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VOL XIV No^ 17 SEAFARERS LOG • 1 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • DRIVE BEGINS IN i­m m 'il

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walls and empty beds point up the deserted condition D IFRIF Seafarer Luther Milton totes up nvsptWOf rviOSm of the Mobile marine hospital a few days after the US •• 'KfC rtay* the vacation, birth and hospitsu Public Health Service annotmced it was closing down four hospitals for lack of oper­ benefits he collected this week. They totaled more than I ^ ating funds. The SlU Jias lodged­a strong protest in Washington. (Story oh Page 2.) all his Union dues in eight years. (Story on Page Z.) • . ' / \... • • • SEAFARERS LOG ri£liijr.Aiicv«i 39, ill

Mobile Hospital Closing Order

The only six survivors of la^ year's Southern Isles sinking were photographed aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cherokee after they were rescued. They are: (left to right, around the table), Wilson Deal, steward­cook; Howard Bastenback, oiler; Raymond Holden, cook; Charles Perkins, MM; James Childress, AB; Sam Lynn, OS. ­ ­ CC Probe Scores Company For Southern Isles Loss The long­awaited Coast Guard re|)ort on the Southern Isles disaster, which cost 17 lives, places the blame for the sinking squarely on the company's shoulders and recom­" mends Government prosecution. In virtually the same breath, the report then states that it does not consider the evi­ ' On visit to the Mobile Marine hospital the last few days it was dence sufficient to warrant sank because it was overloaded unequal distribution of weights open, SIU Patrolman Robert Jordan (left) discussed the forced "criminal prosecution of the and the cargo improperly distrib­ during loading of and discharge of closing with Seafarer J. H. Jones, FWT, a patient at *he hospital. president or manager of the South­ uted on board,­ and because the iron ore cargoes and the driving of : em Trading Company. vessel was being driven at its max­ the' vessel during heavy weather The Southern Isles, a converted imum speed in heavy weather. It encountered on her last voyage." . A strong protest against the closing of four USPHS hos­ LST, broke in two and sank on 'also blames the fact that there was Not only was the ship overloaded pitals, including the one in Mobile, Ala., has been made by October 5, 1951 off Cape Hatteras. no previous experience in using on her fatal trip, but on three pre­ the SIU to the Federal Security Agency. The closing of the She went down so rapidly that the LST's as bulk cargo carriers so that vious voyages as well, with over­ » crew could not launch lifeboats. there was no way of telling wheth­ loads between 223 and 386 tons of Mobile Hospital along with­^ Only six crewmembers survived er the vessel was suitable for that cargo. These overloads, the board USPHS units in Kirkwood, the SIU. Seafarers passing through the disaster. kind of service. said, weakened the structure of the this port will now have to fall back Cargo. Distribution Wrong As the report putjt, "the causes ship thus contributing to her Mo., Portland, Me., and San on private hospitals for emergency Juan was called a crippling blow The report of the Marine Board of the breaking of the Southern break­up. care or depend on facilities at New of Investigation states that the Isles were a weakening of the hull Company Allowed It to proper medical care for seamen Orleans. While the USPHS is mak­ vessel probably broke in two and structure by overloading and by Further, the board of investiga­ and a step backward from a 150­ ing arrangements with the private tion specifically states "That Mil­ year­old Government policy. hospitals for this emergency care, ton P. Jackson, president of the The closing of the four hospitals there is no guarantee that treat­ Southern Trading Company and was ordered by the FSA after Con­ ment will be up to the high stand­ W. M. Bradbury, operating mana­ gress cut $1V6 millions out of ap­ ard of the USPHS hospitals. Three­Way $$ Benefit ger of the Southern Trading Ckmo­ . propriations for veteran's medical The closing will hit large num­ pany had knowledge of and will­ care. Since the USPHS hospitals bers of Seafarers who make their fully allowed overloading of the care for a certain number of vet­ homes in an around the city of Southern Isles." erans under arrangements with the Mobile, and will compel them to Veterans Administtation they were Adds Up For Seafarer Despite this report, survivors . travel long distances ° for medical and beneficiaries of the men lost hit by the budget cut and had to care with loss of time and earnings "The SIU is the best deal in the world for a seaman—and reduce services. in the disaster have had to settle resulting. I can prove it in black and white," Luther R. Milton main­ their claims against the company Mobile Hard Hit Indignation against the closing tains. "Not even counting the better wageS*, the representa­ in the Federal District Court in The effect of the reduction how­ was running high in Mobile, where tion, and "the better working­^ ^ Norfolk at sums ranging up to a ever, will be to eliminate USPHS veterans organizations and civic conditions I've gotten by Vacation Pay that accumulated maximum of $34)000. Total claims facilities for seamen in the port of groups joined with the SIU and belonging to the SIU," he s^id, while he was on the Steel Artisan. awarded against the company were Mobile, one of the largest and most other maritime unions in vigor­ "I can prove where I've made When he combined that with the estimated, at about $250,000. import^t ports in the country and ously protesting the closing of the money." $45 he collected in hospital bene­ Limit On Claims hospital. Up until the order came Luther collected a total of $421 fits for his three weeks In Staten Attorneys for the claimants at­ through, the Mobile hospital had. in Welfare Plan benefits and va­ Island, it came to a total of $421. tempted unsuccessfully to have the SEAFARERS LOG been in. continuous operation for cation pay last week, and after When he figured it out, Luther cases transferred to Delaware, Aaq. 22. m'z Vol. XIV. No. 17 109 years. ' figuring it out, said, "Without announced that the money cov­ where the Southern Trading Com­ Protest. Meeting (Continued on page 27). (Continued on page"* 23) As I See It TAge 13 counting the Welfare Plan bene­ Burly ., Page 16 As soon as the order was re­ fits I've collected before this, the Crossword Puzzle Page 12 ceived, a meeting of veterlhs and money I got this time more than Sea Transfer Off Miami Did You Know ....Page 18 seamen's representatives was or­ covers all the dues I've "ever paid Editorial Page 13 ganized on Monday afternoon, Aug­ to the Union since 1944) when I Foc'sle Fotog ....Page 19 ust 11. The meeting emphasized first started sailing with the SIU." Galley Gleanings ...... Page 20 that the Mobile hospital served ap­ Luther's two sons are following Inquiring Seafarer ...... Page 12 proximately 11,006 seamen in vari­ right in their dad's footsteps. One In The Wake .^­Page 12 ous maritime unions as well as has been sailing for two years and Labor Round­Up .Page 16 300,000 veterans living in the area. the other has just s,tarted sailing Letters ^. .Pages 21, 22 Consequently the group went om —both with the SIU. "You can Letter Of The Week Page 13 record. vigorously objecting to the see why I'm making darned sure closing of tile hospital. Telegrams they sail SIU,", Luther said. Maritime .Page 16 were sent to Senators Hill, and Meet The Seafarer ...... Page 12 Sparkman ~ and to Representative Luther's fifth child, CeUa Dar­ On The Job .Page 16 Frank Boykin urging them to use lene, was bom June 11 in Tlenry, Personals Page 24 every possible effort' to keep the Va. His other two daughters, Mar­ Port of Rotterdam ..Pages 14, 15 hospital open. tha Louise and Beulah Mae, along Quiz . .Page 19 with his wife,. Beulah Mae, are at Ship's Minutes ­Pages 24, 25 Similar protests were filed by the home in Roanoke, SIU History Cartoon Page 8 Junior Chamber of Commerce and Sports Line .Page 20 the Knights of Columbus. Three Weeks in Hosp. Ten Years Ago ...... Page 12 Need Hos^tal Here After signing off the Steel Arti­ Top Of The News...... Page 6 SIU Mobile Port Agent, Cal san (Isthmian) as a wiper, Lu­ Union 'I'alk ...... Page 8 Tanner, one of the leaders ih the ther spent three weeks in Wash. News Letter ...... Page 5 protest meeting declared that "I Staten Island USPHS Hospital and Welfare Benefits... . Pages 26, 27 can't see why a port the size and then went to the New York head­ Your Dollar's Worth ... . Page 7 importance, of Mobile should be quarters. i , Pub'lishwI^Blweckfy ar m« Matfqwarrtr* deprived jof suc,h a vital Ijospital There, Luther collected a $200 Successful transfer of injured Seafarer AntoTne Landry, pantry­ .• f th« Saafarars Intarnational Union, At­ facility; It's certainly going to Maternity Benefit check from the mon,,(with hat) to a Coast Guard cutter is completed by crewmem­ Jantle A Oulf District, AFL, «75 Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tal. STarilns make things tough for" Seafarers Welfare Plan and a $25 US bond bers ©f the Chickasaw (right). Landry had his arm caught'in a" t­tazt. Entared ­ sizcoRd : elaSb . mrttar at tha Post Ottica in Brooklyn, HV­, who live ­In ­Mobile to have ­to­ from the Union.for Ceha. Darlene.^ ' dumhwkiter .and. suffereda .prpfoable comjoond .fracture.'^­­Fhoto! wndar tha Act of'August 14, 3913.' . . (Continacd­ on page 27) H Jle ali^ got a. $151 check for the I ;.:, was taken by the Chickasaw's electricis^M. E. 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i. SgAfARWsi&G 'UNION TALK' STARTING Simultaneous with the officiial launching of the SIU campaign to organize Atlantic tankermen, the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG is publishing the first column in a new feature, "Union Talk," specially devoted to organizing material and particularly to the problems of unorganized tanker­ men. This feature, prepared by Keith Terpe, Director of Organizing Drive Organization and Education, begins on page 8 of this issue. Launched By SIU With hundreds of Atlantic Refining Company seamen signing up with the SIU, the Union has takeii the wraps off a poweiful organizing drive designed to briiig to th^ 1,000 unorganized tankermen of Atlantic's 23­ship fleet the broad benefits available only in the SIU. The drive, which has been operating undereover for the past several weeks, ­J has met with enthusiastic response throughout the' 'iil entire Atlantic Company fleet. Volunteer organizers M operating under Keith Terpe, newly­appointed SIU Di­ rector of Organization, have made speedy progress in all SIU /^ents departments as Atlantic tankermen appear eager to receive the same kind of Union protection and benefits that the SIU has won for Cities Service See Steady and other tankermen. greatly superior bread and Particularly attractive to the butter provisions of the SIU con­ Atlantic tankermen are the tract, and the job security, solid representation and free choice of Union Gain • • .a! I a wide variety of runs enjoyed by Seafarers. A complete and detailed SiU Welfare Seen Also of great appeal to men report on all phases of the By Atlantic Beps aboard Atlantic ships are the rights Union's operations has riow Two leading officials of the and privileges possessed by Sea­ been published summarizing tb^ Atlantic Refining ­ Company, farers in contrast to the Navy­ results of the recent conference of iike regimentation which the com­ port agents held in headquarters. Mr. Frank Ttutier, and, Mr. The 15()­page document consists West, both from the company's pany imposes on its marine em­ personnel o^ice, recently ployees. Unlike the Seafarer who is of a review of the Union's various free to do as he pleases once he activities under 12 headings, such visited the "MIJ Welfare Office, as legislative and legal, finances, 11 Broadway, to acquaint pays off, Atlantic employees pay­ ing off in PhUadelphia have to re­ organizing, building program, wel­ Balloting gets a fast start in themselves with the operation fare operations and others, as well of the SIU Welfare Plan. port to the Anchorage, a peculiar New York as Seafarers line up company setup in that city. as the resolution on the constitu­ to vote on proposed constitu­ The men received a com­ plete briefing on the way the Here they are compelled to do tion which has been dealt with in Vote Opens tion. Here Pedro Feres signs all kinds of shore gang and long­ previous issues of the SEA­ the registration sheet before Plan works from Deputy Wel­ FARERS LOG. The agents found fare Administrator A1 Kerr. shore work at rates far below stan­ the watchful eyes of balloting dard scales. Regardless of tbeir the Union's operations­ to be in committee members, (left to Their visit was seen as a re­ sult of the SIU's brganizing rating the men may be put to work good shape and oinade (various On Chaises right), W. C. Patterson, W. sweeping floors, making beds, reconunendatiohs for further im­ Williams,­ Dutch Palmey; A. activity among. Atlantic Com­ pany tankermen. counting linen, loading stores and provements in SIU operations. Milefski, J. Zlerels. (Continued on page 23) Among the recommendations, In SIU Law those under the legislative and With membership­meetings in all ports approving the Umon­Operators Huddle^ third ,reading of the proposed new constitution^ and the report of the constitutional committee ­as well, referendum voting on the Reporf Progress On Pact proposal got underwaj^^ throughout the district on August la. With Union and shipowner representatives meeting regularly four days a week, the The 30­day referendum will run SIU negotiating committee has reported progress in rewriting the present agreement from from . that date until the I7thof top to bottom. In two weeks of meetings the negotiators have practically reached agree­ September as recommended, by the ment on revision of the gen­­* : — constitutional committee and ap­ eral rules of the dry cargo forth its dollars and cents demands ly upon suggestions received from proved by the membership. Voting contract. for wage increases and boosts in ships' crews as to what they want ran heavy on the first day in head­ welfare and vacation fund contrib­ in the new i^greement. The sug­ quarters with 235 Seafarers casting However, a good deal of work remains to be done. At utions by shipowners. These items gestions were received after the their ballots and continued at that have not been touched upon yet, Uni(^ polled all the ships asking last pace up to the present. present. Union and shipowner representatives are dickering over pending disposition of the contract crewmembers to suggest changes ­J Three Readings ­ working rule revisions. The Union rules. in the general rules and the work­ As required under the present has presented its proposals and the Whatever the outcome of these ing rules. Many of these sugges­ constitution, the text of the resolu­ shipov/ners have come bac^with negotiations, the Union Is deter­ tions, along with others drafted by tion and the proposed new consti­ the.r own counter suggestions on mined to emerge from the sessions headquarters, have been incorpor­ tution was read and approved at some points. with a standard freight agreement ated in the proposed contract the Seymour W. Miller covering ail dry cargo ships with Union has submitted. three successive membership meet­ When all these details are out of leghl heading reaffirmed the ap­ ings. In addition, a rank and file the way, the Union will then put the exception of those highly­spe­ Handling the negotiations for six man constitutional committee cialized vessels. the Union is a four­man negotiat­ pointment of Seymour W. Miller was elected after the second read­, Tanker and Passenger ing committee consisting of Secre­ as General Counsel for the Union, tary­Treasurer Paul Hall and one a post he haslield since May, 1951. ing at headquarters, the committee Subsequently the Union will go The agents pointed to Miller's consisting of two men from each after o.ue standard tanker agree­ man representing each ship's de­ partment, Joe Algina, deck depart­ 100 percent successful record in ship's department. Mariner On ment and one standard passenger handling. lawsuits against the This committee­ studied the pro­ ship agreement, tlius making con­ ment; Bob Matthews, engine; and Claude Fisher, stewards. Union as well as his proven ability posed constitution and brought in tract language uniform throughout in all types of Admiralty Court a report, the text ot which was each_ of these three categories, cases. printgd in the last issue' of the Sea Trials eliminating the confusion arising Wide Legal Experience SEAFARERS LOG, recommending The Keystone Mariner, first of from different wordings. Miller, who maintains his of­ adoption of. the doeiunent as it the Mariner­type vessels to hit the With the­ contract deadline six fices at 26 Court Street in down­ stood. The committee also recom­ seas, is now on her^final trial runs, weeks away at September 30, the Ship Sinks, town Brooklyn, has considerable mended that the 30­day referen­ from the Sun Shipbuilding and negotiators have been meeting on experience both in labor law prac­ dum begiii on August 1^ and end on Dry Dock Company's yards. a schedule of Monday, Tuesday, tice and in the maritime field. September 17. A minimum "yes" Because of minor repairs and ad­ Wednesday and Friday weekly. He holds the rank of n'.<r'­>­­; /' ' '• • .. _ " * ing­of'the eontract are biuted large­ Issue o£ the SEAFARfiBS LOQ.' . ­ (Continued^ on pagv SS) ­ J­i :jft> '• y^rr­^ UfAFAktim^^Ue »g, iut Babies Make Payoff II ,5;i< CASH BENEFITS

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:4:€'­V SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS KEPORT ON BENEFITS PAW

r New father Dave Blonstein and wife, Anna, are all smiles as SIU No. SeafarCTS Receiving Benefits this Period i^3 Welfare Services Director Walt Siekmann (right) presents $200 baby benefit and $25 bond for baby Charles in New York. Average Benefit Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period wr^\ /cf s » ''*< "•V • • ;• • a WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THISPERIOD

Hospital Benefits Death Beaefits \/AaoO I Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total

WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY \ J­ . .''V Hospital Benefits Paid Since July I. 1950* Death Benefits Pai^ Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Barely a mOnth nld when she and the famUy were presented with Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * ow SIU maternity benefits in New Orleans, Rhonda Kaufman is shown on mother's lap with dad, Gein^e L. Kaufman, and older sister. Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952* »o Vacation Benefits Paid SinceTcb. 11. 1952* Total TOM m ^ Date Bencfitn Bettan

WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS • K i , ..I /;

FAYMEMT8 OF ALL BElCFlTS MAINTAIN A STEAOV LEVEL» F0S8IBLY AfOO^ BY ilNlON P^ICITV ON SENDING APPLICATIONS TO VARIOUS FUNDS Proud parents, Hilding and Rita Falmquist, receive $200 benefit OlRECTfcVi^O SPEED UP PAYMENTSo APPLICANTS SEND! HQ IN PHOTOSTAT IS and $25 bond ftorn SIU via Walt Siekmann (left) at Long island , home.. Couple met when he was in' hospital and Rita was nurse. COPIES OP MARRIAGE CCPTI Ft CATC». BABV'S BIRTH RECORD AND LATEST DfSCHARQC CAN SPEED UP PROCESS 5­5 DAYS, AND THERE 18 A HEAVY RESPONSE ON THIS* UNION WELFARE SERVICES DIRECTOR WALTER • lEKNAHN NOR MAKING MANHATTAN BEACH HOSPITAL EACH FRIDAY VITN BENEPITG IN CASH, ALTHOUGH CHECKS HAD ALWAYS BEEN USED THERE* lass BENEFITS AND B0N06 ALSO BEING PRESENTED BY NfH PERSONALLY TO ''15; AU. NEW PARENTS IN NY AREA* EKPECT CASH ON HAND WfLL DR^ IN NEXT fe. REPORT W to PURCMASC OF ANOTHER |E00,000 IN US GOVERNMENT­ BONOS* ikiS WILL SHOW UP IN BOND ASSETS OF NEARLY |l ,500,000*

