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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
VOL. IV
NEW YORK, N. Y., TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1942
Shipowners Find Way to
Dodge Heavy War Costs
While the sc.'unen risk their liycs to transport munitions
• *IK1 supplies to the Allied forces all over the world,'the ship
ownor.s not oidy' sit back and take in a neat profit, not only
collect a nice fat insurance check if their ships are sunk, but
now are assured of a very low premium rate on the insur
ance they take out to protecl®
their investments.
"LOG" TO APPEAR WEEKLY
NEW FEATURES PLANNED
Gov.ReportBlames Bosses
For Majority of Strikes
Refusul by employersto abey law.s'guaranteeing workers
1 the right to organize s^ili gpustitutcs one of the major causes
of strikes. Tliis faetivas revealed last week ina signitiegnt
study publisbed
the Department of Labor.
i Half the >iy^kouts during the first eight montbs of 1941,
the stud.V'*showed, arose priiiei"
palj^ ^t of'"wori^ersl demands
or reccrgnition and union seeur
ity—to which, they ai*e entitled
by law*^—or against efforts*by
bosses to intimidate unionists, in
violation of the Wagner Act.
In other words, if. employers
Brother James Lee signed on
in these instances had, abided
by the nation's laws, 50 per'cent the Antinois on Dfecember 9,
of the work stoppages for the 1941. On his way to report, he
period might have been averted, met with an" accident which he
believes was attributable to the
Contrary to the claims made
negligence of the. ship operator.
in propaganda by foes of labor,
Brother Lee is seeking com
only two per cenjt of the strikes
during the eight months in pensation from the operator and
volving a mere fourteenth of one needs witnesses from the crew.
per cent of the workers who Any 'brother that was aboard
walked out—were caused by ju the Antinois en December 9
risdictional disputes, the report should get in touch with Silas
disclosed. Sympathy s t ri k e s B. Axtell, IC Moore Street,
New York City.
(Continued on Paoe 4)
Notice for the
Crew of the
S.S.Antinois
I
®
W'
.1
4>
Notice to All Ship's
Delegates
New York Mine
Fields Widened
It is the U. S. government it
.self that has stepped hi to pro
tect the poor shipowner from
being gouged by the insurance
companies. When the war broki '
Ai'cording to an official Navy
out, the insurance underwriters
announcement, the mined area
boosted the rates, and the ship
in the entrance to New York
owners began to yell.
harbor has been extended and
So, jipparently more con mariners have been warned that
cerned about, the shi|)owners' "it migitf be necessary at any
profits than the seamen's lives. time to close without previous
Congress passed a law which warning the channels tempora
gavp the ;AIaritime Commission rily left open."
authority to insure the ship
The mined area has been
owners directly in case the pri broadened, the Navy said, to
vate insurance rates became take the area north of a line be
"cxhorbitant."
tween Hoffman Island and Nor
I'he Maritime Ccnnmission .lo.ii Point, and witldn , lines
"~11as set rip a $40,000,000 revolv drawn between Hoffman Island,
ing fund which will be used for Port Wadsworth Tight, Fort
thi.s purpose once ^the program Lafayette light and Norton
is launched.
Point Light.
Ships arriving in or leaving
Remember the screams from
tlie sliipoAvners'when the seamen New York liarbor are instructed
asked for life inauranee? It's to carefully note the open lanes
different when the operators whicli will be marked by buoys.
want insuraneernot for their No vessel will be permitted to
aneiior in the channel area.
lives—bu" for their profits.
It all depends, pf course, Sliip.s j\re also instructed to en
whethet you're riding the foc'sle ter the port (luring daylight
hours.
or a .swivel chair.
No. 1,
The Union no longer re
ceive! advance Information on
Third Anniversary Occasion
For Expansion; Paper Will
Be Published Every Monday
This issue of the Log is th^ first one for the new year.
But
this occasion is even more than just the beginning of
; agents mak4 every effort to
another year, it is the Log's third birthday. The very first
cover payoffs, but wartime
issue appeared in January 1939.
censorship makes it impos
A lot has happened since January 1939. These past
sible to know exactly when three years have seen the SIU grow tremendously in size
youp ship will dock. If you and bring benefits to the seamen that in the old days would
have beefs that require the have seemed impossible.
But_they were possible! And it was not because John
help of a patrolman, you can
Shipowner suddenly got soft—it was because the sean\pn
hurry things up by telephon
had the guts to fight for what they were entitled to—and
ing the agent the minute you
because they had an organization that knew how to lead
dock and notifying him of
them to victory.
your arrival.
It has been no insignificant part that the Log has played
in the three year battle for the wages and conditions SIU
men novv enjoy. Knowledge is an important weapon m the
struggle with the employers. It has been the Log's job to
give the membership knowledge of what the rank and file
members were thinking, of what the leadership was doing
and planning, and all important, what the shipowners were
up to.
A poorly informed union is only .half a union. The SIU
has not been poorly informed.
So mueh( for patting ourselves on the back. Now to go
to work on future plans.
The Seafarers International
Starting with this issue the Log will appear weekly.
