https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/ce4b477f717f1e5412c7c1626c475d30.PDF e91e57b3bb3b2802910ae1d0e526538a PDF Text Text 1 I TOM Can't Eat Promises 7 When the politicos and the bureaucrats were sniping j, at the OPA last year, they maintained that prices could / be held down without controls. They said that American :> •' f. industrialists would hold prices *at a fair level, and that government controls would be unnecessary. Well, they were wrong or liars. Take your pick.' Within a month of ending OPA, prices went to un­ believable heights, and then continiied to climb. Meat be­ came a scarcity on a workingman's table, and bread and milk soon joined meat. Clothing, including shoes, soon were out of the reach NEW YORK—Initiating a new drive to bring seamen's wages up to the of the normal pocketbook. Rents were pushed up. The present high level of prices, the SIU Negotiating Committee, consisting of ^ cost of entertainment spiraled upward, and corporation J. P. Shuler, Robert Matthews, Joe Algina, Lindsey Williams and Paul Hall, profits went to record heights. this week requested permission from the membership to open negotiati<ms But wages remained far behind prices and profits, with the operators for a wage boost. Pointing out that the Union would pre­ '-f ; Even though labor succeeded in obtaining two wage fer that prices drop rather than wages go up, the Committee stated that increases generally, skyrocketing prices soon ate up what 'Vhile the SIU waited patiently. Congress did nothing about controlling prices, and now the situation is hopeless." (Continued on Pa^e 2) Increases Rising HCL ——^ 1 Fortunately, the. Seafarers In- •$ternational Union is the Only active to June 15. Even at that mariti.me union whose contracts time it was obvious that prices contain a clause allowing the were skyrocketing, day by day, wage question to be reopened to record heights, and that the anytime during the life of the wage gain would soon prove to agreement. This will permit im­ be woefully inadequate. mediate negotiations t o com­ This has been borne out, and j mence, and will result in fatter the only possible solution, in the Gharging that the proposed the merchant marine, and, by taking in the ACA Radio Offi­ SIU paychecks so much sooner. face of a politically-mind^ Conamalgamation Of the marine sec- the way, which is the direct cers. gress which refuses to en^ct ^tion of the .American Communi­ cause" of the existence of a dual Within, t^e past.. few months The Committee pointed out price control legislation during cations. Association, CIO, and the imion among Radio Officers. If the situation in the ACA has be­ this is a presidential election an election year, is to press for Marine Engineers Beneficial As- the Radio Officers are divided come so confusing, mainly be­ year, and that Congress will do another increase in base pay. , sociation, CIO, is solely for the into two opposing camps today, cause of an internal struggle be­ nothing to offend big business; There is no doubt that toe I7 purpose of raiding the Radio Of­ it can be traced directly to the tween the pro-and-anti-commu- therefore, it was necessary for shipowners will fight the Union's ficers' Union, AFL, Fred -M. insistence of the leaders of the nists, that wholesale desertions the Union to be realistic and to move, but profits'in the maritime - Howe, general secretary-treasurer ACA that we follow the policies from the ACA have taken place. press for highef wages. ^•The politicians," said the industry are among the largest of the ^OU, called upon the of Stalin. . . ' Some. .officials and a great Committee, "will control prices profits being made today and the S Engineers to reject tlie merger. "<^nceivably, their 'admission many rank-and-file members operators can well afford to pay > "I ask you, and the officers of into the MEBA," Brother Howe have . already puUed out and just the way a turkey controls merchant seamen more money. • ypur union"v said Howe in a cocluded, "might eventually re­ gone over to the RGU. Many a farmer from dropping an axe The Committee suggest^ that ' letter to MEBA president Sam- sult in a division of your union more have indicated that they on "its neck. We who work for the membership be prepared for a living have always gotten a uel J. Hogan, "to look before into two parts, one red" and the would follow suit. rough deal from the politicos, anything that might happen and you leap. I ask you.to investir other white. It was. this development which and the way Congress has kicked to keep in close touch. gate ACA and its leaders more The MEBA - membership has forced \he commie top leader­ No specific wage boost has ^Srthoroughly than .you have done not been polled on the proposed ship of the ACA into allowing around price control is only one been set by the Negotiatingbefore you make the provisional amalgamation, but it is widely a "considerable portion , of the more in the long series." The last wage increase won Committee, but it is certain tha^ C: ' affiliation a permanent one. I known that there is considierable hiembership to switch to another by the "Seafarers was a five per- a substantial increase will be feel that your union has already sentiment, in the union against ClO affiliate." cent pay hike which was retro- demanded. made a great mistake in.^ grant­ ing a pfovisionaL charter to the ;:;AC2A-:. At its :best, it is only a Tfcduesf by ACA t^^ raid an AFL .urilpn, namely the Radio dffiUnion, .C T.iU - AFL . They The proposed merger of the Marine Telegrapji- tioii for. the simple reason that it would place GEORGETOWN. British Gui­ l i^arrfThe Marme^ to do jers section of the Ameficem Commuhicatioxis As-.: the" MEBA intb direct jurisdictional conflict witli ana—Ralph Youtsy has been "kociation, CIO, with the IMarine Engineers Bene­ ~ ~ an AFL union in the industry. released in $1,000 bail and ; 3;heir dirty work' for them." The Seafarers International Union has at all charges against him have Howe .jointed out that discon­ ficial Association, CIO, brought immediate con­ tent over commie tactics in the demnation from' the General" Organizer of the times maintained good relations with the MEB.^. been reduced to manslaugh­ ACA has niade the membership Seafarers International Union, Lindsey Williams. This Union has supported your organization in ter in the case which grew 1)1^ "'/jittery, and to save themselves In a letter to John P. Howland, New York all of its strikes and we intend to keep doing out of the death of a launch from "utter -destryction" the offi­ Agent of -the MEBA, Brother Williams pointed so. We therefore feel that, in order to continue captain here several weeks cials rushed^ madly into the out that the SlU has supported the , Engjieers and preserve this cooperation, the MEBA should ago. Robert BoutwelL yrho in all beefs, and looks upon this move as raiding do all in its power to stop the proposed merger. will stand trial with Brother against the Radio Officers' U^ion, another AFL In view of the trying time ahead, and with Youtzy on the same charge, S i "They look to the Marine Ehaffiliate. the Taft-Hartley law a direct threat to the exist­ was released on bail pre­ fpgjneers to repair the brokenThe full text of jVilliams' letter follows: ^ ence of ,.a free labor movement,. it seems to us viously. dowh machine and get it in runthe height of folly to do _anything that \vould rlpH l ning order and to bring them John P. Howland Trial of the two Seafarers, place our organizations in conflict with qach former crewmembers of the home to Moscow," stated Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, Dear Sir and Brother: other. SS T. J. Jackson, is sched­ Yet, if the amalgamation is successful, the SIU ""Ki/^^he blame for the present ex­ It has been called to our attention through"the uled to open Jan. 18. One istence of two rival Radio Offi- newspapers that the_se|going section of the Am­ and the MEBA would find themselves in con­ of the witnesses. Frank cers' unions was laid: at the door erican Conimunications Association, CIO, is >t- ^ flict over the issues involved. Knight, a shipmate of the We would, therefore, appreciate it if you would two boys, is already here to of the Commie-controlled ACA by tempting to become part of the Marine Engineers . ^ bring this, communication to the attention of ||Qp7H6we when he stated, "They will Beneficial Association; testify in their behalf. Twb to the MEBA the same dis- You are no doubt? aweue that the fCommerdal your mmnbei/ship and to the other officials. other witnesses are on the I uptioif, confusion, turmoil,' and Telegraphers' Union, an - AFL affiliate, has a , Praterwdly yoursi ; : way and are expected be­ 5^ same disrepute which they similar i sectionj the''Eadio .Officers* Union (ROU)i|! Lindae^ WiBiams, fore the trial beghts. ; taught td the R We would thereft^ an.ams^ama^ General/Organi2er»'SIU n el M •i'f •'•Jl 51 As Atten^t To Raid AFL Radiomen Charge Reduced i i- life., j �Page Two Friday, January 2. 1948 v;: SEAFAMERS EiXx ' Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At n Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 L P. SHULER - - - - Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER PAUL HALL JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor 267 * You Can't Eat Promises (Continued from Page 1) little had been won, and then continued to soar so that the guy who works for a living had a permanent spot right behind the eight-ball. He never quite caught up with the High-Cost-Of-Living, and right now he's so far in the lurch that it will take jet propulsion, plus a. sub­ stantial wage boost, to bring salaries and prices into line. Seamen are probably worse off in this respect than other workers. The wages of merchant seamen started- at a much lower level, and although organiiation helped the seamen to obtain pay hikes, nevertheless, maritime wages never reached a par with shoreside salaries. Even during the war, when merchant seamen were risking their lives daily to deliver the goods, wages of seamen lagged far behind the money which was paid to auto workers or electrical workers, for instance. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics figures that an f^^erage family of four needs $3,447 per year.just to rheet the modest living costs. Seamen's wages fall just abbut $1,000 per year short. A fortunate seaman, in these times, works about nine months out of twelve. The rest of the time he's on the beach, waiting for his name to come high e;iough on the register for him to get a job. As jobs become scarcer, the wait between ships «is going to become longer and longer, and the seaman's earn­ ing capacity correspondingly smaller. It's certain that wages have got to be advanced to make \ip that $1,000 shortage. Figures don't lie, and the These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, figures prove that seamen are miserably underpaid and as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find thne hanging that the shipowners are well able to meet increased pay heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up-by roils. writing to them. Of course, they don't want to do it. They like the W. KASZUBSKI feeling of sitting on that pile of dough rolled up during NfiW ORLEANS HOSPITAL I^. GOLEMBEIWSKI F. E. WHEELER the war, and augmented since the end of hostilities. F. NERING C. McGILBERRY J. PRATS But seamen need more take-home pay, and the Sea­ J. E. SILKOWSKI W. VAUGHN A. AMUNDSEN farers International Union is preparing to take steps to E. LARSEN EDLER E. L. E: fatten^ the pay envelope of all SIU members. E. CARAVONA W. WILCOXSON If prices won't stay within the limits of wages, then S. LeBLANC J. VATLAND ( M. J. FIELDS I wages must rise to meet prices. It's just that simple. L. CLARKE K. A. STANBERG G. KOCJAN M. A; MCALLISTER N. LAWRENSON J. E. HOAR J. S. CARA B. H. TOLBERT J. F. FITZPATRICK G. T. FRESHWATER T. HENDRICKS From time to time, reports have reached the Union 4, i « N. R. CARTWRIGHT of the continued activity of crimp halls, in this country BALTIMORE HOSPITAL J. WARD V, p as well as abroad. (See story on Page 3.) N. LONGTINE G. G. RARDIN Many, ship operators are waiting patiently to smash J. E. MAGUIRE J. H. MAWOCY ' J. CARROLL J. T. ALLAN the Union hiring halls. y J. J. O'NEILL F. T. RICHARDSON The way to fend off these operators is to take all L. AL HOLMES E. T. DAWBACK I I the jobs that are offered. Never let a ship sail shortS; BUZALEWSKI S4. J. WHITTAKER handed, for an undermanned ship is easy mea|: for the STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL C. N. PAYNE . H. A. DRAKE crimp operators. M. EREMSTAD W. F. CANAVAN Another thing: Before you sign off by mutual con­ J./B. DALTON t S. 4. sent, notify the Union so you can be replaced by a Union H. WATSON BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. j. man. And notify the Uniop whenever a non-Union man A. DOLCE J. LEWIS r ' J. GARDNER . R. LORD ^ is signed on a ship regardless of the circumstances. .E. KASNEWSKI • C. CREVIER We must put an end to the crimp halls—and we can, If. McNEELY ' • .- i- ' H. STONE ^ I if we are vigilant. ' T. MUSCOVAGE T. BOGUS Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Close Crimp Halls •i 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.nu (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2hd floors.) ..:V' P. CASALINUOVO J. RIDDLE J. ANDERSON E. DELLAMANO J. SMITH . F. O'CONNELL J. LEE (SUP) MOBILE HOSPITAL W. J. SULLIVAN E. L. MYERS W. C. JEFFERIES J. C. RAMBO W. C. CARDANA M. W. BUSBY R. V. GRANT W. D. JOHNS C. W. BARNE mm ^ i" i" .... GALVESTON MARINE HOS. ' J. M. FLANNIGAN W. CANANAN (SUP) E. G. TARLTON (SUP) G. D. WINN (SUP) J. CARROLL H. TENA (SUP) •4- 4' 4NORFOLK FRITZ KRAUL CECIL WILLIAMS ' CHARLES LORD JACK WOOTON P. ALLGEIER W. A. YAHL SAMUEL J. STEELE �m t H E SE At ARERS LOG Friday, January 2, |94<|' Page Three How To Live On Your Pay- It Can't Be Done * If you have a wife plus two gets a hat every four ye^s, a children under 15 years old, it coat every five years, a suit cost you somewhere between every two years—but a pair of $3,004 and $3,458 a year to keep shoes every four, months. The the family going as of last June, little girl is allowed a new hat according to a searching budget once every two years plus a study of city workers' families scarf or beret, a coat and three prepared by the Bureau of Labor dresses a year. She gets bobby Statistics. socks every month. Since then, costs have risen By FRANK VAN LEW YOUR WIFE'S COAT due ttr the inflationary rise in If you can get away with it, (Ed. Note: The following ac­ ahead of the seamen on the his cohorts wouH at least li-^ip food prices, and you will need substantially more,, at least three you only have to buy your wife the fellow jet his release from count of the ddmp hall. activi- beach. percent, than the $250 to $288 a a coat every six years, a wool fies of the Antwerp United Sea­ . I went to the American vice- jail and a berth on a ship, bii month called for in the study. dress every five years. In addi­ no—they let him cool his heels men's Service is especially per- consul to get the lowdown and in jail for fifteen days without However, the joker is that for tion, she gets head scarf or beret linent in light of the passage of was 4old this his office simply paying him a single visit. $3,000 a year under present con­ once a year and five cotton or the Taft-Hartley Act. Brother called the USS for seamen and As for staying some , place ditions you don't get much -of a rayon dresses along with two pairs of shoes a year. Nylons she Van Lew's observations were at­ took these the manager said other than the USS white m living. Your wife gets a new needs every month. coat every six years, you get tested to by 23 crewmembers of were available. Antwerp, it is out of the ques about one glass of beer a week Medical care: You can afford to tion. It seems that there is an personally, and you can't lay up get the doctor to come to you . the SS Southland, South Atlan­ USS PRESSURE agreement between the consul's a dime for your old age or a about four times a year, visit his tic Steamship Compahy.) With this information I traced office and the agent to force al new car. You just get by and office a dozen times, have one During my six-weeks stay in the business further, and found seamen into the USS. probably feel pretty uneasy im- ' person's eyes looked at every der this very modest version of i three years and keep everythe Antwerp USS while under- that the manager had taken a CONSUL'S ORDERS the American standard of living. | body's teeth in fair shape. Pro­ , going medical treatment, I saw mair to the Coast Guard in the I was ordered there by the The Bureau of Labor Statistics vided your wife's coat holds out. how the "USS acts as a fine agen­ consulate, gained him seamen's consul's office and M. J. Fields, Transportation: You can't get draws its conclusions from an in­ cy for ships needing men. papers and then taken him to a SIU member, was told he coulc quiry into the economic condi- ® new Car, but if -you have one either stay in the Seamen's Club tions and habits of workers' now you can burn about 14 gal­ In this period I saw fiine men ship. .shipped through the USS as At the ship the Captain refused in the hospital, or go out on families in 34 American cities. lons of gas a week, buy one tire the streets and die. Of the cities investigated, Wash­ every 10 months and spend about either passengers or seamen the man but the USS manager ington, D. C., proved the costliest $15 a year for repairs. aboard American vessels. Five called the company agent, a If that isn't reason enough to to live in. New Orleans the Reading and Recreation: You further increase our boycott o; of the men, NMU members at friend of his, and pressure was this phony outfit, the prices cheapest, but the spread'was only can afford one newspaper a day, one magazine every two weeks that, sailed to Antv/erp on Greek put on the Captain forcing him they charge should clinch it, about nine dollars a week. to accept the man. and one book a year. You and ships. Two others arrived on Prices in the USS in Antwerp NOT IDEAL your wife