Subntitted • • • • • • M Kerr I Deputy Administrator •s S ffiSBt claim to SIU baby fame is Michael Parrot, born All these are yours without contributing a »ngie nickel on your partM^oHectipg SIU ben­ ;tlV J+Ntoy shown as he was treated to bis first public airing. Mother eflta is ea^, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death­^YouEetBrst Tate personal and dad. Iteafarer WRey Parrot, share ^ spotlight service haMBiediately ^'ough your, Union's representatives • ."Sl" Triday, Ancost 28, mt SEAFARERS LOG Pare;lira SlU NEWSLETTER Seafarer Sees A Tricky Shuffle from WASHINGTON In Company Attorney's I ' . , ' • ' . . Allen crewmen permitted shore leave as seamen continue, in large numbers, to use this method to attempt permanent entry into the US, A peculiar date with a company lawyer whereby a Seafarer saw himself being maneu­ according to officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. vered into the role of hatchet man against a shipmate's lawsuit was revealed to the SEA­ For instance, during the last recorded yearly period, a total of 37,58& FARERS LOp this week. alien crewmen were ordered held on board ship on which |hey arrived because they were found to be inadmissable to this country. The crux of the maneuver was that the Seafarer involved touched off by its expose of the successful in restoring some vision Reports of US agencies indicate that 3,591 alien crewmen deserted shabby attempt to get ex­shipmates to one of Pron's eyes. irom vessels at American ports during the year. Of these desertions, was expected to make a sworn statement on the case while the at­ of once­blind Philip Pron to un­ In letters bearing the name 705 were Italian, 521 British, 361 Norwegian. 274 Spanish, 197 Chinese, wittingly testify against him. 186 Greek, 166 Portuguese, 166 Swedish, and 104 Danish. torney.for the shipmate was pres­ "Daniel T. Archer," or "Patricia ent, a very unusual procedure in In the May' 30, 1952, ­issue, the Schmahl," Pron's former shipmates Immigration officials say that aliens who attempt entry into the US such cases. Seafarer I'rank Semple SEAFARERS LOG told of how were asked to write back and tell either as stowaways or as smuggled aliens are a vexing and constantly Horace W. Schmahl, a "private that Pron's eyesight had been bad growing problem. New impetus was given to this unwelcome traffic told the LOG that as far as he could see, the reason the other eye" with a long anti­SIU record, before the accident took place. by adverse conditions abroad, by the presence pt many European and tried to get Pron's former ship­ This sort of evidence, of course, Oriental nationals in nearby countries, and by the higher prices paid lawyer was to be called in was so to smugglers. Last year 497 stowaways were detected and excluded that the company attorney cffuld mate's to unwittingly damage would do a great deal of damage use Semple's deposition to settle Pron's $500,000 suit against Seas to Pron's contention that it was­the at ports of ^try and 479 aliens were apprehended in the US who had Shipping Company. accident that caused the biindness. entered as stowaways or as smuggled aliens. the case, on the spot in the com­ pany's favor. Coincidentally, the same com­ False Claims The company attoniey report­ pany employed both men and was .Alttiough American shipping has been steadily declining for the past edly Handed a represented by the same law firm The letters, which asked the Sea­ few months as compared with the 1951 and early 1952 peak, it appears $20 bill to Semple in both lawsuits. farers to write to addresses which that because of the many international commitments assumed by this on his appear­ In the Pron case, Pron claims turned out to be either Schmahl's country, that it will be a long time before shipping drops to a level ance at the office that his blindness resulted from home or his office, made absolute­ comparable to pre­World War II days. and promised an accident on board the Robin ly no mention of Pron's lawsuit. In June of 1940, there were 1,300 US­flag ships in operations, of more of the sarnie Trent. He was completely blind, Instead, they merely said that the which ,1,150 were privately owned and the remaining being Government should he return but a fellow Seafarer, Eric Joseph, information was to be used for "a vessels. This number rose to around 5,000 ships in 1945 and 1946. and make the donated the cornea from his dam­ national newspaper publication on In March of this yCar, the drop in US.­flag tonnage was to 3,060 ships, statement' about aged eye and the operation was (Continued on page 23) of which 1,275 were privately owned, and the balance of 1,785 vessels Seafarer Edurado belonging to the Maritime Administration. Semple Balboa who was ­Something that argues well for the immediate future of the US with him on the merchant marine are the many treaty obligations of this country, such Robin Sherwood, where the al­ Purple Heart Korea Vet as those arising under the North Atlantic pact. In addition, this nation leged accident took place. has undertaken the enormous job of helping to feed and support less ."I made no definite appointments fortunate nations in order to resist the inroads of Communism, all of or statements to Mr. Crowley," All Ready To Ship Again which spells "business" for, ships. Semple said in a sworn statement to the LOG, but he was supposed Fresh out of St. Albans Naval Hospital and. hanging onto to return at a future date and his Army discharge, with the ink just about dry, Korea vet­ The Military Sea Transportation Service, which takes care olT the make the sworn statement. shipping needs of the armed services, is now engaged in the job of Suit For $40,0(H) eran Thomas E. McCaffery made the New York headquarters carrying men and equipment to this nation's northernmost base at Balboa claims he reinjured his one of fiis first stops last week­^" Thule on the northwest coast of Greenland. to announce that he's going to Navy. But his cousin, who visited This was revealed in Washington recently \yhen Admiral William M. leg while working in the chill box of the Sherwood and is sueing the be looking for another SIU the New York headquarters with Callaghan, head of MSTS, told reporters at a press conference that McCaffery while McCaffery was Surface ships had carried more than 90 per cent of all the men, sup­ company for $40,000. Semple said ship in about two weeks. ' that Crowley wanted to arrange "I figure I'll take a little vaca­ still using crutches to get around plies and eQuipment delivered to the Far East since the start of hos­ last January, was later sent back tilities in Korea. He reported that his service had lifted 34 million tons with Balboa's lawyer to be present tion first," said McCaffery who was when­ Semple made ihis statement. hit with grenade fragments 'and to duty and then went down with of cargo, 13,460,000 long tons of petroleum and 3,100,000 passengers an enemy rifle the Destroyer­Minesweeper Hob­ to, from and within the Far East theater in support of the Korean<^War. Anyway," said Semple, "Crow­ •• i ley promised to pay me another bullet in October son when the Hobson and the car­ • M a. 4.' $20 when I came back to give him of 1951, and has rier Wasp collided. US trampuihip operators and tyamp owners are scheduled to appear the statement." ' been in hospitals McCaffery, who! sailed with the at a hearing ii^ this city in the near future to oppose the chartering The case came to light as the ever since. ! SIU before reenlisting in the Army, of Government­owned ships to a num,ber of American linel The latter SEAFARERS LOG continued its First it was a said, "I'm siire going to start sail­ companies' have had.'the Government ships on charter for a year or probe of the practices employed fleld hospital ing again. I guess I'll look for one more, in order to help take care of the abnormal movements during by company lawyers and private near iSeoul, then of those coastwise runs for a while, 1951 and early 1952. However, the American tramp operators, who did investigators in cases involving a hospital in a;nd see if I can. find any of my old , not oppose the original charter of the Government ships last year, now Seafarers. Tokyo, and then shipmates. I've seen a couple of to St. Albans. take the position that they have found it necessary to lay up a number The LOG investigation of the ^ McCaffery them, around the hall her# of their own vessels, and that the American lines should charter their methods used by company lawyers There, he met his tramp tonnage In lieu of the Government­owned vessels. and private investigators was cousin. Bill Brown, who was in the already.". Specifically, the tramp owners will take the position at the forthcom­ ing hearing that Government­kiwned ships should not be chartered out to American lines as long as the tramp vessels are available for charter Brand New Pier Opens In Boeton Harbor to the same companies. In addition, they will ppint up the necessi^ of arriving at a Governmeint policy of chartering ships for use in a service otherwise considered essential where the' applicant has pri­ ­v • vately­owned tonnage employed elsewhere. In other words, the tramp owners will argue that no American steamship line should be allowed . •" } to charter Government ships for a particular route when the company has privately­owned tonnage employed in other trades that could be utilized. The target of the attack of the tramp operators are the following American lines which have been using Government­owned ships;.Alaska .Steamship Co.,, Coastwise Line, Pacific­Atlantic Steamship Co., P'ope .dc Talbot, Inc., American President Lines and Prudential Steamship Corporation. « 4­ ­ 4* ' 4> Only a Government like that of the US could afford to lay up some 2,000 merchant ships and pay the expense of maintenance in .order to have ships when needed. From time to time, this' huge reservoil* of ships is strongly criticized by some private interests and by ele­ ments in Congress. ; v . In addition to meeting urgent wartime needs, the reserve fleet ships were responsible for keeping ocean freight rates in line following World War II. Normally, the steamship conference system does much to stabilize freight rates, but this is true .only when the political hori­ zon is clear and no wars exist or are threatened. However, during the past few years, with so many emergency shipments superimposed upon regular commercial traffic, the existing shipping, both liner and tramp, became inadequate. But, with the huge reserve fleet of the US available, the solution proved to be relatively easy. The necessary Government tonnage was withdi*awn from reserve and put in operation to carry emergency goods, leaving the majority of regular shipping free! to carry commercial cargoes. Thus the unusual demand for shipping was met by simply putting in operation an additional 6,000,000 or 7,000,000 deadweight tons of vessels. ' It can thus be seen how, useful an expedient of this nature can be as a factor in stabilizing the level of freight rates. The SlU­manned Steel Maker was the first Isthmian ship to dock at the ne^y­opened Mystic Docki T'r­'• ;; in Charlestown, Mass. Port of Boston is now undergoing a big face­lifting job to provide more modem f. ­ ­..T docking facilities like these. • • J ­mm pate SI* SE A TAiatEin t &e mAkt^'Amm n/'HitA­ Absentee Seafarers from a number of states are going to run into difficulty when they try to cast absentee ballots in the coming November elections. CLOAK AND DAGGER SUSPECTS FRfED — A Federal District In most cases, inadequate absentee voting legislation, or else no legislation at aU, are Court has refused to grant an extradition order requested by the Italian .the causes of the trouble. A­f government for two former Army men who were accused of murdering complete breakdown of ab­ registration forms are not accept­ score has been sUiw despite the their superior officer while behind the Geman lines in North Italy. sentee voting rules as they able in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida great number of men in the US The two men, former Lieutenant . Aldo Icardi and former Sergeant Carl apply to Seafarers can be found Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, armed forces who have been serv­, Lo Dolce had been assigned as aides to Major William V. Holohan ^if for each state in the list that ap­ Missoiiri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, ing­ in Korea, ­ Europe and other the Office of Strategic Services, and had been parachuted behind the pears below. Utah and Virginia, which all re­ overseas points in recent years. German lihes 4n 1Q44 to help. Italian undergrouiid fighters. Subse'* The SIU urges all Seafarers to quire official state forms, or else The net effect of inaction on quently Hoiohan died on the mission, and Jast year a story was pub­ cast their votes in the coming No­ application in the form of a letter. the absentee voting' problem has lished charging the two aides with killing him because they disagreed vember elections, and participate South Carolina and New Mexico been to deprive hundreds of thou­ over which groujpis of partisans to aid. One of the men, Lo Dolce, "con­ in the country's selection of local allow no absentee voting at all. sands of soldiers and sailors of fessed" to the Army hut later repudiated'his confession. The men ­their right to vote as well as Sea­ cannot be tried by the Army because they are discharged, nor can they and national leaders. However, Kentucky, Louisiana, be tried in the Civil Courts because the incident took place overseas. federal postcard registration New Jersey and Pennsylvania al­ farers and men in other occupa­ forms are available to all Seafar­ low only niembers of the armed tions whose jobs take them away l* 4­ ijr ­ ers. In most states, these forms forces to cast absentee ballots out­ from their homes for long periods PRESIDENT BANS WATCH TARIFF INCREASE—President Tru­ will serve as registration blanks side the states. of time.. This situation also held man mis vetoed a pro'posed tariff increase in Swiss watch movements and as an official request for an Attempts have be/n made in re­ during World War II when on^ that was sought by American watch manufacturers and recommended absentee ballot. They should be cent years to liberalize absentee a handful of seamen and soldiers by the Federal Tariff Commission. The President arjued that the mailed as soon as possible. voting through both Federal and got a chance to vote in the 1944 American manufacturers business had increased and consequently they However, the< Federal postcard state legislation. Progress on this presidential elections. weren't being hurt by foreign condBCtition even though business in „ However, even in. those states Swiss watches has boomed. The decision was regarded as a milestone which do allow absentee voting, ­by advocates of freer world trade and was applauded by American Sails Against The Skyline the Seafarer will find that, in many watch firms that assemble watches with Swiss movements. instances, . he. will . become so tangled up 'inured ta;^ that he will t end up not being ahle to exercise NEW ATOMIC PROJECT IN OHIO—The Atomic Energy Commis­ his vote. ' . " sion has selected a 6,500 acre area in southern Ohio as the site for a new plant that will cost over $1 billion. The plant will be the third MaU Late gaseous diffusion operation in the country In addition to existing plants The biggest single factor is that at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Paducah, Kentucky. Gaseous diffusion many of the "states wili not mail is the process by which uranium in its explosive form is separated ballots­ to the voter imtil a short from uranium in°7ts natural form, and is the primary source of atomic time before election. In such energy used to prime other atomic plants elsewhere in the country. cases. Seafarers who are out to sea may find that they will only re­ 4 4 4> ^ ceive the ballot long after the dead­ CHINESE BIG­WIGS CONFER WITH MOSCOW—A 15­man dele­ line for returning it. gation of Chinese military and civil leaders has flown to Moscow for Many states will only mail out conferences with Soviet government leaders. Heading up the delega­ the ballots 20 or 30 days before tion is Chinese Premier Cbou En­lai, who is the second­ranking man the election. The. ballots must be in the Red Chinese government. This is the first knbwri large­scale filled out,;.mailed back and be re­ conference of its kind since the winter of 1949­1950 when a treaty ceived at the polls by election­day. wa& signed betiyeen the two governments a few months before the Because of the mails, this will be North Koreans launched their attack into South Korea. The current virtually impossible in most cases. conference is expected to have important effects upon the Korean war Seafarers are advised to check and on all of South and Southeast Asia not now under Communist Using just some of her sails, the Norwegian training ship Lehmkuhl control. 'I.­ glides by New York's downtown skyline. The steel­hulled vessel the state­by­state ^ata in this issue, put into New York with a load of young cadets to pay her regular and then make their applications 4 4 4^ yearly visit. for absentee ballots as soon as'pos­ CAMPAIGN PLANNING SHAPES UP—Labor Day will mark the sible. formal kickoff for the presidential election campaign and both General Eisenhower and Governor Stevenson are scheduling wide swings around Digest of State Laws on Absentee Voting Procedure the country beginning on or after September 1. The General is sched­ '• ­• • ule an airplane tour of the South beginning the second of the month Following is a table setting forth procedures in the forty­eight states and United States possessions with stops at Richmond, Atlanta, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, governing absentee voting for Merchant Marine personnel. . New Orleans and several Texas cities. This wiU be a test of Republican drawing poiyer in the Southern states. Then he wUl come back to It FtdtrtI Pttt Cwri Earliest Dale State Will Retalvs Earllut Dstp Stele Will Mail UtMt Date That Marktd Sallat • TATE A»plit*ti«i AtctpUbltf Appllcatlea Far Ballet BPIIM Te Voter Will Bt AncataB Philadelphia on September 4th for a major campaign speech. Governor Alabama No 40 days before election 21 days before election .• .. Day of clecUoa Stevenson will start his speechmaking on Labor Day in Detroit and Arizona *No 30 days before election.., 30 days before'election...... 8:00 P.M. day of election then will go to Minnesota, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San '20 days before election out­ 20 days before elecUon out­ .Arkansas . • No side U. S., 15 days before side U. S., 15 days before 6:30 PJd. day of elBctloa Diego and Denver. . election iiiside U, S. election inside U. S. California Yes Any time 14 May for Primary. 15 Oct. 19 June for Primary. 20 Nov. 4^ • ^ for Gen. for General.* TYPHOID CARRIER INFIMTS 17—^A woman typhoid carrier who Colorado ... Yes 90 days before election About 30 da^s before election S:00 P.M. election day Connecticut* • Yes 4 months before election* 4 months fore election* 6:00 P.M. day prior to had been working as a cook in a children's 4iay camp in Rockaway, election* Delaware* .. *Yes 15 September* 15 September* 12:00 (noon) election day* New York, infected, at least'17, children and workers at the camp with Florida • No 45 days before election As soon as ballot is printed.'. 5:00 P.M. day prior to 42 others believed to be particaUy affected. The case recalled tlie election Georgia .... • No Any time In time to vote and return.. Day of election famous "Typhoid Mary" who indirectly caused the deaths of a great Idaho Yes 30 days before election 30 days­ before election. Day before election nunois • No 100 days before election...... 45 days before election..,...;.... Day'Of clectlott • many people In 1907 while working as cook and kitchen domestic in Indiana ... ^ • No 60 days before­election v. 30 days before election 6:00 P.M. day­of election various; liwtitutions. The woman in question was unaware of the fact Iowa • No Any time 55 . days before election Dap before election Kansas Yes 1 Apr. for Primary. 1 Sep. for 15 July for Primary, 10 Oct. Day before election that she was a carrier and had prepared lunch each day for 300 children General. for General. attending the camp. Under New York City laws a typhoid carrier, once Kentucky* • No Any .­time except 10 days prior Soon as available. Close of polls, election day to election. identified, is not permitted to prepare food for anybodv even for family Louisiana • No Any time ' 30 days before election.. Day of election ' Maine ...... i. Yes Any time 30 days before election.'...... Day of election members. There are 350 such carrier* Msted in the city. Doctors Maryland Yes 55 days before election...... r. 55 days before, election. Close of polls, election day estimate that one or two out Of every hundred victims .the disOase Massachusetts* . Yes Any time' In time to vote and return i Close of poHa, election day baUot*. become carriers after their recovery. ' Michigan Yes 30 days before election.. 25 days before election Day of election Minnesota ­ Yes 30 days befdre election 12 days before election Say of election' 4 4 4> Mississippi' Yes Any time ." Soon as printed Day of elecUon • NEW DEAL' FOB MIDDLE EAST PEASANTS—Peasants in Iran Missouri sNo Any time Soon as printed ;.. 6:00 P.M. day alter election Montana 'No Any time 30 days before election Day of election and Egypt who have long carried the wealthy class on their backs are Nebraska Ves 90 days before election...... 15 days before election UhOO A.M. 10 Apr. for Primary . , promised sweeping reforms under proposals submitted in both coun­ 10:00 A.H. 13 Nov. for tries. In Iran, the unpredictable Premier Mossadegh has ordered I'uid­ General** Nevada Yes 90 days before election...... 90 days before election Day of elecUon lords to give peasants 20 percpnt of the returns from the crops at part New Hampshire...... *Yes Any *>«aaaae»eee«ees'eBe 13 October* : • Day of cleeUon* of a new land reform program, thus increasing the peasants' share con­ New Jersey 'No Any time 30 days before electioB. • New Mexico Day of election siderably and paving the way for eventual land ownership. In Egypt, New York* *»No> 1 AprU* 20 September 12U)0­nooB on 3 Nov.* Noi^ Carolina Yes Any time 60 days before election i.. Day of elecUon. the new military dictator. General Mohammed Naguib, is,considering North DakoU Yes Any time M days before election 20 days after elecUon a land reform program to divide up big estates and turn them over Ohio SNo 1 January 60 days before election 12:00 (Noon) diw of elpcUon*! Oklahoma Yes Any time 30 days before election...... 7:00 P.M. day W election to Egyptian peasants. Oregon • No 60 days before election 60 days before election..,..t.. 5 dayr prior to sSectlon Pennsylvania *»No Any time 26 days before election ^ lOM .A'Jf. 2 May for s 4 4 4.' hrlmary. 10:QO. A.M.'( 14 SWEEPING CHANGES IN MOSCOW—A drastic reorganization of Nov. for Deneral Rhode island .*Yes Ahy time* aeSBBBBBoes 15 October* 4 ­Decembei'* ' ' the Soviet Government is in prospect as fhe Russian Communist Party • South Carolina has called an All­Union Party Congress for the first time in 13 years South Dakota Yes 70 days before election...... 70 days before election ' 'Day.of elecUon ISO days before election out­ to revise the Party setup. One step will be to abolish the Politburo Tennessee Yes • ide U. S., 40 ^ys before In time to vote and return Day of election J election inside U. S. ballot. which for years has been the real ruling body of the country. In ad­ Texas .... Yes Any time As soon as ballot is printed.... 1:00 P.U day of election dition the Congress will take up changes In the current five­year plan Uta^ • No 30 days before election 30 days before election 6:00 P.^ day of election Vermont. . Yes Any time 30 days liefore election....'.... Day of election '' calling for a tremendous expansion of industrial output. The reason '90 days before election out­ 90 days before election Virginia side U. S., TO ^ya before outside U. S. I Day of elecUon for the abolition of the Politburo is not clear, although some observers elecUon inside UT S. 60 days before election­ are guessing that the change is designed to solvere problem of suc­ inside U. S. WaMiington Yes 1 July 25 days­before election.' 10th day after electlok i cession to Stalin. At present, the Politburo is made up of the top Vest Virginia • Yes Any time ; 70 days before election Day. before elecUon tVisconsin Yes 60 days before election...... 21 days before election Close of pons, election day Communist leaders. Also in prospect at the Congress are revisions of *./yoming • , Yes Any time Soon as printed Day of election the Communist Party constitution. 'Puerto Rico 4 4 • i y* No absentee voting permitted. •A form furnished by state must be used or application •Absentee voting permitted only in General Election. made by letter. • BRAZIL NEEDS US DOLLARS—Discussions are underway in Rio •No absentee voting outside of state, except members of the 10 Not permitted to vote by absentee haUot In any election. De Janeiro and in Washington about a possible $200,000,000 loan to B armed forces. ** Absent person must be wltbin continental limits of U. S. In •Absentee voting not permitted by civilians. order to vote, absentee. the Brazilian government. The loan talks grew out of the fact that •Reinilar Army, Navy and Air Force personnel are prohib­ *•BaUot envelopes must be postmarked on a specllle day. Brazil is unable to pay for vitally­needed imports such as oil and gaso­ ited from absentee voting. *•Absentee baUot can only be obtained at time of reaistratlon. •Law may change before 1952 elections. *» Voted ballots from MM and CC C must be received oi; Oct. line. The country is already in hock to the oil Companies for previous •Applies primarily to dependents of armed forces personnel. 31, 1952, for General Election. ' tBaUot must be voted not later than on or before election *" PoU tax receipt must be sent with appUcation. . . shipments. Attempts are being made by the government to reduce '• Application must be in hand writing, of applicant. imports but the debt to US and Europeah countries is mounting appUcation form is prefe'rable. *' Postage for baUot to voter must bo paid by voter, cs­ cept AFP. . steadily as Brazil imports far more than she exportsi ' 1 , • A­ • w::;^|jaaifgi',;.'.­­.­'! • *•"ii?f^­y''­?­''­':r ;:; ;;.»6gK5''%i • ;» • '.. • ^^y; »l>zmitsit > t d^ Pair« Seri^ 2fi^ Sllf |Cr^ Af^$ Blood Bank SINGAPORE—^Following"an the heels of the'ir brothers from the Steel Navigator, Sea­ Waves Swallow Seaman farers aboard the Steel Apprentice donated their pints of blood to help build up the reserve supply of the Singapore blOod bank. The Apprentice hit Singapore just ten days after the. Navigator crew started the Sleeping Out On Deck ball rolling by donating 21 SINGAPORE — Seafarer Otto Stefansson, deck mainte­ pints of blood in the Singa­ pore General Hospital. nance aboard the Sea tiger (Orion) was lost over the side The action of these Seafarers during a heavy sea while the vessel was enroute to San Pedro aboard the Navigator has received a great deal of additional publicity from Bahrein., on , a world scale. The Voice of He was apparently lost delegate, said B|rother Stefansson America has carried the story over early in the night of July 23rd, usually , slept out on the boat deck. its Southeast Asia network and the but was not missed tmtil the morn­ At the time of the accident tht Reuters news agency as distributed ing call. The ship ship was in the Indian Ocean just it to English language newspapers had been bucking outside the Gulf of Oman. both here and abroad.,^ extremely heavy ­ Missed In Morning L^al Papers Carry News seas, and because After Brother Stefansson was 0 '':>i In Singapore itself, eight Eng­ of this did not missed, his slippers were found on lish, Chinese and Malay language turn back to the port side of the after boat deck, newspapers gave the' story great make a search, together with a broken cot. Ames prominence," with pictures, on two according to Os­ reported that he had found the cot successive days. Similar treatment k a r K a e 1 e p ,• protruding through the boat deck was accorded­ the Apprentice crew ship's delegate. lower rail at about 2:30 AM but on their arrival in port. The skipper Stefansson' hadn't thought much about it "be­ The mass blood donations orig­ Seafarers from the Steel Naviffator wait their turn to aonate blood. noted the length cause I didn't think that anyone inated with the illness of a cook, Vf time that had elapsed until would sleep out on such a rotten Victor Silva, aboard an ,Isthmian Brother Stefansson was found night." At the time, Ames put the ship last' March. Silva was taken missing and pointed out that no cot back in place. Off the'ship to th'e hospital in criti­ man could have lived in such heavy seas, Kaelep said. Earlier, Brother Stefansson had cal condition and an appeal for mentioned to Francisco Morciglio, blood was made to the Isthmian Slept On Deck the bosun and his foc'scie mate, line agents, McAllister and Co., that he intended to sleep inside. when transfusions given to Silva Kaelep and Omar Ames, deck depleted the hospital's short sup­ Apparently he changed his mind ply of his particular blood type. and fell asleep on the cot. The As a result, five European and five vessel probably hit an extremely Asian staff members donated blood heavy sea and rolled violently, slid­ to help build up the hospital re­ US Merchant ing the cot part way through the sei­ve against future occasions railing and catapulting Brother when the supply might fall again. Stefansson into the sea. Union Asks Aid Ship Totals Started Sailing At 13 • As a means of thanking Singa­ Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in pore residents for their aid, the December, 1914, Brother Stefans­ SIU and the company asked all Hit 52 Low son started going to sea when he Isthmian ship'g crews stopping at The active sea­going US mer­ was 13. By the time he was 28, he Singapore to donate bloOd lo the chant fleet took another notch in bad sailed on ships of 8 different local blood bank for use both by Hospital nurses take down information on blood types after testing. its belt during the month of July flags. His first berths were on Ice­ visiting seamen and the local pop­ as foreign trade continued to landic fishing vessels where he was ulation. shrink from the high levels of paid $9.30 per month. ­ The net effect of the crew's last winter. Both privately­owned He was once, rescued from an donations has been" to build con­ and Goveriynent­owned ships were Icelandic freighter that was blown siderable goodwiik for Americans affected by the trade decline which onto the rocks in a hurricane, and in. an area where relations had reduced the active fleet to 1,491 had a "Norwegian freighter torpe­ been strained because pf.local feel­ vessels of 1,000 tons or more, a doed from under him during the ing that the US was' responsible* new low for the year. war. for the current depression in He became friendly with some Malaya's biggest industry, natural Of this total, 1,278 vessels are privately owned, a drop of four SIU membei­s and sailed on Isth­ rubber. mian vessels when the SIU began • In the words of E. S. O'Keefe, ships in the month of July. Dry cargo ships hold an approximate its organizing drive. He stayed Isthmian agent in the port, "Ges­ aboard at the Union's request and. tures like these make a far better two to one lead over tankers, 830 to 448. The remaining Government­ got his book in 1946. He then understanding between the peoples served as a volunteer organizer of the world in particular, between owned ships still active are all dry cargo vessels. ^ on ships of several other companies Asiatics and Americans . Favor­ that the SIU organized. able publicity on behalf of Ameri­ At the same time, the Govern­ can seamen I am sure, will help a ment's layup fleet has expanded As Kaepel and Ames said, "he great deal and create a better un­ as more Government­owned ships was well liked by all his Union derstanding all around. These are withdrawU from service; At brothers and was a good seaman boys should be congratulated." Singapore Gen. Hosp. doctor takes pint from Captain Parry Major. present, the fleet totals'1,854 ships. and a fine shipmate."

Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Leading Expert on Buying

By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS If you're buying for a short stretch and expect to un­ when you move off in first, which may indicate a worn load ft when you ship out, resale value is important. But clutch. After you've drifted down to ten mph or so, try Buying A Used Car if you want a car for keeps for the family, an initial sav­ picking up speed without shifting into a lower gear. Slug­ After six years of production­of postwar dream cars ing may be worth more than future resale value. For gish response or bucking may indicate low compression .under such stirring names as, rockets;­hornets, fireballs, example, a new Studebaker Champion costs a little more or other serious defects. Note whether there is too much ete., the average guy's choice of a vehicle is still­­ a good than a Ford Six but a used Champ is often $100 or so less play in the steering wheel, front­wheel wobble or noise used car. Have you priced new cars lately? Yoii'll under­ than, a Ford of the same year. of gears grinding. Try a sudden stop to see if the brakes stand why more men buy lised cars and ride 'din longer. Shady Operators K grab firmly and evenly. See if the emergency holds on The average heap today rollS up 120,000 "miles befoi'e it " v. Even though most used car sellers may be honest, this a hill. ­ gets hauled off to the ^lue factory, in 194#. the average business Is notorious for shady practices, including palm­ Idle the motor to. see if it stalls. Watch the ammeter was junked at 85,000. ­ , irig off rehabilitated wrecks and disguised ex­taxis (which to see if the generator is charging the battei­y. and keep This year for the first iime you can find 1949 models are. never a good buy for an average motorist). an eye on the oil gauge too. A car whose oil pressure around the $1,000 mark (sometimes even a '50). In '49 You can sometimes save a dealer's profit by buying drops low after tlte engine is warmed up could be a real several manufacturers brought but real postwar cars in­ from a private seller (watch the ads). Tlie advantage of lemon. * stead of the prewar models some stili .produced from '46 a dealer if hie'»­reliable is that he'll give you a warranty One simple clue is the color of the smoke from the ex­ through '48, and by then .ti^, some of'the bugs in early of the car's condition (unless sold "as is"). Either way. haust. Black fumes may merely mean the carburetor portwar cars had been fixed up. ! before you buy get an idea of values by­shopping several needs adjusting. But bluish fumes may indicate the en­ , Too, fall arid winter are! a better time to shop for a lots and salesrooms. gine' is­ excessively pumping oil because of worn pistons, used car than spririg when demand and prices are higher. It's worth taking a mechanic along to inspect a used rings and cylinders. • Cars depreciate sharply their first thi'ee., years of life. car, before you buy it. . If that's not feasible; check it After the drive, take a flashlight and inspect axle, A Seafarer who buys an almost­new car . for just a few thoroughly youi­self. Ask .for a test drive; a reliable chassis and engine block for cracks or any sign of welding. months' or a year's^ use before ffe. ships out again may . seller will permit it. Just be sm*e any paper you may Look for water or oil leaks too. And of course, note the ' ""• I find, when he goes to sell It that he's lost. several bun­., sign before the test is not a sales contract, and also that condition of the tires, although you can now get recaps for dreds of dollars in depreciation in; a short period. The your receipt ^or any "test­drive" deposit provides for a under $10 and even new tires around $15. average car depreciates $500­$600 its first year and $3(10­ refund if you decide not to buj% Doors hard to close may indicate the frame was thrown , $40(1 the second. Third year depreciation is $200 and Find Out the Ills out of line by a collision; very loose doors are a hint the thereafter it slows down to about eight per cent of rits ­ Try a steep hill and listen W excessive knocking, car had, hard use. current value j^aoh. year—$100 or less. Notice whether the clutch starts jerisily, chatters or­ slips NEX'T ISSUE: Borrowing money at low cost. r'

• .'V:. / rwaBli^t SEATARERS IOC Fcl^, Aawiiii^­ M. IfSl UNION TALK

Venezuelan Police^ Cabbies • By KIITH'TERPg Another case of mistreatment of American seamen in Venezuela has come to the atten­ tion of the SEAFARERS LOG. The second incident involved Seafarer Ben "Blackie" Bone (This is the first of a series of articles prepared bg^ in the port of Maracaibo, and here again the police and local cab drivers teamed up to give the SIU Director of Organization and Education.) the Seafarer a rough time. 4­ Meanwhile the SIU receivet The SIU is now directing its full energies, to the organization of a reply from the US Consu­ tankermen in the Atlantic Refining>.fleet. late in Maracaibo on its protest Tankermen today represent the oihly segment of the'maritime in­ over the pushing around of Sea­ dustry which does not have proper Union representation, and the farer David Archia in Las Piedras, evident pro­SIU sentiment in the Atlantic fleet makes it the prime The reply said that American con­ target at this time.­ The desire of the tankermen that the SIU enter sular authorities were taking the the field and work v.'ith 'them to piit SIU conditions on their ships matter up with local police and is, we feel, a direct tribute to. the long­standing record of achievement port officials in an attempt to put rung up by the Union on behalf of the entire membership as well as its an end to these tactics. many friends in the labor movement. Watch Out For It First arid foremost in this record, is the fact that we have gone into However, the consulate empha­ every campaign with all the resources at our command, and have gone sized that it would be wise for in to win. And the windup in every case has been that we have come American seamen out on top every time with the best wages, conditions and benefits going ashore in going in the maritime industry. For this reason, we can call on plenty these ports to try of sawy and know­how to score' our points because we're in there to to "avoid situa­ win no matter how long it takes and we do just that right down the line. tions in which SlU Means Business they may be ex­ There are cases in point in either the tanker or freight field where I' posed to this sort Seafarers have shown they meant business^ when they went out to 'tr of thing." organize, and never left anyone hfinging in the lurch because the battle Bone told the was tougbf. LOG that he was You don't have to go'any further in the freight industry than the Bone aboard the Fred­ Isthmian campaign, the 9ne they said "couldn't be won" because the erick C. Collin ­New Orleans Fort Agent Lfiidsey Williams (right) accepts several huge fleet was scattered throughout the world and was "untouchable" !Dry Trans) which arrived at original art plaques presented to the Union by Seafarer Bill Smith by unions. "Untouchable" or not, we won on these ships in the largest Maracaibo late in June and an­ (center), as SIU Gulf Organker Paul Warren looks on. \ certification election ever­ held by the NLRB and today, Isthmian runs chored out in the river. Launch all over the world are among the most sought­after trips on the board service was provided for men who when the ships crew up. wanted to go ashore, and the Again, in a hard­fought campaign we won certification for the Cities launches were met by local taxi­ Got Idea in Travels, Service fleet because OS tankermen made it plain they wanted the cabs. SIU, and only the SIU, to represent them. Though the beef was hard When Bone told the cabbie to fought all the way. Cities Service and the SIU today have excellent take him to the Victoria Hotel, just labor relations. The report of the Senate Subcommittee on Labor­ eight blocks away, he was charged Opens Own Business Management Relations on the East Coast Oil Tanker Industry pin­ three bolivars, about a dollar in MOBILE—On their travels all over the world, Seafarers pointed just what the Union had been up against there. American money. He paid the fee It said, in part; "It is almost unbelievable that any Union could without complaint and went on his run into many different customs and unusual types of art continue in existence in the face of this cbmbination of legal stalling way. work, which an enterprising fellow can really turn into a and viol|nt anti­union activity. Certainly a smaller, poorer, and less High­Priced Ride money­maker for himself, * : persistent Union would have been destroyed." This extract from tho Subsequ$ntly, he flagged a cab Subcommittee's report plainly indicated the type, of campaign the Brother William Smith ness for himself, ^side from sail­ to take him back to the ship. The ing regularly as a Seafarer. Union,had to. face in order to survive. The point'is, when the SIU­ second driver charged him 10 urned the trick a couple of The art plaques are hand­paint­ starts something it finishes it in proper order. There are no two ways bolivars for the eight block ride, years back on a trip to South ed after they're made in big rub­ about it. or more than $3 American. America. Now he's got a curio ber molds, and the novelty figures Right to a Union ^ Bone argued without success shop of his own in this port where on thOm are embossed almost two Today, any unorganized seaman has the right to seek full union that the charge was too much but and a half inches above the rest representation by an organization devoted to the needs of its member­ ' finally paid the fee. Nevertheless, he and his wife, Lona, turn out. of the surface. Up to date he has ship, and their families. To return to history a moment, pro­union one of the local cops arrested him originals of art plaques first made sold about 100 of them, many to men. were fired during the Cities Service drive as part of the company's and took'him to the lockup. It cost in Italy during the sM^enth cen­ other SIU members. fight to resist us. But when it wai% over, it had to pay sevqral hundred bim $16.80 to get out of jail and tury. Mrs. Smith Qins the shop when thousand dollars in back wages to men who were discharged imfairly, get back on the ship. About .20 years ago these plaques Bill is away at sea. He usually sails besides having ta reinstate them in their original jobs. Seafarers aro In the first incident, as reported were brought to South Amer­ in the stewards department,' but if always assured their officials will do the job they were elected to do^ in the LOG of July 11, Seafarer ica. by descendants of the same business holds up as he predicts, because that's the only way to do things in a bread­and­butter organi­ David Archia, steward on the family which had made them in the time may come soon when zation like ours. ' . " Montebello Hills, was driven 40 specially­fashioned molds back in he'll be able to retire. The name Thus, to the Atlantic tankermen we say: Your fight is our fighL miles out into the back country Italy 400 years ago. When Bill of his place. My Bi­Lo Shop, is a We are with you­ one hundred percent in your struggle for Union con­ when he hired a cab to get back Smith saw them, he decided they switch on the first names of Bill ditions. OuTrUnion halls in all major US ports and our headquarters to his ship. He was then relieved were a good thing and bought the and his wife, as well as a clever in Brooklyn are open to you at all times. When in port, visit our halls • f an his money by a cop and the special molds in which the plaques way of putting over the idea of and find out what you can do to help bring yourself and your fellow cabbie, and left to hitchhike his are oven­haked. Now he has low prices. The place is located shipmates in the Atlantic fleet the "best jn maritime" by joining the way back to the ship. them copyrighted and is in a busi­ here at 1013 Balthrop Street. 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The ISU leaders had sunk so low during the The Commies, trying to take over the ISU It was "rule or ruin" and the Commies, well 1936­37 strike, they resorted to fink herding tried to claim credit for raising East Coast financed and with powerful propaganda ma­ and worked with shipowners and crimps to wages to West Coast contract levels. But about chinery, lautfched the National Maritime Union hold onto their pie. The East Coast member­ 500 staunch AFL seamen, who had never given in May, 1937. The ISU was smashed and in the ship was fed up with their tricks, and purged up, recruited 1,500 other seamen, and these men confusion, many seamen were swept into the them from office and drove most of them off Idocked the Commies' attempt to grab ccmi^ete Commies' net. The 2,000 seamen still refused flie waterfront control of American seamen. to give up. it! 1 When Merchantmen Waged War For US In the recent wars in which we have been involved, the American merchant seamen have been called upon to sail vmarmed or lightly armed merchant vessels in the face of sub­ marines, dive bombers, mass bombing raids, enemy surface raiders and other battle dangers so that the badly needed sup­^ plies would arrive. They have Ignoring the war brig, the but was never able to catch^ the always responded admirably. Comet closed in an~d began an ac­ fast Chausseur. Seafarers have always answered tion that lasted for almost two Relying on her great speed, the the call of their country, but back days. While holding off the huge Chausseur then proceeded, to St. The crewmemben of an American privateer swarin onto the deck in the days when this nation was brig, the Comet cut out one of Lucia, where she operated under of an enemy ship. The lusty and hard­fig^hting privateers used still in its infancy, there was one the armed merchantmen, subdued the guns of its forts^ In. fact, on boarding parties as their favorite war tactic and not many enemy big difference; the merchantmen her and put a prize crew aboard. one day she was just about to put crews held them off. of those days bad a chance to fight All the while, her guns,held the a prize crew aboard a vessel she Portuguese at „ distance. had engaged right in front of the Navy had used as­an excuse, the merchantmen of the Chausseiur back. complaint that the American ves­ then got close enough to the St. Early in our history we had a Then, with the large warship fort when a man­cf­war hove into tiny and ineffective navy, and the view and she abandoned her prize. sels were better built and faster Lawrence, and waving their cut­ still hounding her, the Comet pro­ lasses, boarded her. Within min­ merchant fleet was often called ceeded to attack each of the other The entire West Indies was soon than English vessels. But this ship, upon to wage war as armed priva­ the St. Lawrence, was a 'former utes, the St. Lawrence surrend­ merchantmen and both finally sur­ buzzing with complaints of how ered. this "audacious" ship was operat­ American privateer that had been teers. rendered. They were badly dam­ captured by the British. One of the crews that turned aged, however, and no prize crews ing along the shores and tio Eng­ ­She was so badly damaged that privateer made history in the War were put aboard. The Comet, after lish vessel was safe from her. Carrying important dispatches, the Chausseur didn't even bother of 1812. making sure her first prize got Her last action of the war took the St. Lawrence tried to run, but to take her as a prize. At the outbreak of the war, their away safely, allowed the Portu­ place about 36 miles off Havana, the Chausseur caught her and After her engagement with the vessel, the Comet, was commis­ guese to t^e the other two vessels when she sighted a sail and closed closed to engage her. The English St. Lawrence, the Chausseur put sioned as a brivateer. She was out­ back Into Pernambuco. on it. The sail proved to be an opened fire and a desperate 15­ back into New York and learned­ minute engagement followed. fitted with some' ektra guns and This engagement, however, was English naval schooner, just about that tlie war was over. Her mer­ set sail in July, 1812; to cut up marked by the fact that "un­ equally matched in men and guns The Chausseur, seeing that the chant crew had earned themselves English shipping wherever pbssi­ trained" American merchantmen with the Chausseur. Englishman carried heavy guns, a record that could be matched by ble. stood up to a much larger warship All during the war, the English closed through a hail of fire. The few if any naval vessels. On her first cruise, she took and won. three ships as prizes worth a totar of $400,000. She then ran an Eng­ After the engagement, she took lish blockade to refit at Chesa­ two more prizes, and then, flaunt­ Sunken Treasure Defies Sahmqe peake Bay, and then ran the ing herself before an English man­ of­war, she cut two merchant ships Most stories of buried or sunken treasure rest primarily upon speculation or legend, and blockade again to get back to sea. out of a convoy. come pretty close to being fairy tales, but every once in a while one comes along that has Naval History been "proven," and where the treasure, for one reason or another, still hasn't been re­ It was on her second cruise that The English man­of­war, the she engaged in an action that Swaggerer, made for the Comet. covered. made naval history. She" learned The Comet led her on a merry One such story has been ally scraped together enough He found the hull just as he had that a group of English merchant­ chase to give her prizes time to told by a deep sea diver who money to buy a boat and some left it, and then went back aboard men were in Pemambuco and lay get away, and even stopped while claimed that 'he discovered the salvage equipment, and armed the boat to prepare for salvaging the Swaggerer was in sight and fabulous Santa Margarita—only to the fortune. in wait foir them. When four ves­ Rock I edge sels sailed, she followed and­closed chasing her, to engage a third Eng­ lose it again. One of the sudden storms in on them. One proved to be a lish vessel and put , a prize crew The Santa Margarita, according familiar to the Bahamas area came large Portuguese brlg­of­war aboard hek". '. to records handed down through up just then. The seas rose. The After taking a total of some 27 which warned the Comet that the the centuries, hit a reef off the wind became fierce. The little boat merchantmen were under her pro­ prizes, the Captain and crew of the Florida Coast in 1595, and went couldn't stand the buffeting and tection. Comet were given a more pow­ to the bottom. She was carrying a was torn loose of her anchor lines erful vessel, th^ Chausseur, and cargo of silver bullion that would The three crewmen were washed they promptly elected to make the­ bring veil over $3,000,000 on to­ over the side. The precious chart English channel their hunting' day's market. was lost in the storm. The diver Otfie PhotQs grounds. " j drifted for days before he was :U • , Took on Britain The diver in question was work­ picked up. 4 Wanted LOG At the time, th^, English, al­ ing on repairs to a submarine cable off Palm Beach when he saw No Recoveir The LOG islnterested in col­ though they.., didn't have enough After that he made a couple of .lecting and printing photo­, ships to enforce it, had declared the rotted hull of the old ship. There were large numbers of futile attempts to relocate the graphs showing what seagoing a blockade of all American ports. Santa Margarita, but was never was like in the old days. All So, the Chausseur, although she sharks silently gliding around the area, but he approached the old successful and couldn't raise the you oldtimers who have any was all alone, sent a document to money for a thorough search of old mementos, photographs of hull and took a good look. London declaring that "all the eaynaK 81 MINI the area. shipboard life, pictures of ports, h^bors, bays, creeks, rivers, Definitely Located ® 'IS. So, today there is still, some­ ships or anything that would inlets, dutlets, islands and seacoast Through the rotted planks of where off the coast of Palm Beach, show how seamen lived, ate of the United Kingdom of Great the hull he saw the cargoes of over $3,000,000 in silver just wait­ and worked in the days gone Britain and Ireland are in a state silver and definitely estibiished ing for someone to find it. That by, send them in to the LOG. of strict and rigorous blockade." that the hulk was the Santa Mar­ the­treasure can easily be reached Whether they be steam or sail, The "blockade" wasn't effective, garita. Cross shows the approximate by a diver has been/ established. around the turn of the cen­ but it did upset the English calm After he finished the repairs to That the treasure is there has also tury, during the first world location of $3 million worth for a­while. the cable, and was brought back of sunken treasure. been established. war and as late as 1938, the Then the Chausseur turned to up to his ship, he quietly marked The only catch now is that no­ LOG is Interested in them all. St. Vincent and did set up a block­ the spot on a chart of the area and with his chart, he wem back to get body knows just where it is—and ;\|| We'll take care of them and ade that soon had the merchants didn't say anything to any of the the treasure. there are many, many submarine return your souvenirs to you. pleading for an English naval crew about his discovery. His small boat anchored at the cables covering the bottom of the aquadg^n. The squadron was sent. It took some time, but he fin­ spot marked and he made a dive. sea off Palm Beach.

