https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/c4fd03036fafa96bbfa124520df8914d.PDF 29b4598ccc44949752426159d3c29d19 PDF Text Text !• V:J). Offidid Organ of tke Seafarers Intsrnational Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. JANUARY 30. 1948 *'Now, Repeat After Me—'The Dirty, imperialist Marshall Plan.'' •^ . r vv'. I ^ No. 5 SfU Submits Proposals ToOwners Ass'n;Calmar Accepts Penalty Clause The SIU Negotiating Committee met as scheduled with representatives of the Atlantic and Gulf Shipowners Association in New York the morning of Tuesday, January 27, in its drive for a general wage increase. The com­ mittee for the Union submitted their proposals and a second meeting will be held February 3, after the owners have reviewed SIU demands. Meanwhile, the Committee has reached virtual agreement with the Cal­ mar Steamship Company, several disputes regarding the Engine Depart­ ment being still outstanding. • The Committee reports that more Insular, Peninsular & Octhe new contracts with Calmar' cidental, Smith & Johnson, and' and with the Ore Steamship South Atlantic. Corporation, both owned by the Separate negotiations for the i Aboard ship the arm of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, same wage increases will be con- j Union is the Ships and De­ probably will be signed simul­ ducted with those contracted ! partment Delegates. A good taneously within 30 days. companies which are not mem- T crew, for its own protection, In the negotiations with the i bers of the Association. Included picks its Delegates early, and Atlantic and Gulf Shipowners j are Waterman, Mississippi, Illincarefully. Have you and your Association, the SIU is seeking, ois-Atlantic, Overtakes, Amerishipmates elected your Dele­ an adjustment of the inequities can Liberty, American Eastern, I gates? If not. do it now! between Ihe general agreement Kearney, Moran, Atwacoal, Cros- ; and the Isthmian agreement in by. Coral, Gulf Canal, Meseck, the wages for a number of rat­ and Ponce Cement. All except ings as well as the general in­ Ponce Cement already have in­ crease which will be over and dicated their willingness to open above all such adjustments for talks. the ratings affected. CALMAR YIELDS PENALTIES Also scheduled is a meeting on February 4 in Philadelphia The new agreement with Cal­ between the SIU negotiators and mar will be superior to all pre­ The SIU first requested recog­ representatives of the Sag Har­ vious agreements. It includes the Due to a last minute stall by der the Taft-Hartley Act, a ma­ standard penalty cargo clause the company, the voting on the jority of all the members of the nition as bargaining agent on bor Tanker Corporation. Cities Service tanker French crews must vote for the Union in Cities Service tankers, on Octo­ The members of the Union Ne­ ; which Calmar previously has , ber 28, 1946. The company re­ gotiating Committee are J. P. stubbornly resisted. /Creek, scheduled for January- 22 order to win the union shop. i In the bargaining election, a jected the bid and two days Shuler, Robert Matthews, Lind­ I Calmar and Ore have been was not completed. Accordingly, the ship was again scheduled to man who didn't vote was not later the Union petitioned the sey Williams, Joe Algina and operating under written agree­ be voted, this time in Jackson­ counted. In the union-shop elec­ NLRB for a bargaining election. Paul Hall. Spokesmen for the ments with the SIU only since tion, a man who doesn't vote is I After a series of- hearings, vot­ Association at the first meeting 1945. Before that, there were ville on January 29. counted as being against the ing began on the ships on Oc­ were Captain Williams of Bull, verbal agreements based on the As soon as the NLRB certifies tober 23, 1947* a year after the Captain Proud of Alcoa and West Coast contract and the Un­ union-shop. the entire election and designates Robert Chapdelaine of the Sea- ion naturally has found bringing first step was'taken. Accordingly, every man on a the SIU as bargaining agent for Incidentally, there are now 16 train line. the two lines up to the East creWs on Cities Service ships, Cities Service ship must-vote in The companies belonging to Coast standard a difficult job. ; the Seafarers will press for a the union-shop election to get tankers in the Cities fleet, double under the number there were when the the Association include Bull, Al­ One reason for this has been union-shop election. Certification the Cities Service fleet coa, Eastern, Bernstein, Balti- the manner in which the Ore organizing campaign began. should be forthcoming within full SIU contract. another week, according to SIU ships operate. The only place Greneral Organizer Lindsey Wil­ they touch land in the United States proper is Sparrows Point liams. What stalled last week's voting outside Baltimore. of the French Creek in PaulsBALBOA, C. Z.—Ships at sea Master must radio the "Govt. every case, it should be i-emem- Bethlehem Steel owns the dock boro, N. J., was a company claim can now obtain free emergency Medico, Pancanal" through the bered. and has the entire area for miles In Canal ports, a ship can con­ around fenced off and guarded that it had not been properly Navy's radio station in Balboa. medical advice from the Health notified by the NLRB of an ex­ The message should state clearly sult the Quarantine Boarding by company cops. The ships Department of the Panama and briefly the symptoms for Officers in case of sickness. If a bring bulk ore from the coast tension of the voting period. doctor is required, the Pilot will of Chile. A telegram was not enough for Canal on radio request, the Ma­ which treatment is desired. Cities Service, whose officials rine Superintendent and the Ashore, steamship agents may direct the Master to hoist FEY. Calmar is somewhat easier to^ demanded a signed letter. How­ Chief Health Officer announced take seamen to the Balboa Dis­ The same signal can be hoisted handle, since it carries general ~ ever, the slight delay will not in a circular. pensary or Gorgas Hospital at by a ship lying at anchor or in cargo on the intercoastal run. affect the final outcome. • the Pacific terminu^of the Canal. transit through the Canal. In re­ However, Calmar has always Treatment can also be obtained At the Atlantic end, seamen sponse a doctor will board the resisted unionism and continued ashore provided a patient need­ DIFFERENT SET-UP ship at the nearest lock. this policy even after being General Organizer Williams, ing it is brought into one of the can be taken to the Colon Hospi­ .In response to FEW, a doctor brought under contract. For in­ tal'for dental service, treatment commenting on the situation, various dispensaries by a ship's -sti-esses again ihat the forthcom­ agent carrying a Master's certi­ of moderate illnesses, veneral dis­ will be sent as quickly as pos­ stance, during the 1946 general ing union-shop election differs fication of the case. However, in eases, immunizations and minor sible, and when FMZ (emer-, strike, Calmar was the only slightly from the bargaining elec­ emergencies stretcher service will injuries Or for medical advice on gency) is flown with AWK (am­ company, so far as the SIU chronic ailments. But a Mas­ bulance required) a doctor will knows, to attempt to recruit • be provided. tion now being completed. ter's certification is required in be sent to lihe ship by boat. finks to crew its ships. To get advice at sea, a ship's In the union-shop election, un­ Ships Delegates Cities Servise Okay Expetted Soon; Seafarers To Press For Union Shop •rl| New Canal Zone Medical Service Available �Page Two i: TBJE SE AFA RE RS LOG Priday. January 30« 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District if^"V • r.i-- '•5 ' • • u -•• ;• Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 54 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 J. P. SHULER ------ Secretary-Treasurer T-;••'•• .Mi- 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 Illogical Logic Just what is it about a merchant seaman that makes Ihm the constant candidate for the title, "Forgotten Man ifer Year?" Right now it's the U. S. State Department that is trjdng to push him out in the cold. But of all the brushi ' _ offs given the American seamen—and they've been given ' many—the State Department's could be the most disas­ trous. , Everybody is more or less familiar now with the European Recovery Program, better known as the Mar­ shall Plan. This plan to bring American aid to the millions, of suffering people in Europe to give them a bit- of a chance to get on their feet has been widely publicized and supported. The Seafarers International Union has announced its approval of relief shipments "to the shattered people of Europe and Asia." A joint resolution proposed by SIU and SUP members urging assistante "to- help them create a decent world out of the chaos wrought by the war," was adopted by the New York membership at a regular meeting Dec. 3 last. . , It's pretty well agreed that, unless the world is .hii stabilized, we in America can enjoy no peace. mi What has not been widely publicized is the State Department's recommendation that 500 ships be turned over to the various nations to transport the vast supplies involved. The poker-faced members of the State Department These are Sha Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, made the recommendation for the sake of economy, they as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hangin; say. And that's where we Seafarers charge them with heavily on thplr double-talk. Even the most conservative figures show writing to them. hands. Do Wh^ you xan to cheer them up by that the cost of using American vessels to handle the flow E. FITZER of relief to Europe would be between ONE and TWO FORT STANTON HOSPITAL ROBERT B. WRIGHT A. L. MALONE PER CENT of the total cost of the entire program. C. MIDDLETON A. LIPARI In the eyes of the State Department, one cent out of A. lylcGUIGAN A. SAMPSON C. McGILBERRY every buck spent oh the program—and only a fraction R. S. LUBLIN P. KRONBERGS of which would go to American seamen as wages—is too J. SUPINSKI F. V. CHAMBEPJ,AYNE G. KOCZAN much. MA, JOHN-P. WILLIAMSON A. LOOPER We would like to know what kind of economy it is i- t. * BALTIMORE HOSPITAL would throw 50,000 American seamen out of work NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. J. O'NEIL R. RARDIN [immediately to save that one cent out of a dollar. F. E. WHEELER J. NUNIHWA Coming at this critical moment in American shxp- T. M. LYNCH G. BURNS , -ping, the State Department's proposal, if accepted, could J. CONIGLIA H. J. CASEY F. J. CARROLL write finish to the merchant fleet and with it the liveli­ G. BRADY P..PETAK .I..R. MILLER hood of a large section of the nation's citizenry. A. AMUNDSEN (SUP) E. FREMSTAD The majority of the American people are in favor L.A.HOLMES G. WHITE • of the Marshall Plan. They are willing to bear the ex- J. E. KENNAIR STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL pense to make the world a more decent place to live in. A. C. KIMBERLY A. R. CHISHOLM F. J. SCHUTZ They have not said they want to whittle off a fev/ bucks R. SMITH J. E. FARQUHAR at the expense of the American seamen whose future W. WILCOXON J. PRATS :MMisVat stake. S. LeBLANC J. PREZEDPELSKI J. GARDNER • ' There is no Sound reason to the State Department's R. E. STRIPPY T. MUSCOVAGE ~ false note of economy. Certainly it does not justify their L. CLARKE R. -D. JOHNSON (SUP) D. HERON willingness to torpedo thousands and thousands of Ameri­ J. W: GORDON E. LARSON can workers whose livelihood is tied in with ocean R. LUNDQUIST A. MENDOCINI commerce. J. MAGUIRE G. FRANKLIN , W. G. H. BAUSE ' We have a rjght to demand that the State Depart- J. CARROLL J.DENNIS M. R. RIVERA withdraw the ridiculous provision that :now blots D.,PARKER G. T. FRESHWATER 'the Marshall Plan. .. C. MASON J. VATLAND Men Now In lie Marine Sfatspi^ls ;. : 'r- When entering the Rospltal notify the delegates by post> card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Stolen Island Hos^ttil You can contact your Hos< pital delegate at the Stalen Island Hospital.at the £oUow: ing :times: Tuesday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday ^ 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd,and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) G. GAGE E. LACHOFF J. H. HOAR J. McNEELY , #1: BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. / -R. LORD C. CREVIER J. SMITH " [S' P. CASALINUOVO F. O'CONNELL '[ j J. LEE ' •E. DELLAMANO J. GALLOWAY D. STONE _ 4; 4. 4.GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. vW. GANNAVAN (SUP) J. P. BAXLERSTON \ J. B. LIGHTFOOT C. R. HONEYCUTT S. H. COOPER R. C. VOOHRIES - J. -F. MARTIN -C. R. HANSON (SUP) "i|. -BUirPALO HOSPITAL ARTHUR LYNCH . MICHAEL DONOVAN PRANK AMAGETT;: �Friday, January 3Q, 1948 T H E SE AF ARERS LO G VEPCfRT/ /MMKRSHIP Page Threa Final Dispatch By MAURICE BURNSTINE By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Txeasurer NEGOTIATIONS I trict, to open negotiations on the time during the month of Febru­ Negotiations with the Calmar, wage scale at any ti,ne. The Sea- ary so that a policy can be laid Steamship Company have been . farers is the only Union that has down before the membership for completed but have not been such a clause in an agreement, action and then put into effect. signed pending the completion of and the stubbornness with which OBGANIZATION negotiations with the Ore Steam­ we have fought for this clause The Organizers report that the ship Company, both of which be­ shows dividends at a time like balloting of the French Creek, this. long to the Bethlehem Steel. which will vote in the Port of There are a few more items The Negotiating Committee for Jacksonville" this week in the Na­ that have to be worked out in the Union will meet with all tional Labor Relations Board the Ore agreement which will member companies of the A. & election to certify collective bar­ have to be signed, and both G. shipping operators on Tues­ gaining agents for the Cities agreements will be subjected to day, January 27, 1948. The Un­ Service Oil Company, will com­ the membership simultaneously ion is proposing an elimination plete the Cities Service election. of inequities in wages for several The eligibility date of this elec­ for action on acceptance. • The Union has taken advantage ratings in the Deck and Stewards tion began October 20th for a of -the clause in its agreement Department. sixty day period. The National The Union has further pro­ Labor Relation Board extended which enables the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North posed an overall increase in this for a. thirty day period in America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis- wages for all ratings in the un­ order that most of the imlicensed licensed personnel. By the next personnel aboard tankers belong­ regular meeting the Ngotiating ing to this company would have Committee should be able to re­ a chance to vote for the xmion port favorable results in these by which they wished to be negotiations. represented. 1948 OFFICERS Before January 20th the Na­ All of the newly elected offi­ tional Labor Relations Board cers of the Union have been duly recommended a further extension notified of the post to which of ten days to'be granted so as NEW ORLEANS — All Ste­ they have been elected for the to accord all the French Creek wards are urged by the New Or­ year 1948 as per constitution. In crew a chance to vote. leans branch not to accept "Hol­ most ports they have reported The French Creek arrived in sum" bread. for duty and are now functioning New York on the 22nd but the At its" regular membership iq their regular official capacity. company refused to grant a vote meeting, the branch voted unani­ It is recommended, inasmuch on her because of the fact that mously to boycott tl-is brand of as the Headquarters office is now they claimed they had not been bread by not using it in their tied up in negotiations, that this notified of the ten day extension. homes, not eating in restaurants meeting go on record to instruct The company must have been where it is served and not allow­ the Secretary-Treasurer to call a able to get a couple of company ing it aboard SIU ships. special meeting at a convenient stooges aboard the vessel while The branch acted in response time for the purpose of electing in New York, for they are now to a request for support received a quarterly financial committee demanding her to vote when she from Bakery Workers Local 35 to audit the quarterly financial arrives in Jacksonville. of New Orleans which recently report of the Third Quarter for The extra ten day extension won a 10-week strike called 1947, and check in Secretai-y- will terminate January 30th and against a group of bread bak­ Treasurer elect, Paul Hall. a vote will, be coimted either eries., However, the Holsum AGENTS CONFERENCE Saturday, January 31st or Mon Bakery held out and is described It has been customary to hold day, February 2nd. The , Or by Local 35's President Anthony the Seafarers International Un­ ganizers say that despite aU of -H. Buckley as "the fiy in the ion of North America, Atlantic the maneuvering by the company milk now." and Gulf Agents Cqnference be­ that they are satisfied that the The action is one more ex­ ginning the second week in Seafarers will take this company ample of the standing SIU policy March. This some.times delays which now has sixteen (16) tank­ of supporting the legitimate the plan for putting the Union ers with approximately 590 jobs economic beefs of union workers policy for that year into action. . The organizers are working on It is therefore, recommended several other companies at this everywhere. that the Agents Conference foretime whom for obvious reasons The letter received by the New 1948 be held at a convenient cannot be disclosed in this report Orleans Agent from Buckley read as follows: ^ "Dear Sir and Brother: "The Bakery Workers have just emerged from a 10-week strike made necessary to protect the in­ terest of all workers. While we By WALTER SIEKMANN didn't come out of this fight without scars, the scars are few. BOSTON — Everything in this in transit jobs were the Topa "We feel that you, as a worker port is functioning smoothly ex­ Topa and the Rider Victory, the and union member,, were con­ latter an Isthmian ship. The cerned with the outcome of this cept the weather. Unless the Robin Hood was in, too. Some dispute. We made fair progress. weatherman negotiates some of the boys aboard this ship paid The fly in the milk now is the warm and clear weather for off by mutual consent and re­ Holsum- Bakery. We ask. your Beantown, the Patrolmen are go­ placements were dispatched from help; there is plenty of (in our ing to have break out the dog- the Hall. estimationKbetter bread made by sleds to make the payoffs. Robin Line expects another . union bakers than Hqlsum bread Other than the weather, one of their ships in here next can ever be. Try another brand though, things are pretty bright, week, and we're hoping that and you be the judge. Please with the prospects for next week we'll have some jobs aboard her don't buy Holsum bread. Phone looking good. for some of the boys waiting to youp.friends, and ask them not to Ships paid off here in the last ship. buy . Holsum " bread. Request few days include the SS Grande We've located our Dispatcher's your grocery not to handle Hol­ Ronde, which came in with a few desk on the third deck for the sum, bread. Any effort made to beefs but which were settled convenience of the membership help us, will in turn help all pkay. The SS Yankee Down, op­ and things are working more . workers. erated by one of our newly-con­ smoothly. We've also installed "Thanking you for any con­ tracted companies, Atwater Coal, a beef box on this floor. Besides sideration you may give this ap­ also paid off. beefs of any kind, members may peal, we are, Scheduled for payoff this com­ drop letters to t^ LOG which ing weekend is the SS Raphael we'll forward for them. K)'' "Fraternally yours, Semmes, a Waterman scow. On the local labor front things "Ahthony H. Buckley, Several of our ships called at look good for the "Teamsters : President, Boston this week. Among these!Local 25, now on strike, . "Bakers Union No. 35.?'