https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2549f647318f508719b40e47161e0d0c.PDF 0c000d2989279e8a98094b6e0928c921 PDF Text Text -'•. •'- ' •.'" :'^• .- .".•Jfcrii.. !' • ytf,' •• "•'? -V i' - • •'-• »"•").• t• •- -t •• Official Organ, of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. MARCH 19. 1948 No. 12 Six More CompaniesSign New WageScales; Eastern Agrees To Passenger Ship Boosts ®;- fe-"" LEARNING THEIR Ps AND Qs—AND SI Us i ' NEW YORK—Six more freight companies this week joined the list of outfits which last week agreed to pay increases ranging from 6.3 percent to 14.2 percent. The new signers are Waterman Steamship Company, Robin Line, Mississipin Steamship Company, Inc., Seatrade Corporation^ Atwacoal Transportation Company, and Arnold IBL Bernstein Steamship Corporation. In addition^ Eastern Steamship Lines agreedt^— to pay boosts on its passenger ships, with the increases running from $10.52 to $34.48 per month. Overtime rates were also revised upward, in line with the agree­ ment reached last week with' A. H. Bull Steamship Company (Baltimore Insular Line), Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., Smith and Johnson Steamship Corpora­ tion, South Atlantic Steamship The Seafarers Intemationali Line, and Seatrains. Union informed a Congressional' .Committee last week that it i». Representing the Union in the vigorously opposed to any legiS'" negotiations was the regular SIU Negotiating Committee: Paul lation that would give the Coast. Hall, J. P. Shuler, Robert Matt­ Guard punitive powers over mer­ hews, Lindsey Williams, Ray chant seamen. White, and Joe Algina. In addi­ The SIU's position was heardtion, Earl Sheppard and Cal in Washington by members of at' Tanner handled negotiations with sub-committee of the House Mississippi and Waterman in the Judiciary Committee, during aa. Gulf area. open hearing on proposed legis* Following the approval of the lation that would empower the wage rises at last week's regu­ Coast Guard to appoint hearing lar meetings, the Negotiating officers and hold trials in mis­ Committee was instructed by the conduct cases. membership to bring the new ' As spokesman for the SIU, As­ scales to the attention of other sistant Secretary-Treasurer Jos­ eph 'Volpian declared that there (Continued on Page 5) is already adequate discqdinary machinery in existing law en­ forcement agencies to handle any and all cases that might arise. If the Coast Guard is granted the additional powers it is seek­ onto all and sundry, it being a ing in the bill now under con­ case of "come one, come all" as sideration by the House—and al­ long as you're not an American ready passed by the Senate— shipowner. merchant seamen will face the, However, the idea did not problem of double jeopardy, the originate with the State Depart­ SIU charged. SIU Testifies Against CG Hearing Units I *>'">' li !V •;*. I ^'V Permitmen attending educational classes on the fifth deck of the New York Hall listen attentively to the instructor's words. Classes, now being held daily, are for the purpose of ac­ quainting SIU newcomers with the savvy that made the Union a power on the American wa­ terfront. The men are being taught how to handle themselves aboard ship and. to appreciate the present SIU benefits, they are learning of the early struggles that brought about the present SIU. The structure of the Union, its constitution and contracts, too. will be covered. - At the completion of the course those permitmen who have shown proficiency will be eligible to become volunteer organisers and at such will carry the SIU tuessage into the un­ organized fleets. The Union expects these classes to produce its future leadership. At the com­ pletion of the classes they will know the SIU. its history, its program and its aims thoroughly. Bareamrats Still Up To Old Game In what is being described to transfer of these freighters will the public as an economy meas- effect the American merchant f- • ure, some government quarters marine after the Marshall Plan are still pushing hard for the period is through. >•-. transfer of several hundred AmIt is estimated that it will cost ij" erican ship to foreign flags under about $100,000 to ship an average r; -. . the Marshall Plan. cargo of relief supplies to Eu­ Amazingly, it look.s as though rope, the sum running less in these Washington Santa Clauses the case of coal because little ' might accomplish their purpose— longshoremen work is needed. For this reason, argue some .' unless all forces against this idea _ ' junites vociferously in opposing high government officials, the Marshall Plan itself would ben­ "tbti idea. efit if the receiving countries .i By giving Europe all these ves­ could save money on transporta­ sels from our laid-up fleet, it is tion and invest the "Savings in argued, they will be able to more Marshall Plan goods. transport Marshall Plan goods The total savings, these plan­ themselves, and save lots of ners estimate, would run around money. $145,000,000, ail of which the The government, of course, ad- Marshall Plan countries would TBiits that the MP recipients will use to buy niore food and re­ : be able to transport the stuff habilitation materials. much cheaper than if it was STATE DEPT. ifeEA carried in American bottoms, but their vision ends right there. . Like all federal figuring, this The don't even hazard a peek estimate of savings is probably over the horizon and^see how the far ahead of what would a'ctually be saved, for government statis­ ticians can juggle figures to suit the argument as well as anyone else. It is the State Department, pri­ marily, which has this "bee in its bonnet" of showering gifts of ment, but with the European na­ PROGRAM WELL-HANDLED war-built Am^i^.can freighters tions themselves through the In answer to the Coast Guard's Transport Committee, r ^ Maritime contention that the authority a body set up by the 16 Mar.shall sought was necessary for the Plan nations at their Paris con­ safety of the ineichant luai'ine. ference last year. the SIU carefully explain^ tc Acting on the suggestion of the the committee that the problen Without a "nay" vote the themselves, who is being handled successfully by Senate this week passed a Europeans would, naturally, like to see the the three groups having juri bill allowing the Government to arm merchant skips in United States give away all of diction over seamen. lime of national emergency. its ships if it felt so inclined, the These were listed as the ves­ The new measure reactivates State Department has recom­ sels' skippers, the Union trial mended to President Truman a wartime measure which ex­ committee machinery, and the that 200 ships be sold to the MP pired. regular law enforcement agencies recipients and that they be al­ The proposal gives the lowed to charter 300 more. of the nation. President the power to or­ The Coast Guard also con- : This proposal is made even der the arming of ships any tends that it should pass on the ' after more than 200 American time he thinks it advisable competency of seamen. The "tramp" ships, mostly Liberties, and he would not have to Union's position is that the U. S. have been turned back to the wait for Congress to act. (Continued on Page S) ^ (Continued on Page 14) Signs Of The Times �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Vubl'tshed Weekly by tlse SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District ' Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 # PAUL HALL ------ '.'ly Secrefary-Treasnrer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA '-.'Ml 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 Its Up To You This week the Seafarers Negotiating Committee lined up seven more contracted companies which will pay the same record wage boosts which the Union won last week in negotiations with five other outfits. The results of the negotiations retain for the mem­ bership of the SIU the distinction of being the highest paid maritime workers in the world—a distinction Seafar­ ers are getting used to. Although the wage increases in themselves are an especially striking development, there is a factor of great importance that is, perhaps, obscured by the good news! That factor is the strength of the Seafarers as a trade union capable of securing for its membership the best obtainable working conditions and wages ih; the in­ dustry. It is the background against which any evaluation of the Union's progress must be measured. This strength is the natural result of a well-knit or­ ganization of working seamen, who are fully aware of the Union's role in their welfare an,d who are, therefore, > constantly striving to build a bigger and better SIU. Hoe^tal PaUentg Wfae^ entering the hospital ii«4ify the delegates by posieard, giving your name and the number of your ward. At this moment the membership holds in its hands a decision which will vitally influence the Union's future. ; It is voting, until April 10, on four propositions in a ! referendum ballot. Resolution Number One calls for a $10.00 strike assessment for 1948, which will enable the Union to T)olster its defenses and to be fully prepared for any attack that may be forthcoming on the expiration of I" our present contracts, as a result of the Taft-Hartley law. Staten Island Hospital Mea How h The Mwhie Hospitak You can contact your Hos« pital delegate at the Statea Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.xn. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Bro£bers find time hanging A "Yes" vote on this resolution is a vote for your heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by own. personal job security, and the retention of your writing to them. wages and working conditions. NORFOLK MARINE HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL G. FRESHWATER Resolution Number Two proposes a similar assess- FRANCIS BRENNAN R. J. STROM RALPH FREY meht to maintain the SIU Building Program by the purC. H. GREEN HUSSEIN AHMED I chase of our own Union halls in ports where needed. C. GALLANT L. ANDERSON C. KROWKOWSKI P. FRANKMANIS W. FEENEY A "Yes" vote on this resolution means more personal JOE LEWALLEN J. MCDONOUGH A. PLAZA j comfort and more recreational facilities for you when CARL ROBERTS H. FAZAKERLEY J. McNEELY L you're on the beach. This will make possible adequate S. F. KOENIG P. CASALINOUVO A. JENSBY I meeting rooms in our own buildings along with all the FRITZ KRUAL T. BOGUS F. J. SCHUTZ J. W. TAYLOR |; other advantages of enlarged quarters. J. KLENOWICZ M. ROSENBERG JESS ETHERIDGE T. RITSON P. TAURAZI Resolution Number Three offers an opportunity to R. OLSEN J. McWHINNIE ' M. CASTRO halt shipboard promotions, except in cases of extreme BRUCE KNIGHT F. FERNANDES ' G. BISCHOFF 4. emergency. H. ALLEN GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. J. SHEMET H. MCDONALD J F. NERING A "Yes" vote .on Resolution Number Three will C. W. FARRELL R. KING T. McNICHOLAS [ipiean less time on the beach, since all jobs will come off CANAVAN—SUP C. DeSOUSA 1 4. 4. M. H. ROBB |he board. 4. S. 5. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL E. B. McCOLLUM SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. A. DURBANCA • IP Resolution Number Four likewise proposes a change GENE BRAZZILL J. ARCHIS J. T. MOORE Jiii BRUMLEY the Shipping Rules which would penalize those men J. A. CARROLL ^' L. A. DEWITT C. R. HANSON ||who fail to maintain the high standards of cleanliness E. FRENSTAD E. A. BENSON J. F. MARTINS |aboard SIU ships. B. L. McNEIL P. D. CURTIS - ^ ' O. M. STIREWALT J. SWINDLE L. J. SWAN A "Yes" vote on Resolutions Number Four means F. KOPF J. L. WATERS C. KING |grpter protection of the conditions which the member­ R. N. FILLOON W. M. STANLEY 4 4 4. i S. i. ship has fought so hard to obtain. FT. STANTON MARINE HOSP. • 'M 4. 4- 4SAN FRANCISCO MARINE BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. HOSPITAL R. B, WRIGHT A vote in the affirmative on all four resolutions will W. CAREY ARCH McGUIGAN take all Seafarers a step forward. The point to bear in E. MELLE J. LEE R. S. LUFLIN , HODO mind is that all the Union accomplishments must be J. E. DELLAMANO JULIUS SUPINSKY W. WATSON • I solidified and that every possible preparation must be P. P. PODOLSKY E.HARRISON -B. FRANK CHAMBERLAYNE made to enable us to keep "steady aheadX' J. KORRIS ' .. J. LIGHTFOOT E. HALLMAN , �T BE SE AE A RE R S L O G Friday, March 19, t9ia Pag« Tim* — WATVHING THt! iSlKUlt: • Vets Of Wars To End Ware Can Reinstate 61 Insurance m :/A 4 . One night in ancient times, three horsemen were riding across a desert. As they crossed the dry bed of a river, out of the darkness a voice called, "Halt!" They obeyed. The voice then told them to dismount, pick up a handful of pebbles, put the pebbles in their pockets and re­ mount. The voice then said, "You have done as I commanded. Tomor­ row at sun-up you will be both glad and sorry." Mystified, the horsemen rode on. When the sun rose, they reached into their pockets and found that a miracle had hap­ pened. The pebbles had been transformed into diamonds, ru­ bies, and other precious stones. They remembered the warning. They were both glad and sori-y— glad they had taken some, and sorry they had not taken more. That, according to a pamphlet put out by the Veterans Admin­ istration, is the story of life in­ surance. Crewmembers of the J. R. Guylon, Galveston and Houston Towing Company, assemble on Deck to face the photographer's camera. Left to right, they are Harry Coker. Deck Hand; Ray Antles. Deck Hand; Captain Gray; Clyde Tanner. Cook; Alvin McDonald. Chief Engineer; H. Hud­ son. Shoreside Maintenance; and E. Holmes. Oiler. All carry books in the Marin# Allied Work­ ers. a division of the SIU. Organization of tugboats in and around Galveston, and in the entire Gulf area, has been coming along very nicely, with new companies being added constantly. Final Dispatch SIU charter member William R. (Red) Walsh survived three torpedoings and an air attack of 32 days during the war while sailing SIU ships, but the nerve shattering experiences left their marks. Recently he committed sui­ cide after he had been found hiding in a wooded area near Atlanta. His sister reported that he had become very jittery of late and was upset whenever a plane passed overhead. When found, the local police took him into protective custody. Later his body was found hang­ ing in his cell. Brother Walsh, 31, had been well known to Charleston, S.C., boxing' fans until 1937 when he quit the ring for the sea. He then joined the SIU. He suffered the 32 day bom­ bardment in Rangoon during the early days of the war. The tor­ pedoings - occurred during runs to various European ports. An engine department man, he was once woimded. Burial took place in his home town of Charleston. In good standing at the time of his death, burial benefits will be paid by the Union. J. t J. Funeral services were held in Havana recently for SIU mem* her James Stevens, 32, who passed away aboard the Mirabeau B. Lamar while enroute to Cuba. The entire crew was present at his funeral and decorated the grave with flowers. A member of the SIU since 1938, Brother SteSiens sailed in the Deck Department. He first joined the Union in Baltimore and made his home in New York City. A participant in all strikes and beefs, he was in good stand­ ing. Death -benefits will be paid. Charges: The first thing to do when a man has com­ mitted an act that warrants his being brought up on charges is to call a department meeting or a ship's meeting. At this meeting both sides of the story should be heard fairly—and personal feelings should not be permitted to enter into or alter your decision. If it is decided that this man was wrong and should be brought up on charges, then only Bookmen in good standing—not permits or any­ one else, should sign the charges and give their book number. The signature of one Bookman in good stand­ ing is enough to prefer charges. A Permitman who wants to bring charges against a shipmate must get a Bookman in good standing to sign the charges for him. The man who signs the charges does not have to be a member of the same department. If no one who is qualified aboard, wants to sign these charges a permitman can turn them over to a boarding patrolman for further action when he reaches port. It is well to know that men from any of our affiliates, SUP, Great Lakes, etc., who sail on our contracted ships may be brought up on charges, and may in turn bring charges against A & G members. The results of these trial committtee hearings regarding these men are referreiLto their own Headquarters Committee for further action. When the ship reaches port all charges should be turned over to the boarding patrolman—^who in turn will bring them to the Hall where they will be turned over to a trial committee of impartial rank and file members elected from the floor. After hearing both sides of the story they may decide to: Abandon the charges for insufficient evi­ dence, or, because the man was within his rights, or— Fine the man. Suspend the man. Put him on probation. Expel him from the Union. And/or any combination of the above. It is important to know that all members who bring charges against a Brother and fail to appear —S,., • ;),y] seen the entrance of many vet­ erans into the ranks of the SIU. Too, many of the men who manned the ships during the war are veterans of the first World War. Men of both groups who 1i - , dropped their GI insurance now, through changes in the govern­ ment insurance set-up, are eligible for both reinstatement : I i and additional benefits. i ''i' A new deadline, July 31, 1948, has been set for reinstating GI insurance. Until this date, vet­ .