and the little girl can When I approached the man­ are equal or greater than in the Pahamaniai^and Hondurian ships make a movie about once in ager and told him what I had Belgian bars. The Bureau is careful to ex­ and two were non-seamen. three weeks, the boy can do it learned, he said he had done it plain that its budget study does Beer is seven francs or fifteen ./oi due to an emergency. V/hat the •cents a bottle in the USS while not reveal a "minimum" budget, a little oftener. LOOKED FINKY You and the family can take emergency was I couldn't see as or an "ideal" budget. "All of these men except one the Carlson was not due to sail in the bars it sells for five and in a concert or a ball game about Most certainly it does not show once a year, buy a radio every 10 shipped out through- the USS. for. three days and there were six francs. However, I was able to get the many seamen on the beach qual­ Spam sandwiches bring seven a "luxury" budget, nor does it years. reflect what some sociologist or dope on but. two of them. One ified for the job. Personal Care: You can get a francs and the less said about economist thinks a worker's haircut a little better than once sailed on the Marine Marlin, an the other foods the better. family of four should have or a month. Your wife can get a WHAT EMERGENCY NMU vessel, as BR and the Seamen who stay there under not have. permanent only_once every two other sailed as Galley Utility on An example of their treat­ orders from the agents or con­ What the Bureau did was base years, if you're firm enough, and the William Carlson, an SIU ment totward union seampn is the sul sleep in the dormitory and ts conclusions on actual buying about three finger waves a year. contracted ship. case of an NMU member who live out of their sea bags while habits in the cities studied. Being an SUP member and on was jailed for no reason at all. the private rooms are reserved TOBACCO'S UNHEALTHY After all,, a budget is only as the shipping list-at the time—of The man was waiting for a ship for tourist friends of the man­ good as what comes out of it, Tobacco: All you really can af­ the Carlson's sailing, T was anx- and one would have been led to ager. and here's what you gel for ious to learn how a non-seaman believe, since the NMU endonses If a seaman wants cigarettes $3,000-plus a year for a group ford is three packs of cigarettes could get aboard one of our ships'the USS, that the manager and he pays forty cents a pack. He consisting of a husband about 40 a week for yoU and your wife. But you can'get a cigar or a \s not allowed to buy them on years old, a wife fully occupied package of pipe tobacco once a hi^ subsistence allowance. Any with domestic duties, a 13-year week if you want to indulge in a part of his subsistence unused old boy in high school, and an little high living. for food or room goes either to eight-yyear old girl in grade Of course, if you only have one the USS or back to the agent. school: kid, you only need 85 per cent as \ Housing: You rent a five-room much money to keep up the It seems to me that we, the louse that is adequately heated, above standards.. If you have no members of the SIU-SUP, who Another example of how the With • the two extra hours willin^y or unwillingly enter las hot and cold water, a flush kids at all, you can get by with SIU works hard to square a beef added, the overtime due was as the USS are supporting an in­ toilet and bath tub, a pretty good 65 per cent, perhaps. If you sewage system, and screens on have more than two, the costs go was afforded by a recent over­ follows: stitution that does no good and the windows. •I up. time dispute in New York con­ E. J. Hooper, 12-to-4 Oiler, six can do us a lot of harm. YouJiave an electric refrigera­ The real snapper is that the cerning several men on the SS hours; T. J. Pierce, 4-to-8 Oiler, tor, a washing machine, a vac- average industrial wage is only SPAM HALL Suzanne, Bull Lines. six hours; A. E. Thompson 8-tocum sweeper, an -electric or gas The men were ordered to be 12 FWT, 12 hours; Continos, 4Under the Union's interpreta­ stove, a hot water tank, and about $50 a week. And, as the ,; .jat the dock at eight p^clock on to-8 FWT, eight hours; E. tion of the Taft-Hartley AS:, our plenty of electric power, but you Bureau makes clear, the guy get­ C a Saturday morning and they ar- Brundage, 12-to-4, FWT, eight continuing existence depends on can whistle for a telephone. You ting it can't be sure of 52 pay days a year. If there are four . f rived at that time. However, the hours; and A. A. Zwimpler, 8-to- a closely-knit, well-disciplined can't afford one. in his family, he's-in a jam, for shiix did not arrive imtil 10 12 Oiler, three hours. membership united to keep finks if prices keep going up the living .THREE SQUARES ANYWAY off oT our ships. o'clock. ' standard must drop — fast and Naturally, the men and the One of the best ways to keep Food: You get three squares, far. Patrolmen immediately claimed these -finks off our contracted but one or another of your family that overtime should start from ve^els is to press for the clos­ eats four meals a week out. Each man who makes a ing of the "Spam sandwich-fink There is enough money for an eight o'clock when the vmen ar­ rived as directed, ready, willing donation to the LOG should halls" — the United Seamen's occasional snack at a lunch coun-' and able./ter or for the kids at school, and receive a receipt in return. Service. To insure payment, all about 18 cents a weak is allowed ; The company tried to say that If the Union official to whom claims for overtime must be Finks can ship out of the for candy or ice cream cones. 1 overtime should start frpm the turned in to the heads of de­ a contribution is given does States on foreign flag ships, pay­ And there is only about 25 time the ship arrived, no matter partments no later than 72 not make gut a receipt for off in a foreign port and Sit cents a week left over for beer when Jhe men were told to show, hours, following the comple­ around the USS until they ship the money, call this to the or soft drinks—unless the two up. ; . tion of the overtime work. out. This is especially easy to do kds don't like ice cream cones. attention of the Secretary. ; An argument followed which As soon as the penalty if the manager of the USS is Savings: You can get up $85 a Treasurer of the Atlantic and friendly with the owners or ag­ lasted several hours. work is done, a record should year for straight insurance, but . Winner of the argiunent was Gulf District. ents. be given to the Department you can't save anything, not |the Uriion. head, and one copy held by In other words, companies even in a piggy bank. Send the name of the of­ ^ the man doing the job. ir As a result of this prompt ac- ficial and the name of the • which have tried to set up fink Clothing: You personally can tibh, the men, all of whom were port' in which the occurancs camps in the United States have buy a hat eyery 15 months, a In addition the departassigned to the Engine Depart­ niehtal delegates should took place to the New York succeeded in establishing them coat every seven years, one suit, ment, were declared eligible for HaU, 51 Beaver Street. New overseas. The beautiful part of one pair of work shoes, one pair check on all overtime sheets two hours more overtime pay 72 hours before, the ship it is that we are helping to pay of dress shoes, and three dress York4.N.Y. makes port. than the Company had planned their freight every time we stay shirts a year. it) a USS. to give them. The youngster in high school Brother Charges Antwerp USS With Doubling As Crimp Hall Fast Union Action Gets Overtime For Six Seafarers On Suzanne Attention Members On Overtime �m-v\ Page Four THE SEAFARERS t&G Vtlday, JailuaiT 2; 1948 Seamen's Xmas Week While shipowners plan their kind. It was a Meriy Christmas campaign to eliminate overtime indeed for the skeleton crew. Another tough situation was and whittle down the wages and Sy J. P. SHULER, conditions of "overpaid" seamen, that of the Maritime Commission evidence is piling up these days ship, the Joseph Simon, which Negotiations that seafaring is still one of the radioed from its position 250 Robert Matthews, Joe Algina, William Rentz world's most hazardous occupa­ miles east of St. John's, New­ foundland, "One hold flooding in and. myself, along with several rank' and filers, tions. Last week, ships flying Amer­ storm and unable to pump." have met several times during the past two ican flags and the flags of other Originally on her way to Balti­ weeks with the Calmar and Ore Steamship Com­ nations were cracking up all more, she was later reported try­ panies for the re-negotiation of contracts. over„ the world. Seamen were ing to make it into a Nova Scotia We have completed numerous rules in the General, as well as some of the Departmental losing their lives in the winter harbor. It was bad on the Lakes, too. Working Rules, but still have- quite a long ways storms on the northern oceans, arid were, as usual, facing dan­ From Detroit came the nws that to go before we have a completely negotiated the Venus had finally been freed contract. gerous situations everywhere. and berthed after going aground Whether the numerous crackThe membership should be aware of the fact in the lower Detroit river. For­ ups were the result of faulty that these two companies' contracts, in com­ tunately nobody was hurt. construction, inadequate inspec­ parison with all other SIU contracts, have al­ It wasn't only "overpaid" tion and maintenance or simply ways been substandard and we should and will fhe luck of • the sea was beside American seamen who were fac­ make every effort to change them in these ne­ ing the perils of the sea while gotiations. Unless we do, it will be damned the point. shipowners ashore were relaxing tough to do any more changing in the future. Hardworking sailors spent for the holidays. Christmas at sea, doing their jobs Swedish, Danish, British, Dutch For that reason, your Negotiating Committee " at risk of their lives, while the and others were drowning, freez­ asks the membership that during the, life of owners were conspiring to strip ing, being blown to bits—or hav­ these negotiations that bookmembers should be them of their economic gains. ing the good luck to survive. sure to take all jobs as soon as possible on all There were SIU-SUP men, there And for every disaster or near- these companies' vessels. » were members of other American disaster that found its way into They are further requested by the Negotiating unions, and there were thousands the news, there were a thousand Committee to perform their duties on board ' under foreign flags. dangers faced and overcome on these ships in Union fashion, and keep in touch Most disastrous of the wrecks all seas and in all weathers. with the shoreside officials at all times as to the and founderings reported last status of negotiations. TYPHOON week under the American flag It has been pointed out before to the mem­ was the loss jjf the Park Victory bership of this Union that there is no greater The typhoon which swept the in which nine American seamen Philippines pounded the Danish help to the Negotiating Committee than to have , were reported dead after the motorship Kina to pieces on Sa- good SIU crews on all vessels to furnish any vessel went aground and broke mar island. Three American kind of supporting action necessary. in two on the southwest coast of passengers and 26 other passen­ Finland in a blinding snowstorm. gers and • crewmembers were Necessity for Wage Increases saved. But 34 persons died in DROWNED AND FROZEN Your Negotiating Conynittee recommends to the wreck, all but one of them Sevenmen were swept away seamen, judging by the sketchy the membership that at tonight's meeting in all by the mountainous seas ihat preliminary reports. Some of the Ports that they go on record as instructing the Negotiating Committee to immediately notify aU smashed the ship and all but missing roay^yet be found. contracted operators doing business with the swamped her lifeboats. Two The Brockley Hill, a British SIU of the Union's desire to open negotiations more froze to death, and the freighter, was towed into Halifax for wage increases where the contract allows ninth was drowned. after getting in^o trouble 400 such action. The remaining 41 crewmem- miles at sea. Arriving in Halifax bers were rescued by Finnish under tow the same day was the Since we obtained our last wage increase, the soldiers from a coastal fort who Rockwood Park, flag not named, skyrocketing prices have comifletely wiped this had seen their flickering flash­ which had lost her propeller. raise off the books, and we are now actually light signals. At -the time, the Both ships had been towed earning less than we ever have because of. the ^ipowners were celebrating through snow, ice and heavy steadily increasing prices of all necessary com­ modities. ^^ Christmas Eve. seas. The Committee points out to the menfbership It was a tough week on the The same day, the freighter that this does not necssarily mean we will have John Owen, bound from Buenos Dutch coast. The Norwegian to take job or strike actions. We are the only ship Skoghaug struck a leftrover Aires to Antwerp with grain, Union in Maritime that has a wage re-opening mine on Christmas day and sank flashed an SOS from somewhere clause in our contracts. in ifive minutes with a loss of 26 in the South Atlantic. The Committee further points out, however, The next day, it v/as learned lives. Four days later, the Swed­ that all crews must keep on their toes dm-ing ish ship Plato ran aground at that the Owen had lost a propel­ this , period of wag^ increase negotiations and Ijmuiden, once one of the main ler and was adrift 1,000 miles they should be prepared to take whatever action east of Buenos Aires. Later, it German E-boat bases, and indica­ becomes necessary to back up the demands of tions were that the tugs might was reported that the freighter the Union' Negotiating Committee. have a hard time pu-ling her off. Lord' Delaware was towing her The Negotiating Committee at this time is not The same day, the American toward Rio de_ Janeiro. announcing a flat given sum for increases but A dispatch from Honolulu said yacht Seafarer was towed into will, upon compiling flgures and percentages, de­ that the freighter Simon Benson Maasluis, near Rotterdam, after mand wage increases in accordance with the - had finally limped into Honolulu. losing her mainsail and wrecking percentage of price increases over the past 12 The heavy seas of a North Pacific her motor in the North Sea.' A months. storpi had started her plates British steamer brought her in. I All in all, the holiday week somewhere south of the Aleu­ Finances for a good many thousand sailors, tians. ~ " The cargo of rice, she was was something less than joyous.Various Ports have come, ihto line on recom­ carrying to the Orient began to mendations made, by the Quarterly Finance swell, and a lot of rice was jet­ Committee. The Ports of Boston and New York tisoned lest it burst the ship. have reduced their staff by one person each, It took the Benson nearly 10 as per the Quarterly Finance Committee's Report. days to get into Honolulu to There is one item of expense from the var­ which port she was escorted by ious Ports which runs into a heavy amount of a Coast Guard cutter. money for trie Union. That is those expenses Five seamen made up the listed in Building Maintenance and Repair. skeleton crew of the Maritime Headquarters issues each week a SecretaryCommission freighter Andrew Treasurer's Financial Report in which all ex­ Moore when the tug towing her penses for each Branch are broken down and to the Wilmington, N. C., boneanalyzed. The membership is urged to study had to cut the towline. this report and, when studying it, to pay partic­ ular attention to the expenses listed in the var­ "UNABLE TO PUMP" ious Ports under the heading "Building Main­ tenance and Repair." * la stormy seas off the Carolina It is recommeded that all. Agents watch this • coix&'t, two additional tugs had particular expense very carefully, and that no to stand by whUe the Moore YovRVinoi* / money be spent unless absolutely necessary for pitched and tossed at anchor, this item. without power facilities of any j N Secretary-Treasurer The Agents are informed that in future Head­ quarters Reports, this item will be dealt with in more detail. Headquarters Offices has cut its staff as per the Quarterly Finance Committee's recommen­ dations, as pointed out in last week's report. We are liow making plans to reduce expenses in Headquarters Offices to a greater extent wher­ ever possible. The membership will be informed of these reductions from time to time. The membership is urged to read all Headqiiarters Financial Reports, and ask officials in each Branch for copies of them so that they can know just what is happening with their money. Although the Union is solvent and our in­ come more than covers our expenses, we still must cut a lot of excess expenses to prepare for the stormy days ahead. The quicker all officials realize this^ the better off we Svill be. The mem­ bership should take an interest in this matter and know what the score is. * Closing of SIU Branches The Port of Marcus Hook has been closed, as per the membership's recommendations. Agent Steve Cardullo and Patrolman Bob Pohle are now operating in the Port of Philadelphia, as per membership instructions. The Union now has a sub-Branch in the Port of Miami, Fla., with one of the former officials from the Port-of Tampa acting as Agent. Due to economic reasons, it is recommended that this sub-Branch be closed no later than January 15, at which time our rent is up. It is pointed out that the traffic in that Port has not been as heavy as previously expected. Further, it isn't possible for an official to liv* in Miami on the wages he' receives from the SIU, due to the tourist season and boom time conditions in that Port. Prices are so unreason­ able, it takes all of a man's wages to live. Therefore, it is recommended .that the Port is closed, a representative cover Miami from Tam­ pa as was done before. The membership is urged, once this move is taken, to cooperate in every manner and see to it that no one coming on board the ships in Miami as crew replace­ ments are finks, and are instructed to see to it that the men are replaced through the Tampa Hall. General Elections Last year a recommendation was" made by Headquarters Offices in regards to the General' Elections of the past year, which should stand as a good recommendation for this year. This recommendation -as made last year follows verbatinw ~ "The elections for the officials of the SIU for the year 1947 was termina^ted December 31. According to the SIU Constitution,, a Tallying Committee to tally the votes should be elected the second regular meeting in January. This was ; inserted in the Constitution when meetings were held regularly every Monday and has never been changed. Now that the meetings are held every fwo weeks, this will not be practical. If a committee were not elected here tonight it would be the 29th of t^e, month before they made their final report and would be the 13th of February before it would be concurred in by all the membership, therefore, delaying the elec­ ted officials from going into pffice on the tiine scheduled by the Constitution. A special su­ preme quorum has a right to make corrections in such issues. Tonight we have here a special supreme quorum. Therefore, I recommend that under New Business a committee, as per'.the spe­ cial supreme quorum section in bur Union Con­ stitution be elected here tonight to tally the bal­ lots of the election for the officials of the SIU for the year of-1947." / Therefore, for the reason of completing the General Elections as soon as possible, and get*lting the decks cleared for many actions whichwill be coming up in the next few months, such 'as wage increases, etc., Headquarters Offices recommends to tonight's meeting in all Ports that a Committee be elected as per the Consti­ tution ftom each Branch to tally votes. �THE SEAFARERS LOG FridaiT' Januur; 2.