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An irresponsible, attack against every major US mari­ L, M Em ms Company employee points out damage to Bull Line \ifOSn AifCrfllOffl* C-2 Elizabeth after SIU ship was involved in colli­ time union by NMU president Jbseph Curran adds, em­ • : ft' phasis to the question of his reliability in dealing with' sion with Chinese tanker Hai Kwang off Scotland Lightship. In separate crash, Alcoa maritime union issues. The attack was front-paged in Pilgrim dbllided with Farrell Lines freighter African Star near Statue of Liberty last the last NMU "Pilot''* (See story oil Page 2;) • ' Tuesday ni^t. No one was hurt in either mishap. (Story on Page 4.) Pace Twe SEAF ARETtS LOG December 21, 1956 The Facts vs. Joe Curran The last issue of the "Pilot," official organ of the National Maritime Union, features a - -pulsory vacation plan to whl^ the (CAMU). That was until Curran mouth-foaming diatribe by Joseph Curran, president of that union. It consists of a scatter­ NMU unemployment benefit was ran into a storm of internal oppo­ tied. The SIU needed no "persuad­ sition for insisting that NMU open shot blast against the SIU, the Sailors Union, the Marine Engineers (both BME and MEBA) ing" last year or this year, to re­ its hiring hall to all comers. the Masters, Mates—in fact, against every organization of consequence in maritime with ject an. inferior and undesirable To block this uprising, he under­ the exception of the International Longshoremen's Association and Harry Bridges. The syptem. took a diversionary move, launch­ diatribe is supported by' edi-»- Instead of an unemployment ing a tub-thumping attack on SUP torials, .stories and other ma­ dole, the SIU in 1955 negotiated a President Harry Lundeberg for terial in the paper. preatDted New York, the first in maritime. (including NMU members) can Trades Department, the only rec­ Having gone for a big vacation keep the record straight. Isthmian Collusion ognized department in the AFL- Taking the issues as they come, and welfare boost in 1955, instead of the unemployment dote, the CIO constitution dealing with here is what the NMU presidfent In a continuation of its charge to the marine affairs. Instead he recon­ said, and what actually happened: SIU, in 1956, negotiated a 7.1 per­ NLRB of collusion between the Isthmian cent increase (as compared to stituted the CIO Maritime Com­ NMU's 6 percent), plus the logging mittee as the "AFL-CIO Maritime Steamship Co. and the SIU, the NMU has sub­ pomraittee." . The only members UNION HIRING HALLS mitted a legal brief selling limit, plus a further increase in ployment. This asreemciu, IU« vacation pay, plus payment of hos­ iof this committee were Curran The NMU president claims forlli seven objcction.s to the l.'nion cont^s further, was car­ himself, the CIO radio operators that the SIU's filing of unfair conduct of the collective pital-surgical benefits to Seafarers' ried outJiKS advantage of dependent parents. This is what and the CIO engineers, who have labor practice charges against bargaining election. since severed their relationship. h shipowner—in this case, Curran describes as "a lousy one has_ percent." On the New York waterfront, the American Coal Shipping—"is leadership of the AFL-CIO, head­ actually an attack on the foun­ ed by President George Meany, dation of all maritime unions Clipping from NMU "Pilot" reports how NMU tiled Labor NLRB ELECTIONS Board charges against-Isthmian and SIU after SIU won- elec­ was recorded as strongly support­ —the hiring hall." "If they (the SIU) win," ing an election move by the In­ The facts-in this case are to the tion In that fleet. Curran now says that filing similar charges Curran warns, "it may be nec­ ternational Brotherhood of Long­ contrary and are very simple. A against American Coal (not the NMU) is "attack on hiring essary in the future to fight shoremen. Curran, the self-ap­ considerable number of Seafarers, hall." out elections on a ship by ship pointed apostle of "unity," pro­ learning of the formation of a new basis . . . that will be a great dustry-wide pooled vacation not be logged in excess of ac­ moted ILA efforts to evade an elec­ shipping company which had not day for union-busters." tion and openly endorsed ILA on yet obtained ships or crews, ap­ plan. tual time off the job, appar­ • SUP pensioners get $100 ently has been a source of vast Here, apparently, lies the real fthe eve of the vote. plied for employment at the com­ concern of the NMU president— Just a few weeks ago, the Marine pany's offices. In each and every month. Disabled Seafarers personal irritation to the NMU who are unemployable' and president. Consequently, he that seamen in the employ of Engineers Beneficial Association ease, without exception, they w ere American Coal Shipping, or any came to Curran asking for his sup­ "rejected by the company without pensioners get $150 a month. accuses the SIU of signing a NMU pensioners get $65 a bargain agreement on loggings other company, might be free to port in their fight for a contract even having their credentials ex­ decide the union of their choice by with American Coal Shipping. amined. The SIU general counsel's month. "far short of what NMU had • The NMU Instituted unlimited told the employers they would secret ballot. Perhaps it is no ac­ MEBA had been with Curran office then took action to protect cident that -he recently opposed a through thick and thin for 20 Seafarers' employment rights by hospital benefits tor seamen accept... we won this fight in and maternity benefits for spite of the handicap which similar freedom of choice for New years in the CIO Maritime Com­ filing charges against American York longshoremen. mittee and predecessor organiza­ Coal Shipping, a ship operator. married men only after the the employers set for us with SIU had them for years. the aid of SIU ... we have es­ Curran's attitude pn elections is tions. But Curran's response to Several years ago, the NMU it­ not without foundation. Two very their plea for help was to declare self saw nothing wrong in filing • The NMU obtained a limit on tablished once and for all the loggings only after the SIU principle that companies may recent contests have left him un­ "the job requires more guts, brains unfair labor charges against Isth­ derstandably, jittery.. Offshore oil and honest effort than you have mian Steamship Company and won it. (More on this later.) not withhold earned pay from • On numerous occasions in re­ a seaman" (emphasis ours). workers in Louisiana employed by been willing to put in it . . AGAINST THE SIU. The charges Tidelands Marine Services, Inc., Curran then announced that tho In that instance were filed after cent years, the NMU had to The facts are, as reported in the reopen negotiations on so- SEAFARERS LOCI of November 9, voted this way: - , NMU would cross MEBA picket- the SIU had already organized SIU ..53 lines. Isthmian and won an Section in called "inequities" after the that the NMU logging limit is vir­ * * * the fleet. ; SIU and SUP had obtained tually Identical with the SIU's; NMU 7 superior working rules. with one significant difference. The No Union 50 It is a tasteless and unpleasant • The NMU salvaged the re­ SIU clause on logging is written In an election two weeks ago in spectacle to, watch these antics. MARITIME CONTRACTS mains of its hiring hall by into the contract and must be en­ Philadelphia, employees of C. G. The only conclusion that can be. The NMU president cries Instituting a seniority sys­ forced. The NMU'S consists of a Willis, Inc., tug operators, voted drawn is that the NMU president shrilly that the Sailors Union tem after the SIU had estab­ letter from the operator's labor re­ this way: has proven himself an irrespon^ "scrapped" the 40 hour week lished seniority protection lations representative. SIU 69 sible, unstable element in the laboif and that SIU and SUP sign for regular seamen. NMU, after proclaiming in head­ NMU ....; 2 movement. "bargain" agreements. "Our In the long run, of course, it lines "No More Logs" finds it dif­ No Union 1 This conclusion is not surprising union has led the way" he pon­ matters little "who got there firs't," ficult to concede that loggings for in light of a long record of oppor­ These elections, incidentally, tunism which began as a ten-yeair tificates, "to decent wages, but matters more that all seamen time lost from work continue after were fleet-wide; not "ship by .shorter hours, overtime pay,, get protection and conditions. If all. The SIU made no pretense of ship." partnership with the Communist Party. That association was later vacations, pensions, welfare' it is important that the record eliminating all,logs, but did away Of course in the biggest mari­ benefits, supplementary unem­ show who was first with what, the with the "two for one" practice. broken, more by the pressure of time election ever held, in the Isth­ cireum.stance than any other fac­ ployment insurance 'elimina­ record is clear: The Sailors Union Consequently, both unions provide, mian Steamship fleet which then tion' of loggings." founded the hiring hall. On wages, to quote Mr. Curran, "that com­ tor, but unfortunately the tactics contained over ICQ vessels, the and attitudes which characteriaed First, as to the 40 hour week, it conditions and overtime the SUP panies may not withhold earned score was: standards are the highest in the pay from a seaman." _ Is the NMU the Party's way of doing things Is fully known to the NMU presi­ SIU 1,256 still survive. i;.Mi''' dent that the Sailors Union has industry. president trying to kid the NMU It is interesting to note that in membership? NMU 813 A standard CP tactic of oppor­ incorporated the 16 hours of week­ No Union 69 tunism in dealing with personali­ end overtime into the base pay. all this diatribe over contracts there Is no mention of the terms It seems clear that Curran ties is to call a man a hero when The SUP base wage is figured on 'DOLE' VS. VACATION $ he suits their purposes; a bum if the basis of 40 straight time hours and conditions of the agreement doesn't care for electioijs except signed with American Coal Ship­ The NMU president de­ when he is certain they will fall he disagrees. The NMU President and 16 overtime rate hours. The clares, "this year SIU and SUP has clung stubbornly to that tactic. other unions arrive at the same ping or how that agreement came his way. The SIU, for its part, be­ into being. However, it is known were persuaded by their com­ lieves in the right of seamen and For exqmple, in the NMU elec­ objective by figuring base pay on panies not to press for the sup­ tion previous to the last one, M.. a 40-hour standard and computing that Curran has a reputation on other waterfront workers to vote the shipowner-side of the industry plementary unemployment in­ for a union of th^ir choice. Hedley Stone-was a hero in Cur­ weekend overtime separately. So surance plan which we woil4n ran's eyes. He said. In.effect: "If much for the nonsense about of energetically advertising NMU i i 1" contracts as "7 percent cheaper." 