Issue Date
1950-10-27
Volume
12
Issue Number
20
Plaintext
Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf Diatricty Seafarers International Union of North America
VOL. XII NEW YONK. N. v.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1950 ' Na 21
Siu6mr&^/ Voting For 1951
A&G Offloials
Begins On Nov. 1
Headquarters Credentials Committee has announced
that 38 candidates have been found eligible and will ap
pear on the ballot for the 29 Union oflfices to be voted
in the annual Atlantic & Gulf election beginning Wednes
day, November 1 when polls open in all Atlantic & Gulf
ports.
In accordance with a resolution adopted early this
month by all Branches in special meetings, the posts to be
filled are the same as last year's in the outports. The excep
tion being in Headquarters office where one Assistant
SecretaryTreasurer and three Headquarters Representa
tives will be elected. The posi«
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tion of New York Port Agent
will not appear on the ballot—
the duties will be handled by
one of the; Headquarters" Repre
sentatives. •
In making its report the Cre
dentials Committee disclosed that
four men nominated had failed
to qualify. Three men lacked
three 'years of seatime and a
burth had not submitted proof
of four months seatime diving
the current year. The commit
tee's action was based on the
election requirements of the Un
on constitution.
COMMITTEE'S MAKE UP
Serving on the Credentials
Committee, elected from the floor
at the regular Headquarters
Branch meeting on October 18
were: Deck Department: Roder
Coast Cuardi Gets Unlimited Power
An order giving sweeping con
trol of the nation's seamen, wa
terfronts and ships to the Cbast
Guard was issued last week by
President Truman, under auth
ority embodied in the new se
curity law enacted by Congress
I iast month. The law ^allows the
President to take such action
if in his opinion the security of
I the United States is endangered
by subversive activity. Under
the new order the Coast Guard
now has the power to search and
control the movement of all US
ships and is also empowered to
deny employment to seamen and
officers who have not taken out
I the new "validated papers."
Under this provision the Coast
iGuard Conunandant is authoriz
led to deny the new "papers to
persons . known to be • jjubver
Isive.
He: to AM**;
I pOpOfk' hi'.tieiMi. Where^lie^'.Vi*.'^!^
listied that ^the.;:.«h• *l^ftln ^ • ndL
habits of life of such person are
such as to authorise the belief
that the presenoa of the individ
ual on board would be inimical
to the security of the United
States.
The Coast Guard can also re;
voke a seaman's. papers at ariy
time, even if • the man has re
cei"ired the new "validated pa'
pers."
The President's action came as
a shock to leaders in maritime
labor, who felt that the power
necessary to deal with subver
sive activity was already con
tained in the screening process
set up several weeks ago in joint
meetings between government
departments,. management and
labor representatives.
:: The labor representatives also
felt that there was no need for
the new order, ~ and; the addition
al power pui in; the hv cff
jj^ast Qu^^Kould be vievfr
ed 'v with Buspicioni as ^sgraye
abuses to merchant seamen could
result.
The reason given in Washing
ton for the stringent regulations
following hard on the heels of
the voluntary program drawn up
earlier is that the former was
too loose and was operating
Without strict legal authority.' '•
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Under the new plan, which is
being studied closely by SIU
officials and other maritime un
ionists, the Coast Guard author
ity would be vested in the local
port captain. Any port ^captain
could prevent anybody or any
thing from being put aboard a
ship or entering any waterfront
area, if he considered their pres
ence^'barmful to security.
. The port captain could also
put guards on a vessel, search
ships and throw out anybody
bf ij^iliin^ thought neces
He cdtt^ also, tidce: posses
.sioA of any ship in XJS territor.
ial waters under his jurisdiction.
Alarming to labor leaders is
that, under a strict interpreta
tion of the'Coast Guard's broad
powers, a man with a reputa
tion for being a union militant
could be blackballed off his ship
because his "habits of life" show
Hhtt to be a "troublemaker" in
the eyes of the Coast Guard.
Union officials also point out
that such authority could be
abused in such a way as to
greatly diamage the union's ap
paratus for giving members rep
resentation.
Patrolmen aboard ships in be
half of crewmembers could be
forced off the ships and be pres
sured into^ leaving disputes un
settled, solely on the order of
the port captain.
Under the. new order, men
who violate the law can be de
nied work aboard merchant ships
and : can be made subject to
(Contim$idm?0ge})
ick Smith, 26893, and Francis
Otvo, 51180; Engine Department:
Fred Barthes, 7449, and Edward
Bender, 34512; Stewards Depart
ment: W! Reidy, 6734, and Harry
Franklin, 22569.
The Committee's report was
accepted in all A&G ports in
special meetings held this week.
The ballot, on the recommen
dation of the Committee, lists
the ports and offices in geograph
ical order following the' Head
quarters office, and the candi
dates are listed alphabetically
imder the offices they are seek
ing. Space has been provided
following each position for "write
in votes.
Specifically, the ballot calls for.
the election of one Secretary
Treasurer, one Assistant Secre
taryTreasurer, three Headquar
ters Representatives, nine Port
Agents and 15 Port Patrolmen.
Voting will continue straight
through for two months until
the end of December, in accord
ance with the Union constitution.
Photographs and short bio
graphical sketches of the can
didates appear on pages 710.
The full text of the Creden: •
:tials Coninuttee's report also ~
appears in this section. ' ' '
A sample of the offidal
A&G Election ballot appears
on page 16.
The posts listed on the ballot
embrace only the Union'® instal
lations in tlie Atlantic and Giilf
Coast areas. The West Coast of
fices are operating on a tempo
rary basis and do not appear on
the ballot.
The resolution setting up the
present election procedure also
provided for the opening of ad
ditional branches and the staff
ing of such offices by the Sec
retaryTreasurer ^ould ;
niteded, subject to the
of the membership. ; ^
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SEAFARERS LOG
Published Every Other Week by. the
SEAFARERS INTERNA^TIO^I. UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and GnH Dikrict
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 22784
• Reentered as second class matter August 2, 1949, at the Post
Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of August 24, 19l2.
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A&'G Elections
' The polls open Wednesday in the annual balloting
for the officials who will lead the orgarjization through
f^51. The ballot on page 16, and the photographs and
^ott biographical sketches in the center section, give the
members the full story on the fellowSeafarers running for
theposts of leadership in the Union.
While some posts are uncontested, bangup scraps
appear likely to develop for some Agents' and Patrolmen's
posts. Many of the faces are new in the arena, but all are
men who are deserving of careful consideration by the
membership before entering the booth to mark the ballots.
It is a right and a duty to vote in the Union elections.
Membership in the SIU is a priceless possession, and the
right to vote for the union candidate one favors is part
of that priceless possession. To fail to fake interest in the
election, and to fail to vote, is just as much a letdown to
the organization as to fail to turn to for picket duty in a
Union beef. .
Every member is in himself the union. It is he who
makes the decisions. It is time to make the important
decisions for 1951.
Don't fail to vote.
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Seafarers Welfare Plan
In the better than three months that the Seafarers
Welfare Plan has been in operation, the Fund has paid out
.^better than two dozen death claims and has paid hospital
Benefits to hundreds of fieafarers in hospitals throughout
the country. As has been reported to the membership
earlier, the Plan is operating smoothly with a minimum of
difiiculties in administration.
There has been one difficulty, however. The Adminis
trator has reported to the Union Trustees that he has
received only 3,000 signed beneficiary cards from SIU
members. In other words, only a small percentage of the
members of the SIU have signified; to whom the Plan is
Uo pay the $500 death benefit.
The Union wants to urge again all members to fill
out these cards as soon as possible. The cards are available
at all signons and payoffs. If you don't see them, ask for
: them. They are also available at the Union's Branches.
One word of caution: the Administrator has noted that
the signatures of many of the witnesses aire illegible.
^Thetefore, care should be taken thkt tlie bet^ficjary's name
and address be printed plainly and the signatures of the
witnesses be made readable. A host of headaches can be
avoided in the payment of benefits, if these suggestions
are followed.
Another point the Administrator wishes SIU members
to note, is the fact that the beneficiary listed on a mem
ber's identification card in the Union files is not auto
matically the beneficiary for Welfare Plan benefits. Some
members have had this mistaken impression. Also, 'the per
son who handles the burial of a member is not entitled to
the deatb benefit, imless he is. listed as the man's beneficiary.
Eyery^one is inclined to feel that '^Oh, I'm, not going
to die for awhile. I can take care of that at any time." It's
best, however, to take a few minutes off and clear up this
matter and be sure. Don't doublec.poss yourself.
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CHECKING QUALIFICATIONS OF SIU CANDIDATES
Coast Guard Gets
Sweeping Control
Oyer US Shipping
Elected at the October 18 regular membership meeting, the Credentials Committee turned
to the next morning on the cheeking of qualifications to see that nominees for Union met
the constitutional requirements, From left to right, around the table: Edward Bender, Engine;
Roderick Smith, Deck; Walter Reidy, Stewards; Fred Barthes, Engine; Harry Franklin, Ste
wards, and Frank Otvos, Deck.
With all hands working at full speed, the job of checking the eligibility was. completed in
jigtime. The Committee added its voice to the appeal of SIU officials: "Everybody get out and
vote. Let's set a turnout record.''
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fines up to $10,000 and be jailed
up to 10 years.
Perplexing to union officials
is the authority now given the
Coast Guard to demand seamen
carry the new "validated papers."
Under the former setup, seamen
could voluntarily exchange their
papers if they wished. No penal
ty was established if they re
fused. Men who were deemed
to be poor security risks were
removed from the ships and
screened.
The program appeared to be
operating with success at the
time the new order was issued.
Noncommunist unions were ex
periencing no difficulty in crow
ing ships, and those unions with
"subversives" among the mem
bership were finding many of
their members prohibited from
joining ships imtil they were
Suggestions For
Stewards Dep't.
The following suggestions for a
standard routine for the stew
ards department was drawn up
by members of the SIU to ful
fill what they considered a great
need. We know that it will pro
vide a welcome guide for many,
but it must be pointed out tliat
these are only suggestions and
have po official standing within
the Union. Another installment
will appear in an early issue.
GALLEY UTILITY
The Galley Utility shall. be
responsible for the cleanliness of
the galley and • galley utensils,
peel potatoes (keep a sufficient
ajmount of peeled potatoes in
water in the chill box at all
times), bring up galley stores,
straighten the storage boxes
when needed, clean the meat
block, receive stores and work"
under the direction of the Chief
Cook, (Start fires when no Night
Cook and Baker is carried.)
SALOON PANTRY MESSMAN
The Saloon Pantryman Mess
man shall be responsible for the
pantry and the pantry refrigera
tor and shall thoroughly clean
same each morning after break
fast. He shall bring up cereals,
juices, cheeses, fruit and all
needed stores for the officers |
and passengers service. He is re
sponsible for preparation of all
salads (except cooked salads)
under the. direction of the Chief
Steward. ; ' ' :, < < i ,
Mixed salads shall be made
mornings !an]d(put . ;in l|he chiR
box. He shall keep pantry uten
sils, bootlegs, steamtable, crock
ery and all pans used by him
cleaned after each meal, dish
out food at service and prepare
salads designated by the Stew
ard. Coffee is mad? at each
meal.
CREW MESSMAN
The Crew Messman shall ba
in charge of the crew mess. His
diities are to scrub every day
beifore retiring at 10:00 AM,
clean chairs and tables. He shall
provide milk, box cereals, but
ter bread and cold drinks for
service. He is responsible for
silverware aWd glasses, condi
GREEK MARITIME UNION OFFICIALS AT SIU HEADQUARTERS
In ihe US last week, under the auspices of the Economic Cooperation Administration, rep
resentatives of Grefek longshoremen and seamen stopped at the New York Hall to observe the
SIU in action. Left to right: George Georgiadis, Greek labor lawyer; Anasteisios Thipoulos, Presi
dent of the Longshoremen's Federation of Greece; John Lucas, Greekbom SIU oldtimer who
served as interpreter, and p. Velissaralos, Treasurer of the Greek Maritime Federation.
given further examination.
Following announcement of the
new order, Paul Hall, Secretary
Treasurer of the Atlantic & Gulf
District stated: "We want com
munists off the ships too, but
we don't like to feel we're hav
ing a choker put round our
necks.
"Our members," he stated,
"want to make a decent living
and it's our job to protect them. :
The wrong people in charge of .
enforcing the order could dis
rupt the entire maritime indus •
try by abuses the unions would
not tolerate."
The day following the an
nouncement of the new order,
high ranking Coast Guard offi.
cials announced that the secur.
ity program would probably be
intensified weU beyond the or
der issued by President Truman,
They pointed to the immediate
need for expansion of the Coast
Guard's port set up, and the
need for larger numbers of per
sonnel to operate the program.
It was hinted that the service
might resort to securing its need
ed men through the draft. At
least four to five hundred men
with automobiles would be need
ed to handle the seciurity work
of the New York waterfront
alone, it was estimated.
Sailing Short
All delegates aboard SIU
ships are urged to make cer
tain that every ship is fully
manned before it leaves port.
If the company tries to vio
late the contract manning
scale by sailing short, the
ship's delegate should call
the nearest Union Hall im
mediately.
The Union will take im'
mediate action to see that
our agreements are observed
to the letter as it does
whenever violations are re
ported.
Know your contract and
report all violations to the
Union right away.
ments and serve three meals
each day. He »hall assist the
crew Panttyman with mixed
and other salads (except cook
ed saldds). (All mixed salads are
made in the mornings and put
in the chill, box for the after
noon meal. A f^w cups.' and
spoons are IfitVput'^er; meals.^
sALodi^j'^sSMAjir j; |
The Saloon i Messman shall bei
responsible for the cleanliness
and care of the saloon, condi
ments, etc., clean portholes and
boxes and mop in the saloon
each moiTiing after breakfast,
sweep after each meal, polish
silver and glasses, serve the offi
cers, divide the passengers and
care for the Captain at the meals.
SECOND COOK AND BAKER
The Second Cook and Baker
when carried is responsible for
the cooking, necessary baking,'
preparation of sweet sauces with
desserts and the serving of meals
undei^ the direction of the Chief
Cook.
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One of ihe mailers which deeply interested ihe Greek maritime delegation was ihe way
in which the SIU is equipped to keep its membership informed. Here SIU Patrolman Walter,
Siekmann explains the muliiliih machine which speeds Union literature to aU hands asea and
ashore. Operator Frank Bose (extreme righi) looks on.
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P«g» Four
MMijIi lleiKim
$ight PickUp
In Shipping
By QAL TAWUBB
MOBILE — Shipping for the
'past few weeks picked up a
little, what with three offshore
ships slipping in on us, paying
off and taking replacements.
After checking with the steam
ship companies here, we find that
we wiU have only two offshore
ships and the usual coastwise
ships coming in for the next two
weeks—so I would advise any
one who really wants to ship not
to come to Mobile at this time—
not if he wants to get out in a
hurry.
"" The " meeting with Colonel
Howell of the State Selective
Service System in Montgomery
went off better than I had ex
pected, but there is still quite a
b^t of work to be done before
any definite program can be
drawn up. As soon as a proced
ure is arrived at, I will report
it through the LOG.
I am sorry to report that two
of our local members, who ship
ped on the SS Citrus Packer, a
Waterman scow, out of Mobile
on August 8, were killed in
Korea. The details of this un
fortunate incident are not avail
able at this time.
(Editor's note: Since this re
port was received from Agent
Tanner, a letter from a crew
member of the Citrus Packer
giving the available facts was re
ceived by the LOG. See page 6
for more details on the death of
these two Brothers.)
Shipping in this port continues to hold up pretty well Aotioii is being taken against members who call in for
for rated men in the Engine and Deck depar iments. Stew r^aoem^ts on the last day, and then do not stick around
ards department continues slow for rated men...The CIO tQ see that the replacements get there. Just because you
Shipyard Workers won their sixtynine day strike against caU in for the replacement doesn't mean you are clear to
the Maryland Dry dock Company in Baltimore. Many of leave the ship. Hemember this and you will save yourself
the membership will remember their 113day strike in some future grief.
which the SIU gave them unstinted aid—but how many
members know that it was as a result of a Shipyard Work
ers' motion that the SIU, an AFL Uhipn, received a stand
ing ovation at a National CIO convention? The SIU has
helped many a union, without regard for national affilw
tion, as long as they were clean and not commie. The SIU
has, in turn, been helped by other unions, which have also
disregarded national affiliation.
While on the question of shipyards, the restriction for
building ships in German shipyards to be used by foreign
countries has been lifted,another stab to the halfdead
American yards. Further, passenger ship service to Bremer
haven is to be resumed shortly by the SwedishAmerican
Lines, while this country's maritime policymakers sleep
at the switch, and, worse yet, actually hinder any oper
ator who tries to put more passengerships under an Am
erican flag—Arnold Bernstein being a prime example.
We have been notified that li^e Hossi is back to nor
mal again—in other words, he's on the beach again , . .
Willie West, who qualifies to be called ̂ 'oldtimer," is hang
ing around for one of those Isthmian scQWg runrfipg tq
the Dutch East Indies. Must^ read "South Pacific." ... If
you want a foreign voyage, just grab any ship that A1
Weaver, Pumpman, gets abo^d. One or two trips coast
wise—and then they go foreign. A1 can't take the long
ones since his wife is expecting an heir o? heiress.
Here's a repeat warning. Don't quit your ship without
a 24hour notice, as you are violating the shipping rules.
Hew York Shipping Is CniM
By JOE ALGINA
NEW YORK — Shipping since
my last report has been accept
able, though not of landslide pro
portions. We took care of about
25 ships for payoffs and about
half of that number signed on.
One of the signons was the Sea
Magic, a Liberty tankgr of the
Colonial Steamship Company, a
/newly signed outfit. This outfit
operates three tankers: the Sea
Comet, Sea Magic and the Sea
Thunder. The last named will
take a crew this week sometime.
On the waterfront the Patrol
men found things in order on
most ships, and cleared up what
beefs had arisen.
One thing, however, should be
mentioned as a warning to men
on the intercoastal ships coming
from the West Coast to Puerto
Rico. On these vessels it seems
that the men mind themselves
during the entire voyage until
the ship hits Puerto Rico, then
everyone goes a little whacky
and the Skipper has a handful
of trouble.
We'd like to point out to these
fellows that if their fun in
Puerto Rico exceeds the usual
bounds, they're going to pay for
it when the ship hits New York.
Another American Legion con
vention has just ended. The boys,
after a week of getting away
£rom the little woman and act
ing like juvenile delinquents,
came up with one of their usu
ally dynamic programs.
One of the proposals calls
for merchant seamen to be put
in uniform and be paid the same
as navy personneL
The Legion is only thinking
of the good of the nation of
course.. That's why they didn't
mention putting a uniform on
the profits of the shipowners.
The Legion seems to have for
gotten that something like 8
billion dollars is still unaccount
ed for in money paid out to
shipping companies by the gqv
enunent during the late war.
That kind of money is okay by
the Legion, it seems.
In the same vein a college pro
fessor recer.tly announced he had
found the answer to all the ec
onomic ills of the country: Abol
ish all overtime pay and the 40
hour week.
His theory is that the extra
money paid the worker is not
for work actually done, theref
fore it is an unnecessary cost qf
the item which the consumer
must assume over a long a period
of time and this can unbalance
the economy.
Someone should tell the pro
fessor that overtime pay was set
up not as a means of making
extra money, but as a penalty
against the employer to keep him
from working his employees ex
cessively. If the employers want
to knock off overtime pay, they
can do so very easily by merely
hiring mpre workers.
One of the lowest tricks we've
run across in a long time has
just come to light. Some guys
have found a way to prey on
the sympathies of SIU men to
extort money under false pre
tenses.
The schemers work like this:
They announce to their ship
mates that they're leaving the
ship due to a death in the family.
The crew then usually takes up
a collection to buy flowers.
Usually the schemers volunteer
to take the money and buy the
flowers. Howover, op a oqupip o|
SIU shj^ ppewa insist
ed on sending the flowers theanir
selves and were amaaed to re
ceive replies froni florists ^tipg
that the flQwers had been utt
olshued an.4 there was no record
of such deaths.
(^jte &f Cities Service'^ Mates belieyea that the proper
way te ̂ aintte qvertime is tp write the word "nuts" beside
it. Maybe Mate, but definitely not peanuts.... A letter
was written to the Union addressed "Secretary and Trfeas
. urw." The saiutation on the message inside read: "Dear Mr.
and Mrs,"—.Something new has been added! . . . Joe Miller
waiting for the Steward's job on spme SIU ship. Somehow
I can't connect Joe and that SIU motto, "An SIU ship ia
a wellfed ship." That'll teach Joe to rib me about this
column. ... CHai4ea "Carioea" Benway surprising a small
group on the second deck with the admission that he is
getting a little old to run ah errand. Wonder what Carioca
would have to say if somebody called him an old fuddy
duddy? Want a better word for fuddyrduddy?
Jimmy Benson letting his registration card grow a
fuzz, so that he can pick his run. You'll probably wind up
on the type of run you want least anyway, Jimmie, so stop!
being fussy. Throw in for the first one on the board . . .
James Ott, you have a good size package waiting for yoji
on the sixth floor—come and get it. (I wonder if that coul(i
be his wife forwarding him his clothes or "getting rid" pf
his clothes. I get nasty; sarcastic ideas, don't I?
Bated permit and boolonen should hang around the
Hall in New York on Sundays. Two white card Firemen
and ayg AB were abi^^ because there was no one around,
to tali^ tbi^ j^a laat Sunday ... Mail can only be held
in the Unipn'a mail racks for ninety days, and then must
be returned tp the Post Office. If you expect to be away
more than thr^ months, you should aiotify the Hall at
whu^ yen cn^peet m^ where to forward it . . . When you
mpVf Iipd tP ̂ ve ypw LOG mailing address changed,
be aufe tp include your old address along with the new
one, otherwise the LOG will continue to be received at
ypur old address, too.
Isn't it surprising? Haven't heard a complaint yet
about the 6.38 wage increase ... If you don't like this
column, there are two things that ypu can do to change
A few the situation. First, you can send in any short notes of
interest attention, putport members), pr secondly, you
can write the LOO Editorial Board and ask that this mis
ery be discontinued. . . . The time to exercise your annual
right and privilegei that of voting for next year's officials,
is coming up. I^t's be sure we don't waste any of our
ccmstitutional nghts. Let's see if we can't set a record vote.
mess all tbe flpod iRtentians
of the crews to i^w their
symijathy *0 hereaved members.
Just to be on the safe side from
now on, aU erevm shoqld insist
upon sending the flowers them
selves. The wouldbe racketeers
will then be stopped cold.
IllTrail^ Sm The Day Far SavaaaaN
By E. M,
SAVANNAHrShippipg in tflie
port is slow—if that word is
strong enough. During this time
we had exactly no payoffs
no signons.
However, we were saved! from
idleness by the foilowipg . ill
transits; the Airport, Gateway
City and Hastings, all Waterman;
the Emilia, Bull Lines, and the
Montebelio Hills, US Petroleum
All these ships, except the
Emilia, were met in JacksonviUe,
There weren't any beefs on
these spowsr—just a few misun
derstandings,. which were sp^d
ily straightened out, leaving
everybody happy.
'The Bsftings, incidentally, was
stuck in Jacl^sonvifle a few days
because oi flie storms we've been
having. The Emilia left: port, but
the storm fouled up her: deck
cargo, and she had to come back
in for a couple pf (toys to
straighten up.
On the labor front in this
town:
The drivers of the Yellow
cabs are out on strike, but the
company has 8 or H) scabs push,,
ihg their hacks around. So don't
fprget, when in Savannah—don't
ride Y^lowt
Thp Retail Clejks have signed
two contracts in Savannah, and
have the diehard merchants of
Broughton Street in a dither.
The two that sighed are the Bay
St. Grocery and Warmacks Gro
cery.
All Seafarers in this town are
requested to tell their families
and their friends to trade in
these places—^nothing like a little
economic pressure to make the
bosRos s^e the light.
Anoiher kind of pressure that
the wprkihg stiff can use now is
poUwcal City and national elec
tions are eoming up next month,
and that iv the timp to
sure that repre^ntatives of la
bor are elected. It you have nev
er voted before, now is the time
to makea start.
We in the SIU have our own
elections "for our• 1851 officials,
coming up November 1. Every
man should do his duty by him
self and his organization and cast:,
a ballot. That is the only way j
to make sure that the Union cqn
tinues to get men of high caliber;
to guide its destinies for the
coming year.
On the beach here we have
JBay Rum GarroUton; Red (the
Savannah Hermit) Coimors, who '
is waiting for the Ore Line tq
start running into Savannah so
he can ship out; and H. T. Gils
sop, who is just waiting for a
ship. .
In the hospital here are: J. B,
Fulgham, F. Casasco, W,. J. Mqrj./
ris, Leo Kudorand and W*. ^ W,'
Jones. If you're in! tdwh,
in and say, "hello," If in some
Other port J or aboard ship, why
not drop them a lipe^ They sure
will appreciate that.