^ 1949^ Page Five Membersltip Must PusJi Own teefs By WM. (CUHLY) HENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping has was sick at the time, and was picked up again in this port. going to press charges, but went Last week there were more home instead. jobs on the board than there A «nan has to press his own were men to fill them, but we charges, we can't do it for him. will get them all filled eventually. So nothing can be done in this Paying off in- the days just ease. * before Christmas were: The Bar­ Yet if a man gets away once bara Fritchie and the Mae, Bull; "with something like turning a the Lahaina Victory, Robin; the hose on a man, he is apt to try it Oliver Loving and Arthur Hul- agairj on somebody else. Event­ bert, Alcoa; the Winthrop Mar­ ually 'somebody will be badly vin and James W. Cannon, Isth-' hurt. ' mian; the Ponce De Leon and -PUSH OWN BEEF Governor Comer, Waterman; the Marore, Ore Line; the Seamar, If you have a beef like this Calmar; the Cornelius Gillian, one, carry through with it. The South Atlantic; the John A. Union will back you up. Cer­ Donald, Smith and Johnson, tainly don't l^ave a Patrolman The Winthrop Marvin, the Cor­ holding the bag by skipping out. nelius Gillian, tHe Marore, the Press the charges so the offense Seamar and the James W. Can­ won't be repeated against an­ non aU signed on again, and other member. there will be additional sign-ons Members around here keep the coming week. asking about the tanker situation and they sure want to see the GOOD PAYOFFS The above were good payoffs- SIU make headway in the tanker with all crews sober, and, in field. general* all beefs settled with There are no strikes on in everybody happy 'as a result.- Baltimore right now, but we This is the way things should be keep hearing rumors that the if we want to keep our gains, MFOWW may go out in an effort win new ones and organize more to get better wages and condi­ non-union outfits. Then we will tions. If they do have to, we always have something to work will back them to the limit here, with as well as something to giving them all the help they need. The SIU always backs up work for. However, there was one beef men who are fighting for their on the James W. Cannon which rights and for legitimate gains. we did not settle for the simple Seafarers in the Baltimore reason that the man concerned Marine Hospital are in good was more anxious to leave for shape and are eager to thank the home than he was to see the membership for their Christmas money which was given in the matter cleaned ^up. It was a higly legitimate beef, true Christmas spirit. In our never-ending campaign too, and should have been fixed up to prevent its happening to keep the Union in good shape we are keeping the gashounds again, if for no other reason. The Chief Engineer of this out of the way. They know we Isthmian ship turned a fire-hose have an eye constantly open for with 80 pounds of pressure on an them and they just don't come Oiler to wake him up. The Oiler around. Shipping Good For Blatk Gang In New York By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — In this port, business and shipping continue at a right fair clip with the Black Gang boys having the least trouble landing berths right now. Deck Department shipping is quite good however, and only the Stewards Department is in a condition that can be called somewhat slow. Tanker shipping is going on at a really high level, and it can be expected to hold up all through the winter with everybody in this area having difficulty getting enough oil too keep warm. We had enough trouble with the big snow storm, so it was a good thing that the Christmas week payoffs were very clean and easy to handle. The big snow made things tough for the Patrolmen who couldn't get to all the ships in time. In fact, the Port of New York was tied up. tight for a day and a half. But thanks to a bunch of highly cooperative crews, we got everything handled. Among -the payoffs was the Alcoa Cavalier which was in very good shape. In fact, it was so good that there wasn't a beef aboard her. Other good payoffs included the Knox "Victory, Waterman, the Alexander Clay, South Atlantic, and-the Seatrader, of the newly contracted Seatrade Corporation. York. A goood many ships were held up a day or two before they could get out. Others had to wait a While bfore they could come in. The worst situation we had here last week concerned the crew of the Smoky Hills, Los Angeles Tankers. This was an^ J ,1.1 ^ other gang who had the ship sold out from under them in Erigland. The boys new back across t'ne Atlantic and paid off at the com­ pany office hejre with a lot of beefs and, what was worse, a lot of loggings. MEN NO CREDIT The Patrolmen did the best: they could, but they simply could. not lift all the loggings because, the crew had done too much per­ forming in one port and another.. In fact, the behavior of some of was pretty bad, and certainly no credit to themselves or the Union.' * A word to men going aboard. Isth'mian ships and encountering! old-time Isthmian men without full books among the crews: Give them a chance. Don't think of them as bums or com­ pany stiffs. Chances are they are neither, and they should be treated as any set of tripcarders should be treated. In fact, the behavior of some:, educated in ;SIU ways, in the content and meaning of the Isth­ mian contract. Maybe there aren't as many company stiffs as you think there are. Moreover, if a man is a company stiff, you'll find out about him soon enough. Boston White Christmas Stymies Ail Shipping Except For Tankers By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — Anyone in these their organization and their shipparts who wanted a white Christ- mates. mas certainly had his • wish ful­ Brother George Meaney made filled. A few days ago Boston got the rounds with the hospital dele­ a few inches of snow (the sub- gate on Christmas Eve, and brought his greetings in person, LOST IN SNOW urbs a lot more); then, before to SIU brothers, nurses, doctors, The payoff of the last-named the old storm had been cleared and other patients, and to say; Ship resulted in a little trouble, away, another dozen inches or so that George was popular with all however, which for once couldn't descended on top of the old hands at the Brighton Hospital is By GAL TANNER be blamed on the'company. blanket (up to 20 inches in the really an understatement. • MOBILE — The long-awaited having just missed celebrating On the way back from 23rd suburbs) and just about brought And I'd like to add that Broth­ announcement by the Waterman Christmas at home, wanted to Street, Brooklyn, where the ship everything to a standstill. er John Kuropatkin donated $5 Steamship Company was made be home in time for New Years. was berthed, the Patrolman got to the men in the hospital. Shipping has been affected al­ this week, when the company The Hospital Patrolman made himself lost in the snow which so. The tankers are in and out Well, here's hoping that the stated that the 5 percent wage the Hospital round early Xmas was falling pretty thickly at the increase,' retroactive to June 15, Week, and gave all the men their time. He survived tO' tell the regularly and account for most New Year is one of continued was ready and waiting at the' benefits plus the $10!00 gift voted story, so you could say the end­ of the jobs on the board. Lately prosperity for the members of' most of the tankers hitting this the SIU, with the boards in all company office in this port. This by the membership. ing was happy anyway. area are coming in from coast­ Halls loaded with jobs, and withWe had only a few men in the applies to company-owned ships Another story involving the wise, or very short foreign runs. good sailing for all hands. Hospital, and they have since re­ only. big snow: We sent a couple of And even the tanker situation is The retroactive wages for ships ported to us that they had a §ne men from the Hall to ship on the getting rather hazy according to time, considering where they operated under bare-boat charter Cornelia, a Bull Line ship tied West Coast minutes. ^ can be collected at the company were. up way over in Kearny, New We are enlarging the Baggage However, the optimistic view is office in New York. Jersey. . They started out in the that the SUP-contracted outfits The SEAFAREI^ LOG is and Storage Rooms to take care . ' As yet, Alcoa Steamship Com-, middle of the storm and made it will gain when the Maritime of the increasing number of men ihe membership's paper; it pany has not completed its list to Journal Square in Jersey City. Commission gets through jug­ who ship iout of Mobile. In a, 'is a medium for the expresof retroactive wages, but prom­ And there they sat—for three gling the tankers around. short while we shotdd have ade­ ises that it will , be ready in the ''sion and airing of your ideas, quate facilities to accommodate days. The outlook up to New Years near future. suggestions, beefs, etc. The That's» how it was in New • Shipping here goes along at a everyone. Day shows two tankers paying LOG urges all Brothers to off, one coastwise and one near­ pretty pace with five sign-ons submit material for publica­ by foreign. Plenty of other stuff and three payoffs within the last tion. pulls in for brief "in transit" week. The payoffs were exstops, but few jobs, if any, are Occasionally, hawever, we deptionally smooth, with only one to be had from this traffic. receive a complaint saying Jaeef hanging ^ fire. The membership of Ihe Seafarers Internaiicnal Union has that a beef we have printed • This has been referred to consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be Apparently the other ports are is a personal one and with­ Headquarters for clarification, good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear experiencing a similar shipping out basis in fact. and as soon as we get a decision such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard slump, judging from the reports it will be printed in the LOG SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above To avoid recurrence of of members registering. for the information of the mem­ all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. such situations in the LOG PROSPECTS GOOD bership. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there whenever possible, criticisms by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyof individuals should be sign­ FULL CREW SHIPPED After the New Year, however, fought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to ed by the ship's delegates things should pick up. According Christmas Eve we shipped provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. to advices from Portland, Maine, and/or as many of the crewfive men, and the day after These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL members as are interested. where we have had nothing for Christmas we shipped a full' crew HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual a couple of weeks, there should This would eliminate any to Panama City to take the place, for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's weL be some action up that way. possibility of the beefs be­ of a' gang on a Liberty. Stew­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken ing regarded as personal. The SIU oys in the hospital ards Patrolman Jeff Morrison repeatedly by Seafarers in isU ports. had a pleasant holiday, thanks, to [ > paid off this scow, and the men, Waterman Retroactive Readjr (1 SUGGESTION Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union j m �fMt-. "P^ge Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Canadian Seafarers Send Their Thanks To A&G District For Help In Organizing Friday, January 2. 1948 HEROES OF THE ALEXANDER CLAY By GENE MARKEY and MIKE QUIRKE confined to the maritime field these rats and. the Canadian Dis­ alone. trict should be no exception. Occasionally you were asked to Terrific gains have been made MONTREAL—With the closing don the white caps and go to the by "other districts of the SIU, and of the navigation season in the assistance of other AFL work­ 1947 can be considered one of port of Montreal, we of the Can­ ers. Most notable help was that the SIU's most successful years. These gains have been made adian District take the oppor­ given the Pocketberok Workers' possible only through the mili­ beef in which the crew of the tunity to thank the membership Alcoa Pegasus played such a tancy of- the membership. With of the Atlantic and Gulf District prominent part. Through that" your proud record as an ex­ for the fine cooperation and as­ and other splendid actions on ample, we of the Canadian Dis­ sistance given us in our drive to your part, we have gained the trict are determined to build an organize and re-educate Canadian respect and admiration of the organization that truly reflects labor movement throughout this the SIU spirit . sailors. We are grateful for the assist­ area. Since the opening of an SIU ance that you have given us. The prestige that you have Hall here in April, we have ship­ In an earlier issue, the LOG carried a story of how the Brothers, and with your con­ ped more than 700 men to jobs gained, for us is shown by the tinued cooperation it is not un­ crew of the Alexander S. Clay, with propeller sheared off fact that, although organizing on aboard SlU-contracted ships. reasonable to assiune that the in the Adriatic, brought the ship into safe harbor by the the part of the Canadian District The A&G membership, by be­ has been restricted, the entire time is not too far away when use of sails. Above are pictured three of the men who made ing good shipmates and gpod communist machine has been we will have the same kind of the trick possible. They are. left^ to right. Robert Hull. AS; fighting SIU in this area that Union men, have done more to geared to action against us. William Doran. OS; and George Semko. Messman. They paid you have in the Atlantic and make these men understand the The commies, who have a ter­ off in New York on December 24. glad to be home in time Gulf District. true meaning of trade unionism rific hold on labor in this pro­ Here's wishing you smooth for Christmas, and hurried up to the LOG office to tell their than any number of shoreside or­ vince, have been quick to see tale. sailing for 1948. ganizers could ever hope to do. I that, in us, they have a potential You accomplished this in the face . threat to their power. In this of the powerful commie machine ^ they are correct since, with your that controls practically the aid, we have already weakened whole of the Canadian water­ them in two or three industries. front. Naturally, the commies have But your efforts HSve not been not taken this sitting down. They have tried very hard to By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN only by such co-operative efforts have us expelled from the This is an old gag and most IH Bosun's are quite familiar with can SIU and MM&P ' self-dis­ il: Trades and Labor Councils giving orders that conflict with it. .Though they are the main cipline be attained. throughout this country, but the Bosun's. He and the Bosun victims, they are not the ones Captain Ash's recent article their success can be judged from may have a set-to there and who usually fall for it. calling for improved self-dis­ the fact that we are still sitting then, or later topside. Eventually •on the Trades and Labor Coun­ It is the yoimger seaman who, the Old Man rings in on the cipline makes it clear that the cils in the ports where we have through being taken, becomes argument, backs the Mate, and MM&P should regard such offi­ cers as performers just as surely halls established and we shall the tool of a crooked Master-and- marks the Bosun lousy. as we regard as performers SIU continue to do so. Mate team. I write for their By SONNY SIMMONS Following that the Mate is on men who louse things up. Another of their efforts was a benefit, so they may not con­ TAMPA — Fishing is booming smear campaign in which they tribute toward cutting their own deck every day with his nose right now, due in part to the attempted to distribute