 Gillis, Edward 1.51 Gilmore. Alex D 135.09 Gison, Michael .......... 6.61 .Gitmul, Leon 59.26 Gleason, Jack K 7.66 Glen Horatid 134.73 Glenn, Ed. T 8.70 Glisson. James C. 1.96 Gliva, Charles F. 2.56 Glover, Fay F 9.39 Gluvim, Frank 4.00 Glynn, T. B. 1.36 Goff, Fred 227.78 Godard, Roy R 4.39 Goldberg, Hyman ...... 2.12 Golembiewski, L 17.89 Gomez, A. 52 Gomez, Aurello 11.09 Gomez, Dennis G 1.48 Gomez, Henry A 3.93 Gonzales, Cofereno 5.16 Gonzales, Frank C 2.68 Gonzales, Frank C. 2.00 Gonzales, George 3.67 Gonzales, Gilbert 13.55 Gonzales, Gilbert 11.60 Gonzales, Gilbert M. ... 57.91 Gonzales, Honorlo .' 12.31 Gonzales, Lawrence G. .. 3.39 Gonzalez, Ascension .... 24.91 i Gonzalez, Juan 4.64 Gonzalez, Louis G .9.34 Gonzalez, .Radames .... 1.00 Gonzalez, Whitney 09 Goodman, H. B. 1.80 Goodman, Paul G 13.83 Goodwin, Harry 1.47 Goodwin, Paul G 2.28 Goodwyne, W. L 2.95 Googans, Wm. L 6.71 Goosley, Earl B 6.40 Gorbert, F. R 83.01 Gordon, W. A 1.68 Gordon, William F 26.93 ' Gorham, Hyram ....... 9.61 Gorman, James 65 Gorriss, Robert L 1.96 Gosman, Robert E 3.22 Governale, Liborlo ..t.. • 2.56 Grabeauer^ Wm 1.47 Graham, K. E .40 Graham, Maurice E 1.96 Graham, Robert 4.20 Graham, Royce H. 5.71 Gralicki. Richard 3.53 Grana, Nlcolo B. 2.16 Granado, Jesus 5.20 Grant, F. W. 6.90 Grant, Joseph W. 3.™ Grant, Roy H 8.62 Grantham, M. M. . 2.93 Grasley* W« ..'2^37 • . May 14. 1954 LOG NAME AMOUNT Oratrick, Thomas B 2.00 Graves, T. M 8.20 Grayson, Theron H 3.12 Grebe, William R 8.98 Green, Ernest 1.86 Green, Floyd B. 47.95 Green, Marion D 1.47 Green, Vincent P. ...... 1.93 Greene, George H. ., ^. 18.90 Greene, John W 17.34 Greene, Robert N 20.86 Greener. Francis 10.39 Greenland. Shirley .... 1.48 Greer, Willl.'«m . 4.80 Gregersen, Bodvar .... 139.85 Gregor.-. Charles 9.ro Gregory, George > 02 Grennen, Leo A. ...... 157.17 Grennan, Leo 98.27 Greschner, Fred A 2.12 Grlce, SUnton 2.78 Griffin, F. A 2.97 Griffin, James . 20.21 Griffin, Joseph V. .... 11.75 Griffin, L. O 7.95 Griffin, W. L 1.47 Griffis, Loyd J 28 26 Griffith, Theodore .... 14.68 Griffiths, Sherman 23.82 Griffiths, Syre . 1.21 GriletU, Frank J 3.20 Grishy, T. H 35.57 Grissom. Francis L 21.80 Griswald, Louis 51.00 Griswold, Ray 1.89 Grona, Gustav , 3.89 Gronlund, Alfred ...... ,49 Gronsberg, NelS E 4.93 Gross, E. 1.18 Gross, E. J. ...... 5.35 Grothus. Edward B. .... 1.70 Groue, Elmes T. JF. .... S.iO Grove, D. M. .95 Grover, J. C. 2.97 Gruzdas, Peter : 4J4 Gualov, Joseph . 3.22 Guenard, George E 457.47 Guerrero, Robert G. .. 8.34 Guerrero, Robert G 15.83 Guice, Henry G. 13.09 Guidry, Albert R 13.11 Guidry, N. J 11.85 Guidry, Walter P 11.04 Guild, Maurice G 21.45 Guiliano. Anthony .... 1.16 Guinan, Francis 41.58 Guinee, Joseph E. Jr.'.. 8.07 Guitreau, Wilfred 6.62 Gullett, June W 1.64 Gunderson, Kristian .... .10 Gunderson, Kristian ... 1.08 Gunn, E. M 5.73 Gunter, Thos. L. ...... 10.34 Gurskie, Alexander r... 95.48 Guthman, J. C 3.18 Guthrie, John W 115.61 Gutierrez, Juan 8.15 Gutierrez, Simon 1.75 Guyon, Elmer 1.00 Guziftan, Hector .80 Guzman, Hector 2.14 Guzman, Raymond 9.09 Guzzlno, Antonio 6.31 Gypln, Arthur L. ...... 36.84 H Haag, James H. 2.61 Haat, Bernard'.....,... 3.64 Hacker, Jerome 1 1.96 Hackelberg. E. H. 39.27 Hackett, Walter J. .98 Haehne, Oscar F '.. .01 Haddock, Dellard 8.28 Hadfield, E. E 5J3 Haft, E. t". 72 Hagg, Gerald' 1.00 Hagin, Frank E 29.27 Bagstrom, Victor A 4.58 Hal, Woo Ding 58.64 Haislett, Tulie 9.42 Hall, Donald 7.09 Hall, D. 4.62 Hall, George 4.48 Hall, H. 56 HaU, H. M. 1.40 HaU, Homer 5.39 Hallquist, Philip 5.50 Halme, Harry . 18 Halstrad, John D. 7.26 Halvorsen, Sigurd 4.41 Hamilton, John B 10.29 Hammel, Peter 63.81 Hamner, Joseph • 3.04 Hammon. Marvin L. .... 1.37 Hammond, Harvy D. .. 9.48 Hampton, Rosea J 14 Han, Sun Shio 4.05 Hancock, Russell 1* ... 1.96 Handley, John 10.00 Hane, Frederick P. 8.66 Hane, John E. 49.83 Hankins, S. E. 4.25 Hanks. John E. 2.88 Hannibal, Roberto 70.18 Hannon, E. G. 1.76 Hanschke, Charier P. .. 1.47 Hansel, Erling 9.30 Hansen, Erling 13.37 Hansen, Erling 141.81 Hansen, Peter 4;68 Hanson, John C .59 Hanson, John T. 36.35 Hanson, L. C 1.47 Hanson, Thomas E. .... 39.62 Harcrow, Lester -2.14 Hardeman, Earl .' 13.34Hardeman, Earl P. T. .. 2.11 Hardeman, Willie T 13.51 Harden, John .......... 12.14 Harding, Edwin K 3.94 Harding, George W. ... 9.79 Hare, Michael D 51.04 Hargis, Gerald W 4.80 Hargis, Richard S 30.69 Harman, Edgar < 4.47 Harnish, Fred A 8.05 Harper, E. L 17.96 Harper, James W 1.47 Harper, Joseph B 8.98 Harper, R. M 11.25 Harper, Robert H 20.81 Harrell,. James R 1.68 Harris, Elbert B 41.34 Harris, Harold 7.39 Harris, Homer C 19.78 Harris, J. 8.11Harris, R. L 5.63 Harrison, Woodson H. .. 3.61 Harroll, Wade 2.01 Harry, Henry 1.98 •Hart, Albert 82.08 Hart, George B 5,37 Hartin, James N 6.50 Hartman, Charles 7.21 Hartle, Roy G 7.55 Hartsulker. A 7.43 Harvey, Emmet L 10.26 Haryey, Geo. H 8.82 Harvey, Lee J. 17.42 Harwell, George ...... ,..03 Harwell, George E 41.28 Hastings, Harry B 16.35 Hatcbett. a -Ww 3.95 AMOUNT NAM! ' Hattman, David ... • • * • • 4.76 2.61 Haugh, Henry I. ... e • 6.33 Hauke, Adam A, ... e • • e' .37 Haumann, Ira •••• •.18 Hauwer, Wm. L. .i • tea .32 Havland, WUllam .. e e • • 3.12 Hawkins, Elmer .... e • e • 6.59 Hawkins, J 3.94 Hawkins, Stanley .. 8.05 Haworth, Lafayette • • • e 8.52 Hay, Wm. G . •»• Haychuck, Morris M. • • • • 23.98 2.95 Hayden, Eugene . .. • • • e 24.31 Haynes, Clarence M. 1.'96 Haynes, George A. Heacox, Racine L. . .. • • 31.67 7.20 Head, J. G. ....... • • • e 1.00 Headly, Stuart see# .66 Heather, Robt • e• • Hebert, Eric J. .*t. • c • s 19.21 6.55 Hebert, Roland .... • • • e 7.90 Herbert, V. A. .... 10.34 Hebert. Vin 1.13.00 Hecimovich, D. J. . • • •' • Becker, IMward . . . • • • 72.88 Hee, B. . • • • 10.39 7.02 Heiducki. Stanislaw • • • • Heinen, Henry D. .. • « • s 3-.81 Heirs, Webb • • • • 3.78 1.89 Heiscb, H. J •••e 4.70 Helie, Leonard .... • • • • 7.43 Hellend, Elmer G. .91 Bellman, D. L. .... • • • • ' .09 Bellman, K. A •••« 8.30 Hemmersbachr'J. M. 8.85 Hemphill. A. M. ... • • • s 5.02. Henderson, Alvin .. • • • e 3.30 Henderson, James . • « • e 4.61 Henderson, Rex . .. • • • e 2.33 Henderson, Robert.01 Henderson, Wm. F. • e • 2.02 Hendricks, Carl F. , • • • e 11.44 Hendricks, J. ... 7.85 Hendrikson, Anton » • • • 110.11 Hendrix, Donald ... Henkle, T. M • • • • 12.93 Henning. Cyril A. .. • • e • 2.50 Henry, G. E -> • e • 12.87 Henry, Harold J. .. • see 1.33 Henry, Jacob J. ... • e • • 2.52 Henry, James P. ...• • e e 12.71 295 Henry, Robert .... • • • • 329. >3 Hensen, Henry J. .. 6.21 Hansen, Paul E; ... • • e • Hensen, Paul O. ... • • • • 10.16 .90 Hensen, Williani . . . • • • 6 Hensley, Charles R. • • • e 9.18 Herald, Ralph P, .. • • • e 16.93 Hergenraifer, Tneo.. 2.32 Hermes, Gerald S.63 • see 1.72 Hernander, Isa Hernandez, Saturnine» .. 36.24 Hernandez, Tony ... 14.41 Hernandez, E. F. .. • • e s 16.08 Heroy, L. J. . ;. • see 12.25 Herring, Howard E. • • • e 36.36 3.08 Herron, Joseph ....> • • • 5.55 Hessman, Clarence Heuer, Otto C • • • • 8.74 Hibbs. James H. ... 3.86 Hickoh, Ray * • • • 3.16 Hlckox. Raymond R. • • • 5.05 Hicks, John T > ••e 2.88 Hlgginbotham, E. ...> • • • 3.80 Higgenbotham, Law. • • • 5.89 Higgin, John S: .....» • • e 8.11 8.06 Higrs, Wm. E. .....> • . • High, Robt. G. .....« • • • 66.96 4.41 High, Robert' .... • • • s Hlgley, James L. i..• • • e .20 > • • • 8.66 Hilbun. Erlck L:.... 2.66 Hildebrand, F. L, .. .) I t « 25.65 Hildebrand, Joseph F Hill, Arloe o... • • • 13.65 .50 Hill, Harry > ••e .98 Hill, Harry G •••• Hill, Hughie H » • • •• 17.06 .63 Hill, Jessie .s. • Hill, Peter •• s a 2.02 > • • • 1.71 Hill, Walter >••• .36 Hlllis, Ralph 2.33 Hlllman, Edward R. , 4.16 Hillman, Herman ...I • • a Hilton, James F. ...> • • a 22.07 3.94 Bines, Glen .•* a 5.78 Hinson, Thad W. Jr. a a a 7.23 Hirst, Hans Hiscoch. Carleton ..> • • a 24.75 5.49 Hite, Leonard ......1 a a a 2.08 Hobson, Henry > aa a Hodges, C. C. . .....> a • a 19.86 Hodges, Kenneth ...> a a a .25 Hodges, Raymond ,..1 a a a 16.16 2.62 Hodges, Raymond ...Ilea Hoffman. John-A. ...> a • a 24.45 7.85 Hogan, Robert aa • 7.44 Hogue, William C. ,.1 a a a 3.48 Holland, Geo. A > aa • 6.67 Holland. H. A .86 Holland, Ralph A. ... a a • > aa a 6.94 Holland, R. . 1.47 Holland, Robert ....1 a a « 2.84 •a • Holland, T. E 2.80 Hollen, James -A. ... 6.61 Holliday, Louie ... . . a .33 Holllngsworth, R. E. 5.20 Holmes, Herman J. . • • a Holmes, Oliver ..... • • a 16.18 7.48 Holmes, Ralph D. ... a • a Holt, Timothy ...... • as 14.04 Holtgren, W. D. ... 4.62 4.23 Homkor, Stephens -. . « a 3.05 Honeycutt, Charles B.• e • 22.78 • a a Hong, Yuan 18.41 Hooks, Wm. C 6.60 a . a Hooks. W. C 7.85 Hoover, Daniel -B. ... a a a 3.93 Hoover, Howard ...; a a a 1.96 Hopkins, Claude .... a a • 5.28 Hopkins. William P. • a 2.53 Hormanski, Joseph .. a a • 4.56 Horn, Donald H. .... Horton, David G. "...1 a • a 14.91 39.49 1 a • a Horton, John H.. Horton, Lester ' •-.* • 2.16 1.99 Houlihan, William J; 6.94 1 a• a Houston, D.. R 17.61 Howard, Andrew J, . Howard, Cecil B. ..... a a a 16.54 .06 Howard, Charles ....1 a aN 2.37 Howard, Francis .... a a a 4.61 Howard, George A. •1 a a a Howard, Joseph /. . .. i a a 67.84 7.08 - aa a Howard, Lionel Howard, R. B. .'-.... 'a a a 10.22 Howard, Walter D; .I a a a 14.44 4.15 Howard, W. J. .;.... 7.88 Howe, John 1 a aa Howe, Robert T. '....I a • a 21.75 6.14 ' HoweU, Roy H. 'a a • Hubbard, R. B. i.... a a • 1.68 Hubbard, Willis C, ..' a a a 3.53 Hubbs, Robert 30.47 Huber, Keith R 5.52 aa a Huddleston, Geo, ... a a • 8.63 Hudson, Douglas .,,,' a a • .10 Hudson, James H. ..I a a a .98Huebscher, Byron .,.> a a • 3.25 Huff, Conrad W. ....> a a • 1.70 11.91 Huff, Warren G < aa a 4.59 Huff, Warren G, .'., Huffman, Dale ...,.,) a « a 37.86 138.36 Huggard, Edward F. Hughes, Franklin ,..1 a a a* 8.08 Hughes, Fred .......• a a a • 12.01 (/•*• j • NAMB AMOUNT Huizenga, Ed ,... 14.92 Huiar, Joseph .... 6.11 Hhjar, Joseph .... 4.25 Hume, Peter F. ..., .... 11.01 Humphrey, I. -G. ,.. .... 9.60 Hunt, R. .... 4.40 Hunt, Wm. A, ,... 3.04 Hunter, P.' J.; .... 6.06 Hurlburt, Leroy H. .... 25.31 Huseby, Paul 6 .... 16.75 Huszar, Gladrr .... 1.52 Hutchln, Herbert .. .... 3.94 Huttre, Daniel A. . .... 11.36 I lavano, I 2.37 Ikerd. Donald J 1.04 Ingerbrighten.. John H. . 2.88 Irby, Sidney S. 2.22 Irby, Sidney 38.'!8 Ireland A. • . , .; 12.80 Irons, Dewitt <1. ...... .. 98.86 Ittner, Harold 3.39 Jachim R .72 . 1.00 Jacks, Clarence Jackson, Andrew A. ... 2 88 821 Jackson, Bullard . 2.63 Jackson, James C 1.28 Jackson, M. 2.88 Jackson, M, D . 6^22 Jackson, Paul-W . 6.60 Jackson, Robert J . 10.43 1.40 . 38.45 Jacobsen, Ramus J. .... 19.93 8 93 J.ncobsen, Rasmus J. ... . 23 08 Jacobsen, S. Jackson, Thaddus Jack-on. Wm. "C Jacobs. John Jacobson, Galen .....'. Jacques. H. Jakobsen, Chas.. '. . JakutMszek. John James, Robert K . Jamison, D. L. . . Jamison, Robert . Jankiewicz, C. . Jansako, Ernest P Jaquith, Burnett . Jaqulth. Burnett Jarocinski. FeliVs , Jarrell, Albert- R. , Jarrell, Larry S. Jarratt, Ben. . Jarrett, Ernest .. . Jarrett, Walter .T Jarvls, Armstead J. ... Jarvis, Lowell E . Jasinski. Joseph Jefferson, James A. .. . Jefferson. Norman A. . Jeffryer, Floyd L . Jeffrey, Henry Jenkins, Benjamin F. . Jennings, Adrian Jennings, Erwln ...... . Jensen, Carl .......... Jensen, Johanes B. ... Jensen, Robert • Jensen, Wm. ..... Jergensen, Walter Jernigan, Angus D. .. . Jeter, Edgar Jeter. Felton Jimeney, Victor , Joanson, JohnJoffrion, Eugene J. ... . Johannsen, Otto Johanson. Ellias M. ... , Johanscn. H.ircld . John, Geo. P. , Johnson, Arthur Johnson, Bertie E. ... Johnson, Charles Johnson, Charles Johnson, Charles R. ... Johnson, Charles W. .. , Johnson, Ed. C Johnson, Floyd M Johnson, Frances R. Jr. Johnson, Frank Johnson, Harry L , Johnson, Jennings .... . Johnson, .ToelJohnson, Ray Johnson, Robert C. ... , Johnson. Waddy J. ... , Jones, Hobert E Jones, Lee - Jones, Walter R Jones, Wm. B Jordan, Dewey B. ..... Jordan, Earl C Jordan, Thomas Jorgensen, Niels Jung, Sing Justice, Roy L . Johnson, John- R. Johnson, Johnnie J. ... Johnsons K. Johnson, Lloyd Johnson, Louis G Johnson, R. --, Johnson, Richard S. ... Johnson, Robert M. ... Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Wilbur J Johnson, William C. ... Johnson, Wm. S. ....... Jones, Allen Jones, Conrad R Jones, David A Jones, Howard D. ' Jones, John y.... Jones, Joseph W Jones, Leonard Jones, Okal J. Jones, Raymond L. .... Jones, Robert Jones, "Sidney Jones, Thomas Jones, Thomas J Jones, W. J Jones, Wm. H. Jordan, Carl Jordan, Charles Jordan, Charles W. .... Jordan, Earl C Jordan, Frederick L. .., Jordon, Robert Joy, J. R .48 .99 5.93 2.96 1.00 3.48 1.93 1.92 16.97 .10 1.83 4.12 15.48 11.40 .06 3..59 31.64 4.05 .40 52..36 11.59 4.97 2.00 20.65 5.78 1.45 11.27 2.24 2.90 5.91 7.90 .32 11.14 3.86 4.53 8.67 23.46 2.f8 222..'i4 .24 14.27 40.29 150.69 1.48 7.78 3.70 8.73 1.96 13.11 7.28 .88 1.96 11.18 1.99 3.63 1.52 83.82 1.47 54.27 2.09 29.41 3.93 6.50 7.52 2.53 .88 8.11 1.75 82.85 28.57 1.98 12.80 2.02 .99 1.25 2.53 .51 11.87 4.15 2.49 2.48 33.86 6.69 1.17 1.67 .01 1.16 1.68 .20 60..'i0 .35 7.44 1.48 2.86 6.49 5.47 54.62 2.95 2.67 23.43 2.05 .25 .62 K Kachelhoffer, Jacob .... 1.96 Kain, Konstant 12.39 Kala, Oskar F. .1 1.60 Kaleel, Geo 2.21 Kalian, Charles 67.32 Kalmanls, Karlis A..,.. 1.96 Kalmbach. Charles 34 Kalogrldes, Spyros ..... 7.08 Kammet, Harold ....... 30.49 Kane, Vincent E 3.22 Kanicka, L 1.69 Kapsomenakls, P 86.33 Karlsen. Harold BL ...... , ^.88 , "M.. May 14, 1954 SEAFARERS T»ge S—Three LOG NAMB AMOUNT AMOUNT NAMB NAMB AMOUNT AMOUNT NAMB McClantcn, J. C 1.47 .98 Larsson; Nils S. . Masters. Ralph 14.06 Morse, Wm. 7.73 McCIarence, James J. .. 2.93 La Soya, Michael ... ... 7.68 Masterson, W. A 15.26 Morsette, Leo. M. ... 2.99 .McClarence, J. J. Jr... . 5.23 Lassister, James ... ... 1.92 Matchett, Ed. H 14.91 2.61 Mortensen, Ole A. .. ... McClellan, Earl L 5.05 La Tourette, O. E. . ... 18.95 .50 Matherne, Dennis T. ... 40.25 Morton, H. G McCloskey, Kendall .... 75.87 Latus, E. L ... 3.13 Matherne, Ivy E 5.40 Morton, James Jr. ... ... 14.91 McColllm, Earl B 10.43 1.04 Lauchs, Gordon ... 7.55 Matheson, J 59 Mosher, Anderson .. ... McCollum, Philip O , 2.02 ... 2 93 Lauer. James ...... ... 7.58 Mosley, Ernest Mathews, Charles 24.57 McConathy, James A. .. 1.92 3.04 Laughlin, E. R. ... 2.00 Mathews, Robert C 36.99 Moss, Charles 2.88 ... 5.82 McCormick, B^ J 9.73 Moss, Claude Laughlin. John 'Mathson, Olaf .84 McCormik, L. E 4.73 ... 8,32 Lauro, Antonio ... 1.14 Mato, Daniel 23.83 Moubray, Robt McCorvey, Durell .98 Lauzon, Stuart M. ... ... 8.30 Moulds, Jack W. .... ... 9.03 Matranga. Vincent A. .. .93 McCoy, Charles 1.63 3.85 Lavelgne, James M. . ... 2.14 Matsoukas. Wm 9.72 Mourlas, F 6.87 McCracken, Geo . 6.78 2.02 Lavelle, WiUiam J. . ... Matte. E. P 11.92 Mouton, Milton J. ... ... ... 22..'>7 ... 6.83 McCranie. Carl 3.84 Mouton, Percy , A. .. Lavery, John B Mattel, Anthony 17.04 ... 6.-2 Lawler, Anthony F. . .30 McCullock, Char. L 12.84 Muenster, John H. Mattel. Anthony R 52 Mupnie--.. Kenneth V. .97 3.25 McCune, Lawrence E. .. 36.33 Lawless, John R. .., ... Matthews. Irvin 1.96 .03 ... 4.29 Mulr, Russel P. McUavllt, John 2.33 Matuciewicz. Frank .-... 2.20 Laws, Earl J 2 -8 ... 3.22 Mulholland. Robert . . .. MCDecs, James 5.82 Lawson, Carl C Matulich, Sidney A 5.05 .48 1.40 Mullins, R. ..... Lawson, W McDiarmid, Adam 48.15 Matu.scwizc, Frank '.... 11.15 2.52 MulILs, Lewis D. .. . ... 10.62 Lawton, William M. . ... McDonald, Geo. S .72 Mauldin, H. V 5.92 1.10 .. 16.63 Mundy, Benjamin Jr. Laxson. Jesse H. .. McDonald, Milford H. .r 5;92 Mauterstack, U. S 10.22 ... 22.34 Mundy, M. B. ... 21.77 Lay, Thomas F McDonald, Ralph A 3.20 Max. Erwin 1.28 2.21 Munici. Salvatore .... ... 8.07 Lazar, Joseph A McDonald, Robert 1.50 Maxwell. D. L 3.18 ... 13.44 Munro, Dan S. Maxwell, Elwin 45 McDonald, T. G 83.15 ... 4.18 Leahy, F. G. 1.50 Munster. Martin .... Maxwell. George J 4.34 McDonnel, John 4.01 2.88 Ledhy, Jeremiah J. . 4.65 Murna. Jean May, Hubert 47 MacDonnell, Lloyd 5.63 .. . 46.41 Leaky, Wm 1 '9 Murphy, Bernard ... May. William 20.07 McDowell, Charles F. ... 2.32 ... 3.93 Lebarre, Ramon Murphy. Edward J. . ... 5.78 Maye.s. .Homer 5.57 McGee, John H 1.94 8.11 Ledbretton, Harry .. ... .21 Mur;/hy, .. mcs V. .. Maye.s, Homer S. Jr. ... 46.78 McGlll, James . 1.96 Le Blanc, Pierre C. A.. .. 4.13 .65 Murphy, John R. .... Mazoue, C, A. . 1.04 McGlvncy, A. S 1.89 I.16 Le Blanc, Rene A. . ... 320.71 Murphy, Leslie L. .. Mazurek. Andrew ...... 5.23 McGlothlln 3.50 Ledingham, Lewis F. ... 14.17 2.38 Murphy, William C. . McGown, Frank 1.47 1.42 Meade. B. H 20.13 Lee, Charles Murphy, Wm. E ... 9.80 McGre R. L 1.89 6.33 Meares, John 50 Lee. Charles L 3.70 Murphy, V/m. P. . .. McGregor, James W. ... 2.50 ... 1.40 Medina, Julius J 8..30 Lee, E. Jr 1.01 Murrah, Chas. C. ... ... Mc Haffie, Perry 1.94 .92 Medley, Calvin 1.00 Lee, James Murranka, Henry H. ... 10.18 Mclnness. Lawrence ... 16.60 6.03 Medrano. Florencio .... 13.55 Lee, Marion H ... 4.05 Murray, .'ohn T Mclnnls. Laurence 1.17 Meeks. Robert E 78 ... 5.82 Lee, Tartantlne 5.72 Murray, Walter C. .. ... Mcintosh, Howard C. .. 25.35 6.90 Meers, Robert "E 9.39 Lee, Theodore E. ... ... Muree. Cii'ries F. ... ... 17.22 Mclnturff, Ralph G 46.88 1.00 Meers, Robert E 29,27 Lee, Tinerman J. ... ... 2.98 Murrell. Samuel E. . ... Mclntyre, Wm 148.97 Megus^glo, M 17.30 ... 33.41 Lee. Victor 4.38 Murreil. Ven.ress B. . McKeever, John 134.77 Meir, Joseph 3.20 ,... 1.12 Leerentweld, G ... 11.54 Murrell, Wm. T McKenna, John J 15.53 Melieck, Paul J 36 ... 28.43 Leger. Vlllar ... 3.87 Murriel. Hunter McKenzie, Holllsm .... 2.14 2.95 Melody, Thomas M 48,91 Lcggett. Clyde R. ... ... 1.00 Murry, John . . . .. McKinney, David 08 9.00 Meloy, Robert C. 37.30 Lchning. Armond L. ;.. 2.97 Muscarella, Charles . ... McKinnle. Drew 01 Mench, Albert J 25.99 ... 32.59 Leiblg. E. W ..; 3.58 Mary. Joseph A McKinstry, Albert 2.21 Mendoza, Hyman 3.93 5.94 Leister. D. H. Jr. ... ... 2.21 Myers, Henry P. ...... McLain, Glenn 18 Mendoza, Joseph F. .,.. 3.85 6..50 Leivallen, Jos. C. ... ..: 4.44 Myrlck. Robert F.'... ... McLamore. James W. .. 2.48 Menklns, Wm 3.22 ' Lemoine, Adam Jr. . ... 58.34 McLaughlin. T. J 22.26 Mer, Peter 6.12 .97 Lemoine, Rich. J, ... McLealsh, Donald L. ... 7.11 Mercer, Wm 1.1.38 Lemoine, S. J. -. -.. ... 10.19 McLellan, Wallace 3.04 Mercier, Charles S 1.89 Lemoine, Vernon E. . ... 24.09 McLellen. William L. .. 1.00 Mercon, Vincent W 11.28 9.46 Lennon. James L, ... 2.36 Naehl, Michael F McLeod. William F 71 Merkl. Clifford B 11.56 1.33 Lentz. August .96 Nagal. Michael McLeroy. Vernon 1.44 Merrill. Charles D 6.50 ... 3.46 Leonawicz, J 5.90 Nakamura, Ai McMahon, O. J 07 Merritt, Richard 13.91 28.89 Leonard, Frank ..... 8.63 Nam, Tsu Hau McMaster, James 7.15 Mertz. Geo. C .1.92 1.00 Leruth, Warren F. .. 2.47 Nante, Frank McMillan. Cecil R 20.21 Meshefsky, Anthony .... 2.47 15.87 Leson, Raymond .... 1.19 Napier, Wr.yne McNabb. LoweU T 23.88 Metros. Edward 5.84 2.53 Lester, Audrey ..... .88 Napoli, Francis R McNabb. Sewell T 17(k70 Metting. G. C. R 1.03 6.65 Leva. Anthony D. ... 3.64 Nassar. Alfred McNamara. R. 0 2.36 Metis. Ernest M 41 12.94 Leverman, E.gon T. . .49 Naujack. Gustav McNeely, Raymond .... 4.86 Meyer. Gunther 33.21 7.86 Lewallen. J. C. . .... Navarre, Thomas ...... 2-;.14 McNulty. Joseph E 4.29 Meyer. Gunther 14.08 2.08 Lewis, Edward M. .. 12.70 Navarro. Trinidad McPhee.. Joseph 3.03 Meyers, D, R. 4.22 7.98 l.ewis. Frank 4.08 Neal, .Tack R McPolln. James 3.72 Miarana, U. J 10 5.71 Lewis, Frank W. ... 7.92 Nee, Wong McQuiddy, Melvln N. .. 1.57 Michaels. John A 3.25 6.78 Lewis, Heber G. .... 59.76 Nee, Wrng Hong McQuillan. James ' 1.52 Michalik, Bernard J. .. 5.21 .30 Lewis, H. G 22.27 Needham, James McRae, Virgil L 14.13 Michang, George 3.27 49.85 Lewis, Howard M. ... 12.10 Negron, Jose Michel, August 1.96 McVay. Harold H 24.54 2.34 Lewis, Ivan G. . .59 Neisler, R, H Michel, Martin 91 McWaters. Ken 30.47 5.44 Lewis, Leonard F. .. 5.71 Nelson, Eris W Micheiet, Paul 1.96 McWilliams. Hugh 4.41 8.51 2.-53 Lewis, R. B Nelson. Frank M'chelsen. Frederick R. 2.60 3.84 .20 Lewis, Wm. H Nelson. Robert '.... Mickley. Alford 5.89 14.16 .60 Lewis, William H. .., Nelsons, Eric Middleton. Guthrie ' 14,63 5.85 Lleban, Richard C. .. Ness, Christopher T. .. 158.79 Middleton. Harold N. .. 7.05 1.68 1.82 Ligenfelter, F. Ness, Ole E Midgett, Mahlon B 112.83 2.76 4.91 Lightfoot, Roan Jr. . 7.42 Nestor. Iverson MacCaskie. Thomas .... Milan. R. S 6.48 3.11 1.74 Lighten. Paul G. ... .25 Neumier, Charles MacColine. Hugo* W. ... Milano, Moses 3.35 3.52 2 95 Ligon, EI wood . ... 24.91 Neveraskvs, J. D MacCrea. James Milburn, Harold R 22.92 2.53 84.52 Lignos, Andreas G. . 3.93 Newell, Richard MacDonald. Chas.. A Milczarek, Henry A 12.03 .88 34.33 Liles, Thomas .34 Newman, Stanley D. ... MacDonald S.. M Miles, Grover 81 1.89 2.95 Lillard. F. E 1.75 Newman, Wm. A MacGregor, Wm Miliadis, T. A 43.77 1.16 4.41 4.04 Newton, Charles Limon, Doric MacLellan. Wallace .... Militar, Dioscoro B. ... 14.65 45.29 4.05 2.20 Lindberg, Parrls ... Newton. Theron E Maas, Henry J. Jr M-Her, Arnold E 10.60 V48 1.25 1.75 Newton, Theron Linford, George Maas, Leon J MUler, Curlan 1.93 1.50 12.93 2.16 Neyrey, George Linn. John Maas. Leon J Miller, E. P 4.45 3.12 12.90 Neyrey. George Linum, Leo E. . .... 1.92 Maokey. Clyde F Miller. Edward 6.79 1.23 9.74 Nichols, "erb Lipkih, Max 6.07 Madden, J. L. Miller. G 50 7.40 6.55 Liprlncott. James ... Nichols, Wm. T 1.00 Madere, Oscar F. A Miller, General ....03 , 4.87 3.91 Nicholas, Thomas T. ... Liuzza, Giacomo ... 3.10 Madsen, C. C Miller. Jerry Z 14.48 .10 1.00 Nicholson, Ray Liuzza, Michael 7.33 Madueira. Jose Miller, K. E 1.80 7.04 4.42 Nick. John J. Little. William H, ... 6.59 Maechling, P. E. Miller, Raymond 3.92 2.90 11.20 Nickerson, Cliff '.. Littleton. Robert L. . 16.21 Maffeo, John Miller, Ruskin 2.53 .10 .97 Nicola, N Lloyd, Arthur S. ... 12.79 Magee. Charles Miller, Russel H 45.87 6.89 2.53 Nicolay. Bernard Lloyd. Charles A. ... 5.48 Magee. Leroy Miller, J. J. 8.80 5.81 137.61 Nicdermeyer. Robert .. 3.38 Lochte. Wm. A Maguire, Paul R Miller, Clyde E. Jr 15.80 9.14 33.16 Nigro, Frank 1.07 Loclgno. Castenzio .. Maguire. Thomas H Mills, Cooper D 13.45 2.23 .37 Nielsen. Erik B 5.42 Lockamy. Wm. R. ... Maher, Lee T Mills, Laurence H O"* 2.93 2.52 Nigro. John Lockler. Jessie M. .. 3.10 Mahl. Peter Ming, Ving King 11.72 2.02 1.97 Nilsen, Conrad M Logan, Ernest J 15.14 Mailey, Richard J Minkler, Hurless W 98 18.30 .80 Nissen, Claus K Logan, James R .72 Makew. L. -J Minyard. Edward K. ... 10.61 1.17.02 Nixon, William 13.61 Logan. Thomas 2.88 Maki. Henry J Mims, Robert E 7.85 21.46 Noggle. James F 5.93 Lohse, Peter .28 Maladonich. Ernest .... Mineili, Godf. W. C. ... 1.82 36.11 .20 Noles, Geo. H Lombardo. J. J 10.93 Maley. Richard J Ming, Wing King 158.48 3.52 Norfleet, James 13.71 Long, Arnle L .60 Malone, Raymond Mirabneno. Gregorio ... 3.22 .29 Nero, Peter A 231.99 Long. Franklin 2.42 Malone, Thomas Miranda, Jose 1-24 1.00 Norris. Joseph . A 9.75 1.42 Long, J. C Maloney, John Misco, Matte 13.37. 2.97 Norris, Joseph L 2.99 Long. James C 138.81 Maloney. Michel Mitchell, Carl W 60.06^ 9.76 Noonan, James E 1.68 Long. Ralph H .59 Manale. George Mitchell, Geo. R 2.93 20.47 Nooney. Ed 1.96 Long. Wm 8.84 Manrino. Sabato Mitchell. John 4.01 4.48 9.75 Norris, Wm Longley. Julian 6.78 Manheim. Haywood E. .. Mitchell, Law 7.88 1.89 North, Vernon R. ...;.. .98 Lonzl. Leonard Manning, Elliott E...... 18.10 Mitchell, Leroy 3.84 4,27 Norton, George O 3.85 Looney. C. M 3.22 Manning. Geo. Mitchell, Robert 9.57 6.22. Norton, P. C. ....... 11.75 Looper, Robert .5.91 Manning. Sam H. Mitchell, Wm. D 34 Norwood, Frank A. ... 36.04 5.93 Lopez. Albert H. ... 30.50 Mansalto, Val Mitchell. Wm. W 29.28 .36 Nosal. Michael 9.32 Lopez, Alfredo .95 Manson. Jeff Mitrega, Frank E 2.88 4.61 Noulis, Michel 68.18 Lopez, Ernest R. ... 2.36 Mansson, A Mizelle, Alfred 8.52 21.63 Nouwen, John 85.06 Lopez, John A. ..... 9.58 Manuel, Harold Mladnick. Earnest 1.47 79.51 Nouwen. John .80 Lopez, Jose ... 11.28 Mao. Koo Shih Mobley, Mitchell V 6.54 17.14 Nunez. Valentine 33.51 Lopez, Leonldes .... .72 Maquere. Thom Mobley, Warren 3,84 1.48 Nurna. Jean 44.22 Lopez, Juiseppe .... 2.93 Marcel, C. V. .; Mollard. Wm. B 2.95 9.72 Nuschler. John 4.32 Loiicks, Gordon L. . 28.54 M; rie, Francis A. Monardo, Sylvester 5.16 11.19 Lachapell, Lf| 1.47 Nuss, Geo. A 1.00 Lorlng. Joseph 8.44 Marcentel, Burgess .... Mones, Jules H 4.65 1.48 Lachney, Aljl i 2.33 Nuss, John W. .30 Louder. Billy B 5.28 Marcombe. Huey Monfoya, Colixto 12.48 2.78 Lacker. Jessi u 1,2s Nutter, Chester E 9.17 Louis, Jose M 7.89 Marcus. Albert G Monphan, Harry 10.38 8.65 Lacy. Hancil H 87.84 Nowak, Clarence R 10.23 Loute. Charles .:... 1.77 Marczek. F. E Montenaro. Frederick .. 2.52 .01 Nysson, Kenneth Ladd. Rieh.1T pi 1.89 3.85^ Mai'lln. Julio ....; Lowderback, Bennie 44.82 Montgomery, Charles ... .80 Lae, Joseph i J 5,47 7.74 Lowe, J 11.58 Marin, Cipriano M Montoye. Claxlto 5.12 Lae, Joseph f J 3,08 20.07 Lowe. Jesse 8.53 Marine. Daniel Moody, Harold N. ...... 1.93 Laffey. Step « R 46.78 3.81 Lowe. Robert D .62 Marinello, Sal Moore, Bennie L 11.82 Lafucntes. f lA 2.33 23.47 Lowghlin. John H. .. 26.46 Markham, C. L, Moore, Charles 8.81 La Guardia, If rnando .. 3.22 11.79 100.26 O'Briant, lector Lowery. Clarence J. . Markham, Sydney L. ... 14.84 Mooj-e. Doy 2.02 Lail. Alvin 1 1.19 11.44 7.12 O'Brien, Chester Lozes, Frederick L. . 4.61 Maringllo, S. J. Moore, Harold ....i".... 6.94 Laird. Arthuj S I6.79 2.35 1.68 O'Dea. William Lucas. Charles S. ... .25 Markley, Warren ...... Moore, James L 21.44 Lake. Hqnry [D. Jr 6.28 10.98 2.45 Odell, Charlie W. ...... Luclane. Alfred .... 3.42 Marques. J. A Moore, William C 49 Lake, WalteriF 15,88 1.54 11.01 Odom, Eiarnest L Ludwig, Edward L. .. 18.41 Marques, Jose Moore, Wm. J 3.20 La Luz, Salvstiano oi . 15.54 10.13 Odom. Law Lukas. Alexander ... 7.40 Marquez. Jose A Morales, Alfred 1.69 Lama, Jo.seph 1,95 ' 6.14 3.9L O'Donnell, Hugh G. — Lundy, Arthur W. . . 3.19 Morales, Carlos . 6.62 Marrs. John Lamb, James 3,39 3.41 , 17.33 O'DonncIl. Wm. L Lurle. Benjamin F. .. 1.00 Moran, Raymond 64.41 M.lrshall, Frank Lamb, Joseph A 16.57 1.31 3.52 O'Donoghue, Herbert .. Lurle, Gerald ....... .30 Marshall, George M. ... Moravec. Charles ...... 1.10 Lambert, Rcidu.s 52.03 1.52 .01 O'Dowd, Castez Luthie. George 3.26 Marshall. James M Moreland, Alva 0 11.83 Lamego, Antonio S 15.33 1.27 27.94 Odum, Edward D Lutz, Joseph 1.07 Morgan, Floyd 39 Marshall. Lewis Lampkin, .Samuel 26.28 162.45 50.16 Ogier, Ripon W Lutz, Marvin D 1.96 Morgan, Geo. S 4.05 Marshall, Louis La Nasa. Wallace 10.37 41.19 10.64 Ohannasian. John Luxemburg, Robert . 17.71 Morgan, Francis B 1.17 Martin, Alexander Lancemderfer. John .... 3.22 2.00 II.75 O'Keefe, James B Lyle. Samuel .... 4.03 Morgan, George S 4.14 Martin, Antonio S Dandrum. Oliver 12.28 3.00 .10 O'Keefe, James B Lynch. Charles B. ... 3.11 Morgan, Isadore 02 Martin, Jules A Landrum, Robert L. ... 2.95 1.01 86.95 Olds, Robert Lynchard, Billy E. . 4.71 Morgan, Joseph 2.41 Martin, Melvin Landry, Antoine 5.00 11.25 29.10 O'Leary, Edward S L.vnn, Bobby R 9.87 Morgan, Robt 8.13 Martin, William R Landry, I). P 2.69 4.48 41.02. O'Leary. Louis M Lyons. A. E 41.23 Morgan, W. J 6.02 Martinez, Francisco Landry. Henry 5,44 2.21 69.24 Olive, George D Lyons, Thomas G. >. 6.38 Morgan, Walter T. ..... 3.45 Martinez, Loul Lane. Elmer e.64 2.88 "Oliver, John L 2.16 Morillo, Bernard 63 Martinez. Noe G Langstine, .lohn H 4.94 2.01 Oliveri, Wm. J 1.00 Morley, Robert N 17.21 Martinez, Richard G. ... Langston. John H 20.25 4.00 Oliveri, Wm. J 7.38 Morreale. Peter J 2.33 Martinez. Theodore .. • • Lanier, Clyde 1.00 3.64 Olney, Wm. G 3.26 Morris, E. F 2.36 Martini, Raffael Laningham, Thomas ... 20.37 1.00 Olsen, Olaf A Morris, Frank 18.15 5.42 Martinson, John McAvoy. Arthur 1-91 Laningham. T. L 52.44 39.19 tllsen, Christopher .... Morris, James W 17.31 1.82 Martinson, Walter McDrien. Christ 3.94 Lapham. Lester K. .... 13.66 2.24 Olsen, F Morris, John A 55.58 2.37 Marullo, Theo McCabe, Alvin 1.96 Laroche, J 2.12 10.75 Olsen. F. T 3.39 Morris, Peter 3.00 Marvin, Thomas H. .... Laronde, L.iurence ..... .04 McCaffrey, Alfred 1.03 163.02 Olsen. Herbert S Morris. Purdon A 1-25 3.44. Marzett, Grant McCaffrey, Alfred S. .. 143 Larpentcr. H. P 1.19 1.42 Olsen, W. L Morris, W. J 100 1.01 Masek, Michael P Larsen, Herman 16.03 McCaffry. R. W 18.78 4.81 Olsen, Wm. D Morrison, Don E 96 1.04 Mason, James M McCarthy. A. W. ...... 14.03 Larsen. H'ler 308.84 2.91 O'Malley, Joseph Morrison, F. H 3.29 17.12 Mason, Jared A McCarthy, Harold V. ... 10.87 Larsen, W. T. 14,43 13.72 Omelanczwk, Wm Morrison, Horace H 23.35 .25 Mason, Luther C Larson, Arno E 28.44 McCarthy, Jack 9.76 8.11 Ondus, Mich F Morrison, James L 01 .96 Massey, Thomas B. McCarthy. Jack 34.77 Larson, Gusti f A 26.37 .82 O'Neill, Edward ........ Morrison, Malcolm 20 15.09 Massey, Wm. R McCarthy. Justin 1 8.08 Larson, GustHf 260.07 .30 O'Neil, John J. Morrisson, J. H 9.54 28.14 Massicot, Jules A. McCarthy, V. R, Larrsen, H. C. 1.82 •Oi . .MorraWt James 19-77 . ' O-NeUL Petee _ .'ffj ».Qft Mas^coti Leo ,,. v. v> • Nils _ll.a_ ^ UvCliurtviir J''. 3V. AMOUNT NAM! 4.94 Karns. Ronal L. Karsen, R. ... 3.67 Kaston. Robe P. ... 84.04 Kath, Charle 11. 1.60 Katsanis, C !.. 5.06 Kavitt, Wm .. 23.06 Kavltt, Willil B. .. 45.14 Kaziukcwcz. 1 F. . 11.75 Keano, A. W 5.97 Kearney, ... 17.31 Keenan, Wm . 22.58 Keith, Paul .. 24.48 Keller. Robci C. .. 3 88 Kelley, Floya . 2.78 Keely, David !.. 18.42 •Kelley. Kdwn T. .. 1.45 Kelly. Jack E ... 13.38 Kelly, Jobn ... 20.60 Kelly, .lobn 1-18 Kelly. Martin ll. ... 14 32 Kemp. Joseph J. •81 Kempt. J. F. Kendrick. Friik S. ... 8 91 ... .01 Kennair. J. P Kennedy. He, ,ert K. .. 1.98 .. 1-70 Kennedy. Job i E. ... 2.95 Kennedy. Job ... 21.58 Kennedy. Jael H. Kennedy. Jo.s, ph M. ... 14-60 Kennedy. Pc^.B. . • ... 13.03 1.00 Kennedy, Wiil C. .. • ... 2.20 Kenney. Oliv ID... ... 1-11 Kenny. Jean H. Kerfoot. Fred rick E .. 11.75 1.82 Kenopke. Wir C. . ;... 2.00 Kerr. Anthoi .... 13.41 Kerrigan. C .... 28.63 Kesscn. Alo/. .... 3.67 Kestell. Jot/n .... • 8.08 Keys. Job,/ p 28 Keyser. Prfrcy -41 Kibbe. Edivin T. . .... Klcko, M/ehae V. .... 12.20 .... 10.11 Klely. j/mes 21 Kilgore./Walt r ... Kineps./ Void mar .... 43.52 47 King, A. R. 10 King, David J King, Farrest C.... .... 16.16 17.36 King, Geo. E, .... 2.95 King, Geo. J. .... 15.48 King, John A .... 2.93 King, Morris H.... 6.39 King, Orv,-il C .... 1.47 King, Redinal E. .... 2.88 King, Robert .... 1.96 King, Yao Fo .... 93..'>8 Kinn, Joe 05 Klnnard. Roe .... 14.77 Klnser, A. II. .... 8.25 Kinser. Arlhi 2.21 Kioussis. Th .... 5.86 Kipp. Riebai .... 2.32 Kismul, Ton .... 2.45 Klecka. Ant 51 Klint, Otto .... 1.60 Klondyke. J. 12 Kluken. Ku( .... 3.22 Knickerbeekii .... 18.42 Knight, RU.S.S 05 Knight. Tru^i 40 Knowles. .loi .... 3.12 Knox, Jack .... 19.93 Knox, Kenne .... 3.90 Knox. Kenne .... 15.23 Knudsen. Ai .... 1.74 Knudsen. Gelji .... 12.41 Knudsen. Ottjjj Knutson. lloJnrd ...... 47.94 2.42 Kohen. F. 11. i Kohler. Warrtn W. .... 50.05 .... 9.03 Kohn. Jo.scph[ Kolodziejki. Jos. .. .... 1.96 Koontz, Horate .... 2.02 Kontas, Theoaore A. .. 93.20 Korb, Ale.xander .. .... 207.68 Korenkiewier.j P. .. 10.89 Kosecki, Edw .... 2.48 Kosche, Earl .... 7.78 Koski, Wm. .... 3.3.20 Kothe, Augu .... 1.00 Kothe, Aiipui R. C. .... 24.53 Kouns, Franl .... 3.73 Kouwardas. .... 4.41 Koval. Mike 01 Kowalec. Jul .... 162.59 Kuzar. John 80 Kozlowski. J .... 3.86 Kramer. Mar .... 2.91 Krammer. W .... 1.00 Kraus, Jame .... 28.96 Kravitz. Sam .... 3.22 Kretschman. oy D. .... 29.97 Kretzcr, Gus .... 6.05 Krogen, R. 01 Kroger. Carl .... 14.68 Kronbcrgs. .... 1.25 Krulk. Arnoli .... 1.92 Krushin. Heni-y B. .... 2.88 Kuhns, John R. .. , .... 260.28 Kulakowski. Julian . 07 Kulgren, A. H. ... .... 156.58 Kullcrin. Alex .... 267.64 Kung, Zee Ah .... 14.41 Kutkowskl, S/hn. S. .... 1.93 N M Mc AMOUNT NAME 1.00 O'NeU, Sidney J. .. ... Ontai, Gibson P. ..' ... 65.84 ... 39.03 Opfer, Elbano Oppendahl, Peter B. ... 46.76 13.84 Orillion, Rodney .... .. ... 6.87 Orozco. Efrain ... 11.57 Orr, R. W. 3.25 Orsen, Albert W. ... ... Ortiz, Emelio .... ... 12.47 8.55 . Ortiz, Humberto .. .., ... 12.14 Ortiz, Julio 1.25 Ortreba, Joseph .... ... Osborne, Ralph .... ... 33.06 .59 O Shca, H. J ,... 58.49 Osma,. Luis S.... 13.15 Osmer, William Ostberg, Herman .. ... 10.27 3.14 Ostergaard, Ove M. . ... .06 Ostley. Peter K. .. ... 14.91 Oswald, Samuel C... 6.69 OTooIe, Coleman F, ... Otreb.a, Joseph . . ., ... 40.25 ... 4.41 Ott, James D. 6.18 Ottosson, Nils H. .. '... 1.39 Owens, Crlvin , .... 1.16 Owens. CI .... 3.34 Owens, Clar ... 6.46 Owens, E.-C. 67.94 Owens. Marvin J. .. AMOUNT NAME ... 13.93 Poe, Ed. L ... 16.69 Polk, Jim ....... Pollock, James P. ... ... '1.92 Poipoilo, Mariana B. ... 141.34 Pond, Geo. F. ...... ... 42.83 Ponthieux, Jack G. .. ... '2.16 Pontiff, Jerry F. ... ... 1.00 Pope, Bobby R ... -8.11 ... >4.84 Pope, A. L. Pope. Emanuel A. .. ... 66.77 5.20 Pope, Frederick W. . 8.84 Popovieh, Michael ... ... ... 52.81 Dorter, Geo. O .. 4.72 Porter, Wm. 1.00 Porter, Wm ; 189 Porter, William J. .;. Porter, Wm. S 5.39 ... 180.63 Potts, Wm. L. ... 22.44 Powell, Edward 1.81 Powell, Edward . .. 5.69 Powell, Marchant L. ... .Powell, Merchant L. ... ' ' 3.50 Poykko, Leonard N. . ... '6.28 Pradat, Thomas A. J. .'. • .73 Pratts, Wallace •.,. .:. 10.81 Pregeant, Abel L. .. ... 64.28 Premer, Robert , . ... 19.17 Prendergast, Louis.A. .. 19.86 Presley, Coy C ... 151.94 Prevou. Roy R ... 1.70 Price. Rich. I ... 7.59 Price, Samuel '. ... ^ 5 88 Price, Theodore .... .95 Priester, Eugene .... 2.90 Prillamen, Billy . .. 1,33 Principe, Roberto A. ... 13.79 Priscu, Nicholas ... 13.00 Pritchard, David L. . ...- 2.16 Pritchard, - Robert E. ... 19.70 Pritiken, Benj. .......; 2.35 Proceil, Jack 1.00 Procter, Edward .... 2 02 Proctor, Wm. L. ;... .02 Proctor, Wm. S ... 6.50 Prokopuk, Peter .... ... ' .96 Prothero, Robert J. . ... 9.09 Proven. Chas ... 5.21 Prusaitis,^ Anton .... 4.41 2.95 Puleo, Joseph N Puckett. Harold ... 1.42 Puckett, James D. ... ... 1.63 Pugh, J. P ... 5 25 Puhl, Peter 2.70 Purcell, D. LaMar .. ... 12.36 Purdy, Wilbur ... 3.63 Purcell, .lames ... 7.92 Purdy, Thomas H. .. ... 8.56 Purdom, William ;.. 3.24 Pursell, James S. ... 1.31 Purvi.s. Carey .... ... 8.11 Purvis. Robert Jr. ... ... 21.50 Puskavick, Geo ... 6.85 Painters. Paul 2.34 Painter, Paul L 1.00 Palmer. C. 8.33 Palmar, 'Wesley 4.05 Palmer. Charles W 1.51 Palmer, Eugene 68.88 Palmer, Jerry J 14.59 Palmer, L. 2.71 Palsson, Cadjon H 32.40 Panjon, .Tames 10.27 Pappan. Roy C 6.28 Parek. Alfred 4.61 Park. Robert F 20.5.20 Parker, A. 1.78 Parker. George W 5.42 Parks, Herbert Jr 6.52 Parks, J. 7.53 Parks, Julius 10.01 Parks. William L 42.03 Parnell. Charles E. .... 1.43 Parr, Edward J. ...... 10.67 Parrish, Leroy 30.62 Parrish. Leroy C 17.33 Parrott, H-rry L 1.47 Parsons, Ed 1.14 Parson, Edward 8.81 Parsons. John 1.47 Parsons, M. , 5.92 Parsons, Marshall 19.48 Parsons, Mike 1 4.06 Paschanges, F. H. Jr. .. 6.99 Pate, Huston T 5.78 Paton, Charles 12.64 Palrinquin, T. A 11.11 Quigg, Wm. Patterson, Krist 6.00 Quinones, Andras E. Patterson. Norman A. .. 11.91 Quinoz, Jesse . ... Pattison, Robert 13 55 Quinnt, Carroll J. ... Patty, Carl W 2.53 Paulin, Pietro 23.76 Paulsen, Anders 2.61 Paylor, Frank S 2.25 Payne, Gerald T 2.95 Radcliffe, .Toscph Payne, Robert ; 1.01 Radzvila. Frank Payne, Robert C 12.34 Raines,. Norman Peadean, Robert 1.01 Ralph. Jules J Pearson, Leland 2.96 Rambo, John B Pease. George A. Jr. .. 2r,.99 Ramirez. Ellas Peaslee, Louis C 24.39 Ramiszewskl,..Tohn R. . Peasley, Edwin D 10.98 Ramsberger, Richard .. Peck,. Gordon 1.26 Ramsperger. Ronald .. Pecorado, Charles 1.70 Randazzo, A. J Pedersen, H. T 5.94 Randcis, Carl Pederson, Martin 3.67 R.mdles. Carl S Pederson. Otto 98 Randolph. J. .C Pedlar, W. .... 8.85 Ranew. Irwin Peeler, Harry C 15.24 . Rankin, Aubrey Peetz. Richard L. 3" 45 Rankin. James P Peluso, Merlin J 2.33 Rasmussen. .Kjeld ..... Penderpross. .Tames .... 6''.43 Raulerson. Eugene ..... Pennington, Wilbur .-... 11.70 . Raulerson. Talfoid L. .. Pennino, Anthony 1.75 Rawlines, J. Penton, Dewey A. .' 7.85 Ray, Charles E. Penton, Leon J .' 20.79 May, Michael Penton, M 1.00 Rayfuse, Charles Pepard. Ray 4.67 Rayfuse, Claude G. A. Perepelkin W. D 9.41 Reagan, James Peralta. Jack 2.02 Rebane, Paul Perdreauile, Geo 2.93 Record. Willis Pereane, F. 1.00 Rector. George P. H. . Perepelkin, Waisly D. .. 5.78 Reed, B. G. .: Perez. Carlos S 2.53 Reed. Charles Perez, Charles 5.52 Reed. John A Perez. Dalio 1.48 Reed, Max Perez, Joseph .01 Reed, Max Perez, Manuel R 11.GO Reed, Mitchell F Perez, Ramon 3.68 Reed, Thomas N Perkins, Blewett 47.29 Reeder. Harold L Perkins, E. R 3.20 Reese, Frank F Perkins, Woodrow W. .. 4.75 Regan. James L. Perrie, W. M. R 8.97 Register, J. W Perry. Manuel Jr 40.56 Rehm, Arnold F Perry, Morris J 16.16 Rehm. .Tohn C. Perry, Raymond 2.59 Reid, Harold Jr Pestick, Anthony J 9.02 Reid, Glen Petantes. Stavros 10,49 Reid, Raymond E Peters, George A 6.49 Rels, Philip Peters, Harrison 2.02 Bemijn, Adrian Peters, J. D 3.44 Rester. Gene Petersen, Carl 6.39 Restucker, Harold Petersen, Louis V 10.47 Revill, Jos. C Peterson, Byria 40 Revolta. Charles Peterson, Charles J. ... 2.08 Reynolds, C. W Peterson. Earl V 58.38 Reynolds. Herb Peterson, W. C 6.56 Reynolds, Jack B Petesky, George 11.01 Re.vnolds. Joseph B. ... Petrantos, Stavos 8.29 Rial, Manuel Petterson, K. V 3.31 Rice. Arthur F. Pfeiffer, Joseph J 5.98 Rice. David C Pfrommer, Eric 3.48 Rich, David C Phalen, Carr 3.22 Richard, J Phelps, Raymond W. ... 4.92 Richards, Elmer J Phillippille, A 3.48 Richards. Fred Phillips. E. E 1.36 Richardson, Ber Phipps. J. R 6.06 Richardson, G. D Pickard, Charles 1-35 Richardson, Roy R. ,.. Pickens, Johnny 1.89 Richerson. B. H Pickett. Robert 6.91 Ricketts. L. D Pierce. Buford L. 26.08 Ricks, C. E Pierce, Earl 0 1-08 Riddle, Eugene Pierce. Harry 02 Riebel, John Pitard, Henry J 2.61 Riehm, George J Pierce, Roy 11.13 Rigard, L. L Pierce, Wm. B 46.74 Bigby, Thomas C Pierprinski. M 4.80 Rifiler. Wm. F Pierson. Leroy 12.24 Riiey, Anthony Pinarando, Flo 15.84 Riley, Law Piner, Sherwood 2.95 Rinius. Casimir J Pinero, M. 64 Rinker, Leroy Pippin, T. F 2.97 RiUlin, Jacob L Piskun. Michael 17.00 Bitter. Chester L Pitkofsky, Hyman 1.96 Rivard. Marcel Pitof-sky. Human 17.30 Rivas, Jaime Pitre. M. C 5.24 Rivas. Robert E Pitt, Harry R 45.30 Rivels. H. R Pizza. Sidney N t 1.96 Rivera, Alfonso Pizzeck. Guido Jr 2.31 Rivera, Alfredo Plahn. Guy F 1.47 Rivere, F. P Plaisance. Herbert 1.16 Plant, Theodore 0.12^ Rlvcrc, F. P Rivet. LuUis J Piatt, Elijah C 3.76 Roach. Albert P Piatt, William Jr. 3.77 Roache; Joe - • ..*<e ••• e Plumstead, Thos. W. .. . 98.76 Robbins, Douglee ' Plunkett, Thomas G.. .., - T.B1 'J 1 '• "j - 1 OA 2293 34.62 69.68 6.89 .01 14.91 2.17 4.91 3.57 5.92 5.91 1.00 13.70 .02 2.63 .01 ai "2 1.72 . 8.41 5.93 15,15 .36 5.94 17.15 24 R2 01 25 40 .97 1000 1.60 22.22 37.57 11.02 .187 231.62 147 40 7.08 2.95 8..10 2.00 2.86 4 29 6 32 .5.78 1.01 6.58 5.41 2.03 5.93 1.00 8.92 16.48 10.32 17.11 1.01 10.27 .47 13.54 15.52 17.85 45.82 1.40 3.98 2 45 7.43 15 89 .98 1.89 1.40 42.77 1.00 5.97 1.77 .95 1.44 11.31 . 4.94 2.29 71.36 237 8.68 1.34 27.38 2.00 50.82 13.17 .80 2.93 5.00 17.51 145.49 10.12 15.38 - S.S7' !i - lls\ �i''S. P«*e S—Four . NAME , . AMOUNT * ,Schanglies. J. .......... 14.72 i 10.88 Kobert. AUJr...... ;E;ast; ; Schearer. George . Scheib. John 33.49 . Roberts. Artbui' IS. ...... 'f.iE.43 8.25 Roberts. CarUOKi,......... vE^ ' Scheidel. Julius . Schenk. John R 18.53 Roberts. iBdwar4;.V.^>k.. JSM Scherdin, Francis L. ... 73;78 Roberts.; .Geprge . .* .*... - 7.S(^ Scherffins. Robert 1A8 Roberts. 'Hehiy W,...• •'8.98 Schielz. M. Peter .y'.... 1.82 Roberts. JacH W. .v..,.. 178.6$ Schiwek, Ernest .11 RobertSr^eremiah'V..... 6.78 Schmi4t. Charles R. ... 23.43 Roberts. Robert E. .... 11.92 Schmidt; Emile R. ....... 15.65 Robertson. Cbarles ..... 2.36 Schmidt. Hans. M. A... 27.11 Robertson, J. T. :........ 12.83 Schmidt. Rudolph J 9.65 Robertson, :Laurencii' .i. 13.72 SchmUdel. Frank 3.21 Robertson.' Leroy ..... 2.56 Schmitz. J. T 95 Robertson. Roltert-E.... 2.33 Schoenrack. D. E 83 Robertson. TuUy ....... 10.83 Scholes. Harry 11.82 Robichaux. J., N. .....•> 12JU Sehram. Ross 13.36 Robinnette. C. £. 10.27 Schribcr. Harold 19. 95 Robinson, A. , 8.92 Schroeder. L. M. ...... 8.81 Robinson. Derbard G. .. 6.61 Scliubart. Eraile 8.65 Robinson, James .. ... SO.IS Scliultz. Albert N. 41.10 Robinson. John B $ 2.24 Schultz, Louis H. 1.02 Roble. Irioio C. 01 Schultz. Michel A. ..... 9.24 Rocha. Alberta 14.27 Schultz. P. H. .95 Roche. James F. 2.00 Schumaker. Wm. J 46.19 Rochette. Louis .42 Schwartz, Harry W. .... 104B5 Rodgers. Henry A 1.63 Schwartz. RudoU '. 86.95 Rodgers. R. M 6.82 Sciortino. Jos 1.22 Rodriguez. John 27.96 Scott. Carl E. 29.10 Rodriguez. Juan . 8.81 Scott. C. L. 91 Rodriguez. M 78 Scott. Samuel 1.68 Rodriguez. M. J .01 Scott. Thomotra 149.84 Rodriguez. Nemesin .... 1.01 Scott. Wm. C 2.53 Roemhild. R 64 Scully. Adrien L. E 36.41 Rogers. H."~C 3.96 Rogers. Jamea 16.10 Seamen. Edgar R 176.04 Rogers. William E 13.68 Seattle. Wm. B. 63.32 Rogosch. Paul 5.87 Segrest. Elbert A. ..... 16.59 Rooks. Court 7.57 Segundo. Dem.- ...... 30.06 RoU. Bernhard 12.00 Selecky. Charles W 3.14 RoUins. P. 6.11 Self. Jack B .35 Rollins. W. G 2.12 Scramuzza. Joseph 2.64 Rollo. Salvador J 260 Serio. Salbata 21.20 Rome. Calvin A 1-92 Seaborg. Richard 1.46 Rome. George 4.91 Scars. Thomas T 02 Rome. George 8.18 Seibert. John A 13.75 Romero. Lawrence 28.58 Seis'eld. Wm. G 4.65 Romero. Louis A 13.18 Sellers. Elbert G 5.98 Romolo. Victor 1.50 Sellers. George Jr 2.06 Ronney. Alvin P 14.74 Sequndo. Demetrio 1.04 Rosado. Jose T. 81.57 SeweU. Noyle E 28.14 Rosenquist. Shlrly A9.16 Severson. Richard 11.33 Rosomoirch. Sam J. ... 13.93 Seymour. Chas. E 10.55 Ross. Glenn A 1.01 Seymour. Charles E. ... 9.48 Ross. Louis 14.48 Shaffer. Edison C 2.16 Rossy. Catalino ........ 11.49 Shaia. Fred 2.E7 Rothclrild, Sig .98 Shain. J 9.32 Rouan. John F. 1.99 Shalk. Kenneth L. ..... 18.42 Roucbel. 0 4.93 Sharpless. James W. ... .98 Roughton. Brad Jr. 81 Shaw. Durand D 10.75 Rousseau. Wm. A 3.04 Shaw. Simeon .81 Rowe. Wm. V 3.80 Shea. John E 10.12 Rowell. Buford D 8.32 Shea. Thomas 3.22 Rowland. Edwin L 6.77 Shears. Kenneth 2.35 Roy. Joseph A 3.25 Sheffield. Lloyd P 64.85 Roy. Joseph O. .>....... .20 Sheffield, Ralph H 2.95 Roy. L. V 10 Shelby. Arthur J 1.92 Rozear. Edward A 2.53 Shelby, John £ 1.94 Rozmusz. Robt. 56.52 Shelly. Arthur J 15.89 Bubis. Philip 14.78 Shelton. Dale 8.61 Rucker. Daniel H. ...... 2.22 Sheltoiv, Dale C. 1.41 Buggers. L. N 6.22 Shelton, Doug. ..... x.. 1-92 Ruiz. A. G 01 Sheppard. George 562.87 Ruiz. George A 6.67 Sherar. Wm. 3.20 Rule. J. M 5.10 Sheridan. Jimmy D. .... .37 Bupeikis. John 6.38 Sherinian. Chas 1.25 Rush. Fred 1.28. Sherry. Leslie 7 35 Rush. R 60 Sherwood. E. R 03 Rushing. CUBord 3.48 Shidden. CecU E 9.77 Russell. Claude. A 5.87 Shields. Wfn. J 3.22 Shierling. Wm. T 5.82 RusseU. Edward J 1.47 -Russell. H. F 64 Shipley. Marvin 11.47 Russell. Henry T. ...... 6.54 Shirah. Charles L 2.09 Shivery, Chester 7.86 Russell. James P. 7.92 Russell, John ......... 2,97 Shockman. H. 02 Shoobridge. G. H. .... 2.47 Russell. Joseph 16.61 Russell. Robert E 2.53 Shonkwiler. James H. .. 6.39 Short, M. R 59 Russo, Frank P 4.40 Ruth. John. J 02 Shugar, Elliott.91 Rutledge. Robert 5.22 Shultz. Wm 8.50 Ruzyski. Stanley 3.20 Shumate. Cecil 1.05 Shupe. R. W 6.40 Ruzzuto. Yin. J 6.94 Shy. R. 7..63 Ryan. Holman W. ...... .63 Ryan. John P 2.43 Sigafoqse, B. J 47.53 Ryan. Joseph A 5.05 Silagyl. Julius 12.63 Ryan. Peter 8.11 Silkowski, John 4.00 Silva. Howard L, 20 Ryerson. James 6.50 Simmons. Charles W. .. 15.15 Rynes. Lawson 1;25 Simmons. William H. ... 21.61 Ryninger. George 2.41 • Simmons. Wm. 4.48 Simon. Walter G B8 Simonavage. Anthony .. 24.42 Simonet. Aloy *<0 Simpson. J. R 2.84 Saarela. Carl L 13.36 Simpson, L. B 10.28 Saariner. Gregorius .... 16.66 Simpson. L. B. Jr 16.86 Sadowski. Peter 97 Simpson. Richard B. Jr. 11.89 Safer. Robert 1 147.88 Sin.gletary. John 24 Saide. Joseph. Jr 23.21 Singleton. Edward 4.71 Sailings. V. P 2.25 Singleton, R. S 28.17 Salomaa. Esko 1.60 Sink. Wilbur C 6.96 Salzarulo. Thomas 10.61 Sintich. Frank N 1.22 Samfoxd. Toxie 35.52 Sireno, Jack 2.45 Sammons, Anthony J. .. 76.88 Sistrunk. Alonzo 18 42 Samroch. Edward 1.98 Sistrunk. Alonzo D 5.01 Samuel. J. W. . 1.68 Siverly. Lawrence ...... 59.72 Sanborn. George B 7.66 Sivetz, Peter 15.15 Sancedo. Willie 11.22 Skinner. Ewell 10.27 Sanchez. Aurelio 1.00 Skinner. Russell 5.81 Sanchez. Fernand W.. Jr. 2.50 Skipper. Clarence 2.45 Sanchez. Henry 91.08 Skladanik. Joseph .... 1.53 Sanchez, Leondro 5.35 Slagle, R 13.83 Sancocie. Eugene 64 Slay, James 02 Sander. Edward W 68.57 Sloan. Armond E 65B9 Sanders. Eugene 2.42 Sloctowicz, Joseph J. .. 10.47 Sanders. John 2.93 Slovich. Adam 2.02 Sanders. John 5.57 Small. Beverly R. ..... 4.00 Sanders. Union H 13.83 Smira. Zace H 59 Sanderson. A. S 5.42 Smith. Albert 1.01 Sanderson. Charles 86 Smith. Albert 93 Sanderson. Luke C. ... 7.99 Smith. Amber 8.67 Sandford. George G 10.84 . Smith. Arza Jr 21..39 Sanford. Horace 2.90 Smith. Bennet 0 72 Sandlund. G. A. E 27.52 Smith. Charlie P 37.90 Saneem. Hang 5.43 Smith. Charles R 3.00 San Martin. Precesso .. 9.36 Smith. Charles S 7.88 Sansone. Dominick .... 4.11 Smith. Chester 3.59 Sanzone. Gaspara 22.56 Smith. Chester R 6.74 Saranthus. Walter P. .. 10.61 Smith. Clemence 2.14 Sardum. Hans 6.38 Smith. Clinton W 22.28 Sartin. Oscar L 22.62 Smith. Eben 6.06 Sarver. Roy 4.60 Smith. Ernest C. G. .. 1.47 Satterthwaite. C. R 1.16 Smith. Eugene 9.94 Saucier. Anno J 2.08 Smith. Frank L. ....... 602.87 Sauerheber. John 1,48 Smith. Frank W 51.81 Saul. Edward U 2.95 Smith. Frank W 3.84 Saul. Sam L 25 Smith. Garland 5.71 _ Saunders. Andrew ..... .41 Smith. Harmon S, •.... 2.96 Saunders. Cecil ........ 17.61 Smith. Irby 2.88 Saunders. James M 2.25 Smith. Irvin 1.03 Sauviac. James T. 2.93 Smith. J. A 5.86 SavfokL Felix J. 10.11 Smith. James 4.91 Sawyer. C. B 11.07 Smith. James A 3.86 Sawyer. Chas. 19.61 Smith. J. E 4.65 Saxton. E. 1.80 Smith. Jerrol i.oi Saxton. Joseph ........ 80.45 Smith, Joe K 1.22 Scanlon. Donald BO Smith. John 54.18 Scanlon. Thos. A 7.25 Smith. John H 29.94 Scapel. Thomas A. 4.34 Smith; John 0 50.53 Scaramutz. Joseph 18.84 Smith.-Joseph 1.27 Scarborough. R 43.38 Smith. Lawrence 3.31 3.87 Scarlett. Arba 7.72 • > Smith. Lee A Smith, M. J. 4.29 Sehackman. Harold .01 Smith, Monte 5.08 Schaefer. W. A .73 Bchaeffer. J. .-.'4;.V..^^s'»8.6r" «mith; - MbKWB'' j; v;;; -is;07 SaUtU. F. Lk 8B3 Schahuher. Robert C. .. 8.09 NAME Bobbins,VNMh, v....... • :a.Ba m k. I if' U l!R '<•: p. W t T- -- r'^ i«^' ' m SEAfARERS NAME AMOUNT SWtith. Paul R. ....... 4.43 Smith. Petei- ^^ 1.92 Smith. Ralph H. - .01 Smith. Robert H. ...... M.81 Smith. Robert M. .... 2.97 Smith. Roy T.^.....,;. ' .02 Smith. Rudolph ...i.. 14.82 Smith. Stanford 17.61 smith. Stanley O. 47.28 Smith. Watty H. 2.26 , Smith. Warren W. .... 20.70 Smith. Wm. B. BO Smith. WilUam J 11.85 Smurda. Andrew 1.02 Smyley. Clue. : .04 Smyley, John E 3.38 Smythe. Julhik . .17.84 Snodgrass. Lee W .10 Snow. T. F. ' 1.81 Snowden B. .' 6.18 Snyder..Richard E 16.89 Sobczyk. Stefan 2.86 Soe. 1.8ure 12.15 Soilolowskl. Alex ..... 3.95 Solberger. Ernest P. ... 3.93 Soleau. Jos. L 18.64 Solbeim. Raymond 20.50 Solito. Vincent A. A. Jr. 18.69 Solomon. Pua 36.84 Solowosky. Zdzislaw ... 1.60 Soon. Ah You 20.10 Sommerell. Charleg .... 8.86 Sommers. Glib 3.00 Songy. L. L 95 Sorensen. Louis E 1.19 Sorenson. Sorea 11.62 Souby, Walter J. 33.69 Soung. Sze Ah 3.57 Sovclius. Casta 7.39 Sparkman-Davenport. James P. 5.89. Sparks. Cliford H 60.83 Spears. Otto 2.01 Spencer. J. L 24.42 Sperry. Frances 4.60 Spinella. Luca J. 1.60 Spires. Melvln 4.91 Splan. Robt 2.93 Snivey, G. W 5.94 Spodar. Emil J 11.19 Spooner. Edward S. .. 12.40Sporich. Michael. M. .. 9.41 Sporman. L. A. 08 Sprinkle. Peter Q 6.28 SpruUl, F 35 StabUe. Matthew A, .. 1.28 Stachowicz. Joseph J. .. '23.13 Stank, Joseoh F. 8.57 Stanford, Glen 2.16 Stanowskl. Stanislaus. J. 3.16 Stanton. Eugene A. ... B4 Stapleton. .Tames C. .. 8.68 Stames. BiUie J 25.53 Starns. Edgar 128.99 Stams. Edgar 50.67 Statham. Robert A 50.47 Statham. Robert A. .. 12.20 Steber. J. C 99 Steele. Geo 8.13 Steele. Henry H 3.76 Steele. J. C 77 S'effens. L, A. 12.49 Steiner. ROy A 2.47 Steinhauser. Carl ...... 3.94 Stelnfeld. H 2.04 Stellemo. Osmer 89 Stennel. William A. ... 2.62 Stephens. Edwin 5.05 Sterling. James 7.29 Steme. Myles C 29 Stevens. Charles G. .. 3.07 Stevens, Edw. J 2.37 Stevens. Frank 12.00 Stevens: Greer C 108.77 Stevens. Pre.ston 2.m Stevenson. O. G 2.53 Stewart. BenJ 1.91 Stewart. David 7.64i Stewart. James .02 Stewart. .Tohn 1.67 Stewart. Wm. D. ...... 7.56 Sticker. John E 38.52 Stickney. George 32 Stirpe. Lorinzo 26.72 St. Laurent. Herbert ... 7.69 Stocker. H. 2.56 Stockman. Richard 10.03 Stockman. Watson .... 2,00 Stofie. P. J. 1.80 Stogartis. James 99 Stokes. Alvin 14.87 Stokes. Bemie ......... 2.02 Stokes, T. V 58 Stone. Frank 17.72 Stone. Frederick L 57.85 Stone. Henry 25.58 Stone.~ Lotus 7.36 Stoneburgi Nigel 1.89 Stopaylo. Michael 7.22 Storm. S 11.09 Story., Paul 1.43 Stout. Alfred 11.10 Straggers, Wiley 24 'Stranik. John 4.67 Strate. Chas. R 14.89 Straton, NIchbcrt 2.33 Straw-Warren, E 1.48 Strawn, Francis 15.26 Strehle, Harold P 3.48 Stretcher, Bun 13.24 Strickland. Finis 1.28 Strike, WiUiam. L 70 Stropich. George J. .... 10.18 Suaez. Aurelio 9.68 Suarez. Joseph Jr 1.16 Sue. Sung Ah 14.54 Sullins, Fred 1.65 Sullivan. Edwin E 1.14 Sullivan. Frank 18.84 Sullivan. Frank B. ..... 1.00 SuUivan. Frank E 18.78 Sullivan. Harry J 4.38 Sullivan, Herbert 3.49 SuUivan. R. D 34 Sullivan. Richard N. .. 13.07 SulUvan. Thomas .25 Sumerlin. Fred 0 33.93 Sumerllne. James L 3.84 Summer. Bynum 4.91 Sumpter, Jameg 2.02 Sun. Shlo Han 14.58 Surrency. Linza E 03 Surrltt. Herschel E. .. 17.70 Sutherland. C. H 57 Sutherland, Melvin .... 1.28 Sutherlln. WUUams .... 2.33 Sutliff. Harvey 11.04 Sveum, Leil 1.47 Swafford. Ralph 2.88 Swafford. Ralph 1.97 Swails. Jack 1 6.12 Swain. Charles 5.14 Swain. Charles G. ..... 4.41 Swank, James 2.16 Sweeney. Charles ;.... 19.76 Sweet. 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Harold ........ 9.74 Vargas. Walter J 2.20 Tavares. Jack 13.73 VasqUez. Miguel ........ 15.93 Taylor, Bob ........... 6.58 Vasquez. R 1.89. Taylor. Edward 12.64 Vasquez. Telesfaro ..... 4.41 Taylor. Frank 7.67 Vasseur. Clement E 8.66 Taylor. Lee J1.40 Taylor. Raymond ...... 8.51 Vaughn. Roger 93 Vaughn. Thomas 2.93 Taylor. Stanley S.-'.... 43.22 Vaughn. Rupert O. ... 2.58 Taylor. WlUiam O. .... 3.20 Teageu. Roland W -IM Vecchiet. Louis 41.54 Tekell. Egar 1.00 Venezla. S. A 10.27 Vesey. Vincent P........ 151.44 Temple. James 13.70 TerreU. Edward _5.44 VUI. Erwin H 6.59 Vickermare. Robert B... 4.31 Tenington. T. R 10.03 Tessitore. John 3.00 Vickerman. Robert B. .. 3.00 Vierlra. John 20.41 Tbcriot. Litcien C. A. .. 2 37 Theriot. R. J 1.42 Vigo. Michael 2.33 Thibodeaux. X. A 8.13 Villaneuva. Bernblde .. 85.61 Thiem. Richard J 1.53 Villarreal. Alex 16.93 Villarreal. Richard .... 43.40 Thomas. Albert J 1.00 Viloria. Ramos JS5 Thomas. Bumice 3.66 Thomas. Dayid ' 1.01 Vincius. Sampel 143.39 Vlner. GUbert 6.94 Thomas. Douglas M 1.80 Thomas. Ed 7.56 Vining. James 4.36 Thomas. James D. ...... 1.70 Vito. Felix J. 32.25 Vitol. Alex 01 Thomas. John 9.48 Thomas. Lewis E 20.21 Vives. Raul 3.04 Thomas. Owens 1.12 Von Holden. C 13.99 Thomas. Paul W 64.03 Von Lofton. Lionel 15.18 Thomashlde. Wm. P. ... 1.95 Voorhees. Allen 38.76 Thomassen. Joseph .... 7.36 Vorel. Edward J 01 Vujtech. Joseph 3.47 Thompson. Albert * 22.45 Thompson. A. G. C. ... 2.48 Thompson. August F. .. 33.95 Thompson. Bobby 1.22 Thompson. Charles .... 47.40 Thompson. Jack 5.73 Wade. John P 93.58 Thompson. James ' 6.94 Wade. M. E .28 Thompson. Patrick O. .. .29 Wade. Weldon C 1.04 Thompson. Roy C 5.30 Wade. Weldow C. ..... 22.05 Thompson. Wm. E 3.93 Wagner. Charles ...... 5.40 Thomson. John 7.64 Wagner. Frank R. ..... .41 Thomson. John R 8.11 » Wagner. Sterling W. . . . 5.05 Thonis. Antonio .49.11 « Wagner. Wayne F. ..... 8.96 Thorn. Victor D 11.20 WahL Charles 13.21 Thomburg. Jack 97 Waiczykowski. 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Burgess 1.52 Ware. Lewis A. 11.70 Transier. John W. 85 Ware. Lewis. A. 95 Travers. Huey M. .96 Ward. James E 35.03 Travis. Huey M 1.44 Warren. Dalton -"25.18 Treadway. William .... il5.71 Warren. Frank ;. 6.58 Treitler. Carl T. ...... 24.11 Warren, Joseph R 58.10 Treull. CUfton ........ 1.47 Warren L. W 46 Trevlsono. Dom 96 Washburn. Robert L.... 52.50 Triantafillos, Pete ....; 1.96 Waters. E 48.27 Triche. Jan L 234.87 Waters. Joseph 60 Trippe. Clar 2.95 Waters. James A ' 5.79 Trippe. Robt 2.95 Watson. Itoy 15.72 Troche, G 25 Wattegny. Emmett 18.34 Troester. John ........ 2.33 Wattigny. H. J 7.63 Trotter. Ralph ,3.30 Wauchek. John C. ..... 21.53 TrujiUo. Alipio 3.05 Wautlet. Merrell 3.93 TruxiUb. Thomas 18.93 Tubman. Joseph M. ..... 7.22 Weaver. Roy W. 14.44 Tucker, Ernest ........ 6.57 Weaver, Joe .;. 5.38 Tucker. Jagges L 7.41 Webb. Donald R .32.97 Tucker. Thomas J. 11.54 Webb. Wayne 10.80 TuUs. Joseph W. .',.... 5.05 Webber. Teddy ........ .97 Tull. Edward .......... 4.38 Wedemoja. 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Clifford ...... 3.57 Wilkins. W 1.22 Wilkinson. Earl D. .... 5.05 Willett. Dellman .; 1.24 Williams. BUly 7.83 Williams. C. L 3.00 Williams. David 11.04 •Williams. Ernest 7.50 -IVilliams. Frank 1.48 Williams. Freeland L... 14.44 •Williams. Glciu N 2.44 Williams. Harold L 91.33 Williams. Harold U. 13.97 Williams. Jack E 5.49 •Williams. James 7.16 Williams. Jefferson B. . 9.51 Williams. John A 13.72 W:i11iaras. Jo'hn A 16.21 Williams. John S 45.38 WillKims. Joseph C. .... 1.61 Williams, Kenneth O. .. 3.86 Williams; Leonard 5.58 Williams. I.orenzo 13.11 Williams. Osborne R. .. 2.33 Williams. Robt. • 2.95 Williams, Robert A. 1.01 Williams. Roger L 51.63 Williams. Wm. W. .... 9.55 Williamson. Lewis R. ... 24.04 Williamson. .Tohn 6..58 Williamson. Thomas G... .05 Willis. Albert L • 1.87 Willis. Fr.ank H 5.78 Willis. William 38 Wilson. Charles W 11.39 Wilson. Ernest M 132.75 Wilson. Royal 4.33 Wilson. A. P 3.20 Wilson. E. A 19.45 Wilson. Harold R 2.08 Wilson. Ira 1.05 Wilson. Richard 2.77 Wilson. Robert H 232.40 Wilson. Sidney 3.70 Wilson. Stewart J .01 Wilson. W. W 3.71 Wilson. Wm. A 7.08 Wilson. Wm. S 7.22 Wil.son. Williams S 23 11 Winborne. Farrell ...... .21 Winderwcedle. Wm. H. . 26.73 Windham. Halford E. ., 14.13 Windom. Eddie 5.51 WInfrce. Oscar 2.33 Wing. Yao F 1.00 Wing. Zao F 2.00 Wingard. Roy B 14.48 Winsens. Curtav 2.08 Winslcy. H 8.05 Winsor. A 1.63 Winstead. Joe D 7.85 Winters. David G 6.00 Winthcrs. George G,..., 36 84 Wiseman. .Tames ....... 10.11 Wiseman. Robt 10 Wisner, Allen 68.31 Witt. Robert N 24.43 Woddail. G. V. 4.73 Wolf. Wm. C. 34.28 Wolff. Wm. V. 45.84 Wood. David 18.53 Woods. D. P. 1.04 Wood. David S 98 Woods. Donald 3.11 Wolowitz. Harry 2.05 Wong. Han Chin ....... 10.83 Wong. Moon N 1.70 Wood. Clark C 16.70 Woodard. Rufus B 13.84 Woodbury. V. A 5.25 Woodrow. Dickens 18.10 Woodside. Martin W. ... 1.48 Woodworth. F. W 158.63 Wooley. Joseph 1.01 Wooten. Francis L 7.12 Wooten. R. F 07 Word. John J. Jr. 21.02 Woricy. John L 3.93 Woronicz, Frank 60.72 Worrel. Dexter Lee .... 1.98 Wright. Cleo .5.87 Wright. Esaiv A 9.31 Wright. L. Jr 1.40 Wright. Robt. C. ...... 8.28 Wright. Wm. S 9.60 Wrbna. Tadeus 5.98 Wulzen. John T. 84 Wunch. Albert 2.72 Wyble. Joseph N. 63.26 Wynn. Frank J. 33.01 Wysacky. Anthony 26.68 WyseckL Charles 6.87 Yacishyn. N. C. .. Yado. Albert A. . Yeats. Henry ,.., Ych Ulis. Jos. .., Yoh. Frank York. L. M York. Wm. L Young. Cecile .... Young. Earl H. ... Young. George .. Young. Robt Youtzy. RaH W. . Yvdoulsles. Wm. . Zacharia. Neoptolemas.. Zachmann. Clarence J. .. Zajanc. Walter C Zammith. S. G. ......... Zanella. Noe S. B Zarkadls. A. U Zavadil. Jan Zdzislaw. Martin ZecheneUy. MUton W.. . . Zechenelly. G. B. Jr. ... ZecheniUy. M ZelgenfUBS.'Charles B..:. Zepeda. Eliseo. Zerrulo. Dem Ziehm; Robt.Zitto. Salvador Zloch. J. A. ........... Zuniga. D. H Zuzov* .Xi- 8.34 .88 1.00 1.51 1.28 177.69 3.87 1.32 11.74. 8.11 61.78 7.77 2.01 7.39 18.42 79.67 58.95 30.40 1.42 275.87 14.13 2.22 2.20 1.40 6.21 20.56 7.88 15.38 . 6.93 17.18 • •I r- |i i'j .ssoM-.t � 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 May 14, 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. 10 Description An account of the resource Headlines: $58,000 BACK PAY AWAITS SEAFARERS BALTIMORE HALL TAKING SHAPE; ONE SECTION READY IN SUMMER TOW VICTORY TO NAGASAKI FOR REPAIRS OLD ILA PREPARING FOR VOTE DEFEAT 81-SHIP 'GIVEAWAY' PLANNED TAGLAM CREW HITS NAVY CID 'MUG JOB' EXTENSION OF ART CONTEST SWELLS ENTRIES CELEBRATE M'TIME CLUB BIRTHDAY SHIP SALE TO BRAZIL HITS HOUSE SNAG NEW LIBRARY SELECTIONS DUE ABOARD ALL SIU SHIPS MCS-AFL WINS ANOTHER ONE, AWAITS MAJOR BALLOT COUNT SEATTLE PORT TURNS OUT TO DEDICATE NEW HALL STATE DEPT. TRIES TO BLOCK PERMANENT '50-50' LAW SHIPS NAMED FOR SEAFARERS PASS THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY DEADLINE NEAR ON SEA MEDALS SIU-MAW WIELDS GIANT, NEW VACUUM CLEANERS IN HOLDS OF BAUXITE SHIPS LAKES SIU MAY STRIKE CARFERRIES CLOSING THREAT SPURS PROJECTS FOR PANAMA BRITISH CREWMEN STRIKE 2 SHIPS IN CANADA PORT LIFELIKE MASKS OF ORIENTAL HEADS ARE SEAFARER'S SPECIALTY UNIONS. SHIPOWNERS DENOUNCE SCOPE OF MSTS OPERATIONS THE GRAVY TRAIN BRASS VS. SEAMAN THAT $58,000 FRESH FISH TODAY SEAFARERS CREW UP A MARINER SEAFARER IS SANTA CLAUS TO 100 JAPANESE ORPHANAGE CHILDREN SEAFARER RELATES TALE OF MOON SHINING ON NO SEA ADVENTURES BOARD WRECKED VESSEL IN SEARCH OF SIU LOG CREWMEN SAY 'SO-SO' ON VIDEO SEAFARERS' NAMES FIND FAME IN PROUD ANNALS OF SPORTING WORLD TO CALIFORNIA GOLD FIELDS - 100 DAYS BY CLIPPER SHIP DISABILITY $S CHEER OLDTIMER IMPOSTER STUBS TOE ON UNION 'CARBON AND VALVE JOB' DONE ON SEAFARER'S AILING HEART Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/14/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/63fb8c8f8029d511028194c8d66092fc.PDF 513575351f26628c4e1c5c8930ea838e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS ;i* ; i LOG OFFICIAL ORQAM OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO i SlU Awards Five $6,000 Scholarships 196S SIU COLLEGE .Story On Page 3 SIU Taximen Sink Chicago Teamsters 2-1 story On Page 2 i!i^ I'lf SCHOLARSHIPS fc AWARDED S SlUNA Convention Slated From May 26 To June 1 in Washington-Union Goafs, Labor Issues On Agenda (•iiiiiSl® Story On Page 3 rt'i j., .! i" 5 Seafarers I Added To SIU TPension Ranks 1(1 Senate Bill Would Speed Modernization Of U.S. Tramp, Bulk And Domestic Fleets Labor Urges Fast Passage Of Medicare BIN In Senate ^Story On Page 16 .Story on Page 24 story on Page 7 m .A SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN Annual Report SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Annual Report Filed With the New York State Insurance Department Filed With the New York State Insurance Department v., Pago 18 1( Page 17 �SEAFARERS Page Two Mar 14. 196S LOG By Paul Hall Right Wing Fights 14B Repeal The Big Business-Right Wing anti-labor coalition is gathering its strength and money for a iast-ditch fight to prevent repeal of Section T4(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act. One of the authors of this anti-labor legis­ lation, Fred Hartley, who is now associated with various right-wing extremist groups, is himself on the stump again trying, to preserve Sec­ tion 14(B) of his anti-labor "baby." This is the section of the TaftHartley act which allows states to pass so-called "right-to-work" legisla­ tion. These groups are well-heeled, well organized and possess a deepseated hatred of labor. They are certain to make a lot of noise in the weeks to come with their hate-filled radio broadcasts, anti-labor news­ paper advertisements, and "canned" editorials planted in local news­ papers across the country. Chicago taxi workers and Seafarers celebrate the 2-to-l victory of the SlU-affiliated Demo­ cratic Union Organizing Committee Local 777 over the Teamsters in a recent NLRB election. Joining in the celebration are Earl (Bull) Shepard, SlU Atlantic Coast Vice President (second from the left); Dominic Abate, SlUNA vice president and president of the Transportation Services and Allied Workers District, (third from the left); Paul Hall, SlUNA president, (sec­ ond from the right); and Everett Clark, president of DUOC Local 777 (far right, next to Hall). Hoffa-Glimco Defeated In NLRB Vote SlU Chicago Taxi Union Routs Teamsters 2-To-i CHICAGO—Taxi workers of the SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Com­ mittee Local 777 buried a Teamster raid attempt beneath an avalanche of votes in a recent NLRB election here. Cab drivers and inside workers from the Yellow and Checker Cab companies voted 3,081, or"*" over two-to-one for DUOC Lo­ gifts from an emiployer whom his its membership in the" last three years. cal 777 of the SlUNA Trans­ union had under contract. portation Services and Allied Workers District to 1,612 for the Teamsters. The impressive DUOC victory had national significance since Teamsters international president James Hoffa had campaigned actively and staked his prestige on a victory for Teamster Local 777, Taxicab Drivers, Maintenance and Garage Employees. The cab work­ ers heavily rejected this union which is led by Joseph P. (Joey) Glimco, who is now under Federal indictment for violations of the Taft-Hartley Law. Glimco is charged with accepting an expen­ sive Jaguar sports car and other Over 80 percent of the 6,000 taxi workers, representing four separate bargaining units, voted in the hard-fought election. A third union appearing on the ballot, the in­ dependent Chicago Cab Drivers Union, received 33 votes. "No Union" received 21 ballots, and there were 157 challenged votes and 62 voided ballots. Contract Next The DUOC president de­ clared that the next job for the local was to negotiate a new contract with significant wage and welfare gains for the 6,000 employees of the Yellow and Checker Cab companies. Although the outlook is good for repeal of 14(B), we must not become over confident. These anti-labor groups are tough, competent, dirty figfiters who will spare no effort or leave any trick antried to save 14(B). Every American trade-unionist must get into th.e fight to erase this antilabor legislation from the books. Wherever this right wing, "right-to-work" propaeanda none up Amer­ ican trade-union members must counter it with the truth. One of the most effective ways they have at their disposal to help defeat 14(B) is to write to their congressmen and make their feelings known. This can be especially effective when employed by those trade-union members living in "right-to-work" states. The whole American labor movement must get in there and fight against 14(B), because every anti-labor, right wing extremist will be in there fighting for it—and they cannot be al­ lowed to succeed. Expanded Anti-Poverty War Gets Full AFL-CIO Support "We are Jiere to support with all our vigoi^' Administration proposals to expand and improve the anti-poverty program "so that it can more effectively do its job," AFL-CIO President George Meany declared in tes-4^ timony prepared for the House and administration of progarms, Anti-Poverty subcommittee. he said, "creates some problems Backing legislation sponsored by Chairman Adam Clayton Pow­ ell (D-N.Y.) of the full Education & Labor Committee, Meany point­ ed out that "for generations" the primary goal of American trade unions had been "the elimination of poverty and the improvement of conditions of work and life." The DUOC victory represented the second time the SIUNADrivers from the Checker TS&AW local defeated the HoffaCompany gave 1,337 votes to Glimco Teamster embine. Mem­ DUOC and 712 to the Team­ bers of the local voted themselves sters. Checker garage workers out of the Teamsters and into voted 132 for the TS&AW DUOC Local 777 in a 1961 NLRB local and 30 for the Teamsters. election in a campaign which was Yellow Cab drivers gave There has been progress to­ marred by acts of violence com­ DUOC 1,437 votes to 846 for ward the goal, he acknow­ mitted by the hoodlums in Glimthe Teamsters. DUOC received ledged, "but the extent of co's local. Shortly after that elec­ 175 votes from Yellow Cab destitution still remaining is tion, the DUOC voted to affiliate garage employees to 24 for the shocking." May 14,1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 10 with the newly formed Trans­ Teamster local. portation Services and Allied Official Publication of the SlUNA About 35 million Americans, or Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters DUOC Local 777 had the active Workers District of the SlUNA. one-fifth of our population, are in District. AFL-CIO support of AFL-CIO President the "poverty class" according to Eiecutiue Board George Meany, who wrote every the yardstick used last year by PAUL HALL, President member of the local, urging them CAL TANNER EAFL SHEPABD President Johnson, he pointed out. to maintain their affiliation with Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President Moreover, he observed, a recent LINDSEV WILLIAMS the federation's family of unions. Ax KERR Social Security Administration An Executive Board mo­ Vice-President Sec.-Treas. In addition to support from the study revealed that counting such tion clarifying when as­ AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS SlUNA, assistance to DUOC was factors as varying family size, Vice-President Vice-President sessments are due and pay­ also rendered by the regional HERBERT BRAND "about 50 million Americans, oneable has been approved by AFL-CIO office, ILA Local 19, the Director of Organizing and quarter of the population," could the membership at regular Publications American Federation of State, be said to "live within the, bleak meetings. Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. County and Municipal Employees circle of poverty or at least hover Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: and the Marine Engineers Bene­ The motion provides that ROBERT ABONSON. PETE CARMEN; ROBERT around its edge." And of this MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. ficial Association. commencing with the year total, he emphasized, "22 million 1966, all annual assessments Other important support for the are young children." shall be due^and payable at SIUNA-affiliated taxi local came "We are encouraged by the the same time as the first from U.S. Senator Paul Douglas imagination and vigor that have quarter's dues in each year (D.-Ill.) All four of Chicago's characterized" the anti-poverty are payable as per the con­ daily newspapers supported DUOC program so far, Meany said, and stitution. With regard to the Published biweekly at the headquarters In the election. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ he discounted controversies over 1965 assessments, they are lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Everett (Red) Clark, president its administration as mere "grow­ District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, due and payable no later Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9.-6600. of the Democratic Union Organiz­ ing pains" that come naturally than the. time when third Second class postage paid at the Post ing Committee Local 777, at­ with a "novel and difficult effort." Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act quarter dues are due and tributed the victoiy to the gains of Aug. 24. 1912. payable, July 1, 1965. The introduction of "new people 120 the union had won from the com­ with new ideas" into the planning panies and services it had provided SEAFAEEBS LOG Clarification of acceptance, accommodation and adjustment." These "new people," he pointed out, include represen­ tatives of "minority groups, organ­ ized labor and the poor them­ selves." "But such inherent diffi­ culties," he declared, "must not be permitted to deflect the top administrators from the basic essential principle — that the planning and ad­ ministrations should include adequate representation" from such groups. ik Turning to the specific provi­ sions of the legislation, Meany made these points: The $1.5 billion authorization proposed for fiscal 1966 "for thou­ sands of projects to help millions of Americans in need" would pro­ vide an outlay of "less than threetenths of 1 percent of our Gross National Product." It is "hardly extravagant," he commented. • A series of technical amend­ ments, designed to increase the effectiveness of programs already under way, offers "realistic" im­ provements. Extension Backed He also endorsed the proposal to continue basic authorizations through fiscal 1967 and to extend 90 percent federal financing of anti-poverty projects through that period. "There is no doubt that the (Continue^, oh page 13) I �M»T 14. 1865 SEAFARERS t*te tbni LOG SlUNA To Set Cknls Seafarer^ 4 SIU Children At Convention Slated Awarded '65 Scholarships To Begin On May 26 NEW YORK — One Seafarer and the children of four Seafarers have been named as the winners of $6,000 Seafarer college scholarships for the year 1965. The awards will enable the winners to pursue four years of study at any col­ lege or university in the^^ diploma, but he diligently University by majoring In phi­ U.S. or its possessions in managed to achieve the eame losophy. whatever academic field end by passing the necessary A panel of six prominent WASHINGTON—The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America will be held Wednesday, May 26 to Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616' Rhode Island Ave--*the winners decide to follow. exams for an equivalency certicate by studying with the nue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Winners of this year's schol D-8; Joseph DiGiorgio, D-2; Frank United States Armed Forces Delegations representing Drozak, D-22; Paul Drozak, D-180; arships are: Institute while serving in the SIUNA affiliates from the U.S., Norman W. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto Seafarer Arturo Castro, 27, U.S. Army. Canada, Alaska and In the Carib­ V. Erazo, E-34; John Fay, F-363; Houston, Texas. Seeing a need for more qualified bean are scheduled to attend what Leon Hall, H-125: Paul Hall, H-1; Anthony E. Cernosek, son lawyers in the U.S., Castro is Is expected to bo the largest William Hall, H-272; WUliam Jen­ SIUNA convention ever held. Representing more than 80,000 members of the 33 SIUNA af­ filiated unions, delegates will meet at the convention to discuss and act upon matters affecting the International, the U.S. labor move­ ment the maritime Industry, and the crafts and Industries repre­ sented by SIU affiliates. They will also decide future International policies and hear reports on union progress. kins, J-78; Anthony Kastina, K-0; A1 Kerr, K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20; Robert Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Sihepard, S-2; Gordon Spencer, 8-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanneis T-12: Cal Tanner, T-l; Keith Terpe, T-3; Lindsey J. Williaims, W-1; Steven Zubovich, Z-18. of Seafarer An­ ton B. Cernosek, Gfilveston, Texas. Linda J. Schwarmann, daughter of Seafarer A. J. Schwarmann, Leonia,New Jer­ sey. interested in studying law, and is considering the possibility of being of use to the American labor movement by practicing la'^or law. He hopes to pursue his studies at the South Texas College of Law at Houston. To Study Math Anthony E. Cernosek, 18, is a senior at Kirwin High School. He hopes to attend Rice University and plans to major in mathematics with hopes of making computer technology his profession. His father has been a member of the SIU for several years. Linda J. Schwarmann, 18, is planning a future as an historical educators met here this month to study the records the candidates and recommend the winners for trustee action. As in previoua yean, alternate winners were recommended in the event that one or more of James Schmidt, Anthony & Anton Cernosek A. Castro gon Q{ seafarer the winners Is not able to use The final report of the Great Joseph Schmidt, Chicago, Illinois. the award. This year's alter­ Lakes District nominating com­ Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., son of nates are Ronald G. Maxey, Convention delegates will mittee was presented and ap­ Seafarer Peter Bakarich, Boonton, son of Seafarer Gdy C. Maxey be representing deep sea Sea­ proved at the regular membership New Jersey. of Nederland, Texas and Al­ farers, tug and other inland meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ The SIU scholarship plan bert Bednan, son of Seafarer water boatmen, railroad trict on April 19, 1965. has been' operated on an an­ Ludwig Bednan, Crown Point, marine tug and dredgemen, nual basis for the past 12 Indiana. fishermen, cannery workers, The convention, whioh'^ is slated years and is recognized as one and workers employed in the for the full week of May 26-June 1, The prominent educators who of the most liberal no-stringstransportation services and is expected to hear a number of served on the College Scholarship attached programs of its kind. allied industrial crafts. speakers representing the marlAdvisory Committee are: Dr. EiSeafarers and their children wood C. Kastner, Dean of RegisOn April 19, in all-port elections, time industry, the organized labor are eligible to compete. delegates to the SIUNA Conven­ movement and the government The children of SIU members tion from the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes during its daily sessions. have been awarded 40 of the 63 and Inland Waters District were Full details of the reports, re­ awards made to date. SIU men chosen and certified. solutions and actions of the con­ have received 23 of the college The AGLIWD delegates are; vention will be carried in the next scholarships. George Dacken, D-26: Rex Dickey, issue of The LOG. Linda & A. J. Schwarrmann Bom in Galveston, Seafarer Castro sails in the engine researcher, specializing in Amer­ ican history. Presently a senior at Leonia High School, Linda hopes to continue her academic studies at Peter J. & Peter Bakarich Drew University. tration and Financial Aid, New A future in teaching is a strong York University; Dr. Bernard P. possibility for James Schmidt, 17, Ireland, Regional Director of the who is presently completing his Entrance Examination senior year at St. Michael Catholic College High School. Ha hopes to complete Board; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Di­ his liberal arts education at St. rector of Admissions, St. Louis University; Dr. Charles D. O'ConJames & Joseph Schmidt Mary's College. nell. Director of Admissions, Uni­ MONTREAL—A full-scale campaign to make life safer for department. He joined the Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., 17, who is versity of Chicago; Miss Edna SIU at Houston in 1960, and presently in his abnior year of Newby, Assistant Dean, Douglass Canadian merchant seamen on Canada's coastal and inland recently shipped with Seastudy at Morris Catholio High College, New Brunswick, N. J.; and waters was announced today by Leonard J. McLaughlin, Land Service. He never re­ School, hopes to continue his Dr. F. D. Wilkinson of Howard ceived a formal high school studies in Theology at Seton Hall University, Washington, D. C. president of the Seafarers In-^ ternnational Union of Canada. inland waters across Canada. McLughlin contends that this McLaughlin said that a pre­ accident rate could be reduced if liminary brief has already been submitted to the Canadian Gov­ Federal standards were establish­ ernment in Ottawa and that the ed governing the number and Union is presently preparing a qualifications of unlicensed crew­ more detailed brief for submission men. Such qualifications, he points to Canadian Minister of Transport out, exist in the British Shipping Act. But in Canada, because of Pickersgill. the absence of l^ederal regulations, Law Revisions the Union has been obliged to act The SIU, McLaughlin said, is as its own policeman of safety seeking revisions of the Canada conditions, and has been able to Shipping Act, which at present assure only those safety conditions does not specify the qualifications it has managed to obtain through for, or number of, unlicensed per­ collective bargaining. Any ship­ sonnel which a Canadian ship­ owner, however, is free to resist owner must employ aboard his higher standards, since there is no law which says he must do vessels. ' otherwise. As a result, the Union McLaughlin believes that revi­ president claims, the Great sion of the Canada Shipping Act Lakes and St. Lawrence River would not only help to save the are among the most dangerous lives of Canadian seamen, but waterways in the world, with significantly re d u c e insurance respect to accidents. underwriting costs. This view is supported by Cana­ Insurance statistics support this dian Department of Transport point and the Canadian Board of The Seafarers Scholarship Advisory Committee reviews scholarship applications for 1965. statistics which show at total of Marine Underwriters has, in fact, Advisory Committee members are (l-r) Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, Dean of Registration and 159 accidents on the Lakes and recently expressed to the Minister Financial Aid, New York University; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Director of Admissions, St. Louis St. Lawrence during 1963, and of Transport its "deep concern" more than 200 in 1964. University; Miss Edna Newby, Assistant Dean, Douolass College, Brunswick, N.J., Dr. Charles for the heavy casualties on the During 1964 alone, McLaughlin river and lakes, and has urged the D. O'Connor; Director of Admissions, University of Chicago; Dr. Bernard P. Ireland, Regional pointed out, 20 SIU seamen were Department of Transport to cnDirector of the College Entrance Examination Board and Dr. F. D. Wilkenson of Howard killed in accidents on coastal and duct an investigation. University, Washington, D.C. GLD Approves Nominees SIU Of Canada Campaigns For New Safety Law �I/. Page i^ow S^E A F A R E'lf S m A. m I Hartley Still Fights For 14(B) Taft-Hartley Bill Author On Right-Vting Payroll WASHINGTON—The surviving co-author of the labor-baiting Taft-Hartley Act is back pitching for the extreme right groups who are making a desperate effort to save T-H's Section 14(b), the last prop of the crumbling "right-to-work" law structure. Fred A. Hartley Jr., who they all "pull together" on a na­ Hartley and his fellow rightists. teamed up with the late Sena­ tionwide basis, they can stop "the tor Robert A. Taft in sponsor­ new power grabs by the unions." The rightists, like Hartley who By Earl fBull) Shepard, Vice-President. Atlantic Seafarers Pitch in On Cabbie Beef Headquarters is back to normal again this week after our successful victory In the tax! drivers NLRB election In Chicago. Many of the familiar faces around the New York hall traveled out to the Windy City to help DUOC Local 777, Transportation Services and Allied Workers District of the SIUNA, score an impressive victory over Jimmy Hoffa and Joey Glimco's Teamster crowd. We wouldn't know where to start in offering our thanks to our New York brothers who ing the bill drafted by anti-union He then solicits "small" contribu­ display such an alarmed attitude tocdc part in the campaign, so we'll have to settle for a' big vote of forces, has been eolleoting money tions from them to continue the at "union power," seem to have thanks to every last one of them. and promises from businessmen in fight. When taking the contribu­ unlimited funds to fight against . New faces around the hall during the last two weeks include an effort to head off the rising tions, he tells businessmen they labor. The yearly advertising Ange Panagoponlos, Mike Diamantis, Alfred Salem, Teddy Nielsen, anti-14(b) sentiment in Congress. are tax-deductible. budget of one major U.S. manu­ Jerry Vlachos, Rafael Caraballo and Gus Katrakis. Most of the boys facturer is greater than the say they are waiting for the right ship to come along for their next trip. The rightwing Republican This last statement reflects combined assets of all the labor lawmaker, who gave up his Hartley's the-ends-justifies-the- unions in the country. ' John Devine put in an appearance after laying up the Andrew New Jersey Congressional seat means attitude to obtain his ques­ Jackson. John has been telling his New York brothers that he is getting in 1948, is working for an out­ tionable goals. In point of fact, While acting as the unselfish his fishing pole into shape and has been asking around for some fit called American Small Thomas E. Harris, Associate Gen­ friend of American laboring men, company on his angling expeditions. He claims he knows the best Business Organizations. The eral Counsel of the AFL-CIO, was the rightwing, anti-union forces flying holes in the New York area and guarantees success for all ASBO is helping to lead the quoted In the April 30 issue of the manage to mount high-price cam­ comers. -f fight for the retention of the LOG as stating that such contribu­ paigns to return workers to the Boston the SIU medical director, has been open shop system in the 19 tions are not tax deductible under days when they only had their Shipping has been quiet up in in town making final arrangements states where it still exists. any circumstances. This is another unselfish" employers to count on, Boston lately, but reports indicate Hartley has floated from one sorry example of the typically and no unions to give them that it should pick up in the com­ to get the new Union clinic in deceptive tactics employed by (strength. rightist organization to another in ing weeks. Tom Fleming, who re­ good working order. The new the 17 years since he left Congress, cently got off the Mount Washing­ clinic is located at 815 Wainwhen in 1950, he formed his own ton where he sailed as an AB, has wr ght, in the neighborhood of the unsuccessful rlghtwing political been telling everyone around the Norfolk hall. organization. hall that he'll miss the old floating Jim Spencer, who has been sail­ hotel. Tom looks forward to spend­ R-T-W Advocate ing some time with his family ing as bosun on the Alcoa Mariner In 1955, he uecame the first now. Kenneth LaRose is proudly for the last 18 months, finally got president of the "National Right to displaying his FFD slip and is off to take a well deserved re.st. Work Committee," his name dis­ WASHINGTON — The Interstate Commerce Commission appearing from the organization's has begun hearing final arguments on the bid by the United trying to hunt up a good coast Ciaud Denny recently had to leave letterhead in 1958. Hartley's ap­ States Freight Company to acquire the SlU-contracted Sea- hugger. His last ship was the Sea the Eagle Traveler to go home and Pioneer. take care of his sick mother. An­ pointment to the ASBO was an­ train Lines, one of the nation's other SIU veteran who popped nounced by the public relations Raymond Davis stopped by the ICC in favor of the effort by United firm of Wilson E. Hamilton and major coastal and intercoastal States Freight to buy Seatrain. He hall recently on his way to New into the hall recently is Lacy Walker who piled off the Steel Associates. water carriers. said that the sale, if approved, Hampshire where he'll be spending Executive to take advantage of the some time with the home folks. He The Hamilton organization took The freight company has been would be beneficial to U.S.-flag care of the fund-raising chores for seeking ICC permission to buy Sea- shipping by providing more exten­ last sailed as FWT on the Steel spring weather down in North the National Right to Work Com­ train for more than a year. All sive coastal and intercoastal service Admiral. William McKeon is hold­ Carolina. Ezekiel Daniels reports mittee. A Better Business Bureau eleven Interstate Commerce Com­ and would provide more jobs for ing down the hall as he keeps his that it will be a long time before weather eye peeled for a good he gets a floating palace as good report issued in 1961 said the missioners were present to hear the seamen. as the Acbilles which is now laid coastal run. Hamilton firm had received a fee final oral arguments. Lasham Car­ United States Freight pioneered up in Baltimore. of $3,000 monthly and a one-third tage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of in the use of "piggyback" service, Baltimore commission on the dues Oif mem­ United States Freight, is the actual in which loaded trucks are carried Puerto Rico Shipping is expected to pick up bers it recruited. buyer. on railroad flat cars to railheads in Baltimore in the next couple of In an important decision that "Power Grab" Last year, SIU vice - president near their final destination, and weeks as the Andrew Jackson and could aid Puerto Rican shipping. Hartley tells business that If Earl Shepard testified before the then driven on the last lap'. "Fishy- Portmar get ready to crew up. The Governor Sanchez ordered four back" operations, where mail ship­ SIU has been supporting the members of his cabinet to start ments to the Caribbean travel by Newspaper Guild's strike against planning an island-based shipping rail to Miami to be loaded on the Sun papers with both picketing operation which would serve the sbips, have also been coordinated help and a coffee wagon. After Caribbean. In order to put this by the company. Seatrain takes the other newspaper unions project into actual operation, part in audh operations, hauling honored the Guild picket lines, plans for adequate export financ­ railroad cars to San Juan. Baltimore's other paper, the News ing must be drawn up. The gov­ American, s t o p i e d publishing, ernment is expected to give some leaving the city with no daily or kind of incentive aid to the new Sunday papers. fleet which will be privately-owned Harold Thomas has been watch­ and operated. ing the board for a Far East run. The island's shipping industry Fred Vykruta, who has been was optimistic this week over shipping with the SIU for 20 years, news that the SIU - contracted says he is waiting for a quarter­ South Atlantic and Caribbean master's job. Another familiar, ROANOKE, Va.—American ex- face around the Baltimore hall is Lines, operators of the M. V. porta of coal to Japan and the Jim Slaven who is spending some Floridian, will put the world's coimtries that make up the Euro­ time with his family while the largest aluminum hull ocean-go­ pean Common Market will con­ Marymar lays up for repairs. ing ship into operation in early tinue to grow over the next ten Slaven declares he's sold on inter­ 1966. The new vessel, which will years, according to a study just coastal runs since he gets more be used in service between Florida and Puerto Rico, will be 226 feet released by the Stanford Research time with his wife and child. long, have a speed of 15 knots and Institute. Philadelphia will have a 40-van capacity. The Common Market nations and Shipping has picked up consider­ On the Puerto Rican labor front, Japan are currently responsible for more than 80 percent of United ably In Philadelphia and is ex­ negotiations are continuing in the States coal exports. A great part pected to remain at a fair level two-week-old strike at the Com­ of that coal moves overseas throu^ during the coming month. Sea­ monwealth Oil Refinery in Guaythe Norfolk-Hampton Roads port farers in the Philadelphia hall are anilla. The refinery workers are waiting to get the good news from represented by the Oil, Chemical area. Fred Israel who is due to become and Atomic Workers, AFL-CIO. The Common Market — West a father soon. Fred and Raoul Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Cabrera recently piled off the The Puerto Rico Federation of Holland and Luxembourg — and Geneva. Raoul has been raving Municipal Employees has charged Japan are expected to import 26.8 about the feeding on the Geneva that city workers in Ponce are the million metric tons of coal from and says he will try and catch her worst paid on the Island. the U.S. in 1965. By 1970, the total when she comes around again. Shipping appears to be pretty should reach 37.1 million metric William Carney who recently got good in Puerto Rico at present. tons yearly. The Increase in U.S. off the Ocean Ulla to spend some Oldtimers around the hall are coal exports is expected to create a time with his family, drops into Julio Colon, Rafael Molina, Efrain larger need for buHc carrying the hall occasionally. ^ierra and Roberto Principe. sihips. Another SIU rail tugman joined the SlU-RMR pension roster Norfolk The SIU has recommended to «s Ephriam V. Jones (left) received his first reguiar $150 Congress that the government take The shipping outlook in Norfolk monthly pension check from RMR regional director G. P: steps to build a modern U.S.-flag is expected to remain lair for the McGinty. Jones, who worked aboard rail tugs of the Pennfleet of bulk carriers to meet the next few weeks, since several coal syivenle RaitroaJ fleet, is presently a resident of New York growing needs of raw material ships are scheduled to pay off in but plans to make sunny Florida his permanent home transport around the world. the near future. Dr. Joseph Logue, ICC Studies U.S. Freight's Bid To Buy Seatrain Lines Rail Tug Pensioner U.5. Coal Exports Increasing �M«r 14. im SEAFARERS LOG Vu* Il»f Senator Harrison Williamt C/rgei Passage By Cal Tanner. Executive Vice-President Runaways Show False Patriotism The runaway-flax operators are attemptinx to play both sides of the street axaln. Unpatriotic when It comes to paylnx U.S. taxes and malntalnlnx American wage and working standards aboard their ships, they wave the American flag whenever they feel their financial inter­ ests threatened. In a statement presented to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress recently, the SIU said that savings could be made in the cost of moving government-generated cargoes by the building of a modern U.S.-fiag fleet of bulk carriers. To the runaway-flag operators, now banded together in a front group called, cynically enough, the "American Committee for Flags of Necessity," the SIU's proposal appeared to be a threat to their fat bankbooks. To meet the "threat," the runaway-operators revved up their well-oiled publicity machine. Their claim is that there are plenty of bulk carriers and tankers under "American control" and that, of course, the U.S. does not need any more. It is the same phony argument they have been using for years. What is phony about it is the fact that the runaway-flag ships that fly the ensigns of Panama, Liberia and Honduras are under al^t as much "effective control" by the U.S. as is the Russian merchant fleet. They pay no taxes to the U.S. and do not come under the regulations governing the safe and efficient operation of U.S.-fiag ships. They are registered in small countries in explosive parts of the world. The recent troubles in the Dominican Republic and Panama have amply demonstrated how political fortunes can change virtually overnight. There is no guarantee that any of the ships of the runaway-flag fleet will be available to the U.S. in the event of emergency. Further, they represent a continuing drain on U.S. resources. Most are built overseas, all are crewed with poorly paid foreign seamen, and the profits they make are, to a great degree, reinvested overseas in more ships or, if owned by our major oil companies, in foreign business expansion. In short, the runaway flag not only con­ tributes nothing to the American economy, it helps to sap it at a time when the nation is in the midst of a serious balance of payments problem. The only justification for the runaway-flag is in the profits it rolls up for its owners. That these same men should spout off about the service they are doing for their counti-y by denying jobs to American workers and evading U.S. taxes is little short of ridiculous. The proposal made by the SIU would strengthen the position of bulk carriei-s in the tramp trade, not only creating more jobs for U.S. seamen, but also strengthening the American merchant marine generally. This is what the runaway-flag operators fear most. They currently have their cake and eat it too. They want to keep it like that, and they see any proposal to build up the American-flag merchant fleet as a danger to themselves. The SIU, along with other segments of maritime labor and industry, has also proposed that the funds for the construction of a new U.S.-fiag bulk carrier fleet come out of taxes raised from the earnings of the runaway-flag fleet. If these operators are as patriotic as they claim to be, they would not mind paying U.S. taxes. New 'Rules Of Road' Approved For Ships NEW YORK—^Beginning in September, helmsmen around the globe will be steering by a revised set of road rules that have been standardized so that three blasts on the horn means the same thing in the Indian Ocean as it does in the Mis­ Rivers Rules. If agreement can be reached on changes, the Coast sissippi River. The new navigation laws were drawn up by an international con­ ference in 1960, to be put into full effect this year. Generally, the revised rules update those drawn up in 1948. There are a few new wrinkles, however. To acquaint marine:.s with the changes which they may expect, the U.S. Coast Guard is sponsor­ ing a conference in Washington later this month. Those who at­ tend will make up a maritime ad­ visory group to be called the Rules of the Road Coordinating Panel. Eliminate Conflicts The purpose of the panel will be to eliminate as many as possible of the conflicting U.S. running rules so that American-flag ships will be better able to slip smoothly into the new interna­ tional procedures. The panel's job will not be an easy one. American maritime rules are divided into sometimes confusing geographic areas — Inland Rules, Great Lakes Rules and Western Guard will forward the proposal to the Congress for action. As an example of the conflictinx rules now existing, ex­ perts cited the case of a ship entering the Mississippi from deep water in the Gulf. In deep water, three whistle blasts mean that the ship is going astern. Under the Iniand Rules, which apply as far as New Orleans, it means the ship is proceeding full speed astern. Past New Orleans, where the Western Rivers Rules are in effect, three blasts could mean a variety of things— a vessel in fog, a vessei ap­ proaching a blind bend or a downbound vessel with a tow demanding right of way. In another instance, maneuver­ ing signals are prohibited inter­ nationally and under the Inland Rules unless the vessels are in visual sight of each other. On the Great Lakes, however, ma­ neuvering signals are allowed, even in dense fog. Federal Anti-Scab Bill Introduced By Senator Senator Harrison A. Williams has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to outlaw tha use of professional strikebreakers. Many municipalities and some states already prohibit tha hiring of paid scabs, but the New Jersey Democrat believes that Federal action is necessary. In a speech on the Senate^ there was, the more money they by use of physical force . . . and floor, he termed his proposed could make. In other Instances, to create a disorderly situation of ban on professional strike­ the companies themselves ordered such proportions that the armed breaking an "aid to the decent the violence, in order to "dis­ Intervention of the state would citizenry of this country." credit strikers, break their morale be required to suppress it." The Williams proposal pro­ vides that "any person who recruits, solicits or advertises for a person to take the place in employment of an employee or employees en­ gaged In a labor dispute af­ fecting Interstate commerce By At Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer . . . shall be fined not more than 85.000 or Imprisoned for One of the most popular benefits among SIU members is the $800 not more than two years, or annual Seafarers Vacation benefit. Many newcomers to the Union may both." not be aware that it was the SIU that pioneered the effort to guarantee Thugs-for-hire, along with labor- regular vacations for the professional seaman. spies and other assorted laborThe gains brought about by the SIU's type of vacation plan can be finks, have been traditional weap­ plainly seen when they are compared with the vacation arrangements ons in the strike-busting arsenals contained in union contracts 14 years ago. In those days a typical of anti-union companies. vacation contract clause ruled that a Seafarer had to work one full year "For nearly a century, the vio­ on the same ship, for the same employer, to get one week's vacation. lence and intimidatibn which have Since the average Seafarer ordinarily works for a number of different attended the use of professional employers during a single year, he usually ends up on the short end , strikebreakers have aroused the as far as vacation is concerned under that type of arrangement. conscience of the Congress and Today, more than 13 years after the inauguration of the vacation the country," Senator Williams de­ plan, a Seafarer knows he can collect this important benefit no matter clared. how many employers he has worked for, and regardless of how many He than documented, with de­ ships he has sailed on. This means that the Seafarer doesn't have to tailed references, the history of worry about staying aboard a single ship for a full year for a single legislative and federal investiga­ employer in order to receive his vacation benefit. tions into scab-inflicted terror and One of the SIU vacation plan's most significant aspects is that a brutality. Union member knows he can collect his $800 a year vacation for a year's seatime, or a prorata share 4.. Strikers Killed thereof for each 90 days of seaAn important requirement In 1892, Williams recalled, both time. which should be kept in mind by the Senate and the House Since the first vacation agree­ members eligible to collect the launched an investigation into the excesses of professional strike­ ment was signed in 1951, vaca­ vacation benefit is that discharges breakers hired by the Carnegie tions have come to be a feature necessary to prove eligibility, must Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. of which every Union member be presented within one year In that dispute, Pjnkerton strike­ takes advantage. The SIU vaca­ from the date of payoff in order breakers fired on and killed a tion plan has paid out over $30 to collect vacation benefits for the, million to Seafarers since the in­ time submitted. number of innocent strikers. ception to the plan. In the event that a member In 1909 the House Committee The Seafarers Vacation Plan starts a trip holding Coast Guard on Labor denounced the use of provides an annual benefit of $800 discharges that total less than 90 scab violence in a strike at the for 365 days of seatime or $200 days of seatime which are less Pressed Car Company's plant at for every 90 days an SIU member than a year old, they will be hon­ McKees Rocks, Pa. works for a covered employer or ored at the end of the voyage, Federal Agencies Investigated employers. An important advant- even though more than a year's the employment of company-paid tage of the plan is that a member time may have elapsed. However, hooligans in the 1913 strike of is not required to payoff a ship to the eligible member must present Michigan copper miners; in the collect the benefit. his accumulated discharges with Southern Colorado coal strike of The benefit may be paid on a his vacation claim within 90 days 1913; In the Tug River West Vir­ prorated basis for periods of sea­ after the voyage ends, or before ginia coal field in 1920; and in the time les than a year, although a he signs on another ship, which Southern Illinois coal miners minimum of 90 days is required. ever is sooner. strike of 1912. In the event a member dies or Another requirement for vaca­ retires on Union pensions, he, his tion plan eligibility that Seafarers Proesslonal Criminals "The record of these investiga­ widow, or beneficiary can receive who are shipping out should keep tions are replete with evidence the uncollected vacation benfits in mind occurs when their dis­ showing that many such pro­ he has accrued within the previ­ charges representing accumulated seatime may be more than a year fessional strikebreakers had crim­ ous 365 days. In order to collect a vacation old by the end of their voyage. In inal records," Williams declared. "The records show that they benefit, a member must present this case, the member must notify were used to stir up violence, and his Coast Guard discharges as the Vacation Plan office in writ­ that they were principally In­ proof of his accumulated seatime. ing before this seatime is actually competent drifters whose major If the discharge took place within more than one year old. Vacation utility was an effort to depress the the previous 365 days, the benefit payments will then be made when tnorale of strikers rather than to is paid for the period of the entire the members returns to the U.S. carry on the business of-an enter­ voyage, provided that there is a and formally submits his applica­ prise." minimum of 90 days of employ­ tion for benefits. ment. In its investigation of Sep­ One last reminder is necessary In counting days of seatime to for that smal group of our mem­ tember, 1936 through April, determine eligibility for the bene­ bers who file for vacation bene­ 1938, the La Foliette Commit­ fits, if a vessel is laid up for a fits and then for some reason, fail tee brought to light the strike­ period of more than 10 days and a to pick up the benefit checks. If breaking activities of such former crewmember signs on a vacation benefit check isn't citizens as "Phony Lou," again when the ship is reacti­ picked up within ,60 days after it Stinkfoot," "Weasel Benny," vated, this will be regarded as has been Issued, it is returned to "Chowderhead Chi," "Crying new employment. Nat," "Benny the Fink." and the plan office. Since most of our other underworld characters. A crewmember who Is on a ship members like to claim the bene­ The Committee found that the for more than a year, will get the fits they have coming to them use of strikebreakers and scabs full vacation benefit for the first promptly, this doesn't happen too was a major factor in picket line 365 days of seatime he puts in, often. However, when it does,, it violence. In some cases, detective and will be paid a prorated is necessary to contact the vaca­ agencies took it upon themselves amount for any addition time he tion plan office in headquarters to stir up trouble, acting on the accumulates on that ship for that to forward the check to the Un­ ion office nearest to the applicant. assumption that the more violence trip. �S^APARERS Face J <• LOG MV 14. ita (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) April 24 to May 7, 1965 Shipping activity slowed up a bit in the past two weeks all slowdown in activity. as 1,147 Seafarers answered job calls, compared to the There was an increase of men registering as action at 1,205 in the previous period. The shipping pace on the the shipping counters declined. The number of Seafarers east coast showed a mixed pattern as the number of job registering stood at 1,206, contrasted to 1,106 in the last calls in New York dipped slightly. Activity in Baltimore period. The dropoff in activity could also be seen in the took a sharp upturn and the number of men shipping in number of men registered on the beach totals, which Philadelphia and Jacksonville also improved over the climbed to 3,804 from the previous period's 3,666. previous two weeks. The slower pace of shipping had only a slight effect oh Job calls on the Gulf Coast were on the slow bell, the seniority situation. Class A men accounted for 51 per­ although Mobile registered a good improvement. Sea­ cent of the total of Seafarers shipping, compared to 54 farers shipping from Houston fell off sharply, and those percent in the previous two weeks. SIU men holding in New Orleans also found a downswing in the number Class B cards rose one point over the previous period to of job calls. On the West Coast, San Francisco doubled 36 percent, while the share of Class C men was up to 13 the number of SIU men shipping over the prior period, percent over the 11 percent of the prior two weeks. while activity fell off in Wilmington and Seattle. Shipping activity was also down In line with the gen­ The job breakdown picture by department showed that eral downswing. Payoffs rose to 61, compared to 47 pre­ engine department men were holdinjT t^>eir own. Deck and viously. Sign-ons remained at 43, but in-transit visits fell steward department calls dropped off following the over­ off to 100 from 122 in the previous period. Ship Acfivity Pay OfFf Sign In Ont Trans. TOTAL 0 U 4 7 3 0 3 0 7 A 5 0 2 8 0 6 4 4 3 1 3 0 3 9 2 0 2 6 3 16 6 8 5 8 S '7 5 11 16 S 3 2 3 38 14 19 11 9 11 7 15 26 23 5 7 16 TOTALS ... 61 43 100 204 letton New York .... Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jackfonville .. Miami Tampa Mobile New Orieant.. Honiton Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 5 8 1 26 30 12 68 3 7 0 10 15 17 8 40 4 8 0 12 4 6 0 10 2 0 6 4 11 16 0 27 18 19 7 44 12 17 32 3 7 8 16 1 5 24 33 4 16 31 13 2 125 174 38 1 337 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 10 11 48 3 24 11 7 22 13 14 24 0 2 8 3 6 8 1 5 6 4 1 12 1 7 7 15 4 16 24 1 4 7 12 4 0 3 2 5 2 7 14 1 5 1 0 4 1 1 2 4. 1 6 2 9 1 3| 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 5 20 3 34 2 14 9 11 6 6 2 19 20 28 0 41 1 9 16 3 15 14 291 0 6 13 19 ! 1 16 6 23 0 8 8 16l 0 2 6 0 2 4, 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 18 24! 9 20 2 31| 3 15 4 11 1 1 15 9 16 9 5 2 6 10 2 271 2 73 54 1 143 81 81 ! 171 65 147 43 1 255i 16 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS AI 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 0" 41 7 2 1 28 1 2 9 0 6 48 2 6 78 100 45 35 180 14 4 24 34 66 114 0 5 6 8 26 19 5 13 1 12 6 19 6 44 0 18 7, 24 1 3 3 12 7 43 39 66 13 118 5 20 25 50 0 0 0 14 0 16, 11 0 2 14 27 0 6 10 16 2 0 0 3 3 3 15,' 5 7 3 9 0 2 8 13 12 3 0 3 2 6 2 0 3 1 3 6 0 8 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 5 34 14 5 53 37 32 73 1 7 22 4 SO 0 0 0 0 28 57 84 29 0 70 52 85 142 9 163 5 0 2 2 4 23 16 4 91 20 180 3 37 35 43 69 75 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 8 16 16 2 34 0 8 6 14 0 8 4 12 31 15 12 58, 8 22 6 36 0 11 3 14 3 4 27 1 0 10 4 16 411 21 3 40 11 8 0 19 2 21 27 1 50 255 143 50 1! 448 418 424 101 1 943 44 192 280 1 516 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CMSS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 0! 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 46 1 24 9 27 38 3 15 26 5 10 13 2 18 10 31 5 2 11 0 11 0 8 1 1 9 1 1 5 4 4 9 17 2 0 20 2 17 3 17 5 20 0 10 1 10 9 19 0 3 1 3 4- 1 6 1 3 3 0 6 0 2 1 4 2! 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 13 5 3 7 12 3 20 0 5 13 3 0 8 3 8 21 37 5 25 6 36 5 17 17 13 10 5 23 32 3 28 4 5 25 0 15 20 0 12 7 3 10 4 22 2 28 4 9 3 3 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 . 0 2 4 3 2 8 3 15 2 11 1 3 4 2 5 10 18 3 3 24 2 3 11 7 0 _ le; 2 17| 1 7 9 11 6 6 2 19 9 187 158 *34 14 74 64 1 133 20 1 91 56 11611 46 137 20 I 203 20 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 38 31 0 2 0 2 11 9 0 2 1 3 20 19 0 3 2 5 6 4 0 3 2 5 3 7 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 26 21 0 0 0 0 36 28 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 9 3 13 15 10 1 5 0 6 16 19 2 28 18 1 48 187 161 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 8 3 13 0 2 2 4 10 79 56 116 12 184 8 50 58 116 2 22 3 32 5 40 0 7 12 19 3 42 10 53 5 68 0 28 26 54 1 11 4 15 2 21 0 4 12 16 5 15 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 9 4 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 44 12 15 10 19 2 29 2 31 0 64 32 72 11 115 9 61 67 137 0 30 34 71 6 111 12 65 58 135 1 4 9 14 4 27, 3 6 7 16 13 38 4 21 4 29 0 4 3 7 6 41 8 17 0 25 1 4 1 6 48 1 396 176 439 54 1 669 36 246 269 1 551 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-8 Bos 0 NY 7 Phil 0 Bal 1 Nor 2 Jac 1 Tarn 0 Mob 2 NO 5 Hou : 4 Wil 1 SF 4 Sea 4 31 TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-s 3 0 0 1 2 o; 0 0 0 10 4 5 18' 4 3 14 261 1 2 2 1 5 0 1 3 4 1 18! 0 5 5 7 0 7 7i 1 7, 2 4 0 1 0 7 9, 0 0 " 2i 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 9 1 3 0 4 0 2 3 14 0 5 4 0 10 10 3 47 2 6 11 25 4 41 47, 1 18 3 2 7 1 10 14 1 5 0 1 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 18 8 2 8 0 6 2 3 7 17 26 1 5 15 2 3 186 40 13 16 122 52 ~63 1 1 151 15 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 2 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 6 6 10 2 11 14 7 0 5 0 1 3 1 2 11 2 5 1 4 13 2 9 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 17 1 7 4 0 13 14 29 0 8 4 16 2 21 23 4 15 0 1 9 1 10 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 4 11 241 2 0 8 10 7l 3 0 5 1 1 13 9 j 41 24 62 1 142 10 12 91-1 113 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS I 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 26 14 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 5 5 11 13 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 0 0 0 29 23 0 0 2 2 15 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 24 25 24 10 0 1 7 8 7 13 1 3 44 1 48 42 113 C 0 4 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 8 48 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 0 2 3 2 7 14 0 3 3 44 28 59 33 80 200 6 13 4« 65 10 3 11 5 7 26 1 1 9 11 29 13 27 11 29 80, 5 4 35 44 5 3 4 2 3 12, 1 0 12 13 9, 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 4 6 1 2 2 3 8! 1 1 1 3 31 12 19 9 20 60' 3 1 15 19 52 29 40 23 74 166 10 8 117 133 28 13 43 13 25 94 10 7 40 57 2 3 1 6 7 17, 2 11 1 8 59 8 9 5 7 29 2 1 4 7 28 4 6 5 7 22 1 5 18 24 1 303 120 "225" 117 269 1 731' 43 41 310 I 394 SUMMARY -- !«• DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED1 ... SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B \ CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 125 174 38 I 337 9' "si "sf I 171 r255 16 73 54 1 143 _2__21_27J_50 255_J43 50|448 418 424 101|943; 44 192 280|516 203: JO 74 64 | 158, 34_1~33 20 | 187: 14 91 58 | 161 2__J8_18 I 48 187 162" 48 |"396ll76 439 54|669 36 "246""269|551 83 40 63 ,I 186,, 13 16 122 |15li 56 "24 62_ I 142: l"0 12 91. I 113 _1 254 351 121 j 726i 42 171 267 ] 480 155 304 125 1 584 40 176 201 j 417' 5 3 _44 i 48:142 113 48 f303 345 117 269 731 43"~ 41 310 I 394' 52 89|146 584 417 146 11147 939 iSSO 424 |2343 123 7479 859~|1461 �Ibrl4, INt SEAFARERS he* Seres LOG Lifeboat Ciaee 133 Launched Three SlU Oldtimers Join Pension Panics Three more SIU veterans have joined the growing list of Seafarers receiving $150 monthly pensions. The three pen­ sioners, who all sailed in the SIU A&G district, swell the ranks of Seafarers already en­ joying the benefits and secur­ New York, sailing in the ity provided by their lifetime, steward department as a cook and pension checks. The new pen­ sioners are Ra­ mon Maldonado, 64; George E. Kitchens, 55; and Luis Gonzalez, 56. Maldonado joined the SIU in the port of AP(/A T/A/^ AfAYS./9^S Maldonado Ships Growing Too Big, Says Engineer Corps a baker. He was bom in Puerto Rico and now makes his home in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Carmen. He last shipped out aboard the Overseas Rose. Kitchens signed on with the SIU in the port of Savannah. He shipped out as a member^ of the engine department, last sailing aboard the Blizabethport. Born in Oobbtown Georgia, Kitchens still makes his home in that state. Gonzalez joined the SIU in the port of New York. Born in Puerto Rico, he now makes his home in the Bronx where he is looking WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, charged with maintaining the nation's harbors Happy graduates of Class i 33 are on the books after completing all requirements for their and ship channels, has called upon Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 133 are (l-r, front) Eddy Gutierrez and Rod the bulk and tanker segments of Goioafez Kitchens Piquet; (l>r, middle) Peter Notias, Edward J. Woolverton. Spyros Mylonopoulos, Joe Sarnithe shipping industry to slow to spending his retirement down the race for deeper drafts forward cofa; (l-r, rear) Tommy Reaves, John E. Funk, William Santos, Bill Cahlll and instructor Ami years with his wife Celia, secure and taller masts. Bjornsson. in the knowlege that the monthly Many of today's giant tankers SIU pension checks will protect and bulk carriers have bottoms so his later years. Gonzalez sailed in low and tops so high that it is the engine department, last getting harder to move them shipping aboard the Robin Gray. through ship channels and under bridges, Brigadier General R. H. Free of the Army Engineers said in a recent address. Unfair labor practice complaints have risen to the point where they now make up more Channels for ocean-going ships reaching steadily closer to the than half the ever-rising work load of the National Labor Relations Board, according to the are Continental Shelf, Free said. 29th annual report of the NLRB. Where before channels could be "dug mainly through soft material, In fiscal 1964, a record total ^ of 27,403 new cases of all kinds withdrawn or settled without for­ cases, individuals filed 6,643, other he noted, now they must increas­ unions 5,937 and employers 3,534. ingly be blasted out of bed-rock were filed with the board — mal proceedings. • In 75 percent of the instances, The agency said aggrieved work­ at tremendous expense. Two more members of the SIU 15,620 unfair practice charges filed Low Bridge Inland Boatmen's Union have been by workers, union and employers, cases where complaints had been ers were awarded $3 million in lost and 11,685 case involving represen­ issued were settled by agreement. wages—a 9 percent increase over Similarly, he noted, ships' masts added to the SIU's pension roster, are getting so tall that larger ves­ their applications approved by the tation elections. • The agency closed 26,715 the 1963 fiscal year. sels will not be able to move un­ Seafarers Welfare Board of Trus­ Of the unfair practice cases, 68 cases during the year to leave 8,085 Unions won 4,229 elections dur­ der many new bridges. The U.S. tees. The security of their retire­ percent were filed against employ­ pending cases—688 more than the ing the year but their margin—58 Bureau of Public Roads has a ment is guaranteed by the $150 ers, 32 percent against unions. The year before total. percent—^was slightly below the 59 policy of discouraging the building pension check which wUl arrive employers were accused in 10,695 • AFL-CIO unions filed 11,289 percent of the two preceding years of movable bridges that. impede once a month, for the rest of their eases, unions in 4,856. lives. the flow of auto traffic. The number of such cases has "We must, as far as practicable, ITie two addition^ pensioners, showed a steady rise over the years aid all means of transport," Free who join the growing crew of SlUsince 1948, when Taft-Hartley said of the bridge problem. "This changes went into full effect. The means that some concessions must increase is reflected in these NLRB be made on every side to facili­ figures for fiscal 1948, 1953, 1958 tate the harmonious pursuit of dif­ and 1964: Charges against employ­ ferent occupations." ers, 2,553, 4,409, 6,068 and 10,695 ELIZABETH, N. J.—^The S.S. Ponce, the latest addition to the SIU- A solution that would possibly for the years given; against un­ contracted Sea-Land Service's trailership fleet has been delivered here solve both the channel and bridge ions, 749, 1,060, 3,192 and 4,856. for use in the line's regular sailings between New York and Puerto problem. Free said, is a proposal In 1948 the NLRB's work load Rico. The Ponce is the first ship of Sea-Land's planned eight-vessel to build a ship that could carry was 66 percent representation expansion program. loaded barges. The barges could cases and 34 percent complaint Sea-Land's latest trailership is the former containership Santa be unloaded at deepwater anchor­ cases. In 1964 the load character Leonor. The Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. of Pasagoula, Miss, enlarged Licharowm McCullougfi was reversed — 57 percent com­ the vessel's 17?^-container foot cells to carry the company's standard 35- ages and moved under bridges and IBU members already receiving plaint cases, 43 percent represen­ foot trailers. Heavier cranes were also installed during the conversion along shallow channels with a pensions, are Joseph G. Lichminimum of trouble. tation matters. work. arowizc, 65, and Alexander McForeign Demands Except for the higher volumes, In addition to the Ponce, Sea-Land also has purchased the container- The channel depth problem Cullough, 64. the NLRB said in a summary, un­ ship, Santa Eliana as another addition for its fleet. Following necessary Licharowizc joined the IBU in fair practice charges "have not conversion work, this vessel, like the Ponce, will carry 274 trailers. stems in a good part from the fact shown marked change In character The company's future expansion plans call for the conversion of six that foreign-flag ship owners—the Baltimore, Maryland, where he prime operators of oversized ships sailed for Curtis Bay towing as in recent years." C-4's which will have a capacity of 500t trailers each.—demand deeper channels so that chief engineer in the engine dept. "Illegal discharge or other forms Sea-Land's fleet will be complete with the construction of four brand they will be abie~ to build larger Born in Maryland, he looks for­ of discrimination against employes new ships. These new vessels are being built according to an arrange­ ships. Such huge ships can save ward to spending the rest of his continued to be the principle ment between McLean Industries, owner of Sea-Land, and Litton In­ a shipper a dollar or so per ton. days relaxing in his Baltimore charges against employers," the dustries. home with his wife Bertha. By dredging and blasting deeper board noted, whereas the predomi­ Improved Service channels, the U.S. is, in effect, Mc Cullough joined the SIU in nant charge against unions in­ Sea-Land has announced that it is inaugurating improved service to subsidizing the operations of the Philadelphia. He last sailed for the volved alleged restraint or coer­ Puerto Rico and the West Coast. Under the company's new plan, a ship foreign-flag tanker and bulk ope­ Delaware River Ferry Company, cion of employes in exercising will depart from New York to Puerto Rico every 10 days, and will rators to the detriment of the as a captain. A native of Philadel­ their rights under federal labor he now resides in Wenonah, continue from there directly to the West Coast. Previously, Sea-Land U.S.-flag fleet. A limitation on phia, law. New Jersey with his wife, Eva. scheduled sailing every two weeks from Puerto Rico to New York, and channel depths has already been Other report highlights: then to Pacific ports. advocated in the House Public • Nearly 63 percent of the un­ The company has also announced that its West Coast-bound ships Works Committee to prevent the fair practice cases closed in the will call at Cristobal, Panama every 10 days. Sea-Land is continuing government from spending more period ending June 30, 1964, were Its twice-weekly sailings from New York to Puerto Rico. AlEW VtWC» millions to satisfy foreign shippers. Unfair Labor Practices Increase NLRB Work Load Sea-LandFleet Expansion Launched With S.1Ponce IBU Adds Two Oldtimers To Pension List �Page Eight SEAFARERS Klay 14, 19te LOO Far Right Still Pouring Out Propaganda Over The Airwaves A continuing barrage of paid propaganda has been bending the air waves of the nation to the extreme right. It blurts out its torrents of hate and confusion between the rock 'n' roll and rock-a-billy shows, and it does not appear to be slowing down. Among the more super-frequent of the rightist radio Foundation, a major rightist persons in our society, and an shows are: group that gets much of its funds eagerness to brand anything or By Frank Droxok, West Coast Representative Membership Gains For Calif. Labor New reports from the California Department of Industrial Rela­ tions shows the impressive gains that organized labor made in the state last year. During 1964 Caiifomia labor unions added 48,000 members to their rolls, the largest gain in eight years. According to an area breakdown, union membership in Los Angeles and Orange anyone that does not agree with Twentieth Century Reformation from oilman J. Howard Pew, also them as subversive. counties rose by 19,300 to an all-time high of 802,900. Unions in nonHour—30 minutes a day on 546 a Biroher. manufacturing industries added 21,400 new members during the year. stations in 45 states and presided Most of this increase occurred in construction, wholesale and retail Dan Smoot Report—15 minutes over by Reverend Carl Mclntire. weekly and sponsored by the John trade, and government. It mixes it's right-wing propaganda Birch Society. It is carried on 70 Unions in the San Francisco-Oakland area increased their mem­ with religion. radio and 40 television stations. bership by 12,100 or 2.6 percent over the previous year. Total union Life Line—15 minutes a day on membership in the six-county area stood at the record figure of Billy James Hargis—30 minutes 325 radio and 69 television stations. daily on 55 radio and seven tele­ 480,900. Here again, nonmanufacturing industries accounted for most The show is bankrolled by Texas vision stations. It's siponsored by of the gain, as 10,100 workers became union members. Most of the oil millionaire H. L. Hunt, long a Hargis' own Christian Crusade.Increase took place in construction, wholesale and retail trade, mis­ contributor to extremist causes. cellaneous services and government. Though sponsored by different America's Future — 15 minutes groups and presided over by dif­ Union membership in the San Jose area registered an 8.6 percent weekly on 365 radio stations in 48 ferent personalities, all the shows rise, while San Diego proved to be the only area in the state where HOUSTON — The offshore oilstates. It is sponsored by an outfit mentioned above share the same unions suffered a decline in menibership. drilling rigs that now clog vast of the same name, whose board of reactionary political creed. Their The world's largest tanker, the SlU-contracted Manhattan, was directors includes two leaders of common line includes: opposition areas of the Gulf of Mexico are the notorious John Birch Society. to trade unions, social welfare pro­ doubling the dangers of navigation host to Maritime Port Council 4. for deepsea ships, the merchant Howard Kershner — 15 minutes grams, the United Nations and marine was warned at an oil in­ members in Portland and Seattle. the outports. J. Granado, a stew­ Port Council delegates in the two on 148 stations in 41 states. It is public education; smears of govern­ dustry conference here. cities enjoyed the Manhattan's ard department veteran, just ment officials and other prominent financed by the Christian Freedom There are presently about 5,000 hospitality before she left for Pak­ showed up in the hall. R. L. Wil­ liams registered in the hall for an oil-drilling rigs in the Gulf. At istan with 100,000 tons of grain. AB's slot, and before the day was least 1,700 of them are located in San Francisco over, shipped out for Vietnam. waters deep enough for sea-going Jobs are really blossoming out ships. Their number is increasing Wilmington at the rate of 500 a year, with most on the shipping board in San Shipping activity has been fair of the new rigs going into deeper Francisco, with all departments during the last two weeks, but the and ratings sharing in the excep­ waters. tionally good activity. The ship­ outlook looks excellent during the Few, if any, are included on ping outlook is expected to remain coming weeks. The Wcsfccrn Clip­ navigational charts. Further, the good with the Ocean Dinny and per is due to pay off and crew up rigs are constantly on the move, Longvlew Victory expected to pay again, and five ships are expected searching for new oil fields. They off and the Elizabethport, Alamar, to make in-transit visits. can literally change position over­ Penmar, Los Angeles, Robin Hood, Max Greenwald is in town to night. Steel Recorder and Ocean Evelyn celebrate his anniversary with his Hitting a producing oil rig could all due 'for in-transit visits. wife, and is getting the best wishes cause a major sea catasthophe. A The job turnover has been so of all the boys in the hall. Max passible solution to the growing just got off the Mount Vernon Vic­ problem would be the marking of fast in San Francisco that several tory where he sailed as chief stew­ sea lanes through the oil rig areas. SIU oldtimers are coming in from ard and has nothing but high praise for the ship's SIU crew. Victor Egel told his friends in the hall that he is taking a short vaca­ tion after finishing a trip on theLos Angeles. Walter Lungren, who recently finished a six-month trip as chief pumpman on the Mount Washington, has been WASHINGTON—Angered by the failure of the U.S. State thinking out loud about heading Department to put an end to the transportation of arms and for Las Vegas. After filling out supplies to Communist North Vietnam by shipowners from his registration card, Walter told Free World nations, Repre--*^ — us that he would like a long vaca­ sentative Paul Rogers (D.- from trading with the Hanoi tion before shipping again. Fla.) has demanded fast U.S. government. Seattle action to halt this growing trade. Leaders of the International The dust is beginning to settle Longshoremen's Association The Florida congressman has in Seattle after the city got a real have pledged that dockworkers introduced legislation into the shaking up a couple of weeks ago in ports from Maine to Texas House of Representatives to pro­ by a major earthquake. Five peo­ would refuse to work foreignhibit any foreign-flag sihip which ple, lost their lives In the quake flag ships that .have aided the has traded with North Vietnam and several more were injured or Communist Viet Cong by trad­ from U.S. ports. Representative hospitalized. The clean up and re­ ing with North Vietnam. ILA Rogers has called upon the State pair job is still going on around locals along the Atlantic and Department to blacklist ship trad­ the city. The quake was quite a Gulf coasts are using a list ing with the Hanoi government in violent welcome to newcO'mers to of ships that have traded with the same manner in which foreigm the Pacific Northwest. with North Vietnam supplied flag ships trading with Castro's to them by Representative Shipping has been fair during Red Cuba are blacklisted. Vessels Rogers. In the event that one appearing on this blacklist are the last few weeks. Payoffs during of these ships puts in an ap­ forbidden from carrying U.S. the period included the Overseas pearance in a U.S. port, it will government-generated cargoes. Rose, Antinous, Merrimac, Anchor­ run up against the dockage, Summit, Mount Washington, Number Growing workers boycott. Seattle, Mankato Victory and the In a speech to the House of Rep­ The longshoremen have already Transwestern. resentatives last month. Represent­ tied up one such ship, the Pana­ Rafael R. Maldonado, one of the ative Rogers said that 153 Ships manian-flag Severn River, when it real SIU oldtimers in the area, is registered in Free World nations visited New York recently. had made a total of 201 visits to waiting for the first chief stew­ The SIU, in a letter sent re­ ard's job that comes across the ports In North Vietnam last year. He reported that trade by Free cently to the Chairman of the board. Rafael's last ship was the World cargo .ships and tankers House Merchant Marine and Fish­ Transhudson. Another SIU vete­ with North Vietnam has been eries Committee, Herbert C. Bon­ ran is Warren Reck, who says he'll growing during the first half of ner, urged the committee to hold grab for the first group 1 deck job immediate hearings on measures he sees when he gets his FFD 1965. to prohibit the transporation of slip. Warren has been in drydock On a recent visit to Seattle, the SlU-contracted supertanker Representative Rogers, who is a articles to or from the United Manhattan $0 impressed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer with member of the House Merchant States by vessels which have since getting off the Alcoa Mairits mammoth size that the newspaper made up and Marine Committee, said that he traded with communist North keter. printed the above photo — comparing the size of the was informed by the State De­ Vietnam. Henry J. McCullough is another Manhattan with that of the famous Seattle Space Needle. partment over a month ago that a SIU brother who has had the mis­ full-scale study of the problem was The 106,658 deadweight ton vessel is the biggest U.S.-flag fortune to end up in drydock re­ in progress. He declared that 30 cently. However, he can't wait un­ ship afloat, with a- capacity of a million barrels of oil or days later, the Department had til next week rolls around when 96,000 tons of grain. She is 940 feet long with a 132-foot failed to come up with any answers he'll get his FFD and can grab beam, and fully loaded draws almost 50 feet of water. on how to get Free World nations the first black gang job on a Far Photo above does not show her actual keel line. from halting their shipowners East run that comes along. Offshore Oil Rigs Called Ship Hazard New Style Turnaround Congressman Would Blacklist Ships Trading With Viet Reds 5! �Mar 1«, 1»« SEAFARERS Teenage Unemployment Sends Jobless Rate Up WASHINGTON—^Tha nation's jobless rate rebounded to 4.9 percent in April as the first ominous si^n of predicted ma^s teen­ age unemployment Jolted the job picture, the Labor Depart­ ment reported. The rise in the key seasonally adjusted jobless rate from March's 4.7 percent—the lowest point in seven and a half years—occurred as the influx of teenage jobseekers outweighed a big pickup in adult employment. Enough teenagers used their Spring vacations from school in search of summer jobs to verify the repeated warnings of coming mass teenage unemployment. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz recently reported to President Johnson that "a wave of teenage unemployment will hit us in June probably harder than ever be­ fore." He estimated 1 million or more youths would be seeking jobs. While the jobless rates of adult men and adult women held steady In April, the rate of teenagers jumped to 15.2 percent from the March- rate of 13.9 percent. The rate of men 20 to 24 years of age—those just out of teenage bracket—amoved up to 7.1 per­ cent from 6.3 percent in March. Thus, with the coming wave of youthful jobseekers, some man­ power experts view the 4.7 percent jobless rate of March as a low water mark which will not be seen again unless massive job— creating programs are adopted. Employment soared by 900,000 to a total of 71.1 million in April, the Labor Department said. The rise was about 300,000 more than expected, reflecting a sharp expansion in the farm sector. Non-farm jobs rose by 400,000 — the usual March-to-April change—to a total of 66.6 million, the report added. The farm sector accounted for 500,000 more jobs, rising to a total of 4.5 million. Over the long-term however, farm employment is trend­ ing dovv.nward. Counted among the employed in April were 1.8 million nonfarm workers on part-time for economic reasons. Seasonally ad­ justed, this part-time total was the lowest since March 1956, the report noted. On the unemployment side of the picture, jobless totals declined by 200,000 to nearly 3.6 million. All of this decline oc­ curred among adult workers, the Labor Department observed . The jobless decline between March and April was less than ex­ pected, the report said, due to the rise in teenage unemployment. The 4.9 percent jobless rate for April means 49 of every 1,000 persons in the labor force were actively seeking work and could not find it. The 4.9 percent rate compares to 5.4 percent for April • year ago., Para Nlsff LOG AFL-CIO Scores Difksen Amendment Liabor Raps Amendment To I Man^ 1 Vote Ruling The AFL-CIO urged Congress to preserve the "one man, one vote" principle by rejeeting proposed constitutional amendments to allow a minority of voters to elect a majority of one house of a state legislature. AFL-CIO Legislative DirecReapportionment Is now growth of big cities, most tor Andrew J. Biemiller said proceeding court orders, legislatures were apportioned amendments proposed by Sen­ he noted, under but the Dirksen in accordance with population ator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R.-Ill.) and others would take away the "fundamental democratic right" of equal representation. Biemiller told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that a number of AFL-CIO state bodies had pioneered in the court battles for reapportion­ ment of legislatures, and he gave an example of why fair apportionment is so important to workers. Quoting from a letter by Mis­ souri AFL-CIO President John I. Rollings, Biemiller recounted the defeat on Mar. 2 of a House bill which would have established a $1an-hour state minimum wage. Roll­ ings gave this account in a letter to Missouri's congressmen and senators; "The vote was 68 for hnd 83 against it. The 68 votes came from districts representing 2,676,935 while the 83 'no' votes came from areas that represented a population of 1,337,255. The supporters of this legislation numbered 15 less than the opponents, but yet repre­ sented twice as many people. Biemiller told the Senate panel that failure of malapportioned leg­ islatures to respond to the needs of a majority of the people has led "to a serious weakening in the role of the states in our form of ^government," which "is damaging to the vitality of the federal sys­ tem and cries out for change." 4- Lovely Mate, Full Crew amendment or its counterparts would enable states to "re­ turn to the 'rotten borough' practices of permitting 8, 12 or 20 percent of their i>eople to elect enough legislators to control one house . . . and have a veto power over legisla­ tion desired by the majority." Biemiller replied to the chief argument of supporters of the Dirksen amendment — that state legislatures should be modeled after Congress, with one house based on population and the other on counties or other geographical subdivisions. Terming this analogy "a mis­ reading of history," Biemiller pointed out that the United States was formed by an agreement of sovereign. Independent states — members of a federation of equals. But no state, he stressed, was formed by an alliance of counties. No Real Right "The counties did not create the states; they are creatures of the states . . . Therefore there is not, and there cannot be, any real right to geogrophical representation in a state legislature," he said. Furthermore, he added, a study by the Advisory Com­ mission on Intergovernmental Relations shows that "the orig­ inal constitutions of 36 states required that representation be based completely, or almost so, on population." Until the standards. Biemiller said the AFL-CIO "re­ jects the idea that Congress and the malapportioned state legisla­ tures have any moral right to de­ prive citizens of their right to equal representation in legislative bodies." He noted some proposed consti­ tutional amendments would require that apportionment on a basis other than population be approved in a statewide referendum, and commented: "We similarly reject the idea that a majority of the citizens of a state have any moral right to de­ prive other citizens, or indeed themselves, of their right to equal representation . . . Whenever this right is limited in any way, by that much is the vitality of the demo­ cratic society itself demeaned." Biemiller told the subcom­ mittee, headed by Senator Birch Bayh (D.-Ind.), that labor recognizes no right of preference for any group when it comes to representation in the state legislature—"whether it be the worker, the business man or the professional . . . whether it be the city, the suburb or the open country." If legislatures can't become re­ sponsive to the needs of the peo­ ple, he caikioned, the role of the federal government "would neces­ sarily proliferate to fill the void left by the states." Four Southern Ports Planning Deep Channels NEW ORLEANS—The three busy Mississippi barge term­ inals of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg are making plansf to become deepwater ports able to handle ocean-going foreign commerce. A new 40-foot-*—'^ — deep shipping channel is also officials. being planned from the Gulf Despite' the fact that cargoes to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Right now, only towboats and converted landing craft service the trl-city area of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg, Mississippi. After plans and work are completed on deeper navigational channels, how­ ever, the cities hope to attract deepsea shipping. When it comes, ocean shipping into the upstream Mississippi River ports is expected to complement and not replace the present barge activity. Vicksburg is already the busiest river port in the Mississippi sys­ tem, handling two million or more tons a year. Tonnage totals in the port over the last ten years went up by a whopping 60 percent. The boosts in Natchez and Greenville were almost as spectacular. Seafarer Basil Undertajlo dropped by the New York Hall to pick up his vacation pay and brought the whole family along to see the sights. They are (l-r) Basil Undertajlo, his daughter Irene, 6, his wife Sybil, his sons Ivor, 3, William, 15, and Michael, I. Brother Undertajlo is ... r currently sailing abo.ard. the Erna Blizobeth* r moving through the port reached a record two million tons last year, the yearly increase has been sur­ passed by greater gains by other nearby Gulf ports. The new chan­ nel is expected to- put Lake Charles on par with the growth of other ports In the area. Activity in Lake Charles slowed down considerably in 1962 when the U.S. Air Force closed down' the big Chennault Air Base. Local officials made a determined effort to bring in new industry and more shipping, however, and now that effort appears to be paying off. In addition to being the chief port of entry for foreign cars coming into the south, the port has been handling an increasing amount of petroleum and chemical cargoes. The SlU-contracted Cities Service Company has a major fa­ cility - here, as do other large chemical and petroleum producers. ^ The long-range plans at Natchez call for the dredging of a 30-foot minimum {jraft port and expanded cargo handling facilities. Similar plans are under study in Green­ ville and Vicksburg. Lake Charles The new 40-foot shipping chan­ nel from the Gulf to Lake Charles is expected to get shipping boom­ ing again there, .acqordius to port . �Pare SEAFARERS LOG FUf 14, 19M MA Chief Cites Potentials Radical Designs Suggested For Future Merchant Ships By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. QUESTION! What Is tha most NEW LONDON, Conn. — U.S. Maritime Administrator Important purpose served by Nicholas Johnson called upon the Americhan merchant shipboard meetings? marine to "step into the great well of opportunity" presented Questions on Overtime Answered • Several letters reached the Contract Department during ihe past few by recent breakthroughs inf John Johnsoni Probably the weeks which should be of interest to the membership. One question merchant ship design and sent a much smaller percent­ from the Ship's Delegate aboard the Midland, deals with chipping paint most Important funtion served by cargo handling so that the na­ age of operating revenues in the upper pumproom of a tanker carrying grain. the shipboard tion can have a merchant fleet needed. With such craft, meeting 1« the Question: "When a tanker is under the grain contract, is the entire Johnson said, "the pressure to best adapted to its own needs. settling of beefs. pumproom considered engine room spaces, the same as resistor houses? reduce crews will virtually During the meet­ Addressing the convention of In other words, is it overtime for the deck department to chip and paint disappear." ings we try to the American Society of Mechan­ square away the "Moreover," the Administrator in the upper pumproom?" ical Engineers here, Johnson said disputes that Answer: Above the first grating. Seafarers can be assigned to work that the maritime industry now said, "it appears that such a vessel arise during the "stands at a critical point in could be operated by the present in these spaces without the payment of overtime. However, the pumptrip. If that is its evolution." After thousands of merchant seamen if they were room below the top grating shall be considered as part of the engine not possible, then years of very slow technological given appropriate training." Such department spaces. we refer the beef advances, the maritime industry ships S;hoiild not be considered as Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article IV, Section 12(c), to the patrolman once we make has reached a point where it can "toys" or novelties by the maritime fifth and sixth paragraphs, which reads as follows: port. make a dramatic leap forward, Industry, Johnson warned. He said that "many thought rockets had "It Is agreed that in the handling of heavy equipment in the pumpJohnson said. 4^ 4) d) nothing to do with business . room, such as cargo line valves and pumproom machinery, the deck He cited the potentialities until someone thought of the com­ department may be required to perform the rigging and It shall be the Charles R. Jackson: In my 35 of nuclear power and surface munications satellite." years of shipping out, I've seen my duty of the wipers and/or pumpmen to hook up and stow away the effect ships which can skim share of ship­ over the ocean waves at He concluded by saying that the individual pieces. board meetings. speeds of up to one hundred The pumproom below the top grating shall be considered as part of Undoubtedly, the opportunities In maritime were knots. The economics of sur­ "enormous" and that the maritime the engine department spaces. If-f most important face effect craft are such, he market was expanding. "This is the Seafarers are assigned to work and one-half off watch for per­ purpose served said, that they would be attrac­ an industry on the verge of de­ In these spaces, they shall be paid forming this work. by the meeting is tive to the American economy. velopments to new and different overtime, unless specifically pro­ that of straight­ Reference: Standard Freightship Because fuel and maiqtenence that ... a generation from now vided elsewhere to the contrary. ening out beefs. Agreement, Article III, Section 12 ' costs would increase proporthe carriage of general cargo by Another essential The following request for a —Carpenter's Duties: ' tionally because of the greater surface disiplacement ships very function of the number of quicker trips pos­ well may obsolete," Johnson clarification was received from the (a) Routine duties of the Car­ meeting the deck delegate aboard the Afounsible, crew costs would repre­ predicted. penter shall include the following: election of delegates, one to repre­ dria: (a) 5. "Maintenance work such sent each department. Question: "Sea watches are set as repairing locks. Installing port 4" 4" 4« to sail at 1 p.m. The Mate used hole gaskets, fixing and fastening the watch on deck to secure the •Vincent Fallon: Shipboard meet­ ship for sea. No call out to secure steel lockers, and all blocks." (a) ings keep the ship running 6 (c). "When members of the Deck vessel for sea and four hatches had smoothly. They to be secured with tarps and booms Department are required by the help in establish­ officer-in-charge to perform regu­ pulled in. We are of the opinion ing good relations lar work they shall be paid straight that all hands are to be used when between the crew overtime for their watch on deck securing the vessel for sea." and the licensed PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Labor's greatest public event of the year, the and overtime and one-half for their personnel. Many Answer: All hands are to be used watch below." AFL-CIO Union Industries Show, is expected to attract hundreds of minor beefs are thousands' of interested citizens when it gets under way here for a six- in the situation as described in Question: "Since we are not In settled In this letter. day run from May 21 to May 26 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. harbor limits, being about five manner. It is al­ Virtually all of the AFL-CIO affiliated unions will take part In the Reference: Standard Freightship ways preferable multi-million dollar show, exhibiting the goods and services contributed Agreement, Article III, Section 15. miles from land, how can sea watches be broken even though we to settle a beef to the nation's economy by the more than 13 million members of the This question about oiler's watch are at anchorage discharging into through the meeting than having labor federation. The yearly exhibition Is sponsored by the AFL-CIO's to resort to the patrolman in port. Union Label and Service Trades Department under the direction of came in from the Ship's Delegate another ship. aboard the York: Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Lewis. Answer: Sea watches can be Biggest Show Yet Question: "This ship has a bulk­ broken under the circumstances Pat Priolo: What are meeings all The whole show will Include more than 350 Individual exhibits. It head between the engine room and outlined above. about? They're to get things off will be open dally from 1 P.M. to 11 P.M., with admission free. A high­ fire room. If the oilers are kept Reference: Standard Frightship your chest. For light of the show will be the daily "giveaways of small appliances, on watch, can they get overtime Agreement, Article II, Section 34, example, some­ household goods and food Items made by union labor. In all, more than for after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m.? paragraph (b), which reads as fol­ times the crew $100,000 In gifts, souvenirs and prizes wiU be given away during the Answer: Yes. When a vessel is in lows: wants more six days of the show. port in excess of twenty-four (24) variety In the "From the time the vessel Is , •! chow. They get hours, sea watches shall be broken V ' ' ''iili " i when the finished with engine bell properly moored or anchored for tired of the same the purpose of loading and/or dis­ ' 1 Is rung, and oilers working hours charging cargo, ballast, passengers, routine. Or they n/cs would then be 8 a.m. to 12 Noon or mail; undergoing repairs; taking want cold drinks w and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday on fuel, water or stores; fumiga­ Instead of hot, through Friday. Any work outside tion, lay up; awaiting orders on when the weather If®iifis x i'^ iij warm. They make their wants of these hours would be overtime berth." known at the meetings. for oilers. The Contract Department re­ 4- 4« Some other Interesting questions quests all Delegates aboard ship to we received were; submit repair lists as early as pos­ Candelario Ramos: The ship­ Question: "Let me know if in­ sible, rather than waiting until the board meeting is a really good way stalling gaskets In all the port ship pays off. By submiting these to accomplish the holes on the ship is straight o.t. repair lists during the voyage-^or necessaiy repairs on watch and o.t. and a half off at least prior to leaving the last on board. As for port of call heading for the payoff watch." beefs, I've always port—the Union will be better able believed that the Answer: You are entitled to to get the necessary repairs done person most overtime on watch and overtime before the next voyage begins. capable of han­ dling them is the port patrolman. He represents the union and Is an expert such matters. Cash Benefits Paid — March, 1965 4" 4" 4i Felix Bonefont: The basic pur­ CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID pose of the shipboard meeting la Hospital Benefits 9,421 $ 80,277.76 to get the guys Death Benefits 40 91,927.07 together and give Pension-Disability Benefits 699 104,850.00 each of them an Maternity Benefits to 59 11,708.50 opportunity speak his mind. Dependent Benefits 1,112 145,641.26 That way we can Optical Benefits 1,018 14,678.50 settle most beefs Out-Patient Benefits 5,655 45,280.00 right there be­ Vacation Benefits 1,359 434,760.37 fore Uiey get a chance to get out TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CID of hand. The BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 19,363 . $929,123.46 same goes for repairs. Labor Readies Displays For Union Label Show ^ a. m 1 SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �SEAFAkERS Page Bere* LOG "-3080, 3081 And Out!" m r .43 New York State Republican Senators played follow the leader re­ cently, lining up solidly behind GOP Governor Rockefeller to defeat an attempt by state Democrats to override the Governor's veto of a legis­ lature-approved, statewide $1.50 minimum wage. Despite vigorous action by organised labor which participated in mass demonstrations at the capital and flooded legislators with letters and telegrams supporting the $1.50 Minimum Wage Bill, the override attempt failed when all Re­ publican senators, six of whom had originally voted for the bill, solidly opposed the move. Some 1,500 union members from all parts of the state came to Albany at the request of State AFL-CIO President Raymond R. Corbett to take part in the demonstration and to urge their home area legislators to seek support for overriding the veto. Criticizing Governor Rockefeller, Corbett said, "we are greatly dissatisfied with the perform­ ance of the Chief Executive elected to represent the people. He has not done so. He has taken much and given nothing. A forward and progres­ sive performance is lacking." Referring to the Governors claim that many businesses would leave the state if the minimum wage were raised, Corbett noted that the only industries protesting were restaurants, hotels and laundries. "These industries," he said, "would not move away. They couldn't be driven off. This threat is voiced in every state whenever something decent is proposed for the working people. Big business says that any progressive changes, such as minimum wage increases, should be made nationwide, and then when this legislation is proposed in Wash­ ington, Big Business is there, fighting that too." Rockefeller, whose con­ cern over the possibility of businesses leaving the state is well known, displayed no such similar concern about New York's workers. One of the most dangerous legislative proposals before the Congress is the Dirksen amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's historic ruling that state legislatures must be apportioned on the basis of pop­ ulation. The bill, fired off by Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.) is,the big gun in a drive to perpetuate the strange-hold that rural conservative interests have on the state lawmaking bodies—a hold that would be broken by apportioning both state legislatures on a pop­ ulation basis. The AFL-CIO and other liberal groups firmly oppose the Dirkesen amendment, standing solidly behind the American tradi­ tion of "one man—one vote." Labor points to the fact that the reason why state legislators have been unresponsive to public needs is that they have been unrepresentative of the electorate. Thus far the fewest voters have elected the most legislators, who are of course in turn most responsive to the minority elements who put them in office. The Supreme Court decision reaffirms the democratic electoral procedures guaranteed by the Constitution. Any attempt to overturn this decision would be disastrous to the welfare of the great majority of American citizens. The Dirksen amendment would arrest the most needed and most fundamental political reform in the United States—that of the grievlously malapportioned legislatures. In a decision of far-reaching implication for the Newspaper industry, the National Labor Re­ lations Board has ruled that a Hearst employee lockout in Balti­ more is illegal. The Hearst daily News - American locked out its 1,100 employes April 20 in sup­ port of the Baltimore Sun papers. Finding that the lockout was a violation of the Labor Relations Act, Regional Director John A. Penello of the NLRB has ordered the workers recalled and their back wages paia. If the paper refuses to comply, Penello said that he will issue a formal com­ plaint and send it to a hearing before an NLRB trial examiner. Four unions whose members were laid off filed charges of an illegal lockout. The News-Americm ceased publication in suoport of the Sonpapers, where more than 500 Newsoaoer Guild mem­ bers hit the bricks after futile efforts to negotiate an acceptable contract. if. t The American Federation of Musicians' right to collect dues from traveling members was up­ held in a unanimous decision of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. The court rejected a petition for a re-hearing of a previous ruling that traveling members of the Musicians union may legally be required to pay the equivalent of work dues imposed by a local on its 0"n members. The petition was filed by orchestra leader SI Zentner after the appellate court upheld District Judge Edward Weinfield's decision that a resolu­ tion adopted by the AFM conven­ tion in 1963 restating the local's authority to collect work dues equivalents was binding on all locals and all members, including leaders as well as sidemen. it AFL - CIO President George Meany has nominated Interna­ tional Rep. Rudy Faupl of the Machinists as U.S. worker dele­ gate to the International Labor Organization conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in June. The ILO delegations are composed of trinartite government, business and worker representatives. Ap­ pointments of U.S. delegates and advisors are made by President Johnson. •JO .59 12 18 91 18 10) 09 3d ve of 3d ir- The SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Committee, Local 777, deserves the congratulations of union members all over the nation for their decisive 2-1 victoryover the Teamsters and gangster unionism in an NLRB election held in Chicago last week. The Chicago cab workers proved that there is no substitute for a democratic union, run in accordance with the wishes of the mem­ bership. This was the principal issue in the HoffaGlimco attempt to win over the drivers and garage mechanics of the Checker and Yellow Cab companies in Chicago. The drivers,/ and mechanics who make up DUOC's membership had the proof of their own experience to show them that there is no substitute for a union in which the members decide their own policy and elect their own leadership. Glimco, a familiar figure in Chi­ cago crime circles, was a symbol of the type of unionism where elections for officers were 4" 4" 4" conducted with only one candidate on the Hunter P. Wharton. President of the Operating Engineers, has ballot and hoodlums were on hand to throttle urged President Johnson to draft any opposition. a master plan for Mississippi flood control. In a wire to John­ son on behalf of the unions executive board, Wharton de­ clared that the government should take steps to "prevent a repeti­ tion of the uncontrolled floods which devestated the Mississippi R'V.T Valley at great loss to human life, property and land." Wharton noted that the construc­ tion of dams and reservlors re­ sults in safe communities, saving lives- and protecting property. The 64 percent total vote racked up by DUOC Local 777 is a testament to the fact that the gangster controlled unionism typi-, fied by the Hoffa-Glimco crowd, is on the way out. The entire trade union movement can be proud of the DUOC cabbies and garage men who fought hard for their right to run .their own union in a democratic way; casting aside those who would subvert the trade union movement for their own selfish ends. One Man-One Vote A constitutional amendment to short circuit the Supreme Court's historical one-man, onevote decision is being actively pushed by Senator Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.). The Sen­ ate minority leader would make sure that conservative, rural interests keep their con­ trol of state legislatures by permitting one house of a legislature to be elected on a basis other than population. The dangers of this maneuver are obvious. The Dirksen plan would permit the electorate in a state to give enlarged voting powers to some citizens and reduce the power of other persons in one house of the legislature. Us­ ing this arrangement, these groups could then misuse their power to thwart the will of the majority. Passage of this amendment would make it impossible for a majority of the citizens of a state to ever change this set up. rt is with "good reason that the AFL-CIO and liberal political organizations, along with some thoughtful conservative groups, strong­ ly oppose the Dirksen amendment. The end results of the amendment would be to ignore the social, economic and urban problems that cry out for solutions, and securely harness our state legislatures to the horse and buggy horizons of thq.eighteentl? century. 00 13 00 00 13 63 93 56 70 68 27 39 36 15 le ale :y . �Pagre TwelTe SBAP ARERS May 14. 1961 LOG Refuse To Provide Decent Wages, Conditions Growers Cry For 'Braceros', But Won't Hire U.S. Labor LOS ANGELES—The farm labor problem reached a new crisis point in California as the state's big farm operators increased their pressure on the U.S. Labor Department to let low-paid Mexican migrant workers return to the picking fields. * At the beginning of the of the farm lobby, however. AFL- tomato crop on the fact of a bumper year, Labor Secretary W. Wil- CIO state president Thomas L. harvest last year, and not on the lard Wirtz ended the importa­ Pitts said that "no labor shortage shortage of labor. The growers tion of farm labor into the U.S. in in an effort to provide jobs for Americans at decent wage rates. At once, the farm operators claimed that without the Mexican workers they would not be able to harvest their crops. The latest barrage of operator propaganda is coming from the Salinas and San Joaquin farm belts, where the operators say they will not be able to get in the strawberry, asparagus and tomato crops with the available supply of native labor. Sets Record Straight Labor Department officials and the California AFL-CIO have thrown the lie back in the faces has been proved to exist." "In fact," he said, "reports indicate that relief agencies are having trouble providing food and hous­ ing for the large numbers of workers currently awaiting jobs." Pitts said that no foreign labor should he imported as long as there are 400,000 Californians out of work. He reiterated the fact that the farm interests would have no labor shortage problems—real or imaginary—if they were willing to pay decent wages and provide decent working conditions for U.S. farm laborers. Pitts blamed the decline in the By LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Delta Seeks More Africa Sailings The West Gulf Ports Council of the Maritime Trades Department held its annual dinner recently at the Rice Hotel In Houston. Over 700 people attended Including union delegates as well as management rep­ resentatives from companies under contract to the SIU. Speakers at the affair Included ILA president Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, State Supreme Court Judge Jack Pope and Hank Brown, president of the Texas State AFL-CIO. The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted Sheridan Barge Corp. launched the newest addition to its fleet, the 350-foot ocean-going barge Kathleen Sheridan at ceremonies held at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans. The new barge is built of welded steel and has a capacity of 13,000 short tons. It will be used In the dry bulk trade along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. themselves decided to limit the crop because of a potential market glut. Growers Won't Help To help solve the problem, Labor Secretary Wirtz had pro­ posed a four-way panel, including The SlU-oontracted Delta Steamship Lines has asked the Maritime representatives of management, Administration for permission to increase its sailings in the Gulf-West labor, government and the public. The farm operators refused to sit Africa service. Trade Route 14-2. The company is requesting authority down at the same table with or­ to add 12 sailings to its scheduled 24 to West Africa for a total of 36 per year. If permission is granted, a Delta ship would depart for Africa ganized labor, however. every 10 days from the Gulf. tfWirtz has now created a threeNew Orleans that hits the board. He last man panel to "make findings of shipped on the Del Norte. Pete Shipping slowed down somewhat fact and recommendations regard­ ing applications for certification of in the last two weeks, although Peterson is making every call in foreign workers to California activity continues at a good level. the hope of finding a good bosun's growers." As he established the We expect an upturn in job calls job. It was regular old home week on panel, Wirtz again voiced his in the coming weeks. the fourth floor of the New Orleans determination to end entirely the "Smokey" Schrelner is still hunt­ "bracero program," which allowed ing for that certain ship although PHS hospital recently. Among the the importation of foreign farm time is running out on his ship­ prominent guests were Jimmy Swank, Raymond Vaughan, George labor. ping card. Bill Padgett is another PerdreauvHle, Warren Gammons, He pointed out that so far no brother who is patiently waiting Luis Franco, Angel Urti and DalMexicans have been imported, that for the right Job in New Orleans. ton Morgan. If you can't spare the labor shortages have not mater­ Bill left the Aleoa Runner when WASHINGTON—As the House-approved Medicare bill be­ ialized, that agricultural wages the longshoremen's strike tied her time for a visit to your drydocked gan its journey through the Senate, where it is expected to have gone up and that working up in Norfolk. H. B. Gates is rarin' brothers, a few lines under a fivecent stamp will go a long way be voted into law by June, an AFL-CIO spokesman noted conditions have improved. to go with the first pumpman's job toward cheering their stay up on that there are more and the fourth floor. physicians beginning to "see Mobile the advantage of Medicare." Shipping has been on the slow AFL-CIO Social Security Di­ bell in Mobile with several vessels rector Nelson Cruikshank, speaking in lay up. Activity may pick up in the coming weeks. The shipping on the AFL-CIO radio program slowdown has given some of the Labor News Conference, rejected oldtimers in Mobile a chance to the idea that doetors might hamper renew old acquaintances. J. C. the Medicare program by failing Keel who is looking for a group WASHINGTON—Hard working erewmembers aboard the U.S. Navy's nuclear sub­ to participate or cooperate tyith it. one deck job recently piled off marines who look forward to a cigarette break now find that smoking has been branded the Mount Vernon Victor.v which "The standards of the medical was making the grain runs to profession are such," he said, "that doubly dangerous. Not only do the sailors risk endangering their health by smoking, but India. Keel says he would have doctors are going to render the a Navy scientist has charged liked to stay on the Mount Vernon, care that is needed, even though that cigarettes are imperiling of the biggest problems in main­ a large proportion of a sub­ but she went into layup. He is taining the proper mixture of marine's 100-man (or more) crew taking advantage of his beach time they may still object to the method the safety of submerged sub­ breathable air in a submerged are held captive by the cigarette to spend some time with his family of payment." He added that past marines. submarine. habit. at Atmore, Ala. Andrew Thompson experience bore his contention out. Homer W. Carhart, a scientist Although crewmen on The Habit is another deck veteran who swears nuclear subs puff on, regard­ Cruikshank cited the American in the Office of Naval Research, by coastal tanker runs. The problem of dealing with less of perils of polluting the Medical Association's long and reported recently that smoking is smoking is an especially aggra­ Another oldtimer who is looking air they breathe, the Navy bitter campaign against Blue Cross, the major cause of most of the vating one on a nuclear submarine for a group one engine slot is knows better than to ban and the fact that when Blue Cross carbon monoxide in the air of a Which is designed to stay beneath Hubert Johnson who usually ships smoking during their under­ beca"me a reality "there was no submarine. Even though a device, the ocean's surface for periods of as electrician. Johnson last ship­ water tours of duty. Dr. John failure on the part of physicians called the catalytic burner, up to 60 days at a time. Navy re­ ped on the Oceanic Wave, but P. Craven, chief scientist in to provide services." Later, he destroys the deadly monoxide. Car- searchers find the problem an swapped for the electrician's job the Navy's Special Project's said, the doetors themselves hart says that its existence is one especially hard nut to crack since on the Oceanic Cloud when he was Division, says that to ban created the Blue Shield system, overseas. Carl Andrews is looking smoking would cause psycho­ v. hich was patterned after Blue for a good FWT job on a Puerto logical problems for the crews Cross. Rioan run, and is living across the who must live in very confin­ Meanwhile, the Medicare bill bay in Fairhope until his number ing quarters. came up for consideration by the comes up. James Barnett is look­ Senate Finance Committee, where Dr. Craven reports that the ing for a group two steward de­ Secretary of Health, Welfare and Navy makes no attempt to screen partment job. Education Anthony J. Celebrezze smokers out of the ranks of Houston voiced the Administration's back­ potential crewmembers who will ing for it. He asked for certain man the nuclear submarines. He The shipping picture in Houston changes in the House bill that said the only time smoking is was moving slowly in the last few would make the method of pay­ banned on the atomic-powered weeks. Among the familiar faces ment for specialized medical serv­ subs Is during experiments. around the Houston hall recently ices more efficient. was Marius Delprado who says he The Elite The bill also gained the support Crewmembers of nuclear sub­ will take the first pumpman's or of Senate Whip Russell B. Long marines are considered to be an oiler's job that he sees. Marius re­ (D.-La.), who opposed it at last elite group within the Navy, but cently got off the^ Alcoa Mariner. year's session. In a complete turn­ their habits are similar to those of Norman Longtime reports that he about, Long said that the present conventional seafaring men who thinks he's due for a change of bill does not go far enough towards sail above the surface. Observar weather and is trying to hunt up a meeting the health needs of elderly tions indicate that submarine crew­ good South American run. His last Americans. members do most of their smoking ti-ip was on the Producer to Korea. "Red" Trahan is catcning up on during watch changes and while The need for the Medicare local tv programming after his the men are relaxing during mo­ legislation was dramatically rein­ last trip on the Bradford Island. tion picture screenings. forced recently by the release of The boys around the hall swear statistics by the American Hospital Carhart pointed out that that the only time he eats is be­ Association showing that hospital cigarettes are by no means the tween commercials. W. H. Thomp­ Seafarer Percy J. Thornton (left) picked up his first $150 costs have risen 400 percent since only agent that pollutes the air of son is all set to hop the first ship regular monthly pension check recently from SIU Tampa 1946. Just 19 years ago, daily a submarine. Dangerous gases also with an open steward's job going port agent Jeff Gillette. Thornton, who makes his home in hospital costs averaged $10. To­ are created by cleaning solvents, anywhere. His last trip was on the St. Petersburg, Florida, last sailed aboard the Mayflower in day, similar costs average $40 paint thinners, insulation com­ Sacramento which made a grain the steward department. daily. pound gases and cooking gases. run to India. Medicare Pressure Grows; Even Doctors Now With It Cigarettes Called Harmful To Nuclear Sub's Interior Seafarer On Pension �Mar 14. 1965 SEAFARERS The Tattoo, Taboo On Many Grounds, Fast Losing Favor The tatoo, at one time both the badge of the working seaman and the ^jride of the European nobility, has to­ day fallen into harsh disfavor. Condemned by Health Department officials, frowned upon by high rank needle parlors in ever greater ing police officers, analyzed numbers. by psychiatrists and outlawed by the courts, the colorful art may be fading away like the old soldier, or rather the old sailor, that it is. The New York Appellate Court, declaring that the un­ sanitary conditions under which tattooing is performed create a serious health hazard, recently outlawed further practice of the art in New York. It was proved that unsterilized needles con- Old lithograph shows ex­ treme to which tattooing was sometimes taken. tributed to the spread of dis­ eases, notably hepatitis. Even seamen are deserting the tattoo parlors. The Ameri­ can sailor, to whom the tattoo was once literally the "mark" of his trade, is boycotting the But things did not always go so badly for the colorful skin ornament. Just a few years ago, the tattoo was as fashionable as, let's say, the wig is today. Win­ ston Churchill's mother. Lady Randolph Churchill, was a bearer of the "gentle design"— as were a large number of her posh friends. England's Edward VII and George V both boasted numerous and elaborate tattoos. At one time, nearly every crown head of Europe, including Kai­ ser Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, sported tattoos. In those days, regal experts with the needle and ink were officially titled "royal tattooists." The seafaring profession un­ doubtedly accounts for the vast majority of tattooed men in the United States. American sailors probably inherited the practice from their seafaring forefathers in the British Navy, who in turn picked it up in their voyages to the far east. It was passed along from generation to generation, the young apprentice copying the oldtimers. In time, it be­ came as much part of the Eng- i lish Navy as grog, or the ship's | flogging post. As is to be expected, seafar- ; ing men have identified tattoos j with a whole host of supersti- i tions. Salts of the old navy be- ; lieved that an enormous crucifix s tattooed on the back was a sure­ fire proof against flogging. It is still a common belief among sailors that a pig or a rooster on the left instep is a charm against drowning. Big Business Guns Blast 'Truth In Packaging' Bi WASHINGTON—The Food and household products in­ dustries have begun to blast away with their "giant economy size" public relations guns at the consumer- and labor-sup­ ported "truth in packaging" bill now under consideration large companies as Proctor & by the Senate Commerce Gamble and Scott Paper argue Committee. The bill, designed to end false and misleading packaging and labeling of consumer goods, drew sharp fire from industry spokes­ men testifying before the eommittee. All echoed the line that the bill, if passed, "would be an insult to the intelligence of the Ameri­ can housewife." Practices that would be forbidden by the bill include using phony catch phrases like "giant quart" or "big galion." Manufacturers would also have to print the true size or weight of a product plainly on the front, and would be forbidden from so designing packages that they contain huge amounts of air or other fillers to make the package appear larger. Advertising executives from such W Th/eHC&PITAiP, miSIUHAU •" IMMBWATBLV^ that American housewives and other consumers have a flare for reading through the small print on packages in supermarkets and judging whether containers hold as much a quantity of a product as its size would appear to indicate. Claim Hardship Testifying in favor of the bill was Commerce Secretary Jo'hn T. Connor. He spoke for a modified version, however. Industry spokes­ man had also claimed in their pres­ entation that a return to truthful and fair labeling and packaging procedure, would involve a fi­ nancial hardsliip. Connor said that progress in the packaging field might be discouraged if producers were made to risk sums to develop new packages. The industry spokesmen also cried hardship because the bill would end the practice of printing "cents off" on a product. Usually, such products sell for the same price as before the manufacturer printed the misleading "cents off" figure on the container. The bill is expected to reach the Senate fioor shortly after the hearings, chaired by Senator Phil Hart (D.-Mich.), are completed. LOG Pace Thlrteea Gov't Team To Board Red Fishing Vessel SlU Fishermen Win Probe Of Red Trawiers Off U.S. Coast :43 BOSTON—Acting on the request of the SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union, U.S. officials are taking a close look at the Russian fishing fleet which has been operating in large numbers off the New England coast. The Government officials are checking to see if 10 the Soviets are living up to^ — the regulations established by bureau men speaks fluent Russian. as well as their factory-type the 13 - nation International The team boarded a Russian fish­ processing ships and equipment. Commission for the Noi-thwest Atlantic Fisheries. The U.S. team consists of two representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and a Coast Guard officer. One of the ing vessel at Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 5. Accompanying the U.S. party is a three-man Russian team that also includes an interpreter. The U.S. officials are inspecting the activities of Soviet fishermen By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes SlU-GLD Supports Oil Strikers The inspection is being made under a reciprocal agreement with the Russians under which they are allowed to make inspection tours of American vessels. The purpose of the inspections is to determine how and where fish are caught in addition to the processing stand­ ards which are being used. Th« tentative schedule of the inspection called for the two teams to board Russian vessels at Georges and Grand banksr and then to transfer at sea to the Coast Guard cutter Acushnet to begin a similar tour of U.S. fisihing boats. The Government group is sched­ uled to return to Boston aboard the cutter on May 20 where it will make courtesy visits of Coast Guard units and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries new regional installation in Clouces'ter. The international commission has had a problem for a long period determining how to enforce regula­ tions, according to bureau head­ quarters in Washington. "The Soviets have agreed to a bureau request to exchange officers in order to learn how regulations can best be enforced." a U.S. bureau spokesman stated. Both Senator Leverett Saltonstall iR-Mass.) and Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe have in recent weeks requested the govern­ ment to investigate the importation of fish, climaxing a year-long battle by the Atlantic Fishermen's Union to bring a halt to Russian trawlers fishing in coastal waters off the U.S. On Tuesday, May 4th, plant employees for Wyandotte Chemicals, in Detroit, members of the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers,AFL-CIO, went on strike. Picket lines were located at Wyandotte's North and South plants. SIU-GLD indicated full support to the striking Wyandotte employees. From all indications, the strike is successful and complete support is being given by other AFL-CIO unions. Since the strike was called no SIU ships have called at the Wyandotte, Michigan location. The Speedy Marlene and the SlUNA, having been laid up for the Winter months, will again be seen on the St. Clair River when opera­ tions at the Algonac Service Center resume on May 13th. The boats are in the water, the Service Center has received a face­ lifting, and boat operators and river patrolmen have been assigned. By the time this goes to press, the Speedy Marlene and the SIUNA wiil be in full operation, servicing ail ships up and down bound on the St. Ciair River. The first Atlantic and Gulf deep sea ship, the Hastings, Waterman Steamship Company, arrived in Chicago on May 9th and paid off foreign Articles the following day. Except for a few beefs in the Deck Department, this was a clean pay-off. Robert Mull, Ships Delegate, did a terrific job during the voyage. The Hastings will call at sev­ two weeks. We have a shortage of eral porjs here on the Lakes that AB's as does every other port, but include Milwaukee, Green Bay, we have a fine supply of all other Duluth, Detroit, and Toledo. ratings at this time. Waterman Steamship Company Ice conditions still prevail over has several scheduled sailings most of the Duluth-Superior Har­ from the Lakes this year and we bor area and into the Lake. (Continued from page 2) would like to take this opportunity The Chief Wawatam left St. Ignew federal money will be to advise members to come to the welcomed by most commun­ Port of Detroit for immediate nace on May 2 for the Manitowoc Shipyard where it will undergo ex­ shipping. ities," he commented, in view tensive boiler repairs. While it is of their "limited resources" CLEVELAND in the shipyard, the Mackinac and the fact that the antiThe J. E. Ferris was the last Transportation Company will con­ poverty battle may be planned ship to get away in this area, leav­ tinue operations with the use of the and guided by the federal ing Lorain on 5/5/65 with full old Ann Arbor 3, which has been government but must be crew that included this port's star cut down to a barge towed by the waged locally. porter, Harry Nally. Replacements new tug, Manistee. He also detailed the relationship are coming in already this early Two of our Ann Arbor carferry between the anti-poverty program in the season. men have lost "arguments" with and the need for federal action in Due to all the replacements sent trains in the last few weeks. One other areas, such as the broaden­ at fitout, this port is slowly build­ of them, Gerald Fast, is in the ing of coverage under the Fair ing up a new supply of members USPHS Hospital for skin grafting. Labor Standards Act and a raise to use when the weather gets Clarence Smith, the other loser is in the minimum wage to $2 an warm. convalescing and hopes to be able hour. Action in these areas would Back with us and waiting for a to return to his duties in another "bring a measure of justice to the ship they would like to spend the week or so. poor whose plight is perhaps the season on are Omar Toler, Francis ALPENA Baker, and Louie Stein. Things are back to normal in re­ most sihameful—the working poor, fully employed In useful jobs, This port is having its first heat gards to Huron Portland Cement who earn too little to escape from wave, so maybe they won't have strike.. The membership of the poverty," he declared. United Stone and Allied Product long to wait. This group makes up a sub­ Workers of America ratified their FRANKFORT new one year contract at a special stantial number of those persons The MV Viking arrived in meeting on May 9. Huron Portland the anti-poverty program is de­ Frankfort on April 25th and began Cement Company will be able to signed to reach, he said. operating on April 28th, P. M. With resume operations at Huron Port­ the new horsepower in the Viking, land Dock as a result of this. the first trip was to Manitowoc The vessel, Cedarville, of the from Frankfort in four hours and Bradley Steamship Line was in­ twenty minutes, tied up, making it volved in a collision at the Seafarers overseas who want the fastest Ann Arbor carferry. Straights of Mackinaw with a Nor­ io get in touch with headquar­ The MV Arthur K. Atkinson had wegian vessel. As a result of the ters in a hurry ean do so by to go into drydock for Immediate collision, the Cedarville was sunk cabling the Union at its cable repairs, and while there will have with the loss of—at this date— addre.ss, SEAFARER.^! NEW three lives, seven missing, pre­ YORK. Use of this address a.sits annual marine inspection. sumed dead, and twenty five sur­ sures speedy transmission on all -DULUTH vivors. This is the second vessel messages and faster service for Shipping In the Port of Duluth this company has lost in Great the men involved. has been very good for the past (Continued on page 23) 5.x S X - s X ^ Anti-Poverty War Union Has Cable Address 59 12 18 91 18 0) 19 0 3 0 �iTlqr II. IHi SEAFARMR^ £OG Page Fonrieen Meany Speaks At Building Trades Conferenem Urges Labor Continue Fight To Achieve Legisiative Goais WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged a "people's lobby" to keep up the fight for labor's legislative program and "take nothing for granted" in seeking congressional support. ^ and outright repeal of Section plan properly in order to build Meany said the outlook is 14(b)." wisely." "good"" for labor's goals, in­ Haggerty told tho delegates, Meany said repeal of 14(b), cluding repeal of Section representing 3.5 million members which permits states to pro^ m By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Shipboard Meetings Are important Shipboard meetings are of the utmost Importance to all Seafarers. It Is at these meetings that SIU crewmembers hear reports on shipboard conditions, discuss beefs that have arisen during the trip, and learn of the latest news concerning their union. Thus, the successful operation of the Union depends heavily on the success of these meetings. How these meetings are conducted is all-important, and knowing the 14fb) of the Taft-Hartley Act and of 18 affiliated unions, that agree­ rules sometimes can count for just as much in a Seafarer's life as know­ hibit union shop agreements, passage of a jobsite picketing bill. ment with industrial unions on ing the skills his job calls for. Every Seafarer should become familiar would contribute to industrial But he and other speakers at the details of a jobsite picketing bill with the standard meeting rules, so that he is fully competent at hitting peace. It would also, he noted, legislative conference of the means "there now is no reason for the deck and chairing a meeting. A heads-up membership and a wide­ help raise living standards in AFL-CIO Building & Construction Congre.ss to wait any longer to awake crew is a guarantee of business in a truly democratic fashion. the,,, "right-to-work" states Trades Department warned enact this legislation." The situs which now have "the lowest Aboard ship, the presence of a quorum is no problem, inasmuch as against any letup of effort. per capita income ... the poor­ picketing bill is needed because a all crewmembers not on watch attend the meeting. The meeting can est schools . . . which pay a The four-day conference, largest 1951 Supreme Court decision held be held on a fixed schedule or as necessary on a periodic basis to take lesser share of federal tax . . . ever held by the department, was picketing of a construction jobsite care of the ship's routine business. Meetings should be held at the welcomed by President Johnson, in a dispute with a subcontractor and get a greater share of call of the ship's delegate or of a 4— —— federal help." Vice President Hubert H. Hum­ to be an illegal secondary boycott majority of the crewmembers with Above all, at any meeting, recog­ phrey, Labor Secretary W, Willard under the Taft-Hartley Act. The jobsite picketing bill has reasonable notice in any case. nize that the chairman is the fellow Wirtz and congressional leaders "the united support of everybody Orderly procedures are essential. who should be conducting the Much Needed from both parties. in the AFL-CIO," Meany said, and Special meetings should be called meeting. Every member has a Haggerty called for correction "we expect this bill to pass." Johnson Talk "without compromise" of the when any disputes between individ­ right to speak, but no one has a "It looks like a good Congress," uals or departments arise that can­ right to infringe on the rights of Johnson, making a dramatic, "terrible Inequity" of the denial unscheduled appearance to thank of the vote to Negroes. He stressed he observed. "It looks like a good not be settled by the departmental others. If everyone started sound­ labor for supporting his foreign the need for a higher minimum record . . . But I would advise you delegates. If the dispute Is entirely ing off at once every time a report policy, pledged that "trouble wage, broader coverage under the to take nothing for granted." He within one department, a meeting or proposal is made, nothing would abroad will never divert us from Fair Labor Standards Act, over­ asked the delegates to carry on of all hands in that department only ever be accomplished. The making the task of building the Great time improvements and a shorter their legislative work when they should be called. The other de­ of a motion is the way to start dis­ Society at home." Repeal of Sec­ workweek. The new cabinet De­ return to their home communities partments and personnel on the cussion on any point of the agenda tion 14(b), the President declared, partment of Housing & Urban "because that is where the ship should not be involved. The or any issue that arises aboard the "is important to you, and it is Affairs, Haggerty declared, is member of Congress is most best procedure is to fix an hour at ship. I "urgently necessary if we are to responsive." • important to me." which the greatest majority of the After that, keep to the point, try crew is off duty. I Those who would "put off to be brief, convince with facts 1 until another day" needed Shipboard meetings are like all and don't become personal in any domestic programs "are just I others, and need an agenda—an discussion or debate. Engaging in I talking through •heir hat-s." order of business—to keep things personalities is the surest way to f Johnson said. "We are not moving, and to avoid omitting nec­ nowhere. Personal comments may J going to put anything off." essary business. While the pro­ draw a laugh, but they don't solve cedures at shoreside meetings may anything. The President said he has been c working on the labor message he seem cumbersome, they are neces­ Science has finally charted a track along the edge of the t will send to Congress "in the next sary where large groups get to­ r few weeks" and stressed: "We Gulf Stream and built a device able to follow it, so that in gether. Ship's meetings can be less H Seafarers are advised that r don't just send these messages up the near future merchant ships will be able to ride a faster formal, but should include as a 1 sihould they be confined or I to Congress to be read. We send course across the Atlantic by minimum the election of meeting transferred to a V.A. hospital, 0 them to be acted upon and voted taking best advantage of the sharp temperature rise. At a depth officers, reports of delegates and they should immediately notify c upon." of 650 feet the rise is unaffected committees, action on old and new the Port Agent in the nearest currents. t by storms. Hence the ship can business and a period of "good and SIU Hall who will see to it that; Before this session of Congress The Woods Hole Oceanographic "feel its way" along the edge, is over, Johnson predicted, it will Institute has developed a device simply by keeping its sensor in welfare." This is a time to make " they receive the proper service 1 and attention. suggestions, comment on action have made its mark as "the most that enables a vessel to continu­ water of 60 degrees Farenheit. taken or just to let off steam. enlightened, the most progressive" ously follow the main axis of the in the nation's history. Gulf Stream without ever going off course.-This is no mean feat, con­ Repeal 14(B) The conference overflowed the sidering the treacherous twists and huge 4,200-seat ballroom in the turns of the Gulf waters. The apparatus also enables sci­ Hilton Hotel here and hundreds lined the walls as Department entists to achieve a better under­ President C. J. Haggerty opened standing of the ever-changing, the session with a call for "prompt meandering currents. This knowl­ The notion of finding and opening the legendary Northwest Passage to maritime travel edge is important to such diverse has tempted mariners for the last 400 years. This summer, a Canadian expedition will try enterprises as the pursuit of fish to prove that it's possible. They will be working on the same premise that inspired the great and the detection of submarines. explorers from Columbus to'*— Profit Motive Henry Hudson — that the was dim about the prospects of This summer's expedition will At least one enterprising tanker shortest distance between two opening up the Passage to mer­ seek to prove that in the warmer captain is quietly using the equip­ points is a straight line. chant marine traffic. He wrote In months the Northwest Passage ment to ride the maximum current Before the Old World reamed his autobiography: "My successful could become an addition to the and outrun his competitors. He WASHINGTON—Big Business is sails between the Gulf of Mexico of the existence of the New, a voyage in the Gjoa (his ship) was overworked Panama Canal. The getting even bigger and at an and Maine. The Gulf Stream can few far-minded geographers cir­ the first Navigation of the North­ vessel will sail from Vancouver to astonishing rate, according to an add ^several knots to bis north­ culated the idea that by sailing west Passage and remains today Frobisher Bay, going through Peel analysis presented to the Senate's easterly speed and subtract a west across the Atlantic a ship (1928) the only navigation of it. Sound and south of Victoria and Antitrust and Monopoly Sub­ similar amount on his return could reach China and the Orient. Indeed, it is most unlikely that King William Islands. The trip is Columbus sought to prove the anyone in the future will think it expected to take about three weeks committee by the Federal Trade journey. Commission. In the past, the typicat- way of theory, but discovered America worth while to consider for a at a planned cruising speed of 15Tlie FTC reported that the na­ tracing the stream was for a ship instead. The geographers modified second in view of the fact that 16 knots. Fuel will be taken on at tion's 200 biggest corporations are to zigzag across its edge, measur­ their idea in light of what Co­ there were so many difficulties dumps set up about 1000 miles growing so rapidly that they will ing the latter in terms of tempera­ lumbus found and began looking and dangers involved." apart. Reaching the Atlantic, the control two-thirds of all corporate ture change. The ship frequently for a sea route through North ship will turn around and head The second navigation of the assets by 1975. The top 200 t v "lost" the stream and spent wasted America that would lead to the passage came at the time Ad­ back to the Pacific, taking a route control 54.6 percent of total busi­ days seeking to find" it again. Some­ Pacific. mundsen died. The St. Roch, a through the Prince of Wales ness assets, a rise of 17 percent times it picked up a detached eddy When Hudson first sailed up the copper-clad and ironwood ship Straits between Victoria and of warm water, thinking it was river later named after him, he since 1950. operated by the Royal Canadian Bank Islands. In the last 15 years, the 200 the stream itself. As with a river was searching for that route — Mounted Police, traversed the If the expedition is successful, leading manufactaring firms have on shore, meanders are occasion­ the Northwest Passage. Finding it Passage In the same East to' Alexander hopes to prove that the ally pinched off, leaving great would have halved the distance West direction Admundsen had acquired 2,000 businesses with Northwest Passage can be regularly combined assets of about $17.5 pools of warm waters by the way­ from Europe to Asia and allowed taken. The St. Roch went on to used by merchant ships operating side. for quicker, fuller commerce with make many crossings, and, in billion. The amount Is nearly half between the east and west coasts The new device is towed a third the Orient. But Hudson was not that of the total assets of the next 1942, she heeame the first of Canada and the United States of a mile behind the ship and is destined to discover the Passage. 300 corporations. vessel to sail the Passage West during the late summer months. rigged with a V-fin that keeps it The job waited for the great Nor­ The FTC analysis was presented 650 feet below the surface. It re­ wegian arctic explorer Admundsen. to East. In later years, the Additionally, it could open up the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Spar, Canadian Northwest area to de­ to back up the contention that ports continuously to the ship by Amundsen Made It Storis and Bramb'e did It during velopment, especially of the o'l fundamental changes are being wire, informing it of the water Starting where many others had the course of a hydrographlc resources said to be there. It made in the nation's economy by temperatures at that depth. failed, Admundsen navigated the survey. The last crosing of the appears, then, that a 400-year-old the increasing trend towards The system exploits the fact that ice clogged route In a three-year Passage was made by the U.S. dream is on the verge of becom­ corporate consolidation. This trend, the FTC said, has serious effects the side of the Gulf Stream facing trip, lasting from 1903 to 1908. His Navy nuclear submarine Sea ing a reality In the very near North America is marked by a trip was so difficult, however, he Dragon In 1960. future. on free, competition. Improved Gulf Stream Charts To Aid Faster Ship Voyages Summer Expedition To Seek Legendary Northwest Passage Big Business Getting Bigger �MW 14> 1»«* SEAFARERi PaseFirteca (keea SBAffABma PORTS OP THB WORLD 19.43 1.10 Mombasa, the principal port of the new nation of Kenya, Is situated on a handsome, peen-forested island. The an­ chorage at Kilindini is considered the finest natural deepwater harbor in East Africa. The small city (population 180,000) is the center for Kenya's export of coffee, tea and sisal, the nation's chief money-making crops. Kenya, which gained its independence in 1963, was formerly a part of the British empire. The British mark left on Mombasa is equalled by that left by earlier colonialists from Portugal and the Arab world. Among the SlU-contracted vessels that call on Mombasa are those of the Robin Lines, like the Robin Gray. Ships approaching the port of Mombasa first round Mombasa Island. The harbor proper is usually crowded with all types of vessels from all over the world. SlU contracted Robin Line ships like the Robin Gray are regular callers at the port of Mombasa. The continent of Africa still teems with big game, and Mombasa taxidermists are busy experts of their trade. iiiiii mmmms iiiiiil i Seafarers will find Mombasa a fascinating port of call. The dock area lies near the center of town along Kilindini Road. The gateway to the city is marked at one point by an arch made of giant elephant tusks. Buses to town are fre­ quent and there are plenty of taxis. A good place to start off a shoreside visit is at the Wood Market. Here all sorts of souvenirs can be purchased from the street stalls. The best handicraft in this part of the world consists of ebony carved pieces, delicately fashioned by the local artisans. Ivory goods are also worth shopping around for. On the opposite side of the island, about two miles from the docks, is Fort Jesus, built by the Portugese in the late 16th century to fight off Arab rebellions. The Fort now con­ tains a museum and a prison. The Arabs managed to expel the Portugese in 1729, and the Old Town still retains a deep Near Eastern flavor. Between Fort Jesus and Salim Roads, the old quarter of the city is made up of narrow streets, bazaars and mosques. European-style architecture vies with Arab and African styles for attention. In this small area can be found representatives of almost all the races in Africa. Between January and the early spring, the deepsea dhows arrive in port with cargoes from India and the Persian Gulf. The small sailing boats are manned by hospitable, but busi­ ness-minded crews. Boats can be hired to visit the anchored dhows. Both goods and conversation are freely exchanged. The Seamen's Club at the corner of Kilindini and Zanzi­ bar Roads has a swimming pool and recreation room avail­ able for use. The recommended eating places in town include the Nelson, Salad Bowl, New Carlton Hotel and the Rex Hotel. Adventurous Seafarers with a little time on their hands can join up with one of the frequent tours and safaris that go into the lion and elephant country. Kenya is a sports­ man's paradise, offering unlimited types of game for shoot­ ing or fishing. The trend now is to shoot wild animals with a camera instead of a rifle. 1.59 2.12 5.18 J.91 3.18 ,00) 1.09 nd ive of nd ca. 00 13 00 00 13 i3 >3 0 8 7 9 6 5 e Many sailing vessels still call at Mombasa, like the Dhows shown above. These vessels, displacing about 170 tons, have been bringing Persian Gulf traders to the East Coast of Africa for over 3,000 years. Elephant Ivory usually brings big prices In bidding by Asian ivory dealers. Most of the Ivory sold at these Mombasa auctions finds Its v/ay to Hong Kong, a center of Ivory carving. e y �Ptwe fflzfecB SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Fast Action On Senate Medicare Passage With "pride" and "gratification," the AFL-CIO asked the Senate Finance Committee to give quick approval to a program labor has fought for over the years—health care for the elderly under social security, mony by medicare supporters program which would pay only AFL-CIO Social Security was a portion of the cost—were the one of elation. Director Nelson H. CruikAmerican Hospital Association and shank said the medicare biU Cruikshank told the committee the National Medical Association, passed by the House and now be­ fore the Senate committee would mark the biggest step forward in the 30-year history of the Social Security Act. It would also, he noted, enable the United States to catch up with "nearly every other industrial country in the world" in the field of health care. Cniikshank made suggestions for improving the House bill— including payment under the basic hospitalization program of such hospitai speciaiists as radi­ ologists and pathologists. So did Health, Education & Welfare Secretary Anthony J, Celebrex and most other witnesses testi­ fying for the legislation. But the general tenor of the testi­ that the legislation's effects will be "felt in all generations ahead; and representing 5,000 Negro doctors. its most valued product will be human happiness." He cited six reasons why labor "wholeheartedly" supports the bill: • "It provides basic health benefits for the aged, financed through contributory social insurance. • "It provides for contributions from general revenues toward health insurance coverage, without the imposition of a means test. Mf 14, IMI LOG 5/1/ Clinic Exams—All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: March 1 - March 31, 1965 Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Boston 8 0 1 9 Baltimore 140 32 24 196 Jacksonville 32 0 0 32 Houston 223 19 4 246 Mobile 80 9 3 92 New York 417 31 33 481 Philadelphia 70 26 9 105 Tampa 12 1 2 15 New Orleans 374 13 8 395 TOTAL 1,356 84 1,571 Hiring Changes (Continued from page 24) persisted for six years, Gleason said, with a peak of 18,000 men needed only on Thursdays and Fridays. That means a minimum 6,600 un­ employed workers available for work — "vastly disproportion­ ate" to the need, the union head said, A 1964 manpower report by the U.S. Department of Labor con­ firmed the ILA's claim of a man­ power over supply, said Gleason. Under the contract recently signed with the New York Shipping As­ sociation, labor and management agreed to new procedures for mobility and a guaranteed annual wage, and both should operate the hiring halls which supply the labor, he declared. Both the Waterfront Commission and the ennployers oppose the pro­ posed legislation. The shipping as­ sociation agreed in negotiations to join the ILA in getting the port register closed, but objects to the pending bill. By Joseph B. Loque, MD, Medical Director New Medical Opinions On Breast Cancer Simple surgery may be Just as effective in the treatment of breast cancer as the complicated surgical procedures preferred by most physicians as reported in Health Bulletin, That is the opinion of an increasing number of researchers who have compared survival rates of patients having only the afflicted organ removed, with those in which the organ plus surrounding tissue was removed. In most cases the rates of cure for both groups were Identical. Dr. George Crile, Jr., of the Cleveland Foundation reported recently that in his own study "tho survival rates of patients treated by simple operations has been six per cent higher than those treated by radical ones." Perhaps the most stinging at-"*"" tack on the medical profession's standardized operative procedure preference for drastic removal of by increasingly well-trained sur­ tissue came recently from Dr. Ed­ geons, it is disconcerting indeed ward F, Lewison. Writing in the to note that the breast cancer mor­ Journal of the American Medical tality rate has not yet reflected our Association, the Johns Hopkins ever-improving surgical skill." Hospital researcher said of the Dr. Lewison backs up his con­ radical type of operation that "despite Its world-wide acceptance clusion with numerous reports and the performance of this which make the same point. For example, he cites a recent study by Drs. S. S. Smith and A. C. Meyer showing a five-year survival rate of 54 percent for patients treated by simple mastectomy and a five-year survival rate of 53 per­ cent for patients treated by radi­ cal mastectomy. Similar results Margolius wre obtained front a study in Co­ penhagen and also from Dr. Lewison's own investigations. The of such recent sporty models as the Mustang Is at­ time is ripe for a "rigidly con­ tributed to their popularity with teen-agers. trolled clinical trial of equivalent Of even more concern is that the whisky and beer therapeutic techniques in the sur­ industries are finding teen-agers an increasing gical treatment of breast cancer," Dr. Lewison concluded. market. Another argument against dras­ One result of the pressure on teen-agers to spend freely is that the money they need for advanced edu­ tic breast surgery was presented cation is diverted. Too, family discord often results at the 58th annual meeting of the when teen-agers want to be on a par with other Southern Medical Association. Dr. youngsters in clothing, recreation and other spend­ Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., associate ing, but the family income is limited. Another result clinical professor of surgery at is that teen-agers enter marriage with little training Vanderbilt University School of in money management, and money problems are very Medicine, said that the pain and discomfort patients experience noticeable in young marriages. Both family service agencies and church organiza­ after "super" operations is not worth the dubious benefits. Direct­ tions have become concerned about commercial in­ ing his attack at the use oi radical fluences on today's youngsters, and the need to teach mastectomy in the aged, he said them values. that cancer specialists have repeat­ Sometimes the pressures on teens reach serious edly shown that, beyond 70 years proportions. For example. Children and Family Serv­ of age, simple mastectomy offers ice of Youngstown, Ohio, reports that salesmen there better survival in years than does are very active among boys just prior to graduating radical surgery. There is "very from high school. The salesmen impress upon the little evidence that the ^risfe ac­ boys the necessity for giving their about-to-graduate companying so-called stage 1 can­ girl friend a diamond for which the youngsters then cer of the breast justifies the mor­ pay -and pay, reports Luna E. Kenney, Executive tality of 'super' operations," Dr. Byrd added. Director, • "It provides substantial In­ creases in cash benefits to social security recipients. • "It provides adequate and equitable financing for both the broadening of existing social in­ surance programs and for the new­ ly-Inaugurated one. • "It provides improved stand­ ards and broadened coverage for state programs of medical assist­ ance for needy persons." Among the groups urging that hospital specialist charges be in­ cluded In the hospital program— NEW YORK — Top representa- rather than under the voluntary tivea of the world's leading ship supplemental medical insurance classification societies are meeting here in an effort to determine international load line standards for the giant supertankers of to­ day that have made the old standards obsolete. Present load line standards were By Sidney established by an international convention in 1930 and do not cover ships of 700 feet or longer. Businessmen currently are stepping up their ef­ Andrew Neilson, chairman and forts to sell teen-agers everything from cosmetics to president of the American Bureau cars. With the teen-age population increasing at the of Shipping, explained that the in­ creased number of supertankers, rate of 800,000 a year, and now over 23,000,000, busi­ giant bulk carriers and specialized nessmen see today's teen-agers as an expanding product ships—sone of which are group with literally billions to spend. over 1,000 feet long—has neces­ Moderate-income families ought to know about sitated a revision of international the adverti.sing and selling drive aimed at teen-agers load line requirements. because it can lead to (1) money waste and (2) family Basically, the. load line, or load discord. wateriine, is the line of immersion The fact is, teen-agers have become a seriouslythat marks the maximum draft to exploited group, manipulated by disc jockeys, record which a ship may be loaded safely companies, advertising agencies, retailers and man­ under various conditions of classifi­ ufacturers for their own merchandising purposes. cation, service or weather. Although teen-age girls comprise 11 per cent of the The lines, which may vary ac­ female population, they already do 23 per cent of cording to season, geography, salt all spending for cosmetics and toiletries, marketing or fresh water, are marked amid­ expert Patricia McColl recently reported in Drug ships on both sides of a vessels Trade News, hull. A ship cannot legally be The girls now spend about $450,000,000 a year for loaded "below the marks" and is cosmetics and toiletries. Stores now even sell "h'is not considered seaworthy if loaded and her" colognes so youngsters going "steady" can below allowable freeboard stand­ wear the same fragrance. Boys, too, are becoming ards. Freeboard is the distance heavy spenders for such toiletry products as hair from the center of the loadline markings to the level of the main creams, acne and other skin products, shaving needs and lotions, mouth wash and deodorants. The presi­ deck. dent of one department-store chain even recently Load lines are popularly known advocated setting up special toiletries departments as Plimsoll marks, in honor of for boys like the beauty bars for girls many stores A 19-year-old girl came to the agency with a num­ Samuel Plimsoll who was instru­ have. ber of problems, including debts. Just before gradu­ mental in passage of legislation ating, she had followed the local custom of buying When it comes to records, teen-agers now are con­ silver, crystal, dishes and kitchenware even though establishing load lines by the British Parlaiment in the 19th sidered the biggest buyers, spending an estimated she had no boy friend and no prospects of marriage. $700,000,000 a year. It has become commonplace for Century. Now she was having trouble meeting the install­ a teen-ager to spend $6 for a Beatle album. Teen­ ments. Societies' represented at the agers also have become big customers for record week-long conference are: France's players, transistor radios (including very-expensive Sometimes parents may need to get together Bureau Veritas; West Germany's ones), tape recorders, hair dryers and cameras, let through their P»TA's, or informally, to restrain ex­ Germanischer Llloyd; England's alone clothing and the traditional sports equipment. pensive local customs affecting children. In one Lloyd's Register of Shipping; Even sports goods has become a bigger expense with Western city where costs of going to the high school Japan's Nippon Kaiji Kyokai; Nor­ the trend to such sports as skiing which require prom had reached $50, parents got together and set way's Det Norske Veritas; Italy's costlier equipment. a limit of $20, Mr. Thompson reports. Registro Italiano Navale; and the Father and mother also need to keep in communi­ Auto Industry Exploits Trends American Bureau of Shipping. cation with each other about their children, and The auto industry now also regards teen-a^ers as avoid any independent giving without telling the David B. Bannerroaa Jr., a vice president of the American group, a major market, not only because many of the older other parent. This sometimes happens because of a will be chairman at the opening teen-agers themselves buy cars, but because they parent's own emotional needs, or to win a child's also Influence, their families' car buying. The success affectiop,; seMion. -i L Plan Load Line Standards For 'Super' Ships 131 Businessmen Love Big Spending Teen-Agers Dr. George Crile, Jr., In a re­ port to the Cambria County, Penn­ sylvania, Medical Society men­ tioned a long list of side effects and inconveniences following rad­ ical mastectomy. He says that bizarre alterations of this opera­ tion have resulted in so much re­ moval of the skin that skin graft­ ing was necessary in many cases. "Now, all of this would have been worthwhile had the results in terms of improvement of the five-, year survival rates , , , or im­ provements in terms of the death rate per hundred thousand women affected by breast cancer been modified." However, the sad fact is that "these rates have not ehgnged,",Dr. .Crjle concluded., I'l >•; ffl m l| ill �May 14, 1965 SEAFARERS ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal 7. year ended November 30, 1964- 8. SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND 9. 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the 10. STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessariiy abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annuai Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York 38, NY. EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ASSETS' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations ... 796,407.58 (b) Nongovernment bonds 2,115,200.00 (c) Total bonds and debentures. 2,911,607.58 3. Stocks (a) Preferred —0— (b) Common 1,174,983.02 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages .... 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets. U.S. Treasury Bills 294,606.00 8. Accrued interest paid on investments. 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) See Attachment '... 16,086.13 (b) (c) • 11. Total assets LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance and annuity premiums payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 14. Accounts payable. See Attachment .. 6,574.56 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other expenses —0— 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) See Below 2,407,789.00 (b) Fund Balance 2,826,880.09 (c) (d) Total funds and reserves ... 18. Total liabilities and funds i Column (2) 843,960.92 Column* (3) NOT APPLICABLE 4,273,689.43 367,167.14 60,734.82 —0— 16,098.37 24,875.62 176,115.15 644,991.10 57,251.59 57,251.59 4,975,932.12 714,135.18 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments increase in Reserve for Welfare Benefits for Pensioners and their Dependents (627,838.00) (b) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year 2,740,582.91 714,135.18 (627,838.00) 2,826,880.09 ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT-FORM D-2 NOVEMBER 30, 1964 Item No. 1. Seafarers Welfare Plan is identified with various Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Lakes steamship companies, tugboat and dredging operators who have collective bargaining agreements with the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, the Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, Great Lakes District. 4,381,196.60 &B Classes of Benefits Provided Death Hospital Maternity Optical Medical Burial Plots Rehabilitation 16,086.13 5,241,243.65 6,574.56 5,234,669.09 5,241,243.65 Item 17 (a) Reserve for welfare benefits for pensioners and their dependents$2,407,789.00 EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 6^ Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive DISBURSEMENTS Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses Other disbursements (a) See Attachment (b) Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN < Indicate accounting! basis by check: Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. See Attachment. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued in coiumn (1> on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be fiied with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act. sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B)). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1); Bonds, stocks and Treasury bills at cost. • If A (2) in item 13, PART 111 is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investment summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer (b) Employees ..' (c) Others (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net Income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts (a) Interest on delinquent contributions (b) Equipment and office improvement rentals. (c) Miscellaneous 11. 12. Page SeTenfwrf" LOG Sickness and Accident Medical Examination Program Blood Transfusions Surgical Special Therapeutic Equipment Blood Bank Rehabilitation Therapy EXHIBIT B-1—Item 10—Other Assets Investment in Stock of Wholly-Owned Corporation (At Cost) Miscellaneous Receivables Deposits Capital Donated to Wholly-Owned Corps Less: Reserve for Donated Capital Fixed Assets Furniture and Fixtures—New York Furniture and Fixtures—Detroit Medical and Safety Program Facilities Brooklyn, New York Puerto Rico New Orleans, Louisiana Baltimore, Maryland Furniture and Fixtures—Blood Bank Program, N.Y. N.Y Equipment Outports Cemetery PlO'ts - $ 2,000.00 8,827.13 259.00 $476,293.70 471,293.70 5,000.00 375,531.18 8,623.18 93,502.92 64,013.31 45,766.05 46,346.07 558.78 1,181.43 887.50 636,410.42 636,410.42 Less: Reserve for Fixed Assets Total Other Assets Item 14—Accounts Payable Payroll Taxes Withheld Accounts Payable —0— $16,086.13 $ 5,568,63 1,005.93 ; $ 6,574.56 EXHIBIT B-1 — Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS Contributions Receivable—Note Interest Receivable on Bonds Miscellaneous Receivables $1,335,296.70 41,612.68 30,314,27 5,464,854.95 $1,407,223.65 LIABILITIES 179,138.85 5,654.97 36,573.11 3,845.42 46,073.50 5,690,067.30 Incurred Benefits Payable Administrative Expenses Payable : $ 326,753.89 34,446.56 $ 361,200.45 Note: Included herein are delinquent contributions in the amount of $418,057.71 due from various companies as principals for their own vessels or as agents for other com­ panies. Attorneys for the Plan have instituted suits libeling various vessels under the control of the companies and the parties involved are presently engaged in bankruptcy or admiralty proceedings. (Continued on page 18) �P«CB E^teen SEAFARERS L1ABIUTR8 AND FUNDS . i 12. Insurance and annuity premiums ^ payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered ' ~ by Insurance) 14. Accounts payable . . r' 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other ex; • . '' ' penses _ 16. Total iiabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses 8,101,865.35 (b) (c) (d) Total funds and reserves... 8,101,865.35 18. Total liabilities and funds 8,101,865.35 ANNUAL REPORT (Continued from page 17) EXHIBIT B-2—Line 8 and Page Z—Item 7 Benefits provided other than through insurance carrier or other service organization. Cost of Benefits Paid $4,219,140.03 Cost of fixed assets acquired for purpose of providing . specific benefits 54,549.40 $4,273,689.43 EXHIBIT B-2—Line 10—Other Disbursements Trustees Meetings Travel Expenses Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate $ $ Mmf 14 196» LOG 7,300.36 7,585.22 29,146.73 13,219.28 ^ • s ' Indicate accounting basis by clieck: Cash • Accrual X. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of signlflcant unrecorded assets and Uabilitles. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued In column (1) on the basis regularly used In valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shaU ha valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement Is not sO required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, Stocks and Treasury BUis —At Cost. ' If A (2) In item 13, PART III is checked "Yes." show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a. and 3h. if such value differs from that reported in column (1). 57,251.59 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND EXHIBIT B-2 STATE OF SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS C0UNT\ OF ..and.. Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his informa* tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee j Max Harrison Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 JOHN J. BAGUSEO NOTARY PUBLIC, Slate ol New Ywlt No. 30.C^.C£3o5 Qualified in Nanaau CounlY Cert, filed in Nassau Co. & N. Y. Co. Cemmissieo Xxpirea Moieh 3^ 1090 Employee trustee: AI Kerr 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. For Year Ending November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Addre.s.s of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ( RECEIPTS Contributions (a) Employer 3,926,148.00 (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) Interest, dividends, and other investment net income.. 245,272.49 Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets net 9,995.04 Dividends and experience rating refunds from insur­ ance companies Other receipts (a) (b) (c) Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive 4,181,415.53 DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meetings expenses (b) Traveling expenses 11. Total lines 7 to jn. inclusive 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended November 30, 1964 SEAFARERS PENSION FUND 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and aiTairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For • more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund,' or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York, N.Y. 10038 EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations .... (b) Nongovernment bonds and notes (c) Total bonds and debentures. 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets, U.S. Treasury Bills 8. Accrued interest paid on invest­ ments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) (b) (c) 11. Total assets ... •• Column (2) 120,049.37 2,143.70 3,739.31 53,084.04 6,056.10 672.94 137,121.71 6,729.04 1,239,323.63 2,942,091.90 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES * ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Column* (3) .5.EAF.AR.E.ftS,..PENSIpN.FUND 251,785.00 IS. 3,226,052.77 3,477,837.77 Not Applicable And Trusteei of the Fund and.. 511,307.86 3,510,617.55 being duly iworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of hli Informa­ tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trus^ 284,935.21 Max Harrison 193,131.13 51,539.41 26,615.25 13. Fund balance at beginning of year —0— 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 2,942,091.90 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investment (b) Net increases in reserve for future benefits and expenses ,(2,942,091.90) (2,942,091.90) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year —0— ASSETS' Column (1) ' 1,095,472.83 7,977,829.52 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 3,986.46 Employee trustee: Al Kerr _ s. 8,101,865.35 JOHN J. BflOUSEO NOTARY PUBUC, Stal* o( N*w TodI No. 30-8432085 ' QuoUliod la Nomu County Coit iilod in Nouou Co. Oi H. Y. Co. KottuaUOum Expiiot Maioh 30, UM �liar U INI SEAFARERS lOG JMw^on Passengers One of these days, and it won't be long, Seafarers will be ordering their ship-board menus, just as they do in port. It will not be unusual to hear one choosey sailor asking for beef stroganoff, another for steak, another for chicken in wine sauce, his mate for veal parmigian, and so on down-t" the line. And, what's more, when men were men and glasses The crew aboard the Los An­ geles (Sea-Land) has been spend­ each will receive his choice were crystal." Seafarers Leon Tekof (left) and Frank Posaluk hold two "pas­ senger" pigeons who hitched a round trip ride aboard the Geneva on the vessel's Delaware to Canada run. Bosun Pasaluk and A. B. Telcot took good care of their feathery guests, releasing them when the pilot came aboard at the Delaware Station. While in passage, the birds feasted on special dishes prepared for them by chief steward, Antonio Alfonso. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 4 — Chairman, Wilard Mullinc; Secre­ tary, Fred Shaia. Ship's delegate reported that everything -has been running smoothly so far. $1.86 In ship's fund. Motion made to have all companies Issue American money In all foreign ports, before arrival. If ship is In port for more than five days, the captain should go to customs and get permission to Issue American money. An amendment to iii above motion: Should certain laws be in conflict with this motion, then the American Consul In that port should be contacted. Voluntary con­ tributions accepted for, ship's fund. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carri­ ers), April 28—Chairman, Peter F. Patrick; Secretary, Charles 0. Phil­ lips. One man missed ship and two went to hospital In Bahrain. No beefs and no disputed OT. E GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25—Chairman, H. Smithi Secretary, W. F. Barth. Ship's dele' gate reported that everything Is run­ ning smooth. Motion made that the LOG publish all the alms of the negotiating committee. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), May 3 — Chairman, Oarley Milburne; Secretary, Arnold Michael. $14.80 In ship's fund. Disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job weil done. I STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman Farrand; Secretary, Luis Malta. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that each man donate $1.00 to ship's fund. Request made for more milk aboard. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), May 8 — Chairman, Edward Morris, Jr,; Secretary Brown Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew requested to dump garbage In chute and not on deck. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman, H. Orlando; Secretary, V. Torregrosa, Jr. Vote of thanks to Shaky for repairing TV antenna. Motion made to have ship sprayed to get rid of roaches. Motion mads to have drinking fountain In messhall moved to passageway due to Its being a safety hazard. Ship's dele­ gate to discuss with captain the possibility of having starboard com­ pressor repaired due to Its being excessively noisy during meal hours. $8.00 In ship's fund. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), April 25 — Chairman, Joe Crowley; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsberry. $">3.50 In ship's fund. One man short In steward department. All members Interested In retirement pay. Vote of thanks to the chief electrician for fixing washing machine. Vote of thanks to the steward department for doing a good job. IBERVILLE (Waterman), May 2 — Chairman, J. W. Allan; Secretary, J. W. Singer. Ships delegate reported that all is well. %<'.?=• in ' Some disputed OT i-> it--'ment. Motion made that due to con­ stant rise In cost of i../iii.„, J failure of headquarters to promote a raise in wages, for a long time, eliminate assessments for A.O.A. and G.F. in order to release members from financial burdens. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 18 — Chairman, S. McCormIck; Secretary H. T. Andersen. No beefs reported by department delegates. PILOT ROCK (Columbia Steamship), May 4 — Chairman, George Brady; Secretary, G. W. Luke. One man hospitalized In Port Suez, Egypt. One man missed ship at Port Arthur, Texas. Vote of thanks to the captain and his officers for the prompt attention to hospitalized crewmember. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Everyone is getting fat VORKMAR (Calmar), May 2 — Chaiman, G. M. Wri^t; Secretary, W. L. Glogg. One man In deck department left ship in Panama due to death In family. Some disputed OT in engine department. Beef about food not being prepared properly. Steward to check preparation of food. HENRY STEINBRENNER (Kins­ man), April 25 — Chairman, Leon Strlla; Secretary, None. Request that the patrolman meet the ship In regards to squaring away a few beefs. Request made that new con­ tract spell out the vacation pay as does the deep-sea contract. Brother R. C. Rutherford, steward on board should be awarded a medal for being one of the cleanest and most accommodating cooks on the Great Lakes. HENNEPIN (Redland), April 24 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, 0. F. Siedlecki. $8.00 In ship's fund. OT slips to be turned over to patrol­ man by deck department. Everything is fine and dandy In the engine and steward departments. plate In less than three minutes. It's all part of a tentative ohow study jointly conducted by the SIU and several union - contract­ ed companies. "We're experim e n 11 n g with pre - prepared, frozen entrees," says D. P. Elde­ mire aboard the Eldemire Steel Advocate (Isthmian), one of the vessels par­ ticipating in the tests. "Pre-prepared, frozen entrees enable the galley to serve a greater number of dishes cheaper, faster, more effici­ ently and with less trouble than ever before. Up to forty different entrees can be stored in the freezer and made immediately available, according to the varying tastes of the crew. And the same goes for side dishes, pastries and sandwich­ es. The program is going real well," announces brother Eldemire. "The chow is excellent and we recommend a continuing study to determine the best brands of frozen foods and the best methods and equipment for preparing them." 4< 4- 4" It's a case of the tea kettle call­ ing the coffee pot black—at least too black to brew tea in. The "we'd sooner Lipton" contingency aboard the Spitfire (General Cargo) insists that once an urn is used for boil­ ing coffee, it's no good for any­ thing else. "The coffee-klatoh gang is getting privileged treatment," complains ship's delegate H. S. Christensen, "and we're demand­ ing equal time and separate facili­ ties." "Ditto for us," piped up a hot chocolate lover who prefers to remain anonymous. "Even though we're a minority, we have our rights." "Well," sighed a resigned steward in the back, "It looks like the Spitfire will be carrying a three-urn galley." 4> 14 41 Nowadays, everything is made of plastic—^from the new face on your favorite movie star, to that "bul­ let-proof, jet-age, invisible plastic shield" that proves invulner­ able to baseballs and maohinegun slugs on T.V. commercials. But when the plastic Stanton craze takes to the sea and boards the dining tables, it's time for Seafarers to draw the line. "We've put our collective foot down," says Eugene A. Stan­ ton, ship's delegate aboard the Transorient (Hudson Waterways.) "We've served notice that plastic table service must go. We're out to bring back the good old days 4> 4 ^ ing their off-duty hours at the ping-pong table, lounging in the reading room, working-o u t in the gym, or catching the lat­ est rerun on T.V. The ship's recreation facilities Bruce have been placed at the disposal of the crew. Accord­ ing to delegate Leo Bruce, the boys are whipping themselves into shape —toning up those physical and mental muscles. "By the time we hit port," says brother Bruce, lightr ing a cigarette and laying his bil­ 4-4 4 An investigation was launched liard cue aside, "we'll be in pretty last week aboard the Globe Carrier fine condition. Those shoreside gals are sure in for a treat," he (Maritime Over­ added, casually hefting a barbell. seas) to get to "You know the old saying, all work the bottom of and no play ..." those flying 4 4 4 saucer rumors that have been Delegate B. Tippens, sailing oirculating from aboard the Topa-Topa, reports that deck to deck ever the Captain was so well satisfied since the ship with the work and behavior of left port. Ship's the crew that he commended all delegate John on board for their efforts, express­ Flood Flood, who was ing special appresiation for a job elected to head the investigating well-done by the steward depart­ committee, turned in the following ment. "All and all, it was an report: "The reports of flying excellent voyage," the captain is saucers aboard ship are completely reported to have declared. unfounded and false. The un­ 4 4 4 identified flying objects that have Speaking on behalf, of the entire been p 1 a g u e i n g crewmembers, causing them to duck and dodge crew on board the SS Manhattan Waterways), delegate as they go about their duties, are (Hudson not saucers at all. They are L. P. Hagmann extends a hearty pastries. These baker's concoctions vote of thanks to Captain Redding are so light and fluffy that, unless for the Captain's special considera­ firmly anchored to the table, they tion and his expert treatment of a take wing and float about the crew member who became ill dur­ vessel, causing great consternation ing the voyage. 4 4 4 among the crew." Delegate Alfred H. Anderson 4 4 4 The following mess staffs made reports that Seafarers aboard the It hefty, hot and hearty, and were Steel Designer par­ awarded a special vote of thanks (Isthmian) from their grateful crewmembers: ticipated in a realBethtex (Bethlehem Steel); Will- life fire rescue mar (Calmar); Penn Vanguard drill. Receiving a (Penn Shipping); Topa Topa distress signal (Waterman); SS Del Sud (Delta from a Lebanese Steamship) — applause for the freighter, the baker; SS Manhattan (Hudson Steel Designer Waterways) — the baker takes a turned about in bow; SS San Francisco (Sea-Land). mid-course and Anderson raced to Uie 4 4 4 Seafarer Nicholas Bechlivanis disaster scene. When_ they ar­ says that he is proud to announce rived, the freighter was still afloat, that "there are still some honest but engulfed in flames. Fortunately licensed personnel around." Broth­ .the crew of the burning vessel had er Bechlivanis was paid o^ff by the already been picked up by a ship Captain. But in the confusion, he that was in the immediate area. signed the pay voucher without "Seeing something like that at picking up his money. "When the first hand really teaches you a SS Fairland arrived in Port Eliza­ lesson about the dangers of fire at beth eleven days later," he reports. sea," says brother Anderson. 4 4 4 "Captain Berger had my money Roger Hall, Meeting Secretary ready for me to pick up. I want to make known my sincere thanks aboard the San Francisco (Sea and pay public tribute to Captain Land), reports that the men have Berger's honesty," brother Bech­ requested fans to keep things mov­ ing cooly in the crew pantry. livanis concludes. Tom Gordon of the Steel Hecorder (Isthmian) reports that a message sent to the White House urging retention of Under Secre­ tary of Labor John F. Henning, received a quick reply from Labor Department representative John B. Clinton, thanking the crew for the benefit of their views. Brother Gordon lu-ges fellow-Seafarers to follow the example of the Steel Recorder crew. "Write to your Congressmen and Senators," he says. "Let them know how you feel on issues that are important to the maritime industry and to you personally." �SEAFARERS Far* Tweatr MV H U«f LOG Seafarer Declares Danes Are A Sailor's Best Friend Seafarer William J. McNeely hasn't exactly lived a life filled with unusual adventures, een iust out. but he has been just about everywhere a vessel can go. _ And don't forget, he points _ what might seem like adventure to a land-dweller, is all m a day's work to the average Seafarer. They've re-created a na­ is always there and the money is "A working seaman," he amazing. always good." tion out of ruins. says, "learns to take storms OO'JV JUST OILy/4>JO (3/?BASV TUROOCSN WITH TUSM —TWfiYSWoUiO ^eveFCBitsD During his off hours, McNeely "And the people are among the and other sea perils in his stride. Coping with danger is just another most courteous and relaxed I have has no special hobbies, but he does ever seen. They treat a visiting enjoy reading good western sto­ part of his job." American like a long-lost friend ries. Travel is another story. Accord­ or member of the family. I have "You know," he says with a grin, ing to Brother McNeely, the wan­ never been made to feel so much "a Seafarer feels right at home derlust of the sailor is never sat­ at home as I have In Denmark. with a good western yarn. He has isfied and each new voyage has a "I think we can all take a few no trouble identifying with the glamor of its own. lessons from the Danes," McNeely western hero who moves from "There's something new and dif­ town to town just like a seaman ferent in every port," he says. "In adds. sails from port to port." A chief steward, McNeely has a way, each time you ship out is Now 56 years old, McNeely has sailed since 1943, joining the SIU like the first time." no immediate plans to retire. Of dll the countries he has vis­ in 1946. "I like the sea," he says. "I SIU Is Tops ited, hie is most impressed with don't want to retire. I prefer to "This SIU is absolutely the the Scandinavian nations. best," he declares. "I've raised keep working and remain active." "E s p e c i a lly three children on what I've earned Brother McNeely is a man who Denmark." he in­ since I signed on with the SIU. enjoys his occupation. "I take par­ sists. "I think I could have never done it without ticular pride and pleasure in cook­ that it's probably the Union. And I don't have to ing at sea," he says, "especially the cleanest worry about the future-^-old age in putting together ex)tra-special country in the and medical expenses. The Sea­ fancy meals. And the crew just world. You can't farer's Welfare Plan will handle loves It," he adds. even find a match that fot me." stick on the Before sailing, brother McNeely street. The Danes had been a chef, working for vari­ take a great McNeely ous industrial concerns in Balti­ pride in the con­ dition of their homes, their streets more, his home town. and their cities. "But I'll take sailing over work­ "The job that they've done re­ ing shoreside," he explains, "be­ building and maintaining their cause the sea is the only place to Retired Seafarer Charlie Haytcher, country since World War II Is make a really good living. The job called some tough fights he's had in the NAM&TAL ?LAi\rSAfe' AVOID-iHe CHANCeOF sr4Cr/MG A FIRE". Seafarer Recalls Fiery Battles He Fought In And Out Of Ring Pension Benefits Bring Thanks To the Editor: The day I received my first pension check was a very great day in my life. As a member of the SIU, I can truly say that this Union is absolutely Mii i To The Bditor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. tops in my estimation. It is a wonderful thing for a man who has worked all his life to know that when he retires his later years are taken care of. This is what the SIU pension means to me. I thank God that I be­ long to a Union that cares enough about its members to see that they are not forgotten when their working days are over. May God bless you all and smooth sailing. Percy J. Thornton, TI97 3» 4" Thanks Crew For Aid To the Editor: When I received a wire In­ forming me that my dad was about to dfe, we were in the South China Sea headed for the Phillipines, aboard the SS Transeastern. When the crew found out, 100% of them chipped in, con­ tributing an amount that more than made up my air fare home. This meant more to my family and myself than I know how to say. We want the men and union brothers aboard the Transeastern all to know how much we appreciate It. I am very proud to be a mem­ ber of the SIU. There isn't a finer bunch of people in any organization. All I can say is thanks again. E. D. Thompson an ex-boxer, was reminiscing the other day and re­ ring and out. Haytcher is on pension now, drawing disability benefits resulting from serious injuries he suffered to his hands while fighting a fire aboard the Turning off the feed pump, land Athletic Club. The next time dredge King Cole, which is Haytcher went after the assort^ he entered the ring he went In as under contract to the SIU's Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. "I was sailing in the engine de­ partment," Haytcher recalled. "Suddenly, one of the King Cole's oil burners backfired, knocking me to my knees and engulfing me In a downdraft of flame. You know," Haytcher admitted with a grin, "I even had my dukes up." The next few minutes were hec­ tic. Haytcher's jacket had caught fire, forcing him to beat out the fiames with his hands. "For a sec­ ond," he said, "It looked like the final K.O." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Moods of Peace rags and other burnables scattered around the boiler room, stamping and beating out fires with his hands and feet. "It was a rough bout," he said, "and I can truly say that I'm lucky I won." Haytcher was rushed to a hos­ pital in a police ambulance. His hands were so badly burned that they required skin grafts. In March, 1965, Haytcher final­ ly retired, drawing disability pen­ sion benefits as a result of the burns he received while heroically fighting the King Cole blaze. Fire-fighting is not the only kind of battling that brother Haytcher is famiiiar with. Back In his teens he first put up his dukes as a featherweight in the old Golden Watch Competitions of the Cleve­ a serviceman, boxing in the Amer­ ican Expeditionary Force competi­ tions of 1918 in Paris. Fought The Finest "I fought some pretty good boys in my time," he recalls. "In fact, I knocked out Mike Dundee right before Mike fought Johnny Kilbane. I should have been feather­ weight champ of the AEF. Haytcher joined the SIU in Cleveland where he makes his home with his wife Anna. "The SIU is tops with me," he says. "And that pension is going to make all the difference. I can relax for the rest of my days." Brother Haytcher will spend many of those days thinking back to his past glories in the ring. "Memories of those days are my happiest possession," he confesses. By Henri Perolkow __ When listening. To the cry of birds, Echoing from green lit tree My heart is strummed with Joy. When water heads Drum arid earth. Feeding root Life unll flood my heart. When pumpkin moon. Slips under veil In crystal knobbed sky Magic sweeps my heart. When men bow in prayer Blessing life. My heart throbs like a bell. Pealing for Peace. Seafaring ex-boxer Charles "Happy" Haytcher recently hung up his seafaring togs along with his gloves to retire on an SIU pension. Above, Happy (r) puts up his mitts to receive his first pension check from Cleveland port agent Tom Gerity. Haytcher sailed in the SIU Great Lakes Tug .arid Dredge Region. ^ �m^m s¥AFA'RkkS ^ LbV Haul Away, Joe PMge Seafarers Button Up Ship In Tight Concrete Topcoat Finding themselves in a difficult situation, enterprising crewmembers aboard the SIUcontracted Delaware (Meadowbrook Trans.) reached into their bag of tricks and came up with some concrete answers to some awfully leaky problems. The Delaware, on a grain run to India, ran into a series of bad storms that ruptured storm and our troubles would start running down onto the radar set. See if you can find it and patch plates and punched boles all over again. Seafarers Joe Dunn and Demctris Mostrotonis haul away on lines and tighten up ship as Steel Voyager prepared to dock in New York recently. The seafarers both A.B.'s, looked for­ ward to spending some time out on the town after the Voy­ ager hit port. TRANS EASTERN (Transeastern). March 21—Chairman, W. Dauieey; Secretary, M. K. Arnola. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything running smoothly. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that if steward department is cut down on provisions ordered by the Captain it is to be brought to the attention of the ship's delegate or deonrtment delegates before leav­ ing port. SEATRAIN G E 0 R 6 I A (Seatrain Lines), April 8—Chairman, Herbert C. Justice; Secretary, J. F. DicKerson. Ship's delegate reported three day's subsistence due on next pay-off. Deck department reported some disputed OT. Steward department reported two Vote of thanks extended to Sam Mc­ Donald, baker. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), April Chairman, R. Aguiar; Secretary, D. G. Chafin. Ship's delegate reported that some repairs have been completed and the rest will be taken care of later on. $15.10 in ship's fund. Broth­ er Robert DiSarno was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the retired ship's dele­ gate for a job well done. DEL SUD (Delta), April 23—Chair­ man, Paul Turner; Secretary, Harold Crane. $.5.30 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother H. Crane was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother M. Dunn for Job well done. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), April 18—Chairman, David P. Manafe, Sec­ retary, W. I. Bennerson. No beefs re­ ported by department delegate. Un­ ion to be contacted regarding shore leave in Ascension Island. Vote of thanks to the steward department. men missed ship on sailing from Texas City, Texas. Brother Carlos Rocafort was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Vote of thanks to Brother Ed Lanier, former ship's delegate for job well done. [t COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), March 15 — Chairman, T. Drzewicki; Secretary, R. E. King. Ship's dele­ gate reported delayed sailing in Nor­ folk due to engineers and Coast Guard. Payoff held up due to beef on > monthly pay. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Please pick up cups when finished and keep feet off chairs. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Pan Oceanic Tankers), March 28—Chairman, Ken­ neth Collins; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ lins. Ship's delegate reported no beefs; all going smooth. Brother M. J. Berry was elected to serve as new ; ship's delegate. All departments to' see department delegates before go­ ing to see ship's delegate accepted. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Ship's delegate to see Captain about repairs. YORK (American Bulk Carriers), March 26—Chairman, Edward Clifton; Secretary, Seymour Heinfling. Brother Heinfling was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vol• imtary donation of fifty cents re­ quested in order to start ship's fund. MONARCH OF THE SEAS ,Water. man), April 18 — Chairman, Eduard Morris, Jr.; Secretary, Broun Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Morris was elected ; to serve as new ship's delegate. Dis.cussion on pension benefits—to have $250 a month for 20 years with the -Union and 15 years seatime. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, James M. Hand; Sec­ retary, John D. Galloway. Brother John Galloway was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), April 22 —Chairman, Lou Cevette; Secretary, John Johnson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there is some disputed OT re delayed sailing. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), March 20—Chairman, Ernest Newhall, Secretary, John Kucharski. Ship's delegate reported that ship is clean with no beefs. Vote of thanks extended to the entire steward de­ partment for a job well done. DEL RIO (Delta), April 25—Chair­ man, Radich S. Tony; Secretary, A. Tolentino. .Everything .is .running smoothly In each department. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Rigby Walter resigning ship's delegate. Brother A. Abner was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. DELAWARE (Meadowbrook), April 11—Chairman, F. L.-Jarvis; Secretary, A. Yarborough. Brother F. L. Jarvis was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25 — Chairman, Claude Duval; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Some' disputed OT in deck de­ partment, otherwise everything is O.K. Brother Julian Wilson was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to all delegates and to the entire steward department for . won­ derful food and a job well done. DE SOTO (Waterman), April 25— Chairman, Walter W. LeClair; Secre­ tary, J. F. Castronover. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly so far. Discussion about contacting Union about single room for day men, and watch foc'sia for deck department Vote of thanks to the steward department for the fine meals, good cooking, preparing and service. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over•eas), March 21 — chairman, M. D. Green; Secretary, J. F. Austin. Vote of thanks to the deck and engine departments for keeping tt* pantry . FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), April and messroom clean. Fine ship and 38—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Secre­ fine crew. Everything is running tary, Antonie Gonaalcz. Discussed disputed OT. No tiecfs reported. smoothly. J. L. REISS (Reiss), May 7 — MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), Chaiman, Thomas C. Srewn, Sr.; April 10—Chairman, Gam W. McOenaM; Secretary, L. P. Hagmann. No Secretary,. George Bodkin. Biettier beefs reported by department dele- Robert Wagner was elected to serve tes. Vote of thanks given to Cap­ as .engine delegate. Suggestion ttiat ri Redding for the treatment given linen i twurs be posted and to stop to one sick brother during the tripi- . issuing-such during iriaal hours. > S throughout the fhlp's structure. Undaunted, the crew plugged the openings as fast as they appeared, using batches o-f raw concrete that they whipped together from cement stores normally carried to safeguard the hold from chain pipe leakage. "My mates are probably the best mixing crew to sail the seven "seas," says Bosun Chuck Hostetter, "and I've got the hard facts and. callouses to prove it." "It all started," continues broth­ er Hostetter, "when we signed aboard the Delaware at Swan Island Shipyard, Portland, Oregon. The yard workers were fitting the ship out for a grain run to Madras, India. When they finished, we went up river and loaded the grain. We sailed the 14th of February. Terrible Storm Once outside the Columbia River, we hit on into a beautiful but terrible storm. The next -day, the ship was down by the head. At first I thought the cement must have come out of the chain pipes and filled the chain locker and fore Hostetter peak. The captain turned about so that my deck man, Charles Volk, and mySelf could get forward to take a look. The cement was holding well and the fore peak top was still closed. "We opened the fore peak for a look-see, and found the chain locker full of water. Since the lower fore peak tank was empty, we went down and cut a hole in the bottom of the chain locker and let the water drain into the fore peak tank, figuring that the engineer could pump it out. "We sure could have used a portable pump, but there was none on board. "Next we tried to siphon the water out. No luck. Then, one by one, we tried all the time-honored and proven m.ethods, but none would work. Cream of Wheat "Finally, we went Into the reefer boxer in the No. 1 hold. Luckily all the doors had good gaskets. Otherwise, by the time the water was through down there. No. 1 lower hold vould have been full of Cream of Wheat—not dry grain. "I called all hands and we started bailing the water out with buckets. "We bailed water for 14 days and 14 nights. Every time we'd get those boxes dry, we'd hit another "Then the Deck—Deck Main­ tenance Charles Volk—and I started looking for holes in the deck. When we got forward of the house We found two big ones on the foc'sle head near the reefer machinery space. "We cemented those and then Deck j-elled over to me, *1 see another one.' I said, 'I see two.' Deck said, 'I see three more.' I said, 'mix some cement.' "Eleven holes later, we took a coffee break. "Well, we bailed water till we looked like fountainheads. Finally we got to Singapore and fair weather. "I still wish we had a portable pump and a cement mixer on board. I mentioned this to the captain, and he agreed that we needed both. "And how right he was. Because next we tore out the overhead wood and insulation in one reefer box and saw the sun shining brightly overhead. " 'Mix some cement. Deck!' " 'Now I know why they packed us up with 65 bags of cement,' commented Deck, a little on the bitter side. "'Hey Chuck,' interrupted stew­ ard Dick "Simpson, 'my dry store­ room is full of water.' "I answered that if it was full of water it couldn't be a 'dry' storeroom. Then I thoughtfully added; 'Deck! mix some more ce­ ment.' "The steward mentioned that they didn't teach him anything in the upgrading program about storerooms full of water. "Hah! They should have, I said. Broken Glass "Just imagine being awakened at two A.M. in the morning by three well-drenched messmen — one with a cut foot and the other two yelling: 'Hey, bosun! come quick. Our porthole glasses are all broken out.' "That's exactly the way it hap­ pened. So I figured I might as well get up and check all the other ports and glasses. I did, and found that 19 more were cracked or broken. •"Hey, Bosun,' yells A. B. Jarvis, 'the old man wants you top­ side right now.' " 'Hey, bosun, we have a small leak over the wheelhouse and it's it up.' "Running all over, huh? Small leak and it's running? 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Twenty holes later . . . Sure wish we had a portable cement mixer. Ship's Damage "Well, we finally made it to Madras and because of the strike back in the States we were the only American ship there with grain. We discharged all our car­ go and the convpany flew out an engineer to look over the ship's damage. He found a plate opposite the chain locker cracked and a plate ruptured in the inner bot­ tom tank, a fuel tank under the #1 hold. "There went 25 bags of cement, and wasn't niy Deck Maintenance glad to see that cement go. I caught him looking down into the #1 hold, muttering: 'use it all, damn it, use it all, all of it, use it all.' "Now I wonder what he could have been talking about. "Then the anchor windless went out and we found a big hole in the bottom of the casing. 'Mix up some more cement. Deck!' "I sent A. B. Jim Loe aft to paint a vent on top of a mast house, but Jim couldn't find the vent. It had fallen through into the #4 hold. 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Next we went up to Eilat, Is­ rael to load pot ash for Korea. Now we are nearing Singapore for a fuel-up on our way to the Japan Sea. 'Mix some cement. Deck.' "The mate wants to chip the cabin deck in Korea, but Deck doesn't think it's safe — besides, we're running short of cement. Cement Mixers "The compass, telegraph, gyro stand and voice tube atop the wheel house are all cemented up, and looking good. By now. Deck and I could get a job with any cement company in the world. We're experts. "We just finished overhauling the lifeboats and are heading for the Japan Sea. I asked Deck if he wanted to seal each lifeboat with a bag of cement. No cement— coops, I mean no comment. " 'Deck, mix another batch. Boy, I sure wish we had a portable ce­ ment mixer.'" Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot 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, and minutes fm-ms are then air­ mailed 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 hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-ti^ay check on the accuracy of Its mailing-lists. �» f. r 1 SEAFARERS paffe Twenty-Tw® tOG SIU* AXtRXVAXiS and DEPAXlTTTBEiS SALLS All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei 12, 1965, to the Nick Pojorelys, Staten Island, N.Y, $ it Dawn E. Tucker, born March 21, 1965, to the Donald G, Tuckers, Highland Park, Mich, 4^ 4JI 4i Danny Ray Daniels, bom March t I" 4" Suzanne Jacobs, born February 3, 1965, to the Masceo E, Daniels, 18, 1965, to the Harvey M, Jacobs, Belhaven, N.C, 4 4" 4" Algonac, Mich, Christine Caron, born March 29, 4" 4" 3^ Rosaleen Carlin, born March 31, 1965, to the Richard Carons, River 1965, to the Michael Carlins, New Rouge, Mich, 4. 4> 4i York, New York, Martin Joseph Oro, born April 4' 4" 4" Fernando Gonzalez, born March 1, 1965, to the Anthony J, Oros, 9, 1965, to tl Antonio Gonzalezs, New York, New York, 4* 4» 4^ Playa Ponce, x-'.R, Barbara Gilmore,' born Novem­ Matthew Schaad, born Novem­ ber 18, 1964, to the John Schaads, ber 7, 1964, to the David C, Gilmores, Dunn, N.C, Detroit, Mich, Remedies Atizado, born March 8, 1965, to the Roy G. Atizados, Seattle, Wash, t 4. Joseph Trimmer, born March 16, 1965, to the David Trimmers, Buf­ falo, New York, 4, 4. 4> 4" 4" 4" 4' 4- 4" 1965, to the Jon E. Mitchells, Houston, Texas. Jack Massey, born February 28, 1965, to the Jack Masseys, New Orleans, La, 4' 4" 4- John Jeffery Frownfelters, bom February 4, 1965, to the John Frownfelters, Marrero, La, 4> 4' 4 4« 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mark Neal, born March 6, 1965, to the Wayne Neals, Baytown, Texas, Bessie Ciarke, born March 1, 1965, to the Elmer Clarkes, Wilmer, Ala, Morris Broxson, born January 10, 1965, to the Lowell L, Broxsons, Vidor, Texas. Madeline Bonafont, born April Charia Joy Whiteside, born Kathy DeLong, born October 9, 1964, to the John DeLongs, Lum- 1, 1965, to the Carmelo Bonafonts, March 19, 1965, to the Hersbal M, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Whitesides, Port Aransas, Tex, berton, N.C. 4^ 4> Guy E. Mitchell, born March 17, Tony Dean Banrow, born March 25, 1965, to the Gerals Barrows, The dealha of the following Seafarers have been reported Vanceboro, N.C. 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) i Lis Ann Pojorely, born March Falemino Palume, 68: Brother Palume died of natural causes on April 5, 1965 in Bellevue Hos­ pital, New York, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed in the deck department. He Is survived by his gran dchild, Kalsom Binti Abdul Rah­ man. Place of burial was the Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Hanover, New Jersey. 