1955 . . . Instead . . . SIU Hedley Stone is defeated, I will "scrapping" the 40-hgur, week. All and SUP settled for a lousy LABOR UNITY resign." Two years later Stone watchstanders—NMU, SUP, SIU Where the "7 percent cheaper" Curran constantly poses as comes in (and that is the phrase one percent increase . . ." dared disagree with Curran on the and what have you—are still work­ The facts are that the SIU the apostle of labor unity, both hiring hall issue and tfte word in ing 56 hours weekly, no matter Curran uses in the industry) is in and out of the maritime in­ through a "soft deal" on contract membership rejected supplemental effect was: "If Hedley Stone is how you slice it. unemployment insurance at the dustry, "No one can say," elected, I resign." "The second claim, about NMU enforcement, poorer feeding, etc. he piously proclaims, "that Tjp:is was one of the arguments Cur­ June 29, 1955, membership meet­ The same opportunism charac­ "leading the way" is not only in­ ings. Instead the membership in­ NMU has tried to throw its terized his embrace of the ILA, an accurate but downright childish. ran used when he ran to the States weight around . . . We have Marine outfit after it bought it structed the negotiating commit­ organization condemned by the la­ All maritime unions have contrib­ tee to seek intreases in vacation never tried to take advantage bor movement. While serea'mlng ' uted in one form or another to sea­ Isthmian, and cried, "Don't rake our ships away, we're cheaper!" pay, on the grounds that it would of our smaller sister unions . "unfair" at other unions, Curran ' men's present-day gai^, and all provide more benefits for the . . . We had hopes thdft thiere calmly stabbed the IBL in the back haVe "led the way" in particular By undercutting the SIU accord­ would be unity in this indus­ ingly, the NMU has served' as a greatest number." while it was fighting for decent accomplishments. The fact is that Th^ reason for this action, as try . . representation for dock workers. thie NMU has not "led the way" in drag on SIU conditions on this coast. stated in the LOG of July 8, 1955, In contradiction to the platitudes Irresponsible opportunism like a great many areas. Here are a was to assure that every Seafarer Curran haS'-'acted time and again this contrasts strangely with the few: would receive additional benefits, to buck unity. Back in March, cries for "unity" and the charge • Ttie SUP.was first with an in­ LOGGING IIMITS not just low-seniority men on the ft55, marino unions had a working "unfair" which CUrrah so often dl- - dustry-wide welfare plan. The SIU's success in first beach. In addit^n, the SIU mem- organization called the Conference rects at the affiliates 6f the SIU 6f' .The SlU^was fbiitt ip.-. establjehl^ that-seameh can>: ership wanted no.^Kuit 'Pf « comn.) of Americ^g ,,l)J^iti ping. However, It will retain its cussiops are now underway and traveling another 1,000 miles separate identity, and continue its SIU General Counsel Seymour long, aq;! 132 feet in the beam, 14 W. Miller, was quoted by the "NY for a possible second 100,000- feet wider than the British Queens. without refueling. Puerto Rican operations with its tonner by the same company. present C-2 ships. (Continued on page 15) In its ability to deliver petro­ • The gasoline capacity of the ship Another operator has put in an leum, the 100,000-tonner will be A spokesman for the company could fill the tanks of two million order for a similar-sized ship for the equivalent of eight T-2 tankers. said the Bull application had no automobiles. Liberian-flag operation. On a- given trio it will tote a capac­ connection with ACS plans as the • Her decks will be so spacious However, Seafarers who are ity of 850,000 barrels, which is sale of the company had not been SCHEDULE OF anxious to be the first to ride the that they will be able to accom­ consummated at the time of the six times a T-2's capacity. But "in modate more than 50 airplanes. world's largest vessel have a long addition to that, its 17 knot speed, application. time to wait, as the keel of the ship • Fully-loaded, the ship would He also.said that in his view, al­ -SIU MEETINGS compared to the 14 knots plus of displace 130,000 tons of sea will probably not be put down the T-2, gives it the capacity of two locations of ships should be made SLU membership meet­ before 1958. In addition, the con­ water. to owners of, American flag ton­ additional World War II tankers ings are held regularly struction of the new ships will in a given time period. Grew About 70 Men nage who have no connection with involve tran.?ferring an indeter- Previous information about the foreign operations. every two weeks on Wed­ miilate number of older vessels Each of the 46,000-ton "medium vessel indicated that she will carry Waterman Also Bids nesday nights 'at 7 PM in operated by Aristotle Onassis in­ size" tankers will have the equiva­ a crew of about 70. Manning scales, lent capacity of three T-2s. Waterman Steamship Corpora­ all SIU ports. All Sea­ terests which control Victory Car­ of course, are subject to negotia­ tion also had a bid in for ten Lib­ riers, US Petroleum Carriers, Other information culled about tion betweeq the unions involved erty ships. Other SIU companies farers are expected to Trafalger Steamship and Western the. new tanker are as follows: and the operator. bidding are Liberty Navigation, attend; those who wish to Tankers. • If there was water at the equator All three of the ships will oper­ Grainfleet, Martis SS Corp., New be excused should request Maritime Administrator Clarence all around the globe, she would ate in service between the Persian ' Jersey Industries, Oceari Carriers, Morse indicated that the transfers be capable of circling the earth Gulf and the United States. When Veritas Steamship, World Carriers, permission by telegram will not be authorized until actual the big ship is fully-loaded, it will Dolphin Steamship, James Poll, (be sure to include reg­ construction on the ships gets have to circle the Cape of Good New England Industries and Trad­ istration number). The underway. Hope bu,t it will be'able to transit ers Steamship Corp. Some Vessels Are Longer Shez in ballast on its outbound Grain for Turkey, where food next SIU meetings will be: There are longer ships in ex­ voyage. supplies are short, and coal for December 26 istence than the new tanker, among It is possible that Suez will be France are the most immediate them the Queens Eiizabeth and dredged in the next few years to needs for which tonnage is being January 9 Mary, the United States and the accommodate monster tankers. sought. An varly decision is ex­ January 23 various Forrestal class aircraft The construction schedules call pected from Maritime in view of carriers. However, none of them for delivery on the 100,000-ton M ' the urgency of the need nnd the February^ 6.. have more deadweight tonnage &u&£crioi vessel in the middle of 1960, or 3V^ month to six weeks required to put February 20 than the tahkship. - . . years from now. The other two breakout ships into sailing shape. The new ship will bO 940 feet ctcmVBCi^l wiU be ready in late 1959 and 1960. Fase Four SEAFARERS LOG Doeember 21, I95t 79 Draw Benefits § As Disability i/sf | Hits All-Time High i A total of 79 disabled Seafarers, the highest figure yet, are now receiving the $35 weekly SIU disability benefit. The new high results from the addition of 13 more disabled Seafarers in the past few-*- — moQths. Three disability member since back, in 1886 when beneficiaries died during that he joined the Sailors Union of the period. Pacific. Since the SIU plan began on - When the disability, benefit was May 1, 1952, it has assisted 98 put into effect in 1952, payments Seafarers w ho were pegged at $15 a week. The ,were unable to first Seafarer to retire on the ben­ continue working efit was James Hopluns, who is because of illness now 80. Benefits have been in­ or injury. Of creased twice since then to the $33 course, many of weekly figure. the 98 were men The disability benefit program i[>ast the age of was designed to assist those Sea­ 65, but a good farers who were most in need be­ number of them cause thdy were physically unfit for duty and unable to earn a liv­ are younger men Little who would not ing. It .was felt that these men qualify for Federal old age bene­ should have first call on'any long- fits and thus would have no other range assistance from the Welfare source of