: O G Pa#B Fiv»
A partial view of the preeent building and pi^erty; nxMisuHng 200 fefnt Wide ahd 175 feet deep, as it appears from the north
west comer of 20th Street and Fourth Avehue. two windows at left of entrance will be broken through to form an entrance to
Ihe'proposed cafeteria.
All bids on the project will
be in by early next week and
following membership action, the
contract will be let to the con
tractor submitting the most at
tractive bid. 7
Meanwhile, the building, lof
cated on Brooklyn's Four t h
Avenue, between 20th and 21st
Streets, has been made ready
for the alterations and necessary
structural changes.
The photos on this page were
taken this week to give the
membership a rough idea of
some of the changes to be made
and to get the first part of the
"before and after" picture to hd ^|l
published upon completion of
the job. ' •
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This photo shows a section of the area which will bouse
the galley. It is located on the street floor of the building and
will be forward of the cafeteria.
The ieitd Wail bn ̂ 6 KfHt Will M Oxtn dbWh Id Mhkb ihhi pft^bsed cafbtbria section tWlee
its present sise. It will be ed>le to accfuhniodate huhdreds bf diners at one time.
Athwattahip'e view Of the three seetioid which wiU be eltered to serve as
TiMe^llitlfe ntewdi^ halL %He fW^ obsttucting wells will be removed, mttkihg tdib'
room 911 feet Ih width.
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<3tt the seebnd deek Will be the recreation rooms. Here are two of the,
ed^ddii:^ fedmA whieh WiU be equijj^ed with television, radio, games and '
Pa0» Six T BE SEAFAB ER S LOG Fridar. Ociobet 27, 1950^i
Two SIU Men Slain
By Korean Snipers
Two crewmembers of the SS Citrus Packer
have been reported killed in Korea, according to a
letter received by the LOG this week from the
Ship's Deck Delegate. The dead Seafarers are
George W. Miller, 25, and Lewis W. High, both slain
by North Korean gunfire along
the invasion road between In
chon and Seoul.
The report to the LOG states
that the two Seafarers left their
ship when it docked in Inchon
on October 1 and were never
seen again. Four days later when
the ship sailed the two AB's
were reported missing to Army
authorities. Wlien the vessel ar
rived in Yokohama the Skipper
was notified that their bodies
had been found.
The full details of the fate
which befell the men came out
later when the ship stopped in
Pusan. Crewmembers by chance
met soldiers returned from the
front who had been in the area
where the men had been lost.
They inquired around and found
the soldiers who had made up
the burial party for the dead
Seafarers.
The GIs told the crew, the
letter states, that the men had
been found shot to death on the
road outside of Inchon, near the
village of Yung Duiig Po. The
men had been riding in a jeep
and were presumably killed by
North Korean snipers from am
bush.
The LOG report was dated Oc
tober 15 and mailed from Pusan.
The two men joined the Citrus
Packer in Mobile as ABs on'Aug
ust 8 when the vessel was sched
uled to take a military cargo to
Korea.
kfiller, who held Book No.
34214, joined the SIU in New
York in 1944. He is survived by
his parents in Fulton, Missouri.
Miller's mother has stated that
she would appreciate hearing
from any Seafarers who knew
her son. The addre^ is: Mrs.
John R. Miller, 1005 Nichols
Street, Fulton, Missouri.
Brother High is survived by
his wife in Mobile, Alabama.
He joined the SIU in New Or
leans in 1946 and held Book No.
47044.
The Citrus Packer is at pres
ent shuttling cargo for'the Apny
between Japan and Korea.
SHORT NEW YORK STOP OFF
Far afield from their usual hangouts in the Gulf area. Sea
farers James (Sloppy) Creel and M. H. McKay pay a short
visit to the New York Hall. Occasion was the stopoff of the
tanker SS Mostank enroute for Rotterdam and Antwerp.
'Best Trip Ever,'
GI's Commend SIU
, Somebody appreciates the mer
chant marine. The commanding
officer of an infantry company
being trasported to Korea by the
SlUmanned SS St. Augustine
Victory, addressed the following
letter to the crew when the ship
discharged its last soldier in
Korea:
On behalf of the entire group
of military personnel aboard, I
wish to thank you for the splen
did cooperation and favors that
you have shown us during this
trip from Yokohama to Pusan. I
feel sure that this trip will long
be remembered by the men un
der my command as the best it
has ever been their privilege to
make. We deeply appreciate the
many courtesies we have receiv
ed, the gifts from the Crew, and
the hospitality and friendliness
shown to all.
WiUiam M. Taylor
Isl Lt. 17th Infantry
Strathmore 'Mutiny* A Beer Bust, Says Crew
A situation somewhat reminiscent of the big midAtlantic Ocean "mutiny" of a year or so ago
cropped up not too long ago, according to a report recently received from a former crewmember of the
SlUcontracted SS Strathmora
From the way the crewmem
ber explains it, an innocent bit
of beer brawling aboard the ship
was ballyhooed by the local
newspaper into a full scale mu
tiny aboard a "Red ship."
The Anchorage (Alaska) Daily
News, which bestowed the
Strathmore with the red tint,
told of a mutiny aboard the ship
which needed the assistance of
tfie FBI, the City Police, the Mil
itary police and a few bystand
ers to quell. What actually took
place went something like this,
according to the SIU crewmem
ber:
The ship tied up in Anchorage,
and along with the Skipper a
good number of the crewmem
bers went ashore. When the Skip
per came aboard alone at 2 A,M.
he was well under the influence.
He ordered one of the crewmem
bers to go after the rest of the
men ashore and bring them back
to the ship. By 3:30 AM the en
tire crew was aboard.
Four ofthfe crewmembers, their
merrymaking cut short by the
Captain's orders, went into the
recreation room and had a few
drinks. The 2nd Mate came in
and asked the men to calm down.
ROSARIO CREWMEMBERS IN HOME PORT
The Bosun then came in and one
of the celebrants jumped up and
socked the Bosun. The Bosun
called the Captain in and the
celebrants—somewhat sobered up
now—were given a tohguelash
ing for their cutting up. The
Captain went topside and the
four, men went to bed.
CALLS THE LAW
After a few moments with his
thoughts, the crewmember re
ports, the Skipper got on the
blinker and tried to call the cops.
He got no answer so he sent th^
2nd Mate ashore to get the cops.
All the various cojps in town, lo
cal, territorial, federal and mil
itary police, swarmed down on
the now sleeping Strathmore at
6 AM.
The various cops went around
the ship and woke up the sleep
ing rfien and had them assemble
in the wheelhouse. A crewmem
ber who had been overlooked in
the shoreside roundup many
hours earlier chanced to come
aboard then and asked what the
trouble was. • For an answer an
MP stuck a gun in the man's
ribs and told him to stay out or
he would "send him to hell in
a minute."
When the sleepyeyed crew
members had been pulled togeth
er in the wheelhouse they were
hauled off the ship and put in
jail.
the follov/ing day the men
Were taken before the U.S. Com
missioner and handed federal
warr'ants, charging them with
mutiny, A puzzled FBI man ask
ed the men what is was they had
done to the Skipper to make him
put such a charge to the men.
But the warrant was plenty en
ough for the Anchorage Daily
News. "Mutiny on Red Ship" was
the headline.
The next day, when^ the full
story of what had happened was
in the record, the local newspa
per was silent. No attempt was
made by the paper to put the
notsocolorful truth to its read
ers, What happened was this:
the charges of mutiny were' dis
missed and the entire episode
written off. Two of the merry
makers got a few days in jail for
being drunk ^but somehow the
big "mutiny" just seemed to
evaporate into air.
, , up invFUlsd^idiia after » run to tfaa .iriaada: Ilia BiamAo•
efwinMBBlMn»:^«akar'ir aaay; k group IMM for JBagiitMe
ttay're a "Tlidl'Of a bundk.^ol. sw^guyx.".
• linen
;Wi^iti^/'ydu'''go 'aboard ''your
abip. HaU^at
Stogapere won^t do you'any.
^inai
^beparlureS
Seafarer Alonzo M. Williamf
son, died in the Staten Islaind
Marine Hospital on October 15;
following a heart attack. He was
§3 years old. Brother Williamson
joined the SIU in Norfolk in
1944 and held Book No. 36498,
He is survived by a daughter,
Laura Williamson, of Wilson,
North Carolina. Burial was in
Wilson. j
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Charles Morgan, 29;^earpld
Seafarer, died in St. Clare Hbsp
pital in New York on October ^
the SEAFARERS LOG has bee^
informed.; Arording' to' informar
tiom: reived, Morgan died • as k :
riesiilt' pf injihies Vreceiyed' iff ^
fight in midr.town New. York.
Brother Morgan joini^' <the SIU
in I947:«s .avrcSftdt'rOf the prgani;
izmg. drivein;.X3itiea.BeFvice: He
Nmvv
'• y!
• SecretaryTreasurer
~ (Vote for One)
PAUL HALL — No. 190: A member of the Seafarers
International Union since its beginning. Holds clear
ances for all strikes.
Sailed actively in all
areas during late war.
First assumed elective
office in 1944 as New
York Port Agent. Was
Director of. Isthmian
Organizing drive. Was
elecjed SecretaryTrea
surer in 1947, 1948 and
1949. Has served as a
member of SIU Nego
tiating Committee dur
ing all recent cdntract
talks since then, includ
ing the rece^itly suc
cessful ones with Cities Service.Has • also served in
various capacities in practically all emergencies and
stoikes during history of the Union.
4. t 4.
Assistant SecretaryTreasurer
u (Vote for On6)
EARL (BuU) SHEPARD — No. 203: Was one of the
SlU's original members. Active in PfeO Strike and
other early actions in
Union's formative years.
Appointed by Director
of Organization to di
rect field work for
Isthmian campaign. Al
so. participated in Great
Lakes drive, Was direc
tor . of waterfront acti
vities in New York
during 1946 General
Strike. Was appointed
:New,Orleans .^ent in
summer of 1947 by
membership action. El
ected New Orleans
J^S^t fbi! lS48j^ 1949 and 1950. Sailed all through war.
Is clear for all Union beefs.
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ScadiQuarters Representative
(Vofa for Three)
JOE ALGINA Hp. 1320: Transferred, froih AFL
#eemen's Union into the SIU when this organization
was formed. Sailed ac
tively during the war
until going .to work for
Union as Organizer.
Has served in various
capacities such as New
York Deck Patrolman
and Acting Agent. Was
elected Agent in the
port of New York for
1948, 1949 and 1950.
Participated actively in
Longshore and Coos
Bay beefs, 1946 Qaieral
Strike, UFE beef, and
Isthmian Strike. Has
been on the Union Negotiating Conimitte for past
four years. ^
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ROBERT MATTHEWS — No. 154: Joined the SIU
when it was first formed. Sailed as engiine . and/or
ship's delegate on
many ships. Served as
t»atrolman and Agent
in the port of Mobile,
and later as Jackson
ville Agent and San
Francisco Agent. Was
^signed by the 1946
Agents Conference to
New York as Head
quarters Representa
tive. Served as mem"
ber.of every iP{egotiat
,ing> Committee, . feom
1946v, to ' present time.
Was elected Assistant
SecretarynTjceasiifer. in.l947 and; ree}epted4n 1948 and
1949. Participated ihjall Sro and job actions.
Union Records
For A&G Posts
Of Credentials Committee
We, the undersigned Committee on Credentials, duly elected at the regular bus
iness meeting at Headquarters on October 18, 1950, have examined the credentials of
the candidates for the election of the officers of the Seafarers International Union
of North America, Atlantic and,Gulf District, for the year 1951, and submit the
following report:
We recommend that the men who are qualified for office be placed on the
ballot in alphabetical form under the offices for which they run, and that the p<u*ts,
following the Headquarters Offices, beginning with Boston, be arranged on the ballot
geographically as has been done in the past.
Letters of acceptance were submitted to the Credentials Committee for the
respective posts, as follows:
Harry (The Horse) Pitt, 46534—SecretaryTreasurer
Edward (Jack) Vorel, 10—New Orleans Deck Patrolman
Charles F. Schuck, 343—Savannah Port Agent
Mi
These men did not submit the necessary three years' seatime; therefore, the
letters are being filed in Headiqiuarters offices and these men are hereby disqualified.
In addition to which, Harry Pitt and Charles F. Schuck were disqualified as per Ar
ticle XIII, Section 2, Subsection (b) of the Constitution which states that a member
must be in continuous good standing fpr a period of two (2) years immediately prior
to the date of nomination.
A letter of acceptance was also submitted to the Credentials Committee by Dan
iel Butts, 190, for the post of New York Deck Patrolman. He was disqualified inas
much as Article XIII, Section 2, Subsection (e) states that a man must submit four
(4) months' discharges for the current year. This Committee did not accept anything
but certified discharges as proof of seatime for the current year, and the above man
did not submit the required amount of seatime on discharges for the current year.
W. J. B^dy, 6734 Fred Barthes, 7449
RodefSlplth:, 2$ Harry Franklin, 22569
J. B@u^r, 54512 . Francis R. Otvos, 51180
J03)^ A. VvL^AH Ho. 56: First went to sea
in 1922i Aetive in. organized, maritime labor for many
yi^s before joining
the SIU in 1940 in port
of New Orleans. Served
as Engine Patrolman in
Port of New York from
1943 to 194.7. WhUe Pa
trolman, he served as
Special Services repre
sentative. in charge of
membership problems
relating to C o a st
'Guard, immigration,
unemployment insur
ance and,other matters.
.Was elected Assistant
SecretaryTreasurer in
1947, 1948 iqid; Hqs a clear record for all past
SIU8teik« and beeA.
Itotcm Agent
(VPM for One)
Has been a member of
foe^EU:si»(Sb T938. Has taken part actively in all
im.
in thp dt
aeyecal
• paniie«i S^ed ae Pa
trolman in Norfolk qnd
was elected as peck
Patrolman iix Baltirnore
for 1948. Was Chair,
man . of 1948 Strike j
Committee" in port of
Norfolk andheld same
job during I Is^irii^;,
Strike in 1947. Was'd"
ected Boston Joint Pa J
trolman lor 1949. ^as j
appointed head of Bos
ton Bra.nch when> Agent was transferred to the West
Coast and was elected to that post for 1950.
New York Deck Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
LQUIS GOFFIN — No. 4526: Transferred into Sea
farers from AFL Seamen's Union in March, 1939. Par
ticipated in 1941 Bonus.
Beef, 1946 General
Strike, and Isthmian
_ Strike. Has been Pa
trolman and Agent in
Philadelphia and Jack
sonville, and Assistant
SecretaryTreasurer o f
the Atlantic and Gulf
District. Was elected
Deck Patrolman in the
port of New York for
1947, 1948, 1949 and
1950. Has clearances for
all Union actions of
past ten years. Has v;
taken part in negotiating new contracts for SIU.
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GEORGE (Frenchy) RUF — No. 23724; Joined the Utt
ion in Mobile in 1942, and been in good standing COH
tinuously since then.
Served as volunteer p|
Organizer aboard Isth
mian, Cities Service
and American Trading
and Prodiictipn ships.
Participated in the 1945
ILA Beef, the General
Strike and MM&P
Strike in 1946, the
isthmian Strike in 1947,
the Garment Workers
Beef and many other
Union actions. Has
worked: shoreside for '
the Union at various times since 1945, working in the
Gulf area during parts of 1945 and 1946, and on the
Atlantic Coast during parts of 1946 and 1947, For the.
last twenty months , has served as Orgariizer m the
New York pyep, concehtrating in the main op tbe; Cities
Service drive. . . c .
m
•
New York Engine Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
TEDDY BABKOWSKI — No. 7391: Joined the SIU
in 1941 and sailed during the war to all zones. Served
as a volunteer Organi
zer in the Isthmian
fleet and with tanker
companies now under
contract to the SIU.
Served on the New
York Isthmian Strike
Committee. Participa
ted in the 1941 Strike,
Coos Bay and Shipyard
beefs. In aiding the
shipyard workers and
telephone workers, he
served on the Balti
more committees. Has
held various appointive
Union positions and was elected New York Engine
Patrolman for 1949 and 1950.
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VICtORIO D'INDIA —• No. 20875: Became a member
of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1941
when he joined in the
port of Boston. Since
that date has been an
active participant in all
beefs, strikes and or
ganizational drives of
the Union, holding
clearances for all
strikes and beefs the
SIU has engaged in.
Was elected by his
shipmates to serve as
black gang' delegate on
many occasions. Sailed
throughout late war, hitting several battle zones,
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EDDIE (Deck) ERIKSEN — No. 50495: Joined the
Seafarers International Union as a permit member in
1946, and received full
membership in Febru
ary, 1948. Has acted as
department and ship's
delegate on numerous
Ore, Calmar, Isthmian
and Waterman vessels.
Is wellknown through
out the Atlantic, Gulf
and West Coast Dis
tricts, and is consider
ed militant but fair in
the safeguarding of the
Union's working rules
and contracts. Has a
clean Union record and is strike clear for all Union
strikes and actions. His last ship was the John B.
Waterman, which gave him six months of seatime for
this year.
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PETE SALVO — No, 24342: Joined the Seafarers In
ternational Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, in the
port of New York on
January 5, 1943. "Has
always been active in
Union matters, and has
'been elected ship's del
egate on eight ships
since 1943. Was active
in the 1946 General
Strike, the 1948 Wall
Street Strike and the
1947 Isthmian Strike—
in .which beef he func
tioned as Picket Cap
tain and Night Area
Commander on Staten
Island, New York. His most recent ship was the Robin
Kettering, Seas Shipping Company.
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CHARLES SCOFIELD — No. 21536: Became a mem
ber of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1941
in the port of Norfolk.
Served as an active
Seafarer throughout the
war, hitting most of
the combat zones.
Aboard ship has been
elected engine delegate
and ship's delegate
many times by his
shipmates. Has clear
ances for all strikes
and beefs engaged in
by the Union sihce
tinie of his joining the
SlU. During 1946 General Strike served on Savannah
Strike Committee.
CLAUDE (Soany) SIMMONS — No. 368: Joined the
old ISU in 1935. Went to work with the Light House
Department until 1939,
when he joined the
Seafarers . International
Union. Was in Mobile
during the American
Seamen beef. , Sailed
steadily until August 1
1941, when he was ap
pointed Patrolman in
Tampa. Went back to
sea August 1, 1942, and
sailed through the war
until February, 1945, a1
which time he was ap
pointed Patrolman in
. New York. Remained
at that post until he was elected Agent for the port
of Talnpa for 1946. Was reelected for 1947 and 1948.
Resigned in July, 1948, and went back to sea until
November 15, 1949. Acted as Headquarters Represen
tative from December of that year to present date.
Is strike clear for all SIU strikes and beefs.
New York Stewards Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
FRANK E. GARDNER — No. 21057: Joined the Sea
farers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District,
in September of 1941,
and immediately be
came active in the 1941
Bonus Strike against
Alcoa Steamship Com
pany and other outfits,
and has been active in
all strikes since then.
Has served as Chief
Steward on many ships,
and has at all times
lived up to all Union
precepts and regula
tions. Is strike clear for
all strikes and beefs
that the Seafarers has participated in.
HOWARD GUINIER — No. 478: Cathe into Union at
its beginning. Was Organizer for the SIU from 1938 to
1941. Represented the
Union before the Na
tional Defense Media
tion Board contract
dispute in, Washington,
D.C., in 1941. Was
Chairman of Headquar
ters Branch Bonus
Strike Committee, and
Chairman New York
Branch Food and Hous
ing Committee during
1946 General Strike..
Secured 3000 berths for
members during the
action. Was elected
Stewards Patrolman in New York many times, serving
from 1946 to present time.
FREDDIE STEWART — No, 4935: Was a volvmteer
Organizer for the Seafarers International Union from
its beginning. Partici
pated in all major
strikes — Bonus, Isth
'mian, '46 General —
and other actions of
the Union. Led direct
action to secure milk,
provisions and decent
shipboard conditions for
seamen. Was New York
Stewards Patrolman in
1947, and Joint Patrol
man in Port of New
York in 1948 and 1949.
Was elected Stewards
Department Patrolman
for 1950. Assisted in the drawing up of many of the
Union's past agreements.
These
printed to
for Union
F Philadelphia Agent
\ (Vote tor One)
STEVE CARDULI.O ~ No. j^ssjs: kaibe^ ai^tive
participant in all SIU strikes and beefs since joining
the organization. Serv
ed as Marcus Hook
Agent until that port
was closed. : Has alto
served as Patrolman in
Philadelphia and as
West Coast Represen
tative and as Head
quarters Representative
in New York. During
the war sailed into all
zones of action. Holds
clearances for all Un
ion waterfront actions.
Actively participated in
successful organizing
and striking of Isthmian SS Company, in 194547. Was
elected Philadelphia Ag^t in 1949, and . is presently
serving in that post.
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Baltimore Agent
(Vote for One)
WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ—No. 26445: Helped organ
ize the SIU in the Gulf area in 1939 and was wounded
flve times and crippled
while organizing lor
the Union. Went back
to sea in 1942, after be
ing laid up for more
than two years. Active
during Isthmian Drive
and Isthmian Strike.
Also directed activities
for Port of Baltimore
during General Strike
of 1946. Elected Agent
in Port of Baltimore
for 1947, 1948, 1949 anil
1950. Has'iclear record
for all the actions and
strikes that the Union has participated in.
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. Baltimore Deck Patrolman
(Vote for One)
LEON (Blondie) JOHNSON — No' 108: Was one of
• the first seabfien to join the newlyformed SIU in
1939. Took part in the
P&O Strike, Bonus
Strike, anticommie:
• Longshore * b e e f and
other major actions of
the ̂ ^lU, holding strike
clearances from ' each.
Was Agent in Port Ar
thur during the 1946
General Strike. Has
served as Patrolman
in New Orleans, Gal
vestonv New York and
Norfolk. Was elected
Patrolman in Galveston
in 1947. Elected Deck
Patrolman for Baltimore in the 1948 election, and was
reelected for the current year. Sailed during the war.
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Baltimore Engine Patrolman
(Vote for One)
AL 3TANSBURY — No. 4683; A member of the Sea
farers International Union, A&G District, since its in
ception in 1939.. Joined
in the Port of Balti
more. Has taken active
part in all actions 'of
the Union both strike
and organizational.Sail \
ed during the war into
most active war zones.
Has served the SIU in_
various appointive ca
pacities and was Dis
patcher for the Port of
Baltimore in 1949.
Abo^d ship served in,
many capacities in the
engine room. Also serv
ed the crew often as black gang delegate. Was elected
Engine Patrolman for the year 1950.
and Unipn records are
you with the candidates
. Read this section carefully
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yoting from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31
in All Halls Of A&.C District
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Baltimore Stewards Patrolman
(Vote for One)
JOHN HOGGIE — No. 23434; Was active, as an
organizer for the AFL Restaurant Workers in Phila
X. delphia, and also help
ed the US Army
Dredges before going
to sea. Joined the SIU
in 1942 and sailed
throughout1he war.
During tjie 1946 Gen
eral Strike was active
in Baltimore setup.
• Was active in organiz
ing Isthmian ships in
Baltimore and Phila
delphia. Participated in
Isthmian Strike. Was
elected Stewards Pa
trolman for Baltimore
for 1948. Was acting Patrolman in Baltimore in 1949,
and was elected Stewards Department Patrolman for
1950.
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Norfolk Agent
(Vote for One)
BEN BEES — No. 95: Joined the SIU in 1938. Ap
• pointed Patrolman for Port of Norfolk in June, 1945.
Served until elected
Joint Patrolman for
that port for 1947. Re
elected to post for 1948.
Appointed Agent for
Port of Norf01 k in
March, 1948. Was elect
ed Norfolk Agent for
1949 and 1950. In
charge of stewpot and
publicity for Norfolk
Strike Committee in
1946 General Strike.
Active for Strike Com
mittee in Isthmian
Strike. Also active in
UFE Strike. Organized crews and signed contract with
Virginia Ferries Corporation.
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WALTER BEYELER ~ No. 25919: Joined the Seafar
ers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, in
1942. Sailed SIU ships
throughout the war
years in every war
zone in the world, Took
an active part in the
1946 General Strike and
the Isthmian Strike in
1947. Has served on
every type of ship un
der coniract to the SIU,
with the exception of
the locomotive carrier,
SS Gadsden. Served on
various Branch comr
mittees ashore and as
department or ship's delegate on numerous ships dur
ing the past years. Is clear for all SIU strikes and
actions. Is presently on the Seatrain New Jersey.
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Savannah Agent
(Vote for One) **
A. W. (Andy) GOWDEH — No. 36884: Became a mem
ber of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1944
in the port of . Savan
nah. Since then has
beeir active in all Un
ion beefs, strikes and
organiz a t i o n a 1 cam
paigns, among them
the Isthmian drive and
Strike, the 1946 Gener
al Strike. Has served
on numerous shofeside
Branch committees. Has
also served as dele
gate, i chairman and re
cording secretary
aboard many SIU vessels. Sailed in all war zones
during World War II, and to, Korea during present
action. At present is aboard the SS Young America.