their ly- and their Union Brothers' throats. into something. The crew is Holidays. As a rule we have ing propaganda aboard SlU-con- The set-up is something like this: •divided, so the Bosun is licked both below and topside. Every­ men hanging around the Hall, tracted ships in the port of Mon The Old Man usually plays one has a miserable trip. waiting for jobs, but nowadays treal. good guy, so does the Mate, un­ The Mate and Old Man may we can't buy men to take berths. This must have cost the party til after the articles have been really have nothing against any­ We've gone out into the bushes quite a piece of cabbage. And signed. Up until then the Bosun one personally. What's the • and the saw grass trying to find/* "^"st have meant quite a lot of is a wonderful fellow—"just the game? The answer will be found men to fill the 150 jobs we have'Pai" the comrades who were kind of man we've been want­ in just two places: On the . had during the last ten days.! so stupid as to try to bqard our ing." By E. B. TILLEY Mate's overtime sheet and in the Last week we went down , to a ships, The Mate is often a fellow who little secret agreentent between PHILADELPHIA — Shipping, goes to sea about once a year, i , l^oarding house and found half a' cAN TAKE COMMIES him and the Old Man, as to re­ which started to pick up last just long enough to keep his I?: ship's crew in hibernation. They! ciprocal favors. week, maintained its high aver­ ir. were routed out on the double,' Regardless of the all-out com­ license, so he's usually greedy The former will show that age and is now better than just mand we shipped them. "lie opposition against us, we for overtime and black-market throughout the voyage the Mate good. Of course, we realize that , T 1. are still here fighting them with money. The Smith and Johi^on scow, ^,^,yunng we have. It's not go- He will peddle half the ship's has drawn overtime for doing this spurt is due to the Christmas ^ SS James M. Gillis, paid off here ing to be an easy job, but it's not the Bosun's work. Sometimes a spirit of the Stay-At-Home boys, gear the first tinie the Bosun and we had a heU of a time for an impossible one either. bit of the secret part of the deal but we can't hate them for that. • three days and nights. The ship Past history has shown that the goes ashore, then squawk that sneaks out into the open. After the New Year we expect had only been out on a four- SIU is quite capable of taking the Bostm doesn't take care, "of I've seen, on occasion, several the rush to continue, and we are the stores. month voyage, but the crew had cases of good whisky shift from prepared for anything that hap- : Before sailing he may cau­ piled up enough trouble to last the Mate's to the Master's cabin. pens. tiously start hinting that so and for anothfer year. I've known of Mates who always The City of Brotherly Love al­ so is a hell of an AB; the guy pay the old man's checks ashore. most had a white Christmas, but ALL FOULED UP likes to take his time, and why Another source of revenue: In the snow fall didn't start until . in hell can't the Union send some foreign posts of discharge the morning of December 26, so The ship was loaded down better men. it is often "discovered" that cases we had to be satisfied with that. with tripcarders and permitmen "PEP IT UP" u of valuable - cargo have been Right now it looks as though from all ports, plus a few book­ At sea, he soon starts in on broken into, so the loose re­ men who should never have been The tight hold of H d r r y New Years will be celebrated in the Bosun for not getting more mainders of the contents are given books in our Union. They Bridges and the communists on ice, snow and slushv were performers, gashounds, and the CIO Longshoremen's Union work out of the men. Why can't "sealed" in the Mate's cabin. It all-around troublemakers. was loosened recently when mili- they all woA like Swenson and is interesting to watch where and " POINT-OF-PRODUCTION Smith.^the two work-horses? when such "sealed" cargo goes It-'s characters like'these who tant anti-commies in the San Payoffs are going along nicely,! Before long .he's .going to ashore. Francisco local administered a make it so toiigh for the SIU -yith all beefs being settled -right Swenson and Smith with the With the kind of crooked team when the time comes for re­ ; sound shellacking to the CP on the ships. Our fingers are, : story thai the Bosun is no good. I'm describing it usually reaches stooges. negotiating contracts. crossed, hoping that tlys situation "Look how he lets the rest of the black market, only a few James Kearney was elected We have -fully crewed this president with the biggest vote the crew loaf," he exclaims, messy things being "salvaged" continues, and there's no reason! : vessel with a 100 percent group the Local has ever cast for any "Why, they'ire the Bosun's fav­ for the consignee or the insur­ why it shouldn't if the Delegates keep on doing a bang-up job. of clean cut men, and we wish candidate. Pat O'Hannigan, a orites—^he' wants to give them the ance company. .we could crew aU our ships with well-known longshoreman, de- same overtime you get." This pleasant little game is This Port is happy to report the same type of men. We want feated Jeffress for publicity comThe probability is mat the twtp played with many variations. that there are no Brothers in the; to wish plenty of luck to Brothers' mittee. Jeffress was expelled at men he addresses are com­ How to meet it is an. open ques­ Saint Agnes Hospital. Conse-, : Bass and Smith who took jobs'one time from the Sailors Union paratively green, blue-ticket men, tion, and largely a question of quently, the money which was: on the Gillis. of the Pacific as a "commie-line or on^y acting ABs. Chances are the individual personality and who might; be there will, be; that the Bosun is actually trying experience of the Bosun, Mate donated by crews for any men One more ship, the Edith, Bull turned ver to the SEAFARERS lines, will pay oflE this week and /tactically the entire slate to teach them some seamanship. and Master concerned. LOG. By the t^me the Mate has It -wosild suggest the following: then we'll be able to rel^ for unonists, opposed to the com­ spread -a bit of dissention,: there When such cases come into the Due to the Holidays there is- !: the Holiday season. munists. This victory climaxes is sure to, be ; some job laid out pott of payoffi a joint, trial com­ not too much to report from this- ? ; i I want to wish all my ship­ a long fight by the progressive by the Bosun that the Mate can mittee composed-of members of Branch. The membership can mates and the entire member- forces, and is an indication that criticize. It is -. usually one of both the SIU and MM&Pr-should count on lonter reports in the fu- ,; iship a late Merry Christmas and even in 'Arry's headquarters his those things which can be; done berformed, ture, and^w^ continue to send' i a Happy and- Prosperous- New policies are not %ing swallowed properly in rnore thari one' way. : Haul both- the Bosun and Mate in all the news of interest to .theby. the ranted' ^e. Thg^Mate butts % before lt> It seems to me tla^t Brothers." ' •• • • • ... -v • - Why Bosuns Get Grey Hair Tampa Hard Put To Find Seamen During Holidays Stay-At-Homes Boost Shipping In Phildelphia ;fr: Bridges' Men Beaten In San Fraricisco Longshore Election �iPifidair, Jamxaty ii, 1948 TtlB S E J^F A R E R S LOG Page Seven nr axes, Federal Arid State, Put Bite On Merchant Seamen 1 ^ By JOSEPH VOLPIAN ' Special Services Representative turn. (The W-2 Form, by the way, is the statement given to the employe by the company stating the amount of wages and the amount of money withheld for tax purposes). If a seamen does not file as required, there is a five per cent a month penalty on the amount of the tax payable. But the law provides that this cannot be for mpre than five months for any calendar year. That means the maximum total penalty cannot be over 25 per cent. Federal government. There are cases on record of ships having been held up in sailing from New York because a crewmember has not paid his state income, tax. Seamen are subject to state in­ come taxes in the states where they maintain residence. If a seaman resides in New York he pays the New York state income tax. The state government, by the way, includes any income for subsistence. The federal govemmnt, however, does not charge income tax on subsistence. For the purpose of income taxes a person is considered a resident of New York State if he (a) maintains a permanent home there; (b) maintains no permanent home elsewhere, or (c) he spends more than 30 days in the port of New York within a calendar year. The latter would apply to a merchant seaman whose home is aboard ship or who maintains a permanent home there for over seven months and spends an aggregate of .over seven months in the state of New York. "While it is true that a great number of seamen are paid in the State of New York, they are not subject to taxes if they main­ tain their homes in another state."" They are, however, subject to the state tax in their own state. Whei'e a seaman furnishes his Purser with an address, such as "25 South Street" and maintains no home elsewhere, he is sub­ ject to the New York State in4 come tax. Taxes and death are the only things certain in life, some wag AMERICAN BEAUTY, by Edna SHOW BOAT, by Edna Ferber, once said — but he evidently Ferber, 185 pages. Penguin 252 pages. Penguin Books, 25 wasn't kidding. And this being Books, 25 cents. the time of the year when the - cents. The daughter of an old New income tax collector is sharpen­ England family comes back to A romantic tale which first ing his teeth and rounding up his Connecticut with her father, a appeared in 1926 and which has bloodhounds for the annual chase, multi-millionaire Chicago trac­ since been the subject of a high­ a survey of the first of life's cer­ tion magnate, and finds 4rue love ly successful operetta, this yarn tainties as it affects Seafarers with the son of a Polish immi­ of the daughter of the owner of might prove timely and bene­ grant who lives in the old home­ a Mississippi show boat playing ficial. "East Lynne" from New Orleans stead of her father's family. Because it takes the biggest EXAMPLE Strictly in the Edna Ferber to the Twin Cities and a dash­ slice out of our cabbage, the Fed­ ing gambler is still good read­ groove, "American Beauty" first To show how this works, let's eral government's incdme tax ing. appeared in 1931. suppose a seamen has a refund rates preference over the varie­ f XXX of $100 coming to him, because 3^ X % ties imposed by the several states. THE TYRANNY OF SEX (The IN BED WE CRY, by Ilka Chase, As you are all no doubt aware, the dough he's had deducted Case of Mr. Gump), by Ludwig the Federal government has in from his wages for withholding Avon: 25 cents. Park Avenue, Cafe Society, the Lewisohn, 184 pages. Penguin effect a withholding tax, whereby tax was more than he is taxable Books, 25 cents. cosmetic^ business, ambition, deductions are made by the em­ for'. But the guy doesh't file an A powerful, sensitively-written ployer from your wages. These income tax return. The govern­ greed, the War and some shal­ low philosophizing make the indictment of a marriage that periodic deductions' are a less ment in this case can keep 25 per backdrop for this novel by actress never should have been, this painful way than walloping you cent from his refund. That Chase. Highly readable despite novel originally was published in with a demand for a big lump.- would come to $25 plus one-half some very amateurish writing, it Paris after it was banned from sum payment at the end of the per cent interest for every month he is in arrears, takes you on a giddy whirl of the U. S. mails in 1926. The first year. "While a seamen is allowed 30 cocktail, partie? where/^a lot of American edition was authorized ALL MUST FILE . glamorous folk utter a great many this year, after revision by the days from the time he is paid off —/ But regardless of the with­ upon return to the U. S., the more or less witty remarks. First author, with the new title. The story that is unfolded after holding tax, all merchant sea­ government can add one-half per came out in 1943. Herbert Crump, a talented young men are required to file a Fed­ cent interest charges for every musician from South Carolina, eral income tax return on or be­ month he is late in filing. How­ succumbs to the seductions of a fore March 15 pf money earned ever, there have been very few calculating, ^ruthless female 20 for the previous year from Jan. cases where the governme:^ lias years his senior shortly after his through Dec. 31, 1947. charged a seaman interest. For example, on or before arrival in New York, is truly an Sometimes there is a charge of exposition of the tyranny of sex. March 15, 1948, returns must be $500 in cases where the gov^nHopelessly enmeshed in "her web, filed for income received during ment has to go. on a chase for a his life becomes a series of per­ 1947. guy in order to collect tax money Should a-, seamen ship out on that is due. A seaman's wages MIAMI — Shipping picked up sonal degradations that are at and business was fair during the once both horrifying and tragic. or before March 15, and be un­ can be attached for non-payment The unfortunate circumstances able to obtain his W-2 Form of income taxes. State as well as past week, thanks to the visits paid us by four ships. All of the which spelled Crump's downfall from the company that deducted Federal. NO INCOME TAX ships were contacted and re­ could, by the element of chance, withholding tax from his earn­ STATES TOUGH. TOO States which do not have a placements sent aboard those be . the lot of any healthy young ings, he is allowed 30 days from calling for men." m^e. Society's taboos can be the time of payoff after his re­ . State governments are just as state income taxe are: Connecti­ The Stewards and 'Engine De­ blamed for confining such unfor­ turn to the continental U. S. in insistent on getting the cash due cut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, 'V;SJ which to file his income tax re­ them on income taxes as is the Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Ne­ partment of the Yarmouth, in tunates to a living hell. vada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, true holiday spirit, made a $57 FIRST CLASS DEPARTMENT—SECOND EDITION, South Dakota, Texas, Washing­ donation to the men in the New ton, West Virginia and Wyoming. York and Boston Marine Hospi­ tals. No one can say that Sea­ In New York State the penalty farers forget their laid-up for not filing a state tax return Brothers. is 100 per cent of the tax, plus At the moment we have the one-half per cent a month inFlorida and John Bertram in terst. port. As usual the Florida was For example, if a saman's tax in perfect shape; the Bertram is $100 and is due March 15 and was not so good. he files no return, the penalty The Bosun, a man who should would be 100 per cent of the have known better, had managed original $100, plus one-half per to, foul up in a manner unbeliev­ cent a month for the number o^ able of a SIU member. He made months he is in arrears. i the ship in Baltimore and didn't There is, however, a com­ appear on deck for seven days. promise penalty of 5 per cent or He stayed in his foc'sle during $2.00, whichever is greater, plus/ the entire time and didn't emerge a 2 per cent a month -intereslC for anything. His room was the charge on the amount of the tax fVthiest place I've ever seen—a due. pig sty smelled like Channel No. If a seaman's tax is $100 and 5 by comparison. he neglects to file a return on He, had been logged heavily— time, the State will add a penalty nothing he didn't deserve; but of $5.00, in addition to one-half after talking to the Old Man an* per cent a month interest on the the Mate an. agreement was $100 for each month he is in made to lift the logs. arrears. i told him how lucky he was,, New York State, however, and that the best place for him seems to be lenient in most cases, was on the dock so he packed up except where the seaman proves and got off. difficult in p>aying tax—in which He was fortunate in this case, case he is called upon to pay but he Aiay not be so lucky next the 100 per cent penalty and the time. interest as mentioned above, ; We had/a green Christmas •All these penalty provisions r down here as expected — the sound pretty complicated. May-' Chamber of Commerce would be they wouldn't be tax laws if nevei;; live it down if it was any­ Some time ago. Oclober 31 to be exact, thi LOG carried the picture of the Stewards De­ they didn't read like mumbothing else. partment of lhe,SS BeMemer Victory. Widermm. They were called a "First Class Depart­ jumbo. But since the "ifs, ands We may be a little late, but ment." Above is the current Galley Gang on th> Bessemer Victory, and they deserve the same and buts" only apply to nonhere's Miami's greetings for the filers, the whole proc^ure is title. Standing, left to right. M. V^chiio. Steward; K. Paine. Messman: W. Henderimn. Messman; New Year. We hope everyone somewhat simiilified by filing a R. Maldbnado. Chief Cook; and J. Behoit, Messman. .Aroimd the life ring. L. to R.. S. Emer­ ^enjoyed Christmas and will pros­ return on time. son. Third Cook; J.'Fedesovich. Galley UlUity; and M. Bisavers, Massmaa. / per in 1948 and we have in 1947, Miami Has Green Christmas And Good Shipping I m �F:- • Page" -a^- SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS ||S- High Winds,Shoals, Locusts Plague I The Gibbon,But She'sGood SlUShip SHIPMATES ESCORT BROTHER'S CASKET • i: '. w- By DAVID HAGUE-SMITH •-4 (Ed. Note: Send in the story of odd. humorous, dramatic or even tragic events that hap­ pen on your voyages. The LOG wants that kind of material. It is the rare voyage that does 2\ot make a good story just in itself that the e.ilire membership will enjoy reading. Just get it down on paper, well take care of the punctuation. Or. if you hit New York, stop by .and tell us. And remember, pictures, while not esrentiab make any story better.) ' The SS John