^- " N.O. Seafarers Backs Bakers In Holsum Beef Seafarers WaveAtDeath In Atlantic A requiem mass' was cele­ brated at St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church in Jersey City for Seafarer Anthony Greene, crewmember of the SS Thomas Reed who was drowned in Rouen, France, in October. It is not known for certain whether Greene lost his life when a small boat he was in capsized or whether he fell overboard from the Reed. His body was not recovered. Men who were on the Reed in Oc­ tober and know the circum­ stances are urged to contact Joseph Volpian, Headquarters Special Services Representa­ tive. Greene's mother, Mrs. Clarence Greene, 427 Mont­ gomery St._ Jersey City, would also like to hear from them. Greene joined the SIU in Nor­ folk in 1943 and was 29 years old. When a heavy sea swept Sea­ farers Jimmy Hoyle and Franz Tompkins overboard from the SS John Gibbon into the cold North Atlantic, Hoyle had the good luck to be swept right back on the ship by a second wave. Tompkins also had the good luck to be saved, partly through Hoyle's fast thinking, but it was a near thing. Hoyle took a terrific bodily beating, being knocked about the deck and against everything in sight. However, he retained the presence of mind to remember Tompkins' plight and yell "Man Overboard." This brought Bosun William Chandler and seamen Pete Pierprinski and Brice Ruggi running. Ruggi threw three life rings over the side while the Bosim dashed to the bridge to inform the Third Mate, who was on watch. Tompkins swam to one of the life rings and clutched it for dear life. The Mate stopped' the ship and notified Captain Ed­ ward Foster. With a fine display of seaman­ ship, the Captain kept Tompkins on the lee side until he could be pulled in. Within 25 minutes of his mishap, Tompkins was back aboard, although at one time he had been a full quarter mile from the ship. -'•t QUARTERS FOR THE MM&P Port Boston Functions Smoothly; That Is, Except For The Weather "Vitil On April I, Local 88 of the Masters, Mates and Pilots. AFL, will move into the imposing structure pictured above. Located at 105-107 Washington St., New York City, the build­ ing will provide the organization's membership with a cmisiderable number of recreational facilities. A large gymnasium with adjoining showers takes up the fourth and fifth floors. A small galley on the fifth deck makes the gym an ideal meeting hall that will admit 500 persons very comfortably. �THE SE s4 F A RE RE L OG Open Letter to the Membership: . ! -i It is our aim to make every rank and file Seafarer a' volunteer organizer. Every gain we've made in organizing unorganized companies was made possible because our Union brothers rolled up their sleeves, tightened their belts, and took jobs with less base pay, almost no overtime, and the much poorer living and working conditions which prevail aboard unor­ ganized ships. As a result, from the mere handful-of ships we had • in 1938 we are now the envy of every waterfront •^;union. We are going to continue our drive unUl every unorganized ship is organized. We are going to continue to extend the helping hand of the "Brother­ hood of the Sea" to unorganized seamen. We can point with pride that our Union has won A every beef in which it has participated, in addition to having successfully aided other AfL, CIO. and Independent Unions. Nothing can stop us from the militant course of'democratic fighting, trade - unionism we have charted. All we ask is that you do your share, in upholding the fighting traditions of the SIU. SINCE THE DATE WE WERE FOUNDED WE HAVE ALWAYS. LED THE WAY IN EVERY WATERFRONT GAIN! No other union can make that statement! Never forget for a mpment that the Seafarers has Wi-itten new glorious chapters of waterfront history. As a g(wd Union man do your share in upholding the high standards we've set. Talk it over with your local Organizer or Port Agent. Go aboard these unorganized ships and do a good job SIU style! Remember, the future of our Union's strength and the sorry plight of all unor­ ganized seamen rests in your capable hands. Don't be the sort of guy who says, let the next fellow do it! Our Union wasn't built that way. Go to your Organizer or Port Agent now and help us make good our pledge to make every Seafarer an Organizer, every ship a Union ship! First Impressions The moment it is known aboard an unorganized ship that you are a Union man, the Union will then be judged by your actions and your behavior. As far as these unorganized seamen are concerned, you are the Union. First impressions are important! To be an Organizer there are no fixed rules which you have to memorize. All you have to do is be a v- good Union man, "know" all about your Union, and use your common sense and the vast experience you gained while sailing aboard Union ships. With toat combination you can feel confident that you can handle any situation which may arise. We do suggest, however, that you don't go aboard an unorganized ship with an aggressive tilt to your cap, or a chip on your shoulder as you might on a Union ship where you knew damn well that all your beefs wotdd be straightened out. As Chips might , say, it's all-right to drive the nail home but don't split the board! " You can't go aboard and promise to settle all their beefs. That can't be done—not yet—^because the Com­ pany has no Union .agreement and. is not bound by Union rules. Any failure on your part to back up _;^our. statements will result in leaving a bad taste in their mouths as far as the SIU is concerned. Go aboard SIU style—capable of handling the job for any rating in which you ship! Not promising . the moon with a fence arotmd it doesn't mean ignoring legitimate beefs. As an Or­ ganizer j^ou are bound to recognize them—listen to them—and guide the crew in their actions. If you don't they will feel that you and the SIU are laying down on the job. The. real solution is simply this—your main object in being aboard is to plant the thought in their minds that whenever they present their ..beefs as a group— they have a better chance of being; listened to than if they went up individually. (If they went up in­ dividually they rwould be told to quit 'if they-didn't like conditionsi) If'.-' u The SIU will soon have available for distribution to the membership copies of a new booklet ontitled. "Seafarers Organizers' Handbook." It is also being published in the LOG with the first installment ap­ pearing on this page. Further installments will appear in subsequent issues. Instilling that thought in their minds is the first step—the first basis of Unionism. After that seed is planted, you can point out that these small groups make. no. permanent change in their living and work­ ing conditions. They are merely existing from trip to trip, from ship to ship, without the support of larger groups banded together and acting as one. Men, thus banded together, fighting for the com­ mon good of all seamen, in all departments, on all types of ships, present a force that is hard to stop! We, here on shoreside, fully realize that when you are aboard an unorganized ship, away from port, you are on your own. You will have to use your own initiative and knowledge. If the material in this Organizers Handbook or in one of our pamphlets, or the LOG doesn't help you, new supplementary material which is being prepared and issued regularly, will. Keep, this thought-in-^mind while you are working; -While there is one man or one ship left unorganized on the waterfront, it lis a challenge and a threat to IRriday. Jaauur 30> 1M8 thing else which might tie you up with the Union. A little careless slip might keep you from getting a job. It would be a good idea if you acted meek when •the shipping-master asks you any questions. They like to hire mild and meek men. Don't -try to invent any address if you have none. Use places like the Seamen's Institute or the YMCA. Unorganized companies like their men to come from these places. Don't even have a beer smell on your breath when you go to the company office. Also remember to be neat and clean—SIU style. If you have to read, then read the daily paper. If you become involved in a conversatioia, be careless with the truth if you have to b\it don't overplay it. Remember,. this is a show­ down flglit and we will win it the same as we'ire won all our other fights. Joiningr a Ship After beiiig assigned to a ship, notify the hall im­ mediately then get aboard with your gear, promptly. Mind your own business and keep your eyes open when you are signed on. After you are aboard other SIU men will contact you and will identify themselves. . As often as possible shoreside Organizers will see you and aid you in your work. By working together we can do this job well. You'll find it a real pleasure to work with our shoreside Organizers. You will be given material to read and digest and other material to pass out to your new shipmates as the occasions present themselves. Be a good shipmate and yoiu- job will be easyIt was Union Brothers, doing the same job you are now doing, who built the SIU and caused it to con­ tinually grow. Your aim should be as theirs was: "MAKE EVERY SHIP A SIU SHIP!" You—^And Your Job Brothers, any seaman—^Deck, Engine or Stewards Department—is sized up by the brass hats topside and by the crew, by his ability in doing his assigned job—any job his rating calls for. This doesn't mean as it did in the past BSIU (be­ us and our struggle to bbtain decent wages and con­ fore SIU) period—work like hell from bell to bell— ditions for seamen everywhere. or as it did when "firfd day" in all departments was We have come a long way feince 1938 when the pre­ the general rule or you didn't hold your job. It vailing wage for a key rating such as. Bosun dragged doesn't mean kickback.s to hold your job, or kissing down all of $85 a month. Compare that with his anyone's backside — It means just what it says —• present salary not to mention the overtime and paid know your job and do it well! " vacations! All these raises and improved working If, for example, you are shipping as a "bellyrobber" conditions were made possible solely by our Union's or a cook, turn out the best menu and the best pre­ efforts—the result of our Organizers* work. pared grub you possibly can. If you are forced, as you will be, because of "company policy" to. use the Getting a Job "two pot system" or handle inferior food—inferior to what we are accustomed to aboard SIU ships—don't It .is no secret that unorganized compsmies hate our blow yovur top or fly off the handle with the skipper guts. The mention of our Union or the thought of or the company agent. You'll be fired on the spot. Just hiring Union men is enough to spoil their chow and grit your teeth and keep a stiff upper lip. Your turn give them ulcers. Any man who has never held a will come when you can prove to the -crew the dif­ Union book is always hired a lot quicker than a man ference between the unorganized "ship you are on who has carried one. and Union ships. Your turn will come later! In fact unorganized companies won't hire you if If you are in the Black Gang or in the Deck De­ they«ee you have a diseharge off a Union ship. They partment, don't fail to turn to when you are sup­ are afraid that the taste of working xmder healthy posed to stand your watch or tie up the ship—you Union conditions might have spoiled you for their will only be forcing someone else to do your work, crummy way of domg things. Their idea is simply to which won't help you win any popularity contests. prevent Union men from "contaminating" their crew Be on the ball. Do any job you are assigned to do with talk of Unionism at all costs! to the best of your ability. As a result your shipmates Don't go into the company office to do your or­ will respect you and this wiU add to the prestige of ganizing. Go there only to get a job aboard some the" Union. As a result, if a beef comes up you will unorganized tub where your job for the Union will be able to discuss it intelligently without having to really begin. Be very careful around the company office not to let anyone know why you are there. As far as they are concerned you should merely be a seaman on the beach! One old gag the company pulls is io keep spotters floating around in order to find out who the men reaUy are. The NMU also keeps a few. stooges there to tip the company off whenever they , spot one of our men. Be on the alert. Think twice before you talk. Keep your eyes and ears open and your -nose clean. Try to remember faces, names, and anything else which may be important. Don't ask any questions which might direct attention to you. However, do listen to any bimk from the brass hats such as, "who keep an eye open and see if any NMU -men get .any are you to complain-r-you can't even do your own of the jobs, r If they do, try and get their names and job." the name of the .ship. Any information you pick up A seaman who knows end does his job can always along these lines will be of great help to shoreside speak with authority. His fellow, seamen regard him Organizers and to .you, when you get aboard. • as a good shipmate. The oldtimers will grudgingly Before you go down to the company office, take off respect him and the newcomers will look to him for your Union liutton and empty your pockets of all assistance in becoming better seamen. discharges from Unioi^ ships, your Union book, old Remember, it's not how hard you work that coimts letters which may have-the Union address, or any- . —but how well ,you know and "do your job. m: �Friday, Jiihuazy 30, 1049- 'PUE' LOG Page^Fi^ Beefs Anif More Beefs Keep San Juan Agent On The Jump By SALVADOR COLLS SAN JUAN—It has been kind of busy here during the past couple of weeks, because we have had all kinds of beefs on most of the ships hitting this port. Let's start with • the Jane O. On this Gulf-Canal LST there were four men the Captain took from the dock in Charleston. As soon as the ship hit San Juan, we boarded her and told these men they would have to pile off. and the same night he was fined $20—for sleeping on the bus. You can be sure we blew our corks when we heard about it. Another beef settled was on the Carolyn. . This was also in the Stewards Department and was straightened out to every­ one's satisfaction. The MV Ponce pulled into the dock at San . Juan. We went right over, squared some beefs and shipped quite a number of men. on. her as these ^ys like the South America run. In general the mtn. aboard the Ponce are &st-rate Union men and. are doing well on the ship. We hear that the Ponce will be running steadily for a while, hit­ ting Cuba and Venezuela as well as the Island. El^ibk Aliens Urged To Apply For Papers By JOE ALGINA York—and in other ports see the All the credit is due the Ship Agent. Delegate, John Gillen. Gillen, NEW YORK—Before letting go Getting back to the oldtimers who joined the SlU while the with the week's happenings along who haven't become citizens. organizing drive was oh, proved the waterfront of this frigid city, Urging a man to., become a himself to be a good man in a bit of comment is in order con­ citizens is not flag waving. If a that all-important job. 40 WINKS. 