Union has chartered a branch
(Continued on Page 2)
of Marine Scalers in New Or
leans. The following letter sent
to the Log bj' the Agent, asks
for support which he shall, of
course, receive from all SIU
men.
sailing schedules. The branch
SIU
Chartered in
New Orleans
Dear Sir and Brother:
I wish to inform our brother
members that are sailing on SIU
ships coming into New Orlcan.s
that we have a Scalers Union in
this port. The charter was
granted to us by Brother Harry
Lundeberg, acting International
President. The name of the
charter reads: Seafarers Inter
national Linitin of North Aiuer
iea, Marine Ships Scalers Union
of New Orleans and Vicinity.
So Brothers, when you sec
any men coming on bn.ard your
ship to do any scalers' work, be
sure they have Dispatchers
Slips from our hall.
Thanking all our brother sea
men for their help, I remain
Fraternally yours,
L. E. WESSELS, Agent
Marine Ship Scalers Union.
/
Cabbie Finds Waterfront
Is No Longer ''Peaceful"
If anybody think.s that the war hasn't come to the New
York waterfront, all they have to do is to talk to Mas Fried
man. He'll .set them straight in a hurry.
Friedman is a cabbie and usually cruises around lower
Manhattan. Last Monday night he picked up a faVe pretty
'l^vvcll uptown; the pa.sscugcr told
him to proceed to Pier 18. (Pier
18 is where Alcoa ships dock).
When he hit Montague Street,
lie noticed a "No Trespassing''
sign, but his passenger said that
Seafarers Intelnational Union
lie was a member of the crew of
2 Stone Street, New York
some Alcoa rustbucket and tliat
Dear Gentlemen;
the cabbie sliould drive right on
I, Cesar Aenna, brother of down to the pier.
Albert Acuna, who passed away
Well, vou know how it is.
and was a member of the SIU, ...
• » ,
express my most profound gra Anything a passenger says. And
titude for so noble, generou.s and besides, the meter might jump
spontaneous act of the brothers another nickel. So Friedman
wlio contributed their blood on drove on past the sign.
Zing! Friedman wasn't sure,
behalf of my decea.sed brother.
God bless their lives ever. but it sounded like a wasp had
flown past his head at about 500
Thank you all.
miles an hour.
Siiioerelv yours,
CESAR ACUNA.
Zing! Another one flew past.
Permits revoked for conduct
Friedman"" turned around to
P.S. I should like to know the
unbecoming a memb^er of the
names
of
these
brothers,
so
I
see
if his . passenger was also
SIU.
can shake
hands and
thank
them
bothered
with hornets — and
INSTANCE L. MCDONALD
(Continued on Page 4)
personally.
JOHN CORENZO
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Letter of Thanks
For Blood Donors
111:
DO NOT SHIP
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�T H H S H A F A R E R S ' L O G
Tuesday, January 13i Ij
^ORE ABOUT
Published by the
Seafarers Log
ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT
of the
A WORD WITH
SIA let
{Continue^ froja BaUe i)
This is a. big step forward* It means that instead of 26 is
sues in a year, as previously, 1942 vvill see 52 i.ssues. In
other words, the membership will receive twice as much
'Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
news.
:
This is my very first coin...,
HARRY LUNDEBERG, Acting International President
Plans are noVv under way for a more extensive cover
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Calif.
I
brothers, .so
give the "little gir
age of Union affairs. The Branch Agents pledged them
selves at the Savannah Conference to write a weekly re a break and don't juclge it t
ADDREB8 ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS
PUBLICATION TO'.
port for the Log.} This will jteep the men posted on what's liarshly. Things wijl get bettJ
as I go along and get into tl
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG"
going on in the different Atlantic and Gulf portSi
swing
of punching a typewrite
P. O. Box 25, Station P, New York, N. Y.
Sister Mae Dillon is going to conduct a column in Who knows, I might even hi
Phone: BOwling Green 98346
which the news and gossip about the hospitalized brothers come another Eleanor Rnosevel
will appear, as well as news of the stewardesses.
^though I grant you that i
Brother Goulding promises to keep us'posted weekly isn't likely.
on the happenings in the third floor Stewards' Department. Seriously, though, when th
//
The SecretaryTreasurer will, of course, issue iall offi editor asked me to start a regii
cial statements in the paper and will continue to report lar column I though he was kid
ding. 1 can't wrife, I told him
plans and activities of the Union's executive officers.
He informed me, however, that|
RESOLUTION
Weekly issues will also mean that more general trade he didn't expect any lilerar.^^
^VHEREAS; a state oi war exists between our country, the union news cpn pe carried;' news of the shipyard workers' mastcrpfeces out of my type
struggle with the employers, news of the longshoremen, of writer, Init only the news aui
United States of America, and the Axis Powers, and
the
auto workers, the miners. In short, everything and gossip of our brothers that nr«l
WREREAS, the Seafarers' International Union of North
anything
of interest and benefit tq SIU mep will fifid jts laid up in the hospitals. Whe
America is and always will be an AMERICAN Union of,
he put it that way, I couIdn'L
way into the Log.
by and for seamen, and
very Well refuse. After all, the"
And finally, and by no meansthe le^st importapt, the boys that are lai<l uj) do. deserv e
WHEREAS, as true Americans we have solemnly pledged to
fight for our country, individually and collectively, and rank and file seamen will receive more space for'their a . break in the paper—and
WHEREAS, the United States Merchant Marine is our na beefs and ideas. The SIU is a rank and file union in the that's whu,l I'll irv to give thei
besit sense of theword. Jt is right and necessary that the from now on. '
tion's most important second line of defense, and
Log
be a rank and file paper.