EARNEST B. TILLEY — No. 75: Became a member
of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1939,
joining in the port of
Baltimore. Was ap
pointed Engine Patrol
m man for Baltimore in
1945. In January, 1947,
he was appointed Pa
trolman in the port.of
Philadelphia, and later
that year served as Ag
ent for that Branch. In
1948, he was elected
Philadelphia Joint Pa
trolman. Dirring that
same year, in order to
fill positions that were
vacant due to designations of the elected officials, he
served as Patrolman in Savannah and then as acting
Agent in Boston. During 1949, served as Agent for
the Wilmington Branch, before going to Savannah as
Patrolman. Is strike clear for all Union strikes and
beefs.
JAMES L. TUCKER ^ No. 2209: Has been going to
sea since 1932, most of the time in the Deck Depart
ment. Acting Patrol
man in port of Norfolk
from October, 1943,
through January 15,
1944, when he resigned
to go back to sea. Ap
ponted in June, 1944,
to go to Charleston,
S.C., to open Branch
there. Later was as
signed to Mobile to act
as Agent. Was relieved
by newly elected Ag
ent in February, 1946,
and went back to sea.
Holds strike clearances
for all strikes and actions that the Seafarers has con
ducted.
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Tampa Agent
(V^e for One)
RAY WHITE — No. 57: Transferred into the Sea,
farers International Union in 1938 from the AFL Sea
men's Union. Helped
organize the P&O Line.
Was Patrolman in the
port of New York for
six months, and served
as Norfolk Agent for
three years. Has serv
ed as Tampa Agent for
past two years. Was ac
tive in Isthmian Drive
and Strike. l^Eas a clear
record for all Union
beefs. Prior to election
as Tampa Agent in
1948, served as Head
quarters Representa
tive, entering negotiations in Deck Department matters.
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in the coming A&C
elections, you must
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' Mobile Agent
(Vote for One)
CAL TANNER — No. 44: Has been a member of
SIU since it was granted a charter by the AFL. Durj; ;
ing the war was an
active seamen, seeing
service in most combat
zones. Was active in
the Isthmian Drive,
both as ship and shore
side Organizer. Was el
ected Agent in port of
Mobile for 1947, 1948
1949 and 1950. Partici
pated in various organ
izational campaigns of
Union in the Gulf area.
Was active in all beefs
of the SIU and holds
clearances for all
strikes and beefs the Union has engaged in.
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Mobile Joint Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
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ROBERT J. JORDAN — No. 71: Has sailed since i|
1938, always in the Engine Department. Was appointed,.;
Organizer for Isthmiai^;'
ships and tugs in th%,'
Gulf area in SepteniF.;
ber, 1945. Appointeii|(3;p
Engine Patrolman.
, port of Mobile in Feh.r|
ruary, 1946, and als'q, f: '
acted as Dispatcher and .1 ;
Organizer. Elected En
gine Patrolman for the,.|f
port of Mobile for 1947
and reelected for 1948. ,
Has been active in all/,
strikes and is strike
clear. Was elected to //
Joint Patrolman post,
in Mobile for 1949 and reelected for 1950.
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W. J. (Red) MORRIS — No. 264: Has sailed sinK?.
1939. In March 1945, was appointed Acting Agent in
port of Jacksonville.
Was later assigned first
to New York, then to iilli
Norfolk as Patrolman.
Was also Acting Agent
in Charleston until that
Branch closed in Feb
ruary 1947. Went back
to sea until appointed ,
Patrolman in port of
Mobile on September
1, 1947. Was elected
Deck Patrolman for
port of Mobile for 1948
and Mobile Joint Pa
trolman for 1949 and
1950. Is strike clear for all Union beef and actions.
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New Orleans Agent
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LINDSEY J. WILLIAMS—No. 21550: Joined the Sea^.
farers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District,;
in New Orleans 01%,
January 26, 1942, as a ,
member of the deck;,
department. Sailed alli
during the war in prac
tically all war zones.
During the Union's,
"drive to organize Isth
mian Steamship Com
pany, he served as the.,
Gulf area Organizer for"
the SIU. At the same,
time he led the at
tempt to organize the
American Trading and
Production Company. He was responsible'for bringing
many new companies under contract to the SIU, the
largest of which was Cities Service Oil Company—for
which drive he was Director of Organization for the,.
Atlantic and Gulf District. Is at present acting Agent
for the port of New Orleans. ,
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New Orleans Deck Dt^rolman
(Vo4» for One)
likoY CLARKE — No. 23062: Joined the Seafarers
International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, in New
Orleans in "1942, and
$^ed all during the
war. Has served on nu
^rous '^ Branch com
mittees and' has been '
active in New Orleans
Branch activities. Has
served as department
and shiQ's delegate
jnany times. Was ap
pointed tempof iry Pa
trolman in New Or
leans several times,
when increased Branch
activities demanded ex
iiansion of the local staff. Has been active in all strikes
in which the SIU participated, and acted as Chairman
of the New Orleans Strike Committee during the
General Strike of 1946. »
FRANK (Red Sully) SULLIVAN — No. 2: Has been
sailing since 1926 as AB and Bosun, and joined the
SIU in 1938. During
career has been in al
most every beef and
strike that seamen par
ticipated in. Acted as
Area Commander in
the Greenpoint (Brook
, lyn) section diuring the
Isthmian Strike in 1947.
Was Joint Patrolman
in New Orleans in 1944
.and again in 1945. In
!1946, served as Deck
Patrolman for the New
Orleans Branch. Is
strike clear for all
^Strikes and beefs that the Union has participated in
since its inception;
New Orleans Engine Patrolman
(Vote for Oiw) .
C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS — No. 76: Joined the SIU
in December, 1988: Was active in^ 1939 Isthmian Strike,
1939 Bonus Strike, 1946
General Strike and 1947
Isthmian Strike.. Has
served the A&G Dis
trict in different capa>
cities, rangihg from
Dispatcher to Agent in
port of New Orleans.
Shipped to all areas
during the war. Co
c h a i r m an of UFE
Strike Committee in
New Orleans. Holds
clearances for all Union
strikes and acUehs. El
ected New Orleans En
gine Patrolman for 1947 and was reelected lor 1948,
1949 and 1950.
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New Orleans Stewards
(Vote for One)
BENNIE GONZALEZ — No. 125: J^oined the SIU in
the port of Tampa~ in September, 1938. Was active in
organizing the P&O
Line and in the subse
quent P&O Strike.
Helped organize 'the
Ferry in 1940, and was.
one of those who were ~
instrumental in forcing <;
the company to' obserWe
the contract they had
signed. Has strike
clearances for all
strikes in which the
Union has been invol
ved. Was Dispatcher in
the port of New York
in 1949 and 1947. Was Stewards Department' Patrol
man in New York in 1948. Elected Baltimpre Stewards
Patrolman for 1949.
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XOTIH ALSOP ^(NO. 7811; Has "aboiit fifteen years
of sea service, most of* it spent in Engine Department.
Sailed during the wfT
• to various combat zc^s
of the world. Has
Porl^gent in Charles
ton and Galveston. In
addition, has been Pa
trolman in New York,
New Orleans and Nor
folk. Was on the Genr
eral Strike. Committee
for the port of Nor
folk in 1946, and was
chairman of the Isth
mian Strike Commit
tee for the Port of
Galveston in 1947. Has
been Galveston Agent since 1948.
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Galveston Joint PatFolman
(Vote for One)
G. f4. TANNEHILL — No. 25622: Was ship's Orgamzer
during the Isthmian Drive, during which time he
spent eighteen months
on Isthmian ships. Also
v/orked as shoresidfi
Organizer in ports of
New York, Mobile anid
New Orleans. Partici
pated in many beefs,
including the 1945
Longshore beef, the
Coos Bay beef, 1946
General Strike and
Isthmian Strike. H^
assisted in contract
gotiations. Was elected
Boston Joint Patrolman
for 1948. Was active
in Cities Service organizing drive. Elected Galveston
• Patrolman for 1950.
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Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings
24~Chair
Secareiarr,
fltaidsla. S^egates report*
^ flight bit ^ <iisputed over
time. Motion carried to take up
with Union what steps should be
taken to inspwt meat. Sugges
tion made to clean up everything
on main deck and in the crew's
quarters.
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FAIRPORT. Aug. 27 —Chair
man. Paul Morris; Secretary, D.
Jones. Delegates reported every
. thing running smoothly. Motion
carried that Ship's Delegate con
tact Captain in regard to getting
fresh milk in Rotterdam.
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STEEL ARTISAN. Oct. 1 —
Chairman, John Brady: Secre
lary. C. Howath. Delegates' re
ports accepted. Repair list made
up and approved. Motion carried
to swap crew quarters. Charges
against Brother read and motion
caiTied to refer to Patrolman.
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STEEL ARTISAN. Aug. 25—
Chairman (not given); Secretary.
Messanger. Delegates reported no
beefs. Crewmembers advised to
lock up valuables to cut down on
theft. Crewmembers warned
against molesting Arabs to keep
harmony between longshoremen
and crew when in Near East
ports.
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KATHRYN, Oct. 1—Chairman,
yr. Lachance; Secretary, C. Clan
dio. Delegates reported no beefs.
Motion carried that new porthole
be cut in Carpenter's foc'sle.
Crew rejected proposal to pur
chase a new washing machine.
4 4 4
FORT HOSKINS. Oct. 1 —
Chairman. Charles E. Angell;
Secretary, Frank Flanagan. Dele
gates reported no beefs. Ship's
Delegate reported $67 in the
(Oup's fund. Delegate suggested
that the crew look into the pur
chase of a lafger washing ma
chine than originally contem
plated. Delegate instructed to
look into the requirements for
obtaining a book in the SIU.
Suggestion made that a new li
brary be brought aboard in Lake
Charles, if the AMMLA has fa
cilities there.
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FORT HOSKINS. Oct. 8—
Chairman, CharlM Angell; Sec
peiary. Frank Fla^gan. Delegates
jreported no beefa. Sailing board
teisunderstanding to be brought
te attention of Patrolman in
Wiew 'York. Captein told crew to
await Port Steward's okay be
fore putting washing machine
aboard. Ship's Delegate reported
that he had been assured the
alopchest wouldbe wellsupplied
before the. next extended foreign
run. . • ;
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, FRENCH CREEK, Sept. 24—
Chairman, Lee Arnolds; Secre
iary, ̂ C.; Baix^ Delega^ report
ed amounts of disputed
overtime • iri Deck and Engine
Departments'. Motion carried that
.tlW;;Ra!^b. be asked to
tj^ up war news bulletins for
crbw's ' benefit; General discus
sion ̂ )f'benefits of SIU.
« Oct. 1—
BOMMIM. Sh^'s ̂ Delegate read
communication from Nev/ York
Disciissidh Held on getting^
beefs ironed out before the ship
arrives in the States. Motion car
ried that remainder of ship's
fund be donated to members in
hospitals,
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LOGANS FORT, Oct. 5—Chair
man, Samuel Setliff; Secretary.
William Morris. Delegates report
ed no beefs, reported on the
number of books and permits in
their departments. Education:
Brief talk by Brothers Brown
and Morris on the new Cities
Service contract. Request made
that a variety of juices be offer
ed for meals.
4 4 4
ALCOA CLIPPER, Aug. 27—
Chairman. Jack Lynch: Secre
tary, Sam McDonald.' Delegates
reported all okay. Suggestions
made that new jackets be fur
nished for waiters, that no trash
be put in drinking fountains and
that Chief Electrician repair mo
tion picture projector.
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ALCOA CLIPPER. Sept. 17—
Chairman. Reginald Roberts: Sec
retary. ^m McDonald. Delegates
reported all okay. Motion carried
that Fireman who fouled up be
turned over to Patrolman. Spirit
ed discussion held on subject of
bar being closed to crew after a
couple of crewmembers got
drunk and fouled up. Steward
asked to be more courteous to
ward the men in his department.
Motion made to have Agent and
Patrolman talk to Chief Steward
concerning his conduct. Motion
defeated.
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BRADFORD ISLAND. Oct. 16
—Chairman, S. Turner; Secxe
taxy, George Lynch. Delegates
reported number of books, per
mits in their departments. Mo
tion carried to make up repair
ist and forward it to depart
ment head. Motion carried to
liave awning installed on fantail.
Brief talk given on shipboard
conditions and SIU organization.
Patrolman to be seen about fresh
milk when ship hits Boston.
4 4 4
BENTS FORT, Jept. 30—Chair
man. L. Hammond: Secretary,
George Butenkeff. T>*>lGgates re
ported small amoimts of disput
ed overtime. Motion carried that
everyone donate to ship's fund.
Motion carried to recompensate
Ship's Delegate for 2 telegrams
sent SIU.
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CLARKSBURG VICTORY. OcL
8—Chairman. Frederic Carpen
ter. Secretary, R. Whitley. Dele
gates reported no beefs, number
of books and permits in their
departments. Discussion. on keep
ing laundry and recreation room
clean. Two minor beefs in Stew
ards Department settled.
4 4 4
STEEL VOYAGEa Oct. 2 —
Chairman, V. Cover: Secretary,
W. Boulter. Motion carried that
Port Captain wd Patrolmen' be
informed as to the back break
ing gahgway. Motion carried that
a proper ladi^r be installed on
stack, so men can reacti top of;
stack without inusung them
beefs'
tention hi ' shij^ard meetings
and be hammered out in the
presence of the entire crew
Ship's Delegate gave a' talk on
the rights of Union men and
their responsibilities.
4 4 4
CATAHOULA, Oct. 5 —Chair
man. Adolph Capote: Secretary.
L. Stephenson. Ship's Delegate
reported a letter was sent to
Headquarters regarding a trip
card for the Chief Cook who
joined the ship in an emergency.
Chief Steward reported he in
tended to quit if the company
does not provide the ship with
sufficient stores for the next trip.
Delegates reported disputed ov
ertime in their departments. Mo
tion carried.to contact Patrolman
upon arrival, . and inform him
that the crew goes on record not
to sail the ship without the prop
er stores. Suggestion made to
transfer radio speaker to recrea
tion room.
4 4 4
DEL NORTE, Oct. 1 —Chair
man, Bob Itigh; Secretary, Bill
Kaiser. Ship's fund stands at
$145. Suggestion made that the
crew make an attempt to find a
ship having a baseball team so
the crew can demonstrate its
ability. Motion carried to vote
$25 to Hank Memorial Fund.
Crewmembers urged to write
and participate in the setup of
the ship's newspaper.
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BENTS FORT, Oct. 8—Chair
man, H. Libby; Secrelary, Leo
Gallagher. Delegates reported
eveiything okay. Motion carried
for the Secretary to draw up a
letter to Senator Murray thank
ing him for the work his com
mittee did in exposing the Cities
Service mess. Mes^ge to be post
ed for crewmembers to sign. Dis
cussion held on letter "issued by
the.. Coast Guard calling for a
change in papers. Motion carried
to wait until Headquarters takes
a stand on the matter.
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VENORE, OdL ' S^Chnrmsn,
dydo^ Lowolyiu SweNdtvy, Rob
oil HarwR. D^e^desr^xnded
on .numbei. of books and permits
in' their depaictmentii. list
made ;;ijp and DhKma*:
sion ;on tasted of drinking watef. ,
STEEL ADMIRAL. Oct. 7 —
Chairman. F. MacCambridge;
Secretary. F. Freeland. Delegates
reported all okay. Ship's Dele
gate reported that charges had
been brought against one mem
ber for fouling up. OS reported
not doing sanitary work proper
ly. Bosim to inspect his work and
make a report at the next meet
ing.
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SS FELTORE. Oct. 1—Chair
man, John Grimes; Secretary, E.
Abies. Delegates reported num
ber of books and permits in their
departments. Discussion on Coast
Guard move to issue new sea
men's papers. Motion carried to
concur with action taken in Bal
timore meeting rejecting CG
move. Motion carried to draw up
an affidavit contesting log
against a crewmember.
4 4 4
SS DEL MAa Sept. 3—Chair
man, W. Brown; Secretary. L.
Nicholas. Delegates reported no
beefs, except in Stewards De
partment. Report on collections
made and expenses incurred in
new ship's newspaper. Motion
carried for each department to
rotate cleaning of crew laundry
and pressingrpom.
4 4 4
SALEM MARITIME. Oct. 10—
Chairman. Steve Deri; Secretary.
William Burke. Ship's Delegate
reported that his meeting with
Captain was fruitful and Stew
ards Department men will get
the overtime money coming to
them. Delegates reported num
ber of books and permits in their
departments. Motion carried not
to payoff until Patrolman is
aboard. Motion carried to turn
Galleyman's case over to Patrol
man for possible reinstatement.
Education: Brother Ariipld talk
ed on the inadvisability of de
partment heads firing • men in*
discriminately as they face court
aotionr by the. Union imder' the'
• Settiemrat Stipulation signed by
{Hties Service.
LONE JACK, Oct. 1—Chai*)
man (not given); Secreiar^:
Charles Dominick. Delegates jt«
ported number of books and per
mits aboard. Ship's Delegate ask
ed all men to refer their beefit
to him and he will talk with
Captain. All SIU men agreed to
ignore Coast Guard request thab
men turn in their papers. Trear
surer reported $36 in ship's fund.
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SWEETWATER. Oct. 10 —
Chairman. M. Lipkin; Secreiarf^
W. Kekrwieder. Delegates report
ed small amount of disputed ov
ertime in their departments.
Telegram to be sent to SIU to
determine whether or not com
pany has signed war risk bonus.
Motion carried to have cre^
meeting every other . Sunday.
Overseas LOG posted on bulletin
board so entire crew could read
it.
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GATEWAY CITY. Oct. 8 —
Chairhian. James Kelly; Secre
tary. E. Killigren. Delegates x&
ported on the standing of t::^i*
departments. Delegates asked tb
keep closer watch on Permitmeh.
aboard as m^y are shipping
over their allotted time. Motion
carried to send Senate Labor
l^bcommittee a vote of thanks
for the work done in the Cities
Service investigation. Request
made for more cold drinks and
more fresh vegetables. Beef rais
ed on which department should
do the cleaning and chipping
work on the galley stove. Dis
cussion on rusty water.
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STEEL RECORDER. Oct. 6—
Chairman. W. Thompson; Secre
tary. D. Harmon. Each member
to donate $1 for repair fund for
washing machine. Delegates re
ported disputed overtime in Deck
and Engine Departments. Crew
asked to cooperate in keeping
ship clean.
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FAIRLAND, Oct. 8—Chaixms^
Paul Pokmir; Secretary L. Pep
per. A letter of thanks drawn up
to be sent in behalf of crew to
Senator Murray for his commit
tee's fine work in investigating
the Cities Service lawbreaking
Collection to be taken up for
purchase of washing machine
motor. Ship's Delegate reported
that the Captain refused to make
draws while ship is at sea. .
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FRENCH CREEK. Oct. 15 —
Chairman. John Kozar; Secre
tary. Daniel Robinson. Ship's
Delegate reported Captain stag
ing about fantail awning, claims
he has no canvas. Captain asked
crew where they want to pay
off, New Orleans or Houston.
Crew to await reply from SIU
New Orleans Branch. Union m»
aboard to reimburse Ship's D^
egate 50 'cents apiece for tele
grams sent on Union business.
Crew voted congratulations tp
SIU negotiators and organizers
for securing a contract with '
Cities Service.
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JOHN STAGG. Sept. 28 ^
Chairman. W. Carney; Secretary,
J. Stephens. Delegates 'reported .j,
no beefs. New library to he pick
ed up at first US port. B6sua "^?
thanked the Stward artd Gp©Ji»4'
for" ;big improvement in* the
over the last trip;
m
d Al'l
Put Democracy In Jeopardy
To the Editor:
The editorial in the LOG of
September 15 hit the mark.
It took the political bureau
crats. in Washington 15 years to
I wake up to the communist influ
I ence in American life. The mer
chant seamen have been fighting
these red rats since 1935 and
even before then
. From 1941 until the end of the
war, it was considered good
taste to be known as parlorpink
intellectual. Now that the fad
has ended all those who mingled
with the commies don't wish to
he reminded of their former
playmates.
Were a person to look back
in the records, just think of the
inany highpowered officials, both
In political and labor circles, he
Would find who were known
commie sympathizers. We don't
hear of many of these people
feeing put on the public frying
jE>an.
We cannot boast of democracy
in America and deny its very
principles. When you suppress
free thoughts and expression
you're headed down the trail of
Siniiii and his stooges.
I believe in stopping the min
ority who would take freedom
from the majority, but I'll be
flartihed if I can see any sense
in denying freedom to all, turn
ing the name of liberty to a
Witch hunt as seems to be the
^licy of many politicians today.
That phony move of the Coast
started among the political bur
eaucrats in Washington, we must
keep a closer watch on our free
dom, or we will find ourselves
losing' the very principles upon
which this government was
founded.
More of those editorials, Bro
ther. They make good reading
and help to open the eyes of
those who fail to realize the
danger of losing our democratic
ideals. Joe Buckley
SS Fairhope
Take Yer Choice,
'Scotty' Tells
UniformAdvocate
To the Editor:
In regard to the bull being
thrown around about whether we
seamen of the US merchant ma
rine should wear uniforins, I
should like to direct .this letter
to "ExHawsepipe," trusting that
he is still "ex," and to all who
feel as he does in advocating
uniformwearing seamen.
I think that all who feel as
"ExHawsepipe" does should
have uniforms. And at the pres
ent time, while we are fighting
in Korea, there is a crying need
for uniforms.
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
But perhaps "ExHawsepipe"
is unaware of the fact that the
government has made ample
Seafarer Puts His L.I. House Up For Sale
To the Editor:
Through the LOG I should like
to direct the attention of the
membership to the following in
formation for the benefit of any
one interested in buying a house
oh Ldhg Island, in the Vicinity
of Huntington.
First off, the house is Ideated
near transportation and is ap
proximately an hour's ride to
New York City.
The house is Ideated oh pr@p
erty consisting of seven lots xhea
suring 100 fedt ih depth knd 150
feet in width. On the first fiber
there afe k living room, with an
open fireplace; two bedrodttis, a
bathroom and kitchen.
There is a Vefy large room and
a bath upstairs. This room can be
partitioned td suit anyone's
needs. One « the firstfloor bed
rdohis has ifrench doors leading
out to a patio, over which an
awning can be placed.
Th^ is a butride the
house, too. And, of course, there
is a garage adjoining the house.:
Furniture is available, if desired.
Huntlpgton, by the way, is the
fibb frraiiweg seeks a buyer for this 3bedroom, 2bath
home dn a plot 100 feet deep with 150fooi frontage in
Huntington, L. t.
biggest town on Long Island's
north shore and has all shopping
facilities.
Anjrdhe ifiterfested in seeing
the house can cdhtact me at the
Unibh Hall in 5l Beaver Street
any day, or drop me a note, care
of the Hall, saying on what day
you'll be down.
The house is priced at $14,000,
but we will sell for $12,'i00 to
a Seafarer, if you would like
to call me at home some night,
call Huntington 1907R.
Bob Breitweg
P.S.: Accompanying photo was
taken during winter, which is
reason for lack of foliage.
Guard to pick up your seaman's provision to supply all "Ex
papers and reissue a temporary
^t, stamped with their approval,
a Stinking move.
• Let us suppose a beef came
along that required direct ac
41oft by the SIU. The Coast
Guard then steps in, claiming
lhat those involved are commies.
A slick idea, if that's what they
Contemplate, but one that would
liever get by the seamen. "We all
^OW the angles these people
have been working throughout
the years.
"With militarism the new fad.
Hawsepipes" with uniforms. In
fact, you can choose your own—
Army, Navy, Marine Corps or
Validated Coast Guard.
Perhaps many Brothers fefel as
I do about the uniform business
and that is: A paidup Union
membership and an SIU or SUP
button is uniform efioughr
"Scotty" (SUP)
SS Steel ScietSiti
P.S.: If he do^n't Care for the
above selection, he can always
sail with the Army Transport
Service.
War Hawk Men Seek Heap Big PowWow;
OTBy
To the Editor:
Well, ih a few days the old
'ViTarHawk rounds out another
trip to the t'ar feast and so back
to the good old East. As usual,
she has set, herself a record —
a belltobeil ship.
Not a day has been given off.
All hands got stranded in Yo
kohama during a typhoon scare
one night and had to stay ashore
until one o'clock* the followihg
day.
A special boat chartered by the
Skipper brought them back to
the old grind. The big bull of
the woods, and Woods is the
name, was on hand to deliver
greetings to "Go get it and now."