20 BUCKS "LOVELY. LOVELY" cerning a problem which faces man does not desii-e to become a citizen, that is his business; but On -the SS Dorothy, one of our some of the members of this to insui-e jobs for the men who Isthmian ships are the acid test Brothers who had been away for delegates and he came unioni do intend to be naturalized, and from the Island 12 years went It is the matter of the non- have demonstrated themselves in through in fine shape. At the home to see his folks who lived citizen Brothers and their pre­ beefs and strikes as good SlU payoff he had everything ready about 20 miles out of San Juan. dicament in shipping. While the men, some kind of impetus for the Patrolmen. Every beef On the way back he fell asleep problem has not become as acute should be given the oldtimers. was written up in complete de­ in the bus from sheer fatigue. tail: the books had been collected with the SlU as- in other mari­ UNION'S PROBLEM He was perfectly sober, he just and the dues amount listed, and time unions, nonetheless, the This is a Union problem and BAD APPLE put his head back and dropped all other matters pertaining to a off. But the cops picked him up, However, just as there was problem exists here. should be handled in Union fash­ As most of us know, aliens are ion. The sooner the eligible anyway. on the Jane O. there was a guy restricted to comprising but 25 aliens become citizens, the sooner They took him to the clink. to bum up the works. Maybe percent of a crew. This usually the aliens with less time will be there always has to be one. There amounts to about seven- men. able to take jobs and avoid pos­ These men are only, allowed sible deportation. aboard foreign-bound ships and, With that out of the way, a WAlTTttl.H6 , cusses HIS EVES' with the slump in shipping, they look at the local situation can be are being forced into extremely summed up as "business and long stays on the beach. shipping good but slowdown ex­ Most of them find themselves pected." constantly hounded by the im^ Ships are still hitting this port migration authorities. Several of but they're all on one-way streets \ By E. B. TILLEY them have been sent to Ellis Is­ leading to the boneyard. The land to be deported. Hibbings Victory is one and the payoff were ready for the Patrol­ PHILADELPHIA — From the McCarthy, Waterman is another. men. City of Brotherly Love it is the RECORD PROVES Both ships had good payoffs and They had but to name it and same old story—one week bad, Most of these brothers came were clean, but they'll gather it was theirs—all done up neat. ' ibne week good. dust from now on. The Hibbings It took them awhile to get over And the same comment goes was this fellow who had made into the Union during the war Victory is . being- replaced with the shock—this was not what " for both shipping and the wea­ three trips on her,- but when we and. have proven themselves to another ship which will leave they expected. ther. So far as the weather is checked his book we found that be topflight Union men. PracUntil the routine gets to be. from a southern port. ticalljrall of these newcomers de­ concerned, there is still plenty of he had a fine of $200. Isthmian's Cape Junction, well known, the Patrolmen .ex­ sire to become American citizens Although he collected $285, he ice and snow on the ground and, pect to have a little difficulty, in along" with several other sister but, due to the long wait and as this is being written, more refused to pa:^ any part of: the paying off Isthmian ships. The • scows, hit port this week. The red tape^ they have still a long anew, is coming down. They- tell fine. We told him to plunk down Junction had a very good payoff, Delegates just have to be shown., time to sweat out. us to expect about six inches of $50 or even, $25, hut he refused the ropes, but, according to the; surprisingly "enough as Isthmian to do anjrthing at all. Instead, These brothers can be helped the stuff. Patrolmen, Brother Gillen knowsships are still in the "shakedown We couldn't complain of the he went around', boasting that if by only one immediate method. cruise" stage. them all and well. his book was pulled off here he If the members who have been ishipping' last week^ though, for would be able to._get it back in this country for five, ten and it seemed like- old times^—almost. in Philadelphia, where, so his piore years wouldKapply.. for. citiWe had seven payoffs, and '6ii story went,, he had a big. dr^g.'zenshipi they would.release more with the Agent and the Patrol- jobs-for the aliens.. Most of'the oldtimers.who still Such a boast is pure nonsense, haven't taken-out their citizenThis Brother is full of baloney ghip.papers should; do so at once. By CAL TANKER and we recommend that he be If they want- to do the other sent to the 99 Years Club. aliens in the Union.a big favor, MOBILE—Shipping in this port on a little slip of paper and In^ view of all these beefs, it's their becoming citizens will be has been looking up lately, and placed right on the list. Then time, to report something, yery appreciated in tei-ms of more jobs we have logged seven payoffs when he ships out his name is " good. and around nine sign-ons since removed. open. The crew of the Wild Ranger last week. This .increase is very NOT SO SUNNY se- a pretty nice precedent by Aliens who . can get their visas welcome and we have our fingers All the men are in favor of our donating 53 cartons of cigarettes should, do so. Once securing a crossed^ hoping that the condition visa they canr sail on .coastwise new .sy.stem and the Dispatcher for the Brothers at the hospital continues. also is mighty pleased with the and., intercoastal. ships. This here. These men sure should be Quite a" few of the Alcoa "C" would open more jobs on foreignwaj' things are working out. given credit for having a thought ships hit in here around the same iseveral occasions had to call New for their Brothers who are a bound ships. It used to be that we here in . york for rated men, especially little down, on their luck. There If you have intended" to apply time, and-all of them called for the so-called "Sunny South" crws which helped to relieve the ABs. And the way it looks now, is a crew that lives up to the for a visa and have doubts as to could sneer at our Brothers who • •we have three payoffs set for SlU spirit, and is setting a fine qualifications or procedure, see crowded beach here. Neverthe­ had to stand the cold, raw wea- . less, we still have plenty of un­ next week. Joe Volpian, 5th Deck—if in New rated men on list waiting "for ther of the North. But now we example of brotherhood. The men who crewed up a jobs so don't anybody think that are getting a dose of the same number of ships here a few he has to rush to Mobile to help medicine, and Brothers, we don't months back and paid off later like it one little bit. us out of a jam.. in New York and Norfolk have Each day is colder than the Our new shipping list files are returned to their old stamping It, now in operation and a man can last and the newspapers keep groimds, the Philadelphia Hall. The membership of the Seafarers Inlernaiional Union has tell at a glance where he stands promising even colder weather For this reason, we should not consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be at any time. Under the old sys­ to come. All we need right now have qiuch trouble getting rated good Union men. Any individual 'who stoops to pilfering gear tem we posted a list every two is snow—and even that's a pos­ men in the immediate future. weeks, and that proved to be sibility. such as coffee-percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard Moreover, tripcarders had bet­ In spite of the promises and not too satisfactory. SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is. above ter take a tip and stay away Now, however, as soon as a assui-ances from the City Com­ from here. Just don't head for all. guilty of a malidous disregard of his shipmates' welfare. man registers his name is printed missioners and the Chief of Po­ Philadelphia. We have4)lenty of lice that the local "Gestapo'' Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there tripcarders on the beach and would stop hounding merchant ^ by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyshould any new ones arrive they seamen, the City Police are fought struggles, to bring greater benefits and comforts ahd to would be quite a few days get­ cracking down once again. Sev­ provide decent conditicms for the membership while out at sea. eral of our members have had ting out. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL the book thrown at them for Blackie Gardner has not ar­ HANDS, They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual minor violations of the law, and rived in town to take over as foe his o'wn personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ infractions which normally calF. Port Agent, but we expect him for a $10.00 or $12.00 fine cost " fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken almost any day now. We'll be an automatic $100.00 when the repeatedly by Seafarers in all poris,-^pd to have him with us here, offender is a seaman. he does take over? .; • Philly Shipping Improves Some In Past Week Mobile SMjiiring Stages Pick-Up; Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union •••I -• .f|l\ ••I.: �Six THE SEAFARERS Friday; January 30, 1948 LOG great Lakes District Begins To Lay Pians For Its Aii-Out Organizing Drive In 1948 SW Organizer Wanna take a ride? NEW ORLEANS — We had a few bookmen drift in from the cold country asking about the chances of getting out on passen­ ger ships running from this port. These bookmen found that the chances were pretty good. We shipped them right out on the SS Del Mar. There is no wait­ ing for the rated men when the big Mississippi ships are in. Three-fourths of the Stewards Departments on the Mississippi liners are pei'mitmen who must get off after one round trip. But when these ships crew up again most of these permitmen get their jobs back because we do not have book members in the Stewards Department ratings. If any of you Brothers have passenger ship experience as Waiters, Storekeepers, Pantry- ; men, Cooks or Saloon Stewards, and want good paying jobs, run down to New Orleans. Certainly somebody must be telling the boys out on the Coast , how good these ships are because we have quite a few SUP men riding them in all three depart­ ments. Johnny Johnslon Si.-li SIU started its Great Lakes or- board conditions, best realistic ganizational drive early in program for the seamen, and the DETROIT — Despite the fact March. That drive was success­ largest membership on the Great that current temperatures in the ful in winning two elections Lakes. XGreat Lakes area are ranging, (Huron and Wyndotte) early in For these reasons. Great Lakes from near-zero to 35 below zero, I the season, and was gathering seamen are turning toward the SIU for leadership and direction. it's time for all Great Lakes' ^ the Taft-Hartley Act. Then, all That's where you, and you, and members of the SIU to begin organizing progress took a noseyoii come in. thinking in terms of the 1948 (jive. It only takes a few SIU mem­ sailing season. Results were that the SIU lost bers on each ship to make that You might be one of those three elections after August 22, ship an overwhelmingly proBrothers or Sisters who impa- and a fourth . election (Hanna SIU ship. tieiitly ask, "Why should we Company) will be held as a run- The vast majority of Lakes start worrying about the 1948 off election between SIU and seamen already know the SIU sailjng season when it's still two LSU early ir the 1948 sailing score, but they need the assist­ or three months away—depend­ season. ance and leadership of SIU Seafarer Robert W. Pohle. ing on whether we sail bulk members in combating the antiWHY WE LOST freighters, sandboats, auto car­ SIU tactics of the open shop who is spurring the Union's riers, tankers or passenger In addition to the election de­ operators. organizing efforts in the Port " ships?" lays caused by the T-H Act, this During 1948, our slogan is, of Philadelphia. Previously he Now, here's where we bring vicious anti-labor legislation gave "Every SIU Great Lakes District had been a Patrolman in that you up to'date. Last year the the LCA- member companies a member an SIU organizer, and port. Brother Pohle has had much better opportunity to every unorganized fleet under j carry on their anti-SIU propa­ concentration an SIU Victory."! considerable experience in or­ ganda. That way, our task of organizing ganizing. much of which he However, had it not been for on unorganized Great Lakes sea- acquired in the SIU's drive the lengthy delays caused by men will be made a much easier among unorganized . tanker the T-H Act we would have one. ' men. polled a much higher vote witli consequent victories. But due to these delays, many SIU mem­ SIU AFFILIATED TUGMEN bers grew impatient, and piled off the Hanna, Wilson, Shenango and I^insman ships. This year, we want to make By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN damn sure that this same sit­ Not being too full of bright uation does not occur again. ideas this week, I'll just get a Many SIU Great Lakes District little story off my chest. members must assume their One afternoon during the membership responsibilities by Isthmian strike, I was sitting in sailing on the unorganized ships. the park waiting until it was This does does not mean to sail time to go over to Greenpoint for for a few weeks or even a few the six-to-midnight watch. Pre­ months. It means that these SIU members must stick with these sently I saw a girl I knew. Now this girl had ambitions to unorganized ships until after go to sea, so you can imagine they are voted. my utter surprise when I tell you 'The best organizational drive she^was coming along leading a in the world, as well as the ef­ two-year old child. forts of many SIU members, "Yours?" I laughed in greet­ mean absolutely nothing unless ing. the complete SIU membership is "Bill, you know it's not," she behind our drive to organize the replied. "I'm not working, so unorganized on the Great Lakes I'm doing a bit of baby-sitting to TAKE NOTE tide me over." Then she told me the story. Members of the SIU Great The kid's father was a writer. Lakes District, who are sailing He had an order for a couple oi: from Atlantic, Pacific and GuL stories which he couldn't turn ports, are urged to return to the out with the child to bother him. Great Lakes. The Great Lakes "Where's the mother?" I nat District needs everyone of. its vraUy asked. members on the Great Lakes "She's a Stewardess, She won' during 1948. Crewmen of the tug B. T. DeBardeleben, Coyle Towing allot her husband any money to Every unorganized lakes fleet >: take care of the baby, because under SIU organizational con­ Company, have seen wage and working conditions shoot to unprecedented heights since they joined the Marine Allied she's jealous and afraid he'd step tract must be manned by SIU Workers, an affiliate of the Seafarers International Union. out if she did." members as well as pro-SIU Making as little as $50 a month before the Union stepped into "Does she take care of the bills lakes seamen. This means that when her ship pays off?" I won­ the 13 Hanna ships, 2 Schneider the picture, their earnings have been upped more than 400 dered, ships and the 11 Tomlinspn ships per cent with corresponding improvements in conditions. From left to right: Royce Lingoni, Captain: Alexander "No,?' the girl said." She hits must be won by the SIU. Thomson, Cook; James LeBlanc, Deckhand; Maxie Hebert, the first ginmill—and that's the We, the members of the SIU Deckhand, W. C. Marler, Deckhand, and Ecton Punch, Pilot. end of the payoff." Great Lakes District, have the At extreme right is Trussell Beatrous, Union organizer. best- contracts on the entire Lakes. We have the best shipBy FRED FARNEN m- The Patrolman Says m Attention Members Xaugh that off if you will. I'd heard a good deal in my time about the neglected wives of merchant seamen, but this was the first case I'd ever run across that involved a neglected hus­ band. However, let me hasten to add that the neglectful female performer was not an SIU gal. Each- man who makes a donation to the LOG should receive a receipt in return. If the Union official to whom a contribution is given does net make out a receipt for the money, call this to the attention of the SecretaryTreasurer, immediately. Send the name of the of­ ficial and the name of the port In which the occurence took place to the New York Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. I -t.. i ' < I A of the DeBardeleben while she was in a New Orleane dr^k itwailfaw on • beitf yzopeller. 