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BULLETIN—^Representatives of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and its contracted dry cargo operators concluded late this afternoon negotiations on a new contract embodying increased wages and overtime rates and improved working rules. I! ^ The agreement was signed by the majority of the shipping com­ panies as the SEAFARERS LOG went to press. Among those sign­ ing were: Bull Line, Waterman SS Co., Isthmian SS Co., Victory Carriers, Seatrain Lines, Seas Shipping Co., and the Orion agency. The Union won an agreement that is, for the first time, uniform for all contracted dry cargo companies in the industry. Money pro­ visions are subject to WSB approval. The full text of the agreement and an analysis of its provisions will be published in the next issue of the LOG. Meanwhile, copies of the new contract will be dispatched to all affected vessels within the next few days. (For earlier story, see page 3).

I* f%mm Pictured in one of his last public ap­ rOSSCS wlla pearances at the AFL convention in NY during September, AFL President William Green passed away last week at his home in Coshocton, Ohio, at the age of 82. The post of the Veteran AFL leader, head of the Fed­ eration since 1924, has been filled by AFL Secretary­Treas­ urer George Meany amid reports of renewed effort for unity between the AFL and CIO. (Story on Page 3.)

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Die cA n #Ar Stubbornly straddling the l^iaaVfffVr* channel at St. Joseph, Mich., the old Lakes' liner City of Grand Rapids, formerly manned by the SIU Great Lakes District, "refuses" to be sent to the scrapheap. Her bow mooring line parted when she was tied up temporarily on the way to the boneyard.

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W '"T Pare Twe SE^AFAM^RRS LOG Friday. November 28, 195F Ship Pluss Up Rotterdam SIU Mon's BME Membersliip Case Sets Precedent Cool To Plan For An important court decision establishing a man's right to main­ tenance and cure from a company even though he may have shipped on another vessel after the injury MMP, MEBA Unity has been won by a Seafarer. The case involved Seafarer Bill With the blunt statement that the "BME is not going to al­^ Morris, who was employed by low itself to be captured," the membership of the SlU­affili­ Cities Service at the time of the ated engineers union served notice on the MEBA­CIO that injury. Morris was represented by the BME would be the final­*^ the office of Seymour W. Miller, judge of proposed affiliation part of the Seafarers International. general counsel to the Union, in with the Masters, Mates and We won't say we're against a imion his appearance in the Municipal Pilots, AFL, which would involve of all engineers because we believe Court in New York. the BME. most engineers favor that. That is Sprained Wrist Further, the BME membership the role the BME is following— Morris suffered a spraiijed wrist at a headquarters meeting on No­ tl^at of a national union of en­ while on a Cities Service Tanker, vember 18 stated in a resolution gineers." but kept on working after receiv­ that the "MEBA is still to be con­ Left­wingers' Role ing first aid. When he paid off the sidered a dual and hostile organ­ Waterfront observers were a lit­ tanker he signed on a Waterman ization" and that any proposal tle sceptical about the chances of ship and worked the whole trip. when and if drafted for such af­ the merger going through because However, his wrist still pained him, filiation and absorption of the of the strong left­wing faction in so after paying off the Waterman BME can't be put into effect with­ the MEBA. AFL affUiation is the The Panamanian freighter Faustus rests on the bottom, partially ship on a Friday afternoon, he out approval of the BME member­ last thing: this faction is. likely to blocking the mouth of Rotterdam Harbon She hit the breakwater decided to go to the USPHS hos­ ship. want. The group that pushed Lee while entering without a pilot. Plans have been made to under­ pital for a checkup. Seeking AFL Charter (Continued on page 17) mine her and sink her deep enough to reopen the harbor entrance. He went to the hospital Tues­ The'BME took this action after day morning, four days after he the official publication of the CIO paid off and about three months engineers union revealed that they after he first received his injury. are dickering for a charter from Shoregang Pacts Provide At the hospital he was marked the MM&P which would bring "unfit for duty." them into the AFL. While these negotiations are in their prelim­ Company Passes Buck inary stages, the obvious objective He then claimed maintenance is for a merger of the MEBA and Jobs For Men On Beach and cure for Cities Service, since BME. MOBILE—Contracts covering shoreside work on Waterman and Alcoa ships in this port he could not sail without a "fit i BME headquarters revealed that have been signed by representatives of the SlU­affiliated Marine Allied Workers^ and the for duty" slip. Cities Service told at no time has the BME been for­ companies involved. A contract covering shoregoing work on Mississippi vessels has him that Waterman was responsible mally approached by any MEBA • |also been signed in New Or­ since that was the last company representative with a proposal. leans. he worked for. Waterman then BME Secretary­Treasurer Charles told him that Cities Service was King­Hsaid that "the desire of the Final details of the arrange­ responsible as he was injured on MEBA for a merger with MM&P ment providing about 150 jobs im a Cities Service Ship. and for an AFL union label shows Mobile under the initial operation' of the plan were worked out under Morris then brought suit against that these fellows are really wor­ Cities Service for maintenance and ried about the rapid progress the terms of agreements that became effective in October. cure. The court's decision was that BME has been making. Now Cities Service was responsible, they're throwing in the sponge and The new shoregang contracts since he was injured on a Cities suing for peace, hoping that they were hailed by SIU Vice­President Service ship. The court absolved can get rid of us and be free to Cal Tanner as a boon to Seafarers Waterman because the injury was operate as before. on the beach in this port. Tanner, in no way aggravated by his work 'MEBA StiU The Same' who is also SIU Port Agent in on the Waterman ship. "As far as we are concerned, Mobile stated that already more Consequently it ruled that while the BME is here to stay. We'd like than 100 deep sea men are engaged he was not entitled to maintenance to see the MEBA and MM&P work in dockside activities which cover while he was working on the out something between themselves, all phases of ship maintenance and Waterman ship, he could collect but we are not going to be swal­ supply for Waterman and Alcoa once he got off that ship. The fact lowed up by the outfit whose short­ vessels calling in the Port of that he took a job between the comings led to the formation of Mobile. time he was hurt and the time the BME. The MEBA is still the Work involved includes such he was marked "unfit for duty" same organization it was when the operations as rigging, chipping, merely suspended his rights to BME^was formed. scraping and painting in the Water­ maintenance but didn't eliminate "Furthermore," King pointed man repair yards. Alcoa ships on them. out, "the BME is already affiliated. the bauxite run are washed down In addition, the court ruled that We're in the AFL family and we're and sougeed by the MAW shore Morris was entitled to maintenance gang after the ore is discharged. from the day he got off the Water­ Joe Callahan (left), Alcoa snpt. of ship maintenance, and Cal Tanner All Waterman and Alcoa vessels man ship, four days before the SEAFARERS LOG (right) SIU Mobile agent, talk over shore gang operations with now are shifted in the harbor from doctor certified him as unfit for Connie Knowles, bosun of the MAW­SIU shore gang in Mobile. dockside to repair yard and to ore­ Nov. 28, 1952 Vol. XiV. No. 24 duty. The court said that obvious­ ' discharging sites by SIU or MAW ly if the doctor certified him unfit As r See It .....Page 13 crews. four days later for an old injury, Burly Page 16 Store Ships, To« he must have been unfit at the Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Ships of both lines are stored time he got off the ship. Editorial ..Page 13 SIU Nightclub Closes, by the MAW shore gang under the Did You Know Page 19 new arrangement. Much of this Galley Gleanings Page 20 work formerly was carried on by Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 non­union gangs, but none of it is Speah Your Mind In The Wakfe Page 12 Will Reopen In Hotel work which is normally considered At SiU Meetings Labor Round­Up Page 16 On the eve of the completion of three months of successful longshoring. Letters ..Pages 21, 22 Under the Union constitu­ operation, SIU officials this week announced the closing of Under the new contracts, juris­ tion every inember attending Maritime .Page 16 ditcional lines of other crafts which Meet The Seafarer Page 12 the Seven Seas Room of the Port C Call tomorrow night to a Union meeting is entitled to provide the cafeteria and oth­­*­ had established valid cohtracts in nominate himself for the On The Job Page 16 the repair yards were recognized Personals Page 24 er membership services fuller the headquarters cafeteria, which elected posts to be filled at was converted into the night club and were not interfered with, Tan­ the meeting—chairman, read­ Quiz Page 19 operations. Plans call for re­ ner said. Seafarers In Action Page 18 opening the club in the proposed six evenings a week. It was noted ing clerk and recording secre­ Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU hotel to be built at Union too that the Port O' Call bar will "What these contracts mean to tary. Your union urges you SIU History Cartoon Page 6 headquarters. continue to serve Seafarers at the SIU men in this port is that men to take an active part in meet­ Sports Line ­.Page 20 Headquarters officials revealed hall day or night. on the beaCh have an opportunity ings by taking these posts of Ten Years Ago Page' 12 that the bold experiment of a During its nearly three months to work at a gainful occupation service. Top Of The, News Page 7 Union night club, which was orig­ of operation, the cabaret had fea­ while waiting on the beach for an And of course, all members Union Talk Page 6 inally set up to operate only for tured name entertainment plus the opportunity to ship out," Tanner have the right to take the floor Wash. News Letter Page 5 the duration of the AFL conven­ samd quality food and drink at low safd. and express their opinions on Welfare Benefits ... Pages 26, 27 tion in September, had off paid in prices obtainable, at the cafeteria The new MAW contracts provide any officer's^ report, or issue Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 considerable prestige for the and bar during the day and eve­ a vacation plan, overtime rates, job under discussion. Seafarers Union. ning. It wound up as a highly suc­ security, grievance machinery and are urged to hit the deck at Publishtd biweekly et the headquertert these meetings and let their of the Seafarers International Union, At­ They pointed out, however, that cessful venture which the Union guarantees of improved working lantic A Gulf District, AFL, <75 Fourth shipmates know what's on Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerlins the continued operation of the expects to continue when separate, conditions. The base rate for jour­ S­«7I. Entered as second class matter nightclub forced holding back on more­adequate facilities are avail­ neymen under terms of the first their mind. ' at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of August 34, 1t12. contemplated expanded services in able in the proposed Union hotel. agreement is 81.87 an hour.. ' ^ fclvoq'v,i,'C'iUV t oi 'tihol lesV/ fuU 'lu hne a I ni bvioouoi? aiimjitilUUJIR |a.j mil" 'TI oJSf.q iio t'SuniJito'J) i 'T­V ^ ^ li­: Friday, November 1952 AFARERS LOG Face nxem Win. Green Dies, New Freight Ship SIU Pays Tribute Pact Slated For The SIU this week joined labor, government and business leaders in paying tribute to William Green, president of the AFL since 1924, who passed away a week ago at his home, his birthplace, in Coshocton, Ohio> Signatures Today His age was 82. until he went to Washington in 1940 as secretary­treasurer of the Head of the Federation un­ Federation. Taking over Meany's til the next annual convention at old post as secretary­treasurer is St. Louis in September is George Wiliiam Schnitzler, youthful presi­ 'i Meany, 58, AFL secretary­treas­ dent of the Bakery and Confec­ urer. A New Yorker, Meany was tionary Workers International an officiai in the Plumbers Union Union. Mining Tradition , A, miner like his father before him. Green joined the United Mine • _ 2nd Mariner Workers in 1890 and eventually if rose to the position of the inter­ • 'Ji national secretary­treasurer of the UMW and a vice president of the Due In Dec. Federation. Active in Ohio state politics, he served two terms in the Ohio State Senate where he introduced and For Robin won enactment of the Ohio Work­ men's Compensation Act and vari­ The second of the Mariner­class ous statutes to regulate conditions vesels to be chartered to an SIU in the turbuient mining industry. company, the Cornhusker Mariner, Samuel Gompers, who founded will be delivered to the Robin Line the AFL in 1881, became its first on or about Christmas. Latest president. In 1894, John McBride word is that the delivery date for became president for a year, and the ship will be December 23, sub­ then Gompers again was elected ject to change if the ship isn't president and held the position un­ ready to go into service by that til his death. Upon Gompers' death. date. Green was named president and The Cornhusker was built by the he had been reelected to the post Robert Matthews, SIU assistant secretary­treasurer, supervises as headquarters employees prepare final Bethlehem shipyards in Quincy, every year. Ill since last May, he copies of the newly negotiated contract so they can be presented to the various SlU­contracted freight Mass., and is now undergoing fin­ nevertheless took part in all func­ companies for their signatures. ishing touches there. tions during the national AFL con­ A Robin Line official said that vention held in New York this The SIU and its contracted companies met today to they would not operate the ship September, which chose him to in the South African run, but did serve again for the 1953 term. put their signatures to a brand new dry cargo contract not know on what route she would However, he soon after determined which will provide considerable monetary and work­ be put. into servic'e. "We will be he needed a rest and returned to SIU To Put carrying MSTS cargo," he said, his home a short time ago. ing rule boosts for Seafarers. Operators are expected "and the ship will go wherever Heart Attack to begin signing the agreement this afternoon, barring MSTS wants to send her." His death on November 22, fol­ any last minute hitches. * — 1st Gets Praise lowing a severe heart attack 36 • overtime rate gains, all the gen­ Slopchests Those Seafarers who crewed up hours earlier, came just 12 days The new agreement is eral rules and working rules of the Keystone Mariner, first of the after the passing of CIO President the first standard dry cargo the contract have been revised and strengthened. These revisions will Mariner Class vessels, have been Philip Murray, a lifetime friend contract of its kind in the SIU, enthusiastic in their praise for her. who also came from the ranks of mean more overtime for SIU Aboard Ship and the Union negotiating They report that her speed, her the UMW. Murray's death spurred crews. They will also prpvide a riding capability, and the quarters a wave of rumors regarding the committee is determined to see clearer definition of duties and re­ Beginning next, week, the and other facilities provided are chances of reuniting the AFL and that it is adhered to by all sponsibilities so as to eliminate the SIU Sea Chest is going to sea, the best yet as far as cargo ves­ CIO into one organization, a sub­ standard freight operators. If confusion that has arisen in the The Union's Sea Chest serv.^ sels go, and come close to a sail­ ject much discussed in recent approved by the operators and past from time to time. ices will be extended to all ships or's dream. years, qnd it is expected that the the members in its present form, Many new features have been sailing out of Northeast ports, by As soon as the ship is completed rumors will be followed by some­ it will provide sizeable wage inr added to the agreement as weli. the placing of Sea Chest merchan­ it will be delivered to New York thing more substantial as the AFL creases for every rated and unrated Included among them in a greatly­ dise aboard as slopchests. and will be crewed up out of the has already taken steps toward re­ man covered by the contract. . strengthened clause on repatria­ Union­made merchandise of first headquarters hiring hall. opening of labor unity negotiations. In addition to the wage and (Continued on page 17) quality will be supplied to the ships out of a central warehouse that has been established in New York. The new .system is expected to deal a body blow to those un­ Strike Authorized As Calmar Balks At Contract scrupulous slopchest suppliers who have long victimized seamen with Failing to make headway with company representatives in Seattle. It was one of the first repeated negotiation sessions, the SIU negotiating committee the standard freight contract. shoddy, low­grade goods at exor­ companies to be organized by the bitant prices. Prices on the sea­ has served notice on Calmar Lines of termination of the con­ "The Union's policy," a nego­ SIU in the Union's early days. tiating committee representative going slopchest will now be much tract. The termination is ef­4 lower than formerly and will be in • fective on December 1. said, "has been to insist that all the company fail to soften its freight companies comply with the line with the price scale main­ The termination notice was stand by the December 1 deadline, standard agreement, putting them tained at the Sea Chest in head­ sent out after the headquarters which is Monday morning, the Un­ all on an equal footing. The com­ Union Vote quarters. membership meeting of November ion committee has the authority mittee doesn't intend to let any The decision to extend the low­ 19 voted to authorize the Union to tie up the ships at any time one company get special privileges cost Sea Chest service to the ships negotiating committee to strike after that date. for itself at the expense of the men proper was made foilowing the this company, if necessary, to se­ Aside from the basic contract Still Heavy strong response of Seafarers to the who sail the ships. cure a contract. The notice was clauses on wages and overtime Have Had Enough Voting in the Union elections Union­operated service ashore. Up based on the written memorandum there are several side items over "Evidently ihe Union's determi­ in the Port pf New York bids fair until now, the Sea Chest operation signed in September by the Un­ which negotiations have been nation on this score has not yet to pass last year's figures by a wide had been confined to headquarters ion and operators' representatives. snagged. These include the man­ been realized by the Calmar Com­ margin. Although the early rush and to ships that were in New That memorandum extended the ner in which the ships are to .be pany. We've asked for, and re­ has slowed down, the vote totals York harbor. These ships were contract, which expired September provisioned and other company ceived, authority to strike the com­ have topped the 1,200 mark with being visited regularly by an SIU 30, subject to cancellation by ten practices that vary from the stand­ pany to put an end to the com­ over a month yet to go. Sea Chest representative who took days' written notice by either side. ard established throughout the pany's stalling on this issue." The heavy vote thus far shows orders from the men and had the It made possible continued peace­ SIU contracted fleet. Here, as elsewhere in the stand­ the big interest among the mem­ merchandise delivered to the ships. ful negotiations with the operators Standoff Attitude ard dry­cargo field, the negotiating bership in filling the record num­ Establishment of a sea­going SIU­ which led to the present contract committee is out to establish a ber of 49 posts in the A&G Dis­ supplied slopchest will guarantee among the other SIU shipowners. The company's attitude is high­ standard agreement and standard trict. Seafarers these services on a year­ Only Holdout lighted by the^ fact that its presi­ shipboard practices throughout, in Seafarers began voting on No­ round basis wherever the ship Calmar is the only one of the dent has up until now refused to order that conditions wiil be the vember 1 in the 60­day referendum might be. SIU's standard freight companies attend any of the negotiation ses­ same for Seafarers no matter what which runs until December 31, The new SIU service has caused that has failed to agree to the sions. company's ships they may be on. 1952. At stake in the two­year considerable alarm among the terms of' the standard agreement Those who hava represented the The Calmar Line has eight ships election are the posts of secretary­ waterfront ship chandlers and slop­ reached with all other operators. company in meetings with the Un­ in its fleet and operates in the in­ treasurer for the District; six assis­ chest operators. Members of the Several meetings have been held ion negotiating committe have tercoastal trade. tThe ships usually tant­secretary treasurers, nine port industry have banded together in with the company on the subject, shown no disposition to meet the run out of Baltimore, through the agents, and 33 patrolmen in the an organization called the Slop ' ­wWiout ­makim ptugreactShPOW terms and conditions embodied in < Canal and up the West Coast to various ports. (Continued on page 17) •ife mm Poor Prlday, November 28. 1852

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SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION FLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID

No. Seafarers Receivine Benefita this Period! 9 Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer 0 I, a Seafarer Moon Kouns, the "ref," is down and hanging on the ropes after Seafarers Cosby Linson and Joe Nuccio ganged up on Total Benefits Paid this Period 1 him during a match in New Orleans recently for the benefit of the ilv­ ,jv family of a former fighter who died while working as a referee. WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 11 • I

Atlantic Men Protest Hospital Benefits L Lis OCX Death Benefits L iA Out­Dated 'New' Pact DissbilitV Benefits O OH 4­^00 'oo Falling far short of its advance notices, the so­called "brand­new" AMEU­negotiated agreement for the Atlantic Vacation Benefits 4­Jl 7^ p tanker fleet has drawn sharp protests from the crews of over Total a dozen ships as a "water^­­* down version of SIU contracts ard Burke on the .SS E. H. Blum, m. dating as far back as the be­ noted "there are still the same old WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY ginning of World War II." phrases like 'at the company's dis­ As expected, promised gains cretion when practicable' which failed to nmterialize as the con­ take away the little bit of good in Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • X43 /9,C tract. the product of two and one­ the contract altogether. What good half months of AMUE Fleet Coun­ is a contract anyway if you can't or Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • cil deliberations and secret huddles won't enforce it, and we know with management, proved little from­ past experience that the Disabilitv Benefits Paid Since Mnv 1. 1952* o9o Oo| more than a rehash of a few bene­ AMEU won't enforce any con­ 5­7 S^oo fits Seafarers have been enjoying tract." for years. It studiously omitted Delayed Sailing Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • /sU ^3 the bulk of the provisions long 99l since regarded as model clauses The major item in the "new" Total bX933L4 i and subsequently instaUed in the AMEU agreement which it char­ '•• ' i ­ agreements of other maritime acterizes, like the • others, . as * Date Benefita Becao i ^v.i imions. the "best in the industry," is con­ No Safeguards cerned with delayed sailing time, WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Reaction to the AMEU's brain­ although the SIU has had provi­ child came quick when crews sions for overtime for delayed studied the text and found it pat­ sailing in contracts since the early Vacation terned ,after its predecessors, lack­ part of World War II. However Cash oo Hand ing even minimum safeguards to the AMEU even watered down this Welfare clause so only the men reporting £i£ insure against bypassing essential Vacation clauses and the enforcement of aboard at the posted sailing time OLS. get paid. Everyone off watch gets Estimated Accounts ReceiTable — same. Several Atlantic tankermen J5S2. made it plain that the fleet would this OT under the SIU contract. not "buy" the AMEU package. The For the first time, a clause was US Government Bonds (Welfare) meager gains they had received, included that the company has to Real Estate (Welfare) tog'eoo o Q the men pointed out, were includ­ furnish boots for tank cleaning. ed only because of the SIU's or­ The SIU had this provision in 1945. Other Assets r­ Training Ship (Welfare) J2C OO On OT for tank cleaning and but­ 4^ ganizing campaign and the pres­ TOTAL ASSETS sure on the AMEU to deliver some­ terworthing, the AMEU claimed thing. "wonderful gains" this year, but Commentg; The aesets of the Seafarers Welfare Plan con- The overwhelming sentiment was the SIU had these rates during the that if not for the comparisons be­ war and they have been consider­ tinue to grow, even though new benefits are being added tween SIU and AMEU agreements ably improved since that time. from time to time and the old benefits­ increased. The pay­ appearing in the "Atlantic Fleet Improved Constantly News" published by the SIU Tank­ The SIU had the AMEU's "new" ing of benefits immediately the Welfare Plan Representa­ er Organizing Committee, which clause on "sanitary work and gen­ tives in cash is also a big contributor to the services I­ ­ pinpointed some of the gross omis­ eral cleaning" during World War sions in past Atlantic contracts,­ II and has been improving it con­ rendered by the Plan. the AMEU wouldn't even have stantly since then. Atlantic tanker­ Vacation benefits have leveled off to about four thousand ky • known where to begin. men fared no better on the wage question, as they finally gained the I­"'; , 1 One tankerman, a three­year ($4-yOOO.OO) per day pa:^ out with the liargest benefit paid man with the company, OS Rich­ increase Seafarers won in Septem­ ber, 1951, and which is being im­ so far to one man, of two hundred forty­one dollars 1^.'. proved right now in the SIU tanker sixty-three cents (1241.63) having been paid in this two- Put Number On negotiations. In all, what the whole package week period. Ail men are urged to apply for their vacation Meeting Excuses means, the SIU Tanker Organiza­ benefits as soon as they accumulate ninety (90) days. Seafarers sending telegrams tion Committee stated, is that the or letters tp the New York AMEU "has picked up some con­ headquarters dispatcher asking tract clauses that the SIU has had to be excused from attending for ten years, and has presented Submitted A1 Km, AtsisiH^Attministratw headquarters membership them as something brand­new in meetings must include the reg­ the 'best contract in the world.' A istration number of their study of the 'gains' made by the shipping card in the message. AMEU in its negotiations shows Prom now on, if the number that most of them just 'won' by •• aftd, . remember this. •• is not included, the excuse can­ the AMEU have been in SIU agree­ I not be accepted by the dis­ ments since 1946 or '47. Some of All these are yours without contributing a single' nickel on your piart—Collecting _ SIU bene­. patcher; them were won by the SIU during fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—You get' first rate rat personal. the early days of World War IL service immediately through your Union's representatives. A '.­.V *!?'* r" SE A FA ItJE n 5 Ir d C Fare Plva NMU 'Sfarving Out' TB Seamen, Ignores Appeals The nimoi­ is that Milton Eisenhower, brother of President­elect Dwight D. Eisenhower, has some ambitious plans that will affect the' American merchant marine, if he can sell them to Dwight and the Con­ gress next year. Although he is now President of Penn State Uni­ versity, brother Milton used to be with the US Department of Agricul­ ture, one of the biggest shippers of the country, and keenly interested ill the merchant fleet. ! Brother Milton is thinking in terms of proposing that the top Govern­ ment maritime agencies (Maritime Administration and Federal Mari­ time Board) once again be made independent agencies. At the moment, these agencies are under the jurisdiction of the US Department of Com­ merce and, to this extent, are somewhat submerged from the public eye. 1s^ t> This is not a joke. Barnacles, mussels, tube worms, and other fouling organisms cost the US shipping industry alone more than $100,000,000 every year. For hundreds of years men have sought a preventive for Inarine fouling and corrosion. Back in the days of wooden ships, vessels sometimes fell apart—riddled by sea borers—even before they com­ pleted a single voyage. As of now the cost of docking, scr&ping, and bottom­painting a superliner would exceed $75,000—^without counting the cost of loss of her services during docking. Because of this, the US Naval Institute has issued a new book en­ titled Marine Fouling and Its Prevention, the book representing years of research by the Navy's Bureau of Ships, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 4" 4 4 On the subject of discharging alien crewmen, the new Immigration and Naturalization Act (Walter­MeCarran Act) makes it unlawful for liH any owner or*hiaster to pay off or discharge any alien crewman, except an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, employed on board A group of NMU members at the Manhattan Beach TB hospital discuss ways and means to get some a US vessel without first obtaining the consent of the Attorney­General. monetary help from their union. They are: (front, left to right), Morgan Lewis, Fred Homeman, John Violation is punishable by a $1,000 fine. Hogan, who is the NMU hospital delegate, and Joe Blackstone. Seated in the rear is SIU hospitai dele­ A majority of American steamship owners are now putting on a fight gate John Driscoli. ? to eliminate this provision, holding that its enforcement would inter­ fere with normal operation of vessels. Angered at the NMU officals' callous disregard of their needs, 90 tubercular seamen, Tankers, which are usually in port for very short periods, would be particularly affected, because many are obliged to employ alien members of the NMU, have planned a special meeting at the Manhattan Beach hospital to seamen as replacements while in foreign trade, and upon return to take action on their plight. Ever since December 31,1951, the NMU has cut these men olf the US, many of these vessels are immediatly transferred to the US without a penny of aid, by­* ^ coastwise trade and alien seamen must be promptly discharged as re­ eliminating the $5 a month benefits where NMU men do not is Further, the SIU Welfare Plan quired by law.. A similar situation confronts subsidized vessels, which benefits they used to get. contained in the differences be­ set up a special list at the very are required under law to discharge, upon return to the first US port, The NMU also threw the $200 tween the two unions' welfare plans. beginning, to take care of Sea­ any alien seamen who may have been employed as replacements in burial benefit out of the window, Under the SIU Welfare Plan, Sea­ farers who were hospitalized be­ foreign ports. so that men who have died at the farers in the hospitals receive $15 fore the plan went into effect. This Steamship operators are arguing before the special Presidential hospital, many of them veterans a week and death benefit coverage covered all the Seafarers at Man­ Immigration Committee that since steamship lines, under existing law, of the Union's first struggles for for as long as they are hospital­ hattan Beach and Ft. Stanton. The are permitted to employ aliens as crewmen who have proper papers, existence, have had to be buried ized, years if necessary. Under the SIU was able to do this because the companies should also be permitted to pay off and discharge such at Government expense. NMU plan, benefits are paid for Union­administration of the Plan alien crewmen without the necessity of obtaining the consent of the Apparently worried by develop­ 13 weeks onlj'. Long term cases saved the heavy cost of insurance Attorney­General, or any immigration officer to whom the discharge ments, the NMU hurriedly sent a are out of luck. (Continued on page 17) jl consent has been delegated. "patrolman" down to the hospital The steamship lines also are asking for amendment of existing law to stall the meeting plans. The to provide that when an alien seaman is signed on a US­flag vessel, "patrolman," who was somebody and is in possession of a valid passport or other travel document, to­ without official status in the union, gether with the required Coast Guard papers, that detention expenses held out the faint hope that Presi­ Racketeering Cabbies and expenses incidental to detention and/or deportation shall hot be dent Curran or Secretary Stone assessed against the vessel or master if the seaman is detained by a US of the NMU would come to the immigration officer on arrival at a US port for any reason other than hospital to "discuss" tke men's a medical one. The owners hold that when a foreign seaman has been problems. He said they "might" Operate In Many Ports permitted by an immigration officer to land temporarily in the US, come if 30 men signed a letter re­ the vessel should not be held responsible for any further or future questing them to appear. Taxi drivers in Venezuela are not the only ones that take detention or deportation cost. Unrest has been rising at the advantage of seamen. While the majority of drivers in the 4 4 4 hospital ever sice NMU announced States are honest,Joes pushing a hack for a living, there are The Federal Maritime Board now has paved the way so as to allow in thfe "Pilot," the unioimiews­ quite a few cabbies who have^' •the American Export Lines to purchase two large passenger liners for paper, on April 5, 1951, that it would discontinue benefits for the worked out schemes for milk­ Over in Bayonhe, NJ, another tiie Mediterranean service at about $14,000,000 each. The ships, the long­term patients, because its em­ ing seamen of their hard­ stunt has been practiced all too SS Constitution and SS Independence were the subject of much con­ ployer­financed pension and wel­ eai­ned dough, according to Sea­ often. The dirver will bring a man troversy in and out of Congress, after the former Maritime Commis­ fare plan was going into effect. farer William Calefato in a com­ to a certain spot and promise to sion (now replaced by the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime As this plan, unlike the SIU's, munication to the LOG. wait for him. There the man will Administration) offered to sell the ships originally at a price of about does not cover long­term patients, Calefato, who sails regularly on be slipped a mickey. When he $12 million each. the NMU decided it could not af­ Cities Service tankers, says that comes to, the money will be gone The General Accounting Office (watchdog of the US treasury) com­ ford the $450 a month that these tankermen are especially subject and the driver will be on hand, plained that the $12 inillion price was too low whereupon the FMB, in men would cost the union. to be being bilked because of the with a fat bill for a meter that has February of this year, after reviewing the case, offered the ships to NMU Ignores Appeals rapid turnaround and limited shore been running all along. Expoi­t at a price of $18 million each. Export Lines refused to buy The unrest has been fed as the leave of their ships. Besides, many Another trick practiced by cer­ under these conditions. Based on "new evidence" uncovered abroad, NMU National Council ignored tanker terminals are located in out tain unscrupulous cabbies, Cale­ the FMB now has agreed'to let the ships go at the $14 million price. several appeals by the men. They of the way places and the tanker­ fato says, is the planned holdup. American Export Lines has 30 days within which to elect to buy, but is have received similar silent treat­ man has to grab a cab, or walk. These drivers will wait in train sure to snap up the newest offer. ment from the union newspaper. One of the commonest ways of depots, and look for a seaman car­ 4 4 4 The meeting was scheduled after taking it out on seamen is for the rying a duffle­bag. As soon as Plans for a $11,500,000 Mexican freighter line to link Atlantic and three registered letters had cabbie to overcharge the passen­ they spot one they loudly announce Pacific ports with Latin America, the US and Europe, have been made brought no results. ger. "But that's not as bad as the their cab and offer their assistance known in an announcement from Mexico City. The new line will be Seafarer John Driscoli, SIU mor^ audacious ways some drivers to the seaman. named the Atlantico y Pacifico, and has Mexican Government support. hospital delegate declared: "These have of ro(}bing innocent seamen The driver then says his cab is fellows have the idea of buying a who are ashore for a brief inter­ parked down the street (even 4 4 4 full page ad in one of the daily lude." though there may be lots of room The new International Conventiqn for Safety of Life at Sea, 1948, newspapers. They feel that's the WiU 'Hold' Valuables to park nearby). On the way to the came into foroe on November 19, 1952, between the eighteen countries only way they can get help. For instance, there is the racket cab, the driver will signal a con­ which have accepted it. ^ . "I understand an ad like that pulled by some drivers in Lake federate. A few minutes later, the '•• I The first safety conference was held back in 1914, largely as a result costs as much as $1,500. I haven't Charles. They will meet a ship and cab gets held up in an out of the • 1^1 of the Titanic disaster. In 1929 a second safety at sea conference met got the heart to tell them, because show the seaman around to the way place and the unfortunate sea­ in London. This latter Convention is now to be superseded by the that would come to better than $15 local spots. Then they will join man is relieved of his dough. 1948 document. a man, and they just haven't got him in a drink and while they are Travel In Company Those eighteen countries presently parties to the newest Conven­ tbat kind of money." in the bar the driver will suggest The best way to avoid such tion include: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Israel, Italy, All Seafarers Get $ $ that he. holds the seaman's valu­ traps, he suggested, is to go ashore Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Sweden, While NMU members are left ables until they get back to the with another shipmate. Also, he Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States and Yugoslavia. penniless. Seafarers in the hospital ship. warns that Seafarers should he­ have bees receiving their regular Some drivers will actually per­ ware of the driver who asks too $15 weekly hospital benefit, plus form this service honestly, but in many personal questions of the holiday bonuses. most such cases that's the last the passenger as well as questions e^_ One reason why Seafarers get, Seafarer will see of his property. about other seamen. fy­ SEAFARERS LOG iMiay,'NMPMIfe«r tt, IMl jlMtralii Memories. Racalled UNION TALK Longshore By KEITH TERFI There recently came to the attention of the Organizing Department one of the favorite trick Pay Boost ' ~ gadgets foisted on the unsuspecting memberships An award of a 17­cent an hour of company­dominated "union" outfits masqueraded as spectacular Increase to North Atlantic Coast gains. One of the most often­resorted­to arguments pleaded by these longshoremen has been handed sham "unions" is the device of offering the men "full pay at all times, down by Professor Paul R. Hays, 365 days a year." Now at the outset this sounds like a very good deal, arbitrator of the longshore wage and someone would have to do a lot of convincing before you'd turn dispute. The award directly af­ down a contract gimmick providing for something like that, but we fects longshoremen employed hope that for the good of the boys in the Socony fleet, they voted this ~ J along the coast from Portland, Maine, to Norfolk, Virginia. It is idea down. expected to set a pattern for the Their "union," one in name only just like the Atlantic fleet's AMEU," rest of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast presented them with a brand­new, sugar­coated "package" to make it as well, and will eventually in­ volve 60,000 workers. look so good nobody could turn it down. According to the Socony Professor Hays was chosen as Vacuum Tanker Men's Association, they have at last "negotiated a arbitrator after the International plan with the Company whereby ... every Socony man will be entitled Longshoremen's Association and to 60 days of vacation or paid leave in every year. They then note that employers were unable to agree "to gain this, naturally we had to give up certain things . . . (but) this on settlement of wage demands. Arbitration was recommended by is the opportunity to move ahead in the direction of more time off the ILA wage scale committee and and remaining on pay." was approved by an overwhelming But let's examine this so­called "SVTMA five and one plan" that ii.V.; vote in a membership referendum Seafarer Stephen Zavadcson displays two of his latest canvases they'd have everybody believe is "the opportunity to move ahead ..." conducted among all of the local painted aboard ship to record his impressions of the Seatrains he's upions of the ILA that are covered sailed on in recent years. Zavadcson, an AB­deck carman, is now What it means, in essence, is that every man works five months out of by this contract. on the Seatraln New York after a stint on the Louisiana. six but gets paid for six. So far it sounds good, but look what these Employers Offered SVic fellows had to give up for this bonanza. The SVTMA concedes that it The award is considerably more had to give up, for example, Sunday overtime at sea as Veil as certain than the 8V^­cent increase that had penalty time provisions, in exchange for the full 60­day vacation been offered by the employers, clause. plus the 12Vi cents proposed for SUP Men Given $1,000 overtime. The contract involved is Now without getting bogged down on the arithmetic of this exchange, J­ A­.'­ . |»fy i'' a two­year agreement with this re­ and basing our figures on the base rate for an AB under the SIU opener on wages only. agreement, just on the issue of Sunday OT at sea, we'd say the average As far as overtime rates are con­ For Fighting Ship Fire guy in the Socony fleet comes out losing almost $325 on this deal over cerned, Professor Hays ruled that the year's time. This figure is based on the difference between what the time and a half provision The successful fight of SUP men to quell a blaze aboard he'd make during the regular eight hours on Sundays at sea and what would be retained, which means the tanker Lompoc has been rewarded by the owners, the he actually earns by getting the regular'daily rate of pay throughout an overtime increase of 25 cents Union Oil Company, with $1,000 checks for each man who this so­called 60­day "vacation," plus vacation pay for the full year. to $3.40^ an hour. Penalty cargo And that's only a piece of the dough he'd lose out on under this gran­ rates were also increased by 17 stayed aboard. • diose "five and one plan." cents for straight time rate for The Lompoc, and a sister SUP deckhands, with the remain­ As we mentioned up above here, this thing was already voted on longshoremen is now $2.27. The der being ship's officers and some when we heard about it, and we can't say for sure it got the okay, but ship, the Victor H. Kelly , were of the unlicensed crew­members increase and other terms of the alongside the company pier at it does illustrate the type of rotten dealing that characterizes these out­ award are subject to the approval in other departments aboard the fits masking as legitimate labor unions. For the benefit of the guys of the Wage Stabilization Board. Oleum, California, last July when tanker. affected, we hope they knocked it down good and proper. Incidentally, Both the ILA and employer repre­ fire broke out on the pier as the 'Certificate of Honor' it's gadgets like this that are causing more and more of the seamen sentatives expressed confidence Kelly was discharging cargo. As a The commendation reads, "Union from thhese unorganized fleets to turn to the SIU where they that the WSB would rule on the result of the blaze, the Kelly was Oil Company of California awards don't find this type of phony dealing going on. They've been flocking contract sometime during the gu