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P'l ips M liMiw PORT MiEPORTS • •• ­ • Irir m paid off a total of 31 ships In the Bosfon; Ben is biding his time. Pete Karas Wilmington:­ Lake Charles: New York area and signed eight rushed off leaving an Unfinished qn foreign articles. model of a T­2 tanker in the office, No More ABvances For but we expect he'll be back to fin­ Slamp Blamed fin Rise Ferryboat Leaves Gulf, The following were the ships ish the job one . of these days. paid off: Lone Jack, Cantigny, Chi­ Wafchos fin CS Tanker James Sheeban­ fif Japanese Tonnage Heads For Philadelphia wawa. Royal Oak, Paoli, / French Boston Port Agent Creek, Council Grove (Cities Serv­ . Shipping is just fair right now, Shipping has been somewhat on For the past tVvo weeks we have i 4i 4) the slow side the last two Weeks, been having such a rush of ship­ ice); Albion, Catherine (Dry Trans); and doesii't figure to get too much Seatrains Louisiana, Savannah Son f raneiato: and there seem to be few pro.s­ ping for rated men, especially in better; Isthmian is usin^ •the new pects that it will' improve right the deck and engine departments, (Seatrain); Hastings, Citrus Packer, Mystic Terminal, so her ships are Claiborne, Wild Ranger (Watc. ­ away. Seattle bffers the best that we dop't know where we got keeping the port from falling Where, fi Where, Has chances right now; the men. With the help of good man); Transatlantic (Boise­Griffin); old New Orleans arid Galveston, Omega (Omega); Yorkmar (Cah apart altogether. We sure could One of the reasons offered to mar); Potrero.Hills,^anta Venetia use a few g(Jod Coastwise runs Shipping Beem GpneT explain why business has petered the calls werS filled, and all but a The coming two weeks look couple of the brothers whom we (Mar­Trade); Michael (Carras); through this port. out around here is that Japanese­ Kathryn, Frances, Evelyn, Puerto The payoffs during the period fairly favorable' for shipping wfth ships have reached the three­mil­ had persuaded to volunteeft­ for at least four payoffs scheduled, al­ jobs were happy about things. Rico, Beatrice (twice), Ines (BulL; included the Tagalam' (Seatrade), lion­ton­mark this year," and their m: Steel Ranger (Isthmian); Lewis p. Chrlstos M (National Nav) vand the though, for the last couple of weeks rates for hauling ore have been Accounting for the rush were Emery, Jr. (Victory Carriers); Bar­ Government Camp and­ Bradford it was _nothing to brag about. so low as to drive all American­ the Fort Hoskins, Archers Hope, bara Fi­eitchie (Liberty Nay). Islaiid (Cities Service).^ All of them We had one lone payoff and no flag vessels away froHi this cai­go. Cantigny, Government Camp, Chi­ sign£.d on again. In transit were sign­ons, during the period, plus .. . One Payoff wawa, Paoli, Bents Fort and French Included among the sign­ons six ships in transit. The Malddn were the Hastings, Gateway City, the Republic (Trafalgar) aiid the We had only one payoff and Creek, all of the Cities Service Steel Chemist (Isthinian). Victory (Mississippi) is in port on family, as well as the Beauregard Claiborne, Mobilian, Citrus Packer inactive status at the present time sign­on, the Madaket (Waterman). (Waterman), and Republic and (Waterman); Binghamton Victory No. More Advances and may either take a crew or go This ship^came in clean as a whis­ Federal (Trafalgar), The last two (Bull); Lawrence Victory (Missis­ On the Government Camp; a into the lay­up' fleet. We had a tle wit]|i no disputed overtime, no were over in Port Arthur. In ad­ sippi) and Yorkmar. FWT left the ship after payoff skeleton crew standing by on her, performers and the majority of the crew is staying on. All disputes dition, we , had the Strathbay • Better Service without standing a watch he, had but it was Uid off when the ship been paid to stand,, so the com­ were handled aboard ship in the (Strathmore) in for a spell. We have made, a couple of went, into drydock for overhaul­ liri pany has decided that in the fu­ ing and sandblasting. Union way, and Capt. Fleming had Well, it seems we called the changes in the offices at head­ particular high praise for this nTong shot on ture men will not be paid in ad­ Anxious To, Vote quarters in the past \veek which vance for­watches they stand while ci­ew. A minor beef on the quantity this, and that the we expect will provide for better Most of the membership on the waiting for a relief man to'arrive. beach is anxiously awaiting the of milk aboard was taken up with ferryboat run is service to ithe membership. We the company and squared away to finally at an end. This may cause inconvenience ­to balloting on the proposed consti­ have naoved the headquarters office men who do not the satisfaction of all hands. Loud was the and the patrolmen's counter down tution, and from the various wailing and weep­­ foul up, but it opinions expressed around here, In transit to the port we had the to the second floor next to^ the shows why the following; Fairhppe, John B. Water­ ing when the sad shipping hall. This will be muqh the voting in this area is going to news i:eached the members should be heavily in favor of the changes. man, Alawai, Raphael Semmea more convenient for the member­ fulfill their obli­ (Waterman); .Massmar, , Calmar crew of the Fed­ ship in the settling of beefs, check­ ­ H. J. Fischer eral, but though gations under West Coast Representative (Calmar); Striithport (Strathmore); ing records or the handling of any the contract. The Jefferson City Victory (Victory Wlrti a few of them problems which the members wish • t 4> ^ piled off when it necessary discip­ Carriers) and the Seapender (Or­ their headquarters representatives linary action for Philadelphia: ion). was corroborated, she loaded and to take up. sailed full up for Philly. this particular While she was This move also provides for Among the oldtimers we've had Brennan man has been 'Deals'For Time fiff waiting at an­ closer association and contacts be­ recommended to chorage for bunk­ around the beach here recently tween the membership and its offi­ were W. Johnson, H. L. Meacham, headquarters. Leaving Crews Short ers and paint for cials, which we*^ believe Is as it Another beef came up on the the , crew's quar­ Ted Weaver, C. Gann, A. Fruge, should be. In addition, it will give Shipping continues to move at a W. W. Hughes, J. Mitchell, H. M. Bradford Island, where­the bosun ters, we ­ finally us much­needed space for handling fair pace in this port. Coastwise got a washing Ward and H. C. Wirtz, the latter a was butterworthing • ^en he should tankers have been taking a num­ the Vacation and Welfare Plans, machine installed <*r­' Keystone Stater who sails in the have been supervising. This in­ ber of rated men off the beach, which we all know is of vital im­ volved 16.hours of overtime, and on the Strath­ stewards department, and joined portance to the Union and its thus practically stripping us of the SIU in 194^ after a hitch in was paid to two ABs who were more. The com­ membership. many ratings. The foreign runs pany had stalled the army. None of these men were low on OT for cleaning tank holds, calling here are mostly­ in­transit Wilson allowed to stick around very long, Resolution ^ad as agreed upon by the deck dele­ ships, but we do have to have re­ for quite awhile K­­y­­"' as most are married men and must The last headquarters branch gate and the men concerned. placements for several men occa­ on this, but after we took it up work pretty steadily so that, the meeting witnessed the third and . ^­Brothers Doing Finer sionally. with the master and the agent, family can have all the things it final reading of the resolution on Our brothers in the hospital We had a little­beef on an Isth­ they hustled ashore and found a needs and requires, a condition we the proposed new SIU constitution, were all coming along in fine style mian ship the othep day which suitable machine in short order. heartily subscribe to. and the reading of the report of when we saw them, particularly was squared away before" the ship The membership here also went on record to thank the Secretary­ Gulf Oldtimer constitutional committee elected George N. Clarke, who is improv­ left ^rt. There seems to be a by the branch membership. Since ing after a recent operation. Tom practice going on whereby men Treasurer and all Port Agents for On the Beauregard we ran into this resolution and report were Brennan, Ken Ainsleb and a make deals with" the captain to get the wonderful job they did on the one of our oldest members, Ray­ accepted by a majority of the mem­ brother who prefers to remain on the ­ship in a port,­ and then,^ drafting pf the proposed ainend­ mond Ferrera, but better known as bershipi the resolution will be anonymous each donated a pint of after signing articles, arrange to eff SIU constitution and the work "Blackout," who is quite well voted on in a coastwise referendum blood for George at the Brighton get time off so their pay does not done at the agents' conference. known around the Gulf. For many during the' next 30 days. Marine Hospital, when a call came start until they rejoin the ship. Among the other topics discussed m years he sailed as bosun from In order to keep up and continue for donors. We take our Wi; off to Consequently, the ship makes at our meeting was the question Tampa, until finally one day he the expansion of the SIU, and im­ these brothers for their fine action. her run along the coast with a crew of what happens when a member decided to give Tampa a break shortage. We replaced four men who quits his ship catches an­ and moved up to New Orleans. prove and protect the rights and Now on the beach, Stan Green­ benefits of all members of our ridge is out of the hospital and on this vessel and are going to other one In his next port. As The labor news is spotty. About Union, I recommend and urge that will soon be in shape to ship out. make sure that these ships have a far as we can see, he still per­ the only thing in the fire is the every member who casts his ballot He said he received the best of full crew complement when they mitted his original ship to sail AFL garage mechanics still wait­ vote "yes" in favor of accepting care at Brighton Marine. Ben leave this port. This is a practice short and his fine should stand. ing on the NLRB for the word on tbis proposed constitution. Gordy is still looking around for that has to be brought to a halL Some of the members were hazy the election at the Ford dealer's Claude Simmons^ a good ship. We keep telling him A. S. CarduUo ^ on tbis point, but we pointed out joint here. We hear the dealer is Asst. Sec'y­Treas. any SIU ship is a good ship, but PMIadelphla Port Agent this was done to prevent port­ m really putting up a scrap to keep hopping from becoming a habit. the union out but can't see what Native Califprnian • he expects to gain by it. One of the members on the Leroy Ciarke .if­'­ AFXiVDIfiFMVS KF fl beach now is brother ­Gal J. Wil­ Lake Charles Agent O ..SMuMrJn JKMSt%0%9M€M0 son, a Seafarer since 1944 and a .^r l­ 4* . i ' • native Californlan, a real rarity in ing from July 31 to Aug. 13 these parts. He was on the Rio Nev^Vorfc run for quite a, while and likes it • '(:• . REG. REG. REG. TOTAL S«IP. SHIl^ SHIP. TOTAL as his favorite port, but since his PORT DECK ENGIFTE STEW. REG. DECK, ENG. STEW. SHIPPED marriage he has taken to the Yoka­ Lots Of Jobs fin Board hama. shuttle for a fast trip over Boston 30: 28 "21 79 34 31 27 92 and home. If Yon'ro Not Choosy New York .. 233 220^ 161 614 179 218 137 534. Cal has seen many changes in Shipping and business both have the Union's structure in the last dropped off some in the past two Philadelphia 64 37^' 3T' 40 36 40 31 127 seven years, and marks the welfare weeks, but this does not mean that Baltimore ... 124 136 103 363 158 146 101 405 and vacation set­ups as a giant things are at a standstill. stride forward for seamen. While Norfolk ..... »• • • • • • •85 ! 57 52 194 28 . 27 22 77 A bookmembcr can get out in a discussing the constitution resolu­ : fiv" reasonably short time if he is not Savannah %.. 24. 28 25 77 19 , 12 14 45 tion the other day, Cal remarked • !jK;;.­ too choosy about the type of ship Tampa 16 .9 h 38 ; 8^ • • 2 • ­ ,• 9 that, "the Union has again stepped 'W' or run that he takes, and there forward and streamlined the coiisti­ are still­qiiite a few open jobs gor Mobile ..... 66 73 68 207 57 60 54 171 'tution to keep up with rapidly Ing off the board to psrmltmch. New Orleans 101 97 99 297 75 88 . loo; 273 changing conditions. It's a great ,• '• Judging from the schedule of ships feeling to be a member of the most. 53 84 132 due to arrive here for payoffs frotn Galveston .. , 59 51 • *7 157 • 45 forward, militant and far­sighted . long runs in the next two weeks, West Coast . • 03 ^ 46 46 • IW * 69 ^ 65 • ­­ 55_ 189 Union in the maritime­industry." shipping should pick up iionslder­ Sam Cohen ' ' ably. During this past period we 673 2,320 725 752 577 COM X Wilmington Port Agent SiTX...i:' —:'f­7HWrr^ • ' v" ' • " • • ' VfMaT, lift PvrticTm ssArARsm& iae^ r.^^;v,. >«!>.­, Ot i^.' •.i .• ,­^*v.' • <