's. Here a crewmember surveys the tug's damaged screw. The improvement of working conditions and pay under the SIU banner for such outfits as Coyle Towing company by the; Marine Allied Workers has made it one of the fastest, growing units in the Gulf area.! ¥r\ ill ->'!1 �< Friday, January 30, 194t H »B S EAB ARE R S t O Q Baltimore Fs Expecting PREPARING THE FATTED BOAR FOR THE SPIT By WM. (CURLY).HENTZ LiHle aware of ihe fate' soon' to befall him, the soon-to-heSnnelayHdliuier:-.; botair .paifently.' poses in a life ring, above, while crewmemhers Averilt, Jackson and Petro smadc their chops in anticipation. Above right—George Crabtree, called "The Charmer," soothes the boar into submission. George/ the high executioner, has tact­ fully hidden the knife out of sight. Maybe fresh ham, pork chops and spareribs will put a few extra poimds on the boys. At right — Alcoa Snakehead crewmember Jerry Petro poses with a native mother and her sparsely clothed clan. Interpreting Your Shipping Rules When it comes to sign-on time and he doesn't make the job then he wants to get his old NEW YORK—-Now that ship­ shipping card back. Under, the ping has toughened up a little, rule established by the member­ not only in New York, but in ship, the Dispatcher cannot give aU ports, the usual sharpshooter back the card. So please don't is beginning to come to the ask us to go against the mem front again. He's the guy that bership's wishes. Remember that tries to turn the reading of the each ship can carry only about shipping rules around to his ad­ seven or eight aliens, depending vantage and figures "to hell with on the size of the crew aboard the vessel. the rest of the membership; Another big beef that we have The SlU is a Union that is run by the decisions of the majority, been having is that some of the lite tiny minority that does not membership are adopting a abid6 by the rules which guide strange attitude in regard to the all the others cannot have the ship's condition. If, when they organization operate to suit get to the ship, they find that it themselves. Therefore, don't isn't as clean as a hotel, they come to the Dispatcher asking turn down the job. Bear in him to interpret the shipping mind that it is up to the crew . rules to your special advantage. to make the ship clean. An SlU In connection: with shipping ship is always a clean ship be­ rules, we have had several beefs cause Seafarers make it so. come up. Following are some of Here in the Port of New York, them and how we dealt with them: By PAUL GONSORCHIK and AL KERR ALIENS ON SHIPS The biggest beefs wc have had to contend with in the port of New York concerns aliens. Al­ though we have continually been putting on the board that the ship can use citizens only, we still have some aliens that per' sist. in going down to the ship, 'that one of the ' ^ens aboard will get off. Check It - But Good Check ihe slop chesi be­ fore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of aU the things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the Union Hall immediately. Alcoa Passenger Shipping New At Highest Level "•:/d I During 1947, Alcoa's passenger operations surpassed any previous year in the company's history, ac­ cording to a company statement. Moreover, advance bookings for 1948 are so heavy that pass­ enger business is expected to be even greater in the coming 12 months. The freight picture was not quite so bright, but showed no real cause for concern. In the second half of 1947, freight ship­ ments tapered off somewhat after being at a high level in the first six months. Alcoa spokesmen explained that the slump in freight shipments was due to foreign currency re­ strictions, the world-wide dollar shortage and the Venezuelan government's limitations on car­ goes in a number of ports which Alcoa ships normally hit. FULL COMPLEMENTS During the year, Alcoa pass­ enger ships, almost without ex­ ception, carried full comple­ ments. The passenger total was increased by the addition of the Alcoa Cavalier, the Alcoa' Clip­ per- and the Alcoa Clipper to the company's fleet. The three new ships in .39 trips were able to handle only a small percentage of the applications for passage on them. The company had 297 sched­ uled freighter sailings during the year, the statement said. At present, company officials said that there were 67 vessels in the Alcoa fleet, a total of 830,000 tons of ocean-going shipping. Some of these were owned by the company, the rest held un­ der bareboat charter from the Maritime Commission. Thirteen new ships were added during 1947. BALTIMORE — Shipping . picked up here and right this minute there are plenty of jobs on the board, and we think that there will be more in the coming week; Last week we paid off three Ore ships, three South Atlantics, one Alcoa, three BuUs, two iElobins, two Watermans, one Bernstein, one Isthmian and one Calmar. Meanwhile, we signed on half a doMn, and with the departures scheduled i for ^e coming days there is a good chance that all the itien will get out. There were, naturally, somO beefs on these ships with the greatest number concerning over­ time in' the Stewards Depart­ ment of the Robin Gray. How­ ever, we got everything settled aboard the ships and nobody lost any overtime or any money. In general, all the payoffs were good ones with everybody present and sober. There are still a few men wait­ ing around for just exactly the ship they want on the run they like-best. Maybe they'll ^et what they are looking for. Things continue serene in both the port of Baltimore and in the City at large. Except for the weather, that is, for there is still plenty of snow to fight your way through ashore. Page Seven*^ the shipping calls are now made on the hour. First call is at 9 o'clock in the morning, with others at 10 A.M. and 11 A.M. No calls are made from 11 A.Mi until 1 P.M. Afternoon calls be­ gin at 1 P.M., with one every hour until 4 o'clock. No calls are made after 4 P.M., except for emergencies. USE YOUR FACILITIES Keep Her Steady As She Goes We sU know lhat ihe Seafarers is lops in ihe mariiime field, and has the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are some of the things you can do: L Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Attend the shoreside meetings; and take an active pari in them. Bring up your }ieefs before the membership, not in a ginmill.3. Keep those gashounds and- performers under control. They are among ihe Union's worst enemies. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take lime off unless you are authorized by the department head. Incidentally, some of the mem­ bership haven't been making full use -of the 3rd Deck recreation rooni while in the Port of New York. Under the direction of Frenchy Michelet, the third deck is now equipped with various SAN FRANCISCO — Climax­ ' The 22-cent raise was the open­ ing a five-week fight, the Sea­ ing gun fired by the Seafarers in games, pinball machines, etc. farers Guards and Watchmens a drive to organize all guards This recreation room is open Union won a 22-cent wage boost and watchmen and give them to the membership every day for all guards and watchmen em­ full union protection. For a from 9 A.M. until 11 P.M. With ployed by the American Patrol long time such workers have the television set in good work­ Service, Young's Patrol and the been pushed around by their em-, ing order you can now enjoy U. S. Protective Service. At the ployers. « watching the fights, .wiestliag same time, the Guards and In addition to the solid sup­ matches, newsreels, and many Watchmen became fully affili­ port of the Seafarers, the Guards other activities. Take care of ated with the Seafarers Inter­ received strong backing from this equipment and make good national Union. the Masters, Mates and Pilots, use of it. The increase was the result of the AFL Metal Trades Council v Every week for the next few a settlement reached by the and the AFL Organizational and weeks, we will deal with a dif­ Union and the employers work­ Strategy Committee in their ferent one of the shipping rules ing through the Federal Con- campaign for better wages and conditions. so that the membership may be­ cilation Service, Upon obtaining their pay rise, OPENING GUN come better acquainted with them. These 41 rules are not just Effective January 16, the in­ the Watchmen's union warmly something to be read and forgot­ crease will be in force until May thanked the SIU, the SUP, and ten. They govern how and when 15, when the present contract ex­ the other AFL outfits Which had men shall be shipped out on the pires and a new one will be helped make their success .pbs- ' different jobs. negotiated. sible. SHI Watchmen Win 22-Cent Raise From Three Outfits In Frisco ."•I �THE Page Eight SEAFARER S Friday. January 30. 1948 LOG 1 SHIPS' M1M17TES AMD MEWS it-.;.' Pfi- s'" t' pt:/ afe •, it- Newhall Hills Saga Ends At N.Y. Payoff The longdrawn, trouble-strewn arrived in the form of the SS H. saga of the SS Newhall Hills, a M. Rice, an Alcoa Libertf which Pacific Tankers vessel which al­ put into Southampton with a fire ways forgot to duck, came to an in her cargo of coal. From the end a couple of weeks ago when Rice, the Newhall men got Amer­ the last of the crew paid oft in ican candy and other things and New York. They'd left their above all plenty of cigarettes. ship in Southampton, England, According to a letter Mickiehowever, the British having wicz wrote to the LOG just after bought her. Christmas, Barney McNally was The Newhall was just another to prove to be the mainstay of tanker making the tough trips a the standby crew as the months lot of tankers make until one wore on. It was McNally who foggy day last May in the Eng­ learned how to get food through lish Channel. That was the day the British customs frdm SIU that trouble started and it started ships and even NMU ships hit­ about the toughest way it can ting Southampton for bunkers, for a tanker. and toward the end things In the soupy weather, a traw­ weren't so bad. ler rammed the Newhall, touch­ In fact, Mickiewicz says Mcing off an explosion that sheared NaUy and some of the others got away the bow and kiUed Sea­ on so well with British shoreside farer Edward Bolehala. Five workers that they rated plenty of men were reported missing from free drinks whenever they went the trawler which disappeared in ashore. In addition, one of the smoke and flames and was not Oiler went around with a girl identified, although she was who worked in the agent's office thought to be Swedish. so the boys on the Newhall Hills The Newhall crew won high always had the shipping news praise for what was described as first. their "sheer guts" in fighting the PANAMA EGGS fird that followed the explosion. They played hoses as fire threat­ McNally's greatest feat in the ened a center tank explosion of course of hitting 30 or more ships which would have finished the was wangling two cases of eggs ship once and for all. For 24 and two boxes of tomatoes from hours they battled the fire and a Panamanian tanker that came saved the ship. Nevertheless, in. Best shipping news the boys with her bow blown off and with ever heard was that they were tank tops, girders and cables going home. twisted and tangled she was in Mickiewicz wrote that it was bad shape. "A torpedo couldn't a swell bunch of boys who made have done a better job," said up the crew, but said that as Mac McAuley, an Oiler who took much couldn't be said for the some remarkable photographs of^ Skipper. This point was brought the carnage. out much more strongly when the last 13 of the boys paid off in LONG WATCH Her flag at half-mast for the New York, eight of them coming dead Bolehala, the Newhall was across first class on the America. towed into Sheerness, Kent, 40 At the payoff it turned out that miles from London. The boys both the Skipper and the Chief began coming back to the States Mate had paid more attention to one by one, but a standby crew the bottle than to their duties was kept on while the ship lay during the stay in Southampton in a Southampton shipyard for and had made quite a contribu­ repairs. For them it was a long tion to the general hard time that everybody had. hard watch in England. But the trip home for the boys It was time of super "auster­ who returned on the America ity." Cigarettes were almost un­ was a good one. The boys had obtainable and the boys found a fine time with the passengers— British rations hard to take. Some pretty welcome relief and with the NMU crew. mm A ride home first class on the SS America was well deserved bit of luxury for George Donnelly (left) and Bar­ ney McNally after long tough months aboard the SS NewhaU Hills. Here the two Seafarers are having a bit of fun at the Captain's Dinner. The glamorous yoimg lovely, whose first name is reported as Bessie, seems to be enjoying both the company and the occasion. L,--' . . Painting of the MoUne Victory by. inventive crewmember Andy Lorier. Credit Seafarer Andy Lorier with a bit- of shipboard ingenuity that should make the Asso­ ciation of American Artists sit up and take no­ tice. No obstacle tan keep him from letting go with his talent for drawing and painting when the spirit moves him. Most of the time Andy confines his artistry to black and white sketches, such as have been re­ produced in the LOG from time to time. Oc­ casionally, however, the talented Seafarer feels the ui-ge, as do most artists, to "do something in oil." But Andy travels pretty light when he's out on a trip and that's where his ingenuity comes in. On a recent run aboard the Moline Victory, while the Robin line ship was in the Indian Ocean, Brother Lorier thought he'd like to do an oil painting of the ship. He had no cahvas, however, which is almost indispensable for such a job. But Andy was determined to "do" the Moline Victory, nevertheless. So he simply took an ordinary piece of white drawing paper and then gave it a coat of clear shellac. He allowed it to dry thoroughly, then set to work. When he had completed the paint­ ing, the experiment was so successful that it was virtually impossible to tell the difference between his improvised "canvas" and the real thing. Brother Lorier has never had any art school­ ing. He's interested in painting and sketching only because he gets a "big bang out of it." .1: SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief ' MADAKET. Dec. 2—Chairman and Secretary not given. New Business: Delegates reported no disputed overtime. Motion car­ ried to give Stewards Depart­ ment a vote of thanks for the fine food served during the trip. Motion carried to have all mat­ tresses changed in Deck Depart­ ment foc'sles. Kathryn Men Promise Best To Gourmets An invitation to enjoy the best of cooking, including rice and beans, Puerto Rican style, was sent out to all seafaring epicures by the crew of the SS Kathryn, Bull Lines. In the minutes of a shipboard meeting held December 1, a spe­ cial note was added suggesting that when the Kathryn is up on the board tov crewmembers, men who have a hankering for food at its best should grab the jobs. "Barrilito," the nom-de-mer of a Kathryn crewmember, penned the following to the Kathryn's minutes: "We just want to let the brothers know that on this ship we have the best cooks, so if you want to eat rice and beans Puer­ to Rican style just look for the SS Kathryn on the blackboard in the Union Hall." Pass the beans, pal. STEEL ARTISAN, Dec. 10— Chairman and Secretary not given. New Business: Motion carried to make repair list for each department. . Good and Welfare: Agreed that Patrolman is to check slopchest. One min­ ute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. ^ SDONALD S, WRIGHT, Aug. 30—Chairman Gunner Grahne; Secretary Langston. Delegates re­ ported departments running smoothly. Good and Welfare: Suggested that everyone coop­ erate in keeping messroom clean. Steward Department beef con­ cerning Steward's yelling at messman Gillies. Messman told to do Steward's bidding and beef later. ^ X X MARINA. Oct. 5—Chairman J. A. Baldwin; Secretary R. P. Sirois. New Business: Motion carried to have ship's previous repair list carried over to new list. 'Motion carried to have ur­ inals repaired. Good and Wel­ fare: Discussion of painting Ste­ wards Department. Agreement reached of satisfaction to all hands. One minute of silence in memory of Brothers lost at sea. XXX JOHN W. MACKAY, Oct. 10— Chairman W. H. Harrell; Secre­ tary Q. ^ Mkflntyre. New Bud- ness: H. L. Manchester elected ship delegate by acclamation. List of offenses and fines ap­ proved. Motion carried that each member of the crew would have the right to enter the name of each offender on the list to be posted. Good and Welfare: Black Gang to use spare head and shower and keep them clean. XXX TONTO, Nov. 27 — Chairman M. E. Sanchez; Secretary J. J. Hoyle. Delegates' reports accepted. New Business: Motion carried that James Winters be approved for a permit. Motion by Steward that if delegates wish to check requisition sheets they are to do at least 12 hours before ship's arrival in port. Good and Welfare: Men asked to refrain from throwing cig­ arette butts in drains. Motion carried that the "three delegates along with the Steward check aU mattresses and make arrange­ ment for replacement of old bedding. X X X FRANCES. Dec. 5—Chairman John Lincoln; Secretary Frank Rose. New Business: Motion car­ ried to elect Dan Butts as ship delegate. "Motion carried for Del­ egates to investigate laundry and bring back recommendations to be voted upon at next meeting. Education: Brother Frank Rowell spoke on tanker drive. He promised to go to first SIU Hall and bring back literature. Mo­ tion carried for decks in foc'sles fContinued on Page 9) , • : ' 'jX\ �Friday, January 30, 1S48 THjB SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief exchanged. Resolution carried (Contmucd from Page 8) | that the Purser show movies to be painted. Good and Wel- j next trip. One minute of silence fare: Discussion on gashounds! for brothers lost at sea. and performers with agreement that crew will not go to bat for 4-4 4. ALCOA CAVALIER, Dec. 7— men who foul-up. One minute of Chairman Crosby: Secretary Zap-' silence for departed brothers. pia. Elected James Allen Ship 4. S. 4. Delegate. No beefs reported from YARMOUTH, Nov. 28—Chair­ any department. Have $73.58 in man Matthew Sams: Secretary j A treasury. Good and Welfare: Aubrey Parsons. New Business:; Voted to collect baseball equip­ Motion by T. Aldridge that a' : ment and resume baseball games. survey of rooms on D Deck be' , i Ship's minutes and record of made so any vacancy may be — ship's funds to be posted in made available for the Stewards messroom. Voted more cake and Department. Motion by Hall for clarification of Section 15, Par. and boat drill conducted on Sat- cookies for coffee. Resolved to b of agreement, as ship is being "rday afternoon. Education: have repair list ready before' MARCH 31- isTHEDEAD­ used as hotel and clause does Reading of the part of agree- hitting New York. Resolution not cover this peculiarity. Mo- rnent dealing with fire and boat calling ^ on everybody to vote in LINE RK PAYIN6 YOUR. lion by Williams that once a drill. Good and Welfare: Agree- Union elections. Passed vote of 1946 ONION ASSESSMBNIS. week crew hold an educational n^ent that all rooms be kept-thanks to Chief Cook and galPRoiEcT YOUR SHIPPING meeting. Motion by Johnson that elean. One minute of silence ob-12ey force. A minute of silence a drinking fountain be installed served for Brothers lost at sea. for brothers lost at sea. riACE AND MEMBERSHIP back aft on "D" Deck for crew's' 4. 4- 4. DAVIDSON VICTORY, Nov. RI6HT3AHD PRIWLEGES convenience. 