income. Eighteen of the Plan. Shipyard officials look over the damaged bow of the Elizabeth at the Bull Line docks In Brook­ 98 have since died and one has ^ge is not a factor in the pro­ gram, since it is immaterial how lyn a few hours after her collision with a Nationalist Chinese tanker. Force, of the impact withdrawn, leaving the 79 now on the rolls. many years a man has lived if he drove the port anchor down into the forepeak I inset) r damaged the gangway-and some foc'- is no longer able to support him­ sles, but caused no injuries. Red Rodrigi^ez, AB on the Elizabeth (inset), looks over the This year. Congress "caught up" self and his family. damage in the forepeak. The ship will be out of action about a month. with the SIU plan by providing Federal Social Security benefits Under the set-up in the SIU hir­ for disabled men and women over ing hall. Seafarers who are over 50. They will be eligible for such 65 and who are still hearty and benefits next June. able to turn to, can make one or two trips a year or more if they 2 SIU Ships In Crashes The combination of SIU disa­ so desire. They can earn up to the Two SIU ships have been knocked out of action for about a month by tw^ separate col­ bility plus Social Security benefits $1,200 allowed under the Social lisions within a week of each other in New York harbor. No injuries were suffered on any can mean as much as $258 a month Security program, and collect their for disabled Seafarers. Indicative Social Security benefits the re­ of the four ships involved. of the progress in the maritime mainder of the time. On Tuesday night, the SIU-^ deck plating. A second blow from soon got underway again. It an­ industry, this $258 figure is more manhed Alcoa Pilgrim col­ the stem of the tanker demolished chored out in the bay until morn­ than the base wage of working ABs part of the gangway and »nashed ing. . under SIU contracts just six years lided with Farrell Lines' Afri­ ago. can Star in the Upper Bay near the up the after four foc'sles on the The collision took place in poor Statue of Liberty. Just one week port side as the Chinese tankship visfbility off Scotland Lightship, Among the disabled Seafarers Union To Be earlier, the Elizabeth was damaged tried to pull away. and was the subject of a formal in- who died recently was veteran Sea­ In a collision with Nationalist Boats Ready quiiT by the Coast Guard last farer Matt Little, 95, an almost China's biggest and most modern , Levelheadedness at the time of week, with no conclusions yet an­ legendary figure. One of the orig­ merchant ship, the 28,000-ton the hit was credited by Seafarer nounced. The Chinese ship apparr inal group of beneficiaries of the Dinner Host tanker Hai Kwang. John Stanley, the Elizabeth's bo­ ently was in sight of the Elizabeth plan. Little claimed no less than visually and by radar about ten 65 years at sea.. At 83 he was still Full details on the damage in sun, for having the starboard boats rigged and ready to go "within two minutes before the smack-up. sailing bosun, and only retired at the Pilgrim-Star collision three the request of the War Shipping days ago are still not available. minutes of the alarm." Sleepy- Probably the most fortunate On Holidays Elizabeth crewmember was J. Pas- Administration after the Christo­ The Pilgrim sustained consider­ eyed crewmembers hustled right Vying with Santa for the honors up on deck for emergency details, sapera, OS, who was lookout on pher Newport was torpedoed in able bow damage, but the sum of of the day, the SIU will hold tradi­ but since the damage was well the bridge instead of the bow at 1944. It will not be known for certain tional holiday dinners in all ports above the waterline, the Elizabeth the time. Little had been an active union until she completes dischai-ging of next Tuesday, Christmas Day, for her bauxite cargo in Weehawken, Seafarers, SIU families and NJ. friends, followed by a similar af­ A 25-foot hole was torn in the fair New Year's Day. port side of the African Star, de­ Seafarers Crew 1st 'Roll-On' Union-operated dining facilitiea molishing four crew foc'sles. At JACKSONVILLE—The first true US-flag "roll on-roll off" service was kicked off here in New York, Baltimore and Me- first thought to be a total loss, she this week when Seafarers crewed the converted Landing Ship Dock, Carib Queen, for bile, and neighboring restaurants had immediately begun to take TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. in other ports will be utilized as water in the engine room, but crewed by members of the SIU's deep-sea section of the Union's they were for Thanksgiving din­ eventually was beached on the Although normally the Carib Queen is to haul loaded truck Harbor and Inland Waterways Di­ agreement with the'^ company. ners last month. About 2,000 mudflats about 1,000. feet from the vision, which has also supplied An 8,000-tonner, the Carib diners were entertained through­ Statue of Liberty. trailers between Jacksonville, Fla., and Caribbean and South TMT shore gangs in both Jackson­ Queen is capable of carrying 92 out the District on that occasion. The Pilgrim was shifting from trailers and 97 automobiles, as well her Brooklyn pier to Weehawken American ports, the ship is ex­ ville and Pflerto Rico. In addition, plans have been pected to be at the Brooklyn Army The crewing of the Carib Queen as 500 tons of package cargo and made for a spread on New Year's at the time of the smash-up, and some tank cargo. the African Star was inbound from Base by January 1 to begin an was done under the terms of the Day, to assure some solid nourish­ Boston on the way to Staten Is­ initial experimental run to Brem- ment to start 1957 off right. Faci­ land. The accident occnrred erhaven for the Military Sea Why Some Seafarers Ride Tankers lities will be open for dining on about 7:40 PM, with visibility re­ Transportation Service. both days from 10 PM to "2 AM. ported to be very good. Except during World War II, An elaborate menu has been In the earlier smash-up, the when Seatralns carried tanks over­ ^prepared for the yule dinners force of the initial impact drove seas, no piggyback-type ship has next week at SIU headquar­ the Elizabeth's port anchor well ever operated in transatlantic serv­ ters, similar to the one which iSl- Into her forepeak, tore up her bow ice. The run under MSTS charter greeted "turkey day" d few weeks- 'b; on both sides and buckled some is expected to test the Carib ago. Roast tom turkey 'n' dress­ I- Queen's efficiency in carrying ing, prime ribs and baked Virginia LOG Army supplies overseas as com­ ham again head the list of entrees. SEAFARERS pared with conventional methods. Dae. 21.1956 Vot. XVMI No. 26 A choice of soups, tomato juice In theory, at least, the Carib and shrimp cocktail are offered as Queen should be able to carry 2V^ appetizers, plus chef's salad, re­ 1 times the cargo load of a C-2 in a lishes of celery and olives and six year's time because of Its much vegetables. -For those who still ' PAUL HALL, aecreiary-Treasurer faster turn-around. have room for dessert, there will be HEDBERT BRAND, Editor; RAV OEKISON,. The Carib Queen, which will a choice of pumpkin, apple and Mlanaging Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. later be joined by a sister ship, is hot minced pie, fruit cake, assort­ Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, TMT Trailer—Ferry's first self- ed nuts and candy, coffee, milk, Staff Writers; BILL MOODV, Gulf Area propelled trailership. Since Octo­ tea or apple cider. Representative. ber, when it was signed to an SIU (Urp!) published blweemy at itie headquarter* contract, the company has been Seafarers at sea will enjoy much of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic a Gulf District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth hauling LSTs loaded with trailer of the same aboard ship, since the Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaclnth trucks to Caribbean ports by means major holidays are always an oc­ 9-4600. Entered as second class matter One year and 16 days as chief steward on the Camp Namanu at the Post Offlco in Brooklyn, NY, under of two deep-sea V4 tugs chartered casion for extra special effort by fBe Act of Auf. 34, ItIZ from the Maritime Administration. (USPC) meant a payoff which explains this expensive, brand- SIU steward departments. Elabo­ |13» Both of these, the Sombrero Key new Jaguar which Arthur W. Brown Is sporting here. He rate menus and decorations will V • , and Dfy viioij^ugas .Key* have b6to^ ';^jp^d cas^'tdpi^ , I',: shipa.,^ I.; ... V -I Dewmber 21, 19SI SEAFARERB LOG Pa*e Hv# Pickets Stymie i Coal SA/p Plans '.••ojS Picket lines up and down the coast manned by ship of- fleers' unions are continuing to carry on the fight against' American Coal Shipping Inc. The result is. that the company is having great difficulty mak­ ing headway in its plans to* op­ cept the ships for repair. "If I erate 30 Government-owned bring a 'hot ship' into ipy yards,"! Libertys on the coal run. he said; "my men won't cross tha The Masters, Mates and Pilots picket line and we would be forced and the Marine Engineers Ben^ to close down operations." ficial Association, which are joint­ An ACS assistant operating man­ ly carrying out picket action in the ager then told the local newspapers coal beef, have scored two suc­ that "Due to the decision rendered cesses thus far. vln Savannah, they against us we are powerless to have succeeded .in hanging up two bring our ships to Savannah for Liberty ships, the Harry L. Glucks- repairs or to pick up cargoes." He ^an and the Martha Berry, where added that he wasn't peeved at all Salem Maritime Is shown lying dead In water with flames still burning day after she exploded the local shipyard, has refused to the unions in Savannah as the In­ last January 17. Coast Guard findings Indicate that static electricity In kerosene set off take the vessels until the picketing ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ the disaster. dispute was.resolved. ciation was very cooperative. In addition, the company has Pickets Restrained run into heavy weather in trying However, company injunction to obtain officers to man its ships moves scored in Charleston, South Blame Salem Maritime Blast and has been running ads in daily Carolina, where two ships are be­ newspapers seeking to come up ing overhauled in the Charleston drydock. A temporary restraining with the necessary manpower. 