4" 4" 4" Jay C. Jackson, 44: Brother Jackson died of pneumonia on March 14, 1965 in Arlington General Hospi­ tal, Arlington, Washington, A member of the union since 1958, he sailed as an engineer. He was buried in Fort Worth, Texas and is survived by his wife Olive, 4< 4ji 4» Mariano B. Polpollo, 69: Brother Polpollo succumbed to heart dis­ ease on March 15, 1965 in his home at 1940 N. Rampert Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed as a bosun in the deck depart­ ment, No beneficiary to his estate has been named. He was buried in St, Vincent de Paul No, 2 Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 4" 4^ 4* Mike P. Martinovich, 51: A disease of the ])ver proved fatal to Brother Martin­ ovich on March 20, 1965 in the New Orleans USPHS^ Hospital, A member of the deck department, he joined the un­ ion in 1961, He is survived by his sister Mary Hprnbaek, Place of burial was the United Serbian Cemetery, Los An­ geles, California, 4 4 4 James Edward McGuffoy, 68: Brother McGuffey died of heart disease on March 27, 1965 in the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas, A member of the union since 1938, he sailed as a deck engineer. He is survived by his wife Ruby, Place of burial was Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Beaumont, Texas, 4 4 4 Lee B. Wilkins, 60: Brother Wilkins died of heart disease on March 25, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, A member of the union since 1941, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment, He is sur­ vived by his wife, Lena Wilkins, Place of burial was Roxanna Cemetery, Roxanna, Delaware, 4 4 4 Joseph William Stocker, 82: Edward H. Denchy, 45: Brother Heart failure proved fatal to Denchy succumbed to liver dis­ brother Stocker on March 15, ease March 15, 1965 in the New 1965 in the NazaOrleans USPHS re th Hospital, Hospital, A mem­ Philadelphia, Pa, ber of the union A member of the since 1940, he SIU since 1943, sailed in the he sailed as bo­ steward depart­ sun, He is sur­ ment, Surviving vived by his sis­ is his nephew, ter, Mrs. Sophie Dennis Kazenas. Place of burial Lanard. Burial was St, Patricks #3 Cemetery, was in St. Casimirs Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shenandoah^ Pennsylvania. •. i iAms 14, SiU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESroENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WllUami A1 Tanner Robert Matthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE WIS E. Baltimore St, Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10220 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 WllUam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAAH 744 W, Flagler St, Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave, Buck Stephens, Agent Tel, 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-660O NORFOLK 115 3rd St, Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S, 4th St, John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St, Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep, SANTURCE PR ,.1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terps, Hq, Rep Phons 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave, Ted BabkowskL Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakeg and Inland Waters District makes speciUc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership, AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS, AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements, AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates, AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of tho trustees. AU 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 avaUable in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, 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, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board, CONTRACTS, Copies of aU 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 weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent, EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective 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 individual to carry out this responsibility, PAYMENT OF MONIES, No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity tn 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 ^uch receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but f^els tl.at he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer la 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 se affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsabnity-penslnn benefits liave 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 aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimcrs 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, AU 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, nadonal or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nbtlfy headquarters, SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS, One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best Interests of themselves, their famUies 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 hat baen denied his constituHonai right of access to Union records or Information, ha should immediately notify SiU President Paul Hail at haadquartars by cartifiad mail, raturn racaipt raquasttd. Jeff GUletta, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 600 N, Marina Ave. Frank Boyna, Agent TBrmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASUBEB Fred J, Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St, EL, 4-3618 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ,......,1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St, MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 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 Fat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E, Baltimora St. .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON ,276 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 .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th SL Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 115 Third St, DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L, TiUman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ....ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerge, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Fireman, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Seelien ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ^ ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W, Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7090 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agont 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 MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm; J. Lackey, Agent ..MEIrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. Lotus, MO L, J. Colvis, Agent PORT ARTHUR. Tex, Arthur Bendheim, Agent .805 Del Mar CE 1-1434 1348 7th St. RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ,,..99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G, P, McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H, Avery BALTIMORE,,,, 1216 B. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4Pno NORFOLK 110 Third St, 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA,...,, 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 12«B E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4800 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 670 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0087 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St, FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Phone 529T754S NORFOLK .115 Third St, Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON �Majr 14, 1965 SEAFARERS Face TwcBty-nrM LOO ings All hospitalized Seafarers woidd appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SlU-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: USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. AInsworth Charles W. Line R. W. Bunner R. H. Shaffner . F. X. Donovan B. Spear John M. Coglay USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS G. P. Anderson W. H. McDonald M. O. Brightwell Gustavo Osuna Jack D. Brock Rafael M. Pereira May 14 New York . June 7 Detroit Charles Copeman Charles O. Powell Leon C. Harper W. H. Powell June 14 June 8 Houston .... Philadelphia Joseph S. Hilton Dave E. Roberts June 15 June 9 New Orleans Baltimore ., E. J. Kocanovski Frank Taylor Paul M. Landry E. C. Yeamans Mobile June 16 John B. Lundberg USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armstead Herman 0. Haddock West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Benjamin Crary Charles V. Horton L. C. Daniels Charles Jarvis SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the Thomas M. Gower Harry B. Riley monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for USPHS HOSPITAL the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ahmed Ahmed James Gillian and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Rocco Albanesa Edgar Hauser Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with Ben Allen Charles Haymond Paul Bates Grant Johnson an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ Conway Beard Lawrence Kehoe ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday E. J. Botes R. KuczynskI Herbert Burgesser Juan Leiba and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. George Meltzer Thor Lovaas Robert Carey John Lynch Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Michael Cekot Warren Mctntyra Micuel Cleary Robert Burton May 1£ May 21 May 17 David Collins Frank O'Brien Dan Courney NIkodem Olen 4- ' Thomas Cox Gordon Owen GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE James Cronin John Quinonez REGION E. Cuenca Escolastico Reyes Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meet­ Fernando Dacdnay John Roberts Regular membership meetings ings for Great Lakes Tug and Leahman Denton Rotiert Roedel DIerkIng Joe Shaxton on the Great Ivakes are held on Dredge Region IBU memters are Herbert Christopher Elliot Anthony Scatturo Warren Smith the first and third Mondays of scheduled each month in the vari­ James Farr Fols Henry Stanczak each mdbth In all ports at 7 PM ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Domlnick S. Friedman Robert Stewart Jocal time, except at Detroit, meetings- will ue: Ramon Galarza George Trapezas George GIbney Samuel White where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 17—2 P.M. Alpena, BulTaio, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, May 17—7 P.M. t t t SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Detroit June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo ....June 16 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth June 18 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland June 19 .. Toledo June 19 -Ashtabula June 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila June 8—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed June. 9—5 P.M. 4" 4" Houston .... June 14—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers Norfoik June 10—7 P.M. Regular membership meetings N'Orleans ...June 15—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled Mobile June 16—5 P.M. each montL at 7 PM In various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be; Regular membership meetings New York . June 7 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Baltimore June 9 members are scheduled each Philadelphia June 8 month In the various ports at 10 4:Houston June 14 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile .....June 16 will be: New Orleans June 15 Jersey City June 14 * Meetings held et Lanor Temple, New­ port News. Philadelphia .......June 15 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore June 16 Ste. Merle, Mich, •Norfolk June 17 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. EVERY MOHTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY UNFAIR DO I BUY 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 tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodt"--' 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.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Jack Woods James Xidas Charles Wysockl NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA USPHS HOSPITAL Rtlsy F. Beech Archie Lykvardopol Howard A. Berglne Lawyer McGrew Carvel Breedlove Robert A. Medicus Jimmie M. Carlos David B. Miller Joseph Carr Andrew Mir Jack Cheramie Clyeon MIxon Joseph C.Childress Dalton H. Morgan Mallory Coffey F. H. Nobles R. E. Cumberland Donald T. O'Neill Fred P. Daugherty Q. Percheavsvllla Harry D. Emmett V. P. PIzzitolo Marshall Foster Sam Robinson Jack H. Fowler Robert A. Sanchez Luis G. Franco Patrick I. Scanlan Clayton Frost Luke Scarlano James E. Gamble John W. Smith W. R. Gammons Daniel W. Sommes Eric N. Gromberg Wilber Sorenson Stanlon L. Gulce M. B. Tangalln Timothy R. Holt Angel J. UrtI F. L. Hauck Raymond Vaughan Leon Mead HInson Whitney T. Vedros Frank Jones James L. Waldrop Wesley J. Lewis Anthony J. Zanca BRIGHTON, MASSSACHUSETTS USPHS HOSPITAL Lawrence Campbell John Keegan Augustus HIckey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Felix P. Amora Vincent Genco L. E. Bartlett John C. Mitchell Mervll H. Black Pablo R. Ojera Edison R. Brown H. Shellenberger G. W. Fournler Simeon Vergara USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA C. W. Kent R. B. Pardo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Woodrow W. Balch Harley R. Bradley Gustav Benson Johnnie -Broadus Richard Carter George H. Moore Ed, CzosnowskI William Nickel L. J. Di Angeles Frank Ortiz N. J. Duhadaway J. P. Pendergrass Edmond F. Falling Narch Krzywda Philip Jeffers Claude M. Sturgis Eric Johnson Ralph F. Tyree Alfred H. Laver Joseph A. Wehe Chester M. Miller Francis X. Wherlty USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Joseph Thibodeaux SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harrlman Harry MacDonald Thomas Iskasen ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPITAL CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK Charles Rozea USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Great Lakes Column (Continued from page 13) Lakes mishaps in six and one half men will be transferred from the Chicago USPHS Hospital to a Vet­ years. erans hospital. The Chicago USPHS Our blood bank has come up will be used specifically as ian out since the last report. We now have patient service and where men will be referred from this service to 34 pints on hand. the Veterans Administration hos­ CHICAGO pitals. Shipping here, as in all ports of BUFFALO the Great Lakes, is booming and With shipping in full swing, the we are just able to stay one jump Hall is a pretty quiet spot now ex­ ahead of the Registration Board. It cept for those who stop in to see is not expected to ease up in the us when in port. We are hopeful near future. that some rated men will come A recent report from the U. S. along from other ports in hope of Public Health Service says that as shipping out. We will have open­ of this Friday, May 14th, all sea­ ings from time to time. Thaddeus J. Laboda Gus Janavaris Please contact your sister Marion You are asked to contact your immediately at 614 East Long old shipmate (on the Lawton B. Street, Vllle Platte, Louisiana Evans, June 1944) Michael A. t 3^ 4' 70586. Drozda at RFD No. 1, Butte, Mon­ Eastern Alt Lines tana 59701. 4 4 4 (Flight Engineers) Ben Cooley—Louis V. Coffey 4 4 4 4" 4" 4' Ray Kroupa Please contact Cliff Mainers H. I. Slegel aboard the SS Monarch of the Please contact Robert Ingram at Seas. "HIS" brand men's clothes 1303 W. 103d Street, Los Angeles (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 90044, California. 4 4 4 4 4 4 James Lennon 4 4 4 Calvin Gene Durham You are requested to contact Sears, Roebuck Company You are asked to contact Mrs. Camilo Taboas in Puerto Rico at Retail stores & products Evans at 4615 South 170 Street, the following address: Camilo Ta­ (Retail Clerks) boas, Amerlco Salas, 1453, Stop 21, Seattle 88, Washington. 4 4 4 Santurce Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 Bobby E. McMichael 4 4 4 Stltzel-Weller Distilleries You are requested to contact "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" Henry O. Cooper your parents at 441 Newman Street, "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" You are asked to contact your Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They Bourbon whiskeys sister Mrs. William P. Vaught Sr., have important papers for you. (Distillery Workers) at 929 Stewart Street, West Chesa­ 4 4 4 peake, Chesapeake, Virginia 23506. Robert G. Powell 4 4 4 You are requested to contact 4 4 4 J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. your wife at 5447 Potter Street, Jack Brock Frozen potato products You are requested to contact Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 your wife at P.O. Box 30531, New Thomas Walker Jr., Antonio Saliva 4 4 4 Orleans, Louisiana. Your gear has been placed in the Kingsport Press 4 4 4 locker at Erie Basin Terminal, "World Book," "Childcraft" Carmelo Murphy Isthmian Lines. (Printing Pressmen) Please contact your wife immedi­ 4 4 4 (Typographers, Bookbinders) ately! Howard J. Credeur (Machinists, StereotypersT 4 4 4 Anyone having Information as to 4 4 4' the whereabouts oi Howard J. Lawrence Roy Edwards You are asked to contact your Credeur, PB-61448, is requested to Jamestown Sterling Corp. sister Mrs. Violet Savanick at contact. Mrs. Mary Credeur at 832 Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding 13309 Clifford Aye., Cleveland, Milton Avenue, Baltimore 24, Maryland. (United Furniture Workers) Ohio. �Vol. xxvii No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG May 14 ms i J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Senators Bartleft, Mailliard, Urge Building Program Bill Would Aid Modernization Of Unsubsidized U. S. Fleet WASHINGTON—A bill to strengthen the unsubsidized segment of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (Dem.Alaska). A similar bill is being readied for introduction into the House of Representatives by Representative William S.-*ators and non - subsidized freight rates paid for transporting Mailliard (R.-Cal.). government cargoes. liners could take advantage of Both bills are designed to building the tax-free modern­ A standard collection net, brimming with samples of sea life from the Indian Ocean, is hauled aboard the SlU-manned Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical) during its recent two-year expedition. By analyzing samples such as these, scientists aboard the research vessel were able to find where commer­ cial fisheries could be located to feed the hungry popula­ tions of India and Africa. SlU Vessel Makes Rich Seafood Find WASHINGTON—Two new areas of the Indian Ocean rich in fish and other forms of seafood have been discovered by scientists aboard the SlU-contracted Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical), according to the^ National Science Foundation. numbers of bottom fish and crabs. News of the discovery means The Anton Brunn's scientists that the hungry populations of Asia and Africa might find an important source of protein through the research efforts of the Anton Brunn's scientists. The Anton Brunn recently returned to its home port in Norwood, N.J. after a twoyear expedition in the Indian Ocean sponsored by the Na­ tional Science Foundation. Seafarers aboard the research vessel described hia:hli?fhts of the long trip in the Feb. 5, 1965 issue of the LOG. Scientists who were part of the expedition have reported that their research indicates that large untapped fisheries exist near Delgoa Bay, Mozambique, and oft Formosa north of the Mozambique channel. Second Discovery This is the second time that the Anton Brunn's scientific expedi­ tions have been responsible for discovering previously unknown fisheries in the Indian Ocean. Act­ ing on a report made by scientists on the SlU-manned ship in May, 1964, experts from the U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries found a fishery extending for sev­ eral hundred miles off the coast of Muscat and Oman, two small protectorates on the coast of east­ ern Arabia. It was discovered that these fisheries contained large report that the new fisheries con­ tain large concentrations of red shrimp and lobster in the area off Delgba Bay, and large-size shrimp from the waters near Formosa Bay. Researchers from the Anton Brunn's expedition say that the Delgoa Bay shrimp are a small, red, fairly soft-fleshed species which are fished off the coast of Florida. Since they are caught at depths of 1,350 feet, refrigeration and special processing will be necessary to successfully market them. Big Shrimps Reports of the shrimp off the Formosa Bay area Indicate that they are of Impressive size, run­ ning about six or eight to the pound. They can be caught at depths of 750 feet, and should be marketed with no problem, the scientists declare. Alpine Geophysical Associates is currently re-equipping and over­ hauling the Anton Brunn which was formerly the presidential yacht, Williamsburg. The research vessel made nine major trips dur­ ing its two-year Indian Ocean expedition, traveling over 72,000 miles. Seafarers on board also chalked up a record of their own — in the 24 months of the expedi­ tion, there wasn't a single beef of any kind on board. The Secretary of Commerce offer similar tax concessions to ization reserves which would the unsubsidized elements of the would be given the power to set be created by the Bartlett bill. American merchant fleet which the percentage of the revenues About 12,000 fishing boats recieved from hauling government the subsidized liner companies would be eligible to participate cargoes for deposit in this con­ now receive. These companies are in the same program, which permitted to deposit a certain struction reserve. Ship operators would be administred by tha would also be permitted to deposit amount of their revenues every Secretary of Interior, accord­ year into a tax-free reserve which other earnings from vessel opera­ ing to the bill. tions in these funds. can only be used for new con­ In announcing that he would struction or remodeling of their Reserve Fund introduce a bill similar to Senator fleets. Under the bill's provisions pro­ Bartlett's in the house. Repre­ ceeds from vessel sales, insurance sentative Malliard said he was Funds Taxed Unsubsidized carriers, operating and indemnities receipts, depreci­ studying the possibility of includ­ liners, tramp and bulk carriers ation charges and earnings on de­ ing Great Lakes operators In the and domestic carriers in the coast­ posits already in the fund would trade-in, trade-out program set up wise, intercoastal. Great Lakes all be required to be invested by legislation in 1963. This law trade, as well as fishing vessels, in the reserve. Subsidized opera­ permits deep sea operators tonow face taxatien of any funds tors are required to follow these trade in older ships to the Govern­ that they set aside to modernize procedures in handling their ment for replacement by newly reserves under the Merchant built tonnage. They are also per­ their fleets. Marine Act of 1936. mitted to trj'.de their older bot­ Critics of the Government's Observers estimate that ap­ toms to foreign nations with Gov­ current shipping policies charge proximately 600 tramp and ernment approval in exchange for that a tax inequity has been, carriers, coast-wise and Inter­ a commitment to build new ships established in favor of the sub­ in U.S. yards. coastal and Great Lakes oper­ sidized liners under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. In addition to their criticism of this inequit­ able taxation policy, the SIU and other segments ef the maritime industry, have declared time and again that moderniztion of the nonsubsidized fleet plus effective cargo preference laws are neces­ A two-part documentary, entitled "The Troubled Sea," that depicted sary if the U.S. is to maintain the problems that the American maritime industry is currently con­ a strong merchant fleet. fronted with, was presented recently on CBS T.V.'s 'Eye on New York.' Introducing his bill. Sena­ tor Bartlett said that the The programs, which were broadcast on April 27 and May 11 included major obstacles harming U.S. statements on maritime problems by SIU f'resident Paul Hall, NMU maritime prestige is "the President Joseph Curran, AMMI President Ralph Casey and Maritime shameful inadequacy of the Administrator Nicholas Johnson. All concurred in describing the plight of U.S. maritime as needing immediate attention. Hall and Curran present merchant and fishing stated that many of the problems faced by U.S. Maritime today could fleet. The fleet Is too small. be attributed to laxness and indifference on the part of many U. S. It is old." Senator Bartlett's bill would agencies. Seafarer Bill Burke appeared on the April 27 program, and scenes require nonsubsidized operators to set aside a predetermined share of Burke at the Union hiring hall in New York, at home with his fam­ of the freight rates they receive ily and on board ship were shown. from carrying government cargoes into a construction reserve. While funds in this reserve would by tax-free, owners who refused to set up such a reserve would not be eligible to receive the premium TV Show Explores US, iMarff/me Ills ILA Calls For Hiring Changes NEW YORK—The International Longshoremen's Association will "vigorously support" a bill to close the port register for two years and to transfer port hiring halls from the Waterfront Commission to joint labor-management operation. Pres­ ident Thomas W. Gleason told the New York Legislature recently. In the ILA's opinion, the legisla­ tion is "urgently needed" to reg­ ularize the work opportunities of men who have for many years been an integral part of the longshore industry, Gleason informed a Sen­ ate committee which-has been tak­ ing testimony. There were 24,605 registered dockworkers in this port as of last June 30, a level that has (Continued on page 16) This is the picture New York area television viewers saw as the cameras focussed on Bill Burke climbing the rigging on the Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). Burke was filmed as part of a CBS television portrayal of the declining status of the U.S. merchant marine in a two-part "Eye On New York" program, entitled "The Troubled Sea." � 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 May 14, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU AWARDS FIVE $6,000 SCHOLARSHIPS SIU TAXIMEN SINK CHICAGO TEAMSTERS 2-1 SIUNA CONVENTION SLATED FROM MAY 26 TO JUNE 1 IN WASHINGTON – UNION GOALS, LABOR ISSUES ON AGENDA 5 SEAFARERS ADDED TO SIU PENSION RANKS SENATE BILL WOULD SPEED MODERNIZATION OF U.S. TRAMP, BULK AND DOMESTIC FLEETS LABOR URGES FAST PASSAGE OF MEDICARE BILL IN SENATE SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDED ANTI-POVERTY WAR GETS FULL AFL-CIO SUPPORT SIU OF CANADA CAMPAIGNS FOR NEW SAFETY LAW TAFT-HARTLEY BILL AUTHOR ON RIGHT-WING PAYROLL ICC STUDIES U.S. FREIGHT’S BID TO BUY SEATRAIN LINES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES INCREASE NLRB WORK LOAD SEA-LAND FLEET EXPANSION LAUNCED WITH S.S. PONCE RADICAL DESIGNS SUGGESTED FOR SUTURE MERCHANT SHIPS GROWERS CRY FOR ‘BRACEROS’, BUT WON’T HIRE U.S. LABOR SIU FISHERMEN WIN PROBE OF RED TRAWLERS OFF U.S. COAST AFL-CIO URGES FAST ACTION ON SENATE MEDICARE PASSAGE BILL WOULD AID MODERNIZATION OF UNSUBSIDIZED U.S. FLEET 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 05/15/1965 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. 10 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f4562c9920191d94311041702af7fd18.PDF 0cd77dd5d7c818481ee3bad4ae0d25ff PDF Text Text OFFICIAL OBGAN OF THE ATLAXTTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Vol. VI. No. n NEW YORK, N.Y., FRIDAY. MAY 12, 1944 SIU Members Urged To Take Up-Grading Courses At Schools Union Ends Picket Line At USS Hotel Fairfax In Norfolk NORFOLK, Va.—Picketing of the USS Hotel Fair­ fax by the Seafarers International Union was ended re­ cently, following a meeting of the union, which was at­ tended not only by SIU members, but by members of the National Maritime Union, Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and Marine Firemen, Watertenders and Wipers All members of the Seafarers International Union of North America who have Union. • sufficient time in to qualify themselves as applicants for upgrading under the United This action followed the adop­ States Maritime Service training program are urged to take advantage of the facilitiei tion, by the executive committee offered, a letter from John Hawk, Sec'y-Treasurer of the A & G District, to all Branch of the United Seamen's Service, Agents and the Membership, declares. Brother Hawk goes into the entire program in of a report made by a special V committee which investigatec charges made by the SIU against the Hotel Fairfax and other USS activities in this section. The executive committee agreed to put in effect at once recommendations made by the committee and the SIU meeting adopted a motion to abandon the / picket line so as to give the USS a chance to make the changes recommended. The investigating committee was headed by Judge Clyde H. Jacobs, and it was named by S P. O'Connell, chairman of the USS executive committee. C. M. Rogers, Norfolk agent for the SIU, issued the following statement at the conclusion of the meeting of the union. "The report of the investigat­ ing committee has been received and considered by an attendance of 121 members of the Seafarers International Union of North America and Sailors Union of Pa­ cific and 39 members of other Maritime Unions, some of the lat(Contimied on "Page 4) Ship Named For Tom Lyons Of N Y State AFL .... minute detail and outlines the# reasons that many of the men in about a positive danger to the the lower capacities should take Union as well as to the men advantage of the opportunity to themselves, because of the fact that the industry has been flood­ upgrade themselves. ed to a degree with men through Besides protecting themselves the RMO, who are all gaining ex­ they are also protecting the perience and getting the higher Union, he says. The full text of grades through continued train­ the letter follows: ing. Thus a condition is foreseen May 10th, 1944 whereby many of the genuine To All Agents, Patrolmen, Union seamen who have neglect­ And the Membership ed to upgrade themselves may be Dear Sirs and Brothers: forced out of the industry. For At the recent New Orleans competition for jobs will grow Conference of the Agents of the sharper and sharper as times goes Seafarers International Union of on and harder times will hit the N.A. it was voted to put the industry after the war, making question of endorsing the Up- it just so much tougher. This Grading Program of the United condition, too, will be felt to a States Maritime Service to the minor degree, should the war in Branches for membership action: Europe cease prior to the Pacific For acception or rejection. theater of action. With a conse­ The membership on a Coast­ quent slump in all shipping in wise basis has accepted the reso­ the post-war period and shortly lution from the Agents' Confer­ after the cessation of hostilities. ence which urges that members In addition to this, it is said, take advantage of the program the examination standards will and upgrade themselves. Officials become so strict and high that it of the various Branches and at will be impossible for the ordin­ headquarters have pointed out ary man to pass them. Waivers that members who have suffici­ Many Union Brothers are ent time in to up-grade them­ selves from ordinary seamen to pointing out that if waivers on AB's and from Messmen to 2nd the number of specified ratings Cooks and Bakers, or men of that required aboard a vessel are cut capacity to Chief Cooks should out the Union men who have been lax and neglected to up­ not neglect this task. For any neglect of such brings grade themselves will be endan- Film Star Carole Landis wore clothes when she testified for the Screen Actors Guild (AFL) at an NLRB hearing to determine col­ lective bargaining agents for extra players. Carole credited NEW YORK—As a result of a the SAG for her rise to stardom. successful drive by the New York State Federation of Labor in promoting the sale of War Bonds and Stamps since September 1, 1943, purchased by unions and members affailiated with the State body which totals an amount now more than $2,000,000, the U.S. Maritime Commission has In announcing the publication limitation varies from 6 months authorized a Liberty ship to be of a "Digest of State and Federal to 3 years." named in honor of the late Presi­ Labor Legislation" Secretary Stating that such laws set wage dent of the New York State Fed­ Trances Perkins cautioned State claims apart from other contracteration of Labor, Thomas J. labor departments and organized claims where statutes of limita­ abor against statutes of limita­ tions usually run six or seven Lyons. This ship will be launched tions on wage claims, "a particu­ years, the Secretary said the 1943 about May 18 at Jacksonville, larly insidious type of law which legislation "seriously affected the during 1943 was quietly enacted administration of State mini­ Florida. mum-wage and wage-collection Arrangements are being made in six states." and wage-payment laws as well "Seven State legislatures will for Mrs. Thomas J. Lyons to of­ ficiate by christening the vessel be in session in 1944 and those as the Federal wage-hour law." with the name of her late hus­ concerned with employee welfare Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, band. New York State Federa­ will wish to be on guard against Ohio and Oregon enacted this tion President Thomas A. Murray the spread of these laws which type of law during the current will officially represent the State limit the period during which year. In 1944, legislatures will organization at the launching. workers may institute suits for convene in Kentucky, Louisiana, Other unions are also expected to recovery- of wages and overtime Mississippi, New Jersey, New send delegates. due them," she said. "The time York, Rhode Island and Virginia. Perkins Warns Of Limitations On Damages And Overtime Pay ATTENTION! Agents in the Branches are asked to please post the va­ rious Boxes containing news on Draft Deferment, Bond Buying, and Payment of As­ sessments to Keep in Good Standing, etc., on the Bullet­ in Boards. This will help to keep some of the members well inform­ ed on these questions. —SEAFARERS LOG Every Dollar Helps When It Is Invested In War Bonds. gered by the influx of younger elements now sailing under the relaxed war-time requirements. The lax seamen wiU have to stay in the lower ratings. Under new business at the Agents' Conference a resolution was passed urging all men with sufficient time in to take advan* tage of the Maritime Training Program. This resolved as fol­ lows: "That this Agents' Conference goes on record to encourage the members of the SIU, Atlantic ft Gulf District, to attend these UpGrading Schools; and, BE IT FINALLY "RESOLVED. That all the of­ ficials of the Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ trict give all the members of the Union the straight information as explained to the Conference by the representative of USMS." On the East Coast and Gulf there are schools for up-grading under the Maritime Training Program at Pier 73, East River, New York, N. Y., Baltimore, Md., and at New Orleans, La. No Uniforms Required Under the new regulation sea­ men being up-graded dress as they please. No uniforms are re­ quired! Fares and transportation will be provided the applicants from any port on the Atlantic and Gulf to the nearest of the schools named above at the discretion of the USMS, under the training program. Lodgings can also be arranged. At the Conference Mr. Paul Schmidt, Warrant Officer, Mari­ time Service, WSA, was accord­ ed the privilege of outlining the Merchant Marine Training Pro­ gram declared that when a mfli^ is upgraded the Government is interested in that man going back to sea because of the short­ age of skilled ratings. Qualifications The qualifications needed for an ordinary seaman to upgrade to the rating of AB are that the applicant for a license is required to have six months at sea or oa the Great Lakes. From that the member can graduate" in thirty days. For those who were trainees and have a Deck graduation from the USMS school plus three (Contimied from Page 3) �,1,11,1 • ; w-'fj;,'; Page Two Viiblished by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District THE SEAFARERS — V, • . —IIII1 li>BI • • ' IIIIH 'ji- , ' ;; i Friday. May 12, 1944 LOG {lc€P01?T ^ASHItVGTOIV «BY MATT-WEW PySUANe-* ' Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor I have received several com­ increase granted by the arbitra­ in others they have received an munications from agents where­ tor was in conformity with the increase in wages, their working HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ VreMeni in the Army authorities are re­ "LITTLE STEEL FORMULA" or conditions that they went out in 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. fusing to allow union representa­ if the increase was in line with the picket line in 1934 to estab­ tives to board vessels that the the Stabilization program of the lish, have' in some instances been JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas, union has under contracts, when NWLB, the stabilization program chopped down. these vessels are docked at piers is based on Executive Order No. The preferential hiring clause P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City that they have had in some of that are under the jurisdiction of 9328. their agreements are secured, the Army. The question that was before MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. however, in companies that they the panel was, what approach This matter has been taken up 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. did not have preferential hiring should the panel take in handling with representatives of the Army here and they have advised me the MFOW case and other cases has none been granted them by that the Army will not allow that may come before the panel the board, on the whole they did ANY UNION representatives to for action. I took the position not accomplish anything by de­ Directory of Branches board vessels for the pui-pose of that in view of the fact that the manding a uniform agreement. BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE panel did not have the MFOW No action was taken by the collecting dues. NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwling Green 9-3437 case before the panel for action, panel to bunch all cases up so The Army has made arrange­ BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St CaK'ert 4539 ments for Union representatives as the case was not even certified that they would all be heard at PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 765 I to be present and meet with crew to the NYLB, we could not one time. This means that aS a NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS ( 16)... 324 Chartres St Canal 3336 members when they are signing lay any rules on how we would case comes into the panel it will SAVANNAH t. 2 18 East Bay St Savannah 3 -1 728 TAMPA 42 3 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 on or paying off. An office has handle this case as it was not be­ be heard on its own merits, MOBILE 7 St. Michael St Dial 2-1392 been set aside on the docks for fore the panel and we did not which is the board's order in es­ PUERTO RICO. 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON 2 19 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 have a case to discuss. tablishing the panel, and has this purpose. My position was definite, that been the practice in the past. When a union representative if this case is certified to the On the Great Lakes the SIU wishes to board a vessel that the PUBLICATION OFFICE: union has under contract, and it board, and the board assumed signed an agreement with the ROOM 215, 2 STONE STREET is necessary to settle a dispute, jurisdiction, that we would then Overlakes Freight Corporation the union representative will proceed with it on its merits, the for another year, this case should New York City (4) BOwling Green 9-8346 have to contact the Security Of­ same as has been the practice come before the panel some time 267 ficer in charge of the docks. He since the establishment of the next week. The question of the jurisdiction may then give the representative panel by the National Board. a pass to board the vessel, and an The CIO representatives on the on dredges was discussed. My MP will escort him to and from panel took the position that all position was that the panel did Voluntary agreements or dispute have the jurisdiction over the vessel. cases that come before the panel, dredges, as the SIU on the Great Brother Lundeberg also met which call for an increase in with representatives of the Army wages should be all heard at the Lakes has several dredging com­ panies under contract. Some of on this matter. same time by the full panel, and these dredges are at present op­ "Polictics means Pork Chops" states a brochure issued WAR SHIPPING PANEL claim that their proposals would erating on" the SURINAME by the CP througgh the NMU in the name of Joe Curran, establish uniformity of wages in RIVER in DUTCH-GUIANA. I the hero of North Africa, Teheran, Moscow Conference, Attended an executive session of the panel on April 28th**•Last the industry. Later on they would felt that the panel was in a bet­ International Labor, Chinese Red Army, etc. September the MFOW opened demand that working conditions ter position to handle dredging Certainly, to a bankrupt leadership whose support is their agreements with the em­ be also uniform for the industry. cases than a regional board. the shipowners aiid Government agencies, politics is of the ployer for an increase in wages. The MM&P and MEBA fol­ The panel recommendation to essense. No one can deny that. Yet, someone is getting Their case is now before an ar­ lowed this same line of reason­ the National War Labor board is ing, and they submitted a dispute that the shipping panel has the rooked as the price of this Government-shipowner support. bitrator for a decision. If the ar­ bitrator renders a decision that case to the board and demanded jurisdiction over dredges, and re­ Now who is getting the well known rooking? (Seamen would grant an increase of wages a uniform agreement. The re­ serves the right to refer some of have a much more rugged though unprintable name for it.) to the MFOW, it would then have sults of their dispute is that they the cases to a regional board for The answer is self evident. Think of the millions of to be referred to the War Ship­ took a licking on the agreements, action. dollars that has poured into the shipowners' pockets since ping panel for recommendations they now have a uniform set of FISHERMEN the formation of the NMU by the fact that these heroes to the National War Labor board. wages and working conditions. Pat McHugh Secretary of the The panel would then have the In some of the contracts they of labor signed cut-rate contracts, lower than the lowest job of determining whether the have received a cut in wages and Atlantic Fishermen's Union has Union scales in the industry? been commuting between Boston and Washington of late. He is Hundreds of millions through the years, my friends, making a strong attempt to jar was the price these highjackers of all things clean, paid to the OPA loose from their decis= the shipowners for recognition. This came from the sea­ ion, and trying to get them to men's pockets, direct. establish the ceilings on the Now that the Government is paying all bills the prices that the;)^ received in 1942, instead of a weighed average. NMU's super patriots, meaning the CP officials, are trying Pat has been putting up a hard to have a government board bring these working conditions fight and is now bringing his case up to SIU contract levels. to the attention of the house ^ The appeal of the CP offcials of the NMU for "equali- Editor of the LOG. MERCHANT MARINE committee that is investigating VETERANS GET CHARTER _ Zation" of wages with the standards of the A. F. of L. is a 2 Stone Street the OPA, and is holding hearings on a bill to continue the OPA for confession of guilt. Why did they sign such robbery con­ New York, N. Y. , The Merchant Marine Veterans another year. A Senate bill calls tracts in the first place and allow the NMU membership Dear Sir: Association of the United States for the continuing of the OPA to be rooked all these ycar.s? The enclosed is perhaps of was today granted a charter by until two years after the war. For, this scabbery in Unionism started with the NMU's some news value to you, as this Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of Have been informed that on first contract and this traffic with the shipowners is only newly formed organization is the Commonwealth. Purpose of the Pacific oast the OPA are go­ the Association is to aid Mer­ now coming to light. Remember, also that the NMU con­ comprised of a group of seamen chant Marine Officers and Sea­ ing to adjust the price on Salmon and others, who are interested in for the California area. The indi­ tracts could be opened every 6 months for wage revisions. the welfare of the Merchant Sea­ men in securing some of the cations are that Rock Cod will Recognition by the shipowners had to be paid for. It man and were organized for that rights, benefits and privileges ac­ not be given inuch consideration set the Communists up in business as a "going" concern, purpose, as the release states, to corded members of the United by the OPA. May require a little and it was a paying business for both. The on y ones who aid them in securing some of the States armed forces, by local, more pressure from the co&st. State and Federal Governments. lost out were the NMU members and the seamen as a whole. rights, benefits and privileges Posts will be organized in all In the Gulf area the OPA does given to men in the Armed not give any indication that they For this shipowner controlled clique by signing such cutforces. That there, is need for the large cities of the nation will set a ceiling price on fish rate contracts acted as a drag upon the wages and condi­ such an organization, I have no Men who served in the Merchant Marine service in World War I down there, at least not for the tions for the industry as a whole. doubt, you will agree. or World War II are eligible to time being. Should they estab­ ^ This is scabbery on a mass scale. lish a ceiling, the rumor is that Thanking you, I am membership. In the meantime these tools were secure. Doors were they will go for the prices of W. L. Drew, 45 Strathmore 1942. Congressman Petersen is Sincerely yours, open to them in Washington, where they made the most of CARL A. MEYER. Road, Brookline, 46, Massachu­ against any ceilings down in the their "political" opportunities for every cause except that Commander. setts, was elected Adjutant. (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) Currans' 'Politics' New Group Asks Full Hospital Rights For Merchant Seamen I Tv 'r ;Ll �;.;--'p ••• Friday. May 12, 1244 ;y- ' " Tn?•r:, n' •.-, - • • a- THE SEAFARERS •^" Around the Ports BOSTON Attended a meeting of the USS as observer. This was done as a result of the poor management of the USS Hotel in Norfolk, and I found out about the loans to seamen. It seems that there are two types of loans that can be made to seamen; both emergency loans: One is expected to be re­ paid, but the other is not expect­ ed to be repaid, provided it works a hardship on the person obtaining the loan. This information can be got­ ten at any USS agency that handles loans for seamen. The New York Educational Committee is doing a fine job, and when they complete their data they will have something helpful and instructive for our Hiembers. I would suggest that we get a card printed with our working rules thereon, especially that part of the agreement pertaining to overtime in the three depart­ ments. This will help eliminate sore spots and help to eliminate scores of beefs and create more It has made it a lot better for harmony aboard ships. the piecards here in knocking JOHN MOGAN, Agent. them out for wins, instead of los­ ing them, because of the lack of NEW YORK a few words of explanation. So if It looks as though we are final­ you guys in the other Branches ly going to get out of this pig pen, keep up the good work we guar­ that we call a hall in New York. antee you good representation in The lease is on the verge of be­ taking these up with the com­ ing signed for the new building panies. and we will be moved over there We had a fine example of what in a short time. It's about time good union men can 'do on a ship the other day at the payoff of the too! The Organization is growing so SS William Kent. She only car­ rapidly that the joint we are in ried five SIU book members, but now cannot even hold the mem­ these fellows had the crew lined bership attending the meetings up all the way. They had edu­ Monday nights. We are taking a cated them thoroughly in union­ step forward when we get out of ism and brought in a minimum of here, as in our new Hall, we will beefs. They did a really good have a layout that any Labor Or­ job and deserve a vote of thanks. ganization can well be proud of. If all ships coming in had This will be quite a conti'ast to things as well in hand as these the place we are in now, as we fellows did, paying them off have about every type of phony would be more efficient and sat­ outfit imaginable in this build­ isfactory to all hands. ing, all the way from a shipping We have definitely been assur­ crimp to a conscientious object­ ed that Joe Curran is not going ors' outfit. to run for President of the U.S. This Port has a hell of a lot this year (along with several easier time for handling out-of- other Red winos), so all of you town beefs now, since the Agents guys can now relax, all is well. and Patrolmen in the Outports Yours for less politicians and are cooperating with this Branch more unionism, by sending in clear, well-drawn up beefs. PAUL HALL, Agent SIU Members Urged To Take Up-Grading (Covthmed from Page 1) months sea service the time gen­ erally required to, up-grade is less than a month. The physical examination is said to be fairly easy, with a pro­ vision of reasonably good eye­ sight. Papers required are enough deck discharges to cover the stip­ ulated time, Coast Guard pass, proof of citizenship, or first pa­ pers for aliens, or Filipinos, who are generally over 18 years of age. Pay While Learning Those taking advantage of the training school courses to up­ grade themselves are paid under the program. For ordinary seaImen up-grading to AB's the pay is $156. per month, ($66. plus $3. a day subsistence and quarters). This breaks down to a figure of '$36:40 per week. For messmen up-grading to 2nd Cooks and Bakers the pay is $144. per month, ($54. plus $3. a day sub­ sistence and quarters). This breaks down to a figure of $33.00 Tier week. Pay is every two weeks. Stewards Department The time required for mem• bers of the Stewards' Dept. to up­ grade is from thirty to fifty-six days with the pay outlined above. The sea time requirements are as follows: Three months at sea as Second Cook and Baker, to qualify as ,a Chief Cook, with some baking experience necessary. Four months at sea or on the Great Lakes, in any rating in the Stew­ ards Dept. (Messman, Pantry­ man, Utilityman, etc.), to qual­ ify for training as Second Cook and Baker. The class day is about six and one half hours each day. Can Eliminate RMO By attending the coui'ses and bettering thfcmselves, members of the Union ean make great strides toward eliminating the RMO and their fink-hall set-up from the field. The RMO has no hand in the Maritime up-grading service or schools. For the Maritime Ser­ vice is a complete unit having nothing to do with the RMO programs. Mr. Schmidt, at the Conference declared that the Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard in Wash­ ington issues all orders pertain­ ing to the way such schools are to be run in the various ports. Further the up-grading means for members of the Deck Dept. an increase of $17.50 per month in their basic wages. For members of the Stewards' Dept. up-grading means that they will be in line for better jobs with an approximate increase of $35. per month for those now sailing in the lower ratings, with of course, the same percentage increases according to bonuses. Will Help War Effort With all members getting be­ hind the program they can not only help the war effort but their Page Three LOG WKArS DOING Union as well as themselves, it :'s said. And, for that matter they are able to voluntarily leave the school if they find themselves unsuited for the mark they had set themselves for. Below is a list of United States Maritime Service offices on the East Coast and Gulf where mem­ bers of the SIU may make appli­ cation for up-grading: NEW ORLEANS, 523 St. Ann St. NEW YORK, 39 Broadway. BOSTON, Rm. 101, 177 Milk St. PORTLAND, Me., Rm. 17, U. S. Custom House. NEW HAVEN, Conn., 1044 Chap­ el St. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Rm. 330, 100 So. Broad StBALTIMORE, Md., 209 E. Fay­ ette St. WASHINGTON, D. C., 1311 H. St., N.W. NORFOLK, Va., 119 Tazewell St. CHARLESTON, S. C., 117 Broad St. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., U.S. P.O. Bldg., 311 W. Monroe. TAMPA, Fla., Hillsboro Hotel, 504 Fla. MOBILE, Ala., 64 St. Francis St. PORT ARTHUR, Tex., 208 Bluestein Bldg. HOUSTON, Tex., 1305 Prairie Ave. Your full cooperation and at­ tention in pushing this program is requested. Please post on bul­ letin board. Fraternally yours, JOHN HAWK, Sec'y-Treasurer. •'if" Curran's 'Experting * That Of Puppet NMUer Declares Editor of the SIU LOG Dear Sir: Knowing from past experience that these remarks would never be printed in the NMU's Com­ munist controlled press — the Pile-il—^I am addressing these re­ marks to the LOG, where Free­ dom of the press is still practiced. I note in all the great pubhc presses that that erudite "expert" Joe Curran has been down to Washington again. This time he testified as to the seaworthiness of the Liberty ships which were under fire. With sublime ignorance, so well portrayed in the SIU LOG's report of this investigation and Curran's role, this broken-down CP stooge stood naked before the world, exposed for what he is —a political parasite without scruples or even elementary knowledge of the subject matter under investigation. He was the perfect tool of the Big Business interests. I doubt if they will use him again for his ignorance was so marked as to be sublime. As a labor skate to delude in­ nocent seamen and workers gen­ erally his value has been proven. Here, he is unquestionably an "expert." The shipowners who have used him and his clique to pick the pockets of the seamen in the NMU clean through favorable (to the shipowners) contracts have never regretted their con­ nections with this stooge. It paid dividends in hard cash. And now, he had a still greater service to perform for the ship­ yard interests. What? Are you looking for­ ward to the day when the NMU members will catch up with you? (Henry J. Kaiser take notice. Here is an "expert" to be picked up at a bargain. One guaranteed to operate on hoi air and to use his 6 ft. 2 and scowl to the very best advantage of his controller. He has been known to scab on Union men and Union wages by working for half rate. His past is guaranteed. He is docile, tract­ able and well broken-in.) The mystery in this latest visit to Washington, however, is not in Cuiran's "experting." We have always known that he is nothing but a puppet and is a false-alarm, built up by the Communists who surround him and control every movement of his life. He ^ a mask behind which they operate. Left to his own devices his ig­ norance of even elementary mari­ time problems is amazing if they were not so tragic. And who can expect more from a cut-rate Grace Line shore-gemg straw boss. The mystery lies in the Pilot of March 17, 1944, following this "experting" by the "President" of the NMU before the Truman Committee. Search as you will you will find no word of this fa­ mous expert's testimony or men­ tion thereof. Why? Well, brothers, there's a reason, and it is this: The testimony will reveal to aU maritime workers, both the ignorance of Curran in maritime matters which might serve to awaken the NMU mem­ bership an dthe general public as well, and the servile role played by the politicians of the NMU in defense of Big Business in line with the recent instructions of the Communist Party that they have to "play ball" with capital­ ism and all capitalists who will play ball with them in the "Spir­ it of Teheran." To heU with seamen's lives the CP's siij'—diet's have ihbre aiid bigger political conniving. We can be trusted to "play ball." That is the message of the hear­ ings as gathered from the study of the expert's remarks. Curran's masters behind the scenes know what to print or kilL And the Pilot editor, good Com­ munist stalwart that he is, is well trained. He can spot danger a mile off. Curran is given plenty of play —on everything else but the vital topic effecting all seamen — his "experting" in Washington. And, to take your minds off the thing altogether they have printed a leg demonstration on the front page with others throughout. Also on the front page is Ferdy (Continued on Page 4) Seamen Wartted On Draft The following communica­ tion re: Selective Service was received: April 5, 1944 "John Hawk, "Roosevelt Hotel, "New Orleans, La. "General tightening of reg­ ulations of Selective Service system has resulted in increas­ ed losses to seagoing manpow­ er to draft can be prevented in almost all cases if seamen make certain WSA 61 is com­ pleted at beginning and ter­ mination of each period aboard vessel. Urge your members to make certain that this is done at our request. General Hershey has exempted active sea­ men from preinduction physi­ cal examination, normally re­ quired of men under twentysix. Seamen should be advised to deal with local board through RMO on any ques­ tions that may rise. Request for extension of allowable time ashore must be kept to mini­ mum. Will you notify your members of this wire? "H. Chase Stone. WSA." There it is Brothers! Shore time allowed on your pink slip from the RMO—^form WSA 61—can only be extend­ ed by the RMO — and with their permission — for extra­ ordinary circumstances such as s i c k n e SS. hospitalization, sitting for a license or going to up-grading school, etc. Failure to comply may find you in the Army Brothers! Keep Up With Your Draft Board Before It Keeps Up With You! (2) Ai.\i-ti1^1:iVi<-. r:.' ki'Uu'ir'M- ••;S0| •"Sf �Page Four T HE Union Ends Picket Line At USS Hotel Fairfax In Norfolk (Contimiei froin Page I) tei- frora the National Maritime Union. The Marine Cooks and • Stewards Union and the Marine Firemen Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Union, and a few unor­ ganized seamen, in a meeting held in the Seafarers Internation­ al Union Hall in Norfolk. "We believe that our com­ plaints and grievances which we considered reasonable and gen­ uine were fairly heard by the in­ vestigating committee, composed of the following citizens of Nor­ folk; Chairman Judge Jacob and four other prominent citizens of Norfolk, and we further believe "yid hope that the recommendauons contained in their report, if immediately adopted and put in­ to effect will eliminate our diffi­ culties. We understand that the Executive Committee of the Uni­ ted Seamen's Service adopted the report entered and ordered that the recommendations of the in­ vestigating committee be put in­ to immediate effect. In order that this may clear without hin­ drance, or in part, picketing of the USS Hotel Fairfax on the part of the Seafarers Internation­ al Union and Sailors Union of Pacific members and also mem­ bers of other maritime unions and imorganized seamen has been suspended. Our aims throughout this matter have been to obtain equal justice and fairness for all merchant seamen. "We sincerely feel that the aforementioned has not existed in the past and we trust that in the future the Merchant Seamen will receive more cooperation from the United Seamen's Ser­ vice, and fairness in the issuance of tickets for rationed articles, and that the loss of money, clothing, etc., will be eliminated or stopped as much as possible." NOTICE HERBERT E. BORI, Book 21,855. All your seaiheh's papers and Union Book and some per­ sonal papers were turned over to the Union by the United States Post Office, Station P. The papers were accepted by F. Stewart and are now located at the New York Dispatchers' office, 2 Stone Street. Please call for same immediately, otherwise they must be returned to the various Government de­ partments which issued them, e. • • P. J. CAMARON lost a sum of money in the Philadelphia area. It was found. Will Brother Cam­ eron please write William John­ son, Acting Agent for Philadel­ phia, for further information? MONEY DUE The Engine and Deck Depart­ ments of the MARIBOU B. La MARR are entitled to two weeks linen money. Collect at Water­ man Office in New York. * n- • The following men from the SS WILLIAM STURGIS, Voyage No. 3 can collect the following money: Anthony Dower, $1.84; Theodore Peterson, $6.36; Joseph A. Schmidlin, $12.72; Norman Cra­ mer, $27.53; Albert Cramer. $23.51; Joseph Kelly, $27.95; Ed­ ward Toner, $5.04; Wm, McDevitt, $2.69; Patrick McCarthy, $18.13; Richard Daisely, $21.82; Richard Purcell, $35.59; Weldon Friday, May 12, 1944 SEAFARER S. LOG Bassett, $13.09; James Earl, $13.18; V. Velazquez, $2.69; Hjalmar Nordby, $18.13; Norman Hartnett, $24.17; Sam A. Fawcett, $20.82; and T. Simmons, $2.69. » » • Engine Department on the SS HENRY LEE has linen money at the Calmar Office, New York. • * • The following men from the SS E. WHEELOCK. Wages that can be collected at the Calmar Office, New York: Richard Ma­ son and Elmer Holmes, $157.53; Ernest O'Rourke and Wilfred Bennison, $135.82 each; and George Ellis, $65.62. Dushane's Report for an increase ^ (Continued from Page 2} wages. Looks like a smoke screef^l Gulf area, particularly in the to cover their agreement thai Florida field. they made in approving of thd Brothers Lundeberg, Weisberbonus reduction that the MWEI| ger, and Hawk have been in town made. meeting with representatives of seveial government agencies, try­ ing to iron out the numerious matters that are effecting our members. Brother Lundeberg is now in Philadelphia and is meet­ ing with the Executive Board of the American Federation of La­ bor, and is trying to enlist their support to have the Maritime War Emergency Board to re­ (Continued from Page 3) establish the 100% bonus. the fink Smith burning the lasi It seems that all the other Mar­ election ballots with a captioql itime Unions have given up the "Democracy in Action." fight on this vital matter, how­ Oh, yeah? ever, we have taken the position I am happy to see the Seafarer! that we are going to continue Log smoking these political shy­ this fight no matter how much sters out of their holes. Morfli time and expense we put into power to your pen. May the trad! this dispute. The union is .of the winds fill your sails and goodi opinion that the board's decision sailing. Keep up the good work on the reduction of the bonus is These are the most sinister fakeri an unfair one, and merits recon­ who ever disgraced the maritinM sideration. industry. The NMU has completely for­ They are knights of the doublf gotten the bonus reduction and cross. Stick to your guns and lo| are trying to soft pedal their them feel the thunder of yousj membership to forget about it, broadsides. and are hollering for an increase In conclusion, let me assuJi in wages. They will have to wait you that the SIU Log will be read until September 30th, 1944 before they can legally open their con­ by the seamen, including thf tracts on this issue, as they did bona fide honest NMU membertb not open their contracts in March Thank you. -Old-Time NMU Membep 1944 for any wage increases. We then have the Pilot shoot­ Keep In Touch With ing some more bull to the NMU membership with their blazing Your Draft Board Curran's 'Experting' That Of Puppet NMUer Declares Currans' ^Polities' (Continued on Page 2) of the seamen. These contracts remained a deep dark secret. While they urged the NMU mem­ bership to "study their contracts" they did not urge them to study these contracts in compari­ son and contrast to the rest of the Union con­ tracts in the industry. And, unless this were done there is little meaning in "studying" any contract. This was the catch for the ignorant seamen—a mask to hide the truth from their eyes. l:i' k i For these services these political rats n6%u demand the Checkoff. They realize that the Union is slipping away from them—that the members are getting wise and are voting with their feet. The ship­ owner must come to the rescue and compulsion must take the place of free independent choice on the part of the individual—whether he will support this fink political clique or give them the deep six. ' That isn't all by a long shot. Now, in the NMU Pilot of April 21, 1944, we see the Communist clique calling a confer­ ence of the shipowners who have profited great­ ly by Pork chops and Politics. This Conference was held in the NMU headquarters (appropriate place it seems) and here the CP offered to turn the dispatching and shipping in the Union Halls over to the shipowners, whose agents would sit in the NMU halls and take over the show. These political highbinders are drowning and because politics are their pork chops (at the seamen's expense) they are calling upon the shipowners to come to the rescue. Why, because the real seamen have quit in such numbers that only the Communist draft dodgers, needle workers, button hole makers are left, and these cannot man the ships. Yes, there's politics and politics, and pigs are pigs. Did the shipowners refuse the invitation, refuse to be found in open collusion with the Communist control of the NMU? You guessed it. Brother—they were there in force. Why not, when politics means pork chops for the ship­ owners? Didn't the invitation follow the stabbing in the back of the seamen over the Bonus ques­ tion? Didn't they left-handedly support the MWEB Bonus cuts by stating that they were only interested in a wage increase—^meaning the "equalization" demand on a par with the AF of L, now before the War Lalwr Board and over which the MWEB has no control? And isn't the Chairman of the MWEB the same Captain Edward Macauley who is also in politics for pork chops? Verily, they understand each other, while the seamen who are out there doing the sailing and the dying, pay the price in a midtitude of directions. Take into consideration the fact that the NMU members are paying the highest dues and assessments in the industry, thinking that they belong to a Union, when in reality they belong to a Communist Political Club, masquerading as a Union. They are paying to support the very clique which swindles both the NMU membership and all seamen, directly and indirectly. And, the membership of the NMU is not even allowed •to run an opposition slate against these high­ binders on the POLICY MAKING BODIES the Union. What an appaling racket. Unionisn| has struck new lows and is scraping bottom. There is room for belief that the vast "take*^ of income from the befuddled and unenlighteifed NMU membership is being used to float subsidize even greater political rackets, now tha^ the "Party" has captured the American Laboi^ Party and are tied up with the CP dominated CIO "Political Action Committee," for CIR dominated it undoubtedly is as far as the parti­ cipation of the CP leaders of the NMU concerned. r Yet, these political racketeers point to thi sumptions Halls built up at the seamen's expens^ and exclaim: "Look what we are doing for you. This 2| progress," Yea, Brothers, you have paid already foi; palaces of gold through the cut-rate contracts^ etc., etc. All you are getting now is propaganda^ and tinsel opening the doors to still greater pil­ laging of the American seamen. Wake up. Brothers—wake up and Live| You have been doped by the Piloteers efff Union Square too long. The wages and living standards of the seatmen as a whole are in mortal danger. You havii paid a terrific price for ignorance already. It iif up to you to clean house of these fakers and! reach out your hand in Brotherhood and thtf spirit of Unionism to your Brothers of the AF of L now fighting hard for all. That is the only; way we can. win pork chops for the seamen— on the plate, and not in a Communist-Currajtf brochure. � 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 May 15, 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. 11 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNION ENDS PICKET LINE AT USS HOTEL FAIRFAX IN NORFOLK SIU MEMBERS URGED TO TAKE UP-GRADING COURSES AT SCHOOLS SHIP NAMED FOR TOM LYONS OF NY STATE AFL PERKINS WARNS OF LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES AND OVERTIME PAY CURRANS' POLITICS NEW GROUP ASKS FULL HOSPITAL RIGHTS FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN CURRAN'S 'EXPERTING' THAT OF PUPPET NMUER DECLARES SIU MEMBERS URGED TO TAKE UP-GRADING SEAMEN WARNED ON DRAFT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/12/1944 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/24f33c5f6f32b0cd6091883618c45b71.PDF 53f4dbf39fbf1a74b569036e52617ea3 PDF Text Text • "••' •»7~ SEAFARERS • OFFiOAL ORGAN OF THf t' • -i^'. ,'.4 •.vL..)'L,r.J,^ll LOG S E A F A R E R S, I N TE R N AT I O N A L UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • GOVT OPENSIMS ON SHIP SUBSIDES -Story On Page 3 Agents Meet To Map Year Plans -Story On Page 2 I- * Jlf-Qin A# WjT-ti lr Under the watchful eye of Seafarer-sidewalk superintendents, 'v^ork gets underway on the remodeling of the exterior IrlSffl Mf wWOFK,* and interior of the new Baltimore branch hall.' Contracts have been let out for complete revamping of the building to incorporate all the facilities available in the New York headquarters. Allowing for unforeseen delays, the target date for moving into the new hall is Christmas, 1953, although it could be earlier. , (Story On Page 3.) �isEAF ARERS Fate Two Mar 15> 195S LOG . Union Port Agents Map Future Plans, Review Year's Gains The port agents from all the SIU's branches today were nearing the windup of a week-long agents'conference at head­ quarters to review the Union's great strides forward during the past year, and to map out programs for the coming year the conference to the workings of that will continue-to keep the the, Union's new constitution, which has been in operation for about SIU tops in the industry. eight months. The consensus- of' In the meetings, the agents dis cussed the Union's organizing pro­ opinion was that the Union was gram, the recently negotiated con­ operating smoothly under the nevr tracts, the Welfare and Vacation document, and that it has proven Plans, the educational program, its worth in actual practice. The conference recommended in the Union's financial status, the building program, the . SIU's rela­ view of the importance of the con­ tionship with other maritime and stitution to every Seafarer, that it shoreside labor organizations, the be published at six month intergeneral picture in the maritime in­ dustry end other activities of the Since the Union constitution SIU. governs the Union's day to day Report to Members operations and the rights and The result of the agents' meet­ obligations of the membership, ings, their reports and suggestions the port agents' conference re­ on the Union's past progress and commends that the SEAFAR­ future programs are now being ERS LOG reprint the constitu­ compiled and will be submitted to tion every six months and the Secretary-Treasurer today. The every Seafarer study the docu­ agents will then return to their ment thoroughly. branches, and report on the con­ Constitntional questions Seafarers arc interested spectators as work gets ander way nn new Baltimore hall. Left to right are: ferences to the membership at the should be the subject of both Smoky Messinger, electrician; A1 Stansbury, patrolman; Gil Semeff, bosun; Jim Morgan, OS; Fat regular membership meetings. The shipboard and shoreside meet­ Sobertson, OS, and Biil Addison, oiier. Barring delays, woit is elated for completion by Christmas. SEAFARERS LOG will also pre­ ings as well as special classes. sent the highlights of the meetings Seafarers who have questions to the membership. about any points in the consti­ A great deal of emphasis was tution should not hesitate to placed on the Union's organizing raise them, and officials are program in the meeting. The pro­ obligated to acquaint the mem­ gress that has been made in the bership fully with" all provi­ Union's present organizing drive in sions. the Atlantic tanker fleet was re­ The constttntion is the Un­ viewed, and the agents also dis­ ion's bible. As such the agents plans for organizing cam­ feel it deserves dose and re­ BALTIMORE—Trade union leaders in this city are showing keen interest in the work now cussed paigns in the fleets of other unor­ peated study by the member­ going on to build a new Baltimore branch hall of the SIU. Several of them have indicated ganized oil companies. ship. that the SIU's building program may do much to stimulate other unions to provide modern, Particular attentioii was paid in Baltimore BIdg. Program Arouses Labor's Interest and up-to-date facilities for^ their memberships. Earl Sheppard, Baltimore vals in the SEAFARERS LOG. That way all Seafarera, new and old would have full opportunity to acquaint themselves with its terms. The Union's educational pro­ gram will be expanded consider­ ably. Plans were discussed for set(Continued on page 17) port agent of the SIU and a vicepresident of the Baltimore Fed­ eration of Labor, has ecquainted the other AFL unions In the city with the SIU's plans for the new hall. As soon as reconstruction work has made sufficient progress, he intends to show other AFL union representatives around the building. « Some Baltimore trade unionists had their curiosity whetted when (Continued on page 17) Expect SIU Victory In Lakes Vote SEAFARERS LOG May 15. 1953 Vol. XV. No. 10 As I See It Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial ... Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The Job .....Page 16 Personals '... .Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action...... Page 16 Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon .Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago .Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Union Talk ...........Page 9 Wash. News Letter... i... .Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report .......... Page B Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's WorthPage 7 Published biweekly at the heedquarters of the Seafarers International Unirn,' At­ lantic A Cult District, APL. *7$ rOUrtt Avenue. Brooklyn 3t, NY. Tel. BTertfns ••4«7I, Entered ea. aeeond class mattdi^ at the Post Office In BreoMyn, NY, under the Act of Auguirt 24,1113. Gil Seneff, boBaat, leff, and Pat Robertson, OSL look on as foreman for compiiny handling constmctlon points oDt ptbgms work on new hall. Foor-story bntlding at 1218 East Baltimore Street; is expected to be showplace on Baltimore waterfront and eqiial 'of SllT's New York headquarters. Great Lakes Seafarers are look­ ing forward with confidence to the outcome of a collective bargaining election on the Pioneer and Buck­ eye Lines. The SIU's freshwater district has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to set the date for a simultaneous vote on the two lines, both of which are owned by the Hutchinson Com­ pany. Company representatives are try­ ing to get the NLRB to separate the two lines into separate bar­ gaining units, a move which is being opposed by the Great Lakes District. Also '^in the picture is the CIO Steelworkers Union, to whom the National Maritime Union has ab­ dicated its Lakes' organizing juris­ diction. The Steelworkers are using the tie-in of many Lakes shipping outfits with big steel com­ panies as their excuse to invade the shipping industry. SIU organizero expressed con­ fidence that the union would be able to carry the election despite the Steelworkers^ presence oh the bklloL T •-"'f;.:'' •I �ii'i' .«' .'-T¥ Mar 15. 195S SEAFARERS Par* Thre* LOG $ Cuts Peril USPHS Hospital Program In deep sea ports alone, the USPHS hospital cuts, pfbsent and projecte^, have affected six of the 15 hospitals originally in operation. In most instances, out-patient clinics have replaced the hospitals. Admits Need Closing of the Savannah hospital is contemplated even to the hospitals in Savannah, Georgia; Fort Stanton, New though a department spokesman admitted to the Senate Mexico, and Cleveland, Ohio. Appropriations Committee that the hospital was needed. Announcement of the cuts was made by Mrs. Oveta Gulp It could operate efficiently even if veteran patients were Hobby, secretary of the newly-created Health, Education transferred elsewhere. About 40 percent of the patients and. Welfare Department. The old Federal Security in the hospital are veterans. Agency was made a department recently by Congress The spokesman also conceded that loss of the Savannah with the announced objective of broadening and im­ hospital would be a blow to seamen because it is the only proving Government welfare services. However, among, USPHS hospital between New Orleans and Norfolk, the the finst official acts of the new department were budget Mobile hospital having been closed some months ago. cuts in USPHS services, new hospital construction and Now seamen in the area in need of in-patient treatment work on the TB and venereal disease programs. will have to go several hundred miles to one of the other If these three hospitals are closed, it will mean a total USPHS hospitals. of 13 hospitals shut down since the end of World War II. Closing of the Fort Stanton hospital would be a severe This is exactly half the 26 marine hospitals that were blow to many long-term TB patients who have found the' functioning at the peak of USPHS operations during New Mexico plateau climate ideal for their recuperation. World War II. They will have to be transferred to other hospitals that Among those shut down since the war are hospitals at are admittedly not as satisfactory as Fort Stanton invoca­ Evansville, Louisville, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Ellis Island, tion and facilities. Fort Stanton is the only marine hos­ Vineyard Haven, Kirkwood, Portland, Mobile and San pital that provides small cottages and homelike comforts Juan. The Mobile hospital was the last to be shut down, for long-term chronic patients. a few months ago. Other Services Axed At present, counting the Savannah hospital, there are The USPHS 'hospitals are only one of the many essential Just ttn USPHS "hospitals operating on the Atlantic, Gulf services that are being sharply reduced or eliminated by and Pacific Coasts. Those still functioning Include Boston, Mrs. Hobby's administration in what she called trimming two in New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans, Gal­ of "soft spots" in her budget!. Funds for the construc­ veston, San Francisco and Seattle. tion of new hospitals in areas of fast-growing population New slashes in Government services to sick and injured seamen are in the works, with the USPHS planning the closing of three USPHS hospitals. Under the guise of cutting the fat out of the bud­ get, Federal officials are planning to put the axe are being cut by $15 million, which is a 20 percent re­ duction. In at least one area, Nassau County, New York, the fund cuts mean that five hospitals in this one county alone would have to drop expansion plans. Existing hospital facilities in the county, which is next door to New York City are known to be far less than needed to assure decent hospital service to residents. Even more serious are proposed budget cuts in, the Federal Venereal disease and tuberculosis programs, amounting to $3,500,000. The USPHS official report for 1952 stated that there were 415,000 cases of syphilis and gonorrhea in that year, a high figure even though consid­ erable progress has been made in fighting these two diseases. ^ Delay Disease Fight All indications are that the medical profession, with the help of the Government, is on the verge of virtually wip­ ing out these major venereal diseases through the use of, new antibiotics. The drastic slash in the venereal disease program means a reduction in the diagnosis and treatment of cases. It's considered a real setback to the country's fight on venereal disease. Similarly, the Department's cut in TB funds means that the very encouraging progress made against this disease through use of new treatment will be slowed if not halted. At the time that Mrs. Hobby was sworn in as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare she was quoted as say­ ing that the work of the department was linked by "a common thread of family service. Cut one and you de­ stroy the lifeline of the othefs." As one observer put it, the newest cuts don't seem to jibe very well with that an­ nounced policy. Congress Hearings Open On Proposals For Shipping Aid A bi-partisan proposal to extend Government merchant marine subsidies to tramp ship operators is one of several new plans before Congress to bolster the waning strength of the American merchant marine. Senators Warren Magnuson, Wash­ ington Democrat, and Charles Potter, Michigan Republican, are co-authors of bills that would grant operating subsidies to tramp owners and would also permit them to .enter rate-making con-^ which would drastically alter the ly 160 vessels of 10,000 tons or ferences. 1936 Merchant Marine Act, indicate more. The terms of the MagAt the same time, the that there is much concern for the nuson-Potter bill are so drawn as From Hans Skaalegaard in California came this Jumbo crate, weighing over 300 pounds, and containing ten oil paintings. Here, Art Perfall, LOG staff writer, takes the paintings out of the crate. Today's The Big Day To Pick Art Wfliners Today is the big day for the Seafarer-artists who are com-, peting in the big 1953 Annual Seafarers Art Contest. At 2 PM today, the panel of. distinguished judges will examine all the entries and will choose the"*^ winners of the biggest Sea­ the contest has not yet been an­ farers Art Contest ever held. nounced, but one of the members Those Seafarers whose entries of the panel will he John Gordon, are chosen —^ there will be three the curator of painting and sculpwinners in each of the four cate­ (Continued oh page 17) gories—^will all be awarded hand­ some 14 carat gold SIU emblem rings, valued at $35 each. Those winners who are in New York will be given their awards at the next regular membership meeting, Wed­ nesday, May 20. The more than 110 works which have been entered in the contest will-go on display early today on the second,floor of the New York ball. As usual, the exhibit will be open to the public. All of the works will remain on display in the hall during all of next week, so that the public and the Seafarers in port All Art Contest winners will may look over the work that has receive $35, 14 ci^ gold,SIU been done, by . the many. Seafarers emblem riings Iw the onewho have submitted entries; ' shownvabdv* as iMteei. The complete panel of Judges for future of the American merchant to make a maximum of 200 ves­ fleet. However, there is consider­ sels eligible for Government oper­ able difference of opinion both in ating subsidies. the industry and in Congress as to In introducing the bill. Senator what the best course of action is Magnuson expressed the hope that to preserve a strong US maritime the measure "will serve to focus industry. . . . attention on the broad ques­ American-fiag ships, not Just those At,present the US tramp ship­ national policy" relating to on the so-called essential trade ping fleet consists of approximate­ tion of(Continued on page 17) routes. This plan is backed by the Association of American Ship Own­ ers which considers the 1936 Act one-sided and biased in favor of a limited number of subsidized com­ panies. In view of the critical need for Congressional action to preserve the US merchant fleet in the face of rising foreign competition, the A claim-for unpaid wages has been filed against the SIUSeafarers International Union has undertaken a full study of the pro­ contracted Ocean Tow Company of Seattle as the firm entered posals for their long range effect a plea of bankruptcy in the local courts. The Union has placed on the Union's membership and a lien against the company's-^ the industry , as a whole. vessels to satisfy wage pay- ments to crewmembers on their last voyages. Limit On MSTS Similarly the SIU Vacation and Several other bills and proposals Welfare Plans have ente^ claims are up for action before Congress. for vacation and welfare payments One bill, backed by all. segments due to the two funds. of the privately-owned fleet, would Ocean Tow, operated two vessels limit MSTS activity in a manner The Isthmian Steamship on the Seattle to Alaska run, the to eliminate competition with pri­ Company has announced that Alaska Cedar, the Alaska Spruce. vate companies. Another would it now has the retroactive For a while it had a third vessel, require that all merchant seamen •wages du*. under the new SIU the MV Gadsden, on charter. The be able to understand orders in the agreement ready for payment. operation involved placing huge English language. Seafarers who have retro­ trailer vans, fully loaded, in the As a result of these and other active wages due from this hold as they were and discharging bills, the Senate Commerce Com­ them at the docks where they mittee has appointed a subrcommit- - company may collect either by writing to the jcpmpany and were hooked up to trailor truck tee of three consisting of Senators cabs and driven away. Butler, Maryland- Smathers, Flori­ . giving it their mailing address or by calling in person at Apparently the novel idea did not da, and Cooper, Kentucky; to hoid Room 207, 71 Broadway, New catch on successfully enough, and hearings on these measures. York, NY. the company was forced into bank­ The tramp ship subsidy program ruptcy. and' the wage subsidy, both of House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee opened hearings on proposals to amend the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, includ­ ing one which would provide limited wage subsidies for all SIU Flies Wage Claim As Ocean Tow Co. Folds isthmian Ready With Back Pay ..•f �> •?< ?t t- '*%i.^ ^fcfi "e r »,».!«* • ' Ma]r>15. 195S • SEAFARERSLOG " Fac« Four Getting The Personal Toiich ^ SiU S^le As I See If • • • At left, David Sorrenson, who's been in USPHS hospital in San Francisco since Jan. 15, 1952, gets weekly $15 hospital benefit from Marty Breithoff, West Coast representative. John Simon, bedded since April 14, also comes in for cash. Union recently increased services program on the Coast. First Contract Amendments Ready Work is virtually complete on the first set of clarifications of the SIU freight and tanker contract. The permanent Uhion-operator clarifications committee is ready to put into writing a strengthened clause on draws of American dollars in foreign ports. The contract provides that"*^ wherever possible, draws a few instances was that some a list. of banks in various ports issued in foreign ports shall be skippers were converting Ameri­ where the skippers can present let­ In American dollars. Some skip­ can dollars which they had into ters of credit and obtain Ameri­ pers have not lived up to this rule the local currency at the free mar­ can dollars for issuance to the claiming that they couldn't get ket rate, and then issuing it to crewmembers. This information the crewmembers at the official will be given to the companies so American dollars. rate. Since the local currency is that there will be no excuse for Actually what was happening in usually cheaper at the free mar­ any skipper refusing to issue dol­ ket rate than at the official rate, lars in the future. it meant a tidy profit for the skip­ As soon as this clarification is per every time he issued a draw. complete, the Union will go back to In other instances, the skippers work on other matters in need of simply didn't make the necessary amendment. The money draw item effort to get the American dollars however, was the biggest point in dispute, with other items being of A recent Gallup poll showed a for the crewmembers. minor nature. majority of those questioned op­ Cheeked With Gov't posed to a first class mail increase The Union's position all along of from three to four cents as pro­ was that since the men are em­ posed by the Post Office. Postal figures show, however, that first ployed on an American ship and class is the only mail paying its draws are part of their wages, the way. All other mail loses money. draws should be in American dol­ The annual loss for 1952 shows lars. Consequently the Union $225 million on newspaper and checked with the various Govern­ magazine mailing, $192 million on ment agencies and .banks and de­ advertising mail; $155 million on termined that in almost every parcel post; $50 million on foreign country there are no restrictions mail; $33 million on airlines suD- on issuing American dollars to sidies and $55 million on special crewmembers, although they do services. First class mail brought have to be declared in many places. In a profit of $52 million. Further the Union has obtainedcobs BAY, Ore.—Irked by the refusal of the Olson Steamship Company to sign a contract with the Communist-dominated Na­ tional-Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards, West Coast longshore­ men started a slowdown move against the company's ships. As a result the Olson company has tied up two of its ships, the Barbara Olson and Karen Olson and is fac­ ing difficulties in operating the other, vessels. Longshoremen here, apparently under orders from Harry Bridges, were handling only three loads an hour on the Olson vessels. Oldon has rejected an NUMC&S demand for a contract, althoix'h he was told that the ships wou : be worked Swap yams or watch the fights normally if a contract waf ^gned. on television with your old ship­ Under present circumstances, do shipping operator on the West mates at the Port O" Call—YOUR Coast can sign a' contract for the union-owned and union-operated stewards department until the bar. Bring your friends — where NLRB certifies a union to repre­ sent the stewards department. At AT SIU HBUKMIARTERS you're always welcome. And thS present the MCS-AFL, an SIU af­ tab won't fracture that payoff. 4th Aw. A 20lh St. • Iraehfifn filiate, is vying for control with the NUMC&S. OWNED AND OPERATED The 'longshoremen's action In by lh« Howing down ini Olson ships again SEAFARERS IKTERNATIONAl UNION points up the direct link between y>—ATUMflC AMD GUlf WSTRia A,PA. the NUMC&S and Harry Bridges. For the time being Olson is try­ ing to operate his shi|Ml out iA other ports than Coos Bay. PO Loses Dough On Most Mail Co. Rejects Red Union, Ships Idled L s AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY ^ ARE GLAD TO NOTE that there has been a sudden rise of interest in Washington on the future of our maritime industry. Several committees are looking, into 'the shipping picture from all angles and the experts are being called in to give their points of view on what the industry needs. It's a little unfortunate then-that up until now there has been con­ siderable disagreement between the spokesmen for the shipowners. Representatives of the tramp operators, the major subsidized lines, and the unsubsidized shipowners have all presented different points of view. In some instance^! they haye contradicted each other pretty strongly. This is understandable because each of these three sections of the industry has Its own special problems and Interests. However, it does the industry little good in Washington if there are so many different points of view expressed by those who should have a common interest and a unified purpose. The Representatives and Senators who want to draft a forward-looking shipping pro­ gram, find that difficult Job made twice as hard when the experts they call In disagree on just what's needed. It's plain though that all the industry representa­ tives are agreed that some kind of broad Govern­ ment program is pecessary to assure a solid future for the merchant marine. Under such circumstances, it would appear that they can meet on some common ground. It seems desirable then, for all sections of the Industry to get together on some kind of a minimum program that would include all the points that they can agree on. Then they would be In a position to go to Congress and say that this. In their opinion, is what the maritime industry needs. By using this approach, the chances of getting a solid, basic maritime program would be much better. There's no question that many in Congress are interested and concerned about the fate of American shipping. If they had a solid program to consider, the possibility of favorable Government action would be much brighter. AFTER MUCH STUDY YOUR UNION IS NOW IN THE PROCESS of preparing a Seafarers handbook that will contain much information of value to the Seafarer about the Union and the in­ dustry. In fact we intend to make this handbook a handy guide for the Seafarer that he can carry around with him wherever he goes for quick and easy reference on a number of matters. Among the items that are going into this handbook are our Union contracts and constitution; shipping rules; how to conduct meetings; a history of the SIU; currency exchange rates; SIU hall directory; customs regulations and similar material. This handbook, is something we have had in mind for quite some time. Many Seafarers in the past have expressed a desire for this kind of information and made suggestions as to what such a handbook should include. Now that we are in the process of making it up, we would like to hear from the men on the ships what they think should go into the book. Let's knock the idea around ~a little so that we can make sure to turn out the finest and most useful hand­ book of its kind for the seafaring man. THE SEAFARERS ON THE CLAIBORNE DID THEMSELVES proud-in real SIU fashion recently when they rescued 2a crewmembers off the stem of a Liberiah tanker that broke in half during a North Atlantic storm. It appears that these tankermen yrvre in bad shape because they had no radio and no other way of calling for help other than a few flares. However a sharp-eyed lookout on the Claiborne spotted the drifting half of the tanker. Although the seas and wind were still plentyf ough, the Claiborne succeeded In taking all 28 men off the wreck without serious injury. Unfortunately 10 other seamen on the bow were lost before the Ciaiborae came on the scene. This kind of rescue work by the Claiborne crew under difficult con­ ditions deserves the'-highest praise. It's a good example of the efficient and capable seamen that are now manning American-flag ships. TALK ABOUT EFFICIENT SEAMEN BRINGS TO MIND A LETTER your Union received from the crew of the John Paul Jones. These brothers had nothing but the bighest praise for the skipper, W. J. Atkinson, for the manner in which he handled the ship and the crew. The crew said that Captain Atkinson gave full cooperation to the men on mail problems and other matters, and lived up to the Union agreement all down the line.- In tura~ he expected the men to per­ form their work In a. proper fashion. These are the kind of relations that work for the best interests of all concerned. At one time ' it was almost traditional-among seamen that an enmity-should exist between the officers and the unlicensed crew. And there are still skippers, mates and engineers who like to throw their weight aroimd and hard-time the Seafarer. As Seafarers know, the Union will notliestitate to take up a beef against this kind .of treat­ ment. We ask no quarter and will ^ve none where the rights of our people are concerned. But we are always glad to hear of the other kind of shipboard rela­ tionship that's based on mutual respect of ofticers and crew for each other's abilities and duties. - The. situation on the John Paul Jones Appears to b» a very good ekample of ail men on the ship pulling to* gether lor the §ate^ and conifort of everybody concerned^ : il 'i' il �May IS, 195S i I - •r : SEAFARERS Para Fir* LOG Sen. Wagner, Author Of Labor's 'Magna Carta' "'I t?l I One of labor's staunchest friends, former US Senator Robert F. Wagner, died in New York on May 4 after a lengthy illness. More than any single individual, he was responsible for the —^: —0; growth of organized labor as ' a result of the National Labor Relations Act which he spon­ Former CSU Official Now Owners Aide sored. Wagner served in the iSenate for 23 years, from 1926 until ill health forced his retirement in 1949. Dur­ ing that time he led the fight for a whole raft of legislation which was the core of the New Deal program of the 30's. Included among the acts he Au­ thored were the National Industrial MONTREAL—A former official Recovery Act (NRA); the Social Se­ of the Communist-dominated Cana­ curity Act, which set up the old dian Seamen's Union, now defunct, age pension program; several Fedhas turned up as negotiating repre­ sentative for Canadian shipowners. T. J. Houtman, once secretarytreasurer of the CSU, is now serv­ ing as secretary of the Canadian Lake Carriers Association, a newlyformed 'shipowner organization that is bargaining with the SIU Canadian District. The quick transformation of the one time associate of leading Cana­ dian Communists to the side of the shipowners was accompanied by a torrent of anti-union talk when the Canadian District met with the as­ sociation to negotiate a new con­ tract. Robert F. Wagner Leads Fight on Union Since he and his associate's were eral housing acts, and the Labor put out of business when the Cana­ Relations Act, known popularly as dian District wrested control of the Wagner Act, Gateway For Unions Canadian seamen from the CSU, it The last-named legislation' was wasn't surprising that Houtman took the lead in attacking the SIU what he was best known for, as it and blocking the progress of nego­ was under the Wagner Act that unions were able to organize many tiations. The Canadian District charges millions of American workers who that Houtman is hoping to weaken had no representation before that the SIU in Canada and pave the time. The law was commonly way for a revival of those elements called labor's 'magna carta.' Before being elected to the Sen­ who led the CSU. It was pointed out that Houtman was the only one ate, Wagner served for ten years of the former CSU officials to work in the New York State legislature, his way. back into the indqstry on 1908 to 1916. A native of Germany the management side. All the v/hp came here during his child­ others are working shoreslde In a hood, Wagner worked his way variety of jobs not connected with through school, receiving his law degree in 1900. the industry. YOUanif fiie SIU CONtriYUTION From Article XVII "This Union ma/ publish pam­ phlets, journals, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and gen­ eral literature, in such manner as ma^ be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership." rouft RKWrs ANP flflVaKJES AS SIU ARg OUARANrSED BY YOUR coMsnruTBSH a>RE <S .DES|C?M^ to ACQUAB^T YOU wnu • THESe;: piOHtS , AhiO ERIVItPOJS; Highlight of recent Phiiadeiphia branch SIU meeting was presentation of membership books to men off several Atlantic shiifs, during session attended by more than 50 tankermen present in port at the time. Administering the oath of obligation to the Union was Port Agent Steve Cardullo (back to camera, center), flanked by.. Patrolman Johnny Hetzeii (left) and Organizer Frank Rose. Fed-Up Atlantic Men Cut Ties With Company Union Enthusiastic over the prospects for an early SIU victory in the fleet, Atlantic tankermen are openly notifying the company that its "independent" Atlantic Maritime Employees Union no longer represents them. Copies of AMEU withdrawals sent to company offices in mates' work almost exclusively. It's company stooges and fired out of Philadelphia from men oti either that, or the work just isn't the fleet. nearly 75 percent of the ships in the fleet have reached SIU head­ quarters in the last two weeks alone. SIU organizers point out that this number Is in addition to withdrawals received earlier, in­ cluding many from men on vaca­ tion and on shore relief. Better to Save $12 Statements accompanying the withdrawal notices stated that At­ lantic seamen were completeiy fed-up with the "no-representation, do-nothing" AMEU, and that they could find a better use for the $12 in dues taken out of their vacation pay each year. "I'm no short-timer here, and I'm still waiting for them to live up to the prom­ ises that were made when I joined," said Joe LaCorte, pump­ man on the At­ lantic Trader. "We don't make the same kind of money that SIU men do, and it doesn't look like LaCorte we ever will either, even though we do the same work." LaCorte's beef was echoed by many, and is a fundamental one with the tankermen. They called attention to the fact that Atlantic even went to the trouble of making base pay and overtime rates a few dollars higher on the amount of overtime the unlicensed men could make. On many of the ships, for ex­ ample, butterworthing has become done. Meanwhile, SIU organizers are asking those Atlantic men who have had their fill of the AMEU and have openly quit that outfit, to notify the SIU of their action. In addition, if they want to send their withdrawal statements to Atlantic via the SIU, the Union will guar­ antee their delivery to the com­ pany so that they will no longer be clipped for AMEU dues. Urged To Stay On At the very beginning of the SIU campaign, the SIU urged the men in Atlantic to join the AMEU and see how it works, so that they could get an accurate picture of the "un­ ion" which was supposedly "repre­ senting" them. Another reason for this was the feeling that it would be safer for the tankermen to stay "on the inside," in order to avoid being hard-timed or fingered by However, the beginnings of an AMEU withdrawal movement indi­ cated that Atlantic men have had more than enough of AMEU's inac­ tion in their behalf, as well as its tactics during the campaign. Quittitig Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly -make their work tougher for your shipmates. Safeguarding Their Payoff Federal Sales Tax Seen Next On the beach and on the ships the SIU membership is fully informed of the goings-on in the organiza­ tion through its bi-weekly 28page newspaper. Booklets on various educational subjects are also published from time to time. i&iiv A Federal sales tax is next in line in the administration's tax plans, according to CIO President Walter Reuther. He predicted that Congress would kill the ex­ cess profits tax, saving corpora­ tions billions of dollars, while at the same time, hitting the little man with a sales tax. ~ Reuther also said that Congress would take no action to cut income taxes paid by workers, despite talk of an il percent across-ither board, reduction plan< Theodore Michaleas (right), wiper, and Roy Guild, AB, play safe with r;syoff. In New York hall, Mike Cuchlssl, hq. employee, makes out money order for Guild, while Michaleas waits to buy batch of traveliera checks. Service is also available now on SIU ships. �-.{-"-'v ' ' '- "kf' • • • :;. ->• T'' •<" • " • • Mas 1«. SSAfARERS IPG Vur* Sis SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON The strongest merchant marine in the world today *stiU is the fleet under the US flag but it is steadily losing strength. At the end of World War II our ships were carrying as-much as 67.5 percent of our foreign commerce, while today we are carrying far less*. Thus, the problem before the Congress, if the industry can present the problem in a unified manner, is how to stop this deterioration and maintain a mer­ chant marine adequate for our national interests, primarily, and capable of carrying our commerce. There can be no doubt but that the present-position of our fleet is the result of influences of the two World Wars. Nothing less than* war could have made our merchant marine achieve its relative high position, but if the overall situation is not carefully reviewed soon, the Ameri­ can merchant marine once again will be at an extremely low ebb. 3^ Spiffed oiit in new uniforms New Orleans Beachcombers pose for photos. They are (kneelins, leftrifht) Russell Rirst, Norman Smith, outfield; Joe Peluso. short; John Maher, pitcher; Kenneth Kirst, outfield. Standins (left-iisht) Joe Brandt, nUT. and flrst; Carl Ohlsson, third; Frank Maher, catcher; Joe Bodenheimer, second; Ray Sontas, John Griffau, pitchers; Ed Kopp, utility. Not present, John Mitcheil, pitcher; Henry Hirsch, first; Allen Moreau, third; and William Weinbery, utility. Union Nine Starts NO Title Play Brandt takes throw in attempt to eatch basenuiner. Sia COMMITTEES '1 I I I I AT WORK I NEW ORLEANS—With the coming of Spring, the Sea­ farers' Beachcombers have resumed play in the New Orleans Recreation Department jungle ball league. At their season's debut, the SIU aggregation lined up for pre-game photos by the LOG photographer. This event apparently left the doughty Seafarers stagestruck. They promptly went out and dropped an 8-2 decision to the French Market Cleaners nine. Last week, however, the Beach­ combers returned to the form that carried them to the finals of last season's city tournament and won the championship for them in the previous season. They downed the tough Schiro's Shoes club in a wellplayed 1-0 game. Win, lose or draw, however, the Beachcombers attach great impor­ tance to displaying the finest at­ tributes of good sportsmanship* and clean play. Strong Following During the several seasons they have played in the NORD circuit, the New Orleans SIU branchsponsored team has won many friends for Seafarers in the Cres­ cent City. It is unwritten law with the Beachcombers never to dispute an umpire's decision or engage in unsportsmanlike arguments with their opponents. The ^achcombers have issued challenge, through New Orleans Port Agent Lindsey J. Williams, to Mobile for a series of Jungle bail games on a home-an.d-home basis. Cal Tanner, Mobile agent, sent word a team is being groomed in that port for the coming Summer play. Jungle ball is played with a regulation soft ball on a field that is intermediate in dimensions be-, tween the diamonds Used for base­ ball and Softball. The main function of an SIU group and all evidence was in, the ship's delegate is to act on behalf committee put him on probation of the crew in its dealings with for a year and levied a fine against officers while at sea. him. Recently on one ship a depart­ i t i ment delegate got the notion Another case heard by this same somehow that he was entitled to committee dealt with a Seafarer's special privilege by virtue of that neglect of obligations to the detri­ office. As a result he declined to ment of his shipmates. In this in­ turn on occasion, feeling he didn't stance, the man involved was part have to work because ho was a of a new crew that had signed on delegate. Besides not canying his a ship. The vessel happened to be own end he covered up for others in bad condition, with considerable who didn't do their work properly. cleaning up necessary in galley, messroom and foc'sles before it No Representation NaturaUy, his attitude and ac­ would be in sanitary shape. tions hurt the ientire crew as he When asked to help clean up couldn't give his the ship for the benefit of all, he department prop­ refused to pitch in declaring he er representation didn't care what shape the ship or present their was in as long as he got his money. beefs to the of­ Subsequently, he decided hf didn't ficers, if he wasn't like the ship and walked off with­ doing s his own out notice, leaving the crew shortjob. And he made handed. Regular member^p meet­ It doubly tough Here again, It was a case of one ings in .SIU headquarters, and for those who man's action being harmful to his at all branches are held eyeiy had ' to pick up shipmates who would have had to GUllS his slack. work shortiianded and live under second Wednesday, night at. 7 PM. The .schedule for the As a .result, charges were filed ^unsanitary editions if it was' up next fewmeeting84sa8fbllovvs£< against him in Philadelphia, and to hiin., Cfhksequently the commit­ 20i Juim 3, .June : 17, were heard by a committee eon- tee decided to fine him and put , May July 1. . , . • aisting of' Clarence De Chenue,- .hhn on probation during which AU Seafarers registered on Doaald Moore, William Davies^ time be Urduld have an op­ the shipping list, are . GUlif and H. X Pierce; After portunity tO' show his willingness ' tb ntten^ tbe meetings;.!; ' ' ^ the, mm ai^arcd rbefore the to liv* up 'tO^SIU Itandardi, h vw.-'- " Meeting Ni^hi Every 2 Weeks t 4" President Eisenhower, Congress, the Department of State and the Maritime Administration once again are being confronted with the unsound argument that , foreign nations are Justified in discriminatory practices because of the 50-50 shipping provisions in the Mutual Se­ curity Agency law. Under'the statute, 50 percent of all US-financed cargoes moving abroad must move in US ships. Establishment of a special commission is being pushed by the Presi­ dent to make « thorough review of our foreign economic policy. This can mean one thing for US shipping interests—namely, that the com­ mission will review, and recommend repeal, of the existing 50-50 ship­ ping provisions in the law. Secretary of State DuUes.sa powerful figure in the Eisenhower Cabi­ net, wants the shipping law repealed. Harold Stassen, head of Mutual Security Agency, on the other hand, believes the law should be r^ viewed by the President's proposed commission, which, in effect, means that Stassen would just a.s soon see the law removed completely. The shipping industry has a fight on Its hands once again in this respect. •^ During the first week of this month, the House Merchant Marine Committee began public hearings on proposals submitted by the mari­ time industry to strengthen all segments of the American merchant marine—^both liner and tramp operators. These recommendations of the industry, if approved by Congress, indeed would be very helpful to US operators and seamen—but it is doubtful if Congress is in the proper frame of mind to okay them. Here's the line-iip as to what the different segments of industry want: (1) For the first time in many years, US tramp owners are pushing for legislation to make them eligible to receive Government operating subsidy. However, this bill has very little chance of being passed by Congi-ess at this time. Congress should seriously consider the tramp proposal because the US tramp fleet consists of some 160 vessels, certainly an important part of our merchant fleet. The proposal of the tramps will tend to focus attention by Congress on the following important basic ques­ tions: How big of a merchant marine does this country need? What types of tonnage should it Include? How much assistance, in terms of taxpayers dollars, will an adequate fleet require? Docs the national interest Justify such an expenditure? • (2) Unsubsidized lines, through the Association of American Ship Owners, are putting on a Congressional campaign, to eliminate the present operating subsidy principle and subriitute a limited wage subsidy for the account of licensed and unlicensed personnel.. Such subsidy would be measured by the difference between foreign, wage, costs and the lower of (a) actual American wage costs or (b) constructive American wage costs based on the full-time monthjy earnings in basic American industries of employees in occupations determined to be most comparable with those on shipboard. This proposal is being bitterly contested, and has little chance of being passed by Congress. <3) The National Federation of American- Shipping, representing primarily the subsidized lines, a few nqnsubsidized companies, and some tankers, has proposed th#'fpllowing ideas to Congress: (a) Restrict­ ing operations of the Military Sea Transportation Service <a Joint ArmyNavy transportation service) on the gi'ound that there has been com­ petition with juivate US companies; (b) Removing the Comptroller General of the US as the Judge over the amount of war risk insuranco or Just compensation to be received by ship lines in avcnt of loss of vessels during emergency; (c) Uniform period -of depreciation add accelerated amortization on ocean-going ships under the US flag, so at to allow shipowners, during profitable periods, to amortize the initial cost of ships, thereby having^n opportunity to recoup original invest­ ments—this principle is recognized by many foreign nations, but, even so, will be opposed by the US Treasury Department; and <d) a measure relating to mortgage insurance so as to help US shipowners finance new construction. ' (3) The 15 American subsidized lines have proposed the following, program: fa) Scrap low-speed and inefficient ships in Government's laid up fleet and strengthen the reserve fleet with transfers of ships retired from active service; (b) continue the system of tax deferments for shipping which encourage accumulation, of funds for ship replaceiTucot; (c) strengthen America's domestic fleet and; expand number of ocean­ going tankers and ore.carriers; (d) cooperation between Government, and industry to assure that a maximum amount of US foreign trade is carried in American ships; <e) eliminate discrlndnatory practices of other nations harmful .to US shipping in foreign ports; rand <f) make savings In use of taxpayers funds by withdrawing Government ships frqm tr^de routes where private shipping can,provide service. Aithough. many of the abpve proposal^ arc oif major imj^rfince to the ., .^erican merchant, maftne, Washington' marit|me obscmys 4o not ; feel, they have any chance of passage by'jdo'ngress. • . �V-:r>A- J :•- .« J- .<,;r/0? Pare ScTM .if 5 EAFARERS Mar 15, IMS LP & Study Deceased ^-Pdy Saa'-'Laws' TtDELANDS OIL BILL PASSES—^After a month long debate the Senate voted to approve the controversial tidelands oil biil by 56 to 35. The biil gives title to offshore oil reserves to the states adjoining them instead of the Federal government. Three states without reserves, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Arkansas, declared they would test the biil in the courts, on the grounds that profits from tideland/ oil exploitation should be distributed nationally. J, J, AID. PROGRAM REQUESTS TRIMMED TO 5.8 BILLION—The Eisenhower administration will ask Congress to vote $5.8 billions in aid to Europe and Asia under the mutual security program. This is con­ siderably less than the budget request originally drafted by the Truman administration, but actually is just a little under the money that Con­ gress voted last year. An increasing percentage of the aid will go to Asiatic countries. it • 3^ us COMMUNIST $$ MANIPULATIONS TOLD—Part of the story of how the US Communist Party fin^tnced its operations here was told by well-known screen producer Robert Rossen at a House UnAmerican Activities Committee hearing. Rossen said that he was taxed four to five percent of his salary by the Party, plus innumer­ able contributions to Party fronts. He estimated that the Party milked him for $40,000 over a ten-year period, and other high-priced Hol, lywood figures were similarly taxed. 3> it it WEST GERMANY ACKNOWL­ EDGES NAZI PLOT — The West German government has conceded that seven Germans originally ar­ rested by British authorities were leaders of a serious Nazi conspir­ acy. At the time of the arrests the German government had called them unjustified. Subsequent in­ formation has convinced them that Movie producer Robert Rosson the plot was genuine and wide­ explains Communist financial spread, and had the support of methods to Congressional com­ Fascist groups in France, Belgium mittee. and England. ' t t t % is, ^ SUEZ CANAL TALKS FALTER—Negotiations between England and Egypt over the fate of British military bases in the Suez Canal zone have broken down after ten days of discussions. The Egyptians want all British troops to get out of Egypt immediately while the British are pressing for some kind of temporary arrangement until Egypt is prepared to take over defense of the area. , TRUCE TALKS ON ROLLER COASTER—Renewed truce talks in Korea made slow progress' as Communist and UN negotiators found themselves at disagreement over war prisoner issue. Communist nego­ tiators were trying to set up an arrangement whereby the prisoners who didn't want to return would be under pressure to do so after the truce. They also disagreed with the UN on selection of a neutral nation. Meanwhile, increased Communist military activity in Indio-Cliina casts further doubt on the Communists' peaceful intentions. Changes In regulations dealing with wages and effects of deceased and deserted seamen are now under consideration in the House Judiciary Committee. The changes cover « broad and comprehensive list pf laws on the subject. Under the new proposals,^^ drafted by Representative for benefit of sick and disabled with a copy of the entry. . . Property and money forfeited Reed of Illinois, the following seamen. If a seaman is accused of desert­ because of desertion, shall be ap­ would take place: If a seaman dies on a ship go­ ing, an entry must be made in the plied first to the expenses of the ing to a US port, the master shall log and witnessed by the mate or ship occasion by the desertion, and turn over any money due and un­ one of the crewmembers. 'If the the rest to be paid to the shipping sold effects to the shipping com­ man is present, he has to bfe served commissioner. missioner in the port. If the ves­ sel touches a foreign port first, the skipper has to report the case to the consulate who may take over the effects and wages and give the captain a receipt. The captain then turns the receipt over to the ship­ ping commissioner. If the consulate does not take A total of 10 men were known dead and seven others over the effects, they are turned in to the shipping commissioner at missing after the Henry Steinbrenner, a Great Lakes ore the first US port. ship, crashed into "The Rock of Ages" in Lake Superior and Must Supply Account sank. Some 14 members of her ^ The captain is also required to 31-man crew were picked up ing out the high winds and heavy supply the shipping commissioner by rescue vessels, including seas in the area at the time of the with a full account and deductions, the ship's captain. wreck. They all stood by, ready if any, which must be entered in to lend assistance if necessary, but The freighter, which was a the ship's»log. A captain who fails other rescue craft got to the scene "hard luck ship" for the past 52 to follow the above procedure can first. So far, despite the many ship be held accountable for the money years, sank within half an hour losses on the Lakes, not one SIUafter she rammed the rocks, which and effects plus a penalty of triple manned ore ship or grain ship has the value. Money which is not been lost. properly turned over is recover­ Former Disaster Scene able in the courts. Another Great Lakes ore ship Should a seaman die in a foreign went down off the same rocks in port leaving some of his property June of 1947. At that time, 12 lives ashore, the consulate can take were lost. charge and sell the effects, send­ The Henry Steinbrenner was ing the proceeds from the sale prematurely launched in 1901 to to the Coast Guard Commandant. escape a fire in the shipyard at When a seaman dies ashore in Port Huron, Jdich. The vessel was the US and has unpaid wages or sunk in 1909 in a collision, but she effects due him, the company is was raised and put back into obligated to turn them over to the service. shipping commissioner of the port. The survivors said that the CG Hears Claim winds had ripped off half of the Claims dealing with the money ship's huge hatch covers before the and effects of a seaman that are crash, and Captain Albert Stiglin turned over to the Coast Guard had sent an SOS and said he was The course of the Henry shall be heard by a Coast Guard Steinbrenner, from Duluth to abandoning ship after he found examiner. The legal beneficiaries the seas were pounding into the Cleveland, is shown by the of a seaman may collect the effects open hatches. Then the ship solid and broken lines. The and money if the examiner directs crashed into the rock, a 30-foot cross shows where she met her the Coast Guard to turn them over jagged point on the southwest tip end. accordingly. of Isle Royale. The Coast Guard is entitled, at are marked by a lighthouse on top. The freighter Joseph Thompson its discretion, to sell the effects The position of the crash was mid­ picked up five of the survivors and and hold the proceeds as wages way between the Michigan and took them into Detroit. Other ves­ are held. If no claims are filed for Canadian shore on Lake Superior. sels picked up the other nine sur­ them, the proceeds and wages are A number of SlU-manued Great vivors, .while other ships in the , to be turned into the US Treasury Lakes ships, in the area, were rid­ search reported finding 10 bodies. : 'Hard Luck' Lakes Ship Sinks, Ten Known Dead YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Can Synthetics Help Seafarers? The new synthetic materials (Orion, Dacron and Dynel) have a special interest for Seafarers. If wisely chosen these new garments can make washing and pressing clothes easier and make possible, carrying a smaller ward­ robe on trips. But you need to know what you're buying and avoid going -overboard on these garments. They're expensive. You'll also often find these , new fibers mixed with the old familiar ones. For example, nylon, Orion or Dacron arc often blended with rayon to achieve some of the wear resistance and "stability" of the new fibers, but at rayon's lower cost. • So from now on when you buy clothes It will be impor­ tant to look at the garment label to make sure just how much of each fiber is in the fabric. As a shopping rule of thumb, a blend should contain at least 12-15 per cent of a particular fiber to have some of its characteristics, and closer to 35 to 50 per cent to really resemble the costlier fibers. Thus, cotton work pants with 12-15 per cCnt nylon do take on soiae of nylon's ability to resist abrasion, al­ though they are Still basically cotton. A suit of rayon and i Orion (or Dacron) . should have close to 35-50 per cent of the Orion or Dacron to resemble these costlier materials. Now Expensive It's unwise' to invest- much money in these new costly' . garments, even when they have undeniable advantages for yoii. New materials are always extra expensive when first introduced because of thbir novelty and because produc­ tion is .still limited. Remember how expensive nylon shirts, were .at first?' Oriou and Dacrnn.are expected to . • be cheapervhi« ypik nr. ^0 its ppoduction facilities expand • •nd as they I face more competition from other new fibers : like dynel andacrllan-' ' , • -.'.i.- Here are the good and bad points of the. new fabrics, and where they may be useful to you: Both Orion and Dacron have excellent wear resistance, wrinkle recovery and shape retention, are easy to wssh, dry quickly and need little ironing. Or a blend cf one of these synthetics with wool helps the wool hold its crease in humid weather. A blend of cotton and Orion, as in work clothes, makes a garment quicker-drying. Dacron is more resilient, has a high degree of "wetness stability" and is the strongest fiber developed so far. But Orion fabrics or blends cost less than Dacron and thus are sometimes a better value for similar uses. These new materials have disadvantages too. Dacron lends to "rough up"—form little pills of fiber. By them­ selves, synthetic materials have a glossiness which some men don't like. Too, a cigarette ash melts a hole in these fabrics which is difficult to repair. Nor do the new syn­ thetic -materials (including nylon and dynel) abso^ b per­ spiration readily, which for some uses like socks and underwear detracts from their desirability. Also, a guar­ antee of color-fa'^tness is vital when you buy a colored garment of these new fibers that you intend to wash. This of course is no problem with white shii;ts. Summer Suit Improvements Blends of the newer and older fiber combine some of the best features of each.' A blend of Orion or Dacron with rayon in satisfactory proportions provides a suit with some of the wear ivsistance. and shapf retention of the costlier fibers and the money-Mving .virtue of rayon. For example, a man's lightweight sqit of rayon and Orion or Dacron costs less than $40« but an allrDacron suit costs close to $75. - Nylon, Orion and Dacron dress shirts have both virtues and disadvantages. You may be able to get'along on a trip with Just one 0^ two such shirts for dress wear. But thejr Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying are expensive. You can buy two or three high-count broadcloth shirts for the price of one of the synthetic-fiber types. And the broadcloth will look neater. The syn­ thetics are transparent, have a high gloss and in the case of nylon, at least, must be fitted more loosely than a cot­ ton shirt because nylon lacks resiliency. Of the synthetic shirts, nylon costs least (about $5), Or­ ion (about $6-$7) and Dacron (about $11). In this price relationship, Orion is comparatively better value because of its crease-resistance, stability and absorbency at not much more than the cost of nylon. Dacron has most sta­ bility and durability, and would -require least ironing, even none, but its price in the early years of production is wellnigh prohibitive. For sports shirts, acetate rayon has some nylon charac­ teristics in' that it dries almost as quickly, but is not as strong. A blend of acetate and nylon is a good choice where greater durability than acetate provides, is wanted, but at less cost than an all-synthetic. Underwear shorts of nylon or Orion are costly. Even "; if more durable/than the usual cotton, they seem to have ^ little other value to justify their price except their use­ fulness In traveling because they dry quickly (so does ade- ' tate rayon for much less mqney). If you find your work clothes rub out quickly at certain points as at knees or crutch, a blend of nylon in the cotton material (12-15 per cent nylon) aids abrasion-resistance. For socks, the synthetic fibers have advantages in their great degree of durability. Men who prefer wool socks should-also consider the merits of the new dynel socks. Dj oel is another new synthetic fiber resembling wool in warmth and wear-resUtance, but has the further advantage of being easily wartiable without shrinking, and of drying quickly. However, dynel socks, like the other synthetit materials, don't nbsbrh perspiration easily. �... SEAFARERS Ptxe Eicht Seafarer Sees Brother, First Time Since 1930 People change a lot over the years, and when you haven't seen a brother for over 23 years, it's a big event^when you meet. That's the way John Coyle, night cook and baker on the Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers) felt when "I sent a wire home, telling them he got together with his I (Wouldn't leave Liverpool but ask­ ing if any of the family could come brother in Liverpool. "It was. back in 1930," says Coyle, "when I last brother. That was the time that I left Ire­ land and headed for the United States. My brother was a mere 11 years old at that time, and I was a lot younger too." Since then, John sailed SIU during the last war, hitting different ports throughout the world, but never getting to go home. When the war ended, John decided to settle down ashore, and opened a delicatessen of his own in New York. The busi­ ness went all right, but soon John was wanting to go back to sea again, so in 1951, he took his SIU book out of retirement and caught a freighter off board in the New York hall. ^ * His last trip, on the Northwestern Victory, took him to Liverpool. "As soon as we arrived," says he. Mobile Will Clear Bay Of Sewage MOBILE—Spurred by the pro­ tests of AFL maritime unions strongly supported by the SIU in this port, the City of Mobile finally has settled upon a program aimed at clearing the waters of Mobile Bay of pollution that threatened this area's - big oyster industry. An $8,500,000 program provid­ ing for construction of sew.-vge dis­ posal plants to eliminate the dump­ ing of raw sewage in the bay was approved by city officials. The project was included in a $20,000,000 public works program expected to require five years for comple­ tion. The big project was approved after a year-long campaign con-, ducted by Urban Bosarge, presi­ dent, and a committee of his SIUaffiliated Mobile Bay Seafood Union. Other public works listed in the improvement program include im­ provement of existing water and sewer mains, extensive street pav­ ing and a storm drainage system. Mobile's oyster industry is a multi-miliion-dollar-a-year b u s iness. Production was curtailed during the last two seasons be­ cause of bay pollution. Have Your ttating Listed In Book Bosuns and stewards receiv­ ing the new membership book now being issued by the Union are cautioned to make sure that their ratings are stamped into the book. If the book is not stamped accordingly, the dispatcher will not ship the man for that rating. As a result, some mm holding those ratiaga adSS to see me. "As it turned out, my kid brother is now in the RAF and is stationed in London. The family called him, and he got right down to Liverpool. I never recognized him when he came aboard the ship. After all, he was only 11 the last time I saw him. "We didn't have too much time, just that night and the next day, but we sure made an occasion of the meeting. We went into town, and celebrated and talked of the old times. It was good seeing him. I guess I'll be getting another ship back to there shortly, and the next time, I'm going to get home." Canada SIU Nixes Phony Ship Union Fifteen ships of the Hall Cor­ poration formerly under contract to an "independent" union have, now been signed by the SIU Cana­ dian District. Approximately 400 seamen are involved in the change­ over which put an end to the in­ dependent outfit that was currently operating as a branch of District 50, United Mineworkers. Previously the independent union had a chai-ter from the Canadian Congi-ess of Labor, but the charter was withdrawn shortly after it was issued when the CCL found that the independent union was little more than a dues collect­ ing agency. Elimination of the independent union is a second major victory for the Canadian District, which previously had put the Communistdominated Canadian Seamen's Union out of business. M£ETY<x»/ea.oswiPMATBSAriUeSIUSom AT THE UHION HALL 47HAVEANP207HSr. /NBCCOk'LYW.SvVAP YAmS AhlDWAlClA THEF/smsoNlV. mw LO\^f>RtCBS AMP VO/fiE ALWAYS mLCOMBMEREAT You^ovvA/PLACE. OWHCPANDOTCRArtD er-me SEAFARERS miVNtON-Afff'AFL i -.-.j.V^v.-.;..- •.:- '"n- r ;/>r'»-v.'':,'Iir""-'-'>i.t: •• .•J>' \ LOG ." -• w •.„ Way 15, 1951 SBA¥CASH BENEFITS 0 (3 • SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS « REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID To fl.L/S3 From 1 No. Seafarers Receivine Benefits this Period R Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer 11 Total Benefits Paid this Period | /// 9 1 I 7O.7?/ ! S4, WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD U4 Hosoical Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total S.S^Re> if vy V fJiS op JA9£>O OA 37 7A " 'f 77/ ' • si WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY 1 Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* 1 \od Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * SF9 7/V U oo DisabUitv Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 • Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * AO Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total • Date Beaefits Becan WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Is Vacation Vacation Estunated Accounts Receivable g^eifare US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 53Ea43lR5*/77 its Ro • />- D-iffSI yo f/ • COMMEINTSt During the first year that the maternity benefit has. been in existence a total of $104^600.00 vas paid out to the parents of the five hundred and twenty-three (23) babies. Since the anniTersary date of the maternity benefit p #11^000 has been paid in benefits to the parents of fifty-five (55) babies. A large number of men when filling out beneficiary cards or other benefit papers are failing to list their social secure ity numbers correctly. This slows down the processing of any benefits or claims^ so all men are cautioned to, be sure to list the correct social security jj/apers. Sdmitfi A1 ILtttrAssistm •.. and, remeiiiber this • • • All these are you» without contributing a sin^ nickel on yotir part---Colleeting SIU b«iefits is easy, whether it's ior hw^tat birth, disability ot death—Yw gat first rate personal service If �May 15, 195S SEAFARBRS LOG UNION TALK ' By KEITH TERPE All through Its'history, tha SIU has achieved a growing string of accomplishments as part of its enviable record on the waterfront. Always happy to toot its own horn on the occasion of some note­ worthy accomplishment, the Union has likewise always stood ready to pass out bouquets for a "good job, well done" by others, Thai's why SIU organizers in the Atlantic campaign have a few kind words these days for the supporters of Atlantic Rehning's so-called "independent union" set-up, the "Atlantic Maritime Employees Union." The AMEU people have gotten themselves into a position where they couldn't have done a better hatchet job on themselves if they tried. We think credit ought to go where credit is due. Dates Back To Job Dispute Tlie story behind all this maneuvering goes back a couple of months, to the time when the original book-job hassle started up, after the AMEU claimed the SIU could not provide jobs for all of its active bookmembers. The SIU put up $10,000, called on the AMEU to do the same, and then urged an impartial outfit to come in, look at its records and then certify the actual book to job ratio in the SIU for 1952, the period during which our job figures were questioned. AMEU made a lot of noise about this idea, but that's about all. It was never game enough to back up its own words, but the SIU has gone ahead anyway with plans to secure an impartial accounting organization to conduct the audit. In its turn, AMEU promis^ a full answer in its latest publications, but never did anything more than cloud things with a whole lot of other phony issues, including a harangue about where the SIU's money comes from, return. • Used SIU Cash Receipt As part of this essay on SIU income, it published copies of SIU dues receipts, one of them for a man named George Reese. Now George, as a staunch AMEU supporter, was probably only too happy to turn over his SIU records to the AMEU braintinist to do with as they pleased, since he, as an AMEU member, has just been officially seated in a cushiony job as an AMEU ship's delegate. Under the Atlantic set-up, each ship elects a delegate to represent It at the annual gathering of the AMEU clan in Philadelphia. All these delegates, along with top AMEU officials, make up the Fleet Council which, somewhere along the line during their two-months stay ashore, "negotiate" with management for contract improvements. Plenty has been said before about this type of "negotiating" and on the type of results it produces. In any event, George Reese was received as an accredited delegate, and in fact, a list of all the delegates, including Reese, was printed in ^he same issue of the AMEU publication which contained a copy of George's SIU cash receipt. The only ti'ouble is, as usually happens when these "independent" outfits go democratic, the AMEU has a "constitution," not a very good one. but a constitution all the same. One of the points it makes pretty plainly is that all delegates must have had a year's continuous employment in Atlantic's marine department during the year immediately preceding the date of their election. Provision Jn 'Constitution' No Obstacle But tliese kinky constitutions are pretty easy to push aside when your membership has no voice in what its "union" rfoes, so that's just what happened here. You see, George Reese's SIU cash receipt was dated July, 1952, just as big as life. He'd probably sailed SIU a while just to see what a real Union ship and conditions were like, all less than a year ago. His election is no more than a few weeks old now though, fven in the face of the AMEU constitution clause which would certainly seem to rule him out of the job and the AMEU out of line for keeping him there. But AMEU doesnt work that way. It has already turned out the rank-and-file delegates on three other ships, although they represented the majority of men on those ships, on various grounds, and then went through some of the motions of new elections until it got three dele­ gates it liked. None of this fuss and bother about constitutions and the rights of the majority for the AMEU. That's how it stayed in busi­ ness up until now. Put Number On Meeting Excuses Seafarers sending telegrams or letters td tha New York headquarters dispatch^er asking to be e.':cused from attending headquarters membership meetings must include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on, if the number Is not Included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. Scholarship Plan Looks To Future A;,:.V, , • Ex'SIU Stewardess Has Book Published A former Del Mar stewardess, Rosalie Rodrigue, has written a book about her more than four years at sea with the SIUcontracted Delta Line. The book, called "Oh For the Life Of A Stewardess," is being pub-'t lished by Comet Press of New contributed frequently to the Del York City, with June 3 as the Mar shipboard paper, the "Marissuing date.. Log." Right now she is working Oh Mrs. Rodrigue went to sea with a second book. the SIU late in 1946 and made the Aside from the life on ship­ maiden voyage on the"DeI Mar. board, the book is an account of Her husband and son, who were the South American way of life in both Seafarers, were lost together the ports that the Delta Line ships on a merchant ship during World regularly touch. Copies of the book War II.' She stayed on the Del are priced at $3.00. Mar regularly imtil September, 1951, when she retired her book and went to work ashore. Explaining the title of hef book Mrs. Rodrigue wrote, "most think Mich. Denies Idle Pay To Lake Crews By GEORGE F. BONEY (Boney, an SIU member, worked his way through the U. of Georgia, largely with his savings from go­ ing to sea, getting his degree in 1951. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the honorary scholarship society. At present. Brother Boney is in his last semester at Harvard Law School.) , The United States has grown rapidly into the largest industrial power on _ the face of the earth, largely because of our scientific and technical know-how. If, how­ ever, we are to continue to grow, and the average working man is to be able to own a modern home, a television set, a car, and better things in tlie future, we must con­ tinue to have a large body of welltrained men and women to keep our complex modern society.run­ ning. To this end, our Seafarei-s Scholarship Program is our in­ vestment in the future of America. It is also a pai't of our total Union program, wliich is making the life of all Seafarers and their families happier and secure. Need Great There are still many areas in the country where there ai-e not enough doctors, where schools are short of competent teachers. Here is where our Scholarship Program looks to the future. It is hoped that many of our scholar­ ship winners will go on to profes­ sional schools. The Plan provides for extra grants for some scholars who enter professional . schools like medicine, dentistry and law. This is a long-term plan which looks into the future. Cartoon History Of The SIU . The CMU began cracking during jhe 1946 General Strike .when the Marine Firemen openly c.'mdemhed It for the unauthorized use of its name. Also speed­ ing the end was Harry Bridges* sellout In <«dei^ phony settlement af the Marine Iloi^eerg'Jbee^^ Pace Nin» Mrs. RosaUe Rodrigue it is a glamorous life, but few know the really hard work a stewardness has on her hands most of the time. She must love the sea, water and people, and be as flexible as a rub­ ber band to all types of person­ alities." While on board the ship, she Prison Guards Organize In NY The union idea has passed thi-ough the gates of New York's famous Sing Sing Pi'ison. Guards at the state institution have joined the AFL State, County and Munic­ ipal Employees to eliminate what a union representative called "de­ plorable job conditions." Among the union's objectives are a 40-hour week for guards and correction of pay inequities. Prison officials were assured that the guards' charter contains a no-strike clause. Break-rp Ot The CMV The Communists handed Bridges his orders and he passed them on through CMU. as was proved when the CMU started actions clearly designed to strip member organizations of their rights and place the entire waterfront un^jqr ,^m^unlst,cori^:i,,^ DETROIT—The Michigan House Labor Committee has pigeonholed a bill that would have gi'anted un­ employment insurance on^ a yearround basis to Great Lakes Sea­ farers. The bill, supported by the SIU Great Lakes District and the Michigan Federation of Labor would have eliminated the defini­ tion of Lakes seamen as seasonal employees. As such they are only entitled to unemployment benefits during the Great Lakes shipping season, beginning the 3rd Sunday in March and continuing for the next 39 weeks. Passed By Senate The State Senate had already passed the bill and it had gone to the House committee for action. Five Republican members of the committee voted against reporting the measure to the floor of the State House. The effect of their action is to deny Great Lakes seamen unem­ ployment benefits during the Win­ ter months when the Lakes are closed to shipping because of ice conditions. The same bill was passed by both Houses* last year but was vetoed by the Governor because of some other amendments not bearing on seamen. It was believed that the bill would have succeeded this time if the House Labor Com­ mittee had permitted it to go out for a vote. .ir«. 37 Joseph Curran, NMU president, quit as CMU's co-chairman on December 24, 19416, saying that it had destroyed any unity among seamen's organizeti<ms. This marked the start of Curran's break with Commies and also, sounded CMU's death JmdL �; "i: ''?•'»? Page Ten SEAFARERS wmm LOG May IS. ISSS PORT BEPORN.... Mobile: Great Port Program Now Being Gonsidorod Payoffs were aboard Alcoa's Patriot, Corsair, Partner, Polaris and Cavalier and Waternfan's LaSalle and Monarch of the Sea. The Claiborne and LaSalle (Waterman and the Patriot, Partner, Polaris and Cavalier (Alcoa) signed on. In transit were the Pioneer (Alcoa) and the Dennison" Victory, Fairland, DeSota and Citrus Packer (Waterman). Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent New York: Keep Accnrale Recerds On Disputed Overtime about bum overtime that the men Lake Charles: know isn't legitimate. Claude Rimmons Assistant Sec.-Trcas. GIKM Service Payleg Retreaclive Wages New . Business has been booming in Wilmington: Shipping is still fair around this Up for consideration in Wash­ the Port of New York, and ship­ part of the countiry, and the job ington is a proposal that holds ping has continued at a fast pace situation keeps holding up same forth the promise of being the as before. for the past two weeks. There have greatest boon to shipping in the been plenty of jobs In all depart­ port of Mobile of any project to be During the past period, we were ments, and in many cases, the men suggested since the Alabama State honored by visits from the follow­ don't seem to want to take the -Shipping during the past two ing ships: the Winter Hill, Salem Docks program was begun 25 years weeks in this port has been fair, Maritime, Bents Fort, Paoli, Brad­ jobs. ago. • The ships that we paid off dur­ but it looks as if it will pick up ford Island, Lone Jack, Govern­ This measure calls for a vast Seattle: ing the past period were: the during the coming few weeks. ment Camp, Cantigny, Archers navigation improvement program Bradford Island (Cities Service), Shipping in this port is boom or Hope, Royal Oak and repeat visits in the Warrior River Basin which the Queenston Heights (Seatrade), bust periods seldom last longer from the Bents Fort and Winter serves the Birmingham' area, rated the Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain than one week, and then we're Hill, all of the Cities Service fleet. the richest industrial and mining New York, Seatrain Texas and right back up there again. We The Sea Comet of Colonial and section in the South. The project Shipping has been mighty fine Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain), the hear that there will be eight tank­ the City of Alma of Waterman, already has the approval of US Engineers field ofhcers and has in this port, and it probably will Angelina, Elizabeth, Jean, Frances ers operating out of this port in also visited us. been placed before the Board of continue that way for some time. and Kathryn (Bull), the Robin Tux- the very near future, so that will Labor Front Smooth Engineers for Rivers and Harbors Everything has been going along ford (Robin), the Afoundria, Aza­ certainly help to keep the shipping picture very bright. On the labor front, everything by Alabama members of Congress. smoothly, and there are no real lea City, Andrew Jackson, and is smooth, and everyone is work­ Warhawk- (Waterman), the Coe ILWU Slowdown? The proposal, which has the beefs out here. The ILA held its annual conven­ Victory (Victory Carriers), the Petriple purpose of improving navi­ Right now, the ILWU is having ing. Of course, just a few miles from here, we trolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), the tion for the Pacific District in gation flood con­ a tough time supplying gangs for have the Paper trol and irriga­ Seattle, and discussed plans for the Sunion (Kca), the Steel Rover and some of the ships coming into Workers still out tion, has brought future and many policies affecting Steel Recorder (Isthmian), and the this area. We're not sure whether on strike at Eliz­ Greece Victory (South Atlantic). forth some inter­ their union on this coast. it's actually is shortage of men, or abeth, La., and J. Kackur is currently in the esting discussion Signed On whether it's a self-created short­ holding out among Mobile marine hospital In this port. He The vessels that signed on were: age. The commissars in Bridges' against every­ civic interests. served on the Gadsden as night the Robin Sherwood and Robin outfit can create such situations if thing that a JaMayor Charles A. cook and baker, and also held the Kirk (Robin), the Keystone Mari­ it suits their political purposes at bor.-hating boss Baumhauer and post of stewards department dele­ ner, Andrew Jackson and War- the time. * can throw at Thomas T. Mar­ gate while aboard. Tlie other mem­ hawk (Waterman), the Coeur There are a few of the oldtimers them. But these bers of the department report that tin, vice presi­ Maloney d'Alene Victory and Coe Victory on the beach here right now, in­ Aubert men are in the dent of the Gulf, he did a heads-up job as delegate. (Victory Carriers), the Western cluding: Harvey Hill, Bjorn GranMobile and Ohio railroad, differed He says that with a Union like the Rancher (Western Navigation), the berg, T. M. Henkle, J. J. Flanagan, right, and will win out. This owner sharply over tlie^ merits of the SIU behind him, it wasn't hard to Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), the A1 Burris, T. J. Shaw, J. Parrels of the paper mill is well-known around Florida, where his tactics proposition' in a recent impromptu do a good job, especially since he Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), and and Carl Hm. failed, so now he's trying them in was working with the best contract the Hurricane (Waterman). debate on the subjedt. We had the Yaka, Bienville, Louisiana. All of Louisiana labor in the industry. The ships that visited this port John Railroads' Position B. Waterman and Mobilian is backing the union completely Payoffs in-transit were: the Antinous, La­ The railroads are "not opposed (Waterman), the in this fight. We paid off the Omega (Omega fayette, Morning Light and Chick­ to waterways development where Gulf Water (Met­ The retroactive pay checks from such development is proven to be Waterways), the Seavigil (North. asaw (Waterman), the Alcoa Pointro), the Burbank Cities .Service are beginning to .er, Bessemar Victory and Alcoa Seas), the Euge­ economically sound," Martin said. Victory (East­ roll in now, and all the boys nie (BuH), the Roamer (Alcoa), the Rosario and He coupled those comments with a ern), the Cuba around here are wearing real big Dorothy (Bull), the Abiqua and Sea Gale (Seaprediction the railroads would en­ Victory (Robin), smiles about the whole thing. traders), the Sea- Bradford Island (Cities Service), ter formal objections to the War­ the Anniston Those checks are really coming at victor (Orion), the the Calmar and Massmar (Calmar), rior system development. City (Isthmi­ the right time for some of the John the Seatrain Savannah, Seatrain Paul Jones Mobile is in a position to obtain an), and the Port- boys, and as we've Said before, (Dolphin) and the Louisiana, Seatrain New Jersey great benefit from the proposed mar and York- it's just like money in the bank. Liberty Bell and Seatrain Georgia and the improvements. Mayor Baumhauer mar (Calmar) in Now that they're getting it all in Granberg (Tramp Cargo). Julesburg (Terminal Tankers). argued. He pointed out that the here in-transit a lump sum, it sure makes a nice The Omega, waterways project figures signifi­ Collected OT during this period. piece of change. Seavigil, Seaviccantly in planning by US Steel for All of these ships had smooth Kackur We had the usual small beefs tor, John Paul payoffs, except the Steel Recorder, future heavy movements of iron OS Organizer ore fMm Venezeulan deposits Jones and Liberty. Bell all signed where there was a lot of disputed about overtime and repairs, and In view of these 'events, we through the port of Mobile to Bir­ back on again. The in-transits in­ overtime. After some argument, all of these were settled. However, nominate for our Seafarer of the mingham's great 'foundaries and cluded the Brightstar (Traders), we collected 200 hours- disputed we would like to warn any crews week Jesse Maloney, who was one and the Yaka (Waterman). mills. overtime for the crew. In situa­ heading to this port for bunkers of the men who helped organize Means Isthmian On the Liberty Bell, we had a tions of this type, the men should to get busy with their pencil and the Cities Service fleet. Jesse was US Steel means Isthmian to Sea­ beef about the master, mates and keep accurate records of the cir­ paper. If your vessel is headed for sailing Cities Service before the farers and this long range plan­ chief engineer doing some carpen­ cumstances, and give them to the this port for bunkers, and you SIU came along, and says that he'^ ning in turn could mean much to ter work, and collected some easy boarding patrolman. After some have any shortages aboard, please been sailing on Cities Service ever the SIU membership in this area overtime for our men for this work. argument, we found that a couple write us a letter and mail it before since t0\ try to make up for the in terms of an increased number Actually, we had no beef .with the of the men had turned in over­ you sail for here. Time is very conditions that he sailed under be­ of desirable jobs on the shipping officers, since this* was their first time they knew wasn't legitimate, short when a ship just comes in fore the SIU got a contract in the SIU ship and they thought they ust to "get even with the skip­ for bunkers, and if we can get a fleet. Jesse says that he tries to board in the Mobile Hall. The membership in this port was could do this work. We showed per." This sort of action just letter before you arrive, we can see the boys in Atlantic whenever saddened by the news of the death them the contract, however, and wastes the patrolman's time, and get to work on the problem and he can, so he can tell them the of Brother Colden (Blacky) Aubert the whole thing was straightened holds up the payoff. The patrol­ have everything straightened out way he earned his book in the best in the New Orleans USPHS Hospi­ out. man is there to see that you get by the tinae that you get here. Union in the world. John Arabasx Jeff Morrison tal on May 1. The SIU staff in the what you've got' coming, but has He says that he knows from Wilmington Port Agent Seattle Port Agent better things to do than to argue port of Mobile extends its sympa­ first-hand experience what it's like thy to the family of Brother Aubert to sail aboard an unorganized who had been a popular and mili­ tanker, and theri to see the dif­ tant member of the SIU since 1940. ference aboard the same ship once He usually sailed as bosun and the SIU comee in and hLs a con­ during the last 18 months had been tract protecting the crewmembers. shipping from the Pacific Coast, Pledge Support principally on the Seattle and Jeff Morrison, Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILUAM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 TAMPA 180«-mi N. Franklin St. The Lake Charles Metal Trades Aliskan run. Besides his widow. 103 Durham SL White, Agent . Phone 3-1323 PORT COLBORNB BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Ray Brother Aubert is survived by sev­ Earl Council is still negotiating with , Ontario Phone: 5591 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Sheppard. Ascnt Mulberry 4S40 John Arabasz. Agent 272 King St. E. Cities Service down here but the Terminal .4-2874 Tt^RONTO, Ontario eral children and a number of BOSTON 876 State St. HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th ^ EMpire 4-5719 Ave., Bklyn. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 VICTORIA, BC 617'A Cormorant St. company is giving them the same close relatives in this area. SECRETARY-TREAStnUa Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 Paul HaU Back Wages GALVESTON 308V4 23rd St. VANCOUVER, BC SOS Hamilton St. stalling tactics. We are ready to ASST. SECRETABY-TBEASURERS Alsop. Agent Phone 2-8448 Lloyd Gardner Pacific 7824 give Joe Algina the support necessary to Alcoa has about completed pay­ Keith LAKE CHARLES. La .1413 Ryan St. Robert Matthews 304 Charlotte St. Joe Volpian' SYDNEY. NS... Phone 6346 the Metal Trades Council if they ing retroactive pay claims to the Leroy Clarke. Agent William Hail Phone 6-5744 Claude Simmons BAGOTVDLLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Dolphin Hotel Mobile membership and hereafter MIAMI Phone: 545 need it, slDpe. this Is one of the Eddie Parr. Agent Mfami 9-4791 SUP THOROLD, OnUrlo 52 St. Davids St. outfits which pledged to give us I South Lawrence St. will make payments from the com­ MOBILE ^ CAnal 7-3202 Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 HONOLULU .....16 Merchant St. pany's New York office. Members Cal 113 Cote De La Montague any support we needed in a beef NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Phone 5-8777 QUNBEC Quebec Phone: 2-7078 Lindsey Williams. Agent PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. who have not collected pay due 177 Prince William St. with Cities Service. It was the „„„„ Magnolia 6112-6113 Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN NB Phone: 2-5232 solid support of these unions which 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALIF them from Alcoa are advised to NEW YORK 257 5th St. STerling 8-4670 Phone 2599 helped to show Cities .Service the write the company's New York NORFOLK 127 129 Dank St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Great Lakes District Phone 4-1083 Douglas 2-8363 headquarters. light and have them come to a 337 Market St. SEATTLE 2706 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher Waterman is still making back PHILAp^PHlA Market 7-1635 ^ Phdne: 1238W quick agreement. Now that they Main 0290 ARTHUR 411 Austin St. WILMINGTON .505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. ffV........... .^,180 .Main St. wage payments here daily and PORT Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 Phone: Cleveland 7301 are the ones facing trouble from Terminal 4-3131 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND......734 Lakeside Ave.. NB the same company, we are. pledging members who still have money T. Banning. Agent 2-5475 Pbon«:..'Vialn 1-0147 STerUng 8-4671 coming to them may collect it by Marty Briethofl, West Coast DouKlas Representative DETROIT 1038 3rd St. them any support , we can give Canadian District PUEHTA de TIERRA. PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Headquarters Phone: Woodward l-SW them. .r,, applying at the Waterman Build­ 531 W. Michigan St. Phone 2-5096 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West DULUTH....> ing. Lttoj Clarke Phone: Melrose SAVANNAH S Abercorn St. PLateau 8161 E- B Tmsy. Agent . Phone 3-172B HAUF^ ,N.8. - -. - J. r.., SOUTB.CmCAGO....«.. 3361 E. 9. Lekfi Chailcg Fort. Agent Shipping., has tbeen good:,hetfc sEA'rrag........iiV» , • V• Fboil'ei Essex. rrdo 1st AV^ Mail Yoar Daafs Ahaad if Slay Will Be Short Shipping's Real Fine Ail Ratings Ship Fast SIU HAtL DIBECtOM Y i/?' ui f •• •; f '20m �May IS. 195S •fv-:;'"- SEAFARERS LOG Fw Eleven ......i..POKT ttEPORXS Savannah: AHanlie Tankermen Walch SlU Mealing Shipping has heen fair in this port, and everything else is run­ ning smoothly. We've had some visitors from the Atlantic fleet, and several Atlantic men were able to make our last membership meet­ ing and, see how a real democratic Union operates. The Atlantic drive coming along very well, and Atlantic should be under the SIU banner before very long. We paid off the Southport (South Atlantic), and she signed on again. The Southstar (South AtHenze lantic), the Azalea City (Waterman), the Steel Navigator (Isthmian), the Abiqua (Cities Service), the Seatrain Savannah and Seatrain New York (Seatrain), and the Rosario (Bull), called here in-transit. On the beach here we have J. D. Lewis, J. Kalmick, R. Bumsed and H. Henze. The labor front in this area is quiet, and everything is moving along smoothly. There were a few minor beefs on some of the ships, but they were soon straightened out without any trouble. E. B. Tilley - Savannah Port Agent ^ Son Francisco; Foreign Flag Ships Too Fienltfni Hero Shipping has been fair during the past two weeks, but it looks as if things will pick up some during the coming period. We signed on the Seapender (Seatransport) and the Schuyler Otis Bland (Witerman), and had the following ships calling here in-transit: the Mobilian, Yaka, Young America and John B. Water­ man (Waterman), and the Portmar Curry (Calmar). On the Young America, we had a food beef where the port steward . had refused the steward some of the things on the stewards requisi­ tion. After a few hours of debat­ ing, this subject was settled sat isfactorily. On the Seapender, we had a few overtime beefs and a beef about the ret>lacement of mattresses and pillows. This was • settled to the satisfaction of the crew. Need Men ^, The only beef that we've really "got out, here, is that we're very short on men to take the jobs that are coming up. We are in need of. all types of ratings, including messmen, wipers and ordinary seamen. • It seems that tiiere are more and more foreign flag ships com­ ing into this port and discharging and loading cargo. They are even ' pulling into the Army and Navy - embarkation points, and taking on ' Army and Navy cargo. This sort • of thing is growing more and ' more, and there should be some sort of action taken about the whole situation. • Leon R. Curry is one pf the men on the beach here. He joined the ''Snf back in ld44, and has been sailing SIU ever since. During the war, he sailed in both the Atlantic vicnd Pacific theatres. A deck; 4^ partment man,, he manned the picketlines in Jacksonville, Fia. during the 1946 strike. He was bosun, on the Raphael Semmes, and was recently hurt in Portland, Ore. Some of the other men on the beach here Include: G. Manning, P. Pennington, T. E.' Foster and M. Pappadaki. In 'the local marine hospital we have: M. Belan, J. Coltrell, J. Dob.son, D, Edward.?, J. Roberts, J. Simon, J. Small, P. Smith and D. Sorrenson. T. E. Banning San Francisco Port Agent ft i t Boston: Shipping Good Horo, Future Looks Bright Shipping is very good in this port. The picture for the future indicates that the shipping wUl hold up about the same for the next few weeks. We paid off the Cantigny, Coun­ cil Grove, Chiwawa, Salena Marltime, Bents Fort and Paoli (Cities Service), the Ann Marie (Bull), and the Michael (Carras). The Can­ tigny, Council Grove, Chiwawa, Salem Maritime, Paoli, Ann Marie and Michael all Scully signed on again. The in-translts visiting here in­ cluded: the Steel Recorder and ttie Steel Rover (Isthmian) plus the Antinous and Chickasaw (Wat­ erman). On the Paoli, we collected over­ time for the engine department men for stowing engine stores. The captain had disputed this OT. On the Paoli, however, the deck de­ partment men lost out on some OT because they did not put in for it within the 72 hours. The bosun was working on the com­ pany symbol on the stack, and this should have been deck department OT, but the men did not put in for the OT within the 72 hours after the work was done. They said they wanted to get a ruling on this type of work first, but that next time they would know better. Model Scuttled John Scully, who was working on a model of the Ann Marie, had to get off-his ship for an operation. Unfortunately, the model was launched through a porthole beiiore being made seaworthy, so that's the end of that chapter in the shipbuilding operations of the Ann Marie. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent unions. A few of the men on the beach here are: F. Miller, C. Terry, C. Kellog, A. Lavagno, R. Kelly, T. Foster, and C. Carlson. Earl Sheppard Baltimore, Port Agent Shipping has continued at the same . good rate during this past 4period, and there is no big slump Miami: at this time. Most of the payoffs we've had have been very clean, and we would like to congratulate the crews of the Raphael Semmes and the Steel Recorder for the ex­ ceptionally clean payoffs. The Shipping has been very good in Raphael Semmes came in without this port, and looks as if it will one hour of disputed overtime, and continue good in the future. We the Steel Recorder had only one still have no deck department men hour of disputed OT that was col­ on the beach here. lected as soon as the,work was We paid off the Florida (P&O), clarified. .whicH is on continuous articles, Renovations on the new building and also paid off the Ponce (Puerto are still proceeding full speed, and Rico Marine) and the Alcoa Pio­ although the neer (Alcoa). The Pioneer signed builders say four on again, while the DeSoto and months, we still Iberville (Waterman) both called figure we will be here in-transit. moving in around We had a couple of beefs on Ctiristmas. With­ Florida about maintenance in the next 10 and cure for men days, all the pre­ 1 who were inparatory work on j jured, and also the interior will had a couple of Teny b® finished and overtime beefs, ready for. the all straightened plumbers, electricians and others. out. The other We paid off the following ships payoffs were during this period: the Feltore, smooth. Cubore, Oremar, Steelore, Chilore, The Central Bethore, Santore and Marore Trades meeting Roberts (Ore), the Alamar (CJalmar), the here has been Steel Ranger (Isthmian), the Ra­ discussing the various bills that phael Senunes .and Morning Light arc coming up before the Florida (Waterman), and the Edith and State Senate, and how they will Mae (Bull), affect the' labor picture here in the Signed On sunny state. There has also been The ships that signed oh were: some agitation around here since the Feltore, Cubore, Oremar, the Cuban Government raised its Steelore, Chileore, Bethore and landing tax from 50 cents to B2.50. Santore (Ore), the Alamar (Cal­ The steamship companies, airlines mar), the Cabins (Cabins), the and tourist agencies have all been Raphael Semmes and Morning streaming ever since. Among the men who shipped Light (Waterman), and the Edith out of here during this period and Mae (Bull). were G. C. Roberts and D. Sacher. In-Transits Coastwise Switch The in-transits were: the Steel Waterman will be changing its Director, Steel Rover and Steel Recorder (Isthmian), the Caroline, coastwise run around a little start­ Angelina, Hilton, Carolyn, Inez ing June 15, and the Azalea City, and Suzanne (Bull), the DeSoto, Afoundria and Wacosta will be Afoundrin, Andrew Jackson, Iber­ calling here. We will also be get­ ville, and Azalea City (Waterman), ting a ship from Hawaii every few the Robin Kirk and Robm Tuxford months. The Florida will be going into (Robin), the Government Camp (Cities Service), the Alcoa Pointer the • shipyard shortly, and that and Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), and the might put some men on the beach for a while, but from the way Strathbay (Strathmore). Your Baltimore port agent was things look, any man who wants elected second vice-president of to get out in a hurry, especially a the Maryland—^District of Colum­ rated deck department man, will bia State Federation of Labor at have no trouble shipping from this its last meeting, after the SIU port. Right now, we don't have membership voted at our last reg­ one deck department man on the ular membership meeting and beach, and there will probably be gave him permission to accept the calls for these men. Eddie Parr post. This is another recognition Miami Port Agent of the SIU. in the family of trade Baltimore: New Orleans: Work On New Buiiding Proceeding Fuii Ahead LaiMr Strife, Weather Big News In This Port More Waterman Shi|» To Stop At This Port A^Gsmmm Shipping Hgures April 22 ro May 6 REG. PORT DECK Boston 27 New York 220 Philadelphia 35 Baltimore 164 Norfolk..... 43 Savannah 17 Tampa 6 Mobile 33 New Orleani 73. Galveston 99 Seattle 33 San Francisco 8 Wilmington ................ 8 Tptaia . i •' J/ Labor strife and unusual weather have been big items in the news here recently. On the weather front. New Or­ leans • experienced a near-record rain storm and a severe hail storm. The rain storm produced .nearly six inches of rainfall in a period of slightly less than three hours. The storm was accompanied by high winds of near hurricane force, and streets were flooded, auto­ mobiles stranded, telephone and electric services disrupted, and it was nearly noon before normal bus service was restored. Several days later, the city was hit by a severe hailstorm. Hail­ stones two to three inches in diameter were noted in some sections of the city. On the labor front, sheriffs in two Central Louisiana par­ ishes called on Rossi Governor Robert F. Kennon to break a lengthy and violent strike in two papermills by calling out the National Guard and declaring martial law. No Contract The strike began at the jointlyowned mills of the .Calcasieu Paper Company and Southern Industries, Inc., last September when contract negotiations between the company and the International Brotherhood of Pulp. Sulphite and Paper Work­ ers (AFL) and the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers (AFL) broke down. Among those on the beach here is Mike Rossi, who last sailed as bosun aboard the Heywood Broun (Victory Carriers). Also in town was Jimmy Tucker, renewing old acquaintances around the hall. His last trip was as bosun on the Del Rio. Donald "Trader" Horn, better known as the "mil­ lionaire AB," is taking time off to count his money after sailing DM on the Seatrain New York. Enoch Gaylor, "Gaylor the Sailor," is swapping sea stories about his last trip on the Del Santos. We have word from the USPHS hospital that Bill Gardner and Cliff Rushing are among newly-admit­ ted patients. Fortunately neither is expected to be long confined. Joe Castellon has recovered from his recent operation and visited the hall. A1 Rakocy, out of "Tampa, has asked that his regards be extended to friends in that port and else­ where. Proud fathers who filed for ma­ ternity benefits here recently were Lloyd Wetzel, Eugene Carhart, Jim Landry and Charles Terry, We had seven payoffs, three sign-ons and 15 in-transits. Payoffs were on the Del Viento and Del Mar (Mississippi), the De­ SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Soto and Iberville (Waterman), the 44 Catahoula and Carabulle (National 11 18 Navigation) and the Heywood 413 122 132 Broun (Victory Carriers). 107 36 34 The Del Mar (Mississippi), and 284 City of Alma and Dennisbn Vic­ 64 101 tory (Waterman) signed on. 85 31 22 The Clipper, Patriot, Pioneer, 24 11 2 Corsair, Polarus (Alcoa); Steel 11 5 3 Scientist and Steel Director (Isth­ 120 mian); Seatraius Savannah and 41 42 81 68 224 New Jersey ^ (Seatrain Lines); Lafayette, Citrus Packer, Claiborne 48 49 146 and Monarch of the Seas (Water­ 137 man); Marie Hamill (Bloomfield 40 44 39 and Amberstar (Traders) called in 14 17 IS transit.' « 1 LIndsey J. Williams New'Orleans; Port Agent REG. TOiAL REG. ENGIF'E STEW. REG. 58 20 11 . 484 130 134 75 20 20 364 09 101 26 98 29 38 10 11 6 12 2A 96 25 38 2ir 78 66 177 42 56 217 25 38 14 39 17 12 ^ ^ - • 2 22 516 SHIP. DECK 15 159 37 119 32' 11 3 37 75 49 53 12 6 •i -1 i �... . ... ^ *at« Twelra ...-= _,^ \ SEAFARERS LOG May 15, 195S THE IN THE WAKE MEET THE INOUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER DOMINICK CHIRICHELLA, OS. the only point on the earth with­ out latitude, longitude or altitude. If Dominick "Nick" Chirichella, Union, he served as a corporal for ^ i. OS, has a smile on his face these three years with the Marines, dur­ When certain sea shells are held Question: What's your pet beef day's, it's probably because on the ing the war, and saw considerable close to the ear a noise resembling about ship's officers? action at Okinawa and in other horizon he can see a check for $200 combat zones in the Pacific theatre. the distant roar or rumble of the • plus a $25 US defense bond. sea can be heard, and many people Hurt in Jeep Luigi lovino, messman: They are The check and bond represent believe this rumbling sound is "The funny part about my war really the echo of ocean waves. always beefing to the crew about the SlU maternity benefit which experiences, if you want to call it things that the Actually the noise is merely a com­ men do, but they Nick and his wife will receive funny," Nick says, "is that although posite of the echoes of a great do the same when their first little Seafarer 1 saw quite a bit of fighting in the number of ordinary sounds occur­ things them­ comes into the world sometime in Pacific, 1 never got a scratch until ring in the vicinity of the shell. after the fighting was all over and selves. For ex­ November. Due to the peculiar shape of the 1 was sent to North China for a ample, the worst shell and smoothness of its in­ "Believe me," Nick says, "it's while. Then 1 got hurt in a jeep gashounds among terior, the least vibration produces generally rough sailing for a while accident and got laid up for more the officers are an echo and the blending pf many when a man finds out he's going to than a month." the ones who such echoes makes what seems to That stay in the hospital, how­ complain about become a poppa for the first time, a roar. The effect is heightened by ever, proved to be the cloud with the men gassing the fact that the shell magnifies and it sure takes a big load off his a silver lining, because it gave up. They should do the same as sound as well. mind when he knows he's going to Nick the chance to do some think­ they expect the crew to do. 4" i l" • have some extra money for doctor ing about his future, and it was 3^ 4" 4> and hospital bills, and other ex­ then, he says, that he decided to It used to be Commonly believed The tides in the Bay of Fundy Howard Bennett, AB: Most offi­ penses." go to sea after his discharge from that lightning never strikes water, are the highest known in the world, cers aren't union conscious, even Nick, who is 28, is married to the service. but there is considerable evidence and under normal conditions, the though they are the former Jean Di Pietro. They that it does, and accordingly, peo­ difference between high and low union members. Prior to joining the Marines, live at 526 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nick had worked some as a long­ ple are advised to keep out of the water is 54.5 feet. The highest They don't know in Brooklyn. water during electrical storms. It tides in waters adjoining the US anything about shoreman on the New York water­ Making Short Trips is interesting to note that one of proper occur near Calais, Maine. the SlU and our front, but mostly, he says, he had the laws of Genghis Khan forbade There the mean range in the contracts. They Since his marriage, and because just drifted along with no clear the Mongols to bathe or wash gar height of the tide is 20 feet . . . always seem sur­ he wants to keep pretty close to idea of what he wanted to do. menis in running water during, Oars are muffled by wrapping prised when they "But working around the docks, home with the baby coming, Nick a thunderstorm. They were very something around them where they find out about has been signing on for short trips and later being on the transports," much afraid of thunder and the come in contact with the oarlocks, our benefits. It only, but the 25-odd trips he has Nick says, "had gotten me interest­ law may have been designed to dis­ in order to deaden the noise. When would help out a made since becoming a Union ed in ships, and also I'd heard suade them from throwing them­ Paul Revere started on his famous lot if they knew more about the member in 1947,have included one some good reports about the condi­ selves into lakes and rivers during midnight ride to Lexington in SlU set-up. four month run on the Steel tions the men enjoyed on the ships a storm. Whether lightning ever 1775, a petticoat was used to muf­ Traveler (Isthmian) to Singapore, because of Union negotiations, and strikes the surface of the open fle the oars of the boat in which Java, Sumatra and other Far East 1 decided I'd like to get into that Charles Wysockl, AB: The worst points, and one six month run on kind of work when I got back into ocean is a disputed question. The he crossed the CharlesJRiver. guy is the mate who smokes in the the Liberty ship James Turner, civilian llfe."US Weather Bureau believes it wheel-house and shuttling up and down the Persian t 4. i does, but never has been able to As a result of that decision, Nick blows smoke In Gulf with pipe line and track for' joihed Most of the ocean waves de­ prove it. the Union in 1947, after he your face, but the oil fields being developed in had received scribed as being "mountain-high" his discharge from l" 4' 4" doesn't allow you that area. are really only 30 or 40 feet in the service, and made his first trip to have a ciga­ ^ The no-latitude, no longitude height, as ocean waves are very It was on the return home from aboard {he army transport Admiral rette while you're point on the earth is the point deceptive in regard to both height the Far East, in '48, Nick reports, Rodman to Bremerhaven, Ger­ at the wheel. where the prime meridian of and width. Waves estimated to that he spent the most memorable many. Then t h e r e's Greenwich crosses the equator. have heights^ of 110 and 112 feet Christmas Eve of his life. The ship Nick's last trip, aboard the Cosome who are This happens to be in the Gulf were observed from the USS had stopped at Manila to load. Victory (Victory Carriers) was also always disputing of Guinea off the western coast of Ramapo in the North Pacific in overtime even Then, after it left the Philippines, to Germany, and France. Africa and many miles from any February, 1933, and some waves He does not, Nick says,^re too though it's clearly provided in the it encountered a typhoon. The land. The closest land to this estimated to be 80 feet high were steering gear broke and all that much for Europe. He wofM, how­ Union contract. point, sometimes called "the land reported in the North Atlantic in night the vessel was tossed in ever, like very much to visit the nearest nowhere," is in the British 1922. The width of a wave, the i4 4>' 4> heavy seas until the gear was re­ Far East again-—particularly China Gold Coast Colony. The capital distance from the bottom of one Steve Carr, bosun: My complaint paired and it could proceed on its and Japan which, he says, are his of the Gold Coast Colony, Accra, trough to the bottom of the next, is about mates who will give in to way. favorite countries—but that trip at 5 31' North and 0 12' West, is is estimated roughly to be 15 times you when you But that event was not the will have to wait until family con­ the nearest town. Since the no- its height. Thus a wave 50 feet have a legitimate roughest time Nick ever had in his ditions permit him to make longer latitude, no-longitude point is at high would have a base 750 feet beef on OT or life, because before joining the trills. sea level, it is aptly described as wide. something else, but then they will hold it against you and try to get back at you because you put A daylight raid by four Allied contribution . . . The US Supreme 19. Chowed DOWN 35. Small amount up a beef. This Harbor. 37. West Florida 1. Cry of despair 22. planes was made on Babo, Dutch Court ruled that the FCC has the LI port i8 particularly 2. Gloomy Gus Victory New Guinea, 1,200 miles from the power to regulate the major broad­ 23. Fewer 38. Island SR of 3. Silkworm true about the Kin^s Point guys. Allied base at Port Moresby. Wash­ casting chains in the public in­ 24. Swear Greece s. Jap ? 'in 25. Seafarers who 40. Island W. of 4. Water bird a. Part of a ington announced US occupation terest ... A Japanese transport get $25 weeUy Kiska ^ t * square-rigger 5. Aver for welfare 41. Symbol of a unopposed, in February, of the crowded with troops was sunk and Stanley Scott, AB: The newer 12. Learning 6. Where Cobh it 26. PaciSc union noted line 28. Serviceman's 42. Source of 13. Aunt: Span. ones from Kings Point are the Russell (Pavuvu) Islands, 18-37 a cargo ship was left sinking in an 7. Old horse theater group Blud Nile 14. Pot sweetener 8. DevUnsh gKi: worst kind of miles northwest of Guadalcanal... Allied raid on Madang, chief Japa­ 20. A number 43. Part of leg 15. Upoiu port 0. Waterman 31. What tugs do 4». Doctors of officers to deal The German-controlled Paris radio nese supply port of New Guinea. Bay in Newf. 16. ship 32. Region frem Science: Ahbr. with. They fill reported that the US, with the 18. Channel to Cannes to La 45. WW II area 4. 4 10. Agitate open water Spe/Ja 46. Say "yes" 11. Valuable their heads full consent of Chile, had occupied The US Supreme Court decided ao. Heifer in 34. FUlpino native with head tropical wood of theory there, Easter Island in the South Pacific. that the government may prosecute 2nci year 17. GUmpse (Answers on Page 25) ai. Western In­ but they don't . . . The Union published extensive violators of OPA price ceilings dian 3 1 2 know the prob­ lists of crewmembers who were due without fear of injunction by 22 Pair of horses 23. Larye spoon lems. of the un­ money from various shipping com­ Federal District courts ... In Lima, 26. Deciare 12 licensed man. A panies on bonus and overtime pay­ Peru, more than 100,000 rare 27. Three strikes 30. Wrong lot of them have ments ... In England a court rul­ volumes and 40,000 manuscripts 15 31. Moran ship that Navy atti­ ing that any money a vtrife may were destroyed when fire swept the 32. Trick 33. Distress call 18 tude towards seamen, because they save from housekeeping expenses National Library ... A conference 34. Deck clearer belongs to her hu.sband caused of all agents of the A&G District are reserve officers. 35. Buffalo bailpiaver protests from the Married Women's of the SlU, to further the interest 4> ^ 36. Port xSW of Association of Great Britain. Hong Kong of union members-needs, would 23 24 25 Ed Anderson, electrician: They 38. Hau out of open in New York City on May 26, • 4 4. ^ army: Slang are egotistical, self-centered and 30 39. Thing to it was announced by the Union ... Lieut. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, have no apprecia­ avoid chief of the US armored force, was In the Bizerte area six German tion of the other 40. Paint and 33 brush men appointed commander of the Euro­ commanders surrendered uncondi­ fcUow trying to 44.' Mississippi pean Theater. of Operations to tionally along with 25,000 of their 37 do his job. The ship 36 47. Settlement N. succeed Lieut. Gen, Frank M. troops to the'Second US Corps and older ones who of Thule 39 Andrew?, who was killed In an its commander, Maj. Gen. Omar have been 48. Support for mast airplane crash in Iceland . . . The N. Bradley... Just north of Tunis, through the mill 44' 45 40. Baseball's for­ SIU denounced the shipowners' the remnants of the German 15th are okay, but 1 mer "boy wonder" system of charging te iae Govern­ Armored Division surrendei'bd to find that the ones 48 SO. Hindu queen ment on « cosl plus system all the British Seventh Armored Divi­ who have Jnst 81. .Soft drink 03. ficheduled St donations to the seamen's welfare sion wbich fought it ail the way three to five years Island group iund under the guise of a charity 'across; Afrliek. of seatime are very unpleasaiik'MB Ireland M n»iB01 tiis itM rva .dwv/ «^ Amerigo Vespucci was the Flor­ entine navigator from whom the Western continents received their name, although many scholars now doubt all accounts of his four al­ leged voyages to the New World, The name appeared first in a trans­ lation of Vespucci's narration of his supposed voyage in 1497, which featured a map of an area called the New World, with a portion of the land labeled "America." This area roughly corresponded to what is now South America, and later on when map-makers sketched in North America, the original name hung on, But the Spanish, jeal­ ously proud of the discoveries of Christopher Columbus, refused to use the name until the 18th cen­ tury. % a, a. �iW'W.t't- Btay 15. 195S SEAFARERS SEAFARERS ^ LOG LOG Pare Thirteea 'Mission Accomplished' Vol. XV. No. 10 May 15, 1953 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, Tel STeriing 8-4670. PATJL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. UnnEiiT BRAND; Uanaging Editor. RAT DENISON; Art Editor. BBMAMD SEAMAN; Photo Bditair. DAMBI, NILVA; Staff Writers. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SFITACS. ART PBRTAIX. JERRT BEMER. AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter. BaL MOODY. The VSPHS Budget Cnte When Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby was appointed Secretary of the newly-organized Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Time magazine, unofficial press-agent for the Eisen­ Seamen fit Japan hower administration, ran a long and laudatory article prais­ Getting A Break ing the new Cabinet member. In conclusion, the magazine To the Editor: quoted the usual anonymous observer as saying that, "she'll At present I am aboard the Arizpa, a Waterman scow running come out with some spectacular, original and very important around Japan, Okinawa and such. development in federal welfare." I'm writing this to let the member­ know about the situation in So far, Mrs. Hobby has lived up to the quote in a manner ship Japan. quite different from the way it was intended. Her "spec­ There was a time, not so long tacular, original and very important development" consists ago, when a seaman on the beach in Japan was in of ill-considered and crippling cuts in some of the most impor­ trouble, and had tant features of the US Public Health Service program. no place to turn Victims of the Hobby meat-ax include the tuberculosis pa­ to for aid of any kind. The Con­ tients at Fort Stanton who will be shifted willy-nilly out of i'.3a4B«weas/flg| sul, the Navy and their most-beneficial set-up; all seamen sailing off the South­ the US Coast east coast and Florida ports who will be deprived of the vital Guard would all pounce on him USPHS hospitar facility at Savannah, and Lakes seamen who and give him a will lose the Cleveland hospital. bad time in Lipkin But that's not all. The Government's highly-successful general. Gains in leisure time made at $72.50 for those employed three campaign against venereal disease will be cut back sharply Right now the SUP has a repre­ through union contracts have con­ years or more with the starting just when it is nearing the great objective of wiping out for sentative in Yokohama named tributed greatly to raising the rate at $50. all time the twin scourges of syphilis and .gonorrhea. En­ Kim, who has his office over the cultural standards of_ American i 4couraging progress in bringing the "white plague," tuber­ Port Hole Club. All the Seafarers workers and the entire nation, Fifty years of successful em­ Matthew Woll, AFL vice-president, ploye-employer relationship was culosis, under control will also be set back by the penny-wise aboard this vessel, including my­ said during the recent union art observed recently with the signing self, are impressed by the tre­ pound-foolish policy. Badly-needed hospitals in congested mendous job being done by Kim in exhibition at the New York Public sections of the country may never be built because Federal getting stranded and sick seamen Library. "The trade unions over of a new contract between the Inter­ national Association of Machinists aid will be reduced. • the fair shake that they weren't the past years," Woll said, "have and Goss Printing Press Co. pro­ In this connection it might be noted that USPHS medical getting before. There's a regular made themselves felt in every viding for journeyman's pay of $2.35 experts have told Congress that the widely-hailed tuberculosis shipping board in his office, and sphere of activity responsible for an hour. The first contract called advancement and human "miracle drugs" have been helpful but not miraculous. The slowly but surely the practice of human refinement. Labor has made its for a rate of 37 cents. For a half shipping finks and non-Union men century, the skilled machinists who problem of tuberculosis still remains with us. Yet the TB bars and agents' offices is infiuence felt not only in the work­ build giant magazine and newspa­ program is going to suffer a sizeable cut in its appropriations, from shop and in industrial relations, per presses for the world's largest despite the obvious need for more reasearch on the subject. being eliminated. but as a most important segment Glad to Help rotary press manufacturer have Seafarers naturally are most directly concerned with the I visited Kim's office just two of our cultural life." Woll said he never—even for a single day—been hoped the exhibition, the second fate of the USPHS hospitals. The Hobby proposals spem to days without an 1AM contract. ago and spoke with him. He's be part of a trend over the past several years of constant always happy to talk to the boys held in New York, would set a 4" 4< 4pattern for promoting leisure-time reduction in the number of marine hospitals. During World off the SlU and SUP ships. He cultural A fireman injured in investigat­ developments throughout War II there were 26 such hospitals in operation. If these travels up and down the Islands the US and the world. The SIU ing a fight between a husband and projected closings go through, the hospital facilities will be of Japan and if he gets any busier participated in the exhibit. wife is entitled to compensation, a he's going to have to buy himself • cut in half. referee has.ruled. Thomas Welsh, if ii' helicopter and land right on the a member of the International Fire In practically every case, the excuse given for the hospital ascows. In an effort to aid its SpanishFighters, was on duty one night closings is that the facilities are no longer needed for vet­ speaking members, the Amalgam­ For that matter, Japan itself has at headquarters when there were erans of the armed forces. With the veterans' case load changed quite a bit as far as sea­ ated Clothing Workers has .added screams outside. Welsh, ordered to declining through the years, it raises the possibility that some men are concerned. The whole Efrain Merced, a native of Puerto investigate, found a nvtn and wife day the entire USPHS hospital program will be cut down to attitude of the people is different, Rico, to its staff. Merced, whose fighting. The man att^acked Welsh bare bones in two or three major ports, or eliminated com­ and makes for very enjoyable experience includes five years of and the fireman lost several teeth. organizing and educational work in pletely. . Such a procedure distorts the original purpose of times ashore in that country. the labor movement, will work first The insurance company refused to the hospitals, which was to provide facilities for merchant That's the reason that so many to develop pay, arguing Welsh was not hurt an educational program in the course of his employment. seamen. They never were intended to be a tail on the guys are homesteading these Yo- for Spanish-speaking members of kahama shuttles, and really enjoy­ The union took the case to Com­ Veteran Administration's kite. the Shirt and Leisurewear Joint ing the run. The amusements have Board . . . Forth Worth, Tex., pensation Court; the referee ruled . Actually the veteran's issue is just a handy excuse to chop become" bigger and better now, and unions have promised to contribute for Welsh, declaring firemen often funds out of the budget and show the voters that the new there is plenty to do in the place. 200 pigs in "operation piglift" as are called on to do more than fight administration can "economize." A spokesman for Secretary In addition, the people' are a lot Good Neighbor gesture to Hon­ fires. Hobby admitted as much when he told the House Appro­ more friendly, and make a seaman aduras. The pigs will be fiown to 4" 4' 4" priations Committee that the Savannah hospital could oper­ feel that he is a welcome guest in­ Honduras A general pay increase of eight by June 1 and distrib­ ate efficiently without the veteran patients. The spokesman stead of an intruder. Now, it is uted to Honduran 3-C clubs, the cents an hour for a total wage also admitted that the hospital was needed by seamen who not so unusual for an American counterparts of American 4-H boost of 38 cents since February, otherwise would have to travel all the way to Norfolk or New seaman to be invited into the clubs. 1951, was won by 15,000 members home of a Japanese, and treated Orleans to get hospital care. But apparently the needs of as of the International Association of 4 4, 4. if he was royalty. Machinists at Republic Aircraft, seamen are secondary to making an ^'economy" showing. The three poster children of the All in all, Japan has become a aircraft manufacturer in the The relatively small sums that will be saved in terms of very good port of call, and is a United Cerebral Palsy campaign largest east. Other gains included auto­ were the guests recently of the Na­ the entire Federal budget, through this kind of "economy" place that most Seafarers would tional Association of Letter Car­ matic pay progressions within will cost the country ten times over in the long run. Re­ enjoy visiting. Things are modern riers its new building in Wash­ grades of five cents an hour every ductions in hospital facilities, and disease prevention and there, tlie seaman is welcome, the ington.in The children thanked the three months, 12 percent night cure programs eventually saddle the community with a larger people are frindly, and as I've said union for the cooperation given by shift bonus, vacation severance before, Kim is doing a fine job for niunber of cripples and dependents who otherwise wo^d those men who find themselves in letter carriers in walking their pay, an extra day's pay for workers be leading useful hves. routes again after hours to receive averaging 44 hours a week for 10 port in Japan. During the last election campaign, there were many reas­ Battling with the agents and the contributions for palsied children consecutive periods immediately before vacation periods, and a suring statements by both parties to the effect that the wel­ Coast Guard is every day stuff for and adults. three-week vacation after 15 years 4^ i t fare benefits of the last 20 years would be preserved and Kim, and doesn't bother him a bit. service. Setting a precedent for the state, even expanded. When Mrs. Hobby was appointed she hewed The job he's doing is a big one and deserves the thanks of all sea­ the midwest and most of the na­ .44-4 to this line and confided that the theme of her department he tion, AFL Retail Clerks in Kenosha, The AFL Glass Bottle Blowers men—SlU and SUP alike. It's ^was a "common thread of family service. Cut one and you good to know that even though Wis., won a work week which Association has won « representa­ destroy the lifeline of the others." In Mrs. Hobby's own you're 8,000 miles from the USA, averages less than 40 hours for the tion election at the Owens Corning words then, by making the USPHS program a prime victim there's someoqe here to see to it year in men's clothing stores. fiberlas ' plant in Newark, Ohio. of budget cut^ the administration could be undermining the that everything is going on an even Included in the agreement are a The vote; Glass Bottle Blowen ientire social welfare program to wldch this country is keel. Thanks. UQiQn.^hop an(|l wvipwxsf $2,50 ,Qig.;i:extUe Workers iW. »• a week. The sew rata puts the pay union 58. cpmmitti^. Max Llpkln J. �SEAFARERS LOG May 15. 195S rj'.'.T" . Splicing a line on the Antinous are, left to right, DM Bob Kline, Bosun, Bill Franquiz and Blalach, DM. Off Marie Hamill, in Casablanca USS Club, are, left to right, Jack Reynolds, Elmer Hancoch and Jahnny Pedrazay. Passengers and crew enjoy culinary delights aboard Faifisle enroute to Ji^an. Pic George Dunn. V Oiler Evaristo Rosa, right, aboard Ocean Loite in Pusan, snaps shot of visiting Aripy brbtherj ^geL II t," li'; 111-Is/-' • �?FiSr7r '•vA?5'»7i;.-?5 • May 15, 1953 JEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteea --"Si :rOl . .i Bob Sipsey and unidentified Seafarer are seen chipping paint on deck of Lewis Emery Jr., above. Off the W. A. Carruth, Seafarer Jakob Dietrich is seen relaxing in Yokohama Seamen's Club, above. AB Dutch Jasper is bundled up against the cold aboard the Ocean Lotte on Korea-Japan shuttle, below. Seafarer Evaristo Rosa, left, poses with native longshoreman during run to North Korea, just behind UN lines, below. •'.V swxtUcaiifiS �Tigpfffi': Av rue Sixteen SEAFARERS LOG May IS, 1958 SEAFARERS Although the volume of shipbuilding throughout the world de­ Steering Clear Of Electric Shocks clined slightly during the first three months of this year, 1,202 ships of 6,004,757 tons were in various stages of completion on March 31, It is commonly believed that the higher the voltage in an electric Lloyds' Register of Shipping has reported. The report also shows .278 circuit, the greater the danger of shock and Injury. While partially keels laid during this period and 250 ships completed and delivered true, it is not the complete answer to the problem of dealing safely to their owners. Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with 2,132,903 with electric current. Injury from contact with live circuits results tons, continued to hold first place in building volume, while the US, from a combination of both voltage and amperage. A low voltage Cir­ with 586,511 tons, retained second place. Germany, with 559,562 tons, New Seafarers aboard the Ala- cuit can do as much or more damage than one of higher voltage pro­ took third place, replacing Japan, which dropped to fifth place. The mar (Calmar) got a thorough ex­ vided the amperage (rate of flow of current) is higher in the first in­ Netheiiands was in fourth- place and Italy in sixth. planation of how the SrU of North stance. 3^ • 4" if Resistance Counts Too The Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas, set a new America works from veteran Sea­ m turn, the amperage^depends upon the amount of resistance (ohmtraffic record last year when 86,137,000 net register tons of shipping farer Thurston Lewis recently. age) In the circuit. The greater the resistance, the smaller the flow passed through It. The volume represented an increase of 4,300,000 Lewis explained of current, even though the voltage may be very high. Conversely a tons over that of the previous peak year of 1950. US shipping through the structure of« low voltage can be very dangerous in Instances where there is little the canal, however, showed a decrease of almost 21 percent during the International or no resistance to the flow of current. the year, and this coiltatry dropped from fourth to fifth place In the and how it pro­ The resistance of the human body to electricity is centered In the canal's flag ratings. Britain was in first place; Norway, second; France, vides for each skin. It wUl vary from individual to individual, depending In part on third, and Panama, fourth. district to be au­ the thickness and dryness of the skin. If the current has enough am­ tonomous and 3^ 3^ perage to break through the outer skin barrier it meets with very The Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation, a subsidiary of the Water­ have control over little resistance internally. its own finances man Steamship Corporation, will begin weekly cargo-passenger service It's estimated that the Internal resistance of the body from arm to between Houston, Tex., and North Atlantic ports early in June with and own policies, arm or arm to leg Is about 500 ohms, while the resistance of dry outer four vessels. On January 15' the Interstate Commerce Commission while the vari­ Lewis skin wiU run up as high as 600,000 ohms. Heavy perspiration or Salt permitted the corporation to extend its general cargo service from New ous districts can York, Philadelphia and Baltimore to Georgetown, Jacksonville, Miami, still help each other out when the water, both of which are excellent conductors of electricity, will drive the outer resistance down as low as 1,000 ohms. That's why we hear Tampa, New Orleans and Houston. It has scheduled its first sailing need arises. so often of people being killed because they threw a light switch or from here on June 3 and its first northbound sailing from Houston On another occasion he discussed turned on a radio while standing in a bath. Ordinarily, the very small on June 11. All vessels have accommodations for 12 passengers and the organizing drive of the MCSwill transport cargoes in carload lots or less than carload lots of over AFL and explained how this SIU flow of current through the switch or radio knob is easily blocked off. But the combination of wet hands and feet in water creates a perfectly affiliate is trying to oust the Com­ smooth 1,000 pounds. circuit for the flow of current and a bad, or sometimes fatal munist-controlled National Union t t t shock can result. The Alabama State Docks Board is working with civic and industrial of Marine Cooks and Stewards off So It Is that on a ship a 'man with a thick, dry skin might brush West Coast ships. officials in Mobile to increase the port's trade with Latin America. against a 3,60Q-VQlt circuit, pull himself clear after feeling a jolt, but Last year Mobile handled more than three million tons of imports Lewis has been sailing with the suffer no bum or other Injury. Another man might be perspiring from that area, its best customer. The board feels, however, that there SIU for over nine years now, hav­ freely and be standing with his feet In water. He will touch a hot is a need for increased exports from Mobile and has combined its ing become a Union member in .. efforts with those of Mayor Charles A. Baumhauer and the Chamber of the port of New Orleans on Janu­ wire in a 100-volt lighting circuit and be- electrocuted. It's the Amps That Count Commerce World Trade Committee. A survey of the trade to the port, ary 31, 1944. He's 35 years old In the first case, the 3,600-volts met a resistance of 600,000 ohms. according to the hoard, shows the need for more service to Cuba, and a native of the inland state of Since amperage is determined by dividing voltage by ohmage, the man Mexico and Central America, and a campaign to increase trade is being Oklahoma. He sails on deck. with the dry skin had to contend with only .006 amperes (6 millicarried out by bringing additional consular officials to Mobile, enter­ 4 4 4 amperes). In the second example, 100 volts divided by 100 ohms gives taining visitors and advertising. The crew of the Del Viento us .100 amperes or 100 milllamperes, 15 times the amperage of the Si 3» 4" Japan is continuing her efforts to increase her merchant fleet to (Mississippi) has been bubbling first example. The point made Is that while an increase in voltage four million gross tons by 1957 so her vessels can carry 50 percent over with good spirits and waist­ inevitably increases the amount of current, low voltage can be equally more of the nation's imports. The present construction program of lines, thanks to the superior feed­ or more dangerous if low resistance is encountered. However, an the Japanese Ministry of Shipping calls for the building of 200,000 ing they have been receiving. A additional danger encountered with high voltage Is the possibility of to 300,000 gross tons of shipping, including tankers, and the present good deal of the credit, the crew arcing, where a spark will jump the air gap (which in itself has a certain emphasis will be laid upon cargo ships . . . The US Government is try­ feels, should go to chief cook Hu- resistance) and likewise burn through the skin and eliminate the sur­ ing to sell the 34-year-old training ship American Sailor for scrap. mella Fluence who has been pro­ face resistance. Tests have shown that it only takes about 9 milllamperes of 60 cycle viding a variety The ship, which had been converted for training service in 1941, served of welcome dish­ AC and 62 milllamperes of DC to freeze a man to a hot lead. At this the cadet corps of the Maine Maritime Academy until ruled unfit for es from day to level, where the victim can't let go, there are no after-effects if he duty. Is released immediately. If the man is not released, severe injury day. i 4 3i Fluence has and death can follow because with each second of exposure the body . In recognition of the Port of Boston's economic importance to all been serving 'em resistance decreases and the flow of current therefore increases. Per- ' New England, Gov. Hugh Gregg of New Hampshire has designated up for Seafarers sons surviving severe electric shocks usually recover fully, although this month "Fort of Boston Month" and urged all businessmen in his since August, they may be badly burned. stale to "ship via Boston." In his proclamation. Gov. Gregg called Breathing Nerves Paralyzed 1942, when he Boston New England's major seaport and the foundation stone of its joined the SIU Death from electric shock may come from three causes. Where economy, and declared that "every resident of New Hampshire and In the port of more than 25 milliamperes of current have passed across the chest New England is affected to some degree by this great port." Fluence Baltimore. He's the victim finds it difficult or Impossible to breathe and unless re­ 4 4. 4 a native of Louisiana, 39 years of leased in short order, he will be asphyxiated. If released Immediately, The freighter J. J. H. Brown was towed to safety after having ridden age. He and his wife make their victim's breathing will begin again automatically. Where the am­ out a storm with a gaping hole in her bow. The ship, which rammed home in the port city of New the perage is considerably higher, tiie nerves that control breathing arc the Superior, Wis., breakwater after her steering gear failed, was held Orleans. paralyzed. They may remain so for periods up to several hours. Un­ steady with anchors as 45-mile-an-hour winds buffeted her. After the less artificial respiration is applied immediately, the patient cannot 4 4 4 storm subsided, tugs got lines aboard and pulled her to safety ... The survive. 7,177-ton Greek freighter Anstanssios Pateras, listing badly, reached Whenever there's a movie to be Currents of 100 milllamperes of short duration passing through the Tokyo after a near-disastrous fire in her hold. The fire ran through shown on the Seatrain New Jersey chest upset the heartbeat and cause the heart to quiver spasmodically. the ship for 12 hours before being extinguished . The Manchester crewmembers can count on Sea­ Here too, artificial respiration may help get the hqart back to normal. Ship Canal in England was blocked by a 10-ton floating crane that farer Robert Lester to run the But where a strong shock like this is continued, heart failure inevitably sank after being rammed by an oil tanker. The crane's four crew- show for them. Lester keeps the results. members were rescued unhurt after they had been thrown into the reels spinning so that all hands There Is no way of telling immediately whether a victim of shock water by the crash. can enjoy some entertainment in can be revived. The only thing to do Is to apply respiration until a 4 4 4 their leisure liours. doctor can reach the patient or rigor mortis sets in. There have been After many years, the Government finally decided not to charter any Lester recently completed his cases where men have been revived after as much as eight hours of more Government ships to the two primary Alaska steamship lines- tenth year of membership in-the artificial respiration. Coastwise Line and Alaska Steamship Company. The reason is that SIU. He was bom in Massachu­ Since It takes only a small flow of current to kill a man under suit* the Government does not want to be put in the position of competing setts in 1917 and still makes his able conditions, any piece of equipment that will give a man a tingle with private enterprise, and takes the position that the two Alaskan home' there. He joined the Union to the touch is potentially dangerous. It's only when the voltage lines should charter from private owners rather than from the in the port of Boston on February Is as low as 12 volts AC, or 60 volts DC, that the danger of electrocution Government. can be disregarded. 18, 1943. ACTION Burly M-k> it's AU Greek Te Them Bg Bernard Seaman �May 15. 195S •t J?'- ii. .s.< SEAFARERS •;' vr, V V' 'ly5... ' Pare Seventeea LOG Congress Hearings Open On Proposals For Shipping Aid *.. ^S/....f/i^A.'''. ...•>.< .^^ sidized operators, has opposed all plans which would do away with the essential trade route concept in assigning subsidies. Gov't Wage Powers Jhe current wage subsidy plan would give the Government power to fix a wage subsidy that would take into consideration shoreside earnings in comparable jobs. These subsidies would apply to domestic as well as off-shore ship operations. The plan came under fire from the subsidized operators as doing away with regular and necessary operations over prescribed trade routes on a year round basis and as scrapping the whole basis of the 1936 Act. They argued that the proposal would permit operators to shift from trade route to, tiade route without a guarantee of a spe­ cified number of sailings on essen­ tial routes. SIU headquarters are now study­ ing the various proposals before Congress to determine how they will affect the rank and file crew(Continued from page 2) member, and what action, if any ting up a central educational pro­ should be taken on them. gram for Seafarers at SIU head­ quarters to handle the expanded program. Welfare Progress The Union's Welfare Plan was also studied arid the agents re­ viewed the great progress made by the plan during the past year, in­ CIO shipyard workers are nego­ cluding the addition of the $200 tiating with 11 East Coast ship­ maternity benefit, the $25-per-week yards for wage increases. Ap­ disability benefit, and the four $1,500 college scholarships offered proximately 40,000 workers are each year. These resulted from covered by the East Coast agree­ programs tha't were drafted by last ment which runs out on June 23, year's agents' conference. Future 1953. Shipyards involved in the wage programs for the Welfare Plan and the Vacation Plan were among the talks are eight owned by Bethle­ hem Steel in New York, Boston other topics on the agenda. and Baltimore, two Todd Ship­ Shipping problems and the need yards plants in New York and for stability in the maritime indus­ the Maryland Dry Docks Company try were also studied. of Baltimore. Paul Hall, SIU secretary-treas­ urer, said, "Since our last agents' conference, the SIU has made a considerable amount of progress, particularly In improving condi­ tions and increasing benefits for the membership. The agents' meet­ ing is concerned with further ex­ tension of these gains as well as the Rising interest rates on borrowed broader problems of the industry money hit home buyers last week in general as they affect our peo­ as Federal agencies that guarantee ple." . home loans announced one-half Attending the conference were percent increases on mortgages. all headquarters officials, plus the Both the Veterans Administra­ agents of the following ports: tion and the Federal Housing Ad­ James Sheehan, Boston; A. S. Car- ministration boosted the rate on dullo, Philadelphia; Earl Sheppard, GI and FHA-type loans from a Baltimore; Ben Rees, Norfolk; E. B. minimum of four to four and oneTilley, Savannah; Ray White, half percent. Home building mort­ Tampa; Gal Tanner, Mobile; Lind- gage:^ of other types are now call­ sey Williams, New Orleans; Keith ing for five percent or better. The Alsop, Galveston; and Marty Breit- move is part of a general increase h6ff. West Coast Representative. in interest rates and credit-tight­ ening procedures sponsored by the Government. (Continued from page 3) the desirable, size of a US mer­ chant fleet and the amount of as­ sistance needed. The Senator pointed out that the present privately-ffwned and re­ serve fleet was built during World War II and will be completely ob­ solete in another ten years. Industry representatives are at odds on the tramp shipping and wage subsidy proposals. The Na­ tional Federation of American Shipping, representing mostly sub- .-•-'^-i '•i '"fI 'M "ji .•-'I Agents Meet To Map SIU '53 Program Seafarer Aure Jorrens, and his son, Darrow, are shown here with two of Jorrens' entries in the handi­ crafts section of the Second Annual SIU Art Contest, which wiil be Judred today. Boy got dad's per­ sonally conducted tour of SIU facilities when the pair visited headquarters here recently. SIU Art Exhibit Opens At Hq (Continued from page 3) ture for the Brooklyn Museum. Another member of the panel of judges will be radio star Staats Cotsworth. An artist in his own right, Cotsworth was the star of radio's "Casey, Crime Photogra­ pher,'! and is now the star of ra­ dio's "Front Page Farrell." He has also appeared on the legitimate stage, and is well-known as a Shakespearean actor. Cotsworth recently had a one-man exhibit of his watercolors in the Hammer Galleries in New York, has sold many of his paintings, and also is noted as an artistic photographer. Many of the Seafarers who had their works displayed in the last Seafarers Art Contest have again submitted some of their works, but the 1953 contest has been marked by the entry of many Seafarers who have not before displayed their works. The number of en­ tries submitted this year is far larger .than the number that was displayed at the last contest. Baltimore BIdg. Called Pacesetter For Unions (Continued from page 2) they visited SIU headquarters dur­ ing the cours'i of the American Federation of Labor convention last fall. They were among sev­ eral hundred delegates who were guests of the SIU at the time, and who were taken on a tour of the SBmmsBtmmR GBAP. AT TNglR OV^ sueiBT AT S'o HAii • A/FW YOK>*^ building. All of them were agreed that the SIU's shoreside facilities were a big forward step in housing union offices. Interest is running equally high, if not higher, among Seafarers in the port. In between the hourly job calls on Gay Street the men can be found clustered on the side­ walk outside the new building a few blocks away as unofficial con­ struction supervisors. Fall Target Date Work on the new Baltimore building got under way just a few weeks ago with selection and ap­ proval of various contractors for the job. The contractors are hope­ ful of finishing all alterations with­ in six months of the starting date. At the outside, the building should be ready at year's-end. Plans for the four-story build­ ing, formerly a Jewish community center, call for installation of a cafeteria, large cafe, Sea Chest branch, barber shop, shoeshine parlor, baggage and laundry drop, a modern shipping hall and audi­ torium, billiard room, TV room, library and rooftop recreation deck, as well as the necessary Union "offices. The building will be fully air-conditioned through­ out and will provide off-the-street parking facilities for,Seafarers and i UwsatiiwAwiiiiiS The contest, as in the past, is divided into four categories: oils, watercolors, drawings and handi­ craft. Unlike last year, however, when oils topped the list, the in­ terest this year has been in the handicrafts division, with a total of 64 entries submitted. There will be three winners picked in each of the divisions, and all the winners will receive the handsome SIU rings as their awards. In addition, many of the Sea­ farer-artists have indicated that they are willing to sell their entries and have included the prices they want. 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. CIO, Shipyards Open Pay Talks Mortgage Rate Up On Houses In A Sea Of Tulips AFL Insurance Agents Convene - V •' standing in the midst oiE a sea-of tulips, trademark of the Nether­ lands, left to right are: Aycock, stwd; J. Parker, AB; J. Crej^on, bosun, and M. jyforines, AB, off the Simmons Victoik., .. : ^ 1 < • The first convention of the twoyear old Insurance Agents Inter­ national Union (AFL) will open In Atlantic City on Monday. The lAIU, newest AFL international, conducted the longest white-collar strike in history. 81 days, against the Prudential Insurance Company during the winter of 1951-52. During the strike the SIU twice voted cash donations to the agents, and assisted them in the conduct of the walkout. The lAIU presently represents 20,000 insurance agents, most of •ij 'n �•.Tare El^tecB SEAFARERS LOG Claiborne's Rescue Of 28 Seamen Was 'A Night To Be Remembered' Did You Know... That the Danish flag is the old­ order not to interfere with possible est unchanged national flag in ex­ shore leave. Saturdays, Sundays Heads-up action by the crew and officers of the Claiborne during her last trip to France istence? The flag of Denmark, and holidays are not counted, in and an all-night vigil in a stormy sea, resulted in the rescue of 28 men who had been adrifl consisting of a large cross on a the five days. on the sinking stern section of a Liberian tanker that had been ripped in half by an explosion, red field, has been the same since •t t 4" the 13th century. Both Augie Lazzaro, AB," That the brightest star that we J" t t and Charles Cothrgn, ship's see in the sky is the dog star, That one of the guarantees Sirius? This star shines as an delegate, reported the rescue written right into the SIU constitu­ ornament In the collar of Canis to the LOG, and both agreed that tion to protect those brought up-on Major, the constellation known as it was "something always to be re­ charges states that "no trial shall the Big Dog. It is 27 times as membered," and that, "a great be conducted unless all the ac­ bright as the sun and has a tem­ deal of credit is due to Gaptain cusers are present?" This protec­ perature of almost 20,000 degrees Myrdahl for the great way he han­ tion laid down in the Union con­ Fahrenheit. dled the ship all through the trip." stitution safeguards the right of The news story of the Clai­ t t the accused to cross-examine his borne's rescue in mid-Atlantic ap­ That you can be sure you'll hold accuser(s) and any witnesses peared in the March 20, 1953, issue against him. onto that big SIU payoff a lot of the SEAFARERS LOG. How­ easier by obtaining travelers' it ever, the Claiborne has just re­ checks right at the payoff? This turned to the US, and the crew That Illegal peddlers of whiskey is the latest new service of the get the name "bootlegger" from Union-owned has now been able to supply the operated- Sea actually carrying the booze in their Chest, enablingand details of the rescue. Seafarers to obtain boots? In order to escape Federal travelers' checks while still The whole story started on on the prosecution after the Government ship -from the SIU patrolman March 10, when the Claiborne was or clamped down on the whiskey trade Sea Chest representative. three days out of New York, bound with the Indians, the peddlers got for Cherbourg, and in the middle i 4. by inspection by hiding the booze of a bad storm. The ship was do­ in their boots. That the ancient Chinese used ing about four knots. Just riding two different measures for a mile, i 4 i out the blow, when a red distress That on SIU ships draws have to one for going uphill and one for flare was sighted in the snow-fllled be granted every five days upon downhill. Eventually, since all sky. Lazzaro, on lookout, and Paul request while a vessel is In port? these measures varied with each McDaniel, OS on the wheel, both SIU contracts also specify that the person and were far from exact, spotted the flare. advances have to be made available standard measurements were in­ Half A Tanker to the crew not later than 4 PM in vented. As the Claiborne got closer, they saw that it was the stem half of a tanker. The bow section was no­ where in sight. The seas were too heavy to launch a boat, so the Clai­ borne radioed about her flnd, moved in to shield the wreck from the storm, and then stood by all The hardest part about having a shipmate get seriously sick through the night. "Both ships," say Lazzaro and Cothran, "were while at sea is the time you spend waiting for help to arrive, This shot, from the bridge of the Claiborne, shows the first boat­ taking a beating from the seas and and it's even worse when all the efforts are in vain. load of snrvlTors from the Angy grabbing the lines as they come from a 75-mile-an-hour gale, but alongside the Claiborne. Augie Lamaro snbmltted It. That's the way it hit crew* ^ ; — we kept our lights on her and of the Seavigil while she was stood by." carefully as the stricken man was. loose, since the wind and the drag and set fire to spilled oil on the By the next morning, the sea they created was forcing the Clai­ sea. The fire engulfed the stern enroute from the Panama brought up from the ship's hospi­ had quieted down, and a Coast borne into the wreck. "Once they section, but the storm put out the Canal to San Pedro, according to tal and gently placed into one of William "WUd Bill" Milner: While our boats. Then the crew careful­ Guard seaplane arrived at the were aboard," say the Seafarers, fiames. off the Mexican coast, Seafarer ly lowered the boat, and the boat site. It was still too rough for the "they told us a tale of horror Boat - Smashed Donald P. Gelinas was suddenly crew got him over to the plane in plane to land, so it circled and about being afloat on that wreck men tried to launch a boat, taken ill. record time. Within a few min­ then left again. The Claiborne got for ^41 hours before we picked butThe the sea smashed the boat and While the captain and chief utes, the plane took off and be ready to launch a boat, but before them up." washed one man over the side. mate stayed at his bedside in the was on his way to the hospital. the boat could be swung out, one The tanker was the Liberian- Then they held a conference, and ship's hospital," The entire crew was watching and of the boats from the wreck ap­ Flag SS Angy, built in Germany in decided to use whatever wood was wishing him well as the plane left. peared from behind the far side 1937. She had loaded crude oil in aboard to start one of the boilers says BiU, "the radio operator and started for the Claiborne. . All Aid Possible the Persian Gulf and was on her going and use the pumps, since the The crew on the Claiborne way to Philadelphia when she hit watertight doors were leaking and sent out an emer­ "We had done everything that quickly rigged ladders and got a the storm. She kept pushing to­ they were taking water. They got gency call for was possible for him, and the men help and the line to the boat, and then helped ward Philly, and at 3:20 PM on the pumps going, and rigged a red went back to their jobs, still think­ crew stayed up, the 10 men aboard. They made the March 9, an explosion rocked the light on the flagstaff. ing about Ijheir stricken shipmate Just hoping and boat fast, leaving the survivors' ship. It happened just aft of the this time, they were far out praying. aboard the plane. We heard the e gear in it, and then moved in to midshiphouse, and cracked the of By the regular shipping lanes. The watched all meet a second boat that was being ship almost in half. The port side mb-m: next day that our shipmate had shack had gone with the bow through the dark died shortly after he had- arrived launched from the wreck. "Two of plates held just long enough for radio Gelinas section, and the storm was still night, and" then at the hospital. the men on the wreck stayed the bow section to swing around tossing them around and pounding breathed a sigh of relief as the "As his former shipmates, we all aboard and lowered the boat with next to the stern section, and then the wreck: They waited aboard the sun came up and we spotted a extend our sympathies to his fam­ their shipmates," according to it broke loose. The storm was still wreck for 26 hours while the small dot on the horizon. The dot ily. We would like them to know Lazzaro, "and then jumped over the skip. storm howled around them, and grew into a large seaplane as it that Donald Gelinas was a good the side and were picked up by beating The captain and his wife, three then they spotted the lights of the came closer, and then swooped shipmate, and we would also like the boat." deck officers, the radio operator, Claiborne. That's when they fired down and glided in off our port them to know that everything pos­ Second Boat and three seamen were on the bow the flares. But even after they saw bow. sible was done to try to save his As soon as the second boatload section wh«i It started to drift the Claiborne come nearby, they "All hands moved quickly and life." of 18 men was aboard the Clai­ away. A spcond explosion then still had to wait on that wreck for borne, the two boats had to be cut ripped the midship house apart. another 15 hours before they were able to launch a boat and get to LOG-A.RHYTHM: safety. Special Meeting "We held a special meeting on the Claiborne," say Cothran and Lazzaro, "and every man aboard, from the captain right ^on down, By Thurston J. Lewis chipped in and bought the sur­ vivors plenty of cigarettes and Must Conscience bind his host in boridi of fear clean clothes. Luckily, we were Denying each drive to build, to plan, to buy? not carrying any passengers, so Is he the Master or only the Mate to try those quarters were available, and To hold the course I set from year to year? some of the other survivor^ bunked in with the crew. The cargo is in my hands; it's my career. "During the trip to Cherboimg, If Conscience sets the pace what do I the crew made man^ friends But take the bridge and iog each toss and sigh among the survivors of the Angy. At lost command in every honieward pier? Most of them were Greek, and they were fine fellows." . His duty is 'clear-cut and concise— \ ' But, one of the strangest things Jo steer me free of rock and reef and ice, about the whole thing was, that as Though I sigh jor every ton of freight . . the survivors got aboard the Clai­ Let him not forget that he signed on as Mafe.v borne, Lazzaro recognized two of Well shoot the sun ^ the German survi vol's as seanlen Sbme of the survivors of the Angy loqk happy 'or the cameraman And measure, the stars that shine, - : • V he had met In Germany on previ­ upon their. arrival in Cherbourg In -this picture submitted by But Con^ettce will atand'hi* watfih ^ i ous tripis, and whd Were old CharlM Cothran, ^IpV delegate Of tbit Claiborne. . And I'll stand mine! friends. Transfer At Sea And Crew's Prayers Were All In Vain Is ' ? w I f" li'r W I - I I Is,:: Shipmates With Conscience 1,3^:.I:: �Mar 15. 195S SEAFARERS Page Nineteen LOG Sailor Rags Outsmarts Himself By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor With more and more daylight in this part of the world, we'll be having more "photography weather." Possibly you are considering the purchase of a camera but . are flabbergasted by the dozens of sizes, shapes, and prices. Here, in brief, is a description of the various types of cameras available, thjeir pros and cons. 35mm—The 35mm Job is fi^ed with a fast lens, is small in size and has low fllm cost—the mighty midget of the camera kingdom. Normal film load is 36 exposures, but there are 20 exposure cartridges also. Short focal length lens (normally 50mm) gives great depth of field. Some of the cameras are compact enough to slip into a pocket, biit most are carried in eyerready cases, handy for fast shooting. Working at eye-level, they see what the eye sees. Their wide-lens apertures make them tops for available-light photography. Disadvantages are; enlargements are usually necessary; retouching of film impractical; meticulous darkroom. care is needed, and they are inconvenient for few-at-a-time shooting. Single-Lens Reflex—These are the only cameras that let you .see the exact picture you will get before you snap the shutter. This is because they avoid even the slightest parallax (discrepancy of field ' between view-finder and taking lens). The image you see in the ground glass is projected by the taking lens itself upon a mirror which flips out of the way an instant before the exposure. Interchangeability of lenses in most models makes them adaptable to varied photographic problems. Cameras of this type are preferred by many newsmen for telephotb sports work. Their size and weight vary widely, according to film size. Th^ir disadvantages are: no distortion corrections possible; difficult focusing in weak light; you do not have a view of the scene at the instant of exposure. Twin-Lens. Reflex — Combining direct groundglass focusing with ability to see the subject at the instant of exposure, make these cameras very popular. Contact prints from the 214 square negatives are large enough for inspection. These cameras are extremely versatile, but lack refinements like interchangeable lenses (with one exception) and distortion correction. There Is a parallax problem, most pronounced at close distances. Film is of the commonest size, available everywhere in a wide variety of emulsions." For some models there are 35mm adap­ tor backs available. Waist level viewing makes loW-level shots easier. Some users feel that groundglass viewing gives a truer idea of the finished print. The minus for this type are: parallax at close distances; no interchangeability of lenses; focusing difficulty in weak light and the depth of field cannot be observed directly. Folding RoU-Film—^In the tpurist's luggage, in the coat pocket, in the picnic basket or the seaman's bag, there's likely to be a camera of this popular type. The typical folding camera is light and compact, and designed for ease and speed of operation. Most popular are the 214x3V4 size, many of which offer a choice of 8, 12 or 16 pictures to a roll. Contact prints are large enough, for viewing and for use in the SEAFARERS LOG. In general, lenses are not interchangeable, and slip-on lenses are required for close-ups. The better models are equipped with excellent lenses. Press and View—Workhorses of the professional photographer, both in«nd out of the studio, these cameras have maximum versatility and adaptability to the whole range of photographic work. They are the only camera with full distortion correction, and all have interchange­ able lenses. Negatives are large, easily handled In the darkroom and easy to retouch. Film cost may be discouraging to the non-professionai; a single sheet of 4x5 costs about 10c and color about $1. The size and bulk of these cameras make them a burden to carry, and larger ones can be used only on a tripod. The press type is the preferred camera of most news photographers. Before you rush out to get one consider: that the film is costly; they are bulky and are heavy; operation is rather slow and that film holders are necessary. Film packs are handier but cost more. .i 3) ^ Seafarers who have any questions about cameras, lenses, other equip­ ment or problems of picture taking and photo^finishing are invited to send their queries into the SEAFARERS LOG. Address your ques­ tions to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at Union Headquarters, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. He can give you reliable information on the subject including advice about desirable prices to pay for various types of foreign-made cameras and equipment in the home countries involved. " By E. RcyM ••-I BOr iPUrONE OVER THE WE; / KNEW THBfte'D BE CO/iST eUHROj INS PACTION SO I ASKED MM TO CHR/JSe MY STATIOU TO PORTSIDE\fc /IL BE WATCHtN6 y] yWHILEYOU ROW. -51 I Should Measure Food By Waistlines Big waistlines and small food allowances don't go together, according to Duke "Red" Hall, chief steward aboard the Del Viento (Mississippi), and at the same time, hungry ships don't have happy crews. The crew of the Del Viento-* is happy, Red says, and it also has a whole crop of bulging waistlines. "In fact," says Red, "the only beef is that the company has some sort of silly idea that a ship should only use seven and a half pounds of food per day per man. I'm too busy feeding the men, and feeding them well, to weigh all the food before I serve it, and the crew is happy but the company Hall raises hell when we go over the weight allowance." "When you see the huge waist­ lines aboard here, and the great big stomachs that they contain, you know that I couldn't feed them with only seven and a half pounds a day. Most of the men on this tub have stomachs so big that it takes plenty of food to fill them at every meal." For instance. Red says, "Ed The Cecil N. Bean Has A New Mascot At left, J. Lefko, bosun, holds Moji, tlie new mascot of the crew of the Cecil N. Bean (Dry-Trans). At right, W. W. Filipponl, deck'engineer, gets into the picture with Moji, In the center, young little Moji just looks at the camera with g,jcg|:ioj^u|^p,^i^on and all alone. Delaney has put on so much weight that it's hard to tell whether he's walking or rolling. Weldon "Smitty" Smith, the bosun, put his whole gang to work painting this tub up like a yacht. He figured the work would knock down the waistlines, but the waistlines had too much of a headstart and the work just gave these guys bigger appetites." •No Hungry Crew' "I can't feed these guys on seven and a half pounds a day," says Red, "and I figure that I'll just have' to order 120 days' supplies for a 70day trip, and work things out that way. I'm not going to have a hungry crew and I'm sure the Union will back me up on that." Red contributes some of this "operation big waist" to the fact that he's got "some of the best cooks in the business." Among them are Humella Fluence, chief cook, and Freddie Baptiste, night cook and baker. In fact. Red says, most- of the well-fed boys on the Del Viento are talking about signing on for the next trip. "It might be a good idea," Red adds, "for the Union to make its own survey and compare its figures (pounds, not waistlines) with the company's. You have to consider the appetites of the men on the ship. Every man doesn't eat the same amount." Quiz'Coriier (1) Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes. Which lake is next largest: (a) Lake Michigan, (b) Lake Huron, (c) Lake Ontario. • (iZ) A farmer came to a blacksmith with five sections of chain, each made of three links, and asked to have them made into one continuous chain. The blacksmith told him he charged one cent to cut a link and one cent to weld a link, so that the charge would be. eight cents. "No," said the farmer,,'! figure the charge will be only six cents." The farmer was right. How did he figure it out? (3) What is the only national holiday in the US recognized by Con­ gressional action? Is it July 4, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day or Labor Day? (4) Which is the longest bone in tne body:, (a) arm, (b) (leg), (c) thigh? (5) How many movements of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony were completed: (a) one, (b) two, (c) three? (6) A vehicle drawn by two pairs of horses, and a necktie, have the same name. What is it? (7). Cultivated flowers fall into three groups. Two of these are annuals and perennials. What is the third? (8) Which US President served two terms without succeeding him­ self.? (9) The name of what sport if translated literally means the "gentle art"? \ ^ (10) Seven times a number plus one-third the number equals six limes the number plus eight. What is the number? �V^^^KriT'.Ty*-; Pare Twenty SEAFARERS LOG Azalea City's Crew Takes Time To Pick Up 2 Stranded Fishermen te Bv Spike Marlin Recent reports have it that horse- The gentlemanly polish has prac­ racing, the sport of kings, oil mil­ tically eliminated the feudin' and lionaires and bank tellers, has fussin' between teams that was surpassed baseball as the number once, an eld baseball standby. Out­ one gate attraction. The fans are side of the Dodger-Giant rivalry, pouring out to see both the sulkie few of the traditional emnities sur­ haulers and the strong, young vive. horses who carry riders around on In pre-World War II days there their backs. Rain or shine, the were plenty \>f highly-talented, stands are filled and long lines highly-colorful performers who crowd the betting windows with drew crowds in droves. The fans gobs of finance company money. came out to see Ott, Hubbell, Dean, Of course, horses being dumb as Medwick, Feller, the Waner Broth­ they are, run in all kinds of weath­ ers, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Williams, er. They don't have the sense to Foxx, Greenberg, Appling, Grove stay in out of the rain. On the and the like. Even the poorer other hand, baseball players scurry teams had at least one outstanding for shelter at the first sprinkle. performer. More Walks The dewy, unpleasant spring has Baseball men themselves are the put quite a crimp in attendance. . This isn't the only cause of base­ first to admit that they can't match ball's trouble. A lot of other ex­ the kind of talent that abounded planations have been offered, in­ in the majors 15 years ago. The cluding the usual whipping boy, statistics bear them out what with television. Actually the major far fewer .300 hitters, more bases cause of disinterest appears to be on balls and longer, sloppier, pure and simple lack of exciting games. The pitcher who finishes most of the games he starts has talent. become a pretty rare animal. Ail Gentlemen Now It was expected in 1946 and 1947 Thanks to two wars, the draft, that the lack of talent was a tem­ and vastly-improved economic con­ porary situation that would be ditions down on the farm, there remedied in time. Right now are just a handful of really- though, it looks like a chronic outstanding ballplayers around. complaint. That's why the "help What's more, with ballplayers all wanted" ads are* out for good ball­ becoming polished gentlemen of players. The fans won't come to the world who wear ties and jack­ see any other kind, even though it's ets, there aren't many colorful lots cheaper than watching the characters around for comic relief. horses run. At left, two fishermen, adrift for eirht hours in waters off Jacksonville, Fla., wait for help. The en* rine of their small craft conked out, leaving them stranded, without emergency equipment. At right, boat is brought alongside the Azalea City, which came to the rescue, and the men prepare to be hauled aboard. • There's always something, it seems, to keep a Seafarer's life from getting dull, and if it isn't some mate giving somebody a bad time, then maybe it's a couple of landlubbers venturing out to where they've got no business to be and making it rough for themselves and everybody else. Take the crewmen of the about motors, were unable to re­ tention of the Azalea City's men, and they promptly started rescue SIU-manned Azalea City pair it. Also, having no means for pro­ operations. The Azalea City was (Waterman) for Instance. There they were, with everybody going pelling themselves to safety, or of pulled closer to the drifting boat, about his business as the ship made communicating with'the shore or and after several fruitless at­ its way along, off the Florida coast, other ships, the two soon found tempts, and what crewmembers de­ when suddenly, several miles soutli themselves drifting helplessly, and scribe as "quite a bit of excite­ of Jacksonville, they spotted two for more than eight hours after, ment," they got a line to the men that they continued to drift. Chummy With A Cobra and drew their boat alongside. fishermen adrift in a small boat. Then, just as things were begin­ When they were finally hoisted As a result, the men had to pause in their usual duties, pull ning to look mighty black, and the aboard the Azalea City, the two their ship oft its course, and spend two wer-e giving up hope of getting men were unhurt, but shaken by time hauling in the two hapless back to the wives and kids, the their experience and obviously sad­ Azalea City hove in sight. der but wiser for it. "Never drifters. Red Flag Run Up again,"^ said one of them. "From No Emergency Equipment Somehow, the men on the little now on I think I'll stick to fishing What happened, it developed lat­ boat managed to get a red flag run in my back yard pond, and leave er, was that the two men, unfa­ up, and then, with the help of fran­ the ocean to those who know hovv miliar with boats and with the ways tic waving and shouting, got the at­ to get along on it." of the sea, had started off for a day's fishing in a small motorboat that carried neither sails, oars, or other emergency equipment. But what started out as a plea.sant day's excursion soon turned into a harrowing experience, and Seafarers Powers (left), wiper, and Pepitone (right), AB, off the also a telling lesson In safety. Sev­ Steel Scientist, get in close to a snake charmer with a large cobra Different countries, says Seafarer M. C. Kleiber, have eral miles off Jacksonville, the mo­ around his neck while in Calcutta. Blackie Bankston took the shot. tor of the little boat conked out, different customs, and while some of them are interesting and and the two men, knowing nothing others are romantic, there are a few that can be pretfy embarrassing at times. Kleiber reports that when the General Patton (National Waterways) pulled into Yokohama, The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, there were many things that the crew had to learn about Japan. bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known "But," says he, cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, • J "the biggest suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief steward Louis laugh of the Guellnitz' recipe for a fine meal of Wienerschnitzel a la Holstein, with whole trip came asparagus or broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce. Chief steward Louis Guellnitz, who just got off the Puerto Rico, up when. Pat has been sailing for the past 40 years. He's been sailing SIU since Pierce found out the disadvantages 1941, and has built up a storehouse of fihe recipes and wonderful dishes. For this meal, says Louis, the cook has to of the Jap­ time everything carefully, so all the ingredients are anese custom of finished at the same time. leaving your For a crew of about 40, take 40 pounds of veal cut­ shoes outside the Kleiber lets or veal steaks. Make a dip wash from ten eggs, door when you a quart of milk, a touch of nutmeg, and salt and go into a house.' pepper to ta.ste. Put two scoops of flour or cornPat, reports Kleiber, was going meaL Dip each of the cutlets in the wash and then his merry way and following the into the flour. * Put vegetable oil in a pan, enough to local custom when he had his just cover the cutlets, and heat until sizzling. Then trouble. "He left his big 12 and add the cutlets, Fi*y until well done. Drain off some of a half brogans outside the door Guellnitz the oil by putting cutlets on dry paper before serving. when he went into this Japanese You alsQ need a tomato sauce. Cover the bottom of a pan with vege­ home. The only trouble was, that v^hen he came out again, his shoes table oil. Add four onions, one pimento and one green pepper, all were gone. Everybody got a big chopped fine. Add one can of whole tomatoes, one can of tomato puree, laugh out of the deal, and Pat'is a sprinkle of saffron, one tablespoon of sugar, two tablespoons of pep­ still trying to-figure out where he per, two tablespoons of salt and a dash of Worchestershire sauce. Mix can find a Japanese with big feet." well, cook over a low flame for an hour and a half and then strain. IMRTSMATlOfM AMD ASSlSCVCE You also need fried eggs. Fry one egg, sunny side up, for each cut­ Another laugh came, says Klei­ let you have. One fried' egg goes on top. of each finished cutlet. A ber, when Ed Yates ran Into a V/ITH IMMKSRATIQM pgOBtBM couple of those little girl-sahs. On tablespoon of the strained tomato sauce goes over the egg. For the asparagus or broccoli, make Hollandaise sauce. Put one pint top of the language trouble, says GET IN TOUChl WITH THE SW MLFAKE Kleiber, the two girl-sans were of mayonnaise into the top of a hot double boildr. Add a pint of milk, deaf-mutes—but Ed didn't know juice of two lemons, salt and pepper to taste. Cook over slow flame for GEMCBS EEPHESENTAnVe IN ftJUH this for a while. '"Watching Ed 10 minutes, slii-ring constantly. Add over the vegetable. make conversation with those twq Then meal is then ready to serve. For best effect, serve the Weinergirl-sans," «ays Kleiber,^'was like schnitzel a la Holstein on one plate. The asparagus or broccolt with thP " ' ' . vH! .1 I. I' - 1',.! • " "'I " . I .1 HI watching A Bajlnese..dance Jeahj." Hollandaise Sauce is 8erv<|d,4ii,Aikl4<^;dlsIb ,,5 Customs In Foreign Lands Bring On Amusing Events !?;• May 15. l»5t flaer oa WRITE 10 s/o leAooukiie. �May 15. 1955 Free Press Vittd In A Democracjf To the Editor: • As a retired SIU bookmember I never fail to look forward to the next fine issue of the LOG. Each Issue seems to be a better one than the last. The outstanding thing about the paper, in my opinion, is the way it reflects the thoughts and activities of the Union and its members. It shows democracy at its best. If every organization had a paper that created such a spirit of broth­ erhood and regular labor family relationships, there would be no threat of infiltx'ation of anti-Amer­ icanism in our labor organizations. Fearless journalism stands as our first defense against danger to our country. It has since before the American colonies united to figiit tyranny. Without papers such as the LOG, the labor move­ ment could easily be crushed as it has been in many countries behind the iron curtain. But with our members well informed and Inter­ ested in their Union, this can never happen here. The SEAFARERS LOG is a paper we can „be proud of and should support. - John SkaVlem ^ » Rooms Crowded In Crew Quarters To the Editor: I wouid like to suggest—and I think the membership will agree with me — that there be only two messmen to a foc'sle, with a larger room pro­ vided for three messmen; the chief cook should have quarters to himself. I believe ' the Yfllabol negotiating com­ mittee should start to work on this as soon as possible, and should plan for the eventual attainment of more space for the entire crew, with no more than two crewmembers to a foc'sle. bo you have my name on the mailing list? Pedro Villabol (Ed. note: We mill be glad to add your name to our mailing list, if you send us your permanent ad' dress.) SEAFARERS LOG Pace Twenty-aa* LETTER S •things done to help or bring cheer to others. I am the proud possessor of two citations for services rend­ ered during World War II. It was a pleasure to entertain the seamen and note the enjoyment derived from our efforts. That was remun­ eration enough. Now we are being repaid over and over again by your members rallying to our support in time of need. Duke Olivant $ ^ lie Enjoyed Bar On Beirut Stop To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you know that everything is fine aboard the Steel Smveyor. We just spent some time in Beirut, Lebanon, and had a vei-y good time ashore there. Henry Bacon and myself stopped In at the Titanic Bar there in Lebanon, and found that it is a Will Rejoin SIU After Army Ritch To the Editor: I have been receiving my copy of the LOG in Bremerhaven, Ger­ many, but have now been trans­ ferred to Heidel burg where I have the job of orderly to a rear admiral in charge of all naval forces In Germany. Last July 1 was caUed from • the " Re­ Clarke serves and had to go In for two years. My time will be up in July, 1954, and I will lose no time getting back Into the SIU. In the meantime, the best I can do Is be satisfied with my copies of the LOG, with aU the Union news. This means a lot to me here overseas and I hope you can con­ tinue to send it to me at my new address. Heath C. Clarke (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address and will continue to send the LOG to you overseas.) ij, ijj, ij, Tony and Seafarers Dntchy Moore and Henry Bacon (left to right) relax In Tony's Beirut bar, usual gathering place for Seafar­ ers In that port. It is run by a man named Tony, and he's a real fine guy. He treated us very well all the while that we were in port, and did everything that he could to make us welcome and make sure that we had a good time. I just wanted to write to tell ^Angy^ Siurvivor everybody about Tony atad his bar, to tell my Union brothers that Tltanks Rescuers and they can count on a good time and To the Editor: honest treatment at Tony's bar in I was one of the crewmembers Beirut. of the Liberian tanker Angy, which Dutcby Moore exploded in mid-ocean, leaving 4" 4" ^ survivors adrift for more than 40 hours before we were rescued by Meets Shipmates the American vessel Claiborne and taken to Cherbourg. From there, In Masan^ Korea another ,crewmember and I were taken to Bremerhaven by the Jeff To the Editor: Although I am now in the Army Davis. in Korea, I'm an ex-SIU seaman, Well, the Angy is down and I am now safe at home in Bremer­ and sailed out of New Orleans haven, where I often think of the when Bull Sheppard was agent. $• 4" boys of your ships. Please tell So, you can see how glad I was when I met a couple of SIU seamen SIU Blood Donors them thanks, and best wishes from from the Furplestar in Korea. me; I hope I see some of them Thanked For Aid again. I also want to send my best Some of the men I met were Jo­ To the Editor: gi'eetings and best wishes to the seph Wiloszak, Jake Longfellow. Edward WiU, William Bearig, Jo­ This is just a note of apprecia­ SIU. seph Smith, John Kodges, Frank tion and thanks to the brother Sea­ Fritz litis Holland, Ray Davis, Jimmy Davis, farers who donated blood for my 4- 4- 4and Raymond J. Arsenruit. wife. Also, I want to thank Walter The men of the Furplestar wex*e Siekmann, and the Union's Wel­ They Want Info fare Services Department, without the first crewmembers of a mer­ whom, I feel sure I would not have On Coffee Rahiny chant ship to get shore leave in been able to meet the obligations To the Editor: Masan. Incidentally, there is a Although we know that men de­ small club here where the seamen thrust upon me. This is just another example of tailed to sanitary work should not can drink and have a good time. the outstanding cooperation exist­ handle food, it has apparently been It is called the "Little Club." ing between Union and members customary aboard ore ships to have You can also tell the boys that by the greatest maritime Union in them do so. We feel that, despite when an SIU ship comes to Masan the world—the SIU. the objection of the stewards de­ I'll go aboard, hoping to meet Edward W. Ketschke partment, either the pantryman or someone I knew or sailed with. As one of the messmen should make the old saying goes, "It's a small it 4" coffee for the 10 AM coffee time, world." Entertainer Glad aliowing the 12 to 4 OS to do so Pfc. Domingo E. Ruiz the afternoon. 3) 4" 3) Of Aid To AGVA in We would appreciate a ruling on To the Editor; I want to thank the members of this, applicable to all Ore' Line, John Paul Jones'* your Union for their splendid co­ ships, as at present, either one of Captain Is Tops operation and support which they the sanitary men makes the morn­ To the Editor: gave to the American Guild of ing coffee, or we do without it. , Delegates All the crewmembers of the Variety Artists, AFL, and the SS Feltore John Faul Jones want .to tell all American Federation of Musicians, (Ed. note: Under the new work­ the Brothers that if they ever sail AFL, during cur recent labor trouble here in Philadelphia with ing rules, the pantryman and mess­ this ship they are going to sail men knock off at 9:30 AM. They with a square captain—^hls name is the cafe owners. I attended a special meeting would have to make the coffee be­ W. J. Atkinson. He will take here Thursday, April 2, at the Sea­ fore that time. However, it would­ special care of any problem thatfarers hall 4^337 Market Street. n't be fresh for the 10 AM coffee you bring to him and is always Blackie Cardullo, your agent here, time. On some ships, (he messman willing to help you. Officers Good, Too made a wondertul speech and makes it just before he knocks off Wheii wo left New York this at 9:30 AM. On most, however, the pledged full support. It had alwdys beea my c<mtea- wipev^makes the 10 AM-co^e« and ship was a mess. It you saw her ilon that MM is alway* paid back; the. vrtOatnv maker ihe^ aftemoon now you would never Iraow her; Idle ji||« clean wafon wd Hic food for thd tttUae is wonderful on account of the good stewards department. The cooperation of the captain is bet­ ter than you could imagine and the licensed personnel under his guidance is wonderful. He is a young man, and most young cap­ tains abuse their authority, but he does not. We left Fortland, Me., and stopped over in San Fedro for oil and stores, and were without mail and shore leave, which put a lot of strain on the men. He always comes around to find out how everything is going, and is willing to help everybody, go­ ing out of his way to please. But don't misunderstand him—he lets you know that he is the master of the ship and will exercise his au­ thority if he is forced to. But if you live up to the Union agree­ ment, he will do his part. They don't come any better than Cap­ tain Atkinson. We have been out more than 16 days with no shore leave and mail, and he has wired everybody but the Fresident for the ship's mail. When we go home is anybody's guess, but when we get back, if you see the John Faul Jones on the board, throw in your card, be­ cause you are leaving with a good captain. Crew of the John Paul Jones if if Thanhs SIU For New Union Book To the Editor: I just* this week received my Union book in Fhiladelphia, and I want to thank you for helping me and the other Atlantic men who have received their books. We can all see that you are doing a good job here in Atlantic, and we believe that we would not have been able to bring this drive about so soon if Hodges if was not for the good Union that we have behind us. As I live in Mobile, with my wife and three children. It has been difficult for me to stay here in Fhiladelphia without- seeing my family, but my wife and I feel that the book I just received was worth that. I hope to be using my book in Mobile soon, but until we win Atlantic I will be out here, as I feel it is my job to stay and ful­ fill the job that my book was is­ sued to me for. Thanks again to all the member­ ship for helping me get my book; words cannot express my feelings at being one of the members of the SIU. ..Raymond Hodges 4" 3?! 4" Crew Thinks Its Captain Is Tops To the Editor: Everything aboard the Santa Venetia is okay, and all the crewxnembers would like to tell their SIU brothers of the wonderful crew we have aboard—fx-om the bosim to the messman, they have all been on the baH. If anyone wants to sail with a wondex'ful nfhn, our skipper. Cap­ tain Brown is the one to get. He is one captain who will look at both sides of a beef. He has treated the crew wonderfully; our ship Is in good shape and he keeps it that way. 5 • We expect to reach port in about four more months, so stick around. Brothers, for a good ship. The crew sends its regards to all brothers. Creir of- Santa Venetia Eats Grow Fat On The Albion To the Editor: We here on the Albion are more . than satisfied with the wonderful chow we've been getting, thanks to the steward, T. S. Sosa, chief cook Andy Reasko and baker Lam Ching. The specialty is stuffed cabbage "a la Europe" spiced with Slovenian sausage bought in Yugo­ slavia, thanks to steward Sosa. The chow is so good the sailors have started a "fat men's club." I hope the brothers on the beach are getting fat also, a la Rheingold style. James Bercic 4 4. i "•^'1 1 Single SIU Men Want Bealth Plan To the Editor: Several of the crewmembers of the Robin Wentley have been dis­ cussing whether it would be pos­ sible for the Union to set up some sort of health insurance, working on the principle of Blue Cross. Although the McNalr J"®*! that any benefit of this sort should include all' the mem­ bers of the SrU, they feel this would give the single men a break, since* they get no use out of the maternity benefit which is enjoyed by those men who become fathers. Floyd G. McNair Ship's Delegate (Ed. note: The health plan you mention only pays some hospital expenses, with a definite time limit. Under the present set-up. Seafarers get unlimited free hos­ pitalization and treatment from the USPHS. You also get $15 per week from the Union Welfare Plan for as long as you're hos­ pitalized. The Welfare Plan also pays $25 per week to Seafarers who are disabled and no longer able to work, with no time limit on payments. What sort of plan did you have in mind?) 4 4 4> Crew Questions Overtime Matter To the Editor: We, the crewmembex*s of the Genevieve Feterkin, would like to have the following matter cleax-ed up: Is it right for the wipers to paint the engineers' room and for the deck depailment men to do with­ out the overtime? Is this work wiper's or deckmen's? Foreign Draw Problem Also, with regards to draws in different places—the captain says that he has no US money on the ship. When we reach a port, we must wait for the agent to come out to the ship and then he has to go back to get the money—in foreign currency, never American. Sometimes we wait fi-om three to four hours, on our time, even though we may be in port for only ten or twelve hours. In another instance, we reach port on a Sat­ urday and only stay for twelve" hpux*s. The captain does not put out a draw again. But this is an­ other countiy, and the other cur­ rency is no good here. What can be done? Crewmembers of the Genevieve Feterkin. (Ed. Nofe:Accordmp to the con­ tract, wipers may be required to paint only the living quarters of the unlicensed members of the en­ gine department. The painting of licensed engineers living quarters would come under deck depart­ ment overtime. The eontroct com­ mittee has now reviewed this prob­ lem of foreign draws with the com­ panies. and its report is in this •isaeuhsn p!i89-Ah— m �?*T^'i?¥pP • r» *\ •'•• * ••;f 'I -I \ 4 V >• SEAPARERS LOG Pa*« Twenly-twd lAhesideaOt looming House r m-. ipI 'i. : • V'i-h^ • f-- • £ E TIER S "" - i-f>* .*' •;•.•« Mari5.l»5S Thnnka SIV For* Caring For Htm To the Editor: Editor:' Since the opinon of the mem­ At the expiration of my hitch, I Money Exchange try a try. It wiU be a terrific ToI the should like to express my ap­ bers has been asked pertaining to intend to sail with the real sailors change from the docks, of Liver­ preciation for the way the SIU is the housing project for families of and get paid for 'my services. This Rates Listed pool, but I will miss making taking care of those of us who will be a drastic change from the Seafarers, this is my comment: friends with the SIU jgeamen. cannot sail anymore, whether The following is the' latest When we opened the new hall life I have led in the Navy, on both Therefore I was wondering if it is young or old. available listing of official ex­ We have great here in New York, it was originally counts. possible for you to send me the leaders, who help make a great change rates for foreign cur­ I will try to qualify and ship out intended to build LOG regularly at my new address, Union. A ship without our rencies. Listings are as of a hotel adjoining as assistant electrician. As soon aS May 14, 1953 and are sub­ as I am leaving good old England brothers is no good, so my most the headquarters I am experienced enough, I will on May Sth. ject to change without notice. sincere appreciation, and hopes building. Before try for chief. Any advice and in­ England. New Zealand, sottth Africa: ^ Thomas A. Home for continued prosperity. formation given on the above sub­ we go ahead on (Ed. note: "We are glad you en­ S2.80 per pound iterllng. Edward Hansen joyed reading the LOG and will a housing proj­ ject will be deeply appreciated.' AustraUa; S2.24 per pound iterllng. XXX send it to you regularly from now ect, however, let Also please, send me "Seafarers in Belgium; M franci to the dollar. on, at your new home in Inver- Seafarers Help us not forget the World War II" and the upgrading Denmark: 14.49 ceqti per krone. car gill. New Zealand.) France: 350 franci^ the dollar. brothers of the pamphlets for electricians. War Victims Germany: 4.2 Marks to the dollar. Name Withheld X X X ^ past, who are HoUand: 3.80 guUders to the doUar. To the Editor: (Ed. note: Your name has been Italy: 629 lire to the doUar. handicapped and * Fmrell Loose Leaf Rest On the last trip which the added to the LOG'S mailing list; have no home. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Young America (Waterman) made There are plenty of retired sea­ the other material and informa­ Portugal: 28.79 escudos to the dollar. For SiU Papers to Korea, the ship stopped at Pufarers, young and old, who would tion you requested has been mailed Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. To the Editor: san. There the crewmembers do­ India: 21 cents per nlpee. appreciate some kind of home to out to you.) With regard to the proposal that nated a sum of money to the Cath­ Pakistan: 30J cents per rupee. XXX remind them of their seafaring the SIU publish a book containing olic sisters, to be Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. lives after long years at sea and He Prefers lAPG the agreements, constitution and BrazU: 9.4 cents per cruzeiro. used for the care Union activities. other information ai interest to Uruguay: 92.63 cents per peso. of orphans and Hotel First To Other Papers Seafarers, I would like to suggest Venezuela: 29.89 cents per boUvar. other children I am fully in accord with the To the Editor: that this book be of the loose made homeless idea of the housing project, but leaf type. Just a short note to tell you that by the war. we started out with the idea of a as a comparative newcomer to the Atlantic Fleet It should be possible to manu' In a d d i t i 0 n, hotel for everyone, and that seems SIU and as a person who is at least mcture such a book of good qual­ one Sunday the to be a forgotten idea. Why not casually acquainted with about Likes SiU Film ity leather, and bosun and some go ahead with the idea of a good three other newspapers, your To the Editor: if made with a other members Since the movie "The Battle of rooming house suitable to the SEAFARERS LOG is head and strong binding, it of the crew load­ De Marco members when they come ashore, shoulders above any I have seen. Wall Street" is being shown on should provide ed some scrap and to the oldtimers who can no For diversification, news cover­ all the ships of the Atlantic Fleet, good'service and dunnage off the ship and took it longer go to sea, with low rates age, special features and miscel­ we the crewmembers of the At­ keep its attrac­ to the priests in the city, so that lantic Importer, would like to give for everyone. laneous items you are the best. tive appearance they could use it for the buiiding Paddy Farrell In short, your winning of the our view of this film. despite the hard of shelters for the needy and best labor newspaper awards was The strike film impressed us knocks seamen homeless. The captain authorized Please send my copy very much, especially the act of will inevitably this, and cooperated in every way. LOG Reader Sends towellmydeserved. home. violence when the strikers "at­ give it. Carl De Marco.. Devenney Rodger Swanson Mn Art Entry tacked" a "defenseless" policeman. The reason I Ship's delegate (Ed. note: You will receive To the Editor: We liked the way the strike was propose the loose-leaf type is that X, X X Only the best should go to the /copies of the LOG at your home handled; the way the pickets were as new agreements are won, amend­ SEAFARERS LOG, the best organ­ rom now on, as you requested.) taken care of while on the line ments added to the constitution, Crewmembers ized labor paper in the US. The and the support that was .given by etc., it would be possible for the Ail Miss LOG frau and all my neighbors are en­ Quiek%nj Help other unions. Union to print these additions on To the Editor: joying it. I am sending to the art the same size paper and make it Strikers Won Out The boys aboard the Shinnecock editor my contribution to the art Aids Christine available at the imrts. The mem­ Bay have been on the ship for one The Wall Street boys must have To the Editor: exhibit in New York—a few hand­ bers could remove the obsolete long year but have not received The crewmembers of the Chris­ liked that violent scene, but what sheets and insert the new ones. made belts I made last winter in the LOG. didn't like was that it made my spare time while sailing the ore tine would like to extend their they I feel that unless something of the strikers that, much more deter­ The last crew which the ship heartfelt thanks to the Union and boats. this sort is done, a year or so after had wrote a letter in to the LOG mined to see it through. The SIU At present I am taking a vaca­ especially to the Wilmington port must have felt proud to know it the book is issued each of us will office, but still, the LOG did not tion in Baltimore. My thanks to agent and patrolman for their helped be carrying the book plus a large arrive. This ship stops over in to make victory possible. the Negotiating Committee for the prompt action in preventing us pile of all the othe^ papers, When all the men thoughout the extra take-home pay that we are from having to go to sea in an fleet have seen this picture, they'll pamphlets, etc., that we will need Guam for its first port, and copies of the LOG could be sent there. enjoying now and the best of work­ overioaded and unseaworthy ship. in order to remain up-to-date^ Or, our copies could be mailed to agree with us that we'll be proud ing and living conditions. No one Although the to put on our white caps any time, William T. Devenney the New York office of the com­ would have dreamed of such gains ship was listing anywhere. pany. XXX ten years ago when we were very more than 10 deCrew of Shinnecock Bay No matter what the AMEU dieyoung and struggling to get ahead. g r e e s, even SiU Raker Now (Ed. note: We have been mailing hards say, we know that you men Yes, indeed, we have gone a long t h 0 u g h t i e d got our gains for us. The least we your LOGS regularly. We have way in a very short time and are tightly to the can do is to hold those gains and Rakes Gi Style checked with the company, and stili going strong—one big. Union Wilmington dock, have To the Editor: they have promised to remedy the satisfaction of knowing for all seafaring meii. Everyone the company or­ I was recently drafted intp the the situation.) that we hold" them for the Sea­ should enjoy the behefits we in the dered the ship farers of the future. Army and am now stationed at SIU arc getting now. out on an interFort Bliss, Tex. As a Seafarer, MCS-AFL Crew We new members of the SIU John R. Taurin coastal run. two and a half years in the SIU, Thomas There was know we belong to the best Union I sailed as a baker. This is what Giad Ot SIV Aid t X i. in the world, and we are beginning a bit of excitement about I am doing in the Army, but on a To the Editor: Navy Man Wants quite this, as Captain Bill Warner, Chief to realize what it means to be larger scale. We feed 500 men in We, the members of the Marine To Join Union Engineer Tom Geraldson, both of known as a Seafarer. our messhall, and I am the only Cooks and Stewards, AFL, aboard Crew of Atlantic Importer whom, incidentally, were tops with To the Editor: baker; there are no machines and the President Wilson, thank the XXX Enclosed is an application for a the crew, piled off,' followed by everything is cooked by us. SIU for the very excellent support subscription to the SEAFARERS Brooks, the first assistant engineer. Emigrating^ He I would like to receive the LOG. which was given to us in the Thanks to the action of the PS: We need A patrolman ur­ March 20, 1953, issue of the SEALOG. I have seen the LOG quite a few times since I .have been on SIU, as told in the last issue of Wants liOt To Read gently, for we have a few over­ FAflERS LOG. active duty with the United States the LOG, the ship was held up, in­ To the Editor: time beefs. In your special feature article, Navy and I read every copy I see spected by the Coast Guard, and Warren Leruth "The Communist Plot In Mari­ I am writing you this letter to thoroughly. later sailed, after over 600,000 let you know how very much I en­ (Ed. note: Your name,has been time," you exposed very clearly I enjoy being at sea—I am aboard board feet of deck cargo was re­ joy reading your excellent and added to the LOG'S mailing list; the history and the workingfs of the Taluga at the present time- moved. The membership cannot newsy SEAFARERS LOG. I am we are sorry that we cannot sup­ the Communist-dominated National but not the way the Navy does be too high in their praise for the just 17ii years old, and would like ply a patrolman, too.) Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ things. In my opinion the I^avy is. Union and our officials, for with­ to thank those many SIU seamen ards (independent), and this aid ' -X X X a highly inefficient organi^tion, out their assistance iittie or noth­ with whom I hav4( had good times to us in our struggle could not be operated by a group of high school ing would have been done by way here in,. Liverpool—mostly from Peace Rules On more highly appreciated. boys playing sailor. of making the Christine seaworthy. thie Victory Carriers, South Atlan­ J. W. Ramelli By education, ability and trade Harold B. Thomas Delegate, MC&S, AFL tic, and Omega ships. Thanks a Good ShipMarven Ship's delegate I am an electrician. The Navy gives To the Editor: million, you seamen. . X X X me very little credit for the years, X X . X You see, I used to be a salesman We wish to say that the crew.of Union Members dollars and dfforts I spent prepar­ in . Liverpool, England, selling licensed ai|d uhlic^aseJI men ing myself for the electrician's Thanhs SiUEor ship's charts, navigational books, aboard the Marven are true Union Are LOG Readers ^ trade. Those long hours I spent Start in Lite sextants, etc., and in th'e course of brothers and help to make this a To the Editor: studying are as nothing to the To the Editor: my job I boarded almost every pleasant trip. Evejyone is coop­ I em writing to let you know Navy. My superiors, in the elec­ My mom and pop wish to thank American ship that hit Liverpool, erative, and that makes this ship that , we receive every issue of the trician's mate rating on this ship the members and officials of the met the crews from the bosun to tops in the SIU as far. ai we can SEAFARER LOG regularlyj there neither use the~ basic shop prac­ SIU for the wonderful maternity the OS, urging them to buy books. see. is much information and many tices nor have they even bothered benefit check of $200 which they After a while I got to know lots of ' The food is good,, the crew la fide articles in it, and I might add to learn much concerning basic received. I also want to thank yoh seamen, and then the bosun of the good, so. what mote could we wish that-we all enjoy reading this fine; electricity. Yet they are supposed for the 225 war bond which gives Coe Victory, Bud Tobias, offered for?-, paper very much. to teach me, an apprentice to them, me a itart in life. me a copy of the LOG. I got quite Will you please ndte my change! ,We have been out of Baltimore electricity. Now that pop has the $200 he a kick out of reading your "Digest; for over two months 'now and/ ex­ of adjlrc^s. ; WUl SaU SIU can stop around longbr than he of Ships' Minutes," reading about pect to be .-shuttling bofweeh Japan '- 'Jolu J.' Trapp,;S<ieret«i7-'Luckily, I am a reserve and only thought he could. I sure want him seamen I knewi etc. and Korea for several: more.- . ; ^ ,Trea«nrer Pipe CaoUten was stuck with this organizatlpn around the house longer, so we can . Now, after 2V9 years of .this woit •All send . greetings from the; . end Repatmeii'a Union . for 22 monibs. My tour of active get to know each other better.. I am cmlgratiog. ta. N*W' Zealand, foOd-ship Marven...-.|,.r-.T,>-v..v,-,-.,.,^i-v- ( £d. - note:; 4ufy wW end PeoemlWr 9; 1952. i • r -.i '-Stephen-Andrew. Carr:., i> give sheep' farming in ^e coun-, ,' \ "iCreiir; df • Marrop been changed, as jou requested.) •. . �im ' SEAFARERS IOC 'Wagm Tw«al7-flirM' J' ' 1 ips' Tomb No More The Sargasso Sea — often pictured as a weed-choked graveyard for vessels unfor­ tunate enough to wander within its grasp—has always been the sub­ ject of bizarre speculation by sea­ men. The early sailors, because of their small vessels and the fact that the area i& one of light winds and thus slow movement, viewed the Sargasso Sea as much more formidable than it really is. Located in the central portion of the Atlantic Ocean, the area came close to causing a mutiny on Columbus' tiny vessels, when the crews claimed the brown floating alga was grasping the ships and ' holding them back. Earlier accounts of the Sargasso Sea are open to speculation, al­ though there is evidence to sup­ port the theory that the area was known long before the discovery of America. Even before the Chris­ tian era, the Phoenicians noted the fact that there was a sea "to the west of the Pillars of Hercules" and certain parts of this sea were said to be unnav'igable because of the seaweed. Columbus Warned Another account says an ufiidentifled Portuguese sailor warned Columbus that one of the biggest things to be overcome on a west­ ward journey to India was the weeds. The note in Columbus' log, however. Is the first factual report of the area. Columbus noted that he encoun­ tered the Sargasso Weed for sev­ eral days on his first westward journey, and on the return trip. It is believed the name probably was given it by the Portuguese, froni the beiTles which are found on the weeds and closely resemble grapes, called sarga In Portuguese. As -sea knowledge advanced, however, the old theory that ships caught in the weed were slowly forced to the center of the sea and then disarpeared was discounted. The Sea, as we came to know it better, became less and less ter­ rorizing. A Major Rennell stated that "the water# of the Atlantic have a greater tendency toward the middle of the ocean than otherwise -and this seems to indicate a re­ duced level forming a kind,of hol­ low space or depresud surface." Other Theories Another theory concerning tlie reason for the Sargasso Sea states . that it is ^'the vortex of an im­ mense. eddy or whirl formed by - . . -r-i I "•••i Sargasso Sea, shown above, was long subject of superstitious fears, but weed-choked area holds no terrors for modern seafarers. the inclination of the water to the westward caused by the influence of the trade winds and the Gulf Stream." Still others maintain it is a raised surface, kept in position by the currents around it. Much of our present-day knowl­ edge of the Sargasso Sea was brought about by the Challenger Expedition in 1873. This expedi­ tion. made a detailed study of the area, and many reports were writ­ ten about its findings. O. Krummel, in 1891, wrote an account which was based on the log entries for a number of yeare of German ships which reported any movements of seaweed that they spotted. From these logs, Krummel plot­ ted the frequency of observations and the boundaries of the Sargasso Sea. He then subdivided it into more or less concentric regions showing various degrees of,fre­ quency of the floating weed. Collected Samples O. Wings, in 1923, and A. E. Parr, in 1939, both published re- omi^seg/EM^cn OM>l'eSOAUSE^A!l£ SATlSRACrJ]M0P&ij. MAI AT TWSlEWKWAU.... •ifaaUi 1 ports based upon actual samples of factors. Its location far from collected by various research and shore does away with the dilution merchant vessels. Parr also col­ caused by the flow of fresh water lected samples during cruises to into the sea. And, as the tempera­ ture is high, conditions are favor­ Central American seas. able for the faster evaporation of Actually, the area known as the Sargasso Sea is an oval area ex­ the water, thus increasing the salt tending from about Latitude 25 de­ percentage in the water left. grees North to Latitude 40 degrees Another striking characteristic North, and from Longitude 40 de­ of the Sargasso Sea i.s that the grees West to Longitude 73 de­ water is extremely transparent grees West. Of course, various and clear. The entire area is a patches of weed are found outside very deep, clear blue. Two of the this area from time to time, but reasons given for this transpar­ this is the main body. It is also ency ai-e that it is far enough away known that the entire body shifts from shore to keep sediments from a few degrees north and south the earth from reaching it, and during fairly regular yearly cycles. there is a veiy small content of The only land located in this area plankton, the small microscopic is the Bermuda Islands, at the plants and animals that abound in Western end of the oval. other parts of the sea. A check with the map will show The Sargassum, or "Gulf Weed" the Sargasso Sea is the center of as it is known to many, was at the oceanic circulation, and is an first thought to be native to the area which is marked by fairly Sargasso Sea. It is mostly a brown weak and variable currents. alga. More recent studies, how­ On the west and the north, it is ever, have found that the plant bounded by the weak Florida Cur­ does not grow in the spot. rent and .the Gulf Stream, both Although most persons at first flowing northerly, and then east­ thought the weed grew on the bot­ ward. On the east, the North tom of the sea in that spot, and African Current bounds the Sea, then, becoming detached, floated and on the south, the North Equa­ to the top, this theory has been torial Current, flowing eastwai^, discounted. is the boundary. Recent studies showed that the All of these currents are com­ weed grows along the coast, tears paratively weak. The wi'"ls in the loose, and then floats to that area area are also weak, and it is tliis by way of the Florida Cureent and combination which is believed to the Gulf Stream. have started the stories about the The plants are kept afloat by Sargasso Sea stopping and holding means of a natural air bladder, any vessel -that sailed within its and grow vegetatively along the limits. way, propagating by fragments al­ While the temperature of the though tliey do not grow any sea water is high in the area, the fruiting or blossoming paris. decrease in temperature with These floating masses then depth is very small as compared with other ocean areas. One ex­ form a characteristic environment planation of this is the fact that as they float, and thus collect the area is located in the lower other small plants and small forms latitudes, and this, coupled with of animals as they make their the area's freedom from strong journey'from the coast to the Sar­ currents, permits the radiation of gasso Sea. The masses float in the form of the sun's rays to maintain a high temperature. small islands, or at least, tliat's Another thing that characterizes the way they look as they float the Sargasso Sea is Ihe relatively along the siuiacei They are loiisehigh salinity of the water. It hae ly intertwined branches, and are 38 to 37 parts salt per thousand, not malted closely together. These M compared with th« usual 35 islands-vary from :a few feet to ^several yards^ in diameter, and it piarts found in otI>«r sections. ' Th# c^lanation advanced for is notunusual to find a largd iuimMgh Mlinity Is » coihbltfattoii her of these "IslaiWs" 'floating along tigeiher ard forming • long chain on the surface. The general color the wee J is a sort of olive gieen, with the younger oranches hei.ng a brigliter shade of oaek green, and the dead branches taking on the dark br jwn color that is characteristic of most of the weed found in the Sargasso Sea itself. There has been only one esti­ mate made of the amount of weed contained in the area. One expe­ dition towed nets for a set length of time, and tlirough a measured area. The weed gathered in the nets was weighed, and on the basis of the findings, an estimate was made of the weight of the weed in the entire Sargasso Sea. Tlie estimate was that the Sar­ gasso Sea contained about 20 mil­ lion tons of weed. One of the things that belies tlie "Sea of tlie Dead" title that was given to the Sargasso Sea is the marine life that is found there. The abundant weed gives protection to several kinds of marine life that cannot be found in the open sea. For the most part, however, the fear of the Sargasso Sea that was within the breast of most old-time sailors has disappeared. The ro­ mantic and fearful descriptions of ships caught and decaying in the sea of weeds have gone the way of the sailing ship. They are still things to be talked about and i-emembered, but they are no longer accepted as fact. Oide 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 yqti oldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate aihd worked in the days gone by. send them in to the LOG. WhOthier they be steam or sail, aiinind the turn of the cen­ tury. during thie first world war and as Jate as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll tkke care "of them and retuirn, i-biir Souvenirs to you."" ' p �SEAFARERS Pafa Tfrentr^fftor Mar is. 1951 LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPSVMEETINGS... MARII HAMILL (Sloomfldd), March 21 —Chairman, Francis Flschar; Sacratarr Jamas Brandon. One man from each da partment should clean the washroom i.nd recreation room. Vote of thanks went to the electrician for fixing Washing ma chine motor. Hose now needs fixing, too. I6': - u It I. IF If!:''' fary, Philip Moulen. There is $330.73 on hand. Captain sent word that all night card games must stop. Motion was passed to start a library and set aside $40 for that purpose. L. Brlant was elected librarian. Motion was passed to takg action on the rusty water aboard the vessel. Get New nooks Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership boc^ in MARINA (Bull), no data—Chairman. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), April Antonio Coniaiaz; Secretary, Jerry De New York but are now sailing Meo. Crew hailed the steward for good la—Chairman, D. TIcar; Sscratary, R. from outports don't have to feeding; All repairs should hi turned Krug. Beefs against the chief engineer, over to the delegates. Washing machine chief mate and captain wiU be straight­ come to this city to get their ened out at the payoff. Large fans are should be cared for better. new books. needed for aU foc'sies. Ship needs fumi­ .If the pien Involved will MONROE (Bull), April •—Chairman. gation. • Cold water line should be put for the washing machine. There are Frank Dalgado; Secretary, Juan Colpe. In write to headquarters and tell weevils in the flour and dry stores, the Suggestion was made that a good supply bacon is rancid and the eggs are stale. the Union which port they are of fresh fruit be taken aboard for the Messrom is not large enough. Foe sle trip. sailing out of, the Union will vent system needs to be cleaned out as no air is coming through. Vents In forward the J^ook in care of NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory heads and showers should be opened up. Carriers), April 1—Chairman, L. Wall Fruit juice should be put out for break­ the port agent. berg; Secretary, William H. Thompson. fast dally untU it runs out. Cooks Under no circumstances All dirty linen should be turned over should make French fries closer to chow to the steward before arrival. Delegates time so they won't be so soggy. however, will the books be will make up repair Usts for their de­ sent through the mails to any partments. Baker got a vote of thanks MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tank­ f>ir good bread, cake and pastries turned ers), private addresses. April 19—Chairman, Herbert Berout during the trip. Ship's delegate will ner; Secretary, William Cranny. Repair see the chief engineer. about installing list has been made up. 15 men are leav­ the soap dishes received in New Orleans, ing the ship in Portland. No smoking April 21—Chairman, Van Whitnay; Sacin all the crew's baths. ^ rules were discussed. Vote of thanks ralary, S. U. Johnson. Thera is a bal­ went to the steward department for a ance of $39.73 in the ship's fund. Each PETROLITE (Mathlasen), April 12— crewmember will donate $1 to the fund. Chairman, Stanley F. Schuyler; Secretary. job wcii done. Ship's delegate wiii hold $20.00 of the H. J. Foy. Department delegates will fund in his personal possession for emer­ CALMAR (Calmar), April 12—Chair­ turn in their repair lists. The ship is L. Almedia was elected shipts running smooth; there are no beefs; man, W. M. Ekins; Secretary, H. Scofield. gencies. treasurer by acclamation. Robert Les­ everyone is doing a good job. There is The mate said he would try to keep ter, the moving picture man, got a vote SlOO in the ship's fund. More ventila­ the overtime equal. AU coffee cups will of thanks. department wiU take tion—preferably larger fans—is needed in be returned to the pantry. One man care of the Each laundry for a week. Re­ from each department will clean the the galley. AH hands voted to buy pair lists will be turned over to depart­ radio and record player for the ship's laundry each week: men wiU also take ment delegates. Screen doors were re­ recreation room. Bosun and ship's dele' turns cleaning the reading room. paired and mattresses distributed. Games gate will take care of this. were bought. Washing machine should CARRABULLE (National Navigation), be left clean and in good condition April 7—Chairman, C. S. Slatar; Secre­ after usj. tary, Ramon Irizarry. Brother Callahan was unanimously elected ship's delegat^ SANTA VENETIA (Elam), April 19— Dishes should be placed in the sink after using them, it the ship is rolling. ehairman, H. wirti; Secretary, N. HatMen should refrain from making noise glmlos. Everything aboard is OK, but around the passageways whUe brothers the steward was left in the hospital are sleeping. Ship's delegate should ask In Vnknhama with a bad heart attack. the purser to put out the draw in smaU If possible, he wUl be picked up on our POTRERO HILLS (Mar Trade), April 11 bills so that brothers don't get stuck return. Night cook and baker was ap­ —Chairman, E. Rydon; Secretary, A. Yar- with foreign currency. There is $20.00 pointed steward until then. Captain will borough. Men who missed ship in Bahia on hand. Vote of thanks went to the be asked .'to make a Ust of how much and Santos wiii be reported tff the patrol­ steward department for good service and money each crewmember has coming to man. There is SIO in the ship's fund. good chow. Ship's delegate should see him. Present living quarters in the stewards the patrolman to see if he can coUect department are too crowded; men should transportation money for the crew. WhUe not sign on again until this situation is the ship, was at Juraco, Cuba, launch remedied. Stewards department got a service was not provided, and no one unanimous vote of thanks for the good was able to go ashore in this port. grub. especiaUy the Easter dinner. April 24—Chairman, Juan A. 6. Cruz; Washing machine wiU be repaired when Secretary, Rodney C. Orllllon. Two men the ship reaches Baltimore. Repair list missed ship in New Orleans. Men must wiii be turned over to the ship's. dele­ be properly dressed in the messroom. HILTON (Bull), April 23—Chairman, A. gate before arrival. Two delegates will see the captain to Smith; Secretary, T. Engel, Jr. AU re­ straighten out the beef on the chief pairs, except of foc'sies. has PUERTO RICO (Bull), March 22—Chair­ mate. Vote of thanks went to the been done. painting Refrigerator should be man, Ed Caudlll; Sacrefary, Jim Murphy. steward department. There is $4.27 in Motion was passed to turn over the the ship's fund. Donations wiU be col­ checked on arrival in Baltimore. John ship's athletic equipment to Jackson lected at the payoff in New Orleans. Quigg was elected ship's delegate. Ship's Heights girls' baseball team. Movie Delegate should see the patrolman on delegate will speak to engineers about screen and games wiU be turned over making sure that the purser has com­ electric fans in the crew messhall. New ones are needed. Defective stores should to the haU for disposal. Due to this plete medical supplies. not be accepted.' Motion was passed to being the ship's fiml trip, all men may start a ship's fund; Brother Frank Goudd bring in one gaUon of spirits, $200 in OMEGA (Omega), April 19—Chairman, was elected treasurer of this. merchandise and aU the cigarettes they want, within reason, free of duty. Every­ Alvin C. Carpenter; Secretary, Boyd H. thing, however, must be declared. No Amsberry. Major beefs wiii be taken up LEWI$ EMERY, JR. (Victory Carrl.ars), foui-ups WiU be allowed, even this is the at the payoff. Repair lists wiii be turned April 19—Chairman, Lao Movall; Secre­ final trip. All hands were asked to leave over to the ship's delegate. Quarters tary, V. Harding. Guz Murray was elected quarters in a clean condition when we should be left clean and bunks stripped. ship's delegate by acclamation. Master tie up. Lbsep keeper wants ail hands to Repair list wiU be posted for the new wiU be contacted on renewing valves in , turn in aU linen at the end of the voyage. crew. aU foc'sies, as nothing has been done. Fans are to be repaired and ventilators ROBIN KIRK (Saas Shipping), January ALCOA CORSAIR (AlCoa), April 2«— to stokehold freed. Library will be 4—Chairman, Stanley R. Yodus; Secre­ Chairman, Frank Dorzak; Secretary, R. changed as soon as possible. There tary, Wesley Young, E. McNamara was F. Callahan, Ship's delegate will see should be less noise in and around the elected ship's delegate by acclamation. the patrolman about having the ship's galley early in the mornings. Drinking New windchutes for all portholes with own gangway used Instead of the docks' glasses should be returned to the mess­ screens are needed. Chief engineer will gangway. Someone might get seriously haU after use. secure washing machine and put a pilot hurt on the gangway in Mobile at the light above it. Chief mate will have bauxite dock. Ship should be kept as SWEETWATER (Metre Petre), April II chips' fix sliding doors on the crew pan­ clean as possible. —Chairman, Stephen Hemka; Secretary, try locker. Catches on wiper's door Banjamln FIschman.. Repair work is still should be fixed. ARIZPA (Waterman), April *—Chair­ being done; fans are being repaired, March 29—Chairman, Russell Clymar; man, Don Collins; Secretary, Robert Mc- portholes and bunks fixed. Chief en­ Secretary, Bill Schafer. ''iVo water Cutcheon. Morgan was elected deck del­ gineer is anti-SIU. DetaUs will be sent coolers are on the bum. Chief mate will egate by acclamation. Ship should, be to the New York hall. Radio is in poor be asked about painting deck department kept clean, especially messroom and laun­ condition; a new one will be bought in showers. Keys should be left in foc'sies dry. There is no hot water back aft. Ja'pan. Crew is pleased at the decent when leaving ship. Stores should be One dayman should be moved into a way Captain Pratt is treating the crew checked before signing on. One exhaust different foc'sle. as there are three men so far. Men who use the messhaU be­ fan was out of order almost all trip, in a smaU foc'sle. Steward and the whole tween meals should clean it up. and the temperature in the engine room stewards department got a vote of thanks t '• was over 130 degrees. Both exhaust fans for the fine food and for the variety. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April S should be overhauled before the next —Chairman, R. T. Milton; Secretary, J. 6. trip. I,akwl|k. Ship's delegate wiU see the captain about feeding natives after regu­ REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), April 5—Chair­ lar meal hours of the crew. Laundry man, Frances Pastrano; Secretary, Walter and washing machine should be cleaned Marcus. Frances Pastrano was elected after use. Windscoops and screens wUi ship's delegate by acclamation. Messbe given out. zoom should be kept clean at night, as well as the washing machine. Siopchest STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), Decem­ needs more stores. D.rL VIENTO (Mississippi), March S— ber 14—Chairman, Charles Starling; SecChairman, Jack Procell; Secretary, V. Al- ratary, J. Thompson. Mate has been work­ ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), ford. No more performing wiU be tol- ing on de^k; there is no gangway watch. March 22—Chairman, Ray Brown; Secre­ era'ed. Any performers will be brought tary, Charles P. Makariwcz. Captain is up on charges. Electricians say that they BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), not cooperating with the crew and is have no spare parts to fix the re­ April 2—Chairman, Charles Collins; Sec­ logging unfairly. Ship's delegate wiii frigerator. retary, Harry R. Gundend. Meals in gen­ speak to him. Chief engineer is not co­ April 19—Chairman, Jack Procell; Sec­ eral have been very poor, and meat had operative with the black gang and with retary, Duke Hall. Electricians' beef an odor when served and is in bad con­ the stewards department. He thinks the wiii be taken up with the patrolman. dition in general. Patrolman will be galley is a restaurant. Due to the loss Patrolman should check with the elec­ told about this in Lake Charles, and ail of the baker in Capetoiyn and the second tricians and chief engineer to see that stores WiU be checked. Exterminator is cook and passenger messman in Durban there are spare parts for fans and ice needed. the captain got two Indians to replace boxes on board before signing on for the the galley force. Tiiese men were not next voyage. Chief electrician should HASTINGS (Waterman), February 12— examined by a doctor, and the crew have a key so he can get spare parts Chairman, A. NIckle; Secretary, J. Nlowants them examined. Ship's delegate when they are needed. The chief en­ carls. O. Blues was elected ship's dele­ WiU take this up with the patrolman at gineer keeps everything locked up. En­ gate. Boxes and crates should be left the nearest port. A sick brother - came gine depai tment OT should be equalized. on deck, not put in the garbage chute. aboard in Capetown to ask the captain's Chief cook got a vote of thanks; chief Linen should be returned. aid in getting home. The old man re­ steward was thanked for the good feed­ fused to speak to him although he had ing that the crew enjoyed this trip. VENORE (Ore), March 4—Chairman, H. the space to take him back. Officers Clock should be installed in the crew Bucknar; Secretary, James A. Johnson. claim they bought the new washing ma­ passageway for the watch and crew. There is $12 left in the ship's fund after chine, which is questionable. There are purchasing reading material. Washing not enough chairs in the messhaU. Two CATAHOULA (National Navigation), machine has been broken for the past more sinks are needed. Many repairs are April 24—Chairman, Adolph Capbta; Sec­ three trips, Baltimore port agent wiU needed. One man missed ship in Gape- retary, John Calamla. Captain promised be contacted. Food is not up to stand­ town, two in Durbank. to order linens for a 30-day period. ard on this company's ships. Water Decks of all rooms will be painted. Stew­ cooler and mess, refrigerator need re­ DEL SUO (Mississippi), March 1— ard wiii order new trash cans. Batrol- pairing. Library books should be re­ Chairman, Pete Valentine; Secretary, man will be at the ship for the payoff. turned promptly. Leonard Munna. There is a balance of There is $32.91 In the ship's fund. Dis­ April S—Chairman, H. Bucknerf Secre­ B246.93 in the ship's treasury. Beef be­ cussion was held on a new transformer. tary, R, Helser. Washing machine and tween the chief steward and chief officer Decision was made to purchase a new crew's drinking fou;itain have bees re­ will be straightened out In New Or­ one with bigger voltage to carry the' ex­ paired. One man was sick, and put leans. Jimmy Noonan was elected ship's tra power used by the radio-phonograph. ashore in Panama. Ship is going to the delegate. yard this trip, Bepaic Usta wlU )W April S—Chairman, criff TraulU Sacra- heads. Steward and his department haSe Fan should be added fo the repair Ust. improved on the food, but there Is stlU too. room for Improvement to' reach SlU standards. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), April 19—Chairman, Walter Sibley; SaeMARORi (Ore), March 7—Chairman. retary. Albert Jackson. W. J. Connera H. Zarn; Secretary, E. Forestej.. Ed De was elected ship's delegate: cots should . Moss was elected ship's delegate by ac­ be replaced after use. Wiper should get clamation; George Mattair was elected linen for aU the men. deck delegate. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for good coop­ FAIRPDRT (Wstarman), April 22— eration and excellent chow. Bosun ex­ Chairman, W. R. Morse; Secretary, Nath­ pressed his thanks for good work of the an B. Loden. Imunch service- was dis­ entire deck gang. Ship is due for dry- cussed. itepairs are needed on showers dock and there are several foc'sle keys aft and steam kettle in the gaUey. Chief missing. engineer promised to take care of this. Record will be kept of disputed overtime ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipplnb), and shoregang handling ship's stores. March 21—Chafrman, W. M. Wallace; Secretary, I. W. Myers. Repairs were not BRIGHTSTAR (Traders), April 11— done on this vessel; they will be done Chairman, W. A. Perry; Secretary, during the trip. Patrolman will be George Gavros. Usts have been told about the lack of shore leave in given to the chiefRepair engineer, chief tnale, Walvis Bay, and that unauthorized per­ captain. Some repairs have been done. sons came aboard to eat and get goods Chief mate ordered a new clock for the from the siopchest. Lifeboats were torn messroom. Vote of thanks went to the down at sea; with only one lifeboat, stewards department and to the ship's which does not work properly. Dry and night cook and baker for stores are not up to par; another brand delegate their cooperation. Some of the officers should be used, Steward department got are passing the buck on repairs. This a vote of thanks for fine service. Sug­ Should come to the patrolman's atten­ gestion was made to get a heavy-duty tion. Deck department do not have the washing machine, since the one aboard tools for their work. Patrolmaif now is always breaking down. Light proper wiii be told about this. Siopchest sup­ guards ought to be removed* from the plies of better quality and quantity ara ' passageway; taU men are always banging needed. Patrolman wiU be asked tm their heads. check medical supplies' as well as slopchest. MAE (Bull), March 29—Chairman, S. Hoagy; Secretary, H. Kennedy. Captain promised to paint t>e chief cook's room last trip, but the ship is going to the shipyard and we wiU have to wait until then. There is $36.87 on hand in the ship's fund. Repair Ust. wiU be made up. Food is not up to usual standards and messhalls are dirty. Steward was CHRISTINE (TInl), April 4—Chalrmaiw asked to get enough food that the crew Uked and to ask the port steward not to J. Fisher; Secretary, Tony Novak. On* supply lamb, but replace this with bet­ man missed ship at Wilmington. Re­ ter cuts of beef. Toasters should not be quest was made for -new washing ma­ used to toast cheese sandwiches. Hot chine and refrigerator. Foc'sies should plate is needed for the pantry. Soap be kept clean. Fans in messroom will be switched to cut. down on vibration so powder brand should be jchanged. wipers can sleep. Don't slam the fidley door. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ HASTINGS (Waterman), April 11— ard department for top-grade chow. They Chairman, A. NIckle; Secretary, O. Blues. are a swell bunch of guys with not a Two men missed ship in Charleston: one beef during the whole trip to man missed the ship in Panama and re­ single joined it in San Juan. One man missed the Far East and back. ship in San Juan and rejoined in Ponce. OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Trans), MOrch Beefs on performers will be referred to the patrolman. Steward wants the linen 22—Chairman, Thomks Casey; Secretary, changed piece by piece. Men getting G. D. Smith. Thomas Casey was elected off are to strip bunks and clean up be­ ship's delegate by acclamation. Mate will be asked about a spare room to fore leaving. store the crewmembers' extra gear, which is at present in the Unen room. ALBION (Dry Trans), April 11—Chair­ Lockers need repairing; this was dis­ man, A. Reasko; Secretary, T. t. Sosa. cussed with the skipper and wlU ba AU foc'sies should be painted. Wash­ care of. Several rooms ne^ ing machine needs fixing, i AU hands taken painting''and screens for portholes and should be sober at the payoff. doors. Fans should be checked and re-' No date—Chairman, D. Stone; Secre­ paired. Each department wiU take a turn tary, R. Perlce. Chief cook was elected cleaning the laundry and recreation ship's delegate'by acclamation. Last man room. on standby should clean up the messhaU and pantry. Wipers and pantryman NEVA WEST (Bloomflold), April 12— should take turns for a week cleaning the laundry. Linen should be returned Chairman, Jimmy King; Secrofary, R. R early on Unen day so It can be packed Klodlngar. Special meeting was held on the shortage of stores and lack of co­ and stored away. operation of the steward. Ship's was to be short of meat, according CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), found to the books. Captain told, men not to April 1—Chairman, Bob Johnson; Secre­ cook their own eggs early in the morn­ tary, J. D. Orlbbla. Captain wUl be con­ ing as there was m shortage of eggs. tacted about having the laundry drain The steward denied this, but after a mo­ unplugged. Performers wiU be reported tion was passed to take an inventory of to the patrolman at the payoff. Crew the meat box, and after this was done, was asked to be careful in hanging the steward admitted that the ship does clothes In the fldley. Captain Lester not have 60 days' stores, but said that Hubbard said he wiU not lift the logs. there is enough food for the trip. Amounts of food and linen in the books MASSILLON VICTORY (Eastern), April and amounts actually aboard do not 12—Chairman, Edward F. Lessor; Secre­ tally. tary, Goprgo H. Schmidt. Disputed over­ time in aU departments. There was no GENERAL FATTON (National Water­ shore leave in San Pedro. Beefs wUl be ways), April 19—Chalrmrfi, M. C. Klelben turned over to the patrolman. ' Foc'sies Secretary, i. Merrick. Question as to should ba left clean and keys turned in who OT belongs to wiU be taken up at the payoff. Action wUl be taken on with the patrolman. Galley range should member who fouled up after being be repaired. Steward assured the crew warned. Library boolu should be turned this would be done in Japan. Fresh in. CoUection wiU be taken at the payoff stores wUl be obtained, but no one is for the ship's fund, which wiii be used to sure that fresh milk can be obtained. purchase reading matter. Men who want a reUef in Yokohama March 1—Chairman, Jamas C. Flana­ should contact the SUP agent there for gan; Secretary, Charles H. Ellzey. MUk Union men. order wiU be doubled in San Pedro, with the steward's okay. Chief mate will be STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), asked to fix hooks on doors in passage­ April 10—Chairman, D. Nunn; Secretary, ways. Vote of thanks went to the cooks J. Palsat. Men were advised to use their for a good job preparing the food. respective heads when possible. Better care should be taken of the washing ma­ chine. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about getting this fixed. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld). April S—Chairman, M. E. Sanchez; Seoretary, H. D. HIgglnbotham. Robert Mcdavit was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. Ship's delegate should see. the chief engineer about water. There is too much noise In the passageways. All hands were asked by the steward to take good care of the cots. Porthole dogs wUl be freed throughout the ship. Cleaning of recreation haU and laundry WiU be rotated. April 20—Chairman, J. Pullain, Jr.) Secretary, J. Menait. Cots will be re­ moved from deck before arrival in port. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern), April 19—Chairman, Floyd -Simmons; Secre­ tary, L. B. Bryant, Jr. Hospital should be used for emergencies only, not as a storeroom. Repair list was turned over to the mate. Mate was warned about working on deck. Motion was made to donate the ship's fund to the March of Dimes, with additional donations. Men leaving the ship should strip bunks and leave foc'sies orderly. Additional linen should be turned over to the steward. DOROTHY (Bull), April 24—Chairman, Vote of thanks was given to the stewards F. P. Jefford; Secretary, S. Simmons. department for their extended efforts. Steward was asked to Investigate the FORT HOSKINS Service), April possibility of getting stan'ard size soap 15—Chairman, A. I. Herbert; Secretary, Engineer will be contacted about dirty Robert .J. Landry. New washing machine drinking water. Repair list was dis parts wUl be secured; each man will cussed. donate SI to the ship's fund for this. NORTH PLATTE VICTORY (Mississip­ Dirty dishes should be returned to the pi), April S—Chairman, Edward B. Lewis; sink. Secretary, W. C. Fisher. One man missed March 4—Chairman, J. E. Pewlll; Ssc­ ship in .VCHlcago. Knickerbocker woa ratary, M. Launay. One man left ship. elected ship^s delegate by acclamatioh. Crew voted to buy a new washing ma­ Deck, engine and stewards department chine motor, as it is damaged beyond should alternate the cleaning of the repair. Ship la in good shape. laundry and redreatton room. Unauthor­ April 5—Chairman, Allison Herbert; ized persons have been Using the recrea­ secretary, Gsorga Mates. Minor beef on tion room for cargo checltlng. ' drains. Captain wiii be asked about the new washing machine motor. Patrolman MASSMAR (Calmar), -April 2C—Chain- . v/ili be asked about two men getting man,.P. D. Solbarg; Secretary,^ C. TerrfA ' off by request of the mate.. Engine head There is a S30.09. halance In the, ship's ishould be kept clean by- ere rewjnan. Do fund. Washing mad^s needs repaifl^..; not throw rubbish on 'the deck. Door SBATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), made up and turned In to-.department^ knob in daymen,>.goojB,Dee^-i:epej|J^w, .'iiw "WOic gfia gx-.'tdii.j '<•, .til;:), m-PJ. K1^ j';»A''",'*<1 mCit .: (C^nUjnijue^^iL.pwys^ �• C. V A .V -i-- ~JUa*-15.,m3 Mtr 15, 195S SEAFARERS Tagt Twsnty-fiv* LOG 1 ... DIGEST or SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Ck>ntlnued from page 24) Thcr* if (pan room vhlch can be uaed by cook*. i! / li ROBIN MOWBRAY (Sasi Shipping), April 12—Chairman, Gene Flowars; Sec­ •URBANK VICTORY (Raaftrn), ne retary, Frank Fssquall. -One man mUsed Bate—Chairman, Oliver J. Fielding; Sec­ ship. There U a balance of 124 in the retary, L. i. Wing. Patrolman should be ship's fund, ashed to clarify whose duty It is to make MONTEBELLO HILLS (Weitarn Tankextra rooms and clean passageway topaide. Two end chairs should be reserved srs), March 2y---Chalrman, Robert S. Grant; Secretary, William Cranny. One for the watch at supper time. brother missed ship. Patrolman stated can be done about the water AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), nothing untU the ship goes Into drydock. April Tl—Chairman, H. Rode; Secretary, tanks write to New York about Infor­ Frank CuUlson. Whltey LewU was He wlU on a possible cash return for elected ship's delegate by acclamation. mation clothes damaged rusty water. Ship's Motion was passed not to sign on until delegate spoke to by port steward about all repairs are taken care of and all fresh frozen vegett)-» • cs and more steak steward's stores aboard. The stores meat. Ship's fund was spent on rec­ aboard now are of very poor quality. List of required gear wiU be made This will be taken care of. so that this ords. from each department and mailed company's ships meet the standards of up from Sldon. Stewards and engine de­ ether SlU ships. partments wUl take turns cleaning the recreation room. Wiper wiU make morn­ ing coffee. Washing machine should be cleaned after use.. a SRA CALE (Seatrsders), March 7— Chairman, Al ArneMi Secretary, R. fUirir. Better refrigerator should be put -en board. Reward Wits Bennett was elected ship's ddegate by accUmatlon. QnMlty of night lunch Is very poor; there Is UtUe variety. Steward promised to Improve en this. Al Amoco; Sec­ March IIretary, ERbert Sosridliig. Chief cook said he would aee that enough night lunch was put out. New percolators should be procured. Requisition for food and commodities made out by the steward was read to the membership and turned over to the captain in the presence of the department delegates. New washing ' machine should be installed. April M—Chairman, E. Coulding; Sec­ retary, A. Baker. Food on this trip has been a disgrace. Special meeting will be held on this In the presence of the patrolman. He will be asked to doublecheck the food. New refrigerators needed. Repair lists will be turned in. LASALLE (Waterman), April Chairman, Bill Hlggs; Secretary, Sieve Ougglno. Stewards, engine and deck de­ partments got a vote of thanks lor a job well done. Patrolman wlU be contacted 'On the chief engineer, who has been doing work of unlicensed personnel. ROSARIO (Bull), April 21—Chairman, -Artliwr J, Camaro; Secretary, J. Fleck, d was taken oC sicit in San Juan, cook took' over steward's duties. 1 was pnssed to look Into the mattec of firearms being discharged by the ofRcers while the vessel Is at sea. Rec­ reation room Is to be kept clean. AU using the washing machine are to clean Jt. Ih'eryone .is to tie properly dressed In the messroem at mealtime. ARLYN (Bull), April .25—Chairman, . not luted;. Secretary, Harry Thrash. ' ' Clark was elected ship's delegate. De, POrtment delegates will make up repair liirts^to be turned over to the patrolman. Vote" of thanks went to the stewards de­ partment'. Mate will order scouring powder. Ship's delegate will see the mate about changing brand of soap powder. Ship's delegate will contact the chief engineer about putting small Ughts over mirrors In heads. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 25—Chairman, Edwin Davit; Secre­ tary, R. O. Tapman. Two men missed ship In New Haven. Repairs were not taken care of. AU hands were asked to refrain from spitting on decks. Vote of thanks was expressed to the negotiating committee for their efforts with the com- Quix Attawerx (1) (a) Lake Michigan. (2) By cutting apart the fifth section of three links and using each of these to weld the ends of two of the remaining sections, the cost could be kept to three cents for cutting and three for welding. (3) Labor Day. (4) (c) Thighbone, also called the femur. (5) (b) Two. Symphonies usu­ ally contain three or more move­ ments. (6) Four-in-handl' (7) Biennials. (8) Grover Cleveland, elected to one term in 1885 an(i another In 1893. (9) Juijitsu. (10) Six. Puzzle Auzwer - pany. Present cots should be repaired, and old ones replaced: •CQSS ssca !S!QaD BBSS ODQ Bisaii ESQIIQ ESElSSanDEIQ ssQSQQB sansca DQDS aoa smo SQUB QBaS saa [aaaana .snaam szauaaa aoaa aaa ^Cati'Shuker^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected throu^ normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), April 12 —Chairman, Raymond L. C'Oowl; Secre­ tary, Frank F. VolTo. Chief engineer wiU be told to take care of smaU items not yet repaired. Frank J. Sylvanla was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. not enough milk. Garbage 1* to be Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ dumped aft. partment for fine food and service. GOVERNMENT CAMF (Cities Service), TRANSATLANTIC (Belse-Grlffin), AprH April 27—Chairman, T. Cleugh; Secre­ 19 — Chairman, George D. FInkles; tary, Sanders. T. Clough was elected Secretary, Jonas HIedt. AU men using shlp'i delegate by acclamation. Watches washing machine and wash room should below find It Impossible to deep while clean up when finished. Decks In mess- chipping Is going on. Dlscusslan was room need painting and portholes need held on performing and disorderly con­ repairing In oiler's rooms. Laundry wiU duct aboard ship and on purchasing rec­ be cleaned by OS and wipers; recreation reation gear for the ship. Vote of thanks room will be kept clean by the messman. went to the stewarda department for good service. IBERVILLE (Watermen), ne date— ChslrmsR, RsffssI Martini; Secreiary, V. C. Smith. Captain is giving the chief cook a bad time. The crew wiU back the cook up. Agent In New Orleans wiU be asked to see the company about In­ stalling a new washing machine. There Is a S30 balance in the ship's fund. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), April It—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, H. fncAleer. Ship war fumigated in New York. Brother who missed ship In Baltimore reported to the PhUadelphla dispatcher. Purser's gift was burchased. Steward is putUng In for over­ time for spraying Insecticide; delegate thinks this belongs to the department. Meeting was held with the patrolman In New York and beefs Ironed out. Crew was asked to keep the laundry clean. Iron was lost and not replaced. Steward promised use of passenger iron when available. Menus should be more varied. Stewards department should be quiet and not wake sleeping watches. There was NOTICES Samuel Langrham Pick up 29 old discharges dating from September 4, 1947, through May 11, 1951, at the LOG office, as well -as pay vouchers, medical and inoculation certiflcates and personal items. i t t Amerieo Medelros The LOG is holding for you your discharge from the Del Sud, August 7, 1952, as well as two re­ ceipts for money orders you may want. Pick them up at the New York •hall. % ^ X Angel C, Diaz James Francisco Your discharges off the Fort Hoskins and the Carolyn, respec­ tively, are being held for you at the LOG office. Pick them up at your earliest conveneiehce. 4, ^ ^ ^ 4) ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), April 25—Chairman, Pat Mllllcan; Secre­ tary, Vernon L. Portor. Tom HiU was elected ship's delegate. Motion was made to set up a ahlp'a fund. Since the ship may lay up after only one or two more trips, each man wUl be asked to donate only SO cents to the fund. This WiU be used for emergencies only. Let­ ter wUl be sent to headquarters stress­ ing the importance of placing electri­ cians aboard ships being reactivated two weeks In advance of sailing, so they can ;ee to it that aU electrical work that should be done in the shipyard Is done and that necessary parts and equipment have been, ordered. AU departments should take care of the laundry for a week. Ship'i delegate will make out a list. Everyone who was issued a cot must return it in good condition or pay for it. Men felt they were not re­ sponsible for cots that wore out after normally careful use. Cleanliness of quarters was discussed. More soap pow­ der Is needed. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), April 24 —Chairman, Robert L. Broci; Secretary, Joseph P. Dabkoskl. J. Carender was elected ship's delegate. Ice machine and tanks are rusty and unfit for use. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about replacement. There are enough Cots for the trip. Ship's delegate wUl see the patrolman about getting SIU slopchest aboard. There Is not enou^ pressure in scuttlebutts. FAIRLAND (Waterman). April is— Chairman, O. DoSol; Socrotary, Sam Jo­ seph. L. Bruce was elected ship's dele­ gate. Repair list wlU be turned over to the chief engineer. Each crewmember will set a key tn bis room. Suffi­ cient night lunch Is to be put out; Gar­ bage is to be taken to the fantail. Wash­ ing machine Is to be cleaned after each using: departments will take turns clean­ SOUTHERN COUNTIES (Southern Trading), May 2—Chairman, W. Walker; ing the laundry. Ship's delegate spoke Secretary, H. Rombach. New washing to the captain who Issued cigarettes. machine wiU be instaUed when the ship goes to the shipyard. Repair and re­ YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Anarch placement list has been submitted. Vote 8—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Secretary, Tax of thanks went to the stewards depart­ Krohn. Some repairs were not finished, ment for the fine food and excellent but the chief engineer wiU do the repairs service. Mate was thanked for relin­ soon. Carl De Marco was elected ship's quishing his bed for five days and nights delegate by acclamation. More sweet to a member of the crew who had ap­ milk should be put aboard; ship's dele­ pendicitis. He took care of him until gate will see the agent in San Fran­ he was taken to the hospital In Puerto cisco. Passageways should be kept Rico. Member is now convalescing sat- clean, pantry should be kept clean. isfactorUy. April 5—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Secre­ tary, H. Krohn. P^rolman will see the ALAMAR (Calmer), April 27—Chair­ captain about getting milk and fresh man, Thurston J. Lewis; Secretary, Ches­ stores in Japan. Steward will notify the ter F. Just. Four volumes of the LOG ship's delegate of any discrepancies or were purchased, so that the-ship's library shortages of his store requisition list now has copies of the LOG for 1946 before the ship arrives in the States. through 1952. There Is S44.1S In the Ship's delegate will see the chief mate ship's fund. Something wiU be done about having crew quarters, showers, about the crowded conditions In the toilets and passageways painted. Agent cook's quarters. Laundry Is to be wUI be asked if the night cook and baker cleaned by men using it. Regular clean­ can have a foc'sle to himself, as he does ing schedule wiU be foUowed. Messroom not get enough sleep under the present And recreation room should be painted set-up. early in the trip so that present- crew can have the benefit of same. CATHERINE (Dry Trans), April S— Edward Robinson; Secretary, PURPLESTAR (Triton), April 19— Chairman, Frank Nakllckl. Bosun went to the hos­ Chairman, M. Longfellow; Secretary, Jo­ pital In Rijeka. Repair Ust will be made seph Smith. OT WiU be straightened up before arrival. Last room of the deck out with the chief. Motion was passed department should be painted out. not to sign on untU aU repairs are done. MADAKET (Waterman). April 12— Chairman, Htrb Knowles; Secratary, E. A. Gomez. A motion was made and passed that the ship's delegate find out about port time discharges while ship was in dry dock. The steward asked for cooperation In exchanging linen. Vote Bobby Flinn of thanks was given to the chief cook for Contact your sister immediately. staying on and complete galley force was thanked for a Job well done. A 4r 4r suggestion was made to have the cap­ tain see the chief engineer about connect­ Alamar Men ing a water tap outside house for steve­ Harry J. Cronin is trying to lo­ dores to save water cooler. TERSONA£i cate some men who sailed with him aboard the Alamar from Au­ gust, 1951, to February, 1953. He 'grants especially to locate ,Jack the bosun. Write to him at USPHS Hospital, Riverside Drive, Detroit 15, Michigan, 4B-3. Albert E. McKinstry 4^4^ Charles G. Snodgrass Your discharge of August 21, Contact Michael J. Cousins at 1952, from the Alcoa Planter is being held for you at the LOG 4205 South Prieiir Street, New office. Claim it as soon as possible. Orleans 15, La., in reference to another check which he has for t 4" you. Bull Liners 4 4 4 Any men who were in' Lake Trojan Trader Charles around May 1, 1952, off N. I. West has some money a Bull Line ahip on a run between England and the Persian Gulf, re­ which belongs to the steward and port to the LOG office at your deck maintenance man who were earliest convenience. Some pic­ with him on the Trojan Trader in ture identifications of ^ou and March, 1953. Contact him in care of the Del Sud, 523 Bienville St., your shipmates are needed. New Orleans, La. Seafarers who sailed in the SUP aboard the following ships of the Joshua Hendy Corp., Pier 35, San Francisco, Calif., can collect back pay by writing the company: Missioh Santa Ana, Mission Purisinima. Mission San Bafael, Mis­ sion Carniel, Mission Joshua Hendy, Mission Pacific Tanker, Marine Flyer, Marine Runner and Marine Arrow. Checks are now ready. Recreation room should be kept neat and clean. MesshaU and recreation room should be painted. Excess linen should be turned in to the steward before leav­ ing the ship. Repair list wlU be made up: all safety equipment and fire equip­ ment WiU be checked. 4 4 4 GULFWATER (Mar-Trade), January 4— Chairman, Vic D'india; Secretary, D. M. Fcarce. The repair list left by the pre­ vious crew was checked over. Motion was made to rate cleaning of recreation room and laundry room among the three departments. Steward asked the crew to turn In the old mattresses and to draw the new ones taken aboard in New York. Cots were oilercd to the crew at their request. Better lighting facilities requested for the recreation room. Re­ pair list was drawn up and new items WiU be added continually as well as old Items not attended to on the old Ust. February 1—Chairman, A. Hanstvedt/ Secretary, D. M. Pearce. More varied menus suggested; wider distribution of starchy foods and a request was made for more fruit Juices. Steam line should be instaUed in washing machine. Deck engineer agreed to attend to it as soon as time permits. Crew asked to have passageways and foc'sles Soogied and suggestion was made to bring the mat­ ter before the captain. April 19—Chairman, F. Young; Secre­ tary, Tom Madigan. Motion made that the poor food be brought to the atten­ tion of the patrolman. Hansvedt moved that the department of health inspectors be notified of the many sick men and to check aU food stores and water. F. Fong asked for Information as to who had a voice and vote at the whip's meet­ ings. A discussion as to whether or not It was the steward's Job to cut meat was terminated by the chairman who ruled that It was a matter for the steward department to settle lor themselves. HURRICANE (Waterman), April Chairman, Harvey W. Morris; Sscretsry, Ramond Harper. Motion was made and passed to distribute cards for crew's recreation. A very poor grade of beet being put aboard and therefore a mo­ tion was made to have a patrolman check aU meat that is put aboard. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), April 9— Chairman, P. V. Hammel; Secretary, V. Manuel. Deck Department should make out a new repair list. Ship's delegate gave Information on the negotiation of contract from material received from the port agent. April 21—Chairman, P. V. Hammel; Secretary, James A. Phillips. A wire was read from Paul Hall notifying the crew that the tanker agreement between Cit­ ies Service and the Union was signed, and a vote of thanks was given to head­ quarters for the prompt action taken. The hand guard raUs and ladder rungs on both masts are in bad condition, and It was suggested that a patrolman be notified. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), April 23—Chairman, F. E. Pewitt; Secretary, Robert J. Lcndry. AU hands were asked to turn the washing machine off after use so as not to bum out the motor. Coffee pots should be emptied in trash can rather than on the deck. MARY ADAMS (Bloomfleld), February 1—Chairman, Joseph Penner; Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Ship's Delegate re­ ported that SIO was left in the ship's fund. On arrival in San Pedro a raffle wUl be held and the money wUl be used for the ship's fund. Ship's delegate to see the chief mate about painting stew­ arda department rooms. April 14—Chairman, Red Fink; Secre­ tary, Robert M. Dougles. Shipboard re­ pairs have been, taken care of. Motion made that a letter be wiUten to head­ quarters about limitations on draws in Japan. SANTA VENETIA (Mar-Trade), April 19—Chairman, H. Wirti; Secretary, N. Hatgimlos. Ship's delegate reported that everything aboard ship Is okay; he spok* of the wonderftU crew aboard from the bosun to the messman. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), February 1—Chairman, Huston; Secratary, Cola. Repair list was almost aU completed. New toUet seat Is needed: scupper should be repaired. Murphy was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Washing ma­ chine should be drained outside. Empty soap boxes should be thrown over the side, not on the deck. Extra washing ma­ chine should either be removed or re­ paired. MesshaU and pantry should be kept clean. April 19—Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, J. Bruce Cole. Skipper com­ plained about men faking sickness Just to get ashore. Foc'sle keys should be taken care of. Men who missed ship or were logged wUl be turned over to the patrolman. Cots should be returned to foc'sles. Linen and blankets should be handed in. Foc'sles should be cleaned before leaving ship. MesshaU and pan­ try should be kept clean. Thanks went to the stewards department for a Job weU done. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourfh Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS Ex-Citrus Packer The wiper who gave Louis Ri­ ^^ITY , •»•*•*•••••••••,• .Z^^NE • • •«• .-STATE ,,,• • • viere ticket for his watch and ring : can get his property by contacting Signed Riviere at 36 W. 138 Street. Apart­ TO AVOID DUFLICATIONt If you oro an olJ subtcrlbtr BIMI hava a chanqt ment 15, NYC. -•444 of aJdrou, filoaao qlvc your formbr addroit bolow: ADDRESS Christine Blanchestcr Contact welfare services at SIU headquarters immediately. CITY GtooooaoooaooBoosaaooBBBBGOMMBee ItBMtBIBBBf t BBOUBa000000eoa* • ZONI ..STATI atBifaBaBBaaoai aaB»q»?»»SjBBn3 '• �\ Maw t« Put* Twratjr-slx SEAFARERS May 15, 195S LOG Plenty Of Wemen in Titis Family i in the HOSPITALS 0 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 hosi^tal 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. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. James Akers H. D. MiUiner Eugene V. Hayden S. E. Roundtree Leslie M. Jackson Gerald G. Smith Wylto G. Jarvls Luby. Wheeler , C. Joannou Horlon C. WUlls Luis Lopez Seafarer Edward Robinson poses with his growing family, all girls, in his New York home. Mrs. Robin­ son holds the latest addition, Sharon Lee, whose birth brought a $200 SIU maternity benefit plus a $25 defense bond. Jefferson Martin David Backrak, All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity born March 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. benefit plus a $25 bond from the and Mrs. Daniel D. Backrak, 1373332nd Avenue Northeast, .Seattle, Union in the baby's name. Wash. Evaristo G. Aldahondo, born 4. • 4 ii, March 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Joni Nickolas Johnson, born Mrs. Evaristo Aldahondo, 98 Baltic April, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. street, Brooklyn, NY. Leon N. Johnson, 3820 Pennington 4" it t Avenue, Baltimore 26, Md. Susan Mary Righetti. born March 4 4 4 !4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. JoFreddie and Eddie Hudson, born ieph Righetti, 10 Isaac Place, NorMarch 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and valk. Conn. Mrs. Louise Hudson, 461 South Ce­ i. i. dar Street, Mobile, Ala. Charles Antonio Vante, born 4 4 4 lanuary 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Sharon I.ee Robinson, born April ' Mrs. Ivan Vante, Altona No. 85, :::harlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Vir- 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robinson, 763 McDonough jin Islands, US. Street, Brooklyn. NY. 4 4" t Steven Louis Ackerman, born April 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Ackerman, 2077 Bry­ ant Avenue, Bronx 60, NY. 4 4 4 Marilyn E. Thigpen, born April 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hillery J. Thigpen, Route No. 2, Box 311 E, Florence, SC. 4 4 4 Christopher Emory McNeil, born I'ebruary 1. 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. McNeil, Route No. 1, Box 321, Wayzata, Minn. 4 4 4 Frances Lorraine Natale, bom April 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francesco J. Natale, 42 Con­ necticut Avenue, Somerville, Mass. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Carl E. Chandler John Pedrosa Dan J. Cherry G. W. Prltchett Albert W. Claude Robert A. Rogers William Costello Nathan Rubin Jeif Davis James A. Smith Anfrio DeFUippie Samuel J. Steels Frank J. Galvin Adolf Swenson Gorman T. Glaze David F. Sykes USPHS HOSPITAL Nathan Gumbiner William Thompson SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Walter Hartmann Edward H. Ward Richard H. AUen Joseph H. Roberts John McStravick John Wisloif Marcalo B. Belan WiUiam H. Rogers Thomas Oliver James R. ColtreU John Simon USPHS HOSPITAL Mike Dlkum Peter Smith BOSTON. MASS. James R. Dodson WlUlam J. SmaU Eugene O. Harris A. Green David E. Edward David Sorensen Earle G. Boutelle Tim McCarthy R. H. Norgren John A. Duffy R. N. Rogers John J. Flaherty C. J. Storey USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph GareUo Donald S. White SEATTLE, WASH. USPHS HOSPITAL R. Armstrong Tony J. Kismul GALVESTON. TEX. Frank Baron Harry C. Peeler. K. Abarons George Howard Leonard J. Cox VvUUam W. Wells S. Anderson Charles Kogler John J. Davles Robert J. Wiseman E. H. Burns Carl F. Kumrow Allied Johansen Alphan' Fruge John E. Markopole Raymond Harris W. L. Roberts USPHS HOSPITAL E. C. HUl Robert L. Shaw STATEN ISLAND. NY TOURO INFIRMARY Isaac Antonio John W. Keenan NEW ORLEANS. LA. L. Kristiansen H. Arlinghaus Philip Horowitz Thomas J. Kustas B. BUlaroza W. McCulstion James C. Blake USPHS HOSPITAL Ralph Mclnturlt James H. Bowley SAVANNAH. GA. Herman Meijer Edward Budney Warner W. Allred Jack D. Morrison Anthony Budvidas Alfred Mueller James M. Hall S. PhUlips Maurice Burnstine L. G. Murphy W. Mlddendorf Bernard Wolfman W. E. Pepper T. Chilinskl . USPHS HOSPITAL L. Demltriades Bart J. Power NEW ORLEANS. LA. Chester Dunn Angel Romero Sidney Anderson Leo H. Lang Jose G. Espinoza Kalle Ronkanen Alonzo Bettis Pierre LeBlanc William Ryan C. FachenthaU P. BlackweU Herbert 3. Lee Virgil Sandberg C. GaUagher S. Cope Cyril Lowrey C. B. Sawyer Simon Goldstein E. Crawford Alvin G. Marphew Joe Carl Griggs T. Stevenson Rogelio Cruz C. R. Nicholson Roger L. Hall Anders Thevlk George W. Duncan Charles Perez John FanoU J. W. Hamilton B. D. Foster Albert Rakoey Adrian W. Jones William Foyt Toxie Swsiford Patrick J. Green Luther C. USPHS HOSPITAL E. R. .Smallwood MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY K. Gunderson A. Gunter Walter S. BmHli Victor Arevalo John B. Haas C. M. Hawkins Henry S. Soea Rupert A. Blake Frederick Landry C. R. Hinksen r.alph F. Sttbat Edmund C. Blosser James J. Lawlor P. A. Taurael' Homen Harry F. McDonald ~ John Wilson O. Cara PhUip Horowlti! T. R. Terrtngt^ Davld McHreath Walter Chalk Buford Johnson Hubert Weeks Claude A. MarkeU C. M. Davison . F. E. Kerfoot Vic Mllazzo . EmUio Delgado BELLEVUE HOSPITAL Eugene T. Nelson Antonio M. Diaz NEW YORK. NY John J. DriscoU Pedro O. Pcralto Eddie T. Driggeri* Enrique Ferrer G. E. Shumaker Robert E. Gilbert Robert Slzemore USPHS HOSPITAL Henry E. Smith Bart E. Guranlck SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Peter Gvozdich Herbert R. Totten Maurice Whale Whether In NY Or Any Outport Seafarers Can Get Needed Aid 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ronnie Lee Terry, born April Arthur Post, born April 22, 1953. Shirley Elaine Bosc, born Jan­ 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Terry. 1908 Anunciation Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. uary 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Seafarers in the outports who run into problems on main­ Post, 106 Seventh Avenue, Brook­ Mrs. John F. P. Bosc, St. Elmo, street. New Orleans, La. tenance or matters normally handled by the Welfare Services lyn, NY. Ala.department can get the same speedy service as men in New 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jose Raul Colon, born April 20, James Herbert Landry. Jr., born York headquarters. Although-*^ 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. An­ February 19. 1953. Parents. Mr. the Welfare Services office Is what information and documenta tonio Colon, 51 Pelayo Street, Box and Mrs. James Herbert Landry, located in New York, through are needed in any particular case. 5173, Pta. Tierra, San Juan, Puerto 109 Woodrow Street. Baton Rouge. arrangement with the port agents Sometimes when the Seafarer Rico. La. the machinery of its operations is writes direct to headquarters it's geared to take care of outport necessary for headquarters to problems speedily through the use write back asking for more infor­ And More Girls mation, which in turn, means more of airmail. The port of Mobile gained an The port agents of the outports time consumed on the case. upper hand for the time being over work closely with headquarters on Of course if the Seafarer is in Its friendly rival. New Orleans such matters. After getting the a foreign port, or some small US when Seafarer Louie Hudson be­ necessary information and docu­ port where no agent is available, came the proud father of two ments from the Seafarer, the agent his beai bet is to write direct to potential sailormen, Eddie and forwards it to Welfare Services in Welfare Services in New York. •Freddie. New York where it receives Hudson, who makes his home in prompt attention just as if the J Mobile, put the Alabama port city Seafarer was there in person. iffoir to Apply i one up on New Orleans, which No Company Office hasn't come through with any For Birth Pay Maintenance and cure ques­ twins yet. New Orleans got the tions, always a common type of Applications for the mater­ first jump on the maternity bene­ case that arises from day to day, nity benefit must be supported fits, when it came up with the first often develop in outports where by the following documents: maternity baby a year ago last the company does not have a regu­ April. • Your marriage certificate. lar office. A man has to pay off • Baby's birth certificate dat­ This is only the third set of twins in one of these ports because of since the SIU Welfare Plan started illness or injury, and the mainte­ ing birth after April 1, 1952. paying maternity benefits. And it's nance claim has to be referred to • The discharge from the last the first one to consist of two boys. the home office of the company. ship ybu sailed on before the Under the SIU's double-theThis usually makes for delay if baby was born. benefit system, Hudson received the matter is left In the hands of Processing of all applica­ two $200, benefits, while each of the company's representatives. tions can be speeded up by at the boys got a $25 US defense bond Since the Seafarer usually wants least three days if photostatic from the Union. to have rapid action on his claim, copies of the three documents Hudson, who celebrated his 26th he can get it by notifying the port are sent in. Applications birthday .last Monday, has been agent of the outport and giving should be made to Union Wel­ sailing with the SIU for a little him the necessary information. fare Trustees, c/0 SIU head­ One down to the Robinson family. Seafarer Joseph Martus has two less than two years. He's •» native Notifying the agent is a good idea quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, girls now with the birth of his new daughter. Denise. Mrs. Martus of Alabama and works In the from another, .point of .view be­ B'klyn 32, NY. steward, department*.,..- and family look well pldased with the SIU benefit bond. cause he will have knowledge of Mobile Can Boast About Twin Births jr I �. May 15. 19SS SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN {News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Any of you boys got any questions about corn whiskey? If so, the man to see is Fred England, who's in transit here on his way back to '( the West Coast. Fred, who hails from Missouri, where his family lived for many years before mov­ ing to Seattle, says there's only one way to make corn likker, and that's the Missoufl way, from sour mash. But if any of you boys have other ideas—well, Fred says to see him, and bring a jug. Fred's son, incidentally, was at sea awhile but is now back in school. Fred says he wants him to grow up a little more. It's come to our attention that skippers are getting lax again about keeping records of sickness and in­ England juries on their ships, so its up to Seafarers to pro­ tect themselves in getting their maintenance, cure and other monies. So if you get sick or are hurt, report it to the captain immediately, and also be sure you get the names and addresses both of witnesses to the injury and witnesses to the report, so there can be no later kickbacks. Then, when you leave ship, check immediately with the Union so we can take care of your interests, and advise you as to the procedure to follow. , ^ Joe Sharp, of Brooklyn, is out of the hospital now, and is getting around town again and seeing some of his old pals. Joe's last berth was as a wiper aboard the John Paul Jones (Dol­ phin). He was injured on the way to Korea. He rode the ship back to the West Coast and paid off in Olympia, Wash. Joe Griggs, OS, who was on the Michael (Carras) wants to thank all the brothers who helped pull him through his recent operation with donations of blood. Joe had rough sledding for awhile, and needed more than four jpints of blood, but thanks to the donations he came through and is now recuperating nicely. John Fanoli, who came in off an Isthmian ship, Sharp is now hospitalized on Staten Island. He has re­ ceived a number of visits from his shipmates, and is looking forward to receiving a lot more. Anthony Harvilla, who just came in from Hawaii, will be around town for a few days while he takes out-patient treatments at Hudson and Jay. Also taking out-patient treatments at Hudson and Jay is Jim Purcell, deck engineer, who just got off the Sea Nan (Stratford). Jim is spending most of his spare time sitting around headquarters, talking over experiences with the other oldtimers. FINAL DISPATCH Anthony Simonavage, 51: A res­ piratory disorder caused Brother Simonavage's death on March 5, 1953, while a patient at the USPHS Hospital in New Orleans, La. A messman in the stewards depart­ ment, he joined the SIU in Phila­ delphia in 1946. Brother Simona­ vage was buried in Philadelphia, Pa. i 4) 4 Floyd Holcombe, 47: A skull fracture and internal injuries sus­ tained in an automobile accident in New Orleans, La., caused Broth­ er Holcombe's death. He died on March 26, 1953, in the Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La. One of the early members , of the SIU, he had been sailing in all ratings in the deck department since De­ cember, 1938. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Floyd Holcombe, PO Box 267, Maiden, Mo. 4 - 4> ir George Forsdal, 45: On Decern-, ber 8, 1952, Brother Forsdal died suddenly in Newark, NJ, as a re­ sult of exposure. A member of the stewards department, he had sailed SIU as a second cook and baker since joining the Union in 1951 in New York 4 4^ 4 Alfred McCabe, 65: A fireman in the engine department. Brother McCabe died of a heart ailment at his home in Mobile, Ala., on March 35, 1953. He had Joined the SIU in New York in 1942 and was buried in Brooklyn, NY, at the Greenwood Cemetery. He leaves a daughter, Agnes Lovett, 256 St. Charles Avenue, Mobile, Ala. ^ S. % Stanley Klipa, 36: Brother Klipa was drowned on March 11, 1953, Vtfhile in Khorramshar, Iran. He is survived by Henrietta R. Klipa. t 4^ ^ Henry N. McNabb, 39: On Janu­ ary 15, 1953, while the Lafayette was in German waters, Brother Mc­ Nabb died of a heart attack aboard her. He had been sailing as a wip'er in the engine department for the past eight years, when he joined the SIU in Mobile. Surviv­ ing is his wife, Edith Irene Mc­ Nabb, 216 Village Court, Birming­ ham, Ala. lit Tage Twenty-seveB Romance iSiven Boost By Union SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and 52,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. LOG i(t Down through the ages the sailorman has been known to be an internationalist when it came to-picking his women. He might or might not have a girl in every port, but your true sailorman was likely to get a wife from any one of half-a-hundred countries — not necessarily his native land. A little of that practice seems to have rubbed off on the modern Seafarer. For every one who hitches up with a home-town girl, there's another who finds a wife in Naples, Bremerhaven, Rio or Durban, or any other port that you might name. Maybe its the lure of something foreign and exotic, or maybe as some have uncharitably remarked, the foreign gals treat their men­ . \ folk better than the domestic farers, the man had worked for it's rotary hiring system. The af­ variety. In. any case there's no various SIU companies and couldn't fidavit also pointed out that h^ doubt a considerable number of show that he was steadily em­ earns overtime and bonuses 'while Seafarers have found wives outside ployed by any one company for a on the ship in addition to his base long period of time. pay. the States. Consequently, like other Sea­ In this instance as in previous Quotas And Visas In the old days before immigra­ farers in this predicament, he ones. Welfare Services' affidavit tion laws and McCarran Acts, it turned to Welfare Services for has been accepted" by Immigration was pretty simple for the sailor help. Welfare Services supplied authorities as proof of the Sea­ to bring his bride home, or maybe him with an affidavit explaining farer's financial responsibility, thus bring his home to the bride. Now that the man works steadily making it possible for the Sea­ international relations are a little through the Union hiring hall and farer's bride to enter the country. more complicated. The Seafarer who wants to bring his wife to the States has to contend with visas, quotas and all sorts of regulations, and sometimes it's a little confus­ ing and disheartening. But SIU Welfare Services, among its other virtues, has a soft spot in James Sealy is one Seafarer who knows from first-hand its heart for romance. Which is experience what the word "service" in SIU Welfare Services logical considering that much of its business consists of dealing means. Confined to the Staten Island USPHS hospital for with maternity benefits and things treatment, Sealy found like so like that. The' Seafarer who is up many others before him that ready and deliver it to Sealy on against it in bucking the Govern­ his next visit to the hospital. mental red tape, can get an assist SIU Welfare Services will Then the Seafarer had a trans­ from that Uuion department. And take care of a variety of little and portation check coming to him several men have gotten such help big needs that otherwise would be from Isthmian in the past. and there was a neglected. time limit in­ Recently one such case grose As has been mentioned before in volved in collect­ when a Seafarer got married in ing. Being that Durban, South Africa, which seems the LOG the representative who he was in the hos­ to be one of the favorite hitching visits the hospital does more than pital, he couldn't posts for men on the Robin Line just deliver the weekly cash bene­ make it up to the ships. When he applied for an fit. He'll take shopping orders, company office on entry visa for his wife, he was told write letters, expedite money time. A telephone tliat he had to show proof of his call to the com­ financial stability. The Govern­ claims against the Companies, take Sealy pany explaining ment demands such assurances for care of the man's gear, and other any potential immigrant, so that items. In Sealy's case there were the situation was all that was the person coming into the US will a few things to be taken care of needed to straighten out that prob­ lem and see to it that Sealy would not become a public charge. that were handled to his full satis­ get the money coming to him. Ask For Affidavit faction. Notified Friends Usually such proof of financial Just before he went in for treat­ After heing under obseiwation stability is in the form of an af­ fidavit from the man's employer ment, he left his watch in the Sea and treatment, Sealy was told that showing that he is steadily em­ Chest for repairs. The hospital he would have to have an opera­ ployed and earning a decent living. representative made arrangements tion. He asked Welfare Services to In this case, as with most Sea- to pick It up as soon as it was notify some close friends of what was going on and let them know everything was okay. This was SIU Book Really Counts speedily taken care of via Western Union. With all these worries off his head and the $15 weekly hospital benefit coming in regularly, Sealy can concentrate on getting well fast and preparing to ship out again. As a veteran of a dozen years with the SIU, Sealy is impressed with the gains that have been made. And not the least, he feels, are the services now given ill Sea­ farers. 4) How To Get Disabled Pay 4 MUton D. Faircloth, 39: Fatally injured in a plane crash. Brother Faircloth died in Toledo, Ore., on March 8, 1993, and was buried at Bainbridge Cemetery, Ga. An FOW and a junior engineer in the engine department, he joined up in Balti­ more six years ago. He leaves his mother, Nancy J. Faircloth, RFD No. 1. Box 109„ CMUiUa, Ga. j' H V Hospitalized Seafarer Receives Service On All His Problems Roscoe Roland Hobdy, 44: On October 12th of last year Brother Hobdy died at the USPHS Hospital in New York, NY. Since 1946 he had sailed as a steward, having joined the Union in New York. He leaves his wife, iDorothy, and his son, Eujgene Deland Hobdy III. Brother Hobdy was buried at Oak­ land Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. . it > You can see that Seafarer Robert O'Rourke's son knows the, value of the SIU membership, book. New baby sister, Karen Ann, brought SIU's usual ipaternlty. gift to the family. Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contract 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 Headquarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. -I • 'i. il ^ <1 -t �Vol. XV No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • m- I 1.' - • .,.-'. I' -• :'>1 '"..i Contract—^The SlU's 20,000 word ogreement goes into great detail to guarantee every Seafarer top wages and superior overtime clauses and working rules, plus good food, full protection if sick or in­ jured, generous shore leave and draws, adequate manning—in short, the finest shipboard conditions. Welfare Services—The SlU's Welfare Services De­ partment offers immediate action on all personal problems, backed up by the authority of the Union. Whether the problems involve family matters, legal action or other personal difficulties, the Seafarer knows that Welfare Services will help. Patrolmen—^Wherever a ship touches a US port, a Union patrolman is Johnny-on-the-spot to see to it that the contract is being enforced. Any legitimate beefs are efficiently settled without delay. That way the companies and officers can't by-pass the con­ tract or attempt to exploit the crewmembers. Vacations—^The SlU's revolutionary Vacation Plan, first of its kind in nnaritime, guarantees that every Seafarer will receive vacation pay for the time he has put in on an SlU ship. This is mode possible through Union administration of a central fund main­ tained by contributions from shipowners. Negotiating Committee — The Union negotiating committee operates all year round, not just at contract-renewa time. It is constantly clarifying the agreement to eliminate points of confusion and loop­ holes. The clarifications assure that Seafarers will be out in front on contracts and conditions. Welfare—comprehensive Welfare Plan, Unionadministered to assure the most for the money, pro­ tects Seafarers and their families with a variety of benefits—hospital, maternity, disability and death payments, as well as the SlU's scholarship plan for qualified Seafarers and their children. SlU Slopcbests—Ship's slopchests are now supplied through the Union, assuring Seafarers of top-quality, low priced merchandise at all times. Enough sup­ plies ore put aboard to keep the slopchest stocked throughout the voyage. Seafarers can buy with con­ fidence that all gear is guaranteed by their Union. Legislative—Ihe all-important nerve center of Gov­ ernment, operations and legislation is staffed by Union representatives, constantly supporting legisla­ tion beneficial to Seafarers, and on their guard to defend rights: now enjoyed by seomen as the result of past legislative action. ' It i • feT t^' - S;:' p-f, My" > -'.f. J' • i-; '• •'i r- v; .'IX: ••• •'' Seafarers Int'i Union J.-.;.:;--. .• -J' . • ^ . - s. i.. • .V . ,i-Xi ^ � 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 May 15, 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. 10 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GOV'T OPENS TALKS ON SHIP SUBSIDIES UNION PORT AGENTS MAP FUTURE PLANS, REVIEW YEAR'S GAINS BALTIMORE BUILDING PROGRAM AROUSES LABOR'S INTEREST EXPECT SIU VICTORY IN LAKES VOTE $ CUTS PERIL USPHS HOSPITAL PROGRAM CONGRESS HEARINGS OPEN ON PROPOSALS FOR SHIPPING AID TODAY'S THE BIG DAY TO PICK ART WINNERS SIU FILES WAGE CLAIM AS OCEAN TOW CO. FOLDS FIRST CONTRACT AMENDMENTS READY PO LOSES DOUGH ON MOST MAIL CO. REJECTS RED UNION, SHIPS IDLED SEN WAGNER, AUTHOR OF LABOR'S 'MAGNA CARTA' FED-UP ATLANTIC MEN CUT TIES WITH COMPANY UNION FEDERAL SALES TAX SEEN NEXT UNION NINE STARTS NO TITLE PLAY STUDY DECEASED PAY SEA LAWS 'HARD LUCK' LAKES SHIP SINKS, TEN KNOWN DEAD SEAFARER SEES BROTHER, FIRST TIME SINCE 1930 CANADA SIU NIXES PHONY SHIP UNION MOBILE WILL CLEAR BAY OF SEWAGE EX-SIU STEWARDESS HAS BOOK PUBLISHED SCHOLARSHIP PLAN LOOKS TO FUTURE MICHIGAN DENIES IDLE PAY TO LAKE CREWS PRISON GUARDS ORGANIZE IN NEW YORK THE USPHS BUDGET CUTS SHIPLIFE AND SHORELEAVE CIO, SHIPYARDS OPEN PAY TALKS MORTGAGE RATE UP ON HOUSES AFL INSURANCE AGENTS CONVENE CLAIBORNE'S RESCUE OF 28 SEAMEN WAS 'A NIGHT TO BE REMEMBERED' TRANSFER AT SEA AND CREW'S PRAYERS WERE ALL IN VAIN SHOULD MEASURE FOOD BY WAISTLINES AZALEA CITY'S CREW TAKES TIME TO PICK UP 2 STRANDED FISHERMEN CUSTOMS IN FOREIGN LANDS BRING ON AMUSING EVENTS SARGASSO SHIP'S TOMB NO MORE WHETHER IN NY OR ANY OUTPORT SEAFARERS CAN GET NEEDED AID MOBILE CAN BOAST ABOUT TWIN BIRTHS ROMANCE GIVEN BOOST BY UNION HOSPITALIZED SEAFARER RECEIVES SERVICE ON ALL HIS PROBLEMS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/15/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b0dd5d2be3aa74d94e08011061d691c0.PDF a42bbf36dcc509249a1025c4fed355b3 PDF Text Text Vol. XXVI No. 10 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORQAM OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Winners Of '64 College Awards The five 1964 winners of the annual Seafarers college scholar­ ships are pictured below. A panel of educators recommended the successful candidates at meeting in New York on Mon­ day, (See story on Page 3.) Five Children Win SlU Scholarships Story On Page 3 Sea Unions Charge Gov't 'Bad Faith' On Shipping Beefs Story On Page 2 Elaine M. Smith Agriculture Dept Again Raps US-Flag Shippiug Story On Page 3 Lawrence Carleton Soviet Visit• paper Christine M. Kaike car­ ried Seafarer David B. Sacher's own story on visit to USSR with American grain. In Washington, a Congressman lauded a similar story by another SIU man in the last issue of the LOG. (See Page 13.) Timothy K. Mosseau A| ^ jj J First SlU-manned trailership operation into Alaska gets under#tfCISKCI~0OlfflCT« way, with arrival in San Francisco of Sea-Land's SS Mobile. The Mobile was in 'Frisco before heading north to go on to the Seattle-Anchorage run with a sister ship. Astern of the Mobile is the SS San Francisco, one of the four jumbo containerships that will continue running intercoastal from New York to the West Coast. Inset (above, 1-r) are Seafarers 'Kid Candle' Danbury, OS, .and 'Tex' Ringo, AB, squaring away deck gear on the Mobile. �S^ApWEitr Paje MARINE UNIONS CHARGE GOV'T 'BAD FAITH' OVER SHIP GRIEVANCE SET-UP By Paul Hall ' Alky is. lMI Medicare? Ex-CIs In Need^ Too WASHINGTON — The Surgeon Seafarers have never had any illusions about the hard facts of life wherever totalitarianism in any form is concerned. We have never General of the United States has been deluded into thinking that fascist or communist governments are recommended that some sort of medical insurance be provided by anything but enemies to our way of life. WASHINGTON—Charging bad faith by the Maritime Ad­ the Federal Government to meet Any rationalization that this is not the case could lead to confusion ministration, the SIU, the International Longshoremen's the high expenses of illness ex­ Association and the National Maritime Union have condemned and ultimately to disaster. Unfortunately, the view has been expressed perienced by retired military per­ in high places—notably by Sen. J. W. Fulbright, chairman of the the newly-formed machinery set up by the Maritime Adminis­ sonnel. Foregin Relations Committee—that we in the United States Lt. Gen. Leonard B. Heaton tration to deal with grievances arising out of administration Senate have too rigid and moralistic an attitude toward the communist nations. made his suggestion in testimony of the cargo preference laws and other shipping problems. Fulbright said that we should get rid of the idea that "every communist before a House Armed Services •tate is an unmitigated evil and a relentless enemy of the free world." Committee subcommittee studying The union criticism was reg-"*" istered at the first meeting of Government officials in the course We hope that Sen. Fulbright'a remarks do not mislead many Ameri­ the military iiospital program. the Russian wheat dispute. The cans. Certainly they will not mislead Seafarers, whose first-hand ob­ The testimony provided soms the grievance committee here of union officials recalled that It servations in communist-nation ports only reaffii-m their convictions dramatic evidence of why organ­ on Wednesday, May 13. The unions was on the basis of the agreement were represented by SIU Presi­ reached by AFL-CIO President that the communist system is repugnant to them as citizens of a ized labor, the Johnson Admini­ stration and so many groups in dent Paul Hall, ILA President George Meany and President democracy. Elsewhere in this paper appear the views of several Seafarers who our society are asking for hospi­ Thomas W. Gleason and NMU Johnson that they called off their President Joseph Curran, who boycott of the ships loading grain give their reactions to life in a communist society, which they recorded tal care for the aged through the after recent calls by their vessels to the Soviet Union. Social Security system. were named by Maritime Adminis­ for the Soviets. The Fulbright position, which advocated a change in American think­ The question of medicare for trator Nicholas Johnson to act as They charged that the griev­ retired military personnel arose labor advisors to the grievance ance machinery, as set up, did not ing with respect to our attitudes;*toward the various communist na­ cut Issues between the two sys­ when Subcmnmittee Chairman committee. reflect the spirit nor the under­ tions, could only serve to weaken tems. Mendell Rivera <D.-S.C.) asked The unions said that the griev­ standing reached at the Johnson- our convictions as a democratic Sen. Fulbright may be confused Heaton for bis suggestions in con­ ance machinery, as set up by the Meany meeting. nation. The communists are cer­ by the lessening of tensions be­ nection with the hospital program. Maritime Administrator, is sub­ The unions called off their boy­ tainly more realistic in their ap­ Heaton said that the treatment stantially less than what had been cott on Russian wheat shipments praisal of the democracies and of tween us and the Soviet Union. We know that this is not the result of of all "old soldiers" in military agreed to in meetings with top on the understanding that they what their attitudes must be. We any change in their ultimate goal would participate fully in all dis­ all recall Khrushchev saying that to wipe out our way of life but hospitals is desirable, but not possible. "We could fill Walter cussions relating to the carriage of "we will bury you," in speaking of rather Is based on their own Reed Hospital in Washington over­ Government-sponsored cargo and our way of life. political needs and problems with­ night" with people who need at­ other shipping problems. To advocate to Americans that in the world of communist nations. tention, Heaton declared. From the outset, the unions they consider this attitude any­ Free trade unionists who have been If the Federal Government doesnoted, even the manner in which locked in struggles with the com­ formation of the grievance com­ thing but an unmitigated evil is munists and who know well of their have an obligation in this field, mittee was announced by the Mari­ sheer insanity. If Fulbright wants unrelenting and determined drive Rivers said, the subcommittee time Administrator was not in to advocate a change in foreign to replace democracy, will not be then should examine what space keeping with the spirit of the policy toward the various com­ misled by the kind of thinking should be provided to meet the requirements or look for alterna­ understanding, and placed the munist nations and for reasons of advocated by Sen. Fulbright. tive methods of handling it. expediency, at the same time firm­ labor representatives in the posi­ ly reminds us not to forget that tion of being nothing but "advisors the communists are out to cut our WASHINGTON—The formation to advisors." Veteran SIU Official of a Maritime Advisory Committee SIU President Hall said that the throats, that is one thing. But to "to assist the Government in con­ actions of the MA sabotaged the say, or even imply, that all com­ sidering matters of vital import­ effort to mutually resolve the prob­ munist states are not evil is not honest, in that it does not square ance to the maritime industry" was lems confronting the Industry. announced on May 6 by President He cited a number of pressing with the facts, and thus Sen. Ful­ grievances which the unions had bright is failing in his responsi­ Johnson. The establishment of the ad­ with respect to the policies of sev­ bilities to the American people. The communists have steadily visory committee, composed of eral Government agencies in cir­ representatives from government, cumventing the cargo preference been using various means to win other people to their side, and management, labor and the public requirement. NEW YORK—Joe Volpian, one of the earliest SIU officials In raising the charge of bad have them join in the struggle to was one of the commitments that de.stroy democracy. Any shift, any faith on the part of the Govern­ and veterans of the trade union movement, died here at the President made when the Rus­ sian wheat boycott was terminated ment, the unions said that the softening of the US position, as Roosevelt Hospital on Saturday, May 9, after a long illness. grievance machinery was incapa­ advocated by Sen. Fulbright, could At the time of his death, Vol--*last February. However, the only persons actu­ ble of satisfactorily dealing with confuse these people who could see pian was head of the Depart­ was then serving as an elected SIU ally named to serve as of this date the issues which had given rise to this change as a closing of the gap assistant secretary-treasurer. He were the three Government mem­ the union grievances and which between us and the communists, ment of Social Security set up had previously served as New York and which would becloud the clear- in 1960 to assist Seafarers and engine patrolman until 1947, and bers: the Secretary of Commerce, (Continued on page 15) their families on welfare matters. Luther H. Hodges, who will serve was elected an assistant secretaryHe was 63 years of age. as chairman of the committee, the treasurer for 1948-50 and 1953-60. A seaman since 1922, Volpian Secretary of Labor, W., Willard He was an elected headquarters had served the SIU In various offi­ Wirtz, and Maritime Administrator cial capacities since 1943 and as representative in 1951 and 1952, Nicholas Johnson. an elected patrolman, headquar­ with a strike-clear record for all President Johnson, during his ters representative and assistant SIU strikes and beefs. announcement of the formation of Services were held last Tuesday, secretary - treasurer continuously the Advisory Committee, said that from 1944 until he took up the he expected to add an equal num­ Social Security post four years ber of "distinguished representa­ ago. tives of labor, management and the He originally joined the SIU at public" to the committee. New Orleans in 1940 and had In his concluding reference to shipped as an oiler in the engine the new body. President Johnson department. He was a native of commented that "the creation of Savannah, Ga. this committee provides a useful Well-known to Seafarers on all forum for a careful and construc­ coasts and to trade union and tive consideration for the national government agencies dealing with defense, trade, manpower and various welfare and social serv­ labor relations of the oldest and ices, Volpian was named by trus­ most important indu.stries." tees of the SIU Welfare Plan to The Advisory Committee is an head the Social Security Depart­ outgrowth of the boycott by AFLment because of his considerable CIO maritime unions of grain ship­ experience in this area. In the ments to Russia in February. The past, he had served as head of the unions called off their boycott Union's special services depart­ with the under-standing that all ment, which had dealt with many Joseph H. Volpian problems concerning future grain of the same problems as those the shipments would be openly dis­ new department handled. May 12, at Brunswick, Ga., with cussed with the unions fully par­ This included assistance to Sea­ burial in Palmetto Cemetery at­ Demonstration of labor unity that helped produce settlement ticipating. farers and members of their fami­ tended by a delegation of Seafar­ of Anderson grain elevator, beef involving construction The agreement for the ending of lies on such matters as Social Se­ ers and SIU representatives from the wheat boycott called for the workers in Toledo, Ohio, was clearly marked when this pair curity old-age, survivors' and dis­ the Jacksonville SIU hall. The formation of both a Grievance met at recent Maritime Trades Department regional con­ ability benefits, state unemploy­ eulogy at the service was deliv­ Committee to hear complaints on ment insurance, workmen's com­ ered by Rabbi Milton Greenwald. ference in Detroit. Exchanging greetings are Harry P.Morell Government-assigned cargoes and pensation, veterans' benefits and Volpian is survived by his (left), secretary of the Northwestern Ohio Building and Con­ the Maritime Advisory Committee. related items. widow, Gertrude, of New York struction Trades Council and Al Tanner, SIU vice-president The establishment of the Grievance SIU membership meetings in all City; a sister, Ellen Hertzenberg, and MTD coordinator for the Great Lakes area. MTD and Committee several weeks ago was ports approved, a leave of absence of Brunswick, and two brothers. SlU assisted construction unions when Anderson tried to use announced by Maritime Admini­ for Volpian in I960 so that he Max Volpian, of Key West, Fla., non-union help. strator Nicholas Johnson. could set up the new program. He and Alex Volpian, of Miami, President Names New Ship Panel Joe Volpian Dies At 63 Building Trades Meet MTD �Mnr 1S» IfM SEAFARERi Agriculture Again Raps US Shipping WASHINGTON—The latest in the Department of Agri­ culture's efforts to torpedo the American merchant marine is underway in Washington. The Department Is whining that the fair and reasonable rates ^ it pays for American shipping, Ita tactics in seeking to avoid as required by the cargo pref­ usage of American shipping. LOa Pa<« Tkrac Five Children Win SIU Scholarships erence laws, interfere with its sale As a matter of , fact, the House of agricultural commodities abroad. Merchant Marine Committee has Under the Cargo Preference Act indicated that the Departments of of 1954, at least 50 percent of all Agriculture and State show a lack Government - financed aid cargoes of interest in the welfare of the must move on American. ships if American merchant marine. The available at fair and reasonable Senate Merchant Marine Commit­ rates, which are set by the Mari­ tee has also called this attitude time Administration. The rates are to the attention of the Department of Agriculture. now being reviewed. It is expected that this issue will The shipowners point out that an increase is necessary because be presented by the maritime the basic rates now in effect were unions to the grievance machinery established in 1957. The Cargo which the Government has set up Preference Act was passed in or­ to deal with shipping problems, as der to protect the American mer­ a result of the unions' insistence chant marine against low-cost for­ on such machinery to protect the eign shipping operations and their jobs of American seamen and tendency to drive American ships maritime workers and of Ameri­ can shipping generally. from the seas. Despite the law, the Agriculture Members of the College Scholarship Advisory Committee discussing applicants (l-r) are Department has been bemoaning Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, New York University; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, St. Louis University; Miss the fact that it carries the differ­ Edna M. Newby, Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ; Dr. Charles D. O'Connell, University ence in costs involved between of Chicago, and Dr. Bernard P. Ireland, Columbia University, NY. world shipping rates and Ameri­ can-flag carrier rates. NEW YORK—^The families of five Seafarers got the good news this week A statement prepared by the De­ that their children had been named winners of the 1964 Seafarers college scholar­ partment of Agriculture was sub­ mitted to the House Appropriations ships. The scholarship awards are each worth $6,000 for four years of study at any Committee, alleging that the use college or university in the US or its possessions in whatever academic field the of American-flag ships for Public Law 480 shipments since 1955 has NEW YORK—The Seafarers Ap­ winners decide to pursue. Winners of this year's scholarships are: cost the Department an extra peals Board has announced an Lawrence Carleton, son'*' — $675.7 million. amendment to the shipping rules eign languages in high school after The House committee, apparent requiring all SIU men who register of Seafarer Monroe R. she graduates from Wayne State ly at the instigation of the Depart­ for jobs on and after June 1, 1964 Carleton,of St. Clair, Mich. University. Her father sails in the ment of Agriculture, wants the to have their shipping cards deck department. Bruce Carroll, son of Sea­ Department to investigate the pos stamped once each month in the Elaine Marie Smith, 18, is the farer Edward F. Carroll, of sibility of using counterpart funds ports where they are registered. only one of the scholarship win­ Jersey City, NJ. in those countries to which Public Adopted last month as SAB ners who is already attending col­ Christine M. Kalke, daughter of Law 480 shipments are made lege. An education major at Loui­ Counterpart funds are those which Action No. 84, the ruling provides Seafarer William Kalke, of Detroit. siana State University, she plans Elaine M. Smith, daughter of are held in credit for the United that the days and times for cards to become a junior high school States in foreign nations. This to be stamped shall be determined Seafarer Stanford A. Smith, Jr.. M. Carielon & E. Carroll teacher. Her father sails as a mem­ by the Port Agent in tiie port plan would impose a serious prob­ of Metairie, La. lem on American shipping because where a seaman registers, "who Timothy K. Mosseau, son of Sea­ of Technology. He plans to major ber of the steward department, it would be difficult for the com­ shall notify each registrant of the farer Kenneth Mosseau, of Alpena, in mathematics, a subject he would and has been an SIU member like to teach at the college level since 1938. panies to collect the funds and con­ days and times of such stamping Mich. before issuing a shipping card to Timothy Mosseau, 18, probably vert them into US currency, The SIU scholarship plan has His father has been a member of had the hardest fight to wage to number of technical factors are In­ such registrant. been operated on an annual basis the SIU for several years. volved, including the instability of An active senior at Wiiliam L. achieve the high qualifications "Any registrant who does not for the past 11 years and is recog­ the currencies of many of the have his shipping card so stamped nized as one of the most liberal, Dickinson High School in Jersey necessary to benations involved. during any given month shall for­ no-strings-attached programs of its City, Bruce Carroli, 17, wants to come an SIU The SIU and other maritime feit his shipping card and shall be kind. Seafarers and their children study engineering at the Stevens scholarship win­ Suffering Institute of Technology. His father ner. unions have repeatedly pointed up, required to re-register before be­ are eligible to compete. amputation The children of SIU members Is a railroad tugman and sails as the since the inception of the Cargo ing shipped." have been awarded 36 of the 58 a deckhand on Erie-Lackawanna of his lower Preference Act, the Department of Begins On June 1 limbs after a Agriculture's determination to by­ In announcing its ruling, the awards made to date. SIU men Raiiroad tugs. tragic train acci­ have received 22 of the college Planning to become a teacher, pass the use of American-flag ships SAB, as the joint. Union-manage­ Christine Kalke, 17, is completing dent in 1959, he in favor of the low-cost foreign ment panel which governs the scholarships. successfully Lawrence Carleton, 17, is a her senior year at Cass Technical is shipping. This issue was raised at shipping rule? established under many hearings and discussions in contracts for SlU-manned vessels, senior at Sc. Clair High School. He High School in Detroit. She In­ completing h i s Smlfii the Congress and before Govern­ made it plain that its latest action hopes to attend California Institute tends to specialize in teaching for- senior year at Alpena High School. He intends ment agencies. applies only to men who register to study physics, mathematics and Agriculture has always answered beginning June 1, 1964. It will not electrical engineering at the Uni­ by protesting its interest in pre­ apply to men already registered. versity of Michigan. His father serving the American merchant The ruling was adopted as a sails as an oiier, having been an marine and stressing its under­ SIU member since 1948. standing of the vital role it plays means of gathering information relative to the manpower needs of The prominent educators who in the nation's economy, in peace served on the College Scholarship and war. However, its protests of the maritime industry. The Board also pointed out that Advisory Committee are: Dr. El­ interest have never squared with it required information on man­ wood C. Kastner, Dean of Regis­ HOUSTON—Employees of Blade, Inc. and the Southern power avaiiabiiity to fill requests tration and Financial Aid, New Towing Company voted in a National Labor Relations Board for information by state employ­ York University; Dr. Bernard P. ment boards or departments in election at Orange, Texas, last week for representation by Ireland, Regional Director of the May 15, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 10 connection with applications of the Inland Boatmen's Union + ^ College Entrance Examination members in various areas for state of the SIU. The vote was 64 ploys 150 men on 16 towboats. Board; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Di­ unemployment benefits. for the IBU and 48 for no un­ Fourteen boats are in operation at rector of Admissions, St. Louis Action No. 84 specifies that any­ ion. present. University; Dr. Charles D. O'Con­ PAUL HALL, President one who registers on and after The National Maritime Union Negotiation of a collective bar­ nell, Director of Admissions, Uni­ HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art June 1, 1964 who does not have also was on the ballot but received gaining agreement covering Slade- versity of Chicago, and Miss Edna Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYEB, his card stamped in accord with no votes. Southern employees will com­ Newby, Assistant Dean, Douglass THOMAS LAUCHLIN. ROBERT ARONSON, the SAB rule "may request that Employees of the company as of mence as soon as possible after the College, New Brunswick, NJ. The Staff Writers. his card be stamped, and it will the payroll period ending March' NLRB certifies the IBU as the col­ sixth member of the committee. Published biweekly 'et the headquarters be stamped, if he submits adequate 31 were eligible to vote. lective bargaining representative Dr. F. D. Wilkinson of Howard of the Seafarers Internatlonel Union, At­ University, Washington, DC, did lantic, Cuir, Lakes and Inland Waters evidence showing that it was im­ The company, formerly doing of the company's employees. District, AFL-CIO, t7S Fourth Avenue, Employees who will be covered not participate because of illness. Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaelnth 9 6600. possible for him to appear person­ business under the name of HigSecond class postage paid et the Post ally on the day provided therefor. man Towing Company, engages by the certification include cap­ Members of the selection com­ Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act In such event, his shipping card principally in towing oil barges tains, mates, engineers, tankermen, mittee were unanimous in their of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 shall continue to be valid and in the Intracoastal Canal. In nor­ oilers, deckhands and cooks on the comments on the excellent calibre shall not bet forfeited." mal operations the company em­ vessels. of all the scholarship applicants. SAB Issues New Shipping Card Ruling Texas SIU Wins Tug Fleet Ballot SEAFARERS LOG • I:5l �Pagt FOOT SB .1F BR S LOQ MOr II, IMft Regular iWonthly Meeting In Philadelphia Laud 51UT ugmen For Fire Action MOBILE—Crewmembers of the SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted tug Timber have received high praise for their fire-fighting actions when the Trinidad SlU-manned ore carrier Prospector (Alcoa) f collided with another SIU- owned by the IBU-contracted IBU tug, the Vulcan, causing Sabine Towing Company. The accident occurred when the outbound freighter collided with the incoming Vulcan and her tow early in the morning of May 5. Flames burst from the Vulcan's tow, and prompt action by the Timber, plus Coast Guard boats and local fire-fighting equipment, extinguished the blaze. Reading of the Headquarters report found these Seafarers paying close attention during the The bow and forward hold of regular monthly membership meeting for May at the SlU hall in Philadelphia. A lively discus­ the 508-foot Prospector also caught sion period followed during which Seafarers took the floor to air their views on various issues fire, but that fire was put out of importance to the membership. within an hour of its eruption. The foreign - flag vessel sustained a 40-foot hole in her port bow in the collision. The barge itself was beached by a Coast Guard cutter. CG officials later stated that there had been no injuries reported on either of the two vessels. Suits Filed Roth Alcoa and Sabine Towing WASHINGTON—A temporary restraining order prohibiting three railroads from reduc­ LONDON—The Tramp ship stab­ have filed negligence suits against ing train crews has been issued this week by a District Court in St. Louis. The order was ilization F'lan has been shelved for each other. Alcoa filed first, charg­ against manpower cuts imposed by the Missouri Pacific Lines, the Natchez & Southern an indefinite period. The plan was ing the tug with being on the Railway and the Texas & Pa--*— put into cold storage by the Provi­ wrong side of the channel and on a petition by the Brotherhood permanent injunction against wild­ sional Council of the International carrying an inadequate lookout. In cific Railway. of Railroad Trainmen, one of the cat strikes by railroad firemen. In its countersuit, Sabine Towing Tonnage Stabilization Association The three railroads have operating unions that have been his order he told the workers to at a meeting here, because of con­ charged that the freighter's opera­ been ordered to appear on May 20 fighting work rule changes. fight their battles in court rather tinuing opposition to the lay-up tors were negligent in that the to show cause why a temporary In­ The rail unions had previously than on the picket line. ship's radar was not working, and plan by Norwegian and Greek a lookout had not been provided in junction should not be Issued out­ announced that they would petition The rail unions, the Brotherhood shipowners. the US courts for an order pre­ of Locomotive Firemen and Enthe smoke-shrouded harbor. The lawing the manpower cuts pending Under the International Tonnage venting the carriers from enforcing ginemen and the Locomotive Engi­ Stabilization Association plan, Coast Guard is still investigating settlement of a work-rules dispute. "dangerous" and "chaotic" work neers had petitioned the court for the collision. The restraining order was issued owners of dry cargo carriers rules changes to the detriment of an amendment of a restraining could agree to withdraw tonnage several thousand transferred and oi'der issued May 5 against protest and put it in lay-up status. They laid-off rail workers. strikes. The unions argued that would then receive compensation When rules changes permitted the roads should be required to for this tonnage from other own­ by an arbitration board ruling maintain the status quo until the ers whose vessels were regularly went into effect at midnight May arbitration board, which Congress employed. The plan's aim is to 6, the railroads "went overboard" established last year, has had time improve freight rates by reducing in putting their own interpretation to hear the disputes over interpre­ available tonnage. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President in effect and ignored disputes over tation and settle them. A union ITSA had previously reported the board's Intention, the unions spokesman complained that the that as of April 15. only 4.5 million charge. railroads are "inciting the men to deadweight tons had been listed The new work rules permit car­ strike" by means of "goofy" inter­ The factors that go into determining the job situation in US maritime for voluntary immobilization-far short of the 12 million deadweight and for world shipping generally really can take you far afield now and riers to eliminate the jobs of 3,000 pretations of the award. The railroads countered with an then. In the past couple of months, in the course of trying to protect firemen with less than three years' ton goal which had been set. Norwegian and Greek shipown­ existing jobs and keeping Government agencies from continually snub­ service on diesel locomotives im­ appeal that the court outlaw a se­ ers opposed the plan for opposite bing US-flag shipping, we have all been given a practical lesson in the mediately, and up to 50,000 other ries of walkouts by members of the BLF&E. Union spokesmen made reasons. The Norwegians com­ economics of farm production and agricultural developments both here jobs eventually. "Apparently . . . the railroads it clear, however, that the walk­ plained that the plan favors own­ and in the Soviet bloc countries. The grain sales made by American grain traders with Soviet represen­ have decided that the award of outs had not been authorized by ers who operate older vessels, par­ ticularly liberty ships, while the tatives produced a spurt in US shipping and world shipping for a while, the arbitration board amounts to the union. The argument over the number Scandinavian fleet is more modern. but this has tended to die down again. As a result, the trampship a license for each individual car­ rier's personnel officer to do what of firemen used on diesels was The Greek interests are taking market is dropping off. the opposite view. About half the An article in a recent issue of the LOG and again on another page he pleases in placing the award distinct from the dispute over liberty ships in service are under in this edition points out the farm problems in the Soviet bloc that into effect," a rail union official rates of pay and work conditions which -another panel of five medi­ Greek ownership and they charge created the grain shortage. Part of the problem for the Soviets was stated. Meanwhile, a Federal Court ators settled at the urging of Pres­ that the lay-up allowances pro­ a political one—where agriculture suffers from poor planning, emphasis posed for this class under the stab­ on other segments of a country's economy, etc. The other problem— judge in Washington has Issued a ident Johnson. ilization plan are inadequate. one which seamen can well understand—Is the weather. Spokesmen for the ITSA have Bad weather, hot weather or cold, these are the things that often indicated that in spite of the ap­ decide what the job situation will be all over the US and around the parent lack of interest by ship­ world for months to come, though we usually don't realize this. Sea­ owners they still feel that the plan farers have come to respect the sea and changing weather eonditions is sound. A committee has been as a necessary condition for their survival in the course of their jobs. appointed to keep in touch with But just wonder how much of our shipping is really determined by shipowners and their associations weather conditions, storms, and so on. We can easily understand an and if market conditions warrant emergency need for shipping or certain types of cargo when a disaster it they will advise the council to hits someplace—this is where the shipping industry frequently has to ST. LOUIS—The National Labor Relations Board has cer­ assemble again and revive interest turn to and start moving mountains of cargo to some far-off place where tified tlys SIUNA's Transportation Services & Allied Workers in the plan. a hurricane or typhoon may have hit. The situation in Alaska last to represent the drivers of the Marcella Cab Company here month is a typical example. The earthquake and tidal wave in that area created many problems as bargaining agents. The NLRB in Washington the Yellow Cab Company quit the of supply and so, as a result, Sea-Land stepped up its plans for an f&je A iL MAiLib Slu Alaska containership service from Seattle and put two ships right on upheld the validity of a secret Teamsters and voted for SIUORroTH^LOe USBZfPCOVB the run. ballot election January 16 In which TSAW representation. 11232 APfERAsmsS In the Marcella case, the NLSB Weather conditions also were a cause of the Soviet Union's grain the drivers voted 140 to 116 to problems, since bad weather during growing and harvesting seasons switch from the International ruled against a Teamster conten­ obviously didn't help them grow any wheat. Brotherhood of Teamsters Local tion that the Seafarers pre-elec­ So often it comes down to this when you're on a ship nearing port 405 to the TSAW. More than 400 tion appeals interfered with the employees' free choice. and the weather acts up. It's a time of a mixed blessing for sailors. employees are involved. As profes.sional seamen we may have to contend with bad weather as James Matthews, president of • The vote among employees of mp, a safety factor and navigation problem, but we also have to count on it the TSAW Local 5 here, said after Marcella was the second represen­ to build up the demand for all kinds of goods, including fuels. receiving the Board's decision that tation vote by this group in the The demand for coal and oil, after all, really depends partly on he would ask the Marcella firm last year. In an election last sum­ weather condition.s and seasonal needs that are entirely unpredictable "immediately" for meetings to mer, the Teamsters defeated the jf ., T and change from day to day. When you think of it, these are some negotiate a contract. TSAW but the NLRB held that the of the things we all have to consider in wondering why the shipping The TSAW Local 5 is the second atmosphere created by Teamster ^15" M/ii-t 5P£el>AWlLP-ffi/V£«r business and job activity is often so unpredictable. They also explain local union s<t up by the SIUNA organizers ruled out a fair vote. why .we have to be watchful all the time when Government agencies transport affiliate here. In 1962, Therefore, the new election was and others try to slip US shipping a fast one and pass us ty. another group of 300 drivers of ordered. both to burst into flames. The Timber, owned by the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company, was said to have been instrumental in preventing what could have been a major disaster to the Mobile waterfront by her crew's fire-fighting actions. Re­ ports said the entire waterfront was threatened for hours by the blaze which erupted on the Vul can's barge loaded with 735,000 gallons of gasoline. The Vulcan is Shelve Plan To Lay-Up Tramp Ships Rail Unions Step Up Battle Against Mass Crew Cuts Shipping Conditions And The Weather NLRB Certifies SlU TaxicabVote �Mir 15; IMt By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Scholarship Qualifications Outlined Elsewhere In this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG you will find a de­ tailed story on the latest awards of the five scholarships provided for through the means of the various plans which have been established by the union through its bargaining relationship with various shipowners. The Scholarship Benefit was originally established on August 5, 1952. Those eligible to participate in the receiving of this benefit are eligible seamen themselves or their dependent children. For either seaman or children, the seaman must have at least three years actual covered employment with companies signatory to the Seafarers' Welfare Plan, In addition to having ninety days employment time in the year prior to applying for the benefit, as well as one day in tlie six month period prior to applying. The seamen must be under the age of thirty five but this age limita­ tion may be waived for the active seaman having completed one or more years in an accredited college or university during the three-year period immediately preceding his application for this benefit and pro­ vided he has maintained an average in high school or college in the top one-third of his class. Applicants who are dependent children of seamen must be unmarried when they apply, otherwise they are not considered dependent. Marriage, after the scholarship is awarded will not effect the Scholarship. Adopted children of eligible sea­ for that purpose. In addition to the men are also able to apply for this foregoing, eligible dependent chil­ benefit, provided they have been dren of pensioners are eligible to adopted by the eligible seaman for participate in the scholarship award a period of at least five years prior program. to their making this application. In the event that a seaman wins All applicants for the benefit are one of the Scholarship Awards, his required to take the college en­ welfare eligibility is automatically trance examination. Each applicant extended for the effective period must pay his own examination fee. of the scholarship, based on the eligibility he had at the time of his application for the scholarship. Any SIU member who feels In the selection of the scholarship there Is an unnecessary delay winners, the following persons, all in the processing of any wel­ of whom are connected in some fare or pension claims should official capacity with a university, Immediately call this to the are the trustees: attention of the SecretaryTreasurer at headquarters, by Dr. R. M. Keefe, Dean of Ad­ certified mail, return receipt missions of St. Louis University. requested. Any delay in the Dr. C. D. O'Connell. Director of processing of a claim is usu­ Admissions of the University of ally due to the absence of nec­ Chicago. essary information or docu­ Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, Research ments which arc required be­ Associate, Howard University. fore a claim can be processed. Dr. B. P. Ireland, Northeast Regional Director, College En­ The Scholarship awards may be trance Examination Board. Miss Ediia Newby, Assistant used for post-graduate work in those instances where the Scholar­ Dean of Douglass College. Dr. E. C. Kastner, Dean of Reg­ ship award winner completed his under-graduate work prior to hav­ istration and Financial Aid, New ing used the full four years of his York University. Anyone interested in making ap­ scholarship award. However, in each case of this type, where the plications for the Seafarers Scholarship award is to be used Scholarship Benefit should write for post-graduate work, the to the Maritime Advancement Pro­ Trustees must agree in advance to gram, 17 Battery Place, 19th Floor, the Scholarship award being used New York 4, New York. SEAFARERS LOG 7ic« fir* Congress Passes Money Maritime Agency Fares Weii WASHINGTON—^The House Appropriations Committee passed and sent to the Senate an appropriations bill last week which, although sizably cutting the Federal Maritime Com­ mission's budget, in general granted the funds the Maritime Administration had asked for the coming fiscal year. quisition of ships traded in on this 000, about $188,000 more than the The committee decided to new construction. give the Maritime Adminis­ The Federal Maritime Commis­ amount which was voted for the tration the full amount It sought— sion, however, did not fare so well. current fiscal year. The FMC had $314.9 million—for operating and Its budget request was slashed asked for the additional moniee construction subsidies and the ac­ from $3.3 million asked to $2,763- to carry out its expanding re­ gulatory duties. The amount voted for the MA'e ship construction subsidies—$124.9 million—was $12.4 million more than was voted for this year's op­ erations. The amount was suppo.sed to help build 17 ships for the sub­ sidized lines, but because of the ex­ NEW YORK—The SIU Seniority Upgrading Program hit pected increase in the maximum full stride last week as the latest group of class B Seafarers subsidy to 50 percent in the com­ started taking part in the program in the Port of New York. ing year, that total will probably shrink. The upgrading program was-*inaugurated by the Seafarers The second group of 28 men to Previous legislation extending take part in the seniority upgrad­ the temporary 55 percent ceiling Appeals Board. Twenty-six Seafarers are in the ing completed the program on May on ship construction subsidies as third group of class B men to par­ 1. They all received certificates noted by the committee in its re­ noting their new class A seniority port, will not conflict with the ticipate in the program. under the rules established by the MA's proposed change in figuring Appeals Board. The first group of foreign costs. The MA has pro­ 29 men completed the program on posed to change from using the single lowest cost foreign yard to March 27. Applications for the upgrading an average of five foreign yards. program continue to be open to This would make the US and for­ qualified Seafarers. Class B men eign shipbuilding costs closer to­ who wish to apply for a seniority gether and reduce the subsidy out­ upgrading application or who wish lay to the Government. The sub­ further information, should write sidized operators were upset about Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers this possible change and so was Appeals Board, 17 Battery Place, the committee. The new foreign cost formula has not been put into Suite 1930, New York 4, NY. effect. Announcement of the upgrading Already the MA has agreed to program was made by the SAB in February, following a Union-ship­ back a one year continuation of owner survey of manpower needs a temporary 55 percent ceiling and in all ports and the number of Congress appears to be inclined men shipped to fill SlU-contracted towards approving a two year ex­ vessels during 1963. The SAB is tension. This could njean an addi­ the joint Union-management panel tional $500,000 per ship more than governing the shipping rules set intended, and, just as in the cur­ up under the contracts for SIU rent year, cut two or possibly mdr* vessels from the construction ships. The Board's action is a move to schedule. The subsidy, up to 55 Seafarer ArHiur Andersen assure the availability of qualified percent of domestic cost, is de­ expressed his opinion when Seafarers to meet current manning signed to put US operators on a cost parity with foreign competi­ needs. an OT question came up tors. The SAB Seniority Upgrading during the discussion pe­ Committee includes Shepard for The House vote on the appropri­ riod at the May member­ the Atlantic Area; Lindsey Wil­ ations bill was 312 to 40. The bill ship meeting in New York. liams, Gulf Area; Al Tanner, Great now goes to the Senate, which Many issues of importance Lakes Area, and £. B. McAuley, could restore some or all of tha to Seafarers were aired. West Coast Area. slashed funds if it desires. Third Croup Starts Upgrading Program OT Beef Secretary-Treasurer's Report To The Membership: FORTHCOMING ELECTION OF OFFICERS-ADDITIONS TO VOTING PROCEDURES Provision for Nomination by Others. (The following is the text of an excerpt from the Article XIII, Section 1, "Nominations," provides for selfSecretary-Treasurer's report to the regular member­ nomination to office. In order to square any ambiguity ship meeting at SIU headquarters on April 6 and again as to the meaning of this section, it is recommended that a on May 4 entitled, "Forthcoming £::ectlon Of Officers member may place his name in nomination or have his —Additions To Voting Procedures." The report was name placed in nomination by any other member and also forwarded to other constitutional ports for action further, that in either event, such member nominated at their meetings in April and May.) Article XIII, Section 7 of our constitution reads, as must comply with the provisions of the constitution, as they are set forth, relating to the submission of credentials. follows: This change is an amplification of the existing provisions "The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with of the constitution and should not be construed to be an the preservation and retention of all election records, alteration of same. including the ballots, as required by law, and is di­ Absentee Ballot. rected and authorized to issue such other and further Article XIII, Sections 3 and 4, "Balloting Procedures" directives as to the election procedures as are required and "Polls Committee," of tlie constitution, provide that by law, which directives shall be part of the election balloting shall be manual in nature. It is now recom­ procedures of this Union." mended that the following absentee ballot procedure be Therefore, in accordance with the above-mentioned sec­ presented to the membership upon advice of counsel as an tion and after consulting with and being advised by coun­ amplification of such provisions: sel, it is found that additions to our voting procedures for Full book members may request an absentee ballot un­ the' election of officers are required by law. Therefore, der the following circumstances, only. While such member under the powers delegated to me by our constitution, is employed on an American-flag merchant vessel which in the aforementioned section, I am setting up the follow­ vessel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port ing additions in our balloting procedure for officers. in which voting is to take place during the voting period President's Pre-Balioting Report. provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, Article X, Section 1, "The President," Sub-Section (e), the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot provides that the President's Pre-Balloting Report shall be by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing submitted to the membership at the regular meeting in device at the location from which such request is made, July of every election year. It is recommended to the if such be the case. Such request must contain a de­ membership in this connection that such Pre-Balloting signation as to the address to which such member wishes Report be made both at tiie June and July meetings so as to his absentee ballot returned. Such request shall be re­ give more than adequate notice to any prospective nominee ceived no later than 12:00 PM on the fifteenth day of for office. November of the election year and shall be directed, to tlia Secretary-Treasurer at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York. Upon receipt of such request, the procedures as established In Section 3 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for deter­ mining whether such member is a member in good stand­ ing and further whether such member has, in fact, voted previously. He shall send the processed ballot by Regis­ tered Mail-Return Receipt Requested to the address de­ signated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his ballot, instructions for returning the ballot, which instructions must be complied with exactly. The Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall further 'maintain a record showing the name, book number of the member, his ballot number and the data upon which such ballot was sent, which in­ formation shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XIII, Section 9 (c) of the constitution. The member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail, or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named in the Presi­ dent's Pre-Balloting Report. These absentee ballots must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must be received by tha depository named in the President's Pre-Balloting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, regardless of when post­ marked, for them to be counted as eligible votes. Such > ballots will be maintained separately by such depository and shall then be turned over to the Union Tallying Com- . mittee, as provided in Section 5 (d> of Article XIII of Rie constitution. �SEAFARERS raffc Stx vbar 15, itM LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District) April 25 -Mays, 1964 listed nearly 300 men shipped. The three West Coast The job situation for Seafarers shows a slight rise since ports all showed major gains and were kept busy filling the last report period. The total number of SIU men job calls during most of the period. Seattle showed the who shipped rose to 1,198 from 1,189 in the previous twosharpest improvement after a real slump in the previous week period. The small increase in jobs dispatched was two-week period. split among the deck and steward departments, during this reporting period. Although the overall shipping rose, the ship activity listing posted fewer sign-ons, indicating a higher job turn­ Registration figures also rose a small amount for the period covered by the report. This contrasted with a over. The number of payoffs and in-transit ship visits slight decrease which appeared in the last period. Total also fell off slightly. registration and shipping figures continue to run about The percentage of class A men who shipped out rose even, although the number of men registered on the by five points over the last period, bouncing back over beach shows a small rise to 3,441 from last period's low of the 50-percent mark where it generally stays. Class A 3,417. shipping represented 53 percent of the total, while class Of the major ports, the only one showing a significant B climbed a point to 36 percent and class C dropped to 11 rise during this report period was New Orleans, which percent of the dispatch total. Ship Acfivify Pay Sign In OfFs 0ns Trans. TOTAL Boston Now York ... . 21 4 Philadelphia. .< Baltimore ... . 7 Norfolk .... Jacksonville . . 0 Tampa Mobile New Orleans. . 10 Houston .... . 7 Wilmington . . 3 Son Francisco,.. 1 Seattle 0 7 2 6 0 0 0 1 9 3 1 1 5 B 19 7 9 5 6 7 4 15 17 3 6 2 6 47 13 22 5 6 7 8 34 27 7 8 12 TOTALS ... 62 35 105 202 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 5 3 1 1 21 28 57 8 7 4 1 12 9 13 7 29 5 7 1 1 3 6 0 9 0 1 2j 1 11 7 20 2 27 31 12 70 17 38 62 7 8 2 4 14 6 2 1 9 8 21 9 4 114 154 49 i 317 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0' 0 2 8 12 22 0 7 3 4 0 8 16 24 0 3 5 2 1 3 2 6 0 1 1 2, 0 3 1 2 0 16 25 41 0 17 17 34 0 6 2 8 0 8 3 11 3 11 6 20 6 85 92 1 183 Shipped Shipped CLASS AI • CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 27 10 61 1 24 12 16 29 2 8 11 0 1 8 3 11 6 11 6 23 0 5 8 13 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 4 2 3 5 1 0 4 4 9 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 6 7 15 0 2 0 2 2 61 4 23 31 7 23 23 50 15 28 5 48 1 15 7 23 6 5 3 14: 0 8 4 4 3 8 12 0 1 1 2 3 13 7 3 23 2 9 4 15 95 149 40 ! 284 11 83 74 1 168 Shipped TOTAL CLASS C Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 12 10 22 61 29 22 112 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 22 2 3 2 7 23 13 7 43 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 5 15 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 15 2 2 19 0 2 2 4 61 50 4 115 1 8 0 9 48 23 80 9 0 0 1 1 14 8 23 1 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 15 0 0 0 0 , 23 15 0 38 3 27 17 1 47 284 168 47 1 499 Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 2 6 4 4 17 6 27 41 52 97 09 97 22 188 4 5 11 16 10 10 5 25 0 37 9 27 28 53 13 94 1 7 11 4 19 8 2 29 0 6 8 15 16 1 26 1 9 2 2 4 2 3 14 0 9 5 14 19 25 26 7 58 0 28 107 136 77 79 13 169 1 31 36 72 52 85 13 150 5 10 19 9 25 0 11 5 9 21 20 44 27 5 48 3 16 18 10 31 48 3 24 19 5 344 457 100 1 901 18 182 307 1 507 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B .. GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 21 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 32 43 16 91 ' 6 37 i 7 15 16 33 48 6 8 14 15 35 3 9 13 ' 0 1 5 1 7 3 2 1 9 0 1 5 4 2 18 1 21 i 1 7 4 12 4 14 2 20 1 8 7 16 0 4 5 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 21 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2, 0 1 0 ll 2 9 1 12 1 0 8 4 4 6 0 10 0 4 2 4 6 6 17 25 ; 0 2 38 8 19 19 27 5 40 1 22 18 41 27 5 3 35 3 20 20 43 7 23 31 2 1 18 13 33 5 10 1 4 1 3 5 2 1 2 2 6 0 6 3 9 3 6 2 11 0 5 3 8 1 4 1 6 1 1 2 4 5 9 0 14 1 5 11; 0 8 5 3 11 0 3 1 4 62 153 28 243 12 82 82 1 176 35 126 24 1 185 12 80 •71 1 163 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 0 3 4 • 17 1 1 0 2 1 6 27 0 6 2 4 1 11 7 19 48 35 19 102 41 87 12 140 14 80 37 101 0 1 2 3! 9 5 3 17 1 4 19 0 3 14 6 9 3 1 4 8 20 16 8 44 14 42 6 62 1 36 15 20 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 28 0 17 23 2 8 9 0 7 1 0 0 2 5 0 10 1 12 3 9 e 18 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 10 6 17 7 1 33 0 24 2 10 13 23 87 19 1 3 2 6; 40 41 6 49 8 76 3 44 69 116 0 3 2 5 31 33 69 15 5 56 6 77 5 80 38 37 0 0 16 10 1 1 6 9 1 10 3 23 2 10 0 8 0 2 0 2 12 20 2 6 4 30 54 3 20 4 8 9 0 0 17 9 2 4 2 2i 11 20 3 32 3 12 6 21 5 28 17 1 50 185 163 50 1 398 145 383 57 1 585 35 204 221 1 460 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor,.. 7.. Jae Tana Mob NO Hoa Wil SF Sea _ TOTALS 1 Registered CLASS A GROUP 1-s 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 0 2 1 40 -7 10 19 4 3 2 3 1 9 13 3 4 5 1 3 0 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 8 5 1 1 1 43 4 25 3 11 34 16 2 10 6 5 0 1 3 1 11 3 6 2 0 11 3 5 2 1 52 34 75 1 185 24 Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1-s 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 15 20 1 11 32 4 16 0 2 3 5 0 1 2 6 9 0 0 10' 10 2 1 3 5 11 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2 1 7 9 0 10 0 1 33 34 3 12 6 29 50 1 1 19 8 5 ,211 2 8 23 0 0 1 3 l' 1 0 2 6 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 5 4 2 7 13 2 2 4 6 14 9 12 101 ! 122 11 43 26 82 1 162 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 i 1 0 0 13 13 0 0 6 6 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 29 29 2 0 22 24 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 8 9 2 2 95 1 99 Shipped TOTAL 1 CLASS C Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-s 0 0 0 0 1 0 2! 1 1 0 0 12 12 32 13 12 57, 26 0 0 1 ll 9 6 16 3 1 0 0 5 5 11 7 5 23 24 0 0 1 1 0 0 i 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0 Oi 0 I4I 4 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 2 2 50 29 8l{ 19 2 0 0 8 8 23 24 8 55 16 0 0 4 6 4 4 14 6 4 0 4 5 0 4 2 4 11 7 0 0 2 2 14 9 25 4 2 0 162 1 99 40 1 301 116 39 1 40 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 a ALL 1 2 8 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 46 4 38 43 28 62 159 4 26 7 9 6 8 3 4 71! 1 23 8 15 24 0 22 15i 1 10 6 2 7 4 2 8 3 6 0 9 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 38' 1 20 6 13 0 19 15 36 13 62 130 4 119 129 82 7 2 32 41 34 12 20 18 7 2 4 6 5 1 1 62 15 0 3 12 20 12 23 32 7 6 4 22 7 4 28 286 j 184 ro7 238 1 645 29 1 343 SUMMARY Registered _ CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROVF 3 2 1 114 154 49 62 153 28 34 75 76 252 341 152 Registered CLASS B GROUP ALL 1 23 85 92 I 317 6 82 82 I 243, 12 I 185 9_ 12 101 I 745 27 179 1S76 SHIPPED SHIPPED Registered On The Beach SHIPPED TOTAL CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 I 183 95 149 40 284 11 83 74 I 168 3 27 17 471284 168_ 47" 499 344 45'^100 901 18_ 182 307 I 507 176 35 24 185 12 _80 71 r163 5_ 28 17 50 185 163 50 398'H5_^ 383 57 585 35 204 221 I 460 122, 54_ 26 82 162 40 162 O' 39 99 40 3011300 107" 238 645 29 28 286 I 343 2 95 1 99 'l 481184 301 146 631 25 165 244) J 430 9 55 73 137631 430 137 11198 789 947 395 j2131| 82 414 814 jlSlO �Har 15, 1564 ly Earl (Ball) Shcpard, Vice-President, Atlantic Ship's Delegates Doing Good Job SEAFARERS Pace Sevea LOO SIU Coast Co. to Study Atomic Ship Shipping has been exceptionally good in New York during April. WASHINGTON—The SIU Pacific This was the result of having 43 payoffs, 13 sign-ons and 46 ships in District-contracted-American Mail transit. All of these ships were in good shape and the ships delegates Line, Ltd., In conjunction with the are to be complimented on doing such a good job in keeping beefs down to a routine nature. Here in the port of New York, we answered J. J. Henry Company of New York, the call of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers in aiding them in some has been awarded a $35,000 con­ organizational picketing, and we have been standing by on the alert tract to evaluate the application to press our efforts in making sure that American ships get their fair of nuclear power to a trans-Pacific cargo service. share of government-financed cargoes. The study is designed to investi­ Jason Gibbs, former chief s.-eward on the Steel Executive has been gate the possible savings in op­ ' on the beach in New York for the past two months and is ready to ship erators' costs and to the Govern­ out again. While he was on the beach, he took in a few days at the ment through reduced fuel weight track and also saw the World's Fair. Carl Dearlo, who last shipped of nuclear power. The use of on the Steel Admiral was over to see us at the New York Hall recently. nuclear power could mean higher Carl has been a member of the SlU since 1944 and he was very active ship speeds or the reduction in the in the Robin Line beef. Dave Pashkoff is also on the beach in New number of ships required to serve York and he's waiting around for a bosun's job. a route. Bozo Zelencic (right) flashes a smile as he receives his first Shipping has been on the slow bell in Boston for the past month, A design concept of an optimum pension check from Headquarters SIU Rep. Ed Mooney. but we hear that there are a couple of payoffs coming that way so the ship is to be developed, giving Zelencic, whose last ship was the Fairland (Sea-Land), future picture may brighten up a little. However, for the time being,' approximate characteristics, esti­ joined the SIU in 1939 and sailed in the engine department. it is not recommended that a "path be beat" to Boston for shipping mated manning, estimated con­ purposes. He plans to settle in Manhattan. struction and operating costs. The Bob Eraser, who's last ship wss the MT Washington, is now holding possibility of automation of the down the hail in Boston for a Bosun or Deck Maintenance job. Bob plants selected will also be re­ slipped on the ice at home last February and broke his knee and foot viewed. The study is to be com­ and wants to get back to sea now. Tom Fleming, who also paid off the pleted by the end of September, MT Washington recently, dropped in at the Boston Hall the other day 1964, and a final report prepared and said that he's getting his summer home on ithe Cape ready. Blackie describing the supporting date and Ilamaty, who's last ship was the Achilles, is in Boston now and is wait­ conclusions of the study. ing for the Bosun's job and Francis Buhl who's last ship was also the The study, to be made on NEW YORK—Three more oldtimers have been added to Achilles is registered in Boston and hopes to make another ship soon. the operational requirements of Shipping has been very good in Baltimore for the past 30-day period Trade Route Number 28, US the growing ranks of Seafarer veterans on pension, bringing and the outlook for the future looks very good. The Retail Clerks in Pacific ports/Ceylon, Burma, India, the total of Seafarers drawing monthly $150 pension checks Baltimore are striking at the Acme Markets. As a result of the strike, Pakistan, Persian Gulf and Gulf for life to 23 during this year.-*all the other chain stores in the area closed and the Clerks filed suit with of Aden, will include port limita­ All three of the men who the SIU since 1940 when he bethe court against the chain stores to show cause why the stores should tions, cargo handling facilities, were recently approved by came a member of the Union at not be reopened. The judge ruled that he had no jurisdiction to make traffic density, cargo handling the joint panel of SlU-shipowner New York. A native New Yorker, costs, and other factors involved. a decision on the sliow cause order. trustees for the Union's retirement he has called Norfolk his'home General Electric Company and The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union recently signed a new three-year program are retiring on disability port for some time but he and his Babcock & Wilcox will both supply contract with the Harbor Towing Company in Baltimore arid the SIU pensions. They are Emanuel E. United Industrial Worker's signed a new contract with the Adeli nuclear steam generators for the Vatis, 50, and Bozo Zelencic, 50, study, with two others being in­ Plastics Co. who had shipped deep-sea, and vestigated to see if they should be Hank Fossett, who's last ship was the Niagara, was over at the Baltimore hall the other day and he claims a record was made in change included in the study. The others George Giamarelos, 73, a member of the Great Lakes SIU. of order while he was aboard the Niagara. Hank says that he left Port­ are products of Combustion En­ Vatis has sailed as a member of land on the Niagara and was headed for Houston. Then after a couple gineering, Inc., and the Martin of days the orders were changed, and the ship turned around and Marietta Corp. Other detailed de­ the deck department since first Iieaded for Seattle. After a couple of days headed for Seattle, orders signs will be considered as they joining the Union at Mobile back in 1939. He ended his long career v/ere changed again and the Niagara headed for Galveston. In the become available. In announcing the award. Mari­ of sailing with a trip aboard the Yucatan Straits, the orders were again changed and the ship headed Gjamarelos Vatis toward New Orleans and finally arrived there to load grain for Algiers. time Administrator Nicholas John­ Santa Emilia (Liberty Navigation), Hank decided to quit in New Gleans because he was beginning to think son said that the MA wants "to on which he sailed as bosun. A wife Mildred expect to be enjoy­ find out whether it would be eco­ native of the state of Florida, tiiat he was on a merry-go-round instead of a ship. ing the benefits of retirement in Shipping in Philadelphia during April was fair with 9 payoffs, 5 sign- nomically and technically feasiblt Vatis now makes his home in a new home back in the Empire ons and 13 in transits. Philadelphia is still^short of rated men in the to use some of the nuclear reactors Mobile, where he will spend his State. Zelencic made his last trip engine department. Sixty-seven engine department members were reg­ now availanle or under develop­ retirement years with his wife aboard the Fairland (Sea Land). ment for cargo ships whi h are Desa. istered there last month and out of this number, 123 were shipped. Giamarelos, the Great Lakes Bill Greene Jr., with SIU support, was successful in the election for operating In trades where cargo A veteran of many years of sail­ member of the trio of new pen­ Congressman of the 5th Congressional District in Pennsylvania. Greene is heavy or where harbors restrict ing in the engine department, sioners, joined the SIU in 1942 at Zelencic has been shipping with Detroit. His last ,'ship was the will finish out his father's term and in November another election will the ship's dimensions." be held to determine the permanent holder of the office. George H. Ingalls (T. J. McCarthy) The Maritime Port Council held a special election meeting in Phila­ on which he sailed in the engine delphia last month and the following officers were elected: William department as oiler. Although he Foley of the Laborers Union was elected vice-president; Joseph Barbanow makes his home in Detroit, cane of District No. 1, MEBA, was elected vice-president and Philadel­ Giamarelos is a native of Greece phia SIU Port Agent Frank Drozak was elected secretary-treasurer where his sister still lives. of the Port Council. Jim Armstrong, who's been sailing with the SIU since 1938 is registered on the beach in Philadelphia. Jim's waiting for a Oaimar ship now after having last sailed on the Transindia. Genaro Lopez is NEW BEDFORD—The SlU-affiliated New Bedford Fisher­ During the last - minute also on the beach in Philadelphia Genaro is completely recovered from men's Union has reached agreement with the New Bedford scramble of going to press an accident he had some time ago and now he says that he is fit for with the LOG last issue (May duty and waiting for an Alcoa ship that will take him home to Puerto Seafood Association on a new three-year contract for 1,200 1), there was an inadvertant Rico. fishermen in this city, avertswap of photograph identifi­ The shipping picture for Norfolk was very good during the month ing a threatened strike. expense of operating electronic cations of Seafarers W. H. of April, with the number of men shipped once again outnumbering gear aboard the boats, according Union officials, including to the new terms. Moody and Byron j. Ricketts, those that were registered. However, shipping in Norfolk has now both recent pensioners. slowed down considerably and job opportunities are not as bright secretary-treasurer Austin P. Skin­ The contract also contains a new ner, signed the new pact with enforcement However, in the body of the now as in the past few months. clause. This provides The SIU is actively engaged in all Central Labor Council and COPE representatives of the council, the that if the Union and boat owners activities in the Norfolk area. The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union has boat owners' organization, on May can't agree to a local arbitrator, negotiated a new contract at the Gulf Atlantic Towing Company in 5. Members of the union are now then either side can take the dis­ Norfolk. The new pact was ratified by a vote of 60-8 on April 30. voting by secret ballot on the new pute to the Federal Mediation and Negotiations by the SIU-IBU with the Coal Terminal Towing Company terms in the final step of ratifying Conciliation Service. The federal the contract. and the Marine Oil Service are presently going on. mediator would not be bound by The contract is slated to go Into the proceedings held before an German Aban, who's la'St ship, the Achilles was laid up in Mobile when she went to the sliipyard, is in high hope of making this ship when effect about June 1 if approved by arbitrator. she hits Norfolk after repairs. Alfred Everett, Jr., who had to. get off a majority of the union member­ The new pact also liberalizes the Achilles also when she went into the shipyard, is registered in ship. rest ashore provisions for the fish­ Norfolk now and looking for another coastwise tanker. Under the terms, the fishermen ermen when they return from Ricketts Moody Shipping in Puerto Rico has been on an even keel for tiie past here will receive a 50 per cent in­ trips at sea. In addition, it contains month. The Puerto Rican Labor front as usual is very active. The crease in their health and welfare new provisions in regard to tiie article, the correct informa­ Puerto Rico Musicians Federation has been picketing the La Concha benefits according to an agreement responsibilities of the boat owners tion was given on each man. hotel because the large hotels want to divide the year into two seasons, reached by the union with the and the captains of the vessels. They are correctly pictured one four months long and the other eight months long. During the fund's trustees. here, according to Union mem­ The old agreement expired on bership records. Apologies to eight month period the hotels want to have small combos do the enter­ Boat owners from now on would March 31 and the fishermen voted all concerned for the mixup. taining and eliminate the large orchestras. This will mean a cutback not make any deductions from the 429-140 to strike if necessary when in musicians from 25 to 14. pay of the fishermen toward the negotiations bogged down. Three SIU Oldtimers Awarded Pensions SIU Fishermen Sign Three-Year Contract iVIixed Pix �I SEAFARERS' Fag* FifU h0,0 Another Bad Year Seen For Soviet Agriculture WASHINGTON—The Soviet Union will be in the market for huge .purchases of grain again this year if reports from informed sources on both sides of the Iron Curtain prove Grain Ships Hit Gulf Port correct. As usual, Russian agriculture seems headed for another disastrous year. Shipping was good in the major Gulf ports during the last two weeks A US economist recently and the outlook for the coming period indicates it will continue to be pointed out (March 20, LOG) Poor weather conditions in dictions for a new crop failure if brisk. In Houston the picture was especially bright. Shortly after the that the 1963 fiasco suffered Russia's grain belt, added to a report from the Financial Times By Lindsey Williams. Vice-President, Gulf Area Log goes to press the Council Grove, a jumboized T-2, will pay off by Soviet agriculture, which led peasant sabatoge of crops and in­ after completing the first round trip from the Texas area to Russia them to make massive grain pur­ creasing inefficiency of Commu­ with grain. She expects to go right back to the Soviet Union with chases of 11 million tons from nist farm techniques have led another grain cargo. the free world, would probably many other experts to predict an­ The Councl Grove is to be followed into port by the Transeastern, be repeated indefinitely unless other disastrous year. also completing a Russian grain voyage. Coming out of lay-up to take substantial organizational changes Researchers for Radio Liberty, grain for Russia in the immediate future is the Transbay and the Steel were made. His predictions seem which broadcasts the truth Scientist which is expected to start taking general cargo either for to be coming true In almost through the Iron Curtain, have the Persian Gulf or India. predicted that the 1964 grain every respect. Since our last report primary elections were held in Florida and Dr. Bela Fabian, an Informed harvest will no more than equal Texas. U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough won Democratic nomination for source on the situation within the last year's disaster. They base re-election over ultra-conservative Gordon McLendon by about 200,000 Soviet Union, who predicted the their estimates on freezing votes out of nearly 1.5 million Democratic votes. Senator Yorborough, Hungarian uprising in Budapest weather and severe frost which who had the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, faces Republican opposition in 1956, is now predicting that have made the arrival of spring in the November general election. About 140,000 Texans voted in the the Soviet crop losses this year even later than last year in Rus­ Republican primary, which would indicate re-election of Yarborough in would be far worse than those in sia. a squeaker; provided he does not lose ground before November. Backing up these and other pre1963. Two oldtimers visited the hall'*' in Tampa after receiving their first many years, is proud of the com­ retirement checks. They are mendation he received from the Angelo D'AmIco and Lloyd P. crew on his last ship, the Volusia. Sheffield. Both said that they are This is not unusual for Sullins, looking forward to taking it easy who advertises to one and all that in the Florida sunshine. M. R. he thinks no union in the world Scott registered in Tampa and said has made progress equal to that he was looking for a job on either of the SIU. A. "Shorty" Loguldls the Florldlan (South Atlantic and is registered in Houston again be­ YOKAHAMA—Work is scheduled to get underway here Caribbean) or the Florida State cause he thinks he has the best next year on the construction of the first of three ships, chance to make a deck engineer's (Everglades). These ships run from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico, job in this port. Max "Jake" Long­ which upon completion will the longest and largest merchant and have a very slow rate of job fellow, who was steward on the ships in the world. Tamara Gullden, is taking it easy turnover. The three 1,065 foot tankers ships—1,065 feet and :52,000 dead­ In Mobile, Daniel Browning, who at his home in Houston. He is mar­ will have a cargo lift of 150,- weight tons each, is scheduled to ried and has a ten-month old be started in January, 1966, and has been sailing in the SlU since daughter. 000 tons and are intended for use they will be owned by the Sanko its inception, dropped by the hall to transport crude oil from the The Supertanker Eagle Traveler Persian Gulf of Japan. The vessels Kisen K.K., a Japanese operating to re-register. He has not made a trip in over a year but ju.st paid off in New Orleans after will exceed by 30 feet, the 1,035- company. They are estimated to registers in case things should take shuttling for 11 months and 15 foot supertanker France, the pres­ cost about $15 million each. All three ships will be built a bad turn in the successful floor days between the Persian Gulf and ent holder of the title of longest from identical designs. They will Japan. The ship came in "clean" sanding business he operates with merchant ship in the world. be driven by steam turbines that with no loggings, no beefs and his son. Clyde Garner, who was Work on the first of the three will transmit 30,000 horsepower only one disputed overtime item last on the Montlcello Victory as vessels will start here next April to a single screw for a service chief steward for about a year, . . . a pretty good record for such at the Negishi yard of the Ishi- speed of 16.7 knots. a long trip. The Eagle Traveler e.xpects to be fit for duty soon after kawajima Harima Heavy Indus­ However, the reign of these loaded grain for Poland and Sea­ a long siege of illness. He has tries Co., Ltd. The shipyard's faci­ ships as the world's longest and been recuperating at his home in farers who shipped for this voyage lities are now undergoing con­ largest may be a short one, as one included Joe Scaramutz, oiler; Mobile. Clarence E. Roney, who Steve Szanto, bosun; Mike Vigo, struction, and upon completion major operator has plans calling paid off the Overseas Joyce in New 3rd cook; and Nick Maire, steward early next year will be capable of for the construction of a 250,000 Orleans, is registered in Mobile utility. The Frances which had turning out ships of up to 160,000 ton vessel. and vacationing with his wife and been laid up in New Orleans since tons. The current tonnage champion children before starting to sweat December 30, 1962, was bought by The first tanker to be con­ is the 130,250-ton Nissho Maru, a out the job calls again. Morris J. Oriental Exporters and was sched­ structed will be a 150,000-ton ves­ 954-foot steamship built for IdeDanzey is relaxing with his family uled to go on drydock May 18, sel for the Tokyo Tanker Com­ mitsu Kosan K.K. of Tokyo by in Prichard, Alabama after pay­ 1964. Plans call for the C-2 to be pany, an affiliate of the Caltex Sasebo Heavy Industries Ltd. ing off the Montpeller Victory. renamed and to crew up soon. Group of oil companies. According Giant tankers of this type, with He probably will throw in for an Bob Callahan hit the beach for a to the New York office of the con­ a draft close to 54 feet when fully AB's job when he is ready to rest after holding down an AB's cern, the vessel will be a "mere" loaded, actually never enter port ship. W. E. Reynolds, another of job on the Del Sud for more than 1,060 feet long. except for drydocking and over­ the real oldtimers, is trying to a year. Production on the two larger haul since few harbors are capable make an oiler's job on any Water­ of handling their depth and length man ship to Europe. at shoreside berths. Instead, they An Interstate Commerce Com­ travel between offshore, deepwater mission Examiner has turned down berths. a bid by the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union contracted Coyle Lines Inc., to perform common water carrier service on the Flint and Chattachochee Rivers which flow into the Apalachiocola River in Florida. Examiner Armin G. Clement said that service now being de­ veloped by water carrries on the two newly-developed waterways is adequate. The River Transit Co., The SIU United Industrial and the SIU-IBU contracted Gulf Workers-contracted Mobile Ship Canal Lines now operate in the Repair, Inc., of Mobile, Alabama, area. has completed construction of two Coyle Line has 30 days to appeal harbor tugs, under a $2,738,635 US the decision to the ICC's Divi­ Navy contract. The two boats left sion 1. Mobile last month for delivery to In Houston Nels "Swede" Lar­ the Navy shipyard at Bremerton, son, one of the original members Wash. Three similar tugs are in­ of the SIU, is renewing acquaint­ cluded in the same contract, as Is ances with former shipmates and a 100-foot US Coast Guard cutter reminding everybody of the many to be used as a buoy tender on the gains made by the SIU since its Great Lakes. The craft is expected organization. He thinks the Wel­ to be delivered later this year. fare and Vacation Plan are among Mobile Ship Repair is one of the best of the SIU benefits. His several shipbuilding and repair last ship was the Alice Brown and firms in the Gulf area that operate he is ready to make another trip under SIU-UIW contract, employ­ in the deck department. Chalmers ing a wide variety of union build­ "Bo" Anderson, came over from SIU oldtimer Hubert R. Cantwell (right) receives his first ing and maintenance craftsmen. New Orleans to register for a monthly disability pension check from Welfare Rep. John The company was awarded the $2.7 bosun's job after having paid off Dwyer at headquarters. Cantwell, who makes his home in million contract by the US Gov­ the Kent. Fred Sulllns, who has ernment in 1962. Trenton, NJ, last sailed aboard the Robin Hood (Robin Line). been sailing as chief steward for Japan Yard To Build Heavyweight Champ of London that the Russians have released at least $55 mllliim in gold within the last month. The Times points out that the Rus­ sians would have to export gold to pay for essential grain imports. From other sources, some of them Russian, the situation ap­ pears even worse than the out­ side experts are predicting. Radio Free Europe has pointed out that even if the Soviets have a good crop there is no assurance that the crop will be harvested. They point to the lack of spare parts which continues to keep Soviet farm equipment out of service. A Soviet publication, Ekononicheskaya Gazeta, admitted recent­ ly in a site report that 193,000 tractors, 21,000 grain combines and 20,000 forage harvesters had not been repaired in time for the 1961 harvest, and 'other observers have noted no change in the con­ dition since then. A series of top level discussions between the SIU and other mari­ time unions and the government agencies Involved are presently underway to assure that at least 50 percent of future grain cargoes to the Soviet are carried on American-flag ships. Tugman Pair Go On Pension NEW ORLEANS — Two tugboat oldtimers from the Gulf area who are members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union can look forward to a life of retired ease, having been placed on the pension list by the trustees of the Union pension plan. The tug veterans, both of whom make their home in the state of Gets First SIU Pension Check 2 Navy Tugs Launched By SIU Shipyard Wattigney Louisiana, have Joined the grow­ ing ranks of IBU members who have found it possible to retire without being faced with everpresent financial problems. John M. Wattigney, 65, the first of the two Gulf tugboat oldtimers, has been employed by the Crescent Towing and Salvage Company of this city since 1947. Sailing as a member of the deck department, he signed up with the IBU in 1956 in New Orleans. Retiring on a disability pension which will pay him $150 per month for the rest of his life, Wattigney makes his home in Algiers, La. where he lives with his wife, Thelma. George P. Zopfi, 65,'is ending his career as a tugman,' retiring with a regular $150 per month pension. A diesel engine specialist, he sailed as a member of the en­ gine department for Dixie Carri­ ers in Harvey, La. Employed by the firm since 1943, he held a second engineer's rating. He has been a member of the IBU since 1956. Zopfi, who is single, lives in Marrero, La., where he can keep in close touch with his family. �imriifc'llMt ' SEAFARERS Mloa LOG Expose 'Scientific' Union-Busting WASHINGTON—^The right to organize into unions may be the law of the land—but it doesn't stop union-busting at­ tempts. More and more, union-busting is becoming a science, just as carefully devised as a mathematical formula. Since the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 put the skids under so-called middlemen in labor-management relations, the pro who draws up the blueprint^" to bust a union or block an other business problems, such as The attorney suggests giving and legal reasons for remaining organizing drive is frequently taxes, competition, advertising, him a promotion by making him non-union. SlU railtug oldtimer Clar­ ence E. Carmon (left) picks up his first $150 check from SlU Headquar­ ters Rep. Ed Mooney. Carman is a veteran of 27 years with the New Haven RR where he worked as a bridge motorman. RR Tugman On Pension NEW YORK—SIU Welfare Plan trustees have added the name of a veteran New Haven Railroad tugman to the growing list of pen­ sioners from the SIU Railway Marine Region. To date this year, 12 RMR mem­ bers have retired on pension. The number of rail tug veterans who have received Union pensions since the retirement program started now stands at 60. ' Clarence Carman, 05, has spent most of his working days aboard rail tugs and has put in more than 27 years service as a bridge motorman with the New Haven Railroad. A member of the SIU Railway Marine Region since It began, he first went to work for the New Haven way back in 1937. Carmen, who is single, makes his home in Bi'ooklyn, and Intends to get in a lot of relaxing in the years ahead with the aid of those regular $150 monthly pension checks. an attorney. What he does may be just inside the law, but the net effect is an attempt to nullify the right of men and women to join unions. A typical example of this new breed of union-buster is a so-called labor attorney and labor relations consultant, a junior partner in a law firm with offices in several large cities. He makes speeches around the country to manufac­ turers and businessmen on the theme that they can't lick union organization themselves — they are amateurs and need a pro to help them. The pro, of course, is a legal firm, preferably his legal firm. In his speeches he warns his listeners that "past organizing at­ tempts will seem trivial when com­ pared with this all-out, vicious, no-holds-barred campaign that has just begun." In his discussion of union organizing tactics he labels the quiet campaign, in which, to protect them all, few unionists know other unionists; as "the Communist cell method of organi­ zation." He says, "labor unions are a problem now, not tomorrow," add­ ing, "A major failing on the part of management, which has re­ sulted in unionization, has been our inability to recognize that labor unions and employee rela­ tions are problems just like our government regulations, etc., and that we must give them time." He indicates that too many em­ ployers wake up too late to the fact that their employees are or­ ganizing. He says that frequently, an early election results in "cer­ tain defeat" for management. "The fight begins now," he says. "Re­ pair those fences, build new ones, rout out the troublemakers, deter­ mine and eliminate the causes of unionization, regain the confidence of your employees, clean out the dead wood — all of which takes time and more time. "At this moment, gaining time is expensive, but we must have two months, six months, a year or maybe even three years. We can't let the issue come to a head now —by strike or election. Now the company recognizes the problem— but now every adverse condition exists." In other words, the work­ ers are angry. He offers a ten-point plan for fighting the union, and heads it up with a recommendation that line supervisors be informed that they cannot join the union*; there­ fore their loyalty must be to the company. He then claims that "the poor worker, the one who shirks his responsibilities, the loafer . . ." is used by the organizer to spear­ head a drive. He also indicates that an over-qualified employee will turn to the union. a lower-level supervisor. He says "union stewards quite often make good supervisors, leaders of men," although this doesn't live with the fact that he thinks the "loafer" is good union material. He urges paternalism. "Offer your bookkeeper to help em­ ployees with their tax returns. Or when one of the children is sick, send the child a toy. That 50 cent or 75 cent toy will bring more good will than $1,000 spent in many other ways . . ." He doesn't touch on such primary issues as lower wages or fringe benefits ex­ cept to recommend that pay dif­ ferentials on the same job be eliminated. Extreme concern is shown with building a close relationship be­ tween the employee and manage­ ment. "You might also consider at this time," he says, "subscribing your employees to a pro-manage­ ment newspaper or magazine and sending to them reprints of vari­ ous articles that point out some of the disadvantages of being unionized." At the sign of a union drive, he suggests that employers pre­ pare: • Instructions to foremen on what they can and can't do legally. • Methods of converting em­ ployees to the employer viewpoint. • Gathering practical, emotional • Preparation of a speech to the employees. • Preparation of a letter to go to each employee. The attorney also suggests that if there is any history of Com­ munist activity or racketeering in the past, this should be stressed again, again, and then again. "With few exceptions," he de­ clares, "there is little reason for our companies to have to fight the economic battle of union or­ ganization. . The record since the 1930*3 shows how to avoid it, or, if it comes, how to minimize the effects." Latin Plan Would Bar US Ships MONTEVIDEO — Nina Latin American nations, members of the Latin American Free Trade Asso­ ciation, are expected to enter into an agreement shortly which will reserve the bulk of all cargo mov­ ing between themselves to their own shipping. On April 11, LAFTA's Advisory Transport Committee drafted an agreement that would restrict 90 percent of the affected areas ship­ ping to the fleets of the nine asso­ ciation members. The other 10 percent could be picked up by either LAFTA carriers or outside WASHINGTON—President Jolinson lias sent Congress a plan to spend nearly a bil­ "national flag carriers." The agree­ lion dollars to help the poverty stricken Appalachian regions. The plan, of which $220 mil­ ment is expected to be ratified by the_association's perma­ lion will be spent in the coming fiscal year, is designed to alleviate the abject poverty shortly nent executive committee. The pockets in West Virginia, Vir­ nations that comprise the trade ginia, North Carolina, Ten­ preview of his plan at a press ceding the conference. association are Argentina, Brazil, nessee, Kentucky, Georgia, conference recently for which He had returned the day before Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, Para­ Maryland, Alabama and Pennsyl­ ha said, legislation was urgent. from a 14-hour tour of five states guay, Peru and Uruguay. He spoke of the need to help the afflicted with pockets of poverty. vania. US shipping lines, including the The plan includes proposals for people of the area, stressing that He said he worked "all through SlU-contracted Delta Line, have new power plants based on the "the full impact" of their plight the night and this morning" on called upon the Federal Govern­ experience of the Tennessee Val­ had been brought home to him in his Appalachia legislative pro­ ment for assistance in counteract­ ley Authority, and a variety of an inspection tour the day pre­ posals. ing the discriminatory regulation work projects, presumably similar against American flag shipping to those of the New Deal era. It that the LAFTA members are pre­ will also include road building paring to invoke. and efforts to find new uses of The United States has retaliatory coal, the use of food stamps, weapons authorized by General worker retraining, re-education Order 88 of the IMaritime Com­ SAN FRANCISCO—A three-day and medical care. mission and if it so desires can strike against the California and deny the right of a discriminatory In relation to the new uses for Hawaii sugar refinery at nearby nation to enter US ports„ Crockett, California, ended suc­ coal, Johnson had a meeting with Although some of the *LAFTA Pennsylvania Governor William cessfully for more than 1,200 members do not have enough ships members of the SIUNA-affiliated W. Scranton, out of which grew a to compete with United States or Sugar Workers Union last month proposal to extend the Appalachia European shipping lines, they can when agreement was reacned on plan by some $10 million, to cure, charter tonnage. In addition, sev­ a three-year contract calling for a and in some cases prevent "five eral LAFTA nations have built up major after-effects of coal min­ wage increase, an additional holi­ fairly large merchant fleets since day and improved welfare, pen­ ing," according to Scranton. World War Two. sion and vacation benefits. Scranton's plan would attempt The chief fear of the United A breakdown in negotiation of to solve the problems caused by States shipping lines is the pros­ the C&H contract, which expired cave-ins of the surface above min­ pect of finding group restrictions last January, led to the strike call ing operations, underground mine by all the LAFTA member coun­ on April 11. The SIU's Pacific fires, unsightly scars left by strip tries, in addition to those already District immediately offered its mining, burning refuse dumps existing Individually in each coun­ full physical, financial and moral that pollute the air, and contam­ try. United States shipping would help to the sugar workers and ination of more than 2,000 miles be at a severe disadvantage if, for served notice that Pacific District of streams and rivers In Pennsyl­ example, the Latin nations de­ members would refuse to sail any vania alone. cided to place protective restric­ ships to the C&H refinery in Taken together, the Governor tions on trade moving from one Crockett should such action be­ said, these after-effects "repre­ LAFTA member to another. Another successful group graduated by the SIU's Lifeboat come necessary. In Honolulu, ad­ sent deterrents to new industry Some Latin American countries ditional support of the same in the area." Eliminating them^ school has photo taken in New York. All of the men in the have already applied restrictions nature was made available to the he said, would be of "paramount class earned Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. They are (front, in trade, although in recent years strikers through the Central Labor importance in relieving unem­ a number of them have been l-r) Antonios Trikoglou, Mariano N. Regidor; middle. Harold Council there. Hawaiian augar ployment" in Kentucky, West Vir­ eliminated with the aid of US W. Miller, Mariiaw Haneban, Rebart L. Rutbtrfoi^, Jack interests were, notified -that mem- ginia and Pennsylvania, primarily, federal intervention. These re­ Cgffay; standing,, instructor Dan Butts, Bill Koffowftdh, . ,ber unions wouid refuse to co- but also in Tennessee and Alastrictions took the form of extra Rarat^ AvCgrriar, Alox Monstakakis,. Rot* Riv^, and in­ ,operate iff any attempt, .to. divert .bama. v • ' consular fees on goods and hii^er raw sugar to< other refineries, r' .The President gave a detailed structor Am# Bjornsson.! '; . . port costs. •: - SIU Coast Sugar Workers Win Strike Johnson Asks For $ Billion To Aid Depressed Appalachia Lifeboat Class 107 Graduates �giAPARkkii tob Vugt Tea May IB, IBM Would Ban Foreign TraWhn By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Controcts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Oilers' Duties On Watch Discussed Stiff House-Passed Bill Hits Foreign Fish Raids WASHINGTON—Stiff legislation to stop invasion of US fishing waters by foreign trawler fieets was approved by the House of Representatives last week without dissent. The bill would give US commer--*cial fishermen some much ing industry. The House Commit­ Luke Tierney: I was involved islands of needed relief from the disas­ tee on Merchant Marine and Fish­ in the invasion ofAtutheand Kiska A couple of questions pertaining to contract interpretations were received in a letter recently from Frank Keller on the Baltimore. One question referred to the contract's overtime provision as it applies to oilers and the other asked whether a dismissed Seafarer is entitled to a letter from the head of his department stating why he was dismissed. trous incursions of huge Russian, eries last year reported that more Question No. 1: Can the Oiler on watch, without the payment of over­ Cuban and Japanese fishing fleets than 200 large modern foreign time, be required to make adjustments, increasing or decreasing of in US waters. fishing vessels were plying off the the feed pump speed to insure a safe and proper level in the boilers? Under the new legislation, maxi­ Atlantic Coast, and about 300 were Answer: This work may be performed by the Oiler on watch without mum fines of $10,000 or a year's in Alaskan waters, including the imprisonment or both could be im­ Gulf of Alaska. the payment of overtime. These vessels frequently pene­ Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article IV, Section 13: posed for violations. The bill would also permit seizure of the trated the three-mile limit, but the STEAM (a) They shall perform routine duties, oil main engine (if re­ ciprocating), watch temperatures and oil circulation (if turbine), oil vessels and their hauls. Under the laws covering such situations were auxiliaries, steering engine and ice machine. They shall pump bilges present law, the Coast Guard may not strong enough to prevent and tend water where gauges and checks are in the engine room and only order intruding vessels beyond steady increase in such poaching. the three-mile limit and escort The Navy has even announced that no watertenders are carried. them to international waters if for the last two years Russia has (b) If required to start or blow down evaporators, they shall be paid necessary. maintained at least one "fishing one hour overtime for each operation. When such equipment is placed The measure must now return to trawler designed for intelligence in operation, oilers may be required to check the equipment at regu­ the Senate, which passed it last collection, or espionage, off the lar intervals, make necessary adjustments to insure proper and even October 1, for approval of amend­ East Coast of the US. flow of condensate and salt water, 4 ments voted by the House. The The new legislation would make oil and tend any pump or pumps tanks are being cleaned on con­ amendments do not lessen the sev­ exceptions to the fishing limits operated in connection with such secutive working days." erity of the legislation however, only for fishing under internation­ equipment without payment of Question No. 2: When using the and quick Senate approval is ex­ al agreements and the taking of overtime, special designated species under butterworth machines for tank pected. (c) Oilers shall not be required cleaning, is the tank cleaning rate Under the bill, fishing in US officially approved conditions. to do any painting, cleaning, paint, in effect regardless of whether the territorial waters by foreign traw­ wirebrushing, chipping, sealing or water is cold or hot? lers would be unlawful and subject polishing work without the pay­ Answer: The tank cleaning rate to penalties. Also unlawful under ment of overtime. is in effect regardless of whether the bill would be the taking of any Question No, 2: I understand if the water is hot or cold. fishery resources of the contin­ you are fired from the job you are Reference: iStandard Tanker ental shelf associated with the entitled to a letter from the head Agreement, Memorandum of US. This continental shelf area of your department stating his, or Understanding, No. 4: "Cleaning has never been exactly defined, but the company's reason for being tanks where grain has been car­ is generally considered the area fired. ried: When men are required to from the three-mile limit to the Answer: A crevvmember termi­ sweep up grain and remove it from point where the offshore water nating his employment is entitled the tanks or wash the tanks down reaches a depth of 656 feet. BALTIMORE—A direct ship-toA Continental Shelf Convention to a written statement upon re­ with a hand hose, this shall be ship and ship-to-shore radio sys­ defining the area more specifically quest. considered the same as cleaning tem which is expected to make Reference: Standard Tanker holds and the hold cleaning rate has been ratified by almost all of possible significant improvements the 22 participating nations. The Agreement, Article II, Section 8: shall be paid as per the Freightship In navigation safety on Chesa­ Termination of Employment—Any Agreement. However, when butter- continental shelf area was in­ peake Bay should be operating cluded in the biU in anticipation man leaving a vessel shall, upon worthing machines are used and here within a few months. request, be given a slip showing the tanks are cleaned and mucked, of the pending ratification. Three local port agencies have The fishery resources of the reason for his termination of em­ men performing this work shall be shelf would not include migratory agreed to underwrite the costs of ployment. paid at the tank cleaning rate." establishing the system. The Contract Department also Question No. 3: When working fishes of the upper layers of the The Association of Maryland sea, but only organisms such as received a couple of questions on overtime on a weekend oft watch, overtime for tank cleaning from if you were on the 4-9 watch and those that are immobile on or un­ Pilots has agreed to purchase the Ken Roberts, deck delegate aboard turned to at 2:00 p.m. and knocked der the seabed during the harvest­ portable radios which pilots will the Transbay. off at 3:30 p.m. and then went on ing stage or are unable to move take aboard ships which they guide up and down the bay. The Question No. 1: When cleaning overtime watch at 4:00 p.m., would without being in constant physical cost will be about $52,000. tanks under the Freightship Agree­ it be continuous just the same as contact with the seabed or the The Baltimore Maritime Ex­ ment after using the butterworth if you were called back to work subsoil of the sihelf. change will pay for the land base Invasions of US fishing waters at 4:00 p.m.? machines, is it double time off of the system, as well as for 24watch the same as the Agreement Answer: This is not considered by foreign fishing vessels have hour manning of the Baltimore been increasing to the point where states for after 5 and before 8? continuous overtime since the headquarters. Answer: The rates outlined in crewmembers involved were going Congress has described the prob­ The Maryland Port Authority lem as a serious danger to the fishthe Tank Cleaning section of the on a regular watch at 4:00 p.m. will build three repeater stations Standard Freightship Agreement Continuous overtime applies in a necessary for operation of the net­ case where, for example, the 8-12 are applicable. work at an estimated cost of about watch turns to at 1:00 p.m. and is Reference: Standard Freightship $20,000 or $25,000. Agreement, Article III, Section knocked off at 2:30 p.m. and then The range of the system at first is called out again at 3:30 p.m. 32 (b). "When members of the will extend from Chesapeake City, Reference: Standard Freightship crew are required to enter tanks 60 miles north of Baltimore, to a that have contained animal, vege­ Agreement, Article II, Section 23. point about 45 miles south of the table, petroleum oil, or creosotes "When working overtime and crew port. including bunkers or molasses, in­ is knocked off for 2 hours or less, It is hoped that the range even­ cluding use of Butterworth System the overtime shall be paid straight tually will be extended to Cape for the purpose of cleaning or through. Time allowed for meals Henry, 150 miles further south. making repairs therein, the watch shall not be considered as over­ Ship pilots will be able to talk time in this clause." on deck during straight time hours directly with each other as well as shall be paid at the rates of $2.24 In submitting questions and with the Baltimore base. per hour for those ratings receiv­ work situations for clarification, In addition, the Maryland Port ing a basic monthly wage rate of delegates and crews are reminded Authority has approved the con­ $357.47 or below; $2.28 per hour once again to provide as much de­ struction of a second bridge across for those ratings receiving $364.50 tail as po;is:bl2 setting forth the Ghesapeake Bay in the same vic­ but not more than $416.07 and circumstances of any dispute. Be­ inity as the present one. $2.33 per hour for those ratings sides tho,se mentioned, some of It will be about 450 feet to 600 receiving $424.07 or above. On Sat­ the members who were sent clari­ feet away from the present site urdays, Sundays and Holidays or fications on various subjects dur­ if it is approved by the Army between the hours of 5 p.m. and ing the past few days included Corps of Engineers. 8 a.m. weekdays, the rates for such the following. Arthur Opsal, ship's The Port Authority flatly re­ work shall be $4.47, $4.57 and delegate, Tamara Guilden; Law­ jected a bridge proposal in the $4.65 per hour respectively, de­ rence A. Mitchell, Seneca; Thomas upper part of the Bay which would pendent upon the monthly wage Walton Smith, York; Antonio G. A question concerning the come out at Tolchester, one of the Acedo, Steel Traveler; and Edward ranges specified above. duties of the electrician worse areas for icing in the upper Three hours overtime at the rate F. McCarron, ship's delegate. Steel aboard ship led Seafarer Bay during the winter. Traveler. of $2.24, $2.28 and $2.33 per hour The Association of Maryland Pi­ Frank McKinney to take respectively, dependent upon the lots, Steamship Trade Association, the floor during the discus­ monthly wage ranges specified and Baltimore Maritime Exchange, above, shall be paid for this work sion period at the regular as well as the port's tugboat com­ in addition to the overtime actu­ monthly membership meet­ panies, all opposed the upper Bay ally worked, provided however, ing at New York to state bridge and approved the one paral­ that these three (3) hours over­ leling the present site. his views. time shall be paid only once when Radio To Aid Ship Safety In Chesapeake Speaking Out (iSmvmEioe QuesHon: Where were yoH 20 years ago during World War III just before D-Doy? in the South Pa­ cific. At the time I was aboard the Co­ lumbia carrying troops. I was in the merchant marine during the entire war, and spent most of the time carrytroops. 4" 4" 4" Joseph Moffett: I was working on the beach during the war, as a welder weld­ ing tanks at a depot in Ches­ ter, Pennsylva­ nia. That was an old Ford Motor Company plant turned into a tank depot for the war effort. 1 never got to sea during the war, and since I was a widower with kids, the Army didn't want me. 4 Pastor Delgado: I was sailing with Eastern Lines, on the Libertys, running munitions to Eu­ rope from New York during the war. I personal­ ly didn't get any military service in, but I sure saw a lot of the War from those old Libertys. 4- 4" 4William L. Rackley: Off the is­ lands of Pago - Pago, sailing in the merchant miarine. At the time, I was aboard an Esso tanker, refueling ships in the Navy fleet in the Pacific. I was sailing out of New Jersey at the time, but we spent most of our time in the Pacific. 4" 4 4" Tom Lowe: I was bosun aboard the George Gale out of South­ hampton before and during the invasion. After Omaha Beach was secured, we sailed in there with a load of black powder and bombshells. That ship was a Liberty, right in the thick of the war. 4 4 4 David Steele: Let's see. I really don't remeniber where I was ex­ actly at that time. I was in the Navy in the South Pacific un­ der Admiral Simpson. I get confused, be­ cause I was in the Navy in World Wars I and II, and again in Korea. �Pac« Elevea. S^AFARglli$ > LOQ NAVY SHIPBUILDING, In recent hearings before the House ComirJttee on Appropriations conducting hearings on the Department of Defense Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, the Department of Navy indicated that it planned the jumboizing of certain T2 tankers presently in the MSTS fleet. Navy also outlined various other shipbuilding and conversion plans. Before passing the measure, how­ ever, the Plouse wrote into the Act language which prohibits the Navy from expending construction or conversion funds on "foreign midbodies" and using those midbodies for construction to be performed in United States shipyards. Action came when the House passed HR 10939. The prohibition against use of fiscal year 1965 funds for foreignbuilt midbodies was contained in an amendment by Rep. Tollefson of Washington, ranking Republican member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. <3^ MARITIME DAY, President Johnson has proclaimed May 22, 1964, as National Maritime Day. In the text of his proclamation, the President noted that the American merchant fleet is an essential element of our economy which provides employment for seamen, shipbuilders, shoreside workers, and those in supporting industries, and that by transport­ ing our proc'iiets to world markets abroad, significantly advances our efforts to improve inequitable international balance of trade and pay­ ments. The Pre.sident also noted that a strong merchant marine was essential to the economy and security of the free world, and merited the respect and support of our business community and the citizens of our nation. t 4- YEAR OF DECISION, In 1960, a Presidential year, more than 68 mil­ lion Americans went to the polls, the largest number ever to vote in this nation. Two years later, in 1962, more than 52 million citizens voted. It was an all-time high for an off-year Congressional election. Actually, that figure for 1960—68 million voters—isn't as good as it looks. In fact, it represented only 64 percent of the 107 million Ameri­ cans who were eligible to vote. Almost 40 million who could have voted for the highest office in the land failed to do so. The 1962 figure of 52 million-plus voters isn't as good at it looks, either. In that year, nearly 110 million Americans were eligible to vote, so the record off-year turn-out represented only 48 percent of those who could have voted. There were more stay-at-homes than voters. Some 58 million citizens sat out the election. In a recent election in Venezuela, despite threats of violence at the polls by Communists, 95 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, 31 per­ cent higher than our all-time record year. In other recent free nation elections, voting performance went like this: Austria, 95 percent: Italy, 93.8 percent; Belgium, 90 percent; Turkey, 87.7 percent; G.-eece, 85 percent; Israel, 82.8 percent; France, 82.7 per­ cent. In many other free nations, voting performance is regularly 70 per­ cent or higher. The evidence shows clearly and alarmingly that we still have a long way to go before a satisfactory number of Americans par­ ticipate in the democratic process by voting. [ The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has been lauded by President Johnson for the anion's long aid to the handi­ capped at a recent meeting of the President's Committee on Employ~^ent of the Handicapped. Johnson commented at the meeting that this country suffers only from tho.se who are handicapped by the mind—people who look at the country in terms of different classes and races instead of one people toward one end—and not those who are physically handi­ capped. ^ - practice does not waive its right to press refusal-to-bargain charges after losing an election, the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board has ruled. The board set aside a more recent ruling to return to an earlier doctrine, ordering the Bernel Foam Products Company of Buffalo, NY, to bargain with the Textile Workers Union of America. The case originased with a com­ plaint by the TWAU in 1962 that the Bernel management refused to have authorization cards of mem­ bers checked by an impartial per­ son; insisted on an NLRB election, and before the ballots had been 4» i" 4 The Railroad Signalmen have cast, promised the employes bene­ reached agreement with the na­ fits to defeat the union. tion's rails for a 10-cent hourly 4 4 4 increase for most of the union's "The first contract guaranteeing members. Helpers, who constitute the members of the New York about 20 percent of the craft, will Philharmonic Orchestra 52 we6ks receive a retroactive 6-cent raise. of employment has been agreed The contract was based on recom­ upon in New York by Musicians mendations of ' a Presidential Local 802 and the Philharmonic Emergency Board which found Association, The three-year agree­ that signalmen have suffered from ment, which includes four weeks "a. serious wage inequity" in rela­ of paid vacation, goes into effect in tion to the skills required. The September. The minimum weekly increase brings the Signalmen's wage remains at $200 for the first hourly rate to $2.85 an hour and two years and goes to $210 for the helper's scale to $2:50 and the 1966-67 season. The Phil­ $2.52 an hour. The agreement af­ harmonic contract was negotiated fects some 12,600 workers. by Alfred J. Manuti of Local 802 and other members 6i the local's 4 4 4 . A union which losses its ma-, executive board aiid a group' of ,:Jority - status by unfair ,employer^ the' Orchestra members; "Feast and famine" is often the charac­ terization given to the shipping industry, which seems to experience its ups and downs in direct proportion to misery and disaster somewhere around the world. This, in part, explains the unpredictable nature of the shipping industry, since fre­ quently no one knows from day to day what the shipping situation and the demand for tonnage might be in Texas or Tasmania at any time. One other reason for the unpredictable nature of the US shipping industry also comes to mind, as the Maritime Administra­ tion and other US Government agencies con­ tinue to favor foreign shipping at the ex­ pense of US ships and seamen. This is th,e continued practice of flaunting US law and policy designed to protect US shipping, the same as our laws and policies are likewise designed to assist US peanut growers, watchmakers, cheese producers and many other groups. If the law says a 50 percent minimum of US Government cargoes must move on USflag ships, Maritime and other agencies find a way to bypass the law. If the same intent applies 100 percent regarding Export-Import Bank cargoes, as has been the case for years. Maritime and its cohorts, also find a way—they routinely waive the law in favor of the recipient country's ships or others. This is what has produced a certain skep­ ticism among AFL-CIO maritime unions con­ cerning the seriousness with which US agen­ cies approach their commitments and the legal restraints on their activities. "We've had little but promises to date—and everybody knows you can't load a ship, nor pay its crew—with that. Life In The US The US Department of Labor reported recently that the average American citydweller is living more comfortably on an in­ come of almost $6,700 a year, but the US still has a "substantial proportion" of low-income families able to "eke out only the barest existence." An estimated 54 percent of city and subur­ ban families had income between $3,000 and $7,500, but 21 percent earned less than $3,000, according to the report on consumer incomes for 1960-19ai. The study, based on a sampling of nearly 10,000 American families, was called "a story of affluence, vs. poverty, homeowners vs. renters, working wives vs. stay-at-homes, central city vs. suburban—in other words, of average Americans," said an assistant com­ missioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Poor families, it noted, spent 59 cents of every dollar for food and shelter, as against 41 cents for families with incomes above $4,000. Low-income families spent more for medical care than for clothing^ yet they spent only a third as much,for medical.care as the. above-$4,000 group: . , . ; ,A This means, in so many words, that the group which spends the huskiest chunk of its income for basics like food and shelter, either can't afford to get sick or must settle for in­ ferior, limited care, or for inferior food— which would tend to produce less resistance to illness, etc. In other words, you can't buy vitamin sup­ plements when there's barely enough for bread. The study also showed that the average head of a low-income family was 63, which accounts partly for his condition. As the study pointed out: "Rarely was there a member of- these families who was employed full time." At his age, the head of the family was either "unemployed" or "unemployable," which amounts to much the same thing. All in all, the US trade union movement and American workers have experienced big changes in the past 30 years of our economic and industrial growth. But one-third of a nation "ill-housed, ill-clothed and ill-fed . . .," as the late Franklin D. Roosevelt reminded us, has been reduced by only one-third again, and there is' much that remains to be done. �SEAFARERS Fage Twelve LOG May If. 1M4 z' A Return To Appeasement? By George Meany ENATOR Fulbright, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit­ tee, in a speech before the US Senate on March 25, 1964, maintained that our country's foreign policy is based largely on "cherished myths rather than •objective facts." On this assumption, he wants the United States to "start think­ ing some unthinkable thoughts"—partic­ ularly about our relations with the Soviet Union, its European satellites. Commu­ nist China, South Vietnam, Cuba and Panama. The Senator made no concrete pro­ posals for replacing any of the pres­ ent Washington policies, but inferentially indicated the new course he would have our nation pursue, espe­ cially in its relations with the Com­ munist countries. He significantly omitted consideration of the German question—the pivotal problem in East-West relations. S In his hot pursuit of "flexibility" and "realism," Senator Fulbright found that "the character of the cold war has . . . been profoundly altered" because of the "radical ciiange in relations between and within the Communist world." To him the idea that "every Commu­ nist state is an unmitigated evdl and re­ lentless enemy of the free world" is a "myth." He insists that "we must dis­ tinguish between Communism as an ideology and the power and policy of the Soviet state."' To the Senator "it is not Communism as a doctrine, or Commu­ nism as it is practiceG within the Soviet Union or in any other country, that threatens us." He recognizes that "the Soviet Union" is "still a most formidable adversary," but believes that it '-has ceased to be totally and implacably hos­ tile to the West. It has shown a new will­ ingness to enter mutually advantageous arrangements with the West." No Evidence According to Fulbright, this "profound alteration" dates from the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 when Khrushchev became convinced that aggression and adventure involve unacceptable risks for him and his entire s.vstem. But the Sena­ tor fails to prove that the Soviet rulers have given up all adventurism and plans for future aggression as a result of the Caribbean confrontation. Moscow's raiiiication of the limited test-ban treaty is no evidence of a profound and peaceful transformation. The late President Kennedy warned against such illusions when he pleaded for ratification of the limited test-ban treaty: "This treaty is not the millenium. It will not resolve all conflicts, or cause the Communists to forego their ambi­ tions, or eliminate the dangers of war. It will not reduce our need for arms or allies or programs of assistance to others." There is no guarantee against Soviet aggression in the SovietAmerican agree,ment for cuts in the production of nuclear materials— stockpiled for years in large quan­ tities. This agreement has no provi­ sions for inspection or verification of any kind. President Johnson ap­ propriately emphasized that "This is no^ disarmament." It is important to note that on January 17, 1964, Khrushchev assured Castro that "Communism is being constructed not only within the confines of the Soviet Union; we are doing everything to make Communism victorious over the entire earth." One month later, Khrushchev re­ affirmed before the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party that he has not "ceased to be totally implacably The statement on this page is an editorial by the President of the AFL-CIO in the May, 1964 issue of the AFL-CIO "American Federationist" and the AFL-CIO "Free Trade Union News." The subject is particularly timely in the light of the reaction of Sea­ farers and others to Communism and Soviet propaganda, as fea­ tured on the adjoining page, fol­ lowing the return of several SIUmanned ships from voyages to Russia with American grain. hostile to the West" and that: "The policy of American imperialism is that of gen­ darme-like repression of peoples and of the struggle against all that is new and revolutionary." In the current disarma­ ment talks. Moscow has been most inflex­ ible in its opposition to all effective in­ ternational inspection and control. At the celebration of his 70th birthday in April, Khrushchev reiterated his Berlin ultimatum. World Realities These are not myths but facts—the reality of the current world situation, "^et, the Senator complains that: "We are predisposed to regard any conflict as a clash between conflicting interests . . . It has become one of the 'self-evident' truths of the post-war era that just as the President resides in Washington and the Pope in Rome, the Devil resides im­ mutably in Moscow." Surely Senator Fulbright knows . that it was not the President of the United States who ordered the con­ struction of the shameful Wall which divides Berlin. It was not the Pope's "divisions" that drenched the streets of Budapest with the blood of the workers and students who wanted nothing more than to live in peace and freedom. Only a Devil could perpetrate these and other terrible crimes. And this "Devil resides im­ mutably in Moscow." In 1964, .as in 1939, appeasement for dictators bent on world domination cannot lead to peace, regardless of the profoundest wishful thinking. The basic differences dividing our country and its allies from the USSR and Communist China involve two ways of life. The over-riding issue of our times is between Communist tyranny and democracy, imperfect as it may be. The Communists aim to dominate the world and remold it on the Leninist-Soviet patlern. The western powers do not seek to dominate the world and remold it on any particular pattern of democracy. Though all Communist regimes agree that our democracy and its institutions must be destroyed and replaced with a totalitarian dictatorship, they are not al­ ways able to avoid disagreements among themselves over personalities, leadership, or methods of burying us. The extent to which a Communist state is a threat to within the Communist countries and In human freedom and peace depends on its the relations between the Communist size, resources, economic and military powers. These changes were made in or­ der to preserve and consolidate the cor­ capacities. Consequently, though all such roding dictatorships. But not a single states are unmitigated evils, they are not one of these foreign-imposed regimes is "evolving towards a free and open soci­ equally dangerous. The totalitarian dogmas and deeds on ety" or discontinuing support of the worldwide triumph of Communist tyran­ the Soviet domestic front are integrally ny. To the extent that any of these bound up with and reflected in the un­ changes have improved conditions for the swerving Soviet foreign policy for fo­ people, they have come in response to menting, financing, and directing so- popular pressure and struggle and not called wars of liberation in Latin Amer- as a result of preferred or "flexible" treatment of the dictatorial regimes by cia, Africa, and Asia and class war in any Western country. the free world as a whole. Senator Fulbright in his talk specif­ Thus, Khrushchev's principal mouth­ ically proposed that our country accept piece, "Pravda," underscored on Decem­ "the continued existence of the Castro ber 6, 1963 that: "The CPSU and the regime as a distasteful nuisance, but not as an untolerable danger so long as the Soviet people consider it their interna­ nations of the hemisphere are prepared tional duty to give all-round political and to meet their obligations of collectve de­ economic support, and if necessary, the fense under the Rio Treaty." While em­ help of arms, too, to the national libera­ phasizing that Castro is no threat to tne tion struggles of the people." But who United States, the Senator recognized that "Cuban Communism" does pose a is to decide what is a "national liberation grave threat to other Latin American struggle"? The Soviet government, of countries. His failure to realize that any course! And who is to decide when is dangerous threat to our Latin Americana "peoples democracy" truly democratic, neighbors is a threat to us can only en­ for the, people? The Soviet government, courage and strengthen the subversive Castroite forces financed and trained by of course! This is the most sacred of Moscow who are continuing their con­ Kremlin dogmas. To forget this is to spiracy designed to destroy their demo­ cratic institutions and leaders in Latin forget reality. According to the Senator, "The America. It is significant that Castro lost monster myth of the cold war is that the no time in welcoming the Senator's no­ tion of "reality" and 'Tlexibility" in re­ Communist bloc is a monolith composed gard to his totalitarian regime. of governments which are not really gov­ Mr. Fulbright seems to have missed ernments at ail but organized con.spiriathe most important lesson of the post-war era. Soviet aggression and cies." expansion westward have been de­ It is a terrible truth and not a terred by Western unity and monstrous myth that ail these gov­ strength and not by the "liberaliza­ ernments came into power through tion" of any Communist regime. When Khrushrhev's Russia and Mao's Communist subversive conspiracy China become peaceful and demo­ or through imposition by the Soviet cratic, like the German Federal Re­ armies. They • are foreign-imposed public and Japan have become, then regimes. Moscow created the myth and then only should our Govern­ about their "monolithic unity" in or­ ment help them overcome their dif­ ficulties. The fact that Moscow has der to mislead the Western world joined us in conducting scientific into believing that they have popular projects in the snowy wastes of the support. Hence, when the Senator Antaretic is no proof of its having fails to distinguish between the peo­ become truly peaceful. ples of these countries and the re­ After the Fulbright address, Secretary gimes which oppress them, he, in ef­ of State Rusk hastened to remind the nation that Soviet ground and nuclear fect, accents this Communist myth as forces are "at the ready" on the door­ reality. Let none forget the East steps of Western Europe and that "in German revolt of June 17, 1953, the the absence of assured arrangements for turbulence in Poland, unrest in the mutual reduction of arms, it would Czechoslovakia and the revolution in be foolhardy to dismantle the military strength of NATO." The Soviet govern­ Hungary. ment has .yet to negotiate seriously on From the very moment that the Chi­ such vital problems as disarmament and nese Communists seized power, it was self-determination for the German peo­ clear that Red China could never be just ple. However, even in the face of these another satellite. The serious rift with unpleasant realities, the Senator insists Peiping, the divisions in world Commu­ that "in a perverse way, we have grown rather attached to the cold war" and pre­ nism, the severe agricultural crisis, and fer military rockets to public schools and other serious economic difficulties within moon-flights to urban renewal. the USSR have forced Moscow to be less It is high time to put aside all myths rigid in its relations with its European and face the realities confronting our country. The strongest and most ag­ satellites. But it is no myth that Bulgaria, Czecho­ gressive military power in Europe Is a Communist power—the USSR. This is no slovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland myth. The strongest and most aggressive and Romania are still occupied by the military power in Asia is a Communist Soviet Army. In Hungary, the Soviet power—Mao's Chjna. This is reality. The Army of occupation totals 40,000. These strongest and most aggressive military foreign troops are not helping Hungary force in Latin America today is a Com­ munist power—that "distasteful nui­ evolve "towards a free and open society." sance"—Castro's Cuba. And in that most "liberal" of all Soviet This is far more than a "distasteful satellites, Poland, the Gomulka regime nuisance." The divisions in the Commu­ has been stepping up its repressive meas­ nist camp will serve to strengthen the free world, only if we exploit them In ures against those seeking the advance­ the cause of peace and freedom. On the ment of freedom. Yet, on the basis of the other hand, the divisions and illusions in Senator's "flexible" approach, our Gov­ the Western camp, if continued, will In­ ernment would support the dictatorial vite new Communist aggressions. At this regimes rather than the forces fighting moment in history, the paramount task of the free world is to assure superior for freedom. strength and restore its unity of policy There have been important changes and action. �M»7 IB. IBM SEAFARERS LOG Tage Tbiiieea •Congressman's Report' 'Seafarers Not Fooled By Reds Congressman James H. Battin of Montana noted the by-lined story in the last LOG by Seafarer Charles E. Rawlings, describing some of his reactions on a trip to Odessa, Rus­ sia, with American grain. He con­ trasts Rawlings' first-hand impres­ sion and report on the "inside" of Communism with others in the fol­ lowing report from Washington to his constituents in the 2nd district of Montana. IECENTLY I mentioned some remarks made by Dr. John McKay, president emeritus of Princeton Theological Seminary, before a student group at American University here in Washington. Dr. McKay in a lecture gave his impressions of his visit in Cuba and was reported as 'tearing down some popular myths about Cuba' and crediting Castro with many worth­ while accomplishments and reforms. "This week another report on the 'in­ side' of Communism came to my atten­ tion through an article carried in the May 1 issue of SEAFARERS LOG, the official organ of the Seafarers Union, which has waged a battle with the Ad­ ministration over the use of US flagsltips in transporting wheat to Ru.ssia. "Seafarer Charles E. Rawlings, one of the crewmen of the US tanker Transerie, which was one of the few American-flag vessels chartered, wrote his account of the Odessa trip. He said he had always wanted to visit the Soviet Union, 'not for any particular political reason, but to see for m.vself, to get a first-hand im­ pression of a certain way of life.' Raw­ lings is a numismatist and also wanted to complete a set of Russian coins. "After a stormy voyage and arrival at the Russian port of Odessa which Raw­ lings described as one 'long, drawn-out ma.ss of red tape,' he and several other crewmen ventured into the t o w n. Rawlings narrated his experiences in lo­ cating the bank where he completed his own coin set and, to the amazement of the woman who assisted him, bought sev­ eral sets for friends. 'And you are just going to give these people these sets of coins?' she asked. "Next, Rawlings visited one of the gen­ eral stores which, he said, handles any­ thing from 'candy to booze.' Here he found that the clerk in the store han­ dled no money at all. First, one must go to the State Cashier, make his pur­ chase, then carry the ticket or receipt to the clerk for the item purchased. He said the procedure was so contusing that he bought six candy bars so that he would not have to go through the same procedure again. "Next, Rawlings visited the Seaman's Club where other crewmen of his ship were departing for a ballet performance which was free. He, however, decided to just look around. At the club, Rawlings was approached by one of the hostesses who, he learned, was a local school teacher and also a devout believer in the Soviet system. From here I will quote from Rawlings' story: " 'All through the ancient palace there was Communist propaganda and litera­ ture, from the 'Moscow News' to the complete works of Lenin. " 'Here is some interesting matter,' she R said, handing me a pamphlet. It was en­ titled 'The Rights of the Factory (Office) Trade Union Committee In the USSR,' by V. Nikitinsky (sic.). Another booklet she handed me was called 'Grievance Proce(>ires in the USSR,' which, I feel, must have been written by The Firing-Squad boys in some back alley. " 'Another booklet she handed to me was entitled, 'How Labor Disputes Are Settled in the Soviet Union,' by N. Khrushchev himself. All of the book­ lets mentioned were available free. " 'This procedure went on for what seemed like hours and hours, and was getting duller by the minute. 'Don't you have any twi^—dance records?' I asked her. She looked at me as though I was crazy. " 'By this time, an old acquaintance of mine from Baltimore came in to the library. Mel is the chief pumpman on the Transbay, and that ship had come in about the same time we hit Odessa.We greeted each other and fell into a nonchalant conversation. "'She asked Mel his opinion of-the JFK, Oswald and Ruby incident. " 'Naturally, Mel thought that Oswald must have been some sort of psycho case and said so; then he said the same of Ruby. Then, this chick pops in with: Reproduction from LOS with Seafarer Charles E. Rawlings' story. 'Your country must be run by lunatics.' " 'Now Mel really tuned in. He told her that he didn't believe that old line and, pausing a moment, said: 'At least we don't run around the country shooting our opposition by the thousands or dis­ posing of them via the salt-mines.' " 'Angrily, the gal came back: 'And where is that done?' " 'Why here in Russia, w here else?' " 'Our government never does things like that,' she answered quickly. " 'Then Mel came in and said, 'No? Then tell me what happened to Beria and his gang of mobsters when they tried to beat Krushy to the prize seat?' " 'I think you are all liars,' she said hotly, 'and furthermore, Beria was an enemy of the people. He's around some­ place.' " 'Then she departed." "Now here we have a paradox. A Princeton professor, a doctor of theology, visiting Cuba in spite of a State Depart­ ment ban on travel by Americans, to Cuba, and his praise of a system which is the antithesis of Christianity compared with the impressions of two seamen who, I will presume, would not be classed in the same academic league with Dr. Mc­ Kay but who were not fooled by misrep­ resentations of Communism. This seems to be a common weakness of many of our so-called intelligentsia. "Possibly we need some Seafarers like Charles E. Rawlings and his good com­ mon sense appraisal of Communism in some of our colleges and universities." SlU Steward Tells Of Soviet Visit By Seafarer David B. Sacher, Book S-521 TAKHODKA has 120,000 people, 15 taxicabs, six buses and 30 privately owned cars. "It is a city desperately poor, equally drab. And a city where fear is almost tangible. "We docked In early March with our 16,300 tons of wheat. We had to get specral police permits, checked daily, to go ashore. There was a midnight curfew for seamen and natives. It was rigidly enforced. "The curfew posed no problem. There isn't much to do in Nakhodka. There is only one restaurant and the Seamen's Club. "It was only in the Seamen's Club, de­ cently clean and warm, that we found any friendliness. "A visit to the one restaurant was a very costly affair. Fishing is the main interest and the main industry in Nakhodka. So food at the restaurant was plentiful — if you like Sachar .caviar, smoked fish, cooked fish and potatoes. "There is little else, and a dinner costs from $16 to $20. "In a sightseeing walk, I visited the city's best department store. It was stocked very scantily and the quality of the goods was way below anything of­ fered in our poorest shops. "For comparison's sake, I looked at a boy's windbrcaker jacket, size eight. It was the type that I pur­ chased early In December In a Miami store for $2.98. The Nakhodka price was $25. "The souvenirs were so poorly made "N Seafarer David B. Sacher, chief steward on the SlU-manned Niag­ ara, turned into a correspondent for "The Miami Herald" last month, after a voyage to the Pacific Coast of the Soviet Union with American grain. Here is the text of his report on the Port of Nakhodka, on Peter the Great Bay, off the Sea of Japan, as reprinted from the "Herald." and so outrageously high priced that I confined my souvenir shopping to stamps and brought back a few coins for my mother's collection. "I saw a large apariment house and asked one of the men at the Seamen s Club about it. There were 6" families in 65 rooms. There was no running water in the building but dozens of TV antennas stood on the roof. In fact, TV antennas are outlandjshl^ conspicuous on every roof. "The apartment house looked about 50 years old. I was shocked to learn it was barely five years old. "In all our general walking around the town, we could not get near any of the people. If we tried approaching them on the street for directions, they hung their heads and hun-ied on. If we tried to take pictures of them and they noticed the camera, they actually turned and ran. "We were permitted to take pictures in the city but armed guards and stei-n orders prohibited any pictures near or on the ship or docks. "A general sense of fear and stolid acceptance of misery was so obvious that it seemed heavily oppressive In the air. "Only in the Seamen's Club was the peculiar atmosphere of unseen and un­ spoken terror absent. The Russians 1»B TBK MIAi working there are all government em­ ployees and speak English. They are well trained in courtesy. When one or two of them got a few minutes to talk privately with me, they displayed a friendline.ss and interest in the USA and our city of Miami. "This did not seem to be part of the government training dike the courtesy). It was an honest and eager desire to know about our town and our way of life. "It was most strange. During my friendly conversations with Russians at the Seamen's Club—(and I spent several hours with them at a timei—none of them ever mentioned the wheat our ship was delivering to their city. "There was a let's-not-talk-abc.it-it attitude. I didn't ask if they were glad to get it. and I wasn't told. "A ship generally needs some stores in any port, no matter how carelully it is stocked before leaving the U.S.A. However, the only thing available to us was water. We made a quick stop in Japan for some things and headed for home. "When we readied our first .US port in Portland, Ore.. April 3. most of the crew signed off. They swore they would never make another trip to Russia. "I have been to sea for more than 20 years and spent much time in Egypt, India, Japan, Pakistan and all over Africa, Europe, Malaya and Taiwan. There is great poverty all over the world. But never before have I en­ countered this terrible sense of a citybeing afraid. "Now we are on our way to Houston to get more wheat. This time it goes to Brazil, a little closer to Miami, net quite so cold, and I hope not afraid." dERALO Miamian on Wheat Ship Finds Russian City Drab, Fearful By DAVID B. 8ACHKR ChM tt NlMtrs • NAKHODKA,. Riixsia * .. Nakhodka has 120.000 |>enpli». 15 taxicabs. six and 30 privataiy owned cars. It la a dty desperately poor. aquaUy drab. And a city where (w Is a Viamian Daritl ft, Savher^ »on of .Mr*. P, P. Sacher^ 1010 .Mf ISlh i* ehirf »teunrd on the fillip that delit ered the fint uheal shipmrnt to Kii*« Bi'o. l/i« port of vail HUM the rity of \nkhodka, on Peter the Great Bay, off the Sea of Japan. Here he le//a you almut hie l uit. they acluaiiy luii:cd «nd tni We were pernmtrd to tk', pictures in Die r:iy I armed Ruards nnd «ir.ii • ders prnhibiiM j»n.v pit M,.. neaF or on >ri;i .r. IIM, !«V a lenrritl itf MIX) Street scene in Russian city of Nakhodka, with building typical of city's architecture. Above, a portion of Sacher's story in 'The Miami Herald.' �Pa'^« toiirf^i SVAFARERS LOO Mv IS# IDMv Commaff l>»pf» Ruling Hit$ Domestic Canhn By E. B. McAuley, West Coast Representativa Sugar Workers Win Wage Hike Subsidized Operators Get OK To Compete In Domestic Trade WASHINGTON—The unsubsidized US domestic operators were struck another blow in a decision by the Department of Commerce allowing a subsidized operator to compete, under special conditions, with unsubsidized SIU Pacific District- contracted Matson Naviga"tion and other unsubsidized operators in the CaliforniaSIU Cook Cited For Bravery Hawaii trade. Over 1,200 members of the SIUNA-affiliated Sugar Workers Union have won an impressive victory in a three-day strike recently against the California and Hawaii sugar refinery near San Francisco, at Crockett. After negotiations broke down on a new contract, the men walked out and three days later, won their demands. Along with a SIU Pacific Disboost in wages, the men won additional holiday and improved welfare, tricf member pension and vacation benefits. Augusto MerThe SIU Pacific District has long supported the sugar workers in cado (left) is California and Hawaii, and we will continue to support them in their beefs, and with offers ®f help from every corner. shown here re­ The new Sea-Land service out of Seattle to Alaska is underway now, ceiving Coast working smoothly, and, according to all reports, doing very well. The Guard commen­ folks up in Alaska really needed all the help they could get as far as dation for hero­ supplies are concerned, and Sea-Land, under SlU-contract, is providing ism from CG as much as is possible with iu two containerships, the New Orleans Captain Charles and Mobile, plying the Seattle-Anchorage shuttle run. Tighe in Hono­ Hearings are going on this week down in Monterey by the California lulu last month. Fish and Game Commission to decide whether or not the SIUNAaffiliated Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey should be A member of the allowed a reduction on anchovies. Marine Cooks & The Union, in cooperation with ton was very good, giving them Stewards, Mertlie Monterey Bay canning indus­ just the boost they needed up c a d o received try, made recent application for there. But, the outlook for the the commenda­ the hearings. The boys down coming weeks is only fair, with tion for an act there really need the break to be only four or five ships scheduled of bravery performed on the night of January 24 when he able to can anchovies, as there to be in transit. Thei-e are no pay is an abundance of tiiat fish in offs in sight. Julius (Jack) Swydived from the deck of the Matson liner Monterey into the tliose parts. The sardine catch, kert has been on the beach for waters of Honolulu harbor in an attempt to save the life of which the fishermen have lived on the last six months unable to a shipmate who fell from the ship. Mercado searched the for so many years, has been prac­ work, but has finally gotten his fit waters near the vessel but was unable to locate the fellow tically wiped out. for duty and is looking forward crewmember, who's body was not recovered until the next Shipping has been pretty good to shipping again very soon. He day. Mercado, who sails as a cook, makes his home In San In the Frisco area. We jumped likes the intercoastal run and Francisco. quite a bit in the total shipped would like to ship Sea-Land or department, moving from last Calmar. He had many praises for period's 17 to a total shipped this the S and A benefits which he has period of 38. Charlie J. Meht, an been getting during his disability. oldtimer with 21 years in the SIU, Paul Whaleii, whose last ship just completed a trip aboard the Yaka, and is back on the beach, was the Penn Sailor, is ready to ready to ship out again. He was ship again after a few weeks va­ on the India run, and says he pre­ cation. He would like a Far East fers almost anything else—espe­ run which he feels is just long cially the Japanese run. However, enough to enable him to take some WASHINGTON—Mass legislation aimed towards bolster­ things are better in India, Meht time off after paying off to be with his family. And John Flfer ing the US fishing industry was adopted by the House of reports. Prohibition is on the way out, and you can now buy liquor is now ready to ship, but was Representatives on May 5. The bill represented the largest with that government's liquor holding off last week, as his single push for the fishing"*" stamps, P. A. Dexter, wiper, re­ daughter got married last Satur­ make provisions for the following cently paid off the Penn Carrier day and he of course wanted to and marine industry in Con­ programs: stay around to give her away. from a trip to Russia and says it gress this year, and will • A $25 million five-year pro­ The New Orleans, Iberville, greatly benefit SIU fishermen on has been about ten years since gram for matching grants to states he tried to hook a job out of this Fairport and Longview Victory both the Atlantic and Pacific to stimulate research and develop­ area. But he says he is going to have paid off this month up in ment projects for commercial stick around here and give it a Seattle. Expected payoffs are the Coasts. fisheries. The legislation also per­ The new legislation includes try. William (Bill) Beattle is on Beloit Victory, Hercules Victory, mits the US to make loans to the beach here in San Francisco National Seafarer and Robin Kirk. three new bills that are calculated Alaska fishermen to charter new Old timers on the beach here are to promote state fisheries, help and is looking for just about any Bill Slusser and John Riesbeck, construct cargo vessels and to keep boats replacing others damaged by kind of trip. the March earthquake. During the last period, Wil­ both electricians who paid off the foreign fishing boats away from • A two-year extension of fed­ mington paid off the crew from Overseas Rose, and are now wait­ US shores. eral subsidy levels for the con­ the Almena, then the ship was ing to catch another ship going The measures which passed with struction of commercial cargo and scraped in Japan. The Eagle Voy­ to the Far East. no serious objections, were en­ passenger vessels. ager also paid off as did the TransShipping looks as though it is dorsed by Representative Herbert • New restrictions on foreign hatteras. The San Francisco, Mon- going to be fairly good from the C. Bonner (D-NC) Chairman of the fishing vessels, prohibiting them ticello Victory and Seainar were Port of Seattle in the coming House Merchant Marine and Fish­ from taking fish in the territorial in transit. Shipping In Wilming- weeks. eries Committee. The new bills waters of the US or from con­ tinental shelf resources which pertain to the US. However, the measure permits the US to revise this restriction OKLAHOMA CITY—The voters of Oklahoma rejected a proposed "right - to - work" by international agreement. support for the measures amendment to the state constitution, dealing a stunning defeat to a four-year, big money to Strong help state fisheries were given drive to outlaw the union shop. by Rep. Hasting W. Keith (RMass.) and Rep. William H Bates AFL-CIO President George paign, newspaper, radio and tele­ Farmers Union and national, state (R-Mass.). Meany said labor is "deeply vision advertisments called on Ok- and local leaders of the National "In the face of an expanding gratified that the people of lahomans to vote for the "right- Association for the Advancemeni world population and growing food Oklahoma have rejected by ref­ to-work" proposition, which had of Colored People and other Ne­ shortage, we must take action to erendum vote the union-busting been put on the ballot through a gro organizations. reverse the trend that has seen us The current drive to ban the drop from second to fifth place measure falsely labelled 'right-to- petition drive. Matched against this array.was union shop began in earnest in among the many nations of the work.* " a state labor movement which mo­ late 1959, when national "right- world," Keith stated. Back of the m5ve to make Ok­ bilized thousands of rank-and-file to-work" leaders came into the "This measure extends the best lahoma the 21st state to prohibit union members and their wives state to meet with local employer possible type of government assist­ union shop agreements were the for a massive educational and reg- groups and to press for the elec­ ance to the fishing industry. It well-financed forces of tlie Na­ ister-and-vote campaign based on tion of legislators who would isup- makes available a program of tional Right to Work Committee door-to-door canvassing, phone port the move. A bill was intro­ matching fund grants to the vari­ and a special "blue ribbon" task calls, leaflet distribution, card duced in the 1961 legislature, but ous states so that they may carryforce set up by the U.S. Chamber checks and a precinct organization it died in committee with both out badly needed research proj­ of Commerce, strongly supported down to the block level in key the House and Senate defeating ects." by Oklahoma's strong right-wing races. efforts to force it to the floor. The Massachusetts would be eligible Allied with the trade union "right - to - work" forces then to receive the maximum annual extremist groups, the state's most powerful newspapers and the lOr movement was the broad-based switched tactics and launched a grant of ^00,000 in the allwation National Council for Industrial petition campaign in 1962, which of funds, along with Alaska, Calical Farm Bureau. For months iJefbre the caiHi-' Peace, leaders' of the National culminated in tlie May 5 vote. ' fomia, Louisiana and Texas. Fish Aid Legislation Passed By House Ok/a. Re/ects Right-To-Work At the same time. Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges refused to allow another subsidized opera­ tor, Grace Line of New York, to compete with unsubsidized opera­ tors in the Puerto Rico Trade. Although he reiterated the principal that "an application by a subsidized operator to operate in the domestic trade in competi­ tion with unsubsidized operators should not be approved," Hodges authorized States Steamship of San Francisco to perform up to 26 voyages from California to Ha­ waii in competition with Matson, basing his decision on the public interest regardless of the extent it may adversely affect the earn­ ing power and competitive stand­ ing of the unsubsidized line. The Commerce Secretary did, however, stipulate that unsubsi­ dized operators should be allowed the right of first refusal upon two-weeks notice. Previously, Matson served no­ tice on the Department of Com­ merce that it intends to refute what it calls "unproved" allega­ tions made by the Justice Depart­ ment in the Hawaii service case, which it claims influenced the Commerce Department's decision. The "unproved" allegations, Matson charges, were in a recent letter to Comn>erce Secretary Hodges written by Assistant At­ torney General William H. Orrick, Jr. The letter deals at length with a recent anti-trust suit filed in Honolulu against Matson and four of its owners, in which the Justice Department charges that Matson consistently carried about percent of the cargo between Hawaii and the Pacific Coast in the last decade. Challenge Figure This figure is unproved, says Matson, contending that its West Coast - Hawaii services carried only 29 percent of Hawaii's in­ bound, 43.6 percent outbound and 34 percent of the combined move­ ment for fiscal .year 1962. The Anti-Trust Division's in­ trusion of its unproved allega­ tions into the subsidy proceeding "oversteps the hound of propriety by asking, in effect, that the Sec­ retary prejudice the results of the anti-trust suit and convict without a trial," Matson charges. The application by Grace Line had sought permission to call at Puerto Rico ports as part of its subsidized freight service to the Caribbean. The application was opposed by the SlU-contracted Sea Land and Scatrain Lines, which maintain unsubsidized services between New York and Puerto Rico. Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship Seafarers are reminded that when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a clean ship for the next crew Is the same as in any Stateside port. Attention to details of housekeeping and efforts to leave quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew- When It comes aboard. . �MMt IB. IBM SEAFARERS LOG Would Hike Inland Shipping Fuel Cosff User Tax Pushed By US WASHINGTON—A proposal to impose a new user tax on all fuels used by inland boats was advanced recently by the US Treasury Department, The measure grew out of at­ tempts by the late President Kennedy to win enactment of similar statutory changes sev­ eral years ago. tax on fuels used on Inland vessels for export traffic. Unlike a similar Fast Pace For Lakes Shipping The Treasury Department having a maximum draft of 15 feet air cargo tax repealed in 1958, this Shipping here on the Lakes continues to move along at a fast pace, has sent Congress proposed or less. The tax would fall almost one would not apply to a freight By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes especiaily in the Port of Detroit. The Bob-Lo excursion boats recently called for the annual scrubbing and painting gangs. A total of 72 men were shipped to these jobs. As usual, there is a shortage of firemen, particularly aboard coal-fired vessels that are hand-fired. With the exception of some old timers, it seems that the younger generation of firemen prefer jobs aboard oil-fired vessels or vessels with modern stoker equipment. Duluth, Alpena, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland and Frankfort all report a shortage of rated men. On April 21, 1964, Federal Judge Macrowicz lifted a Federal court order which had prevented the National Labor Relations Board from holding an employee-election in Checker Cab. The restraining order had been obtained by representatives of the company, thereby delaying the organization of Checker Cab. Local 10, Transportation Services and Allied Workers, Seafarers International Union, AFL-CIO, has spent a long two years both in and out of the courts in order for them to secure a free election. On April 28 a meeting was held at the NLRB offices, Detroit, Michi­ gan, attended by representatives of TSAW, Local 10, the Teamsters and the company. Agreement was reached on the voting sites, the voting hours, positions on the .ballot and the designated days that voting will be conducted over a two-day period. The hearing officer of the NLRB will now make his recommendation to the Regional Director as to the exact voting day. In the meantime, the NLRB must check out employee records submitted to them by tlie company in order to determine who will be eligible to vote. The SIU Great Lakes District won an NLRB election at the Pringle Barge and Towing Company on April 16. Pringle ^was one of the last unorganized shipping companies on the Great Lakes until the SIU won the election. The election, which was held in Detroit was won by the SIU by a 20-14 count, with one vote void and one challenged. After the election, the company filed unfair labor charges against the SIU, and the Union is now in the process of answering these phony charges so that the election can be certified by tlie NLRB. The membership of the Great Lakes District has gone on record to sup­ port the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association in their current dis­ pute with Columbia Steamship Company. The MEBA, representing Columbia engineers, has requested an election to be held among all engineers in the Columbia fleet. Columbia Steamship Company has refused this request. Early predictions by Great Lakes ports on Seaway traffic in 1964 Indicates that grain handling will surpass all other cargoes. Duluth-Superjor, the nation's Number Two port in grain shipments, is predicting another record year. Duluth-Superior, for an 8-month season in 1963, handled 41,687,547 tons of various cargo utilizing the service of 2,671 ships. The port of Chicago, biggest on the Lakes, is looking forward to a 10% gain over 1963 in foreign commerce. Five hundred fifty-two over­ seas sailings accounted for 1,325,428 tons from this great Lake Michi­ gan port. A Chicago firm recently completed the building of a 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse, on the Calumet River, equipped with four traveling cranes installed on a dock 2.900 ft. long. This dock boasts 25 ft. depths and will be dredged to 27 ft., which is the Seaway controlling depth, before the end of the season. Chicago should be one of the leaders in grain shipments with all of her grain elevators located on the Calumet River. However, all 6 miles of this river is presently at 21 ft. draughts, which is not deep enough to allow vessels to take on full loads. Dredging for 27 ft. draughts will commence this year, and it's expected to be carried on until completed. The Lake Michigan ports of Milwaukee, Green Bay and Muskegon are all looking forward to greater tonnage shipments this year. Toledo —the fastest growing port on the Great Lake.s—is gathering most of the grain by three siwrounding states for overseas shipment. More than $6 million has been invested by grain companies to improve their water­ front elecators and loading equipment. One company has increased its waterfront elevator capacity to 2 million bushels. Toledo Harbor will complete its pi'oject to deepen the Harbor channel to 27 ft. this Springy another reason why this port is a major grain port. General cargo movements increased 33% during 1963 and the Toledo Port Authority is anticipating another 15% increase this year. Back in 1959, a total of just a little over 200,000 tons o^f grain left the port of Toledo. In 1963, more than 1.7 million tons of grain were loaded aboard ships from all over the world. This represents an in­ crease of about 800 per cent. Although the port of Cleveland's main shipping interests are iron ore and steel products, this port played host to 570 deep-sea vessels representing 18 flags carrying cargo to and from 130 ports in 38 coun­ tries. Cleveland is also looking to the future with the construction of 54,000 sq. ft. of waterfront shed space. This will grow to 254,000 sq. ft. to accommodate vessels docking at 5 berths at the West Third Street pier. One SIU company. Great Lakes Bengal Lines, has 12 scheduled sailings from this port in 1964. These vessels will call at ports in Pak­ istan, India and the Persian Gulf. Smaller Great Lakes ports, like Rochester and Kenosha, are also gearing for increased cargo handling. The port of Rochester failed In Its bid to become a "big" Lakes port because a sufficient flow of cargo was not available to entice deep-sea operators. However, imports have more than tripled in the past couple of years. Kenosha, located midway between Chicago and Milwaukee, expects to exceed overseas shipments in 1964 more than any other year. In 1963, the overseas tonnage was 78,896 tons—against 70,297 tons in 1962. American Motors Corporation, makers of Rambler, is responsible for most of this tonnage. In addi­ tion to cars, Kenosha's chief exports are flour, fats, oils and some pretty good beer. All around, it looks like 1964 will break all existing records here on the Great Lakes, legislation that would apply the user charge to inland shipping. In a letter accompanying the sug­ gested bill. Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon pointed out that President Johnson recom­ mended imposition of such user charges In his budget message of January 21. The new user tax would put a entirely on inland waterways operators. Waterway Industry spokesman estimated that the tax would raise fuel costs some 20 percent and would threaten the existence of all inland waterway transportation. While the first use of the tax would be on boats operating on the rivers, industry spokesman have noted that there would be nothing to prevent the user taxes from being applied to harbor craft and deep sea vessels. The new user tax proposals would also extend the current five percent excise tax on amounts paid for air passenger transporta­ tion, which was scheduled to ex­ pire on June 30. The new measure would also apply an additional tax NEW ORLEANS—The SIU con­ of five percent on amounts paid tracted Manhattan (Manhattan for transportation of freight by air Tanker.s), was finally on her way within the US, with an exemption to Russia with a load of grain late last month, after having been stuck In the mud of the Mississippi six times since leaving Baton Rouge. The giant 940-foot supertanker left Baton Rouge with a load of 79,000 tons of grain, bound for the JERSEY CITY — Nominations Black Sea port of Odessa, when she ran aground in an area known for the election of officers of the SIU Railway Marine Region have as South Pass. During her two-week voyage been completed and necessary down the Mississippi, the Manhat­ constitutional procedures are un­ tan has been stymied by fouled derway for the election of officers anchors, loss of one anchor and to take place in June The 12 posts to be filled in the flukes off another, mounds of silt which caught portions of her hull, election are those of regional di­ and an overload of 800 tons of rector, assistant regional directors in Norfolk and Jersey City, and wheat. a chairman for each of the nine As many as six tugs at one time railroads covered by RMR con­ attempted to dislodge the huge tracts. Regional officers are elected ship, and part of her cargo had to three-year terms. be off-loaded before the successful to The election will take place over tugs, all from the SIU Inland a two-day period in each of the Boatmen's Union-contracted Cres­ four cities where the RMR main­ cent Towing & Salvage Company, tains offices. The balloting will pulled her out of the silt. run from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM on Prior to the successful operation the first day and from 9:00 AM of the SIU-IBU tugs, five tugboats to 5:00 PM on the following day. of the Army Corps of Engineers Dates of the election are as and the Coast Guard brought her follows: Jersey City, June 15-16; around, back upstream and then Philadelphia, June 16-17; Balti­ attempted to send her Into the more, June 17-18, and Nor-folk, Gulf of Mexico through the river's June 18-19. Southwest Pass. A special meeting will be called After succeeding in that in each city between the hours maneuver, the Manhattan then ran of 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM on the aground in Southwest Pass. It was day when voting is scheduled to from that point that boats of the begin, at which an election com­ Crescent Towing freed her. mittee will be selected by a major­ South Pass was closed because ity vote of those members another ship, the motor vessel present. Notice of the election procedures Tomes, had also run aground is being mailed to each member. there. A Mudbound Manhattan Is On Her Way Rail Tug Vote Set Free Time On The Lakes forwarder express company "or similar person" unless he actually used aircraft in the course of per­ forming his transportation activi­ ties. 'Bad Faith' (Continued from page 2) led to the establishment of the committee. The door was, there­ fore, left open to a resumption of other appropriate union action to protect US shipping, the unions said. Unless American ships obtained their fair share of aid cargoes, as called for by the Cargo Preference Act and other laws, they would boycott foreign ships carrying the aid cargoes, the unions added. ILA President Gleason said that longshoremen would not load cer­ tain cargoes financed by the Export-Import Bank if the MA continues its policy of issuing gen­ eral waivers on these cargoes with­ out giving all interested parties an opportunity to express their views. Export-Import cargoes must be shipped under the terms of Public Resolution 17, which calls for the transportation of 100 percent of these cargoes in American bot­ toms, unless waivers are issued. The MA has been routinely i.ssuing waivers which permit foreign-flag ships of recipient nations to carry a substantial portion of these cargoes, to the detriment of US shipping. The unions insisted that Public Resolution 17 be fully imple­ mented, along with the other cargo preference requirements of law and policy, and pointed out that the Maritime Administrator is re­ sponsible for enforcement of these requirements. Those at the meeting, in addi­ tion to the Maritime .'Vdministrator. Hall, Gleason and Curran were members of the committee: Mrs. Dorothy H. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for In­ ternal Affairs; James J. Reynolds, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations and Philip H. Trezise, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. Attending as advisors were Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute; J. Max Harrison, president of the American Maritime Asso­ ciation, and Ralph Dewey, presi­ dent, Pacific American Steamship Association. In addition to these, other in­ vited participants were: Harry G. Gourevitch, of the Treasury De­ partment's general counsel's staff; Raymond L. Jones, vice president, Export-Import Bank and J. F. O'Leary, Deputy Assistant Secre­ tary of the Interior for Mineral Resources. Lakes Members Get Eye Care Great Lakes SIU men catch up on letter-writing and complete forms to qualify for welfare benefits while waiting out job calls in Frankfort hall. For the convenience of SIU and IBU Great Lakes mem­ bers in the Toledo area, a new clinic service has been insti­ tuted. Optical applications for members and their dependents can be obtained at offices of the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, 120 Summit Street, To­ ledo, Ohio. �SEAFARERS Pare Sixteen Atlantic Fishermen Hit Canada Fish Deal Past«-Up BOSTON—The SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union has joined with boat owners and fish buyers here In an all-out bid to block the Canadian government from importing lowerpriced fish into Gloucester, Mass., where it has been pro­ million on a hugs ferry boat that posed that a new pier be con­ would bring fresh and barrell fish Mar ic LffO Indifference To Shipping Called Threat To Nation BALTIMORE—^The threat to thn US and the entire free world posed by governmental and public indifference to the nation's diminishing seapower resources was heavily scored here at a recent meeting of-tthe US had only 47 ships of 734,the Propeller Club. Speaking before the group, 000 tons on the way or on order. Edwin M. Hood, president of the In the naval field, the Soviet structed to handle a ferry service (scallops, swordfish, lobsters, etc.) Shipbuilders Council of America, Union has 430 submarines, which that would operate between Shel- into Gloucester. Such a plan, first pointed out that "Sea power is outnumber our sub fleet 3 to 1. bourne or Halifax, Nova Scotia proposed in 1958, was defeated peace power as well — perhaps Hood recalled that with only 57 but the proposition Is now being even more Important than air submarines. Hitler sank 519 allied and Gloucester. power In view of the tremendous ships in the first six months of A union official predicted that pushed with the governor being asked to support the construction Soviet buildup of ocean re­ World War II. the ferry service would be The Soviet also has the world's sources." He urged President •'death blow" to the $120 million of the pier. Getting the proper labels The proposed ferry would have Johnson to appoint an Advisory largest and most modern fishing a year Massachusetts fishing in­ on packages of drugs is an Commission on Sea Power Superi­ fleet and is challenging the US dustry and would jeopardize the a capacity equivalent to that of 18 ority to help arrest the steady in every field of sea power. jobs of 14,000 workers in the in­ trailer trucks of fish, it's estimated. Important job, and that's Tlie situation has gotten so bad, If such lower priced Canadian decline in the US navy and dustry in the Bay State, including what SlU United Industrial it was pointed, out, that the Senate merchant marine. those in Boston and New Bedford fish was brought to Gloucester, it Workers member Marion was noted, it could be trucked or Hood pointed out that on Octo­ Internal Security subcommittee, as well as Gloucester. Smith Is doing here at the ber 1, Russia had 379 large which usually does not. involve piggybacked to Philadelphia or After a union meeting with fish­ UlW-contracted Philadel­ merchant ships totaling 2.8 million itself in naval affairs, cautioned ing interests on Wednesday, April other Eastern cities, bypassing tons building or on order, while recently "Not only is the national phia Laboratories. Boston. 