C^bllGE
Well everybody did and every
thing Went off fairly Well until
UNPERTURBED AND STARTLED
the Delegate brought up the
overtime sheets and then did the
big bull bellow. He threatened
everywie who missed the half
day with a log. And, of course,
everyone just smiled when he
ttfid the four to eight Oiler that
if they put in overtime they
would be logged.
Upoh arriving at Honolulu, ye
Delegate went up and. asked the
boy froth Mississippi, who is
First Assistant on here, if the
Oilers and the rest of the gang
couldn't have a day off, and of
coufse, hi asked the Delegate if
the agreement had anything in
it about guys getting a day off.
mere is none, of course, but
there is a t^m sometimes ushd
knoiVn as priticiple, about which
the First knows nothing and in
dulges in less.
He said WASCO had just firett
three Or four Firsts and he did
hot intend to be the next fbt
givihg time off. The Chief is ju^
as bad. We^want to warn anyi
one Who contemplates shipping
aboard the SS War Hawk to
check' the statements made here
in, and if possible, let's straighteri
this First and Chief out.
if the Steward should start tb
feed bad, then it would really
be bad. But we congratulate him
on the fine way ,he has carried
on this trip. . '
Jack Granger . |
Eng. Del.
SS War Hawk
Honolulu, T. H.
When the cameraman busted in on this serene scene, aboard
the SS Del Norte neither the contestants tior the Observers
even turned their heads from the checker game.. Left to righl:
Bulcher, Cooper, Machoh ahd WorrelL The Uetsman Wtts
Dick Marlinec<
Charles Muscsrella, Del
• .who Inffls. from
eVideiitfer
goingr'otthere'' look on' his
face,,
Question
Service Reopened By Cousins
• tb m
Dub fo thb fabt that t have
noticed a gradual lessening of
pro and con arguments in the
LOG concerning the "homestead
ing" of ships contracted to our
Union, I should how like to
Venture my opinion for what it
is Worth. It consists bf the fol
lowing Suggestion:
That we limit the stay on each
vessel to one year for a book
man, affff t6 six ntohths fbr a
permit ihafi. In this way vaca
tions may be had.
This wqiffd cause arnice, steady
turnover pf .jobs find would al
most guo^teb ahy man a job
at ii«y gi'"?^!n fffne, frithout the
lane wafit an the heaeh frhich he
finds necessary to sweat out at
'vtimcS'
It has been shown time altaj
again that when a man is on I
ship over six months at al
Stretch, he tends to think of thai
ship as his own and he loses tftfij
impersonal, businesslike, militant I
attitude of the progressive Un»j
inn man. Hfe begins to know the I
Mates too well and in somel
bases to eater to their Whims "ilij
a iSUbserVieht manner.
This would also be a stepl
toward breaking up the cliquesj
.who impose their demands uponi
their shipmates by force' Of num^l
bers. And any man with a tol"!
eraht, democratic "live and lat|
live" view of rank and file life?,!
progressive, militant. Orderly :Un>r
iOn knows that" if the organizh'l
tion as a Whole is tO surVi\
'Cliques, as well as v gashouftdsJ
performers, hopheads andv agila'j
tors must go.
j:b Cousipt.''.
• SO)AiMhcw JaslMoa. '
£o0'>4r]Rhythms
A Steward's Dream
^iunittecl by Carl David Jones» AB, SS Ffrifp^rt
Hc» ship's thru the Hall the sama as you.
His Job to dp he tries,
Sotpetimes he's wrong, bpt wants to 1;^ rigl^t.
At times, he even lies.
• A real "Good Stew" doesn't say: "No more".
He hee bia stores on hand,
He*U do his best, sp ion't get'^sore.
Of he'll grpwl to beet the band.
They call him early and they call him late.
Other names, 1 dare not say.
He catches hell from all and the n^ate.
He's the guy that has to pay.
Your call of the wild: "My towel is gone,
"My^ blanket is dirty as hell,
"The stew is thin and no corn pone,
"The coffee is cold," you yell.
"Where's the Steward," is the cry of all,
"I need both this and that,"
Yet let him try a bit to stall.
And you'll sock him with a bat.
When all the stores are, put aboard.
And no delegates there to check.
Get short at sea, and voices roared.
We want thst Steward's neck.
He'll try to please on every beef'
The Union, the company and all.
So take him off that treachefous reef.
And then he'll ansvfer your call*
He pays his dues, is proud of his book.
He does Just all he can.
So when things get toujsdi' ^ake « Mur
At a brother Union Man.
So long "Old Stew/' it was the best.
Most food is good, we trust.
We'll Join right in witb all tfee rmt.
Smoothsailins to you from up,
Hans To Picket If Publisher Is 'Unfair^i
To the Editor: dogs with sauce), hamburgers
and onions (some kind of ground
teJVu /L *u» J carroVs (orange and green ing by not bemg on the good , , , I ones), panfned potatoes (spuds
oat intrt nnotnn BataUr Ao 11 + "leant lo Say caKe. get into Bofiton safely. As I
write, the wind is blowing in Now where else could you find
the little round window of my ® meal that? Please tell me
ofTic^ We are going to miss all I 'dr it's there I long to
warm sunshine that has prevail i ^ forgot to mention, we have
ed for the last twoandahalf ® aod water
months. with every meal, not to forget
, . bread. I sprained my wrist when No one can complain though,IT _• i J B J a.
tor wo on tho Miymar o^o^ ' * P'*co of broad tho
tho finost cuiainoTW Sip ff
afloat. For inalanoo, hor. ia tho " "'T
^pper monu for t<K^y: Spaptah S^^'S'STj/LTvon
Frankfurters (chopped up hot Something like working in the
mint. Heavy like gold you know.
We really live on here.
MAH WHIP, SUH
Somebody swiped the Mate's
whip and he told the Deck De
Steel Scientist
Seafarer Thanks
^ A • J I ue lOiu X
V^CWIH^H JPOF partment that if it wasn't back
' j by the time we got in, he's going
To the Edit^i to let them make another trip.
T 1 y, ^ yy a , U "^on't know what the poor guy
I should hke to pubUcly tliaiikUill do without it. I shudder
when I think of what he might
SEAFA]^RS l^G Seafarers Lgcide to use. Sometimes he can't
aboard the SS Steel Seientist for be blamed for getting mad
he tj^ical Union Brotherhood though. Especially with Ohanni
toey demonstrated toward meLjan, the four to eight AB, who
during my recent illness. trying to coil the lubber's
I was removed from the vessel line counter clockwise around
in Honolulu, where I was ad the compass, instead of clockwise
mitted to the hoapital. On a re the way line is supposed to be
turn visit of the veasel I return coiled.
^ to the crew and made thetrip Several of the men are going
back to the Statea. to reenlist in the service soon.
At the payoff the boys pre Jbey say it is too monotonous
sent^ me with the proceeds of sailing around the world. That's
a collection they had gotten up
V
Suggests Listing (U Bbips Open To Aliens
T(| the Edil.or:
There has been quite a, little
misunderstanding about the new
Qovernment rules for alien < sea
men sailing American ships. It
s a little difficult for an ipdivid
al to know whether a ship is
owned by a company, whether
t is chartered, or what.
I think it would be a .good
idea, if possible, to public a 11$
in the SEAFARERS EOQ show
ing all the ships we have am
the companies toi which they be
long, along with the information
as to which of these ships aliens
may sail on.
I would also like to have
In S. I
Top Praim
the Editor:
, In view of the fact that there
|are so many Seafarers like my
seff in the Staten Island Marine
jbspital, it is surprising that
st of the men are happy, de
pHe the terrible and unfortu
nate nature of some of the ill
iesses.,
The reason for the pleasant
[feeling among these hospitalized
aembers lies in the excellent
eatment and sincere interest
,_ey receive from each and
[everyone of the hospital staff,
be doctors, nurses, attendants
the volunteer workers.
AU of these people have suc
fully worked to create an
^(^osphere that is especially im
_tant in making the patiants
veU again and keeping them
content during their convales
cence.
There are many of us SIU
members who are very anxious
to convey in some litHe way our
appreciation for the splendid ef
.forts of the doctors and nurses
in our behalf, and we believe the
LOG is the best way to make
our feelings known.
The people in the social wel
fare department of the hospital
also rate a vote of thanks. You
never know until you're a patient
here how grand it is to see the
(3ray Ladies enter the ward,
wheeling in the wagons with
cigarettes, magazines and other
soughtafter items. Our thanks
to these gracious ladies, too.
We're sorry we can't offer the
hospital staff any more than our
thank®. But no expression Of ap
preciation was ever more sincere.
Joseph P. FarwiH
as a means of giving mea boost. p. . TrAwmAit
I personaUy have mcperienced l.yrewmeil
the sincere, brotherly spirit that Speak W^l of JeSSe's
motivates these Seaforers. But .
I would like the qther members E^or;
Of our Union to know of toeif ^e, the Seafarers aboard the
generosity, t^. "The^ men have citjeg service tanker Royal Oak,
my sloepcst gratitude. wish to extend pur sincere
Anthoiiy ffeliiavoae | thanks to Jesse, the proprietor
of tho Men's Club in Maple
wood, La.
Jesse's place always welcomes
, . I seamen and insures them of fair
the sample qne$tions_tov\^ treatment. So• the
• he PlumherMa^nUt enamina
tions prepared by ^e SfU.
wmm It Wanco
MeUln, x n*
(Edr lfo% In tiling out
jobs, the pmoadurs is the
Dispatcher to signify whether
the particular job mglT ho
filled by a citizen or an alien.
Tha list suggested hp Brother
Blanoo wmOd tmpnn^cal
hcosAise more then ehjerhgred
sh^ are involved. <lhMo is
also the questien of opeimBnir
and «ikaidiM that
are to he considwredU WU|| Rm
cKmstant turnover of vessOls,
end the cmifsqufBt changes in
thehr status, nieolh^ ei the
numher of alhNSe pennilisd to
sail on them is ceneenwd' the
proposed list would become qb
solete in hardly any time at
aU. If the Dispatcher should
fail to indicate whether an
alien is eligible for a particu
lar jcdv ha vnll give that in
formation to anyone mehlng
the ipquixy at the Bme of the
call.
(Headquarters is temporarily
out of the question and an^
• war Piumber^Mafshinist tast.
As snQn m mw onii are print
ed, a copy wlB be forwaided
to Brothmr llapco.l
next time your ship is in the
port of I4ke Charles, Lg., drop
in and say hello to a real, swell
I guy.
SS Royiil Oak Crewmen
the spirit boys! Me, I'm too
young to join the Army or Navy
and ivhen I get off here I doubt J
if I'll be able to pass the rigid *
physical. _
BYLINE AL *
Sent a short story into Esquire 'S
magazine. Hope they publish if,
Told the editor that if he bouf^t
the story, my Union paper, the
LOG, would make the fact
known, and approximately 15,000
seamen would buy a copy of
Esquire for the sole purpose of
reading, an article written by a
fellow seaman. You know they
need the business!
If they do not publish my ar
ticle I am taking applications for
volunteer pickets to help in my
crusade against unfair publish^.
Simply send your applications
to the Editor of the paper you
are reading, stating in 25 words
or less, "Why I would like to as
sist Honest A1 in V crusade
against unfair publishers." You ,
may be one of the lucky ones
chosen. Hurry! Don't delay, re
member all applications must be
in before it's too latei
Another voyage on the Mary
mar is drawing to a close. Soon
I will be up in the land of re
membered vacations, Maine. Only
for a weekend though, for I must '
return to the Marymar. Remem
jer I am leaving in January so
here will be an AB job open
for some lucky guy. Yes I said
lucky. Should have some money
left out of my payoff to donate
to the support of the paper that
prints this idle prattle of mine.
It looks like the LOG is the
publication that has the only
fair publisher, our Union. Will
say "au revoir" for now. Hi
Mom!
Honest A1 Whitmer
Sesd 'En In
Don't hold your pictures
and stories of shipboard acti
vities. Mail them to the Sea
fSurers Log. 51 Beaver St^
New York 4. N. Y. H you
haven't the time or don't feel
in the mood, just forward de
tails. Well do the rest. 'Pic
tures will be returned if you
wish.
PROUD OF THEIR SHOP
/I
'I::
m
?|
These contentedlooking Seafarers are John T. Eddins.
De^ DologglC' end Lonnie Lonski. as they appeared to the'
owaieremcb ireceotly aboard fhe Bull Lines' SS Arlyiu Photo
W4P Igkeil in carpenter's shop, which the lads say is one of
tbf best aBoAt,
mr
Seawind
In the past few issues the LOG has been sounding the
call for action on the part of Shipboard photographers. Lots
of ships have been hewing the call, among the most recent
being the SS Seawind.
The photos on this page were
submitted by the crew to Lloyd
(Blackie) Gardner, the A&G Dis
trict's West Coast Representative
m San Francisco. Gamer sent
them posthaste to the LOG and
here they are.
The LOG wants more ship
board shots, but requests full
identification of all subjects and
the name of the photographer,
ol course. The Seawind material
didn't give the name of their
hardworking lensman.
Chuck Allen got off to a smiling start. This shot was taken
before he boarded the train in New York for Baltimore. Cap
tion accompanying the photo says "Chuck" was never happier
than he appears here.
Here's a docksids shot of some of the Seawind lads and
some local friends. Left to right, standing: Bankhead, OS; Miss
Grettle; Larsen, AB; John Risbeck, AB. Kneeling: Chuck Allen,
"Junior" and Sonwald, AB.
Besides a good crew, the SS Seawind had an alert photographer on its last trip, and he
kept the men smiling for the lens. Here, £rom left to right. lte*lines up the Second Cook, Third
Cook, Messman Pepper, Chief Cook and Steward Abe Goldschmldt. "Scotty" looks over the
life ring.
til t 4, 4.
Crewmembers of the Sea
WhM iwt only worked well to
gelt^er,' but they akb proved
to be good shipmates ashore.
In photo at right is a group of
the lads photographed in the
Jockey Club in somewhere on
San Francisco's waterfront. No
names accompanied this shot.
Only one we recognize is
Chuck Allen, who seems to get
around.
4 4, ft
s%s: • •
^ " tiff
SAN FRANCISCO—Chairman,
M. Btimstine, 2257; Recording
Secretary, A. Gowder, 36884;
Reading Clerk. A. MitcheU, 2756.
Motions carried to accept the
minutes of past nieetings in other
Branches. Trial Committee eledt
ed to hear charges against three
Brothers. Agent Gardner reported
on shipping activity, which he
defined as soso. Under Good and
Welfare, members spoke on the
coming Union elections and the
new wage increa^s.' Meeting ad
journed with 96 members pres
ent.
3^ t 4 .
MOBILE—Chairman, O. Stev
ens, 115; Recording Secretary. J.
Carroll. 14; Reading Clerk, L.
Neira. 26393.
Minutes read and accepted
from the other Branches, Agent
reported that shipping has been
fairly good over the past two
weeks, though there was no tell
ing if the tempo would continue.
Agent Tanner reported that he
had met with the State selective
service officials and all Seafar
ers were urged to comply fully
AiG Shipping From Oct 4 To Oct
REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED
PORT DECK ENG. STWD3. REG. DECK ENG. STWDS.
Boston..-. 15 14 9 38 17 21 10
New York::................ 113 95 " 115 32» 97 89 104
Philadelphia...:...i............ : 28 26 17 71 17 26 19
Baltimore..........:.........^...:..... 74 67 ' 67 ^08 72 75 55
Norfolk : ; ^ / (FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE)
Savannah.....: . (FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE)
Tanqw— 12' 11 9 32 11 . 12 12
Mobile.......:..., 34 ' 41 32 107 58 51 48
New OrleahSi. .. 32 41 56 129 34 ' 51 59
Galveston. 22 12 22 56 18 . 14 11
West Coast 36 19 21 76 33 20 26
GRAND TOTAL,.....'......;... 366 326 348 1,040 357 359 344
iS
TOTAL
SHIPPED
48
290
62
202
35
157
144
43
79
1,060
with the draft regulations as they
now stand, as they would be bet
ter off in the long run if they
cooperated. Motion carried that
in the future all Trial and Ex
cuse committees go strictly by
the bylaws and constitution of
the Union when making their
recommendations to the mem
bership. Motion carried to donate
$25 to the Knights of Columbus
for underprivileged children.
Meeting adjourned with 215
members present.
» 4 4
TAMPA—Special meeting call
ed by Patrolman R. Kail to in
form the members that, inasmuch
LAWRENCE A. HOLBROOK
Get in touch with your wife
at once. She wants to hear from
you.
4 4 4
ROBERT B. FELCH
bommumcate with your moth
er. She is: anxious to hear from
you.
4 4 4
CARLETON J. AMUNDSON
Write your sister, Mrs. Her
bert Nelson, 5836 Wentworth
Averiue South^ Minneapolis, Min
nesota. i
• • #• 4 4
WILLIAM E. THOMPSON
Write yovir mother at 760
South Newton Avenue, St. Pe
tersburg, Florida.
4 4 4
HAKpN 1. HOSLAND
Get in touch with Mrs. Shirley
Wessel, Supervisor, 25 South
Street, New York City.
4 4 4
, . DAVID WILSON BURTON
11 iShMey vWes^,;^;:
fj^eetii ; y^'k • City; ; ih?
important message for ybu.
4 4 4
JAM£S FLANNIGAN
Contact William Oswinkle, SIU
Hall, 14 North Gay Street, Balti
iftiore, Maryland.
4 4 4
B. B. DARLEY
This Brother , is in the Staten
Island (Ne^ York) Marine Hos
pital, and would appreciate visits
from his friends.
4 4 4
HAROLD R. BONNE
bc^rniuttiesLte with; Frederick
^,:<peaVes bn. your tdkim
SS Marymar. Very importanitr
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
Notify your draft board of
your whereabouts at once.
4" 4' 4
CHARLES MacDONALD
Get in touch with L. G. Nelsrai,
Claims Adjustinent, Orion Steam
ship Company, 80 Broad Street,
New York City.
4 4 4
RICHARD G. MARTINEZ
Get in touch with trf>uis A.
Reimmuth, Marquette Casualty
Company, 206 Strand Building,
New Giieans 12, Louisiana.
"44 4
PEDRO ARTEA<3A
Your mother has passed away.
Contact ypur brother. .
4 4 4
MICHAEL PAUL MASEK
Get in touch with your mother
at once on an important matter.
You forgot to enclose your re
turn address last time.
4 4 4
as a hurricane was due at any
'moment, it was felt inadvisable
to hold a meeting. Dispatcher's
report and imancial report read.
Motion carried to dispense with
regular meeting so members
could go honm and. batten down
for the storm.
4 4 4
SAVANNAH—No meeting held
because of a lack of quorum.
Special meeting held to check
the registration cards of those
memberii present.
4 4 4
~ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman,
Lindsey Williams, 21550; Record
ing Secretary. Herman Troxclair,
6743; Reading Clbrk, 76.
Charges against one member
read and referred to a Trial and
Excuse committee. Minutes from
meetings held in other Branches
read and accepted. Agent Wil
liams reported that shipping had
fallen off greatly, partly due to
a lack of ships scheduled for the
port, and also because of bad
weather which held up those d^
tined for New Orleans. Williams
reported on the slaying of an
SIU member in Lake Charles by
a Cities Service company man.
" • • 4 4 4 • •
MARCELJENDRYS
The father of this Brother,
who was 'drowned in Montreal
on August 24, would like to
hear from his shipmates. Write
Mr. Faul M. Jendrys, 31 Spring
yale Avenue, Chelsea, Massa
chusettis. '
4 4 4'
DONALD WAGNER
Your wife is anxious to hear
from you.' *
4 4 4
^SEPK JOHN BEIW«»D
%ite yom INW;
Board.
Motion caiTied to give witness to
slaying priority on standby jobs
as they will be unable to ship
out until situation has been
cleared up. Committee recom
mended that three men be al
lowed to come out of retirement
and become active. Three men
given the SIU Oath of Obliga
tion. Meeting adjourned with 291
members present.
4 4 4
BALTIMORE—Chairman. WU
liam Rentz, 26445; Recording Sec
retary, G. Mastersoa, 20297;
Reading Clerk, A1 Stansbury,
4683.
Minutes of meetings held in
other Branches read and approv
ed. Motion carried to forward all
ship's minutes to the LOG for
publication. Trial Committee re
ported its recommen(^ tions on
two members. Communications
from men asking to be excused
were referred to Dispatcher.
Agent Rentz' report accepted.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 with
288 members present.
4 4 4
G A L V E S T O N — Chairman,
Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording
Secretary, C. TannehiU, 25922;
Reading Clerk, R. Wilbuzn.
37739.
Minutes of meetings held in
other Branches read and accept
ed. Agent's report accepted. One
minute of silence observed for
Brothers lost at sea. Meeting
adjourned at 7:20.
4 4 4
BOSTON — Chairman, Ben
Lawson, 834; Recording Secre
tary, R. Lee, 47958; Reading
Clerk, H. Murphy, 33427.
Minutes of meetings held . in
other Branches read and acc^t
ed, except that part of New Or
leans New Business which, is
contrary to shipping rules. Ag
ent Lawson's report acceptedi : '
Headquarters report and Secre .'
taryTreasurer's financial report >;j
read and accepted. Meeting ad
journed with 80 members pres
ent.
4 4 4'
NEW YORK—Chairman, Earl
Sheppard. 203; Recording Secre
tary, Freddie Stewart, 4935t 1
Reeding Clerk, A1 Kerr, 29314. t
Minutes of meetings held in :t
other ports read and accepted.
Agent Algina reported on port's . )|
shipping activity and blasted the
American Legion for taking a
stand calling for merchant sea
men to be put in uniform and
paid soldiers' wages. Secretary
Treasurer Paul Hall reported on
New York City elections, the
new 6.38 wage increase, the
SIU's legislative program, the
new building. Union elections
and the Coast Guard "validated
papers." Motion carried to refer
all communications for excuses
to Dispatcher. Motion carried to
elect a committee to examine
and report on the credentials
submitted by candidates for elec
tion to Union office. Under Good
and Welfare, there was extensive
discussion on the American Le
gion's attitude to the American
merchant marine. Meeting ad
journed with 1035 members pres
ent,
4 4 4
PHILADELraiA — Chairman,
A. Cardullo, 24598; Recording
Secretary, D. Hall, 43372; Read<
i% Clerk, J. Hauser, 34747.
>Minutes of meetings held on
other Branches read and accept
ed. Agent's report read and ac
cepted. Charges against two . J
members read and referred to
a Trial Corhmittee. Meeting ad v
journed with 140 members pres
ent.
4 4 4
NORFOLK—No regular meet ,
ing was held because of a lack
of a quorum. A special meeliiig
was called for the purpose of
checking the shipping cards.
Meeting adjourned with 23 mem
bers present.
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233.00 14.87 247.87
. 251.00 16.01 267.01
12.98 216.48
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313.00 19.97 332.97
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251.00 16.01 267.01
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. 233.00 14.87 247.87
227.50 14.51 242.01
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ATUUmC & GULF DISTRICT
1950 ELECTION or OmCERS FOB I9SI
^ VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER Itl THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1950
nvSTRUCnONS TO VOTERS^ <»d«r fo iroto for a canSidrtoi. BMBIC a ooM
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APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR TEAT
• PURPOSE UNDER EACH OFFICE.
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HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
Vol* for Thro*
• Joseph AlQ^no. No. 1320
• Robert Matthews. Na 154
• Joseph Volpicm. No. 56 • • •
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BOSTON AGENT
Vol* for Oa*
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NEW YORK DECK PATROLMAN
Vol* for Two
• Louis Coffin. No. 4526
n George (Frenchy) Ruf, No. 23724 • * • • • '
NEW YORK ENGINE PATROLMAN
Vol* for Two
• Teddy Babkowsld. No. 7391
P Victorio Dlhdia. No. 20875
• Eddie CDeck) Eriksen. No. 50495
:• Pete Solvo. No. 24342
• Charles Scofield. No. 21536
• Claude (Sonny) Simmons. No. 368 • i t 'i i • '
NEW YORK STEWARDS PATROLMAN
Vol* for Two
• Frank E. Gardner. Ni^ 21057
• Howard GuinMr. No. 476
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VOL. XII NEW YONK. N. v.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1950 ' Na 21
Siu6mr&^/ Voting For 1951
A&G Offloials
Begins On Nov. 1
Headquarters Credentials Committee has announced
that 38 candidates have been found eligible and will ap
pear on the ballot for the 29 Union oflfices to be voted
in the annual Atlantic & Gulf election beginning Wednes
day, November 1 when polls open in all Atlantic & Gulf
ports.
In accordance with a resolution adopted early this
month by all Branches in special meetings, the posts to be
filled are the same as last year's in the outports. The excep
tion being in Headquarters office where one Assistant
SecretaryTreasurer and three Headquarters Representa
tives will be elected. The posi«
".i f
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4:4i
tion of New York Port Agent
will not appear on the ballot—
the duties will be handled by
one of the; Headquarters" Repre
sentatives. •
In making its report the Cre
dentials Committee disclosed that
four men nominated had failed
to qualify. Three men lacked
three 'years of seatime and a
burth had not submitted proof
of four months seatime diving
the current year. The commit
tee's action was based on the
election requirements of the Un
on constitution.