25 — Chairman Leroy Nicholas; BYPAYlNG UP ANDKEEP­ Secretary Del Benedict. Good ING IN GDdD STANDING. and Welfare: Transportation dis­ cussed and it was decided to re-' MARINA, Nov. 16—Chairman fer it to Patrolman on arrival in W. J. Carney: Secretary R. P J Mobile. Results of conference in Sirois: Ship Delegate W. T. nPMT&MTN ROTfRM 91 Mobile between Cal Tanner and Taylor. No beefs except a few -r™ rwi« w' the civil authorities read to crew, hours overtime in Deck DepartCrewmerobers go on record ex- ment. Carried to have the three ^ Cvhw messman re- „ , _ » votej ofn thailks to Delegates draw up repair lists tor and Welfare: Crew quested members to assist him ^spons^ble crew's approval before passing By HANK Voted have pres­ there's no sense in taking a job, going aboard ship Sitr a'„T?r rf Sg S P»"s hold sihtU^ ineetings One sure increased, and to have gal­ and Brothers, then coming back to the hall to turn back the job. Let's be _ • X ' ofe si­ • nnnuto of silence for brothers ley fitted with steam table and ship s radio. One minute sailors and good SIU men. Let's not look for an inch of dust under electric mixer. .One minute of the bunks, the brand of coffee aboard, rust on the anchors or lence in memory of brothers lost lost at sea. silence for Biothers lost at sea. holidays on the stack. As long as the ship isn't sinking at the dock at sea. 4. 4. 4" 4> 4" there's no legitimate reason for not holding on to the job once JOHN W. MACKAY .Oct. 28— you take it off the board. Shipping is tough, at times, and how WILLIAM J. BRYAN, Oct. 26 Chairman W. H. Harrell; Secre­ good the ship and the trip will be depends on how you do your —• Chairman Jack McArthur; tary O. A. Mclntyre. T. J. Den­ own job aboard ship and the cooperation j'ou give j'our shipmates. Secretary W. D. Rinehart. Dele­ nis. Deck Delegate, R. Summergates reported on number of 4 4" 4> lin. Stewards Delegate, and bookmen in their departments. It's really a good thing to see how more and more of the Harrell, Engine Delegate, re­ Deck Department reported about membership are voicing their opinions , and problems in the ported no beefs at all. Voted 200 hours of disputed overtime LOG—even continuing the discussion of various articles wrtten that checkers, watchmen and re­ mostly on gangway watches. by other Brothers. It's easy to have an opinion about something pairmen from .shore be fed in Good and Welfare: Steward re­ concerning the SIU. • However, when you write an article about ported that new mattresses and recreation room only. Voted to it for your weekly union newspaper, you really use your coffee pots will be placed aboard. make it an offense finable in the brains—and in doing so you automatically educate yourself All doors, ports and storm doors amount of $10.00 to post phony and the brothers who will read your article. leak. Ship to be fumigated and names on the offense list. 4 4 4 medical chest checked. SEATRAIN -raAS, Nov. 16 & 4. 4. From the SS Robin Hood at sea Brothers Paul Clendenning, 4, t 4i —Chairman Bill Gray; Secretary STEEL AGE « Nov. 24—ChairTOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE. O. J. Lesh. Mclntyre reported man Arne Bjornson; Secretary Bob High, Jim O'Connell and Red Jones sent their salty holiday Nov. 12—Chairman Manuel Lan- that Captain requested that all Joseph Dames. Engine Delegate greetings by radiogram to Brother Pete King, his wife, and a dron: Secretary Joshua Lundy.' wrap up all liquor reported disputed overtime, said few other brothers... Brother Spurgeon Woodruff was in last New Business: Landron Mioved ^coming aboard. New Busi- collection might depend on week confessing he was marrying the SS Steel Worker for a that all losses due to theft while ness: Repair list made up and whether Isthmian agreement was third trip around the world again. His reasons—she's a good ship in port be reported to Patrolman approved. Education: Steward signed before payoff. Voted that and has a swell ci-ew ... Brother Isidore Levy just come in from for action and Mate be instructed spoke on responsibility of crew the Delegates inspect food stores, a long Isthmian trip... Brother Matt Fields has a case right now to keep all unauthorized persons m keeping ship clean. Pointed slopchest and medical list before —a case of a whispering voice. What kind of medicine is pre­ off the ship. Rising vote of out that men should take care sailing, and that fruit juices be scribed for this ailment, Brother Fields?... Little "Blackie" thanks to the Steward Depart­ of gear union fought to have served for breakfast twice a Arenella is in town right now after a fourteen day trip. 4 4 4 ment for the splendid coopera­ placed on ships. week instead of fresh fruit. Here are some oldtimers who may still be in town: Bosun tion and excellent feeding dur­ 4- 4. 4. M/S/C that Delegates have all J. Ziereis, T. Foster, F. Camacho, Bosun A. Allie, J. Latorre, ing voyage. STEEL AGE, Nov. 6—Chair- disputed overtime ready for F. X. Donovan, M. Feeheney, Deck Engineer J. Shiber, D. W. man C. Wright: Secretary J. Patrolman and to report to Arscott, C. Fleming. Steward F. E. Gardner, Chief Cook J. Dames. Crew elected A. C. Rios, Patrolman that overtime is short Hernandez. Bosun K. G. Ostling. A. Armand, Bosun P. Gon­ Stewards Delegate; W. Ratcliffe, for sanitary work and for serving zales. J. Wahletz and E. Brundage... Brother Hanzel E. Brooks (SUP) Engine Delegate; G. Winn, passengers' meals . was Deck Delegate and Ship's Delegate aboard the SS Wayne Deck Delegate. Voted to notify 44> 4MacVeagh. A real SIU man, indeed, who has tried to do his Patrolman of failure to have best for the crew and the voyage. man posted at wheel from 8 4 4 4 4. J, J, a.m. to 5 p.m. when "iron mike" Story of the Week (with some beef in it): Last week a ELI WHITNEY, Sept. 14 — operates. Voted unanimously to secon.d cook and baker tried to do his best , but had a disappoint­ Chairman Bill Thompson: Sec- fine men 25 cents for leaving ing experience in the end. A ship was sailing in the afternoon retary George Burns. Delegates dirty dishes etc. in messhall, w ithin an hour or two. A call came, in for another man to replace had nothing to report. New Bu.s-' collections to go to members in the Second Cook and Baker who was not aboard and nowhere in iness: Motion carried for each hospital. Voted to ask Patrolman 4 4. 4•sight. A Second Cook and Baker in the hall took the job so the man to donate 50c for ship's to inquire why company was YAKA, Nov. 23 — Chairman ship wouldn't sail short-handed thus avoiding arguments and fund. Delegate reported that trip not providing free launch serv- Preston Lobbregt; Secretary H. confusion in the affected department. Rushing down the dock, is expected to be pleasant as ice. Voted to contact AMMLA A. Orlando. No beefs reported. struggling with his two bags of gear, the new man sights an­ Captain is a fine fellow and for a library. Approved repair Brother Smith proposed that the other guy staggering ahead of him. When he gets to the ship he will work with the crew. Good list. ^ carrying of deck cargo be made sees this particulai' type of a performer climbing aboard and and Welfare: Ship Delegate sta­ 4. 4^ 4. known in sufficient time to allow the gangway pulled up right after him. Brothers, remember the ROBIN LOCKSLEY, Nov. 27 ted that all beefs are to be first catwalk to be rigged before sail­ taken to the Departmental Dele­ -Chairman Ned Williams: Sec ing, and proposed that this be importance of your jobs at all times. You'll hardly ever get ir'oTTT u ~ fouled up yourself or foul up your shipmates and the ship if you gate and if no settlement is at­ retary W. E. Porter. Delegates 1" °' " ^ SIU ships. know the SIU way of doing things and you use your common tained, the Ship, Delegate will reported all beefs settled. New be consulted. One minute of sil­ Business: Resolution carried that Y^^ed that hospital be moved sense; all grievances be brought to Pa­ from aft, as present place was 4 4 4 ence for brothers lost at sea. Brother Lloyd King was Engine Delegate on the SS trolman through Delegate. Voted unsuitable. Voted that repair 4. 4. 4. Lebore... Gulfer C. B. Martin and Brother A. F. Nottage EDWARD RICHARDSON. Nov. that Patrolman should ask Pur- list be made up and turned in at end of voyage. Voted that were aboard the SS Wild Ranger... Brother Archie D. Sandy 9—Chairman Clinton McMullen;lser why slopchest is not open was chairman and Ship's Delegate aboard the SS LaSalle Secretary William R. Hughes, weekly and why prices are so water tank be cleaned out before ...Gulf oldtimer Leroy Nicholas making a trip on the SF New Business: All rnen instruc­ high. Approved motion that, pub­ sailing. One minute of silence Davidson Victory. ted to turn in overtime for fire lic library books be coll-'cted andj'for Brothers lost at sea. A eoOD UNIOW MEMBER DOBS MxeETINEAP STANDINe! CUT and RU\ • ^S-'^reoSfed" cLtThr.r 00??. • - -- •- • . . J . ,s. 4» ' �p«a»'TeaJ Frich^'Jattinuhr 90' 1948. Tff E S E A T A R E R.S: L O G - MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS / ly John Fiske Is Dream Ship; Bordeaux Oo-La-La, He Says 6ot A Story? Send It in! wiU bring sad thoughts of a The minutes of a meeting held short payoff to many of the crew. aboard an SIU ship recently con­ You've been getting letters Women and Champagne can tained a request which we would about Bucko Mates, Captain really go through a roll of francs like to see granted. However, we Blighs, bad Isthmian scows, so I in a hurry, as many of us found must rely upon the membership's thought you'd like to hear about out. response -to do so.a dream ship and a pleasure The crew, imder Good and NAMES A FEW Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ cruise for a change. The ship is the SS John Fiske Some ot the better hangouts, FARERS LOG devote two pages and the cruise was to France. where seamen will get decent in the LOG to cheerful news, Happened to be my first trip to prices and better treatment are praise of men and crews and in­ that country, and from what the Cafe Du Paul, the L'Embas- teresting exi>eriences instead of some of my Seafarer friends have sey, and the Hotel Majestic. Look moans, groans and beefs. Well, we still want to hear told me I didn't think that it these places up if you are lucky from Seafarers who have beefs enough to be able to go to this would be such a good country. —they serve a good purpose city of cities. I want to tell all of those guys In closing, a word of praise for but as the crew mentioned right now that they are dead cheerful news, is just as inter wrong. For my money, France Captain Frank Wennet. One of esting and we'd like to print is one swell country, and the port those good Joes who looks out more of it. of Bordeaux will come down the for the crew and does things That's where you come in. stretch three lengths to the good right for them. The gang on Something imusual is always whenever a discussion of good the Fiske is behind him a hun­ happening to seamen and crews pprts comes up in the messhall. dred percent. wherever they drop the anchor. We were able, to spend Christ- According to the Deck Gang, That incident ashore in the last ; mas in Bordeaux and that, of the Mates are tops. As for the port gave the whole gang a course, means Christmas day din- Engineers, my hat is off to Chief laugh. ItH probably meter Jim McMurrough, the Holland guffaw or two in the LOG. Brothers who are First and In the words of the big ad­ Third, and to Second Assistant vertising outfits: Don't hide your Logan Rbe, all the best bunch light under a basket. I've ever sailed under. Just give us the details, pic­ This is a good crew, too, with tures, too. if possible, and well gashounds and performers not do the rest. The address is: SEA found and not wanted. I'm hop­ FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St.. ing for many future voyages like New York 4, N. Y. this last one. D. Hall SS John Fiske Tor the Edilojf: ner. I'll now slip in a little plug for the Steward's Dept. aboard the Fiske: Orchids to Chief Cook Frank Judah and Steward AI Sistrunk, for one fine combina­ tion repast and banquet. Put Calendar On All Ships, Brother Suggests WORDS CANT DESCRIBE To the Editor: I've been thinking about this for a long time and expect that many other Brothers have had the same thought but have not gotten around to putting it be­ fore the membersship. I believe a practical 'thing for the Union to do would be to put out a Union calendar. A small, tidy calendar to be placed in all ships on the bulletin board. Besides serving the regular calendar function, it would also be a gentle reminder to the offi­ cers that the ship carried an SIU crew. More important, however, it would specify Union holidays and other important dates to men of the SIU. For example, anniver­ sary of Union's founding (this is our tenth year), contract termin­ ation dates, Andrew Furuseth's Birthday, and other dates worthy of remembrance to SIU members. What do you think of tlie idea, fellas? Albert A. LaPIante r won't go into the menu here, for it would take too many superiatives and adjectives to cover it. Suffice to say, what you other guys on other ships had was only ; a midnight snack in comparison. While in Bordeaux, we invited fifteen orphans to share our din­ ner with us. Shepherded by the Swiss Consul and his wife they showed up with sharp appetites on Christmas morning. Did those kids, eat! — After a mere two hours of steady stuffing, they went on a tour of the ship and personally wished each man in the crew the best that the New Year could bring. . Some of lis still had some gum, candy bars and soap. Those •little presents topped off the best ; Christmas some of those poor m ( kids ever had. Miraculously, the whole crew was sober for the big doings in the chow hall.. But it was a dif­ ferent story before the day was over and the evening started. That wasn't the last we heard of the Christmas Party. ITie fol' lowing day a Catholic Priest from the oi'phanage came down to the dock and blessed the ship. That is one reason that makes me want to say on this ship. She could go through ice and storm and still come out okay. A word here about the Ma­ demoiselles and the gin-mills of Bordeaux, though these words LaFitte Stewards Night Lunch Set R.R. Precedent SS Flyer Master's Laxness In Sanitary Control Cited To the Editor: Some of the ships' masters are constant dragdowns in our battle for the improvement of condi­ tions on Isthmian ships. On my last trip to the Persian Gulf I was aware that if the Master, had given more attention to the crew and ship conditions On Holiday the ti'ip would have been of more benefit to the men aixd "the com­ pany. As we all know the Persian Gulf is an area that is conducive to diseases such as malaria, cholera, dysentery, etc. Looking at this important fact, we can clearly sec that shipboard'sanita­ tion in general should have been in the foreground, instead of be­ ing ignored as was the case on the Steel Flyer. NEVER CLEANED •Wim Not once during the two-andohe-half mouths in this area were the midship house decks washed or scrubbed in any way. The midship decks became a breeding place for flies an filth. Another thing Was the practice of allow­ ing natives to use crew messhalls, glassware and utensils for feed­ ing. Americans have not the re­ sistance to the diseases of this region that the natives have. When questioned about this the Captain said it was the com­ pany's wish. From now on, I look skep­ tically on medical examinations that are required before sailing an Isthmian ship. No inspection whatever of sanitary conditions was made by the Master during our Persian Gvdf stay. The only inspection during the entire trip was made a short time before we entered an American port. This was only eyewash for the benefit of the short officials and not for the crew. All told this trip on the Steel Flyer was the most riskful and miserable trip that I have ever made to sea. John Sundling Buster Gwosdik. OS. spent some time aboard the Portu­ guese fishing schooner — on To the Editor: which he is pictured above — when the John Gallup was in The Stewards Department of Lisbon Christmas day. the Jean Lafitte are Union His shipmate. Andrew MessBrothers that every SIU member ana. who snapped a raft of would like to sail with. But good photos during the trip, there are two characters among sent this one along. them I would like to talk about. They are Steward Delephena and Messman Big Boy Chapman. These two Brothers are in­ genious, to say the least. Even though the trip ended in San Francisco, they continued to serve night lunches on . the Southern Pacific Railroad. , By BILL GARRITY I believe this is the first time that night lunch ever was served on a railroad. Nevertheless, these two Brothers continued to The tugboat men of long ago, serve night lunch . for three Worked very hard with, nqthing to show. straight nights. Where and how They worked long hours, with short pay. they accumulated all the food is And really couldn't have any say. still a mystery. Well, Brothers Delephena and They had no organizing then. Chapman, are you going to give Until I'll really tell yon tvhen. the secret away and tell us how you managed to compete so suc­ Some boys that were a real deck hand, cessfully with the Southern Decided to organize and stay on land. Pacific Railroad? They made an organization great, Hobezt A. Barrel! So now the boys don't have to wait. (Ed. Nole: Okay. Brothers, tell us how.) Jil ••i m >i| "ii Log'A-Rhythms Totfay hni Yesterday They go to work on a job that's fine, And friendship doesn't stand in line. They have good men to back them too, It's the organizers of the SIU. So all you boys stick together. Fair or cold or rainy weather. Report to the Hall when you're in town. The boys at the Hall won't let you down. There's a job waiting there for you. If you are a member of the SIU, Ir: -r.'i. . 