Cartoon History Of The SIU The Robin Moor lA Sunk No. 25 i

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In June, 1941, a German sub sank the SlU­manned The SIU asked all unions to unite, but found unity The • SIU, fed up with the shipowners' and MC's Robin Moor, first US ship to be torpedoed. The was impossible. The NMU began endless talks evasions, hit the bricks on Sept. 13, 194L The ' crew took to the lifeboats in the South Atlantic. with admirals and played into the hands of the NMU called the strike a bum beef and tried to take % ; Some got to South Africa, others to South Amer­ Maritime Commission with political maneuvers. scabs through the Alcoa picketlines at Wee­ ica. The SjU immediately began a fight for bonus The SIU announced that only adequate. cash proi­ and insurance protection for Seafarers, : hawken, NJ. The SIU's militant action won, anj , [!• ­ tection for seamen, would be acceptable. the government an4 shipowners finally yieldedij > ,

' 'i " t,"'• yV, > __ r* ' /' ^ Friday, November .28,1952 SEAFARERS LOG Paffe jSevea Union, Gov't Study McCarran Act Union representatives have held several meetings with representatives of the US Immi­ UN SECRETARY­GENERAL RESIGNS—Trygve Lie, the Norwegian gration and Naturalization Service to find out how the McCarran­Walter Act will affect >vho has served as UN Secretary­General .since the organization was alien seamen sailing with the SIU. The Act, which was passed at the last session of Congress, founded, has _turned in his resignation. Lie was originally elected has revised this country's im­­< for a three year term, but his term of office was extended for two migration laws. It will go into who had five years sea time on US for citizenship. They should get years by the General Assembly when the Soviets and Western nations effect oh December 24. fiag ships before September, 1950, their bids in as early as possible, were unable to agree on a successor. The Soviets have not recognized At present the Department of can qualify for US citizenship. because the privilege of applying his authority since then. I.ie announced that he was resigning for Justice of which the Immigration This provision applies whether or will run out on December 24, 1953. that reason, so that the UN COT get a head that would be recognized Service is a part, is writing up not the men involved were ad­ The Immigration Act contains by all members. Another reason for his resignation is thought to be the regulations under which the mitted for legal and permanent several other provisions of interest the current Senate subcommittee investigation into the loyalty of Act will operate. Other regula­ residence in the US. to alien seamen, and details of all American employees of the UN. which has led ^o charges and_ counter­ tions and clarifications are being The five­year rule was knocked requirements that have to be met charges, and much ill­feeling between Lie and the committee. written by the State Department. out of the law on September 23, by aliens entering the US. it it t At present, the regulations have 1950, when the Internal Security ,One provision of the Act per­ EISENHOWER, TRUMAN MEET—President Truman and President­ not. yeb* been completed but when Act (also called McCarren Act) mits an alien who was admitted elect Eisenhower have held a brief meeting in Washington along they are, a full explanation of was passed, but has now been re­ legally to this country for perma­ with their advisors to prepare for the banding over of the Govern­ them will be carried in the SEA­ vived, effective December 24. nent residence to count sea time ment to the Republicans in January. Following the meeting, a joint FARERS LOG. Apply Early aboard an American ship as a sub­ statement was issued in which they said that the President­elect What is known thus far, is that Consequently, after Christmas, stitute for shoreside residence. could not be held responsible for any acts of Government until he the McCarran Act revives the five­ those aliens who have the neces­ However, such seatime would have actually took over. However, one result of ­the meeting was a strong year provision under which aliens sary seatime will be able to apply to be immediately preceding the statement by Eisenhower the next day, supporting the US stand on date he files for citizenship. This prisoners­of­war in Korea. In other words, Eisenhower backs the provision will expire in December pi'inciple that no Chinese or North Korean prisoners should be forced 1955. to go back to Communist control if they don't want to. The General USPHS Tightens Up Quotas Changed also announced several of his cabinet appointments, including John The act also affects alien sea­ Foster Dulles as Secretary of State and Charles Wilson of General men in that it changes the quotas Motors Corp. as Secretary of Defense. and priorities for immigration to On Disease Carriers the US. (jonsequently, aliens from t 4" t The US Public Health Service has announced that it is certain countries will have a bet­ CLOTHING PRICE CONTROLS ENDED—Tighe Woods, Price setting up a program which would prevent any man from Stabilization Director has announced the suspension of price controls ter chance of obtaining citizenship sailing if his presence aboard a ship might endanger the than aliens from other countries on all clothing, soft drinks, women's hats and wholesale pork. He whose quotas may have been filled. said however, that Congress should extend price controls on other health of his shipmates or Generally speaking, aliens from Items such as machinery, milk, bread, gasoline, oil, and essential himself. The USPHS said it turbance, active tuberculosis or metals. This was one of his last acts before resigning. will work in close contact other illness that renders them un­ Scandinavia, Northem Europe and with the Coast Guard in enforcing fit for sea duty because their pres­ the British Isles will find it easier 4> 4 4 than seamen from elsewhere. TABER SEES 815 BILLION BUDGET CUT—Republican Represen­ this program. ence aboard a ship might prove An SIU headquarters spokesman hazardous to themselves or others." The Act doesn't ­change the ex­ tative John Taber of New York, who will be chairman of the House isting law as to the number of Appropriations Committee in the next Congress, says that he will pointed out that the program al­ • In such cases, said the USPHS, lows for an appeal procedure, and it will notify the Coast Guard that alien seamen who may be em­ attempt to cut $15 billion out of the budget that will be submitted ployed on a US­flag merchant by President Truman. The law requires that the budget be submitted any Seafarer who finds himself the man is unfit for sea duty. It listed "unfit for duty" and prohib­ will not, however, disclose the na­ ship. However it does require that by January 18, which is two days before Eisenhower will take office. a vessel arriving from a foreign It is expected that the budget will call for $85 billion. Taber said ited from sailing by the Coast ture of the man's illness to pre­ Guard should immediately contact vent any embarrassment, it said. country must give the Immigration that a considerable part of the proposed $15 billion cut would be Service a complete list containing taken in the proposed foreign aid program and the defense program. the Union if he wishes to appeal If the man wishes to appeal, he the ruling. "Any man who finds files ah appeal with the Coast the names of all alien crewmem­ 4 4 4 himself unable to sail because of Guard, The USPHS will then turn bers, their ratings, where and CZECH RED LEADERS GO ON TRIAL—Fourteen former Commu­ this ruling," said the SIU spokes­ over the complete medical records when they signed on and who paid nist leaders of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, including Rudolph man, "and feels that the ruling is of the man to the Coast Guard and off in the US. Slansky, ex­Secretary General, and Vladimir dementis, ex­Foreign unjust should immediately get in a public hearing will be held on Similarly, when the ship leaves Minister, have gone on trial in Prague on charges of high treason. touch with the Union's Welfare the appeal. it has to supply Immigration with Slansky was the leader of the Communist takeover coup in Czech­ Services department, and the Un­ "This action," said the USPHS, another list containing the names oslovakia and was generally regarded as the hatchet man of Moscow's ion will help him as much as pos­ "is being taken solely for the of aliens signed on in the US, as previous purges in Czechoslovakia. He was also responsible for the sible in making an appeal." health protection of the other well as those who paid off. were arrest and imprisonment of William Oatis, American correspondent, Shipboard Hazard members of the crew and of the fired, or deserted in a US port. on spy charges, when Oatis was trying to find out what had happened The USPHS announced that it, pasipengei­s and for the personal Union Protects Aliens to dementis who had disappeared in February, 1951, Ironically, "has been seriously concerned safety of the patient." Meanwhile, Some ship operators, in an at­ Slansky is' being tried by the same judge and same prosecuting with the problem of seamen who notifications about the new pro­ tempt to avoid having to file re­ attorney that tried Oatis. He has already "confessed" a variety of are examined or treated at Public gram have been sent to all USPHS ports, are ti­ying to discourage the charges including being a Titoist, a murderer, a Trotskyite and a Health Service hospitals or clinics hospitals, and the program is al­ hiring of alien seamen. However, supporter of "capitalist Jewish emigrants" to Israel. and found to have a mental dis­ ready going into effect. (Continued on page 17)

Written exclusively for YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Leading Expert on Buying

ber. Be sure you sand it down smoothly. If you buy stamped self­addressed envelope, the Arts Co­op will send Don't Get Hooked At Xmas the play furniture, avoid those that are highly­decorated you a list of recommended playthings. Working families toss away plenty of hard­earned dol­ or have extra gimmicks like musical chairs. Experts Another excellent source for well­made children's equip­ lars every Christmas on novelty toys that have only fleet­ recommend simple school furniture in natural finish, like ment at reasonable prices is the Boy Scout trading posts ing Interest and too often are shoddily made, but invari­ the Phoenix brand. in each town. Their equipment is well­made, like the 14­ ably carry high price tags. Mothers and fathers skimp Here are other tips on making or buying basic play­ inch camp shovel they sell for 50 centk, with hardwood on themselves all year, but when if comes to Christmas, things: handle and riveted steel blade, which is far superior, to that's for kids, and there's no skimping. Blocks: Whether you buy blocks or make them yourself, the shovels usually sold for children. Other good gift The smart way to give kids good toys without breaking avoid the traditional cubes and Instead get sets of large possibilities at the Boy Scout posts include the Scout your back is to avoid the high­priced novelties, and in­ blocks in varied shapes. These lend themselves to con­ flashlight camera for $8; the Pathfinder compass, which stead select bread­and­butter playthings. The kids will structing different objects, and so have more play value. combines a protractor and compass for map­making and appreciate it more too. In most families, eighty per cent You can make them yourself from one and three­eighths direction­finding, for $1.95; a six­povver telescope with of the children's toys are bought for them at Christmas, inch lumber, preferably a hard wood so they don't splinter. precision­ground lenses for $1.95 and others. so they should be the kind the youngsters will find both Be sure the set has paired blocks of the same size and Tips on Gifts for Adults interesting and durable the rest of the year. If you do shape so they fit together and make a third block. Very often, too, gifts for adults are chosen because of want to give them some mechanical or novelty toys, too, Dolls: Undressed dolls cost about half the prices of novelty appeal. But, as the. recipient would tell you if then buy inexpensive ones'in the five­and­tens. the same dolls dressed, if Mama can make the clothes good manners didn't pi­event, a simple usable gift is better Play is really a child's way of learning. If a toy is herself. That way, you can give a bigger doll for your than one chosen with .the notion that "this is something complicated, or doesn't reflect the environment around money. she wouldn't buy herself." If she wouldn't it's probably him that the child is trying to understand, then he won't Construction Toys: Intricate construction sets are not because she doesn't'want it. Here are some suggestions: play with it no matter how much you spent, or how cute advisable for children under eight. One reasonably­ Buy well­made tailored lingerie instead of the fancily­ you think it Is. A child living in a harbor or port city priced, simple set is the Lionel Menagerie which costs trimmed but non­durable things the stores promote for will have more fun with a toy vessel or truck like those about $1. Another good set for young children is the Christmas giving. Give a man a warm flannel robe rather he sees on the streets than with a toy plow that a country Skaneateles set'of wooden train, track and blocks ($2.50). than the fancy rayon ones which have little usefulness. child would love. Books: Before buying books, consult these two pam­ Stick to solid colors in shirts, rather than stripes, be­ Avoid Tie­Ups phlets in a local library, or send for them. Children's cause the solids offer better quality for the same money It's especially Wise to avoid watches, dolls or other toys Books for 75 Cents or Less, issued by /.ssn. for Child­ and have more versatile .uses. Give mercerized lisle $ocks that have a TV or movie star or cartoon character tie­up. hood Education, 1200 15th St. NW, Washington 5, DC instead of fancy rayons which don't wear well. (Check You pay extra for them. (35 cents), and CMldren's Bookshelf, published by Govern­ the Seafarers. Sea Chest at Union headquarters for good : Many basic toys can be made at home, especially stuffed ment Printing Office, Washington 25, DC (Publ. No. 304­ buys in haberdashery ^lems.) Give knitted, wool, or silk dolls and playthings. For these, use . oilcloth for the out­ 1946^, Children Bureau). ties rather than rayon, which wrinkles easily, or at leak side; it's easy to paint and is washable. (Use non­poison­ One of the best sources for worthwhile playthings is be sure that any rayon tie has a wool lining and loose ous tftanium paints.) You can also cut but clowns, dolls, the Arts Cooperative Service, 340 Amsterdam Ave., New hand­stitching along the back seam. Give a woman a animals and other shapes from, sponge rubber. > York 24. This is a non­profit association formed by simply­made housedress of basically good material like Play furnitui'e is another basic plaything that can be nursery tekcher, but non­members can buy there and take 80­square percale, with genei­ous seams and good tailoring, constructed at home, from packing cases or "bought" lum­ advantage of their reasonable j^rices too. If you send a ratlier than a fancily­trimmed one. Pace Eidit SMAFAMS,RS L0C WtUar, Nvrtmkv U, USS pin­ ifev' NMU Dumps Aliens At Co's Order Alien members of the National Maritime Union are being sliut out of job opportunities [$i aboard some of that union's contracted companies' ships with the permission of the CIO ij':"" tmion. What's more, aliens who are already aboard ships of these companies are being fired as soon as the ships reach US ports. tatives made Inquiries among side the American citizens in the Now that the McCarran Act various shipping companies as to Union. As long as the alien quota Kr. V'. is going into effect, SIU represen­ their policy on aliens. They were on ship is not filled, and an alien told by United States Lines and member has the oldest shipping others that from now on they card, that man is going to ship. wduld not hire any aliens aboard "Some of our companies had the DonH Send Your their ships. same idea as US Lines, but they Baggage COD Possible Penalties learned in short order that the SIU m Seafarers have again been The reasons given by the com­ is one Union that doesn't step aside warned not to send their bag­ panies are that under the new im­ and bow meekly every time the I "" gage COD to any Union hall. migration law they will be subject shipowners want­, to pull a fast ils> No Union hall can accept de­ to considerable red tape if they one." A display of Seafarer WiUiam J. (Professor) McKay's hobby shows livery of any baggage where Kings Point Reversal hire aliens, and possibly heavy some of his handiwork. The ring­type cigarette holden are shown express charges have not been The spokesman pointed out that fines and penalties if the Immigra­ at lower left, one with a cigarette and the other without one. pre­paid. tion Service finds aliens aboard this isn't the first time the NMU Men who send baggage COD who violate regulations. has permitted United States Lines to Union halls face the pros­ to lead it around by the nose. As pect of having to go to a lot An SIU ^spokesman charged that "the a^on of the NMU in stand­ reported in the SEAFARERS LOG of trouble and red tape with earlier in the year, the NMU re­ the Railway Express Co. All ing by idly 9nd letting the ship­ Metalwork Helps owners deprive ar.en members of versed its position on Government COD baggage—^regardless of' training schools and went along the port—goes to the local ex­ their bread and butter sits pretty poorly on a Union that always with US Lines when that company press office, where it is held went all out for increased appro­ :i by the express company until boasted about the way it protected Pass Idle Hours the rights of aliens. priations for Kings Point Merchant claimed. Marine Academy. . William J. (Professor) McKay is one Seafarer who has Seafarers who want to be SIU Backs Alien Members The NMU has also permitted the found a way to beat the long and lonely hours at sea. "From sure of getting their baggage "For our part, the SIU is not company to maintain a blacklist when they want it, can send it going to sit by and permit the against NMU members. Men on the experience, I know," he says, "that a long trip c^ be a short to any Union hall provided shipowners to dump our alien list are not permitted to sail the one as well as a profitable one;|' they prepay the shipping members. These men helped build company's ships, unless the com­ charges. the SIU and fought its beefs along­ all you need is some kind of vessel and another of a palm tree. pany decides to let them. The NMU hobby." "It's easiest to work with copper even went to the extent of print­ coins," he said, and "piercing them ing these blacklists in the union Using a pair of plyers, a fine saw is just a matter of some patience newspaper when the company and a hammer as his principal in tracing out the outline of the I h lifted some of them so as to fill tools, McKay has turned out an figure or picture on the coin." crew vacancies for the linera United States and America. impressive array of metal mono­ "Another of the great things grams and decorative pieces, made about this sort of hobby is that you primarily from copper coins and always have something nice to bits of copper sheeting. show for the trip," said McKay. "I don't, say that everyone should Seafarer's Among his col­ adopt metal­working as their hob­ lection are two by, but I do think that everyone Rescue Try SIU emblem should have some sort of hobby to. rings that he pass away their spare time and made himself. keep their mind occupied." Is Too '.'It's simple and i.r Late invigorating t o Another of McKay's pet projects Del Norte crewmember Hal have some sort is a lady's cigarette holder that he I Crane made a desperate but unsuc­ of hobby to pass designed himself. This particular cessful attempt to save the driver the time whi^ at holder, says McKay, "has a ring at fe McKay sea," he said, the bottom that fits over the finger, of a wrecked car from drowning "and I feel that thus holding the cigarette up and in the Mississippi River. Crane my hobby is one of the things preventing any sort of tobacco succeeded in pulling the driver which has kept me young." stain on the fingers." out of his car, but. by the time he McKay, who admits to 65 years, McKay has been at his hobby was brought to the surface the has also made suitcase monograms, man was beyond saving. The in­ for naany years now, and says that cident was reported in the Del and watch fobs for his cidlection. he intends to keep at it for many Norte Navigator, crew's news­ And one of the things of which he more. He also says that he intends is proudest is a set of pierced to keep on sailing for many, many paper en the Delta liner. coins, one of a full­rigged sailing more years too. The incident took place while Crane and his wife were driving to his parents' home during a blind­ ing rainstorm. When they came to Transport Damaged By Tanker the Bay St. Louis bridge he saw that" the bridge railing had been knocked out and two women were waving francti­ cally for help.

0'#'; Crane got out ; '"v Crane of his car and saw that there was an automobile, completely turned over in six feet of water. He quickly pulled off his shoes, made his way down to the water by the bridge girders and swam • over to the automobile. By diving underwater he was able to get hold of the drivers body and pull him clear of the wreck­ age. The body was then picked up by an outboard motorboat­ that came on the scene. With the help of three other Seofarcrs Sea Chest men. Crane succeeded in turning 67^ 4tfa Ave, Bklyn, NY the car onto its side. He searched for other bodies but found none. • Please send me r. CPO shirts at $13.95 each. Unfortunately, the man he had res­ <• • ' • • cued was pronounced dead when Neck sleeve. the body was brought ashore. Name ... The Del Norte Navigator praised Crane for his rescue effort, which J'. ;• • • • • ' Address Cfewmen inspect the 20­foot hole ^om in the side of the Navy's though unsuccessful, won the ap­ fast attack transport Ruchamkln after a collision with the City ..; State plause of onlookers for his fast Washington off Cape Henry. Five soldiers, who were asleep in their Make check or money order payable to Seafarers Sea Chest action and display of courage under bunks in the troop quarters, were killed in the crash, whkh took trying conditions. place in a. heavy fog. ' .A^.jSTSr '. • • ;^;.­v\'­ • : • .; J­^ ,%.l:itv:^AV­ \i­: . ­.• y­'W­ '• • y­ .' y • ,I."'^­'Y;.V­VA"''r^ir­,».,.i­, , ;. V ; ­ • /: , 1­' V­ V. ­.v' • ' '• : SEAFARERS LOG Pare MM