• Ti',_ Mobile: over two years. It was like a cool Galveston: serves a proper answer. If we. only Seattle: ing breeze when we reported that consider the temperature inside work would begin the next morning the hall and the length of the read­ Membartliip Aroited on installation of air­conditioning New Hail Oa Ww, Bai ing, it might be said that one or Don't Pile Off Unless units in the hall, and that there two readings at most would have Over HespHal dedng was a chance the job might be Slour la fietfiag Hero been sufficient. Yon Have Replaeennnl For the next two weeks, shipping completed by the next meeting. Shipping is holding up well for What we want to point out, how­ Everything is moving along will be running on much the same Thanks were extended to the rated men, but otherwise there's ever, is that this action was taken mighty fine right now, and we hope basis as the past two weeks, or Just brothers in other ports for their not much good that can be kaid to ^sure full protection to those it keeps up that way. about holding its own. cooperation in concurring with the for it. We had very little activity on "the ships and unable to be Two Waterman ships, the Fairisle • During the past period, the fol­ resolution from New Orleans re­ in here the past two weeks. present at a reading, that we made and Jean Lafitte, and two Ocean lowing ships paid off: Alcoa Fen­ questing an okay for air­condition­ There was one lone payoff and the maximum effort to conform to Tow motorships, the Gadsden and nant,, Cavalier^ Pilgrim, Boamer ing of our hall. At the same meet­ sign­on in the port during the all possible constitutional require­ the Alaska Spruce, were paid off and Clipper (Alcoa), plus the Mon­ ing, the members here unanimously period, the Neva West (Bloomfield). ments. If it had been required that and signed on again. In transit we arch of the Sea, Maiden Creek and concurred in the report c£ the In transit were the following: W. E. we have 25 readings like this to had the Yaka (Waterman), plus the l| iWorning Light (Waterman). agents' conference and the pro­ Downing (Mathiasen); Royal Oak, make sure that everyone possible Massmar, Calmar and Marymar The sign­ons included the Alcoa posed constitution. All members in Lone Jack, Winter HiU (Cities have a chance to raise a question (Calmar). '^1 Pennant, Runner, Pilgrim, Roamer this port have expressed them­ Service); Seatrains New Jersey, in regard to the new document, OT Sailing Beef and Clipper (Alcoa), and the selves in tavor of the constitution New York (Seatrain); Steel Flyer then we would have had 25 read­ There was an OT beef on the Maiden Creek. In transit were the and feel it is another step forward (Isthmian) and tfife North Platte ings. Fairisle because the sailing board Alcoa Partner (Alcoa),^ Del Viento in the forward trend of the SIU. Virtory (Mississippi). Appreciation Voiced was set for midnight, and then they (Mississippi) and Antinous (Water­ Keep in Touch Things are pretty slow on the Finally, a word of appreciation failed to set sea watches at noon man). All members are urged to keep waterfront right to the ntembers who have been on a holiday. We got the dispute Fuli Support in contact with the Union's; action now, but there's taking these Ore ships because we settled in favor of the crew because The branch membership is 100 through the LCX? and Union offi­ hope they'll pick know several long­standing beefs they should have' set the sailing percent behind the Union's effort cials; now that'We are in contract up soon. Our sometimes make things uncomfort­ time at 12:01 or otherwise set sea to block the Order closing the negotiations. At the present time branch got itself able for those who ride them. watches at noon. USPHS hospital here. Everyone is no strike action is contemplated, a little publicity Our thanks to the members who The wiper and the chief on the quite upset with this move, since hot in the event we have to get in the local press take these jobs regardless of the Lafitte raised a row because they it came as somewhat of a surprise. our agreement the hard way, all the last couple of present conditions. Incidentally, were grinding and packing winches, Among them Is members should be fully informed days when word we have scheduled a meeting with which is deck engineer's work; brother William on the beef and be teady, willing got around that officials of both Ore wd Calmar This time is pending, but will b6 Howell, who's and able to see it through to a suc­ Wallaee the SIU In Gal­ with an eye to squaring away the settled shortly. , . 'been sailing as a cessful conclusion. Brothers leav­ veston was due causes of the disputes on these Some members Seafarer in the ing town should have their name for a new hall. ships. have been slow . steward depart­ placed On the LOG mailing list One of the brothers on the beach Earl Sheppard in getting to their ment since 1945. to keep in touch. who is eagerly awaiting' the new Baltimore Port Agent jobs when dis­ Brother Howell The strike situation here has hali is Earl C. Wallace^,/who joined patched to a ship, 1 • .says he "never about just cleared lip with the ex­ the Union in 1945 khd 'ships as Savannah: and on the inter­ i thought I'd see ception of beefs involving the bosun. Earl was very active during coastal Calmar Howell the day that the teai^ers, CIO workers in the Blue the 1946 strike in Portland, Ofegon, ships, some guys marine hospital Plate Food Co., and an independ­ but missed the Isthmiatf beef be­ Shipping Slow­Hp Hoi have refused to in Mobile would close dowu­ This cause he was nt sea during the ent union of ferryboat workers work when they ' ^1 hospital had been taking care of on the Jackson and Louisiana fer­ time. ; . ; , hit this area and merchant ,seamen and federal Likely To End Soon 'Markham ries'operated by one of the BisSos. He's one of those who was ready There's been no change in the pile off even workers: for 109 years, and with­ The latter outfit struck for higher to plunk down his 2()­buck assess­ when nobody is available as a re­ out so much as a daTa notice, was outlook for shipping here, and we wages after the AFL Masters and ment for new buildings almost as can't say we expect any in the near placement. These men must them­ shut down." He noted that now Mates went on strike against the soon as he heard we'd won ap­ selves make sure that a replace­ :^l "if you need hospitalization, a sea­ future. Alters Public Service Co. and got proval on the building resolution. The High Point Victory (South ment is available from the hall man arriving in Mobile must go to better pay and working conditions. He, like all of the brothers ship­ and if one isn't around, have to New Orleans for treatment." Atlantic) is expected to pay off and For the present time it look^ like ping from here, says we can't get go into the boneyard in Norfolk. wait* until they hit a port that can • A storm of protest has been these ferries will be tied up for that building working too soon be­ give them one. Otherwise, they'll raised here over, this. The Union The Southwind (South Atlantic) is a long while, as the only way they cause the branch really needs new laying up temporarily for 30 days face charges. has notified all the Representatives can ,, settle the strike is to boost quarters badly. in Washington about it, ,«nd they due to a lack of cargo, and many Kept Pledge the rates, but the people olf Gretna Krtth Alsop of the guys are set to wait for her Now serving as AB on the have given assurances they will do Galveston Port Agent everything in their, pdwex: to set are. not in favor of this move. They to crew up again. Spruce, brother Julian Markham is aside' this, order. They, know the can use the Algiers ferries and the 4» 4^ • We paid off two ships and signed one fellow who said he­was going SIU is behind them 100 percept. Huey Long Bridge just as well. Baltimore: on one during the last period, but t» quit drinking a couple of years Cat Tanner Plenty of Beefs got men off the beach as replace­ ago and lived up to his pledge. An Mobile Port .^ent Before the strike there were ments for the Bienville (Water­ SIU member since 1947, he now • i , $• • , plenty of beefs by the people who Gonstitatloa Readings man), Julesburg (Mathiasen). lives in Portland, although he is used the ferries to have them Southstar (South Atlantic), Steel originally from North Carolina. He New Orleans: eleaned up and repaired, but no Guaranteed Preteelien Director (Isthmian) and an SUP served^ as ship's delegate aboard soap. Now that the workers are We have just seen the best ship­ ship, the Chestatee. the Seacomet (Orion) for eight or While Talks Are On. demanding more money, the com­ ping in this port for the last couple Besides the High Point, the ships nine months, and then on a Calmar pany is asking higher rates so they of months. For the first time in a due in are the Southport (South ship for four months, all the time Alvrays Kee|i in Tench can raise wages and repair the considerable period, the meil Atlantic), Marina (Bull) and the doing a fine job. Although he's ferries. It wasn't too long after the shipped have outnumbered those Seatrain Savaimah (Seatrain). not the delegate on the Spruce, we Activity has been pretty fair MM&P struck that they got their registering. At our branch meeting, several know that with men like him we since the last report, and the out­ demands, so it seems these inde­ Since the last regular meeting, of the brothers took the deck to will always be able to keep the look for the next couple of weeks pendent outfits ought to get we had 13 ships pay off, 18 ships give a vote of thanke to the mem­ SIU on top. is okay too. We will crew up the wise and join up with organiza­ sign on and 10 calling in transit. bership in other ports who helped Jeff Morrison Del Alba and Del Monte (Missis­ tions that can give them the com­ Many nf the members have asked make it possible for the Savannah Seattle Port Agent sippi), which are now in drydock bined support of all waterfront why the proposed new constitution hall to have air­conditioning in­ undergoing temporary repairs, and organizations. had to be put through three com­ stalled by the next meeting. 4. ^ may do likewise for the Sunion Llndsey J. Williams plete readings at our shoreside E. B. Tilley Tampa: (Kea) and Tainaron (Actium), also New Orleans Port AA^ent meetings, and the question de­ Savannah Fort Authority­ 'here on idle status Paying off since the last report Coastal Hans Are Only were the following: Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa); Del Alba, Del Sud (Mis­ Break In The Moaotony sissippi); Antinous, Beauregard, Things are pretty slow here, Chickasaw (Watenrtan); Marie SiU HAtL DIRBCTQRX with only coastwise ships passing Hamill (Bloomfield); Catahoula through occasionally. Sam Cohen. Agent . Terminal 4­2974 PcfRT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. (National Nav),; Wanda ^ (Epiphany) SIU, A&G District HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. BUyn Ontario Phone: 5591 We had the Chickasaw (Water­ m and the Tainaron. The hign­phs in­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. , SECRETART­TREASURER TORONTO. OnUrie 86 Colhorne St. man) in last week, with no beefs Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry: 4540 Paul HaU Elgin 5719 cluded the Alcoa Puritan; Del BOSTON ...J. 278 State St. ASST. SECRErARY­TREASURERS VICTORIA: a C..... 817V4 Cormorant St. and everything in fine shape, as Campd, Del Viento, Del Spd (Mis­ Jamea Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2­0140 Lloyd Gardner ­ • Empire 4531 well as the Florida (P&O), which Dispatcher Richmond 2­0141 Robert Matthews Claude Simmons VANCOUVER. E C 565 Hamilton St. sissippi); Beauregard and iMarie GALVESTON. ..308V4 SSrd St. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Pacific 7824 we visit the 20th of each month in Hamill. Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2 B448 Joe Algina SYDNEY.' N.S 304 Charlotte St. Miami. The boys on her are work­ LAKE CHARLES. La .1419 Ryan St. Phone 6346 In transit we had were the Alcoa LfeRoy Clarke. Agent ­ Phome 6­5744 SUP BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St ing 'hard on their working rules, Pilgrim, Cavalier, Corsair, Pennant MOBILE 1 South Latn­ence St. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone: 545 in order to present them to the Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2­1754 Phone 5­8777 THOROLD. Ontario 37 Ormont St. (Alioa); Steel Scientist, Steel Di­ NEW ORLEANS 82X BienvUla St. PORTLAND 522 N.W. Everett St. Phone: 3­3202 negotiating committee and see rector (Isthmian); Dei Campo, Del Llndsey WUIIams, 'tgent Beacon 4336 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague whether they can be improved. Viento; Seatrain Louisiana, New MagnoUaS112­6113 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 5th St Quebec Phone: 2­7078 NEW yORK..­ 4tb Ave., Brooklyn Phone 2599 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUliam St. Most of the talk here centers on Jersey, Georgia (Seatrpin); Monarch STerUng 8T467] BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St N.a . Phone: 2­3049 the Union eventuallj' getting a of the Seas, Mprhihg Light, Beau­ NORFOLK 127­129 Bank St. Douglas 2­8943 retirement clause in our Welfare Ben Bees. Agent Phone 4­1083 SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. regard, Maiden Creek (Waterman); PHILADELPHIA :337 Market St. Main 0290 Great Lakes District Plan, though the membership is Longview • Victory (Victory Car­ S. CardttUo. Agent Market 7­1635 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. ALPENA • 133 W Fletcher plenty pleased with the rapid gaink SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrlaon St. Terminal 4­3131 Phone: 1238W riers); George Lawsoh .. (Pan­ H. J. Fischer. Agent ­ Douglas 2­5475 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO. N. Y ISO Main St being made in each report on all Oceanic); Southern Counties, SAN JVAN. PR ttt Ponce de Leon STerling 8­4071 Phone: Cleveland 739: phases of the Union's operations. Sal Colls, ^ent CLEVELAND .. . .734 Lakeside Ave.. N£ SouthenuStates (Southern Trading). SAVANNAH ...H Abercom St. Caiidclian District Phone; Main 1­U14'< Generally, we'd advise anyone Long Overdue ^ ' E.' B. TiUey, Agent Phone 3­1728 MONTREAL 863 McGUI St. DETROIT.... 1038 3rd .St who's looking for a quick trip to SETTLE ,.3700 1st Ave. UArquette 5909 Headquarters Phone: Woodward l­m87 At the last regular meeting the Jeff Morrison, Agent Seneca 45'70 HALIFAX. N.S 12844 HoUls St OULUTH . . 531 W. Michigan St steer clear of this port. membership receiired a report that TAMPA ... . 1809­1911 N­Franklin St. Phone: 28811 Phone: Melrose 2­4U( ' Ray White • Ray White.V^rat . nione 1­1323 FORT WlLUAH.,..11814 Syndicate Ave SOUTH CHICAGO . 3261 E 92nd St had ­been iPoked 'forward to fof WILMINGTON. Calif, 440 Avalon Blvd Ontario / Pl)pne: 3­3221 Phone: Essex 8­2410 Tampa Port Agent ^ ^S^' T«f Tir«lT» »EAFARERS tOG mdiT. Avtpmnn^mt MEET THE IN THE WAKE SEAFARER Sallort who ei^rienced those large tonnage, heavy armament STANLEY JOHNSON, chief cook violent sea storms before many and relatively high speed for that Experience shows that even toe fered a chance to see a lot of in­ people knew about them coined the period. slightest taste of non­union condi­ teresting places in 'out­of­the­way name tornado, which is a switch t » Question: If you ever became a tions is enough to make confirmed comers of the­ world. on the Spanish word tronada for According to Scandinavian sagas, pro­unionists out of most men the I thunder . . . Simiiarlyj typhoon, as Biom and Eric the Red discovered beachcomber away from your home Sailed CS Tankers port where would yon prefer to be? first chance they get. ; used today, is the seamen's garbied Labrador about the year 1000. Jolin Johnson, a native of George­ The Advantages of sailing with ­ version of tai­fung, Chinese for the Cabot rediscovered the region in (Asked of Seafarers on the SS town, British Guiana, began work­ the SIU were brought home to him . cyclical storms which raged in the 1497, but the most probable theory Angelina by Luis Ramirez, FWT.) ing during toe war for a contractor concretely one time, he asserted,­ China Sea and the islands of the on how. this British territory re­ on nearby Trinidad who was build­ when he began sailing Cities Serv­ Pacific. ceived its name is that it stem's ing lend­lease bases for the US. ice tankers soon after the CS % % from the Portuguese word for W. J. Swartjes, AB: Buehos Aires One day, he decided to move on, agreement was won. They wai^ The term Spanish Main was laborer. Records show that the is toe place I'd like to be in if I so he signed on as a messman oh just two. days out on this first trip originally applied to the Spanish explorer Corte Real in 1500 had my choice. a US army transport in port at when ­ the chief engineer started colonies on the northeast coast of brought a cargo of natives to Por­ The life down the time. . ' • hai­dtiming him about a fire that there is pleasant had gotten started on the range, South America between the mouth tugal. Apparently the king was so Shuttle Run of the Orinoco River and, the Isth­ pleased with them and the thought and you can in the galley because • to(; whole : mus of Panama. It distinguished the that he had come into the posses­ always depend on As fate woul^ have it, he didn't thing was crusted wito grease. Spanish colonies on the mainland sion of another slave coast from some kind of .a get too far away, because for 17 "It wasn't too serious, just smok­ from the island possessions in the which natives might be exported job turning up to months the transport was running ing a little, but this chief started : West Indies, and was later extend­ to other colonies as slaves that he keep^ you alive. a shuttle service between Army to order me around and tell me, 1 I ed to the Caribbean Sea and ad­ named the place Labrador, or B e s'i d e s, the bases on the islands, carrying food shouldn't cook a certain way as jacent waters, including the route laborers' land. climate is perfect and troops from one installation to that was causing all the trouble. I . taken by Spanish vessels between for me and I can another. Working conditions were told him to stick to worrying about Spain and the New World. The The seven seas is a figurative buy all sorts of things cheaper, nothing like those he sails under his boilers, but he kept it up until application of main in this sense term denoting all the seas and i 4 today, however, because, among I got sick ot it and said I didn't oceans of the world, usually said T. Weber, deck engineer: I think other things, overtime was some­ have to take. that from him cer> was natural, however. In the 16th thing only a privileged few ratings century the ocean was frequently to include the Arctic, Antarctic, Scotland would be a nice place to tainiy, and while he was suffering the North and South Pacific, the be in. A seaman mmm were permitted, and they worked from lack of Union representation,! called the main sea or simply the a seven­day week with one da/off main. North and South Atlantic and the is highly respect­ I wasn't; . ' ' t, t, i, Indian Oceans. But the term was ed' there, and in theory only most of the time. "We wired the ' Union hall in Landlubbers who want to show used long before some of . the Glasgow is a Then, one time when he was off Lake Charles and had this guy put off their familiarity with sea terms oceans named were known to the large city which in Trinidad, Johnson called it in his place properly so that even will refer to a square­rigged sailing inhabitants of Europe and Asia. It has everything quits and headeif out to the docks the captain'admitted I only took vessel as a windjammer, but this appeared In toe literature of toe anyone cou Id­ to see if ­any other vessels were orders from the steward or him­ term is just almut the poorest ancient Hindus, Chinese,­ Persians, desire for work in port. He ran into the William self, but not from­ any black gang 'choice as far as the man brought Romans and other nations, each or pleasure. I McCIay, an Alcoa Liberty, which officer who^fanci^ himself a chef. up in sail is concerned. Windjam­ time­indicating different bodiegof admire toe beau­ just. happened to need an extra This chief didn't'bother anybody mer was the steamship man's dis­ water. Right near Venice, Italy, tiful hills and hand in the galley, and took this after that, and maybe even learned paraging way of referring to a there is a group of salt­water scenery around there, The only ship into New York,'arriving there to respect the Union because it ­ sailing ship ..Scoot has long lagoons which the Romans called trouble is that it rains a lot. right in toe middle of­the 1946 stood by its members all the way, ­ been abandoned as a sea term and septiun maria, the Latin phrase for 4*' ' 4^ "4^ General Strike. It was here that We appreciate that kind of treat­ "• ir only used ashore today in the seven seas. Jose Rivera, chief co Originally it canie from the Dutch A ship's compass will ordinarily all toe advan­ first time, and the revelatio.ns of­ time." ' • : . be kept in a binnacle, a special tages there that fered a welcome relief from the Future Uncertain ' ' word schuyt, to sail fast. conditions he sailed under previ­ i 'if housing constructed of hard wood a beachcomber ""What,the future holds Johnson : Dreadnaugbt, or dreadnoughf as or non­magnetic material for just d r e q m s about ously. isn't too sure, but he expects he'll * It is also spelled, is an old adjec­ that purpose. At one time this and there are a Since then, he's been on toe J)u­ gb^ for steward by next year and _ tive meaning fearless, dreading housing was known as the bittacle, vthousand'ways to ropean run, to West Africa and a probably eventually 4)each himself ; nothing, used to designate a type varying according to the Spanish make an honest coiiple of times to the Far East. for a while .to take some formal* of battleship at one time thought or Portuguese spelling. Aptly dollar. The peo­ He also made the cruise run on training in . telegraphy, or maybe : ­to be the ideal." The type wats enough, it ultimately came from ple are not as the old sis Washington for East­ radio too. He's got a full bug key * proposed in 1903 by an officer in the Latin habitulculum, or dwel­' bard to deal with ern, to. Bermuda, Nassau aiid. lie at home in' Geowtown that he ' the Italian navy, but was first ling place ... Meatless days aboard as most people back, and did an 11­month stint used to play arouiid with quite a; brought into being by the British ship used to be known as banian would seem to think. on Cities Service tonkers running lot;­ and he's been toying with­ the' with the HMS Dreadnought, the or banyan days, and usually came 4> 4^ coastwise and near foreign. idea of taking up telegraphy full­ prototype of the class launched in on a Thursday. The Banians were Tony Acosta, BR: I'd prefer San The best trip he recalls was a time. He'd­ probably settle on be­ 190e; That same year the US built a Hindu sect of traders and mer­ Juan because beautiful girls are 'rouQ.d­the­world . trip with ' the ing an. operator aboard ship, ihe USS South Carolina and the chants which abstained from eating easy to come by Steel Rover late in 1949i, which, though, since you ''just can't beat; USS Michigan. They combined meat. there, and for besides providing a fat payoff, of­ the life." a ' non­handsome man like me that cpmes in handy. Food is not much TEN YEARS AGO Puzzle of a problem and ACROSS DOWN Part of a pro­ 34. Trivial the people are The fighting on Tulagi, Guadal­ sels were sunk 4>y U­boats almost: How SIU voted 1. Periods of peUer 37. Make happy easy to deal with. canal and Florida Islands became within sight of her coast . . . Japs: on new Halle time 22. Members of 39. Only middle The weather is hotter as the American forces landed on New Guinea, stirring up: Island in the 2. Clothe crew name on $1 hot most of the forced a showdown fight, which new battles . . . Japs tried to land; Aleutians 3. Penin. Nav. 23. Port 3,129 bUl It's worth 53 ship miles from NY 40. Maker year, but you can beat the heat. could have meant control of the a strong flanking force in the Sol­, (Track C) cents in Uru­ deucey Gsthmian) 4" 4" 4^ group . . , Police began cracking omon Islands and were beaten off guay 5. Export from 24. Had a snack 41. Visit, as a port Frank Zanandd, oUer: Beach­ down on those drivers who did not after losing over 13 ships . . . Se­ f Compass point Bolivia 25. Navy metal­ 42. Results of sea^ combing is a wonderful experience. lective Service agreed to adopt an Plant shoot 6. Wearing a robe smiths: Abbr. voyages have Federal Car Use tax stamps 7. What all Sea­ 27, Great fright 43. Quick drink Each place you on theif cars . . . The SIU made SIU proposal that postcards be;* Blore, farers do 29. Pass rope 44. SmaU fish actor 8. Quick look through block 45. Victory • stop at leaves you several proposals to the WEB that placed on board ships so that mer­ Girl's name 0. Sooner than 30. A famed set (Victory Car­ with plenty of would protect the rights of torpe­ chant seamen could notify their Products of : 10. Title of re­ of initials riers) memories. As for local boards of their activities the BME spect 31. Adherent of 46. Chief Island of doed seamen... The Ul^ Air Corps," ­ school 11. Oceans: Abbr. 32. Bashful WaUis Islands me, Fna married, after getting established in English while signing on vessels . . . The. 17. Watch this in 18. '• FootbaU' in LOG Puzzle Answer on Page 25 .and my wife and bases, began its raids on France. RAF continued to pound Fran^ Britain , I agreed to do in night raids. 20. Above ^4 A t 21. Animal seen pur beachcomb­ An amphibious force of Marines f 4 i at sea ing together.— at raided Makin Island ... A large It was ­reported that an un­., 22. Come together 33. "Seafarer — home. But once force of Canadian Commandos, precedented amount of mosqui­. Says" in a while you along with English Commandos toes in New Jersey, larger than . 20. Listed ever before, lyere disrupting toe 28. Angry get that feeling, be it Istanbul, and American Rangers, staged a 30. What some Hamburg, Venice or Genoa. Should raid on Dieppe that most of toe v/ar effort because they kept both­ reefs are ering workers in : defense plants 32. Views I say more? world thought was the beginning 33. What helms­ , 4> 41 4 of an Invasion of the French coast and then by keeping toe workers man does awake at night . . . US submarines 34. A saU Emllio Ramos, FWT: For one ...The SIU met with'Army and 35. Bill carrying thing I can't see becoming a beach­ War Shipping Administration over bagged a record high of four Jap­, Hamilton's pio ture comber anyway, beefs about the Army throwing anese ships in the same day .­. 36. Depend . but if I'd have to,,. out the SIU contracts after takiiig National income was reported up, 38. Large tiVcrs over some ships. . The Army re­ 31 per'­^s; oye? 1941 , . . The SIU, 41. Bacteria in I would prefer to pollutecL water be in New York " fused to budge, despite a "state­ hit attempts to cut the salaries of. 42. BeUef ment of policy" so the WSA prom­ all Canadian merchant seamen .. 43. Where Blue­ \ at the time. You fields is see, I consider. ised that it wouldn't turn any more The Yankees werte eight games­out 47. River in Eng­ ships over to the Army, . . . The in front" while the Dodgers led land New York my 48. Image second home • fighting InlEgypt still continued to their league by three games . , i 49. At that time see­saw. Williams of Boston led his leaguo 50. Compass point town, and there 51. What cook I'd be sure to 4 4r 4. by batting .344 while Reiser of does to spuds find aU the faciU­ Brazil declared war on the Axis Brookljm led tba National League . 52. Greek letters tiea I could hope foi> poweri after several of her vesr in batting witl^.32& 13. ReUtive: Abbr, • V­ SEAi'ARMk'S t Fire >BdAetm

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. / , ' pAut HALL, Secretory­Treasurer Kditor. HsiweaT BKAHD; Uanapino Editor. BAT 'DEHISON: Art Editor, BKBHAXB SEAMAK: Photo Editor, D/otm. NiLVAStaf/ Writers. HEEMAII ABTHUB. liwni anVACS A«t PEKTAIX: Gulf Area Reporter, BILL HOODT. •

: > tsa ' Atlantic Next! Annouip^^cemeht of the SIU organizing drive in the Atlantic fjnion WjfS iV© Refining fleet is undoubtedly heartening news to unorganized tankermen everywhere, for fhe SIU means the best. The ^Forgaiten Hen^ sure­to­come success in this drive will add hundreds more (Ed. note: The author, hospi- seamen to the ever­growing ranks of the best represented, talized at Manhattan Beach for some time, was recently chosen best paid seamen in America. ' SIU delegate at the hospital by The post­war organizational policy of the SIU has achieved his fellow patients. In recognb- some striking results since it was fiirst set in motion early ih tion of his carefully thought-out 1946. In those few brief years the Union has more than analysis, we are taking the lib- doubled the number of companies under contract, including ery of. reprinting his lengthy re- the signing of Isthmian and Cities Service^ which stand out marks in. their entirety.) as the greatest post­war achievements anywhere in maritime. To the Editor: In its early weeks the current campaign is meeting with To every Seafarer the LOG enthusiastic response. It's obvious that the word has gotten is of tremendous importance. around'about the advantages of sailing with the SIU, because Through its columns he leams of the men in the Atlantic "fleet have Shown themselves eager the business of his Union and the health of the maritime industry to join up and bring to their ships the fruits of a Union con­ in general. He is advised of pend­ tract. ing and proposed legislation af­ That doesn't mean that the company will be­ signed next fecting him. He is informed of week or the week after. There's still plenty of time­consum­ new techniques and equipment be­ ing work to be done before that day arrive^. But the SIU ing­developed for greater effici­ organizing team is certain that Atlantic will come in like all ency and safety at sea. others thie Union has gone after. When that happens it will These, and more many phases of his livelihood, are presented to mean Jhe seamen of one more company will be "traveling him in an interesting and easily first class"—SIU style. understood manner. As I See It X This is as it should' be, since the better informed we are, the by PAUL HALL More Safety Needed stronger our Union will be. How­ ever, all these things are the im­ The Coast Guard report on the SlU­manned Southern Isles mediate concern of the Seafarer disaster confirms the trend of testimony all along, pamely who is active. What about tbe ODAY UNITED STATES spite tremendous opimsition in . that the cooverted LST was overloaded with the full knowl­ Seafarer who is^ hospitalized? T shipping is experiencing a re­ high government places, edge of the ccHhpany and was unsuitable for bulk cargo Welfare Section cession due to world trade condi­ In this latest attempt to snipe operations. In each addition of the LOG a tions and there is nothing any at US shipping, as in 1949, the SIU section is given over to the wel­ union or individual organization will be in there fighting to protect' As stated in the report, the company bears a good share can do about such a situation. But the jobs of American seamen and of the responsibility for the loss of . 1*7 crewmen. "Yet part of fare of the membership. The aver­ age Seafarer, if he is active, con: there are certain outside forces at the merchant marine as a whole. ' the fa'ult­lies with official agencie's that permitted thSse ships suits this section of the paper to work which could worsen the situ­ * * * , to go into Jjulk cargo service without fully testing their find ' out if any ation. And here is where some­ thing can be done, and your Union HERE ARE STILL SOME capabilities. Seafarer he T who may find it hard to un­ The fact remains that nothing said in the report can ever might know is most Certainly intends to take a derstand why the SIU has gone undo the damage already done. We can only hope that it in the hospital vigorous part ih this respect. into the business of paying ma­ will lead to tighter safety regulations and less tendency on It never enters For example, several nations are ternity benefits. It's generally his mind that one presently maneuvering here in an agreed that this is a pretty revolu­ the part of an operator to disregard the safety of the crew attempt to buy ships from the US for the sake of a few more tons of cargo. day his own tionary thing for a seaman's union, name might ap­ Government. For the past two but when you look it over you can ^ a, ^ pear there. One years, nobody has been able to pur­ see that it's a natural step consid­ day I\ made it, chase bottoms from this country, ering the changes the Union has because of the­" expiration of the f ^' w DriseoU and here's what made in the Seafarer's life. I found. Ship Sales Act. Now these people The large number of maternity As everybody knows, injuries are frequent on shipboard. are trying to get special legislation Whi^re the injured man feels the company is responsible, he In November, 1949, I was hos­ benefits being paid out by the Sea­ pitaliMd for tuberculosis. At that worked out that would permit the farers Welfare Plan shows how­ will file suit seeking just compensation. In such cases sworn time, a hospitalized Seafarer re­ sale of our ships to them. false is the notion that­ seafaring . statements of his, shipmates will have great bearing, since ceived $3 per week for one year. During the five­year existence of men of today are not family men. these cases are handled through Admiralty courts where When he had exhausted ^ese the Ships Sales Act, the legitimate And as the Union continues to pi­ ­written affidavits are accepted as evidence. weekly benefits, he was given $5 maritime nations whose tonnage oneer in this area of security, the The doubtful procedure in one such' case involving the per month for the duration of his had' been destroyed by the war opportunity for our members and Robin Line was called" to the attention of the SEAFARERS Iiospital period. Consider this as were given an opportunity to re­ seamen generally to lead more LOG by a potential witness. The eagerness of the company compared to today, when a hos­ build "their fleets. They have been stable and normal happy lives will lawyer to get favorable evidence is und^standable, but the pitalized man receives .$15 a week able to do this, as any ­table of increase. not only for one year, but what is figurek on the relative strength of « * * " methods he employed are bound to raise questions. of vital importance to a man fac­ the maritime nations will show. What took place in this case as iti' the Pron case, which ALKING ABOUT FIRST­ ing a long period of illness, as Now along come these johnny­ T class citizenship reminds us ; was repqrted at length in the LOG, should serve to caution long as he is in the hdkpital. come­latelys­guys from non­seafar­ there is one importantant feature SEAFARERS. Before issuing any sworn statements to any­ 'Just Didn't Happen' mg nations, who want to buy 8, that the Seafarer is lacking, his full body they should consider what they are doing in the light Now all 'this just didn't happen 10, 12 or more of the Government­ right to vote. The sad facts arc of the circumstances of the ease and the conditions under overnight. Because our Union af­ that only a­handful of states have fairs are administered by a group owned ships. Permitting such a which their testimony is being taken. deal means the Government would any decent kind of absentee ballot of humane and forward­looking setup. This means that the Sea­ t i ^ men, a well­though­out, hard­ be giving these guys ships at bar­ gain­basement prices, and the farer, whose occupation compels fought and hard­won campaign him to be away irom home a large Benefits Pay Off was instituted some years ago to green light to cut­rate the life out of American shipping. part of the time, is being deprived The value of SIU welfare and vacation benefits was never obtain these benefits for our mem­ of the democratic rights that are better illustrated than by the case of Seafarer Luther Milton. bership. We intend, to throw our weight rightfully his as an American citi­ It has become increasingly pop­ against such a move. The Union zen. , This week Milton collected three different benefits at once ular in recent years to classify any and its Washington representa­ The Union resents this situation totaling more than $400 because he had had a short stay in program of human welfare and tive will vigorously oppose any strongly "considering that there's ^ the hospital, his wife gave birth to a baby and he collected betterment as "creeping socialism." special legislation to scuttle US no real excuse for it.­ The SIU has ^ vacatiorr pay accumulated. These critics might well ask why maritime operations. arranged thinga aw that every Sea­ ' Before the SIU fought for and won its benefit system, a man in a Government hospital A sample of the Union's ability farer has an opportunity . to par­ Milton Would simply have been but of luck:: it would have needs $15 a week anyway. The to conduct a successful campaign ticipate to Union affairs and to meant being in the hospital and a new baby arriving with answer is thisi of this nature on the legislative vote in our Union referendums Because our negotiating com­ front was evidenced in 1949, when and elections. not a cent coming in to pay th^'bUls, As for collecting vaca­ mittes have kecured for our 'mem­ we were in the foiefront of the If the SIU can do it. Uncle Sara 3:^ . • tion pay—he would have had to whistle at the companies bership the best wages in the mar­ battle to win the provision that 50 ought' to be abie to also. We in­ long and loud to no avail. , • ; itime industrj', it has become pos­ per cent of all Marshal Plan car­ tend • to keep reminding our na­ air «uj. ijiiiai fiat's s dianged changed now thanks gains. T^ey sible for a member to establish a goes had to be carried in American tion's leaders of that fact until really pa^­ off when it counts nioSt. (Continued oh pitge 21) < bottoms. That battle was won de­ some action is taken. 1#: ' " • , ­.>­1^ • ' • ­­' • • Frld«r. Ami m IMS si.i>.lltEitJ LOC

SlU ships hit every rnqjor port in the world. Cities like Yokohdrrio, Botterdam—^the largest port on the European con­ tinent, the entrance to the world­famous home of Alexondrio ond Homburg ore ,os the dikes and windmills, and one of the favorite vf " fomilior to Seoforers os Moin Street ports of call for Seafarers. bock home. A bustling, thriving port it has undergone a con­ siderable face lifting in the form of new building This photo story on Rotterdom is to repair the ravages of the war, but is still one of the first of. o series whicfv­will deoj Europe's busiest ports because of its amazingly ef­ with the mojor ports fomilior to fective system of inland waterways and canals that link it with most parts of interior Europe. . Seoforers. . At the same time, its easy water access to the Rother thon give o tourist view of ^orth Sea without the use of any locks and its con­ the ports, the stories will try to give centrated maze of railway connections help make it on ideo of the cities ond the people the busy port that it is. Seafarers Like It

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way to sp^nd an entire afternoon, including stops to take pictures, and the fare usually runs about $10. • I But even within the city Itself, the many canals with their low, flat barges and tree­lined sides, always make interesting camera and sightseeing fare, while the large numbers of bicycles, one of the 1 main means of transportation, always makes an in­ teresting' spectacle. One Seafarer noted, "Gosh, '• W there's bicycles all over the place. They even have special streets just for bicycles." People Friendly 'If As one Seafarer said, "The people over there have Always looked at the sea as a respected profession*, i^d so they're usually real friendly' and happy to ' of help to a seaman." tt the same time, Rotterdam with its theatres, fei^aurants specializing in that substantial and tasty • '­"'•1 i luVch food, many nightclubs, sightseeing possibili­ es^ and general all­around amusements, is known as one of the comparatively cheap European ports of call. Most Seafarers report that the prices are all reasonable. Of course, the famous Dutch beer and the pert Dutch lasses known for their beauty, always help make Rotterdam an interesting place. It has been said that "God made, the world, but the Dutch made Holland for themselves," and it comes close to being truth. The country which lives from farming and produces most of the milk and dairy ­ products used by the US armed forces in Europe, wolild have very little land if, it weren't for its ingenious system of dikes and canals. Reclaim Land About one­fourth of the^ country's area is below sea level, while the average height of the country is only 34 feet above sea level. This would ordinarily mean' a tremendous loss of land, but tjie Dutch manage to keep the sea out with' their dikes and even go one better with such projects as their present reclaiming of the land under the Zuider Zde. Here, dikes .'were constructed and the sea drained out, so ; that when the project is flnished, about 380,000 acres'.will have been added to the land area of the country. ^ 1 . ' A sober, clean and­industrious people, the Dutch have been hard­pressed to rebuild their country since­the war, but they still are known to Seafarers "as friendly and fair hosts. In fact, so much so that, together with the comparative low cost of living there,­ some Seafarers maintain their homes, .there;­ At the present time, a number of Seafarers have their­families living in Rotterdam or just outside the city. Today Rotterdam is booming once more and^the' port and city seem to be on their way to an impor­ tance even greater than they enjoyed before the war. A quick snack can be had'(upptwr left) at a sort of automat on the street. A canal barge