-1 erans of both wars can pick up their old insurance by paying rl premiums for only two months. In other words for about $12.50 a World War II veteran can pick up $10,000 worth of insurance without a medical examination. Men of the first World War must take a physical, but the VA will handle it fi-ee of charge at any of its offices. Another new offer allows vet­ erans of both wars, who had no insurance at all during their period of service, to take out insurance up to $10,000. No back payments of any sort must MANY VETS IN be made, they merely begin pay­ In spite of the fact that the ing installments set for their merchant marine was a service present age. in itself during the war, and many of its members did not Of special interest to seamen enter the armed forces, the year» is the provisions which makes no since the send of the war have additional charge for hazardous occupation. Some insurance com­ panies might require a higher rate for seamen. WHAT THEY COHSTITUTE AHD HOW TO HAHOLE THEM The right to bring charges against Brother Seafarers has been used and abused by many at one time or another because of insufficient know­ ledge as to what constitutes legitimate charges. It is a serious issue. A man's livelihood is frequently at stake. We are all human and the tendency has often been to turn a pereonal beef into a Union beef. There have been occasions, too, where someone hated someone else's guts and went to a hell of a lot of trouble to "get something" on him— even going to the extreme of framing him or "cliquing up" on him with phony charges. Charges should be made against a ^nion Brother only if he commits an act—^physical or oral—that is detrimental and harmful to the welfare and structure of the Union or to its membership as a whole. In other words, if a man accepts a job for less than Union wages' (except in the case of Volun­ teer Organizers who are on assignment from the Union) or if he accepts time off for work that calls for overtime—or if he plots against the welfare of the Union or attempts to undermine its relations with other trade unions or if a man is a habitual performer or gas-hound—^he should be brought up on charges! However, if you don't like the way a Brother parts his hair—or if he borrows money from you and takes a powder at payoff time—or if you get into a brawl with him ashore or if you don't like his brand of liquor, women or jokes—those are not grounds for charges. ^ In many cases where bonafido charges were brought against a man he beat them because they were improperly set up or because the members who brought the charges failed to appear at the hearing before the trial committee. The proper form for writing charges against a shipmate must include all the following infor­ mation: Date Ship—Company Seaman's Name Book or Permit Nvunber Z Number Rating ' • • Charges: What . , ; r . '•Where,' ' • • When WiiBiesses and makers of the charges-'^*^" t (Contmtied on Page 4) IMPORTANT CHANGES Most of the detailed informa­ tion concerning reinstatement can be gotten at any Veterans Administration field office, but note can be made here of s(Hne of the important changes in the insurance offered. Since the war the restriction on the beneficiary has been lifted. Now a veteran may name anyone he chooses as "his beneficiary. Another is Iximp sum payment. Before there was no provision for this. Now a veteran can elect that his beneficiary collect his insurance in a lump sum. Seven plans are now offered for conversion from term insur­ ance, and information on these will be given at any VA firid office—there's probably one in every port. Most important of all, if Sea­ farer-veterans are interested in picking up their insurance or in taking out a new policy, get in touch with the Veterans Admin­ istration before July 31, 1948. Just in case you're wondering what happened to all the money you paid on your insurance while in the Armed Forces, the VA is readying a dividend on the bil­ lions of dollars not paid out dur­ ing the war. All veterans, lapsed policies or not, will be in on this when it comes and once this terrific backlog has been cleaned up, the VA expects to declare annual dividends. AHENTION! The slop chest is your cor­ ner store while you are at sea. You can't take your trade someplace else if the slop chest doesn't have what you need. �rirfi St AF AttEhS LOG I*OU« Fxfiii#, Ilal^"i4 mi ' WHAT ttmnK.,. .•< •"^•^^' " 'I QUESTION: What is your reaction to the latest wage increase won by the Union? RICHARD SOLTES. OS: Thai raise Ihe Union got for us is a great thing. I'm an OS. I've just been sailing a few months, and I sure can put that extra $10.52 a month to good use. the way prices are. The new overtime rate is going to make things better, too. However, the money anybody gets doesn't mean too much nowadays be­ cause of those high prices. Some­ body ought to do something about the prices we have to pay for things. I don't know where they're going. When they come down a bit the raise will mean that much more to all of us. iI '"'lis JAMES GRANT. OS; The new wage boost suits me fine. I think we all owe the negotiating Committee a vote of -IhUnks for ihe fine job done. Not only thanks for getting us more mOney. but also for boosting the AR and Bosun up a peg or two. The dough secured for us is a good bit for the present, and there is always the promise of more where that came from. While it is still a long way from equalizing the boost in prices of Ihe past months, it is a step in the right direction. If we keep at it there is a chance we'll be able to balance the two. one of Ihese days. if Stijl Another Group ^11 Study Problems Of Merchant Marine Charges: , ' ':' • w^tfi I®" ±i CHAS. A. FLETCHER. Steward: The wage increase was more than satisfactory, and combined with our sup'erior Working conditions; makes us even more t]|ie leaders of the niaritime industily: In the ten years of thie Unioii's exislence. our wages haVe steadily increased and. as a re­ sult, the wages of other Ameri­ can seamen have alto gone up; In the next negotiations, how­ ever. I think that MessmOn should get a pay Boost becauie they do a lot of dirty work and have to take a lot of guff. They should be compensated for this. and~ a raise to Wiper's pay would make the MeSsmen very happy. LEROY WILLIAMS. Steward: WHAT THEY COHSTITUTE AHD HOW TO HAHDLE THEM {Couthmcd from Page 3) to substantiate these charges are subject to s^ere diciplinary action and a fine. Further, if it is proven that the charges were trumped up and there was no basis for them, the Brothers who made them are also liable to be% brought up on charges. Make three copies of the "Charges". Give one to the accused Brother and turn the other two over to the boarding Patrolman. Charges should not be the "private" property of a selected few. All hands in the department involved or all hands aboard ship, as the case may be—should be notified and should be present when the man's case is heard aboard ship or in the shoreside meeting, if at all possible. The department delegate and/or the ship's delegate should be present depending on the nature of the charges. If the man brought up on charges feels that he was wrongly tried and convicted he may appeal to Headquarters who in turn will hand the matter over to a Headquaiter's Committee—also elected from the floor, composed of rank and fliers. We advise you to keep a shax-p lookout for anyone who consistantly and deliberately makes unfounded statements and disparaging remarks about our Union, its elected officials or the membei'ship in an attempt to disrupt and agitate the membership. When you come into contact with a man like this bring him up on chai-ges and make him prove his statements. Bringing charges against your Brothei's is a sex'ious situation. We cannot waxm you too strenuously not to turn personal beefs into Un­ ion beefs. However, if a man fouls up and deserves to be brought up on charges don't hesitate to be the one to lead the way—but do it the right way! The respoixsibility rests upon your shoulders. It's up to you to see that habitual performers and gas-hounds do not endanger our Union or our contracts! It is also up to you to see that charges are not brought against a Brother unless he justifies them—by his actions. Take it on the slow bell and keep a level head! i WASHINGTON — As usual, ; the administration and the en; tire government here are fouling the lines when they consider the long-range future of the U. S. i merchant marine. As a result nobody knows quite what is goKeep These Points In Mind ing 'on. Last year, a special advisory 1. Don't turn personal beefs into Union beefs. ; . commission to the President re- 2. Bring charges against habitual gas-hounds - commended a large and carefully and performers. planned shipbuilding program 3. Bring charges against anyone committing an designed to keep the U. S. meract-^physical or pral-^that is harmful or det­ rimental to the Union or to tiie membership • chant marine in the forefront of ; the world's fleets. as a whole. The President never has acted 4. Bring charges against anyone attempting to undermine our working condition by destroy­ on this group's detailed report, ^,and it now is rumored that he ing ship's gear, etc. will appoint a new commission; 5. Don't- bring •; charges against anyone if you don't like the. way he parts his hair, his It is also rumored that the brand'bfj^liqi^^ his Women or his jok^ • President may request a special the 'trial ' corhimtt^;. shipbuilding appropriation, but 6,. '.MWayl <a^ When - you 'sign against a Brother, this is almost pure speculation. othex-wise you will be subject to a fine and diciplinary action, yourself. SIU Constitution And By-Laws I've been in the Union sinco 1938 and I can truthfully saythat not a year has gone by that we didn't get a decent pay in­ crease. This last boost is very welcome because prices have gone up and a dollar isn't, worth much anymore. To meet the ris­ ing prices we needed a wage in­ crease and the Union's Negotiat­ ing Committee went out and got it for us> Our conditions have always led the industry and everybody knows that our ships are the cleanest in the entire American merchant marine. We say that "An SIU Ship Is A Clean Ship." and we keep them' that way by every man doing his job. ARTICLE XX. Offenses and Punishment Section 1. Any officex- or member found guilty of fraudulently obtaining or illegally using or detaining any px-operty of the Union, shall be dealt with according to the laWs of the State and shall be subject to expulsion to be deter­ mined by the Union. Section 2. Any member found guilty of ob­ taining benefits from this Union uhder false representation shall be punished as in Section 1 of this Article. Section 3. Any member found guilty of mis­ representing the returns of any election; alter­ ing, mutilating, substituting or unlawfully de­ stroying ballots legally deposited, shall be pun­ ished as in Section 1 of this Article. Section 4. Any nxember found gudty of pay­ ing for employment or receiving money for giv­ ing employment aboard a vessel shall stand au­ tomatically suspended and shall be denied fur­ ther membership in the Union. Section 5. Any member who, through drunk­ enness or bad conduct oxi board ship, brings the The Coast Guard has ordered Union into ill repute or causes the delay of a the companies which purchased Vessel, shall be fined not less than Five ($5.00) 47 Liberty-type tankers last De­ Dollars for the first offffehse, and for any sub­ cember to bring those ships up sequent offense shall be purtislxed as may be to the fix-eproof standards of other tankers, or forego their determined by the Trial Committee. Section 6. Any member denying his member­ cexlificates of operation after ship for the purpose of eVading payment of March 31. arrears, shall automatically stand suspended and Alterations ordered include in­ be denied fmther membership iix the Union. stallation of special sparkproof Section. 7. Any membel; found guilty of vio^ el^eSctrical fixtux-es to reduce the lating the worldng rules- shall forfeit his job; explosion hazard,, and replace­ Any member found guilty of - violating the shipr ment of plywood sheathing and pihg nxles shall forfeit his. shipping : card' and wood joiner work in crew quarshall not have another issued pirior to the ex­ ter-s with noxi-combustible ma- ' tefials. piration of thirty (30) days. Section 8. Any member prefex-ring a charge Since the Maritime Commis­ against any other member and failing to appear sion sold these vessels on an "as before the Trial Committee to sustain the charge is" basis, the new owners must shall pay a fine of not less than Thirty ($36.00) bear the cost of fireproofing Dollars. them, which is expected to run Section 9. Any member charged with an fx-oxxi $30,000 to $75,000 a ship. offense against the laws and rules of the Unioii or against the good and welfare of the Union, These 47 ships were originally ' not covered by any penalties herein described built as dry cargo carriers, but shall upon proper trial, be subject to such penalty were converted into tankers as the Trial Committee shall recommend and the when a war-time tanker short­ age developed. They •-were hot Union determine. . completely ^ fireproofed at thdt Section 10. Any probationary member having time due to a shortage of neces­ been, found wanting, in his fuli duties as a Union sary materials. -man, shall be barred from membership upon Crews will necessarily, recommendation of a Trial Committee. Section 11. , No ; dimnlcenness,i. intoxicating, liq­ any: the safer on April 1.; BQW-*. ;, uors or gambling of any kind shall be permitted eVferi The ApriL Fool .in;>the Uhibh'" HMlsV'^ A^ydhe vViblatii^ rule any; owner has to show is : n; ® shall bd fineid not -less: than J Tep' ($10:60) '001101-8 cbhtraqt•• fb hayerthfe- fireprobfiri^ y and not more than TwentyrFive ($25.00) T Dolku-s. done bbforh September. : ..; Fireproofing Is Ordered For Liberty Tankers •^1 •^1 �•rfiT.T^-3gnT^|r^i,v.-v,.• JPxidar. Maxcfa 16/ lim THE SHAf-A^&E^HS Page Fiy* hunkses Won (h Eastern Passe/^r Shbs Amount of Old Scale Increase ©ECJC DEPARTMENT STEWARDS DEPARTMENT (Cont.) $34.48 $284.89 Night Bellman 166.95 10.52 Bosun $250.41 14.37 242.54 Bellman 166.95 10.52 Bosun's Mate 228.17 15.80 266.21 Head Cafe Man 203.12 12.80 Carpenter 250.41 18.02 210.01 Service Bar Man 191.99 12.10 Watchman 191.99 18.02 210.01 Cafe Waiters 166.95 10.52 A.B. Quartermaster 191.99 18.02 210.01 Chief Cook 289.38 18.23 A.B : 191.99 10.52 177.47 Second Cook 244.86 15.43 O.S 166.95 13.15 221.84 Third Cook : 217.04 13.67 A.B. Maintenance 208.69 Fourth Cook ; 200.34 12.62 ENGINE DEPARTMENT eooR.; Assistant Cooks 194.78 12.27 Electrician $327.78 ^nln Chief Butcher 247.93 15.61 Plumber Machinist 263.78 laJv Second Butcher 211.47 13.32 Utility 228.17 124? 2inm 278.25 17.53 Watertender 197.56 194? 9inm Second Baker 235.13 14.80 Oiler 197.56 11 7? 7ofli« Cook 228.17 14.37 Fireman 186.43 1997 9070? CJalley Utility 166.95 10.52 Wiper 194.78 M.essman 166.95 10.52 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Pantryman 217.04 13.67 Chief Steward $361.73 $22.79 $384.52 Second Pantryman 200.34 12.62 Ass't Chief Steward 250.43 34.46 284.89 Third Pantryman 189.21 11.92 Second Steward 244.86 36.13 280.99 Pantry Utilities 166.95 10.52 Third Steward 205.91 12.97 218.88 Head Waiter 228.17 14.37 Storekeeper 217.04 13.67 230.71 Captains Waiter 166.95 10.52 Deck Steward 172.51 10.88 183.39 Dining Room Waiters 166.95 10.52 Ass't Deck Steward 166.95 10.52 177.47 Bedroom Stewards 166.95 10.52 Bathroom Steward 166.95 .10.52 177.47 Deck Pantryman 189.21 11.92 Stewardess 194.78 12.27 207.05 Night Pantryman 183.65 11.57 Ass't Stewardess 166.95 10.52 177.47 Dining Room Utilities 166.95 10.52 Gloryhole Steward 166.95 10.52 177.47 Cafe Utilities , 166.95 10.52 Officers B.R. Steward 166.95 10.52 177.47 Stewards Utilities 166.95 10.52 Porter 169.73 10.69 180.42 Cashier 194.78 12.27 Linenkeeper 183.65 11.57 195.22 Checker 189.21 11.92 Telephone Operator 166.95 10.52 177.47 Waiter B.R. Steward 166.95 10.52 The overtime rate for unlicensed personnel receiving less lhan $223.23 per month shall be $1,125 per hour. All ratings receiving $223.23 or more per month, the overtime rate shall be $1.41 per hour. , Old Scale Apiount of Increase New Scale Seafarers Opposes CG Units Before House Committee (Continued from Page 1) Public Health Service, which de­ termines the physical and mental competency of men to sail, is the only agency qualified for this job and that the Coast Guard is merely seeking to usurp the functions of the health service. Thus every phase of the prob­ lem presented by the Coast Guard is now being met, and ex­ tension of that agency's powers would bring nothing more than confusion into the picture. HAPPY SEAFARERS (Continued from Page 1) operators so that the basic wages could be standardized. As a result of the pay hikes, wages in. the SIU fleets of the above companies top the entire New Scale industry in the x'atings of Bos­ uns, Stewards, and ABs. Also, 177.47 some of the long-standing inequi­ 177.47 ties which existed in the key 215.92 ratings of Bosun and Steward 204.09 have been eliminated, > 177.47 Effective date for all increases 307.61 except Waterman, Mississippi, 260.29 and Eastern is March .10. Raise 230.71 for Robin and Mississippi is ef­ 212.96 fective from March 12, and for 207.05 Eastern from March 18. 