WHEREAS, we fully realize our responsibilities and our
And dun't thiirk they don'
duty to our country and its people, and
So much for tjie plans. No one can foresee what will' read the Lot/ from cover to coyj
WHEREAS, we know it is our duty, like all others, to roll beset the Uqion in the year to come, But one thing is cer er. It's their only contact wi
up our sleeves and do our share to win this war, and
tain; the Seafarers Log will continue to keep the member the Union, aside from secit
WHEREAS, no sacrifice is too great for the preservation of ship informed as tb the activities of both our friends and my face oiicc a week (aiid tjiatj
not mucli o' a treat), and thej
' our country, its people, and the four fundamental free our enemies.
certainly
look forward to c.aci
doms which have existed, and we have enjoyed, since we
i.ssuc.
When
I told them the 1,4
became a free nation, now therefore be it
Wa.s going to come but ever;
RESOLVED, that, as individuals, and collectively as t^e
week they were deliglite(!L
membership of the Seafarers' International Union of
Everytimc I visit tticnr tbc first
North America. Atlantic & Gulf District, an organization
thing they ask for is the
representing true American seamen, we unequivocally
even before they ask fbU 'thcTS
The following" brothers are
give bur government, and those upon whose shoulders are
delinquent in registering with 'weekly dollar ijcncfit 1 That'
placed the responsibilities of the conduct of this war,
their Seleptive Service Boards. the truth.
our full support and cooperation in order that our nation
It is necessary that they take
Well, to begin with: I visitcs
our freedom, and our democracy will be preserved through The new'and amended edilion care of this immediately upon all the hospitals the day hefor
total victory in this war, and be it further
of the SIL; 'Constitution has hitting port, otherwise there may Christmas and di.stribiitcd c.iga
RESOLVED, that we solepinly pledge and resign ourselves l)e.en printed and is now avail develop serious complications.
reltc.s to all the brothers, ercii
to whatever action may be required, on our part, to help able to all members of the JOSEPH RAVMpND JACKSON those in had standing. Also
Union. The Constitution comes ROBERT LEE ACKFORD
each brother received from tin
win this war, and be it still further
in
booklet form, small and eom LAVMGN R. SEAY
Christmas fund a eselvm df I,
RESOLVED, that we do everything within our power to
favorit^ brand of cigarettes he
keep our organization and the United States Merchant paet to fit in a shirt pocket, and JOHN EDWARD COLE
is hound in a serviceable stilf
sides
the iegular benefits. Thi
Marine free of all subversive elements, fifth columnists cardboard cover.
looked mighty good to the boys
and saboteurs, and be it finally
I can tell yon, and they sem
RESOLVED, tbat we call upon all organized labor to take This booklet contains all the
their
thanks tq the Union. It he
similar action to give, our government full support and rules and regulations governing
ing Christmas time, I didn't jns
cooperation in these trying times, and keep, their ranks the conduct of the Union, and it
stick to SIU hoys, but gipc ci
is the duty of every member to
free of all subversive elements, fifth columnists and
arettes
to MFOW ami
The tciTuination of a success
obtain a copy and read it from
saboteurs.
brothers,
too. Were they sui'^
ful drive for Christmas presents
Seafarers^ International Union
of North America
I r'v".'"
Unanimous
Seafarers to
Dillon
es
Victory"
Constitution
Now Ready
Selective Service
Delinquencies
NORSE SEAMEN
RECEIVE GIFTS
cover to cover.
/"
for Norwegian seammi is an prised. I wish you could liav
Do you want tp know abput
nounced by the Norwegian Sea seen their faces when tficy re
parliamentary' procedure.^ The
men'.s Christma.s and Relief, oerVed their cigarettes and th4
duties of the Agents and the.
Inc.; acting as central office for Locj iiiiid the West Const Sailors^
Patrolmen? The rules for elec
I vvffpt to mention especialIj
the Norwegian Seamen's
tions? The method of recalling
iChurche.s. The drive was intend Brother vYiliam Watts, Nq.,.UR
an official? puneral and hospi
ed to provide the seamen, who 207. He hfWv,^lost his cye.sigh|
tal benefits? AH these and many
are cut «)ff from their home and has been tf
more rules are printed in the
eoiuitry, with Christmas gifts. U. S. 'Marine
new Constitution. Everything is
The sailprs, 25,000 in num ten Island. He sure wbuT
indexed for eonvenieilce.
ber, man the jarge Norwegian to hear from any of his
The new Constitution is avail tuerchant marine. It is estimat shipmates.
^
able free of charge to all mem ed that '10 per cent of the oil
Brother Harry Patchcll, No
bers. Ask your agent ot; ])atrol supplies' for Bri{:uin and the 2892, who had been at Eljis Isj
mnn for yonr copy.
fighting fronts are carried hy land, has been transferred tj
Norse tankers.
the New Jersey State Hospital
• The total funds collected
That'!? abdut iill the tran.sfpr|
Marine School Head amounted to $32,500, made up for now. I'll keep you infqrmej
of donations ranging from $1 to about any future ones.