15, It was announced that a peti­ security of the United States at tion would be drawn and presented stake, but so too, is the collective to Gov. Peabody requesting him security of the entire free world." to oppose the construction of a The Advisory Commission on pier, at cost of between $250,000 Sea Power Superiority which was and $t39,000 to the state, at Glou­ called for at the Propeller Club cester for the propo.sed service. meeting would be styled on the The petition will point out that Presidential Air Policy Commis­ the Canadian fish sells at 1.7 to 2 sion and the Congressional Avia­ cents per pound cheaper than fish tion Policy Board which were or­ being brought into port by Massa­ ganized after World War II and chusetts fishermen. Such a de­ LONDON—Lloyds Register of Shipping has issued a memorandum to shipowners contributed a great deal to giving velopment would seriously affect warning them that automation in their industry, with its attendant loss of employment to both government officials and the the Bay State industry immedi­ general public an appreciation of seamen, is still a long way off in the future. ately and could well cause the the principle that "air power is Titled Automation in Ships, complete collapse of the industry. peace power. The Union policy is that it it is believed to be the first the paper states that it should not control system, aimed at reduc­ ". . . If the space race to the doesn't make sense for the Com­ time a classification society be taken for granted that transfer tions in shipboard staff, if the main moon is worth billions of dollars, monwealth of Massachusetts to use has issued such a memo dealing of maintenance from crew to plant items are not reliable in use. purely the maintenance of su­ tax dollars to build a pier at with the problems of the shipown­ shoreside staff is always economi­ Furthermore, owners would have premacy on the sea ... is worth to be sure that there was adequate an infinitesimal fractional part of Gloucester in order to handle er in deciding whether or not to cally sound. Ship owners were warned in the shore staff and facilities at ports to the same amount," he said. Canadian fish as part of a plan install automated systems on new that would deteriorate one of the ships. Although building costs can memo that it is economically un­ be visited, and realize that the state's tax paying industries. Be­ be reduced if the crew is reduced. sound to install a sophisticated cost of maintenance in distant ports may exceed the cost of the sides the 14,000 jobs in the corresponding crew on board. Ma.ssachu.setts fish industry, sev­ In ships having a quick turn eral thousand otiier jobs are at around, such as tankers and ore stake, including those of truck carriers, maintenance may not be drivers and helpers who transport possible in the time available, and fi.sh from Bo-ston, and other ports the alternatives would be to carry in this area. the maintenance staff on board or Fishermen in Boston, Gloucester By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director take the ship out of service. and New Bedford land catches Installation of more control valued at $40 million dollars a LOUISVILLE—Does an employ­ equipment will require more at­ er have the right to shut down his year, which in turn bring whole­ tention and maintenance by spe­ sale prices of $120 million. Make certain you are a fit driver before you take the wheel. You cialists, who are not normally car­ plant rather than deal at the col­ The Canadian government re­ lective bargaining table with the may think you are in good health, and you may Iiave an excellent safety portedly is prepared to spend $10 record, but under certain conditicns it could be unsafe for you to ried in ships at present, and these union selected by his employees? specialists would presumably com­ This is a question that will be drive, advi.ses Ed Maxwell, writing in Today's Health as follows: mand a higher salary. decided in the US Supreme Court Under certain conditions, it could be unsafe for you to drive. Finally, according to the Soci­ next Fall. The issue has already • If you are still thinking about an argument you had before you ety's statement, manning regula­ gone before the National Labor left home or cffice. tion would still demand that there Relations Board and they ruled • If you are a depressed or angry mood. be sufficient crew aboard the ves­ that an employer must bargain • If you are very worried about a personal problem. sel to bring her home in case of a with the Union and cannot shut Medicines and driving don't always mix. Consult your physician failure of the automated system. down his plant. However, this about side effects of any drugs you take. Certain commonly used drugs, To combat the problems arising WASHINGTON — A recommen­ such as antihistamines, cold tablets, and sedatives may dull your re­ from Lloyd's final assertion, the verdict was reversed by the Fourth Court of Appeals. Now dation has been submitted to the flexes or impair your coordination. Stimulants might make you nervous. French merchant marine is train­ Circuit the nation's highest tribunal will Secretary of the Navy to develop Trancjuilizing drugs can cloud your judgement. ing ship's masters to be engineers, make a binding decision on the undersea rescue craft following a Avoid alcohol, especially if you are under medication. In some cases and vice verse. The intention of controversy. special Navy study established a the combination produces a double-barreled impact that can danger­ the French, according to a ship­ The case to be decided by the year ago after the loss of the nu­ ously affect your driving .skill. Alcohol and gasoline are always a ping journal there, is not to have Supreme Court is referred to as clear submarine Thresher. dangerous combination. As little as two drinks or two bottles of beer one officer aboard ship perform the Textile Workers Union vs. the The group's 1,200 page report, is sufficient to produce an impairment of judgment and reactions in two functions, but rather to have Darlington Manufacturing Com­ most of which remains classified, many persons. more variously trained junior offi­ pany of South Carolina. The Tex­ called for the spending of $333 The sleepy driver is as dangerous as the drinker. Rest every two cers under the ship's master. tile Workers won bargaining rights million to construct, over a period hours when making long trips whether you are driving in daytime or Following the report from at Darlington, but the company, of five years, a family of small, at niglit. Fatigue accidents can occur in broad daylight. Stop for coffee Lloyds, a US Government study rather than negotiate, shut down light and maneuverable search, breaks. was made public which said that the plant. rescue and salvage submarines. Do not take sleeping pills or other medicine the night before a trip. certaiH industries would see em­ In a speech before the Kentucky The craft are , expected to be able This is a general rule which should be observed at all times. ployment rises and others employ­ State Bar Association, NLRB mem­ to operate initially to depths of Do not drive if you are a victim of seizures. Certain neurological con­ ment drops in the next 10 years ber John H. Fanning explained 6,000 feet and eventually to 20,000 ditions are maiiifested by loss of consciousness or semi-loss or loss of as a result of automated tech­ tiie board's ruling in the Darling­ feet. The former might be made control. Your physician is the best judge of the seriousness of any nology. The maritime Industry was ton Case. He noted that the guide­ of high-strength steel, the latter neurological problem and its effect on driving performance. not mentioned in the report. lines for the NLRB have been laid of titanium, the Navy said. Driving calls for clear, healthy eyesight, side vision, judgment of Among those industries listed as down by both Congress and the Although personal rescues are distance and good night vision. Have your eyes checked regularly. To on an increase because demand is courts. not considered feasible beneath the reduce eyestrain: outstripping improvements in la­ Fanning said that in the Darling­ depth of about 1,000 feet because • Wear glasses if you have them. bor-saving devices include truck ton case, the NLRB majority de­ of the pressure, the report main­ • Get a pair of properly fitted sunglasses. Do not wear them at and air transportation, wholesale cided that an employer was guilty tained that there may be situations night! and retail trade, banking, insur­ of an unfair labor practice for • Reduce night driving to a minimum. In the future when such equipment ance, electronics and synthetics. carrying out his threat to close • Make an appointment with your eye doctor immediately if you might save men from subs dis­ The same report from the Gov­ his plant if the employees voted ernment warned that there would for union representation. abled in lesser depths, the group notice any change in your vision. • Use your head, spare your heart.- Heart ailments vary In serious­ likely be an employment fail-off in said. "Development of the capabil­ "If it is unlawful to discharge ity to recover surviving personnel ness. Some don't incapacitate the patient, but cgn result at times in industries engaged in the process­ one eihployee because of his union . . . is mandatory for humanitarian, sudden loss of consciousness, if you have high blood pressure, heart ing or manufacturing of clothing, activity, how can it not be unlaw­ 'morale and inilitary efjfectlveness disease, or any circulatory disorder, your i^yslciOn can advise you about ooai mines, railroads,' petroleum ful to'discharge all.-of them for refining and telephone Industries. the same reason?" Fanning aeked. The wisdom of driving. raisoiia," the I'eport declared. Shipowners Warned 'Don't Rush Automation' Supreme Court Nixes 'Spite' Plant Closings Avoid Driving Under Medication Navy Wants Rescue Subs �MEAFARRRS, ll«7 14^ UM iy Fred Stewart & Id Mooney Headquarter* Representatives Union Stands Firm Against Performers In the May 1 issue of the LOO, your Shipboard column dealt with the Importance to all SIU members of maintaining self discipline and policing their own ethical standards both aboard ship and ashore, to trip up continuing efforts by the Coast Guard to obtain ever greater control over US seamen and their ability to earn a living In their chosen profession. A case In point came up recently, with CO and Customs authorities searching ships and docks for drugs and other contraband and rule infractions. Needless to say, the CO and Customs inspectors found nothing awry on any of the SlU-contracted ships to which they turned their sleuth­ ing. The SIU membership has made It quite clear that they will not tolerate the activities of performers endangering the continued pro­ gress of responsible seamen. Union men and family men. Foul balls and Irresponsible elements have learned to stay away from the SIU because It has been made amply clear to them that they will not be tolerated. Several years ago, a committee of rank-and-file SIU members was elected to look Into the difficulties which might possibly come to the Union and Its members if an SIU man were ever discovered with contriband aboard ship. The state-4 ment issued by that committee causes to all those aboard ship pretty well sums up the position must be considered. of all SIU members on this sub­ • Those who have seen the Fed­ ject. eral men shake down a vessel fol­ • No man found guilty of traf­ lowing discovery of narcotics know ficking in drugs need expect what it is to have one's personal leniency or sympathy from this things torn apart and minutely in­ Union, for such offenses threaten spected on the ship, and perhaps the welfare and interests of every two or three times on the dock, crewmember, as well as reflecting before getting ashore. • At such times the slightest discredit upon the Union. infraction of rules—an extra pack • It is not the Intention of this Union to interfere with the per­ of cigarettes, or an odd item of sonal business of any member, or clothing purchased abroad and to tell him how he shall live his usually overlooked by Customs in­ life. But when he jeopardizes his spectors—results in confiscation shipmates, and his Union brothers and fines. • This committee points out by his actions, then those actions again to the membership that the are no longer strictly personal business. Tiiey become the vital Union has long been on record against all traffic in drugs aboard concern of the Union. our ships or on our Union property. Shipmates Involved • It is the duty of every mem­ • Once narcotics are found on ber, for his own protection, the a ship, every member of the crew protection of his shipmates and Is under suspicion. Their names go their famiies, and the welfare of on record in connection with this the entire Union, to bring up on rotten business. Should the ques­ charges any man found possessing, tion of drug traffic come up at any using, or smuggling narcotics on future time, all those on the ship SIU ships. so implicated come under double • Apart from the moral or suspicion. social implications or drug traffic, • Not only their freedom, but when the actions of one man can their jobs and their ability to earn so threaten and endanger the wel­ a living is involved. Innocent fare of a whole crew—and further, wives and children in ports and when as a member of this Union cities across the country who are he reflects discredit upon his the families of these injured crew- Union—he is no longer worthy of members, are thus threatened with friendship and acquaintance. insecurity too. • Today, we, the SIU member­ • Then, in addition to these ship committee, as a whole, strong­ lasting' injuries to his shipmates, ly reaffirm out consistent position the humiliation and inconvenience toward performers. Union wreck­ which the discovery of narcotics ers must go! More Bounce To The Ounce Many an SlU-contracted tugboat Is In good shape today be­ cause the hard knocks involved in docking and making up tows were cushioned with tug fenders made by SIU United Industrial Workers members at New York Canvas & Rope Company in Brooklyn. Assembling the tug fender above is UIW member Frank Onorio. Pace Serenteea LOG r Private HeaithPlans inadequate For Oldsters, AFL-CIO Charges WASHINGTON—Most health insurance policies sold to persons over 65 are "woefully inadequate" and priced beyond the means of millions of retired workers, AFL-CIO Social Security Director Nelson H. Cruikshank told a Senate subcommittee investigating "cost, coverage and benefits" of-t^ — health insurance for the aged. committee that claims that per­ insurance protection, the agency He told the subcommittee, sons over 65 have adequate in­ said. headed by Senator Pat McNamara (D-Mich.), that the best thing that could happen to the private insur­ ance industry and Blue CrossBlue Shield groups would be en­ actment of the King-Anderson bill to provide basic hospital and nurs­ ing home benefits through the so­ cial security system. With this "high cost" coverage provided through social security, he said, commercial and non-profit insurance firms could offer a wide range of supplementary coverage of other medical expenses. "It is the only practical ap­ proach to the knotty problem of health care for the aged," Cruik­ shank said. "With a basic social security plan, private plans can continue and even flourish. But they can never do the job alone." Walter M. Foody, Jr., a vice president of Continental Casualty Co. said "a substantial majority" of the aged now have health in­ surance and claimed the extent of coverage "is increasing rapidly." The industry has offered "ade­ quate coverage" to the elderly, he insisted. But he declined, under questioning by Senator Edmund S. Muskie (D-Me.), to define "ade­ quacy" or to estimate the per­ centage of elderly policyholders whose health insurance coverage is "adequate." Later, Cruikshank told the sub­ surance available is as valid as say­ ing that "everyone has a Cadillac available." Foody acknowledged his com­ pany had recently boosted pre­ miums on its "Golden 65" health insurance program aibout 30 per­ cent, bringing the cost of the full package to $50 a month for an elderly couple, and added that he expects the cost to continue to rise. 51 Percent Covered The Social Security Administra­ tion reported that its latest sur­ vey shows about 61 percent of people 65 and older had some form of hospital insurance and an­ other 1 percent had coverage for other types of medical expense, not including hospital care. At least 8.3 million aged persons were without any type of health Cruikshank told the subcommit­ tee that collective bargaining, de­ spite strenuous efforts by unions to provide protection for retired workers, has not and cannot solve the nation's health care for the aged probflem. "To attempt to meet the problem of financing health care in old age through collective bargaining is like using an eye dropper and a sieve to bail out a sinking battleship," he de­ clared. Most companies continue to re­ sist union demands for health in­ surance coverage of retired work­ ers, he said, and existing coverage is spotty and often inadequate. Even where plans exist, he said, many retired workers have not had sufficient service with their last employer to qualify for bene­ fits. Layoffs and plant shutdowns compound the problems, he noted. Greek Shipping Deciine Prompts Tax Incentive ATHENS—The Greek Merchant Navy Ministry has pro­ posed a three-year extension of the tax-free period for Greek-flag ships in the hope that it will induce the repa­ triation of Greek-owned ships. This is one of several incen­ fewer tons, had a yearly income $342 million. He attributed this tives planned by the Greek of to the fact thpt Norwegian and Government to reverse a recent decline in national tonnage. In Italian shipping companies had the past decade, Greek shipping their headquarters on national soared from 1.1 million gross tons territory. The minister added that among to 7.1 million gross tons. The the bills that he would introduce Government Is concerned by a fall from this high to 6.95 million gross in Parliament were measures to tons on January 1, of this year and Improve telecommunications from Piraeus and others to set up a 6.9 million gross tons in March. credit system and an insurance Greek shipowners operate the market. WASHINGTON — With US ex­ world's third largest merchant ports of bituminous, or "soft" coal fleet, but only about half of the on the increase due to promotion 14 million tons they own fly the efforts by the industry and gov­ Greek flag. The rest are listed ernment, attention is now being under foreign registry. In an attempt to reverse this turned to boosting exports of trend, the Greek Government has anthracite, or "hard" coal. Although the anthracite export readied 21 bills for approval by drive is not formally tied to the Parliament, In an attempt to re­ administration's anti-poverty patriate more of the Greek-owned WASHINGTON—Rail and auto­ drive, it Is considered definitely foreign-flag ships. Many Greek related because the hard coal shipowners, like their American mobile will still be the principle region of the US Is one of the counterparts, have transferred the means of transportation for New worst of the depressed areas of registry of their vessels to the York City commuters as Hydro­ the country and has a high priority Liberlan flag, where tax free foil Lines Inc., has lost its bid to privileges await expatriate ship­ obtain government help in estab­ for federal help. lishing a commuter hydrofoil To increase exports of hard coal owners. The Merchant Marine Ministry service for the New York City two immediate problems must be overcome, among others. These are is also making an attempt to get area. The company's application for the frequent Insistence by foreign Greek shipowners to move their buyers of precise size and quality headquarters from London and insurance to cover a construction specifications and the need to New York to Piraeus, the port of loan and future mortgages on two 65 foot, 45 knot, 150 passenger coordinate rail and ship move­ Athens. In the early nineteen fifties, the hydrofoil crafts was turned down ments of large volumes of hard coal to achieve maximum Greek Government granted special recently by Maritime Administra­ treatment and tax exemption to tor Nicholas Johnson. economy. The MA chief said that the pro­ At a meeting here last month, shipowners who kept their vessels government representatives met registered under the Greek flag. posed morning and evening Com­ with representatives of mining The taxfree period expired muter Service In the New York companies, labor unions, railroads, early this year, and a noticeable City area during the spring, trade associations and officials of exodus of Greek ships to registries fall and summer and a sight­ of other countries has already seeing service in the Miami, Fla., the state of Pennsylvania. area in the winter, was econom­ Stimulating hard coal exports taken place. A strong Greek merchant fleet ically unsound. Johnson added would be worth a great effort, they agreed, because not only is especially important to the wel­ that he considered the c.stimates would It aid the economically de­ fare of the country as the Greek of probable revenues as "un­ pressed hard coal mining regions, Government depends on shipping realistic" and that the interruption but. would contribute toward im­ as a source for foreign exchange. of service during the winter would provement in the US balance of In 1963 shipping earnings amounted probably cause commuters to re­ payments. The group agreed that to $125 million, half the total In­ ject the service. The company estimated each of there was adequate skilled labor come from Greek exports. Stavros Biris, Merchant Navy the craft would cost $529,000 and and enormous reserves of anthra­ cite, and that production and Minister, emphasized that Norway, wanted the government, under transport problems should be with about the same tonnage as Title XI of the 1936 Merchant eliminated by a strong cooperative Greece, earned $900 million year­ Marine Act to Insure their private ly and that Italy, with a million financing. effort. US Spurs Hard Coal Exports US Rejects Hydrofoil Subsidy Bid �wm wmm Hi WH! P4g« Elehteen SEAFARERS Scientific Advances Alter Face Of US Labor Force NEW YORK—The face of the American labor force is be­ ing changed almost beyond recognition by the continuing advance of scientific progress and the technological changes which accompany it. The changing make-up of neighborhood of 2 million by the country's work force and 1970. fmmensm Heof Clt9d At By-Produtt LABOn DO NOT BUY Action In th« 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.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) Tha productivity of these aclthe effects produced by the rapid entists and engineers is also go­ rate of technological change were discussed recently by Harold ing up at an ever increasing Goldstein, an expert on man­ rate, Goldstein said. This Is re­ power studies for the US Bureau flected by the rising number of new inventions which increase at of Labor Statistics. Speaking at a symposium at the a geometric rate, he stated. Biltmore Hotel, Goldstein de­ clared that productivity continues to rise at an ever increasing rate. The productivity "rate is the major signpost which indicates how fast technical change is pro­ gressing. 4" 4" This rapid rate of change is NEW YORK — A program of Texas-Miller Products, Inc. responsible for altering the com­ concerted action and cooperation position of the labor force almost to curb fire hazards and general Adam Hats, Ashley, Dorsey Jay, Hampshire Club, Repell-X, beyond recognition, he stated. decay along the New York water­ Sea Spray Men's Hats Pointing to the white collar- front has been decided upon by (United- Hatters) blue collar ratio, Goldstein noted the Fire Department and the that after the war there were 3 t 4i i million more blue collar workers Coast Guard. In the future any serious vio­ Eastern Air Lines than those in the white collar lations uncovered by one of the , (Flight Engineers) category. However, white collar jobs have risen by 10 million, agencies will he made known to 4 4 4 while only 1.5 million blue collar the other. New York's Fire Com­ H. I. Siegel missioner Edward Thompson has positions have opened up in the "HIS" brand men's clothes announced. Both agencies will last 16 years, he noted. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) act jointly to eliminate repeated Looking at the situation today, 4 4 4 the manpower analyst found that violations or to overcome an un­ there are now 5 million more cooperative attitude by pier op­ "Judy Bond" Blouses white collar than blue collar jobs. erators. (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) The Fire Department and the He said this trend would continue 4 4 4 into the seventies according to Coast Guard will keep each Sears, Roebuck Company other informed on waterfront Government studies. Retail stores & products While scientific advances have matters at all times. If the CG (Retail Clerks) suspends a general permit. Issues transformed the country's job sit­ a port advisory warning or grants 4 4 4 uation, it has also boosted the productivity rate. In the past 50 a waiver of federal regulations, Stitzel-Weller Distilleries years, output per man hour went the marine division of the Fire "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" up at an average rate of 2.4 per­ Department will be informed. "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" In addition, the strongest reg­ cent a year, Goldstein said. The Bourbon whiskeys increase averaged 3 percent since ulations of each agency will be (Distillery Workers) 1947. During the past three brought to bear on recalcitrant 4 4 4 years, 1960-3, this rate jumped to pier operators. If the Fire De­ J. R. Simplot Potato Co. an average of 3.6 percent, he partment's summons procedure is Frozen potato products more elTective in a given instance pointed out. (Grain Millers) than the CG citation procedure Goldstein said that the rapidly growing numbers of persons who in correcting violations, the Fire 4 4 4 are entering scientific and tech­ Department will be the one to Kingsport Press nological occupations make it act, and vice-versa. "World Book," "Chiidcraft" The sad state of repair of many likely that not only will our pro­ (Printing Pressmen) ductivity continue to rise, but will New York piers was spotlighted (Typographers, Bookbinders) do so at a faster rate. It is these recently in a New York newspa­ (Machinists, Stereotypers) workers whose "labor stokes the per feature, which pointed out 4 4 4 boiler of our rising productivity," that decaying and badly main­ Jamestown Sterling Corp. he remarked. He estimated that tained piers were causing a Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. employment of scientists and en­ threat to public safety and were Furniture and Bedding gineers would rise from about 1.2 an eye-sore to visitors from (United Furniture Workers) million today to somewhere in the other ports. Firemen, CG Eye NY Piers By Sidney Margolius Public Protests High Food Costs Food may seem to be a bargain to the U.S. Agriculture Department, as it has been saying in publicity releases. But it doesn't seem that way to wage-earning families. We are getting more mail protesting food costs than on any other subject. Readers express noticeable resentment over current prices, although some are only infuriated at this column for some of our recent statements. The high prices of coffee and sugar are special targets for reader resentment. But the worst is yet to come. Some important food staples are due to rise further in the weeks ahead, notably meats and some canned goods, especially fruits. Too, food markets report their operating costs are increasing, so that the slice of the food dollar they take as their margin, now frequently 20-22 cents, seems likely to increase. The Coffee And Sugar Problem: "I think the price of coffee and sugar are out-rageous," writes Mrs. T. G. Smith. "Who can afford to pay those high prices? We, the poorer class, can't." It's a fact that coffee has risen 16 cents a pound this year, reports Frank Anastasio, manager of Mid-Eastern Cooperatives. The quotas for coffee exported by the producing countries of South America and Asia are set by the International Coffee Organization. However, there'seems to be no real shortage. "We can get all the coffee we want," Anastasio advises. One of our Government officials recently declared, perhaps without considering ali the implications, that consumers must be willing to pay higher prices for products in which foreign policy is involved, as in Mar 15, i5M LOO Study Croup Urges Atom Power Plants WASHINGTON—Rich men sometimes have heated swim­ ming pools in their homes as status symbols. A White House special study group has gone them one better, however, and suggested that long stretches'* of northern coasts, up to 4i sible to design plants in a little miles in length and a mile off­ more than 10 years that would produce 1,000 to 1,500 million watts of electricity a day, or enough for a city of almost 2 mil­ lion people. The largest civilian nuclear power plant now underway will generate only 463 million watts of electricity a day. The price of electricity from such huge com­ bination plants would be almost half that of conventional plants in high cost areas. While the nuclear plants were turning out huge amounts of elec­ tricity, the excess heat would be put to work de-salting seawater at a rate of from 500 to 800 million gallons of fresh water a day. The world's largest distillation plant at present turns out only 2.4 million gallons a day. Cost of a thousand gallons of fresh water from these nuclear plants was estimated at about 20 to 25 cents, competitive with water prices delivered to dry Southern California. Only after the heat had been used to produce "the electricity and fresh water would it be utilized for such a frivolous purpose as heating the beaches. The study group suggested gov­ ernment-financed development to­ taling $300 million. Without Fed­ eral subsidy, capital investment in SEATTLE — Harry Jorgensen, a fully operating plant would be headquarters business agent-clerk $8.50 million. for the SIUNA-affiliated Marine, Firemen, Oilers and Walertenders, has been elected port agent here in a secret ballot special election. The election was for the remainder of the 1964 term. The special election was made necessary by the tragic death of MFOW Port agent-elect William (Bud) Haley, who was killed In a HAMPTON ROADS — Longprivate plane crash on February awaited action on the need for 13. Fred Bruette, the incumbent channel deepening at Norfolk port agent, had not sought re­ Harbor, Thimble Shoals and New­ election after more than 20 years port News seems to be in the off­ of service. ing. The recent $4.4 billion public Jorgensen previously served one works appropriation bill signed by term as the business agent here, President Johnson includes a and has served two terms as busi­ !!36,000 allocation for a /harbor ness agent-clerk In San Francisco survey at Hampton Roads. headquarters. Maritime interests have been ad­ vocating deepening of the federal channel by 40 to 45 feet to en­ able it to accommodate the in­ creasingly large colliers, ore car­ riers and tankers calling at the ports of Hampton Roads. They also are in favor of the government sugar. However, few moderate income families like Mrs. Smith will building more anchorage in the harbor. agree that they should be taxed on their consumption without regard Local interests are convinced the to ability to pay, especially when some of the price rises are further inflated by speculative profits. The Under Secretary of Agriculture has government survey will indicate said that the price rise in sugar was exaggerated by speculation. In that positive action must be taken fact, sugar prices have begun to recede a little from their recent peaks, and that it will serve as a sharp stimulant to the economy. indicating that at least some of the price boosts were artificial. Other provisions of the public The only effective answer for consumers is to limit their use of products whose prices are artificialiy pumped up. Newton pointed out works bill provide for a $250,000 appropriation for a seawall to be' that when coffee prices go up they must eventually come down. built in the downtown Norfolk com­ Cents-Off Puzzle: Reader Irving Magram questions the "cents off" mercial district and $620,000 for offers of grocery manufacturers: "Today I went to buy Borden's Instant new lock gates at Great Bridge for Coffee. The label said '20 cents off the price; But what price? The the Chesapeake-Albemarle Canal manufacturer does not print the price so we are forced to take the spur of the Intraeoastal Waterway. word of the grocer." The total cost of the Norfolk Such "cents off" offers are one of the most irritating puzzles to con­ seawall is expected to be $2.3 mil­ sumers. Grocery merchandisers say that they do get rebates when lion. Work is to begin in the Spring. manufacturers advertise "cents off," and that most often the stores do pass on the savings, or some, to consumers. But there is no way of realiy.telling. This is especially true in times of price fluctuation. For example. Maxwell House offers a cents-off deal on its coffee. But the grocer wiil have some he bought at 73 cents, some at 77, some at 81. He_may merely give the discount from the highest price he paid. If you have moved, make it a Still, it would not pay to ignore "cents off" deals. Your only real point to notify both the Union safeguard is to compare prices with other brands of the same product and the Seafarers Welfare Plan and observe whether the cents-off deal really makes thia product of your new address. Do it now! cheaper than the others. shore, could be warmed from teeth-chattering 52 degrees to pleasant 70 or 75 degrees, to the Immense satisfaction of swim­ mers and fishermen—rich or poor, The water heaters would bo Just one by-product of nuclear plants producing cheap electricity. They would also produce enough fresh water from the sea to supply to 8 million people. All this could be brought about by using the enormous heat energy left over after nuclear power has been gen erated. The climate might even be Improved on a limited scale It was predicted. In a report to the White House Office of Science and Technology the study group predicted that such installations could be operatiiig by 1973 if Federal and private interests teamed up to make them operational. By conventional standards, the output of such nuclear plants would be enormous. The report estimated that it should be pos- MFOW Names New Seattle Port Agent Funds OK'd For Norfolk Port Study Changing Your Address? �Miir 15. itM SEAFARERS Break Time Pause Tag* 'NineteeS' LOG LOG-A-RHYTHM: Patricia Jean From the Ships at Sea by L. Gene Clark There once was a aal Named Patricia Jean. She had a twinkle in her eye, Just a cute little thing. She had blonde hair And a turned-up nose. Wore high heels And very sheer hose. She was surely the queen Of the belles at the ball. She danced and pranced And lorded over all. The proverbial silver lining which is supposed to be found in the dark clouds overhead is usually considered the property of the old sea philosopher. However, a bit of news from the Transglobe (Hudson'*^" Waterways) shows that there Margaret! Brown (Bloomfield), may be some actual truth to Our Lady of Peace (Liberty Navi­ this particular saying. Guy DeBaere, meeting clerk, writes that crewmembers were saddened when Seafarer Kenneth E. Gainey had to be hospitalized for an opera- i- But she wasn't as happy As you'd think she'd be; Her lover was long lost Way out on the sea.. Behind that twinkle Was a sadness so blue; Tear drops would fall And gather like dew. Her heart was heavy But full of pride, She wouldn't let you Know what was inside. Pausing before {oining the rest of the crew for their coffee break on the DeSoto (Waterman), this quartet of Seafarers takes time out to pose for the camera. Pictured (l-r) are Al Rosenberg, R. Hopkins, C. Burke and W. Porter. The photograph was taken while the DeSoto was in San Francisco recently. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Feb­ ruary 8—Chairman, S. T. Dent; Secre­ tary, V. Shilapln. $10.00 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department del­ egates. H. Kevub was elected to serve as ship's delegate. DEL VALLE (Delta), February 22— Chairman, L. J. Bollinger; Secretary, Z. Y. Chlng. Ship's delegate hospital­ ized in Monrovia and two men hos­ pitalized in Qouala. One man missed ship in Douaia. Several hours dis­ puted OT in deck department to be straightened out at payoff. Crew re­ quested to wear shirts or T-shirts dur­ ing mealtime. Crew pantryman must do better job to keep the pantry and dishes clean. Ship needs fumigation for rats and roaches. NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), March 29 —Chairman, L. Pritchett; Secretary, W. R. Gals. Doctor ordered that the chief electrician be taken off ship in Southampton. England. $16 in ship's fund. One man missed ship in Mobile. No beefs except for some disputed OT in each department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done and to the crew messman from the engine department. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), March 21—Chairman, J. R. Thompson; Stcrefary, M. C. Duet. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the captain complimented the crew for securing cargo which broke loose in No. 2 hold. Two men were hospitalized In Le Havre. Some disputed OT in deck and steward de- STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Dec. 17—Chairman, Donald Neill; Secre­ tary, Donald Keith. Ship's delegate resigned and Chester Gietek was elected to serve. Crew wants to know details on raise in dues. Discussion on doctor not recognizing shot cards from clinic. Isthmian doctors give - shots whether you need them or not. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), March 17—Chairman, W. J. Meehan; Secretary, R. W. SImpklns. Brother John J. Quinter was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion on sanitary cleaning. Steward reports that the hot water heater, ice-making machine and a plate on the galley range are all not In working order and has asked the ship's delegate to see the chief. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), March 29—Chairman, Charles Grelli Secretary, A. Sanchez. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. On this ship there are some members who don't want to attend ship's meet­ ings even though they are off watch. MONTICELLP VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 24—Chairman, H. E. Christian; Secretary, C. M. McKuch. Ship's delegate reported that some disputed OT will be token up with boarding patrolman. $38.10 in ship's fund. All men requested to keep pa.ssageways clean. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), March 29—Chairman, William F. Barth; Secretary, W. J. Taylor. Ship's delegate requests general alarm for ship. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew asked to make donation for library. Vote of thanks extended to a good crew. IP*"'' partments. Vote of thanks to Brother N. Larson for a Job well dona as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 22—Chairman, Blackle Robinson; Sec­ retary, EdmunI J. Lan. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. No ship's fund. Brothers Len and Busby highly recommend Cairo to all sea­ men who can make it there. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land Service), April 2—Chairman, G. Kersey; Secre­ tary, R. MItchel. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs and that all is fine. $1.14 in ship's fund. Crew requests more of a variety in menus. Discus­ sion on heat in foe'sles. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), March 30—Chairman, Roland St. Marie; Secretary, James M. Nel­ son. Ship's delegate reported that one man missed ship in New York. A thank you card was received from Thomas Deaie for the flowers sent by the officers and crew to his mother's funeral. $16.07 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Dis­ cussion about the engineer getting OT I fBBL jeorreM.s. OCT rniB PAIN ACRoes MV f'y If only Back To rise .As if her sailor would come from the deep. from the sea from a long sleep. for doing oiler's work In port. Dis­ cussion on getting clarification on changing of sailing time in Port of New Orleans. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), March 25—Chairman, J. A. Turner; Secretary, H. Ulrlch. Letter signed by crew sent to Union regarding dif.cuity in getting medical aid and hos­ pital slips. One man hospitalized in Colombo. There is a lack of cleaning gear aboard. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a good job. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), Feb. 1i—Chairman, Thomas J. Heggarty; Secretary, Luther Gadson. $18 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported that the captain does not agree to pay anyone off before arriving in New York. One man was hospitalized in Fort Elizabeth but rejoined ship. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ ways), March 22—Chairman, J. Flana­ gan; Secretary, A. Stevenson. Letter to be given to patroinian regarding shore leave in Kuwait. Discussion on pumpman doing his own rigging when no men are available. New washing machine requested. Vote of thanks to the steward department. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), March 8—Chairman, Judson Lamb; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. Motion made to see captain about arranging launch service for shore leave in Basrah. Crew requested to keep all showers and heads locked in port. Locks for all rooms have been promised but nothing has been done about them. BONANZA (American Asia Lines), April 19—Chairman, Tad Chllinskl; Secretary, James Swain. No money in ship's fund. It was requested that each man donate fifty cents at payoff for use of ship's bUsine.ss. Some di.sputed OT In deck and steward de­ partments. Motion made to see pa­ trolman about having covers for scats and couches in messhall. It was sug­ gested that welding machine be taken out of passageway. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), April IS—Chairman, J. C. Hoey; Secretary, J. F. Lae. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother C. D. Barry was elected to serve as ship's delegate. It was brought to the at­ tention of the crew that a safety meeting was to be held on April 20th and all hands were invited to attend. Any suggestions are to be turned in to respective delegates. f gURLV,lTMINX.YoO'/.L FeffL BEtres. IF VoOTAge OFF' gation), Producer (Marine Car­ riers), Steel Architect (Isthmian), Globe Explorer (Martime Over­ seas), Flomar (Calmar) and Los Angeles (Sea-Land). Bergeria Reynolds How does a Seafarer know whether the medic who examines him in a foreign country is a qualified MD or a tribal witch doctor? This question has been the subject of much discussion lately on the Orion Clipper (West­ ern Tankers). Crewmembers think that any doctors coming aboard should be appointed by the local American counsel. This, they be­ lieve, would at least weed out the quacks they sometimes have to put up with, reports Steve Bergeria, meeting chairman. tion in Bremerhaven, Germany. On the other hand, fortune is also shining on Gainey, since he is scheduled to marry a beautiful French mademoiselle as soon as 4" 4« he's hack on his feet. His The word from Luke A. Camrecuperation is being hastened by the erew's best wishes on "his boli, ship's delegate on the Wild Ranger (Waterman), recently out latest venture." of layup in San Francisco, is that 4« everything is in fine shape. CamEven though they have no com­ boli says that there shouldn't be plaints in the chow department. Seafarers on the Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain) are tired of hearing the slamming doors in the ice box and the steward's storeroom. Ship's delegate Kenneth McCuIlough writes that the crew has asked for a stop to the practice in the interests of peace and quiet. 4< t 4< The black gang on the Midland W. C. Sink DeBaere (Clearwater) know that their best efforts are appreciated these days any feeding problems, since stew­ since the chief engineer gave ard W. C. Sink's reputation is them an official vote of thanks well establi.-hed. Captain James for their efficiency and coopera­ Shepis who has relieved Captain tion. Hunt, the previous skipper, is t> ii well known to West Coast and The Ames Victory (Victory Car­ Waterman "stiffs," he declares. riers) is completing an exception­ 4" 4" 4 ally smooth trip after enjoying Everytime the menu on the great chow and good relations Steel Admiral (Isthmian) says that with the bridge. J. Higgins, stew­ hamburgers will be served for ard, and A. W. Morales, chief supper, crewmembers in the din­ cook, both came in votes of thanks for the holiday meals they prjo- ing room sit at their tables# duced as well as their overall nervously watching the catsup excellent feeding job. The crew bottles. It seems the bottles the took special note that the fine stuff comes in have a nasty habit standard of the food was kept up of e.xploding at odd moments, and throughout a very long trip, much the crew has already demanded of which was made in bad that a different brand be obtained^ weather. The ship's skipper, S. reports T. Johnson, meeting secre­ Carlson, also got a vote of thanks tary. 4' 4' 4* for his toleration and leniency in Seafarers on the Steel Designer handing out draws, permitting shore leaves and "being a regular (Isthmian), bound for Massawa, Ethiopia, write they have a Joe at all times." passenger who a lot of the old ^ Other ships whose SIU steward hands recognize. He's a plucky departments draw praise and votes stowaway who managed to re­ of thanks for the high quality of main in hiding clear to the States, their chow include the San Fran­ only to get caught when the ship cisco (Sea-Land), Alamar (Calmar). hit port. The reason he looks like Arthur M. Huddell (Isthmian), an old friend, ship's delegate Kent (American Bulk Carriers), Harry Reynolds comments, is that Globe Progress (Martime Over­ this is his third try at sneaking into seas), Aloca Mariner (Alcoa), the country. �M«7 15, UM 3BAFARBR9.LOG Radio Medical Advice Saves Ailing Seafarer The value of the services provided by the ship's radio operator were dramatically proved to both crewmembers and officers of the Flomar (Cahnar) when instructions received by radio telegraph helped to-*get a sick Seafarer on the road the following wire to Congress­ man Walter Rogers (D-Tex.), to recovery. chairman of the House Communi­ cations and Power Subcommittee: "We wish to go on record as be­ ing against the passage of HR 8508. This bill is a direct threat to the life of every seaman. An example was given on the present voyage when an ill seaman re­ ceived medical help through ra­ diotelegraph that our radiotele­ phone could not receive." As an incidental outcome of the incident, the crew gave a vote of thanks to the Flomar's captain for his cooperation and under­ standing during the illness of Keavney. Strong opposition to HR 8508 has been expressed by the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department which has said that the bill would weaken the Communications Act which it is supposed to amend. The MTD said that if passed, the bill would remove deep sea ves­ sels from the international radio­ telegraph safety network, striking a serious blow at the safety stand­ ards protecting the lives of American seamen and the public. Branding the bill as special in­ terest legislation, the MTD said, "The many accidents and disas­ ters which have occurred at sea over the past few months, and which have registered their toll in lost lives and vessels, are a keen reminder of the need for maximum possible safety precau­ tions aboard sea going vessels at all times." "Rather than entertaining any notion of reducing and tightening standards, we should be seeking ways of preserving and tightening security at sea," the statement concluded. Other SlU ships have also voiced their protests of the bill which would eliminate radio op­ erators. Strong resolutions attack­ ing the bill have been passed by ship's meetings aboard the Transindia (Hudson Waterways) and the Xn old-time Seafarer who began Sacramento (Oriental Exporters). his shipping career back in 1917 has written the LOG to say that ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), February his interest in the Union is still 22—Chairman, S. Condzar; Secretary, as great as it ever was. C. Boguskl. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. One man missed Bonnie Smith, who began his ship In Houston. Disputed OT in en­ sea career with the US Navy in gine department. Decks need to ha painted in steward department. Aerial October 1917, sailed for 43 years needed for TV set. retiring in the summer of 1963. He January 19—Chairman, O. Smith) Secretary, C. Boguckl. One man missed said that he retired his card as a ship in Houston. No beefs reported member of the SlU Great Lakes by department delegates. Request made that pastry be served at coffeeDistrict because of a bad right leg time. Request made to leave galley which wouldn't permit him to door open at night for passage. Dis­ stand for any great length of time. cussion on feeding time for boat crews, guards, etc. Pantry to be kept Smith left the Navy in 1919 and clean at niglit. Discussion on keeping longshoremen out of crew's passage­ Joined the old International Sea­ ways. man's Union in New Orleans two months later. After the formation WARRIOR (Waterman), February 23 —Chairman, J. Jackson; Secretary, M. of the SIU, he became a member B. Eiliott. One man hospitaiized in in Norfolk in July, 1941 and later Le Havre. Deck delegate reported that one man missed ship and one man was transferred to the Lakes district left in hospital. Few hours disputed twelve months later. He remained OT. Engine delegate reported that the engineers seem to be doing wiper's as a member of the Great Lakes work. Wipers will put In for OT. Dis­ District until his retirement. cussion on clearing ship in Le Havre. Vote of thanks to tlie steward and Smith writes that even his mail his department for fine food and box in Warren, Ark., serves to re­ service. Vote of thanks to deck and engine departments for fine coopera­ mind him of his age. Many years tion. Vote of thanks to the captain. ago it was number 21, but as his home town expanded and more FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), Feb­ ruary 23—Chairman, Curtis Ducote; people began to move in between Secretary, Roy Elford. Brother Aureiio his home and the center of War­ Pages was elected to serve as new sliip'a delegate. Ernie Puree Is cham­ ren, his box number got higher pion fisherman on board this ship. and higher until it reached 68. $12.47 in ship's fund. The Great Lakes oldtimer says MOBILE (Sea-Land), March 8— that he still gets the LOG and en­ Chairman, P. L. Miranda; Secretary, thusiastically awaits its arrival J. A. Shea. One man missed ship In Baltimore. No beefs reported by de­ every two weeks. There is no ques­ partment delegates. Present ship's tion, though, that he. would rather delegate to resign at end of voyage. Steward to make up work list for be working on the sea than read­ ing about.lt. When Brother James Keavney fell ill at sea, the Flomar's mas­ ter went out of his way to make sure that he got the proper at­ tention and was kept comforta­ ble. However, Keavney's contition worsened and an urgent radio call to shore was made for medical ad­ vice. The return message contain­ ing the necesKeavney sai-y instructions was received over the Calmar's radiotelegraph, rather than the radiotelephone which was unable to operate at the time. As a re­ sult of this Incident, the entire ship's company realized that if a trained radio specialist had not been on board to operate the ra­ diotelegraph as opposed to the more simple telephone, the health of their shipmate would have been placed in jeopardy. The concern by the Calmar's crew and officers, about the pres­ ence of a- radio operator arose because of a bill pending before Congress which would eliminate radio officers from certain USflag vessels. In this case, having a radio operator on board had proven to be an invaluable safe­ guard in protecting the life of a n»ember of the crew, and it was decided that Congress should know about it. Acting together, the Calmar's master, officers and crew sent Oldtimer Says SlU Remains Top Interest Movie Donation Heips Hospital To the Editor: This is to acknowledge and to express my sincerest thanks for your generous donation to­ wards rental of motion picture films for the paffents of the Staten Island USPHS hospital. Since you have increased the amount of money available for the movies from $50 to $100 per month, we are now able to have weekly movies for the boys. I should like to take this op­ portunity of thanking the SIU To Tlie Editor wm i. -. * i All letters to the Editor for publication in the .SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Welfare representatives for their fine cooperation and deep interest in the patients of this hospital. Because of these gen­ tlemen, our men can enjoy more movies, which is a favorite pastime of theirs. Thank you also for the sup­ ply of pocket book editions brought to the hospital by the SIU representatives for dis­ tribution to our patients. By direction of the Medical Officer in Charge. Emma A. Benedetto 4» it l" Writes Thanks For Assistance To the Editor: This is to acknowledge with a great deal of thanks, the monetary assistance I received from the SIU Welfare Plan when my wife was hospitalized for an operation recently. It is nice to know that you have an organization like the SIU behind you at a time like this. It is also a great feeling to know that you belong to a Union that has such a fine Welfare Plan—one that really takes care of its members. Robert L. Murdoch Gleaning of laundry room with one week for each department. Vote of thanks to steward department. New port screens needed. CHOCTAW (Waterman), January 21 —Chairman, Roland Dean; Secretary, Rax Conway. One man hospitalized in Kot>e. one missed ship in Yokohama and then rejoined in Kobe. No beefs reported by department delegates. Enjoying the pleasures of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, former Seafarer Douglas Reynold's daughters, Barbara, 14 and Debbie, II, pose attractively on the shorefront. Their father is associated with a shorefront real estate develop­ ment at the lake. Ex-Seafarer Promotes Carolina Lake Property When an SIU member decides to quit shipping, he often finds that his new occupation reflects his past association with the sea. Douglas Reynolds, a former Union member, might not be sniffing the sea-< breeze anymore, but he has front development, Reynolds writes ended up selling lake front that it has a great deal to offer to property to SIU members for their future retirement. Reynolds is now associated with the Lake Waccamaw Devel­ opment Corporation near Whiteville, NC. He Joined the SIU in 1947 and sailed as a chief electri­ cian. Writing to the LOG from his home tn Balti­ more, the former Seafarer says that he continues Reynolds to meet many of his former friends and ^ipmates from the Union. In fact, he states, several SIU members have pur­ chased home sites at Lake Wacca­ maw for their retirement. In a description of the lake signing on. Box has been bad for quite • whUe. Motion to have negotiating committee try for straight OT on reg­ ular working hours and time and a half for watch below, after 0 and before 8 AM for cleaning holds. Com­ plaint about butter being stale. Crew requested to return books to recrea­ tion room. Vote of thanks to cooks and messmen for their cooperation. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. ARIZPA (Waterman), March 1<— Chairman, Jose Ortiguerra; Secretary, Cleveland R. Wolfs. Brother S. B. Hunter was elected to serve as ship's delegate. One man missed ship In Baltimore. Washing machine needs to be fixed. Vote of thanks to steward department. Problem of keeping native watchmen and other unauthorized persons out of crew's messroom discussed. DEL RIO (Delta), February 10— Chairman, Panton J. Leon; Secretary, A. M. Telantlno. $10.00 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported everything la running smoothly. Ship's delegate re­ tiring. Brother Alonzo was elected to serve In his place. Discussion on keeping native longshoremen out of crew messhall except for business. Vote of thanks to deck and engine departments for their cooperation, and to the steward department for a job well done. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), March 1 —Chairman, C. Thompson; Secretary, J. Whited. Ship's delegate reported that this is a good trip considering this run. Logging men for OT on OT watch will be protested. Motion made that crew .icebox be replaced before DEL CAMPO (Delta), February 20— Chairman, S. Candalai Secretary, Earl W. King. Brother John Tulp was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of tlunks extended to steward department for good chow. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Febru­ ary 23—Chairman, William F. Sim­ mons; Secretary, Louis Cayton. Mo­ tion made that the pension plan be revised. Negotiating committee should negotiate for a substantial wage and OT Increase fof all ratings. Motion made to write headquarters to see if they can get some action on moving engine departtnent and deck depart­ ment dayman to the available foc'slea midstilp. Steward requested all mem­ bers to bring glasses back to the pantry and also to bring linen back to linen locker. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), March S—Chairman, Richard Harford; Sec­ retary, N. BIckford. Ship's delegate reported' that the ship is - to pay off every tnird trip. Ship will be in ^p- a Seafarer. With dimensions of over five miles in width and seven miles in length, he calls Lake Wac­ camaw the largest fresh water body of water on the East Coast. He says it offers water sports of all kinds, as well as excellent hunting and fishing. - Reynolds states that homcsltes on the lake canal are being offered at $1300 which include rights of beach access. He says that free brochures are available to any SIU member who writes for one from Douglas Reynolds, 2700 Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Seafarers sending for the broch­ ure will get a chance to see attrac­ tive color photos of Reynold's fam­ ily Including his wife, Isolde, and two daughters, Debbie and Bar­ bara who are all pictured enjoying the delights of Lake Waccamaw. yard a few days. Engine department has a problem keeping oilers on sea watches. Everything else is running smoothly. $23.00 In ship's fund. Mo­ tion made to sea patrolman about the company keeping oilers on sea watches at all times. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiny Car­ riers), February 2—Chairman, O. M. Bartlett; Secretary, Thomas L. Farrell. Philadelphia agent squared away beef concerning bosun. Discussion on hav­ ing general alarm bells for fire and boat drills at firs stations. Washing and drinking water tanks are being cleaned. LONG LINES (Isthmian), December 30—Chairman, Ralph Murray; Secre­ tary, Charles Ratcllff. Brother John Clark elected to serve as ship's delegate. One man hospitalized in Panama. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. Suggestion made to have an electrical wringer for crew laundry or an extractor. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Febru­ ary 24—Chairman, Joseph Coude; Sec­ retary, Fred Shale. Ship's delegate re­ ported that he had no beefs of any kind. $39.78 In ship's fund. Motion made to cut the bell off of the vege­ table box as it wakes men up during the early hours of the morning. Mo­ tion made to do away with travelers checks and use American money in all foreign ports. Motion to have nego-tiating committee raise the price of extra meals to $1.00. Motion made to have baker's hours changed to 2:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Union should re­ quest companies to allow draws on good OT such as weekend watches. The cliairmau explained to the new members that the deposit of $1.00 la to be placed with tbc ship's treasurer for keys to the head and shoWer. The ship's delegate also explained that dri^ws wlU.not be,given on earned OT. �US ItM SEAFARERS 'Sea-Time' rw itreBQr-OM .'i LOC —By Seafarer R. W. Perry (One possible adaptation of Sea-Land's intercoastal trailerships is suggested in this drawing by Seafarer R. W. Perry, oiler on the Los Angeles.) Suitcase Blues Have A Moral When something happens to a Seafarer's suitcase, it usually leaves him fit to be tied, while his buddies often get a good horse laugh. SIU member John A. Denais has described such an in­ cident in a recent letter to the LOG which he concludes with some timely ad­ vice. The whole thing started when Denais and four other SIU members were shipping from the Wilmington hall. Hailing a cab, they headed Denais for the Shell Oil docks to'sign on the supertanker Almena (US Tankers). When they arrived, they saw the ship was high and dry, and found themselves face to face with a long gangway climbing upward toward the. catwalk. Since everyone shud­ dered at the prospect of dragging their heavy suitcases up the steep gangway, the group looked around for an easier method of getting their belongings aboard ship. After getting the attention of the gangway watch, the five Sea­ farers asked him to give them a hand by lowering a line so that the suitcases could be hoisted up. As Denais described it: "Well, we got four of them up by tying the line to the suitcase handles. But, when the fireman, whose bag was the last one, fold the gang­ way to 'go ahead,' the handle bnoke off about halfway up, and the suitcase landed in the drink— with all the poor guy's clothes and gear. The unfortunate fireman, minus his belongings, then was forced to wait until the slopchest opened the next day to get some work clothes. The moral, according to Denais, is this: "Next time, brother, get the popular type—an empty card­ board box!" DEL SUD (Delta), Marcti 29—Cliair man, R. Callahan; Secretary, Joe Mc­ Carthy. Ship's delegate reported that all is well. $278.37 in ship's fund. SUMMIT (Sea-Land), March 1$ — Chairman, J. Kearnet; Secretary, F. T. DiCarlo. Two men missed ship in New TCork. Ship's delegate will ask patrolman to check hospital supplies. No beefs reported by department delegates. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (CItlas Service), March 22—Chairman, William Morris, Jr.; Secretary, Peter Sii •I V. Hammel. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Brother Peter V. Ham­ mel was elected to seive as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to former ship's delegate . Elliot. $7.72 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DEL NORTE (Delta), March 15 — Chairman, Harold Crane; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported that he was proud of the clean payoff in New Orleans. $200 was collected for Bill Olds family which was for­ warded to Mrs. Olds by Buck Steph­ ens. $36.52 in ship's fund and $31.80 in movie fund. Ship's delegate thanked crew for their fine coopera­ tion. Brother Henry B. Donnelly was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Department delegate reported no beefs. cnt system. It was suggested the two new washing machines be placed on board and also a dryer. Crew reque.st more fancy pastry be served. No OT beefs reported. $61.52 in ship's fund. $314.20 in movie fund and $188 was received for the "Bill Olds Family Fund." ZEPHYRHILLS (Marine Carriers), March 22—Chairman, R. Meloy; Sec­ retary, O. P. Oakley. Ship saUed short a pumpman and wiper, in Portland. Oregon. Picked up an SIU man in Yokohama. Chief engineer and cap­ tain said the water tanks would be cleaned In Bombay. Captain is short US money and would have to see the agents about travelers checks. Some disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Motion was made a man should be able to retire from the SIU if he has 1.5 years sea time on SIU ships, regardless of age. DEL MAR (Delta), April 12—Chair­ man, Theodore D. James; Secretary, Richard Stewart. $100.50 in ship's fund after spending $217.50 for movies. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), March IS—Chairman, C. Lawson; Sec­ retary, R. Hutchins. $17 in ship's fund. Expected arrival in Honolulu March 24. Crewmembers reque.sted to keep screen doors locked when possible in ports to restrict longshore­ men from congregating in ship's pas­ sageways. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), March 14—Chairman, M. P. Cox; Sec­ retary, Troy Adams. One man in deck department was injured and left in hospital in Bahamas. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother R. J. Palmer was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Reque.st for linen change, twice a day. Discus­ sion on new men from school. HASTINGS (Waterman), March 29— Chairman, Leopold Bruce; Secretary, John Wells. $4 in ship's fund. Some di.sputed OT in engine department. Brother Leopold Bruce was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Repair lists to be taken up. No repairs were made last trip. DEL NORTE (Delta), Feb. 29 — Chairman, Maurice Kramer; Secre­ tary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate re­ ported that four members were hos­ pitalized due to illness and injury. Three men were repatriated. Motion DE SOTO (Waterman), March 21— was made to send letter to headquar­ ters about knocking off the utilitymen Chairman, B. Bankenship; Secretary, in the steward department, on week­ J. Castronover. Brother Morris ends and holidays when in port. Mo­ Maultsby was elected to serve as tion that crew go on record to con­ ship's delegate. $1.75 in ship's fund. tact the contract committee to get No beefs reported by department day by day pay rather than the pres- delegates. A Night Off Lakes Seaman Is Rink Ace - Ordinarily a Great Lakes Seafarer doesn't have too much use for ice, since its appearance heralds the beginning of the long winter layup. To Phil Sullivan, however, the sight of ice means a chance to start playing hockey, his favorite sport. Sullivan, who sails aboard the South American during the shipping season, has achieved quite a bit of fame in the Port Huron, Mich., area this past winter for his exploits on the hockey rink. A member of the SIU, on the Great Lakes since 1958, he was the top goal producer in the Slo-Puck Hockey League which plays in the Port Huron area. Playing with the Dick Hinterman Ford team from Imlay City, the seafaring rink ace racked up 24 goals and 16 assists for a grand total of 40 points in 15 games played during the season. Sullivan's team finished fourth in the six team league during the regular season's play. However, it did considerably better in the endof-lhe-season playoff where it won top honors, by defeating the first place team 4-3. Sullivan has sailed as an AB on the South American every year since May, 1960. He was scheduled to rejoin the ship's crew in mid-April for the opening of the Lakes season. the Union was so ready to pro­ vide; 1 also want to thank the SIU representatives for all the To the Editor: things they did for me while I am writing you a few lines 1 was laid up. By showing up to let you know that I am out in every kind of weather, they of the hospital now. I am sure really showed how far the Un­ ion is willing to go to make sure their members are taken care of. Joseph Obreza Hospital Care Brings Praise % t t All letters to the editor /or publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships' to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. ' Displaying th spirited skill that made him top scorer in Port Huron's Slo-Puck Hockey League, Great Lakes Seafarer Phil Sullivan ( upper figure) battles fiercely for possession of the puck during a regular season's game. Sullivan sails as an AB during the Lakes shipping season. Their clay's work complefe, threo crewmemberf from the Robin Kirk (Robin Lines), (l-r), Bill Reynolds. J. Talbot and John Bolond, take a moment to pose for the photographer before heading into San Francisco for an evening of relaxa­ tion. glad that I feel so good now that I am back home. A few more days of being in the fresh air, and I know I'll be all set to go back to work. I had a long stay in the hos­ pital, but it was really worth it. I sure hope that this one will be the last time I ever see the inside of one of those places. I don't know how I would have ever made it if it hadn't been for the timely support the Union gave me. As long as 1 live, I'll never forget the help, both financial and moral, that Thanks Union For SIU Library To the Editor: I am writing to let the SIU know what a great service they are performing by providing SIU ships with books to read during a voyage. Anyone who has sailed knows that there is a lot of free time to kill on board ships and reading is one of the best and most profitable ways to make use of your time. Everytime 1 sign on a ship 1 notice that there is a fresh sup­ ply of books to read. 1 not only speak for myself in thanking the SIU for this wonderful service but 1 also want to ex­ press the feelings of manv of nvy own shipmates who have expressed themselves favorably about the Book P'an. I' U'eisner �Ptf* TireHtr-T#if SEAFARERS LOO MMT U. 1K4 Ukes Death Benefit All of the foliowing SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei Carol Ruth Evans, born Decern- vember 23, 1963, to the Kenneth Bourques, Dearborne Heights, ber 6, 1963, to the Augustus J. M. Henrys, Alpena, Mich. Mich. Evans', Freeport, Fla. 4i ti t> Mlchael Young, born November 4" 3» 3« Krlsten Smith, born November Stella Zibroski, born December 11, 1963, to the Jack R. Youngs, 25, 1963, to the Arnold E. Smiths, 25, 1963, to the Stanley Zibroskis, Bay City, Mich. Alpena, Mich. Midland Park, NJ. t 4i 4" 4^1 Joseph Ronald Bourque, born 4» 4" 4" Robert Diaz, born November 17, Donna Jean Henry, born No- December 28, 1963, to Ronald H. 1963, to the Carlos Diazs, Yonkers, NY. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been re­ 4« 4" 4' ported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent de­ Kelly Ann Summervllle, born lay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, October 11, 1963, to the Malcolm lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the Summervilles, Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Floyd Aclcerman, widow of Great Lakes SIU veteran disposition of estates): 4> 41 4^ Floyd Ackermon, receives $4,000 death benefit payment Nolan W. Delatte, 371 Brother Malcolm Launey, 52: Brother David Zepeda, born October 27, from Floyd Hanmer, SIU port agent in Frankfort, Mich. Launey died of heart failure on Delatte died of natural causes at 1963, to the Maurillis Zepedas, the US Army Houston, Texas. Decern ber 10, Ackerman died on February 17, 1964 of heart disease, at Hospital, Inchon, 1963 in Savoy Escanaba, Mich. 4> 4> 4* Korea. Sailing in Memorial Hospi­ David Johnson, born July 12, the deck depart­ 1963, to the Hubert Johnsons, Mo­ tal, Mamou, La ment, he had bile, Ala. A member of the been a member engine depart­ t> of the Union ment, ho joined Floron Eugene Foster, born No­ since 1952. He is the Union in vember 11, 1963, to the Florence survived by his Fosters, 1952. Surviving Mobile, Ala. wife, Betty Ruth is his wife, An­ 4> t All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and Delatte, of Gret­ gela R. Launey, Cecil William Randol, born Octo­ of Mamou. Burial was in Mamou na, La. Burial was at Westlawn visits whenever possible. The following is the latest ber 10, 1963, to the William RanCemetery in Gretna. Cemetery. available list of SIU men in the hospital: dols, Kentwood, La. USPHS HOSPITAL Lawrence Springer Leonids Velllon 4> 4> 4' Albert R. Velasco, 53: Heart fail­ STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Raul Da Los Santos Charles B. Young John Aba Catalino Marrero Jimmia Tatum Terrl Phillips, born September ure was fatal to Brother Velasco Astyeidis G. Mihalopoulos USPHS HOSPITAL 27, 1963, to the Theodore S. Phil­ Chris on January 1, Victor Bonet Haakon Noum SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Henry Callahan Carl Nelson lips, East Ashland, Wis. R. V. Boston R. J. Henninger 1964 at his home Joseph Camp Clifton Nelson Henry Dellorfano E. C. Humbird, Jr. in New Orleans. 4" 4" 4» Nahiand Cann Francis Neves John McElroy John P. Flfer Toseph Obreza Raymond Ruppert Joining the Un­ Charlie A. Gedra Joseph Smolko, born November Clarence Collins Francisco Cullante Pedro Pinott Alfred D. Gorden F. R. Weatherly ion in 1939, he 25, 1963, to the George Smolkos, John Cullinson James Kay George E. Zukaa Melvin W. Grant was a member of Hamilton Dailey Sam Setiiff John J. Guard Nicktown, Pa. Erich Sommer USPHS HOSPITAL Fred De Bilie the steward de­ 4^ 4' 4" Lionel DesPIant James Stathis SEATTLE, WASHINGTON partment. He is Juan Diaz / A1 Stracciolinl Sam N. Bowser Joseph L. Springer Alexander Johnson, born Decem­ John Diercks Ernest Vitou Chas. Muscarelia Anthony J. Stanton survived by his ber 20, 1963, to the William John­ James Fisher Walter Ulrich Robert F. Nielsen WASHINGTON — The Agricul­ sister, Mrs. R. M. Lynwood Gregory USPHS HOSPITAL George Warren sons, Woburn, Mass. ture Department's market news Morris of Fred­ Ralph Hayes Hughlin Warren JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Van Whitney Ray Kennedy S. E. Walton C. E. Mosley 4> 4> 4^ wire service has been attacked in ericksburg, Texas. Burial was at Harry White William King H. L. Grizzard Christina Parish, born December Walter the House of Representatives as an Garden of Memories Cemetery, USPHS HOSPITAL Kowalczyk Robert Williams ni'.TROIT. MICHIGAN A. Zaleski 13, 1963, to the Clifford P. Parishs, Paul Liotto attempt to disemminate news in Tampa, Fla. Herbert Anderson Floyd Lcatherman Dan A. Zeller Warren Mclntyre Hammond, Ind. competition with private wire serv­ Barne.v Maajesie Robert Bnughman 4 it 4" USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph Mikia Edward C. Baatz ices for the first time in history. 4> 4> 4> NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Carl A. Carlson, 60: Brother Donald Murray Charles Campbell Butterton Cecil Gwynn Margaret Mary Lavelle, bom Walter The Department of Agriculture Carlson died of natural causes at Edward Sutton Homer Campbell Edward Day Johnnie Hoiloday Howard Smith Arnold Duriecki has undergone severe criticism in the Staten Island October 22, 1963, to the Daniel P. George W. Davis Charles LaRosa Donald Tucker Steve Fe'lin? F. A. Gonzalez Lavelles, Cleveland, Ohio. recent months when it started Eugene Hutchins USPHS hospital. John Unilua USPHS HOSPITAL George Knhler Jack Wiley competing against a private ferrj' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Sailing in the 4> - 4i 4' Clarence Lenhart Ray Kersten Roy C. Dahl Edward Bethel, bom January Ralph steward depart­ line between Orient Point on Long USPHS HOSPITAL Salisbury George Stevenson BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS ment, he joined 13, 1964, to the Edward Bethels, Conrad Graham Island, NY and its Plum Island Ahmed A. Mashrara Wm. V. Kouzounas Charles Robinson Stanley Baltum Walter Frederick the SIU in 1943. Philadelphia, Pa. laboratory. The department and its USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL TAMPA, FLORIDA He is survived by 4» 4" 4" secretary, Orville Freeman, have BALLTIMORE. MARYLAND O. M. Myers Ray K. Johnston Robert Leo Harless, bom Decem­ M. S. Callueny his son, Philip A. been branded as anti-labor and USPHS HOSPITAL Donald Joyce ' Fred Crews NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Carlson of Provi­ ber 8, 1963, to the Wiiliam Leo Floyd anti-US shipping by the AFL-CIO James G. Keavney Deiss Richard W. Barnes Mont McNabb. Jr. C. Kramer T. W. Drobini dence, RI. Burial Harless', Huntington, Wash. Maritime Trades Department. Edgar Barton Claude McNorton James Mitchell Hector L. Durata Wilbert Burke M. P. Martinovlch was at Pawtucket 4> 4> 4D. E. Murphy C. Foster Calling on President Johnson to H. D. Cameron Henry J. Mass, Jr. Dawn Marie Przytula, Jborn Louis Nelson Joseph Genter Cemetary, Pawtucket, RI. G. E. Burleson Howard F. Menz put an end to the governmentGraham James Redden December 31, 1963, to the Ralph G., John A. Buttiner Cecil G. Merritt i> ii J. C. Selmon Earl Hartman sponsored news service, Rep. Paul S. W. Crawford Leon Mixon George A. Perez, 57: Brother Przytulas, Dearborn Heights, Mich. Wayne Hartman Carl W. Smith C. W. Cunningham Joseph Montgomery Findley (R-Ill.) declared in a Eugene Topping A. J. Heinvali Perez died January 7, 1964, in the A. E. Cunningham Ralph H. Newcomb 4ii> 4^ 4^ R. A. Yarborough C. Hippard speech on the House floor that in­ Sidney C. Day Wm. H. Padgett Swanson B. Bennett, Jr., born New Orleans USPHS HOSPITAL Francis X. Donovan Robert D. Phelps auguration of the service "strikes TEXAS November 18, 1963, to the Swanson Raymond GALVESTON. Peter A. Dufour Arestide.s Soriano O. Brown C. I. Kenrer at the heart of our constitutional USPHS Hospital. John Fabis H. W. Schnorr Blaine Bennets, Gretna, La. A member of the John C. Kerchner Wm. L. Briggs E. S. Fairfield. Sr. W. M. Sikorski system." John Kennedy Vincent Becker Inland Boatmen's Theodore Fortin Edw. Singletary 4> 4- 4 Andrew Lynch John Burris Findley said that if the new mar­ Union and an John S. Fonlan, Sr. Daniel W. Sommer Brenda Leger, born November Levi W. Carr John Lager Audley C. Foster Albert W. Spanraft keting service were allowed to go SIU tugman Chas. A. Linberg 14, 1963, to the Joseph Legers, Mario CarraB,so Cedric U. Francis L. N. Strickland. Jr. Chas. C. Martin Jorge E. Griffith unchallenged, it "could weaken the since 1948, he James E. Gardiner Adolph Swenson Fort Covington, NY. F. Ouiveniel Hugh G. Grove Leonard L. Gordon Cla.vlon Thompson press freedom guaranteed under had worked for Ray A. Poston . James L. Gates 4» 4* 4« Jesse L. Green John Valladares Roy D. Peebles Milburn Hatlcy the first amendment." The Illinois Coyie Lines and Theo. M. Griffith Robert N. White John Fitzgerald Bianchl, born Norman Hadden F. S. Rovia Herbert C. Hart Guy Barkdull congressman charged that the de­ several other Chas. M. Silcox December 15, 1963, to the Jerome Stokes Harrison Frank F. James Frances G. Bass John S. Seiferth Wm, C. Hamilton partment had begun the service SIU tug fleets. Wm. M. Johnson Daniel H. Bishop Bianchls, Lincion Park, Mich. F. B. W. Janusz Alfonso Sandino Duska P. Koroiia Wm. J. Donahue without legislative authority or Surviving is his widow and a Anna A. Lanza Emiie Templet even public hearings. George W. Lawson W. J. Woolsey. Sr. daughter, Mrs. Martin W. Gould. Congressman Raps Gov't News Service cclitor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 p6ufth Av&^t vT «aare». Albert M. Weems Your wife would like you to con­ tact her at 1905 First Avenue, Columbus, Ga., about an important family matter. being- held for the following SIU members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.: Adolf T. Anderson, Joseph H. Camp (2), Eugene L. Castano Jr., 4 4 4 Eigil E. Hjelm (2), Nikita KuselevJimmy Batson You are requested to contact sky (3), Joseph Luburich," Anthony Paul Liotta in Brooklyn, NY at F. Nottage, Waldo M. Oliver, Jorgen G. Pedersen Sammy RogCL 6-2727. amos, Henry R. Smith and Francis 4 4 4 J. White (2). Skeet Lanier and Jack Myers 4 4 4 Get In touch with Berry Tippins, 3rd Engineer Pace 416 East 66th Street, Savannah, The above named, who sailed on Ga. the Hudson (Victory Transport) is 4 4 4 asked to get in touch with Harry Tax Refund Checks H. Darrah, Compass Center, 77 Incuiau tax refund checks are Washington St., Seattle, Wash. Claude E. Lomers USPHS HOSPITAL . FORT WORTH, TEXAS Gerald Algernon George W. McKnew Arthur Collett Samuel Mills B. P. Deibler Max Olson Abe Gordon James Webb Thomas Lehay Willie A. Young Billy C. Lynn VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Forney Bowen Sanford Gregory USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE James McGee SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William D. Kenny PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK Harvey Rhoden U.S. SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTONi D.C. Wm. H. Thomson DOCTORS HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Harry Peterson �' tiiiylli t»U "SEAFAREnS ' LOn Labor Backs US Food Study Membership Meetings Scli^Mt^o SlU-AGtiWD 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 ...... June 8 Detroit Jane 12 Philadelphia ....June 9 HoustonJane IS Baltimore .June 10 New Orleans June 16 Mobile .: June 17 ^ West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through June, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with ah 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: Wilmington San Francisco Seattle May 18 May 20 May 22 Jane 15 June 17 June 19 ^ ^ Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meetings on the Great Lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 18—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Diiluth, Frankfort, May 18—7 PM t 3» 5« SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Philadelphia .. June 9—S PM Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) ... June 10—5 PM Houston June 15—5 PM Norfolk June 11—7 PM N'Orleans June 16—5 PM Mobile .... June 17—5 PM if % RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City June 15 Philadelphia June 16 Baltimore June 17 •Norfolk June 18 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 Lie: Detroit June 15 Milwaukee June 15 Chicago June 16 Buffalo June 17 tSault Ste. Marie June 18 Duluth June 19 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland June 19 Toledo June 19 Ashtabula June 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). if if if WASHINGTON—Full cooperation in a proposed government study of the food In­ dustry, has been, pledged by the AFL-CIO and leaders of two affiliated unions. Labor is fully, in support of a bill which would carry out President Johnson's recom­ mendation for the creation of a National Commission on 1963 because of trends which the union, that their margins on Food Marketing, AFL-CIO moved the bases of strength in fresh meat are "intolerable" but Legislative Dir. Andrew J. Biemiller told Chairman Warren Magnuson of the Senate Commerce Com­ mittee. The study is greatly needed by the industry and the consuming public, particularly in view of a recent sharp drop in the prices paid to producers for beef, a phenomenon, Biemiller said, not accompanied by corresponding drops in retail prices paid by consumers. "There is evidence," he wrote Magnuson, "of a mounting con­ centration of economic power on the part of the great retail food chains" followed by allegations "from some quarters that labor costs are principally respwisible." Labor economists, Biemiller de­ clared, "believe these charges to be completely unfounded" and labor will welcome an investiga­ tion of the economic factors at work and the development of sound remedial proposals. Pres. Ralph Helstein of the Packinghouse Workers testified that jobs in meat packing have dropped by 46,000 from 1956 to Cutter • Meetings held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. } Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Know Your Righfs 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. 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 ell Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shcpard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any. SIU patrolman or other Union 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 gefrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to' the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shcpard Lindsey Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State SL Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn lOai-l W. .Tefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HVacinth 9 6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., .lax William Morris, Agent .. .., ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent ... FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent ... Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaeinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th -St. Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-.T818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAiiley, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Junco.s Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Bahkowski. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... TErminal 4-2528 inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ... .1216 E. Balti.-nore St. .EAstem 7-4900 276 State St. BOSTON .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb B-6600 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgin 3-0987 744 W. Flagler St. MIAMI FRanklin 7-3584 . .1 South Lawrence St. MOBILE HEmlock 2-1754 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS Tel 529-7.546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 2604 S 4th St. PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6-3820 TAMPA ...... 312 Harrison SL Tel. 229-2780 GREAT LAKES TUG 8 DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent .. ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25lh St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1576 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Joliroeur, Agent RAndoIph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mail to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent BRimlcv 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 SECRETARY-TREASURER Tug Firemen, linemen, Fred J. Farnen Oilers S Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Roy Boudieau Tom Burns ALPENA 127 River St. ASHTABULA. O. . 1644 W. Third St. EL. 4-3616 SIU United Industrial Work­ John Mero, Agent WOcdman 4-8532 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington BUFFALO 18 Portland St. ers member N. Arico is TL 3-9259 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing -Ave. CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago shown here cutting out So. Chicago, lU. SAginaw 1-0733 Robert Affleck, Agent ESscx 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. CLEVELAND patterns in heavy canvas 1420 W. 25tli SL MAin 1-54.50 W. Hearns, Pro-Tern Agent MA 1-5450 at New York Canvas & DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. DETTROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. RAndoIph 2-4110 Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. Rope Company in Brook­ FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. AVenue 4-0071 Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 lyn. The UlW-contracted DULUTH Box No. 66 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. South Range, Wis. out-fit makes tug fenders. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Ray Thomson, Agent . EXport 8-3024 LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz, Agent . MAin 6-4573 5| MILWAUKEE . . . 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. -Agent . SHeiman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE .... 1086 Maple St. Wm. .1, Lackey, Agent MEyrose 2-8-547 PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any Rivers Section official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any L. J. Colvis. A.eent CE 1-1434 reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. require any such pa,vment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a Arthur Bentlheim. Agent 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 RAILWAY MARINE REGION should immediately be reported to headquarters. HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes Jersey City 2. NJ HEnrierson 3-0104 every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ REGIONAL DIRECTOR tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union hails. AH members G. P. McGinty should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery 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 BALTIMORE.. 1216 E. Baltiiiin:t .-.t. EAstern ' • >0 member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. NORFOLK 115 Third St. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension 622-1892-3 benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 41 n at. including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ DEwey 0 3818 bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file funcllons, including service on ranknnd-iac commiltces. United Industrial Workers Because these oldtimers cannot take -shipboard emplo.vment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. their good slaiuliiig through the waiving of their dues. E-Asteni 7 4900 BOSTON 276 St.-itc St. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment Richmond 2 0140 and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the HYaeinth 9-6600 employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. of rare, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels WAlnut 8-3?t7 that he is denied the equal rights to which he is -entitled, he should notify JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl S: SE headquarters. ELgin : -r.937 SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights H1A511 744 W. Flagler St. of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which FRanklin 7-3.564 will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was HEmlock 2-'7.54 established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the NEW ORLEANS 630 Jacksen Ave. fimds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for Phone 529.7.-46 the benefit of the membership and the Union. NORFOLK 115 ThirO -St. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above righfs have been Phone 622-! I '-3 violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to PHILADELPHIA 2104 S. 4;h St. Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President DEwe.v (-3818 Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 mmMMmmmimmmsm FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes speciBc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union Rnanees. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. both packers and processors, he noted, have "apparently been successful In protecting their margins" at the expense of both purchasers and food processing workers. UNION%ALLS Great Lakes United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York June 8 Philadelphia June 9 Baltimore June 10 tHouston June 15 Mobile June 17 the Industry from the producer and processor toward the distrib­ utor. The UPWA head said that the meat packing firms complain, when negotiating contracts with �Vol. XXVI No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG May IS 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO "There were 914 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the active oceangoing US merchant fleet on April 1, 1964, 13 less than the number active on March 1, 1964, according to the Merchant Marine Data Sheet released today by the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Com­ merce. . , So begins another routine release from the Maritime Administration, United States Depart­ ment of Commerce, with the word "Commerce" naturally the most eye-catching of all. The release date on the report was exactly three weeks ago on Friday, April 24, whcih makes this probably the most up-to-date official sum­ mary available on the ships and men that make up the American merchant fleet. In ships, the figure amounts to 914. On manpower, including seafaring jobs and others in longshoring, shipbuilding and repair, the ba.sic figure is 187,025. There are many more statistics available in the report, which describes in detail the precise status of our maritime fleet at any given time. The figures above reflect the situation on April 1, 1964. Next week, on Maritime Day, May 22, the in­ dustry will probably be given additional and fresher data on its relative size and strength, in connection with the various commemorative ora­ tions that will be delivered. Like Labor Day in September and similar ob­ servances, Maritime Day in May is one of those once-a-year occasions where speech-making and festive gatherings are supposed to make up for official neglect and public indifference to some well-established American institutions. Over the years, this has transformed the mari­ time industry into an instrument for handling less than 10 percent of our nation's foreign trade com­ merce. According to US Government figures, this represented 8.9 percent, by tonnage, of our total offshore trade in commercial and aid cargoes for 1962. It represents the amount of US-flag partici­ pation in an export-import trade that reached 293.7 million long tons during that year. Oddly, whereas the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was adopted with a goal of having our ship­ board foreign trade commerce reach 50 percent —it was 30 percent at the time— the actual figure today is one-third of what it was nearly three decades ago. This result of neglect and indifference would be bad enough if not for this: American foreign trade volume today is ZVz times what it was only 25 years ago. We are exporting and importing more and more each year, but the growth in US trade is not matched by increased US-flag partici­ pation in moving these cargoes. The American oceangoing merchant fleet today consists of 914 active vessels, consisting of 905 privately-owned ships in active service and 9 Government-owned vessels. These figures, the Maritime Administration's "Merchant Marine Data Sheet" for April 1, 1964 remind us, did not include 67 privately-owned vessels temporarily inactive. They also exclude some 26 vessels in the custody of the Departments of Defense, State and Interior, and the Panama Canal Company. Apart from these numbers, the Government statistical digest pointed out that the MA's active fleet decreased by one while the inactive fleet decreased by 11. Actually, the total Government fleet decreased by 12 to 1,785, a figure that includes a reserve "mothballed" fleet numbering 1,771 ships at various anchorages. In passing, the Government fleet's new expert- • mental hydrofoil ship Denison was placed in the reserve fleet pending survey and 13 other Govern­ ment ships were scrapped. The mothballed ships mentioned are primarily the old-age, war-built ships traded in for better tonnage or idled since wartime awaiting disposal or possible use in an emergency. They are not the only old-age ships in our merchant fleet, however, whether one speaks of active or inactive vessels, privately-owned or Government-owned. The MA's Merchant Marine Data Sheet doesn't tell us, but the American Bureau of Shipping, a ship classification society, does. In a recent issue of its monthly "Bulletin," ABS charts the age of all privately-owned United States-flag merchant vessels (oceangoing vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over), as of January 1, 1964. The report shows that of our entire merchant fleet, active and inactive—671 vessels—or nearly 69 percent were built between 18 and 22 years ago. This includes 491 dry cargo ships, 170 tankers and the balance in passenger tonnage. And these are not ships in permanent mothball status as in the Government's reserve fleet, but are in active or inactive status for private owners. This obsolescence outlook for such a large por­ tion of the US merchant fleet is a cause for con­ siderable concern by responsible officials com­ mitted to the build-up of an American-flag mer­ chant fleet, but the program for doing anything concrete about it is still largely in the talking stage. Of further interest in the statistics given out by the MA on the status of the merchant fleet is the fact that our subsidized fleet currently con­ sists of 318 vessels either privately-owned or chartered by 15 companies holding operating con­ tracts with the Government. Thus, just over a third of the active private fleet is in the subsidized category. The balance is on its own. The statistical story on the merchant fleet also tells us that whereas in the fiscal year of 1962 construction was completed on some 40 new pri­ vate vessels, and in 1963 on 39 new- vessels, only 20 ships were completed in the fiscal period from July 1, 1963 through the end of March, 1964 and up to the period covered by the current Merchant Marine Data Sheet. There were however, 49 ship construction or conversion projects under contract on April 1, 1964. But the construction picture becomes clearer from the summary provided so succinctly and routinely in the MA release covering changes from March 1 to April 1: "No new contracts were placed. No ships were delivered. The number of large oceangoing ships under construction in US shipyards remained at 49." On the manpower situation, the figures re­ veal an estimate of 47,197 "seafaring jobs on ac­ tive oceangoing US-flag ships of 1,000 tons and over excluding civilians manning MSTS ships, but including seamen on MSTS contract tankers." This figure covers both unlicensed and licensed jobs. Men in training for the merchant marine at Federal and state academies numbered 2,336. On the other hand, longshore manpower totalled 88,200 on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, but excluding the Great Lakes. Another interesting figure is offered in the category of shipbuilding and repair personnel. Production employees in commercial yards having facilities to build ships 475 feet in length by 68 feet breadth as of January,»1964 (latest figures available) totalled 49,292. Since few foreign ships utilize American ship­ yards except in emergencies, this means that our shipyard force around the country, which is em­ ployed and immediately on hand to service the US-flag merchant fleet, is about equivalent to the number actively employed in the fleet itself at any one time. There are also a number of footnotes to the figures and, obviously, a number that might be added. It is perhaps sufficient to say, on the eve of Maritime Day, in commenting on the state of US maritime, that the US is the first nation in history which has ever permitted foreign-flag ships to share half of the cargoes shipped by its own gov­ ernment and paid for by its citizens, and that this policy has contributed in part to the deteriorating merchant fleet status of the US. A continuing decline is something the nation can ill afford, the industry can no longer tolerate and will be resisted by US merchant seamen and their unions by every appropriate means. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 15, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIVE CHILDREN WIN SIU SCHOLARSHIPS SEA UNIONS CHARGE GOV’T ‘BAD FAITH’ ON SHIPPING BEEFS AGRICULTURE DEPT. AGAIN RAPS US-FLAG SHIPPING MARINE UNIONS CHARGE GOV’T ‘BAD FAITH’ OVER SHIP GRIEVANCE SET-UP JOE VOLPIAN DIES AT 63 SAB ISSUES NEW SHIPPING CARD RULING LAUD SIU TUGMEN FOR FIRE ACTION RAIL UNIONS STEP UP BATTLE AGAINST MASS CREW CUTS NLRB CERTIFIES SIU TAXICAB VOTE CONGRESS PASSES MONEY BILL; MARITIME AGENCY FARES WELL SIU COAST CO. TO STUDY ATOMIC SHIP SIU FISHERMEN SIGN THREE-YEAR CONTRACT ANOTHER BAD YEAR SEEN FOR SOVIET AGRICULTURE JAPAN YARD TO BUILD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP STIFF HOUSE-PASSED BILL HITS FOREIGN FISH RAIDS SUBSIDIZED OPERATORS GET OK TO COMPETE IN DOMESTIC TRADE INDIFFERENCE TO SHIPPING CALLED THREAT TO NATION PRIVATE HEALTH PLANS FOR OLDSTERS, AFL-CIO CHARGES GREEK SHIPPING DECLINE PROMPTS TAX INCENTIVE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES ALTER FACE OF US LABOR FORCE 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 05/15/1964 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. 10 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/93b314b11a69c64f9505b0e42f434357.PDF 291348897db5280fbebd378f23927f28 PDF Text Text sap Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. SlU Petitions For Election In Sun Oil HEW YORK, N. Y« FRIDAY, MAY 16. 1947 HALT THE FREELOADERS NEW YORK—All members, especially Delegates, are urged by Paul Gonsorchik, Chief Dispatcher, to check assignment cards, books and permits of all men coming aboard their ships. They should make sure there are no discrepancies or evidence of tampering with the assignment cards. Should suspicion exist over the validity of the cards, call the Union Hall dispatcher so that the party involved can be checked properly and dealt with accordingly. Ships that have been getting a lot of freeloaders and lastminute pier-heads are strongly advised to check and make cer­ tain that all crewmembers are present several hours before sailing time. If there is a shortage, call the Union Hall and something will be done. There seems to be a racket running on these last-minute jobs, so keep your eyes open. The SS Point Cabrillo crew was on the lookout and caught a freeloader passed on by a permit man, who had used ink eradicator and substituted the freeloader's name. Some get paid for stunts like this, thinking they can gel away with it indefinitely. They won't get to first base, however, if the members stay on the alert. Keep SIU ships for SIU crews and make those ships the sailing homes they should be. NEW YORK — With the knowledge that the Seafarers International Union already has signed cards from enough of the unlicensed seamen of the Sun Oil Company, Marcus Hook. Pennsylvania, to be qualified as bargaining agent, the Union this week took steps to have an elect­ ion held within that company's tankers. In a letter to. the National Labor Relations Board, copy also to the company, the union asked, that the facilities of the NLRB be used to make the necessary preparations for such a vote. The bargaining unit which the SIU wishes to represent includes the Deck, Engine, and Steward Department, with the Pursers and Radio Operators excepted. The number of employes in the three unlicen.sed Departments totals 420. NEW ORLEANS—At a busy ing shipping in foreign bottoms, According to a communication regular meeting on Wednesday, came in for a share in the dis­ from the Second Region. NLRB. to which the petition was sent, May 7, this port dealt with many cussion. It was pointed out that Marcus Hook is located within issues of vital interest to the this organization wished to com­ bat such shipping, not by eco­ the territorial jurisdiction of the membei'ship. nomic action in the style of the Fourth Region, and the petition Seafarers, but through the use of Topping the li.st was the Mer­ plus the signed cards have been forwarded to Philadelphia. Pa. chant Mariners of America, a publicity. The meeting voted overwhelm­ The request for an election finky outfit recently blasted by in the Sun Oil Tankers climaxes the Union as phony and not ingly against participation in this a four month drive by the Union. working in the best interests of particular set-up. From the first, the unlicensed MULTILITH MACHINE merchant seamen. seamen of that company were This outfit was roundly criti­ readily receptive to the SIU On the subject of the multilith cized and hauled over the coals, machine, which was discussed in litcM ature, and Sun Oil men made the Marcus Hook Hall and the membership once again the Secretary-Treasurer's latest went on record to brand it as report to. the membership, the their headquarters. phony. meeting voted to send the ma­ The Marcus Hook Hall was opened late last summer by Another organization. Ship chine back to the company, with Steve Cardullo, who has been America, Incorporated, recently j the proviso that the Union would in charge there since that time. formed for the purpose of halt- pa.y the regular rental required in such cases. New Orleans Meeting Blasts Merchant Mariners Outfit Brief Strike Wins Seafarers New Milwaukee Clipper Contract MILWAUKEE, May 11— Mili­ tant .Seafarers, crewmembers of the Milwaukee Clipper (a Lake Michigan passenger steamer op­ erating between Muskegon and Milwaukee) today forced the Wisconsin-M i c h i gan Steamship Company to give in to Union contract demands after a short two day strike which tied up the Clipper in this Port. The new contract closely fol­ lows the passenger ship pattern already established by the Sea­ farers recently signed D&C con­ tract, and provides for the 44 hour week for the Deck and Engine Departments, with an ex­ tra day's pay for each seven days worked in the Stewards Department plus other gains in overtime i-ates. After being notified of the im­ passe with the company by Chi­ cago Agent Herb Jansen, the 55 Clipper crewmen struck their ship at 11 P.M. Friday, May 9. They had previously held a meeting on April 30, and voted to strike the Clipper if the com­ pany did not meet the Seafarers minimum demands. Company officials immediately requested the intervention of U.S. Conciliator James Despin, who arranged a meeting between both parties on Saturday after­ noon at the Milwaukee Clipper offices. (Continued on Page 9) No. 20 Labor's Gains In Peril As House And Senate Pass Open Shop Biiis WASHINGTON—Last week the Hartley "Kill Labor" bill passed the House of Representatives by an almost three-to-one majority, more than enough to override a Presidential veto. This week the Senate passed the Taft "Slug La­ bor" bill by a vote of 68-24, or six more than enough to invalidate a veto by It is assumed by comI petent observers that Truman Thus the majority of the i will also veto the compromise legislators lit Washington measure which will come out of ^ • u ! the House and Senate confer- wcnt counter to the wishes of the majority of the people who live in the United States. The Senate Bill has been call-' ed a "milder" one. not because j it doesn't contain practically | every anti-labor proposal in thei book, but because it uses nicer | language than the Hartley Bill, j LI-TTLE DIFFERENCE AFL-aO Talks Suspended For Further Study There are a few points of dif- i With both sides expressing de­ ferences between the two mea-! termination to explore the possures, but conferences will take j nihilities of bringing about a place between committees from' merger m the near future, the the House and Senate, and it is! .'\merican Federation of Labor an even money bet that the re-j and the Congress of Industrial sultant piece of legislation will be Orga.nizations concluded their nothing to displease the National | first peace meetings in WashingAssociation of Manufacturers. 1 ton last week, which is spearheading the drive ^ Representatives of the two lafor restrictive labor laws. ; bor bodies came to no definite (For detailed analysis of the 'agreements on the merger quesHartley and Taft Bill, see page jtion. but they were com.pletely 4,) j united in their determination to The vote in the Senate saw the | battle against passage of the bill passed by a coalition of 47: anti-labor legislation now pendRepublicans and 21 Democrats, ing in Congress. The same number of Democrats The conference heard a provoted against the measure, and'posal "that the national unions were joined by 3 GOPers. j of the CIO affiliate with the Most of the Senators who op-; AFL on the same basis as the posed the bill termed it as "puni-' United Mine Workers—i.e., come In keeping with action adopted ' tive," and warned that it would in as they are now organized by the SIU in regard to ship­ ! lead to industrial strife, rather with their full membership." ping companies whose officers or 'than industrial peace. | ^he CIO rejected the plan, representatives call upon the PUNITIVE, NOT CORRECTIVE 'which also sought to pool the Coast Guard, the meeting went Senator Theodore Green (Dem. • resources of both organizations on record to refuse to sail a ship, Rhode Island) summed up the i in the fight against the current or even move a ship, when the measure when he said, "This bill, • wave of Congressional reaction Hooligan Navy is called in. instead of being a mild measure ^ toward the gains made by labor This use of economic action to curb certain abuses, is a harsh; unions. will prevent the abuse of mer­ measure cleverly and carefully A CIO counter-proposal, which chant seamen at the hands of the designed to kill labor organiza­ the AFL group said was not ac­ tions." operators. ceptable, recommended " f u n cIt is common knowledge that;tional unity"-to fight anti-labor The full terms of the Agents Conference were unanimously the brightest legal minds in the | legislation at once, but deferred supported at the meeting, and it employ of the largest corpora- any concrete action toward real was voted that any official who tions actually wrote the House merger indefintely, until after a long series of conditions had could not live up to the full and Senate Bills. Senator Taft admitted as much been met. terms of the Conference be in­ vited to "take themselves a trip when he revealed that 75 per A joint statement released af­ cent of the corporations had in­ ter the conference expressed the to sea." The officials at the meeting sisted on the most restrictive fea­ two organizations' agreement on were Lindsey Williams, Chair­ tures of the proposed legislation. the need for organic unity. Steps Both bills go far beyond the toward this objective, the state­ man; Buck Stephens, Recording Secretary; and LeRoy Clarke, provisions of the Case Bill which ment said, will be worked out President Truman vetoed last at future meetings. Reader. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16. 1947 LOG WD/I'T SvmR j 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 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - President 105 Market St., San -Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - -- -- -- -- First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER -------- Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER - - - Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER - - - - Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Trea,s. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Poor Justice When the action in the North Atlantic wa.s at its peak, the supplies to the embattled legions in Europe went through. When the Mediterranean was a beehive of Nazi submarines and dive-bombers, the ships of the United States merchant fleet kept right on the job, delivering the ammunition, the food, and the clothing to the troops. When the Pacific was a happy hunting ground for the Japanese death machines, U. S. merchant seamen did not falter in their self-appointed task of keeping the supply lines open. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. St at en Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Now the war is over, and the men who did the These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, fighting are getting a sm.all recognition from the nation. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Loans to start in business with, the privilege of going back heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ to school, disability benefits, care in government hospitals, ing to them. and civil-service preference in jobs. That is, all the men who did the fighting except for the merchant seamen, who were actually the first to fight. Lately, a watered down Bill of Rights for merchant seamen has been introduced in the House of Representa­ tives, Here's what the House Merchant Marine Committee has to say about it: "If is a niiscoiiccption io consider this hill as one which would ^ranf veterans' benefits to merchant seamen . , . They {the provisions of the proposed bill) are inadequate in several respects to meet the problems, especially of education and training, disability and de­ pendency, arising out of war service." That is not justice. Our dead and our maimed speak up for more consideration. Six thousand dead, the highest proportion of any group of men in combat, came from the ranks of the merchant seamen. Ask the men who .served with us in combat. Ask the men who, side by side with us, suffered the tortures of torpedoings and bombings. Ask the men who fought off enemy air and sea attacks v/ith us whether they think there should be a difference between the type of benefits given to them and the type given to merchant mariners. The majority will answer with a resounding "NO!" NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL A. BUCHENHORNER C. PEDERSEN J. HARRISON G. CARUSO P. STOFFEL A. SANDY R. CHRISTIAN A. R. GUIDRY J. AMAYA H. DAUGHERTY P. La Cicero R. WRIGHT G. GREY H. HAMOND C. CASE F. HAMON J. O'NEILL W. BROSE C. MASON A. WALTERS ^ ^ NEPONSET HOSPITAL HUGH BURKE J. S. COMPBELL LINDEN CLARK JOHN T. EDWARDS J. FIGUEROA E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSON L. L. LEWIS L. TORRES BALTIMORE HOSPITAL WM. KEMMERER WM. REEWES JOHN WEBB PETER LOPEZ RALPH SIGLER GEORGE WARFIELD CHARLES SIMMONS CHARLES LEE JR. ERNEST SIDNEY MANUEL ROMERO FRANCIS O'BRIEN RICHARD HANSEN 4. 4. t. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL E. JOHNSTON S. WILUSZ D. FARRIS H. SWIM P. MADIGAN R. MORRISON E. MOFIENE E. DELLAMANO J. LEVACK D. BURLISON P. KOGOY D. GROVE 4 4 4 CHICAGO MARINE HOSP. LOUIS JOHNSON STEVE SCHULTZ HENRY T.AIJ.Y You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems; Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) STATEN ISLAND HOSP. H. R. BELCHER E. E. CASEY V. PLACEY R. G. MOSSELLER E. CARRARAS M. BAUCSKI D. NELSON G. H. STEVENSON P. AMATO J. A. DYKES E. B. HOLMES C. A. MILLER H. SELBY W. R. BLOOM J. MOLINO F. NAGY J. BURGOS N. NEILSON 4 4 4 ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL M. MORRIS W. B. MUIR D. McDONALD C. RASMUSSEN B. HOFFMAN J. KOSLUSKY �Friday, May 16, 1947 Canadian SlU Faces Legal Runaround By w. T. MCLAUGHLIN THE CORRECTIOH We're sorry that we made a mistake in the item con­ cerning the NMU carferry sell-out in last week's LOG. We stated that it was "man­ datory" for the carferrymen to take one leave day a week off. That's not so. It's not mandatory because the NMU is now circulating petitions telling the companies that the men want to take 52 leave days a year off. JACKSONVILLE — Counter­ proposals from out of the past, surrounded' by legal verbiage, is the answer of Seaway Lines, Limit'ed to the demand of the Canadian District of the SIU for a contract. What the hell kind of a In a document of 15 closely sweetheart agreement did typewritten pages, the company the NMU sign with the rail­ attempts to confuse the issue of roads that they have to pe­ wages and working conditions tition to take off leave days with laws and regulations. which they are already sup­ However, the men who sail posed to have under their the New Northland arc not be­ new contract? ing taken in by the ruse, and they are firmly united to gain their ends. The proceedings are a classic example of the means which Can­ adian operators will use to halt the seamen in their efforts to gain decent wages and condi­ tions. Now the company is willing to abide by "rules and regulations By PAUL WARREN of any governmental agency hav­ ALPENA — After spending ing jurisdiction," but this same company was content for months three days in this fair city of past to operate its ships with but some 15,000 population, I've no­ a minimum attempt to live up to thing but praise about the hos­ any sorts of standards or regu­ pitality and friendliness. lations. You've heard about Southern SIU Organizers Leave Alpena With Regrets SEAFARERS LOG Page Three lakes Seamen The Only Sufferers As NMU Continues Stalling Tastics By EARL SHEPPARD lays in the election which will give these men SIU union con­ ditions! These stooge tactics aren't hurt­ ing the SIU: they aren't hurting the Wyandotte Transportation Company—but they are hurting the Wyandotte seamen! Every day that the NMU or the company succeeds in holding up the election, just that much longer Wyandotte crewmembers are forced to sail under open shop conditions. fort to have these elections held as soon as possible. Here, again, the tactics of the companies and the NMU are holding up the pro­ ceedings. Both Hanna and Wilson are re­ fusing to consent to elections aboard their ships, and hearings will be held in Washington be­ fore the election are ordered by the NLRB. In addition, the NMU is throw­ ing every possible obstacle in the path of speedy elections, actually playing the companies' game for them by hamstringing the sea­ men's efforts to .select the union of their choice by means of an election. As this issue of the LOG goes to press, we are preparing to pe­ tition other unorganized Lakes fleets. As soon as hearings are held on these petitions and election dates set, we'll print the informa­ tion in the LOG and keep all in­ terested Lakes seamen posted as to the progress being made. DETROIT—Well, the old stall­ ing business has started all over again. By that we mean that the NMU has resumed its usual tactics of delaying and throwing monkey wrenches into the NLRB election machinery once more. At the last meeting held in the NLRB offices, with representa­ tives of the SIU, Wyandotte Transportation Company and the NMU present, NLRB Examiner HURON ELECTION Miss Greenberg gave the NMU The Huron election will be held until Friday, May 9, to showsome time between May 15 and proof that they had sufficient June 11, when the company finds strength in the Wyandotte fleet it convenient to bring both the to intervene in the election which Crapo and the Boardman into the SIU had petitioned for Detroit at the same time. earlier. There's no doubt in our minds Friday came, went, and no that the company could bring the proof was forthcoming. The NMU ships into Detroit before this couldn't produce any because the time, but rather than delay the SIU had 95 per cent of the election by lodging a protest Wyandotte crewmembers signed with the NLRB we reluctantly up on SIU pledge cards! accepted these stipulations for a But the NMU did play the consent election. shipowners' game by pulling one Huron seamen only have to NLRB BOTTLENECK of their old stalls. restrain their impatience to get With one exception, the SIU Despite the fact that the NMU the election over for a short time has long opposed most Washing­ knew full well that the SIU rep­ now, and they'll have their ton Boards and Bureaus. We're resents 95 per cent of the Wyan­ chance to select the union of j opposed to regimentation in any dotte men, and that the NMU their choice as a sole collective form. Our lone exception to this hasn't a snowball's chance in hell bargaining agent. rule is the National Labor Reof winning an election in the According to reports reaching I lations Board, Wyandotte fleet, they deliber­ Many times the NLRB has prcately held up the election by fil­ us from the various organizers who have been contacting the vented long drawn out jurisdicing unfair labor charges against two Huron ships regularly, the tional disputes, and cleared up the Wyandotte Transportation considerable costly delays in var­ Huron seamen are still over­ Company. ious labor troubles. whelmingly for the SIU. HURTING SEAMEN However, a considerable Even though there's been quite We don't care how many a turnover in these two crews, amount of this red tape should charges the NMU files against the new men are signing SIU be eliminated in the processing any of these unorganized opera­ pledge cards as fast as they ship of disputes through the Wash­ tors on the Lakes, so long as it aboard these vessels, and many- ington NLRB. doesn't hurt the men sailing these men have taken SIU books. Time after time, instances like ships. These companies and their the NMU's deliberately stalling There's no doubt that the Hu­ owners' union, the LCA, can well of elections, and the holding up ron seamen will vote for the SIU protect themselves. of certification results through in a big way, because they know However, in this instance the who has won the best conditions phony protests, haVe cost the un­ phonied-up charge prevents the and contracts on the Lakes. Cer­ organized seamen thousands of Wyandotte seamen from securing tainly, the SIU record and con­ dollars in delayed union condi­ the protection of an SIU contract ditions are too well known for us tions. These costly delays must at once. to go into them. Let the record ' stop. This stalling is prolonging the speak for us. It's high time that some com­ open shop conditions on the mon sense is used, cutting out OTHER ELECTIONS Wyandotte ships. Sure, the these interminable delays in the Wyandotte seamen will get their Neither the Hanna nor the handing down of decisions. Our SIU contract and SIU job pro­ Wilson election dates have been'AFL should support the NLRB, tection eventually. But, the set as yet, but the SIU is exert- but we should insist on red tape NMU's actions are causing de­ ing all possible power in an ef- elimination. hospitality? Well, here's a town BREAKING P.OINT some 235 miles north of Detroit That went on as long as the where they really practice gen­ man in the stokehold, the man uine Northern hospitality. at the wheel, and the man wait­ ing on table kept their heads This is no exaggeration, mere­ bowed low and suffered in si- ly a statement of fact. But it's lence. going to be tough to shove off Finally, these men reached a today, and leave my many Alpoint at which the substandard friends behind. They're conditions they worked under p^opje and a credit to any and lived under became intoler­ American community. able. Since the company showed no 1 know it's going to be a pleas­ keen desire to change those con­ ure to come back here again ditions, the crew, like smart men. whenever the opportunity preDecent sents itself. decided to organize, became wages and conditions While up here, we contacted their paramount desire. the SS Boardman of the Huron Until April 14, the wages paid Company, and the SS Alpena of ABs came to $120.00 per month, the Wyandotte Company. Both without overtime. In the Stew-j of these ships are lined up alards Department, for an average most solid for the SIU . 18-hour day, Waiters received only $75.00 monthly. There's an NMU organizer in What hurts the men of the , „ v-, • i. TVT ,1-1 J • 1 town by the name of Davis, who New Northland is the knowledge •' , u u i , , ., 1, has been trying by hook or that the money they should have , • u u j , . . . u I crook to get a job aboard one been receiving in wages before i , ® ., , u, • • u • .V /I K.r the Huron ships for the past this time is bejng used by the company to fight the proposals of the Union. However, everyone is wise to As free citizens of Canada, the him, and they're getting a big By JOHNNY JOHNSTON crewmembers of the New North- laugh out of his efforts. There is no doubt that the land do not intend to be led This Davis individual has been around or deceived by legal jar­ making some big promises in his Seafarers Intei-national Union gon. They wish to see the "good efforts to swing Huron and Wy­ has achieved the highest stand­ intentions and faith" of the com­ andotte seamen to the NMU. ard of wages and conditions for pany expressed in real wages, But these, men are all sold on seamen anywhere in the world. not in wordage. the benefits of SIU unionism, We also have the record of never having lost a beef. CSU TERMS contracts, and protection. No other maritime union can The counter-proposals of the They want no part of the match the many gains our Union company are ludicrous in the fact bankrupt and faction-torn NMU. has made since it was first start­ that they are patterned on the They want a real union with ed, but even so, some members existing agreements between the real contracts and conditions— are willing to jeopardize the fu­ Canadian Seamen's Union and the SIU. ture advances of the SIU. the operators. Just why the Alpena has a number of Lakes When the time comes to ne­ Dominion Government should al­ seamen located in town and in gotiate for new agreements, un­ low itself to be closely identi­ the surrounding area. Many of less certain points are cleared fied with the communist-domin­ these men have seamen's papers, up, and unless certain characters ated CSU is something for Can­ adian seamen everywhere to ser­ but are no longer sailing for a start to cooperate with the ma­ variety of reasons. But they're jority of men who live up to iously ponder on. However, Seaway Lines states really interested in the SIU, and the terms of the contract, our that the CSU conditions are as are doing their best to push the officials are going to run into trouble with the operators. far as they are prepared to go SIU on the ships. and they have formally drawn up Hei-e is what the members of Thanks a million for your the papers. friendliness and fine weather, the SIU must keep in mind: One argument being used by Alpena. Here's one guy who'll Remember, when a ship has the company is that it is a Can- boost your fair "Ity any day in arrived in port and is waiting for payoff, a seaman is still on the week. (Continued on Page 4) Present Contract Will Lead To Better One,7 If articles and must turn to, if on the Hall, report to your ship at day work, or stand watch if a once. Look the ship over, and w-atch stander. i if you decide that you don't It is not right to hit the dock want the job, come back to the as soon as the ship ties up, and , Hall, or call the Dispatcher, and stay ashore until payoff time, j ^ man can be sent to take your By doing that, someone else place. Most important of all—don't has to put in the extra work. and it is a dirty trick to penal-, get drunk for the payoff. If ize the Union Brothei-s who stay j there is any time in dispute, the on board and live up to the Patrolman needs all the infor­ mation he can get to clear it up. contract. And remember, it is possible DON'T GOOF OFF to be logged for this in an Am^ eucan poit. ; makes the Patrolman's job much A SHIRKER I harder. In fact, sometimes he is Another way to put ex t r a ^^ot told about the overtime in work on your buddies is to wait dispute, and only finds out about until the last moment before it days later wdien the drunk sailing time to pile off. This sobers up. By that time it may means that the ship sails short- be too late. By following these simple handed, and somebody else has rules, we can make our jobs to do your work. If you notify the Union Kali easier, and make it possible for in time, a replacement can be the SIU officials to win more sent, and you can be paid off on gains for us when the next mutual consent. agreement comes up for discusWhen you are dispatched from sion. I] �Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16,1947 Anti-Labor Bills fiiYe Bosses Big Weapon If the dominant features of | for the boss to avoid all obliga- workers cannot be discharged the Taft-Hartley anti-labor Bills tions to bargain honestly since for legitimate union activity, but become law, employers will have by merely sitting and listening this law .would kill all that. at their fingertips many ways lo five bargaining sessions, even And any worker who refused with which to stymie union or- if he only says "no,"' he will be to handle scab goods could be ganization, withhold advances in considered as living up lo the bounced out with no appeal, wages and conditions, and wreck provisions of the law. thus attempting to turn good This turns into a mockery the union men into finks. existing unions. All of these are exactly what collective bargaining process. MORE TO COME the National Association of Man­ The proposed law necessitates a These are the main points, but ufacturers has wanted for the 60 - day compulsory cooling - off period, and allows for individual the minor points are every bit past two decades. It is still too early lo prophesy submission of grievances, there­ as vicious. Take, for example, what the compromise Bill will by undermining the union griev­ the provision that would prevent a strike of workers in a plant offer, but if the NAM gets its ance machinery. way, here are the weapons which j 4. Industry - wide bargaining if one worker is given an Un­ justified wage cut. the employer will have to throt- would not be allowed. Companies which compete Or, for instance, if a speed-up tie labor. 1. No worker would have the j with each other would not be is instituted in a department, protection of the closed shop—it : permitted to a.ssociate themselves those employes would not be al­ would be outlawed. | for bargaining purposes, unless lowed to strike. The union shop, under ccr-! the unions in those plants emOr no strike would be le'gal if tain conditions, such as the vol-ploy less than 100 workers each, started to make the employer untary agreement of the em-lor it" the plants involved are recognize the union, or protest ployer and the fact that the more than 50 miles apart. his dealing with a company In essence, this will eliminate union. If the boss commits an union shop was not gained through strike action or threat lo r d e r 1 y collective bargaining unfair labor practice, or refuses of strike action, would be al- J which has been built up over a to agree to union security, in­ lowed. : long period of time. surance, welfare funds, or paid If a union member then re- I STOOGES ENCOURAGED holidays, any strike called to fuses to live up to the rules of ; 5. Company unions will be le- rectify these wrongs would be the union, he could not bo dis-' galized. illegal. charged, since the only cause | Barring actual bribery and And if such strikes should be for removal would be the non-I physical coercion, the employer called, they could be broken by payment of dues. 1 would be permitted to cultivate injunction, or by suits for triple This is a "welcome sign" to; and ennfrol rnmpany unions damages, a n d/or by criminal disrupters and provocateurs, 1 Thus the bosses would be free prosecution. many of whom would be com- I to set up company unions, give pany stooges, working within the j them certain advantages for the time being, and by use of stooges union to destroy it. ONE PICKET ONLY break up the legitimate move­ 2. Mass picketing would be ment of the workers. illegal. 5. Firings for union activity, The United States Senate, by The right of labor to strike, Union members know that the or for icfusal to work on non­ a vote of 68 to 24—six more than to bargain or even to conduct best way to discourage scabs is union goods would be okay. the two-thirds necessary to its own affairs within the bound­ by the establishment of a large Anyone who tried to help override a Presidential veto, has aries of its own democratic or­ enough picketline to make it im­ , build the union in his own shop passed the anti-labor bill spon­ ganizations is curtailed in this possible for the company to send I would be fair bait. Anyone who sored by Republican Senator bill, while industry is allowed scabs through. j believed in the solidarity of the Taft. The Democrats split their to continue its arbitrary swash3. No compulsion for the e.m- labor movement could be fired vote evenly, 21 for to 21 against bucking course. ployer to bargain in good faith. without any recourse. with three Republicans joining If individuals wish to rely up­ This section of the proposed ' Here is a sleeper. The Wag­ the minority. on political action as a recourse, legislation would make it easy ner Act specifically states that Organized labor as a whole that is their business; and if fought the passage of this bill. their faith in politics leads to CIO and AFL forgot their dif­ their destruction, they are wel­ ferences and fought as one. Leg­ come to their role of martyrdom. islators were buttonholed, meet­ Today, however, neither martyrs ings were held, thousands of or heroes, messiahs or great telegrams were sent — every leaders _are needed. The literary cash register rang able talent. In fact, Floyd was peaceful endeavor and every Labor has carved its destiny up a payoff for Ordinary Sea­ 30 enthused over Cowl's com­ form of political activity and on the point of production with man Jesse Wyndon Floyd, first munication telling him of the pressure was employed by labor picketlines and blood. Any de­ Seafarer to cash in on his story­ story's publication, he has begun and its representatives. viation from its militant tradi­ telling efforts as a result of the work on his first novel. Today it is apparent to all that tion can mean only one thing— recent LOG announcements of­ The Seafarer-writer, who is 23, these means have failed. the destruction of trade union­ fering marketing aid to mem­ has been sailing as a member of "Where can labor go? What ism. And the destruction of bers with a flair for writing. the SIIJ since 1943, doing his can labor do? unionism means the destruction The successful Seafarer has writing between trips. A native The politicians will:have labor of the nation, of democracy and one of his short stories, entitled of Phoenix City, Ala., where he believe that the question -must the free institutions which mark "His Own Way," appearing in resides with his parents, Floyd be settled at the polls ,that those America's social ascendancy. the May issue of "The Family threw up a college career at legislators who voted for the As sure as night follows day, Album," a monthly magazine Birmingham - Southern College, bill must be repudiated by labor will retrogression thea follow widely circulated on Long Island. because "he couldn't stomach and liberal pro-labor legislators progress. Call it fascism or what Although Floyd's story brought the stereotyped curriculum." In­ elected in their stead. you will, life, liberty and the him cash, the prestige of hav­ stead, he went to sea. This is well and good, but it pursuit of happiness will become ing his material accepted for Brother Cowl i-eports that the smacks of the story about the forgotten terms with the supublication by the editors Of a response from Seafarers with lawyer who promised to free pre;ssion of labors hard won commercial magazine is regarded ability to write has been far his prisoner client even if it rights. as the greater of the rewards. beyond what he expected. Sev­ took him twenty years to do it.. "His Own Way" is Floyd's eral manuscripts are now being Labor today cannot afford to first successful literary work. read to ascertain their possibil­ wait. Inaction at this time m.eans Floyd's professional entry into ities. destruction long before any pol­ the story-writing field was the Particularly in view of Broth­ itical remedy can be found. direct result of one of the an­ er Floyd's success, Seafarers who LABOR'S STRENGTH nouncements in the LOG. Read­ have written anything they deem Labor's greatest strength lies ing it, he immediately forwarded worthy of publication should in its control of all production (Continued from Page 3) his manuscript to Carl Cowl, a take advantage of the service and the employers existence de­ adian concern and they do not Seafarer whose connection with Cowl is offering. pends, as does labor, -on the benefit from Government subsi­ a reputable agency of authors' Manu.scripts must be typewrit­ continued functioning and op­ dies like their U. S. counterparts. representatives enables Seafarers ten. They should be addressed eration of industry, agriculture, Our reply to that is that the to have their, material read to Carl Cowl, care of SEAFAR­ commerce and transportation. subsidy they have been enjoying without the customary charge ERS LOG, .51 Beaver Street, The great difference between is the most vicious kind imagin­ for the service. New York 4, N. Y. the employer and the employee able—low wages and poor living CONSIDERABLE TALENT -The manuscripts should be ac­ is that the employer may stop conditions-^with profits extract­ Cowl saw possibilities in the companied by . a stamped envel­ operations at anytime he chooses, ed from the flesh and sweat of short story and succeeded in,ar­ ope addressed to the sender's turning production on and off Canadian seamen. ranging for its sale to the mag­ residence to insure safe return like water from a tap, with the Seamen, like every other class azine. Cowl states that Brother in case the material is not up number of workers employed of worker, were never intended Floyd shows signs of consider- to snuff. by nature lo waste their lives being governed by his whims. iti-sfSStca- CAPITOL PUNISHMENT Log's Service To Writers Scores; Seafarer's First Story Is Sold The 1 time has come when the figlit must be taken away from the legislative halls and carried to labor's own selected battle­ field, the point of production. Congress has scrapped the Bill of Rights by passing this bill which draws a strict line between the rights of labor and capital, intensifying the class conflict which, under a demo­ cratic system, should not exist. American labor has seen how both bosses' parties have bark­ ened'to the beck and call of the owners, not the workers. "What these legislators have done is fo commit treason against the men who built up the land we live in. Faced with such treachery, the American worker has but little choice. He must resort to eco­ nomic action, action which will show Congress that there must not be one set of easy rules for employers and corporations, and another set of harsh regulations for workers. The Senate and the House of Representatives have declared themselves on the side of the exploiters. Now labor must rally to its own defense with the weapon which won for it so many gains in the past years. Operator Tries To Give Legal Runaround To Canadian Seafarers away under foul, unhealthy liv­ ing conditions, and to exist for the sole purpose of piling up profits for the shipowners. "We are confident that Seaway Lines will soon discover the wis­ dom of signing with the Canadian District of the Seafarers. Eco­ nomic action is one argument that even these operators will un­ derstand. It will prove once and for aU the dignity of our motto, "The Brotherhood of The Sea." �Friday; May 16v 1947 THE S^EAPARERS LOG Pag© Fiv0 No Meat Shortage On Robin Locksley What with sailing the ship, and taking care of the menagerie on board, the crewmembers of the SS Robin Locksley, Robin Lines, didn't ha/e too much time to stand around posing for pic­ tures. That's why they didn't bother to take the names of anyone appearing in the photos on this page. But the pictures speak for themselves. These are the animals in whose mouths you are not supposed fo stick your head — namely lions. The Locksley crew remembered that, and the voyage ended without anyone getting hurt. Monkeys are the craziest people, or have you heard that one before? Well, anyhow, this monk nestled in the above Brother's arms became quite a pet on the Locksley, and prac­ tically every crewmember had hir picture taken with the little fellow. This is a giraffe sticking its neck out, not the lookout of the Robin Locksley. When a giraffe gets a sore throat, that's really trouble. Brothers, all the way down. Playful little ball-of-dynamite, eh. Although dangerous, this leopard made friends with the crew. Like all the other ani­ mals, however, it got only the most respectful attention from the crew. This leopard has plenty of friends now, but wait till it he or she gets a little older. Bet that Seafarer won't want to come that close to a grown-up cat. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16. 1947 Shipping Better Than Good In Port Savannah "Keep Hail Fires Burning" Is New Philly Slogan By CHARLES STARLING By EDDIE HIGDON SAVANNAH — Shipping in PIIILADELPHIA-Spring may this southern port is still better have airived all over the United than good with quite a few ships States, but here in the city of in here and in Charleston. We've Brotherly Lovo we are still keep­ covered the ships tied up in ing the Hall fires burning. The both ports and squared away all cold weather seems to be affect­ beefs that came up. ing shipping, and for the first In addition to the excellent ships and is being sent out to the Washington that the so-called time in many weeks, we have By JOE ALGINA supply of ships touching port, agents of all ports. brains in Congress have decided to report slow shipping. NEW YORK—We never tire of three ships from the boneyard The Union went to great ex­ to cut down on the number of We haven't had many payoffs in Brunswick have ben brought passing along a good word, and pense and work to make up these aliens sailing American ships. lately, but we have had quite a again this week the word is good here to be repaired. We expect They do not, however, take cards and have them printed. few ships in transits, and nearly to crew these ships about the with shipping and business ham­ They are fine pieces of work and into consideration that the maall of them have needed some mering along in good style. We if you live by the rules and sug- joritj' of alien seamen sailed all middle of the month. replacements. That has helped can use all the rated men wo through the war, and if any We have just about cleaned out somewhat. can get our hands on for jobs NCW,' AtyFiNE group of men is entitled to citi­ out the house in crewing the We crowed up the Hall J. HERO-W-D«f?f£S,' zenship it is surely the alien sea­ regular ships so we are going in the Deck and Engine Depart­ ments. Kelly, Waterman, and she sailed men. to have a little difficulty in for Norfolk to load coal for Italy, The reason the shortage of crewing these vessels. Some of these men have been We also finally sailed the New men continues is naturally due We'll probably end up by call­ sailing American ships for years, Hall Hills, a tanker that has been to the large number of ships hit­ ing another port for the men. but according to law they must around the port for about five ting New "^ork for payoffs and Here's hoping there is a port have five years on American weeks. sign-ons. Thanks to the inrush with a few men around looking ships before they can qualify for of ships, the Patrolmen have Incidentally, if any port has a lor ships. citizenship. ship going to Bremen, and need­ Just in case the word hasn't been burning their soles contact­ Something seems amiss when ing an Acting AB, please con­ gotten around, the Charleston ing them all as they hit port. aliens who served in the Army One ship that gave the Patrol­ Hall has been closed and all were granted citizenship after tact Walt Gardner in this port. shipping and business for that men an easy time was the Robert only three months service, yet He is on the loose, and has some port is being handled through W. Hart, Waterman. She came an alien seaman must put in five unfinished business over there. in, and paid off the other day in gestions on the card, you'll have years at sea. Someone should go here. SIU WATCHDOG So far all ships tying up in excellent style. better trip all around. down and slraighleii things out Charleston have received quick Brother Tilley, our Patrolman, The cards when they come with the boj's on Capitol Hill. Another vessel here in transit coverage, and the closing of the was not disposed of so easily. aboard ship are to be placed un­ has the slopchest horrors. He is religiously checking slopchcsts of Hall there hasn't worked a hard­ Aboard the William Wirt, Alcoa, der glass whenever possible, and ship on any of the crews hitting there was a beef concerning the are not to be kicked around or all the ships which hit this city, and he is doing a good job of destroyed. They are too valu­ that port. ouarters. making the companies toe the That's about all the news for able for all matters, from ship­ The crew asked that the quar­ the week from Savannah. We ters be changed from wartime board meetings to beefs, to be mark in this respect. can't offer any free drinks or to peacetime set-up, but the com­ torn up. Silence this week from the We have had a few unorganized free shows as enticements but if pany refused, saying it would shipcs in this port, and with the RETIRING BOOKS Branch Agents of the follow­ you want a quick ship to almost cost them thousands of dollars. help of the organizers from New I'd like to say a few words ing ports: any port in the world, Savannah York, we have been able to take concerning the retirement of The crew insisted and the com­ is the place for you. care of them. JACKSONVILLE books. If you are contemplating pany stalled, but now all is se­ MARCUS HOOK Nothing new on our quest for leaving the sea make sure you rene and the boys are happy in GALVESTON a Hall. We know that the read­ retire your book by sending it to their new quarters. As far as MILWAUKEE ers of the LOG are probably fed the 6th Deck, 51 Beaver Street, 1 know this is the last Liberty CORPUS CHRISTI up with our troubles, but anyone under SIU contract to make the or by handling the matter in ASHTABULA who has read up on the housing conversion of quarters to the person. DULUTH situation realizes that our search In either case make sm-e you peacetime arrangement. CLEVELAND for a home is being duplicated Another ship that gave us a get your retirement card. 1 want By W. H. SIMMONS MOBILE by guys all over the United to stress this point, for after tough lime for awhile was the BALTIMORE States. SAN FRANCISCO—This past Nampa Victory of the Waterman every meeting we have 20 or 30 NORFOLK fellows asking for reinstatement. week we had the pleasure of Steamship Company. All hands, including the chief SAN JUAN The majority of these men paying off the SS Thomas J. cook and bottle washer, have The Chief Mate aboard had HOUSTON Lyons, Smith and Johnson, out himself mixed up with God. He have to be refused as the mem­ been spending a good part of about four months. There was was trying to pull a few fast bership stated that men more than every day looking for quarters. The deadline for port re­ a swell gang of real SIU men ones on the crew and thought he one year in arrears in their dues • What we want, we can't afford, ports. monies due, etc.. is the aboard, and they brought the had succeeded until Patrolman cannot be reinstated. and what is within our means, Monday proceeding publica­ So, if you're going to work or ship in spic and span and in Sheehan came aboard and re­ wo wouldn't touch with a ten tion. While every effort will stay ashore awhile, retire your good condition. moved his halo. foot pole. be made to use in the current The Delegates did a bang-up Now the sad soul is looking book, or you'll find yourself out issue material received after We here in Philly did all we job, and all disputes were hand­ for another ship where his meth­ of luck when you get the urge that date, space commitments could to help out the telephone to go to sea again. led at the payoff. ods will be appreciated. generally do not permit us to workers. Now that their strike Right after that, we had the WARTIME HEROES The long awaited SIU foc'sle do so. is over, we wish them a lot of SS Council Crest, an American Card is ready for placing aboard 1 see by the reports out of luck in their future struggles. Pacific Tanker. She came in from a three month trip, and some of the crew liked the Gold Coast so much that they decided to spend a little time here, tak­ ing in our sunshine and refresh­ By SONNY SIMMONS ourselves so short of men at tempts to take men on SIU One of our ships, the Nampa ments. ships from the Seamen's Insti­ Victory, stopped off in Miami the the moment is due to a sudden TAMPA — Shipping in Tampa Brother Joe Barron, who was tute. other day and 1 received a phone ships Delegate, and Brother is still excellent, the only hitch call from Key West. The Hor­ call from the Mate informing All ship and departmental Crawford both have traded the being a terrific shortage of men. ace See, tied up there called for me that a Deck Maintenance delegates are warned to be on Gulf for San Francisco, at least We've combed the gin mills, 15 men and that just about was needed. Because there was for the time being. the restaurants and every place cleaned us out. no Hall in Miami he was going in town, but our manhunt still HAT'S OFF MORE COMING to hire an NMU man from the Joe did a mighty fine^.job on finds us far short of the men In addition to the large crop pier. the Council Crest. In fact, both demanded by the ships calling of Waterman scows in port, we 1 stopped that by informing ships were a real pleasure to for crews. are expecting a couple of Bull him that if the man was hired During the past week 76 men Line ships in from the phos­ handle, and my hat's off to the he might find himself off the crews of the Lyons and the were shipped from the Hall. phate run. It has been several ship when it hit Tampa. The Prospects for the future are very weeks since a Bull Line ship Council Crest. ship pulled into Tampa with a The way everything is going bright, what with Waterman pulled in here. It looks like FWT and an Oiler having been along so smoothly makes me sending ships in here regularly. they're taking a back seat to added in Miami, so when the very happy and easier to get The Waterman Columbia Vic­ Waterman in this neck of the Patrolman contacted the ship he along with. tory is in port now waiting for woods. shooed them ashore. Here's a note for ships signing three Oilers and a Fireman, but Over in Miami we are hav­ The best way for us to avoid articles in the Gulf: Please we have none to give her. In ing some trouble with the Sea­ this trouble is to make sure that check stores and medicine chest addition, we sent the Moose Peak men's Institute, and the crimp the lookout for men taken on in no men are hired in Miami. thoroughly before signing on. off to Batavia, Java, short two hall they've been operating. Miami. The chances are ten to Tampa is only a few hours away This will prevent a lot of trouble men. Since the closing of the Miami one that the man taken on is from that port, so all necessary later on. One of the reasons we find Hall there have been several at­ not an SIU man. men can be taken on here. New York Branch Still Hit By Manpower Shortage; Can Use Rated Men In Deck And Engine Departments NO NEWS ? ? Gold Coast Is Cheerful Place Ships Are Crying For Full Crews In Port Tampo �Friday. May 16. 1947 Boston Begins Construction Of Three New Piers By JOHN MOGAN THE SE 4P A RERS LOG Page Seven The Patrolmen Say,.. Solid Crew Henry Murranka NEW YORK—An excellent ex­ ample of union solidarity and good fellowship was the payoff of the SS Fairisle of the Water­ man Steamship Company in New York last week. There was real solidai ity among the crew, and they .stuck together at the payoff in a manner that was a credit to the Union. At the time of the payoff a joint meeting was held attend­ ed by the entire crew, and all went on record not to payoff un­ til the quarters were made pre­ sentable for the new crew. Two NMU members who were fortunate enough to sign on the ship in a foreign port took the floor at the meetmg and thank­ ed the entire crew for the way they were treated during the voy­ age. hoping he learned his lesson this time. The Chief Engineer and his Assistants are retired SIU mem­ bers and were fairly decent joes. It was evident that they had not forgotten that they had sailed in the foc'sle themselves. On March 7, the LOG carried a story on page 4 headed, "De­ termined To End Bad Shipboard WENT TO BAT Conditions, Four Isthmian Crews The First Assistant and the Hold Meeting in Calcutta." Chief went to bat with me when This story outlined the way a it came to breaking a heavy log chance meeting of four Isthmian imposed upon the Deck Engineer. crews turned into a mass meeting This log the Captain agreed to to protest the deplorable condi­ and was broken. tions of Isthmian ships. By a unanimous vote, the sea­ There was only one break in men present at that session the e.xcellent conduct of the crew. agreed to take action, as soon as One chai actcr was logged for r^ their ships returned to con­ fusing to leport to his station on tinental United States, to make general alarm during fire and boat drill. sure that the bad conditions would be brought to an end. This he admitted, claiming he The ships! crews involved in, could not see the necessity for the protest were from the SS holding a fire and boat drill at Steel Artisan, the SS Memphis sea. You can rest assured that WANTED SIU City, the SS Beaver Victory, and no attempt was made to lift this log. the SS Citadel Victory. They expressed their desire to, Well, that's-the way the story All in all. this crew left no discard their NMU books for trip went. Of course, it was based After that he decided that sail­ cards in the SIU, even though doubt that the SIU has the best member.-jhip of any seafaring un­ on information received via let­ ing was better for him than a they had been NMU members ion, barring none. ter, and although every attempt shoresidc job. AU through the for six years. was made to check the facts war, Brother Murranka sailed Ray Gonzales NOTHING WORKS The Captain of the vessel was carefully, there was a possibility the ships that went to the far 4. i 1. an all-right guy, but he was The headache of the week was of a minor error. corners of the earth filled with plagued with a log-happy Mate. Bu.sy Port the SS William J. Bryan (Water­ supplies for the fighters against A MINOR ERROR The Mate stood by the gangway man). This scow came out of fascism. NEW ORLEANS—The Seafai-ever ready to log men who were the boneyard, crewed up in New ers in the larger ports are turn­ We heard about the error last He made trips through the sub- five minutes late. He liked the York and sailed immediately to week when Henry M. Murranka, ing their eyes to the Port of New infested North Atlantic, the Pa­ wholesale logs too. for he threat­ Boston for loading. Orleans an.xious to know what is AB, .stopped into the LOG of­ cific, and into the Mediterranean, Nothing on the ship was in fice. Hem-y is fresh off the Cita­ when German airplanes were so ened to log the whole crew for going on. Well, here is a sea­ infractions of rules he himself working condition, appai ently, as del Victory, and he wanted us thick they blotted out the sun. man's eye view of the situation. set down. the repair list was a half-mile to know that crews from six The river is lull of ships wait­ Never, however, did he feel as It is the opinion of the Union ing for berths with the Alcoa long by the time they reached ships took part in the meeting, helpless as when the Jap planes that a rcoccurance of tlu se ac­ here, also a beef for subsistence not four. .started coming in over Pearl tions will put him in the posi­ ships unloading their cargoes at owing to the fact that no hot the point in barges so they won't He added the name of the SS Harbor. tion of finding it tx-ry difficult to be delayed. water was pKjvided while on the Allegheny Victory and explained sail another SIU .«hip. Here's SIU ALL THE WAY Thei e are three passenger ships run. that he had forgotten the name in the port at present. The Alcoa of the sixth. Came sign-on time, and the Henry has been sailing onlj' Clipper due to sail the 23rd on The results of the meeting were subsistence beef hadn't been set­ about six years, but from his first her maiden voyage to the islands. tled satisfactorily, nor had the immediate and far-reaching. On ship he has been a member oi The Alcoa Corsair will be laid up repairs been made; so the sign- the Memphis Victory, the two the SIU. It was the Union, ac­ The SIU Hall in Charleston here until June 6th undergoing on was held over pending dis­ .';tew-pots .system was brought to cording to him, that forced de­ has been closed. All signchanges, one of which is the in­ an end, and overtime was more position of these items. cent conditions for seamen dur­ ens, payoffs and coniacling stallation of a first class beauty At this writing the Bryan still clearly defined on the other ships. ing the war, even after the NMU of ships for that port is being parlor. Many of the crewmembers hasn't got the crew on articles, had sold its membership down handled through the Savan­ The queen of the Gulf and although everything may be brought up individual beefs, and the river in favor of Russia. nah Hall. South Atlantic, the SS Del Norte there was plenty of advice offer­ straightened out today. "The SIU is the best thing that of the Mississippi Shipping Com­ ed to help straighten out the var­ Savannah Agent Charles The outlook for the coming every happened to seamen," said pany. is here for a stop-off on her ious situations. Starling assures all SIU crews week in this area is pretty good. Brother Mun-anka. "Aboard a regular run. But it was apparent to all con­ stopping off in Charleston The SS Antinious (Waterman) ship a man would be a slave to that they will receive full docks today, will probably pay­ cerned that the Isthmian beefs WORKING TOGETHER the officers, but with an agree­ coverage and representation off tomorrow; and a couple of would continue until the SIU ment, a seaman is protected." The crewmembers of this ship by the Patrolmen from the tankers are scheduled to pay­ had a contract with the company Especially with an SIU agree­ With this in mind, the assem­ have proven that, when all de­ Savannah Hall. off in Portland before midweek. ment. Ask the man who sails blage censured the National Mari­ partments work together and The latter pai't of the week is under one. time Union, CIO, for its stalling hold their weekly meetings, they still a question mark, but should tactics, and voted to pass the can bring in a clean ship no mat­ be pretty fair for shipping, what word along to other Isthmian ter how large a crew she carried. with the two big ones for Eastcrews. The procedure on the Del ein, and the three or four ex­ In addition, the group went on Norte is for each department to cursion boats, getting ready for record to bring pressure to bear elect a member to act on the end-of-the-month sailings. on the company to improve con­ ship's trial committee, and per­ THREE NEW PIERS ditions once the ships arrived formers are deal with on the ship By LEON N. JOHNSON Construction of three new back in the United States. the same as they would be at the piers, with the most modern After explaining all the above, PORT ARTHUR — Paying off off before the articles were Union Hall. equipment, is due to start today. Murranka started to leave. Just the King Hathaway of the Amer­ signed. The first trip of the Del Norte By their actions they put the was a nightmare. This construction is part of a on an off chance, we asked him a There were ican Liberty Steamship Company union in a bad spot. We prom­ more beefs on her when she got 55-million dollar plan of the question about his sailing exper­ Port Authority to modernize the iences, and before we knew it, gave me a real thrill this week. ised the men necessary to sail back in port that there were in port and afford shippers some we had hold of a very interesting She paid off in good old SIU the vessel and when they weren't Armour's packing house. style with no beefs in any of there at the sign-on the com­ substantially good reasons for story. The last two trips have been the three departments. pany then exercised its right okay and all the credit is due using the facilities here rather AT THE START than to ship by rail to other Not that there were no beefs to pick up any men it desired. the men who try to make a ship This conduct is not doing a home while aboard, instead of ports, as they have been doing. Brother Murranka, by a queer aboard, but the delegates had But, as one wag suggested, a chain of circumstances, found done an excellent job of squar­ anyone any good. The man who a mad house. good start would be raze the himself at Pearl Harbor, on the ing away all the beefs before pulls this trick is hurting him­ The crew on voyage number entire waterfront and start famous December 7, 1941. How the ship hit port. That's the way self in the long run, but he three donated $102.50 to the Ma­ never seems to realize it. building from scratch—for along did he get there? Well, that's a we like to see it. rine Hospital to be divided We had better take,, care of among aU members and tripcard the Avenue, at least, the piers story in itself. After the excellent payoff of the jobs we now have, for it men. It has been the procedure are just about the same as Henry was on a ship returning the Hathaway, we ran into a is due to things like this that in this port to give the permitwhen the Boston Tea Party was from Japan, which put into Pearl little trouble getting replace­ we have to issue new permits, card men something every week staged. Still, it is good to see Harbor. There was an urgent ments due to the small number In the near future jobs won't while in the hospital. construction get started anyway. need for foundry men, ,and since of men in the port. We know the boys in the hos­ be as plentiful as they are now, Incidentally, and also owing to he had plenty of experience be­ We had to call nereby ports so if you are not ready to ship I pital will appreciate and thank new construction of highways, fore deciding to go to sea, he the crew of the Del Norte for and Boston Elevated escalators, applied for a" job and was ac­ for the necessary men and there don't .take the job. we ran into an old problem. At the moment things are thinking of their unfortunate etc., the Union property has tak­ cepted. en a fantastic jump in value, So there he was, working hard Some men were dispatched to looking good for the next few Brothers who are laid up. Buck Stephens with real estate brokers offering and minding his own business, this port, but after accepting days with a promise of good William Brightwell transportation money they went shipping in this port. Here's over twice as much as the Union when "the world exploded right Johnny Johnston aboard the ship only to pile hoping the promise materializes. paid for it. on top of me." BOSTON—Shipping and busi­ ness picked up somewhat during the past week, with a couple of tankers and tiie Yarmouth pay­ ing off here, and many of the ships in transit calling for re­ placements. The tankers, SS Fort Winne­ bago and the SS Celilo, paid off with no disputes hanging fire. The Yarinouth also p a i d off without incident. The crew of this vessel, inci­ dentally, goes on standby while she is in the .shipyard, where she will remain practically until the starting of the Nova Scotia run on May 28. The Evangeline is also sched­ uled to start her run just about the Schne time; but the shipyard woi'k on her is still behind schedule. However, there are in­ dications that she will be ready for her sailing date. Charleston Closes Members Must Always Remember Tbat Contract Binds Both Sides �Page Eight T HE Now Is The Time To Revamp LIbertys Into Livable Ships SEAFARERS LOG Trinidad Racket By FRENCHY MICHELET As all of the steamship com- [ no one overworked. For under panies with which the SIU holds ^ this setup you have a utility to contracts are evidently planning make the rooms, passageways to operate Liberty ships indefin­ and stewards department heads. itely, I think that the time is Much better arrangements can now ripe for the Union to make unquestionably be worked out a determined effort to get de­ by a mechanically-minded com­ cent living conditions aboard mittee, when one is elected to these vessels. look into this problem. The im­ I don't write this in a spirit portant thing is to elect a com­ of criticism, but rather as a sug­ mittee now. gestion for doing the easy way The time is ripe for action. If now what may very well prove ^ show old John Shipowner extremely difficult to accomplish ^^at we intend to get decent livlater on when the operators will jyjg conditions aboard these own the ships outright and must scows, then you can bet your shoulder all the expenses: for I ij^er money that he's going to believe that, with a little pres-1 goose Uncle for the dough while sure, the Maritime Commission goosing's good! will spend the few dollars re-1 A letter mailing service has sprung up in Shagaramus, Trinidad, which may be the beginning of a new rack­ et. Crews of Alcoa vessels hit­ ting this port state that a local Customs man has been contacting ships promising to mail the crew's letters for a small fee, but neglects to carry out his promise. One Alcoa crewmember reports having lost six letters containing ten dollars through his reliance on this service. . To avoid what may be a swindle, crews are urged to route all mail through their Pursers to insure its safe de­ livery. Friday. May 16, 1947 More Shipping Ruies Explained By The New York Dispatcher (Editor's note: To clear up mis­ understandings and misinter­ pretations of the shipping rules, a short series of articles con­ cerning the rules that come in for the most discussion and trouble has been prepared by Paul Gonsorchik, Chief Dis­ patcher, New York Branch. The first article dealt with the shipping rules in general, the second with shipping rule Number 14, and today, I'ules 29 and 30.) By PAUL GONSORCHIK NEW YORK — Last week I dwelt on shipping rule 14 and pointed out that there was no three day trial period in which to regain a shipping card. I also mentioned the fact that the rules covering this are on the back of the assignment cards, and they must be followed to insure smooth operations and ship assignments. Two more rules that come in for much abuse are those per­ taining to promotion aboard ship. They are shipping rules 29 and 30. These rules go hand in hand and the failure to read and fully understand both rules often causes trouble. Rule 29 reads: "Any man may be promoted on a ship providing he is capable of performing the duties required, but he must make one complete trip before promotion." OFTEN VIOLATED This ru'e is one of the most violated and misused of them all, as many men stop here and rush off for their promotion. The rule means that any man may be promoted on the„ship if vessels to the various operators. ' ^ he has made one complete trip Here are some suggestions for and has the endorsements for making Liberty ships almost as that particular promotion, but comfortable aa the old "Hogs" „EHBEHT JANSEN Several meeings were held| Results of the strike are car- that promotion must be from a that were built some twenty during the next 10 days with a ried in another LOG item, so years earlier and of which the CHICAGO—Shipping is again final meeting on the 9th. Still j we won't go into any further demen who designed the Libertys on the upgrade here, and we the company would not give an, tails. However, it should be evidently never heard tell. have quite a few men around. noted that the SIU members on inch. LAME DUCKS The SS City of Grand Rapids, After the ship came in Friday the Clipper responded 100 per Extend the midship hou.sing which is now fitting out in Bennight, the crewmembers were in­ cent like true Seafarers. all the way out on both sides ton Harbor, is calling for her The company was badly sur­ formed of the company's stand. to eliminate the outside midship crew and will make her first trip So they immediately packed, prised to see the men set up port and starboard passageways of the season on June 20. walked off the ship, and set up picketlines in a space of 30 min­ on the main deck. utes with every Clipper crewComing into this port during picketlines around the dock. These passageways are as use­ the week were the SS Penobscot member participating. Members of the ILA, who were less as a lame duck congressman. and the SS Sultana. Once again the militancy and Several driving cars off the Clipper, ob- .the strength of the SIU on the By putting doors on both ends The Georgian Bay of the inside passageways you Lite's SS North American will served the picketline by stopping Lakes was demonstrated by this serve the same purpose. fjrst trip out of Chi- the cars right there. quick job action. Many of these Full cooperation and support Seafarers had never walked a When the sea kicks up and gggg QJ.J ]y[ay 23 with a voyage to it's necessary to dog the forward j Holland, Michigan Tulip Fes- was given the Seafarers strike by picketline before, but they sure rated job. This means it docs not doors, you may pass through the^^j^gj the ILA members, and we owe learned fast! apply to Wipers, Messmen or Or­ our thanks to Brother John boat deck passageway and climb, ^f^er a long layup, the SS When the strike started, the dinary seamen. This is made down the forward ladder which Michigan is again going into op- Brzek, president of ILA Local men didn't know that it would clear in rule 30 which reads: is what everybody does anyway. I g;.ation. She's a sandboat, and 815. be over in less than two day.s, "Ordinary Seamen, Wipers and By extending the housing to ^ m g„ y,g ^g^ gji.. Even though the Milwaukee but tliey were prepared for a Messmen must not be promoted eliminate the outside passage- field strip which is being worked Port Council of the AFL Mari­ good long strike if necessary to on board vessel, but must come ways, you get extra large, airy g^ ^g^ time Trades Department has not secure their legitimate demands. off and register at next rating be­ foc'sles like those we had be­ as yet been chartered, the Coun­ This is the way any beef should fore being permitted to sail at MILWAUKEE CLIPPER fore these bright boys of the cil went into action immediately be won. After every attempt to next highest rating." hooligan navy dreamed up the' ^ ^^-ike was called against the upon notification of the SIU settle an issue fails, job action is If all men would read rule 30 nightmare of crew accommoda- gpgj.gtors of the Milwaukee Clip- strike. I the only recourse. after reading number 29, most of tions for Liberty ships. operates out of Milthe difficulties would be avoided. It makes clear the fact that un­ rated men cannot be promoted seat all of the crew' at once— sengers aboard ship. something which our contracts, the war, she operated The only time promotions of call for but which isn't possible g^ Chicago as an excursion unrated men are allowed aboard under the present setup. i^^jp ^ t^^p daily The SS Petroiite of the Ma- beautiful city when we were for­ ship is during an emergency, and Then, too, the small pantry ^g Milwaukee. Now she's back thiasen Tanker Corporation was tunate enough to visit you on even in these cases the promoted between the crew mess and the g^ ^ler year round run across men should report to the Hall as miles at sea when the terrific April 7th and 8th. old guncrew mess should be Lake Michigan, soon as possible in the first port blasts and explosions rocked the "We pray that our Heavenly reached. moved to the forward end of Negotiations with the Clipper city of Texas City, Texas. Father, in his mercy will com­ the guncrew mess resulting in gpgrators, the Wisconcin-MichiBAD PRACTICE •With amazement and horror fort those of your citizens who an even larger messroom that g^^ gS Company, have been the crew listened to the radio Taking promotions aboard ship are bereaved and will heal and will be as comfortable as any dragging on for months with no reports of the catastrophe that when a man is violating the ship­ afloat today. comfort those who are wounded progress being made in the drawhad overtaken the Texas water­ ping rules is definitely not i:i ENLARGE GALLEY and injured." , ' ing up of a new agreement. Finfront city. It was with cold shiv­ the union spirit. Not only that, The galley could be substanticlipper management ers that they remembered being although most men are unaware aUy enlarged simply by extendthat they would go along tied up at a pier in the center of it, they are leaving themselves mg It forward to eliminate the the rest of the passeiigei of the disaster area only a week wide open for charges to be forward thwartships passageway operators. earlier. placed against them. and moving the door to the port ^fter the signing of the D & C, Members whose gear has In addition to this, the accep­ Deeply touched by the dis­ side. There still remains the af- Georgian Bay, Bob-Lo, and C & been held for more than three tance of an undue promotion can aster that had taken place, the ter passageway for communicat- g contracts, which set up the mean the loss of a job to some­ months in the fourth floor crew of the SIU ship got together ing between port and staiboaid. 44.hour week pattern for Lakes one who has fully qualified him­ baggage room of the New Finally, on those Libertys that passenger boats, another meet- and collected $106.00 to be sent self for the job. do not have a saloon pantry, one jng was arranged with the Mil- to the relief of the city as an York Hall are advised to call At the present time with ship­ expression of - their sympathy. should be installed. It's more waukee Clipper owners, for it immediately, or notify ping good, jobs can be taken off work for the saloon messman to At this meeting, the SIU NeIn the letter which accom­ the Hall where they wish it the board with little difficulty, carry his gear back and for- gotiating committee flatly turn- panied the money, the crew but when jobs become scarce en­ sent. ward to the crew dishwasher ed down the company's offer of stated: forcement of the shipping rules than it would be for him to wash a six m«nth's contract with other Crowded conditions make "The sum of $106.00 was col­ will tighten, especially those his own. He serves only ten demands refused, lected and subscribed by the it impossible to hold gear concerning shipboard promotion. people and it would be a cinch On the next day, April 30, a crew and some of the officers of longer thai^ three months. All The best way to avoid any dif­ for him to wash his own gear shipboard meeting was held the SS Petroiite as an expression ficulties or the possibilities of effects remaining unclaimed if he had the facilities to do so. abord the Clipper at Muskegon, of our sympathy in your disaster. charges being levelled at you is after three months will be Both the crew messman and and the assembled crewmembers It was with stunned horror that to prepare for that time now by the dishwasher could then serve gave the company a 10-day we heard the announcement of sent to the owner's home via learning the provisions of the the crew and both pitch in and chance (until May 9) to meet the catastrophe while miles at express collect. shipping rules. wash the gear, just as they did the SIU demands or else they sea. It is a good union man who Gear without addresses under the old setup, with the re- would strike the Clipper. The "We shall never forget the knows his union rules and con­ will be disposed of otherwise. suit that the crew would get a|company was notified of this ac- friendly atmosphere nor the stitution and follows them to the hell of a lot better service with tion. warm hearted hospitality of your letter. Clipper Strike Once Again Showed Militant Spirit Of The Great Lakes Seafarers Petroiite Crewmen Remember Blasted Texas City As 'Friendly' Unclaimed Gear �Friday, May 16, 1947 Vessels On Move In Buffalo As Ice Is Broken By FRANK MOHAN THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina NAM'S Promised Poad To Freedom'Only Leads To The Open Shop And Slavery For The Worker By LOUIS GOFFIN izing into unions and through our unity forcing the employer to part with some of the wealth we, the workers, have created. But like the little boy in the sandpile, he doesn't want to share any of his toys. The other six points of the NAM'S program concern certain rights that the union workers .should have in their unions, but by the time they finish relating their seven points the rights of union men have been transferred to the employer. If they insi.st upon continual lefei t rice to freedom and democ­ racy, let them look at the SIU and the SUP. Our membership has these rights through demo­ cratic rank and file control and no one has ever been "coerced" into joining the SIU. For the knowledge of the NAM, the road to freedom has been open to us for over ten years. When the Wagner Labor Rela­ tions Act was passed, it was then that the American worker came out of his .slavery and not through any efforts of the employer or the NAM. PROFITS FIRST The National Association of Manufacturers which claims to be truly American is being trai­ torous to the American people. In its greed to get higher profits it is willing to sacrifice the work­ er on the open shop alter. Through their lying and de­ ceitful articles in the bosses' press, they are trying to swing the axe on American labor, but it's going to take them moi-e than that to succeed. If you haven't read a news­ paper recently you are probably unaware that a road to freedom has been opened to you. A road We know that articles in de­ to freedom for the American fense of unionism will not be worker with the grand opening printed in the big newspapers, and tape cutting ceremonies be­ we do know, however, that ing held up only for a lack of through our labor papers the She was ably assisted by a workers anxious to take the road. truth will be known. John Roen tug, and the 36 ves­ Of course the reason for the We also know that the Amer­ sels which had been frozen in lack of eager travelers to take ican worker will not fall for the for several days, both arriving this road is due to the dubious odorous dish prepared by the and departing, were finally on character of the road's planners employers and their political —the National Association of stooges. the move. Manufacturers. No thanks, Mr. employer and Now, a steady stream of ves­ the N.A.M, for your invitation to So, finding themselves lacking sels heavily laden with iron ore the "road to freedom," we have in volunteers, the boys of the and grain are moving into the NAM have decided to force the already found our road and it Harbor with a minimum of de­ workers down the road to free­ doesn't lead to the open shop. lay owing to the ice conditions. dom through compulsory legisla­ If the wind doesn't shift again, tion enacted by their puppets in Washington. freezing up the ice once more, In the meantime, to soften up things should keep on moving in the workers and make the road this port. a little softer to the feet, the Na­ Sailing on these Great Lakes tional Association of Manufac­ breeds as hardy a race of sea­ turers has been placing full page By J. M. (WINDY) WALSH day an average of six hours pei- the ;"acti()nai'y congre.ss, we can men as any in the world. Cer­ advertisements in the newspapers day. Do not for one minute think e.xpect to be number one on his tainly, the unsettled weather con­ extolling the virtues of the "road In the past, a good many of that the boss is not carefully offensive. We can, and must, us have been prone to look up­ ditions on the Lakes in early to freedom." keeping records of every action lorstall hi.m by being union men. Spring and Fall are as tough as on the SIU agreements as in­ that we perform aboard his In their advertisements, paid In every other trade, as in any other place, and lot tough­ struments forged merely for our ships. for by the big corporations, this one, the union 'man is look­ er than most areas. protection against the boss, to seven points are listed which He has done it in the past and ed upon as the best in the game. be invoked when it served our they grace with the title of "A GOOD BUNCH for sure he will in the future. A mark of distinction that is purpose, and ignored if it was Bill of Rights for the Worker." against our selfish interests. Not only are these Lakes sail­ WATCHING AND WAITING applied by most officers aboard The first is the right for any ship that I know is the remai'k: ors hardy, but they're as good a Such one-sided thoughts must Today, in a flurry of export "They are SIU men." man to get a job whether ho bunch of shipmates as you could not be allowed to survive, if we shipping, the shipowner has as­ belongs to a union or not. Everything we have has been wish to sail with. A number of ourselves wish to survive the sumed an air of bene\'olence. won on the bricks, across the these men have benefitted con­ inevitable anti - labor legislation AWFULLY WORRIED table and on the ships. We must siderably from the gains won for due soon from our Representa­ This bothers the NAM greatly. tives and Senators in Washing­ protect ourselves and live up to them by the militant actions of PfAPy... AIM... They are awfully worried about our agreements. It is serious, the SIU. ton. you and me getting a job and no matter how lightly we take In the eyes of the law an Although a good number ot having to join a horrid union. it now. them are sailing on unorganized They want us to be free men to agreement is a legal contract So. boys, bear in mind that the ships, still a large percentage of choose. the job we want without binding upon each party to the extent set forth in the body of Bosun is living up to the Agree­ these Lakes seamen are mem­ being "coerced" by a union. the contract. Under our agree­ ment when he peps you up a bers of the AFL just waiting for This from an organization ments we have certain privileges little or holds you to twenty the day when an election can whose reputation for union-bust­ guaranteed us. minutes for coffee. be held aboard their ships, and ing, labor-hating and profitsThere are certain duties im­ He is living up to the agree­ they can register their choice of greed is only too well known to posed upon us. both v.uitten and ment which is our protection as a union bargaining agent. union men. understood. These obligations long as we fulfill our obligations When that time comes, they This is the same bunch that must be met by each and every under it. will mark their ballot for the spent thousands of dollars and member while aboard ship, if FOOLING YOURSELF SIU in order to win the best con­ successfully smashed price con- we are to continue as the most tracts and conditions on the trol so we could have the free- powerful force in maritime, This serves his aims as it creates Bear in mind. also, that you Lakes. dom to pay twice as much for How foolish is the crewmem- an atmosphere of friendly laborhurting the company one food and clothing. ber who brags about "sticking relations; but never forget that' bit when vou get drunk and The first point, the right to get the company." He must be feeble the minute this boom is over and | chop up furniture, smash dishes, a job whether a man belongs to minded to reason in such a man- the real shipping competition throw food away and raise hell general a union or not, is a laugh. That's ner. for each violation of the starts, he will start looking for ways and means of eliminating 1 r ,• contract, both in the letter and all we need Brothers. You are only fooling vourself, excess costs. j , We know from experience 'he spirit, serves to forge tools and piling up a mass of evidence We are certain to be his major that may someday come tumbwhat it means if this becomes foi" use by the employer. target. With ample support from ling down on your head. the law. First it would mean that HELPING THE OPERATOR the employer gains the right to Each such action is strengthshipowners hand in At the payoff of the SS King employ any one he chooses and negotiations, Hathaway in Port Arthur this that means the immediate negotiations it is not alweek, the crew pitched in and loading of all union employees to ^,3^^ ^^e best argument that donated a total of $37.00 to the be replaced with finks. Seafarers in the Galveston Ma­ The employer also gains the ^.-ins the point, just as in poker rine Hospital. right to cut the wages and work-'the best hand does not always {Continued from Page 1) strike the siiips whenever necesthe pot. Those contributing to the re­ ing conditions through threats of Finally, General Manager RaA' firing now that he has no union Pressure can force the best cuperating members of the SIU always received hand to diop out. Pressure on Van Beckum agreed to the SIU ',the best wages and were: L. G. Colon, J. Parker, B. to contend with. conditions on the part of the boss can consist contract terms which were then Lakes, and we have the best Fouler, H. Wall, G. Muirhead, D. ROAD BACK of countering every demand of submitted to the membership contracts. We intend to keep it Cesser, R. Kerhley, A. Stanton Then, through this freedom ours with a carefully tabulated for ratification. After member­ that way, and this action of the and F. Otves, each two dollars. given the worker, the boss would list of the misdeeds of our va- ship approval, a further meeting Seafarers aboard the Milwaukee The following members con­ gradually push back working rious union brothers aboard at 3 P.M. Sunday was necessary Clipper further proves our point. tributed one dollar apiece: A. conditions to the days of the ship. to sign the new agreement. "Our white caps are oil" to the Longe, A. Smith, B. Hager, T. Coolidge era, when there was If we ask for increases in militant Brothers on the Clipper Tobiassen, D. C. Crockett, J. A. tremendous prosperity for the linen, for example, they can Service will be resumed on the who had guts enough to go out Robillard, R. A. Barrett, V. Ro- bosses and misery for the work­ show where our crewmembers Clipper with the scheduled 11:55 and fight for their demands. We male, C. Wilson, G. Maher, ers. are using towels for rags, mops, P.M. trip to Muskegon tonight. also owe a debt to our AFL O'Tere, M. Dellane, A. Aubin, We will have gained "freedom" etc. Great Lakes District Secretary- Brothers in the Longshoremen. T. Heaton, D. Cavanaugh, J. and the employer will have gain­ If we ask for food increase Treasurer Fred Farnen praised John Brzek, Milwaukee ILA Viladesan, A. Silver, Smyth and ed his unmolested profits. they can counter with proof of. the strikers for their militant job president, as well as other AFL G. Bloemanl We know, and the bosses know, wastefulness, pilfering and other action, and stated, "It's high time affiliates in the Port Council, Meanwhile, up in Boston, that the only way the American forms of destruction. the shipowners realized that the went down the line 100 percent If we ask for better working SIU is here to stay on the Lakes, with the SIU, and they have our Mario Albei^o donated three worker has been able to gain high dollars to the Brothers in the wages and good working condi­ conditions aboard ship, they can and that if they don't agree to thanks from the bottom of our we'll heart.s," concluded Farnen. tions has been through his organ- show where we are working to- our legitimate riemand.s, Brighton Marine Hospital. BUFFALO — Arriving in this port last Friday, May 9, the gov­ ernment ice breaker SS Mack­ inaw has done a swell job of breaking up the huge ice pack . outside Buffalo Harbor. Collective Bargaining Is Two-Way Street, The Union Must Keep Its Obligations, Too X Seafarers Give Helping Hand To III Brothers Brief Strike Wins Seafarers New Milwaukee Clipper Contract �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 16. 1647 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Camera Nabs Lafitte's Overtime Pirate Schuyler Crew Charges CG Disregards Seamen's Safety The United States Coast Guard's apparent disregard of the welfare and safety of American merchant seamen has drawn stern censure from the crew of the SS Philip Schuyler * 2 Character at rail of the SS Jean LaFitte is not fishing. Apparent not knowing he was being watched through porthole by alert Messman with camera, the Chief Mate paints way. 2 Just so there'd bo no mistake. Messman gets up behind the Mate just as he swishes a brushload of paint. Now there's no denying the guy was chiseling on the Deck Department. Chief Mate Mars Voyage To Far East The SS Jean LaFitte pulled into New York last week to wind up what crewmembers described as a "good trip." The V/aterman vessel was out four months on a run that in­ cluded stops at San Pedro, Man­ ila, Shanghai, Masinloc, Singa­ pore, Port Sweatenham, Penang, Aden and Port Said. A1 hands agreed there was a good crew aboard, with particu­ lar plaudits going to the Deck Department. The LaFitte's skip­ ^ The piratical paint job over. Chief Mate E. S. Albert slips away while Messman completes his photographic rec­ ord of the incident. Me.iter has been turned over to the Union. Good Deal One of the most difficult tasks in connection with writ­ ing is finding a spot for pub­ lication. The task, however, has been made easier for Sea­ farers who have written—or are about to write—stories or articles v/ith a salt water tang. An arrangement has been made with a reputable agency of authors' represen­ tatives, who will read your material without any charge. If the stuff has possibilities it will be brought to the at­ tention of publishers for pos­ sible sale. Send your manuscripts— typewritten, of course — to Carl Cowl, c/o Seafarers Log. 51 Beaver Street. New York 4. N. Y. Enclose a stamped envelope, addressed to your permanent residence to in­ sure safe return in case script is not up to snuff. per, Captain Fred C. McNaught, drew a round of applause for his cooperation with the crew. Sev­ eral of the crew said the skipper was "the best we ever sailed with." Only thing that marred an otherwise clean record through­ out the voyage was the presence of the Chief Mate, who pirated overtime rightfully belonging to the members of the Deck Gang. The Chiefs painting piracy was reported to the Union, by James Marshall, Deck Delegate. Bridge Invades Foc'sle; Wears Crown King Still King is But no Thomas W. tops as the still the champ!—or the champ is still King! matter how you look at it, the fact is that King, an AB out of West Virginia, still rates best bridge player in the maritime indus­ try. His mastery of that cardt game is fast becoming a legend you guys aren't hep to the jive), the Bosun was leading by 1800 in shipboard gossip. points. On the return voyage King's latest successful defense Taylor took the lead at the end of his title was made aboard the of the 150th rubber. SS Bessemer Victory during a re­ By the time the Bessemer hit cent trip to Bremen and return. New York, the contest was along Three of his shipmates—no mean hands themselves — who had in the 193rd rubber, and King, who had been pacing liimself heard of his prowess with the carefully throughout the game, cards threw down a challenge .stepped into the lead by 1500 that no real king.—certainly not points. There was less than 5000 a Thomas King—would side step. points difference between the INTERNATIONAL GAME high and low scores, which. King The Bessemer Victory got un­ pointed out, was very close for der way. So did the bridge game. a pivot game as long as this one. An international air surrounded KING WINS the contest. Matching skills with The order of the finish at the Brother King were E. Smet, Bo­ trip's windup was thus; first. sun, of Antwerp, Belgium; Robert King, second, Taylor; third, Taylor, Chief Electrician, of Ma- Hixlge, and fourth, Smet. lone, N. Y.; and Ted Hodge, Deck King was still king. And the Maintenance, of New Zealand. Seafarer bridge-enthusiast, who In describing the course of the began sailing in 1925, and who contest. Brother King had a between shipping dates makes mountain of labor for the LOG shoresided bridge players look reporter's savvy of bridge is con­ sick, looked forward to more fined to a working knowledge he challenges to his skill. He has received during a visit to the no fears about being defeated, dentist. <• however. He figures he can take King revealed that^ on arrival them all. in Bremen, after 80 rubbers "It's just in the cards," he (something like an inning, in case bpined. The Schuyler men said they at Key West, Fla., so that he were "convinced" that a feeling could receive proper professional of antagonism is responsible for care and the benefit of x-ray fa­ the Coast Guard's altitude tow­ cilities. At the last moment, the Coast ard merchant seamen. They be­ Guard radioed the Schuyler that lieve, too, that the further apart the two groups are, the better Pritchett's case "was not consid­ conditions will be for the seamen. ered an emergency" and refused In a signed statement released further aid in the matter, it is to the boarding Patrolman when charged in the crow's statement. As a result, Pritchett had to the ship pulled into New Orleans recently, the crew took the Coast remain aboard ship until the Guard to task for its retraction Schuyler arrived in New Orleans of a promise to effect the trans­ eight days after the accident. MORE IMPORTANT fer to shore of an injured crewCommenting on the reversal member aboard the Schuyler. The Coast Guard's turn-about in of attitude the crew's statement attitude came after all plans had said, "That arm belonged to been completed aboard the Pritchett. He might like to use Schuyler to have the man remov­ it for the rest, of his life . . . Does the Coast Guard consider the ed for shoreside treatment. American Merchant Marine as PRITCHETT HURT Roy Pritchett, Oiler, aboard necessary to the welfare of the the Schuyler, was the man whose citizens of the United States as injuries resulted in the crew's it does its own department? '"If they do, do they imagine statement. Pritchett, who is also a licrtised electrician, was re­ they are inspiring the confidence quested to examine the motor of of the great body of taxpayers the galley blower. He was ac­ who support the subway sailors companied by the Chief Engineer. and make the Coast Guard pos­ While Pritchett was preparing to sible . . . "We, the members of the examine the motor, the engine room skylight fell down on his crew," the statement continued, arm, inflicting a severe break, "are more convinced than ever that there is nothing but a feel­ the crew's statement said. Everything possible to render ing of antagonism on behalf of first aid and make the injured the Coast Guard for the Merch­ Seafarer comfortable was done ant Marine and the further aboard ship. The Captain signal­ away we are from them, the bet­ ed the Coast Guard for aid and ter off we will be. "This separation can be accom­ a cutter was dispatched to the scene. Then, a life boat was plished by our united and dili­ dropped over the side to pick up gent effort. We have a war rec­ morphine with which to east the ord to be proud of. If the Coast severe pain Pritchett was suffer­ Guard didn't match it, now is the time for them to make amends ing. Arrangements were made not widen a breach that will ul­ aboard the Schuyler to have the timately sign their own "death men sent to a shoreside hospitaU knell," the statement concluded. THE BELL RINGS FOR CHOW Meal-lime on the SS Alexander G. Bell is a looked for event. Sealed around sumptuously laden table are several of the wellfed Seafarers crew. At left side of table, from front to rear, are Barney Henkly and Arvid Gylland. On the right, same order, p.re Clifford Clousse, John Schupsticks. Eddie Kopka and Carlyle C. Kirk. Responsible for the bell-ringing menus are Steward Hoss McKinnie. Chief Cook Benny Calliorina and Delegate Jimmy Dayton. Meals include such delectables as oyster eocktail, sliced chicken and veal steak, grilled to order. �Friday, May IB, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief PILOT BUTTE. Aug. 29. 1946 —Chairman L. A. Connors; Sec­ retary L. T. Higgins. Deck Dele­ gate asked why fruits were be­ ing left out to rot. instead of putting out just enough for one night. Water fountain repair necessary. Baker asked to make more pies and cakes. Suggestion to see Chief Mate about securing buckets. Lux soap, lye and equipment to clec,n heads at next port. Stew­ ard to put a better brand of coffee aboard. List of fines for various offenses drawn up and approved by all. t 4. 4. ALCOA PLANTER, March 31—Chairman Russel; Secre­ tary Henry B. Snelling. Deck Delegate reported all okay. En­ gine Delegate reported that the First Assistant is tight on the overtime. New Business: Crew asked Steward for explanation on the sudden shorta,ge of fresh foods. Steward claimed he had made requisition for stores, but they were not put aboard. Mo­ tion carried for each depart­ ment delegate to draw up a Good and Welfare list for his department. member of Deck Gang is not living up to union principles. Bosun requested no discrimina­ tion be made between full book and pro book members. Stew­ ard spoke on departmental du­ ties saying that all departments only do work assigned to them and that no overtime be done without authorization. Mo­ tions carried: All crewmembers to keep library clean, and in order. Fruit juices to be served according to crew's wishes. 4. 4. 4. Someone Played A Chicken Trick The oratorical wizards of hi.-tory paled in comparison when the Bessemer Victory's Chief Cook made an impassioned plea for the return of what was re­ ferred to as his "puloined pan." Said pan disappeared in Brem­ en recently, and the cookie is pretty much put out about it. Making the loss more irksome was the fact that the pan, at the JOHN W.^ BURGESS, April time of its disappearance, was 16—Chairman John Coppers; amply covered with several Secretary Frank Webb. Mo­ chickens. tions carried: to elect one Though it may sound amusing, member from each department the crew stood to lose most on to keep crew recreation room the chicken deal. Seems like in shape, each man to serve there'd be less of the winged one week; all crewmembejs are to wear shirts and trousers food to go around on the return trip. in messhall; cups to be return­ 4. 4. 4. ed to sink and butts to be kept HASTINGS, April 13—Chair­ off deck. Repairs to be made man Philingame; Secretary as per list submitted. Burns. Report made by Shay on purchase of washing ma­ chine. Reagan to receive money left from purchase of wash­ ing machine. Motions carried: to have each Department dele­ gate make up "beef list" to be 4. 4. 4. presented to Captain and Pa­ NATHANIEL CURRIER, trolman; to have sufficient April 12—Chairman R. Maston; amount of blankets brought Secretary R. Cummings. Deck aboard. An investigation is to and Engine departments re­ be made of fact that there is port no beefs. Steward Dele­ one messman for crew's mess. gate asks who is to collect Ch. Quarters to be cleaned up after Cook's wages while he was sick payoff. and unable to attend to his duties. Motion carried to re­ quest Patrolman to choose ship's delegate at time of sign­ ing on. as per shipping rules. All soiled and torn linen, also all Army towels, to be removed and replaced with proper lin­ % % a, ens. Request and repair lists SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. to be turned in and acted upon April 20—Chairman R. Hayes; before new crew signs on. Secretary B. Watson. Purpose of meeting is to effect change 4" 4" 4" ROBERT M. T. HUNTER. of foc'sles for watches, so as Feb. 5—Chairman M. E. Pappato have Quartermaster. AB. dakis; Secretary M. Kilmark. Cardeckman and QS on same No beefs in Deck and Engine watch occupy same room. A departments. Steward reports vote was taken on proposed Night Cook and Baker refused change by men who stand to attend meeting. Steward also watches, and change was to be reports ships is using 16 lbs. made by 9 to 5 vote. Objection sugar daily, and since company raised over which foc'sle was to only put 900 lbs. aboard, sup­ be occupied by who. and sug­ ply must be considered. Same gestion to decide by drawing for coffee. Motions carried: to slips was not accepted. De­ check on list of supplies and cided to refer this question to replenish same to last for en­ New Orleans Patrolman for his tire trip; to post notices in ad­ advice, final decision to rest vances of meetings, according with the crew. to rules. 4 4 JONATHAN GROUT. April 4. 4. 4. ROBERT M. T. HUNTER. 20—Chairman Held; Secretary Feb. 23—Chairman M. E. PapAustin. Minutes of previous padakis; Secretary Tom Wil­ meeting read and accepted. En­ gine delegate reported all liams. Engine Delegate states okay v/ith exception that one brother had lost tripcard ap­ plication, and there is an in­ sufficient supply of soaps and powders. Stewards department okay., Deck Delegate reported gangway watch was knocked off in Hamburg. Germany. 4 4 4 CITY OF ALMA, Mr. 23— Chairman Sullivan; Secretary Foucek. All Engine depart­ ment quarters, heads and show­ ers to be painted out. Night Cook and Baker to be moved to a room where he has a chance to sleep, portholes to be changed to glass in all unli­ censed quarters. New crew not to sign on until repairs have been made. snu-iM susjfiEss! • 4 4 4 CHARLES WARFIELD, (date not noted)—Chairman E. L. de Parlier; Secretary R. N. White. Minutes of previous meeting read and accepted. Election of departmental delegates. Mo­ tions carried: to continue clean­ ing of recreation room as in previous voyage; to have crew's ice box removed from recrea­ By HANK tion room; to obtain electric Washington News Item. Alay 12: The Maritime CommisKion mixing machine in Baltimore supported today a measure to give wartime merchant seamen for use in galley; and to have benefits similar to those granted to armed service personnel under vessel sprayed and properly fumigated upon arrival in Bal­ the GI Bill of Rights including education. But both the War and Navy Departments opposed the bill. The measure, by Representa­ timore, tive J. Hardin Peterson, Democrat of Florida, is modeled after one 4 4 4 JAMES SMITH, April 13— approved by the House Merchant Marine Committee last season. Chairman J. Petro; Secretary It would eliminate, however, some sections objected to in that bill, Ray Brown. Delegates reports such as loans, civil service preference in jobs, merchant marine read and accepted. Chairman hospital care for non-war service as well as war-connected disabil­ Payments toward education complimented crew for keep­ ities, and 'benefits to dependents. ing messhall in clean condition; would be lowered . . . Well, it looks to us that this bill will not also cautioned crew to keep have much meat to it, after all. It will be just a gesture of praise cups and glasses clean for and educational reward—especially v.-hen the bill leaves out hos­ watch following thenr. Sug­ pital care, etc. We wonder why the War Department and the Navy gested that ship's laundry be Department are so courageously stubborn and technical with what left clean at all times, and that the Merchant Marine should or should not get. Maybe it's just passageway paint work be kept their peace-time nerves boiling over into everybody's business, or something? as clean as possible. CUT and RUN 4 4 4 4 ALEXANDER G. BELL, Mar. 16—Chairman Lader; Secretary McKinnie. Motion carried: to refre to Patrolman question whether utility pantryman should have overtime for work which Steward says is routine in nature. Other motions car­ ried: to turn off all fans when on watch; to have Chief Mate put mushrooms in working con­ dition; to have sanitary men sweep recreation room daily; officers lo be informed that they are lo return their dishes and cups to the pantry when finished with them. TliOlTCTTHESlU.^ TtoreCT YOURSELF.^ 4 4 Well, Pefe King. Ihe happy cook, sailed a week or so ago lo ihe land of Italy. Bon trip to you, Pete . . . George Meaney. the volunteer organizer grabbed a ship too, leaving us a prom­ ise that he'll write a. few newsy letters about the trip and shipmates . . . Our shipmate. Brother Spurgeon Woodruff, and his mustache, are on a ship right now—headed for South Africa. Also aboard is his and our shipmate. Chips Einar Hansen. Let's hear from you guys . . . That little oldtimer. Bosun Joe Felton, just came in from a trip a. few weeks ago . . . Bosun Herman Christensen shipped out recently but re­ gretting that his shipmate Pete Gvozdich was out on some other ship instead of in port for a trip together again . . . Sam Luttrell just came in with his sense of humor and variety oF stories . . . Steward Eddie Kasnowsky just came in from a trip to the West Coast. He's ready to grab another ship—this time to Texas—and try to get his long-delayed case of working gear, etc., which some company keeps forgetting about. 4 4 4- Brother Joseph De George, the mustached ex-bartender, is contemplating a voyage after realizing that a landlubbing job doesn't pay anymore. Joe confessed that he discussed and proved to his wife that he was better off going to sea. Brother Joe con­ fessed that he had a possible good deal with some noiseless type­ writers which one of his pals could not sell in some other part of the country. Anyway, Brother Joe and his shipmate Chuck will probably be out on a ship soon, retelling their wartime ex­ periences 'as they did to us this week—humorous stories about shipmates and situations during the war which will always bring the laughs and go good with any beers or any crew of shipmates . . . Brother William Thornton, who confessed that he is some­ times called Wild Bill, dropped in to say hello and to thank us for wishing his mother swift recovery to her illness last year down in North Carolina. Brother Bill promised us he would write a letter or two when he's out on his trip—so we could brigh'6en up our column once in awhile. Okay. Bill, take it easy novK, When you Brothers come back from those long trips get yourselves acquainted with what happened while you were gone. Read the back issues of the LOG. Find out what's new-«» so you don't get fouled up before you ship again. �Pager TmtOIre TH:E SB AtBA JP E R' S SWASHBUCKLING 'Skull And Bones' Rattles Roswell Victory's Crewmen To the Editor: This is written with hopes of weeding out the flunkies who have been riding merchant ships in various jobs (or positions in this case) with no other purpose than to make life miserable for seamen. The crew of this ship, the SS Roswell Victory, feel they would be letting their SIU Brothers down if they didn't register a beef about this undesirable and unlearned (and several unprint­ able words) so-called purser we have aboard. We have found this man to be a habitual liar. He is unable to perform his routine duties, such You dare not go to him with any of your minor ailments, as he goes to the medicine chest, and picks at random without hav­ ing any ideas as to what he is giving you. It is a fact that he gave one of the boys a bottle of hot sauce for a laxative. How the hot sauce got into the medi­ cine chest no one knows. And why the Captain allows him to continue this attempt at "mass murder," no one has yet" quite figui-ed out. In regard to Patrolman Ray Sweeney's question in the Feb. 28 issue of the LOG on the mat­ ter of cockroach .spraying in mess halls I should like to say that I think if a man sprays the messhalls, staterooms, etc., he is en­ titled to overtime. But if a man just sprays mess rooms—well, hell, it only takes five minutes. It all comes back to the fact that a Union man is the best man on a job. He gives capital a day's work and in re­ turn he wants a full day's pay. Under the circumstances men­ tioned in Ray's article, I can't say exactly. I don't know the Stew­ ard, but I feel that a lot of messmen nowadays don't want to do the day's work they're paid for. If those guys just worked five minutes to do the spraying job in the messrooms, I really don't believe it should be overtime. But if they sprayed longer and after their regular eight hours of work, it is, and they should be entitled to, overtime. I believe . the SIU-SUP is a good Union for this reason—it is fair with the steamship companies, although the companies are far from bel^ fair with us. Jim "Chick" Sharp Houston, Texas LAFITTE IN PHILIPPINES It I The Waterman vessel relaxes in placid waters while chrome ore is loaded aboard at Masinloc, Zambalis, which contains one of the largasl chrome ore deposits in the world. This photo, taken March 8 last, was submitted by Seafarer James Marshall, Deck Maintenance on the LaFitle. Isthmian Crew Slaps Treatment Dispensed By Union-Hating Mate as handling the slopchest, which Seafarer Hospitalized he opens whenever he damn In Eyansville, Ind. pleases. He completely disregards the wishes and the well-being To the Editor: of the crew. After making' a trip on the SS St. Augustine Victory, an Isth­ "DOCTOR." TOO mian ship, I am here to rest up As if that were not enough, he for awhile. No beefs on the seiwsuddenly decides he is a "doc­ ice here. tor," though he doesn't even have To the Editor: JEAN a pharmacist's certificate. He has no knowledge of medicine or medical terms and can't even give you a shot without making a big blunder. There is one thing, however, that he is damn good at—too damn good. That is juggling the slopchest (in case you haven't already guessed it, it always is to his advantage.) In case the To the Editor: company doesn't remove this The Deck Gang of the William character from the payroll, be Tilghman calls attention of the alerted by this letter. membership to the union-hating Beware of the purser at present Mate of this Isthmian line scow. aboard the SS Roswell Victory He claims to be a member of the of the Robin Lines. MMP, but we doubt this very H. E. Perlinson much. In a picture of the characteris­ tics of this individual, you would BROTHER GIVES OPINION ON INSECT SPRAYING Friday, May 16. 1947 LOG WITHOUT THIS' Would like for you to send me the LOG at my home address in Mt. Vernon, Ind. We had a lot of trouble at the payoff in Mobile on April 8, but I think everything was straight­ see him running around the deck, shouting at the top of his voice ened out okay. to the Bosun and sailors: "Turn Howard M. Lewis the men to at 8 o'clock . . . I'll Marine Hospital log you five for one . . . I'll take you to the old man." To the Evansville, Ind. Log-A-Rhythms Bosun he would scream, "Work them sons of up to 5 o'clock." He made a general nuisance of himself, and nearly drove the gang to the point of open re­ bellion. COLD POTATO Apparently the lives of the sailors mean nothing to him. He has violated every safety pre­ caution laid down by the com­ pany and which every man had to sign. He can and should be held responsible for at least -five men being. hurt, two of whom had to be sent to the hospital in Bombay. These same men, after being hurt, were turned to again and again. He has openly discriminated against two men, one of whom returned from the hospital with his discharge stating, "Fit for sailing, but not fit to work until wound is healed." This man was broke out on his watch below to stand a four-hour wheel watch so that the men on the 8-12 could work four hours on deck. This he refused to do. He was SS Floating Boom By BILL ROBINSON then made to stand three and a half hours at the wheel on his own watch so his mates could work on deck. This he did from Bombay to Baltimore. LEGREE WRITES Another case of direct discri­ mination was against a man on his watch who would not take any of his crap. To this man he wrote a note giving a schedule for him to follow every morn­ ing and night, which included shining brass on holidays, sougeeing on Sundays, etc. This madman wanted to work the Bosun and Carpenter on Saturday afternoon and also rig cluster lights on deck at night so that the 8-12 and 12-4 standbys could work. Does the mem­ bership wonder why men blow their tops when they have to put up with ATS 90-day wonders such as this. This guy started to sea in a tanker in the spring of 1939. If we remember right, there was a tanker strike on then. Need we say more. These and other acts of dis­ crimination we hold against this man. Signed by 15 Crewmen SS William Tilghman They'll Be Down B. A. Way Soon, Fellas We went rolling 'cross the 'Lantic On the good ship "Floating Boom," And she pitched 'til we were frantic. And we thought we'd met our doom. With our load of locomotives We had started put for France— Like a maddened heathen votive. All our ship could do was dance. To ihe Editor: The Captain on the flying bridge. The Chief Cook in the galley. The lookout on the foc'sle ridge. The Wiper in the alley— All hung on tight for all their worth And tried to keep their footing— Our good ship bounced around with mirth. And beat them all to pudding. And so we rolled and pitched and rolled. And sometimes made two knots; The seas around were grey and cold. And dismal were our thoughts. And then at last we sighted land And fell upon our knees To give our thanks to the angel's hand That brought us through the seas. The pots and pans flew through the air. The dishes crashed and broke; We lashed ourselves with care. The ship thought 'twas a joke. It stood us on our feet at first. And then upon our heads. And when we thought we'd had the worst It threw us from our beds. So, sailor, when you're shipping out. Beware the "Floating Boom," Or it will get you without doubt. And take you to your doom. Columbus was a skipper bold. Through many a storm be strayed. But never in the tales he told Was such a voyage made. During a one-month stay in Buenos Aires recently, the boys of the SS F. T. Frelinghuysen found a place which soon became the hang-out of most of the crew. It is a nice place and you meet many SIU members there. The owners of this place would be glad to receive the LOG for distribution to our members. Name of this place is the May Sullivan Bar at 25 de Mayo 692. Deck Delegate, Book 21576 SS F. T. Frelinguysen (Ed. note;—The LOG had previously been requested to ship copies to the address given by the Frelinghuysen's Deck Delegate, and bundles of LOGS have been going there for the past month.) �THE Friday,'May 18. 1847 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen THE RIDING WAS ROUGH Shoves Off On SS Harlan For China To the Editor: Seconds ailer this picture was taken, heavy seas cascaded over the bow of the SS Warrior Point, but the sturdy Pacific Tanker came up right away for more. Seafarer James F. Byrne, Steward, stood by with his camera to record the scene. How ya all, Brothers? Hear that southern accent? I've been down here in the land of red beans and rice so long that I am thinking of taking out my confederate citizenship papers. I've got a southern ac­ cent, a southern telephone picket in my mind and southern bank­ ruptcy papers in my pocket. Move over. Senator Claghorri! I spent three weeks on the beach in Mobile, where I grab­ bed this Waterman scow, the SS John M. Harlan. I would like to recommend the Port of Mo­ bile to all as one of the most progressive, and quite the busiest port I have hit in quite some time. Shipping was booming all the while I was there, and still is, with plenty of jobs in all depai'tments. The new hall is really nice and Agent Cal Tan­ ner and his Patrolmen are doing a good job to make this one of our busiest and most efficient SIU ports. HER CREW CHOSE THE SEAFARERS Previous Crew Lacked Pride, Say Lundy Men, To the Editor: On April 24, at a meeting aboard the SS Benjamin Lundy, it was voted to use the columns of the SEAFARERS LOG to publicly castigate the crew that preceded us on this bucket. Never were foc'sles left so badly littered. A trash accumu­ lation greater than two weeks cleanings by New York's depart­ ment of sanitation lay on the decks. Dirty socks, underwear, old papers, shoes, dungarees, broken bottles, magazines, glasses and pictures were strewn all over the place. These were saturated with whiskey, water and stale beer. How in the hell could these "characters" find time to do their work and still have time to crr3p up their quarters as completely as they did is be­ yond our wildest imagination. So, Brothers, (and especially you oldtimers), you can do a helluva lot worse than hit the' beach in Mobile. I ran into quite a few oldtimers there — some that I hadn't seen in quite a while. It really surprised me. You can also have a good time there, as the police are pretty good, the beer is just right, and there are plenty of charming ^ young ladies to help you pasz the time. In fact, after being on the picket line with all those / chickens I sort of hated to ship. We are loading here in Galves­ ton for the Far East, so it will be a few months before I can again blow my top. Oh, yes! I've got "Peg Leg" Andy Ander­ son on here with me. It cost me about ten bucks in beer to shanghai him. But Andy had the giris in the Tip Top cafe run bow-legged bringing him beer so I thought it best to remove him for awhile. Blackie Neira and Don Hall were in Mobile and they ac­ cused me of going to China to prove or disprove a theory about Chinese women. An interesting thought to that. I'll say "au revoir" for now. Brothers, with a wish for good luck and smooth sailing to you . all. Blackie Gardner SS John S. Harlan Let's Have 'Em The SS Petrolite, of Mathiasen Tankers, Incu which recently came under SIU banner by virtue of crew's 27 to 2 vote in collective bargaining election. National Labor Relations Board has already certified the SIU. No Union man would leave a mess for his Brothers to clean. His pride in his Union would not To the Editor: permit him to do such a thing. ^ Well, here is one Seafarer who We are foi-ced to conclude, there­ can and will wholeheartedly un­ fore, that the crew before us on derwrite the Union Optical Plan this ship were not good Union that was announced and describ­ men. ed in the May 2 issue of the iOG. Perhaps they were members In the belief that I needed new paying dues as long as^the glasses I went to the Union Op­ Union gives them jobs but that tical Plan, after contacting our type will pull out when the go­ Special Service Department. Af­ ing gets tough. ter one of the best eye examina­ A Union man takes pride in tions I have ever had, I was fold himself, his Union and his job. by the doctor that I did not need Our predecessors were without new glasses now but might need this pride. a pair of reading glasses in about Crew of SS Benjamin Lundy a year or so. HOW TO GET UP STEAM—THE (Ed note: The Union is glad The cost of the examination was one buck. No attempt was to know that Brother Schoenmade to sell me-any .^lasses such born's experience with the as seamen generally experience Union Optical Plan was a sat­ when they visit the average com­ isfactory one. Since it is SIU mercial outfit. This visit has con­ l>olicy to keep clear of any­ vinced me that the Union has thing that might smack of canperformed an invaluable service shaking or commercialism, the to the membership in making Union proceeded with caution available this plan. I, for one, before endorsing the plan. Af­ ter the New York membership, am all for it. So if you Brothers think you at a regular meeting, authoriz­ need glasses, be wise, economize ed Secretary-Treasurer Shuler to investigate the possibilities —with the Union Optical Plan. for arranging with a coopera­ "Chips" Schoenborn tive optical outfit for eye ex­ New Yo»k aminations by competent, li­ censed men and glasses at WRONG WAY moderate prices, a careful study was made. Only after deliberation was the Union Optical Plan endorsed. It is the same one which the Inter­ national Ladies Garment Work­ ers Union, AFL, has made available to its membership). CORRECTION Thanks io Pete. Tom got all the steam he wanted. Agent Curly Renlz. Cartoon submitted to LOG by Baltimore To the Editor: I wish to correct two mistakes in the LOG article of April 25, headed "Mobile, Boston Men Re­ member Hospitalized." The ship's name is the Joseph H. Hollister and it was a Waterman, not an Alcoa vessel. Also every crewtnember, ex­ cept one who missed the payoff on ship, contributed at least a dollar for our Brothers in Fort Stantion Hospital. Forward to a 20-page LOG. Seymour Heiniling Galveston, Texas This is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? If you haven't any steam to blow off, there must be something you've found in­ teresting. on your trip thai you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung comers of the earth, joints you've found worth seeing and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, let's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome, too. If you've got some photographs of your ship, or shipmates or tmy "shots" taken in the various ports o'call, send them along. We'll return them. Just mail your material to the Editor. Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. How about doing it NOW! �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 16, 1947 A Good Time Had By All On Clatsop . 4 aw. :'.: :i4.i; .• >.i ii:SS&.K,f s i:, • i- wi*ilv ^ With spray flying, the Clatsop heads into the open sea. The picture above was snapped as the ship started on its run. Looking forward on the SS Fort Clatsop, Pacific Tankers, it appears that the vessel is heading for a good trip at left. And that's the way it turned out, with all hands reporting a good ship, good officers, and plenty of fine food. KiiSiSX limi-i lif®' Right, L. H. Currington, OS, gets up in the world. Painting the mast is not too much fun, but few complaints were heard, or maybe he's too high up for his voice to carry. Take it easy, take it easy, don't you know that life is better that way. From the looks of the picture above, Elmer Heiber, Bedroom Steward, has learned that lesson. Not that there wasn't much work to be done, but by waiting for an opportune moment, this shot was obtained. Okay. Brother, take it easy. Here's a man who had few complaints about the Mate. He is Bosun Hector McKenzie, who did not have to worry about interference from the officers. He ran the Deck Gang, and ran it very well from all reports. With the kind of a swell crew that was on board the Clatsop, it made a Bosun's life a happy one. Wearng his white cap even when far at sea is Red Hall, Second Cook. Red brought in all the pictures on this page, and gave the LOG the story of the voy­ age of the Clatsop. It seems that the men all had a fine trip, and that even after five months there were few who wanted to isgn off. That sounds good. i t. He's holding a handbag, and a pair of shoes in the rough of course. Left is C. Purser, AB, with the alligator that was kill­ ed by the crew when the ship anchored in the mouth of the San Juan River. Lots of fun was had by all, but hunting gators is dangerous business at best. Right, a posed shot of the Bosun, Hector McKenzie, Chief Cook Casey-Jones, and Richard Frasier, Galley Utility, all left to right. The men had only compliments about the food, so it must have been Brother Jones who had a lot to do with that state of affairs. And when handing out applause on the food, don't forget Red Hall, who cooked, took pictures, and brought these photos into the LOG office for reproduction on this page. & m �THE Friday, Mfiy 16, 1947 SEAFARERS The Patrolmen Say... Page Fifteen LOG iHCLOS Happy Days Ahead—Lakes Men Can Get Rid Of Bhth NMU, LCA hours "lost", the Mate didn't Efficiency Experts rely on an ordinary wrist watch NEW YORK — The infamous —oh, no, he carried a nice, new By JOSEPH A. SHIMA time-study mpn and efficiency stop-watch that even recorded TOLEDO — Activities in the did the LSU and NMU phonies experts of the factories and the the tenths of seconds. NEW YORK Port of Toledo have started to show up on the scene, mills have finally infected the SS BEN WILUAMS He had it all worked out. In­ pick up now with the arrival of Then they tried to ride in on minds of a few of the Chief stead of starting a man on over­ D. Dean, $2.00; E. T. Pattersoi. several contract vessels in the the SIU's efforts as the "inter­ il.OO; W. C.,Jtoberts, $1.00; A. Greene, Mates on SIU ships. time when he turned to, he $i on. past week. veners." We ran think of other The old practice of timing men started the watch when the man SS BESSEMER VICTORY words more appropriate to call Shipping is still a little slow for every job they do, and how Ijegan the actual work. E. D. Pattee, $1.00; R. Hull, $1.00; though, due to the fact that most them. much time it takes them to com­ An example of this was the A. Franke, $2.00; J. McCollam. $1.00; of the boys are hanging on until Yes, these outfits want a free plete the task has become the time the Bosun was doing car­ N. Maffie, $1.00; J. Coyne. $1.00; T. they accumulate a little cabbage. ride on the Seafarers coat-tails, personally assumed responsibil­ pentry work. The Mate started McLucas. $1.00; J. Santalla. $1.00. Organizational activities have and they don't care if it's at the SS FAIRISLE ity of more than one Chief Mate the watch when the Bosun lift­ who revels in the new-found ed the hammer and stopped the F. A. Marie, $2.00; A. J. Lubinski. been progressing at full speed expense of the unorganized men method of hard-timing a crew. watch when he laid it down. Of $1.00; W. C. Weeks, $1.00; A. R. ahead, and now that the 44-hour or not. Pierce, $1.00; P. H. LaCosta, $1.00; Certainly, when either of these One of these birds I ran across course the rest of the work con­ W. H. Mansfield, $2.00; C. M. Mc.AI- week which the SIU won for the recently on the Beauregard car­ nected with this was not over­ lister, $1.00; Wm. Brown 6t Crew, passenger ships has been publi­ phony outfits—the LSU or the cized, and the Seafarers negotia­ NMU—intervenes, it's at the ex­ ried a personal Log or diary in time in his opinion. Well, he $19.35. tions for the 40-hour week on the pense of the seamen involved. SS J. GROUT which he recorded the amount learned differently. freighters plus other demands are J. E. Doyle, $1.00; P. D. Miller. Immediately, they start the of man hours and minutes lost I suggested to him, for his $2.00; A. DclValle, $1.00; C. Holliday. known, the unorganized Lakes same type o? stalling and com­ on the voyage. convenience, the installation of $2.00; E. D. Tyree, $2.00; O. L. Rob­ seamen are coming into our hall pany stooge tactics that have pre­ For example: If 12 men take a time clock on deck so the crew ertson, $2.00; H. F. Tanner. $2.00 in increasing numbers. They're vented Isthmian seamen on the D. J. McKinnis, $2.00; W. Wilcoxson. 17 minutes for coffee time, the could punch in and out when inquiring about the SIU and how Coast and other fleets from hav­ $2.00; W. H. Van Hoosen, $2.00; W. N. result is 12 times 2 or 24 man they began a task. His eyes lit Satchfield, $2.00; L. Linam, $1.00; we function. ing SIU representation which minutes lost. If the crew knocks up when I made this point, and T. Roberts, $30.00; L. J. Smith. These men are all anxious to they want and need so badly. olf 10 minutes early to wash up I could almost sec a time clock $2.00; L. F. Ledingham, $2.00; 11, get away from the slave-driving When the Huron, Wyandotte, Faucher. $1.00; C. D. Wagner, $3.00. for chow, the result is 120 man plan forming in his mind. tactics and poor conditions of the Hanna and Wilson elections, as SS R. STUART minutes lost. He came out of it quick, how­ Lake Carriers. Most of them are well as those for other fleets R, E. Allen, $1.00; Lence Grower. In addition he recorded in his ever, when I started raising the $5.00; W. H. Knight, $1.00; Johnnie too smart to fall for the old line which the SIU expects to petition little time book the total number roof over the disputed overtime Thomas. $5.00; C. F. Barnes, $1.00; of vague promises dished out by in the near future, are held the of hours lost by an AB who was and his assembly line tactics. W. G. Moore, $2.00; M. McClintock. the LSU and NMU. So they repudiation of the LSU and the injured and unable to perform This guy's actions were still $2.00; j. R. Granger, $2.00; W. T. look to the SIU. NMU by Lakes seamen will be his duties due to his confine­ fresh in my mind when I hand­ Hardeman, $1.00. Men on the Huron and Wyan­ final proof of their finish on the SS A. MOORE ment to his room. led the payoff of the SS A. dotte ships all know who is re­ Lakes. j. D'Oliveira. $1.00; B. M. Move. Moore. On board the Moore, the ODDS AND ENDS sponsible for them having a Then the heads of the two out­ $1.00; R. Maloy & CreVv, $7.00. Mate also had come under the in­ chance to select tlieir own uniun fits can go their respective way.s. By totaling up all the odds SS CORNELIA fluence of the speed up system. and ends of minutes and hours George C. Truesdale, $1.00; George to represent them in negotiations One back into the offices of the L. Johnson, $5.00; D. Villanucva. $1.00; wilh the companies. Not one LSU Cleveland-Cliffs legal staff, and CURT COMMENTS he brought forth a total which J. M. Joyner, $1.00; J. E. Martin. or NMU organizer contacted the others to some other indus­ made it appear that no one His tactics were the same, ex­ $2.00; i. J. Harlow, $1.00; E. B. these ships early this Spring. try and area where their tactics worked or stood watch during cept in his notes he added little Pridgeon. $2.00; M. Blum ,$2.00; H. D. and purposes are unknown. the whole voyage to and from comments. Some of them were Crump, $1.00. In the first place neither of Europe. these outfits had any program That happy day. Lakes sailors SS SEATRAIN HAVANA honeys. One of which was: "Oh, To figure the minutes and for the good old days when you H. Shero, $2.00; Z. Szewczykokski. or any constructive gains to of­ will be well rid of these phonies fer the unorganized Lakes sea­ and of the open shop conditions could take a guy on the fan tail $1.00. SS JEAN LAFITTE men. Not until the SIU had on the Lakes, and can enjoy the and straighten him out." , ,, . ..., ,. ^ I S. A. Milecki, $1.00: L. J. Cordon, spent several weeks - contacting benefits of SIU unionism, conThis buzzard could not see $I.OO; J. M. Marshall, $3.00; \Vm. men from these fleets plus the tracts, protection and represenwhy the company should have Butler, $2.00; H. W. Spencer, $3.00 Hanna, Wilson and other fleets, tation. ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. to pay penalty hours when the!*"' *'00; F- Umholtz, $2.00 SIU HALLS Phone 5523 , , V i. • P'F. Denny, $1.00; H. B. Stever, $1.00 14 North Cay St. unbroken hour was not given c. ciutras, $2.00; L. Oiiu, $1.00. Calvert 4539 for chow. The poor shipowner P. Furtak, $1.00; J. H. Loughlin BOSTON 276 State St. should not be penalized for only $2.00; A. E. Anderson, $2.00; R. W Boudoin 4455 one half hour work. Martin, $2.00; A. R. Beille, $2.00 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St, M. Castro, $3.00, G. W. McAlpine Another item that hurt him $1.00. Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave to the quick was the allowance SS HATTIESBURG VICTORY Superior 5175 of 15 minutes coffee time out of Jessie Smith, $1.00; P. F. Griffin. Jr. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. four hours work. (Shades ofi*' ®"' $3.00; R. B. Hub Main 0147 i'V »i oo CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St No Coffee Time Joe! This must'' Earl Sellers, $1.00. Corpus Christi 3-1509 have been one of his ABs.) SS CAPE SANDY DETROIT 1038 Third St, There were other items in his Robert A. Peak & Crew, $17.00. Cadillac 6857 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St little book that were gems a la Robert Sansonetti, $1.00; J. Melrose 4110 Pegler. I sure would have liked GALVESTON 308'/,—23rd St to have a copy of it to print Mulero, $1.00; S. N. Pizza. $2.00. Phone 2-8448 verbatim. GALVESTON HONOLULU 16 Merchant St The one thing this guy forgot Phone 58777 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS HOUSTON 1515 75th St is that the shipowner and the E. J. J,aks, $2.00; F. Saragosa. $2.00; Wentworth 3-3809 Union negotiated the agreement H. E. Merchant, $2.00; J. J. NsgakieJACKSONVILLE 920 Main St in good faith and all the pro­ wicz. $2.00; J. Pryor, $2.00; N. V. Phone 5-5919 Realti. $2.00; T. Adkins, $2.00; J. E. MARCUS HOOK 1'/, W. 8th St visions of which he complained Renski, $2.00; G. D. Dail, $2.00; W. Chester 5-3110 were agreed to by both the com­ Nugent, $2.00; SS Noah Webster, $9.00. MILWAUKEE 633 South 2nd St. pany and the Union. A. Robertson, $4.00; J. White, $2.00; MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. But maybe he didn't want to R. J. Gushue, $1.00; J. W. Martin. Phone 2-1754 $2.00; O. H. Judge, $10.00; J. A. MONTREAL 1440 Bleuiy St. remember that. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. James Purcell Walsh, $5.00; SS James Smith. $23.00: Jean B. Lancier. $1.00. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. NORFOLK HAnovcr 2 2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Phone 4-1083 A. Jensen. $2.00; E. Griffith. $3.00; PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Will the holders of receipts J. .M. Durfey. Jr., $3.00; C. B. Lan­ LOmhaid 3-7651 B47060 through B47100 please caster, $2.00; T. PetrofT. $2.00; P. A. PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. Nunnally. $3.00; J. O. Dasher. $3.00. Phone 2-8532 contact the nearest Union Hall in PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. order to get records straightened Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5 th St. out? Duplicates of throe receipts Phone 2599 were lost, and only by coming SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. into the Union Hall at the earl­ Douglas 5475-8363 ROBERT EAGLESON iest possible chance can the mat­ SAN JUAN, P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon Write to your sister at 220 W. San Juan 2-5996 ter be cleared up. 35th Street, Savannah, Ga. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. The following are known to Phone 8-1728 have been among the group: 4 4. 4 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Gusto Salgero Main 0290 CARSON B. McCOY T^MPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Francisco Ruiz Phone M-1323 Money order sent to you by Juan P. Rabon TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Arvid Gylland, who was on SS Fernando P. Sande WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Wm. MacLay with you, has been Gumersindo Barriero Terminal 4-3131 returned. Write to him c/o Rog­ Manuel Cividnes VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 ers, 69 I»aSalle St., New York Carl R. Jackson VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. City, and he will arrange to get Richard Umland Pacific 7824 BALTIMORE NOTICE! PERSONALS Joseph J. Pucchio. it to yoru. Retroactive Wages Smith & Johnson 60 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK 4, N. Y. MV OREGON FIR Geis, Walter R 6.50 Allen, D. F :. $ .46 Grant, Wright 80 Rollback, J 94 Hals, Johannes 37.88 Brauns, J. L 1.40 Henard, Charlie E 8.06 Brilcs, D. E. 26.58 Hill, Clair S 6.41 Burnett, L 55.22 Mayer, Joseph J .64 Howard, R. A 94 Peterson, Robert M 1.10 Lowderback 94 Pool, Donald E 30.80 Lucas, Curtis 42.10 Sakers, George 24.74 McCarty, M. L 176.18 Stahl, Ralph E 2.20 Woodward, J 7.24 Theodore, Philip M .64 Townshend, Robert W. . SS RALPH A. CRAM .90 Brown, Joseph S $ 10.26 Wilson, Ivan D 38.11 Campbell, Arthur 7.47 SS WALLACE M. TYLER Chatelain, Lawrence A 24.74 $ 3.26 Fitzpatrick, Edgar 8.86 Blair, Robert Brooks, Glendyn 94 McBurnett, Louis N 7.94 Haukeland. Ingolf 23.80 Nash, Ferrell G 2.34 14.00 Oliver, Arthur L 7.94 Houde, Eugene Keyes, Lester J 9.80 Nash, Ferrell G 2.34 Lindkvist, Erik R 3.74 Oliver, Arthur L 7.94 Martignetti. Alfred 3.26 Pulizzi, Jesus C 7.94 4.20 Riley, Thomas E 6.54 Parsly, Edwin Parsons, Frank E 9.80 Sternberg, Lester L 18.20 9.80 Sweeney, Theo 21.00 Soiett, Donald T SS WILLIAMS VICTORY Vallainos, Spiros N 3.26 Wright, Swayne 3.26 Ackley, Eugene E. $ 38.52 SS THOMAS J. LYONS Bowman, Richard W. 8.40 Andrews, Robert $ 30.80 Cahill, Walter 73.88 Brannan, George T 30.80 Dunlap, Eugene 1.97 Ciseicki, J 16 Hancock, Clarence A. 8.40 Koscilnak, Emil 8.40 Paschang, Francis H. 8.40 Pyle, Chance, T ..." 14.00 Rakas, Frank ... 24.25 Make sure the name of Renard, James T 16.60 ^ your ship is on the repair Roales, Robert G .46 lists and minutes before sub­ Torres, Juan S 42.58 mitting them to the boardng Vandersall, Wheeler C. . .46 Patrolman. Wright, Samuel D 8,40 NOTICE! �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS Friday, May 16, 1947 LOG '1 4 a.?: ?*•••• i ' »-»«^ t if/**' JSflj H - -rfhi I4.^ -, ^. I!. . -«%. 1 V S. . i •/in '¥• :* • vjv; ! i^yS^. WIN FOR YOURSELVES THE HIOH WAGES AND SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS THAT THE SlU IWOI K)RTHE DRY CARGO SEAMENl • ,•? jf-» I'i••* V/:. jpfe-:] 9i'{- My. ^ •''H SEE. THE TANKER OR6ANIZING COMMITTEES IN: PORT ARTHUR. HOUSTON GALVESTON NEW ORLEANS MARCUS HOOK TAMPA BOSTON NEW YORK MOBILE Trfl ' • \' v^' ••»'• ' '«.<• • ;; vit^VA -< * J. -'V; i. iinmnomiicsf � 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 May 16, 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. 20 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU PETITIONS FOR ELECTION IN SUN OIL LABOR'S GAINS IN PERIL AS HOUSE AND SENATE PASS OPEN SHOP BILLS NEW ORLEANS MEETING BLASTS MERCHANT MARINERS OUTFIT AFL-CIO TALKS SUSPENDED FOR FURTHER STUDY BRIEF STRIKE WINS SEAFARERS NEW MILWAUKEE CLIPPER CONTRACT POOR JUSTICE CANADIAN SIU FACES LEGAL RUNAROUND LAKES SEAMEN THE ONLY SUFFERES AS NMU CONTINUES STALLING TACTICS SIU ORGANIZERS LEAVE ALPENA WITH REGRETS PRESENT CONTRACT WILL LEAD TO BETTER ONE, IF ANTI-LABOR BILLS GIVE BOSSES BIG WEAPON CAPITOL PUNISHMENT LOG'S SERVICE TO WRITERS SCORES; SEAFARER'S FIRST STORY IS SOLD NO MEAT SHORTAGE ON ROBIN LOCKSLEY SHIPPING BETTER THAN GOOD IN PORT SAVANNAH "KEEP HALL FIRES BURNING" IS NEW PHILLY SLOGAN GOLD COAST IS CHEERFUL PLACE SHIPS ARE CRYING FOR FULL CREWS IN PORT TAMPA BOSTON BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF THREE NEW PIERS THE PATROLMEN SAY... MEMBERS MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT CONTRACT BINDS BOTH SIDES NOW IS THE TIME TO REVAMP LIBERTYS INTO LIVABLE SHIPS MORE SHIPPING RULES EXPLAINED BY THE NEW YORK DISPATCHER MILWAUKEE CLIPPER STRIKE ONCE AGAIN SHOWED MILITANT SPIRIT OF THE GREAT LAKES SEAFARERS PETROLITE CREWMEN REMEMBER BLASTED TEXAS CITY AS 'FRIENDLY' VESSELS ON MOVE IN BUFFALO AS ICE IS BROKEN NAM'S PROMISED 'ROAD TO FREEDOM' ONLY LEAD STO THE OPEN SHOP AND SLAVERY FOR THE WORKER COLLECTIVE BARGANING IS TWO-WAY STREET, THE UNION MUST KEEP ITS OBLIGATIONS, TOO SEAFARERS GIVE HELPING HAND TO ILL BROTHERS CAMERA NABS LAFITTE'S OVERTIME PIRATE SCHUYLER CREW CHARGES CG DISREGARDS SEAMEN'S SAFETY CHIEF MATE MARS VOYAGE TO FAR EAST BRIDGE INVADES FOC'SLE; WEARS CROWN KING STILL A GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL ON CLATSOP HAPPY DAYS AHEAD--LAKES MEN CAN GET RID OF BOTH NMU, LCA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/16/1947 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/9d16404b040478bcf8ccd714514fa59c.pdf 018efbf14b28cbb77e1c47ec9dd25d50 PDF Text Text .^yyy.:  i­it  SEAFARERS « U>0  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS­  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL  •   SHIP  BILL'S  FATE  • '  ­4'  • Story On Page 3  Govt  Sea  Schools 'Useless:'  SIU  ^^  ^  Story On Page 2  ill  SisiiRir  • M0i^  j  I  §hgk  Jtkh  Shown at work on  the Isthmian  freighter Steel  Apprentice^  %/fI  iriv 10 W»  jgg^.  week,,Seafarer Ben Fischman  was one  of  the first  ABs  turned out  by  the SIU  Deck Training School.  Meanwhile, despite  lull in shipping,  government  sea  schools  seek  more  money.  (Story on  Page 2.)  Siahi'Savcr.  over '51 LOG story telling how Eric Joseph  (left)  gave  his  right  eye  to  save  Pron's  failing  vision.  .  (Story  on  Page  7.)  HELLO, POSO­THIS IS  JOE  PALOOIOA !  I'LL MEETCHA  AT  THE  SEAFARERS . . . O.K./  .  f  I  1  SiSil  v^v;4.j  ' , •   u  •   ­i, •   famed  comic  strip  creators  of  'filoe  Palooka"  and  ^  ^  xwwwresr ff  ffiie*  ^Togo," Ham  Fisher  and  Walt  Kelly, Will  be; part of  the  ­ ^  hand  May  20  to  judge  entries  of  Seafarers in  the SIU  Art Contest.  All  ­entries, o  of  which  are shown,  will  be  exhibited  at  headquarters  all  (>Stovyi;ou> Page ,3;) .|  1  • • i'  •   • ' i­"'r  �SEAFAkEns  i^­­ m..  ^  ;rnv.  Blast Sea School Funds  As 'Cart Before Horse'  The  split  personality  of  Congress  when  it  conies  to  appropriations  for  the  maritime industry^ is well illustrated by the current  furor over funds for the  King^  Point Merchant  Marine  Academy,  While  the  long  range  ship­­*^  ping  bill,  essential  to  pro­ grading  schools  in  Sheepshead  applied  toward  providing  new  vide  the  ships  needed  for  a  Bay,  New York,  and Alameda, Cali­ ships.  fornia.  The  bulk  of  the  fund  re­ All  maritime  unions  have  long  quest,  $2,352,000,  was  for  the  agreed  with  the  SIU's  position.  academy.  Just  the  other  day,  however,  the  Minor  Role  NMU did a  complete  turn­about  on  Supporters  of  the  academy,  the  Kings  Point  question.  Its  chiefly Congressmen  from Long  Is­ New  York  headquarters  last  week  land  where  the  school  is  located,  told  the press  that  the  union  want­ have  claimed  that  the  reduction  ed  no  part  of  Kings  Point  or  any  would  have  a  damaging  effect  on  efforts  to save  it.  the  country's  ability  to  man  the  A couple of  days later, the  Wash­ merchant  marine.  Actually,  judg­ ing  office  contradicted  this  view­ At  the  peak  of  the  man­ ing from  the experience of  licensed  power  demand,  proposals  were  officers  unions  and  shipping  com­ point  with  a  one  sentence  half­ made  to  reopen  Government  panies, graduates from ICings  Point  hearted endorsement of  the school.  "Our  union,"­  the  statement  said,  Huddled  with  blueprint  of  "robot"  accounting  layout  to  speed  training schools  for unlicensed  play  a  minor  role  in  the  shipping  "approves  of  the  appropriation  for  men  such  as  were  operated  industry in comparison  to men com­ welfare  and  vacation  operations.  IBM  specialist  George  Singer  the  maritime  academies  recom­ during World  War II.  The SIU  <left>  explains  set­up  to  headquarters office  manager  A1  Kerr.  ing  out  of  the  foc'sle,  who  get  ex­ mended  by  the  administration."  strongly  opposed  such  sugges­ perience  at  sea  instead  of  training  It  is  the  opinion  of  Washington  tions  at  a  conference  of  AFL  at  Government  expense.  maritime  unions  in  Washing­ The  Kings  Point  fracas  focuses  observers  that  the  NMU  knuckled  ton,  pointing  out  that  it  was  a  spotlight  on  the  whole  question  under to pressure from some  of  the  Instituting  its  own  upgrading  of  the  need  for  Government­oper­ heavily­subsidized .operators  under­ program  to  meet  the  need  im­ ated  training  facilities.  The  SIU  contract  to  that  union.  These  op­ mediately  without  long  and  has  long  held  that  such  facilities  erators  depend  for  their  existence  costly  Government  schooling.  are  entirely  unnecessary  and  a  on  Congressional  appropriation  Always looking for a new wrinkle to help the Union service  As  things  turned  out,  had  a  waste  of  funds that  could better  be  and can  easily be  whipped into  line  on  an  issue  of  this  kind.  the membership  more  efficiently,  the SIU  expects  to  haye a  Government  program  been  trim  squad  of  seven" electric  accounting  machines  working  Combat  Training  started,  it  would  just  now  be  getting  underway  at  a  time  next  week­ to  simplify  the­*­ While  theoretically  Kings  Point  when  the  shortage  of  seamen  is  training  officers  for  merchant  work  of  the  Vacation  and  date  rig  possible,  the  SIU  '^robot  has  shifted  to  a  surplus.  In  ships, it actually  serves a somewhat  Welfare  Plans  at  headquar­ accountant"  set­up  is  among  the  the  meantime  iiie SIU  has  up­ different purpose.  All graduates  of  ters.  first  such  layouts  put  to  work  for  graded  several  dozen  AB's  the  four  year  college,  course  re­ Installation  of  these  modem  union  administration  ^  purposes.  who  are  now  manning  ships  ceive  commissions  as  ensigns  in  gadgets  in  a  room  of  their  own  Most  large  businesses and: corpora­ under  contract  to  the  Union.  the  US  Naval  Reserve,  in  addition  will  enable  the  Plans  to  assemble,  tions  having  been  using  thdse  ma­ This  experience  points  up  to  their  licenses  as  third  mates  or  sort  and  collate  data  in  jig  time,  chines for  several  years.  one  of  the  gravest  defects  of  third assistant  engineers.'  The com­ thus  speeding  up  payments  and  The  machines,  expected  to'slice  Government­operated  training  bat  aspect  of  training  is  strongly  verification of  checks for  Seafarers  the  time  consumed  op  paper  work  —its  inflexibility.  Once  in  emphasized,  with  close  order  drill,  applying  for" welfare  and  vacation  in  half,  are  produced  by  the  Inter­ operation.  Government­oper­ national  Business  Machine  Corp.,  The Bering Sea Fishermen's  rifle  practice  and  other  Annapolis­ benefits.  ated  schools  such  as  Kings  type routines, given a  major role in  In  keeping  with  the  efforts  of  and  can,  in some  instances,  handle  Point  cannot  be  responsive  to  Union,  an  SIU  affiliate,  has  the  Union  to  have  the  most  up­to­ (Continued  on  page  17)  (Continued  on  page  17)  the shifting needs of  the indus­ again  been  forced  to  strike  merchant  fleet,  is  facing  tough  sledding  in  the  House  Merchant  Marine  Committee,  several  Con­ gressmen  are  beating  the  drums  for  restoration  of  $1 million  in ap­ propriation  requests  so  that  Kings  Point  can  continue  to  train  un­ needed licensed  personnel for  non­ existent  or  inactive  ships.  .  Vacation Plan Gets  'Robot'  Speedsters  Bering SM  Strike Gets  SIU Backing  try.  They  continue to  turn  out  graduates  irrespective  of  the  fact  that  they  are  no  longer  needed.  and  set  up  picketlines  in  an  effort  to  force  the  Alaska  Salmon  Indus­ try,  Inc.,  to  pay  living  wages  and  give  decent  working  conditions.  The SIU has I>romised  to support  The fight over Kings  Point flared  REFERENDUM  BALLOT  the  BSFU's  beef  and  respect  the  up  before  the  Senate  Appropria­ tions  Committee  after  the  House  union's floating picketlines.  This  is  cut $1,069,800  from a requested ap­ the  second  time  that the  ASt,  Inc.,  propriation  of  $3,856,000  for  mari­ has forced  the  BSFU to strike, and  AlUUmC and GUIF DtSIBTCT  time  training.  This  covers  the  the  second  time  the  SIU  has  come  FESB» MAT IS.  1852 THBOUCR )OME  l»..li5a  academy  as  well  as  the  two  up­ to their  aid.  nsTKDcnoNs TO votna  Last  June,  after  a  bitter  33­day  VotooilW!  di* iolldwing iMolitlion fcr marking a cteM U()  strike,  the  BSFU  won  wage  in­ in  iha  <  not  uw a  load  pandl  in niaikiog  dw  ball^  creases,  union  recognition  and  a  loUoti nakod ^  ROT fen Montod. Mark your  balM wilk  May 16,  1952  Vol.  XIV.  No. 10  welfare  plan  increase  despite  the  pin and ink «  NOT PUT  ANY  OTHEB  MABMNGS ON  IHBIAUJOT.  American  Merchantmen  Page. 10  opposition ­of  the  industry  and  a  As I Sec It  Page  13  number  pf  scabs.  FOKEWOID  Burly  Page  16  This  year,  the  BSFU  continued  At  tfan mgulor  buaiiiMS miaUngt  held up and  dovm  the Cooul  on April  23.  Crossword  Puzzle  ...  . Page  12  its fight,  aiming  at  winning  parity  1952, and  May  7.  1952,  the  loUowing  resoluHoa  • ubmitted to  oli  Branches  Did  You  Know  Page  18  in  price  for  red  salmon  caught  in  shnultanoously was approved and is,  therefore, submitted  to the  membership  as per Constitution.  Editorial  Page  13  the  Bristol  Bay,  Alaska,  area  com­ Foc'sle  Fotog  Page  19  parable  to  that  paid  in  other Alas­ * WHDtEAS,  tlw  Sralarsts  Inltmatlonoi  Union.  Allanlic and Gull Dlilrlct, has dsTolepsd a praoUeo.a( bavlnf  doeont.  spadcus (• ia>otBci>nt union  halls  tn'oll  molar portsi  onA  Galley  Gleanings  Page  20  kan areas.  So far the ASI,  Inc., has  miBtEAS. this  proclleo has  ncovsd  to bo good  businoso, not  only horn  tho potnl  ol vtow  ol delag a good  Inquiring Seafarer  .... Page  12  refused  even  to  make an  offer.  iob lor our own  iMmlMrdiin but also In  that.il eraalso a good tmprssslon  wi|h tho goaotoi  public; aid.  In The  Wake  Page  12  WHEItEM. In  IhOM ports  wim wo bar# srt op now union  halls,  dirtol  rssults  along  thoto  tiase  em  be  Tried  Stand­off  soon, such as in tho east ol Ibe  Port ol Itew  York: and,  Labor  Roimd­Up  Page  16  Last  year,  the  industry  tried  to  WHQIEAS.  Union  is now fai bad  nood of  now  uilon bcdli  lor tho Pbrts  ol BoMlmoto,  FhOadolpIiJa and  Letters  Pages 21,  22,  23  Gi^oska, which  would l>o  suitcblo for  tho conduction  ol  our  bustnon,  the  proper  admlnlilrallon  ol  ea  woUm, and  Tocolioo  plans,  proper  admlnlstraUon  oi our  union contract  dlsputoo. and  tor tho  oomlort  Letter  Of  The  Week... .Page  13  cram  the  inferior  contract  of  the  ol our  momboraUp;  and.  commie­controlled  Alaska  Fisher­ Maritime  Page  16  men's  Union  down  the  BSFU's  WKTCA8. booauM  of  dw gnat faiTostmonl In  our  Kow  York  buUding,  tho  Union  dooo  not  bare  fa  tho  Meet The  Seafarer  ....  Page  12  throat,  but  didn't  succeed.  This  • uW^rimd at this  ttmo sulhcloni  mmoy to  go ollor such a loigo undortoUng as now  buUdings lor tbou  On  The  Job  Page  16  year,  the  AFU  hasn't  signed  any  mBKEKme, bo  U  rosoind thai  wo tho  undaislgnad.  ol tho  SocUar  Personals  Page  26  contract  yet,  apparently  waiting  to  I  Union ol  North Amotioo,  Allontlo and  Gulf liisli  J go on noord Uiat  wo submit a pnpostUon  to tho suadMoUp ol  ihlo District  lor the  purpose  l­ouistlroe a BbUO buUding^^nossmsnl, to be  Quiz  Page  19  known as tlw BoUlmoro  BuUding Assossmonl,­  imd,  see  how  much  the  BSFU  sucqeeds  Ship's  Minutes  Pages  26,  27  TimitPOItX  IE  IT  nmiHER  RESOLVEDWI  U  In  tho mootlagi  oi Uio  vortouo  in  winning, and  then  just following  Soatorsn  InlotnaUonal  Union  ol  North  Amorioc^  i  Brawdi mooting of  Aprtl  23.  ISS2.  SIU  History Cartoon...  Page  7  along.  and May  7,  list that  Uilo prcposlUon  Ihsn bo  pland  scoot roforondura  veto com­ moncing on  May  IS.  ItSl. to  luno  IS. ­USk  onA,  Sports  Line  Page.20  The  BSFU  broke  away  from  the  B IT rtHAIAY  nZEOLVCD lhal wo  coll on  oU'msmbors  to  TOI^In  propesilion  se thai  dui  SUP Man  In  NY... .Pages 14,  15  ^IhormomboBs shippiM. beei tho PortPwl  Baltlmoro,PhUadolphla,  .oniOT tho scne bono,  Us. jpiMlogoo, and esndildons that wo new. Iwro In other ports, such OS  Tattoos  Page  11  AFU  last  year  to  escape  domina­ and New Oiiooms.  tion  by  Harry  Bridges'  ILWU.  The  Ten  Years  Ago  Page  12  An TOD M FAVOI OF  A IMM AgnBBilgNI  TO  mmo  Top Of The News.......  Page  6  BSFU,  instead,  affiliated  with  the  ; AND OAiVCROn  Vacation  Pay  .  Pages 23,  24,  25  SIU.  _  ibe  BSFU  was  on  strike  Wash.  News  Letter..Page  4  tn  NO  Welfare  Beflefits..... v Page  25  last/year,  the  SIU  was  the first  PubiidMd  MwiMHty M lifto  tioiSmMrtori  unioB to come  to its aid.  The Mar­ MiNh Yew  Cbelce By  BafNef  Ae "X"  fe  The  lex Yee  Are  fe  Bevw  Off..  of  th« SHrfatorr  tntomatloMl  Ui^. At­ iiie'  Enilneers  Benefici'^i  Associa­ lanii*  A  Wilt  oratrlct.  AFL.  STT Sourtb,  tion,  however,  refused  to  honor  Seafarem  In  the  AAG  Distriei  will  use  ballots  like  this  aample  AviWHM.  sa. N.  V;  ToL  STaHfns  >.  MifOtOt.  as  so  the  kept up  steam  from  May  15. td  June  15  to  register  their­vote  en'the  proposed  St  th» Frf  on  the ihipfc  <t «>bttildllig 4Anl  tO^'preirldeiielV halls  in  Bslto., Philly sna> Galvdstoni'  oimtr­KsVs­ywt­or' A«I  'Aooiiar.  Vote Begins on New  Outport Halls  iBtenatiooal Unitii «f  North Amriea  SEAFARERS  LOG  •   Seafarers began  voting yes­ terday  in  «  secret  referendum  aimed at securing new, branch  halls  for  the  ports  of  Baltimore,  Galveston and Philadelphia.  Earlier  membership  approval  of  a  resolu­ tion  calling for £  $20 building fund  assessment  to  finance  the  plans  paved  the  way  for  the  ballotirig.  Voting  as  prescribed  by  the  SIU  constitution  will  enable  mem­ bers  in  all  ports  to  cast  a  secret  ballot  on  the  issue  during  the  30­ day period  ending June 15.  Sampling  of  me nberstaip  opin­ ion  in  various  outports  indicated  overwhelming  endorsement  for  new  buildings  in  the  three  ports  involved,  in  line  with  the  state­ ment  in  the  resolution  that  the  construction  of  new  hails  "has  proved  to  be  good  business,  not  only  from  the  point  of  view  of  doing a good  job for our own  mem­ bership,  but  also  in  that  it  creates  a  good impression  witb the  general  public."  Comfort,  Ginvenlence ­ Emphasis has  been placed  on  the  point  that  comfort,  convenience  and  streamlining  already  in  prac­ tice  at  halls  in  Mobile,  New  Or­ leans and New York  have produced  efficiency  in  all  phaset;  of  the  Union's  operations,  at  the  same  time providing a  "home away  from  home"  for  the  men  on  the  beach  in  between  Jobs.  Expanding  requirements  for  smooth  functioning  of  the  Welfare  .  and  Vacation  Plans  hiM  likewise  • •   been  a  factor  in  t>rompting  the  pres^­vote,  i:.­ �RIP  T.f^. t­fZ­:­:\  ''­­it­y'  erida7.ilVfa7'18»'3»5t  Page Thre*  93itV  ARERS  LOG  Hearings Bndedy  '  • 'M  Ship Bill Weighed  "•  ­?•   By  House Croup  The fate of . the long­range shipping bill, long sought as a major step toward solu­ tion  of  the  maritime industry's  problems,  now  rests  with  the  23  members  of  the  House  Merchant  Marine  Committee.  Hearings on the measure wound up on Fri­ day, May  9, with  the Government's  big guns attacking the tax features of  the bill,  as had been expected.  The bill  has the support of  the SIU.  '  Despite  the  opposition^  and  other  sea  unions,  veter­ with  most  of  our  merchant fleet  voiced by the~Treasury and  SIU  ans  groups  and  civic  bodies  sup­ rapidly  becoming  obsolete.  At  the  by Vice­Admiral Edward L.  ported  passage of  the bill.  Its chief  same  time,  the  Admiral  followed  Cochrane,  Maritime  Adminis­ opponent  all along has been the Ad­ the  White  House  argument  that  trator, to the tax. provisions, it  ministration,  which  has  taken  its  construction  subsidies  should  be  is  believed  that  a  majority  of  cue from  the  White  House and  the  granted  only .when  ships  are  built  for  certain  specific  trade  routes,  Department.  the members of  the committee  Treasury  Admiral Cochrane, in  a  prepared  rather  than  for  all  ships  built  for  favor  the  bill.  This  belief  is  statement  to  the  committee,  em­ foreign  trade. He  also opposed  ex­ reinforced  by  the  fact  that  phasized the utmost urgency of  get­ tension  of  tax  deferments  to  un­ members  ot  the  committee  led  a  ting  a  long­range  program  going.  (Continued  on  page 17)  revolt against Committee Chairman  Edward  J.  Hart  forcing  hearings  on  the  measure.  Coffee  'n  sinkers  i>roTided  pick­me­np  for  Sei|farer  Francis  X.  Hart  had kept  it  pigeonholed for  '  Keelan, * passenger  ntilityman,' after  he  donated  blood  at  long­ eight  months  following  its  passage  shoremen's  waterfront  blood  bank  set  up  In  SIU  headquarters.  by the Senate in August, 1951,  only  Red Cross  nurse Ann  Crowley stands by to make  sure everything's  scheduling  hearings  at  the  insis­ oksy with the blood  donor.  tence  of  a  majority  of  the  com­ mittee.  The  bill—which  would  make  the  first major changes  in Government  .  Clarifying the rights of  hospitalized seamen  under the Sea­ maritime  planning  since  1936—is  farers  Welfare  Plan,  a  headquarters  official  emphasized  this  known to  have strong support from  such  committee  members  as  John  week that  all ill Seafarers, no matter what  hospital they  may  F. Shelley of California and Donald  be  in,  are  eligible  for  $15  a'  L.  O'Toole  of  New  York,  both  of  week  welfare  benefits  for  an  well  as  in  any  other  hospital  are  receiving  the  $15  a  week  expense  Utilizing  SIU  headquarters faciKties  as  a  temporary  blood  whom  have  repeatedly  shown  an  unlimited  period  of  time.  money  regularly.  interest  in  strengthening  the  mer­ The' announcement  grew  out  of  bank,  AFL  Longshpremen  frpm  the  nearby  Brooklyn  docks  chant  marine.  Special  List  Set  Up  circulars  dl­tributed  to  the  ships  and SIU men  contributed 150  pints of  blood  to tlie  Red Cross  Adjournment  Danger  by the General  Welfare Committee  An  SIU  headquarters spokesman  ^ in  answer  to a  waterfront  ap­­^  However, while  the committee  is  of  the  Fort  Stanton  USPHS  hos­ peal  sponsored  by  ILA  Local  with  a  ticket  entitling  him  to  a  likel^i  to  make  a  favorable  report,  pital.  The  committee,  an  organiza­ stressed that  even those  men  of  the  SIU  who  were  in  the hospital  prior  808.  meal and  one shot  of  whiskey.  it will  be at least  two weeks  before  tion of  patients, asked  Seafarers to  to  the  start  of  the  SIU  Welfare  Dockers  from  seven  Brooklyn  All  agreed  the  effort  was  well  the  bill  gets  on  the fioor  of  the  contribute  to  thei­  fund  for  the  Plan  were  put  on  a  special  list  locals,  as  well  as  SIU  and  SUP  worth  the  few  minutes  involved,  House.  With  Congress  pliftining  to  purpose  of  providing  cigaret  and  and  are  now  receiving  the  weekly  members  awaiting  job  call,  joined  since the usual  allotment of  plasma  adjourn  for  nominating  conven­ pin  money for  hospitalized seamen.  benefits  along  with  all  others.  in  the  blood  donor  effort  held  Sat­ will  go  to  the  armed  forces  and  tions, there  is a  possibility  that the  The  impression  created  by  the  Furthermore,  eligibility  require­ urday, May  3.  the  remainder into  a special  Long­ bill will  get lost  in  the last­minute  circular was  that all  patients at  the  ments for welfare  bnefits demand  a  Portions of  the shipping hall and  shoremen's  .Blood  Bank,  upon  rush.  hospital  were  unable  to  procure  minimum  of  only  one  day's  sea  adjacent  rooms  were  set  up  as  for  which  members  may  draw  for  Throughout  the  hearings,  which  these  comforts  for  lack  of  funds.  time  in  the  previous  year,  so  that  medical  exams,  blood  tests,  beds  themselves  or  their families  if  the  lasted for  three weeks, a  solid line­ Actually,  as  far  as  Seafarers  are  it  includes  every Seafarer.  and  a  canteen  to give  the donors  a  need should  arise.  up  of  maritime  organizations,  the  concerned, those at Fort Stanton as  It  is  recognized  that  a  problem  Quick  pep­up  after  the  donation,  exists for ill  seamen  that are mem­ with  Red  Cross  nurses  and  aides  bers  of  other  unions,  or  who  sail  on  the  job.  with  non­union  outfits.  In  these  •T   he  SIU  presented  each  donor  cases, after the men  have exhausted  their limited  benefits,  they are de­ With  selection  of' art  contest  prize  winners  coming  next  pendent  on  charities  such  as  the  Tuesday, May  20,  cartoonist  Walt  Kelly, creator  of  the wide­ General Welfare Committee  to sup­ ly­read comic strip "Pogo" has  joined  the panel of five  judges  ply  them  with  expense  money.  who  will  pass  upon  the  en  NMU Plan Limited  tries.  The  considerable  number  of  en­ Citing  NMU  members  as  an  ex­ Kelly's  drawings  of  "Pogo"  the  tries  received  from  Seafarers  ample,  the  spokesman  pointed  out  possum and other "swampland crit­ makes  it  certain  that  the  contest  (Continued  oh  page  17)  "  ters" have  won  widespread renown  will  be  repeated  next  year,  and  in the past  three years as being One  will become an  annual SIU fixture,  of  the  cleverest  and  most  appeal­ affording  an  opportunity  for  ing  cartoon  strips  in  the  nation's  talented  seamen  to  display  their  Notify Union  press.  