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v.. I POttT REPORTS.... New Orleans: patients who are eligible for Galveston: hands on the beach on Thanksgiv­ Mew York! passes. ing Day. It was a fine party and Among the highlights of the past ^everybody enjoyed themselves to Steward Supervision week was the fact that payments in­Transils Swell the fill, which made us feel that Cornhusker Mariner in this port under the Vacation all the work that went into it was Of Sfores Heipfui Plan passed the $200,000 mark. Port, Three Payoffs worthwhile. Due To Crew Up Soon H. J. Fischer Down yonder here things have Payment to Blackie Bankston who During the last two weeks, ship­ Shipping and business have con­ just left the boatswain's job on the West Coast Representative really picked up and put new'hope ping was fair here and continued tinued at about the same pace re­ Del Norte rounded out that figure. to hold its own. t 4; into the men on the beach. All of ported in the last period, not a sudden up jumps the grain ships Lindsey J. Williams Twenty­one ships are in­transit Seattle: and practically every member that New Orleans Port Agent here, with three paying off recent­ booming, but a steady turnover wanted to was shipped, with a 4" J* t ly and no sign­ons. Paying off in all departments with the excep­ total of 268 men shipping since Boston: were the Salem Maritime, Marie Raids 0(1 ILA Foremen tion of Group I in the steward's the last report. Hamil Tainaron, and the Margaret department. Brown. In­transits were the Fed­ Outlook for the coming two Being Fought By MTD Chief stewards are moving sort weeks is good and again the mem­ New Beds and Lockers eral, Del Santos, Potrero Hills, Most of the men who want to Seatrain Texas, Lucile Bloomfield, of slow, which means that the boys bership here in NO is thankful for ship from here have been able to are holding down these jobs in­ the wonderful organizational work Slated fer 2 Ships Seatrain Georgia, Southern Coun­ get out these past two weeks, with ties, Royal Oak, Seatrain Louisi­ stead of jumping from ship to of the SIU as quite a few of the " Shipping was fair and continued shipping holding its own and prom­ ship. We. paid off it total of 29 ships coming in were not of the to hold its own during the past ana, Julesbur'g, Archers Hope, ising to pick up a little during the French Creek, Logans Fort, Mae, ships in the past two weeks, and regular run original SIU compa­ two weeks. next couple of weeks. signed on 12 on foreign articles. nies but such new outfits as Isth­ Our payoffs during the past two Alawai, Seatrain New Jersey, We had. three'payoffs with the Strathbay, Purplestar, Seacomet, There were also a number of ships mian, Bloomfield, Compass, Omega, weeks were the W. E. Downing same ships signing right on again, in­transit. . American MM Corp., Southern (Mathiesen), Tagalam (Seatrade), Quartet, and the Wanda. and four in­transits. The payoffs Trading, Epiphany, and due in Sad to relate, there are many were the Gadsden and Alaska Ce­ The ships paid off were; Kath­ Catahoula (National Navigation), ryn, Marina, Elizabeth, Suzanne, here shortly for payoff are ships Amberstar (Triton), Republic (Tra­ brothers in the marine hospital, dar (Ocean Tow), and the Young from Gulf Cargo Carriers, Pan­ but they ' are recovering their America (Waterman). They all Monroe, Carolyn, and Beatrice falgar), and Archers Hope (Cities (Bull); French, Creek, Government Oceanic, and the Kea Steamship Service), with all the ships signing strength after various illnesses. signed on again. The Mauldin Vic­ Corp. Among them are E. J. Kocano­ tory (Mississippi), Bienville and Camp, Chiwawa, Royal Oak, and on. again. Council Grove (Cities Service); 14 In­Transits. viski, W. C. Brown, C. E. Purvis, Wacosta (Waterman), and the In transit were the Robin Locks­ C. Ingram, C. R. Johnson, Pat Robin Kirk (Robin), Seaciiff and Paying off here were the Alcoa ley, Robin Kettering, Robin Wcnt­ Pennmar (Calmar) were in tran­ Gi sen, W. W. Currier, J. E. Mark­ sits. Seapender (Orion), San Mateo Vic­ Planter (Alcoa), Steel Vendor (Isth­ ley (Robin), Antinuous, and Chick­ opblo, J. Peoples, A. J. Menendez, tory and Burbank Victory (East­ mian), Del Monte, Del Oro; and asaw (Waterman), and Catherine The past two weeks saw the be­ J. E. Brady, H. G. Shartzer, J. B. ginning of a dispute involving the ern); Golden City, Azalea City, Del Sud (Mississippi), De Soto, (Dry Trans). v Frage, and J. F. Roberts. They Mobilian and Afoundria (Water­ Fairhope, and Iberville (Water­ ILA foremen Beefs aboard the Amberstar and would appreciate hearing from around this area. man); Steel Artisan (Isthmian), man), Compass (Compass), Omega the Catahoula are being dealt their many friends and brothers. Stratiicape (Strathmore), The Cab­ (Omega), Seacloud (American NM) with. The Catahoula needs to have It seems that a Keith AIsop group of these ins (Mathiasen), Heywood Broun and the Wanda (Epiphany), with all new locker^ put in for unli­ Galveston Port Agent foremen bought (Victory Carriers), Seatrain Louis­ the Alcoa Planter, Del Sud, Fair­ censed personnel, with the com­ 4> iana and New Jersey (Seatrain), hope, and Compass signing back pany claiming they were waiting a bill of goods Son Francisco: fed to them by and Sand Captain (Const. Aggre­ on in addition to the Del Santos for a new agreement which would gates). (Mississippi). Fourteen in­transits call for a standard type locker the Commie out­ fits. We signed­on the Claiborne, • include the Clipper, Corsair, Pil­ for our contracted ships. Amber­ Union Requesting Info Golden City and Hurricane (Water­ grim, ancC Polarus (Alcoa), Steel star promised to have new bed­ Through pres­ sure from the Ferrara man), the Seaciiff (Orion), Louis Traveler and Steel Vendor (Isth­ springs put in for crews' bunks On McCarran Ael Rules Emery Jr., and Hey3vood Broun mian), Sea train NY and Seatrain and to fix a defective stove in the gangs of long­ Savannah (Seatrain), A1 a w a i, There hasn't bee^ much activity shoremen and others, some of (Victory Carriers), San Mateo Vic­ next port. on the shipping front out here of tory (Eastern), Sea Gale (Sea­ i Morning Light, Warrior, and Mon­ Music Festival these foremen were pressured into late since we haven't had our usual changing over to independent. traders), Puerto Rico (Bull), Robin arch of ifie Seas (Waterman), Lu­ Semi­classical music is invading run of ships for the Korean shuttle. Trent and Robin Mowbray (Robin) cille Bloomfield and Margaret Some of them were even encour­ 1 the domain of the Mountain style Our usual load of in­transits on aged by the companies, which have and the Steel Worker (Isthmian). Brown, (Bloomfield). melodies found aboard the Cata­ the intercoastal run has been played patsie with the Commie Pay­Offs Smooth Beefs were of a minor nature houla in the evening music festi­ taking up some of the slack and with the exception of food beefs outfits for a long time. vals. The crew has a new phono­ the men out here are taking re­ The whole thing is just another All of the pay­offs went smooth­ on the Compass. This scow had graph and is. adding records to a placement jobs on them. attempt by the Commies to cause ly, with a minimum of beefs, and sailed short of stores and. to top steadily mounting pile of platters. We paid off the Seatiger (Colo­ disruption on the waterfront and all the beefs were settled at the it off her refrigeration went bad Atlantic Refining is coming along nial) and signed that vessel on to stage more raids on legitimate pay­off. and a make­shift rig with a life­ well with an occasional Atlantic again for another voyage. Our in­ unions. A lot of the boys who like, the I boat motor had to be installed in ship coming into Providence or transits included four Waterman The AFL Maritime Trades De­ rum and coke run were happy order to keep all the food from go­ New Haven. Atiantic men are work­ ships; the Bienville, Wacosta, partment, Central Trades, and when we crewed up the Puerto" I ing bad. We made sure the ship ing hard for union representation, Young America and Fairport; the State Federation of Labor have, all Rico (Bull) last week. She sailed was well stored leaving here. with shoreside organizers contact­ Robin Goodfellow (Robin); Shinne­ gone on record to support the ILA a few days later, and has now All stewards are instructed to ing ships as they hit port. cock Bay (Mar­Trade) and Liberty right down the line. The MTD is added another stop to her sched­ contact the hall when they are Members on the beach here in­ Bell (Liberty SS Co.). Ail these handling the beef activity, with ule. From now gn the boys will short of 'stores, but should do so clude P. Karas, J. McCarthy, C. ships were visited by the patrolman the secretary­treasurer of the MTD also get to stop in the Virgin before they are getting ready to Myers, W. Prince, C. Dwyer, R. and minor beefs were squared out here to personally supervise Islands. sail in order that the beef can be Howland, and G. Lothrop. away. activities. A number of members have squared away. Some stewards are In the Brighton Marine Hospital, We have been in regular contact Harvey Medford, a winch driver been asking about the new Mari­ in the gin mill when the ships are D. S. White has given up his chin with the • Immigration office oyt and ship's delegate aboard the ner Class ships and when we ex­ being stored and they don't know foliage for the sake of art. His here, trying to find out what the Gadsden, stopped in at the hall pect to get another of these babies. what they have until ready to sail beard got in the way of his paints. score is on the McCarran Act while his ship was in port. Some The crew which went aboard the or later at sea, then they pass the He's cooier but happier in his ward which is going into effect next of the other oldtimers who have Keystone Mariner was very much buck to the company or to the hall which looks like an art museum. month. So far we haven't learned been around here include Jimmie impressed with the quarters and because they are not well stored. Other members in the hospital are very much as the Immigration men Adams, E. Leikas, A. S. Ferrara. other facilities, and so some of the ­ It's no trouble to make the compa­ R. P. Bowman, J. J. Flaherty, themselves ai'e awaiting word from R. Sesseviile, J. Karpinsky and E. dther fellows are getting interested nies put stores on board, but they J. J. Fifer and W. Geradeau. Washington on the rules and reg­ Harriman. now. Well, Robin Line has in­ are not to blame when the steward James Sheehan ulations of the Act. Jeff Morrison formed us that they expect to get is not on the ball and waits until Boston Port Ageht We had a big turkey feed for all Seattle Port Agent the Cornhusker Mariner sometime the last minute to order stores. around December 23. Sad circumstances accompanied the recent hospitalization of Purvis Future'e Bright Blackwell. Purvis was driving Shipping should pick up consid­ home after paying off the Chiwawa SW HALL DtRECIOHY erably between now and the first as the result of his mother's death of the year. There seem to be a when he met with the accident Ray IVhIte. Agent Phone 2­1323 FORT WILLIAM....IIS'A Syndicate Ave. number of new ships coming out, which resulted in his hospitaliza­ SIU, A&G District WILMINGTON. Calif... .440­Avalon Blvd. Ontario Phone: 3­3221 and then, of course, there will be BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Sam Cohen, Agent Terminal 4­2874 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. tion. The incident prevented him Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4S40 HEADQUART&S... .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. Ontario Phone: 5591 a large number of boys piling off SECKErAHY­TREASUHEB TORONTO. Ontario 86 Colborne St. from attending the funeral. He BOSTON 276 State St. Paul HaU Elgin 5719 ships so that they can spend the asked that his sincere appreciation James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2­0140 ASST. SECRETARY­TREASURERS VICTORIA. BC 617% Cormorant St. holidays at home with their fami­ Dispatcher Richmond 2­0141 Lloyd Gardner ' Empire 4531 be expressed to the crew of the GALVESTON 308>/a 23rd St. Robert Matthews . Claude Simmons VANCOUVER. BC 968 Hamilton St. lies. Chiwawa for their kind remem­ Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2­8448 HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Joe Algina SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. The voting, on officials to serve brance. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6­5744 Phone 6346 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. SUP BAGOTVILLE. Quebec . 20 Elgin St. in the coming two years is going Brother Gets Well Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2­1734 Phone: 945 at a very good pace here in head­ NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUlc St. HONOLULU 18 Merchant St. THOROLD. Ontario 37 Ormont St. Sam Marinello, the chubby boat­ Undsey WiUlams. Agent Phone 9­8777 Phone: 3­3202 quarters with the majority of the swain, is getting around once more Magnolia 6112­6113 PORTLAND S23 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague NEW yORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Beacon 4336 Quebec .Phone: 2­7078 members anxious to come iip and and his steady improvement indi­ STerling 8­4671 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 9th St. SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WiUlam St. cast their ballot for the men of NORFOLK 127­129 Bank St. Phone 2999 NB . Phone: 2­3049 cates that anyone tossing in for a Ren Rees. Agent Phone 4­1083 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. their choice. We urge every mem­ Mississippi serang job will meet PHILADELPHtA 337 Market St. Douglas 2­8363 Great Lakes District ber who can possibly do so, to get S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7­1639 SEATTLE ;..2700 1st Ave. ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher with some added competition. Old­ PORT ARTHUR 411 Austin St. Main 0280 Phone; 1238W to the nearest SIU hall and cast timer Tex Liles is doing nicely and Don HUton. Rep. Phone 4­2341 WILMINGTON .....440 Avalon Blvd. BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. his ballot. This is not only their SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Terminal 4­3131 Phone: Cleveland 7391 says hello to ail. H. J. Fischer. Agent Douglas 2­9475 NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB privilege, but it is their duty­as SAN JUAN. PR 252 Ponce de Leon STerUng 8­4671 Phone; Main 1­0147 Harry Goodwin dropped in and Sal Colls. Agent DETROIT ...... 1038 3rd St. g6od Union men to pick the men SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. Canadian District Headguartere­ Phone: Woodward 1­6857 they want in office. left a booklet of Shrine Circus E. B. Tilley. Agent Phone 3­1728 MONTREAL...... ;. 463 McGUl Din:.xjra.»,...931 W. Michigan St. tickets, now showing in New Or­ SEATTLE 2700 Ist Ave. MArquctte Claude Simmons Jeff MorrisolU Agent Seneca 4970 HAHPAX. l\ > leans,'^br distrlbdtioh among the TffMPA.,...;.. 1809­1811 N. FrankUn St. y.­v ..­i , AEs't'­SOcr^liiii^­'lireasiiire^ mm* ""i! »e« "mm

rrtday, NoTeailMr tS..lfn SEAFAREkS LOG fage Elerea ...PORT lUSPORTS lake Charles: sons, J. Snell, A. Capote, and Bill Mobile; were no beefs at all on the DeSoto Baltimore: Eraser. Brother Capote will be re­ or the Azalea City, and we man­ membered as the old faithful who aged to straighten out the few Prompt Benefit Glieelis is waiting for the old Seatrain New New Shoregang Pacts beefs that the crew had on the Shipping Exeelieni, Orleans to come out at the weeds Ponce, so everything was shipshape Impress Newcemers over in New Orleans and go back Aid Port Shippiag on all the vessels when they left BesI in Two Years Shipping In this fair port has on the New Orleans to Cuba nin. Shipping for the past two weeks here. Shipping has been excellent here been good during the past two We hope his wait is finally re­ has been fair and will continue to Labor Front Quiet and it has been one of the best weeks with about 50 men getting warded. be that way for the next two weeks Things on the labor front are two week shipping periods in the on the various ships hitting here. .Leroy Clarke with 11 ships due for payoff and pretty quiet in these parts just pairt two years. There were 23 Lake Charles Port Agent replacements. now, and so there are no other ships paying off, 12 signing on, Causing this turnover were the unions which might need any Archers Hope, French Creek, Lone t. Signing of the new shoregang and 11 in­transits. contracts with Alcoa and Water­ assistance from us at the present Paying off were the Lone Jack Jack, Bents Fort, Winter Hill, Chi­ time. As is the SIU's policy, how­ wawa. Government Camp, Cantig­ Savannah: man has helped to Improve ship­ (twice), and French Creek (Cities ny, and Fort Hoskins (Cities Serv­ ping in this port. The shoregang ever, we're ready to lend a hand Service), Evelyn (twice), Edith, ice), Republic (Trafalgar), W. E. work combined with job openings to any other labor outfit that finds and Mae (Bull), Afoundria, Hurri­ Downing (State Fuel) Tagalam Shipping Tempo Good; that will be created by Seafarers itself in a legitimate beef and can cane, and Gateway .City (Water­ use some help to straighten it out. (Seatrade), and last but not least Now Siale Books Opon coming ashore for the holidays will man), Oremar, Chilore, Venore, the. good ship Catahoula (National keep shipping going at a lively This is the sort of policy that has Cubore, Santore, and Bethore biavigation) of molasses run fame. We had a banner period in ship­ pace until next year. Gangs pres­ helped make the SIU the leading (Ore), Mary Adams (Bloomfield), union in the industry, and we plan Catherine (Dry Trans.), Robin Ket­ All of the above listed wagons ping these past two weeks, but it ently employed are made up al­ most 100 per cent of SIU men of to follow it whenever possible. tering (Seas), Sweetwater (Metro), 0^ each took a few men so all the may slack off a bit in the coming the SlU­affiliated Marine Allied What with the elections over, it Alamar, Seamar (Calmar), and boys were made happy, rated and two weeks. Three ships paid off seems as if everyone is just taking Amerocean (Blackchester). Sign­ non­rated alike. Shipping for the Workers. We have kept the com­ ! and signed on almost immediately, panies satisfied by supplying a it easy and enjoying the lovely sun ons were the Sea Vigil (North next two weeks should continue with 11 in­transits scheduled for now that the cold weather is hit­ Seas), Steel Maker and Steel Arti­ very good as we have a lot of steady force of competent men this port. through the Mobile hall. tirig the North. san (Isthmian), Oremar, Alamar, H,' coastwise wagons due back here Of course, the SIU elections" are Paying off were the Southwind Payoff List John B. Waterman, Marore, Ven­ I on their two week run. still in progress, and we've been ore, Santore, Bethore, Quartette and Southland (South Atlantic), Recent payoffs were the Patriot, getting a heavy turnout from the Awaiting Contracts and the Seacomet (Orion). Ships (Carras), and the Edith. • i Corsair, Polaris, Cavalier, and men as their ships hit port. But Everyone around here "is await­ in­transit were the Marina and Ranger (Alcoa), PetroUte (Mathi­ In­transits were the Edith. Ar­ ing the printing of the new con­ Dorothy (Bull), Azalea City and that's the way it should be. Every lyn, and Jean (Bull), Yorkmar sen). Morning Light, Monarch of Seafarer should cast his ballot for tracts as reports reaching us are Yaka (Waterman), Michael (Car­ the Sea, and Maiden Creek (Water­ (Calmar), Afoundria, Iberville, and that these new contracts are really ras). Ponce (Ponce Cement), Sea­ the men that he wants to run his Azelea City (Waterman), Steel Art­ man). The Polaris, Ranger, and Union during the next two years. the berries, and clear up a lot of trains . Savannah ~ and New York, Maiden Creek signed on again. In­ isan, Pointer and Roamer (Alcoa), points of irritation that have ex­ Robin Trent (Robin), and the Steel Ray White and the Robin Kirk (Seas). transits include the Chickasaw, Tampa Port Agent isted heretofore. Worker (Isthmian). DeSoto, Marie Hamil, Golden City, Bids Expected Soon Another point that has the mem­ Beefs Settled and the Steel Maker. Plans are being stepped up for bers wearing smiles is the prompt On the beach at the moment is Wilmington: our new home here. The finished way that the welfare benefits are Beefs were routine with a food Joseph F. Crawford, who joined plans for the renovation of the handled. During the past week we beef aboard the Seacomet settled the SIU in 1941 Union Moving Into building are due this week, to be j I put in for the death benefit for okay, and the electrician aboard and has sailed in submitted to the contractors who r'­'­'i the Ponce replaced by a new man. the widow of one of our members Pi the deck depart­ in turn will submit bids for the I and presto, back comes the check. Several days after returning ment ever since Now SUP Hall Soon renovation of Union properties. This was noticed by a lot of our from the funeral of Brother W. C. joining. He just Shipping was* more than ade­ All bids by contractors will be sub­ new men who had never realized Spivey in Douglas, Ga., I attended completed a trip quate in this port in the past two mitted to the membership for their how fast these matters are han­ the funeral of Brother Spivey's on the Golden weeks, with one sign­on and nine approval before action will com­­ dled. In the hall at the time were brother who passed away while out City and is en­ in­transits headlining the heavy mence on the building. members of some of the other la­ at sea. The latter was an engineer, thusiastic about action. We look for a slowdown in Beefs have been mainly routine 'bor unions in this­area, and who while W. C. was a member of the the new educa­ the next two weeks, so anyone look­ with the exception of the Amer­ Union, sailing usually as a FWT. ing to ship immediately ' should had read in the LOG about our Crawford tional program ocean, where the captain took it welfare plans, but thought that it The new State Port docks have offered by the head for some other port. upon himself to write a new con­ took a lot of red tape to clear it just been opened recently, with SIU. Thinks that we should be Signing on­ was the Brightstar of tract and to declare himself lord up. They remarked favorably on many of the prominent people in proud of it as well as the shore the Triton Steamship Co., with in­ and master of all he surveyed. This the speed in which the SIU han­ the state government, shipping, gang jobs added to the program transits the Raphael Semnies, Fair­ beef was settled to the crew's sat­ dles such affairs, and the point was and various other big shots in at­ by the union. port, Beauregard, and Stonewall isfaction and the master is now brought out to them that no laW' tendance. I was invited by Gover­ Other oldtimers on the beach Jackson (Waterman), Calmar, Pen­ sailing his canoe in a direction mar (Calmar), Cecil N. Bean (tft­y yer was needed to collect. nor Herman Talmadge to attend are F. E. Hobin, S. Piner, J. Jones, other than the SIU. Trans), and the Tini (Carras). Earl Sheppard Union Gains this affair, but the funeral of A. F. and F. E, Thompson. Spivey made this impossible since The Union will be moving into Baltimore Port Agent We" nominate for our Seafarer of Cal Tanner a new building within two weeks, it was necessary to pay my re­ Mobile Port Agent i' • the week. Brother Dennis Downey, spects and those of his Union and it will be a beauty. The new Philadelphia: who joined the SIU way back in brothers. 4) J. t SUP hall in Wilmington will pro­ 1938 and had sailed continuously Tampa: vide recreation for the members since. Including trips made to The polls are still open for vot­ Rated Mea Are Finding ing on the 1953­1954 SIU officials, with plenty of parking space. • every war zone during the fighting. There were no beefs reported, Brother Downey remembers when and will remain sou until the end Everything Quiel Now of the year. It is the duty and with all ships coming in with a Jobs Plentifnl Here we were in No. 2 Stone St., and minimum of trouble. Minor squab­ For the past two weeks shipping \vhen we had to battle all the way privilege of every good Seafarer to Thai Eieellon's Over cast his ballot for the men he bles were squared away with ease. in this port has been moving along to make the owners realize that a Shipping has been fair around Oldtimers on the beach­are John­ at a sprightly pace, with prospects new and militant jpnibn was on the wants to run the Union for the next our simny city, but it looks as if it two years. ny Bedner, R. Packert, Max Byers. for the future even mei;e promis­ march. At present. Brother Dow­ might slow up a little bit for the Johnny Gural, and Johnny Men­ ing. ney is resting after having been on A point to remember for all wise coming week. Otherwise, things ville. Red. Armiger, in the marine Rated men who are looking for the coastwise tanker run, and al­ Seafarers is to keep your name have been holding their own. hospital, is resting well and hopes jobs and are not particular have though he will not let us know out of the ship's log book at all We had three ships in­transit to hear from his friends for a bit had no difficulty shipping. The where he is staying (little does he times, except to sign for a draw. during the past week, the DeSoto of extra cheer. outlook for the future is bright know that we had him spotted the E. B. Tilley and Azalea City (Waterman), and Sam Cohen with the Army Base going along at first night), for fear that he will Savannah Port Agent the Ponce (Ponce Cement). There Wilmington Port Agent full swing with many of our con­ be shanghaied, we know every tract vessels leaving from there to move he makes, for the city is too the Far East and ports in Europe. small to hide for long. But don't Our tankers have been moving into worry, Dennis, your time is up and this port steadily so we have a fair it's time for you to get some salt­ choice of jobs. water under your feet. Happy voy­ Paying off were the Winter Hill, age. Fort Hoskins, and Logan's Fort The gashounds and . performers Shipping Figures November 5 fo November 19 (Cities Service), Trojan Trader are giving this port a wide berth (Trojan), Olympic Games (West­ m for they know, that although it is BEG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL em), Federal (Trafalgar) and Ocean a small place, the rules of tne PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Ulla (Ocean). Sign­ons were the membership are just as strict here Boston .' 36 19 20 75 .14 22 14 .50 Jean (Bull), and the others with a& in any other port. There is no the exception of the Winter Hill. New York 213 201 159. 573 145 153 171 469 welcome here pr any other place In­Transits Heavy for men who foul iip either our Philadelphia 45 43 25 113 * 51 39 41 131 Ships in­transit were the Carolyn reputat'on or bur contracts. Baltimore..; 146 114 95 355 136 109 . 98 343 and Inez (Bull), Steel Admiral, . On the labor front all is well Norfolk ...... 47 39 27 ^113 15 15 5 35 Steel Maker, Steel Artisan, and and good with no beefs of any kind Savanfaah 30 27 28 " 85 24 18 16 58 Steel Worker (Isthmian), DeSoto, jat present and everyone working Yaka, Iberville, Azalea' City, Mobil­ • who wants to. Tampa ....i., 14 ^ 9 11 34 2 3 1 6 ian, Antinious, and Hastings Among the old timers who are Mobile ; 64 53 48 165 37 46 37 , 120 (Waterman), Robin Mowbray, Robin either on the beach or who have New Orleans ...... 64 65 72 201 88 84 96 268 Wentley, Robin Locksley, and Robin come in here these past two weeks Kettering (Seas), Seamar (Calmar), were A1 "Red" Hancock, J. Phil­ Galveston ...... • 67 " 61 37­ , 165 68 . SS 48 173 and Hey wood Broun (Victory Car­ ­ lips, M. Henton, "Tex" Alexander, West Coast.^i.^i,i..­.i,^^,... 76 60 "63 199 51 41 52 144 riers). Karl Hellman, W­. W. Hughes, Ben , Steve Cardullo P%i H.4 A1. r b

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Paee Twelve SEAFARERS LOG .Vriday» November 28,1982 IN THE WAKE MEET THE F3 SEAFARER ­mkgjm

Few Seafarers know that the skins stretched over a frame­work THOMAS L. BOWERS, steward SlU­contracted Chiwawa (Cities of whale­bone Or driftwood. The Life on the seas has proved to of people. As a result, the French Service) is named after an im­ kayak is a small one­man canoe, al be a happy and satisfying lot for troops guarded the house and portant Mexican town which has a most entirely covered with walrus Tom Bowers, an SlU oidtimer, didn't let any of the Seafarers out, glorious place in American his­ ^in so that the opening is only Question: If it were possible, who made his first trip after 25­ not that they wanted to go any­ tory. It was at Chiwawa that Amer­ large enough for the body of the would you favor crewmembers years with his feet squarely on where anyhow. This trip, his most ican troops under the command of paddler. It is useful for hunting taking their wives along on.trips? land in the drug business. And recent, was made on the Jefferson General Winfield Scott routed the seals and walruses, but cannot he's not sorry either that he left City Victory. enemy to win the Mexican War carry, heavy burdens like the the toothpaste and shaving cream Prefers Intercoastal , of 1845­47. This happened on uipiak, the woman's boat. This is Frank Keelan, AB: Definitely not. of McKesson & ,Robbins .!or the February 28. 1847, six days after a rather clumsy, open­topped ca I'm mairied myself but I dbn't hard and often lonely existence on Differing radically from many Scott defeated the Mexican Gen­ noe, broad in the beam and capa believe in start­ ships, but nevertheless the com­ other Seafarers, Bowers prefera eral Santa Anna in the battle of. ble of carrying the women, chil • | i n g something pensating thrills and adventures the intercoastal run although the. .Buena Vista which marked the dren and household goods when that would be of seafaring, strange sights and chances to save money are usually turning point in the war. The oc­ Eskimos travel by water. ! hard to stop. A foreign ports. much fewer. But he doesn't go cupation of Chiwawa led to com­ mancominghome ashore much anyway,, and besides 4i 4 4 from a ship wants Bom in Tennessee 52 years ago, plete victory at Sacramento. The Bowers got his first job in 1914 he likes American ports much ship was purchased by Cities Serv­ Two theories have been offered to find his house more than foreign cities. to explain the origin of the phrase in good shape as a soda jerk while going to h ice in 1946, after service during school." In those days, he got .the Bowers calls the Union his "best K:. &;• the war. bitter end" to describe a tight sit­ Biid his kids well friend" during the. past II years, uation, as where someone sticks cared for. A wife travel itch from his textbooks, but l" 4" couldn't do much about it because of membership for having enabled to a course of action regardless of should stay home him to see places "I would have Electric eels, which are to be the consequences and is said to and look after the house and of family obligations. So, he kept found in Central and South Amer­ going behind the drug counters never seen otherwise. I have been stick it out to the bitter end. One children. all around the world, from the ican waters, are known to have then supposes that the origin is and advanced slowly but surely. knocked down and drowned horses 4 4 4 He worked for McKesson & Rob­ Persian Gulf to French Indo­ biblical, but there is also evidence while fording rivers in Braz'l, and Joseph Carl, OS: Yes, I am in bins for 17 years in Chattanooga, China and shall forever be thank­ to have damaged ships. These eels,, that it was merely a nautical favor of it because I would like to and finally in 1939 decided to get ful that I chose this traveler's life." some of them are as long as eight­ phrase pressed into use ashore as take my wife Among the ports he has been to, well. In "The Seaman's Griammar rid of the "itch," to throw up all feet and as heavy as" 50 pounds, along on a trip to of his past background and to he was most impressed by Durban, /;V. published 1627, Captain John are related to the catfish, carps and Italy. We both start life over again on the sea. South Africa, because "it came i­ Smith wrote: A Bitter is­ but the nearest to our American customs suckers. They generate electricity have manly rela­ Started Sailing in 1942 in their bodies and the shock dis­ turn of a Cable about the Bits, and tives there that with good restaurants, nice stores, charges are strong enough to par­ veere it out little by little. And we would want to After getting^ his iseaman's etc." alyze and kill small fish and mam­ the Bitter end is that part of the visit and my wife papers. Bowers was called one day Ship Conditions Better mals and to stun even human be­ Cable doth stay within board. is anxious io go in January, 1942 by Carl Rogers, Among all the gains achieved by ings. A large electric eel can pro­ Likewise, Daniel Defoe in Robin­ there and see former SlU port agent in Jacksoh­ the SlU through the years. Bowers duce a charge of about 600 volts, son Crusoe (1719) wrote: "We rode them. She was ville, Fla. and offered a job as appreciates most of ali the im­ with two anchors ahead and the galleyman on the William J. Sal­ provements in living conditions enough to kill a man. At the New cables veered out to the bitter just asking me York World's Fair in 1940, one of the other day if it was possible. mon. "1 grabbed this break in aboard ships. "It wasn't too long. these fish supplied enough current end." view of my lifelong desire to sail ago when we had to wash our to send a telegram to Mrs. Eleanor 4­4 4 ­ 4 ,4 4 the seas," he said. Although he clothes in old buckets, but now the Roosevelt in Washington. New York City's Manhattan Is­ Nat Debaggis, 3rd cook: No, went through the perilous waters contract provides us with washing land is said to mean, in the lan­ dpn't think so. I'm not married, of the North Atlantic during the machines. Living aboard ship to­ i i t guage of the Delaware Indians, but if I was war when • the area was infested day is much cleaner and healthier In much of modern literature, "the place where we all got drunk, wouldn't take my with Nazi subs, the closest he ever than it was back in 1942. And the including works by Charles Dick­ in reference to a drinking bout in wife along. It's came to any kind of trouble was Union gives us greater protection ens, sailors are often nicknamed which the natives polished off a not the best kind spraining a ligament in his right in beefs. But what I like most are as "Jack Tar." This pseudonym barrel, of Henry Hudson's rum. of surroundings ankle which still hurts today. the plans for the new Baltimore came about in the early 19th cen­ However, according to another for a woman to At one time during the war. hall. Because I ship mostly out tury when sailors wore wide­ source, the name has the more be where thefe's Bowers added, he was on the Al­ of Baltimore, I will gain." brimmed storm hats made of oiled sober meaning of "town on an is­ all men working. coa "Voyager which was part of an Bowers is married and lives in or tarred cloth. In those days, the land" ... The name of the Barbados I don't know if it 11­ship convoy. Two shipj were a trailer at Sebastian, Fla. His son men of the sea were referred to as Islands ­means "bearded," and re­ would make hit and four others went down, is­ a Lieutenant, j.g., with a naval tarpaulins ... A "dandy funk" was fers to the bearded fig­trees grbw­ trouble but that's but "downright good luck" guided squadron in North Africa. Who a man­of­war pudding consisting |g there...A section of what we something you'd have to watch for. the Voyager to its destination. knows, but maybe there will be of broken crackers and molasses. call Antarctica is called Graham Recalling other interesting ex­ another Seafarer before long in 4" t 4" Land by the British and O'Higgins ­ • 4 4 4 periences, Bowers said that while the family as he also has a married Kayaks and umiaks are the boats Land by the Chileans, who named KaJ Mort'ensen, ^ BR: No I on the outskirts of Saigon, Indo­ daughter. He Is now in New York used by the Eskimos of the Far it for their national hero, Ber­ wouldn't ido that. A woman has no China, last August, the Communist waitjng to ship out again on any North. Both are made of walrus nardo O'Higgins. business on a "rebel" forces beheaded a number kind of a cargo ship. ship at all. I have been on ships where the captain or the cliief en­ gineer ,.broufeht TEN YEARS AGO ACROSS Another 10. Cargo from Boy's nick­ their wives along A large part of the French fleet Senate, the Vice­President had to Strikebreaker name for Yale Aruba name and it always West Coast 61. Bird seen at 11. Krazy 40. Burn was blown up and scuttled by the issue warrants of arrest which union sea of the ""comics caused a lot of French officers and crews as Ger­ Have your 16. Kind of 43. Machine shop brought in eight Senators and gave tool bad feeling rating listed DOWN flower man forces moved in to occupy the Senate a qUhrum. here 20. Fasten 46. Ocean among the crew­ Not many Toulon and take over the vessels. 12. Where ore 21. Pounce upon (Ocean Trans) members. No, I'm not married boats ply. Man's name 22. Copper coins 48. The Nazis ordered immediate de­ 4 4 4 Louse egg Any vessel Custom 23. Island NW of 49. Maglie of the myself. 13. British coal mobilization of all French armed A fire sweeping through the Co­ 14. Port en St. Helena Giants Upolu, Samoa boat 25. Port in 50. Great wonder 4 4 4 forces . . . The first announcement coanut Grove nightclub in Boston Island W of 15. 'Beauregard Azores 52. Daughter of Robert Bowley, cook and baker: that American ground forces were and the panic that resulted ended operator Indonesia 27. Memento Loki Our nation's in actual contact with enemy with a total of 493 persons killed 17. Part of one> bought in port 53. Rubber tree I'd guess it would be all right once initials 28. Poke around 54. German: and 168 injured . . . American gear Of punish­ in a while but it forces was made by President African worm for info Abbr. forces on Guadalcanal advanced ment 30. Ceylon export 55. and would cause Roosevelt along with the an­ 11. One who Famed name copies 32. Old wine cup Chickens Is­­ trouble if it be­ nouncement that Free French slowly while the US announced in sports 35. Port of Kyoto land 21. Vacation re­ Bull and Tra­ came a regular troops under General Giraud had that half of 1,500 Japanese troops sort falgar (Answer on Page 25) landing near Tetere in the Buin 24. Out of date practice. It would oined the Allied forces on the Air control­ 1 2 . 3 i :| be like too many desert . . . The SlU opposed a bill area were destroyed by aircraft men: Navy . . . Seafarers in all SIU ports cast abbr. families living to­ proposed in Congress which would 29. Another name 12 ' 1 gether in the have taken away the rights seamen their votes in the regular A&G for Hebrides same apartment enjoyed under the Jones Act . . . elections . . . Three persons found 81. Large dam tn 15 Canal Zone and arguing all The ceiling on farm wages was guilty of treason­sabotage in con­ 33. One time lifted to encourage recruitment of nection with aiding­Nazi saboteurs 34. Agent: Abbr. the time. I'm i 36. Gulf on single myself so I don't care. farm labor.. who landed here were sentenced to Mindanao death. '>v 21 22 • 4 3; 4. 37. The Atlantic 4 4 4 The Nazi desert legions con­ or Pacific i9 4 4 4 39. Ship of Bull 30 Harry Mrva, DM: Positively no. tinued to withdraw and the Aliied Fierce naval battles off Guadal­ Line :'ve been on ships that carried a forces kept pushing ahead in North canal resulted in a Japanese bat­ 41. Writing im­ 33 plement e w passengers, Africa . . . Nine Axis supply ships tleship, five cruisers, five de­ 42. Make happy maybe eight or were sunk while trying to slip 44. Soak up 37 stroyers and eight transports sunk S'" 45. Inlet on N ten, some of them across the Mediterranean ... The in two days. We lost two cruisers coast of Crete 41 women. The iftrst Alaska­Canada International High­ Md eight destroyers . . . German 47. Label 49. Old means of thing you know way was officially opened . . . torpedo boats sped into the Eng­ power there's a lot of Fighting on New Guinea reached a lish coast and sank four merchant Bl. Very exact 56. French leave 49 50 petty jealousy new height with a number of Japa­ ships out of a heavily protected 57. Pronoun ap­ and hard feelings nese counterattacks . , . The SIU convoy just as it was making port plying to a ship 56 between the offi­ backed a bill which would have . . . The SIU backed a proposal B8. On sheltered cers and crew. prevented the drafting of any mer­ that merchant seamen be trained side 59 All it does is to. Siberia's long­ • chant seamen ... In order to stop in gunnery and replace Navy gun esti.tlyer :­:!* , 4 1 make /or an unhappy crew. a filibuster oh the jiolt tax in' the 6rews aboard merchant .ygssels. ../­.I; • j[^/');J} 9'/11 Kr, 11 j7/>f! _ _• '•• • • ... o(.: Frldasr, Novepber SB, 1952 5 E PA RER S LOG Pare Thirtem SEAFARERS ^ LOG Novafflbw 21. 1tS2 Vol. XIV N«. 24 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel STerJing 8­4671.