263.54 Other companies remain to he 224.79 negotiate^ with, and the Nego­ 295.78 tiating Committee is certain that 249.93 all will come through within 242.54 the coming week. In addition to negotiating w^age 177.47 177.47 boosts, the Committee has been 230.71 meeting with Calmar Steamship 212.96 Company and Ore Steamship 201.13 Company on a full contract, 177.47 There are only a few points left 242.54 to be clarified on these agree177.47 merits, and it is expected that 177.47 the new pacts will be signed in 177.47 the near future. The committee pointed out 201.13 195.22 that these negotiations with Cal­ 177.47 mar and Ore would have been 177.47 finished earlier had not the com­ 177.47 mittee opened the wage ques­ 207.05 tion with other SIU contracted 201.13 companies. Although freight wage scales 177.47 have been upped with Mississip­ pi and Alcoa, passenger pay rates still are to be negotiated, and the cornmittee has already initiated meetings. Also, bargain­ ing sessions are scheduled with the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company. Mo6ile Shipping Under such conditions some men will, when the ship hits port, have one drink too many and may return to the vessel in­ toxicated. If so, the skipper is best able to handle the situation and not Coast Guard officers whose judgment is calloused, the SIU spokesman explained. Only Fair, But Pick-up Is Seen By GAL TANNER STACKED RECORDS At the hearing the Coast Guard claimed that its records showed 30,000 cases of miscon­ duct involving seamen. It did admit, however, that only 700 This happy group of-Eeafarers was snapped aboard the SS of these could be considered at In the Union's view, there is Yugoslavia Vlciory. Isthmian Blaamsiiip Company. They have ia great danger in broadening the all serious in nature. plenty to be happy about now, with a good contract and a powers of the military over what The SIU attacked this claim as new pay increase that puts their wages at the peak of the always has been essentially a not being a'true picture. It was industry. Picture was taken by Brother Robert Longshore pointed out that these figures civiliation occupation. represented a seven-year period NO COMPARISON and that they were the Coast Moreover, the Union questions Guard's figures only. Moreover, the ability of Coast Guard offi­ some 29,000 cases were trivial, and cers in understanding the prob­ the Union emphasized, charges never should have been lems of merchant seamen. The National Farm Labor quarters, Hank Hasiwar, execu­ instituted in the first place. Committee members appeared Union has begun a nationwide tive board member of the farm­ In most of these cases, the men deeply interested in this par­ drive to secure support from ers' union, said representatives had already been penalized, the ticular point, and paid close at­ other American Federation of would appear before AFL Cen­ representative stated, tention as the SIU representative Union Labor unions in its fight against tral Labor Councils in key cities explained that no comparison since the Coast Guard took the the notoriously anti-union Di on the eastern seaboard. exists between life aboard a cases from the log books of the Giorgio Corporation, operators of "We feel that it is vital to the Coast Guard vessel, where vessels involved. one of the largest farms in winning of the strike," Hasiwar .quarters are maintained at top explained, "that the economic co­ The SIU's stand on the Coast Southern California. standards and where there is a Now in its sixth month, the operation of other AFL unions Guard is well known on the . great sufficiency of personnel, strike against the yast Di Giorgio be enlisted. Otherwise the strike and the shipboard conditions in waterfront. Besides the fact that interests is being waged to win could continue indefinitely." there is no need for the Coast union recognition and security the merchant marine. One phase of the present plans Guard in so far as discipline of for the 1,100 workers employed of the farm union, whose na­ The Congressional group was told of the conditions accom- seamen is concerned, the Union in the San Joaquin valley farm. tional headquarters are in Mem­ fcPanying the hauling of cargoes has stressed that setting up the A picketline extending over a 20- phis, Tenn., calls for a publicity ..fiuch as bauxite, fertilizer, hides, intricate and far-flung hearing mile area has been encircling the campaign to familiarize organ­ farm on a 24-hour basis. ised labor with the brand names ..^d the like, with the foul odors, unit system the Coast Guard is In a letter to the Seafarers of the Di Giorgio products which - filth and vermin that plague fhe -jCrews, especially on • tropical requesting would be a huge International Union from the are on the "Do Not Patronize waste of the taxpayers'" money. Bakersfield, Calif., strike head­ I4st." runs. Farm Labor Union Intensifies Its Strike Against DiGiergie MOBILE — For the last w^eeic or so shipping has been on the slow bell down here and we have not had any trouble in filling the jobs that were called in. But there's a silver lining, an,d our prospects for the future are brighter. The Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pen­ nant, and Charles Warfieid, all Alcoa ships, and the City of Alma, Waterman, paid off here recently, and all beefs were settled to the satisfaction of the crews involved. On the City of Alma we had to take a little action at the point of production by holding up the payoffs for a short time, but everything was straightened out in good shape. There's not much else of in­ terest to report since operations in thi.s port are going along smoothlj''. A great deal of interest was aroused by the reports from the : Agents Conference. The men down here are very much in : favor of the four propositions, and the voting on the Referen­ dum has been pretty heavy. Next topic in importance is the: , latest wage victory, and let me say right here and now that the boys down Mobile way really feel good about the increase. They sure needed more money,^! and now they're going to get it.' �P*s« Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 19. 1949 flew Orleans Branch Will Have The Finest Union Hall In South By EARL SHEPPARD NEW ORLEANS — That old the crew who told him what wanderer, Frenchy Michelet, is happened at shipboard meetings. down here giving us a hand in The informant has not been shaping up our new Hall. The found out yet and, for his own renovation of the second and sake, he'd better not be. He held threat of firing over third decks is coming along nicely, and there is a chance we a man's head, and would write will move in around the end of down in his little black book in port, and that's always a' We don't want the CG brand By JOE ALGINA March or the beginning of April. any violation, no matter how good sign. [of shipboard discipline; we can This building is partially slight, and then bring it up at NEW YORK — The old New equipped with galley facilities, some later date. On board the ships hitting handle that ourselves. An exam­ York Hail ain't what she used ple is tlie motion passed at a These, and numerous other ir­ to be. If you've been out on a' and in the event of a strike we port during the week, the ritations over a period of four meeting to could feed one thousand men trip for the past couple of I Patrolmen found things pretty| practice of men jumpwith a minimum of cost to the trips, kept the crew in constant months you'll notice that a lot'much to their liking. They play- ^"'"'^ off ships just before they de- of things have changed around ed host to several new ships Union. Nearly that many men turmoil. The crew finally sail. could be housed on the second this busy hive. and third floors r^ince there is , The motion passed calls for After remodeling the recreation an automatic fine of $50 for adequate space for cots. deck, the boys with the paint every ship jumping. This " may Once this building is squared brushes and hammers just seem a little tough on the purse away SIU style, all Seafarers couldn't be stopped. The walls but it's nothing compared to the will have a building to be proud of the remaining floors were damage done to the crew that of. It should be the finest union given a coat of the shiny stuff has to sail shorthanded. TQO, it Hall of any organization in the and the business set-up switched means one less job filled from South. around a bit. the Hall. Shipping has been pretty good So that you won't lose your the past weeks, and it should SUPPORT NEEDED way, this is the new line up: continue that way, or even pick up. Some twenty ships are due The wage increase we won On the fifth deck, the Organi­ to payoff here within the next last week keeps us at the top in zers are operating where the two weeks, and practically all cided that next voyage there Patrolmen once hung their hats. and all of them came in and maritime pay. We won it the would be either a new Chief will take on new crews. hard way and 11le only way we paid off clean. The Secretary-Treasurer occu­ Mate, or a new deck crew. can stay at the top is by the ONE EXCEPTION The Robin Kirk, new Robin pies the Organizers' old office, complete cooperation of all Sea­ BIG SHOTS SIT IN The signing-on and paying off and his former office is being Line ship, paid off in good style. farers. Jumping ship is not help­ looker. Another, of ships has been going along The Delegates, Patrolman Buck used by the administrative staff. She is a fine ing matters in the least. smoothly in most cases, but Stephens, and I had a meeting The change around has made the Suzanne, Bull Line, fresh Before closing the book for every so often we come up Captain Davis, Alcoa Port Cap­ room for a classroom for the ed­ from the shipyards only a trip another week, here's a reminder or two ago, still looks as good against chiseling Mates, Engi­ tain, and, as luck would have it, ucation of new permitmen. those members who haven't as new. She was as clean to neers and/or Pursers. All beefs the President and Vice-President The office of the SEAFARERS as she was free of cast their ballots in the refer­ throughout are squared away at the pay­ of Alcoa were also in the neigh­ LOG remains where it was—on endum being held up and down beefs. offs or sign-ons, with of course, borhood so they sat in. the fifth deck. the coast. Everyone is familiar the inevitable exception. We presented the crew's side Maj'be the spring weather has with the propositions so it isn't - That exception was the Chief of the beef to these big-wigs, and WORK CENTRALIZED something to do with it, as even necessaiy to go into them here. Mate of the Alcoa Clipper. He then the Mate was called in to Up on six you'll find the Pa­ the Alcoa Cavalier, our bugaboo, was a fellow who thought of give his side of the story. /\.fter The important thing is that came in and paid off clean. himself as real cute, and he arguing pro-and-con for three trolmen ready to listen to your every member votes. Men on story. At the same counter dues COAST GUARD STIRS spent quite a lot of his time spy­ hours, we finally coastwise ships hit a SIU hall broke it up ing on the crew from secret hid­ and gave the company one hour can be paid and all records are!i The once thought lifeless form sometime during their trip and available to be checked. ing places. to come to a decision . 'of the Coast Guard is stirringi only takes a minute to do the He also had an informant in The switch-around was made." —J Zdmirals Without ^et there be no bitter tears After one hour, Captain Davis aamirais witnput moans later- there is still called ^p and said the Mate was for greater efficiency in handhng j no more, and then the crew ofte Sm S%u hat wSngtn tv.' TLyt btn Pl-ty of time. Voting continues signed on. All the other beefs working day and night trying to until April 10th. had been settled previously, and any difficulties, all records are get their hearing units back and, on hand for an immediate peek. there was no more trouble. while they haven't been too sueIf I haven't made myself clear, , , , , , The men down here are taking y^^, they're by no means the referendum ballot very seri­ signs wUl be posted to direct giving up. ously, and the overwhelming Seafarers around the Hall. sentiment i§-fo vote "YES" on all A look at the old shipping We're waiting for them, and folu* proposals. The men say board tells the story of New every time they appear before By BLACKIE GARDNER that they are casting their votes York's activity during the past a congressional committee we PHILADELPHIA — The fact for a bigger and stronger Sea­ week. Shipping has gone along that I am writing this from our farers International Union, and pretty good, but business has make sure someone is there from new quarters here will, I hope, By CHARLES STARLING I agree with them right down slipped a bit. We are maintain- the Union to shoot holes through explain the brevity of this re­ ing the usual forty or fifty ships their arguments. the line. SAVANNAH — Shipping con­ port. tinues fair in this port, with two We just moved in here three days ago and things are still ships paying off within the past pretty well fouled-up with the week. They were the South Ccupenters hammering and mak­ Port and the Russell Alger, both ing a hell of a racket. By STEVE CARDULLO performers are practically all of anywhere along the West Coast We should be pretty well them. and run into a beef, call us here South Atlantic"vessels. SAN FRANCISCO — Business squared away in another week. There were a few beefs on the One man is in the hospital here in San Francisco, immediately. When we get it all finished and and shipping in this port is al­ We're equipped to handle anyships, but all were settled at the' as the result of a misunderstand­ set-up the way we want it, we'll ways good for rated A & G men thing that may come up aboard time of payoff. That's the way —so good in fact that two per­ ing in a local cafe. Someone ship. From the farthest point up our members like it, and we aim really have a first class Hall. told him to "shut up" and he Shipping has been very good mits registered and shipped the thought the man said "stand up". or down the coast, it only costs to pledse. here for the last couple of weeks, same day. a few cents to call our office in We recently took another The General SS Company, Anyway his broken jaw is do­ Frisco. but looks as though it may be tanker under our wing, and we ing nicely, and he should be out whose offices are here in town, slow for the coming week. George Walling—an SIU Per­ had to crew it in a hurry. The in about two months. ' The big topic of conversation just informed us that they are mit in good standing-fell into a membership rValiy pitched in" on Aside from three full payoffs ditch and drowned in Richmond. around here is the voting on coming out with throe new this one, and when the ship the four resolutions. Everyone tankers in the next few weeks, this week, several of the boys He was a crewmember of the SS pulled out, there was a full crew i.s taking an active and lively in­ and we could certainly use some paid off intercoastals and we had Bryant. His body will probably aboard. That was the kind of terest in this important balloting, good men here to crew them up. to get replacements for them. go to his father whose addres.s is rooprration wc like. _ ' and I feel confident that the re­ You may recall my telling you Paste this under your cap Any­ Route One, Salem ,Oregon. Rain is the big story here and sults will show that the vast what good crews and good ships time any of you A & G men are Drop him a line if you ever we know been for the past few weeks. majority will have taken Sea­ have been coming to this port. sailed with George, However, the weatherman says farer Sam's advice and voted a Well, as usual something al­ he'll be glad to hear from you. we will have better weather big "Yes" all the way down the ways happens to upset the apple­ Aside from a little heavy dew next week, and I hope we do or ballot. —or what we easterners would cart. The Yorkmar was here for we'll have to get a new weather­ One other thing that is making awhile and, on the last day she call rain—last week the weather If you have a beef or a man. for plenty of conversation around was in, the crew fouled up—as a here here has been all anyone problem when you're on the here is the splendid job that our result they delayed the sailing could ask for. West Coast, contact SIU, In conclusion I'd like to reNegotiating Committee did in se­ several hours. We don't advise anyone to mind all hands to vote on the A&G District Hq„ 105 Mar­ curing the wage raise which still It's a lucky thing for them travel 3,000 miles overland—^but [ Referendum Ballot, and to vote ket Street. The telephone keeps the SIU out front. the ship had left before we got if you are a rated bookman in favorably on all four proposinumber is DOuglas 2-5475. That's all I have time for now there, because there is some good standing, and -Urant to ship|tions. . In that way they will be Drop in between ships, and Brothers, but I'll try to make it things, we will not tolerate in real fast, this is the port forivotihg for a stronger SIU, arid get acquainted. better next week. this pbrtr—and grounds and youl ; 'that's something we all want.