It  appears  in  265  newspa­ wares.  The membership of the Can­ When In Uosp  pers  and  in  book  form  has  sold  Prizes  Announced  nery  Workers  Union,  sin  SIU  200,000  copies.  Seafarers  who  are  admitted  affiliate,  has  voted  td  accept  "Pogo's" creator  has  been  draw­ The  judges  have  announced  that  to hospitals should  immediate­ a five­cent  across­the­board  wage  ing  for  newspapers  and  factory  the first, second  and  third  prize in  ly notify  the  hospital  delegate  increase  won  by  their  negotiating  publications  since  he  was 13  years  each  of  the categories  will  be first  at  the  nearest  Union  hall  by  committee from the California Fish  of  age.  quality, waterproof  and shockproof  postcard  or  telephone. Be  sure  Canners Association.  to  give  your  name,  book  num­ The  judging  will  ­climax  the  wrist  watches.  The  new  raises  make  the  basic  SIU's  First  Annual  Seafarers  Art  ber  and  the  number  of  your  • J  ust  to  make  sure  that  the  win­ wage  rates from  $l.i>5  to $1.75  per  Contest.  The  winners,  consisting  ners  ward.  A  list  of  Union  halls  will  be  able  to  back  up  their  hour for women', and from $1.70  to  of  first, second  and  third  places in  with their addresses and  phone  $2.10  per  hour  for  men.  An  ad­ each  of  four categories,  will be  an­ bragging about the  prizes they won,  numbers can  be found  on  page  each, of  the  watches  will  have  the  justment  has  also  been  made  for  nounced  at­the headquarters  mem­ nine.  winner's  name  engraved  on  the  piecework  rates.  • Staten Island  bership  meeting  of  Wednesday,  back,  along  with  the  nature of  the  In  acceding the  wage  hikes,  the  May 21.  "  Those Seafarers  admitted  to  award  and  the  category  in  which  union  pointed  put that it  has taken  the.  Staten  Island  Hospital  Entries On Display  Walt  Kelly  it  was  won.  This  will  give each  of  "a  realistic  view  of  the  entire  sit­ should  notify  Hospital  Dele­ the  winners  a  tJermanenit  and  use­ in  addition  to  the  judges.  Sea­ uation  in  our  negotiations  and  de­ gate  Eddie  Parr  at  the  New  Newspaper  Guild  of  New  York,  ful testimonial  to his artistic skills.  mands."  Slapping  at  the  "laclcjpf  farers too  will have  an opportunity  York  headquarters  hall.  He  and  Bernard Seaman, art  editor of  protective  tariffs"  which  allow  to  view  the  entries.  All  of  them  As  announced  ih  the  last  issue  the SEAFARERS  LOG.  visits  the  hospital  as  follows:  of  the  LOG,  the  other  judges are:  "cheap  foreign,tuna fish  to  be  will be  placed on  exhibition on  the  Tuesdays:  1:30  to  3:30  PM;  There  are  four  categories  of  landed  in  the  US  at  a  price  less  second  floor  of  New  York  head­ Famed  cjKrtoonist  Ham  Fisher, cre­ fourth, fifth and  sixth floors.  prizes—oils,  watercolors,  drawings,  than  the  California  industry  can  quarters for a full weekt  beginning  ator^ "Joe  Palooka;!'  John  I.  H.  Thursdays: 1:30  to  3:30  PM;  afford," the  union  explained it. had  Monday,  May  10.  At  the  close  of  Baut*,  curator,  df  painting^  and  and  miscellaneous—with  first, sec­ first, second  and  third  floors..  taken  this  blow  tpythe  industry  tlte  exhibit  they  will  be  returned  sculpture  for  the  Brooklyn  Muse­ ond and  third prizes to  be given  in  each  category.  .  »»• • <««  fiUiWnjajd, Eftsion,  psesidfiirt. frf­n  the  into  consideration.  • . j  f  •   No Wolves  At  Door  Of  Sirk  Seafarers  Blood Bank at SIU Hq.  Makes 'Draw' on W'front  Contest Closes; 'Pogo'  a Judge  SIU Canners  Accept  5c  Per Hr. Rise  •   ­ v.  J?  ­ �lir  '52  Cards Ready  For  Voters  ^To Tiie SIU III  RecDgnltion  I  i.:'  pi:  t,,'  !l;'  1;  J,  Printed  by  the  Government,  the  postage­free postcards are  accepted  by  most  states  as  official  applica­ tions.  They  are  now  available  at  Union  halls,  Coast  Guard  shipping  commissioners.  Maritime  Admin­ istration offices, shipowners' offices  and  seamen's  clubs.  According  to  the  Department  of  Commerce,  the  postcards  should  be  completely  filled  out  and  mailed  as  soon  as  possible.  Almost  all  states  except  Louisi­ ana,  New  Jersey,  New  Mexico,  Pennsylvania  and  South  Carolina  have  provisions  enabling  merchant  seamen  to  cast  their  votes  by  ab­ sentee  ballots.  Info  With  Cards  At  most  of  the  places  where  the  The  A&G  Secretary­Treasurer,  Paul  Hall,  accepts  a  plaque  from  postcards  (standard  form  76)  are  Joseph  Ryan  (right),  president  of  the  International  Longshore­ available,  there  will  be  a  "voting  men's  Association  (AFL).  Plaque  was  presented  to  the  SIU­A&G  information bulletin" on hand.  This  in recognition of  its support, most recent example  of  which was  the  bulletin  gives  complete  informa­ ILA  strike  in  Puerto  Rico  early  this  year.  tion  about  absentee  balloting  in  each  state.  If  this  information  is  not  on  hand,  the  postcard  should  be  addressed  to  the  secretary  of  state  of  your  home  state,  and  will  be forwarded  to the  proper author­ ities.  However,  a  Government  spokes­ man  warned  that  all  the  blanks  on  the postcard must be filled out.  The  Reflecting last  year's shipping  boom, major US ship opera­ postcard also  has space  for the  sig­ tors raked in  the highest  profits for  any year since  1948.  The  nature of  a  witness  to swear  to the  profit  increase  was achieved  despite  the fact  that  wage rates  truth  of  the  information.  and other  expenses were  well  cent  over  1950.  Moore­McCormack  above  1948  levels.  The high  profit figures were  the  showed  the  greatest  increase, from  result of  increased freight  cargo  to  55  to  85  millions,  thanks  to  the  Seafarers have  been remind­ and from  Europe, the  Far East  and  boom  in  trade  with  Ryazil  and  ed  that  any  gear  sent  to  any  Latin America, as well  as boosts  in  other  South  American  countries.  SIU  hall  baggage  rooms  must ­ freight raties  and  increased  income  Net  pfofits  after  taxes  and  sub­ sidy repayments to  the government  have  the  shipping  charges  from ­passenger  travel.  were up over 100  percent, from  4.8  prepaid.  Any  gear  sent  with  Repayments  High  million  to  10  million.  COD  shipping  charges  cannot  Profit  statements made  available  With  passenger  traffic  steadily  be  accepted  at  the  baggage  rooms.  So  if  you  are  sending  thus  far  from  four  major  com­ on  the  upgrade  and  freight  busi­ any  gear  to  a  Union  hall,  be  panies—^American  Export  Lines,  ness  continuing  at  a  high '  level  sure  to  prepay  the  shipping  American  President  Lines,  Moore­ despite  the  withdrawal  of  Govern­ charges.  The  baggage  rooms  "McCormack  and  United  States  ment­owned  ships,  these  com­ cannot  accept  COD  shipments  Lines—show  increases  in  gross  in­ panies  are  looking  forward  to  come  ranging  from  8?^  to  54  per­ good  business  throughout  1952.  of  gear.  —  :4­ •  »  '  '  "  The Department  of  Navy has  turned hands down on  the idea  of  con­ verting some  existing  C­4 type  ships  into  ore  carriers.  Admittedly  this;  country possesses far too few a number of  ore boats, with only seven en­­ gaged exclusively in  that trade,  but Navy  believes the C­4s are  far more  valuable  as  potential  troopers in  these  troubled times.  Although  the  Maritime  Administration  would  look  with  favor  upon  legislation authorizing  the  Government  itself  to. construct  ore  carriers,  it  will  not  recommend  such  a  course,  holding  to  the  idea  that  such  a  program  should  be  undertaken  with  private  capital.  Seafarers  who  want  to  vote  by  absentee ballot in the coming presi­ dential  election  and  the  elections  in  their  home  states  will  have  to  fill  out  and  mail  pnnted  postcard  applications  for  ballots  now  avail­ it:­  •   SIU  NEWSLETTER  from WASHINGTON  Ship Firms  Reaped  Big  Profits  In 'SI  DonH  Ship Gear  To Union COD  Personnel  Students Visit  SIU  Hq  ­­­.  • V­'.I  ;  t  Events  leading  up  to  World  War  II  and  those  since  Korea  have  re­ emphasized  that  our  strength  in  world  affairs  is  only  as  great  as  our  maritime  strength.  Without  the  means  of  getting  cargoes  and  men  to the  front areas,  our resistance  to Communist  aggression  would  have  amounted  to  nothing.  t  ..  4  The  story  is  not  being  driven  home—^Whpse  fault  is  it?  Although  the st^ pf  American  shipping  has  been  played  up from time  to time,,  apparently  it has  not  yet  reached  many  comers of  the  US.  A  number  of  Congressmen  are  receiving  questions  from  their  con­ stituents  back  home,  revealing  that  the  duly  elected  representatives  in  Congress  do  not  have  the  answers  to "elementary  questions.  For  instance,  one  Senator  was  asked  recently  why  all  the  merchant  ships  resting  at  anchor  at  the  Hudson  River  Reserve  Fleet  could  not  be'  scrapped, but  he did  not have  the answer and had  to refer to  tbe~Mari­ time Administration  for advice.  This shows  that not only  Mr.  Average  American does not know the story behind  this valuable national  defense  asset  (used  so  effectively  in  the  Korean  campaign)  but  that  particular  *  Senator also  did not  know  the reason  for the  existence of  the  national  defense reserve fleets,  which he  himself  helped to create  by  passage  of  legislation.  ­ This  one  case  stimding  alone  may  not  mean  much  but  multiply  it ''  by  the  number  of  similar queries  that  must  be  received  by  Congress­ men  and  Government  agencies  over  a  period  of  time,  and  we  have  a  sad  picture of  the lack  of  knowledge of  that fourth arm of  Mir military,  called  the  US  merchant  marine.  t  Within the  next year,  the  Government may  embark  upon a  full  scale  study  to find  out,  for  the first  time,  just  how  much it  costs  to  ia|>erate  American vessels.  Some of  these cost .items are, of  course, well known,  such  as  the  direct  subsidies  paid  out  each' year,  but  others,  such  as  tax  deferment  privileges,  etc.,  are  not  so  well  known.  If  such a  study materializes, it could well  result in a  complete change  of  the  whole  system  of  Goverhment  support  for  the fleet.  More  and  more  persons  in  Congress,  for  example,  are  clamoring  for  a  subsidy  based  on  a per­ton  mile  basis, in lieu  of  the method  now used  of  com­ puting  foreign­flag  costs  as  the  basis  of  the  aid  granted  to  American  lines.  In  addition  some  strong  segments  of  the  merchant  marine  are  urging  a  complete  revamping  of  the  current  Government  aid  system,  in  an  effort  to  do  away  with  the  essential  trade  route  concept.  At  the  moment,  as  provided  under  tlie  Merchant  Marine  Act  of  1936,  both  operating  and  construction  subsidies  are  extended  to  American  companies  operating  over  the  so­called  essential  foreign  trade  routes,  those  routes  which  have  been  determined  by  this  Government  to  be  essential in  the  promotion  of  foreign  commerce.  American  lines  not  operating  on  the  essential  foreign  trade  routes  are  not  eligible  for  either  the  operating  or  construction  subsidy,  yet  they must  face  the  same  foreign­flag  compietition  in  order  to  survive.  This is  the matter  that undoubtedly  will receive  Coni^essionaL atten­ tion  in  the  iiot  too  distant  future.  Those  American  shipping  lines  interested  in  acquiring  Mariner­ type  vessels  now  being  constructed  by  the  US' Government  will  not  know  the  approximate  price  of  these  new  vessels  until  about  July  1  of  this  year.  At  that  time,  the  staff  of  the  Maritime  Administration  will  have  completed  their  computation,  and  will  then  present  a  so­ called "floor  price"  above  which  the  ships  can  be  sold.  After  ^is­computation  by  the  MA  staff,  the  first  of  the  Mariners  will  be  offered  for­sale  to  American  lines  under  the  competitive  bid­ ding method,  with  each  interested  line  allowed  to  submit  a  sealed  bid  by  a certain  date.  "These  new  vessels  are  likely  to  cost  the  American  owners  well  over  $4  million  each,  if  they  are  disposed  of  under  the  1936  Merchant  Marine  Act,  because  this  statute  puts  a  limitation  on  the  sales  price  of  such ships.  However,  some companies may  decide  to urge  Congress  to pass  special  legislation to allow  the  sale of  the  Mariners  at  a  some­ what  lower figure.  ,  '  •  !  IK'  :  V'.­:'\ •   Ax­ •   •   '^'r'  • M  In  the foreign  trades today,  there are  some  600­odd  privately­owned  American­flag  vessels  in  operation.  Nearly  three­fourths  of  this num­ ber  o6 ships  were  constructed  in  the  years  1943­1944­1945.  This  means  that  this  whole  block  of  vessels  will  reach  the  end  of  their economic life  of  20 years in  1963, 1964 and  1965, and  will  have  to  be  replaced  by  or  before  that  time.  A  strong  move  is afbot  by foreign  nations  to  capture  muph  more  of  the  export  trade  business  in  the  Southern  Hemisphere.  Canadian  and  other  foreign  businessmen  are  arranging  expeditions  to  Bolivia,  Peru,  Ecuador and  Colombia.  If  this  virgin  territory  is  opened  up to  Canadian  trade,  the­demand  fOr  cargo­carrying  facilities  in  that  country  will  grow  by  leaps  and  boui^s.  Development  of  this  Canadian­Southern  Hemisphere  trade  .  will  hurt  those  American­flag  lines  trading  with  the  South  American  nations,  particularly  from  US Atlantic  and  Gulf  pbrts.  ift.  A group of  mahagettieiifc­persohnm students  from Hofsti*  Colliige  in  Hempstead,  LOhg  Island,  i^licr  around tho model of  a T­2 tank^ in the New York  headquarters  hall  as  they  are  toKl  how  the  SIH  opetates.  Two groups from  thw Allege were taken  on  g  tour of  the  new  building,  and  told about  the  various  benefits  offered  Union  member*,  '­usCin'  iv­r­ �md F A^EfR^ ^  £­oc­W'^­'i:^^iai:­ T­ SIU War History Again Availabio  ...  F»g»^0,  Ainbu/ance­ Chaser Curbs  Protect Patients: Nelson  Recently  instituted  curbs on  ambulance chasers  at  the  US  Public  Health  Service  Hos­ pital, Staten  Island,  have  no other  purpose than  to  protect and safeguard  patients, Dr. Ken­ neth R. Nelson,  chief  medical oflScer  in charge,  declared.  As  presently set  up,  he  explained,  the  regulations  do  not  in  any^''  way  prevent  a  seaman  from  ing  the  work  of  the  hospital  staff.  Consequently, the hospital is a very  securing  legal  assistance.  If  In  some  instances  it  undoubtedly  fertile  ground  for  those  lawyers  anything, theyrkeep  him from  delayed  a  patient's  recovery  by  who  choose  to disregard  the  ethics  falling prey  to those  unscrup­ subjecting  him  to  annoyance  and  of  their profession.  With an  average of  1,000  visitors  ulous lawyers  who  indulge  in  anxiety.  Vexing  Problem  on  Saturdays and  Sundays and  800  ambulance  chasing,  enabling  Ambulance chasing  is  not  a  new  daily  during  the  week,  it  has  been  the  seaman  to  pick  his  own  problem  at  USPHS  hospitals,  bqt  relatively simple up  to now  ^r am­ ethical  lawyer  without  being  it  is  particularly  vexing  at  Staten  pressured.'  Island  due  to  the  size  and  scope  The  Staten  Island  hospital  im­ of  that institution.  The  hospital is.  posed  the  restrictions  about  (six  the largest  of  its kind  in  the coun­ weeks  ago  after  repeated  experi­ try  with  a  normal  load  of  800  to  ences  of  ambulance  chasers  going  850  patients,  two­thirds  of  which  round  from  patient  to  patient,  so­'  are  merchant  seamen.  "Very  fre­ .liciting  business  and  generally  quently,"  Dr.  Nelson  said,  "there  making  nuisances  of  themselves.  are  grounds  for  a  seaman  to  seek  The  situation  had  reached  the  legal advice  as his  illness or injury  point where it was actually  hinder­ ordinarily^  arises  aboard  ship."  SIU  members  and  their  families  who  haven't  seen  copies  of  the  colorful,  dramatic history  of  Seafarers in  World  War II can  obtain  .them from a fresh supply now  available at any branch  hall.  Anti­Strike  Crusade  On  Again  In  Congress  Washington—A new and more severe bill regulating strikes  Dr.  Kenneth  R.  Nelson  has been introduced  in the House  of  Representatives by  Rep.  Howard  W.  Smith  of  "Virginia,  an  old  hand  at  anti­union  bulance  chasers  to  get  into  the  legislation.  The  new  "bill­t  wards  unnoticed.  There  have  been  would severely restrict labor's  Labor  circles  pointed  out  that  some flagrant  instances  of  chasers  right  to  ^rike  for  improve­ the  practical  effect  of  such  a  law  soliciting  business  from  patients  ments  "in  an  emergency"  by  would  be to  deprive a  union  of  the  who  were  still  groggy  from  an­ providing  for  seizure  of  the  right  to  strike  In  an  essential  in­ asthetics,  or  otherwise  in  no  con­ employer  and  union's  proper­ dustry.  Any  employer  who  didn't  dition to.^discuss  their legal  affairs.  Must  Sign  Register  With  the  pace,  oTf  applications  for  the  new,  streamlined  ty  for  an  indefinite period  of  feel  like  giving  an  increase  could  simply sit tight and  refuse improve­ Under  the  new  regulations,  Dr.  Union books diminishing at the  New York headquarters hall,  time.  ments  for  as  long  as  he  felt  like,  application  blanks  will  probably  be  mailed  to  the  qutports  Further,  during  the  course  of  and  in  the  meanwhile  the  courts  Nelson  explained  that  any  lawyer  the seizure, the union would be un­ would  be  used  to  keep  the  union  entering  the  hospital  to  see  a  by  the  end  of  this  month.  '  able to get  improvements in  wages  from  striking  to  enforce  its  de­ patient  has  to  sign, a  lawyer's  Patrolman  Louis  Goffin  an­ register  at  the  reception  desk  and  and  wdrking  conditions.  nounced  that  about  1,000  books  mands.  present  a  written  letter  from  the  The  bill  has  been  denounced  by  have  been  issued  at  the  headquar­ When  the  employer finally  de­ patient  involved.  The  lawyer  is  all  sections  of  organized  labor  as  cided  to  make  a  settlement,  the  ters hall so  far, and  that about  300  depriving  unions  of  the  strike  courts  would  hand  over  to  him  all  then free to  visit with  his client.  additional  books  have  been  com­ weapon  and  preventing labor  from  profits  made  in  the  interval,  but  OnCe  in  the  hospital,  he  is  not  pleted and are waiting  to be picked  obtaining  any  gains  Whatsoever. .  the  union  men  would  not  be  able  supposed  to  contact  any  seaman  up  by  the  men  who  applied  at  the  other  than  the  patient  he  repre­ New  York  hall.  »  ,  '  Strike  Right  Taken  Away  to get  any  retroactive benefits.  The  sents.'  If  he  is  caught  doing  so,  "If  at  all  possible,"  said  Goffin,  tTnder  the  proposed  bill,  should  result  would  be  that  the  union  or  if  he  enters  the  wards  without  ''we  .  hope  to  have  application"  the  President  or  Congress  declare  would  have  to  settle  on  the  em­ authorization,  he  is  subject  to  FBI  blanks  on  the  way  to  the outports  Rated  men  in the  engine depart­ that, an  impending strike  threatens  ployer's  terms.  ment  interested  in  sitting  for  li­ national defensd, a court injunction  AFL  President  William  Green,  investigation  and  possible  prose­ by the end  of  this month."  censes dan  obtain sample  examina­ would  be  issued  forbidding  the  testifying  against  the  proposal,  cution  under the  law.  He  reminded  all  applicants  that  Seaman  Requests  Him  all  the  questions  and  blanks  on  tion  questions  from  the  SlU­af­ strike  and  seizure  would  follow  characterized the  bill as  one  which  the applications  must  be complete­ iiliated  Brotherhood  of  Marine En­ within  80  days  if  settlement  was  "withdraws  irom  organized  labor  As  far  as  the  hospitalized  sea­ ly  filled  out.  Those  application|  gineers.  They  will  serve  to  fa­ not  reached.  •  The  seizure  would  the  one  economic.  weapon  (the  man  is concerned,  all  he  has  to do  coming  from  the outports  must  be  miliarize  the  men  with  the  type  of  continue  until final  settlement  of  strike)  upon  which  Its  whole  ex­ to  get  permission  for  an  attorney  accompanied by four passport­sized  questions  asked  on  Coast  Guard  the contract.  istence depends."  (Continued  On  page  17)  examinations  for  licenses.  photos.  "Considering  the  mails  and  the  Questions dealing  with  such sub­ Vacation Pay Bandwagon Keeps On Rolling  work  that  has  to  be  done,"  said  jects  as  boilers,  turbines,  recipro­ Goffin, "the  new  book  should  ar­ cating  engines,  electrical  equip­ rive  at  the  outport  about  three  ment,  safety  apparatus  and  other  weeks  after  the . application  is  materialliiovered  in the license  ex­ mailed  to  headquarters,  providing  aminations  have  been  put  up  in  the application and everything is in  booklet  form.  Copies of  the book­ let can  be obtained  by  writing  the  order."  '  ­  A  list  of  men  whose  books  are  • BME at 675  Fourth Avenue, Brook­ ready and  waiting for them can  be  lyn 32,  NY.  found  at  the  dispatcher's  desk  in  Any engine  room man  with three  years  sea  time  as a fireman,  oiler,  the  New  York  shipping  hall.  watertender  or  chief  electrician  is  eligible  to  sit  for  a  license  in  the  engine  department.  Officers  of  the  BME  will  be  available  at  headquarters  to  assist  interested  Seafarers  who  want  to  take  the  examination  and  who feel  that  they  need  some  instruction  to  The  SlU­manned  Yarmouth  will  pass the tests.  .  resume  its  thrfce­weekly  cruise  service  between  Boston  and  Yar­ inouth.  Nova  Scotia,  June  27,  ac­ cording  to  A.  B.  Sharp,  president  of  Eastern  Steamship  Lines.;  Long  a  popular  cruise­ship,  the  ;  "Seafarers who  have  retroac­ Yarmouth  will  make  regular  sail­ tive  pay  coming  tolthem  from  ings  from  Boston  evei'y  IVtonday,  Victory  Carriers  should  write  Wednesday  and  Friday  aftefnoon,  the  company  at .655  Madison  >  and  dock  in  the  Canadian  port the  .  Avenue, New  York, or apply in  next  day.  .  ,  .  person.  The  run.is  popular  with  motor­ If  writing,  include^  your  ists touring  Canada, since  they can  name,  Z­number,  the  name  of  The fresh crackle of  thgt IQOK  green draws a rtPAdy procession  of  Seafarers  to  the  headquarteire  vac­ save  as  inuch  as  1,500  miles  oi  the ^ip  and  the  dates  you  tion  pay .window  to collect  their dough.  On  the receiving line  here art  (L­R):  Thomas Heggerty».AB;  driving by falsing their .cars' abojur^,  have  mbaCy. due for.  Blake Daniel, FWT;  LeOnel  Cintra,  FWT; Gordon  Martell, cook, •   I.:.:­.­  and  J(«ep;^ Hp^an, FWY^  » ­ i  the ship  idd'tlie  overnight  run.  _  .  •   •  •   V  .  .....  Oufports Slated For  New  Books  In June  ­"is\  i  m  m  BME  Can Help  Seafarers  On  License  Quiz  Yarmouth Run  Starts Soon  Victory Carriers  Has Back Wages  .t  �ggiiy  Ttstm  Mar 1«,  Uift ­ I o g­ b*;  |­­"f  1>'  I  A  NICE  PIECE  OF  CHANGE—The  King  of  ^udi­Arabia  is  asking  for an increase  in his  share  of  oil  income, currently  estimated at  some­ where  between  100  and  150  million  a  year.  At  present,  the  King  has  a  50­50  arrangement  with  the  Arabian­American  Oil  Company  after  US  taxes  are  paid.  Now  Ibn  Saud  wants  the  split  calculated  before  Uncle  Sam  gets his  share,  which  would  increase  the  Arabian  cut  con­ siderably.  He's also  asking for  more rapid  development  of  the  oil con­ cession,  presumably  to increase  his  earning  power.  4  "4  4  MORE $3  FOR  EUROPEAN AID—The  House and Senate  have  voted  approximately  $6.9  billion  in  aid  to  Europe  this  year.  Settlement  of  the  final  aid figure  depends  on agreement  on the' bill  between  the two  branches of  Congress.  The  House  added an  additional  provision  which  would  permit  the  transfer  of  another  billion  in  military  equipment  if  need  be.  The  fund  total  provides  for  both  military  and  economic  as­ sistance  to  Europe,  a  good deal  of  which  will  consist  of  arms  and  ravr  materials  cargoes .to i)e  shipped  abroad  this  fall  and  winter.  '  V '^. •   •  ;­i'' .  4  te  South Seas Call  AB'sWindjammer  Some of  the  Wawona's  passen­ ger­crew relax aboard  deck be­ fore  starting  their  trip  to  the  South  Sea  Islands.  The  skip­ per,  RalphsPederson,  is on  far  right. Others  are (left to right)  Bob  Sinclair,  Jane  Fogate,  Greta  Sinclair  (Bob's  wife).  Jack  Larson,  and  the  mate,  who  is  unidentified.  4  4  TB  DRUGS  SCORE  iPIRST  "CURE"—New  York's  Sea  View  Hospi­ tal, first  to  use  the  new  TB  drugs,  has officially  discharged  one  of  its  patients.  A  45­year­old  woman  who  was  one  of  the  original  group  of  92  on  which* experiments  were  begun  a  year  ago  has  been  sent  home  as no longer heeding  hospital care.  Additional  discharges are  expected  within the next  couple of  weeks.  The  discharge means that  the disease  has  been  arrested  permanently,  as  far  as  can  be  determined,  but  the  new*  drugs  will  not  heal  tissue  already  damaged  and  in  such  cases  may have  to be followed up with  operations to remove damaged tissues.  The  patient­involved  began  receiving  the  new  drugs  in  October  and  gained  40  pounds  since  then.  4  / 4  4  ARMED  FORCES  NEGOTIATE  A  PAY  INCREASE—A  9.3  percent  pay  increase  for enlisted men  is provided  under a  bill  assured  of  pass­ age  by Congress.  The  bill  will  raise  base  pay for  privates and  appren­ tice  seamen  from  $80.00  a  month  to  $93.60.  Dependents'  allowances  will  go  up  in  the  same  proportion.  IV^imum  income  for  a  private  with  more  than  two  dependents will  be $174.90 a  month  with  a  private  first  class  getting  an  additional  $13.58.  From  an  AB  on  the  George  Walton,  which  burned  and  sank,  to  captain­owner  of  a  "cruise  ship"  within  a  few  months  is  the  record  of  SIU  member  Ralph  E.  Pederson.  Actually, the  "cruise ship" is the  CONVENTION^ DEADLOCKS  LOOM—Further  primary  results  in  three­masted  schooner  Wawona,  Florida and  Ohio bring  up the  possibility qf  deadlocks in  both Republi­ can  and  Democratic  conventions  with' no  one  candidate  haviflg  a  de­ X  powered  only  by  canvas,  which  is  cisive  edge.  On  the  Republican  side,  Taft  burled  Stassen  in  Ohio  now  on  a  "share  the  expense  primaries making  it  more  of  a  two  man  race  Wtween  him. and  Eisen­ cruise"  to  Tahiti  and  the  South  hower.  Governor Warren, 3rd  man left  in the running, may  well decide  Sea  Islands.  the  issue  depending  on  which  way  he  jumps,  ­As  for  the  Democrats,  Ralph, a  small, raw­boned  sailor,  Kefauver^s  strong  showing in  both  states gave him  a distinct  lead,  but  (  has  been  sailing  with  the  SUl' for  party  chiefs are  stiii  working hard  to  form  a  combination  to  stop  him.  some  time,  but  he  says  his  ambi­ They  hope  that  Governor  Stevenson  of  Illinois  can  be  persuaded  to  tion  has  always  been  to  own  and  accept  nomination.  operate  a  windjammer  and "relive  4  4  4  some  of  the  old  adventure  and  NO  WAY  TO  GET  HOME—Approximately  6,000  Chinese  students,  romance."  university  graduates  and  professional  men  have  been  stranded  in. the  The  135­day  cruise  the  Wawona  . United  States as  a  result  of  the  Commupization  of  China  and  the  war  has  sailed  on  will  take  it  to  the  in  Korea.  The  Communist  government  has  been  offering  tempting  most romantic spot on the'seas, and  lures in the  form of  big salaries  and  high  position to  get  badly  needed  since  the vessel has no power other  scientists,  engineers,  doctors  and  technicians  to  return  home.  It  is  than  her  sails,  some  of  the  "old­ also  applying  pressure  in  the  form  of  letters  ^om  family  members  time  adventure"  may  well  be  in China  who fear that  harm  will be done  them.  The reluctance  of  the  relived.  Chinese  to  return  stems  from  the  fact  that  those  who  have  gone  back  Rolls  Up  Sleeves  have  been  compelled, to  denounce  the  US  in  propaganda  broadcasts.  He  bought  the  trim  little  schooner  shortly after  he  survived"  "JINX"  AIRPORT  REOPENING—Newark  Airport,  which  has  been  The  deck  and  rigging  of  the  windjammer  Wawona  looks  clean  closed  the  George  Walton  sinking,  and  and  for three  nionths  after  three  planes  crashed  into  densely  popu­ shipdiape  after  her  Seafarer  owner  and  a couple  of  her new  then  he  and  a  couple  of  men  who  crewmen  lated  residential  areas  around  the  field  will ­be  reopened  in  the  fall  worked  her  over  for  a  few  weeks  in  Seattle  Harbor.  agreed  to  crew  the  55­year­old  when a  new  runway  is completed  that  would lead flights  over Newark  vessel  rolled  up  their  sleeves  and  new  paint  and  shining  decks.  New  ship, which  was taken  in tow  after  Bay.  The  new  runway  is  designeff  to  avoid  flights  over  the ­city  of  went  to  work.  rigging  was  tight  and  neat,  and  the fire  was put under  control, but  Elizabeth  where  the  three  crashes  took  place.  Residents  of  Elizabeth  then  Pederson  announced  he  was  opened  up  and  sank  a  few  days  had sought  a permanent  closing of  tho airport  after the  three accidents  She  Sparkles  took a  huge toll  of  lives both  of  passengers and  victims on  the  ground.  The Wawona  wasn't much to look  looking  for  crewmen­passengers  later.  4  4  4  at—or  sail—^when  Ralph  took  her  willing  to  make  the  trip  on  a  "This  trip  is  going  to  be  a  lot  SING A SONG  OF SIXPENCE—A former police commissioner, other  different,"  said  Ralph,  "I've  al­ over,  but  after  a  few  weeks  of  "share  the  expense" basis.  hard  work,  the  ship  began to  look  ' There  were  enough  persons  ways dreamed of  a  trip like  this—  high ranking officials and over  100 policemen  were named  by convicted  bookmaking  king  Harry^^ross,  as  being  on  his  protection  payoff  list  around who  were  willing to  try the  and now here  it is."  as shipshape  as a new yacht.  Gross  named  ex­Police  Commissioner  O'Brien  and  Inspectors  Piath  adventure o/  a windjammer  trip to  The  vessel was  far overaged,  but  and  Whalen  as receiving  bribes from  him.  He  also told  of  "contribut­ she  was  built  by  H.  D.  Bendixson,  South  SeaS,  and  the  Wawona  set  ing"  $20,000  to  former  Deputy  Fire  Commissoner  James  J. "Moran  one  of  the  West  Coast's  most  re­ sail  April  30.  ostensibly  for  use  in  Mayor  William  O'Dwyer's  1949  re­election  cam­ nowned  shipbuilders,  a  guy  who  According  to  Ralph,  who  sailed  paign.  Testimony  came  at  the  opening  of  departmental  trials  for  18  ' had  a  rep  of  building  a  ship,  and  on  Army  transports  as  an  AB  and  policemen  who  were  released  from  court  prosecution  a  year ago  when  building  her  to last.  bosun  during  World  War  11,  he's  Gross  broke  down  on  the  stand  and' refused  to  testify.  Soon  she  was  gleaming  under  just  hoping  the  trip  doesn't  be­ 4  4  4  come  anything like  his last  trip on  THREE  YEARS  TO  PAY—^Wlth "refrigerators,  automobiles,  washing  the George  Walton.  A strainer was  machines  and  the  like  backing  up  in  warehouses,  the  Government has,  being cleaned  while the vessel  was  dropped  its down­payment  requirements  on  installment  buying.  Many  well out to sea, when a  gasket blew  dealers are  advertising "no  down payment"  on automobiles  and  similar  out.  Oil was  sprayed onto  hot boil­ items  in an  attempt  to  stimulate  business  as  in  many  cities,  used  cars  Port  Isabel,  Texas—^The  SIU­ Retroactive  pay  for  Robin  ers, and soon the ship was a  ra^ng  affiliated Fishery  and  Allied  Work­ are  selling  well  below  price  ceilings.  The  relaxation  of  regulations  mass  of flames.  Line  crews  is  now  available  ers  provided  a  real  treat  for  sev­ does not apply  to houses, since  they are  still in  shprt supiply,  and elimi­ Crewmen Lost  eral  thousand  people  attending  a  nation  of  down  payments  would  be  sure  to  push  housing  prices  even  at  the  company's  main  office.  A  number  of  iships  came  to  her  state  park  dedication at  this Texas  higher than  tliey  are  now.  Other  commodities  affected  by  the  relaxa­ Those  men  who  haVe  retro­ aid,  but  still  the  Walton's^ crew  port.  All  visitors received  a  pack­ tion  of  regulations  are  household  funiishings,  clothing,  hardware,  active pay coming to them from  tossed  throughout  the  night  on  age of  ready­to­eat shrimp  and SIU  jewelry  and  similar  merchandise;  the Robin  Lines can  coilect'by  heavy  seas.  Four  of  the  crewmen  shrimpers  demonstrated  the­ man­ 4  '  4  4  OLD­FASHIONED  LOCUST  PLAGUE—The  entire Near  and Middle  applying  by  letter,  including  died  when they "froze"  with fright  ufacture  and  use  of  shrimp nets.  while  tryii#to board  rescue  ships  The  ontire  demonstration  gave  East—Egypt,  Arabia,  Israel,  Jordan,  Syria,  Iraq  and  Iran—is  cur­ their  mailing  address,  or  by  from  the  lifeboats.  the  public  a  good  idea  of  how  this  rently fighflhg  a  huge locust  invasion  that  threatens  to  destroy  a  very  going  to  the  company  offices.  "You had to latch onto the Jacobs  multi­million  dollar  industry  con­ large  percentage  of  food  crop&  in  the  ai^ea  and  bring  possible  famine  The Robin Lines offices  are at  ladder  while  the  boat  wa^  oh  the  tributes  to  the  economy  of  thei  conditions  to millions  of  residents.  Planes  equipped  with  insecticides'  39  Cortland  iStreet,  Brooklyn,  crest  of  a  wave," said  Ralph,  "and  Gulf  Coast area  as well  as the part  are  being used on  a  widespread  scale  to  spray huge  concentrations dif  N.  Y.  If  applying  in  person,  then  climb  like  hell  before  the  in  which  SIU  affiliates  play  in  the  the  insects  and  their eggs.  The  worst phase.of  the  plague  is expected  in  the  next  few  weeks  when^ untold  millions  ,of  eggs  hatch  out  into  the' offices  are  open  from  10  lifeboat came  back  up on  the next  industry.  wave  and  either  crushed  you  or.  hungry  crop­devouring  insects.  Locust  invasions  (similar  to  grass­ On the  site of the new  state park  AM  to  noon,  and  from  2  PM  scraped  you  off  the  ladder,"  is  the  famed  Port  Isabel  light­ hopper  swarms  that  periodically  infest  our  Middle  West)  have  been  to 4  PM.  :  Ralph,  the  captain  and  an  en­ house,  which  just  completed' its  known  to  eat up every  single piece  of  vegetation over  areas of  several  gineer  were  the  last  men  off  the  lOOtb  year.  dquare miles,  ^  •   Retroactive Pay  At Rohin Offices  L  SIU Hshermen  Treat  Texans  To  Shrimpfest  �skJiPA ki! kk  i&G  ?t­ Frfiay.i»k«#'rt,i§4i  T»ge SeTW*'  Eye Buddy Saved  Is Good  As  New  Four  high­powered  salvage  vessels that fire equipped with  just  about  everything  except  a  drydock  are  now  standing  by  ready  to  dash  to the  rescue of  any  His left eye  now as good  as ever, Seafarer Phil Pron whose  ship in  Atlantic waters between the  eyesight  was  saved  by  the  sacrifice  of  a  brother  Seafarer,  North  and South  Poles.  Eric  Joseph,  is  looking  forward 'to  a  similar  operation  on:  The SlU­manned  Omega  (Omega)  was one of  the first to profit by  the  his  right  eye.  speed  and  efficiency  of  this  new  The  two  men,  now  fast  friehds,  ation  was  successfully  performed  salvage  fleet.  hope  that  when  all  the  operations  on  March  28  with  sight  coming  Loaded  with Jlmenite  ore,  the  and  treatments  are  over,  they  will  back into Pron's eye  within a  week.  Omega  was stranded  on  a bar  near  Since then, Pron's sight  has been  be  able  to ship  out  together.  Bamegat,  NJ.  The  Curb,  one  of  improving  steadily.  "I  could  ship  It  was  a  little  over  a  year  ago  the  four  valvage  vessels,  was  sent  that  Joseph's offer  of  his  right eye  out  now  if  I  wanted  to,"  he  said,  to  the  scene.  "Two  small  tugboats  to  save  Pron's  vision  attracted  "but  I'm  on  a  waiting  list  at  the  hauled  on  her for  about a  day  be­ nationwide  interest.  As  a  result,  hospital  for another  cornea,  and  if  fore  we  were  sent,"  said  Captain  a  corneal  transplanting  operation  I  ship  I  might  lose  out  on  my  Etman B.  Munford, salvage  officer  was  performed  by  doctors  at  the  chance  if  a  cornea  became  avail­ of  the Curb. "We came aboard, and  Staten  Island  USPHS  hospital.  able  while  I was  at  sea."  after  getting  the  go­ahead  signal  Pron  can  now see  well  enough  out  ­ Usually,  he  explained,  corneas  from  the  master, we  pulled  her off  of  his left eye  to carry on a  normal  are  available  when  someone  dies  the bar  in  a few  hours."  and  leaves his  eyes  to an eye  bank  life.  Ready  To  Go  for  such  transplanting.  The  opera­ Met  In  Hospital  . Two of  the ships are stationed  at  tion  must  take  place  immediately  Sfaten  Island, and one  of  them, the  Both  Pron  and  Joseph  had  been  if  the cornea  is to  be any  good.  Curb,  has  a  standby  crew  so. that  patients  in  the  Staten  Island  hos­ "In  the  meanwhile."  he  said,  "I  she  can  put  at  sea  within  an  hour  The Merritt­Chapman. and Scott salvage  vessel Curb, Is one  of  the  pital,  Joseph  for  treatment  of  a  keep  in  shape  by  riding  the ferry­ after  a  call for  help comes  in.  Xn­ company's  four  "floating  first  aid  kits" stationed  along  the  East  damaged  retina  he  suffered  in  the  boat  back  and  forth  to  Staten  other  is  based  at  Key  West,  Fla.,  Coast  ready  to  rush  to  the  aid  of  any  vessel.  This ship  recently  boxing  rkig,  and  Pron  for  eye  in­ Island."  and  the fourth  is berthed  at Kings­ rescued  the Seafarer­manned  Omega  (Omega)  from  a sand  bar  off  juries suffered on  the  Robin  Trent  Joseph's last ship was  the Mother  ton. Jamaica, BWI.  New  Jersey  when two  smaller vessels  couldn't do  the Job.  in  May,  1950.  As  luck  would  have  ML  which  came  back  from  Ger­ The  223­foot  vessels—owned  by  it, they  occupied adjoining  beds in  many  recently.  He  and  Pron  see  Merritt­Chapman  and  Scott—are  cement  mixer  and  a  number  of  They each carry a fully  equipped  the  hospital. When  Joseph  learned  each  other  every  time  that  Joseph  literally  packed  with  power.  A  four­ton  anchors  used  to  kedge  a  diving  locker,  a  complete  machine  that  Pron  faced •  blindness  imless  comes in  to New  York.  huge  towing  engine  in  the  stern  vessel from  the beach.  When hedg­ shop, including  a  drill press,  lathe,  doctors  could  obtain  a  new  cornea  "We  both  can't  wait  until  we  go  holds 2,100 feet of  2­inch  wire line,  ing,  in  addition  to  using  the  valve  grinder,  resurfacer,  milling  for  him, he  offered  to sacrifice  his  back  to sea  together," he  declared.  while  four  Diesel­electric  engines  beached ship's winches, each of  the  machine, all house(| in  their engine  damaged  eye  to  make  the  opera­ "That  will  be  a  great  day  for  the  drive  twin  screws.  salyage  ships  can  put  a  number of  ropm.  tion  possible. As a  result  the oper­ two  of  us."  Their  equipment  runs  all  the  their own  portable  winches aboard  Each  of  them  also  has  a  work­ way  from  a  sewing  machine  to  a  to  help out.  shop  which  includes a  forge,  weld­ ing  machines,  lathes,  bench  saw,  pipe  rack,  pipe  threader  and  belt  cutter.  And  each  has  a  wire  stor­ Seafarers  riding  ships  into  the  port  of  New  York  have  a  chance  age  locker  containing  almost  two  to save  a  lot  of  that  payoff  dough  when  they  use a service  offered  miles  of  one­and­five­eighth­inch  A  bill that  would  authorize  conversion  of  a  large number  wire  cable,  a  spare  towing  cable  by  Union  representatives  coming  aboard  with  samples  of  work  of  C­4 ^argo ships for  use  as deep­sea  ore carriers has  been  two  inches  in  diameter,  and  miles  and  dress  gear from  the  SlU­operated  Sea  Chest  at  headquarters.  introduced in  Congress.  Those  who  haven't  yet  heard  of  this  new  service  or  had  the op­ of  thinner  cable,  blocks,  thimbles  Representative  Edward  Garmatz  tee,  is  sponsoring  the  bill  which  and  shackles.  portunity  to take advantage  of  it are advised  that  the men  lugging  of  Baltimore,  a  member  of  the  would  authorize  the  conversions.  There  are  also  portable  com­ those  bulging sample  cases  to  your  ship  ^re  members  of  the SIU,  House  Merchant  Marine  Commit­ He said  US steel  mills are depend­ pressors,  jack  hammers,  miles  of  acting in  behalf  of  the SlU­owned  and  operated Sea  Chest.  ing  more and  more  on foreign  Ore,  manila  rope up  to 12 inches in dia­ Operation  of  the  Sea  Chest  in  headquarters  has  been  so  well­ and  by 1960  this country  wili  need  meter, generators, all  sizes  of  nuts  at least 82  more large ore  carriers.  and bolts, and food stores sufficient  received  by  the  branch  membership  that  special  efforts  are  being  Quitting Ship?  Three  C­4s  have  already  been  for  a  3­month  voyage.  made  to offer men  coming into  the  port the  same chance  to get  at  converted  to ore  carriers for  Great  Each  ship  is,  also  equipped  with  well­made,  bottom­priced  gear  if  they  can't  get  to  the  beach  to  Notify Union  Lakes  trade,  and  two  more  are  in  all  types  of  navigational  aids,  in­ come into the  store and  see  what's  what.  A  reminder  from  ­  SIU  the  process  of  completion.  The  cluding  radar,  radio,  Loran,  radio­ Stock carried  varies from  A  to Z,  including work  clothes as well  headquarters,  cautions  all  C­4  ships  are  considered  ideal  for  telephone, echo fathometer  and  ra­ Seafarers  leaving  their ships  as  the  latest  styles  in  men's  dresswear  and  accessories.  Suits,  conversion  since they  have  the en­ dio  directional  finder.  to contact  the  hall  in  ample  gine room in  the stem.  At present  They  can  cruise  for ; 9,000  miles  shoes,  shirts  and  furnishings  of  all  types,  in  addition  to  luggage  time  to  allow­ the  Union  to  the only  ships operating  that  were  at 12, knots without  refueling,  and  and  miscellaneous  items  not  found  in  comparable  haberdasheries,  dispatch  a  replacement. Fail­ built primarily for pre carrying are  can  hit more than 15 knots  opened  particularly  at  these  prices,  can  be  had  within  hours  by  ordering  ure  to  give  notice  before  those  of  the  SlU­contracted  Ore  up.  During  tests,  the  Curb,  unas­ paying  off  may  cause  a  de­ from  the  samples  carried  by  the  SIU  representative  who  comes  Steamship Corporation.  sisted, towed  a  fully loaded  battle­ layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  The  new  bill  would  extend  the  ship at a 5­knot rate of speed. Their  aboard the ship.  to  sail  short  of  the  manning  At the  present time,  the service is still on  an experimental  basis,  present  law,  which  authorizes  the  owners  say  that  any  one  of  the  requirements  and  needlessly  in  or^r to  gauge  the  demand  for  it  in  New  York  and  elsewhere.  conversions  for  thO  Great  Lakes,  veSsels  could  tow  the  Queen  Mary  Eventually,  make  their  work  tougher for  it  is  expected  a  similar  service  will  be  operated  out  or  Elizabeth  easily  without  any  and  allow  off­shore  operators  the  your  shipmates.  of  stores to  be  set . up in  major outports.  help  from  any  other  vessels.  same  privileges.  m  .  Tv  Low^Prieed Gear t^or Ships  C­4's To  Ore Ships Proposed  • M  M  •­  •  '  .  V • ;  ­  • "?<i  •  I  ­fi  Cartoon  History Of  The  SIU  Bloody Thursday  No. It  (r  <"  '  • I  The  National  Guard  was  ordered  out  to  rein­ force  police.  Union  martyrs  Howard  Sperry  and  Nick  Bordoise  weire  murdered  in a hail  of  bullets' as  109  othbr  pickets  were  gassed  and  wounded  in  the  "Battle  of  Rihcoii ­  Hill"  on  July  6, 1934, "Bloody Thursday."  •  ­  •   Organized  labor's  answer  was  a  general  strike.  All  labor  defended  the  strike  and  did  homage  to labor's  dead  and  wounded.  The  shipowner's'  vigilantes  continued  their.., reign  of  • terror  but  :they could  not stem  the tide^  By  now, the  men  were  determined  to  Bght  it .o   ut.  The  shipowners  tried  to  force  conciliation  and  were  aided  by  the  Government  which  called  the  strike  "civil  war."  The  first  round of  the  strike  ended  July  31 with  the  ultimatum  "we'll  return  to' work  when  hiring  is  done  through  . omr Union  halls and  we have a  contract." ;  :  i A  •   .  yf...  WM  ...  • m  �m  Friday, May K, 195t  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace Eicht  PORT tUSPORTS....  ing  other  SIU  officials  ing setting  New  York:  (Waterman);  Tainaron  (Actium);  Philadetphia:  up  a  Brooklyn  Maritime  Trades  Transatlantic  (Pacific  Waterways);  Council,  in  line  with  the  revitaliz­ Strathbay  (Strathmore);  Catahoula  ing  of  the  entire.  MTD  about  a  (National  Navigation),  and  the  month  ago.  Wanda  (Epiphany  Tankers).  ^  On  our  own  local  front,  politics  ^The  Runner,  Pioneer,  Tainaron,  is  making  the  headlines.  A  good  Things  have  been  running  Things  are  really  slow  in  this  Transatlantic and Wanda  all signed  Shipping  here  was  only  moder­ majority  of  the  legislators  en­ ate these  past two  weeks, but prom­ on  again,  as  well  as  the  Citadel  ar&a  since  the oil  strike  has  closed  dorsed  by the Baltimore  AFL's Po­ smoothly  in  the  headquarters  port  Victory,  Del  down  two  large  refindries  in. the  for the past two weeks, though ship­ ises to  be a  little better in the next  mmi  litical  League  were  nominated,  ping  and  business*­dropped  off  a  Monte.  Cape  vicinity.  few  weeks.  We  paid  off  four ships,  Horn,  Del  San­ Adding to  the shipping woes,  the  among  them  Congressmen  Fallon,  little  since  the  last  report.  There  but  they  were  all  headed  for  the  is  still  a  steady  turnover,  so  you  tos,  Del  Campo  Army  pier  at  the  Northern  Metals  Freidel,  Garmatz  and  Werner.  lay­up fleet.  (Mississippi),  and  Co., one of  our best  terminals, shut  All members who have  registered  couldn't  say  that  things  are  slow.  We  have  three  Libertys  coming  the Catahoula.  down  for 30  days due  to  a  change  or  can  register  for  the  Novenaber  We  paid  off  a  total of  29 ships and  in  for  payoffs  and  sign­ons in  the  The  in­transits  in  the  type  of  vehicles  the  Army  elections are  urged  to  get  out  and  signed on  eight on  foreign  articles.  next  couple  of  weeks,  and  three  were  the  Alcoa  will send  overseas.  This will  affect  do so.  Each  vote counts, especially  Included  here  were  the  follow­ others  coming in  for lay­up.  Ship­ Cavalier,  Patriot,  us  more  than  the  oil  beef  as  we  when  you  bear in  mind  that in  the  ing:  Suzanne,  Carolyn,  Frances,  ping  opportunities  in  Seattle  and  primaries,  three  counties  were  Evelyn,  Puerto Rico,  Hilton  (Bull);  Clipper,  Polaris  averaged  a  couple  of  payoffs  Wilmington  look  good,  however,  swung  to  an  anti­labor  candidate  Ann  Butler  (Bloomfield);  Robin  (Alcoa);  the  Cape  week  at  this  pier.  and anyone  wanting to ship will  be  Basso  Tuxford,  John  Fiske  (Robin);  Sea­ Horn, Del Santos,  The  boys  on  the  beach  have  not  by  less  than  100  votes.  able to get  out.  Del  Campo,  Del  Monte;  Seatrains  lacked  excitement, however,  as  the  To  the  surprise  of  no  one,  the  trains  Texas,  Louisiana, Savannah,  The  payoffs included  the R. Gat­ New  Jersey,  Georgia  local  AFL  Telegraphers  asked  us  resolution  on  ndw  SIU  halls  was  New  Jersey,  Georgia  (Seatrain);  ling, R. Ingersoll, I. Putnam (Water­ Louisiana,  (Seatrain);  William  Tyler  Page,  to lend them a  hand in  their strug­ approved  unanimously here,  as the  Fort Hoskins,  Chiwawa, Lone  Jack,  man),  and  the  Bertram  Goodhue  Morning Light,  Iberville, Mobilian,  gle  with  the  Western  Union  Tele­ boys  chorused  their  hearty  enthu­ Bents  Fort,  Government  Camp  (Mississippi).  They  all  came  in  in  Alaw^,  Fairland,  Monarch  of  the  (Cities  Service);  Anniston  City,  Co.  It  seems  the  company  siasm  for. the  idea.  good condition,  particularly the In­ Seas  (Waterman);  Amberstair  graph  Earl Sheppard  S t e^e 1  Ranger,  Steel, Fabricator  has  imported  some  out  of  town  gersoll which  had a flrst­class  crew  (Traders),  Cecil  N.  Bean  (Dry  "officials" to  strikebreak. ­ Baltimore  Pert  Agent  (Isthmian); La  Salle, Andrew  Jack­ from  New  Orleans.  son  (Waterman);  John  Evans  (Mis­ 4  4  4"  Trans),  and  Kyle  V.  Johnson  One  of  these  characters  tried  In  addition,  we  had  the  follow­ (South  Atlantic).  sissippi);  Western  Farmer  (West­ hard  to  earn  his  fink  spurs  the  Galveston:  ing in­transits, the J. B. Waterman,  The  Mississippi  Shipping  Co.,  of  other night  when he  knocked down  em  Nav);  Calmar  (Calmar);  Tad­ Fairport,  Jean  Lafitte,  Madaket,  New  Orleans  reported  1951  as the  one of  the women  pickets and  hurt  dei  (Shipenter);  Petrolite  (Math­ Fairisle  (Waterman);  Sea  Tiger  greatest  year  in  the firm's  his­ her  pretty  badly.  He  thought  the  iasen).  (Colonial);  RepubUc  (Trafalgar)  tory  for  gross  incomes.  It  said  company  would  save  him from  the  .The  sign­ons were the  Steel  Ap­ and  Massmar  (Calmar).  There  was  the  total  earnings  before  taxes  law  but  was  in  for  a  big  surprise  prentice,  Anniston  City,  Steel  Di­ a little difficulty in  getting replace­ were  the  largest  in  the  company's  when  he  faced  one  of  the  better  Paying  off  here  during  the  past  rector  (Isthmian);  Hurricane  (Wat­ ments  tor  the  intercoastal  runs,  history, and  the net  earnings after  labor magistrate^ in our town.  The  two  weeks  were  the  following:  erman); Taddei;  Ann Butler;  Robin  and all  the men  who sign  on  these  taxes  were  exceeded  only  in  1941  court  held  him  on  bail  for  trial.  Greenstar  (Triton),  Richard  John­ Doncaster,  Robin  Sherwood  (Rob­ runs should  be reminded  that  they  and  1947.  Heroism  Fades  son  (Bloomfield),  Alexander  Ste­ in).  are  not  to  be  paid  off  here  except  The  AFL  construction  workers  When  some of  these same heroes  vens  (Bull),  Catherine  (Dry  Trans)  All  of  these  ships were  paid  off  for  hospitalization  or  unless  there  are  out  on  strike  here.  About  came out  of  the building  last night  and  Liberty Flag  (Gulf  Cargo). The  with  only  a  few  minor  beefs  on  are  mutual  consent  replacements  12,000  members  of  20  AFL  locals  they  didn't  look  so  brave  when  Greenstar,  Catherine  and  Liberty  disputed  overtime, which  were set­ ready to  relieve them.  They  should  in  the  building  trades  struck  the  they  saw  Seafarers  had  bolstered  Flag  signed  on  for  another  trip.  tled  at the  payoff.  The  main  beefs  never  leave  the  ship  until  after  Associated  General  Contractors  the women's line.  They right  away  Besides  these, we  had  a  number  from  a lot of  the men  on  the beach  their replacements are  aboard.  with about  25 to  30  million  dollars  called  for  police  protection  and  of  in­transit ships, including: Royal  concerns the  fact  that some  of  the  Skeleton  Crews  worth  of  construction  tied  up.  v/ere  escorted  to  their  hotel  amid  Oak  (Cities  Service);  Trinity  (Car­ operators  are  slow  in  paying  out  Actually,  the  four  lay­ups  we  Picketing has  been  peaceful so far,  loud  calls  of  "scab,"  "fink"  and  ras);  Julesburg  (Mathiasen);  Cecil  retroactive  pay.  We  have  )^een  in  Bean  (Dry  Trans);  Seatrains  New  contact  with  the  operators  Jo  try  had  weren't  a  total  loss,  because  with  nobody  attempting  to  try  so  on.  working.  So far,  it looks  like  they  Things  do  not  look  so  good  for  they all kept skeleton crews aboard  York,  New  Jer­ and speed  up these  payments, with  aren't  going  to  need  any  help  as  the strikers  though, since  talks be­ to keep them  in stand­by status.  sey,  Texas  (Sea­ the  result  that  most  of  them  are  they  have the  situation  j>retty  well  tween  the  company  and  the  tmion  On  the  local  labor  scene,  the  train);  Mobilian  cooperating.  Overtime  Beefs  have  broken  off  after they've  been  AFL carpenters  are still out,  along  in  hand.  (Waterman);  There is some disputed  overtime  with  the  bus  drivers  and  Western  Although  the SIU  Beachcombers  on  the  bricks  for  five  long  weeks.  Strathbay  Union  telegraphers.  The  nation­ ball  team  doesn't  have  an  im­ The  remarkable  thing in  this  beef  (Strathmore);  referred  to  us  from  the  outports  Mae  TBUID,  plus  and  we  are  squaring  these  beefs  wide  oil strike  hasn't  hit  here  yet,  pressive  record, won  four  and  lost  is that  of  the imlon's  900  members  as  fast  as  we  can  arrange  six,  they're  challenging  any  club  800 are  women.  Some of  them are  but it  may  at any  time.  the Cohocton  and  away  meetings with the operators on this  The  boys  on  the  beach  are  anx­ in New Orleans.  At least they  beat  up  there  in  their  sixties  and  most  Jacques  Laramie.  iously  awaiting  the  arrival  of  the  the  Delta  Line  office  team  both  of  the men  are likewise  well along  ,  Only  minor  matter.  Several  more  ships  which  have  applications  for  the  new  stream­ times  they've  played,  so  we  don't  in  years.  Fielding  encounter­ just  paid  off  here  went  into  idle  CWltUlV  ^  yjggg  A. Sr Cardollo  lined  Union  books.  We've  told  the  have  to  take  any  razzing  fr(Hn  the  men to  get a little  bit ahead  of  the  company  boys.  Philadelphia Port  Agent  ships,  all  of  which  were fixed  up  status and  the  situation  seems  the  in  the  outports.  Naturally  One  of  the  91U  brothers  that  game  by  having  four,  small  pass­ proper  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  same  4"  4  $  ,  this  doesn't  paint  a  bright  picture  port­size  photos  made,  so they  can  makes  most of  the games is  Frank  Baltimore:  hands.  shipping,  although  we  believe  be sent  in  with  the  applications.  R.  Russo,  an  ardent  baseball  and  Now:­  enjoying  a  well­earned  for  some  of  these  ships  will  go  back  Things  on  the  maritime  labor  jungle  Softball  fan.  Frank  has  vacation  after  a  two­and­a­half­ into  active  service  when  the  coal  front  have  been  quiet  lately.  The  been  sailing for  12  years  and  has  year  stint  on  the  Steel  Director,  and  grain seasons start.  pending  election  between  the  nothing  but  praise  for  the  SIU  brother  Oliver  Fielding  ships  out  However, due to the fact  that we  MC&S  and  the  SUP  still  hasn't  firsts like  the  Vacation  Plan.  of  this  port  as  g  chief  electrician.  have  been successful  in  picking  up  been  scheduled.  Frank  likes  the  South  America  Shipping activity during the past  He  says  his  SIU  book  has  netted  a  number  of  new  companies,  we  H. J. Fischer  runs,  and  has  sailed  regularly  out  period  was far from  light, as  there  him  $8,000  for  the  past  year  plus  still  have  a  great  many  more  jobs  West  Coast  Representative  of  here on  Mississippi ships.  Since  were  18  ships  paying  off,  16  sign­ his  vacation  check.  than we  have bookmembers.  he's  single,  he  can  really  brag  ing on  and 17  in  transit.  With  seven  years' seatime  under  i>  Claude  Simmons  about liking  that run  the best. He's  But  the figures  don't  tell  the  his  belt, . Fielding  thinks  the  SIU  Asst.  Sec'y­Treas.  Nevf  Orleans:  one  of  the many  guys around  here  whole story,  since We  shipped  only  is  tops  because  of  all  the  benefits  •  4  4  4  who  is  backing  the  Building  Fund  226  men,  or  an  average  tumovei  and  improvements  it  has  gained  Savannah:  to the  limit.  of five  men  per ship.  for  the Individual  members.  I  Llndsey  J.  Williams  Your  agent  has  been  at  head­ Keith  AIsOp  New Orleans Port Agent  quarters the  past two  weeks assist­ Galveston  Port  Agent  The  shipping  picture  has  been  booming  here  lately,  but  unfortu­ nately,  the  outlook  isn't  quite  as  The next  two  weeks figure  to  be  good  for  the next  couple  of  weeks  pretty good for shipping from here  since  we'll  have  very  few  sched­ if  things turn  out  the way  we  read  uled  runs  coming  in  for  payoff.  the signs.  We  had  four  payoffs  in  the  port  Since our last report, we  bad 245  hipping  from  April  24  to  May 7  during  the  past  period  and  man­ memb^s registering  and  308  ship­'  aged to  get a  couple of  men off  the  ping  on  regular  deep  sea  jobs.  REG.  REG.  REG.  TOTAL  SHIF.  smF.  SBSF.  TOTAL  beach as well. The visitors included  Shipping  on  tugs  was  fai):  with  25  PORT  jobs  shipped,  while  lay­up^  and  DECK  ENGiraB  STEW.  BEG,  DECK  ENG.  STEW.SHIFFED  the Steel Recorder (Isthmian), Sea­ train  Savannah  (Seatrain),  South­ stand­by  jobs  were  slow.  •   Black  32  27  15  64  port  (South  Atlantic),  as  well  as  23  82  26  /  .  23  gang  shipping  was  exceptionally  224^  good.  486  134  481  the  Joseph  A.  Brown  and  John  155  183  164  565  We've  had  one  shi]^,  the  Adonl­ 63  108  Printz. There  were  no  sign­ons.  23  51  37  48  165  M  Due in  here so  far, according  to  ram  Judson  (Alcoa),  leave  for. the  137  226  the  schedules,  are  the  Southport,  72  132  82  89  358  ;  72  boneyard,  and  have  five  'ships  89  High  Point  Victory  and  Anniston  70  77  35  33  21  waiting  their  turn  in  drydock  be­ 49  196  :  fore  going  to  the  boneyard.  They  14  Victory, all South  Atlantic  wagons.  28  3.  30  23  81  .  4  •   7  The  branch  membership  re­ are  the  William  R.  Davie,  George  27  sponded  unanimously  to an  appeal  10  11  ...  1  9  12  '  81*^^  '  9  Pendleton,  Benjamin  Grierson,  199  for assistance from the  AFL Teleg­ 66  68  70  63  55  190  William  Tyler  Page  and  Kyle  V.  Mobile  67  Johnson.  308  raphers  by  voting  a  $50  donation  110  87  99  111  75  245  71  to  this  union,  whose  locals  over  We  paid  off  the  William  R.  171  most  of  the  country  are  striking  51  41  75  45  111  30  40  Davie, George  H. Pendleton,  Alcoa  145  against Western  Union.  46  •  52  70  150  40  40  47  Runner,  Alcoa  Pioneer  (Alcoa);  E. B.  TiRey  Steel  Director  (Isthmian);  DeSoto,  Savannali  Fori  Agent  Benjamin  Grierson,  Antinous  TOTAM  619  1.832  639  674  842  720  .  612  Son  Francisco:  New Companies Signed  Assure Steady Work  Western Unlen Plckels  Asslsied By Seafarers  Members Look Forward  To New Unien Beeks  •   SIU Book Really Helps  Him Pile Up These Bs  Elections Not Far Off;  Make Sure lo Register,  B­'ekeDmbersBBTeam  Challenges All Cemers  A & G  SHMPMNG  RECORD  0  vF­*  I' '.M'  .4;  'ijlui;­'.  'y­ayt'S  i"  1  tCi­U­f.'  . : ohsSn'o  ff  is;  ­ ivte  Expral Shipping Rise  Here K All Goes Well  �Friday. May le. iMt  SEAFARERS  LOG  Paye iNin*  ..PORT REPORTS  others on the  beach here include  P.  Wilmington:  Jomides,  W.  Prince  who  just  hit  a  heavy 50  to 1 shot.  Bob Murphy,  L.  &  N.  Ruggeiro,  G.  Kerr,  Joe  Mc­ Pherson,  F.  McGuire,  and  Bob  Fraser.  Shipping  has  been holding  about  Shipping  was  fair here  since the  MTD  Discussions  the  same  pace  here  lately,  and  last .report  and  looks  as  if  it  will  We  met  with  Nick  Morrissey,  prospects look fair for  the next few  vice­president of  the Teamsters  In­ stay  about  the  same  way.  We  had  weeks.  We  had  ten  payoffs,  four  ternational,  and  some  of  the  ILA  one  payoff,  and  ten  in­transits.  sign­ons,  and five  in­translts.  We  paid  off  the  Jean  Lafitte  officials  around  here  and  talked  We  went  to  the  Alabama  State  over  the  Maritime  Trades  Depart­ .(Waterman),  and  had  the  Yaka,  Federation  of  Labor  convention  ment set­up. From the way  it looks,  Fairport (Waterman); Seatiger (Col­ here  last  week.  H.  Grady  Grin­ they all  think  it sounds  like a  good  onial);  Barbara  Freitchie  (Liberty  stead  was  elected  the  new  presi­ idea and  are very  much in  favor of  Nav); Clearwater Victory,  Lucile N.  dent.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mo­ the  whole  set­up.  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield);  Yorkmar,  bile  Typographical  Union  No.  27  Calmar,  Alamar  (Calmar),  and  the  A  local  bus  strike  is  crippling  (AFL).  Harry  O'Reilly,  national  Republic  (Trafalgar)  in  transit.  AFL  Director  of  Organization,  ad­ the  area,  and  of  course  we  still  We  had  a  food  lieef  on  the  Sea­ have  the  Western  Union  strike  dressed  the  convention  and  urged  tiger,  but  settled  it  by  having  the  the  members  to  "go  to  the  polls  here.  We  haven't  been  c=ked  for  master  get  rid  of  some  cases  of  any assistance yet,  but  we're stand­ and  vote  for  the  friends  of  labor."  bad  eggs  and  rotten  meat  that  had  The  Alcoa  Clipper,  Polaris,  the  ing  by  ready  to  help  if  we  are  accumulated  from  various  coun­ needed.  The  oil  strike  hasn't  hit  A  guest at  an  ILA  Pacific  District  conclave,  SIU  Agent  Jeff  Mor­ A.  Houghton,  T.  J.  Rusk  (Alcoa);  tries.  rison  (right)  joins  ILA  Sec'y  Harry  Hasselgren  (left)  and  Coast  Ibervnle,  Mon­ this  port  yet.  It  looks  like  the  action  of  the  James  Sheehan  V­P  Bob  Collins  at  opening  of  ILA  building  in  Tacoma.  ar%  of  the  Sea,  membership to crack down on foul­ Boston  Port  Agent  Alawai,  Morning  ups  in  foreign  t  4  4.  Light  (Water­ ber  the  crummy  shipping  board  ports  is  also  hav­ Lake Charles:  1  man),  and  the  Seattle:  balls  and  other  crimp  joints,  also  ing some effect on  S e a w i n d  (Sea­ point  out  that  new  halls  will  help  the  intercoastfel  traders)  were  all  the  SIU  to  continue  to  attract  the  runs.  That  must  ;  payoffs.  The  cream  of  the  crop  into  the  Union.  be  it,  because  Ibervl^,  Polaris  Strike  Picture  there  has  been  a  and  Alawai,  and  The  labor  picture  here  clouded  sharp  decrease  in  Shipping  is  at  a  very  low  point  mHy  the  Alcoa  Patriot  Shipping  is mighty  fine  out  here  the  performing  due  to  the  current  oil  dispute.  up  all  of  a  sudden  when  various  Crooks  all signed on. The  department  None  of  the  brothers  are  getting  employers  got  sort  of  stubborn.  Alcoa  Pointer  (Alcoa);  the  Beaure­ with  Just  routine  beefs  dovm  the  aboard  these  in­ off  down  here,  but  the  situation  The  AFL  Building  Trades  have  Abemathy  gard,  De  Soto  (Waterman);  Marie  line.  tercoastal  ships.  may  change  overnight  and  we  struck  every  contractor  in  Calca­ Hamil  (Bloomfield),  and  the  Cor­ We had  no sign­ons,  although  we  The  SUP  has  broken .ground  for  could  be  screaming  for  help in  re­ sieu  Parish,  and  the  beef  is  100  nell  were  all  in­transits.  paid  off  the  Robert  Clarkson  for  a  new  hall  here,  and  from  the  placements.  But  if  anyone  hasn't  percent  effective.  The  AFL  Metal  Strikes  StiU  Going  Bloomfield  and  the  Frank  Emer­ plans  she  will  be  a  beauty.  Plans  anything  to  do  right  now  this  is  Trades  Council, after dickering  for  The  Western  Union  and  tele­ son  (South  Atlantic). .In­transit ac­ call for  a  reading  room,  television,  a  lovely  place  to  do  it  in  while  a  long  time, finally  came  up  with  a  new contract,  but  the  Machini­ ts,  phone  workers  are  still  out  *on  tivity  was  also  light,  as  the  Sea­ hiore  parking  facilities  and  other  waiting  for  things  to  pick  up.  strike  here,  and  we  are  helping  pender (Orion);  John B. Waterman,  necessary  services.  We  expect  to  During  the  past  two  weeks  we  also  part  of  this  body,  had  to  hit  them  out  and  have  offered  them  Fairport  (Waterman);  Seamar,  move  in  for  a  Labor  Day  opening.  had  tlie  'Chiwawa,  Paoli,  Salem  the  bricks  before  getting  a  settle­ any  assistance  they  may  need.  Yorkmar  (Calmar)  and  Republic  Neill  Abemathy  is  one  of  the  Maritime,  Cantigny,  French  Creek,  ment.  Brother  Cyrus  Crooks  is  one  of  (Trafalgar)  came  in  for  a  spell.  Seafarers  taking  it  easy  on  the  Fort  Hoskins,  Lone  Jack,  all  from  They  struck  the  Cities  Service  the  Seafarers  enjoying  the  beach  beach right  now.  A  member  of  the  Cities  Service,  and  the  Del  Campo  refinery  here,  catching  the  night  No  Store  Bread  and  the  warm  weather  here.  He  SIU  for  seven  years,  he's  another  (Mississippi)  in  the  port.  All  of  shift  inside  (where  they  stayed),  Joined  the  SIU  in  1941  and  has  The  Western  Union strike  is still  transplanted  Easterner  who  has  them  took  a  few  men  each,  but  but  have  since  reached  agreement.  sailed  in  all  ratings  in  the  black  on here,  in addition  to a  local  AFL  decided  to  ship  from  the  West  business  turned  bad  in  the  last  Performers are  generally finding  Bakers'  hassle.  It  looks  like  some  Coast.  He  says  he's  a  Yokohama  four  days.  this hall a  tough place  to cut  up  in,  gang.  of  the  gals  will  have  to  stay  home  boy,  one  of  the  growing  clan  who  as  the  local  brothers  don't  take  to  Still  Waiting  Cyrus  has  just  returned  from  a  Some  of  our  most  interesting  their  activities  too  well.  We  ex­ trip  in  the  Fast  East,  and  so  he's  and  cook  a  few  biscuits  for  a  have  adopted  that  city  for  their  brothers  were  on  the  Del  Campo,  pect  that  gashounds  and  foul­ups  plenty flush  right  now.  "I  usually  change.  second  home.  The  Pacific  Coast  District  of  stay  on  the  beach  until  I  tap  my­ such  as  "Mulfe­Head"  Brown,  who  of  all  kinds  are  going  to find  it  "First­Class  Union"  self  out,"  he  said, "so  now  if  ship­ the  ILA  held  its  43  annual  con­ is still  waiting for  the  old Seatrain  rough  wherever they  are from  now  ping  is  slow  when  I'm  ready  to  go  vention  last  week,  coinciding  with  Neill  hasn't  seen  the  new  halb  New  Orleans  to  come  out  of  the  on  because  the  membership  is  back  out,  I'll have  that  great  vaca­ the op'ening  of  a  new  ILA  building  yet, but  says he  is planning  on tak­ bush  so he  can  head  back  to  Cuba.  pretty well fed  up with  such goings  tion  money  to  fall  back  oh  until  I  in  the  port  of  Tacoma.  A  credit  ing a trip to  see it after  hearing all  Keeping  him  company  were  Earl  on.  Leroy  Clarke  get a  ship.  Before I  never had any  to  the  trade  union  movement,, the  the  raves  about  the  place.  He's  Davis,  F.  Vigo  and,  as  serang,  Lake Charles  Agent  extra  dough  like  that  to  help  out  membership  of  this  group  is  very  just  collected his vacation  pay, and  Ponch,  well  known  to  the  boys  on  active.  The  wives  also  take  part  said  that  "any  union  that  can  get  the  West  African  run.  when  things  were  slow."  through  their  Ladies  Auxiliary,  the  wages,  working  conditions  and  Cat  Tanner  Everyone  in  the  crews  of  the  Mobile  Port  Agent  which  gave  a  swell  luncheon  for  all arotmd benefits that the SIU has  vessels hitting 4iere has been heart­ the  delegates  and­  guests  to  the  won  for  its  members,  can  only Im  ily  in  favor of  the  proposed  build­ 4"  4"  4  ;  ing  assessment  for  new  halls  in  three­day  sessions  which  we  at­ a first­class  Union."  We only have two payoffs  in .sight  Boston:  tended.  Baltimore,  Galveston  and  Philly.  The  effect  of  true  trade  union  right  now,  and  have  the  men  to  The  brothers  who  are  most  enthu­ spirit  is  being  watered  down  by  Just a  few brothers  on the  beach  man  them,  with  exception  of  the  siastic  on  the  issue  are  those  who  the  reluctance  of  members  aboard  with  us  right  now,  including  J.  FWT  and  oiler  ratings.  So,  we're  have  had  the  pleasure  of  visiting  ships  who  assume  the  responsibil­ Adams,  J.  E. .Tanner,  E.  D.  Feree,  ities of acting as  delegates and don't  repeating our  invitation.  Any  FWT  headquarters  in  Brooklyn,  who  C  Tylenda,  J.  Risbeck,  R.  W.  fill  the  obligations  the  job  car­ or  oiler can  practically  ship at  will  point  out  that  a first­rate  Union  Shipping  is  just  about  normal  in  Clark,  M  R.  Moser,  F.  R.  England  from  this  port,  and  we  can  always  hall  is  a  great­morale  builder.  ries.  these  parts  and  promises  to  stay  and  W.  McKay.  use  them.  Those  who'Ve  been in this  sailing  It  is  a  derelic­ Jeff  Morrison  that  way  for  a  while. We had  four  Sam Cohen  game  for a  long  time; and  remem­ tion  of  duty  for  Seattle  Port  Agent  payoffs,  two  sign­ons,  Md  two  in­ a  ship's  delegate,  Wilmington Port  Agent  transits.  ^  or  a  delegate  in  The  Cantigny  (Cities  Service),  any  of  the  de­ Julesburg  (Terminal  Tankers),  Sea  partments  not  to  Beaver  (Colonial),  and  the  Hey­ collect  books,  permits,  minutes  wood  Broun  (Victory  Carriers)  and  all  detail  paid off.  The Sea  Beaver and Hey­ wood  Broun  were  sigi)­ons,_ while  103  Durham  St.  matter  involving  Sam  Cohen.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  PORT  COLBORNE  SIU,  A&G  District  Ontario  Phone: 5591  Union  business  HEADQUARTERS  673  4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  the  Trinity  (Carras)  and "Robin  Stewart  TORONTO.  Ontario.  86  Coibome  St.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  BALTIMORE  14  North  Gay .St.  Tuxford  (Robin)  were  in­transmits.  Earl  Elgin 57'.w  before the  payoff.  Paui  HaU  Sheppard,  Acent  Mulberry  4340  VICTORIA.  B.  C  617Vi Cormorant St.  It  is  the  corresponding  duty  of  No  Awnings  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASURERS  BOSTON....'.  276  State  St.  Lioyd  Gardner  Empire 4531  every  Seafarer  to  surrender  the  We  settled  a  little  overtime  dis­ James Sheehan. Agent  Richmond 2^0140  Robert  Matthews  Ciaude  Simmohs  VANCOUVER.  B.  C  865  HamUton  St.  Dispatcher  Richmond 2­0141  HEADQUARTERS  REPRESENTATiVE  Pacific 7824  previous  records  to  their  respec­ pute  on  the  Sea  Beaver,  and  ran  GALVESrON  308V4  23rd  St.  Joe  Algina  SYDNEY.  N.S  304  Charlotte  St.  tive  delegates  before  ship's  arrival  Phone  3­8448  into  an  interesting  beef  on  the  Keith  Alsop.  Agent  Phone 6346  1419 Ryan  St.  Trinity.  The  men  on  the  Trinity  LAKE CHARLES. La  SUP  BAGOTVILLE.  Quebec  20 Elgin St  in  the  port  of  payoff.  LeRoy  Clarke.  Agent  Phone  6­3744  Phone: 545  ..16  Merchant  St.  This procedure  not  only  tends to  1  South  Lawrence  St.  HONOLULU  had  a  mattress  beef, and  were  also  MOBILE..  37  Ormont  St.  Phone 5­8777  THOROLD.  Ontario  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  Phone  2­1734  perpetuate  the  existence  of  good  trying  to  get  an  awning  on  the  NEW  ORLEANS  Phone:  3­3202  PORTLAND  .\.lll  W.  Burnside  St.  823  BienvUie  St.  113  Cote  De  La  Montague  Union  spirit  but  to  identify  a  po­ Beacon 4336  QUEBEC  fantaiL  The  skipper  has  been  us­ Lindsey  Wiliiams.  Agent  Quebec  Phone;  2­7078  237  3th  St.  Magnoiia 6112­6113  RICHMOND.  CALIF  ing  "a  fire­hazard"  as  an  excuse  NEW  YORK..  177  Prince  William  St,  tential "free­loader" if  any.  It also  Phone 2599  SAINT  JOHN  673  4th  Ave..  Brookiyu  N.B.  Phone: 2­3049  serves  to  expedite  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Crackdown On Foul­Ups  Affects 'Coastal Rnns  Gals Home On Range  Due To Bakers' Strike  New Halls Good Goal  For Boosting Morale  v;:  •  'T  'K  :|  I  I  The Patrolmen Say...  Many oilier Unions Lilce  Maritime Trades Set­np  SiU  HAisL  DiRMCTTOHY  y­ m  �"• Hfig'i'rem­ 1^'  WtUart\M*r !• .  IftSjl  FIrsf In a itrte$ — From  a  portfolio  of  American  Merchantmen painted by Lemuel B. Line. Reprinted  through  the  courtesy  of  Fortune  Magazine.  W^^'­  •  w  SEAFARERS  LOG  C1­B  Manned  by  Seafar­ 9.524 T«nt  er$,  the  SS  Alcoa  14VJ Kno»»  Partner  is  a  war­ built  freighter  on  the  bauxite  run  between  North  and  Scuth  American and Caribbean  ports.  She  generally  carries  a  crew  of  49  to  52,  about  average  for  a  ship  of  her  tonnage.  C1­A  smallest  7,708 Tons  standard  ocean­go­ 14 Knots  irig  freighters,  the  SS Del Monte is  also manned by  Seafarers  in  the  US  Gulf  and  South  American  East  Coast  trade.  Operated  by  the  Delta  Line,  the  412­foot" vessel  was  built  in  1944.  imi  • i­r  te­ P"'­­ •  C­2­S­AJ1  Sailing  between  US  10,460 Tons  Gulf  and  European  ISViKnots  ports  with  general  cargo, the  SS  Dick Lykes  is one  of  54  freighter's  operated  by  Lykes  Lines  on  scheduled  runs  to  Europe,  Africa,  South  America,  the  West  Indies  and  the  Far  East.  C2­S­il  T''*  SS  American  10,032 Tons  Leader  works  the  U Knots  Western  Ocean  ruh^  in  transatlantic  service  out  of*  the  Port  of  New  York.  She  it  one  of  the  United  States Lines'  46  freighters  engaging  in  ex­ tensive  'round  the  world  gen­ eral  cargo  trade.  fe:  life  I ife/ • •  K'V'­ IP"  C2­S1­AJ4  On*  of  nine  new  9,512 Tons  combination passen­ 16 Knots  ger­cargo  ships  owned  by  the  Grace  Line,  the  SS  Santa  Cecilia  was  built  for  the  New  York­Sobth  American  North  and  West  Coasts  route.  She has  accommodations for  52  passengers.  m  C2­S­E1  Familiar  to  Seafar­ 10,672 Tons  ers  by  the  "Flying  15Va  Knots  W" on her stack, the  SS  Afoundria is one  of 26  sister  ships  owned  by  the  SlU­con­ tracted  Waterman  Corpora­ tion.  They  serve  in  worldwide  as  well  as  in  coastwise  and  in­ tercoastal  trade.  IT:'  C2­S  Believed by  many to  11,000 Tons  have  no  rival  when  16 Knots  it  comes  to  good­ looking  lines,  the  SS  Robin  Locksley is  crewed by Seafarers  sailing.the  South and  East Afri­ can  trade.  She  is  one  of  six  ships  of  this  type  owned  by  Robin  Line.  �S^ AP ARISnW  Mi^  Pare Eleeeii  The Ghost Ship  ThatSankPort  Of New Haven  It may seem strange  today to hear that New Haven,  Conn.,  was  planned  by  its  early  colonists  to,  be one  of  the  nation's  leading  seaports,  but  the  hoodoo  that  plagued  the new  port  and  the ghostly  reappearance  of  the  new  colony's  last  at­ the brig Fellowship was  purchased.  tempt at shipping are stranger  The  settlers'  leader.  Captain  Lam­ than  the  well­known  appear­ berton,  brought  the ship down from  ances of  the Flying Dutchman.  New  England,  and  promptly  la­ It was  back In  the 1640s that  the  belled  it  "cranky,"  and  predicted  colonists  decided  upon  shipping  as  it  would  capsize  in  any  sort  of  their  main  occupation.  The  choice  rough  sea.  Repairs  blade  was a natural  one.  The location  at  the  mouth  of  the  Thames  River—  But  the  colonists  had  gone  too  navigable for  the ships of  the time  far  to  turn  back.  The  vessel  waS  —and  the  deep  harbor  protected  put  on  the  ways  and  extensive  re­ by  Morgan  Point  and  Sandy  Point  pairs  made to her  hull.  New  masts  were  stepped  and  hew rigging  and  seemed  made  for  shipping.  The  settlers  plunged  into  their  sails  fitted.  ­  work  with  an  unbounded  enthu­ The  vessel  was  pronounced  sea­ siasm.  Ships  were  built  from  the  worthy,  and  then—in  a  last  ditch  Fellowship—^from  mbn,  anyway.,*  ny,  with^some  banks  of fleecy  flew and  was  snarled  by  a  raging  lumber of  nearby forests,  and sootf  effort—the  colonists loaded  aboard  Other  ships  from  England  ar­ clouds.  wind.  The surface  of  the cloud  be­ some  small  coastwise  vessels  were  her  any  salable  goods  they  could  rived  in  the  New  World,  but  none  It  was  then  that  the settlers  saw  came  stormy.  The  vessel  pitched  lay their hands on.  The Fellowship  had  seen  or  heard  of  the  Fellow­ launched.  and  rolled.  Waves  on  the  cloud's  was finally  ready  to  set  sail—but  ship.  The  summer  passed,  and  it.  surface  broke over  her  decks.  The  Met  Failure  The  Fellowship appeared—^in  the  masts  cracked  and  crashed  to  the  The  effort  met  with  a  dismal  the  severest  winter  in  the  young  then  the  next  winter.  The  people  sky.  It  was  sailing  atop  a  large  deck.  Figures  could  be  seen  hang­ settlement's history  had  set in,  and  of  New Haven held  memorial serv­ failure,  however.  Flour shipped  to  fleecy cloud.  the  ship  was  locked  to  the  wharf  ing  tightly  to  the  snarled  rigging  ices  for  the  Fellowship  and.the  Bermuda  was  found  to  be  of  an  The  cloud  slowly  dropped  from  of  the ship.  persons aboard  her.  inferior  grade,  dnd  lumber sent  to  by  ice.  Sets  Sail  Then,  in  June  of  1647—a  year  the sky,  with the ship sailing  peace­ Then,  the  battered  hulk  slowly  the  West  Indies  soon  proved  un­ seasoned.  As  a  result,  the  young  In  January  of  1646,  the  Fellow­ and a^half  after the Fellowship  had  fully  over  its  surface.  The  people  rolled  beam  up,  and  sank  into, the  colony lost its only  nearby  markets.  ship  set  sail  under  Captain  Lam­ sailed from New Haven—the chron­ of  the  colony  said later it  came  so  cloud.  ;  An  abortive  attempt  to  set  up  a  berton's  command.  There  were  76  iclers  of  the  time  reported  the  low  they  could  have  thrown  a  The  cloud  disappeared,  and  the  subsidiary  settlement  in  New  Jer­ of  the  colony's  leaders  aboard  as  event  that  turned  the  settlers  to  stone  and  hit  the  "vessel."  They  sun  beamed  down  on  the  commu­ could  clearly  see  Captain  Lamber­ nity.  The  settlers,  who  had  gath­ sey  was  beaten  off  by  the  other  passengers.  The  rest  of  the settle­ farming.  See  Fellowship  ton  standing  on  the  quarter  deck,  ered  to  watch  the  end  of  the  Fel­ .colonies,  and  then  there  was  only  ment  followed  the  ship  along  the  one  thliiy­left—direct  trade  with  ice  for  a  short  way,  and  then  A fierce  rain  storm  had  pelted  his sword  in  his  hand.  lowship,  held  an  immediate  me­,  Fngland. ­ kneeled  in  prayer  as  s|he  sailed  the  tiny  community  from  sunny  Then,  suddenly,  a  storm  seemed  morial  service  there  in  the  square  ­The  money  of  the  New  Haven  away.  skies.  It cleared  about  an  hour be­ to  hit  the  ship  on  the  cloud.  Its  —and  gave  up  their  ideas  of  be­ colonists  was  pooled,  and  in  1645  That  was  the  last  heard  of  the  fore sunset.  The sky  was still  sun­ sails  were  shredded.  Its  rigging  coming a  shipping center.  TATTOOIBTG A VANlSHIIVIs A»T  Tattoo shops—the  places  the oldtime sailots  had  to  visit  at  least  onct  before  becoming,  salts—are becoming harder  and  harder to find,  even  in  the  major  ports.  Although  some  of  the artists in the  profession  worked in  swank  three or four room suites and employed a num­ ber of  assistants as late as thej^  that  the seaman  had  sailed  around  and  permanent  beauty  marks  put  1920s,  the  few  that  are  still  Cape  Horn  and  a  dragon  meant  he  around  can  be  found  only  in  had  been  on  the  China  station.  on  their  dimples.  But  since  the  depression,  many  sniall  cubicles in  the  corners  While  the  crew  of  the  Kearsarge  during  the  Civil  War  banded  to­ of  the  old  masters  have  died  or  of  barber  shops  or  midway  gether  and  had  a  star  tattooed  on  dropped  out  of  the  profession, and  concessions—if  they  can  be  their  foreheads  to  commemorate  modern  tattooing  is  done  in  quar­ the  heroic  exploits  of  their ship.  ters  milch  the  same  as  in  the  old  found at all.  dockside, shipboard days.  A  LOG  survey  of  the  Port  of  In  the  1800s  almost  every  ship  New  York  revealed  that  very  few  had  an  amateur  tattoo  artist  as  a'  The  influx  of  new  men  during  tattoo parlors can  be found  around  member  of  the crew,  but  it  wasn't  both  past  wars  in  the  seagoing  the  waterfront.  There  were  two  until the late 1800s with  the. advent  trades,  and  the  hard  ti.mes  of  the  have  been  blamed  for  the  part­time artists  who  had  space  in  of  the  electric  needle,  that  tattoo­ 1930s  drqp  in  the  number  of  tattooed  Chath^ Square barber  shops, and  ing  spread  to  large  numbers  out­ salts  today.  side  the  seafaring  ranks.  a  couple  more  in  the  Navy  Yard  area, but  the rest of  the waterfront  The  Prince  of  Wales'  two  sons,  No longer  can a  man  say  "a sail­ seems  to  be  cleared  of  the  shops  George,  who  was  later  to  be  King  or  without  tattoos  is  like  a  ship  where  internationally  famous  tat­ George  V,  and  the  Duke  of  Clar­ without  grog."  The  grog  has  dis­ but  the  tattoos  still  live,  Tattooing  takes second  place  to haircuts  on  the  waterfront  as  the  too  artists  liljp  Charlie  Wagner,  ence, have been credited with start­ appeared,  particularly  in  the  foc'sles,  above­ Billy  Donnelly  and  Lew­the­Jew  ing  the  society  fad  of  tattooing  in  few  remaining  tattoo artists  work  on  a  part­time  basis in  corners  deck cabins, and  ports of  the world.  once  wielded  their  needles.­ 1879.  It was while serving  with  the  of  barber shops.  But  the  practice  of  adorning  the  Royal Navy  that the two  youths had  body with  designs in dull  blues and  dragons  needled  onto  their  arms.  bright  reds  is  still  far  from  dead  When  they  returned,  most  of  the  Olde Photos  among  present­day  sailors.  True,  nobles in England  trooped to tattoo  a  large  percentage  of  the  modern  artists to  have scenes  of  fox  hunts,  Wanted by LOG  sailors  don't  have  tattoos  as  they  flags  and  their  p'ersonal  coats  of  The LOG is interested in col­ did  back  in  the  early  1900s,  but  arms  emblazoned  on  their  bodies.  lecting  and  printing  photo­ quite  a few  of  them  still  go  in  for  Spread  to  US  graphs  showing  what  seagoing  the art  that sbamen  made famous.  The  fad  soon  spread  to  the  US,  Unlike  the  sailors  around  the  and  actually  continued  through  to  was  like  in  the  old  days.  All  turn  of  the  century,  though,  the  you  oldtimers  who  have  any  modem  seamen  don't  follow  quite  the  early 1920s,  and  it  wasn't  just  old  mementos,  photographs  of  as  rigid  a  system  of  rules  when  confined  to the  men.  Women  also  shipboard  life,  pictures of  they  choose  their  designs.  went  in  for  the  hew  form  of  dec­ ships  or  anything  that  would  Were  Symbolic  oration.  Then  was  the  time  when  a  sea­ Leading  female  society  leaders  show  how  seamen  lived,  ate  man  was almost  required t^  have a  like  Princess  Waldemar  of  Den­ and  worked  in  the  days  gone  pig or a  rooster tattooed  on­one  of  ­ mark.  Lady  Randolph  Churchill  of  by,  send  them  in  to  the  LOG.  Whether they  be steam  or sail,  his feet to protect him from  drown­ England,  and  Mr^.  Jackson  Gou­ ing,  while  the  well­known  "Rock  raud.  Princess  Uhimay,  Mrs.  around  the  turn  of  the  cen­ ,of  Ages"  was  designed  to  protect  George  Comwallis  West  and  Elsie  tury,  during  the first  world  ;the sailor.from  any sort  of  general  French  Vanderbilt  in  the  US,  all  war  and  as  late  as  1938,  the  had  designs  traced  on  their*  arms  LOG  is Interested  in  them  all.  mishap.  The oldtime  sailor couldn't  wehr  or  shoulders.  We'll  take  care  of  them  and  Fart  of  the  modeitt  tattoo  artist's  Job  Is  retouching, the  derigns  an  anchor  on  his  skin  unless  lie  Then,  too,  in  the  early  1900s,.  return  your  souvenirs  to  you.  en  oldtimerK  u Ibe  aiUst  is  dbifig  bew.  j  had  made, an  Atlantic cruise,  while  nmny  women  had^ermanent  red  • 7$  Si  •  SS •   •  I  ''A  '• '• A'.)  ­ "'W.  I  • • r'j  'I  • 7?  .'7^55  I  • m  .­fl  J\  • I  I  • A I  :^l  1  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare Twelve  m THE  WAKE  IF'  la­ i}  1  i! S'a  '''  p..  [ ei'/  •  MEET THE  SEAFARER  LEROY  M.  NICHOLAS,  steward  Locks  of  the  Panama  Canal,  after  large  dogs  which  were  found  through  which  all  manner  of  sea­ there.  The  principal  island  was  The  transition  of  the  seaman  flag  fever,"  he  recalled,  "and  going  craft  have  passed,  were  once  originally  known  as  the  Isle  of  from  a  homeless,  wandering  vaga­ joined  the  Marines:  One  day  later  opened  for  a  swimmer.  Newspap­ Dogs,  in  Latin,  Canaria  Insula.  bond  into  a  settled,  well­estab­ I was  sorry  and wished  I was  back  Question:  Would  you  advise  a  ers  in  August,  1928,  featured  ex­ sea­going  man  to  zet  married?  lished  family  man  is  one  of  the  on  a  merchant  ship."  His  Marine,  ploits  of  the  swimmer,  Richard  A. canopy,  used  nowadays  as  a  striking  achievements  of  maritime  hitch  lasted  from  1642  to  1946 .  Halliburton,  who  made  the  trip  sun  shield  or  to  drape  over  a  (Asked  of  Seafarers  In  the  New  unionism.  Leroy  Nichdlas  belongs  during which  he saw service  in  the  over  a  period  of  days.  Alligators  throne,  comes  from  the  Greek­ Orleans  branch  hall).  to  that constantly  growing  number  2nd  and  5th  Marine  Divisions.  He  •   were  the  only  thing  that  ggve  him  konops,  a gnat,  when  it  was  a  cur­ of  Seafarers  who  have  beeii  suc­ was in on  the invasion  of  Iwo  Jima  Vic  Miorana,  stenrard:  Sure,  a  trouble  during  the  trip,  which  cost  tain  net  used  by  boatmen  on  the  cessful  in  combining  the  seafaring  and  Salpan  and  was  nicked  by  sailor ought  to get  married.  A Sea­ him  $.36  .  .  .  The  reason  behind  Nile  River  to  keep  gnats  away  farer  can  afford  life with  home and family  relation­ enemy  bullets  in  the  latter  cam­ the name "Blue  Peter," for the  sig­ while  they were asleep  at night .i..  paign.  it  too.  I've  been  ships.  nal flag  hoisted  to  signify  sailing,  There's  an  island  on  England's  married  25  years  Furthermore,  he  is  convinced  Once  out  of  service  and  back  in'  is  probably  that  "peter"  is  a  cor­ Thames  River known  as  Eelpie  Is­ and  have  5  kids,  that  marriage  hefps  form  perma­ the  States  Nicholas  decided  he.  ruption  of  the French  word  partir,  land,  because  a  featured  dish  at  4 girls gnd  1 boy.  nent  ties  between  Seafarers  as  wanted  to  stay  shoreside  awhile.  to  leave.  this  pleasure  resort  is  eel  pie,  The  oldest  is  19.  their  families^  can'  get  together  "I  swore  I'd  never  leave  home.  made  from  eels caught  in  the  sur­ They  miss  me  when ashore  and the  men can  form  again  after  that  experience.  But  Iceberg  means  ice  mountain,  rounding  waters.  when  Fm  away,^  lasting  friendships  which  would  along,  came  the  1946  General  since  berg  is  Anglo­Saxon for a hill  tit  but  I can  provide  not dissolve when a  crew paid  off  a  Strike  and  there  I  was  back .in.  or  mountain.  An  iceberg  starts  its  Submarines  are  not  a  new  Idea,  again."  for  them  and  see  ship.  career  as  a  glacier,  moving  slowly  but  date  back  as  far as  1620  when  Nicholas  had  just  dropped  in  at  Looking For  Home  a  lot  of  them  down  the  mountain­side  until  it  reaches  the  cliffs  and  glides  into  a  Dutch  builder  in  the  service  of  when  in  port  since  I'm  home  be­ the New  Orleans hall  off  the  Alcoa  .  Right  now  Nicholas  is  prepared  Pointer  to  chat  with  old  acquaint­ to  keep  on  sailing  indefinitely,  for  the  ocean.  For  each  cubic  foot  of  James  I  constructed  the first  un­ tween" voyages.  ances when the  LOG reporter drew  as he put it, "I've got to keep work­ 4  i  t  the  iceberg  above  water,  there  der­sea  boat.  It  was  tried  out  in  the  Thames,  at  a  depth  of­12 to  15  him  into  conversation  about  his  ing  to  keep  the  family  fed  and  W.  A.  Van  Dyne,  steward:  I  must  be  eight  cubic  feet below  the  clothed."  Then too he  has his mind  water  .  .  .  There  is  nothing "jolly"  feet  propelled  by  a  dozen  rowers.  would  certainly  advise  them  to  get  life  at  sea.  Raised  In  Mobile  set  on  buying  his  own  house  this  about  the  small  boat  sometimes  The  boat  was  completely  covered  married.  Being  Like many others in  the SIU, the  year,  so  there  will  be  a  mortgage  hoisted  at  the  stern  of  a  ship.  The  with  leather,  with  the  oars  pro­ married,  I  speak  jolly­boat  gets  its  name  from  the  truding  through flexible  leather  with  authority.  35­year­old  Seafarer  is a  native  of  that  will  have  to  be  paid  off.  Real  Mobile  having  been  born  and  estate  costs  being  what  they  are  Danish  jolle  and  our  own  word  seals  on  both  sides.  The  builder  It  gives  a  man  devised  a  method  of  renewing  the  something  to  brought  up  in  that  city.  For  the  in  the  Crescent  City,  Nicholas  is  yawl.  oxygen  which enabled  the "sub"  to  work  for  when  past  two  years  he  has  been  ship­ not  so  sure  that  he  might  not  go  tit  Some  historians  trace  the  begin­ remain  underwater  for as  much­^as  he  has  a home  to  ping  out  of  New  Orleans  where  north  to find  a  home.  "They  want  go  to.  You  don't  "i  nings  of  a  war  between  England  15  hours.  he  lives  with  his  wife  and five­ at  least  $12,500  for  the  cheapest  4"  3^  4"  throw  your  mon­ and  Spain  in  1739  to  an  English  months­old  daughter.  He  more  or  crackerbox  in  this  area,"  he  de­ sea­captain  named  Robert  Jenkins.  Most  people  ^11 say  there  is  no  ey  away  except  less  drifted  into maritime  in  1934  clared.  The  skipper  appeared  before  the  such  thing  as  a  bridge  built  over  for  a  buck  now  when  he started  working  ships out  Meanwhile,  like  any  prudent  House  of  Commons  alleging  that  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  but  actually  or  then.  Since  I'm  married  I'm  of  Mobile.  "I  really  don't  know  family  man,  Nicholas  is  trying 4o  Spaniards  had  boarded  his  vessel  there  is  one  that  could  qualify.  not  like  I  used  to  be.  why I went to sea," he said. "Every­ pile  up  the  savings.  He's  letting,  i  t  and  cut  off  one of  his ears  in  1731.  Built  in  the  early  nineteenth  cen­ one  in  my  family  was  afraid  of  his  vacation  pay  ride  for, thq  time.  His  story,  coupled  with  the  show­ tury,  Clachan  Bridge  over  the  Floyd Smith,  FWT:  I'm  all  for a  water."  being  to  help  build  up  a  reserve..  ing  of  his  ear,  reinforced  resent­ Straits of  Lome connects the Isle of  seagoing man marrying.  Our wages  Joined  in '39  Consequently  he  has  over  $100  and  conditions  Evidently Nicholas  took  to water  coming  from  that  fund.  Theh  too,  ment  against  Spain  growing  out  of  Sell to  the mainland  of  Scotland at  are  better  than  well,  because except  for four  years  there's  a  bundle  of  retroactive  pay  an  intense  commercial  rivalry  and,  a  point  south  of  the  town  of  Oban,  those  ashore  so  in  the  Marines  and  three  months  from  the  Alcoa  Clipper  that  has  led  to  a  declaration  of  war  (1739­ Argyllshire.  By  spanning  the  nar­ why  not  have  a  as  a  waiter  in  France  he  has  been  gone  into; the  savings  account.  41). The  incident marked  the strug­ rowest  part  of  the  straits  it  is  the  family?  I  have  a  sailing  regularly  ever  sinee.  He  gle  as  the  War  of  Jenkins's  Ear,  a  only bridge  in the  world that  spans  While  trying  to find  a  better  wife  and  two  is one  of  the SIU's  early members,  home  for his  own  family,  Nicholas  nickname  that  has  hung  on  down  the  waters  of  the  Atlantic  ,  His­ kids.  When  I  torians  have  yet  to  explain  why  through  the  years.  having  joined  up  in  January,  1939.  would  also  like  to  see  the  Union  come  home  I  warships are  called men­o'­war  and  t  4"  4"  ,  The  French  interlude  took  place  put  up  new  halls  for  the  members  spend  all  my  The  Mediterranean  Sea  has  that  freighters merchantmen,  though  all  in  1936  as  the  result  of  a  spur  of  and  expand  existing  facilities.  time  with  the  name,  aptly  enough,  from  the  Lat­ are referred  to as "she." It's  a  puz­ the  moment  decision  to  quit  the  Aside  from  the  many  advantages  family,  not  like  in  medius  for  middle  and  terra,  zler.  the  9  AM  to  5  PM  workers  who  sea.  He  left  his  ship  In  Le  Havre  it  offers  the  men  thiemselyes,  he  t  t  i  land,  or  the  sea  in  the  middle  of  and  went  to  work  as  a  waiter  in  feels  that  the  Union  halls  could  the  land.  The  Romans  tagged  it  Rivals at  one time  merely  meant  catch  their families  on  the  run.'  the  Rue  de  Gallione.  After  three  serve as a social  center for the men  t  t  t  that  because  it  split  the  world  as  people  who  liVed  on  opposite  months the  American consul  quiet­ and  their  families.  it  was  then  known  into  two  con­ banks  of  a  river  or  stream,  but  Laurence  Cook,  FWT:  No,  sir.  ly  but firmly  sent  him  home.  The  "I  think  we  should  socialize  The  cost  of  keeping  two  homes  is  tinents, Europe  and Africa  . .. This  the  antagonism  of  these  folk  last  Nicholas  heard  of  the  Rue  de  more,"  he  said.  "I  know  a  lot  of  may  surprise  some,  but  the  Canary  over  their fishing  rights  may  pos­ too  much.  Too  Gallione  was  that  it  was  bombed  Seafarers  who  have  wives.  This  long  a  separation  Islands,  in  the  Atlantic  off  the  sibly have  led  to the  word  now  be­ way  we  could  get  together  with  out  during  the  war.  northwest  coast  of  Africa,  were  ing  used  in  connection  with  'dis­ from  home  is  no  The  next  time  he  quit  the  sea  each  other  more  often  and  learn  good  for  a  sail­ not  named  after  birds,  but  rather  putes of  all  kinds.  he  didn't  get  back  so  fast.  "I  got  to  know  each  other."  ing  man.  Being  a  former  married  man  I  can  speak  with  authority.  There's  no  fu­­ ture  in  it.  I  can  ACROSS  DOWN  14. Used  on  the  32. Ship  carrying  The  US  announced  the  fall  of  President  Roosevelt  presented  a v  come  and  go  as  Banks  fuel  1,4.  Good port for  1. Call  we  don't  16. Boring  tool  33. Butt  ccenery  and  free as  the  breeze.  The  other  way  Corregidor.  The  surrender  catne  seven­point  anti­inflation  program  like  to hear  34. Port  1.901 miles  smeUs  after  300  air  raids  and  after  Jap­ to Congress  .  . .  Registration began  2. Drops  the  hook  19. Breeze  doesn't  work  out  for  a  seaman,  21. Taken  on  the  from  NY  4. .Same  as  No.  1  3. Sea nymph  anese  troops  landed  on  the. tiny  for rationing  with  gripes about  the  Banks  35. Holy  City  in  tit  8. Rainbows  Arabia  4. NaUves  of  Kobe  .22. Get  your  pay  rock.  Organized  resistance  in  the  low  amounts  of  gas  allowed  .  .  .  Earl  Cohoon,  bostn:  I  think  a  for  these  36. Sacred ­ cloth  12. A  number  5. Custom  Philippines  ended  with  the  faU  of  "The  SIU backed  a  proposal  to have  23. He  is:  Cont.  38. Part of  ship  man should  be married  if  he  wants  13. Island  In  S.  6. Form  of  "ad"  25. Pronoun  40. Island  in  Irish  the  island..  .  .  New  Yorkers  went  at  least  one  lifeboat  on  every  mer­ Atlantic  to  lead  a  nor­ 26. Owl's  call  Sea  7. Man  from  15. Remove,  as  through  their first  blackout.  It  chant  vessel  equipped  with  a  port­ 28. An  oil  company  41. Supply  depot  Omaha  mal  life.  But  he  barnacles  30. Money  changers  43. Siamese  dialect  8. Man's  name  should  stay  was  proclaimed  a success  .  .  .  The  able radio  transmitter .  .  .A  U­boat  17.  Darwin's  ship  in  BA  44; The President  9. Job  on a  clipper  31. Price­fixing  45, Writing fluid  ship  ashore  the first  Japanese  occupied  Mandalay  .  .­  .  sank  e  freighter  in  the  St.  Law­ 18. Chops  agency  47. Each:  Abbr.  10. Hue  year  to­  get  ac­ the  SIU  backed  the  Army's  rence  River  for  the first  time  in  '  19. Seaman's hobby  11. Slammin'  Sam  Puzzle  Answei^  on  Page  ao. Gazelle  customed  to  it  ordered  coastal  "brownout,"  de­ history..  of  golf  SI. How  rope  then  after  that  signed  to  cut  down  coastal  sky  •   4"  4i  4"'  should  lie  he can  sail  again.  glow  and  help  prevent  merchant  32. By  way  of  ships  froin  being  silhouetted  for  My  wife  is  dead  Shut,  Out  won  the  Kentucky  23. Group of  whales  now'but  I  have  a  lurking  subs.  24. Fort  in  CaUf.  Derby  .  .  .  The  British  reported  a  25. Rougher  is,  X  t  daughter  and  am  direct  hit  on  the  Torpitz  .  .  .  SIU  27. Day's  sigbt:  very  happy  that  I  did  go  into  a  The  British  .overcame  French  crew,  which  had  chipped  in  to  pay  Abbr.  28. Dry,  as  wine  marriage.  resistance  and  occupied  Madagas­ for  extra  rations  for  Navy  gunnej­a  23. About  a  mile.  car ... German­ aircraft sunk  four  aboard  their  ship,  were  given  the  in  Calcutta  t  t  t  20. Commanding  Richard  Taylor,  AB:  I  got  mar­ British  destroyers  in  the  Medi­ shell  casing  of  the  shot  that  sank  officer  ried,  so  I  do  approve  of  it.  I've  terranean ... Two Seafarers told of  a  U­boat  attacking  the  vessel  .  .  .  32. Port  where  re­ fueling  is  fast  been  married  how  their ship  managed  to damage  The  British  announced,  the  Nazi  34. Le  ,  HalH  just  six  months  a  U­boat  while  she  was  sinking  battleships  Schamhorst  and  Gneis­ 35. It  sets  tides  87. Export  from  and  my vife  ap­ Brooklyn  and  the  Yankees led  enau,  and  the  cruiser  Prinz  Eugen  BoUvia  proves  of  my  go­ their respective  leagues ... A total  were  hit  during­ air  raids  and  put  38. Performers  39. Period  of  tline  ing  to  sea.  As  a  of  18  merchant  vessels  were  sunk  out  of  action  .  .  .  The  RAF  40. Red  PUne  sailor  I'm  better  off  the  Eastern  and  Gulf  coasts  launched  its first  heavy  air  jald  41. B­36  "egg"  42. Port  for  Lima  able  to  support  during  one  week  ... ;  The  House  on  Paris  .  .  . Mexico. Issued  a  dec­ 44.2,S94  miles from  a  family.  Seago­ okayed  a  pay  raise  for  setvlcemen.  laration  of  I war  against  the  axis  Frisco  46. Desired  state  of  ing  is  stable  powers  and  pointed­to  the  sinking  v"  •   .  ii  t  •  '  washing machine  enough  now ^  for.  ,The> Battle  of  the  Coral  Sea  was*  of  Mexican ships  id the  Gulf as its  °  48. French  girl's  "no"  a  man  ­to  settle  .announced finished  and; avietoiy  prime reasow.­. i  Rumors kept get­ 49. Pert,  to aircraft  down and  one­  I hope  to any­ for^ the  Allies.  Spme,  SSI  ^apahese  Upg  .more  frequent  cppcerning. a  ships  were  sunk  qy  daniaged ­  . .  SeCOie'^.  PuzTile  I  Friday,  May  K, 195S?  .  rW'l' Is­'i'KV;  t'..  TEN  YEARS  A#ll  �'  r  ' T­>­ ­ W3?^pv''r ­.:  • • •  /­• ; • • ,»•;    Friday, May  16. Hfft  ^  SEAFARERS ^ LOG  SE AF  ARERS  LO G  Pace TUrtecB  ^Look  Out  Below!!'  Vet.  XIV  No.  10  May  U. 1952  Piibllsbed  biweekly  by  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  AFL,  675  Fourth  Avenue,  Brooklyn  32,  N.  V.  TeL  STerling  8­4671.  PAUL  HALL,  Secretary­Treasurer  Editor.  UcBHEBT  BRAND;  Manatiing  Editor.  RAT  DeNisoH;  Art  Editor.  BERNABD  SEAMAN;  Photo  Editor,  DAHIML  NILVA.  Staff  Writers,  HUMAN  ARIBDB.  IBWIN  SPIVACK.  ART  PERT ALL.'  M  Upside  Down  Tiew  The  grave  lack  of  understanding, both  in  and  out  of  Con­ Reveals  LiberuBn  gress,  as  to  the  nature  of  the  maritime  industry's  problems  is  brought  into sharp focus  by  the goings­on over  appropria­ SMp Conditions  tions for the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy.  Several  To  the  Editor;  Congressmen  and  one  daily  newspaper  have  been  shrieking  I  would  like  this  to  be  printed  to  the skies  that fund  cuts for  Kings  Point  would  "sink  the  in  your  Union  paper  to  point  out  merchant  marine," ignoring  the fact  that  Kings  Point' plays  what  it  means  when  seamen  do  a  negligible  role  in  supplying  officers  for  the  industry.  have a good  union protecting  them.  At  the  same  time,  these  Congressmen  did  not  let  out  a  I  am  an  AB  on  the  Atlantic  peep about  the fate of  the long­range shipping  bill, the  only  Coast,  a  Livanos  Company  Libe­ proposal  currently  available  that  attacks  the  basic  problem  rian­flag  ship  carrying  general  of  the industry—how  to meet  the need  for  modern ships  and  cargo.  face  up to  foreign  competition.  A little  thought should  make it  obvious that it  is far  more  This  company  has  a  lot  of  ships  sail  out  of  New  York,  most  of  difficult and  time­consuming to build a ship than it is to train  that  them  tankers.  an officer.  And  nobody  has ever  heard of  a  platoon of  Kings  The  Atlantic  Qoast  arrived  in  Point  graduates  carrying one  ounce  of  cargo  without  a ship  Baltimore  with  a  crew  of.  35  and  in  which  to stow  it.  left  with  22  on  March  22,  short  13  The problem  of  the industry  is not  one of. manpower.  The  men  who  got  off.  At  this  time,  licensed and unlicensed  unions can supply all the men needed  April  14,  these  men  have  not  been  in, any emergency.  The SIU has shown in the past few months  replaced  though  the  ship  has  been  that  when  the  need  arises  it  can  quickly  upgrade  men  to  in  four  other  ports.  fill  all, positions.  Ships  officers  can  similarly  be  trained  out  In  the  deck  department  there  was  a  captain,  two  mates,  a  bouts­ of  the foc'sle in  a short  period  of  time.  by  PAUL  HALL  ! If  the  US  merchant  marine  dies,  it  will  never  be for  lack  wain  and  four  men.  The  engine  department  was  short  a  fir. man  of  trained manpower.  Rather, a  contributing cause  would  be  t^ORD  was  received  at  Union  men  in  New  York  now  have  access  a shdrt­sighted  jwlicy  of  training men  to  man  ships that are  and  third  engineer.  W  Headquarters  this  week  that  to the  up­to­minute  information  on  No  Care  For  Iiunry  ­ left on; the drawing  board.  ll  "• ­ViSsI  • im  As I See It  After  leaving  Baltimore  we  the  millions of  readers  of  the  Sat­ ship movements  every  day.  cleaned  hdlds, and  one of  the  deck  urday  Evening  Post  will  soon  see  Another example  is a  letter  sent  men  broke  a  leg.  He  was  carried  an  article  on  the  security  problem  to  the  LOG  this  week  in  which  to his bunk  and left  there for seven  existing  along  the  nation's  water­ Brother  James  Finn,  Ship's  Dele­ gate  on  the  Bradford  Island,  sug­ days without  medical attention  Held at  bay  by  stumbling  blocks  like  hourts  and  existing  whatever,  or any  fronts.  The  loopholes  in  this  gested  a  listing  of  the  rates  of  ex­ laws recognizing the legal status and necessity of  labor unions,  ship's officers. even  visits  from  the  country's  waterfront .security  were  change  prevailing  in  various  na­ one  of . the champions of  the anti­labor  bloc in  Congress  has  Arriving  in  Manzanilla,  Cuba,  he  exposed  in  your  newspaper,  the  tions.  The  letter  appears  in  this  found  a  new  way  out.  If  you  can't  outlaw  unions  entirely,  was  put  on  the  dock  without  any  SEAFARERS  LOG,  several  issues  issue—along  with  the  list  sug­ gested  by  Brother  Finn.  Keep­ why  not  just  legislate  their  biggest  weapon  right  out  the  identifying papers and stayed  there  ago.  ing  the  LOG  responsive  to  tlie  window?  for  ten  hours  until  the  matter  was  membership is one of  the secrets of  If  an  impending  strike  is  deemed  to  threaten  national  settled. He  was tak^n  to the Arotna  The  article  attracted  consider­ keeping  defense,  either  Congress  or  the  President  should  be  able  to  Espanola  hospital  by  attendants.  able  attention  and  was  quoted  in  papers.  it  among  the  best  of  labor  slap  an  injunction  on  the  offending  union  and  then  if  the  Eleven  days  later  the  captain  re­ newspapers  throughout*  the  land.  i.  ^  t,  parties  can't  get  together  in  80  days,  then  just  seize  the  quested that  he be  put  aboard. The  The  case  in  point  is  that  men  of  leg  ha(}  barely  started  healing.  the  sea  were  the first  to  be  in­ industry  altogether  until  they  do.  ­• HE  DEADLII^'E  FOR  OPEN­ $102  Wages  This demonstration of  free enterprise meeting its problems  formed  of  this  important  national  ing  negotiations  with  the  squarely  (??)  may  not  get  far,  but  it  shows  the  lengths  to  Our wages  are $102 a month  with  issue,  and  the  planned  Post  story  operators  is  approaching.  Accord­ which some people will go, forgetting the fact that  legitimate  35  cents  an  hour  overtime.  My  is an  outgrowth of  the LOG'S  reve­ insly.  your  headquarters  negoti­ union activity is already imbedded in American  tradition and  overtime  for  4li  months  was  42  lations.  ating  committee  is  now  carefully  that the strike is the ,best example of  it.  The honorable mem­ hours.  No  overtime  is  paid  for  Here  is  a  good  example  of  the  studying  the  suggestions  submitted  Saturday  or Sunday.  In  by  the  crews.  bers  of  Congress  behind  this  bill  also  overlook  their  cat­ watches on  the morning  we get  two eggs, bread  way  the  LOG  has been  performing  One  of  the  things  being  studied  calling  in  past  weeks  when  that  man  in  the  White  House  and  coffee for  breakfast. At  dinner  a  two­fold  job.  By  breaking  this  by  the  committee  are  the  prob­ followed  the  prescription  in  the  steel  industry.  it's  a  piece  of  meat,  soup  and  story,  which  might  otherwise  have  lems of  the steward  and his depart­ We expect  their n\pre levelheaded fellows in the legislative  bread.  ment.  The  committee  realizes  that  gone  unnoticed,  the  LOG  was  giv­ chambers  will  try'not  to  snicker  too  much  when  this  idea  We  admire  your  Union's  stand  the  men  working  in  this  depart­ comes  up on  the floor.  against  the  Communists,  enemies  ing  a  picture  of  a  problem  facing  ment have special  problems arising  of  America  and  free  men  every­ the  nation.  Beyond  that  it  was  out  of. the  nature  of  their  work.  &  ^  4«  tr  where,­and  think  you  should  put  performing  a  public  service  by  All  stewards  can  rest  assured  a"  light  on  the  secretary  of  the  calling  attention  to  the  problem.  that  these  questions—and  mone­ UNO,  a  seamen's  union  on  Broad  It  showed  people  outside  of  our  tary  matters—are  receiving  thor­ With  today's headlines  all flashing  news of  hectic  happen­ Street,  New  York.  He  is  a  full­ industry,  the  maritime field,  that  ough  consideration  and  will  be  ings  all  over  the  world,  it's  always  good  to  take  pause  and  fledged  Communist  party  mem­ taken  into  account  when  demands  the SIU  is alert  to all  matters  that  are  presented  to  the  shipowners  note the  bright side  and  the humanity  of  man  to man.  Such  ber.  %  affect  the  country's  and  the  in­ in  July.  Commimist  Outfit  •   is  a  case  right  in  our  own  SIU  membership,  wdiere  two  dustry's  well­being..  As  you  know,  the  UNO  was  a  brothers  linked  by  misfortune  gambled  and  won.  t  4»  5»  Greek  seamen's  union  whose  con­ The  LOG  is first  and  foremost  The fact that  Seafarer Phil Pron  can now  see perfectly  out  OUR  SIU  HEADQUARTERS  of  one  eye  stems  fully  from  the  generosity  of  another  SIU  trol  was  seized  by  Communist  in­ your  newspaper  in  the  true  sense  is  being  temporarily  convert­ member, Eric Joseph, who a  year ago .gave his own  right eye  filtrators  to use  for  their  own  dis­ of  the  word  and  the  Union  intends  purposes.  He  is  in  a  good  to  maintain  that  policy.  But  by  ed  into  an  art  museum  this  week,  to  save  Pron's  failing  vision.  The  time  is  still  far  off  till  ruptive  spot  to  make  use  of  the  300  sea­ presenting  a  bi'oad  outlook  on  the  with  all.the  entries  in  the  Union  Pron  will  have  his  full  sight  back,  but  he  will  be shipping  men  who  fled  Greece  and  went  entire  waterfront question,  it helps  art  contest  going  on  e.xhibition  for  out again one  day with renewed  faith in  the spirit that  truly  to  Poland  to  learn  the  art  of  Com­ to  give  outsiders an  understanding  the  judges and  members  interested  makes  the SIU  a "Brotherhood  of  the Sea."  munist  tactics.  of,  the  seafaring  man's  problems  in  seeing  them.  The  large  number  of  entries  re­ At  present  my  b­iddy  and  I  are  and  achievements.  ducking  the  captain  and  trying  to  Judging; from  the  mail  that  ceived  in  this  contest  certainly  get in  touch with  the Liberian  con­ comes  in,  the  LOG  is  creating  a  bears  out  something  we've  felt  for  sul, but with  little hope that  he will  very  favorable  impression  along  a  long time.  It's always  been  your  these lines and  Seafarers like  their  Union's  belief  that we  could find  in  Washington—testifying  during  the  House  Labor  Commit­ do anything  for  us.  tee's  investigation  of  the  Wage  Stabilization  Board,  former  Name  withheld  publicatioiL  The  paper  continues  the  ranks  of  Seafarers  a  group  of  to  serve  as  a  good  source  of  sug­ men  who  could  do almost  anything  mobilization chief  Charles Wilson suggested  that the present  I Ed,  note:  The  above  letter  was  gestions  from  the  membership.  and  do  it  well,  whether  it's  paint­ board, consisting  of  labor,  industry  and  public  members,  be  given to  Seafarer James  H.  Parker  For example, one  Seafarer recently  ing  pictures  or  playing  baseball.  abolished.  He  would  replace  it­with  a  bqard  consisting  of  by .  two,  crewmen. of  the  Atlantic  wrote  to  the  LOG  proposing  tliat  Without  any  of  us  being  profes­ public'members  only.  .  '  Coast  while  he was  in  Rotterdam.  the  headquarters  branch  post  in­ sional  judges  the  lieneral  feeling  I  When asked  who tlrt public members would bo/ he replied.  Names have  been  withheld  to; wo*  formation  oik^ilyL ship  sailii)^  is that the feUtows have  doqe, tljpjn?;  iect  the  men  V  * • '' ,  Thhf  antf  seives''praud'in  this  iiistan^^  Strike  • 'Solntion'  T  SIU  Brotherhood  Y An  Unbiased  idea  i I*'  \ ; i  ­m  �• • • • •;   Page  Fourteen  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  May  16. 195t  An SUP  Member  On  The Beach  In New York  IP­'  '  ,  '  'h'­''  • : •  .i.w  vJ^  ,  '• <  ­­i  ,'• ?<• '  •.  :­­^C  v  '  i;. '­  a.'­  ".  :•   ­­!­• ''• • :• T .; "I.*"'­  •   • ' '  W'­i­''  fmh­ HOMSAmr PROM ­HOMB  J  ^ ) • ' • Civ'3;.;.­  ^  Oa®;..­ 1  1  1 f­'  i  J  '  r  '  lii  ,' J  Vs» J  ' '  plhii  S  '  I  • ­*iii  •  W'r •  !'«'" • Separated  by  the  breadth  of  a  continent,  the  SlU  hall  inV  Brooklyn  (left,  top)  and  the  home  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  in  San  Francisco  (above)  may  differ  somewhat  in  build,  but  their  like  facilities are  available  day and  night  to  Seafarers  and  Sailors  passing  through both ports.  Just  as  the  SUP  building,  located  in  the  shadow  of  the  familiar  Oakland  Bay  Bridge,  opens  its  doors  to  accommodate  the  East  Coast  brothers  in  the SlU,  so  too does  the SlU  maintain  its  headquarters  on  the  key  Brooklyn  waterfront  for  everyday  use  by  the  Sailor  whose  home  port  is  on  the  West  Coast  but  is  •   in  transit  through  the  Port  of  New York.  '  .  •­ • ;  ^  The nature of the  maritimfe industry bars frequent  visits home  by the  men who sail  the ships.  Thus it is  that  the Union hall  tem­ porarily  becomes  the  "home"  tp  the  seaman  from  Iowa,  Texas,  the Pacific Northwest or  New England.  To fill  the gap  and meet  the  expanding  needs  of  the  membership,  the  SlU  and  the  SUP  have spared no effort to make the members' "home" on  the beach  o place  where  unhurried  leisure  hours  con  be  worthwhile  spent.  V  i&f/, : ­ l%llr^2^­^• "' i. V,  ^­• ­ '• '• >U  •­• ••  .; • '•.•  :• *'?>  I  f  Bpth  modern  structures  ore  newly­built,  combining  beauty,  comfort  and  shipping  ease  to  service  the  hundreds  of  seamen  who hail  from every  part of  the country  ond  look on  these build­ ings  as  their, "home owdy  from home"  when  their  ship  pulls into  either  city.  ' •   •  V.  On  these  pages,  the  LOO records  the  one­day  itinerary  of  c|n  SUP brother,  ABJalen  O'Brien,  as  he  recently  made  use  pf_;  ­ ^  1SIU  hall  in  Brdoklym  He,  liki|l  many of  hi§  f  passed  through ibe hall, agreed  thdf£'£'  • i'.  �'  L'  Friday, May  Id, IdSS  SEAFARERS  LOG  4 >2­'"'  ''  0M  i;<&J  M'­y  ^'­"  —^///  /,^''''  '  '', f'  ^ I  J  "'  '  ­I  I  i">''4  #''  '  /  .  f  t"  ^  I  s  f  r  Pare Fifteen  •  ­ V;5!^  ­ • ^«ll •  ­'t­ ­ ""I**!  . '• •   fhipping hall. O'Brien registers for job  /ith  SUP  dispatcher  Bill  Armstrong.  The board. Looking for a  good run, he  keeps an "eye on the shipping boards  ; '"­y V  ;  V ~• Cafeteria. Coffeetime at the hall and a  real five­cent cup of coffee,.  '  '  .'y..  Greetings,  Over  coffee,  O'Brien  says  hello to SUP brother Leo Kapusick, AB.  "  ii 1  '  I' ­ •  '­.S  fame Room. Taking his turn at a pool  ble, he studies his  next shot.  Library.  During  lull,  he  grabs  the  chance to drop a line to  the folks.  m  .  What's  new?  SUP  paper,  West  Coast  ­  ­ Sailor, fills him in on  union news.  Slide board. O'Brien stands by, watches  a friendly game of  shuffleboard.  �Face Sixteea  wc^­'­r­ .'•   'ffl­ is.'  Wttimr, Mmr  1$, mt  THE  *  I.:  SEAFARERS  LOG  LABOR  ROUND­UP  New  York  City's Department  of  Marine, and  Aviation has  been  tear­ The dangerjDf fire, ever­present  aboard ships, is  possibly the  greatest  ing  its  hair  out  over  some  new  lifeboat  davits  installed  on  Its  three  hazard a  seaman faces.  Tankers, of  course, are partidulu­ly susceptibla  new  ferryboats.  Using a  new  telescopic  launching  system, they'll  work  because  of  the  explosive  nature  of  their  cargo,  but  other  cargoes,  like  perfectly  for  a  while,  then  suddenly  refuse  to  work,  and  then  will  Wheat for  one, have  to be handled  with care.  A trained  seaman should  launch  the  lifeboats  by  themselves  when  nobody  is  around  .  .  ;  The  be  a  pretty  good fire  buff,  in  that  he  should  know  the  differences  be­ skipper  of  a  350­ton  fishing  boat  told  of  an  hour  of  terror  off  Brazil  when  four  men  went  mad  with  fright  as  the  vessel  was  sinking  in  a  tween one  kind  of fire  and  another as  well as  how to  handle  different  storm  ... American  inland  waterways  serve  every  American  city  oi  The labor front continued hot on  types  of fire.fighting equipment.  more  than  435,000  population,  according  to  a  recent  announcement  a  number  of  fronts,  with *100,000  When it comes  to fire, the average  person thinks  of  the  time­honored  .  .  .  The  Port  of  Houston  handled  a  record  high  of  4,328,000  tons  of  oil  workers  joining  other  strikers,  fire hose  or water  bucket.  Water  is a fine  extinguisher  under  certain  cargo  during  March.  '  ­ and  the  steel  dispute  going  to  the  circumstances but  it Wouldn't dp much  good under  ordinary use against  t  4  The  first  ocean­going  commercial  vessel  to  fly  the  Korean  flag  In  Supreme  Court.  The  picture  to  an  oil fire, and  would  be disastrous  if  used in  an  electrical fire.  Water  modern  times  will  be  the  former  Swedish  freighter  Rosa  Thoren,  re­ date  looks  something  like  th^:  being  the fine  electrical  conductor  that  it  is,  the  unfortunate  novice  cently  purchased  by  the  Republic  of  Korea  . . . Nippon  Yusen *Kaisha,  who uses it on an electrical fire is liable to  wind up pretty badly fried.  Steel—White  House  talks  be­ Japan's  largest  shipping  company, has announced  it  will  resume  Euro­ pean  runs  after  a  lapse of  11 years .  . . The  W.  E,  Fitzgerald smashed  tween  union  and  industry  repre­ Three  Basic  Factors  into  the  Burlington  Beach  Canal ^  Bridge  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  and  sentatives  ­  fell  through.  The  A fire  starts When  three  factors  exist:  Something  to  burn,  enough  knocked  the  whole  bridge  into  the  canal  ; .  . The  Coast  Guard  is  in­ Supremo  Court  agreed  to  hear  the  beat  to  start  that  particular  material  burning,  and enough  oxygen  to  specting  the  life jackets  aboard  all  the  New  York  City  ferries  since  keep it going.  Fighting a fire  is a matter  of  eliminating one  of  these  one  shipment  was found  defective.  So  far,  some  of  the  older  Jackets  case  involving'government  seizure  three  factors.  You  isolate  or remove  the  material  that  is burning,  or  of  the  industry,  and  ordered  that  j'ou try .to reduce the  temperature, or you attempt to cut  off  the oxygen  on  two  vessels  have  been  declared  unsafe  and  undersfeed.  no  pay  hikes  or  price  increases  suwly  by amotherlog  it  with an  appropriate  foam­tsrpe  extinguishing  it  i  The  first  transit  this  season  on  the  inland  waterway  between  Mont­ be  ­granted  until,  it  reaches  a  de­ agent; appropriate for the  type of fire  involved.  real ^nd New  York  was  completed  last  week  when  two  vessels  docked  cision.  The  Circuit  Court  of  Ap­ When looked at this  way, that mysterious bug­a­boo,jqK>ntaneous com­ in  New  York  with  newsprint  cargoes  .  .  . The  Port  of  Santos,  BrazU's  bustion, is easily understood.  You don't actually have to strike a  match  peals  granted  a  stay  of  execution  largest, is  getting Its face  lifted as the  Santos Docks  Company launched  to  start a ­fire,  in some  materials—they  simply  have  to  be  warmed  up  a  $45  million  improvement  program  ... The  40­year­old  Empress  of  Justice  Pine's  order  voiding the  to  the  point  that  they  usually  start  burning.  An  overheated  wall  or  of  Australia, the ship that carried  King George  VI and  Queen Elizabeth  seizure.  Since  the  industry  was  heat  from  the  sun  may  be  sufficient  to  get  some  highly­combustible  to  Canada  in  1939,  has  made  her  last  trip.  The  615­foot  3­stacker  has  still  in  government,  hands,  CIO  cargoes afiie.  Should  there  be  no  air  circulating  to caiTy  off  the  heat  been  sold  for  scrap  .  .  .  The  Maritime  Administration  opened'bids  enough  oxygen  present  to  keep  the fire  going,  then  conditions are  for  18  sunken  ships  and  their  cargoes  this  pasr week  .  .  .  New  York  Steelworkers  President  Phillip  but  City's 150­foot  Department  of  Sanitation  barge,  which sunk  in the  East  Murray  ordered  his  men  back  to  favorable  for  a fire.  For example, coal  is a  hlghiy­combustible  material  yet you can  drop  work.  Blver,  has  been  raised  and  floated  away.  lighted  matches  In  a  pile  of  coal  all  day  without starting  something—.  3.  4.  4.  4  4  4  provided  the  coal  has  been  kept  cool  enough.  Yet  that  same  load  of  The  Hamburg­Chicago  Line's  Konsnl  Sartorl  became  the  Hrst  freighter  flying a foreign  flag to dock  at  Cleveland  this year . . . Suez  Oil—About  100,00c  oil  workers  coal  can .start  burning  all  by  itself  if  it  is  particularly  dusty  and  in  a  Canal  traffic  during  February  consisted  of  1,050  transits.  It  had  a  In  22  unions  have  been  out  on  nice  warm  hold.  Types of  Fires  daily  average  of  247,000  tons,  with  tankers  representing  58.6  percent  strike  since  April  30.  They  have  Fires  themselves  have  been  divided  into  three  classes  by  insurance  of  the  total  .  .  .  The  General  Electric  Company,  Ltd.,  has  reported  cut  their  demands  from  the  orig­ underwriters,  each  class  requiring  different  treatment  to  put  it  out.  it  is  experimenting  with  a  method  of  killing  whales  by  electrocution  ... A  British  World  War  II  secret,  stabilizer  fins  to  prevent  rolling,  inal 25­cents an hour,  several times  Class A fires are those of  ordinary combustible' materials in  which water  will  be  fitted  to  the  Queen  Mary  . . . The  Dutch  passenger­cargo  ship  in an attempt  to reach  a settlement  is  the  best  extinguishing  agent.  Class  B fires  ire  those  including  In­ Dongedyk  was  damaged  by  a  $100,000  fire  at  Vancouver,  after  her  in  the  vital  Industry.  Some  scat­ flammable liquids  and  greases.  Here  the  most  effective  method  is  to  maiden  voyage  .  . .  According  to  recent  reports,  14  out  of  19  ships  tered  agreements were  reported  at  cut off  the oxygen  source by  smothering  the fire.  The class  C fires are  completed  in  the  world  during  the  first  three  months  of  1952  were  this  figure,  but  for  the  most  part,  those  in  electrical  equipment  where  the<  scheduled  for  Japanese  owners.  the  companies  w^re  making  a  fire extinguishing agent,  4  4"  4  offer  of  15  cents.  At  last  whatever  it  is,  must  be  The  Vancouver  whaling  fleet  began  its  season's  operations  this  past  "top"  word  the  unions  have  agreed  to  • a  non ­ conductor  of  week ... A  May  Day celebration  In  Le  Havre forced  the  Flying Enter­ the  15c.  figure,  which  was  recom­ ­electricity.  prise  II, under  Captain  Kurt  Carlsen,  to  anchor  outside  the  port  and  wait  overnight  before  entering.  The  new  Flying  Enterprise  II  sailed  mended  by  the  WSB,  and  a  settle­ ­All  USiUg ships  are  right  past  the  spot where  Captain Carlsen's  old command  sunk  . . .'The  ment  appears  imminent.  required  by  law  to  be  A  typical  carbon  dioxide fire  extinguisher,  4  4.  4  Pioneer,  the  US Voice  of  America's floating  radio transmitter  designed  ­equipped  with fire  axes, fire  hoses and  the  various  types  of  portable  to  pierce  Iron  Curtain  radio  "jamming,"  sailed  through  the  Panama  Telegraph—Some  31,000  mem­ extinguishers.  In 'addition,  vessels  carrying  combustible  cargo  in  the  Canal  and  was  conducting  a  series  of  equipment  tests  off  Vera'Cruz  bers  of  the  Commercial  Telegra­ holds,  or  in  closed  cargo  compartments,  ha'.'e fire­smothering systems  this  past  week  .  . . The  Atago  Maru  arrived  lii  Stockton  to  load rice  phers  Union  (AFL) are  still out on  using steam  or carbon  dioxide.  Well  marked  valves, readily  accessible  and  gained  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  ship  to fly  the  Japanese  strike.  The  company  has  stub­ on  deck  can  be  used  to smother a blaze  in a. particular enclosed  cargo  flag on  the  West  Coast  since  before  World  War  II.  bornly  refused  their  demands  for  space.  Modem  ships are  also  equipped  with­^fire  detection and  auto­ matic  alarm  systems.  In  a  typical  system  of  this  kind,  the  detector  4  4  4  higher  wages,  better  conditions.  An Argentine  barge,  with  five men  aboard,  tore  loose from her  tow­ receives  samples of  air  from  lines  reaching  into all  cargo spaces.  At  4  4 •  4  ship  last  week  and  was  reported  "adrift  somewhere  in  the  Atlantic"  tlm first  .trace  of  smoke,  the ­alarm ;is  given.  In  some  cases  the  de­ ... The  80­foot  brigantine  Yankee  completed  an  18­month  cruise  Odds  'n  Ends—^The  Brotherhood  tection  system  is  combined  with  an  extinguishing  system  so  that  the  around  the  world  under sail,  and,  as  usual,  arrived  in her  home  berth  of  Railroad  Trainmen  is  seeking  same  lines  used  to  detect  the  smoke  will  also  carry  dioxide  gas  to  within  5  minutes  of  the  time  the'skipper  announced  when  the  ship  pay  increases  based  on  increased  smother the fire.  left  .  .  . The  freighter  Tom  Girdler  limped  into  Cleveland  last  week  productivity  for  its  200,000  US  The  portable  extinguishers  carried  by  a  ship  will  include  soda­and­ with a  jagged hole in her bow made by  a piece of  ice ... The Portuguese^  members  and  other  raises  for  its  acid­type, anti­freeze  solution, foam,  vaporizing liquid  (usually utilizing  freighter  Monte  Brasil  went  into  drydock  in  Chester,  Pa.,  after a  col­ 20,000 Canadian  members­. . .  The  carbon  tetrachloride),  carbon  dioxide  and  dry  chemcal.  lision  with  the  US  freighter  Cape  Martin  off  the  New  Jersey  Coast  Senate  Labor  Committee^has  ap­ Soda  acid,  water  and  anti­freeze  are  effective  against  Class  A fires.  tore  a  gaping  hole  in  her  number  two  hold.  proved  an amendment  to the  Taft­ Water  handled  through  a  high  velocity  fog  nozzle  will  also  be  useful  Hartley  Act  which  would  permit  4  4  4  against  the  Class  B fires  (oil  and  other  inflammable  liquids).  Foam  According  to  the  National  Federation  of  American  Shipping,  the  employers  in the  building  industry  US Is  lagging far behind  the rest  of  the world  In  new ship construction.  to  contract  with  unions  on  wages  extingiushers are good for botb Class A and  B operations.  The  federation  reported  that  1,548  vessels  totalling  18,700,000  dead­ and  conditions  before  hiring, ­and  The  last  three  mentioned  typeS)  carbon  tet,  carbon  dioxide  and  dry  weight  tons  are  under  construction  throughout  the  world.  Of  these,  cut  the  probation  period  before  chemical,  are  the  only  ones  effective  against  electrical fires  although  the  US  has  only  20  ships  totalling  less  than  500,000  deadweight  tons  joining the union  from 30 to 7  days  they can  also be  used in fighting Class B  blazes.  on  the  ways,  only  2.4  percent  of  the  world­wide figure . . .  The  Queen  . The  AFL  Trades  Council  in  Soda­acid and foam extinguishers are usually alike.  To operate these  Mai­y was scheduled to dock  In  Cherbourg for  the first time since  World  San Antonio, Tex.,  launched a cam­ extinguishers  they  are  turned  bottom­side  up and  the  hose  directed  to  War II.  Although  she  has  visited  there  regularly, her  passengers have  paign to buy  a lot and  build a home  the  base  of  the flames.  The  carbon  tet  extinguisher  contains a  pump  had  to  use  launches  to  get  ashore.  The  Qua!  de  France,  demolished  for  Charles  Balmos,  an  apprentice  hardle  at  one  end.  The  pump  handle  is  pulled  out  and  the  contents  during  the  war,  has  now  been  rebuilt  and  the  Queen  can  dock  once  member  of  the  Plasterers  land  are  pumped  on  the flames  themselves.  Carbon  dioxide  extinguishers  more  instead  of  anchoring  out  in  the  harbor . . .  iTie  Transcontinental  Cement Masons  who can  no longer  have  a  control  valve  at  the  top  and a  short  length  of  hose.  The ex­ Gas  Pipe  Line  Co.  is  laying  6,600  feet  of  gas  pipe  across  New  York's  work  at  his  trade  because  of  in­ tinguisher  is held  by  the  handle,  the  valve  opened  and  the  nozzle  di­ Narrows.  rected at the fire.  juries  received  in  Korea.  Folleir  Burly  Every  iaeme  in  The  Seuiurere  hey  �Kriday, May le. l^St  Summer's Here!  SEAFARERS  LOG  Face SercBtecs  Furor  Over Funds For  Sea  Schools  Hit  As  'Cart­Before ­Horse' Policy  m  m  (Continued from  page 2)  the  curriculum—hardly  essential  though, for  the  business  of  saiiing  a  merchant  ship.  As a  result, Kings Point  in  many  respects is  merely an  annex of  the  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis.  A  large number of  its graduates, 1,100  in  all, are currently on active  duty  with the  Navy, many  of  them going  in  voluntarily  upon  graduation.  There is more than one Kings Point  cadet,  who  failing  of  admission  in­ to  Annapolis,  went  to  Kings  Point  and  immediately  volunteered  for  active  duty  upon  graduation  with­ out so much as serving a single  day  on a  merchant ship afterwards.  Of  course, by supplying  naval of­ ficers,  Kings  Point  is  serving  a  purpose.  But  it  is  one  that  could  be  equally  served  by  expanding  facilities  at  Annapolis  proper.  Few  In  Maritime  Just how many Kings Point grad­ uates go  into merchant service  is a  tough question  to answer.  In its 14  years  of  operation,  the  Academy  has  graduated  approximately  10,­ 000  deck and  engine officers.  Sub­ tracting the  1,100  now  in  the  Navy  nomic  aid  to  Western  Europe  and  leaves 8,900  licensed  men.  Greece, plus the regular  movement  A  rough  estimate of the  total  of  of  cargo to  and from  foreign  ports.  deck  and  engine  officers  now  sail­ All  these  ships,  and  the  huge  ing  US  ships  would  be  approxi­ tanker  fleet,  were  manned  by  the  mately  25,000.  Yet  all  sources  are  unions  involved.  The  only  delays  agreed  that  the  percentage  of  the  of  any  consequence  resulted  from  total  representing  Kings  Point  spot  shortages  of  radio  operators  graduates  comes  nowhere  near  the  and  engineers.  In  relation  to  the  8,900  who  are  qualified  to  sail.  total  number  of  voyages,  these  More likely, it is less than  half  that  delays  were  very  small  indped.  total.  Today, with  a  considerable num­.  Here  are  a  few  figures  obtained  ber.of  ships laid  up,  the supply  of  licensed  men  is  more  than  ample  from SIU  contracted companies:  The  Isthmian  Steamship  Com­ to  meet  the  demand.  The  MM&P  pany has 350 licensed officers in its  in  New  York  declares  that  many  employ in  deck and  engine depart­ men  with  masters' licenses are now  ments.  Of  its  total,  only  18  men,  shipping  as  third  mates  because  (6  engineers  and  12  deck  officers)  there are not  enough captain's  jobs  to go around. As far as Kings Point  are graduates of  Kings Point.  is  concerned,  the  MM&P  spokes­ The  Seas  Shipping  Company  man  said,  "If  they  wiped  put  the  (Robin  Line)  employs 144  officers.  place  we  would  never  miss  it."  Only  25  of  them  are  Kings  Point  The  only  possibility of  merchant  graduates.  ship employment for the large num­ Bull  Lines  estimates  that  only  ber  of  Kings  Point  graduates  not  Seafarer A. Yarborough tries  on a  snappy summer casual  ^cket in  slightly  over  eight  percent  of  its  presently  employed in  the industry  the Sea  Chest  in  the  New  York  headquarters with  the help  of  Sid  deck  officers are Kings Point  men.  would  be  in  the  event  of  a  third  Seltzer.  Seafarer  F.  Lambert!  (left)  who  came  along  to  kibitz,  No  figures  were  available  for  the  worid war. But even in  that eventu­ .  takes  a  real  careful  look  at  the  jacket  his  shipmate  is trying  on.  engine  room.  ality,  their  reserve  status  in  the  The  jacket  is  just  part  of  the  low­priced  new  summer  stock  In  Whether or  not these  figures are  NaVy  would  mean  that  they  would  the  Sea  Chest.  truly, representative  of  the  propor­ be  called  into  service  and  be  un­ tion  of  graduates  working,  they  availabie for  merchant ships.  give some  idea of  the role of  Kings  Ships  Are  The  Need  Point  in  the  maritime  field.  The  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  In  the  last  analysis,  the  excite­ (Continued  from  page  5)  the  seaman  should  choose  the  hospital  to  screen  legal  advice  Union  in  New  York,  where  Kings  ment about Kings Point  is basically  •   to  visit him  is to fill  out  a  request  lawyer  instead  of  having  the  seamen seek.  All we  are interested  Point  deck  graduates  would  nor­ a  case  of  putting  the  cart  before  slip.  The  slip  will  be  left  at  the  iawyer  come  in  and  high­pressure  in  is making certain  that  the  initi­ mally  go  if  they  wanted  to  ship  the  horse.  Additional  trained  of­ information  desk  or  can  be  mailed  the seaman  when  he  is  in  pain  or  ative  comes  from  the  patient,  so  out,  estimates  that  in  the  past,  no  ficers, if  and  when  needed, can  be  discomfort,  and  unable  to  handle  that  when  a lawyer  comes  here  he  more  than 40  graduates have  come  licensed  out  of  the  ranks  of  work­ to  the  attorney  directly.  has  been  requested  by  the  sea­ to  the  union  for  jobs  each  year.  ing  seamen  far  faster  than  new  Dr. Nelson emphasized  that these  such  matters  properly.  man."  Last  December's  graduating  class  ships  can  be  built.  A  rated  man  regulations  in  no  way  interfere  A seaman  can feel free to recom­ consisted  of  134  men,  with  two  with  three  year's  experience  can  mend  an  attorney  or  seek  advice  with  a  seaman's  right  to  consult  a  qualify for  a  license  with  a  certain  classes  graduating  yearly.  lawyer  of  his choice.  On  the  con­ from  fellow  seamen  on  whether  amount  of  preparation.  The  basic  they know  a good  lawyer, for what­ trary  they  emphasize  the  fact  that  No Hold  On Graduates  problem  facing  the  industry  now  ever  such  advice  is  worth.  How­ If  this is  the case,  what  happens  (as  it  has  always  been)  is  one  of  ever,  such  recommendations  to the rest  of  them who  are trained  ships  rather than  men,  with  plenty  should  be followed  by a formal  re­ at the public's expense  to 'man our  of  trained  manpower  to  meet  all  quest for that  lawyer. For example,  merchant ships? The answer  is that  needs.  once  a  lawyer  has  come  to  see  a  a  good  many  graduates  do  not  The use of  Kings Point  as an  ad­ client  in  the  hospital,  the  seaman  make  the  merchant  marine  their  junct of  Annapolis serves  US Navy  he  is  visiting  should  never  send  career.  The  fact  that  Kings  Point  purposes,  but  it  is  difficult  to  see  him  over  to  see  another  patient.  offers  a  free  four­year  college  how  the  school  justifies  its  exist­ Such action  by  the seaman  violates  course  leading  to  a  Bachelor  of  ence  as  a  Government­supported  the  law—something  which  few  Science  degree  is  an  inducement  maritime  academy.  seamen  are  aware  of.  for  many  young  men  to  attend.  (Continued  from  page  3)  No  Need  For  Haste  subsidized  companies  that  do  not  Having  completed  the  course  the  (Continued  from  page  3)  Actually,  there  is  no  need  for  a  have  operating  subsidy  contracts.  merchant  marine  no  longer  has  that  they  are  eligible  for  benefits  seaman  any  hold  on  them.  They  are  on  to  be  hasty  in  getting  a  Mariners  Not  Enough  for  only  13  wfeeks.  Nor  were  the  lawyer.  Under  the  Jones  Act,  he  own,  free  to  work  in  mari­ The  Maritime  Administration  their  time  or  not  as  they  please.  chronic tubercuiosis  patients, long­ has  up  to  three  years  in  which  to  head  admitted  that  the  Mariner  fiie claims  against  a  shipping com­ time  residents  of  Fort Stanton,  in­ program  was  inadequate  to fill  the  This  wide­open  loophole  where­ cluded  in  the  NMU  plan  when  it  pany.  It  would  be  best  then  for  country's  needs.  He  also  declared  by  students  at' a  Government­sup­ the  Seafarer  to  wait  until  he  is  that  a  serious  lag  existed  in  con­ ported  academy  are  not  required  first  went  into  effect.  fully  recovered  and  able  to  deal  to  practice  the  profession  for  Since  Fort  Stanton  is  a  TB hos­ with  these  matters.  Then  he  can  struction  of  ore carriers  needed  to  which  they  have  been  trained  has  bring  iron  bauxite  and  other  ores  pital, it means  that the  NMU mem­ look  around  for  competent  legal  to  mills  now  building  on  the  At­ been  recognized  to  the  extent  that  (Continued from  page 2)  bers  there  have  either  exhausted  advice and  for  reasonable  terms.  lantic  and  Gulf  Coast.  Only  two  a  bill  is  now  pending  which  would  their  benefits  or  never  received  It  has  been  pointed  out  that  the  such  carriers  are  now  being  built  compel  all  Kings  Point  graduates  as  many  as  625  cards  a  minute.  any  to  begin  with.  They  and  the  ambulance chaser  who solicits cases  for  American flag  companies,  with  to  serve  a  minimum  of  two  years  Eventually,  as  Seafarers  apply  for  ^ non­union  seamen  consequentiy  to  make  a  living  is  not  likely  to  several  under construction  for for­ in  the  industry.  benefits,  the  information  recorded  With  all  that,  some  people  will  on their discharges will  be punched  ­  face  serious  problems  in  obtaining  be  a  good  lawyer.  In  most  in­ eign flag  carriers.  stances, he carries  his office  in  his  argue  that  even  if  the  Kings Point  a  minimum  of  spending  money.  Government  Stand  Hit  hat.  He  has  neither  the  staff  nor  graduaterare7orw'orking"in marl­f*'®^'  As  far  as  the  Seafarer  is  con­ In  the  course  of  the  last  day's  cerned,  he  said,  headquarters  long  the  faciiities  to  build  up  a  good  testimony.  Representative  John  J.  time now, they  provide a  reserve of  the chance  of  error to  zero.  ago  recommended  (and  the  mem­ case for  the Seafarer.  And  if  he is  Allen,  California  Repubiican  and  trained officers  to meet emergency  Expert  To  Direct  bership agreed)  that any  donations  unscrupulous enough to solicit busi­ a  member  of  the  committee,  dis­ needs.  According  to  George  Singer,  an  made  should  not  be  for  a  specific  ness, chances  are  that he  wili soak  puted the  Government's arguments  This  argument  doesn't  stack  up  the Seafarer  for  ail  he is worth  in  electric  machine  accounting expert  too  well  in  the light  of  the experi­ hospital,  but  rather should  be  con­ on  tax  deferments.  He  said ­ that  tributed  to  the  Welfare  Fund  and  the way  of  legal fees and  expenses.  under  the  existing  bill,  tax  defer­ ences  of  the  past  year.  According  brought  in  by  the  Union  to  direct  a Union'receipt  issued. . Thus if  the  Instances  have  come  to  the  at­ ment would  cost about $120 million  to  Admiral" E.  L.  Cochrane,  the  the operation,  one of  these gadgets  men  on  the ships  feel like contrib­ tention  of  the  LOG  where  am­ over  ten  years  and  at  the  same  Maritime  Administrator,  688  Gov­ can  count  up  the  number  of  days  uting  for  men  in  the  hospitals,  it  bulance  chasers  have  gotten  men  time  encourage  the  private  con­ ernment­owned  ships  were  broken  on a Seafarer's  discharges for vaca­ would  be  spread  around  evenly  to  to  sign  agreements  for  fees  <Jf  40  struction  of  a  large  number  of  out of  the reserve fleet  at the  peak  tion  credit  and  grind  out  a  check  percent  or  more,  far  iii  excess  of  ships,  at a  cost  of  six  cents a  year  of  Government  operations  since  for  the amount  on  the spot.  all  patients.  last  June.  These  ships,  the  Ad­ Singer,  who  has  had  25  years of  The  spokesman  agreed  that  it  the normal  charge.  These men  will  per  taxpayer.  miral  said,  constituted  the  "great­ experience  with  the  varied  com­ also tend  to make  the Seafarer  pay  was'  extremely  unfortunate  that  '  On  the  other  hand,  he  pointed  men  from  other  maritime  outfits  all  expenses  of  the  case  after  the  out  that  Government, construction  eist  merchant  marine  of  any  period  puters,  sorters  and  collaters  to  be  did.not have  the same  kind  of  pro­ lawyer  has  deducted  his  share  of  of  Mariner  shif)s,  admittedly  in­ in  history  short  of  actual  war  . . .  used  in  the  headquarters  rig,  ex­ tection.  He  noted  that  this  was  a  the  award.  adequate  to  meet  needs,  will  cost  In  achieving  this  record  we  were  pects  the  layout  to  be  of  great  as­ problem  which the SIU faced  up to  Success  of  the  new  regulations,  the  taxpayer  ten  times  as  much  forced  to  dig  very  deeply  into  the  sistance  when  the  SIU  issues  peri­ barrel  as  far  as  our  maritime  re­ odic  reports in  the activities  of  the  w.hen. it began its We;lfare  Plan and  depends on  the seamen  themselves  over  the  same  period.  understanding  that  they  are  de^  v­The  California  Congressman  ar­ sources  are concerned."  has  taken  care  of  satisfactorily.  Vacation  and  Welfare  Plans.  He  :  Unions  also  brings  to  the  job  know­how  In the long  run, he said, the only  signed.to  protect  the  patients  aiid  gued that the tax deferment system  solution to  this  problem  lies not in  have no  other purpose  in  mind. By  was  the  best  way  to  get  action  These  ships,  plus  the  privately­ gained as a director  and  past treas­ •   solicitations  by  any  particular  preserving. his  freedom  ot choice  from ,  private  interests  on­ /ship  owned fleet, were sufficient  to sup­ urer  of  the  New  York  chapter­^of  • ^rgroup  of  patients,,  but  iii  other  they  give  him . an  opportunity,.tb, %ontruction  I  wiiereaa ­ under  the  ply  the war­i^nt in Kqt^a, the  oc­ the  National  Machine Accountants,  Mariner 5|>rbgra>n  the  entire  con­ ciipa^Q forces  in  Jajian,  military  an  organization  of  experts  in  the  ;  maritime ,  uniqna  ^Ibllowing  ­  the.  make  a .better  j^egat deal. .  t  ,.  ,  field;.  Two specially  trained  operor  andnjecbhinniG  jaid  foTjIndozCh  ,  pattern  of  ben^M®;^ first  estab*,  Sumi^ng it  up.  Dr.  Nels,oft,:cOh­,  itrugtfpa fru'rden i[alls  on  the Gov­ ^  IfiSied  by  the  SIU.  •* ?|yeludefli;*"^^ere js  no  efhtfi  Lawyer  Curbs  Aid Sick: Nelson  No Wolves  At  Door  Of  in SlU  Men  House Group  Weighs Fate  Of Ship Bill  IBM  Machines  To  Speed  Up  Vacation  Pay  • 'S||  �Friday. May K. 19SS  That  the  highest  and  lowest  points  in  the  US  are  just  three  miles  apart?  California  boasts  the  nation's highest  peak.  Mount  Whit­ ney,  as  well  as  Death  Vallej^,  a  deep,  arid  basin  where  less  than  an  inch  and  a  half  of  rain  falls  in  a  year's time.  t.  t.  ing  this  effect  was  adopted  a  year  after  Wyoming  was  organized  as a  territory  in  1869.  The  state  also  elected  the first  woman  Governor  in  the  US.  "4  4»  4"  That  your  ship's  delegate  and  department  delegates  are  on  the  jol^ for  you every  time a  beef  pops  up  on  your  ship?  See  them  when­ ever you have  a  beef  and if  it can't  be  settled  then,  make  sure  you  straighten  it  out  at  the  payoff.  That  when  you  pass  on  an anec­ dote  you're  doing  just  the  reverse  of  the  word's  meaning?  An  anec­ dote,  a  story  that  everyone  hears  about,  should  really  be  something  4"  4"  4"  "  that  doesn't  get  around.  Its  origin  That  the US  once had  two Presi­ lies in  two Greek  words meaning a  dents  at  one  time?  In  the  days  thing  not  to be  published  or  given  when  Presidential  inaugurations  were  held  March  4  (now  January  out.  20),  Rutherford B.  Hayes,  who  suc­ t  4"  4­ That  your  SEAFARERS  LOG  ceeded  Grant  in  1877,  was  sworn  can  be  foimd  almost  anjrwhere  in  in  privately  on  March  3,  thus  cre­ the world just for the asking?  In ad­ ating a dual  Presidency for one day  dition  to  the  copies  airmailed  to  since  Grant  technically  held  the  every  ship, the  LOG  is sent to  the  office  until  the  following  day.  families  and  friends  of  Seafarers  4"  4"  4"  throughout  the States,  and to  clubs  That  something  ''brand­new"  Is  and  places of  amusement  wherever  really  too hot  to handle?  The orig­ inal meaning  of  brand is the Anglo­ SIU  men  congregate.  Saxon  word  meaning  a  torch  or  t  $  J  That  the *dog­days,  supposed  to  fire.  A  "brand­new"  item,  then,  be the  hottest days of  the year,  get  meant  something,  usually  metal,  their  name  from  the  dog­star  Sir­ that'Was fire­new  and  had  just  ius?  The  term the  Romans  gave  to  come  from  the  smith's fire  after  it  the  six  hottest  weeks  of  summer  had  been  forged  into  shape  while  stemmed  from  the  theory  that  Sir­ white  hot.  ius,  rising  with  the  sun,  added  to  the  heat,  so  that  those  d>ys  bore  That  the  SIU films "This  Is  The  Kenneth  Jones,  OS,  settles  the  combined  temperature  of  the  SIU"  and  "Battle  of  Wall  Street­ Bosun Doucett "a  good, easy  going serang"  hit$  the  sack for  some  on  a  boom  while  chipping.  dog­star and  the sun.  The  dog­days  are still  making the  rounds to labor  well­earned  rest  with  a  book  from  the  ship's  own  library.  usually run  from early  July to mid­ groups  all  over  the  country?  If  the  members  on  your  ship  haven't  August.  •  seen  these films,  they  can  be  ob­.  t  4­ That  young  couples  who  spooned  tained  by  writing  to  SIU  head­ some  years  back  really  did  just  quarters,  where  a  print  will  be  that?  Some  40  or  50  years  ago  in  made  available.  ti  i/  Wales,  for  example,  a  young  man  often made  a  gift  of  an elaborately  That  South  Sea  Islanders  use  I've  been  waiting  for  a  long  time  for  a  chance  to  write  about  my  unusual  experience  hand­carved  wooden  spoon  to  his  black  and  white  stripes  instead  of  the  traditional  black  as  mourning  aboard  the Seamonitor  while in  the  Port  of  Pusan,  Korea,  last  fall.  If  you're  looking  for  a  girl  as  a  sign  of  affection.  ti  t>  t"  colors?  Syrians  and  Armen­ moral,  this story  wUl  prove  that  you  can  get  into plenty of  trouble even if  you are innocent,  That  Wyoming  is  called  the  ians  use The  sky­blue  in  the  hope  that  '  Equality  State  because  it  was  the  the  deceased  has 'gone  to  heaven.  One  day  while  in  the  harbor ­4­  there, we  had been  working on the  Meanwhile  the  CID  men  took  a  US  and  take  the  tests  over  again  first state to  give women as well  as  The  Romans  used white  and  Egyp­ ship's  engines  and  since  we  did  good  look  at  the  engine  and  found  in  the  presence  of  a  lawyer  in  men  the  right  to  vote?  A  law hav­ tians  yellow.  not finish the  job,  we left  the  cyl­ eight  more  bolts  which  did  not  order  to. have my rights  protected.  inder  heads  open  overnight.  The  belong  there.  It  was  obvious  that  I  didn't  intend  to  pay. the  penalty  next  day,  while  I  was  on  the  8­12  the bolts  were placed  there by  per­ for  damages  for  wWch  I  wasn't  wa'tch  we  received  orders  to  shift  son  or  persons  unknown  to  sab­ responsible.  the  ship  nearer to the  dock,  so  we  otage  the  ship.  However,  no  lie  The  CIC  men  agreed  to  this.  I  had  to  put  the  engine  in  running  detector  tests  were  given  to  the  took  the  test  and  was  cleared,  but  The crew of  the Steel Executive engaged  in a bit  of  mutual  order.  crew.  the  2nd  engineer  refused  to  take  diplomacy with the American Consular staff  in Bombay whea  The  third  engineer  and  myself  A  couple  of  days  later,  the  ship  it.  I  was  the  only  crewmember  the  Consulate  served  as  host  to  the  crew  at  a  ball  game.  warmed  it  up,  but  as  soon  as  the  received  orders  to  sail  for  Sasebo,  made  to  take  the  test  and  while  Following  the  game  the Con­^  ^  engine  was  turning  over  we  heard  Japan,  for  repairs.  From  there,  I  was confined  to  the  jail  all  I  was  park  they  found  to,  their  dismay  sulate  staff  was  treated  to  a  we  were  to  go  back  to  the  US.  a  very  loud  banging  noise.  We  fed  was  a  couple  of  sandwiches  a  Softball  game  had  been  chicken  dinner  aboard  the  that  called  the  chief  and  thd  2nd  en­ While  we  were  securing  the  ship  and  water.  scheduled  instead  of  the  regular  for  sea,  some  CID  men  came  on  Finally  the  CIC  decided  to  send  ship.  gineer  to  see  kind.  Being  unprepared  for  this  board  and placed  the 2nd  engineer  us  to  Japan  to  join  our  ship.  Res­ Arrangements  for  the  afternoon  kind  of  competition  our  team  was  what  was  wrong.  and  myself  under  arrest  for  sus­ ervations  were  made  for us  on  the  were  made  when  the  crew  wrote  badly  beaten.  Finally  we  had  pected  sabotage.  When  I  asked  Japanese  ship  Kohan  Maru  but  the  Consulate  challenging  some­ to  open  up  the  We  preserved  our  diplomatic  at­ what  the  reason  was  for the  arrest  there  were  no  preparations  made  body  to  a  baseball  game  with  our  titude, nonetheless,  and invited  the  engine  head  to  I  was  told  that  we  were  suspected  for food  or a  place to sleep.  When  top  notch  nine.  When  we .arrived  opposition aboard for dinner.  After  find  the  trouble.  because  we  had  been  working  on  the  MPs  escorted  us  down  to  the  in port  on Easter  Sunday, the'Con­ that,  all  hands  went  to  swim  at  When  we  did  the  engine.  this  we  noticed  a  Kohan  Maru,  I  noticed  the  SIU  sulate  sent  several  cars  down  to  Beach  Candy  where  they  drowned  Jailed  In  Pusan  bolt on top  of  the  Seacoral  nearby.  I  had  some  the  docks  to  pick  up  our  team.  their  sorrows  in  the  pool.  We  were  taken  off  the  ship  and  friends  aboard  her,  so I  asked the  When  our  strong­armed, fleet­ piston.  Vincent  M.  Mackells  placed  in  the  Pusan  jail.  After  MP's  permission  to  go  aboard  in  footed  nine  arrived  at  the  ball  The chief  en­ Ship's  delegate  Singh  two days  in the filthy jail,  we  were  order  to  get  something  to  eat  and  • g  ineer  immedi­ ately  sent  for  the  Criminal  Inves­ questioned  by  Counter­intelligence  some  cigarettes.  The  crew  really  tigation  Division  of  the  Army  as  Xorps  men  as  to  whether  or  not  treated  me fine  and  I  want  to  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  sabotage  was  suspected.  Every­ we  were  Communists.  I  agreed  to  thank  them  for  their  hospitality  body on the  ship was  asked  to take  take  the  lie  detector  test  but  if  towards  me.  a  lie  detector  test,  to  which  all  the  test  showed  something  wrong,  Typhoon Blows  Up,  then  I  wanted  to  be fiown  to  the  the  crewmembers  agreed.  When  we  got  to  Japan  I  went  By  Charles Cpthran  aboard  the  Seamoniter  and  the  ship  got 'ready  to  sail.  But  my  troubles  weren't  over  yet.  Shortly  In­  fourteen  hundred  and  ninety­ He  was  no  doubt  a  clever  man.  Who  bowed  and  fussed  o'er  royal  after  I  got  aboard  her,  a  typhoon  two  hand.  Columbus  sailed  the  ocean  blue,  blew  up.  Since  the  ship  had  no  The news in the LOG of  the pass­ some  of  which  became  principles  ing  away  of  Brother  Maxime  Vcjo  to  me  and  helped  me  through  the  catgo and  was light, we were  blown  'Twas  quite  a  feat,  this  much  we  The  Queen  of  Spain, impressed  no  end  was  very  saddening  and  I  couldn't  years  which  followed.  I had hoped  all  over the  harbor  of  Sasebo.  We  note  keep  my  eyes  from  getting  wet.  to  run  into  him  but  somehow  he  had, to drop both our anchors  since  Besides,  'tis  said  the  man  was  Her  jewels  rare  to  him  did  lend.  As  I  knew  Maxie,  he  was  a  kind  was  one  of  my  former  good  ship­ something  went  afoul  with  the  broke.  And  so  it  was  upoy, the  sea  fellow  whose  sense  of  humor  was  mates  whom  I  haven't  seen  since  anchor  winch.  In  the  course  of  He  set  a  course  for  you  and  me.  the  storm  we ran into  an  LST and  great.  His  company  was  most  the  good  old  cruise  ship.  He  stuck  Although  such  may  have  been  the  With  modern  'queens'  in  every  sought  after  and  his  love  for  the  close  to  shore  like  on  the  Sea­ damaged  it  badly  and  a  little  later  case  land  trains,  and  I  was  half  way  around  we  ran  into  a  Japanese  ship.  SIU was  considerable.  He  did  it  tinih  the^  best  of  grace.  Just  waiting  for  their  sailor  man.  It  was  on  the  old  Evangeline  in  the  globe  a  great  part  of  the  time.  After  considerable  excitement  Especially  when  you  understand  1947  that  we  were  shipmates  oh  Maxie  died  smoothly, the  way he  and  danger,  the  typhoon  calmed  Columbus .was  a  sailor  man..  Hats  off  to  the  royal  Queen  of  the  8­12  watch.  He  was  then  a  lived,  although  not  while  amongst  down  and  we relaxed,  being  happy  Spain  watertender  and  I  was  a fireman.  his loved  ones.  Death came  to him,  that  our  lives  had  been  spared.  Whose  faith  in  Columbus  was  our  Like  all  good  seanien  who  came  almost  as a  reward because he  was  The  captain  ordered  a  crane  from  As  well  as  I  can  remember,  the  jpain.  watches  I  stood  with him were  the  resting  in  bed  and  his  agony  was  shore  to  pick  up  our  anchor  chain  and  go'  Let's  bow  our  heads  in  lave  and  shortest  ones  ever.  Time  seer^ed  most  likely of  short  duration.  May  and  the ship  went  back to  its more  Columbus  was  a  Romeo,  devotio7i  Besides  the  trip.,  he  won  renown  he rest  in peace.  or  less  normal  routine.  to My  by.  T • ' Jkabellfi, "Queen  of  the  OcennA  Fdy  fdv6rS''f!f'om­^he ­¥otal  crown.  John  Chaker  He  gave  me  miicb  g&nlMidrijiitf.  Seafarer Finds Ship Sabotage;  Gets Tangled  In  Army  Inqniry  Diplomats Wallop Crewmen  In Bombay Sotlhall Content  A Seaman's Queen  Requiem For A Shipmate  �• • c ­  *  Frldiiy, Mar 16.19St  SEAFARERS  LOG  I  Pafc  NIneteca  USS Warns Oi  Fake Centers  The  United  Seamen's  Serv­ ice  has informed  the LOG  that  Individuals  owning  bars, and  hotels  in  various  ports  around  the world  have  used  the words  ­ "seamen's  service"  or  similar  phrases to  imply  that  they  are  connected  with  USS.  Included  ^mong  these  was  a  place  that  was open  in  PUsan, Korea, un­ til  recently.  Actual  USS  centers  in  the  Pacific  area  are  at  Apra  Har­ bor,  Guam;  Naha,  Okinawa;  Moji, Kobe  and  Yokohama, Ja­ pan.  All  other  establishments  no  matter  what  their  names,  have  no  connection  with  USS.  By  SEAFARERS  LOG  Photo  Editor  The first  hundred years in  the field of  photography seem  to pale  when  we  examine  the  rapid  and  important  strides  made  during  the  past  15  or 20  years.  The  big  thing  was color  photography  which  has advanced  at  a  rapid  pace  and  is still  progressing  rapidly.  It all started with the introduction  of  Kodachrome for amateur movies  and  was  followed  shortly  by  the  35mm  size  and  cut film  for  the  pro­ fessional.  Though  marketed  by  Eastman  Kodak,  it  was  developed  by  two amateur  photographers  who  were  musicians.  In 1936  Agfa  in  Ger­ •   many  brought out  a different  type of  color known  as Agfacolor.  Ansco,  which  at that  time  was  the  Agfa  subsidiary  in  America, later  improved  the process and is known  here as Ansco color.  Its  advantage  over  Kodachrome  was  that  it  could  be  processed  by  the  user,  whereas  Kodachrome  had  to  be  sent  to  Kodak's  laboratories  which  they  established  all  over  the  world.  Eastman  Kodak  also  han­ dled  the making  of  Kodachrome  prints.  Ansco,  not to  be  outdone, pro­ .duced  a  print  material  for consumer  processing  known  as Printon  and  Last  rites  are  conducted  over  the flar­draped  body  of  Seafarer  soon  there  arose  commercial  color finishing  labs  to  make  color  prints  by  this  new  process for  those  who  had  no  darkrooms  or  did  not  want  Alexander  Strachan  aboard  the  Bessemer  Victdry  before  burial  to  bother with a  nine step  process.  at sea foliowinr  bis death  from internal  hemorrhages.  War  Speeded  Color  When  the  European  war  broke  out  photography  performed  essential  military  purposes.  The  war  hastened  the  debut  of  Ansco  color film  which  the  armed  forces  was  using  by  1942.  Twb  years  later  it  was  A  desperate  struggle  by  the  captain  and  crew of  the Bessemer Victory was unsuccessful  released  for  civilian  use.  Its  military  advantage  lay  in  the  fact  that  in  preserving  the life  of  Seafarer  Alexander  Strachan.  As a  result, the 53  year­old seaman  it could  be  processed  in field  labs immediately  after  exposure.  was  buried  on  the high  seas while  the ship was  enroute  to  Korea.  Another  big step  was  the  creation  of  Kodacolor  Aero  Reversal film,  a  relatively  fast  high  contrast  color  transparency  material  for  aerial  The  events  that  preceded 4­ work.  This  also  could  be field  processed  and  with  this film  as  a  start  this unhappy affair took  place  their  attempt  to  save  Strachan  ment  without  losing  control.  Eastman  Kodak  soon  introduced  Ektachrome,  a film  similar  to  Ansco  As for our late depatled  brother,  have  the  consolation  of  knowing  the night  of  March 19,  and  in  which  could  be  processed  by  the  amateur  user.  In  fact,  in  the  a  manner  as . to  come  as  a  shock  that there are still men  who under  good  luck Scotty—and  smooth sail­ color  professional sizes  it  has replaced  Kodachrome  which  is  being  produced  ing  wherever  you  may  be.  emergencies  like  this  can  provide  to  all  aboard.  At  about  8  PM  Mlscha  Kanaef  only  in  the 35mm  size.  Brother  Alexander  was  seized  by  all  possible  aid  at  the  right  mo­ The military today are  using a film known  as Kodak Ektachrome  Aero  severe  internal  hemorrhaging.  film.  It  is  different  from  ordinary  Ektachrome in  that  it  is  sensitive  Quick  work  on  the  part  of  his  into the  infra­red  region and  is  practically foolproof  for camoufiage  de­ watch partner. Oiler John Gellatly,  tection  purposes. ^  had  Captain  R.  L.  West and  T.  R.  Advances in cameras have kept  pace with  the forward strides of jfilms.  Matzek,  his "chief  officer,  along  Shortly  before  the  war  the  so­called  twin  lens refiex  won  the  favor  of  with  M.  W.  Loyed,  the  chief  engi­ many  photographers.  More  recently  there  has  been  considerable  in­ neer,  down  to  the  stricken  man's  aid in  a matter of  moments.  These  Not many Seafarers in the A&G district get a chance to visit  terest in  the small single  lens refiex  which  permits the  user to  view the  men, working quietly  and efficient­ the  port  of  Montreal.  But  a  trip  to  Canada's  largest  city  is  subject  on  a  ground  glass screen  in  full size  right  up to  the  instant  of  ly,  applied  all  the  aid  that  could  well W9rth  the experience for those with an eye toward  sight­ exposure.  Some  cameras  are  equipped  with  prism  systems  to  allow  eye level  viewing,  while others are  used  at  waist level.  4­ seeing.  '  possibly  be  given.  The  post  war fiurry  in sub­miniatures taking  16mm films and  smaller  By  and  large  the  downtown  sec­ The churcn  was completed in the  But it was all to no avail. Brother  has subsided and left only the Minox.  During the war it was extensively  tion  of  the  city,  particularly  the  year  1657  which  makes  it  almost  Strachan  died  quietly  a  few  min­ used for intelligence work.  older  part  by  the  river, looks  very  300  years old.  utes later.  much like any  large American  city.  The statue was  originally brought  The built­in coupled  rangefinder, originally to be found only on  minia­ All  Night  Vigil  However,  a  gander  at  the  street  over  from  France  and  was  dedi­ tures, is  now standard  equipment on  cameras  up to the  5x7 size.  Prac­ The  captain,  following  the  long  signs  and  eavesdropping  on  the  cated  to the  protection  of  the lives  tically all  cameras today  have some  sort of  internal flash contact  mech­ tradition  gt  mariners  before  him,  conversation  sets  you  straight.  Ali  of  sailing  men  who  go  to sea  from  anism to fire  both regular flash lamps and  electronic flash tubes.  Before  placed  an  all  night  vigil  over  our  signs  are  printed  in  both  English  the  Port  of  Montreal.  The  statue  1943  when  Ilex  introduced  an  internally  synchronized  shutter,  either  deceased  brother.  For  this geisture  and  French  and  the  waitresses  in  and  church  stand  in  full  sight  of  mechanical sychronizers  or magnetic shutter  tripping devices were  used  of  respect  the  crew  would  like  to  restaurants  have  a  iittle  troubie  the  river  and  is  one  of  the  land­ for flash  work.  The  most  significant  development  in  between  the lens  shutter  design  offer  their  humble thanks.  understanding you  when  you speak  marks  of  ships  coming  into  Mont­ has  been  the  Kodak  "800"  synchro  shutter.  Previously  the  top  speed  English  to them.  At  10:30  AM  the  next  morning,  real.  was 1/500  this only  on small shutters.  The "800"  can  be found on  the  sun  shone  bright  and  warm  For  a  really  good  view  of  the  the Tourist and  French  and  English  camera  using 120  film.  Most  lenses  are  now  coated.  This  for  the  service  conducted  by  the  For  seamen,  one  of  the  most  in­ Montreal  waterfront, it's  necessary  anti­reflection  coating  minimizes  internal  reflections,  ghost  images  and  captain.  All  members  of  the  crew  teresting  features  of  the  town  is  to  take  a  hike  up  the  stairs  on  generally  improves  shadow  detail.  Another  big  step  in  lens  design  is  and the  officers attended  in  proper  the church  of  Notre  Dame  de  Bon  Mount  Royal,  the  wooded  hill  that  the  Zoom  lens  which  is  used  extensively  in  motion  picture  and  televi­ dress to  pay last respects  to Broth­ Secours  (Our  Lady  of  Good  dominates  the  city.  When  you  get  sion  work.  So far  there is none for still  cameras  but  this can't  be  too  er  Strachan  on  his final  home­ Health).  This is a  very old  wooden  to the top the eiitire riverfront sec­ far away.  The  Zoom  lens  performs the  function  of  a  number of  lenses  coming.  church  hard  by  the  St.  Lawrence  tion  of  the  city  lies  at  your  feet.  in  one.  This  lens  is  so  constructed  that  effects  from  wide  angle  to  Joseph  B.  Tower  telephoto can  be  achieved.  This  is  done  by  having  moveable elements  Crewmembers  who  observed  River  that  is  dedicated  to  seamen.  Captain  West  apd  his  officers  in  right inside the lens.  In future columns we'll take  up advances in light­ ing equipment,  enlargers and  printers and  some new  printing  papers.  Sidewalk  Superintendent  Fight  To  • ­A  A  Lite  Fails  Montreal Sailors Chapel  Nearing Its 300th Year  TV Mast  Tops  l^ngar Loaf Mt.  Some  01^  the  boys  who  haven't  been  on  the  South  American  run  recently,  like  myself,  have  a  little  surprise  coming  when  they  get  down  to  Rio.  It  seems  that  since  the last time I was  down  there, the  Brazilians  built  a  television  trans­ mitter  mast  on  lop  of  Sugar  Loaif  Mountain.  The Brazilians  have gotten  pretty  excited  about  television,  and  sets  are celling  like  hotcakes,  not  only  in  Rio,  but  in  Sao  Paulo  as  well  where  they  also  have  a  television  station.  Although some  may feel that the  big  metal  toothpick  spoils  the  nat­ ural  beauty  of  one  of  the  most  breathtaking  views  anywhere,  Sugar  Loaf  is  just  about  the  ideal  Spot  to  p'ut  up  a  transmitter.  It is  1,230 feet high, or  20 feet less  than  the  Empire  State  building  in  New  York which Is  used for sending out  broadcasts  here.  Besides,  there's  no.  other  skyscraper  around  to  in­ terfere, so  that  the  citizens  of  Rio  probably  get  better  reception  than  New  Yorkers  do.  '  .  i­  ­  •  <r'iLou:HoweU >1­ Qitiz Cortiir  Seafarer  Evaristo Rosa, oiler,  rests in  front  of  some  hard­working  statuary  whiie  doing  a  bit  of  sightseeing  in  and «round .the  Ant­ (1)  Of  the following, the  place having  the greatest extremes of temper­ ature  is  (Honolulu),  (Kansas  City),  (Miami),  (San  Francisco)?  (2)  When two cyclists,  riding toward each~6ther at  the rate of  10 MPH,  were  one  mile apart, a fly  left  the front  wheel  of  one  bicycle  and fiew  toward  the other  at 30 MPH.  When  it reached  the front  of  the second  bicyclq,  it  turned  and fiew  back  toward  the first.  The fly  continued  this until eventually  the two  cyclists collided,  crushing  the fly  between  them. The  question  is,  how  far  did  the fly  travel  altogether?  (3)  The Scotch­born  American  naval hero  who  became a  Russian  rear  admiral  was  (Perry),  (Farragut),  (Jones),  (Dewey)?  (4)  The  product  of  the first  two  of  three  numbers  in  the  ratio  of  3:4:5 is  22  less  than  seven  times  the  third.  What  are  the  numbers?  (5)  The  agent  of  erosion  that  causes  the  greatest  changes  in  the  earth's  surface  is  (moving  ice),  (waves  and  shore  currents),  (winds),  (running  water)?  (6)  Several  baseball  personalities,  past  and  present, have  nicknames  associated  with  common foods,  like  umpire "Beans"  Reardon.  Identify  "Pie," "Cookie"  and  Spud."  (7)  What  US  Presidential  candidate  received  almost  a  million  votes  while  he  was  in  prison?  (It  was  the  same  year  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt  ran for  Vice­President  on  another  ticket.)  (8)  Jack tells Tom  that he  (Jack) can  put  something in  his right  hand  which Tom  can't  put in  his left.  What  was  it?  (9)  When  it is  'Tuesday on  the east  side of  Bering Strait, what  day is  it on  the west  side?  Is it  (Monday), (Tuesday),  (Wednesday), or  (Thurs­ day)?  .  ,  (10)  A  man  sold  a  machine  for $35  plus  half  the amount  he  paid for  it.  If  he  gained  $10  by  the  two  transactions,  what  did  he  pay  for  it  originally?  .  Quiz  Answers, on. F.^e .27,  '  M  >''1  �P.  Friday. May  K, IMf  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare Twenty  Vompeii^2^000­Year"Old  Port  Anv  Seafarer  wha touches  the  port  of  Naples  and  has  some  shore  leave should  make it  By  Spike  Marlin  * point  to  take a  trip to  Pompeii:  When  I was  there  on  the  Michael  I  visited  the  ruins  Nobody  in  .his  right  mind  ex­ nothing  of  opening  an  inning  by  and  found  them  more  interesting  than  I  had  hoped  for.  In  the first  place,  that  ancient  pects  the St.  Louis  Browns  to  win  walking  three  men  in  a  row,  and  city  was  much  larger  than  I"^  mysteriously  gaining  control  any  pennants,  but  there  is  a  cer­ then  thought and preserved to a re­ just  as  suddenly  as  he  had  lost  it.  tain  stirring of  interest  in  the  per­ markable  degree.  The  street  Part  of  the  s e c r e t of  Byrne's  plan  is  intact,  and  the  different  social  and  business  sections  are  easily described.  There  is  an  abundance  of  recog­ nizable  objects  of  art  and  utility.  Some  paintings are  intact,  or  have  been  completely  restored  by  re­ placing the  fallen wall  sections arid  there  are  numerous  statues  that  have  withstood  2,000  years  of  exr  istence.  Up on  Gadgets  Gathered  in  a small  museum  are  thousands  of  pieces  of  equipage  and  use that closely  resemble their  present  day  counterparts.  Among  ^^^• v  them  are  dental  tools, fish  hooks,  ' ­ coil  springs,  balance  scales,  dishes  of  crockery  and  glass,  locks  and  keys,  anchors,  laid­up  rope  and  countless  other  thipgs  to  amaze  The  "Street  of  Abundance,"  one  of  the  many  streets  unearthed  and confound  one if  he stops to  re­ alize  that  the  city  was  destroyed  during  the  excavation  of  the  2,000­year­old  ruins  of  Pompeii.  in  the  year  79  by  an  eruption  of  ported  that  "oldest  profession  of  as  the "guiding  signs  were  carved  nearby Vesuvius.  , ­ all"  which  thrived  there  many  in  the  street  and  sidewalk  stones  • ?• •  '   Pompeii  was  a  bu|y  seaport  and  years  before  Christ.  The  houses  and over  the doors of  the many  es­ there  is  much  evidence  remaining  of  entertainment  were  easy  for  tablishments.  to  prove  that  seaports and  seamen  even  those  unable  to  read  to find.  Walter  H. Sibley  have  things  in  common  through  U  the  ages.  There  are  many  wine  shops there that, from carved  signs,  catered  especially  to  the  sailors'  trade.  The  people  of  Pompeii  also  sup­ m:  Mitchell's No Hitter Wins  Prize For Del Snd Rebels  Be Sure to Get  Dues Receipts  Headquarters  again  wishes  to  remind  all  Seafarers  that  payments  of  fimds,  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  Union'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  defeating  the  champions  of  Argentina  the  Gimnasio  y  Esgrima in a  baseball game by  a score  of  2 to 1 the Del Sud  Rebels have added the large and beautiful spring cup to  their  collection.  To 'top  it  off,  the­*  Rebels'  ace  pitcher,  John  the catcher  who  played  a  whale  of  game  both  behind  the  dish  and  (Speedball)  Mitchell  threw  a  a  up  at it.  When  Mitchell  started  to  no hitter, with the one run be­ falter  Blackie  cooled  him  down  at  ing unearned.  crucial  moments.  All  observers  agreed  that  the  A  Heart­Breaker  Rebels  played  their  best  game  The  game  was  a  heart­breaker  since  being  or­ for  the losing  pitcher  who  gave  up  ganized  :a  few  only  two  bits , and  struck  out  nine  years  back.  Even  men, but  heads­up base  running  by  the  hard­bitten  Frenchy  Blanchard  and  A c a I e y  experts in  Ar­ contributed  to his  downfall.  gentine sport  cir­ In  pitching  his  great  game,  Mit­ cles  admitted  chell did  not allow  any  balls out  of  that  this Del  Sud  the  infield.  He  struck  out  12  men  team  is  the  best  and  walked  only  1,  who  was  im­ Blanchard  they  have  seen  mediately  picked  off first  by  Aca­ off  any ship  or company.  ley.  Much  credit  for  Mitchell's  no­ The  Rebels'  lineup  consisted  of  hitter should  go to Blackie^Acaley,  Mitchell,  pitcher;  Acaley,  catcher;  Chick  Thompson, first  base,  mak­ ing  his debut  in  that  position;  Jim  Noon,  who  was  a  standout  at  2nd;  Buzzy  de  Dominicus,  who  played  a  snappy  game  at  short;  Manager  Harry  Hastings,  our  long­ball  hit­ ter at  3rd;  Raymond  Jones  in  left;  Blanchard  in  center  and  yours  truly  in  right.  Otto  McLean  formance of  Tommy Byrne  to date.  curve  is  a  peculiar  throwing  mo­ Byrne  is  a  willowy­armed  left­ tion—two­thirds  o v e ra n d  and  hander  whose  chief  claim  to  fame  one­third sidearm.  His curve comes  up well  outside  to  righthanded  hit­ is  that  he  has  led  the  league  with  ters and  then  breaks  on  the  insida  remarkable  consistency  in  wild  comer  under  the  wrists.  pitches,  hit  batsmen  and  bases  on  For  some  unexplainable  reason,  balls.  Normally  Byrne  would" have  Byrne  was  always  most  effective  Tigers.  One day he had  gotten  a  one­way  ticket  to^the  against the  the curve  breaking so well  that the  bushes  years  ago  but  for  the  fact  Tigers'  righthanded  hitters  were  that  he is  the  possessor  of  the  best  falling  away  from  the  plate  in .an  curve  ball  in  baseball.  They  can  attempt  to cut  at pitches  that  were  talk  all  they  want  about  Sal  Mag­ legitimate  strikes.  .  lie,  but  Byrne's  big  jug­handle  Despite  his record­breaxing  wild­ ness,  Tommy  has  beqn  effective  at  makes  Maglie's  best  hook look  like  times.  Two  ye^rs  ago  he  actually  the  merest  wrinkle.  He  owns  a  managed  to  win  15  ball  games—  better  than  average  fast  ball  to  quite  a  remarkable  feat  consider­ ing he issued  anywhere from  si^ to  the  bargain.,  dozen  free tickets  in  each  game.  Thus far  this year, Byrne has dis­ a  Baseball  history  is  strewn  with  played  unusual  restraint,  walking  the  remains  of  pitchers  like  Roy  only five  men  in  his first  three  Parmalee and  Rex  Bamey  who had  starts.  This  comer  remains  some­ all  the  ability  but  couldn't  make  what skeptical  in  view  of  Tommy's  the  grade  because  they  couldn't  well­seasoned  ability  to  miss  the  find  the  plate.  On  the  other  side  platter.  there are  pitchers like  Red  Ruffing  There have been occasions in  the  who  didn't  discover  the  secret  of  past  when  Tommy  had  a  spell­ of  control until  long after  he  had lost  control  for  a  few  ball  games,  only  his  fast  ball.  to  revert  to  his usual  wildness  the  Every  once  in  a  while  though,  you  get a  Lefty  Grove  er  Bob Fel­ next  time out.  ler  who  overcomes  his  wildness  Peculiar  Motion  while still  possessed  of  his original  There's  no  doubt  in  our  mind  talent.  When  that  happens the  hit­ that Byrne  could  be the  best  pitch­ ters lie  down  and  cry  uncle. Byrne  er  in  baseball,  when  and  if  he  has retained  most  of  his speed  and  gains control.  In his  years with  the  all  his  stuff.  He  could  easily  be­ Yankees  though.  Tommy  only  suc­ come  a  consistent  20­game  winner  ceeded  in  graying Stengel's  re­ with  just  a  little  more  success  in  maining  hairs.  He  would  think  mastering  the  strike  zone.  0  Heart Attack  Fells Ma.vimo  The  crew  of  the  Waterman  ship  La  Salle  has  informed  the LOG  of  the  death of  its  bosUn,  the  veteran  Seafarer  Joaquimo  Maximo.  Max­ imo  died  suddenly  of  a  heart  at­ tack  on  April 25, 1952, while the La  Salle  was  at  sea.  As  far  as  can  be  determined,  Maximo  is  survived  by  a  sister  in  Portugal.  ,,  Seafarer  Harold  Hoffman  died  at  the  Veterans  Administration  Hospital  at Perry  Point,. Maryland,  on  April  18,  1952.  Deafh  came  as  the result of  a  malignant  tumor  in  the  intestine.  Hoffman  had  been  sailing  with  the  SIU  since  May  1951  out  of  tKe  port  of  Philadel­ phia as  a  wiper in  the engine roonu  The  43­year­old  Seafarer  is  sur­ vived  by  two  brothers and  two sis­ ters.  They  are: John  Lee  Hoffman  and  Percy  Taylor  Hoffman,  Esther  M.  Gentry  and  Ruth Childs,  all re­ siding in  Washington,  DC.  Seafarer Sam Says  CO"  Sill Young­uns  Richard,  6,  and  Gloria,  5.  children of  Seafarer Van  Whit­ ney, get  in sun^ine o'utside of  family  home.  The  LOG  opens  this  column  as  Yankee  clipper  ships,, more  so  be­ an  exchange  for  stewards,  cooks,  cause  the vegetables  used  are  win­ vegetables  native,to  New  Eng­ bakars  and  others  who'd  like  to  ter  land  with  which  a  ship  could  be  share  favored  foodi recipes,  little­ provisioned  at  any  time.  known  cooking  and  baking  hints,  A  well­received  recipe  for  this  dishes  with  a  national  flavor  and  dish  is  offered  by  brother  Walter  the  like,  suitable  for  shipboard  J.  Reidy,  steward,  who  has  been  cooking  for  SIU  jnen  since  the  use. Mail  in  your  suggestions.  Union  formed  in  1938.  He,  inci­ dentally,  offers  this  hint  to  the '  novice  regarding  a  method  of  When  compiling  menus,  espe­ tenderizing  meat.  Many  may find  cially  for  a  long  trip,  you  can't  a  bottled  brand  of  tenderizer,  with  always have  turkey, steak  or chops  papaya  juice  as  its  major  ingredi­ ent,  a  bit  too  steep  in,  price.  as  a . first  dish  because  you'd  ex­ Equally fine  results  can  be  ob­ haust  your first  cuts  after  a  week  tained  by  rubbing  in  any  citrus  out.  This  was  a  problem  that  juice  or  vinegar  with  a  cloth,  he  cropped  up  particularly  in"  the  notes.  For  preparing  the  "Yankee  Pot  days  of  the  clip­,  Roast" you  need  an 8­10  pound cut  per  ships,  when  of  chuck  beef,  which  should  be  voyages  s o m e ­ braised  with  a  few  carrots,  onions  times  lasted  two  and  3  cloves  of  garlic,  yhen  this  or  three  years.  is well­browned, add about 3 quarts  To  fill  the  of  stock  and  simmer  until  well  gap,  c 0 0 ICS  in  done.  Thicken  gravy  to  taste  and  those  days  pre­ add  carrots  and  peas.  pared  a .  well ­ If  you'd  like  potato  pancakes on  liked  dish  that  the  side,  grind  raw  potatoes  and  has  come  down  Beidy  onions, add  a few  eggs, flour,  pars­ to  the  present  time  with  the  same  name.  The  ley, a small  amotmt of  baking pow­ "Yankee  Pot  Roast,"  then,  prob­ der,  and  fry  in  pan  with  a  small  ably stemmed  froi)^  the days of  the  amount  of  fat.  (Feeds  48.)  �SBArARERS  LOG  Friday. May  IC. 195»  'Building  Fundus  'A ^Grent Idea^  Page Tnrenty­on*  L  E  T  T  E  R  S  '  Seafarer Retires^  Runs Restaurant  To  the  Editor:  jobs  that  the steward's  department  Fitzmorris and  Dr.  Ingle have  been  To  the  Editors:  Having recently  retired my  book  I  just flnished  reading  the'last  previously  did.  Members  of  the  treating  me  and  also  Dr.  E.  Skin­ Issue  of  the • LOG, and  read  about  steward's department should also be  ner,  one  of  the  leading  chest  spe­ in  the  SIU  I  have  now  gone  into  the new  Building Fund.  I think it's  classified  as  day  workers.  They  cialists  of  the  South.  I  sure  get  the restaurant  business.  I am  man­ aging  a  restaurant  and  bar  called  a  great  idea,  and  I'd  like  to  see  a  have  a  longer  and  harder  working  The  following  are  current  good  treatment  here.  The  nurses  the  Pacific  Restaurant,  located  at  new  building  in  every  port  one  of  day  than members  of  other depart­ are  511  wonderful.  official  exchange  rates  as  of  these  days.  ments.  I have  put  on  eight pounds  since  3923  South  Capi­ May. 12,  1952.  They  are  sub­ I  have  been  taking  the  new  drug  tol  Street,  Wash­ The  granting of  overtime  to  ject  to  change  without  notice.  Before  I  left  and  I  don't  think  it  will  be  too  ington,  DC.  members  of  the  steward's  depart­ New  York,  I  had  England,  South  Africa,  New  Zea­ long  now  until  I  will  be  able to  go  We're  featur­ land—$2.80  per  pound.  ment  in  the  vessel's  home  port  is  ipme  friends  Australia—$2.24  per  pound.  back  to  work.  Of  course,  it  will  ing  all  kinds  of  a  step toward shortening  the work­ over  to  our  new  France—350  francs  to  the  dollar.  be  with  the  good  old  SIU  for  me  sea  food  Special­ ing  day  of  the  steward's  depart­ Belgium—50  francs  to  the  doUar.  hall  there,  and  it  Denmark—14V4  cents  per  krone.  ties,  and  we have  and  nothing  else.  ment  but  did  not  go far  enough.  sure makes  a guy  Holland—3.80  guUders  to  the  dol­ Virgil  E.  Wllmoth  a pretty  nice bar.  lar.  proud  to  belong  It  is  the  concensus  of  opinion  Itaiy­^25  lire  to  the  dollar.  Any  of  my  old  to  the  SIU  when  XXX  abotfd  the  Seatrain Savannah  that  Norway—14  cents  per  krone.  '  shipmates  who  we  have  a  hall  Portugal—28.75  escudos  to  the  the  present  wage  structure  is  in­ doUar.  happen  to  be  in  Triantafillos  Uke  that.  They  equitable towards the  steward's de­ Sweden—19.33  cents  per  krone.  Washington  were  amazed  at  Hongkong—17.5  cents  per  Hong­ partment.  Eriksen  at  one  time or  another  would  cer­ kong  dollar.  the  building.  We  T. B. Lawson  To  the  Editor:  India—^21  cents  per  rupee.  tainly  be  welcome  there.  also  visited  the  Port  O'Call  Bar  in  Pakistan—30%  cents  per  rupee.  I  want  to  give  many  thanks  to  My  last  trip  was  made  on  the  XXX  Argentina—14.20 pesos  to the  dol­ the  building,  and  they  never  got  the  crew  aboard  the  Hurricane  for  Maiden  Victory  where  I  worked  as  lar.  over the  fact that  a union  could do  Brazil—5.4  cents  per  cruzeiro.  the  donation  which  they  made  up  night  cook and  baker.  Columbia—40  cents  per  peso.  so well and  provide  so many  things  and  gave  me  while  I  was  a  pas­ Uruguay—52.63  cents  per  peso.  Peter  Triantafillos  for  its  members.  Venezuela—29.85  cents  per  boli­ senger  aboard  there  from  April  8  var.  But  we  in  the  SIU  have  always  To  the  Editor:  XXX  to  April  23.  I  was  coming  from  led in everything,  the best  working  I  have  just  recently  gone  back  Hamburg,  Germany,  after  getting  conditions,  the  highest,  salaries,  into  the  Army  and  would  like  to  discharged from  the  hospital there.  •  and  so  I hbpe  that  every  port  will  have  the  LOG  sent  to me  at  camp  I  was  never much  at  writing let­ get a  new  building  and  that  every  if  possible.  ters or making  speeches but  I hope  member  "will  vote  yes  for  this  I  haven't  yet  retired  my  Union  that  they  understand  how  I  feel  To  the  Editor:  Building  Fund  so  our  brothers  in  book  which  is  currently  paid  up  To  the  Editor:  The other  day while  I  was  at  the  about  what  they  did  for  me.  I  the  other  ports  can  be  just  as  to  date.  In  the  next  few  weeks  We  had  a  very  good  trip  on  the  think  ^11  of  the  crew  would  be  LSO  club  here  on  Okinawa  and  proud of  their/Union hall as we  are  I'm  going  to  be  able  to  get  a  pass  Del  Sud  last  voyage.  Most  of  the  good  shipmates  on  any  ship  that  happened  to spot  the  SEAFARERS  In  New  York.  to  Norfolk  and  take  care of  it  and  crew  on  her  were  oldtimers.  As  they  sailed  on  because on  the Hur­ LOG  on  the  table  I  almost  broke  other  business  there.  a  matter  of  fact,  the  deck  depart­ ricane  everyone  seemed  to  get  my  leg getting  it.  I haven't  seen a  Let's keep  up the  good  work.  LOG  since  I  was  drafted  in  1951.  As I was  being processed at  Fort  ment  had  about  all  the  bosuns  on  along  just fine.  Edmund  R.  W.  Eriksen  It  suijp  was  g<jod  to  read  about  all  Sam  Houston,  I  met  several  other  her  that  sail  out  of  New  Orleans.  I  want  to  mention  particularly  ^  X,  seamen  there  including  one  Sea­ Upon  arrival  a  picnic  and  ball  Jimmie  Golder,  ship's  delegate;  H.  the  goings  on' around  the  ports.  The  issue  I  had  was  March  7,  farer  awaiting  his  discharge  from  game  was  promoted  for  the  crew  E.  Webber,  deck  delegate;  Frank  the  Army.  I  myself,  being  in  the  against  the  team  of  men  on  the  Fava,  engine  delegate;  and  Juan  1952.  It was the first  I knew  of  the  Regular  Army  am  not  eligible  for  beach.  A  good  time  was  had  by  Colon,  steward's  delegate,  in  addi­ Vacation  Plan  and  I  think  it  is  To the Editor:  discharge, as  I reenlisted. However  great.  Also  I  like  the  new  size  of  Would  you  please  print  the  fol­ I  was  wondering  if  it  would  be  at  ^Of  course,  we  beat  the  beach­ tion  to  all  the  crewmembers.  the  LOG  now,  and  it  covers  every­ .  Paul  F.  Holmes  lowing  letter  in  the  LOG  for  the  all possible  to have  you send  me  a  combers,  even  if  they  did  throw  thing.  •   XXX  benefit  of  the  crewmembers  who  letter  of  recommendation.  Shipping  must  really  be  great  in  a  few  ringers.  The  boys  here  donated  but  have  left the  ship?  It  I've  been  with  the  SIU  since  had  such  a  good  time  that  it  looks  and I wish  I could be  there to  catch  •w   as sent to us by  Mrs. Mary Doher­ 1946  and  was  active  in  organizing  like  another  picnic  after  this  trip  a  few  myself.  I noticed  that  there  ty,  mother of  James  Doherty, ^ho  Isthmian  and  the  strike  at  that  with  a  lot  of  Dixie  on  draft;  also  is a school for  the deck  department  died  aboard  the  ship  of  food  poi­ company,  the  1946  General  Strike  lots  of  that  good  southern  fried  To  the  Editor:  now.  What  kind  of  ticket  do  the  soning.  I  would  just  like  to  let  the  guys  boys  get,  green  or  blue?  I  was  and  Wall Street  strike.  In the  last  chicken.  two  years  I've been to  Korea three  "Gentlemen:  Baldy  Bollinger  in  the  SIU  know  that  at  present  I  wondering,  as  I  still  have  a  blue  am  working  on  a  novel  and  that  one  with  two  more  months  to  go  "I  write  to  acknowledge  receipt  times.  First  was  to  Pusan  on  the  Ship's delegate  of  your  very  generous  check,  your  Eugenie,  to  the  invasion  at  Inchon  (Ed. note:  Story of  the  gala  pic­ several  publishers  are  interested.  before  I  would  be  able  to  get  the  beatiful floral  piece and  your many  on  the  Lynn  Victory  and  on  the  nic  was in  the  May  2  LOG.)  It  would  be  interesting  to  see  green AB  ticket  Are  these  tickets  expressions  of  sympathy  on  the  Coe  Victory  for  the  Wonsan  how  many  of  my  Union  brothers  still  good  after  the  emergency  is  3)  4"  4  loss  of  my  dear  son,  James  evacuation.  would  buy  a  copy  when  it  is  pub­ over?  Can't  Wait  . I'd appreciate your/including  the  Doherty.  lished.  So  if  anyone  who  will  take  "Your  many  kindnesses  have  above  in  the  letter  as  I'm  trying  I've  never  been  in  the  new  hall  the  three,buck  gamble  on  a  book  helped  to  alleviate  the  sorrow  his  to  be  sent  to  an  amphibious  unit  will  write  to  the  LOG,  I'll  appre­ in  New  York  and  can't  wait  until  as  soon  as  I can.  loss has  brought  to  us.  I  get  back  to  see  it,  which  will  be  ciate  it.  To  the  Eidtor:  |tobert C. Meloy  "Kindly  accept  the  heartfelt  in another  eight  months I  hope.  William  Owens  While  the  Stony  Creek  was  in  appreciation  of  myself  and  my  h was  wondering  if  I  could  get  (Ed.  note:  The  LOGs  and  the  Colombo,  Ceylon,  Robert  Hill,  OS,  X  X  X  family  for  your  thoughtfulness.  the  LOG  sent  to  me  over  here  as  letter  have  been  taken care  of.)  was  coming  back  to  the  ship  in  a  "May  the  Almighty  God  bless  I  have a  lot  of  reading  to  catch  up  rickshaw  late  one  night.  He  felt  XXX  on  with  Union  affairs.  I filled  out  and  guide  each  and  every  one  of  sorry  for  the  little  rickshaw  man,  the application that  was in  the LOG  you."  so when they  eame to  a hill,  he got  To  the  Editor:  and  will  enclose  it  in  this  letter.  Incidentally,  congratulations  on  out  and  put  the  boy  in  and  pro­ We  had  just  come  back  after  a  This  Army  is  for  the  birds.  It  the new  LOG.  ceeded  to  pull  him  up  the  hill.  nice  trip  on  the  Omega,  lasting  To  the  Editors:  Crewmembers  When  the  local  police  noticed  43  days,  when  we  ran  aground  in  seems  like  the  draft  boards  de­ Longview Victory  Just  a word  of  advice to the  boys  the  new  rickshaw  boy,  they  came  Nety  York  Harbor.  Captain  Kjol­ clared  war  on  merchant  seamen  as  on  the  South  American  run.  Stay  to  investigate.  They  weren't  satis­ sen,  a  real  good  skipper,  wanted  every  other  guy  is  a  seaman  who  X.  X  X  away from  the New  Orleans Bar  in  fied  with  the  explanation and gave  to  send  ashore  for  beer  for  us  un­ was  drafted.  I'd better  sign off  now.  Keep up  Montevideo, Uruguay.  the  rickshaw  back  to  its  owner.  til  the  tug pulled  us  off  and got  us  the  good  work.  The  bird that  runs this place has  Hill  got­a  free  ride  back  to  the  afloat  again.  a habit  of  doubling the  prices when  ship—from  the  police.  To the Editor:  That  shows  what  kind  of  master  Pfc  WUUam  Stansky  51020203  Co  I,  3rd  En,  29th  Inf  Reg't  the music  begins.  Beer  is 80  cents  Henry  Walier  he  was.  It  was  a  good  run  all  the  In  relation  to  the  recent  wage  a  bottle­ (their  money)  when  the  APO 331  Ship's  ^ delegate  way  to  Bombay  with  a  load  of  Increases  granted  to  daymen  of  evening  begins,_but  when  the  mu­ wheat  after  which  we  picked  up  a  c/o PM.  San  Francisco  both  deck  and  engine  departments  sic  strikes  up  it  is  automatically  XXX  cargo  of  ore  which  we  took  back  (Ed. note:  You'll  get  the  LOG  I wish  to  make  the  following  com­ twice as much.  to  Baltimore.  from  now  on.  Your  blue  ticket  is  ments.  He also  likes  to  stick  bottles  un­ A1  Yarbocough  still fifood  but  you'll  need  new  Upon  studying  the  new  wage  der  your nose  that  you didn't  even  Ship's  delegate  validated  papers.)  structure,  I find  the  wages  of  the  order and  charge  you for  the suds.  To  the  Editor:  deck  engineer  and  bosun  consider­ XXX  You  also have  to  be  careful  with  ^ This is my first  letter to the LOG  ably more  than that of  the steward.  these  fellows  that  do  laundry  and  Previously  the  steward  had  always  dry­cleaning in  Buenos Aires.  They  which  I  think  is  the  best  union  enjoyed the  highest  wage  rate,  promise  to  give  the  laundry  back  paper  printed.  I  wouldn't  miss  an  with  the  exception  of  the  electri­ the same  day,  but  you  never know  issue  for  anything.  To the  Editor:  I riso  think  the  SIU  is  the  best  cian.  Everybody  knows  that  thp  when  you  are  going  to  get  it.  We  I want  to bring  to your  attention  steward is the  only unlicensed  man  were  there  nine  days our  last  time  Union  in  the  world.  Just  show  me  the wonderful  job that  the Catholic  aboard  ship  that  is  the  head  of  a  out  and  some  of  the  fellows  still  another  that  has  the  working  con­ ditions  and  the  sick  benefits  that  seamen's  clubs  are  doing  for  the  'department.  Accordingly  he  has  didn't  get  their  gear  back.  the  SIU  has.  fellows  that  hit  West  Coast  ports.  the  responsibilities  and  headaches  ­ Philip (Alfred)  Wolf  I  have  been  in  the  USPHS  hos­ Several of  the gang from  the  Bien­ that go  with the  job.  XXX  pital  in  Memphis  for  11  months  ville  recently  attended  the  Easter  Many  Obligations  and  I  have been  receiving  the sick  party  at  the  Seattle  club  and '  it  Not  only  must  the  steward  sat­ benefits  ever  since.  I  want  to  was  truly  a  wonderful  experience.  isfy  the  stomachs  of  the  crew  but  thank  the  good  Union  and  the  Miss  Jean  Feeney  and  her  staff  her also  has  to  put  up  with  the  good  officials  that make  it  possible  extended  u^  evei­y  courtesy  and  I  To  the  E^tor:  ,  ship's  officers,  the  master,  com­ hope  that "the  fellows  on  cither  This  is  to  inform  you  that  the  for me  to keep  on  receiving  them.  pany  port  officials,  Public  Health  ships will be able  to take advantage  Getting  Better  Service  doctors,  customs  officials,  radio/donated  by  the  crew  of  the  of  the  entertainment  and  services  etc. Accordingly  and  justifiably the  Ponce  de  Leon  arrived  in  good  I  read  an­article  in  the  LOG  offered  by  this  organization.  about the  TB miracle  drug.  I have  steward shobld  be  high man  of  the  shape.  Other  clubs,  especially  in  the  Thp  boys here  at  the  Fort  Stan­ "TB  and have  been getting the  won­ unlicensed  personnel.  Relaxing  alongside  Bombay's  maritime field,  could  profit  from  In  addition,  the  legitimate  over­ ton  Hospital  are  very  grateful  for  der  drug  20  days  now  under  ex­ time  of  the  steward's  department  this gift  and  wist to express  their  perimental  tests,  thanks  to  the  up  famed  Beach  Candy  pool  are,  observing  the  operations. of  Miss  Feeney's unit.  and  coming­young USPHS  doctors.  (L­R)  A1  Yarborough,  B.  Kre­ has  been  decreased  by  eliminating  sincere  thanks.  BiU  McCarthy  lah­and  G.  A.  Davles.  They  are right  on  the  ball.  Dr.  .  .  Donald  McDonald  certain  painting  and  soogeeing  most  vine. «•  :  [jxo'/l!  Jii:  .  vu'n«»i •  • )£!> jp  Money Exchange  Rates Listed  Hurricane Crew  Thanked For Aid  '  <S  J­  Seafarer Joins  Regular Army  LOG Has Good  Tidings For GM  Del SMid  Crew  Full Of  Bosuns  Mother Thankk  EiOngview Crew  He Has A Book  In The Works  Has Short­Lived  Riekshdw Career  Omega Captain  Praised By Men  Steer Clear Of  Montevideo Bar  Sags Stewards  Rate Higher Pag  TB Drugs Prove ,  Worth To Him  Hails Catholic  Seamen^s Club  Hospitalized Men  Hdppg With Gift  ^  1  �rtiAky, Mrit, f9ik i­if  Pill• Vwentir­tw®"^'    L  E  X  T  E  R  S  He Hus Protects  in Mind For SiiJ  Btnestar Trip  Smooth Sotting  To the  Editor:  in  the  SIU.  A  person  can  live­ the  to the Editor:  wild­eyed  birds  make  it  tough  for  My  compliments to  the  alertness  you  rest of  his life here without leaving  Our  voyage  on  the  Bluestar  has  and  I  ashore,  but  when  the  of  your  staff!  Recently  (the  April  skipper gets into hot  water because  been  exceptionally  harfnonious  for  the  building.  18  issue)  I  saw  an  old  photo  of  a  member  of  the  crew  has  been  thei>ast  18  days.  Each and  every­»  The  new books  are beautiful  too  me,  along  with  my  letter  of  sug­ acting  up  then  he  gets  sore  Md  one  of  us  has  tried  to  help  each  and it makes  a  Seafarer feel  proud  With  the  LOG  now  contain­ gestions  on  "flash  news."  I  won­ starts clamping  down on the  draws.  to  show  his  book.  The  photo  is  other.  You  may  be  assured  that  it  ing  28  pages,  the  biggest  ever,  dered  where  you  got  it  from.  The first  thing  you  know  the  next  stamped  in  your  book  with  the  is  not  often  that  there  is  a  crew  there  is  more  room  now  than  I  found  out  via  the  bound  vol­ port  you  toucfi  he  won't  hand  out  official  seal  of  the  best  Union  in  as  this  to  he  found  where  there  ever before  for  stories,  photos  ume  of  LOGS  it  was  in  the  Octo­ any  dough for  shbre  leave.  is  no  friction  of  any  nature.  Not  the  world,  the  SIU.  and  letters sent  in  by  the Sea­ ber,  1948,  issue,  taken  while  I  was  It's all  well  and  good  to stick  up  only  the  Ctew  but  also  the  officers  James R.  Porter  farers.  Several  p^ges  of  each  on  the  Petrolite.  Amazing  what  a  for  a  shipmate  through  thick  and  as  well.  issue  are  devoted  to  the  ex­ 3<  3)  filing  system  you  must  have!  As  thin.  None  of  us  are  saints  when  We  give  a  vote  periences of  Seafarers and  the  there is a  certain amount  of  vanity  you  get  down  to  it.  But  there's a  of  thanks to  Gap­ ships they sail  as they describe  in  most  of  us,  I  limit  to  everything  and  it's  about  tain Berger, Chief  it  themselves.  beamed  with  time  some  of  these  troublemakers  Mate  Cook  and  If  you  run  across  anything  pleasure  at  ..the  had  the  hobble  put  on  them.  Chief  Engineer.  To  the  Editor:  of  interest on  your voyages,  or  nice  gesture  on  M.  E.  Lee  for.­ Ed  McGarvey  Here  we  are  laying  on  the  hook  just  want  to  let  your  friends  the  part  of  the  their ..cooperation  3)  i  t  in a  fog  bank  just off  the river  en­ know how  you're getting along,  LOG  to  include  with  the  dele­ trance  to  Yawata,  Japan.  drop  a  few  lines  to  the  LOG.  my  picture  along  gates. It  has been  ^  Don't  worry  too  much  about  vdth  the  letter.  What  ship?  Why  a  Waterman  of  great  help  to  literary  style.  We'll  patch  it  bucket,  the  notorious  "Jean  La­ Thanks.  us  and  keeping  Milton  up  if  it  needs  patching.  And  I  can  readily  To  the  Editor:  fitte."  Red  Diilon  and  I found  this  the  peace  that's  I  have recently  received a  police  of  course,  photos  Illustrating  port  much  to  our  liking  last  year  been  aboard.  realize that  head­ Sadenwater  quarters  has  permit  to  sell  souvenirs,, pictuies  the  incidents  you  describe  as  the  Japanese  immigration  lo­ At  our  last  meeting  at  the  time  make  them  more  interesting  cated  us  and  got  us  aboard  in  been,  is,  and  will  be  plenty  busy  and  chocolate  here  in  Rotterdam.  of  departure  from  the  States,  one  If  you  would inform  the SIU  mem­ for  the  readers.  plenty  of  time  (I  think).  Daddy  of  the  bcpthers  suggested  that  with  all  the  new  problems  con­ •   Send  your  stuff  to  the  LOG  Foster's  log  book  tells  a  different  when we  go ashore  in foreign ports  stantly cropping  up  along  with  the  bership  that  LOGS  will  be  distrib­ story though.  extensive  Welfare  Plan,  vacation  uted  on  every  SIU  ship  in  Rotter­ ­  at  675  Fourth  Avenue,  Brook­ to  bear  the  fact  in  mind  that  our  lyn,  NY.  If  you  want  any­ pay,  new  book  issuance  and  so  on.  dam,  I  will be  able  to get on  board  I  left  the  "high  speed"  Seacoral  jobs  and  Union  come first  and  our  with  the  LOGS.  thing returned  after we  use it,  in. San  Pedro,  California.  As usual,  pleasure  second.  But  as  long  as  I'm  writing  to  the  I  am­now  trying  to  make  a  liv­ we'll do  that  too.  LOG,  I  thought  I  might  , briefly  we  set  a  record  on  this  speedy  Only One Beef  mention  a  few  more  ideas—^take  ing and  also  work as  a  stand­by  on  bucket, 27  days from Pusan,  Korea,  •   The  only  beef  we  hhve  had  thus  tankers  or  freighters.  I  am  with­ them  for  what  they're  worth.  to  the  Todd  shipyard.  Never  was  far  was  about  an  hour  disputed  out, my  regular  line  of  work  for  Hobby  Comer  a  ship  more  deserving  of  repairs.  overtime in the engine department.  the' doctors  told  me  working  as  a  The  only  groan  louder  than  the  One  is  some  sort  of  Hobby  Cor­ steel  erector  will  kill  me.  ship  itself  came  from  Sam  Cohen,  With  logical  reasoning  by  Chief  ner where,  between calls, a  se^jpian  Please notify  members that  from  To the  Editor:  the  Wilmington  port  agent,  when  Engineer  Lee,  and  Brother  A.  A  could  get  a  start,  say,  in  the  art  now  on  I  am  at  their  service.  Hawkins,  the  engine  delegate,  this  The  appearance and fine  view of  he looked at  the repair lists for  the  was  quickly  squared  away.  of  leather­goods  making,  such  as  L.  Pleysier  our  cafeteria  and  cocktail  lounge  three  department^.  belts,  and .  wallets  or  something  3i>  3)  3)  Brother  Mclveen  is  our  night  have  been  well  displayed  to  the  I  caqie  aboard  the  Lafitte  again  he'd  like  to  leam  to  help  pass  the  cook  and  baker and  he  would  sure  world,  but  not  a  word  has  been  after  two  trips  on  it  last  year.  time on  long trips.  Our chief  cook  create  envy  among  some  ashore  said  about  the fine  quality  of  thdl  is now  making  a  hook­rug  and  it's  Waterman^  Daddy  Foster  and  I  aU  that  think  they  are  tops.  Mac  has  food.  I  can  assure  everyone  that  should  have  known  better.  beautiful  so  far.  I  think  he  got  40  witnesses  on  this  ship  who  will  it  is  well­prepared,  tasty  and  of  the  elementary  training  in  the  lo the  Editor:  No  Welcome  Mat  testify  for  him  as  of  now.  Brother  f'^  '  Just  a  line  to  let  you  know  that  the  best  quality  that  money  can  hospital.  ',"­1  I  kind  of  thought  there  would  Lopez  is  our  chief  cook.  Having  buy.  Second is  some  sort  of  SIU  pro­ I'm  doing  fine  in  the  Army.  I'm  3e  a  band  playing "welcome  back"  sailed  with  him  beforq  I'll  say  he  gram  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to  a  cooking and baking here for around  All of  the  steaks are  of  Grade A  guy  having  trouble  with  "drink  170  men.  There's  other  merchant  Western  steer, and  all  other meats  or  something,  but  there  was  none  hasn't  lost  his  touch.  seamen  in  this  outfit  and  when  are of  the same  high standard.  All  to  be  heard.  I  looked  quickly  at  Possibly some of you recall Broth­ .  control,"  like  AA.  the gangway  hoping for a  carpet to  er  Danny  Conroy.  He's  our  stew­ Third  is  a  lump  sum  as  prepay­ they  found  out  I  was  an  ex­mer­ the fowl — Rhode  unroll  (none  did).  I see  Dutch  Van  ard  and  he  puts  out  all  the  chow  chant  seaman,  they  said, "Now  we  ment  on  life  membership  In  the  Island  duckling,  Alstine,  a  very_  famiiiar  Lafitte  that  you  can  eat,  all first  grade  SIU.  To  qualify  a  member  must  got  someone'who  can  cook."  But  young  tom  tur­ charactjer.  He's  only  been  on  it  for  food.  ^have  reached  a  certain  age,  length  it's"  kind  of  rough  on  these  field  keys and capons­ 14 months.  Well  1  guess  that's  about  all  ex­ ranges.  of  time  in  the  SIU,  or  both.  are received daily  A  man  has  one  consolation  on  cept  that  we  expect  to  have  some  I  hope  to  be  back  to  sea  very  from the country.  A! W.  Sadenwater  some  of  these ships.  They  come  to  pictures  of  the  trip  for  you  as  soon,  probably '  sometime  in  Oc­ T h e  vegetables  ^  Yokohama.  Then  again,  it  doesn't'  soon  as  we  have  a  chance  to  have  tober  for  I'm  to  get  discharged  are  garden  fresh.  them  developed.  take  them  forever to  get here.  September  27.  Most  of  the  Rocky  Milton  I see by  the  LOG  that the  Union  pastry  is made  in  Don't  get  the  idea  I'm  Asiatic.  Ship's  delegate  is  really­stepping  up  vacation  pay  the  kitchen  and  But  just  wait  for Jthe  opening  of  To  the  Editor:  Porter"  and  everything.  I'm" sure  proud  to  4*  t  3)  Terry­Sans  Bar" in  Yokohama.  the  French  and  In  our  trip  aboard  the  Bessemft*  I'm  going  to  trade  Waterman  id  puff  pastries are of  the best quality.  Victory  we  went  to  Masan,  Korea,  be a  member.  I  have  to  say  so  long  for  now.  for  a  Victory  when  we  get  back.  to  unload  cargo.  When  we  got  Wide  Selection  there  we  found  that  shore  leave  Keep  the  LOG  coming  for  I  sure  A  sample  dinner  menu  includes  The  fog's  lifting,  so  we  should  has  been  cancelled  for  all  mer­ like  to  keep  up  with  things.  go in.  Look  out "Sanakes," the  La­ To  the  Editor:  the  following  selections:  Pfc.  Eugene  Ray  We're  aboard  the  Bradford  Is­ chant  crews.  Chilled  celery  stick,  stuffed  cot­ fitte's  about  to  make  port.  3)  3)  3^1  land,  Cities  Service  tanker,  which­ I  tried  to find  out  what  the rea­ Terry  Paris  tage  cheese.  is bound for  Venezuela. Afterwards  son  was from  an  Army  Lieutenant.  3)  3)  3)  Green  olives  pimento,  toasted  we  are  heading  south  for  Argen­ ,  He  had  no  more  satisfactory  an­ fresh  salted  almonds.  tina  with  no  further  orders  for  swer  other  than  that  it  was  can­ subsequent  ports.  celled by  his authority.  To  the  Editor:  Southern  corn  chowder,  puree  Since  we're  stopping  in  several  The  fellow  had  the  nttitude  of  I  just  thought  you  would  like  to  of  Jackson.  To  the  Editor:  foreign  countries,  ho^y  about  the  a  martinet  and  it  appears  as if  he  print  a  picture  in  the  LOG  of  our  Shrimp  indiene.  • iK­y  LOG  printing  money  exchange  wishes  to  give­all  seamen  a  bad  three  children.  Their  father,  Hor­ It has been my  intention to  write  Broiled filet  '  flounder  maitre  time.  We  would  appreciate  it  if  ace  Gaskill,  is now  working  on  the  d'hotei  with  butter,  frcnch  green  you  for  quite  some  time,,  so  it's  rates for the different countries Our  ships  visit?  confirmation  could  be  obtained  Venore  as  bOsun  and is on  his way  peas  with  drawn  butter,  frqnch  about  time  I  got  to  it,  James  J.'  Finn  from  Washington  on  these  restric­ to  Chile.  I'm  sure  he  would  get  a  fried  potatoes.  I intend  to  leave  the  sea  soon to  Ship's  delegate  '  tions imposed on  merchant  seamen  kick  out  of  seeing  his  family  in  Roast  young  tom  turkey  with  return  to  television since the freeze  (Ed.  note:  Wc*?%  acting  on  your  in  this  port.  print,  as  he  is  now  far  away  from  has  been  lifted  by  the  Federal  Edward  F. Lessor  home  in Sea  Lane,  North Carolina.  pecan dressing,  giblet ^ravy, Maine  Communications  Commission,  but  suggestion.  You'll  find  tjie  latest  Ship's  delegate  Incidentally,  we  both  read  the  snow flake  potatoes,  steamed brus­ before  I  go  there  is  one  thing  I  money  exchange  figures  in  this  is­ sue  ow  page '21.)  LOG  from  cover  to  cover  and find  sel  sprouts,  cranberry  sauce.  would  like  to  see  in  this  Union.  Virginia honey cured ham,  baked  it  a  very  interesting  newspaper'.  3)  3)  4"  ,  Mrs.  Horace  Gaskill,  in Maderia  wine, duchess  potatoes,  It  is  a  safety  code  to. be  drawn  up  and  adopted  by  the  SIU  and  southern  candied  yams,  ham­fla­ all  SlU­contracted  companies.  It  vored  kale.  To  the  Editor:  should  include  such  controversial  Hot buttered  biscuits, hot Parker  Here's  one  sailor  who  feels  that  subjects  as  whether  or  not  when  To  tho  Editor:  House  rolls.  ­ the  Union  resolution  on  foul­ups  Please  thank.  Brothers  Phillip  Choice  of  cake,  pie,  ice cream.  •   man  is  working, over  the  side  in  foreign  ports  is  long  overdue.  another  man  should  be  watching  Wentz,  Robert  DeCosia  and  Floyd  Coffee, hot  tea.  Some  of  these  bad  actors  have  on  deck  in c^e he  falls in,­.or  can  "Butch"  Hillien  for. donating  their ,  made  it  real  cough  in  a  couple  of  Wines  &  Liquors  blood  for  my  wife  while  she  was  an  OS  go  aloft or  over' the  side.  ports  Uiat  I  can  think  of.  In  one  There's  also  a  choice  of  many  One  other  thing,  when  a  man  is  in  the  hospital.  or  two  places  you  begin  to  feel  as  better  wih.es,  any  scotch,  cognac  working  around  the  radio  antenna  I  was  in  the  Persian  Gulf  at the  if ttiey'd  just  as  soon  iiump  ail  or  whiskies,  desired.  And  don't  the  radio  operator  should  be  noti­ time  and  unable  to  help  her.  American  seamen  into  the  harbor.  forget,  the  cocktail  lounge  has  a  fied.  Rut  if  the  operator  is  ashore  This  is  truly  an  example  of  the  Can't  Hold  Liquor  fine floor  show.  Furthermore,  the  sign  "Danger  Men  Working"  true  brotherhood  feeling  that  ox­.  ­Don't  get  me  wrong..  I  like  to  cafeteria  is  20  percent  cheaper  should  be placed  on the  door or  on  ists  in  our  great  Union,  tdke  a  drink  just  as  much  as  the  than,  any  restaurant  around  the  his  apparatus  ' as  sometimes  the  Surely no organization  which has  next fellow.  It  seems  that  the  real  New  York .area.  FCC  inspectors  come  aboard  and  such  strong  and  sincere  feelings,  trouble­makers  are  the  boys  who  Don't  forget  the  Sea' .Chest,  too.  test  his  equipment  when  he  isn't  of  brotherhood  anfong its  members  can't handle  their ­liquor.  They get  Waiting  for  daddy  to  come  They  have  a  beautiful  selection­of  there.  for  one  another  and  their  loved:  a  couple  of  shots  under  their  belt  home  are:  (L­R)  Freddy,  22  all  kinds  of  men's  ware,  al6o­fine  Get  behind  this  thing  boys,  it's  ones  can  ever  be  broken.  qnd  they  think  they're  Geronimo  months  old;­  Kay,  iVs  years;  luggage.  All  of  the  items  are  of  for  your  own  personal  siafety.  Proofs  and  examples  such  as  and  Casanova  put  together.  ­ and  Jenny  montiis,  chil­ the  better  brands.­  For  instance,  Best regards  to all  of  my former  these  assure  us  that  the  SIU  is'  And  another  thing­  that  hasn't­ dren  of  Seafarer  Horace  Gas­ cigarettes are 23  to 23 cents a pack  shipmates.  ,  here  to stay.  !  r  kin.  been mentioned^  Not only do these  everywhere,  but  they  are  10^ cents  Ben  '^renohy"  LeBlane  :  :  .  '  .Max  R.  Moor*  LOG Welcomes  ^  Stories^  Pies  Terrg^s Arrived  in d apan Again  IJOGS  Available  in Rotterdam  SiU Cafe Food  Rest Available  Korea Gis Relish  SlU­Stple Chow  Shore Leave Ban  Irhs Seafarers  Rates Requested  On $$ Exchange  Gaskill Children  Waiting For  Dad  Sees Need For  Code of  Safety  Applauds Union  Foul­Up Curbs  Rlood Gifts Show  SiU Brotherhood ^  '• v­j  •  • •  f'.ii  • •  ­  J*!  • ' 'y...  i'  ii'  �wMai, VtVri9, Jmi  SE4PAREit&  t&e  LETTERS  Gjuiiwater Trip  Lots Ot Fun  Sags Stewards  Rate As Bagmen  Pac<B ihreii^­4hm  S  E  A  F  A  R  E  R  S  CASH  BENEFITS  To  the Editor:  To  the  Editors:  Just  a  few  lines  from  the  Gulf­ Things  are  running  smoothly  on  water  which  recently  made  a  stop  the  Robin  Trent.  The  daymen  are  PAID  BY  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  A.F.L.  in  Balbao,  Spain.  We  have several  very  glad  to  get  the  increase  but  the  steward's  department  thinks  oldtimers  aboard  this  ship  such  as  that  they  should  be  classed  as day­ Vacation  Plan,  April  28—May  10  WeUare  Plan,  AprU  20—May  3  Brother  Slim  Snow,  ex­bartender  men  as  well  because  their  time  is  from Duke's Joint  all fixed  at  different  hours.  Stew­ in  Baltimore.  He  ard's pay  should  be right above  the  Gonzalo  Rodriquez  46.28  8947  was  afraid  to  bosun's  because  he  has  one  tough  John  Doherty  8948  66.50  leave  Brother  job as  a  department head.  The  pay  Richard  Gayeska  8949  99.94  Henry  Dombrowski  8950  127.94  Charlie  Simmons  is  below  his  rating  as  well  as  for  Clifford  Dahlgren  88.67  8951  behind  when  he  the  cooks  and  the  rest  of  the. de­ Valentino  Mansalto  8952  52.11  REPORT  NO. 7  '  Donald  Dugan  8953  128.72  shipped  out  so  partment,  Something  can  be  done  By  Lloyd  Gardner, Asst.  Secretary­Treasurer  Lawrence  Larande  8^4  99.56  he  brought  him  about it.  Henry  Boron  106.50  8955  Alfonso  Maldonado  8958  77.78  Period  Covered  by  This  Report—April  28­May  10  aboard  to  keep  Sure  we  do  get  overtime  in  the  Rene  Yargeau  8957  40.83  an  eye on  him.  home  ports and  at  sea  but  how  do  Cash  on  Hand.  William  Nesta  8958  96.44  $198,907.27  Thomas  Maher  8959  75.83  We  also  have  we  compare  with the  other depart­ Estimated  Accounts  Receivable  210,000.00  James  Sanlouzans  8960  89.83  "Nature  Boy"  ments?  They  get  more  than  the  Vacation  Benefits  Paid  in  Period...^  8951  92.17  94,974.93  Francis  Sinclair  MariUa.  8982  117.83  Sam  Drury  as  deck  engineer  and  steward's  department) does.  Vacation  Benefits Paid  Since February 11,  1952.  713,866.00  Graeiano  Frank  Puglisi  8963  96.44  Bill  Ozwinkle  as  night  cook  and  Stylanos  LecompUes  8964  59.11  John  Hoggie  With  our  Vacation  Plan  running  smooth  as  silk  and  not  a  hitch  in  Gustav  Holgerson  8965  97.22  baker  who'  is  kept  busy  keeping  Ship's  delegate  the  entire  operation,  we  are  now  taking  steps  to  speed  up  payments  Benjamin  Hayes  8966  $91.39  Snow fiill of  apple  tarts,  Clarence  Fentenot  8967  105.78  t  t  4­ even  faster  than  they have  been  going  out  up  to  now.  The  Plan  is in  Charles  ScaUsi  8968  87.89  Simmons  asked  J.  Medwed,  our  Samuel  Lyle  8969  118.61  the  pracess of  installing specially­designed  electronic  machines  to  han­ To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ... 8970  5,000.00  steward,  to  requisition  some  Jer­ dle  practically the  entire  operation mechanically.  Andreas  Andrianos  ...... 8971  92J)4  gen's  Lotion.  He  claims  the  dish  Francis  Roberts  8972  185.00  The  new  mathines,  now  being  set  up  in  the  Vacation  Plan  office,  But  Lwee  8973  80.50  water is  too. hard  on  his  lily  white  will  also  guarantee  that  all  records  are  kept accurately,  and  avoid  any  Tom  Hong  8974  95.67  hands.  It's  been,  a  mice  voyage,  To the  Editor:  GuUlermo  Grajales  8975  55.22  possible  slipups.  They  will  make  it  easier  for  all  concerned  to  keep  Charles  Unphlett  8976  36.17  with  lots  of  fun.  Now that  election time  is coming  a  close  check  on  this  tremendous  operation,  as  well  as  turning  out  ArvU  Floyd  8977  64.56  Steve  Deri  up  I  think  it's  only  right  for  Sea­ Norman  Smithson  8978  64.17  8979  38.50  Ship%  delegate  farers to make the  arrangements to  those checks like  hotcakes for Seafarers who have  qualified for benefits.  .Toseph  Rhodes  On  June  1  we  come  to  the  end  of  a  full  year  of  vacation  benefits,  Bobby  MesseraU  8980  79.33  get a  bailot from  their home  states  which  means  that  those  Seafarers  who  have  one  year's  sea  time  will  Jose  Rodriguez  8981  79.73  i.  X  John  Kulas  8982  99.56  so  they  can  vote  in  November.  be  eligible  to  collect  the  $140  maximum  payment  allowed  under  the  Reuel  Palnier  8983  103.06  I  know  it's  a  nuisance,  and  in  Francisco  Carabacan  .... 8984  127 56  8985  108.11  some  states  the. phony  politicians  plan.  We'll  be  looking for the  first Seafarer  who hits the  $140 jackpot.  George.  Switzer  George  Graham  8986  66.50  Check  Francis  RouseU  8846  have  it  rigged  so  that  it's  almost  53.28  George  Chance  8987  71.56  Name  No.  Amount  Ratal  Meslowski  8847  50.94  John  CaU  8988  58.17  impossible for a sailor to vote.  But  John  Bitore  8768  44.72  Kenneth  Ainslee  8848  63.39  Loran  Bishop  8989  49.39  To  the  Editor:  Donald  Pitman  8769 119.39  August  Horbac  8849  still  it's  worth  the  effort.  75.08  Frank  Oetgen  8990  ia3.44  WUUam  Davis  .  8770 102.67  Clarence  Dowdy  8850  69.22  .Tames  Cannady  For  the  sake  of  argument,  what  After  all,  it's  not  only  a  matter  James  8991  49.39  Ward  ..  8771 81.67  Harold  BUbrey  8851  41.61  Reginald  Sharpe  8992  38.11  Harry  Kight  ..  8772 88.67  Alfred  Everette  8852  department  makes  for  a  good  or  of  voting for  President..  The  Con­ John  63.78  George , Kitchens  8993  51.72  Murry  ..  8773 70.78  Fred Lynum  8853  98.00  John  Locaparra  8994  122.11  8774 80.50  John  Kuczyuski  bad  ship?  A ship  is referred  to as  gressmen  and  Senators  count  ail  Eugene  Smith  .  8854  118.22  Clifford  Prevatt  8995  56.78  Richard  Torres  41.22  Frank  Minard  8775 the  way  down  the  line.  Some  of  8855  84.39  WUUson  Waddle  8996  92.56  "a  good  feeder,"  a  "clean  ship," a  these  boys are  but  to give  the  boot  Louis  O'Leary  .  85.94  WUUam  Stevens  8776 8856  90.61  Earl  Matthews  8997  99.56  Long  8777  .  59.89  John  Metsnit  8857  101.50  John  Markopole  ........ 8998  108.50  "happy  ship"^—all  of  course,  the  to  all  unions,  including  the  SIU.  John  John  Long  8778  55.61  James  Smith  8858  40.06  Edward  Tarring  8999  95.28  KenYieth  Marston  8779  40.44  Donald  Patterson  ...  8859  103.83  aim  of  the  SIU.  /  If  we  don't vote,  we make  it easier  Ralph  Mills  8780  109.28  James  Akers  8860  100.72  Joao  Martins  8781  62.61  WUUam  Maston  8861  35.00  The  steward's  department  can  for  them  to  pull  off  this  kind  of  a  Sidney  Malkin  8782  102.67  Maurice  Kramer  8862  75.44  fast, deal.  Alfonso  Velazquez  ;. 8783  72.33  WUUam  WhiUock  make  such  conditions  exist  if  8863  45.89  Ignatius  Gomes  8784  113.17  John  Webb  So  before  you  forget," make  ar­ 8864  108.50  John  Waith,  2nd  8785  capable  men  are  hired  for  the  de­ plication  for  an  absentee  ballot  Edwin  Harling  60.28  Joseph  Bennett  . .  8865  43.94  cook:  Since  I've  Charles  Snbdgrass '.  8786  103.44  John  Friend  8866  94.89  partment. ­Yet the present  contract  now.  You're  only protecting  your­ Henry  Ferree  8787  77.78  Alfred  Luciano  ,.  8867  101.89  been  going  to sea  John  Doyle  8788  103.06  Robert  Air  8868  108.11  I  can't  remember  doesn't  seem  to  uphold  this.  A  self  when  you  do  it.  WUUam  McCarthy  8789  80.11  Harold  Cole  101.89  8869  Harry  Harper  8790  79.33  Albert  Loo  120.94  anything  in  the  8870  Jack  Barnes  messman  can  make  much  more  74.28  B.  Lowe  John  Laughlin  ............  8791  8871  98.39  way  of  gains  that  4.7.17  Salvadore  Blate  Nemesio  Suarez  8792  8872  money as a  wiper or OS.  The stew­ 97.22  felt  as  good  as  ft  4  4.  43.17  Frank  LongweU  Antonio  Coniado  8793  8873­ 93.72  ard  has  the  good  and  welfare  of  54.44  Elton  Smith  OrviUe  Abrams  8794  8874  vaca­ 38.89  collecting  Samuel  Tompkins  8795  74.67  Robert  Barrett  8875  the  crew  and  officers,  the  respon­ 74.28  tion  money.  Herbert  Trexler  8796  61.06  Robert  Trippe  8876  118.22  sibility  of  the  department,  as  well  60.67  Clarence  Trippe  ........ 8377  NorviUe  Sikes  8797  118.22  41.61  Donald  Burke  ........... 8878  Clamon  Whitehurst  ..... 8798  as  stores  and  conditions,  yet  does  To  the  Editor:  76.61  Wesley  Owen  8799  119.78  Gilbert  Foley  8879  43.56  not  compare  accordingly  in  wages  Thomas  Cavanaugh  8800  50.94  James  Rice  8880  50.94  Encloised  is  a  change  of  address  Pietro  DanieU  8801  39.28  Hubert  House  35.00  with  daymen  In  the"  deck  depart­ 8881  116.28  Milburn  Darley  ...  NeU  Boyle  8802  102.67  Raymond  Steele  Ernest  Salter  ....  101.11  8882  85.56  ­for  the  LOG.  My  brother  A1  Gor­ ment.  Confesor  Ayala  8803  61.83  Edward  KeUy  J>aul  Hansen  118.22  8883  105.00  don)  who  is­a  Seafarer,  first  had  Edwin  Edginton  8804  70.00  WUUam  Tatum  ......... 8884  56.00  100.72  James  Thompson  ..  I  suggest  we  even  up  this  wage  the LOG Sfent  Arthur  Salzman  8805  65.72  Owen  Herring  38.89  8885  115.89  Walter  Moran  to me in Fort  Wayne,  8808  117.44  George  Brownell  scale and not penalize  the stewards  Indiana.  We  have  since  moved  to  Thomas  Fitzgerald  76.22  8886  103.83  Faustino  Pedraza  .  Julius  McCain  ...  ... 8807  74.67  Joseph  Lucas  73.50  Reuben  Ingram  8887  60.11  department  when  the  very  policy  Walter  Savant  8808  41.22  Ekigene  Senff  121.33  45.11  Gustav  Lueth  ....  8888  of  the  SIU  ship  depends  so  much  New  Mexico  and  California,  an^  Gilbeaux  Brown  8809  98.78  James  Barrett  115.89  8889  116.67  Derwood  Mann  since our last  move  the only  LOGs  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks..:.  8810  2,000.00  James  Cope  9009  40.44  on  that  department.  Archie  Bunn  :... , 8890 60.28  Wade  HarreU  Robert  WiUiams  8811  99.17  9010  110.44  we'  have  h^d  are  the  ones  my  Charles  Varn  Lawrence  Zalensld  ......  . 8891 95.67  81.67  8812  9011  53.67  T. J.  Sch^ts  brother  A1  brings  us  on  occasional  EUf  Brondelsbo  .'....  . 8392 109.28  Joiui  Malcolm  8813  122.11  Paul Curd  Bento  ......  38.50  Frutouoso  Busto  . 8393 73.11  GUbert  BUUe  Fanning  8814  59.11  Giacome  Liuzza  ...,  36.17  trips  through  here.  Marius  Rank  ..  :  . 8894 66.50  Glen  Stanford  .....  ^  ^  114.33  Stephen  D'Loughlin  ....  .8895 78.56  John  George  How  about  putting  us  back  on  38.11  James  Thieilesen  . 8896 58.33  Norbert  Voland  ..,  40.06  the  mailing  list?  William  BeU  . 8897 66.11  Tadd  Terrington  ..,  9017  57.17  Joseph  Buzaleski  ......  . 8898 94.50  Ilenry  Piszatowski  My husband and I thoroughly en­ Lawrence  J,  108.50  John  Stout  . 8399 81.28  116.67  joy  the  LOG.  As  a  Union  paper  it  Fleyd,  oiler:  Hugh  Howell  . 8900 68.83  Amiel  Mitchke  .  .  Garrett  Cameron  .  40.44  Robert  Raymer  . 8901 104.61  Joseph  If sits  has no equal.  I especially enjoy the  We're  lucky  to  87.11  To the  Editor:  Elmer  Johnson  . 8902 1.15.11  Arthur  Boyd  have  such  a  plan  117.06  and  the  poetry  written  by  George  Fossett  .........  84.39  . 8903 Having  just  gotten  my  first  articles  117.83  84.00  Adrian  Duracher  Chester  Green  ;  . 8904 the  seamen.  All in  all  it is  a  swell  and  with  more  Maximiliano  Pitre  9024  98.39  83,33  Joseph  Smokonich  . 8905 work  on  it  I'm  glimpse of  the New York headquar­ little  paper.  Anthony  Zaich  ...,  9025  101.50  Harold  Moody  . 8908 71.94  Salvador  Hallo  .  ...  9026  69.61..cn  Elmer  BarnhUl  . 8907 70.39  Walter  Conley  .. A.  ters  hall,  I  had  my  breath  taken  Best  wishes  for  the  continued  sure  that  the  9027  91.00  John  Gandy  44.33  . 8908 Union  will  be  John  McNamara  ..  9028  116.67  growth of  the SEAFARERS,  L OG.  away by the beauty  and comfort  of  Peter  Drewes  ..........  . 8909 125.22  George  Riehm  ....  9029  107 33  able  to  make  it  Luis  Soler  ^  37.72  Fred  Farmer  . 8910 ....  48.61  Ruth E.  Shrock  even  better.  9030  the building.  Believe me,  anvbociy  5 000.00  Lionel  Von  Lofton  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks... . 8911 ...... 9031  69.61  Herbert  Averill ^  ;. . 8912 $35.88  William  York  ...  9032  122.50  who  doesn't  feel  that  it's  worth  (Ed. note:  Thanks  for  the  com­ WUUam  Mellon  82.8.3  Elmer  Hunt  . 8913 118.61  James  McLinden  , 8914 53.28  Svcrre  Hansen  ...,  while  investing  a  few  Ducks  in.a  pliments.  You'll  be  getting  the  9034  36.56  Slavin  Harris  '  . 8915 118.61  Joseph  Czech  ....,  42.78  9035  LOG  in  the  mail.)  Ravenel  Dasher  8815  42.39  Halter  Jastrzebski  77.00  Richard  Johnson  ...  . 8916 hall of  this kind  either hasn't  seen  9036  106.56  Hong  Yung  8816  56.39  Roberto  Tianson  . 8917 90.22  Stanley  Cantrell  ..,  9037  85.56  Alfred  Begg  8817  91.00  Michael  Carlin  113.94  Policarpio  Martinez  the  place  or  walks  around  with  . 8918 9038  63.00  Thomas  Shea  8818  108.89  John  Lane  89.44  Marion  Lavine  . 8919 9039  92.56  Valdemar  Toomberg  8819  108.89  Harold  Hurlburt  both  eyes  closed.  47.83  Walter  Woods  . 8920 9040  66.50  Edward  Prlola  ....­ 8820  46.67  Void  . 8921 Void  Henry  Lindsay  ....  9041  56.39  Albert  Mosher  If  we  can  set  up  the  same  kind  8821  113.17  Chester  Perry  , 8922 43.67  Edward  Baker  9042  58.33  Charles  McDoweU  ;  8823  96.83  Allan  Thome  .,, J  i,,,,.  . 8923 52.11  WilUani  Blair  9043  65.72  of rig in Baltimore, Philly  and Gal­ Richard  Wardlow  8823  47.06  LeonicioiCalderon  . 8924 74.28  Dean  Hardin  To  the Editor:  9044  66.89  Gerald  Edwards  ......... 8824  87.11  Michel dDouroundoq.  .8925 ­  91.78  Michael  Marcello  ..  veston  for  the  20  bucks  per  head  9045  68.44  Siler  8825  63.00  George  Johnson  126.78  Alfred  Thompson  ..  . 8926 I  want  to  express  to  the  Seafar­ Dwight  9046  112.00  Frank Steen  8326  90.61  James  Stoddard  78.56  .lames  Simmons  ....  . 8927 that  we'i^  being  asked  to  kick  in,  er^  International  Union,  the  Bos­ William  ^Thompson  9047  49.00  8827  98.39  George  Owen  55.01  Allen  Ortte  . 8928 9048  75.44  DiiSuccio  ............ 8828  .  79.73  Wong  York  we  are  getting  the  best  bargain  ton branch­especially, my  deep ap­ John  .....,  .8929; ­  . 84.78  Paul  Covington  9049  103 08  Jimmie  Heifer"'...........  8829  57.94  John  Bigwood  117.44  Clifford  Taggart,  Jr.  '.. . 8930 9050  since  the  Indians  sold  Manhattan  preciation for their  kindness in the  Raymond  61.83  Knoles  8830  77.39  Dominic  Scavo  "37.72  Charley  Steers  . 8931 9051  49..39  Island  to  the  Hollanders.  113.94  Tra  Griggers  8831  . 8932 93.72  Francisco  Peralta  ..  loss  of  my  husband  Walter  Bezan­ Anthony  Hidkcy  . •  ... ..... 9052  59.89  Edward  Toolan  103.94  Windsor  Johnson  ..  8833  117.44­ Edward  Cretan  ; 8933 9053  73.50  son,  not  only  after  his  death,  but  As  far  as  I'm jcdncerned,  here's  James  Patrice  $2.83  Uobert  Lambert  ...  8833  46.28  Stanton  Marshall., V.8934 9054  78.56  John  Kentrotos  ......... 8834  97,61  Paul  Burleson  .'8935 49.39  George  Brown  .  one "yes" vote for the referendum.  in their ready  response  to my  plea  Romeo  ....  9055  63.78  Florent  103.94  James  Pcestwood  ..  88.35  69.22  ^aristo  Jiminez  ,..,  . 8936 9056  84.00  The­Sill's  the . number  one  Union  for  blood  donors.  Pasquale  Fioretti  8338  5,000.00  John  Knowles  87.50  'o  Cash  Vac.  Checks  . 8937 ..... 9037  101.89  ZohU  8337­ 12Vr.3  Marvin  lloweU  .....' ..... 9058  35.39  P.  Broumeriotis, .....  . 8938 In the  business now, and  we should  He always said  his book  was one  John  100.33  Mottrant,..........  8338  60.89  Wilfred  Moore  . 8039 10"i,39  E:mcr  E­Ue.v  .•   ..... 90"®  51.33    is  prize: possessions  and  his  Richard  have  grade  A  halls  in  whatever  of *• h Hubert Clements  .........  8839  42.00  Onni  Peltomaa  115.89  Miguel  "Sclcedo  .... ;  . 8940 9960  108.89  77.78  Irwin  Meen  Michael  McDonqugb  8840  .  .  35.39  Thomas  Maynes  ......  . 8941 port  we  sail  out  df.  It's  a  small  Union the  best  on earth.  .....  9(|i81  113.17  87.J1  Ceor­re  Schmidt  .. .•..... 9052  Anderson  8841.  , 8942 77.78  Arthur  BaUu    .  107.72:;  price to  pay  for the  value  that  you  I  would  like  very  much­ to  still  .Tobn  Charleii  Krause  8842  95.23  Francisco  Casasco  . ..... 9063  42.00  Warren  Divid.xon  ...  . 8943 75.44  receive  the  LOG.  •   Theodora  Mnstaler.  ...4  8843  :  76.22  Arthur.  Bassett :::..  .B944 103.44  Wesley  Christiansen  .... 9064  110.06  Joseph Miller. ....  ...,... 8844  .  112.00.  Daniel  De.an  . 8945 83 61  ' Pete'Kessler  .  Rorenee  Bezanson  iWnltes  Rigby  ;..i.......  8815  78 .3§  .5838  Gcrtrve Gihb"ns .... . 8946 (Continued  on  Daee  24)  " '  '  TOTAL  $105,889.93  1  Vacation  Make Sure To  Vote III Fall  Steward Dept is  What Makes Ship  Seafdrer^s Sister  Praises The LOG  New Haiis Are  Bargain At $20  Seaman^s Widow  Thanks Union  . • ­i­: ..'r.u.V i'"" (vv­lVsi­.'­i • '  •  Jl  �wwi»y­lMrf  Tw Twm  ~  ­  •  ­  F  SEA  IF  A  R  E  R  S  CASH  BENEFITS  '  TOTAL  $105,889.93  Vacation  Plan  April  28—May  10  Welfare  Plan  April  20—May  3  PAID  BY  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  A.F.L.  (Continued  from  page  23)  9187  Ralph  StanseU  S188  Lloyd  Wetzel  9t89  Jack  Cochran  9190  Max  Olson  9191  Luther  Gaclson  9192  WUUam  Scott  9193  James  McFaiiin  9194  Fred  Ibsen  9193  Edward  Thompson  9196  Carl  Grummesson  9197  Pedro  .Sanchez  Emanuel  Hatjimlchalis  ..  9198  9199  Pete  TrlantafUlos  ........  9200  Michael  Dletz  9201  Luke  Ciamboli  9202  Oscar  Sorenson  9203  Louis  Delacerda  9204  Joaquin  Mlniz  9205  9206  Louis  Thomas  9207  Stairos  Papoutlsis  Georgnef  Lymperato]  ... 9208  9209  .Toseph  Stodolsk  9210  Bernard  McSharry  9211  Charles  Kersteins  9212  James  Morin  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  .;.  9213  Che,ck  Name  No.  Amount  98.39  Charles  GUI  9065  112.39  Esteban  Conquet  9066  52.11  Anthony  Debelich  9067  127.56  X/ester  McHugh  9068  67.28  Marion  Carter  9069  98.00  Chester  Anti  9070  79.33  Arthur  Butler  9071  45.50  Torgeir  Hoabesland  9072  115.89  WilUam  Wharton  .... 9073  47.44  Delbert  Horwor(h  9074  49.78  Joseph  Wyant  9075  94.50  Anthony  Klavinj  9078  50.94  Francis  Clawson  9077  93.33  WlUiam  Loss  9078  65.72  l>Jose  Lago  9079  51.33  Charles  Gregory  9000  109.67  Julio  Cruz  Zamora  9081  79.33  Hernant  Mathisen  9082  51.72  Abe  Rosen  9083  84.39  John  McLaughlin  9084  51.72  Donald  Cortes  9085  104.61  Francis  McCutcheon  .... 9086  96.06  Joseph  Wilkin  9087  44.72  Juan  Bermudez  9088  122.89  WnUam  Small  9089  68.06  George  Robertson  9090  105.39  Oliver  Lee  9091  127.94  Peter  King, stew­ Juan  Rodriguez  9092  59.50  ard: It  used to be  Willie  Le  Outen  9093  94.11  John  Pawluk  9094  50 44  that  the  only  va­ James  Morris  9095  52.50  Joseph  Laguna  9096  129.50  cation a  sailor got  Clifidio  Esquivel  9097  109.28  was  on  the  beach  Henry  Nelson  9098  122.89  waiting for a ship.  Adrian  Rodriguez  9099  71.17  Chan  Young  9100  86.72  Now  he  can  take  John  Lewis  9101  5,000.00  a  real  vacation  if  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ... 9102  $110.06  Henri  Robin  9103  80.89  he  wants  to.  Lawrence  Bond  9104  45.89  Allen  Fontenot  9105  .  53.67  WiUlam  Langford  9106  45.56  James  Carter  9107  51.72  DUlard  Adcock  9108  64.17  Malcolm  Hansen  9109  Mason  Shelton  9214  101.11  Ignazio  Ciaccio  9110  9215  89.06  Jan  Rani  Joseph  Somyak  9111  James  Hamilton  ........ 9216  54.44  Benjamin  Tolbert  9112  9217  65.72  Lacey  PhiUlps  John  Morris  9113  9218  126.00  Raymond  Davis  Robert  Westerfiedl  9114  David  Stanfield  9219  47.83  Bernard  Sanford  9115  9220  75.44  Roy  Strickland  AlbFrt  Blum  9116  9221  102.67  WlUlam  Lyons  Carl  Blscup  9117  9222  99.17  Jack  Brock  Elonza  Zedaker  9118  Hoyt  Hackney  9223  127.17  Jimmie  Jordan  ......... 9119  Kim  Wong  9224  98.39  Lawrence  McMuUin  9120  9225  84.39  WUUam  WUcdxsen  Paale  Pringi  9121  9226  124.06  J.  Q.  Nunn  James  Higgins  9122  Peter  Rlis  9227  81.28  Gilbert  Gonzales  ........ 9123  9228  99.94  Jehn  Kelly  Paul  Landry  9124  9229  36.94  Herbert  Berner  Vlcter  Moreno  9125  Paul  Seldenberg  9230  129.11  _  Oliver  Fielding  9126  Benjamin  Joymer  ....... 9231  77.78  Max  Simon  9127  9232  198.89  Walter  Craig  Themas  BapracliC  9128  9233  48.61  Ricardo  DeVele  David  Garred  9129  Vyrel  Suth  .. 9234  47.83  Roy  Slice  9130  HlUard  Trahan  9235  106.56  Edward  Lewis  9131  David  Prltchard  9236  Daniel  Perez  9237  'Edgwitt  Merrls  9238  Alva  Moreland  9239  Nick Mayrantonis,  Lawrence  Tefft  9240  Jacobus  Lakwyk  9241  ollen  This  vaca­ Armando  DeJesus  9242  James  Sanders  9243  tion pay  is one  ol  Knowlton  AUen  9244  the  finest  things  Simmons  Phillips  9245  S.  L.  Archer  9248  that has ever hap­ Edward  MUler  9247  pened  to  the  sea­ Francis  Williamson  9248  Garland  Bennett  9249  man,  and  that  WUUam  Connors  9250  goes  for  all  the  Emmett  Cain  9251  benefits.  Jesse  Kent  9252  Roy  Warren  9253  WUUam  Jones  9254  Joseph  Johnson  9255  John  Blaislng  i . 9256  Adolpb  Dell  CeUi  9257  WiUiam  Moore  9132  84.94  Thomas  Lundy  9258  • Ranald  Thomas  9133  40.06  John  Forbes  9259  Mason  Scett  9134  114.72  Joaquin  Mlniz  9260  Charles  Dixon  91.35  125.61  Cherter  Chesna  9261  Frederick  Chasteen  .... 9138  52.89  David  Clark  9262  David  Yeomans  ,."r.  9137  84,00  Howard  Ros«ntiel  ;  9263  Antonio  Llanes  9138  72.33  WendaU  Ainsworth  ...... 9264  WflUam  Higgs  9139  70.78  Jerry  Pontiff  ............ 9265  Hugh  Hodgers  9140  118.61  Leslie  Bianchard  9266  Fred  Prociar  ........... 9141  124.06  Frank  GrUletta  9267  Nick  Ivanovich  9142  59.89  Thomas  Johnson  9268  Ricardo  Siddon  9143  48.61  Roberto  Borges  ......... 9269  Allie  Andreh  9144  114.72  Edward  Achee  ....;  .9270  Dallas  HiU  .....i........ 9145  35.78  Clyde  Wright  ........... 9271  John  Boksz  ,  9146  51.72  Emmett  Barrios  9272  'HM  •  Cordon  Hayes  9147  76.61  Michel  Dunn  9273  ?**"'John  Brown  9148  58.72  John  Butler  9274  Elmer  Mitchell  9149  67.28  Jules  Ralph  9275  Wesley Cunninghiim  9150  109.28  Adelain  Esteven  9276  Lawrence  McCuUdugh  ... 9151  73.11  Evange  Cbiotis  9277  Dszer  Aldorf  9152  125.61  John  Merkel  9278  Harold  Grlffiu  9153  84.70  Torkel  Abusland  1  9279  f  Herman  Whisnant  9154  98.39  Cresencio  Lagura  9280  Vincent  Sherwood  9155  100.72  Cedrlc  Francis  9281  Clarence  Crowder  ....... 9156  72.33  WUUam  Glaze  ;  9282  Clarence  Cornelius  9157  104.22  Stanley  Holden ­...a....  9283  Spurgen  Strickland  ..... 9158  42.78  Mike  Sikorsky  9284  Robert  Odom  9159  49.78  Mac  Stelnsapir  8285  Ferdinand  Busick  ....... 9160'  37.33  Qulntin  Plaza  9286  Herman  White  9161  49.78  George  Gonzales  9287  Jolm­  Cabral­  ­9163  53.67  Robert  Johnson  it  9288  Hulet  Higginbetbanii  .... 9163  129.50  Luis  Franco  92B9  Jose  Aguiar  ....... 9164  118.61  IMward  Levy  9290  Andrew  Anderson  9165  101.11  Edward  MeRee  9291  W.' "'­ •   VlrgU  Steven  ..J  9168  46.28  Martin  Hagerty  9292  John  Kuhley  ...;.  9167  90.22  Manuel  Romera  9393  Michael  Hernandez  9168  77.00  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  9294  PhUip  Rubls  i  9169  109.67  Robert  Jones  9295  Albert  Stout  9170  89.83  Edward  Ketschke  9296  Harry  Boyeas  9171  87.89  WUUam  Logan  9297  Warren  Kohler "I'........  9172  50.94  William  Suslkarl  ..  9298  WiUiam  WUson  ;  9173  87.11  WUUam  Borodatyl  ....... 9299  9300  Alejandor  Euseblo  9174  129.11  Dale  Garrigues  Louis  Lae  9175  126.78  Fred  Anderegg  9301  Ralph  Ewing  9176  59,89  Eustacy  Bulik  9302  9303  Hay ward  Veal  .i  9177  41.61  Gordon  MarteU  Harvey  Shero  ........... 9178  43.94  Angelo  Camerote  9304  0303  Robert  Burton  9179  89.44  Frederick  Oliver  9306  Edwin  Rhoads  .......... 9180  83.22  Mlcheal  Vignapiano  9307  „  James  Edge  .  9181  65.33  Nicholas  Dorpmaus  9308  ?r  i  .Joseph  Stocker  j........  9182  89.44  Gerardo  Chao  ..  Cosby  Llnson  9183  113.17  Cornelios  Allison  ........9309  9310  John  Morris  9184  87.11  Roberto  Osal  9185  118.61  Joseph  Josep]  Hoffman  9311  Richard  Dingle  Landron  Manuel  «  931$  s  A:....  8186  103B3  Landt  Euseblo  Velazques'A^...  9186  Albert  Baker  9439  81.28  Alan  Doujet  9563  113.58  Earl  LUly  9440  ­  58.72  George  WlUcey  9084,  43.58  BrUido  FJgueria  9441  59.11  George  B,  Weaver (Admin­ Peter  King  9442  49.39  istrator  of  the  estate  of  Francis  McCarthy  9443  52.50  Arthur  B.  Chason)  .... 8588  71.17  Kazmar  Kuchlnskl  9444  49.78  Robert  Nlcolai  MMS  36.58  Angel  Laria  9445  98.39  Menelaos  Rokoi  ...'  9567  85.94  Fred  kUnutella  9446  65.72  Anthony  CosteUo  9568  52.11  Edgar  Anderson  9447  .  61.06  Svend  Rasmussen  9569  43.94  Crescenzo  Perotti  .:  9448  66.11  Clemente  Aculn  9570  126.39  Martin  Badger  9449  38.11  John  Basoa  9571  47.44  WUUam  Yudvlsbe  9450  106.94  Eugene  Nelson  9572  51.33  Nicolas  Mayrantonis  9451  120.78  Joseph  Demuth  9573  103.83  Joseph  McPlee  9452  93.72  BasU  Undertajlo  ........ 9S7A  126.89  John  Lindstrom  9453  62.22  John  Harley  ............ 9575  33.78  Demetres  Kassapladakls  .  9454  73.89  Cecil  Terry  9576  ..  99.94  Luis  Hernandez  ......... 9455  47.44  Francisco  Rodriguez  ....: 9577  61,83  Charles  Greenwood  9456  81.67  Vincent  Bavirsha  ....... 9378  67.28  Joseph  PoturalsW  ....... 9457  92.94  Francisco  Traone  8579  97.01  Adolph  Kuhackl  9458  82.06  Luis  Cepeda  ............ 9580  32.11  Lewis  Savola  9459  45.11  James  Shiber  .<....'  ,.9581  •   Jo;i.O0  David  Sumulong  9460  100.33  Arthur  Schuy  9582  81.28  George  Smlther,  ......... 9461  1(18.89  Robert  Beale  ...:  9583  117.06  Thor  Thorsen  :  9462  82.06  WlUis  Thompson  9584  75.44  Arthur  Harrington  ....«, 9463  72.72  To  Cash  Vac  Checks  ... 9585  3.009.00  Jesus  Blanco  ...:  9464.  114.72  Adrian  Fiedler  9586  115.89  Ernst  Johansson  9465  «  115.89  Eugene  Roszko  9587 '  115.50  Harold  Schgtklma'n  ...;. 9588  42.00  John  ColUns  9589  48.22  Pedro  Reyes  9590  126.39  John  Kyrlakou  9591  ­ 72..13  Richard  Kyle,  Roy  Evans  ............. 9592  57.94  DM:  I've  never  James  Ryan  9593  Etf.OO  NU<e  Katslnlles  9594  129.5(1  met  a  single  per­ Teofllo  Laeson  9595,  46.67  son  who  didn't  Eladlo  Grajales  .t..j.... 9598.  116.28  David  Da  SUva  9597  85.94  like  to  get  a  nice  Demetrios  Proveltzianos  9598  95.67  piece  of  change,  Patrick  FO!0>  9599  116.67  AUen  Nauman  9600  so  naturally  I'm  78.04  Herman  Skipper  9601  40.07  happy  about  this'  Freddie  Hankins  9602  59.89  Lemuel  Padgett  9603  vacation  pay.  41.01  Jose  Sanchez  9604  84.39  Esteban  Morales  ........ 9605  91.39  Edward  Powell  9606  126.39  George  Oliver  9607  73.50  Reed  Griffith  9608  50.38  Lorenzo  Diana  '.  9466  88.67  Jack  McCraine  9609  114.33  54.83  Robert  FUnn  9467  37.72  Edward  Lewanbowskl  ... 9610  70.00  119.00  Gunnar  Grahne  .9468  46.67  Albert  Cramer  .......... 9611  115.50  96.83  Robert  Rogerson  9469  36.56  Hazen  Pratt  9612  47.44  13098  Edward  Van Vynch  9470  93.33  Stanley  Snock  9613  40.44  117.44  Pier  Jasper  9471  52.89  Michael  Flood  '.  9614  103.78  45.50  Alfred  Arthur  9472  88.28  Francis  SuUlvah  ........ 9619  '  117.44  49.78  Rene  Oeitzler  9473  73.11  WUUam  Albright  ....... 9618  43.17  51.33  75.83  Lamar  Plamer  94.50 Charles  DeJesus  ........ 9474  9617  50.58  129.11  Michael Iwassko ......... 9369 Henry  Currier  .......... 9475  87.11  Robert  Sweet  9370  107.33  Nolan  DeLatte  .......... 9618  42.00  105.39  9476  83.22  Rodney  Degeter ­  9371  43.17  Robert  Orr  ...9619  115.89  Christopher  Karas  75.44  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ... 9477  2.000.00  Charles  DlBlasi  9372  40.83  Eugene  Auer  ............. 9820  73.89  91.00  9478  41.22  Joseph  Smith  127.56  Charles  Lavelock  '  9621  54.08  106.56  John  Asavieuis  ......... 9373  9479  43.56  Jean  Gulledga  ...'  .  61.44  Cedrlc  Windhsm  9623  68.44  49.78  Dimltrlos  Ramfos  ....... 9374.  9480  46.67  Ralph  Dagger  9375  35.39  WUbur  Johnson  9623  75.83  40.06  Anthony  Reardon  9481  47.44  Enoch  ColUns  9376  ll9.78  George  Cain  9624  55.61  8392  Joieph  SanFUlppo  9482  89.06  Turner  Parker  9377  103.06  Louis  Estrada  9625  71.17  73.11  Isaac  Sieger  9483  89.83  Amerlco  Medelros  9378  39.67  Jimmie  Ivy  9626  7.1.30  49.78  James  Ford  Charles  Cunningham  . ..  9484  114.33  John  WaUack  Morris  Tromba  9379  36.17  9627  71.56  61.44  John  Robinson  9485  119.00  Robert  High  Walter  Butterton  .'..• 380  98.39  9828  94.11  50.56  Charles  Dowllng  ........ 9486  123.28  Roul  Vlves  9688  108.89  38.11  George  Conyers  ........ 9381  •   47.06  Juan  Cruz  9487  97.81  .... 9382  89.83  Ralph  Jemigan  9630  125.61  51.72  John  Dixon  ....  9488  37.72  Michael  GrochowaU  ..... 9631  9383  90.22  Ralph  Herald  83.61  Charles  Westraan  113.58  .'.• .. 9489  47.44  9384  104.22  Warren  Leruth  94.89  Walker  LaClair  73.89  67.28  Alvaro  Vega  ............ 9490  71.17  Ernest  Gamache  ........ 9385  9388  105.78  John  Slamon  44.33  Byrd  Buzbee  To replace Check No. 347  9491  45.49  9387  .  117.06  59.11  Paul  Brady  9492  53.67  Alfred  Guerreiro,  9388  87.89  Robert  Jones  108.89  Leroy  Roberson  Philip  Hlneo  9493  . 75.83  9389  116.67  122.11  Anthony  Stanton  FWT:  Somehow  Bruno  Kerps  9494  91.78  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks....  9390  8,000.00  103.06  119.78  it's  hard  to  be­ 9391  121.72  SUnisIaw KwiatkowsU  ... 9495  58.72  Gordon  Green  89.44  lieve that the day  9392  91.00  George  Ches  ..'.8498  50.17  Thomas  Mallon  9497  ,  82.06  9393  45J0  Thomas  McCarthy  38.50  Joseph  Duffy  Aame  IkkeU  .94fl8_  1S6.60  has come  when  a  WUUam  Shaw  9394  108.89  51.72  9499  25 S*  man  who  goes  to  9395  106.94  Frank  HoUand  40.44  George  Venetio  '0900  79.06  9396  73.89  James Johnson  75.83  Leo  Rice  9991  73.90  sea can collect for  9397  75.83  Frederik  Ouweneel  106.94  Herbert  Armflled.  Thomas  Dawes  :9S8a  102.28  Ernest  Squires  ..... 9398  78.56  67.67  something  like  9503  51.72  9399  S5A1  ^Joseph  Bober  71.94  WUUam  Kane  9504  .  . 103.83  vacations.  9400  63.00  Frank' Haher  .. ;i.,  108.50  Joseph  Woodiln.  V.  9505  9401  56.00  Johh Connolly  129.50  Glenn  Newton  ...'  59.50  9402  69.61  Octavlan  Rogdad  ...ij.'.. 9868  85.17  Harold  Lennon  9867  99.94  9403  44.33  Carl  FYanson  77.39  RusseU  Simoons  Angelo  AU  9508  63.39  9404  49.00  38.89  Roy  Paston  106.33  Lawrence  Smith '  9405  72.72  Jkmes  MUler  ............ 9509    64.17  Ray  Bunn  103.08  8632  Karl  Einole  9516  49.39  Eldred  Bates  Robert  Jordan  9406  96.44  99.17  117.83  9633  9511  82.83  Thomas  Easter  9407  83.22  Floyd  Jenkins  46.67  DerreU  Caroon  112.39  8634  9512  74.28  Robert  Hanna  9408  53.67  WUUam  Dollah­  71.56  Wlnfred  Ballancc  45.30  9635  Martin  Reichlin  9513  47.83  Robert  Allen  .  9409  43.56  77.00  103.44  Francisco  MorcUio  ...... 8636  Lionel  DeHaven  .  9514  114.72  John  Waith  ............ 9410  128.72  91.78  93.33  John  Ramiszewskl  8637  9815  43.56  Juan  Vazquez  119.78  Leonard Brown  . i;...."  ­  69.61  George  Ledson *.v«>......  9411  9638  96.44  116.67  Henry  Thomas  ,  • 'east* a a *  $639  9412  119.78  David  AUen  ............ 9516  85.17  John  Llvanos  65.33  9517  100.72  Robert  Peacock  aaaaaaae* 9640  9413  33.61  Vincent  Ouinn  101.89  Pasquale  Dlnino  61.44  To  Cash  Vac,  Checks  9518  6,000.00  Otis  Edwards  ..  109.28  8641 90.22  Robert  EUls  9519  50.94  Johnnie  Jordan  aaaaaaaa  9642. 67.28  49.78  Jimmy  MacahUas  0520  130.28  Robert  SheU  ... saaaaaa  9643* 114.33  1,08.11  Boscoe  Hobdy  9321  66.50  Oscar  Lee  ....  saaaataaa  9644 4892  Edffar  Anderson,  104.22  John  Uknes  9522  95.67  Conrad  Jensen  • •  'aatapaa 9645 54.44  110.44  James  Moors  9523 ,  47.44  John  MenvUle  .  43.50  Jr.,  OS: The  best  9648 • 4.39  George  Waas  9524  79.72  Andrew  Summerlln  120.94  thing about  it the  9647  86.39  Void  .:.,.i..v9525  Void  Lester  Smith  68.83  78.94  9648  Eugene  Chereaznyak  ;... 9526  857.56  Thomas  Gower  105.39  way  I  see  it  is  8649  103.06  Albert  Funk  9527  46.67  Julius  Fulcher  .......... 9650  49.78  the  fact  that  you  39.28  Adolph  BlnlUS9528  35.39  Percy  Hunt  85.56  9631  54.44  PhlUlp  Summershoe  ."r..  9529  109.67  James  KeUer  129.50,  can  com.e  back  i  9652  40.08  Edward  Lamb  ........... 9330  82.83  Okal  Jones  118.22  for  some  more  9653  100.33  WUUam  GlneSkl  ........ 9331  84.00  Horace  Shipwaah  i,.,,. 9654  100.33  91.39  Stanley  Rodgers  9532­  38.67  RusseU  Jackson  .  98.78  when  you  have  66.11  9653  Charles  Miscauage  ...... 9533  36.17  James  McNeely  91.00  enough  in  the  120.89  ... 8658  Joseph  Kwaslzur  ........ 9534  35.39  Hussein  Ahmed  96.44  113.56  8637  Arnold  Streeter  9335  47.83  John  Medvesky  120.94  way  of  sea  time.  8131.83  8658  WUUam  Forney  9538  103.83  Albert  Ch­amer  82.06  64.56  9659  Joseph  Carr  9537  117.44  Percy  Batson  44.72  79.72  9660  Norman  Kirk  ..i........ 9338  116.M  John  Dolan  ............ 9661  105.39  77.00  9539  Void  Ove­  Hultln  120.56  Void  9414  55.22  Stokes  Harrison  , • • • etoes  48.61  9662  9^15  71M  Alexander  Kerr  ....i... 9540  96.06  Robert  Lindley  ..  66.89  Francis  Brown  9663  9541  96.06  Nicholas  HowleU  108.89  Jacobus  Groen  9416  99.56  Khle  Cartwrlght  69.22  9664  9342  99.17  MitcheU  ZeUck  43.17  Earble  Brace well  50.56  Donald  Rogers  . . 44S9464S  9417  8665  110.08  9543  82,83  Hassan  AU  Void  Francis  Hohin  9413  *  75.83  Vpld  ... 8666  123.61  '9544  44.72  Robert  Canton  89.44  Eric  Kearsey  9419  85.94  Kal  Nielsen  ....  8887  39.67  .'9545  1(19.28  DanUp  MuUin  ........... 8868  64.17  Jocelyn  Lee  9420  ,  2.000.00  Homer  OUver  39J18  8548  79:33  John  BaUay  91.39  WlUlam  Dyal  108.89  James  Meachum' • iiOeoee 9421  \  73.44  8669  9547  :71i94  105.78  Herbert  Young  • so  106.17  Uelvin  Spires  ... • • • • • 9422  Manuel  9670  89^3  64.17  Alberto  • •   118.22  H^le  Plttman.......i...  9548  .  56.78  Paul  Babineaux'. • •  • .• • •9423  Francis  Fischer  • .*.....  .  9671  105.39  101.11  Marvin  Lutz  ......'.i... 8672  89.06  Thomas  Scoper  '. • • • • • 9424  • • •   36.17  Eddie  Perry'  ............ 9548  108.30  9550  41.22  Severino  Garcia  ........ 9673  113.11  Ramiro  Perez  9425  • •  • • • »,«•   40.06  Elvln  Smith  ,...• .  94.11  9581  114.72  Luclen  EUe  62.22  Ralph  .Mueller  ••  40.44  Wallace  SetUff  .. • • *• • •9426  9674  124.83  Atte  MeUln  ......v...:... 9552  , 46.67  • • •   94.89  79.33  Frank  l.aRo8a  . >  • • • • • 9427  Raymond  Sparks  8675  41.22  9553  41.22  49.39  Edward  Farrell  105.78  Flemmlng  Jensen  «.• '• • • 9428  ••  Joseph  Grazlano  8676  55.22  77.78  Dan  88.67  Mlchale  Rzepkowicz  .... 9584  ••  66.11  Joseph  Carl  .... «• • • • •9429  Gentry  .'  8677  104.S  9555  126.00  110.83  Stanley  Schuylen  130.28  Alfredo  Guerreiro  ...... 9430  CecU  Hargroveg  ........  <8678  101.11  9558  :  .61.06  87.89  Aghar  Caram  9431  99.94  Kaare  Log  .. ^.  9679  80.89  OSW  '  108.89  Henry  Harz  96.06  Donald  Evans  ... • •  • • • •9432  • •   49.00  Felix  Quinoncz  Jose  Salinas  8680  '97.01  73.89  Genezhtsz  Nowakuntkl  .V 9WB  ••  3890  Richard  Kyle  ... • •  %• '• • 9433  9681  .  WW  98N  i,;126.39  MelvJn  Llbby  129.89  Lawrence  Tryon  9434  64,94  .lose  Guerra  ....    $68Sl­ , 87.11  9568  91.78  John  Doyle  • eOSiS«859 8R  94^  68.83  Ake  Manner  53.89  WUUam  Greer  .• .  Edward  McCormlck  ;... 8883i.'''  86.39  39.67  Ernest  Trotman  .  ....  • . 9581' • '.  88.44.  Roland  Roxbury  ........ 8684    '• •'9436  •  95.98  James  SeUers  .  '• •  '•«• 81.33  94.50  Herbert  C.  Albs  (adjust­ • «•   38.50  Herbert  Pcndry  . • • • • • 9437  (Continued on page 25)  7.78,  ment of  Check No.  3004)  8862  ­ : 82.06  9438  8547  J'ohn  Lewih  121.33  105.00  115.89  122.89  95.67  62.61  103.44  94.11  35.00  94.11  50.94  74.28  53.67  80.11  111.6'  123.67  107.33  40.44  88.28  112.00  111.22  74.28  108.89  45.11  113.56  77.78  6.000.00  Leonel  Cintra  9313  Blake  Daniel  9314  Paul  Borg  9315  CyrU  Defranch  9316  Joseph  Wing  9317  Hugh  Duffy  9318  WUUam  H.  MacArthur  ..  9319  Donald  Skow  9320  Haywood  Kelly  9321  Andres  Castelo  9323  Per  E.  Liljeroo  9323  Louis  SlgnorelU  9324  Magnus  Pedersen  9325  Jesus  Rios  9326  Natallno  DeBaggls  9327  Govert  Van  DeWerken  .. 9328  Martin  Connaughton  .... 9.329  AuerUo  Florez  i.. 9330  Henry  Thomas  9331  Varn  Hodges  9332  Ernest  Kolenovsky  9333  Hakon  Janson  9334  Albert  Redder  9335  Joseph  Pomeroy  9338  Ho  Kong  9337  Carey  Puruls  9338  Robert  Bosarge  9339  James  Bubose  9340  Noel  Wlnland  9341  Ray  SUcox  9342  WUUam  Wolfarth  9343  Claud  Webb  9344  Hubbard  McNeil,  Jr.  ^..  9345  Hayward  Robinson  9348  George  Wendel  9347  John  Ponson  9348  Frank  SulUvan  9349  WiUiam  Malvenan  9350  Roy  Pierce  9351  Harry  Jamleson  9352  Luther  Patln  9353  Clarence  Cobb  9354  DUly  Gurski  9.155  L.  J.  Harvey  9356  Uoyd  Cassa  9357  John  McDonough  ....... 9358  Richard  Comstock  ....... 9359  Pater  Christopher  9360  Preston  Hinds  9361  John  Duffy  9362  Joseph  Garello  9363  Robert  Fields  9364  Peter  King  9365  I.awrence  Myatt  9366  Bulassec  Martin  9367  Lindley  MacDonald  11368  #'•• ••*» •   « ••   •>• •• *' • •   133.39  51.72  35.78  78.17  42.78  91.78  849.39  83.61  49.39  129.50  44.33  61.44  46.67  88.28  46.28  57.17  45.89  89.83  35.39  42.78  112.39  87.11  101.11  89.67  70.39  51.72  53.28  38.11  37.33  48.61  44.33  105.39  57.56  66.11  100.33  129.89  38.94  123.28  47.44  87.89  91.78  114.72  103.83  90.61  71.56  72.72  80.50  43.17  37.33  38.50  122.50  55.22  112.78  44.33  113.94  125.61  sees  , o*.­  •  •­   ^  .  �'rf f'o  s¥k >  ­'^'^r­­'  ­•   S  E  AFAR  E  R  S  $105,889.93  CASH  BENEFITS  Vacation  Plan  April  28—May  10  Welfare  Plan  April  20—May  3  PAID  BY  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  A.F.L.  Petrus  Sander  9807  Robert  AUen  9808  Check  Noral  Jorgensen  9809  Nam*  No.  Amount  Robert  Benjamin  9810  Joseph  BUlot  $685  128.50  9811  Telesforo  Roman  62.22  Lawrence  Sheehan  9688  9812  Charles  Christ  40.06  ConstanUn  Zeppos  9687  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ... 9813  Patrick  McKittrlck  ...... 0688  42.78  0814  Mario  Cosentlno  106.17  Thomas  Kuhn  0689  9815  Roy  Myers  9690  43.17  Ralph  Fitzpatrick  RusseU  AngeU  9816  Henry  Aleeakamsson  .... 9601  80.50  9817  WUUam  Brown  43.56  Ernesto  Borrego  9692  9818  Peter  Lannon  100.33  LesUe  Swegan  ,9$03  Charles  Starling  9819  Augustin  GaUegos  9694  60.67  Void  9820  John  Scanlon  68.06  9695  9821  Robert  Janney  75.83  Vlncenzo  Zamblto  9696  Patrick  Fitzpatrick  ...  9697  40.83  Arnold  Krotenl>erg  ....,  9822  9823  Clarence  Haun  107.72  Edward  Jordan  9698  9824  George  Bauer  9699  106.94  Clyde  Jernlgan  9825  Edward  Richard  83.22  Theron  Dickerson  9700  Boyd  Payne  9826  Lewis  MulUs  9701  37.72  9827  John  Hahnay  0702  122.89  Woodrow  Whltford  Vlncenzo  Assanto  9828  AlUson  Hebert  0703  110.44  8820  WiUiam  Mlddendorf  .... 9704  54.83  Matthew  Zaleck  Eugene  Barney  78.94  George  Larson  9705  9830  Michael  Gaudio  9831  9706  103.83  Roy  Cain  Fowler  ChUdress  Peter  Arctander  51.33  9832  9707  Honorato  Castelino  0708  105.00  David  McDuffie  9633  Void  Void  Joseph  RevlU  9834  9700.  Eemard  Carroll  9710  9835  105.00  WUlle  Clarke  James  Payne  9836  9711  84.17  Clifford  Morris  Arvo  Ulm  9837  0712  98.00  Corrie  Shartzcr  42.78  Leo  Gomes  9838  9713  Louis  Roskope  9714  115.11  Leo  Feher  9839  Dominick  FuschiUo  9840  0715  111.22  Norman  Whipple  James  PhiUips  0710  9841  108.17  Herbert  Mclssac  Joseph  Rudolph  9842  9717  107.72  Leonard  Garrett  James  Metzger  9843  9718  64.17  WUlard  Brown  John  Pedrosa  9844  9719  125.22  Lloyd  Orr  ­William  Cachola  9845  0720  112.78  GUbert  Gonzales  Nicholas  Magash  9846  9721  112J9  BiUie  Padgett  Estal  Potts  9847  0722  108.89  Elbert. La wsoh  9848  9723  68.50  Anthony  Tosado  Alfred  Ward  9849  9724  105.00  Leonard  Paradeau  Theodore  Lee  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ... 9725  9850  4J)00.00  Earl  Porta  9851  James  Fisher  9852  James  Bodden  9853  Andrew  McCloskey  ..'...  9854  Alexander  Dumas  ....... 98.55  Brijido  Firueroa,  Ervin  Bradley  9856  WUUam  Olds  9857  eUef  cook:  When  James  Paterson  9858  you  work  at  sea  Jesse  Martin  9850  for  a  few  years  James  Smith  9860  James  Braden  6861  you  never  think  Charles  Matthews  0862  of  vacations,  so  Hubert  CantweU  9863  Jonathan  Young  9864  something  like  Antonio  Blais  ­.  9865  this  .makes  you  Gregorio  Cortex  9866  Richard  Palmer  9867  feel very good.  WUUam  Burns  9868  John  Burk  .'.  9869  Sheldon  Norris  9870  John  Williams  9871  9872  Bobble  ReyAolda  9728  $38.11  John  Dougherty  9873  Jose  FagoU  9727  ' 113.56  Robert  Flnneran  • Meyer Flnkel  9874  Walter  Charles  9728  45.89  9875  Gustav  Svensson  9729  115.50  Frank  Hammer  9876  Basil  Smith  9730  63.39  Jochlm  ClcireUo  John  VertUU  9877  Jlmmle  Burke  9731  55.61  9878  Jay  Harris  • ;  9732  115.50  Thomas  Buterakos  Dionlslos  Loukas  9879  Erford  Harrison  97.13  50.17  9880  Melvin  Hoy  9734  89.44  Angelo  Lannone  Olaf  Lefsaker  9881  David  Hayes  9735  62.32  8882  Charles  Davison  9736  74.67  Arthur  Bechtel  9883  Ben  Craddock  .......... 9737  37.33  George  SakeUos  9884  Bussell  Harilsr ;..  9738  120.94  Edward  Hurley  John  BizUia  9885  John  SaUd  9739  116.67  9888  Hubert  LoveU  9740  38.11  John  Weimer  9887  Patrick  Scanlah  ;........ 9741  113.17  Kenneth  Bane  Joe  Arnold'  9742  106.94  Frederick  Frennette­  .... 9743  54jb6  Molses  Gonzales­  9744  59.89  Joseph  Gallant  9745  45.50  Donald  E v a n s,  Jarrdt­Harris  9748  41.61  wiper;  This  va­ carl'Thuipmond  .  9747  91.78  James  Smith  9748  35.39  cation  pgy  is  Void  9749  Void  Hubrey  Parsons  9750  103.83  another,  one  of'  Daniel  KeUeher  9751  41.61  those  things­ that  Robert  Peck  975»  85.56  puts  us  way  out  Edwin  Pease  9753  70.00  Frank  Albano  9754  83.22  in front  of  shore­ .AUan  Prime  9755  64.17,  side  workers  William  Connerty  9756  105.30  Marlon  Brodzlk  9757  114.72  when  it  comes  to  Juan  Lopez  9758  113.94  gains.  Boieslav  Dzelak  9759  43.36  Chester  Gawrych  9760  78.17  Stanley  Gryszka  9761  54.83  Placldo  Aldevera  9762  98.00  9888  Charles Miller  9763  75.44  Conrad  Shlreley  9889  Richard  Heffley  ......... 9764  99.56  Wllford  Mclntyre  9890  Donlad  Brooks  9765  113.58  Paul  Luteman  James  Cauender  9891  Dawson  Perry  9768  ,132.22  Seymore  Dlener  9892  Joseph  Alves  9767  111.61  9893  Clyde  Brannon  9768  77.39  Howard  Fowler  9894  Claude  Hayes  9769 >  113.94  George  AUen  Joseph  Dvorak  9895  WlUlam  McKay  9770  49.00  9896  John  Burke  ,  9771  97.22  Eugene  Hurley­ 9897  Johnnie  Broadus  .'  9772  49.78  Francis  Baker  9898  Granville  Johnson t  9773  57.17  Algot  Borgen  Chainlets  Anderson  ..... 9899  John  McDuhle  9774  98.00  Harry  Bryan  9775  75.06  Nicholas  Vrdoljak  9900  Edward  Zebrowski  9776  78.17  James  Tarver  9901  Edward  Calandra  ....... 9777  75.83  John  O'Toole  9902  Elbert  Elmer  9778  .  99.17  Bennle  Whitley  9903  Her'mon  Thomppson  .... 9779  111.61  SImmion  Eftimie  9904  Walter  Harris  9780  ­  95.67  Richard  Harp  9905  Ccrilo  Ramos  9781  132.22  Jack  dcurlock  9906  Robert  Byrd  9782  49.00  Frangos  Zapantls  9907  Bdward  WiUsch  9783  49.00  Phillip  Snider  ;...... 9908  EmUe  Roussell  ......... 9784  76.22  Fidel'  Canacho  .......... 9909  Juan  Sant>'<To  9785  50.94  EmUe  Davles  9910  ­'Joseph  RiSioux  9786  493)0  WlUlam  Stelnmeyer  • 9911  Lloyd  CaUatvay  9787  78.56  Euseblo  Flores  991S  John  Ewing  9788  79.72  Lim  Buck  9913  John  Newchurch  9789  94.11  Gerald  Anderson  9914  Rpss  Rivers  9790  58.72  Euseblo  Soto  9915  Tferry  Parks  9791  '  74.28  Carmine  Tufaro  9916  Beltran  Pino  9792  77.00  Thomas  Richardson  9917  Roger  WiUlams  ........ 9793  47.44  Jack  Smith  ............. 9918  Castrenze  Ralmondo  ..... 9794  49.78  Charles  Peters  9919  EmiUo  Marttnez  ......... 