PAUL HALL, Secretary­Treasurer EdttoT, Htataan BRAND­ Munaaing Fiiitnr, BAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNAM AAMAK; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, UEHMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK IART PEitPALL, JERR* REMER: Gtitf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY.

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f ri«>nd Of The Sill The death of William Green, AFL president, at the age of 82, deprives Seafarers of one of their many staunch friends in the AFL. In the early days of the SIU when it was struggling There^s Hope For against odds to establish itself on the waterfront, the Union Unioit'E Scholars received effective cooperation from President Green. That To tiie Eflitor: cooperatioii continued down through the years at all times. As parents, my husband and 1 naturally welcomed the news of I Since 1924 when Green was first elected AFL presidmt, the the Union Scholarship Fund, even AFL has almost tripled its membership and won tremendous though our prospective contestant % gains. The accomplishments of the organization under his for the scholarship is only four leadership are the best monuments to Green's services. j'ears old, and at the present is i t simply a kindergarten "student." During one of our discussions, The New Contraet my husband mentioned that at the Barring an unexpected development, the new agreement last Union meeting, a question with SlU­contracted operators should be all wrapped up be­ arose as to the three­year seatime fore the day is over. When the Union negotiating committee requirement. Some claimed that entered into contract talks with the operators, it was deter­ when the three years are up, they mined to establish a standard contract to apply to all stand­ will forget all they knew. ard freight operations. ''^To accomplish this the contract had When a student has the intelli­ As I See It to be rewritten completely from top to bottom. This huge gence and perseverence to excel scholastically, he need not worry by PAUL HALL job has been handled with complete success. * about forgetting all in three years As a result, the new contract will emerge as the finest of of sailing. Facts we learn and A NY MAN WHO GOES TO SEA is going to take effect soon and its kind. Wage scales have been improved considerably and know well we never forget. We for a living has seen how a will make a lot of changes in the may shove tftem away in the base present set­up for aliens. Right the general rules and working rules have been revised and lot of small countries have been clarified, assuring more overtime and less disputes over their of our minds, but they are always now, nobody knows just how it is getting into the maritime business. meanings. Many new features of value have been added as there, for future reference, and going to work out. Chances are The latest country to consider that nobody will know for sure until well. only a mild review is necessary to building or buying a merchant the law has been in effect for a In addition, the SIU has obtained additional employer­con­ bring them out clearly and ­defl­ while and some of its rules arc tributions to the Welfare and Vacation Plans which were not fleet is Venezuela. • i nietly. clarified. ' ? granted to other East Coast unions. This will mean bigger Keading Helps The Venezuelans figure that Anytime that you get a big piece • and better vacation and welfare benefits under the existing other countries have been sending Reading is the greatest, educa­ of legislation like this, there are plans, which are already superior to anything else operating tankers there to carry the oil pro­ bound to be some differences of tion of all. Many great men of sci­ in tbe industry. duction away, and that these opinion among the (Sovernment Most of the clauses in the contract include the ideas that ence and letters had almost no taiikers have proven to be quite a men in charge of it as to. how it's working Seafarers submitted to the negotiating committee formal education—but they read, profitable operation. They argue going to be used. That's especially last summer. In this way the contract represents the condi­ and read and read...and what that it isn't good business, or good true of this immigration law be­ for the safety of the country, to cause there are so many regula­ tions that Seafarers themselves wanted to sail under. And better opportunity has a man to tions involved. read than at sea? be dependent on outside countries just to make sure that the membership has the last word on to handle their imports and ex­ ^our Union is fully aware of the issue, once the contract has been signed it will be sub­ Travel educates and broadens. ports. So influential people down the problems that alien seamen mitted to the membership for action in regular SIU meetings Travelling, a man teams about life, there are proposing that Venezu­ face. It is trying to get all the in­ in all ports. sees the world, and when he spends ela operate its own tanker fleet. formation it can possib'\ secure, so i 1. X three yeats at sea, before entering as to pass it on to these men. The college, he is not just a wild­eyed Just a few weeks ago. the same type of story appeared about Cuba. alien seaman in the SIU can rest youngster out of high school with assured that the Umon will do bihore Gang Jobs a little book learning and a lot of That country's government also feels that Cuba should have some everything possible to protect their New agreements that have been signed with Alcoa, Water­ confused ambitions and vague welfare. ideas of life, but a man who knows ships of her own to handle part of man and Mississippi on shore gang work will mean additional her foreign commerce. And we all iir tr ir • ;| life and knows what he wants out know how the merchant fleets of • jobs for Seafarers on the beach waiting to ship out. These of it. • ^HE LAST ISSUE OF THE some small countries, like Panama, agreements are another step forward in the Union's campaign Better Prepared Liberia and Costa Rica, have SEAFARERS LOG . ontained to assure greater security for Seafarers through our affiliate, He is better prepared to face life swelled up tremendously in the an interesting suggestion by Broth­ the Marine Allied Workers. when he is graduated from college last half­a­dozen years. er George J. Smith. He believes since he has saved some money Along with this news, we have that ships' payoffs could be made 'Khe agreements signed thus far affect the ports of New Or­ from sailing for three years, his a repoi't that new ship construc­ easier if the crew had a logbook of "I leans and Mobile, home ports for these companies. They in­ education is paid for and he has a tion in this country for our mer­ volve those types of shoreside maintenance and ship supply feeling of having earned it, and chant marine is hitting a new low. its own to keep all the records of work that do not infringe on the work of ship repair yards or during the summers he can sail Aside from the Mariner ciass ships the voyage. According to Brother on longshore work. for two or three months, again sav­ being built by our Government, Smith the book could list tbe min­ ing and also studying while at sea. there isn't a single standard dry Since MAW jabs are shipped off the board in SIU halls in When he receives his degree, he is ufbs, repaii lists, disputed over­ thdse ports. Seafarers are now being shipped to them while cargo ship under construction for lime, ship's fund and similar items. ready to start on his own, and in­ deep sea use. waiting for the deep sea runs they like to come along. dependent of liis parents' support. It would be a permanent feature i, X, t As your Union has said time and And lastly, but perhaps most im­ again, we are drifting into a very of the ship so that both the patrol­ portant, the man has a position dangerous position if we let our man at the payoff and new crews Important Decision assured him, for the Union needs merchant fleet grow old and wind coming aboard would know what accountants, doctors, lawyers, busi­ up depending on foreign ships to The recent court decision won by a Searfarer on a main­ ness managers, etc., constantly. the score was. tenance and cure claim involved a small sum of money, but carry our goods. If our country Obviously Brother Smith appre­ And whom would the SIU prefer, took one­tenth the interest that may have far­reaching consequences. In this particular case, if not men whose intelligence and ciates the need for orderly proce­ other countries are taking in mari­ dure. In headquarters and all the character are evident in their re­ time matters, most of our problems the principal was established that a man's right to mainte­ port branches, complete, up­to­the ceipt of scholarships, and who, be­ cculd be settled. nance as the result of an ihjury doesn't vanish if he takes an­ sides that, through constant con­ minute records are a baTsic part of other job before he is certified "unfit for duty." As lon^ as tact an(l, their own experience That being the case, your Union SIU operations. Tiiis is important know and understand the prob­ intends to keep spotlighting this in a large and responsible Union the original injury is responsible for his being unable to work, lems and needs of a seaman. issue until we get a positive pro­ like "our own with many ships to gram to assure this country the the compar^y is responsible to him for maintenance and cure. Mrs. John Tarkov man. Something along the lines of From now on then, there should bl no buck­passing on kind of merchant fleet it needs. the suggested crew logbook might cases of this kind. However, the wisest thing to do in the (Ed. note: Mrs. Tarkov's hus­ 4" 4­ 4­ be very useful. Your Union would band, John, is a crewmember like to see other brothers pick up event a Seafarer is injured aboard ship is to report it imme­ aboard the Alcoa Ranker. We'll (n^E HAVE RUN INTO ANOTH­ the idea and kick it around a little diately on the ship and have it checked with equaPrapidity be looking ­for their daughter's er difficult problem in recent bit and let the rest of the mem­ , by a ySPHS,doctor when, he gets.off., Th,at,w,ay,, the Seafarer scholarship application about four­ weeks over tJie question of alien bei­ship know what they­tiiink of • • "It? is assured he will receive the protection he's entitled to. teen years from now). seamen. The new immigration law ... • s^MsassiesiM , 7iiiTi lorlPiPWlWM '• '"H

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lU Here's « hondsome shot of a well­known SlU ship, the original Calmer. She was one of the first under .f :V'­ ­ . ­ . i the SlU banner and was ridden by a great many of K^• the Union's charter members. The ship was built in H:­ i Okayama, Japan, in 1920 qs the Eastern Importer li ; ­I and was also known as the Albert Jeffries when operated by the Garland Steamsbip Company, te'ri (Peabody Museum photo.) MMK: ' ' i • '.. m<­^: if9.:'^«'''" • ­ *! ?­l pfc: A KfAm­dUlLrSHlP

Tif; ' ­ r • Real oidlimers will remember this big windjammer as one of the four most barks operated by the famous The famed World War I shipyard at Kearny, New "Flying P" Line of Hamburg. This was the 3,000­ Jersey, was the origin of the "Kearny" ships, like ton Peking, shown running down the English Channel . The Lambs, shown right. She was launched in 1919 with almost all her sail set. These ships sailed on for the old US Shipping Board and was subsequently the Chilean nitrate run, and two of them, the Pdmir operated by severaj outfits, including Export Ship­ and Passat, are still in use, carrying cement from ping. Later on the Weyerhouser Company used her 1 ^: • • • Germany to South America. in the intercoastal lumber trade under the name Winona. (Peabody Museum photo.) ' ** SJWS

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When men talk about riding a "West Coast ship" this Is the type of vessel they mean: a three­island One .of the never­to­be­forgotten "Hogs" was the Black Heron of Black Diamond Lines. She sailed to design with quarters dft as in the "Hog Islanders" m and "Kearny" ships. This is the steamer Golden WB WfS:i^S Wi north­Europe ports in the '20's and '30's, a favorite Sword, of the Sword Line, built at Alameda, Cali­ run for low­paid seamen who found their dollars fornia, in 1918. She also sailed under the names SS went far in Germany and Belgium. Built during Delecto and SS Redondo. (Peabody .Museum World War I at the huge Hog Island shipyard near photo.) Philly, she had the typical oblong box shape but was staunch and very seaworthy.

The Half Moon is typical of dry cargo ships that made up the American merchant fleet before World Shown alongside at the Boston Army Base about 30 War II. She was built ifor the old US Shipping years ago is the Wheoton, which later became the Board in 1920 at Newburgh, NY, part of the World Alaskan of the American­Hawaiian SS Company. War I emergency fleet which was completed too Like many other ships, she was sent to the bottom late. She's shown here at Boston in 1922. Many old­ by a German torpedo in the Caribbean Sea, No­ % timers rode her to eastern Mediterranean ports un­ vember, 1942. The Wheafon was built in 1918 at der the old Export Line. (Peabody Museum photo.) the Bethlehem shipyard,'Sparrows Point, Md. and measured 415 feet in overall length.

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Ship construction in US yards has hit a new low for the year, with LABOR the number of sea­going vessels of 1,000 tons or more on order or Chicken Every Sunday under construction as of November 1, falling below the 2­million­ There Ai'e few men aboard ship or off who won't go for a good ton mark. ' Some. 92 ships were under construction, including 50 chicken dinner. Chicken is the traditional mainstay of the Sunday tankers, S2 freighters. 8 ore carriers, 1 Navy transport and 1 passenger­ ROUND­UP menu on many ships, just as turkey was the central attraction for yes­ railway ferry making a total of 1.873.450 deadweight tons. Although some deliveries were made, no new orders were placed during the terday's Thj^nksgiving Day dinner and will put In a second appearance month period. The CIO Utility Workers balked this Christmas. , . t t 4. at signing a new contract providing Whether it's chicken, duck, goose or tarkey. all of tlie birds require The rulings of the 1948 International Convention for the Safety of a 14­cent package increase . and as much careful handling and storage as tlie eggs they came !fix>m. thus ending a 23­day strike by Life at Sea, which was approved by the US and 17 other countries, perhaps more. Chickens can spoil even faster than eggs if. they are went into effect last week. Generally, it provides for Improved safety 4,000 members against the Detroit cmditions regarding ship construction, fire protection, lifesaving, Edison Company when it learned not­Stored under proper conditions and handled property. radio, handling dangerous cargo and navigat^n. Among the equipmmit that seven members were fired for The Fresher ihe Better ; "destructive acts" during the strike. required are portable radios, mechanical y yihonelled lifeboats, pumps, Poultry of any kind is one food that tastes best if it is eaten fresh first aid ki's, buckets, buoyant heaving lines, a Jacfcnife, buoyant smoke The question of the seven men was signals, and three quarts of water In lifeboats for­each person. settled when the company agreed immediately after it was killed. For obvious reasons, this Isn't prac­ to arbitration, and the strike was tical aboard ship, unless It happens to be a coastwise run where she t 4­ t • ended. is in port every couple ­of Maritime circles are awaiting the appearance of a new type vessel 4 4 4 bein^ built in a Swedish shipyard for Skibs A/S JVIalmtransport, a sub­ Some 12 part­time maids in the days rand the''.steward can RAIOlVIDllALLy­ 8F StME­ pick up fresh poultry en­ sidiary of the Norwegian­American Line. The vessel is a combination Hotel Lombardy in New York won wnAppeii TO KEPP ore carrier­tanker.'It is designed so that it can carry ore one way route. On an off­shore run $2,500 in back pay when the AFL it's necessary to buy frozen 90)( CLOSED and eariy oti on. tlie return trip to eliminate profitless trips "in Hotel and Restaurant Employes A«E­ 8BST AT AU TIMES ballast" Holds running down the center of the ship will hold the ore, poultry in order to be ­able Union found out they were not to keep it aboard ahip for wlule the tanks will be along the outside and the bottom of the hull. getting time and ­a quarter for the It could carry both cargoes, at the same time, but the company said any length of time. While first 20 hours' work as provided by this involves ­a small sacri­ this wou'.d be impractical because of load considerations ­and possible the contract. The hotel then tried seepage. Hce of flavor, it is assurance to abolish part­time maid service, that the bird will be usable 4. t 4 but finally agreed to pay the con­ at any ­stage of the voyage. The British passenger vessel Karanja picked up 11 passengers from tract rate. the 522­ton ship Isle of Mabe in the indiau Ocean. The Isle of Mahe 4 4 4 Even if poultry is bought had drifted helplessly for t^vo days. Her crew stayed aboard to await The CIO United Auto Work­ unfrozen and put into the ers' Local 59 in Chicago netted ship's freezer immediately the freighter Palikanda which was heading for her to tow her into it would be subject to spoil­ port . . . The Panamanian freighter Faustus which sank und blocked $8,098.23 for the Chicago Com­ the entrance to Rotterdam Harbor was blasted with depth charges. munity Fund when the members age during the few days it takes, to freeze thoroughly through and The exp osions broke up the clay bottom on which the ship was worked an extra four­hour shift at throu^. Anyway, chances are unfrozen poultry is a few days old at the time it was bought and can't be kept for any length of time­ resting and dredges sucked away the bottom until the wreck sank the Chicago Screw Co. one Satur­ far enough to open up the entrance with no danger. day, with all tlie wages going into The practical thing to do aboard ship then is. to buy poultry that the Community Fund. The com­ was frozen immediately after the bird was butchered. Tliis is usually 4> 4' 4* pany held an "open house" featur­ done by chilling the poultry with cold ­air, or crushed ice, and then The Federal Maritime Board has set the sale price for the liners ing tours of the plant during the placing it in a deep freeze where it is kept at below zero temperatures Independence and Constitution at $14,036,751 and $14,436,956 respec­ four hours. which make It hard as a rock. li tively. The American Export Lines has 30 days in which to decide 4 4 4 Keep Below Zero whether to buy the ships or ­turn them back to tlie Government. The The AFL Chicago Teachers Un­ actual cost of the Independence was $26,479,000 plus 2715,000 for ion has rejected as "ridiculously Similarly, when stored on board ship the poultry should be kept at defense features, and the Constitution cost $27,218,000 plus $715,000 low" a school board proposal for zero degrees or below. At these temperatures it can iceep up to a year 11 for defense features. The original price agreed upon had been set at a single 1953 salary schedule in­ or more without ­any ­signs ­of spoilage. But just raise the temperature $11,856,285 each, but the Government revised this estimate. stead of separate schedules for of the box to ten above, and the bird will start smelling and­ tasting elementary and high school teach­ rancid in about five months from the time it was placed in the fi­eeze 4 4. 4 box. . » The privately­owned American Flag merciiaut fleet dropped to ers. The teachers are now on ­a 10­ year graduated scale calling for 1,273 ships totalling 15,264,666 deadweiciit tons as of November 1. For best preservation, poultry should be packed in closed boxes, $5,890 after 10 years for ­ high with «ach individual bird wrapped tightly in paper. If the birds are re­ l?'i The Govemment­owued defense reserve fleet, meanwhile, increased school teachers. The board has from 1297 vessels in October to 1,907 ships in November . . . The moved from the box, taken out of their wrappings, and left in the proposed a 14­year scale giving freezer without protection, white spots are likely to appear on the Canadian Pacific Railway Company has placed an order in a Scottish $6,100 after 14 years. shipyard for a 22,500­toB passenger liner. It said it will order a .second meaty parts indicating freezer bum. These areas will quickly turn 4 4 4 rancid, rendering the bird useless for consumpticm. ship in the near future. The two vessels will replace the 24­year­old John Schoen, secretary of the Empress of Canada and Empress Of France. Sioux City Trades and Labor As­ The slickest way of getting frozen, packaged poultry is in eviscerated sembly and the Iowa Council of form, with all the waste parts (head, feet and' entrails) already re­ 4 4 4 moved. In these cases, the birds have to be very carefully wrapped The freighter J. N. McWatters was towed into drydock ­after damag­ State, County and Municipal Em­ ployes, was fired from the city in ceUophane, or some other moisture­resistant material. The giblets, ing 34 plates when she went aground in the St. Lawrence River . . . liver and heart are wrapped separately in paper and placed inside The new ore ship Ernest T. Wier, the largest ore vessel ever constructed job he's held in Sioux City for 35 years on the complaint of Rep. the body cavity. on the Great Lakes, was launched last week in Lorain, Ohio. Dis­ Pop Into Freeier placing 21,500 tons, she is 690 feet long . . . The new Norwegian Charles B. Hoeven, Iowa Republi­ motorsliip Tabor arrived in New York on her maiden voyage last, can, who said Schoen's agnature' Eviscerated poultry should be delivered to the ship hard frozen, and ueek. The 8,340­deadweight­ton vessel will go into service to the appeared on a letter from Labor's should be placed in the freezer­as fist as possible. The packages Belgian Congo. League for Political Education ad­ should be hard around the edges, as any softness will show signs of vising AFL members to vote the thawing. In such cases, it is de­ 4. 4 4 Democratic ticket. Schoen's two The American Association of Port Authorities held its 41st annual slrafole to put them up close to the USE POULTR/ organizations are fighting the fir­ battens which cover the freezer convention in Savannah, 'ilie main discussions centered around ways ing on the grounds that Iowa's IMMEOlATEi:/ and means to improve port facilities and speed cargo handling. The coils­SO that they will freeze hard civil service law provides a maxi­ again m jig time. AFTER convention also expressed its "alarm" over the lack of plans for keeping mum of a $100 fine for political small por.s in o ­eraiion in the case of an enemy attack upon any of activity. Where ihe birds are not evis­ OEFROSTINQ the ma„'or reports. The association pointed out that the large ports will 4 4 4 cerated, it is desirable to clean ­out be among the first targets for any enemy bombers, and that the smaller As a result of arbitration, mem­ the entrails before they are thor­ ports must be kept in operation. bers of the CIO Textile Workers at oughly thawed out. The poultiy the Pequot Mill of the Naumkeag should be defrosted in a cool place I' li 4 4 4 Steam Cotton Co. at Salem, Mass., like the chill box, not in ­a heated The United Fruit Company, after a month delay, opened its $1 have jumped from a 20 to a 40 galley. Once the birds are de­ million terminal in Weehawken, NJ. Especially designed to handle loom schedule. The company had frosted, they should be popped cargos of bananas, it will be the largest mechanical banana­handling requested a 50 loom schedule to into the oven as soon as possible, terminal in the world . . . Four vessels, including the American match the 50 loom schedule fol­ for letting a cleaned out bird tanker. Camas M. Meadows, collided in the Elbe River Estuary in lowed in Southern mills, which with an opened body cavity a heavy fog. The others were British, Norwegian and German vessels. also have lower wage scales. stand around only invites bacteria and rapid xpoilage. Burly Modeain Pay# Bernard Seaman 7Ti

ll­ |i: »i 1 Friday, November it, Uft SEAFARERS LOG Paye Seventcea on Workers Visit Port C Call New Freight Ship Pact Slated For Signings Today (Continued from page 3) clothes when ship is damaged but tion which should once and for all not lost, due to fire or accident; eliminate abuses inflicted on sick provision for draws In American and injured seamen in foreign currency; strengthened transpor­ ports. tation clause; holiday pay on Mon­ Other Improvements in th« day where holidays fall on Satur­ agreement as it now stands inclujje days; new and revised clauses on provision for payment for­., loss of launch service, penalty cargoes and handling of explosives; a new international dateline clause and many others. All in all, there are 14 brand Union, Govt new provisions that were never in the contract before, as well as con­ siderable improvements in 21 other provisions. These, coupled with Study New wage gains and standardization of A group of oil workers from the Cities Service refinery at Linden, NJ, enjoy a visit to the Seafarers Seven Seas Room wfith their wives. Mike Mroz, the president of their local, Local 337 of the Oil Workers the agreement for all freight ships International Union, CIO is seated in the foreground at right. will make it by far the best con­ tract ever, if approved by the op­ Alien Law erators as it stands. (Continued from page 7). Many of the clauses included in the SIU is insisting that the ship­ the new agreement were suggested NMU Ignores Pleas of Sick Members owners live up to thC; rotary hiring by Seafarers themselves when the (Continued from page 5) that if a man dies here, the Gov­ 23, 1950, when NMU President system, and that as long as the ships' crews were polled on the company premiums which run up ernment has to bury him unless Curran reported to the National alien quota on the ship is not filled subject last summer." These sug­ to $250,000 a year under the NMU he has a family that has some Council that after the plan began that aliens be hired off the board gestions were combined with the plan. dough. operation, "we will then be able when they have the oldest ship­ ideas that headquarters had on the subject to make up the demands The only retroactive feature of "We've written to the National to amend the Constitution to ping cards. Council trying to get them to do eliminate some of the drain which When an alien crewmember ar­ that were' originally submitted to the NMU plan covered members rives in a US port. Immigration the operators. back to August 1, 1950, a few something. They've had council has been placed on our treasury ij meetings and the reports never say by this hospital benefit . . ." name­ will give him a conditional per­ The full text of the agreement months before the plan went 4nto will be printed in the­ next issue effect. NMU members have to a word about us. We've tried to ly the $5 a month paid to the old­ mit, allowing him to remain up to {[ write to the ships too, but that timers. 29 days in the US. This doesn't of the SEAFARERS LOG along have 20 days seatime in the |jre­ apply to aliens who have been ad­ with the report and recommenda­ vious six months, compared to one costs money. The NMU president's concern i'. mitted on a visa for permanent tions of the negotiating committee. fl) day in the previous year in the NMU Members Don't Know about the $450 a month "drain" The membership will then be able on the treasury was acted on at a residence. SIU to qualify for benefits. "The trouble is, most of the The Immigration Service can to take action on it in regular SIU One of the Manhattan Beach NMU members don't know we're later Council meeting. In the membership meetings at head­ "Pilot" of April 5, 1951, Neal Ham limit the permit to less than 29 patients affected by the NMU ac­ • not getting anything. The "Pilot" days or restrict the man to the quarters and the outports. tion is Joe O'Brien. He was one doesn't tell them that you only ley and Hedley Stone, reported, of the original members of the get benefits for 13 weeks. If you "With the adoption of the Pension ship. Or the Attorney General can and Welfare Plan . . . your officers revoke it, if he feels that the man Union, having been active in the read the "Pilot" you get the idea doesn't intend to leave within that 1936 strike. In June, 1940, he was that a man gets benefits as long recommend that this burden of hospital benefits be deleted from period. The alien can then be ar­ taken oft a ship with TB and has as he's in the hospital, which isn't rested and deported. Ships Will the constitution." been in one TB hospital or another so." Any alien who stays in the coun­ ever since. The NMU's move to cut off the This was done by a resolution try more than 29 days can be He explained that originally an TB patients began in June, 1950, changing Article 16, Section 5 of fined up to $500 and imprisoned NMU man got benefits up to the when agreement was reached with the NMU constitution dealing with up total amount of dues paid in all his the operators on a welfare plan. splitup of dues to read: "Pilot to six months. ' Carry SIU All aliens entering the country years of membership. After that, At that time the "Pilot" announced Fund 5 Percent, General Fund must be registered arid finger­ the National Council went on rec­ • •• ' ^,. that "the pension and welfare 95%." The benefit fund wSk sim­ printed. This is one of the proced­ 'ord to give $5 a month in "tobacco clause will help old seamen and ply dropped. NMU members vot­ ures that the Immigration Service money." give aid for the sick and injured." ing on these amendments had no is now working on. Siopchests "Now they even cut off the $5 Just how the plan was going way of knowing from the face of As soon as the Union leams (Continued from page 3) a hionth," he said. "They , took to help old seamen was partially the resolution that this meant cut­ what all of these procedures are, away the death benefit too, so revealed in the "Pilot" of October ting off benefits for sick seamen Chest Dealers of America. They 1 since the resolution did not state a report will be made on them in have established offices at 165 in So many words that the benefit the SEAFARER!^ LOG. Broadway, New York in order to was being discontinued. fight the Union's entry into this t)hjo Judge Rsips Bank For As soon as thie men in the hos­ field. Heading up the organization pital got wind of the action, they is one Nathan M. Silverman who sent a vigorous letter of protest acted as a slop chest organizer for BMECoolTo the Government during the war. to the National Council and to Low­Pajd Cashier's Thefts some of the ships. This letter was A Seafarers LOG representative TOLEDO—Judge Frank L. Kloeb, blasted the First National signed by 16 NMU boofcmembors. got in touch with several dealers It was ignored by the NMU. on the waterfront all of whom Bank of North Baltimore, Ohio, for paying "pitiful wages" to MMP­MEBA were upset over the Union's move. a man who had worked at the bank for 32 years. The judge Since that time, twq^of the sign­ They admitted without exception, ^^ '• 'blamed the bank for assistant ers, Laurance Logan, No. 17183, that some of them had been taking i" and George F. Gibson, No. 6342, the seamen for a ride, palming off have passed away and were buried Merger Talk ^QDiP^liy Told embezzlement George of W. Sponsler's $7,500 of cheap, shoddy merchandise on bank funds. by the Government. A third signer, (Continued from page 2) them at extravagent prices. None "If I had the authority," the John T. Hogan, No. 20691, is cur­ Pressman, former front­man for of them would admit that they Judge said, "I would sentence the rently NMU hospital delegate and Communists, into the job of MEBA were personally responsible for the bank officials to read the story of is active in the campaign to win attorney, would get its wings clip­ situation. ... ? aid for the nien. ped in the AFL. This would be ­ The slopchest dealers, who pre­ '• • ii To Scrooge at Christmas time." Xi Sponsler, who is 53 years old, particularly true if a national union viously ignored all complaints as s ^ had been' working for the bank were set up, because the left wing to their sharp practices now say since 1920. He started off for $20 DonH Waiti Get faction retains influence and pow­ that "something should be done," Hair Tonic Ad a week. Seven years later, during er because of the MEBA's many to eliminate the dishonest mem­ The manufacturers of Jeris An­ the peak of the "prosperity" days, Vacation Pay autonomous local unions. bers in the Industry. They moan tiseptic Hair Tonic and the shav­ he was getting $27 a week. By Under the rules of the Va­ Nor has any change been noted that they should have formed this ing lotion Fore have made false 1942, when he had been working cation Plan as set forth by the in the MEBA since the BME was organization yearL .''go to clean up claims In their advertising, accord­ for the bank for 22 years, his pay trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ formed. The reasons that led rank the industry. and file engineers to set up a new ing to charges made by the Fed­ was up to $36.50 a week. ply within one year of the 'Clean Up Industry' All the money was taken in small payoff date of his oldest dis­ union—a do­nothing policy on or­ Present plans for the construc­ eral Trade Commission. The firm amounts between 1920 and 1941 so charge in order to collect his ganization, the division of the union tion of n^w halls in the outports wias given 20 days to answw the that Sponsler coufd meet family full vacation benefits. If he into many petty locals and the dis­ call for the installation of Sea FTG charjges. bills. presents any discharge whose regard for working engineers—still Chest branches in^all of them. The According to the FTC the claims Judge Kloeb suspended sentence payoff date is more than a exist^in the MEBA. new Baltimore hall will have a that .the tonic is a cure for dan­ on Sponsler, who has since repaid year before the date of his va­ In any case, as the BME mem­ sizeable two­level store carrying druff, will relieve itchy scalp, will all the money. cation application, he will lose bership resolution points out, any the same wide variety of sea geai* pirevent excessive falling of hair, "If the bank was decent when^ out on the sea time covered proposal made by the MEBA will and shore wear that is supplied in will nourish hair roots if lised with this shortage was discovered," the by that particular discharge. have to be submitted to the BME New York and similar stores will massage, will promote or cause judge said, "it would have^ marked Don't sit on those discharges. and will be passed on by a mem­ be established in other branches. healthy hair growth or will result off the loss from its surplus funds, Bring them in and collect the bership secret ballot vote. A % Plans are nOw going ahead to en­ in a healthy scitlp are aU false and without any publicity or embarrass­ money that is due to you. majority will be needed for ap­ large "the New York store so as to misleading. ent tp this man." |, . 1, ; e 'V •