Gibbon, belonging to the Arnold ~Bernstein Steamship Company, com­ pleted a four-month trip during which sie hit ports as far a^art as Buenos Aires and Liverpool plus a few in between, encountered a hurricane, not to mention plague of locusts, and foundered in the River Plate. Good luck -and bad both played fast and loose with her throughout, but she was a good SIU ship none­ theless. The first stroke of good luck came three days out of Norfolk fe>.However, it didn't look like good luck in the beginning when the radio waves crackled with hur­ ricane warnings. , As Brother William Pfeiifer's body is Aires cemetery, bis shipmates- march in procession. Pfeiifer passed away after peritonitis. " Del Santos Crewman Buried In Buenos Aires Cemetery i BIG WIND w I& That was the hurricane that raged across Florida and Louis­ iana the middle of last Septem' bee with winds up to 15(f miles ah hour. Ships at sea were sent warnings, and at the time the messages started the Gibbon was rsquarely in the hurricane's path. In 24 hours she was due to drop anchor in St. Thomas, her first I)brt of call for bunkers. -THe Bosun and the Deck gang were tying down everything that : could move on deck, when Lady Xuck stepped in. . The weather man came •through with the good news that the hurricane had changed its borne to a 'Suenos the solemn funeral an operation for ' Word has just been received via the New Orleans jranch of the death of Brother William Pfeiffer, Mess- A cruise through the tropics is a pleasure when you sleep on deck under a hatch cover rigged as a tent the way the boys did aboard the SS John Gibbon. ' ming poQl for which permission was granted by the Skipper, Captain C. H. Lowry; Work soon got under way. The enSpty gun tub on the stern was converted into a first-rate swimming pool with the help of a few boards and a bag of cement. Sunny days and calm seas made the crew aware that a tropical cruise couldn't be beat­ en. Bodies were tanned, and, when hot, coming up from the engine room found the nice cool swimming pool waiting for then>, with a mighty, splash leaving' a badly bCTit ship-made hook. Just as the engines started coming to life, a shout brought everybody to the fantail. Some,one had made a catch—a 12pound dolphin caught by yours truly. ' It was later on that bad luck caugh us again when the Gibbon was feeling her way up to Rio de la Plata. The pilot missed a bouy by 100 yards or so and she ram­ med into a. mud bank. For three days at every high COUGH MEDICINE "tide she'd strain with all her The John Gibbon sailed seren­ power. It wasn't until Saturday ely along, but she seemed to have had passed (much to the disap­ a bad cough. At night it could be pointment of the Stewards De­ DAVID HAGUE-SMITH noticed more than during the partment) that a high wind came day. Every time her High Pres­ up to move her slowly forward. # Six hours later she docked in course a few points east, and sure came down, she'd give a B.A. would miss St. Thomas by 100 loud cough so one day the en­ gine telegraph gave "Stop En­ miles or so. GREEN BUGS_, gines"" and the tired ship slowed The winds were reaching gale In B.A. we had another sur­ force by the time the first light­ down to wallow' in the slight prise in store for us. While we swell. house off St. Thomas was sight­ It wasn't long before men who were waiting for the doctor, a ed, but when the Gibbon enter­ plague of locusts-passed by, and ed the protected harbor a light­ knew her insides the wajr they in a minute the whole ship was knew good Unionism were" pull­ ed matrfi would burn down to ing out old packing and taking covered by the hungry green in­ the fingers on the open deck. sects. They even crawled in bed After leaving St. Thomas and the cough away. A good job done with us thathight. sailing into tlie hot weather, the by good SlU men. However," the John Gbbon, be-' Ready to take advantage of crew got together and in -their ing an SIU ship, had a good spare time rigged a hatch cover the situation, the crew searched bunch of guys on her with t>nly up old fishing lines to .try some over the No. hatch so the boys deap sea fishing. Presently a one or two exceptions. The real could get a cool-night's sleep,; Having sufficient and proper five-foot shark appeared,, getting guys know hdw to take care of ||ileisure time thanks to the; SIIX almost to. the deck , railing- only men -who don't live up to and decided to build a swim- j to fall back into the calm seas appreciate their Union, man on the SS Del Santos, Delta Line, last September 29, in a Buenos Aires hospital. Brother Pfeiffer died after an operation for peritonitis. A gathering of nearly 100 per­ sons attended the funeral"which was conducted by the Rev. Father Columba Dillon, chaplain of the Apostleship of the Sea. Present were 40 members of the Sant^ls crew, 50 members of the crews of the Del Alba and Del Norte, and a representative of the Buenos Aires staff of the Delta Line which is operated by the Mississippi Shipping Company.* Interment was in the British Cemetery of Buenos Aires. « • A native of New Orleans, Pheiffer was 37 years old and had been a Union member' since March, 1946. He is survived by his mother. -Wf Floweis contributed by his saddened Union Brothers ad­ orn the grave of Seafarer William Pfeiffer in Buenos Aires. Who Threw The Bottle? Perplexing question*' of the week appears to center around the identity of the Seafarer who threw a bottle with a jiote: en­ closed into the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 28, 1947, from the SS Stephen A. Douglas. Reason for all the concern is the fact that the unknown Sea­ farer instructed the finder to write to the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, 51 Beaver Street, New York. Now that the note has been found, the editors are at a loss as to what to tell the finder. . FOUND IN BRAZIL V. The note was picked up by Walter Boeckle on the Camboriu Beach, near Santa Catarina, Brazil, on November 13, 1947. In his letter to the SIU, Boeckle asked for inforpiation concerning the circumstftnces under which the note was tossed to the waves. Hia letter stated: "I have the pleasure to enclose herewith note Which I found in a gin bottle on the Camboriu Beach in Santa Catarina, Brazil, QUICK SEND OFF "Although six years have pass­ edI since , the writer of this note . wrote the short message (Ed. Note: In the note the 7 in the date Aug. 28, 1947, looked like a 1), I hope that it will be of value to you. I transmit it with­ out further delay. "I don't doubt that you will have- the Idndness to acknow­ ledge receipt of the letter as well as, if possible, to send me some more information aboiit the mes­ sage." ' " WHO ARE'YOU? If the Brother who penned the note will show his face or drop a note giving the dope on the whys and wherefores of the bot­ tle tossing," we'll be able to re­ lieve Mr. Boeckle's anxious -wait­ ing; also, we'll learn what it is all about. •A 'J' :>• .•A ..-•pfAAA,.;: �TB E S EA PAR ERS 10 G Friday, January 2,. 1848 ' Page Nine SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief HARRY L. GLUCKSMAN. Nov. MONROE VICTORY. Sept. 23 16 — Chairman Joe Bissonette; —Chairman Irvih Pearce: SecreSecretary Charlie Mazur. Dele­ " lary Arthur Cairns. Brother H. gates reported no beefs. New D. Higginbotham. appointed Business: Motion carried that the ship's delegate by the Hall, re­ crewmembers should use the signed in favor of Brother Pearce showers and heads of their re­ who was. elected by the crew. spective departments. Education: Motion by Higginbotham that Brothers Charlie Mazur ^and Wil­ Captain be notified of the re­ liam O'Donnell ^described the pairs needed on lifeboats. Edu­ procedure for shipping out of cation: Motion carried that Edu­ the Hall by members with full cation be fully explained. Brother books, pro-books and permits. Pearce explained shipping rules Also a general discussion in re­ for engine department; Higgin­ gards to the benefits and privil­ botham for the stewards and v. Young for the deck department. BETHORE. Nov. 9—Chairman eges of being union men. 4. 4. 4 4. 4 4. Albert C. Leet; Secretary Albert MOLINE VICTORY. Oct. 5— P. Curry. Delegates reported all GEORGE _CHAFFEY, Oct. 10 Chairman J. M. Benge; Secretary square in their departments. New —Chairman I.. Paradeau; Secre­ R. Maston. New Business: Mo­ Business: Wipers to paint rooms tary William F. Brown. Educa­ tion by Kane for Steward to as- and disputed overtime to be tion: Several oldtimers spoke on ' sist and instruct messmah in his handled by patrolmen. Motion the history of the SlU so that f^poo 8EHP8 ALWAYS PAY duties. Motion by Lorier to open by Sherman' to have crew refuse the new members could get an OFF 1 BOM BE6P5 the .floor to discussion on garbage to sign on until promised, repairs idea of what the Union has THE UNION'S TIME AND disposal. It was brought out are made. All doojs and locks done in securing good wages, better food and better working . that disposing of garbage has al- to be repaired and keys sup­ ENERSY. READ YOOK ways been a bottleneck toward plied to crew. Good and Welfare: conditions. Good and Welfaref ASREEMENTANP LEARN tOOR . 'the sanitary condition of a ves­ Minor repairs suggested for ad­ Suggestion that a couple of RIGHTS AND -DV/riES. windbreakgrs be made for the sel. Suggestion that barrels or dition to list. chocks on the bow so the man drums be used only for garbage 4> 4> 4 on lookout would be protected in foreign ports. MOLINE VICTORY. Oct. 23- during cold weather, r'ine list Chairman Cummings; Secretary drawn up and approved by crew Ruggie. New Business: Discus­ sion opened on four workaways aboard. Motion by Donley that ship's delegate^ is to contact Am­ By HANK erican Consul at LoUrenco Mar­ ques regarding status of men. May we wish a Happy New Year to all Seafarers, ashore or .4 4 4Motion by White that a commit­ afloat, to their families, and to our friends in other labor unions. OBERLIN VICTORY. Nov. 9— tee be elected to draw up a Also- a Happy New Year to the following Brothers: Jimmy ChairnVan P. Cendrowski; Secre­ "resolution regarding the predica­ Saliba—who may perchance be in his home town of Boston, 4 4 4 tary N. Harrington. Delegate re­ ment of stranded SlU men and celebrating; Alex (Baltimore Ski) Grapco—may his sudden voyported on books, permits and workaways in foreign ports. Mo­ ALCOA POLARIS. Nov. 24— r'i tripcards in their departments. tion by Benge that stewards de­ Chairman Robert Larsen; Secre­ ages\ be longer ones; John Santos—probably celebrating Christmas Good .and Welfare: Cleanliness partment stand instructed to fol­ tary Irwin A. Suall. N^w Busi­ and New Year's somewh.ere at sea; Eddie Kelly—may he catch of messhall was discussed and it low captain's orders and keep ness: Campbell elected ship's some bigger fish in 1948; Pete Bush and Edgar Kurz—two swell was agreed thai each man would track of overtime, disputed or delegate by acclamation. Mat­ shipmates here in New York; Charlie Henry—probably coming ter of crowded condition of in from a trip while Jimmy Millican is far out to sea; Buddy clean up after himself and the approved. messhall raised and agreement Callahan—either in New ^Orleans or out again; Oscar Grimm—" last stand-by on each watch reached that one table be set here. in New York, usually with a cigar; Robert Rutledge—long would also clean up as per cus­ aside for the watch at each time .. away from New York; Joe De George—with his mustache toms Agreement to change hours meal. Motion carried that an and ritzy clothes; Mike Rossi—the Smiting Bosun and his landof linen exchange so . all watches educational committee be el­ lubbing ship of a car; Warren Callahan — is that dream-trip can receive clean linen. One ected. White. R. Larsen. A. Lar­ ever coming true?; Martin O'Connor—may his pinochle games minute of silence for Brothers sen and Clarke elected to serve. keep going strong. lost at sea. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4< 4SEATRAIN HAVANA. Nov. 11 Joe James—no doubt out again out of New York; Claude ALCOA CAVALIER, Nov. 16— 4; 4; 4, —Chairman P. J. Daily; Secre­ Chairman Folie; Secretary D. D. ALCOA POLARIS. Nov. 30— tary F. Shaia. New Business; Davis—how's the seagoing rabbit getting along; Frank Bose— Molter. Delegates reported all Chairman Irwin Suall; Secretary Suggestion that crew's quarters how's the electrician and the trips; Joe Ryaq—.who may be down Alabama way; Salvatore Frank—how's Mobile and the squared -away in their depart-^ Robert Larsen. Deck delegate re- be kept in' better condition and trips; Frank Radzvila—may the garlic be stronger in '48; ments. Oleson elected ship's ported one hour of disputed ov- be better located so as to give "Old Chile" Dusan Dei Dusan—perhaps still in New York delegate. New Business: Motion ertime and a ffew logging beefs; men more room. Good and Wel­ with Arthur Thompson; "Rocky" Benson—down the coast by Steve Carr to buy wine for Engine delegate reported on mat- fare: Crew requested not to soak on an Alcoa ship; Spurgeon Woodruff—probably down South, Thanksgiving out of ship's fund, jter of injured Fireman. No re- clothing in the laundry tubs but after that recent trip; Ray Myers—perchance home in York. Motion to discontinue Cavalog port from Stewards department, use buckets for that purpose. Pa., for the holidays; Tommie Murray^—leaving all the beach­ defeated. One minute of silence New , ^ Business: Motion . carried to (One minute of silence for Bro- ing for a New York visit soon, no doubt. for Brothers lost at rea. elect a committee to prepare an ^hers lost at sea. article for the LOG covering 4 4 4 ^ Brother Franklin Smith, the oldtimer, just come in recently Captain and Mate. Committee: after some hospitalization in the Marine hospital in Seattle, A. Larsen. I. Suall. N. 'Campbell Wash., which wasn't so good as far as food, etc., was concerned. and W. Ruheman. Motion car­ Brother Smith, who said he didn't see a single LOG distributed ried to call special meeting to in the hospital, is happily contemplating splicing - himself into approve article when written. 4 4 4 MONROE VICTORY. Nov. 15 Motion carried for delegates to matrimony in the near future here in Brooklyn... Last week. Brother John Jellette, happily stated that the Alcoa Cavalier —Chairman Charles Neal; Sec prepare a repair list. Motion car­ relary Arthur Cairns. Motion ried that delegates get state­ "always sails on Friday" and confessed his proud nickname of 444 " carried that a committee be ap­ ments of wages before pajmif. JOHN HATHORN. Oct. 26— "Bend-them-over" Jellette and also wishing his shipmate Paddy pointed to see the Coast Guard Education: Discussion held on Chairman D. D. Story; Secretary McCann could bring his sea legs aboard for several voyages... and have the lifeboats repaired. structure of Union, constitution W. B. Kavitt. New Business: Mo­ Brother Eddie Mooney, who has spliced himself into his 12th trip Motion carried that Blair. Sexton and history. All hands participa­ tion by Korolia that ship's mas­ aboard'the Cavalier, confessed he sure would like it if he could tand Smoyer should comprise the ted and more informed mem­ ter be contacted to have ship make a home for his wife aboard, too. fumigated. Good and Welfare: committee to handle above. Mo­ bers answered all questions. 4 4 4 Discussion on linen, steward tion carried for no one to payThe following oldtimers may still be in town: Happy - off until delegate gives the-okay. AFONDRIA^. Nov. 16—Chair­ agreed that linen will be issued Harper, J. Crowley, R. Butrns, C. Connors, J. Maisonet. J. Good and Welfare. Agreed that man Seton LeLacheur; Secretary piece for piece. Brother Korolia Rivera, A. Robertson, T. E. Tucker, J. Downie, J. Murray. each delegate is to go around Howard E. Forman. New Busi­ announced his intention of re­ T. Casey. J. V. Bushkirk. A. Koklonas, S. Henry. F. Tobey. and make list of repairs for his ness: Agreement between' Mas­ tiring his book so as to^take a T. Carlos. A. N. Daines, J. Hill, W, Zadorsky. J. Barron. F. department. One minute of sil­ ter and crew: Agreed that the long rest. Stewards department Mazet, J. Glass, J. D. K^fe. M. B. Franciose, F. Nonziaute. ence, for Brothers lost at sea. following repairs will be made delegate J. H. Ponson resigned. Gulfer R. C. Reynolds, Steve Carr, J. Fediow and E. Swanson. prior to vessel's sailing foreign E. Barrios elected by acclama­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 DEL SOL. Oct. 3—Chairman or said crewmembers may be re­ tion. Of the 30 million tons of shipping in service on January 1947, .Willie Cotton; Secretary Fred A. leased by mutual consent: repair some 26 million tons are still operating the trade routes of the 4 4 4 ^0C;^ate. • Deck .Delegate reported or installation of new lockers in MONROj:. Nov. 22—Chairman world. Whether the New Year will be* a prosperous one for ship­ '"^41 hours of disputed overtime; deck maintenance room, repair J. Schalelendr Secretary Ein- ping depends upon the extent of the Merchant Marine's participa­ sine and Stewards Delegate porthole fan in deck niaintenance gram. New Business: Motion car­ tion in the movement of cargoes under the Marshall Plan and preported minor beefs. Motion room. Motion by Soss yiat la'' ried that all fans be repaired and the stab-in-the-back proposal of transferring American ships to carried prohibiting anyone but standby on each, watch clean up new locks be added to doors. foreign countries for carrying such Marshall Plan cargoes. This the stewards department from messhall. Motion that catwalk be Good and Welfare: Agreed that anti-American proposal to transfer about 500 ships by direct sale removing ice from the ice cans. built before''sailing if deck load every member of crew is to be or charter to foreign nations will further sabotage the jobs of General discussion held for .pro­ is carried. Good and Welfare: sober at the payoff. All men Atnerican seamen who unfairly and hopelessly stand by weeks moting more efficiency in serv­ Discussion on stores,, steward re­ drunk are to be fined $10, money and months for jobs which rightfully belong to them but presum­ to go to SEAFARERS LOG. ing meals. •a'-, ported them okay. . ably will go