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LABOR Russia's "merchant" training ship was allowed to leave Genoa Harbor For obvious reasons tankermen face special fire hazards which do after a Russian embassy official rushed there from Rome to pay a not exist on dry cargo vessels. A small fire aboard a cargo "vessel could $1,280,000 repair bill. The vessel, the converted 6,402­ton German be of little Import, but a spark In the wrong place on a tanker could tanker Mitelmeer seized during World War II, is used as­ a training blow the ship and crew to kingdom come. ROUND­UP ship for Russiap "merchant" seamen. While in Genoa, she had cabins, The fire hazards on a tanker are greatest when cargo Is coming aqti­aircraft guns, magnetic , compasses and other equipment installed, aboard, and somewhat less when It is being discharged, but in either and then an official refused to okay the repair bill. Italian police im­ The organizing strike of the In­ pounded the vessel, and then the embassy official rushed to the city case the hazard is not to be taken lightly. with payment. Several Precautions ternational Ladies ^Garment Work­ X X X . ers was still roiling in high'gear. Therefore when a tanker ties up there are several basic precautions Army Corps of Engineers' divers went down to examine the wreck Some 15 of the 55 non­union shops of the tanker F. L. Hayes in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to that have to be taken. Once the vessel is secured the ^adltlonal warn­ have already signed contracts with ing goes up on the gangway: "No open lights, no smoking, no visitors." see if the bodies of any of the four missing crewmen were dtill aboard the union. The other 40 all belong before the second attempt to remove the wreck from the canal got The sign is coupled with a red flag by day and a red electric light at to the newly organized "Independ­ under way. . . . The new MSTS troopship Geiger began her trial runs night. ent­ Association of Women's Ap­ off the Atlantic Coast before being turned over to the Government. .. • parel Manufacturers." The luxury liner Maasdam made her maiden voyage to New York. If the ship is transferring Grade A, B and C products (these are the This association offered to throw so­called inflammable oils which give off inflammable vapors at or in the towel for its 40 members XXX below 80 degree?. Fahrenheit), before anything is done all fires aboard and sign a contract through the Five • pleasure fishermen were rescued from Boston harbor by a • l|:'' the ship have to be put out. To be on the safe side, it's advisable for association, but the ILGWU re­ tanker after their 40­foot fishing boat was in a collision with a Coast .1 everybody to wait until the chief personally reports that all's well in fused to deal with the organiza­ Guard patrol boat in the harbor. The Coast Guard vessel managed to • tel. the fireroom. tion because, the union said, "we limp back to her base'but the fishing boat sank. . . . The 7,000­ Several other precautions have to be taken before operations can have no such faith or trust in the deadweight­ton motorship Vuikan, the newest addition to the Hamburg­ proceed. For one, the scupper plugs should be in place. Otherwise leadership of this organization." American Line, completed the eastbound portion of her maiden voyage. J if there is a spill of oil, the cargo will run over the side creating an Tlie union offered the 40­non­ X X X additional fire hazard in this harbor and polluting harbor waters. With imion operators two choices, either The Vulcania and the Satumia are expected to disappear from the the plugs in place, any spillage ^can be bailed up by the crew. join one of the legitimate employ­ New York scene next year whe'ri the new Italian Line vessel Andrea Grounding the Ship ers' associations or sign up indi­ Doria goes into New York service. The new 27,000­ton liner is expected vidually. to be joined by a sister ship within a'year after she begins in service. Also the ship has to be grounded so as to prevent any sparks from 3« J­ 4" The Vulcania and Saturnia, meanwhile, are expected to go into the static electricity in the ship or on shore. This is done with a bonding Mediterranean cruise service. wire which is attached to the ship inside a gastight switch. Its other After nine months of "negotiat­ end has a "U" clamp which is made fast to a dock fitting. Once the ing" with employers who wouldn't 4" 4" 4" switch is closed, any sparking will take place within the gastight even discuss their demands, the The Maritime Administration has announced that a total of 467 mer­ switch cover. . Authors League of America and chant vessels have been returned to mothballs since the MA stopped After these prelimmary precautions have been taken, the hose is the Screen Writers Guild went on carrying Marshall Plan cargoes at the end of March. There are still connected to the manifolds with the use of plenty of gaskets and bolts. strike against 13 TV producers. 143 vessels from the reserve fleets still in active operation, but all Drip pans are placed under the points of connection to catch any X ^ i. of these are involved in carrying military cargoes. The MA; said it leakage which might occur while this is going on. However these pans does not foresee any need in the fail for taking more ships out of should not be used as a substitute for correcting a permanent leak. Some 102 locked­out employees mothballs since it expects that privately­owned vessels will be able of the magazine Consumer Reports to handle all the planned Mutual Security Agency shipments, including To make sure that everything is understood on both sides, the signal went back to work after ratifying coal and grain. system between the ship and the dock should be carefully checked. an unprecedented settlement. The XXX Tlie various cargo valves, master valves and other valves also get Consumers Union and the News­ a going over and are prepared for the transfer of cargo. When loading Customs collections In the Fort of New York for the year ending paper Guild of New Ydrk ended June 36,­totalled $278,966,767. Customs collections In the Port of or unloading gets underway, it should be at slow speed so as to give an their long dispute when the maga­ opportunity to make another check for leaks and to see to it that the Houston set a new record when they reached a total Of oveir $12,000<» zine guaranteed the employees reg­ 600 for the year ending June 30. . . . The 10,000­ton passenger­cargo proper valves have been opened. If the tanker is loading and the ular wages and retroactive pay pro­ ullage holes on top of the tanks are open to permit gas to escape, they vessel Beaverlodge will join Canadian Pacific's trans­Atlantic service vided by the contract signed last at the end of September. have to be covered by flame screens which are simply a fine wire year, as well as stipulating that'the mesh that does not permit the passage of flame. The same holds true • , X X X • • . ^for vent pipes or flue gas valves. employees would have a chance to make up at. overtime rates, all The Military Sea Transport Service has announced that It has hauled Attending Mooring Lines X wages lost during the lockout. over 3^,000,000 tons of cargo to the Far East since the. start of the Korean! ­war. . . . "The San Francisco bay area ports set a record for Since a tanker will ride lower and lower in the water as it loads, XXX foreign travel during the last year by handling imports and exports and vice versa, the mooring lines require a good deal of attention to Three weeks after the steel­ totalling 4,488,000 short tons, valued at $757,568,000. . . . Hie Mppon let out slack or take it in as needed. The hose connected to the shore workers returned to work under a Yusen Kaisha Line has increased its Tokyo­New York service from one installation has to be watched in the same fashion and also care must "memorandum of agreement." ne­ to two ships a month. It has added four new motor ships to the run, be taken to keep it from being pinched between the tanker and the the Surabaya Maru, Ryazan Maru, Shoun Maru and the Eiken Maru. dock. gotiations still continued with all major companies. One company X X X Other obvious precautions include the use of__yapor­proof lights on remained struck and another deck, with light bulbs enclosed in gastight lamp covers. Repair work The liner Lurllne started to leave San Francisco for Hawaii, but had brought on a wildcat strike. While to drop anchor In. the outer harbor and wait for six hours while ac­ invplving tools should be avoided, but in case it is absolutely neces­ still talking about^ the local­prac­ cumulations of mussels were cleared out of the vessel's plumbing, "rhe sary, the tools employed should be sparkproof, made of substances like tices section of the contract in an copper, brass, rubber or plastic. mussels had apparently Invaded the ship while she was tied up In effort to get the companies to San Francisco during the 63­day SUP strike.'. . . The largest self­ In the event a tank spills over, or a hose bursts, all cargo transfer abide by their word, the union unloading limestone carrier ever built for Great Lakes service has operations have to be halted immediately, and the spill bailed up by charged that the companies were begun her dock tests. The 666­foo.t John G. Munson Is designed to carry the crew. If any sizeable amount of the spill has gone over the side assigning the men extra duties and 20,000 gross tons of limestone at about 16 knots. because a scupper plug was not in place, the local fire department trying to make them work harder should be notified. X X ­X in an effort to make up the wage Some 322 passengers on board the Uruguay were treated to a night * . Fire Fighting Equipment increases they had won. in swank Virginia hotels and a day's sightseeing through Williamsburg With all these precautions, and' everything in good working order . X X X at the expense of Moore MacCormack Lines. The Urdguay struck a 11 still is very important that all fire fighting equipment should be The United Mine Workers have submerged object­and bent'her­propellor, so she put into Newport ­ on hand ready for instant use. Hoses should be connected to hydrants begun talks with the,Bituminous News for repairs toat took some 12 hours. and other extinguishers should be on hand for speedy use. Coal Operators Association on a ' X 4> • 4^ If a fire should break out on a tanker it is still possible to bring it new .contract, representing the The Maritime Administration has taken possession of. the 18,000­ under control with the aid of modern fire fighting equipment.­ All northern coal operators. The gross­ton liner Monterey, after paying the Oceanic Steamship Company tankers have steam smothering systems which will often smother a fire. union's 60­day notice of contract $3,098,000. Her sister ship, the Mariposa, was turned over to the Matson Water sprayed on a fire through a fog nozzle which makes a very fine cancellation leaves them" free to Navigation Company. The fitovemment had taken both ships over during spray will have the same effect as a steam smothering system, and strike Sept. 20. The southern the war: when the company tried to reconvert them Into cruise liners. very large quantities of water are sometimes effective on black oil operators have, also received a It sued the Government for what it said were redelivery obligations. fires. But the best way of fighting an oil fire is with a foam­type ex­ notice of cancellation that would The money paid was an out of f ourt settlement of the suit, along with tinguisher, and some tankers are so constructed that the foam can leave the union free to strike them the purchase price for the one liner whfbh the Government again plans be pumped directly in the tanks for best effect. ­ on Sept. 30. ' to put into service as a troop transport.

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€eafarer John "Bananas" Ziereis, who has had o long and varied career aboard ships, has taken time out to go back through his scropbook of mem­ ories and give the LOG this collection of pictures which highlight his career. Jack's career spans 30 years of sailing private yachts, tankers, passenger vessels and freighters. Jack also enjoys the distinction of being a charter member of the SlU, where,, he soys, he.'s enjoying the best conditions of any seaman in the world.

In 1923, Ziereis was one of the "dots" in the rigging of millionaire financier Arthur Curtis ' m James' yacht Aloha (top left). At left Ziereis was billed against Chris Wallace in the main bout aboard the Munargo in 1924. At center left, Hereis smiles while at the wheel of the Cythera, Harkness' yacht, in 1926. ­f­­ ii :si' J, • ^

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­ Bosun Ziereis as Old Father Neptune (in back­, Ziereis, right, sporting a beard after a long war­ " " V ground) gives the polywogs a real going over as time run, relaxes with his brother, Joe, left, and • the old Del Sud glides ov^ the Equator in 19^. a pretty Miss in good old New York City. f ­V ­­ flg'ssr^l;;.}­'"­ ;:• • »*« SEAFAKBRS toe Wiv, tt. jMn Stl) TopS'^Cotumnist Tetls Crew Crewmembers of the cruise ship Puerto Rico had a sur­ prise guest at their last shipboard meeting when labor news That In ad early days mt aun­ ing, four of the 48 are known as columnist "Victor Riesel addressed the group. A­passenger worship, sacrificial offerings of commonwealths,' while all the on the cruise ship, Riesel took+ human hair were made to the rays others are known as stateis. State time out to come down and Reminding his listeners that of the sun, believed then to be and commonwealth have about the there are still some who coiTsider the solar hair? The crackling of same meaning, but commonwealth congratulate the Seafarers: of the seaman a second­class citizen, hair and the . sparks which some­ originally indicated more of'self­ the Puerto Rico for being part of he declared that anybody who saw tUnes show in the dark—due to government than state. Kentucky, a militant and clean Union, the the shipboard meeting, in action electricity, we , know now—were Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and believed to show that hair was re­ Virginia are the exception^. siu: would quickly give up that idea. lated to the sun's activities. Riesel spoke to the Puerto Rico The SIU has made many gains, ^ ^ ^ ^ 4^ he said, and in the course of get­ TThat fish are unable to close crew after sitting in on the meet­ That a Vice­President of ae US their eyes and do not sleep in the ing and complimented the group ting them has had to dish oiit quite, a few lumps and receive once resigned from that office? ordinary sense of the word? Ex­ for their knowledge of parliamen­ them too. Fortunately, he said, the During the administration of An­ periments have shown that fish are tary procedure and the manner iiT SIU and SUP are clean unions, run drew Jackson in 1832. Vice­Presi­ more active at certain times and which they conducted their meet­ by the membership and have good dent John C. Calhoun was elected that these periods of activity are to fill a vacancy in the Senate followed by periods of inactivity ings. leaders. He recalled that his own father from his native state of South which, though variable in degree, Seafarers Aid Others yiotoF Riesel Carolina and chose to keep that can be compared to sleep in the He told the members that unions had been a representative of a post­instead. sense of a .rest from active body like the Seafarers are the heart small union but that he had been it as it is, a clean and progressive functions. and strength of the organized labor killed by mobs intent on taking outfit. ^ X A' movement that was helping white over and taking control out of the At the conclusion of his talk he That membership action requires ^ 4" ­ collar workers and other groups hands 'of the membership. was warmly applauded by all crew­ aat every Seafarer registered on That wheels with paper cores get organized and win the gains He urged the crewmembers of members present. the shipping list must^ittend every were used on railway passenger that have been obtained by men the Puerto Rico never to get cyni­ Eddie Candill regular SIU meeting until he. gets cars for many years? It was in the various crafts. cal almut their union but to keep Ship's delegate ship? The name of any man thought these wheels would have registered on the shipping list who several advantages over steel does not participate in Union af­ wheels, since the paper would ex­ fairs' by attending these meetings pand and contract with changes Freshwater Sailing Wasii*!: Easy is removed from its place in the in temperature and deaden the list. Absence from a meeting is sound of the moving cars. Al­ Reading in the LCXJ that you wanted old pictures and documents relating to seafaring L excused under certain circum­ though these wheels were used for looked around and found some of my old discharges off the Great Lakes which reminded stances. 25 years or more, they were aban­ me of my sailing days on fresh water. _ , ' , doned around 1920 as impractical. That problems arising from any 4- 'i> One of them which I am operation of the Seafarers Welfare That It Is possible to havie rain­ sending you was put out by Plan can be cleared with .a mini­ bows by moonlight? ­A moon bow is an unusual but not a rare phe­ the old" Department of Com.­ mum of red tape through the new SIU Welfare Services Department? nomenon well known to scientists, mercC and is the only one from the Questions and claims for any wel­ although it is not often obseiwed Lakes ever issued me by that body. fare benefit can easily be squared because of the faintness of the Formerly you were "issued" an away through this department. light. It is most likely to occur entry in a fink book put out by the $ ^ $ after showers on nights when the moon is bright but not high in the Lake Carriers Association which That there are really only 44 states in the Union? Strictly speak­1 ueavens. was a company­sponsored setup. Later on the Copeland book re­ placed it and thea at the insistance qf our seamen's unions, the Cope­ SettUng Down On ,A rarm Bnd book was paired with the is Pleasant Sea Dream Certificate of Identification issued by the­Department of Commerce. Union Man's Choice There's always plenty of stories going around about the seaman who wants to settle down on the farm, WeVe got Every seaman had his choice of a couple of gentlemen farmers in our midst, one x>f them which document he wanted. It w^s being Lou Soslovitz. He re­^ a sign of a union man, or one lean­ fuses to plow behind a mule gray around the tmnples. But he ' ing in • •that direction, to see him however^ so he has to do it always has a smile to greet you . . . "pack" the' ID certificate as the This old discharge was off a Great Lakes ship operated by Hie Great the hard way . . . Mitch Mobley is Henry Principle now sailing coast­ Copeiand book was in as much Lakes Transit Corp. another one who's been talking wise on the Antinous as electrician. about going back to Florida and ... There are a few Seafarers who disrepute as the LCA fink book good for "expectant" women and was. Both books supplied too much horses" for the black gang. The buying a little patch of ground to don't believe in ship's funds. May his wife was "that­a­way," Poor entire fleet was under Government raise vegetables. He says he can't I suggest you see Mrs. Johansson, space for entries about the indi­ woman; she didn't even get a snif­ vidual seaman. If he was a union schedule and'had to keep moving get rid of the cracker sand in his stewardess on the Delta Line and .man sailing with an anti­union ter of it. The black gang, being.a despite fog or what­have­you if at shoes ... ask her to show you the accounts judge of what was good for moth­ all po.ssible. she keeps in the book. So far it's officer he could have some sweet, ers­to­be decided the oiler was One fellow who changed his sweet entries made in there which If the ship was held up, the black plans on' this score is William the best system I've seen ... wrong and convinced him of same. gang caught it for the engine was . Some of the boys are aeiking could blackball him. Then we polished off his brandy. Smith of Alabama. At one time he The other discharge I'm sending opened up to make up for lost was talking about a chicken farm. about Thurston Lewis. He's on the in was issued by a company which Fire Rooms Tough time. Being coal burners, working Now he intends to buy a trailer Puerto Rico doing okay. The^ast didn't belong to These vessels were excellently the flre room was no joke. Some and travel all over the country . . . time I saw him he was looking like the Association. built and few ships could pass of them were 'tween decks and not Up north around New York you a million . . . Harry Donnelly has The LCA was, them. They could do J67I7 miles big enough to man a "slice" bar yankees play softball by pitching taken over the duties as editor of and is, supported per hour if pushed but wete "work­ or hook properly. Also, due to lack underhand. Down here in rebel the Del Norte Navigator . . . The by the big steel of depth, the flre rooms were a land the ball is pitched overhand big question is, why doesn't the outfits in the coal­gas and steam room when and the game is caUed "jungle Del Mar resume their ship's paper, area, whereas cleaning flrps. ball" . . . the Mar­Log? this company was Need Pix Of The coal passer standing by ndth Back On Job ­''Salty". Dick entirely i n d e­ Foreign Ports a bucket of water to douse the hot John Vszakiewics (Big Polack pendent, being in clinkers the flreman pulled from' The SEAFARERS LOG has for. short) wants all his friends to Boy IVfascot Cassldy the "package the fire box created the steani or freight" business. need for pictures of foreign, coal­gas. know he has left the hospital and This company's name is nearly ports of call for use in a run­ At one time these ships were i» shipping out to South America illegible on the discharge, but it ning series. Any Seafarers who contracted to the old International again . . ; A1 Whitney and Curley. was called the Great Lakes Transit have pictures they have taken • Seamen's Union but were lost to that organization during a stWke. Liles both did a good job sehdng Corpr, and operated two fleets. One in ports they visited are re­­ drinks during a recent party ran between Buffalo, NY, and quested to Send them to the The ISU men who rode them still "packed" their old ISU books and aboard the Del Mar while in South Detroit, Michigan, with stops in LOG. America. They handled matters so between. They can be pictures taken later got into the SIU Great Lakes Well they were told to return . . . Canadian Beer Welcome or A&G districts in the port, shots of your ship; Shortly before World. War, II, When his ship is in New Orleans, It also stopped at Windsor, On­ pictures of dockside activity, this company amalgamated with Forrest King can be seen in a car : tario, across the river from Detroit. shots of Seafarers while on another package freight outfit driven by his old pal, Bobby This was most welconie foi we shore leave iu a foreign port, called the "Poker Fleet". They Dagrepbnt . . . always found time4o get a bellyful or just pictures you took Here's a man who has had bad of good Canadian beer or ale as of the place while ashore. were so named because their luck for! some time. He recently They're all needed. vessels were called Ace, King, it was prohibition time in thef US. Queen, Jack, Ten and Nine. At the left the hospital cured after a long • Also if you went at it right, you Any pictures you seno will start ot the war, this firm sold some illness and took the Del Mar. While could finaglcT a liquor store buying be returned if requested. So vessels to the War Shipping Ad­ working as a waiter he injured his w­permit and procure a couple 'of gather up those pictures you ministration which sent them to shoulder. Now Regino Cabrera is bottles of harder stuff. One of our took and mail them to the salt water for conversion. ^ Today back in the .hospital again .; Little Jimmie Duet, son of oil.;rs got two bottles of blackberry SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth I feel very safe in^ assr.ming that V Still Sailing Seafarer Maurice Duet, shown brandy that way to bring back to Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. they are scrapped or Jn boneyards. Hal R. Ellis' is stiU sailihg but When he was mascot of­ the his wife for , he'd heard that it was Paul T. Cassidy of the Gulf and: getting . a .little Del Norte­:team.! ­ • ;/ ;• :* ­mm

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' By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor ' All thos^i mysterious numbers on the control dial of your camera represent the means of getting exactly the kind of exposure you want. They control the basic variables of photography—lens openings and shutter speeds. If you understand how to use them, most of your .picture­taking problems are over. . Exposure, arid the good or bad negative which results is determined by two factors. These are the amount of light permitted to reach the film, arid the interval of time it is given to act on the film. The aper­ ture or lens opening controls the amount of light, and the shutter speed controls the Interval of time. The aperture can be made larger or smaller, thus, admitting more or less light, and the shutter speed can be made slower or faster, again admitting more or less light. Of course, it's evident from this that several combinations of aperture and shutter speed will allow an equal amount of light to strike the film. For example, an opening of F­3.5 and .a shutter speed of 1/500 Of a second will produce the same exposure as an aperture of F­22 at a speed of 1/5 of a second; which combination you select will de­ pend on the lighting conditions, the type of film and what you want to show to best advantage in the photo. Taking in the slack on the stem motfring line and securing it to the bitts are three deckhands on the If you use an exposure meter, set the film speed indicator to the Afoundria, (left to right), Frank Trenholm, AB; Whitey, OS;. and Red Stewart, OS. Photo taken by proper film speed anid match the dial setting to the light reading on Rafael Garriz, deck engineer. ' . ' the meter. You then will have a choice of severaT combinations for proper exposure. If you don't r distant object. which took off the grain made the local market, the manager came But they weren't whining and out and insisted that we either they could still laugh. They are come inside or move to some other good people, working people, and part of the town as there was no­ we of the Greenstar hope that Penniiiar Has Gun­totin^ Gap'n body left around the stalls. Since they get the breaks that are com­ A few years ago Bill Champlin asked me why I never write anything for the LOG. The we had seen enough goat heads ing to all good people. :| and raw intestines for the day, we Those 9,000 tons of grain we answer is that up until now I never found anything to write about other than gripes and moved to another part of town. helped haul to India may not go I'm not the griping type—that is I wasn't until.I shipped on the Pennmar out of Seattle. Seat A couple of really adventurous far, but it will fill a few empty The skip^r of this scow is"^ types went to Tinnevelly, a town bellies. Thinking about that as we Captain Windy Gayle, who telling men who have been to sea radio turned on, they can't get it. 30 mileb away, to see a Hindu crawl along at our usual seven among other things uses a for years how to do the work The radio hasn't been on at all on temple and go wading with the knots, it doesn't feel too bad to be rifle for seagoing target practic^. rather than have the bosun relay this trip. water buffalo. They got a good a seaman. He is the type of person who any orders to the men. It is obvious Whenever I hear so many com­ reception at the temple but the Charlie Bortz crewmember can approach and that the ^ bosun has no authority plaints from both officers and (irgue with and he argues right since Windy is a. combination bosun crewmembers regarding lighthead­ hack although it is always to no arid captain. ed feelings and upset stomachs I avail to the crewmember as Critical Of Crew often wonder whether this can be Quiz Corner Windy will neVer admit he is Windy is always criticizing the attributed to Calmar's special food. wrong. work, of the crew and the bosun. If Calmar and. Windy think they're (1) It may sound impossible but we knew a man who was once Loves To Argue . He will clip small items out of the being economical they have a lot married to his widow's sister. How could this 1M, despite the fact Unlike most skippers who won't LOG like "keep the ship clean" to learn because they are getting that a man's wife docs not become his widow until he dies? tolerate an argument on account and post them in a glass frame in just as much ; out of the men as (2) The greatest difference in the length of day and night occurs of their rank, Windy argues to live the messhall, but if the crew were they are putting into them. The at the (Arctic Circle), (Equator), (Tropic of Cancer), (40th parallel))? and thrives on arguments. But be­ to want anything like having the .sooner they awaken from (3) An express train leaves New York for Boston the same time sides this,, he has a few tricksL' their stupor the sooner the men a local leaves Boston for New York. The express travels 50 MPH and which I believe to he a matter of will have their ships looking like the local 30 MPH. Which is farther from New ­York when they meet? revenge toward the Union. He will BonH Waits Get ships and not like seagoing gar­ (4) The first president to visit Europe in order to participate turn, the crew to and knock them bage cans. directly in European affairs was (T. Roosevelt), (Wilson), (F. Roosevelt), Vacation Pag If the company falls to give you off at all times, including coffee Under the rules of the Va­ (Truman)? iime, by the ship's whistle. It three square meals a day which (5) Who was the third man in the old­time all­sUr outfield includ­ cation iPlan as set forth by the constitutes part.of your compen­ (nakes some men trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ ing Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb? Was it (Hartnett), (Speaker), (Wagner), jfeel that he dis­ sation, then it boils down to the (Pennock)? ^ ply within one year of the fact that the company is taking trusts . them or payoff date of his oldest dis­ (6) Comets are visible from the earth because they (reflect sun­ that he considers charge in order to collect his part of your wages from you. When light), (burn in the earth's atmosphere), (are self­luminous), (revolve them a bunch of full vacation benefits. If he referring, to Calmar I believe it about the earth)? • , illiterates w h o presents any discharge whose would be fair, to disregard the (7) If a half of one of two numbers Is added to two­thirds of the Can't tell time. payoff date is more than ­ a term three square meals; and call second the sum is 23, and when the second is subtracted from three . Although t h eo year before the date of his va­ them three fiat meals. times the first, the difference is three. What are the numbers? whistle is slightly cation application, he willTose Good luck and smooth sailing. (8) The war in which sea power had the least to do with the out­ Don't, forget, to give the company come was (World War I), (War of 1812), (Civil War), (Mexican War)? 'footed it is pos­ out on the sea time covered (9) When noon ai­rives at any meridian, it is already one hour late®' sible to confuse Sarhus b.v that particular discharge. a good day's work for a good day's % other vessels in — Don't sit on those discharges. wages providing they give you on the meridian (15), (30), (60), (90) degrees east of that one? the vicinity. • Bring them in and collect the enough of the proper food to look (10) If you cut 30 yards of cloth into one­yard pieces, and cut one " • 'Then he is always shouting from money that is due to you. and feel alive. yard a minute, how long will it take? ;he bridge to the deck department, Philip SarkuB (Quiz An.baseball shoulda seen Ted 'Kid' Lewis." in game, it was customary for most of baseball's case it is generally agreed It's a feeling deep down inside the runs to tje scored by waiting that the teams aren't" what they That never can be bought. out the pitcher. ^ used to be. A favorite tactic well used when The villains in the case are th« the­going got tough was to insert two wars in the last 11 years. He knows t\at in a little while. World War II cut short or do* He'll step upon the land, . somebody's six­year­old kid brother as a pinch hitter. He was blmost stroyed the careers of countless And clasp his loved ones to his sure to get a walk, the control* of budding baseball stars. The sport breast. youthful pitchers being what it was. was on its way back to normtd And shake a friendly hand. It was not unusual for a team to when along came the Korean War pick up five .runs on four walks, and an accelerated draft. He'll see the town and greet old three errors,' rf hit batsman and Draft Grabs 'Em friends. one legitimate' single that' went The effects of Korea are not for three bases. quite as noticeable as those of world And drink a cup of cheer. Up in Big Leagues War, II but they have been plenty And never more lO roam aBoston Red Sox have In desperation, the major league paid bonuses running into six fig­ clubs are hot 'after anybody who Sttj Gains irk Nikoklis Captain ures for two untried high school' looks like he might become a good Some seamen dream about the time when they can retire and buy a chicken farm some­ stars; or for that matter, the gag ball player. They dangle wads of where in the country, but two Seafarers tell a story of , a capfain v^o would rather buy signing of a young lady by the cash in front of the youngster's Lancaster Red Roses of the East­ nose at the earliest possible mo­ a ship and put it under the Panamanian flag so he won't "have to contend" with a Union ern League. In other words, pro­ ment. So if you have a couple of like the "SIU, which has eome fessional baseball is in a bad way strapping 14­year­olds around the too far." for its members. This maternity sidering the stores that were taken for talent and the situation is house, dress them up in uniform likely to get worse. Perhaps thinking back to benefit and disability benefit was aboard, but they both agreed that, and start showing them off. They the old sailing the last straw as far as he was all in all, it was a pretty rugged Of course, it's always customary might be good' for $50,000 or so Iw ship days. Cap­ concerned," they said. trip under the kindly captain and to look back and say they were the time they get out of high tain O'Brien of "He started unprofitable. better in the old days. If you tell school. the Nikoklis talking about (Dolphin) was a how he was going good captain, ac­ to get his own cording to Sea­ ship, and how he DissatisfaMloii Is Useful Thing farers John Sorel, was going to sail A chief engineer once told me that thp 4 to 8 oiler he had was the best worker he had AB, and N. Olsen, it under the Pan­ ever seen. He said this oiler's interest in his work was quite exceptional. I thought the steward, but he amanian flag. compliment was worth mentioning, especially to the oiler. That way he Sorel didn't like I conveyed the praise to the' Union. wouldn't have to oiler as the chief engineer had "Be dissatisfied with your supply have him hv your neighborhood. "Getting overtime on that ship," Olsen pay the wages that we are stated it. He uttered a few of information and try to get Never let well enough alone, make they said, "was a lot worse than getting." discontented phrases. To make more ... it better." pulling teeth. Why for one six­ Sorel used to. talk it over with sure, I asked him what ne said. "Be dissatisfied with what you do My opinion is, let's let our dis­ week stretch the stewards depart­ the captain while he was at the The answer was very deliberate. for those that depend upon you ... satisfaction go into our energies ment only got an average of four wheeL "He admitted," said Sorel, Said he, "I am dissatisfied." "Old well enough is a sleepy, for better work. hours overtime." "that he'd never get the heads up I began to scratch my brain. harmful, dismal, humbug. Don't Freddie Stewart But, they said, the captain's pet kind of SIU crew that he had if How can a man be a good worker beef was that "the SIU has come he sailed under Panamanian flag, while being dissatisfied? ­ too far." but he just didn't like the idea of Later I dusted off one> of Arthur "He just couldn't see why sea­ having to treat the seamen like Brisbane's books to see what he men rated the wages and thie men." had to say about it. The informa­ benefits that the SIU has gotten The Ihip fed pretty well, con­ tion prompted me to quote his statements: The LOG opens this column as on exchange for stewards. Cooks, Motive Power bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little­knoum "Dissatisfaction is the motive cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, power in individual life, in nation­ al life, in commerce, in politics. suitable for shipboard use. Mail in your suggestions. Here's Chief Millions of years ago, creatures Steumrd Louis E. Meyer's recipe for "Veal Scaloppirie.'^ that inhabited the ocean, the only living things on this planet, got Dishes of foreign origin offer an ashore, finds the Italian dish goes F VOU ARE SlCk OR INJUJ^ED dissatisfied and crawled up on almost unlimited field of opportu­ qyer very well every time and land; hideous serpents and lizards, nity for varying the regular menu urged much greater use of it when AND ENTER A PRIVATE HOSPITAL dreadful things to look at they every now and then just to keep he was queried on the subject in NOTIFY THE UNION AND THE . were but, luckily, they were' dis­ the boys ghessing. the Seattle hall. By the way, satisfied. Foreign cookery experts have "scaloppine" itself means a slice U.SP.H.S. ­PROMPTLY/ "Never let well enough alone. long relied on subtle spices to mask of meat in gravy, but this defini­ You might as well be dead as con­ cast­off ends of meat and bits of tion is­ empty of Tiints on how to tented. You were ­put here to work vegetables from unsuspecting din­ arrive at that special gravy which for yourself and for others and ers. However, on SIU ships, where makes all the difference. especially for those "that are to every item on a stores' requisition Here's what you need: about 15 come after you. The man who is 1? of uniform top quality, the use pounds veal, 5 green peppers, 5 letting well enough alone and not of spices and different sauces medium onions, 1 celery stalk, 1 trying to do better might as well offers a chance cup olive oil, a few garlic cloves, be off­the earth dnd give , his place to do over a fad The . veal is cut in strips as for to someone willing to work. miliar dish sim­ chop suey and braised with diced "He does hot deserve the noble ply by the judici­ celery, onions and peppers in the work done here by the dissatisfied ous use of the olive oil. Tomato puree is poured before he.was bom. proper flavoring. over this and the whole left to Right To Rest Interchanging simmer for about 2 hours. Add a "Only when man is very old, veil yfitfa beef number 2M! can of green peas and ^^hen life is practically all behind for a stew will serve on steamed rice or macaroni. him, has he the right to rest and seldom make as During the cooking, seasoning think, and having finished his days, Meyers many palates should be added in small amounts m look back at the past. And even tingle as a brand­ so that it is completely absorbed. then, on the last day of the year, new treatment for the veal itself. (Serves 50.) the right kind of man will preach One of these adaptations, "Veal A good idea is to have Parmesan wise dissatisfaction and ambition Scaloppine," is a particular favor­ cheese on the tfble for those who to the young and go into his grave ite of Chief Steward Louis E. like it. This cheese, incidentally, dissatisfied with himself fqr not Meyers, who uses it as a change comes from Parma in the northern m fv having done better. of pace "whenever the urge moves part of Italy. It's a hard, dry and life. "Be dissatisfied with your work him." fine­flavored ^Tkriety made from especially, for it is what you do Meyers, with seven years' galley­ skim milk which goes especially that counts ... time in . the SIU and another five well with the veaL