'A, On Static Charge, Gas Vapors order was issued against M:EBA- Personnel Scarce MM&P pickets there.' A wmbination of static electricity on or near the surface of kerosene, water left over In light of the already-prevail­ Two other ships are being pick­ from butterworthing and gasoline vapor was probably responsible for the disastrous ex­ ing' scarcity of engine room of­ eted in Baltimore, one at Mary­ plosion of the Salem Maritime last January. That is the conclusion reached in an article ficers and additional breakouts of land Drydock and the other at Key in the "Proceedings. Of Thet- Government tonnage for regular Highway. Merchant Marine Council,"' leaking through a defective bulk­ across or tl^e first stage of No." 8 liner operators, the officers' un­ Although American Coal is ions are confident that ACS will December, 1956, issue, a pub­ head Into No. 8 tank. When the center." scheduled to get 30 vessels, no ad- js lication of the US Coast Guard. loading of kerosene under pump He concludes, "the- most logical not be able to man its ships unless diUonal tonnage has yet been '"I The article's conclusions were pressure into No. 8 tanks was be­ conclusion as to the source of igni­ it comes to terms. brbken put for the company. : '4 In another, unrelated develop­ strengthened by analysis of a simi­ gun, it is certain that the turbu­ tion of this costly fire was static J lar explosion on board the Esso lence and agitation thqs caused discharge on or near the surface ment, the Interstate Commerce generated considerable gasoline va­ of the kerosene, caused by splash­ Commission said it may act to pre­ Paterson last March, also involv­ vent ACS from acquiring owner­ ing kerosene loading in a tank por in this tank ..." ing and turbulence and the pres­ that had formerly carried gasoline. ence of small amounts of water left ship of the Bull Steamship Com­ BernsteinTo Leak Discovered It warns that the two explosions over from butterworthing, with pany. The ICC said that the Chesa­ He goes on to describe that the gasoline vapor probably supplying peake and Ohio Railroad, one of show the need for avoiding con­ the owners of ACS, would be in a tamination of kerosene with gaso­ leak was discovered and it was most of the original explosive decided not to load kerosene in charge." position of owming a steamship Bid On Last line. No. 8 port and starboard wing In the Esso Paterson case, which company with coastwise rights. 14 Seafarers Killed tanks. "It is not clear whether this was startingly similar, the same When the two vessels hit Savan­ Fourteen Se^arers, four other decision included No. 8 -center tank blew up, loading the same nah, company attorneys went to crewmembers and three shoreside tank." At any rate, he goes on, product, kerosene, into a tank court seeking an injunction against US Mariner workers died when the Cities Serv­ the explosion took place while the which had contained gasoline on the picket line. To their astonish­ WASHINGTON—Bids for the ice tanker blew up on January 17 kerosene was being pumped in "in the last voyage. The tank had not ment the injunction petition was last of the Government's 35 Mari­ while at the dock in Lake Charles. the completing stages of No. 7 been gas freed. dismissed by Judge Edwin A. ner ships, built during the Korean Ever since the explosion, the com­ McWhorter who maintained that war, will be opened by the Mari­ pany has been loading dry ice in its there was no reason why peaceful time Administration on December kerosene tanks as a safety meas- picketing could not continue. 28, paving the way for a new., up. That tactic did not prevent A witness for the Savannah Ma­ transatlantic passenger service. an explosion aboard the Govern­ INQUIRING SEAFARER chine and Foundry Company testi­ The ship, the 13,000-ton Badger ment Camp in October in which fied that his concern would not ac- Mariner, was set aside by the MA five men were injured while load­ for Arnold Bernstein Line's . pro­ ing the dry ice. Question: What plans do you have for the holiday season? posed low-cost transatlantic pas­ The Coast Guard analysis of the J. Johnson, OS: 1 plan to ship William M. Drew. FWT: I will senger service, but maritime law^ disaster pretty weil follows the out now, and get a long run if probably take a ship out because Frisco Reports requii'es the MA to offer the ship initial reports carried in the SEA­ possible, but I . I have no par- for public sale. FARERS LOG at the time. '^The hope to be home ticular place to Conditions for the sale, ho^'ever, available evidence indicates," the for the " Easter go for the holi­ Shipping's Hot specify that the Badger Mariner Coast Guard writer reports, "that holidays. It's days. 1 have been must be converted into a combina­ SAN FRANCISCO—The shipping gasoline from No. 9 tanks was much easier to shipping over the tion passenger-cargo vessel to be -c I get a ship during Christmas holi­ rush has relaxed somewhat here, operated on the North Atlantic to, the Christmas days pretty regu­ though job activity is still, good. ports in Belgium and the Nether­ Profit isn't season, but after larly in recent According to the crystal ball, the lands. This is just the service the holidays you years, although current two weeks should be a bit Bernstein proposes to offer. , SlU Motive run into plenty last year I spent slower than usual, with only one One Bid Seen Emphasizing that SIU serv­ of competition. Christmas Day payoff due. However, in-transit It is unlikely that any other com­ >'41 ices are not ruled solely by the ^ at the SIU dinner in the Baltimore ship activity should fill the gap and pany could meet all. of the bid ••M profit motive, as in other busi­ Henry A. Simmons, night cook hall. And 1 prefer to do it that there may be a few surprise callers specifications before the bids are" ness operations. Seafarers at and baker: A three or four-month way. as well, Leon Johnson, SIU port opened. last week's headquarters branch trip is what . I , "SJI t it agent, said. Bernstein's plans, if carTied meeting voted to write off the have in mind. It's, Jack W. Broad, night cook and The Fairport (Waterman) was the through, would mean conversion: Sea Chest debts of'three de­ the best Christ­ baker: I hope I'm not here for the lone ship on the payoff roster last of the Mariner to a ship which ceased brothers as "non-collec­ mas present I holidays.' I ex­ period, and was ^signed on again would carry about 900 passengers table." The three men -had can think of. By pect to ship out along with two other Waterman and a crew of about 300. One- purchased" gear on credit from spending the. very shortly, I wagons, the Wild Ranger and City class accommodations and cafete­ the Sea Chest in amounts total­ holidays at sea haven't been of Alma. ^ ria-style feeding would provide the ling $139.86. The vote approved as 1 plan to do, home f 0 r^t h e Ten in-transit vessels also made low-Cost aspects of the service. the recommendation of the Sea keep myself- holiday sea's on an appearance, which helped things The MA's minimum price for the Chest Corp. manager that any out of trouble for about five along. These were the Seamar, vessel — $4,730,756 — is somewhat legal action against the estates and besides I can years now. It's Portmar (Calmar); Ocean Eva below the prices obtained in the of thie departed brothers would save myseff some money too. true it's a little (Oceans Trans); Steel Age, Steel sale of Mariners for dry cargo ves­ Designer, Steel Voyager (Isthmian); be "contrary to Union policy . ' ii, i. ^ more work in the sels. But the MA pointed out that and principles." The men were William Trachan, FWT: I just galley but it Fairland, Yaka (Waterman); Ames the buyer would have to spend at Wilmer Clark, who died in last took a job on a coastwise tanker doesn't matter that much. This year Victory (Victory Carriers), and least $10 million for conversion January's Salem Maritime ex­ and I'm sailing it looks as if it's back to sea for me. Seamonitor (Excelsior). and could not obtain any revenue plosion; Harvey Guenther, who tomorrow, so that for at least 11 months, the esti­ died of a heart attack on the will take care of mated time of conversion. Steel Fabi'icator March 25, and my holiday plans. The low bid for conversion has Frank Barenthin, wlio perished I've usually been come from Ingalls Shipbuilding in m with 73 others last June when on ships oVer the Mississippi, which has asked $11.9 •>15' a Venezuelan airliner crashed Jiolidays in the million. into the Atlantic near New York. past. As a mat­ What's more, thcf MA said, the He was headed for a berth on ter of factit is buyer would have to build a sister the dredge Sandqaptain in Mara- a rare thing for ship which would also be restricted caibo. me >tp-- stay home to use in the North Atlantic pas­ .,41 at this time of the year. Mm Mm senger service;' Pace Sis SEAFARERS LOG Veeember 21, 195i

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•iy- 5ft This trio of youngsters at the W, S. Daniel home In Savannah, Ga., are (1 to r) Tonl Ann, 2; Walter Allen, who was one year old Monday, and Tommy, who's 10.