Before I. close, I \yould. likj
The .Seamen's Chureli Insti .$5,000.
to list the groups that contrili
tute announced yesterday / that
uted money to the Christmal
Capt. Robert Huntington, prin
IN MEMORY
cigarette fund:
eip.al of the Merchant Mariqe
Brother
School at the institute for over
Crew of 8.S. Robin Goodfcl
ALBERT JACKSON, #4990
2.5 years, has been made prin
low, $26; Crew of the S..S
Died at Newark Hospital
cipal emeritus. Capt. Frederick
Washington, $10;' members^ i|
on December 13, 1941
Ju8t> who has beem serving with
the New York hall, $14; ani
Brother
the .school in the capacity of na'
New York Delegat'e.s aind bffi{|
HORACE FREENjAN, #G37
vigation 'instructor since 1938,
staff, $12. Thanks, brothers.
Died at Pritch^rd, AlabSma
was named as Captain Hunting
That'.s all for this week. SRI|
on December 9, 194,"I
ton's successor as principal.
you in tlie next issue.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
{From West Codsl SdiJor)
Meeting steaniei.s do not dread.
When you see three lights ahead.
Port yo.ur helm and show your red.
For passing steamers you should try
To keep this maxim in your eye:
Grpen to Green — or Red to Red —
Perfect, safety go ahead.
Both in .safety — and in doubt,
Always keep a good lookout; '
Should there be no room to turn.
Stop your ship and go astern.
|5;:4" _
lr'^is i>
• iiy.
B/
iiiit
If to star])oard Red appear,
'Tis your duty to keep clear;
Act as judgment says its proper.
Port or starhoa' d — back or stop her.
But when on your port is .seen
' A Steameiwith a light of Green,
' There's not much for you to do —
The Green light must look out for you.
.'i •
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Tuesday, January 13, 1942
W. h a t* 8 D o i n g —
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THE SEAFARERS' LOG
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic & Gulf District
SecretaryTreasurer's Office
Room 213 — 2 Stone Street. New York City
P. O. Box 25, Station P
Phone: BOwling Green 98846
to have the idea that we have a ter we have fought for and ob
reserve supiily of men here. tained better working conditions
«.v
DIRECTORY OF BRANCHES
Brother King, the Mobile dis and wages than they ever had
AKTHIJK THOMl'SOX
patcher, called here for three before, they want to bite the
BRANCH
ADDRESS
PHONE
men at one time last week. At hand that gave them this.
..2 Stone St.
NBW YORK
, BOwling Green 98346
T
had
a
screwball
ease
this
' J
Dispatcher's Office . , BOwling Green 93430
It would be a good idea if
M'eek. Some of these shipowners the time we had 88 jobs on tjie
BOSTON
. 330 Atlantic Ave. ... LIBerty 4057
board
and
two
men
in
the
hall.
they would
stop
and
think
that
. must think the seamen arc a
?R5VIDBNCS . , 465 South Main St. . Manning 3572
Tish, tisli, Gliarles.
after this war is over and they
BALTIMORE .. . 14 North Gay St. .., Calvert 4539
• Inineh of knneklcheads.
PHILADELPHIA ,6 North 6th St, ..... Lombard 7651
The beefs of the Week were continue to give us hell for pne
Here's what ha])pened. Our
. 25 Commercial PI. .. Norfolk 41083
NORFOLK
new agreement with the Cuba of the usual run without any thing and another, there will
309 Chartres St. .... MAgnolia 3962
NttW
ORLEANS
Distilling Company called for a thing special, getting several come a day when they will nped
SAVANNAH ... . 218 East Bay St. ..., Savannah 31728
JACKSONVILLE ,136 East Bay St. ... Jacksonville 51791
wage incrcasi; which was to he calls a day from the boys who us again. Then we can remind
. 206 So. Franklin St. , Tampa M1323
TAMPA
"retroactive to October .'D. Weil, claim that they ain't doing some of tlicm of lots and lots
. 66 Sor Conception St. Dexter 1449
MOBILE
' this week when the company right by our Nell regards the that could have been avoided by
TEXAS CITY .. , 105 4th St.. N
Texas City 722
,1348 N.E. First Ave., Miami 22950
made up the payrolls, it only sailing board. They will get not taking advantage of mili
MIAMI
tant union men on board ships,
SAN JUAN .... . 8 Covadonga St.
San Juan 1886
made the increase retroactive to used to it in the near future.
at
tins
time.
Xpvcmbcr I. In other words, the
I wish all ships' crews upon
From scanning the daily pa
lioys were one day short on arrival in New Orleans would
BOSTON
pers,
it .seems that the brothers
• their dough. When I called the demand the books of the shore
By
on
the
West
Coast
coastwise
company's attention Lo this fact, side flunkeys. Don't forget, we
.lOHX MOG,\X
ships
arc
getting,
the
Bgom
they Were surprised and went arc the sponsors of an SIU
])aek to have a look at tlie Scalers Union here. Check up Bobm from the Yellow Bellies
Had a vcrj' busy week erew
of the Rising Sun. Wc will I\ave
agreement.
on it, boys.
ing
up the Alcoa Ranger at
their
sun
setting
in
golden
west,
There it was ii] black and
I wish I' knew what makes
Portland,
M«hie. Also the. Jo
but
will
be
of
a
very
reddish
white—"the increase shall be Curranski think we are so dumb
sephine
Lawreiiee
at Ports
The war has blacked out two
'color.
retroactive to Oct. 31, IDil."
as to go for his cheap publicity
mouth,
N.' H.