Face EicUeen SEAFARERS IPG Friday, Noyember 2t. 1982 Captain Landed For Delay Seafarers In Action r ; I"­­' To Protect Crew In Stor When a ship's been on idle status brought in clean with most repairs Whenever a crew doesn't have a beef about the ship's officers, but rather commends for a while and a new crew goes taken car* of and hardly a beef them, then news is made. So it was in the case of Seafarers aboard the Marina (Bull Line) aboard the delegates usually have aboard her. With very little dis­ who hailed their "good skipper," Captain Colis for delaying the trip from Puerto Rico to puted OT to speak of, the whole themselves a headache because gang was looking forward to get­ ~ ' • • ^Jacksonville, Fla., for three there is bound to be a considerable ting their dough in jig time. stewards Of Northwestern Victory a/ecent hum­ amount of sougeelng, chipping, Fox has been an SIU member — ' cane in order to protect the since April 1943, having Joined in life and limb of crevmien and the painting and repair work to be (c: the pert of Baltimore. He was bora good of the ship. done boUj in crew quarters and in New York in July 1909 and sails According t o elsewhere on the ship. That's what in the engine department as FOW. a report received happened on the by the SEAFAR­ Burbank "Victory J, J, • V • : ERS LOG from (Eastern), which One of the men handling the re­ ship's delegate was idled on the West Coast for a sponsible job of balloting commit­ John W. Parker, teeman in New York is Joseph A. deck delegate while. Conse­ Arthur L. Fricks, quently the crew Falasca. Joe is on the job several hours each day .­/.• .• /.v.­.­.­... engine delegate found themselves James W. Sweat with quite a Job making sure that on their hands only eligible and steward Fricks members vote, delegate Juan and worked Meshefsky pretty hard whip­ and.handles Hernandez, the captain sailed the ping the ship into shape. Ship's other­ details of Marina twice from San Juan, but delegate Anthony Meshefsky got a the secret ballot when storm signals came, prompt­ vote of thanks for a job well done, procedure in­ ly turned the­ ship back into port. because he saw to it that the okay volved in the "While other SIU ships braved the election bf Union storm and took their chances with was given for painting practically all of the crew's quarters with the officials. Falasea the raging Atlantic waters," the rest to be cared for oh the next When not on delegates said, "Colis placed the voyage. the job in New York, Joe sails , in These fellows seem to be in the stewards gang, although we haven't welfare of his men above commer­ • been told. We don't know their names either. All that is known Meshefsky is a New Yorker, hav­ the engine department. He's 25 cial interests, and came out with years old, having been bora in this is that they are on the Northwestern Victory. Photo sent by all three—ship, crew and cargo ing been bom here 28 years ago. He?" Charles Welhom. — safe and sound." joined the SIU in New York in 1944 city, and joined the Union in Nor­ and sails on deck. folk in 1949. At present he makes More feathers were added by his home in Yonkers, NY, just Taken For Sucker in Balto the delegates to Colis' cap with 4­ 4­ 4­ north of the Ijig town., the following statement: "There Another delegate to draw his are too many bull­headed skippers ­ 4­ ' 4­ Bar, But Fame Oat Winner that would do the opposite come shipmate's praise was Jeff Gillette Harvey Morris of the Olympic During our recent trip on the Marymar, as I mentioned in hell or high water. It Is gooa to of the Catahoula (National Navi­ Games (Western Tankers) came up gation). Gillette was reelected to a previous letter, I stopped off at a floor show in Baltimore. be able to compliment a decent with an interesting suggestion re­ captain who has the good of his the job, which he has held for a This place was operated by a lady who received quite a plug cently. He proposed to his ship­ crew and ship always first in his few months, because of the good heart and mind.' mates that the Union and compa­ in the Baltimore section of • ­ representation he has been giving "Washington Confidential." another bottle of Schlitz, Slim? the crew. Jeff hails from Florida, nies get together and draft a stand­ Rather timidly, I asked the He knew me too. Buy So Balk having been born in Ruskin in ard stores list for all off­shore trips. bartender for a glass of beer. "We We sat together throughout the 1919, and lives with his wife Mary That way, he says, there would be show and that lady was the very in Tampa at present. He joined the got no draft Leer, Bud," he sneered no beefs coming up about some­ essence of Southern hospitality. Film Cul Bale Union in Tampa, November, 1944, thing available on a previous trip through his moustache. Game to Before the evening was half over, and sails with the black gang. , the core, I ordered a bottle of she introduced me to every girl being missed on the current one. Kodak War as $1 jji' ^ Morris was born in the wheat coun­ Schlitz. Sipping on my beer in the show, and do you know, each one of them sat down and For the guidance of all seafar­ If the Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans­ try, out in Kansas in 1912, but watched the show. More girls, more had a drink with us just as friend­ ing shutterbugs, interested in get­ portation) had a real speedy payoff lives with his wife in Brooklyn now, which is closer to the water. |;^v • epidermis, more gyrations plus ly as you please. No sir, you don't ting the best quality when buying at the end of her last voyage, part bumps. Burlesque was never like have to be lonely in Baltimore. bulk roll film, the Eastman Kodak He's been an SIU member since of the credit should go to delegate September 1942, and ships in the I, iic this. Customers Are Rats CoiJipany of Rochester, NY, re­ cently released the facts on these Patrick G. Fox. The ship was. stewards department. A lady sat on Later she told me about some of films and places where they can the next stool. I the troubles she had. "You know be purchased in New York City. knew she was a the trouble with a place like this? The Kodak Company wrote to «Garlic Situation' Is Solved lady; s h & was It's the customers, Doll. They're Seafarer William Calefato of the The "garlic situation" on the Steel Chemist (Isthmian) has wearing an even­ rats, every last one of them. Of SS Royal Oak in connection with ing gown. She course, you're different, Doll. his letter published in the October been settled to the satisfaction of all hands^ according to latest leaned toward You're a gentleman. Knew it the 17 issue of the LOG wherein he reports, but the crew has chosen to keep the solution a secret me at imminent minute I looked at you. But the complained that twp rolls of Plus­' —for a. while. peril of popping others—if you don't watch them out of her gown like a hawk, they're liable to try X 35mm film which he had bought The situation aboard 'the But Thomas Purcell, ship's del­ and in a husky, and sneak out of here with four in New York, later turned out to Steel Chemist was becoming egate, decided that the time had bits or a dollar left in their pocket. be no good because the emulsion serious, for a time, with the crew­ come for action.. He stepped in and whiskey contral­ had come off. The company ex­ to said: "Want to buy me a drink. It spoils 5'our faith in human na members getting to a point where discussed the situation—at length Slim?" • ture. Rats, that's what they are. plained that the film had probably they were ready to run and hide —and reported that everything had b^n outij^ted and. rejected by the if they saw a shipmate approaching Where Did We Meet? Give me another of the same, been settled. The solution? Well, Giuseppe." US Government t>r Hollywood. them. he didn't say, but some have • I couldn't for the life of me un­ added that such reject film is Some crewmembers. were even guessed that maybe chlorophyll This rat excused himself to go bought by» many camera shops . derstand how she knew my name, to the head, returned by the other heard suggesting that only one man chewing gum and mouth wash are without any examination of the at a time should be allowed in any now being served after each meal but I suppose these people in the side of the bar, and sneaked out condition and is sold at cut­rate room. big cities have sources of informa­ while the lady was arguing with prices. aboard the Chemist. the bartender about getting his The company advised that "de­ tion the same as Walter Winchell fingers caught in the damper. Safe­ and Drew Pearson. ''Surej" I said, pendable" Kodak bulk 35mm film Paali Guys Enroute To Japan ly around the corner, I counted my known as type No. 410, is available "Bartender, give this lady a beer— money. I had four dollars and in 271.^­foot and 50­foot rolls priced I mean­a bottle of beer." I guess some change left. I'm a cad too. at $2.15 and $3.50 respectively. he didn't hear me, though, for he Baltimore is justly famed as the The former is notched and tongued home of BromorSeltzer and that for loading in 35mm, 36­exposure put a highball in front of her. product advertises that its tablets While she drank I tried to place cassettes. The 50­foot roUs are will dissolve more rapidly when frame­numbered, except in the her. A light dawned on me. "Say," immersed in a glass of water. case of fine grain positive known :^.L I asked, "Are you the mother of I'm willing to bet six, five and even as type No, 401. Both types are the girl in the picture out front?" that they don't dissolve half as fast available in any emulsion—Plux­X, as a $20 bill on E. Baltimore St. "Mother, schmother," she an­ Super­XX, Micro­File, etc. swered, "that's my picture out In connection ,with­the forego­ The following are some of the there." ing, I would have liked to have had recognized­ Kodak dealers in New the Brorao­Seltzer concession on York City: Peerless, 128 E. 44th "Then you're—" , * the Marymar the morning after St.; Penn Camera Exchange, 126 "Yep,* that's* me, Doli. How sailing. AB "Blackie" Rubin car­ W. 32d St.; NY Camera Ex­ about another drink?" I nodded ried a bushel basket around the change, 116 Fulton St.; Eastman assent and the bartender fixed her whole day just in case his noggin Kodak, 1 W. 39th St.; Willoughby's, another. Funny thing, he didn't really did fall off. There was gen­ 110 W. 32d St.; Haber & Fink, 12 take any time about it. Seemed erally much groaning, vows of Warren St.; and Medo Photo Sup­ almost like he had it waiting. I "never again," and gnashing­ of ply, 15 W. 47th St. The company reached for my beer bottle to re­ teeth by those who had the teeth added the assurance that if a film fill my glass but it was gone. I and the nerves of steel required is bought at regular prices, not Third assistant Linder (left) and fireman McLaughlin are some of didn't remember emptying it. The to stand .the noise. cut­rate, "it is pretty sure to be the gang aboard the Paoli (Cities Service) now on a trip to Japan. bartender leered ^ ipe.. Slim Uiff mm w J ^ Jgnl Hary^, f^lday. November 28, 1952 SE AFARERS taG Pate Nineieei SI i] Crews Hit Army Brass Ban On Shorn Leare^ Alaii ln Korea Charges have been made recently by Seafarers and SIU ship crews that the Army high By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor brass in Korea is making life miserable for them by banning shore leave, mail deliveries, Although this column is primarily devoted to the problems and tech­ medical care, purchases of cigarettes and other necessities, and by casting insults in pub­ niques of still photography, a recent development in the movie industry lic about seamen generally.t is of such importance that it deserves some comment and explanation. All of these abuses stem from Cinerama, as the new technique is called, made its debut about two the main trouble, the shore months ago in New York with a two­hour program of short subjects, leave ban, which has been imposed ranging from a in places far away from the battle­ roller­ coaster fronts, and despite the lifting of ride to the ballet martial law.' from Aida, If Orders to keep SIU men o.i their present plans are ships while in the ports of Pusan, completed, Cine­ Suyong, Ulsan, Masan, Koje­do, rama theaters Cheju­do and Yencho­do, were soon may be in­ issued last July 28 by the 7th stalled in sixteen Transportation Major Port head­ other cities from quarters. Copies of the order coast to coast. have been posted in all ships and Cinerama ere­ provide that except for movies and mites the illusion sports, to be arranged by the brass, of three dimen­ and visits between adjacent ships sions. It uses alongside piers, all during daylight An American soldier stands watch on the gangway of the Seanan "peripheral­ vis­ hours only, seamen can't go any­ in a Korean port to keep the Seafarers at right on the ship. The Ion"— the fringe where in Korea. photo, taken by ship's delegate Collins, shows how the high brass zone of human Soldiers Stand Watch is enforcing its "no shore leave" orders to the detriment of SIU eyesight sur­ members. rounding the cen­ Ship's delegate Thomas Collins tral area of sharp of the Seanan (Orion), reported to human beings," Harrison con­ sentative is now meeting, with De­ focus. Cinerama the LOG that armed soldiers have fense Department officials to end been stationed alongside ships to cluded. blankets a field All letters to the LOG about this the shore leave restrictions and of vision of al­ enforce this order.. He disclosed Korean mess have been turned straighten out this beef. The 0 most the same that SIU piembers became so en­ over to headquarters representa­ Korean Government announced area covered by. raged with this drearj' grind that sometime ago that it is all for the crews of the Seanan, Choctaw tives in New York. It was learned normal human that the SlU's Washington repre­ letting Seafarers come ashore. eyesight. Since and Fairhope, the latter two both Waterman ships, and the .\lami no single lens ,V: '• could include (SUP) met to talk over the mess ii­ such a wide area and to ask the Union to intercede 'I Told ¥a So^ Beats Mate without distor­ with Army authorities. Don't tell the local fire marshals of San Pedro, Calif., but tion, Cinerama "The hard part of this mess to that fair city could have had the worst fire in its history re­ requires a special understand," Collins said, "is that cently and the credit would have gone not to "that d ­ ­ n movie camera. up in Sorchireri, only 12 miles An illustration of the Cinerama technique of crew" as "Port Hole" Warren,"^ ^ This camera has from the front lines, the Army not off in plenty of overtime work for filming and projection. only turned us loose in their camp, the chief mate of the Hey\yood three 27mm Broun calls his "slaves," but the crew. lenses set at 48­ but gave us fi'ee movies and all Oiled Up Overtime the drinks any man could want. rather to "Port Hole" himself, who degree angles, each lens covering about one­third of the total area. lighted a flaming torch on the deck For, a tremendous flood devel­ The lenses have individual 35mm magazine backs and shoot in On top of that, you had to fight oped in the hatch. For a couple of synchronization. like hell to pay for a drink. The while high­test gasoline was being loaded on the ship. weeks, the hatch boards were float­ The resulting three films are projected at the same time on a concave Gl's wanted to buy us every one." ing in oil in the 'tween decks and screen. Each film is in a separate proMctor; the left projector fills Refused Medical Care Fortunately for everyone con­ there was far more oil in the low­ the right side of the screen, the right one fills.the left side and the Collins also reported that two cerned, the Seafarers on the vessel er hole, all of which had to be center unit shoots straight ahead. A projection engineer with a remote Seanan crewmen, John Zohi! and reminded the chief mate of his cleaned out. According to Roy, the control panel near the screen makes any synchronization adjustments John Sokolouski, got the old­fash­ "slight" error and the torch was put wipers, daymen and bosun "had to that are necessary. ioned Army runaround when they out promptly. But this harrowing work like hell" in the hole, but • The screen Iself measures 51 feet wide and 26 feet high, and is curved asked for blood tests. They were experience and many others on the they enjoyed every minute of it. to lessen image distortion. It is made of vertical slats of perforated refused permission to see private Broun's recent six­month trip were They pulled up 25 drums of oil in plastic tape arranged something like the slats in a Venetian blind. doctors ^nd were told to go to the "enough to make any bosun's hair the first week, the last time we These strips bounce off reflections behind the screen where they can Army hospital under escort. turn gi'ay," let alone stand on heard from our correspondent, and do no harm; otherwise stray light might hit the opposite side of the "Army doctors told them that 'this edge, ship's delegate Arthur O. there was still a long way to go. screen and interfere with the image. is not a merchant seamen's vaca­ Roy told the LOG. After this profitable venture The stereophonic sound track for Cinerama is equally interesting. tion spot but for emergency treat­ Commenting on the mate's un­ ($600 in overtime pay was distrib­ During, shooting, six highly directional mikes are spotted at key points ment only.' They did get aspirin quenchable drive to save some uted in the first week alone), SIU around the scene of action. Each records on an individual sound track though. Everyone always gets money for the company. Victory men walked around half­dazed the noises picked up in its area. The resulting tracks are imprinted aspirin," Collins said. He added Carriers, the delegate recalled an­ with a triumphant "1 told you so" side by side on a single strip of magnetic .film which feeds eight loud­ that all PX stores are closed to other interesting incident that look on their faces always harass­ speakers placed behind the screen, at the sides of the theater and even merchant seamen and that ciga­ happened at San Pedro. It turns ing Mr. Warren. All of this testi­ behind the audience. Consequently, sound comes from its original direc­ rettes can't be had. out that the chief mate and the mony from Brother Roy came by tion—the screen, the sides, above and behind. This adds tremendous Meanwhile, Earl Harrison, an­ chief engineer rejected advice of way of warning to other SIU mem­ impact to the projected image, be it a symphony orchestra or a racing other SIU member aboard the Sea­ the Seafarers to keep a man on bers not to get on the same ship motprboat. pender, also an Orion ship, wrote watch over the No. 4 deep tanks with "Port Hole" whose license, he The special equipment required still remains one of Cinerama's the LOG that mail deliveries were while the ship was taking on bunk­ said, "could have been gotten any biggest handicaps. Normal projectors cannot be used because Cine­ cut off completely. "We were at ers. "They wanted to be stub­ day of the week from Sears Roe­ rama employs a larger frame size and more frames per second (26 Inchon for 12 days' without as bom," Roy said, and it sure paid buck & Co." instead of 24) than does conventional film. Cinerama film is loaded much as a postcard, and the same on enormous 8,0b0­foot reels, instead of the usual 2,000­foot ones. applied at Kunsan. The MSTS Also, special editing and viewing equipment is. needed on the produc­ told us our mail was in Pusan and tion end. we couldn't get it until we arrived Quiz Corner Sometime after January if you're' in New York and have a couple of at Sasabo, Japan." He complained hours to spare (they're sold out until then), drop in at the Broadway also that just 10 seamen are al­ (1) If a man plans to start out on a 450­mile auto trip at 10 AM and fl Theater. lowed to attend the movies twice can average 60 MPH, what time will it be when he reaches his des­ a week despite the nuniber of tination if he has to make an hour's stopover on the way? Will it be ships in port. (5:30), (6:30), (7:30) or (8:30)? LOG­A­RHYTHM: Seamen Insulted (2) Which are the two cities involved in Dickens' novel "A Tale of To add insult tO injury, Harrison Two Cities?" said. Colonel E, H. Tinkham, com­ (3) The state which is the chief milk producer of the USA is (Illi­ mander of the Kunsan post, told nois), (New Jersey), (Wisconsin), (California)? To An Old Seaman the soldiers at two meetings, that (4) Twice a certain number equals three times another number, By M. Dwyer "seamen are the lowest form of and the sum of both numbers is 15. What are the numbers? humanity and they shouldn't asso­ (5) Which US Government agencies do the following abbreviations ciate with us." Apparently this was stand for; FTC, AEC, FSA, RFC? When I am dead and gone, But many's the tale I've spun the Army's demonstration of grati­ (6) Yorktown, Appomattox, Versailles and the USS Missouri all Weep not for me and wail. That would make the blood run tude for the meals, showers and have something in common. What was the event which marked the Just remember, I loved old ships, cold. other favors given the doughboys feature they have in common? The thunder and the gale. Of bye­gone days of yesteryear. by SIU members on the ships, and (7) Where are the "Benelux countries" and which nations are they? Of pirates and of gold. the oft­hailed contributions of (8) A man decided to donate $300 to five organizations to be split For many's the storm I tveathered, And many a ship I've whittled SIU crews to the war effort in up in portions of one­third, one­fourth, one­fifth and one­sixth, with And many a deck I trod. For a smiling little lad. bringing the vitally­needed sup­ the remainder going to the fifth organization. How much did the fifth Nov)^ I sail with the greatest And now I go, but you must know. plies and troops to the fronts. organization receive? skipper, My life was full and glad. • "We have always been brought (9) You be the judge. Should a man's alimony to his first wife be My Master and my guide. up to believe that the US Constitu­ reduced because it doesn't leave him enough to suppoii: his second So weep not for me, I say. tion declare, that all men are. wife?' What use ts an old sea buzzard And my words, , nay, do not created equal, but evidently that (10) "The Montagues and the Capulets were the names of the twO In this modern day and age. doubt. equality ceases for merchant sea­ feudin' families in Shakespeare's play about two young lovers. What When sails have been forgotten Just remember I loved old ships men who go to Korea as the Army's was the name of the play? And speed is all the rtsge^.'^ 'Wh^n^ my beacon H^hh gocs out. Wg brass "Sure don't ti­eat us as * (Quiz Aiisv­ers on Page 25) T