"Brothers In arms" are Larry, 1, and The Achee girls of Covington, La., are newcomer Kyran Sue, Mike, 6, sons of Robert G. Powell of now 6 months but only 10 days old here, and grown-up Kathy Pittsburgh, Pa. Eileen, iMt. Dad is Edward P. Achee. With S I U -'f families Here's E. J. Sander's "Little Nell" In ^ Big brother David F. "Butch" Sykes, now in US Air Force^ Long Beach, Miss., (left), and John poses with sister Joyce Elaine, 12, and Michael, 10. Their Livanos Jr. of Brooklyn, both V/i. father is David F. M. Sykes of Mobile.

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AH decked out In her Western riding Here's C. M. TannehlH's boys after a Wearing glasses—and liUle else, pert Dinah B. Ferreira catches up on her reading, putfit ds Gloria, .3V^, daughter of. good story. Mac, 3, and Tom, 6 months, at her Flushing, NY, home. Dad is Seafarer Antonio Feireira, Even, at 10 Floyd Crumpler of• MobUe. ^ i - ^.are fromHohston. - ^ months, Dinah never lidsses the LOG, ' j. r.: ii tiori:'ft i 5 it. f ^i•'v I - ;:r;vrii' \< . . iflih-); I r ''it!*!- !• •'••f '"". ''C-'iJ :-y,:

•"...V..''i'.'fe; December 21^ 19M ShAFARERS LOG PMge 8^em TOUR DOLLARS WORTH This Stack Better Not Blow $350 Logs Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Wiped Out - By Sidney Margolitis Don't Enter Revolving Credit Door At Payoff Families are now being subjected to unusually strong and often de- centlve pressures to buy on credit not only the usual large items like NEW YORK—The Irritation disi cairs and appliances, but even clothing and other goods usually bought played by the captain of the for cash. , Queenston Heights when his ship was ordered to turn around after The device being promoted to get people to buy most of their needs it got four hours out was nothing except food on installment plans is a seductive but eventually costly compared to how he felt after the plan called revolving credit. It is also advertised by many stores as ship paid off here. ' • -it "Permanent Budget Account," "Convenient Payment Account," "Re­ :• ijl volving Charge Plan," etc. It is gradually, taking the place of the SIU Assistant Secretary-Treas4 urer Claude Simmons reported the traditional charge accounts. But it has one important difference. -a Charge accounts entail no credit fee.- Revolvipg credit,often costs the incident as "one for the books," buyer an annual Interest rate of 18-22 per cent. once the skipper was straightened out. Revolving credit is actually the add-on installment plan iii new and The tanker's master had logged more respectable garb. Add-on installment accounts have long been two Seafarers a penalty of $350 for •1 used by "easy-credit" stores tp get people to buy up to the last dollar the fuel and water he claimed he of their abilitj' to meet the,, payments. In the revolvjng-credit version, used when the ship was ordered the customer is granted a fixed amount of credit for a fixed monthly payment. For example," the buyer to return to Manila to pick up the can open a $300 revolving credit two men he had left behind. The entire crew was eventually flown account by agreeing to pay $19 a back here after shuttling between month. When he wishes to buy the Persian Gulf and the Far East more goods, he simply adds the for a year. new purchases to his account. He doesn't even need to make a down SIU officials who covered the payment on the ,new purchases. payoff knocked out the logs, and Unless his new purchases exceed also collected all the disputed the limit of his' account, he con- , Huge tower is shown on the 21 st Street Bull Line dock before , overtime from the ship. "It's easy tinues to make the same monthly ^ boing loaded aboard the Frances for shipment to a Puerto to see why all hands were happy payment. Rican oil refinery. except the skipper," Simmons added. If the family with a $300 account regularly is kept buying up to this Another welcome note is the limit, it would add to its living ex­ current upward spurt in shipping. penses a permanent new cost of Many Applying For Jobs for key ratings are again $54 to $66 a year. Actually this is hanging on the board for several a useless expense, for the family hours with no takers. This port would- merely be paying a credit also benefitted somewhat from the fee on the smaller items it gener­ 1957 Srholarships job boom in Philadelphia, where ally could manage to buy for cash Some 30 Seafarers and children of Seafarers have taken replacements were needed for by doing its own budgeting. In­ preliminary steps toward applying for the five Seafarers several tankers that paid off from stead of putting aside so much a 12-13 month trips. month for these items, the family Scholarships which will be awarded in 1957, the Seafearers A total of 19 ships were paid off, is paying the retailer a sizable fee for this budgetary discipline. Welfare Plan has reported. five signed on and 14 were seiwiced Significantly, the fee for revolving credit even among reputable re Of these, two Seafarers and time or their father's. They should in transit here during the last two 1 tailers is much higher than the usual finance charge on hard goods. three childrjen of Seafarers be in the upper third of their high weeks. In comparison, you can finance a car at a cost of 13-14 per cent of the have already completed all the re­ school graduating class. They balance you owe each month. The finance charge on small items of quirements and are now eligible must submit a transcript of their necessity is always larger than on sizable balances. to take the standard College En­ high school record plus three let­ Mail Order Houses Pushing Plan trance Examination Board tests. ters of reference, including one L-ermKnowi. The country's largest mail-order houses and department stores cur­ The other preliminary applications from their high school principal. rently are actively pushing revolving credit in addition to the regular are now being processed. Further information can be ob­ installment plans for appliances and other large items. One out of In previous years, completion of tained from the Seafarers Welfare -ro-MBulS every US families now has a credit account with Sears, Roebuck an application made a scholarship Plan, 11 Broadway, New York City. of either the revolving-credit or regular-installment type, this firm candidate eligible for a specific En­ has revealed. Sears even is now establishing its own finance company trance Board examination. This a to handle this gigantic credit buying. Montgomery Ward and Spiegels year.the Welfare Plan is using a similarly are pushing revolving credit. One alert reader, Mr. J. K., of somewhat different application St. Louis, reports to this department that recently he requested a Spie­ form which makes candidates eligi­ AMONG OUR AFFILIATES gel catalog. He got back a credit application blank and a letter stating ble to take any of the examinations —either January 12, February 16 that "the limited supply (of catalogs) is reserved for those who accept The Sailors Union of the Pacific anyone else interested, the report our invitation to open a Spiegel Account." (But Mr. J. K. was alert to or March 16. There is also an ex­ details stock and bond investments amination on May 18 but this is so contracted fleet will be increased the high cost of credit accounts and dodged the invite.) by seven Mariner-type ships as the as well as the assets and liabilities The methods employed even by usually careful and reputable retail­ close to the award date that the results might not be available result of recent successful bidding of the various funds. Covered in J ers to promote revolving credit are high pressure to the point of being by three SUP-contracted com­ tl-e report are the union's welfare actually deceptive. One of the biggest mail-order houses advertises when the scholarships are award­ ed. The exams are given in all panies. The three companies whose plan, vacation fund, training aiid "Make Your Income Buy More." The fact is, the cost of the finance bids were accepted by the Mari­ recreation plan, and pension fund. charge on the revolving credit plan means the customer eventually major cities 6f the US and over­ seas possessions. time Administration are Pacific 4^ 4- must buy less. Far East Lines, American Presi­ .The recently concluded general Tied Up To One Store Candidates for the scholarships, Ivhich are worth $6,000 each, are dent Lines and States Steamship election of the SIU Canadian Dis­ Chief purpose of the big mail-order houses and department stores, Company. Award of the seven trict has resulted in a landslide in promoting revolving credit, is to tie you to them. But in the hands required to show three years on SIU ships—either their own sea- Mariners leaves only one of these vote of confidence for the present of unscrupulous stores, add-on sales can become an outright racket. speedy cargo carriers still in the otficials, according to the report Dr. Persia Campbell, New York State. Consumer Counsel, has warned former 