Had
to
inake
two
Well, this comjiany stiff says stunt of share and share alike
more lights in New York har
That's all for this week.
trips t() the Ranger and finally
to me:
bor,
long, used by seamen to
aboard .ships; his sweet little
got her under way. Saw to it
"I certainly hate to ask the si hcme of any book is, a pass
that the articles had riders pro guide themsch'fs when entering
office staff here to go to all tlic port to any .ship. Wouldn't it
PHILADELPHIA
tecting the crew against being and leaving the port.
' Vork to (pake out a new payroll. look nice, to have the unorgan
By
paid
off in the Gulf without
• ^I)o you suppose you could talk ized .ships such the, the Missis
Captain Raljili W. Dempwolf,
H. .1. COLIJXS
ti'ansjiortation
back tq port of
• the hoys into forgetting about sippi, Waterman, etc.. 'which
.signing on. everything gaineil sepior Coast Guard officer in the
that day's pay.^"
have the best conditions in the ' Well, here was are. doing to be retroactive, etc.
New "i ork Distriet. annoiineed
Hah! Imagine any agent try industry, to be turned over to business at the same old place.
Quite a few ships are bitting the radical ehanges in harbor
ing to sell the members a bill of the boys, off the organized As usual, tilings are pretty slow Portland and all that we have
goods like that.
Sword Line, ships. YE GODS, here in tlie City of Brdtlierlv agreements with are being cov markings. He revealed the
Scotland Liglitship and the Fire
Love. Shipped 13, registered 11, ered out of this office.
Needless to add, the com YE GODS.
on the beach ()3. Last week^was
pany iiiially got around to
III ! Boston we have to e«ivei Island Liglitship off Long
the woivst week that tliis'brkrieh ls miles qf waterfront each Isjand shore will henceforth be
making out new payr^dls. and
T4MPA
ever Iiail. but we have hopes morning to find out if any of black.
the boys all eoUcctcd.
By
that this week will he better.
Voting here in Neu York has
our ships are in, as wc can't get
Iff li. PARKER
The vessels are being re
Casey .Jones, one of tlic old any information otherwise.
, proceeded slowly. Only abqut
original Four Horsemen, has
From now on AVC must in moved as a war measure, alqng
1350 ballots cast so far. H<>w
December 23, jbU
come
to
roost
and
the
wild
and
struct our ship's delegates to with the reiiunal of oilier lighl.s,
evijr, there is still* a month to
Shipjung has been very good
wollic
stories
he
has
to
tell
are
contact the Union Hall upon ar huoy.s^ and markings that are
, go, .so things should pick up. All this past week. It seems that fof
jiatrolmen. should make every a port of thill size that we could really bowlipg the boys over. rival in each port, so we won't pot absolutely essential to iiqvi
effort to get the crews up to the have enough members to supply Grapefruit .1. A. Keller is still overlook any ships.
gation.
squawking about the Cuban Dis
halls for voting.
the ships, but 'so far we have
Thy Fire Island Ljghtship
fallen behind. ' I shipped thirty tilling Cmnimny. Hv vows that Shipping on Pacific
has been atieliored in sixteen fa
lie will never sail on those %liips
last week and could have
NEW ORLEANS
again until they put a eliamber Coast Reported Normal thoms of water about ten miles
shipped ten .more in the three
B.V
southwest of Fire Island Us'R"
maid aboard to keep tlic boys
departments.
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Coastal merehant vessel traf house, and almost due south of
happy.
We Imve ' voted 5t members
But seriopsly speaking, the fic has retiicned to normal "af Fire Island Inlet. Its red hull,
so
far, and I think that is very
December 30, ipil
last four ships that left this ter a rather inefl'eetive suhma with the words "Fire Island"
Our dispatcher is about to go good fo.r this port. This past port Imyc sqilcd short handed— rine campaign by enemy under ]iainted on the sides, and its two
oil trial for disturbing the peace, week one of the Waterman and with 63 men on the beaeli. sea craft," the Thirteenth Naval blaek masts bearing circular
for creating a riot pp the main ships was detained for about There is very Ijttle excuse for IJistriet announced today.
gallerii'S have lieen familiar
It reported "eiftremcly satis sights to .\tlantie and coastwise
drag, for cndangcrjug the life five hours, due to the fact that that sort of thing, H this hfeeps
and limb of the citizens of the one of the oilers that was dis up, Uncle Sam will he manning factory coordiiiation" among the seamen.
t!resccnt City. All this came ]iatelie(i to the ship was refused. the ships, and where in hell will forces of British Cqluinhia and
Scotland Lightship lias_ been
jj about while he was walking his • It seems that the Chief and 1st we be then.? In order to hold the United States Army.
aiieliored
for many years at a
• wife down Ganal St. Sunday .\.s.si.slarit did not like tjm way what we have won. we'd better
point
east
of Sandy Hook and
;. night, and he suddenly .saw a this brother parted his hair. So, get together and sail these ships Puts Radio Seamen
generally
south of Ambrose
real live A.U. that wasn't on a the other two oilers did hot like and cut,out the baloney.
Channel
Lightship.