to foreign sailors—fa§t enough. -Hi <3 -- CUT and BUN •' �i.' •r Change Rules On Shipboard Promotions, Brother Urges To the Editor: I read a letter in a back issue of the LOG concerning promo­ tions on board ship, and I think it is a splendid idea to amend the constitution to the effect that no one be allowed to take a -higher rating unless he clears through the Union Hell. For such promotions, not only do some of the members play favorites with the officers, it also makes it tough to get key posi­ tions, such as Utility men. As­ sistant Electricians and Second Pumpman and various other jobs. I think it would be ^much better to give the guy on the beach a chance, through the Union. HAD EXPERIENCE II: ^As it now stands, to ship on these jobs, you have to go on a ship at the lowest rating and ride until there is an opening and you also have to be in good standing with the Chief Engineer or the Chief Mate. That's, the way it happened to me on the Bucyrus Victory. I had 104 hours overtime that the Chief would not recognize. Before this matter came up, I asked him for Assistant Electri­ cian and the job was mine. I think this was the reason for him not wanting to recognize my overtime. I went to the Union with the beef, where the matter was settled and the overtime was paid. So come on fallows. At our membership meeting let's change things around so our Union brothers can have a chance. It will make better Union men out of all of us. .Charles (Tex) Welbow Convalescing •til iigfgjs Brother Roland Wright, for­ merly of the SS Zebulon Pike, pictured in front of his home. For story of his amusing ex­ perience read his letter in ad­ joining column. Brother in Hospital Sends 'Hello' To Gang To the Editor: The Skipper screamed. And yelled for the Mate, Who went for the Bosun At a fast-stepping gait— > "Bosun," says he, "Close that door;" "That," said the Bosun, "Is the Quartermaster's chore." A local magician goes through his act in the Egyptian city. Seafarer Charles (Tex) Welbow recorded the action with his camera. Here's A Guy To the Editor: I want to thank you for put­ ting my last letter in the LOG. I have undergone a big" ope­ ration up here at the Brighton ANSWER. PLEASE Hospital and I have come out When we left port, we left the OK. Expect to be back in New JBostin behind so we are short York in about two weeks and I k man. The day man went off will drop in to say hello to the k?atch and an AB went to Bosun, gang. How is the 'gang feeling is^here any way we can collect anyway? for the " missing man's wages? I was looking through all the Our cooks are' old Isthmian I LOGS that I received and I men but really know how to fix noted that there was a set of a good meal. I'm. even putting ^ minutes of a meeting sometime onfa belly. After looking at my- tin about August aboard the SS self in a full length mirror I've Nampa Victory, decided to go on a diet. I turned in a lot of minutes IK TW". ' We have .been . holding meet­ of the meetings v/e had on that ings every other week; the Cap- ship in the past. i tdiii makes his inspections on How is the weather in New 'Saturday morpings. He never York? It' has been very cold had any reason to complain as here in Bpston. Although I 'An SIU ship is a clean ship." haven't been out of the hospi­ Well, it's coffee time so I'll tal since October 25, visitors sign off. who c6me in tell me about it. V William Ryan Will close now with further ES'' .. Cape - San i Diego -• regards to the gang. fe- V Note; Because Day George' Meany Man ^ent on watch you have Surgical Ward a full -complement .of . 6 tABs. U.S. Marine Hospital ||.V ihereforei you cannot put in -Brighjion, Mass. for the missing man's wages.): . - B By DON BROWN The Cold Proof To the Editor: Log'A -Rhythms Close the Door! Who Demands Cape San Diegoi Running Smooth, Reports Member While all you boys bac^' home are beginning to huddle around the fire a little closer, we are here in the blue Mediterranean -heading for Alexandria. After that we'll hit Ceylon. This ship, the Cape San Diego, is a good tub. Those men work­ ing below deck are working un­ der the Waterman agreement. On deck it is different. The Mate works strictly by the company bible, but he is not a bad egg and is rooting for the SIU. The Captain, Mate and others are okay. If we have a beef, he'll Rsten. Fish Ruby is ship's delegate and is doing a fine job in set­ tling the minor beefs that arise. ABRACADABRA IN ALEXANDRIA While sailing Deck Engineer aboard the SS Zebulon Pike, Waterman, I suffered an injury to my back arid neck. After be­ ing sent to a small hospital in Cuba where I took treatments for two weeks, I was recom­ mended to a specialist by the hospital doctor who could not diagnose the case. When the Captain of the Pike saw this doctor's report he or­ dered me back to the ship, but instead I went to the American Consul to whom I told my story. The Consul took the Old Man down a few notches and I was finally discharged. Another and similar incident occurred aboard the same ship when Brother Saxon, an Oiler, had acute appendicitis. The Old Man refused to lower the motor launch to take him ashore. The Old Man's motto was "If you are sick, fellows, die and prove it." So, if you ever run into this Captain, you had better be in first class shape, , . Roland Wright Active Seafarer Glen; Vinson, OS, who re­ cently paid off the SS Ponce after a run to Havema; was a busy brother during the 1947 Isthmian strike as a member of the highly imjportant Trans­ portation Committee. Casa Grande Cash Went Far Down Cartagena'Way To the Editor: When the SS Casa Grande pulled into Cartagena, Columbia, we passed through a narrow channel, both sides of which still had the old protective forts which helped fend off attacks from pirates such as Henry Mor­ gan, the Spanish and English, etc., into the Bay of Cartagena, up to the oil docks. Even before we secured to the dock, natives in dugouts paddled alongside offering . their wares: native novelties, birds, animals and bottled goods. X "Well," said the Guartermaster. ' "That may be— • » I'll see to it personally, I'll get an AB." He went after a seaman. Who closed the door. And the Skipper quit screamin'— —I'd just like to say: . "It's a lielluva way to close a door." •I ,X-;:?1 To Andrea By DON BROWN Today that girl was in my arms,^"Today was a wonderful day; I realized again her precious' charms. In the same but beautiful way. I thought, O Lord, could this lot be mine. What a happy guy I'd be. With this wonderful girl, with eyes that shine, • Like stars they could be. ' • SALE The occupants of the canoes tried to outshout and out gestulate each other to attract atten­ tion. While the first novelty sold for $3.00, a short .while after the ice was broken the same items were selling for a dollar or less. The natives spoke surprisingly good pidgin English. In the evening we hired a cab to see the town. The town was about ten miles away. The cabbies wanted $5.00 each .way and another $5.00 for the interpreter. The 'fare was the same whether one or ten used the cab. ACCOMMODATIONS GOOD As far as hotels go the Hotel Del Caribe was one of the nicest I've seen in a long time. It's op­ erated by an American outfit. The exchange in town is two pesos for one dollar, which is much more than the bank will give you. Cigars were cheap. I paid a peso and a half for two packets of 25 each, which meant 50 cigars for six bits, American dinero— and they were mild, too. -Novelty souveriirs were the usual run that you get in a tro­ pical country. -It was a nice port. No one tried to clip us. I wouldn't mind going back there. The city was founded in 1553 and has a pqpulation of 100,000. •Bus fare is" six rcents their dough and . practically everyone speaks or understafids' Cnglish, even though they won't admit it. v-'^MuBewisfoinv: We were saying hello, and darl-_ ing goodbye. And with a hurried word about ' love; But wherever we go, I'm willing to believe. It'll be protected from high. above. It's a long lonely road we travel down. To find these things worthwhile. But I found that girl with her eyes of brown. In my heart is imbedded her smile. So maybe the day isn't far away. When her heart shall belong to me. So I'll make a try to see if I Am as worthy of happiness as she. Rardin Thanks Brothers For Remembering Him To the Editor: I should like you to print this letter of thanks to the brothers mentioned below, for the help they-gave, me while I was in the Baltimore Marine' Hospital. These men are: C. H. Cole, G, W. Bichert, R. K. Fox, R. V, Browne, , R. C. Melhert, H. L. Smith, F. A. Bodengen, M. Mupe, J. Dan, E, Marcussen; B. Diebler, R., Haldi, and J. R.. Silva, .Thank you. = • ' Robert Ratdini * �*msm» i rdda?, Januaty 2. 1S48 IV:;.;,;;: Pfe THE SEAFARERS LOG Brau Crew Takes Falmouth By Storm; City Key Theirs Page Eleven' Ship's Delegate Interprets Duties To the Editor: gates. He has no power except the sanitary condition of the that which has been, given , him crew's foc'sles, heads, passageInasmuch as the question: by the membership. ways and showers plus all other What is a ship's delegate, has 3. He is to call all ship's meeti makers deaing with the sanitary been brought up at different ings andsee that they are con| condition of the ship, r times, allow me to give my own ducted properly giving advice interpretation: TEACH THE ROPES 1. He should be duly selected when advice is needed. His pres­ 5. He should hold educational and elected at a regular or special ence is required in serious dis­ ship's meeting. Whenever pos­ putes "between licensed and un­ classes to make old and new sible he should be an oldtimer licensed personnel and he should members familiar with the var­ and know his Union rules as well act as a legal advisor. At no ious functions of organizational time will he be allowed to make matter 'such as acting as chair­ as the agreement. 2. He is your sailing patrolman any jinal ruling without the man, recording secretary, ship's until termination of the vdya_ge sanction of the departmental delegate and learning Roberts Rules of Order. and should, at all times, coop­ delegates or the membership. erate with the department dele­ 4. He is directly responsible for 6. He is to take up—if instruct­ ed— all books twenty-four hours prior to final payoff and turn QUIET CORNER ON THE THIRD DECK them over to shore officials so they may be paid up, stamped and returned to the men at the payoff. 7. His job is entirely voluntary and he should in no way be com­ pensated for his duties. The above is entirely my own interpretation and it is not of­ ficial or binding on anyone. I list them with the hope that crews will take this matter up at their shipboard meetings. Bat them around, revise them, tear them to pieces. Constructive criticism is our best form of ed­ ucation and this, I believe, is an excellent topic for all crews to consider. While the three brothers seated at table talk things over. Andy Lnrier Seafarer jJoe Volpe scans reading matter in recreation room Ship's Delegate of New York Hall. * Moline Victory (Ed. Nofe: Let's hear from the Brother on what they Think of Lorier's views.) /To the Editor: To continue the madcap antics of the Salvador Brau crew Inow take you to Falmouth, England, where, if you remember, kiddies, we were towed after our condens^er.went haywire. It seems that we were to be there 18 hours but it turned out tq be 40 days. We got to be so well known that the people o the town were calling us by our first names. When we walked s by a gin mill it was "Hello, Bill" or "Hi, Johin." If I ever saw a ship .with lovers it was the Salvador Brau. These guys could cop any loving cup offered and could more than hold their own in the field of Tommy Manvilles. When I say lovers, I mean just that. From topside to the engine room the brilliantined Beau Brummels cut neat figures. One of "our boys, whom we affectionately call Porky, can't resist the fairer sex. When he goes ashore he tells the girls "Take my money 'cause I know you love me." Our other man-abouttown Clark, who thinks that means Gable, has the girls all adither. [When he hits the beach the gals swarm to him like bobby soxers. Ah yes, the Brau has more handsome hunks of manhood than Hollywood swimming pool. PECULIAR SPELLING S-7?WO BACtc, . , The girls here in Falmouth G401.S —TMPfSCS ENOOGM OF MB. I are lovely creatures or should vui.! say leaches. They all wanted ro­ mance but they spelled it p-o-u-n-d-s. It got so that every time we went a.shore to see the Captain for a friendly visit he would shake his head "no" at us. could never understand why he did that, after all; a visit is a visit, not pounds or tons. Everytime we made a draw' we spoke o'f tons not pounds. The townspeople were putting up a petition to change the name of Falmouth to Salvador, Brau but a few protested and it didn't go through. ' One of the crew ran for Mayor but lost the race by one vote. I guess his girl friend forgot to vote or was paid off by his rival. Falmouth has a wonderful dance hall called the "Snake Pit" and I do mean snake pit, because when you danced you had to be a snake to dance or wiggle your way through. Yes, gals and gals, that's Falmouth for youWe left one day for Southampton and four hours later we To the Editor: •yvere back. One of the girls told her boy friend that she hoped This is the story of Joseph we would do just that. Conrad. Not" the Joseph'Conrad If any of you, my fine listeners, ever come to Falmouth and known for sea stories such as you want to be honored with the key to the city, just mention the "Lord Jim;" this Conrad couldn't Salvador Brau and it's yours. write anything except "disputed" Parting is such sweet sorrow, said the immortal bard who across overtime sheets. lived not far from Falmouth, and so it was. We finally left this He is the skipper • of the SS paradise of gin and orange for Antwerp. Alcoa Polaris ^ which has just Thanks to Don, one of the messboys who went below and completed a two-months trip in found the ship ready to proceed, we made it to Antwerp without which the skipper made every much difficulty. day an ordeal of misery. / LOOK OUT. ANTWERP Ypu've all seen the kind o: You would think that after 40 days of gay shoreside escapades Captain whose power goes to his we would be exhausted, but when the heaving line was tossed head. Well, that the main ashore- there were at least five guys holding onto the monkey trouble with Joseph Conrad. He fist. Great fellow cupid! thinks he is King Tut and tries Well, we are to sail some time today for the states, we hope. to make, the crew believe it every First we sailed as a coal ship, - then we became a light ship in time he opens his mouth. Falrhouth and now at last we sail as nothing special. To him it's not enough to give Well, I guess I can't , say much more than that about the the helmsman an order, this crew of this ship, although being mostly rum soaks, are swell character has to first whisper it fellows and behave in the SIU manner. I T)vould like to sail with and when the man at the wheel .this kind of a crew all the time. doesn't hear it, he shouts "God Also, on behalf of the crew, I want to thank our Steward, Ray damn it, can't you hear?" Wells who, in spite of all that happened to our iceboxes and food, If this happened once it hap­ did a swell job in the chow department. pened a dozen times. In at least Thanks for listening and I'll see you in the near future. one case the helmsman was in­ 3 Tony Zarraga. Engine Delegate sulted despite carrying out his order. That is only one example of an all-around rotten skipper. He'll stand on the bridge for hours'at To the Editor: When the crew suggests some a time and call the unlicensed new dish to him, he always ' The crew of the SS Thomas places it on the menu; he is an men foul mouthed names. His -Nuttall want to thank Chief oldtimer in our Union and he mates are likewise treated like Steward Thomas Holler for the knows the way to a sailor's dogs. In La Guaira, Venezuela, he ; splendid way he has handled his heart is through good chow. gave the crew passes and a draw , department and above all for the While we are talking about but refused to call for the launch excellent Thanksgiving Dinner chow, we want to thank the on a very flimsy excuse by in­ we air enjoyed. cooks for their splendid cooking. terpreting literally the agreement. This Steward is a 100 per cent On our return home the Steward Officers were permitted ashore • ijlnion man in every way and he took great pride in seeing that biut the unlicensed men wefc is strictly for the crew—on the the ship was brought home in kept aboad. • ' ^lip and off. . clSan ^ and spotless condition. He was the most tight-fisted t When he goes t^ore you will And that is. an important thing in master we ever saw. When is­ find him with his brother mem­ a Steward's department- We all suing a draw he acted as though bers, and he is, at all times^ a gave a vote of thanks to the he were giving the mphey out good sport. The overtime in his Steward for contributing t«» a of his pocket. Logs and threats of logging department , is equally divided pleasant voyage. Were" Witnessed throughout the among all his men. He plays no "^-CieOTge J.