'r-I �T H E S E A FA RE R S Friday, January 30, 1848 LOG We Know Yon The Old Redhead Reports A Bad Case Of Beira Blues I've got the Beira blues. Some 48 days ago we arrived in Beira aboard the Virginia City Victory and to this date, Christmas Eve, we haven't made the dock. We've been anchored out here so long that the other vessels coming in think we're the light ship. The not-so-hot launch service avails us of the opportunity to view Beira in all its splendor. Beira—the only cemetery in the world with light... This is the place where Port Stewards go when they die... If I had anything to say about the atom bomb tests at Bikini, they would have used this place. About the population here: There are about 2,000 residents— all dead. These people love watersports. Their favorite is "Soak the Seamen" ... A movie costs 80 cents per. Believe me. I've got better film on my teeth than what is shown here. The rows of seats are so close together you sit with the people in front of you... I was wi-ong when I thought the theatre was air-cohditioned—the guy next to me had a fan. Another point of interest here is the "Chinaman's." I doti't know if the place comes under the heading of water sports but it's a dive... The place has a real oriental atmosphere—even the cockroaches are slant-eyed. The town also has a radio station. Two hours a day they broadcast static in English and Portuguese ... The local citizens are great lovers of music, es­ pecially the police force. They'll play a tune on your head any­ time. Beira is definitely the paramountcy in disoiganization. The only thing around here that's organized is the mosquitoes. An­ other month and we'll have to change the axe heads to rubber. Just think, we'll have to spend Christmas and New Year's here. It's about 100 in the shade, so in order to make with the Christmas Spirit, Yankeestyle, Rocky White and Dutchy Bolz will lead the crew in cai-oling direct from the chill box. Also a raffle will be held, the winner to get the privilege of shrinking the Second Cook's head over an open flame. From the foregoing you can see what's happening to us. Ex­ cuse me while I stagger back and find a cage. Give my regards to Paul and Benny on New York Hall's 2nd Deck. We'll be back around March, April or Mayhem. Red Campbell (Ed. Note: What happens to "Red" brings tears to our eyes—from chuckles. Sorry for your trouble. "Red," but - we think all hands get a big bang out .of your misfortunes. Let's have more, soon.) ^ Cities Service Man Looks To Union Representation To the Editor: I am on the Salem Maritime, one more of the newly-acquired T-2s by the Cities Service Oil Company. The crew on board is for the SIU and it's only too bad they're not in yet. (Ed. Note; Cities Service is presently being balloted by the National Labor Relations Board). fhe. ship's hull is being V; strengthened in the Meriyl' , Stevens dry dock and we'll soon : go out for a load and then will proceed to New York, where I am ardently hoping we'll get a chance to vote and see the Union become our representative. TIPS FOR VOLUNTEEI^ Keep in mind that the best way to organize the unorganized is to do your job well. Take a job you can do efficiently. Be nice to the guys—try to win an argument instead of a fight. Talk about the Union and what it has done for you. Let them know that the guys who "don't want to know about the union" are gen­ erally finks who are, most of the time 99-year club old faithfuls, $cared of losing tbe jobs they've ( ignslaved themselves for. Try eniighteiyng them one by one—it's not a bad methd. John R. Chaker, Oiler 'Confused' Electrician Bids Members Define His Status To the Editor: To ihe Editor: BIT OF OLD CANTON Page Eleven Hiding behind a "beard" won't save Johnny Roberts from identification, we still know him. P. San Martin's Camera caught him in a play­ ful mood aboard the Florida where Johnny is a member of the Stewards Department. Hungry Gervais Had Nothing On The Grande Ronde To the Editor: I have just finished reading the account of the last trip of the SS Gervais, Pacific Tankers, in the Dec. 19 issue of the LOG. We had the same trouble on the SS Grande Ronde of the Amer­ ican Pacific Tankers. They were supposed to have six to nine months supplies brought aboard in Hopoken, N. J. Yet we ran out of stores before three months had elapsed. There should be something done about these tankers which take long trips. We were eating canned spam, which the Steward called ham (without even smil­ ing) for over two weeks. The Captain thought he was half "Wild Bill" Hickok and half John L. Sullivan. It seemed every time he got half a tankful he either scared the hell out of the watch on deck by walking up to one of them and sticking a gun in their guts and saying, "Who the hell are you," or he would walk. back aft .and chal­ lenge anybody-to a fight. Lucky for him that nobody took him up. While cruising around the Gulf we saw many American tankers sailing under foreign flags, including Russian. What disgusts me most are those Pana­ manian scows. I believe we met the Gervais in Savonna, Italy. Frank Oslrick I am writing this letter to you in the hope that you will publish it. I am writing in regard to the agreement we have concerning the Electricians. For the last few year? I haven't had any real trouble with work­ ing rules, but since the war I have run up against so many arguments about what Electri­ cians are and are not supposed to do that I am kind of confused. I would like to have all Elec­ tricians read this letter very carefully then put their answers in the LOG. others split the batteries between I the Electrici.an and the Radio i Operator and a few even ring in the Second Mate where the Gyro batteries are concerned. Just what the hell is an Elec­ trician supposed to do? SUGGESTIONS I think that a committee should be formed and a specified agree­ ment drawn up. Below are some things to which such a commit­ tee might well agree: 1. Mates to handle deck lights as far as replacing bulbs in mastlights, floodlights and cargo cluster lights. LACK STATUS 2. What battgries are under the care of the Electricians to be Around 1945, the Electricians specified. did not have any specified room 3. Both • switchboai'ds to be to live in and were pushed from one room to another. I ran into handled by Electrician — Engi­ this situation on the SS Bell neers to keep hands off. Ringer in September 1945 and 4. Two hours overtime to be again on the SS Robin Goodfel- allowed Electricians on Sunday low in November 1947. Of at sea, and on both Saturday and course, you won't run into this Sunday in port to make trouble­ always. I only mention it to shooting rounds. illustrate my point: the Electri­ 5. Electricians to be called and cian has no specified status put on standby at any time when aboard some of our ships. electrical deck gear is being used Our agreement may be inter­ for any purpose. preted to mean any one of a 6. Electricians to be called up­ thousand things. It does not on to keep a motor log" and specify some of the things for "rhegger" readings on all motors, which we are doing and collect­ readings to be taken at three ing overtime. Since the agree­ month intervals. ment does not define these things I would also like to see it some of the more ambitious Chief made compulsory for all Assist­ Engineers are trying to stop our ant Electricians to have three doing them. years engine room time. I see no These Chief Engineers are say­ reason why we should accept ing that they do not need an new men who never have been Electrician on standby when in an engine room and ship them docking and un-docking; that above men who have the experi­ they are not going to call an ence and the qualifications. Electrician when they want to | 1 would like very much . to change over generators. have pro and con opinions on ; These Chiefs refuse to pay; this letter published in the LOG overtime from 6 p.m. when the | so that I can learn how the longshoremen go to supper even ' ma.iority of Electricians will feel though the Electrician is re- • if and when such a committee as • quired to remain on board. i is suggested above should become There are other things: Some \ a reality. ships allow you two hours on j Sunday to make your trouble-1 Cei'tainly these working rules shooting round, but others want I am asicing for would benefit all you to make this trip free. Some Electricians in the future. Wiley E. Parrott of them want you to work on; (Ed. Note: Okay, Electricians, the gyro and radar and the ships j how about generating some radio speaker and receivers while ! juice on Brother Parrott's beef. others pass this work to the Radio ! The LOG wires are open to Operator. Some say that the bat­ you). teries are the Electrician's work. u WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?'' Back From Army Duty, Member Asks For LOG To the Editor: JOHN R. CHAKER LOG Can Be Seen In Beira, He Reports To the Editor: I would like it to be men­ tioned in the LOG that all SIU brothers can get copies of the paper down in Beira, East Africa. We have been here for a month and a half and have been getting the. LOG at the Swan Bar. I would like to add that this is a real place for all SIU men. I don't think there is an­ other like it in all East Africa. , ~ Thomas Pitti SS Virginia City I have just been reinstated into the SIU after serving eigh­ teen months in the Armed Forces and am now making my home in San Francisco for the present. I'm taking tests under the GI Bill of Rights and cannot go to T'; V.;. sea right away. I would like to keep in touch with the Union activities and would very much appreciate it if you would mail the LOG to the»enclosed address. Clinton L. Ccnn To the Editor: San Francisco (Ed. Note: Will do.) I em sending a picture of the Deck Gang on the SS Murray Blum. Here they are taking coffee time after cleaning the decks of lamp black, flour and sulphur. They - say there wasn't any penalty cargo aboard but what does it look like to you? Back row, left to right: Jim Porter, E. Szoholm, Dave Morelli: Middle row: R.. Ready, J. R. Clement, A1 Potter; Front row: L. Therict and "the Lover." _ Picture was taken by Jean Parr. D'. MoreUi �Twelve T B M' S Eryi^F A R E R/ S L a c Fridays January 30; 1948 Strokes The 'Aching Back' Book-Holders Reai^ Ponders Future Of Lay-Ups As Number Increases Daily Of Mattress-Mad Seafarer l! I'Vj-i •• f i IIJ • • s; TO the Editor: The above figures are only an estimate. Probably there are; There are one-hundred and more but I'm certain that num­ I read with sharp interest the twenty thousand vacant jobs in ber is a minimum. The tugboat, letter written by a Seafarer be­ the James River for both crew­ men who take the ships up the moaning his "aching back" (LOG men and officers alike. Of course river have heretofore been " in -' Dec. 26). I cannot help but sym­ these openings can't- be filled at the habit of counting them. But pathize with him in his lament­ present. The ships aren't sailing; now, according to my confidant, ing the sad shape of mattresses they're in the IsMieyard, dead. "It's worth your job to be caught A ship must, have steam to provided for the crews on nearly counting the tiers. At last count sail and, as we all know, -the SEATRAIN BEEF 100 per cent of our ships. there were three thousand, that steam must come from Washing­ Shades and shame of days gone was a few months ago." While am in the mood I ton. It is not forthcoming. If the by when men slept in hammocks might as well unload another COMING IN DAILY hot air from one session in Con­ and ate off of enameled table­ beef I have been • harboring gress were put under a water Apparently the James River ware. The mattresses provided against the Seatrain ships and tank, we . would have that steam; is the graveyard for the entire are murderous, to say the least. the dangerous deck set-up. enough to move every ship in east coast. Ships are pouring in l£oW' much time has passed in As I pointed out in a pre­ daily from such points as Ala­ the James River. discusang diis beef since the-end vious letter to the LOG, if Later; unless something is done bama, New Orleans, Savannah," of the war, I caxmot say. a man gets hurt on any of these about-it, the dead vessels may Baltimore, Philly, New York and. I am merely siding with the vessels, he would have no diffi­ leave their moorings imder new Boston. Brother arai surety wish him culty in winning his case in management, sponsored by one Along the banks of the river ludc in the matter of decent court. of our "I'll pay you Tuesday" for at least 30 miles can be seen jsleepihg accmnmodations. I hope (Name withheld on request) ships of every size and descrip­ nations. his beef will strike home. The tion. A few have been stripped. "back breakers" foimd in most Some have recently been given; foc'sles will not be there for­ TAKING A BVSMAN^K HOLIDAY—SW STYLE—IN LISBON a fresh coat of paint. ever unless the membership so In their respective groups are chooses. transports, hospital ships, C-ls, I for one have slept on too C-2s, C-3s, Vlctorys, Libertys and many of these rockpUes and any many others, sitting grey and beef condemning them is music solemn at the water's edge, like to my years. I hope the beefs faithful servants abandoned by rise to the crescendo of a sym­ their master. And that, indeed, phony. is the case. Who will be the recipient of HAS SOFT BED these faithful servants — those . I am more fortunate that the that time and the weather do hot . Brother who write as I have the destroy first? On what ungrate- , officer-type berth. It is paradise ful nation will Uncle Sam be- . compared to the other type but stow these gifts? It's anybody's this can't last forever. Those guess. now suffering twisted spines WHY HIDE IT? from the regular issue should Why the attempt to conceal make themselves heard on this the number of ships now collect­ matter. ing in the James River? That,. In our last meeting aboard the too, is anybody's guess. Seatrain New Jersey the problem If I were a politician, I would' of" Idcker space was raised. A tell you that whatever we send., motion WM passed requesting the abroad, and the assistance we While the SS John Gellupi^ Smith and Johnson, laid over in coinpany to put in the Libertylend those poor destitute peoples , Lisbom Portugal, for eighteen days, Crewmember Andrew Messtype locker that has half of the over there, is not for profit but ana, FWT, camera in hand; look in the nautical sights of the tipper section arranged with to insure the peace. harbor. With the aid of an obliging fisherman, left above, Messana small shelves, but it was pointed pullc hard for the Pcwtuguese full-rigged skip dimly seen in the However, I am not a politi­ out, that this division cut out cian and therefore not a very background; hsmger space; good liar, so I'll slip back into - I then suggested the type of The ship—above—is used as a Naval training ship by the the ranks of the humble masses Portuguese government. At left, Messana poses on the bowsprit. and content myself with morbid " dirawer underneath the bunk, such as I have in my foc'sle, and Tbe^GeUup; which spent Christmas and New Year's in Lisbon conjecture. the. crew agreed to include it in paid off in New York last week. The payoff was d«cribed as Felix J. Curls the request. one of the cleanest ever made by the Patrolmen. Baltimore 14, Md. ' I sailed on a Lakes sandsucker last fall. She had drawers built in under the bunks. The springs and iriattress, however, were of To the Editon other man added to its staff so the rockpile type. I felt the there will be someone in the Hall All applications for unemployguys who beefed to get the During one of my recent visits who can handle the affairs com­ ihent In^urtince in New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico, I City must be made through the petently: when the Agent and "Smile For Papa" visited the Union Hall there. offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ Patrolman, are out? During this, visit I have found stead of' the District offices, as Charles. Palmer. formerly. that the office of that Hall is Mmiarch of the Seas imdermanned. To the Editor: '» lii ' Black leather holders in which Seafarers can keep their Union bo<dts .and. sea­ man's papers are now avail­ able at SIU Branches in all ports. Stamped in gold on the holders is a wheel, in­ signia of the SIl# The holders are approxi­ mately three and . a quarter inches wide- by four- and three-quarter inches deep. They- are being sold for $1, slightly above cost. First pro­ ceeds vdll be used to pay . off the initial expenseo borne by the Uniom ttereafter any profits derived will be fumed over to the hospital fund. In Hew York, the leather holders may be purriiased in the baggage room, on the . fourth Boor. drawers should have argued fur­ ther for the officer-type bunk. A man with a good night's sleep under his hide is a far bet­ ter man. This the company should readily understand. Their penhy-wise, pound-foolish phil­ osophy is losing them money. Feels San Juan Needs Man Atteotlofl Menbers! ANXIOUS FATHER SEEKS INFO ON RO^RT TOMPKINS To' the Editor: : "Blackie" Cardullo, former Marcus Hook Agent, proudly i^plays his offspring. His son, somewhat dazzled by the camera, is now soaking up the California sun with his pappy, SIU West Coast Representative is San Francisco. Photo by Daniel C. Flintjer, I%iladelphia Seafarer. , My son Robert D. Tompkins is a member of your organization. He once told ihe I could lo­ cate him through you if needed. Jle left home the first week in October this year (Ed. note: That would be October 1947) to go to Baltimore to; ship out. We have not heard from him since. This is very unusual as he is a steady letter writer. Frankly, we are worried for fear he may be sick or hurt. He carries three tickets: FWT, Oiler and I^ifeboatman. We would appreciate any informa­ tion you could give us. Thanks a lot. W. H. Tompkins 637 Bigelow St. urgh 7, , Pa. At the moment there are only two officials in that port—one is the agent; the other ik the Patrol­ man-Dispatcher. This Hall here in San Juan doesn't only cover this port, it also covers alf ports on the entire island. Sometimes