f>ks^ FHAir. Aocost M. 1«5> SIS A FARE ns L Fare Tweaty­MMl IBteoPds Ca Lang \ Union Mas No On The Venore ^ ^Forgot&m Men* ; To the Editor: B T T E R S I am enclosing a couple of shots hours. Everyone knows the short very much, as there is plenty of (Continued from' page 13) taken by myself on the Venore time in port for tankers, and their news of interest to all of us. home and a family. Some, through (Ore), out of Sparrows Point, Md; habit of docking a long way from Money Exchange Though I'm on the beach now, I thrift and diligence, have made As you can see, some of the boys nowhere. hope to be sailing again soon. down payments on their own let the chinwhiskers run wild on This one in particular though Rates Listed Isaac B. Duncan homes. Others have been able to the trip, but I don't know if has good quarters, 'good working The foliowing is the latest (Ed. note: Many thanks for help the less fortimate members available listing of official ex­ of their families. Some have been • they've let the imderbrush con­ conditions, excellent food and more change rates for foreign cur­ sending in the photos. We'll re­ overtime than a man can handle. tjtrn them as soon as possible.) able to give their children a bet­ rencies. Listings are as of ter education than they themselves The work's not hard or dirty eith­ August 20, 1952, and are sub­ 4 4 4 er, except when we clean tanks, ever dreamed of having. ject to change without notice. We have men right here at the 'and then look at the tank­cleaning .England. New Zeaiend. intttb Africa: Life No Picnic rates. tsao per pound sterling, Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital AustraUa: $2.24 per pound sterling. On Korean Run who, because of the men who For those of us who stick the trip Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. out there will be a nice pile of cab­ Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. To the Editor: fought for these benefits, are do­ France: 350 francs to the dollar. Since we're here in the Far East ing all these things right now. I bage waiting at­ the payoff. Be see­ Holland:' 3.80 guilders to the dollar. ing you then. Oh, by the way, how Italy; 625 lire to the doUar. oh the Nathaniel Crosby (Bloom­ do not say that you can accom­ Norway: 14 cents per krone. field), we're a little behind on news plish any of these things on $15 about a batch of overtime sheets? Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. John D. McLemore ­Sweden: 19.33 cents­per krone. from the States, but things finally a week alome, but I do say that (Ed. note: The OT sheets are India: 21 cents per rupee. catch up with us. this money, plus savings or help Pakistam 30.2 cents per rupee. on their way.) Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. We notice the day men on our from friends or family, represents Brazil; 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. ships got a raise recently, but what the difference between success* t> 4" 4 Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. about the AB and OS? We have to and failure in their contracted Ship Namesake spend lots more for rain gear and obligations. heavy gear than the engine room Family Problem Returns A Favor Raying Guide and stewards department. Here's Further* than that I would ven­ To the Editor: hoping that when the new agree­ ture to say that at least 80 per­ Everything is running fine on Is Great Mden ment is made up, we'll see some cent of the men here who have A native barber performs the Massillon 'Victory (Eastern) as To the Editor: lots of good things in it. families would be hard put to keep the tonsorial chores on be­ we head out on another trip. There Seamen naturally don't have While we've been out here, we've them together were it not for our whiskered Machinist Harold are no beefs piling up and every­ much time ashore to go shopping been having a little trouble with weekly hospital benefits. One B. Vincent while the Venore body is getting along fine. This around properly when buying dysentery. A navy pharmacist mate could hardly designate a program passes through the Panama ship was laM up for approximately large items, appliances or homes came to the ship in Wakamatsu like this as "creeping socialism." Canal on a recent trip. a month and a half so she's just like other folks have. That's why from Moji to look at the ship's There are men here who may food and water, but he didn't have never be able to work again. What tinue that way, sinctf I'm on the been crewed up. I think it's a great idea to have At our last ship's meeting, the this buying guide by a recognizeff any way to test will happen to them when they Chickasaw (Waterman) now. anything with are discharged from here? Will I haven't taken any new pictures membership voted to take up a authority in the LOG so we can collection to send to the public li­ get an idea of what's going on be­ him so 'he gave they be forgotten and left to do with my new Graphic, as I can't fore we payoff and start throwing us the old run­ for themselves as best they can? get the cut films in the holder. brary in Massillon, Ohio, to show around. He told its appreciation for the fine col­ our money around. The answer is no, because our Will have to get some help when­ the steward and union believes in "taking care of ever I get a chance. lection of books that were sent to The whole idea behind this, just me to take sam­ the ship. This was a very fine ges­ like the maternity benefit and its own," and not just giving lip Merwyn E.'Watson ples of our meat, service to this sometimes over­ ture on the part of the people other gains the. Union has made vegetables And (Ed. Tiote: Maybe our photo edi­ there. to make family life less of a gam­ worked phrase. If a man is found water over to the unable to take care of himself tor can help you. Send us some of Jimmie Stockman ble for the man,who goes to sea, hospital ship in the details and perhaps we can Ship's delegate is a real forward step in (Ae think­ Bales upon leaving here, his benefits ing of seafaring unions, and natu­ Pusan when we continue until he dies. square away your problem.) 4 4 4 got back to Korea. Consider what this means to « rally the SIU always leads the way. Longshore Strike t t t Food Problems Seamen have always been fair man who ?nay be l^spitalized for So we arrived there and are at a period of one to four years. He game for the sharpshooters, but anchor outside of the harbor be­ Pile'Offs ttieavg Plague Puritan • they'll have to work, a little harder finds that with the­.financial prob­ To the Editor: cause the stevedores are on strike. lem taken care of, one of his major to get ahead of us now when we Meanwhile, some major and a cou­ —iVo Shoretime There certainly is a lot of head­ take the missus out shopping. This worries is gone, and, since one's To the Editor: ple of top sergeants came aboard mental attitude is vitally import aches on here regarding food and is a fine idea, and I'm sure many with the MSTS man to look at The Olympic Games (US Pe­ sjores. " . men like myself appreciate it. tant during a long period of Ill­ what we have but they don't think ness, his days in the hospital be­ troleum) has been out not quite At our last nieeting on the Alcoa Joe Thompson that is where we are getting the four months now and at the pres­ Puritan the steward explained that come more bearable. 4 4 ­4 dysentery.­ They claim the pots, He knows also that since his ent time we have 13 of the orig­ a lot of the blame for food short­ pans and dishes are not properly inal 34 unlicensed men aboard. ages was due to the loss of a sling­ Union is devoted to helping its ­ Ropes SIU Will cleaned and washed, but that's a membership not only financially Of the 13, seven deck men are load of stores over the side prior lot of baloney. to our sailing from New Orleans. Continue Gains but every other 'way possible, he left from the original 13, three are To the Editor: I myself eat mostly meat and does not hesitate to bring other engine men out of 14 and there ar­e He promised better stores all very few vegetables. Some blame {• rounff next trip. While reading the latest LOG, I problems to it as well. two men left in the galley out of noticed an item stating that you it all on the vegetables, some think Death Benefit seven. In' addition, we got seven It also seems the former steward it's the meat"and others say it's the failed to leave a complete inven­ were looking for pictures taken in In the foregoing I have touched men from Boston in Montreal last foreign ports. I'm enclosing a water. Who knows? When we get only on the hospital benefit pro­ May 26, five of whom paid off here tory when he left. Then to top in though, if they ever finish their things off, the ship ran out of ket­ couple taken on a voyage to France gram. No mention has been made In Montreal this time. .Two of that last July and August on the Coe strike, about all we can do is go of our death benefit program. To five paid off medically. Altogether chup d'nd lemons between Trinidad over to the hospital ship and have and New Orleans, as well as other Victory (Victory Carriers). Please find out the financial value of the we had 11 payoffs here this time return them when you're through some tests made on our stores. death benefit alone, let any Sea­ with nine of them being mutual items. We certainly seem to have Martial Law run into our fuli share of problems. with them. farer consult an insurance agent consent. Pusan has been under martial and find out for himself how much What I can't understand is why Incidentally, we notic^ that I'm only a newcomer to the SIU law, but the South Korean govern­ Alcoa is still using native labor to (the Coe was my first ship), but I this coverage would cost him. He so many pile off. This is a good ship, ment has lifted the resU'ictions and will be amazed. one of the best I've ever been on do paintwork and chipping in the really like sailing with the SIU, as the army now says we can visit Islands. Is this in line with our I have found a nice bunch of fel­ The last issue of the LOG con­ out of almost 80 altogether. The from ship to ship or go ashore in tained the text of our proposed officers are okay and so is the gang, agreement? . lows to be wj|h. The SIU is a great a group to movies—with an army ' ^ G.W.Ford Union. new constitution. It should be read and you just can't beat the food. man as escort. and studied by every member. A (Ed. note:' Under the agreement It has­done great things for sail­ According to the steward we It must be that she stays away as it is now set up this company ors and still is going strong. May lot of work was put into it so from the States too long. have only 12 or 14 days' food left. that all of the membership can is entitled to use its own shore it always march forward just»like We left New Orleans in January However, when we shipped oh< gangs in the. Islands.) it's doing now. I enjoy the LOG benefit from the progressive ac­ here we were all told that she for Gehnany on a six or seven­ tions of our present administra­, ^ would be out a year, so it's my con­ week trip. 'When we arrived there tion. The forward steps our Union tention that anyone not prepared Knightly Combat On The Emery we loaded cargo for Korea and has made, not only in giving us for a year's cruise shouldn't have have been out here ever since. the best wages and conditions at There's a good bunch of officers :­y: taken the job. It may be that our sea, but also in providing for us heavy casuaUies are due to having on here anyway. The Old Man is when we have a run of bad*luck, shipped so­few bookinen. Of those tops ani we haven't had any trou­ were not easily won. They must having paid off, a total of 23, three ble—Kmly lost one man. That's be guarded. They must be guarded were'bookmen, two of whom paid pretty good considering the time jealously and, what is. more im­ for* medical reasons. We also we h^ve been out. portant, guarded well.. had two men jump ship in Montreal ' . George Bales John J. Driscoll last trip. ; Ship's delegate 4 4 4 And then again, it'may be due 4 4 4 to our being unable to go ashore LOG Helps Her in the loading port, Sidon, Leban­ Mate Calls SIU Get Union News on, every time so far. The author­ Creivmen Tops To the Editor: ities there do not allow shore leave To the Editor: My son, John J. Ferreira, is a except for medical reasons, or so Being a firmer SIU bookman full bookmember of the Seafarers we have been told by the master. and currently chief mate of the International Union, and I am very The result is an­abnormal number Northwestern "Victory (Victory Cai'­ much interested in the Union as of toothaches. A couple of the riers), I just want to let you know well as his work. For this reason, boys have lost nearly all of their that on this ship we have the best I would like to receive a copy of .teeth. deck department afloat from bosun the LOG regularly. With shore leave hot granted In Two members of the galley crew on a recent trip of the Lewis D. on down. Mrs. "V. Ferreira • < Sidon, there are three to five weeks Emery, Jr., get set for some friendly horseplay with trademarks This is characteristic of all SIU Antwerp, Belgium .' between the timee­ • we can get of their trade. Third Cook F. Adkihs (left), is wielding his "broad­ crews I have sailed with. (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent ashore,, and then for only a few sword" to fend off Messman A. i'rissora'a "lance." J. G.JIrown to you each issu^ from now on.) '^Ajagm VI.­yi^ Crewe Mol4§ Own Asfts 'Ve^ yfpte^ Despite Beets L M T T E R S Oiw Constitntioiw T* the Editor: To the Editor: I have yet to hear a complaint one, two or three drinks for him Everything's running just about Births Hospital My ship just paid off in the Gulf regarding him or his work. at that. That's for that. and then we got ­ a look at the p. normal on the Republic (Trafalgar). Right here on the De Soto On other matters, we'd like ta The engineers are doing wipers' Benefits Lawwded . slick color job put out by the LOG (Waterman), the laundry was In­ To the Editor: say we think the Vacation Plan is as a constitution issue. Brothers, work and the roaches run from one volved in four different incidents tops and the arrangement could foc'sle to another after we bug­ I have been receiving the LOG let me teU you, I've never seen a with our members showing just now for four or five months. It has not be betteiv We also think the sweeter looking job by any paper, bomb them. We're hoping the ship what I mean. maternity benefit is a wonderful will really be fumigated properly been very welcome to me, as I am union or otherwise, r For example, last year I forgot in­ the US Air Force now and 'un­ thing for the married men, al­ one of these days. some valuables in a coat I sent fo able to sail again for a while. though It possibly came too late As far as the constitution itself Our last meeting, was one of the the laundry, but I got them back ' It is really swell to be able to for us, though one never knows. is concerned, we all realize that it best I have attended in a number without even inquiring for them. keep up on all the la^st gains and At present we are on the Taddei wasn't originally written to stand of years. There was much discus­ Another time last year a messman developments that the SIU has (Shipenter) in the siinny port of up forever, and that nobody had Il­t' sion to the point on why one thing sent an overcoat which was re­ secured for­. the membership. I Barcelona, Sp§jn, a seamen's par­ the idea when the SIU „ ­been laid up for he sent with Johnny Hicks but the he had to be laid up due to illness you stop sending the . LOG . to me a whilS, the ship money was returned before a claim The same thing can happen with Gann or injury, and that these, two over here in Korea. Fm now leav­ a document like oar constitution. is in a mess and was even made. benefits alone made it worthwhile ing for the States and will be dis­ work is tough on all hands in all These incidents prove that this It was okay in the beginning, but to be with ­the SIU. charged September 26. it just isn't good enough to stand departments. As far as the engi­ laundry is the type of firm which I Jiave been receiving the LOG neers are concerned, they're a big I sure appreciated getting the up today with all sorts of changes deserves the continued patronage at my base address in the past, LOG oyer here. I can see how the in Union operations, the Vacation problem. The fireman has seen of our members. but now I am living off the base the third engineer painting, among Union and the membership are do­ and Welfare Plans, and the like. PhUip M. Reyes with my wife, and would like to ing everything possible to make We're a Union that's still growing other things, but we're saving J t 4 change the mailing address. Also, these beefs for the patrolman. the SIU the best Union m the and we need a document that can if it is at ail possible, I'd like to world. show it and at the same time grow Everyone is working more over­ Urye Listing OT have a copy of the "Seafarers In It sure will be great ;to have Un­ with us. time than he wants, and our stores Pay On Vouchers World War II," if they are still have run out because we were ion halls in the other ports some­ The proposed constitution which To the Editor: available. Could you send a copy thing like the hall in New York. is going on the referenduni ballot supposed to go into Philadelphia At the last shipboard meeting on to me? and went to Port Arthur instead. The New York hall is the best I now promises to be all that and the Steel Age (Isthmian), it was Joseph M. Worsiey [^ever saw. something more. Our officials have All in all, though, our ship's (Ed note: Copies of "Seafarers in agreed that we send this letter to World War 11" are still available, 1 tried to get discharged before taken every possible step not to meeting was a good one and wasn't headquarters regarding the payoff dominated by any one individual and' we are sending one to you.) and go back to sea, but no dice.. So move too fast on this, but the time vouchers. has come. We must adopt it 100 trying to force his way of thinking $ $ $• now I'll have my 24 months in the As it stands, the only thing that army and then I'll go back. I was percent so that we can have a con­ down everybody else's throat. The was noted on said vouchers was the chairman, delegates and all mem­ All Of Vs Must drafted from the Oremar in Balti.­ stitution that will describe in plain money paid and deducted. The more, where I was sailing as a talk just what we are and what bers present really conducted crewmembers of this vessel would we're after. When that ballot gets themselves in a manner that is a Stan^ Together steward. like to have the months and days To the Editor: going, I hope everybody votes to credit to the SIU. of base pay noted, as well as the After being in the army two adopt it. Charles W. Gann Since the jnception of this Un­ years ! can see what a union is for amount of overtime hours paid. ion, there have "been many changes Jack Bren 4. if i, In our mind, this would not en­ and what it stands for. I'm really for the better in proud to be in the SIU. I'll be see­ if if if tail anything extra as the only contracts and­ Seafarer­Votogs thing needed would be the figimes ing you all again soon._ conditions. Cpl. Eugene Ray He Becalls How <,^nvied By Many involved, and as the paymaster has You hear a lot these already, it should be quite (Ed. note: Aw army discharge Mate Got'Fits^ To the Editor: . of barroom gos­ is one of the best reasons we can simple to have them listed. This sip about how To the Editor: . During the layover , of the Steel would save a lot of disputes on think of for cancelling a LOG sub­ Flyer (Isthmian) in Hilo, Hawaii, this or that scription. Congratulations!) Speaking of the good old days what was and what wasn't paid. should be (as Louie Goffin says) I'll never a large part of the crew seized the William R. Hare if . i, i, rare opportunity to visit the erup­ changed or about forget my first­trip to sea which Ship's deiegate some guy being Fairport Rolls I thought would be my last. It tion of Halemaumau. The event (Ed. note: SIU headquarters Gibbs no good and so was on a Lykes Brothers rust tub cost the photo fiends a good deal feels this is a good beef and will Up The 'Firsts'^ which we made of money, but it was worth it, es­ on. But when It To the Editor: take it up with the company), comes to a show­down, how many Rotterdam on. pecially when you stop and think i. i. t. • We on the Fairport (Waterman) Homeward Imund of all the money that is spent by stick with the Union? That's^the Army Could Use way I've seen it happen on most want to be among the first ships' ­ r was assigned to those lacking the chance to see it crews to go on record backing our pull trash up,out who buy such photos. ships I've been aboard lately. SIU negotiating committee 100 Some Sea Lingo This is the way I see things of the No. 1 hold This again brings home the fact To the Editor: . percent in its current negotiations Vising a line: and that the merchant marine is­ the though. There is only one way to and also voting in support ^ of the Having recently been drafted win. As I see it, it's up to us to two empty five only business for a confirmed shut­ into the Army; I have lost contact proposed new Union constitution. gallon paint cans. terbug. It has such a wide scope stay together, because together we And while "/e're speaking of with many friends and shipmates can do miracles. If we're split and 1 heaved the of unlimited opportunities. in the SIU. firsts, we believe we're the first trash overboard Max E. Moore heading in different directions ship to accurately tape­record the Boyer I wonder if any of the boys who, we're making our own destruction. unaware that the i­r ,­ (Ed, note: Hoto*­about sending see my name could take time out last ship's membership meeting ­;7'­' the LOG a couple of shots so Carl E. "Red" Gibbs midship had just been freshly • ^ii: and drop mfe a line. , All these peo­ while at sea on bere­ We wonder painted. ,, the wind took every that we .can show everybody else ple know around here is Army talk ^1 \ i. 'i; if anybody else has come up with what it looked like). ounce right to the fresh paint and and I'm lonesome for some good Stewards Chief this gimmick. The­first assistant the ship couldn't be recognized i ^ i old sea stories. was given a vote of thanks for let­ from a Christmas tree. One Good Turn Pvt. J. Wayne Adair Cooh Bate More ting us use the machine during the The mate then yelled at me to US 53064353 To the Editor: meeting. throw buckets and all over as we Bates Another Box No. 1: 2nd Piat. ' We have been thinking a long Walter A. Craig had plenty of buckets. 1 said, .Ship's delegate To the Editor: Co. A—MPRTC 8801­ITSU time about our voicing our opinion "Okay." Then I grabbed two empty (>­f Camp Gordon, Ga. on the way stewards and chief (Ed. ,note: As far as we Jcnov), cans­and heaved them over and the From time to time various the FairpoH is the first ship to members of our XJ[nion report cooks have been left out ia the fun started. If you've ever seen a cold on pay. tape­record an entire ship's meet­ cat with the fits you ought to have 1^1' certain commercial firms, such as Doing His Job ing). laundries, haberdashers and ship The steward is the only unli­ seen him. censed man who is at the bead of * 4. t­ Percy Boyer «i­.T. ­ charfdlers, who give us unsatisfac­ tory service. I , think this is a very a department. He has to requisi­ Thanks Donors ' % if i.j­y ^ good practice and ­it should be tion stores and all supplies for that department, as well as supervise it. in Galveston Fairhppe Likes continued^ as unfair firms and To the Editor:' those of ^doubtful reputation soon We honestly think the steward's base, pay should be higher than Please convey our thanks to all HuUiEPglanA cease to get. our patronage. SIU n(embers in the port of Gal­ To the Editor: Our members should also con­ that of any other unlicensed man oh the ship outside of the chief veston. The crew, of the Fairhppe are tinue to make known those firms really enjoying ­themselves as we electrician. Oa July 3 at the­ opening of the which prove a high degree of business­day, my wife called Dis­ go from port to port, One guy honesty and integrity, besides giv­ Further, a man with the skill patcher Mickey Wilburn and asked came back to the ship in Germany ing us good quality service at and responsibility of a chief cook if he could get Some of the bhys and called this the Flying Fairhppe reasonable prices.. The Oak Park should have a higher base pay in to donate some­blood, as I was in for we. moved so fast. Laundry of Tampa, Fla., belongs proportion to the ratings in other dire need of it. Before noon there We made several ports over in in this'category. departments. — were nine pints waiting for me, Europe but the most exciting one This laundry employs Johnny It keems everybody's complaints and four days later. the request was­ Hull, England. Everyone take Hicks, an active bookmember of and ailments wind up ih the ear was repeated with the same re­ a tip and see the most beau­^ our Union, who iis remaining in the of the steward. If a man comes sults. tiful parks in the world. SIU, paying his dues and assess­ abpard with a hangover from the . All' I can say boys , is thanks They have bobbies to .w.atch o ments up to date, even though he night, before, the first one he hits from the bottom of our hearts. over, you . sp brothers don't be is presently employed ashore. He Tommy Thompson, oiler, per­ up for a drink in the morning to This is something that will, never afraid.' Cheerip you Yanks> until has covered aU SIU .ships making forms his specialty aboard the help him through­the day . iS the be forgotten, ' . :. next trip, ^ ^ Tampa for a munber of years and Seawincb steward, and he's expected to have Capi­ and af rii. ­ ­ JK • jMht Marvin Howell „ frfia^ jUiikttriM»:> SEAfAREttg x^g 9H0 Anxious To Hear From Mobile Blamed For Organizing Drive 1 Ship's Loss (Continued from page 2) Opened By SIO In pany is Incorporated, or to New York. It was explained by legal authorities that the State of Vir­ ginia had a law in effect for many years, limiting the amount of liabil­ Atlantic Tankers ity in a lawsuit for death through accident. While this limitation does (Continued from page 3) taining an elaborate, costly—and d not apply to Federal courts, it equipment and whatever type of unsuccessful—anti­union apparatus. would tend to aflfect the attitude work the company sees fit to assign As Terpe put it, "The SIU has of Federal Court Judgments in them to. Meanwhile they are kept an unbroken string of organizing that state. on tap to man Atlantic'ships. Once successes, having won every single beef since the organizing depart­ This was apparently the case, for a ship comes in, the company as­ signs men to Jobs whether or not ment was set up in 1945. We took the Federal Judge presiding over on Isthmian, the biggest non­union , the suita would not permit a Jury the man /wants to sail at that time or likes that particular run. dry cargo outfit in the country an^ trial and was quoted as expressing licked them. The same went for an opinion to the effect that $25,­ Consequently, Atlantic tanker­ meik have been impressed by the Cities Service and many smaller 000 was a reasonable ceiling for a outfits that the SIU has signed up. death claim. Seafarels' freedom to throw in for runs they want when they want Our past performances have dem­ In New York State and else­ to, not being compelled to take any­ onstrated that unorganized seamen where, there is no ceiling on death thing that comes along. flock to the SIU to enjoy with and injury claims; the usual prac­ thousands of other seamen the tice is to make the award pro­ Company Blacklist benefits the SIU has won as the portionate to the potential earning Should an Atlantic tankerman re­ leader of American seamen. power of the person in question. fuse a run, or miss a ship and be "y/e have a smoothly­functioning Survivors of the Southern unable to notify the company, he organizing team operating out of Isle^ all SIU members, told the either gets a demerit entry on his every SIU port on the Atlantic and Coast Guard that the ship stopped record or is blackballed out of the Gulf Coasts. The Union is going fleet and deprived of his livelihood. with the drive all the way, as long dead in the water "Just as if she The true Job security possessed had run into a brick wall." One and as far as we have to go. I'm by Seafarers and the top­notch sure that the end result will be to crewmember attempted to release SIU representation offdr an attrac­ the gripes on a lifeboat but the bring the benefits of a Union con­ tive contrast to this kind of regi­ tract and Union representation to crank wouldn't work and all were Here are two big reasons why a challenge by the New Orleans mentation. swept into the water. They were Beachcombers' ball club has no answer from Mobile, say Bosun all Atlantic tankermen." A further attraction for the At­ 23­Ship Fleet picked up by rescue ships two to Mauricq Duet (left), team manager, and Bosun Otto Pedersen, a lantic seamen is the SIU's exten­ four hours later after floating recent addition to the line­up. The trophy on the left was won by sive list of welfare and vacation The Atlantic Company's marine around on dunnage and boards the Beachcombers, and the other two by Seafarers now in the benefits. Hospital benefits, disabil­ operations include coastwise, they latched on to. line­up when they were on the squads of Delta Line ships.­ ity pay, maternity coverage and nearby­foreign and Middle East death benefit protection free of and Far East runs. Its fleet of 23 charge to Seafarers are advantages vessels includes three 30,000­ton which Atlantic tankermen lack. super­tankers and it reportedly has Nor do they have the advantage of several more ships of this type on Air­Cooling Near For NO up­to­date recreation facilities order. • "Arrangements have been completed for the installation of air conditioning equipment available or under construction in The rest of the fleet consists of in the SlU Hall in the Port of New Orleans, Lindsey Williams, Port Agent and vice pres­ SIU halls. T­2's with the exception of seven Little Opposition pre­war tankers that ­were pri­ ident, reported at the membership meeting Aug. 13. vately­built. Nine of the ships opsp Air conditioning of the New While the company has been aware of S''U operations in the erate on the foreign run to the a Orleans Hall was provided for roundly applauded by members air­cbol ihe Galveston hall inas­ fleet it has offered little opposition Far East, Europe and the Persian in the building program re­ sweltering in a hall where the tem­ much as the preset building plans to Union activity thus far. Gulf. cently voted by the membership in perature has topped 90 degrees day are to seek new offices. The company's officials are no a Unionwide referendum. after day this summer. doubt fully acquainted with the Announcement that the equip­ Every effort is being made to outcome of the Cities Service fight. ment is ready for installation was complete installation of the equip­ Meeting Night They are aware that the all­out ment in time for the membership opposition of this company, known LOG Bares meeting of Aug. 27. It is all up to Everg 2 Weeks up and down the waterfront as a the air conditioning engineers now Regular membership meet­ rough and tough outfit, collapsed Voting Opens and they have assured the Union ings in SIU headquarters and in the face of relentless­pressure By that if they should happen to miss at all branches are held every a militant and determined SIU Slick Move the Aug. 27 deadline, the work will second Wednesday night at organizing team. On Proposed be completed well in advance of the 7 PM. The schedule for the Cities Service Paid Plenty meeting Sept. 10 when it still will next few meetings is as follows: They also know that the only re­ be badly needed. August 27, September' 10„ sult of Cities Service's bitter fight By Lawyer Besides the New Orleans hall, September 24, October 8. was a staggering bill for back (Continued from page 5) Constitution All Seafarers registered on wages running into several hun­ (Continued from page 3) the summer heat has also brought the shipping list are required the unusual story of Philip Pron." about air­conditioning of the Sa­ dred thousand dollars, as well as Each of the letters promised mailed to all SIU ships at sea and to attend the meetings. the considerable expensq of main­ distributed to ail Seafarers at vannah hail. No plans are afoot to that, "if I find that I can use your shoreside meetings. In addition, testimonial, I will of course, ^ay the full text of the document was you for same." carried in the last issue of the In this latest case, Semple said SEAFARERS LOG together with Agents Cite Steady SIU Cains that he got a letter asking him to an explanation of all its clauses. In (ContinuW from page 3) advance, so that it will have the as possible particularly in Balti­ visit the lawyer's office. When he addition, daily questionrand­answer proper representation in the nq­ power to take necessary action if more, Phfladelphia and Galveston. went there, he said, they Just meetings were held at headquar­ tion'is capital, in addition to serv­ need be. Welfare Benefits talked about general things, and ters whereby members could get ing as a vaiuable source of infoi> The operation of the various The Welfare and 'Vacation Plans then, Semple said, "Crowley said • ' clarification of any points in the mation important to the Union. subsidiary corporations like the came in for warm approval, with to me, 'here, I'll give you a double new document that they did not On finances, the agents reviewed Cafeteria, Sea Chest and Port the agents stating that they have sawbuck for your­ time'." understand fully. all financial operations' of the O'Call was reviewed and termed "opened up a whole new era of Semple said he took the $20 and It is believed that through this Union and recommended that the to be successful. The agents security for seamen," and looked then Crowley told him that he procedure, ^ery Seafarer has had present successful procedures be called on the Union to expand forward to; additional coverage be­ would "contact me in the future, at an opportunity to acquaint himself continued with every effort to be these operations wherever prac­ ing gained in the future. which time he said he would re­ with the contents of the proposed made to keep bxpenses at a mini­ ticable into other ports and on the imburse me with another double The agents described the SEA­ sawbuck." new constitution before ­voting on mum. ships. FARERS LOG as "probably the it In the event he has not, the Continue Organfadng Manning of Ships finest trade union paper in the ballot on which he votes" contains Organizing activity of the Union The agents studied the employ­ American labor movement," and the entire text of the proposal for over the past several years was ment conditions of the past year Have Your Rating his benefit. called for continued support of the noted .as being of tremendous and a half and concluded that the publication and this Union's edu­ ­The proposal for a new constitu­ benefit to the membership. The Union's manpower program had Listed in Book tion, which was submitted by the agents suggested that this activity been operating successfully, both cational program. Bosuns and stewards receiv­ conference of port agents, was be continued, particularly in the in retaining a healthy book­to­Joh Finally the ageqts reviewed the ing the new membership book based on the fact that the present tanker field which offers the best ratio, and in manning all ships it administration of the various now being issued by the Union SIU constitution did not provide opportunity for organizing large was called upon to sail during the Union functions at headquarters are cautioned to make sure for the many changes that have numbers of seamen. shipping boom­ following the start and concluded that a good Job is that their ratings are stamped taken place in the Industry and the Turning to the current contract of the Korean War. being done. into the book. Union's mode of operation since negotiations, the agents recognized With regard to new buildings, In addition to the group report If the book is not stamped the early days of the Union. Iq tha there is always a possibility of the agents called the new SIU of the, agents, individual reports accordingly, the dispatcher addition, the new document specifi­ a strike if no agreement it reached headquarters " a tremendous as­ were submitted by«the port agent will not ship the man for that caliy spells but rights that Sea­ by September SO. Consequently Set" to the membership and ex­ for each SIU branch, covering all rating. As a result, some men * faren have long enjoyed but that they proposed that tho Union pressed the hope that the building operations in the branch and the holding those ratings might were jiot provided for In so many negotiaU^ eommitteo b« desig­ program approved by the mem­ problems faced in their respective lose out on Jobs. words in the original constitution. nsted •iMko onViinltteo in sd­ bership would proceed as rapidly areas.