COMMITTEE'S MAKE UP
Serving on the Credentials
Committee, elected from the floor
at the regular Headquarters
Branch meeting on October 18
were: Deck Department: Roder
Coast Cuardi Gets Unlimited Power
An order giving sweeping con
trol of the nation's seamen, wa
terfronts and ships to the Cbast
Guard was issued last week by
President Truman, under auth
ority embodied in the new se
curity law enacted by Congress
I iast month. The law ^allows the
President to take such action
if in his opinion the security of
I the United States is endangered
by subversive activity. Under
the new order the Coast Guard
now has the power to search and
control the movement of all US
ships and is also empowered to
deny employment to seamen and
officers who have not taken out
I the new "validated papers."
Under this provision the Coast
iGuard Conunandant is authoriz
led to deny the new "papers to
persons . known to be • jjubver
Isive.
He: to AM**;
I pOpOfk' hi'.tieiMi. Where^lie^'.Vi*.'^!^
listied that ^the.;:.«h• *l^ftln ^ • ndL
habits of life of such person are
such as to authorise the belief
that the presenoa of the individ
ual on board would be inimical
to the security of the United
States.
The Coast Guard can also re;
voke a seaman's. papers at ariy
time, even if • the man has re
cei"ired the new "validated pa'
pers."
The President's action came as
a shock to leaders in maritime
labor, who felt that the power
necessary to deal with subver
sive activity was already con
tained in the screening process
set up several weeks ago in joint
meetings between government
departments,. management and
labor representatives.
:: The labor representatives also
felt that there was no need for
the new order, ~ and; the addition
al power pui in; the hv cff
jj^ast Qu^^Kould be vievfr
ed 'v with Buspicioni as ^sgraye
abuses to merchant seamen could
result.
The reason given in Washing
ton for the stringent regulations
following hard on the heels of
the voluntary program drawn up
earlier is that the former was
too loose and was operating
Without strict legal authority.' '•
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Under the new plan, which is
being studied closely by SIU
officials and other maritime un
ionists, the Coast Guard author
ity would be vested in the local
port captain. Any port ^captain
could prevent anybody or any
thing from being put aboard a
ship or entering any waterfront
area, if he considered their pres
ence^'barmful to security.
. The port captain could also
put guards on a vessel, search
ships and throw out anybody
bf ij^iliin^ thought neces
He cdtt^ also, tidce: posses
.sioA of any ship in XJS territor.
ial waters under his jurisdiction.
Alarming to labor leaders is
that, under a strict interpreta
tion of the'Coast Guard's broad
powers, a man with a reputa
tion for being a union militant
could be blackballed off his ship
because his "habits of life" show
Hhtt to be a "troublemaker" in
the eyes of the Coast Guard.
Union officials also point out
that such authority could be
abused in such a way as to
greatly diamage the union's ap
paratus for giving members rep
resentation.
Patrolmen aboard ships in be
half of crewmembers could be
forced off the ships and be pres
sured into^ leaving disputes un
settled, solely on the order of
the port captain.
Under the. new order, men
who violate the law can be de
nied work aboard merchant ships
and : can be made subject to
(Contim$idm?0ge})
ick Smith, 26893, and Francis
Otvo, 51180; Engine Department:
Fred Barthes, 7449, and Edward
Bender, 34512; Stewards Depart
ment: W! Reidy, 6734, and Harry
Franklin, 22569.
The Committee's report was
accepted in all A&G ports in
special meetings held this week.
The ballot, on the recommen
dation of the Committee, lists
the ports and offices in geograph
ical order following the' Head
quarters office, and the candi
dates are listed alphabetically
imder the offices they are seek
ing. Space has been provided
following each position for "write
in votes.
Specifically, the ballot calls for.
the election of one Secretary
Treasurer, one Assistant Secre
taryTreasurer, three Headquar
ters Representatives, nine Port
Agents and 15 Port Patrolmen.
Voting will continue straight
through for two months until
the end of December, in accord
ance with the Union constitution.
Photographs and short bio
graphical sketches of the can
didates appear on pages 710.
The full text of the Creden: •
:tials Coninuttee's report also ~
appears in this section. ' ' '
A sample of the offidal
A&G Election ballot appears
on page 16.
The posts listed on the ballot
embrace only the Union'® instal
lations in tlie Atlantic and Giilf
Coast areas. The West Coast of
fices are operating on a tempo
rary basis and do not appear on
the ballot.
The resolution setting up the
present election procedure also
provided for the opening of ad
ditional branches and the staff
ing of such offices by the Sec
retaryTreasurer ^ould ;
niteded, subject to the
of the membership. ; ^
• 11
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SEAFARERS LOG
Published Every Other Week by. the
SEAFARERS INTERNA^TIO^I. UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and GnH Dikrict
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.
HAnover 22784
• Reentered as second class matter August 2, 1949, at the Post
Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of August 24, 19l2.
267
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f
A&'G Elections
' The polls open Wednesday in the annual balloting
for the officials who will lead the orgarjization through
f^51. The ballot on page 16, and the photographs and
^ott biographical sketches in the center section, give the
members the full story on the fellowSeafarers running for
theposts of leadership in the Union.
While some posts are uncontested, bangup scraps
appear likely to develop for some Agents' and Patrolmen's
posts. Many of the faces are new in the arena, but all are
men who are deserving of careful consideration by the
membership before entering the booth to mark the ballots.
It is a right and a duty to vote in the Union elections.
Membership in the SIU is a priceless possession, and the
right to vote for the union candidate one favors is part
of that priceless possession. To fail to fake interest in the
election, and to fail to vote, is just as much a letdown to
the organization as to fail to turn to for picket duty in a
Union beef. .
Every member is in himself the union. It is he who
makes the decisions. It is time to make the important
decisions for 1951.
Don't fail to vote.
\W:.
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Seafarers Welfare Plan
In the better than three months that the Seafarers
Welfare Plan has been in operation, the Fund has paid out
.^better than two dozen death claims and has paid hospital
Benefits to hundreds of fieafarers in hospitals throughout
the country. As has been reported to the membership
earlier, the Plan is operating smoothly with a minimum of
difiiculties in administration.
There has been one difficulty, however. The Adminis
trator has reported to the Union Trustees that he has
received only 3,000 signed beneficiary cards from SIU
members. In other words, only a small percentage of the
members of the SIU have signified; to whom the Plan is
Uo pay the $500 death benefit.
The Union wants to urge again all members to fill
out these cards as soon as possible. The cards are available
at all signons and payoffs. If you don't see them, ask for
: them. They are also available at the Union's Branches.
One word of caution: the Administrator has noted that
the signatures of many of the witnesses aire illegible.
^Thetefore, care should be taken thkt tlie bet^ficjary's name
and address be printed plainly and the signatures of the
witnesses be made readable. A host of headaches can be
avoided in the payment of benefits, if these suggestions
are followed.
Another point the Administrator wishes SIU members
to note, is the fact that the beneficiary listed on a mem
ber's identification card in the Union files is not auto
matically the beneficiary for Welfare Plan benefits. Some
members have had this mistaken impression. Also, 'the per
son who handles the burial of a member is not entitled to
the deatb benefit, imless he is. listed as the man's beneficiary.
Eyery^one is inclined to feel that '^Oh, I'm, not going
to die for awhile. I can take care of that at any time." It's
best, however, to take a few minutes off and clear up this
matter and be sure. Don't doublec.poss yourself.
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B. JURKOWSKI ;;
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V. MILAZZO
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J. H. ASHURST
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J. T. EDWARDS
J. LIGHTFOOT * :
E.FERRER
R.A.BLAKE .
E. LOPEZ
S. BURGSTROM
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second deck. West Side, Ward L.
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JOHN EZELL
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FRANCIS HOBIN
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WALTER HAGKETT •
JOSEPH PILUTIS
FRED PITTMAN
ROBERT DILLON
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JAMES THOMPSON
W. E. PARROTT
WESLEY YOUNG
CRISTO PRASSO
G. MINISTERI
ROBERT WILLOUGHBY
. WILLIAM WOLFE
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BOSTON
P. JOMIDES
ROGER TROTTIER
;j. MURPHY
R. LUFLiN
JOSEPH BENNETT?
CHARLES BROWN
JCHiN; CALDWELL
WILSON O. CARAv.
RICHARD CABBILLO
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JOHN HA
L. A. HOLSfflS
D. D: KELLY
HUGH LAGAN
T,EO LANG
LOUIS MEYERS
E. NA.YARRE
M: NEWMAN.
K. RAANA
J. ROZMtlZ ,
JOE SOLOMON
ROBERT THOMPSON
L. TICKLE
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FRANK FORMSANO
WHiLlAM O'CONNOR
TURE SANDSTROM •
NEWTON PAINE, Jr.
BJORN GRANBERG
WILLIAM KIERULP
JAMES HODO.
EDWARD PRITCHARD >
JAMES LEWIS
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CHECKING QUALIFICATIONS OF SIU CANDIDATES
Coast Guard Gets
Sweeping Control
Oyer US Shipping
Elected at the October 18 regular membership meeting, the Credentials Committee turned
to the next morning on the cheeking of qualifications to see that nominees for Union met
the constitutional requirements, From left to right, around the table: Edward Bender, Engine;
Roderick Smith, Deck; Walter Reidy, Stewards; Fred Barthes, Engine; Harry Franklin, Ste
wards, and Frank Otvos, Deck.
With all hands working at full speed, the job of checking the eligibility was. completed in
jigtime. The Committee added its voice to the appeal of SIU officials: "Everybody get out and
vote. Let's set a turnout record.''
{Continued from Page 1)
fines up to $10,000 and be jailed
up to 10 years.
Perplexing to union officials
is the authority now given the
Coast Guard to demand seamen
carry the new "validated papers."
Under the former setup, seamen
could voluntarily exchange their
papers if they wished. No penal
ty was established if they re
fused. Men who were deemed
to be poor security risks were
removed from the ships and
screened.
The program appeared to be
operating with success at the
time the new order was issued.
Noncommunist unions were ex
periencing no difficulty in crow
ing ships, and those unions with
"subversives" among the mem
bership were finding many of
their members prohibited from
joining ships imtil they were
Suggestions For
Stewards Dep't.
The following suggestions for a
standard routine for the stew
ards department was drawn up
by members of the SIU to ful
fill what they considered a great
need. We know that it will pro
vide a welcome guide for many,
but it must be pointed out tliat
these are only suggestions and
have po official standing within
the Union. Another installment
will appear in an early issue.
GALLEY UTILITY
The Galley Utility shall. be
responsible for the cleanliness of
the galley and • galley utensils,
peel potatoes (keep a sufficient
ajmount of peeled potatoes in
water in the chill box at all
times), bring up galley stores,
straighten the storage boxes
when needed, clean the meat
block, receive stores and work"
under the direction of the Chief
Cook, (Start fires when no Night
Cook and Baker is carried.)
SALOON PANTRY MESSMAN
The Saloon Pantryman Mess
man shall be responsible for the
pantry and the pantry refrigera
tor and shall thoroughly clean
same each morning after break
fast. He shall bring up cereals,
juices, cheeses, fruit and all
needed stores for the officers |
and passengers service. He is re
sponsible for preparation of all
salads (except cooked salads)
under the. direction of the Chief
Steward. ; ' ' :, < < i ,
Mixed salads shall be made
mornings !an]d(put . ;in l|he chiR
box. He shall keep pantry uten
sils, bootlegs, steamtable, crock
ery and all pans used by him
cleaned after each meal, dish
out food at service and prepare
salads designated by the Stew
ard. Coffee is mad? at each
meal.
CREW MESSMAN
The Crew Messman shall ba
in charge of the crew mess. His
diities are to scrub every day
beifore retiring at 10:00 AM,
clean chairs and tables. He shall
provide milk, box cereals, but
ter bread and cold drinks for
service. He is responsible for
silverware aWd glasses, condi
GREEK MARITIME UNION OFFICIALS AT SIU HEADQUARTERS
In ihe US last week, under the auspices of the Economic Cooperation Administration, rep
resentatives of Grefek longshoremen and seamen stopped at the New York Hall to observe the
SIU in action. Left to right: George Georgiadis, Greek labor lawyer; Anasteisios Thipoulos, Presi
dent of the Longshoremen's Federation of Greece; John Lucas, Greekbom SIU oldtimer who
served as interpreter, and p. Velissaralos, Treasurer of the Greek Maritime Federation.
given further examination.
Following announcement of the
new order, Paul Hall, Secretary
Treasurer of the Atlantic & Gulf
District stated: "We want com
munists off the ships too, but
we don't like to feel we're hav
ing a choker put round our
necks.
"Our members," he stated,
"want to make a decent living
and it's our job to protect them. :
The wrong people in charge of .
enforcing the order could dis
rupt the entire maritime indus •
try by abuses the unions would
not tolerate."
The day following the an
nouncement of the new order,
high ranking Coast Guard offi.
cials announced that the secur.
ity program would probably be
intensified weU beyond the or
der issued by President Truman,
They pointed to the immediate
need for expansion of the Coast
Guard's port set up, and the
need for larger numbers of per
sonnel to operate the program.
It was hinted that the service
might resort to securing its need
ed men through the draft. At
least four to five hundred men
with automobiles would be need
ed to handle the seciurity work
of the New York waterfront
alone, it was estimated.
Sailing Short
All delegates aboard SIU
ships are urged to make cer
tain that every ship is fully
manned before it leaves port.
If the company tries to vio
late the contract manning
scale by sailing short, the
ship's delegate should call
the nearest Union Hall im
mediately.
The Union will take im'
mediate action to see that
our agreements are observed
to the letter as it does
whenever violations are re
ported.
Know your contract and
report all violations to the
Union right away.
ments and serve three meals
each day. He »hall assist the
crew Panttyman with mixed
and other salads (except cook
ed saldds). (All mixed salads are
made in the mornings and put
in the chill, box for the after
noon meal. A f^w cups.' and
spoons are IfitVput'^er; meals.^
sALodi^j'^sSMAjir j; |
The Saloon i Messman shall bei
responsible for the cleanliness
and care of the saloon, condi
ments, etc., clean portholes and
boxes and mop in the saloon
each moiTiing after breakfast,
sweep after each meal, polish
silver and glasses, serve the offi
cers, divide the passengers and
care for the Captain at the meals.
SECOND COOK AND BAKER
The Second Cook and Baker
when carried is responsible for
the cooking, necessary baking,'
preparation of sweet sauces with
desserts and the serving of meals
undei^ the direction of the Chief
Cook.
i.Aj
One of ihe mailers which deeply interested ihe Greek maritime delegation was ihe way
in which the SIU is equipped to keep its membership informed. Here SIU Patrolman Walter,
Siekmann explains the muliiliih machine which speeds Union literature to aU hands asea and
ashore. Operator Frank Bose (extreme righi) looks on.
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P«g» Four
MMijIi lleiKim
$ight PickUp
In Shipping
By QAL TAWUBB
MOBILE — Shipping for the
'past few weeks picked up a
little, what with three offshore
ships slipping in on us, paying
off and taking replacements.
After checking with the steam
ship companies here, we find that
we wiU have only two offshore
ships and the usual coastwise
ships coming in for the next two
weeks—so I would advise any
one who really wants to ship not
to come to Mobile at this time—
not if he wants to get out in a
hurry.
"" The " meeting with Colonel
Howell of the State Selective
Service System in Montgomery
went off better than I had ex
pected, but there is still quite a
b^t of work to be done before
any definite program can be
drawn up. As soon as a proced
ure is arrived at, I will report
it through the LOG.
I am sorry to report that two
of our local members, who ship
ped on the SS Citrus Packer, a
Waterman scow, out of Mobile
on August 8, were killed in
Korea. The details of this un
fortunate incident are not avail
able at this time.
(Editor's note: Since this re
port was received from Agent
Tanner, a letter from a crew
member of the Citrus Packer
giving the available facts was re
ceived by the LOG. See page 6
for more details on the death of
these two Brothers.)
Shipping in this port continues to hold up pretty well Aotioii is being taken against members who call in for
for rated men in the Engine and Deck depar iments. Stew r^aoem^ts on the last day, and then do not stick around
ards department continues slow for rated men...The CIO tQ see that the replacements get there. Just because you
Shipyard Workers won their sixtynine day strike against caU in for the replacement doesn't mean you are clear to
the Maryland Dry dock Company in Baltimore. Many of leave the ship. Hemember this and you will save yourself
the membership will remember their 113day strike in some future grief.
which the SIU gave them unstinted aid—but how many
members know that it was as a result of a Shipyard Work
ers' motion that the SIU, an AFL Uhipn, received a stand
ing ovation at a National CIO convention? The SIU has
helped many a union, without regard for national affilw
tion, as long as they were clean and not commie. The SIU
has, in turn, been helped by other unions, which have also
disregarded national affiliation.
While on the question of shipyards, the restriction for
building ships in German shipyards to be used by foreign
countries has been lifted,another stab to the halfdead
American yards. Further, passenger ship service to Bremer
haven is to be resumed shortly by the SwedishAmerican
Lines, while this country's maritime policymakers sleep
at the switch, and, worse yet, actually hinder any oper
ator who tries to put more passengerships under an Am
erican flag—Arnold Bernstein being a prime example.
We have been notified that li^e Hossi is back to nor
mal again—in other words, he's on the beach again , . .
Willie West, who qualifies to be called ̂ 'oldtimer," is hang
ing around for one of those Isthmian scQWg runrfipg tq
the Dutch East Indies. Must^ read "South Pacific." ... If
you want a foreign voyage, just grab any ship that A1
Weaver, Pumpman, gets abo^d. One or two trips coast
wise—and then they go foreign. A1 can't take the long
ones since his wife is expecting an heir o? heiress.
Here's a repeat warning. Don't quit your ship without
a 24hour notice, as you are violating the shipping rules.
Hew York Shipping Is CniM
By JOE ALGINA
NEW YORK — Shipping since
my last report has been accept
able, though not of landslide pro
portions. We took care of about
25 ships for payoffs and about
half of that number signed on.
One of the signons was the Sea
Magic, a Liberty tankgr of the
Colonial Steamship Company, a
/newly signed outfit. This outfit
operates three tankers: the Sea
Comet, Sea Magic and the Sea
Thunder. The last named will
take a crew this week sometime.
On the waterfront the Patrol
men found things in order on
most ships, and cleared up what
beefs had arisen.
One thing, however, should be
mentioned as a warning to men
on the intercoastal ships coming
from the West Coast to Puerto
Rico. On these vessels it seems
that the men mind themselves
during the entire voyage until
the ship hits Puerto Rico, then
everyone goes a little whacky
and the Skipper has a handful
of trouble.
We'd like to point out to these
fellows that if their fun in
Puerto Rico exceeds the usual
bounds, they're going to pay for
it when the ship hits New York.
Another American Legion con
vention has just ended. The boys,
after a week of getting away
£rom the little woman and act
ing like juvenile delinquents,
came up with one of their usu
ally dynamic programs.
One of the proposals calls
for merchant seamen to be put
in uniform and be paid the same
as navy personneL
The Legion is only thinking
of the good of the nation of
course.. That's why they didn't
mention putting a uniform on
the profits of the shipowners.
The Legion seems to have for
gotten that something like 8
billion dollars is still unaccount
ed for in money paid out to
shipping companies by the gqv
enunent during the late war.
That kind of money is okay by
the Legion, it seems.
In the same vein a college pro
fessor recer.tly announced he had
found the answer to all the ec
onomic ills of the country: Abol
ish all overtime pay and the 40
hour week.
His theory is that the extra
money paid the worker is not
for work actually done, theref
fore it is an unnecessary cost qf
the item which the consumer
must assume over a long a period
of time and this can unbalance
the economy.
Someone should tell the pro
fessor that overtime pay was set
up not as a means of making
extra money, but as a penalty
against the employer to keep him
from working his employees ex
cessively. If the employers want
to knock off overtime pay, they
can do so very easily by merely
hiring mpre workers.
One of the lowest tricks we've
run across in a long time has
just come to light. Some guys
have found a way to prey on
the sympathies of SIU men to
extort money under false pre
tenses.
The schemers work like this:
They announce to their ship
mates that they're leaving the
ship due to a death in the family.
The crew then usually takes up
a collection to buy flowers.
Usually the schemers volunteer
to take the money and buy the
flowers. Howover, op a oqupip o|
SIU shj^ ppewa insist
ed on sending the flowers theanir
selves and were amaaed to re
ceive replies froni florists ^tipg
that the flQwers had been utt
olshued an.4 there was no record
of such deaths.
(^jte &f Cities Service'^ Mates belieyea that the proper
way te ̂ aintte qvertime is tp write the word "nuts" beside
it. Maybe Mate, but definitely not peanuts.... A letter
was written to the Union addressed "Secretary and Trfeas
. urw." The saiutation on the message inside read: "Dear Mr.
and Mrs,"—.Something new has been added! . . . Joe Miller
waiting for the Steward's job on spme SIU ship. Somehow
I can't connect Joe and that SIU motto, "An SIU ship ia
a wellfed ship." That'll teach Joe to rib me about this
column. ... CHai4ea "Carioea" Benway surprising a small
group on the second deck with the admission that he is
getting a little old to run ah errand. Wonder what Carioca
would have to say if somebody called him an old fuddy
duddy? Want a better word for fuddyrduddy?
Jimmy Benson letting his registration card grow a
fuzz, so that he can pick his run. You'll probably wind up
on the type of run you want least anyway, Jimmie, so stop!
being fussy. Throw in for the first one on the board . . .
James Ott, you have a good size package waiting for yoji
on the sixth floor—come and get it. (I wonder if that coul(i
be his wife forwarding him his clothes or "getting rid" pf
his clothes. I get nasty; sarcastic ideas, don't I?
Bated permit and boolonen should hang around the
Hall in New York on Sundays. Two white card Firemen
and ayg AB were abi^^ because there was no one around,
to tali^ tbi^ j^a laat Sunday ... Mail can only be held
in the Unipn'a mail racks for ninety days, and then must
be returned tp the Post Office. If you expect to be away
more than thr^ months, you should aiotify the Hall at
whu^ yen cn^peet m^ where to forward it . . . When you
mpVf Iipd tP ̂ ve ypw LOG mailing address changed,
be aufe tp include your old address along with the new
one, otherwise the LOG will continue to be received at
ypur old address, too.
Isn't it surprising? Haven't heard a complaint yet
about the 6.38 wage increase ... If you don't like this
column, there are two things that ypu can do to change
A few the situation. First, you can send in any short notes of
interest attention, putport members), pr secondly, you
can write the LOO Editorial Board and ask that this mis
ery be discontinued. . . . The time to exercise your annual
right and privilegei that of voting for next year's officials,
is coming up. I^t's be sure we don't waste any of our
ccmstitutional nghts. Let's see if we can't set a record vote.
mess all tbe flpod iRtentians
of the crews to i^w their
symijathy *0 hereaved members.
Just to be on the safe side from
now on, aU erevm shoqld insist
upon sending the flowers them
selves. The wouldbe racketeers
will then be stopped cold.
IllTrail^ Sm The Day Far SavaaaaN
By E. M,
SAVANNAHrShippipg in tflie
port is slow—if that word is
strong enough. During this time
we had exactly no payoffs
no signons.
However, we were saved! from
idleness by the foilowipg . ill
transits; the Airport, Gateway
City and Hastings, all Waterman;
the Emilia, Bull Lines, and the
Montebelio Hills, US Petroleum
All these ships, except the
Emilia, were met in JacksonviUe,
There weren't any beefs on
these spowsr—just a few misun
derstandings,. which were sp^d
ily straightened out, leaving
everybody happy.
'The Bsftings, incidentally, was
stuck in Jacl^sonvifle a few days
because oi flie storms we've been
having. The Emilia left: port, but
the storm fouled up her: deck
cargo, and she had to come back
in for a couple pf (toys to
straighten up.
On the labor front in this
town:
The drivers of the Yellow
cabs are out on strike, but the
company has 8 or H) scabs push,,
ihg their hacks around. So don't
fprget, when in Savannah—don't
ride Y^lowt
Thp Retail Clejks have signed
two contracts in Savannah, and
have the diehard merchants of
Broughton Street in a dither.
The two that sighed are the Bay
St. Grocery and Warmacks Gro
cery.
All Seafarers in this town are
requested to tell their families
and their friends to trade in
these places—^nothing like a little
economic pressure to make the
bosRos s^e the light.
Anoiher kind of pressure that
the wprkihg stiff can use now is
poUwcal City and national elec
tions are eoming up next month,
and that iv the timp to
sure that repre^ntatives of la
bor are elected. It you have nev
er voted before, now is the time
to makea start.