- New York Gets New Look, Greater EHirienry Referendum, Wage Rises Hold Phllly Stage Shipping Fair In Savannah, Beefs Are Few Three New Tankers Will Crew Up In Frisco tt A On The Coast |i... \ ^ mm u M • ..4 �T BE SE APAB BR S BO C Fri^, March 19^1948 BOSTON—Chairman. W. Siekmann. 7084; Recording Secretary. E. Dakin. 180; Reading Clerk. W. McCuistion. 23138. Minutes of all Branches ac­ cepted as read. Agent reported that business in the port had held steady, and that as many as registered could be shipped, and that shaping up the Hall has proceeded very well, with l^ Page Sevan A&€ Sh^mg From Feb. 25 To Nianb W PORT REG. DECK REG. EM;. REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa 60 217 46 209 109 28 21 27 249 44 157 69 28 17 25 265 29 85 38 11 ^ 112 731 119 451 216 67 47 37 232 51 159 139 27 22 22 223 43 145 69 23 27 12 242 24 102 64 20 14 71 697 118 406 272 70 63 Mobile New Orleans Galveston San Juan 166 203 117 8 134 122 63 2 177 155 44 10 477 480 224 20 80 239 69 3 63 107 37 9 284 134 35 6 427 480 141 18 1,184 912 848 2,944 1,058 768 937 2,763 GRAND TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. TOTAL SHIPPED NOTE: A&G men shipping on the West Coasl are not included in this report. articles such as furniture, tech­ Building Assessment than they 1 nical books, and information boards being added for the mem­ accepted as read. Charges were TAMPA — Chairman. C. Sim­ ent's report accepted in its en­ were about the other points.| bership's comfort. Agent also re­ read against a .member, and mo­ mons. 368; Recording Secretary, tirety. Balloting Committee was There was also a discussion ported on the status of the ner tion to table was carried. Under Bob Hall. 26060; Reading Clerk. elected, and following members about members' actions on board 1 gotiations of the ILA with the new business it was wted that R. Seckingeri 307. will serve: A. Bell, 24128; Wing, ships. It was pointed out that the crewmembers should take Boston Shipping Association. Be­ no one be allowed to register in Minutes of previous Branch 14; Hackett, 2538; Franklin, more action in regards to per­ cause the Massachusetts politi­ all ratings, and men must regis­ meetings read and accepted. Ag­ 22569; and J. Collins, 45564. formers and gashounds and not cians have proposed a bill to ter in ratings they want to ship, ents report accepted. Under new Charges were referred to the leave it up to the shoreside repabolish the hiring hall, the Ag­ except in cases of emergency. business it was voted that Agent Trial Committee for further ac­ The news as to ent advised all men to prepare Amendment was also carried be instructed to purchase a $25.00 tion. Patrolmen's reports were resen^tives. themselves for any emergency that if a man doesn't turn to, he wreath for the funeral of Bro­ accepted as made. Under new the raise in wages was well re­ that might arise. Under new gives up the job. All hands ther Hardy W. Turner, 37099, business Agent was instructed to ceived and considei-ed as "a job business it was voted that all were satisfied as to the raises ac­ who had passed away. Telegram immediately purchase 50 chairs well done." tripcard men aboard ships be in­ complished by the Negotiating XXX from Negotiating Committee was in order to seat the membership GALVESTON — Chairman. vited to attend Boston Branch Committee. read on wage increases and at the meetings. Keith Alsop. 7311; Recording meetings. Announcement of the membership accepted with a ris­ XXX i J, t Secretary, Brother Ryan. 36897; wage increase was well taken by NEW ORLEANS — Chairman. „ ing vote of thanks to the Nego­ BALTIMORE—Chairman. Wilthe membership. tiating Committee for its good Frenchy Michelet. 21184; ^^ecord-1 ^Tannehill. liam Rents, 26445; Recording work. Patrolman's report was ac­ ing Secretary. Ski Dyrnaski. ^ & 2. NEW YORK—Chairman. Jack Secretary, W. Lamb, 161; Read­ cepted. Trial Committee's report Minutes of all Branch meeting? Parker. 27693; Recording Secre­ ing Clerk, J. Hatgimisios, 23434. was made and accepted. Ballot­ read and accepted. Motion to non-concur on Puerto Rico min­ tary, F. Stewart, 4935; Reading All Branch minutes for pre­ ing Committee was elected and utes ruled out of order. Tele­ Clerk, Bob Matthews, 154. vious meeting accepted as read. consists of G. L. Kersey, 37062; Minutes of all Branches ac­ Trial Committee reported its find­ T. S. Sosa, 34467; and R. Seckgram from Negotiating Commit­ tee regarding raise in wages: cepted as read. Agent reported ings and membership concurred inger, 307. Many members took on many items, among them the on one finding, but changed an­ the Deck on Good and Welfare 50083; Reading Clerk, Herman read. Meeting voted to extend 1 foul-up on the SS Arizpa (which other so as to suspend the charg­ to urge all members to vote for Troxclair, 5743. vote of thanks to the Commit- J tee for a job well done. FoUowwas reported in the LOG) and ed member for 99 years. Tliis the proposals on the referendum Branch minutes for the pre­ the fact that voting on the was done by the meeting acting ballot. There was no difference vious meetings read and accept­ i n g Balloting Committeemen amendments had begun and ad­ as a Committee for the whole. of opinion on this matter. ed. Agent reported shipping good were elected: A. Lavgno, 90; A. vised all men to vote "YES" on Agent's verbal report was acwith the outlook for the future Ellis, 3677; G. H. Perry, 44440; P XXX all four propositions so as to dealing with the raise in wage MOBILE—Chairman. James L. also okay. He told about a chisel­ and Michael A. Ceralli, 24820. insure a bigger and stronger cepted that part of his report Carroll. 14; Recording Secretary. ing Mate on the Alcoa Clipper, Agent reported on the wires be- ;{j SIU. Patrolmen's reports were scales was ' "really well re­ C. L. Stringfellow. 125; Reading but was able to report that due ing sent to Texas State Senators accepted and filed. Charges ceived." Reports of the three Clerk. Harold J. Fischer. 59. to Union action the phony char­ protesting the sale of AmericamJ! Patrolmen were also accepted as. Minutes of Bi-anch meetings of acter had been removed from the ships to foreign interests and. the given. Several members asked Feb. 25 read and accepted. Ag­ ship. Patrolmen's reports were effect these sales were having: on the American merchant ma-j all fellows to vote "YES" on the line. Patrolmen's reports were4 point ballot. acceptod as made. Under new ;|| t X t. business it was moved that the4 NORFOLK — Chairman M. against several men were read Puerto Rico Hall be closed. It was I and it was voted to refer the Bernstine. 2257; Recording Sec­ pointed out that many permits charges to a special Trial Com­ retary. Ben Rees, 95; Reading have been issued in this area.l mittee to be elected the next Clerk. Steely White, 56. making a situation where there By KEITH ALSOP All Branch minutes accepted day at a special meeting in the are more men than there are jobs a new Hall. The available in P. R. Fui'ther, it was GALVESTON — The SS Del try to find New York Hall. Motion passed as read. Agent reported on or­ Alba, Mississippi Steamship men go all through the city con- brought out that while in the P. R, that the Union go on record to ganizing in the port and pointed stantlj' looking for a place we income has been dropping in the Company, hit this port in transit support the United Financial out that the wage increase just can move to, but it looks as port for the past two weeks, the j laist,week, and we went down to Employees, and that the Director negotiated showed what an in­ straighten out an overtirpe beef though we might have to build, reports still show listing of ex­ of Organization be instructed to tensive and efficient job Head­ since there is a terrific short­ tra help. This is contrary to the and a watch beef. draft a full program of support quarters was doing. Patrolman's After the complaints were set­ age of decent office space. recommendations of the Agents for the purpose of guaranteeing report was accepted. Under good Patrolman Mickey Wilburn Conference. On the vote, 221 in j all-out support for the UFE, if and welfare several members tled to the satisfaction of all the and when they go out • on the took the Deck to make educa­ crewmembers involved, the men had a little bit of trouble with favor, 1 opposed. picketlines. President and Vice- tional remarks. for the benefit of started to ask questions about an old tugboat fink who had the ^ President of . the UFE were in­ permitmen who were sitting in the four proposals recommended nerve to come aboard the Alma PUERTO RICO — Chairman, by the Agents Conference. D., River Terminals Corporation, Sal Colls. 21085; Recording Sec­ troduced to the meetmg. Mem­ We answered all their ques­ and blow his top about not want­ retary, W. Fontan, 100842; Read­ bership went on record as ac­ tions, and at the conclusion of ing to pay the Initiation Fee. He ing Clerk. F. Bose. 433481. cepting the Negotiating Commit­ the meeting it was easy to see is now resting at home, and he tee Report with a vote of thanks. Branch minutes for previous that the crew was going to vote will have a chance to think ^ t, t. meeting read and accepted. Ag­ PHILADELPHIA — Chairman, as observers. iQther members rosse "YES" 100 percent on all four things over. ent reported that shorcgang work Policy in the NMU is chang­ Don Hall, 43372; Recording Sec­ to make enthusiastic speechfsa propositions. had picked up recently. He urged retary, R. W. Pohle, 46826: Read­ supporting the tv'o new assess­ On other ships we pursued the ing so fast that the membership ing Clerk. R. Ruggie, 31524. ments and; the proposed changes same course of action. The Steel doesn't really know what is go­ Minutes of aU Branches ac­ in the . Shipping Rules. Chemist, Isthmian, the Seatrain ing on. Some of the NMUers cepted as read with the excep­ New York, and some tankers ask our boys what is going on X t, X tion of Puerto Rico. Members re­ came in after the Del Alba and in their union, and on the whole SAVANNAH — Chairman. C; we spoke to those crews, too. I'll bet we know moi-e about quested that PR stick to the con­ Starling. 6920; Recording Sacrestitution. Agent reported affairs They had intelligent questions tlie NMU situation than they do. men to report unorganized ships Some real oldtimers have been to the Hall as soon as they ar­ of port in good shape with no tary. E. R., Smith, 20057. to ask about the assessments and There were not enough mem­ the changes in the Shipping in and through this port lately, rived and asked . Union members beefs pending. Agent explained the setup of the new HaU, and bers present for a regular meet­ Rules, but once they learned among them Abe Ellis, Jack to contact these unorganized stated that while it will cost a ing so a special meeting was what it was all about, they ex­ Kelly, and Preacher Perry. men and invite them to the fair sum to get the Hall in good called for the purpose of elect­ pressed themselves as being Walter Brightwell is now a Union Hall where they could see | business man and employs three how the SIU operates. Dispatch­ condition, the money will not be ing a balloting committee. The overwhelming in favor. SIU bartendere at the Circle er-Patrolman's report wasted since everything can be following men were elected: J. accepted. I ON THE LOOKOUT Club. Bill Laffoon sold his car Recommendations and resolutions ] tra'hsferred to the new building B. Sellers, 36401; B. R. Kitchens, The membership has set itself and is now hitch-hiking to the from Agents Conference were| the Union might buy in the fu­ 25190; W. G. Hage, 25192; and up as an unofficial committee to ships. ture. Patrolmen's reports were W. J. Morris. , concurred in. Seafarers In Galveston Back Conference Recommendatiens \: accepted as given. Charges against various men were read, and decisions were made by the membership. Numerous Brothers took the floor on Good and Wel­ fare in regards to the four rec­ ommendations made by the Ag­ ents Conference. All Brothers voiced their opinion in favor of all four points and were more 1 enthusiastic about the $10.0() Strike Asse.ssmcnt and the $10.0Oj �PageJBght THE SEAFARERS LOG "FTMari mxch 19. '•35' SHIPS' MINVTES AND NEWS ; ";t Moline Still Pitching SIU Crew Steadies Steel Worker Despite 3 Fires; Crew Tags Blaze In Durban By AL STORAGE lii On January 14, quite a few of us were shipped from the New York Hall as replacements on the SS Steel Wor ker, Isthmian,! which was paying off at a Staten i Island pier. We went coastwise first, but now we are going to the Far East. iss From the obvious attitude of the department heads when we reported we could see that it would take a little time to bring them around to changing their ideas and their old ways of runiiiiig their departments. This, notwithstanding the fact th.Hi the ship was under the new Isthmian agreement. li'i '({ li-i Y:- steam and smoke rise from hatch as Moline crewmen discuss fire-fighting technique v/ith Durban firemen. It's three strikes and yer out, in the old ball game. But not so for the doughty Moline Victory which came :steaming into New York recently none the worse for iher experiences after three fires struck the Robin line vessel during the trip to South African ports. ^Climaxing the triple fire-playt •was the blaze which broke out throughout the night for fur­ >in the Moline's No. 4 hold, caus- ther outbreaks and to quench Eing extensive damage to its cargo the smoldering sisal and hides. The two earlier fires on the lof sisal and hide, while she lay Moline. both of which also ociin Durban harbor in late Janu­ cuii ed on the trip over to South ary. Aided by shoreside apparatus, Africa, were of a minor nature. • Ethe Seafarers ci-ew battled the One broke out in the paint ifire for several hours, heedless locker and the other in the ••of the fact that just below the engine room, They were put out Jflames were the ship's fuel oil before any damage was done. Ship's Delegate Andy Loi'ier, . storage tanks. who reported that the Moline "I TIP-OFF Victory crew "had its ups and EE'E fire was discovered when downs," stayed on the spot smoke was seen coming from the throughout the Durban fire re­ ship's after ventilators and a cording vivid scenes of the blaze hatch cover. Infmediately mem­ with hi» camera. bers of the Black Gang released live steam from the engine room into the hold to check the blaze. Meanwhile, the Durban Fire Brigade and a harbor fire tug were called into action. With hundreds of people Emphasizing the need for bol­ watching from the quayside, firemen and crewmen played stering the Union's strength to water on the blaze from 16 jets. adequately meet future problems Dense smoke clouds issuing from crewmembers of the Calmar ves­ the removed hatch covers hung sel SS Yorkmar voiced their ap­ over the ship and obscured the proval of the two assessments blaze. The operation was fur­ now being voted on by the mem­ ther impeded as rain fell on the bership. The Yorkmar action came at blistering deck, sending up a the Mar. 7 shipboard meeting mass of steam. / The flames spread out from the and followed a period of dis No. 5 hold and licked at the cussion on the four propositions cargo in No. 4 hold but the crew appearing on the referendum and shoreside firemen brought ballot, according to the ship's things sufficiently under control minutes. At the meeting, which was to enable gasmasked firemen to descend into the holds to play held in the Port of Seattle, the their hoses on the burning cargo crew also took a strong stand against shipboard performers. ibetween decks. E. L. Thompson chaired the I After the fire was extinI iguished a close watch was main- se.ssion and R. R. Eader was the ,1 Gained aboard the M ql i n e recording sej countered several days out of New York and some of the pho­ tography-minded Seafarers took pictures on deck. (Ed. Note: see cut.) In Nev/ Orleans, we had an unfortunate incident. A crewmember came back gassed up and did a little performing. How­ ever, the man saw the light" when it was pointed out to him in no uncertain terms that his actions not only made things bad for himself, but for his fellow crewmembers and for the Union. He had the common sense to realize that performers don't rate. In Galveston, Whitey Tannehill came aboard to settle a beef for the Deck Department regarding delayed sailing time. At the onset, it appeared that, as in the cast of some o' the other Isthmian ships, the crew Besides Frenchy Ruf, we would encounter more than a have on board: J. Fedio, AB; K. few obstacles in the effort to Forster, Bosun; W. McCord, Deck meet the company halfway in A1 Storace (above) helped Maintenance; M. Gross, AB; D. living up to the contract. How­ line things up on the Steel M. Woods, Crew Messman; H. ever, thanks to the patient and Vingen, AB; and V. Meehan, diplomatic manner with which Worker, Fireman. These men are doing the crew handled the 'situation, the ship was pretty well squared the Union, has gained the respect a s^vell job of educating the away by the time it tied up in of exactly 100 percent of the permitmen in the Union rules and of showing them how to be crew for his unselfish work. New Orleans, the first stop. Having the contract posted in good Seafarers. Much credit mu.st go Frenchy Ruf who, as Ship's Delegate, has the messhall has proved very Most of the beefs so far have done a bang-up job of improving' helpful. That way, the crew been in the Stewards Departgeneral conditions aboard and of has the true .dope at hand any rnent and we took them up in settling any beefs the crew has time of day. If some points the two meetings held during had concerning overtime. aren't clear to a man, he always the coastwise trip. These meetFrenchy, who will be remem- can get a couple of the other jngs were run in real SIU styles, y bered by some of the old-timers men to help figure them out. | steward was informed for his organizational work with Balmy warm weather was enresponsibility to *see that the pantry was kept clean and that the chow was i good. MGLINE VIC BUSTLED WITH ACTIVITY Another beef in the Stewards Department concerned the re­ frigerator which needed some re­ pairs. The buttei_was going raneid and something had to be done. We got everything taken eare of. Yorkmar Backs Proposed Levies a • . v' Crowds lined quayside in Durban to watch crew and firemen battle blaze on Robin line ship (top photo). , [* Moline crewmen face : camera during photographing-of fire scenes on deck. Firemen in rear peer over hatch combing to watch progress being made below.