1 '' V." • ­ , Twentr­four SEAFAK^tkS Jbhc WtUtr, Ammt xi, issie ... DIGEST of SHIPS' ROYAL OAK (CItitt Strvlet), Jiily 20— the drinking fountain. Stewards depart­ ship Ih Honolulu. Motion was passed­ to as present ones are too light. Those :'p.f: Chairman, J. J. Haaiy; faeratary, Aaron ment will keep the recreation room havo tha ship fumigated, as thu'e members . getting off sliould turn in M. Wllborn. Delegates reported every­ clean and the sanitary men of the deck mica In the gaUey. pantries, messrooms, foc'sle keys and laundry. Chief engineer ill thinc running smoothly. One man missed and engine departments will rotate the ^Can'Shakers* saloon, storeroom! and crew's quarters, refused, to have fuse fixed on Saturday ship in Houston. Aaron M. Wllbum was cleaning of the laundry room each week. including topsida. Members were asked morning. Vote of thanks went to tha elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was Indicator light will be installed on the Have No OK to Ust any repairs heeded.. Patrolman steward department for its good work. made to buy an iron from the ship's washing machine switch for the benefit win be asked to check lockers in royms. fund at the next port. This was agreed of those who leave It mnning. The membership is again MILTDN H, SMITH (Itflimlan), July S upon unanimously. Suggestion was made June 14—Chairman, Earl C, Wallace; cautioned to beware of persons FAIRISLR (Watarmsn), July 4—Chair­ —Chairman, Dan Staiarick; See'ratary, that all new men donate tl to the ship's Secretary, Charles P. McDowell, Some­ man, C. Cuinn; Sacratary, D, Rlumo. LoUii SIsnorslll, Icebox In the recreatiu;> fund. Repair Ust wlU be made out on thing must be done about the drinking soliciting funds on ships in be­ Water tanka have not been cleaned from room is not working, and did not work arrival by each department delegate. fountain, as there ls> no cold water at half of memorials or any other the last trip. Motion was passed to haya very long after It was repaired. It has Ship's delegate wlU see if the radio present. Discussion was held on menus the members of the crew tell the steward been fixed three times. Crew passed a operator wUl flx the radio. Treasurer re­ and in cooperating with each other in so­caUed "worthy causes." if thiy need anything in the Una of motion to get a new one next time in ported $49.40 in the ship's fund at the keeping unauthorized persons out of the No "can­shakers" or solici­ ship's stores so that the steward 'will port. Pantryman asked that all glasses present time. crew's quarters. know what to order for tha next trip be put on tha shelf. AU members should No data—Chairman, J. Buckldy; Secre­ tors have received authoriza­ from the port steward in San Francisco help keep the messhaU clean. Patrol­ tary, Charles McDowell. Provisions have tion from SIU headquarters to by maU from Yokohama. The new wash­ man's attention ihould be brought to the CAPE CftlEO (MliilstlppI), June 12— been made with the captain to obtain fact that the akipper faUed to provide Chairman, Earl C. Wallace; Secretary, ing machine is out of order and the old port discharges for the men aboard this collect funds. The National one needs repairing. Suggestion was made proper draws. Members should be con­ Charles McDowell. Ship's delegate should ship while it was on idle status so that siderate in their use of the washing ma­ see the chief engineer about repairing Foundation for Infantile Pa­ that the old one ha repaired aboard ship. these men may collect their vacation pay Towel racks and soap trays, should be chine. for this time­ Motion was passed to have ralysis is the only charitable gotten for the deck maintenance room July , IS—Chairman, Latky; Secretary, three water coolers put on board—one in organization which "has re* and deck department shower room. Ship's not listed. Coffee counter should be kept the engine room and two on the main delegate will see the chief officer about clean, as weU as tables. Ashtrays should deck. Ship's delegate should confer with ceived membership endorse­ painting the insides of the lockers. be used and milk and sugar should be the boarding patrolman on ­the right ment. Funds for this cause cleared off tables. Photos Faded amount of transportation money to be received by the men getting oft. Motion are collected through normal SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Juns 22— was passed to contact headquarters and Union channels at the payoff. Chairman, Cecil Ostcs; Secretery.­ Paul E. have them set up a Ust of foreign ports Hugslni. Patrolman straightened out the In New Books at which the crew can obtain fresh milk Receipts are issued on the spot. key situation and had the galley pots and pans repaired. AU hands should cooper­ and vegetables. « ate In keeping the laundry clean and in good ahape. Last standby should clean Headquarters advises that many COR VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Jons man in New Orleans, but­no one arrived. the messroom. Steward suggested that If—Chairman, John T. Annal; Sscrstary. Patrolman wiU be sent for in Galveston. if anyone Is hungry, he is­ to see the FAIRLANO (Waterman), May 17—Chair­ photos in the new membership Robert Principe. Vincent Capitano was Second cook was elected ship's delegate steward, and he'U fix *em up.. Steward man, not listed; Secretary, Wilmer E. books and in headquarters files are elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was by acclamation. Repair Ust should be wiU see that necessary cleaning materials Harper. Chief electrician was left behind made to have department delegates make made up and given to the captain. Ship's are placed in the laundry. Stewards de in Mobile. Captain expects to get a re­ fading, and that the following men out three copies of a repair list—one for fund should' be started. partment got a vote of thanks. placement in San Pedro. Many repairs should either send in their books the department head, one for the pa­ July 4—Chairman, nor rtsteA* Secre­ have not been made. There are no port­ trolman and the other for the ship. Deck hole screens. Suggestion was made that with three passport iihotos or stop and engine departments should get their tary, W. T. Lawth. Deck shower should DEL AIRES (Mississippi), July S­. be replaced; more fans and mirrors are Chairman, Ray Qusen; Sscrstary, Red the ship's delegate speak to the patrol­ in for new ones as soon as possible: own soap for cleaning. Chief steward man about this if ship arrives at San suggested that the ship be fumigated. needed. AU rooms should be cleaned and Symmont. Meeting was called to discuss Further lists will be carried in^'fol­ painted. Lights should be instaUed above the food beefs. Steward said this was his Pedro early enough. Bosun asked every­ the galley range. AU members should second trip here and his first Mississippi one to be quiet in the messroom at night. lowing issues of the SEAFARERS donate $1 to the ship's fund. slUp in quite a few years, but now he Suggestion was* made to set up apship's reaUzes that you cannot buy stores in fund for this voyage only, with the money LOG. to be spent by the crew at the end of PAOLI (Cities Service), July 20—Chair­ Argentina any more. Ship should be Ernest Abusson, A­8: Jesus Araya. A­29; properly stored for the voyage, since,he the voyage. John Auslltz, A­33: Abram Allle. A­34; men, not listed; Secretery, net listed. June 21—Chairmen, Tom E. Fatteni James Antoniadis, A­40: Daniel Alvino. One man left the ship. Motion was passed never knows when he 'wiU be back in New Secretary, jWllllam McCarthy. One man to have the ship's delegate contact the Orleans and when the ship will hit a A­62: James Armstrong, A­69; Marty port. Motion was passed that 'there be was logged for missing sea watches. Tom Amad. A­71. patrolman about having watch foc'sles B. Patton was unanimously elected ahip'a OATEWAY CITY (Waterman), July 20 for fireman^and oilers. Awning should sufficient stores on board before'signing delegate. Men who stood watches for the Hassen All, A­98: Ernest Atkins, A lOl; —Chairman, Caorgc Clark; Sacratary, H. be put up on the boat deck. Man who on. Action should be taken on this by Enrigue Alvarez, A­102: Claudio Anavltate. men who were logged should put in over­ C. MeCurdy. Chief mate is a source of missed the ship wiU be sent a wire teU­ the Union, and company should he so time. A­103: Harold Arlinghaus, A­104: Alex irritation to the deck department; he ing him where to meet the ship to col­ notified. Anagnoston, A­106; Manuel Abreu, A­108; spends too much time on deck while the lect his belongings and money. Lockers WilUs Addison, A­109. men are working. Ship's crew will write should be repaired. Men should coop­ JAMES McHENRY (BleemSild), July 12 INES (Bull), July 21—Chairman, W. Lee Arnold. A­110: Constantine Antoniou. a letter to the editor of the LOG about erate and leave the messhaU clean In the ­Chairman, Paul L. Whitlow; Secretary Schoenborn; Secratdry, Bllko. One mem­ A­113: Antonio Acedo, A­115; Edward At­ the Port O'CaU prices, draught beer, en­ mornings. M. Stachura. tVashlng. machine was re­ ber missed the ship in TruJiUo City and kins. A­14a; Joseph Blake, B­21; Carl Berg, tertainment. etc. Members would like to paired in Japan, but is out of commission rejoined it in San Juan. Deck members warned about performing. Patrolman B­2«; Richard Blake. B­29; Stanley Bojko. get the opinions of other crews on such STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), July 12 again. Men were logged. In Vokusuka for matters, since the bar is a part of the delaying the ship's shifting to Yokohqpia. wUl be contacted about a new awning aft. B­33. Chairman, Sid Berger; Secretary, C. V.e Delegates wiU see that aU repair Usts William Biskas, B­36: Benjamin BaUcy. Union and was built with the member­ Morgan. S7S in donations to the ship's Ship's delegate was informed by the cap­ B­42; Robert BrShnan, B­13: James Blake, ship's money. AU departments are to tain that the ship would be shifted are turned over to the mate and that aU fund wUI be made at the payoff anir col­ repairs are made. Crewmembers wei­a B­44: Juan Burgos, B­47: Benlgno Bau­ turn in a repair list. If not already in lected by the ship's delegate. $12.93 will 6 AM.­ Members were so informed, and effect, arrangements should be made that some left in the evening. SaiUng board warned not to touch things that don't be­ tista. B­48i James Battle­ B­49; Christo­ go for stolen glasses from the slopchest. long to them. pher Bobbe, B­33. any member in good standing can obtain One man paid off in Hawaii and was sent was set for S AM. Topside claims that Caslmlr Boguckl, B­57i John Butler. a meal ticket for the cafeteria on credit to the hospital. One man missed fhe arrangements' for the launch were made B­77; Sidney Bernstein. B­82; Ivan Buck­ by signing his book number as coUateral. for 4 AM and the crew was to take this HOLYSTAR (inlcrcentlnental), June 1 ley, B­84; Robert Beliveau, B­85: FeUx It would be a good idea for the LOG to for ganted, and aU the crew 'was not —Chelrmeir, O, Farrera; Secretary, J. Bonefont, B­92: Byron Barnes, B­99; Alex­ publish the fuU particulars of the mater­ aboard at S AM. Others were aboard at Brooks, Robert Zimmerman was elected ander Benzuk. B­IOS. nity benefit again, as there are quite a 6 so the ship didn't saU because of ship's delegate: R. J, McConneU was Lawrence Bond. B­116; Eustachy Bulik. number of members who have not heard no .criew. Shore stevedores are securing elected deck delegate; J. V. Murphy was PERSONALS elected engine delegate and O. Farrara ltJBB­118: Francisco Baez. B­130; John Bel­ the detaUs. gear, which is the crew's work and over­ time is going in against them for doing steward delegate. Ship's delegate • will lard, B­126! John Blgwood. B­133: Helmer write to the hall about tha way the pre­ BJork. B­146: James Brasfield. B­158; ALAMAR (Caiman, July 20—Chairman, ' Jose Dehna it and also against the mates for doing Thomas Brennan, B­165. Larry C. SvlHvan; Sacratary, WInflald Your brother Angeles is ailxious saUors' work. Recommendation was made (Continued on page 25) Oscar Blaln. B­188: Samuel Beattie. B­ Dunns. AU department delegates should to limit the chief steward to sailing as 167; George Burke. B­168: Anthony Ben­ make up a repair list. to have you write Jiipi at 214 Boe­ cook's endorsement and below. Steward der, B­I72; Julius Bocala, B­173; BacUio rum St., Brooklyn, NY;; says that he puts everything'on. the re­ Bonafont, B­174: Albert Bagley. B­173; quisition that he needs but the captain Robert Burnit, B­187. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), July It— t> . $>, . i crosses many, .'items out.' which is very NOTICES Charles Burns. B­190; Joseph Bums, B­ Chairman, Fred Laplanta; Secretary, Fenr Riidy de Rosa true.. Suggestion was made that the 191; Candido Bonefont,. B­193; Nils ­Beck, nick Sawyer. Ship's delegate saw the weavels be sifted out of the Hour and B­201; Isaac Blumenberg, B­203; Joseph captain about the insufficient stock in Would appreciate hearing from that the flour be put in the chill box. Dalvln A. SawYcr ' Bush, B­320; Juan Colpe, C­12; Floyd the slopchest. Ship's delegate suggested you c/o General Delivery, Galves­ There should be more variety in the Your baggage can be picked u]^ Grumpier, C­13. a $5 donation to the A3IMLA from the menus. Suggestion was made that if Albert Claude, C­15; Edward Celkos, ship's fund. Volunteer offered to take ton, Texas. Helen. • the chief cook flpds any meat unfit for at the baggage room at SIU bead­ C­19; Louis Colon, G­29; Enrique Cortes. to. the Norfolk hall the gear of a seaman consumption, he should show It to. tha quarters ir. Brooklyn. C­34; John ConnoUy'. C­36; Jose Castell. who missed ship in Bremerhaven. Sug­ "Sr 4 $ steward and the delegates before dis­ C­40; Enrique Carreras, C­41: Fructuoso ^tlon was made to raffle off the cap­ Eddie L. Drigrera posing of it, and Hiat a. record should be 4­ 4 4 Camacho, C­42. tain's radio­phonograph. Washing ma­ kept of this, so that the steward can ac­ John Fairelotb Robert Carey, C­43; Diego Cordero, C­ chines should not be used after midnight, Please write to me. Dad is well. count for disposition of all meat. Laundry left aboard the iSS 43; Joseph Cantiil, C­46; Rufus Carrington, so as not tS disturb men sleeping. One Gertrude Driggers, 2521 Lewis St., ' C­47; Baldo Coccia. C­38; Thomas Comtek, member apologized for having so done. ALASKA .SPRUCE (Ocean Tew),­ July Steel Ranger is In the Baltimor* C­83; Jose Colon, C­89; Anthony Czepzem­ Jacksonville, Fla. . IS—Chairman, William McKay; Sscrstary, baggage room. • ki, C­71. ­ ..FAIRHOFB (Watarman), May )»—Chair­ H. Themat. Messhall door and washintT Carlos Comier, C­73; Hector Conrad, C, man, William H. Howell; Eocratsry. E. t J" mqjchihe atratner need fixing. Vote of 4 ' 4'. • 4' . , 73; Fabian Craz, C­77; Anthony Caldelra, Waamil. O­ f ­ Dykes was elected ship's ­.­ .'.Junes'' R.­, Bcighi'' thanks went to the stewards department, The crewmember off the Doro­ C­83; Edward CandUl. C­90; Aiigelo Cam­ delegate' by acclamation. An aUen non­ which was undermanned due fo accidents. erote. C­112; Fred Clopton, C­IW; Benlgno member of the crew will be checked, in i Yoiir parents Eire; very anxious thy, Angelina, Kathryn, Suzanne Cortez. C­126. Gaivestdn. Steward was asked to order to hear from ybii. Please write or Frances who lost a pair of eye­ George Crawford, C­148; Paul Capo, C­ watermelon, cantaloupes and other fresh home. Mother.' Il« • 131; Chris Ciprlano, C­134; Manuel Church,. fruit at Galveston. Discussion was held glasses prescribed by a NY opti­ I'i"' C­155; Juan Cruz. C­156: Gustav Carlson. on inner­spring mattresses for the entire • 4> m cian can. claim same by writing liJ C­1S7; John Cox, C­138; Walpole CUrk. crew. George E. King C­159. Rafael Ortiz, Box 5347, Puerta de Damaso Cruz, C­160; Gabriel Colon, C­ SBATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), June Urgent for you to contact moth­ Tierra,­Puerto Rico. • 161; Joseph Carender. C­182: George Coii­ 30—Chalrmanr R. W, Sweeney; Secretary, er's friend, Mrs, Richard C. Stuhhs, PUERTO RICO (Bull), July 1»—Chair­ 4 4 4 • dos, C­163; Gerardo Camacho, C­164; Vin­ B. Jones. Ship's treasurer reported a SST for important message. Call Fair­ man; Kranc; Sacratary, Pbares. Proper cent CeUini. C­.IJ6; Robert Crete, C­167: debt, due to the purchase of a television method of writing overtime was dl.scussed, Robert C. Wright Nicholas Capute. C­168. set. This wUI be taken care of by the dale 3986 in Dallas, .Texas, coliect as well as some of the/Chipboard rules. A package belonging to you can Antonio Cruz, C­169; Joseph Caruso, C­ new crewmembers on pay day. anytime, July­ 17­^halrman, Steve CaVr; Secre­ 173; Edward Czesnowski. C­190; Luis Ce­ tery, Jim Murphy. Delegates will turn be picked up at the Lost and peda, C­194; Richard Cavaqagh, C­196; SOUTHERN CITIES (Southern Trading), individual cases of ­drunkenness and per­ Found Dept., Pennsylvania RR Henry Croke. C­197; .Joseph Colon, C­204; ne date—Chairman, Thomas; Secretary, Richard Roberts forming over to patrolman. Two men w ' Andre Carvalho, C­210. not listed. Telegram was sent to patrol­ are quitting. Before the layjup, ship's Station, New York City. Your letter received and the fund will be spent on a party for the 4 4 4 missing ship's fund has been found crew. Member accused the night pantry­ Edifo^ man of denying food to the men­ on the George E, King and turned over to present treas­ g­ff watch. Steward 'will try to get more, A letter ior you is being held SEAFARERS LOG. . v urer G. Barber. Delegates, SS milk. Steward has .given instructions to" at the LOCI office in SIU head­ give 12­4 watch milk. Juice and sand­ 675 Fourth Ave., ­ ^ Fairport. wiches, This, also goes for ­ the men on quarters. 4­8 watch. Crew coffee urn should be Brooklyn 32, NY. i $• cleaned. Messman'says he does so three 4 4 4 Carl Coons times a day. WInfred C. Kelly Your gear has been taken off the The registry department of the I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mittlsslppl), Fairport and put ashore at the June 24—Chairman, Jose Plate; Secretary, US Post Office at 90, Church St., put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) Philadelphia SIU hall. Claim it Charles C. Peters. AU disputed overtime NYC, is holding registered mail :f'.­. should be made ready for the patrolman. ­..'­>W' there. Delegates, SS Fairport. Repair lists have been given to depart­ for you. ment heads. Crew wants third assistant ...... a...... 4" 4" 4 • fired, as his attitude and actions arc 4 4 4 I E. T. O'JMara detrimental to the welfare of ,the crew Baggage and gear ­btt various I received the allotment and and our Union. STREET AOORESS'...... a..a. Waterman ships are being held at thank you for it. Please write. NIKOKLIS (Dolphin), July .,20—Chair­ Pier 6, Bush Terminal; Brooklyn, Lovp, mother. man, John C. Sorel; Secretary, M. DIton. for the following men: J. J. Bl­ Ship's delegate asked that repair list be CITY .ZONE...... STATE . 4 4 4 readied for the captain and patrolman. pere, M; Blizzard, E, Brown, E. R. Paul Wllkins He warned that there" would be Union Buckley, J. F. Cooper, A. Di Corta, It is very important that you action against whoever is carrying stories ...... topside. There are complaints about the W. Edwards, J., A. Golendez, R. Signed Book No, contact Sterling & Schwartz, 42 chief mate who ttirned the men to work Guthrie, G. Hunt, Wilbur Jones, TO AVOID^DUPLICATION: H you are an old siiBseriba; and have a ehanga Broadway, NYC, in reference to an deep tanks without supervision when the H. Krauthammer, S. Kurkorich, J. of address, please qiva your former address below: bosun was sick. ­ He also oT.''»Ted that nb event aboard a ship you were on more overtime be given to r c deck main­ Kurossz, ­M. E. Lipshitz; J, Mc­ tenance man .after he ttirned in over­ recently. ­ '. * time for painting the­passageway. Mo­ Hale, J, Mickelagvonnas; Paul ADDRESS *' « estasaesaeaaaei 4 4 ' 4 ' * * tion sva* ppss^'d quapimously to get a Mullens,: E, Noonan, G. Schemm. new ..washing, maohine, Liqen­should b«L Edward House ­ • checked­and replaced by'more and better Waldo JSiiaw, E, J, Shephard. Glen CITY >aaea*atasaa«BSsasS4Mtaitsaitaaa « faoa«aaeM»«s. ZONE...., ... ST.fTE faaasaaoss* Call ypur wife. ImportapL .q.qai(gr iine.n. ,Cots..slit>uld. Ire exchanged Sutphin, Gene Tucker,