We in the SIU have our own
elections "for our• 1851 officials,
coming up November 1. Every
man should do his duty by him
self and his organization and cast:,
a ballot. That is the only way j
to make sure that the Union cqn
tinues to get men of high caliber;
to guide its destinies for the
coming year.
On the beach here we have
JBay Rum GarroUton; Red (the
Savannah Hermit) Coimors, who '
is waiting for the Ore Line tq
start running into Savannah so
he can ship out; and H. T. Gils
sop, who is just waiting for a
ship. .
In the hospital here are: J. B,
Fulgham, F. Casasco, W,. J. Mqrj./
ris, Leo Kudorand and W*. ^ W,'
Jones. If you're in! tdwh,
in and say, "hello," If in some
Other port J or aboard ship, why
not drop them a lipe^ They sure
will appreciate that.
: O G Pa#B Fiv»
A partial view of the preeent building and pi^erty; nxMisuHng 200 fefnt Wide ahd 175 feet deep, as it appears from the north
west comer of 20th Street and Fourth Avehue. two windows at left of entrance will be broken through to form an entrance to
Ihe'proposed cafeteria.
All bids on the project will
be in by early next week and
following membership action, the
contract will be let to the con
tractor submitting the most at
tractive bid. 7
Meanwhile, the building, lof
cated on Brooklyn's Four t h
Avenue, between 20th and 21st
Streets, has been made ready
for the alterations and necessary
structural changes.
The photos on this page were
taken this week to give the
membership a rough idea of
some of the changes to be made
and to get the first part of the
"before and after" picture to hd ^|l
published upon completion of
the job. ' •
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This photo shows a section of the area which will bouse
the galley. It is located on the street floor of the building and
will be forward of the cafeteria.
The ieitd Wail bn ̂ 6 KfHt Will M Oxtn dbWh Id Mhkb ihhi pft^bsed cafbtbria section tWlee
its present sise. It will be ed>le to accfuhniodate huhdreds bf diners at one time.
Athwattahip'e view Of the three seetioid which wiU be eltered to serve as
TiMe^llitlfe ntewdi^ halL %He fW^ obsttucting wells will be removed, mttkihg tdib'
room 911 feet Ih width.
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<3tt the seebnd deek Will be the recreation rooms. Here are two of the,
ed^ddii:^ fedmA whieh WiU be equijj^ed with television, radio, games and '
Pa0» Six T BE SEAFAB ER S LOG Fridar. Ociobet 27, 1950^i
Two SIU Men Slain
By Korean Snipers
Two crewmembers of the SS Citrus Packer
have been reported killed in Korea, according to a
letter received by the LOG this week from the
Ship's Deck Delegate. The dead Seafarers are
George W. Miller, 25, and Lewis W. High, both slain
by North Korean gunfire along
the invasion road between In
chon and Seoul.
The report to the LOG states
that the two Seafarers left their
ship when it docked in Inchon
on October 1 and were never
seen again. Four days later when
the ship sailed the two AB's
were reported missing to Army
authorities. Wlien the vessel ar
rived in Yokohama the Skipper
was notified that their bodies
had been found.
The full details of the fate
which befell the men came out
later when the ship stopped in
Pusan. Crewmembers by chance
met soldiers returned from the
front who had been in the area
where the men had been lost.
They inquired around and found
the soldiers who had made up
the burial party for the dead
Seafarers.
The GIs told the crew, the
letter states, that the men had
been found shot to death on the
road outside of Inchon, near the
village of Yung Duiig Po. The
men had been riding in a jeep
and were presumably killed by
North Korean snipers from am
bush.
The LOG report was dated Oc
tober 15 and mailed from Pusan.
The two men joined the Citrus
Packer in Mobile as ABs on'Aug
ust 8 when the vessel was sched
uled to take a military cargo to
Korea.
kfiller, who held Book No.
34214, joined the SIU in New
York in 1944. He is survived by
his parents in Fulton, Missouri.
Miller's mother has stated that
she would appreciate hearing
from any Seafarers who knew
her son. The addre^ is: Mrs.
John R. Miller, 1005 Nichols
Street, Fulton, Missouri.
Brother High is survived by
his wife in Mobile, Alabama.
He joined the SIU in New Or
leans in 1946 and held Book No.
47044.
The Citrus Packer is at pres
ent shuttling cargo for'the Apny
between Japan and Korea.
SHORT NEW YORK STOP OFF
Far afield from their usual hangouts in the Gulf area. Sea
farers James (Sloppy) Creel and M. H. McKay pay a short
visit to the New York Hall. Occasion was the stopoff of the
tanker SS Mostank enroute for Rotterdam and Antwerp.
'Best Trip Ever,'
GI's Commend SIU
, Somebody appreciates the mer
chant marine. The commanding
officer of an infantry company
being trasported to Korea by the
SlUmanned SS St. Augustine
Victory, addressed the following
letter to the crew when the ship
discharged its last soldier in
Korea:
On behalf of the entire group
of military personnel aboard, I
wish to thank you for the splen
did cooperation and favors that
you have shown us during this
trip from Yokohama to Pusan. I
feel sure that this trip will long
be remembered by the men un
der my command as the best it
has ever been their privilege to
make. We deeply appreciate the
many courtesies we have receiv
ed, the gifts from the Crew, and
the hospitality and friendliness
shown to all.
WiUiam M. Taylor
Isl Lt. 17th Infantry
Strathmore 'Mutiny* A Beer Bust, Says Crew
A situation somewhat reminiscent of the big midAtlantic Ocean "mutiny" of a year or so ago
cropped up not too long ago, according to a report recently received from a former crewmember of the
SlUcontracted SS Strathmora
From the way the crewmem
ber explains it, an innocent bit
of beer brawling aboard the ship
was ballyhooed by the local
newspaper into a full scale mu
tiny aboard a "Red ship."
The Anchorage (Alaska) Daily
News, which bestowed the
Strathmore with the red tint,
told of a mutiny aboard the ship
which needed the assistance of
tfie FBI, the City Police, the Mil
itary police and a few bystand
ers to quell. What actually took
place went something like this,
according to the SIU crewmem
ber:
The ship tied up in Anchorage,
and along with the Skipper a
good number of the crewmem
bers went ashore. When the Skip
per came aboard alone at 2 A,M.
he was well under the influence.
He ordered one of the crewmem
bers to go after the rest of the
men ashore and bring them back
to the ship. By 3:30 AM the en
tire crew was aboard.
Four ofthfe crewmembers, their
merrymaking cut short by the
Captain's orders, went into the
recreation room and had a few
drinks. The 2nd Mate came in
and asked the men to calm down.
ROSARIO CREWMEMBERS IN HOME PORT
The Bosun then came in and one
of the celebrants jumped up and
socked the Bosun. The Bosun
called the Captain in and the
celebrants—somewhat sobered up
now—were given a tohguelash
ing for their cutting up. The
Captain went topside and the
four, men went to bed.
CALLS THE LAW
After a few moments with his
thoughts, the crewmember re
ports, the Skipper got on the
blinker and tried to call the cops.
He got no answer so he sent th^
2nd Mate ashore to get the cops.
All the various cojps in town, lo
cal, territorial, federal and mil
itary police, swarmed down on
the now sleeping Strathmore at
6 AM.
The various cops went around
the ship and woke up the sleep
ing rfien and had them assemble
in the wheelhouse. A crewmem
ber who had been overlooked in
the shoreside roundup many
hours earlier chanced to come
aboard then and asked what the
trouble was. • For an answer an
MP stuck a gun in the man's
ribs and told him to stay out or
he would "send him to hell in
a minute."
When the sleepyeyed crew
members had been pulled togeth
er in the wheelhouse they were
hauled off the ship and put in
jail.
the follov/ing day the men
Were taken before the U.S. Com
missioner and handed federal
warr'ants, charging them with
mutiny, A puzzled FBI man ask
ed the men what is was they had
done to the Skipper to make him
put such a charge to the men.
But the warrant was plenty en
ough for the Anchorage Daily
News. "Mutiny on Red Ship" was
the headline.
The next day, when^ the full
story of what had happened was
in the record, the local newspa
per was silent. No attempt was
made by the paper to put the
notsocolorful truth to its read
ers, What happened was this:
the charges of mutiny were' dis
missed and the entire episode
written off. Two of the merry
makers got a few days in jail for
being drunk ^but somehow the
big "mutiny" just seemed to
evaporate into air.
, , up invFUlsd^idiia after » run to tfaa .iriaada: Ilia BiamAo•
efwinMBBlMn»:^«akar'ir aaay; k group IMM for JBagiitMe
ttay're a "Tlidl'Of a bundk.^ol. sw^guyx.".
• linen
;Wi^iti^/'ydu'''go 'aboard ''your
abip. HaU^at
Stogapere won^t do you'any.
^inai
^beparlureS
Seafarer Alonzo M. Williamf
son, died in the Staten Islaind
Marine Hospital on October 15;
following a heart attack. He was
§3 years old. Brother Williamson
joined the SIU in Norfolk in
1944 and held Book No. 36498,
He is survived by a daughter,
Laura Williamson, of Wilson,
North Carolina. Burial was in
Wilson. j
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Charles Morgan, 29;^earpld
Seafarer, died in St. Clare Hbsp
pital in New York on October ^
the SEAFARERS LOG has bee^
informed.; Arording' to' informar
tiom: reived, Morgan died • as k :
riesiilt' pf injihies Vreceiyed' iff ^
fight in midr.town New. York.
Brother Morgan joini^' <the SIU
in I947:«s .avrcSftdt'rOf the prgani;
izmg. drivein;.X3itiea.BeFvice: He
Nmvv
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• SecretaryTreasurer
~ (Vote for One)
PAUL HALL — No. 190: A member of the Seafarers
International Union since its beginning. Holds clear
ances for all strikes.
Sailed actively in all
areas during late war.
First assumed elective
office in 1944 as New
York Port Agent. Was
Director of. Isthmian
Organizing drive. Was
elecjed SecretaryTrea
surer in 1947, 1948 and
1949. Has served as a
member of SIU Nego
tiating Committee dur
ing all recent cdntract
talks since then, includ
ing the rece^itly suc
cessful ones with Cities Service.Has • also served in
various capacities in practically all emergencies and
stoikes during history of the Union.
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Assistant SecretaryTreasurer
u (Vote for On6)
EARL (BuU) SHEPARD — No. 203: Was one of the
SlU's original members. Active in PfeO Strike and
other early actions in
Union's formative years.
Appointed by Director
of Organization to di
rect field work for
Isthmian campaign. Al
so. participated in Great
Lakes drive, Was direc
tor . of waterfront acti
vities in New York
during 1946 General
Strike. Was appointed
:New,Orleans .^ent in
summer of 1947 by
membership action. El
ected New Orleans
J^S^t fbi! lS48j^ 1949 and 1950. Sailed all through war.
Is clear for all Union beefs.
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ScadiQuarters Representative
(Vofa for Three)
JOE ALGINA Hp. 1320: Transferred, froih AFL
#eemen's Union into the SIU when this organization
was formed. Sailed ac
tively during the war
until going .to work for
Union as Organizer.
Has served in various
capacities such as New
York Deck Patrolman
and Acting Agent. Was
elected Agent in the
port of New York for
1948, 1949 and 1950.
Participated actively in
Longshore and Coos
Bay beefs, 1946 Qaieral
Strike, UFE beef, and
Isthmian Strike. Has
been on the Union Negotiating Conimitte for past
four years. ^
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ROBERT MATTHEWS — No. 154: Joined the SIU
when it was first formed. Sailed as engiine . and/or
ship's delegate on
many ships. Served as
t»atrolman and Agent
in the port of Mobile,
and later as Jackson
ville Agent and San
Francisco Agent. Was
^signed by the 1946
Agents Conference to
New York as Head
quarters Representa
tive. Served as mem"
ber.of every iP{egotiat
,ing> Committee, . feom
1946v, to ' present time.
Was elected Assistant
SecretarynTjceasiifer. in.l947 and; ree}epted4n 1948 and
1949. Participated ihjall Sro and job actions.
Union Records
For A&G Posts
Of Credentials Committee
We, the undersigned Committee on Credentials, duly elected at the regular bus
iness meeting at Headquarters on October 18, 1950, have examined the credentials of
the candidates for the election of the officers of the Seafarers International Union
of North America, Atlantic and,Gulf District, for the year 1951, and submit the
following report:
We recommend that the men who are qualified for office be placed on the
ballot in alphabetical form under the offices for which they run, and that the p<u*ts,
following the Headquarters Offices, beginning with Boston, be arranged on the ballot
geographically as has been done in the past.
Letters of acceptance were submitted to the Credentials Committee for the
respective posts, as follows:
Harry (The Horse) Pitt, 46534—SecretaryTreasurer
Edward (Jack) Vorel, 10—New Orleans Deck Patrolman
Charles F. Schuck, 343—Savannah Port Agent
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These men did not submit the necessary three years' seatime; therefore, the
letters are being filed in Headiqiuarters offices and these men are hereby disqualified.
In addition to which, Harry Pitt and Charles F. Schuck were disqualified as per Ar
ticle XIII, Section 2, Subsection (b) of the Constitution which states that a member
must be in continuous good standing fpr a period of two (2) years immediately prior
to the date of nomination.
A letter of acceptance was also submitted to the Credentials Committee by Dan
iel Butts, 190, for the post of New York Deck Patrolman. He was disqualified inas
much as Article XIII, Section 2, Subsection (e) states that a man must submit four
(4) months' discharges for the current year. This Committee did not accept anything
but certified discharges as proof of seatime for the current year, and the above man
did not submit the required amount of seatime on discharges for the current year.
W. J. B^dy, 6734 Fred Barthes, 7449
RodefSlplth:, 2$ Harry Franklin, 22569
J. B@u^r, 54512 . Francis R. Otvos, 51180
J03)^ A. VvL^AH Ho. 56: First went to sea
in 1922i Aetive in. organized, maritime labor for many
yi^s before joining
the SIU in 1940 in port
of New Orleans. Served
as Engine Patrolman in
Port of New York from
1943 to 194.7. WhUe Pa
trolman, he served as
Special Services repre
sentative. in charge of
membership problems
relating to C o a st
'Guard, immigration,
unemployment insur
ance and,other matters.
.Was elected Assistant
SecretaryTreasurer in
1947, 1948 iqid; Hqs a clear record for all past
SIU8teik« and beeA.
Itotcm Agent
(VPM for One)
Has been a member of
foe^EU:si»(Sb T938. Has taken part actively in all
im.
in thp dt
aeyecal
• paniie«i S^ed ae Pa
trolman in Norfolk qnd
was elected as peck
Patrolman iix Baltirnore
for 1948. Was Chair,
man . of 1948 Strike j
Committee" in port of
Norfolk andheld same
job during I Is^irii^;,
Strike in 1947. Was'd"
ected Boston Joint Pa J
trolman lor 1949. ^as j
appointed head of Bos
ton Bra.nch when> Agent was transferred to the West
Coast and was elected to that post for 1950.
New York Deck Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
LQUIS GOFFIN — No. 4526: Transferred into Sea
farers from AFL Seamen's Union in March, 1939. Par
ticipated in 1941 Bonus.
Beef, 1946 General
Strike, and Isthmian
_ Strike. Has been Pa
trolman and Agent in
Philadelphia and Jack
sonville, and Assistant
SecretaryTreasurer o f
the Atlantic and Gulf
District. Was elected
Deck Patrolman in the
port of New York for
1947, 1948, 1949 and
1950. Has clearances for
all Union actions of
past ten years. Has v;
taken part in negotiating new contracts for SIU.
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GEORGE (Frenchy) RUF — No. 23724; Joined the Utt
ion in Mobile in 1942, and been in good standing COH
tinuously since then.
Served as volunteer p|
Organizer aboard Isth
mian, Cities Service
and American Trading
and Prodiictipn ships.
Participated in the 1945
ILA Beef, the General
Strike and MM&P
Strike in 1946, the
isthmian Strike in 1947,
the Garment Workers
Beef and many other
Union actions. Has
worked: shoreside for '
the Union at various times since 1945, working in the
Gulf area during parts of 1945 and 1946, and on the
Atlantic Coast during parts of 1946 and 1947, For the.
last twenty months , has served as Orgariizer m the
New York pyep, concehtrating in the main op tbe; Cities
Service drive. . . c .
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New York Engine Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
TEDDY BABKOWSKI — No. 7391: Joined the SIU
in 1941 and sailed during the war to all zones. Served
as a volunteer Organi
zer in the Isthmian
fleet and with tanker
companies now under
contract to the SIU.
Served on the New
York Isthmian Strike
Committee. Participa
ted in the 1941 Strike,
Coos Bay and Shipyard
beefs. In aiding the
shipyard workers and
telephone workers, he
served on the Balti
more committees. Has
held various appointive
Union positions and was elected New York Engine
Patrolman for 1949 and 1950.
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VICtORIO D'INDIA —• No. 20875: Became a member
of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1941
when he joined in the
port of Boston. Since
that date has been an
active participant in all
beefs, strikes and or
ganizational drives of
the Union, holding
clearances for all
strikes and beefs the
SIU has engaged in.
Was elected by his
shipmates to serve as
black gang' delegate on
many occasions. Sailed
throughout late war, hitting several battle zones,
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EDDIE (Deck) ERIKSEN — No. 50495: Joined the
Seafarers International Union as a permit member in
1946, and received full
membership in Febru
ary, 1948. Has acted as
department and ship's
delegate on numerous
Ore, Calmar, Isthmian
and Waterman vessels.
Is wellknown through
out the Atlantic, Gulf
and West Coast Dis
tricts, and is consider
ed militant but fair in
the safeguarding of the
Union's working rules
and contracts. Has a
clean Union record and is strike clear for all Union
strikes and actions. His last ship was the John B.
Waterman, which gave him six months of seatime for
this year.
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PETE SALVO — No, 24342: Joined the Seafarers In
ternational Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, in the
port of New York on
January 5, 1943. "Has
always been active in
Union matters, and has
'been elected ship's del
egate on eight ships
since 1943. Was active
in the 1946 General
Strike, the 1948 Wall
Street Strike and the
1947 Isthmian Strike—
in .which beef he func
tioned as Picket Cap
tain and Night Area
Commander on Staten
Island, New York. His most recent ship was the Robin
Kettering, Seas Shipping Company.
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CHARLES SCOFIELD — No. 21536: Became a mem
ber of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1941
in the port of Norfolk.
Served as an active
Seafarer throughout the
war, hitting most of
the combat zones.
Aboard ship has been
elected engine delegate
and ship's delegate
many times by his
shipmates. Has clear
ances for all strikes
and beefs engaged in
by the Union sihce
tinie of his joining the
SlU. During 1946 General Strike served on Savannah
Strike Committee.
CLAUDE (Soany) SIMMONS — No. 368: Joined the
old ISU in 1935. Went to work with the Light House
Department until 1939,
when he joined the
Seafarers . International
Union. Was in Mobile
during the American
Seamen beef. , Sailed
steadily until August 1
1941, when he was ap
pointed Patrolman in
Tampa. Went back to
sea August 1, 1942, and
sailed through the war
until February, 1945, a1
which time he was ap
pointed Patrolman in
. New York. Remained
at that post until he was elected Agent for the port
of Talnpa for 1946. Was reelected for 1947 and 1948.
Resigned in July, 1948, and went back to sea until
November 15, 1949. Acted as Headquarters Represen
tative from December of that year to present date.
Is strike clear for all SIU strikes and beefs.
New York Stewards Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
FRANK E. GARDNER — No. 21057: Joined the Sea
farers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District,
in September of 1941,
and immediately be
came active in the 1941
Bonus Strike against
Alcoa Steamship Com
pany and other outfits,
and has been active in
all strikes since then.
Has served as Chief
Steward on many ships,
and has at all times
lived up to all Union
precepts and regula
tions. Is strike clear for
all strikes and beefs
that the Seafarers has participated in.
HOWARD GUINIER — No. 478: Cathe into Union at
its beginning. Was Organizer for the SIU from 1938 to
1941. Represented the
Union before the Na
tional Defense Media
tion Board contract
dispute in, Washington,
D.C., in 1941. Was
Chairman of Headquar
ters Branch Bonus
Strike Committee, and
Chairman New York
Branch Food and Hous
ing Committee during
1946 General Strike..
Secured 3000 berths for
members during the
action. Was elected
Stewards Patrolman in New York many times, serving
from 1946 to present time.
FREDDIE STEWART — No, 4935: Was a volvmteer
Organizer for the Seafarers International Union from
its beginning. Partici
pated in all major
strikes — Bonus, Isth
'mian, '46 General —
and other actions of
the Union. Led direct
action to secure milk,
provisions and decent
shipboard conditions for
seamen. Was New York
Stewards Patrolman in
1947, and Joint Patrol
man in Port of New
York in 1948 and 1949.
Was elected Stewards
Department Patrolman
for 1950. Assisted in the drawing up of many of the
Union's past agreements.
These
printed to
for Union
F Philadelphia Agent
\ (Vote tor One)
STEVE CARDULI.O ~ No. j^ssjs: kaibe^ ai^tive
participant in all SIU strikes and beefs since joining
the organization. Serv
ed as Marcus Hook
Agent until that port
was closed. : Has alto
served as Patrolman in
Philadelphia and as
West Coast Represen
tative and as Head
quarters Representative
in New York. During
the war sailed into all
zones of action. Holds
clearances for all Un
ion waterfront actions.
Actively participated in
successful organizing
and striking of Isthmian SS Company, in 194547. Was
elected Philadelphia Ag^t in 1949, and . is presently
serving in that post.
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Baltimore Agent
(Vote for One)
WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ—No. 26445: Helped organ
ize the SIU in the Gulf area in 1939 and was wounded
flve times and crippled
while organizing lor
the Union. Went back
to sea in 1942, after be
ing laid up for more
than two years. Active
during Isthmian Drive
and Isthmian Strike.
Also directed activities
for Port of Baltimore
during General Strike
of 1946. Elected Agent
in Port of Baltimore
for 1947, 1948, 1949 anil
1950. Has'iclear record
for all the actions and
strikes that the Union has participated in.
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. Baltimore Deck Patrolman
(Vote for One)
LEON (Blondie) JOHNSON — No' 108: Was one of
• the first seabfien to join the newlyformed SIU in
1939. Took part in the
P&O Strike, Bonus
Strike, anticommie:
• Longshore * b e e f and
other major actions of
the ̂ ^lU, holding strike
clearances from ' each.
Was Agent in Port Ar
thur during the 1946
General Strike. Has
served as Patrolman
in New Orleans, Gal
vestonv New York and
Norfolk. Was elected
Patrolman in Galveston
in 1947. Elected Deck
Patrolman for Baltimore in the 1948 election, and was
reelected for the current year. Sailed during the war.
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Baltimore Engine Patrolman
(Vote for One)
AL 3TANSBURY — No. 4683; A member of the Sea
farers International Union, A&G District, since its in
ception in 1939.. Joined
in the Port of Balti
more. Has taken active
part in all actions 'of
the Union both strike
and organizational.Sail \
ed during the war into
most active war zones.
Has served the SIU in_
various appointive ca
pacities and was Dis
patcher for the Port of
Baltimore in 1949.
Abo^d ship served in,
many capacities in the
engine room. Also serv
ed the crew often as black gang delegate. Was elected
Engine Patrolman for the year 1950.
and Unipn records are
you with the candidates
. Read this section carefully
your ''3 t ^ ^ • •
yoting from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31
in All Halls Of A&.C District
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Baltimore Stewards Patrolman
(Vote for One)
JOHN HOGGIE — No. 23434; Was active, as an
organizer for the AFL Restaurant Workers in Phila
X. delphia, and also help
ed the US Army
Dredges before going
to sea. Joined the SIU
in 1942 and sailed
throughout1he war.
During tjie 1946 Gen
eral Strike was active
in Baltimore setup.
• Was active in organiz
ing Isthmian ships in
Baltimore and Phila
delphia. Participated in
Isthmian Strike. Was
elected Stewards Pa
trolman for Baltimore
for 1948. Was acting Patrolman in Baltimore in 1949,
and was elected Stewards Department Patrolman for
1950.
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Norfolk Agent
(Vote for One)
BEN BEES — No. 95: Joined the SIU in 1938. Ap
• pointed Patrolman for Port of Norfolk in June, 1945.
Served until elected
Joint Patrolman for
that port for 1947. Re
elected to post for 1948.
Appointed Agent for
Port of Norf01 k in
March, 1948. Was elect
ed Norfolk Agent for
1949 and 1950. In
charge of stewpot and
publicity for Norfolk
Strike Committee in
1946 General Strike.
Active for Strike Com
mittee in Isthmian
Strike. Also active in
UFE Strike. Organized crews and signed contract with
Virginia Ferries Corporation.