9795  61.83  Victorlano  Domingo  .....  9920  Roberto  RadoUteh  ...... 9796  49.39  Lee  Llm  9921  Edwin  Harris  9797  67.67  Edward  Kucstner  ....... 9922  WUllam  Salazar  9798  105.39  KaUu  Relnuelt  9923  Wallace  Lonergan  ....... 9799  94.11  Edward  .Voltz  9924  Evangelo  Katradii9800  95.67  Thomas  Connell  9925  Hubert Landry  ..... 9801  110.44  Armando  Frlssors  .......  992$  Jacinto  Figueroa  9803.  116.^  Frank  Walaska.  $937.  James  Murphy'  ........... 980S  123.28  Hopier  Dowell  $928  Steve  Huren  9604'  102.87  Edwin  Rowland  9930  Martin  Iturrino  ..'.'.v.;.:  9805  .  42.78  Leroy  Mayo  9S»  Wllllf|in  Guentbwa  asM  4».83  Ruel  Manes  ....  $933  ''  '4;  TOTAL  \  (Continued from page  24).  •  jj^j^ T(#««^iWi"*  38.89  Ellis  Gaines  99.13  42.78  Heron  Garcia  9952 83.22  R­.Cruz  30.00  112.00  Grady  Leiws  9934  86.72  Charles  Frank  9953 57.56  King  W.  ElUott  30.00  97.22  Jlmmle  Lltsey  Levoy  Eggen  9935  53.67  9954 124.44  E.  E.  Englehardt  30.00  ­  82.06  Joseph  Davis  9936  73.11  ArdeU  Burkett  ...'..  9955 54.44  W.  L.  Everett  15.00  107.72  Archie  Driver  9937  111.61  Norman  Kendlrck  ...  9956 88,67  Joseph  S.  Fazio  30.00  96 06  James  Kennedy  9938  46,67  Albert  Wallace  9957 84.00  Milton  Henton  15.00  4,000.00  Jlmmle  Jackson  9939  130.28  Francis, Greener  ....  9958 60.28  G.  F.  Immel  15.00  100.28  Eugene  Stover  9940  63.78  James  McCarthy  ..,.  ,  9959 108.50  Carl  C.  Jordon  15.00  88.28  Robert  Byrne  9941  93.33  Anthony  Riley  9960  44.72  Leonard  Kay  30.00  70.78  John  Whltlock  9942  59.50  Carlos  Luna  9961  110.44  Leo  H.  Lang  30.00  70.00  Rudlolph  Himel  9943  79.33  Lois  Tidwell  ."9962  129.11  John  C.  Long  15.OO  ;  9944  69.61  K.  Harding  66.11  Joseph  Seaver  9963  49.00  BMward  McCarthy  15.00  38.11  Percy  Boyer  9945  119.78  Fulton  Hendrix  9964  63.78  WUllam  L.  Mcl.ellan  30.00  Void  Harold  Brannles  9946  129.11  Olav  Kjonbog  9965  132.22  L.  F.  MarshaU  15.00  120.56  DeVerne  Houston  9947  71.56  John  Tromblno  9966  132.22  Jesse  Milton  30.00  68.44  Buddie  Harrington  ...... 9948  91.00  Max  Engwall  9967  43.17  Stanley  Newman  153)0  ­  110.83  Olman  Morales  9949  71.17  Tor  Worsoe  9968  89.44  L.  S.  Osma  15.00  jr,.  41.22  Emmett  Slone  9950  64.56  Harry  Cronln  9969  64.94  K.  Raana  30.00  96.06  Maurice  WUUams  9951  39.67  Victor  Johnson  9970  67 28  Olav  Relerson  30.00  86.33  Edward  E.  Roberts  15.00  45.50  A.  A.  Sampson  30.00  93.72  Foster  B.  Sfiedd  30.00  124.06  Andrew  Stauder  30.00  108.89  Charles  L.  Strate  15.00  83.61  Horace  H.  Tastet  15.00  117.44  Charles  A.  Thompson  15.00  127.56  Lonnle  R.  Tickle  30.00  REPORT  NO. ZS  105.39  John  J.  Uszaklewlcz  30.­00  55.22  Orlen  Wheeler  15.00  By  Lloyd  Gardner,  Asst.  Secretary­Treasurer  41.22  L.  J.  Willis  30.00  90.22  Joe  Wilson  30.00  Period Covered By This Repori^April  20­May  3  132.22  109.67  $960.00  106.56  Cash  on  Hand  $  290,111.38  USPHS  HOSPITAL  89.83  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  1,000,273.44  36.17  U. S. Government  Bonds  Victor  Arevalo  $15.00  72.33  210,000.00  WUUam  Atchason  15.00  67.67  Estimated Accounts Receivable  Raphael  Bablani  30.00  84.00  Hospital Benefits Paid in  Period  8,415.00  James  Barnes  15.00  115.11  G.  BlUek  15.00  54.06  Death  Benefits  Paid  in  Period...  2,500.00  Victor  O.  Bonet  15.00  63.00  J.  G.  Bosman  30.00  128.33  Hospital  Benefits  Paid  Since  July 1, 1950 .  151,621.00  John  E.  Brady  15.00  88.28  15.OO  106.94  Death Benefits Paid  Since July 1, 1950  251,933.33  BeUy  Brewer  Dirk  Brocrsma  45.00  64.58  Loton  Brooks  30.00  81.67  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Thomas  E.  Bunch  60.00  F.  J.  Brown  ;  15.00  .  84.39  SAVANNAH.  GEORGIA  Robert  L.  Dunn  15.OO  Thomas  Caffrey  30.00  102.07  45.00  Frank'Cardoza  ;  $30.00  Leo  A;  FreundUch  30.OO  77.39  W.  W.  AUred  30.00  N.  R.  Cartwrlght  30.00  Eddie  Game  15.OO  129.11  Earl  A.  Blnk  30.00  Nicholas  Chanarldls  30.00  Gerald  McCarthy  .•   30.00  65.33  K.  W.  H.  Carrollton  Thomas  H.  McLochlan  30.00  Antonio  F.  DeMelo  L.  T.  Cowart  30.00  30.00  58.72  45.00  Joseph  P.  Farrell  W.  B.  Creech  30.00  Edward  J.  Richard  30.00  87.50  Russell  H.  Eagle  30.00  R.fcM.  Ferguson  15.00  S.  E.  Roundtree  30.00  88.67  G.  W.  Graham  James  A.  Sparrow  30.00  15.00  Patil  R.  Foy...  30:00  127.17  Theodore  Halend^  30.00  John  F.  French  15.00  E.  T.  Squires  30.00  108.89  George  C.  Jackson  15,00  William  Girardeau  30.00  Henrick  Sterling  45.00  94.50  B.  M.  Larsen  . .  15.00  Oscar  Grant  15.00  Jack  F.  Warner  *  15.00  75.83  James  J.  LuclanI  30.00  George  H.  Greene  i  30.00  53.28  L.  C.  Miller  $495.00  John  VV.  HaUahan  30.00  15.00  44.33  J.  T.  Moore  30.00  Heraclis  loannidas  "45.00  41.22  Jack  D.  Morrison  USPHS  HOSPITAL  15.00  Karl  Jarve  30.00  93.72  C.  E.  Moslcy  KIHKWOOD,  MO.  30.00  J.  B.  Kachelhoffcr  45.00  37.72  John  C.  Palmer  15.00  John  R.  Ballay  $30.00  John  W.  Keenan  3t.00  71.94  Jack  E.  Wheeles  30.00  Charles  Kerstens  •   30.00  61.44  Francis  X.  Lane.  15.08  BELLEVUE  HOSPITAL  110.83  $420.00  James  J.  Lawlor  15.00  NEtV  YORK.  NY  36.94  James  R.  Lewis  30.00  45.89  USPHS  HOSPITAL  George  E.  Moore  $45.00  .Tohannes  Llknes  30.00  50.89  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  William  E.  Logan.  30.00  88.28  Francis  I.  Gibbons...7  $30.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Alfred  MueUer  30.00  87.50  Henry  GlUUdn  15.00  FORT  STANTON,  NEW  MEXICO  Kurt  O.  Nagel  90.00  131.06  Jonas  Heidt  45.00  Charles  Burton  15.0O  ;  $60.00  Frank  Nerlng  50.56  William  B,  Jones  30.00  Thomas  Isaksen  Arthur  D.  OgUvie  15.00  60.00  117.83  Joseph  O'MaUey  30.00  Fredrick  Landry  60.00  64.56  $120.00  Donald  McDonald  30.00  60.00  WHlicm  Ovi ens  61.83  Robert  J.  Patterson  15.00  63.00  FffiLAND  SANITARIUM  George  Peltenen  ;  15.00  $240.00  77.00  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  WUllam  E.  Pepper  45.00  74.28  EmU  Austad  $30.00  ­loseph  Prindezls  30.00  KINGSBRIDGE  HOSPITAL  49.00  Isabelo  B.  Quanico  15.00  BRONX.  NY  USPHS  HOSPITAL  .Arnold  Relbus  30.00  Herbert­ Dunlevle  .  $60.00  Eustaquio  Rivera  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.  30.00  Nathan  Rubin  45.00  William  J.  Anderson  $60.00  USPHS  HOSPIT.tL  Juan  S.  Rneda '.;  15.00  Foster *W.  Grant  30.00  BALTIMORE.  MD.  VirgU  Sandberg  30.00  Fred  Hattaway  15.00  15.00  Henry  Kearns  ISiOO  Edgar  Barton  $15.00  Walter  A.  Schlecht  60.00  A.  Phelepedes  —  15.00  Roland  P.  BeU  15.00  .Tames  ShonkwUer  Victor  SUva  15.00  Jean  M.  Rloux  75.00  Constantino  Brea  15.00  30 00  Charles  Robertson  30.00  Henry  CaUan  30.00  .Tohn  Slaman  30.00  Peter  Smith  45.00  WUUam  J. Carey.  Jr  15.00  Emerson  Spauldlng  15.00  David  Sorenson  45.00  George' Eh­anoff  ..  15.00  August  F.  Stelnman  Matthew  L.  Struthers  30.00  Stuart  M.  Glnsburg  ;...  60.00  v  15.OO  $330.00  Chester  H.  Green  15.00  Joseph  "Traxler  ...­  45.00  Robert  B.  Harris  45.00  Francis  Wall  Chris  G.  WaUander  20.00  Hugo  J.  HUden  SEASIDE  GEa4^AL  HOSPITAL  30.00  15.00  John  N. "Hull  '.  WILMINGTON,  CALIF.  15.00  .Tames  A.  Waller  30.00  Robert  Kennedy  15.00  Richard  L.  Welch  Henry  C.  Bryant  $45.00  Walter  H.  WilUams  45.00  Thomas  V.  Logan  15.00  30.00  Earl  McKendree  ................  30.00  Americo  Zepeda  ,  USPHS  HOSPITAL  James  A.  Nichols  30.00  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  $1,800.00  Marvin  A.  NUsen  30.00  $30.00  Charles  M.  Paj­ne  91.39  Theodore  S.  Aleck  30 00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  30.00  Raymond  Plaza  64.94  Joe  Buckley  '  15.00  MANHATTAN  BEACH,  BROOKLYN.  NY  30.00  Richard  I.  Price  69.22  Hush  D.  Fouche  30.00  15.00  .lacob  Rosen  SSO.OO  .  97.61  Jesse  Henry  .  15.00  Robert  Atmore  • .JJ':  45.00  Louis  Rosenthal  60.00  105.39  Fred  Hohenberger  15.00  Rupert  A.  Blake  i  15.00  Alfred  Seeberger  60.00  92.94  G.  H.  Nolcs  15.00  Claude  F.  Blanks  30.00  .Tohn  Shiglo  60.00  66.11  S.  B.  Tribble  15.00  Edmund  C.  Blosser  210.00  47.44  Emmett  Slone  45.00  JiUian  F.  Bright  $195.00  WlUlam  J.  Stephens  60.00  43.94  15.00  Matthew  Bruno  150.00  95.28  John  O.  Stout  30 00  Paul  Canellos  USPHS  HOSPITAL  60.00  127.94  Charles  E  Suln  ...........  105.00  Walter  ChaUc  MOBILE,  ALABAMA  Emilio  Delgado  60.00  105.39  Panaglotls  Trlpolltsiottls  ........  15.00  Herbert'A.  AUman  $15.00  WUUam* D.  Warmack  69.00  30.00  John  J.  DriscoU  122.89  E.  M.  Adkins  15.00  Donald  J.  WUllamson  60.00  15.00  John  T.  Edwards....;­  111.61  Tim  Burke  15.00  Albert  L.  Willis  .1.  Espinoza  60.00  15.00  78.56  WlUlam  J.  Gray  30.00  Thomas  J,  WUls  60.00  ;  30.00  E.  Ferrer  97.61  J.  H.  Jones  moO  Leonard  Franks  60.00  108.50  Ben  G.  Ladd  15.00  60.00  $825.00  Robert  E.  GUbert  103:06  Joseph  R.  MUler  , 15.00  Leo  Kulakowski  60.00  82.44  W.  T.  Noel  30.00  Robert  F.  Larsen  60.00  DEER'S  HEAD  STATE  HOSPITAL  89.83  M.  J.  Oswald..  15.00  Da\id  Mcllreath  60i)0  SALISBURY.  MD.  106.17  Francis  F.  Lynch  60.00  73.11  $60.00  Clifford  Mlddleton  $180.00  Michael  J.  Lucas  45.00  28.39  Vic  Milazzo  60.00  38.50  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAILOR'S  SNUG  HARBOR  Lloyd  Miller  60.00  36.56  BRIGHTON,  MASS.  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  .Tohn  R.  Murdoch  •   60.00  57.94  Richard  P.  Bowman  .. !• ­.,..  .• .  $60.00  Pedro  O.  PeraRa  $30.00 Joseph  Koslusky  '  60.00  69.22  Henry  V.  Keane  30.00 George  G  Phlfer  30.00  102.28  WUllam.E.  Lake  USPHS  HOSPITAL  30.00 R.  A.  Ratcliff  60.00  97.22  James F.  McLaughlin  MEMPHIS.  TENN.  30.00 .Tohn  R.  Richters  60.00  48.28  Jose  D.  Praia  .  ...  105.00 VlrgU  E.  WUmoth  45.00  $60.00  Ruperts  Rivera  40.06  George  Vourloumls  45.00 G.  E.  Schumaker  60.00  55.22  Robert  Slzemore  60.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  54.44  $270.00 Timothy  SuUivan  60.00  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  85.17  ;.  60.00  45.50  P.  Aldevera  7  $15.00  • Albert  D.  Thompson  CUSHINCf  VETERANS  HOSPITAL  103.83  Claudius  Archer  45.00  BRIGHTON. MASS.  $2,100.00  52.89  Lloyd  T.  Bacon...  30.00  Joseph  L.  LoDico,  Jr........!....  $75.00  35.00  Robert  P.  Burton  15.00  DISABILITY  BENEFIT  AS FER  V  125.22  Ralph  A.  Ciuuiia  30.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  70.39  WUsen  O.  Cara  30.00  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  MEETING  5/6/52  NORFOLK,  vntGINIA  SI5.00  115.11  James  D.  CardeU  ibi...  ,15:00  Otto  P.  Preussler  50.50  VasUios  Anastasladis  .1  $60.00  Andnw  B.  CecU.  15.00  DEATH BENEFITS  30.80  OUvar  Criestlne  50.94  OtU  C.  BaUey,  Jr..  ......  30.00  $1.99  Albert  H,  Brlekhouse  ..w.........  3000:  Theodore  H.  Cicslak...16.00  William  Hoffman  $2,500.0$  ..'K.'iJs:.  .  Welfare  ­Kg  '  �151? kr jttf wt&s^  «,iiic  mairayti1lfi4^1A<;MSS­ ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS...  elected  ship's  treasurer.  He  wlU  be. re­ A  new  blackboard  has  been  ordered.  M.  V.  BRIGHTSTAR  (Triton),  Fobroary.  crew  thanked  the  steward  for  the  good  sponsible  for  sending  a  crewmember's  Deck  delegate  reported  that  one  man  B4—Chairman,  C.  C.  Gates;  Secretary,  chow.  gear  home  if  he  misses  the  ship.  Motion  was  unable  to  stand  his  watch  in  Lak*  William  Bause.  Last  trip's  ship's  dele­ was  passed  to  get  Innersprlng  mattresses  Charles.  Steward  delegate  reported  that  gate  was  reelected  by  acclamation.  Ship's  STEEL  EXECUTIVE  (Isthmian),  April  for  aU  the  crew.  Winch  on  deck  should  a  beef  against  one  of  the  men  wUl  be  re­ delegate  will  see  the  captain  about  paint­ 21—Chairman,  Frank  J.  Jankowtkl;  Sec­ be  repaired,  as  it  is  dangerous  to  oper^  ported  to  the  patrolman  at  the  payoff.  ing  the  crew's  messhall.  Crewmembers  retary,  Alexander  D.  Bredle.  SecreUry  ate  at  present.  Patrolman  will  see  the  Treasurer  reported  a  balance  of  $38.00  in  were  asked  not  to  slam  doors.  Chief  gave  each  delegate  a  repair  list  form  to  about  the firing  of  a  deck  man.  the  ship's  fund.  Motion  was  passed  to  The  membership  is  again  captain  electrician  warned  crewmembers  to  make  fill  out  and  turn  In  as  soon  as  possible.  Recreation  room  should  be  kept  clean.  have  the  necessary  repairs  made  on  the  sure  to  shut  olT  the  washing  machines  Discussion  was  held  on  whether  a  new  cautioned to beware  of  persons  Steward  wlU  be  asked  to  get  equipment  television  and  record  player.  Anyone  after  using  them,  as  there  are  no  spare  washing  machine  would  be  placed  on  to  fumigate  the  ship.  Steward's  depart­ found  tinkering  with  them  in  the  future  soliciting fimds on ships in be­ parts  for  repairing  them.  Machine  and  board  for  the  next  voyage.  The  company  ment  was  complimented  on  the  good  wiU  have  to  pay  for  any  repairs.  Crew­ laundry  should  be  kept  clean  by  crew­ should  consider  supplying  the  crew,  with  half  of memorials or any  other  food.  Discussion  was  held  on  the  men  members  wm  each  donate  $1.00  to  the  members.  The  450  pounds  of  coffee  left  Innersprlng  mattresses,  since  the  cotton  who  want  to  payoff  in  New  Orleans  by  ship's  fund.  Ship's  delegate  wiU  write  e  so­called  "worthy  causes."  from  the  last  trip  will  be  mixed  with  a  ones  have  to  be  replaced  every  voyage.  letter  to.  headquarters  with  some  sug­ new  batch,  as  the  crew  has  been  com­ No  "can­shakers"  or  solici­ mutual  consent.  gestions  for  the  new  contracts.  Motion  plaining  of  the  poor  quality  of  the  old  was  passed  to  ask  the  chief  to  install  a  tors  have  received  authoriza­ MORTON  McCARVER  (Watermen),  HARRY  T.  (Palmar),  March  2>—Chair­ new  coffee.  ventUator  in  the fire  room.  Sug­ tion from  SIU headquarters  to  man,  Maldln  Keefar;  Secretary,  R.  T.  gestion  March  23—Chairman,  S.  Thayer;  Sec­ April  3—Chairman,  James  J.  Allen;  Sec­ was  made  that  the  chief  cook  set  Whitley.  Ship's  .delegate  reported  that  retary,  G.  Arvanltes.  Crewmembers  were  retary,  J.  O.  McGoldrlck.  Delegates  re­ the  clock  In  the  gaUey  by  the  clock  in  collect  funds.  The  National  the  reason  the  captain  put  out  a  limited  advised  to  keep  the  fans  turned  off,  as  perted  everything  all  right.  James  Ham­ the  messhaU.  .Men  using  the  washing  Foundation  for  Infantile  Pa­ number  of  cigarettes  is  that  he  was  machine  should, turn  there  are  no  spare  parts  to  replace  any  mend  was  elected  ship's  delegate  by  ac­ the  motor  off  when  aUotted  a  certain. number  per  man  per  which  may  break.  Steward  asked  crew­ clamation.  Suggestion  was  made  that  all  ralysis  is  the  only  charitable  day.  Deck  delegate  asked  that  the  men  they  are finished..  Suggestion  was  made  members  to  be  careful  of  equipment  or  hands  help keep  the  messhaU  and recrea­ to  ask  the  patrolman  to  have  the  com­ be  sure  watches.  are  properly  called.  pany  put  a  new. washer  organization  iwhich  has  re­ utemdls. due  to their  scarcity.  Chief  cook  tion rooms  clean; wiper  and ordinary  will  on  the  ship.  It  Ship's delegate  will, see  the  captain  about  requested  crewmembers  not  to  use  gal­ take  care  of  the  laundry.  Washing  ma­ ceived  membership  endorse­ was  suggested  that  the  card  players leave  having  the  draw, in  US  money.  Crew  will  the  ley as  a  passageway.  Crewmembers  were  chine  should be  turned  off  when it  is  not  night  lunch  for  the  men  on  watch.  ment.  Funds ^  for  this  cause  not  accept  Brazilian  money  until  he  has  A  request  asked  to  clean  cups  and  glasses  after  in  use.  was ­made  that  black  pepper  had  a  chance  to  call  New  York  on  this.  and  mayonnaise  using  them.  All  hands  agreed  that  a  are  collected  through  normal  in  pint  jars  be  suppUed.  Crew  wants  to  see  more  cooperation  be­ Motion  was  made  T­shirt  and  shorts  were  acceptable  dress  TROJAN  TRADER  (Trolan),  March  20  and  carried  to  ask  for  Union  channels at  the  pay­ofif.  tween  the  pantryman  and  the  crew  mess­ an  awning  for.  the  during  meals  while  in the  tropics.  Bosun  Chairman,  L.  Short;  Secretary,  J,  H.  new  wind  Delegate  wUl  see  the  captain  and  catchers  for  the.rooms stern,  advised  members  to keep  their  cots fold­ Parker.  L.  Short  was  qlected  ship's  del­ Receipts are issued on the spot.  man.  the  chief  engineer  about  sougeelng  quar­ for  the  passageways.  .  and  screen  doors  ed when  not  In  use.  Proposal  was  made  egate.  Miscellaneous  repair  suggestions  ters.  Discussion. was  held  on  who  is  re­ that  all  members  who  leave  the  laundry  be  turned  in  to  delegates.  Ol^  sponsible  for  cleaning  the  laundry  and  dirty  be. fined.  This  was  tunied  down  as  should  crewmembers  stated  that  repairs  were  recreation  room..  Crew  will .not  accept  contrary, to  SlU  standards:  but  any  mem­ been  painted  and  passageways  in  three  times  and  nothing  was  already  NEVA  WEST'  (Bleemllald),  March  2—  ber  who  leaves  the  laundry  dirty  will  be  turned  and  water  closets  wlU  be  painted.  Deck  the  same  brand  of  coffee  until  the  patrol­ Chairman,  done.  Bosun  said  the  mate  asked  that  La  Fraga;  Sacratary,  Gaorga  reported  to  the  next  patrolman.  Vote  of  repairs  be  turned  in;  they  will  be  taken  delegate  reported  disputed  overtime.  A  man  has  decided  on  whether  to  use  a  Llabart.  Ship'r ­  delegate  reported  that  name  brand  or  hot.' This decision will  ap­ thanks  was  given  to  the  steward's  de­ care  of  Immediately.  Ship's delegate  will  member  who  violated  shipping  rules  by  ply  to  soap  .also.  Vote • o  f  thanks  was  too­  much  water  waa  being.waited  and  partment  for  excellent  service.  see  that  this is  taken  care  of.  CompUlnt  faUure  to  report  after  dispatch  from  given  to  the  steward' department  for  do­ aiked  the  crew to  cooperate  about  laun­ and  reported  drunk  on  watch  will  was  made  that  crewmembers  were  mis­ baU  Ship'a  fund  from  the  laat  voyage  be  reported  to  the  patrolman.  Beef  on  ing  such  a  good  Job.  The  food  is  very  dry.  using  the  washing  machine.  Bosun  sug­ hot  totaled  $88.00.  Thii  money  waa  handed  good.  water  heater  wlU  be  referred  to  the  gested  that  the  next  time  the  machine  Is  over  to  the  ate ward  and­  $30  waa  apcnt  Motion  was  passed  to  refer  misused  the  agitator  should  be  removed,  patrolman.  on  the  purchase • o   f'  hooka,  a filter  for  kept  by  a  responsible  member,  who  will  the­ replacement of  galley tops  with stain­ the radio,  playing'cards, a  checker  board,  less  steel  to  the  patrolman.  issue  it  only  on  request  and  take  it  back  chips  and  other  items.  Steward  will  han­ after use.  Deck  delegate  will  post­ direc­ dle  the  ship'a  fund  from  now  on.  Bosun  DEL  SUD  (Mississippi),  March  2—Chair­ tions on  the  use  of  the  washing machine.  asked  cret^embers' to  keep  the  mess­ Bosun  asked,  that  it  be" made  clear  ex­ man,  J.  Johnston;  focrotary,  L.  Chant.  room  cleaner and  return  used coffee  cupa  actly  who  shaU  keep  the  recreation  room  Baldy  BoUlnger  was  unanimously  elected  to  the  pantry  and  use­ash  trays  for  clg­ ROBIN  TRENT  (SM  Shipping),  Feb­ and  latmdry  clean.  Ship's' delegate  will  ship's  delegate;  Leonard  Muna  was  airette  butts.  All  hands  should  wear  T­ ruary  10—Chairman,  Johnnie  Hoggle;  make  a  Ust  for  this. purpose,  .l^e  men  elected ship's  treasurer.  GaUey  fans were  shirts  in  the  messroom.  Foc'sles  should  COEUR  D'ALENE  VICTORY  (VIefery  Secretary,  John  Reed.  Johnnie  Hoggle  were  warned  against  performing  and  car­ discussed.  Discussion  was  held  on  why  Carrlerf),  April  6—Chairman,  Thomas  be kept  cleaner and the  washing machine  was elected  ship's, delegate, E.  Luzler  was  rying  out  their  duties, badly.  .  .  emergency  work  is  left  over  for  week­ Dannit;  Socrata'ry,  Bob  Brown.  A  total  should  be  cleaned  out  after  use.  Men  elected  deck  delegate,  A.  W.  McKenzie  days before  being attended  to.  More  men  of  $9.00  balance  was  April  25—Chairman,  not  listed;  Secre­ are  reported  in  the  should  be  more  quiet,  and  keep  from  engine delegate  and  Johnnie Hoggle  stew­ tary,  needed  for  the  basebaU  team.  Dis­ net  listed.  Ship's  delegate  reports  ship's  fund.  Crew  and  repair  list  was  slamming  doors  when  members  era  ard  delegate.  Ship's  delegate  asked  that  that  the  captain  will  get  whatever  Is  re­ cussion  on  night  lunch  was  settled.  turned  In  to  ship's' delegate.  Performers  asleep.  Bosun  said  he  would  be  glad  to  the  messhall  be  kept  clean  at  all  times.  quested  for  the  slopchest.  The  ship's  April  13—Chairman,  Baldy  Bolllngeri  were  discussed  and  a  fuU  report  wUl  help  and  explain  work  to  the­men  who  All  three  departments  will  keep  the  medicine  chest  is  In  fair  condition.  Mo­ Secretary,  E.  Chant.  Vote  of  thanks  for  be  turned  over  to' the  boarding  patrol­ have  pot  had  much  seatime.  laundry  clean.  Electricians  will  show  tion  was  passed  that  the  steward  supply  the  Easter  dinner  Whs  given  to  stewards'  man.  performers  were  logged.  March  1^—Chairman,  Hutchman;  Sec­ movies  during  this  voyage.  Departments  cots for  the  next  trip.  New canvas floor­ department.  Motion  was  passed  to­  do­ Foc'sles Three  should  be  clean  before  crew  retary,  George  Lletiers.  Men  were  warned  will  rotate  in  keeping  the  laundry  and  ing  will  be  put  down  on catwalks  In  the  nate  $100  from  the  ship's  fund  for  the  leaves  ship.  Crewmembers  were  warned  against  performing .  in  port.  Two  men  washing machine  clean.  Beefs about  food  room  for  the  safety  of  depart­ picnic  which  wUl  be  held  on  AprU  20.  not  to perform  at  payoff.. Spare  parts for  were  left  behind  on  account  of  miscon­ should  be  reported  to  one  of  the  dele­ engine  Any  funds  left  over  wiU  be  returned  to  the  electrician  were  added  to  the  repair  duct  ashore.  Recommendation  was  made  members.  Suggestion  was  made  gates. Suggestion  was made  that all  hands  ment the  ship's  delegate  speak  to  the  the  fund.  Up. to $25  wlU  be  taken  from  list.  Move  was  made  to  fumigate  the  en­ to  put  these  men  on  the  do­not­shlp  list  keep  their  feet  off  the  messhall  chairs.  that  the  ship's  fund  to cover  expenses  of  the  tire ship.  Steward  ordered  cots for  warm  for fighting  aboard  the  ship.  In  addition,  patrolman  on  supplying first­aid  kits  for  Ship's  fund  should  be  kept  active.  Sug­ the  engine  room  and  the  gaUey.  Ship's  basebaU  team.  Picnic  committee  was  climate  run.  Discussion  was  held  on  the  this  case  wlU  be  turned  over  to  the  pa­ gestion  was  made  to make  a  contribution  delegate  was  asked to  post a  notice  about  elected.  Motion  was  passed  to  buy  a  poor  service  of . the  crew  messman,  who  trolman  upon  arrival  In  the  States.  On  to  the  March  of  Dimes  at  payoff.  the  opening  of  the  slopchest.  Steward's  pair  of  boxing gloves.  McGee  was elected  Is  leaving  after  this  trip,  and  the  bad  departiu­e  from Genoa  the  bosun reported  March  9—Chairman,  John  Reed;  Sac­ stores should  be checked  when  they come  Ubrarlan.  Discussion  on movies  was  held.  pastry  and  bread.  It  was  suggested  that  some  of  the  deck  gang  did  not  turn  to  ratary,  Johnnie  Hoggle.  Those  who  wish  aboard  to  make  sure  that  menus  will  be  the  baker  brush  up  on  his  baking.  work.  Crew  wal  warned  to  behave  in  to  participate  in  the  ball  games  which  varied.  After a  general discussion.  It  was  Trieste,  since  trouble­makers  will  have  EVELYN  (Bull),  April  27—Chairman,  N.  will  be  played  while  the  ship  Is  docked  decided  that  there  was  no  immediate  D.  Hanson;  Secretary,  E.  C.  Oacey.  Dele­ to  deal  with  the  US  Coast  Guard,  and  WINTER  HILL.  (CIHes  Service  Oil),  will  probably  be  severely  punished.  in  the  Port  of  Mombasa  should  see  the  need  for  a  ship's  fund.  gates  reported  everything  In  good  shape.  April  26—Chairman,  Orvllle  R.  Msyhew;  steward.  Suggestion  was  made  to  donate  Suggestion  was  made  that  an  extra  per­ Seerstsry, Thomas  April  2—Chairman,  Byrd;  Secretary,  J. Durkln.  Ship's dele­ to  the  March  of  Dimes, although  no  con­ colator  be  bought  for  the  crew  messhall.  MARGARET  BROWN  (Bloomficid),  One  member  would  like  to  have  the  gate  reported  that  pay  increases  for  day  George  Llebers.  Discussion  was  held  on  tribution  slip  had  been  sent  to  the  ship.  why  the  crew  cannot  get  shore  leave,  as  The  ship's  delegate  gave  a  talk  on  the  April  t—Chairman,  John  Hanks;  Sacra­ brand  of  soap  changed.  Suggestion  was  workers  wiU  be  retroactive  to  March  1.  the  ship  has  been  at  anchor  for  several  ship's  fund  since  several  members  said  tary,  B.  F.  Griea.  Chief  cook  suggested  made  to  get  new  cots.  One  member  days.  Agent  has  not  come  aboard  the  they  could  see  no  benefits  to  themselves  that  departments  take  turns  in  keep­ asked  that  the  canvas  be  put  up  back  ship.  Boilers  have  not  been  checked.  in  keeping  up  this  fund.  Ship's  delegate  ing  the  recreation  room  clean,  and  that  aft.  Repair  list  will  be  turned  in  before  Ship's  delegate  wUl  keep  a  record  of  the  also  discussed  the  Union's advantages  for  books  and  magazines  be  returned  to  the  arrival  In  New  York.  time  of  shifting,  anchorage  and  time  of  library  and  not  hoarded  in  rooms.  Chew­ all  its  members.  arrival  of  port  officials.  This  will  be  AMBERSTAR  (Triton),  April  25—Chair­ ing  gum  should  be  discarded  In  waste  turned  over  to  the  patrolman  at  the  pay­ baskets  before  entering  messrooms  and  man,  Frank  T.  Calnan;  Secretary,  George  off  to  clear  up  the  question  of  IS  hours  Alfred  Hoff  SANTA  VENETIA  (Elam),  April  «—  not  left  on  plates,  since  it  Is  hard  to  Mandzay.  Ship's  delegate  reported  that  of  overtime.  Motion  was  passed  that only  Chairman,  Sam  Singer;  Secretary,  M.  wash  off  dishes  and  silverware.  Chief  the  captain  is firing  four  men 'in  New  Money  in  your  name  is  being  men  who  stand  watches  will  stay  on  day  Kaplan.  Mate  will  issue  a  list  of  who  electrician  suggested  that  the laundry  be  Orleans  on  the  grounds  that  they  are  goes  ashore  in  Japan  while  the  foc'sles  kept  clean.  Tubs  should  be  kept  empty  trouble­makers.  One  wiper  missed  the  held  by  the  East  River  Savings  work.  April  13—Chairman,  La  Frags;  Secre­ and  decks  are  being  painted.  Repair  list  and  exhaust  valve  should  be  turned  off  ship  lb  Buffadero  and  rejoined  it  the  Bank,  743  Amsterdam  Ave.,  NY.  tary,  George  Llebers.  Ship's  delegate  re­ vidll  be  sent  In  from  Japan.  Motion  was  when  not  In  use.  since  the  pumps  will  next  day  in  Havana.  Engine  delegate  re­ ported  that  a  wiper  was ­ promoted  to  ported  that  the  captain  said  that  unless  passed  to  use  only  percolators  to  make  keep  on  running  If  the  valve  Is  not  Unless  claimed  it  will  be  turned  oiler  and  an  oiler  demoted  to  wiper.  Mo­ all  crewmembers  cooperate,  water  will  coffee.  More  salads  wlU  be  prepared.  closed.  ovtir to  the  state  soon.  tion  was  carried  to  speak  to  the  patrol­ have  to  be  rationed.  All  hands  were  Ship's  delegate  commended  the  steward  In  New  Orleans  before  payoff  as  asked  to  be  sober  at  payoff­  and  leave  for  starting  the  Idea  of  cleaning  and  SUNION  (Kea),  February  ^4—Chair­ man  there  is  a  dispute  about  transpcrtation  rooms  clean.  Delegates  will  make  out  painting  the  ship.  Radio  will  be  repaired  man, Henry  Lopez; Secretary,  W. R.  Gels.  repair  llsU.  Agent  wiU  be  notified  of  and  Installed  in  the  recreation  room.  B.  C.  Slald  was  elected  ship's  delegate  back  to  the  port  of  signing  on  for  the  Charles  A.  Case  time  of  arrival  in  the  States.  AU  crew­ Rubber  jambs  will  be  put  on  all  doors.  by  acclamation.  Discussion  was  held  on  men  being fired.  William  Saltarez  was  Mother and father  both in Mead­ members  WlU  donate  $1.00  to  the  ship'a  Wlndscoops  and  new  cots  will  be  pro­ keeping  the  recreation  room  clean  and  fund.  vided for  the  entire  crew,  new bunks  and  returning  all  cups  and  other  tableware  ville  Hospital  recovering  from  mattresses  for  the  bosun's  foc'sle  and  a  to  the  pantry.  Deck  and  engine  sanitary  pneumonia.  Would  like  to  hear  new  mattress  for  the  steward's room.  All  WlU  keep  the  laundry  clean;  steward  de­ ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  Feb­ fans  wlU  be  overhauled  and  a  new  one  partment  virUl  take  care  of  the  recreation  from  you.  ,  ruary  3—Chairman,  Samuel  White;  Secre­ provided  for  every  room,  and  some  of  room.  AU  hands  wUl  cooperate  In  keep­ tary,  Louis  de  Is  Cerda.  E.  Brown  was  i'  i'  the  foc'sles  and  messrooms.  All  flapper  ing a  clean ship.  elected ship's  delegate.­  Motion  was made  Ex­Archers  Hope  Crew  valves  will  be  repaired,  and  a  shelf  built  Bradshaw brothers  by  the  steward  to  have  the  three  dele­ March  16—Chairman,  R.  W.  Joplln;  all  the  way  around  the  meat  box.  Deck  gates  speak  to  the  captain  about  a  draw  Secretary,  W.  R.  Gelt.  Motion  was  made  Following  crewmembers  have  a  Cfontact  2nd  Engineer  Wilfred  for  In  cooks'  room  will  be  repaired.  the  crew in  Honolulu.  Since  this will  to  bring  up  a  motion  tabled  on  a  previ­ day's  subsistence  apiece  waiting  at  Martin  at  Staten  Island  USPHS  be  a  long  voyage,  a  suggestion  was  made  ous  trip  to' discuss  painting  the  crew's  that  inembers  who  get  Involved  in  any  IBERVILLE  (Waterman),  March  30—  quarters.  messhaU.  recreation  room  and  the  Norfolk  SIU  haU:  Herbert  V.  Hospital.  Important.  kind  of  trouble  should  be  brought  before  Chairman,  W.  Wrubel;  Secretary,  A.  Gon­ pantry.  Motion was  passed  to  discuss  the  the  ship's  jolQt  meeting  to  see  if  the  calez.  Ship's  delegate  was  elected.  Sug­ replacement  of  the  hot  water  heater  dur­ Townsley;  Thomas  M.  Gower;  matter  should  be  brought  to  the  atten­ gestion  was  made  to repair  bosun's  toilet  ing  the  last  meeting  before  arrival  In  the  Hunter  K.  Mathews;  Alexander  John J.  Mallon  tion  of  the  shore  patrolman.  Ship's  dele­ and  paint  the  crew's  rooms.  States.  AU  watchstanders  wlU  take  Izatt;  Walter  R.  Weidman.  gate  WlU  contact  the  chief  engineer about  April  20—Chairman,  Stanley  Kamlnsky;  showers  upon  completion  of  their  work,  Your  daughter,  Mrs.  M.  Ditzler,  repairing  the  toUets  properly.  Secretary,  Antonio  Gonzalez.  All  repair  so  that  day  workers  can  have  hot  water.  needs your  help. Get  in touch  with  April  27—Chairman,  L.  L.  Phillips;  See­ suggestions  should  be  turned  over  to  the  April  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needed,  since  very  Utile  repairing  was  done  at  the  last  payoff.^  Suggestion  was  made .  to  check  on  the  new  wariilng  machine  ­with  the  patrolman.  The  last  sUndby  on  each  watch  should  straighten  up  the  messhall;  Ne^  door  was'paid  for  by­members  of  the last crew  for the  12­4 Bremen's foc'sle,  but  it  has.not  been  instaUed.  '  April  27—Chairman,  Alfred  JRIdtngif  Secretary,  J.'  Allver.  Overtime  sheets  WlU  be  checked  before  they  are  turned  over  to the  chief  mate. Overtime  disputes  WlU  be taken  up with the  patrolman. Deck  department  repair­  Ust  has  been  made  but;  stevfAid  department  list  iyas  turned'  bver to  (Wef mate;  ­Suggestion was made  �•­  ;  ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ...  IMiaAHa»fl6(4Wii  (Continued  from  page  26)  ^  that  ship's  Oeleaste  snd  steward  ask  the  patrohnan  about  havlnd  tables  changed  so  that  more  men  can  be  seated  in  the  messhali.  Crew  agreed  that  the  messhall  wa» being  kept  cleaner than before. Again  crew  was  reminded  that  the  last  man  on  standby  should  remove  cups  and  glasses  and  wipe  up  the  tables.  Fae«  Tweniy­serea  "S^E  /<  P^AIt'^EIl Sy  L'O'G  fund  will  be  needed  for  stationery,  stamps  and  playing  cards.  WILLAM  R.  DAVIE  (Alces),  March  15  —Chairman,  A.  J.  Capna;  Secretary,  Jo­ seph  W.  Rodriguez.  A.  J.  Capna  was  elected  ship's  delegate  by  acclamation.  April  2S—Chairman,  Leen  Franklin;  Secretary,  Jeseph  W.  Rodriguez.  Charlie  Sweet  was  elected  deck  delegate:  Wiley  T.  Strickland,  engine  delegate;  Willie  Edwards,  steward  delegate.  William  Sim­ mes  was  elected  to  accept  the  new  crew  signing  on  after  payoff.  He­  will  check  their  shipping  slips,  books,  etc.  Dele­ gates  were  each  given  repair  list  which  will  be filled  out.  given  to  the  chief  en­ gineer  and  then  passed  on  to  the  patrol­ man  when  he  comes  aboard.  Crewmem­ bers  who  are  leaving  the  ship  should  clean  their  quarters.  ALCOA  PATRiCT  (Alcsa),  April  74—  Chairman,  M.  J.  Martin;  Secretary,  James  H.  Thempton,  Jr.  Crew  was asked  not  to  leave  the  washing  machine  running  when  not  in  use.  Steward  will  order  sharp  steak  knives  in  Trinidad.  Newiy  elected  steward  delegate.  W.  J.  Davis,  will  take  care  of  .money  and  basebaU  equipment  for  the  entire  crew.  Clothes  should  not  be  hung  in  the  laundry  to  dry.  as  they  are  in  the  way  of  the  washing  machine.  Suggestion  was  made  that  the  chief  en­ SEASTAR  (Triton), March  3—Chairman,  gineer  take  one  sink  out  of  the  laundry.  John  Doyle;  Secretary,  Jack  McNamara.  John  Doyle  was  elected  ship's  delegate  by  acclamation.  Suggestion  was  inade  to  GOVERNMENT  CAMP  (Cities  Service),  keep  passageways  clean.  Clothes  should  April  4—Chairman,  Albert  Weaver;  Sec­ not  be  left  soaking  too  long  in  the  laun­ retary,  Francis  J.  Ahern,  Jr.  Ail  beefs—  dry.  Suggestion  was  accepted  to  keep  including  one  between  a  dayman  and  the  shower  curtains  up  at  all  times,  to  help  bosun—wiU  be  taken  up  with  the  union  keep  (he  showers  clean.  Vote  of  thanks  delegate  upon  arrival  in  Norfolk.  Re­ was  given  to  the  steward's  department  quest  was  made  for  fresh  coffee  when  for  working  so  well  under  difficult  condi­ all  hands  are  turned  to.  Ship's  delegate  tions.  getting  more  Stores  and  equipping  will  give  a  copy  of  the  repair  list  to  the  the  ship  so  well.  chief  engineer  and  the  union  delegate  March  30—Chalrihan.  6.  C.' Fugtit;  Sec­ for  them  to  take  up  with  the  company  retary,  John  Newton.­  Ship's  delegate  port  officials.  Ship's  fund  has  a  balance  spoke  to  the  steward  about  the  shortage  of  S33.  of  coffee  and  the  draw  in  Yokohama.  Tentative  repair  lists  will  be  presented  at  the  next  meeting  by  the  delegates and  LASALLK  .(Waterman),  April  1—Chair­ added  to  where  necessary.  One  man,  R.  L.  Piter;  Secretary,  John  Bron­ then  wiper  wiU  be  put  on  sanitary  work  till  son.  Motion  was  passed  to fine  any  crew­ the  end  of  the  voyage.  Patrolman  in  the  member  who  leaves  the  washing  machine  next  port  wiU  be  asked  to  check  stores  dirty.  Ship's  delegate  reported' that  S3.00  and  slopchest  the  ship  sails.  Black  waa  spent  on  poker  chips.  Motion  was  gang  members before  asked  not  to  leave  passed  to  put  a  door,Avith  a  lock  on  the  used  towels  in  were  the  shower  rooms.  More  pantry.  Allaire  was  elected  ship's  del­ variety  in  the  menus  was  asked.  Shower  egate.  drains  should  be  cleaned  and  washing  water  kept  at  constant  pressure.  April  13—Chairman,  C,.  McLeilan;  Sec­ retary,  V.  Zambite.  Ship's  delegate  re­ ported  that  the  captain  has  promised  to  paint  quarters  next­  trip.  Captain  was  told  about  those  wipers  who  are  not  do­ ing  their  sanitary  work  properly.  Engine  delegate  reported  that  the first  assistant  refused  ­to  let  one  of  the  wipers  do  the  STONEWALL  JACKSON  (Waterman),  sanitary  work  till  the  end  of  the  trip.  ­April  20—Chairman,  Caries  Morrios;  Sec­ Crew  will  not  sign  on  until  sufficient  retary,  no  name.  Motion  was  passed  to  stores  (including  food,  linen,  utensils,  get  innerspring  mattresses  for  the  crew  slopchest  supplies),  are  on  board,  all  re­ and  a  new  and  bigger  ice  box  for  the  pairs  have  been  completed  and  there  is  pantry.  Crew  was asked  to keep  the  pan­ some  definite  assurance  that  the  quar­ try  and  laundry  cleaner.  Members  ap­ ters  will  be  painted  as  soon  as  possible.  proved  the  . supply  of  fresh  vegetables  Repair  list  was  read  and  added  to.  It  which  the  steward  is  going  to  get  in  will  be  given  to  department  heads.  Stew­ Honolulu.  Patrol.­'^.an  will  check  on  the  ard  will  check  to  see  that  messmen  have  possibility  of  getting  a  larger  Ice­maker.  all  necessary  stores.  MONTEBELLO  HILLS  (Western  Tank­ MAE  (Bull),  April  25—Chairman,  Carl  E.  GIbbs;  Secretary,  Richard  V.  Gelling.  ers),  March  30—Chairman,  Paul  James;  Keep Draft  Board Posted  SIU  Headquarters  urges  all  draft  eligible  seamen  to  be  sure  they  keep  their  local  Se­ lective  Service  boards  pcTsted  on  all  changes  of  address  through  the  use  of  the  post  cards  furnished  at  all  SIU  halls  and  aboard  ships.  Failure  to  keep  ^our  draft  board informed of  your where­ abouts  can  cause  you  to  be  listed  as,a  delinquent  and  be  drafted  into the services  with­ out  a  hearing.  The  Union  in  such  cases  can  do  nothing  to  aid  Seafarers who  fail  to com­ ply.  Delegates  should  see  department  head*  make  up  repair  lists  to  present  to  thg  about  arranging  extra  time  to  clean  each  patrolman.  Sink  in  scullery  needs  re­ week  to  compensate  for  this.  tinning  badly.  CCE  VICTORY  (Victory  Carriers),  April  22—Chairman,  Michel  Kennedy;  Secre­ tary,  L.  A.  Brown.  Showers  and  toilets  should  be  sougeed  and  painted.  Ship's  delegate  will  sec  the  captain  about  sou­ geeing  and  painting  aU  foc'sles  that  need  it.  Since  the  washing  machine  wringer  is  broken,  a  hand wringer, at least, should  be  supplied.  Uepair  list  should  be  com­ pleted  before  rea'ching  home  port;  OCEAN  ULLA  (Ocean  Trans.),  April  25  —Chairman,  John  Pops;  Secretary,  C.  Boguckl.  Unless  the  captain  gets  dis­ charges  for  the  time  the  ship  ran  coast­ wise.  the  patrolman  will  be  notified.  Each  department  delegate  will  make  up  a  repair  list.  Ship's  delegate  will  give  copies  ­to  the  captain,  chief  engineer,  chief  mate  and  patrolman.  Deck  engi­ neer said  that all  scuppers  wUi  be  worked  on  and  cleaned  in  port.  Messroom  should  be  kept  clean  at  all  times,  used  cups  should  be  left  in  the  sink.  All  cracked  or  chipped  cups  and  plates  will  be  re­ placed.  Steward  said  there  is  no  limit  to  food;  too  much  coffee  Is  being  used  by  the  crew.  Ship's' food  is  good,  but  any  beefs  should  be  taken  to  department  delegates.  Men  leaving  the  ship  should  clean  foc'sles.  While  in  foreign  ports,  coffee  will  be  given  to  gangway  watch  or  mate  on  watch.  All  hands  should  be  sober  at  payoff.  Patrolman  will  look  over  the  situation  In  the  galley.  Motion  was  carried  to  buy  a  steam  iron  out  of  the  ship's  fund.  Mo­ tion  was  passed  to  send  a  telegram  to  New  Orleans  agent  from  ship's  fund.  A  noise filter  wiU  be  bought  for  the  crew's  radio.  Vote  of. confidence  was  pa.ssed  on  CHICKASAW  (Waterman),  April  13—  the  skipper.  Captain  donated  a filter  for  Chairman,  Paul  T.  Brinson;  Secretary,  H.  the  radio,  and  was  thanked  by  the  crew.  Westphall.  Delegates  reported  every­ thing  okay.  Each  delegate  will  make  out  a  repair  list  before  the  ship  arrives  in  ALCOA  POINTER  (Alcoa),  April  2$—  New  Orleans.  Crewmembers  should  not  Chairman,  L.  Nicholas;  Secretary,  F.  P.  slam  doors,  since  some  members  may  be  Russo.  Ship's  delegate  roprted  favorable  sleepily.  Crew  gave  a  vote  of  thaiiks  to  action  on  previous  repair  list.  A  suf­ the  steward  department  for  the fine  ficient  number  of  fans  will  be  installed  service  and  well­cooked  food.  In  each  .foc'sle  on  the  incoming  voyage:  the  laundry  and  recreation  room  are  in  April  26—Chairman,  H.  Westphall;  Sec­ clean  condition.  Deck  delegate  reported  retary,  Goff.  Delegates reported  every­ that  one .man missed  ship  in  Mobile.  Mo­ thing  in F.  order.  Ship's  delegate  wants  the  tion  was  carried  that  a  letter  be  posted  repair  list  to  be  ready  when  the  ship  in  the  Mobile  hall  about  a  brother  ex­ reaches  New  York.  Someone  is  still  plaining  that  he  was  issued  a  medical  slamming  doors  passageways.  Sugges­ slip  by  the  chief  officer  on  sailing  day  tion  was  made  in  each  member  con­ and  that  he  was seen  at  a  railroad  depot  tribute  $1  to  the that  March  of  Dimes.  with  a  suitcase  on  the  afternoon  of  sail­ ing  day.  There  will  be  a  voluntary  dona­ tion  at  payoff  for  the  New  Orleans  hall  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Service),  May  1—  baseball  team.  Steward  asked  for  sug­ Chairman,  Sidney  Segree;  Secretary,  Joe  gestions  on  better  menus  and  for  .spe­ Paul  Faget.  Balance  of  $10.95  is  in  the  cial  dishes.  There  are  approximately  36  ship's  fund.  Suggestion  was  made  to  add  days'  worth  of  stores  aboard,  with  a  bit  to  the  ship's  fund.  Money  will  be  col­ more  poundage  than  for  the  last  voyage.  lected  by  the  delegates  and  handed  over  to  the  ship's  delegate.  Efficiency  in  the  messhall  was  discussed.  From  now  on.  urn  colfee  will  be  served  in  the  morning,  as  coffee  made  in  the  percolator  is  cold  by  the  time  it  is  served.  BERTRAM  GOOOHUE  (Mississippi),  February  3—Chairman,  R.  Queen;  Sec­ retary,  W.  Mueller.  Bob  Eli  was  elected  ship's  delegate.  Recommendation  w a s  made  that  the  three  delegates  make  up  a  set  of  rules for  the  use and  cai­e  of  the  washing  machine.  Crew  was  asked  to  put  glasses  on  the  shelf  instead  of  drop­ ping  them  in  the  sink.  April  20—Chairman,  R.  Qlmen;  Secre­  .  fary,  P.  O.  Rollins.  Motion  w.­s  carried  to  instruct  the  new  crew  to  order  fans  for  all  foc'sles,  as  the  present  ones  are  worn  out.  and  there  are  no  parts  for  re­ pairs.  Delegates  will  dr.nw  up  a.  full  re­ pair  list.  Vote  of  thanks  was  given  to  the  delegates.  TAOOEI  (Shipenter),­­Msrch  30—Chair­ man,  Jhow  Hauser;  Secretary,  Stan  Sol­ rki.  Ship's delegate  reports  that  the  mst»  • ter of  the  rooms,  recreation  h.­ll,  pantry,  and  other  places  which  .­re  (­>  be  painted  was  taken  up  with  the  Union  and  v.^Ul  be  taken  care  of.  Each  delegate  will  take  care  of  carrying  out  repairs,  in  accord­ ance  with  the  agreement  with  the  Union.  April  27—Chairman,  Lucken;  Secretary,  Stan  Solski.  Although  the  dele.gate  v/ent  to  see  the  captain  and  mate  three  times  about  painting  the  steward's  department  rooms,  they  were  only  spotted  up.  All  crewmembers  will  keep  from  making  noise  in  the  messhall.  Motion  was  passed  to  have  the  steward  department's  rooms  painted  before  the  ship  leaves  port.  Rack  and  a  box  with  a  lock  will  be  installed  in  the  laundry  for  the  iron.  Plug­in  will  also  be  installed.  Cots  and  fans  wiU  be  checked.  Repair  list  will  include  port­ hole  screens  for  rooms.  If  possible,  the  sink  outside  the  galley  will  be  removed.  Leaky  sink  in  galley  and  toilets  will  be  repaired.  STEEL  RANGER  (Isthmian),  March  ­23  —Chairman,  L.  W.  Walberg; Secretary,  A.  Tela.n.  One  man  v.ho  cr.me  alsoard  in  Singapore  and  another  in  Calcutta  were  added  to  the  steward  department,  lee  cream  freezer  w,­­.*  repaired  by  the?  car­ penter.  All  repairs  for  the  next  voyage  should  be  completed  before  the  new  erew  signs  on.  Snecial  attention  should  be  given  to  the  drinking  fountain  back  aft  and  the  frigidaire  in  the  crew  mess­ hall.  The  stove  should  be  replaced  or  repaired  and  the  whole  ship  should  be  fumi.tated.  '  April  19—Chairman,  C.  Andersen;  Sec­ retary,  A.  Telan.  Ship's de'ec.­te  reported  to  the  captain—who  said  he  knows—that  the  ship  is  full  of  reaches.  ^.lotion  was  made  .­nd  seconded  thq(  the  second  cook  and  baker  should  be  reported  to  the  pa­ trolman  at  the  next  port,  since  the  crew  does  not  think  he  is  oualified  to  be  a  baker.  This  was  approved.  Crewmem­ bers  .shall  recommend  to  the  ontrolman  that  this  member  be  sent to baking school  before  shinping  out  again  as  baker.  Re­ pair  I'sts­ should  he  made  UP  as  early  as  nossib'.e.  Steward's  attention  was  brought  to  the  matter  of  uneven  distribution  of  fish.  In  case  there  is  only  enoueh  of  any  particular  food  to  go  around,  this  food  should  be  rationed.  Some  got  two  or  three  portions  of fish  and  others  got  none.  MAE  .(Bull),  Aprif  25—Chairman,  no  name;  Secretary,  no  name.  The  crew­ members  unanimously  voted  to  confirm  PETROLITE  (Tanker  Sag  Harbor),  April  the  resolution  to  assess  themselves $20.00  23—Chairman,  Walter  Hoephner;  Secre­ toward  the  purchase  of  a  Union  building  tary,  Harry  Koziorynsky.  Disputed  over­ in  the  port  of  Baltimore.  time  for  wipers  and  second  pumpman­ '  engine  maintenance  wiil  be  referred  to  BESSEMER  VICTORY  (South  Atlantic),  the  Lake  Charles  patrolman.  Men  leaving  the  ship  and  paying  off  should  strip  their  March  30—Chalrmafa,  Chris  Christenscn;  bunks  and  iockers  and  leave  quarters  Secretary,  E.  A.  Gomez.  Delegates  re­ clean  for  the  new  men.  Repair  lists  ported  no  beefs.  Ship's  delegate  reports  should  be  turned in  to the  ship's delegate  that  the  chief  engineer  again  promised  to  fini^  galley  repairs,  which  were  post­ as  soon  as  possible.  poned.  Washing  machine  is  not  kept  clean.  All  crewmembers  were  asked  to  STEELMAKER  (Isthmian),  April  7—  cooperate .­in  cleaning  the  machine,  a.gl­ Chairman, not  given;  Secretary,  Sal  Ter­ tator  and  wringer  after  use.  Crewmem­ (1)  Kansas City.  raclna.  Frank  Buyl  was  elected  ship's  bers  were  asked  not  to  make  noise  in  (2)  A  mile  and. a  half.  Since  delegate  by  acclamation.  He  was  also  the  passageways.  Suggestion  Was  made  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isthmian),  Jan­ elected  deck  delegate;  Joseph  Heckl  was  that  screen  doors  be  kept  locked  in  port.  both  cyclists  travel  at  the  same  uary  13—Chairman,  Michael  J.  Carlin;  elected  engine  delegate  and  Antonio  speed,  each  will  have gone  a  half­ Bertty  steward  delegate,  all  by  acclama­ PUERTO  RICO  (Bull),  May  4—Chair­ Secretary,  Francis  McCutcheon.  John  tion.  Porthole  and  door  screens  will  be  man,  Thurston  Lewis;  Secretary,  Jim  Merkel  was 'e'eeted  ship's  delegate  by  mile when they collide. At 10 MPH,  distributed  and  installed.  Ship's  delegate  Murphy.  The  crew  donated  $10  from­  the  acclamation.  He  warned  those  members  it will  take them  a  twentieth of  an  will  check  headquarters  on  the  question  ship's  fund  to  each  of  two  members  in  who  have  never  made  the  Far  East  mn  of  purchasing  a  washing  machine.  Chair­ the  San  Juan  Hospitai.  One  man  paid  off  before  to  be  cautious,  due  to  port  eon'U­ hour  to  cover  that  distance.  Since  tions.  Doers  should  be  kept  lo­"'cd  In  man  explained  about  the  frequency  of  in  San  Juan  with  consent  of  Headquar­'  port.  the fly travels 30 MPH, three times  draws.  ters.  $11  was  donated  to  ship's  fund,  in­ February  3—Chalrmbn,  Michael  J." Car­ as fast,  it  will  cover  a  mile  and  a  cluding  $2.00  from  the  cruise  director.  lin;  Secretary,  Francis  McCutcheon.  LONGVIEW  VICTORY  (Victory  Car­ Eight  men  are  q'uittiirg  this  trip.  Motion  Ship's  delegate  reported  that  black.gan.g  half  in  the  time.  riers),  April  13—Chairman,  Horace  Mob­ was  carried  to  reimburse  Lewis  from  the  members,  without  consulting  all  the  men  (3)  John  Paul  Jones.  He  was  ley;  Secretery,  B.  Trottle.  Since  little  ship's fund  for  the  $15.00  he  gave  to  the  in  the  department and  without  the knowl­ American  Merchant  Marine  Library  As­ action  was  taken  on  the  last  voyage's  re­ sociation.  commissioned  by  Catherine  the  Motion  was  passed  to  have  the  edge  of  the  delegate,  posted  a  nasty  criti­ pair  list,  another  one  will  be  made  up  electricians  check  on  the  possibility  of  cism  of  the  chief  cook  aboard.  They  were  Great in  1788.  and sent  in.  John  W.  tVulzen  was elected  getting  a  public  address system for crew's  told  that  this  was  out  of  order,  (^neral  ship's  delegate.  Steward  and  ship's  dele­ shipboard  meetings.  Complaints  were  discussion  was  held  on  the  preparation  (4)  6, 8, 10. ^  An answer  of  33, 44  gate  will  speak  to  the  captain  about  made  the  lack  of  soap  and  the  poor  of  food.  Cai­d  players  were  asked  to clean  changing  the  cook's  quarters.  They  are  quality on  and  55 twelfths  would  also  be cor­ of  the  soap  powder.  Steward  del­ up  the  recreation  room  after  they  have  now  forward  with  the  engine department,  finished  using  it.  Crewmembers  were  rect  if  you flgure  it that way.  WESTERN  FARMER  (Western  Naviga­ too  far  away  from  the  galley  and  with­ egate  asked  the  captain  for  the  promised  asked  to  take  care  of  the  washing  ma­ washing  machine  and  he  said  he  would  tion),  February  15—Chairman  not  given:  out  a  wash  basin.  (5)  Running  water.  get  It.  Crew  wiU  be  assessed  for  the  chines,  clean  them,  and  turn  them  off  Secretary  not  given.  One  member  was  ship's  fimd,  which  is  getting  low—$1.00  after  use.  Steward  asked  the  crew  to  to  the  safety  council  from  each  (6)  "Pie"  Traynor,  Pittsburgh  elected  take^care  of  the  cots, and  put  them  away  department.  The  suggestion  was  made  MARY  ADAMS  (Blcomfleld),  April  If—  per man:  $2.00 per  new  man  next  trip.  when  not in  use.  Shore passageway should  Pirates:  "Cookie"  L a v a g e 11 o,  that  a  bench  be  installed  in  the  12­to­4  Chairman,  John  Schaller;  Secretary,  Rob­ be  closed  when  in  port.  Request  was  room  and  better  lighting  be  put  ert  M.  Douglas.  Ship's  delegate  reported  Brooklyn  Dodgers,  and  "Spud"  oilers'  made  that  the  engine  department  show­ in  the  shaft  alley.  The  linen  facilities  that  the  captain  says there  is no  material  ers and  Lead  be  painted.  Ship's  delegate  Chandler,  NY  Yankees.  and  recreation  room  should  be  taken  available  to  repair  sinks.  No  stores  will  will  speak  to  the  mate  about  this.  care  of.  be  received  in  Europe  except fresh  milk.  (7)  Eugene V. Debs on the Social­ better  March  f—Chairman,  Willis  Thompson;  Requested  that  the  ship's  delegate  Job  be  ELIZABETH  (Bull),  May  4—Chairman,  ist  ticket.  Secretary,  Donald  Evans.  Delegates  re­ rotated.  Red  Fink  was  elected  ship's  A.  Gonzales; Secretary,  W.  J.  Ooak.  Dele­ ported  no  complaints.  Standby  on  watch  delegate  by  acclamation.  Steward  de­ gates  reported  no  beefs.  Motion  was  (8)  Tom's left  elbow.  will  clean  the  messhall  and  help  to keep  partment  overtime  was  discussed.  Com­ SEATRAIN  NEW  YORK  (S • a t r a t    n),  unanimously carried to rig a canvas awning  it  clean  while  on  watch.  Better  coopera­ pany  will  put  a  new  washing  machine  April  20—Chairman,  Ray  W.  Sweeney;  aft  for  the  crew.  Motion  was  unanimous­ (9)  Wednesday.  tion  was  asked  between  the  deck  de­ aboard.  Discussion  was  held  on  keeping  Secretary,  John  Monast.  Treastirer  is  ly  carried  to  have  the  company  install  the  machine  clean.  Any  member  who  making  inquiries about  the  purchase  of  a  partment  and  the  bosun.  (10)  $50.  leaves the  washing  machine  dirty  or  docs  television  set,  instead  of  the  radio  dis­ blackout  screens  for  ventilation  when  April  I,  1»52­JChalrman,  Willis  Thomp­ not  Crewmembers should  turn  it  off  when  he is finished  using  cussed  during  the  last  meeting.  Motion  portholes are closed.  son;  Secretary,  Donald  Evans.  Lockers  it  WiU  stay  out  of  the  me.<s.cha]l  until  the  mess­ be fined  $5.00.  was  passed  that  no  one  payolf  until  the  boy  has finiMied  setting  the  tables.  Dona­ have  not  been fixed  and  lights  have  not  patrolman's  okay.  Suggestion  was  made  tion  will  be  made  to  both  seamen's  li­ Puzzle  Auawer  been  placed  in  the  ahaft  alley.  Motion  to  get  a  new  library  aboard  ship.  Dis­ to  establish  a  ship's  fund  was  vetoed.  CITRUS  PACKER  (Waierman),  April  5  cus.sion  was  held  on the  mate,  who  works  braries.  Ship's  delegate  will  speak  to  the  April  25—Chairman,  Donald  Evens; Sec­ —Chairman,  chief  mate  about  assigning  a  member  to  J.  Holsenbeck;  Secretary,  retary,  William  Weiss.  Ship's  fund  was  Claude  N.  Johnson.  Delegates  reported  the  men  until  3  PM  so  that  he  doesn't  help  the  carpenter finish  varnishing  the  have  to  pay overtime.  He  moves  the  men  messhall  seats  and  tables.  voted  on  again and  passed  this time.  The  everything okay.  Holsenbeek  was  to  other  Jobs  without  asking  the  bosun  question  of  a  mixing  machine  and  »  elected  ship's  delegate. J. Each  and  then  complains  because  the  bosun  grinder  for  the  galley  will  be  brought  to  should  clean  up  the  laundry  department  THE  CABINS  (Cabins),  April  27—Chair­ room  after  doesn't  get  a  certain  amount  of  work  the  attention  of  the  patrolman.  use.  Chief  mate  and  chief  engineer  wiU  done.  Mate  also  expects  the  cardeckraen  man,  O.  FItzpatrIck;  Secratary,  Joe  E.  Thamas.  Delegates  reported  everything  check  the  steerwheel.  Door  on  4­S  oUers'  to  sweep  up  their  decks  and  maintain  WANDA  (Epiphany)  April  13—Chair­ room  should  be  repaired.  ail  right.  Delegates  will  coUect  all  books  their  gear  without  overtime  payment,  man,  E.  A.  Johnston;  Secretary,  J.  Ber­ have  them  ready  for  payoff.  A  new  contrary  to  the  agreement.  Suggestion  and  eiford.  Roger  Hickey  was  elected  ship's  was  mode  to  have  the  patrolman  come  washing  machine  should  be  installed  for  delegate  by  acclamation.  Ship's  delegate  COUER  D'ALENB  VICTORY  (Victory  to  the  messroom  to  discuss  these  beefa^  the  next  trip;  a  larger  hot  water  tank  will  see the  master  about  launch  service.  Carriers),  April  If—Chairman,  Rex  H.  should  be  provided,  both  for  hot  showers  Ship's  fund  has  a  balance  of  $38.Q0.  and  te  take  care  of  heating in  the  fos'sles  Ceoto;  Secretary,  Larry  HItchner.  Ship's  April  23—Chairman,  P.  Gradeszl;  Sec­ fund  has  a  balance  of  $8.50.  Discussion  HILTON  (Bull), Mey  1—Chairman,  Don­ during  cold  weather.  Galley stove,  smoke  retary,  J.  Beresferd.  Ship's  delegate  re­ was  held  on  time  changes  being  aU  on  ald  T.  Herby;  Secretary,  Frank  Albose.  stack and  drains in  the galley  need fixing.  ported  that  the  repair  list  has  hot  beeii  the  12­4  watch.  Suggested  that  ship's  Three men  that  missed  ship  in  Baltimore  May  4—Chairman,  John  O.  Moera;  Sac­ acted­on  for  the  past­three  trips.  Galley  driegate  sec  the  captain­ about  splitting  and  San  Juan  will  be  reported  to  the  pa­ reltry,  Jostph  E.  Dunne.  Deck  delegate  range  is  badly  In  need  of  repair,  as  the  hour  on  the  tlu'ee  watches.  Discus­ tfulman.  Radio  wiU  be  bought  from  the  reported  that  there  was  a  lot  of  disputed  coeks  are  In  danger  of  being  burned  or  sion  Was  held  on  the  arrangements  for  ship's  fund,  with  an  additional  $.50  con­ overtime.  John  D.  Moore  was  elected  ^ Steivard  deleg^ Mparted  that  cleaning  the  recreation  room,  and­ the  tributed  by  each  man  to  cover  the  dif­ ship's  delegate  and  Joseph  Pekn  deck  laundry.  Discussion  was teld­on  topMde  ference.  Bosun  will  give  one,  man  time  delegate.  Delegates  of  each  departn^fit  to' pn+cBksb  tlie­ radio. tteli^Aites  wllt­ wiil  m­ke  nzr  a  reoahr  Ifvt.­  •   •   using  the  laundry . end  v^e^lhg  machnW.  Motion  was  unanimously  passed  to  en­ dorse  S20,000  assessment  toward  the  new  Union  haH  in  Baltimore.  Crewmembers  were  asked  not  to  leave dirty  coffee  cups  all  over  the  ship.  Three  members  re­ ported  that  they  had  found  a  good  buy  for  the  proposed  television  set  which  the  crew  is  going  to  purchase  from  the  ship's  fund.  Each  man.  if  he  can.  should  contribute  S5.00  at  the draw  upon  arrival  in  Baltimore,  since  the  $75.00 now  in  the  Qu^x  Auxwomrx  SIOOS  QSaSSOSEIglC]  saQQQLi  [DSQaas  CISC!]^  BSD  aSQ  aSDB  QDB  cassa  GCSSBfflCiB  as  saa  saia  aa  BDDSSaQ®  aBQ  izaaacs  ans  i£][S!Z!gi  BQiOBa  SBSZiBDD  Hlsa  'Bafa  Secretary,  Donald  Forrest.  Paul  James  was  elected  ship's  delegate  by  acclama­ tion.  Engine  delegate  suggested  that  a  more  efficient  routine  be  Worked  out  for  sanitary  work.  Delegates  were  reminded  to  collect  contributions  for  the  ship's  fund  from  the first  draw  and  turn  this  money  over  to  the financial  secretary.  Master  will  be  asked  for  permission  to  play  cards  in  the  library,  with  the  as­ surance  that  no  noise  wiil  be  made  and  that  the room  will  be  kept  clean.  Steward  asked  the  crew's  cooperation  in  securing  gear  during  rough  weather  and  Teturn­ ing  It  the  niessroom.  April  13—Chairman,  Carl  Re)man;  Sec­ retary,  Dencid  Forrest.  Ship's  delegate  reported  that  the  master  has  granted  permission  to  use  the library  a%  a  recrea­ tion  room,  as long  as  sleeping, erewmem­ bers  in  adjacent  quarters  ere  not  dis­ turbed.  A,hand  wringer  has  been  bought  for  heavy  gear  to  save  the  light  rollers  on  the  new  washing  machine.  Eighty  pocket  books  were  bought  for  the  li­ brary.  Suggestion  was  made  to  build  and  install  a  mailbox  in  the  recreation  room.  Suggestion  was made  to get  more  information  regarding  facilitating  of  port­ to­port  mail  in  Europe.  • JfSl  1  �SEAFARERS  fL0G  * •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  #  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL  • MTU  The  AfL  Maritime  Trades  Department,  now  revamped  and  revitalized,  will  play  an  increas­ ingly  bigger role  in  the  working life of  Seafarers  from now  on.  Inasmuch  as  the  SlU is a member  union  of  the  MTD,  it  means  that  every  Seafarer  is  part of  a mighty  force,  200,000 strong,  that  is  aiming  for  the  economic  betterment  of  all  AFL  maritime  workers.  It's  easy  to  see  that  an  organization  including  all crafts  who  work  in  the  maritime  industry  will  be able to do much more for the  workers involved  through concerted action on a common front  with  a common  goal.  I  «  That  is  the  reason  why  AFL  waterfront  unions  have  banded  together in  this strengthened  Mari­ time  Trades Department.  Member  unions  of  the  MTD,  besides  the  SlU,  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  include:  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific;  Interna­ tional  Longshoremen's  Association;  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots;  Brotherhood  of  Marine  Engi­ neers;  Marine  Allied  Workers;  United  Marine  Division;  Staff  Officers  Association;  Radio  Offi­ cers  Union  and  dockside. affiliates  of  the  Inter­ national  Union  of  Operating  Engineers.  In  addition, local  unions  of  the  International  Broth­ erhood of Teamsters are affiliated in many  ports,  although  the  IBT  is  not  a  member  of  the  new  department  nationally.  1­/  As a national body, the MTD operates through  its  local  port  councils  which  have  been  estab­ lished in all major US ports.  These  councils will  dedl  directly  with  the  problems  common  to  all  rnaritime  workers  in  that  port.  ^  There you have it­~the most powerful organiza­  .  tfon of unions ever assernbled: under one banner­­^'^  dedicated  to the well­being and  advancement of |  every  man  who  niqlc^  the  maritime  trades  his  ­ � 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 May 16, 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. 10 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BLAST SEA SCHOOL FUNDS AS 'CART BEFORE HORSE' VACATION PLAN GETS 'ROBOT' SPEEDSTERS BERING SEA STRIKE GETS SIU BACKING VOTE BEGINS ON NEW OUTPORT HALLS HEARINGS ENDED, SHIP BILL WEIGHED BY HOUSE GROUP BLOOD BANK AT SIU HQ MAKES 'DRAW' ON W'FRONT SIU CANNERS ACCEPT 5C PER HOUR RISE CONTEST CLOSES; 'POGO' A JUDGE '52 BALLOT CARDS READY FOR VOTERS SHIP FIRMS REAPED BIG PROFITS IN '51 AMBULANCE-CHASER CURBS PROTECT PATIENTS: NELSON ANTI-STRIKE CRUSADE ON AGAIN IN CONGRESS OUTPORTS SLATED FOR NEW BOOKS IN JUNE BME CAN HELP SEAFARERS ON LICENSE QUI YARMOUTH RUN STARTS SOON SOUTH SEAS CALL AB'S WINDJAMMER SIU FISHERMEN TREAT TEXANS TO SHRIMPFEST SUPER SALVAGE TUGS MAKE DEBUT EYE BUDDY SAVED IS GOOD AS NEW C-4'S TO ORE SHIPS PROPOSED LOW-PRICED GEAR FOR SHIPS AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN THE GHOST SHIP THAT SANK PORT OF NEW HAVEN TATTOOING A VANISHING ART UPSIDE DOWN VIEW STRIKE 'SOLUTION' SIU BROTHERHOOD AN UNBIASED IDEA HOME AWAY FROM HOME SEAFARER FINDS SHIP SABOTAGE; GETS TANGLED IN ARMY INQUIRY DIPLOMATS WALLOP CREWMEN IN BOMBAY SOFTBALL CONTEST REQUIEM FOR A SHIPMATE FIGHT TO SAVE A LIFE FAILS MONTREAL SAILORS CHAPEL NEARING ITS 300TH YEAR POMPEII - 2,000 YEAR OLD PORT MITCHELL'S NO HITTER WINS PRIZE FOR DEL SUD REBELS 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 5/16/1952 1952 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/777106907db4f796de988f0abc21c3fe.PDF a75302f7d909deceae9bc65566b7db5c PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Athmtir mut i'.itii 'f^^trirt. Seafarers Vol. viii. /nternationai l/niftn '*f Sorth America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1946 Seafarers Maintains 75 Percent Lead In isthmian Election NEW YORK, May 16—With 67 Isthmian ships al­ ready finished with their balloting in the NLRB-conducted election to determine which Union is going to represent Isthmian seamen, latest returns give the Seafarers a com­ manding lead. Official Union observers estimate that the VICTIM No. 20 New SIU Agreements For Bone Yard Run Set High Precedents An agreement has been signed by Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk of the SIU and two shipping companies con­ tracted with the Union on the manning scale, rate of pay, overtime and transportation for seamen taking ships by tow from active service to the boneyard. Seafarers have received approxiThe two companies which mately 75 percent of the total ' " ^ * signed agreements are the Seas vote vast so far. Shipping Company, Inc., and the Since last week's report, nine Waterman Steamship Company, Seafarers Sailing The Staff OffiTts Arsc-riamore vessels "have completed Inc. lion, which is affilietcd with their voting, making a grand to­ As Engineers Under the agreement, dictated the Seafarers International tal of 67 ships, or more than twoAll members—retired mem­ by Hawk, the manning scale is to Union, has recently open-d thirds of the entire Isthmiam fleet. bers end former members— be one Cook and four ABs. The an office on the Eas+ Coas*. This has been accomplished in of Ihe Seafarers Internation­ wage rate is to be the regular The office is located at 21 a period of slightly less than al Union who are now sailing monthly scale, as per agreements, Bridge Street, Room 509. in seven weeks, which means that as licensed Engineers; Please pro-rated by the day, plus food, New York City. The tele­ This is the late Brother the balance of the fleet will have report as soon as possible to plus 90 cents an hour for 24 hours phone number is BOwling completed their balloting in much Arthur A. Flaws, v/ho died the Seafarers Hall at 51 Bea­ a day from the time a man re­ Green 9-5245. , Members of quicker time than the allotted aboard the SS Kyska be­ ver Street. New York City. ports until the job is finished. the SIU ara asked to inform six months. Your presence is necessary cause of negligence, accord­ all Pursers on board their Transportation is to be paid 100 PERCENT SIU ing to his shipmates, who in a matter of great impor­ ships of this new develop­ back to the port of signing on, have advised his mother to Voting in the Port of New tance. ment. with 90 cents an hour travel time York, the Anson Jones crew hung bring suit. between the two ports. up an impressive victory for the SIU. Accurate estimates placed PRECEDENT SET the Jones in the Seafarers' col­ The signing of the two com­ umn with a solid 100 percent panies sets the precedent for SIU vote! similar agreements by other op­ •As usual on any ship which erators. have improved a little by using What started out as a penny- •^eli Union about the intolerthey estimate to be predominant­ UNION tactics, just as if we '.ble conditions to which they The agreements are applicable ly pro-SIU, NMU official obser­ pinching nightmare in a fleaba.' were fighting at the point of pro­ to unlicensed seamen on "dead" vere being subjected. hotel with uncertainty riding vers immediately challenged the vessels being towed from one their shoulders has turned intr That crackling you heard was duction on board ship. entire crew's vote. "The Grace Line, to which we port to another port in the U. S. •he telephone line between John In doing this, they followed a a pleasant beach session at have been turned over by the nice hostelry at Lima, Peru, fo: Tawk's deck at SIU hcadquarHere is the text of the agree­ pattern previously established by Consul, has been consistently other NMU observers on other the shipv/recked seamen of the ers and the Overlakes Freight hostile and apathetic toward our ment: Corporation. Overlakes operated Isthmian ships. This phony man­ Joseph S. McDonagh. ^—Regular wages as per agree­ The transition from nightmare the McDonagh, and is respon­ grievances. euver is merely another smoke­ ment between the SEAFAR­ "We lost our clothes abandon­ screen to cover up the loss of to dream came about because the sible for the crew. Hawk really ing ship, so we look like a bunch ERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ship after ship in the Isthmian men were Seafarers and cabled blistered it when he learned of beachcombers. OF NORTH AMERICA and SEAS ibout the kicking around the fleet. SHIPPING COMPANY, INC., "We cannot buy clothes be­ McDonagh crew was getting. Other Isthmian ships to vote in cause they are only allowing us plus 90 cents per hour shall be The Joseph S. McDonagh sank the past few days were the Steel paid from the time men are or­ (Conthmcd on Page 4) ^vhen she ran aground and broke Engineer which voted in Galves­ dered aboard the vessel or if they .n two off Calleo, Peru. The men ton; the James L. Breck, in San are not aboard at the scheduled were taken to Lima, where the San Francisco; Kenyon Victory time from the time they actually Grace Line, which acts as agent in Boston; and the Samuel Mcreport a'ooard ready for work and The mine operators backed for Overlakes in that port, took Intyre, in Savannah. shall continue until men are dis­ down on the issue of holiday over. charged. DANIELS ALMOST SOLID FIRST HAND overtime pay last weekend to give 2—The actual time required to Two ships were voted down at John L. Lewis and the United Let's hear it first hand, how­ travel from port of discharge Pensacola, Fla. One, the Peter Mine Workers the first round in ever, from AB Tom Coyne, as WASHINGTON, May 14 With­ to port cd engagement shall be V. Daniels voted solidly for the the battle royal, and reopen ne­ he wrote it to Brother Hawk: in three hours of the scheduled added to number of hours actual­ {Seafarers with the exception of gotiations on, the other points: a ". . . Anyway, the boys have end of current draft legislation. ly worked and shall be paid at one doubtful ballot. The William health and welfare fund, safety asked me to write, pertaining President Truman signed a bill the time of discharge. H. Allen, which was processed conditions in the mines and a to our situation down here in extending the draft until July 1. in the same town, kad a doubt­ wage increase. Peru. The bill which was passed by ^—First class transportation or ful balance, which put her in the "The Old Man ran the ship up cash equivalent thereof shall By midweek it looked like an­ the Senate in the last hours doubtful column as a possible on the beach the morning of the before the induction authority ex- be provided from port of dis­ other impasse had been reached, SIU ship. however, as the entrenched oper­ 31st of March. We did our best l>ired at midnight, contained the charge -to port of engagement in­ Yesterday, two more Isthmian ators bawled lustily about the to save her, but she was break­ Hou.se approved ban on the fur­ cluding subsistence. vessels were voted. One of them, welfare fund, called repeated ing up so we were ordered to ther induction of fathers and ^—Manning scale for vessels un­ the Frank Wiggins, held the elec­ conferences among themselves. abandon. men in the 18 and 19 year old der this agreement shall be tion at Norfolk, and the other— "That happened 36 days ago. groups. The overtime pay for holidays four ABs and one Cook. the William Eaton—was balloted was considered enough of a vic­ The officers were- installed in a Although the renewed act per­ here in New York. Results from tory by Lewis for him to call a first class hotel in Lima while mits the induction of men up to g—Provisions shall be made to both of them v^ere favorable to two-week truce ift the strike. But we were billeted out here in a 30 years of age, Major General furnish suitable meals and the Seafarers International Un­ riot all of the miners went back, so-called resort hotel miles away Hershey said that the present in­ accommodations but there shall ion with the Wiggins bettering and all of them were prepared to from the company office and wa-J duction Limit of men 26 years of be no claim for meal or room' 90 percent! ' age would be continued. go out again if their demands are terfront. money on account of cold meala Coming into the home stretch, "The conditions were strictly Men 18 and 19 years old, how­ or lack of heat, hot water or elec­ not met by the end of the fort­ Peruvian. Some of them we ever, are still required to register. tric lights. night grace period. (Coiiih: vd on Pa^e 8) TO ALL PURSERS Attention Members! SIU GETS WRECKED SEAMEN NEW DEAL John L. Lewis Calls TwoWeekStrikelruce As Talks Continue Draft Act Extended For Fourty-Five Days; Teen Groups Exempt �11 11 Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 17. 1946 n SEAI ARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 5 1 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. liAnover 2-2784 t V 0. I HARRY LUKDCBERG President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy^Ticas. P. O. &ax 2 5, Station P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 1 5, 1945, at the Post Office atj New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. Strikebreakers Organize Since the European" War ended a little more than a year ago, more than 7,000,000 men have been discharged from tloe Army, Navy, and Coast Guai'd. These men came out of a highly regimented society where they had been taught that all v.^ar workers earned fabulous sums of money, and that those so-called draftdodgers like nothing better than to sabotage the vear effort by recklessly striking for little or no cause. It would have been understandable if these veterans had come home to take an active part in breaking the strikes which followed the end of the war. But it is to their everlasting credit that they did not allow themselves to be used as were their fathers in the period of unrest that fol­ lowed the end of World War I. On the contrary, they took a militant part in industrial disputes, and were to be iound on picket lines from coast to coast. It is an undisputed fact that the industrialists and labor haters looked upon the returning veteran as a reserve of anti-labor feeling. Within five days after V-E Day, an advertisement appeared in a Hollywood paper, offering to employers in that area the services of 'highly disciplined" veterans to,"protect" plants, and to act as stoolpigeons and spies within plants and labor organizations. The America First fascists also tried to cut in on what they considered "veteran gravy." Gerald L. K. Smith tried to organize veterans into hate-mongering, anti-labor groups. It is gratifying to learn that, in the seven months since the "Christian Veterans" was started, very few vet­ erans have been attracted. The newest move to enroll veterans into a strikebreak­ ing, scab-heading, outfit, was revealed in the unmasking of an organization calling itself the Veterans Industrial Asso­ ciation. Evidence of their vicious union busting activities came to light in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they supplied a •struck paving company with 2 50 scabs. The company as­ sisted in the terror by providing the strikebreakers with pick handles. Since then it has been proven that the National Presi­ dent of the Veterans Industrial Association, James T. •Karam, is not a veteran, but a business man. The Conference of Union Labor Legionnaires, made nap of American Legion labor posts, is planning to bring suit against the Veterans Industrial Association for using the word "veteran" and for accepting non-veterans as members. The formation of the Veterans Industrial Association, ~^e Christian Veterans, the Tool Owners Union (dealt with pn Page 14 in this week's Log) are only isolated parts of the general plan of the anti-labor forces. Up to now the merchant seamen have not been ap­ proached for such projects, but the labor haters are bound to get around to us before very long. . The veteran will not voluntarily take part in antilabcr movements. Labor must lead the fight to provide job: for all so that the veteran will not be tempted to join one of the fascist groups which promises him a job at the expense of the union man. ^ In that way labor can remain strong, and be better able to resist the onslaughts of the operators and the fascists. • .. . Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Stateii Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers iind time hanging heavily on their hands. Do 'what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. GALVE3TCN HOSPITAL TROMBLEY R. V. JONES CALDWELL NOWLIN BOMAR BANTA WILLIAMS HILL DYKES HALLOMAN VAN AASLST W. WALK » 1. 1 BRIGHTON HOSPITAL AUSTIN CHASE , JOSE A. RODRIGUEZ JAMES PATTERSON G. E. SUMMERS GEORGE BURKE THEODORE FORTIN T. R. BOURQUE % X X NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL ERIC ZIEMONS H. CRUSE LEONARD (TIMMY) CAHILL R. D. LUSKO JESUS AMAYA GUNNAR MODIG JOHN O'NEILL EDWARD CUSTER WILBUR MANNING J. DENNIS W. F., LEWIS R. M. NOLAN J. R. QUINN G. W. WIGGINS A. C. STRUSHOLM JIMMY DAVIS SIDNEY DOLESE A. SKYLLBERG LEROY DAVIDSON HANK MCDONALD XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL AMIEL MITCHKE LOUIS SMITH ROBERT SMITH DONALD LE BOAEF JOHN STEBIN STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL V. SHAVROFF 0. HODGES C. MIDDLETON J. LITVAK L. A. CORNWALL L. A. FAULSTICK 1. LOWE R. HANSON H. TILLMAN E. G. MOSELLER You can contact your Hss^ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 5th and 6ih 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.) F. MATEO C. W. GOODYN W. B. MUIR W. G. H. BAUSE C. KUPLICKI W. B. COPELAND P. E. SMITH J. J. SWYKERT L. R, BORJA L. L. MOODY W. W. McCLUEE J. L. WEEKS J. BRODDUS J. GUFFITT N. ROMANO XXX MOBILE HOSPITAL 'W. CURRY S. JOYNER XXX SAN JUAN HOSPITAL R. GAUTIER > P. PAGAN B. DEL VALLE P. PEDROSA T. C. LOCKWOOD J. VANDESSPPOOLL �'V Friday, May 17. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG --""»?='S^W Page Three Seafarers Participating Fully In AFL's New Organizing Drive By EARL SHEPPARD to get acquainted with all Isth­ mian crews, those who have vot­ ed as well as tliose who have not. The entire American Federa­ tion of Labor is embarking on the biggest organizational drive These crews will soon be 100% in the history of labor. The drive Seafarers, andlhis is the time to will be primarily designed to let them see just what type of reach the unorganized workers in By JOE ALGINA membership the union has, and the low wage level industries (Pinch-hilting for Paul Hall) to familiarize them with the way particularly in the Southern and union affairs are conducted In these days when the long-haired boys are shouting "Unity" Southwestern states. aboard SIU contract ships. and "strike on June 15th," it is necessary to closely examine the This drive has been organized Invite them aboard and let whole proposition and see where unity really exists, in the CIO without any fanfare, and is being them find out first-hand. Be good financed directly by the AFL and or the AFL. shipmates with the Isthmian Sixty thousand longshoremen on the Atlantic, Gulf and Great affiliate unions without any ap­ crew — they are your union Lakes are members of the International Longshoremens Associa­ peal for funds and the can-shak­ brothers. tion, AFL. Almost seven hundred thousand truck drivers and ing campaign such as accompany OLD RUNS RESUMED the CIO-PAC campaigns. warehousemen are members of the AFL Teamsters Union. In the meantime the Isthmian Hundreds of organizers are be­ In addition there are the Masters, Mates and Pilots, the Com­ Line is resuming regular opera­ mercial Telegraphers Union, fishermerjs Unions, cannery workers, ing sent out in the field to work tion of its old runs to the Far both as general and industrial harbor workers, even Union firefighters on fire boats. East and around the world. These organizers. There are ferry boatmen, inland waterway workers, line hand­ are good runs and a trip on an These men will work as teams EARL SHEPPARD lers, canal boatmen, lock tenders, dredge boatmen, pile driver opera­ Isthmian ship generally means a from headquarters established in tors and sundry other craftsmen all affiliated to the AFL. voyage of several months. key points. Instead of following This is a total of well over a million, directly connected with the During the war military con­ the old method of each organizer policies and will welcome the operation of the maritime industry, and several million directly af­ working in the specific industry AFL drive. trol loused up almost every port, filiated. These are Union brothei's, carrying affiliate books, ob­ his own international union rep­ The Seafarers has already made but now things are getting back serving in general the same tenets—This Is Actual Unity Already resents, key points of concentra­ inroads on the unorganized tank­ to normal. A trip on an Isthmian Established. tion will be established and all ers and, with the new AFL cam­ ship today takes "in ports that BROTHERHOOD organizational cnc:igy directed on paign gelling in full swing, will have been shut off for years: The maritime affiliates of the AFL have always worked together. that point. be able to coordinate its activities Shanghai, Bombay, Haiphong, The longshoremen, seamen, harbor workers, truck drivers, and all Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Bang­ The Seafarers is participating and make some real headway. other AFL workingmen have long recognized the existence of com­ to the fullest extent in this drive, kok, the Islands, India and back ISTHMIAN CREWS ACTIVE mon problems and the need of a common front against the employer. and all field organizers. Agents home by the round-the-world Voting is still going on aboard route. In the recent attempted raid on the ILA by the Bridges' ILWU and Patrolmen will cooperate in Isthmian ships and the Seafarers' clique, the Seafarers acted immediately. No vote was necessary every way with the general AFL These are good trips even if lead gains steadily. The crews of conditions aren't yet up to bcatise a brother Union was involved. The fraternity of unionism organizational apparatus. these ships are .showing great in­ Union standards. These are the is cause enough for all to act together when the interests of one THE TANKER COMPANIES terest in the future negotiations, wind-up days of the whole drive. is threatened. One of the focal points of the and suggestions as to clauses in When the tugboatmen of District 50 of the United Mine Work­ AFL organizational campaign will the agreement are coming in from Get aboard these Isthmian ships and help write the best agree­ ers went on strike in Philadelphia, the Seafarers z'esponded with be the oil and connected indus­ practically all ships of the fleet. ment in the Industry. immediate support. tries such as chemical. The re­ Reports show that the crews of This has always been the case. It will always be the case. fineries are only partially organ­ these ships are really beginning Seven million and more members of the AFL stand ready to fight ized. to run the ships union-style, with a common battle for a common cause. The major plants on the Gulf regular meetings, departmental JURISDICTION NOT INVOLVED Coast are partially organized in ships delegates and a proper The enemies of organized labor love to portray the labor move­ CIO union, but the closed shop handling of all beefs. ment as a morass of jealousies where each member Union is out to ^as not been put into effect and It is up to the entire member­ cut the throat of the other. This is emphatically not so. The Sea­ nany hundreds of employees be­ ship of the Seafarers to aid these farers raised no question of jurisdiction when the N. Y. harbor long to no union at all. men in every way possible. Bun­ tugboatmen went on strike although they were members of the Large numbers of the key men dles of Logs are now being put Longshoremen. Instead, the full facilities of the SIU apparatus were -machinists, boilermakers, pipe aboard all ships. Particular attenAs this is written Steward John offered. itters, masons, carpenters, etc.,— ion should be paid to seeing that H. Spearn is speeding across the The same rule applied in the strike of the Philadelphia tug­ belong to AFL unions. The mem­ slhnuan crews get the LOG regcontinent toward home in Van­ boatmen, members of District 50 of the Mine Workers. The ob­ bership of the Oil and Refinery larly in whatever port the ship couver, B. C. His fare is paid and jective of the Seafarers is an organized industry. Initials don't Workers Union (CIO) is definitely appens to be. It is more important than ever he has $900.00 in his pocket— mean a thing. Conditions mean everything. The question of juris­ opposed to communist and PAC diction is an inner Union affair, a question that has never caused the result of SIU action. difficulty and which can be solved in the council chamber of the A few weeks ago Steward Union. Spearn was a dishear<^ened man. STRIKES SUPPORTED He fell he was gelling a kicking The Seafarers, or other AFL Unions, does not limit itself to sup­ around by fate. He had a hernia, port of affiliated Unions. In the recent strike of the United Auto­ the result of an injury aboard the mobile Workers-CIO, the Seafarers and many other AFL Unions SHANGHAI, May 1 — Seamen against him at the completion of William C. Endicott; the com­ went to bat with wholehearted physical and financial support. pany wouldn't settle for his in­ This was an unreserved support given because the economic in­ from the SS Sea Lynx, Isthmian the return voyage. jury and wouldn't give him trans­ SHARKEY HOSPITALIZED terests of fellow workingmen were at stake. The policy of the Line, were quite pleased to see portation money; with his in­ Seafarers is and has always been, to support any and all justified a picture and story about their One of the seamen aboard the jury he couldn't ship out again. Union struggles. ship in the Log of March 1st, and Lynx, Sharkey, had a severe at­ An SIU Patrolman listened Unfortunately there are those in the labor movement who Chips posted the clipping of "SIU tack of boils, and has been in the sympathetically to his story: hospital for the past two weeks mask their political ideologies behind a trade Union front. These Sets Pace On Sea Lynx" on the Spearn had been injm-ed at as a result. Since being there, are the people who sacrifice the interests of the Union member to bulletin board. During the next Rouen, France, on January 5, do­ he's acquired four more boils, night, some wise guy from the foster their own stupid political conceptions. ing work neither he nor the and aside from the physical in­ A picket line is a thing of dignity representative of the eco-. very small minority opposition Skipper could induce the tripconvenience he's really living the nomic struggles of the workingmen involved. When it is misused, tore it off the board. They carders aboard to perform. it becomes a blackeye to labor. A strike is a just struggle entitled couldn't stand to read the truth life of Riley. Back in the States the Olson On the whole, things are run­ to the full support of all workers, but when it is used as a weapon in the Log! Line would not pay anything for The cargo is being unloaded ning fairly smooth aboard the of political demagogs it becomes merely a demonstration of a par­ his injury because it wasn't in his Sea Lynx, and the crew will have ticular ideology. The Seafarers want no part of such phony very slowly, and the ship may line of duty. The Olson Line her all shipshape for the Sea­ be here in Shanghai another two maneuvers. wouldn't give him transporta­ farers when they return to the weeks before moving on to MEET YOUR UNION BROTHER tion money, either, because he good old U. S. A. once again. The seamen, longshoremen, truck drivers and all allied work­ Hong Kong. However, we ex­ hadn't signed on in a U. S. port. There's no doubt that the men ingmen are Union brothers. The big trouble is that as yet they pect to remain there only a short The company finally came of the Lynx will roll up a sub­ time before shifting to the next know little of each others problems. through with an injury settle­ stantial vote for the SIU. This is a problem easily solved. The workers in the maritime port of call. Seeing the good example al­ ment and the transportation There ai'e very few beefs, with industry are thrown together constantly. When the Deck Engineer, money. Oiler and the AB work together with the longshoreman, the the exception of some disputed ready set by the vast majority of You can't blame Steward truck driver and the tugboatman they are being paid by the same overtime in the Engine Depart­ Isthmian ships in rolling up an Spearn for saying: "I don't know boss, making riches for the same owners, slaving junder a common ment due mainly to differences election percentage of better than what I'd of done without the between the Steward and Chief 70 percent for the SIU the Sea SIU." master. By becoming friendly, mutually discussing problems and work­ Engineer over the Chief enter­ Lynx will make sure that the ing out a joint solution, the problem of unity is solved. The maritime taining guests in his quarters. ship comes close to the ICQ per­ workers can and will win, without the political blue prints of the The Steward is seriously consid­ cent mark. Then they'll have the ering the placing of charges security of a Seafarers' contract! lon^ haired ctmmunist master minds. Seafarers Gets Steward Paid For Injury Isthmian's Sea Lynx Reports From Shanghai — Smooth Saiiing Make Isthmian SIU! �- fn V' THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Four HMeim iT. I THtm Crying Need Fer Real Unienism in South Will Be Met By AFL By RAY WHITE QUESTIONRow do you like the Log, and have you any suggestions that might improve it? ED MATTERN—OILER: I'm like the rest of Ihe sea­ men. By that. I mean that I like a seamen's paper that gives its attention to our problems. No phony baloney about political do­ ings in Europe, and no apologiz­ ing for Joe Stalin. The LOG does a swell job in pointing out what seamen can do to improve conditions, and all seamen, no matter which union they belong to. ajipreciate this. My only sug­ gestion would be to have a little outside stuff such as sports, or maybe movie reviews or book reviews. NORFOLK—It is with a great deal of interest and misgiving that we note the headlines an­ nouncing the organizing cam­ paign that is to soon get under way by the CIO in the great in­ dustrial centers of the South. We view this situation with a great deal of apprehension and feelingof uneasiness. Never in the history of a great industrial area has there been such a crying need for organiza­ tion as in the South, with all her not yet fulfilled promise of new industry, and all her under-paid and under-privileged workers, ground under the heel of cap­ italism. The South is. only a few years emancipated from a slavery worse than what existed before the Civil War, and is therefore, a hot-bed of dissension, dissatis­ faction and disillusionment, a dangerous ground on which to tread. CIO COMMIES CHARLES HANSEN—Carpenter: The LOG has sure improved during the last year. Now it is one of the best labor papers in the United States. It's always interesting to us old-timers, and from the way the young men go for it. I guess they like it too. Printing the history of the SIU is smart because a lot of the new members don't know how we struggled to build this Union, and to make it strong. The only im­ provement I could suggest would be to have more articles directed to the NMU to show them their leaders actually mislead them. iiii LOUIS LEOPOLD. Second Cook: This is like asking a healthy person. "What's wrong with you?" I like ihe LOG and I can't figure out any improvement ex­ cept maybe to have more articles showing that we are part of the larger AFL trade union move­ ment. What I like is that our paper never prints a lie. Every­ thing I see in the LOG is the truth and we never have to apol­ ogize. The LOG is a fine organizationcd help, and it is strictly a seaman's paper. With our pres­ ent 16 pages, we have really got a fine Union paper. BILL EKINS—Carpenter: The LOG continues to live up to its high standard week after week. It has the best coverage of things that directly concern seamen. Even the NMU mem­ bers have to read our paper to find out what is going on. I think that LOG does organized labor a real service by exposing the communist leadership in the NMU and by showing that the maritime industry can never be united with guys like Bridges and Curran at the top of the heap. I think we ought to keep it up. and continue to point out when they croso picket lines, etc. Friday. May 17. 1946 Of course, it is definitely known that many of the CIO Unions have been infiltrated with com­ munism, and follow the political dictates given out straight from the halls of Stalin in Russia; and what better place to continue this infiltration than to organize the South? We, who know and have seen these unions in operation, know the manner in which they work, and to what extent they can take advantage of young minds, grop­ ing in the wilderness, reaching out blindly for a helping hand to beter living conditions, to raise salaries, and to give labor in the' South a voice against capitalism. At this crucial time, therefore, it is important that all serious peoples be not deceived, and that the hot-bed of conununism be not allowed to invade the worker as a whole in the South as it has done in the past in our local ter­ ritory. We must see that labor in the South does not just swap heels to be ground under, and fail under the control of the paid leaders of this organizing drive, who take their orders direct from Moscow. This is food for thought for every worker engaged in labor today. LET'S ORGANIZE Organize the Sorrth? Yes, by all means. Give the worker in this vast territory a chance for a voice, but let it be the work­ er's voice. Let there be organiza­ tion for the benefit of the worker, and not for the benefit of "Uncle Joe" and his paid cohorts. No greater task faces labor to­ day than the fight that is now be­ ing waged between labor and capital. Only through true educa­ tion and organization, can the voice of the workingman be h(»rd in a vast majority. Only then can something be done about the wage intolerance and living conditions that exist in the South. No greater obligation was ever offered to thinking people than the one of elevating conditions for the laboring man in this area; but let it be a free organization of Americans. Let it be an or­ ganization of free men, of free thinkers, and let it not be infil­ trated with "isms" from across the -sea. Let it he a great voice crying out for the need of the southern worker. Let us organize the South, but let it be on a program of which labor can be proud. Let it be the Voice of Southern Labor, coming into its own. OUR HERITAGE The leaders of true labor must feel this obligation to bring the southern worker through this period of organization, unfettered by poliitcal, foreign-dominated communism, but with true Amer­ icanism, a heritage justly* de­ served by proud, southern labor­ ing men. As for tlie Seafarers, an affili­ ate of the AFL, it has a great in­ terest in its own field in the South, and at the present is at the height of an organizing drive i nthis territory, to extend its sphere of influence into any and all unorganized fields of the mar­ itime industiy. We feel that this issue is of grave importance and should be diScUssed openly among oUP membership. Seafarers' Action Gets New Deal ForBypassedShipwreckedSeamen (Continued from Page 1) to draw $10.00 a week. This same lousy ten bucks we have to beg for from week to week. SEAFARER ARMY "In fact, two weeks ago they tried to stall us on the draw. So we marched en masse—2fi men— to the company office. By that militant action we got our draw. "We sent a cable to the Hall five weeks ago asking you to help us be repatriated. It is hard for some of us delegates and oldtimers to explain to the kids and new members why the Union has not answered that cable, which, with our limited finances, was hard to send. "Our main grievance is the failure of the company to have us repatriated. In seven weeks only five men have been flown to Panama by plane." IN EXPLANATION (Hawk had checked with Overlakes when he received the cable from Lima, and was told at the time that all of the men were being flown out to Panama by Pan American planes, and would be shipped back to the States from there. The Overtakes of­ ficials were so convincing and seemed so genuinely concerned with the men's welfare that Hawk figured they were on the ball, and let the rabbit set.) . "Perhaps you have already act­ ed on our cablegram, but a wire fi'om the Union on receipt of this letter would help our morale a great deal. We can't cable. We haven't the dough. Hence this ail-mail letter. WHY NOT US? "There are plenty Grace Line ships leaving here every day, and no reason why they can't ac­ commodate us. "So, to sum it up, this is what we think you might do for us; First, please read this letter at the next meeting, so our old ship­ mates can know what5s going on. Second, put heavy pressure on that phony WSA and Overlakes Co. If they insist that they can't repatriate us immediately, then demand that they give us some of our hack wages (we each have several hundred bucks coming to us, plus shipwreck pay) so we can buy some clothes and look like human beings. "Incidentally, the officers all have ben sent back, except for the Second Mate who has been kept here for company reasons with the Purser. These two are getting a bigger draw than we are because the company claims, quoting our Purser 'They must dress better, consistent with their rank.' PURSER A PHONY "John, you know how you or Paul Hall would feel if a phony ship's clerk told you that' you could look like a bum while he must dress like a gentleman. "So let's see the SIU get on the ball and show these phonies that they can't push men around who have bene all through the five years of action because we were expendable." This letter was received on April 13. Here is a cable dated April 13: "Received your cable dated April 6. Upon receipt of same 1 immediately took up this mat­ ter with the company and was informed by the head of Overlakes that they issued instruc­ tions to fly the crew immediately to Balboa tlience to tranship the men home as soon as possible. From your letter of May 6 it is apparent the promises the com­ pany made have been merely idle gesture. You can rest assured that I will certainly put the heat on that outfit." BLISTER MR. That was when the telephone wires started to blister. Later that day Brother Hawk was able to follow up the cable with a phone call, and tell the men that Ovei-lakes had agreed to a clothing draw of $100, would increase the weekly draw to $25.00, and would provide satis­ factory accommodations. The heat treatment worked. Here is the text of a cable sent to the Grace Line at Lima: "McDpnagh advance remain­ ing crew members one hundred dollars each account loss effects also advance account wages twenty-five dollars week each endeavor provide accommoda­ tions satisfactory crew. . . CLOVER CREW So the crew of the McDonagh is in clover now. Lima is a good town when you have a good hotel and meals and 25 bucks a week. Oh, yes. The repatriation busi­ ness. Overlakes is going to have Pan Am. fly the seamen all the way back to the States, not just Balboa. But maybe the boys aren't so anxious to get back now. . �Friday. May 17, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Seafarers Stay Militant In Staten island Hospital Good Guys Abound In All Wards, Log Finds The Log wanted to shoot some pictures of the Seafarers and get some background material on the whys and wherefores of their confinement, we told Dr. Tucker, medical director of the Staten Island Marine Hospital. The doctor struck us as a pleasant guy. He was very co­ operative. He sketched a plan of the hospital for us, then wrote a note instructing the nurses of the various wards to offer us •.'—I'i'Hi assistance. jv--. ::••••• r-^; — We started our visit on the fifth deck. 1 SAD STORY Seafarer Bob Mosseller was having his temperature taken by liii his nurse, Celeste Mims, when tfill we walked over to his bed. While waiting for the nurse to Chief Cook Major J. Godfinish, we shot our picture. Then bouf (it's a name, not a Bob gave us his story. 'title, son) looks mighty cheer= It was while at work unload­ ful as he climbs onto crutches. ing cargo from his ship, the Sea Scorpion, in Java that Bob was badly injured. A winch slipped. The load struck Bob, knocking him down into the hold. His back broken—a compound fracture—Brother Mosseller was rushed to the 66th Indian Gener­ al 'Hospital in Batavia, then to Calcutta from where he was flown on March 7 to New York. vaesmm^ ' '^"'1 ' i ' COULDN'T VOTE Bob, gaunt but game, told us he was very sorry that he was unable to cast his vote in the Isthmian election. Our next man was also a casu­ alty as the result of a plunge into the ship's hold. C. Kuplicki, AB, was writing a letter with his good hand when, we greeted him. T don't remember anything," Brother Kuplicki said. "All I know is that on Dec. 23, 1945, in Beni-Suf, Africa, I was taking off some hatch covers on my ship, the A. P. Ryder. Something happened and I went crashing down into the hold. I blacked out completely. "Two days later - Christmas day—I woke up in Gran. They flew me to Casablanca and went aboard the Eaton for the trip to the States." WANTS TO SHIP Brother Kuplicki has been in the hospital for three months, and, he said, "I'm itching to get out of here to ship again. I'd like to be working on some of those Isthmian men." Brother William Bause, Chief Baker, mused: "Three wars with­ out a scratch, and I got to get hit by a taxi in Brooklyn." Confined to his bed or the wheelchair. Brother Bause finds the lack of recreation his prime problem. "The monotony is kill­ ing me," he said. Bause spends his time wheelchairing to the room occupied by SIU men, charting a zig-zag course to avoid ramming the at­ tendants swabbing the passage­ way decks. "Scotty" rSuir is anxious to pound his new artificial leg on a ship's deck again. He's been the hospital about a year after am­ putation a, bit below the knee. Deck Engineer Muir's last ship was, a Robin liner, and, he's look- y; • C. Kuplicki. AB, was al­ ways an active man until he fell down that hatch. Now he finds hospital life pretty confining. L. R. Borja, a Seafarer since 1940. tells a me mber of the Log Staff what he thinks of the Log —among other things. Here's that Log staffer again—this time wilh Chief Baker Bill Bause, who likes wheelchairs better than taxis. ^ Purser David Blick of the Staff Officers- Association, an SIU affiliate, is in the hospital with a delayed action war injury. ing forward to getting his next soon. A broken heel suffered in s fall from a tnuck in Bremerhaven, Germany, has kept rest­ less Major J. Godbout, a chief cook, in Staten Island since April 6. Brother Godbout, whose home is in Lynn, Mass., is trying to get a transfer to the Brighton Marine hospital in his own state. ' But I don't know how I can get out of here with this pin sticking out of my heel. I can't Philosopher of the Boule­ vard of Broken Bones, as Ward F-6 is known, is dour Scotsman W. B. Muir, Deck Engineer. ^ Isthmian Seaman Bob Mosseller, who suffered a broken, back, enjoys the atiantion (pulse) of Nurse Celeste Mims. get my pants leg over it," he said. Before we left someone steered us over to the bed of Purser David Blick of the Staff Officers Association, an SIU affiliate. Blick was interested in the or­ ganization progress of his Union and v/anted to know what was new. We promised him we'd check and send word out with the Patrolman. Memo to us: check up for miek. �Page Six Kathleen Holmes Crewmen Ask SlU For Aid THE SEAFARERS LOG THEY VOTED 92 PERCENT SIU Three crewmembers of the Isthmian Line hellahip, Kathleen Holmes, contacted the Seafarers International Union for assistance and advice regarding their case. They were detained by the Fed­ eral Bureau of Investigation in Honolulu for supposedly posses­ sing rum which was supposedly part of the Kathleen Holmes' cargo Now they have been released with all charges dropped, and without their case ever being heard. However, they rightfully feel that they are entitled to back pay and subsistence for the per­ iod in which they were wrong­ fully held by the authorities plus transportation back to the States. The SIU is solidly behind these men, and will make certain that Isthmian seamen of the Stephen Girard who chose the Seafarers as their Union, Front row they receive what is coming to (reading from left): H. Weil, C. Owens, H. Fountain, W. Duke, E. Petty and J. Picou, 2nd row: them. K. Fountainberry, R. Rankin, O. Stich, S. Barris, R. Harrington, J. Shelnut, H. Workman and P. BLIGH A PIKER Mamas. Hear: F. Simpson. D. Domac, E, Higgins, R. Jackson, R. Ross, C. Jansing and M. Bjerklund. As various reports concerning the Skipper and crew of the Holmes trickle in to the Seafarers Log, only one obvious conclusion can be reached: and it is that Cap­ tain Bligh of the Bounty was a piker compared to the Holmes' Skipper! Recently, the Log ran a story on the charges preferred against the Captain of the Kathleen Hol­ mes by members of the crew This fink book bore the grand of over one hundred million dol­ when their ship docked in Shang­ The Maritime label of "Continuous Discharge lars in revenue in an effort to hai. According to them, the Book" and was patterned after starve the seamen out, to break Consul who heard their case re­ Commission their morale and smash their ferred the entire matter back to The Merchant Marine Act, the English Board of Trade dis­ the authorities in this country to which had been passed by the charge book, and very similar to unions. be heard upon their return. HIT THE BRICKS previous Congress, became legally the West Coast Fink Book. . The shipowners attempted to On the East Coast and Gulf, Seamen of the Holmes' crew effective October 26, 1936. This can rest assured that the Sea­ created and legalized the Mari­ sell the book to the seamen by ex­ the seamen responded almost un­ farers will see that the entire re­ time Commission which consisted cluding the character, conduct animously to the strike call with sources of the Union are utilized of three Presidential appointees. and ability sections, but the fact organized and unorganized sea­ in order to bring justice to them. Admiral Wiley, Admiral Hamlett, remained that the seaman's en­ men alike tying up the ships and Although the SIU does not yet and an accountant named Lan- tire record was contained in one hitting the bricks'. little book which served a'so as The 1934 police intimidation possess a contract with the Isth­ his identification and rating clas­ and attacks on the West Coast mian Line, SIU members feel sification. were repeated on the Atlantic that the election results so far Simply summed up, the "Fink and Gulf, but to no avail. The aie a mandate to the Seafarers. Book" was a streamlined black­ strikers stayed out and the pick­ In line with that mandate, the list system created to enable the et lines were maintained. SIU is acting on the Holmes case, shipowners to have th.'; complete The strike ended with wage in­ and will fight until all matters record of any seaman at their creases, union recognition, and concerning the crew's beefs are finger tips. hiring from union hiring halls on settled satisfactorily. the West Coast, and with a SABOTAGE The fight against the "fink "house divided against itself" on book" was originallj' sponsored the East Coast. by the unions of the West Coast. The only official strike called Later the Communist rank and on the East Coast in the Fall of Rust Bucket file group, which was the nu­ 1936, Spring 1937, was that of the We covered the SS Marjory, dick. Thus we see that the bal­ cleus of the present NMU, were Marine Firemen's section of the I Bull Line, recently and we be­ ance of power created in the be­ the first to abandon the fight International Seamen's- Union. lieve the condition of this ship ginning is the same as now, 100 advocating the acceptance of the The other crafts, however, sup­ "Fink Books" under the formal ported the strike by actually should be called to the attention percent shipowner. The Maritime Commission in­ slogan, "We will burn them on striking, both organized and un­ of the membership. organized. This scow is undoubtedly the herited the files (including the the Capitol steps." "deferred list") of the U. S. Ship­ On October 30, 1936, after the . A few contracts with the West filthiest medieval thing sailing ping Board and the Emergency Pacific Coast unions had bent Coast scale were signed on the the seas today. The plumbing Fleet Corporation. The operating ove,. backwards in an attempt to East Coast, but the communists . doesn't work, the entire over­ personnel v/as augmented with reach a satisfactory agreement head leaks, and the crew, is herde3~Tnto a 2x4 dormitory-like af­ the addition of hundreds of new with the shipowners, a strike au­ fair that hasn't been painted in employees whose major qualifi­ thorized by a referendum vote of years. If the 'decision was left cations were shipowner recom­ the membership, was called. The ninety-nine days that fol­ to us, no seaman would be per­ mendations or political influence. The powers of the Maritime lowed will forever mark the mitted to ride this thing. Commission were doubled and greatest strides forward taken by It would be interesting to find redoubled until finally, although American seamen. out how this rustbucket clears ostensibly operating under the De­ On the West Coast the ship­ the Steamboat Inspectors. partment of Commerce, actually owners, well aware, of the soli­ Due to our action, the Bull it was an independent agency darity of the seamen and long­ Line has withdrawn - this ship with its head reporting directing shoremen and the "100 percent from active service. The Navy to the President. support of all organized labor, should anchor this boat in the THE FINK BOOK made only a few sporadic at­ vicinity of the atom bomb tests, One of the first moves of the tempts to move the ships. who had gained control of the and thereby rid the seas of an shipowner controlled Maritime Their strategy was one of wait­ rank and file movement sabo­ accident waiting for a place to Commission was the printing of ing. The shipowners v/ho pro­ taged any possibility of reach­ happen. the "Fink Book," brain child of fessed an inability to pay a wage ing a general agreement. Howard Guinier the late Senator Copeland, "pa­ increase of ten dollars a month, Taking advantage of every con­ James PurceU tent medicine king." tied up their ships and took a loss ceivable political angle, they op- The Patrolman Says: Friday, May 17, 1946 Truman May Seize Railroads If They Strike WASHINGTON (LPA) — Wage controversies on the railroads headed toward a strike deadline this week, but President Truman told newsmen he is considering an order for seizure of the "Iron Horse" should that become neces­ sary to avert a stoppage. Two of the Railroad Brother­ hoods—the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen—have set May 18 as a strike date. Three other "op­ erating" Brotherhoods have an­ nounced they will take a .strike vote if they reach no settlement with the railroads, and 15 "nonoperating" unions, which repre­ sent over a million railworkers outside of the train, engine and yard service, are scheduled to start voting on a strike soon. All of the organizations are fighting for -greater wage in­ creases than the IGc an hour awarded to rail workers by two arbitration boards and an Emer­ gency (Fact-Finding) Boai-d. Also, the "operating" unions are de­ manding many changes in work­ ing' rules. Book Review "Christ and Man's Dilemma" by Dr. Buttrick, Abingdon Cokesbury Press, 204 pp, $2.00. Man now finds himself living in a world that is increasingly evil. A world that has fecently come through, a devastating war, and in which a large section of the population is faced with fam­ ine and slow starvation. In spite of this, we hear talk of an­ other war. What has brought this to pass? Dr. Buttrick, in his book "Christ and Man's Dilemma," at­ tempts to analyze the reasons. The thinking of man has been betrayed by the false standards of our times. OTi one hand mod­ ern education, modern science, big business, modern machines^ promise us an abundant and full life, but everywhere this dream and promise has been betrayed. Science promises us a longer and healthier life, but has also presented us with the atomic bomb which may bring man to a final war which will mean the destruction of all civilization. . Dr. Buttrick feels that man has rejected the brotherhood of man because atomic energy is thought of only in terms of destricution. He also decries the fact that the success of modern man is meas­ ured largely by the amount of money he can accumulate in his lifetime, not by the good he can do to his fellow men. erated from separate halls and created a constant turrrioil, sacri­ ficing the seamen's interest in their campaign for the establish­ ment of the National Maritime Union. They were able to accomplish this betrayal only through the stupidity, avarice and in cases, the outright sell-out of the de­ cadent officialdom of the ISU. These labor-fakers, the last of. whom has long since been purged from seamen's ranks, sacrificed the membership to communists control rather than jeopardize their own little sinecures. The membership ultimately threw them out anyway and they are forever discredited in the eyes of good union seamen. (Continued Next Weel �THE Friday. May 17, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Transportation And Overtime Make Rush Crewmemfiers Happy By CHARLES HAYMOND Alien-Baiting Skipper Slappd Down By Union In JaeksoavtUe By LOUiS GOFFIN JACKSONVILLE — Just when everything is serene, something hfippens to gjve us trouble. An incident that took place on the SS John Gallup is a case in point. It seems that the Skipper of this wagon was drunk all the time the ship was in port. He took a dislike to the Chief Cook, who was aji alien, and so, two days after the crew signed on, we were informed by the Stew­ ard that the Captain had request­ ed the Immigration authorities to take the Cook ofl; the ship. At the same time, the Old Man hired a "fink" Cook nut of .some gin mill. and the ship sailed without him. This sort of stuff is bad business, and We are taking steps to see that this bird is taken care of. BOOM SLACKENS NO NEWS?? Silene* this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: CHARLESTON MOBILE SAN JUAN GALVESTON PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON—Activity has slow­ ed down in the Port of Hou.sfon, although we paid off the .SS Rich­ ard Rush, and .SS Sunset, Robin Line and Pacific Tankers Inc., respectively. Patrolman Brightwell paid off the SS Richard Rush, and the crew v/as well pieased with his handling o" tue disputed over­ time, prior CO the payoff. They had .sailed Coastwise very, very shorthanded. Result; transportation and very heavy overtime for that part o: the voy­ age. The newly negotiated foreign rider, which we used in signing on the Richard Rush, was wellliked by the crev/. but not as well lis the one they themselves had per-sonally negotiated in the Port of Pensacola, for it was on a Port to Port basis, instead of an area to area basis, as is the.j, foreign rider. END BEEFING I believe the U. S. Shipping Commissioners will appreciate the newly negotiated foreign rider, as it will save them one hell of a lot of ear-banging from Agents, Patrolmen, and soreheaded crews, beefing for their tran.sportation. The sooner we get the Coast­ wise and nearby-foreign riders ironed out, the less headaches for all concerned. In paying off the SS Sunset with Bro. Jack Hines, SUP Patrol.man working out of Galves­ ton, we ran on to another of Cap­ tain Vivaries' (Pacific Tankers Representative) Company Orders. These instructions knock out the butterworthing overtime for the Pumpman, unless actually handling hoses or turning valves, or handhosing the tanks. In this case the butterworthing overtime was paid, but in the fu­ ture I expect headaches for Pa­ cific Tankers are apparently try­ ing to cut down on all overtime. Our small-time boom has come to an endr—temporarily, we hope —and our expectations for the next week or two are not very bright. The Robin ship that we had ex­ pected has been diverted to Nor­ folk. The SS John Gorrie and the SS John Gallup have been finally crewed up, with the as­ sistance of Tampa and Sa.vannahi By BUCK STEPHENS Both ships signed on with the NEW ORLEANS — Business. now being taken by the NMtJ is new Foreign rider, which was and shipping for the past week a laugh. They are not going to FINK UNLOADED to the complete satisfaction of have been very good. At the strike the troopships or relief We immediately started action. the crews involved. present, there are 26 SIU ships ships, and from all indications First we had the "fink" unload­ in port, and the beefs on all of they will not strike a damn ed, and then we contacted John them keep the Patrolmen on the thing. Hawk, who wired the Immigra­ The NMU agent here in New hop. A good many of the beefs tion authorities that a job exist­ SHIPS RE-ALLOCATED Orleans released a statement to concern ships carrying passen­ ed for this alien. We have had two to six SUP gers, but as they come up we the press that "strike or no strike, After a while we managed to settle them, so all beefs are we'll sail the ships for UNRRA ships in port constantly; at pres­ wake up the Skipper. He took a settled at the point of production. so there will be no .suifering ent we have the SS William By JAMES TRUESDALE bit of persuading, but he finally The biggest beef of the week abroad. If necessary, our men Worth, American-Hawaiian; SS PHILADELPHIA—Once again came when we tried to get an will sail gratis on UNRRA ships." Cape Constance, Grace Line; SS Well, it looks like the NMU Roger Sherman, McCormick. SS things look pretty good in the SIU crew to sail an Alcoa ship members will ease the suffering Co. that they had taken over from City of Brotherly Love. The only Two of the SUP ships are being the United Fruit Company, an abroad by feding the hungry thing that marred a fine week NMU outfit. people there by sailing gracis, but reallocated by the War Shipping if they do, it will leave their Administration, to NMU con­ was the Cape Pilar. This ship The SS Wayne McVeagh was families here in a pretty bad -fix. tracted companies in this area, came in clean, but with plenty turned over to Alcoa and we namely: SS Northwestern Vic­ SELFISH. NOW shipped a full crew to the ship. of beefs. tory, Pacific-Coastwise-Far East According to the NMU agent In the first place, the Steward As soon as the men saw the con­ here in New Orleans, the "selfish Line; and the SS Cape Constance, dition of the ship they called the was a tripcard man formerly in coal strike by John L. Lewis is Grace Line. the NMU. He thought that it Hall and a Patrolman was sent strangling the country." I don't J. M. Walsh, our "windy" and would be okay to use men not in down. The-ship was found to be remember hearing anyone in the versatile Dispatcher, had a col­ in a condition unsuitable for the Stewards Department to NMU condemn Lewis when he lision with a 20-ton semi-trailer carry daily stores without put­ human beings to live in so he CIO, and I know damn well ting down any overtime for them. went to work at once to get her that the SIU or the AFL did not squared up: all new cooking uten­ agreed to withdraw all charges Of course, he remembered to and take the man back on the credit himself with plenty of sils, dishes, stores, mattresses, etc. blast him in the past when he was on strike; but now that, he is ship. The company gave instructions overtime. It was a bad spot for AFL and his strike is tying the The Brother involved has been him to put the Union in, but to the heads of all departments NMU river boats up, he is a very a member of our Union for five everything turned out alright. to get the ship cleaned up and selfish man. year-s, and has a fine wartime never mind how much overtime One of our Brother members, SEA COP record. All we can say about the was involved. And by the way, Sylvester Watson, died in South Captain is unprintable. We also had a pistol-packing, the Alcoa Steamship Company America recently and his wife js This all adds up to one thing: ex-reformatory warden on the refused to take the ship until trying to get all the information While the seamen, alien and na­ Cape Edmont as Third Assistant. United Fruit had it fumigated. possible. He was Chief Cook on tive, were sailing during the war He tlioughl that he was still run­ CLEAN SHIPS the SS John Roebling, .so anyone everything was alright. While ning a reform school, and that I believe the membership having any information in re­ they were braving torpedoes, air was a bad mistake—for him. We should bear in mind that the gards to this Brother's death attacks, and mines to get the car­ gave him the usual SIU assist­ •ships they leave should be left in please contact me a.s soon as po.sla.st Sunday p. m. He has tackled ance in leaving the ship, and he goes across, they were needed. the same condition they would sible. many things before, but 1 do not Now that the war is over, they is now up on charges before the want to find them when they go think he will care to tangle with Coast Guard. are getting the run-around. aboard. Several complaints have another semi-trailer, at least not If these men were good enough . The weather has turned nice, in the near future. to sail our ships when we needed and as we are only a few blocks 1 can now report that "Windy" them, they ar^e good enough to from the park, I guess we will has finished his convalescence, have to look^on the park benches sail them now. and is now back at the old stand. to find men to crew ships. AGAINST STEWARD Wu lia\'e the nucleus of a good By ARTHUR THOMPSON The boys like to go to the park membership locally here in Hous­ We also have another beef, to look at the sights, and some of SAVANNAH — We paid off ton, and if we are to hold mem­ which has not been settled yet, them are pretty nice. Philadel­ three ships this week and all pay­ bership meetings in the near fu­ concerning the Steward of the phia has a lot of historical spots, offs were clean. Three logs \yere ture, as 1 am sure we will, we William Carson, Grace Line. All and some of the best-looking lifted and. no beefs are pending. must have a larger Hall—one of the crew piled ofT> when the girls in the world. Things may slow down for that will accommodate enough ship docked here and they are un­ awhile, but we still have a few members for a quorum. All in. all, with shipping: pick­ willing to sign on again until the ing up, the weather tmrning nice, jobs and no takers. Rated men Last week we had 21 full book phony, company-stooge Steward and the beautiful women around, are still not too plentiful down men, and there was SRO even is taken off the boat. •here. Philadelphia is beginning to look oiit on the sidewalks. A few This man is disliked by all better and better. been brought in by various memr The SS Irvin S. Cobb of the prospects are in view, but noth­ three departments, including his hers about going aboard ships Isthmian was in port and voted, ing is definite as yet own. We are in hopes that this and: finding the rooms, mess- which leaves only a handful more phony will be on the beach when rooms and passageways dirty. to vote. No more of our ships have the Carson leaves Jacksonville. Remember, Brothers, the SIU has The South Atlantic sold her gone to the boneyard this past always boasted that an SIU ship|second Hog Island, the Schoharie, week and although one tied up One of our Union Brothers was is a clean ship. So let's try our to the Argentines. She is now temporarily, we had a few going shipped from Tampa to Jackson­ best to live up to this slogan. called the SS Misiones. This out and a couple more are load­ ville, and. was advanced trans­ portation. He failed to show up, It looks like the strike vote makes it two down and two to go. ing now for a trip. Aleoa Refuses To Take NMU Ship Till It Is Fumigated Thoroughly Steward Finds That NMUTralniiiglNiesn't Go In Seafarers Savannah Needs Rated Men �yyc-if -' " THE Page Eighi SEAFARERS LOG HERE AGAIN—AND GONE AGAIN No Need To Sail Beat-Up Ships; Report Needed Repairs To Union By JOE ALGINA 1^ 1^'' : NEW YORK—This last week police, cops, gendarmes, or what has seen a lot of trouble with the have you are cracking down on SS Marjory and the SS Governor black 'marketeers both here and John Lind, Bull Line. The con­ abroad. ditions on • these ships were al­ Guys who think that they are most indescribable. The pl^umb- part owners of the cargo are ing was bad, men were forced to also heading for the hoosegow. sleep in crowded quarters, and One guy is in line for 20 years there were not enough toilet fa­ in the pokey, in Marseilles, for cilities; all in all, these boats look­ peddling nylons. ed like Captain Bligh's fleet. Even Skippers are getting a We went right after the Com­ share of the trouble. One Cap­ pany on these vessels, and the tain was fined $1000.00 for carry­ Line will be completely repaired ing his girl friend from Manila to before she leaves here on an­ Tokyo. It's cheaper to stick to other run. There is nothing that dreaming! can be done with the Marjory Lindsaj' Williams and Cal Tan­ and she will be taken out of serv­ ner have been around lately. ice. They both look healthy, so it ap­ SIU crews don't have to sail on pears that the hard work of or­ ships like these. If ships need ganizing on the Gulf has done repairs, report this immediately them good. The sale of seasick remedj' will probably shoot up soon. The men on the beach have been wait­ ing for the Hudson River Line to resume operation, and when it does, our boys will talce a nonworking trip, and probably be-' come sick as dogs. V/atch and see. to the Patrolman who comes on board. Have a repair list ready, and the repairs will be made. DRAFT INFO The draft is still important to the men under 26. Keep in touch with your draft board—don't de­ pend on someone else to do it. If you don't let your draft board know where you ai'e, and what you are doing, you may find yourself working for Uncle Sam at $50.00 per month. . More and more ships are go­ ing. back on regular I'uns, and it is only a matter of a few months before the passenger service will start. When this happens, the merchant seamen will be able to enjoy their work a bit more than they could during the war years. It's about time. SHIPBOARD MEETINGS With some contracts coming up for renewal, and with negotia­ tions soon to be started, it is im­ portant for ships at sea to hold shipboard meetings. Discuss the new contracts, and send in your suggestions of what you -would like included in the new contract. ABs, Second Cooks, and Bak­ ers are still at a premium in this pofi;. This situation would be helped out a little if all men eli­ gible for ratings would go get them. If you need any help in applying for 3mur ratings, see Jimmy Stewart on the third floor of the New York Hall, 7 Great Lakes Shipping Hit By Shortages Frenchy Michelet, ace Log Columnist, as he looks when beating out his copy. Frenchy blew in last week from New Orleans on one of his personal sea-going taxis, the Stony Creek, to hand-deliver his last column. Since then he disappeared. Has anyone seen him? By JOHN MOGAN BUFFALO—The coal shortage has caused this to be a sad week along the waterfront. Many crews are heading home because they have run out of coal. The McCarthy Steamship Company will lay up the SS T. J. McCarthy and the SS G. H. Ingalls within the next day or so. This is quite a blow since these ships bave been bringing two thousand new cars every week from Detroit to Buffalo'for dis­ tribution throughout the East. Brother Paul Warner is still in the Marine Hospital here. He is a very sick man and asks that any of his friends who come into this port should try to visit him or at least drop him a line.^ We have had a guest this week. Brother Gust Schultz, who has been sailing the deep blue sea all winter, has headed East again. BOSTON—The past week was an exceedingly busy one for the Port of Boston officials. The outports got all the ships, which necessitated having delegates in Portland and Providence to take care of payoffs in those ports. Portland could well prove to be a very busy port for the sum­ mer months, owing to the fact that UNRRA may chose to load grain and cattle there. In such a case, we will have to install one of the delegates in Portland," rather than send one up there on a per diem basis every time some ship's delegate has a beef. The coming week, however, will be a slow one from the looks of things. Not more than a couple of ships are scheduled to payoff in this area. But shipping is still good. There are so many ships awaiting assignment that the turnover in crews is terrific. This is not a very good de­ velopment, insofar as the outport ships are concerned, since trans­ portation is involved. And cer­ tainly the operators don't like the idea of furnishing transporta­ tion to new crews about every fourth day. This Branch will start picking up tripcards of those men who pull this stunt once too often. Due this week-end to be voted in Boston is the Isthmian Kenyon Victory. It is hoped that this vessel will be as overwhel­ mingly SIU as the other Isth­ mians voted here (excepting the Sea Scorpion, on which we broke even). Occupancy of the new building will be delayed for about six weeks. Because of the disastrous fires which have plagued Boston for the last few years, notably the Cocoanut Grove holocaust, the building laws are more stringent than anywhere else in the coun­ try. DEMOCRACY IN ACTION ' ' * ' ^ ' ' '/£ 1 PLAIN TALK We've gotten a few more com­ plaints from crews that have run out of linen on the high seas. The blame for this rests right on the crew members. Remember, when you go on board, check the supply of linen. If there is not enough linen, tell the delegate or the Patrolman im­ mediately, and the ship won't sail until an adequate supply of linen is put aboard. It's your bed—make sure you have clean linen for it. A word of warning should be enough for the wise—and in this case for the unwise also. The The Patrolmen Say— Red Pencil Blues Portland May Get Fulltime Rep By ALEX McLEAN Friday, May 17, 1946 Nn shortage of red pencils ex­ isted on board the Edward G. Janeway, Smith and Johnson Line, when we went aboard this ship for-payoff on May 8. The stewards department had work­ ed , day and night painting all messrooms, officers quarters,' passageways, and their own quar­ ters. All this added up to 302 hours overtime. The Port Stew­ ard glashod this to luu hours. We informed him that the Un­ ion agreement eovcred this, and even quoted the section to him. He refu.sed to pay, and so the rest of the crew would not sign off. After two days, the Company reconsidered and the beef was settled to the crew's satisfaction. The stewards department collect­ ed every cent coming to them. To try to get even, however, the Port Steward fired the sliip's Steward. The rest of the crew and the officers went on record that if the Steward was fired, they would hit the dock right be­ hind him. Again the Company reconsidered, and the Steward was returned to his job. This is what we call cooperation and Union solidarity. Of all the ships we have ^ever paid off, this was certainly one of the cleanest and one of the most cooperative. R. E. Gonzales James Hanners s. 3^ Another Phony The crew of the J. Gunn, Robin Lines, has a just complaint against the First Assistant En­ gineer, Joseph La Vecchie. They called him a "second Westbrook Pegler" and say that the Skipper disliked him so much that he would not eat at the sanie table with him. According to the crew. La Vecchie could not 'see why there was such thing as a union." He asked the crew to sign a pledge v/hich stated, ;'I pledge that I will be on the floor plates on time every morning, do my eight hours daily, stay sober in port, not drink while on watch, and if I don't live up to this, I want the First Assistant En­ gineer to log me, so help me God." Of course none of the men signed this. La Vecchie got along so well with the Captain that the men brought to the Old Man for log­ ging were usually let off with no entry being made in the log. The men of the J. Gunn want the other SIU Brothers to be­ ware of this character, and hope 'that he will sail with an SIU full book crevz, no trip-cards or probationers. S. Colls Seafarers Maintains Lead In Isthmian This Trial Commiilee, from the left—V. Lough, E. Jones, A. Stewaj:t, N. Bigney, H. F: ington and G. Champlin—is an elected committee of rank and file Seafarers wha were democrat illy elected by their Union brothers to investigate charges brought against SIU members. It is their duty to make specific recommendations on those charges in order that the next Union meeting can act on them. (Continued from Page I) all SIU members must hold tight, continue to contact Isthmian ships whether or not they have already voted and no matter in what port they may be docked. There's no doubt but that the Seafarers will win the Isthmian election handily, but these ves­ sels must be kept lined up until Isthmian has signed a cor^ract with the SIU. That's the final step. . j �Friday. May 17. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nini» Ships In Transit Keep Tampa WITH THE SlU IN CANADA Humming When Shipping Slows By SONNY SIMMONS VANCOUVER — There have been a number of United States ships in port, all with one kind of beef or another. This is per­ haps due to the strike scare on the coast, which has caused the owners to chase these ships out of port immediately after signing on. ' In most cases these vessels have been improperly provision­ ed, and on arrival here, they have been unable to obtain the neces­ sary stores before proceeding out to sea. This creates lots of trouble with the crew, and gives us lots of headaches. We of the Vancouver Branch have then got to go and dispute with the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, and try to ob­ tain sufficient supplies. These ships should be checked over be­ fore leaving the U. S. ports. If this was done, a lot of grief would be avoided. trolman took them to him, and they were sure a help as he was sick of smoking English cigar­ ettes. We have pondered a number of things and we pass them along as thoughts for the week; Proper ventilation and spacious quarters on ship is a sure safe­ guard against tuberculosis. Does a ship pay? Ask the man who owns one. Hugh Murphy tions had allowed themselves to be maneuvered into a position whereby they had to accept the dictation of company terms and policy was also discussed. It was pointed out that this will, in. some measure, handicap this Un­ ion in the fight for a just settle­ ment of our demands, insofar as the handout accepted by the other organizations strengthened the company's hands againts ours for a genuine wage increase. The need for Union Security % ^ was stressed, and a splendid ap­ VICTORIA, B. C.—A recent peal for solidarity was made. Itsub.stantial raise before tying the meeting reviewed the develop­ was Ihe sentiment of the meet­ knot. I wish he would hurry up ments, to date, in the Union's ef­ ing that now is the time to press as I am seriously considering forts to negotiate a master agree­ for wage increases and good con­ boarding with him. ment covering three steamship ditions on the job. WORK WAITING It was finally moved and car­ companies. The record of the WANT ACTIVITY business of presenting our de­ ried, unanimously, that we ap­ New York Agent Paul Hall's mands before the National War ply for an immediate hearing be­ We have the J. D. Ross due in family just arrived for a visit in Labor Board was outlined in de­ fore the NWLB, and that Geoi^e Port Tampa today and I undfer- the Sunny South. We are hoping tail. It was pointed our that ex­ Wilkerson, Secretary of the Vic­ stand that she is going to pay off for him to come down. We will OPERATORS LAX isting labor legislation limits our toria and District Trades and: here. I sure hope she does, as let him trot out to Port Tampa a Couneil, represent us durwe could stand a little more ac­ couple of times a day to make Evidently the men delivering activity and prevents an early ' ing the negotiations. tivity around here, though I don't some of those wagons docked out the small "China Coasters" to settlement. The fact that other organiza-1 W. McLaughlin. know where we would get a crew there. That would be a good Chiang Kai Shek from the U. S. from as our lists are cleaned out. way for him to lose some of that are having a bad time. It is Most of the oldtimers have excess beer muscle around the reported that the Company hand­ ling this job is not living up to shipped out except for a few that middle. According to the morning its agreement with the Union. are sailing Quartermaster on these streetcars and taxicabs paper the coal strike is going to However, the matter has been reaffect* us down here. They are ferred to Headquarters' and will around here. Perry (yard bird) Roberts is discontinuing the train service no doubt be rectified without de­ Several members of the Isth- percent, and the entir-e vote had still around, dodging anybody between here and the phosphate lay. mian Line ship, William D. ^ been challenged by the NMU'» that he thinks is going to offer mines. The majority of the ships Charles Marcotte, AB, left at St. Hoard, among them AB Otto Pe- official observre. him a job. He has proposed mar­ that run in here on regular sche­ Paul Hospital, Vancouver, from dersen. Carpenter H. D. Buckariage to a beautiful litle girl here dule haul phosphate, so I suppose the SS Cranston Victory, extends lew, FWT Buck Roberts, and MM LUTES STOLEN and is only waiting for her to get that they will be re-routed for sincere thanks for the cigarettes Bill Nihem, asserted that 2nd While docked at Livorno (Leg­ a job making more money or a a while. sent him by the crew. The Pamid them that he had horn), Italy around the 24th of been an NMU organizer at one April, two manila mooring lines time, and still was. were stolen on the 2nd's watch, In addition, this individual and he immediately accused some .stated that, he carried a paid up of the crew of the theft. other sandboat operators. The Cleveland Buffalo Steamship NMU book, and claimed that he By FRED J. FARNEN However, they asserted their same holds true for the Gravel Company were received this week had been one of the founders of innocence, and claimed that it DETROIT—The Deck and En­ Products Company, with whom from Chicago Port Agent Her­ that outfit. was practically impossible for the gine contract with the Chicago, we met on April 24. I hope that bert Jansen. lines to have been stolen with­ These Hoard crewmembers de­ Duluth, and Georgian SS Com­ a complete agreement will be NLRB elections to determine clared that whenever they got out the knowledge and coopera­ pany had previously been agreed reached this week. a bargaining agent for the Brad­ .shore leave this 2nd Mate was tion of this officer. On April 30, we met with the to at the same wages rates as the ley Transportation Company be­ always talking NMU, and when Bosun Reed was stricken with Detroit and Cleveland Company. Bo-Lo Company, and on May gan at Rogers City, Michigan, on they hit Philadelphia, he threat- acute appendicitis while the I was able to reopen this con­ 1 we met with the Ashley-Dustin May 6. According to reports from end AB Raymond Bates with Hoard was in Italian waters, and tract and obtain the following Company. We hope to have a our two organizers up there. Bud goon .squad. was taken off the ship at Genoa. final reply this week on the mat­ monthly wage scales: Callahan and Virgil Eecbe, we Buckalew was made Bosun for This happened after the ballot­ ters negotiated. have a very good chance of win­ ing had taken place with the SIU the remainder of the voyage, and Boatswain. Carpenter, On May 3, Stanley Wares, ning this election. Handyman $235.00 getting an estimated vote of 92 Reed was returned to the U. S. Cleveland-Port Agent and I met Wheelsman 221.00 on another vessel shortly there­ with the Cement Transit Com­ after. ABS 218.00 pany's representative and reach­ OS 171.00 GOOD LITERATURE ed the following monthly wage Watertenders. Oilers, During one of his sounding-off scale agreement: Firemen 218.00 moments in a Philadelphia gin $221.00 ABs With the Buffalo Port Agent mill, 2nd Mate Stark admitted OS . 171.00 Alex McLean and two ships dele­ that most of the SIU organizing' Oilers '.... . 221.00 gates, I met with the President material and literature, including Steward . 278.00 of the Crystal Beach Transit the Log, was damned good and Porters .. . 171.00 Company on April 24, and came superior to NMU literature in. to the following monthly wage many respects. Coming from this Thi.s ship also pays an aver­ scale agreement: individual, that was really some age of $30.00 per month in over­ compliment! time to members of the Deck and $221.00 "V/heelsmon Engine Departments for loading 218.00 While the election to determine ABs 171.00 and unloading operations. the Union bargaining agent for OS Isthmian was taking place at. Watertenders,, Oilers, ACTIVITY CONTINUES Firsmsn 218.00 Philly, this 2nd stayed right there Coalpassers 178.00 to watch the entire balloting" Stanley Wares and I also met which the NMU immediately Chief Cook 305.00 with the President of the Cleve­ challenged because the crew was Second Cook 218.00 land and Buffalo Transit Com­ so strongly pro SIU. Night Cook 188.00 pany on May 4 and 5, and with Mess Waiters and two minor exceptions, the 1946 According to the crew, the Dishv/ashers 171.00 contract is all set. Everything Hoard is definitely headed for Maids 100.00 should be straightened out and the boneyard. If so, we bid her This contract was duly ratified ready for action of the member­ that fond farewell reserved for by the crew of the Steamer Can- ship this week. all good SIU ships—and so*we' adiana on the following day. The SS J. P. Wells, recently purchased by the Detroit and must class her—because she add­ REOPEN CONTRACT Cleveland Navigation Company, ed her vote to the vast majority In company with William Ste­ and now being converted into an of pro-SIU Isthmi.an ships. No venson, Detroit Port Agent, i automobile carrier at Manitowac, SIU ship could do more than that. met with Walter Brown, repre­ Wisconsin, will be in service soon. Going Ihrough our files, we found this old shot of the SIU sentative of the Tri-Lakes Steam­ The company has complied with Providence Hall taken back in 1939 when it was first opened. The ship Company in an attempt to the Union's requests, and has four brothers standing in front of the Hall were unidentified. Frank reopen the sandboat contract. made several changes in the Berry (not in the picture), who was the first Agent, has now moved We reached a tentative agree­ crew's quarters. ment on an, increase which the up in the world and is sailing as a Master. Yes, he's still a Union company desires to discuss with Signqd agreements from the man—belongs to the MJ'^StP now. TAMPA — Well, things are humming along as usual around this port. We have been getting quite a number of ships in, but they are all in transit. We ship a few men on most of them but they don't bring in any income for the port. We just have to scuffle for that. In the past week we have had the James Miller, Powellton Seam, Wacosta and the Warrior in here. The Warrior is still in loading lumber for France. We have shipped several men to .tlie SS Marine Carp down in Port Everglades, and have also sent quite a number of men to a couple of ships in Jacksonville. Hoard's Second Mate Did His Best To Organize Crew For The NMU Report Of The Great Lakes Sec'y-Treas. HERE'S AN OLD ONE! �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 17, 1946 SHIPS' MIMUTES AMD MEWS AS THE SS J ANEW AY DiSCHARGED COAL IN DENMARK Cutting End To Story Of Knives, Lock Bad Mood: Food Feud Is Renewed They're feudin' between decks on the -SS William McKee, and they want the SIU to jump in the middle. The feuding is between the Deck Depai-tment and the Stew­ ards Department on the ship, only we have a feeling that the Stewards boys aren't aware up to the moment of reading this that the fight has gone beyond the McKee's bulkheads. - The Deck Department brought it to the-attention of the Union in the form of a complaint and a petition. The petition asks that the SIU "take some action against the Stewards Department. Brother Millard bought a pad­ lock in the SS August P. Boring's slop chest. But he should have bought another to lock up the padlock. When he went to use it it was nowhere on the horizon. Later, Millard, found that the tripcarder, with whom he shared his room, had two padlocks in his locker. He made accusations. The tripcarder dened taking Mil­ lard's lock saying that he had bought both of them from the slop chest. Brother Fields and the Purser then checked the slop accounts. •Their findings were that each of the men had! bought one padlock. " Confronted with this fact, the , tripcarder said, oh yeah, he just remembered—he found the other lock and thinking it had been thrown away, he kept it. But wait a minute — there's more! By this time Brother Millard was making a thorough check of his gear. He charged the trip­ carder with taking two of his knives, which he could identify by markings he had made on them. It was revealed that while in port the Captain had taken four knives from the taking trip­ carder who was listing with a It was a good trip for crew members of the SS Edward G. Janeway, shown at top dis­ charging coal at Aarhus, Den­ mark. At center are crew members in the messhall: G. J. Anderson, AB; D. L. HutchOM6A*4POH6 IS TWO. ins, OS; W. O. Strahle, UtiL; R. Phillips, UtiL; A. 'Weare, Bosun; E. B. Tilly. Deck Eng.; E. R. Brown, O.S.; J. L. Zaring, O.S.; O. Amundsen, AB; G. S. O'Neill, Messman; O. C. Spicer, UtiL; F. J. Teller, Wiper and P. Zagrebaglo, Second Cook 8e Baker. The Janeway must have fed pretty well, because the slate on the wall lists hambur­ ger loaf and gravy, roast veal, heavy liquid cargo. The tripper stewed tomatoes, June peas, admitted that two of the knives roast potatoes and cookies. The might not have been his, that mermaid under the clock is undue to his condition he may have seen two knives and taken, four —two from Millard's shelf. The matter was aired at a special meeting aboard the Bor­ ing ending in the crow voting to WILLIAM HARPER, Feb. 17 revoke the offender's tripcard —Chairman Herman Fruge; with the recommendation that Secretary Jim Case. The min­ he be denied Union membership. utes of the last meeting from the previous voyage were read and it was noticed that most LIKE FATHER, of the repairs requested were LIKE SON—WHEN not complied with. The new. THE LOG COMES arrangement of heads and showers for all departments Dear Editor: In the April .5 Log, there were were explained to the crew. some articles where some Broth­ The members agreed to coop­ ers asked for the Log to be sent erate and eliminate various home for thir family. My par- beefs, especially avoiding • ents saw this and want me to noises in alleyways so men off ask you to please send the Log watch can get their proper sleep. Motion was passed to to them. have full book members hold a Dad was a seamen a very long meeting at the end of the trip time ago, and I would thank you regarding tripcard men. ...•very much if you would send ••••r " "wy.. •.-r- • , identified. At bottom is evi­ dence that? fhe Seafarers' Log gets around. Holding Logs are Marvin R. Fraher, 3rd Asst.; . F. Hazen. Steward; W. O. Strahle, UtiL; F. F. Waller, Oiler and E. B. Tilley, Deck Eng. Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings . the Log to him, for I know he en­ % iSf joys it very much when I carry r,fone home. There are seven in FLOYD GIBBONS, April 9— this, family and they all like the The delegates gave their re­ Log, I have just gotten off the ports about there being no Fprt Lane. beefs and everything running J; C; Winiford smoothly. There was an open discussion on various ques­ tions, especially Union matters. The Engine delegate expressed the feelings of the entire crew by praising the Chief Cook in putting out the best meals they had ever eaten in many a trip. % X i ROCKLAND VICTORY. Mar. 2Af—Motions carried: To notify the horse.-tenders to keep out of the saloon and refrain from taking anything from there; that any crew member leaving dirty cups during coffee time or after meals to be fined five dollars which will be donated to the Log; to turn in overtime for not receiving shore leave in an American port, and to read an article by Mr. Schuler con­ cerning such overtime; to have boarding, Patrolmen use action to remedy the. fresh water, sup­ ply dUe to rusty tanks; and to notify the Union hall concern­ ing subsistence if the ship goes to the shipyard again. XXX GEORGE G. CRAWFORD. March 31—Chairman A. H. An­ derson; Secretary C. A. Wiles. Ch. Engineer refuse to sign overtime items, to be presented to Patrolman. Complaint on Engine dept. straightened out satisfactorily. No work to be dene aboard except of type for which signed on. Motion car­ ried: that matter of three oilers who worked for 17 days in Odessa without direction of any Engineer be referred to Patrol­ man; that no man be paid off until all legal overtime is paid in full. Everyone should at­ tend Union meetings after reg­ istering in Hall, in order to be in good standing. {Continued on Page 11) LIST COMPLAINTS In a long bill of particulars, the Deck men (10 of whom signed the petition) list their complaints against the Galley: 1. The ship did not leave port with adequate stores. 2. Conditions in the crew messrooms were unsanitary and the decks were not cleaned before meals. The messboys didn't wear clean or even passable jackets. The bulkheads were seldom cleaned. 3. The pantry wasn't clean and there was. such a stench from the garbage can, which sometimes wasn't emptied for three or four days, that that eating was almost impossible. (The Brothers say, parenthetically, that meals were no longer joyous events of the day.) Dishes were never thorough­ ly cleansed and were set up time after time with remnants of the preceding meal still on them. Bread and coffee were not left in sufficient quantities to last through the night. The Deck Gang claims that these conditions were reported to the Chief Steward time after time by both the SIU Delegate and the MFOWW Delegate. They say that the Steward declined to notice these complaints and that conditions continued just about the same. He failed to dis­ cipline his men in any way, they charge. Further, the Deck says, by fail­ ing to check his stores, the Stew­ ard brought about a shortage of sugar and other foods. "We have had no sugar for almost a week." FUTURE BENEFITS The Steward put out no fruit at night, and allowed it to spoil in his chill boxes below. "We have seen them throw boxes of apples over the side which could have been set out and eaten be­ fore they sopiled." The members of the Deck De­ partment say they are bringing the complaint in behalf of the next crew that sails on the Mc­ Kee, in the hope its members do not have to put up with such deplorable conditions. "We all stand on the belief that the aforesaid men are not cap­ able of holding their jobs and hope action will be taken to see i that something is done." The petition was signed, by the crew members on May 2. It sign­ ers include Arthur Corlitt, Deck Delegate. �wm'' Friday. May 17. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Digested Minutes Of SiU Ship Meetings (Conlinued from Page 10) WILLIAM MOULTRIE. Mar. 27—Chairman George Meaney; Secretary Thomas J. Roach. All expressed satisfaction with the new quarters arrangements. Motions carried: thai no one sign ' on until stores, slop chest, etc.. are aboard. Red Truesdale was aboard at time of meeting and told crew not to sign articles until adequate supplies were aboard. One minute of silence observed for brothers lost at sea. Good and Welfare: motions carried: En­ gine delegate to see Engineer about fixing chill box; mem­ bers leaving dirty cups, dishes on tables, putting feet on messxoom chairs and throwing butts around to be fined. J. 4. t Crew Tosses Cookies Into Ship's Meeting The Stewards Department was on the stand at a recent meeting aboard the SS Algic with the ciew tossing up the questions fast and furiously. Crewmen, as cookie consumers, are far more voracious than of­ ficers. This was the observation made by a crew mcssman after some of the crew disputed the Steward's claim that equal amounts of cookies were put out in both mess halls. If nothing else, the fact that the Steward talks in his sleep was revealed. Three men, who tried to awaken the Steward by knocking on his door when bread ran out during a night lunch, re­ lated that he answered them but failed to get up. The Steward claimed he didn't recall the in­ cident and that if he did answer he must have been talking in his sleep. Someone asked why there was­ n't a toaster in the crew's mesS. There is a standing order for one, the Steward answered, along with one for a percolator. Those presently available are too flimsy and expensive. The remainder of the meeting was taken up with routine mat­ ters affecting the Stewards De­ partment. Larry Kramer was chairman, and James Ehnts the secretary. 4 4 4 JOHN P. MITCHELL. Mar. 31 — Chairman Bosun Lopez; Secretary M. S. Robinson. One hour disputed overtime for the carpenter. Carpenter asked about men jumping from one Union to the another on tripcards. Bosun thanked Deck Dept. for its cooperation in making a pleasanter trip. Mo­ tion carried: to lake a refer­ endum vote up and down the coast on organizing and admit­ ting pursers to SIU. 4 4 4 WILLIAM HARPER. March 31 — Chairman James Snell; Secretary E. B. Williams. Gen­ eral discussion on functions and purpose of SIU and dues to pro­ vide tripcarders and PBers with more information. Crew wants terms of new agreement with companies to be included in next meeting's minutes. Mo­ tion carried: members to read part of constitution which ex­ plains procedure in holding Union meeting. "Good and Wel­ fare: Complaint that food is served cold. Cook promised to correct this. Motions for ice cream twice a week; painting of messhall, scullery, recreation room and soogieing of passage­ ways; crew to clean their quar­ ters. 4 4 4 SIDNEY LANIER. April 6— Chairman Glenon Jokerst; Sec­ retary Thomas David. All over­ time found satisfactory. Mo­ tions carried: to see why fresh vegetables and other stores needed were refused by com­ pany; to install laundry in aft head around Armed Guard quarters. A motion carried cit­ ing need for following: two new seats in dock dept. head, grating in shower and new noz­ zles. two electric coffee per­ colators. two electric toasters, two hot plates, a 15 gal. freezer, two electric irons, laundry and face Soap, silverware and dis­ infectant. 4 4 4 LOVING. April 7—Chairman George Krojci; Secretary Ed­ ward Tesko. A few hours dis­ puted overtime in deck dept.. to be settled by Patrolman. Motions carried: to have all delegates make a report on the standing of men in their depts.. at next meeting: to have one man from each dept.. clean laundry a week at a time. Membership to cooperate in keeping messhall clean. Crew's messman and Steward's dept. received vote of thanks for ser­ vice. cleanliness and good food. 4 4 4 BENJAMIN WILLIAMS. Mar. 3 — Chairman Preston; Secre­ tary Manning. Motions carried: Each dept. to take turns in keeping the recreation room clean, the laundry to be clean­ ed at same time; each dept. to do cleaning once a week; cans to be put in each dept. head for disposal of trash. The coffee bag and urn to be changed at least twice a week and spare one left where it can be had when needed. 4 4 4 WILLIAM H. EDWARDS. March 3 — Chairman Matthew Bruno; Secretary Michael Sporich. Motions carried: To have each dept's. book members de­ cide on eligibility of trip card­ ers for full books; to inspect bad meat; to order coffee per­ colators. pitchdrs. glasses and hot plate; to have all toilets and fo'c's'les painted. 4 4 4 FRANCIS L. LEE. March 10 —Chairman Ben Bishop; Sec­ retary John Kirby. Agreed to turn proceeds of fines over to fund for members in Baltimore marine hospital. Members re­ fused to pay fine, claiming that second and third trip men were running the ship. Man from each dept. elected to serve on committee counting votes. A Wiper voted out of Union be­ cause he is ill and unfit to go to sea. He was advised to go to a marine hospital. 4 4 4 . JAMES GUNN, March 10— (Chairman and Secretary not noted). Discussed failure of Page Eleven SEAFARER SAM SAYS: galley boy to do his work. Chief Cook and 2nd Cook turn­ ing in 42 hours. To avoid dis­ turbing men asleep, it was rec­ ommended that crew be more careful in shutting fo'c's'le doors. Motions carried: any­ one caught writing time for a morning call on the call sheet alongside another's name will be fined; fine list to be abol­ ished; to give good care to elec­ tric toasters. 4 4 4 YOU DON'T FIND UINEN WHEN you BOARD youR SHIP r^OtlFYTHg UNIOH HALL At ONCE, you CAN'T <36r LINEN iN They Need Some DDT Aboard The Memnon Pests abound aboard the SS Memon. There are flies and other insects in the fo'csle by the thousands. And then there is the Chief Engineer. There is a decided lack of port screens and wind chutes in the crew's quarters. And that's where the flies and insects come in. In the crew's heads there are no portholes and the blowers were shut down. "Therefore," say the ship's minutes, "the crew felt very uncomfortable." They couldn't keep the doors open be­ cause there are women passen­ gers aboard and they're sensitive guys. The Chief Engineer says that the blowers in question are for the circulation of hot air, and who should know this better than the Chief Engineer. He agreed to install a steam pipe line in the crew's laundry but after the ship left New Orleans he suddenly de­ cided that that the WSA wouldn't permit it. This hot air authority seems to be doing everything possible to J.'.-* tMBomGA. CUT AND RUN By HANK News from Isthmian volunteer Organizers: Eddie Wilich, who just came off the Alamo Victory, is now aboard the Steel Mariner. Cool sailing to you, Eddie, while this port climbs aboard the frying pan of summer . . . Every deck officer and especially the Skipper, on the Eastpoint Victory, are "aces to sail with" according to Bosun Di Sei and Chips Ben Hears, with" according to Bosun Di Sei and Chips Ben Hears. Otto Pederson and "Chips" H. D. Buckalew told us about the crew on an Isth­ mian ship having a jittery time with a gun-toting Skipper they nick­ named "Wild Bill" Jones. * Ray Haidet and Edward Dziak are getting ready to ship ouL Any ship will do, ain't that right, fellas? . . . From New Orleans, Buck Stephens informs us that John Bananas is down there, feel­ ing kinda blue. John lost his home on the Eastern ship, Walter Ranger, when she was laid up, you see. Well, grab another, John, Doesn't the Eastern family have any more good sheep left? 4 4 4 4 We heard thai Gordon "Pai" Provencher. sailing as Third Male, jusl blew in. Come on over. "Pal." and lell us aboul Ihe Irip . . . Waller Greibeo. who jusl gol married afler coming out of Ihe Marines nol long ago. probably will be shipping oul wilh his brolher in Ihe fulure. And Ihe firsl port for Waller and his brother. Baltimore Ski. will be—Baltimore. 4 4 4 4 "make life miserable" for the Electrician and Engineers. He broke his word as to working order for the Black Gang and he Since 1942 we hadn't seen Joe Pendleton, with whom we were and the Skipper botli fall back on shipmates on the Pennmar, when she went down to Davy Jones' the WSA whenever there is a Locker. Last week we were sure glad to see Joe, who came out of beef to answer, say the minutes, the Marines recently. Smooth sailing from now on, Joe . . . The which were submitted by Broth­ Brothers who know Brother "Skippy" aren't so surprised at the ers Brookshire and Johnston, news that he's back on another Horan tug. Neither are we. chirman and. secretary, respec­ We were talking with Charlie Seymour, a little okltimer who has tively. more tatoos on him than most of us have trips on ships. He told 4 4 4 us he's checking over the tripcard crew he's with on an L. A. tanker. JOHN GALLUP. March 13— 4 4 4 4 Chairman L. Paradeau; Secre­ Well, well! Look who's in lown again. Those good old tary H. Tessel. One minute of guys. Gibbs and Jack Greenshaw. Whal's new. fellas? . . . silence observed for departed Looks like Galveslon is a nice porl. indeed. Ed Hall and "Red" brothers. Steward advised to Hall are down Ihere now . . . Bill Hanold. who is happily mar­ take more intere.st in duties of ried and has a daughler, is writing a mystery novel about sea­ tripcarders in his dept. in ef­ men. just for time-killing sake. Aw. go on. Bill, tell us you might fort to make them good Union try and sell it some day. men. Crew asked not to throw Well, blow out some fuses, boys, and wait for Ed Larkin soiled laundry down ladder. to turn to. He just gol his Chief Electrician's papers! Did you Steward claims when ship left need much courage—we mean voltage—for that examination, Norfolk all stores were aboard; Eddie? . . . Buck Roberts and Bill Nihen just blew in off a ship when engine broke down and from the Mediterranean run. ship returned to port, he or­ dered more stores but "as usual 4 4 4 4 the phony WSA" turned him Cal Tanner and Lindsay Williams, our tugboat organizers, down. It was pointed out that moored themselves at the Hall lnst.wcck and then right out again. slop chest was poorly stocked Two good men indeed. —not sufficient cigarettes, not Well, sure enougu, we were having a cup of coffee after a good enough popular brands, etc. bowl of stew, when we suddenly noticed the presence of Coffee Motions carried: that more Drinking Clyde Morgan. Too bad this isn't Santos, Brazil ... pressure be brought to bear on Jimmy Drawdy, who used to be on the West Coast, is in town now. WSA in regard to food situa­ Lots of changes, eh, Jimmy? tion; that crew should take bet­ ter care of washing machine. iViriV-UVi \\\\\.i {Continued on Page 13) �THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 17, I94flt THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS CAPE ROMAIN LIST^ GOES TO SEA THE BEACHCOMBER FINDS NEW YORK FAIR & COLDER GRACE ABBOTT CREWMAN LAUDS SIU IN FRISCO Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Here 1 am in New York for the first time in five (5, count 'em) years. I sailed into the port last week, but it was too cold for mo to start, beachcomb­ ing, as I have only summer clothes. Tn fact, I would have needed oil skins last week. * Puerto Rico was never like this! But off the record, I think they have just as fair and beau­ tiful senoritas here as they do down in the land of sunshine and beautiful senoritas. We, the crew of the Grace Abbott, Calmar, have just cgme Invention and into San Francisco. Our ship Research was turned over to the Japs in Yokahama. As we were out of By ERNEST KAPRALL the States over 11 months, it was certainly good to be back INVENTION home again. In general, the trip was very good, even though long, I awoke one morning, bright and early. and the crew was one of the best And found that the world was we have ever seen out of New nice and peeirly. York. I discovered something new. Upon our arrival in San Fran­ From my peculiar point of view, cisco, we went to the SIU office I was astonished from the start. and contacted Bob Matthews, San To think that 1 was so doggoned Francisco Agent, to help us in smart. strightening. out our beefs. It RESEARCH gives me pleasure to state that our Atlantic and Gulf represen­ I took a walk to have a look. tatives out here on the West Stopped at a bookstore, and bought a book. Coast are certainly on the ball. The book was written years ago. They took us in hand and really gave us first class representation. Yet had things in it 1 did not know. It is a real treat to come in and When of a sudden to my surprise. see where and how our monfey 1 found out that I was not so goes and too much cannot be said wise. about the efficiency with which For the Idea that came to me this Agent and the Patrolmen are that morn. doing their jobs, We got everyWAS WRITTEN LONG BEFORE thing we were enlitjed to and 1 WAS BORN. no quibbles. I see Brother Ray had a good article in the Log of April 26 about time off imperiling the members. Well, Brother, that is the truth. I saw it happend down there and I do not see why a man is due time off at all. Log'A' Rhythms Dear Editor: Here are a couple of pictures of the Water­ man ship Cape Homain. In Mobile the crew complained to the hall that the ship listed so badly that living conditions aboard were miserable. The company told an SlU Patrolman that the reason the ship listed so badly was because the pilings at the dock were slanted. Apparently they took the pilings to sea with them. At least that's the way it looks from the second picture of the ship at sea. 1 think this is a good item for the Log, so I'm sending them in.—A. L. Stephens. was the first ship I ever sailed on that a Steward put out a lobster tliermidor, a Boston cream pie, and many other delights. The two meetings we held only brought forth two beefs and in everyone's estimation they were well based; they were for windsheets and an electric toaster be­ ing put aboard. Brother Mitchell was chairman and Tommy Smith was secretary. The meetings lasted an hour and a half each. Let the Donalsen be the example of a good Union ship. Frederick J. Wilkins Personally, here these fellows would run you plain nuts sing­ ing and beating on the dishes and glasses to make music. This is one of the screwiest of crews I have ever been to sea with—and DONALSEN CREW SAYS IT'S OKEH; SO WAS THE TRIP Dear Editor: they wonder why the Mate comes around so much, instead of keep­ ing quiet and out of sight, no, they go banging away on some­ thing and making a lot of noise. So to stop the noise the Mate gives them something to do. This is not the gang I used to sail with. The Mate and Second Mate are not to be replaced by better ones easily and the Stew­ ard was not to be so good. Per­ sonally, I think he leaned to top­ side. We had some trouble about the bread and he said there was none left. Later we found some topside. The boys are all broke out with the rash. Outside of that all seems to be going along fine on this ship. I wonder what my esteemed friend Red Davis is doing on the beach a't Puerto Rico. Also, I left Tex Sorenson but I don't believe he will leave the island before winter. Ran into Soapy Campbell and he says he is going to Philly and is going to wait for Tex Sorenson there to ask him about his love in P. R. He said that had cooled off. To all my friends ori the island of Puerto Rico I wish to express my deep regrets for having to leave you, but when snow comes I will be returning to the land of sunshine and dark but beautiful senoritas. Heave ho, my laddies. The Beachcomber Make Isthmian SlU! Making a pierhead jump from Boston Hall to Portland Harbor and climbing aboard the tanker Fort Donalsen, we immediately pulled the hook and headed for Las Piedras, Venezuela, and then to Savannah, Ga. From the word go every mem­ ber of the crew put forth sincere cooperation. There wasn't any­ thing ihe crew wouldn't do to help one another. The Captain, R. S. Utter, expressed his appre­ ciation and praised the Stewards Department for the a la carte food which was presented at each meal. Chief Steward Drew McKinnie, an oldtimer in the business, ran his department in A-1 style—the way it should be. And the Stew­ ards Department appreciated the way the Deck and Engine De­ partments accepted their efforts. Without a doubt, everyone THE HUMMING glieDS'WINGS ARE OVER^NEI George D. Robey, Engine Delegate Prayer For Merchant Marines i, X. a, Philosophy By ERNEST KAPRALL By Mrs. R. M. Fitzgerald Philosophy is good enough, Mother of Seafarer G. M. Fitzgerald when everything is fair. To help us see fhe greater cause, Oh Father, Heavenly Father, list to a parents plea, behind life's grief and care. We pray Thee guard our Merchant sons, out on the It's good for talking purposes, stormy sea. when friends drop in to,^hat. Knit their Brotherhood ihe closer. Oh Thou Lover And it's nice to hear them say, 1 never thought of fhaf. of us all. But, when a fellow's in the mud Give courage\where it's needed most, and wisdom beyond the slightest doubt ere they fall. The best sort of Philosophy, Is They ask no praise from mortal man, they work in first to help him out. It's nice to fill your pipe and storm and sun. ' They only wish to hear Thy words, and know Thy smoke, and ponder vscious things. praise, "well done," To find the hidden benefits, Be their Guide and close Companion, 'till they can which every burden brings. feel Thee near. To build your faith in what is And hear Thy dear Voice whisper, "I am with thee, good, and see the distant goal. And learn that every test of care never fear." is Ionic for the soul. But when a friend is fighting Be their Beacon in a starless sky, their Pilot calm hard, and being put to rout. and strong. The best sort of Philosophy, Is Bring them safely home to loving hearts for which first to help him out. they yearn and long. We ask it all in Jesus' name, who walked upon the We would be Philosophical, all men should try and see. wave. The purpose back of every care, Who stilled the storms, and hushed the winds. His and all that has to be. loving ones to save. But many a Philosopher, stands on the river's brink. Amen. there have been prayers written for all branches of the services I am enclosing a little prayer but the Merchant Mariners. I for "The Merchant Marines." looked and looked for one, but If you have space for it in in vain. your Seafarers Log, I will be So I have tried in a humble most happy. way to offer a little prayer for We enjoy the Log, very much our boys who were overlooked aboard noticed the smooth way everything ran. This is the way anjd always read it before send­ by so many people during this every crew should work (to­ ing it on tO' our son. It has told horrible war. gether). The boys of Fort Donal­ us much about the brave boys at Sincerely, sen have proved that it can Lei sea, Mrs. R. M. Filzgezald done. Dfeiy I say further that it' I was struclt by the fact that Dear Editor: Jim-.::.. And calmly tells a drowning man TTIAT HE MUST SWIM OR ' SINK. I And so I hail a willing man, with • arms and muscles stout. Who finds a man in trouble, and jumps in to HELP HIM GUT, �Friday, May 17, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Brother Brings Brief For Lewis And Miners DECK GANG OF WILLIAMS VICTORY ANOTHER SIDE OF THE STORY ON SCHOHARIE (Editor's Note: This letter was received from the Savannah Hall, evidently turned over to it by South Atlantic. It is self-ex­ planatory, and we print it to give the other side.) Dear Editor: The general trend of opinion among editorial writers, newspaper publishers and other uninterested parties is that John L. Lewis should be given the same treatment Musso­ lini received in Italy. Thank God this is still America. A great many people in this country still look upon John L. Lewis as their champion. Not only among miners, but None of these editorial writers have ever been in a mine or fol- all people who have to work for lov/ed the history of unionism a living it would be an awful from the time when operators mess in this country if there were treated their mules much better no unions. John L. Lewis is an outstand­ than the men. Even if the mines ing example of a true champion were not operating, they always of labor. Even hie bitter enemies, saw that.the mules were fed; nat"of which he has made many," 'urally they would die if they have to admit he is well quali­ didn't, and would have to be re­ fied to be at the helm of the placed with other mules that miners' union in these critical would have to be paid for with times and they are extremely money. Not so with the men who lucky to have such a man as minded the coal: they could al­ their leader. Henry Chappell, ways be replaced, at starvation Great Lakes, 3729 wages, usually a man who was raising a large family, who.se only thoughts were that his fam­ ANOTHER BEEF ily should be fed and clothed, RAISED ANENT and if possible his children have a better education than himself. STEWARDS DEPT. FUZZY PICTURE Dear Editor: If some writers would visit the We, the undersigned, feel that mines and mining towns in this the Chief Steward aboard the country and talk to old timers, Henry H. Blood is not capable and listen to the miners' side of of the responsibilities .placed up­ this issue and compare living on him. He has been neglectful conditions at present with condi­ of his duties. He has, by his own tions 20 or 30 years ago, then a admission, let the Chief Cook run true picture of John L. Lewis the department. The Chief Cook could be given to their readers. cooked the menu, and the amount Wages alone are not the only he saw fit, and the Chief Stew­ issue in this major strike. Living ard was afraid to oppose him. conditions, recognition of union The Chief Steward and the principles, principles upon which Chief Cook refused seconds on this country was founded, and food again and again. The words only in the past few years has of the other departments' dele­ any headway been made tow­ gates accomplished nothing. ards making life a little more The Chief Steward had food bearable for the men who mine struck off the menu when they our coal. And during this period rari out instead of cooking more. while a few concessions have The Chief Cook informed one of been made by the mine operators the undersigned, after the store­ to the miners' union, John L. room was broken into "that he Lewis was their skipper and all would cook nothing but slop for credit for any increase in wages, the rest of the trip." If food from betterment of woi-king condi­ •" "V tions, etc., is due entirely to him. tWIS IS THE FlFtM tiMC Thank God for a man like him. CouSiM MOkitMGRCNcy For the enlightenment of a few MAS BEEN OM -THEMENU/ misguided editorial writers let's have a few words on an average miner's life in a company-owned mine, in a company-owned town. To begin with, a miner's work is one of the most hazardous oc­ cupations on earth. His working tools, powder fuses, lamps, etc., are supplied by himself. The work is not only hazai-dous, but one meal was not eaten it was hard, and after putting in his served at lire next in a different eight hours at mining coal he doesn't have enough life left in form. At times there was only one him to enjoy the meager amuse­ meat and two vegetables on the ments afforded in the community. menu and they refused to serve POOR EXISTENCE seconds. The Chief Steward He usually lives in a three- hinted to an AB to the effect room shack owned by the Com­ that he would put us on "ar­ pany, who owns the mine. His ticles." At times some of the working supplies and food are crew would not get seconds on sold to him b^ the company-own­ eggs. The bread was served on the ed stores. And normal expenses food, slopped in spiriich juice or come to him as naturally as it does to other classes of people. gravy or anything else that was His family must be fed and on the plate. The water jacket on clother, taxes must be paid, chil­ the coffee urn was never closed dren will be born, probably to be on the tluee-month trip. He let paid for later, doctor bills, insur­ the messhall become so unbear­ ances, rent, lights and all the ably filthy that the Black Gang other small bills which bother Delegate and the Deck Delegate had to go to the Captain to get it the average working man. At the end of a year of the cleaned. hardest, and most hazardous So we feel he cannot perform work he still can't shoW an ac- the duties of Chief Steward. Some cummulation of any of the of the crew would like to stay world's goods, and in time he on for another month, but find it will be too old to work and wiU impossible with these conditions then become a burden upon his prevailing. children who have taken his Eugene Sulliran. place N in the mine. Edward Thompson Page Thirloen Mr. S, V. Berry Marine Superintendant South Atlantic SS Line. Here's the Deck Gang of the Williams Victory, during her last trip to Antwerp and Bremerhaven, from which she returned to New York on April 18. Top row (from Left): Alex Gunderson, Frank Paycheck and John Metz. Second row: Whitey, Ronald Shaw, George Slocum and Shorty. Front row: Eddie Perez. John Hudak, Bosun John Troost and Red Hancock. The Williams Victory is now on her way to Liverpool. This space is devoted each week to the Seafarers' problems. If you have what you consider a legitimate beef against the Union) the company or any combination of circumstances, let us hear about it. We'll try to get the lowdown, and answer it here. Beefs must bear members' names and book numbers. CITIZENSHIP PAPERS FOR SEAMAN BRINGS UP QUESTION OF THE WEEK It seems hardly fair to me that one man of foreign birth can put in three or four months in the Army and take out citizen­ ship papers, while another of foreign birth who has sailed on American flag ships for four years cannot. In many cases the seamen have faced real danger at seamuch more than have the men in uniform who were assigned to yard bird duty in the U. S. for the duration of their service. Where is the equity of such a situation. I have reference to a pai'ticular seaman who has sailed for four years, and who cannot apply for citizenship papers on the basis of his service. In Danzig he was told he could not stay there because he was Polish. William O'Connor Answer: At present there is nothing that can be done about this man's case. However, there is a possibility there may be something done about such cases eventually. The House Committee on Im­ migration has under study a bill (S. B59), introduced by Senator Radcliffe, amending the nationality laws of the U. S. The bill provides that any person not a citizen, regardless of age, who has served three years on U. S.-owned vessels engaged in foreign commerce between September 1, 1939, and the end of the war. may apply for citizenship without the usual residence in the U. S. and without the usual literacy and language tests. Thus far, however, this is merely proposed legislation, and may never get out of committee, much less pass the House and Senate. The Seafarers and other maritime unions are pushing it. CUT and RUN (Continued front. Page 11) We wonder if Warren Brown, who is sailing as Second En­ gineer is here in New York ... If Brother Popeye is still on the William Patterson, then Brother Mussolini is also on some wag­ on. too. We haven't seen either one of them for a few weeks. George Brown must have shipped out of Baltimore. His ship­ mates up here were thinking he would be around again . Before we know it, we'll probably be seeing Michael "Heavy" Gison, Salvatore Prestigiacomo, Norman Guillet (Frenchy was his nickname), John Balnes or even Curly Joe Mahon, coming into New York all at once. If the Delaires is in too, they'll all climb aboai'd for another trip like the one in '43. We wouldn't be sur­ prised if Bosun Bera Smyley is down in Mobile right now. Dear Sir: We, the Second & Third Assis­ tant Engineers of the SS Scho­ harie, would like to mention a few facts in regard to the let­ ter published in the March 15 edition of the Log, entitled "all's not well with the boys on the Schoharie." It was very embarrassing for these boys to read that article be­ cause all of them, with the ex­ ception of Roy Turner, had al­ ready signed on for another trip. Everything is falling apart down below in the rustpot, so they say, and it should be condemned as a menace to seamen, yet these boys apparently forgot that when they signed on again. Roy L. Turner who was the chief editor of that letter did not stay on because the chief fired him. This individual was drunk most of the time in port, and he missed a watch at sea for this reason. Wlien he came aboard this ship we had to show him how to swab a recip-pump. He was so drunk in Philadelphia, that he threw his gear over the side. Brown and Hanna, who are still aboard ship at this writing, claim that they signed said let­ ter without reading it, as they were told by Turner that the let­ ter was only a complaint against one of the engineer's. Neither Brown nor Mr. Hanna ever had overtime disputes with the Chief, and they also believe this ship seaworthy enough to stay on it. Two days after paying this crew off, we got men like Jose Rosa, Oiler G-68; Charles Schuck, Oiler, G-343; and J. P. Ryan, G-79, Watertender; C. R. Wil­ liams, 3026. The SS Schoharie could not be such a menace to seamen, when men like these, who are really seamen, and know their ships, are willing to ship out on her. Respectfully yours, A Hamann, Master; Gilbert H. Martin, Second Asst. Engineer; Walter J. Hemsley, Third Asst. Engineer. HERE'S MORE ON DRINKING BY SEAMEN Dear Editor: Recently you printed a letter from my brother, Joe Grimes. He said he did not believe in Alco­ holics Anonymous, and that he did not think it could work. He is probably right; it would not work with him. But it would be successful if tried by a man who really wanted to give up drinking. AA is effective with people who realize that too much drinking will not do them any good, and on the other hand it might do them a lot of harm. I wish my brother would try to stop drinking. His stubborn.ness stops him from taking a step which might help him a great deal. If a man tries something and it doesn't do him any good, then nothing more can be said. But he doesn't even want to give it a try. Harry Grime|. �Wt THE Page Fourleen SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 17, 1946 Industrialists' Hachetmen Strike At Trade Unionism With New, Hidden Weapon The gains which labor has made during its long and valiant strug­ gle against overwhelming odds is once more being attacked by the sworn foes of organized labor. A paid advertisement in the New York Herald-Tribune of May 13 fired the opening gun in a new battle between organized labor on one side, and the in­ trenched industrialists on the other. This advertisement gives no­ tice of the formation of the Tool Owners Union (TOU), which has the announced intention of secur­ ing bargaining rights for invest­ ors on the same terms with the right enjoyed by labor. The TOU is making a direct appeal to the millions of white collar workers, the small busi­ ness men, the professional peo­ ple, and above all. to those who live on small incomes from in­ vested capital. They are even attempting to enroll people who have small savings accounts, the possessors of war bonds, and the women and children who receive income from life insurance, in an attempt to turn them against the workingman. PHONY PRINCIPLES |:^^i l! . ->: From the statement of prin­ ciples we can also gather the gen­ eral philosophy of the TOU. The organization maintains that cap­ ital is the most important tool of production and the foundation of America's economy, that without these tools, workers would scarce­ ly be able to produce enough on which to exist. This argument refutes the basic economic principle that capital is the fruit of labor, and that labor is the most important in the com­ bination. Without labor, capital could not exist, but the disinte­ gration of the capitalist class would be a boon, not a blow, to labor. The TOU emphasizes the right of the investor to be protected, even at the expense of the pro­ ductive worker. The money to buy the tools with which the la­ borer works, comes "from the savings of some 50 million thrifty Americans. These thrifty people, these tool owners, accumulate savings from what are called business profits. The right name for profits is payments for the use of tools." This type of reasoning only helps to obscure the real issue. Income from invested capital is money earned by money, and not by actual work. There is no rea­ son under the sun why the re­ turn on investments should re­ main high, while workers receive barely enough to live on in these days of rising costs. RIOT CALL The advertisement sounds a clear call for a return to the days of vigilantes, strike breaking goons, and other union busting activity. It asks for immediate action of 50 million tool owners to "Set themselves and other true blooded American workers free from stoppage and destruction of their present tools; free from vio­ lence and coercion and trespass and intimidation. No man is going to risk his life and savings trying to produce when violence runs riot." The lessons learned in the too recent days of bloody battles be­ tween workers and scabs have been conveniently forgotten by the organizers of the Tool Own­ ers Union, Half truths and lies are liber­ ally sprinkled throughout the ad­ vertisement. Here are a few ex­ amples: "The fundamental human right of bargaining belongs to the tool owners (who provide the mech­ anical energy of production) quite as much as it belongs to the tool users (who provide the human energy of production). "The action (outlined in the prin­ ciples) is in the primary interest of the nation, of the people in general, and of the workers in particular." BAREFACED LIES Such statements should not be allowed to go unchallenged. No­ where in the stated principles is there anything that will benefit the nation, the people, or work­ ers. It is a program designed to further the ambitions and power of the economic royalists. The program calls for an im­ mediate reduction in taxes on in­ dustry, and gives warning that industry will not produce unless taxes are reduced, and unless in­ dustry is guaranteed a large, fixed, rate of profit. Such strikes by industry are not condemned in the advertisement. * The signer of the advertise­ ment, who is probably acting as a front for the real organizers of the movement, is Allen W. Rucker. Rucker has no enemies, and many friends, among those who would like to make slaves of the worker. He is the author of a book, "Labor's Road to Plenty — The Road to the American System of Productivity." This work, of doubtful merit, is viciously antilabor and anti-union. As further proof that Mr. Ruck­ er is working against the best in­ terests of the American people as a whole, it is interesting to note that the Bulletin of the National Economic Council, headed by pro-fascist Merwin K. Hart, praises Rucker highly in the is­ sue dated May 1, 1946. Praise from Mr. Hart is usually well de­ served. People.friendly to labor, or people favoring democracy over totalitarianism, are never praised in the pages of the NEC Bulletin. DANGEROUS PROGRAM The program and principles of the TOU are definitely dangerous. It will appeal to the great mass of unorganized, basically anti­ union, middle class workers. This group, unless warned, may allow itself to be made use of; to do the dirty work for the bosses who are trying to enslave the workers and eventually the middle class. The time to take action against this menace is right now. We must be on the alert to combat this move, and any like move, wherever it may exist or arise. Organized labor has fought too hard to allow its gains to be taken away by profit-hungry capitalists. Labor is more important than capital. It was always so, and it will always remain so. -V. SS LOOP KNOT NEW YORK Deck. $11.00; Stewards. $11.00; En­ INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Crew SS Talisman. $24.00; Crew SS gine. $8.00; B. J. Young. $2.00; R. Hol­ Lucy B. Stone. $15.00. Total—$39.00. Harold Bronk. $2.00; Wayne Pennock, land. $1.00; C. . A. Choice. $4.00; R. C. Johnon. $4 00: J F F.isenbels, $7 00; W $2.00; E. Puntillo. $1.00; R. Ives. $5.00j BOSTON R. Myers. $4.00; C. Bcglaz. $5.00; J, Light. $2.00. Total—$45.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Bergstrom. $4.00; W. Stark. $1.00; D. SS WHITE OAKS I. O Brien, $1.00; W. Wamock. $1.00; Horan. $1.00; E. Eriksen. $1.00; Jo. All three departments. $61.01$; R. L. M. Lind. $1.00; A. McLucas, $1.00; R. seph J. Conners. $2.00; J. L. Valdez, Drummond. $2.00; D. Myers. $1.00; Jaeselyn, $1.00; N. Retrivato, $1.00; 1. $1.00; J. Larrlgan. $2.00; F. W. Ott, J. Carson. $2.00; D. Korsekwa. $1.00; Gesmundo, $1.00; Q. Chairson, $1.00; Jorge Recalde. $5.00; E. A. Caredio, E. E. Williams. $2.00; K. L. Cantrell. Q. Jakubaszek, $1.00; Q. ConUrino, $3.00; H. G. Zvorak. $1.00; B. Gutherie, J. Haggerty. $2.00; T. Kinard. $1.00; $1.00; W. Otto. $1.00; J. Levy. $1.00; $2.00; Robert Philips. $2.00. Total— S. S. Rodriguez. $2.00; O. C. Harris. A. A. Farcier. $1.00; Ed. O'Connell. $48.00. $2.00; C. W. Loin. $1.00; P. A. Short. $1.00; G. Gorget. $1.00; T. Pellstier. L. Lopez. $1.00; S. D. Padock. $2.00; $2.00; E. Vige. $2.00; J. S. Capps. $1.00; N. Funken. $1.00; H. Smith. $2.00; R. C. Lumpkin. $2.00; T. W. E. T. O'Neill. $2.00; T. N. Girten. $1.00; $1.00; J. McDonald. $1.00; V. Celleni. David. $1.00; George S. Williams. $1.00; S. A. Bjorusson. $2.00; E. P. Kinsey, $1.00. Total—$20.00. $2.00; M. McDonagh. $2.00; R. J. Gil­ H. H. Russell. $2.00. bert. $2.00; M. J. Lemanski. $2.00; G. SS F. T. FRELINGUYSEN J. W. Mullhollus. $2.00; J. A. Sealy. J. lliggins. $2.00; D. Shaw. Jr.. $1,00. $1.00; W, E. Leverrett. $1,00; F. W. Santalpcici. $2.00; A. MTolur. $2.00. Total—$20.00. Ernest Belkner. $1.00. Lawes. $1.00; G. H. Lauter. $2.00; R. SS B. RODMAN Total—$3.00. I,. Vest. $2.00; A. C. Skull, $5.00; C, J. A. Sachcz. $2.00; H. E. Rice. $2.00; Meyers. $2.00; E. W. Veach, $3.00; F. G. HOUSTON Ryno. $2.00; W. H. Knight. $1.00; V. M. De Tomasso. $2.00; V. E. Fulc. Johnson. $1.00; Billy Ches­ K. J. Montana. $1.00; A. V. Moos, Jr.. ford. $2.00; E. A. Gomaz. $2.00; Gilhire. $1.00; R. -3. Ducelle. $1.00; R. SI.UU; L. B. Sasser. $2.00; R. C. Beck. bert J. Truax. $2.00; J. H. Calhuuzt, W. Carrolton. $1.00; E. Berthelet. $1,00; $1.00; B. F. Vaner. $2.00; Van Knight. $1.00; Robert M. Zimmerman. $1.00; E. E. Gomes. $1.00; C. F. Kelleher. $1.00; H. L. Thompson. $1.00; R. Na- Charles Kull. $1.00; Frank Johnson, $1.00; D. B. Teormcngas. $2.00; Deck hib. $1.00;, V. Slaffer. $1.00; J. B. $1.00; Receipt No. A67744. $1.00; Re­ Dept. Rockland Victory. $10.50; J. R. Irving. $2.00; W. Henderson. $^00; ceipt No. A67745. $1.00; G. D. Petrullo, Ransom. $1.00; M. E. Gunn. $3.00; D. K. Nixon. $2.00; C. E. Crawford. $2.00; $1.00; E. E. Stockman. $3.00; W. S. Gillette. $1.00; G. D. Barns. $2.00; L. Walter Gambill. $2.00; K. A. Pugh. Glahn. $3.00; R. M. Thompson. $1.00. J. Daiglc. $4.00; J. H. Morris. $5.00; $2.00; W. C. Nugent. $1.00; Sam L. Total—$26.00. NEW ORLEANS W. L. Turner. $2.00; T L. Lazenby. $1.00: R. L. Barber. $2.00; A. C. Huebinger, $3.00; F. J. Van Looy. $1.00; A. Stowe. $2.00; Engine Dept. Rockland Victory. $10.00; V. Gaccione. $1.00; E. V. Larsen. $1.00; W. H. Venable. $1.00; W. H. Knight. $1.00; A. V. Moos. Jr.. $1.00; W. J. Pere. $1.00; R. Bleinieyer. $2.00; W. J. Reagan. $1.00; A. H. Snyder. $1.00; A. Lopez. $2.00; H. D. Terrill. $2.00: Norwalk Victory Deck Dept.. $13.00; R. Stump. $1.00; A. J. Mutsheller. $1.00; O. McLean. $1.00; G. D. Harper. $1.00; G. A. Stanbery. $1.00; R. V. Felger. $1.00; J, M. Peysenyei. $1.00; H. J. McDonald. $1.00; J. E. Martel. $1.00; E. Webb. $1.00; C. F. Garnett. $1.00; P. D. Artall. $1.00; B. Kennedy. $1.00; G. E. Findley. $1.00; A. A. Woodward. $2.00; R. P. Flynn. $1.00; R. McKay. $2.00; N. H. Eldridge. $2.00; A. E. Stewart. $2.00; J. D. Dill. $2.00; J. J. Havriluk. $2.00; S. T. Roach. $2.00; R. A. Evans. $2.00; M. L. Snowden. $2.00. Rasco. $1.00. Total—$138.00. NORFOLK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS B. V. Kingree. $2.00; L. A. Endenfield. $2.00; A. Kaste. $2.00; J. Ronk. $2.00; J. C. Bordwell. $2.00; J. Kausan. $2.00; S. Louis. $2.00; L. R. Milton. $2.00; H. Willoughby. $5.40; J. Edwardowski. $2.00; J. Neuland. $2.00; SS FRANCIS J. O'GARA* C. L. Jones. $2.00; W. Hicks. $2.00; R. James Stephenson. $2.00; Joseph P. B. Williams. Jr.. $2.00; C. Squgars. Pettus. $2.00; Joseph Thomassen. $2.00; $2.00; K. R. Boyd. $2.00; R. H. Trol- W. H. Gove. $5.00; G. C. Collins. $5.00; linger. $2.00. A. J. Ashley. $5.00; R. A. See. $3.00; J. L. Eastern. $2.00; E. Opieger. Zoe E. Coats. $5.00; J. L. Griffin. $2.00; $2.00; M. D. Faircloth. $2.00; D. E. Eric Aldean. $3.00; Donald L. Thigpen, Total— Dupree. $2.00; C. M. Day. $2.00; C. E. $5.00; John Byerly. $3.00. Cantey. $2.00; R. M. Thomas. $2.00; J. $42.00. R. Murphy. $2.00; D. W. Becker. $2.00; V. D. Sanders. $2.00; L. VIochos. $2.00; B. N. Dugger. $2.00; L. Mussolin. $2.00; D. A. Cochran. $2.00; M. Schrachy. $2.00; B. H. Levine. $4.00; R. J. Driscoll. $3.00; C. D. Goney, $3.00; Book M. L. Lee. $2.00; Z. Marciniewicz. No. A4320, $3.00; E. H. Strano. $2.00. $2.00; F. W. Smerdel. $2.00; J. H. R. W. Barus. $2.00; J. J. Crittendon. Robinson. $1.00; E. J. Bullock. $1.00; $15.75; C. J. DeBay. $1.00; R. Hecker. H. H. Piercy. $2.00; J. J. Thompson. $2.00; G. Comp, $2.00: A. Honders. $1.00; P. J. Casey. $2.00; Jan Bezmer. $2.00; J. L. White. $2.00; F. Nowak. $2.00; B. L. Breeden. $1.00; L. Stroud. $2.00; C. A. Lufkin. $2.00; E. M. Ma$1.00; A. G. Milne. $2.00. bie. $2.00; J. Gireux. $2.00; A. M. AlJame H. Lusk. $1.00; G. C. Billups. sobrook. $2.00; G. E. Walton. $2.00; $1.00; J. R. Clark. $2.00; R. Odin. K. A. S. Kotland. $2.00; Annonymous. $1.00; A. E. Black. $1.00; R. C. Hutton. $2.00; H. W. Ryan. $2.00; E. J. $1.00; Finnic Davis. $1.00; E. F. Pink- Whelan. $2.00; W. Hawkins. $2.00. To­ ston. $1.00; P. J. Coletti. $1.00; G. L. tal—$131.15. Orr. $1.00; SS Stony Creek. Deck Dept.. $5.85; D. A. Greek. $1.00; II. K. Hall, PHILADELPHIA $1.00; B. B. Allen. $2.00; . L. Grant. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $1.00; C. C. Kennedy, $2.00; C. M. Kenny Bratcher. $2.00; Rip Brisnt. Stuart. $2.00; W. W. Boatwright. $2.00; C. J. Martin. $2.00; H. Perrillun. $3.00; $2.00; Chas. Stevens.'$2.00; L. Dicken­ Gunder Petersen. $2.00; J. E. Deal. son. $2.00; Otto Pederson. $2.00; H. J. E. Silkowski. $1.00; T. R. Fraley. $1.00; K. Stebbins. D. Buckolew. $2.00; $1.00; R. D. Kelley, $5.00; A. F. $2.00; Joe Hunt. $2.00; Kyle Hilton. Cooper. $2.00; L. Thompson, $1.00; Van $2.00; Ray Bates. $2.00; E. A. Bishop. Knight. $1.00; M. Jewski. $3.00; L. B. $2.00; Herschel Davis. $2.00; R. Domini­ que. $2.00; E. Warsaw Jr.. $2.00; J. Kasberg. $1.00; B. Beown. $1.00. C. M. Myers. $2.00; R. D. Hawkins. Connon. $2.00; W. Nihem. $2.00; Earl $2.00; V, J. Patterson, $1.00; K. R. Warner. $2.00; R. Greenwald. $2,00; Chas. Lansdale. $2.00; Thelbert Goins. Livingston. $1.00; A. .W. Graham. $1.00; $2,007' H. Hutchinson. $2.00; Clarence John Felisky. $2.00; K. Fontenot. $1.00; Roberts. $2.00; Ted Beeler. $2.00; John A. L. East. $1.00; L. Goodbout. $1.00; Ward. $2.00; Leon Mathes. $2.00; Ship's F. C. Catnpsen. $1.00; D. J. Baker. Total—$52.75. $1.00; D. A. Moore. $1.00; H. V. Bur- Fund. $2.75. kett. $1.00; J. Allen. $1.00 Total—$206,35 SS N. D. COCHRAN Stewards Dept.. $8.00; Deck Dept.. $12.00; Engine Dept.. $10.00; W. D. Jones. $1.09. Total—$31.00. SS JOHN WARD Captain Ignatz. $10.00; Deck Dept.. $36.00; Engine Dept.. $5.00; .Stewards Dept.. $13.50; A. D. Thompson, $2.00; J. M. Fella. $2,00; F. W. Ricker. $2,00; Ellie Royal. $2.00; W. Beyersdorff. $2.00; P. U. Voorhis. $2.00; N. Zeverine. $2.00; A. Tramer. $1.00; E. T. Green. $2.00; J. B. Triplett. $2.00; J. H. Moore. J. D. Hunter. $2.00; V. R. Smith. $2.00; E. E. Fuss. $1.00; A. L. Johnson. $2.00; Max Harper. $3.00; C. S. Busby, $2^00; J. B. Gejeurra, $2.00. Total—$99.53. SS RABAULT J. Moore, $2.00; R. C. Street. $1.00; M. D. Grosso. $2.00; M. C. Keny. Jr., $2.00; J. Tucci. $2.00; J. Bell. $2.00; L. Dower. $5.00; N. F. Nielsen. $1.00; | W. Street. $1.00; P. Costello. $3.00; C. G. Haley. $3.00; C. Caccamo. $2.00; A. C. Querns. $2.00; J. Gulsetti. $2.00; '| T. J. Fitzgerald. $3.00. Total—$33.00. Receipt No. 50719, $3.00; A. Dudde. $1.00; B. J. H. Wein. $1.00; F. Forte. $2.00; E. Podgurski. $15.00; W. Long. $3.00; D. Connors. $1.00; J. Duzelewski. $8.00; A. Lucas. $1.00; G. Peter­ son. $2.00; F. Smith. $2.00; W. Lynde. $1.00; Anderson. $2.00; H. Zeppenfelt. K. Foley, $2.00; A. Bean. $5.00; H. Lyon. $300; T. Fales. $3.00; J. Augustino. $4.00; D. Hudson. $1.00; D. Har­ vey. $1.00; J. Whilcker. $2.00; J. Longo. $2.00; B. Williams. $2.00; E. Obien. $2.00; £. Foley. $2.00; A. Brakos. $10.00; R. Lane. $2.00; R. Abel. $2.00; C. Lawson. $2.00; R. Hicks. $2.00; L. Fales. $2.00; E. Williams. $2.00; Crew of SS White Sand, $14.00; K. Oliver. $15.00; J. Rockhill, $5.00.. Total— $129.00. SS BELMONT A. W. Job. $2.00; B. M. Mixon. $4.00; W. R. Lee. $4.00; C. M. Cheater. $2.00; G. T. Bryan. $2.00; W. L. Derry. $2.00; L. A. Sharpe $2.00; J. N. Thomas. $3.00; R. L. Crawford. $2.00; R. D. Beasley. $4.00; A. Gay. $2.00; E. E. Stewart, $2.00. Total—$31.00. SS B. COSTA D. Moore. $2.00; J. Hamilton. $2.00; C. A. Kent. $1.00; J. L. McKinn4y, $1.00; O. D. Reed. $1.00; M. B. Davis, $1.00; J. Duha, $1.00; T. A. Hurdle, $2.00. Total—$11.00. SS TAYLOR L. G. Springer, $1.00; M. R. Fortes, $1.00; S. Stenkorski. $1.00; S. G. Kurosz, $1.00; J. Canul, $1.00; A. R. Fry, $1.00; C. Harden, $1.00; G. F, Owens. $1.00; W. G. Bryant, $1.00; G. J. Kries, $1.00; H. Swanson, $1.00; E. F. Leasgang. $1.00; R. A. Sipsey, $1.00; G. Fellman, $1.00; D. L. Trickle. $1.00; B. Woznicki. $1.00; T. Aune. $1.00; Fred Sokolakski. $3.00; P. H. Nelson, $1.00; M. Gross. Jr.. $5.00; Dan Davis, $2.00; Harry E. Smith. $1.00; D. Guer­ rero. $2.00; Robert Wagy. $5.00; H. Rowalski. $2.00; H. Munker. $5.00; Jack Winley. $5.00; James Saxon. $5.00; E. F. Gerald. $2.00. Total—$55.00. SS EDWARD JANEWAY F. J. Teller. $2.00; Otis C, .Spicer. $2.00; Wesley O. Strahle. $2.00; George R. Landis. $3.00; G. F. Hazen. $2.00; G. S. O'Neill. $3.00; Edwin L. Gentiler, $3.00; Roberton Littleton. $2.()0; Thom­ as F. Waller. $2.00; John E. Moore, $2.00; Peter Zogiehaglo, $2.00; J. L. Zring, $3.00; E. R. Brown, $3.00; J. L. Sumptons, $3.00; G. J. Anderson. $3.00; D. L. Hutchens. $3.00; SS E. J. Janeway, $17.00. Total—$57.00. SS BELL RINGER D. Lopez. $2.00; E. Dore. $1.00; M. E. Diaz. $1.00; R. Torres, $1.00; R. E. Clark, $2.00; M. V. Ricko. $1,00; J. Purdy, $2.00; C. Murphy, $2.00; F. C. ' Rocafort, $2.00; T. H. Burnly, $1.00; L. B. Ledden, $1.00. Total—$16.00. Recipt SS CARNELIA No. B24I5, $1.00. SS COASTAL STEVEDORE 3. Davis, $1.00.; �'W 4-.- Friday, May 17, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifleen BUIiLETIN -JHtxSV- Abart, Daniel A Abbernan, Albert. Abear. Frank W Abernathy, Geo. Abrams. Orville E Acabeo, Emiliano Ackerman, James Adaniczk. Walter J Adamis, Ernest Adams, Donald R Adams, J. B Adams, Jame.s H Adamson. James Addison, Earl C Adisond, Grady W Addison. Walter O Adorno, A Agol, Bertram Ague. Robert M. Jr., .. Ahern, James V Ahlstrom, Ellis Aipoll. L. Aitono, Carmine Akin, Roy J Akins. Garratto Akusis. Peter Alarich. Wm Albritton, Richard M. ..... Alderson, Elmer S Alfred, Clarence J Aldrich, K Alexandei-, D. W Alexander, L. C Alexander, P Alexander, R. L Alfano, Biaggio Alfano, Salvatoro Alfary, Lloyd T Alfred, L. S Alger, Wm Alleci, Lawrence H. Allen, A. T, Allen, Clyde R Allen, David Allar, R Allen, G Allen, Russel E Allen, Ulric C Allie, Abram Allison, Blair Aloi, Samuel H Alongia, Sam Alonso, F. Sovero Alston, Robert Alt, Kenneth C Alvarado, Enrique Alves, Joseph Alviso, Ralph P Amato, Michael Ambrose, Marion W. Amenta, Sabastian J. Ames, Joseph O Ames, R : Ammons, James C. Ammons, P. E Amon, Eugene Amos, Floyd R .... Amos, John S. Jr., .... Amfozowicz, E. J. Amundson, C. Jebrsar Anagnostov, A ... Andelario, Amadeo .... Andelim, L .... Anderson, Arthur .... Anderson, Arthur H. .... Anderson. Eugene B. .... Anderson, Ernest G. .... A.ndehson, Frank W. .... Anderson, Fred .... Anderson, George .... Anderson, Henry A. .... Anderson,, J Anderson, J. H .... Anderson, J. K Anderson, L. H. ... .... Anderson, L. J ... Anderson, Niels D. ... Anderson, Norman D. ... Anderson, Robert G. .u... Anderson, Thomas' J. ... —Unclaimed Wages— Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc. SIN MALLS $16.27 2.25 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St." 3.96 HAnover 2-2784 2.25 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 3.67 BALTIMORE 14 Nui Ui Gay St. 8.26 Hiis list comprises unclaimed wages as of December 31, 1945, some of Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. 2.75 which may have already been paid. If you stiil have a claim, write to Mis­ Phone Lombard 7651 1.37 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 3.80 sissippi Shipping Company, 339 Chartres St., New Orleans, La., enclosing 68 Society St. .99 your z-number, social security number, date and place of birth and present CHARLESTON Phone 3-3680 .93 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 2.18 address. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. .89 3-1728 7 St. Michael St. .69 MOBILE 7.58 Barbour, Chas. E., Jr 10.74 Ashwell, Warren 1.37 Anderson, V 2-1754 2.82 ' Bargone, Wm. .. 5.15 SAN JUAN, P. R .53 Asrnusscn, Edw. R 28.11 Anderson, Vincent 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 9.95 j Barin, Jules J. 3.12 2.82 Asplund, Raymond Oliver 2.36 Anderson, Warren R 305'/, 22nd St. .45 i Barba, Rocco J. 1.33 GALVESTON -5.10 Atha, Robert L 5.05 Anderton. Russell L. 2-8448 2.64 TAMPA 2.87 ; Barbee, Glade R. ..... , 12.23 Atwaod, Robert T. 1.42 Andexler, Edward D 1809-1811 Franklin St. M-1323 3.31 3.96 j Barginear, Curtis E. 1.37 Aubert, Golden A .45 Andrade, Edmund 920 Main St. 1.37 | Barker, Seymour 1.78 JACKSONVILLE 1.61 Auciello, Danta A 4.13 Andreassen, Vagn M Phone 5-5919 2.25 Barker, Wm 2.31 PORT ARTHUR .93 Andrews, Edgar C 44.72 Audet, L 445 Austin Ave. Phone: 28532 3.76 • Barkley, C. W 3.27 .74 Andrews C 21.13 Augulevicipus, Frank 1 7137 Navigation Blvd. 2.64 HOUSTON 33 Barkow.ski, Robert A 4.50 Andrews, N. R 28.00 Augustin, H. T Phone Wentworth 3-3809 45 4.27 Barksdale, N. Franklin 59 Auslitz, John 14.56 Andrews, Theo. 'G RICHMOND, Calif 257 5lh St. 5.07 SAN FRANCISCO 43.14 Barksdalc, Walter R 46.00 Austin, Weldon E 20.92 Andrus, E. W 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 9.70 11.86 Barnes, Alan L 24 Avleis, Frank J .74 Andry, Robert J SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Barnes, Ellsworth P 2.53 Avelleno, P. G .-. 36.00 46.00 .98.54 Angotti, G. J Main 0290 Barnes, Edward T 1.02 Avera, Chas. L 3.79 - 5.70 Angell, Mrs. A. F 12.50 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. 10.80 WILMINGTON 1.34 Barnes, Sidney C 440 Avalon Blvd. 3.63 Avera, Edwin M 13.53 Annis, Albert A Terminal 4-3131 57.14 6.13 Barnes, Wm. R 6.00 Avera, Philip J 774.96 Anoyo, M HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 98.75 7.52 Barnctt, Glecn E 5.20 Avery, A 2.25 Antezak, Anthony B BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. *.... 1.65 Cleveland 7391 r: 14.00 Bamett, T 8.53 Anzer, Lawrence J 5.51 Avery, N. D 24 W. Superior Ave. 1.19 CHICAGO 33.95 Barnum, LeBaron 92.16 Avogostan, A 4.50 Anthony. Joseph S Superior 5175 31.91 CLEVELAND 9.00 Baron, Waldemar '2.25 Axe, P 2.25 Apouin, John 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 1.98 2.23 Barrantine, James i82: Axelson, John A 23.00 Abadie, Joseph DETROIT . . 1038 Third St. Barre, Carl 48.38 42 4.82 Ayres, Robert E .71 Arbogast, Vernon Edw Cadillac 6857 Barrett, Daniel J.. 2.97 DULUTH ..531 W. Michigan St. .90 Arceneaux. R 2;80 B Melrose 4110 Barrett, David W 2.89 2.23 2.84 Ardher, Victor Sealy VICTORIA, B. C. ... /602 Boughton St. 1.58 VANCOUVOl 1.98; Babby, Andrew 3.75 Ardone, M 5:20 Barrett, Kenneth D 144 W. Hastings St. Barrett, Richard 35.10 .45 Arenson. Lawrence J. — 2i;34. Baga, J. P. 2:25 :9.37 •. 16.45 Barrett, Thomas F., Jr 40 Babil, Albert 2.41 Ai^z, Cosmo Barrett, W. A., Jr 42.00 2.67 Arguinzoni, Thomas 2.71 Bacich, Anton 8.26 2.54 9.87 Arma, Pio 9.24 Bacon, John H 2.12 Barrett, William P 1.25 49.13 Arman. A 2,25 Barrett, Wm 2.06 Bacon, John W. SS JOSHUA SLOCUM 5.69 60 Barringer, Jos. E 2.25 Armesto. Ricardo 1.34 Bacon, B (Voyage No. 4) 37.38 19.28 Barrios, Framcisco 01 Armiger, N 6.33 Backus, Leon Barron, Edward C 1.78 F. Biddle, 48 Va hrs.; M. Miller, 4.78 6.93 Armod. M 4.90 Bacon, John A 2.23 11 hrs.; A. Stevenson, 37Va hrs. 1.37 Barron, Joseph F 20.93! Badera, George 11.85 Arms, James R 16,84 These men can collect at Smith 2.23 Barrose, Rollan L, 11.85 Armstrong. Ralph 7.82 Badger, Joseph E Barrosse, Beverlt 0 7J82 and Johnson Steamship Co., 60 .'. 3.00 7.49 Armstrong, Roy P 89 Baggis, A. D Barrows, Cornelious, Jr. .. 3:96 Beaver St., New York, N. Y. 4.50 10.80 Bagley, Albert .45 Arnad, E. Barrows, Robert S 6.77 6.15 1.72 Arnau. Wm. C 2.23 Bahrend, Kenneth G 4. 4. 4. 2.67 4.01 Barrus, Walter S 33.59 Arnio, E. A 01 Bailey, Chas. W 74 SS 1. S. COBB 18.18 Barry, Robert W 19.22 Bailey, Delniar A 1.58 Arnold. Eugene V. Barry, Walter • 11.25 Bailey, Edward E 1.98. 4.13 Arnold, Frank Alfred 09.78 Following men have money 2.25 11.14 Barthany, Doug. M 123.75 Aronson, Leon 6.08 Bailey,'Otis Cecil, .Jr. due: 4.11 1.37 Barthes, James 24.80 Arras, Adrian O -2.75 Bailey, Raymond L R. Bacon, J. Austin, Bannett, 1.91 ' 268.30 Bartlett, Carl 2.25 Arras, Wm. W 2.06 Baird, Arthur J. R. Morley, C. Sullivan, A. Lowers. Bartlett, Thomas H 11.28 2.75 11.68 Arroyo, M 6.84 Baizman, Abraham 4. 4 4. 5.51 1.34 Arthur, John J 1.42 Bak, Joseph E 15.14 9.97 Arvant, Arthur 3.00 Bakee, Myron, A SS raOMAS J. LYONS 2.25 1.98 Arzamendi, Joseph ' .83 Baker, CliRord W Overtime can be collected at 1.93 2.09 Baker, Edward A 79 Aschebrook, Ervin Jos Smith & Johnson for following: 1.63 8.08 Baker, John 2.13 Ash, Andrew F. G. TOWNSia^D A Predriken, E. Vaher, V. 5.46 47.00 Ashley, Floyd !L. 79 Baker, John D, Wiper, of Liverpool, N. Y. 2.08 Please contact your home im­ Suhling, R. Erickson, T. Kiiski,' 6.82 Ashmusen, S. G. ••3;95 Baker, Joe D 24.98 mediately. Your daughter is ill. F. Wright, H. Standifer, A. Kas1.37 Baker, Lawrence B 1.48 Ashton, Howard E., Jr dak, H. E. Smith, F. Serrahn, E. Bakei:, Lehman ;33 76.84 J, t S, O'Brien. Bakei", Norman 34.13 .9.50 KENNETH W. WOLFE Baker, Walter 17 J. Hals, G. McClure, K. KnutA check for $57.50 is being Baker, William L 10.05 '2.84; son, J. Hannon, E. Schenkman, Anyone knowing anything Baldauf, Harold B 4.01 held in Sec.-Treas. office, at 51 R. E. Hollinger, S. Edwards, Carl 12.48 , 6.75 Beaver St. for you to pick up. Norton, T. C. Short, J. Renka, A. 26.60' about tlie death of Sylvester Wat­ Balduc, Wm » & & 4.75 2.89 son, Chief Cook of the SS John Baldwin, Thomas B Givins, R. Plazk, J. McDonough, JOHN F. SELLMAN 4.75 3.98 Roebling communicate with New Baldwin, T J. D. Burlchival, W. P. Shea, A. 14i00 The Seamen's Church Insti­ DiGiovanni, F. J. Smith. 1.42 Orleans Hall at once. This Broth­ Ball, R. E '35.11 tute, 25 South St., N. Y. C. is 1;99' er's widow has five kids and the Ball, Smo'key 4. 4. 4 vpany has not offered her a BaUreich, C 2.25' holding an dmportarft message for. 56.72 SS C. ASHLEY 45 you in refei-ence to the passing 1.78' cent, claiming he died from sun Balog, P. A Bande, Wm 2.13 stroke. The SIU has heard to of your father. 3.30 The following men have money : 4.65 3.56, the contrary, and would appre­ Bane, G -J" 4, J, due them: Banks, Harold C 8.27 04; 1ciate some more infopnation. ROY PARKER E. Hanover, 15 hrs.; J. Burry, Ban^cs, .J 4.80. 14.B0 S" •4' -4" Get in touch with B. B. Stei*-' 4 hrs.; J. Torres, 6 hrs.; E. Ingram, Wiill the holders of the follow­ Banks, Je-wel 22.57 14:00 ling .concerning case <ri Peter 13 hits.; E. Finkenbiader, 6 lira.; 5.00 J2:00i ing receiptt numbers please make Banks, William Dymyd. A. Newcomb, 7 hrs.; J. Seaman, nselves known to the counter Banks, Wm 5.00 7.76 13 hrs.; J. Perrgon, 2714 hrs. 4. $ 4 6.77 2.96 patrolman so that their records Barbee, Richard JOHN HARRIS This can be collected in the Barbello, Peter 1.42 20.28 can be cleared. Bull Line joffioe, 115 Broad St., Contact youiwife *or the Bal­ S.17i 15.62. Rec^t -Nos.: A6.7744, A67745, Barber., Earner iO New York, N. Y. timore Agent at once. Barbey, W 6.75 2.54 B2353,^B2415. Money Due -PERSONIU.S NOTICE! �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen Friday. May 17, 1946 •:'9X?S .'S I &r,•. .f •-ii United States Of America Nationai Labor Relations Board OFFICIAL SECRET RALLOT IS/; • FOR EMPLOYEES OF ^ ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPAN^^ t: r- • This bgllof is to determine the collectl^^argaining represeh< tive, if any, for the unit in which y^Are employed. If you spoil this bslbt, irefarn ittoUhe Board Agent for a new one. UARE OF YOUR CHOICE MARK AN "X" IN^ ^l^UARE Neither National Maritii Unioi^? Americ i am Voting Ibr ntgsetf/ Seafarers' International Union of Noi-th America A F of L 'A m. • •tVxe ^«yOse U-x,:, s\0 faemU^ gSaS": : r-5' Jke&a&ri^gMsniaAtottalttiiofKA^XA. AIL. , ri --;;:,.' 'i' Si, � 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 May 17, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 20 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: SEAFARERS MAINTAINS 75 PERCENT LEAD IN ISTHMIAN ELECTION NEW SIU AGREEMENTS FOR BONE YARD RUN SET HIGH PRECEDENTS SIU GETS WRECKED SEAMEN NEW DEAL JOHN L. LEWIS CALLS TWO WEEK STRIKE TRUCE AS TALKS CONTINUE DRAFT ACT EXTENDED FOR FOURTY-FIVE DAYS; TEEN GROUPS EXEMPT STRIKEBREAKERS ORGANIZE SEAFARERS PARTICIPATING FULLY IN AFL'S NEW ORGANIZING DRIVE SEAFARERS GETS STEWARD PAID FOR INJURY ISTHMIAN'S SEA LYNX REPORTS FROM SHANGHAI- SMOOTH SAILING CRYING NEED FOR REAL UNIONISM IN SOUTH WILL BE MET BY AFL SEAFARERS STAY MILITANT IN STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL KATHLEEN HOLMES CREWMEN ASK SIU FOR AID TRUMAN MAY SEIZE RAILROADS IF THEY STRIKE ALIEN-BAITING SKIPPER SLAPPED DOWN BY UNION IN JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AND OVERTIME MAKE RUSH CREWMEMBERS HAPPY ALCOA REFUSES TO TAKE NMU SHIP TILL IT IS FUMIGATED THOROUGLY STEWARD FINDS THAT NMU TRAINING DOESN'T GO IN SEAFARERS SAVANNAH NEEDS RATED MEN NO NEED TO SAIL BEAT-UP SHIPS; REPORT NEEDED REPAIRS TO UNION PORTLAND MAY GET FULLTIME REP GREAT LAKES SHIPPING HIT BY SHORTAGES SHIPS IN TRANSIT KEEP TAMPA HUMMING WHEN SHIPPING SLOWS HOARD'S SECOND MATE DID HIS BEST TO ORGANIZE CREW FOR THE NMU REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES SEC'Y-TREAS. CUTTING END TO STORY OF KNIVES, LOCK BROTHER BRINGS BRIEF FOR LEWIS AND MINERS CITIZENSHIP PAPERS FOR SEAMAN BRINGS UP QUESTION OF THE WEEK INDUSTRIALISTS' HATCHETMEN STRIKE AT TRADE UNIONISM WITH NEW, HIDDEN WEAPON Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/17/1946 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/f8e44ba2020e241e67a0e0dcfa6b648b.PDF a8c950a09bf46bd5bf39953103c8b09e PDF Text Text Five SlU Scholatships Awarded -Story On Page 16 SlU CHARGE NIPS NY SCAB AGENCY SiUNA RESUMES ITF MEMBERSHIP -Story On Page 16 -Stoiy On Page 2 Vol. XXV No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO IJ V ||PP[||ppPP|P|PP|||P|PPI|^iy.^V n; ' -r. II 'is*'' s I- WJ Full view of the convention hall shows AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany ad­ dressing SIUNA delegates last week in Washington. More than 200 delegates and guests participated. (Full details on Page 3; re­ lated stories on. Pages 2, 5, and 12; Four-page Photo Report in centerfold.) ... The Eleventh SIUNA Convention <3 Convention Acts On Job Issues -Story On Page 3 Canada Scab-Herder Admits 'Dirty Work' —Story On Page 2 us EYES LAKES' LABOR SPY CASE Story On Page 2 �Fare Tvr* SEA F ARERS LOG SIUNA Resumes Membership In ITF, Vows Continued Aid May 17.1CM New OrlAsns ConyAntiAes Ballet WASHINGTON—The SIUNA has resumed membership in the International Transportworkers Federation, following a series of conferences between SIUNA representatives and officials of the international transport labor organization. Notification of the SIUNA's re­ sumption of membership was'*' ;;; Even as the cable was being contained in a cablegram re­ "The SIU welcomes this op­ ceived here on May 7 from read, a resolution was before the portunity, as the oldest American delegates calling for continued ef­ union of the ITF, to continue its Oslo, NorAvay. The cable, which was read forts to resolve the differcx-'ces be­ policy of cooperation and par­ to the delegates at the second tween the SIUNA and the ITF in ticipation in the federation's ef­ morning session of the SIUNA's a manner equitable to all parties forts to promote the welfare and 11th biennial convention, was concerned. The resolution was security of seafaring people," Hall said. signed by Pieter de Vries, general adopted unanimously. The SIU, together with the It pointed to the international's secretary of the ITF. It noted that International Longshoremen's As­ policy of "cooperating with other the "ITF Executive Board today lifted SIU suspension and noted unions around the world, partic­ sociation and the Marine Engineers cancellation SIU withdrawal! ularly where the interests of mari­ Beneficial Association, had with­ Membership therefore resumed time workers have been con­ drawn from the JTF on April 17, Balloting was brisk in New Orleans during last month's elec­ cerned" and to the SIUNA's I96I, following differences of immediately." tion of SIU delegates tor the SIUNA convention. Here, "continued policy of close co­ opinion which arose between the Seafarer Sam Hurst (center! signs the election roster, while operation with, and assistance to, SIU and ITF as the result of a Jo« Powers waits his turn. Rank-and-file Polls 'Committee­ other maritime unions even follow­ dispute between the SIU and Na­ ing its withdrawal from the tional Union of Seamen of Great men Phil O'Coflnor (left). Vie Mlorona and Tom Gorrity Britain. ITF . . ." check credentials for the secret ballot. A policy statement adopted later by the convention's International Affairs Committee said the ITF action "will again enable us on a mutually satisfactory basis to take our proper place within the ITF." It was endorsed by the delegates in separate action. The ITF Executive Board action WASHINGTON—Based on disclosures made at the SIUNA's 11th biennial convention NEW ORLEANS—Seafarers have followed a meeting here on April again played a key role in the re­ 27 between DeVries, SIUNA Presi­ here, the US Government may take a hard look at the use of private detectives by the lease arrangements for the 1961 dent Paul Hall, and SIUNA Execu­ Upper Lakes Shipping Company in its dispute with the SIU of Canada. This was indicated on May Cuban invasion prisoners, by man­ tive Vice Presidents Morris Weis7, when Congressman Hugh unsubstantiated charges of vio­ ning the freighter Morning Light berger and Cal Tanner. The SIU offered at the Washing­ L. Carey of Brooklyn, a mem­ lence at the SIU during the dis­ (Waterman) which left here Tues­ day, May 14, with a $4.5 million ton meeting to cancel its with­ ber of the House Committee on pute. The SIU has denied these shipment of emergency supplies drawal from the ITF provided its Labor and Education, addressed charges, pointing out that the use WASHINGTON — The dis­ rights, privileges and obligations the convention. He invited the of private detectives in a laborbound for Cuba. pute between the SIU of Can­ SIUNA to submit to the committee of membership were resumed management dispute is conducive A large number of Cuban ada and the Upper Lakes additional Information on the role violence. refugees are due to return to the without prejudice. Shipping Company was one of Hall said that the ITF action played by company-hired detec­ During the extended Canadian States on the Morning Light after the topics of discussion when she delivers her cargo to Havana. means that the effort to improve tives in the SlU-Upper Lakes con­ Government probe Into the Great President Kennedy and Can­ the conditions of maritime workers troversy. The SIUNA is now pre­ Lakes shipping dispute, SIU at­ The Morning Light carried ada's new prime minister, throughout the world will be paring full documentation. torneys had requested that the some 8,000 tons of baby food Lester B. Pearson, conferred strengthened. I The company has hurled many company be ordered to make avail­ and medical stores that are part in Hyannis Port last weekend. able records showing the extent of the $53 million in supplies As a result of this discus­ to which private detectives were being turned over to Cuba. The Raps Canadian Labour Congress sion, the. two heads of state employed. However, this request shipments began last December, have arranged for a meeting was denied, as Irrelevant, by Jus­ resulting in the pre-Christmas re­ to take place in Washington tice T. G. Norrls, who sat as a lease of 1,113 prisoners. Tuesday, May 21, between US. one-man commission in the in­ Various American companies Secretary of Labor W. Willard quiry. and private individuals donated Wlrtz, Canadian Labour Min­ The SIU made its request after the ransom cargoes through the ister Allan J. MacEachen, testimony indicated that Upper Red Cross. The AFL-CIO Mari­ AFL - CIO President George Lakes had used private detectives time Trades Department and the Meany and CLC President to interrogate crewmembers, em­ SIU participated in the early Claude Jodoln. Sec. Wirtz is ployed armed guards on its ves­ shipping arrangements by helpipg MONTREAL—^The Canadian Labour Congress, which has sels, and used labor spies to pho­ scheduled to visit Ottawa to­ underwrite the cost of longshore day for preliminary discus­ labor in moving the original been working hand-in-glove with the Upper Lakes Shipping tograph men picketing its ships sions with Mr. MacEachen.' in the States. Company to promote Upper Lakes' union-busting campaign, cargoes to and from Cuba. Later, John D. Leltch, head of Unions and labor leaders were by denouncing the SIU of-* the company, conceded that com­ also active in helping form a new Canada as a corrupt organiza­ been ousted from the CMU presi­ pany records showed expenditures on the SIU of Canada "to take all nonpartisan "Citizens Committee tion with no regard for mem­ dency and replaced by Jack of at least $361,000 for the use of possible steps to obtain Federal legislation in Canada which would for a Free Cuba," which has as bers' rights, is now finding itself Staples, whose election, Sheehan private detectives. bar the use of private detectives one of its aims to alert the public on the receiving end of the same is charging in a court action, was Acting on this information, the of the "growing Castro-Communist charges—and from the same man "irregular and illeeal." in labor-management disputes." "I had a hunch from the start convention delegates adopted a , The delegates, in reiterating infiltration in Latin America." The who was their star witness against committee will be based in Wash­ the SIU during the hearings into the CLC would use me to do the strongly-worded jesolutlon calling strong support of the SIU of Can­ ington and includes SIUNA Presi­ the SlU-Upper Lakes dispute dirty work in organizing the CMU ada's position in the dispute, noted dent Paul Hall. which the Canadian Government and then put the boots to me when that Upper Lakes' union - busting it was done," Sheehan recently Participation of the Morning conducted for 107 days. campaign against the SIU, if al­ told newspaper reporters here. Light in the ransom cargo move­ lowed to succeed, would pose a The man is Michael J. Sheehan, ment was arranged by member former SIU patrolman, who was "The CLC doesn't want a real threat to the entire trade union companies of the American Mari­ booted out of the SIU three years sailors' union. It wants a company movement. time Association. She is the only ago on charges of misconduct, union that will do what it's told. The convention also condemned unsubsidized American-flag vessel then ran to the CLC with stories And the CLC knew I wouldn't go the Canadian Labour Congress for along with it, so I was dumped. so far used. of SIU corruption, violence and supporting the employer in a con­ "The CLC doesn't want free dictatorship. These are the same tractual trade union dispute, but elections and it doesn't want union stories he repeated as gospel expressed appreciation to the ILA, hiring halls. It has set the rights truth from the witness box, al­ MEBA, RLEA, MTD and their afof Canadian sailors back 30 years." May 17, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 10 though none were substantiated. hliated unions for the support Sheehan also had some mighty Sheehan, after being ousted unkind remarks to make about given to the SIU of Canada. from the SIU, turned his attention CLC Executive Vice-President The SIU's dispute with Upper to the business of recruiting scab William Dodge, who, Sheehan says, Lakes, which is a part of the PAVL HALL. President crews for the Upper Lakes vessels refused to consider CMU mem­ American - based Norris interests, HERBERT BRAND, Editor, IRWIN SPTVACK. —crews which were first drummed bers' complaints. began nearly two years ago when Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art into the Canadian Brotherhood of the company arbitrarily broke a "To hell with the members. Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, Railway, Transport and General ten-year contractual relationship, They're not going to have anything ALEXANDER LESLIE, HOWARD KESSLER, Workers. locked some 300 Canadian Sea­ Staff Writers. to do with running this union," Addressing SIUNA conven­ farers out of their jobs and began Later, when CLC and CBRT set Sheehan quoted Dodge as saying. Published biweekly at the headquarters tion, Rep. Hugh Carey of recruiting scab crews through a of the Seafarers International Union, At­ up the Canadian Maritime Union, Interestingly enough, these are Brooklyn called for full dis­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water] previously non-existent union. A District, AFL-CIO. 67S Fourth Avenue. Sheehan became the president of virtually the same charges which closure on Upper Lakes' Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaclnth 9-6600. the scab union under circum­ were leveled against the CLC, and report on the Canadian Govern­ Second class postage paid at the Post use of private detectives ment hearings, which began , last Office In Brooklyn, NY. under the Act stances which have never been Dodge In particular, when the of Aug. 24, 1912. the Canadian beef. in made clear, since CMU had no Executive Board of the Maritime August and ended in March, is 120 members at the time. Carey is on the House La­ now being awaited from Justice Trades convened here last fall Now, however, Sheehan has while the fiparings/yvere. sti|l qn. i^orrls.. bor Conrimitteet . . SIU Ship in Prisoner Swap Role US Eyes Canada Ship Dispute^ Company Use Of Private Cops US, Canada Meet On Lakes Dispute Ousted Scab-Herder Admits Virty Work' SEAFARERS LOG �^ 17. INS St'A FARE RS LOG Pace Tltfe* Convention Sets SiUNA Program On Vital Maritime, Labor issues WASHINGTON—A vigorous program to promote seamen's jobs and security via an expanded and strengthened American-flag merchant fleet was charted by delegates at last week's 11th biennial convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America in this city. The convention's stand on a broad range of maritime and labor issues also gained important support from speakers representl^ing the trade union movement, Government shipping and labor agencies, and the Congress. More than 200 elected delegates and guests partici­ pated in the convention, which ran from May 6-10 and transacted the greatest volume of official business in the SI UNA'S 25-year history. Delegates approved 91 Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC), which separate resolutions and call for compulsory arbitration in maritime and for a revival of the recommendations, plus old Coast Guard "profiling' plan SlUNA Convention Highlights WASHINGTON — There wasn't a large number of reports a guest at the capital's new Gramof affiliated unions, committee ercy Inn who didn't know the Sea­ actions and other proposals. farers were having their conven­ These covered vital developments tion there, since the SIUNA took in the maritime, fishing, canning over practlcaiiy all of the first and allied industries, in the floor, including the entire hotel SIUNA's internal operations, rela­ lobby, plus committee rooms, work tions with other organizations, in rooms and meeting rooms on other the general labor field and on floors. Regular accommodations civil rights and social legislation. for deiegates and guests took up (See summary of actions below.) about half the hotel's available apace. Among the actions taken by the SIUNA President Paul Hall (at microphone) calls the conven­ delegates were a number dealing The lobby was decorated with tion to order on opening day, May 6. Pictured on rostrum with such currently-pressing issues models of a Cities Service tanker ll-r) are Viee=Presidenti John Fox, Inland Boatmen's Union as the lengthy dispute between the and an Isthmian C-2 freightship, of the Pacific; William Jordan, Marine Firemen; Dominie SIU of Canada and the Upper with a huge banner marking the Lakes Shipping Company, and the Abata, Transportation Services & Allied Workers, and Les SIUNA's 25 years of achievement two measures sponsored by Rep. in behalf of seamen and allied Salinger, Cannery Workers-San Diego. workers, with plaques expressing appreciation to the SIU for assist­ ance to other unions, besides 16 large panels depicting SIUNA members at work, SIUNA halls, SIUNA publications, the SIUNA's growth over the years, and other aspects of the SIUNA's operations and activities. WASHINGTON—Delegates to the SIUNA's 11th biennial convention heard speakers In the main ballroom of the from all sections of the labor movement, many Federal agencies and the Congress during hotel, which served as the conven­ their sessions here May 6-10. A number of speakers cited the need to maintain a strong tion hall, a 56-foot-long backdrop, behind the speaker's rostrum, and adequate US-flag mer--*showed the affiliated unions of the chant marine and the import­ der Secretary of Commerce, point­ better symbol could there be of SIUNA. Other areas of the hall ance of free collective bar­ ing out that the Merchant Marine the unlimited benefits of democ­ were decorated with banners and gaining. Here are excerpts from Act of 1936—"the Bible of the racy and freedom?" with a display in which the con­ some of their speeches and re­ industry"—was passed during the 4 4 4 Presidency of his late father, and vention was saluted by the AFL- marks: John F. Kenning, Under Secre­ CIO Union Label Department. George Meany, President, AFL- thait Joseph P. Kennedy, father of tary of Labor—"Neither a moral CIO—"This (the maritime indus­ the President, served as the first nor a political justification exists 3/ 4" try) is an industry which needs a Maritime Commissioner — "The for the enactment of legislation Difficulties In making necessary lot of attention ... I think America merchant marine flourished with a designed to provide for the comhousing arrangements kept the con­ needs a strong merchant marine. Kennedy serving under a Roose­ polsorj' arbitration of major labor vention from being held in New I think America needs to have its velt. Now it will flourish with a disputes in the maritime industry Orleans, as originally scheduled, so ships on ail the seas ... I think Roosevelt under a Kennedy." . . . the proponents of compulsory "Louisiana" came here. The speak­ we should try to impress on the arbitration are disciples of de­ 4 4 4 ers' list included former New Or­ Congress and on all the American deLesseps S. Morrison, Ambas­ spair." leans Mayor deLesseps S. Morri­ people that what the maritime in­ sador to the Organization of Amer­ 4 4 4 son, now US ambassador to the dustry needs is not repressive leg­ ican States, speaking of our rela­ William Feldesman, Solicitor, Organization of American States; islation; they need encouragement tions with the peoples of Latin National Labor Relations Board, Sen. Russell B. Long; Rep. Hale and support so that they can build America—"The members of the speaking of the maritime hiring Boggs, House Majority Whip; Rep. up the industry and not tear it Seafarers International . . . pre­ hail—"History demonstrates that Giilis Long, and Clarence Henry, down." sent to working people in other in no more trustworthy hands ILA vice-president, plus SIU and t 4> 4 countries a living example of free could seamen have placed the Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Un­ trade unionism in action. What (Continued on Page 5) (Continued on Page 6) Speakers Cite US Ship Need, Reject Anti-Strike Proposals to set physical requirements for seamen. SIUNA President Paul Hall headed the 15-man SIU-AGLIWD delegation of officers and rankand-file members, and chaired the convention. Morris Weisberger, SIUNA executive vice-president and secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, was convention secretarj'. On the second morning of the convention, the delegates were informed, by a cablegram from the Executive Board of the Interna^ tional Transportworkers Federa­ tion in Oslo, Norway, that the SIUNA's membership in the inter­ national body would resume im­ mediately. The SIUNA, along with the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and International Longshoremen's Association, had withdrawn from the ITF on April (Continued on Page 6) , Serving as secretary of the convention, SIUNA Execu­ tive Vice-President Morris Weisberger announces pro­ posed committee appoint­ ments. Convention Actions Set Record WASHINGTON—Delegates to the 11th biennial conven­ recorded their determination to keep assisting the SIU this measure, as well as defeat of the Dirksen hill (S 21) tion of the SIUNA authorized a record number of actions of Canada in its struggle to protect decent wages, working which would force compulsory arbitration on unions neg­ dealing with seamen, fishermen, fish cannery workers and conditions and trade union representation in the face of otiating with subsidized companies. allied fields, SIUNA internal operations, the internation­ Upper Lakes' union-busting attempts. The delegates Vigorous opposition was also voiced to the Bonner bill al's relations with other organizations, general labor Is­ expressed their appreciation to the ILA, MEBA, RLEA, to revive the "profiling" plan and allow the Coast Guard MTD, and their affiliated groups for their support of the to establish arbitrary Government physical, mental and sues, civil rights and social legislation. The cali for action in these varied areas was embodied SIU of Canada, but condemned the Canadian Labour emotional standards which could prevent many merchant in 91 resolutions adopted by the delegates, as well as in Congress for violating the basic principle of trade union­ seamen from earning a living. the various convention committee reports approved by ism by backing an employer in a purely trade union, con­ In other areas, the delegates acted as follows: tractual dispute. the deiegates. Merchant Marine Act. Urged proper implementation The delegates also took special npte of the fact that Delegates took particular note of such pressing prob­ Upper Lakes had employed private detectives in its union- of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to carry out the in­ lems as the iong dispute involving the SIU of Canada and busting efforts, and directed the SIU of Canada to take all tent of Congress to develop and maintain an adequate the Upper Lakes Shipping Company; the proposed Bonner possibie steps to obtain Federai legislation in Canada US merchant fleet. biii (HR 1897) which would lead to compulsory arbitra­ which would bar the use of private detectives in laborSubsidies. Called for a realistic updating in the methods tion in maritime iabor disputes, and the proposed Bonner management disputes. (See story on Page 2.) of applying the subsidy program. Called for subsidy aid biii (HR 77), which attempts to revive the Coast Guard The deiegates affirmed their unalterable opposition to to develop the American-flag tramp and bulk cargo fleets. "profiting"" plan which was defeated by the efforts of the Bonner bill on compulsory arbitration—as well as to Cargo Preference Act. Resolved to continue spotlight­ maritime unions and was strongly rejected by the 1955 ail other proposals threatening to destroy the right of ing abuses in the administration of the 50-50 law and. to convention in Montreai. American workers to bargain freely. They empowered the continue to support alBefforts to obtain at least 50 percent With regard to the Canadian situation, the delegatesi SIUNA to take all necessary action to secure the defeat of (Continued on Page 6) �SEAFARERS Bnt Fa LOG May 17. 19M Milii^Biillililil(iw^ (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) ApriM6-April30, 1963 SIU shipping showed a healthy increase during this period, producing a total of 1,413 jobs dispatched from all ports. The gains were all in deck and engine depart­ ment jobs, since the steward department total was un­ changed from the first half of April. The registration total also climbed again, to reach a figure of 1,452. However, due to the job turnover, the number of men still registered on the beach at the end of April fell way off, to 3,482, Among the ports. New York showed a decline despite the general uptrend, while Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mo­ bile, New Orleans, Houston and Seattle all listed shipping increases. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Mobile had been relatively slow for several periods. San Francisco also reported being a little busier, but Norfolk and the re­ maining ports were quiet. The ship activity figures (see right) reflect a drop in - i in-transit visits, but the total of ships in port was up, since there were gains in both the payoff and sign-on columns. The number of sign-ons was the highest since the end of the longshore strike last January. This helped move a number of men off the beach. Seattle had a very busy time of it with 18 ships moving in for payoff, sign-on and as in-transits during the twoweek period. New Orleans and Houston shared runnerup honors with 39 ships in port, and New York ran a close third with 38. Baltimore handled 27 ships and Mobile was host to 20. The seniority standings show that class A men threw in and shipped to 58 percent of the total jobs, an indica­ tion that more "A" men are taking what's on the board. Class B accounted for the same 33 percent it has filled since February. The result was class C dropped off to 9 percent of the total shipping. Ship Activity" Pay Siga !• Off* CM Tran*. TOTAL Boilon 1 0 « 7 N«w York.... 21 3 14 38 PhlladtipMa.. 3 3 12 II BalHmor* .... 4 7 14 27 Norfolk 2 2 3 7 Joekionvlilo .. 0 0 5 S Tampa 0 0 2 2 Mobilo ...... i 4 8 20 Now Orioaiis.. 10 7 22 39 Hoofton 7 4 24 39 Wllmlagtoa .. 0 0 4 4 Saa Franciico..13 5 9 Soattio IB IS 18 S4 TOTALS ... 77 B3 139 249 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shtpped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL I 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 5 0 3 3 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 73 3 41 26 6 43 21 19 21 29 10 60 1 15 13 29 is 0 4 8 12 4 12 2 18 0 4 8 12 2 4 9 13 24 6 43 3 8 16 27 17 25 4 19 27 4 46 4 8 7 0 15 1 4 6 11 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 1 8 0 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 5 41 0 2 14 9 11 13 20 5 38 0 6 7 13 15 37 14 66 2 12 11 25 21 37 14 72 1 8 10 19 66 2 17 39 10 13 16 31 19 37 3 15 20 35 59 0 3 5 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 7 0 1 1 6 17 0 9 2 4 6 10 8 5 1 7 14 2 0 5 18 2 8 9 1 9 8 19 11 18 16 7 36 2 6 8 122 204 52 1 378 13 78 104 1 195 116 196 49 1 361 11 58 91 1 160 rOff Boston New York Pniladelpnia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville. Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 S ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B S ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 7 14 28 0 8 12 4 0 3 6 9 60 29 9 98 76 ii9 29 224 5 40 54 99 0 2 4 6 18 36 17 12 6 8 24 49 0 16 4 12 1 6 0 7 46 80 13 27 7 53 8 74 0 34 7 27 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6 16- 20 2 38 2 7 18 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .3 7 12 4 23 1 13 11 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 16 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 13 0 38 0 51 36 37 6 79 0 15 2 13 0 0 19 92 60 1 1 72 1 77 13 150 4 38 89 131 0 0 35 3 97 53 3 73 23 149 4 3 59 30 14 48 0 0 0 8 11 0 0 7 1 10 6 2 23 0 2 8 0 4 0 7 4 25 21 4 14 45 1 23 21 3 10 12 65 22 3 8 16 13 2 13 36 2 43 1 19 8 5 14 4 24 15 1 43 361 160 43 1 564 344 489 108 1 941 18 171 258 1 447 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle GROUP 1 2 0 1 19 51 2 19 4 32 0 7 3 2 0 6 6 20 25 4 30 9 3 5 4 9 1 12 TOTALS 55 Port 219 Registered CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL i 2 3 ALL 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 9 18 18 45 8 36 45 1 3 6 16 2 7 11 4 17 1 10 9 20 1 21 1 23 1 4 1 6 1 0 3 2 1 5 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 13 8 7 18 30 4 5 20 13 38 10 29 47 8 3 14 21 38 7 34 6 47 0 5 2 7 1 7 4 2 1 3 6 3 2 12 5 20 2 4 2 8 1 20 17 2 97 83 1 207 42 187 35 1 264 24 1 298 27 3 ALL 0 1 78 8 23 2 37 1 2 9 0 5 6 0 1 27 6 35 43 4 0 8 0 13 13 0 Mtipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 2 5 38 14 19 5 9 0 4 0 27 14 13 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 12 0 28 0 19 9 34 15 18 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 5 4 10 0 11 1 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 9 1 94 72 1 175 23 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oin The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 1 ALL 123 ALL B 7 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 1 3 3 6 2 97 43 114 17 174 9 80 8 14 45 38 14 33 38 34 2 18 28 3 29 2 6 10 1 2 17 9 2 57 11 45 60 3 37 4 7 23 27 7 4 14 20 7 32 3 17 3 3 7 23 2 9 5 1 1 3 15 1 0 0 1 5 5 7 3 15 20 0 4 4 11 0 5 11 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 19 43 10 30 42 1 8 10 0 1 30 12 1 2 75 25 74 8 107 0 0 47 0 6 55 75 136 28 82 8 47 89 27 70 4 101 11 32 39 3 34 8 10 15 8 19 0 7 11 3 2 3 8 0 0 4 8 25 10 28 4 42 0 3 5 0 20 5 0 0 39 3 3 25 1 8 19 5 2 2 8 20 8 11 43 264 175 43 1 482 149 464 52 665 40 194 221 1 455 19 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A J Porf Bos ... N y .... Phil Bal Nor Jac Tam Mob .... NO .... Hou .... Wil SF ... .... Sea ... Tr»T are 1-9 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 3 19 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALI. 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 1-9 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 8 46 9 28 1 6 13 20 6 6 4 10 22 1 2 12 15 0 7 6 6 22 1 0 10 4 9 5 2 3 0 1 1 9 12 1 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 5 18 0 0 11 11 0 8 3 26 39 2 0 35 37 4 38 3 15 9 12 1 16 20 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 18 0 2 11 4 0 5 5 0 0 9 2 5 3 6 1 11 3 66 37 106 1 228 12 13 121 1 146 22 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 0 0 6 6 0 0 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 11 2 12 5 1 0 4 2 6 2 3 ALL 0 0 17 35 3 3 12 28 2 5 2 2 0 0 9 23 19 36 10 31 3 4 7 13 9 20 59 98 1 200 26 GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 12 0 8 1 7 0 2 14 16 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 35 1 0 34 27 4 2 21 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 19 2 15 8 8 112 1 128 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 b 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 ALL 0 0 8 7 5 5 11 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 9 9 1 1 0 0 2 2 35 1 39 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 C ALL 1-8 A B 4 15 0 0 4 0 1 2 4 8 0 0 0 43 8 33 55 25 57 32 71 185 2 8 35 12 18 33 1 2 15 16 3 8 11 8 5 11 3 0 4 46 0 4 55 8 13 15 10 16 11 28 18 23 2 5 2 14 9 1 15 2 3 1 5 10 10 1 7 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 11 0 1 1 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 23 52 0 0 23 7 19 29 9 17 5 1 23 98 4 86 72 19 27 24 72 142 8 35 1 36 38 65 7 4 27 67 6 24 14 21 27 9 31 10 14 1 0 9 8 4 5 1 4 3 1 4 55 0 12 1 11 5 27 13 11 12 0 0 13 24 2 19 5 12 5 10 4 2 41 5 19 20 29 246 1 299 200 128 39 1 367 94 196 120 265 675 24 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP I 2 3 ALL DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP , GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 122 204 52 I 378 78 , _55 219" 24 I 298 27 97 85 37 106 I 228 12_ 13 262 460 182 I 904 52 188 IM J 83" I 121 I 308 1 195 116 196 20"7 42 187 146 8T 26 548 239 " 409 _4^|_3jH 35 j 264 9^| 200 177 1 825 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 12 3 Ai.L 11 58 91 I 160 9 94 72 T 175 8 8 112 I 128 28 160 275 J 463 Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 43 361_ 160 J3 1 564 344 489 108 | 941 18 171 258 I 447 24 .15 23 19" 43 26^ 175 " 43 "I "482 1^ "4M 52 J_6^5 j40 194 221 I 455 39 200 128 39 I 367 290 "120 265 I 675 24 29 246 | 299 3 35 6 50~B9T125 825 463 125 11413 783 1073 425 [2281 82 394 725 |1201 �uv 17, IMt SE AT ARERS Sen, Douglas Hails SIUNA Taxi Union 'Gallon Donor' WASHINGTON—^"The great victory for honest, decent trade unionism" which was won by Chicago taxi drivers now affiliated with the SIUNA, was cited by Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois in ad--*dressing the final afternoon feat of the Teamsters in an NLRB session of the SIUNA con­ election. vention last week. Sen. Douglas' remarks pointedly referred to the fact that the more than 6,000 Yellow and Checker taxi drivers in Chicago, who were formerly members of the Team­ sters, had shown the .world that workers seeking honest trade un­ ion representation could throw off the shackles of Jimmy Hoffa and of men such as Joey Glimco, Hoffa's mob lieutenant in the Chicago area. The Chicago drivers are now members of the new SIUNA Transportation Services and Allied Workers, which was chartered by the international in January, 1962, following the Chicago drivers' de­ "There are now no payoffs and no sweetheart contracts, and Teamster locals in other cities want to break away," Sen. Douglas pointed out. The TS&AW was represented for the first time at an SIUNA convention by Dominic A. Abata, TS&AW president; Joseph Abata, Everett Clark, Chester Gans, Wil­ liam Gilkey and Gregory Grana. Mike Jokubowskl, Don Miller, Wil­ liam Whitney and Lloyd Young served as alternate delegates. During the convention, a plaque was presented by Abata to SIUNA President Hall in recognition of the international's assistance in the cab drivers' fight. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Poultry Rates A Spot On Menu When planning shipboard menus, SIU stewards should keep in mind the many tasty and nourishing meals which can be centered around poultry as the meat dish. In food value, poultry does not differ very much from meat. It is more easily digested, however, because the fibers of the flesh are shorter and there is very little fat distributed through the flesh. Most of the fat lies in layers just under the skin. To identify young birds which will make the best eating, such as broilers, fryers, or roasters, some pointers will be helpful as a guide. The feet should be smooth and limber, and the legs thick and short. The cartilage at the end of the breast bone should be pliable, with the skin containing many pin feathers and no long hairs. The breast should be plump, yet firm when pinched between the fingers. Long hairs and a hardened breast bone denote an older bird which will not make as good eating as a young one. In general, the best birds are fat and well-bled, without any bruises, scratches or deformities. In taking aboard stores of hard-frozen poultry, the steward should be sure that none is .ccepted which has begun to thaw to any con­ siderable extent. Unfrozen poultry spoils quickly, and the result is a general ioss_of flavor. Even if it were placed in the freezer immediately on coming aboard, it would still take several days to freeze and would be subject to some spoilage during that time. Poultry keeps best at temperatures of zero or below. It will remain in good condition for about six months at temperatures up to 10° fahrenheit but quality will suffer considerably after this period. The longer it is stored at temperatures above zero, the worse it becomes. When storing poultry don't unwrap and tuck individual birds in little spaces throughout the box. This will cause freezer burn at a much faster rate than if the birds are left protected in cardboard containers. It's also less sanitary. To defrost, thaw poultry carefully and slowly In cool air, preferably in the chili box or thaw room if one is available. Follow these simple rules to preserve the quality of poultry stored aboard ship, and you'll find that turkey, duck and chicken can be served and enjoyed throughout the longest voyages. (Comments and swpfliestions eve invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU Fleet Wins 5th PHS Award In Row WASHINGTON—For the fifth year in a row, the SIU's shipboard feeding and sanitation program has earned the entire Bloomfield fieet a perfect rating of 100 from the US Public Health Service and a-*Special Vessel Sanitation field ships. "The efforts of Bloom­ Commendation Award for field seafarers in the continuing Making his 8th pint dona­ tion to the SIU blood bank in Brooklyn, Seafarer Arthur C. Sankovidt (above) is the second man to join the "gallon donor" CIUD since the program began. He's off the John B. Waterman. 1962. The certificate was presented to the company by the Surgeon General of the USPH5 at a cere­ mony here. The PHS sanitation rating is determined by 166 factors relating to health and hygiene aboard ship, including handling, preparation and service of food. The special commendation praises SIU crewmen in the fourship Bloomfield fleet for working together with company officials to develop the program which brought about the high standards of sanitation current on Bloom­ success of this sanitation program on their ships have earned for them repeated commendation by the nation's health services and ... represent a real achievement by the men who man their ships." Alice Brown Tops Fleet A company vessel sanitation plaque was won by the Alice Brown in an extremely close con­ test with other ships of the fleet. In recent years many SlU-contracted ships and fleets have won USPHS sanitation awards, includ­ ing Waterman, Alcoa, Isthmian, Calmar and Ore Line. Speakers Cite US Ship Need (Continued from Page 3) power of job control than in those of their own organizations ... So successfully have maritime unions discharged " their responsibilities that the American seaman today enjoys a status and a standard of living comparable to those of his land-based fellow workers. This . . . is now a dream come true, after years of loyal and honorable representation by maritime unions in the finest tradition of the trade union movement." Welcomed to the convention on closing day, Sen. Paul Douglas of Illinois (left) was greeted by SIUNA Vice-Presi­ dent Dominic Abata (center) and SIUNA Pres. Paul Hall. Pace Fhra LO G Assistant to Maritime Administra­ tor Donald W. Alexander, speaking of the MA's new development program to promote cargo and passengers for American-flag ships —"We not only have the best ships, but the most capable seafarers. We have a magnificent maritime tradition in war and peace. The time has come when it appears that all of us—labor, management and government—must recognize that we must move ahead—or die." lieve that these problems can be settled around the bargaining table." t 3» Senator Warren G. Magnuson, Washington, Chairman of the Sen­ ate Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee—"With some determination and unity we may be able to make a dent in the problems of the American mer­ chant marine. Be assured that as far as my committee is concerned you will always have a fair and J. 4 t sympathetic audience." Congressman Emanuel Celler, i t i 4" JMaitland S. Pennington, Special New York—"1 cannot conceive of Senator E. L. Bartlett, Alaska— what we would do without an ade­ "We need to make substantial quate merchant marine." progress in dealing with the prob­ William E. Simkln, Federal Me­ lems of maritime. Those of us in diation Service Director—"I do the Commerce Committee will not believe that arbitration im­ work with you and for you in the posed by law Is any answer to the things that so urgently need do­ problems of your Industry. I be­ ing." Bull Line Hearings Continue NEW YORK — A reorganization plan which might enable the Bull Line - Kulukundis American - flag shipping operations to resume un­ der a trusteeship arrangement will get a further hearing today In Federal Court here. Under the reorganization plan, foreign-flag tanker tonnage owned by the brothers of Manuel E. Kulukundis, head of the kulukun­ dis American shipping empire, would be mortgaged to provide working capital for the reorganized operation. Kulukundis has been negotiating with a British bank for the necessary money. Several post­ ponements of court proceedings have been granted so far. Meanwhile, eight of the Ameri­ can-flag ships have been sold at public auctions in the US and overseas. The latest were the Sands "Point and Mount Evans, which were sold at Baltimore for $88,500 and $41,200 respectively, and the Mount McKinley, which brought $350,000 in Jacksonville. The others were the Kathryn, Star Point, Westhampton, Southampton and Mount Rainier. Other vessels are scheduled for sale in the US at future dates. Indian authorities in Bombay have also ordered the sale of the Easthampton, which is idled there. Monies derived from the sale of Bull Line-Kulukundis vessels will be used to pay creditors, which include the SIU and other ship­ board unions with a direct interest in money owed to members' wel­ fare, pension and vacation funds, as well as SIU crewmembers who have filed liens against Individual ships for wages due. Convention Hosts Top Labor, Gov't Leaders WASHINGTON—Speakers representing the AFL-CIO, national and international unions, Congress and various Government agencies took time off from busy schedules to address the delegates to the SlUNA'a 11th biennial convention here last-*- E. L. Wheatley, president. Operative week. Following is the list of Potters. Jerry Wurf. executive director. District speakers: Council 37, AFSCME. LABOR Andrew BiemlUer. legislatlv* director, AFL-CIO. Captain William V. Bradley, president, IL.\. Mort Brandenburg, president. Distillery Workers. , , Chuck Brown, president. Long Island Federation of Labor. Irving Brown. ICFTU representative to the United Nations. WilUam Buck, president. Fire Fighters. Orrin Burrows, director of government operations. IBEW. Jesse Calhoon, president, MEBA. Edward F. Carlough, Jr., organizing director. Sheet Metal Workers. Howard Coughlin, president. Office Em­ ployees. Russell R. Crowell. president. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Union. Nelson Cruikshank, director, AFL-CIO Social Security Department. Charles Feinstein, vice-president. Leath­ er Goods Workers. Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, executive vice-president, ILA. B. A. Gritta. president, AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department. Clarence Henry, vice-president. ILA. Joseph D. Keenan, secretary, IBEW. Patrick King, vice-president. Masters. Mates & Pilots. Sam Kovenetsky, president. Local 1-S, RWDSU. Steve Leslie, president. Local 25, Oper­ ating Engineers. Joseph Lewis, secretary-treasurer, AFLCIO Union Label Department. Richard E. Livingston, secretary. United Brotherhood of Carpenters. F. H. McGuigan. secretary, Washington (DC) Central Labor Council. George Moany, president. AFL-CIO. Joseph Ramsey, vice-president. Ma­ chinists. William F. Schnitzler, secretary-treas­ urer, AFL-CIO. Anthony Scotto. vice-president. ILA. Russell M. Stephens, president. Tech­ nical Engineers. James A. Suffridge, president. Retail Clerks. Lonnie Young, vice-president. Boiler Makers. Charles Zimmerman, vice-president. ILGWU. GOVERNMENT Sen. E. L. Bartlett, Alaska. Sen. Paul H. Douglas. Illinois. Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Washington. Sen. Russell B. Long. Louisiana. ' Sen. Warren G. Magnuson. Washington. Sen. Frank E. Moss. Utah. Sen. William Proxmire. Wisconsin. Sen. Harrison A. Williams. Jr., New .Tcrsey. Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo. New York. Rep. Hale Boggs, Louisiana. Rep. James A. B.vrne, Pennsylvania Rep. Hugh L. Carey, New York. Rep. Emanuel Celler, New York. Rep. Dominick V. Daniels. New Jersey. Rep. James J. Delane.v, New York. Rep. Leonard Farbstein. New York. Rep. Edward A. Garmatz. Maryland. Rep. Jacob H. Gilbert. New York. Rep. Edna F. Kelly. New York. Rep. Gillis Long, Louisiana. Rep. Abraham J. Multer, New York. Rep. John Murphy, New York. Rep. Robert N. C. Nix. Pennsylvania. Rep. John J. Rooney, New York. Rep. Herman Toll. Pennsylvania. Gerald Brown, member. National Labor R-l.etions Board. William Feldesman. solicitor. National Labor Relations Board. Donald V. Geoffrion. labor relations advisor. Office of Naval Material. Prof. William Gomberg. advisor. Fed­ eral Mediation Service. Edward Harrington, mayor. New Bed­ ford. Mass. John F. Henning. Under Secretary of L.abor. Robert Moore; deputy director. Federal Mediation Service. deLesseps S. Morrison. Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Maitland S. Pennington, special assist­ ant to the Maritime Administrator. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Under Sec­ retary of Cemmerce. William E. Simkin, director. Federal Mediation Service. �race Sis SEAFARERS LOG M»r 11, i9n Convention Maps Full Program On Major Ship, Labor Issues .rea, Morris Weisberger, SUP; Los Angeles Harbor District: (Continued from Page 3) xecutlve vice president, Canada, George Johansen, Alaska Fisher­ 18, 1961. (See separate story oi lal Banks, SIU of Canada; execu- men's Union; William W. Jordan, Page 2.) ive vice president, Atlantic, Gulf Jr., Marine Firemen; Burt E. LanTo promote more effective func­ and Lakes, Cal Tanner, AGLIW; pher. Staff Officers Association; tioning of the International during ilso vice presidents Dominic L. P. Taylor, International Union the next two years, and to Imple­ Abata, TS&AW: Lester Balinger, of Petroleum Workers, and Ed Cannery Workers, San Diego; Turner, Marine Cooks and ment convention actions, the dele­ Lester Caveny, Fish Cannery Stewards. gates approved a number of Workers, Monterey County; The 12th biennial convention SIUNA constitutional changes, au Captain John M. Fox, Inlandboat- will be held in 1965 at a place to thorized the establishment of men's Union of the Pacific; Mrs. be determined by the Executive various new departments and in Andrea Gomez, Cannery Workers, Board. creased per capita payments by affiliated unions to a total of 75 cents per member per month. The new international depart­ ments called for by the convention even at conventions. (Continued from Page 3) include departments of Organiza­ 4 4 4 tion, Research and Education, Civil SIUNA representatives, all from While the press of business pre­ Rights, International Affairs the New Orleans area. vented him from staying long Legislation, and Public Relations 4" 4 4« enough to address the delegates, During the convention sessions, No one has checked the delegate the delegates heard a number of roster of previous conventions, but the first recorded visitor to the important speakers, including: this convention of SIUNA affiliates convention was Gov. Luis Munoz President George Meany and seemed to have a record number Marin of Puerto Rico. The Gov­ Secretary-Treasurer Willian F. of lady delegates. Among them ernor visited the hotel on Satur­ Schnitzler of the AFL-CIO; were Rose Dacquisto, Birdie Edney day evening, in advance of the deLesseps S. Morrison, US Am­ and Andrea Gomez, of the Cannery convention opening, to chat with bassador to the Organization of Workers, Los Angeles Harbor Dis­ the delegates and express his l;iope American States; Under Secretary trict, and Corinne Voughs, United for a successful convention. 