... . „ ; ./ . ­• ­ • :?;'rsff?ffif4j»'<;r .; • ""x ­f Y ­ '­ "s ^.r• V^• i i. Chalrman, J. V. Murphy; Sec­ authorizidg the steward to order stores chase of s radio for the crew lounge. was reminded to turn off the washing retary, J. Brooks. Master wants all dis­ for ship and about having men in the Board Posted * machine 4nd television set after use. puted overtime turned in. Delegates re­ stewards department shipped for a spe­ AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), July 30— Since 44 records and a phonograph have ported no beefs. Ship's delegate will cific job, such as pantryman, messman, SIU Headquarters urges all Chairman, W. ' Banks; Secretary, W. L. been taken from the ship, a man will be check the amount of money due the bedroom steward, utUityman. etc. draft eligible seamen to be Hammock. Deck delegate wants the pa­ elected to keep records under lock and crew for tranK^brtatlon. A vote of thanks trolman to find out why high men in key when the ship is in port. was given to the stewards department for STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), July sure they keep their local Se­ overtime are turned to, when low men m job weU done. "* Chairman, W. Owens; Secretary, Lester C. lective Service boards posted are willing to work. Motion was passed LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), July 24 Long. Motion was passed that each broth­ to have the steward report why the ship —Chairman, Charles Boyd; Secretary, J. STCBL ARTISAN tisthmian), July 20— er will chip In $2 to buy athletic equip­ on all changes of address is running out of stores. Steward said Bruce Cole. Repair list has been­made Chairman, Dick Grant; Secretary, Leon T. ment for the crew. Ship's delegate will through the use of the post meats and fresh stores spoiled because 0Ut by the deck department. There is White. There is S27 in the ship's fund see the patrolman about getting a better refrigerator is on the bum. Motion was still 824.30 in the ship's fund. Thanks and S33 in the Safe. Delegates reported­ grade of ham, bacon and pork sausage, cards, furnished at all SIU passed to have a special meeting when went to the crew for taking care of the everything in order. Leonard S. Busajew­ as what is left on board from previous halls and aboard ships. the ship arrives in New York about the cots. Stewards department will be cleaned ski was unanimously elected ship's dele­ voyages is salty and the pork is spoUed. Failure to keep your draft steward, with a patrolman present to by the BR, jis okayed by the patrolman, gate. Washing machine will be fixed and Repair Ust will be checked by the patrol­ settle the beef. with no overtime to be paid. Steward, paid for out of the ship's fund; the old man with the chief mate or captain. Ur­ board informed of your where­ gnnoimced that linen will be issued to washing machine will be used for work gent painting wiU be done outbound be­ abouts can cause you to be ALCOA 'RUNNER (Alcoa), July 14— each man due to a shortage. There was clothes. Patrolman will be 'contacted fore reaching the first port of discharge. Chairman, B. Johnson; Secretary, Cyril a beef that the eggs were old and the about having the water tanks cleaned of listed,as p delinquent and be A. Scott. AU repairs were attendea to. ham at breakfast tough. Patrolman will be asked who is to put up clothes hooks. oil in Long Beach. Ship's delegate . will ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), July 24— drafted into the services with­ Delegates reported everything running speak to the captain aboiit the cigarette Chairman, D. A. Ramsay; Secretary, John out a hearing. The Union in smoothly. All repair lists should be hand­ issue in 'port. S20 from the ship's fund W. PIcou. Deck delegate reported that ed to department delegates as soon as will be spent on records for the crew. aU but one hand are getting off. One such, cases can do nothing to possible. Ship's fund totals $3­3,60. Chief man was logged, and although he tried to aid Seafarers who fail to com­ steward and his department got a vote McKETTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ have this lifted, he failed. The matter of thanks for the very good service ren­ art), Jbly 19—Chairman, L. HItchnar; Sac­ wUl be turned over to the shore patrol­ ply. dered. ratary, John Fee. A few minor repairs man. Two engine department men were havp been done. One man refused to logged: this will be turned over to the SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (S e a t r a i n), chip in to the ship's fund. Frank "Red" shore patrolman also. Motion to donate July 27—Chairman, Walter Beyeler; Sec­ TRINITY (Carres), July 27—Chairman, Corcoran was elected ship's delegate by the ship's fund to the pdUo drive was set was given to the captain. Cost was retary, H. Westphall. There is S15.23 in C. Crevier; Secretary, E. Anderson. Alex­ acclamation. Committee of three..^was passed unanimously­ Suggestion was made taken out of the ship's fund and wUl be the ship's fimd. Patrolman wUl be noti­ ander Cotol was elected ship's delegate. elected to buy records and books ""from to have the galley, crew pantry and mess­ collected from the company and returned fied that the ship needs an amplifier for Suggestion was made to keep the mess­ the ship's fund. Since the laundry is in hall painted. Company should be asked to the ship's fund: Ship's treasurer re­ the messhaU and galley, because the yeU­ hall cler.n and to keep feet off the chairs. the deck department, the recreation room to put all American meats aboard its ported that all brothers agreed to donate ing up and down is disturbing the watch­ The pantryman should leave out just care should be split between the stewards ships. Mate should have the rooms $1 to the ship's fund at the payoff. men's sleep. Ship's delegate got a vote of enoi^h cups, knives and spoons at night. and engine departments. ­ Repair list will cleaned for the next crew. thanks for the fine job he "did for the More ashtrays are needed in the messhalL be made ready for the patrolman by de­ KATHRYN (Bull), Augujf 3—Chairman, crew. Steward department got a vote of Beef on the rusty washing machine water; partment delegatel. Ship's delegate will Edward Going; Secretary, S. G. Nielsen. thanks for their exceptionally good feed. patrolman should be notified. check the slopchest. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleld), June 2S— Delegates reported no beefs. Washing Chairman, Mllburno Darlcy; Secretary, R. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), July machine should be kept clean. Repair list STEEL RANGER (Isthmian), July 20— T. Balnes. Ship's delegates reported no should be made up. 24—Chairman, Robert L. Anderson; Sec­ beefs. P. J. Cleary was' elected ship's retary, Leo Rose. Ship's delegate will see Chairman, Walter Fitch; Secretary, A. delegate for this trip. Letter should be the captain about the promised watch Talon. Several fans need repairing. Crew written to' the Union about the water PUERTO RICO (Bull), July 4—Chair­ foe'sles for the black gang. All men should get cold drinks of water from the cooler, which has been repaired each man, Brother Caudlll; Secretary, Brother caught smoking on deck while loading or saloon, because the company failed to time in port for the last five trips; as Lewis. Motion was paj^d to coUect a unloading wiU be fined $5 for the ship's repair the drinking fountain in the crew's soon as the ship is at sea it breaks down. $1 donation from each man for the ship's fund. Men should not put their feet on mess. Crew will turn in all linen to the It is reconunended that a new one be in­ man on the return trip, in the deck de­ the messhaU chairs. Deck gang would steward when leaving the ship. GEORGE LAWSON (Fan Oceanic), June stalled this time. Washing machine motor partment. Engine delegate coUected like to have the force draft vent in their 17—Chairman, Jas. J. GIrolamI; Secretary, should not be left running, as there isn't some money for the ship's fund: steward room fixed. Men would like the first as­ ALBION (Dry Trans), July 27—Chairs James M. Lennon. Eddie B. Spradley was any spare motor aboard. All extra linen delegate collected $65. Doors should have sistant consulted about making the water man, Johii Listen; Secretary, Frank Na­ elected ship's delegate. Stewards depart­ should be turned in. All cots should be locks fitted, and each man should have in the engine room a little colder, and kllcki. Delegates reported no beefs. ment will take care of the recreation taken off the deck before the ship ar­ a passkey. to see what is wrong with the water in Water will be checked to see if it is salty. room and the sanitary men in the engine rives in Italy. WItiie in port, coffee will the washing machine, which is never hot All locks will be checked. Cups should and deck departments will 'care for the be left with the gangway watch, who will enough to wash the clothes.' be washed and put away after use. Cook laundry. Washing machine should be kept turn it over to his relief. Vote of thanks got a vote of thanks for his cooking and clean. Each man should chip in for an went to the stewards department for JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), July the steward for his weil­made­ menus. Iron at the end of the trip. their good food, especially the baking. 14—Chairman, C. F. Aycock; Secretary, July 13—Chairman, V. A. Erwin; Sec­ P, Loulondes. Ship's delegate ­reported FAIRHOPE (Waterman), July 13—Chair­ retary, James Lennon. Drinking and ANGELINA (Bull), July 9—Chairman, that all repairs wiU be taken care of be­ man, Harvey L. Graham; Secretary, C. R. washing water is bad and should be in­ Louis A. Ramirez; Secretary, T, Weber. fore sailing. Agent in Wilmington had Thurmond. Delegates reported every­ spected by the ' patrolman. Ho should Funds will be collected for the television thing in order and no disputed overtime. SIMMONS VICTORY (Bull), July 12— the cap^in's okay that he would have Ship's delegate will check the slopchest also be told about the unsafe shaft alley. set. Department delegates will be re­ Chairman, P. M. Robertson; Secretary, W everything repaired in San Francisco or Washing machine needs repairing. List sponsible for collecting S2 per man. Be­ get equipment so that repairs can be before leaving Mobile for ­the next voy­ of delegates' repairs will be turned over cause the last crew paid off before they Howard. Delegates reported everything age. Hydraulic check should be put on okay. Coffee cups should be returned € to taken care of at sea. John Worley was the door leading to the officers' saloon to the ship's delegate for the patrolman. were able to pay the steward the $20 the pantry: messroom should be kept elected ship's delegate. All men will re­ from the main deck. The door is located that they, owed him on the purchase of cleSn' at aU times.'' Deck department turn coffee cups to the sink. Each man midship on the starboard side of the 'PETROLITE (Tanker Sag), ­ July 32— the set, it was agreed to re'pay him from foe'sles should be painted , and kept clean wUl clean the laundry after using it. passageway. Each department will turn Chairman, Walter Hoepfner; Secretary, the new fund. Ship's delegate will be at aU times. Wet garbage should be put Each department wiU keep the recrea­ a repair list over to the ship's delegate. Paul Nabours. Captain will try to get responsible for the key to the television in barrels; dry garbage on .deck. Coffee tion room clean for a week. Crew wishes Members are forbidden, to come into thit­rf plenty .of food in Japan and will wire for set, and the­gangway watch wU! hold it will be made in the small percolator for to thank the agents in both ports for messhall in . shorts. Messhall should' bd men to complete the crew. Captajn will in port. There was a complaidt that the watch only. seeing that everything was squared away kept in good shape at all times. Washing log anyone missing watches. It was unan­ washing machine hasn't been kept clean before signing on. machine has been left running several imously agreed that $20 will be spent for enough and doubts were settled about times. . • ' magazines ^d fHP (or phonographs, and who should clean this room and when. WESTERN FARMER (Western Naviga­ EDITH (Bull); July 27^hairman, Jack One­ member's problem with the engx­. tion), May 32—Chairman, Steward V. E. Hecox; Secretary, Louis Rizzo. There is Monte; Secretary, Robert F. Studley. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), August neers will be turned over to the pattvH­ $38.50 in the ship's fund. Two men who 3—ChaD­man, Jack Helms; Secretary, S. man 'for further action. Chief cook was elected ship's delegate by missed ship wlU be turned In to the pa­ Yp^KMAn (Cilrtar),: acclamation. Steward will get fresh mUk Candela. Delegates reported everything trolman. running all right. Patrolman will be con­ sfcilSbhip.­.­lilr'shl SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (S c a t r a I n), and vegetables in Germany. Discussion Lor Long. Ship's delegates reported all well. was held on the care of the waslting ma­ tacted about having the ship fumigated, Floyd Kelley was reelecte'd­'Aiip's dele­ July 23­^halrman, T. B. Lawson; Secre­ CATAHOULA (National Navigation), since several rats have been found and tary, C. ­Krelss. No action was taken on ehine. Everybody should elean up their July 27—Chairman, J. F. Gillette; Secre­ kiUed. ffite by' acelamation. ..­Sit^gcstion was floodlights for lifeboats. Motion was own mess in the messhaU. Last standby tary, Adolph Capote. Larger ians will be made that the steward jirovide sufficient passed to see about having exhaust fans on each watch wiU clean up the mess­ secured on the north bound ship. J. F. night­lunch for the watch.'­'Everyone haU if necessary. MICHAEL (Csrras), August 1—Chair­ should cooperate in caring for the wash­ put in the engine room and galley. J. Gillette was elected' ship's delegate, with man, Edward Schbrzer; Secretary, T. L. Nelson was elected ship's delegate. Dis­ June $—Chelrmen,„ V. E. Monte; Sec­ a vote of thanks for the' former ship's Terars. J. Smith was elected ship's dele­ ing machine. .. cussion was held on the patrolman taking retary, ­Robert Studley. Books and Ut­ delegate's fine and efficient work. • Ship' July 20—Chairmani­Teny­'HIrsh; Secre­ erature were put aboard in Germany. AU gate by acclamation. The meat in the tary, Robert Georgp Foweil... Four men $6 for the L0<3 from permitman every should be­ Jumigated for roaches and boxes has been inspected by the depart­ payoff. Man will be ; contacted . to send repairs must be checked. Ship shotUd other vermin. Suggestion was made that mental delegates, the steward, chief of­ were shipped from the Union hall to re­ back $4 'of the snip's fuiid. Suggestion be thoroughly fumigated, as it is overrun the ship get a better grade of meat. A place ­hien who' paid rfflf on the West by roaches; Chairs should be placed in ficer and the captain. It was found to be Coast. Captain said no, about having the was made, that if a man. does not give four­man committee was elected to see in a very poor'conditioiy­­in Some in­ 24 ^qurs' notjce, he should be brought aU foe'sles. Galley needs an electric that a better grade of meat is procured. stances rancid. Recommendation was ' foc'sles and decks painted. Motion wag mixer. Some quarters need fans, and the Suggestion was made to return cots to passed to have headquarters contact the up oh charges. made to have the food inspectors check bosun's quarters needs a 'desk. Steward the foc'sle after use.on decks to get them it when the ship arrives in port. Each asked aU hands to cooperate in turning out of the Way. Dirty linen should be delegate will make up a repair list in in Unen if and when­they get off the turned in for laundering. There should triplicate. There was some discussion on l^ulz Aimaivers. ship. Quarters should be left in good be more butter and milk, and fruit juices the shortage of linen,'but the crew was C shape. Stewards department got a' vote at night for the messroom icebox. assured that this would be. remedied in ^ (1) A man married, gqt divorced of thanks for their fine work and good the future. and. married .his .former wife's cooperation. FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service) June sister, then cUed. He­ would have CANTIGNY (Cities Service), July 23— 4—Chairman, Eugene Bares; Secretary, (ohce been married to his widow's Chairman, Peter' V. Hammel; Secretary, Vincent Ratcllff. Ray Bunce was elected CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), July 13 John J. Sullivan. Dirty linen should not ship's delegate: Vincent Ratcliff was elect­ sister. —Chairman, Garland Haga; Secretary, be left lying around. Delegates wiU pick ed treasurer. Washing machine wiil be (2) Arctic Circle. Alvin R. Hernon. Steward requested the up the­repair Ust. Men should turn off repaired in drydock. Motion was passed extra room, which­is the ship office, to the record player when finished. Cost of to. have the ship fumigated in the ship­ (3) Discounting the length of store dirty linen. Request was made for repairing TV set which was given to the ELIZABETH (Bull), June 29—Chairman, yard. Request was made for more milk. the trains, they're both the same a better grade of bacon. Request was captain and taken out of the ship's fund James E. Rose, Jr.; Secretary, C. Cordero. Ship's treasurer reported $111.44 in the made that the steward take the slop­ wUl be coUected from the company and Delegates reported no beefs. Chief cook ship's fund. distance away from New York chest for the good of the crew. Bosun returned to the ship's fund. AU brothers was left in Puerto Rico sick. Linen should June 14—Chairman, Vincent Ratcliff; when, they meet. collected $11 for the ship's library. Re­ agreed to donate $1 to the ship's fund at be changed piece by piece. Suggeistion Secretary, Ray Bunce. Treasurer report­ ^ quest was made to have the ship's dele­ the payoff. was made to put the full menu on the ed a balance of $11639. Repair lists will ^ (4) 'Wilson, who went to par­ gate see the captain about letting the board. Another brand of soap should be be presented to the patrolman and mate ticipate in talks leading to the checkers use. the ship's office, instead of MALDEN VICTORY Mississippi), June issued. in Galveston. Motion was passed to get the crew's messroom,­a8 a hangout. Crew­ 24—Chairman, George Glennon; Secre­ July 27—Chairman, T. Tipaldes; Secre­ an awning for the poop deck for hot Treaty of 'Versailles after the first members who use cots should take care tary, Richard Jorgsen. Most of repairs tary, W. J. Doak. First assistant was told weather. world war. of them, and put them, away after use. have been completed. Painting of crew's by the patrolman to divide the work June 23—Chairman, Bernard Kimbertry; (5) Tris Speaker. Bosun asked the crew to clean the wash­ quarters midship wUl be done the next properly down below. Motion was passed Secretary, Ray Bunce. New fans are ing machine­after uslM It. voyage. Delegates wiU sec the patrolman to get a new toaster. Blackout screens needed for the chief cook and others. (6) Are self­luminous. July 30—Chairman, 'Darland Higa; Al­ about the washing msehine. Dan R. and screens that are too big are to be re­ Members were asked to please keep their (7) 10, 27. vin R. Hernon. Better launch service 4 4 4 Arthur V. McLeod Bernard Brown ^ ^ Union in the baby's name. Geralyn Theresa Stewart, bora Samuel David Hayes, born June Anthony Pinohook LAUis A. Brown Donald S. White .Henry K. Callan • ­ Michael Stephen Parrot, bora June 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah WUUams Charles W. Chronister Raymond E. Davis . ­r ­• May 9, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Samuel W. Stewart, 1933 George L. Hayes, 610 West 26th , BOSTON CITY HOglPlTAL Gorman T. Glaze j ^ Wiley Parrot, 1736 Carrol Drive, D'Abadie Street, New Orleans 16, Street, Vancouver, Wash. BOSTON. MASS. Robert B. Harris . . Arthur J. Vogel Hugo J. HUden NW., Atlanta, Ga. La. 4 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL. James E. Hillary a­ NORFOLK. VA. Carf W. Hu^es • • ,• •• i ^ ^ ­ 4" 4^ Celia'Darlene Milton, bora June James M. Fowler Charles E. Johnson ­ Evelyn Dulaca, bora June 28, Robert Lindsey Woodcock, bora 11, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ­Leslie M. Jackson James A. Johnson . June 6, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Ralph R. Knowles Talmadge F. Johnson . 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Luther'Ray Milton, Route 1, Box 4, WUfred J. Moore Walerek . Kupidlowskt ­ S. Dulaca, 971 North 6th Street, Mra. Paul Woodcock, 424 Walnut Henry, Va. John W. Riebel Eustathlos Lagoe.. Street, Norfolk 6, Va. Shirley E. Rountree Gibbs T. Liverman • • ' : , . Philadelphia, Pa. 4­4.4 Clifford M. St. CUir Fiends B. McCoUlan t 4" 4" Lyle W. Williamson Theodore Mastaler­> :. ­ Kenneth DeVece, bora August 4, USPHS HOSPITAL Hehry K. Mikulskl ­ William Lester LarUn, born Christopher Thomi^s Katsanis, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ricar­ NEW ORLEANS. LA. Walter MitcheU . r / bora June 19, 1952. Parents Mr. Lloyd T. Bacon Jos^th Perreire • n" ' June 26, 1952. Parents, Mr. and do DeVece, 1777 Spring Garden Paul Boudreaux Raymond Plaza ; . ,­ f , Mrs. Lester N. Larkin, 55 Nichols and Mrs; Charles P. Katsanis,. 232 Street, PhUadelphia, Pa. * FrankUn N. Cain­ John G. Robinson ~ ' East 116th Street, New York 29, James M. CarsweU­ Alfred B. Seeberger J­ , i Street, Chelsea, Mass; 4 4 4 OUver Celestine Charles E. Shaw ^ .. ­ N.Y. John L. Cobb Joamer H. ShonkwUer t. 4­ 4^ t Nancy Margaret Smith, bora C. Cobum Francis X. SuUivan Pamela Dawn Spencer, bora R. Cruz Raymond E. White t. Edna Dianne Powe, born July 17. July 3, 1952. Parents, Mr. and John R. L. bodda Frank E. WUUams April 4, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Leroy Donald ­ Joseph R. Wing 1952. Parents Mr. and Mrs. John Mrs. Eddie Douglas Smith, 844 Gus Wirth Mrs. Jim L. Spencer, 616 South T. Powe, Pearl River, La. Shotwell, Houston, Texas. Harry E. Dover Cox Street,' Asheboro, N, C. Leo Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL • ' ^ 4 4^ 4> 4 4 4 .^thur C. Fivek ' / • • FORT STANTON. NM' • ; • ^ it ' B. D. Foster Charles Burton­ t ' Wayman Monroe Jordan, born Pamelia Lewis Deese, bora July Leo H. Lang Adion Cox / • , . Dehra Darleen Barlow, born May Clyde H. Lanier ' Francis I. Gibbons " v '• May 31, 1952. Parents, Mr. and 12, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McLellan Thomas Isaksen 14, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. John Monroe JordanM 869 W. Louis C. Deese, Route No. 9, Box H. Moran Donald McDonald ­ . • ;• • Alfred J. Nassar . ; Archibald McGuigan . Joseph E. Barlow, 164 West Col­ Highland Ave., Prichard, Ala. 395, Coneora, NC. lins Street, Westlawn, Mobile,. Ala. J. H. Parsons Renato VUlata ­ • i: 4 4 4 Dalio Perez USPHS HOSPITAL It. 4 4 4 Edward Poe ' SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO* William Thomas Anderson, bora Louise Lucinda Greaux, bora K. Raana Edgar Barton Daniel Arthur Gilliland. bom Harold Rosecrana Victor Carlson . > , July 28, 1952. ParSnts, Mr. and August 6, 1952. Parents, Mr. and As A. Sampson HlpoUto DeLeon L­ > July 23, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Anderson, 255 St. Mrs. Greaux, 122 First Avenue, S., Sedrlck Schleffler Myron J. Neth Mrs. Arthur G. Gilliland, 204 Shef­ Raymond E. Scott Juan Reyes ^ Emanuel Street, Mobile, Ala. Texas City, Tex. Andrew Stauder field Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. POTTENGER SANITORIUM ' Herman E. Thompson MONROVIA. CAL. 4 4 4 4 4 4' WUllam F. Vaughan Edward L. Prttchard 4" t 4" Terry Lincoln Miller, bora July Charles Howard Blonstein, bora J. E. Ward Charles Anthony Gallagher, born Robert WUUams USPHS HOSPITAL • " 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. August 5, 1952.' Parents, Mr. and S. L. Woodruff MEMPHIS. TENN. May 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Bomar Cheeley Marvin E. Miller, 657 Rick Street, Mrs. David Blonstein, 97 Willet VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Virgil E. WUmoth Mrs. Charles J. Gallagher, 89 Par­ Crichton, Ala. Street, New York City. HOSPITAL ker Street, Chelsea, Mass. NEW ORLEANS. LA. ' USPHS HOSPITAL ' ? 4 4 4 4 4 4 WUkin W. WUson STATEN ISLAND. NY i 4. USPHS HOSPITAL Ahmed AlSoudie Stewart Allen Kautsch, bora Jerome Stanley Dob, Jr., bora MOBILE. ALA. Victor Arevalo Rhonda Terry Kaufman, born May 24, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Tim Burke William Atchason June 27, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Enoch CoUins Raphael Babiani July 1, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Kautsch, 1614 Mfs: Jerome S. Dob, c/o.:Louis Eduardo Balboa Roscoe B. Dearman Maurice Burnstinp Mrs. George L. Kaufman, 3210 9th Street SW, Canton' Ohio. DiDomenico, RD No. 2, College­ Amedio Fedele Pauger Street, New Orleans 19, La. J. H. Gleason Frank Calnan ville, Pa. Vernon E. Harbison Joseph Colon 41 4" 4< 4 4 4 James H. Jones Joseph P. FarreU Micl||el Edward Marshall, bora 4 4 ' 4 DaUas J. Reynolds^ Harry L. Franklin Inez Emelda SmHh, bora April Rosemarie Palmquist, Parents, L. W. Setosky * Elmer B. Frost June 4, 1952. Parents Mr. and John R. Varnes Robert Gribben 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Martin Marshall, 84 Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Palmquist, I. B. Grierson y Lawrence Smith, 1100 Whitney FIRLAND SANITORIUM W. Groholski Street, No. Revere, Mass. 246­17 N. Conduit Avenue, Rose­ SEATTLE. WASH. Carroll Harper Avenue, New Orleans 14, La. dale, NY. EmU Austad William M. Herman 4 4 4 VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Samuel. Howard 4> $• 4> 4 4 4 HOSPITAL WUUam D. Johnson Harris Edwards Phillips. Jr., Patricia Ann Phelps, bora April Ralph Leonard King, bora June SEATTLE. WASH. John Jordan 16, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kerr • • George Kitchen bora April 9, 1952. Parents, Mr. 1, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace W. Phelps, 1120 Hawthorne USPHS HOSPITAL John B. Krewson and Mrs. Harris E. Phillips, Box Ralph O. King, 735 St. Louis, New SEATTLE. WASH. Ludwlg Kristlanson Avenue, So. Norfolk, Va. Richard F. Blanchard Charles KruU ' 1106, Chickasaw, Ala. Orleans, La. Joseph Falaska Daniel R. Leary 4 4 4 Joseph Graziano James R. Lewis 4" 4« 4i Lawrence Power Victor N. Litardl Bertha Lorraine Robinson Saw­ Karen Rose Manuel, born May Victor Shavroff Leon J. Lowe 25, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. SomyalC Joseph Lucas yer, born July 21, 1952. Parents, How To Get ' USPHS HOSPITAL Arthur J. McCall Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Sawyer, Alberto Manuel, 110­14th Street, GALVESTON. TEX. Alexander McHarg Galveston, Texas. Robert Weimar Kenneth Marple 1355 Persimmon Street, Mobile, Digahled Pay Arthur J. Brown Erling MeUe 4 4 4 ^ James R. Mathews Thomas Morris Ala. Any totally disabled Sea­ Paul J. Mogart Alfred Mueller 4" 4i Mitchell Tunstall Reed, Jr., born farer, regardless of age, who Joseph Neubauer Herbert Muncie July 28, 1952. Parents Mr. and qualifies for benefits under GUbert H. Perry Leonard Murphy Robert David Ben­Kori. born Joseph L. Springer Kurt A. Nagel July 13, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell T. Reed, 3000 Pry­ the Seafarers Welfare Plan, WUIiam J. Stephens Frank Nerlng tania. Apt. 7, New Orleaiis, La, is eligible for the $15 weekly Andrew L. Stone T. Papoutsoglov Papoutsoglo Mrs. Alexis Ben­Kori, Jr., 3570 John O. Strickland David Patokoff SW 13th Terrace, Miami, Fla. 4 4 4 disability benefit for as long USPHS HOSPITAL Alexander Peffanta as he is unable to work. Ap­ ..r FRANCISCO. CAL. Robert E. Quinn it . i ' Kenneth Kelly Robinson, bora Air Ahmed Ernesto Ramirei July 30, 1952: Parents, Mr. and plications and queries on un­ Edward E. Uettl Antonio Rivera Roy Francis White, bora July usual situations should be sent iWilliam H. Chadbtwn Joso Salgado 20, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. William K. Robinson, 356 OUver J. Kasa ' . VirgU Sandberg Carsten Street, Mobile Ala. to the Union Welfare Harold R. BCUbuma Isadbre Sehector • ' ­e; "• Roy R. White, 160 Salro Street, Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarr Donald Nettles Thomas Tomlin­ ­ ­ a \ Elizabeth, NJ. 4 4 4 Peter Smith FrandS'D. WaU­' ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, David Soreaaon Bichartti. Welcli­ .A * t ^ Bob Roy Jordan; bom May 20, Brooklyn 32, NV; WUhelm Ttmmerman Edith Marie­Cobb, born May 12, 1952. Parents, Mr; and Mrs. Rob­ . iewsdn E. Trussell ; ,

Ay® *:%?« ?rf iTvAw; Fridr,jmgfft «8, 1»8I SMArAREi^S IPG Fsffc Tnwiify­Mvea SIU Hits Hospifal Closing SEEIN' THE (Continued from page 2) badly, and where we want to be recovering from an injured foot,­ travel over to New Orleans for near our families when we must while Seafarer Tim Burke faces a treatment." have treatment." long siege with tuberculosis. Both' SEAFARERS Tanner's statement was echoed Seafarer E. G. Petis, who is re­ men will have to be moved al­ by several Seafarers who were cuperating from a fractured ver­ though their only relatives live in With WALTER SIEKMANN hospitalized ii^ the Mobile insti­ terbra suffered in a swimming ac­ the Mobile area. tution. One of theih, A. W. Swim, cident, stated, " I hope the LOG Patients Moved OS, was injured while aboard the (News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIIL Wel­ will let people know what's going Afoundria. "They will keep a hos­ on around here." As a result of the closing order, fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer pital open in Yokohama," he de­ 125 hospital patients are being Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes Two other veteran Seafarers in clared, "and close one here at the hospital are concerned about transferred to other institutions. his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) home where it is peeded just as All that will be left of the 109­ the closing. J. H. Jones, FOW, is year­old institution will be an out­ One thing that the guys in the hospitals always remark about is the patient service for seamen. It will way the SIU takes care of its own, and Earl Melle over in Staten Island be manned by a staff of 18 in con­ Hospital is one Seafarer who is always ready to praise his brothers trast to the 128 people who previ­ for the way they hejp out a fellow Seafarer. • Three'Way Benefit ously worked in the institution. Earl had to have a serious operation at Staten Island, and the way Participating in the protest it turned out, he needed a lot of blood in a hurry. A quick call went meeting aside from SIU Port Agent out to the New York SIU hall, and the Seafarers in Cal Tanner, were representatives the hall really turned out in fine fashion. The doctors AddsUpForSlU Man of the MM&P, Marine Allied Work­ M' say that the blood his fellow Seafarers donated was (Continued from page 2) Edouard "Lee" DeParlier walked ers, NMU, American Legion, Vet­ one of the most important factors in getting Eari ered all the dues he had ever paid into the New York headquarters erans of Foreign Wars, Disabled through the operation. Earl's one of the­ real old­ to the Union since 1944—with last week and promptly snagged American Veterans, Jewish War timers who has been sailing on deck just about all some money still left over. the largest single Vacation Pay Veterans and others. of his life. "That doesn't count the hospital check paid out so far, $167.61. I. dropped off a $200 maternity benefit check and benefits I've collected before at DeParlier just signed off thd* $25 US bond from the Union at Hilding Palmquist's various times," he said. "They Fort Bridger (Western Tankers) Family Foto xM home last week.. Hilding's wife, whom he met while were just gravy." after seeing through a 16­month at the Staten Island Hospital where she worked for "The way I figure it," said Persian Gulf run as steward. Pashkoff 10 years, just presented him^ with their second Luther, "those other hospital bene­ fits were just money that the "The trip wasn't bad," said De­ daughter. They have a pretty brick house out on Long Island now, Parlier, "but I wish that the fel­ with plenty of room for the family and a nice yard where the kids Union gave me. I've gotten big pay boosts, better working conditions, lows wouldn't sign on for a long can play. Hilding admits that the good wages and conditions that the run like that if they know that SIU has won are what makes it possible for seamen like himself to the best Union representation in m they're not going to stay aboard. own their own homes now, and have a real family life. the world for eight years, and it "The trouble is that after a Osborne N. Brooke dropped into the New York hall to take his first hasn't cost me a cent. Free Insurance while, the guys start paying off look at it. He just got in on the Alcoa Pioneer and says "the hall is in foreign ports, and then they even better than I expected—and that's saying some­ "The $2,500 Death beqefit that I have with the Union has just have to hire replacements there, thing." He just collected the. $200 maternity benefit and they sure.don't get the kind and $25 US bond when his wife presented him with been like a free life insurance of replacements they would get a baby boy, Eddie Eugene. from an SIU hall. George Kitchen gets a regnlar daily visit at Staten "When the guys sign on for a Island by his wife, and you should see him brighten long trip and then sign off before up when she wallu into the hospital. George, keeps the trip is completed, ­they just busy when she's not there by making belts for her. make it that much harder on the She's got a whole collection of leather and knot men who stick with the ship." belts that George has made in different colors and DeParlier has been sailing since designs. A lot bf Seafarers will remember George's Fitzsimmons 1943 when he joined the SIU, and, One of the early SIU families good pies and cakes. he says, "this is the first time I've to receive maternity benefits, John Fitzsimmons and John Muehleck keep busy sailing the Puerto ever collected vacation pay. It's a the Wilburn H. McKinney clan Rico back and forth in Staten Island Hospital. Both of them were on big step forward for the' Union of lyiobile sits for a real family the ship, and send their regards to the crew. They'd like to have some and for the seamen." photo. The baby is James Allen. qf the Puerto Rico crew stop up the next time the ship's in New York. Dave Blonstein and his wife just had their first son. What with SIU wages and working conditions, Davt says they are now planning on Visit To New Orleans Hospital... buying a home of their own. In addition to the $200 maternity benefit and the $25 US bond from the Union, the LOG photographer took the first pictures of the new baby. Dave said thgy plan to start an album with the LOG pictures. He's going to grab a coastwise ship, preferably Bull Lines, so he'll! be able to be home with the family more often. Edouard De Parlier Dave Pashkoff just blew into Staten Island Hos­ policy that the Union gave me. pital with a bad foot. Pashkoff's brothfers have all The hpspital benefits that I can sailed SIU at one time or another except one. That collect if I go into the hospital „ , last one just got out of the Navy and has already again, will be gravy. Nering applied for his AB papers. Dave has already worked In fact, when I figured it out, iip a sort of sandwich and coffee concession in his ward. After visiting the benefits I just collected not hours, all the guys in the ward join in and have a little feast. ­ only cover the dues I've paid for Frank" Nering keeps busy over at Staten Island by going around the last eight years, but they'll also > and visiting all the other Seafarers he knows in the~ hospital. He cover my dues until the end of never forgets an old friend and said to say hello to all his old ship­ 1953, and I'll still have some mates for Big Frank the Fireman. money left over. "That is what I call k real good deal, when you can belong to a Union for eight years and get all FINAt DISPATCH the wonderful benefits, and then collect more money just in bene­ The deaths of the following Dob, Jr., of 334 Main Street, Col­ fits than I've paid into the outfit. Seafarers have been reported to legeville. Pa., and his mother, "That's why I sure wouldn't let the Seafarers Welfare Plan and Stella Dob of .Conshohocken,, Pa., my boys sail with any other out­ $2,500 death benefits are being survive him. Dob was buried in fit." paid to beneficiaries. Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery County, Pa. Mervyn Shipley. 42; Brother 4. it ^ Shipley died in the USPHS Hospi­ Basilio G. Cunado, 58: A Jieart How to Apply tal in Baltimore on July 4 of, ailment caused the death of Broth­ cirrhosis of the liver.. He sailed' in For Birth Pay er Cunado on July 27 in the Applications for the mater­ the deck department as AB and Sparrows Point Dispensary, Balti­ had been a\ inember of the SIU nity benefit must be supported more, Md. He had been sailing SIU by the following documents: since November, 1944, joining up since 1947 and held FOW ratings. in the port of Baltimore. He is His wife, who lives In Spain, sur­ •Your marriage certificate. survived by a brother, Clayton R. vives him. burial took place in the •Baby's birth certificate dat­ Shipley of 2002 Beechfield Avenue, Holy Redeemer Cemetery, ­Baltl­ ing birth after April 1, 1952. Baltimore. Burial took place in the moi­e, Md. •The discharge from the last Keyser Cemetery in West Virginia. 4" t 4" ship you sailed, on before the i t Hubert H. Keeoh, 35: A fall from baby was born. Jerome .^Stanley Dob. 23: The a second stoiy window led to the Processing of all applica­ youthful Seafarer was the victim death of Brother Keech in the tions can be speeded up by at of a knifing, dying of stab wounds USPHS Hospital, Norfolk, Va., on least three days if photostatic at the Mo^ptgomery Hospital, Mor­ August 15. A resident of that city, copies of the three documents On the mend, and coming along nicely, a quartet of Seafarers at ristown, Pa., on May 10, 1952. Ten Keech had joined the SIU ip De­ are sent in. Applications the New Orleans marine hospital takes in the sunshine on the lawn. days later his wife gave birth to­ cember, 1944, and sailed on deck. should be made th Union Wel­ Shown enjoying old sol (top, L­R), are James Snell, cook; Thomas a baby boy. Dob had been with He is survived by "his brother fare Trustees, c/p SIU head­ L. Dugan, oiler; Lee Dwyer, steward, and Dalio Perez, MM. At the SIU since August, 1948, sailing Clyde Keech, of Pantego, NC. quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, bottom, SIU Welfare Services Representative Bill FredericlM^ • ­fc • ' in the. engine department. His wife, Burial took , place in KeecH' Ceme­ B'klyn 32, NY. (center) and Dr. W. W. Nesbit, chief medical officer, pay a visit to .Mary Dob. and son, Jereiiie Stanley tery in Pantego. hospital newcomer, John R. Dodd, OS. • Si SEAFABERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFL •

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