- �Fxidar' Mwrda 19« 1948 T B K S B At ARERS LOG SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief Page mne mmrnjm: CITADEL VICTORY. Dec. 21— get showers and laundry re­ Chairman Ben Stimpien: Secre­ paired and should draw up com­ tary A. Aldrich. Engine Dele­ plete repair list. Voted check on gate reported arf insufficient slopchest, medical chest and amount of food prepared at meal linen before next voyage. Minute time. Stewards Delegate replied of silence for Brothers lost at that shortage was due to crew sea. of Turner eating -aboard. A 4 4 .4 list of grievances was presented STEEL NAVIGATOR. Jan. 22 to Stewards Department by —Chairman C. Hemis; Secretary A. Aldrich. Robert Late. D. J. Thomas K. Cameron. Engine Denholm. Ben Stimpien and Delegate to see Chief Engineer Harry Allen. about putting freon in crew's ice­ box. Bosun told he could not J. 4. HTORICANE. Feb. 29—Chair­ relieve man on gangwjay watch man E. D. Tracy: Secretary R. to put in cluster lights. Ass't G. Slater. Motions carried: To the entire passageway had been Electrician instructed to cooper­ have Patrolman bring latest copy flooded. Men were cautioned to ate closely with Chief Electrician of contract between Union and be more careful in the messhall. to leam job, but Chief walked 4t company to ship at sign-on and out of meeting. Voted charges BEATRICE. Jan. 8—Chairman against Chief unless he can ex­ that it then be placed in care of a crewmember for safekeeping G. L. While; Secretary Donald plain walkout. One minute of until crew can hold a meeting Orr. No beefs reported in any silence for Brothers lost at sea. Request to have Steward order electric of the departments. percolators for coffee for men made for a new toaster and for on watches. It was stressed that repair of refrigerator. Larger we should endeavor to keep fans are needed in the foc'sles inesshall in better shape and in for the run in the tropics. Mo­ clean condition after coffee time tion by Ralph Carbone D'Angelo and card games. Crew is to that men coming back to ship leave foc'sles in clean condition drunk and causing disturbance should be brought up on charges JAMES DUNCAN. Feb. 22— after paying off. and if found guilty, to be sus­ Chairman Bill Rowe: Secrelary pended for not less than six A, W. Wasiluk. Few disputed months. hours in Engine Room but no trouble expected about them. Re­ 4. 4. i YANKEE DAWN. Feb. 26— pair list drawn up. Voted praise Chairman A1 Power; Secrelcury for Steward Strom. Chief Cook By HANK i. 4. 4. Joe Arsenault. No departmental Cox. Second Cook Wasiluk. Third PETROLITE, Jan. 28 —Chair­ Now that the SIU Negotiating Committee has adjusted and beefs reported. Union literature Cook Donhue and the Messmen. man John Odom; Secretary Ber­ established the highest wages in the maritime industry it is the distributed by Deck Delegate. He Minute of silence for Brothers nard Toner. Deck Delegate re­ solemn duty, as it has always been, of every Seafarer to protect had obtained booklets in Boston lost at sea. ports disputed overtime. Jones these wages by carrying-out his shipboard'job at all times. With Hall. Discussion of shortcomings 4 4 4 saw Chief Mate about the deck every Seafarer knowing his job and doing it—it should eliminate in food and linen situations. YORKMAR. March 7 — Chairheads and turning day men to the occasional kinks in those otherwise-swell trips. We'll bet a man E. L. Thompson: Secrelary replace sick watch men. Engine dollar-that-ain't-a-dollar-anymore that more Seafarers are begin­ YAi^KEE DAW^N. Mar. 9— R. R. Eader. Elected E. Johnson, Department spoke to the First ning to clearly understand the reasons why we must honestly Chairman Charles McQueen; Ship's Carpenter, to post of about painting Black Gang Secretary Williams. Disputed Ship's Delegate. Departments in protect and build up the strength, the reputation and the expan­ quarters. No disputed overtime overtime reported for his de­ good shape but warning issued sion of the SIU. With this attitude and action we can easily create in Stewards Department; one partment by Deck Delegate. Re­ by Delegates against performing. better wages and conditions and more jobs for the membership. Chief Cook short and the Second 4 4 4 pair List made out after discus­ Voted to have ship checked by Cook expects to pay off in the Furthermore, every Seafarer can certainly do his job and sion of repair problem. an exterminator. Voted fuU ap­ canal. Discussion on the crew also enjoy himself during the trip—without creating some proval of referendum on assess­ drinking and missing watches unexpected and unnecessary hardship on his shipmates or ments recommended, by Agents and work in port. Motion made giving his own union and the contract a black eye. It's so much Conference. Discussion on re­ and carried that fine be levied easier to be a good Union man—a good sailor and a swell pairs. One minute of silence for on future offenders with pro­ shipmate—whether you're afloat or ashore. It's twice as hard Brothers lost at sea. ceeds to go to hospital fund. It and eventually plenty disappointing to do the wrong things. 4 4 4 appears that Old Man favoi-s Remember, brothers, our SIU agreements are the best of all HURRICANE. Jan. 25— men paying off in foreign ports. the rest. Our wages and conditions can't be beaten by emy Chairman and Secrelary not Ship left States with 15 fiUl union. named. Voted to stop Mate from books and 12 are left. % % X doing Deck Gang's work. Engine i. 4. Brother "Blackie" Deacon Foster, the oldtimer, is spending Delegate reported Chief Engineer MORNING LIGHT. Feb. 29— had reprimanded Junior Third his winter vacation up here in New York. Brother Foster says Chairman Ralph T. Whilley: 4, 4. 4, for treatment of men. Moss huUo and the best regards to Brother Moon Koons, Brother Percy Secretary Sidney L. Brown. MOORING HITCH. Jan. 25— elected Engine Delegate to re­ Boyer and aU the rest of Joe's Jungle gang down in New Orleans Minutes of last meeting read and chairman Don J. Dour; Secretary place Goldsborough who was ... Brother Dutchy Moore was in New York over the weekend accepted. Crew is to make sure john j. giuitt. Depaitments Okay leaving ship in Honolulu. Discus­ on the 88 Steel Scientist, paying off in Baltimore. Brother Or­ .each foc'sle has two fans before except for a few disputed hours sion of repairs and sanitary con­ lando Silva is Bosun on her and she's heading for Manila, ship leaves Mobile. Fans are Deck, Voted to build shelf for ditions. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore... Brother 'Tex" Graydon Suit aboard but Electrician doesn't library. Also voted to keep sends hullo to Brother Frank Bose... Brother Franklin Smith have time to put them up. All longshoremen out of passageways says hullo to all his pals while he's aboard the Allegheny Victory, Delegates are to make repair ^nd to rig water line to deck in docked in Honolulu... Here are some oldtimers in town: A. Goldlists and turn them over to ^ supply longshoremen. A smit; M. Floras, Steward; E. Young; J. S. Hilton; L. Aviles; Steward in Mobile. Steward minute of silence for Brothers William Gale; R. Ortiz; C. Doroba; William Dixon; A. R. Silvestri; asked help in keeping messhall ggg W. Hunt; B. Rabinowitz; J. Liknes; W. J. Wolfe; J. Fuller; H. • 4 4 4 clean. Discussion on fight that Drummer: J. Malone, Steward; A. La Plante, Electrician; W. D. 4 4 4 DOROTHY ANN MESECK. took place aboard ship; conduct SOUTHLAND. Mar. 8—Chair­ Mar. 8 — Chairman R. P. Sirois; Baisley: P. Perrotti; C. Patraiker; A. Milefski; A. M. De Forest, of three men involved was not man R. A. Wickham; Secretary Secrelary Wm. F. Reynen. Dis­ Steward; J. Denopra; Charlie Bush; Gulfer A. Chappell and G. B. consistent with good Unionism. Edward Szarthe. Deck Delegate puted overtime reported in Deck Thurmer. reported two disputed hours to Department. Deck and Stewards 14 4 be taken up with Patrolman. Delegates both asked clarification The weekly LOG will be traveling all over the nation Voted that Ship's Delegate of agreement. to the following Brothers: G. E. Rouse, of Louisiana; Stan Voted to get should get slopchfest opened for clarification before another voy­ Wilmott. of Vancouver; Stanley Hunt, of New York; Richard Rogers, of Pennsylvania; James Finnell. of Georgia; Homer cigarettes and should see that age. Repairs discussed. the right sizes in gear are car­ Bailey, of Virginia.; J. W. Little, of Alabama! Albert Briggs. I 4 4 4 of Connecticut; Patrick deary, of New York; Dsn Linder. of MARQUETTE VICTORY. Mar. ried in slopchest. Voted to re­ Long Island; Edward Burton, of Louisiana; Harvey Higgins. 7—Chairman James V. Murphy; turn foc'sle keys to department of Florida; Patrick Fusco. of New York; Alton Bell, of Ala­ Secretary W. M. Stark. Repair heads before leaving ship. Send in Ihe minutes of bama; Ramon Lebarre. of California; E. Hannon. of Alabama; . list from last voyage checked your ship's meeting to the EDWARD N. HURLEY. Mar. 8 Elmer Edgett, of New York; Calvin Medley, of Louisiana; and discussed. Motion carried New York Hall. Only in that A. H. Anderson, of Virginia; Norman Campbell, of Texas; that Delegates make out new list —Chairman J. D. Olio; Secrelary way can the membership act Loran Harris, of Michigan; Vic Wallner. of Washington; Barney and turn over to department J. Havlicek. Reported that Cap­ on your recommendations, tain had agreed to confer with Skog. of Washington; John C. Smith, of Mass.; Marcel Mit­ heads before ship's arrival in and then the minutes can be chell. of Texas; ArtJ.ur Valois. of Mass.; Robert La Grasse. of New York. Motion carried to Steward and get what fresh pro­ printed in the LOG for the New Hampshire; Robert Squire, of Ohio, and Paul Darnell have agent get in touch with visions were available. Elected benefit: of all other SIU of Kentucky. company to straighten out ar­ Department Delegates as com­ crews. rangement of present quarters of mittee to take up donation for 4 4 4 Hold those shipboard .meet­ Brothers, don't forget to vote. Four resolutions recommended Engine Department. Wipers are Ame Jansby. Bosun, hospitalized ings regularly, and send by the Agent's Conference are on a referendum ballot and in all sleeping aft. Steward asked men for broken leg. Logged men those minutes in as soon as SIU ports voting has started. Seafarers coming in off the ships ' to be careful of laundry. He agreed to contribute amount possible. That's the SIU wayl should immediately vote—and also catch up on the reading of { explained use of suction valve on logged to hospitals if logs were the LOGS of the past few weeks. ? ' drain • since the prejvious night dropped. Voted Delegates should HE REFERENCKM PERIOP ENDS ON APRIL loth. CASrYOOR VOTE TO KEEP THE SlU THE STRONGEST UNION IN MARITIME. M CUT and RUN Send Those Minutes -•Jj �Pag* Ten T BE SRA'F A^RERS LO€ Friday, March 19, 1948 MEBIBERSBIP SPEAKS Underscores High Standard Of Conduct Implied In Oath TIME OUT FOR THE POLARIS DECK MEN Log-A -Rhythms Sailor's Joy By C. BOOM To Ihe Editor: ion: This among other places is How many bookmen remem­ where your honor comes in. You ber the oath they swore when might not think that the little Away in salty solitude, they obligated themselves to the things you say would hurt the under sparkling stars. Union in any way. Sometimes SIU? How many have studied Free from peoples' attitude the little things hurt the most. that oath and grasped its full and solid mental bars, In any event, think before you meaning? speak when you talk about the A free horizon for a street Let's take a look at the oath Union to non-members. and rocky waves to rest. of obligation to see what stand­ ards we really set for ourselves. To its injury or to persons not They are pretty high, Brothers, entitled to know it: A person and it takes a good man to live entitled to know SIU business is a person so authorized. A per­ up to them. son not entitled has no right to I pledge my honor as a man: know anything. When you pledge your honor Down where the southern sun shines bright, Alcoa Polaris you pledge your self respect. And if I break this promise: deck men crawl into the shade for a breather. Against the tans There is no "if" about what hap­ Your honor is a great and splen­ of the^ bodies, the well known SIU white caps stand out pens when somebody does break did thing, the biggest thing you clearly. Scene is Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana; shot by Bertold the promise. Excuses are no can pledge. If you lose your hon­ or you lose everything. Honor good. The road to a certain place Swenson, Oiler. is a five-letter word but it is paved with excuses, and a means more than a whole dic­ man who breaks promises and Three meals a day with fresh m 'J s excuses on earth will do tionary. meat, Thai I will be faithful to this the same elsewhere. and laughing seagulls for a Union: Faithful means trust­ I ask every member to treat jest. worthy in the performance of me as unworthy of frienship and duty, especially the fulfillment acquaintance: Even your best To the Editwr: do everything while the Bosun Away from cops and dames, : of promises, obligations and friend has no choice but to clip joints and Mickey Finns» has to stand around. Aboard the Waterman scow S§ vows. Union is another word abide by this part of the oath if A sailor's heart goes up in flames LOW TRICK easy to say but having a big you do wrong. You and you Morning Light there is one and the sea will wash his sins. The Bosun, knowing his proper meaning. The Union is a body alone must pay. There are times phony Chief Mate. '..of people who want the same when even friends can't belp This Chief Mate seems to be duties, informed the phony Mate • from life and a chance to live you no matter how much they inclined to think that he is the that he, not the Mate, would as­ tiie way people 'should. The SIU want to. Friendship stops some­ lord and master while he is sign men to whatever work was Moreover, he gives you that chance. where and this is the place. aboard this scow with no regard to be done. And that I will work for its Loyalty to the Union comes for who is to see that work is pointed out that he did not have to assign particular men se­ interest: When you work for first. done on the Deck. the interest of the Union you So help me God: You have We have shipped a very ca­ lected by the Mate. He would, work for your own interest. It your right hand up all the time pable Bosun aboard this scow he said, assign men he felt could is your duty to do all you can and at the end you call upon who has done a fine job run­ do whatever job came up. To the Editor: This legitimate outburst by the for your Union and its mem- God to help you do what the ning the men. But somehow the Bosun kind of got to the Chief I visited a Seafarer named Bill ^ berg. You must put all of your- right thing is. Chief Mate has taken it upon Mate, and he began to try to re­ Kimball in the hospital here and ' self into it. This is how I interpret the himself the matter of running taliate. His first move was to found he was a member of the And will look upon every Obligation, and I hope everybody the Deck Gang. He tells the corner the Deck Delegate and crew of the SS Gateway City. I member as my Brother: That lives up to it just exactly 100 Bosun he knows all there is to ask him to get the Bosun in visited him last Sunday and he means that everybody works for per cent. do. was in very good condition. wrong with the Union. everybody else and that nobody Frank Schutz As a result, the Mate tries to • is any better than the next guy If the Delegate could get the He was glad to see me and I "nor entitled to any more. It also Bosun off the ship, the Delegate promised him to see him every PORTRAIT OF A SEAFARER • means that everybody stands himself could be Bosun, the Mate week. He asked me to write his ready to help everybody else at promised. wife in Mobile and the letter is aU times. Well, the Deck Delegate wasn't on its way by air mail. That I will not work for less that kind of a guy. He was a I also visited the steamer than Union wages: Well, this good Union man and he straight Bienville, Waterman (now on its part comes right down to earth forth informed the Bosun and way to New York) and I got sev­ and teUs you what you must not everyone else of what was going eral magazines for Brother Kim­ do. But the only way one man on. ball to read. I can live up to this is by seeing The whole crew heai'd the to it that everybody lives up to The Steward, gave me a piece whole story of" the low mean the rule. of Palmolive soap and a Brother trick the Mate was trying to . And that I will obey all orworking in the galley gave me pull. Each statement the Mate ! ders of the Union: You make magazines and two pieces of "Soap had made was told to all, and the orders. Each and every one everybody had the chance to for Kimball. of you makes them. You make learn just what kind of a man MONEY BACK 'th«n for the benefit of all. Do this Mate could be. I as the orders say and you will Some of the Brothers, having Bud Callaban Gome out all right. their cabin to larboard above the D. D. J. Hanson (SUP) propellor, complained because 1 promise that I will never W .J. Murray (SUP) the proceedings of the Unthey had paid three guilders for G. E. Harwell a drink in L'Ambassador in Rot­ N. Traca terdam. The proprietor asks S. Crespo these Brothers to come back to W. E. Fentress his place and show him the To issufe pBymeni, all San Juan waiter to whom they paid the daims for overtime must be money. They'll get their money tamed in to the heads of de­ back. partments no later than 72 Brother Kimball will be better hesrs following the comple­ within five weeks. tion of the overtime work. Membership rules require Please send, me 40 LOGs every every man entering the As soon as the penalty Union Halls to show his week. Seafarers who are cared work is done, a record should Union Book, Pro-Book, per­ for in a hospital in Rotterdam be given to the Department mit or whitecard to the door­ are visited by me every Sunday. head, and one copy held by man. This is for the mem­ I also would like to be known the man doing the job. that 1 am willing to distribute the bership's protection. Don't In addition the depart­ LOG aboard all SIU ships which waste the Dodrman's — or mental delegates should dock at Rotterdam. ~ j your own—time by arguing check on all overtime sheets this point. Observe the rules 72 hours b< fore the ship L. Pleyvier Ortiz, San Juan Dispatcher-Pairolman, as he ap'i you make. makes port. 164 Beyerlandvchelaan Homer Spurlock, talented Seafarer who has been -5 lelFdam South ;il sketches of his Union brothers on the Island. Mate's Plot To Oust Bosun Foiled By Union Delegate m- K- Friend Of Union To Distribute Log In Rotterdam Oi Overthne Menberabip Rules �Frid«r« Much 19. 