4 4 4 of Commerce Franklin D. Roose­ Industrial Workers-Atlantic Region. One of the favorite spots in the velt, Jr.; Under Secretary of Labor The Seafarers are ladies as well John F. Henning; Maitland Penn­ as gentlemen, as a glance at the hotel appeared to be the SIUNA ington, special assistant to the delegates in the convention hall "hospitality suite" — otherwise Maritime Administrator; William proved for many interested guests known as the "Diplomat Room" hosted by "Ambassador" Eddie Feldesman, solicitor for the Na­ and onlookers. Mooney. This was the scene of tional Labor Relations Board, and 4 4 4 many a get-together by groups of Federal Mediation Director WiiA banquet and entertainment delegates after the close of each liam Simkin. Sneakers from the is a traditional feature of any convention business day, and re­ Congress included Senators E. L. Bartlett, Paul H. Douglas, Henry SIUNA convention, and this one called to many the popular "Casa M. Jackson. Russell B. Long, War­ was no exception. Besides a Meyer Mooney" of the 1961' San Juan ren G. Magnuson, Frank E. Moss, Davis orchestra to provide, the convention. 4 4 4 William Proxmlre, and Harrison music, comedy, vocal and specialty Serving as a finale to the con­ acts were on tap to entertain all A. Williams, Jr. vention, on Friday evening. May (For a complete list of speakers, hands. One of the acts was a "spe­ 10, was the "SIUNA Handicap," a cial" that had previously performed eee Page 5; for excerpts from for President Kennedy at the special trotting race run in honor speeches, see Page 3.) White House . . . This convention of the convention at the Rosecroft On the final day of the conven­ also set a "first" in the culinary Raceway in nearby Oxon Hill, Md. tion, all members of the SIUNA department by having coffee avail­ This, the evening's seventh race. Executive Board were reelected as able on the convention deck Was won by Con Brio, who was follows: throughout the business sessions to appropriately draped with an President, Paul Hall, AGLIWD; ease dry palates. Coffeetime is a SIUNA blanket presented by Viceexecutive vice nresident. Pacific' benefit not to be treated lightly. President Andrea Gomez. Convention Highlights Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director The AFL-CIO has strongly urged the House Ways Sc Means Com­ mittee not to bottle up proposals on medical aid for the aged as part of the Social Security System as it did last year, but to give the House itself a chance to vote on the legislation. Nelson Cruikshank, director of the AFL-CIO Department of Social Security, in a network radio interview, cited last year's election results as an indication the majority of people want a medical care for ths aged program under the Social Security System. "Where this was an Issue," Cruikshank said, "the overwhelming number of vkloiles Vfeis on the side of those who favored this measure." Cruikshank urged the cTimmittee to respond to the "evident wishes of the American people for protection in this area." Cruikshank expressed hope that this year the Committee would at least report the bill to the House, even though a majority of its members did not necessarily favor it. He pointed out that the Com­ mittee this year was slightly more liberal than it was last year and that there was a greater chance of getting a favorable committee vote than in the past. Once on the floor of the .House, Cruikshank thought that the bill would have a good chance. "It would not be one of those landslide affairs," he said, "but even lhe4 opponents of the bill have told us frankly again and again that once a "basic floor of protection" it were on the floor it would pass." against high hospital costs for The proposed bill would provide people 65 and over, Cruikshank noted, but it is not intended to cover all their medical costs. The need for this program is obvious, he declared, since "between 50 and 60 per cent of the people over age 65 have incomes of $1,000 or less. When you analyze the cost of com­ prehensive medical care that is being made available under private insurance you find that it is, for most older people, prohibitive." (Questioned about the adequacy of coverage under the existing Kerr-Mills program, Cruikshank observed that only half of ,the states, plus three of the territories, have any medical assistance for' the aged under the program. "State legislatures have to raise matching monies, Cruikshank con­ tinued, and are thus confronted with the "dilemma as to whether to provide comprehensive services A one-time active member for a few people or very limited services for a very large number of the SIU on the Great of people . . . Neither one meets Lakes, Nelson Cruikshank, the need." director of the AFL-CIO Social Security Depart­ (Comments and suggestions are ment, is shown addressing invited by this Department and last week's SIUNA conven­ can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) tion on medicare bill. ACTION BY CONVENTION SETS RECORD (Continued from Page 3) of all Government-generated cargoes for US-flag ships. Called for at least 50 percent of oil imports to be carried in American tankers. Hiring Hall. Reaffirmed the need to protect the hiring hall as the only fair and equitable means of assuring stab­ ility of employment in the maritime industry. USPHS Hospitals. Resolved to continue efforts to ob­ tain adequate funds for PHS hospitals and to obtain waiver of the 90-day eligibility rule to permit treatment of sea­ men who are obliged to remain on the beach more than 90 days due to circumstances beyond their control. Called for continued medical care by marine hospitals for pen­ sioned seamen. Runaways. Resolved to continue highlighting the im­ plications of runaway operations, and to support the clos­ ing of tax loopholes which are the chief Incentive for these operators. Domestic Shipping. Resolved to continue attacking the destructive policies of the ICC and to urge changes in the ICC that provide for a shipping point of view. Op­ posed Senate bill S.926 which would remove present rate regulations on railroad carriage of bulk commodities and allow the railroads to extend their rate-cutting practices in areas where they compete with water carriers. Opposed legislation to impose a fuel tax on inland waterways trans­ portation and additional moves to bring foreign-flag ves­ sels into US domestic trade. Urged extension of Federal minimum wage and hour law coverage, particularly as an aid to unorganized boatmen and fishermen. Called for an end to Ohio's present discriminatory treatment of Great Lakes seamen with respect to unemployment compensa­ tion. General Maritime. Reaffirmed support to the program of the National Committee on Maritime Bargaining, as set in 1961, and resolved to continue efforts to promote joint labor-management action to deal with the various prob­ lems in maritime. Noted the possibility of an intensified blacklisting of ships that have traded with Israel, by the United Arab Republic, and resolved to take all necessary steps to protect the members' rights as American seamen. Called for implementation of a long-range ship replace­ ment program. Supported efforts by the Staff Officers Association to obtain trained pharmacist's mates as mem­ bers of the ship's complement. Urged continued efforts to advise the public and Gov­ ernment of the US merchant marine's role in maintain­ ing our international balance of payments. Cited a recent statement by Defense Secretary McNamara that passenger vessels are no longer needed for national defense purposes, and urged Congress and the appropriate Government agen­ cies to take a realistic approach to the problem of trans­ porting large quantities of men and supplies to meet any emergency. Called for attempts to incorporate contractual provisions which would reduce the difficulties experienced by seamen, in connection with repatriation and the colleqtion of monies due, in cases where shipping companies experience financial difficulties or are forced into bank­ ruptcy. Fishing And Canning. Determined to seek elimination of the limitation on liability so that fishermen, inland boatmen and others can collect full damages for personal injuries without reference to the value of the vessel on which the injury occurred. Stressed continued efforts to protect American fishermen and cannery workers from damage caused by foreign tuna Imports under present tariffs and import quotas. Endorsed pending legislation to control the sale of foreign salmon in American mar­ kets, to promote state commercial fishery research and development projects, to provide construction subsidies for new fishing vessels and to provide that domestic fish products be made available to the Food-for-Peace program and be distributed as a surplus agricultural commodity. Supported the Fishermen's Medical Bill and the Fisher­ men's Bargaining Bill. SIUNA Operations. Approved discussions aimed at achieving consolidation of SIUNA unions in Alaska. Urged the expansion of union training and upgrading pro­ / grams by SIUNA affiliates, as well as the expansion of health and safety facilities and more programs of pre­ ventive medicine through union clinics. Endorsed con­ tinued organizing activity under the direction of the in­ ternational and authorized special organizing conferences to implement this program. Urged revision of the inter­ national's operation to fit current-day needs by establish­ ing new departments of Organization, Research and Edu­ cation, Legislation, Civil Rights and Public Relations. Relations With Other Organizations. Called on all SIUNA affiliates to maintain membership in their respec­ tive state and local central bodies and to participate in them to the greatest degree possible. Reaffirmed support of the ICFTU as a bulwark of free trade unionism and a bar to the spread of communism and totalitarianism. Urged the full support of COPE by the international and affiliates. Called on the International Transportworkers* Federation to estblish a Caribbean Secretariat to deal with the specialized problems of workers in this area. Civil Rights, Social Legislation. Reaffirmed vigorous support of the principle laid down by the AFL-CIO that equal rights and opportunities should be within the grasp of every American, and called for appropriate legislative action to achieve this objective. Called for the approval of medical care for the aged and other needed social legislation. General Labor. Reaffirmed opposition to the LandrumGriffin Act and resolved to seek modification of this unionbusting legislation and review of the Taft-Hartley Act. Resolved to continue efforts to bring about the defeat of state "right-to-work" laws, and to oppose attempts to bring labor under the anti-trust statutes. Resolved to work toward promotion of a single union label. Called on Congress to impose a moratorium on railroad mergers pending investigation of rail finances. Called for the protection of workers displaced by automation. Reaf­ firmed opposition to the authority of the New Yoi'krNew Jersey Waterfront Commission over longshoremen and other maritime workers, and pledged efforts to win leg-' islation to provide fairer treatment f(jr these workers. �.-V-V, •5 « A P kkkks to G Faff« fleveii PHOTO REPORT The Eleventh Remarks of ILGWU Vice-Pres. Charles Zimmerman (at mike) scored with Morris Weisberger, Andrea Gomez and Ed Turner. Some of the highlights of lost week's SlUNA convention in Washington are pictured on the following pages, to record some of the people and events which made the I Ith biennial convention a memorable one for all hands. The convention, which also marked the SlUNA's 25th anniversary, charted important policy for the international in the next two years on a wide range of shipping and labor issues, transacted a record amount of business and also hosted an im­ pressive number of guests and speakers. Since pictures can't tell the whole story, full coverage of the news and actions of the convention is carried elswhere in this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Congressional speakers included Rep. Edward Garmatz (Md.) of House Merchant Marine Committee. Herman Toll (Pa.), Dominic Daniels (NJ) and James Bryne (Pa.) also brought Congresmonal grcctingSi Irving Brown ICFTU Rep. To UN Sen. Paul Douglas Of Illinois George Munroe SIU of Trinidad Mayor Edw. Harrington New Bedford, Mass. Franklin Roosevelt, Jr. Commerce Under Sec'y Fred Stewart, SIU Civil Rights Committee ^en. Harrison Williams Of New Jdrsey WilUam Jenkins, SIU Resolutions Committee Cong. John J. Rooney Of New York Opening session huddle features (1-r) Andrea Gomez, Cannery Workers-Los Angeles; George Johansen, Alaska Fishermen, and Pres. Paul Hall. Rico delegates (1-r) J. Diaz, R. Hernandez, K. Terpe, F. Marrero, C. Flores, and Mrs. Marrero. H. Workman, SIU-AGLIW; P. Crannle ot Canada were on Great Lakes Seamen's Committee. Lindsey J. Williams SIU-AGLIW Report Cong. Hale Boggs Of Louisiana Clarence Henry Vice-President, ILA �Pace EiiM SB A FARERS tOG t e- f Mar 17. IMI Candid shot catches SUP delegates Blackie Ellis Geft) and Jim Dooley during convention break. AGLIW's Bill Hall and Bertie Edney. Cannery Workers-Los Angeles, go over civil rights repmt. Sen. William Proxmire Of Wisconsin Steve Leslie Sen. Russell B. -Long Of Louisiana SIU-AGLIW had largest convention delegation of officers and rank-and-file mem­ bers from several ports. Among elected delegates pictured here (reading from I-r) are L. Hall. E. Mooney, J. DiGeorge, M. Carlin, F. Drozak, E. Erazo, D. Butta. Lobby ot convention hotel made it plain that the l^afarers were in town. Displays, banners, ship models highlighted varied activities of international union. Prof, William Gombcrg si 25 Rep. Emanuel Celler of NT draws thanks for his support of US-flag merchant flipping. Thomas (Teddy) Gleason I?-"- I »' Anthony Seot^ Vice-President, ILA Pres. Joseph Lewis Union Label Trades Pres. B. A. Gritta Metal Trades Dept. Resolutions committee group shows (clockwise) F. Marrero, Puerto Rico; Corinno Voughs, Industrial Workers, Atlantic; Joe Goren, chairman, MCS; Ray Doucette, Canada; H. Williams, Inland Boatmen-Atlantic; J. McQuaig, Canada. Opening session started round of reports submitted fw information of delegates ,1. by different affiliate flUP report is being distributed here.' Canada's-Bill Glasgow, C. Flores and :J. Dias of Puerto Rico are In foreground. �May 17, INt SEAFARERS LOG Pace NlM Photo mural of SlUNA members at work catches t;;>e of a visitor. Seafarer Ai Straccioiini. Ambassador deLessups S. Morrison, US rep. to the Organization of American States, lauded labor's help in Improving conditions of Latin-American workers. Intent listeners are Lindsey Williams and Andrea Gomez. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson Of Washington Capt. William Bradley President, ILA Capt. Pat King Masters, Mates & Pilots Another new SIUNA affiliate, Trinidad SIU sent delegation Including F. Mungroo, R. James. Close-up of convention displays features charts showing SIUNA 25-year growth, pub­ lications, union halls, welfare-vacation benefits and other gains. Among newest international affiliates are cab drivers and garage workers in SIUNA Transportation Services & Allied Workers. Delegates pictured here include (I-r) Everett Clark (with pipe), Gregory Grana and Mike Jocubowskl, all of Chicago. Delegates paid close attention to resolutions and reports prMented, and carefully followed texts being read from rostrum. The pair cmieentrating'on tC^ here are Rose Dacaulsto and Frank Rivera; of Cannery Workera-Loi Angeleft Joseph D. Keenan Secretary, IBEW Pres. Russell Stephens Technical Engineers Pres. Bill Buck Fire Fighters Sen. Henry M. Jackson Of Washington Pres. James A. Suffridge Retail Clerks Jnder Secretary of Labor John Hennlng gers of compulsory arbitration. �• •UTS/' SE'A FA'REHS LOG Face Tea i&tii, 19# |v I Two SIU-AGLIW alternate delegates. Sea­ farers H. Workman and N. Dubois, admire photos of SIUNA members on job. Sen. E. L. Bartlett Of Alaska Dick Livingston Sec'y, Carpenters Gerald Brown Member, NLRB Edw. Carlough Jr. Org. Dir., SMWIA International Affairs Ccmunittee included M. Carlin, SIU-AGLTW{ Randolph James, Trinidad; Bill Glasgow, Canada. William Feldesman SoUcitor, NLRB William E. Simkin Fed. Mediation Dir. Cong. Robert Nix Of Pennsylvania Lester P. Taylor SIUNA Petroleum Wkra. Maitland Penningtoa Special Asst., MA Cong. Gillls Long Of Louisiana Pres. Jesse Calhopn Marine Engineers WiUiam F. Schnitzler AFL-CIO Sec.-Treas. Donald Geoffrion Navy Labor Advisor Seafarer Ernest V. Erazo, part 6f SIUAGLIW delegation, looks over couvetitioa display of SIUNA publications. Busy on rostriun are SIUNA Vice-Presi­ dents Ed Tufiler, Marine Cuoks; Hal Banks, Canada; Burt Lanpher, Staff Officers. 'BaltlmiH-e Sun' and Times' marine editon Helen Bentlsy and Geo. Home talk with Herb Brand, SIU-AGLIW. Copies of reports, proposed resolutions were distributed regularly during business sessions for delegate action. v> - Lmutla jfesisg T-P, Boiler Makers Sen. Frank E. MOH Of Utah Leonard McLaughlin Canada SlU Report �Mn IT. im Pace Eleven S E A F ARER$,LO G 'That's The Idea!' €0PSHP0R7 ' mm Qoestioning voices are being raised in states which enacted so-called "right-to-work" laws on the assurance that banning the union shop would attract new Industry and speed economic growth. Some Influen­ tial newspapers, and even some business groups, in "right-to-work" states, are now asking aloud if in fact the reverse may be true. At the same time, in Congress, the first steps have been taken to lay the groundwork for repeal of Sec. 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act. Although the 1947 labor law allows workers and employers to negoti­ ate a union shop. Sec. 14b enables states in effect to supersede Federal law and make union shop agreements illegal. Sen. Harrison A. Wil­ liams (D-N.J.) has introduced a bill to repeal 14b, and similar bills are being prepared by other members of Congress. The AFL-CIO Executive Council, at its February meeting, called for an intensified drive against "right-to-work" and Sec. 14b which, it declared, "Invites states to compete in passing anti-union laws on the erroneous supposition that they attract industry." Warning that col­ lective bargaining "is being emasculated by state 'right-to-work' laws," Williams said repeal of 14b is the only path out of "the jungle of in­ dustrial strife." V Newspaper and business criticism from "right-to-work" states cen­ ters largely on the failure of the union shop ban to fulfill the promises of its sponsors. The business editor, of the "Atlanta Constitution," Jim Montgomery, wrote on April 30 that "Georgia's so-called 'rightto-work' law may be crippling the state's economic progress." He suggested that repeal may be "long overdue." The states which have banned the union shop, "Georgia among them, are still dominated by low-wage industries," Montgomery pointed out. He cited a "carefully documented indictment" of such laws by University of Vermont Prof. Milton J. Nadworny, which ap­ peared in the publication of New York University's Institute of Eco­ nomic Affairs. Nadworny pointed out that in states which have adopted "work" laws, "both hourly manufacturing wages and per capita personal income have been falling farther and farther behind the national averages." Montgomery cited wage statistics for Georgia as an example of the "right-to-work" lag. In 1950, he said. Its average manufacturing wage was>39 cents below the national average. Last year it was 62 cents below. In 1950, per capita income in the state was $474 under the US average. In 1962 it trailed the national average by $643. The handful of northern states which have banned the union shop are also hearing some second thoughts on thp issue. In Indiana, the "South Bend Tribune" said "we think Indiana's six-year-old law ban­ In concluding what will probably go down ning union shops has failed to right any wrongs and, worse, has increased labor tensions. We favor its repeal." in the record books as the biggest, most active Joe Algina, Safety Director For Safety Always—Think First The record shows that Seafarers are generally pretty careful these days when working aboard ship. They not only know what to do but how to do it safely. Accidents do happen, however, and sometimes they are caused by simple thoughtlessness. These mishaps are among the toughest ones to prevent. The only way they can be avoided is for everyone to be constantly alert and to keep in mind what any action might possibly lead to in the way of trouble. For example, using a CQ-2 fire extinguisher to chill a bucket of canned drinks may not lead directly to an accident or Injury. But just think what disaster this kind of an action might lead to later, if a fire broke out and the same fire extinguisher, now half-empty, was needed to put out the flames? I don't think we have to draw any dia­ grams about this; it's an extreme example anyway. A simple act like lighting a cigarette also can lead to disaster at the wrong time and place. You're in a tank spraying paint, let's say, when you unconsciously reach for a cigarette without even thinking about what you are doing. You may get away with it a couple of times, but sooner or later the paint fumes in the tank will be just a little more concentrated than usual and you'll find you've had it, brother. If you see an oil spill, do you Just ignore it and go around it, or do you drop some rags pr-tither absorbent on it? If you are on the alert for possible danger, you should realize that the spill could not only be the cause for a shipmate to slip and break a leg, but it's also a fire hazard. Have you ever used oxygen from a burning torch to cool a compart­ ment or to blow out the fumes created while you were burning or welding? The oxygen is not a poisonous gas, so there seems to be no danger. But remember that oxygen makes many things, your clothes for instance, burn much faster than they ordinarily would. Under these conditions, a spark that would normally burn a pinhole in your clothes could cause them to blaze up just like a torch. Speaking of torches, a common unsafe practice is to leave a torch In a compartment during the meal hour, or, worse, overnight, with Only its valves shut while the cylinder valves are open. If the torch valves or other connections should leak, even slightly, the room could be filled with enough gas by the time you get back to make lighting-off again your last act oh earth. Whep you stop work and leave a torch unattended for any length of time, at least make sure you leave it out in the open after first closing off the valves on the oxygen and acetylene cylinders as well as the torch valves. (Commfvts and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) and fruitful convention in its history to date, the Seafarers International Union of North America demonstrated once again last week that it represents a vital and growing force in maritime. At this point in its 25 year of progress since 1938, the SIUNA, under the AFL-CIO ban­ ner, continues to move ahead into many new and expanding areas. At the same time, it has not lost sight of its basic trade union role—to provide and maintain jobs, under decent conditions, for its membership. Certainly job issues, in the midst of a peri­ od of heavy unemployment in the US, were on the minds of all of the delegates, and those who elected them. Their actions clearly re­ flected this concern. And while much of what's said here might sound like backslapping, no amount of rhetoric can undo this single fact: In Washington last week, the SIUNA con­ vention was the sounding Isoard for import­ ant points of view from responsible people in high places—both labor and Government — whose statements and policies directly affect the livelihood of those who work in maritime, as well as the growth of the indus­ try itself. They set the keynote emerging from this 11th biennial SIUNA convention, almost as much as the delegates themselves. For the representatives of the SIU find its affiliates have long stressed the point that a healthy American-flag merchant fleet means job sta­ bility, and that this applies here as in any industry. Now, with the speech-making over, is the time to put these ideas to work, to end the piecemeal attacks on inter-relat^ problems. Let's get on with such business as sealing off escape routes for tax-dodging runaway operators and also curb railroad rate-making practices that destroy domestic shipping. One cannot do the job of rebuilding the American merchant marine without the other. ^ fr A AoO- lives by a 1936 Merchant Marine Act that long ago outlived its usefulness and creates many of its basic problems today. Isn't it time for a change? Off Course Originally announced as the subject of . possibly three weeks of hearings 'way back in March, the Bonner proposal on compul­ sory arbitration has generated much more heat than was expected. It has been the sub­ ject of committee hearings for many weeks, and the last word is not in yet. The SIUNA's position on the idea of compulsory arbitration in maritime labor dis­ putes was presented in direct testimony be­ fore the committee on two occasions in March and was reaffirmed at last week's con­ vention. Numerous convention speakers from labor and Government also stressed their opposi­ tion on this issue, because it would interfere with and limit free collective bargaining; it would set a dangerous precedent for labormanagement relations everywhere. Like the SIUNA, they also said that moves to "get labor" are not going to solve or undo the problems in the maritime industry. It's worth recalling that the Bonner bill was put forth as an amendment to the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1936, and calls for the reenactment of Title X of the Act, which governed maritime labor relations from 1938-42. The proposal was drafted in this manner so that the Merchant Marine Com­ mittee would have jurisdiction over the bill, rather than the Labor and Education Com­ mittee. The real "loser" here is the US merchant marine, however, since the House MM Com­ mittee has had limited time for discussion and action on other pending maritime issues while dealing with the arbitration matter. If anything .can get the committee back on the right course it's mail from home. We therefore urge all Seafarers, their families and friends, to continue sending protests to 4i 4, Ji the committee against the Bonner proposal. As this is being written, an American This will help bring about its outright rejec­ astronaut is still circling the globe in outer tion in the interests of merchant seamen and space every 90 minutes. Yet this industry all American workers. �;/I Fwre Twelv* I'E if'' s. • SEAWARKRS LOO Mmr 17, INt t'! Suggests Clause For Time Off To the Editon The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafaren Welfare Plan and a total of $18,500 in benefits was paid (any apparent delay in payment of claim is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): J •<* lyj; Frandsco Casasco, 67: A liver ailment was fatal to Brother Casasco on April 1 1963, at Johns Hopkins Hospi­ tal, Baltimore, Md. He joined the SIU in 1941 and sailed in the engine depart­ ment until he went on pension last year. His stepdaughter, Natalie Lapinskas, of London, England, survives. Burial was in Sacred Heart Ceme­ tery. Baltimore. Total benefits: $1,000. William J. Me Lean. 45: Heart failure was fatal to Brother Mc­ Lean at his home in Jacksonville, Fla., on Novem­ ber S. 1981. He joined the SIU in 1960 and had sailed in the deck department. P. W. Safer of Jacksonville was named adminis­ trator of his estate. Burial was at Riverside Memorial Park, Jackson­ ville. Total benefits: $4,000. t. t Harry F. Price, 52: A stomach ailment proved fatal to Brother Alvin Headrick, €3: Brother Price at the Sa­ Headrick died of a heart ailment vannah, Ga., USPHS Hospital on March 20, on October 31, 1963 at Mobile 1962. He had General Hospital, joined the SIU in Mobile, Ala. He 1958 and shipped had shipped in in the engine dethe steward de­ partment. He partment since lists no next of joining the SIU kin. Burial was in 1957. His wife, in St. Augustine, Fla. Total bene­ O r a L. Head­ fits: $500. rick, of Chicka­ saw, Ala., survives. Burial was at A t t Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile. Moses M. Landavazo, 24: Brother Total benefits: $4,000. Landavazo died on August 14, 1962 at Rolling Hills Estates in Los All of the following Angeles, Calif. SIU families have re­ He had sailed in ceived a $200 maternity the deck depart­ benefit, plus a $25 bond ment with the from the Union in the SIU since 1962. baby's name, represent­ No next of kin ing a total of $1,400 in was designated. maternity benefits and a Burial was in Al­ buquerque, NM. maturity value of $175 in Total benefits: $500. bonds: Sofia Guerrero, bom March 16, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gus­ tavo Guerrero, Houston, Texas, i i Tammey Ann Foley, born March 30, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold D. Foley, Crestview, Fla. S> i> 3/ Tonette Gallant, born March 28, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph R. Gallant, Baton Rouge, La. t i Angela Snyder, born February 18, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hobert Snyder, Portsmouth, Va. t- $• Micha Purifoy, born March 7, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eddie P. Purifoy, Mobile, Ala. t, t. S. Angelina Endres, born March 16, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael Endres, Baltimore, Md. J, i 4. Patricia Flanagan, born March 6, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Flanagan, Philadelphia, Pa. I Kenneth E. Foster, 57: Brother Foster died of natural causes at the Galveston, Texas, USPHS Hospital on March 8. 1963. He had sailed in the steward depart­ ment after join­ ing the SIU in 1949. His wife, Eva Foster, of Galveston, sur­ vives. Burial was in Pea Ridge Cemetery, Pea Ridge, Ark. Total benefits: $500. t> i' Sticel A. Thompson, 52: Brother Thompson died of a heart ailment in Houston, Tex­ as, on January 21, 1963. He had sailed in the deck department since he joined the SIU in 1956. His daughter, Cherie F. Thompson, of Maplewood, La. survives. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery, Mon­ roe, La. Total benefits: $4,000. i t i. Martin G. Ohstrom, 45: Brother Ohstrom died of accidental causes at his home in Port Arthur, Texas, on Febru­ ary 25, 1963. He had shipped in the deck depart­ ment after join­ ing the SIU in 1953. Burial was at Greenlawn Cemetery in Port Arthur. Total benefits: $4,000. I am writing tills letter as a comparatlvo newcomer to the business of going to sea. Though new to the Industry, I have noticed a considerable change in the attitudes of some shipmates. A lot of the oldtimers have also sensed and seen a change. It seems to me that the gen­ eral feeling of late—which is All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names trill be withhrid upon request. heard too oZ,ea—is that if you don't care for the way things are aboard a particular ship, just ball out. "Why worry, let the next crew square things up." seems to be the feeling. Even from topside it's the same spiel, like, "We'll fix things up next trip." Only no one ever mentions which future trip he means. I, for one, don't think a few legitimate changes in living conditions on board can break any company—especially these trailer outfits. They seem to be forging ahead without any re­ gard for changing conditions which have been the same for many years. It is my opinion that some overhauling of conditions is necessary. I don't advocate locking up jobs but, with the turnaround time becoming shorter each trip, I feel that we should move for a t!me-oif clause in port, on an optional basis with pay. Contracts should also state that the boarding patrolman hold a meeting prior to the payoif with every crewmember present. Contract clarifications would be read to all hands, beefs would be taken care of and would be eliminated. I figure that this new payoff pattern would create interest in the present contracts and create new ideas at the same time. It would stimulate a great­ er interest in the SIU on the part of crewmembers who don't know the difference between overtime and routine duties and only gripe to no purpose. R. J. Henninger t 4, i Union Library Lends An Assist To the Editor: On behalf of Marian Council, Knights of Columbus, in Homewood, Illinois, I would like to thank you for a favor which is possibly not known to you. Your SIU representatives in Chicago have turned over to me excess copies of paperback books from the SIU Ships' Library which I, in turn, have been able to place in many local hospitals, firehoiises, county and state institutions on behalf of the Marian Council and the' SIU. Because of this generosity on the part of the SIU, we have been able to do something for many people which we other­ wise would not have been able to do. We would appreciate it if you would extend our thanks to your membership and to the local SIU representatives for this fine gestme. William F. Slobig Grand Knight Honor Simmons, Johnson Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the hospitals. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW OaLEANS. LOUISIANA Felimon Barlizo Harold Laumann Thomas Blackledge Anthoiir Maxwell Bobby Butts Arnold Hidgett Car Carlson, Jr. Rosindo Mora Samuel Clinscalei Clinton Newcomb E. Constantino Mario Pacheeo Joseph Curtis WitUara Paris Thomas Deale Coy Presley James Donahue August Princen Lionel Doucet Wra. E. Roberts Ralph Dougherty Calvin Rome Wesley F. Cannon Aubrey Sargent Clinton Franks Joseph Savaco Eugene Gallaspy Melvin Spires James Gardner Ashton Stephens Salvadore Gentile Francis Stirk, Jr. Leon J. Gordon Finis Strickland Edgar Goulet Adolph Swenson Joseph HamUton Harvey Thomas Carle Harris Robert Trlppe Frank James WUliam Wads Waiter Johnson James Walker Oscar Jones August J. Williams William Kirby Joseph Williams Ernest Kirkpatrick Roy Young, Jr. Steve Kolina I woum ifke fo receive ...» ? .pleose pel my fsepie on yoer mmlin# IISL ., , : USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Napoleon, Blanchard ."^bbie Markin William Bedgood William Pereyra Alvah Burris Rafael Pereira Pedro Eccobar Clarence Simmons Marcel Frayle, Jr. Emanuel Vatis Clayton- Frost Polo Vasquez Orval Gray BaUey Walker Maiden Hibbs Julius Weiiisteln Albert Hammal VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS John Butler USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Gus Skendelas George Yeager Tommy Lamphear Robert Young Fred Reimott USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Ellis Cottreil Adolphus Murden William Grimes Charles Raynor Charles Hurlburt WiUie Stone William Mason USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Charles Adams Edward Moors Adolfo Anavitarts Manning Moors Charles Berick Ralph O'Neal James Bergerias Emmett Phelan William Burton Harreld Reed Sidney Day Sergio Rivera Roy Hartforn Edward Ruley Everett Hedges Clarence Smith John Hoppes Joseph Townsend Julio Lazu Stanley Vernuz George Lesnansky USPHS HOSPITAL 8TATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK A. Anivitarts John Milos John Barone Sylvester Mullins A. D. Caramas James Murphy Mario Carrasco Francis Neves Carmine Cassano Joseph Orbreza Louis Covette Eugene Mora Thomas CorreU George Pilaris Ezell Crocker T. Pilkington WiU Denny Joseph Raymond ThomtTs Duncan F. Regalado Kwing Gee Alfredo Rios Robert Goodwin Joseph Romero John Hansen I. B. Schneider Richard Haskln Joseph Scully J. Hopkins James Shiber John Jeiletts Manuel Silva Miles King William Smothers Sulo Lepisto -Tames Stripp A. Longucira Lee Summers Bam Manning Ivan Tarkov Thomas Tlghe Yu Song Yee Carlos Travieso Ching You James Webb USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MA.SS, Robert Davis Florencio Lett* Joseph Donovan Charles Robinson Edward FarreU Walter Schlect USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA R. Canady Richard Johnson C. Cothran J. R. Miller Ignaizio D'Amico Jessie Morris John Epperson Frank Throp V. Gonzalez John Morris Auslin Hennlng USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Paid Arthofer William Langford Harry Baum Robert Murray Arthur Caruso Ragner Olsen Dominick Bendnorz John Polvchovich John Donnelly Harold Taylor Donald Hampton Vernon Williamson Chas. Hazelton David Wilson Juan Leiba SAILORS* SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Thomas Isaksen Ernest Webb WiUiam Kenny USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Warren Alderman Burl Haire Gerald Algernon William Ham pel Leneard Higgans Robert Banister Thomas Lehay Benjamin Deibler Claude Doyal Arthur Madsen Abe Gordon Max Olson Joseph Gross Charles Slater WUlie Young Alberta Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Ralph Dust USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON. MASS. Maurice Roberts Convention Cites Loss WASHINGTON—Two deceased members of the SIU were honored by the delegates to the SIUNA convention for their contributiong to the welfare of seafaring men and their families. They were Claude (Sonny) Sim­ mons, SIU vice-president in charge of contracts and contract enforce­ ment, and Leon Johnson, SIU pa­ trolman on the West Coast. Others honored posthumously for their work in behalf of seamen and other workers were Art Cole­ man, vice-president of the Marine Firemen's Union; Anthony (Tony) Anastasio, vice-president of the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation, and Silas B. Axtell, a close associate of Andrew Furuseth in the struggle to emancipate Ameri­ can seamen. In each case, the delegates au­ thorized that copies of the memo­ rial resolutions be prepared in ap­ propriate form and presented to the men's families. 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 iaw. �Mar 11,19n SE A P ARERS LOG Face Tbirteea Big Man On Tha Vivian A safety drive aboard the Fanwood (Waterman) is in full swing and getting results, At a recent safety meeting, suggestions were asked for and several crewmembers came up with the suggestions. A.number of the ideas put forward are already In effect. W. Rhone, steward, pointed • out that there was slack in the chair to the hcolc would hold captain to post a notice on t^e some of the door hooks, caus­ It in place. The Idea has been bulletin board regarding the Flanked by thipmafes Jim Brown, engine (left), and Ben­ jamin Mignano, deck, Seafarer Martin Tiny' Trieschmann is wiper aboard the Vivian (Maritime Overseas). It's not sure whether Trieschmann is the biggest man in the Far East right now, but he certainly looks like the biggest on the Vivian. The photograph was taken in Chittagong, East Pakistan, where the crew reports everything running pretty smooth. ing doors to sometimes come adrift. It was decided to check the ship and replace any defective hooks. H. Arllpghans, bosun, suggested that there should be a ladder on the after mast to give access to the range lite and the antenna downhaul. The matter is now being considered. R. Eden, chief electrician, sug­ gested that gear stored In masthouses be kept away from doors so that access to the compartment is not impaired. J. Hog^e, NCB, brought up the problem of securing chairs in heavy weather so they won't come adrift and endanger the men sit­ ting in them or others in the room. His suggestion was that hooks be placed in the deck and straps from HENRY (Amarlean Bulk Carrtart), Ocf. 14—Chairman, Jim Bullock; Sacralary, S. T. Aralat. Frank Donovan elected to serve as ship's delegate. SIS in ship's fund. Suggestion made that the steward look into the quality of food stuffs, especially hacon and sausages, as the items aboard are of low grade. Discussion on rusty foi>d cans. Vote of thanks to chief cook for a job well done. SHORT HILLS (Sea-Land), Oct. 30— Chairman, Las deParller; Sacratary, Lonnla B. Doolay. Motion that ship pay off every two trips, company to furnish transportation or pay cab fare to Newark Airport from Port Elizabeth on same basis aa launch service. Need telephone on dock near ship. Motion that company pay trans­ portation from hall to ship when man joins vessel. No beefs reported. HURRICANE (Watermanh Oct. i— Chairman, John R. Bailey; Secretary, Eugene Ray. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on fresh canned milk and motion mada to eliminate thia aa no one drinka it. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. BETHTEX (Bathleham Staal), Oct. 13—Chairman, S. Oarcia; Sacratary, Kocanausk. Motion made to see doetor every four to six months instead of every nineteen days. Suggestion to see patrolman about more money being put aboard for draws. DSL RIO (Delta), Sapt, 38—Chair­ man, Abner Abrams; Secretary, llumlnado R. Llenos. Two men missed ship, one at Montevideo and one at Belem, Brazil. Two men were left in hospitals. Money in ship's fund was given to lick member who was left at hospital in Buenos Aires. Sugges­ tion to see food representative or patrolman about getting better qual­ ity of fruits. DEL MUNDO (DaHa), Oct. 5—Chair­ man, J. Craft; Sacratary, A. W. Han- aan. Some disputed OT in deck and engine dopartmenti. D. P. Eldemira was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Ship should be fumigated for roaches and rats. . JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vletofy Carriers), Sept. 18—Chsirraan, Homer L. Ringe; Secretary, none. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Vote of thanks to steward department for a job well done. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Sept. 30 —Chairman, William B. Sander; Sec­ retary, Charles E. Rawlings. Two men hospitalized in La Pallice, France. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for excellent service and fine preparation of food. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Sept. 30— Chairman, R. B. Hall; Secretary, R. Carmlchael, Ship's delegate Robert Hyer resigned and John J. Guard was elected to serve. $13.47 in ship's fund. Everything running smoothly. LA SALLE (Waterman), Oct. ItChairman, John Burk; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. One man hospitalized at Southampton. $7.50 in ship's fund. Motion made to purchase fresh milk in foreign ports where it is available. Use of power tools to be brought to the attention of patrolman. DEL NORTE (Delta), Sept. 30— Chairman, Prank Sampit; Sacratary, Michaal Lonargan. One man left in hoqiital at Buenos Airas. $471.47 in ship's fund. Two SIU libraries were picked up la New Grfeas-.a ty un­ authorized person and never reached the ship. Balanca on hand in movie fund, tOl.OO. Anthony Marano elected to serve as ship's delegate. !MP( (Bull).- Oct. 10 Chairman.- O. C. Bailey, jr.; Secretary, l^il Olacebba. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Twenty-five cents will be collected from each crewmember for ship's fund. NIAGARA (Ssa Transportation Co.), Sapt. 2f—Chairman, C. Shirsh; Sac­ ratary, R. Thalss. No beefs reported. Motion made that when ships are crewed from tho boneyard or laid AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Oct. U —Chairman, A. E. Howse; Sacratary, John Coyle. $4.68 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Clarence Hemby elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Oct. la—Chalrman, T. E. Smith; Secretary, C. Lee. Shlp'e delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward department. Men leaving ship asked to leave keys and a clean room. COE VICTORY (VIetery Carriers), Oct. 14—Chairman, J. H. Hennihs; Secretary, Frank Allan. $21.45 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to members who donated their time and work in painting and furnishing library. All hands pleased with the new look and comfort. up, they be supplied with SIU library brought aboard by the patrolman at Bign-on. Motion that the manning scale for thia vessel be increased. When a vessel has been laid up for a ten-day period and the crew ia called on the eleventh day. Sunday and/or holidays be eliminated when com­ puting the ten-day period. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct., 1943—Chairman, Jamas McRac; Sec­ retary, Marcel Jette. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. $12.74 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department for good chow all the trip around. ROBIN 600DFELLOW (Robin), Oct. 14—Chairman, A. Bearden; Secretary, L. Gadson. No beefs reported. One man hospitalized in Capetown. Ship needs to be fumigated. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), Oct. 14—Chairman, Edward J. Wright; Sec­ retary, Lou Butts. Ship needs to be fumigated for mice and rats all over ship. Vote of thanks to ship's dele­ gate, department delegates, puiser and steward department. Crew asked to keep meisball clean at all times. YORKMAR (Calmar), Oct. 4—Chair­ man, Fred Miller; Secretary, C. Wright. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Ship's delegate would like to know if someone could be around when vessel is taking stores for voyage to check same. DEL SOL (Delta), Oct. 11—Chair­ man, L. Nicholas; Secretary, Howard Mentz. One man missed ship and one was hospitalized. $20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Frank Pastrano was elected to serve as ship's delegate. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Saatrain), Oct. 30—Chairman, S. Miller; Secretary, W. Bannerson. Ship's dele­ gate to see patrolman about wages due. Check with Food Plan repre­ sentative concerning quality of ice cream put aboard ship. MARYMAR (Calmar), Oct. 31 — Chairman, Charles Kellogg; Secretary, At Whitmer. Ship's delegate reported this a smooth trip and fine crew. $24 was collected for United Fund. $35 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for its fine oper­ ation. MT. .VERNON VICTORY (Mount Vernon Victory Co.), Oct. 14—Chair­ man, John Paerels; Secretary, W. Langtord. Crew discussed transporta­ tion and meals due. Captain agrees to pay one meal in lieu of two. No word on transportation. Two men missed ship. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), Jan. 13— Chairman, None; Secretary, Allen Raymond. Ship's delegate talked to chief engineer about heating system. Engineer is not cooperative. Water that came aboard in Bombay was very foul-tasting and caused half of crew to become ill. &OL referred to the home office for advice. t % li. From the Steel Traveler (Isth­ mian) comes this tip forwarded to the LOG by Harry K. Kaufman, ship's delegate. All Seafarers are Rhone 4 t The crew of the Steel Artisan (Isthmian) Is starting an all-out drive to replace its ancient wash­ ing machine, which has developed many bad habits with advanced age, like constantly breaking down, and tearing clothes. The machine has a worn-out shaft that wobbles the agitator and wreaks havoc with clothes, the crew reports. In a further effort to protect cloth­ ing, the crew has suggested that the tanks holding the laundry water should be thoroughly cleaned to eliminate damage from rusty water. If they succeed, the Artisan crew may soon be the best dressed in the Isthmian fleet. warned to be careful about taking Items ashore in Korea because the Korean government has adopted a very tough policy toward this practice. The Traveler crew re­ ports that a crewmember was 4 4 4 fined $375 at Inchon for six boxes Nineteen months after the Seaof face powder he - was taking to traia New York sailed for Liberia his wife. Forewarned is forearmed, so Seafarers beware! t 1. i A fiscal dilemma came up aboard the New Jersey (Seatrain), when the ship's fund got down to a new low of eleven cents. Ship's meeting chairman Roy M. Ayers reports that a drive for voluntary donations by the crew is under­ way. The fund should be up to respectable proportions in short order. Kaufman Ayers in 1961 with a cargo of 12 loco­ i. i. ^ As a service to new crew- motives, 195 specialized cars and members aboard the Steel Seafarer other assorted railway gear, for (Isthmian), the crew has asked the developing a new Libeiian iron ore field, the first batch of ore has just completed traveling the 165mile route to the newly-built port of Buchanan on the West Coast of Africa. The $2 million Seatrain load was stacked in a speciallydesigned manner and provided the first offshore voyage for an SlUmanned Seatrain since the days of World War II. Seafarers who hit the port of Visagapatam, India, and want to buy some souvenirs to bring home to the States will get a square deal at the Eastern Art Museum in that port, reports the crew of the SlUmanned Anton Bruun (Alpine Geophysical). The shop handles everything from carpets to ebony elephants, says the research vessel's crew, and the prices and quality are always good. IT, TJIPAJ'T I TELl-YOU Eden various laws to watch out for in Saudi Arabia. Crewmembers who have not visited the area recently wiU thus know how to avoid doing anything frowned upon by the local authorities. . NS BAtl^LAYiNa! On Deck Seafarer Jerry Miller, decif, and his wife, Shirley, are fhe proud parents of little Charlotte Ann, whose birth announcements announce her "arrival tonnage" as 8 ounds, 9 ounces, and the ome port as Daphne, Ala­ bama. Dad's last ship was the Natalie (Interconti­ nental Transport). f Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. -'— • " �SEIPARERM 'Page Fonrteoi O0 Seafarer Cautions Shipmates: Watch Your Pay In Suhic Bay! May 17. IMt Thm Brido Cuts The Cake Now about halfway through a round-the-world voyage aboard the Steel Advocate (Isthmian), Seafarer Luis A. Ramirez has had many adventures in foreign ports and has lots of new memories and fresh stories to tell. One of them took place at the town of Alongapo in the Philippine"*" decided to make a trip inland to stop at his home first to change province of Lambales. In a locate some people he had known into some clothing more appropri­ letter from Saigon, South in Manila several years ago. For ate for an inland trek. They both Vietnam, Ramirez described his this purpose he hired a young man went to the guide's house, where it was suggested that since it was Philippine adventure on Subic Bay. as a guide for the trip. such a hot day, Ramirez too should It all started when the Advocate They were ready to start out change into docked at Alongapo, and Ramirez when the guide said he wanted to something more comfortable. Ramirez accepted ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Oct. 6 — Secretary, D. O. Coker. Entire crew Chairman, A. Plckur; Secretary, R. to be congratulated for work and a pair of walking Sedowskl. Ship'i delegate reported conduct during voyage. Very enjoy­ shorts and left able trip. Vote of thanks to ship's that a special meeting will be called his own trousers delegate for a Job well done. Dele­ on arrival in New York. Motion to have Union official see some high gate to see patrolman about boots in the room for tank cleaning, and compensation. authority in Washington regarding where he Indonesian customs. Men are stripped OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Overand searched going and coming changed, with his teas), Dec. 9—Chairman, P. L. Whit­ ashore. Need more safety meetings wallet still in his low; Secretary, David Blumlo. Crew on board ship. Steward department Ramirez requested to cooperate in keeping all and ship's delegate given a vote of pockets. passageway doors closed in foreign thanks for jobs weU done. The heat was becoming oppres­ ports and to keep unauthorized per­ sonnel out of quarters. Vote of thanks Firit cut in the wedding cake is made by Mrs. Alice BugaROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Oct. I« sive when the guide suggested to steward department. —Chairman, Rocco Albanese; Secre­ they have a cool drink before jewski, bride of Seafarer Leonard S. Bugajewski, at recep­ tary, Maximo Bugawan. Meeting was ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Dec. 7 starting out. The offer was grate­ called to find out what the chief tion marking their wedding on March 23 in Elizabeth, NJ. —Chairman, J. Steeber; Secretary, L. steward is going to do about sub­ fully accepted, and before they A. Williams. Motion made that Union Bugajewski last shipped on the Steel Executive (Isthmian) sistence stores that are running short. officials see that the ship pays off could finish their drinks and begin $31.25 in ship's fund. Motion to have in the deck gang. Tne couple is now living in Elizabeth. every trip Instead of every second their trip, some friend.s of the trip. When ship pays o'ff every second guide dropped in, and were natur­ ^ trip, crew loses one day when it is a 31-day month. ally invited to Join the party. As around Subic Bay, Ramirez says, the detectives told Ramirez he was ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Jan, »— more- and more friends -dropped and. very often small thefts are^ sure the money would be recovered Chairman, James Archie; Secretary, in, the guide's small house became not even reported to the police. before sailing time, and sure A. Case. $30.00 in ship's Movie Fund. No beefs reported. Ship needs to bo hotter and hotter, until Ramirez This only complicates the police's enough a couple of hours later fumigated. Check to see if possible decided it either was time to leave job and makes for more crime, so word was sent by way of the Navy to get some means of mechanical Ramirez decided to report the police that he could come down hoisting o' lifehnata from water dur­ or be practically roasted alive. ing Ufeboat driU. and pick up his money. He got back Changing clothes once more, but whole affair. most of his dough and two of the He was fortunately aible to de­ CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities not checking his wallet at all, he Service), Jan. 9—Chairman, T. A. three travelers checks. The other scribe his guide and the house so left. It wasn't until he got out headquarters see that the company Pedarien; Secretary, L. Chapman. of the "jeepney" near his destina­ accurately that the police had no had already been cashed with a puts more bleach on this ship. Dis­ Discussion regarding ship's delegate's duties. Discussion about restriction cussion about putting sick men in the tion, that he found that his wallet difficulty in finding it again, and forged signature. to ship at Lake Charles for Coast ship's hospital. The next day, Ramirez learned Guard investigation on sinking of contained only two pesos in cash he went there with them. Every­ how fortunate he had actually been one in the house acted as if they STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Jan. 13 Boston Marine Buoy. and two $10 travelers checks out —Chairman, E. H. Keeffer; Secretary, as he listened to the stories told had never seen him before, but HENRY (American Bulk Carriers), of the five he had started with. Tony Caspar. Ship left New York short one fireman-watertender. Wiper Jan. 10—Chairman, D. Wagner; Sec­ Ramirez immediately decided it he was able to describe the interior by his shipmates. The second elec­ promoted. $42 in ship's fund. Motion retary, D. Barnes. Vessel rescued was time to cali the police, and he so well that it became obvious he trician had lost about $50, prob­ fourteen Cuban refugees 40 miles to contact Union regarding the Master north of Cuba, In the Crooked Island carrying workaways in with the did so, starting with the Shore had been there. Now the occupants ably to a pickpocket, and the ship's pa.ssage. They were carried into wipers. Vote of thanks to the steward Patrol at the Navy Base and then merely denied having stolen -any­ delegate had lost 13 travelers Miami and assistance and donations department. were provided by the crew and offi­ the local police or "OPD." There is thing from him while he was there. checks at $10 each plus $40 in cers. Urgently request patrolman and BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ Headquarters As they left the house, one of pesos, for a grand total of $170. a good deal of crime in this area to investigate loggings ice), Jan. 19—Chairman, John W. Mc­ • .wesoe eaw Donald; Secretary, B. Guliloy. Mo­ tion to have Union take up the matter of placing. nylon stoppers on ships using synthetic mooring lines with companies involved. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Dec. 24—Chairman, B. M. Moye; Secretary, A. Kerr. Non-skid paint should be used on decks as several men fell on .slippery decks. Ship's delegate to see captain and suggest safety committee be formed. Dis­ cussion on sailing board time. Ship was delayed twice. Steward depart­ ment was refused .shore leave and de­ layed sailing was disputed. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Dec. —Chairman, Frank Balisia; Secretary, K. Winters. $49.50 in ship's fund. Food beef and suggestions on same. Motion to have boarding pa­ trolman straighten out food beef and the matter of rusty water. ORION COMET (Orion), Dec. 23— Chairman, Edward F. Lamb; Secre­ tary, Thomas G. Jones. Brother CItarles C. Rickard passed away in Korea. Donation of $270 was sent to his widow. Motion to have Food Plan representative see that the ship is stored properly. Vote of thanks to steward department. SEAMAR (Calmar), Dee. 29—Chair­ man, Joseph Kumor; Secretary, Earl Taylor. $7.50 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate to check which department is responsible for scraping and paint­ ing messroom fans. Delegate reports that mate promises to start painting crew foc'.sies next trip. This to be checked with patrolman if new mate takes over. Vote of thanks to steward department for holiday food and gen­ eral feeding. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Dec. 15 Chairman, R. Charrison; Secretary, E. Hansen. Collection of $23.65 was do­ nated to Seamen's Church Institute for Christmas packages. Each depart­ ment asked to elect a safety dele­ gate. Motion to see chief mate about having a lock put on screen door going into crew mes.shail, recrea­ tion and crew- pantry. Ail doors and portholes should be checked so tbcv will be water-tight. $8.52 in ship's fund. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Jan. 3— Chairman, J, Steeber; Secretary, F. Cornier. Patrolman should sign bis name in book when dues are paid to avoid difficulty when receipt is lost. Suggestion that patrolman see the port steward about obtaining a belter grade of coffee and sufficient fruits for the trip. TKANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), Dec. 23—Chairman, A. H. Reaske; and other grievances originating in engine department. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Jan. 20 —Chairman, J. M. Davis; Secretary, J. Fanning. Ship's delegate will ask captain to contact agents in an effort to have mail forwarded. Some crewmembers had no mail. Ask captain to put out draws befute airlval. Gifts given to orphanage in Pusan. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Jan. 20—Chairman, Maurice Kramer; Sec­ retary, Thomas Liles. Motion that headquarters study revising retire­ ment plan. A man should be able to retire with seventy-five percent dis­ ability. Vote of thanks given to stew­ ard department. Butch Zhemeck Looks In On The 'Feeders' Seafarer Butch Zhemeck has been a LOG cartoon contributor for many years. Here he takes a look at a steward department that we hope never existed—at on any SlU ship. If it did, remember it's SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), Jan. 27— Chairman, S. Setliff; Secretary, E. Kamm. Discussion about getting crew's quarters air-conditioned. Dis­ cussion on all Saturdays. Sundays and holidays being added to basic wages, whether at sea or in port, to meet the rising cost of living. YORKMAR (Calmar), Jan. 27— Chairman, Cliff Bellamy; Secretary, Fred Miller. ls.sue raised concerning duties cf 2nd cook and baker. Stand­ ard agreement does not coincide with Calmar agreement. Crew request better night lunch. PETROCHEM (Valentine), Jan. 27— Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, J. Longfellow. Motion made that head­ quarters submit clarification on pen­ alty cargo as per standard tanker contract. Motion made to get com­ bination utilityman for galley and pantry. Vote of thanks to W. House for job well done as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Jan. 20 —Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary, Ralph Masters. A couple of beefs were settled at the payoff. $43.19 in ship's fund. F. Shaia resigned as ship's delegate and James Adams was elected to serve. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 2—Chairman, Dick Cummings; Secretary, W. Veach. Motion to send letter to headquarters asking for representation in resolving dif­ ferences between engineers and crew. Clew lelui'laiil to sign articles unless this la settled. DEL MONTE (Delta), Feb. 2—Chair­ man, P. Rubis; Secretary, Henry C. Gerdes. Vote of thanks extended to the steward for his exceptionally fine menus and to the cooks for excellent preparation of food. Motion made that a speaker be Installed from saloon pantry to galley. The Cook's 'Iron Coke' Fried-Chicken Dinner �Mar 17, 1968 SEA FARERS LOG b ^ Charles (Chuck) Aldrldce Contact Pat Harris, 6218 Gehrlng. Apt. 24, Houston, Texas, regarding an insurance settle­ ment in your favor. Phone RI 7-6751 or MI 4-4380. SI ti t> Kenneth Joseph Lewis Contact your wife at 556 West 184th Street, NY, NY, on an ex­ tremely urgent matter. 4» 4> 4> Robert H. Neweil The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is re­ quested to contact Mrs. R. H. New­ ell, 1208 Prince Road, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, as soon as pos­ sible. knowing his whereabouts Is urged to contact Mrs. Martha Wood Perry, c/o Routt's Auto Parts, 8015 Van Dyke Place, Tampa 4, Fla., on a HMtter of importance. 4> 4 41 Anderson J. Jobnes Get in touch with Roger L. Hall, 382-4th Street, Beaver, Pa., regard­ ing an important personal matter. The phone is 775-3455. 4> 4 4 Henry Strayer Gordy Jr.The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to get in touch with Barry L. Gordy, 413 Harwood Road, Catonsville 28, Md., whenever possible. 4 4 4 Income Tax Refunds John A. Owen Income refund checks for the An important letter containing following tax are held' by Jack urgent personal news is being held Lynch, Room being 201, SUP for you at SIU headquarters in 450 Harrison Street, San Building, Francis­ Brooklyn. co 5, Calif.: it 4" 4" John J. Doyle, Charles R. HumJohn Henry Heaney Contact your son John F. Heaney, 916 Park Avenue, Corpus Christi, Texas, on a matter of im­ portance and benefit to you. ^lU HALL ^ 4i David L. A. Wood The absve-named or anyone New Boating Rules Begin WASHINGTON—Seafarers who are pleasure-boat skippers when they're home from offshore voy­ ages are reminded that since April 1, all numbered motorboats must be in strict compliance with the vessel identification requirements of the law. Improper display of a number on a motorboat may mean a "no­ tice of violation" for the erring skipper. A $50 penalty can also be imposed. The best way to comply with the legal requirements, the Coast Guard says, is to follow these rules; Paint or otherwise permanently attach your numbers to each bow so they are clearly visible and legible; use a plain block design, not less than three inches high and a solid color, which contrasts with the background. The hyphens or spaces separating the numerals from the letters must be at least equal to the width of any letter except "I," or any number except •IJ >» Skippers must carry at least one Coast Guard-approved lifesaving device for each person on board their motorboats. Sili Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District FRESIDENT PatU Hal) •XECtmVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Sbepard Llndiey Williami A1 Tanner Robert Matthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER - A) Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU Hal] Ed Hooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1316 E Baltimore St Rea Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St John Pay. 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CaUf 505 N Marine Ave Georse McCartney, Agent TErminal 4-2528 Pace Fifteea mel, Jr., Jorgen G. Pcdersen, Mar­ Intentions, so tliat bo will know Arthur O. Andersen vin E. Satchell, Harold A. Thom- what to do. Get in touch with homo or the sen. Leo Wills. SIU hall at Seattle, Wash., as soon 4 4 4 as possible. •4 4 4 Nleholao B. Peters 4 4 4 Monte Flte Contact Mike Marlot at the Sammy Lawrence Contact Ed Piela, 43 Mt. Pleas­ YMCA, 357 9th Street, Brooklyn, Your brother Johnny asks that ant Ave., Wallington, NJ, or phone NY. He has some favorable news you call him collect at 876-8209, him at GEneva 8-3658, as to your for you. Tampa, Fla., as soon as possible. yrmwciAL REPORTS. Th« conctltutlon'of th« SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters mstrlct sakea apeclfie provialon for safeguarding the BeBbersbip's Boney and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three w>nths by a rank and file auditing coBsUttae elected by the aeabershlp. .'All Union records sre available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any Benber, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified nail, return receipt rcqueated. TRUST FUHUS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District sre adBlnistered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fimd agreeaents. All these agreeaents specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and aanageaent represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursoBents of trust funds are aade only upon approval by a aajority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records sre available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, St any ttae, you are denied infomation about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified nail, return receipt requested. , iims mm SHIPPINS RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts between the l)hion and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all.Uhion halls. If you feel there has heen any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the ahipownera, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified nail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Max Harrison, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery'Place, Suite I63O, Rew^York li, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union 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 to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. 'iiim 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 or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any tiae, 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 Prosident Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SE.\F.ARE11S LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its .collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action.at the September, 1960 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 way delegate, from among lla ranks,, one individual to carry out this responsibility. .........i." PAYMENT OF MCWIBS. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for some. Under no circuBstsnca should any Boaber pay any Boney for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such psyBent be made without supplying a receipt, or if s member Is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to Stake such payment, this should imBedlately be called to the attention of -SIU President Paul Hall by csrtifisd sail, return receipt requested. 4 COKSTITUri(H<AL RIGHTS AND OBI.IGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbstim.copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All Bsmbers should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize theasalves with its contents. Any time you feel any Beaber 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 BOBber.so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. Sthedule Of SIU Meetings 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 June 3 Detroit June 7 Philadelphia June 4 Houston June 10 Baltimore June 5 New Orleans June 11 Mobile June 12 West Coast SIU Meetings SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through June, 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 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: Wilmingfon San Francisco Seattle May 20 May 24 May 22 June 17 June 19 June 21 RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings.. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reafflraed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. KQUAL 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 whicU the Uhlon has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national qr 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 mail, return receipt requested. " �da SEAFAKERS^i-'-OO nSH Job Agency License May 17 im OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION .• ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • APL-CIO. Suspended; SIU Nips Jay-Kay Scab Move LONG ISLAND CITY, NY—An employment agency which was trying to send scabs into the struck Jay-Kay Metals plant here, had its license suspended this week by the New York City Depart--*ment of Licenses after action ing conditions and an effective job r by the SIU United Industrial security program. The strike began after the breakdown of contract "Workers. The Department of Licenses renewal talks that followed a 3-1 found Atlas Employment Agency, SIU-UIW win la balloting by the 80 Warren Street, New York City, National Labor Relations Board. guilty of sending job applicants to Jay-Kay- without Informing them Panel of educators which met in NY to study qualifications of candidates competing for the that a strike was going on. 1963 SlU scholarship awards ll-r) are: Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, New York University; Dr. Actions have already been filed Bernard P. Ireland, Columbia University, NYC; Dr. F. D. Wilkinson, School of Engineering, with the Department against three Howard University, Washington; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, St. Louis University; Dr. Charles D. other employment agencies on the O'Connell, University of Chicago, and Miss Edna M. Newby, Douglas College, New Bruns­ same charges. Agencies are wick, NJ. obligated under law to advise job applicants of the existence of a labor dispute before sending them out. Meanwhile, a move by Jay-Kay for an injunction to stop SIU-UIW picketing against its struck plants got nowhere at a hearing in Queens County Supreme Court NEW YORK—The tenth anniversary of the SIU scholarship awards program was May 14. A decision on the injunc­ celebrated here last week when Seafarer William W. Williams and the children of four tion bid was reserved.. strike by CCO Jay-Kay work­ other SIU members were named winners of the 1963 Seafarers' scholarships worth $6,000 ersThe has been highly effective and each. The awards will enable has completely cut production at the five winners to attend the Jay-Kay's plant here and at a college of their choice for an Bronx subsidiary, Fox Metal unrestricted course of study be­ Plating. Many large orders had to ginning this fall. be canceled by the company, which The five scholarships given to took action to hire scabs after a Seafarer Raymond Gon­ date boost the number of awards back-to-work movement fizzled. zales is pictured on picket since 1953 to a total of 53, with a Seafarers have shown their duty at Atlas Employment combined value of $318,000. solidarity by joining picketlines Agency in NY, which drew In addition to Seafarer Williams, outside the struck plants and at a 10-day license suspen­ 35, of New Orleans, the other 1963 the employment agencies to show Patricia & D. C. Weaver Lee Castro & W. Hand winners are: sion for trying to send that the SIU is fully behind the Diana Ortega, daughter of Sea­ that he earned eighteen semester deceased Seafarer D. C. Weaver, fight to gain decent wages, work­ scabs -into struck plant. farer Alfredo Ortega, Jr., Tampa, hours of credit. He's aiming for a who joined the SIU in 1957 and Fla. career in engineering or might pos­ shipped as a 2nd cook until his Elaine Marie Evankovich, daugh­ sibly teach that subject after study death last August. He would have ter of Seafarer John Ivankovic, at Louisiana State University or been proud of his 17-year-old Struthers, Ohio. Georgia Tech. daughter whose activities in Mercy Lee Manuel Castro, step-son of Miss Ortega, 17, is a senior at High School, Mobile, have strength­ Seafarer William M. Hand, Tampa, Thomas Jefferson High School in ened her desire to enter the field Fla. Tampa, and hopes to teach speech of medicine. She hopes to attend Patricia Ann Weaver, daughter or speech therapy after attending Springhill College or the Universi­ Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Directof of deceased Seafarer D. C. Weaver, the University of South Florida. ty of Alabama. Her decision to be­ Mobile, Ala. Her father ships in the deck de­ come a doctor was "intensified" A panel of six prominent educa­ partment and has been a member after her father died, .she .say.s, and Just eat less, there is no other way to lose weight, according to Alan tors met here May 3 to study the of the SIU since 1939. made her realize, that "we need R. Bleich, MD, Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York. A man records of the candidates and rec­ A very active senior at Struth­ more and more research to find preparing to climb a mountain will cut all the weight he can from ommend the win­ ers (Ohio) High School. Miss Evan­ cures for the diseases which short­ his equipment and get the lightest climbing gear available. Even hikert ners for trustee carry a light pack. kovich is 17 and hopes to attend en man's life span." action last week. How much more important it Is to lighten the burden of excess Bowling Green University in her As in previous pounds that so many of us carry constantly! The mountain-climber home state and become an ele­ years, they rec­ and the hiker make their efforts only occasionally, but the overweight mentary school teacher. Her proud ommended one person carries his useless burden every step he takes. father joined the SIU at Baltimore alternate winner, Where does that extra weight come from? Overweight people, young in 1958 and ships in the deck de­ Stella Irene Hop­ and old, join in denying over-eating, yet those extra pounds represent partment. kins, daughter of food eaten in excess of actual need. Some blame their wives' or The step-son of steward William SIU tugman mothers' delicious home-cooking—but the truth is they can still M. Hand, Lee Castro is 17 and at­ Wiley S. Hopkins enjoy this cooking, yet cut many unwarranted calories from their diets, tends the H. B. Plant School in Williams of Lowland, NO. (A very few people gain weight because of medical reasons, and Tampa. Avidly interested In art, An alternate is named in the event he hopes to study at Emory Uni­ they require careful diagnosis and treatment. Also, remember that none of the winners uses the versity in Georgia and prepare for normal weight increases with age. The 40-year-oId weighs more than award. he did at 18, and these additional pounds may not make him over­ a career in art or as a teacher in Ten years after its founding, the that field. weight.) His step-father has SIU scholarship plan is still rec­ shipped with the SIU since 1954. KEY LAKGO, Fla.—The SIUIt's the heart that bears the brunt of extra pounds. To lift eacU ognized as one of the most liberal Miss Weaver is the daughter of manned tanker Capri (Peninsular pound up and down stairs and carry it through work and play, the and no-strings-attached programs Navigation) was grounded off the heart must pump that much harder. If you've had heart disease from of its kind. Both active SIU mem­ Florida coast here April 29 after some other cause, then obesity will further harm your heart and lead bers and their children compete running ashore on a coral reef. to serious trouble. for the awards each year, one of No injuries were reported to her Overweight is also hard on the legs. The mechanics of carrying the which is automatically reserved crew of SIU men. extra pounds may lead to varicose veins and possibly trouble in your for an active seaman. Cruising at a speed of 15 knots, joints. Excess weight also has its psychological difficulties. Especially Of the 53 awards made so far, the 9,899-grosston vessel suddenly in young people, it is embarrassing and injures self-esteem. It also 22 have gone to active Seafarers stopped when her pumproom be­ tends to limit sports and other healthful activities. and the balance to SIU men's chil­ Any serious effort to reduce usually means a fundamental and last­ came flooded and she found her­ dren. Last year, one Seafarer and ing change in diet. This diet is not necessarily unpleasant and may self unable to refloat on her own four children also won the awards merely mean limiting v/hat you eat of your favorite foods, rather than power. in brisk competition. eliminating them. Elaine & John Ivankovic She immediately wired coastal Born in Tennessee, Williams Is Plan your weight reduction, and make sure the extra pounds aren't ports in the area to send help and a deckhand who joined the SIU at the Merritt, Chapman and Scott due to some underlying condition. For this, your doctor's guidance is New York in 1946, and recently salvage tug, SS Cable, was the essential. He may suggest one of the newer appetite removers, and he shipped with Delta Line. He never first craft to come to her aid. At will probably tell you how to get the essentia! foods while you diet. actually completed high school, but Daily weighing is a simple encouragement. Do it on the same scale, last report, the tug had dispatched managed to make his own way and a diver down to the ocean bottom with more or less the same clothing, and at the same time each day. pass the necessary exams for an These newer appetito removers your doctor may prescribe are much to make all necessary repairs to equivalency certificate by reading more efficient than smoking. For smoking complicates the picture assist the disabled 502-foot ship whatever material he could find with its own special hazards and isn't the answer to overweight. and get her on her way. on a variety of subjects. The vessel left Providence, RI, Later on, self-control and forbearance are ail you'll need. He says he was "talked Into' (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can to pick up cargo at Smithblufi, taking some General Education Development Tests and did so well Diana & Alfredo Ortega Texas, when the accident occurred. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Seafarer^ 4 SlU Children Awarded '63 Scholarships Want To Lose Weight? Eat Less SIU Tanker Hits Reef Off Florida � 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 May 17, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIVE SIU SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED\ SIU CHARGE NIPS NY SCAB AGENCY SIUNA RESUMES ITF MEMBERHSIP CONVENTION ACTS ON JOB ISSUES US EYES LAKES’ LABOR SPY CASE CANADA SCAB-HERDER ADMITS ‘DIRTY WORK’ US EYES CANADA SHIP DISPUTE, COMPANY USE OF PRIVATE COPS SPEAKERS CITE US SHIP NEED, REJECT ANTI-STRIKE PROPOSALS SIU FLEET WINS 5TH PHS AWARD IN A ROW CONVENTION MAPS FULL PROGRAM ON MAJOR SHIP, LABOR ISSUES JOB AGENCY LICENSE SUSPENDED; SIU NIPS JAY-KAY SCAB MOVE SEAFARER, 4 SIU CHILDREN AWARDED ’63 SCHOLARSHIPS SIU TANKER HITS REEF OFF FLORIDA 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 05/17/1963 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. 10 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ff0de0b9daa7d49a39087b1e13b93985.PDF d96ebb91a08dcd8e08c58c0710b06c23 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 18, 1945 No. 20 MWEB Promises There Will Be Ne Bonus Cut For Thirty Days Seamen's Bill Of Rights Is Before Senate The proposed Seamen's Bill of Rights, long stymied in the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, will now be intro­ duced into the Senate by Senator Radcliffe (Dem., Md.). Chances for the passage of the bill are bright, as many Senators have indicated their intention of sup­ porting it. The big fight, however, will be to get a bill that will give more than lipservice to the mer­ chant seamen of America, and, avoid the inadequacies and in­ justices that stud the GI Bill of Rights. Ever Increasing Living Standard Asked ByAFL WASHINGTON (LPA) — The government should adopt as its basic post-war policy the "main­ tenance of a high and ever in­ creasing American standard of living," the Executive Council of the AFL declared in a resolution adopted at the close of its quar­ terly meeting here. "This is a basic consideration," Two SUP Men Are Killed Off Mindoro First struck by a Japanese aerial torpedo that failed to ex­ plode, the SUP ship, John M. " Clayton, was hit by a bomb, kill­ ing two SUP men and four naval gunners, off Mindoro, Philipine Islands. The ship, set afire, was ordered beached and abandoned, after the flames had been put out. At first believed impossible of being sal­ vaged, the ship was sufficiently repaired to make it seaworthy for a journey to a port for complete overhaul. / The John M. Clayton was de­ livered on January 11, 1943 and was operated by the AmericanHawaiian SS Co. The Seamen's Bill, introduced by Rep. J. Hardin Peterson (Dem. Fla.), has been held up in the House, while the committee has been tied up with the Ship Sale Bill, which, if not watched, may contain all those NMU-backed provisions that will turn the bulk of the fleet over to foreign nations. The present war bonus rates are safe until at least June 12, according to a statement made last Saturday in Wash­ ington by Maritime War Emergency Board Chairman Captain Edward Macauley. The Board chairman made this statement during a meeting called to consider reduc­ tions of the Atlantic bonus to at sure and make the decisions in "floor" of 33 1/3%. Throughout the dark of the night when the the meeting the Board and its seamen's representatives could proposals were under SIU fire, not object. and Macauley obviously wanted Early in the meeting, which to avoid any further union pres- was attended by leaders of all f * maritime unions and a sprinkling of shipowners, SIU Washington Representative Dushane demand­ ed that Macauley tell the union* whether or not any dispute over the existing bonus structure ex­ isted between management and labor. Macauley admitted that Men taking standby jobs in no dispute existed, and that the poit must be certain to keep a Board was acting on its own in­ iSKJiWd of -vorking hours, and itiative in considering reductions. have the record initialed by Thereupon SIU Vice President Hawk took the deck to trace the the department head. Without entire history of the bonus ques­ such a record it is all but im­ tion and denounce the illegality possible for the union to collect of the Board's move to consider from the shipowner for this bonus reductions when no dis­ time. pute existed in the field. It was significant that no ship­ Many hours of legitimate owners testified at the hearing. time has not been paid because While there can be little question of carelessness in keeping rec­ but that they are inspiring the ords. Don't let this happen to present MWEB offense against the seamen's standard of living, you. fContintted on Page 4) Keep Record Of Work Done In Order To Collect the Council said. "It should gov­ ern all our domestic and foreign FIRST NAZI VICTIMS READY TO COLLECT policy relations and decisions." Also, the council called for "the planning and financing of a vast program of urban and rural housing, road renovation and re­ building, rural electrification and long overdue public works." "Safeguarding the foundation of our American way of life and well being by the maintenance of unclosed economic opportunities for our citizens under a system of free enterprise is imperative to perpetuate our constitutional, so­ cial and political order," the council added. "International cartels and in­ ternational trade controls which tend to limit or restrict free and full scope of economic opportun­ ities of our people must be dis­ couraged. "Government controls and di­ rection of our life made impera­ tive by war requirements must not continue after the emergen­ ^ Here is part of the crew of the SIU ship Robin Moore, after they had been rescued in the South cies of war have passed." Atlantic by a British freighter. The Moore was torpedoed May 21. 1941 (four years ago next Monday) before the United States and Nazi Germany were at war. The crew drifted in lifeboats for two weeks before rescue. Under international law the German government is liable for damage for torpedoing a neutral ship. Well, the boys are ready to collect. How about giving them a few jewels from Goering's medals? �#•-. Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG 1 SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 18, 1945 THE SOUEEZE ISON Published by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of I^abor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 10 J Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep, 424 5 th.Street, N. W., Washington, D. 'C. t i i Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16) CHARLESTON (9) SAVANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAN JUAN, 28 PUERTO RICO GALVESTON HOUSTON ADDRESS PHONE 51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-27S4 330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St.—Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St.—Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083 339 Chartree St.—Canal 3336 68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930 220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728 842 Zack St.—^Tampa MM-1323 920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-123! 7 St. Michael St.—DUl 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885 305 22nd St.—Galveston 2-8043 6605 Canal Street t. S. X PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET New York, (4) N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 2£7 Seamen The First Target The threatened slash in the maritime bonus has been temporarily averted, with the Maritime War Emergency .Board admitting that no request for a downward revision had been made by either labor or management. From The Assistant Sec'y-Treas. By LOUIS COFFIN A Port Committee meeting was held with Waterman, for the pur­ pose of settling various disputes, which could not be settled any other way. The findings of this committee have been sent out to ports involved. Due to this This, however, does not mark the end*. Now that the action, we have been assured total military victory is no longer a matter of conjecture that Waterman will settle beefs but of time only, the operators will try again. They have at payoff time. not given up, and another attempt will be made soon, pos­ However, if beefs concerning this company should be sent into sibly even within 30 days. New York, we have the word of Nor is the waterfront the isolated target of a particu­ Capt. Anderson that these beefs larly vicious employer group. All sections of the working will be settled one way or an­ jpqpulation will soon feel the lash of the employer offensive. other immediately. We contem­ plate future Port Committee ac­ Practically speaking, the squeeze has already started— tion with other companies when a sliarp decline in take home pay has already been noted in necessary. 'the war production industries. Downgrading and the abol­ Although we. believe in be6fs being settled at the point of pro­ ition of overtime have taken from the workers those mar- duction, many of these companies g:inal dollars that spell the difference between "get-by" and hold fast and refuse to pay off, sub-standard'living conditions. regardless of whether a beef is good or not. These companies, Labor members of the President's Cost of Living Com­ other than Calmar, with whom mittee have found that living costs have risen 43%, while we do not have an agreement as wages have been tied down by the Little Steel Formula. yet, will be served by Port Com­ Even the public members of the War Labor Board admit mittee action in each ease, where we feel that these beefs are . pay­ jthat costs have outstripped wage increases. able in accordance with our con­ During the war years, despite the stories camfuHy tracts. planted in the commercial press, the basic wage of the At the present time we have American worker has not been high. He has been able to requested a Port Committee meeting with the Eastern Steam­ keep within hailing distance of the mounting prices only ship Company to be held in New through the temporary grants of overtime rates and York soon. Action at this pro­ bonuses. When war production needs have been met, and posed meeting will be in a later production returns to the "straight" 40 hour week, the report. average worker will find his take home pay more in the The Chief Cook and the 2nd Cook who made the last trip on nature of a token paymfiht. the SS Ben Bourne have been notified by telegram that their Now is the time, in this lull before the storm, when money is now payable at the the American workers, shoreside as well as waterfront, must Mississippi office in New York. close ranks. The employers are aiming at smashing the All hands on the SS Thomas entire organized labor movement—a necessary first step Reed who just joined the ship in Since the shipowner is-as yet unwilling to take the rap publicly for sponsoring such a reduction, the MWEB, al­ ways the good stooge, sacrificed itself for the operators, and took the blame. ^ toward economic enslavement of the workers. (Continued on Page 3) Despite its signing of a "nonaggression pact" with organized labor, the New York Chamber of Commerce is supporting an antilabor bill introduced by Con­ gressman Mike Monroney (D. Okla.). Monroney's bill would subject unions to anti-trust laws, from which they are now exempt. Is the honeymoon already over? XXX Women are beginning to move into the labor unions, heretofore almost exclusively a man's world. The Women's Bureau of the De­ partment of Labor amiounced that the girls now form 25% of the total membership of trade unions. i- S) 4" When the War Labor Board denied a five cent an hour raise to 130 cleaning women of the Empire State Building, the dear old ladies, some of them grand­ mothers, almost hit the bricks. The women, members of Local 32-J of the Building Service Em­ ployees (AFL), almost walked out, and only at the last minute consented to give the WLB an­ other week. They're never too old to be militant unionists. XXX Both President Truman and Economic Stabilization Director William H. Davis are against any relaxation of the little steel formula. We sort of remember the alleged promise to boost wages that CIO President Phil Murray claimed to have brought from the White House last year to the Auto Workers Convention. Of course, then the boys were talking loudly of rescinding the no-strike pledge. Five independent telephone workers unions have united into the United Communications As­ sociation (unafiliated). These are the workers who threatened the recent strikes, in order to bring their wages up to something that approached a decent scale. The various outfits felt that together they had a much better chance to standardize collective bargain­ ing and improve conditions. 4- 4. 4. Motion picture film technicians in eighteen laboratories in New York and New Jersey have voted for a strike in an election con­ ducted by the National Labor Relations Board under the SmithConnally Act, it was announced yesterday by John Francavilla, president and business manager of Local 702, Motion Picture Laboratory Technicians, Ameri­ can Federation of Labor. The technicians are demanding higher wages and more specific job classifications. Strike action now depends upon approval of the local's international organiza­ tion. Union officials said a strike could tie up the showing of films on the East Coast after films al­ ready finished have been ex­ hausted. The technicians inspect and process the films in East Coast theatres. ^ LOG �vBi'.yffi.rpr : Friday. May 18/ 1945 i'HE SEAFARERS Neptune's Daughter " i' • , •- HaG •- . •.• - T':-..-: - - -• '••?;-.• ••.j.'- •- Page Three F8R SHIPPING TO DESPITE V-E NEW YORK, May 14—Victory in Europe will have no immediate effect on shipping, and any future falling off will be gradual, government authorities said today. The demand for space to move personnel and cargoes will continue, and a natural increase in transport to the Pacific was developing, that will require all the tonnage that can be spared from the Atlantic. By PAUL HALL Despite all obstacles in thp It was announced recently that Now that V-E Day is here and gone and the veterans are being way, the A.F. of L. has not Europe would require some 12discharged on the point system, it is well that we watch carefully given up its efforts to weld the million tons of food alone in the and see to it that some of the "brains" in Washington don't try to labor movement under one next year. This was more than setr up another one of their so-called bureaus or departments to banner. So declared President a third of the total dry cargo ex­ handle something similar for merchant seamen; From where we sit, William Green recently in an port from this country in the any plan of this sort for the merchant seamen is unnecessary. We address at a testimonial dinner last peace year, 1939. know, in the first place, that the industry at present hasn't any more honoring Max Zaritsky, Hal­ Not only will cargo ships be men than is actually) necessary to man American ships. Secondly, ters' Union chief, on the letter's needed, but personnel transport and most important, any such move would probably furnish the 80th birthday. requirements will increase, rather WSA, or its equivalent, the excuse to thrust themselves further into Green lauded Zaritsky for than diminish, it was said. The seamen's affairs and problems. the letter's attempts to bring War Department will be depend­ about labor unity and then ing upon merchant shipping to It is my opinion that these people will start a thing of this sort voiced this pledge: "I will nev­ move millions of men from Eu­ very shortly so as to perpetuate themselves in office. er rest until labor is once again rope to the Pacific theatre, to ship The boys at the merchant mar­ united into a single, all-power­ out fresh troops, to return home This attempt will probably be made after some so-called "union" suggests it. Their idea, naturally, will be the same as the WSA; ine training school in Florida ful trade union movement in from the battle fields discharged first, to perpetuate themselves by having to call the RMO fink pools have all agreed that Nance Stilley America." and furloughed servicemen and "There can be no united the wounded. for replacements to take the jobs of those men who have befen is the mermaid they'd like best to America without a united labor "pointed" out of the industry. Secondly, it will give them the It was pointed out that it took opportunity to have a green and docile membership which they can neet. It's things like this that movement," he said. two years to put a million and a make men go to sea. handle to meet their own ends. Let us be on guard. half men in the United Kingdom before D-day. 'While a better re­ i 4. i cord is expected now, the much greater distances involved wiU The RMO in the Port of New York is constantly interfering with strain shipping facilities for some the SIU; not just in the matter of our routine affairs but in other time to come. matters as well. Supplies to the Eastern battle­ To give one of these instances as an example—^recently an fields offer a distinct problem. unorganized ship came into the Port of New York and most of the Not only will the direct materials crew on her, although not members of the Seafarers, had signed SIU of war and the food and the pledges signifying their desire for SIU representation. As soon as Because the skipper of the SS* clothing needed to maintain our the company found this out, the entire crew with the exception of Walter Kidde, Arman Garabearmies have to be shipped with four, were fired and an order was placed with the RMO for crew dian, wanted to maintain his own the greatest of speed, but the replacements. question of building barracks, record as an economical master, air bases, storage facilities will As soon as these new crew replacements had shipped and cleared he did not hesitate to file un­ demand tons of building and con­ through the RMO, their actions were such that you didn't have to warranted Coast Guard charges struction materials that was not against Juan Oquendo, Jr., Night look twice to see that there was collusion between the NMU and met with in the European phase some one of the New York RMO officials. Out of the first six men Cook and Baker. of the war. When the gun crew on the ship who managed- to ship irtto this unorganized ship through -the RMO, General Brehon Somervell, five of them were ships organizers recently graduated from the was reduced, the Steward's De­ partment was cut down, and Commander of the Army Service NMU "Leadership School." Brother Oquendo^ was dropped Forces, estimates the overall sup­ ply requirements as six tons per The RMO in the Port of New York have been guilty of tactics after having worked nine days of this sort right along throughout the entire war period. This is aboard ship. When Oquendo man for the initial shipment of equipment, and approximately collusion of the rankest sort. These phonies who are on government asked for the thirty days penalty one ton per man per month for payrolls at the taxpayers' expense, and who at the same time follow pay due him under the contract, maintainance before actual com­ and .uphold the Communist Party Line and assist Communist Party the skipper filed charges against bat. There will be , 7 million dominated unions in pulling deals of this sort; should have the him with the Coast Guard. Garabedian charged Oquendo American soldiers in the Pacific hatchets put on their necks immediately. It is high time that rank theatre. and file labor in this country woke up to the fact and realized'that with threatening the Steward; in­ some of the officials in these so-called "government bureaus" are fluencing three men from turn­ pushing the CP Party Line even harder than the CP is pushing it ing to and not working on May AT SAN FRANCISCO themselves. It is high time that these phony RMO pipe lines for 3rd. Joe Algina, Patrolman, handled the CP are abolished. JUAN OQUENDO the case for Oquendo, and was able to prove that Oquendo him­ self was aboard ship by 11 o'clock One of our old members brought up a beef the otlfer day and on the night mentioned, and that (Continued from'Page 2) told the counter Patrolman, Joe Algiha, that he had not collected on while the three men did not re­ the ship he had paid off for some reason or other. Algina talked to turn on time, they had done so Baltimore ^ have three nights' the member in preparation to taking the beef up with the company on their own. He was able to lodging money due which will be and the point came up that the reason that he had not collected the prove that Brother Oquendo did paid on the regular ship's pay money was that he had never submitted his overtime slips to the work on May 3rd. On the threat rool at the completion of the voy­ head of the department, the Ship's Delegate or to anyone else for charge, the witnesses for Oquen­ age. that matter. L. Lelly, wiper, whq made the do were not able to be rounded last trip on the same ship, has one up in time, and he was logged This is only one instance where, through carelessness, our mem­ hundred hours coming for sound­ $9.16. bers have lost a few bucks. In shaping up overtime, always check ings, which is now payable at the With the head of your department, as soon after the work is com­ The general > charges were Calmar office in New York. dropped by the Coast Guard for pleted as possible. Your contract calls for this and.it must be done. In this manner, not only do you have a copy, but the head of your lack of evidence, and Brother I have been in touch with department and the skipper have copies as well. Then when your Oquendo got his 30 days pay. Washington on the Maintainence scow arrives before the pay-off, all of your disputes can be handled. More, his record is still clean; Men's beefs with Calmar, on tak­ can Skipper Garabedian say the ing soundings weekends at sea. same? This beef has been pending for This case is a rare one and it doesn't happen often; nevertheless, quite some time, and I am in Appointed by "President Wil­ once is too many times. First of all, it shows a lack of union educa­ hopes that •whatever comes out liam Green. International Repre­ tion ori the part of some of our members. Second, it means that some of Washington will settle this sentative Robert J. Watt is AFL of our members are not getting the full benefits of contracts that the beef once and for all. Am still consultant to the U. S. delegation Seafarers hold with the various steamship operators. looking for some Stewards De­ at San Francisco. He proposes Both of these points are worthy of calling for an enlargement partment men who made the last that the International Labor Of­ of our-educational system-within our union. We all know that to trip on the SS Eleazer Wheel ock, fice. to which the SIU is affiliated, realize the best' from contracts that you must first of all KNOW in order to square up their extra become the main arm of the pro­ these contracts. meal beef, which is payable. posed Economic & Social Council. Green For Unity Tries Framing Cook To Save Finky Reputation With Port Captain COFFIN'S REPORT •'•/"''g'rr'i.k �X Page Four li I l-f'! THE SEAFARERS MWEB Promises There Will Be Ne Bonus Cut For Thirty Days LOG Priday. May 18. 1945 LAUNDRY WORKERS WIN UNION FIGHT strike called by the SIU for role that they have been playing higher war bonuses, the National since Germany attacked Russia Defense Mediation Board arbi­ in June, 1941, regardless of what trated our case and gave us $80 effect it liad on Uie pockets or a month bonus and other conces­ welfare of merchant seamen and sions in the way of port bonuses. their families, stating that the In December, 1941, after the MWEB should postpone any re­ U. S. went to war, a meeting of ductions in bonus until the NMU all Maritime Unions and ship­ had negotiated increases in basic owners was called by the Mari­ wages for seamen directly with time Commission and the Depart­ the operators. ment of Labor, and after three Curran reassured the MWEB day's deliberations, the Statement that, regardless of whether they of Principles was adopted by the cut the bonus or not, the NMU shipowners and the unions and would live up to their no-strike the MWEB was set up then to pledge and keep 'em sailing. A bitter four and one half year struggle to organize the large arbitrate only any dispute in the McKenzie read a telegram from Community Laundry in Los Angeles was finally ended when con­ war bonus which might lead to a Philip Murray, ^ead of the CIO, tracts were Signed last month with Local 52. Laundry Workers In­ strike or ship delays which would into the record, and spoke of ternational Union. AFL, and Local 928. International Brotherhood Report on Maritime mobilizing the whole nation in of Teamsters. AFL. This broke the powerful anti-labor front that impede the war effort. War Emergency Board We pointed out that because of behalf of the merchant seamen. has existed in Los Angeles for decades. Pictured here are the pleased Meeting the National War Labor Board's The irony of their position is that Laundry and Teamster officials after signing the contract. Little Steel Formula" the sea- they have not officially opened Held at Washington, D.C, nien recently were denied an in­ up their own contracts for an in­ May 12,1945 crease in the basic wages, and crease in the basic wages. By MATTHEW DUSHANE and that regardless whether a sea­ The Marine Cooks and Stewards man's earnings are labelled war and ACA—CIO affiliated unions— JOHN HAWK bonus or basic wages, it still endorsed the position of the We attended the Maritime War means that it is his "take home" NMU, if you could call it such. Emergency Board meeting held pay. Captain Martin, President of in Washington, D. C. on May 12, We showed that the MWEB the Masters, Mates and Pilots, 1945, regarding their proposals to proposals meant that the seamen AFL, and other representatives of cut the war bonuses in the At­ would make less "take home pay" that organization protested the PARISIAN WORKERS paring to strike for a raise. At an lantic. average salary of $80 a month, than he made before the war, bonus cuts. Parisian workers are develop­ they point to the sky-rocketing Your representatives took the plus the fact that the cost of liv- Mullins, representing the ship­ position that the SIU and SUP ng has increased 43% according owners' Merchant Marine Insti­ ing militant mood as French la­ black market in which beef, for have always taken at these meet­ to the Meany-Thomas report. But tute—incidentfy the only ship­ bor grows increasingly impatient instance, costs between $4 and $5 ings: that the MWEB had no the seamen's so-called basic owner representative present— at the failure of the de Gaulle ad­ a pound. business to propose reductions in wages have remained status quo had no quarrel or objections to ministration to stabilize and i' Ik t> bring down the cost of living. In­ the bonus unless there was a since October, 1941. the Board's proposals. stead of genuine reforms in the Barge Sailors bonus dispute between the ship FALSE PROPAGANDA Chairman Macauley of the national economy, de Gaulle is (ITF) Barges operating on Brit­ operators and the Union. The We told Macauley that he, as Maritime War Emergency Board relying more and more on con­ ish in-land water routes will soon Board admitted that no dispute WSA Deputy Administrator, was informed us that the bonuses servative forces. Resorting to the be under the command of British existed, but contended that they on one hand still spending thou­ would remain the same as they strike weapon, Paris printers and women. had the authority on their own sands upon thousands of Govern­ are now for thirty more days, theatre employees have won motion to propose reductions or ment or taxpayer's dollars, on and that they would then have wage increases in recent weeks. The plan for training women increases as the war hazzards volunteers for the operation of radio programs and all types of their decision ready. Stockbrokers' clerks are also pre- barges sailing on the Leeds and changed. advertising, to recruit merchant Liverpool Canal has already been BONUS HISTORY seamen into the industry, telling CHILD LABOR introduced and women are now We pointed out that the war them how big the merchant sea­ undergoing a two. months' train­ bonuses were $60 in the Atlantic men's bonuses were and the "big ing course. prior to our entry into the war, cabbage" they were making; After their training is complet­ and that the $60 bonus was ar­ whereas, on the other hand, the ed, each team of two women will rived at through collective bar­ same Macauley, as Chairman of be given control of a barge em­ gaining between the shipowners the Maritime War Emergency ployed in the transport of essen­ and the Unions. Board, is proposing to reduce the tial war cargoes. A minimum • We also pointed out that in bonuses" or this "big cabbage" wage of 3 pounds a week is guar­ October, 1941, as a result of a that the seamen earn; and that anteed, but it is expected that this will have the effect of a lot they will earn more money. of old time experienced seamen 4> leaving the industry in disgust because of Macauley's manipula­ Songbirds Strike tions. (LPA) More than 300 musici­ Experienced married seamen You'll remember that last ans, singers and stagehands of the will also leave the industry be­ week Brother Arthur Thomp­ world-famous Naples Opera cause of insufficient "take home son. Savannah Agent, told us House went on strike at the be­ how the log book got its name. pay" to support their wives and ginning of April after the BritishIt seems that in the old days children. Others who were re­ supervized managemeftt had re­ the bosun used to throw a log cruited into the maritime in­ fused demands for a general in­ over the bow and then count dustry because of the big pay crease in pay. Work was resum­ promised by the Recruitment and ed a few days later when aU de­ Manning Division of the WSA on mands were met. their radio programs, and who were trained at Government ex­ The management, which had pense, will also leave the industry become aware of the strike only ri disillusioned, even if they will be after 1600 ticket holders had sat drafted into the Army. down in their seats to listen to We asked the members of the "La Boheme," was forced to re­ MWEB to state their opinion on fund admission costs five minutes their own proposals and they re­ before the curtain was scheduled fused, stating that they would to go up. The workers demanded base their decision on the record an average wage increase of 50 to of the meeting. 100 lire each per performance. We wound up stating that the MWEB's proposals would lead to The war has drawn thousands of boys and girls under 18 out of until it passed the stem. The chaos in the maritime industry, schools and into the labor market, costing them even the minimum ship's speed Wcis thus computed and that it was their respons­ opportunity' to eqpiip themselves for later life. State labor laws are and entered in a book—which ibility as much as ours to keep necessary to protect them, and the AFL is seeking to improve such became known as the log book. the ships moving in order to con­ laws. In the top map. 16 is the minimum age for factory work in We asked the LOG artist to tinue our all-out war effort. the white states; less than 18 in the black. In the bottom map. 18 show us just how it worked. is the minimum for school-hour work except on farms and in domes­ NMU MANEUVER Here is his explanation. The NMU stuck to the govern­ tic services in the grey states; and .in the-bla^' states; work is per­ ment-shipowner collaborationists mitted for those under 18. (Continued from Page 1} they hesitate to take open re sponsibility for such a move. Macauley's promise that no bonus cuts would be made before next month; gave all interested parties time to "submit briefs" to the Board. Several Congressmen have announced intention of fil­ ing briefs on behalf of the sea• men. In all frankness," the seamen must face the fact that "briefs" will have little weight with the Board or its shipowner sponsors. Following the meeting, Broth­ ers Hawk and Dushane issued the following statement; HERE'S HOW IT USED TO BE DOHE �Friday, May 18, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag« F!v» OUR DOUGH IS ON BROTHER ZANOS AS NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP .History of The SIU Dog I am writing to your in regards Once aboard, he was fed and tied to the article in one of your re­ to my bunk. At certain times he cent- issues about the dog that was taken for walks. was ashore in Charleston. I be­ On the last day of our stay in lieve there w;as a slight error in Boston, exactly 15 minutes be­ this article. First of all, I was the fore the boat left, someone cut one who rescued Brownie (the Brownie loose. It was then too dog) from the ASPCA, and not late to do anything about it. We paid off in New York the police. There is one thing -that may March 6th. When I returned to concern you and that is that I, my home in Philadelphia, I sent J. Sterling Sanstrom, was his a letter to the Boston Shelter. Their reply was very nice. They , owner. Brownie left Philadelphia informed me that Brownie was in aboard the SS John B. Lennon on a run -down condition, and they October 10, -1944. The crew of were trying to build him up. They the Lennon elected him their also told me according to the law mascot. The following are the they could not send him, and ports he has been to: Port Said, would have to come and get him and Suez City, Egypt; Aden, Ara­ in a car. This was impossible, be­ bia; Khorrumshare, Iran; Irak, cause I had no car. The result Bahreen Islands; Mombasa, Tanga was that they would have to do East Africa; Bfeira, Protuguese away with Brownie as the doc­ East Africa; Capetown, South toring was too great an expense. Africa; Port of Spain, Trinidad; So now Brownie is dead. I just thought you would like to and then home to Boston. Before the ship had docked, find out the full truth of the story Brownie jumped off. None of the of Brownie. The dog was treated crew heard of him until the chief swell by the crew of the SS John mate saw Brownie's picture in B. Lennon when he was alive. the Boston "Globe." The mate in­ J. STERLING SANSTROM formed me. A wiper and myself 4 4- S" went immediately to the Charles­ ton police station. They told us the dog had been i ^ • If you believe in portents, in coming events casting their shadows before, then Tommy Zanos has proved that the SIU will soon banish the NMU from the waterfront. This little matter was taken care of by SIUer< Tommy Zanos, Chief Steward and rising,young heavyweight fighter, when he beat Johnny (Bearcgt) Jones, until recently an NMU Steward. Beat, did we say beat? Zanos kayoed Jones in 24 seconds of the 6th round, when they met last Aprils in Chicago. MEET THE SIU CHAMP Tommjf, who is as good a union man as he is a fighter, has been taken up by the SIU, and is being pushed as our choice as the next heavyweight champion of the world. The union is all out for Zanos, and from the looks of his record the membership will not be disappointed. 14 STRAIGHT WINS Tommy has been fighting more than five years, four as a pro­ fessional. In that time he has had 21 bouts, winning 16 by knock­ outs, and three by decision. He was defeated twice, both times during the early part of his career. Currently he boasts 14 straight wins, 9 of them by kayos. Always known as a powerful hitter, he has in recent months improved as a boxer, and is show­ ing a formidable left. His more recent matches have been against Joey Montgomery (TKO in 4 rounds); Bobby Lawson (KO in 3 rounds—fracturing Lawson's jaw); and Willie Richardson (KO in 2 rounds). Promoters are trying to ar­ range bouts with Lee Savold, and Gus Lesnevitch, light heavyweigh champ, now in the Coast Guard. Tommy Zanos is a good look­ gendS GrCetlllffS ing lad of 22, his face unscarred. Of average height, powerBrother Zanos stripped down in the New York hall last week to fully built, weighing about 215 show us how he looks to his opponents in the ring. From this sample, pounds. Tommy brings to mind Somewhere on the Pacific another Greek with the classic we'll continue going to sea. thank you. Here are a few lines to let you Greek body, the wrestler Jimmy and that unless he acted quickly, up with the SIU. It didn't take know that I haven't forgotten Londos. him long to find out that only things would get out of hand. the fellows in the SIU. I've been the SIU could offer security to CAPABLE IN JOB getting the Seafarers Log for QUICK THINKING Zanos is not a case of only a quite a while now, so I know a Zanos' quitk thinking saved the working seaman. strong body. The lad is capable little about what's going ardUnd the ship and his shipmates, but The SIU is the first union that and alert, as is evidenced by the he was burned on his face and Tommy has ever belonged to, some of the ports. When- I get back to the U.S. fact that he was able to advance arms and, far worse, lost his and now he is a convinced again, I'll drop- into the hall to from Messboy to Chief Steward, vision for four days. He slowly unionist. see what's cooking. From what the highest position in his de­ regained his eyesight, but was "It's a great feeling," he said, I gather, though, the situation is partment, where ability to make forced to wear dark glasses for "to know that you Jrave an or­ pretty well in hand—as it is out decisions and to lead men are six weeks. The skipper com­ ganization behind you, that the most important qualifications. mended him for his heroism be­ here. everybody is working together Tommy, though easygoing and fore the crew. Say hello for me to a couple and lending a hand. You know of old shipmates of mine—Patty friendly, impresses one with his Tommy comes from Vander- that you aren't alone." Walsh and Bill Kilgus, both old savvy, and gets the fullest co­ grift, Sa. Like so many others members of the SIU. Tell them operation from his shipmates. who do not know its character, The SIU recognized Tommy's Baldy was asking for them. You His fighting career was almost he went to the maritime school abilities and leadership qualities, must) know them—Pat is always cut short last year when he went at Sheepshead Bay, where inci­ and as soon as he had got the either coming off a drunk or go­ far beyond the call of duty. While dentally he won the boxing tour­ necessary experience, pushed him ing on one with Kilgus—or vice in Port of Spain, Trinidad, a fire nament. Bob Olin, a leading con­ in getting his endorsements for broke out in the messmen's tender for the heavyweight title, higher ratings. versa. focs'le and Zanos, disregarding tried to get him to stay there At the next meeting, tell the And now, recognizing his fellows there is a bunch of U.S. personal danger, began tossing to do morale work, but Tommy ability in another field, the SIU Marines on this side of the globe overboard flaming mattresses and refused—he wanted to ship out. stands right square behind Tom­ that sure as hell welcomes you. wooden lockers. Though the my Zanos in his bid for new CONVINCED UNIONIST You're doing a damn fine iob of alarm was being turned in. Tom­ honors. keeping, chow and equipment my knew that directly overhead Once on the waterfront, he coming out here. From the ex­ was stored the ship's ammunition. learned the -score, and he joined perience I've had I" know sure ds hell that the SIU is doing its part. Sgl. JOSEPH T. PENDLETON Fort Stanton, N. M. say hello. Five members of the six-man SS-21 MAG-21 Keep sending me the Log. so I I'm still bedridden, although crew of the tug El Vivo lost their c/o Fleet Post Office can keep in touch with what is I'm really okay. Since I can't get lives today in a collision between San Francisco, Calif. around I've told the delegate to happening. This place is at' the the tug and a Liberty ship in the get the names of aU the boys end of the world. L. C. KATES swollen Mississippi River near here, so you can send them their Editor's note: Brother Kates here. The sixth member was hospital benefits. I sure would like to see some has returned, hard on the heels saved. He said the tug was struck of the boys and have a few drinks of his letter. However, why don't amidships during a fog and sank with them. If you see some of some of you fellows write to our within a few minutes. The other my friends, say hello for me, and men at Fort Stanton? It wiU help vessel apparently was undamaged have a drink on me. If you see cheer them up at the time when and proceeded later. The survivor some of my women friends, just they really need it. said the blow split the tug open. Sgt. Pendleton taken to the Friend Shelter So- ciety of Boston. We were then escorted, by two policemen, to the shelter. There we found Brownie among many other dogs, and returned him to the ship. Greenlee Reports Grub Is All OK Scotland Just a few lines to let you know fhat we are still rolling along, and I do mean rolling. We have everything running along very smoothly on the ship, no beefs. We are teaching the Messboys the union way. We have five gallons of kickapoo juice just about ready to come off. Tell Frenchy Michelet that Snozzle McCormicfc can't hardly wait to get at it. It's all Heavy Ross and I can do to keep him off it. Old Snozz is a good cook, but he has no help. However, he is geting the 2nd Cook and Messboys pretty well in line, and they are turning out okay, and by the time you get this they should be doing all the work. Snozzle sends his regards to all of the boys. We are still at sea, but should be in by four or five days. We are hoping to get shore leave and meet some nice Scots girls and some fellows named Haig and Haig. We have a good gang on deck, all books. The mate and the old man are* really tops, and the black gang is a good bunch. Ross has the wiper making his bunk —^it's the boy's first trip. (He'll wise up soon.) We wiU drop you another line when we hit port. WHITEY GREENLEE TriniiT''r''-' 1-^ To Old Friends Ft. Stanton Men Appeal For Mail Collision Sinks Tug In New Orleans �-' xv"';-:«?ss;! Page Six NORFOLK -I [M 15, th THB SEAFAHERS LOG "I 'i" n NI >11 Friday, Mey 18^ 1945* w-ant his opinion, he'll tell you, "It's a GOOD- deal." Let's wish theih all the happiness in the world. ^ We are expecting a good num­ ber of Moran tugs to pull in this week. That will keep us busy, but we hope there will not be too many beefs. ^ Mr. Shilling of the Alcoa SS Company doesn't seem to want to " cooperate with the union. He is Shipowner forcing us on the one-sided in his opinions. He re­ picket line to hold what we have; and the easier it will be for us to fuses to pay legitimate beefs. I make bigger and better gains in the future. The officials of- the- New Or­ Let us always bear in mind leans Branch wish to thank that money is power, so let us Brother C. Howell, Book num­ get some power in the Strike ber 27955, for donating a paper Fund. clipping machine to the branch. BUD RAY. Agent Shipping is still good in Nor­ folk. We have had to call outports for a number of crews, but managed to crew up the scows ok. We are pushing our organiz­ ing and educational programs to the fullest extent. Had two unor­ ganized ships in, and although it was impossible to get aboard we shipped four men on them and that they will move to another were able to get literature aboard. he case of an AB on the SS Char­ State. Cigarettes have additional les Burelson who was badly cut In the end this will pay dividends as the seamen are waking up. up by one of the gun crew. It tax of 4c added. They are tired of being pushed appears that- the AB, Charles Voting is rather light here as around by the companies and Holsapple, and the Steward were most of the members are Pro they don't want the phony set up having a little friendly argument members. Brother Johnnie Ep­ of the communist organizations. when the Navy butted in, and in­ person was seen celebrating V-E vited Holsapple on deck and We had quite a beef on an thereupon did a little carving. We Day today by gator-jocking one Army dock payoff—the SS An­ got Holsapple out of jail and to of the reptiles that is so well drew Pickens of South Atlantic the Marine Hospital. The Navy known in this state. Wonder if it SS Co. The beef was in the bag, man got 60 days and was turned could be some of the Everglades think we will have to put a little NEW ORLEANS but was let out by the crew. Out over to the Navy, who, we feel swamp-dew that is so well known fireworks under him to get him of the whole crew there were sure, doesn't want people of his here, and so weU liked by the on the ball. Things have been going at imbibers of intoxicants. only nine men aboard who were kind in the service. fairly good speed this week here There have been quite a few' real union men. The names are: -Two of our members who were Just arrived from the South­ in the port of New Orleans. The oldtimers hitting this port lately. L. D. MuUis, Richard Furr, James ashore for the first time in Balti­ west Pacific—Three Ton (Tiny) Patrolmen and Agent have been It is really good to see all you' Kirkj Thomas Burke^ Frederick more were knocked down by a S. C. Gainey one of Slim's (Curt kept on the ball, signing on and fellows getting back to the Cres­ Rouser, Williaym Slade, Vincent hit and run driver. Alex Piatek Starke's) bosom pals. He was paying off ships and settling a cent City once more. McDermott, Howell Arledge, Wil­ was kiUed and James Brewer has looking for a mouth full of meat few beefs. E. S. HIGDGN, Agent liam Cauthen. The SS Alcoa Pilot was finally choppers as his came up missing a broken leg and other injuries. squared away after settling a few They are the kind of men that They were members of the crew in the invasion. NEW YORK the union wants and needs. Out of the SS Floyd Gibbons which The SS Wino, I mean Brandy- beefs on her; There was one good Payoffs in the port of New York of the rest of the crew there v^ere had arrived from New York. wine, has failed to come in for a one in the Stewards Department. were slow the past week with Some supplies had been ordered only a few book men, the rest The local cops have caught up trip or so, and that makes me only 22 ships paid off, but on and the crew said they would not were trip card and probationary with the hit and run artist and no most damn unhappy, as she has these 22 ships were practically sign on until all the stuff was re­ book. This branch will send out doubt he forgot to insure his car been a source of ups and downs a list of names of these men and and is of no benefit to the men to me for the last three years. I ceived. We also had to pull two all of the old beefs' imaginable;^ OS because they did not show up and a dozen or so beefs that have recommend that they not be whom he so foolishly struck. am sure that from now on she given books with the privilige to Shipping in this port continues will be a pleasant ship to board for work. There was another beef never been experienced by the about the Chief Cook not getting New York Patrolmen before. ship, as they are not the kind of very slow with a large beach list, as she is all SIU now. paid for doing someone else's However, all these beefs were men that the SIU membership and t"he only places around here D. L. PARKER. Agent work in addition to his own. All settled aboard ship and we have can look on as brothers. with any income are the clip this was finally settled and they only one small Steward Depart­ Shipping for the future still joints. If some of our members ment beef on the SS Bayou Chico pulled the end of this week. looks good and the hall is empty. would only send cigarettes to PUERTO RICO still pending. The company agrees The SS Cody Victory, Alcoa Come on down to Norfolk and their brothers in the Marine Hos­ Well, things are beginning to to pay a division in wages but' Steamship Co. paid off May 8th. ship. pital instead of giving them to look up, here in the Enchanted the union is holding out for a di- ^ There was a dispute about over­ RAY WHITE. Agent people who in turn sell them Isles. In the last two weeks we vision of wages plus overtime. time for two Cooks, but that was back at 50 cents a pack, they have had twelve ships in. Very All of our sign-ons have been settled in no time at all. Went would be helping out the men in BALTIMORE few replacements, but it sure i.s back to sign her on on May 10th, cleared. the hospital who find it hard to good just to see a little activity but orders were changed to sign The SS Blenheim missed the Before the war, the United buy any. Russian sale and is still operating her on May 11th. States had only a matter of about The Hall boys—Avin, Bob and around. 7,500,000 tons of shipping and Paul — not all from the same Some of them are coming dir­ The SS T. J. Jackson, Mississ­ with an SIU crew. Frenchy was a third rate maritime power. family—fat boy Charlie Simmons ect from across, and it sure is ippi Steamship Company, signed Michelet shipped aboard her asAt the present time we are the and myself visited the hospital pitiful to hear the tales some of off on May 9th, under Article 64, Steward and the crew will prob­ greatest maritime power in the but were not able to see all the the boys tell of how they have revised, and everything is alright. ably wish that the Russians had world with approximately 50,- boys. Some are doing fine and been robbed of something to eat. , We had to send quite a number taken her befbre they get back 000,000 tons of shipping. But do some, I am sorry to say, not so And the trouble has to lay with of men to Galveston to finish to port. we intend to remain in that good. Most_ of the sickness has the Cooks and Stewards because signing- on the SS Peter Dunn and The Patrolmen in this branch status? Not if some bureaucrats been caused by the hardships I had two Liberty's of the same the SS Nott as they semed to didn't benefit by the lull much as they have been hitting the and politicians have their way. they have gone through during Company in the same week on have quite-a shortage. waterfront on the organizational There was a little bit of excite­ Take Mr. Lewis Douglas, form­ this lousy war. We •'sure as hell the same run. One of them had drive during their spare time. er deputy administrator of the need a bill of rights for merchant no complaints on the food and the ment here in New Orleans that Last Wednesday night's meet- i WSA—and we can be happy that seamen and the sooner the better. other crew had been eating can­ should be of interest and quite a Ing seems to have been one of WM. McKAY, Agent ned beef stew for the last twenty- surprise to some of our brother he is the foflner deputy adminis­ the most educational meetings six days. I was contacted at 11 trator — who proposes that we that we have had in this port for o'clock at night as the ship was give most of our tonnage away to TAMPA a long time and the membership only going to take fuel and water foreign nations and retain about is still talking about it. > 10,000,000 tons, to become once Things at the present tiye here here, then proceed to a south Everyone around is- holdingagain a third rate maritime pow­ in Tampa are a little slow. The coast port to load before getting their breath on the outcome of er. In so doing, thousands of Am­ only change at this writing is the stores. But I got in touch with the meeting on the bonus cut. erican seamen would be put on weather, and quite a few of the the WSA and she stayed in here Nothing has happened so far and the beachk and thousands of boys have been commenting on long enough to get stores. here's hoping it remains statusshoreside workers would also the short summer we had. Be­ All of the ports in the Island quo. lieve it or not the weather here is have been opened up again, so if lose their livelihood. J. P. SHULER, Palrolman as cold as it was this past winter. you are ever down this way load­ Douglas maintains that foreign t It looks as though we are go­ ing, call the hall and at least let nations can operate ships much Shipping is still going strong cheaper. Meanwhile, we are ing to be short of beer in this us know you are in. The num­ as usual. The membership is sure heavily taxed and buy bonds for ber is San Juan 1885. taking the ships out at present, building ships, only to see them *10,M0IIEY! JOST^ When down here remember members. Brother Greenlee, an but kind of expect a slow period fc given away with little or no re­ PAID S0ME(HiOTAXES/|you can get all the vegetables and ex-pie card from New York, who for several weeks soon, at least' turn for the huge investment. tropical fruit you want. Ice cream paid off the SS Henry M. Rice a until matters in Europe are more This is only a forerunner of is plentiful. Milk is a little hard few weeks ago really went and definitely settled. Nevertheless, what, no doubt, some people are to get at times, but can be had got himself fouled up good. If shipping will be better than av­ planning for, and the next sug­ with a little pressure inn the right you look at his third finger, left erage—so continue to head for; gestion will be along the lines places. The company squawks hand, j'ou will see- that he is New York to ship out. that we scrap part of our Navy. that it isn't good for your health, branded — by a woman! That's I would like to take this oppor­ . It should be remembered that but it is all pasteurized, and tl^e right! He was married May 10, tunity to pass on Brother Stew­ the planning and effort in build­ companies are not worried about 1945. He doesn't know what he is art's statement to the member­ ing the greatest Navy and mari­ your health. getting into, does-he,-fellas? But ship. He is the Mail Clerk and time fleet in the world helped baggage room man. The baggage Men, we must remember the it won't take him long to find out. room is getting so filled up with cause President Roosevelt's un­ The lucky girl (or is she?) is the timely death. Scrapping or giving state, as the Governor has signed bigger the strike fund we have stenographer here at the hall. We luggage, that he is having a time the less chance there is of John away our merchant fleet comes a bill adding 3c tax. There are had' noticed- both of them going of it to find a place to put the in­ imder the head of sabotage in our abofit six breweries here, and around- in a daze, but no one coming baggage, opinion. they state that they cannot man­ Keep In Touch With knew what was in the air until it If you have excess baggage, Well, here we go off to the jail ufacture beer with that much was all over. But seriously, he kindly refrain from using, the' Your Draf t Board, house again, and this time it was tax added, and I sincerely believe has a nice little wife, apd if you (Continued on Page 7) �• Friday, May 18, 1^45 -'' r'-.V^A '' •'" ' ;f5' TBE 'SEAFARERS "••r" A'v.^fV-Wri:- LOG Page £^ven Around The Ports sioner's office, the head commis­ (Continued from Psge 6) sioner disallowed the log. Murbaggage room for a storage room phay got his two day's pay back. for six to twelve month periods. Baggage held there will pot be It was brought before the com­ baggage anymore, but probably missioner that this logging took be given to other members that place while ship was anchored in are in need of same. So kindly New York before the voyage be­ find out the score on how long gan, and that Brother Murphay you can keep your luggage at the during the whole voyage proved fiaggage room. to be an exceptionally good sailor. The other day the Mail Clerk However, Captain Young in the 9.18 .52 Fieldson, Charles .. 14.58 was called again by the Postal face of this evidence, maintained Doqglas, Earl 39 1.12 Fifer, Edward M 7.50 Eckert, F. A. Inspector. All mail over ninety that it was more a matter of Douglas, Richard E 3.00 .01 Filipovich, L. A 11.57 Eckert, Oscar. < days must be turned back to the principle to him in" logging this Dowal, J 3.96 Finch, Wilfred 25.50 1.05 Eckols, Alfred J post office. So boys, be sure to man than the money that was Downes, John M Edelstein, A Findley, F 5.29 7.92 2.23 Downey, James W have your wives and sweethearts involved, and he still held tight. Edmonds, E Finnell, Jas 12.80 .69 7.35 Downie, J address your letters with this, The Commissioner explained "to Downs, Raymond 01 4.98 Edwards, Conrad H. 4.10 Finnegan, J 'Tlease hold until called for; the captain that this was beyond Egan, James Finnegan, Thomas H 10.58 15.05 2.23 Draves, Robert I am sure that then the post of­ 18.59 Fischer, John L. .76 Egan, J. W. 2.23 fice will not ask Brother Stewart the intent of the law, and the Dressier, Fred 14.13 Fisher, Benjamin L 28,93 - 3.55 Egner, Fred A to send those letters addressed logging was really severe in it­ Driggers, Eddie T <33 — 58.44 Fisher, Daniel W 3.90 Egner, Robert L that way, back to the post office. self. Because the man "turned to Driscoll, Edwin G when he was awakened and the Eickmeyer, John A 2.23 2.64 Fisher, Harry M. Jr 2.23 Dryall, F. R And please, please, he says, don't 3.30 .79 Fristoe, Ashby J 1.98 Eklund, Erick R put your excess baggage in the fact that,he was model sailor all Drydale, Wayne trip, he would not entertain the Eklund, Paul .82 .99 Fitch, Richard T .......1140.86 Dublanica, Peter baggage room for storage. We are log, and disallowed it. 1.91 Fitzgerald, Charles' .04 Elrdo, Simon F 5.64 Ducote, Luke C not responsible for same. 3.92 Fitzgerald, John D 3.46 5.50 Eldhuse, Anton Glad to see some of the mem­ This in itself may seem small, Ducote, Reese A .14 Fitzgerald, John R 8.43 5.94 Eldhuse, H bers are taking an interest in our as it only involves two day's pay, Dudley, Arlie L 9.90 Fitzgerald, Robert J 2.40 Elf, Knute 8.27 union literature. Knowledge but that is not the idea. The way Dufour, Andrew T 5.15 Fitzgerald, W. J 3.71 Elliott, Jas 69.67 about your organization is very the log was written up was Dugan, Richard E 15.21 Fitzpatrick, John J .90 Elrod, Roy F 99 important, just as important as "absent from duty without leave Dugas, Anthony J Endres, Edwin 3.44 25.99 Flaherty, John J <83 Duett, Charles O our contracts, constitution and and without sufficient reason." 8.53 Flaves, J 7.61 Engelhardt, Eugene E ;34 Duke, Joseph shipping rules. How can a man be absent from 18.74 Fleming, Berney 9.86 England, Fred R. ..T 2.16 As Truesdale puts it, "We all duty without leave when the ship Duke, Stanley F 2.64 Fleming, J .01 11.25 Englso, Minyard D voted on those rules up and down is laying in the stream awaiting Dukes, J. W 9.24 Fleming, Thomas H 10.69 English, Thomas 2.13 the coast, to the Gulf and back, convoy, no shore liberty granted Dukeshire, I 04 26.60 Engstrom, Lincoln C. E. .. 21.20 Fleury, Arthur so let's live up to them. What's and the man in question laying DuMaduros, F. R Enna, Anthony 2.31 .72 Flockhart, David F 9.71 Duncan, E. T the use of having them if you in his bunk? Can you see how 38.65 Flores, Albert N 6.03 Ennis, Walter R 30.25 don't care about them? Then, the ridiculous this is? It appears to Duncan, Frank A., Jr. .. Enoches, E 3.62 Floyd, Ross F. .1 152.63 2.07 Duncan, Mota H first thing you know, you will be me that Captain (Bligh) Young .72 Fluence, Humolla 10.05 98.75 Enna, Joseph Jr working 15 hours a day, at the would do very well to log a man Duncan, Roy W 3.96 Flynn, John J 12.12 8.76 Epperson, Hebert A rate of $1 per day, only a stooge for a legitimate reason and not Dungan," Charles W 4.27 Flynn, J 02 .74 Erikson, Anton J Dunham, Frank ..< to the shipowner." attempt to deprive a man of his 1.74 Flynn, R. 1.33 63.99 Erickson, Irvin C Dunkin, Leon B Which is true, when the mem­ salary for such petty reasons. 1.65 Flynn, Raymond J 79 5.96 Erco, E Dunlap, James Allen bership decides to let down a lit­ Erwin, Winston B 5.94 Flynii, William P 2:82 1.98 Dunn, Oscar Jan Things in this port seem to tle. It was not so long ago either, 34.08 Foley, Stephen E 2.23 21.38 Escoffier, John ttiat we were getting that buck be running very smoothly. Bill Dunn, Walter L Esteve, George L 7.71 Ford, James A 5.94 8.61 Dunphy, John Luth has taken over as Patrol­ or two a day and no overtime. 1.39 Forsman, John 43.29 2.55 EstreUa, M Bear that in mind, boys, when man, and it looks like he is go­ Dupuy, Edward 55.64 Forsyth, Joseph H 8.35 9.87 Etheredge, William L you think that you don't need a ing to stick around for a while. Durant, Howard L 14.75 Fort, Robert B 51.34 1.19 Etherton, Teery G •union. That is what will happen He went out and bought himself Durant, W. 167.11 Fortes, John N 8.53 5.78 Evans, Benjamin T three rooms of furniture, and if Durett, Sol R to you. Evans, C 35 Flory, H. E 7.76 2.64 Durfee, Charles E. Drinking is an art, but when I know the lady in jquestion it Evans, E 2.30 5.63 Durham, J one imbibes so much that he gets looks like Bill is here to stay. In 9.40 5.31 Evans, Harry high and nastily inebriated, it closing let me state, keep away Durr, Harold Evans, J 1.20 16.39 Dust, Roy W from the Coast Guards and settle then causes difficulties. I am not Evans, Leonard N 3.77 preaching .about having drinks your troubles in the Union HaUs. DeTenbeck, Hugo CREW OF 1.98 31.13 Evans, Robert A (Dutenbeck, H.) •Hell, I like to drink as well as the SS GEORGE CRAWFORD HARRY J. COLLINS Dutton, Robert R Evans, W. 1.00 12.29 next man—^but why get drunk in When you signed off on Decem­ Agent Evans, W. H 5.97 3.52 Dvorack, C. E. your union haU. First, you are ber 10, 1944, there was hanging Evans, William H 10.03 19.64 Dwight, Eugene N violating the constitution. Sec­ 9.75 fire a broken watch beef. It was . 10.05 Evensen, Even Dwyer, Arthur J ond, you make trouble for us Dis­ MOBILE 10.66 agreed by all members that the 2.23 Ewing, William F Dwyer, C. J., Jr patchers. You delay our work money, when paid, should be di­ Shipping was good around here Dwyer, Raymond F. 37.22 and cause confusion, and gener­ F vided among the crew. However, for a while but has slowed down .73 Fahey, J. L Dycus, Thomas L ally it ends up in some one get­ 11.63 the Company has mailed vouch­ at the present. But we in the Dykema, Martin 2.90 Fair, David C ting hurt. 99 ers for the fuU amount to 15 port of Mobile think that ship­ If you drink, then hold it. Be Fajatowski, Jacob 11.96 members of the cr'ew, leaving out •sociable. No one Wants to asso­ ping will pick up in a few days. Falana, John M 14.30 in the cold the Stewards Depart­ Eastman, Alfred 6.81 ciate with nasty temperments, Only have two ships in at the Falls, l^m 16.36 ment, the Bosun, Deck Engineer, and you generally lose some good present. One is from New Or­ Eaton, Edward Currier.... 44.85 Falnes, J. 10.56 Deck Maintenance, and two 4.45 Faucette, J.' friends by being nasty and leans (Alcoa), and. the crew is go­ Eaton, Edward C Wipers. Will the following crew Eaton, Jasper C. 21.80 .troublesome. (Fancutt, John) 52.88 members please turn their nxoney ing to be paid off here. They only 123.75 Farrar, M. G. So let's cooperate, and refrain have been on articles seven days. Ebanks, Carlman .35 in to the New York Agent's of­ from getting somsed and trouble- She will be here for a good while Farrell, W. E 6.36 fice so that it may be pooled and vSome in your union hall. After in the shipyard, and we expect Farrow, Jack 2.64 divided equally: Charles Rolkieall, we have work to do, where she will keep a skeleton crew Farthing, Roger J 1.90 wicz. Earl White, Edward Bobas you are on a good time. And aboard. Farthorn, William P 3.26 inski, Edward Rook, Clif BrumSS THOMAS REED as much as we all would like to Fath, J. A 76 met, Alfred Mowel, Thomas Old­ join you, during working hoxirs We have the SS Juliet Low, E. J. Lelly, 100 hours. Collect Fawcett, Paul G ; 2.13 en, Robert Hairsten, Roger MenSouth Atlantic SS Co. in transit at the Calmar SS Co., 44 White­ it's hardly possible. Fay, J. E. (John) 1952.92 dez, Don Schumaker, Thomas from New York. Seems the only hall St., N. Y. So when you drink, keep a Fay, J 2.97 Shea, Harry Gooden, Paul Gazie, 4 straight course, sober up and man to have an agreement on Fay, William J !. 13.86 Don Payton and John Sullivan. SS CYRUS W. FIELD head for the Dispatcher's Board. board Ship is the master and he Fearon, Joseph R 2.23 won't show it to the members on t- t- S. Disputed overtime is waiting Fereroff, Peter, P.J.R •The jobs are not in morse, and 12.34 Bearer of receipt 66845, for the of the crew unless it benefits the for the following men: W. D. each ship has her sailing course. 36.79 payment of three months' dues Feher, Leo steamship company. Austen, 22 hours; W. A. Landry, Felix, Frank M 4.95 and the annual strike assessment, W. PAUL GONSORCHIK, 26 hours; J, A. Puczykowsky, 7 Feltman, Charles E. .. GEORGE BALES. Agent 3.96 Dispatcher paid in the port of New Orleans hours; A. LaGarde, 7 hours. 72.14 and signed by Patrolman L. Feltz, Ford G The men can get their money Fenn, Roy 2.81 Clark, please report to the book­ by writing to Oliver J. Olson & Feraci, Charles E , PHILADELPHIA .66 keeper in the New York hall. It Co., 260 California St., San Fran­ Ferdensky, J 2.23 is necessary to get your name Brother Murphay, deck Main­ cisco, California. Ferguson, H. H .50 and book number. tenance man on the Wm. Sterling 4" it t 49.73 Fernandez, Manuel R • of the Waterman SS Company 4. ft SS B. BOURNE 3.46 Ferri, B. CJ 'was logged two days pay for over JOHN GRUEBNEH 1.42 Chief Cook and 2nd Cook, who Ferri, Edward V "Sleeping between one and two 1.78 Please contact Silas B. Axtell, haVe 188 hours each due them Ferris, Benjamin in the afternoon in port. Captain Fetterhoff, J .46 15 Moore Street, New York, as from the last vbya^e, can collect Young of the ship held tight and 6.00 your case against the SS Lafay­ at the Mississippi SS Co., 17 Bat­ Ficaratto, J ^would not rescind -the log. The "Fitarelli, Donato ....'. 1.42 ette is ready for trial. tery PL, New "York. following day... at the Commis- Unclaimed Wages Mississippi Steamship Company PERSONALS MONEY DUE �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 18, 1945 \l \}se Our Facilities The Seafarers has created an efficient and smooth working shoreside apparatus to protect the interests of the men on the ships. All our time and thought is devoted to seeing that SlU men receive the best wages, the best conditions, and the utmost union protection. L But there is more to the SlU than winning ship­ board wages and conditions. We keep our men clear of jams while they are ashore. We represent our members before the various government boards and bureaus. We see that thbir rights are respected and that they get the breaks due a merchant seaman. WE WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU ISTHMIAN MEN DROP INTO ONE OF OUR HALLS Coast Guard, Draft Board, Immigration Beefs: The SlU maintains a staff of officials completely familiar with all the complicated rules. Wo stand ready at all times to aid Isthmian men in any disputes they may have, or give them advice as to their rights and the limitations imposed upon them. Our "Beef window" is open all day — every day. Bring your Coast Guard, Draft Board or Immigration problems to us. If you need representation on any of your problems, go to the SIU hall nearest you. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL 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/. 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PENDLETON SEND GREETINGS TO OLD FRIENDS FT. STANTON MEN APPEAL FOR MAIL COLLISION SINKS TUG IN NEW ORLEANS ISTHMIAN MEN! Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/18/1945 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/79c5b79584673428a05fb424cc258205.pdf 523b819f54845de09c94e32e477eb4cd PDF Text Text He's Gat It Tough, So  Pity The Poor Boss!  /HI  Branches  Okay New Hall  III  New  York  ;  Reports filed  with  the  Securi­ {ties  and  Exchange  Comnussion  that  United  States  Steel  '• fjofp. paid  its^three  top  officers  r  :a;  total  of  $538,400  salaries  in  ^49.  .  I»  :  ; President Benjamin  Faiirless  re­ Seatik48rs  at  the  May  10  regu­ ceived  $211,000  salary;  Board  lar  membership  meetings  in  all  Chairman Irving  S, Olds  $164,200,  A&G  Distric.!  ports  voted  ap­ and  Chairman  Enders  M.  Voor­ Official Qrgan, Atlantic & Gulf  DpttrUt, Seafarers International Union of  NA  proval of  the rbvonunendation for  '  hees  of  the finance  •  committee  purchase  of  a  Headquarters­ $163,200.  VOL.  XII  NEW  YORK.  N.  Y.,  FRIDAY.  MAY  19.  1950  No.  10  Port  of  New  York  building.  The  property  on  which  the fa­ vorable  action  was  taken  fronts  on  the  entire block  between  20th  and  21st  Streets  on  4th  Avenue  in  Brooklyn.  It  is  a  few  blocks  '  east  of  a  busy  waterfront  area  and  is  within  short  range  of  most  piers  used  by  SlU­contract­  '  ed  vessels.  The  proud  SS  ColabCe,  known  tract  around  1940,  the  ship  was  game  of  softball  to Baie  Qomeau  ^A member  of  the last  SIU crew  as  the  "newsprint  express"  to  manned  throughout  the  war  by  and  the  residents  took  to  the  to  man  the  Colabee  predicted  Slightly  more  than  200  feet  wide  and  175  feet  deep,  the  the  crack  SIU  crews  that  have  Seafarerg,  ­ sport  enthusiastically.  Contests  that  the  heretofore  spotless,  ef­ property  includes  a  three  story  manhied  hef  for'the  past  decade,  'A  torpedo^  tore,  through  her  between  the  crew  ahd  local  ficiently  operated  American flag  building  104  feet  by  93  feet,  an  '  has  been  condemned  to  a  fate  side  in  i942'­off  Nuevitas,  Cuba,  teams  were  a  high  spot  in  the  ship  would  probably  nOt  be' rec­ adjoining  small  two­story  brick  worse  than  the  boneyard.  She's  killing  many  of  her  SIU  crew.  ship's  visits  to  the  port.  ognizable  after  six  months  under  structure,  and .a  vast  yard  for  , ­  slated  to  become  another  ship  sAlthough  loaded  with  sugar  The  SIU  crewmembers'  rela­ the  Panamanian flag.  without  a  country  when  she  the  doughty  freighter  refused  to  tionship  with  the  Baie  Comeau  "She'll  be  roaming  the  seas  recreational  activities.  aU  trans­;, 1  joins  that  motley fleet  operating  sink.  She  was  towed  to  Tampa,  people  has  frequently  been  cited  dirty,  hungry  and  dangerous—a  Easily  accessible  portation,  the  building  is  two  v  ,  under  Panamanian  registry.  where  the  damage  was  repaired  as  an  example  of  the  good  will  disgrace  to  any  civilized  mari­ blocks­^from  the Prospect  Avenue  The  proposed  salei^of  the 5,617­ and  Seafarer  replacements  for  so  valuable  between  nations.  time  nation,"  he  said.  station  of  the  BMT­4th  Avenue |  •  ton  freighter  to  the  Seven  Seas,  those  who  had  lost  their  lives  subway  line,  which  is  12  min­  J  S.  A.,  a  West  Coast  outfit  ope­ went  aboard.  utes  from  the  Whitehall  Street  The  Colabee  carried  bauxite  rating  under  the  Panania flag,  station  in  downtown  Manhattan,  was  confirmed  by  her  owner,  for  the  rest  of  the  war.  Since  NEW  YORK—AFL  President  widening  and  improving  social  Should  present  plans  material­ '*r  then  she's  been  operating  be­ the  Illinois­Atlantic  Corporation,  William  Green  told  ^ the  AFL  security  and  for  raising  the  liv­ ize,  the  new  quarters  are  ex­ tween  New  York  arid  Baie  last  week,  after  her  Seafarers  United  Hatters  convention  that  ing  standards  of  all  American  pected  to  be  ready  for  occu­'  ;  ­Comeau.  crew  was  paid  off  and  she  en­ "labor  will  not  be  counted  out  citizens  is  at  stake  in  the  con­ pancy  in midsummer.  The  Union  v;  tered  drydock.  SAD  FAREWELLS  or  knocked  out in  this campaign"  gressional  election  of  November  holds  a  60­day  option  on  the  >  Meanwhile,  the  Colabee  has  Sadness  marked  the  farewells  to  elect  a  liberal  Congress  in  7.  property.  been  replaced  on  the  paper  run  between  Seafarers  and'  Baie  1950.  "In fighting  for  a  progressive  Rctures  of  the  new  building  |  by  the  Norwegian  ship  EUen  Comeau  townspeople,  as  the Col­ "We  are' in  this  political fight  legislative  program  and  in fight­ Hope.  abee  prepared  for  her  last  voy­ to  the finish,"  Mr.  Green  said.  ing  for  release  from  the  op­ appear  on  Pages  6  and  7  of  this  I  issue.  age  out  of  the  Canadian  paper  'And  we  don't  know  the  mean­ pressive  effects  of  . the  Taft­ SALE  ADMITTED  ing  of  the  word  'defeat.'  We  are  Hartley  Act,  the organized' work­ Rumors  of  the  Colabee  sale  mill  town.  In  the  past five  years  a  strong  determined  as  never  before  to  ers  of  this  country  feel  they  are  had  been flying  thick  and  fast  feeling  of  fellowship  had  devel­ organize,  to  work  ahd  to fight  doing  their  patriotic  duty.  In  but  Illinois  Atlantic,  a  subsidiary  oped  between  the  visiting  Am­ until  this  crucial  battle  of  the  the  American  tradition  we  are  of  the  Chicago  Tribune­New  erican  crewmen  rind  their  Can­ ballots  is worn  going  to  the  people  in  the  con­ York  News ­Syndicate,  kept  mupa  adian  neighbors.  "Labor's  program  for  increas­.  gressional  elections  this  year  for  until  questioned  on  the  6:ew  .Colabee ­crews  introduced  the  ing  mass  purchasing  power,  for  their  verdict."  payoff.  An  official  of  the  com­ pany  said  the  transaction  was  subject  to  Maritime  Commission  The  Maritime  Commission  has  approval.  announced  that  the  Bethlehem  A&G  Secretary­Treasurer  Paul  Steel  Company's  Baltimore  ship­ Hall  denounced  the^  proposed  yard  was  the  lowest  bidder  for  sale of  the Colabee,  which  trans­ the  conversion  job  on  the  two  quately were it horfor  hiring halls.  ported  newsprint  from  Baie  former  Army  transports  which  In  addition  to  maintaining  a decent  •   Comeau,  Quebec,  for  the  Ifew  the  Arnold  Bernstein  Line  hopes  and  honorable  means  of  bringing  em­ : York  "Daily  News,"  as" "a  stab  to  place  in  the  North  Atlantic  jTMURSDAY^  MAY  4.  tm  at  thie  American* merchant fleet  ployer and  employe together for a con­ passenger  trade.  ,  and  US  seamen."  tract,  they  offer  a  reservoir  of  man­ Estimates  for  the  work  on  the  THS'HIRING  HALL  Referring  to  the  Chicago' Tri­ power  for  major  vessels,  manpower  General  William  Weigel  and  bune's  and  New  York  News'  Under  the  current system  of  mai^­ t^t  v/ould  be  difficult  to  come  by  General  John  Pope,  both  P­2  consistent  advocacy  of  a  "two­ type­  transports,  v/ere  submitted,  ttme  hiring  ha!!s  the steamship opera*  through dockside hiring or by roaming  ships­for­one" policy for  the Uni­ to  the  Commission  by  nine  tors,  it •  must  b6  conceded,  have  re­ the  waterfront  streets  picking  up  ted  States,  Hall  declared:  yards.  course  to  an  authority  that  can  bring  istrays.  And  both  the  National  Mari­ ;  "The Tribune  is always  preach­ The  bids,  which  were  opened  discipline  to recalcitrant  seamen when  tirrie  Union,  C. li 6., and  the Seafarers  ing  Americanism, first,  last  and  last  week,  are  subject  to  fur­ tall other restraining influences fail. We  International  Union,  A.  F. L.,  to  men­ always.  Ditching  American  sea­ ther  analysis,  but  if  an  award  men  in  favor  of  low­paid  for­ can remember several  recent instances  tion  two leading unions  here,  have dis­ is  made  it  is  certain  that  it  will  eign  seamen  is  a  strange  inter­ go  to  the  Bethlehem  yard,  since  when  unreasonable  action  by  ship  played  indications that  they are at the  .  pretation  of  it."  its  price  was  almost  $2,000,000  crews brought swift and effective meas­ stdge  of  maturity In  which  sea  unions  The SIU  official  added  that  the  below  that  of  the  next  bidden,  ures  from  union  headquarters  in  the  can,  as  everyone  hopes  they  will  in­ Colabee  transfer  was  one  more  NO  AWARD  YET  creasingly in  the future,  accept the re­ interest of  contractual compliance.  emphatic  reason  for  favorable  No  contract  award  is  likely,  These  were  perhaps scattered  cases.  sponsibility  that  is  corollary  to  their  action  on  the  program  to  build  however,  until a  decision is  made  and  protect  the  American  mer­'  The  jsituation  is  by  no  means  Utopian,  earned  rights.­ by  the  Maritime  Commission  on  chant  marine  now  being  sought  • The  Senate  committee  heard  both  but  a  trend  is  easily  discernible,  and  Bernstein's  subsidy  applications.  in  the  Senate  by  Senator  War­ one cannot deny the assertions of  mari­ sides generously,  and  a majority  of  its  The  company  applied  for  pur­ ren  G.  Magnuson  of  Washington.  time  leaders'who  appeared  in  recent  members  concluded  *'that  hiring  halls  chase  of  the  ships  and  construc­ ..  Senator  Magnuson  is  expected  have  been  preponderantly  beneficial  I   Weeks  before  the  Senate  Labor  sub­ tion  and  operating  subsidies  to  present  to  Congress  in  July  more  than  two  years  ago.  **  *  • *."  The  purpose  of  the  hearing  I   committee that the hiring halls brought  legislation  including<r a  resolution  The  application  is  now  in  the  atmeasure of peace to the industry. The  was  to  seek  information  leading  to  a  on  the  growing  shift  of  Ameri­ final  stages  but  has  been  held  can  tonnage  to  foreign flags.  hiring halls, should receive Considerable  conclusion,  and  the  conclusion  now  up  by  the  xmcertainty  surround­ credit  for  doing  away  with  hiring  should  be  translated  into  legislation.  "DESPICABLE  ACTION"  ing  the fixture  of  Maritime  Com­ !  practices that once were reprehensible.  Regardless of  the  broader  implications  The  Colabee  sale  was  also  mission  and  its  budget  for  the  Although  the  industry  officially  ap­ of  the  Taft­Hartley  ban  oh  the  closed  scored  by  Captain  William  Ash,  next fiscal  year.  vice­president  of  the  National  Arnold  Bernstein,  president  of  peared before the committee in opposi­ shop, an  exemption  in  the'case of  sea­ Organization  Masters,  Mates  and  the  company,  said  that  his  or­ tion  to  measures legalizing  the  mari­ going  unions  is clearly  indicated. Con­ ' Pilots,  AFL.  Ash  said: "It's  a de­ ganization's  estimates  on  the  time ^  hiring  hall,  top  executives  of  gress will  be  remiss  if  it fails  to  meet  spicable  action  on  the  part  of  costs  of  the  conversion  work ;  major shipping lines, particularly those  the  demand  squarely,  for  failure  to  newspapers  which  have  always  had  been  substantiated  by  thej  operating  substantial  passenger  serv­ meet  it  will  in  all  likelihood,  as  ^e  been  plumping  for  an  American  bids,  and  that  his  plans  for low­  ;  ices,  have  admitted  that  they .would  uirions warn, mean  a return  to chaotic  merchant  marine.  They  don't  fare  passenger  ships  in  trans­ practice  what  they  preach."  '  be  at a loss  to  man  their  vessels  ade­ sda  liirina  conditions.  Atlantic  service  was  more  than  '  ever  justified.  Payoff  of  the  Colabee's  crew  The  two  "Generals"  are  17,800  last  week  ended  a  glorious  ten­ "The  Times"  joins  the  ranks of  those  in  favor  of  tho  union  hiring  hall  in  maritime.  Who­ gross  ton  vessels  with  speeds  (d  vyeaf  history  imder  the  SIU  ban­ else  besides  Taft  is  agaias*  ^  about  28  knots.  ,  ner.  Coming  under  Union  coh­ Tribune Sells SS (aiubee To Panama Company,  Will  Use  Norwegian  Ship  On  Newsprint  Ran  In  Political  Fight  To  Finish,  Says  Groan  Bethlehem  Is  Low  Bidder  On  Bernstein  Ships  iimes' Okays Maritime  Hiring  Haiis  $orlc Stnttg  �Page Two  T  H  E  S  E  AF  ARE  RS  LOG  SEAFARERS  LOG  \m  FtUBY.Mtv 18, 1950  w  f  . .  ,y  '  Published  Every  Other  Week  by  ihe  .  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  v  Atlantic and Gulf  District  Affilialed  with  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  At  51 Beaver  Street,  New York  4,  N. Y.  HAnover  2­2784  Reentered  as  second  class  matter'August  2,  1949,  at  the  Post  Oifice  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912.  'i:  FiTSJ:';.  m.  f.r;­;:  267  SC7  Letter  To  The  Editor  The  following  letter  was  received  a  few  months  ago  by  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  We  are  reprinting  it  exactly  as  we  received  it, some  issues  after  the  appearance  of  the  ^'personal"  notice  with  a  few  minor  changes,  to  prevent  identification  of  the  writer  and  her  son:  "I am  writing  to  you  for  help  in  locating  ijiy  son.  He  does  not  know  that  his  father  has  died.  His  father  wanted  so  desperately  to see  him  before  he  went,  but  we  could  not find  him.  "Now  I  am  all  alone,  an  elderly  woman  with  no  .pne  to turn  to, except  my son,  and  I do  not  know  where  or  how  he  is.  At  one  time,  he  kept  in  touch  with  us  but  he changed  and  then  we saw  him only when  he  was  broke  or had  no place  to go.  "I hope and  pray he  will see  the notice in  your  paper,  and  write  to me,  or  maybe  come  home.  "If  he  would  only  send  me  a  postcard  on  Mother's  Day!  Some  time  he  will  wish  he  could  send  one  home,  and  it may  be  too late."  . . . End  of  editorial.  .j.cj'.r;­;:  mmm  mm.  ;r,T vT  •   ­  "4­r.  p., ».  «  •   'ii;  J,  W­r  Let's'Get  Going  ; • '»  w"  America  is fiddling  while  one  of  her  most  important  lines  of  defense  is  ruthlessly  being  whittled  down.  Despite  the  warnings  sounded  over  the  past  several  years  by  the" SIU  and  other  maritime  organizations,  US  riiips  continue  to  pile  up  in  the  boneyards  and  hundreds  SIU  crewmembers  overwhelmingly  prefer  the  four­page  Overseas  Edition  of  have  been  switched  to  registries  of  nations  like  Panama  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  they  arc  now  receiving at ports throughout the world, in place  which  are  a  haven  for  operators fleeing  from  taxes,  ade­ of  the  multilithed  Overseas Bulletin.  '  .  quate safety  and  inspection  standards and  decent  wages.  Of  the  71  ships  reporting so  fat,  51  said  they  liked  the  four­pa^e  LOG  better,  Not  only  is  the  Panamanian fleet  a  menace  to  the  while  17  preferred  the  Bulletin.  The  preferences  of  three  of  the  crews  reporting  were  standards  built  up  in  maritime  nations  throughout  the  not  clear.  •  Vorld,  it  is  a  threat  to  the  shipping  interests  doing  busi­ Among  the  17  Bulletin  supporters  were  several  who  based  their  stand  on  the  ness  under  the  American flag,  and  to  the  security  of  the  belief  that  the  former  service  was  less  expensive. Act^ually, the costs of  the two proj^  American  people.  • i::  ects  are  approximately  the  same,  but  the  present  LOG  Overseas  Edition  permits,  If  the  US  should  suddenly find  itself  in  need  of  an  quicker  distribution  and  eliminates  the  need  for  many  men  on  tedious  detail.  In  thi^  adequate fleet  of first­class,  efficiently  operated  ships  in  respecf,  at  least,  the  Overseas  LOG  is  the  cheaper.  ^  ' order  to protect  itself  and  the  rest  of  the  world's  democ­ .  Here's  how ships  have, voted  so  far:  _  racies,  present  indications  are  that  she'd  be  no  better  off  than she  was" when World  War II caught  her off  guard.  "  For The. Overseas Log  ALGONQUIN  VICTORY  DEL  RIO  LOGANS  FORT  CHIWAWA  ­  Outside  of  the  people  in  maritime  and  several  fore­ ALCOA  ROAMER  STEEL  WORKER  sighted. members  of  Congress,  few  persons  seem  to  be  JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY  For The Old  Bulletin  SOUTHPORT  even slightly  aware of  the dangers  inherent  in  the  present  DEL  SOL  ROBIN  GOODFELLOW  ALAWAf  ^  situation—least  of  all anyone  in  the  administrative  branch  PORTMAR  ­CHICASAW  ARLYN  of  our  government.  ANTINOUS  :  PONCE  DE  LEON  STEEL  DIRECTOR  .  Senator  Magnuson  and  members  of  his subcommittee  ALCOA  PIONEER  PETROLITE ^  '  nt  • ­ >OHN  iSTAGG  SEATRAIN  HAVANA  who  are  striving  to  formulate  a  long­range  program  to  TADDIE  SALEM  MARITIME  build  the  American  merchant  marine  are  acutely  aware  KENYON  VICTORY.  DEL  VALLE  MARINA  ALCOA  PILGRIM  ,  of  what's  going on.  ANDREW  JACKSON  FRANCES  •   ^  WILLIAM  A.  M.  BURDEN  JOHN  H,  MARION  ­ Included  in legislation  the  Senate  group  will  present  ALCOA^  CORSAIR  WINTER  HILL  to  Congress  upon  completion  of  its  present  study  is  a  FAIRHOPE  CARRABULLE  CAROLYN  resolution'  dealing  with  the  matter  of  Panama  ship  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  INEZ  EUGENIE  MAE  transfers.  ,  GATEWAY  CITY  ELLY  ALCOA  RANGER  We  don't  know  how  effective  this  resolution  will  be,  ANN  MARIE  TRINITY  JOHN  HANSON  but  if  it  doesn't  coriipletely  halt  the  savage  practice  of  STEEL  SEAFARER  CALMAR  STEEL  TRAVELER  shifting  ships  under  Panama's  neat  little  racket  it  won't  STONY  CREEK  '  STRATHMORE  STEEL  ADMIRAL  be  worth  the papef  it's  written on.  CITRUS  PACKER  '  IRENESTAR  DEL  NORTE  JOHN  B.^ WATERMAN  y  According  to  all  the  stuff  we've  been  reading  since  W.  E.  DOWLlNG  SEAWIND  DEL  CAMPO  the end of  the last war, he who isn't ready and  waiting will  FAIRISLE  ­  ;  NATHANIEL  B.  PALMER  be  plumb  out  of  the  running  in  the  event  of  another  STEEL  VOYAGER  '  Opinion Not  Clear  STONEWALL  JACKSON  ­ TiNi  .  ­  conflict.  STEEL  SCIENTIST  •   ­  ;  BRADFORD  ISLAND  CHOCTAW  EDITH  • C  From  the  present  picture  ip  pS . maritime,.  Uncle  HARRY­T,^'­ ST.  AUGUSTINE  VICTORY  CUBORE  |fi|am^ isn't  ready  by  a  long shot.  ;  Log  vs.  Bulletin  Ssoresheet  '  •  Ui  �1950  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Baftiiworc Hoping  SEAMEN  ENJOY  BENEFITS OF SW  MEMBERSHIP  Better  Days  Will  Come Along  Page Three  Air­ConititKining  Takes  Heat  Off  Waiting For Job  By  WILLIAM  (Curly)  RENTZ  By  CAL  TANNER  ,  BALTIMORE—^At  pretty  much  MOBILE — Shipping  in  this  the  same  pace  it  has  been  for  port  for  the  last  two  weeks  was  the  past  four  weeks,  shipping  slow,  with  approximately  70  continued  slow  in  this  port  with  bookmen  and  no  permjts  shipped  litUe  relief  in  sight.  We're  hop­ for  the  period.  .  ing  to  see  about  ten  ships  head  We  had  a  total  of  eleven  pay^  in  here  soon,  but  in  the  meari­ offs  and  ten  sign­ons,  including  time  our  main  business  comes  one  on  coastwise  articles  plus  from  the  Ore  Line ships.  three  ships  in­transit.  The  exact  breakdown  of  ships  Ships  paying  off  were  the  in  here  during  the  past  two­ Fairhope,  Partner, Antinous, WUd.  week  period  runs  like  this:  Pay­ Ranger,  Strathcape,  Corsair,  Ar­ offs  were  the  Seawihd,  Seatrad­ izpa,  Pegasus,  Cavalier  and  ers,  Inc.;  Steel  Seafarer,  Isth­ Pointer.  mian;  Pennmar, Calmar;  Rosario,  Ships  signing  on  were  the  Bull;  and  Santore,  Chilore  and  Fairhope!;  Partner,  Antinous, Wild  Oremar,  Ore  Line.  Seamen  of  the  Cities  Service fleet  now  enjoy  those  advemtages  that  were impossible  before  Ranger,  Strathcape,  Corsair,  Ar­ Ships  signing  on  were  the  the  SIU  contract.  At  left, John  Markakis,  formerly  of  the  Royal  Oak,  is  all  smiles  as  he  pre­ izpa,  Pegasu.s  and  Cavalier.  Chilore,  Santore,  Peniimar,  Steel  pares  to  exercise  his  right  to  sail  on  any  Union­contracted  deepsea freight  ship. He  went  aboard  Seafarer  and  Oremar.  In­transit  Ships  in­transit  were  the  SS  Steel  Architect  on  May  15.  At  right  Anthony  Pitura  (left)  is  being  congratulated  upon  re­ we  covered  the  Bfack  Eagle,  Azalea  City,  Chickasaw  and  Del  John  B.  Waterman  and  Steel  ceiving  his  Union  book  by  SIU  member  Ray  Queen.  Pitura  is  aboard  the  SS  The  Cabins,  a  Alba.  "tanker  bound  for  the  Middle  East.''  Bxecutive.  ^  All  payoffs  and  sign­ons  were  Also  contributing  to  the  port's  smooth,  with  only  a '*couple  of  business  were  the arrivals of  the  disputes  on  any  of  them,  and  Archer's  Hope  and  Bents  Fort,  these  were  settled  to  the  sat­ both  Cities  Service  ships.  We  isfaction  of  all  concerned.  put  a  few  men  aboard  these  Some  of  the  Brothers  in  the  ships,  though  as  a'' rule  they  are  Mobile  Marine  Hospital  this  crewed  out  of  the  company's  week  include,  J.  Bennett,  H.  home  port  of  New  York.  Lowman,  C.  Bums,  F.  Welch,  These  ships  are  a  little  more  By  EARL  (Bull)  SHEPPARD  paid  off  and  all  were  in  good  mobile  wreck.  All  Brothers  were  and  E.  Geno.  shape  with  very  few  beefs ^on  swell  shipmates  and  will  be  difficult  to­handle  than  our  reg­ NEW­ORLEANS—In  the  past  Some  of  the  oldtimers  on  the  iflar  ships,  but  in  due  time,  like  two  weeks'we  have  been  pretty  any  of  them  outside  of ­the  small  missed  as  all  good  shipmates  beach  include,  A.  Hammac,"  J.  routine  beefs.  are.  Isthmian,  everything  will  be  busy.  We  have  shipped  out  quite  Harrisson,  G.  Forwood,  C.  Hem­ ironed  out  and­ men  will  be  few  members  who  had  been  Since the  last  meeting  we  have  There  are  only  30  days  to  by,  F.  Jeffereys,  C.  Carlson,  J.  just  as  eager  to  take  these  ships  here on  the beach  for quite  some  bu/'ied  three of  our Brothers  who  register  to  vote  in  city  and  state  Elliott,  H.  Ridgeway,'^J.  H.  Mor­ as  anything  under  the  SIU  ban­ time.  had  been  shipping  out  of  the  elections  and  all  hands  are  urg­ ris,  K.  Larsen  and  J.  Danzey.  ed  to  get  in  touch  with  Brother  ner.  Business  affairs  of  the  port  Gulf  for  years.  Brother  Antonio  Shipping  for  the  next  two  It's  been  quite  awhile  since  are  in  good  shape,  but  the  out­ Jenario  dro'wned  and  was  buried  Paul  Warren  before  the  dead­ weeks  promises  to  be  dead  slow  anyone  gave  a  bit  of  praise  to  look  for  the  coming  two  weeks  in  Santos.  Brother  Howard  Du­ line,  as  we  want  as  many  mem­ as only  a  trickle of  offshore ships  the  Baltimore  Marine  Hospital.  is  not  too  hot,  with  only five  rant  died  on  the  SS  Del  Mar  bers  as  possible  registered  in  or­ are  expected  to  hit  this  port.  This  Outht  continues  year  in  scheduled  payoffs  between  now  and  was  buried  in  SIU  fashion  der  to  make  a  good  showing  in  The  air­conditioning  of  the  and  year  out  to  give  the  mem­ and  the  next  meeting.  in  Mobile,  with  a  report  that  the  coming  elections.  building  has really  made  it  com­ there was really  a  turnout  of  SIU  Since  the last  meeting  we  had  Brothers.  Brother  Charles  (Red)  The  Bisso  Towboat  strike  is  fortable  in  the  Mobile  Hall.  Now  12  payoffs  and  nine  sign­ons,  Henderson  passed  away  between  still  going  on.  From  the  latest  that  the  hot  weather  has started,  with  over  30  ­ships  hitting  here  NO  and  Cuba  on  the  SS  Cata­ report  the  shoe  is  really  begin­ the  men  on  the  beach  can  relax  in­transit.  At  present  we  have  houla  and  was  buried  down  ning  to  pinch,  and  his  work  on  in  cool  comfort  while  they  sweat  the  river  has  fhially  come  to  out  the  ships.  a  few  minor  beefs  pending  with  there.  practically  a standstill.  In  the  near  future  when  We  Mississippi.  Due  to  our  not  be­ Also  burjed  in'  Oklahoma  last  get  our  rec  deck  fixed  up,  it ,is  At  present  the  picketlines  are  ing  able  to  schedule  a  meeting  week  was  Brother  Fred  White,  going  to  be  a  fine  place  to  relax,  being  maintained  24  hours  with  the  company  this  week,  we  between  calls.  ,  will  meet  with  them  the first  of  who  passed  away  after  an  auto­ around  the clock.  next  week  to  iron  out  all  pend­ ing  beefs.  The  SS  William  Tilghman  and  the  SS  Thomas  Sim  Lee  have  By  E.  M.  BRYANT  little  progress.  The  SIU,  of  will  be  glad  to  hear  that  he  is  gone  to  the  boneyard  and  the  rnurse,  has  promised  the  Team­ experted  to  be  up  and  around  SS  Seatrain  New  Orleans  has  hers  of  the  SIU  the  ^est  of  SAVANNAH —The  past  two  sters  full  support  should  they  in­ pretty  soon  after  over  two  been  layed  away  in  the  Willows  medical  attention  despite  the  weeks  have  been  on  the  rugged  months  of  being  flat  on  his  back  host  of  hardships  which  face  the  down  at  Belle  Chasse  until  the  side  for ^this  port,  with  no  pay­ tensify  their  drive.  with  a  broken  thigh.  Chubbjrs  In  the  meantime,  the  YeUow  beef  between  Seatrain  and  the  offs  or  sign­ons  taking  place. Ex­ undersized  staff.  spirits  have  been  high  all  Cabs  ate  shaping  up  weU  and  We  believe  Dr.  Wilson,  the  Cuban  Government  has  been  cept  for  three  ships  in­transit,  through  his  ordeal,  and  will  be  are  getting  the  patronage  of  SIU  top  man  at  the  hospital,  and  his  ironed  out.  this  port  was  untouched, by  SiU  members.  none  the  worse  when  he  hits  staff  are  just  about  tops  and  ships.  OUT  OF  LAYUP  the  deck  again.  Friends  of  J. "Chubby"  Morris  they  have  the  gratitude  of  every  The  three  vessels  to  nose  in  The  SS  Alcoa  Runner  and  the  member  of  the SIU.  were  the  Fairland  and  LaSalle,  MV  Del  Oro  are  in  temporary  Waterman,  and  the  Steel  King,  layup,  with  the  Runner  due  to  Isthmian.  crew  up  shortly  and  the  Oro  The  SIU  is  on. record  thai  charges  will  be  placed  agzunst  due  to  crew  up  again  around  We  had  a  little  trouble  aboard  the  King  at  sailing  time,  when  a  men  guilty  of  being  the  following:  the last  of  May.  few  foulballs  among  the  crew  PILFERERS:  Men  who  walk.off  ships  with  crew's  equip­*  Both  of  these  ships  will  tend  went  on  a  rampage.  We  pulled  ment  or ship's  gear, such  as sheets,  towels, ship's  stores,  cargo,  to  ease  the  shipping  as  they  two  Wipers  off  and  straightened  etc..  for  sale  ashore.  ,1  ,  If  there  is  anyone  who  is  still  will  take  full  crews  from  the  out  the  rest  of. the  crew.  WEEDHOUHDS:  Men  who  are  in  the  possession  of  or  Hall.  doubtful  about  the  efficiency  of  We'd  like  to  point  out  to  .  who  use  marijuana  or  other  narcotics  on  board  an  SIU  ship  a  union­run  credit  union,  the  The  organizational  drive  of  future  crews  hitting  this  port  or  in  the  vicinity  of  an  SIU  Hall.  following  item  should  be  the  the  Union  payed  off  in  this  port  that,  despite  the  fact  that  this  GASHOUND  PERFORMERS:  Men  who  jeopardize  the  in  the  last  two  weeks  • with 11  might  be  the  first  US  port  hit  safety  of  their  shipmates by  drinking  while  at  work  on  a ship  clincher.  The  quotation  below ­is  taken  ships  hitting  here  that  are  not  after a  long foreign  voyage,  there  or  who  turn  to  in  a  drunken  condition. Those  who  disrupt  the  from  "The  Conveyor,"  official  on  regular  schedules  out  of  here.  is  still  no  reason  for  breaking  operation  of  a  ship,  the  payoff  or  sign­on  by  being  gassed  up.  organ of  Local  174  of  the  United  All  of  these  ships  took  some  re­ loose.  After  the  payoff  is  the  This  Union  was  built  of.  by  and  for  seamen.  Seafarers  placements  and  went  to  show  time  for  celebrating.  Automobile  Workers  (CIO).  fought  many  long  and  bloody fights  to  obtain  the  wages  and  The  point'  to  hold  in  mind  is  what  an  organizational  drive  The .SS  Strathmore  has  been"  conditions  we  now  enjoy.  For  the first  time  in  the  history  <A  that  this  credit  union  is  con­ can  do  for  the  Union.  All  mem­ in  drydock  here  and  this  week  the  maritime  industry  a  seaman  can  support  himself  and  his  fined  to  one  shop  of  thie  local.  bers  should  remember  when  go­ took  four  ABs.  It'll  be  a  couple  family  in  a  decent  and  independent  manner.  The  SIU  does  ing  oh'  these  ships  to  do  their  of  weeks  before  the  balance  of  not  tolerate  the  jeopardizing  of  these  conditions  by the  actions  Read  oi^>  "Our  credit  union  is  paying  utmost  in  performing  their  du­ the  crew  is  Called;  of  irrespmsibles.  i  dividends  to  its  shareholders.  ties  and  stopping  of  performers.  The  biggest  happening  in  this  In  any  occupation  there  is  a  small  group  of  foulballs.  It's  over  31/i  percent  on  each  Among  the  ships  coming  in  city's  labor  field  is  the  Team­ While  the  Union  has been  fortunate in  keeping such  characters  dollar  invested  by  its  members.  were  the  Jefferson  City  Victory,  sters'  attenipt  to  organize  the  to  a  minimum,  we  must  eliminate  them  altogether  from  the  "That's  doing  pretty  good,  for  Chrysstar,  Ames  Victory,  Coe  Garden  City  Cabs.  SIU.  .i  the  credit  union  in  our  shop  Victory,  Mostank,  William  Car­ So  far  the" Teamsters  have  put  •   All  Seafuem,  members  and  officiala  alike,  under  will  be  just  a  y\5hr  old  in  Janu­ ruth,  .[ohn  Stagg  and  the  Cape  a  lot  of  effort, toward  organizing  obligation  to  place  charges  agalnsi  these  types of  characters.  ary."  Mohican.  Some  of  these  ships  the  company  but  have  made  ­t  Temporary  Surge  In  New  Orleans  Shipping  Takes  Seme  Surplus  Manpower  Off  Bearh  Bide  Your  Time,  Says  Savannah  To  Gashounds  Credit  Union  Pays  3.5 PercMt interest  To  its  Sbareiioiders  Uakm  Wredcers  Are  Waned  m  �Pag® Four  T  H  E  SIE AF  A  RE R  SLOG  iSi 19S0  AMD MEWS  Puerto  Rico Crew  Rigs Operating  Room,  t  Help Save  Life  Of  A Stricken  Passenger  At CATAHOULA CREWMAN^S RITES  The  resourcefiilness  of  SIU  crewmembers  aboard  the  SS  Puerto Rico  played  a  major  part  in  a  dramatic  episode  that  resulted  in  the saving of  the life  of  a  passenger  stricken  with  acute  appendicitis  at  sea.  The  life­saving  story,  involv­ ing  iSeafarers'  ingenuity  and  Coast Guard  cooperation, was  un­ .folded  by  a  crewmember  when  the  Bull  Lines  passenger  ship  docked  ih  New  York  last  week.  ;  It  began  on  Friday,  May  5,  as  V  the  vessel  was  pushing  her  way  to  New  York  with  San^ Juan  al­ ready  some  400  miles  to  the  >  south,  ,  JBMERGENCY  A  passenger,  suffering  from  an  acute  attack  of  appendicitis,  was  in  dire  need  of  an  immediate  ' operation.  The"  ship's  medical  department  was  in.  a  dilemma  Shipmates  of  the  late  Ward  Henderson, carry  his  casket  ;—the  necessary  surgical  instru­ from, Cienfuegos .chapel  following  funeral  services.  ^  '  ments  were  not  aboard  and  sick  \ ;  bay  did  not  include  an operating  _  room.  The  ship's  company  step­ ped  into  the  breach.  Immediate­ ly,  the  ABs  set  up  a  jury  rig  operating  room,  equipping  'it  ­  Ward  (Red)  Henderson,  Chief  Pumpman  on  the  SS  with  cargo  lights  and  other  items  of  ship's  gear.  Doctors  Catahoula  who  suffocated  in  one  of  the  ship's  tanks  on  present  expressed  amazement  at  May­ 6 as  he  was  repairing a  broken valve,  w^s laid  to rest  the  speed  and  ingeniousness  dis­ in  a  Cienfuegos,  Cuba,  cemetery, t­ played  by  the  crewmen  as  they  The  40­year­old  Seafarer's  tire  crew  of  the  Catahoula  at­ , fashioned  a  highly  suitable  sea­ death  was  caused  by  escaping  tended  the  funeral,  along  with  going  counterpart  of  a  hospital  surgery  room.  carbon .dioxide  gas,  according  to  representatives  of  the  tWo  Ciieh­ fuegos  Masonic  lodges,  and  Elo.  Meanwhile,  ship's  officers  ra­ Parachute  bearing  surgical  instruments  descends  upon  a  report  received  this  week  from  Amarante  Rodriguez,  port  agent  'homas  Payn,  ship's  Delegate  dioed  San  Juan,  requesting  the  SS  Puerto  Rico's  deck  after  being  dropped  from  Coast  Guard  US  Coast  Guard  to  send  a  plane  pi we.  which  is  shown  veering  away  from  ship  just  above  ^  Henderson  was  hauled  from  the  of  the  Cuban  Seamen's  Union.  with  the  proper  surgical  instru­ ethal chamber  by .a  team  of  vol  Following  the  service  in  the  vem  in  foreground.  ments.  unteers led  by  Joe Carr,  OS,  who  chapel  of  the  funeral  home,  the  The  patient  was  made  com­ entered  the  tank  with  the  aic  15­car  cortege  left  for  the  ceme­ fortable  in  the  improvised  ope­ of  a  gas  mask.  tery  at  4' PM.­  Masonic  services  rating room  and  all was in  readi­ Were  held  at  the  burial  plot.  .UNSUCCESSFUL  ness  when,  two  hours  after  the  > S  Pallbearers,  all  from  the  Cata­ SOS  was  signalled,  a  Coast  I  Dr.  Hector  M.  Ocejo  and  fwo  houla,  were  William  Panewicz,  Guard flying  craft" zoomed  over  assistants,  aided  by  members  ,  INES,  Mar.  3  —  E.  Goldey.  have  to  arrange  for  a  launch  at  of  the­ crew,  worked  for five  Deck  Delegate;  Thomas  Payn,'  the­Puerto  Rico's  stack.  Chairman;  F.  Loriz,  Secretary.  Port  Sulphur.  Engine  and  Stew­ hours in  a  vain attempt  to revive  Ship's  Delegate,  Carl  Pelham,  DIRECT  Hl­r  OS;  M.  F.  Ellis,  Chief  Cook;  W.  §'b  The  plane  made  two  test  rims  Everything  ship­shape  in  all  de­ ards  Delegates., reported  all  okay.  Henderson.  Murphy,  Chief  Engineer,^ and  M,  above  the  vessel.  The  third  partments.  Motion  to  elect  Ship's  Motion  carried  to  obtain  new  The  fimeral  service  was  con­ Coldike,  Mrst  Assistant.  time,  as  it  swooped  over  the  Delegate  carried  by  vote  of  18  cvisliions  for  chairs  in  messrOom  ducted  the  following  day,  May  The  Catahoula  crew  expressed  stem  and  headed  for  the  bow,  to  8.  G.\ Quinones  elected.  Mo­ and  rec  room,  same  as  on  SS  7,  at  the  Pujol  Funeral  Home  its  appreciation  to  Captain ­Si­ the  bundle  of  instruments  were  tion  (by  Goldfarb)  carried  that  Mae.  After  di^ussion,  it  was  de­ mqnsen  for  his  efforts  in  arrang­ dropped  in  a  tiny  parachute.  It  when  a  beef  arises  in  any  de­ cided  not  to  purchase  ne'w  wash­ ing  the  funeral  for  their  late  partment, the delegate  should  ac­ ing  machine.  landed  almost  dead  amidship.  shipmate.  company  the  Ship's  Delegate  to  Waiting  crewmen  scooped  up  XXX  When  the  Catahoula,  a  Cuba  i  the  package,  released  the  para­ see the department  head. Recrea­ STEEL  CHEMIST.  Mar.  12—E.  Distilling  Company  molasses  tion  room  to  be  cleaned  by  all  chute and  headed  for  the operat­ Hanraity,  Chairman;  T.  Griner,  tanker,  paid  off  in  New  Orleans,'  departments  on  weekly  rotation  ing  room.  The  ship's  doctor  ope­ Secretary.  Ship's  Delegate ­ said  basis.  crewpiembers  took  up  a  collec­ rated  immediately  and  the  pa­ a  few  things  have­to  be  check­ tion  and,  the  proceeds  were  for­ tient's' recovery  was  assured.  ed  on  arrival  in  States.  He  add­ warded  to  Henderson's  family,  The  Puerto  Rico  resided  her  ed  that crew  was one  of  the best.  course  and  for  the  rest  of  the  AU  okay  in  all  departments.  ARKANSAS­BORN  voyage  the  chief  topic  of  con­ Suggested  that  Patrolman  check  Bi­other  Henderson  is  survived  versation  among  ­crewmembers  on  company  having  to  reimburse  by  his  mother,  Mrs.  L.  F.  Hen­ and  passengers was  the efficient­ for  medical  attention  paid  for  derson  of  Eudora,  Ark.,  a  sister  ly  rigged  cargo  light  operating  by  individuals.  Vote  of  thanks  and  a  son.  He  joined  the  SIU  in  room,  with  its  galley  and  other  given  to  Stewards  Department  X  %  %  New  Orleans  on  July  11,  1948,  ship's gear,  and  the  Coast  Guard  for  excellent  job.  and  held  Book  No.  102452.  He  ALCOA  PURITAN,  12—  pilot's  bulls­eye.  XXX  was  born  in  Arkansas.  George  Everett,  Chairman;  John  "It's  all  part  of  the  day's  Elliot,  Secretary.  Crew  went  on  NATHANIEL  B.  PALMER.  Tributes  to  the  late  Seafarer  work,  though,"  commented  record  in  favor  of  installing  ex­ Mar.  5—^Roderick  Smith. .Chair°  Seafarer.  Wud  Henderson  es  he  ap­ were  paid  by  his  shipmates  and  haust  fans  in  engine  rooms  of  man;  Paul  Whitlbw,  Secretary.  peued  aboard  C.Eitedioula  the  friends  in  the  Port  of  New  Or­ all  Cl­type  vessels.  Motions  car­ Delegates  reports  accepted.  Bro­ day  before  his  death.  leans.  ­ ried  to  accept  delegates'  reports  ther  Belpre  was  elected  Ship's  Ship's  Delegate  Payn  said  that  ;  I  as  submitted.  General  discussion  Delegate.  Agreed  that  nobody, is  Floral  wreaths  were sent  by  each  Henderson  is  mourned  by  his  to, be  served  in  messroom  uxiless  Send  in  the  minuiet  of  under  Good  and  Welfare.  in  proper  dress.  An  amendment  of  the  Catahoula's  three  depart­ many  friends  and  former  ship­ Voiir  ship's  meeting  to  the  X  X  ,X  calling  for  regulation  on clothing  ments,  Capt.  Christian  B. Simon­ mates,  especially  those  with  / New  York  HalL  Only in that  EVELYN,  Mar.  12  —  E.  R.  worn  in  rec  room  was  defeated.  sen,  two  Masonic  lodges  and  the  whom  he  made  his  las^  trip  on  way can  the  membership  act  Smith,  Chairman;  C.  Mitchell,  Motion  carried,  15  to  2,  calling  proprietor  of  the  La  Purisima  the  Catahoula."  on  your  recommendations,  .  Secretary.  Ship's  Delegate  said  upon  Negotiating  Committee  to  Bar,  which  is  frequented  by  SIU  SIU  member  Harvey  Guenther  and thm the  minutes can  his  l\e  had  contacted  Port  Captain,  work  provision  into  contract  re­ cre­wmen,  Payn  reported.  Galley­ informed  the LOG from  New Or='  jiflsted  in  the  LOG  for  the  who  told  him  that  Stewards*­De­ quiring company  to forward  mail  man Juan  Fernandez  and Pantry­ • eans:  "Ihe  Brothers  in  this  ,  iMNsefit  of  all  oiher  partment  sinks  will^be  installed  to  ships,  instead  of  holding­  it  man  David  Fonseca  also  sent  a  port  were  deeply  grieved  to  CNwa,  at  a  proper  tirne. ­Deck  Delegate  until  vessels  return  to  port  of  wreath.  learn  of  the  passing  of  Red  said  that  in  future  crew  will  payoff.  Captain  Simonsien. and  the  en­^ Henderson."  Gas  Fumes  Kill  Henderson  As He Works In Ship's Tank  MMUTES OF SIH SUP MEEnNfiS  DIBESTED  FOR  EASIER  REAOIHG  J':'-.: ' • '  •  Send Those Minutes  w­ �Friday,  Mar 119,^ mo  THE  S  E  AFAR E  RS  LOG  Page Fire  Directives  For  Action  Against  Sub ­ Standard  Panamanian  Shipping  The  conference  of  the  Seiafariers  Section  of  the  ITF  held  at  Amsterdam  on  the  17th  and  18th  of  April,  went  once  more  thoroughly  into  the  question  of  Panama flag  shipping  and  the  boy­ cott  action  decided  at  the  Oslo  Congress  of  the  ITF  in  July,  1948.  •  •   •  >  FAILURE  OF  NEGOTIATIONS  The  Secretariat  had  submitted  a .report  on  ^  behalf  of  tHe  Boycott  Committee,  which  had  handled  the  matter  since  the  Joint  Dockers  and  Seafarers  Conference  held  in'London  in  Feb­ ruary,  1949.  It  dealt  with  the  developments  which  had  taken place in  connection  with the  question since  the  previous conference  of  the Seafarers  Section,  held  jointly  with  the  Dockers  Section  of  the  ITF,  at  Rotterd^  ih  August  last  year,  and  showed  that  stll  attempts  to  reach  a  settlement  of  the problem  by  negotiation  had  been  fruitless.  Those  attempts  had. been  undertaken  at  the  instance  of  the  Government  of  Panama,  which  jgave  repeated  assurances  that  it  could  induce  the  shipowners  operating  under  its flag  to  meet  with  the  seafarers  representatives  of  the  ITF,  with  a  view  to  concluding  a  basic  agreement  which  would  regulate  wages  and  conditions  of  service  in  the  ships ^concerned.  It  need  not  be  emphasized  here  how  impera­ tive  such  regulation  is,  if  the  four  million  tons  of  shipping  now flying  the  Panamanian flag  is  not  to  be  a  permanent  menace  to  the  standard  built  up in  the ships  of  the  recognized  maritime  nations  of  the  world.  In view of  the Panamanian Government's utter  failure­''to  implement  its  undertakings,,  the  re­ port  of  the  ITF  Secretariat  recommended  the  seafarers  organizations  to  take  the  matter  in  their  own  hands.  '  On  April  18,  the  Internationaj  Transportwork­ ers Federation,  representing  more  than  80  shore­ side  and  maritime  transport,  unions  throughout  the  world,  laid  plans* for  boycott  action  against  sub­standard  ships flying  the  Panamanian flag.  The  move  came  as  a  result  of  the  Panama  Government's failure  to live  up  to its  promise  to  remedy  deplorable  wage  and  working  conditions  on  ships flying  its flag.  In  ordering  the  boycott,  the  ITF  said  such  action  was imperative  if  the  Panama flag fleet  is  not  to become  a  permanent  menace  to  the stand­ ards built  up in  the  recognized  maritime  nations.  US  delegate«to  the  ITF  conference,  held  in  Amsterdam,  was  John  Hawk,  secretary­trea­ surer of  the SlU's  international office,  who  trans­ mitted this  report  of  the conference.  COMMUNIST  MACHINATIONS  The experience  gained  since  the  Oslo  Congress  had  taught  that  it  was  not  practicable,  or  even  a:dvisable,  to  deal  with  the  problem  in  the  man­ ner  originally  conceived.  On  the other  hand, several cases  had  occurred,  notably in Belgian  and  Dutch  ports, where  Pana­ manian  ships  whose  safety,  sanitary  and  other  standards were seriously  below  prescribed  stand­ ards,  were  held  up  for  considerable  periods—  and, in  one  case  even  prevented  from  sailing  imtil  the  ship  had  beqn  sold  to  new  owners.  Reports  given  by  delegates  to  the  Amsterdam  Conference  revealed  several  changes  that  had  taken  place  in  the  situation  since  the  Oslo  Con­ gress,  and  which  made  it  very  difficult  to  apply  an  all­out  boycott  as  originally­planned.  In  European  ports,  also,  there  were  obstacles  which  prevented  the  Oslo  decision  from  being  carried  out  as  originally intended.  Here  the  difficulties  were  inore  of  a  political  character.  Communist  agents 'were  busy  stirring  up  trouble  in  the  waterfront  industry,  with  a  view  of  stopping  Atlantic  Pact  shipments  from  the  USA  to  Western  European  countries,  and  generally  damaging  the  economic  life  of  these  countries.  /  Consequently,  a  large  scale  boycott  of  Pana­ manian, ships  with  the  help  of  the dockers  could  hardly  be organized' without  presenting  commun­ ists  with  opportunities  for  subversive  activities.  In  the^United  States,  the, passage of  the  Taft­ Hartley  Act  seriously  tied  the hands  of  the trade  unions  as  far  as  certain  types  of  industrial  ac­r  tion  were  concerned.  Thus  the  Act  prohibitis  workers  from  striking  in sympathy  with  workers of  other  industries, or  from  taking  strike  action  to  enforce  demands  not  directly  connected  with  their  own  conditions  of  employment.  In  several  cases,  where  the  Seafarers  Interna­ tional  Union'  of.  North  America  had  thrown  picketlines  around  Panamanian^ ships,  court  in­ CARRYING  OUT  OF  THE  ACTION  After  adopting  the  above  resolution,  the  Am­ sterdam  Conference  considered  the  ways  and  means  of  carrying  out  the  modified  action.  It  was appreciated  that  the  action  was  not  one  which  could  be carried  to a  successful  conclusion  in  a  matter  of  days,  weeks  or  even  months,  but  that  it  would  have  to  be  directed^­perhaps  over  /J  a  prolonged  period—against  ships  selected  as  <  targets,  until  all  shipowners  using  the  Panama­ nian  or  similar flags  had  been  brought  to  heel­ that  is  to say,  compelled  to conclude  satisfactory  ||  •   ' ­  iiif'n I  ^  ^  junctions  had  been"issued  agaiftst  the  union,  so  collective  agreements  with  seafarers  unions  be­  13  that  the  action  could  not  be  continued  without  longing  to  the  ITF..  the risk  of  very  heavy fines.  "  BASIC  AGREEMENT  The American  delegate to the Amsterdam  Con­ Specimen  copies  of  a  collective  agreement,  as  ference  emphasized,  however,  that  the  SIU  de­ drawn  up  by  the  ITF  Boycott  Committee,  will  sired  to  continue  the action  against  Panamanian  be  supplied  by  the  ITF  Secretariat  to. all  affili­ ships  by  the means  that  remained  at its disposal.  ated  seafarers  organizations,  and  this  agreement  Those  means were considered  to.be sufficiently  will  be  presented  by  the organizations  conceme(L.^|  effective for  achieving  the  purpose  of  the  action,  to  the owners  of  ships selected  for  the  purpose.  in  wb,ich was to force the owners of  ships remaining  If  the  owners  refuse  to  come  to  terms  on  the  on  the  Panamanian  register  to  enter  into  con­ basis  of  the  agreement,  the  ships  will  be  black­ tractual relations with the seaf^ers organizations  listed  and  from  then  on,  from  port  to  port  and  and  to observe  proper  labor  and  other  conditions  on  board  their  ships.  .  Although  it  was  necessary  to  withdraw  picket­ lines  from  such  ships  whenever  an  injunction  was  issued,  the  action  could  be  continued  in­ definitely  by  imposing  the  ban  on  other  ships  or  re­imposing  it' on  the  same  ships  in  other  ports.  CHANGES  IN  THE  SITUATION  THE  TAFT­HARTLEY  ACT  sub­standard  conditions prevailing in many Pana­ manian  ships,*  which  are  a  menace  to  all  the  seafarers  have  built  up  during  the  years  of  en­ deavor  and  sacrifice,  and  this  Conference,  there­ fore,  decides  to  take  appropriate  action  in  ac­ cordance  with  the  spirit  of  the  Oslo  resolution."  country  to  country,  seafarers  organizations  will  take  all  possible  steps  to  hold''up  such  ships;  refusing to supply  crews  or  replacements,'report­ ing  to  the  appropriate  authorities  deficiencies  in'  the  sanitary  condition  or  seaworthiness  of  the.  ships,  and  exploiting  other  possibilities  that  pre­ sent  themselves—short  of  calling  in  the  aid  of  ­ the  dockers  or  other  categories  or  workers  di­  ^  rectly  or  indirectly  connected  with  handling  the  ships  or  their  cargoes.  DOCKERS'  HELP  IN  SPECIAL  CASES  Generally  speaking,  the seafarers  organizations  will  endeavor  to  carry  out  the  action  by  their  own  resources.  Only  exceptionally  will an  appeal  be  made  to  dockers  or  other  workers  in  cases,  AMSTERDAM  MODIFIES  ACTION  for  instance  tankers,  where  the  seafarers  have  In  these  circumstances  the  Amsterdam  Con­^  little  means  of  attack  of  their  own  and  when  ference  decided  that,  though  the  action  against  sympathetic action  can  be enlisted  without  detri­ Panamanian ships must  be energetically  pursued,  ment  to  the  wider  interests of  the  movement.  it  would  have  to  be carried  through  in the  light  BLACKLIST  OF  PANAMANIAN  SHIPS  \  of  tlie  changed  situation.  This  decision  of  the  •   Conference  was  couched  in  the  following  terms:  The  Secretariat  of  the  ITF  will,  on  the  basis  "This  International  Seafarers  Conference  held  of  data  supplied  by  affiliated  unions,  compile  a  at  Amsterdam,  on  April  17  and  18,  1950,  has  blacklist  of  ships,  and  this  list  will  be  circulated  given final  consideration  to the Panamanian  ship­ in  order  that  these  ships  may  be  pursued  J  ping  issue and  related  questions.  wherever  they  go  and  boycotted  in  every  port  v  "The  boycott  action,  which  was  decided  on. at  by  such  means  as  are  available  to  the  unions  the  Oslo  Congress  of  the  ITF  in  July, 1948,  was  concerned,  until  such  time  that  the  owners  are  postponed  on  several  occasions  at  the  request  'prepared  to  come  tq  terms—that  is,  sign  with  a  of­ the  Panamanian  Government,  pending  nego­ seafarers  union,  acting  on  behalf  of,  the  ITF  tiations  to  be  undertaken  at  the  instance  and  as  a  whole,  an  agreement  on  the  basis/ of  the  under thte auspices of  the Government of  Panama,  terms  laid  down  for  the  purpose.  There  will  be  cases  in  which  the  foregoing  to  effect  a  solution  of  the  issue  by  collective  bargaining  between  shipowners  operating  under  method  will  not  effective, because  the  owners  of  the  Panamanian flag  and  the. seafarers  organiza­ the  ship  are  practically  inaccessible.  In  such  cases  an  appeal  will  have  to  be  made  to  the  tions,  acting  through  the ITF.  ­ "Having  regard  to  the  failure  of  the  Panama­ crews  concerned  to  resort  to  job  action.  If  they  ?  nian  Government  to  implement  its  assurances,,  respond,  it  goes  without  saying  that  they  must  the  seafarers, are  deterpained  to  put  an; rad  tp  (Continued  oh  Page  S)  �"  Pais®'Six  ­ f  BE  SEA F  A RF!  RS  LOG  '.  •   { '  With  the  membership  giving  the  go­ahead  signal at  the last  regular  membership meetings in all ports,  the SIU's long  §:M  s^rch for  a building  large  enough  to  house all  Headquarters facilities and  to adequately  service  Seafarers  shipping  out  of  the  i;  New  York  Branch appears  to be  over.  I  .  ­  After  more  than  18  months  of  shopping around, during  which  time  scores of properties were insp^ted, a suitable struc­ ^ture in an accessible  location  was found—^and  at a  price within  the limits set  by  Headquarters.  (See picture pbove.)  X­  'V­ mimm'  1^:::'  fi:  ' PrtMein  SIU  quaortors  at  $1;  Bmver  St  hsv®  Ibi^  been  inadequate.  The  building  fronts on  Brooklyn's  wide  4th  Avenue,  between  20th  and  21st  Streets^  just  a  few  blocks  from  the  waterfront  area  where  the  majority  of  SIU  ships  tie  up.  Just  li  minutes  from  downtown  Manhattan,  via  the BMT  4th Avenue subway  to Prospect  Avenue station,  the  structure  is  easily  reached  by  all  means  of  trans­ portation.  The  entire  property  is  approximately  200  feet  wide  by  175  feet  deep.  The  three­story  building  itself  is  104  feet,  8  inches  wide  by  92  feet,  3  inches  deep.  Adjoining  is  a  two story  brick  house,  22  feet,  2  inches  wide  by  32  feet,  3  inches  deep.  The area  not occupied  by  the structures  is  a  concrete  yard  enclosed  by  high  wire  fencing,  containing four  full­ size handball courts,  a  basketball  court and  a Softball field.  On  the  main  building's  second floor  is  a  large  audi­ torium  spacious enough  to seat  bookmembers  and  perniit­ men  at  the  regular  Branch  meetings.  An  abundance of  space  on  the first floor  will  permit  installation  of  innumerable  facilities  long  dreamed  of  for  the  membership,  but  heretofore  impossible  because  of  the  lack of  available  room in present  and  past quarters.  Plans  are  being  studied  to  provide  recreation  rooms,  a  library and other  membership services  on the  third floor.  The  ample  space  available  makes  it  possible  to  meet  all  needs  which  the  Union  has  deemed  essential  for  the  members'welfare.  »  The  building  will  not  be  ready  for occupation  for  a  couple  of  months,  pending  recommendations  by  a  mem­ bership  committee  for  repairs  and  alterations  that  will  render  the  property  suitable  for  the  needs  of  the  Sea­ farers.  Meanwhile,  Headquarters  has  placed  a deposit on the  ' puring :War,~SlU occupied  three floors  in  thisi  building, at  2 Stone St.  property  with  a '60­day  ojption  to  purchase  Outright.  iiipfei  �T"'  • «  Friday,  May  19/  1950  JTT­T  ,  1?  Jf  E  • ^"E'A FA R  E  RS  L O G  Page ^aTf^'  , Fore And Aft  Reat  view  of  Iho prospeclive  new  SIU  Headquarters  and  New'York  Branch  building  as  it  appears  from  the  2lst  Street  side  of  Center  section  of  structure  will  house  auditorium,  'property  is  two  blocks  from  Prospect  Avenue  station of  BMT­4th  Avenue subway  line.  A^VE—^A  partial  viety  of  the  200­foot  yard,  looking  toward  l|20th  Street  from  the  21st  Street  iside  of  the  property,  which  is  an  ideal  spot  for  Seafarers  rec­ ixeational  activities.  " • ' "  .4' •  4"  ABOVE  RIGHT ^ ­f­^  Menders  waiting  for  a  ship  will  have  these'  four  full­sized­  handball  courts  among  the  facilities  to  help  them  pass  the  time  en­ Joyably,  '4  .4 •   4  >  RIGHT—A  front  view  of  the  buildings  as  they  appemr  from  the­  northwest  corner  of  20th  Street  and  4th  Avenue.  On  the  far  right  is  the  two­story  build­ ing.  presently  used  by  the  care­ taker.  The  entire  l^uilding  can  be  heated  efficiently  and  economic­ ally.  Above  is  high­pressure  boiler  which  present  owners  installed  a  couple  of  years  ago.  �THE  S  E  4F  AR E  RS  L O G  i:  m­'  Fridar, May  19,  IS^  Directives  For  Actioii  :  Sub ­ Standard  Panamanian  Shipping  li;  {Continued  from  Page  f)  of  the  action  in  their  own  countries.  Insofar,  (2)  In  the  case  of  ships  not  originating  from  be  given  every  possible  support,  to ^ the  extent,  however,  as financial  or  other  assistance  ia  re­ the American  register^ conditions should  be based  quired  abroad,  action  should  be  taken  in  consul­ on  those laid  down  by  the British  National  Mari­ if  necessary,  of  enlisting  the  aid  of  dockers.  tation  with  the  Boycott  Committee,  who$e  ad­ time  Board,  subject  to  a  differential  of  20  per­ TERMS  OF  THE  AGREEMENT  dress is  at  the* Secretariat  of  the ITF in  London.  cent  on  the  wages  scale.  This  assumes  that  a  Some  of  the  delegations  to  the  Amsterdam  full  social  security  scheme  is  applicable  to  the  FINANCING  OF  THE  ACTION  Conference  originally  felt  that  the  seafarers'  crews  of  the  ships,  including  health  and  acci­ With  regard  to  the fiuahcing  of "the  Panama­ dent  insurance,  unemployment  insurance,  old  claims  were  not  being  placed  high  enough,  and  •   went  so  far  as  to  propose  that  American  wages  nian action, it  was agreed  that affiliated  seafarers  age  'insurance,  etc.­  In  other  cases,  the.  wage  and'conditions should  be demanded  for  all ships  unions  have  a  moral  obligation  to  share  in  the  scale  shall  be  based­  On  the  British  wage  scale,  of  the  Panamanian  egister.  But,  in  Panamanian  plus  66  percent  (40  pounds  a  month  for  an  able  ships  whose  original  registry  was  not  American,  seaman).  the  gap  between  the  American  and  existing  (3)  In  the  case  of  ex­American  ships  under  standards  is so  wide  that  such  a  demand  would  the  Panamanian flag,  contracts  should  be  based  rule out  all  possibility  of  a  settlement.  on  American  wages  and  conditions.  The  position  would  be  particularly  difficult  in  (4)  Ships  refusing  to  come  to  terms  with  the  cases  where  ships  are  on  the  Panamanian  regis­ appropriate  seafarers  organizations  will  be  eli­ ter for legitimate reasons,  and where practical  or  ^gible  for  boycott  action  by  all  appropriate  legal  obstacles  prevent  their  return  to  the  orig­ means.  Full  information  about  such  ships,  in­ inal  register.  cluding  exact  name,  tonnage,  action  already  A  second  strong  objection  to  the  proposal  was  costs  incmred  by  Unions  in  connection  with  the  taken  against  the  ship,  subsequenj;  destinations  that in  the improbable event  of  American  stand­ action.  After  consideration  of  the  matter,  it was  and sailing  dates, should  be communicated  to the  ards  being  seemed  for  Panamanian  ships,  these  felt  that  the  funds  for  the  purpose  should  not  Secretariat  o| theJTF, in  order  that "the  Bloycott  would  have  such  powers  of  attraction  that  non­ be collected  on  a  pro rata  basis, since there were  Committee  may  call  on  seafarers  organizations  American  merchant fleets  might  be  drained  o:  unions financially  too  weak  to' bear  such  a  bur­ to  take  such  actions  as  is  possible  against  the  manpower.  den,  but  by  means  of  voluntary  contributions  ships ^ in  the  ports  concerned.  Crewmembers  of  these ships should  be­urged to suppcjrt .the actiori  These  considerations  prevailed,  and  after  from  the unions.  of  the ITF  unions  by  resorting  to  job  action.  lengthy discussion  it was decided  that  the agree­ Though  unions  will  naturally  try­to  avoid  it,  (5)  Unions  are  expected  to  visit  all  Panama­ ihents  for  non­American  ships  on  the  Panama­ and  though  the ITF  will  not  be^held  responsible  nian ship» calling  in  their  ports  and,  where  cop­  j  nian  register  should  be  based  on  the equivalent  if  a  union should  be  involved  in  heavy  expenses  of  British  seafarers'  wages  and  conditions,  sub­ as a  result  of  the  action,  the Boycott  Committee  ditions  on  board  are  not  in  accordance  with  ject  to  a  differential  which  could  be  considered  would  on  request  consider  what  could  be  done  safety,  sanitary  or  other  regulations,  to  call,  on  the authorities  concerned  to  delay  the sailing  to  offset  the  lack  of  social  security  provisions  to distribute  the  burden.  of  the ships  until conditions  have been  rectified.  or  other  disadvantages  attached  to  service  in  ORGANIZATION  OF  PANAMANIAN  SEAMEN  Panamanian  ships.  (6)  It  is  understood  that,  as  far  as  possible^  The amount  of  the differential  will accordingly  Parallel  with  the action  against  selected' ships,  seafarers  unions  will  carry  out  such  attion  by  depend  upon  the  social  regime  imder  which  a  the  object  of  which  is  to  bring  more  and  more  their  own  resources  and  that  only  in exceptional  ship  comes.  For  instance,  in  the  case  of  Pana­ Panamanian  operators  into  contractual  relation­ cases,  and  where  practicable,  will  the  assistance  manian  ships  whose  crews  enjoy  the  full  bene­ ships  with  seafarers  organizations  of  the  ITF,  a  of  dockers or  other  groups  be  enlisted.  fits  of  a  satisfactory  social  security  scheme,  in­ drive  will  be  undertaken  to  make  Panamanian  (7)  Unions  should  further  take appropriate ac­ cluding  sickness  and  accident  insurance,  unem­ seamen  themselves  a  party  to  the  agreement  by  tion  in  order  to  organize  the  crews  of  Panama­ ill­'.'  ployment  insurance,  retirement  pensions,  etc.,  enrolling  them  in  the  organizations.  nian  ships.  For  this  purpose  they  should  set  up,  there  will  be  a  wage  differential  equal  to  20  Affiliated  seafarers'  unions  concerned  are  in­ separate  from  the  normal  union  structiu'e,  a,  percent  of  the  British  scale.  vited  to  set  up  ip  their  respective  countries  a  • In other  cases—e.g.  ships  coming  under  no  special  section  for  crews  of  Panamanian  ships.  social  security  scheme  at . all  or  only  under  the  These  men  will  only  enjoy  the  benefits  of  the  social  legislation of  Panama,  which  is considered  agreements  negotiated  for  them  by  the  ITF  un­ to afford  practically  no  protection  to  seafarers—  ion^ and  generally  the  advantages  of  an  organ­ ized  state  of  affairs.  Further,  to  the  extent  that  it is within  the power  of  the ITF and  its unions,  ^ JACK'S  organized seafarers will have  priority  of  employ­ BAK,­ ment  in  Panamanian  contract  ships.  If  they  so  desire,  however,  unions  will  be  free  to  admit  special, section in  which  Panamanian  seamen  can:  to  ordinary  membership  Panamanian  ship  crews  be  enrolled.  Membership  of  such  sections  will­ sHippim  give  the  benefits of  the contracts  concluded  with'j  of  their  own  nationality;  For  the  purpose  of  the  Panamanian  seamen's  Panamanian  ships.  (8)  Unions  should  collect  contributions  due  sections,  the  ITF  Secretariat  Will  issue  special  inleraational membership  cards and iniernaiional  from  Panamanian  crewmembers  who  have  been  contribution stamps. An  entrance  fee of  I  pound  enrolled  in  a  Panamanian  section Jn  another  |i ih.e wages  will be based on  the British  scale plus  or  $3  will  be  charged  for  the  membership  card,  country.  1^,  66  percent  (one  pound­40  shillings  a  month  for  and  the  monthly  contributions  for  Panamanian  (9)  Unions  will  be supplied  by  the Secretariat  an  able  seaman).  of  the  ITF  with  literature^ special  membership  seamen  will  be  10  shillings  British  currency  in  For  ex­American  ships,  of  course,  American  non­American  ports and  $1.50  in  American  ports.  catds  and  contribution  stamps,  for  use  in  con­J  wages  and  conditions  will  apply.  The  sums  collected  by  the  different  unions  in  nection  with  the  enrollment  work,  I: '  It  must  be  clearly  understood  that  the  condi­ contributions  from  Panamanian  seamen  will  be  (10)  Member^  of  the Panamanian sections  will ­j  ­tions mentioned  in the  preceding  paragraph only  held" by them  on  behalf  of  the ITF,  and  used for  pay an entrance fee  of  1 pound  in  non­American  constitute  a  minimum,  and  that  this  minimum  defraying  the  costs  of  the  Panamanian  action.  ports  and  $3  in  American  ports.  Contributions  shall  in  no  case  prejudice  any  better  conditions  The entrance fee taken from  Panamanian seamen  will  be  at  the  rate  of  10  shillings  a  month  in  existing in  Panamanian  ships.  will  be retained  by  the  national  unions  in  order  non­American  ports  ahd $1.50  in  American  ports.  to reimburse  them for  expenses incurred  In  con­ Sums  collected  in  contributions  will  be  held  by  CONDUCT  OF  ACTION  ^  nection  with  this enrollment  work.  \  the respective  unions on  behalf  of  the ITF  Pana­ The central direction  of  the Panamanian  action  manian  Account;  the  "entrance  fee  will  be  re­ !|  SUMMARY  OF  PROCEDURE  will  continue  to  be  in  the  hands  of  the  ITF  tained  by  the  national  union  concerned  to  meet  Boycott  Committee  set  up  in  London  in  Febru­ In  pursuance , of  the  Amsterdam  Resolution,  expenses  connected  with  the  qntollment  work.  ary,  1949.  The  4ay­to­day  direction  will  be  car­ affiliated seafarers  unions concerned  are request­ (11)  Unions  are  requested  to  keep  the  ITF  ried  on  by  a  sub­committee  composed  of  those  ed  to  take  note  of  the  following points:  Secretariat  regularly  informed  of  the  progress  seaifarers  and  dockers  members, of  the  Boycott  (1)  Unions  should  take  appropriate  steps  to  made  with  (a)  concluding  of  agreements  with  Committee  who  are  resident  in  London,  acting  conclude  collective  agreements  in  respect  of  Panamani^ ships;  (b)  action  taken  against  sub­ in conjunction  with  the  Secretariat  of  the  ITF.  ships  which  used  to  be  on  the  register  of  their  standard  ships; (c)  enrollriicnt  of  seamen  seiwing  f  Unions  will  have  a  free  hand  in 4;he  conduct  country  but  are now flying  the  Panamanian flag.  in  Panamanian  ships.  ^  .  ,,v  r  mu  .  .   •  '  �. ,  Friday, May  19,  1950  T  H  E  S  E  AE  A k E  k S  L O  C  Page  Nine  MEMBEBSmP SPEABS  Disabled  Brother  Seeks  Aid  Of  Bucyrus Crewmen  WITH  THE  SW  SMALL  FRY  To  Ihe  Editor:  I  wonder  if  you  would  help  me  by  publishing  the  enclosed  list  of  names  and  asking  the  Brotherig  named  to  help  me  in  my  case  against  the  Is,thmian  Steamship  Company.  My  attor­ ney  has  written  to  these  men  but  only  two  have  replied.  The  accident  occurred  on  the  Bucyrus  Victory  during  fire  and  boat  drill  on  August  17,  1948.  My  ankle  was  broken  as  a  re­ sult  of  too  much  pressure  on  the  fire  hose.  Here  we  two  good  reasons  why­  Seafarer  Joe  Bracht  has  . The  fellows  named  will  re­ member  the' accident  but  their  to  keep  on  the  ball.  They're  his  sons.  Joe  Jr.  (left),  aged  2V2  years,  and  Keith,  6  months,  and  they  keep  their  mother  Joan  fact  that  they  have  not  yet  an­ swered  my  lawyer's  letters  or  plenty  busy  while  pop's  on  the  high  seas.  ^  4  given  witnesses'  depositions,  has  held  Tip  my  case  almost  two  Benson  Says  Pusan  years  now.  .  Club  Only  Lacks  LOG  '  DISABLED  The  accident"  kept  me  hospi­ To  the  Editor:  talized  and  left  me  with  a  25  It  would  be  a  good  ,idea  to  percent  permanent  disability,  a  have  tte  LOG  forwarded  regu­ distorted  ankle  bone  and  arth­ larly  to^  the  Seamen's  Overseas  ritis.  Recreation  Center  in  Pusan.  I  would  greatly  appreciate  it  if  these  shipmates  would  get  in  This  club  is  the  stamping  ground  for  all  the  seamen  hit­ :  touch  with  my  attorney:  Charles  H.  Johnston.  Carpen­ ting  this  port.  It  would  be  ad­ ter;  Herbert  A.  Jacks,  DM;  Lon­ vantageous  to  have  the  LOG  hie  T.  English,  AB;  George  T.  here  for  the  men  to  read  liJhile  J.  Faulkner,  AB;  Donald  Smith,  sitting  around  relaxing.  AB;  Raymond  G.  Terhune,  OS;  Besides  that,  the  center  offers  II  George  L.  Warrington,  OS;  Jon­ good  service  to  the  boys.  There  athan  Rinehart,  "OS;  John  C.  are  two.  bars,  a  restaurant,  bar­ Shaffer,  Oiler,  and  Stanley  Plor­ ber  shop,  slopchest  and  a  sou­ venir "Stand.  eak.  This  ample  little  lass  seems  It  would  be  of  great  help  to  All it lacks  is the SEAFARERS  to  be  getting  a  kick  out  of  me  if  these  men  would  get  in  LOG.  . life  already.  She's  Yvette,  touch  with  my  attorney,  Harold  Rocky  Benson  daughter  of  Seafarer  C.  A.  FulHerson,  1011  C  Street,  San  (Chuck)  and  Mrs. •   Welch,  (Ed.  Note:  The  LOG  has  British­born  Yvette  was  3  Rafael,  Calif.  been  added to  the  center's  months  bid  when  pic  was  • John S.  Mattson  San  Francisco  services.)  taken.  A Sailor Looks  At The  Cause  Of  Hatred  To  the  Editor:  nocent child a  toy and  say, "Here  this  outmoded  education  to  be  Because  many  of  your  readers  is  something  nice  to  play  with.  torn  apart  by  permitting  "Red  have  sampled  the  bitter  side  of  Now  don't  break  it  or  let  anyone  Fascist"  teachers  to .poison  their  life  in  their  struggle  to  survive,  else  play  with  jt.  This  toy  be­ minds  with  hateful  lying  propa­ »  the  facts  about  ­to  be  disclosed  longs  to  you."  ganda  so  that  one  day  we  may  will  not  seem  strange  or  fan­ Then  from  possessiveness  we  all  become  regimented  slaves.  tastic.  It  is  sjncerely  hoped  that  pass  on  to  the  ancient  art  of  Why  try  to  educate  our  chil­ the  contents  of  this  analysis  discipline  as .practiced  by  the  dren  to  become  great  doctors,  may  serve J.o  awaken  the­  kind  nervous  and  upset  parents,  who  and  scientists  to  save  lives,  and  and  decent  people  so *that  they  because  of  their  own'  deranged  conquer  disease,  only  to­  send  may  have  the  courage  to  meet  life  do  not  realize  that  their  them  off  to  be  killed  in  wars  the challenge  of  our  greatest  dis­ children  must  mature  fully  be­ which  some  day  will  cailse  un­ ease  —  hatred.  Then,  perhaps,  fore  their  behavior  can  be  in­ told  disease  in  their  wake?  Who  "the  meek  shall  inherit  this  telligently  controlled.  can  tell  but  that  with  the  next  earth."  So,  in  order  to  pop  off  steam,  scientific  "war  to  end  wars"  the  To  analyze  this  number,  one  because  of  a  depression  within  liilman  disgrace  may  some  day  enemy  of  mankind:  First, |the  themselves,  they fly  into  a  rage,  find  itself  reduced  to  the  image  child  is  born  and  like  the  fruit  beat  their  little  ones  so  that  of  oiu*  animal  cousins  in  the  bf 'an  apple  tree  it  may  become  they  may  become  wild  and  re­ jungle?  diseased,  due  to  lack  of  proper  sentful  toward  them  and  society  Since  before  the  end  of  the  care.  However,  unlike  the  fruit  in  general.  These  children,  lack­ jitter­bug  age,  the  germ  of  hat­ of  that  apple  tree,  we  poison  ing  lovq, and  understanding  soon  red  has  spread  like  a  plague  and  the  minds  of  our  children  by  find  themselves  delinquent  and  in  many  cases  has  left  its  scar  instilling  in  them  fear  and  su­ lost  in  a  lonely  wilderness.  by  distorting  the  faces  of  its  perstition.  The  result  of  which  It  is  no  wonder,  therefore,  that  victims.  i—greed,  selfishness  and  jealousy  upon  examining  this  world  we  It' is  the  writer's  opinion  that  i—become  part  of  their  make­up.  discover  it  has  been  turned  into  only  through  an  immediate,  Here  we  have  the  three  basic  a  huge  madhouse  by  these  same  widely  publicized  campaign  to  components  ot  our  hatred: greed,  parents  who,  due  to  their  dis­ re­educate  the  American  people  selfishness  and  jealousy.  Without  eased  minds,  inject  the  seeds  of  can  the  above­mentioned  "dis­ one,  the  other  two  could  ­not  hatred  into  their  offspring.  ease"  becorhe  curable.  By  doing  possibly  exist.  So,  to  get  to  the  We  send  our  children  to  so  we  may  effect  a  true  under­ root  of  the  problem,  we find  schools  where  they  are  given  standing  of  fellowship  and  bring  that  as  bur  children  acquire un­ an  opportunist's  education,  wast­ about  a  strong  brotherhood  of  derstanding,  thejr  are  taught  ng  their  time  on'fairy  tales  and  man.  possessiveness.  We  hand  the  in­ ancient  history.  Then  we  allow  CapL  S.  Ij,  Daniels  Miller  Calls  For  Spotlight  On Panama Ship Registries  To  ihe  Edilor:  amanian  ships  have  no  regula­ tions  regarding  crew  accommq­ '  We all  know of  the declijje  and  dations,  manning  requirements,  fall  of  the  American  Merchant  hours  of  work  and  overtime  Marine  and  we all  know  the sort  food  and  working  conditions.  ,  of  contempt  we  feel  at  the  per­ Conditions  aboard  these  ships  petration  of  the sabotage  of  Am­ are filthy  and  are  not  even  up  • V   I  erican  labor  every  time  we  see  or  hear  of  another  US­owned  to  the  pre­war  standards  of  un­ J,  ship  being  turned  over  to  for­ organized  American  ships.  Too  few  people  realize  how  eign  registry.  How  long  will  these  phonys  important  a  part  the  maritime  continue  in .their  greedy  under­ industry  plays  in  the  national  mining  of  the  American  shipping  interest.  Already  110,000  have  been,  left  vmemployed  because  business?  of  the  drop  in  shipping  since  its  US  tonnage  had  dropped  from  peak  and  apparently  thousands  28,000,000  to •  14,000,000  dead­ more  are  destined  to  swell  their  weight  tons  already  and  is  ex­ ranks.  pected  to  drop  much  lower.  Am­ ericans  own  52.8  percent  of  ships  The  underhanded  tactics  em­ sailing  under  the  Panamanian  ployed  by  the  large  operators  I  flag  and  the  majority  of  ships  responsible  for  creating­this  can­ sailing  under  the  Honduran flag  cerous  Condition  of  American  are  also  owned  by  Americans.  shipping  should  be  brought  to  Liberia  is another  country  whose  the  attention  of  the  American  flag' flies  over  US­owned  ships.  people  and  exposed  whenever  and  wherever  possible.  The  DUCKING  TAXES  battle  against  these  phonys  The  purpose  of  turning  over  should  be  fought  to' the  bitter  these  ships  to  foreign  registry  end.  is  obviously  to  avoid  taxes,  high  Fred  T.  Miller  wages  and safety  standards. Pan­ SS  Kenyon  Victory  Mai Now h The Mtwine Hospitals  NEW  ORLEANS  HOSPITAL  f  JOHN  PADZIK  • '• i .im  J.  DRISCOLL  J.  J.  O'NEILL  ­ JOHN  T.  EDWARDS  E.  FOREMAN  JR.  V.  FERRER  J.  LYONS  R.  A.  LILLAK  W.  HANTUSCH  R.  BLATTINO  E.  NAVARRE  JIMINEY  ­  '  L.  WILLIS  TULL  .  •   L.  LANG  ELI  DUTCHEN  D.  D.  KELLY  JOHN  LANCASTER­ H.  LAGAN  •  F.  LANDRY  SIU  men  af  Neponsit  can  con*  f  K.  F.  PARKS  tact  Hospital  Delegate  William A,  A.  F.  KOTHE  Padgett  any  day  between  2:3()  ;  J.  H.  FORT  and  "4  PM,  on  third  floor,  wes)  L.  L.  GILL  side.  •  W.  H.  NUNN  4  4  4  J.  PISA  SAN  FRANCISCO  HOSPITAL  |  T.  A.  CARROLL  E.  WALDEN  HENRY  PITT  O.  NORM  _  ED  PRITCHARD  "v#  E.  CASEY  DAVID  HERON  ^  G.  NEWMAN  J.  HODO  ~  W.  W.  MOORE  ALTON  LEACH  E.  C.  ROBINSON  ^  IKE  ISSAKSEN  " ,1  A. BOURGOT  4  4;.  4  ^  L.  TICKLE  STATEN  ISLAND  HOSPITAL  |  E.  PLAHN  C.  ESOLAN  .Ji  W.  COLLEY  L.  LEWIS  H.  E.  GRANT  .  W  J.  BLOMGREN  '  .  B.  WAITS  T.  BARRACLIFF  ' ^  &  %  %  LOUIS  CmiGNANO  BOSTON  HOSPITAL  G.  CASTRO  "11  HENRY  WATSON  '"  ­ "  FRANK  ALASAVICH  J.  L.  LIKNES  4.  4  t  T.  F.  ROZUM  ­  •   BALTIMORE  HOSPITAL  ASTERIO  DELGADA  ­  :  F.  W.  FYOCK  J.  B.  PURVIS  Ml  C.  P.  THOMPSON  ,  R.  A.  POSTON  J.  TAURIN  T.  E.  MAYNES  R.  GROSECLOSE.  W.  REID  EDURADO BALBOA M.  D.  WATT  's  EUSTACH BULIK F.  CAMPBELL  '  W.  D,  WARMACK  T. H. BYUS ROBERT DOUGLAS E.  JANASKO  E. A. HAI^lSEN B.  L.  CLAYTON  FRANK KUBEK M;  J.  LUCAS  H. V. NIELSEN P.  STRICKLAND­ HARRY PRYTULAK J.  DAVIS  F. D. BERTHOLD G.  T.  GAMPBELL  ARNE BPORNSSON L.  BARCISZEWSKI  C. W. PALMER C.  JOHNSON  A. T. PAPPAGOLLS S.  BERGERIA  J. BURKE  4 4,4 J.  WOLENSKI  MOBILE HOSPITAL P.  CARROLL  J. BENNETT T. MACK  H. LOWMAN R.  L.  PERRY  C. BURNS 4  4  4  F. WELCH NEPONSIT  HOSPITAL  E. GENO WILLIAM  PADGETT  .444  MATTHEW  BRUNO  SAVANNAH  HOSPITAL  MALVIN  COLLINS  J.  (Chubby)  MORRIS  R.  A.  BLAKE  t  J.  H.  PRUDHOMME  ESTIBAN  LOPEZ  • 1^  �Psge Ten  THE  S  E  AF  AR E  R S  10 G  May  iW  iSSb  The  Seafarers  In  World  War  11  Sy JOHN BUNKER  men  ignored  the  little freighter  entirely,  for  no  acquired  several  monkeys  and  a  lively  dispute  American  ship,  the  Japs  were  confident,  could  arose  as  to  whether  they  should  be  kept  or  put  "TO  MacARTHUR  ON  BATAAN"  venture so  far  north and  so  boldly,  too.  ashore,  one  faction  claiming  the  simians  would  CHAPTER  7  All  hands  felt  much  better  when  the  sun  had  bring  good  luck,  and  the  others  averring  that  • t  hey  didn't  want  any  part  of  "monkey  luck,"  It  was  at  Brisbane,  Australia,  in  January  of  disappeared  over  the  Java  sea  and  the  waters  good  or  bad.  1942  that  several  Army  officers  came  aboard  the ­  were once  again  clothed  in  night.  The "official" ship's  mascot  was  a  scrawny  cat  The  boiler fires  were  lit  again,  the  throttle  SS Coast  Farmer  and  informed  Captain  John  A.  and  the  Chief  carried  his  own  mascot  in  the  Mattson  that  his  ship  was  to  be' loaded  immedi­ was  bpened,  and  the  shaft  began  to  turn  over  ately  with  a "very  important"  cargo  of  war  sup­ once  more.  They  continued^bn  their  way,  mak­ person  of  an  Angorra  rabbit.  plies,  and  that  he  and  his  crew  were  to  hurry  ing the expected landfall during  the darkest  part  When  the  tin  was  stowed  away  the  "anchor  them  north  with  the  utmost  speed.  of  the night  and  passing  close  between  two  Jap  chain  ground  up  through  the  hawse  and  th^  islands  unobserved.  braye little ship  headed  out  to sea.  "North!"  To  Captain  Mattson  that  could  mean  only  one  thing—^wha^  with  the  Japs  in  posses­ From  the  shore  the  doughboys  waved  them  a  STEADY  NERVES  A  "MUST"  b  sion  of  all  the  Pacific  north  of  Australia  except  wistful  fgood­bye  and  as  Captain  Mattson  put  his  Several  days  later  they  sighted  the  mountains  the  Phillipines—north  to  Mac Arthur  on  Bataan!  of  Mindanao  in  the  Philippines,  but  Captain  ship  seaward  on the  tide  it  was with the  gravest  The  ship  was  loaded  and  then  the  cargo  was  Mattson  stayed  clear  of  the  land  until  he  was  misgivings,  for  a  Jap  cruiser  had  been  reported'  ill  all  taken  out  when  the  Army  discovered,  be­ not  far  down  the  coast.  '  I'  latedly,  that  the  Coast  Farmer's  very  top  speed  sure  of  their  position.  There  was  no  help  to  be  li­'l  "At 3:00  PM," said  the Skipper's  official report,  had  here  in  case  the  shores  ahead  should  be  was  on  the  high  side  of  ten  knots.  swarming  with  Japs. It called  for  steady  nerves,  "we  were  on  our  way,  taking  great  care  not  to  But  they  evidently  couldn't  find  another  bot­ calm  judgment,  and  few  prayers.  let  the fires  smoke,  keeping  a  good  lookout  for  tom, for  the  job  for  loading  was started  all  over  Facing  the  Skipper  now  was  the  problem  of  floating  mines,  and  spinning  the  rudder  hard  again  and  the  ship  was  soon  chock  full  of  food,  getting  ship  and  precious  cargo  up  to  the  ren­ over  when  one  was  sighted  right  ahead."  guns  and  ammunition  up  to  the  hatch  beams.  dezvous  point  on  Bataan  without  detection  by  SOMETHING  ON  STARBOARD  BROOMSTICK  ARTILLERY  the enemy. It was 150  miles yet  to the embattled  While  edging  south  through  the  night,  ex­ Two  machine  guns  were  then  mounted  on  the  defenders  of  Bataan  so,  with  an  assurance  from  pecting  at  any  moment  to  hear  the  hum  of  air­ bridge  as  armament,  and  several  Navy  gunners  Chief  Engineer  George  Smithers. that  his  men  plme  engines  or  the  crack  of  shells  from  a  U­ were  put  aboard  to serve  them.  It  was  then  dis­ could  coax  a  few  extra  revolutions  frpm  the  boat,  a  ship  was  reported  coming  toward  thena  covered  that  some  vital  parts  were  missing  in  machinery.  Captain  Mattson  threw  the  telegraph  off  the starboard  side.  the guns  and  they couldn't  be fired,  so  the Coast  oyer  to "full  ahead" and  on  they  went  to  what­ From  the  silhouette  of  the  stranger,  they  Farmer was as  well armed  as though  she  mount­ ever 'might  lay  before.  %  thought  foy  awhile  she  was  the  Mormacsun,  ed  a  battery  of  water  pistols.  Ih  Not  long  after  midnight  on  February  3,  the  The  current  was  in  their  favor  and  so,  too,  which  had,been  scheduled  for  the  same  run.  must  have been  destiny, for  they  later found  out  Captain  Mattson  was  about  to  order  the  sig­^  Coast  Farmer  swung  out  h§r  lifeboats,  "doused"  that  their  course  lay  through b mine field  which  nalman  to  "speak"  her  by  blinker  but  an  in­ all lights,  and  left  Brisbane  for  the north.  the  Japs  had  planted  just  to  forstall  such  rein­ stinctive  caution  held  back  the  command.  Several  days  later  they  arrived  at  Thursday  forcements.  He  let  the ship  pass  unnoticed  and  lucky  that  Island  off  Cape  York,  at  the  entrance  to  Torres  Ignorant  of  this  peril,  they  forged  ahead  at  Strait.  Here  the  Skipper  was  given  detailed  what  for  the  Coast  Farmer  was  the  amazing  he  did,  for  when  the  two  vessels  came  abreast  routing  instructions,  plus  the  disquieting  news  speed  of  15 knots,  arriving at  the appointed  ren­ several  miles  apart  they  could  see  that  she  was  not  the  Mormacsun  despite  the  close  resem­ that  two  faster  ships  which  had  left  for  the  dezvous  at^about  5:30  in  the  morning.  'blance.  Whoever  she  was, she  was  by  all odds  a  same  destination  had  been  bombed  and  sunk  by  At first  nb one  was to  be seen  along the wood­ Jap  transport.  the Japs.  ed,' hilly  shore,  but  after  a  while a  small  launch  Submarines,  it  was  said,  had  been  sighted  put  out  from  a  veiled  landing  some  300. yards  Several  days  after  this  hairbreadth  escape,  along  the  course  the  Farmer  was  to  take.  This  away.  they  sighted  Thursday  Island  dead  ahead.  Army  induced  Captain  Mattson  to  take  advantage  of  _  •  and  Navy  personnel  welcomed  them  back  as  The  men  ip  the launch  wore  American  Army  thouglTthey  had  returned  from  the  dead,  flight,  and  they  left  Thursday  Island  for  the  uniforms  and  all  hands were on  the  qm  vive  as  Arafura Sea  in  the face  of  heavy  winds and  seas  they  came  up  the  gangway.  But  alert,  too,  were  "It's  a  miracle,",  they  insisted;  "It's  sure  a  Which  gave  the  old  ship  some  protection  from  miracle,  all  right."  submarines on  the first  lap of  its  hazardous* voy­ the. strangers,  for  they  drew 'their  service  revol­ The  Coast  Farmer  docked  in  Queensland  on  vers as. soon  as they stepped  over  the  rail. After  kge.  They  were  on  their  own  now!  No  American  all,  the  Coast  Farmer flew  no flag  and "bore  no  March  13,  1942,  with  every  member  of  the  crew  receiving  a  letter  of  commendation  from  Lt.  sl'xlps  to  call  upon  for  aid.  No  friendly  ships  of  markings  on  her  bow  or  stern.  General  George  H.  Brett  and  a  check  in  appre­ any  kind  to  offer  succor  in  the  seas  ahead.  MEET  FRIENDS  ciation  for  their  daring  which  amounted. to  a  After  passing  a  chain  of  island?  held  by  the  Grim  jaws  relaxed, however,  as everyone  real­ month's  salary.  Japs a few nights later, the Skipper decided  they  ized  that the rendezvous  had  come off  as planned  Said  Captain  Mattson:  "Every  member  of  the  would  have  t6 stop for  part  of  a  day  in  order  to  and  the  boarding  party introduced  themselves  as  approach  a  certain  narrow  channel  under  cover  Colonel Chastine, Major  Gregory and  Mr. Wilder,  • rew behaved  splendidly.  I  cannot  say  enough  for  their  loyalty,  inspiring  courage  and  co­oper­^  of  night.  a  civilian  pilot.  ation  during'the  entire  voyage."  (Deck  crewmen  The  channel  was  flanked  by  Jap  islands  and  W'­'  While  the  crew  rigged  booms  and  tackle  for  were  SUP.)  there  was a  very  good  chance  that  enemy  patrol  discharging,  Mr.  Wilder  brought  the  ship  to  an­^^  This  wasn't  the  end  of  the  Coast  Farmer's  ad­ boats  or  transports would  be abodt.  chor  very  close  to shore  under  the  shadow  of  a  venturous  career.  She  was" heavily  attacked  JAP  BASE  NEAR  mountain  rising nearly  3,000  feet  above  the  sea,  while. freighting  war  supplies  to  Port  Moresby  • >»  At  the  time  they  Were  only  45  miles  off  the  thus  affording  some  cover  from  air  spotters  and  and  escaped  with  shrapnel  holes  in  the  hull/  Jap  base  at  Amboina  and,  as  dawn  swept  across  making it  harder for  bombers to  attack from  the  which  the  versatile  Mr.  Smithers  repaired  by  m':.  the  great  southwest  Pacific,  the  crew  of  the  land  side.  inserting  wooden  plugs.  In  the  week  that  followed.  Army  stevedores  Farmer  started  the longest  day  of  their  lives.  Again  she  carried  ilrgent  front  line  freights,  The  clocks  ticked  away  minutes  that  seemed  a^nd  the freighter's  own  men  unloaded  her  vital  this  time  5,000  drums  of  gasoline  and  8,000  ^like  hours,  suspense­filled  minutes  that  were  cargo  of  guns,  shells, food  and  medical  supplies,  bom.bs,  to an  advance base without  escort  or  any  then  took  aboard  $150,000  worth  of  tin,  a  scarce  fraught  with  constant  danger.  armament  other  than  the  two  little  machind  Lookouts  manned  the  bridge  and  crow's  nest.  material  of  war  which  the factories  were  crying  guns  which  had  been  repaired  after  the  trip  to  Every  man  aboard­  the  ship  walked  restlessly  for  back  in  the States.  Bataan.  The  Army  men  at  Gingoog  were  amazed  that  . The  variqd  adventures  of  the SS  Coast  Farm^fi  about  the decks,  pacing away  the dragging  hours  as  the  bright  sun  climbed  ever  so  slowly  to  its  the  Coast  Farmer  had made it  through,  for  they  ended  on  July  20, 1942,  when a  Jap torpedo  senf  ' zenith,  —  had  received  reports, that  the  Japs  sank  her,  her  to  the  bottom  25  miles  off  Cape  Perpendicu­ along  with  several  other  vessels  trying  to  run  Occasionally  in  the  distance  they  could  see  lar.  black  objects  which  seemed  to  be  riding  the  the  gauntlet  to  Bataan.  placid surface of  the sea  like  the conning  towers  Fourteen­hundred  miles  unescorted  and  im­ Anothisr  epiitoda  of  the  rola  ol  SXU  creWS  is  of  submarines.  But  they must  have  been  whales  armed  through  enemy  waters  alive  with  Jap  or  blackfish,  for  no  sub  attacks  developed.  i)lanes,  ships  and  subs—it  was  a  feat  of  heroic  World  War  II  will  appear  |n  the  next  issue  ol  They all held their  breath  when several  planes  proportions.  the SEAFARERS LOa  crossed  the horizon  some miles  off,  but  these air­ .  While  the diselmrging  WEE  underway, the erew  fc­ �ay.  Mar  19,  1850  THE  SE  AW  ARERS  LOG  Page Eleven  inutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief  SAVANNAH —Chairman,  Jeff  ond  deck.  All,  he  said,  would  be  given  serious  consideration  and  'Gillette,  37060;  Recording  Secre­ he  asked  that  a  committee  be  tary,  E,  Bryant,  25806;  Reading  elected  in  the  near  fature  to  Clerk,  J.  F.  Goude,  50888.  get  bids  on  gear  so  that  they  Headquarters  report  read  and  PORT REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL accepted  with  recommen^atioff  DECK  ENG.  .  STWDS.  REG.  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  SHIPPED  could  be submitted  to Headquar­ ters.  Motion  carried  to  accept  made  from floor  that  the  buying  12  14  21  47  7  6  8  21  Secretary ­ Treasurer's financial  of  the  new  building  be  left  en­ Boston  ­  75  67  7^  217.  78  69  83  230  report.  Meeting  adjourned  at  tirely  to  the  New  York  Branch.  New  York.  Philadelphia  19  *  20  17  56  28  19  19  .  66  7:40  PM,  with  250  members  Minutes  from  other  ports  ac­ Baltimore...^  —  93  76  55  224  33 '  26  20  79  present.  cepted.  Agent  reported  on  the  Norfolk.  •   (No  Figures  Received)  •   ,  , (No  Figures  Received)  XXX  outlook  for  shipping,  and  urged  ­8  17  '  16  '  :  5  4  1  10  NEW  YORK —Chairman,  C,  members  living  in  Georgia  to  Savannahs  /16 14 24 56 9 11 9 29 Simmons,  368;  Recording  Secxe­ register  to  vote  in  the  local  and  Tampa... Mobile ;.... 30 22 "30 82 29 20 24 73 lary,  Freddie  Stewart,  4935;  state  elections  by  absentee  bal­ New Orleans....'. 1....^ 86 73 94 253 94 * 91 114 299 Rdading  Clerk,  Robert  Matthews,  lot.  Meeting  adjourned  with  55  GalvestW  :.  15  ­  12  v  ^ a  35  12  15  9  ­  36  154.  members  present.  ­ West  Coast  ,  27  .  39  25  .  91  28  / 42  24  94  Minutes  of  previous  meetings  4*4  *  in  all  Branches  read  and  approve  BOSTON^—Chairman,  Law­ TOTAL...  383  ­338  .356  1,077  '  323  303  311  937  ed.  Secretary­Treasurer's  finan­ son, 894;  Recording Secretary,  W.  cial  report  accepted  as read.  Port  Prince,  30612;  Reading  Clerk,  R.  Headquarters  and,  Secretary­ was  opposed.  Motion  carried  un­ accepted.  Port  Agent  stated  that  Agent  ^iscussed  shipping.  In  Murphy,  39427.  repprts.  animously  approving  recommen­ Headquarters  report,  Secretary­ since  last  meeting  business  had  Treasurer's financial  .  Minutes  of  meetings  hel(i  in  been  pretty  good  but  that  next  Minutes  of  all  Branch  meetings  dation  for  the  purchase.  Meeting  other  A&G  ports  read  and  ac­ two  weeks  don't  look  promising.  Of  previous  meeting  night  read  adjourned  with  38  members  Treasurer said  welfare talks  were  progressing.  The  report  also  cepted.  Secretary­Treasurer's fin­ In  past  period  there  were  12  and  accepted.  Port  Agent  re­ present.  discussed  every  detail  of  tfie  new  .pncial  report  read  apd  accepted.  payoffs  and  nine  sign­ons,  with  ported  that  shippihg  in  this  port  building  for  Headquarters  and  XXX  Headquarters  report read  and  ac­ more  than  30  ships  in­transit,  A  had  'been  slow.  He  listed  the  MOBILE — Chairman,  S.  P.  the  New  York  Branch,  explain­ cepted,'  Agent  reported  on  the  few  minor  beefs  are  pending  vessels  that  had  called  during  ing  that  the  Union  had  put down  expected  crewing  of  the  Yar­ with  Mississippi  but  are  expect­ the  period.  He  also  read  a  com­ Morris,  44484;  Recording  Secre­ $2,000  or  a  60­day  option  to  pur­ mouth and Evangeline.  New  Bus­ ed  to  be  ironed  out  at  meeting  munipation  from  the  Police  Of­ tary,  J.  Carroll,  14;  Reading  chase.  This  sum  is  to  be  applied  iness:  Motion  by  L.  Garabedian,  with  company  representatives  ficers'  Association  requesting  all  Clerk,  H.  J. Fischer,  59.  to  the  purchase  price  upon  ap­ J0656,  that  the  Union  ship'  the  early  next  week.  Agent  reported  trade  unionists  to  vote  for  the  Motions  carried  to  accept  min­ proval  by  the  membership  in  all  Chief  Steward  and  Chief  Cook  that  Bisso  tug  strike  is  continu­ proposition,  on ­the  local  ballot  utes  of  other  Branches  as  read.  ports.  It  was  recommended  that  pn the Evangeline  and Yarmouth,  ing  and  that  company  is  begin­ to  give  its  members  a  cost­of­ Motion  carried  approving  recom­ the  elected  Quarterly  Finance  but  not  ship  the  Watchmen.  ning  to  feel  ihe  pinch.  Head­ living  wage  adjustment.  Elected  meoidation  to  purchase  building  and  Audit  Committee  be  author­ Motion  lost.  Meeting  adjourned  quarters  report  read  and  con­ to  the  Trial  and  Excuse  Com­ for  Headquarters  and  New  York  ized  to  inspect  the  new  building,  "•• 2^ 1 :'   • with 175  members  present.  curred  in,  including  building  mittee  were  F.  Abbott,  T.  Lind­ Branch.  Motion  carried  to  im­ and  make  recommendations  for  ,r|; \  ­T  ft  X  X  agreement for  Port of  New  York.  berg,  J.  J.  Burke,  J.  D.  Otto,  pose fine  of  $50 on anyone  caught  alterations  and  repairs.  Motion  'Li  1  BALTIMORE  —  Chairman,  A1  Motion  carried  to  permit  J.  A.  and  W.  L.  Busch.  Excuses  were  destroying  Union  property.  Port  carried  to  concur  in  Headquarr  Slansbui^,  4683;  Recording  Sec­ Morales  to  become  active.  C.  referred  to  the  committee.  Wil­ Agent  discussed  the  prospects  of  ters  report.  Motion  (by  Oppen­ retary,  L., Johnson, 108;  Reading  Masden,  John  Ruskewicz,  Mill­ liam  Harris  took  the Union  Oath  shipping for  the next  two  weeks.  heimer)  carried  that five  min­ Clerk,  R.  WhUe.  48314.  ege Strickland,  James  Frederij;ks  of  Obligation.  Motion  carried  to  He  stated  that  he  had  received  utes  be  allowed  for  Good  and  M  j  I  Adam  C.  Buchacz  and  James  and  Arne Olson  took  Union  Oath  discuss  purchase  of  building  for  a  lot  of  ideas  from  the  member­ Welfare  discussion  by  each  mem­ Armstrong  took  the  Oath  of  Ob­ of  Obligation.  Under  Good  and  Headquarters.  Several  members  ship  on  possible  furnishing  of  ber  desiring  floor  for  that  pur­ ligation.  Minutes  of  meetings  Welfare,  there  was discussion  on  spoke  in favor  oil  the  move,  none  the  recreation  room  on  the  sec­ pose.  held  in  other  Branches  read  and  need • o  f  members  registering  to  ­  accepted.  Agent's  report  read  by  vote  in  local  elections  and  on  Patrolman  Leon  Johnson,  inas­ ERP  cargoes.  Meeting  adjourned  jnauch  as  Agent  Rentz  is  in  the  at  8:30  PM,  with  370  members  hospital.  Shipping  reported  as  present.  sharply  reduced  from  brisk  pace  XXX  bf  two  weeks  earlier.  New  Busi­ PHILADELPHIA  —  Chairman,  ness:  Motion  carried  that  the  A.  S. Cardullo,  24599;  Recording  Headquarters  Report  concerning  Secretary,  D.  Hall,  43272;  Read­ • the new  building  in  New  York  ing  Clerk,  WiUiam  R.  Hughes,  iae  accepted  as  read.  Meeting­ ad­ 51487.  ALLEN  BROWN  JUAN  B.  FERNANDEZ  JOHN  W.  MASON.  JR.  journed  with  465  members  pres­ Minutes  of  previous  meetings  Please  contact  Miss  Marcella  Get  in  touch  with  your  wife.  Write  your  brother,  AUen  D.  ent.  "  in all  Branches approved  as read.  Charron  at  528  Kearney  St.,  —RD3,  USS  Furse,  DDR  882,  ­il:  XXX  XXX  Agent  reported  on  tba  state  of  c/o  FPO,  New  York,  N.  Y.  LEROY  SANFORD  TAMPA  —  Chairman,  Ray  shipping  in 4his  port,  describing  Room  258,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  XXX  (SS  Pioneer  Gulf)  XXX  White,  57;^'RecoTding  Secretary,  it  as  fair,. Motion  carried  not  to  JOHN  ALGERDON  KING  Contact  Thomas  L.  Raymond,  'm  LEROY  JILES  P.  Brinson,  246;  Reading  Clerk,  allow  changes  into  other  de­ Get  in  touch  with  Mildred  E.  202114  Second  Street,  New  Orr  Your  discharges  have  beep  Bill  H^,  39256.  partments  unless  he  is  rated—  Minutes  of  meetings  held  in  AS,  Oiler,  FWT,  Cook.  Motion  Crawn,  Probation  Officer  at  Sus­ leans,  Louisiana.  Very  important.  found  and  are  being  held  fur  sex  County  Probation  Oflfice,  you  at  the  LCX3  office  in  New­ XXX  other  A&G  ports  read  and  ac­ carried  to  elect  committee  tp  Court  House,  Newton,  New  Jer­ WILLIAM  STYDINGER  York.  If  you  write  for  them,  cepted. Agent  reported  that  there  draw  up  suggested  wording  of  sey  —  very  urgent*.  Your  mother  is  not  well,  and  please  enclose  your  Z­number.  ^as  an  abundance  of  men  regis­ resolution  on  compulsory  vaca­ asks  that  you  come  home  as  XXX  XXX  ^  tered  for  jobs  with  little  pros­ tions  for  balloting  purposes.  Mo­ she  would­like  to  see  you.  Ad­ JOHN  GARTLAND  CLIFFORD  NEWTON  pects for  improved shipping  until  tion  carried  to  allow  V.  L.  Mena  Write  your  son,  Johnny,  319  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  dress:  3303  Mueller  Street,  Bal­ the  Victory  Carriers ships  return  to  pay  up  and  ship.  Secretary­ Dimcan  Ave.,  Cheboygan,  Mich.  from  the  Far  East.  Secretary­ Treasurer's financial  report *and  H.  E.  Broker  (Lyon)  P.O.  Box  timore  24,  Maryland.  Treasurer's flnancial  report  and  Headquarters report  to the  mem­ 317­M.  Pasadena  17,  California.  XXX  Headquarters  Report  accepted.­ bership  read  and  accepted.  CHESTER  CRONE  Good  and  Welfare: The  members  XXX  devoted  a  great  deal  of  time  to  GALVEST<5N — Chairman,  Get  in  touch" with  Norman  A.  discussing  the  recent  election  in  Keith  Alsop.  7311;  Recording  Power  at  the  New  Orleans  SIU  V  which  Senator  Pepper  was  de­ Secretary, C.  M. Tannehill,  25922;  Hall.  XXX  feated,  although  Jfie  carried  the  Reading  Clerk,  R.  Wilbum,  I i  MICHAEL  ARMANDO  area  around  the  Port  ol Tampa.  37739.  Smith­Johnson  SS  Corp.  has  money  due  former  crewmen  Get.in  touch  with  Collector  of  All  men  were  xirged  to  vote  in  of  their  ships,  in  the  amounts  stated  below.  The  money  may  be  Minutes  of  all  Branch  meet­ Internal  Revenue,  Division  7,  210  ^he  runoff  election  scheduled  for  collected  at  the  company  office.  60  Beaver  Street.  New  York  City«  ings  read  and  ^cepted.  Motions  Livingstofi  Street, Brooklyn,  N.Y.  May  23.  Men  going  aboard  ships  carried  to  concur  in  Headquar­ —or  call  Mr,  Doliner  at "IRiangle  were  told  they  could file  absen­ SS  EDWARD  G.  JANEWAY  SS JAMES  M.  GILLIS  tee  ballots.  Meeting  adjourned  ters  report  to  the  membership  5­5760,  Ext.  153.  Niel M. Grundahl,  9.45; Thomas  James  Beaners, 1.30;  George  T.  and  Secretary­Treasurer's finan'­ XXX  with  41  members  present.  Harris,  7.12;  Martin  J. pitchcock,  Brannan,  2.54;  Thomas  J. Dawes,  cial  report.  Motion  carried  to  EARL  GUIDROZ  ­1  t  .85;  Earl  D. Johnson,  6.36;  Clyde  6.5  ; 4  Antonio  De  Costa,  2.54;  Al­ NEW  ORLEANS  —  Chairmati,  nominate  a  delegate  to  attend  Get  in  touch  with  me  at  85  A.  Kent,  9.45;  Robert  E.  Pritch­ bert  E.  Edefors,  2.94;  John  W.  Leroy  Clarke,  23062;  Recording  Texas  State  Federation  of  Labor  Third  Street,  San  Francisco,  ard,  .49;  Harold  Quimby,  13.06;  Haas,  2.90;  Charles  A.  Loute,  "Shotgun"  Still  Secretary,  Herman  Troxclair,  convention  to  be  held  in  San  California.  Francisco  M.  Reyes,  5.30;  Lloyd  .95;  Styliahos  Mondanos,  5.33;  Antonio  on  June  26.  Keith  Al­ ,X  X  X  f743;  Reading  Clerk.  Buck  Ste­ G.  Schop,  .57;  Ferdynand  Szob­ Henry  J.  Rote,  7.54;  Stanley  sop  was  elected  delegate,  with  ARMANDO  DEFERMO  phens,  76.  lik,  6.36;  Roy  Thompson,  2.55;  Rusyski,  4.90;  Cecil  Thomas,  .84;  Charges against  two Steel King  C.  M.  Tannehill  to  serve  as  Contact  your  mother  at  2128  Louis  M.  Voliva,  9.45.  Robert  H.  Watkins,  3.31;  David  crewmen  read  and_  accepted  and  alternate.  Meeting  a'djourned  at  So.  Opal  St.,  Philadelphia  45,  L.  Williams,  3.03;  D.  M.  Wood,  SS  JOHN  W.  CULLEN  Pa.'*She  is  anxious 4o  hear  from  referred  to  a  trial  committee.  7:30  PM.  6.54.  Hubert  J.  Andrews,  2.93;  Er­ you..  XXX  Elected  to  serve  on  committee  win R.  Cooper, 2.93;  Bobby R. W.  SS  THOMAS  J.  LYONS  SAN  FRANCISCO—Chairman,  XXX  were  Norman  Kirk,  Jack  Pac­ Cuthiie,  2.93;  David  A.  Mitchell,  Alexander  Abolins,  15.23;  Her­ Jeff  Morrison,  34213;  Recording  JOE  MCCULLEM  LEE  ker,  Ben  Collins  and  John  Rob­ 2.93;  John  Zohil,  13.19.  bert  R.  Hutchins,  .70;  George  W.  inson.  Secretary­Treasurer's fin­ Secretary,  Frank  Abbott,  48905;  Contact  your  wife,  Louise,  at  Reading  Clerk, S. Cohen,  44954.  Lowry,  .84;  Bileran  O.  Sierrq^  SS  JOHN  DICKINSON  228  W.  149  St.,  Apt.  21,  New  ^cial report  read  and  approved.  Emilio  DiPietro,  3.99.  5.47;  William  P.  Vaughn,  2.80, .,  York  30,  N.  Y.  ­ Motions  carried  to  accept  Port  meeting  minutes  read  and  A&C  Shipping  From  April 26 To  May  10  •  m  �'Page Twelve":'  ­v:  '  TtiE  S  E  A  F  A  R  ERS  L OG  Friday,  May  19,  If  AFL  Makes  Bid  For  Labor  Unity  Through  Negotiations  With  CiO  #• )• ­­•   :  • ,­y„v .. .  ^• y PHILADELPHIA—The  Airfer­ to organic'unity  of  all forces^ and  was, the first  big  issue  taken  up  ican  Federation  of  Labor  called  groupings  of  organized  labor  in  by  the  Executive  Council  at  its  spring  meeting.  Still  on  the  the  Congress  of  Industrial  Or­ America."  >  MipHELET  agenda  were  legislative,  politica  ganizations  to  work  out  a  per­ ONE  OF  MANY  and  organizational  matters.  manent  merger  of  the  two  or­ Some  unsung  hero,. worthy  of  lives,  running  hidden  among  the  ganizations  and  offered  to  start  Green  remanded  Murray  that  Green  told  repj^rters  that  the  a  kinder  fate,  and  endowed,  by  lush  green,, pastures.  the •  AFL  has  made  several  ap­ Supreme  Court  decision  uphold­ immediately.  peals  previously  for  permanent  ing  non­communist  affidavits  of  an  inscrutable  Providence  in  a  To  gaze  out  over  this  fabulpua  The  AFL  Executive  Council  bountiful  mood  with  a  rare  tal­ Sea  and  see  only  its  leaden  wa­ proposed that  this  be  accomplish­ and  secure  merger.  the  Taft­Hartley  law  vindicated  ent for  probing the hidden  reach  ters  is  a  sorry  way  indeed  to  ge'  ed  through  negotiations  by  com­ He  said  the  AFL  is  "in  cdm­ the  AFL  decision  to  sign  the  es  of  the  human  mind  (Boisset  through life. But  we  grow  affec^  plete  accord  with  the  necessity  oath  while  working  for  rep^l of  we  believe)  has  attributed Antole  ing,  so  to  proceed:  ,  mittees of  the  AFL  and  CIO.  I  ,  "We  are  prepared  to  select  a  of  unity  in all fields  of  organized  the  act.  France's  celebrated  Gift  of, Gab  Before  we  tell  you  What's  coijimittee  to  meet  a  like  c6m­ labor's  activities."  "Our  acceptance  of  the  affida­ to  his  bachelorhood.  cooking  in  the  Eastern  baizafars^  miittee  of  the  CflO  to  engage  in  He  said  that,  under  the  AFL  vit  has  been  vindicgtefl,"  Gteen  "He  didn't," "observes  this  ne­ however,  let's  take  a  quick  gan­ conference  looking  toward  an  plan,  instead  of  two  drganiza­ told  a  news, conference.  "W^e  re­ glected  sage,  "have  a  wife  to  der  at  what's  simmering  away  early  and  successful  realization  tions fighting  each  other,  there  gard­it  as  one  of  the  objection­ interrupt  him."  on  the  galley  range—  of  unity  upon  a  permanent  and  would  be  one  big  organization,  able  features_,of  the  law.  But  to  Being  a  married  man  ourself;  Have, Vou  ever  wondered  why  secure  basis  between  our  respec­ conserving  f i h a n c ial  resourses  advance  the  interest  of  our  peo­ we  are  hardly  in  a  position" to  some  people  turn  out  such  suc­ tive  organizations,"  AFL  Presi­ and  strength,  not  raiding  each  ple  we  felt. it  our  duty  to  sign  ay  too  much  stress  on  this  evi­ culent  roast  pork  while  yours  dent  William  Green  said  in  the  other,  and. rendering  top  service  right  from  the  beginning.  And  dent  truism.  However,  all  of  opr  tastes  like  you" had  been  follow­ council's  answer  to  CIO  Presi­ to  rank  and file  workers,  organ­ we  did  so."  /  married  fellow­Seafarers will  un­ ing  one  of  Shuler's  recipes?  Try  dent  Philip  Murray.  ized  and  unorganized.  Repeal  of  the  law  remains  the  derstand  only  too  well  when  we  this  just  once:  ­ The  question  of  labor  unity  AFL's  No. 1 legislative  objective.  say  that,  in  scribbling  this  and  Take  a  piece  of  fresh  pork  'TUNCTIONAL  UNITY"  a  column ,br  so  to follow,  we  are  from/any  tasty  part  of  the  ani­ Murray  had  proposed  on  April  motivated  primarily  by  a  desire  mal—^loin,  ham'  or' shoulder,  just  4  that  organized  labor  set  up  a  bd  siire it's  fresh  pork—aitd' bono |  to  get  a  word  in  edgewise.  "  top  policy  group  for  "functional  This,  then, finds  your  old  it  out.  unity."  He  sent" the  proposal  not  only  Eastern  Steamship  Lines  has  concern  which  is  engaged  in  de­ friend­ and  fellow­Seafarer  belly­ Whack  the  bones  a  few  times  to  the  AFL.  but  to  Independent  asked  the  Maritime  Commission  veloping  plans  for  ships  and  robbing  on  the  good  ship  Steel  with  the cleaver  and  throw  theni  Director, which is  even  now quit­ into  a  stock  pot.  Add  two  largo  Ooerating Railroad  Brotherhoods,  for  more  time  to  decide  whether  equipment.­ it  will  invest  in  new  ships  for'a  Before  the  war,  Easterri  oper­ ting  the  heaving  bosom  of  the  onions  with  a  whole  clove  stuck  Railway  Labor  Executives  Asso­ i­evival­ of  its  coastwise  trade.  ated  services  between  Boston  Western  Ocean  for  the  placid  in  each,  two  bay  leaves,  twd  ciation,  United  Mine  Workers  and  New  York,  New  York  and  waters  of  the  Mediterranean.  crushed  cloves  of  garlic,"  a  pinch  and  International  Association  of  The  company  has  over  $5,000,­ Norfolk  and  Richmond,  along  This  is  but  the  fourteenth  day  of  leaf  thyme  and  a  few  parsley  Machinists.  000  in  its  c'onstruction  reserve  with  a  passenger  service  to  the  of  a  voyage  that  will  probably  roots,  Add  two  gallons  of  water  Green  pointed  out  at  a  news  fund  of  which  $3,832,00  is  sub­ Canadian' maritime  provinces.  last  some  four  months.  Already  and season  to  taste  with  salt  and  conference  that  by  including  so  ject  to  withdrawal  and  tax  this  At  that  time,  the  company  many  of  the  crew  are  looking  olack  pepper.  month, unless  the  Maritime  Com­ large~  a  group  there  might  be  owned  13  ships,  only  six  of  forward  to  the  day  of  payoff—  Let  this  stock  simmer  away  mission  jillows  it  additional  time  considerable  delay  in  effecting  which  were  returned  to  it  after  wishing  their  lives  away  as  sea­ on  the  back  of  the  range  all  for  a  study  of  its  problems.  an  organic  relationship.  the  war. Of  these six,  three  were  men  of  all  the  ages  have  done  morning,  adding  a  little  water  So,  as  in  the  past,  the  AF£,  At  a  recent  hearing  before  the  from  time  to  tinfw  to  take  caro  stressed  the  importance  of  Commission,  a  company  i­epre­ in  such  bad  condition  they  had  before  them.  to  be  sold.  A  man  must  serve  his  appren­ of  the  evaporation.  achieving  organic  unity first  be­ sentative  said  Eastern's  decision  Next  month,  the  company  will  ticeship  to  life  ere  he  learns  to  SEASONING  to  again  become  active  in  coast­ IS  tween  the  AFL  and  CIO.  again  begin  operating  the  Yar­ enjoy  the  day  passing  over  him.  Meanwhile  rub  the  meat  with  wise  shipping  depended  on  the  The  Executive  Council  said  mouth  and  the  Evangeline  for"  Many  of  us  never  leam  at  all.  a  mixture  composed  of  equal  |S0  that  if  the  AFL  and  CIO  can  results  of  studies  of  economical  the  summer  months.  We  are,  most  of  us,  so  many  work  out  a  permanent  and  se­ cargo  handling  rriethods  and Con­ The  Evangeline  will  make  Madam  de  Bargetpns,  who,  it  parts  of  salt,  pepper  and  groimd  cure  basis of  merger  it "will  lead  gressional  action  on  the  proposed  overnight  runs  between  Boston  will  be  recalled,  yearned  to  try  hyme.  Now  brown  the  meat  well  in  its  own  fat  in  a  spider  long­range  shipping  legislation.  to  Noya  ­Scotia,  while  the  Yar­ conclusions  with  the  Pasha  of  and  then  put  it  into  a  heayy,  STUDYING  PLANS  mouth  will  operate  as  a  cruise  Jamina,  and  to  wander  as  Lady  covered  aluminum  pot or a  stain­ The  company supported  its  ap­ ship  put  of  New  York  to  the  Stanhope  over  the  burning sands  ess  steel  pot  set  on  an  inverted  plication  for  a  time  extension  by  West  indies.  ^  of  the  trackless  desert.  In  short,  pie  tin.  •  i  ^  explaining  that­ it  had  made  a  Eastern  is  one  of  the  oldest  of  we  thirst  for  any  draught  but  Let  the  meat  cook  dry  on  S *  "substantial  investment"  in  a  the  SlU­contrgc^ed  companies.  the  clear  cool  waters  of  our  own  slow fire  for  an  hoiXr.  Then  com­ mence  adding  a  ladle'  of  stock  about  every  ten  minutes  until  the  meat  is  cooked.  I?  '  The  privately­owned  US  deep­ Remove  the  meat,  add  enough  ly'  sea  merchant fleet  declined' by  stock  to  make  the  desired  It  is urgent  thai  the  men  named  below  contact  the  Organizers  at  51  Beaver  Street,  |i four  vessels  and  31,000  dead­ amount  of  gravy,  and  let  it sim­ weight  tons  during April,  accord­ New  York,  N,  Y«,  by  mail,  phone  or  in  person  IMMEDIATELY.  These  men  will  be  wit­ mer  for fifteen  minutes  more.  : ;  . :  in^  to  the  National  Federation  nesses  in  the  proceedings  against  the  Cities  Service Oil Company of  Pennsylvania (Marine  Then  thicken  slightly  with  a  lit­ J­  «f  American  Shipping..  Division).  These  proceedings  are  scheduled  to  begin  on  June 5,  1950, in  New  York  City.  tle flour  cut  up  in  cold  water  II;  The  monthly  report  on  the  Additional  names  will  be  printed  in  the  near  future,  so  watch  the  LOG  if  you  and  color  with  a  shot of  Kitchen  I  status  of  the  American  merchant  Bouquet  or  Flavor  Glow.  Cut  up  I  marine  sliowed  the  privately­ have  filed  charges  or  given  statements  to  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board. It is of  the  the  meat,  pour  the  gra^vy  over  owned fleet  was  composed  of  greatest  importance  to  the  Union  that  we have  your  cooperation  in  this  matter.  it  and  serve:as  soon  as  possible.  II  730  dry  cargo  and  combination  SIU  ORGANIZING  COMMITTEE  There  are  eight  missionari^  ­  vessels  of  7,338,000  deadweight  out  on  the  after  deck  just  pray­ tons,  and  461  tankers  of'6,797,000  JAMES  PEPE  JOHN  E.  ROBARTS  ROY  BRACE  ing  up  a  storm.  EDWARD  ERVIN  :f|  dwL  ARTHUR  A.  SCHUY  RONALD  BOWSER  They've  been  preaching  at  one  WILLIAM  SCOTT  JAMES  POWERS  JOSEPll  WAGNER  another for  the  past  hour,  telling  OLD  AGE  LESTER  McHUGH  '  PAUL  AUBAIN  JAMES  Av  WALSH  each  other  what  great  guns  their  _The  decline  of  four  vessels  BENJAMIN  TAFLEWITZ  MICHAEL  CARLIN  •   DURAND  B.  MOON  own  particular  "brand  of  Holy­ :  was  ascribed  to  removal  of five  MICHAEL  REGES  WILLIAM  J.  CONDRA'  ROBERT  G.  COWDREY  *  Rollerism  is  and  what  a  sorry  j  :  vessels  due  to  overage,  transfer­ JOSEPH  J. MISKINIS  MERWIN  DRISCOLL  JOHN  THOMPSON  bunch  of  louts  the  rest  of  ug,  !,  red  to  Great  Lakes  operation  or  JOSEPH  LISSNER  JOE  FALASCA  RICHARD  A.  ADELL  poor  misguided  mortals­be.  removed  from  documentation,  ANTHONY  HICKEY  JOSEPH  CREMEANS  PERCY  CRANFORD  Practicing,  ho  doubt,  for  the  and'  the  addition  of  one  new  ALBERT  LITWINS  STANLEY  VITCAVITQH  GEORGE  BARRENA  great  battle  that  lies  ahead,  to  I  tanker  to  the fleet.  EDWARD  V.  MOLINEAUX  JEAN  GREAUX  JOHN  JORDAN^  saddle  the  poor  miserable  priest­ I  The  number  of  government­ EDWARD  SMOLLEN  PIERRE  MAGRAS  HARRY  NELSON  ridden  Hindu  with  yet  another  owned  ships  under  bareboat  EDWARD  F.  BOBINSKI  HENDRIK  F.  SIEMS  ROMOLO  DE  VIRGILEO  superstition—not  quite  as vicioua  I  charter  to  private  operators  MICHAEL  KAPUSTYNSKI  ROY  C.  