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WALTER BEYELER ~ No. 25919: Joined the Seafar
ers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, in
1942. Sailed SIU ships
throughout the war
years in every war
zone in the world, Took
an active part in the
1946 General Strike and
the Isthmian Strike in
1947. Has served on
every type of ship un
der coniract to the SIU,
with the exception of
the locomotive carrier,
SS Gadsden. Served on
various Branch comr
mittees ashore and as
department or ship's delegate on numerous ships dur
ing the past years. Is clear for all SIU strikes and
actions. Is presently on the Seatrain New Jersey.
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Savannah Agent
(Vote for One) **
A. W. (Andy) GOWDEH — No. 36884: Became a mem
ber of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1944
in the port of . Savan
nah. Since then has
beeir active in all Un
ion beefs, strikes and
organiz a t i o n a 1 cam
paigns, among them
the Isthmian drive and
Strike, the 1946 Gener
al Strike. Has served
on numerous shofeside
Branch committees. Has
also served as dele
gate, i chairman and re
cording secretary
aboard many SIU vessels. Sailed in all war zones
during World War II, and to, Korea during present
action. At present is aboard the SS Young America.
EARNEST B. TILLEY — No. 75: Became a member
of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and
Gulf District, in 1939,
joining in the port of
Baltimore. Was ap
pointed Engine Patrol
m man for Baltimore in
1945. In January, 1947,
he was appointed Pa
trolman in the port.of
Philadelphia, and later
that year served as Ag
ent for that Branch. In
1948, he was elected
Philadelphia Joint Pa
trolman. Dirring that
same year, in order to
fill positions that were
vacant due to designations of the elected officials, he
served as Patrolman in Savannah and then as acting
Agent in Boston. During 1949, served as Agent for
the Wilmington Branch, before going to Savannah as
Patrolman. Is strike clear for all Union strikes and
beefs.
JAMES L. TUCKER ^ No. 2209: Has been going to
sea since 1932, most of the time in the Deck Depart
ment. Acting Patrol
man in port of Norfolk
from October, 1943,
through January 15,
1944, when he resigned
to go back to sea. Ap
ponted in June, 1944,
to go to Charleston,
S.C., to open Branch
there. Later was as
signed to Mobile to act
as Agent. Was relieved
by newly elected Ag
ent in February, 1946,
and went back to sea.
Holds strike clearances
for all strikes and actions that the Seafarers has con
ducted.
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Tampa Agent
(V^e for One)
RAY WHITE — No. 57: Transferred into the Sea,
farers International Union in 1938 from the AFL Sea
men's Union. Helped
organize the P&O Line.
Was Patrolman in the
port of New York for
six months, and served
as Norfolk Agent for
three years. Has serv
ed as Tampa Agent for
past two years. Was ac
tive in Isthmian Drive
and Strike. l^Eas a clear
record for all Union
beefs. Prior to election
as Tampa Agent in
1948, served as Head
quarters Representa
tive, entering negotiations in Deck Department matters.
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Remeitiber: To vote
in the coming A&C
elections, you must
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be in good standing.
' Mobile Agent
(Vote for One)
CAL TANNER — No. 44: Has been a member of
SIU since it was granted a charter by the AFL. Durj; ;
ing the war was an
active seamen, seeing
service in most combat
zones. Was active in
the Isthmian Drive,
both as ship and shore
side Organizer. Was el
ected Agent in port of
Mobile for 1947, 1948
1949 and 1950. Partici
pated in various organ
izational campaigns of
Union in the Gulf area.
Was active in all beefs
of the SIU and holds
clearances for all
strikes and beefs the Union has engaged in.
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Mobile Joint Patrolman
(Vote for Two)
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ROBERT J. JORDAN — No. 71: Has sailed since i|
1938, always in the Engine Department. Was appointed,.;
Organizer for Isthmiai^;'
ships and tugs in th%,'
Gulf area in SepteniF.;
ber, 1945. Appointeii|(3;p
Engine Patrolman.
, port of Mobile in Feh.r|
ruary, 1946, and als'q, f: '
acted as Dispatcher and .1 ;
Organizer. Elected En
gine Patrolman for the,.|f
port of Mobile for 1947
and reelected for 1948. ,
Has been active in all/,
strikes and is strike
clear. Was elected to //
Joint Patrolman post,
in Mobile for 1949 and reelected for 1950.
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W. J. (Red) MORRIS — No. 264: Has sailed sinK?.
1939. In March 1945, was appointed Acting Agent in
port of Jacksonville.
Was later assigned first
to New York, then to iilli
Norfolk as Patrolman.
Was also Acting Agent
in Charleston until that
Branch closed in Feb
ruary 1947. Went back
to sea until appointed ,
Patrolman in port of
Mobile on September
1, 1947. Was elected
Deck Patrolman for
port of Mobile for 1948
and Mobile Joint Pa
trolman for 1949 and
1950. Is strike clear for all Union beef and actions.
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New Orleans Agent
(Vofe for One) ^ S
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LINDSEY J. WILLIAMS—No. 21550: Joined the Sea^.
farers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District,;
in New Orleans 01%,
January 26, 1942, as a ,
member of the deck;,
department. Sailed alli
during the war in prac
tically all war zones.
During the Union's,
"drive to organize Isth
mian Steamship Com
pany, he served as the.,
Gulf area Organizer for"
the SIU. At the same,
time he led the at
tempt to organize the
American Trading and
Production Company. He was responsible'for bringing
many new companies under contract to the SIU, the
largest of which was Cities Service Oil Company—for
which drive he was Director of Organization for the,.
Atlantic and Gulf District. Is at present acting Agent
for the port of New Orleans. ,
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New Orleans Deck Dt^rolman
(Vo4» for One)
likoY CLARKE — No. 23062: Joined the Seafarers
International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, in New
Orleans in "1942, and
$^ed all during the
war. Has served on nu
^rous '^ Branch com
mittees and' has been '
active in New Orleans
Branch activities. Has
served as department
and shiQ's delegate
jnany times. Was ap
pointed tempof iry Pa
trolman in New Or
leans several times,
when increased Branch
activities demanded ex
iiansion of the local staff. Has been active in all strikes
in which the SIU participated, and acted as Chairman
of the New Orleans Strike Committee during the
General Strike of 1946. »
FRANK (Red Sully) SULLIVAN — No. 2: Has been
sailing since 1926 as AB and Bosun, and joined the
SIU in 1938. During
career has been in al
most every beef and
strike that seamen par
ticipated in. Acted as
Area Commander in
the Greenpoint (Brook
, lyn) section diuring the
Isthmian Strike in 1947.
Was Joint Patrolman
in New Orleans in 1944
.and again in 1945. In
!1946, served as Deck
Patrolman for the New
Orleans Branch. Is
strike clear for all
^Strikes and beefs that the Union has participated in
since its inception;
New Orleans Engine Patrolman
(Vote for Oiw) .
C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS — No. 76: Joined the SIU
in December, 1988: Was active in^ 1939 Isthmian Strike,
1939 Bonus Strike, 1946
General Strike and 1947
Isthmian Strike.. Has
served the A&G Dis
trict in different capa>
cities, rangihg from
Dispatcher to Agent in
port of New Orleans.
Shipped to all areas
during the war. Co
c h a i r m an of UFE
Strike Committee in
New Orleans. Holds
clearances for all Union
strikes and acUehs. El
ected New Orleans En
gine Patrolman for 1947 and was reelected lor 1948,
1949 and 1950.
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New Orleans Stewards
(Vote for One)
BENNIE GONZALEZ — No. 125: J^oined the SIU in
the port of Tampa~ in September, 1938. Was active in
organizing the P&O
Line and in the subse
quent P&O Strike.
Helped organize 'the
Ferry in 1940, and was.
one of those who were ~
instrumental in forcing <;
the company to' obserWe
the contract they had
signed. Has strike
clearances for all
strikes in which the
Union has been invol
ved. Was Dispatcher in
the port of New York
in 1949 and 1947. Was Stewards Department' Patrol
man in New York in 1948. Elected Baltimpre Stewards
Patrolman for 1949.
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Galvestoii.''iSigepfttr'''^^^^
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XOTIH ALSOP ^(NO. 7811; Has "aboiit fifteen years
of sea service, most of* it spent in Engine Department.
Sailed during the wfT
• to various combat zc^s
of the world. Has
Porl^gent in Charles
ton and Galveston. In
addition, has been Pa
trolman in New York,
New Orleans and Nor
folk. Was on the Genr
eral Strike. Committee
for the port of Nor
folk in 1946, and was
chairman of the Isth
mian Strike Commit
tee for the Port of
Galveston in 1947. Has
been Galveston Agent since 1948.
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Galveston Joint PatFolman
(Vote for One)
G. f4. TANNEHILL — No. 25622: Was ship's Orgamzer
during the Isthmian Drive, during which time he
spent eighteen months
on Isthmian ships. Also
v/orked as shoresidfi
Organizer in ports of
New York, Mobile anid
New Orleans. Partici
pated in many beefs,
including the 1945
Longshore beef, the
Coos Bay beef, 1946
General Strike and
Isthmian Strike. H^
assisted in contract
gotiations. Was elected
Boston Joint Patrolman
for 1948. Was active
in Cities Service organizing drive. Elected Galveston
• Patrolman for 1950.
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Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings
24~Chair
Secareiarr,
fltaidsla. S^egates report*
^ flight bit ^ <iisputed over
time. Motion carried to take up
with Union what steps should be
taken to inspwt meat. Sugges
tion made to clean up everything
on main deck and in the crew's
quarters.
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FAIRPORT. Aug. 27 —Chair
man. Paul Morris; Secretary, D.
Jones. Delegates reported every
. thing running smoothly. Motion
carried that Ship's Delegate con
tact Captain in regard to getting
fresh milk in Rotterdam.
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STEEL ARTISAN. Oct. 1 —
Chairman, John Brady: Secre
lary. C. Howath. Delegates' re
ports accepted. Repair list made
up and approved. Motion carried
to swap crew quarters. Charges
against Brother read and motion
caiTied to refer to Patrolman.
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STEEL ARTISAN. Aug. 25—
Chairman (not given); Secretary.
Messanger. Delegates reported no
beefs. Crewmembers advised to
lock up valuables to cut down on
theft. Crewmembers warned
against molesting Arabs to keep
harmony between longshoremen
and crew when in Near East
ports.
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KATHRYN, Oct. 1—Chairman,
yr. Lachance; Secretary, C. Clan
dio. Delegates reported no beefs.
Motion carried that new porthole
be cut in Carpenter's foc'sle.
Crew rejected proposal to pur
chase a new washing machine.
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FORT HOSKINS. Oct. 1 —
Chairman. Charles E. Angell;
Secretary, Frank Flanagan. Dele
gates reported no beefs. Ship's
Delegate reported $67 in the
(Oup's fund. Delegate suggested
that the crew look into the pur
chase of a lafger washing ma
chine than originally contem
plated. Delegate instructed to
look into the requirements for
obtaining a book in the SIU.
Suggestion made that a new li
brary be brought aboard in Lake
Charles, if the AMMLA has fa
cilities there.
4 4 4
FORT HOSKINS. Oct. 8—
Chairman, CharlM Angell; Sec
peiary. Frank Fla^gan. Delegates
jreported no beefa. Sailing board
teisunderstanding to be brought
te attention of Patrolman in
Wiew 'York. Captein told crew to
await Port Steward's okay be
fore putting washing machine
aboard. Ship's Delegate reported
that he had been assured the
alopchest wouldbe wellsupplied
before the. next extended foreign
run. . • ;
"'.• 4 4 4
, FRENCH CREEK, Sept. 24—
Chairman, Lee Arnolds; Secre
iary, ̂ C.; Baix^ Delega^ report
ed amounts of disputed
overtime • iri Deck and Engine
Departments'. Motion carried that
.tlW;;Ra!^b. be asked to
tj^ up war news bulletins for
crbw's ' benefit; General discus
sion ̂ )f'benefits of SIU.
« Oct. 1—
BOMMIM. Sh^'s ̂ Delegate read
communication from Nev/ York
Disciissidh Held on getting^
beefs ironed out before the ship
arrives in the States. Motion car
ried that remainder of ship's
fund be donated to members in
hospitals,
4 4 4
LOGANS FORT, Oct. 5—Chair
man, Samuel Setliff; Secretary.
William Morris. Delegates report
ed no beefs, reported on the
number of books and permits in
their departments. Education:
Brief talk by Brothers Brown
and Morris on the new Cities
Service contract. Request made
that a variety of juices be offer
ed for meals.
4 4 4
ALCOA CLIPPER, Aug. 27—
Chairman. Jack Lynch: Secre
tary, Sam McDonald.' Delegates
reported all okay. Suggestions
made that new jackets be fur
nished for waiters, that no trash
be put in drinking fountains and
that Chief Electrician repair mo
tion picture projector.
4 4 4
ALCOA CLIPPER. Sept. 17—
Chairman. Reginald Roberts: Sec
retary. ^m McDonald. Delegates
reported all okay. Motion carried
that Fireman who fouled up be
turned over to Patrolman. Spirit
ed discussion held on subject of
bar being closed to crew after a
couple of crewmembers got
drunk and fouled up. Steward
asked to be more courteous to
ward the men in his department.
Motion made to have Agent and
Patrolman talk to Chief Steward
concerning his conduct. Motion
defeated.
4 4 4
BRADFORD ISLAND. Oct. 16
—Chairman, S. Turner; Secxe
taxy, George Lynch. Delegates
reported number of books, per
mits in their departments. Mo
tion carried to make up repair
ist and forward it to depart
ment head. Motion carried to
liave awning installed on fantail.
Brief talk given on shipboard
conditions and SIU organization.
Patrolman to be seen about fresh
milk when ship hits Boston.
4 4 4
BENTS FORT, Jept. 30—Chair
man. L. Hammond: Secretary,
George Butenkeff. T>*>lGgates re
ported small amoimts of disput
ed overtime. Motion carried that
everyone donate to ship's fund.
Motion carried to recompensate
Ship's Delegate for 2 telegrams
sent SIU.
4 4 4
CLARKSBURG VICTORY. OcL
8—Chairman. Frederic Carpen
ter. Secretary, R. Whitley. Dele
gates reported no beefs, number
of books and permits in their
departments. Discussion. on keep
ing laundry and recreation room
clean. Two minor beefs in Stew
ards Department settled.
4 4 4
STEEL VOYAGEa Oct. 2 —
Chairman, V. Cover: Secretary,
W. Boulter. Motion carried that
Port Captain wd Patrolmen' be
informed as to the back break
ing gahgway. Motion carried that
a proper ladi^r be installed on
stack, so men can reacti top of;
stack without inusung them
beefs'
tention hi ' shij^ard meetings
and be hammered out in the
presence of the entire crew
Ship's Delegate gave a' talk on
the rights of Union men and
their responsibilities.
4 4 4
CATAHOULA, Oct. 5 —Chair
man. Adolph Capote: Secretary.
L. Stephenson. Ship's Delegate
reported a letter was sent to
Headquarters regarding a trip
card for the Chief Cook who
joined the ship in an emergency.
Chief Steward reported he in
tended to quit if the company
does not provide the ship with
sufficient stores for the next trip.
Delegates reported disputed ov
ertime in their departments. Mo
tion carried.to contact Patrolman
upon arrival, . and inform him
that the crew goes on record not
to sail the ship without the prop
er stores. Suggestion made to
transfer radio speaker to recrea
tion room.
4 4 4
DEL NORTE, Oct. 1 —Chair
man, Bob Itigh; Secretary, Bill
Kaiser. Ship's fund stands at
$145. Suggestion made that the
crew make an attempt to find a
ship having a baseball team so
the crew can demonstrate its
ability. Motion carried to vote
$25 to Hank Memorial Fund.
Crewmembers urged to write
and participate in the setup of
the ship's newspaper.
4 4 ,4
BENTS FORT, Oct. 8—Chair
man, H. Libby; Secrelary, Leo
Gallagher. Delegates reported
eveiything okay. Motion carried
for the Secretary to draw up a
letter to Senator Murray thank
ing him for the work his com
mittee did in exposing the Cities
Service mess. Mes^ge to be post
ed for crewmembers to sign. Dis
cussion held on letter "issued by
the.. Coast Guard calling for a
change in papers. Motion carried
to wait until Headquarters takes
a stand on the matter.
,• 4 .4 v .; .
VENORE, OdL ' S^Chnrmsn,
dydo^ Lowolyiu SweNdtvy, Rob
oil HarwR. D^e^desr^xnded
on .numbei. of books and permits
in' their depaictmentii. list
made ;;ijp and DhKma*:
sion ;on tasted of drinking watef. ,
STEEL ADMIRAL. Oct. 7 —
Chairman. F. MacCambridge;
Secretary. F. Freeland. Delegates
reported all okay. Ship's Dele
gate reported that charges had
been brought against one mem
ber for fouling up. OS reported
not doing sanitary work proper
ly. Bosim to inspect his work and
make a report at the next meet
ing.
4 4 4
SS FELTORE. Oct. 1—Chair
man, John Grimes; Secretary, E.
Abies. Delegates reported num
ber of books and permits in their
departments. Discussion on Coast
Guard move to issue new sea
men's papers. Motion carried to
concur with action taken in Bal
timore meeting rejecting CG
move. Motion carried to draw up
an affidavit contesting log
against a crewmember.
4 4 4
SS DEL MAa Sept. 3—Chair
man, W. Brown; Secretary. L.
Nicholas. Delegates reported no
beefs, except in Stewards De
partment. Report on collections
made and expenses incurred in
new ship's newspaper. Motion
carried for each department to
rotate cleaning of crew laundry
and pressingrpom.
4 4 4
SALEM MARITIME. Oct. 10—
Chairman. Steve Deri; Secretary.
William Burke. Ship's Delegate
reported that his meeting with
Captain was fruitful and Stew
ards Department men will get
the overtime money coming to
them. Delegates reported num
ber of books and permits in their
departments. Motion carried not
to payoff until Patrolman is
aboard. Motion carried to turn
Galleyman's case over to Patrol
man for possible reinstatement.
Education: Brother Ariipld talk
ed on the inadvisability of de
partment heads firing • men in*
discriminately as they face court
aotionr by the. Union imder' the'
• Settiemrat Stipulation signed by
{Hties Service.
LONE JACK, Oct. 1—Chai*)
man (not given); Secreiar^:
Charles Dominick. Delegates jt«
ported number of books and per
mits aboard. Ship's Delegate ask
ed all men to refer their beefit
to him and he will talk with
Captain. All SIU men agreed to
ignore Coast Guard request thab
men turn in their papers. Trear
surer reported $36 in ship's fund.
4 4 4
SWEETWATER. Oct. 10 —
Chairman. M. Lipkin; Secreiarf^
W. Kekrwieder. Delegates report
ed small amount of disputed ov
ertime in their departments.
Telegram to be sent to SIU to
determine whether or not com
pany has signed war risk bonus.
Motion carried to have cre^
meeting every other . Sunday.
Overseas LOG posted on bulletin
board so entire crew could read
it.
4 4 4
GATEWAY CITY. Oct. 8 —
Chairhian. James Kelly; Secre
tary. E. Killigren. Delegates x&
ported on the standing of t::^i*
departments. Delegates asked tb
keep closer watch on Permitmeh.
aboard as m^y are shipping
over their allotted time. Motion
carried to send Senate Labor
l^bcommittee a vote of thanks
for the work done in the Cities
Service investigation. Request
made for more cold drinks and
more fresh vegetables. Beef rais
ed on which department should
do the cleaning and chipping
work on the galley stove. Dis
cussion on rusty water.
4 4 4
STEEL RECORDER. Oct. 6—
Chairman. W. Thompson; Secre
tary. D. Harmon. Each member
to donate $1 for repair fund for
washing machine. Delegates re
ported disputed overtime in Deck
and Engine Departments. Crew
asked to cooperate in keeping
ship clean.
4 4 4 I
FAIRLAND, Oct. 8—Chaixms^
Paul Pokmir; Secretary L. Pep
per. A letter of thanks drawn up
to be sent in behalf of crew to
Senator Murray for his commit
tee's fine work in investigating
the Cities Service lawbreaking
Collection to be taken up for
purchase of washing machine
motor. Ship's Delegate reported
that the Captain refused to make
draws while ship is at sea. .
m w
4 4 4
FRENCH CREEK. Oct. 15 —
Chairman. John Kozar; Secre
tary. Daniel Robinson. Ship's
Delegate reported Captain stag
ing about fantail awning, claims
he has no canvas. Captain asked
crew where they want to pay
off, New Orleans or Houston.
Crew to await reply from SIU
New Orleans Branch. Union m»
aboard to reimburse Ship's D^
egate 50 'cents apiece for tele
grams sent on Union business.
Crew voted congratulations tp
SIU negotiators and organizers
for securing a contract with '
Cities Service.
4 4 4
JOHN STAGG. Sept. 28 ^
Chairman. W. Carney; Secretary,
J. Stephens. Delegates 'reported .j,
no beefs. New library to he pick
ed up at first US port. B6sua "^?
thanked the Stward artd Gp©Ji»4'
for" ;big improvement in* the
over the last trip;
m
d Al'l
Put Democracy In Jeopardy
To the Editor:
The editorial in the LOG of
September 15 hit the mark.
It took the political bureau
crats. in Washington 15 years to
I wake up to the communist influ
I ence in American life. The mer
chant seamen have been fighting
these red rats since 1935 and
even before then
. From 1941 until the end of the
war, it was considered good
taste to be known as parlorpink
intellectual. Now that the fad
has ended all those who mingled
with the commies don't wish to
he reminded of their former
playmates.
Were a person to look back
in the records, just think of the
inany highpowered officials, both
In political and labor circles, he
Would find who were known
commie sympathizers. We don't
hear of many of these people
feeing put on the public frying
jE>an.
We cannot boast of democracy
in America and deny its very
principles. When you suppress
free thoughts and expression
you're headed down the trail of
Siniiii and his stooges.
I believe in stopping the min
ority who would take freedom
from the majority, but I'll be
flartihed if I can see any sense
in denying freedom to all, turn
ing the name of liberty to a
Witch hunt as seems to be the
^licy of many politicians today.
That phony move of the Coast
started among the political bur
eaucrats in Washington, we must
keep a closer watch on our free
dom, or we will find ourselves
losing' the very principles upon
which this government was
founded.
More of those editorials, Bro
ther. They make good reading
and help to open the eyes of
those who fail to realize the
danger of losing our democratic
ideals. Joe Buckley
SS Fairhope
Take Yer Choice,
'Scotty' Tells
UniformAdvocate
To the Editor:
In regard to the bull being
thrown around about whether we
seamen of the US merchant ma
rine should wear uniforins, I
should like to direct .this letter
to "ExHawsepipe," trusting that
he is still "ex," and to all who
feel as he does in advocating
uniformwearing seamen.
I think that all who feel as
"ExHawsepipe" does should
have uniforms. And at the pres
ent time, while we are fighting
in Korea, there is a crying need
for uniforms.
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
But perhaps "ExHawsepipe"
is unaware of the fact that the
government has made ample
Seafarer Puts His L.I. House Up For Sale
To the Editor:
Through the LOG I should like
to direct the attention of the
membership to the following in
formation for the benefit of any
one interested in buying a house
oh Ldhg Island, in the Vicinity
of Huntington.
First off, the house is Ideated
near transportation and is ap
proximately an hour's ride to
New York City.
The house is Ideated oh pr@p
erty consisting of seven lots xhea
suring 100 fedt ih depth knd 150
feet in width. On the first fiber
there afe k living room, with an
open fireplace; two bedrodttis, a
bathroom and kitchen.
There is a Vefy large room and
a bath upstairs. This room can be
partitioned td suit anyone's
needs. One « the firstfloor bed
rdohis has ifrench doors leading
out to a patio, over which an
awning can be placed.
Th^ is a butride the
house, too. And, of course, there
is a garage adjoining the house.:
Furniture is available, if desired.
Huntlpgton, by the way, is the
fibb frraiiweg seeks a buyer for this 3bedroom, 2bath
home dn a plot 100 feet deep with 150fooi frontage in
Huntington, L. t.
biggest town on Long Island's
north shore and has all shopping
facilities.
Anjrdhe ifiterfested in seeing
the house can cdhtact me at the
Unibh Hall in 5l Beaver Street
any day, or drop me a note, care
of the Hall, saying on what day
you'll be down.
The house is priced at $14,000,
but we will sell for $12,'i00 to
a Seafarer, if you would like
to call me at home some night,
call Huntington 1907R.
Bob Breitweg
P.S.: Accompanying photo was
taken during winter, which is
reason for lack of foliage.
Guard to pick up your seaman's provision to supply all "Ex
papers and reissue a temporary
^t, stamped with their approval,
a Stinking move.
• Let us suppose a beef came
along that required direct ac
41oft by the SIU. The Coast
Guard then steps in, claiming
lhat those involved are commies.
A slick idea, if that's what they
Contemplate, but one that would
liever get by the seamen. "We all
^OW the angles these people
have been working throughout
the years.
"With militarism the new fad.