35-Mariner Government of the rank-and-file membership consumers there that if an additional purchase is added to a conditional reserve fleet. This is the ship ear­ committee on the election. Re­ sales contract, the original goods may be repossessed as well as the marked for the Arnold Bernstein elected to the post, of secretary- second purchase, even though the purchaser has paid enough to coyer Fair Shipping Lines for conversion into a low- treasurer of the district was Leon­ •J the cost of the original goods. In a typical case, a family buys a tele­ cost transatlantic passenger ship. ard J. McLaughlin with 1.002 votes. vision set, makes all payments except the last $50, then buys a vacuum It is now up for sale, with Bern­ 4" 4 3» 1 cleaner. This is added to the balance outstanding on the television. Marks Tampa stein likely to be the sole bidder, Members of the Atlantic Fisher­ I If the family falls behind in payments, not only the cleaner but the TV i it it men's Union have joined with other •A set can be repossessed. This is legal because the payments had been TAMPA—Fair shipping is in pros­ New England fishermen in assail­ applied partially to both items. pect here for the holiday period. Job A heavy vote is being forecast ing President Eisenhower's refusal Our Advice: activity is currently what might be in the Brotherhood of Marine Engi­ to raise import duties on fillets of —Avoid all add-on plans, whether the dangerous contract add-ons of described as "sluggish," but still neers referendum which got under groundfish. The imports come fringe credit stores, or the merely expensive revolving-credit plans of no one on the beach need wait too way November 1 and will continue mainly from Canada, Iceland and the larger retailers, long to get out. until December 31, The engineers Norway. I —If you have not been able to put aside money for periods of peak There were no payoffs or sign- are voting on two constitutioifal Speaking for the AFU. secre- need, you can borrow from a credit union or commercial bank at less ons during th^ last period. Port amendments and on assessments to tary-treasiu-er Victor Turpin de­ 1 cost than revolving-credit plans charge. Significantly, in this period Agent Tom Banning reported, so establish a BME strike fund and a clared in New Bedford that "it is of rising finance charges, credit unions have not raised loan rates, and the six Ip-transit vessels in port new organizational and legislative ridiculous to suppose that Canada in fact, are limited to i true rate of 12 per cent a year. Some of the had to carry things along by them­ fund. and Newfoundland are going Com­ largest credit unions charge as little as 6, 7 and 8 per cent. The aver­ selves. munistic just because we don't take I age for all credit unions is about 10 per cent. Commercial banks have 'These ships were the Beaure­ A complete financial report on all their fish." teinded to tighten up a little on personal loans because of the generally, gard, Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic); La its various welfare funds during Pi-esident Eisenhower's state­ tight money situation. But most still make loans to regularly-employed Salle (Waterman); Longview Vic­ its last fiscal year has recently been ment said that the economic wage-earners with good credit standing at a true rate of 12 per cent tory (Victory Carriers); Del Campo published by the Marine Cooks and strength of those nations exporting a year, In a few areas where banks cut rates, such as Washington, QC, .(Mississippi), and Council Grove Steward Union.. Designed to pro­ fish to the US was "of strategic im­ Delaware, New York City and some parts of Pennsylvania, their rates (CltiM Service). All of them were vide a clear-cut picture of financial portance to us in the struggle have been upped but are still under 12 per cent. in good shape. operations for all members and against world communism." Pa«:e Eight SEAFARERS LOG December 21, 1956

November 28 Through December 11 Registered i Port Deck Deck Eng. En^g. Stew. Stew.. TotlU Total Total A B A B B Reg. V ' Boston 11 13 8 8 4 9 23 26 49 Now York .95 17 73 14 63 10 231 41 272 Philadelphia 45 6 24 6 29 8 98 20 118 Baltimore 44 18 34 20 26 14 104 52 156 Norfolk If. 23 9 19 19 15 13 57 41 98 Savannah • • •« 16 2 10 5 6 2 32 9 41 0 2 2 9 4 20 6 26 32 7 25 12 • 15 - 10 72 29 101 66 21 38 17 54 22 158 60 218 12 11 13 12 8 8 33 31 64 33 28 30 27 17 9 80 64 144 i 14 4 - 5 •5 "5 2 .- 24 11 35 21 3 14 14 24 8 89 25 84 Seattle 6 7. 6 6 . 7 3 19 16 35 Deck Deck Eng. Eng. . Stew Stew. Total Total Total A B A B A B ' ' A ' B Reg. Total 427^27 - 146 301 167 282 118 1010 431 1441 Liquified natural gas will be carried in "thermos bottles" sim­ Shipped ilar to those shown above on barges of Coyle Lines which Port Deck Deck Deck Bng. Eng. Stew, Stew. Stew. ToUl Total . Total rotal A B C A B- A B C A B C Ship pioneered in transportation of hot liquid sulphur. Successful Boston ...;. 2 4 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 3 8 4 15 use of this technique has spurred development of similar tech­ New York ..... 91 11 12 67 12 32 73 17 9 231 40 53 324 niques for transporting other products in liquid form. Philadelphia 8 24 32 ' 11 27 15 7 28 88 26 79 193 Baltimore 20 18 55 15 24 30 23 '' 11 144 58 53 255 Norfolk 7 6. 7 7 5 7 6 3 24 20 14 58 Savannah 3 0 9 2 0 3 2 1 22 7 1 30 New Tankship Trade: Tampa 1 2 1 2 3 5 3 3 9 6 8 23 Mobile 2 0 26 11 2 21 13 6 72 26 8 106 New Orleans 58 11 4 35 20 5 52 27 3 145 58 12 215 Lake Charles ..... 16 11 5 10 10 9 7 9 8 • 33 30 20 83 Natural Gas Cargo Houston 35 20 2 24 11 15 14 5 9 73 36 26 135 A new kind of tanker run may be in the offing for Seafarers, Wilmington 5 9 7 5 7 4 3 1 23 13 17 53 San Francisco 10 12 8 9 9 10 6 2 33 25 23 81 this one carrying liquified natural gas instead of oil cargoes. Seattle 7 14 7 12 11 9 1 10 30 20. 35 85 With the transportation of hot liquid sulphur and other Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. stew. stew stew. Total Total Total Total A B C A B A B C A B C Ship. chemicals already a reality, Total 391 120 108 289 131 152 250 122 93 930 373 353 1656 the maritime industry is now nique would be extended to deep making plans for transporting water trade. SIU shipping burst over the 1,600-job mark last period for the first time in three years, the natural gas in liquid form for At present, millions of cubic feet dowever, the total of 1,656 jobs dispatched was still 350 jobs short of the December, 1953, heating, cooking and industrial of natural gas are being burned tiigh. Registration was 1,441. uses. off in the oil-rich fields of the Mid­ The three-year high mark The gas would be carried in dle East and elsewhere because of may be a prelude to even tanks and in above-decks "thermos the lack of suitable transportation facilities. leavier job activity in the cur­ SEAFARERS IN ACTION bottles." The Coast Guard already rent period, due to the normal has before it a tentative safety The dangers attending LNG heavy job turnover at Christmas code for the transportation of LNG transportation, however, have been plus the general prosperity of US If you can cook beef and you can Fox, W. Adams, J. D. Brock and at atmospheric temperatures. Ap­ one of the factors standing in the shipping at this time. The addi­ settle a beef you've got it made. R. M. Hampshire held the meeting proval of this code would pave the way of reaching this goal. But tional ship breakouts in prospect At least that's jobs. way for the actual construction of now, according to the American mean more jobs all around in the the story on 4" t 4» special tankers and LNG contain­ Petroleum Institute, the safety coming weeks and months. the Queenstown You can take the patrolmen's ers. code would permit LNG to be Heights, where word for it that they've seldom had Eight SIU ports shared in the Seafarer Eugene Under present plans, LNG trans­ transported by water without creat­ a cleaner, more orderly payoff ing safety hazards "in excess of increase over the .previous period, Ray is the pride portation would first be employed especially New Orleans and Balti­ than the one on the Steel Vendor those normally encountered in the of the ship. He in New York this past week. A on the Mississippi River, where the more which both recovered sub­ earned himself a transportation of hot liquid sulphur water movement of grade *A' in­ topnotch gang on board her flammable liquids or liquified pet­ stantially. New York, Philadel­ vote of confi­ was first tried. Later the tech- phia, Savannah, Mobile, Lake brought her in without any loose roleum gases under pressure." dence and thanks ends, they reported. Delegates Charles and Houston also showed for his "outstand­ Gas Must Be Cooled gains. aboard the Vendor were Henry ing job as ship's Faile, ship's delegate; H. Miller, In one respect, "thermos bottle" West Coast Dips delegate along with is culinary transportation of -LNG would dif­ deck; Lawrence McMillin, engine, On the other side of the