there are as many as twelve ships scattered around the island. The Agent may be over in Ponce to square a beef away and the Patrolman will be making the ships in San Juan therefore, it leaves the Hall with­ out an official. MIGHT FOUL UP Asks More Titoe to Regain Card A member is sometimes left in charge of the Hall, but some beef might arise over shipping rules or some other matter which the man will be unable to cope with. Such a situation might tie up shipping until one of the officials returned. Now that the sugar season is going to start again, shipping wili be scattered all over the island. Why can't this, Hall -have an­ I think that a man should be entitled to at least 24 hours instead of the present 4 hours in which to report back to the Hall after shipping in order to regain his shipping card. Philip Sarkus The present shipping rule requiring members to report back, to the Hall within 4 hours after rejecting a job was adopted by the membership in all branches. As it is now most members seem to feel it is working out well. A good reason is that 24 hours is a long time for a job to remain undecided. During that, period the sWp might sail and be shorthanded. in many departments; ' ti �THE SEAFARERS I O G JP>ida7< JoauaiT 30,1018 SEAFARERS ON DECK Page ThirtRn SIU's Steady Forward Drive Unrivalled; Has Won It Wide Respect, Brother Writes To the Editor: progress, the honesty and the ally have offered or what another ever-ready strength of the union, inion has gained by its efforts. Through the years since th its finances and ife elected offi­ To the other maritime unions war, until today, a proud and re­ cials. and to the passing-by landlubmarkable labor record has been To be proud of the SIU is bing people in all ports, our logged by the SIU. As a mili­ tant maritime laoor union it has easily understandable. Our militancy and waterfront su­ vividly protected and improved strikes have been successful by premacy, lias opened up their the jobs, the wages and the con­ our own minds and methods. eyes and changed their opinions Legitimate beefs have always towards us. They have clearly ditions of SIU sailors. been settled. Furthermore, ana­ seen we have a cracker-jack In the same efficient way the lyzing this union, it has been union with a powerful economic SIU successfulUy engineered the clearly seen that we have never machine and certain, clean-cut emphatically necessary destruc­ had the problem of communism, policies towards communists, tion of a huge, diseased system incompetent officials, etc. How­ politics and the phony calls for in the maritime industry. This ever, such problems have imfor- unity from certain unions. profitable system was the vicious tunately fouled up the union In mentioning politics, the SIU Handling the lines aboard the SS Joliet "Victory, Robin and shameless exploitation of machinery, the finances, the pro-1 has naturally enough and forline ship making the ruh to East and South African ports^ non-union seamen sailing for gress and the loyalty of the ^ tunately, never seriously consid-, are (from left to right) A1 Birt, OS; Joe Wright. AB, and various steamship companies. membership in certain other ered the ridiculous method These sailors hopelessly sailed called political action to become John Winters, DM. Crewmember Donald Southwood, who has the ships in such natural fear of unions. any part of SIU machinery. And a knack for catching action, submitted the photo. . These other unions, involved in losing their jobs that they autom­ whatever rank-and-file commit­ atically had to forget the bad confusion and dominated by com­ tees have been elected through conditions aboard the ships, the munistic as well as incompetent officials, have constantly blasted; ® years there has never been extra-hours worked but not paid the ears of all unions, explaining i f."® committee for wasting its for, and the insufficient or lousy how strong they really are. At ^ orains or the precious food served. From these non­ union funds—in studying or plan­ the same time, however, they union sailors the companies enning political action. When a million-dollar profits have sobbed, screamed and To the Editor: to members from other port joyed imion navigates itself into poli­ wasted huge sums of their union branches Who arrive on ships in, yearly. funds in holding meetings sup­ tics it is a sure confession that I wish to present hei'e a mo­ say, New York and register here WIPED OUT posedly to get nation wide unity the imion doubts its awn tion I have drawn up for pres­ but have to wait a longer time strength, its various abilities and entation to the membership, Such black histoi-y of economic to fight the shipowners and bring the membership's clear-minded than usual to take a ship. wish to first present it in the If they register in the port of and physical slavery of non­ the sailors better wages and con­ militancy. pages of the LOG and then, if payoff, and their shipping cards union seamen has been fortu­ ditions. I gain several signers, I will in­ are honored in their preferred nately wiped out, to a great ex­ NO REWARDS OUTSIDE RESPECT troduce it at a regular branch port (usually their residential tent. Many of these anti-union There have never been any membership meeting.To illustrate how the SIU is port), their waiting time would companies have been efficiently In the main it pertains to a be easier because they would contracted to the SIU and many looked upon by other union sail­ ripe rewards for begging or chas­ change in shipping rule 16 which be neai* their families and more will be gradually brought ors, take these parts of letters ing the politicians in Washington. now reads: "No shipping card friends. into the union spotlight. The wi-itten by NMU men to their You can't gain better wages and issued in one port shall be hon­ It is my wish that all my big Isthmian fleet was a recent newspaper, The Pilot, as evi- conditions by employing any im­ portant part of union machinery ored in another port." brother members understand and nation-wide example of how the and union funds—to go blindly, I believe this, in view of the agree with this move. Thanking SIU's powerful organizing accom­ but happily, steering this part of present status'of shipping, should you all in advance for your co­ plished a tough job. the union off course into ridicul­ be changed. I give the reasons operation in this matter. Within the past year and a ous political work. and the method for doing so be­ Richard Flores half various tanker companies Political work within a union low: is the favorite offspring of the 1. Any full bookmember of the Book No. 37592 were organized — establishing tanker agreements far better than communists and their inflamed SIU should have the right to other union agreements or the dreams of wrecking a union, the ship out from any -branch of the BILL GESTRING total benefits served by the com­ industry and eventually the gov­ SIU with a shipping card which, panies .und their play-ball-or-else for example, was issued in New SADDENED BY ernment. The SIU has shown methods. York if the member has duly at­ SEGAL'S DEATH perfectly that a maritime union tended all meetings and in that has never needed communism or From such a labor record the way. kept his name on the ship­ To the Editor: lobbying the politicians. When it SIU stands head, shoulders and ping list. comes to contract negotiations I have enjoyed reading our sea-boots above certain maritime the shipowners just sit opposite great Union paper so much since unions — with their constantly SAME ALL OVER our union officials—cleaving the— quitting the sea that I woulc broken-down conferences for 2. The same rights to apply like to take, this opportunity unity and their confused, over­ denee: "I know that many of the politicians drydocked in politics to the other full bookmembers to make a small donation to it loaded programs thrown at the seamen are going to turn their and every part of communism to books into the SIU ... I don't Moscow asylums. of the SIU in any other port Enclosed find a small check to memberships From the East branch of the SIU who wish help keep "the good ship" com- Coast around to the West Coast, blame them for doing this ... I Basically for the SIU, there's could go by the Labor Temple a lot of work ahead. There are again, for example, .to come to ng weekly into my port. and with two other districts, the New York. Sure sorry to read in the last Great Lakes District and the to see some of my brothers as plenty of unorganized .ships 3. If a member desires to ssue of the death of our gooc Canadian District, the position of some of them want^ to change carrying company-trained sailors leave New York, or the branch Brother, Daniel Segal. He was the SIU remains unsurpassed and their books to the SIU' who are unconsciously working concerned, for another port a shipmate of mine on the trip unchallenged, It is new some­ Another letter says: "Not so for finky wages, bad conditions branch, he would notify the before he took sick in the Far thing which every SIU brother very long ago a certain official and without any security in their dispatcher of that' particular East. should deeply imderstand, hon­ in this union got on the deck at jobs. There's also the constant branch where he is registered a regular meeting aiid proposed need for educating the new mem­ William Gestring estly share this legitimate pride and in; the new port use his orig­ and militantly appreciate his im­ a vote of confidence to the one bers in our union. St. Louis, Mo. inal registration date or, if he This is in connection with fully portant membership within the and only Harry "Limch-box" chooses, reregister in the new understanding the shipping rules, Lundeberg". This is no idle trib­ (Ed. Note: Thank you. Bro­ SIU. branch. the union constitution, the or-, ute, even by an NMU official. It ther Gestring. A receipt is on STRONG. POWERFUL 4. If a member fails to report ganizing programs in most of our., probably goes wider and deeper the way.) to the particular branch after ports, the shoreside meetings, than that, among the member­ Among the membership, finan­ notifying the Dispatcher -of the cially and in waterfront su­ ship of other unions and their those shipboard meetings and the change, and fails to attend the importance of reading the weekly premacy — the shape our union foggy voyages as officials. meetings of that branch, he is in today is strong, indeed. It With unequaled major mari­ union newspaper, The LOG, as would,automatically be dropped When your ship has been has won this superiority from time strength the SIU has gained well as writing up various voy­ from the shipping list and would out of hot water for over powerful, widely-employed mili­ a deep, permanent respect from ages and problems to the LOG. have to reregister. twelve hours make sure that tancy and many hard-fisted vic­ the shipowners. Best of,all, the Another important part of , the . 5. If a member upon receiv­ this fact is recorded in the tories against the shipowners and SIU membership has battled and educational program is urging ing a shipping card leaves one Engine log book. It will save the communists. To the Ameri­ won for themselves the best the membership, those in the port for another and fails to re­ a lot of trouble when your can world Pf labor imions the wages and conditions in the; ^gher port to his destined branch with­ ship hits port later. SIU has definitely shown a mag­ United States and the world. in one week, he would have to If you are in port when nificent achievement in progres­ other union can boast or promise1 ,7 7ii 7^°?^ these higher register again. the boilers give up the ghost, sive labor unionism for the com­ such accomplishments, strength I ® ^ greatest We the following members demand. To accomplish all this notify the Hall immediately plete welfare of SIU sailors—and and spirit to their membershihp. signed below (only my- name at and more it means the honest present), believe that in these and a . Patrolman will handle eventually all American sailors No union can match our posi­ and strong cooperation of aU times of slow shipping in all the matter with the com­ when they have been unionized. tion or the smooth operation of hands in the SIU. pany. Don't wait until the The welfare of SIU sailors, our union machinery, locally and ports of the U.S.A. there should be a change of rule 16 as amend­ ship is half way across the which has had to be constantly nationally. A union has to have "Cut and Run Hank" ocean before you send word; and effectively guarded, has al­ the guts, the militancy ,the lead­ ed July 31, 1946. let out a yell before your ways involved the two most im­ ership and the honest-hearted de­ BENEFICIAL TO ALL ship leaves port and the mat­ portant parts of their sesdaring mand in getting what it wants iives: 1) their wages, conditions and needs—^rather than settling The amending of this rule ter will be settled at once. and beefs aboard ship and 2) the for what the shipowners eventuwould be partictdarly beneficial Honor Registration .Cards In All SIU Ports: Flores No Hot Watoit TV \.,AA i 1,^V O— �Page Fourteen if • Patrolmen Say— Get on the Ball THE SEAFARERS FridaiT' January 30, 1948 LOG WHAT itWIMC... NEW YORK — I was dis­ patched to the SS Seatrain Havana on Jan. 26 to settle a beef which arose when a man shipped on the vessel in Galves­ ton on a pier-head jump. QUESTION: A steady flow of letters has been coming to the LOG from members urging Upon boarding the ship, I abolishment of shipboard promotions by means of an amendment to the Shipping Rule^. What found the delegate and four or is your attitude on this proposal? five members of the Black Gang gassed up. I tried to get to the AL FAGURI. Cook: ' bottom of the beef but everyone BENNY GOODMAN. Carp,: I believe all promotions should was talking at once and I Shipboard promotions as Ihey be made through the proper are now made tend to weaken channels ashore where the com­ our system of rotary shipping. In petence and ability of a man is the majority of the cases where known and beyond doubt. How­ a man is promoted aboard ship, ever, if circumstances arise the man receiving the boost is a where a promotion must be made favorite of the department head.9 without contacting the Hall, at Until recently the procedure or sea for example, a meeting tradition has been against ship­ should be held by the crew and board promotions with most re­ the man found most competent placements being called from the should be temporarily promoted. board. I believe we should Let me stress the word "tem­ couldn't get heads or tails out of change the rule before the prac­ porarily." Aboard a ship the them. It was impossible to do tice becomes more extreme. I men know each other's ability anything under the circum­ prefer the shipping qualifications and the boost would be made on as laid down by the Union to the stances. ability alone, not on the whim favoritism generally practiced by • I had to let the beef go to of an officer. ships' officers. Galveston, where it originally started, as the ship was sailing D. SOUTHWOOD. Jr. Engineer: right away and there wasn't time CARL LAWSON, Bosun: In general, a man shouldn't be to I'emove the gashounds without I. like many oldtimers, am ' promoted aboard ship. However, holding up the sailing for a sometimes there is an emergency couple of hours. against the practice of shipboard at sea or in a foreign port and This is one instance. But there promotions. It violates the fun­ somebody has to fill an open have been many—too many, in damental principles up which Un­ ' rating a long way from a Union fact—similar cases aboard these ionism is based. Shipboard promo­ hiring hall. The thing to do Seatrain ships. On arrival no then is for the crew to take a tions are very often the results beefs are reported. It always hand in picking the man to be turns out, however, that on sail­ of favoritism which they cer­ promoted. That way you can ing day the boys get a little tainly encourage. Ships officers be sure you don't get* a company whoopee juice and discover all will be guided by their personal man. I've been on ships where kinds of beefs. feelings. The present method of this happened and generally the There's nothing difficult about officers cooperated and respected doing things the right way. If shipboard promotions, does not the crews' ideas. Bui nobody the boj^s have a beef, they should make it necessary for a man to should sail above his rating ex­ report it to the hall on arrival know his job to win promotion. and they should stay sober until cept in an emergency. Of course,. I want to see a change so that the beef is settled. What's hard if a man has the right ticket he all members must ship out of the could move up on a ship after about that? Jimmy Purcell hall in the ratings they have. a trip. m pel 0 1 V I. IM m -I 1 h ii '• B' Nothing Like Having A Mermaid On Board By LOUIS GOFFIN light on the pool he made out huffing and puffing, Mac drag­ - NEW YORK—Having written the form of the inebriated danc­ ged her out and,, with the aid of a few articles frcm time to time er splashing about completely the sailor, they managed to drag her into her room. about seagoing characters, I take nude. Just to be sure of no reoccur­ Since there was a rule forbid­ my trusty pen in hand and im­ part to you the stories of a cer­ ding swimming after dark, he rence, they lashed her to the tain female performer and a doc­ instructed the stand-by man to bimk. The following day, appearing go down and tell the girl to take tor. no worse for the experience she There is no relation between a powder. The sailor did as he was told presented Mac with a bottle of the two persons and their tales . other than that they were both and was politely told where he whiskey and thanked him for passengers aboard the same could go. The Second Mate hol­ being a gentleman. Now, this other character, the lered down for her to get out. cruise ship.