-Toxfavorites. • fiS Thoquui IfilttaU voyage; \ In all ' of his actions Polaris Crew Thumbs Down Rough-riding Ship's Master he was aided by a phony chief mate—a two-faced character if there ever was one. The mate would talk nice to the crew and the captain, too, but he'd snap the whip when the captain ordered it and never once showed the slightest degree of independence. In his own quiet way he was just as bad as the old man. NO APPRECIATION Bell to bell from almost the beginning of the trip was the deck gang's schedule. No matter how hard we worked, a good job well done was never appreciated and no incentive whatever was provided for hard and .careful work. Watch out for these two phonies. They'llmot change until they have to and that's up to us. Former crew of Alcoa Polaris Report Good Sailing On McKittrick Hills To the Editor: We are completing the last passage of our present trip, The crew has been a very good one. Capt. Saar has been a fine Master and A. W. Caviness a good Chief Engineer. We are enclosing menus for Nov. 11 and Thanks­ giving Day, which will speak for the Steward and his departmentWe hope we find future crews and ships as good as this one. William Weaver, Eng. DeL Fred Black, Ship's Del. Chester Ritter S. F. Peelers Ernest Affranchino. SUP SS McKittrick Hills (Ed. Note: The menu made our mouths water.) -AND DON*T STOP FOR LIGHTSr Nuttall Galley Gang Tops J mm IS Seafarer Ray Durbin lakes a ride in style in Durban, SeuprvAfric^ Taxiing was -done during a stopover on a reciiHt -fi^ tdaaard the SS Robin Goodfellow. �Pss* Tweliw: TVE SEAFARERS A FESTIVE EVENING—CAVALIER STYLE Sulky Chief Gets Skipp^'s Eggs In Scrambled Crisis To the Editor: On Decembej: 4, due to a shor­ tage of eggs, the Chief Steward posted a notice of rationing of eggs in both'messhalls. Everything went along until December 10 when the Chief Engineer made his appearance in the officers mess. He had the quota of two eggs and then asked for tWo more which the Messman denied him. _The Chief raised his voice and asked for the Captain's eggs which were also denied him due to the Captain's not being pres­ ent. He continued in a loud, ab­ usive voice until the Messman ;went to the Delegate and asked him what to do. The Delegate in turn went to the Chief Steward who, after a few minutes, told him to give the Chief the eggs and then let the Chief argue with the Skip­ per if the latter should make an appearance. The eggs were plac­ ed before the Chief who, in a sulky mood, left them. • BLOW-UP On December 11, yesterday, the Captain complained about a couple of minor discrepancies they'd done was stall us off. He wouldn't listen, and yanked open a drawer where the ladles and spoons were kept and yelled about it, saying there was a lay­ er of dirty paper under the equipment. We then exchanged words and he called us "sons of bitches." This man in our opinion is un­ fit for the role of Captain. He listens to the babyish whines of a man who, rumor has it, has tremendous pull in Mobile and therefore has Chief Engineer's papers. Steve Maerjzko Geo. J. Outran Salvatore V. Caster (Ed. Note: Hey, What's the name of Ihe ship?) Get Your Stohr In The LOG Some mighty interesting stories of shipboard meet­ ings, sea rescues and just plain every day goings-on have been coming in from SIU members out at sea. But the LOG would like -to hear from more of the fellows, because there's more going on that's just as interesting and beneficial to the mem­ bership that we don't hear about. ^ All it takes is for'one oi more of the crew to put it down on paper and send it to the Seafarers Log, 51 Bes* ver St.. New York 4, N. Y. which were false. Today, De­ cember 12, the whole thing came to a blow-up. As follows: At 11:30 A.M., the Captain, We don't care if it isn't Chief Mate, Chief Engineer and First Assistant went to the Cap­ fancy, just jot down the tain's foc'sle and proceeded" to facts and well set thea up in your story. If you have drink, ..At about 18 minutes after 12, any pictures> so much the better — send them along^ they came into their messhall How about doing this right and the Captain was high. We fed them up to and including 20 now, on this trip? There are minutes to one o'clock when the thousands and thousands of three of us,'the undersigned, pro- Union members and their t^ceeded into the messhall to eat. families who'll read your After we had been there a story about your ship and few jminutes, the Captain said shipmates. "something about "some bastards" putting down overtime for cleanFutUe 'Effort ipg brass. /Then he yelled to know who* was the. Delegate. We told him. Then he proceeded to yell about the Stewards Department not putting in eight hours a day as they should. We argued for a while, and then he demanded jthat we leave the messhall and ;eat down below where we belottged—^which we did. Two of the Messmen went in­ to the pantrjr and the third one of us went for the' Steward. The Captain asked the other two •jjirhere that "other bastard" had gone. He and the Chief Engineer fol­ lowed us into the pantry, the Chief obviously enjoying what was going on. The JFirst Assist­ ant came along loo. Shown giving artificial res­ WOULDN'T LISTEN piration t.o ah unidentified pilot ^f/The Captain then proceeded to is Cornelia Deck Delegate Al­ /yell^about water splattered on bert Ulrich. Accident which the bulkhead opposite the pan­ - took the pilot's, life occurred try, We tried to tell him that when the Pilot boat capsized the drain was plugged and that while approaching the Cornelia we had been, asking the Chief off Cuba.. Full account of the and the First to fix it since leav­ acciden:^ was carried in the. ing Penang' 34 days ago. AU LOG .of Dec, 19,^ Jaxuiarr 2, 1948- LOG •'A With full stomachs and light hearts following the , big Thanksgiving Day dinner aboard the Cavalier, the messmen celebrated the occasion with an impfomptu get-together. 'At the left, two unidentified Seafarers—a la Carmen Miranda—do their version of the rhumba to an ecstatic audience. At the right, the boys and their "girls" gather around for crewmember Jim Colder to photograph. The gawiu worn by the ladies were designed by Sophie of Pier 45, New York. Wants Mom. To Know All About His Union Holiday Season In San Juan Sounds Like Old Home Week I To the Editor: Juan for about two weeks. He made the rounds, including the While looking through back is­ Marine Hospital. Blackie shipped sues of the LOG, I got to think­ on the SS Wild Ranger, Water­ ing of past shipmates and friends. man. That guy sure made Wonder where Tex Sorensen Dumbo and almost everyone else is? Haven't heard from him ia. in San Juan wild. Now that over a year. Received a letter San Juan, has returned ijo normal, from Tommy Wheeler, however. guess he will make the Wild. Tommy is married and living in Ranger really wild. Nev/ York City. He claims he Most of the oldtimers have has quit the sea. shipped. Red Morgan is on the; 'Blackie Kane was here in San SS Hurricane. "Boy Smokumn Pipe" Lincoln is on the SS Fran-, BERMUDA SHORE cis, Bull Line, with Dan ButtS' and "Oiler Joe." "Vie Sukenick,. just of the Marine Hospital, is cut of the Marine Hospital, ishere on the beach, and George,. Red" Davis is home with his family across the bay in Catano.Henry O. "Chuck" Limbaugh. has his SIU book here at the San Juan Hall. If he will write Sal; Colls, the book will be sent to.: him. Homer Spurlock is in San Juan doing sketches for the LOG': and painting a portrait now andtt then. Sal Colls is still on the ball keeping things in Puerto Rico running in real SIU style. Please send your fine paper, the publication of the best union, to my mother at the enclosed address. I'm quite anxious for her to get to know what a won­ derful job the Union is doing. I read the LOG eVery time I can get my hands on it. It sure is a swell paper. 'C. D. Solomon&on Great Lakes -District :^ACK TO THE To /he Editor: A SEAFARER SIGHTS BERMUDA "Bound for the shores he loves so well With familiar sights at day or night— Always n trip by sea and Sir Charles.: YiSU be near his romantie isle." -^ir Charles PROMOTION OF PERMITMEN CRITICIZED There seems to be much discontent regarding promotion aboarc| ship. It will be noted that those promoted usually turn out to be permitmen. The beef always comes from bookmen on the beach \^en learning; of such action. I believe this "situation can be efeily remedied my making Shipping Rule 29 read: "Any bookman may be promoted*..." instead of any man. — (Name withheld by request) Inasmuch as permitmen are only allowed days aboard a ship there is small chance of them being proznoted. If they do get a promotion it is because^-they - ook 4he job off the board when book members passed it up. They can't be refused promotion if -nb one else will take the job and they are rated • men. GANG'S ALL HERE Tony "Chinito" Gonzales was in San Juan last week for 'a, few days. The night he left for Ponce I met his Jjrother Pablo in the Texas Bar. Also, met a few more SIU men from Ponce. Pedro Nathan was amorig. thgm. And I met that oldtimer" Bosun, Tony Gonzales who now Serang on the SS Beatrice, a Bull ship. Tony was hfeading for San Truce to attend a ship­ mate's wedding. Meeting a few Great Lakes men lately. Can spot them at once. ' The Midwestern lingo sounds good to mq as you don't* hear it much on deepwater ship3.> Bob Bellevue shipped on the. MV Ponce, loading for South, America. Sidney Day paid off" the Edward Livingston and is still here. Will close wishing all hands a, merry Christmas. Woody Lockwood �efeoSskBs^ If/-' THE S EAF AREHS LOG Friday, January 2, 1948 Page-Thixlaaa By Seafarer Spurlock . •'• yi •• • /f ;; Wh'y . ,, J / (®l. .. .V'AA, • •:•*• .•' '\. •:-. 't;^HA,RLlE' ,/pALME(^ tx V'\ • f Above is eiiother Seafarers' Seafarer, Brother Charlie Palmer. He has been going to sea for the past five years, three years as a member of the SIU. DOUOLA^ "iNVilUS''!'' '' CLAW'SE' N/ The above sketch by Seafar­ ers' artist. Brother Homer Cpurlock, is of Douglas "Smi­ ley" Clausen, who, although just past 2-1 years of age, is rated by his shipmates as a good Union man, both ashore and afloat) Brother Clausen just paid off the Waterman C-2 Morning Light. All the pictures on this page are the work of Spurlock. One of the few ships ope­ rating in the waters around Puerto Jlico, and which is owned ||y Island interests, is the Ponce, at left. This vessel /; normally engaged in transpf ting cement from Ponce, P.R„ 19 Caribbean ports. As per contract, the Ponce is manned by a full SIU' crew. Right now the ship is not in operation, but is expected to resume early in 1948. [1114/ /: I--VVASI#5S: After having spent ttiany delightful months on the beach in San Juan^ Typical Tropical Tramp ships out on the C^eaitftf SkWeAxe. and the above picture shows what he feels like. The unhappy charactd^ in the bow unnamed-lest the bonds of friendship be broken. �333aa5Sjw«f»«*a9«asR ,.;,v.^T v'^;.-r.r..K-:.a<!i%?itfWE4W4««>Ri^r7S?Ti'':T^S KiV.-R iwfl . w- • .'hi'-. .•..•.';'0«V';•; v:-^- : f^^P^^;^;^^;i:O?V••- V^ : V t^flioA Fourteen TH^ !SEAF ARE RS Friday. January 2. 1948 LOG ' '''-li BUUXTIN W>;1 H I Unclaimed And Retroactive Wages American Liberty Steamship Corporation 75 West Street, New Yoric, New York $10.24; Robert Gibson $10.62; R. $12.12; Andrew Thompson, $4.98; SS Frank Dale John Ellis,* $2.83; Paul Shook, Jimmie J. Cotton $5.67; R. Abbey $13.63; W. Carey $9.81; $2.59; Victor B. Cooper, $1.37; Al­ Clifford Unfleet $18.25; Granville Rawan $7.37j A. S. Polverento Newman $11.66; Harold Pough fred K. Johnson, $5.94; Anthony SS KNOX VICTORY BOSTON $7.72. $14.12; Nils Finnborg $15.57; J. Madora, $257.97; W. H. Keller, R. Raia, $1.00. S. Furtado. $3.00; J.E. Goeller. $l.00f O. Johanisson, $2.00'; J. Auslitz, $1.00] SS' Charles Hull Stanley Seltzer $15.32; Anthony $1.37; Joseph Sofia, $11.02; Joseph p. Andersen, $2.00; W. Lewis. $2.00; J. Nasta, $324.25; Joseph T. BergNEW YORK R. T. Fitts $93.94; W. P. Grab- Pitton $14.21; George Crosstopher Zlach. $1.00; H F. Kruzzewski. $3.00]" bauer, $198.75; William J. MasINDIVIDUAL DONATIONS enauer $0.94; F. W. Mays $0.17; $14.64; K. Christopher $15.91; F. LaGuardia. $2.00. A. Govastez $5.08; F. Wolenski Thomas Moriartz $13.63; Jos. tine, $185.25; Jesse D. Wiggins, , R. L. Moran, $5.00; M. H. McCIauflin, SS SEA TRADER Simmons $18.59; Robert McGrath $108.75; Woodrow H. Bowman,' $4.00: Anthony Moshak, $5.00; Walter J. T. O'Conner, $3.00; W. B. Aubrey, $4.67; R. 'Gibson $3.45. $15.57; Leonard Pigg $18.08; Al­ $108.75; George H. Elledge, $371.- Mueller, $2.00; R. Lester, $3.00: L. $!,00-; E. Johanggnn, $2,00; Ri A. SS Leo J. Duster Williams, $3.00. Hobson. $1.00; N. F. Arsenault. $2.00;' fred Bliksmar $18,333; Richard 75; Anthony J. Konstansek, H. M. Hockersmith. $2.00: J. J. RodrU • SS BULL RUN Knute Hjelmas $11.03; Erik Nelson $9.16; Arthur Lutz $11.50; $224.25; Alton C. Kennedy, $212.'g;uez, $3.00. Lindkrist $3.12; Jos. Bourjeois Wm. Vandenburg $10.73;' Mag­ 62; Howard J. Gouldy, $185.25; F. E. Horlong, $1.00. SS AFOUNDRIA $2.10; Burton Hirshfield $2.85; nus Lovgres $10.14; John Chior- Robert J. Mansfield, $116.25; J. J. Thompson, $1.00; B. Llahez. Gerret De Bot $35.76; Sigvard ros $9.16; Peter McCormack Charles P. Warpup, $116.25; Leon $!.(»; L. Movall, $2.00; B. L."Bryan, Richardson $2.51; Benjamin Vin­ I $7.85; Leon Kopczuski $7.85; T.White, $116.25; Frank Girardi, $2.00; B. Stalsworth. $2.00; T. C. cent $37.15; Alston Henderson I John Abrams $7.85; E. Zakcyew- $99.38; Michael Trakalos, $99.38; Rigby, $3.00; R. G. Kimes, $5.00; F. MARTIN SKREE WEFALD $3J74; Carl A. Berg $2.92; Geo. ski $7.42; Joe McConn $0.79; Andrew A. Branicky, $99.38; Wil- J. Soss, $2.00; E. L. Blanton, $1.00; J. Sanlouzans, $2.00; C. Lass, $2.00. Stanter .$3.34; Ernest McCaskil Clyde Mariner $0.73; R. E. Win- fold B. Loll, $118.13; Jack ComContact your, fathejt^at Hawley, SS ALCOA CAVALIER $2.50; Geo. Mackey $3.25; Donald an $0.73; Roy D. Roberts $0.64; ins, $99.38; A. L. Murtagh, .72; C. Sousa, $1.00. Miniiesota. Short $3.54; Elmer Jones $2.15: Robert Beale $0.64; Joseph G. L. Power, $18.48; Louis J. SS JOHN SWEtT 4 4 4 Columbus Hitchcock $26.68; Jo­ Thomas $2.51; John Rumarzi Lackovich, $44.76; C. E. Bellen- J. Laycock, $2.00; O. B. English. VINCENT PARILLI seph Hall $2.00; Alfred Marcet $0.74; Larry Key $0.74; John ger, .09; Peter L. Lbpez, $58.13; $2.00; B. Czeck, $1.00; V. E. Joyce. John DeNinno reports your $2.00; J. L. Zaring,' $2.00; J. B. Kidd, $2.57; Hugh Hallman $2.57; Wil­ Chan $1.86; James Lum $0.87; Clifford E. Brown, $7.64; Arthur $2.00; S. Trzcinski, $1.00; Luigi Basso, mother is very ill. liam Cogswell $3.14; Wm. Mac- Kerns Jew $0.74; Jos. Baldric Manhood, $15.84. $3.00; J.-Callis, $2.00; J. E. Kristianson, 4 4 4 Donald $1.96; Mike King $1.96; $1.49; Kenneth Bastian $0.64; $3.00. J. A. ROZMUSZ SS Albert S. Burleson SS NOONDAY James Norfleet $36.56; Lish Tay­ Daniel Clifford $0.64; R5y McYou are requested to write Harry W. Aarcnsen, $6.46; Ole C. J. Hyrny, $1.00; M. Rzenkowicz, lor $0.87; James Bradley $3.45; Bride $0.64; C. C. Mecurer $1.55; Mrs. J. A. Rozmusz, 2128 Avenue $2.00; P. V. Larsen, $4.00; A. F. Rolley, Claude Boling $3.76; Merrymen John Wessels $1.06; George Gon­ S. Pederson, .76; John H. Banner, $2.00; J. W. Arellanos, $1.00; H. E. N, Galveston, Texas.Johnson $3.43; John Gardner zalez $8.00; R. A. Gruber $211.67 .14; Klaus Wassi $1.79; 'M. Niel- Dearen, $1.00; J. F. Fiesel, $2.00; C. E. 4 4 4 son, $1.72; W. Haugh, $1.37; John Kull, $2.00; A. Teeter, $1.00; R. L. $3.43; Walter Brown'$3.48; James EDWARD E. CASEY Dover, $1.37; Costa Sovelius, McKenzie, $2.00; T. McCarthy, $2.00; SS King Hathaway Carter $2.35; James Kelly $1.38; Your brother, James, asks you $45.78; Joseph E. Gerian, .72; R. G. Kasprzyk, $2.00; D. D. LaCruz, Richardson $1.68; Walter Albert Kjell Goth $18.67; Fred Pit­ Thue, $13.27; L. Jackson, $29.02; $2.00; A. F. Smith, $3.00; T. Baker, to get in touch with him, care of ; Groski $1.79; Bunny- Amizata man $2.73; E. Ebbert $3.48; D. $2.00; A. Ix. $2.00. Security Steel Service, 758 North :$20.08; James Linnon $0.81; Glen Bissett $19.53; J. W. Lunkous John Dover, .47; Jacob ^ Bean, SS EMILIA Ogden Avenue, Chicago 22, 111. S Tudor $0.86; Michael Martucci $1.70; Wm. Jones $1.70; R. Fig- $7.54; A.' Gonzales, $8.91; Joseph B. Watson, $1.00. SS SUZANNE i$3.89; Robert Rooney $26.50; uerora $17.33; H. W. Walls $6.75; McVickel^, $2.16; Alex R. WillisSHERMAN^ N. UTTINGER Pearce, $1.00; R. D. Scott, $1.00; Wm. Salzwedel $25.35; Gillis Andre Aubin $2.51; Joseph Ro- ton, $39.59; Edward Gardner, L. LG.T. Franco, $1.00. Contact your brother George Smith $24.26; Ralph Frey $26.09; billard $1.88; Charles F. Mac- $32.65; John N. Craddock, $3.50;. SS A. CLAY W. Uttinger, Box 492, Redding^ Edward H. Spoorier, $26.00; BonaClyde Hotis $24,22; John WalkM. Realland, $2.00; C. G. Peterson. _Q Daniel $11.83; ' Lloyd Warden California. ventura Hoggia, $10.31; R. A. Pet­ $2.00; J. Antoniades, $3.00,; D. W. -er $23.41; John Jones $3.00; Svend Aage Hoist $3.00; 4 4 4 Richard Alston $2X^22; Wm. Bertil Hager $3.00; Leo P. Cur- tis, $30.52; John Ellis, $1.60; M. BaFry, $3.00; H. Childs, $2.b'0; F. E. CHARLES DEAN White, $2.00; J. T. Fiddler. $2.00; J. Jacinto, $1.60; Robert L. Lord, Brooks $25.23; Horace Byrd ran $3.00; Roy M. Joplia $5.55; A. Wernboe, $5:00; F. S. Borkowski, Contact Harold Weaver care of $26.00; Webster Stanley $24.74; D. Bisett $3.00; J. Bpatty $3.85; $2.40; Lauro Morales, $1.60; Sher­ $2.00; R. A. Grunder, $2.00; A. Vatapthe Norfolk HaU, 127 Bank man J. Murphy, $16.80; Gus Green $26.92; Garfield Philip zvela, $1.00; G. Semro, $3.00; R. EneaF. Symthe $3.37; J. Merrier $3.10; Street, Norfolk; Va. carnacion, $1.00. Lopez, .80; N. L. Hughes, $10.18; $26.35; Delmar Shuck Jones Wm. J. Collins $2.87; Bertie HaSS SMOKY HILLS '4 4 4 T. J. Toups, Jr., .94. James Hostettler $25.95; V$26.34; gen $2.87; Geo, Ford $2.12; Rob­ J. Mazzocchi, $2.00_^ C. " J. Roblee, JERRY E. ANDERSON Richard Tuberik $25.75; Clarence ert Gillette $1.96; James Winget SS Lloyd S. Carlson $2.00; . J. Hederson, $4.00. JAMES R. ANDERSON , Wallace $23.28; John Turner $1.96; Erwin Plank $1.96; Jarrel Zol Harvey, $2.06; Jos. A. SS ANTINOUS Your mother wants you to E. J. Laskowski, $1.00; W. G< $23.66. Clark $1.96; Haskell Bagley $1.96 Wyatt, $1.62; Mato Rossi, $25.76; Schoenborn, $2.00; T. Moncho, $1.00; know that the telephone number SS F. T. Frelinghuysen Richard Cody $1.96; John L. Nu­ Jeff B. Ross, $4.85; Eyerett Wal­ H. Poulin, $2.00; V. R. Tallberg, $2.00; at home is now Lockport, Illinois, L. Dolan $91.35; A. Gapinski gent $1.70; John C. Clement ker, $11.52; . Zeph H. Foster, B. C. Shipman, $1.00; R. J. Maley, 822-M. $229.25; J. Andreasson $239.60; $1.70; Leo P. Curran $1.70; $25.06; Donald W. Johnstone, $1.00; D. C. Reynolds, $4.00; P. C.­ W. W. Grant $5.08; Graham Thomas Goodsen $5.82; P. Wan- $5.76; Wah Den Young, $27.36; L. Adrian, $1.00; F. Paul, $1.00; J. RAYMOND C. FAHERTY Pineiro, $2.00; (J. Stepanchuk, $1.00; Scaife $2.53; Barney Heuken loupulo $4.33; E. Doherty $3.37; D. Chandler, $27.36; ?. Collard, O. N. Peltomaa, $3.00; U. Pipinen. You are requested to get in $2.75; Leroy M. Dolan .