1949 TH E S EA P A R B R S V0 G SS Stockton Crewmen Proud Of Clean Ship, Good Chow To the Editor: Just a few lines from the SS Frank R. Stockton, South Atlanttc, the cleanest and best ship afloat, we the crew think. The Deck Department is' 100 percent full book, and the Black Gang and Stewards Department are just about 99 percent. We signed on in Baltimore and took on half a cargo. Then we topped off in Boston loading that coal pitch. One day out of Boston the Old Man turned the Stewards IJKED CONFAB REPORTS IN LOG To the Editor: The LOG, being the official or­ gan of the SIU, is read by all the members ashore and afloat. It is every member's guide to the activities of his own home port and various other poi-ts in which he is interested. Upon reading the issue of the LOG in which I found the re­ ports of the Agents Conference I was greatly pleased as well as Burprised. To my knowledge, this never had been done before. In my opinion, aside from the fact that members save time and trouble by reading the Agents Conference proceedings in the LOG, this step is progressive and constructive. Department to soogee\ng down and • the Deck Department to painting all the passageways, messhalls and foc'sles. "Bokoo" overtime, as they say here in France where we are now. The Old Man not only preaches but practices our slogan: "An SIU ship is a clean ship." " The Steward is really putting out some fine chow. The whole crew wants to sign the Baker to a 10-year contract. There's not a beef in any de­ partment and I doubt if there will be. The Mates and Engin­ eers are tops. \yatch for a clean payoff in Norfolk or Baltimore around April 15—there will be very few replacements. Tom Baldrick Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should immediately be referred to Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N.Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. Page Eleven Skiptier Raps Times' Boost To America's Finky Master Peterson, writer of the letter, sailed for many years in the The herewith enclosed letter foc'sle and is a member of the to the New York Times and its MM&P.) rejection by them should be of To the Editor, New York interest to all seamen. The New j Times: York Times, obviously, is not j A luxury ocean liner owned the seaman^s friend. Perhaps you , by the people, operated at tax­ could .publish the letter in the payer's expense, manned by 600 LOG. citizens, and commanded by a (Ed. Note: The letter was commodore who is assisted sent to the New York Times ashore by newspaper writers, has in answer to an editorial cri­ again brought the American sail­ ticizing American seamen and or into public disfavor. POSITION UNFAIR upholding Commodore Harry Your editorial, "America on Manning, non-union skipper of the SS America who finked the Sea" is not fair, when you cut during the 1946 NMU say: "And likewise doubtful, it strike. Cause of the Times' re­ follows, would be the future of marks was the recent threat­ the seamen themselves." What ened tie-up of the ship due have we seamen to do with the to crew grievances. Captain incident between two individuals aboard ship? Should I, who have been going to sea since 1908. be thrown out of job and left stranded on the beach because of it? We have in America some 200,000 bona fide seamen. Should they be penalized and lose their jobs to foreign seamen because a few hundred passengers may suffer a slight inconvenience by not being able to sail on time on a luxury liner? We are entitled to jobs on our ships, and our ships must sail the seven .seas. Are you going to let us down, now? To the Editor: KEEPING COOL UNDER A TORRID PERSIAN GULF SUN FLEET NEEDED True, we American seamen cannot compete with the cheap In the past, only those mem­ labor that runs the foreign ships. bers especially interested in dig­ But we need a Merchant Marine ging out reports of the Confer­ for national defense and that ence did so. Now, every member luxury liner of ours is no good is fully informed through the for that, purpose. Big ships are medium of the LOG. He has a not even all right in peace time, chance to read material of this viz: Titanic, Vestris, and others. nature and voice his opinion to We need sharp ships of about Buddies Warren Hogancamp, the rest of the membership. 5,000 gross tons each, and many Wiper, and Harry Bennett, of them; seaworthy ships with Also, men who never knew Wiper look pretty for the man accommodations for 50 passen­ Union procedure before can avail with the "machine de photogers and speed of 25 knots. themselves of the opportunity to graphia." Tied up on a seven Twice we won the battle of learn it now. It must be realized months shuttle run in the Per­ the Atlantic due to the fact that by all that an informed mem­ sian Gulf, the men of the Piatt Park. Pacific Tankers, solved their recreational problem by rig­ the enemy's subs were too few bership is a strong membership. ging a swimming pool on a gun turret. Playing horseback in the rear are, bottom to top: Nat against our many Hog-islanda Minasi. AB; Bennett, and Nat Blakeman, Galleyman. Foreground are Jackson, AB; Coleman, Oiler. Thomas H. Fleming and Liberties. Less seamen, in percentage, lost their lives at sea in War II than in War I be­ cause the Fuehrer was less sail­ or than was the Kaiser. from Havana, but had wprked the only reason he was not trans­ To the Editor: castle and returned with flash­ Capt. R. J. Peterson on a Greek ship which left him ferred to another ship bound for It appears that the Alexander light. S. Clay is jinxed—something is Standing ready to throw our­ behind in France due to no fault France was due to the rough weather we were having. always happening. You men selves clear in case of trouble, of his own. "who are complaining of dull we abruptly dragged the mat­ We were in continuous com­ Being without means of sup­ trips, come along on the Clay— tresses clear. A pitiful sight port he had taken a shore job at munication with several ships To the Editor: there is never a dull moment. greeted us. With sunken cheeks which he was working at the bound for France and were just One trip we lost the propeller, and several days' growth of time of our arrival in St. Na­ waiting a lull in the weather The phrase "Winning a man through his stomach" is typical next trip we busted a piston and beard, framed feverish eyes filled zaire. to transfer him. On the four­ now, well—throw in your ship­ with fear stared up at us. of the case aboard the Purdue teenth day out we met the SS WANTED CUBAN SHIP ping cards, you excitement lov­ Victory, presently engaged in inThe poor chap's condition Felix Grundy, also of South ing Seafarers, here is the golden might have been caused by sea­ At an oppoi'tune moment he Atlantic, bound for Le Havre. tercoastal trade. Especially so, opportunity. sickness, but I doubt it. I pre­ saw a chance to sneak aboard The radio operator had a buzzy after a very lean and forcefiil A few days out of St. Nazaire, sumed it to be hunger which where he hid in the room back time for awhile but he received westbound passage. the land of love and vino, while was proved when he was ad­ aft. He had learned, I suppose. the okay to make the transfer. The crew of this vessel, from still recuperating from the days dressed in French, a language he top to bilge, has come to enjoy No. 2 Lifeboat was ready to of joy, we met our latest ad­ understood a little. He had not the excellent "Amerique cuisine." AiMT MOflObV naze lower, and due to fine seaman­ All wish to express their vei-y venture. The ship was rolling eaten nor had he taken water ship we got the boat lowered •OSrtATTKWK!. sluggishly in the heavy swells since leaving France four days without any trouble. A wild ride sincere appreciation to the full­ that came as an aftermath to tlie past. in the fresh sea and we managed est extent for the effort and un­ stiff northwester that had raised We assisted him across the to get him aboard the other daunted spirit shown by the an inferno throughout the Bay deck and into the messroom be­ Stewards Department as a whole ship. of Biscay. and Chief Steward Lloyd Wai-dfore notifying the skipper. When Going back and getting the The Bosun and I were check­ we offered him a glass of water en and his capable cooks in par­ boat taken aboard was done just ing on necessary repairs for the he had to be restrained from ticular. as efficiently except for being ex-guncrew quarters aft. One of drinking it too fast. He drank The men worked under short thrown around against the ship's the doors had been broken on a glass after glass until someone stores but have made this vessel side quite hard before getting previous voyage so while in­ mentioned it was not safe for a pleasant place to life. As it is the falls adjusted properly. • specting the damage done we him to drink too much at once. the wish of ninety percent of I think the skipper was very the crew, we heartily give them spotted a tuft of hair protruding Either he was an excellent well satisfied with the whole op­ our public acclaim. from behind some old mattresses actor or he was near collapse. On from the crew ashore where we eration. was steady bound. From the States there H. McNaught, Master stored in the room. board we had a few men fi'om would be little to stop him from and deliberate as he noted in F. J. Cerago, Ch. Eng. Latin America who discovered INVESTIGATION the official log book: "Ship de­ getting a ship to Cuba. Julius Sonza, Ch. Mate : We were at first undecided as that he spoke Spanish. They layed 42 minutes due to trans­ Carl J. KozioL Stew. Delegafef For thirteen days he was quite translated his story for the Old to do, but common sense R. W. Bauman, Eng. Delegate happy doing odd jobs around the fer of stowaway." would have tq in- Man. J. F. Wiinderlich Jr. C. D. Shealten, Deck Delegal» He claimed to be a Cuban ship. lattle did he know that I ran to my fore­ Every Trip Something Happens; A Stowaway Clay's Latest PURDUE VIC WON THROUGH STOMACIF "3 'l ••i 'il • •'"a. �E TweWe Wants Scnre On Overtime, Feels Stewards Can Paint To the Editor: I il­ ls- m In reply to Brother J. M. (Windy) Walsh regarding the agreement that the Stewards De­ partment is not required to paint, chip or scale, and can't paint on overtime, the agreement does not say the Stewards De,partment cannot paint or is not .allQwed to paint. It is very plain. It says they are "not required" to paint, not that they are not allowed to or not permitted to paint. Can't some one give a final decision on this question? Can ,pr cannot the Stewards Depart. ment paint the parts of the ship they take care of? PUTS IN HOURS Should a Night Cook and Baker with 10 to 20 years of ex­ perience and years of sea time pay off with a much smaller pay check than an OS? A Night Cook and Baker puts in more hours per day than is ever put •in on the Deck. If a good Cook is following a .gpod menu, he can't run it in r eight hours unless he railroads the chow. So, Brother Windy, get yourself squared away on the score . Fights For Free "S 111: Seafarers waiting to ship out of the New York Hall can now pass the time as spectators at the big-time boxing matches, hockey and basketball games, movies and newsreels and what have you — without spending a dime for the ducats. The much-discussed television set is now set up and operating on all fours. There are plenty of good seats available for all these activities in the recreation room of the third floor. Mon­ day through Saturday until 11 .p.M. each night. Handling the control board of the machine is our esfemned building superinlendetd. Bill Higgs, ably assisted by "LU Abner" Barthes, night dispatcher. So all ycu Brothers who want to beat the wea­ ther — and the gin mills — come on up and see what's going on in comfort­ able style. Jl EE S EA) G |t Just back from a trip that took me to Shanghai with the good ship Portland Trader. A good ship with a good Deck Depart• meat Delegate who went to "bat for the Union many times in our 'behalf. "Pepsie" is his name and he is sknown up and down the West Coast as a good guy, I would also like to say thanks to the fine cooks we had. During .our spells of bad weather they were always able to get the food on the tables and in tasty form. I wish "Pepsie" were going to be with us on our next trip. We certainly enjoyed his composi­ tions. I hope 'sto see more of hia stuff, .like "The Next To The /;^Last ^p," in the LPG. . Bob, .MFOWW t9. iffllS AWAY FAR AWAY MN THE BAY OF BISCAY For nine months the Petrolite has been shuttling back apd •forth between France and the Persian Gulf. Here is her crew: Left to right, front row — Wil. liams. Oiler: Maurer, Og,Robertson, AB; Toner, Og; Richberg, CM; Bannister, Wip: er. Second row—Limey, BR; Odom, DM; Alvers.on, Eng. Maint.; NalL Oiler; Thomason> Eng. Maint.; Alexander, DM. Top row—K. Purvis, Chief Pumpman; Crews, OS; Jones, QM; Anderson, AB. Bosun Larsen at right on the ladder. These boys have chosen corny fort over appearance. Wearing the Persian Gulf haircuts sris, left to right — Toner, OS; Crews. OS; Smith, Wiper; Bpn.nister. Wiper, and Robertson, AB. Brother, what a home a ship can be with harmony in each department! I am speaking with 31 years of sea time behind me. Nobody could call you an "agreement stiff," Windy, but oh that "Hooray for me" and so forth. Well, fellows, things are hum­ ming and the bauxite dust is sure flying on the shuttle run. Congrats to Blackie Gardner in Philly on his election to Agent. Luck and good sailing to all. T. C. Harrington Night Cook and Baker MV Capstan Knot Trinidad Chauncey Cockroach Rides Again; Sign^ On SS Fink To the Editor: And it was revolting. Every­ thing was shining, even the toilets. You could see your face in the walls they were so bright." "Chauncey," screamed Kate, "I can't stand it. Can't you see I'm eating?" This is to bring up to date the piece in the February 13 issue of the LOG which described the plight of the Cochroach family when they found themselves; aboard the tanker SS Slaphappy with the SIU practically cpming William Scott up the gangplank. East -Patchogue, L. L, N. Y. Of course, the Slaphappy was organized eventually. Chauncey and Katie had to sign off and OUT OF TOUCH take their precocious brat Ronald; with them. Speaking of the WYTR UNION NEWS, 100 percent SIU Slaphappy as WANTS MORE LOGS he hit the dock, young Epnnje To the -Editor: was heard to observe; "I don't want her! You can After three months of sea, we have her! She's too clean for the crew of the Simon Bolivar me." have .arrived in Antwerp, Bel­ In a short time, Chauncey and gium, and cannot find a copy of Kate signed on the SS ;Fink. the SEAFARERS LOG. The peo­ Several months later in a Texas' ple tell us they receive only a port the Fink happened to tie up few copies weekly. alongside the Slaphappy. There are so many seamen Naturally Chauncey grabbed here .that the LOGS quickly dis­ the opportunity to visit the Slap-; appear, so hpw about increasing happy and see some of his old; the volume? There is a goodly gang. He managed to get aboard number of seamen here who when nobody was looking. To would like to keep up with the his amazement, he found not a union news and the LOG is our single