ledger, art." What more could a crew and Ellott Gorin, steward. See $5,000 fer from the "thermos bottle" ask? transportation of liquid sulphur. all three West Coast ports de­ In order to be carried in liquid clined, along with Boston, Norfolk 4" l" 4> , and Tampa. Norfolk's hectic ac­ Ship's delegate James J. Lubeny form, sulphur must be kept at a on the Rebecca can't cook, but he's In Hospital temperature of 290 degrees. Na­ tivity has simmered down some­ what because its berthing spaces got what it takes to make a good Beef On Age tural gas must be cooled to minus delegate just the same. It was 260 degrees in order to liquify. for ships are jammed up. The West Coast area is still relatively noted that Lubeny had done a good The transportation of the hot busy, despite the drop, . job all trip in the delegate's spot. Halts Ri Tugs Bonus Pay liquid sulphur has been accomp­ 4» 4" t SIU Welfare Services repre­ lished by building tanks insulated "The heavy .shipping for the Dis­ BOSTON —The only item of trict inevitably brought with it a No names were mentioned unfor­ sentatives this week are continuing with foam glass and given an ad­ ifaaritime labor interest in the New big demand for class C seamen, tunately, but the following ships England area this period concerns an SIU tradition by distributing ditional boost with heating coils. *are being satisfactorily—if anony­ These tanks, mounted on barges, who have no seniority in the SIU, the tugboat strike in Rhode Island, Christmas bonuses to hospitalized when A and B men passed up the mously—fed. The Chilore gang ap­ Seafarers. are then towed up the Mississippi proved a special vote of thanks for which still remains unsettled. by towboats manned by members jobs or were unavailable where Employees of the Providence Any Seafarer who was a hospital needed. But the number of class the chief cook and the crew mess- in-patient more than one day in the of the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied man, while the Robin Goodfellow Steam Boat Company are disputing Workers. C men shipped during the period the right of the company to deter­ period covered is eligible for the was by no means a record. thought the night cook and baker $25 bonus, which was recently Immediate Handling deserved particular mention for his mine when a worker who has In the first such run about a year This period's figures also show work throughout the entire voyage. reached age 65 and who has been authorized by trustees of the Sea­ that the lag between supply and farers Welfare Plan. and a half ago (LOG, June 24,1955) On the Topa Topa it was pizza pie employed 20 years should retire. demand is still greatest in the en­ which brought plaudits to the chief The company is the port's only The $25 holiday payment is in one of these towboats pushed two barges 1,100 miles up the river gine department. cook, while the Steel Traveler towing firm. Meetings to settle the addition to the regular $21 weekly Overall, class A accounted for 56 just said the food and service was dispute have so far been unsuccess­ hospital benefit. from New Orleans to St. Louis in percent of the total shipping, class 5^/2 days, and permitted the sul­ excellent" and let it go at that. ful. In addition, all Seafarers on the B for 23 percent and class C for 4> 4 4* phur to be discharged in liquid the remainder. The class B por­ Meanwhile, shipping here ha"s disability benefits list will get a $25 form ready for immediate process­ Seafarers who participated as slowed down again and the outlook bonus. This is being forwarded to ing. tion, percentagewise, was the low­ meeting officers at the November est since the SIU seniority hiring is still uncertain, according to Port them along with their regular $150 14 membership Agent James Sheehan. monthly check covering their $35 system got underway early in 1955. meeting included weekly SIU disability benefit. USPHS Has Last The following is the forecast S..Cieslak and R. Despite the payoff and sign-on port by port ; ^ Lee in Boston; M.^ of two ships, the Council Grove The bonus payments, which have (Cities Service) and the Big Bend become a holiday tradition since, Say On Duty Slip Boston: Uncertain . . . New Kleiber in Phila-' York: Good . . . Philadelphia: (American Tramp Shipping), few the Welfare Plan began in 1950, Under the S'lU contract, US delphia; M. Hauf Public Health Service doctors Good . .. Baltimore: Good ... Nor­ in Baltimore; J. replacements were called. In tran­ have averaged around $5,000 in folk: Good . . . Savannah: Fair . . . sit were the • Robin Kirk (Seas previous years. have the final say on whether H. Thompson in or not a man is fit for duty. If Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile Good . . . Mobile and K. O. Shipping) and the Bents Fort The additional cash enables the there is any question about New Orleans Good; back to normal Sanford in Lake (Cities Service). men to do a little holiday shop­ Lake Charles: Good . . . Hous­ •iisssi your fitness to sail, check with Brock Charles. Houston Only outstanding beef on any of ping—^for themselves, friends or the nearest USPHS hospital or ton Good ... Wilmington: Fair . . . had D. Jones and them was a delayed sailing beef on families—without digging into out-patient clinic for a ruling. San Francisco; Good . . . Seattle: H. Hutcherson on the dais while the Council Grove, which is still their regular, benefits. Good; short on men. on the West Coast Seafarers P. pending. < December JSl^ 1956 SEAFARERS LOG Peffe Nine US Tramps 'Dying On Vine,' Morse Declares WASHINGTON—^While defending his agency's ship trans­ fer policy, Maritime Administrator Clarence G. Morse has admitted that the US merchant marine is doing only "fairly well" in the tanker field, is-^-^ "dying on th^ vine" in the tion of 45 more tankers, including tramp field, and is "virtually supertankers of up to 100,000 dead­ non-existent" in the bulk ore area. weight tons. He conceded that this program would result In loss of At the same time, Morse de­ jobs for large numbers of Amer­ clared that Congress and the mari­ ican seamen because of the' trans­ time Industry must increase the fers involved. tanker, tramp and ore-carrying However, hampering all ship fleet to provide jobs for skilled construction, Morse said, is the men displaced by the construction shortage of suitable steel which is of giant-sized vessels like super­ causing a growing backlog of tankers. The supertankers carry orders in the yards. far less men than the total of the ships they are replacing. Addressing the National Defense Transportation Association, Morse Lk. Charles cited only the liner trades as doing well "within the 'normal* frame­ work of peacetime economy and Unions Back business activity." In defense of the transfer pol­ icy, Morse said that US controls IBL On Beef still make the vessels available for LAKE CHARLES —Picketing at defense mobilization. Also, he the freight docks by the AFL-CIO said, the policy protects US inter­ International Brotherhood of Long­ ests in relation to trade with Iron shoremen was curbed by a court Curtain are§s, and spurs construc­ order last week; Meanwhile, mem­ tion in US shipyards of new, big­ bers of the AFL-ousted old ILA are ger and faster ships for the Amer- working the docks here. Icah-flag fleet. The SIU and other The IBL hassle with the steve­ maritime unions have opposed the dores led to a lockout by the ship­ transfer policy as actually creating pers, after which an IBL picket- new problems of cut-rate competi­ line was posted on the docks. The tion for US flag ships. employers next got an injunction At present, Morse said, 58 ships and restraining order against pick­ are either being built, or are on eting. It now limits the IBL to order, including ships for several three pickets at the dock gates. major shipping companies who All local labor groups are sup­ have agreed to replace their entire porting the IBL beef. fleets through construction or con­ Shipping Gains'^ version. Shipping really picked up here Morse said that 24 tankers are during the past two weeks. Houston now being built or on order for had to be called to handle the private operators; 12 tankers are overflow of job calls which couldn't being converted by private opera­ be handled locally, according to tors to Increase their speed and Port Agent Leroy Clarke. capacity, and 7 tankers are being Ten Cities Service tankers put built for the Government. The in an appearance, including the last group includes the prototype new supertanker Cities Service of a 20-knot national defense tank­ Norfolk on her maiden voyage. er which, Morse said, could sail in­ In addition, the Robin Tuxford dependent of convoys. (Seas Shipping) arrived for payoff, In addition, Morse said, the and the William Carruth (Trans- transfers of older tonnage have fuel), Sweetwater (Metro), Big made it possible for the MA to ap­ Bend (American Tramp Shipping) prove "in principle" the construc­ aiid Ivy (Colonial) were in transit.