* "doctor, was somewhfit different. She turned on the Mate and unIt all happened back in the 1930s aboard a ship sailing out leased a stream of profanity that He was a nice little guy, but had the habit of watching everyone of New Orleans to the east coast to see whether or not they were of South America. in need of medication or consul­ On the ship, ingenious crew­ tation. men that we were, we had rigged One day I had a small boil on - a swimming pool consisting of my knee whidi caused me to several planks and two inside walk with a slight limp. The Doc canvas tanks. As a rule the tank spotted me and immediately re­ was filled every morning and quested a peek at my affliction. emptied at night. When he saw the eruption, his One particular night, however, eyes lit up. Boy, what a happy i^^he four to eight watch forgot to guy he was. When he finished era^y-fhe pool and so set the carving me up, I. was a most scene for the drama which fol­ miserable guy. lows, His choice pastime was to sit made even the sailor blush. She HEADY PURSUIT A rather attractive young lady concluded her remarks by say­ at a bar in Buenos Aires and as aboard on her way to Rio to pur­ ing "If you want me out, come the people passed by, he would tell whoever he was drinking sue a dancing career—had spent and get me." with the different ailments the The word was quickly sent to' that day consuming large quan­ tities of liquor. By late evening Big Mac, the Deck Engineer. Out passersby suffered. she had arrived at the stage came Mac to the pool only to re­ He thought he was .giving out •where anything seems sensible. ceive the same challenge. So, not big secrets, but his audience At one o'clock in the morning being one to put down a dare, usually didn't appreciate his ef­ the Second Mate happened to Mac peeled off his gear and forts. Usually their drink went untouched and a nauseous feel­ look down at the pool and to his jumped into the pool. There was quite a commotion ing crept over them. Some de­ amazement *aw, so he swore at the time, a mermaid frolicing in there in the darkness for a while. tails and illnesses of the human It looked like a battle between being don't make the best sort of the water. Turning the beam of his flash­ a whale and a shark. Finally, bar conversation. fHdOlS NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS C. Dael, $10.00; Crew of SS George Eastman, $16.25; E. Ortiz. $I..OO; Juan Delgado. $5.00; L. Ching, $5.00; T. Concepcion. $10.00; Wm. Robertson, $3.00; M. P. Dario, $10.00; M. R. Zelonka, $10.00; M. A. Gonzalez, $1.00; F. L. Keenan, $10.00; Andre Aubin, $5.00. A. Karlomas. $1.00; H. F. Frick, $2.00; R. C. Malay. $3.00; Harrison. $l.flO;. F. Shaia. $2.00; A. L. White. $5.00; G. J. Bozec. $9.00; L, Fleishman. $2.00; F. Cardova, $5.00; J. .0. Rounds. $li)0; F. S. Sumiega. $10.00; R. E. Parker, $2.00; H. M. Nebel, $1.0(3; R. L. Humphrey. $1.00. SS A. S. BURLESON John W. Samsel. $2.00; R. M. Bell. $2.00; C. Wallender. $3.00; J. M. Arena, $2.00. SS NEWHALL HILLS M. Buckley. $5.00; Wm. Mlcklewicz, $3.00; C. J. Mouton, $3.00; H. Durham. $1.00; G. C. Donnelly, $3.00. SS TONTO T. O. Rainey, $1.00; C. Kelleher, $2.00; A. C. Mitchell. $4.00; H. V. Keane,' $200; M. E. Sanchez. $1.00; J. M. Halpln. $1.00. SS HASTINGS Receipt No. C 24177, $1.00; J. Kalogrides, $1.00; G. Casada, $2.00; J. Fertfaiidez, $2.0^; E. P. Montenero, $5.00: P. J. Kjoller, $1.00; C. Gaus ,$1.00; F. T. Andrews, $1.00; L.'E. Monson. $5.00; J. C. Sorel, $2.00: P. Baker, $1.00; V. Pilutis, $1.00; H. C. Peterson. $1.00. SS LA SALLE J. C. Biehl, $5.00: F. P. Drozak. $2.00; C. W; Hall, $5.00; J. R. Helms. $2.00; v.-J. Jensen. $5.00i W. J. Joynr, ''''' .'pi: i $5.00; J. Spearman, $1.00; J. C. Barginear, $1.00; W. krutow, $2.00; J. Johansson. $3.00; E. W. Harvey, $2.00; J. KacKur, $2.00; J. L. Morris, $1.00; R. T. Kline, $1.00; J. E. Eubanks, $2.00; Riggers. $10.00; M. E. Cazalas, $2.00;, A. Baizman, $5.00; T. J. Murdoch, $5.00; A. Baudine, $3.00; H. M. Hankee, $6.00; A. Marshall, $10.00. SS J. GALLUP M. Reinke, $2.00; J. iShiber & Crew,^ f K $0.00. X Sii SS STEEL FLYER ' Teo Filb Lacson, $3.00; Carlos L. Sy,' "$3.00; r. R. Cordora, $3.00; R. R. DeSantos, $3.00; T. J. Viken, $3;00; B. J. Martin, $3.00; H. M. Do Jesus, $3.00, SS DE SOTO C. I. Cooper, $1.00. SS CAPE JUNCnON A. Anderson. $10.00; C. M. Glgantelli,^2.00; B. F. Rhodabarger. $2i.00: H. T. Pelaez. $10.00; E. J. Datig, ^10.00; M.­ Rodriguez. $10.00; 1 .Sison, $10.00; E.! Collazo. $10.00; A. Rivera, $10.00, F. Cera, $10.00; N. Hermankevlch, $1.00; J. W. H. Grant. $2.00; J. J, Gillen,; $10.00; A. Riso, $3.00; C. E. Harper. $2.00; T. DeSouza, $10.00; F. L. Webb, . $3.00; H. R. Gronendahl. $10.00; C. C, , ' Acuin. $10.00; J. Bucay, "$10.06; J.' Trogani. $10.00; R. G. Decker, $10.00. . SS BEATRICE Martin H. DaCosta, $5.00. SS ALCOA CAVALIER J. Jellette. $2.00; M. J. Olson, $1.00. SS FORT CLATSOP C. Umfleet, $2.00; M.Cdpado. $ 1.00 R. Alvarda. $1.00; H. M. Connell, $f.00t .ft .ip'; Crew of SS FL Clatsop, $2.00, < -'i SS SERVEV - ^ r : W, 'G. Roberts $2.00. •• ' �FridUii^ January THE 18 E-A FA R ER S 'ItlS I '• I I I'l 1 ' " . I ' • ' I JPage JEUIcen tOG ••I'll! Leathern, Luther .67 Lebaron, Loren E 1.48 Leblanc, Edward Lee 2.88 Lezlanc, H. J 1.40 Leblanc, Robert Louis 150.33 Leblanc, Thomas *8.37 Lebourgeois, Nobles Henry 6.54 Lecourt, Henry, J 38.76 Ledford, John K 23.46 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Ledingham, L. Frederick 5.60 85 The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Ledoux, Harold F Lee, Bert J 7.42 Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ Lee, .Fong S 59 pany Covering the period up to Dwember 31, 1946. Lee, Hugh 6.94 Men due money should call or write the company office, 50l'Hiber- Lee, L. C., Jr. 16.34 44.26 nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Eller- Lee, Michael 10 busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Lee, Robert W Lee, Seth Robert 95.62 date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Lee, Theodore, Jr 75.73 Lee, Wm. O. 9.81 7z 3.91lLanero, Lino '4.75 Larsen, Holger R Lee, William T 1.05, 79 4.70,X<anett, Robert F .46 Larsen, John A 3.56 56 Lee, William W .8.26 Lang, Herman 3.50 Larsen, Knud Leewerke, Klass 1 235.00 34.79 26.21 Larsen, Louis 1 5.14 Liang, James K 6.26 2.38 Lefakis, Antonios 21.60 Larsen, N ^8.77 Lang, Peter H Lefevre, William D :123.29 59 1.48 Larsen, Robert A 3.71 Lang, William Jr 1.44 1.09 Leffman, Harvey G 18.63 Langdon, Thomas C 2^.84 Larso, E. O. H Leftwich, R. E 45 10,74 5*94 Larson, Harold R 5.25 Lange, J. A. Legdon, Peter 16.74 2.67 Larson, James William .... 10.61 25.13 Lange, Max Leger, Christopher ...! ,.94 27.05 16.34 Lartigue, Robert A 2.23 Langford, William T Lehane, Lawrence J 11.88 11.20 1.40 Langham, S 67 Lary, Eugene W Lehay, Thomas R .99 2.89 Langley, Milton S 2.16 19.20 Las Hover, Emanues S Lehder, Christopher 32.00 21.38 Langner, Ernest H. Jr. .... 10.27 Lashy, John Lehman, William 9.79 9.13 2.59 Lassiter Alfred W .90 Langredge, W. N Lehn, Edward A 24.61 51.93 4.11 Lassiter, Billy G .94 Langston, John T Lehr, Augustua 1.40 15.38 .03 Lanier, Donald F 10.74 Lassiter, James W :Lieije, Augustin 4:32 33 .80 Lanier, G. A 5.49 La Saya, Mike E Leira, Juan 10.00 17.20 Leister, Dave itt 3.12 Lankford, Luther Tolbot.... 1.50 Latella, John '4.20 :.... 7.51 12.21 Lanoue, Roland Eugene.... 8.88 Latty, Roger Leitner, Manuel 1.71 74 .80 Lansendorjer, J. L 46 Latzgesell, Albert Leiveld, 1 48.00 3.10 Lemaire, Paul 1 Lanton, Alfred 20.11 Laughlin, Richard L 17.26 1.44 Leman, Lester Lantz, D. Warren 57 Launius, James J 05 21.78 Lemansky, John-F Lanzor, B 4.00 Laurent, Edwin F 7.64 33 Lemmage, Gerald A, Laplante, Albert A 19.69 Lauri, V. E 46.76 Laplante, Elwood P 37.63 Launck Tony ib.93 Lemoine, Adam 2.01 . .45 J Laposki, Steph 1.00 Lauro, Antonio 3.20 Lenon P 2 34 60.83 Lauzon, Stuart 1.74 Lape, Roger K Lemon, Ralph J 3.63 10.74 Lavador, Diosdado .42 Laqua, Eugene J ^f Len^pier, John C .27 Laracy, Cyril J 50 ^vender, Robert ^.44 j Lgn^quist," G. W 33547 Kullgren, Alexander 149.07 Lambert, Robert C 5.40 Lennon, James N 67.45 Lavoie, J 14.46 Lardie, William J. 1210 Kulovitz, Louis E 19.30 Lamievy, Leland 79 Lavoie L. J 13.71 Lardreveau, W. J 11.98 Lennox, Robert j"~Z .2,71 Kumke, William H. 3.74 I Lam, Howard M 1.37 30.75 Law, Douglas D ; .94 Laris, Joseph W Kupstas, Ellas J 2.38 Lamont, Howard A 2.00 1.07 Lawes, Norman 11.84 Larivee, Adblph Kurek, Jerome J. 12.00 Lamorault, Joseph L 30.34 13.77 Larkin, John W 2.21 Lawhom, Roger Kurki, Toivo 38.25 Lamothe, G .Erald E. 8.26 .01 Larkins, Frank L 21.19 Lawrence, Charles D Kurkimilis, Milton A. ' 5.35 Lampe, Wm. L. ...• SS FAIRISLE 2.16 11.88 Iiaronde, Lawrence G 20.92 Lawrence, R Kurtti, Robert E 50 Lampress, Peter Entire Stewards Department 62.37 .04 Larrimore, E. H 3.98 Lawrence, Raymond Kurtz, Benjamin 5.60 6.73 of last voyage have one day's 5;94 Lawrence, Vernon I Lanasa, Wallace Joseph .... 10.26 Larrison, Joe Kurz, Edgar N. 8.83! 14.66 pay coming. Collect from Water­ j Lancaster, Ebert L 44.08 Larsen, Arne E 5.15 Lawson, Wilbur J Kuselj, Ivp 4.94 13.40 man Steamship Corp., 19 Rectoi: Lancaster, Robert Jr 1.42 Larsen, Donald L 60.00 Lawton, William M Kutz, Aaron 1 2.47 Lax, Herbert 8.86 St., N. Y. Landberg, Jack C 46 IKwaitowski, Walter 17.63 Lay, Jimmie 10.36 Landerking, Henry 5.99 ^ 4, EKwitchoff, William 51.42 SS LOYOLA VICTORY Layland, Sidney J 11.73 Landon, Burton B 21.65 L Layton, John L 4.67 The following men of the deck Landry, Aaron M 14.04 tLabit, Joseph R. 1.24 Landry, Aldon department have the followiiig Lay ton, Joseph D 2.75 .1^ North Gay St. .89 BALTIMORE .Calvert 4B39 overtime due them and may col­ Lazzarinni, Peter 02 Landry, E ? , 6.41 1S7B State St; Lea, Joseph 33.54 lect from Waterman SS Co. in Landry, E. A 2.37 BOSTON Bowdoria 4455 11.85 New York. Landry, Harry J. 1.58 BUFFALO 10 Exehanse St. Leach, Otto A. A. Milansei, 8 hours; C. R. Leahy, Jeremiah 24.80 Landry, Herbert C 5.51 .Clevelamd 7SS1 •EDMUND F. PAUL .24 W. Superior Ave. Leaihan, C ! 64 Tracy, 1 hour; W. Weggens, :2 Landry, Joseph R. 1.79 CHICAGO .Superior SITS Lear, Duke C 4.91 hom-s; G. W. Green, 4 hours; 'K. Your personal papers, which Landry, Morman P. 12.90 CLEVELAND... .11014 E. St. Chur Ave. were left aboard the SS LaSalle, Lane, A. H Leary, D. J. 5.05 J. Klepach, 2 hours; F. Guitsen, 01 Main 0147 are at the New York Hall. You Lane, Edward A Lieary, Timothy 21.60 8 hours; A. W. Quealcy, 2 houm, 14.12 DETROIT 1038 Third Sti can get them in the baggage Lane, Robert C CadiUac 68S7 Leather, Hugh 10 and G. J. Nelson 4 hours. 05 831 W. Michigaa St. room on the fourth deck. Lane, T 7,76 DULUTH 3.73 Kovar, Adolph A • Koza, Leo J. . 1.30:03 d3;70 Kdzab, Paul .69 Kozane, William 1... V .74 Kozielewski, Stefan — Kozlowski, Eugene A. .. 5.14 Kozlowski, Joseph ........ 1.42 Kraft, H 1.40 Krajnc, Anthony 35.02 Krai, Otto Albert .... 5.99 Kramer, George L. ........ 2.39 Kramer, L ; 3.06 Krane, Conrad E. 30.34 Kraszeski, Leo .88 Kraus, Wallace ..c 4.66' Krause, Frank W .01 Kreig, Barney 20.06 Krekel, Mareo A .22 Kramer, William . 23.19 Krenclez, E. R .. 3.51 La Blanc, Albert Krentkowski, Stanley E. .. 30.34 Lacey, Bernard Krevey, Frank 23.46 LaChapell, Lawrence H Krezmonict, George 17.46 La Colla. Rocco ^ Krif aer, Lawrence R. ... 5.53 Lacroix, Coleman J Krighton, A .. 1.98 Ladmierault, Leon Kristik, Adam 9.34 Lae, Henry P Krokovich, Steve ... 3.65 Laferr, Theodore W Krogh, Raymond ... 7.21 Lafleur, Albert J Kroner, Walter J 34.40 Lafoe, J Kiopaczewski, Frank .. 10.32 Lafrance, Joseph A. Sr Krueger, Paul .79 rengue. L Krueger, Richard J. 8.22 Krulder, Harold C . 101.19 Kruscznski, John M. ... 27.84 Kruse, Charles G 1.02'Kruzlic, Carl W 33.12': Kryling, Raymond E. .. 16.56'j Krysko, Wladslaw .89 ] Kubek, Frank J .69,] Kubiseh, Mike . 9.98 ] Kubitz, Henry J . 11.38 ] Kubli, Fred H .' . 20.061] Kuest, Edwin . 2.06 I Kuhley, John A 12.24 , Kulas, John J Kulihanek, T . 19.83 I Kulik, Harry G . 30.34 J Kulitz, E 4.01 T Mississippi Steamship Company Money Due niuLU NOTICE! Melrose 4110 308Vi—23rd St. Phone 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone S8777 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the SeaMOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. COLEY E. RIDDLE GEORGE T. MILLER JR. faiers .International Union is available to all members who wish Phono 2-1754 . Your father, C. T. Riddle, Your mother asks that you MIAMI 10 NW 11th St. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of wants you to write him c/o the contact her at once at 7107-32 NEW ORLEANS 330 Chartres St. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have YMCA, Greenville, S. C. Avenue, Kenosha, Wis. Magnolia 6112-6113 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every NEW YORK 51 Boaver St. ^ t 3- 4. SIU branch for this purpose. HAnovcr 2-2784 STYRING B. 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If You are asked by your wife SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. To the Editor: -you have information as to its to contact her at 1904 Spring Douglas 25475 SAN JUAN, PJl 282 Ponce de Leon whereabouts, contact him at 821 Garden, PhUa. 30, Pa. f would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the San Juan 2-5996 South HutChins Street, Phila. 47, address below: 4 4 4 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. iPa. GEORGE Phono 3-1728 Get in touch with Tom Jasky, SEATTLE ft. t ^ . .86 Seneca St. Name Main 0290 JOHN ALBERT KUHLEY your roommate on the Waycross Mrs. G. D. Howell wishes you Victory, at 118 Boehmhurst Ave., TAMPA ....1809-1611 N. Franklin St. Street Address Phone M-1323 to get in touch with her at P. O. SayreyiUe, N. J. or 439 Henry St., TOLEDO .....618 Summit St. ®ox 340, Waycross, Georgia. South Amboy, N. J. Garfield 2112 City State WUiMlNGTON ......440 Avaton Blvd. 4 .4 4 Terminal 4-3131 MATTHEW O'BRIEN GEORGE W. HALLENBECK Signed iGet in touch with John Klee, Get in touch with Curtis & VICTOUU, BJ;. ... .602 Boughton St. Garden 8S3I 93 Meadow Street, Buckhannon, Warren, attorneys, Coxsackie, N, VANCOUVER 865 Hamilton St, West Virginia. He' has some im­ Y. This is in connection with a Book No. Pacific 7824 PERSOIULS i s. i portant papers for you. GALVESTON Notice To All SIU Members �Page Sixteen i: fpy THE SE AF ARERS LO G Frida^ Jfanuary 30,. 1948 Del Valle Pays Off In New Orleans One of the crack ships operating out of the Port of New Orleans is the SS Del Valle, a Mississippi Steamship Company cargo vessel with accommodations for 12 passengers. Manned by Seafarers crews, the Del Valle plies between the Gulf port and the east coast of South America. Last week SIU men aboard maneuvered the ship alongside her iPoydras Street dock to wind up another trip. • ^ Present when the vessel paid off and unloaded was it LOG cam­ eraman, who recorded the highlights seen on this page. •fel i'- I . ) .= JI :• (' k-'.. V It'• ^ Ir ' ;.:f 'I I;-' S ,1 !;I Cargo brought back from the South American ports is unloaded and stowed in the dockside warehouse. In photo above, the lift has dipped into the open hatch for a load of cargo, while two longshoremen peer into the cavity. Haying successfully cleared the hatch, the loaded sling is swung over the side (photo right),'where she will be made ready to repeat the operation. lli 'I At left, Patrolmw Buck Stephens (dark shirt) and War­ ren Wyman (rear, light shirt) as they issued receipts for dues t.o crewmembers who have just paid off the Del Valle, ?!• C: Here two of the precious cargo of blooded race horsesr do a little mugging for the cameraman while they await their turn to be put ashore. The highly sensitive animals weathered the- trip in good style despite frequent requests from crewmembers looking for sure-fire tips "right from the nags* kissers," Whether there is a Derby v/inner among them is a question upon which horseplayers can speculate. But they are good SIU bangtails now despite the fact that they have not been "obligated." So next time you want to risk a couple of bucks on something at Fair Grounds, Tanforan. Hialeah, Bowie or Belmont Park it might pay you to check. You certainly should prefer to let your heard-eamed money ride on a horse prepared to give his all for the SIU. Perhaps the crewmembers of the Deli Valle will keep sjn eye on how these camels run and let the/ membership in on the dope. I Preparing a piece of meat for the afternoon merl in photo left is the Del Valle's Chief Cook. Walter • Kilgore. Meals fcr the crev^ end passengers are set up by the same per­ sonnel, with no complaints be­ ing reported from either quar­ ter. p.-. liir'l 11''. t ' V/ith the payoff over and all of her cargo tinlosded. the Del Valle rests quietly (photo right) until activity returns with the new passengers, cargo, and crew for another voyage to the south. Before taking off, she'll be shifted to the Harmony Street docks, from where the Missis­ sippi ships make their depar­ tures. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. 5 Description An account of the resource headlines SIU SUBMITS PROSPALS TO OWNERS ASS'N;CALAMR ACCEPTS PENALTY CLAUSE CITIES SERVICER OKAY EXPECTED SOON;SEAFAREWES BTO PRESSS FOR UNION SHOP NEW CANLA ZONE NEDICAL SERVISE AVAILABLE SEAFARES WAVE AT DEATH IN ALANTIC N.O. SEAFARES BACKS BAKERS IN HOSLUM BEEF PORT BOSTON FUCTIONS SMOOTHLY;THAT IS,EXCEPT FOR THE WEATHER ORGANING HANDBOOK FOR SEAFARERS BEEFS AND MORE BEEFS KEEP SAN JUAN AGENT ONTHE JUMP ELIGLE ALIENS URGES TO APPLY FOR PAPERS PHILLY SHIPPING IMPROVES SOME IN THE PAST WEEK MOBILE SHIPING STAGES PICK-UP;NEW SHIPPING LIST GOES OVER BIG GREAT LAKES DISTRICT BEGINS TO LAY PLANS FOR ITS ALL-OUT ORGANIZING DRIVE IN 1948 PORT BALTIMORE IS EXPECTIMG A GOOD WEEK ALCOA PASSENGERT SHIPPING NOW AT HIGHEST LEVEL INTERPRATINGG YOUR SHIPPPING RULES SIU WATCHMEN WIN 22-CENT RAISE FROM THREE OUTFITS IN FRISCO NEWHALL HILLS SAGA ENDS AT N.Y. PAYOFF NOTHING LIKE HAVING A MERMAID ON BOARD Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/30/1948 Title A name given to the resource January 30, 1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log