LUNDQUIST  TOROLF  KISMUL­ as  his  own  malevolent  Vishnu,  showed  continued  decline,  drop­ THEODORE  MORRIS  EUGEN  KRISTIANSEN  NORMAN  EARLY  Bramha  and  Siva  perhaps,  but  g­  ' ping  from  a  net  of  81  at  the  be­ ALLAN  SIMPSON  ALEXANDER  TRIANO  KENNETH  PAUL  GOLDMAN  not  nearly  so  reasonable  as that  ll;;  ginning  of  April  to  73  on  May  PAUL  FOY  D6N  SCANLON  EARL  MABIE  kindly  philosophy  that  the  great  • I  I  currently  scheduled  to  con­ PATRICK  FOY  JOSEPH  M.  MCFAUL  GEORGE  H.  IRVINE •   heathen  Buddha ­  taught.  tinue  in  such  operation.  RICHARD  A. HIRNER  JAMES  MONROE  CHARLES  D.  MULLOY, .JR.  Let  'em  worry  the  heavens^  Government­owned  ships  in  ARTHUR  RAY  HINDMAN  WILLIAM  EDWARD  GANNON  BOYD  SPEAR  with  their  half­hearted,  prayers  the  hands  of  general  agents  WILLIAM  E.  ROBERTS  KEITH  ARTHUR  TERPE  ROY  LEO  while  you  and  I  pledge  each  popped  from  5  to  4  during  BOBBY  LYNN  JOHN  POLUCHOVICH  WILLIAM  WHALEN  other  in  every  bit  as  hallowed  April.  All  are  dry  cargo  ships,  ALBERT  L.  CLOUSE  ROBERT  E.  PEARSALL,  JRT  LOUIS  BOWDON  wine.  Let  us  resolve  to  do  our  I  inactive  pending  layup  or  sale.  EUGENE  CECCATO  EDWARD  JENKINS  REMUS  HALL  level  best  to  live  by  the,  Goldeni  Total  vessels  In  the  National  De­.  PEDRO  A.  SUAREZ  CHARLES  L.  JtCECKLEY  DONALD  DEAN  CODDINGTON  Rule,  to  help  oiu­  less­fortunata  fense  Reserve  Fleet,  excluding  EMIL  VON  TALGE  CHARLES  WILLIAM  NUGENT  FRED  SMITH  brothers  to  today's  bread  rather  tugs,  cableships  and  military  KEITHER  C.  SMITH  DONALD  E.  VAN  ALSTINE  GEORGE  L.  ARPIN  than  go  piecing  him  off  with  ai  f auxiliaries,  increased  from  2,186  PAUL  SPENCER  EUGENE  ERNEST  CABRAL  GAVIN  C.  STEELE  ijromise  of  pie  in  the  sky  whea  2,198  during  April.  HAROLD  WILL  THOMAS  PENN  CRANE  '  BEN  TOLBERT  he  dies,  Eastern  Asks  Tune  On  New Sh^s  Privately­Owned  Ships  Continue  To Show Decline  Former  Cities  Servke  Men  � 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 May 18, 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. 10 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: HE'S GOT IT TOUGH, SO PITY THE POOR BOSS! ALL BRANCHES OKAY NEW HALL IN NEW YORK TRIBUNE SELLS SS COLABEE TO PANAMA COMPANY, WILL USE NORWEGIAN SHIP ON NEWSPRINT RUN IN POLITICAL FIGHT TO FINISH, SAYS GREEN BETHLEHEM IS LOW BIDDER ON BERNSTEIN SHIPS 'TIMES' OKAYS MARITIME HIRING HALLS LETTER TO THE EDITOR LOG VS. BULLETIN SCORESHEET LET'S GET GOING BALTIMORE HOPING BETTER DAYS WILL COME ALONG AIR-CONDITIONING TAKES HEAT OFF WAITING FOR JOB TEMPORARY SURGE IN NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING TAKES SOME SURPLUS MANPOWER OFF BEACH BIDE YOUR TIME, SAYS SAVANNAH TO GASHOUNDS CREDIT UNION PAYS 3.5 PERCENT INTEREST UNION WRECKERS ARE WARNED PUERTO RICO CREW RIGS OPERATING ROOM, HELP SAVE LIFE OF A STRICKEN PASSENGER GAS FUMES KILL HENDERSON AS HE WORKS IN SHIP'S TANK ITF DIRECTIVES FOR ACTION AGAINST SUB-STANDARD PANAMANIAN SHIPPING HQ BUILDINGS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE VIEWS OF THE NEW BUILDING, FORE AND AFT THE SEAFARERS IN WORLD WAR II AFL MAKES BID FOR LABOR UNITY THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS WITH CIO EASTERN ASKS TIME ON NEW SHIPS FORMER CITIES SERVICE MEN PRIVATELY-OWNED SHIPS CONTINUE TO SHOW DECLINE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/18/1950 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/d1743dcc0487d3a4e9a6fda06ea5a122.pdf 77b2b83f91a396df31465dd12b4fa141 PDF Text Text AGAIN:  PLAN!  Agreement Guarantees 2 \Neeks' Vacation Pay For One Year's Seatime VOL.  XIII  NEW  YORK,  N.  Y„  FRIDAY,  MAY  18. 1951  No.  10  Another  smashing  precedent  was  established  in maritime  this week  when the SIU's  Atlantic and  Gulf  District won from a majority of  its contracted  operators  agreement  to  a  revolutionary,  industry­ wide plan which guarantees all Seafarers two weeks  of  paid  vacations  for  each  12  months of  service.  Under  terms  of  a  memorandum  agreement  signed  on  May  15,  the ^operators  granted  the  Un­ ion's  demand  for  a  vacation  plan  that  will  assure  Seafarers  of  an  opportunity  to  collect  their  vaca­ New  Directive  May  Halt  Drafting Of Rated Seamen  S  WASHINGTON: —The  long*  /campaign  waged  by  the  Sea­ farers  International  Union  ' and other sections of  the ship­ ping  industry  to  convince  Elective  Service  officials  oiE  [the  need  for  a  more  realistic  (policy;  in  classifying  seamen  may  produce  results,  if  local  draft  boards  heed  the  infor­ mation sent to them last  week  by  Major  General  Lewis  B.  Hershey,  Director  of  the  Ser  ilective  Service  System.  '  General  Hershey  forwarded  to  boards  throughout  the  nation  'information  furnished  by  Vice­ 'Admiral  Edward  L.  Cochrane,  Maritime  Administrator,  pointing  to  the  critical  shortage  existing  in  the  skilled  seagoing  labor  • ^force. The  Selective  Service  Di  rector  instructed  the  boards  to  give  serious  consideration  to^  Ad  iniral  Cochrane's  request  for  de  ferment  of  essential  ratings  PROCEDURE  SET  Along  with  a  letter  from  Ad  miral  Cochrane,  which  contains  a  survey  of  the  rapid  expansion  of  shipping.  General  Hershey  passed  along  to  the  local/draft  boards  a  procedure  drawn  up  by  a  committee  representing  the  seagoing  unions,"  the  operator's  and  the  Maritime  Administration  "to  insure  that, all  registered  sea­ men  will  supply  their  respective  boards  with  coiriplete  data, show­ ing  their  sea  experience,  ratings  and  endorsements  on  their  cer­ tificates."  SIU  Washington  Representative  Matthew  Dushane  served  on  the  committee.  The  procedure  set  up  by  the  committee  was  report­ (Cqntinued  on  Pa^e  3)  Port Reports  New  York  Norfolk  San  Francisco  Mobile  Savanneh  Wilmington  Baltimore  Galveston  Seattle  Tampa  Boston  Lake  Charles  Philadelphia  New  Orleans  Page  4  Page  4  Page  5  .:....JPage  6  Page  8  „.....Page  6  ......Page  13  Page  13  .......Page  13  Page 13  ... Page 14  Page 14  ......tPage  14  Page 15  {.tions  on  the  basis  of  the  time  worked,. regardless  of  how  many  companies  they  are  employed  by  throughout  the  year.  As  a  result  of  the  precedent­ making  agreement,  the  opera­ tors  will  pay  into  a  central  fund  an  amount —as  yet  undetermined  —^for  each "man  per  working  day.  Each  Seafarer  will  collect  his  vacation  pay  from  the  central  fund  on  the  pro­rated,  basis  of  the  number  of  days  worked  dur­ ing  the previous  12­month  period.  MEETINGS  CONTINUE  Meetings  between  the  Union  and  company  representatives  are  continuing  to  work  out  all  de­ tails  of  the  plan,  including  this  amount  of  the  operators'  contri­ butions,  the  frequency  of  vaca­ tion  payments  to  eligible  Sea­ farers,  and  the  manner  of  ad­ ministration.  Payments  into  the  vacation  fund  will  begin  on  June  1,  1951,  and  will  be  adequate  to  provide  the  vacation  benefits  agreed  to,  the  agreement  statfes.  Signing  the  agreement  for  the  Union  were  Secretary­Treasurer  Paul  Hall,  Mobile Port  Agent  Cal  Tanner,  and  SIU  Vice­President  Morris  Weisberger,  who  attended  the  negotiations  along  with  SIU  President  Harry  Lundeberg  and  SIU  Washington  Represeiuative  Matthew  Dushane  on  behalf  of  the  International.  Lundeberg,  Weisberger  and  Dushane  participated  in  the  dis­ cussions  because  the  vacation  plan  was formulated  by the SIU's  seagoing  disti'icts  an  an  Inter­ national  project.  It  is  expected  (Continued  on  Page  14)  635 Mmme Casmlths h AprH; Antiaoia Rammed Marine  casualties  for  the  striking  a  reef,  on  the  north  ties.  Last  week,  however,  the  month  of  April  totalled  635  ves­ coast  of  Kauai,  in  the  Hawaiian  SlU­manned  Antinous  suffered  severe  damage  when  the  SS  sels,  ot"  which  six  were  total  island  chain.  losses.  In  the  same  month  last  Major  causes of  all  losses,  both  Transamerican's  bow  smashed  30  year  there  were  569  casualties  total  and  partial,  remained  col­ feet  into  her  port  side  in  a  Del­ and  six  of  these  were  also  total  lisions,  which  afcounted  for  125  aware Hiver  collision  eight  miles  casualties.  Damage  to  machinery,  below  Philadelphia.  No  one  was  losses.  The  information,  released  by  siiafts  and  propellers  accounted  hurt.  the  Liverpool  Underwriters  As­ for  another  122.  Weather  damage  The  Antinous  was  freed, after  sociation,  said  that  the  'largest  was  noted  for 105  ships, and fires  several  days  and  is  discharging  ship  lost  during  the  last  month  and  explosions  were  responsible  cargo  in  Port  Richmond,  outside  of  Philadelphia.  She  will  go  to  was  the  American  freighter  An­ for  31  casualties.  the  Penn  Shipyards  for  tempo­ No  SIU  ships  were  known  to  drea  F.  Luckenbach,  of  8,170  rary  repairs.  be  on  the  list  of  major  casual­ tons,  which  was  beached  after  Validated Papers  All  Seafarers  who  have  applied  to  the  Coast  Guard  for  their  validated papers are  urged  to  pick  them  up  as  soon  as  possible.  Those  who  have  not  yet  applied  should'  do  so  immediately.  All  Sea­ farers  must  have  validated  papers  by  August  1,  in order  to ship—and any  member not  having  these  papers  by  that  date  will  not  be  able  to  register  or  ship.  Anyone  having  any  questions  on  the  application,  should  see  the  Branch  Agent  in  the  nearest  port.  �iyig®Tw6  ~  i^jr^  LQG  Fuda.7. May  18, 1951  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  51  Beaver  Street,  New  York  4,  N. Y.  HAnover  2­2784  Reentered  as  second  class  matted  Augusl  2,  1949,  at  the  Post  Office  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912.  267  Period  Covered By  This Report  April 22 ­ May  5  Hospital Benefits Paid In This  Period  $2,628  Total Hospital Benefits Paid  Since  July 1, 1950  $40,834  Total Death  Benefits Raid Since  July 1, 1950  $32,500  Adams, H. D  14.00  Lawlor,  James  21.00  Robertson,  C.  R.  14,00  Allmon,  J. B.  21.00  Lewis,  James  R,  14.00  Robertson,  J.  W.  14.00  Ames,  O.  21.00  Lewis,  Joseph  F.  ...:  21.00  Rourke,  G  .28.00  The  Seafaiers  continues  to  rack  up  record  achieve­ Anderson,  William  21.00  Lomas,  A  28.00  Sanchez,  C.  ....  14.00  14.00  Lopez,  E  28.00  Sanchez,  Pedro  ments  in  behalf  of  seamen.  While  the  Union's  precedent­ Arnold,  George  7.00  Ashurst,  J.  H  28.00  Lucas,  Michael  J  ;  28.00  See,  Alvin  ^14.00  • setting vacation  plan  victory  of  this  week  will  only  bene­ Atmore, Robert  —  28.00  Makris,  C.  28.00  Seda,  A.  7.00  fit  SIU  men,  all  seamen  throughout  the  nation  have  Bailey,  Benjamin  —  7.00  McCoilian,  F  7.00  Shively,  Clarence  D  28,00  reason  to  regard  the  victory  as  one  from  which  they  31ake,  James  C  28.00  McDonald,  Donald  —.......  28.00  Spencer,  Noel  .....  ......  7.00  will  eventually  profit.  Blake,  R.  A.  28.00  McGuigan,  Arch  14.00  Stidham,  George  14.00  Blomgren,  J  7.00  Mcllreath,  David  !.  2k00  Sullivan,  T  28.00'  The  SIU  has  long  viewed  the  vacation  clause  pre­ Brady,  G  7.00  McLaughlin,  William  ........  7.00  Thompson, Robert  W.  14.00  vailing  in  maritime  contracts as  grossly  unfair  to the  men  Bruno,  Matthew  28.00  Meltzer,  George  ;.....  7.00  Tickle,  Loimie  14.00  who make  their livelihoods  at sea.  In its study of  the prob­ Bugawan, M. L. ............I  ...  21.00  Merkel,  Joseph  7.00  Turberville, S. C  21.00  28.00  Milanesi,  Eugene  14.00  Vaughan,  William  7.00  lem,  the  Union  found  that  it  could  conservatively  say  Burke,  Tim  14.00  Milazzo,  Vic  28.00  Vidal,  William  42.00  that  more  than  90  percent  of  the  active  Seafarers  never  Callisto,  Joseph  Campbell,  Frank  7.00  Moats,  C.  L  14.00  Vorke,  Petet  21.00  could  be  eligible  for  a  vacation  under  the  industry's  Cantfell,  James  7.00  Moore,  Edgar  35.00  Walker,  Silvester  28.00  standard  vacation  clause.  Cara,  Wilson  0  14.00  Morse,  A  ...  7.00  Watson,  W. G  7.00  Cardoza,  Frank  7.00  Mosler,  Robert  7.00  Williams,  R.  H.  7,00  From  here  on  out  the  story  will  be  entirely  different.  Carroll ton,  R.  W. ................  7.00  Motis,  ~F.  T.  .......................  21.00  Wilson,  L. E.  ...  14.00  Under  the  SIU's  revolutionary  prOgram  all  Seafarers  will  Christensen,  B.  ;..  28.00  Movall,  Leo  .......................  14.00  Wise,  Joseph  P  185.00  he sure  of  getting  paid  vacations at  the  rate of  two  weeks  Cook,' George  7.00  Munici,  Sam  '.  7.00  Woods,  Gidlow  28.00  7.00  Muniz,  M  ...:  21.00  for  every  12  months  of  service.  This  will  be  possible  Copa,  A  14.00  Murphy,  B.  ;  14.00  Because  of  the  Union's  demand  for  a  system  whereby  Cruz,  Rogelio  2,628.00  Cuelles,  Joseph  14.00  Murphy,  T.  7.00  all  employment  will  be  lumped  together,  regardless  of  Dacey,  C  :  7.00  Nieves,  R  14.00  DeatH Benefits Paid  the  number  of  different  companies  for  whom  a  Seafarer  Dalton,  Jack  14.00  Nolan,  Patrick  7.00  Below  are  Ihe  names  of  d4»  may  work  in  the  course  of  a  year.  The  operators  will  De  Jesus,  Jose  28.00  Padzik,  J.  !..  ' 14.00  ceased  Brothers,  whose  benefie*  7.00  Pepper,  Williaim  7.00  iaries  received  death  benefitf  pool  contributions  into  a  central  vacation  fund,  out  of  Dennip,  S.  L.  ...  14.00  Pilutis,  J  ...:  14.00  under  the. SIU  Welfare  Plan.  which  eligible  men  will  receive  vacation  pay,  according  Downey,  Cyril  Driscpll,  John  J. "  28.00  Pitkofsky,  Hyman  7,00  Brown,  Carroll  L.  1000.00  to an  arrangement  which  is  now  in  the  process  of  being  Dudley,  C.  ........,........i..........  14.00  Poole, S. A.  7.00  Delaney,  E.  J.  500.00  worked  out  by  representatives  of  the  Union  and  the  Edwards,  J.  28.00  Pron,  Phillip  21.00  Holmes,  Lawrence A  500.00  #:ompanies.  Eftimou,  N  ;  14.00  Quinn,  Robert  14.00  Mogan,  Stephen  J  500.00  Ekiund,  E  21.00  Raana,  Karl  14.00  Morrison,  Malcolm  P.  500.00  By  virtue  of  the  agreement  won  from  the  SlU­con­ Ellzey,  14.00  Ratcliif,  R.  A  ..l  28.00  Pisa,  John Sr.  ;  500.00  tracted  operators  this  week,  the  vacation  inequity  no  Encarnaclon,  R.  7.0(i  Ray,  Claude  14.00  Russo, Dominick  ......lOOO.OO  longer  will  exist  for  SIU  men.  In  fact,  it  is  more  than  Espinoza,  Jose  28.00  Ray,  James  A  7.00  Veasey,  Harlan  J.,  500.00  7.00  Rivera,  R  7­00  likely  that  the  Seafarers  achievement  will  result  in  the  Fazio,  Joseph  28.00  Releford,  H  14.00  5000.00  disappearance  of  the  vacation  clause  everywhere  in  the  Ferrer,  E  Forchia,  J  7.00  industry,  with  the  SIU's  vacation  plan  serving  as  an  in­ Gibbins,  S.  7.00  spiration  for  other  organizations'  demands.  In  this  era  of  Gibbons,  John  7.00  great  advances  by  US  seamen,  the  SIU ­continues  to  lead  Gillis,  Sherwood  91.00  Gonzalez,  John  49.00  the  way.  Grant,  Henry  21.00  Grant,  H.  E  7.00  Gray,  H  :.  7.00  Griffith,  Thomgs  7.00  Grimes,  Fred  28.00  General  Hershey's  recommendation  to  all  draft  J.  14.00  boards  that  they  give  serious  consideration  to  the  mari­ Hackett,  Hamilton,  James  .....  ....  49.00  time  industry's  critical  need  for  skilled  manpower  is  Harrell,  W.  B. .­.  ....  7.00  The  following  list  of  men,  reported  by  the  Brandt  one  bright  spot  in  an  otherwise  grim  situation.  Harris,  Raymond  .....  ....  7.00  Agents  to  be  in  the  varloqs  marine  hospitals,  is  supple­ Hart,  G.  ...  7.00  mental to  and has beep  received since the LOG  received  the  Since  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  in  Korea,  our  fleet  Harvey,  Lee, .......  ....  21.00  has  been  playing  an  increasingly  important  role  in  the  Helju,  A  7.00  re|port  of  the Seafarers  Welfare Plan, which  appears  above.  SAVANNAH,  GA.  SEATTLE,  WASH.  Henry,  Thomas  7.00  defense  program.  But  as  new  ships  poured  out  of  layup,  Anderson,  W.  Gordon,  A1  Hibbs, ­Maiden  ...................  7.00  local  draft  boards,  in  the  absence  of  a  national  policy,  Turberville,  S.  C.  Hofan,  R.  E.  ....  14.00  »  4  continued  to  strip  experienced  seafarers  from  the fleet.  NORFOLK,  VA.  Hodge,  E.  D.  ....  21.00  Fontenot,  C.  Boyce,  Daniel  7.00  t.  i.  Local  boards  still  have  discretion  in  classifying  sea­ Huneycutt,  C  BOSTON, MASS.  Hibbs,  Maiden  Hurd, John  —  14.00  men  and  it  should  be  understood  that  the  SIU  still  re­ Spencer,  Noel  E.  Integra,  S  14.00  McDonald,  Mai  gards  —  and  will  continue  to  push  for  —  a  blanket  de­ Jeanson,  N  14.00  t, t. t. i.  4.  i  ferment  order  as  the  only  answer  to  the  critical  man­ Jones,  J.  H  21.00  BALTIMORE,  MD.  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  Cruz,  Rogelio  14.00  Reinholdt,  A. S.  power  problem.  However,  General  Hershey's  action  in  Joseph,  Eric  Klakowics,  Benedict  Kelly,  D.  D.  14.00  response  to  pleas  of  the SIU  and  other  interested  marine  Karpinsky,  J  McDalton,  John  Cara,  W.  O.  Kay,  L.  7.00  groups  is  a  step  in  the  right  direction  and  may  offer  Lang,  L.  Keenan,  J  .W.  ....  28.00  karpinsky,  Joseph  some  relief.  Lagan, H.  F.  14.00  Zieth,  William  J.  Kelly,  Daniel  D.  King,  A.  R.  Thompson,  R.  W.  Kelly,  James  7.00  At  this  point,  it  u  now  up  to  the  seaman  to  carry  Roana,  K.  7.00  Sullivan,  W.  J.  King,  Arthur  out  his  responsibihties  in  the  procedure  recommended  by  Klakowics,  B  Alimoh,  J. B.  14.00  S>  t.  t,  the  union  and  management  committee  for  keeping  Kopenhagan,  M.  ,  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  Cantrell,  J.  D.  14.00  Harreil, W. B.  14.00  dodge,  E.  D.  boards  informed  of  registrants'  whereabouts.  Koslusky,  Joseph  .  Fazio,  J.  7.00  Lewis,  J. F.  Laakso,  M  TT  .  the  s^men^registrants  will  cooperate  with  the  Lagan,  Hugh  Sanchez,  P.  C.  14.00  Robertson,  C.  R.  Copa,  A.  P.^  McLaughlin,  .augnun,  W.  w. •  J.  .  U^n and  fdlow  all  advice  passed  on  to  them.  National  La  Goe,  John  14.00  Hegan,  aivR. E.  •  21.00  '4.  4.  4.  ­ Selective  Service  officials  will  undoubtedly  have  reason  Lagos,  F  Kay,  MOBILE,  ALA.  21.00  to  respect  the  validity  of  the  Union's  arguments  in  the  Lancaster, John  Hackett,  keti,  J. J.; •  i  14.00  Christensen,  R.  Lang,  Leo  mterests  of  efficient  jcoanning  of  the  vital  merchant  Lanza,  S.  .........  Tickle,  L;  7J>0  Forbes,  j.  fleet  in  the  present  emergency.  Dand,  J.  (28.00  Bu^e,  Tim  Larsen,  R.  Fi  Another  Precedent  'I  Badly­Needed  Action  I : ^  Each  week  the Seafarers .Welfare Plan  will  make  Its  report  to  the  membership  of  the  Atlantic  and'Gulf  District  through  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  Included  will  be  names  of  the  men  receiving  hospital  benefits,  the  amounts  paid,  and  the  total  amount  paid  out  since  the  inception  of  the plan  on  July  1,  1950.  Also  included  in  the  report  will  be  the  names  of  the  men  who  have  died  and  the  amounts  paid  their  beneficiaries.  �i^sry, -v triday. May  18>  1951  r-v.^ THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pag* Thraa  I  '  <pochrane's  Report  To  Selectiye  Seryice  On  March  1,  1951,  there  were  1,619  vessels  The  Maritime  Administration,  the  ship  oper­  As  helpful  as  this  is,  it  will  not  alleviate  the  actively  operating  under  the  United  States flag.  ators,  and  the  maritime  imions  have  agreed  on  shortage of  this category  imless Selective Service  These  figures  include  privately  operated  cargo  a  procedure  to  insure  that  all  registered  seamen  Boards act  to defer  such  personnel.  —  and  tank  vessels  as  well  as  vessels  operated  by  will supply their respective  boards with  complete  Another  effort  to  man  vessels  in  the  face  of  the  Military  Transportation  Service  and  one  data,  showing  their  sea  experience,  ratings,  and  the  increasing  shortage  of  skilled  personnel  is  Government  corporation.  A  breakdown  follows:  endorsements  on  their  certificates.  Official  in­  the  reinstitution  of  the  Coast  Guard  waiver  pro­ formation  concerning  experience,  ratings and  en­  ' cedure  allowing  changes  in  the  manning  scale  Privately  operated  1,451  dorsements can  in  addition  be obtained  from  the  to  permit  the  utilization  of  a  greater  niunber  of  Government  corporation  3  United  States  Coast  Guard  Headquarters  in  seamen  with  lesser  skills  in  positions  which  re­ (Panama RR)  Washington, D.C.  That  office  has a  complete and  quire  more  experience  and  more  skill  than  the  '  I  MSTS  (civilian  manned)  165  official  record  of  all  seamen,  voyages  made,  rat­ short  manpower  situation  can  provide.  Total  :  ­  1,619  It  will  be  the  policy  of  the  Maritime Adminis­ There  were  employed  on  these  vessels  at  that  ings  and  endorsements.  In  order  to  keep  local  boards  continuously  in­ tration,  the  companies,  the  unions  and  other  time  88,782  seamen, of  whom  approximately  20%  or  17,750  were  licensed  officers,  including  radio  formed  of  the  whereabouts  and  employment  agencies  of  the  Government  to  recruit  only  in­ officers.  The  balance—^71,000—were  unlicensed  status  of  merchant  seamen  registrants,  the  fol­ dividuals  not  subject  to  the  draft.  There  are  seamen.  A  recent  Coast  Guard  survey  revealed  lowing  procedure has  been  adopted.  In  the  prep­ thousands  of  men  who  served  in  the  merchant  that  of  the  88,782  seamen,  5,100  are  skilled  sea­­ aration  of  this  plan,  the assistance  and  advice  of  marine  during  World  War  II,  who  still  posses  men,  single,  between  the  ages  of  18  through  25,  Selective Service  personnel has  been  made avail­ maritime licenses  and  certificates. Many  of  these  able.  Requests  for  reclassification  in  appropriate  left  the  maritime  industry  for  permanent  shore­ and  are  therefore  eligible for  the draft.  By  reason  of  the  hazards  of  maritime, employ­ cases  will  henceforth  be  based  upon  current  and  side  employment  during  the  shipping  recession  ment,  long  absences  from  home,  earned  vaca­ complete  information  furnished  local  boards  in  of  the  last  five  years  when  oiu:  American  mer­ chant  fleet  declined  from  4,000  ships  to  a  little  tions,  etc., it  is customary  and  necessary  for  sea  , accordance  with  this proc^ure.  When  a  seaman  seeks  employment,  he  norm­ over  1,000.  With  the  resumption  of  our  shipping  men  to  take  time  off  between  voyages.  Such  ally  registers  in  the  union  hiring  hall  or  other  activity,  efforts  will  be  made  to  recruit  from  time  off  may  be  a  week  or  longer.  These  vaca­ maritime  employment  office  —  Government  or  these  groups.  Nevertheless,  it  is  absolutely  es­ tions  may  last  until  the  vessel's  next  voyage  company.  It  is  not  practicable  for  seamen  to  sential that  the existing supply of  skilled seam^  beeause  of  the  seaman's  right  of  return  to  that  vessel.  These  reasons  plus  illness  or  accident  register  for  maritime  employment  in  state em­ be  not  further  deplet^.  To  insure  occupational  deferments  will  only  necessitating  hospitalization  or  out­patient  treatr  ployment  offices.  "V^erever  he  registers  for  employment,  the  be  granted  to  those  actually  and  actively  en­ ment  make  necessary  the  existence  of  a  cushion  seaman  will  execute  and  forward  a  postal  card  gaged  in  sea  duty, the time  ashore  between  voy­ of  additional  seamen  for  manning  purposes.  Ex­ perience  has  dictated  that  this  cushion  should  bearing  his  signature  and  countersigned  by  the  ages should  be limited  to one  day  for  each  we^  average  25%  of  the  actual  jobs  at  sea,  or  ap­ luiion,  company,  or  Government  representative.  at sea,  but  not  to  exceed  30  consecutive  days  in  proximately  22,200  as  of  March  1,  1951.  These  The  receipt  of  this  card  will  notify  the  board  any  one  year.  Exceptions  to  this  limitation,  due  men  register  for  employment  at  their  respective  that  the  registrant  is  available  for  and  actively  to extraordinary  circumstances, must  be  justified  by  registrants  to satisfaction  of  local  boards.  union  halls  or  other  employment  agencies.  View  seeking emplojonent.  Upon  being  employed,  a  second  card  signed  This  procedure  has  been  developed  by  the  in  this  light,  this  group  is  in  fact  a  necessary  jointly  by  the  registrant  and  the  ship's  master,  Maritime  Administration  following  consiiltation  coniiponent  of  the  maritime labor  force.  will ^  mailed  to local  boards. Similarly,  a  third  with  the  US  Department  of  Labor,  the  Depart­ Since  August,  1950  an  average  of  50  ships  monthly  has  been  taken  from  our  reserve  fleet  card  will  be mailed  upon  termination  of  employ­ ment  of  Defense,  Selective  Service  System,  and  and  reactivated.  For  the  period  from  August  to  ment. The  cycle  will  thereafter  continue:  Regis­ other interested  groups  and  agencies. Its pmpose  date, this  totals 350  vessels. Based  on  an average  t^tion te  employment,  acceptance  of  ^ploy­ is  to  conserve  skilled  manpower  essential  to  the  creW  of  50,  over  17,500  seamen  have  been  em­ ment,  and  termination  of  employment.  The  re­ manning of  our expanding merchant  marine fleet.  ployed  to  man  these  additional  ships.  Between  sponsibility  for  furnishing  this  information  is  In developing the procedure,  recognition has been  given  to  the  necessity  of  providing  local  boards  March 1, 1951  and  March 15, 1951,  51 ships  were  placed  upon  the registrant.  with  the  information  necessary  to  a  proper  de­ Categories  in  critical  short  supply,  and  for  reactivated.  This  resulted  in  the  employment  of  2,500  additional  seamen.  For  some  time  forward,  whom  deferment  should  be seriously  considered,  cision  on  requests  for  deferment.  Local  boards  approximately  50  ships  per  month  will  be  re­ are licensed  officers  including  radio  officers,  bar  must, however, recognize  that the maritime labor  activated and vriU  in the next six months require  able­b<^ed  se^en­unUmted;  qualifled  force  is a  national  labor  pool  and  that  merchant  members  of  the  engine  department  with  two  seamen  frequently  ship  out  of  varying  ports far  an  additional  force  of  16,200  merchant  seamen.  removed  from  their  homes.  The  practice  of  the  This  latter  figure  is  based  on  an  average  crew  years'  maritime experience; chief  stewards,  chief  industry  is  to  transport  seamen,  generally  by  cooks  and'second  cooks  and  bakers  with  two  of  45  men  per  vessel. 50  x 45  x 6  = 13,500—^plus  years'  maritinvp  experience.  Some  of  this  exper­ plane, from  port  to  port, as  their services are re­ 2,700  as  necessary  reserve.  quired.  Instances  are  increasing  where  seamen  (The  lower  manning scale  on  vessels  to  be  re­ ience  should  be  of  recent  date.  Job  descriptions  are  transported  by  plane  to  foreign  coimtries  in  activated  henceforth  accoimts  for  the  difference  of  the  above  are attached  for  the information  of  order  to  avoid  delayed  sailings.  The  necessity  of  local  board  members.  in  manning  subsequent  to  March  1.)  Illustrative of  the critical shortage of  the radio  meeting  local  draft  quotas  must,  therefore,  be  Ip  consideration  of  present  needs  and  future  officers  group is  the action  taken  by  the  Federal  weighed  against  the  urgency  of  maintaining  an  requirements  the  manpower  situation  in  the  adequate  supply  of  manpower  for  the  merchant  ,Aiperican  merchant  marine  can  be  deemed  crit­ Communications  Commission, following  represen­ E.  L.  Cochrane  tations  by  industry  and  Government,  to  reduce  marine.  ical.  Vice  Admiral.  USN  (Rei.)  Between  July  1.  1950  and  December  31.  1950.  Maritime  Administrator  36%  of  the cargo  transported to Korea and  Japan  easing the provisions for renewal of  such licenses.  was  carried  in  privately  operated  American  flag  vespels.  A  substantial  proportion  of  the  remain­ ing  14%  was  cdrricd  in  MSTS  vessels.  This  in­ Here  is  how  the  procedure  industry,  and  the  shipboard  dictates  the  degree  to  which  the  American  mer­ (Continued  from  Page  1)  duties  of  each.  will  work:  chant  marine  is  participating  in  that  operation.  ed  in  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  of  1.  When  a  seaman  registers  ­The  unlicensed  ratings  named  March  9,  shortly  after  agreement  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  a  substantial  number  for  employment  at  the  Union  as  essential  are  the  following:  was  reached.  of  these vessels  actively  participated  in the land^  Hall,  he  will  receive  a  perforat­ 1.  Able  Seamen  (any  waters).  Eurpose  of  this  procedure  is  ed  card.  He  then  fills  in  the  re­ ing at  Inchon  and  the evacuation  of  Hungnam.  2.  Junior  Engineer  (QMED).  to  conserve  skilled  manpower,  to  quested  information, signs  it  and  3.  Refrigerator  Engineer (QMED).  It is recognized  that, seamen have  not generally  establish  a  simple  method  of  en­ gets  the  Dispatcher  to  sign  it.  4.  Deck  Engineer  (QMED).  given  to  their  local  boards  the  type  of  informa­ abling  seamen  to  keep  their  He detaches  this part  of  the card  5.  Electrician  (QMED).  tion, necessary  for  proper  initial cl^sification. In  draft  boards  informed  of  their  and  mails  it  to  his  local  draft  6.  Watertender  (QMED).  whereabouts  as  required  by  law,  board.  many  cases  seamen  registered  shortly  after  the  7.  OUer  (QMED).  and  thus  show  that  the  shipping  enactment  of  the 1948  Selective  Service  Act  and  2.  Upon  getting  a  job,  the  8.  Fireman  (QMED).  industry  is  capable  of  "policing"  seaman  fills  out  the  second  card  9.  Pumpman  (QMED).  then  shipped  out  on  voyages  of  long  duration.  its  own  jurisdiction.  and  he  and  the  ship's  Master  10.  Chief  Steward  These  facts  were  not  always  communicated  to  sign  it.  He  then  mails  it  to  the  11.  Chief  Cook  The  recommended  method  pro­ draft  boards  and  in  many  instances  the  permis­ vides  for  a  system  of  reports  local  board.  12.  Second  Cook  and  Baker  sion  of  local  boards  to leave  the coimtry  was not  3.  Upon  termination  of  em­ that seamen  would  make to draft  (QMED  means  Qualified  Mem­ sought  or  obtained.  Upon  their  return,  seamen  boards  on  each  stage  of  their  ployment,  the  third  card  would  ber  of  Engine  Department.)  employment  in  essential  jobs.  be  sent  to  the  board  giving  the  frequently  were  informed  that  they  no  longer  In  connection  with  the  essen­ This  will  be  accomplished  by  pertinent  information.  had  appeal  rights.  This  often  resulted  in  appeals  tial  nature of  the above­mention­ The  information  which  the  lo­ the  use  of  postal  cards  now  being, submitted  to  the  thresident's  Appeal  Board  ed  ratings  the  membership  of  being  printed  by  the  Maritime  ~  cal  draft  boards  have  been  urged  by (;he  Director  of  Selective Service  with  the  re­ the  SIU  is  again  advised  to  take  to  seriously  consider  in  classify­ Administration and  which should  sult  that  such  appeals  were  resubmittec^  to  the  immediate  steps  to  obtain  aU  ing  seamen  contains  a  list  of  be  available  for  distribution  at  ratings  for  which  they  qualify.  essential  jobs  in  the  maritime  the  Union  Halls,within  a  week.  Idc  ,1  board  for  rocbnsideration.  Directiye  May  Halt  Drafting  Of  Seamen  �*•  I.T­Uf^­'  • ­"T­rV  i  >  Pag« Four  TM  E  SEAF A  R  E  E  S  LOG  Notlolk Shipping  Is Like Weather  — It's Real Hot  Friday. May  18,  1951  HQ  Building  jBeginntiig  To  Take  Shape  Reconstruction work  .on  the  new  Atlantie  and  Gulf  D i s t r i e i  Headquarters  building  is  proceeding  accord­ ing to schedule.  Left is  the  architect's  sketcdi  of  the  way  the  new'  'Hall  will  look  upon  completion.  Seafarers  who  still  have  not  ­visited  the  site  aro  urged  to do  so  if  they  want  to  get  ah  idea  of  what's  being  ac­ complished. The struc­ ture  is  located  on  Fourth  Avenue,  be­ tween  20th  and  21st  Streets  in  Brooklyn,  and  is  close  to'the.  Prospect  Avenue  sta­ tion  of  the  BMT­4th  Avenue  subway  line.  By  BEN  BEES  \  NORFOLK,  May  11—This  port  continues  to  enjoy  good  shipping,  with  four  payoffs,  three  sign­ons  and  three  "in­transit  ships  being  responsible  for  the  activity.  The  payoffs  were  the  Nikoklis  (Dolphin),  Seagarden  (Peninsula  Navigation)  and  the  Southern  .Counties  and  Southern  States  (Southern  Trading).  In­transit  were  the  Steel  Surveyor  (Isth­ mian),  Alcoa  Pennant  (Alcoa)  and  the  Robin  Tuxford.  The  Nikoklis,  Seagarden  and  Southern  States  signed  on  again.  Three gashounds  were removed  from  the  Alaska  Spruce  (Ocean  Towing)  in  line  with  the  mem­ bership's  policy  on  performers.  The  Captain  of  the  ship  told  the  crew  that  he  had  never  before  heard of  men  taking a  firm ^tand  against  performers,  such  as  this  SHJ  crew  did.  Our  affiliate  in  the  AFL  Mari­ time  Trades  Department,  the  ILA,  is  carrying  on  a  drive  to  By  EARL  SHEPPARD  ship.  Once  in  awhile,  some  guy  ks  or  .should  be.  These  guys  can  retaiy  and  A1  Kerr  as  Reading  organize  the  Virginia  ferries  and  NEW  YORK,  May  9—Shipping  who  has  been  arotmd  and  who  be  set ­straight,  that  is  most  of  Glerk.  Previous  New  York  min­ the  SIU  is  aiding  them  in  every  in  New  York  has  been  good  all  should  know  better  will  pull  a  thein,  by  the  old  experienced  utes  and  the  financial  reports  of  way  possible.  along  and  steadily«gaining  mo­ stunt,  putting  his  shipmates  .on  Union  men.  I  dQn't  mean  ­by  the  Secretary­Treasurer  were  ac­ Among  the  oldtimers  on  the  mentum,  and,  as  we go  to  press,  the  spot  and  jeopardizing  the  preachmg  to  them,  because • no­ cepted  by  the  membership.  beach  here  at  the  moment  is  it  is  really  booming.  So •  far,  future  security  of  all  the  mem­ body  likes  to  be sermonized.  But  Secretary­Treasurer  Paul  Hall  Brother  Douglas Rirfiardson,  who  thanks  to  our  foresightedness  in  bers.  But  these  guys  are  prompt­ shipboard  meetings  are  a  very;  was  reported  to  be  at  a  meeting  has  done  most' of  his  shipping  lining  up  key  ratings in  advance,  ly  taken  care  of  by  the  mem­ good  place  to  educa^  them  as  in  Washington  with  Harry  Lun­ out  of  the  Port  of,  Norfolk,  in­ we  have  had  no  trouble  in  crew­ bership  and,  I  am  glad  to  say,  to  their  j­esponsibilities  to  the  deberg,  Morris  Weisberger  .and  cluding  the  period  of  World  War  ing  the  ships,  and  none  has  been  they are .decreasing in  fi­equency.  Union,  their  shipmates  and  to  Duke  Dushane.  .On  .the  agenda  II.  delayed  or  sailed  shorthanded.  Most  of  the .offenders  now  are  themselves.  are  SIU  attitude  toward  the  Na­ Of  his  war  experiences.  Bro­ But  what  happens  m  the  future  the  uewei­  permitmen,  who  have  Ev^ ship should  have  a  com­­'  tional  ­Shipping  Authority,  the  ther^  Richardson  says  that  he  depends  on  what  further  calls  been  reading  too  many  phony  plete  collection  of  SIU  litera­ civilian  status  .of  merchant  sea­ sea  stories  or 'have  been­­seeing  ture,  bound  volumes  of  the; SEA­ men,  end  putting  definite  pres­ was  "mined,  bombed  and  torpe­ are  made  op  us.  doed."  But  his  greatest  experi­ In  this  connection,  we  are  .too  many  grade  Z  movies;  or  FARERS LOG  and—very  impor­ sure  on  the  politicians  to  get  ence  occurred  while  he  was  urging  all  men  who  qualify  for  men  who  Jiave  been  rbounced.  tant  in  this  situation—^the  new  draft  defernjents  for . our  mem­ aboard  the  Mount  Whitney  when  higher  ratings  to  ­go  after  them  out  of  every  maritime  wion  in  "Seafarers  in  World  War  Jl."  bership,  particularly  for  those  it  was  frozen  in  the  harbor  of  at  once—and  I  do  mean  at  the  the  couiitry  (including  the  SIU)  Ravingv pride  in  his  organization­ over ­the  entry ­ratings.  kerlskrond,  Sweden,  in  the  win­ first  available  opportunity.  For  for  performing.*  haa.  many  times  prevented  a  The  Negotiating  Committee,  it  tCT  of  1946­47.  man  from  an  act  that  he iknpjys  .tvas  reported, will meet  with­Iheu  The  oldtime  gqshound,  weed­'  one  thing,  they  will  be  helping  "For  over  three  months  we  the  SIU  when  the  pinch  really  hound  and  performer  are  most  will hurt  it.  See  to it  that  these  shipownea's  next  week  to  discuiw  were  frozen  solid  in  the  ice,"  comes.  Entry  ratings  are  a  dime  of  them  beyond  redemption,  and  men  know  the  history  of  the  our  proposed  Seafarers  Vacation  Richardson  says.  "They  drove  a  dozen;  the  guys  with  ­the  en­ will  be  hack  to the :Panatn»ni£ar  SIU,  what  it  has  won  for  the  Plan.  A  full  report  on  the  ne­ dorsements  are  the  key  to  the;  ships  ias  soon  as  they  puU  their  seafaring  man,  and  bow  the  gotiations  will  be  given  in  the  Union  operates.  ®t  will  payoff  next  Headquarters  report  to  the  whole  situation. The unions which, first  stvint.    ewer  men  for  ^1 concerned.  membership  and  will  also appear  show  that  they  cannot  man  their  But  as .far  as  the • n contracted  ships  may  find  new  are  concerned,  most .  of  their  Frenchy  Michelet  chaji^ed  the  in  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  allocations  of  boneyard  ships  acting  'Up  stems  from  ignorance  Headquarters­New  York  fneeting  An  invitation  .was  extended  to  going  to  companies  contracted  of  the  real  traditions  of  the SIU, here  tonight,  while  Bob  Mat­ all  hands  to  visit  the. new  Head­ or  false  ideas  of  what  a  seaman,  thews  served  as  Recording  Sec­ .quarters  building  in  Brooklyn.  to  other  outfits.  Secondly,  to  be  more  selfish,  Anyone  who has ideas.as  to what  the  rated Jobs are  the  pork  chop  the  new  Hall  should  have  in  jobs,  and  will  provide  more  the  ­way  of  accomodations  or  dough  where  it  does  most  good  furnishing  was  referred  to  Fren­:  —in  your  pocket.  So  get  after  chy  Michelet,  who  is  overseeing  that  endorsement  and,  once  the  construction  and  furnishing.  you've  got  it, ship  in  that  rating.  New  Business  of  the  'other.  23  ships  paid  off  in  the  port  Branches  having  meetings  were,'  of  New  York  in  these  last  two  read 'and  concurred  in.  Minutes  weeks.  These  were;  the  Steel  of  ships'  meetings  were  read  and;,  Surveyor,  Steel  King  and  the  referred  to  SEAFARERS  LOG  Steel  Seafarer  (Isthmian),;  the  for ..publication.  Report  of  Head­;;,  Elizabeth,  Suzanne,  Evelyn  and  quarters  Reinstatement  Commit­.,  r DOUGLAS  RICHARDSON  Katherine  (Bull);  the  Hastings,  tee  was  read  and  concurred  in.  John  B.  Waterman,  eiaiboihe,  Requests  for  excuses  were  re­ trucks  with  stores  out  on  the  ice  and  Fairport  (Waterman);  Cath­ ferred  to  the  Dispatcher.  Patrol­ to  the  ship.  In  order  to  go  erine  (Dry­Trans);  Lone  Jack,  man  and  Di.spatcher  gave  their  ashore  we  had  to  walk  about  Archers Hope,  Government Camp  reports,  which  were  accepted.  three  miles  over  the  ice.  That  and  Chiwawa  (Cities  Service);  Carl L.  Shotter, 102648  was  given  Was  about  the  most  unusual  ex­ Wanda  (Epiphany);  Algonquin  the  Oath  of  Obligation.  The  perience  I've  had  as  a  seaman."  Victory  (St.  Lawrence  Naviga­ meeting ^tood  at  silence  for  one  minute in memory of  our depart­ Richardson,  who  holds  Book  tion);  Seatiger  (Colonial);  Robin  ed  Brothers.  The  meeting  was  No.  31670,  says  he  wants  to  say  Sherwood  and  Robin  Tuxford;  Hattiesburg  .Victory  (South  At­ adjourned  with  236  members  hello  to  all  pf  his  old  shipmates  lantic)  and  the  Massmar  (Cal­ present.  dnd  that  he  hopes  to  run  into  mar).  Before  we  sign  off,  we'd  like  them  soon.  In  addition  to  those  ships  on  to  mention  one  sore  point—that  And  speaking  of  oldtimers,  continuous  articles,  the  following  is, .this  business .of  missing  ship,  this  is  a  good  time  to  remind  signed  on  and  took  crews:  the  especially  ip  foreign  ports.  The  those  who  shipped  out  of  here  Wanda;  Catherine;  Ames  Vic­:  only  excusable  reason  for  this  is  during  the  war  that  shipping  is  tory;  Steel  King;  Massmar;  Al­ serious  illness,  and  by  that  we  good.  If  they'd  like  to  ship  out  gonquin  Victory;  and  the  An­ The  many  Seafarers  who  sailed  with  Captain  Clarence  mean  anything  that  requires  of  here  again,  now's  the  right  drew  Jackson  (Waterman).  Reed  during  his  days  as  a Sldpger  for  the  Waterman  Steam­ hospitalization. There  is  no  point  time  to  come  down.  There  were  a  few  men  on  the  ship  Corporatlon ',are  wisldng  him  « speedy  zeeovery. 9ie  be­ into  going­into ian elafooi­ate  song  All hands in .this port are ­wish­ payoff  ships  who  were  brought  came  ill  last  week.  How  OpezaUng ;Manag«r  iqr  Wafmnap,  aad "dancf!  about  this.  Everyone  ing  speedy  recovery ;to  the fol­ up  on  charges  for  performing.  Captain  Seed  is/^ar<Nd  by  idU  hands  as  a  ''i;egu)aT  jguy  end  knows  the  Uniop's  attitude, on  lowing Brothers In  the local  Ma­ Tlie  gashounds  and  the  foul­ups  a square shooter/'  This  ph^ of  the ^popular  Skippfr  appeared  this.  Just  let  it  be  said  that  rine Hospital; Daniel Boyce, Mai­:  have  been,^ in  the 'inain, 'brought  on  the  cover  of  the  current  inme  of  NauticraVa  anyone  willfully  missing,  ship  undor  control  by­4he  member­ misrine  ( will  soop  learn  better.  NY Boom Sounds Warnii^—Cot Your  All  Hands  Rooting  For  �Friday.  Mar 18.­  I9«' v  V • '  Below  are  some  of  the  maitY^aifhusiastic  letters  re­ ceived  by  Secretary­Treasurer  Paul  Hall  praising  the  SlU'a  latest  publication, "SeafhrefB  in  World  War  IL"  Copies  are  available  in  all  Branch  Halls.  This  collection^  of  dramatic  storios  depicts  tha  heroism  and  devotion  of  the  members  of  ihe SIU  in  the  last  great conflict.  ^  \Ul  f­ I  Uv­ '  'i;  It  '  Thank  you  very  much  for  the  copy  of  your  publi­ cation,  '*The Seafarers  In "World  War  II."  /  It is  an  excellent  dbcumentation  of  the splefidid, part  ,ilhe  members  of  your  Union  played  in  the  war.  I  found  myself  reading in detail a booklet  I had started out to scan.  RALPH  N. STOHL  Director  of  Adniinistration  Office  of  the Secretary  of  Defense  Thank  you  very  much  for  "The  Seafarers  in  World  War  II,"  which  I  read  with  great  interest.  We all hope  that our merchant seamen  will not  be  called  upon  to  repeat  their  experiences  of  World  War II but, if  such should  be necessary,  I feel con­ fident  they  will  perform  with  the  same  heroism  and  courage that has come  to be expected of  them.  J. K. JAVITS  House  of  Representatives  I  enjoyed  reading  the  booklet,  which  I  believe  tells  i very  timely  and  dramatic  story  of  the  outstanding  rec­ ord  of  the  men  who  make  up  the  nation's  merchajif  service.  "  i  OSGAR  L.  CHAPMAN  Secretary  of  the  Interior  I have  just read  your latest  Union publication,  '"The  Seafarers  in  World  War  II,"  and  want  to  compliment you oh it.  _  Not only  is it attractively  designed, but it also  is well  edit^ and does  a tremendous  job in  telling  a  most  vital  and  interesting  story  about  the  im­ portant  part  the merchant  marine  plays  in the  na­ tion's defense effort.  The  brave  men  who  served  in  the  merch^t  marine during  wartime, and  who again are serving  in  this  time  of  international  tension,  deserve  full  Thte  is  the  cover  page  of  the  SIU's  nrast  recent  booklet  which  is  receiving  recognition.  I  hold  that  the  merchant  marine  is  Critical  acclaim  from  all  parts  of  the  country.  our fourth  arm of  defense,  and  that  the men  who  gave  their  lives  to  keep  the  sea  lanes  opeft  are  heroes  in the fullest sense of  the  word.  WARREN  G. MAGNUSON  These  ships  are  all  in  pretty  thing  American  and  extolling;  1  By  LLOYD  GAHDNER  United  States  Senator  good  shape.  There's  one  thing  the  virtues  of  the  peace­loving"  SAN •  FRANCISGG,  May  10—  that  we'd  like  to  remind  the  peoples,  namely,  Russia.  I  have  looked  through  it  with  much  interest  and  : Shipping  continues  to  be  good  membership,  while  we're  on  the  iadmiratibn  for  the  splendid  record of  courage  and  sacri­ out  here,, although  STILL  AT  IT  it  is  hard  to  .subject  of  ships.  And  that  is  that  i^ce  which it reflects.  predict  what  the  immediate  fu­ no  one  should  quit  his  ship  at  All  of  this  bunfeuin"  was  faith­ J. HOWARD  MeGRATH  ture  holds.  the  hour  before, sailing  time.  No­ fully  spouted  by  convention  West  Coast  Shipping  Is  Still  Good  •  Attorney General  ^  A  large  part  of  the  sizeable  tify  the  head  of  the  department  guests:  Harry  Bridges,  head  of.  fleet  ot  A&G  District­contracted  at  least  24  hours  in  advance.  the  West  Coast  CIO  longshore­ I  wish  td  compliment  you  and  th®  Seafarers  ships  that we  had  out  here seems  This  rule  is  especially  important  men;  Vito  Marcantonio,  New^  for the excellent production which  I have read with  to  have  shiftfed .  operations  back  to  observe  in  light  of  the  scarc­ York's  deposed,  defunct,  and  dis­ credited  Congressman;  Paul'  jg^at  interest,  and  with the realization  that It  de^  to  the  East  or  Gulf  coasts.  How­ ity  of  skilled  ratings.  ever,  it  appears  that  we  will  Robeson,  the  Moscow  baritone,!,  jjSets only in a Hnated way the heroic and vaduajyb  have  enough  to  keep  our  guys  ONLY  BEEF  and  of  course,  Hugh  Bryson,  the  dmtributions  made by  the members  of  the ^mfar­ moving  for  quite  awhile.  About  the  only  beef  the  mem­ MCS's  very  own.  ers  IntmmationEd  Union, and  which c^^teted to  Grain  is  moving  out  of  the  bership  might  have­ around  here  Not  many  guys  are  on  th^ ,  ]the  finid  vfetory  in  World  War  II.'  northwest,  as  is  lumber.  Cargo  is  that  they eannot  come  aroimd  beach  here,  shipping  being  whaV  • Everything about the boOklet is worthy erf  coin,  gbirig  out  of  Frisco  is  mainly  to  the  Hall—rthe  danger  of . being  it  is.  In  fact,  we  didn't  have  is  too  great.  enough  men  to constitute  a  quor­,  illiments.  iSe stories  told,  the  format,  the  typogr­ general  freight  or  military  sup­ shanghaiied  All  is  quiet  on  the  local  labor  um,  so  we  had  no  meetings.  plies,  with  the  same  being  true  m^y and general appearance  speak  well for  tlmse  of  Wilmington.  front  this  week.  The  Marine  Among  the  few  around  at  pres­f  jRdio  are responsible  for its preparation.  Cooks  and  ­Stewards  Union  just  ent  are  Chick  Fischer,  E.  Jarvis,^  THREE  PAYOFFS  L.  H.  BAKER  wound  up  its  so­called  conven­ O.  Kelly,  W.  Glick,  M.  Ralph  tion.  The  only  action  visible  to  and  N.  Caidenhead.  Captain, US Coast  Guard  We  had  three  payoffs  in  the  me  was  the  usual  dreary  round  See  you  all  next  issue  with?  Commmtder,  Fifth  Coast Guard  District  past  shipping  period—the  SS  of  resolutions  blasting  every­ mox­e  from­  Frisco.  Seawihd  (Seatraders),.  A r i z p a  I want  to  acknowledge  and  thank  you  for  the  ex­ (Waterman)  and  the  Lynn  Vic­ tory  (Dolphin).  All  beefs  were  cellent  booklet  you  have  prepared.  squared  away. The  Lynn  Victory  "The Seafarers in World  War 11" is  indeed  a  drama­ returned  the  bodies  of  150  sol­ Several  men  who  were  discharged  by  Cilies  Service  Oil  Uc story of  the patt  the men 6f  the Seafarers International  diers  who  had  been  killed  in  Company  in  1949  and  ISSOf  for  membership  in  the  SHI  have  Korea.  They  will  be  buried  in  never  replied  to  numerous  requests  for  information  needed  by  tTnion  played  during the  war.  '  ^  HAROLD C. HAGEN  the  States.  the  National  Labor  Relations  Boani  to  determine  whether  they  The  Seawifid  signed  on  again  are  entitled  to  back  pay  in  the  Cities  Service  case.  Since  such  ­  House of  Representatives  and  was  joined  by  the  Simmons  to  reply  has  held  up  the  distribution  of  back  pay  to  It seems  to me  adniirably  gotten  up and  1 am  Victory  (Bull)  and  the  Clarks­ failure  the  others who  have,  these  men are  hereby  notified  thai  unless  very glad  indeed to have read it. Let  me congratu­ burg  Victory  (Mississippi),  they  furnish the  information  which has  been  requested  of  them  late  you  on  its  simulating  motto,  "Ready  Then,  j  In  addition,  we  had  a  number  by  May  26,  1951,  they  may  be  held  to have  given  up  any  claim  bf  ships  in­transit:  The  Pbrtmar  to back  pay which they  may have. The  names of  these men  are:  Ready  Now."  (Calmar),  Yaka,  Azalea.  City  Howard  Hsmmpns  James  Munro  THEODORE  FRANCIS GREEN  (Waterman),  Steel  Worker  and  Jesse  Green  Frank  Schmiedel  John  Vierra  States • Scnotor;• :/  Steel  Admiral  (Isthmian)  and  CS  Case  Settlement  ^Continued  ott  Page  H)  :  •  Seacomet  (Colonial).  ?  j  �Pass Six  TH  E  S  EArF  ARERS  LOG  FUdarr  May  18,  1851  I V?f>'  hi  li ^  •   hi  Teamsters  Win  Taxis  In  Savannah  Laundry  Strike  'The Beet  tn  The  West' Is  What  Wllmingten  Calls  Its  Shipping  By  JEFF  MORRISON  WILMINGTON,  May  10 —The  best  in  the  West,  is  the  way  we  would  describe  shipping  of  the  By  E,  B.  TILLEY  past  two  weeks  in  this  port.  In­ SAVANNAH, May 10—The Ipng  transit  callers  accounted  for  the  drive  to  bring  the  Garden  City  great  majority  of  jobs,  with  one  Taxi  Company  under  AFL  con­ vessel  paying  off  and  signing  on.  tract  came  to  an  end  last  week,  The  Coral  Sea  paid  off  and  t as  company  officials  signed  an  signed  on  and.  the  following  agreement  with  Local  897  of  ships  called  at  the­ port  In­tran­ the  Brotherhood  of  Teamsters  sit:  the  Seacomet  (Zenith);  Lili­ and  Chauffeui­s,  'after  eight  ca  (Dolphin); Steel  Worker  (Isth­ months.  mian);  Clarksburg  Victory  (Mis­ We  of  the  SIU  were  deeply  sissippi);  The  Couer  d'Alene  and  interested  in  the  outcome. of  this  Jefferson  City  Victory  (Victory  hard  campaign,  and  we  worked  Carriers);  The  Portmar  and  Cal­ closely  with  the  Teamsters  Un­ mar  (Calmar);  The  Stonewall  ion  throughout  the  long  strug­ Jackson,  Fairland,  Raphael  Sem­ gle.  Now  that  the  company  is  mes  and  Noonday  (Waterman).  iiSSi'Siii  180  percent  orgartized  we'd  like  We're  happy  to  report  that  ROBERT  L.  BOUCHARD  to  congratulate  the  officials  oj:  the  ships  to  which  I  have  been  the  Local  and  its  members  fot  In  line  with  the  SIU's  tzaditional  policy.  Seafarers  of  the  able  to  get  to  have  had  all  beefs  kers,  a  period of  about  six  hours.  •   a  job  well  done.  Savannah  'Branch  are  active  participants  in  the  local  labor  hwdled  settled  to  everyone's  sa­ But  those  we  got  to  were  set­ : We're  content  in  the  feeling  movement  and  have  been  assisting  several  unions  in  beefs.  tisfaction.  Some  of  these  beefs  tled.  that  the  SIU  was  able  to  con­ In  photo  above.  SIU  Savannah  Agent  Ernest  Tilley  (right)  involve  food  on  vessels  bound  Some  guys  still  don't  under­ tribute  something  to  the  victory,  and  Bernie  Schmidt,  International  Organizer  of  AFL  Laundry  for  the  Far  East.  This  is  a  tough  stand  the  need  for  remaining  which  proves  further  that  close  Workers,  discuss  SlU­supported  strike, being  waged  by  laundry  one  to  get  squared  away  fast  aboard  ship  until  properly  re­ cooperation  among  trade  unions  union.  when  a  ship  is  only  in  for  bun­ lieved.  In  ports  where  we  have  is  worthwhile.  Halls  the  members  should  call  We  want  to  call  the  attention  for  a  relief,  at  least  24  hours  in  of  Seafarers  to  the  fact  that  the  advance. It seems  that some  men  Yellow  Cab  company  is  still  on  are  abusing  this  rule,  in  the  the  unfair  to  organized  labor  By  CAL  TANNER  after  making  a  trip  on  any  one  smaller  ports,  especially.  list.  Remember  when  you're  in  ship  I  like  to  come  home  and  Because  of  the  heavy  shipping,  Savannah,  ride  a  union­driven  MOBILE,  May  10—Shipping , in  spend  some  time  with  my family.  we  did  not  have  enough  men  cab—^ride  the  Garden  City  cabs.  the  port  of  Mobile  is still  holding  And  just  by  doing  a  normal,  to  make­a  quorum  and  no  regu­ its  own—^which  means  that  it's  LAUNDRY  WORKERS  natural  thing  like  that,  I  miss  lar  meeting  was  held  last  week^  good—and  from  the  looks  of  out  on  a  vacation  because  of  the  Also  in  port  is  Robert  L.  Bou­ Elsewhere  on  the  local  labor  things  it  will  continue  good  for  'continuous'  employment  angle  chard,  who  began  sailing  aboard  front,  we  are  still  rendering  all  some  time  to  come.  in  the  present  contracts—even  SlU­contracted ships in  1947. Bob  possible  aid  to  the  Laundry  Since  the  last  report  we  fur­ though  I  may  go  back  to  the  hails  from  Maine,  where  he  wad  Workers  in  their  strike  against  nished  replacements  to  the  fol­ same  company  a  few  weeks  born  27  years  ago.  He's  a  grad­^  the  E&W  Laundry.  We're  hop­ lowing  ships:  the  Iberville,  Mon­ later.  uate  of  John  the  Baptist  High'  ing this  beef  can  be ended  quick­ arch  of  the  Seas,  Madaket,  and  "I'd  like  to  commend  the  Ne­ School  in  Bangor.  Brother  Bou~  ly  and  successfully.  Morning  Light  (Waterman);  and  gotiating  Committee  for  having  chard  sails  in  the  deck  depart­ In  addition,  we  are  planning  these  Alcoa  vessels:  Cavalier,  thought  of  having  a  vacation  ment,  having  transferred  from  .  to  assist  the  Retail  Clerks  as  Runner,  Clipper,  Pilgrim  and  fund  paid  by  the  shipowner  on  the  galley  gang  some  time  ago. ,  soon  as it  is.possible for  them  to  Pointer.  a  pro­rata  basis.  Through  that  Bob  holds firmly  to  the  belief  .  replace  the  picketline  on  the  Complete  crews  were  put  on  I  could  make  any  number  of  that  our  Union  is  made  up  of  Bargain  Corner.  less  than  six­month  runs,  see  the  best  men  in  the  industry^  The  news  on  shipping  is  the  the  Afoimdria  and  Maiden  Creek  (Waterman),  and  the  Daniel  my  family,  and  still  receive  va­ and  he's  a  good  Union  man,  In>  same  this  time—it's  good.  Don't  cation  benefits.  fact, he's a  real credit  to the  SIU.­,  forget,  you  rated  men,  if  you t  Lownsdale  (Isthmian).  The  MICKEY  FINER  "There's  no  doubt  that  we're  His  hobby?  Why,  it's  women­ would  like  to  inake  a  short  trip i  Lownsdale  was  one  of  the  last  to  dear  old  England,  Scotland,  ships  taken  from  the  boneyard  chaired  by  O.  Stevens.  L.  Neira  all'lOO  percent  behind  the  Ne­ and  who  could  criticize  him?  Ireland,  Germany,  Belgium  or  and  one  of  the  first  of  the  lay­ was  elected  Recording  Secretary  • gotiating  Committee  on  this  We'll  close  with  the  reminder  that  shipping  is  good  here.  HoUand,  South  Atlantic  has  six  up  ships  that  Isthmian  has  crew­ and  R. Jordan  served  as  Reading  deal."  ed  in  this  port.  However,  we  are  ships  in  regular  nms  to  these  Clerk.  Minutes  of  all  Branches  countries.  So  Savannah  is  your  informed  that  they  will  have  and  Mobile's  previous  meeting  another  one,  the  SS  Barnett,  to  port  for  these  trips.  crew  up  about  the  16th  of  this  M/ere  rend  and  accepted.  The  report  of  the  Quarterly  month.  ACTIVITY  Finance  Committe  was  read  and  For  the  next  two  weeks  we  The Southwave  and  the South­ concurred  in  unanimously.  Head­ :  wind  (South  Atlantic)  paid  off  have  the  following  vessels  sched­ quarters  report  to  the  member­ and  signed  on  here  in  the  past  uled  to  payoff  and  take  replace­ ship  and  the  Secretary­Treasur­ shipping  period.  Several  ships  ments:  The  DeSoto,  Monarch  of  er's  financial  reports  were  ac­ in­transit  helped  swell  the  job  the  Seas,  Antinous,  and  Morning  cepted.  call.  They  were  the  Steel  Direc­ Light  (Waterman);  and. these  Al­ The  Agent  reminded  all  those  tor  (Isthmian),  Julesberg  (Ter­ coa  ships: Corsair,  Ranger, Roam­ who  were  eligible  for  endorse­ n^al  Tankers),  Southern  Cities  er  and  Cavalier.  ments  to  get  them  as  soon  as  (^Ujthern  Trading),  Chickasaw  We'd  like  to  say  a  few  ap­ possible,  as  all  the  hew  ships  (Waterman)  and  the  Fort  Hos­ preciative  words  about  the  crew  coming  out  of  the  boneyard  kins  (Cities  Service).  of  the  Alcoa  Cavalier.  Not  only­ could  conceivably  result  in  a  The  visit  of  the Hoskins  mark­ do  they  have  a  swell  baseball  shortage  of  rated  men.  After,  a  ed  the  first  time  a  Cities Service  team,  but  they  are  among  the  period  of  Good  and  Welfare,  the  ^ip  called  at  this  port  since  I  staunchest  supporters  of  the  meeting  was  adjourned  with  125  have  been  serving as Agent  here.  SEAFARERS  LOG.  They  never  merrfbers  present.  The  vessel  was  in  good  shape.  fail  to  donate  generously  to  keep  Shipping  should  be  fair  for  our  paper  going—a  good  crew  On  the  beach  here—as  of  this  date—we  have' Andy  George,  R.  the  coming  two  weeks,  and  we  and  good  Union  men.  have  a  bit  of  good  news  for  the  SIU  aid  and  support  is  still  Stanley,  C. Avera,  J. W.  O'Berry,  port  of  Mobile  in  this  connec­ being  given  to  the  Teamsters  in  J. E.  Hannon  and  J. Curtis.  tion.  We  were  informed  this  this  port  in  their  beef  against  The  big  topic  of  conversation  week  that  South  Atlantic  will  the  Dixie  Dairies.  Things  are  these  days  is  the  Union's  pro­ <^w  up  the SS  Kyle  Johnson in  stalemated  and  it  looks  like  they  posed  Vacation  Plan,  and  all  the  Mobile  somewhere  between  June  will  be  pounding  the  bricks  for  guys  who  jhave  been  sailing  for  any  length  of  time  are  four­ some  time  to  come.  8  and  15.  Only  three  of  our  members  The  company  —  which  is  a  thousand  percent­for  it.  are  in  the  Marine  Hospital. at  chain  outfit—is  out  to  beat  the  One  of  its  biggest  boosters  is  present  and  all  are  doing  well,  Union.  They  are  running  scabs  Mickey  Finer.  Mickey  has  been  we're  happy  to  report.  They  are  in  from  out  of  town  and  using  talking  about  nothing  else  but,  W,  Anderson,  S  C.  Turberville  all  the  familiar  anti­labor  tac­ so  we  told  him  to  put  it  in  and  C.  Fontenot.  They  hope  to  tics.  However,  the  Teamsters  are  writing—and  here  is what Broth­ pretty  much  intent  on  getting  er  Finer  ^thinks  of  the  SIU's  he  out  of  the  hospital  soon.  Brother  Ivy  Peacock  is  on  the  that  contract,  and  they  have  the  revolutionary  idea:  Bosun Pedersen shows  shipmates how  to splice  wire  at  one  be^h  as  an  out­patient,  and  we  rest  of  organized  labor  behind  • "  For  the  past  25  years  I've  of  the seamanship  clgsses  which  are  held  regularly  aboard  ihe  are  hoping  he  can  return  to  the  them,  as  well  as  the  SIU.  been  going  to  sea,  and  I  have  SS Del Norte  at sea.  Observing  the tebhnique are  (left  to right)  shipping  list  in  the  very  near  Our  regular  Branch  meeting  never  received  a  vacation  with  Brothers  CampbelL  AB;  Farmer,  OSj  Cahoon.  Storekeeper,  ,  was  held  last  night,  and  was  pay  because,  like  most  sailors.  and  Caldeka, 'AB.  '  future.  Teamsters Holding Pisketlme In Mobile Schooltime  tn  Del  Norte  �Seafarers  of  the  SlU's  Canadiaif  District  asake  good  use  Of  their  Union  Hall  facilities  While  waiting  to  ship.  This  group  is  passing  the  tlxne in  a recreation  room  at  the  Headquarters  Branch  in  McGill  Street,  Montreal,  where  all  photos  on  this  page  were  taken.  Director  of  the  rapidly­growing  SIU  Canadian  District  is  Hal  Banks,  shown  here as  he  deals  with  some  Union  problemst  Looking^on  is  Lee  Dillon,  office^ secretary  of  the  Headquarters  Branch.  In the  three  years since  its  expansion  program  started,  the  Canadian  District  has  made  tremendous  strides.  Just oH a  ship, a  Canadian Seafarer  registers  for  a  job  with  the  Dispatcher.  He'll  check  his  gear  then  look  around  for  old  shipmates  to  exchange  yarns  with.  The  non­profit  coffee  bar  is  another  popular  hanrjut  for  Canadian  seamen  waiting  for  jobs  in  the  Headquarters  Branch.  Two  Canadian  Seafarers  watch  the  shipping  board  intently  ac  the  Dis­ patcher  chalks  up  jpl»  on  contracted  vessels  that  have  just  beiHs caUed  in.  Men who  have  just  ilwowqa in  for  joba put  on  the  board  stand  by  as a  Dis­ paldier dieeks their  ahipplng: cards  in a  scene  familiar  to SIU  men everywhere;'  �• ':^'>iS:sf V  Page  Eight  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  May  18,  19S1  SHIPS' MiniVTES AMD MEWS  Draft  Takes  Vet  AB,  Survivor  Of  Two  Sinkings In World War  Hardhitting  Seafarers  Eye  Championship  Despite  the  needs  of  the  nation's  rapidly­expanding  merchant  marine,  local  draft  boards  continue  to  strip  ships  of  skilled  seamen,  including  those  with  exceptional  wartime sailing  records.  An  example  of  the selective  serv­ ice officials'  failure to under­*  I  Z  T  I  ,  ,.  J  ,  .  .  ,  .  ,  Seafarer  Dore  lost  his  second  • • '^11  f I  stand  the  increasingly  vital  gj^jp  during  the  Allied' invasion  role  being  assigned  to  the  of  Normandy  in  1944.  Shipping  industry  in  the  na­  In  1942,  Gene  was a  crewmem­ tional defense  program is  the  Gripsholm,  when  case  of  Seafarer  Eugene  "  bringing  the  Japanese  Ambassa­ Dore,  AB.  dor  from  the  United  States  to  A  youthful  veteran  of  the  sea  Lourenco  Marques,  where  it  whose  sailing  career  began  in  picked  up  the  US  diplomatic  1941,  Dore  had  two  ships  shot  representative  to  Nippon,  Am­ from  under  him  in  World  War  bassador  Joseph  Grew,~ and  mem­ II.  .In  the  current  conflict  in  bers.  of  his  staff,  and  returned  Members  of  the  SS  Alcoa  Cavalier's  baseball  team  have  gotten  off  to  a  good  start  for  the  Korea  he  participated  in  the  in­ them  to  this  country.  1951  season. Left  to  right,  front  row:  A1  Estrada.  Harry  Hastings,  R.  C.  Bass,  J.  W.  Holman;  2nd  vasions  of  Inchon  and  Wontan  as  A  native  of  Flushing,  in  row:  Joe  Powers.  Blackie  Acaley,  Elmer  Bailey,  Milton  Robinson,  Ring  Graner,  Caldonia  Baugh,  a  crewmember  of  the  SIU­  con­ Queens,  Ij^ew  York  City,  Dore  tracted  Robin  Goodfellow.  is  assigned  to  the  155th  Infantry  Mike  Romalho;  rear  row:  Manager  A1  Tocho,  Chino  Sosa,  William  McDonald,  Captain  T.  H.  Dore  was  drafted  when  his  Regiment  of  the  31st  Division  at  Park,  William  Padgett  and  Coach  A!  Whitney.  Photo  by  Bill  Marion.  ship  returned  to  the  States  last  Fort  Jackson.  The  Army  recog­ February  and  has  been stationed  nizes  his  wartime  service  in  the  at  Fort  Jackson,  South  Carolina,  merchant  marine  and  he  has  for  most  of  the  time  since.  been  authorized  to  wear  the  rib­ A  member  of  the  SIU for  sev­ bon  with  two  silver  stars,  sig­ en  of  ten  seagoing  years,  Dore  nifying  the  two  torpedoings  he  survived,  and  ribbons  denoting  The SS  Alcoa  Cavalier's  fast­improving  baseball  team  is  determined  to  capture  his  sailing  activity  in  the  Atlan­ tic,  Mediterranean  and  Pacific  the  Gulf  championship.  The  Cavaliers  will  meet  the  Del  Norte  nine  in  a  title  match  waters.  •  to  be  held  when  the  Mississippi  ship  returns  from  its  current  cruise  to South  America.  Of  his  army  assignment.  Gene  In  a  contest  on  May  8  in  New$­ says:  "There's  a  job  to  be  done  Orleans,  which  was  billed  as  a  Tocho  and  the  coaching  of  A1  people  watched  the  contest,  and  I  guess  it  doesn't  matter  "warm­up  game,"  the  hardhit­  Whitney,  the  Cavalier  squad  has  which  ended  in  a  14  to  2  vic­ where  I  serve.  Except  that  I  ling  Cavalier  squad  downed  the  been  giving  a  good  account  of  tory  for  the  Cavaliers.  The  game  thought  I  could  serve  best  in  Del  Nortes  5  to  1.  The  return  itself  on  a  number  of  diamonds,  was  played  in  the  Cerveza  Pre­ the  job  for  which  it  seemed  to  game  will  be  played  in  the  Cres­ '  Among  the  opposition  felled  sidente  Brewing  Company's  ball  me  I'm  well  qualified.  Especially  cent  City's  City  Park,  oh  dia­  by  the  bats  of  the  Cavaliers  is  park  in  Ciudad  Trujillo  on  Apfil  since  there  is  such  a  big  demand  mond  No.  5.  the  team  representing  the  SIU­ 18.  ^  for  skilled  seamen."  Under  the  managership  of  A1  manned  Puerto  Rico.  About  200  The*  Cavaliers  are  tightening  their  offensive  and  defensive  play  in  the  hopes  of  avenging  the  7  to  1  setback  suffered  at  the  hands  of  a  Navy  team  in  Crewmembers  of  the  SS  Abiqua  triei  their  hands  at fishing  as  the vessel  drifted  Trinidad.  Cavalier,  Del  Norte Nines To Square Off  For Gulf  Title  On New Orleans Diamond  Crew  Lands Shark As Drifting Ship Awaits Aid  off  the  Florida  keys  last  month  awaiting  another  Cities  Service  tanker  to  tow  her  to  If  the  Cavalier  squad  doesn't  Jacksonville  for  engine  repairs.  The  lads  scored  with a  6­foot, 500­pound shark,  landed  make  the  grade  this  season,  it  certainly  won't  be  for  lack'  of  by  Stan  Swienckowski,  FWT.  enthusiasm.  Twenty­five  Seafar­ Time  was  hanging  heavy  on*  the  Seafarers'  hands  when* the  Houston.  The  .stahed  ship  was  days  she  resumed  her  trip  ,to  ers  turned  put  for  the  pre­sea­ son  tryouts  and  the  team' has  engine broke down  as the  Abiqua  informed  that  the  Logans  Fort  New  Yofk.  Swienckowski,  by  the  way,  is  been  given  strong  support  by  EUGENE  DORE  was  en  route  to  New  York  from  was  steaming  to  her  aid.  Meanwhile,  Swienckowski  tos­ in  the  Staten  Island  Marine  Hos­ crewmembers  and  the  company,  is  one  of  23  survivors  of _the  ill­ sed  a  heavy  line* over  the  side,  pital  where  he  is  undergoing  which  supplied  the  uniforms.  fated  SS  Dorchester,  .which  was  using  a  piece  of  beef  as  bait  treatment  for  a  shoulder  injury.  ,  sent  to  the  bottom  of  the  North  Pretty  soon  he  got  a  bite  and  Atlantic  in  1943  by  a  torpedo  be'pulled  his  catch  to  the  ship's  ; from  a  Nazi  U­boat.  Among  the  side.  135  men  lost  in  the  sinking  were  HAD  HIS  FILL  the  two  ministers,  priest  and  rabbi  who  have  been  memorial­ Crewmen  looped  a  3­inch  line  ized  as  the  Four  Chaplains.  over  the  shark's  head  and  haul­ ed  the  6­foot,  deep  sea  marauder  aboard.  Swienckowski  said  that  when  they  cut  the  shark  open,  h­ they  found  he  had ­been  eating  well.  Parts  of  chickens,  and  tur­ Readers nolifying the  SEA­ K"'/'  keys  were  among  the  evidence  FARERS LOG  of  a change  in  packing  his  stomach.  mailing  address  are  re­ quested  to  include  their  old^  After  slicing  up  the. catch,  the  address  along  with  the  new.  Abiqua  men  threw  the  pieces  In  addition  to  making  easier  over  the  side.  Other  members  of  the  switch­over  it  will  also  what  obviously  was  a  school  of  guarantee  unioterrupted  sharks  in  the  area  immediately  ^  mailing  service.  attacked  the  remnants  of  their  All  notificafioas  of  change  ill­fated: colleague.  •  >  fof  address  should  be  ad­ The  Logans  Fort?  Arrived  on,  Frank  Sortillp.  Second  Cook,  the  scene  after  the  Abiqua  had'  dressed  to  the  Editor,  SEA­ peers  down  into  bridgework  of  been  adrift: for  thre?  days.  Re­ iFARERS  LOG,  51  Beaver  ; Lifeboat  a| right  take*  off  from  the.  Ahiqu^  (left)  to  ;v  shark  bejng  hauled  aboard  the  pairs  were  made  on . the  Abiqua  carry  line to  Logans  Fort, which  towed her. sisteir^lCitifs  Rervlce  Street,. New  York  4,  N.  Y.  ^^4  SS . Abi^a.; _  ^  in  Jacksonville  and'  after;  1ft  sMp;to,. JackMnville;ior.'repadH.­~  Log Subscribers  �Friday^  May  18.  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Nine  Digested  Minutes  Of  SlU  Ship  Meetings  MICHAEL  (Carras),  March  10  Ship's  Delegate  to  see  Captain  engage  in  politics.  Suggestions  —  Chairmen.  B.  Ruggie;  Secre  about  painting  of  the  Stewards  made  on  ways  to  keep  the  mess­ tary,  J.  Mercado.  Discussion  on  Department  facilities.  room  cleaner  for  the  benefit  of  whether  or  not  the  crew  woulc  the  crew.  4  4  4  care  to  draw bolivars or sign chits  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  4  4  4  "^• ­1 J''!  in  Carapito.  Bosun  asked  men  (Seatrain). April  16  —  Chairman.  NIKOS  (Dolphin),  February  11  :"'i ;­l  to  take  proper  care  of  washing  M.  Muzio;  Secretary,  E.  Hill.  11—Chairman.  A.  Maselek;  Sec­ machine.  Iced  drinks  suggested,  Secretary­Treasurer's  letter  in  retary.  Frank  Reeves.  Delegates  but  the  Steward  said  it  would  connection  with  March  of  Dimes  reported  no  beefs  of  any  size.  be  a  handicap  as  there  was  no  read  and  accepted.  Donations  to  All  Delegates  reported  on  the  ice  machine  aboard.  Crewmem­ be  taken  up  among  crew  and  number  of  books  and  permits  in  bers  asked  to  contribute  books  turned  over  to  the  New  Orleans  each  department.  One  man  was  and  magazines  to  ship's  library,  Hall.  Article  in  "Fortune"  maga­ censured  for  taking  his  beef  tpp­ zine  concerning  SlU  and  Cities  side.  It  was  pointed  out  to  him  t  4,  COUNCIL  GROVE  (Cities  Ser­ Service  read  to  members  and  that  the  reason  Delegates  were  vice),  April  1—Chairman.  George  discussed.  elected  was  to  represent  the  Schmidt;  Secretary.  R.  Roberts.  crew  in  Jieefs  with  the  officers.  Deiegates  reported  the  number  BEAUREGARD  ^ (Waterman),  The  Ship's  Delegate  reported  of  .  books  and  permits  in  their  April  11—Chairman,  Dave  Nunn;  that,  as  there  was  no  AC  cur­ departments.  Deck  and  Engine  Secretary,  James  Tarrant.  Dele­ rent  on  the  ship,  it  was  impos­ Delegates  reported  large  amounts  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Mem­ sible  to  get  a  'vi'ashing  machine.  of  disputed  overtime.  Discussion  bers  warned. that  men  .selling  4  4  4  on meals.  Deck  Delegate asked  to  stores  will  face  severe  penalty.  GREENSTAR  (Traders).  Feb­ check  with  Patrolman  to  see  ex­ Discussion  on  men  in  Deck  De­ ruary  12  —  Chairman,  W.  H.  actly  what  duties  the  Bosun  is  partment  taking  orders  directly  Sibley;  Secretary,  J.  J.  Dorry.  allowed.  For  education,  two  Un­ from  Mate.  ,  Departmental  Delegates  reported  ion films  were  shown.  Ship's  no  beefs  and  no  disputed  over­ Delegate  gave  a  talk  on  the  FORT  HOSKINS^(Cities  Serv­ time  ih  their  departments.  They  duties  of  his  job.  ice).  April  14  —  Chairman,  Ed  also  reported  on  the  number  of  Sims;  Secretary,  John  Fee,  Dele­ books  and  permits  in  each  de­ j. •  4.  4  SOUTHLAND  (South  Atlan­ gates  reported  no  beefs.  Ship's  partment.  It  was  suggested  that,  tic),  March  11  —•   Chairman.  C.  fund  reported  to  contain  $41.  if  any  of  the  new  men  wanted  Mosley;  Secretary.  C.  Taylor.  Motion  carried  that  Patrolman  information  about  the  Union  and  ­  Delegates  reported  number  of  straighten  out  AB  standing  4­ how  it  functions,  they  should  books  and  permits  in  their  de­ hour  wheel  watches.  Motion  car­ see  the  department  Delegates.  partments. Discussion  on  men go­ ried  that  a  minimum  of five  Suggestions  made on  keeping  the  ing  after  higher  ratings.  men  be  turned  to  for  prepara­ laundry,  messroom  and  recrea­ and  discussed.  Ship's  Delegate  books  and  permits  in  their  de­ tions  when  arriving  in  port.  Dis­ tion  room  cleaner  for  all  hands.  4  4  4.  reported  all  beefs  should foe  partments.  Ship's  fund  reported  ROBIN  KIRK  (Seas  Shipping).  brought  on  deck  of  meetings  as  containing  $115.  Discussion  on  cussion  on  contribution  to  March  Feb.  12—Chairman.  T.  Richburg;  and  not  around  the  ship, at  other  time ashore  and  unloading  cargo.  of  Dimes.  Motion  carried  ot  do­ Secretary.  E.  Giza.  Delegates  re­ hours.  Warning  given  concerning  Article  from  "Food  for  Thought"  nate  $50.  ported  all  smooth.  Ship's . Dele­ performing  aboard  ship.  read  and  discussed.  gate  asked  the  crew's  coopera­ ANDREW  ^JACKSON  (Waier­ 4  4.  4  4  tion  in  making  trip smooth.  Car­ SEATHUNDER  (Colonial).  DEPAUW  4 VICTORY  man).  April  15 — Chairmaii,  A.  (South  4  4  t  '.penter  promised  to  build  a  ping  March  4  —  Chairpian.  Leo  Gur­ Atlantic).  April  4—Chairman.  J.  Ferrara;  Secretary,  H.  Pitkofsky.  ANDREW  JACKSON  (Wa­ pong  table.  ganus;  Secretary.  M.  Vierapiano.  Graum; Secretary.  P. Lusk. Dele­ Engine  Delegate  reported  30  terman)  March  4  —  Chairman.  .  4  ' 4  4.  ­ Delegates  reported  a  few  minor  gates  reported  a  few  overtime  hours  of  disputed  overtime.  Mo­ MOTHER  ML  (Eagle  Ocean).  beefs  had  been  taken  care  of.  beefs.  ­Ship's  Delegate  elected.  tion  carried  to  call  a  meeting  Bob  Barrett;  Secretary.  Hyman  March  25.—  Chairman.  L.  Hod­ Discussion  on  the  proper  way  of  Discussion  on  disputetl  overtime  when  ship  hits  New  York  con­ Pitkofsky.  Departmental  Dele­ ges;  S^retary.  C.  Baird.  Dele­ handling  meat.  More  cooperation  concerning  shift  of  ship  in  cerning  the  beefs  in  the  Stew,­ gates  reported  no  overtime  beef$  in  their  departments.  Stewards  gates  reported  number  of  books  asked  among  men  in  Stewards  Okinawa.  ards  Department.  Motion  carried  Delegate  reported  on  a  beef  ini  and. permits in  their departments;  Department.  to  have  Patrolman  notify  health  the  Stewards  Department  where  4  4  4  ho  beefs,  except  one hour  of  dis­ authorities  to  have  ship  fumi­ the  Skipper  ordered  the  Stew­ BIENVILLE  (Waterman),  puted  overtime  in  Deck  Depart­ gated.  Motion  carried  to  have  ard  to  knock  off  the  Passengers'  April  15—Chairman.  W.  Wallace;  ment.  Discussion  on  fact  that  Union  notify  crews  to  demand  Utility  on  Sundays  while  on  day  Secretary.  C.  Andrews.  Motion  only  two  lifeboats  are  in  ser­ their* draws  in  foreign  ports  in  work.  Everything  else  runnings  ­• arried to accept  report on  March  . viceable  conditioni  Vote  of  of  Dimes.  Delegates  reported  no  American  currency.  smoothly.  ^anks  given  Stewards  Depart­ beefs.  Motion  carried  \to  paint  4  4  4  ^  4  4.  4  ment.  out  recreation  room  and  decks.  SEATH U N D E R  (Colonial);  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Service).  Clapper  valves  to  be  repaired.  4  4.  4  March  4  —•  Chairman,  Lee  Gur­ COE  VICTORY  (Victory  Car­ March  11—Chairman.  D.  Robin­ 4  4  4  ganus;  Secretary.  M.  Viedapiandk.  riers). March  3 —  Chairman,  Vin­ '.on;  Secretary.  James  Corcoran.  AZALEA  CITY  (Waterman).  Stew,?rds  Delegate  reported  that  cent  M e'e h'a n ;' Secretary,  Sir  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  Dis­ April  15 — Chairman,  M.  Olsen;  4  4  4.  Charles.  Delegates  reported  no  cussion  on  washing  machine,  Secretary,  J.  Connors.  Delegates  SALEM  MARITIME  (Cities  there  had  been  a  few  minor  beefs.  Reading  of  communica­ which  is  on  the  fritz.  Messman  reported  no  beefs..  Suggestion  Service).  April  26  —  Chairman,  beefs  in  his  department  wTiicR  tions  on  unloading  cargft  and  asked  "  cooperation  in  keeping  made  that  slopchest  items  and  Joe  Scramuzza;  Secretary.  C.  had  been  straightened  out  satis=  time  ashore.  Ship's  Delegate  to  messroom  clean.  Larger  bulletin  price  list  be  posted  fpr  crew's  Middleton.  Delegates  reported  factorily.  Other  Delegates  report­ ed  no  beefs  in  their  departments.  contact  Captain  on  details  of  board  to  be  put  up  in  messroomb  convenience.  Blackie  Connors  everything  going smoothly.  Ship's  It  was  suggested  that  there  ship's  crew.  Delegate  read  report  on  March  should  be  a  better  spirit  of  co­ elected  Ship's  Delegate.  PETROlfl­rE^ (Mathiasen);  of  Dimes  collection.  A  vote  of  operation  between  individuaB  4  4  March  18—Chairman.  C.  Forest;  WILLIAM 4 CARRUTH  (Trans­ thanks  given  the  Stewards  De­ members  of  the Stewards  depart­ Secretary.  S.  Schuyler.  Delegates  Fuel),  March  13 — Chairman.  F.  partment  for fine  work  they  are  reported  all  in  order,  with  re­ Guerin;  Secretary.  E.  Seeley.  doing.  Various subjects  discussed,  ment. This  would  make it eeasiee  pairs  being  taken  care  of.  Motion  Delegates'  reports  accepted.  such  as'  why  .the  Union  should  for  all  concerned.  4  4  4  o  buy  a  washing  machine tabled  4  4  4  STEEL  ADVOCATE  (Isthmi­ MOBILIAN  (Waterman). March  until  inspection  shows  the  old  an),  March  25—Chairman.  Sam­ machine Js  beyond  repair.  Ship's  25—Chairman,  R.  Nelson;  Secre­ uel  Parker;  Secretary.  George  delegate  spoke  on  the  cleanli­ tary.  L.  Wing.  Delegates  report­ Zidik.  Delegates  reported  on  the­ ed  all  okay.  Laundry  to  be  kept  less  of  the  Stewards  Department  With  th«  nation  tightenitig  its defense  preparations,  number  of  books  and  permits  int  clean  by  each  department  in  ro­ lersonnel.  the  role of  the merchant  marine is daily  becoming  more  each  department.  The  messager  tation.  Decision  made  to  have  all  4  4  4  sent  from  Headquarters,  reprint­ SEA  COMET  (Colonial).  April  vital.  For  this  reason  it  is  imperative  that  every  Sea­ watches  wash  their  clothes  dur­ ing  the  week  and  leave  Satur­ 11  —  Chairman.  S.  Zygarowsxi;  farer .stand  ready  to  ship  in  the  rating  for  which  he  is  ed  from ~"Food  For  Thought,"  concerning  membership  and  poli­ day  jand  Sunday  for  day  work­ Secretary.  Pedetsen.  Delegates  qualified  and  in  which  he can  be of. the greatest  service.  cy  was  read  to  the  meeting  and*  reported  all  okay.  Doors  to  be  ers'  use.  it  was  accepted  unanimously.  In  this  connection.  Headquarters  continues  to  point ^  fixed  and  bed  springs  to  be  re­ 4  4  4  The  Ship's  Delegate  suggested;'  out  that  many  men  qualified  by  experience  and  skill  .  W.  E.  DOWNING  (Mathiasen).  paired.  Stewards  Delegate  ask­ to  all  the  crew  that  any  time  March  18 —  Chairman. Bob  Mur­ ed  if  it  was  all  right  to  paint,  have  not  applied  for  endorsements  for  high  ratings.  a  man  has  a  beef  which  might  as  the  Steward  had­ gotten'  the  phy;  Secretary,  Dan  Sheehan.  Men  who  do  not  seek  higher  ratings for  which  they  affect  the  crew  he  should  bring;  green  light  from  the. Captain.  Delegates  reported  some  disputed  are  qualified  are.  in  effect,  causing  a  waste  of  needed  it  to  the  attention  of  the  crew  overtime.  V.  J.  MaBucci  elected  Captain  reported  fully  in  agree­ through  the  meeting,  and  not  Ship's  . Delegate.  Discussion  on  ment  on  repairs to  be  made  and  skill.  beef  around  the  passageways,  on  The  Maritime  Administrator  is  seeking  draft­defer­ repair" lists  and  the  rotating  of  assured  all  hands  they  will, share  deck  or  in  the  foc'sles.  If  an  in  the  overtime  work..  . ,  time  of  meetings.  ment  for  rated  men  only.  Consequently,  men,  whb  are  item  is  good  enough  to  beef  •   : 4^.  4  %• • ;  drafted  because  they  have  not  obtained  the­ratings  for  about,  it  should  be  shared  with  ; .(Ci^^^^^  '  S T E E L  A.DVOCAT5  (Irth  ,  SALEM  ^  fnijMi).  Mareh  25  ­­^  Chairman;  Service).  April  iS^Chairman.  E.  which  they  are  gualified.  will  nbt  be  serving in  jbbs  in  air hands  and  that  is  the  way  to  solve  a  problem.  It  was  sug­ Samuel  Pafker;  Secretary.  Braile;  Secmtary,  Frank  Savoie.  which  they can  be of  greatest  service  to our  nation.  gested  that  better  care  should;  If  you  have  the­ qualifications,  apply  for  upgrading­ George  Zidik.: Delegates  report­  Delegates  voiced  appreciation  be  given ^  to  the  washing  ma­ '­ed  all  bkayi  Bulletin  concerning  for  the  improvement  in  the food.  Do it  today!  chine  so  that  it  will  last  longer.  l^'^Membership  ^hd  Policy"  read . Delegates  reported  nmnber  of  ^AVE yoU^EAV THE SIU'S /V£W POBLICATIOM, (^OPms ARE AVA\LABIE ATAU  MAUS AND AR.STOURS  POR. TH5 ASKING ­ Co After Your Rating  �Page  Tea  TBE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Frida^ May  1ft  rSSl  VBE  MEMBEBSmP SPEAEjS  Boycott Of  NSA Held  ^Militant Stand' For Rights  .glad  that  our  Union  jumped  up  ,  ^  ^  ,  and  said  what  it  thought  and  I  see  by  the  last  issue  of  the  ^^.^ion  to  withdraw.  SEAFARERS  LOG  that  the  SIU  If  these  people  are  going  to  ,  has  officially  notified  the  Mari­ deal  with  us  on  the  level  they  time  Administrator  and  the  Sec­ should  make  their  statements  retary  of  Commerce  that  we j and  actions  jibe.  If  they  don't,  have  withdrawn  our  pledges  then 1 guess  they  can't  count  on  from  the  Statement  of  Policy  our  Union  to  support  them.  signed  by  us  and  other  maritime  We  won  certain  rights  under  the  Jones  Act  and  that's  what  unions  in  Washington.  the SIU was out  to protect.  From  ' I hope  some  of  the o(her  mari­ the  way  1 look  at  it,  it  would  time  unions  will  follow  in  the  be  very  easy  to  allow  things  footsteps  of  the  SIU,  and  with­ like  this  to  pass.  But  later  on  draw  their signatures and  pledges  there'd  be  something  else,  and  still  later,  another  thing  would  in the  same  way. When  the dele­ crop  up.  Little  by  littie,  we'd  gates  to  the  SIU  convention  suddenly  realize  we  didn't  have  adopted  the  resolution  to  with­ a  lot  of  the  rights  we've  fought  draw  the  SIU  signatures,  it  took  so  hard  to  get.  a  militant  stand  and  it  was  en­ WHERE  ARE  THE  REST?  tirely  justified  because  it  acted  So  far  none  of  the other  mari­ to  protect  the rights  of  its  mem­ time  unions  have  joined  us  in  bers.  withdrawing  their  signatures  from  the  policy  statement,  at  NOT  BLIND  least  none  that  I  know  of.  If  the  Maritime  Administra­ They're  probably  so  anxious  to  tion  is  going  to  talk  out  of  both  show  the  bureaucrats  that  they  sides' of  its mouth,  at  least  we're  are  regular  guys  they'll  even  ^ise  to  what's  going  on.  Ac­ stand  for  a  double­cross  and  not  cording  to  the  stories  on  this  say  anything  in  protest.  situation  that  I've  been  follow­ Maybe  our  Union  didn't  take  ing  up  in  the  LOG,  the  govern­ the  easy  way,  but  its  action  ment  representatives  in  Wash­ shows  that  it  was  looking  out  ington  assured  the  maritime  un­ for  the  rights  of  its  members,  ions  that  they  endorsed  the  pro­ gram  that  was  drawn  up.  One  and  that  it  wasn't  going  to  be  of  the  things  in  that  program  a  party  to  any  scuttling  of  our  was  that  the  civilian  status  of  civilian  status.  merchant  seamen  should  be  pro­ Some  of  these  outfits  appar­ tected.  ently  haven't  learned  that  un­ less  a firm  stand  is  made, • even  .  BACK­TRACKED  with  a  government  agency,  sea­ .  A  few  months  later  we find  men  can  get  the  short  end  of  out  that  the  Maritime  Adminis­ the  stick.  tration  was  allowing  general  agency  agreements  in  which  the  Anyway,  there's  one  thing  I'm  rights  of  merchants  as  civilians  glad  to  see—and  that  is  that,  are  jeopardized.  That  didn't  ex­ our  Union  has  lost  none  of  its  actly  sound  like  what  we  had  militancy  and  will  go  in  theie  been  promised,  and  I'm  very  and  raise  hell  if  it  has  to.  Artie  Farrell  Celebrating  Their  'Umpt^nth'  To  the  Editor:  He's  Ready  • • Pvt. Orain  J.  Ready,  now  stationed  in  Korea,  writes  that  he  looks  forward  to  a  return  to  sailing  on  SIU  ships.  He  Minds  "best  regards  to  all  his  Union  Brothers"  and  asks  that  they  write  to  him.  Address:  Pvt.  Grain  J.  Ready,  US51093.  522;  Co.  C.,  21st  Inf.  Regt»  i^>0  24,  c/o  PM,  San  Fran­ dsed.  Calif.  Ship's  Delegate  Bruce  Ruggie  of  the  SS~Michael  gets  set  to  cut first  slice  of  birthday  cake  ­ baked  in  his  honor  by  galley  men.  Helping  to  celebrate  Ruggie's  "umpteenth"  anniversary  are  (standing, left  to right):  Ely  Bradley,  OS;  Ed  Leitch, FWT;  W. L. Schmidt,  Wiper;  J. E. Packard,  '  OS; . Jack  Brest, MM: H. E.  Ricker,  2nd Cook,  and  Nick  Lygnos,  MM* Seated  alongside  of  Ruggie  \  is Andy  Anderson, Bosun.  i  Grits Shortage,  Exchange Rate  Irk Spencer Men  To  ihe  Editor:  \  i  A  .few; lines  to  let  you  knoW  how  we're  making ;oiit  on  this  Bloofnfield  scow,  . the  Frank  ih  Spencer,  1  'm  .'S  '  '  We  took  her  out  of  the  ship'*  yard  in  Mobile  and  made  ^  coastwise  trip  to  Tampaj^  Bears4  port  and^  Norfolk;;  Had  a  Iittli  |  trouble  up  in  Searsport,  but  old­  0  reliable  Rees  got  everything  squared  away  before  we  left  Norfolk.  *  ­/vj  Celebrating  his  "umpteenth"  catch  of  catfish  is  M.  E.  Watson,  the  Michael's  Electrician.  Photo" was  taken  in  San  Juan  River  as  ship  was  leaving  Carapito,  Venezuela.  Watson  says  "1  have fished  everywhere  on  the  East  Coast  of  the  USA  and  in  South  America,  and  still  nothing  but  catfish."  RIO­BOUND  ; ,  At  present  We  are  Headed  fbi|  Rio,  but  we  aren't  too  happy  as  we  found, out  today  that  We  will  probably  have  to  accept  lo­ cal  money  there.  As  a  lot­:bf  you  know  there  is  quite  a ^f­ ference  between  the  official  ex­ change" and  the  free  market.  So  To  the  Editor:  A  lot  of  times,  our  Union  is  It's  nice  to  be  able  to  pick  up  we  all  stand  to  lose  half  of  the  Now  we're  getting  somewhere,  engaged  in  helping  out  other  or­ the  paper  and  see  the  picture  money  we  draw,  I  don't  want  to  sound' like  a  ganizations,  or  is  taking  part  in  of  a  former  shipmate  who  you  GRIT  GRIPE  wise  guy,  but  for  tlie first  time  some  kind  of  activity  that  is  of  haven't  seen  for  quite  a  while  in  a  long  time  I  got  the  fuU  benefit  to our members,  and  un­ and  be able  to find  out  what  he's  '  Some  of  the  fellows  are  coin;:,  score  on  what's, going  on  with  less  the  Port  Agent  tell. about  doing,  templating  hanging  the  Steward!  pur  Union  in  all the  ports  where  these  things  in  their  reports,  In  this  way,  I  think  we  can  He  didn't  get  enough  grits,  and  we  have  Branches.  I  hope  the  there  is  no  way  of  us  knowing  keep these friendships  alive, even  the boys from  Mobile  are  mighty  kind  of  port  reports  that  ap­ about  it.  if  we  don't  get  a  chance  to  rxm  mad  about  it.  The  Chief  Engin­'  peared  in  the  last  issue  of  the  If  our  T^ion  is  going  to 'be  into  each  other  personally  very  eer  is  so  tight,  he  squeaks  when  doing  good* things,  I  think  we  often,  LOG  are  going  to  continue.  he  walks.  He's  so  afraid  some­ In  the  past  few  months  I  ought  to  be  told  them.  After  all,  I generally  ship  out  of  one  or  one  will  make  some  overtime  he  .  found  it  pretty  hard  to find  out  we're  making  news.  tw6  ports,  so  I  never  get  a  can't  sleep  nights.  He  makes  the  Another  thing  I  liked  about  chance  to  know  what's  doing  Second  Engineer  blow,  tubes  oh  what  was  going  on. It  was darn­ ed  seldom  that  you  could find  the  last  issue  was  that  the  port  with  my  buddies  and  the  Un­ holidays  and  Sundays  so  the  all­of  the  ports  reporting  in  one  reports  told  us  something  about  ion  in  the  other  ports,  unless  I  Wipers  won't  make  ­any  over­ issue,  and  most  of  the  time  the  Brother  Union  members —some  read  about  them  in  the  LOG,  time.  Even  the  First  Assistant  accounts  were  very  sketchy.  But  of  them  even  had  their  pictmes  That's  why  I  appreciated  the  tried  to  quit  in  Norfolk,  but  lie  in  the  last  issue,  the  Branch  published.  accounts  we  got  in  the last  issue  couldn't  get  a  relief,  Agents  were  all  represented  and  of  the  paper.  ,  Well,  that's  about  all  for  now.  they  told  just  about  everything  I  think  the  Age^s  made  a  I'll  write  you  again  at  the  end  of  interest,  good  start  in  getting  the  score  of  the  trip  and  let  you  know  ONLY  MEDIUM  to  us.  After  all,  we  depend  on  how  we  make  out.  We're  going  Check  the  sli^  chest  be­ My  feeling  is  that  the  LOG  is  fore  your . boat  sails.  Make  them  to  'keep  us  informed,  as  to­^take  some  pictures,  this  trip  about  the  only  means  through  sure  that  the  slop  chest­eon­ th^ are  the  gusrs  in  a  position  end  if  they  come  out  okay,  we'll,  which  we  can  keep  up­to­date  tains  an  adequate' supply  of  to dp  so,  at  least  as  far  as  their  send.ih'a  few.'  on  shipping,  the  activities  of  our  all  the  things  yqu  aite  liable  own  Branch  activities  are  con­ M.  Li.McCazty  .  Union  in  every  port  and  news  to aMk­ U £t dbesa't, call  the  cerned,  Let's  hope  they'll  keep  ol  general  labor  interest  to Sea­ Ship  s  Delegate  the  news  coming  our  way.  Union  HaU  imiuidiaiely.  farers.  ;sS:5|Vwik:: E.'Spaz^  Complete Coverage  Of  Agents* Port Reports  Makes Hit; 'Keep Them Coming, 'Member Says  Checkit— But Gooil  J  a'  �I|=t  ?  Friday,  May. 18. 1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  In  There  Pitching  Page  Elerea  Member,  Impressed  By  Welfare  Report,  Likes  Idea Of  Taking Care  Of  Oldtimers  To  the  Editor:  for  men  in  the  SIU  and  those  started  and  who  were  made  eli­ in  the  NMU.  gible for  all  the  benefits.  It looks  That  was  quite  a  list  of  Bro­ to  me  like  our  Union  had  one  thers  who  have  been  receiving  Practically  everybody  in  our  idea  and  that  was  to  make every  hospital  benefits  from  the  Sea­ Union  is  eligible  for  the  Welfare  man  eligible,  without  fdrgetting  farers  Welfare  Plan.  The  way  Plan's  benefits.  Anybody  can  anybody.  the  Welfare  Plan  report  was  make  it,  because  as  Brother  Hall  published  in  the  May  4  issue  said,  you  only"  have  to  work  That's  one  of  the  swellest  things  about  the  Plan.  Most  of  the  LOG  a  Brother  can  get  one  day  during  the  previous  12  guys  know  that  when  some­ a  dam  good  idea  of  how  the  months.  And  the  benefits  con­ thing  new  is  started,  there  are  tinue  as  long  as  you're  in  the  money  is  being  paid  out  of  the  always  a  bunch  of  people  who  Fund  and  to  whom  it  is  going.  hospital.  I  imagine  a  lot  of  guys  in  the  NMU  are  always  going  are  left  out  in  the  cold,  because  At  the  same  time,  we  get  a  to find  they  just  missed  the  a  start  has  to  be  made  some­ chance  to find  out  which  of  our  boat  when  it  comes  to  getting  where. But  the oldtimers  weren't  friends  or  fojroer  shipmates  are  the  hospital  payments. They  have  forgotten,  the  plan  brought  therd  in  the'hospital  and  where.  to  work  20  days  in  a  six­month  right  in.  Brother  Paul  Hall's  summary  period.  And  then  they  only  get  GOOD  PROSPECT  of  how  the  Welfare  Plan  works  benefits  for  13  weeks,  then  they  And  one  of  the  reasons  I'm  in­ certainly shows the adv^tages of  have  to  work  another  20  days.  terested  in  that  way  of  doing  the  plan  we have  over  the others  Kind  of  tough,  when  a  guy's  things  is  that  I  expect  to  be  an  in  the  maritime  industry  that  sick.  oldtimer  myself  some  day  and  I  are run  by insurance  companies.  DeUta  accompanying  this  photo  from  the  SS  Puerto  Rico  You  can  get  a  pretty  good  like  to  know  I'm  being  looked  SIU  COVERS  EVERYONE  says  "Three  good  Union  men  who  axe  keeping  up  the  high  idea  of  what  the  Seafarers  are  out  for. That  could  be  pretty  im­ standards  set  by  the  SIU."  Left  to  right.  Bill  Royce.  black  The  thing  that  was  most  in­ trying  to  do  by  that  special  portant  when  some  new  kind  gang;  Celm  Hospidales.  Bellhop,  and  Ted  .Lawson.  Chief  teresting  to  me  was  the  com­ group  of  120  oldtimers  who  were  of  benefit  is being  put  into effect.  Butcher.  parison  of  the  eligibility  rules  in  the  hospital  when  the  Plan  By  the  way  I  noticed  in  the  Welfare  Plan  report  that  the  two  Seafarers  who  have  been  written  up  in  so  many  papers  lately  have  been  receiving  hos­ pital  benefits  over  at  the  Staten  Island  Marine  Hospital.  Eric  Jo­ To  the  Editor:  *  made $21  a  month,  now  my  base  tween  the  company  and  the  seph,  who  gave  up  an  eye  to  pay  is  nearly  $250  a  month.  I  workers.  It  is  as  important  for  Perhaps  many  of  us  who  have  have  the  union  to  thank for  it.  us  to  uphold  our  end  of  the  con­ save  the  sight  of  Phil  Pron.  had  Unionism  bom  and  bred  Once  during  a  strike,  my  tract  as  it  is  for  the  company  to  They're  both  on  the  list.  into  our  being  do  not  realize  the  grandfather  went  down  to  his  do  so.  When  a  man  fouls  up  and  Our  Welfare  Plan  may  be  a  importance  of  teaching  to  others  train  where  his  job  was  to  ice  does  not  do  his  work  he  is  not  model  for  other  Unions  but  tho  the  reasons  for  organization  and  the  passenger  coaches.  He  found  hurting  the  company  nearly  as  thing  that  interests  me  the  most  the  vital  necessity  of  holding  on  a  scab  that  the  company  had  much  as  he  is  hurting  his  own  is  that  it  is  working  to  suit  us  to  the  gains  which  we now  have.  brought  to  work  in  his  place.  He  shipmate  and  brothers.  When  a  Seafarers.  Larry  (Red)  Halton  Those  of  us  who  have  grown  picked  up  a  bucket  of  ice,  threw  man  destroys  company  gear  and  up  in  Union  homes know  the im­ it  in  the  scab's  face  and  then  property  he  does  not  hurt  the  portance  of  Unity  and  Solidarity  jammed  the  bucket  over  his  company,  he  hurts  himself.  but  we  often  do  not .realize  that  head  so  hard  that  they  had  to  If  you  think  that  your  working  another  Brother  may  have grown  take  the  man  to  the  hospital  rules  are  unfair,  study  your  up  in  a  home  where  the  par­ to  remove  it.  My  grandfather  agreement.  List  the  changes  that  ents,  due  to  the  nature  of  their  was  taken to  jail. The  union soon  you would  like to  have made  and  work  were  against  unions  or,  got  him  out,  however,  and  no  pass  them  on  to  your  delegate.  not  needing  the  protection  which  scab  offered  to  take  my  grand­ He  will  turn  them  over  to  the  unionism  affords  the  average  father's  job  away  from  him  negotiating  committee  and  when  To  the  Editor:  worker,  were  disinterested.  again.  the  contract  is  up  for  renewal,  I  read  the  LOG  regularly  and  I  know  of  a  retired  railroad  The  companies  have  given  your  suggestions  may  be  incul­ notice  some  interesting  reading  worker  who  used  to  work  16  over  to  unions  certain  conces­ cated  into  the  new  agreemenc.  If  concerning  Coast  Guard  doings.  hours  a  day ^ shoveling coal  with­ sions  because  Unions  demanded  you  just  sit  back  and  squawk  I  see  where  you  say  not  to  out  the  payment  of  overtime.  it.  Not  because  they  loved  the  you  are  not  helping  yourself  nor  turn  in  your  old  seaman's  pa­ Harry  Kronmel  looks  well  When  the  workers  got  together  workers.  Government  bureaus  anybody  else.  pers  when  receiving  seaman's  padded  in  "Mae  West"  he  to  demand  better  wages and  con­ have  been  abolished  because  the  documents, etc.  A few  weeks agoi,  wears  during  a  lire  and  boat  ditions  he  was  right  in  the  fore­ laboring  man  demanded  it  and  If  we  do  not  have  enough  my  brother,  Ray  F.,  and  myself  drill  aboard  the  Bull  Lines'  front  encouraging  the  brothers  had  sense  enough  to  stick  to­ self­respect  to  stay  out  of  sat  for  our  engineer's  licenses  trouble  for  our  own  sakes  let's  ship.  to  stand  up  for  their  rights,  and  gether  and  refuse  to  work  until  do  it  for  our  Union's  sake  and  and  got  them  but  the  Coast  Guard  here  (Tampa)  kept  our  when  a  convention  was  organ­ the  government  did  as  he  our  brothers  and  shipmates.  discharges  and  all  letters  of  '  ized  to  work  out  working  rules  wanted.  Joe  the  Grinder  (Zimmer)  recommendation, etc., saying  they  for  the  men  and  the  company  These  working  agreements  that  would  keep  them,  and. if  we  to  sign,  he  was  sent  to  help  in  we  have  signed  are contracts  be­ SS  Del  Norte  needed  them,  they  would  have  making  out  these  rules.  These  them.  rules  were  later  adopted  and  We  would  like  to  get  them  signed  by  both  the  company  and  back,  as  they  are  our  only  way  the  organization  of  men  who  To  the  Editor:  to  show  our  jobs  aboard  SIU  called  themselves  the  Brother­ vessels.  Also  some  companies  re­ I  would  appreciate  j»  if  you  hood  of  Locomotive  Firemen  and  quire  that  you  give  them  the;  could  put  me, on  the  LOG  mail­ Enginemen.  This  has  since  be­ time  of  your  discharges,  the;  list  again.  I  w^  getting  the  come  a  strong  union  and  has  name  of  the  vessels,  etc.  Please  LOG  while  I ­was  at  Fcrt  Dix  fostered  the  organization  of  check  up  for  us  to find  out  if,  |ind ; I  missed  it  a  lot. since  I've  many  more  unions  patterned  af­ we  can  get  them  back.  |>ecn  down  here.  I  would  ap­ ter  itself.  Give  our  best  regards  to  the­ preciate  it  too,  if  you  could  When  this  man's  son  later  ex­ SIU  boys.  :  put  my  address  in  the  LOG  so  pressed  a  desire^ to  go  to  sea,  that  my  old  shipmates  could  James  and  Roy  Farmer  write  to  me,  if  they  v/anted  to.  the  seamen  wer^  on  a  strike,  Tampa.  Fla.  and  no  ships  were  sailing  unless  My  brother,  Victor  John,  w«s  they  had  scab  and finky  crews.  (Ed.  Note:  The  discharges "  a  permitman  for  a  few  years.  The  veteran  union  man  told  his  and  the  letters  of  recommen­  ^  We  were  on  two , ships  together  son,  whom  he dearly  loved, "Son,  dation  are  your  evidences  of  in  1947.  He  went  back  into  the  if  you  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  employment  and  you  should  Army  and,  has  been  reported  get  a  job  on  a  boat  as  a  scab,  be  able  to  get  them  merely  missing  in. action, in  Korea.  His  you"'  will  never  put  another  foot  by  going  to  the  Coast  Guard  last  ship  was  the  Nathaniel  B.  under  my  table!"  That  was  how  and  asking  for  them.)  Palmer  on  the  coastwise  oil  run.  strongly  this  worker  felt  about  My  last  ship  was  the  Hastings.  unions.  Likes  LOG  Mail  System  I  was  Oiler  on  there  when  I  Many  of  us  come  to  york  on  vi^as  drafted.  I'm  in  a  medical  ships  and  we  think  that  these  To  the  Editor:  company  now,  which  means  I'm  conditions  we  now  have  were  Please  accept  my  little  dona­ going  to  be  Para­Medic.  I'll  be  handed  to  us  by  the  companies  tion  for  the  LOG.  We  look  for­ going  to  school  for  quite  awhile,  or  the  government.  But  that  is  ward  to  receiving  the  LOG  in  so  I'd  like  to  write  my  old  bud­ entirely  wrong.  Men  fought  and  Seafarer  JuUen  Markham  and  his  wife,  the  former  Vilma  every  port  we  touch.  dies  while  I  got  the  time.  died,  some  in  jail,  that  we might  Gorton,  pose  in  their  home  in  Southeast  Portland.  Or®.  They  Keep'  up  the  good  mailing  Pfc.  ­Lewis  Tabarini  enjoy  the  conditions  and  wages  were  married  on  April  17,  The crew  of  the SS  Ses  Conlet,  on  system.  US­51048338  which  Markham  is  Ship's  Delegate,  extended  best  wishes  to  Fred  Blichert  ;, ,v  Medical  Co.^  503  A.i.a  that  we,  have  today.  ,  SS  Clarksburg  Victory  the  newiyweds.  Photo  submitted  by  S.  Zygie.  Steward.  When  I first  went  to  sea  I  Fort  CampbeUt  Ky.  ­  r .'I  Union  Men  Must  Accept  Responsibilities  With.  Benefits  Of  Membership,  He  Says  Farmer Brothers  Are Licensed  As Engineers  In Army Medics,  Tabarini Asks  Buddies To Write  ­...A'­­ • •   'J.' iV  On  For  Life  �­:•  *»"­'^Ijr,;­xv  Page  Twelve  THE  SEAFARERS  10 €  Non­Unicm SMps Show Him  On 'A­1 Feeder And Cleap Ship''  Wlmt SIU Means To Seamen  Friday,  May  18,  1951  Neiglibofs Besiega  Schmidt H<hne Fof  Each LOG Edition  myself  can do nothing  about. The  only  remedies  are  to  either  quit  To ,the  Editor:  '  I  am  a  former  member  of  the  the sea  or  join a seamen's  union.  SIU  who  was—and  ­deserved  to  I  neglected  to  inform  you  of  be  —  suspended  from  the  Union,  The  SIU  will  probably  not  ihy  desire  to  continue  receiving  and  who  has  since  been  sailing  even'consider  my  request  to  re­ the  LOG,  when  the  inquiries  on  non­Union  ships;  Believe  me,  join,  but  I  will  try  anyway.  It  is  were  sent  about  a' year  ago,  add  when  I  say  I  have  come  to  ap­ the  only  chance  I'll  ever  have  I've  been  hearing  about  it  evef  preciate  what  it  means  to  be  to  better  my  lot.  If  the  Union  since.  will  reopen  my  suspension  —  I  a  Union  man.  Everyone  at  home  seems  sd  now  hold  AB  papers  —  I  would  If  you  have  ever  worked  on  do  anything  to  again  be  a  mem­ interested  that  Tm  sending  that  the  Great  Lakes  for  the  slave­ ber  of  the  SIU.  information  now.  It  got  so  bad  driving  Lakes  Carriers  Associa­ Now  knowing  what  a  boon  around  home  that  even  the  tion,  you  will  know  what  I  a  union  can  be  for  seamen,  I  neighbors,­were  running  in  aud  borrowing  the  LOG.  mean.  would  work  to  keep  it  strong  to  My first  trip  was  out  of  Buf­ the  best  of  my  ability.  There  is  i  think  the  husbands  in  the  falo.  They  signed  me  up,  and  more  that  I  can  say,  but  you  neighborhood  have  it  in  for  rne  then  took  me  in  a  taxi  to  the  are  probably  tired  of  reading  because  the  wives  are  all  confr  ship  as  it  was  getting  ready  this  letter  from  a  jerk  who  plaining  that  Schmidt  has  better ^  to  shove  off.  Well,  that  was  as  didn't  realize  a  good  deal  when  conditions  than  they  have,  add  far  as  their  generosity  lasted.  he  had  it.  no  babies  to  change.  ,  The  Mate  met me  at  the  gang­ Only  one  request  I  have  to j  Ralph  W.  Hill  way  and  said,  "Stow  your  gear  make.  Will  you  please  publish  (Editor's  Note:  As  far  as  and  turn  to  in  15  minutes."  That  in several  issues  of  the  LOG,  the  was  about  7  PM.  They  cast  off  your  suspension  is  concerned,  date  when  the  new  Hall  in  about  7:30,  and  then  the  deck  it  still  stands.  But  as  an  AB  Brooklyn  will  open,  as  every­ crew  was  put  to  closing  hatches.  you  should  have  no  trouble  one  is  more  than  interested.  getting  out  on  an  SIU  ship  Chuck  Garriz,  of  the  SS  Warrior;  submitted  this  shot  of  PAYLESS  WORK  Georgo­H.  Schmidt  under  a  work  permit.  Go  to  some shipmatee on deck. From  left  tO'  are  Brcdhers  Smith,^  SS  HurxlCane  Well,  Brother,  that  job  lasted  the  nearest  A&G  Hall,  atid  Green,  Bolinger',  BanksfOU,  Knbwles,  Phlbwick,  Burh'am  and  tin  about  10:30  that  night,  when  you  will  be  taken  care  of.)  (Ed.  note:  As  has  been  noted'  Shar]^  I  was  told  to  knock  off,  but  to  in­  several  isssues,  the  new!  be  on  deck  at  8  the  next  morn­ Hall  shuld  be  completed  in  ing.  Here's  the  rub:  I  later  the  summer.  As  soon  as  the  found  out  my  time  didn't  start  date  is  At,  it  will  be  mader  that  night  but  my  pay  started  known.  All  hands  share  Bro­ at  8  the  next  day.  ther  Schmidt's  anxiety.)  The  Captain  signed  the  men  • n  on ship's  articles,  but  he  was  in­ BreiUerhaven  Club  disposed,  or  so  he  said,  till  the  day  after  I  came  aboard.  I  bet  Gives  Lift To  the  SIU  never  had  a  case  like  Sea  Thunder  Crew  that—work  a  man  for  nothing.  One  of  this  Union's  permit  holders  has  for  the  country's  sake  when  necessary,  Well,  the  rest  of  the  trip  was  Seafarers  International  Union"  for  a  mid­ but  some  people  have  a  habit  of  twisting  To  the  Editor:  nothing  but  work  and  more  dle name.  If  you  don't  believe me,  ask  Chau  everything  into a national emergency.  There  This crew  wishes to  make  puh­ work.  Why,  for  one  stretch  the  deck  crew  worked  16  hours  Siu  Ki  what  his  middle  name  means.  For  are  people  in  this  country,  who  under  the  lic  its  thanks  to  Mr.  Paul  Sch­ straight,  except  for  half­hour  those  who  have  cleaned  up  enough  at  sea  guise  of  patriotism  (national  emergency),  midt,  manager  of  the  USS  club  meals.  to own  automobiles, comes some  free' advice.  attempt  to  place  needless  restrictions  on  at  Bremerhaven,  Germany.  Mr;  We  turned  to  about  three  Buy  your  gasoline  in  the  coolest  part  of  labor  so  that  their  profits" will  be  larger.  Schmidt  came  all  the  way  to  Einswarden  to  meet  our  shijfj  hours  outside  of  Detroit,  open­ the  day  and  you  will  get  more  for  your  These  laws  are  passed  by  politicians  who  answered  hundreds  of  questions  ing  hatches—^ready  for  them  to  of  interest  to  all,  and  otherwise  money.  The  gas  is  contracted  and  you  get  are  elected  by  the  people  of  this  country.  unload  the  coal  from  Buffalo.  gave  us  the  lowdown  on  what  We  tied  up;  then,  as  soon  as  a  more  weight  per  gallon.  If  you  want  to  go  To  protect  seamen  who  are  transients,  it  is  to  do  and  not  to  do  in  this  areai.  hatch  was  unloaded,  we  closed  joy­riding  in  the  afternoon  and  your  gas is  my  belief  that  the  SIU  should  continue  its  He  brought  with  him  a  large  it.  There  are  about  34  or  35  low,  you  can't  go  because  you  won't  get  present  policy  of  participating  unofficially  box  of  books  and  other  litera­ hatches  —  steel  ones.  Then  we  your  money's  worth.  Sometimes  if  pans  to  in  campaigning  for  and  electing  those  men  ture  badly  needed  after  a  six­ east  off  and  started  washing  month  Persian  Gulf  shuttle'ruA,  be  ignorant  of  facts  like  these,  doesn't  it?  who  are  qualified  to fill  the  job  and  who  down,  etc.  a n  d   otherwise  succeeded  i U  . . .  Bill "Why  Bosun's  Go  Grey" Champlin  are  friendly  to  our  aims  and  principles.  ONLY  ANSWER  spreading  cheer  aniohg  our  ei^  Well,  anyway  I  could  go  on  is  back  in  this  end  of  the  country  after  a  Otherwise  we  will  have to  buck  labor  laws  tire  ship's  complement.  and  on  about  unfair  conditions  full  year  on  the  Del  Mar,  part  of  which  which  would  be  comparable  to  those  "en­ Our  sincere  gratitude  for  thia­ that  disgruntled  seamen  like  time  he  spent  in  editing  the  MAR­LOG,  a  joyed"  by  the  subjects  of  Stalin,  Peron  and  wonderfui  attention  and  for  the*  fine^ service  fendSsred  by  abS­ fine ship's  newspaper.  Franco.  ­ Schmidt.  n  Bill  Nachtigall  Serves  Zyggie  Wydra  told  the  doctor  not  to  After  a  shori  lull,  sk^idng  Is dn  the  up­ Dusan  de  DuisaU  .With­ 3rd Armored Outfit  frighten  him  half  to  death  by  using  a  long  swing  again.  Ybu  know,  that's  what  I  like  H\  .  Ship's  Delegate  scjentific  name  if  anything;: was> Wfhng.^  about  this  column.  Tells'  you  things  you'd  To  the­Editor:  '  S®  SeW Tlmader  '  '  I  would  appreciate  your  con­ said  he'd  prefer  to  Be  told  in  plain  Engliyi.  never  know  otherwise.  ... If  you've  read  ..• m  tinuing  to  send  the  LOG  to  our  The  doctor,  in  plain  English,  said  Zfyggie  marer  I^OBH  one  oi  Riese  columns,  you  un­ home,  as  we  all  enjoy  reading  was  plain  lazy.  Brother  Wyto  sabfj  realtee  lh»t  It  is  composed  of  it;  I  will  pass  it  on  to  my  son,  "Thanks.  Now  will  you  give  the  seien­ Is  shden  from  the  "London  )iai  Nachtigall,  who  was  induct­ tific name for it so I can­tell them at homo?**  Farmeri"  A  batch  of  recruits  were  ed  into  the  Army  on  April  2,  —^The  Editor  of  the  LOG  gave  me  t&at.  I  finisg  dfoifiisd  and  cme  of  thm  was  out  of  £951.  had  to  print  it.  stSIp;  ^iie^siirgeuit  sarcastically  said  to  him,  If  any  of  his  many  friends  would  care­to  have  his  address,  The  author  of  "Living  WRhoist  "Do yott kSMiW,  Bud.  Riat  they^re  all  out  of  it  is:  Pvt.  William  J.  Nachtigall,  was fined  twenty dollars and fdhOid  on­ seap  mtxeipt  you?"  "Well/'  was  the  reply,  U&­52114390,  Co.  C,  36th  Armd.  Inf.  B'n,  C.C.A.,  3rd  ArnTd  Div.,  years  probation  after  pleadfiog:  gutlly  td  "you'ro in  chargei,  you tell  'em.  F<^  Knox,  Ky.  —  three  drtmk • charges. The  we»ld  is  fof  , EE  you  want  to  know  how  to  get  your  ­  Bill  was  well  known  to  all  phonies,  in  case  you dldn'i kttew.  . . EiAifs  name  in  the LOG,  just drop  me  a  note  and  hd  sailed  with.  He  started  as  a  trician  Eddie  Ec^inton  recoveriiatg foam  a ,  you'll  wonder  no  more.  If  you  have  some  Nfessman  and  went  on  to  Night  year's  illness.  All  Electricians  imdbehtodty  short  news  to  go  with  it,  we'll  give  you  Cook  and  Baker.  Hoping  you  Will  continue  sending  the  LOG.  wishing  him  good  luck,  espeehdly  lAttee  credit  for  it.  Especially  if  it  stinks.  George  Buhner  making  like  a  Bosun  on  Mrs.  Margaret  Nachtigall  shipping  is  good.  I  don't  have  to  say  those  things,  do  I? . . . Wonder  vuhy ZIggy  RolSah  Rie  Gateway City  with  Johnny  Hunt,  who  Alden,  Pa.  child  got  off  the  Del  Sud?  He  wm only on  sa^ad several  Cities Service ships  md help­ her  a  year.  Come  to* think  of  It,  ed  lino Ihem op.  Hunt  is  from  Boston.  All  Steamship  got  two  plugs  already  I«t tiiiir  DiaBtoniiiau  chser—all' others  give  him  the  ATTENTIOI#!  Lamar  Pickett  is  sailing  oh  httsihess^.  . If you are a permit man trans­ If  you  don't find  ISnen  column.  '  One­fifth  of  Barcelona's  1,500,000  pec^lb  the  SS  Camas  Meadows,  US  into  the  new  system,  don't  worry  ^ when  you  go  aboard  your  sldp; notUy the HaR at  oner.  struck  last  month  as  a  protest  agsdMSt  about  losing  oredfo  for  the  time  you  had  Petroleum  Carriers.  According  ;  A telegram femn  Lrifarve or  lousy  working  conditions  and  high  pfism  oR  your'old  permit.  Both  your  new  permit  to  werd  just  received,  bis  dad  . Singapore  Won?!  do  y<m  aoV  (low  w^ges).  You can't  peddlU pridU  ih  aifilt  tfib"  I!D  caUd^^^  file;  are  marked ^is*in  a  Veterans  Hospital  and  good.  D:*8  your bed  and  yod­ country  if  your  country  is  nothing­tb  bd'  Ibridiew when  you  originally  were  Issued  a  hands  are  wisMhg  the  have to  lie in ifi  proud of . I^ng and  lousy hours can  be tak®n  »*­/Ptekett­a­ 'Speedy receveryi''; '  To  the  Edilor:  • f;  }• :  Aboard  Tanker  ...  �Friday,  May  18,  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page TMrieen  Seafarers  Aid  With  Shipping  AiG Shipping  From  April 25  To  May  9  Retail  Clerks  In  Galveston  In  Tampa  Beef  PORT  *  •   *  REG. ENG. REG. -STWDS. TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL ENa* 'STWDS. SHIPPED 29  Boston..  30  17­ 19  66  22  73  22  113  366  110  415  New  York....  160  93  174  131  By  RAY  WHITE  26  35  105  33  Philadelphia.....;!.....  44  26  26  85  GALVESTON,  May~  11—Ship­ Baltimore  TAMPA,  May  9—The  SIU  in  ^ 89  85  ­  49  223  83  83  37  203  ping  in  this  port  is  still  good,  this port  is active  in two struggles  25 .  18  9  38  11  24  Norfolk...  14  63  and  just  thinking  about  it  leaves  Savannah  of  concern to the labor community  13  36  7  14  14  16  17  45  ........  eveiybody  here  absolutely  feel­ Tampa....!  23  .4  7  12  16 .  12  17  45  One  of  these  is  the  drive  to  re­ ing  no  pain.  We  had  to  send  a  39  38  29  106  91  75  84  250  peal  the  Watson  Law,  one  of  the  Mobile  hurry­up­rush  call  to  >New  Or­ New  Gpleans  90  100  292  102  102  84  79  265  most  repressive  pieces  of  anti­ leans  for  some  ABs,  so  that  we  Galveston  47  36  35  118  44  42  30  116  labor  legislation  in  the  country.  could  supply all  the  replacements  West  Coast  9L  35  ­  36  27  28  50  62  147  The  other  is  the  strike  being  necessary.  waged  by  the  AFL  Retail  Clerks  lye  paid  off  four­ships:  the  GRAND  TOTAL  418  ..  585  461  1,464  • 661  575  471  1,707  against  a  local  company.  Oceanstar  (Dolphin),  S k y s t a r  With  the State Legislatture  now  (Mercador),^ Fisk  Victory (Bloom­ in  session,  the  SIU  is  extremely  field)  and  the  Highpoint  Victory.  active  in  doing  what  it  can  to  Most  SlU  ships  come  in  in . fine  have  the  Watson  law  thrown  shape,  but  the  Fisk  Victory  was  out,  in  order  to  enable  organized  something  special,  and  the  Port  By  WILLIAM  RENTZ  Among  the  oldtimers  on  the  labor  to  get  a  fairer  shake  in  Captain  for  Bloomfield  went  out  beach  here  are  Charlie  Kellog,  striving  to  improve  the  wages  of  his  way  to  compliment  Bosun  BALTIMORE,  May  10 —Ship­ Lawrence  Schroder,  George  Nut­ and  conditions of  Working  people  ping  An  Baltimpre  has  only  been  Charlie  Tannehill.  tingham  and  George  Wolf.  throughout  the  state.  We  had  no  sign­ons,^  but  16  fair for  the past  two weeks,  what  Don  Rovosa,  oldtime  Chief  AID  STRIKE  EFFORT  ^ips came  in  here in­transit  and  with  some  ships  which  usually  Cook  and Steward,  who  has  seen  The  Retail  Clerks,  with  whom  payoff  here  being  diverted  to  took  ­replacements,  which  ac­ the  Union  come  up  the  hard  we  have  a  close  working  rela­ counts  for  the  good  shipping.  other  ports  for  payoff  and  sign­ way,  was  in  the  other  day.  Don  tionship,  are  receiving  our  sup­ These  vessels  were  Bull  Run  on. However,  v/e  have hopes  that  thinks  that  more  emphasis  ought  port  in  their  strike  against  the  (Petrol  Tankers);  Evelyn  and  things  will  pick ­up  shortly.  to  be  put  on  the  histors­  of  the  largest  optical  company  in  the  On  the  payoff  side  we  had  Jhe  Wanda  (Bull);  Julesburg  (Ter­ Union  at  the shipboard  meetings,  city.  minal  Tankers);  St.  John's  Vic­ Venore  and  Cubore  (Ore);  Hast­ so  that  some  of  those  newer  tory  (Bloomfield);  Federal,  and  ings  (Waterman);  Edith,  Carolyn  men  could  get  an  idea  of  what  In  connection  with  these  labor*  Republic  (Trafalgar);  Southern  and  Inez  (Bull);  Bents  Fort  (Cit­ conditions  were  like  before  the  activities,  it  should  be  reported  Isles  (Southern  Trading);  Sea­ ies Service);  and  the  Alcoa Puri­ SIU  got  going,  and  the  struggles  that  representatives  of  the  SIU  tiger  (Colonial);  §eatrains  Ha­ tan.  we went  through  to change  them.  attended  each  meeting  of  the  vana  and  New  York;  Bradford  In­transit  we had  the Bienville,"  Tampa  AFL  Central  Trades  and  Then  maybe,  he  says,  they'd  Labor  Assembly,  of  which  your  Island  and Paoli  (Cities Service);  Andrew  Jackson,  DeSoto  and  think  twice  before  they  take  off  Agent  is. President.  Steel  Director  (Isthmian);  and  Beauregard  (Waterman); Portrero  without  permission,  putting  an  Our  relations  with  all  of  the  Hills  (Philadelphia  Marine); Steel  two  SUP  ships,  the  Frank  Mor­ DON  M.  ROVOSA  extra  burden  on  their  shipmates,  other  unions  in  the  area  are  ex­ Surveyor  (Isthmian),  and  .the  gan  and  Mission  Salerno.  Among  those  on  the  beach  Robin  Sherwood.  But  there  were  against  gashounds  and  perform­ and  their  Union  on  the  spot.  It's  cellent.  The  SIU  takes  an  active  these  days—and  they  are  few to  very  few  replacements  on  these  ers  seems  to  have  worked  out  easy  enough  to  go  to  the  de­ part  in  all  functions  and  activi­ partment head  and fix  things  up.  ties  of  the  CTLA  and  the  body  hegin  with—are  J.  Allen,  N.  vessels. ­ okay,  at least  as far  as  Port Bal­ Whipple,  C.  Fowler,  E.  Puntillo.,  Signing  on  were  four  Ore  timore  is  concerned.  In  the  past  But,  no,  they  take  off  on  their  is now a  doser­knit  organization  own  and  then  when  they  get  than  at  any  other  time  in  its  ships,  the Marore,  Steelore,  Ven­:  J,  Alves  ^und  D.  McNeil.  we  kept  them  away  from  the  logged,  they  cry  on  the  Patrol­ history.  ; In  the  hospital  here  are  E.  D.  ore  and  Cubore;  two  Bull  Line  ships  and  the  Hall,  and  now  man's  shoulder  and  expect  the  Hodge,  J.  F.  Lewis,  A.  P.  Copa­ ships, the Carolyn  and Edith, and  tliey  don't  even  come  here  for  Shipping  has  been  fair  in  the  Union  to  go  to  bat  for  them.  the  Bienville.  Bpd  C.  R.  Robertson.  port,  althou^  we  had  no  pay­ anjdhing—and  good  riddance  to  ^ Brother  Robertspn got  his  foot  There  were  very  few  beefs  on  them! .  "The  sooner  they  learn  that  offs.  Several  ships  called  in­ cpught  in  some  gears  pn  the  these  vessels,  and  these  were  all  Talking  about  the  Hall,  the  every  man  has a  job  to do," says  transit.  They  were  the  John  B..  Warrior.  He  is  dou)g  well  at  the  squared  away.  We  would  like  members appreciate  the paint  job  Don,  "the  better  it  will  be  for  Watermark  Chickasaw,  Iberville,  present  time,  but  he  would  like;  (again)  to  remind  all  jcrews  to  we .are  having  done.  It  is  really  everyone  concerned."  Hastings  and  DeSoto,  all nf  Wa­ tp  hear  #rom  his  old  phipmates.  have  their  repair  lists  ready  remarkable  what  .a  little  paint  Which is  my sentiment  as  well.  terman, and  the Bull Line's Edith  4^nd  the  same goes  for  the  other  when  they  hit  this  port,  so  that  will  do  to  dress  up  a  place  and  ^ in  all,  things  are  all  right  and  Hilton,  which  called  at  Boca  we  can  make sure  that  the.work  Brothers  there, too.  Grande.  make  .it  look  like  new.  This  No  regular  meeting  could  be  will  be done. Too  many times the  Hall  will  be  a  much  more  pleas­ in ;the  Port  of  Baltimore,  if  you  ALL  RATmCS  CALLED  held  this  week  due  to  a  lack  of  repair  lists  are  drawn  up  as  an  ant  place  to  be  in  while  waiting  mccept  the  horseplayers.  There  are  a  couple  of  them  here  that  We  shipped  men  in  all  ratings  a  quorum.  There  just  aren't  afterthought,  when  it  is  top  late  for  a  ship—^what  little  time  that  still  think  they  can  beat  the  to  these  ships.  We  also  visited  enough  members  around  here  to get  anything  done.  nags—or  the bookies, rdther—^but  the  SS  Florida  and  settled  some  The  membership's  acti­on  is,  these  days."  Ipng  enough.  Incidentally,  we  visited  so  far  they  haven't  proved  it.  beefs aboard that  ship.  from  time  to  time  by  members  They  say  that,  well,  you  can't  There was  a  minor  beef  on the  of  the  NMU ­and  MCS.  They  win  all  the  time.  Which  is  true  Chickasaw, resulting from  the in­ wanted  to  get  out,  and  came  enough,  but  do  they  ever  win?  structions  issued  to  the  Steward  down  to  see  if  we  could  use  I  know  one  thing:  no  bookie  by  the  Master,  No  linen  was  to  them.  Looks fike  those  unions  ever  came  here  and  asked  to  be  be  issued  unless  the  Mate  was  still  have  many  more  members  shipped  because  he  was  broke.  present,  the  Master  ordered.  He  By  RAY  GATES  than  jobs  available,  despite  the  And  I  never  saw  a  horse  bet  (Morgan  Hiles)  changed  his  ' SEATTLE, May, 11—Shipping in  secure  gams  for  their  coming  boom,  and  can't  get  tUeii  people  on  a  race,  not  even  on  himself.  mind.  Seattle continues  to hold  a  pretty  contracts.  out  fast  enough.^  fair  pace,  with  one  payoff  and  Seattle  had  a  huge  parade  last  We  attended  the  Central  three  in­transits  responsible  for  week  for  the  returning  GIs  from  Trades  meeting,  which  was  de­ Korea.  These  guys  were  sure  voted  to  the  local  political  shu­ tlie  activity.  The  SEAFARERS  LOG  as  the  official  publication  of  the  Sea­ Waterman's  Topa  Topa  paid  glad  to  be  home  and  the  whole  ation.  The  Body's  support  went  off  and  the  callers  were  the  city  turned  out  to  give  ­them  a  to  the  incumbent  Mayor,  who  farers  International  Union  is  available  to  all  members  who  wish  to  have  it sent  to  their  home  free  of  charge  for  the  enjoyment  of  Yaka,  also  Waterman,  and  the  rousing  welcome.  They  were  the  was  subsequently  reelected.  Calmar idiips  Marymar  and  Port­,  first  batch  .of  soldiers  to  be .  re­ At  the  regular  Branch  meeting  their  families  and  themselves  when  ashore.  If  you  desire  to  have  turned  to  the  States  under  the'  the LOG sent to you each wedr  address cards  are on  hand at  every  mar.  .  here  yesterday,  William  Rentz  SIU  branch  for  this  purpose.  "There  were  a  few  minor  beefs  new  rotation  plan.  We  hope  that  was  elected  Chairman,  G.  A.  on  the  Marymar;  They  were  set­ we  can  welcome  many  more  Masterson,  Recording  Secretary,  However, for  those  who are  at sea  or at  a  distance from  a SIU  tled  here," as  this  ship  is  in  on  home  in  the  near  future.*  hall,  the LOCI  reproduces below  the form  used  to request  the LOG,  and  Leon  Johnson,  Reading  the  intercoastal  run  and  hits  The  ILA's Pacific District  open­ Clerk.  which  you  can fill  out,  detach  and  send  to:  SEAFARERS  LOG,  51  ed  its  convention  here  in  Se­ here  in­transit  regularly.  Beaver  Street,  New  York  4,  N.  Y.  The  meeting  accepted  the  Sec­ The  Marymar  had  a  gashound  attle  on  May  14.  I  regret  be­ re­ PLEASE  PRINT  INFORMATION  £d>oard  who  would  get  his ­  fill  ing  unable  to  attend,  but  I  have  retary­Treasurer's financial  port  and  the Headquarters  report  and  think  he  was  Caruso.  He'd  to  be  in  Portland  for  a  few  days  to  the membership.  The  report  of  To the  Editor:  hit  the  messrooni  early  in  the  on  business.  I would  like  the SEAFARERS LOG  mailed  to the  AM  and  exercise  his  vocal  qords,  No  meeting  was  held  in  this  the  Quarterly  Finance  Commit­ thereby  keeping  the  rest  of  the  port  last  week  as  there  were  in­ tee  was  accepted  withouc  a  dis­ address  below:  crew  from  getting  any  sleep.  We  sufficient  men  .on  the  beach  to  senting  vote.  Minutes  of  the  pre­ corrected  this  situation  at  once  make  the  quorum.  However,  we  vious  Baltuncie  meeting  .and  Name  and  the  "singer"  is  now  doing  do  have a  few  men on the .beach,  those  of  other  Branches  were  among  them  some  oldtimers:  read  and  accepted.  Charges  his  vocalizing  ashore.  Street  Address  The  Marine  Cooks  and  Stew­ Dick  Kavanaugh,  Tex  Sorensen,  iagainst  two  members  were  re­ ards*  which  recently  concluded  Johnny  Ski,  Junior  Zimmerman  ferred  to  a  trial  committee  State  Zone..  The  Agent,  Patrolpien  and  City  its  convention,  sold  the  member­ and  Tony  Branconi.  ship  out  again  by  withdrawing  Only  one  of  our  Brothers  is  Dispatcher  gave  their  reports,  Signed  a  request  for  a  reopening  of  its  in the  Marine  Hospital. He's  old­ which  were  concurred  in  by  the  agreementi  This  means  that  the  timer  A1  Gordon  and  all  pf  us  members.  The  meeting  was  ad­ Bwk  No.  MCS As  ready  tc  ride  piggy­back,  are  wishing  hiib a speody. return  journed  with ,210  Brothers  pres­ • ent.  on  the  ather  maritime  unions  to  to shipping.  fe  I'j  '  A REG. DECK By  KEITH  ALSOP  Diversions  Slow  Boltimore  Tempororiiy  fe.  Singing  Gashound  Is  Awarded  Shoreside  Booking  In  Seattle  Notice  To  AH  SIU  Members  '•   I  M  . 1  L­ i I  �w  Pago  Fourieen  THE  S  EAFARE RS  LOG  Seafarers  Vacation  Plan  Another  'First'  For  Sill  Friday,  May  18,  1851  Union  Wreckers  Warned  The  SIU  Is  on  record  that  charges  will  be  placed  agidnsi  men  guilty  of  being  the  following:  PILFERERS:  Men. who  walk  off  ships  with  crew's  equip­ ment  or ship's  gea&  such  hs. sheets,  towels,  ship's  stores,  cargo.  etc„  for  sale  ashore.  WEEDHOUNDS:  Men  who  are  in  the  possession  of  or  who  use  marijuana  or  other  narcotics  on  board  an  SIU  ship  or  In  the  vicinity  of  an  SIU  HalL  GASHOUND  PERFORMERS:  Men  who  Jeopardize  the  safety  of  their  shipmafes by  drinking  while  at  work  on  a  ship  or  who  turn  to  in  a  drunken  condition.  Those  who  disrupt  the  operation  of  a  ship,  the  payoff  or  sign­on  by  being  gassed  up.  All  Seafarwrs,  •  memliers  and  officials  alike,  are  under  obligation  to  place  charges  against  these  types  of  characters.  This  Union  was  built  of.  by  and  for  seamen.  Seafarers  fought  many  long  and  bloody fights  to  obtain  the  wages  and  conditions  we  now  enjoy.  For  the first  lime  in  the  history  of  the  maritime  industry  a  seaman  can  support  himself  and  his  family  in  a  decent  and  independent  manner.  The  SIU  does  not  tolerate  the  jeopardising  of  these  conditions  by  the  actions  of  irresponsibles.  than  30  years  of  seatime  who  be  long  before  other  maritime  (Continued  from  Page  1)  have  never  had  a  single  paid  va­ unions  ask  their  contracted  ope­ that  the  SUP  will  shortly  de­ rators  to  give  them  this  pioneer­ mand  of  its operators  a plan sim­ cation.  "It  doesn't  make  any  differ­ ing  plan."  ilar  to  that  just  won  by  the  ence  whom  a  seaman  works  for.  Under  terms  bf  the  memoran­ A&G  District.  He  puts  in  his  time  and  he  de­ dum  agreement  establishing  the  In  addition  to  Hall  and  Tan­ serves  to  collect  on  that  basis.  vacation  plan,  working  rules  of  II'  ner,  members  of  the  A&G  Dis­ It's  not  his  fault  that  the  na­ the  agreement  were  extended for  trict  Negotiating  Committee  were  ture  of  maritime  employment  one  year,  but  the  Union  re­ Earl  Sheppard,  Assistant  Secre­ differs  from  that  in  shoreside  in­ tained  the  right  to  reopen  the  tary­Treasurer;  Lindsey Williams,  contract  to  discuss  wages  and  dustries."  New  Orleans  Agent;  Lloyd  The  SIU  official  added  that  other  monetary  issues  at  any  Gardner,  West  Coast  Represen­ "the  new  vacation  plan  will  time.  tative;  William  Rentz,  Baltimore  change  the  existing  inequities  Headquarters  will  make  a  full  Port  Agent;  Steve  Cardullo,  and  as  a  result  SIU  men  will  report  on  all  developments  on  Philadelphia  Port  Agent,  and  collect  the  money  they're  en­ the  new  vacation  plan  to  date  Ben  Lawson,  Boston  Port  Agent.  titled  to.  This  is  a  very  popular  at  the  next  regular  membership  Signing  for  the  companies  issue  with  seamen  and  it  won't! meetings.  were  John  Boughman  of  the  Isthmian  Steamship  Company,  W.  E.  Anthony  of  the  Waterman  Steamship  Company,  R.  Chap­ ;  delaine  of  Seatrain  Lines,  Charles  Logan  of  the  Mississippi  These all  have been  hitting this  This  is  the  first  time  that  I  under  on  SIU  ships  today,  and  By  KEITH  TERPE  Shipping 'Company,  M.  Williams  port  regularly  for  months,  but  have  ever  heard  of  a case  where  take  these  things  too  much  for  of  A.  H.  Bull  Steamship  Lines,  LAKE  CHARLES,  May  11  —  this  trip  we  lost  the  French  a  man  copped  a  plea  of  "tempo­ granted,  too  lightly  appreciated.  and  G.  B.  Lesh  of  US  Petro­ This  sunny  Southern  Louisiana  Creek  and  the  Government  rary  insanity"  to  cover  a  viola­ His  suggestion  that  all  SIU  port  has  been  experiencing,  in  Camp,  which  are  by  now  headed  tion  of  the  contract.^  leum  Carriers  Corporation.  crews  conduct  intensive  educa^  Companies  that  were  not  rep­ vest­pocket  size,  its  share  of  the  for  Europe.  While  waiting  for  the  Wanda  tional  meetings  aboard  ship  ia  resented  at  the  meeting  which  current  boom  in  shipping.  The  Camp  was  on  the  Lake  to  tie  up  the  other  day,  I  sud­ nothing  new—the  SIU  and  it's  resulted  in  the  agreement  will  During  the  last  two­week  pe­ denly  heard  some  one  bellow,  membership  have  long  followed  be  contacted  by  the  Union  im­ riod  41  jobs  were  called  in  for  Chai'les  milk  run  for  so  long  I  "Get  your  blank­blank  butt  back  this  plan—but  his  idea  of  having  wonder  if  they  will  be  able  to  mediately.  Although  the  Cities  ships  in  the  Lake  Charles  area,  hold  her on  a  course  to  England,  up  on  the  bridge  where  it  be­ a  few  oldtimers  hold  special  ses­ Service  Oil  Company  has  not  yet  and  an  additional  12  men  were  longs  and  leave  this  gang  alone.  sions  with  some  of  the  new^  signed  the  agreement,  its  repre­ shipped  to  ships  in  the  nearby  or  if  she  will  just  do  "what  Either  I'm  Bosun  here,  or  you  comers  and  show  them  the  whys  sentatives  were  present  at  the  Texas  ports  of  Beaumont,  Port  comes  naturally"  and  head  for  can  pay  me  off  after  we  secure  and  wherefores  of  the  SIU  in  Lake  Charles  out  of  habit.  negotiations  as  observers.  Arthur  and  Port  Natchez.  this  scow!"  planned  classes  aboard  ship  is  The  new  vacation  plan  will  The  sad  commentary  on  this  Also  taking  in  the  local  scen­ The  Captain  made  a  hurried  one  well­worth  the  consideration  replace  the  vacation  clause  ccm­ spectacular  (for  these  'hyar  ery  during  the  same  period  were  departure  for  the  bridge  with  of  any  SIU  crew.  mon  to  all  seagoing  unions'  con­ parts,  anyway)  rush  in  shipping  the  crews  of  the  W.  E.  Downing  ears  glowing  a  bright  red  and,  UNION  PLACES  ' tracts,  under  which  a  seaman  is  is  that,  during  these  same  two  (State  Fuel),  Petrolite  (Tanker  presently,  after  the  gangway  had  Although  no  ^anch  meeting  required  to  work  continuously  weeks,  only  11  book  and  permit  Sag  Harbor)  and  Wanda  (Epi­ been  smoothly  landed  and  se­ could  be  held  due  to  the  lack  for  at  least  six  months  for  one  members  were  registered  here,  phany).  The  Republic  (Trafalgar)  cured,  I  saw  the  familiar  face  of  a  quorum,  the  bi­monthly  company  before  he  can  become  and  the  balance  of  the  jobs  were  and  the  F.  A.  Morgan,  an  SUP  of  oldtimer Joe  Bums, still  glow­ meeting  of  the  Central  Labor  eligible for  vacation.  filled by  the port  of  New  Orleans.  ship,  showed  up  in  Texas  ports.  ering  with  righteous  indignation.  body,  with  which  this  Branch  is  Since  most  seamen  work  for  Only  because  of  the  coopera­ LITTLE  BEEF  To  hear  Joe  tell  it  that  day,  affiliated,  was  attended.  several  operators  in  the  cqurse  tion  of  the  New  Orleans  mem­ All  th^ beefs  were  little  ones,­ the  column  "Why  Bosuns  Get  of  a  year,  about  90  percent  of  bership  was  it  possible  to  pro­ except  on  the  Wanda  where  we  Gray" shoiild be  changed to  read,  Principal  business  concerned  the  forthcoming  publication  of  them  are  never  in  a  position  to  vide  SHJ  men  for  all  ships  and  found  little  enough  beef.  Linen  "Why  Bosuns  Get  White!"  a  directory  of  100  percent  union  «ash  in  on  vacations,  Secretary­ get  them  out  in  good  shape.  and  other  stores  also  fell  in  this  And  after  26  years  as  a  Bosun  concerns  in  the  Lake  Charles  rreasurer  Hall  pointed  out.  All  of  the  ships  responsible  category,  but  after  some  discus­ on  all  types  of  ships,  Joe  is  and Sulphur,  Louisiana, area.  Referring  to  the present stand­ for  making  this  port  a  "Permit  sion  the  Captain  agreed  to  okay  plenty  qualified  to  speak.  Inci­ ard  vacation  setup  in  maritime.  Man's  Paradise"  were  in­transit.  requisitionsfor  a  sufficient  dentally  his hair  is  just  as  white  This  directory  contains  the  Hall  said  that  "It  is  a  swindle  The  Government  Camp,  Cantig­ amount  of  everything  for  the  as  snow,  ­the  acid  proof  of  the  names  of  shops,  stores;  services,  wd  concerns  which  are  consid­ as  far  as  seamen  are  concerned.  ny,  Salem  Maritime,  Winter  Hill,  trip  to  Sweden—and  the  Wanda  truth  of  his  statements.  ered  good  union  establishments.  A  man  would  work  practically  a  Lone  Jack,  Royal  Oak,  Paoli  and  sailed  for  Gothenburg  with  a  GREAT  GAINS  It  is  noteworthy  that  over  90  full  year  and  never  collect  a  French  Creek  (Cities  Service)  all  happy  and  less  hungry  crew.  In  Joe's  opinion,  the  $1000  percent  of  all  local  business  dime.  There  are  men  with  more  showed  up  right  on  schedule.  Some  of  the  other  things  that  death  benefit  made  possible  by  places  are  included  in  this  di­ came  up  on  some  of  the  ships  the  Welfare  Plan  and  the  new  rectory.  If  such  a  percentage  were  in  nrany  instances  quite  prrjposed  vacation  plan  are  were  duplicated  in  every  Amer­ funny  —  except  that  they  all  among  the  greatest  gains  ever  ican  city,  things  like  the  T~H  would  have  hurt  someone  econ­ made for  seamen in  all  the years  Law,  the  Ni^ and  the  btureau­ By  STEVE  CARBULLO  omically  if  they  had  not  been  he  has  been  sailing.  cratic  controls  of  federal  agen­ '  PHILADELPHIA,  May  12—The  terman)  and  Rosario  (Bull).  straightened  out.  And,  strangely  enough,  Joe's  cies  would  soon  become  just  an  record  shipping  enjoyed  by  this  There  were  no  beefs  on  the,?e  On one  ship the  Captain,  when  big  beef  these  days  is  caused  unpleasant  memory.  I)ort  in  the  latter*  part  of  last  vessels.  asked  why  the  Mate  thought  it  indirectly  by ,  these  and  other  Incidentally,  we have requited  month  did  not  slacken  and  the  One  of  the  veterans  ot  the  proper  to  refer  the  deck  depart­ tremendous  gains  that  he  has  a  sufficient  number  of  these  di­ job  situation  remains  very  good  Cities  Service  organizing  drive  ment  disputed  overtime  to  the  recognized  and  sweated  blood  rectories  so  that  each  ship  hit­ I  as  of  this  moment.  ting  Lake  Charles  may  be  sup­ is  presently  in  this  port.  He's  comode  (yes,  it  means  what  you  for  over  the  years.  I?::­ The  principal  topic  of  conver­ H.  K.  Pierce,  who  has  been  sail­ think!),  replied  that  the  Mate  He  feels  that  not  enough  of  plied  with copies,  and the  whole­ li^"  sation  around  here  in  the  past  ing  since  1947.  Brother  Pierce  had  been  under  such  a­strain  the  new  permitmen  realize  the  hearted  support  of  the  crews  in  week  has  been  the  ramming  of  sails  in  the  Stewards  Depart­ lately  that  he  "was  out  of  his  significance  of  the  top  conditions  patronizing  only  those  imion  and  wages  that  they  are  sailing  shops  listed  will  be  requested.  .  the  Waterman  ship  Antinous  by  ment  and  he's  about  as firm  a  head"  when  he  did  this.  the freighter  Transamerica  in the  believer  in  the  Union  as  you'll  Delaware  River,  about  12  miles  find anywhere.  His  favorite  ship­ below  here.  ping  port  is  Philadelphia.  The  Antinous  was  darn  near  GEORGE  RETURNS  split  in  half.  Both  ships  were  Also  in  Philly  is  George  See­ rol  Tankers);  French  (jreek  and  man  for  our  Branch  meeting  to­ By  BEN  LAWSON  locked  so  tight  that  after  four  berger,  who  returned  after  an  BOSTON,  May  9  —  Shipping  Cantigny  (Cities Service), and  the  night.  B.  Lawson  served  as  Re­ days  of  trying  to  part  them  ex­ absence  of  eight  months.  After  was  very  good  during  the  last  Frank  A.  Morgan,  which  is  con­ cording  Secretary  and  S.  Cies­ actly  no  progress  was  made.  the  last  write­up  on  the  "van­ two  weeks.  About  the  only  beef  tracted  to  the  SUP.  lak  was  Reading  Clerk.  Minutes  Luckily,  no  one  was  hurt.  It  ishing  American"  we  haven't  we  have  is  that  those  guys  who  Of  these  the  French  Cx­eek,  of  previous  Boston  meeting  and  :  looks  as  though  the  Antinous  seen  him.  Question,  Johnny:  Do  were screaming the  loudest  when  Frank  A.  Morgan  and  the  BuU  those  of  other  Branches  were  '  will  be  out  of  commission  for  you know  where  he. is?  read  and  accepted.  shipping  was  on  the  slow  bell  Run  signed,  on  again.  ,some  time.  We're  wondering  where  John­ are  the  same  ones  who  quit  or  In­transit  visitors  were  the  The  Quarterly  Finance  Com­ ny  Arabasz  gets  those  corny  get  themselves  fired  now  that  Steel  Seafarer  (Isthmian);  An­ mittee's  report  was  concuired  in  PAYOFFS  jokes.  tinous,  John  B.  Waterman,  and  by  the  membership,  as  were  the  shipping  is  hot.  Four  ships  paid  off  in  this  He  sounds  like  Milton  Berle.  In  addition  to  the  ships  regu­ Gateway  City  (Waterman),  and  Secretary ­ Treasurer's financial  Id,  port  during  the  past  two­week  We'd  pass  along  some  good  ones  larly  hitting  this  port,  we  have  the  Robin  Sherwood.  reports  and  Headquaiiers  report'  ,  shipping  period: The  Cabins  (Ca­ to  you,  Johnny,  but  we're  afraid  a  couple of  new  ones  coming  out  There  were  some  overtime  to  the  membership.  The  Agent  bins  Tankers),  Louis  Emery,  Jr.  the  censors  wouldn't  let  them  of  lay­up,  taking  full  crews,  in  beefs  on  the  Downing  and  the  and  Patrolmen  gave  their  re­ (Victory  Carriers),  Bradford  Is­ through.  a  week  or  so.  However,  we  Bull  Run,  but  these  were  set­ ports,  ­Crhich  were  accepted.  land  (Cities  Service)  and  the  There  were  52  Seafarers  pres­ haven't  failed  to  carry  our  part  tled  favorably  at  the  payoff.  There  being  no  New  Business,  Arlyn  (Bull).  All  of  these  ships  ent  at  the  May  9  regular  mem­ of  the  contract  yet,  and  we  We  have  only  one  man  in  the  the  meeting  adjourned.  ,  signed  on  again.  marine  hospital,  we  are  glad  to  Before  signing  off  for  this  is­ bership  meeting  of  this  Branch.  won't  this  time  either.  Also  in  port,  on  in­transit  sta­ D.  Hall  was  chairman,  with  W.  Six  ships  paid  off  here  since  say,  and  he  is  Mai  McDonald.  sue,  I'd  like  to  extend  a,  very  tus,  were  the  Robin  Sherwood  Culp  and  W.  Gardner  servyig  as  the  last  report.  These  were  the  Mai  would  appreciate  hearing  cordial  invitation  to  men  with  (Seas  Shipping),  Massmar  (C'al­ recording  secretary  and  reading  W.  E.  Downir."  lEsate  Fuel);  from  his  old  .shipmates.  ratings.  Come  up  and  see  us,  T.  Fleming  was  elected  Chair­ and  we'll ship  you out—fast,  too.  mar),  John  B.  Waterman  (Wa­ clerk,  respectively.  Trinity  (Garras);" Bull  Run  Pet­ Lake Charles Shipping is Top  Drawer  Stuff  Philly Enioying Job Boom  Com And See Us About A Ship, Says Boston  '• A  �,  ,\'  ­7 rv •:^   '"'f  !':  T H iE  S E A  F A  R E R S  X O «  iFxidaf,  l«qr 18r l9Sl  Session Qn Winter Hill  Security Passes Will Be Needled  Soon By Seamen In New Orleans  By  LUfDSEY  WILLIAMS  now.  But  while  the  Del  Norte  was  in,  it  was  a  pleasure  to  say  NEW  ORLEANS,  M&y  10—AU  hello  again  to  Thurston  Lewis,  Seafarers  who  ship  out  of  this  who  is  AB  Maintenance  on  the  port—or  who  expect  to  hit.  it—  ship  and  presently  Editor  of  the  should  make  sure  that  they  get  "Del­Norte  Navigator"  and  one  their  security  passes  as  soon  of  those  responsible  for  making  as  possible.  The  Coast  Guard  has  it  one  of  the  best—if  not  the  warned all  parties concerned  that  best  —  shipboard  paper  in  the  in  the  very  near  future  certain  SIU or  any other  maritime  union.  areas  will  be  declared  restricted  Lewis  joined  the  SIU  in  1942,  and  tha(  no  one  will  be  allowec  but  he  got  his  start  in  sea­going  in  these  areas  without  an  official  as  a  "night  lunch  raider"  in  the.  okay.  armed  guard.  All  members  are  urged  to  get  In  this  period  he  was  cited  their  validated  papers  without  for  conduct  under  action  when  delay,  as  these  will  be  needed  his  ship  was  torpedoed. He  spent  by  seamen  who  are  on  board  19  hours  in  a  lifeboat  until  he  vessels  in  these  areas.  The  vali­ was  picked  up—only  to  have  the  dated  papers wiU  serve  as  passes  THURSTON  LEWIS  relief  ship  shot  from  under  hun  in  and  out  of  all  docks  und^er  The  shipboard  meeting  is  an  integral  part  of  SIU  democ­ the  jurisdiction  of  the  Coast  and  Runner;  two  Isthmian  ves­ a  few  hours  later.  This  experi­ racy.  Photo  sho.ws  crewmember  "Sleepy"  Mayhew  as  he  has  Guard  when  the  new  restrictions  sels,  the  Steel  Scientist  and Steel  ence  gave  him  a  medical  dis­ his  say  at  session  aboard  the  Cities  Service  tanker  Winter  Hill.  go  into  effect.  Director; the Seatrains  Texas and  charge—and  his  citation—and  he  ^  Keith  Terpe,  Lake  Charles,  La.,  representative  of  the  SIU,  re­ New  Jersey;  Archers  Hope  (Cit­ then  came  into  the  SIU,  being  But,  remember  now,  to  make  ports  that  the  Winter  Hill  crew  offers  a  first­rate  example  of  anxious  to  do  what  he  could  ^  shipboard  efficiency  and  cooperation.  Photo  by  Nick  Blackton.  clear  to  the  Coast  Guard  that  ies  Service),  and  six  Waterman  for  the  war  effort.  you  want  your  old  papers  re­ ships,  the  IberviUe,  Chickasaw,  turned.  They  are  yours  under  Monarch  of  the  ^as.  Maiden  Thurston  has  been  very  active  the  law,  and  you  are  entitled  to  Creek,  De  Soto  and  the  Morning  in  all  Union  affairs  since  then—•   as  his  extra­curricular  work  on  hold on  to them.  You must,  how­ Light.  the  "Navigator"  proves.  ever,  tell  them  when  you file  At  this  writing  there  are  about  (Continued  from  Page  !)  your  application.  It  won't  do  you  twenty  Brothers  in  the  Marine  .At  the  meeting  last  night  —.  Many  thanks  for  sending:  me  your  very  fine  any  good  if  you  come  around  a  Hospital  (Editor's  note:  Their  which  was  chaired  by  Lindsey  week  later,  asking  for  your  old  names  appear  elsewhere  in  this  Williams,  and  of  which  Leroy  publication,  "The  Seafarers  in  World  War  11."  It  papers—or  later  that  same  day,  issue)  who  would  appreciate  Clarke  was  Recording  Secretary  is  excellently  done and  I  have locked  it  over  with  for  that  matter.  hearing  from their  old  shipmates,  and  Buck  Stephens,  Reading  Everything  down  here  in  the  either  in  person  or  via  the  US  Clerk—^the financial  reports  of  tremendous  interest.  the  Secretary­Treasurer  and  RUSSELL B.  LONG  Crescent  City  is  in  very  good  mails.  Headquarters.reports  were  read  shape,  and  shipping  is  good.  We  On  the  beach  we  have  with  us  United  States  Senator  still  and  concurred  in.  New  Orleans  Red Griffith,  Jack  ('Gater Mouth)  can  use  extra  ABs  and  all  and  other  Branch  minutes  were  Bates,  Jimmy  (Loud  Mouth)  ratings  in  the  engine  depart­ I  have  read  the  booklet  with  interest  and  feel  you  m^t.  To  date,  no  ship  has  been  King,  Johnny  (One  Leg)  Long,  accepted  by  the  membership.  have  every  right  to  be  proud  of  the  teamwork  and  pa­ held  up,  and  all  ships—with  the  Tony  (The  Duke  of  Bourbon  The  Agent's  report  —  which  Pisani,  A1  Mauffrey,.  covered  the  points  given  in  this  triotism  displayed  by  the  members  of  your  Union  during  exception  of  one  or  two  where  Street)  a  couple  of  characters  didn't  CUiris  Gundersen,  Carl  Johnson,  article  —  was  accepted,  as  were  "the  last  war.  the  Patrolmen's  and  Dispatcher's  turn up  at sailing  time—left  with  Fred  Klein  and  SJioppy  Creel.  MILLARD CASS  They're  here  now,  but  nobody  report.  The  Quarterly  Finanqe  full  crews.  •  Special  Assistant  to  the  Secretary  Since  we  last  reported,  the  s  guaranteeing  how  long  they'll  Committee's report  was read  and  concurred  in.  Under  Good  and  following  ships  paid  off:  the  remain  here.  tJS Department  of  Labor  Del  Norte  (Mississippi);  Royal  The  crews  of  the  SS  Del  Welfare,  the  state  of  the  Union  Oak  (Cities  Service);  (Catahoula  Norte  and  the  Alcoa  Pennant  was  discussed.  The  meeting  ad­ Your publication, *The Seafarers in World War  and  CarrabuUe  (Cuba  Distilling);  swelled  the  beach  for  a  brief  journed  with  219  members  pres­ 11," is a splendid job, I remember well the fallacious  and  these  Alcoa  ships — Alcoa  tinae,  but  both  ships  are  gone  ent.  ^turies that  were spread to discredit  American sea­ Polaris,  Pennant,  and  Roamer.  All  the  beefs  we  bad  aboard  men  dui^ii^ the last  war.  these  ships—and  they  were  few  I am sure that publishinir this document at this  —were settled  at  the  payoffs.  We  time  will  do  much  to  forestall  such  slanderous  must  state  that  the  Del  Norte,  Harrison  St  SIU, A&G  District  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  propaganda campaigns during this present conflict.  and  the  Alcoa  Roamer  and  Pen­ Douglas  2­8363  nant lyere exceptionally fine  pay­ BALTIMORE....  86  Seneca  St.  14  North  Gay  St.  SEATTLE  GLEN SLAUGHTER  Main  0290  offs.  The  Patrolmen  report  that  William  Rentz,  Agent  Mulberry  4540  Research  Director  440  Avalon  Blvd.  276  State  St.  WILMINGTON  they  could  definitely  stand  a  few  BOSTON  Terminal  4­3131  Agent  Richmond  2­0140  Labor's  League  for  Political  Education  more  of  payoffs  like  these  each  Ben  Lawaon,  . .105  Broad  St  Dispatcher  Richmond  2­0141  NEW  YORK  week,  as  they  were  as  easy  as  GALVESTON  BOwling  Green  9.3436  308J4—23rd  St.  Phone  2­8448  I find  this  to be  an  excellent  booklet,  and  I  do  ap­ taking  candy  away  from  a  baby.  Keith  Alsop,  Agent  1419  Ryan  St.  Great  Lakes  District  Signing  on  were  the  Alcoa  L,\KE  CHARLES.  La  preciate your sending  the same  to me  for my perusal.  Terpe,  Agent  Polaris  and  Pennant,  the  Del  Keith  1036  W.  5th  St  MOBILE  I  South  Lawrence  St.  ASHTABULA,.  "  THOMAS J. LANE  Norte  and  Del  Monte,  Catahoula  Cal  Tanner,  Agent  Phone  4­0831  Phone  2­1754  ;  House of  Representatives  and  CarrabuUe,  and  the  WiUiam  NEW  ORLEANS  10  Exchange  S*.  523  Bienville  St.  BUFFALO.  N.Y.  Phone  develand­7391  Lindsey  Williams,  Agent  Harper  (Waterman).  CLEVELAND  2602  CarroU  St  Magnolia  6112­6113  In  looking  through  the  pages  of  this  publica­ The  Catahoula  and  CarrabuUe  NEW  YORK  Phone  Main  0147  51  Beaver  St.  back  on  their  regular  mo­ 1038  3rd  St  HAnover  2­2784  DETROIT  |lmi i am sure that any reader  will be further im­ are  Headquartera  Phone  Cadillac  6857  lasses run,  and  anyone  who  lives  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  ressed  with the important  and  heroic  role played  in  New  Orleans  can. have  a  good  Ben  Rees,  Agent  531  W.  Michigan  Phone  4­1083  DULUTH  Phone  Melrose  4116  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  y  the  merchant, marine and  members  of ­the  Sea­ thing  on  these  scows—^they  make  S.  683  S.  2nd  Cardullo,  Agent  Market  7­1635  MILWAUKEE  farers  International  Union  during  World  War  II.  s  regular  two­week  run  to  Puer­ SAN  FRANCISCO  450  HarrUon  St.  Phone  Broadway  2­5017  Lloyd  Gardner.  Agent  Douglas  2­5475  SOUTH  CHICAGO....3261  E.  92nd  S*.  1 am  bringing  the  publication  to  the  attention  of  to Rico  or  9uba and  stay  in here  SAN  Phone  Essex  5­2416  JUAN.  PR.....252  Ponce  de  Leon  from  two  to  four  days  each  trip.  fcsponsible officers  at  Headquart^s.  Sal  Colls.  Agent  Also  on  regular  runs  in  here  are  SAVANNAH  2  Abercom  St  Canadian  District  A.  C.  RICHMOND  the  Waterman  Puerto  Rico  run  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Ill  W.  Duniside  St.  QUEBEC.... 113  Cote  De  La  Montagua  Sixteen  ships  called  here  in­ PORTLAND..  Qnebeo  Phone  2­Z07S  Reserves  this fine tnbute.  Beacon  4336  transit  in  this  period.  These  RICHMOND.  Calif...  257  5th  St.  SAINT  JOHN,... 177  PrJr.c.  WdMam  St  RRANGIS P. MATTHEWS  v. ere: five  Alcoa  ships,  the  Ran­ N:B.  Phone  2­3049  Phone  2599  ger,  Corsaiy,­  PiSgriin,  Cavalier  New  Booklet  is  Praised  Directory  Of  SIU  Halls  v^?  g fr'­'  ^cret^ of  the Itosy  y  �Page Sixteen  •  ­ts  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  The  Maritime  Administration  has  asked  for  ^  bids  for  the  charter  of  the  new  prototype  cargo  •   vessel,  the  Schuyler  Otis  Bland.  The  bids  will  ':  be  opened  on  May  18,  in  Washington,  and  the  ship  will  be  ready  for  service  about  June  18.  ;  No  operating  subsidy  will  be  paid,  and  the  op­ •   erator  will  be  required  to  maintain  her  on  a  .  regular  schedule.  The  Bland  was  launched  on  January  30,  1951,  and  is  478  feet  long,  with  a  "  beam of  66 feet and  a draft  of  28  feet.  Its engines  .  develop  12,500  HP  to  give  the  ship  a  designed  speed of  18 V2  knots.  It  has a deadweight  capacity  r  of  10,300  tons.  31  boneyard  ships  have  been  allocated  to  op­ erators  for  carrying  grain  and  coal  to  countries  having  EGA  programs.  Isthmian  will  get  two,  ' and  Robin,  Bull  one  each....ILA  longshoremen  on  Mississippi  and  South  Atlantic  continued  to  embargo  cargoes  of  Russian  origin.  Members  of  Local  791,  New  York,  refused  to handle  275  bales  of  silk  waste.  The  dockers removed  the silk  from  the  hold  of  the  SS  Washington  (US  Lines)  so  they  could  handle  other  cargo  laying  under  the  bales,  but  they  refused  to  permit  the  silk  to  be  moved  off  the  pier.  After  a  week  it  was  placed  aboard  the  American  Clipper—destination  un­ known.  Russia  has  placed  orders  for  at  least  97  ships  '  with  Western  European  shipyards,  most  of  them  "for  delivery  this  year.  The  vessels  range  from  trawlers  of  a  few  hundred* tons  to  a  13­ton  '  tanker.  Ships  and  cargoes  were  moving  again  in  New  Zealand,  as  striking  longshoremen  re­ turned  to  work.  Members  joined  a  new  union  of  dockmen  after  the  government  took  away  the  registration  of  the  old Waterside  Workers  Union.  US  Court  of  Appeals  upheld  a  judgment  of  $750,000  against  Bridges'  ILWU  and  its  Local  16,  at  Juneau,  Alaska,  under  the  Taft­Hartley  Act.  The  Juneau  Spruce  Company  had  asked  $1,025,­ 000  as  damages,  claiming  that  the  ILWU  had  used  coercive  tactics  to  force  a  stoppage  at  the  • company's mill.  The  action  had  grown  out  of  a  jurisdictional  dispute  between  Bribes'  outfit  and  the  International  Woodworkers  of  America  (CIO).  The  ILWU  is asking  for  rehiring.  The  superliner  United  States,  the  largest  and  fastest  passenger  ship  ever  built  in  this  country,  will  be  launched  on  Saturday,  June  123,  at  New­ port  News,  Virginia.  Intended  for  the  US  Lines'  North  Atlantic  Service,  the  51,000  gross­ton  pas­ senger  ship  is  980  feeit  long  and  can  make  more  than  30  knots.  She  will  have  accommodations  for  2,000  passengers  ahd  will  caiyy  a  crew  Of  1,000.  A  proposed  amendment  to  the  immigration  laws  provides  that  the  owner,  charterer,  agent,  consignee  or  Master  of  any  vessel,  who  fails  to  detain  on­board  any  alien  stowaway  until  he  has  been  inspected  by  the  immigrant  inspector,  or  who  fails  to  detain  him  after  inspection  if  ordered  to,  or  fails  to  deport  such  stowaway,  shall  be  fined  $1,000  for  each  stowaway.  The  same  fine  goes,  under  another  amendment,  for  each  alien  stowaway  aboard  ship,  unless  proof  is  presented  that  knowledge  of  the  stowaiVay  being  aboard  was  not  known  to  the  responsible  parties.  In  that  case  the  fine .can'be  lowered  to  $200.  ,  .  .  The  MSTS  has  aslo^  for  bids  from  qualified  tanker  operators  for  the  operation  of  57 ,  Navy­ owned  tankers.  Since  1947;  the  Navy  tankers  have  been  operated  by  four  companies,  who­ are  currently  receiving  $60  per  day  per  ship,  over  and  above  all  expenses  involved.  The  four  com­ panies  which  have  acted  as  agents  for  the  past  four  years  are  Marine  Transport  Lines,^Ameri­ can­Pacific  Steamship  Company,  Tankers  Com­ pany  and  Pacific  Tankers.  Contracts  are  for  a  one­year  period 'with  additional  yearly  renewals.  Because  of  fhe  relatively  low  per  diem  compen­ sation,  no  fewer  than  seven  vessels  would  be  assigned  each  operator.  Both  maritime  labor  and  shipowners  are  protesting  the  action  of  America  and  Britain  in  removing  all  restrictions  on  German  shipping  ­  Friday,  May  18*  1951  and  shipbuilding,  other  than  military.  Although  Germany  should  be  allowed  to  establish  itself  as  a  self­sustaining  nation,  they  said,  no  foreign  policy  should  be  permitted  that  would  handicap  or  prevent  the  maintenance  of  a  healthy  US  .merchant  marine.  They  pointed  out  t^hat  West  Germany's  shipping  was  transporting  about  45  percent  of  her  overseas  commerce,  while  US  shipping only handled 35 percent of this country's.  The House Public Works Committee has wound  up  its  hearings  on  the  proposed  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  Opposition  to  creating  a  route  from  the  Great  Lakes  to  the  Atlantic  Ocean  was  based  mainly  on  two  factors.  The  first  was  that  the  cost  estimated by  the  proponents  was  unrealistic  and  that  further  maintenance  would  run  into  ten  billion  dollars  a  year.  Then,  they  said,  the  only  ones  who  would  benefit—at  the  expanse  of  American  operators  and  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  ports—^would  be  foreign­flag  vessels,  since  the  proposed  27­foot  depth  would  reduce  allow­ able draft. to' 24  feet—and of  the  privately­owned  American  merchant  fleet  only  about ­  4  percent  has a  draft  of  24  feet  or  less.  The  committee haa  not  yet  made  its  recommendation.  If  CongreM  does  not  okay  the  Sf­  Lawrence  Seaway  this  year,  Canada  may  go  ahead  by  herself  in  this  $800,000,000  project.  Ameman  deficiency  in  passenger  ships  is  re­ vealed  in  a  recent  study,  which  shows  that  whereas  Englsmd  has  92  percent  of  her  prewar  passenger  tonnage,  the  Netherlands  78  percent  and  France  76  percent,  the  United  States  has  only  62  percent.  The  Maritime  Administration  has  opened  bids  for  the  chartering  of  the  Good  Neighbor  fleet—  the  SS  Argentina,  SS  Brasil  and  the  SS  Uru^  guay—^for  operation  on  Trade  Route  1.  Bids  will  be  opened  publicly  and read  on  June  1.  One  of  the  provisions  is  that  each  bidder,  when  rei­ quested  by  the  MA,  must  submit  plans  for  re­ placement  of  the  present  ships  with  new  ones, ,  constructed  with or  without  subsidy  aid.  QUESTION;  What  impressed  you  about  the  Welfare Plan report  that  appeared  in  the  last  ifeue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG?  fllll ililSfc  : ^ ifisi ijiiigiite "imr i '  PHIL  LEVINE,  2nd  Ck.­Bk.:  Whal  impresses me  about  the  Welfare  Plan  is  the  feeling  of  security  that  it  gives  the  men.  For  that  reason  I  think  it's  the  most  wonderful  thing  that  could  have  been  won  for  sea­ 1 men.  It  gives  a  guy  something  lo  count  on  if  he's  hit.  The  $1,000  benefit  ,is  a  protection  for  his  dear  ones.  The  import­ ant  thing  is  that  now  a  Sea­ farer  out  on  the  job  knows ^  that  someone — his  Union — is  looking  out  for  his  welfare  and  his  family's  as  well.  ,  ;  ERIC  KLINGBALL,  Cook:  BENJAMIN  BAILEY, Steward:  One  feature  of  the  Welfare  Plan  thai  I  think  is  very  im­ portant  is  the  provision  that  a  man  only  has  to  be  em­ ployed  one  day  in  a  12­month  period  to  qualify  for  benefits.  When  you  compare  this  pro­ vision  with  the  NMU's,  which  says  a  man  hsui  to  work  at  least  20  days  in  a  6­month  pe­ riod,  you  realize  how  liberal  our  Plan  is.  Another  impres­ sive  feature  is  the  provision  that  was  made  to  give  bene­ fits  to  the  olcitimers  who  were  unable  to  meet  the  one­day  requirement.  I  think  the  Welfare  Plan  is  a  grand  thing  and  shows  the  progress  that  has  been  made  by  the  Union  in  improving  ec­ onomic  conditions.  With  the  Vacation  Plan  coming  up, these  things  will  even  still  be  betr  ter  for  Seafarers.  In  my  40  years  of  going  to  sea  no  bene­ fits  of  these  types  were  ever  thought  of  until  the  SIU  lead  the  way.  As  a  man  with  de­ pendents,  I  feel  that  the  Wei­,  fare  Plan  is  a  great  beginning  in  building  security.  Jill­ A.  BIN­ALLY,  Electrician:  One  of  the  things  that  I  consider  important  in our Wel­ fare  Plan  is  that  it  gives  a  $1,000  benefit  to  the  benefi­ ciaries  of  a  deceased  Brother.  Tnis  amounts  to  an  insurance  policy,  which  many  men  could  not  afford  to  have  on  their  own.  From  the  list  of  names  and  the  benefits  paid  to  them  that  were  shown  in  the  last  report,  it  really  looks  like  the  ^  Plan  is  ,  paying  pU  for  the  nicmbMship.  i  jJ­.  ROBERT  O'ROURKE,  AB;  I'd  say  that  the  Welfare  Plan report  speaks pretty much  for  itself.  Although  I  haven't  yet  had  to  apply  for  benefits  I  know  many  guys  who  have,  and  they've  been  helped  out  a  lot.  The  Welfare  Plan  is  a  big  step  forward  for  all  sea­ men  and  a  helluva  good  deal.  'l  was  pleased^ to  read,  in  the  report  that  the  trustees  are not  sitting' sfill  but  that  they  axe  studying  ways  to  expand  the  benefits,  as  they  did  in  the  recent  $50C  increase  in  death  benefits,. v.;­ � 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 May 18, 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. 10 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SETS PACE AGAIN: WINS VACATION PLAN NEW DIRECTIVE MAY HALF DRAFTING OF RATED SEAMEN 635 MARINE CASUALTIES IN APRIL; ANTINOUS RAMMED ANOTHER PRECEDENT BADLY-NEEDED ACTION COCHRANE'S REPORT TO SELECTIVE SERVICE NORFOLK SHIPPING IS LIKE WEATHER - IT'S REAL HOT NY BOOM SOUNDS WARNING - GET YOUR RATING SIU BOOKLET GETS HIGH PRAISE WEST COAST SHIPPING IS STILL GOOD TEAMSTERS WIN TAXIS IN SAVANNAH DISCUSSING LAUNDRY STRIKE 'THE BEST IN THE WEST' IS WHAT WILMINGTON CALLS ITS SHIPPING TEAMSTERS HOLDING PICKETLINE IN MOBILE AROUND A CANADIAN DISTRICT BRANCH DRAFT TAKES VET AB, SURVIVOR OF TWO SINKINGS IN WORLD WAR CAVALIER, DEL NORTE NINES TO SQUARE OFF FOR GULF TITLE ON NEW ORLEANS DIAMOND CREW LANDS SHARK AS DRIFTING SHIP AWAITS AID Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/18/1951 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/98b4d3ffaa636b566826977f3bd22c7a.PDF a1772eddf9e5976564b3b46b04017b17 PDF Text Text The Seafarers' Log  Seafarers'  International  Union of  North  America  OffwialOrgan of the Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes Seamen  VOL. I  NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1939  •  416  BROTHERHOOD  OF THE  SEA  NO. 10  VOTE  ON  STRIKE  AND  AGREEIWENT  ON  EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY VESSELS  LIE  GIVEN  TO  STATEMENTS  PUBUSHED  IN  I.W. W.  PAPER  Action Is Cited  COMPANY  STILL  REFUSES  TO  GRANT  DEMANDS  OF  UNION  In  discussing  the  pioblems  of  new  agreements  witli  a  large  per­ ­McKay and  Lauritano  Refute Slanderous  centage  of  our  members,  it  is  be­ Possibility of  Strike Action  Shows  coming  increasingly  obvious  that  Accusations in  Wobbly Sheet  Necessity of  Complete Unity  the  self­appointed  spokesmen  on  certain ships are  either lacking  in  ABIDE  BY  RULE  OF  MAJORITY!  LEGAL  ACTION  THREATENED  the  elementary  knowledge  of  Union  principles,  or  they  are  de­ The  cre\v.s  on  the  ships  of  the  Ea.stern  Steamship  CQ.,  are  The blTiciul  organ  of  the  IWW,  the "Industrial  Worker,"  liberately  misleading  their  bro­ in  its  May  6  issue,  comes  riglit  out­in  black  and  white  and  ther  members for  their own  selfish  now  in  the  prncess  of  voting  on  the  acceptance  or  rejection­ gain.  of  the  proposed  agreement,  and  also  on  the  question  of  strik­ deliberately  accuses  the SIU  and  the ILA  of  helping  to  break  theianker strike.  I'lte  story,  carrying  a  New  York  date  line,  The  basic  principles  of  Union­ ing  these  ships  in  the  event  that  they  turn, down  this  agree­ ism  are  wages  and  hours,  the  ment.  is  headed  "ILA  and  SIU  of  NA  Break  Tank  Ship  Strike,"  right  of  collective  bargaining, and  and  goes  on  to  say  that  "Joe  Ryan  and  his  International  resultant'  job  security.  The  ships  are  being  voted  as  rapidly  as  possible,  but,  of  Longshoremen's  Association,  and  the Seafarers' International  course,  the final  re­sult  is as  yet  unknown.  The  voting should  If  we  are  to  take a  negative  po­ Union  of  North  America  are  both  actively  engaged  in  sup­ sitic­n  on  any  nf  v»i«i  issues,  be  completed  early  next  '.veek.  plying  nrnbs  ill  Ihe  lank  shii)  strike."  That  this statement  is  we  shall  be  guilty  of  anti­Union  Whatever the  outcome is,  it is  up  to  each  and  eveiy  mera^  a  deliberate  lie,  goes  without  saying,  but  we  cannot  allow  activities  that  strike  at  the  very  her  concerned  to  abide  by  the  rule of  the  majority.  The  bal­ foundation  of  our  Union,  and  loting  is  secret,  as  provided  by^  it  to  go  unchallenged.  They  openly  accuse  McKay  and  never  stoop  so  low  as  to  ship  tends  to  awaken  the  position  of  the  Constitution  —  allowing  all  even  waiting  to  learn  the  wishes  Lauritano,  Agents  in  Baltimore  scabs.  liowever,  McKay  and  Lau­ organized  labor  as  a  whole.  We  members  complete  democratic  ex­ of  the  rest  of  the  membership  cannot  proceed  on  the assumption  pression.  and  Jacksonville  respectively,  of  ritano  and  some  of  the  members  concerned!  A  move  of  this  sort  that we are a law unto ourselves—  shipping  finks.  Where  they  ac­ have  taken  up  the matter,  and  the  could  very  easily  sabotage  the  Crews  Represented  on  the  contraiy—we  should  al­ quired  this  wealth  of  information  following  will  give  a  good  idea  of  Last  week,  there  was  distribut­ whole  thing.  The  crew  of  this  ways  be  mindful  that  much  de­ we  don't  know,  and  we'd  like  to  their  reactions  to  these  rotten, ly­ pends  on  the  way  in  which  we,  ed  on  the Eastern  ships a  mimeo­ ship  paid  no  attention  whatsoever  suggest  to  the  editorial  staff  that  ing  cliarges.  as  Union' men,  guard,  and  there­ graphed  bulletin,  giving  a  list  of  to  the  bulletin  issued  from  Head­ they  check  up  on  the  facts  before  McKAY'S  STATEMKNT  the  demands  we  had  made  of  this  quarters,  in  which  it  was  plainly  fore  guide,  our  destinies.  they  publish  them.  Baltimore, May  8—An  article in  company,  and  which  they  had  re­ stated  "MEMBERS  ARE  CAU­ We  don't  feel  that  It  is  neces­ the  May  6  issue  of  the "Industrial  Repeatedly,  the  statement  has  fused  to  concede.  The  proposed  TIONED  THAT  NO  ACTION  sary  to  take  up  the cudgels  in  de­ Worker,"  ofllcial  publication of  the  been  made  by  the members  of  one  agreement  indicates  just  how  far  SHOULD  BE  TAKEN  DURING  fense  of  McKay  or  Lauritano,  as  IWW, accuses  the  SIU  in  general,  department  that  the  problems  of  the ESSCO  was  willing  to go  with  THIS  PERIOD  OF  VOTING  ON  anyone  wiio  knows  either  of  them  and  myself, among  others, in  par­ the  other  two  departments  are  of  our  Negotiating  Committee,  and  THE  AGREEMENT, AS  THE EN­ will  al.so  know  that  such  an  ac­ ticular,  of  "sending  scabs  to  no  concern  to  their  own  depart­ they  absolutely  refused  to  con­ TIRE  SITUATION  IS  DEPEND­ cusation  is  phoney,  and  without  struck  tankers."  To  the  many  ment'.  Hence,  they  reason,  they  cede  another  point.  Do  not  over­ ENT  UPON  THE  WISHES  OP  any foundation  in  fact.  They  are  seamen  in  all  unions  who  have  should  fight  their  own  battles.  ship's  crews  were  also  called  In  JHE  MAJORITY  OP  THE  MEM­ both  known  to  be  militant,  ag­ known  and  worked  with  me  for  Nothing could  be further  from  the  ship's  crews  weer  also  called  in  BERSHIP  CONCERNED."  'Why  truth!  THE  PROBLEM  OP  ONE  on  the  negotiations,  and  were  should  the  crew  of  any  one  ship  gressive  Union  men  who .  would  {Continued  on  page  2)  DEPARTMENT  IS  THE  CON­ given  ample  opportunity  to  pre­ take  it  upon  themselves  to  dic­ CERN  OP ALL  DEPARTMENTS.  sent  their  demands  or  sugges­ tate  to  the others  what  course  of  Indirectly,  we  are  all  affected  by  tions.  In  other  words,  the  Nego­ action  to  follow?  any  precedent  set,  as  all  depart­ tiating  Committee  used  every  pos­ Any  accusation  of  a  "sell­out"  ments  will  be  manuevered  to con­ sible  means  to  gain  all  conces­ from  any  of  the  members  of  this  form  if  it  be  found  to  be  advan­ sions  asked for.  ship  are  entirely  out  of  line,  and  tageous,  and  to  defeat,  if  other­ uncalled  for.  THE  MEMBER­ Possibility  of  Strike  SHIP  OF  THE  SIU  IS  NOT  GO­ wise.  The  ESSCO  officials still  reiter­ FNG  TO  EE  SOLD  OUT  BY  ANY  ate  that  if  they  are  forced  to  There  is  a  community  interest  OF  THE  OFFICIALS,  OR  BY  grant  any  increase  in  wages  or  that  we  cannot  deny,  and  should  New  Contracis Improve Working and  ANY  SHIPS'  CREWS  EITHER!  stand  ready  to  take  cohesive  ac­ overtime  they  will  have  to  tie  Living Conditions and Overtime  Majority  Rules  their  ships  up.  At  this  time,  it is  tion  any  time  necessary.  The  difficult  to figure  out  whether  or  Let's  get  together  on  this  leadership  of  your  Union,  as  now  not  they  wjll  resort  to  such  a  thing,  and  go  about  it  in  the  constituted, deserves full and  com­ GOVERNMENT  FORCES  OPEN  SHOP  plete  confidence,  and  are  always  drastic  measure  in  the  event  a  right  way.  Let  every  man  cast  his  ballot,  and  then  abide  by  the  mindful of  your  good  and  welfare.  strike  is called.  Detroit,  May  9—Four  more  agreements  were  signed  be­ They  will  not  lead,  or  ask  you  to  However,  if  a  strike  is  called,  wish  of  the  majority.  After  all,  majority  vote  is  the  only  tween  the Seafarers' International  Union  and the  Lake ship­ support  any  action  that  could  be  and  it  is  quite  possible  that  one  the  measure of  democratic expression,  will  be.  It  will  be  up  to  every  ping  operators,  in  Chicago,  last  we<ik­end.  Tommy  Thomp­ construed  as detrimental;  and any  member  on  the _ Eastern  ships  to  and  should  be  abided  by  at  aU  group  or  clique  that  takes  unau­ son,  new  Chairman  of  the  SIU  Emergency  Board  here,  left  thorized  action  will  be  doing  so  pile  off  and  hit  the  picket  line.  times.  Detroit  last  Friday  to  cinch  up  negotiations,  and  sign  the  at  great  rii­k  of  injuring  the  pro­ Conversely,  If  the  majority  of  the  As  soon  as the  balloting is  com­ contracts.  Two  lines,  the  Roose­^  gram  of  the  Union,  and  will  be  men  on  these  ships  vote  against  pleted,  a statement  will  be  issued  velt,  and  the  Grand  Rapids,  oper­ and  the  protection  it  affords.  thoroughly  examined  before  given  a strike,  it will  be  up  to all  hands  by  headquarters, giving  the  result  ate  for  the  excursion  trade.  Un­ to continue  to sail  the  ships.  The  of  the  vote.  Then,  whatever  ac­ The  new  contracts  provide  for  any support.  ion  conditions  were  extended  to  overtime,  —  something  unknown  Seafarers'  International  Union  is  tion  is  necessary  will  be  taken.  these  companies,  and  will  be  en­ until  this  season.  The  overtime  DIRECT  ACTION  SHOULD  not  going to  be  run  by any  minor­ AS  HAS BEEN  SAID BEFORE,  forced  for  the  short  season  they  rate  has  been  set  at  seventy­five  NOT BE  TAKEN  UNTIL A  PULL  ity group!  IT IS UP TO  THE MEN  ON THE  operate.  These two lines  run  pas­ cents  per  hour.  The  day's  work  AND  COMPLETE  DISCUSSION  SHIPS  TO  FIGHT  FOR  THEIR  Cooperation  Lacking  senger  boats only.  The other  two  shall  begin,, in  port,  hereafter, at  OP THE PROBLEM  HAS TAKEN  At  this  time,  it  must  be  said  CONDITIONS:  —  AND  IT  MUST  PLACE,  AND  ALL  OTHER  contracts  cover  sand  boats.  8:00  A.M..  and  end  at  5:00  P.M.  that  some  of  the  members on  the  BE  DONE  THROUGH  UNIFIED  Beforev these  new  contracts  went  MEANS  EXHAUSTED.  IF  WE  ESSCO  ships  have  shown  a  de>  ACTION!  Conditions  Improved  ARE  THEN  FORCED  TO  TAKE  Company  Does  About  Pace  All  contracts signed  by the  SIU,  into effect, the  work  day  was  any  ACTION,  WE  EXPECT  E'VERY  cided  distlnterest  in  even  voting  A  couple  of  weeks  ago,  when  bring  shipping  through  the  Union  eight  hours  in  twenty­four.  This  MAN  TO  DO  HIS  DUTY  AS  A  on  the  agreement,  or  the  ques­ tion  of  striking!  Thig  complete  the crews of  the  Acadia  and  Robt.  Hall.  They  mark  the beginning of  was  the  prevailing  practice  GOOD  UNION  MAN!  a  great  march  here  on  the  open­ throughout  the entire  shipping  In­ H. Gulnfer  lack  of  cooperation  certainly  is  E.  Lee  took  job  action  In  New  not  conducive  to  obtaining  accu­ York,  the  ESSCO  officials  were  shoppers and  the  fink  hall  opera­ dustry  on  the  Lakes.  It  excluded  rate  results,  nor  does  it  help  the  more  than  willing  to  listen  to  tors.  The  Union  Hall  has  again  the  possibility  of  any  overtime  situation  in  any  way  at  all.  The  reason, and  pleaded  for  an  exten­ made  its  appearance  on  the  payment.  Now  that  this is  ended  Ask  tor  the  Union' Isabel  in  at  least  a  section  of  the indus­ crew  of  one  ship  took  action  in  sion  of  time  so  that  they  might  Lakes,  and  seamen  here  are  be­ Buy  Union Made  Goods  {Continued  on  page  2)  {Continued  on  page  4)  Boston  the  other  day,  without  ginning  to  see  how  it  operates,  •  ­Tl  UKES HEADQUARTERS MAKES  ORGANIZATIONAL  PROGRESS  i  •  V.J :  ' •   • ; • c  �FridflyjMay 19, 19^  STATEMENTS IN IWW PAPER  NMU Not Bothering  Finks in Tampa  Publiolied  by  the  • .• >^  Seafarers^  Interriiitional  Union  of  North  America  Affiliated  with  the  American  Federation of  Labor  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Acting  President  11 Steuart  Street, San  Francisco, Calif.  Atlantic  District  HEADQUARTERS  New  York  .*  2  Stone  Street  BRANCHES  i;:'  Boston  Providence  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  1 Rowea  Wharf  ,.465  So.  Main  Street  .  6  NortR  6th  Street  ­212  East  Pratt  Street  307'Eafit Main  Street  55  Tetuan  Street  Gulf  District  HEADQUARTERS  New  Orleans  309  Chartres  Street  BRANCHES  Savannah  Jacksonville  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  Houston  218  East  Bay  Street  136  Bay  Street  ..809  N. E.  First  Avenue  ;  206  Franklin  Street  .....55 So. Conception Street  1712  ­  78th  Street  Great  Lakes District  HEADQUARTERS  1038  Third  Street  Detroit  ADDRESS  ALL CORRESPONDENCE  CONCERNING  THIS  PUBLICATION  TO:  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG"  P. O.  Box  522,  CHiurch  St.  Annex,  New  York,  N. Y.  ON THE HONOR ROLL  (Donations to  Seafarers' Log)  G.  Rohring  G.  A.  Owens  $  .50  As  soon  as  I  heard  that  this  fink­herder  (Fred  Engelhouser)  was  attempting  to  ship finks,  the  Miami,  Fla.,  May  17—The  port  NMU  and  the  SIU  immediately  of  Miami  is  seeing  plenty  of  ac­ threw  a  picket  line  around  his  tion.  In  the  past  week  we  have  place,  and  it  still  remains  there  bad  to  use  direct  action  on  the  at  present. Furthermore,  from  the  P & O  ships.  Firemen  blowing  education  I got  from  belonging  to  tubes  is  overtime,  oilers  getting  that  organization  some  time  back,  overtime for  everything after  5:00  Cooperation  and  was  later  expelled  for  trying  P.M.  and  before 8:00  A.M.,  except­ Tlie  Branch  itself,  of  course,  to  better  conditions  of  seamen  in  ing  for  oiling  auxiliaries.  Stew­ went  on  record  solidly  at  a  busi­ this  port,  the  education  I  did  get  ard's department  on  an eight  Iiour  ness  meeting  prior  to  the  actual  was not  to fink  or  scab on  anyone  day  in  port,  and  anything  over  calling  of  tlie  strike,  to  respect  —and  I  learned  that  long  ago.  four  hours  on  Saturday  is  over­ the  picket  lines  of  th^ NMU,  and  I  am  kept  pretty  busy  down  time.  New  mattresses  and  springs  to  support,  in  any  way  possible,  here  taking  care  of  my  East  and  ordered  for  all  ships.  Forty­five  NMU's  attempts  to  obtain  Union  West  Coast ships, let  alone taking  cup.  dripolators,  electric,  for  the  Hall  sliipping  in  the  taiiker  lines  care  of  somebody  else's  business,  ferries,  Fresh  milk  on  all  ships,  concerned.  I .sincerely  believe  that  i  stiii  say  that  my  record  as  a  ice  cream  whenever  in  port,  two  it  is  this  cotyiGrafion  shown  and  Union  man  is  spotless,  and  the  meats on  the table, 36­inch  lockers  offered  between  the­SIU  and  the  guy, or  guys who  inaerted  that ar­ for  tlie SS  Florida,  also  ti­e floors  N.VIU  that  caused  the  "Wobbly"  ticle  in  the  "Industrial  Worker"  in  the  batli  rooms  and  toilets.  masterminds  to  print  their  perfi­ is  a  damned  liar,  and  I  stand  at  Quarters  have  been  reconditioned,  any  time  to  back  these  words  up.  and  are  now  fairly  liveable.  dious  article.  This  must  be  a  commy  move  to  If  there  is  one  thing  more  than  t^he  boys  realize  how  much­the  another  that  the IWW  hates,  it  is  discredit  the  good  work  I  have  companies  have  been  cheating  any  show  of  unity  or  cooperation  been  doing here  in  Jacksonville.  them  in  the  past,  and  that  their  Fred  Lauritano  wive,  and  children  CAN'T  EAT  that  might  work  to  the advantage  of  all  concerned.  The  business  of  TIME  OFF!  SUP  Member  Defends  the  IWW  is disruption.  They fat­ No  NMU  Pickets  Lauritano  ten like  buzzards on  the trials  and  The  Standard  Oil  had  a  tanker  tribulations of  the workingman  in  New York  City.  in  here  this  week,  and  we  spent  his  attempts  to  better  himself  by  May  H, 1939.  the  night  watching developments.  unity,  and  their  slanderous  and  TO  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  The  only  noticeable  development  ridiculous  article  is  notliing  else  wa  s  the  fact  that  the  NMU  Or­,  Dear  Brothers:  but  an  attempt  to  break  down  the  cooperative  spirit  shown  by  the  Relative  to  the  article  appear­ ganlzer  would  not  consent  to  his  membership  picketing  or  working  two  unions—SIU  and  NMU—in  in  the  May  6  issue  of  tlie  Indus­ the  scabs  over.  We  can  see  his  the  present  strike, and  have  them  trial  Worker,  regarding  the  al  slant  on  this,  inasmuch  as  several  at  each  other's  throats  again.  leged  shipping  of finks  by  Fred  days  ago  he  spent  considerable  Have  Picket  Line  Passes  Lauritano,  SIU  Agent  in  the  Port  time  in  the  Standard  Oil  Com­ (Contwued  from  page 1)  years,  I  need  not  state  that  such  an  accusation  is  a  vicious  lie,  but  as a matter  of  general  information  I  would  like  to  outline  the  atti­ tude  of  the  SIU  and  myself  in  this  presaat  tanker  strike.  The fli­sf  woek  of  thr­ ?ti"ll'G  hcrc,  or  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  I  wish  to  pany's  offivc  iti  Fyri  LaudErdaiO.  the  area  around  the  waterfront  At  11:00  P.M.  we  met  a  couple  state  that  I  arrived  in  Jackson­ was  literally  over run  with  scab  of finks  in  a beer  joint in  the city.  herders,  and  the  fact­ that  today  ville  shortly  after  the  tanker  They  were  very  brave.  It  must  !  A. Harvisoii  ..,  .50  there  isn't  one  of  these  gentry  strike  started,  and  am  in  a  posi­ be  because  they  know  that  the  ,  L.  D.  Loach  .50  within  a  mile  of  this  Branch's  tion  to  know something  of, the ac­ policy  of  the  NMU  delegate  here  Wmi  Buie  .50  is  to  get  statements  out  of  scabs  office  is  due  to "the  fact  that  I  tivities  in  that  port.  personally  led  a  team  in  a  little  as to  why  they  are scabs.  At  one  T.L.Taylor  1.00  baseball  practice,  and  ran  up  a  I  was  personally  in  the  com­ to  four  o'clock  this  morning  the  V.  Neyola  .50  nice score.  Myself  and  the  patrol  pany  of  Lauritano  every  day  finks  had  a  glorious  time  in  a  srvv:  men  have picket line  passes issued  while  I  was  on  the  beach  there,  beer  joint  outside  tlie dock.  There  W.­Le  Bon,  No.  1481  .50  by  Paddy  Whalen,  allowing  us  to  and  I  can  definitely  testify  to  the  were  no  police  in  evidence,  but  Donald  Watts,  No.  8265  >......  .50  reacli  oui­  own  ships  In  the  yards,  fact  that  he  was  very  active  in  there  was  a squad  car  (we  found  J. C.  Kirby,  No.  2865  .50'  G,c.  Would  Paddy  have  issued  preventing  the  shipping  of finks,  out  later  was  NMU)  parked  tliese  passes  if  he  thought  for  a  and  it  was  chiefly  through  his  ef­ twenty  feet  from  us,  and  having  Deck  Dept.,  S8 Ha.stings  5.00  moment  that  we  are  scabbing  on  forts that  a picket line was thrown  a  glorious  time  drinking  also.  him?  The NMU  strike bulletin  re"  around  the  crimp  joint  run­  by  SIU  Won't  Butt  In  fcently  stated  that  I  "had  never  Ered  Engelhouser,  a  notorious  Bcab­herder  well  known  to  all sea­ • We,  of  the  SIU  here  in  this  shipped  a fink,"  and  when  they  Branch, felt  that  inasmuch  as  the  said  that,  they  said  the  truth:—I  men.  It  was  also, through  his  efforts,  NMU  officialdom seems  to be  sanc­ never  have  and  never  will.  •   (Continued from  patje 1)  and  through  the  local  AFL  Coun­ tioning  the finlcs  and fishing,  that  negotiate  a  satisfactory  agree­ Intent  Obvious  cil,  that  a "boycott  was  declared  SIU  men  should  not  bptt  in!  ment.  The extension  was granted,  Of  course,  every  seaman  fami­ against  all  ESSO  products.  Lauri­ It  is  a  noticeable  fact  that  the  Shipping  Good  in  \i>  and  as  soon  as  negotiations  were  liar  with  the  situation  knows  the  tano  explained  to  these  people  NMU  working class  of  Union  men  resumed,  they immediately  chang­ New  Orleans  why  of  the  IWW  article.  . The  ed  their  tune,  and flatly  refused  MTWIU  510  thought  that  when  that  the  tanker  strike  was  a legi­ who  would  like  to  go  to  sea  for  timate fight  against  the  bosses,  a living,  and  send  the  pants­press­ New Orleans,  May 8—This  Week  to make  any of  the  requested  con­ they  opened  their  so­caTled  office  and  that it  was worthy  of  the sup­ ers  back  to  pants  pressing,  are  cessions.  Why  did  the  Eastern  we  furni.shed  three  full  crews  to  on  Broadway  they  were  in  for  port  of  all  organized  Labor,  and  very,  very  disgusted.  One  of  our  fruit  boats.  We  will  get  a  vote  company  make  such  an  abrupt  good  pickings  during  the  present  that  the  SIU  is  backing  it  with  members who  just came off  a ship,  on  them,  and  attempt  to  be  certi­ about  face?  Perhaps  they  felt  strike,  but  all  we  ever  see  hang­ upon  walking  into  tlie  Hall  and  fied, so  that  we can  gain  an  agree­ that  they  had  reason  to  believe  ing  around  there  is  a  couple  of  everything  they  have.  On  several  occasions,  Brother  that  the  crews  on  their  ships­ seeing  a  bunch  of  NMU  men  ment.  Shipped  one  full  crew  for  "smoke­hounds,"  acting'  on  fhe  the  Bull  Line.  Was  able  to  get  would  vote  in  favor  of  any  sort  well  known  bird.s­of­a­feather  prin­ Lauritano,  in  company with  W. C.  standing  outside,  thought  the  Meriweather,  a SUP  member,  and  joint  was  being  picketed;  so  we  twenty of  our  members shipped  on  of  an  agreement.  Who gave  them  ciple.  Li­^t  this  assurance?  Certainly  not  the  myself,  visited  the  NMU  Hall  in  had  to  inform  the  brother  that  it  two  Isthmian  Line  ships  in  port  In  conclusion,  might  I  point  out  Jacksonville,  and  discussed  the  was  not a  picket line,  but a  bunch  Seafarers'  International  Union!  over  the  week­end.  We  .siteuld  be  tft:  about  ready  for  a  vote  on  these  Are  these  ships  so  loaded  with  the  whole  general  rottenness  and  strike  pro  and  con  with  the  mem­ of  Honest­to­God  sailormen  trying  corruption  that  peeks  out  from  ships  now.  In  tlie  last  three  company  stooges  that  the  com­ every  line  of  the  Industrial  bers  there.  And,  on  occasion,  the  to  stick  with  sailormen,  and  in­ pany  knows  what  is  going  on  at  months, every  Isthmian  Line .ship,  all  times?  We  certainly  hope  Worker.  They  claim,  vociferous­ NMU  members  visited  the  SIU  vestigation  just  what  the  SIU  is.  Hall,  and  were  shown  tlieir  own  Where  Pie  Is  with  but  one  e.xception,  that  that  the  militant  Union  men  are  ly,  that  they  are  all  for  the  work­ bulletins  posted  in  plain  sight, on  • I'Vvt;­.­ passed  through­  here,  had  been  in  the  majority  on . these  ships,  ingman,  but  if  their  business  is  Yesterday,  some fink  made  a  the  board  there.  lined  up  fairly  solid.  Our  records  and  that  they  know  how  to  take  slandering  and  villifying  the  Un­ mistake  and  called  our  Hall,  tell­  ,  ion  who,  first  and  foremost  in  It  is  the  contention  of  this  ing  us  there  was  an  opening  on  .ill  "v*!  show  that' about  two­third.s  of  the  care  of  these  compauy  stoOges!  any field  of  labor,  have  done  more  writer  that  this attack  on  a good  the  SS  Iroquois  as  telephone  op­ unlicensed  personnel  are  carrying  REMEMBER,  _  IF  THE  MAJ­ for  their  members,  then  it  is  rank  and file  Union  man  Is  noth­ erator,  and  he  would  pay  forty  lY  SIU  books.  ORITY  OF  THE  MEMBERSHIP  fairly fevident  to  anyone  not  an  ing  more  than  the  work  of  some  bucks  cash  right  now,  and  give  • V'  Shipping  Good  ON  THE  EASTERN  SHIPS  absolute  moron,  that  the  IWW  Is  disgruntled  individual  with  a per­ the  Agent  half  his first  month's  A  \  Shipping,  as  you  can  see,  is  ex­ pay.  It  Is  remarkable,  although  ®cellent here.  We  have  shipped  VOTE  IN  FAVOR  OF  STRIKE  all  for  the  employer.  We  can  just  sonal  grudge.  many  West  Coast  fii­emen  and  ACTION,  THEN  THE  UNION  imagine  the  tanker  company  It is also  with  regret  that I  now  not very'surprising to  see  how the  sailors  on  Gulf  ships.  After  all,  EXPECTS  EVERY  MAN  TO  DO  Bossfes  chortling  with  glee  over  find  whatvwhat  was  once  one  pf  pie  cards  are able  to keep  the  pon­ it is  better to  ship oui­  West  Cofist  HIS  PART,  AND  PILE  OFF  that  article!  If  they  had  paid  out  the most  progressive Union^apers  ies  running, the  doggies  barking,  brothers  than  fo  have  them  crack  THESE  SCOWS!  ON  THE  five  thousand  dollars  for  it,  It  in  the field,  is now  being  used  as  and  the  girls all  smiles.  The  SIU  would  have  been  worth  It!  As  a  a  slander  sheet,  printing  unsub­ Agent  here  has  been  wondering  NMU  men  over.  Right  now,  we  matter  of  fact,­—perhaps they  did!  stantiated  information.  OTHER  HAND,  IF THE  MAJOR­ whether  he  had  lost  his,  sex  ap­  •   '"aeed  a  few  West  Coast  Firemen  Wm.  McKay, Agent  j  and  SUP  members  to fill  inter­ ITY  VOTE  AGAINST  A  STRIKE,  In  conclusion,  I  would  like  to  peal,  or  what  it  was.  ­ coastal  jobs.  Quite  a  few  of  our  THEIR  WISHES  WILL  HAVE  remind  the  writer  of  tlie  article  The  NMU  organizer  has  yet  tq  TyAUKITANO'S REPLY  IWest  Coast  brothers, approving  of  TO  BE  RESPECTED.  that  Brother  Lauritano  learned  give  the  membership  of  the  NMU  the  action  that  is  going  on  here,  liN  ANY  EVENT,  WHICHEVER  Jacksonville,  May  8—I  defy  the  his  Unionism  in  the  IWW,  and  here  a  meeting.  They  asked  for  and  liking  a  good  scrap,  have  WAY  THE  ISSUE  GOES,  LET'S  whole  membership  of  the  IWW  te  ftiat  he  is still  a  booster  of  their  one  last  Monday,  which  he  re­ transferred  their  books.  If  the  GET  TOGETHER  AND  PRE­ prove  that  I  ever  attempted  to  principles.  fused.  We  used  to see him  gallop­ comicals  run  true  to  form,  they  SENT  A  SOLIDLY  UNITED  ship  finks,  or, did  ship finks  to  ing around,  but now  we can't  even  will  try  to  pass  motions  on  the  FRONT,  AND  ELIMINA­TE  ANY  the  Benjamin  Brewstei­,  or  any  Yours  for  the  solidarity  of  La­ find  his hole!  bor,  coast to suspend  these guys  for  99  INTERNAL  FRICTION  OR  DIS­ other  tauker " which  wag  on  strike  J. Gunnison,  Agent  J. pooley,  SUP  No.  1934  in  the  Port  of  Jacksonville.  SENSION!  years..  Three Fruit Ships  Take Full Grews  AGREEMENT  L  I  By.  '• mm  i:, iii.v,  �Friday, May 19,1939  . /  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  HERE  and  THERE  in  the  GULF  NEWS/roTO NEW  ORLEANS  New  Orleans Reports  Suit  Tankers  StWI  Sailing  P&O Ships Show  Great improvement  Seafrain OfRcers  Chisel  on  Oveptime  HAPPENINGS  in  MOBILE  Action of Collier  Crew Sabotaged  Garge Line Beef  Straightened Out  New Orleans,  May 8—Conditions  and  overtime  have  been  improved  Mobile,  Ala.,  May  5—Now  the  Poor  Conditions  on  considerably  on  the  P&O  ships.  latest  thing  in  the  Gulf  is  the  We  have  a  clause  in  the  tempor­ SIU and  SUP Crews Refuse­^'Hot Oil"  Wm. C. Atwater  barge  lines  tie­np.  Already  the  ary  working agreement  providing  While NMU Committee Deals  operators are  wanting crews  from  for  overtime  on  Saturday  after­ Mobile,  Ala.,  May  9—On  Satur­ noons.  Sundays  and  holidays.  day  last,  the  Wm.  C.  Atwater.  a  the  SIU  Halls,  and  they  are  all  With  Maritime  Labor  Board  There  is  no  .specification  stating  collier  from  Boston,  was  in  this  getting  the  same  answer:  "No  that  this  overtime  is  to  be'paid  port,  and  was  contacted  by  the  smoke!"  TOP  FRACTION  PLOTTING  only  in  port,  although  the  com­ delegates  here,  and  they  founr^  Yestei day on  the  Jacob  Lucken­ pany  will  squawk  their  heads  off,  that  the  black gang  on  there were  bach,  theie  were  two  barges  New  Orleans,  May  8­_The  ap­ fore  Congress.  After  alh  Con­ the fact  remains  that  overtime  is  all  ready  to  go  to  town  for  fresh  brought  alongside  the  ship  to  be  pointed  tanker strike  Policy  Com­ gress  does  not  like  direct  action,  to be  paid  for any  work  performed  milk.  The  only  member  of  the  discharged.  The  crew  called  me,  mittee  of  the  NMU  went  on  nor  anyone  who  advocates  It.  on  Saturday  afternoons,  Sundays  deck  crew  that  could  be  contact­ and  wanted  to know  tiie score, and  record  to strike  the  Standard  Oil.  ed  was the deck  delegate.  He was  I  was  as  much  in  the  dark  as  One  a.dditionaI  reason  the  com­ or  holidays.  Then,  when  the  men  walked  off  mies  collaborate  with  this  Board  The company,  no  doubt,  will  re­ more  than  willing  to  go  along  they  wei e. Upon  inquiring around,  the  ships,  they  went  on  record  to  is  found  when  you  consider  that  gret  having  signed  such  a clause,  with  the  rest of  the  crew  and  get  we  found  that  these  barges  were  take  bunkers,  load  the  tanks, and  such  a  permanent  board  to  ad­ but, of  course,  for  a  good  substan­ it.  The  Skipper  was  ashore,  and  loaded  in  Birmingport  about  carry  Standard  Oil  case  products  minister  a  compulsory  mediation  tial  increase  in  wages  the  guys  could  not  be  reached  from  10:30  three  weeks ago,  so  the cargo  was  on  their  freighters.  They  cannot  act,  would  provide  some field  rep­ will  probably  go  for  the  regular  A.M.  until  around  3:00  P.M.  not  hot,  and  that  a  CIO  tug  boat  take  a  chance  on  breaking  their  resentatives'  jobs.  The  Mariner's'  overtime  clause  in  all  West Coast  When  he  at  last  showed  up,  he  crew  had  broiiglit  her  alongside  precious  freighter  agreements,  so  came  to  the  ship  in  a  car  with  the  Jacob.  Club  members  got  ail  the  jobs  agreements.  they  have  told  their  members  on  the  Bos'n  and  a  couple  of  the  available  from  the  Maritime  Com­ Letters from  delegates  on  tliese  sailors.  The  score  was  explained  these ships  that they  must fink  on  Conlei­  >\ith  IBU  mission,  so  the  commies figured  sfiips show  that  the carferries  are  their  brothers  pounding  the  to  them,  and  the  Bos'n  said,  to  cooperate,  and  get  all  avail­ The  deck  delegate.  Kaiser,  and  living  up  to  the  Seatrain  agree­ bricks!  able  jobs  from  this  phoney  outfit.  ment, which  is the  best agreement  "Hell!  we  can't  get  milk,  but  if  myself  went  to  tlie  IBU  Hall,  and  thoy  put it  on  there, I'll  drink it!"  Ships  Refuse  "Hot  Oil"  ever  signed  on  this  coast.  Under  After  considerable  discussion,  the  had  one  of  the  representatives  Tankers  Sailing  come  aboard  the  ship  and  explain  an  agreement  forced  out  of  the  Thursday,  May  4.  the  crew  of  The  tankers  are  sailing  in  and  company  by  job action,  we  are go­ Skipp^  said,  "If  it's  the  custom  the  set­up.  After  hearing  all  sides  the  SS  COLABEE,  UNDER  out  of  the  Mississippi  without  be­ ing  to  have a  vote  on  these ships  on  other  ships  to  have  milk,  then  that  we  could,  it  was  decided  that  AGREEMENT  WITH  THE  SIU,  I  want  my  crew  to  have  it  too.  ing  held  up.  The  only  sign  of  a  REFUSED  TO  TAKE  BUNKERS  strike  is  a  two  man  picket  line  to  determine  who  is  going  to  be  I'll  put  a  cow  aboard,  if  they  the  cargo  was  not  "hot,"  and  and  iherefore,  it  was  all  O.K.  the  caliCcUvfe  biigiiiiiiig  repre­ AT  STANDARD  OIL  DOCKS  IN  around  the  Standard  Gil filling  sentative.  The result  of  the  vote  want  it!"  They  didn't  want  any  Contacted  Ed  Rhone,  the  local  GALVESTON.  The  ship,  needless  cow,—just  fresh  milk.  stations.  The  members are  plenty  is a  foregone  conclusion,­and  will  ILA  Business  Agent,  and  he  said  to  say,  shifted,  and  took  bunkers  burned  up.  but,  after  all,  they  be  100  percent  SIU!  |  Ship  Sails  that  he  was  instructed  to  work  from  another  dock.  Sunday  morn­ cannot  buck  the  established  ma­ ing.  the  SUWIED,  SISTER  SHIP  The  Skipper  then  went  aboard  tlie  cargo  in  tlie  barges.  So  all  chine!  We  p.re  backipg  the  mem­ Chiseling  on  Ovei­tiino  ALSO  UNDER  AGREEMENT,  the  ship,  and  very  soon  he  came  that'  we  can  do  is  go  ahead  and  bers  on  strike financially  and  REFUSED  TO  TAKE  STAND­­ out  of  his  room  and  said,  "I've  work  the  cargo.  The engineers and  mates on the  morally.  In  Jachsonyille,  we  have  ARD  OIL  BUNKERS  HERE,  been  rolled,—there  is  no  money  a  joint  picket  line  against  Fred  Seatrains  are  trying  to  chisel  the  in  the  safe!"  Naturally,  the  dele­ APL  AVil!  Coopeiate  "WITH  THE  SAME  RESULTS.  crew  out  of  their  overtime.  They  Today,  the  F.  J.  LUCKENBACH  Eugiehouser,  notorious  scab­ ar trying  to tell  the  crew  that the  gates  thought  of  the  old  jingle  It  seems  to  me  that  once  again  herder!  and  the  LENA  LUCKENBACH  agreement  does  not  give  them  all  about  the  cupboard  being  bare,  we find  the CIO  wanting the  West  On  Friday,  April  28,  I  spoke  at  the  overtime  they  have  been  and  they  asked  the  crew,  "Well  Coast  to  pull  their  eggs  from  the  ARE  IN  THE  SAME  PREDICA­ MENT.  CREWS  OF  BOTH  VES­ a  regular  joint  meeting  of  the  claiming.  This  Is  a  direct  lie,  boys,  are  you  ready  to  go  baskets.  SELS  REFUSED  TO  TAKE  NMU  in  New  Orleans.  I informed  spread  because  of  jealousy  of  a  ashore?" The  black  gang was,  but  them  that  we  are  supporting  few  mates  and  engineers.  They  the  Master  sang  out,  "Let  go!",  Time  should  tell, and  when  the  ' "HOT"  BUNKERS!  members  of  the  CIO  realize  that  them, and  gave  them the  score  as  signed  an  agreement  under  which  and  the ship  sailed.  WHEN  IN HELL  IS THE NMU  the  members  of  the  SIU  and  the  I  saw  it.  Told  them  why  the  they  can  not  collect  overtime.  In  THIS IS  A  HELL  OF  A  STATE  GOING TO  WAKE UP  AND FIND  SUP  had  an  International  Char­ view  of  the  fact  that­  the  SIU  OF  AFFAIRS.  WHEN  ALL  MEM­ SUP,  plus  all  AFL  members,  will  OUT  THAT  THEY  MUST  POL­ ter,  Explained  our  program,  and  stayed  out  on  strike  two  weeks  BERS  OF SHIP'S  CREWS  REAL­ go  down  the  line  on  a  legitimate  LOW  GENUINE  UNION  PRINCI­ went  Into  detail  regarding  the  after  our  beef  was  won,  to  back  IZE  THAT  THIS  UNION  OPER­ strike,  but  don't  ­want'  to  be  put  Pii'ES  BEFORE  THE  WORKERS  method  of  carrying  it  out.  When  these  donkeys  up,  this  is  a  ATES  FOR  THE  BENEFIT"  OF  out  on  any  limb,  and  then  saw  WILL BELIEVE  IN THEIR  PRO­ I  finished,  the  NMU  gave  us  a  phoney  stand  they  are  taking.  ALL  MEMBERS,  WHETHER  IN  themselves  off;  then,  and  only  GRAM?  big  hand  The  applause,  of  The  crew  did  not  pay  any  atten­ BOSTOr^OR  MOBILE,  THEN,  then  will  we  be  in  a  position  to  Committee  Deals  With  Labor  course,  was  for  the  program  and  tion  to  them,  however,  and  AND ONLY  THEN  WILL  WE BE  really  get  together  and  make  policies  as  laid  out  by  the  SUP,  claimed  their  overtime,  which  GOING  TO  TOWN  IN  THE  every  move  count,  instead  of  stay­ Board  ing  awake  niglits  to  get  ahead  of  and  adopted by  the  International.  was  collected  when  the  last  ship  RIGHT  MANNER!  The  Policy  Committee  is  also  each  other.  hit  here.  Comrats  Plotting  dealing with  the  phoney  Maritime  Poor, Gondii  t ons  A.  W.  Armstrong,  SUP  No. 29^  Labor Board,  which  was set up  by  While  we  are  supporting  the  These outside interests  trying fo  disrupt  our  organization  had  bet­ Regarding  this  special  tub;  if  an  Act  of  Congress  to investigate  NMU  in  their  tanker fight,  the  the  maritime  industry,  and  make  top  faction  in  New  York  is  plot­ ter be  careful, or some  of  our guys  the  members  aboard  there  were  act  to  tlrem.  afraid  of  their  jobs,  let  me  state  recommendations  to  Congress  in  ting  with  the  top  faction  of  the  will  read  the  riot  *  that it  would  be  impossible  to  get  1940.  Their  reeommendations  are  West Coast  committees to legislate  Bange  Line  Agrceineiit  a  crew  for  her  in  this  port,  be  to  cover  ways  and  means  to  st.a­ us  out  of  existence  with  the Wall­ The  Range  Line  agreement'  is  cause  any  man  that  went  aboard  bilize  the  maritime  industry,  gren  Bill. ^Biting  the  hand  that  another  good  one  recently  signed  and  saw  the  messroom  would  not  THEIR  IDEA  OF  STABILIZING  feeds  you  is­ not  new  for  the  top  by  the  SIU.  The  watch  on  deck  turn­ to.  If  she  is  an  example  of  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  May  9­ Slan­ THE  MARITIME  INDUSTRY  IS  faction  of  the  NMU.  What  we  between  eight  and five  are  paid  what  colliers  are,  then  it's  far  der,  lies,  misleading  propaganda,  COMPULSORY  ARBITRATION,—  cannot" understand  is  how  their  seventy  cents  per  hour  for  handl­ past  time  that  they  were  put  in  anything  to  discourage  the  good  SOMEWHA"  SIMLIAR  TO  THE  membership  can  take  such  a  ing  strong  backs  and  hatches.  shape,  because she  was absolutely  work  and  progress  that  is  being  RAILWAY  LABOR  ACT!  Any­ how,  the three  guys on  this  board  stand.  When  the  commies  get  Waieh  below,  and  watch  on  deck,  putrid!  One  member  of  the  crew  made  for  the  seamen's  benefit  in  through  sellirig  the  seamen  out  to  said  that  she  is  a  better  ship  Jacksonville.  This  is  the  barrage  will  be  out  of  a  job­unless  such  the  Standard  Oil,  these  guys  will  after  5:00  P.M.  and  before  8:00  than  the  rest.  If  this  is  so,  then  of  lies  that  is  being  hurled  by  a  an  act  is  set  up.  Bear  in  mind  A.M.  are  paid  $1.05  per  hour  for  probably  wake  up.  that  their  salary  is  $10,'000  a  doing  this  work.  Saturday  after­ Lord­ deliver  us  from  the  I'est  of  clique  who  are  disguising  them­ selves  as  advocates  of  Industrial  year,  and  you  will  have  an  idea  The  NMU  informs  their  mem­ noons,  Sundays  and  holidays  are  them!  of  the  efforts  they  will  make  to  bers  that  Sinclair,  Gulf,  Kellogg  also  $1.05  per  hour  for  all  hands  Regarding  the  usual  ships  in  Unionism.  get  such  legislation  passed.  and  Pennsylvania  Shipping  have  doing this work.  Super­phosphate  and  out  of  here,—everything  was  Their  attempt  in  trying  to  sab­ signed  agreements.  That's  a  overtime  clause for  cleaning holds  lovely.  On  the  De  Soto,  the  crew  otage  any  progress  of  the  Agent  Holler for  Arhitratloii  damned  lie!  Only  SinciaTr  has  means  all  phosphates.  collected  two  hours  overtime  be­ in  Jax  will  be  a  hard  task,  and  we  must say  that the  membership  Louie  Block,  Harry  Bridges'  signed.  Standard  Oil  is  attempt­ On  sailing  day,  watches  to  be  cause "the  ship  didn't  sail  at  the  sailing  out  of  this  port,  are  100  Number  One  stooge,  is  the  West  ing  to  get  one  of  their  ships  time  marked  on  the  board.  This  set  on  the  eight  bells  preceding  is  the first  time  that  this  has  percent  behind  their  Agent.  We  Coast  representative  for  this  out­ alongside  the  Sinclair  docks  in  fit,  Every  time  the  Maritime  Houston,  so  as  to  tie  up  Sinclair,  the  sailing  liour,  but  not  later  been  collected,  and  is quite  likely  say  that  since  Agent  Lauritano  Labor  Board  enters a  dispute, the  and  get  them  in  line.  JOE  CUR­ than  noon.  Very  simple.  If  a  to  be  the  last  for  some  time,  be­ has  been  here, shipping has picked  ship sails at 8:00  A.M.,  the 8  to 12  cause  since  the  rule  went  into  ef­ up 100  percent, and  all  of  us  have  commies  yell,  "Arbitrate!"  Re­ member  the  picket  line  recently  RAN  HAS  INSISTED  THAT,  watch  Is  the  only  watch  who  has  fect,  it's  surprising  how  close  the  been  given  a square  deal.  So,  it's  placed  oh  the  Matson  docks  by  GNDER  NO  CIRCUMSTANCES,  to  work  eight  hours  for  that  day.  board  is to  being  right!  perfectly  clear  why  someone  is  the  Maritime  Federation,  and  the  ARE  SINCLAIR  SHIPS  OR  RE­ The  other  two  watches  only  have  A.  W.  Armstrong,  SUP  No.  2983  trying  to  sabotage,  and  discredit  mad  scramble  of  the  cooks  and  FINERY  WORKERS  TO  BE  IN­ to  put  in  one  four­hour  watch  for  any  progress  being  made  here.  the day  because after  watches are  firemen  back  to  the  ship  when  We  stand  ready, at  all  times,  to  ;  Louie  Block  entered  the  picture,  VOLVED.  WHERE  IS  THE  CIO  set, any  work  perfomied  by  othw  covered  properly,  but  we  will  back  our Agent  in anything  which  than  the  watch  on  deck  is  over­ have  a  clarification  within  two  i^elling,  "Arbitration!"? A  Mari­ SUPPORT THE  SEAMEN  WERE  time.  weeks.  So.  if  the  Chief  tries  to  may  arise.  l|me  Labor  Board  report, showing  SUPPOSED  TO  HAVE?  Antone  De  Costa,  iNo.  36  Gulf  The one  weakness  in  the  entire  get you  to dd  other than your  cus­ |rbitration  every  time  they  enter  Steady  as  she  goes,  • agreement comes  from  duties  of  tomary  duties,  mark  it  down  as  R.  W.  Wheeler,  No.  60,  Gulf  Je  picture,  will  look  damned  E.  F. Squires,  No. 3120,  Atlantic  the  oilers  in  port.  This  was  not  overtiiTkp;—we  will  collect  it!  Roland  Dean  food  on  paper,  when  placed  be­ Members Back  Lauritano  • r  1  J  Mi  •  ;• >  'i  111  �THE  SEAFARER S '  LOG  NEWS  Friday, May 19, 1939  VIEWS  /row  the  LAKES  BUFFALO  MILWAUKEE  DETROIT  CLEAVE L AND  10  Exchange  Street  730 S.  Second  Street  1038  Third  Street  1426  Third  SU'eet  CHICAGO  8101/C,  N.  Clark  Stseet  f1  • ^4.: r  Sliippiiig  Thru  Halls  A  s^udy  of  the demand  in  wage,,  increases  presented  by  us  to  the  Ohio  Tankers,  Inc.,  reveals  how  (Continned from  page l)  include  the  D  & C  Lines,  operat­ far  we  have  progressed;  a  basic  try.  Ships  under  contract  to  the  ing  passenger  ships  and  auto­ear­ increase  of  $5.00  over  and  above  SIU  will  pay  overtime  for  all  riers  between  Detroit  and  Cleve­ Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  May  2­—The  Detroit,  Mich.—In  view  of  the  the  NMU  manning  Scale  and  work  after  5:00  P,M.,  and  before  land,  and  the  C  &  B  Lines,  run­ Crystai  Transportation  Co.,  oper­ extremely  conflicting  reports  le­ $30.00  above  the  Lake  Carriers  8:00  X.M.  ning  the  same  type  of  vessels  be­ gai­aing the  situation  on  the Great  Association  scales  will  be  noticed.  tween  Cleveland  and  Buffalo.  ating  the  Canadiana  from  Buffalo  Lakes  which  have  emanated  fiom  A  strict  observance of  rotary ship­ More  Overtime  Other outfits  under contract to the  to  Crystal  Beach,  Ontario,  refused  Not  so  long  ago,  all  work  cam4  SllJ  operate  sand  boats  ?or  the  to sign  the agreement for  the com­ various  souices.  particularly  tlie  ping  through  tiu  hall,  hitherto  "Pile­it,"  a  brief  resume  of  the  unknown  on  the  Lakes,  is furtlier'  in  the  regular  line  of  duty.  There  most  part.  ditllcultiGs  encountered  and  the  evidence  of  the  rapid  progress  of  ing  settson  with  the  SIU.  AH  de­ was  no overtime,  no  penalty  time.  Ships that  are  being put  in  cdm­ "  man  could  be  put  on  any  job,  misaion,  l(|j­e  all  men  from  the  mands  were  met  with  the  excep­ piogi­ess  accomplished  would  be  real  unionism  here.  Sliippiag  con­ and  It  was  considered  part  of  his  Hall.  This  is  in  accordance  with  tion  of  the  demand  for  a  raise  in  quite  in  order  for  the  membei­ tinues  slow  here  buf  the  settle­ regular  work.  The  new  contracts  the  terms  of  the  contracts  which  pay  for fitting  out  work:  for  O.S.  sliip's  infoi­mation.  To  explode  the  ment  of  tl\e  coal  strike  promises  false  claims  of  progress  made  by  a  marked  pickup  in  the  near  fu­ call  for  the  overtime  rate  of  sev­ the  SIU  Is  signing.  The  basic  enty­five cents  per  hour for  clean­ rate  of  pay  for  stand­by  work  has  from  sixty­five  to  seventy­five  Hie  NMU  with  their  enormous  ture.  Some of  the passengw  boats  ing bilges  and  deep tanks, whether  been  set  at  sevent.v­five  cents  per  cents  per  hour,  ana  the  A.B.'s  head  start  would  be  quite  a  waste  are  preparing  to  sail  and  more  will  follow  shortly.  In  conclusiori  this work  is done  on  or  off  watch.  hour.  from seventy  to seventy­five  cents.  of  time.  I  wish  to  state  that  despite  tlie  Coal­passers,  and firemen  will  be  Meetings  Well  Attended  The  membership  in  Buffalo  voted  sabotaging  lies  of  the  commisar  paid  seventy­five  cents  per  hour,  Govcrniiient  Enforces Open  .Shop  to  instruct  the  organizer  and  the  As  is  pretty  well  known,  the  stooges  It  will  be  evident  from  in  the  future,  for  any  work  done  Railway  car  ferries,  operating  agent  to  tell  the  company  to  sign  spirit  of  unionism  had  been  mori­ the  foregoing  that  real  progress  in  the  engine  room.  Their  job  Is  on  the  Detroit  River,  between  bund  for  years  on  the  Lakes  and  the  agreement  as  presented—or  in  the fire  room,  and  when  fire­ here  and  Windsor.  Canada,  have  has  been  made  and  it  is  our  con­ else!  Well,  the  "else"  took  place  even  the  universal  drift  towards  men  are  called  In  the  engine  long  been  under  contract  to  AF  fident  hope  that  next  season  the  organization  caused  by  tlie  NRA  room  to  clean,  or  do  any  other  unions.  These  ferries  are  owned  Monday  morning:  nobody  turned  in  1934  affected  this  district  less  entire  Lakes  will  be  united  under  extra  work,  they  will  be  paid  for  and  operated  by  the  Pere  Mar­ to!  than  any  where  else. However,  a  the  banner  of  the  Seafarers'  In­ Raise  Justified  it  Wheelmen  and  watch  men  quette,  and  Wabash  Railway  Co  new spirit has arrived;  seamen  on  ternational  Union  of  North  Ame­ have­regular  duties,  but  operating  The  vast  majority  of  the  men  The  demand  for  the  raise  is  a  the  Lakes  are  coming  to  realize  rica.  elevators  for  loading  and  unload­ working  in  those  seatrains  hav  just  one,  and  flie  same  moiiey  is  that  the  gains  they  have  accom­ Louis  Gordon,  SIU  Deck  926  ing  autos  Is  not  part  of  their  transferred  their  old  books  to  the  paid  by  all  other  companies  for  plished  can  only  be  retained  by  a  work.  They  will  be  paid  overtime  Seafarers'  International  Union  similar  work.  The  company,  of  militant  union.  Union  meetings  for  running  these  elevators,  The  same  situation  prevails  In  course,  gave  the  old  song  and  are now well  attended and  a spirit  whether  the  work  is  done  on  or  ships of  this type  running on  Lake  dance  that  they  are losing  money.  Michigan.  The  ships  may  not  clear  expenses  of  interest  and  miltancy  Is  being  off  watch.  manifested  by  all  departments.  These  new  gains  can  be  pro­ Since  the  National  Railway  act  as  far  as  fares are  concerned,  but  Great  progress  in  the  matter  ot'  Letter  to  Industrial  Worker  tected,  and  extended,  only  If  the  was  revised  In  19,34,  organizations  the  bar,  the  slot  machines,  and  Union  hiring  hall  Is  maintained.  representing  men  in  these  ships  all  the  other  chiseling  schemes  contracts  and  conditions  have  The  following  copy  of  a  letter  Without strict  enforcement  of  the  ha^  beeii  subjected  to  govern  connecied  wiih  beaches and  excur=  bCGii  "ccomplishef!  by  the  new  ov­ una  iEcciVvd  fi'Siii  jHCke>4>nvi|ig  closed  shop, and smooth  operation  ment  supervision  and  Interfer  sion  boats  make  plenty.  Besides,  ganlzers,  Rangvald  Johansen  and  Agent  Fred  Lauritano,  with  a  re­ of  the Union  hiring hall,  all gains,  ence.  Some  of  the  car  ferry  em  the  patrons  are  mostly  all  work­ R. D. Thompson. The  main stumbl­ quest  that  it  be  printed  in  the  and  working  conditions  remain  ployees  are  supposed  to  be  sub­ ing  men,  and  therefore,  the  more  block  to a  more solid  organization  LOG:  Is  presented  by  the  phoney  Lake  Editor,  Industrial  Worker,  on  paper.  ject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Na­ reason  for  decent  pay.  Carriers'  Association.  Strange  to  222  N.  Halstea<l  St.,  tional  Railway  Act.  That  was  the  The  proposed  agreement,  of  •   Brother  Joliaiiseii's  Work  say  the  NMU  present  little  or  no  Chicago,  111.  predecessor  of  the  Copeland  Act,  course,  provides  for  shipping  out  Appreciated  It  applies  to  the  railway  Industry,  of  the  Hall,  aod  the  usual  clauses  opposition  whatsover.  If  only  Fellow  Worker:  The  four  new  contracts  signed  and  has  enmeshed  the  unions  In  that  go  with  a  closed  shop.  Or­ Ralph  Rogers  and  his  commissar  I am asking you  for a  retraction  Bi'other  Thompson  last  week,  so  much  government  red  tape  ganized  labor  has pledged  its sup­ stooges  would  take  the  trouble  to  of  a statement  which  appeared  In  ascertain  a  few  elementary  facts  the  Industrial  Worker  dated  May  marked  a  continuation  of  the  that  a  closed  shop  Is  impossible.  port,  so  the  men  are  confident".  good  work  begun  here  by  Rang­ before  printing  their  lies  in  the  6,  1939.  Mediation  ITniiecessary  Stewards tioing  Along  vald  Johansen.  Brother  Johansen  "Pilate"  they  would  save  t^m­ My  record  as  a  Union  man  is  was forced  to resign from  his post  We  are  faced  with  this  fact  In  Mr.  "Seaduck,"  who  wouldn't  selves  a  lot  of  future  trouble  In  open  to  anyone  who  is  In  doubt,  only  a  small  portion  of  the  marl­ as  Emergency  Board  Chairman  go  along with  the new  set­up, and  recanting  their  wild  assertions  because  of  Illness.  He  was  active  time  industiy.—ferry  boats,  sea  started  in  business for  himself,  is  and  would  probably  save  them­ and  my  record  In  the  IWW,  of  which  I  was  a  member  for five  on  the  Lakes  during  the  Spring  trains,  and  the  like  that  come  not  making much  headway In  Buf­ selves  a  future  "purge."  years or  more.  Is  spotless.  I  was  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  act.  months.  While  he  was  here,  he  falo.  With  the  help  of  the  ILA,  Pending  Contracts  expelled  from  the JWW  last  Fall  succeeded  in  transfering  the  We  can  see  from  this  what  is  In  we  took  all  tlie  ships­ out  ot  Buf  membership  of  the  defunct  ISU  store  for  all  American  seamen.  If  falo  away  from  him.  It  is  our  To enumerate  some of  the gains  because  I  am  holding  down  the  into  the  newly  establi.shed  Sea­ the  same  provisions  are  extended  firm  belief  that  the  Stewards  and  already  accomplished,  we  have  position  of  SIU Agent  in  the  port  farers'  International  Union  of  to  cover  the  entire  merchant  Cooks  would  have flnallj^  come  thirteen  signed,  sealed  and  deliv­ oif  Jacksonville,  Fia.,  for  the  bet­ North  America.  He  established  marine,  through  the  Copeland  along  with  us  anyway,  without  ered  contracts.  New  contracts,  terment  of  conditions  regarding  friendly  and  cooperative  relations  Act, and  its administrators  on  the  the  help  of  the  ILA,  but  It  sped  with  rosy  prospects  of  signing,  the  seamen.  Nobody  can  ever  ac­ with  the  Teamsters'  and  Long­ Maritime  Commission.  Govern­ things  up  considerably.  The  TLA  are  being  presented  to  the  follow­ cuse  Fred  Lauritano,  Agent,  port  shoremens'  unions  in  this  area.  ment  mediation of  this sort means  promised  us all  the  help  they'can  ing  companies:  Nlcholson­Ecorse  of  Jacksonville,  of  being  Instru­ He  brought  a  number  of  lines  the open  shop;  It means  no  Union  give  us  to  organize  the  seamen,  and  Tri­State  Steamship  Co.,  The  mental  in  shipping  scabs  aboard  under  contract  to  the  Seafarers'  hiring  hall,—a  return  to  the fink  as  did  many  other  Unions.  And  Ohio  Tankers  Inc.,  of  Cleveland  the  Benjamin  Brewster.  I  defy  and  the Jupiter Steamship Co.  In  anyone to  prove  it, and  kindly  In­ International  Union  In  the  short  hall.  the AFL  Director  here in  Buffalo,  time he  was here.  And  today, the  Because  the  government  en­ brother  Cunningham,  gives  us all  addition to  the foregoing, the  rail­ form the  writer of  the article  that  road  carferries,  passenger  ships  if  there  isn't  a  retraction  in' the  Seafarers'  International  on  'the  forces  Its open  shop  conditions  in  the  help  he  possibly  can.  and  auto  carriers  are  100%  or­ next  issue  of  the  Industrial  Lakes has  more  members  than all  these  boats,  the  National  Marl­ the  Lakes'  union  together  could  time Union  Is trying  to utilize  this  So it appears  that, through  sys­ ganized.  The  seamen  on  those  Worker,  I  will  be  forced  to  start  boast  of  at  the  end  of  the  season  in  order  to  gain  partial  recogni­ tematic  hard  work,  we  can,  and  ships  realize  tijat  the  promises  of  legal  proceedings against  your  pa­ tion  for Itself.  The  NMU  has cen­ will  establish  a  strong  Great  shipowners  are  poor  substitutes  per.  last year.  Yours  truly,  Union  members  apperciate  the  tered  Its  activities  on  these  Qar  Lakes  District  of  the SIU.  for  the  backing  of  a  strong,  mili­ job  Brother  Johansen  did,  and  Ferries,  hoping  to find  a  perma­ Fred  Lauritano  tant Union.  J.  Johannessen,  SUP  No.  30S2  hope  that  he  will  soon  be  well  nent  base  for  further  organlza  again,  and  able  to  join  the fight  tlonal  work.  These  Car  Ferries  One  of  the  ships  was  under  con­ Halls  in  these  ports.  There  you  for  a  militant  Union  of  all  sea­ are  important  In  the  life  of  any  holding  their  convention  next  tract  to  the  old  SIU  last  year.  can get  full information  about  the  week  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The or­ men—the  Seafarers'  International  Union  here,  because  they  are  Seafarers'  International  Union;  ganizational  drive  of  tfie  Seafar­ SIU  Halls oh  Lakes  among  the few  ships  that  run  the  Union  of  North  America.  how  it  operates,  and  the  protec­ ers' should  receive 100  percent en­ year  around.  Gradually  the  Seafarers'  Inter­ Present  Status  of  SIU  on  Lakes  dorsement  at  the  convention.  national Union  is spreading its  In­ tion  it affords.  Waterfront Support  _  'Organizing  on  the  Lakes  Is  Many  of  the  delegates  there  will  Strong Ties With  Other Workers  fought  every  step  of  the  way  by  The  disruptive  activities  of  the  be  familiar  with  the  work  that  fluence  to  all  Lakes  ports.  Before  The  further  expansion  of  the  the  Lake  Carriers  Aasnciatlon,  NMU  have gained  nothing for the  has  been  done  here  by  our  repre­ the  season  ends,  Lakes  seamen  Seafarers'  International  on  the  This  organization  of  the  employ­ Union  men.  The  Seafarers'  Inter­ sentatives.  Their  support  will  may  see  an  organization  set­iin  Lakes  is  assured  by  the  support  ers  has  successfully  maintained  national  is  the  only  union  that  help  us to  victory against  the Car  such as has not  been  revived since  we  are  receiving  from  the  other  the  crushing defeat  of  the  unions  open  shop  conditions  for  the  past  can  protect  the  men  on  the  Fer­ Ferry  operators.  at  the  hands of  the open­shoppers  unions  In  the  industry.  Every­ thirty  years.  In  the  face  of  this  ries  who  are  still  allowed  to  join  thing  on  the  front  is  controlled  To  Organize  More  Sand  Boats  in 1909.  opposition  by  the  biggest  opera­ a  union  free  from  gbvernment  In­ by  afllliates of  the  American  Fed­ "Kie SIU now maintains branches  In  the Detroit  area  we  are now  tors  here,  the  SIU  organizational  terference.  There  is  good  reason  eration  of  Labor.  drive  has  progressed  at  an  even  to  believe  that  the  SIU  will  force  concentrating on  two  independent  in  the  following  ports:  Detroit,  Milwaukee,  Cleveland,  Buffalo,  Freight  shipped  In  Lake  vessels  tempo.  Independent  companies  the  Railway  Companies  to  boost  lines  operating  sand* boats  out  of  and  operators  have  been  signed  conditions in  the Car  Ferries.  We  this  port.  We  expect  to  extend  and Chicago.  The representatives  is  brought  to  the  docks  by  ILA  up.  At  present,  the  SIU  holds  not  only  have  the  support  of  the  Union  agreements and  Union  con­ in these  ports are, respectively,  R,  men.  Sand  and  gravel  is  loaded  eleven  such  contracts,  covering  American  Federation  ef  Labor,  dttions  to  all  vessels  of  tRis  type  D.  Thompson,  Emergency  Board  by AFL Hoisting Engineers.  These  thirty­five ships.  New  branches of  which  controls  the  Waterfront  operated  by  independent  outfits.  Chairman;  Prank Sullivan, Benny  gre  the  three  imions  that" operate  the  Union  have  been  opened  as  through  the Teamsters  and  Dockr  The  two  companies  we. are  after  Norton,  Johan  Johannessen  and  on  the  Lakes  front.  In  the  near  the  Union  gains  new  members.  workers'  Unions,  but  have  also  now  employ  about  three  hundred  James  Hayman.  future we  hope  to further  cement  The  dues  paying  members  have  succeeded in  winning  the  sympa­ men, many  ot  whom  have already  This  information  should  be  our solidarity  with  them by form­ increased  by fifty­fold  since  the  thy  and  cooperation  of  the  Rail­ signed  pledges  with  the  SIU.  clipped  out  by ail  Lakes  seamen.  ing  Maritime  Councils  for  joint  way  Brotherhood.  Others have taken  out their  books,  At  the  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Title A name given to the resource May 19, 1939 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VOTE ON STRIKE AND AGREEMENT ON EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY VESSELS LIE GIVEN TO STATEMENTS PUBLISHED IN IWW PAPER NEED FOR UNIFIED ACTION CITED LAKES HEADQUARTERS MAKES ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRESS NMU NOT BOTHERING FINKS IN TAMPA THREE FRUIT SHIPS TAKE FULL CREWS NEW ORLEANS REPORTS GULF TANKERS STILL SAILING P&O SHIPS SHOW GREAT IMPROVEMENT ACTION OF COLLIER CREW SABOTAGED BARGE LINE BEEF STRAIGHTENED OUT MEMBERS BACK LAURITANO LAKES PROGRESS PROGRESS REPORTED BY BUFFALO BRANCH MEMBER CLARIFIES LAKES SITUATION LAURITANO'S LETTER Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/19/1939 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. I, No. 10 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1939 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/71a09631ca70b21611a28a8a5539fa04.PDF 3ff400eb0c399d3372d6d89c393e82d0 PDF Text Text pAFARBRS Jbc, OFFICIAL OROAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND QULF DISTRICT. F SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Vol. VI. IT NEW YORK. N.Y., FRIDAY. MAY 19. 1944 No. 12 AFL Executive Council Supports SIU On Bonus U.S. Submits Plan To ILO Seamen Warned Conference To Raise World On Censorship Regulations Wide Labor Standards PHILADELPHIA.—The United States Government submitted to the national labor conference a plan of action for putting into effect the social objectives of the Atlantic Charter through measures designed to win improved labor standards, economic development and social security. Pressing for the adoption of* five concrete steps to better the parts of the world remain unsat­ lot of the working man through­ isfied." out the world, the United States The plan sets out these five plan called also for the promo­ points: (Coiithnied on Page 2) tion of a less restricted system of international trade, including freedom of the air, and for close scrutiny to make certain that the signatory governments abide by the rules. The sweeping plan was placed before the newly constituted Uni­ ted Nations committee of the The dispatching hall in the Port ILO by Frances Perkins, Secre­ of New York is to be open for tary of Labor, and Senator Elbert longer hours than formerly, it D. Thomas, Government dele­ was reported at the meeting last gates. The plan is the pi'oduct of Monday night. six months of conferences by all The hours, hereafter, for dis­ 'interested Federal agencies and patching of Union Brothers to departments in Washington. jobs will be from 8 A.M. to 9 P.M. Through ratification of the plan on week days, Monday through each signatory government Saturday, and from 10 A.M. until would, among other things, rec­ 6 P.M. on Sundays. ognize its obligation "to foster The step was taken to protect expanding production and em­ many of the Union Brothers' jobs ployment on a sound basis, free and afford them greater service from disruptive fluctuations, and during the coming period. Agents to insure that workers and facil­ of the other Branches have also ities shall not be allowed to be been requested to post this notice idle while the needs of large on their bulletin boards. New York Hall To Be Open Longer Hours Above is a picture of the banquet which was given the Workers' Delegates from all over the world to the ILO Conference at Philadelphia. Pa. i I 4.': The following wire has been received by the New York office, warning all sea­ men on the censorship reg­ ulations. John Hawk. Sec'y-Treas.. Seafarers IntT Union of North America. 2 Stone Street New York. N. Y. The office of censorship has asked us to advise and emphasize the following no­ tice for publication to your membership on Bulletin Bo2u:ds and newspapers: "Crew members are pro­ hibited under Section 303 of the first war powers act from any attempt to evade censor­ ship regulations, such as the carrying of letters for them­ selves or others without first submitting them to censor­ ship. "Any violation of this act may subject the offender to imprisonment for ten years and a fine of $10,000. (Signed) G. H. Helmbold. Assistant Deputy Administrator for ship operations. War Ship­ ping Administration." Hubert Wyckoff. Assistant Deputy Administrator for Maritime Labor Relations. Session Clears Way To Aid Union'sFight AgainstMWEB PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 17.—The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor, in its extra-* ordinary session, held here recently, decided to support the complaint of the Seafarers International Union of Noirth America against the action of the War Shipping Adminis-< •tration through Capt. Macauley of the Maritime War Emergency Board in reducing bonus pay­ ments to seamen who are asked to take ships into hazardous waters. Harry Lundeberg, President of the SIU and Sec'y-Treasurer of PHILADELPHIA. —The world the SUP, and John Hawk, Viceconference of labor proposed by President of the SIU and Atlan­ the British Trades Union Con­ tic and Gulf District Sec'y-Treas­ gress and repudiated by the Am­ urer, appeared before the Coun­ erican Federation of Labor will cil in a full-dress session and not be held, it was officially an­ laid the details of the Union's nounced here. The meeting had fight on the reinstatement of been scheduled to open in Lon­ bonuses to the pre-April 1 level, and increased war-risk insurance don next month. for seamen. The AFL had opposed the con­ Full history of all the bonus ference on the ground that it disputes was laid before the would not be truly representative of the free trade imion move­ highest body of the AFL and ments of the world, which were Brothers Lundeberg and Hawk not consulted before the plans for disclosed the minute details of MWEB Chair man, Macauley's^ the meeting were announced. British labor delegates to the manuevers on the matter. Harry Lundeberg told the ILO here said the transportation Council that more than 1,900 of blockade, imposed because of the the Union's members had been impending military drives by the killed by enemy action since United Nations, made the gather­ Pearl Harbor. ing impossible. It is understood, however, that interest in the pro­ The Council also plans to issue posed meeting turned lukewarm three new charters to Internaafter the AFL repudiated it. {Continued on Page 4) London Labor Parley Suddenly Abandoned This was attended by Brothers Harry Lundeberg. Matthew Dushane. and John Hawk, advisors on maritime affairs to Robert Watt (AFL). American Workers' Delegate to the member of the Executive Labor Orgcmisation. Delegate Watt is a of the International •y iiiiisias •^1 �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with tlx American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, .San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas, P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH ADDRESS NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave BALTIMORE (2) MNorthGaySt PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI NEW ORLEANS (16). .. 324 Chartres St SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St TAMPA 423 East Piatt St MOBILE 7 St. Michael St PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon GALVESTON 219 20th Street PHONE BOwling Green 9-3437 I,lberty 4057 Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 ' Savannah 3-1 728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1392 Puerto de Tierra Galveston 2-8043 PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City (4) BOwling Green 9-8346 267 Those NMU 'Victories' AN EDITORIAL Wonderful and mysterious are those heralded gains of the NMU officials carried in streamer banners across the front page of the Voice of the NMU??.^ the Pile-it. Never a week passes but we are entertained to a display in the art of publicity—i.e., covering things, up through the use of words. After reading an issue of the Pile-it, one is immediately tempted to start counting the money, and a marvelous feeling creeps over the uninitiated and the innocents. "God's in his Heaven, all's well with the world" the Comfnicals are sure on the job looking after his interests. He can order another beer any time on the strength of the headlines in any week's Pile-if. But, if he sticks around long enough to get some use out of the fee that he paid to the NMU officials as an ^'Initiation Fee" (This explains why it is appropriately called an Initiation fee), he will find that the heralded gain he celebrated months ago, has vanished like the snows of yesteryear. Nothing in fact, -has been changed! The Yogis of 17th Street are still spinning their mysterious victories in headlines which never materializes. It's the old Indian rope trick we have heard so much about where everything disappears before your very eyes -a-fter you bet your last dollar on the vision being a reality. Aye, it's a bonny feeling. Many an NMU member has spent his last dollar cele­ brating his union leaders' victories which he vicariously deemed his "victories" and felt rich in the spending. Why didn't the gains of the Commicals mean that further gains were in the offing, and wasn't he richer today than he was the day before? And, he would be richer tomorrow than he is today by the same logic derived from the NMU Pile-it. A horrible feeling is the morning after the ,night be­ fore. That terrible dark, brown taste and the pounding headaches. "Never again." We are off it for life. The elixir of Life has turned out to be an adder in our bosum. We are^ through. Never agaifi! Well, Brothers, it's the same with the Pile-it and the I ^ •hNpr {Continued on Page 4) SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 19. 1944 WHArS DOING Around die Ports this Port something that will men whom they were blasting prove highly beneficial in com­ were at sea making it the hard batting the WSA fink Halls and way. That is a damn sight more This Port just had the largest from preventing them from load­ than the NMU Agent is going to week for any Branch in the Sea­ ing our ships with phonies on do—you can bet ypur Aunt Su­ farers' history. As a result, the week-ends and after 5 p.m. sie's Blue Bonnet on that! officials up this way have strictly We are now You can't push the Commy open every been in high gear. day from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., in­ line at sea—not only that—it's al­ Since the Patrolmen here be­ cluding Saturday. We will be so dangerous, even for "pinkos." lieve in settling beefs at the point open on Sunday from 10 a.m. to Yours iill Ihe commies go to of production, right on board the 6 p.m. sea. vessel at pay-off-time, we have The membership here have PAUL HALL, Agent avoided any accumulation of made up their minds that to real­ unsettled beefs, which usually ly fight the WSA and RMO fink occurs in busy times, and which tactics we must make it a fullties a port down for some time time fight rather than a 5% day after. a week fight. In the future, we We have put into practice in will save at least 40 jobs every week in this manner. It should pi-event our member­ ship from becoming top-heavy for the amount of jobs that we have. The most important part Because the law requires that is that we won't have good union seamen's papers, identification ships polluted with anti - union and efficiency certificates, as well fakers and WSA stiffs. as Coast Guard passes and pass­ Every man paying off in this ports be turned over to their re­ (Continued from Page 1) Port who has charges placed spective authorities when they against him on boai'd any vessel have become lost, the Union has "1—Opportunity to useful and regular employment of all per­ for anything, by the Coast Guard, returned to such offices in New sons who want work, at fair is advised to contact the Business York the particular items as list­ wages or returns and under rea­ Agent as soon as possible. Thus ed below. They will be returned he can have someone to represent to the individual seamen upon sonable conditions. "2—Establishment of minimum him at the heai*ing in the Coast application thereto. standards of employment to pre­ Guard Examiner's Trial. CERTIFICATE OF We have been very successful vent exploitation of those workIDENTIFICATION ei's, whether - employed or self- here, by defending our members, Bureau of Marine employed, whose opportunities in avoiding having a whole Inspection & Navigation for high' wage employment are bunch of them tied up with 60 42 Broadway and 90 day suspensions which limited. EDWARD ARTHUR MURPHY "3—Provision for child welfare. could have been easily avoided "4—Raising standards of living by proper representation at the SOCIAL SECURITY ACT to provide adequate nutrition, right time. The only thing re­ Social Security Board 45 Broadway housing, medical care and edu­ quired of any Seafarers member to get repi-esentation here at this cation. JOHN JOSEPH CROSS "5—Provision for a regular Branch, is that he be sober. No. 140-18-9105 I noticed in the last issue of the flow of income to all those whose DISCHARGES employment is interrupted by Pilot that the New York Agent of U. S. Commissioner's Office sickness or injury, by old age or the NMU was blasting some of 42 Broadway by lack of employment oppor­ our members for being phony— while at the same time the same THOMAS E. THOMPSON (15) tunity." NEW YORK U.S. Submits Plan To ILO Conference ToRaiseStandards Get Your Papers If Your Name Appears Below Above: Harry Lundeberg, President of thb SIU of NA. confers with Madame Francis Perkins, U.S. Sec'y of Labor at the ILO Conference in Philadelphia. ^ ^H|' y i A �•vr,! '• Eziday, May 39( 1944 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page TlixM ' l^-l l> I? NMU Conditions Back To Impression Day Style SlUer Says 68 More Tankers Seamen's Security Plan To Be Constructed Is ApJ^oved By^erchant WASHINGTON — Contracts Marine Committee '.•ik that have been awarded for the construction of 68 large ocean­ WASHINGTON, May 10.—The through a 3 per cent pay roll tax Editor of SEAFARERS LOG: going tankers, the Maritime House Merchant Marine and on employers." The report said that the com­ Commission reports. Certain ex­ Fisheries-Committee has released Paid off an NMU tanker about a tentative report approving leg­ mittee was not in sympathy with isting contracts have been rear­ three days ago. Signed on that CREW OF SS WILLIAM islation looking toward the es­ charges made by employers that ranged so that the tankers may job in Feb. in the Port of Recife, STEWART $20.00 be delivered by July 1, 1945, tablishment of a system of un­ the use of union hiring halls as Brazil. BS JAMES DUNN 10.00 employment compensation for normal places of registration for The conditions on that, ship B. V. LUSTAGO lO.ITO Twenty-four tankers will be maritime labor which would call employment of union members were no different than those of J. T. BUTLER ID.OO constructed by the Sun Ship­ for a 3 per cent pay roll tax to be would constitute administration the old days. Port-holes leaking WING'S CAFE 9.00 building and Dry Dock Co., of paid by employers. of the scheme by labor unions. in all the rooms, overheads were WOOD SURVIVORS 7.00 Chester, Pa., (lUMSWA - CIO). Covering a detailed history of Applications for benefits, the so bad several of the crew had SS CHARLES S. FINGER.. 7.00 This is part of a total of 50 tank­ pending legislation on marine un­ committee said, should be filed in damaged suit-cases. ES THOMAS GREGORY .. 7.00 ers to be constructed by the Sun employment compensation which a Goverment office and processed One shower for nine men, also BALTIMORE MEMBERS .. 5.00 Co. during 1945. To allow for the has been before Congress for six by Government emplyoes. three men in the Stewards' Dept. SS ROBIN GRAY 4.00 full use of the Sun yards for years, the committee suggests "The committee does not be­ tankers, a contract for 30 trans­ that there should be imposed up­ who used the black-gang wash­ L. W. JAMES 4.00 lieve it to be the function of un­ port vessels has been withdrawn. on the steamship industry the room. The crew's mess had a F. W. DE HANEY 2.00 employment insurance to destroy coolerator, which had to be filled CARL HOWELL 2.00 Contracts for construction of 38 same taxes as are imposed on or interfere with the systems of with ice ^very night to keep the R. RAE 1.00 tankers have been awarded to other employers subject to the employment which have been es­ night lunch from going bad. G. GORDANO .: 1.00 the Kaiser Co., Inc., Swan Island Federal Unemployment Tax Act. tablished in the industry by the 1.00 Yard, at Portland, Ore., (Metal The Steward was strictly a N. a STONE "Escape" From Taxes process of collective bargaining," 1.00 Trades-AFL). A contract for six Declaring that in the period the report asserts. "On the con­ conapany stooge, had it not been G. J. EISENHAIDT tankers has been awarded to the since 1935 maritime employers trary, the committee believes that for the militant stand of the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Ship­ have escaped not less than $35,- the union hiring halls should be TOTAL $101.00 Chief Cook, we would have been yard, Inc., Baltimore, Md., 000,000 in unemployment taxes, used where they exist, with safe­ on the two-pot standard. The (lUMSWA-CIO). the committee concludes after guards sufficient to insure that Steward used to^ issue fruit juices careful study of the records in the unemployed are promptly re­ one cup to a man. The blackOf the vessels removed from connection with the maritime ferred to employment and other gang delegate and myself soon the schedule of the Sun Co., 20 put a stop to that, even though will be constructed by the Kaiser unemployment question that, al­ work as may be available." we had damn little backing from Co., Vancouver Yard, at Van­ though the cost of providing pro­ Trust Fund the rest of the crew. couver, Wash., (Metal Trades- tection against the hazards of un­ In addition the committee con­ Here again Curran of the NMU AFL). The remaining 10 vessels employment in industry, trade cluded that it is desirable to es­ Attended one meeting while on is shown off the beam, for he de­ will be built by the Kaiser Co., and transportation other than tablish an account in the Unem­ that scow, and it was a joke. The clared before a Congressional Richmond, Calif., Yard No. 3, maritime transportation is borne ployment Trust Fund in the Bos'n ruled the set-up, he elected Investigating Committee in favor (Metal Trades-AFL). Thus it will at least in part by the employer, Treasury into which taxes levied his own chairman, made and sec-^ of Liberty Ships. He "experted be possible to complete them in the employers in the maritime on the part of the maritime in­ onded his own motions. He tried to such an extent that the Army 1945 without conflicting with the industry now bear such costs only dustry not subject to the Federal to pass a rule that we have per­ exposed him and declared they tanker program. to a minor degree, and, "for the system should be covered. fect silence in the crew's passage most part, in the past, escaped way at 8:00 p.m. sharp, as he was wouldn't allow troops to be trans­ The committee said that under ported in such vessels. Here Tlie award last February to the entirely." existing emplojnnent conditions Kaiser Vancouver Yard of a con­ (Continued on Page 4) again, Curran, who declared that In suggesting provisions for an in the maritime industry, and for the Liberties were good enough tract for 60 coastal cai'go vessels appropriate Federal measure, the so long as such conditions con­ for seamen is exposed by another has been rescinded to make room committee concludes that a scale tinue, contributions under a mar­ CIO Union — and he's supposed for the transport vessels. Award of benefits producing an average itime unemployment insurance to be a vice-president of the CIO. has been made to the Kaiser Car­ benefit approximating the aver­ system would be relatively heavy go Co., at Richmond, Calif., (Met­ age now paid under State laws al Trades-AFL) for construction would be a reasonable scale for a while benefit payments would be 'Workers Protest of nine of the coastal vessels, Federal maritime unemployment extremely light. Liberty Ships "At the 3 per cent rate, the to­ which, with 12 already on the insurance system. tal annual contributions would "SEATTLE, May 3. —Mem­ ways, will all be completed by (I.T.F.)—In a seamen's broad­ bers of the United Cannery the end of March, 1945. amount to $4,777,192," the com­ 3% Tax On Employers cast the German radio station Agricultural and Processing "The committee concludes," the mittee said. "According to this Deutschlandsender on 19th De­ report states, "that it is undersir- calculation, the excess of bene­ Workers Union has sent a reso­ cember gave German seamen the lution to the War Shipping Ad­ able, at present, to provide any fits over contributions in a nor­ ATTENTION! following warning: "In German •"'i revenues apart from those raised mal year would be $1,174,964." ministration protesting the use ships there are now a number of of Liberty ships to transport Agents in the Branches are foreign seamen, some even be- labor northward. The union x| Jonging to enemy riations, replac­ says its members will not sail asked to please post the va­ ing Germans serving with the in Liberty ships unless they are rious Boxes containing news on Draft Deferment, Bond Forces . . . It would appear that strengthened." Buying, and Payment of As­ foreign countries have not sent Curran says the Liberties are sessments to Keep in Good tvs their best seamen. This has good enough for seamen — al­ Standing, etc., on the Bullet­ led to certain difficulties. though they are shown to be not in Boards. "Although the foreigners are good enough for the Army, and This will help to keep some members of the crew, with their now. for Cannei'y Workers. of the members well inform­ rights and duties, they do not be­ ed on -these questions. NEW YORK^ May 18—The Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ long to the ship's eommunity. —SEAFARERS LOG Foreigners are foreigners; one Keep In Touch With trict is to invest in more War Bonds, it was learned here does not want to take up an at­ today. Plans for an intensified drive to sell War Bonds in Your Draft Board titude of superiority towards the current War Loan Drive and thus aid the war effort them, but . . . our ties of com­ are being undertaken by the Branch offices and the headmunity must on no account be undermined by false sentiment. f.!!!!*Drive was $75,000, (matured SIU of NA, the quarterly finance Of course we should treat the value), which, with the $102,000 committee recommends. foreigners decently—at least, as (matured value), on deposit prior Plans are going forward to to that purchase made an aggre­ decently as thej'- deserve . , But The following men have money Bull Line Office, New York. muster all possible support for gate of $177,000. (matured value). • • national community is national due them as listed on the TUG the sale of bonds among the in­ POINT SUR: Collect at Moran SS RUFUS PECKHAM; Messcommunity. . . With the current purchase tlie dividual members of the organi­ • "It is therefore important that Towing Sompany Jlffices, New man and utility man wages to be John'total will stand at a round figure divided among Theodore, Smith, zation, Sec'y - Treasurer John,' of $200,000, (matured value). the training of ship's apprentices York: Hawk declared. He pointed out should be undertaken exclusive­ 8-12 Oilers Peter Drvas and Oran Sistes, Calvin Hester, All bonds purchased are de­ the mounting need for such sales George Chamberlain. Leo Dun­ ly by German seamen. And, of Hilber Desplas 122 hrs. relieving posited immediately in the safety to keep the war effort in full course, apprentices must not be 4-8 watch for supper; Steward can. vaults and held subject to the * * * swing. detailed for any personal service Israel Kavner. 160 hours for will of the Union's membership. An investment of an additional to any foreign member of the dumping garbage: Bos'n. Chas. Bonus attack due the crew Assisting in the pm'chase of $11,000. from the Hospital and Orew, with the exception of the Kolodgy, 180 hours for dumping members of SS JAMES WAYNE. the bonds — which are to be Burial Fund, and $5,900. from the galley . . . German seamen should garbage, and for doing sanitary All hands will be paid $375 each bought through the Union itself General Fund will purchase for atiacdc bonus. Can be collect­ never discuss orders in the hear­ work, 25 boicEs. —is Mrs. William J. Dwyer. Mrs. bonds with a matured value of ed at Waterman Line Offices, ing of foreigners on the afteiCDwyer is the widow of a member $23,000. This makes a grand to­ deck. Officers must never repri­ SS RUFUS PECKHAM; John New York. tal of bonds purchased this year of the Sailors' Union of the Pa­ » mand German members of the H. Evans, Chief Cook and George cific who was lost with his vessd^ crew before foreigners. It would Price, 3rd Cook. Cook^s wages For any further information on of $98,000. without trace during the war, as The last pui'chase of bonds outrage our national, honour and and bonuses to be divided be­ above see Eddie Higdon, Counter were all hands on the same ship. tween these two men. Collect at Patrolman, New York Branch. made in the Fourth War Loan community ..." Honor RoU "Expert" Curran Shown-Up Again I I 1 Germans Fear Foreign Seamen's Ship Sabotage f SIU Plans Drive To Sell War Bonds; District Buys More MONEY DUE EJ" .- 'yM • 'Iht iaL:'' �Paga Four 'ii, f •' t THE A F L Executive Council SiippQuts SIU On Bonus {Conliiiuei from Page I) tion^ Unions in the near future, President William Green reveal­ ed at the close of the Executive Council meeting here. The proposed new unions com­ prise the chemical workers, office workers, and fabricated metal workers. At the same time, SecretaryTreasurer George Meany an­ nounced that the dues-paid mem­ bership of the American Federa­ tion of Labor reached the alltime high of 6,606,173 as of April 30, a gain of 546,485 members in the past 8 months. Mr. Green said that the char­ ters would be granted to the new international unions as soon as a few jurisdictional matters are straightened out. He expressed the hope that the charters would be issued before the next con­ vention of the AFL in November. Before adjourning, the Execu­ tive Council adopted a resolution favoring reduction of the cabaret tax from 30 per cent to 10 per cent. The high tax, the council was informed, has hurt cabaret and night-club business to such an extent that thousands of en­ tertainers and catering employes have been thrown out of work. The Executive Council also called upon the Order of Railway Telegraphers to abandon its in­ junction suit against the Brother­ hood of Railway Clerks. The litigation involves a jurisdiction­ al dispute betwee* the two unions. The Council declared the matter should be referred to the American Federation of Labor adjustment and decision in ac­ cordance with the laws of the Federation. Cafe Donates To SIU Log A note to the Seafarers Log from Wing's Cafe, 360 Cambie Street, Vancouver, British Col­ umbia, encloses a donation of $10.00 Canadian money, which is $9.00 in American currency. Wing, a Chinese, who has been an active trade unionist aU his life, declares in his note: "Please accept this donation for the Log. I have been an ardent admirer of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union and the great work it has been doing in this great war effort." NOTICE SEAFARERS Friday. May 19, 1944 LOG NMU Conditions Wonders Of 17th Street Back To Depxessioii "Stenographers" to the right of them. "Editors" to the left of them. them. Travelling on high. Day Style SlUer Sayj g % Multigraphs and mimeographs. Telegraphs, addressographs. Visiting Commie phy.«copaths All are standing by. Telegram: so clear the way Cablegram: that cost real hay; Moscow, Chungking, Mexico way. Day and night they fly. Resolutions fall like hail. Typewriter batteries must not fail. We're agents for Stalin's Holy Grail; Let us do or die. "Blueprint" for every worker's life. Codes of Slavery are our right. All are planned and here in sight; Onward! is our cry. Party stoolpigeons are our Might. Basking in our friendly light; Fingermen busy day and night. Can you wonder why? V Moscow! Cairo! and Teheran! Warbles of the Rights of Man! / Ship 'em with musak and the old khan-khan "Keep 'em Sailing" cry. Millions of dollars on us pour. Millions for Commie schemes galore; Yet hungry Commie hordes yell "more". Pumps are sucking dry. Yet, for all this energy and the dough No honest gains can the "leaders" show; Political razzle is all they know; WE ARE ASKING — WHY? t —Top'n Lift. ATTENTION! RUDY BONICH Please contact John Orman. 1905 Longwood Street, Baltimore, Md. This is important. Help Yourself to Help Campaign For Silence! Yourself — Buy Zip the Lips and War Bonds and Stamps. SAVE THE SHIPS! (Contimied from Page 3) uridei a terrible nervous siraiJ^ (mostly from booze). That's when I was asked tfli leave the meeting, because of my objections to his dictatorship, tht motion was lost by the Bos'n. (The King was dead. Long live the King!) In Rio de Janeriro, with th# help of the black-gang delegate; we succeeded in getting the pork* holes repaired, plenty fruit juicel and an assortment of food-stuff that had been lacking all trip. The ex-king Bos'n paid off id Aruba, as the 1st mate had fileff charges against him for assault* ing the Chief Mate (73 years oldl. —^not much credit to the bos'n. The steward got tough during the trip by trying to hit to# saloon-messboy with a cleaver, the messboy got clear. He later came for me, was successful in taking the weapon from him ang poking him in the jaw. The steward was not drunk, al* though that was his excuse, wheti the crew demanded he be given 99 years upon our arrival in thn port of New York. The NMU tanker agreement fa worse than the old ISU agre^ ment, it's simply a ship-owner^ contract, signed by the union of­ ficials. The crew were a pretty deceni gang of kids, though very igno]> ant of the labor movement; thn NMU keeps them that way, it ll easier to shear the sheep at pafw off time. JOS. S. BUCKLEY, , Book No. 312 ex-SS Malabar C, D. Mallary Tanker. Those NMU ^Victories' AN EDITORIAL I^ Sis-. lu'-- u •I {Contimied from page 2) NMU "leaders" so-called victoreis that vanish like smoke from a funnel rim. Yet, next week we study the headlines and call for another beer on the strength of further "victories." If we would only take the trouble to read carefully and think hard over every sentence, using cold and calculating logic, somewhere in the middle of the long article we would stumble upon the truth showing that these "gains" are only NMU demands presented, but not yet granted, etc. Take the Pile-it of May Jth, 1944, where 'we see Comrades Myers and McKenzie coming in from their Washington hunting grounds with a glorious bag of gains. We would judge from the report that only Myers and McKenzie were on the War Shipping Panel, instead of represen­ tatives of other Unions and the employers, etc. The Panel is purely Advisory and can grant ^nothing. Only the War Labor Board can grant con­ cessions, and the WLB is held down by the Little Steel Formula in its operations. Now what was the victory? Aye, Brothers, it is another case of the froth disappearing from our beer while we have our heads turned, studying demogogic headlines placed before our eyes to delude us. The victory? The proposal that the tem­ porary wage of $17.50 be incorporated into the base pay. Now the seamen are already collect­ ing that and hold it in their hand. (Organized strength can hold it and as long as it is paid, the precedent is established. With organized strength and Unity in the industry under honest leadership, we do not have to fear the loss of the $17.50, Can it be that the Comrades realize that they have no organized strength and that the NMU membership has lost faith in their politic­ al fakers and are looking towards the AF of L, unity and organized strength, to hold the line on xvages and conditions in the post war period? Have they no faith in the seamen or their own leadership ?Or, in case this is refused by the WLB are they contemplating a sell-out.in line with their stand on the Bonus question which they threw over the side in favor of ah indefinite and hazy perspective wage raise by the War Labor Board. This is NOT a wage raise'or a raise of any kind, nor is it a gain in that sense of the word, even if granted. For not one cent will be added now or in the post war period to a seaman's earnings. We can hold the line and, we can, through organized strength, backed by the AF of L, and this has been proven. We can dispense with the Communist hocus pocus and thei)^ windy victories which mean nothing. Yet, they have deliberately thrown away and cast aside the genuine gains and standards of tfoe seamen as a whole by their refusal to figh^ the MWEB bonus cuts which they admi$, slashes a seamaids overall wages 12%. Who art^ they tvorking for? That is answered by the NMU, which somiS weeks ago, called a meeting of the shipowner^ in the NMU HEADQUARTERS and there of­ fered to turn the NMU dispatching and hiring over to a representative of the shipowners. Thd photo of the Communist NMU leadership and the shipowners was published on the front pagd of the Pile-it for all to see. To see and read only part of the job—to think and anaylse is thei real crux of our problems when we luonder whai is happeiftng to our wages and conditions and, the role of the NMU officials. That is how we tell the froth from the beer# Brothers. And, wMe we are paying for the beeii; we find that we Have been served up froth In Pile-it headlines and find out too late that the froth has disappeared while we were engaged in reading all about Teheran, Moscow, the Red Army, Bolivia, Mikt Quill or Lombardo Toledano, etc. Yea, Brothers, it's a great racket that the NMU has. ' - y." � 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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