&j.;i '• See That Wonderful Crew7­From The Dei Norte Bp Spike Marlin When we came up to the door here and let her rip into the pil­ we heard a peculiar thud followed low. The mirror is for checkin* by a sprinWe of plaster. Brushing my form so I'll get a real smooth it off our shoulders, we rang the delivery. . Watch." bell. The door opened, revealing No Spares Focus Coyle adorned in an ill­fit­ He let her rip. Some moro ting baseball uniform. The pants plaster sprinkled. What happens, '\­.­ ends didn't quite meet each other we asked, if he misses the pillow. around the middle and the spikes Is there a spare mirror in the Were off the shoes out of consid­ house? eration for the floors. Otherwise "I ain't broke nothin' yet," he it looked pretty authentic. muttered, but we detected a slight We asked him if he was buck­ down­curve in confidence. ing for a job as first base coach We explained gently that while with the Cardinals. Shantz was peanut­sized compared "Coachin'? Not on your life," he to others, he had been giffed by snorted. "If that Bobby Shantz nature with a large pair of hands, is the best player in the AL, then plus that extra­special coordination V:­ there's a spot for a little guy like and speed of reflex that is the me. So I'm gettin' my old buggy­ trade­mark of the professional Reading from left to right, this aggregation from the Del Norte (Mississippi) comprises Brotheit; Free­ whip into shape. Maybe he's gotta athlete. We didn't think the pil­ Bi manis, Mistich, Browning, Buzz, Number, Garlaza and Worrell. In the back row, same order, are; coupla inches height on me, but low on the wall or any other kind Brothers Torzell, Lyles, Hancock. Lewis, Swain, Cheramie, VonLofton, Banning and Coe. got the weight." of practice could develop It. Indoor Training Full of Tricks You sure have,* we answered, To top it off, we added, he has poking a finger into the cushiony been in excellent condition at all St*ufarprH Go ^NtUive^ fit Greece mass that blossomed over the belt­ times, and made up for lack of Corfu, Greece, an island in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Albania, is a very quiet place, line. But how could a pitching beef by using his noodle to good especially in the winter time when all tourists are gone and only about one ^nerican ship arm be conditioned in the living advantage. He had a tricky deliv­ room? ery and concentrated on surprising comes in each month. ' He glared at us for a few sec­ the hitters, rather than smothering We were there for 22 days main industry. It's very pic­ to do but'Teiax and enjoy it. I onds while he panted to regain them with a high, hard one. Even at anchor last February. We turesque and urban. They grow don't know if it was the wine or his wind. "Awright, wise guy," he so, he needed plenty of rest be­ had bum­boat launch service, much garlic, citrus fruits and my extreme hunger, but the fried said. "Ya won't think it's funny tween starts. We concluded, in a I and at times this was discontinued grapes. squids were good. We also had next spring when I'm out there on gentle vein, that we doubted due to the rough seas. Once some All of this sightseeing and tour­ pickled octopus (ugh) and greasy, the. hill. But if ya really want Focus had the stuff to make it. of us v. : re forced to stay ashore ing worked up our appetites. So fried potatoes. We topped this off t'know there's the whole works." "If ya' ask me," he sneered, for two d­'.vs. As there was very we told our pilot that we wanted with Greek coffee (grounds and He pointed to an overstuffed sofa "you're just jealous o' me." He little activity and almost no places foqd typical of the area and not all) and cognac. It was a rare pillow hanging on the wall next went into the full wind­up and of amu­^ement, we toured the cosmopolitan tourist fare. We experience, very cheap and typical to a full­length mirror. We shook threw. We ducked out the door island. Our party comprised AB walked through an area which of the area. our head, puzzled. just in time. Those mirror splinters Donald Hicks. AB Boots Puera. from its aroma and looks must Ted Schultz "All ya gotta do is stan' ovet certainly flew all over the place. steward Ed Laurent, and deck have been built before the year 1. mainterance man Hanks. We came to a small cafe. One A "must" for sightseers on large table, built with benches we Corfu is a castle once lived in by usually find at picnic places, was 'Clean 'Em lip' Is Their Motto the only place to sit. There were Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. It is The mails recently have brought forth news of several models'of the old SIU ship­shape really a beautiful place and is open huge wine casks with spigots in •• . f one corner, and in the other a cleanliness v^hich deserve to be followed by all crews not only to keep the Union's relations to the public. There is also a with the companies in sound order, but also to make the work easier for all Seafarers. place a few miles beyond this, on small brick stove. The place really the top of a mountain where the had atmosphei­e, if nothing else. At a shipboard meeting on"*" Kaiser had a perch built to drink Ancient Cook the Seapender, an Orion ves­ serted in the ^ship's minutes to ported that the crew's quarters his coffee every afternoon. sel, ship's delegate James check thoroughly the bottom of the "were left in a filthy and deplor­ It was quite cold outside and in­ Kelley urged the crew to go out hull before sailing again as the able con iition by our previous Medieval Relics side. I noticed our pilot talking of their way and show a little con­ ship ran aground at Inchon, Ko­ brothers.'­ Thus, having gone The island's history is quite old. to an ancient native with about sideration for the next crew com­ rea. through the mill, these Seafarers Down through the centuries, it has three weeks' growth of beard and cleaned up the entire ship, and dark gnarled hands. A woolen ing aboard. Thus, the steward Meanwhile, on the Fairlsle been in many different hands be­ was instructed to maki certain (Waterman), ship's delegate How­ left it immaculate at the payoff re­ cause of wars and conquests. Each stocking cap covered his head, and cently. Smith commented that it an apron, that had been white long that there were ample supplies of arth made it a special point to new con~ueror added his bit to soap bars and powder as well as ask each man "not to leave his was a "completely cooperative trip the area's general make­up. There ages ago, was tied around his middle. I realized we were truly all foods left by payoff time. He filth for his successors." Record­ with no gashounds, performers or are monasteries dating back to the was also told to dispose of all eggs ing secretary George D. Smith re­ year 1?00 and fortresses much "going native." This was the ship's trouble makers." cook. left after the trip as they had older in the midst of centuries­old picked up a strong ice­box taste olive groves that form the island's Well, we asked for it. So, what's and were hardly edible. Everything Checked isAlafiTiSLEANmGS The black gang delegate volun­ : ii­ teered to see that enough plumb­ The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, • i.. ing supplies were brought aboard bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little' for the ship's next trip. All of the known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the Uke, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Pete Gon­ men who were getting off were told zales*, recipe for "lasagna rupiene." ii;'>' to leave the foc'sles clean and ne%t and retum''all the soiled linen to Italian, French,' Spanish and add a pint of olive oil, a half­ the steward so that it could be even Jewish dishes are the speci­ pound each of onions and green DKRADING sent to the laundry. They were alties of Pete Gonzales who has pepper and four heads of garlic, also asked to return foc'sle keys been the chief cook on the Puerto all chopped very finely. Braise the BOOKLEIS to the chief mate. As added ges­ Rico for the past three years. Be­ vegetables to a nice brown color. tures of cooperation, a properly fore joining the SIU in 1942, he' Then, add tomato paste and sim­ THE UNION NOW worded bulletin board with correct worked at the New York Athletic mer for five minutes. The toma­ AVAILABLE/ sailing times was set up, and a Club, the Waldorf­Astoria and toes, tomato sauce, and three HAS AVAILABLE warning to the new crew was in­ other noted culinary spots. He tablespoons of salt, pepper, ore­ hails from Tampa, Fla. gano, and rose marie, all together, BOOKLETS WITH Pete's recipe should now be added. Also, put in for lasagna, two spoons of sugar and three or (QOESnONSANO Keep Draft which is one of four bayleaves. the most famous Place the entire mixture on the ANSWERS EiOR Board Posted Italian dishes SIU Headquarters urges all fire for three hours and boil slow­ looks and sounds ly. The meats should be braised SEAFAf^RS, draft eligible seamen to be complicated, but • ^V­ • sure they keep their local Se­ very well. Add the meat to the u;;­ ; he claims it's sauce and let it simmer for one GBEKiN&'TO lective Service "boards posted really quite eaSy. on ' all changes of address hour more. Then boil three pounds For a total of 40 of lasagna and let it cooi off with through the use of the ­post servings, you will OfBRABe THEM­ Gonzales cold water. The final operation is cards furnished at all SIU need three dif­ halls and aboard ships. to build up four layers of meat 'EELVESONIHE^ ferent cheeses—two pounds of ric­ sauce, cheeses and lasagna inter­ Failure to keep >our draft cotte, three pounds of musserela, 0O8; \ and a pound of parmiggiane—15 mingled in that order. Put oiled board informed of your where­ up waxpaper around the entire abouts can cause you to be pounds of lasagna paste or nood­ les, six cans each of tomatoes, to­ combination and place it in a slow listed as a delinquent and be oven at 300 degrees fahrenheit for drafted into the services with­ mato paste and tomato puree, two hours. Well, now you're fin­ out a hearing. The Union in three pounds eaCh ­of pork, beef ished. Wasn't it easy? Pete recom­ such cases can do nothing to and vejaL mends that veal scalloppini be aid Seafarers who fail to com­ The i first operation is to grind served together with the lasagna ply. all the meats together not too fine. and that Italian wine top off the s^hOT, ])ut th^jipi^li^lja,* ' * '• T!' ^ *1 M Frtiir. n, SE A FA RE » S Z Fawe 1%eii^­«M» WamtB IscUerE Thanhs Brothers From SMpmimtes To «h« Ediiotl For Sympathy L E T T EES To the Editor: . In recent Issues of the LOG I is the best there Is and ever will and was very lucky he grabbed While in the port of Baltimore have noticed the names of many be. Thank you. Nice Catch, Boy! onto a boom, as he only broke two a shipmate of mine. Not knowing on November 11th, I received word John A. Hoffman ribs. thai my mother had died. Through their whereabouts, I would like to (Ed note: You brother's name After leaving port, our steward, have you put this note in your the LOG, I now has been added to our mailing Fred Havard, became very sick. want to thank all most convenient issue of the LOG list.) We pulled into Norfolk to put him in the hope that someone may of my friends in ^ in the ho.spital. All the ship's Baltimore for notice it and drop me a line or crew wishes him a speedy recovery. two. I would mostly like to hear their kindness Buys Projector, C. (Butch) Wright and sympathy. from Brothers John Mahoney J. (Mother Mahoney) and William Mc­ Films For Crew Their under­ Donald, both from New Orleans, To the Editor: Wants Answers standing feelings and to extend my regards to the Several weeks ago, before I To OT Queries and condolences numerous others whose names I sailed on the Steel Surveyor as its helped me out of chief electrician, I came into New To the Editor: HaU a hard time. I can't reclilL York on the ^crew's assignment to I would very much appreciate especially thank Thank you for whatever you can get a movie projector and some your help in getting the questions my friends at the Victoria Bar and do for me along this line. My below clarified. These questions address is US 51119374, Co. C films in order to make this, three­ Club Diamond. month trip more pleasant and in­ have been in dispute for quite Charles "Red" HaU 7780 CSB, APO 742, c/o P. M., teresting. some time. If the LOG would print New York, NY. ^ 4) 4> I want to thank This five­pound squaretail was and clarify some of these disputed Pfe. Nicolas Papathanasion the LOG staff for questions, I am sure it would be Thanhs Wacosta ^ caught by George Dinas in making my task Moosehead Lake, Maine. of great help to all the members. easier. From a Use your best shirt­sleeve English, Crew For Help Seafarers Meet collection taken so that all will understand: To the Editor: After MO Years up among the Rates Captain 1. When a wiper, engine utility I wish to thank each member of To the Editor: men as well as or any other member of the un­ the crew of the SS Wacosta for I have been in coastwise Cities the ship's fund, ^Tops In Boole' licensed personnel helps the elec­ being so considerate in helping Service tankers for the past year, I was able to buy To the Editor: trician install any electrical equip­ me reach my sick wife here in and in my opinion this is one of not only a good ment during regular working Mobile, Ala. When I received a projector but also There comes a time in every our best contracts. I urge some Moore seafaring man's career when he hours, is this considered overtime? wire of her illness, it would have of you other oldtimers, who haven't five full­length (Ed. note: No.) been impossible to'get home with­ motion pictures and five more comes in contact with a ship's mas­ ' ­ ' already, done so, to try one of these ter that he likes to boast about as 2. Is working below floor plates, out the help of the crewmembers. ships. films, musicals and newsreels. In packing a main circulator, hand During my shipping with the addition, we borrowed two good being tops in his book. hole plates on boilers (Victory This Is an exceptionally good I have found one who, to me, is Union I have never shipped with ship. The master and all officers movies from the Union. ship), condensate.pumps and other a better crew. It is with regret I am siu­e that these films will in that category. His name is Cap­ machinery below floor plates "con­ that I left the Wacosta. help make our voyage much hap­ tain Bernard Brennan, at present sidered overtime? master aboard this fine vessel, a M. J. Berry pier. We are going to India, Singa­ (Ed. note: This is overtime if a 4^ 4!> 4< pore and Indonesia. I am making Liberty, of course. The ship in man is working alone. If he is this trip for the bricklayers. They­ question is the SS Marven, now working under the first or second One Copy Of lAMG 're putting up a new garage at my returning from a voyage to Civi­ assistant, no.) house in Florida City. I have five tavecchia, Italy, where we carried 3. When cargo is being worked Read By Three acres of land down there and ev­ a load of coal from Norfolk. This at intervals dunnage is loaded on To the Editor: erything else a man could desire captain, in my opinion, did every­ deck. When a sufficient amount is I would like to cancel the LOG except a wife. Well, here's to thing possible to cooperate with accumulated to load on a dock or that is being sent to J. T. Sigmon happy sailing for all my friends in the delegates and to make it a carrier, cargo time for the FWT in care of Jean La Corte because the SIU. truly great SIU ship. He rates a is stopped until all dunnage is we got married last February and "Dutchy" Moore salute from all hands afloat, for discharged. Has the company the are moving down South. My hus­ % ^ i. he, as well as the rest of the of­ right to do this (5 PM to 8 AM)? band's mother and father are al­ ficers aboard the vessel, are truly (Ed. note: Yes, the company has ready receiving the LOG there, so Returning To Sea SIU. Never have I seen any crew the right. The FWT collects over­ I will have a chance to read it or bunch of officers get along as time when he is loading or dis­ while my husband is at sea. May I After Army Hitch .harmoniously as do the men charging cargo; dunnage is not To the Editor: aboard this ship. add that I think the LOG is a won­ \ Please discontinue sending the considered cargo.) derful paper and I enjoy reading it Fred R. Hicks, 4. When cargo is being unloaded, Tommy Scoper (left) and LOG to me at Camp Polk, La. Chief Steward' very much. • 'Whltey" Stewart, old ship­ there is a period of time waiting Mrs. J. T. Sigman I will not be here any more after 4. t 4^ for barges, railroad cars or other mates of the torpedoed Robin the tenth of November. I will be 4i 4i 4 ship, Seattle Spirit, met re­ getting out of the Army and will Atlantic Rough carriers. Is overtime broken dur­ ing these periods fop FWTs and Busy Stewards eently for the first time in a go back to sea. I wish tp thank After Caribbean decade. you very much for sending me the electricians? (Longshore time is Stop For Photo LOG and tell you that the new To the Editor: running.) Longshoreman time is are gentlemen and square shoot­ After sailing in the Caribbean stopped. To the Editor: LOG is really great. for two years on the Jeff Davis, ers. The ship has the best gro­ Thanks very much. (Ed. note: Electricians collect It is a rare occasion when the ceries I have seen served on any PFC Homer A. Turpen this Atlantic seems to be a little overtime if they are asked to stand Royal Oak stewards department ship, thanks to Thomas France, rough out here. We sailed from by. FWTs do not, since they have assembles for a group picture. the fleet's best chief steward. All t 4. t New Orleans on November 17, and to be there whether they are work­ Usually the steward keeps them hands are on the ball at all times Seafarer Going the only smooth sailing we have ing or not.) aU so biisy that they don't have in true SIU fashion with never a had was when we went into Nor­ Harold R. Welch time to enjoy this luxury. The gang beef—truer Union brothers can't West, Not East folk. Well, I guess it does a guy 4. 4^ 4. wore the best whites that were be found. To thTEditor: good sometimes to come back over Oldtimers Bach Recently, I sailed with an old When the trip on Waterman's here once in a while to brush up shipmate whom I hadn't seen in 10 famous mistake, the Fairisle, was on his seamanship. > On The Evelyn I years, ever since we were tor­ completed, I spent a few days on We started off with a bad trip To the Editor: pedoed and sunk on the Robin the beach and my funds were but it seems to be improving as­ It's like old times again on the Line's old Seattle Spirit. Inciden­ depleted—as usual. time goes along. One of our good Evelyn. We have such men back tally, brother "Whitey" Stewart is What should come easing into friends, Frank Coggins from Mo­ as bosun Marple, AB Eddie Vail the only shipmate from that ill­ 'Frisco but this big aluminum and bile, took a spill from the rigging and FWT Charles Schrunk. An­ fated voyage to Murmansk whom white Robin Hood. After nothing other oldtimer back here is broth­ I have had the pleasure of seeing but Libertys and C­2s, this thing er Gross, who is making his fifth again. Needless to say, we cele­ seems like a monster. The day I Proper Repair ­ trip on this vessel in four years. brated the occasion. I hope I came aboard in the Oakland Army We still have chief cook Frank shall have the pleasure soon of Base my eyes fell on the gear, Lists Help All Antonette and his wonderful chow. meeting all the other brothers who which was all topped. Whew! What The settlement of repair Also back after taking the summer were on that voyage. a mess of booms and kingposts. lists means a lot to the men off is chief steward Eddie Dacey. Now, on behalf of the crew of But with the financial situation who ­stay aboard a ship, and to All in all, we're well satisfied with this vessel, I want to extend a vote what it was, my name scratched the new crew that comes the cleanliness of the ship and the of thanks to Leroy Clarke, the port its way onto the articles in a rush. aboard, just as the repair list great chow. We also have a new This gang is the Royal Oak's made out by the previous radio, which I bought out of the stewards department. Left to agent in Lake Charles, for the Today I found out—the Robin Hood ship's fund. A special rack was many favors and accommodations was not going back to Japan or crew means a lot to you. right, front: pantryman Tom Because repairs mean h lot made and put up for the radio by Madison and saloon messman received from him beyond the line Korea, but was headed for France AB Dugan and Marple. What more of Union duties. with Army cargo. I had to believe to your comfort and living A1 Martinez. Back row: Mess­ J Tommy Scoper conditions aboard ship, they could make a happier SIU crew. man Frederick Behrend; chief the awful truth when this up­hill, All in all, it sure looks as if the , 4^ t down­hill canal c^e in sight. should be handled in the cook George Llebers; third proper fashion. Evelyn is going to be a good ship cook Earl Mathews; second Requests lAMG Be Being the only West Coaster in Each department delegate to sail on, with a friendly and cook Anacleto Doromal; and the deck gang brings forth quite must make out three copies of heads­up crew. There's nothing like BR WiiUam Calefato. Mailed To Korea a bit of chatter about California's his repair list. sailing aboard a ship that's good To the Editor: beverages and women. Luckily, The ship's delegate should and clean and kept in real heads­ available, and George Liebers, Could you please send the LOG I've been holding my own with gave one copy to the head of up style, along with good cooking chief cook, who organized the to my brother in Korea. He is these gws from Philly, New York the department concerned, one and good shipmates. That's really picture upon the occasion of his interested in the SIU and would and Baftimore. They make good copy to the company rep|esen­ sailing in true SIU style, a clean leaving the ship, wore his teeth. like very much to learn all he can shipmates — Bill Logan, Eddie tative, and one copy to the ship and a happy crew. Most of the crew warned each other about it. He is on the front lines Tesko, Oscar Blaine, Eddie Con­ Union patrolman. But we did have a bit of bad to eat while the cooking was good and I would be immensely grateful trell and Smitty, the Serang. Ralph In this way, everyone has a news. Chris Dacey, the brother of (some ate as many as five minute to you if you would take care of Maisant is putting out great chow, copy of the repair list and our chief steward, died of a heart steaks), because who knows when this, as the LOG is excellent read­ so I can't think of anything to there is a check to make sure attack in New York, and we sent there will be good eating again, ing. I would also like to add that beef about.. the work is done. a flower wreath to his family. like we had. the. Seafarers International Union Teny Paris r, J. Bmggner