It is also
Under Navy
to take the ship to New Orleans
ship.
redbulled,
with
one
word,
• y^ell boys, I gues.s that this
During the resulting confu on a Six and Six basis and is aboiit all we can say fqr now. This last week saw Congres "Scotland." in large white let
sion, caused by the savage ef walked off. I, did riot have an So, in behalf of tlip inemhersliip sional action on a hill giving ters on each side.
llie Navy control over radio op
forts of tile A.B. to escape, ho other oiler to replace this inan. gf this port I will close.
erators
in the merchant marine.
The blaekout of these two
After some time Bro. Biggs
snared three oiler but lost the
Designed to cqmbat "subversive" lights indicates that seamen will
A.11. At thepresent time he is called mfi, lAid it was decided
influence among operators. It Iiave less and less aid in enter
working out in the local gym to that it would be to our advan
would permit the Spcretary of the ing and leaving the port. Hqr"
SAVANNAH
.speed lip tlie jjuppies, .so tha.t tage to let the ship go to New
Navy to forbid any operator to
bor officials have often cppa
By
Orleans
and
put
this
matter
in
sail on any ship over any trade
there can he no more escaping.
plained
that there were too
CHAS. WAID
route. Representative Bland of
Sunday morn he had to call the hands, of a Port Committee
many
lights
in this area. 'The
Shipping for the. Savannah the Merchant Marine Committee
for help to get a man to go to adjust.
difficulty
is
that most of the
• aboard a ship as relief oiler at
It seems that nowadays the district is still fairly good. Fig told the House tliaf about 200 op
lights
are
automatic
and there' ,
$1.35,'as the man that was there Engineers and Mates are taking ured that after the holidays erators were under "coneiderabie
fore
unattended.
It
would be
suspicion."
had put in 28 hours and was advantage of the war and rid things might quiet down in re
difficult
to
extinguish
tlierp
in. a
played out. It took the combined ing the onlicensed personnel tq gards to shipping, but so far
hurry
in
ease
of
an
air
rqid.
CORRECTION!
efforts of the Engine Patrolman hell and back. I suppose that Oilers and ABs arc still in de
line of experimental buoys
mand
and
hard
to find.
and the Di.spatcher plus the mo they think in that way they can
It
was
incorrectly
reported
have
now been set up bet\yfeen
The only trouble down here
ral support of the rcst of the break the j[JniQh, and we will be
In the last issue of the LOG Ambrose Channel and E^^st
])ie cards, and even with this, it at their .mercy as before 1984. at the present time is trying to that DNLY the Steward'^ De
took a couple of hours of dili I can well remember wbon find oqt what ships are coming partment of the S.S. Majory Roekau^y Inlet. "All ships piust
gent gin mill sleuthing to get Mates and Ist Engineers were in. So far as we can't get qny had $2 linen money coming.' avoid this area and pass around_
it to the south of Apobrose
the man.
working fpr ilje, ioosy, .v^um qf information in regards to the This $2 applies to ALL de
Lightship."
the Coast Guard
This above .should allay the .$105.00 per month and were moving of ships. Shipping fqr partments of the ciew that
announce
signed
off
on
Deo.
8,
1341.
fears of those ports which seem damned glad to get'it. Now,, af next week looks good.
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^ T H E SEA F A R E R S* L O G
Navy RaceiveS
SE^J'ABEBS' LOG
Honor Roll
CREW OF S.S. ROBIN GOODFELLOW:
Deck Department
F. C. Arnsean, carpenter
J. T. Brady, A.B
N. Yacishyn, A.B
W. Saville, A.B
C. Sloan, A.B
Anderson, A.B
B. Devlin, O.S.
E. Rubin, O.S.
Engine Department
H. Stone, fireman
V. Ruggeiro, fireman
Barnes, fireman
....
J. Salmon, wiper
J. Wells, oiler
T. Webster, oiler
Stewards Department
J. Moulton, steward ...
V. Rodriguez. 2nd cook
r^.
. H. Hurst, mess
V. Sila
r
..*
yofife Pier 83 Bums;
The 'Lafayette' Lancaster Cargo Lost
• '/
•
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.
A fivoahirm firo of "unknown origin" .SAvopt Pier 8l|
last Thursday and ltd't the niunieipallyOAvnod struetui'i
a total los.s.
"
'
The pier is located at the foot op West 4:ird street in Ih
North River and Avas being used by the American South
The United States Navy lias
just received a new 83,000 ton
auxiliary §Idp, which h.as l)cen
named tfie U.S.S. . Lafayetjte.
.\etually tlie name is new. h'tit .African Line. At the time of thc.f*
.
tlie ship isn't—she is the French fire, the freighter Lancaster was gating the po.ssibility that tlMj.' •
luxury liner "Normandie."
unloading copra.
fire was wartime sabotage.
After preliminary^ inAcstigg
The fire,
which started at
The Normandie Avas .seized by
the Coast Guard on Dec. 12, 4:4.5 A.M., was discovered by tion Chief Fire Marshal Thomas
and since then has "Oeen under longshoremen Avho were engaged P. Brophy said llial uoLhi'ag
going repairs and fieing refitted. in unloading the cargo. Sudden suspicious had been foAind. Fur
The Navy has not yet revcalcil ly they saw a wall of flame thermore, the entire cargo was
Avhether she Avill be. used as an .sweeping doAvii the pier toward sueh that the slightest spark
them. The oily copra furnished could Jiave set it afire. The co
aircraft or a troop transport.
a ready and highly inflammable pra Avas packed in burlap l>ags
Traffic in New York harbor
fuel to aid in spreading the that were fuzzy and streaked
can see her getting a camouflage
with oil.
blaze.
coat of dark grey paint.