buddy. Moreover, he one way of doing that. didn't like the look of things at .Houston M. Wood all. When he got back.to the Fink, (Ed. Note: For the benefit of he found Kate eating in the Brother Wood and Other Seagalley which smelt to high favers in Antwe^, .a. check on heaven. In fact, so far as the -following Antwerp ad­ Chauncey and Kate were con­ cerned, the joint was pretty close dresses should produce many to heaven anyway. ' coph?s of the LOG. "Well, Kate," Chauncey said, USS. 29 Avenue De Keyser"I want over to the Slaphappy. lei; Cafe Green Corner, 18 Lond Street; The Flying An­ gel, 13 Plaine Van Schoonbeke; Old Dolfin Club, Nassautraat 22; Cafe Neptune, Ernest Vun Dyck Kaai 10-B; Cafe Rotterdam, Tsanus Cerl lent Koolkaal 6; Gamleanker Cafe, Schipper Street; Charlie's Bar, Noorderlaan 1000; Cafe Maritime, Leopold Dok 212; and Jenny Brabant's Kappellestr 311 Hoboken.) *Pepsie' Tops^With Trad^ To the Editor: rib^dit'^ Send 'Em In Don't hold your pictures and stories of shipboard acti­ vities. Mail them to the Sea-„ farers Log, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. If you havenT the time or don't feel in the mood, just forward de­ tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ tures will be returned If you wish. flERSIE' wwmm -Rhythms Scum And Dregs By JAMES (Pop)^MARTIN AAA4^ "There's a seaman end he's reeling to his ship or scratch house dull. The dregs of life are men like he with the brawn and brain .of a bull." That's the picture as you see it. but when you voyage abroad. The seaman's the man who handles the ship— he's the handiwork of the Lord. He's a man and he damn well knows it— efficient, courageous, cleer eyed; .He .belongs to the ship from bow to stem, from the bottom t.o the topside. Without looking he notices passengers enjoying the wine of life— There's dancing and lilting laughter, fliration with alcohol spiced. He passes aloft to the darkened bridge to take his trick et the wheel. And as a serf to his master he calls 20J)00 .tons to heel. To hold to the course as he wills it or haul around to a nero, if he will He's tired, he's drowsy, he's patient, knowing and deep is his skill. His eyes never leave the compass, . tho' his mind may range afar To the finite and the infinite: a mountain range, a baby, a star. And it sneaks below to the passengers enjoying the wine of life. He admits to himself it must be fun, rather jolly and soft and nice. If there's wine there must be a scum of m.other, bubbles and froth; As he eases the wheel a spoke or two another thought comes forth: That those below are the scum of life's wine tho' they call us the dregs ,pf the same And life is not all what you make it for fhe cards are stacked in the game. Life dealt the sailor a deu.ce,in . the hole and wired .it with a. trey. While you were born where the aces rfell when the Great Dealer dealt that game. You give yourselves airs, call us the dregs, them's the wine of Jife between. And you, my friend' Ihough you may float on . dpn't betieye to yourself you're the crpamj r-iy. -r'M i • Mli �FH<Iii7> Mtf«h i9t ritw i?<rc- Pags tVbOma^ i-i Gelling Ihe- new New Orleans Hall in shipshape cnndilion is quile a job, but when the job's finish­ ed, Seafarers in and around N.O. will have the finest union headquarters in the whole South. %own above are Frenchy Michelet, applying putty to the window frame; Blackie Landry, standing by with a finished frame: and Louie O'Leary. ifadustriously plying his hammer. A fire damaged the third deck of the new build­ ing, and the adjoining building burned down. The Union has already received a settlement of $1,500.00 from the insurance company to pay for the dam­ ages. All the burnt sections will be repaired while the building is being renovated. The wreck­ age and dirt will all be cleared away also, and what will be left will be first class. Louie Fusilier, oldtime SIU Steward, examines the galley, and proclaims it ready for any trouble that might come along. The recreation room-to-be gets a face-lifting as Vic Triano, Lenny Brown, Louie O'Leary, Danny Marine, and Red Lucas hang celotex on the ceil­ ing of the third deck. Frenchy Michelet, in charge of the renovating job, stands and gives orders, as befits a superintendent. From the outlined plans, this will be a very popular spot when it is finally completed. View of the forward half of the second deck, which will be utilized as the Dispatcher's Desk and office. �THE SEA PA RERS LO G Page Fourteea i: r-'- i'i=' Ifi..'; Fdday. March 10, 1940 Bureaucrats Still Trying To Give Away US Fleet American tax-built vessels will (CA)tit'nmed front Page 1) seriously cripple our emergency Ilaritime Commission by Amer­ reserve. The State Department ican operators during the last has no argument to present four months and laid up in re­ against this obvious fact and, serve fleet anchorages. therefore, is ignoring it com­ 20.000 JOBS pletely. Figuring an average of 40 men IGNORING LAW SS AFOUNDRIA to a ship, the State Department BOSTON J. Fedesovich, $1.00; R. E. Halliday, E. Myron Bull, President of H. Rogers. $1.00; E. V. Ditmars, $5.00. benevolence would give away SS Knox Victory, $21.00; SS Braiil $1.00; L. Farkas, $2.00; K. G. SlvertSS STEEL RECORDER 20,000 jobs, not to mention the the A. H. Bull SS Company Victory $27.00 sen. $5.00; J. J. Thompson, $1.00; B. (Bull Line) is one of the many J. W. Coe, $5.00; R. Fugueras, $3.00: huge amount of business lost to H. Dunn. $1.00; L. Kyser, $1.00; C. Hoffman, $1.00; A. Kavel, Jr.. $1.00; C. shipyards, ship outfitters, steam­ American shipowners and ship Coker. $1.00; F. Spnilll, $1.00; B. W. Welsh. $2.00; W. J. Hackett, $6.00; C. Dixon, $2.00; G .E. Stegeman, $2.50: M. A. Creech, $5.00; S. Celest, $4.00f ship office personnel, and others operators who is taking a fight­ Compton, $1.00; D. GUmore, $1.00; W. E. Arnio, $5.00; S. J. Lelacheur, $2.00; B. F. DeLima, $2.00; W. Foster, $5.00: Copeland. $2.00; J. Pendleton, $2.00; H. 1. Flaherty, $3.00; J. F. Higgins, $2,00; ing stand against this govern­ connected with the big job of Kahn, $2.00; R. Darvllle, $1.00; G. A. Bender. $2.00; J. Norgaard, $3.00; A. A. Arnold, $2.00; J, J. LeFco, $10.00(' S. A. Rembetaki, $2.00; V. A. Engel, keeping 500 ships afloat on the ment policy. Murrill. $2.00. Zalewsfci. $4.00; J. F. Kozar, $3.00; S. $5.00; E. DeBourbon, $5.00; F. B. Say Mr. Bull in the cuixent is­ seas. C. Imboden, Jr.. $2.00; L. Movall. $2.00. Stumpf, $2.00; G. F. Woods, $3.00; C. NEW YORK This is not the end of the sue of Marine News: "The Ship SS ROBIN HOOD W. Nettleton, $5.00; W. C. Reid, $5.00;' Sales Act's provisions (1946) de­ INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS J. L. Crowley, $3.00; A. F. Chysna, A. H. Cole, $4.00; H. R. Cap, $13.00: question, either. signed to linjit foreign sales, to S. Weiss, $17.00; A. Crasto, $10.00; J. Just remember that, under the restrict chartering, to follow a W. M. - Pontslkaria. $1.00; C. J. $1.00. ffl ffl ffl V. Simmons, $6.00; F. 1. Ayson, $4.00:' Harper, $25,00; G. G. Glennon, $3.00; SS YARMOUTH extravagant system of wartime firm pricing policy, to discon­ H. M. Lewis, $3.00; E. Hannon, $1.00; H. N. Smith, $1.00. A. Fernandez, $10.00; B. Billaroza, "cost-plus" shipyard contracts, $10.00; R. N. Peterson, $2.00; D. F. O. Premussler, $5.00; . A. S. Stemplen, SS MADAKET tinue sales on December 31, 1947, these ships, even Liberties, cost and to sterilize the remaining $5.00; P. Lock. $5.00; D. Denholm, T. W. Hammond, $1.00; T. P. Mitchell, $3.00; J. S. White, $2.00; R. E. Kincaid, $5.00; V. G. Orencio, $5.00: $2.00; C. R. Morris, $2.00; K. M. the American taxpayer well over W. Hadaway, $2.00; W. H. Padgett, vessels in a national defense re­ Bymaster, $3.00; R. J. Albanese, $5.00; O'Rourke, $1.00. COLABEE $1,000,000 a piece. $5.00; H. E. Tillman, $2.00; C. L. serve ... are in danger of being W. F. Douglas, $5.00; A. P. Perlnl, S. Nathan, SS$1.00; J. Martiis, $1.00; Lcming, $2.00. Whether the Maritime Com­ repudiated. $5.00: A. P. Mazur, $5.00; F. Van R. Spence, $1.00; R. J. Prideauz, $2.00; SS TOPA TOPA Dusen, $5.00; R. E. Keeter, $5.00; O. mission would ever get half of C. F. Carroll, $1.00; G. DeMeo, $1.00; "If this trend continues, the Jepsen, $1.00; G. V. Gjerseth, $1.00; G A. G. Mohamed, $1.00; H. E. Bones this back from their sale is Amei-ican ship buyer at Ship E. Anderson, $3.00; M. Thompson, $2.00 H. Ulrich, $3.00; M. Caraway, $1.00; C. J. Willie, $1.00; J. Sawyer. $1.00; A. wald, $1.00; E. Y. Vicera, $1.00. doubtful. More than likely, the Sales Act prices, whether for SS ARIZPA Lone, $1.00; A. Lavoie, $1.00; L. Wade, ships, if transferred, will turn domestic or foreign operation, $1.00; B. Cook, $1.00; C. Ayala, $1.00; L. D. Mullis, $25.00; John T. Marlar, out to be gifts rather than sales. will quite justly feel that he has C. R. Sanderson, $1.00. $10.00; James W. Finnell. $23.00; T. Of most serious consideration been sold down the river by his Boland, $25.00; C. Hadn, $10.00; W. R. SS MONROE Thompson, $25.00; J .W. Little, $10,00: A. Galza, $2.00. is the fact that this open-handed, government. What is even more W. L. Welborn, $10.00; H. Peacock, Ships and Seafarers in the SS JOHN WANAMAKBR short-sighted, naive gift, of important, the public interest in A. Mosher, $2.00; M. Gison, $2.00; J. $10.00; E. M. Bailey, $10.00; C. H. Boston area remembered a Merchant Marine for commer­ Dean, $10.00; E. Ritchie, $10.00; M. A. their hospitalized brothers to Steeber, $10.00; E. Heillg, $2.00; B. Kiker, $10.00; E. P. McCaskey, $25.00: cial and national defense will Baterna, $3.00; W. Harrington, $10,00: have been sold down the river, the tune of $63 this week. P. Hickey, $10.00; T. VrdoIJak, $3.00; E. Mosley, $25.00; R. P. .Sasseville, The money has been for­ A. Maldonado, $2.00; F. L. Perez. $25.00; W. M. McNeill, $10.00; H. F. too!" warded to the Headquarters $10.00; E. Marin, $1.00; J. Basch, Sedgeway, $10.00; F. Dillworth, $25.00: Certain government officials, in L. E. Mecoy, $25.00; R. E. McCoy, Hospital Fund, where it Will $1.00; T. Barracuff, $1.00; R. Perkins, $10.00; other words, are ignoring the V. J. Sackaczewski, $10.00; J. $1.00; R. Wilson, $2.00; E. Ojeca, go to Seafarers in all Marine $1.00; A. Perez, $1,00; O. Beltran. A. McLaghlln $,10.00; E. M. Watts, black-and-white provisions of Hospitals. Those who do­ $1.00: Alexander Sheffs, $10.00; R. $25.00; W. H. McKinney. $10.00. the Merchant Marine Ship nated are: The crew of the Nevala, $2.00; C. Nava, $3.00; V. E. SS D£ SOTO Sales law of 1946 and are in­ Monte, $4.00; V. Campbell, $2.00; G. W. Philip, $1.00; R. T. Oliver. $2.00, SS Arickaree, $17.50; the GOOD READING, Pelican Books, tent on selling war-built ships to Tennyson, $1.00. SS JOHN B. WATERMAN crew of the SS Warrior, $42; 224 pp.. 3Sc American operators at fancy SS PURDUE VICTORY "JuaiT Cruz, $2.00; B. Bergesen, $2.00; prices, and in giving them to D. McKinnie, $2, and Joseph E. B. Crowther, $1.00; J. K. Mason, N. Swolka, $2.00; S. Monardo, $2.00; A. An excellent guide for those foreigners under the mistaken Charette. $2. $3.00; M. Fingerhut, $1.00; L. Warden, Ferreira, $1.00; G. H. Jango, $2.00; V. wallowing in the seas of purpose­ idea of charity. $2.00; J. A. Wood, Jr., $2.00; L. J. F. OReilly, $2.00; L. Gunnells, $2.00: • Hefferman, $1.00: C. J. Koziol, $2.00; less reading is the new Pelican C. P. Rasher, $2.00; H. Schuchman, J. Killmon, $1.00; L. R. Elie, $2;00: R. book "Good Reading," a recom­ $2.00; S. Derelo, Jr.. $5.00; T. M. D. Hoyle, $1.00; W. H. Hiatt, $3.00: C. McCarthy, $2.00; I. G. Alarce, $!.00i mended reading list of some Gassman, $300; J. Sheather, $3.00; W, C. Andrew, $2,00: A, Plutes. 1,000 books. GruoL $2.00; G. Rector, $1.00; Edward SS SUZANNE V. Hombosky, $3.00; W. Fitzgerald, The books were chosen not J. Plunk, $1.00; C. Negron, $1.00; F. ' $1.00; 5. J .Kelley, $2.00; J. Jackman, FRANK R.- POCHALSKI BUD CALLAHAN necessarily for their greatness but $2.00; J. Mitchell, $1.00; R. Lanove, Munoz, $1.00; M. Sirra, $1.00; R. J. Get in touch with Josephine Everyone at home is okay. $1.00; G. Hansen. $2.00; A. Snyder, Burton, $1.00; T. Mojica, $1.00; W. H. as books well worth knowing. Jordan, $1.00; P, Sanchez, $1.00; A. Each recommendation contains Serafini, 1096 Kuts Ave., Bir­ Virginia is married. Alice and I $2.00; L. Darling, $2.00. allejo, $1.00: I. Pearce, $2.00; D. SS YAKA are living with Mom. Write us a short description of the work mingham, Ala. Sconyers, $1.00. R. Goldstein, $1.00; W. Rozalskt 4. i 4. a card. I'm shipping out this and its importance in literaturel SS CITADEL VICTORY $1.00; J. W. Kleczek, $1.00; N. VosDAVID ALLEN RAMSEY R. B. Anderson, $5.00; J. C. Davis, week. "Little Brother." Before being put into pocket size. kian, $2.00; R. H. Potumicke, $2.00; H. J. Swarjes, $10.00; H. Monteiro, $5.00; A. D. Dalesandro, $1.00; G. E. Good Reading had ten printings Get in touch with Mrs. J. H. 4 4 4 Ramsey, Merryville, Louisiana. $3.00; E. P. Scanlon, $5.00; H. J. Anderson, $3.00; L. A. McLaughliiw ANTHONY TREPKA and sold 280,000 copies. White, $1.00; W. F. Manthey, $2.00; J. $2.00; R. M. Lenoir, $2.00. 4 4. 4. Contact Margaret Hastings, Beggy, $2.00; J. P. Newman, $1.00; J. In addition to listing the books HAROLD (Bud) SS EVANGELINE KENSINGER C. C. Sypher, $1.00; B. High, $5.00: worth reading, an index is in­ Write to Johnny at 2254 Scot­ Villa D'Este Hotel, Biscayne Meeka, $1.00. R. R. Carlson, $1.00. SS SUZANNE Boulevard and 8th-Street, Miami, cluded giving the cost of each land Drive, Dallas 16, Texas. SS JAMES ISLAND N I. T. Pearce, $1.00. Florida. book, most of which can be pur­ J. Haynes, $3.00; J. F. Cooper. $2.00: 4. 4 4 SS CHAFFEY 4 4 4 chased in paper covers for less GEORGE M. SCHEMM W. Wm. Denley, $2.00; M. Sabia, J. Hunter, $2.00; J. Pawlak, $2.00; E. KEN MASON than a dollar. $5.00; Jennette, $1.00; C. Storey, $3.00; Snowman, $4.00; V. L. Mansalto, $5.00: Your mother wants to hear Sowell, $2.00; ,S. Nelson, $3.00; C. Here in Good Reading are con­ from you at once. Her address: Get in touch with Mike J. D. Allen, $2.00; A. E. Mizlle, $1.00; S. H. Ahmed, $2.00; L. R. Caroon, $1.00; Savant, $1.00; D. Lacey, $5,00; L. "Heavy" Thornton, Dishwasher tained all the books you were Mrs. Charles E. Schemm, FedM. O. Hanneslan, $2.00; T. Petroff, Maire, $2.00; L. Owens, $2.00; J. on the SS Smoky Hill, at 3952 $2.00; "going to read some day but eralsburg, Maryland. Wm. M. Smith, $2.00; C. Howell, Dougherty, $1.00; L. Amodeo, $3.00; J. Camp Street, New Orleans, La. $2.00; L. J. Gomes, $2.00; C. C. Oros. Hodges, $4.00: F. Vlasek, $3.00; C. never got around to it." But be­ $2.00: A. J. Lemm, $1.00; G. B. Hullum, $6.00; A. Nickle, $5,00; J. L. ' 4 4 4 fore many pages you'll be taking Hatcher, $1,00; J .N. McLeod, $2.00; Mitchell, $5.00; C. O'Mery, $1.00; W. JAMES ALLEN MILLER a pencil and making a list of J. L. Thomas, $2.00; D. Busse, $2.00. Soileav, $3.00; R. Hanks, $4.00; C. T. You are asked to contact John books to buy. As the introduc­ Dawson, $25.00. SS AMELIA SS SIGNAL HILLS tion said: "A good reader be­ The following men who took P. McKinley, 505 American R. J. Montena, $1.00. A. La Plante, $2.00; C. Peters, $2,00: comes sooner or later a good part in the salvaging of the Building, Savannah, Georgia. SS MOUNE VICTORY Abraham Baldwin are requested 4 4 4 G. T. Greene, $1.00; A; Baze, Jr., S. Hairston, $1.00; C. CollttI, $4.00; E. • book buyer." Palerson, $1.00; P. Moser, $1.00; J«MELVIN E. RICE $2.00; C. Flores, $2.00; J. McMenemy, This book should set the course to see their attorney at 27 Wil­ McPolin, $3.00; H. Burdette, $5.00; G. $1.00; E. Dixon, $1.00; A. Fusco, $2.00; Your mother is very anxious for many an evening of enjoyable liam Street, New York. Ford, $1.00; T. Lyons; $1.00; A, JarP. Salvo, $4.00; E. Berwald, $5.00; R. S, M. Dropkin, C. C. McClel- to hear from you. Her address Pittman, $4.00; R. Cummings, $2.00; vis, $5.00; K. Fletcher, $1.00, and profitable reading. Ian, F. Rands, J, Fediow, B. is: Mrs. Laverne Rice, c/o T/Sgt. W. Jacobs, $2,00; W. Kenney, $2.00; 4. 