T­X'T ^ Paffe Twenty­twa SEAFARERS LOG Fddiy. Novamber 28, 1982 / ~ Had GreatTime Gives Advice On At Port O' Call Cure Mdkey X E T T E R S To the Editor: To the Editor: ly necessary and something should Asks Advice In deck engineer sheets and by the A lot of guys in the hospitals This letter is in appreciation of be done to correct it. log. talk about maintenance and cure the fine time shown the crew of Ship's Crew .. .. Beef Over Mate The tbird mate injured himself and think that it will be an easy the Robin Doncaster when we had . Binghamton Victory To the Editor: doing our work one night. I had to thing to collect subsistence from (Ed. note: Your letter has been our ship's party prior to our sail­ miss several watches; he told me the steamship company in whose turned over, to the patrolman jor In this pow­wow from the Chris­ he'll support my claims and so will ing from New York on October 26. employ they were when they had action.) tos M in Pusan, I first wish to bring the second. I need your good ad­ their accident. Our thanks are extended to the you up to date on our little bucket. vice on the deal. I am keeping all However, many of them find that staff of the SEAFARERS LOG who We left Portland, Me., on Au­ the times down that I can, na­ once again have Recalls Stretch after they)re discharged and told gust 2 bound for San Francisco, via turally. I don't get it all. Despite to go back to the hospital for shown their will­ In Hospital every difficulty we are in the best ingness to cover Providence, Jacksonville, Panama, treatment and checkups, it's not so To the Editor: of spirits. So far we have the full easy to collect from the companies. stories of SIU This is my first letter to the and finally Alameda, Cal. The mate crew we left Stateside with. The men at any hour I would like to LOG, so try to bear with me. I turned the radio man to, chipping chow is the best and SIU spirit warn alj Seafar­ of the day or look back to the time when I was predominates. night. We also ap­ and painting, but after seeing an ers right now not laid up in the Manhattan Beach overtime sheet favoring the deck I will await your advice on Mr. to sign anything plaud the efforts Marine Hospital—October 28, 1949, of Ed Mooney with the time, he reluctantly prom­ Taylor, our chief mate. Thank you that the company to be exact. I was discharged on ised this would not happen again. for the LOGs. We are certainly gives them with­ and Joe DeGeorge January 1, 1951, on out­patient in operating the We allowed him one strike and for­ making advances. out studying it Colder treatment and am now back at sea Fred Boyne Port O'Call nite­ again, on the good ship Del Norte. got same. We were in Alameda very carefully. In about 12 hours; there were no long­ (Ed. note: Your letter has been fact, it would be club and selecting such fine enter­ This is my second trip trying to turned over to headquarters and tainers. We thank Howard Bennett get the old feel again. shoremen and the crew took on a good idea for four months' stores—no time off, you should receive a letter shortly them to let the for giving us the best table for I have some good friends in on this matter.) Farrell our party of 20, and Charlie Gedi­a Manhattan Beach—^Vic Millazzo, naturally. The mate went log­hap­ Union Welfare for his capable and attentive serv­ Rupert Blake and John Driscoll. py and some men were stuck for if il Plan representatives look over any­ thing before i ice till the wee hours of the morn­ One oldtimer I saw listed in the over a C­note for obscene language. you sign it. I­ A 25­day trip brought us to Arizpa Men Fail When you get out of the hospital, • g' ing. LOG, as I recall a few issues ago, was Brother Driscoll, who wrote Pusan and eventually Inchon. There To Get Mail you're told to tell the company In . general the staff of the nite­ about being an out­patient. The club in throwing out the welcome the article, "No Forgotten Men we discharged grain, which took To the Editor: 27 days with no companies look over your abstract, mat did an exceptionally fine job, Here." I really enjoyed reading We the crew of the SS Arizpa that article, as it brings back mo­ shorie leave. We and then usually ask you to make especially considering that our respectfully request that copies of a statement about how your acci­ "farewell party" was held on a ments when I first went in the broke watches gate. Joe Volpian was visiting the and the deck the SEAFARERS LOG be sent to dent happened. This is where you Friday night when the house was have to be careful. packed. boys then to pay us off, and spent crowd settled us so that we can keep up with down all Week to 'Usual Routine' The reactions of crewmen who a lot of time with us. I remember current Union activities. we went into our late brother Joe day work. It was The company lawyer or claim attended were filled with over­ a pleasant We have been away from the agent will tell you that the state­ wheifSiing satisfaction. The typical Lightfoot's room; he was very sick at the time. A very good friend change, all hands States for three months, and have ment is just the usual routine and remark was: "All crews should do of Joe's forgot all about being sick out together with not received any word from the then asks you to tell your story. As the same on their last night in port Union in the way of letters or himself when he saw Joe and they Boyne one interest—^the you tell it, he puts the story down as it is a nice send­off and the discussed old times. If Joe was work. Saturday circulars concerning the recent on paper, often using legal phrases women folk appreciate it." A typi­ thinking what I was, and I believe came along. The mate took over strike­ or its results. that you can't understand. cal remark of the fellows, who he was, we knew that his trip was the keys and from there on in we Thank you for your time and Then he'll get real friendly after weren't able to attend, was: "I ending. watched Koreans doing our work, consideration. you finish the story and give you can't believe the prices are so I see where Brother Walter Siek­ with our gear, stages, lines, paint, Donald Wagner the statement to sign. As I've said, cheap, but brother, with that kind mann is doing a good job, although rollers, brushes, saws and hammers. (Ed. note: Your copies of the he's the one who has written it of reception and entertainment, I have never met him. I do want The mate supervised and issued LOG have been sent to you regu­ down, using his own wording and you can count me in for the next to say this: Treat the guys right necessai­y equipment. Then on larly all the while you have been catchy phrases. one." and you will never be forgotten. Monday the bosun worked the out of the States.. The Union is Brothers, if you're smart you Looking forward to a quick re­ Thanks. Koreans. Then there was a repeti­ checking toith the company to find won't sign it right away. If you do turn from South Africa and an­ William A. Fadgett tion when Saturday came along. out why your mail has not been you may find yourself with noth­ other such party. Eddie Noonie Crew Is Tops delivered.) ing. The smart thing to do is to joins me in this letter. get a copy of the statement and Enlists in uhAF^ The reason for mentioning this, Jimmie Colder X X X take it wth you. Take it to the is, we have a first­class crew. We 4­ 4" Gets Married are three months out and have Seaman^s Mail Union and ask the Welfare repre­ To the Editor: sentative to look it over first. ' called in to Yokohama. All is run­ Not Forwarded Crew Bids Action Here I am again. I guess you ning smooth. The chief and second At the same time, watch your might call it a bit of bragging or To the Editor: money while you're in the hospital On Chief Mate cook come in for special thanks. something, "but knowing that you They are both "gas free," and Sometime ago I read in the LOG and on the beach, otherwise you To the Editor: like to have pictures for the LOG really on the ball. You know how a lady's plea as to why our mail may find yourself with no money This letter is being submitted to I am enclosing one of my bride, and then wl­<;n you're refused the Vesta, and me—in uniform. much this means to a ship. We are doesn't get forwarded to our men inform headquarters of conditions weli represented by oldtimers like by the steamship companies. No maintenance aiid cure, you may be I guess most of my old ship­ willing to "settle" the thing for a in the deck department aboard the Don Hodge and Joe Fawcett fi­om doubt it was written by a lonely SS Binghamton Victoiy (Bulli. males are going to be surprised at few dollars. Jim Sheahan country. seaman's wife. I meant to write which are not up to par. the way things have happened to I've had these tricks pulled on il' me all at once. First, nearing the When I gave the mate the over­ you at the time and tell you also One of the beefs concerns the how I admired her courage. me, so I know what goes. draft, I joined the US Air time sheets with the questionable Paddy Farrell chief mate, who insists on working overtime on them (such as his do­ Now my husband is^gone again. on deck continually. The mate has Force, and while taking training XXX at Kessler Air Force Base, I was ing our work and one instance He was in Galveston, New Orleans been quoted as saying that he will where the chief and deck engineer and around the coast of Florida Food Is Tops work on deck at any time, regard­ bitten by the love bug and got married July 6, 1952.. rigged gear on all masts and took for a month before his ship sailed. less of the warning given him by down permanent cargo lights) he I know he would have enjoyed On Seatiger the patrolman the trip before. He I would like to hear from any To the Editor: n and all of my old shipifiates, espe­ blew his top and returned the getting the mail that I sent to the continually refrains from turning New York office, but he did not We of the Seatiger are finishing all liands to when securing more cially those from the SS.Mobilian. sheets. I sent them back up with the deck delegate and he was sent get it. I do not think this is fair up a trip from »San Pedro which than one set of booms for sea. I expect to be at my present ad­ took in Ei Segundo, Hawaii and When the ship's delegate saw him dress for as long as_ anyone in a back with them and with the mes­ to the seamen or their families. sage to keep overtime on a separ­ My husband likes to hear from Sumatra. Everything is running ;;gi about this he said that Liberty military organization "can expect to along in good SIU fashion. We • V"' be stationed. My address is: ate sheet, as he would not even home. He is a chief cook and also ships only carry one day man. The has steward's papers. have a wonderful stewards depart­ tiSi: delegate answered that this ship Route 1, Box 20 C/o Co. B. Gib­ mark it disputed. Of course, this o^n easily be refen­ed to both on ment with plenty of good food Ivi: was a Victory. The mate said that bens, Gulfport, Miss. Could you tell me if mail is for­ which is well cooked and served. i'­i being two or three men short was Joseph M. "Kelly" Worsley warded on board by States Marine There are so many ships that have ' nothing. The ship was four men Corporation at New York City? I so many beefs on food that It's a short by that time. This has hap­ would very much like to get some pleasure to praise this one. pened twice sp far. Christmas riiail to him. There's a good crew in all three No Other Crews Restricted I read the LOG from start to departments; topside isn't bad finish whenever my husband brings either. Hawaii is still paradise, but Crewmembers from American it home and really enjoy it. I am the boys were disappointed in Su­ and Canadian ships have been go­ a millinery saleslady. My husband matra. No one could locate Sumatra ing ashore, but we were restricted will ask, "Well, skipper, what's the Sue. Our most serious beef, to the ship from our arrival here news in the LOG?" We live in though, was the hot weather. All in Goose Bay, Labrador on Octo­ Portsmouth, so of course our home '.'J hands will have a nice time for ber 28 until November 4. This is a port is Norfolk. I am writing as Christmas. I bet you ^lew Yorkers Canadian port, and the only notice if I know you, but that's the way would appreciate some of our sun­ given us was typewritten on com­ I feel since reading your friendly shine at this time of year. pany stationery and signed only paper. To back up the food statement, by Captain Olsen. So we have been Mrs. M. R. Friddle cast youi eyes on the enclosed standing gangway watch in the (Ed. note: Unfortunately States menu. Buffet supper consists of; usual way—12­4, 4­8, and 8­12, etc., Marine Corporation is not one of Stuffed deviled eggs, mixed pick» but the chief mate wants to change our contracted companies, and les, green olives, chilled fruit bas­ this in order to save a few hours since we do not know the name kets, sliced tom turkey, sliced overtime on, the day of departure, your husband's ship there is baked ham, sliced prime rib, po­ when sea watches are not set. Th^ very little we can do. We have tato salad, aspic aux primei*e, fruit deck delegate saw him about this, found, however, that slowly the jello decoree, cocoanut cream pie, but to no avail. mailing service to ships is improv­ ing and we hope some day to have dutch cocoa cake, inardi gras cake, Boat drills have been !held on jolted . the. companies enough so candied apples, assorted nuts, cof­ board in all weather, with fish oil "Kelly" Wo»sley is shown with his wife, Vesta in F^Qto taken at that problems like ..this .do not fee,.:tea and punch. ij;', on deck, and we feel this was hord­ their wedding last Julf. arise, f Okay Jones .. Jr '' ' ­rl>v­j:­7r Ftl^y. Kwwbir n, itw SKAFAttBms tee Face Twoity­ttirM A SECOND 'JONAH AND THE WHALE' LEHEND One of the things that has always fascinated landsmen andt sailors alike has been the quality of the unknown that still surrounds the sea. Even with the advent pf the various scientific devices which claimf­ to probe the very depths of would serve to keep alive these the sea, there have always discussions. The central figure in the drama was an unknown whaler, been, and perhaps always will be, James Hartley. certain questions about the sea Hartley was a crewman on a typi­ that cannot be answered. cal nineteenth century whaler, the Since the days when the early Star of the East. He, was serving seamen went down to the sea in aboard her in the year 1891, when the event that caused the entire vessels that were just slightly world to wonder, took place. larger than a present­day lifeboat, At the time, the Star of the East the real or imagined monsters of was "earching the South Atlantic the deep have been subjects of for the valuable blubber and whale discussion and speculation by both oil. Her lookout up on the mast sailors and landsmen. sighted the large rounded black Speculation about how a man back of a whale breaking the sur­ would fare in relation to one of face of the sea off the Falkland these monsters is a topic that has Islands, and hurried preparations appealed to man's imagination, and were made for the attack. has been spurred by the biblical As the Star of the Sea got closer, story of Jonah and the whale. The the crew determined that they size of these ocean goliaths has were closing on a Cachalot Whale, made man wonder whether he the largest type in the whale fam­ could actually live within their ily, and that this particular whale bodies. was a giant among giants. The Recent Case hulking back looked more like a However, there is one case on fair­sized island there in the sea, He remembered almost nothing'kt all about his short trip inside the whale's stomach, but there was comparatively recent records that and when the monster spouted, no doubt in the minds of the shipmates who opened up the stomach and found him inside, all cramped "the fountain of water that shot sky­ up and unconscious but still alive and breathing. ward resembled a large geyser. Olde Photos Hartley Lost and blubber off in strips that were whatever was inside. When they very little of what had happened hoisted aboard the ship by heavy finally got the stomach open, there, to him after he had been washed As the vessel approached, a tackle. • Wanted by MMG heavy sea hit, and Hartley was inside, was a man! over the side of the Star of the The LOG is Interested In col­ More time went by as the huge His knees were pressed up East. washed over the side. He didn't whale was slowly cut in strips. up lecting and printing photo­ reappear on the surface, and after against his chest, and his whole The only thing that he remem­ graphs showing what seagoing making a quick circle, the Star of Then the stomach of the whale was body had been forced into a ball bered, according to the reports was like in the old days. All cut out and hoisted to the ship's by the cramped space inside the handed do\vn, was going over the the East continued to stalk the deck. you oldtimers who have any huge whale. Her boats closed in on stomach. side, and then, shortly after that, old mementos, photographs of 'Something' Seen The man was James Hartley. being suddenly wrapped in a sort the monster, only to have him get As the hoist was swinging the of soft, mushy substance that kept shipboard life, pictures of away time after time. He was unconscious, but still ships or anything that would whale's stomach over the side of alive, and was quickly carried to pressing on him from all sides. He show how seamen lived, ate A harpoon hit him, but he man­ the ship, the crewmembers noticed a bunk and given what medical remembered trying hard to and worked in the days gone aged to break away again. Finally, that there was something large in­ attention was possible with the breathe, and getting almost no air, by, send them in to the LOG'. some hours after their initial try, side. Originally, it had been swung small store of medicine available and then he passed out. the whale was killed and towed to aboard the vessel so that it could aboard the vessel. When the Star of the East put Whether they be steam or sail, the side of the ship. The carcass around the turn of the cen­ be searched for ambergris, the Remembered Little back into port. Hartley became a was tied to the side, and then the substance found inside the stom­ According to the statements of sort of international hero, a second tury, during the first world work began in earnest. war and as late as 1938, the ach at times and which is worth the crew. Hartley stayed uncon­ Jonah. Hut shortly afterwards, he LOG is interested in them all. Wielding long­handled knives, its weight in gold. scious for well over a day after was completely forgotten, so com­ We'll take care of them and with blades about two feet long, Now, however, the crew slowly he was cut from inside the whale's pletely­that the records do not in­ return your souvenirs to you. the men walked along the back of and carefully sliced open the stom­ stomach. When he finally did re­ dicate what happened to him after the dead monster, cutting the hide ach, being very careful not to cut gain consciousness, he remembered his great adventure. $4 MOlion In Sunken Gold—Where? In NY Basement Although he doesn't know it, some homeowner tonight is­* .fwalk right down to the bottom of the harbor. probably sleeping over a $4 million treasure in gold,, if his After careful preparation, the ex­ home is in the vicinity of Port Morris near New York City's pedition got under way. Lake and Hellgate. +­ his divers scoured the whole area. been aboard her when she went Using his staircase, and using Authorities on buried treas­ divers with conventional gear. Lake ure now seem to feel that the down. covered every foot of the bottom wreck­of the Hritish frigate Hus­ It was on September 13, '1780, within the area, but he found no sar is now located, because of the that she started to shift her anchor­ trace of the wreck of the Hussar. age after arriving from England. After giving up. Lake and some shifting shoreline, somewhere un­ other authorities spent their time der dry land. She had not been In port long poring over charts and maps of the enough to discharge any of her But the story had its start 172 whole section. They studied charts treasure and was heavily guarded. from the time the Hussar sank years ago, when the Hussar sailed While moving, the 28­gun vessel right up to the most modem they Up the East River into Hellgate and struck Pot Rock and began to set­ could locate. dropped anchor. She was the pay­ tle. Frantic attempts to keep her Announce Theories — Finally, tliey announced that one master vessel for all the British afloat succeeded until she floated forces in America, and is said to of two things had happened to the to a position just off Port Morris. Hussar and its $4 million cargo. have had "a cargo of gold that would There, she went to the bottom in Either the strong currents had be worth over $4 million on to­ 16 fathoms. picked up the wreck and had car­ day's market. The British, pre­ ried it some distance away, or else sumably to discourage any salvage Guard Mounted she was now under dry land. It was then the British made They pointed out that it was attempts, have announced a num­ >• > a their first announcement to the ef­ more likely, that she is now under Si? ­ber of times since she sank that dry land, and pointed out that the she had no treasure aboard. fect that there was no gold aboard The treasure, still guarded, perhaps, by the spirits of the crew, currents in that passage are con­ Announcement Unlikely her. A heavy British guard, how­ is on the bottom, perhaps covered by the swift current, perhaps tinually shifting and moving the ever, was immediately set up by the. heavily­populated dry land. shoreline, and that if the Hussar However, it seems unlikely that around the spot where the top­ went down near the shore, as is the paymaster vessel would have masts of the "empty" paymaster much of a menace to navigation. Hellgate's currents, and both ex­ supposed, then the shoreline might, sailed all the way to New York vessel were still showing. A British group made a valiant peditions ended in failure. by now, have moved enough to cover the wreck. '• ­I k from England carrying no cargo. The strong currents that brought salvage attempt in 1832, but the Lake Tries • H So, perhaps somewhere in that • vllj Particularly when her sole mission Hellgate its name prevented any currents defeated them. Captain The next known attempt to get salvage attempts, and the guards' George Thomas and. later. Judge the treasure cargo was made in area, some homeowner is living was to bring the pay for the troops; were soon taken away. The wreck Nelson Cross both tried to salvage 1937 by Simon Lake, a noted pi­ on top of $4 million in gold. The In the New World. Her usual car­ stayed where she was, but the the cargo of the Hussar in later oneer in submarine development. treasure may very well be lying go was about $4 million in. gold, so masts were cut and broken off so years, Jjut this time the US Treas­ Lake had designed a special en­ under somebody's lawn or cellar that is what is thought to have that she would not be quite as ury Department teamed up with closed stairway that would let him floor, just waiting to be found. < Fare TwentT­fonr SEAFARERS Lite Friday, NoTember 188. )l95ji . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), October consular passenger Brother.Charley Nor­ night lunch. Recreation room should be taken up with the patrolman. One man 1—Chairman, Edward Wends; Secretary, ris of Mobile who was hospitalized in left clean. Deck department rooms was injured loading stores in Lake Fioyd C. Noian. Jeff Davis was elected Germany. Unanimous vote of confidence should be painted. Charles. Richard Koch was elected treas­ ship's delegate by acclamation. There went to the steward, cooks and the whole ^Can'Shahers^ urer by acclamation. There is 856.24 in are 18 new innerspring mattresses. Six stewards department for a job well done. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), October 21— the ship's fund; $2 was spent transport­ go to each department, and each depart­ She's a feeder. * Have iVo OK Chairman, Frank DamasI; Sacratary ing the television set for repairs. $12 was ment will draw for them. Bed sheets are The membership is again John W. PIcou. Delegates reported all collected from the deck department for ­»S too short; ship's delegate will contact the well. $24.65 was collected for the ship's the fund; the rest of the crew will donate ANN MARIE (Bull), October 31—Chair­ SI. at the payoff. uH patrolman on this. Steward agreed to man, Jack Farrand; Secretary, George H. cautioned to beware of persons fund. Iron, checkers, boards, cribbage put out fresh fruit at night. Combination set should be purchased in Port Arthur. Seeberger. Ship's fund stands at $39. In soliciting funds on ships in be­ MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), Oc­ lock for night lunch in the pantry will case the ship is laid up all hands are in Roach powder should be sprinkled all be obtained by the ship's delegate. half of memorials or any'other over the ship. tober 26—;Chairman, Morgan Harris; Sec­ favor of crating up the radio and electric retary, B. F. Grice. Discussion was held iron and sending them to the Boston so­called "worthy causes." BALTORE (Ore), September 14—Chair on bringing members up on charges for MARY ADAMS (Bioomflaid), September hall. Eeach department will make out a making statements to the master without 28—Chairman, "Red" Fink; Secretary, repair list. Vote of thanks went to the No "can­shakers" or solici­ man. Mack Singleton; Secretary, J. H. stewards department for fine feeding and tors have received authoriza­ Parker. R. J. Scruggs was elected ship's first consulting the crew. All informa­ Robe^ M. Oougias. Repair lists will be delegate. At least one key should be sup tion on this will be turned over to the made' up. Thomas Lowe was elected service rendered. tion from SIU headquarters to patrolman. Dishwasher should get on thb ship's delegate by acclamation. Discus­ plied for the oiicrs room. Electrician sion was held on the delayed sailing. collect funds. The National said washing machine will be repaired ball and db a better job. Glass breakage SEACORAL (Coral), October 12—Chair­ Monday. Black gang rooms need painting. has been excessively high this voyage Brothers were asked to return books to man, Thomas Lyons; Secretary, P. J. St Foundation for Infantile Pa­ due to rough weather. Stewards depart­ the library. October 19—Chairman, Eugene Conrad Marie. E. F. Goodwin was elected ship's ralysis is the only charitable Secretary, George Prota. All engine de ment got' a vote of thanks for doing • October 12—Chairman, T. D. Smith; delegate. Steam line into the washing partment rooms were painted out this good job. Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Delegate machine will be taken care of by the organization which has re­ trip. Keys to oilers' room have not been will look into the matter of the water deck engineer by order of the Wilming­ ceived membership endorse­ supplied. Crewmembers should not slam being shut off. Repair list suggestions ton patrolman. This work is payable. doors late at night. Please leave the should be handed in. Brothers were Vote of thanks went to the stewards de­ ment. Funds for this cause laundry room shipshape for the next asked to be quieter at night. partment for the way the food and han­ are collected through normal man. Don't leave cots on deck when not dling of same has been done so far in Use. Wipers want to know why they VENORE (Ore), October 26—Chairman, this trip. Union channels at the pay­off. can't have cleanser for sanitary work. H. B. Caskill; Secretary, E. J. Ponisi Receipts are issued on the spot. There is $15 in the ship's fund. Disputed NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), October 26— SEAPEARL (Colonial), August 22— ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Seas Shipping), overtime will be taken up at the payoff. Chairman, S. J. Anderson; Secretary, D. Chairman, Dominic Di Sei; Secretary, Ar­ April 13—Chairman, E. W. King; Secre­ Each new crewmember will donate 50 B. Pattersdp. H. E. Nichols was elected in the ice boxes. Crew passageways turo MarlanI, Jr. New toaster should be tary, J. Stefanlk. Stewards department cents for the washing machine repair. ship's delegate by acclamation. Discus­ need sougeeing. Stewards ­department obtained if possible for the crew mess­ was congratulated on the meal just Ship's fund should not exceed $25. Food sion was held on the repairs listed last heads and showers need painting. Fresh room. Cups and glasses should be re­ served. Cups and spoons should be re­ is very poorly prepared; there is not trip which were not taken care of. Cap vegetables should be omitted from the turned to the pantry. Stewards depart­ turned to the pantry sink. Those return­ enough night lunch. Steward says not tain wiU get discharge blanks from the night lunch. ment got a vote of thanks for a well ing to the ship should refrain from ex­ enough food was put on board. Crew­ US consul in the next port. The caP' done job. members voted to have something done cessive noise and hilarity while in port. tain does not want soiled linen thrown October I—Chairman, Dominic Di Sel; Departments will rotate the cleaning of about the food. Members agreed to have down the ladder leading to the linen SEAPENDER (Orion), October 19— Secretary, Arturo Mariani, Jr. One oiler better shipboard harmony. Chairman, James Kelley; Secretary, Earl the laundry. AU books should be re­ locker. Steward will hang linen bags was hospitalized in Las Palmas, Canary turned to the Ubrary when finisiied. Ef­ outside the linen locker. Refrigerator Harrison. Properly worded sailing board Islands. A fireman was taken sick near and coffee and cream will be locked up with correct time of sailing should be fort will be made to exchange the library put up. the Island of Dominica. New brand of with another vessel's while in port along in port, with the gangway watch holding coffee should be purchased if possible. the coast. Members should wears shirts the keys. A toaster for the crew will be purchased. in the messhaU. STEEL KING (Isthmian), October 27— Assistant engineer did >york that should October 19—Chairman, E. W. King; FAIRLAND (Waterman), September 1— Chairman, E. Torres; Secretary, P. J. have been overtimd' for men off watch. Secretary, J. Stefanlk. Captain keeps Chairman, Orville Payne; Secretary, Wil­ Harayo. J. F. Santos was elected ship's meddling in deck and stewards depart­ liam Saltrez. BiU Taylor was elected delegate. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), November 1 ment affairs. 25 tons of smaU arms are DOROTHY (Bull), October 12—Chair­ ship's delegate. Department delegates —Chairman, John Mehalov; Secretary, J. being carried. The old man had been man, J. Brady; Secretary, N. Matthew. were elected also. One man left the MAE (Bull), October 19—Chairman, F. Arnold. Master was displeased over per­ after the bosun because he is dissatisfied I'­. Disputed overtime will be taken up with ship in Galveston, Tex., and was re­ Hipp; Secretary, F. Bona. There is $20 in formance of two men in the deck depart­ with the deck gang work, but the bosun the patrolman. placed. Motion was passed to get new the ship's fund. $5 was spent for play­ ment. No one is to enter messhall in feels the work is satisfactory. Delegates mattresses in New Orleans, but they ing cards. OS missed ship in Galves­ undershorts at any time. Discontinue the will make out repair lists before reach­ could not be gotten in time; they will ton, as well as messman. Post, steward practice of dumping mop water in the ing port. I LOISANS FORT (Cities Service), Octo­ sinks. ber IS—Chairman, A M. Bartiatt; Secre­ be picked up next trip out. Water says he won't put the new sink near the cooler will be checked, as well as New ice box. Steam pipe should be installed SEAMAR (Calmar), September 21— tary, Don E. Osborne. Sailing board dis­ LAKE GEORGE (USPC), October I— pute and repair list will be mailed into Orleans supplies. in the galley stove. Chairman, John R. Marshall; Secretary, Chairman, David Pair; Secretary, Edward Beb Berbott. Thomas L. Tuars was elect­ New York for approval. Delegates re­ Octeber 12—Chairman, Vie D'IndIa; V. Smith. Arthur Seago was elected ported no beefs. Secretary, F. Blumenberg. BoUed eggs ed ship's delegate by acclamation. Action and sardines were requested for night ship's delegate. Motion was passed to should be taken on stopped­up drains. lunch. Question was asked why the stew­ start a ship's fund with a dollar dona­ Crew should cooperate more with the ABiQUA (Cities Service), September II ard checks the linen when he changes tion from each man. Delegates will see messman. Men should not enter the mess­ —­Chairman, Steve Senak; Secretary, R. about getting a radio speaker for the haU at any time in their underwear. M. Latterty. Captain will contact the and why he keeps his toUet locked up and does not let the stewards depart­ messroom. Delegates will draw up a re­ Octeber 2S—Chairman, J. Mershalli company about forwarding LOGs and Un­ pair list. Secretary, Black. Repair list should be ion mail promptly to the ship. Captain ment use it. Steward says he wUl leave October 24—Chairman, Edward V. it open unless the men do not keep it • URBANK VICTORY (Eastern), M. Sep­ prepared for drydock. Wiper is not car­ I' will be asked why doors leading to the clean. Smith; Secretary, William Kehrwieder. ing for engine department heads as ha :|.' engine and boiler rooms are being locked, tember 21—Chelrman, D. Catey Jones; Captain said radio will be repaired if should. Steward suggested that the cap­ as this is a safety hazard. Suggestion Secretary, George Frank. Anthony A. possible. Ship's delegate will see the tain should be contacted about painting was made that all crewmembers donate DEL RIO (Dalta), Septambar 28— Meshipley was elected ship's delegate by captain about an awning for the aft poop aU quarters. Discussion was held on dirty to the ship's fund at the draw in Levan­ Chairman, J. Tuckar; Sacratary, Ray acclamation. Each department should deck. Union will be contacted about get­ water in the water tanks. Members sea, to be used for repairing the radio Casanova. There is stlU no Ice water. turn in a repair list upon arrival in the ting the company to forward mail to should take better care of the reaillng and washing machine. Steward will be Delegates reported no beefs. There is next US port. Ship's delegate should Port Said. Heads need repairiffg. Glasses material. asked about a possible ship's recreation $22.75 In the ship's fund. Steward wUl get a new library in the first port, using should not be put in the sink. An iron fund. There is a shortage of soap chips. type up a schedule for cleaning the laun­ the ship's fund to defray transportation is needed; ship's delegate will see the TAINARON (Actlum), September ,4— dry room expenses. Each brother should donate captain about this. Steward will try to Chelrman, Theodore James; Secretary, H, $1 to the ship's fund. Longer hose get more cots and pillow cases in Italy K. Smith. Flour Is contaminated and un­ CLAIBORNE (Waterman), October 26— CHRISTOS M. (Marina), Nevambar 3— should be installed on the crew's washing as well as soap trays for the showers. Chairman, Ceerge Clark; Secretary, 6. R. Chairman, C. Damaras; Sacratary, Tany machine. Each department delegate fit for use. This matter wiU be taken up Ketch. Crew went on record not to ac­ In MobUe with the port officials. Crew Wailluk. Complaint was raised aboi|t no should c.beck to see what painting and MARINA (Bull), October 26—Chairman, should use their respective heads and cept Spencer rolls, beef for steak meat shore leave in Inchon. No heavy win­ sougeev ug and scraping is needed, as the James W. Sweet; Secretary, Jehn W. but to get a six weeks' supply of steak ter gear was bought there, but this may ship has just come out of idle status. showers. Starboard door to the saloon meat only. Steward said that 40 gallons Parker. There was not enough fruit be taken care of in Yokohama. OS wiU October 19—Chairman, Dav Casoy juices. Motion was passed to provide hot (Continued on page 25) of fresh milk were on board when the make the 3 FM coffee. Fred Boyne was ship left Rotterdam. Jonas; Sacratary, C. Beguckl. AU hands meals at night for the deck department. '• • I elected ship's delegate. donated $1 to the ship's fund. AU foc'sles Repair list will be turned over to the It; have been sougeed and wiU be painted patrolman in Savannah. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), October from topside to bottom, including mess­ SO—Chairmen, Oeorge Lelberi; Secretary, rooms, pantries, showers and toUets of SOUTHLAND (Seuth Atlantic), Novem­ PERSONALS u George Petrovlch. Ship's delegate should licensed and unUcensed personnel. $8.85 ber 2—Chairman, James Hanners; Secre­ see about repairing the washing machine. was spent on library. There is $28.15 tary, E. L. Baker. Brothers should coop­ Milton was elected new ship's delegate. left in the ship's fund. Steward said that erate with the messman and leave the Norman Keating No action has been taken on the paint­ all suggestions for improvements In the messhall after eating. Port steward will Please write or telephone your ing which was brought up at two pre­ menu wlU be gladly accepted and, car­ check all linen upon arrival in the US. vious meetings. family at 91 Selwyn St., Roslin­ EVELYN (Bull), Novambar 2—Chair­ ried out. No one should sign on again until ade­ man, Frad J. Bruggnsr; Sacratary, Ed quate heating equipment is instaUed in dale, Mass., or call PAikway 7­ JULESBUR6 (Methiasen), Octeber 26— Dacay. Delegates reported no beefs. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), October 26— the bosun's room. 0865. Chairman, Seldle; Secretary, S. F. Schuy­ Chairman. Josopiv Thomas; Sacratary, ler Lawson was elected ship's delegate. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatrain), Oc­ John W. Pleou. Ship's ^und was started, WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Nevam­ 4 4 4 Each man should donate $1 voluntarily tabar 23—Chairman, R. W. Swaanay; Sac­ with contributions totaling $19; Ben Kori bar 9—Chelrman, A. G. Alexander; Sec­ Fred Wray at the payoff. ratary, E. M. Auar. New television an­ was elected ship's treasurer. Washing retary, J. Leavens. Most repairs have You can get in touch with me tenna put the ship's fund in the hole for machine and wash room.should be kept been taken care of. The rest will be AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), October S— $10. Steward was elected ship's delegate clean. , at 957 Woodycrest Ave., or call Chairmen, J. M. O'Nell; Secretary, John by acclamation. Company wUl be asked CY 3­7547. I recently moved. W. Williams. J. M. O'Nell was elected to make a treadway for the gangway BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), Octo­ Mother. ship's delegate. Stewards' utility re­ while in New Orleans. Motion was ber 26—Chairman, not listed; Sacratary, quested that face, towels not be used to passed that each crewmember donate $1 Jamas Bailey. There was no milk aboard NOTICES 4 4 4 ­ shine shoes. One washing machine should to the ship's fund at the payoff. Repair in Norfolk for about three days. Milk Johnny "Ski" W. Czajkowski be kept for work gear and one for white list WiU be made up by each department finally arrived. Salad was absent from clothes. After quarters should be painted. before arrival in Edgewater. the menu for a few days at sea. Fred M. Donaldson Get in touch with E. T. Laws, October 26—Chairman, Oscar Williams; John M. Burk Secretary, T. M. O'Nell. New chief mate EDITH (Bull), November 1—Chairman, c/o Bailey, 27 Esplanade, Sharp seems to be making efforts to clean up Robert Brock; Secrotery, L. Rlzzo. Bosun WARHAWK (Wata.man), October 27— Please get in touch \vith the Park, Calif. the ship. Two deck foc'sles, alleys and will be asked to make racks for the Chairman, H. L. Meacham; Secretary, J. Welfare Department at SIU head­ messroom have been painted so far. percolators for rough weather. . Crew Puglisi. Captain thinks he has a fine 4 4 4 More painting will be done this trip. messman asked the crew to show more crew. Each man will be given one quarters in Brooklyn as soon as William E. Hart Move was made to contribute money for courtesy in keeping butter, cream, etc.. chance only to foul up. even the cap­ possible. tain. Laundry should be kept ship­shape. Please contact William E.'Ken­ One man from each department should 4" 4 4 neidy, 78 Old Annapolis Road, Lin­ clean the laundry each week. Unfinished thicium Heights, Md. Editor, repair list wlU be turned over to the Juan O.­ Otero patrolman in the next port. Patrolman Please contact your local draft 4 4 4 SEAFARERS.LOG. should correct slopchest sizes and exor­ Frank S, Borkowska bitant prices. Men should be quiet in board. This is urgent. 675 Fourth Ave., the passageways. .4 4 4 It is urgent that you contact your sister, Mrs. Helen Canas, 75 Brooklyn 32, NY SIMMONS VICTORY (Bull), Soptsmbor The Cities Service Oil Co. at 70 1<—Chairman, J. Rodder; Secrotary, H. Pine St., NYC, advises they are South Bt., Newark, NJ, as soon as Psdorsen. One man went to the captain holding checks, which can be possible. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please Over the delegate's head. One brother Alberto Carrion ll'l Iff.. • paid off in Honolulu. Steward asked all claimed by writing to the above l>^' ' put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) to cooperate in keeping the coffee urn address, for the following men: W. Regarding your message, no sea­ is''':'­­''­ ^led, so that it does not burn up. Wash­ men's papers were found in the m ing machine should • be taken care of. Carney, Yourick Guillory and NAME Discussion was held on cleanliness and Daniel Sheehan. oilers foc'sle on the ship. H. M. food preparation. Connel, delegate, SS Cantigny. September 28—Chairman, Harman Pad­ 4 4 4 arsen; Secretary, Pat Rebartson. Washing 4 4 4 STREET ADDRESS machine should be repaired and a new In order for headquarters to is­ Albert GapinskI motor installed in the galley blower sys­ sue new books to the following tem. H. Pedersen was elected ship's Get in touch with your attorney delegate. Ship's fund should be started members, it will be necessary for at 42 Broadway, NYC. CITY ZONE STATE for the, purchase of magazines. them to come in to headquarters or Saptamber 29—Chairman, P. Robartsan; 4 4 4 Sacratary, H. PadarseiT. $26.70 worth of send in four (4) passport size Harold K. Bonne Signed magazines were purchased. Care of photos: Please contact Thomas N. Breen, magazines and washing machine were W. T. Ammermann, 39585; W. T. Baker, TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old tubseriber and have a change discussed. 23946; W. D. Burke, 100755; C. Gawrych. 220 Broadway. NYC, regarding 50854; L. J. Goodwin, 3764; C. T. Graham, claim against SS Marymar. of addrets, please give your former'^address below: BULL RUN (Mathlasen), October 26— 51577; J. Jordan, 10999; H. L. LoU, 41027. Chairman, Anthony Dabchlch; Sacratary, J. F. Moore. 102573; L. Nelson, 1171; , ^ : 4­ ADDRESS KIrby DIgman. There is $11.41 in the E. P. O'Brien, 21788; C. M. Ponce, 28254; Joseph Ruppc V­>' ship's fund: every man will donate $1 in L. McSchroeder, 50821; M. J. Slinski, Contact Murray Rosof, 10 East the next port. Washing machine should 51139; H. A. Thomsen, 46181; H. K. Vaib