This pier fire AAas the third
The pier Avas valued at $310,
^.00
If the Lafayette is to be used 000 by the city, and Avas a total serious Avaterfront fire in New
1.00
as a troop tran.sport, she would loss, nothing remaining after York in recent months. Thirty
be capable of carrying more the fire but a mass of twisted three men lost tlieir BA'CS when
1.00
than 10,000 troops at one time. steel girders. The_gargo, whicli the Cuba Mail Line freighter
1.00
had been unloaded, Avas also Panuco burned at its Brooklyn
pier last August. The same
TOTAL
$25.00
lost.
month the Finnish freighter
When the fire broke out, fire
Aurora, anchored under the j
boats and tugs raced to the pier
George Washington Bridge, i
from all sections of the harbor.
burned with the loss of one sea
The fire
jumped from the pier
President Roosevelt has a.sked
man's life.
Congress for an , appropriation to tlic Lancaster and the copra
of $980,380,000 for the United that hadn't been unloaded began More About
States Maritime Commission's to burn.
Seafarers Log
The
crew
immediately
cut the
ship construction fund and other
Dear Editor:
lines
and
tugs
pulled
the
ship
commission activities for the fis
At this erlticnl time in the history' of our country, when cal year lOIS and planned to away from the. pier and into the
all the unions have gone down the line to prorfiise our Presi follow this up Avith additional middle of' the river. Once iii
(Continued from Page 1)
dent not to .strike, so that defen.se will not be impeded, we appropriations for the expanded midstream, the fire boats Avere Avere less than one per cent of
able to bring the fire in the the total.
program.
suddenly find disrupters Avithin our union.
holds under control and prevent
Wage and liour controversies
The amount sought for the
Tliese disrupters will strive*^
any .serious damage to the ship. Avere responsible for 35.8 per
to do all within their power to not take to each other because agency at this time is an in None of the crcAV Avas injured.
cent of the strikes. Ip,,mo.st in
make ns strike, so that Uncle Brother McLeod didn't pull his crease of $121,540,000 over the
Once
the fire
Was
extingu
stances,
tlie.sc walkouts resulted
appropriations of the Purrent
Sam c^n take over the merchant punches on beefs.
ished,
the
FB.f,
the
Navy
Intel
from
jvorkers'
efforts to get pay
marine and blow all marine
One day oiit of Phill}, Mc fi.scai year and compares Avitli
ligence,
the
District
Attorney's
boosts
in
line
with .the . rising
unions skyhigh.
;
Leod asked the Old Man fcr a the 1941 fiscal year outlay of
office
and
the
NeAA|
York
Fire
cost
of
living.
only $498,190,000,. wliich was
I don't mean we should stand hospital slip in front of tlie
Department all started investi
Another important .disclosure
gang in the foc'sle, and the Old at the start of the program of
by meekly while everytiiing Ave
was
that by far the greatest
building the "bridge of ships."
haA'c gained up to date is taken Man, in a nasty Av&y, told him
More About
number
of strikes took place in
aAvay from us under ij^ne pre he would have to .submit a. Avrit
qondefense
industries, Avith the
text or another. Wiiat I mean ten request for it. hIcLcod said,
textile
industry,
Avlikh is one of
is that there are other Avajs twc "I've been going to sea for 18
the
loAvwage,
sweatshop ,
fields,
can achieve our ends Avithout years and this is the first time
having
more.
tlian
i^&ny"
other
SIDNEY
K.
SAVILLE
sti'iking or violefue; nainely to L ever heard of a sick man being Your father is very ill and
branch
of
production.
stand' firm and pay no heed to made to submit a Avritten re wSuld like to get in touch with
the breed of. "SAipermilitant quest. I'm not goin^ tp set any you immediately. He is at 932
' (Continued from Page 1)
union men who are suddenly j
Delaware St., Detroit, Mich.
then lici .Cammed oil his brakes!
and mysteriously cropping up |
eques .
.
Ten yards aAvay there Avas a
FolloAving men are . due
on our ships.
' Ujjon arrival at Philly, the
soldier
on
one
knee. Iiis
rifle
had
AvUges
Avhile serving.: aboard
Old jNIan called ^lel.eod to his
PETER W, RYDZEWSKI
This type aUvays terminates
a
bead
on
Friedman's
head.
His
S.S.
Oarrabulle
from Qctobei:.
room, but McLeod, knoAving You are a key _witness in the
had' merely 31, 1941:
his remarks with, "and Ave don't
AA^iat Ava.s up, took. some mem suit brought by Brother Morris
let the ship .sail unless , this is
Donald A. Ho|rn'
bers of the crcAV along as Avit Chertov against , the Calmar passed through the Avindshield
taken care of!" And invariably
as a
Avarning.
The
third
one
was
William
A. Bade
Steamship
Company.