4. S. Sherrer, R. Tatury, J. Gilbert,. C. E. Holland, Squadron B—1377 L. S. Medina, $3.00: W. Michnovich, SWEDEN: THE MIDDLE WAY. S. Magyar, M. Franciose, G. Med- AAFBU, Box 154, Westover $2.00; R. Pelasoja. $3.00; A. Rezende, by Marquis Childs. Pelican $2.00; R. Roma, $1.00; G. A. Dittman, licott, J. Copeland, R. Wyse, J. Field, Mass. Books, 192 pages, 35 cents. $1.00; R. Kessler, $2.00; A. Lobier, SS Francis, Bull S.S. Corp. Fox, D. Gilbert, D. Talbot, R. 4 4 4 $1.00; R. Matson, $2.00; S. Bergerla, The following men have money W^en famed reporter Mark Kipp, H. Faybik, W. Murphy, FRANKLIN MELONZI $2.00; C. Jacques, $1.00. due them in the amounts in= Get in touch with Bessie Childs brought his decade-old s. Gorowsky, K. Diorio. SS HELEN st^idy up to date last year he Campbell, 71 West 100th Street, C. Jurewicz, $1.0$; M. RUl, $1.00; J. dicated: Bosun Evans,' $6,37 for 4 4 4 4% hours; R, Alfanso, $14.84 for Swykert, $2.00; M. Larsen, $1.00. was less aware than he would New York 25, N. Y. Crew SS YAKA 9 hours; D, DeJesus, $7,95 for 5 SS STEEL VENDOR be today that he might be writ­ Members of the crew who paid 4 4 4 C. DeSouza, $1.00; E. J. Barraca, hours; A, Miranda, $7,95 for 5 ing an epitaph. With the Soviet off in N. Y. on February 19th WILLIE C. THOMAS $2.00; A. Scaturro, $2.00; Lai Fook, Union already making threaten­ please contact Joe Volpian at Contact Louise Collier, c/o $2.00; Tsi Young, $2.00; A. Rodriguez, hours; J. Lincoln, $5,30 for 3 Rainbow Luncheonette, 6 N. $2.00; C. M. Negron, $1.00; T. Wessel, hours; G. Clark, $10.07 for 6 ing gestures,. Sweden's coopera­ Headquarters Offices. Jackson Street, Mobile, Alabama. $1.00; D. Giangiorda, $1.00; M. DaCun- hours; and V. Alabeo, $1.59 for tive-based "middle way" may 4 4 4 ha, $1.00; C. V; Cladhill, $3.00; G. 1 hour. They can obtain the GEORGE E. CAMPBELL well be doomed—which makes 4 4 4 Rockwell, $2.00; A. Hanstveot, $2.00; money at the Bull Line office, Call at the 6th Floor, New ANDREW H. KANE Childs' book all the more useful F. Krbavac, $2.00; J. E. Townsend, 115 Broad Street, New York, as the account of an economic York Branch, 51 Beaver Street, Get in touch with R. J. Ward, $2.00; R. Davis, $2.00. which is around the comer from SS STEEL WORKER system that worked far better New York, at jrour earliest con- c/o Whitney's, 946 Sixth Avenue, the New York Hall, M. Rosertthal, $2.00: K. Forstr, $1.00; venie: San Diego 1, California. than most. Seafarers Remember Books In Review PERSONALS NOTICE! Money One �T » K S . E. A r A K E K S L V G Fri^BT' J4arc]i la, 1948 Page fifieen Ragas, Norman 2.31 Raglin, Wilfred M. 3^5 Rahn, Malcolm 12.14 Raines, Norman ijZl Ralford, Kennth M 2.10 Ralph, Merrillt 59 Ralston, Edward S 1.48 Ralston, J 9.82 Rarupy, Harold 32.61 Ramirez, David B 1.96 Ramler, Robert 4.16 Ramos, F 13.79 Ramsy, David A .46 Ramsy, Harry 16.09 Ramsey, John C 2.63 Rancic, Leonard 29.13 Randall, Wm 10.17 Mando, F. Jr 225 Randolph, Claude N 3.16 2.11 89 Randolph, Wayne G 1.34 Prytulak, Harry 92.90 Polansky, Mannie Ranella, John 66 Prezepierski, Edmund 1.6D 7.52 3.96jPolask, J. W. Rank, Dean G 33 Ptokis, J 27.57 Polo, Voldemar 118.08 12.14 1.27 79 Rankin, W. . 14.46 Priest, Wells B 16.26 Polone, Rein Rankin, Whitney G 46 Polkus, Anthony *. 4.58 Pudinski, Leon 5.97 01 Ranweiler, Henry M 5.44 1.70 Pugh, Clarence J 10.74 26.04 Pollington, Henry W 19.09 .35 Pugh, George H 16.33 Poloski, J.»Joseph 3.59 Raposa, George Rapemundt, Paul 2.23 4.06 PuUen, Billy F 3.71 Polowczuk, John P 3.20 Rapport, Harris K 1.98 1.10 Puller, Joseph R. 47 Polpollo, Marian B 6.79 24.18 „ 8.39 Pullen, R. W 01 Polunas, Leonard 3.38 Rasmussin, Jens Co Raspante, Joan Dominick 2.23 1.99 Pulliam, Raymond 4.66 Ponarski, Casimir 9.48 Rast, Howard W 1.98 7.99 Punch, Charles R 21.22 Ponkaez, Frederick .....' 2.44 11.14 1.87 Punch, Early A 2.65 Ponson, John H 2.59 Ratcliffe, Robert Rauen, Mathais J 1.91 8.48 Puntillo, E. J 30.79 Pontiff, Jerry F 94 Rausukatti, N 9.32 Poole, Neado W 1.75 5.64 Purcell, Francis C 1.37 15.53 ,94 Purder, Eaid, L 8.08 Poole, Stephen R 9.27 Rave, Harold R Raverta, Stanimer 13.21 2.82 Purdie, J. J 9.58 Pooley, Henry Wiley 6.14 16.78 7.55 Purdy, Bryce 8,75 Poore, Colon L 25.61 Rawding, Harry E Ray, Wm. S 59 1.79 Purdy, Wilbur D 60.00 Pope, John M. Jr 46 4.22 Purviance, Albert 19.66 Pope, M. S 3.25,^5^"®®' 2.34 40.33 Put, Henry 5.35 Poplin, Dillard G 14.38 I ^ 4.27 2.39 Putman, Roger 8.41 Popovich, John .53 ,iRea, L. 27.55 Putnam, William H 12.87 Porcello, Benedetto 23.98 i Harold 5.91 121.19 Puum, Konstantin 5.14 Porter, David 34 Reagan, Wren 5.00 11.74 Pyhus, Aler 18.17 Porter, Fred W 11.88 Realbrento, Andrew 3.34 17.31 10.74 Porter, James E j Ream, Lloyd Wm. Jr 16.89 Q* 1.341 Porter, Melvin S 10.74 Rech, Warren 74 QuEiil, Edward P 16.35 .90 l.39{Porter, R. G. Rector, Glynn J. 5.99 8.39,Porter, Vernon L 3 Quanico Isabelo 12.67 Reddin Wm. M . 10.74 9.05 1 Porter, William W 33 ^am Yen 21.99 Redler, Louis H. M. .. .69 Querin, John 59 2.97: Porter, Wilson Woodrow.. 3.63 Redman, Jack 3.73 _ _ 7 42 Quigley, Owen 2.33 1.79 Posey, Ernest L. Redmond, Edward L. .. 2.34 10.74) 14.91 Redmond, Walter T. . 39.98 Potent, Marvin J. • 5.78 1.27 4.90 Pottehger, Herbert 01 Quinby, D Reed, Andrew C . 27.06 2.23 74.41{Potter, Alvin J 1.27 Quinby, William S {Reed, Charles 4.98 Quinn, A 2.40 6.55'Potter, Kenneth G 1.44 jReed, Claborn E. Lee 9.90 8.40 Reed, Ernest 1.63 Potter, Richard A 25.19 Quinn, John O. 79 Quinn, Vincent A 4.39 Reed, Harry J 1.44 Po'tthast, Milton J 2.34 5.10 72.61 Reed, Hollie E 3.44 Pound. Earl F 2.19 Quinonez, Felik G 28.91 59 Reed, Johns A 2.23 Poviach, John Joseph 4.86 Quintana, John H 2.14 19.15 Powell, Conley H 17.11 Reed, Leslie G 1.23 13.99 Reed, Marion E 1.52'Powell, George R 13.72 Raana, Karl J 7.36 7.42 Reed. Richard N 30.35 j Powell, Gerald : 17.90 Rabinowitz, Seymour D 14.00 3.68 Reed, Thomas Milton 22.06 Powell, Harry B 1.63 Rablatz, E. V 7.94 30.78 Reeder, A 24.93 Powell, James C. 3.03 Raboin, Leo E 4.81 60.00 Reep, Therman 57.11'Powell, Odell P. 3.23 Race, Howard E 1.42 57 Reese, Miles H 1.98 Powell, Rad. M. Jr 6.09 Rachuba, Frank 2.83 16.00 Reese, Vance B 12.87, Powell, Thomas 0 15.53 Rackley, Paul W. ....^ 2.13 15.16 Rec'ves, James Edward 2.06, Povvelson, Valentine 1.60 Rackliff, John P. 7.92 17.16 Reeves, Jean M .01 PoweiS, Louis J 50.65 Rader, Joseph 64.72 • 1.07 Refei-ovich, N. 2.08 Powers, Mr 6.68 Radford. Mike 4.02 Raffonsberger, Clair M. .... 15.96 RefT, Billy R. 38.51 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. i Fruiik 15.3o Powers, Richard W 1.78 23.47 Reffitt, C 1.98 i Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Pino, Bcltram 9.39 Powers, William Patrick.... 7.94 Rafferty, Matthew F Rafferty, Patrick 69 Regan, Donald J 8.39 TAMPA 1809-1611 N. Franklin St.' pinto, Anton 1.34 Prall, R. E. (Robert E) 148 Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 pjpjnen, Uumc 7.94 Pratt, William C 74 SUP Pil'og. Anthony T 19.66 Prauener, Kenneth H 3.87 Pisano, Anthony 8.04 Preach, Frederick E 21.33 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Piszatowski, Henry J 15.17 Precious, Donald A 71 Phone 58777 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Pitner, Harry T 33.29 Presnall, Chris 19.32 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish Beacon 4336' Pinner, John J 4.20 Preston, Dale R 53 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of 267 Sth st.'Pitre, Mike 50.75 Preston, George W RICHMOND, Calif 71 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Phone, 2599 pitrx), P 33 Pribble, William E. A 64.80 SAN FRANCISCO .....59 Clay St. jj 494 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Price, Douglas G 18.53 Douglas 25475 . __ 4^ SIU branch for this purpose. .86 Seneca st.,Pittman, Amos H I0.6I Price, Floyd D 51.67 SEATTLE However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU Main 0290' Pittman, Hajrwood 41.90 Price, Gordon K. 21.16 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, WILMINGTON 440 Avnion Blvd. Pittman, Jesse B. 10.00 Price, WUliam G 2.97 Terminal 4-3131 Pitts, David S. ... which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 1.46 Price, William N 24.09 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Pitts, almage L. 5.55 Price, Winfred L .50,23 Pizzeck, Guido .... 3.19' Prichard, Chao 8.74 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION ' BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Pizzo, Adolph 27.67 Prichard, Ralph D. 1.25 Cleveland 7391 Placador, .Joseph 3.56 To the Editor: Priddy, Donald J 18.17 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Plackemeier, James F. E. .46 Superior 5178 Primozich, Mathew J 6.67 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the 4.91 CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. Plasafield, Paul C Pringie, P 1.27 Main 0147 Plasetelli, V .79 Pringle, Bertram D 12.80 address below: DETROIT ,.....,,.,..10.38 Third St. Piatt, Clarence W. 1.87 Proctor, George A 8.32 Cadillac 6857 Piatt, John 68.48 Name DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St.. Prokoff, Lewis 4.27 29.96 Melrose 4110'^^^Za, Henry Protos, Harry 83.04 22.34 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Plumbe, James 0 Street Address Proudfoot, E. A 68 Garfield 2112 Pocius, Bradford J 94 74 Poday, Peter ' 28.00 Proudfoot, Noel F City State Prouty, Vincent E 8.64 Podgornik, Baldonier ?.45 Provan, Charles F 16.33 9.00 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. Podgorski, Joseph F Signed ~ 15 58 Provenzano, Bernard 2.80 VICTORIA, B.C. ....60S Boughten St. Poehnelt, Joe" A Empire 4531 Poelman, Marvin L40 VANCOUVER ..,...'..885 Hamilton St. 6.54 Book No. 13.13 Pruitt, Jesse L Poindexter, Geo. Pacific 7824 rm^ Poland, Ralph E. 13.53 24.73 Prunier, Raymond Pelt, Charles A. —..... 30,56 Peltamaa; Onni 5.W Pender, John G 24.29. Penny, Chas. —22.73 Pepin, Beverly B 16.52 Piecelay, E. M 3.76 ' Percival, R. L 10.90 •Perdue, James W 9.45 Peredne, Francis 3.92 Pereira, Abraham 28 Perez, Adolfo 1.06 Perez, Andries E 89 Perez, Jacento .60 Perez, Juan J 14.46 .iPerez, Julio 1.52 Perez, Manuel R. 4.63 Perez, Rafael 60.41 •Perez, Victor 4.43 Perez, Victor 7.92 Pei-kins, George C 9.58 Peterson, Marvin Perkins, J. W 4.45 Peterson, William J. Perki'i-!, Jack 5.51 Peteusky, George Perkins, PJac. M 5.38 Petit, Michael Perkins, Stanley M. 10.79 Petrea, H. A -Perkins, Woodrow W 25.65 Petrianos, Stevros J Parkinson, Hiram E. 69 Petrusich, Joe .... Perpente, Edward J 40.46 Petterson, Algot' Perr, W. C O'l Petterson, Erik .... Perrigo, T 94, Petterson, H. V. Pen-y, Bernard L 17.26.Petty, Elton E. .28'Pewitt, Robert L ; Perry, Ray J 4.06jPeyrek, Richard R Perry, Saul 2.88, Pharises, W. H Perryman, Leroy M. .46,Pharo, Jo.seph Persons, William T. ... .20 Phelps, Allen D 'Petak, Paul Peters, Clyde 2.41{Phelps, E. C ....... •Peters, Francis D. ..... 60.20, 60.20 Phelpj?, Theodore Peters, H. W , 70,Pherson, Arnold D Peters, T 22.04' Phillip, Hudson K Petersen, Karl O. E. : 4.00, Phillips, Charles L Petersen, Nobel L 69 Phillips, Charles W Peterson, Albert A 5.00 Phillips, E .Peterson, Carl E 28.24 Phillips, L Peterson, Donald A 3.87 Phillips, Lloyd : .Peterson, Floyd A 15,40 Phillips, Lloyd I. Peterson, J 14.81 Phillips, Michael G. Peterson, Lawrence ...... .69 Phillips, Richard B. 13.54 Phillips, Richard 0 Peterson, Lawrence R. 20.10 Phillips, Robert E. _. ... , ........ Peterson, Martin O. ...-r. Piacitell, Vincent M Pichacki, M. Picou, John Picou, Rene Piedra, Charles A : BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Pienet, Ralph A Witlfam RentZ, Agrent Calvert 4539 Pierce, Earl 0 «OSTON 276 State St. Pierce, John Jos Walter Siekmann, Agrcnt Bowdoin 4455 T GALVESTON aosMt-zard St. Josepli M Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-6448 Pierce, RenWOOd MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Pietrzak, Stanley V. €•< Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Pigg, Walter W NEW ORLEANS .. ...339 Chartres St.] Pigolt, Robert K IE. Sheppard, Agent, Magnolia 6112-6113 Pihl, Royal P New YORK 51 Beaver St. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784' Pilaras, Gcorge NORFOLK ,.127-129 Bank St. Pilgrim, Jhn M Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 iPilutis, Victor J PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. {.loyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Pilvelis, John SAN FRANCISCO IDS Market St.|Pine, Sherwood Steve Cardullo, Agent Dougla.s 2-5475 piniUa, Louis Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BU)G., NEW ORLEANS, LA. The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Ellerbusch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, date aqd place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District Notice To All SIU Members Gt. Lakes District Canadian District �• Friday. March Is!, 1S48 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen US Fights Communism With Food-Not Guns By WINDY WALSH 5-- On March 5, aboard this ship, the SS Stephen l^acock, the members of the crew had the privilege of participating in one of the best anti-communist demonstrations I have ever seen. We had just arrived in Reggio Calabria, Italy, with the 400th cargo of United States relief supplies for this war-torn country. In all, during the past six months, American ships have delivered a total of mwe than 4,000,000 tons of grain, coal and medicines to the Italian people. Fifty percent of the cereals used for bread and pasta which Italians eat today comes from American grain. Food carried in American ships, and donated under the United States Relief Program has l^en given free of charge to 1,000,000 Italian -children. In addition to vital food and coal, medicines to save thous­ ands of lives of sufferers from such illnesses as tuberculosis and meningitis were also brought to Italian shores by U. S. ' ships. And that^s only half of it! During the next three months^, at the rate of three shiploads a day, the other half will arrives This aid has seen Italy through a winter that would havd otherwise brought starvation, and the future aid will provid# effective help until the next harvest and until an overall European Recovery Plan can become effective. J. Present for the ceremony welcoming this ship were U. ^ Ambassador to Italy James C. Dunn; Professor Ronchi, Cbn^ missioner of the Food Program in Italy; Archbishop Lanza^ Bishop of Reggio; and Mr. Romeo, Mayor of Reggio. Also on hand to receive the food in the name of the peopl0 of Reggio were Brother Rpgolino, representative of the lo^: Stevedores Union, and other union officials. I personally think that the food we are sending to Italjl and to other European countries more than counteracts tb# filthy, lying propaganda put out by the commies. The comrats tell the people that the U. S. is imperialistic and wants to take over, all of Europe, but when the food comae in, with no strings attached, the men and v/omen and children know that they have been told lies. The commies are desperate. They would do anything to stop! our help. They don't care how many people in Europe starvdul All they want is for things to get so bad that they will be ablttj to take power without a fight. CP OPERATORS '^•. f't:- ' ! '/-• j|; Crewmembers of the SS Stephen Leacock, South Atlantic Steamship Line, watch the ceremony celebrating the delivery of the 400th cargo of relief goods to Italy. The ship docked at Reggio Calabria, and was met by high officials from the Italian government, plus the American Ambassador to Italy. On the right is a shot of a slingload of grain'being swung from the ship to the shore, where waiting longshoremen stood ready to do their work. A very welcome sight was the first view of the Stephen Leacock, as the ship came steaming into the harbor. To Italians, American relief supplies spell the differenlbe between democracy and communist totalitarianism. 'J- Ambassador Dunn, in • his address on the ship, painted- a good| picture of how the commies operate. He said, "Propagandists in Italy against Italian-American j friendship, in addition to their preposterous and nonsensicaj propaganda about .American 'imperialism,' have sought to make Italians believe that Italy is paying for the aid from the United] States. I assure you that this is not true. "The.se 400 .ships and the hundreds of ships to come repre-1 sent a program of concrete action to-help Italy, and not a propa«| ganda of vague promises. If we glance back to conditions existing] in Italy at the close of a disastrous war and compare them witbj conditions we find today, we cannot bilt be filled with admiration| over the tremendous improvement that has taken place every-j where throughout Italy. "In a Europe where all peoples are not free today Italy j stands independent—a real democracy with full liberty for th«[ individual. Italy is free to associate with all-other independent! nations interested in working. tov/ards a prosperous and inde? pendent Europe." More moving than the speech by Mi-. Dunn were the feWl wbi'ds spoken by Professor Ronchi. With tears in his eyes he f6l<l'| how the Italian people would have starved had it not been-for [ the food, coal, oil, and other necessary items supplied by thg] American people. He said that the communists offered promises which , they I had no intention of ever keeping, but that the people of the! United States made no promises and asked for no commitments.| Their help came from their hearts. As I said in the beginning, ahti-commuhistl demonstration I have ever witnessed. Wherever the commies are! faced with real working democracy, they have to take a back j seat. It's our job to bring them face-to-face with democracy aUj over the world. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 19, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 12 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIX MORE COMPANIES SIGN NNEW WAGE SCALES; EATERN AGREES TO PASSENGERS SHIP BOOSTS SIU TESTIFIES CG HEARING UNITS BUREAUCRATS STILL UP TO OLD GAME VETS OF WARS TO END WARS CAN REINSTATE GI INSURANCE CHARGES: WHAT THEY CONSTITUE AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM FINAL DISPATCH FIREPROFFUNG IS ORDERED FOR LIBERTY TANKERS INCREASSES WON ON EASTERN PASSENGER SHIPS SEAFARESE OPPOSES CG UNITS BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE MOBILE SHIPPINH ONLY FAIR, BUT PICK-UP IS SEEN FARM LABOR UNION INTENSIFIES ITS STRIKE AGAINST DIGIORGIO NEW ORLEANS BRACH WILL HAVE THE FINEST UNION HALL IN SOUTH NEW YORK GETS NEW LOOK,GREATER EFFICENCY REFERENDUM, WAGE RISES HOOLD PHILLY STAGE THREE NEW TANKERS WILL CREW UP IN FRISCO SHIPPING IN SAVANNAH BEEFS ARE FEW SEAFARERS IN GALVESTON BACK CONFRENCES RECOMMENDATIONS MOLINW STILL PITCHING DESPITE 3 FIRES; CREW TAGS BLAZE IN DURBAN SIU CREW STEADIES STEEL WORKER YORKERMAR BACKS PTOPOSED LEVIES SEAFARERS WORK HARD ON NEW ORELEANS HALL BUREAUCRATS STILL TRYING TO GIVE U.S FLEET U.S FIGHTS COMMUNISM WITH FOOD-NOT GUNS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/19/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log