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... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... .^1 (Continued from page 24) cause the chlU box was broken and sup­ Ughts should be placed In the galley and his humor ^d convenience and opens plies wouldn't keep. Everyone should be in the engine room. Vote of thanks went the slopchesl when he gets ready. Lack nen ihould be doeed during meal boura sober for the payoff and clean his foc'sle to Smoky for Miowing films to the crew. of cooperation of the rest of topside will Oue to the captain's wife being on board. before leaving. Stewards department got Get New Books also be reported. Ship's fund stands at Sailors can then get to the showers with­ a vote of thanks for their fine work un­ TAINARON (Actlum), September 21— $28.15. Patrolman should find out why out dressing. der adverse conditions during the past the electricians' foc'sle was not sougeed Through Agents Chairman, H. K. Smith; Secretary, Her­ before being painted. Drain hose on the November *—Chairman, Charles Mots; six months. Seafarers who applied for bert (Tiny) Kennedy. Three new men washing machine should be replaced. All Secretary, Herbert Kennedy. Repair lists came aboard in Norfolk, Va. New lock­ foc'sles should be left clean when leav­ will be turned over to the ship's delegate STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), October new membership ^oks in ers are being put up by the deck engi­ ing the ship. Dirty linen should be and posted. There should be more quiet 20—Chairman, Steve Deri; Secretary, New York but are now sailing neer and bosun. One man missed ship turned In to the steward. Crew voted in the messhaiis. Stewards department Charles Hartman. Steve Deri was elected In Port Sulfur. Old flour was changed for unanimously to donate the ship's fund to got a vote of thanks. ship's delegate by acclamation. Steward from outports don't have to new. Charges on man who missed ship the patients in the Fort Stanton Hospital. turned over the S91 in the ship's fund to come to this city to get their were dropped, in accordance with Union NM. MOBILIAN (Waterman), November 9— the ship's delegate. Motion was passed agreement. Fan in dry store room needs Chairman, W. B. Andersuc; Secretary, Al­ to use the fund for repairing the crew's new books. fixing. Cooks should not use old potatoes bert e. Ependa. Beef about the chief en­ washing machine. Crew was asked to from the night before. Crew should not ETRATHCAPE (Etrethmore), no date­ If the men Intfolved will use dishes for ash trays. Crew should Chairman, Lew Meyers; Eeeretary, J. Os­ gineer and captain scraping and painting help keep th^ messhaii clean. Stewards borne. Although the repair list was their rooms as weU as overtime beef will department got a vote of thanks for their write to headquarters and tell return books to the Ubrary as soon as they have finished them* turned in in plenty of time, the captain be referred to the patrolman. Steward good work. the Union which port they are isn't going to have any work done be­ was asked to put stew and pot pie on the cause he doesn't know if the ship is go­ menu once a week. Messhaii should be GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), October 9 sailing out of, the Union wUl THE CABINS (MathUsen), November 1 ing to lay up or not. Captain is running kept clean; crew mess wiU sougee mess­ —Chairman, Joseph Ryan; Secretary, J. forward the book in care of —Chairman, W. J. Wolfe; Secretary, W. the stewards department, turning only hail and chairs. Department heads should E. Hennen. .Joseph Ryan was elected J. Prince. Steward should get a new one man to sougeeing topside passage­ make out three copies of their repair ship's delegate. Delegates reported every­ the port agent. chief cook on return to the States. Dis­ ways and breathing down his neck aU the lists—for department head, patrolman thing okay. cussion was held on cold drinks and Under no circumstances keeping the washing machine ciean. while he is working. J. E. Gray was and the ship. November 2—Cheirmen, Joseph A. Ry­ elected ship's delegate. Patrolman wiil however, will the books be make sure all repairs are done. All we JOHit B. KULUKUNDIB (Mar Trade), en; Secretary, J. M. Hannon. Delegates reported everything okay. sent through the mails to any FAIRISLE (Waterman), October Si­ have got so far is a growl and the state­ October S—Chairman, W. V. Click; Sec­ Chairman, M. A. Machelle; Secretary, ment that he hasn't got the parts. Dis­ retary, C. F. Aycock. Linen wiil be private addresses. George D. Smith. Brother Howarth was cussion was heid on why we ran out of changed once a week; extra linen will be KATHRYN (Bull), November 1—Chair­ elected ship's delegate by acclamation. all sanitary supplies. in the laundry bag. Old razor blades man, A. Melendei; Secretary, N. La­ Shipmates have been leaving the washing should be placed in the can provided for chance. Washrooms were cleaned and for the messhaU wiU be requisitioned machine dirty. Also, there is no place to AZALEA CITY (Waterman), November that purpose. Everybody turned to and painted. Situation on cigarettes has been again at the end of this trip. Stewards hang clothes to dry. helped to sougee the recreation room. partially clarified. 2—Chairman, Robert Hufchins; Secretary, department got a vote of thanks for a David B. Sacher. Ship's fund was re­ Brother Glicfc got a vote of thanks for job weU done in the gaUey.. Crew was SOUTHERN DISTRICTS (Southern getting a good library for this voyage; ported at $39. M. Arroya was elected WILD RANGER (Waterman), October asked to take care of the new washing Trading), October 12—Chairman, A. H. ship's delegate. Something should be he spent his time and money to secure 2<—Chairman, A. R­ Busso; Secretary, W. machine and to keep the messhaU clean. Anderson; Secretary, W. H. Thompson. same. done about the heat and water cooler Bennerson. Motion was passed to put A. H. Anderson was elected sliip's dele­ back aft once and for aU. Bread should October 29—Chairman, William V. Yale locks on each foc'sle door. Ship's YORKMAR (Calmar), November 9— gate. Ship's delegate will see the captain be put in a bread box instead of the ice Click; Secretary, R. Crant. Food aboard delegate will see the patrolman about the Chairman, Walter H. Szeczepanski; Secre­ about having the ship carry cigarettes, box. Ship's meeting should be caUed in this ship < is not prepared to the satisfac­ ship's fund, which was in the care of the tary, Frank O'Neill. Joe Brooks was tooth paste, gloves and other items for Tampa with the patrolman present to do tibn of the crew. According to the stew­ brother who was taken sick to the hos­ elected ship's delegate by acclamation. the crew. Galveston agent will,be con­ something about the chief mate. ard, we were given a suitable amount of pital. Port captain wiU be contacted Messman was asked to leave out more tacted about showers, heads and gratings stores and there is no reason why it about getting a new Ice box. glasses and cups until the drinking in the crew's bath. Library should be ob­ cannot be cooked right. Ship's delegate fountain is repaired. AU hands should tained in Galveston. WiU see the patrolman about the chief SUZANNE (Bull), November S—Chair­ close doors and lockers when the ship November 7—Chairman, A. H. Ander­ cook at the payoff. Swearing at brothers man, .Jim Murphy; Secretary, L. B. is in port. Temporary repair list wUl be son; Secretary, Steward. Galveston port by any member of the crew wiU not be Gooch. Beef about the quantity of meat turned in at the end of the trip. agent settled the hot water beef. Nor­ tolerated, nor wiU the constant missing brought on board at sailing will be taken folk agent wiU be contacted about the «f the shift. up with the patrolman. SEAGARDEN (Orion), August 5—Chair­ member who is not living up to his man, J. Bracht; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ agreement. Locker repairs are needed. dins. Ice machine in the messroom and The messroom should be kept clean. ELIZABETH (Bull), November 9—Chair­ MONROE (Bull), October 19—Chairman, washing machine are not working. Show­ man, G. Bonafont; Secretary, R. Rivera. D. PIccereill; Secretary, J. E. Townsend. ers should be fixed; stores should be or­ CANTIGNY (Cities Service), November Awning for back aft wiU be brought to John Klemowlcz was elected ship's dele­ dered In Yokohama. Repairs of ice boxes, 11—Chairman, J. M. Chsmpiln; Secretary, the attention of the patrolman and put gate by acclamation. Bosun asked aU deck stewards toilet, fans are needed. Vote Vernon Manuel. There is $22.87 in the on the repair list. F. Camacho was hands to be on deck at all times when of thanks went to the baker for bis good ship's fund; $10 was spent on a floral elected ship's delegate. Doors should be the ship has to be secured for sea. Stew­ pastry. wreath for the late wife of the radio kept elosed in port. ards department got a vote of thanks for operator.. Arthur Wilfert was elected ALEXANDRA (Carras), November 2— the good chow. September 5—Chairman, J. Bracht; Secretary, Kenneth Collins. Nothing has ship's delegate. Rotary list for the clean­ SAN MATEO VICTORY (Eastern), Oc­ Cheirmen, Steve Beregeria; Secretary, ing of the recreation room by the three Thurston J. Lewis. Since the captain was been done about the repairs. Captain tober 12—Chairman,­ A. Thome; Secre­ SEACLIFF (Orion), October 5—Chair­ does not seem to want to do anything departments will be posted. Suggestion tary, J. B. Griswoid. Steve. Prokopuk was with us in our good beef against the man, R. Profoxich; Secretary, J. Bernettl. was made that bound volumes of the 1951 chief mate, we got rid of him in Dakar. Repair Ust will be taken care Of in the about them. CSiief engineer wiU not hear and 1952 SEAFARERS LOG be procured elected ship's delegate. Garbage should We now have a new chief mate. We of rotating the watch to give other men be dumped aft to keep the deck clean. first US port. All hands should cooperate a chance to get ashore to do shopping. for the ship's library. Steward.r department was commended on now have a beef with the messman who on cleaning the recreation room, laundry, One man missed the ship when leaving wants to pay off. Crew feels that dis­ foc'sles, washing machines and refrain the chow. Something should be done ciplinary action by the Union should be from putting their feet on' the chairs. Yokohama for Korea. Vote of .thanks about cleaning of the laundry: delegates taken, since the messman knew this Crew was asked to take it easy on all went to the baker and suggestion made WUl decide about this. would be a long trip when he signed on. types of noise, especially slamming doors, that he make apple turnovers. Stewards department 'got a vote of thanks as there seems to be more of this going October 5—Chairman, J. Staebler; Sec­ OLYMPIC GAMES (Western Tankers), for their good work. «n than there was on the previous trip. retary, Kenneth Collins. AU repair work November 11—Chairman, Ed Callahan; has been done. Man who missed the Secretary, J. T. Leilnski. Vote of thanks HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory), Chair­ vessel last time has rejoined; bosun paid went to the skipper for aU he did in \ man, William Alvaro; Secrotary, Ceorge off sick. A new . oiler was picked up: AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), November search of our missing brother. D Brown­ Lothrop. Steward said that fresh vege­ Captain should get a fuU deck crew as 17—Chairmen, Leroy A. Williams; Secre­ ing was elected ship's delegate. Place at tables and ice cream weren't ordered be­ ArZ: • !£> : • ic soon as possible. Ship's delegate sug­ tary, Carl Simpson. Membership does the end of the table should be left for gested that the crew be more on the Job. not have any place to dry laundry now the watch at supper. Repair list wiU be Medicine chest should be checked and that cold weather is here and the chief given to the' patrolman. Ship's fund supplied in Japan. Letter should be sent englneeer does not allow anyone to dry stands at $52. Radio wiU be taken Quix Angwera to headquarters about the men who laundry In the engine room fidley. Mo­ ashore for repairs. : (1) 6:30. The actual travel BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Novombor missed the ship, as ihey have plausible tion was passed to ask for some space time is IVi hours, plus the hour 9—Chairman, R. Ramsey; Secretary, Al excuses. to dry laundry without waiting two or SAN MATEO VICTORY (Eastern), Octo­ Do Forest. Letter was sent to the hall in three days for it to hang out some ­place ber 29—Chairman, A. Thome; Secretary, lost stopping on the way. connection with restricted shore leave in FORT HCSKINi (Cities fervlce), No­ on the deck. Chief cook and night cook T. Duncan. Safety suggestions were dis­ (2) London and Paris. Korea. Disputed overtime will be taken vember *—Chairman, Honest Ai Whit­ and baker are now sleeping in one room cussed and improvements recommended up with the patrolman. Chief engineer mer; Secretary, David Baugh. There are that isn't large enough for two peopie. to the captain. (3) Wisconsin. will be asked about getting an agitator about a thousand hours of disputed OT November 1—Chairman, W. Johnson; (4) Six, nine. for the washing machine in California. since there was no shore leave in Bremer AZALEA CITY (Waterman), October Secretary, not listed. Repair lists for aU Bunks should be stripped and foc'sles haven; this wiU be taken up at the payoff 22—Chairman, A. Poppas; Secretary, departments wiU be turned in. Bunks (5) Federal Trade Commission, cleaned before the payoff. Repair list is with the patrolman. ' Ship's delegate Peter VIcere. Beefs against the mate will should be stripped down and ship cleaned Atomic Energy Commission, Fed­ ready for typing, so any additions should thanked the crew for their exceUent cO' be turned over to the patrolman. All before the payoff. Vote of thanks went be turned in as soon as possible. All operation at aU times—one of the finest crew lockers should be fixed; chairs are to the stewards department for good eral Security Agency, Reconstruc­ books ^ould be returned to the library. crews in the SIU. Bosun has been doing needed for the messman's rooms. Iron and service—particularly the baking. tion Finance Corporation. PUlowa and mattresses should be re­ crew's work; this wiU be reported to the will be taken care of by the steward. (6) All were the scenes of the placed. patrolman. Communication was sent to Each member wiU donate $1 to the­ ship's .OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Trans.), Novem­ headquarters on the pumpman who miraed fund. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ber 9—Chairman, E. Rosa; Secretary; M. surrenders in wars involving the ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), Oc­ the ship. Members were asked to turn ard and his department for good food Lipkln. Motion was passed to have the US. Yorktown­American Revolu­ tober 21—Chairman, Leonard Wright; repair lists over to delegates. Stewards and service. ship's delegate request the captain to Secretary, H. McAleer. More port screens department was given their second vote take on four months' worth of cigar­ I tion, Appomattox­Civil War, Ver­ should be added to the repair list. De­ of thanks for­the trip. KATHRYN (Bull), November 11—Chair­ ettes in Yokohama and replenish the sailles­World War I and the USS partments will take turns keeping the man, Anibal Albl; Secretary, Felipe slopchest. There are not enough lights laundry and library clean. Blowers in CHIWAWA (Cities Service), November Aponte. Ship's delegate had a beef about in the passageway. GIs in Korea have Missouri­World War 11. foc'sles should be turned on.. 9—Chairman, M. O. Brightwell; Secretary, non­'crewmerabers hanging around the been raiding the ice box. They are wel­ (7) "Benelux" is the name ap­ ' November 9—C h a i r m a n, Harold J. A. Phillips. Report ^on two men fired messhaU eating during the crew's mess­ come to coffee, but that is aU. AU hands McAleer; Secretary, Leonard Wright.' Re­ was turned in to ][^ke Charles patrolman. time. Steward and messboys refuse to are satisfied with the bacon. Coffee cups plied to a defense treaty set­up pair list was turned in. Coffee grounds Ship's fund stands at S12.32. $21.60 was take the responsibiiity of keeping them are not being returned to the sink. Care between Belgium, Netherlands and should be dumped in garbage cans, not spent on a funeral wreath for P. M. out. ­ This beef was settled at the payoff. of washing machine was discussed. Luxembourg, all located in West­ in waste paper box. Extra linen will be BlackweU's mother. Patrolman should be turned in to the steward, as well as cots contacted about men having to serve DE SOTO (Watarman), October 12— GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan­Oceanic), ern Europe. and mattresses. Repair list should In­ themselves. Chairman, Joe Cave; Secretary, Philip November 2—Chairman, A. G. Burke; (8) $15. The portions of a third, clude sougeeing of foc'sles and new toast­ Reyes. New repair list should be made Secretary, V. L. Giiliiond. Soap and soap ers. Patrolman didn't square last trip's JEFFERSON DAVIS (Waterman), Octo­ out for the new men. Motion was passed powder should be put aboard when the fourth, fifth and sixth respectively beefs. ber 22—Chairman, J. C. Christian; Secre­ to form a ship's fund, to be used only vessel reaches Puerto Rico. Oscillating yielded $100, $75, $60 and $50 to tary, E. C. Craddock. C. Wright was for Union activities. Every member will fans should be instaUed in the messhaii, MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), August elected ship's delegate; H. H. Pierce was donate 50 cents untU the fimd has a bal­ recreation room and crew's quarters. the first four organizations, leav­ 30—Chairman, Barney Kister; Secretary, elected engine delegate. Washing machine ance of $30. Steward offered the crew Mushroom vents should be inspected and ing $15 as the remainder. J. McCallum. Vote of thanks went to should be kept clean and the drain hose the use of his iron but asked that every­ repaired or replaced where necessary. the stewards department for their fine repaired. Deck watch was asked to leave one retiurn' this after using it. Vote of Refrigerator system should be checked (9) No, ruled the Supreme work; the crew hopes that things con­ a flashlight in the messhaii for the look­ thanks was given to the steward and his and repaired before the next crew signs Court of Florida. A man doesn't tinue the same for the balance of the out. Members were asked to keep their department for the good food and serv­ on. Committee will inspect food stores voyage. feet off the chairs and return aU cups to ice rendered. for the next trip. Patrolman should have the right to marry a second September 21—Chairman, Barney Kin­ the pantry. Engine and deck heads should check slopchest to make sure that heavy wife at the expense of his first ter; Secretary, Charles Merrill; Library be sougeed. BEATRICE (Bull), July 7—Chairman, weather gear is carried, as well as a one. wUl be boxed up and traded for a new November 1—Chairman, H. M. Lamm; Dl Chark; Secretary, Rafael Santos. Ra­ better class of merchandise. one. Steward asked aU men getting off Secretary, H. H. Pierce. Washing ma fael Vidal was elected ship's delegate. November 18—Chairman, James Stogal­ (10) Romeo and Juliet. Romeo at the end of the trip to strip their bunks chine should be kept clean. Chief engi­ Steward wUl check the springs in each tis; Secretary, Keith M. Cola. Refrigera­ was a Montague. and turn in aU dirty linen. Vote of ner will be contacted about a drain pipe. bed. Ship's delegate will ask the 1st as­ tor system is still fouled up. Patrolman thanks went to the stewards department. Tables will be checked by the steward sistant about cleaning gear for the wip­ wUl check this at the payoff, as well as November I—Chairman, Norwood Geno; before each meal. Loud talking and ra­ er's sanitary work. the slopchest supplies. Secretary, Barney KInter. Each depart­ dio playing must be stopped at night October 28—Chairman, William Ortlz; Puzzle Answer ment should draw up a repair list. Laun­ while men are sleeping. New mattress is Secretary, Leroy Johnson. Beef about ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), November 9 dry. pantry and messhaU should be kept needed for the 8­12 oiler. feeding of customs in Santo Domingo —Chairman, Leon Kyter; Secretary, J. P. iFlllNiK cleaner. Crew should try to clean up will be referred to the captain and pa­ Morris. Two men missed siiip. Delegates after themselves. McKETTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ trolman. Crew would like to know if reported no beefs. • BD ers), September 12—Chairman, M. Pler­ such persons can be kept out of the crew mmum InesshaU. • • aSBIZIESS] [5][lll FAIRFORT (Waterman), November 14— plrskni; Secretary, John Fee. Dollar do­ MAFYMAR (Calmer), September 21— Chairman, W. E. Morse; Secretary, M. nation by each man' will be used to buy Chairmon, Cummins; Secretary, James F. , I Deo­Tiska. Men paying off should turn records in Montreal. This donation will CAROLYN (Bull), November 1—Chair­ Byrne. Crew messhaii needs sougeeing HSH aaas „ keys over to the department heads. New be voluntary. New reading material will man, Freddie; Secretary, not listed. Stew­ and fumigating. Beef was made" about mattresses .should be 'put aboard. Chief also be bought. Repair list will be posted ards department repair list wiU be re­ the dishes not being very clean." New engineer should put more pressure on for that work that can be done at sea. ferred to the patrolman. Second mate coffee urn should be instaUed. Each de­ caaaQsaci aQagg toilets aft and fix showers. Motion was Any member guilty of destroying or wUl be asked to check clocks more often. partment WiU take turns cleaning the passed that anyone caught steaUng from stealing ship's gear will be brought up recreation room. amBa QBO caaaa the ship be fined by the Union, as this on charges. Black gang was cautioned SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), No­ sBaQBD aaaQBgg pilfering is getting to be quite a habit. about slamming engine room doors while vember IS—Chairman, Walter Beyeler; November 14 — Chairman, Joseph A vote of thanks went to the stewards going to and from watches. Secretary, William J. Stephens. Five McCabe; Secretary, James F. Byrn*. Fan BSCS BBESaa BOB department for a Job weU done and the members are getting off in New York. is needed in the laundry room. Old wash­ good chow being .put out. ' ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), Novem­ ing machine should be dismantled and amaH ber 2—Chairman, Fred Israel; Secretary, BURBANK VICTORY (Eastern), no used for spare parts. There was no hot SQIIB DBBBBBaa ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), Novem­ W.' Messenger. Water tanks are to be date—Chairman, D. Casey Jones; Secro­ water in the crew showers for about two ber. 10—Chairman, Bill Logan; Secretary, cleaned, tiles in heads checked,­ all rooms tary, Chuck Boguskl. Most of the paint­ weeks. Crew messroom and recreation Q[!Z]g]B aaB QBaa W. Terry Farrit. After a S37.S0 donation and showers painted. No one Is to pay ing has been done. Patrolman wiU be room have not been painted for more to the March of Dimes, there was a bal­ off without the patrolman's okay. There asked at the payoff to get after the than 14 months. Department delegates BB!2ia aan HBHca ance of $30 In the ship's fund. Chairs is $24.30 in the ship's fund. JSmergency purser, who delays the draw until It fits wUl make up repair liata. F*ee Twenty­^' SEAFARERS LOG i95 3> 3^ 3^ 3^ NORFOLK. VA. Joseph P. Wise Union in the baby's name. Mark William Todd, born Octo­ Nancy Barbara Cataudella, born Harold J. GiUan C. L. Massey MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL ber 24, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. November 3, 1952. Parents, Mr. Fred Havard Arthur Ronning BOSTON. MASS. Roger W. Morton S. E. Roundtree Lawrence DuBeau Iris Mae Goodrum, born August William M. Todd, 29 Laidlaw Ave­ and Mrs. Frank Cataudella, 356 Leslie M. Jackson WiUiam A. Rows nue, Jersey City, NJ. Thomas J. Kustas H. R. Whisnant BELLEVUE HOSPITAL 19, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY. LuU Lopez Edgar WlUia NEW YORK. NY Dewitt D. Goodrum, Box 1096, 3^ 3!' 3^ 4> 3> 3> Anton J. Kuna Bayou La Batre, Ala. USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Carlos Alton Roberts, born No­ Carmen Nilda Velasquez, born SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. STATEN ISLAND. NY vember 5, 1952. Parents, Mr. and November 11, 1952. Parents, Mr. George W. Crosby Earl J. Sillin David C. Archia Ludwig Kristlansen 4" 3^ and Mrs. William Velasquez, 159 Andre^ Franklin Peter Smith Victor Arevalo Charles KurU Richard Raymond Holman, born Mrs. Charlie A. Roberts, 1602 Me­ L. M. Henrequez D. K. T. Sorensen William Atchason Chester Krupinskl chanic, Galveston, Tex. Bond Street, Brooklyn 2, NY. Eddie Ho Robert Verney Paul Babyak Florian Kubickl \ August 14, 1952. Parents, Mr, and USPHS HOSPITAL T. E. R. Bach E. JS. Kunchich ^ Mrs. Lawrence Holman, 1126 En­ 4" 4" 3^ 3^ 3^ 3^ SEATTLE, WASH. Joseph Beary Thomas J. Kustaa ­ Anthony George Guerriero, born Joseph T. Bennett James R. Lewis gleside Avenue, Baltimore 7, Md. Billey Frank Sanchez, born Oc­ Anatrio DeFlUppie Marcel J. Jette Julio C. Bernard I. McCormlck tober 7, 1952. Parents, Mr. and November 2, 1952. Parents, Mr. S. Heiducki WUliam J. Meehan Maurice Burnstlna Erllng Mello 3^ 3> Mrs. Aurelio Sanchez, 520 SW and Mrs. Francis Guerriero. 763 F. W. Henderson George Canning P. Merto VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Wilson Cara Alfred Mueller Dale Martin Lewis, born July 25, Third Street, Miami, Fla. Broadway, Somerville, Mass. HOSPITAL Enrique Carreraa Herbert Muncle ' CORAL GABLES. FLA. Carl Ernest L. G. Murphy 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. WU­ 3ji 4> 4> 3^ 3^ 3^ H. E. Forrester Kurt A. Nagel liam Lewis, Jr., Parksley, Va. Evelyn Fumero, born October TuUos M. Steward, Jr., born No­ Julius Atweli Robert C. Bennett John Galvln William E. Peppsg. vember 2, 1952. Parents, Mr. and USPHS HOSPITAL Frank E. Gardner Robert E. Quinn 3^ t 3^ 27, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. BOSTON. MASS. Robert F. Gribben Oliver W. Richard Ignacio Fumero, 159 Baltic Street, Mrs. Tullos M. Steward, 259 Broad Howard L. Halley Howard E. Rods JacQuelyn Donald, born October Street, Mobile, Ala. R. P. Bowman W. Girardeau Ogul C. Harris Virgil. Sanberg 11, 1952. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Brooklyn, NY. John P. Fifer J. E. SennevUle William Herman C. B. Sawyer 3j> 4 3^ 3^ 4i 4' John J. Flaherty Donald S. White Fred Hohenberger Frank Soriano Leroy Donald, 2809V& Willow USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Hopkins August Steinman Street, New Orleans 15, La. Michael Bruce Mercier, born Michael David Evans, born July SAVANNAH. GA. Chester B. Jensen Frank J. Taggart Thomas P. Kenny W. F. Vaughan August 23, 1952. Parents, Mr. and 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warner W. Allred J. M. HaU Robert H. Kilns A. Wheaton 3^ t 3^ J. H. Ashurst Louis C. Miller Phillip Korol Benno Zlellnskl Mrs. Joseph L. Mercier, 210 West Roy B. Evans, 224 D, Tensas Street, George O. Corbett J. T. Moore Daniel W. Alexander, Jr., born Camden Street, Baltimore, Md. Prichard, Ala. James E. Garrett Jack D. Morrison LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL August 12, 1952. Parents, Mr. and NEW YORK, NY Nf: 4' 4" t 3i t t SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL Jens C. Madsen Mrs. Daniel W. Alexander, Sr., James Miles Nish, born Novem­ Richard Roberts, born October WILMINGTON. CAL. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL • 556 State Street, Mobile 16, Ala. N. M. Armiger NEW YORK. NY ber 5, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 5, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pllutis USPHS HOSPITAL • • • 3^ 3^ i" James L. Nish, 840 ­ 20th Street, Rexford L. Roberts, 74 West 176 SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL San Bernardino, Cal. Street, Bronx, NY. NEW YORK. NY • ;.j I Elsie Annie Norris, bom Novem­ Elmer B. Frost Herbert WlUlama • Ji ber 10, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3> 4i 3i 3^ 3> it Raymond J. Norris, 1216 Bain­ Richard Lamar Colvin, born. Oc­ Jacquelyn Ann Craven, born bridge Boulevard, South Norfolk, tober 26, 1952. Parents, Mr. aihd May 27, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Getting The Good News Va. Mrs. Stanley H. Colvin, 247 C. Mrs. Jack W. Craven, 217 Aber­ 4> 3!' 3^ Tensas Street, Prichard, Ala. corn Street, Savannah, Ga. Edward Joseph Barnes, born Oc­ ­4' 3^ 4' '4" if i tober 7, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Eunice Irene Steele, bom Octo­ Ethel Ann DeCosta, born No­ "• Mrs. Sylvester T. Barnes, 226 Mad­ ber 27, 1952. Parents, Mr. and vember 15, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antone DeCosta, 1127 East Adams Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 4i 3^ 3^ i li'i' Who Gets SiU Benefits? Ellis Boyd Gaines, Jr., born Sep­ ' ii: Following are the requirements for two of the benefits under tember 21, 1952. Parents, Mr. and the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Mrs. Ellis B. Gaines, Sr., 1754 Lim­ erick Street, Mobile, Ala. Mofernity; • 4" 3^ 4" ­ Richard Thaddeus Doyle, bom Any eligible Seafarer becoming a father after April 1, 1952, October 10, 1952. Parents, Mr. and will receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's Mrs. James Doyle, 3103 R. Moun­ gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. Needed is a copy tain Drive, Philadelphia, Pa. of the marriage certificate and birth certificate. If possible, a 4>' 3* 3^ discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ Shelley Beth Beaver, born Octo­ ments and bonds will be given in cases of multiple births. ber 29, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Beaver, 4800 Piety ­i.'/ • Disability; Drive, New Orleans, La. 4" 3^ Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven Deborah Hyde, born November kir years sea time with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, 13, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Is eligible for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is Thomas R. Hyde, 3215 Dauphine totally unable to work. Street, New Orleand, La. m p Applications and queries on unusual situations should be sent 4* 3^ 3^ I'JiL to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Jezelle Marie Kleiber, born June Ignacio Fumero (left) reads letter from Union congratulating him Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 14, 1952. Parents, Mr./ and Mrs. on arrival of his new daughter Evelyn; also Informing him that Melvin C. Kleiber, Box 344, New­ $200 maternity benefit and $25 defense bond is enclosed. Holding port, Orci • > • Hmessage is Paul Sanford. r —­ Friday. November it, 195S SEAFARERS • Fare Twenty­sevca SEEIN' THE Double Blow Hits SIU Family SEAFARERS Wifh WALTER SIEKMANN

(News about men in the hoapitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wei­ 'fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Seems like the thing that's tops in the minds of the guys over in Staten Island Hospital is "how's shipping?" At least that's the question they all psk whenever we walk into any of the wards to hand out some of the Welfare Plan cash. One of the guys who is real interested in the shipping picture is Leonard S. Bugajewski. He's just in the hospital for a short while, and figures he's going to grab a ship just as soon as he gets out. August W. Steinman, is coming along real well over at Staten' Island now. He's been through three operations so far, and is picking up, August is one of the oldtimers in the SIU. Every once in a while he gets talking about the old days, before the SIU was organized and when the SIU was started. He sure can spin some interesting yarns, and it might help some of the newer men understand the background of the SIU if they heard Pallbearers at funeral of Seafarer W. C. Spivey are shown behind coffin of accident victim. They are. some of these stories. The fact that the SIU has some­ left to right: E. B. Tilley, Savannah SIU Port Agent; Frank Brazell, Jimmie Littleton, C. E. Mosely, body to visit Seafarers in the hospital personally is something that sure is different from the old days, Claude R. West, Bob Moglan. Anchor­shaped wreath was sent by Spivey's shipmates on Strathbay, according to August. the ship Spivey died aboard. Archia We ran into a problem the other day, when one of our members who could speak little English came The way the SIU Welfare Services are set up to aid the family was highlighted recently in. It seems that he could understand English well enough to get along when a double tragedy struck the Spivey family of Nicholls, Georgia. Two brothers, one a aboard ship, but otherwise he had trouble understanding people and Seafarer'and one a licensed engineer died aboard ships within one week. The first death, making them understand him. He explained the trouble he had been that of Seafarer William C.4— = having, and so we went alonii with him up to the company office, and helped him collect his earned and unearned pay from a ship he had Spivey, took place on the over $70 which was used to buy on the case from that CIO Union. left a few weeks ago. As a result, he walked out of the company's Strathbay. He was killed in a huge anchor­shaped wreath of When this recourse failed, she office just about $900 richer than he was when he walked in. an accident aboard the ship on flowers, and the remainder donated once again turned to the SIU. Al­ , They've fitted Morris Bernstein with his artificial legs now, and October 31 while it was in the port to the family to help them out. though the other brother was not he figures he'll be getting out of the hospital pretty soon. First,, he's of Philadelphia. Seven days later, Several SIU men served as pall­ an SIU member, the Union felt in got to get some lessons on how to use the new legs, A. F. Spivey died aboard the An­ bearers. Crews of other SIU ships this case, as in others, that to help and practically learn how to walk all over again. droil. sailing out of Savannah, the South­ out would fulfill the intent and David Archia's sure been having a string of bad Bill Spivey, who sailed in the port, Southland and Marina, sent spirit of the SIU Welfare Plan luck. He is in the Staten Island hospital now, pretty black gang, was well­known to a flowers, as did the Union and which was designed to help the sick, and now his wife has just been taken sick down great many Seafarers who passed friends of the deceased. Seafarer and his family while he in Philadelphia. through the port of Savannah. As Just two days after the funeral was alive, and to aid the fahiily Thomas Kustas got himself transferred to Staten soon as his mother learned of the took place on November 5, at Pear­ after he was gone. ' Island Hospital. He was down in Norfolk, but his death, she immediately got iii son, Geprgia, the Spivey family Consequently, SIU Agent Tilley wife is expecting a baby sometinpe this month, so touch with E. R. Tilley, Savannah were notified of the death of an­ again stepped into the breach he got sent up here so that he could be closer to port agent of the SIU. Meanwhile other son, engineer A. F. Spivey. and made all the ­necessary ar­ the ship's delegate had notified the Since the latter was a member of rangements on behalf of the family home when the big event happens. Kustus A* lot of guys have found themselves being taken Philadelphia SIU hall and they in the Marine Engineers Beneficial so that they would recover the over the coals by some sharp claim agents lately when they tried to turn notified Welfare Services at Association, CIO, his mother at­ body and hold the funeral cere­ give, statements about an accident they witnessed. ­These sharp opera­ headquarters. tempted unsuccessfully to get help monies. tors seem to make it their business to try to twist words around and Union Action confuse the fellows until they say just what they want them to. In Immediately, the smooth­func­ many of these cases, the fellows have found themselves so confused tioning SIU machinery swung into they said almost the opposite of what happened. action at all three ports under the Name Mix­up Cleared Up; Our advice is to be very careful about giving a company any sort direction of headquarters. The of signed statement or deposition. Your best bet, particularly in view Union called funeral homes in of the many phony operators around, is to contact Philadelphia and Savannah, ar­ Seafarer Collects Birth $$ the Union's Welfare Services Department before ranging for the body to be sent you agree to talk to any investigator or to give any back home in the first instance Only the fact that his Union administers its own Welfare statements. Most of us still remember the LOG ex­ and for the funeral services in Plan saved Seafarer Frank Cataudella from a delay of weeks pose on the way a private eye was trying to rope in Georgia. The Union guaranteed or perhaps months in collecting his $200 maternity benefit witnesses in Brother Philip Pron's case. To guard payment of all bills and expenses and $25 baby bond. ­• against this sort of thing, contact the Union first. including transportation so that Cataudella recently signed application for the $200 maternity Julio Bernard, who was an AB on the Kathryn there would be no hitch in the benefit and the $25 SIU baby bond (Bull) is out of the hoapitdl now, and is taking it proceedings. off the Paoli (Cities Service) for little Nancy Barbara. a little bit easy for a while. He says that he'll prob­ The crew of the Strathbay held where he was an AB. His j. ¥ ably be shipping out in the next couple of weeks, a tarpaulin muster and collected wife, Ursula, had a daughter On However, because of a mixup on Bugajewski but figures he still wants a little bit inore November 3, so Cataudella filed an his birth certificate, the papers he time ashore. filed had different names on them. Some had Cataudello, while others had the name Frank Cautello on them. No Delay With 'some of the other union •The deaths of the following in Staten Island, NY. Born in the welfare set­ups, administered by Seafarers have been reported to Philippine Islands, he joined the an outside insurance company, the the Seafarers Welfare Plan and SIU in Philadelphia, and, since papers would have been turned $2,500 death benefits are being 1939, had been sailing as an FOW back to the man, and he would paid to beneficiaries. in the engine department. Burial have been told to straighten the took place at Silver Mount Ceme­ thing up and then come back. Louis A. Welch, 64: Brother Since many of these other plans Welch was drowned off Fief 12 in tery, Staten Island, NY. t 4. 4 are administered by outside com­ New York Bay on May 26. A FOW panies which don't care about the in the engine department, he joined Raymond E. Greene, 29: Brother individuals, they wouldn't have the SIU in New York on April 18, Greene was fatally injured in an cared about the delay caused. 1941, Burial took place at Rose­ automobile accident on May 28. Cataudella's case was taken up hill Cemetery, Linden, NJ. He was buried in Cedarwood Cem­ immediately by the Union's Wel­ t> ii> ti etery, Halifax, NC. Surviving is fare Se^ices Department. A his father, Samuel L­. Greene, Oscar Irvine CNeil, 28: Brother check was made on social security O'Neil was killedTTin October 9 as i t i Aumbers, and Z­numbers, and it a result of an accident. He had Charles A. Hartman^ 43: Brother was soon proven that Cataudella joined the Union at Lake Charles Hartman died on September 12 and Cautello were the same man. in 1951, sailing as an OS in the when he drowned in the East In fact, the thing was handled so deck department. He is survived River off Pier 19. Borjn In North quickly that Cataudella was given by his wife, Jackie Marie O'Neil, Carolina, he had joined the SIU in his $200 check and $25 bond with ^448 Fifth Avenue, Port Arthur, 1949, and had sailed in the engine no delay at all. He got the money Tex. • . • department as FQW and deck en­ within a week after his applica­ gineer. Burial was In the Rosehill tion had been filed, in just about . ­ l" .ii. t With the mix­up about his name squared away. Seafarer. Frank Ca­ . Alejandro Banes, 61; On Octo­ Cemetery, Linden, N. J. He is sur­ the same length of time that it ber 30 Brother Banes died of nat­ vived by his aunt, Mrs. Lee Elliotte, taudella (left), is told by Walter Siekmann, welfare services direc­ takes for other Seafarers to get ural causes at the USPHS Hospital RFD i, tor, that he can now collect. S^O materni^ benefit coiplpg tp him. • their, jchecks.: I.., SEAFAREKS « LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS IN IE Jl N ATI O N A L UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL •

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The SIU scholarship owords, among the Who is eligible? ­ Seafarers under 35, with three largest of their kind anywhere in the country, years on SIU ships, or, sons and will be given to four wipners annually at the daughters of living" or deceased Seafarers whose fathers have or rate of $ 1,500 a year. had three years' seatime. What is needed? These awards are designed to provide The candidate must have been in the upper third of his or her college educations for those Seafarers and high school graduating class. children of Seafarers who are capable of He or she must submit a ti^an­ script of the high school record attending college and benefiting from col­ and three letters of reference, one from the principal of the high lege instruction. If circumstances warrant, school. they may be extended for those going on to Proof of seatime must be en­ closed. professional schools, like low or medicine. The candidate must take the standard College Entrance Board Any individual who has done reasonably tests given up to five times yearfy in hundreds of US and overseas well in high school and is otherwise qualified cities. For next fall's awards, tests under the rules should consider himself in the must be taken on January 10, or * March 14. running. ' . Who will judge? Winners will be selected by a Applicoi^ions should be mode as soon as panel of professors from five dif­ 518® 1 ferent universities. possible to the Seoforers Welfare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New York City. • •