$201.26; Andrew Hoegh $3.10; G. M. $7.43; R. DeGraw, $8.39; N. Ron- $2.00: A. Amelia, $3.00; P. Lohse. touch with the m.anager, .Western Wm. F. Smarz $30.31; Woodron Blackstock $2.32; Koljun Lua ley, $322; Wladyslaw Mronzinski, $2.00; M. DeNicole, $1.00; L. Buga- Union, 40 Broad St., New York. De Haven $15.31; Claude Adams $2.48; R. M. Jopin $2.00; J. A. $8.17; Ernest Graw, $14.00; Joa- jewski, $I.OO;_M. Trocha, $1.00; N. Bos$1.73; Louis Perez $1.95; R. P. Yeakel $2.00; Daniel Sissett $2.00; quim Maxine, $4.00; George N.* sanyi, $IO.OO;'H. Ward, .$2.00. , ISTHMIAN STRIKE Durgin $1.56; J. T. Ruhl $1.43; Teddy Toheasson $2.00; Svend Prevost, $68.68; Donald R. Nich­ DONATIONS Harry Cohn $1.77; J. Kerrigan A. Hoist $2.00; Robert Meadow olson, $63.80; David A. Allen, Jr., A. Tavares, $5.00; R. P. Kunec, $1.16; K. C. Hansen $1.06; E. P. $1.98; Adolph Becker $1.98; Clif­ $9.00; Genn R. Buimett, $13.70; Andrew Messelhauser has lost $10.00; H, Spencer. $25.00; P. WilHa, O'Brien $0.98; W. W. Grant $0.98; ton Wilson $2.49; Lloyd E. War­ B. A. Lucas, $12.16; Joseph Wing, $18.00; J. Lovett. $6.00; A. Ferrer, R. C. Raivey $0.98; D. H. Ikert den $2.32; Grady D. Dail $2.32; $6.34; Richard Morris, $7.94; Mur­ his seaman's papers, passport and $5.00; G. A. rummer. $10.00; C. Gordon. $0.98; W. Murry $0.98; Charles Julius Oswalt $1.98; Louis Cohn ray Kanter, $4.66; Emerson other papers. If found, forward $20,00; Wm. Robey. $15.00; H. Gearda. E. Shaw $0.85; Alex Sawicki $1.70; Garland R. Willen $1.70; Napier, $1.33; K. M. Filsebakki, them to him care of Central Ma­ $10.00; F. Landmeyer. $10.00; S. G, $0.85; John Cottman $0.85; Ped­ Chas. Meyers $1.70; Le Roy Frai- $12.66; Willis W. Wright, $37.79; ternity Hospital, 1831 Grand Con­ Kurosz, $25.00; G. Kries. $25.00; R. L.. Moran, $5.00; J. Magyrossy. $10J)0; 5. ro L. De France $1.00; A. V. ser $1.70; John R. Beatty $3.70; Earl H. Turner, $24.22; Wm. Mc- course, Bronx 53, N. Y. P. Henry. $10.00; Wm. W. Skyberg, 4- ' S. ib ' " Marauder $1.00; Gaston E. Roupe Jack Redman $0.58; L. F.^Blan- Namenie, 42489; Charles Corbin, H. Wm. Thorn. $10,00; C Ayala. EDDIE C,_JARHETT 1 $10.00; $1.00; A. R. Bliksvar $1.00; E. kenblecker $0.64; Robert E. Long $38.93; James E. Downer, $14.06; $10.00; Robt. Morton, $25.00; G. S. Your book and papers are be­ Lynch, $5.00; W, J. Rushinaki, $10.00; L. Mercer $1.00; John Fritz $1.00; $0.53; Andrew Hough $1.54; Harold T. Johnson, $5.41; Fred S. Nils Bengston $1.23; Herbert Louis L. Owens $0.87; D. E. Goldsborough, $11.44; Harold ing hel(i for you in the New J. A .VanBuakirk, $10.00. Carlson $0.99;-B. W. Hardacher Sanders $2.01; H. A. Bishop Mantel, $11.94; Eugene Mantel, York Headquarters office, 6th $1.24;-Geo. A. Wolf $1.16; Curtis $3.39; K. Justesen $3.39; Bertil $5.41; Roger W., Mathews, $6.38; floor, 51 Beaver Street, N. Y. Hancock $1.16; Harry J. English P'. O. Hager $8.54; Francis Smy- James L. Reynolds, $9.24; Sil­ 4-. 4 t JOSEPH ALOYSIUS , $0.42; W. W. Foley $0.99; Helga the $2.58; Clifton Wilson $3.07. vester J. Panellar $14.92; Charles SPAULDING W. Thomley, $2.20; Erbie Smith, Noord $1.05; C. Bryant $0.85; J. SS Cecil N. Bean $1.80; Edward H. Spooner, $8.64 Your seaman's papers are be­ C, Baxter $0.85; Larue, P. Binder S. Ferguson, $2.84; Roy White, $7.59; John .W. Yar- ing held for you in the 4th floor $10.31; A. W. Thompson $0.64; yne, $3.55; Allan G. brough, $9.64; George H. Neilsen, baggage room. New, York Hall, John Beregeria $0.2?; A. Jenn­ Elbert Swindell, $3.59. • ings $0.42; Samuel Starleper 51 Beaver Street, N. Y, PERSONALS '• i',' ' NOTICEi •-'ii V| m �Fifliday. Jiattua:?y 1, 1848 TME i^AFARems laG Page Fifteen Hart, Gordon F. 2.34 Green, Vincent P. ....—........ 2.64 Hart, Harry 32.27; Greene, Alfredo Augusto.. 24.46 Hart,' James 6.34 • Green, Clayton 13.86 Hart, Ralph W 33.19 'I Greene, Emmet W. , .02 Hart, Robert S 2.89 i < Greene, Harry H. ...:.. 5.23 Harten, James N 1.64 " ^Green, J«rry Paul 7.94 Hartenstein, L 1.98 ! Green, R. R 1.40 Harth, R .'. 45 , Greenlee, Harold W. 13.79 Hartley, Jack .69; Greenslitt, James R 1.58 Hartline, James G 4.95;;: Greentree, C 4.27 Hartman, George H 9.95. , Greenway, Kenneth 4.57 If Hartnett, Michael J • .59 . Greenwood, Chas. O ; 5.16 Harton, Don C 96 Greer, James M 69.27 HartseU, Thomas Edwin .... 2.23 r Gregoire, Joseph David .... 1.24 Hartwig, John E 3.17 / Gregorie, Anthony Joseph .04 Hartz, J. J 42.00 j Gregory, Benjamin F 8.95 Harvey, David 6.13 Greig, John Sidney 79.41 Harvey, George 6.01 Grenier-Guild, Maurice G. 28.28 Harvey/Henry J 9.37 Grepp, Paul 2.81 Harvey, Morrise E 14.95 Gresham, Robert L.;^. 9.60 Harvey, Zol B 3.71 32.66 12.14 Hardert, Kenneth L Gresham, T. F. 193.28 Guerrera, Antonio 58.05 Hall, Kenneth B Harzold, Henry Joseph .... 1.48 5.79 1.87 Hardgrave, Lloyd H Grey, Erdmann W 25,60 Guerrero, Daniell .TT... 11.6G Hall, Lawrence Hassard, Howard William 2.75 Hargrave, Royal 11.09 8.17 Lawrence J. Gribin, Morris .89 Guest," Francis L 1.40 Hall, Hassen, A 4.20' 1.19 89 Hardgrove, John W Griffen, Timothy F 20.53 Guidroz, Earl A '. 9.15 Hall, Mason Hatch, Avery L 35.22 Hardin, M :. 5.92 Nimrod J. HaU, Griffen, Chas. L 5.37 Guidry, Albeft R 1.981 8.83 Hatch, Clifford 3.31 69 Harding, Harry E 60.00 Griffin, Gerald N. .60 Guild, Roy M 2.34 Hall, Robert A. Hatch, Henry D 1.72 01 [ Harly, Bob "J 8.26 Griffin, James R 1.66 Guillard, Alered 3.35 Hall, Sam y Hatch, Marion S 1.44 John E ' 32.10 Hardy, J..E 3.63 HaUe, Griffin, John L., Jr 1.00 GuiUermo, Vidal .46 Hatcher, John A 69 1.42 Hardy, Merwyn C 1.79 Griffin, Joseph —^8.95 Guillory, Hurley 37.98 Hallebough, Charles Hatcher, Willie E 01 3.55 j Hardy, Will I ; 85 Griffin, Louis M 27 Guillory, Cournist P. 41.98 Halleran, John A Hattaway, Edward A 4.26 .46 Hart, Frederick P 6 67 Griffin, -Ralph 4.55 Guilott, Ernest J J)1 Hallman, Elmer Ellsworth Hauber, Robert VfHUam .. 108.86 7.90 Hare, J : 30.11 Griffith, Cecil R 2.56 Gulbransen, Thorleif 24.32 Hallman, Hugh R Hauck, Louis H. 3.29 5.13 4.67 Hare, Joseph Griffith, Claude G 7.13 Guliett, Flint C 40 Halloway, Peter Haukeland, Ingold S 8.61 :..l.. 4.20 17.58 ] Harman, Edgar Griffith, James P. , 12.91 Gumine, James 1.72 Hallowell, John J Haukins, John 1.05 Edgar "4.20 Harman, Hals, Johannes 2.13 Griffith, Phonzo E 12'.78 Gumren, Ed. Gregory .... 2.77 Hauptman, E 45 11 29.00 Harmen, Terry S. Grijalya, Francisco 15.22 Gunderson, C 45 Halsey, G. K. Haussell, John C 2.64 33.00 1.40 Harmon, Archie Grimes, Porter G 11.20 J Gunn, Franklyn R 1.44 Halsinger, J. T Hauter, Dale W 89 Harmon, D. J 18.03 Halstead, Chas. F. 1.78 Grimmer, Herman Charles .02iGunn, Michael F. 2.63 Hawkins, G. R 3.46 17.74 59 Harnish, Fred Alvin 9.26 Ham, Alvin M Grimsley, William 18.97 Gupton, George R. Hawks, Richard 12.14 III Harodecky, 94 R. Hamaty, Elton J 4.76 74 I Grisillo, S. D ' 1.60 Guresby, J. Hay, William G 26.07 12.60 f 8.77 Harper, Harry H. Grist, Wallace 16.00 Gurganos, Jay 21.21 Hamby, Clyde Hayden, D. W 5.50 32.26 34 Harrell, Frederick M Grizzall, Frank J. 9.21 Gurskie, Alexander 49.17 Hamby,. David Hayes, Claude 13.54 20.00 8.25 Harrell, Paul Grohmann, Haruy F. 6.88 Gussigs, John H 15.47 Hambleton, James H Hayes, George L. Jr 15.16 7.60 27 Harrell, James M Gros, Chester C. 4.21 Gustavson, Walter 25.19 Hambrick, C. V Hayes, Geo. R 4.58 3.33 2.64 Harris, C. H Gross, Ernest E. 7.71 Gustilo, Jose 14.63 Hames, Joseph H., Jr Hayford, Julian D 1.67 .02 '.... .94 Harrington, Ire Warren, Jr. Gross, Jacob 4.51 Gustin, Joseph 1.65 Hamilton, B Haylock, Claude 6.61 Harris, Charles F 46 37.92 1.06 Hamilton, Calvin, L Grossnicklaus, Wm. A 1.40 Guthrie, Arthur R Haynes, C 01 1.60 95.94 Harris, Charles J. 6.09 Hamilton, Harry A Grout, Quentin N. 3.12 Guthrie, Bobbie B Haynes, George A 24 2.93 1.48 Harris, Elwyn Grover, Bruce C .*. 59 Guthrie, J. P 2.23 Hamilton, Harvey D Haynes,^ Herb V 15.34 Harris, Henry N 76.85 Hamilton, Paul E. 1.481 3.73 Gruber, Andrew J 28 Gutierrey, Allerto B Haynes, Spark 01 8.53 1.54 ] Harris, James B 2.34 Hamm, Bert Lee Grunder, Roy A 1.40 Gutierrez, Robert M Haynes, Woods M 3.94 1.48 1.42 Harris, James E 2.79 ^ Hamm, F. J. Guedcs, Arthur .S, • 4.72 Gutowski, Zigmund Hayta, Lewis 1.37 Harris, James R 16.13 Hammer, Francis E. 13.03 14.24 Guenther, William ...*. 13.96 Gutzman, Walter C Hay ton, William N. 18.19 16.34 41.00 Harris, Jessie R 10.66, Hammett, F. A Giierard, Robert S 47 Gutzweiler, Wm Hazelwood, Clarence S 1.06 1.79 7.50 Harris, Louis Henry 84.39 Hammon, Marvin Lee Guerin, J. J .; 73.64 Guy, Grady H Heal, Phillip G 20.99 1.44 Healy, Eugene .^. 25.66 Harris, Marion L 2.88 Hammond, Dirvon D Gwartney, I 6.49 5.94 3.88 Harris, Morgan A 4.62 Hamond, James Gwyn, Robert L Healy, T 24.98 1.48 3.23 -Hamot, Eugenicz J 4.13 Harris, Robert Lee Gynikisnya, S Heard, Fred G. 5.15 5.69 Hampshire, Roland M 3.26 Harris, Theodore F. H Heard, J 4.21 2.39 BALTIMORE ....14 North Gay St. Haag, John E 23.87 Harris, Walter H. .. 10.11 Hampson, James Heath, C. G 22 Calvert 4S39 9.29 Wayne F. .. Harris, .34 23.84 Hance, George Haag, Theodore Thomas Heberlein, Herman 2.34 BOSTON 276 State St. Haas, Joseph, Jr 2.47 1.69 Harrison, Bonnie .... 9.15 Hancock, Alfred A Herbert, Ross Joseph 6.79 Bowdoin 4455 C 42^.34 Clarence Harrison, 2.29 1.40 Hancock, Clarence A Habighorst, Harold R. ... Hebert, W. L 7.50 BUFFALO .......... .10 Exchange St. .. 9.99 Harrison. Clarence E. Hancock, Curtis ^ 59.22 Hackbarth, Leslie 25.21 Hecker, Lucas J 15.22 Cleveland 7301 .. 2.56 21.94 Harrison, Dallas R Hackbarth, Robert C 11.20 Hand, James Hedges, Gaines 3.55 CHICAGO- . 24 W. Superior Ave. , .r , , .! .84 Harrison, Edward Hand, James M , 5.10 1.60 ^ ^ Superior-5175 Hackney, Leland Ray Hedler, Clarence F 25.60 .. 32.19 Hedrick, William 1.42 Harrison, Francis D. .. » 31.20 Hand, Robert L^ CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. Clair Ave.' Hackney, Warren G. 27.06 23.46 Heidle, Herman 7.24 Harrison, Frank Main 0147 Hadley, Norman W. . 1.34 Handley, B. 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H The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ 3.55 .01 Hanover, Eliot Phone 2-1754 Hahn, :W. R farers .International Union is available to aU members who "wisn 64.00 1.48 Hansen, A. H MIAMI ......... .'i!... 10 NW>llth SL Hahne, D. A to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of 3.77 .12 Hansen, A NEW' ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Haiffer, Paul their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Magnolia 6112-6113 Haindl, John K. 51.88 2.75 Hansen, Herge the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every NEW YORK 51 Beaver St Hairston, Billie Glenn10.74 2.34 Hcmsen, Bert R. HAnover 2-2784 SlU branch for this purpose. Hake, Walter W., Jr. ... 1.40 22.85 Hansen, Charles N NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIO .14 8.Q3 Hansen, E. B Phone 4-1083 Hakkarainen, Albert hall, the LOG. reproduces below the form used to request the LOG,„ 5.92 69 Hansen,. E. A. 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The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946; Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Ellerbusch and include full name. Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. SlU HALLS Notice To All SUI Members �'/r,-5t''.t«55K'-^;cP liWiiJiJiyiu!. THE SEAFARERS Page Sixteen I; -Jp ;5: l/flSiii...; 'i'r • - LOG y-rFriday. January^, 194l WIM1- h' • ttWHK lii'i QUESTION: What do you consider to be the SEAFARERS' outstanding accomplishments during the year 1947? EARL T. BROWN. 2nd Cook: h i '-• . Our Union accomplished much during the past year. Everyone will agree on that. To me it seems that the victory over the big Isthmian company was our biggest and most important vic­ tory for the year. It showed that we have the organizing machin­ ery to tackle any waterfront job. that unorganized seamen want ^e Seafarers. We got a lot more Jobs on our Hiring Hall boards because of this victory. Other fmportant Union gains for the year were the "wage increases eni" the new Halls in Mobile and New Orleans. G. J. SMITH, Wiper: Our outstanding accomplish­ The Union's drive for better ment was the signing of Isth­ wages and conditions was an mian to a Hiring Hall contract, ' outstanding achievement. _ While and later the signing of'a full 'we ^d wonders in other fields, SIU contract with all the condi­ such as aiding striking AFL and tions we enjoy aboard our reg­ 'ciO unions, we made sure that ular contracted ships. We have 'our lot was improved also. We also done a fine job in the Cities gained two wage boosts during Service fleet—another outfit they the past year — something few said could not be organized. Our unions did. Aboard our ships, in work in gaining several new the Stewards Department, the companies and many hundreds companies now must furnish all more jobs during the past year cutlery and uniforms. Some of is far and away the biggest them did it before, but now they achievement in maritime organi­ all must supply these tools. zing. We have continued to grow That's a big step forward in im­ when other outfits have stood proving shipboard working con­ ditions. still. OLIVER LEWIS. Night Ck.&Bk.: ROBERT E. LANSDELL, OS W^ il-. JAMES WALKER, Nt. Ck.-Bkr4 H. SLITTS, Chief Electrician: Maybe it's because .1 was ac­ "Eops on my list is the org.antive-in the Isthmiem strike, but izing job done- among the un­ Z feel the winning of the Isth­ organized men and companies. mian company was among the We should bo proud of the men most outstanding Union accom- who organized the companies we jdishments for 1947. The SIU's gained — they made it possible all-out organizing drive was an­ for the Union to grow stronger. other important step. .Altogether, The volunteer and shoreside orthe Union made a lot of progress gan^rs proved themselves to be during the past year. We won the oackbone of the Union. The aeveral wage increaMs. We add­ I achieving of a contract with Isth­ ed a bunch p'f .new companies to mian showed that, our organizers our list of contracted outfits. 'did a job where other unions /These are important because they failed. If we keep organizing at ere -all aimed at getting more the pace of 1947 we will have |obs^ for the membership and nothing • to worry about during, the Union^Mnggest job the.coming years. iENE PEPIH. Carpenter: The chief accomplishment of the Seafarers International Union during the year 1947 was the winning of new contracts which gave us the highest wages and best conditions in the' maritime industry. Second is the signing of the Isthmian ccmtract. and the great strides the Union has made in organizing. During the war we had lots of jobs, but when the war ended nnd shipping died down, we lost quite a few of those berths. Our organizing canipaign has helped 'to take up the slack, and we should do even better in the future. • • • -, -'J V, < .'i.- ,-. B. EDWARDS, Ass't Cook: If there was anything bigger ^ than the Isthmian contract • •1; *. guess I didn't hear about it. Of. course, I liked the five per cent raise we got. That raise came ijtt very handly and was very pleas­ ant. but I don't see how it com­ pares with the Isthmian agreetnent. For one thing, look at all those jobs. • About 3.000, I heu. That's a lot of Union strength for the futur.e. Thai's the kind of strength we're going to have-so the Union organization can con­ tinue to back up the membership. ' il - V i!| JOS. CAMPOREALE. 2nd Cook: SEYMOUR WALLACE. AB: No question about it.,the big­ To my mind, the victory in gest thing we did was to g®f fhat Isthmian was the biggest thing final agraement with Isthmian. I the SIU accomplished during organized on Isthmian ships for 1947. I know how big it was be­ 16 months and know what it cause I ^was an organizer last menns. The new conditions -are winter aboard the SS Archer. Of making the Isthmian oldiimers course, winning Isthmian Wasn't really Union conscious — and the only thing the Union did. making the officers' that way. That five per cent increase was too. Things are going to be a pretty good. The fact that living little different from what ttey standards aboard all SIU. ships were. Another thing is the job are better thanlh plenty of shore the SIU has been doing in Can­ jobs as a result of SIU activity ada. I sailed, in some Canadian throughout the year is pretty im­ ships before I joined the SIU. I portant, too. .JBut the Isthmian hear those ships have Iwett^et- contract- gives the Union' solid ting^Jbetter aljl year.. / strength. • • By and large I'd say that the Isthmian Strike and contract Were our greatest achievements 4uring the pa^t year. Winning j a strike over su(di a large or- i/. ganization would be enough in jitself, but the contract we sue- ,) ceeded in gaining guarantees us ;> more jobs for the future and j good security for some time to come. Also this year We main­ tained high standards of disei^ j pline and seamanship aboard, ouir'^ contracted vessels, and pul a stop to the performors and gachouni^. ; Last, but not Ibaist, we shoidd/ mention the Hallt which wo bought.. in' NoW Orleans and � 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 January 2, 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. 1 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARERS OPENS DRIVE FOR WAGE INCRESEES TO OFFSET RISING HCL ROU OFFICER HITS ACA-MEBA MERGER AS ATTEMPT TO RAID AFL RADIOMEN SIU GENERAL ORGANIZER SCORES ACA-MEBA MERGER HOW TO LIVE ON YOUR PAY-IT CAN'T BE DONE BROTHER CHARGED ANTWERP USS WITH DOUBLING AS CRIMP HALL FASTUNION GETS OVERTIME FOR SIX SEAFARES ON SUZANNE MARINE DDDDDDISASTERS MARK SEAMEN'S XMAS WEEK MEMBERSHIP MUIST PUSH OWN BEEFS IF THEY WANT BACKING OF UNION SHIPPING GOODS FOR BLACK GANG IN NEW YORK BOSTON WHITE CHRISTMAS STYMIES ALL SHIPPIG EXCEPT FOR TANKERS BOSTON WHITE CHRISTMAS STYMIES ALL SHIPPING EXCEPT FOR TANKERS WATERMAN RETROACTIVE PAY READY CANADIAN SEAFARERS SEND THEIR THEIR THANKS TO A&G DISTRICT FOR HELP IN ORGANIZING TAMPA HARD PUT TO FIND SEAMEN DURING HOLIDAYS STAY-AT-HOMES BOOST SHIPPING IN PHILADELPHIA TAXES,FEDERAL AND STATE, PUT BITE ON MERCHANT SEAMEN MIAMI HAS GREEN CHRISTMASS AND GOOD SHIPPING HIGH WINDS,SHOALS,LOCUSTS PLAQUE THE GIBBON,BUT SHE'S GOOD SIU SHIP Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/02/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log