Hawsepipes" with uniforms. In
fact, you can choose your own—
Army, Navy, Marine Corps or
Validated Coast Guard.
Perhaps many Brothers fefel as
I do about the uniform business
and that is: A paidup Union
membership and an SIU or SUP
button is uniform efioughr
"Scotty" (SUP)
SS Steel ScietSiti
P.S.: If he do^n't Care for the
above selection, he can always
sail with the Army Transport
Service.
War Hawk Men Seek Heap Big PowWow;
OTBy
To the Editor:
Well, ih a few days the old
'ViTarHawk rounds out another
trip to the t'ar feast and so back
to the good old East. As usual,
she has set, herself a record —
a belltobeil ship.
Not a day has been given off.
All hands got stranded in Yo
kohama during a typhoon scare
one night and had to stay ashore
until one o'clock* the followihg
day.
A special boat chartered by the
Skipper brought them back to
the old grind. The big bull of
the woods, and Woods is the
name, was on hand to deliver
greetings to "Go get it and now."
C^bllGE
Well everybody did and every
thing Went off fairly Well until
UNPERTURBED AND STARTLED
the Delegate brought up the
overtime sheets and then did the
big bull bellow. He threatened
everywie who missed the half
day with a log. And, of course,
everyone just smiled when he
ttfid the four to eight Oiler that
if they put in overtime they
would be logged.
Upoh arriving at Honolulu, ye
Delegate went up and. asked the
boy froth Mississippi, who is
First Assistant on here, if the
Oilers and the rest of the gang
couldn't have a day off, and of
coufse, hi asked the Delegate if
the agreement had anything in
it about guys getting a day off.
mere is none, of course, but
there is a t^m sometimes ushd
knoiVn as priticiple, about which
the First knows nothing and in
dulges in less.
He said WASCO had just firett
three Or four Firsts and he did
hot intend to be the next fbt
givihg time off. The Chief is ju^
as bad. We^want to warn anyi
one Who contemplates shipping
aboard the SS War Hawk to
check' the statements made here
in, and if possible, let's straighteri
this First and Chief out.
if the Steward should start tb
feed bad, then it would really
be bad. But we congratulate him
on the fine way ,he has carried
on this trip. . '
Jack Granger . |
Eng. Del.
SS War Hawk
Honolulu, T. H.
When the cameraman busted in on this serene scene, aboard
the SS Del Norte neither the contestants tior the Observers
even turned their heads from the checker game.. Left to righl:
Bulcher, Cooper, Machoh ahd WorrelL The Uetsman Wtts
Dick Marlinec<
Charles Muscsrella, Del
• .who Inffls. from
eVideiitfer
goingr'otthere'' look on' his
face,,
Question
Service Reopened By Cousins
• tb m
Dub fo thb fabt that t have
noticed a gradual lessening of
pro and con arguments in the
LOG concerning the "homestead
ing" of ships contracted to our
Union, I should how like to
Venture my opinion for what it
is Worth. It consists bf the fol
lowing Suggestion:
That we limit the stay on each
vessel to one year for a book
man, affff t6 six ntohths fbr a
permit ihafi. In this way vaca
tions may be had.
This wqiffd cause arnice, steady
turnover pf .jobs find would al
most guo^teb ahy man a job
at ii«y gi'"?^!n fffne, frithout the
lane wafit an the heaeh frhich he
finds necessary to sweat out at
'vtimcS'
It has been shown time altaj
again that when a man is on I
ship over six months at al
Stretch, he tends to think of thai
ship as his own and he loses tftfij
impersonal, businesslike, militant I
attitude of the progressive Un»j
inn man. Hfe begins to know the I
Mates too well and in somel
bases to eater to their Whims "ilij
a iSUbserVieht manner.
This would also be a stepl
toward breaking up the cliquesj
.who impose their demands uponi
their shipmates by force' Of num^l
bers. And any man with a tol"!
eraht, democratic "live and lat|
live" view of rank and file life?,!
progressive, militant. Orderly :Un>r
iOn knows that" if the organizh'l
tion as a Whole is tO surVi\
'Cliques, as well as v gashouftdsJ
performers, hopheads andv agila'j
tors must go.
j:b Cousipt.''.
• SO)AiMhcw JaslMoa. '
£o0'>4r]Rhythms
A Steward's Dream
^iunittecl by Carl David Jones» AB, SS Ffrifp^rt
Hc» ship's thru the Hall the sama as you.
His Job to dp he tries,
Sotpetimes he's wrong, bpt wants to 1;^ rigl^t.
At times, he even lies.
• A real "Good Stew" doesn't say: "No more".
He hee bia stores on hand,
He*U do his best, sp ion't get'^sore.
Of he'll grpwl to beet the band.
They call him early and they call him late.
Other names, 1 dare not say.
He catches hell from all and the n^ate.
He's the guy that has to pay.
Your call of the wild: "My towel is gone,
"My^ blanket is dirty as hell,
"The stew is thin and no corn pone,
"The coffee is cold," you yell.
"Where's the Steward," is the cry of all,
"I need both this and that,"
Yet let him try a bit to stall.
And you'll sock him with a bat.
When all the stores are, put aboard.
And no delegates there to check.
Get short at sea, and voices roared.
We want thst Steward's neck.
He'll try to please on every beef'
The Union, the company and all.
So take him off that treachefous reef.
And then he'll ansvfer your call*
He pays his dues, is proud of his book.
He does Just all he can.
So when things get toujsdi' ^ake « Mur
At a brother Union Man.
So long "Old Stew/' it was the best.
Most food is good, we trust.
We'll Join right in witb all tfee rmt.
Smoothsailins to you from up,
Hans To Picket If Publisher Is 'Unfair^i
To the Editor: dogs with sauce), hamburgers
and onions (some kind of ground
teJVu /L *u» J carroVs (orange and green ing by not bemg on the good , , , I ones), panfned potatoes (spuds
oat intrt nnotnn BataUr Ao 11 + "leant lo Say caKe. get into Bofiton safely. As I
write, the wind is blowing in Now where else could you find
the little round window of my ® meal that? Please tell me
ofTic^ We are going to miss all I 'dr it's there I long to
warm sunshine that has prevail i ^ forgot to mention, we have
ed for the last twoandahalf ® aod water
months. with every meal, not to forget
, . bread. I sprained my wrist when No one can complain though,IT _• i J B J a.
tor wo on tho Miymar o^o^ ' * P'*co of broad tho
tho finost cuiainoTW Sip ff
afloat. For inalanoo, hor. ia tho " "'T
^pper monu for t<K^y: Spaptah S^^'S'STj/LTvon
Frankfurters (chopped up hot Something like working in the
mint. Heavy like gold you know.
We really live on here.
MAH WHIP, SUH
Somebody swiped the Mate's
whip and he told the Deck De
Steel Scientist
Seafarer Thanks
^ A • J I ue lOiu X
V^CWIH^H JPOF partment that if it wasn't back
' j by the time we got in, he's going
To the Edit^i to let them make another trip.
T 1 y, ^ yy a , U "^on't know what the poor guy
I should hke to pubUcly tliaiikUill do without it. I shudder
when I think of what he might
SEAFA]^RS l^G Seafarers Lgcide to use. Sometimes he can't
aboard the SS Steel Seientist for be blamed for getting mad
he tj^ical Union Brotherhood though. Especially with Ohanni
toey demonstrated toward meLjan, the four to eight AB, who
during my recent illness. trying to coil the lubber's
I was removed from the vessel line counter clockwise around
in Honolulu, where I was ad the compass, instead of clockwise
mitted to the hoapital. On a re the way line is supposed to be
turn visit of the veasel I return coiled.
^ to the crew and made thetrip Several of the men are going
back to the Statea. to reenlist in the service soon.
At the payoff the boys pre Jbey say it is too monotonous
sent^ me with the proceeds of sailing around the world. That's
a collection they had gotten up
V
Suggests Listing (U Bbips Open To Aliens
T(| the Edil.or:
There has been quite a, little
misunderstanding about the new
Qovernment rules for alien < sea
men sailing American ships. It
s a little difficult for an ipdivid
al to know whether a ship is
owned by a company, whether
t is chartered, or what.
I think it would be a .good
idea, if possible, to public a 11$
in the SEAFARERS EOQ show
ing all the ships we have am
the companies toi which they be
long, along with the information
as to which of these ships aliens
may sail on.
I would also like to have
In S. I
Top Praim
the Editor:
, In view of the fact that there
|are so many Seafarers like my
seff in the Staten Island Marine
jbspital, it is surprising that
st of the men are happy, de
pHe the terrible and unfortu
nate nature of some of the ill
iesses.,
The reason for the pleasant
[feeling among these hospitalized
aembers lies in the excellent
eatment and sincere interest
,_ey receive from each and
[everyone of the hospital staff,
be doctors, nurses, attendants
the volunteer workers.
AU of these people have suc
fully worked to create an
^(^osphere that is especially im
_tant in making the patiants
veU again and keeping them
content during their convales
cence.
There are many of us SIU
members who are very anxious
to convey in some litHe way our
appreciation for the splendid ef
.forts of the doctors and nurses
in our behalf, and we believe the
LOG is the best way to make
our feelings known.
The people in the social wel
fare department of the hospital
also rate a vote of thanks. You
never know until you're a patient
here how grand it is to see the
(3ray Ladies enter the ward,
wheeling in the wagons with
cigarettes, magazines and other
soughtafter items. Our thanks
to these gracious ladies, too.
We're sorry we can't offer the
hospital staff any more than our
thank®. But no expression Of ap
preciation was ever more sincere.
Joseph P. FarwiH
as a means of giving mea boost. p. . TrAwmAit
I personaUy have mcperienced l.yrewmeil
the sincere, brotherly spirit that Speak W^l of JeSSe's
motivates these Seaforers. But .
I would like the qther members E^or;
Of our Union to know of toeif ^e, the Seafarers aboard the
generosity, t^. "The^ men have citjeg service tanker Royal Oak,
my sloepcst gratitude. wish to extend pur sincere
Anthoiiy ffeliiavoae | thanks to Jesse, the proprietor
of tho Men's Club in Maple
wood, La.
Jesse's place always welcomes
, . I seamen and insures them of fair
the sample qne$tions_tov\^ treatment. So• the
• he PlumherMa^nUt enamina
tions prepared by ^e SfU.
wmm It Wanco
MeUln, x n*
(Edr lfo% In tiling out
jobs, the pmoadurs is the
Dispatcher to signify whether
the particular job mglT ho
filled by a citizen or an alien.
Tha list suggested hp Brother
Blanoo wmOd tmpnn^cal
hcosAise more then ehjerhgred
sh^ are involved. <lhMo is
also the questien of opeimBnir
and «ikaidiM that
are to he considwredU WU|| Rm
cKmstant turnover of vessOls,
end the cmifsqufBt changes in
thehr status, nieolh^ ei the
numher of alhNSe pennilisd to
sail on them is ceneenwd' the
proposed list would become qb
solete in hardly any time at
aU. If the Dispatcher should
fail to indicate whether an
alien is eligible for a particu
lar jcdv ha vnll give that in
formation to anyone mehlng
the ipquixy at the Bme of the
call.
(Headquarters is temporarily
out of the question and an^
• war Piumber^Mafshinist tast.
As snQn m mw onii are print
ed, a copy wlB be forwaided
to Brothmr llapco.l
next time your ship is in the
port of I4ke Charles, Lg., drop
in and say hello to a real, swell
I guy.
SS Royiil Oak Crewmen
the spirit boys! Me, I'm too
young to join the Army or Navy
and ivhen I get off here I doubt J
if I'll be able to pass the rigid *
physical. _
BYLINE AL *
Sent a short story into Esquire 'S
magazine. Hope they publish if,
Told the editor that if he bouf^t
the story, my Union paper, the
LOG, would make the fact
known, and approximately 15,000
seamen would buy a copy of
Esquire for the sole purpose of
reading, an article written by a
fellow seaman. You know they
need the business!
If they do not publish my ar
ticle I am taking applications for
volunteer pickets to help in my
crusade against unfair publish^.
Simply send your applications
to the Editor of the paper you
are reading, stating in 25 words
or less, "Why I would like to as
sist Honest A1 in V crusade
against unfair publishers." You ,
may be one of the lucky ones
chosen. Hurry! Don't delay, re
member all applications must be
in before it's too latei
Another voyage on the Mary
mar is drawing to a close. Soon
I will be up in the land of re
membered vacations, Maine. Only
for a weekend though, for I must '
return to the Marymar. Remem
jer I am leaving in January so
here will be an AB job open
for some lucky guy. Yes I said
lucky. Should have some money
left out of my payoff to donate
to the support of the paper that
prints this idle prattle of mine.
It looks like the LOG is the
publication that has the only
fair publisher, our Union. Will
say "au revoir" for now. Hi
Mom!
Honest A1 Whitmer
Sesd 'En In
Don't hold your pictures
and stories of shipboard acti
vities. Mail them to the Sea
fSurers Log. 51 Beaver St^
New York 4. N. Y. H you
haven't the time or don't feel
in the mood, just forward de
tails. Well do the rest. 'Pic
tures will be returned if you
wish.
PROUD OF THEIR SHOP
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These contentedlooking Seafarers are John T. Eddins.
De^ DologglC' end Lonnie Lonski. as they appeared to the'
owaieremcb ireceotly aboard fhe Bull Lines' SS Arlyiu Photo
W4P Igkeil in carpenter's shop, which the lads say is one of
tbf best aBoAt,
mr
Seawind
In the past few issues the LOG has been sounding the
call for action on the part of Shipboard photographers. Lots
of ships have been hewing the call, among the most recent
being the SS Seawind.
The photos on this page were
submitted by the crew to Lloyd
(Blackie) Gardner, the A&G Dis
trict's West Coast Representative
m San Francisco. Gamer sent
them posthaste to the LOG and
here they are.
The LOG wants more ship
board shots, but requests full
identification of all subjects and
the name of the photographer,
ol course. The Seawind material
didn't give the name of their
hardworking lensman.
Chuck Allen got off to a smiling start. This shot was taken
before he boarded the train in New York for Baltimore. Cap
tion accompanying the photo says "Chuck" was never happier
than he appears here.
Here's a docksids shot of some of the Seawind lads and
some local friends. Left to right, standing: Bankhead, OS; Miss
Grettle; Larsen, AB; John Risbeck, AB. Kneeling: Chuck Allen,
"Junior" and Sonwald, AB.
Besides a good crew, the SS Seawind had an alert photographer on its last trip, and he
kept the men smiling for the lens. Here, £rom left to right. lte*lines up the Second Cook, Third
Cook, Messman Pepper, Chief Cook and Steward Abe Goldschmldt. "Scotty" looks over the
life ring.
til t 4, 4.
Crewmembers of the Sea
WhM iwt only worked well to
gelt^er,' but they akb proved
to be good shipmates ashore.
In photo at right is a group of
the lads photographed in the
Jockey Club in somewhere on
San Francisco's waterfront. No
names accompanied this shot.
Only one we recognize is
Chuck Allen, who seems to get
around.
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SAN FRANCISCO—Chairman,
M. Btimstine, 2257; Recording
Secretary, A. Gowder, 36884;
Reading Clerk. A. MitcheU, 2756.
Motions carried to accept the
minutes of past nieetings in other
Branches. Trial Committee eledt
ed to hear charges against three
Brothers. Agent Gardner reported
on shipping activity, which he
defined as soso. Under Good and
Welfare, members spoke on the
coming Union elections and the
new wage increa^s.' Meeting ad
journed with 96 members pres
ent.
3^ t 4 .
MOBILE—Chairman, O. Stev
ens, 115; Recording Secretary. J.
Carroll. 14; Reading Clerk, L.
Neira. 26393.
Minutes read and accepted
from the other Branches, Agent
reported that shipping has been
fairly good over the past two
weeks, though there was no tell
ing if the tempo would continue.
Agent Tanner reported that he
had met with the State selective
service officials and all Seafar
ers were urged to comply fully
AiG Shipping From Oct 4 To Oct
REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED
PORT DECK ENG. STWD3. REG. DECK ENG. STWDS.
Boston..-. 15 14 9 38 17 21 10
New York::................ 113 95 " 115 32» 97 89 104
Philadelphia...:...i............ : 28 26 17 71 17 26 19
Baltimore..........:.........^...:..... 74 67 ' 67 ^08 72 75 55
Norfolk : ; ^ / (FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE)
Savannah.....: . (FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE)
Tanqw— 12' 11 9 32 11 . 12 12
Mobile.......:..., 34 ' 41 32 107 58 51 48
New OrleahSi. .. 32 41 56 129 34 ' 51 59
Galveston. 22 12 22 56 18 . 14 11
West Coast 36 19 21 76 33 20 26
GRAND TOTAL,.....'......;... 366 326 348 1,040 357 359 344
iS
TOTAL
SHIPPED
48
290
62
202
35
157
144
43
79
1,060
with the draft regulations as they
now stand, as they would be bet
ter off in the long run if they
cooperated. Motion carried that
in the future all Trial and Ex
cuse committees go strictly by
the bylaws and constitution of
the Union when making their
recommendations to the mem
bership. Motion carried to donate
$25 to the Knights of Columbus
for underprivileged children.
Meeting adjourned with 215
members present.
» 4 4
TAMPA—Special meeting call
ed by Patrolman R. Kail to in
form the members that, inasmuch
LAWRENCE A. HOLBROOK
Get in touch with your wife
at once. She wants to hear from
you.
4 4 4
ROBERT B. FELCH
bommumcate with your moth
er. She is: anxious to hear from
you.
4 4 4
CARLETON J. AMUNDSON
Write your sister, Mrs. Her
bert Nelson, 5836 Wentworth
Averiue South^ Minneapolis, Min
nesota. i
• • #• 4 4
WILLIAM E. THOMPSON
Write yovir mother at 760
South Newton Avenue, St. Pe
tersburg, Florida.
4 4 4
HAKpN 1. HOSLAND
Get in touch with Mrs. Shirley
Wessel, Supervisor, 25 South
Street, New York City.
4 4 4
, . DAVID WILSON BURTON
11 iShMey vWes^,;^;:
fj^eetii ; y^'k • City; ; ih?
important message for ybu.
4 4 4
JAM£S FLANNIGAN
Contact William Oswinkle, SIU
Hall, 14 North Gay Street, Balti
iftiore, Maryland.
4 4 4
B. B. DARLEY
This Brother , is in the Staten
Island (Ne^ York) Marine Hos
pital, and would appreciate visits
from his friends.
4 4 4
HAROLD R. BONNE
bc^rniuttiesLte with; Frederick
^,:<peaVes bn. your tdkim
SS Marymar. Very importanitr
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
Notify your draft board of
your whereabouts at once.
4" 4' 4
CHARLES MacDONALD
Get in touch with L. G. Nelsrai,
Claims Adjustinent, Orion Steam
ship Company, 80 Broad Street,
New York City.
4 4 4
RICHARD G. MARTINEZ
Get in touch with trf>uis A.
Reimmuth, Marquette Casualty
Company, 206 Strand Building,
New Giieans 12, Louisiana.
"44 4
PEDRO ARTEA<3A
Your mother has passed away.
Contact ypur brother. .
4 4 4
MICHAEL PAUL MASEK
Get in touch with your mother
at once on an important matter.
You forgot to enclose your re
turn address last time.
4 4 4
as a hurricane was due at any
'moment, it was felt inadvisable
to hold a meeting. Dispatcher's
report and imancial report read.
Motion carried to dispense with
regular meeting so members
could go honm and. batten down
for the storm.
4 4 4
SAVANNAH—No meeting held
because of a lack of quorum.
Special meeting held to check
the registration cards of those
memberii present.
4 4 4
~ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman,
Lindsey Williams, 21550; Record
ing Secretary. Herman Troxclair,
6743; Reading Clbrk, 76.
Charges against one member
read and referred to a Trial and
Excuse committee. Minutes from
meetings held in other Branches
read and accepted. Agent Wil
liams reported that shipping had
fallen off greatly, partly due to
a lack of ships scheduled for the
port, and also because of bad
weather which held up those d^
tined for New Orleans. Williams
reported on the slaying of an
SIU member in Lake Charles by
a Cities Service company man.
" • • 4 4 4 • •
MARCELJENDRYS
The father of this Brother,
who was 'drowned in Montreal
on August 24, would like to
hear from his shipmates. Write
Mr. Faul M. Jendrys, 31 Spring
yale Avenue, Chelsea, Massa
chusettis. '
4 4 4'
DONALD WAGNER
Your wife is anxious to hear
from you.' *
4 4 4
^SEPK JOHN BEIW«»D
%ite yom INW;
Board.
Motion caiTied to give witness to
slaying priority on standby jobs
as they will be unable to ship
out until situation has been
cleared up. Committee recom
mended that three men be al
lowed to come out of retirement
and become active. Three men
given the SIU Oath of Obliga
tion. Meeting adjourned with 291
members present.
4 4 4
BALTIMORE—Chairman. WU
liam Rentz, 26445; Recording Sec
retary, G. Mastersoa, 20297;
Reading Clerk, A1 Stansbury,
4683.
Minutes of meetings held in
other Branches read and approv
ed. Motion carried to forward all
ship's minutes to the LOG for
publication. Trial Committee re
ported its recommen(^ tions on
two members. Communications
from men asking to be excused
were referred to Dispatcher.
Agent Rentz' report accepted.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 with
288 members present.
4 4 4
G A L V E S T O N — Chairman,
Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording
Secretary, C. TannehiU, 25922;
Reading Clerk, R. Wilbuzn.
37739.
Minutes of meetings held in
other Branches read and accept
ed. Agent's report accepted. One
minute of silence observed for
Brothers lost at sea. Meeting
adjourned at 7:20.
4 4 4
BOSTON — Chairman, Ben
Lawson, 834; Recording Secre
tary, R. Lee, 47958; Reading
Clerk, H. Murphy, 33427.
Minutes of meetings held . in
other Branches read and acc^t
ed, except that part of New Or
leans New Business which, is
contrary to shipping rules. Ag
ent Lawson's report acceptedi : '
Headquarters report and Secre .'
taryTreasurer's financial report >;j
read and accepted. Meeting ad
journed with 80 members pres
ent.
4 4 4'
NEW YORK—Chairman, Earl
Sheppard. 203; Recording Secre
tary, Freddie Stewart, 4935t 1
Reeding Clerk, A1 Kerr, 29314. t
Minutes of meetings held in :t
other ports read and accepted.
Agent Algina reported on port's . )|
shipping activity and blasted the
American Legion for taking a
stand calling for merchant sea
men to be put in uniform and
paid soldiers' wages. Secretary
Treasurer Paul Hall reported on
New York City elections, the
new 6.38 wage increase, the
SIU's legislative program, the
new building. Union elections
and the Coast Guard "validated
papers." Motion carried to refer
all communications for excuses
to Dispatcher. Motion carried to
elect a committee to examine
and report on the credentials
submitted by candidates for elec
tion to Union office. Under Good
and Welfare, there was extensive
discussion on the American Le
gion's attitude to the American
merchant marine. Meeting ad
journed with 1035 members pres
ent,
4 4 4
PHILADELraiA — Chairman,
A. Cardullo, 24598; Recording
Secretary, D. Hall, 43372; Read<
i% Clerk, J. Hauser, 34747.
>Minutes of meetings held on
other Branches read and accept
ed. Agent's report read and ac
cepted. Charges against two . J
members read and referred to
a Trial Corhmittee. Meeting ad v
journed with 140 members pres
ent.
4 4 4
NORFOLK—No regular meet ,
ing was held because of a lack
of a quorum. A special meeliiig
was called for the purpose of
checking the shipping cards.
Meeting adjourned with 23 mem
bers present.
Now Tanker Wage Scaios
DECK DEPARTMENT
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Chief Pumpman
Eng. Maiiit.2nd Pumpimin .
Second Pumpman
Engine Utility
Oiler ...
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Wiper ...............
STEWARDS DEPARTMENT
Chief Steward
Chief Cook
2nd Cook and Baker
Galleyman .........
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Old Scale Increase New Scale
$302.50 $19.30 $321.80
302.50 19.30 321.80
. 239.00 15.25 254.25
233.00 14.87 247.87
. 251.00 16.01 267.01
12.98 216.48
14.51 242.01
$368.50 $23.51 $392.01
313.00 19.97 332.97
313.00 19.97 332.97
277.00 ^ 17.67 294.67
251.00 16.01 267.01
233.00 14.87 247.87
. 233.00 14.87 247.87
227.50 14.51 242.01
$303.50 $19.36 $322.86
274.50 17.51 292.01
. 245.00 15.63 260.63
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^ VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER Itl THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1950
nvSTRUCnONS TO VOTERS^ <»d«r fo iroto for a canSidrtoi. BMBIC a ooM
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• PURPOSE UNDER EACH OFFICE.
Do not n—a iMid p—KlIla BMaUag lb* baUd. BoOIota mariwd wtth l—d p«Mll
\wlU not b* coimtod.
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HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
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