It
is
impor
ncsscs. When McLeod got into
the beef actually came from a
scheduled
for
the
business.
tant
that
you
get
in
touch
with
Charles Olson
blabberriiouthed Aviper Avho had the Captain's quarters, the cap Brother Chertov's attorney. Con
Friedman'Avas. out of that cab
Clyde Watson
lain tried to pick a figlit,*but
beeu going to sea for six years
tact Milton G. Winston, 305 and liad his hands'in fli'fr air be
Frank Revill
Brother
McLeod
Avas
too
smart
and never tried for a fireman,
Broadway, iNew York City.
fore you could say i "no' coffee
to
fall
for
it.
He
kncAV
that
if
William McKe'e
Avatertender or oilers' rating.
time."
' '
they started throAving miisole in
Otto Stegnr
This supermiiitaiit, I'm think
The
soldier
advanceAl
toAvard
the Old Plan's quarters, he
William
Canrpbell
ADAM KARPOWICH
ing of, hadn't been on the ship
hhu.Avith fixed bayonet and de
Avoiild be on the hot scat plenty.
John MogandhljB
four days Avhen the Captain
Your original book,., papers and
So he ranout on deck and jjist discharges were found and are manded lo;. know . why „he had
Alfred Jutchess
started telling him in a stage
,.;v'
then ran into tlie Public Healtli on file in the SecretaryTreasur driven i n,.t o the , "protective
whisper bout some A.B. AVIIO
Joseph
Alfoenio
zone" that had been. thrown
Officer.
er's office in New York City.
had gotten off in Philly. I
WoodroAv W. Moore
about the entire New York wa
didn't hear Avhat tbe ,01tl Man • The health officer .sent him to
iFrancis Polando. ;
terfront.,
J
told him because I walked aAvay. the main office and la^t I heard
It
took
Friedman
a
full
half
Warren
Buckman
FOSTER MERRILL MITCHEL
But the next thing I knew, I McLeod had stirred up a hor
hour to talk himself out of that
Thomas Hippie;
i
Your Seaman's Certificate of
heard Blabber Mouth, the Avip nets ne.?>t. I believe he is now
one. And
Avheii
the
Army finall}'®
Kurt
Gonstea
Identlficatfon has been turned
er, say out loud, "Why, in Or bringing suit against the steam Into the SecretaryTreasurer's let iiim
hi.s knees Avere play
HoAvard T. Wilsofi^l :
ship
compauA'
for
having
re
leans we'd pull the mah';s book
ing castonets so fast that he
office.
William A116va 'y''"
fused
him
medical
attention.
• • •
for that!"
could, hardly step on Uie starter.
. David C. Fair • '
This is the truth of the case
Swell talk for one union man
NoAvadays when people hail
JAMES DOBBINS
James
Johnson
'
that the BlabberMouth Aviper
to make about a member of his
Your seaman's papers, Union Friedman's cab and' ask him to
Avas blasting.
Thomas J. JoneS' 'J : : •
union Avlien he didn't even knoAV
book
and two personal letters drive them to Pier 18, he give.?'
So, to sum up, let us not be
Edward Youngsblood
the facts of the case. It so hap
are in the office of the Secretary them a nickel for bus fare.
too ready to knock or judge Treasurer.
Jose Cacheo
pens I know the facts of the
Oh yes, what happened to the
each other by what anyone tells
James
P. DaAdeS:.;i;:>:'r
«
*
*
case and I'm going to wise
seaman that AA'SS in Friedman's
us. And also let's be on pur
Whitney
Rankin i
BlabberMouth and a few others
taxi.'' He simply staggered
HARRY C. JEWELL
guard against all supermilitant
Benjamin Goldstein
up a bit.
Your father has not heard ^abhar^^lship'^'^AyhiltS: ^thp, cabbie
disrupters.
An AB named McLeod came
William Doyle
from you since last April and is wai. sucking his guts away from
Fraternally yours,
on in Porto Rico and right off
worried about you. Write him at ithe cold .steel. Nobody ever pays
Helmer 0. Peterson ' • ' J
the bat the Old Man and he did S. T. NBVOLA, No. 5170
Freeport, Li I.
any...a|Krati6p to.;»eanaen,5
CliqordTwiss
$2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
3.00
900 MILLION FOR
MERCHANT MARINE
Editor's Mail Bag
Strike Causes
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MONEY DUE
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SHIPOWNERS FIND WAY TO DODGE HEAVY WAR COSTS
"LOG" TO APPEAR WEEKLY NEW FEATURES PLANNED
NEW YORK MINE FIELDS WIDENED
NOTICE TO ALL SHIP'S DELEGATES
SIU SCALERES CHARTERED IN NEW ORLEANS
GOV. REPORT BLAMES BOSSES FOR MAJORITY OF STRIKES
CABBIE FINDS WATERFRONT IS NO LONGER "PEACEFUL"
NOTICE FOR THE CREW OF THE S.S. ANTINOIS
LETTER OF THANKS FOR BLOOD DONORS
CONSTITUTION NOW READY
SELECTIVE SERVICE DELINQUENCIES
NORSE SEAMEN RECEIVE GIFTS
THINGS TO REMEMBER
WAR BLACKS OUT HARBOR LIGHTS
SHIPPING ON PACIFIC COAST REPORTED NORMAL
PUTS RADIO SEAMEN UNDER NAVY
NAVY RECEIVES THE 'LAFAYETTE'
NEW YORK PIER 83 BURNS; LANCASTER CARGO LOST
900 MILLION FOR MERCHANT MARINE
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