A three-week South American Long distance operators and tour by AFL-CIO leaders returned other employees of the Bell System with encouraging news that "Gov­ in 42 states are in process of voting ernment and trade union leaders on new agreements providing in­ are fully aware" of the need to creases of $2 to $5 weekly. The prevent Communist or Fascist dic­ contracts were negotiated by the tatorships from taking over, AFL- Communications Workers of CIO President George Meany re­ America. ported. The mission visited Brazil, 4) 4" 4l' Uruguay, Argentina, Peru and Two more Miami Beach hotels Panama and discussed US labor have signed union contracts in the policy with local trade unionists. long-term battle of the Hotel and . Restaurant Employees Union to Two unions in the afrcraft in­ organize that city's resort spots. dustry, the International Associa­ The new signers are the Empress, tion of Machinists and the United one of the original group of struck Auto Workers, have formed a joint hotels, and the American, the new­ committee to direct their efforts est hotel in the city. Fourteen in the field. The aircraft industry Miami Beach hotels are now signed plus allied industries such as up, three of them among the group guided missiles and other defense originally struck by the union last work, has become one of the na­ year. tion's largest employer groups. The 4> 4i' 4) joint committee will coordinate Higher interest rates on home organizing in non-union sections of mortgages which are government- the industry. ' insured by the Federal Housing 3; 4) 4) Authority have been attacked by, New merger talk comes from Harry C. Bates, chairman of the two unions in the shoe industry, AFL - CIO Housing Committee. the United Shoe Workers and the Bates declared the move would Boot and Shoe Workers. Their coih- force more workers' families out bined memberships are estimated of the housing market. The effec­ at 100,000. A unity committee has tive rate on FHA loans is now 5^ been set up to work out details. percent. Pact TeA SEAFARERS LOU Diwem^eitLgl, i9M

DEL MONTE (Mlu.), AUB. 1«— . Ship's fund $11. Report' accepted. be kept clean. Proper attire in masp- Chairman, K. Winilay; Saeratary, O. Crew expresses appreciation for in­ room. • Payna. Shortage of storei taken cara augural of SIU health centers. New of at New Orleans. Few houra dla- officers elected. Cups to be returned KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. 22—Chair- HOW AMERICAN ONIONS SERVE puted overtime. to pantry. To make collection for man, P. Bush; Secretary, M. Zelonka. hi-fi speaker for movie projector. Food should be Improved. Library FLORIDA STATE (Ponca Cement), should be kept orderly. Too much Oct. 15—Chairman, R. O'Dowd; Secre­ CHILORE (Ore), Sept. 22—Chairman, heat in New ITork—to see engineer tary, D. Wagner. Disputed overtime T. Yeblonsky; Secretary, J. Springer. about this. EVERY AMERICAN settled. Ship's fund explained. Dis­ Ship's fund $28.75. Report accepted. cussed payoff in Ponce and six mos. Floral wreath sent to chief mate's SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), transportation clause. Ship's fund wife who passed away. -Repair list to Oct. 21^halrman, W. Jones; Secre­ $2.96. Some disputed overtime. Crew be drawn up and action to be taken tary, A. Lambert. Sailed short one to contribute $1 eaeh to increase before ship goes into shipyard. Laun­ man. New delegate elected. $4 lodg­ ship's fund. Report accepted. Notice dry to be kept cleaner. More bread ing coming from drydock. Ship's fund of linen change to be posted because to be put out for nite lunch. S17.02. Four hours disputed overtime. of limited supply. Fresh fruit to be Report accepted. .Water is rusty. Per­ kept In lee box. New outlet needed JOSE MARTI (New England Ind.), sonal mall not to be opened by any­ in messhall and timer for washing Sept. 8—Chairman, L. lovino; Secre­ one except addressee. Letter to be machine. tary, L. Ramirez. Several beefs con­ written to company requesting ship cerning working conditions, stores, to get In port Tuesday. Christmas STEEL KING (Isthmian), Oct..Je— etc., to be referred to patrolman. Two - Day. OS taken off ship In New York Chairman, D. Clausten; Secretary, P. men paid off sick in Bremerhaven; re­ —Welfare department to handle. Vote Harayo. Repair list submitted. Need placed by two NMU men. Ship's fund of thanks to steward department. new agitator for washing ifiachine. returned to donors. Some disputed Ship's fund S36.29. Ship's delegate to overtime. Food not up to par. Crew ATLANTIC TRANSPORTER (Pan handle business with patrolman or constantly complaining. Oceanic), Oct. 21—Chalrman;.S. Storey; agent. Delegate to see patrolman Secretary, W. Walsh. New delegate about meat supply now on ship MANKATO VICTORY (Victory), elected. Repair list to be submitted marked "for ship only." Sept. 23—Chairman, C. Aycock; Secre­ to delegate. Steam pipes under cof­ tary, C. Rice. One man hospitalized fee urn to be insulated. Vote of DEL CAMPO (Miss.), Sept. *—Chair­ in Rotterdam. Little trouble with thanks to steward department. In many American cities, even man, D. Collins; Secretary, C. Gham. chief mate. Few hours disputed over­ some of the largest, it is not un­ Two men missed ship In Houston— time. Company to put yale locks on ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Oct. 20 common to. find one publisher fired in N.O. Ship's fund S20. One crew quarters and foc'sles. Discus­ —Chairman, J. Nelson; Secretary, C. man hospitalized In Galveston. Report sion on carrying passengers Into ship's Hartman. One man missed ship in owning all of the city's daily accepted. Inquire about whereabouts hospital; slow mail delivery; repairs St. Thomas. Inventory of gear taken newspapers and even the local of previous ship's fund. Discussion on that can be accomplished at sea. and gear placed in bonded locker for TV channel and radio stations as steward disrupting entire ship. delivery iri NY. Crew to refrain from well. The result is that on many JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), drinking. Too much drinking on last SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Sept. 23—Chairman, L. Paradise; Sec­ voyage resulting in members missing controversial issues, the citizens Oct. 29—Chairman, (none); Secretary retary, M. HItcheck. All foc'sles. watch. Vote of thanks to steward de­ are bombarded with one point of (none). Ship's fund $30.28. Report messroom and recreation hall painted. partment for good meals and service. view. accepted, fleroiiiinetiri that television \'qte of thanks to radio operator for be' sold for $20. Steward to account dally news. for his conduct and actions in N.O., American unions help counter using abusive and threatening lan­ STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Oct. this trend to news monopoly guage to shipmates. Properly repri­ 14—Chairman, G. O'Rourke; Secretary, manded—to be brought to attention F. Delapenha. Delegate reported on through the labor press, and of headquarters. Short stores In Sa­ dead brother. Some disputed over­ unioii-sponsored news broadcasts vannah. time. Communication regarding rat­ to promote full and free discus­ ing advance. Repair list to be pre­ sion of issues. MICHAEL (J. M. Carras), Oct. 28— sented to patrolman upon arrival. Chairman, A. Smith; Secretary, J. Griffith. Three men missed ship; NO^HWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ turned in to patrolman at payoff. Dis­ tory Carriers), Oct. 13—Chairman, V. cussion on new health centers of SIU. Porter; Secretary, S. Arales. Few Vote of thanks to headquarters and mattresses to be replaced next trip. welfare trustees for health program. Few brothers stirring trouble in stew­ Vote of thanks to negotiating com­ ard department. Twelve hours dis­ mittee in obtaining pay raises, over­ puted overtime. Two men logged for time and welfare benefits. Ship to be failure to turn to. Not enough variety Dock Future Fogged; fumigated for roaches. Mess deck to of night lunch. Bread not up to par. be painted. Repair list to be sub­ Crew pantryman neglect to make cof­ mitted. New mattress to be ordered. fee at times. Crew • messman failed to turn to on his working hours. HURRICANE (Waterman), Oct. 28— Members in need of new mattresses Still No ILA Pact Chairman, R. Stewart; Secretary, D. to notify steward who will order same. IVY (Orion), Oct. 15—Chairman, E. Birmingham. Letter from headquar­ Foc'sles to be cleaned before leav­ Goings; Secretary, A. Paige. Two men With leaders of the International Longshoremen's Asso­ ters regarding opening of books to ing ship. Report accepted. Mure 'missed ship. More American money men who qualify. Ship's fund $16.49. quiet urged in passageways during or checks to be put aboard. Insuffi­ ciation still insistent on making .coastwide bargaining their One man left in Cadiz, Spain. Discus­ early morning hours. Men to clean cient hospital supples. Agent to check. sion on cleanliness. Transportation up after using cups and dishes at Messhall. to be kept cleaner. Check No. 1 contract demand, it appears unlikely now that the agreement explained to crew. Need night. Repair lists to be drawn up. price list on slop chest. New reporter new locks. elected. Some' disputed overtime. ILA's contract differences with ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Sept. 30— Vote of thanks to credentials commit­ DEL CAMPO (Miss.), Sept. 16 — Chairman, D. Clark; Secretary, P. tee for fine Job. Slop chest price list the New York shippers will be a result of the ILA's putting the Chairman, P. TaurasI; Secretary, D. Calebaugh. - Repair lists to' be made to be checked and get rebate it pos­ coastwise bargaining demand ahead Albright. Ship's fund $16.45. Spent up. Need more donations for films. sible. Goods not up to standard. resolved in the near future. $3..55 for phone and magazines for Ship's fund 14.00. Discussion on Change ship's library with American of all demands on pork chop issues hospital patient. Toilet to be re­ draws. Need iron. literature—no union library aboard. The ILA has resumed contract for the longshoremen. paired. Use any shower available. To start ship's fund. Decks aft to be One table to be designated for watch MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western kept clean. Bathrooms to be kept negotiations. But at the same The original breakdown of ne­ in messhall. Tankers), Sept. 23—Chairman, P. clean. Repair list to be posted. time it announced that it will ap­ gotiations, over the coastwide bar­ McKroth; Secretary, B. Lembs. Re­ peal against demanding coastwise ROBIN GRAY (Saas), Oct. 21—Chair­ ceived' innerspring mattresses, awn­ BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Oct. 21 gaining issue, led to the ILA's nine- man, C. Allan; Saeratary, S. Wells. ings and travelers checks after nine —Chairman, W. Zaleskl; Secretary, E. bargaining slapped on it by a Ted- day strike which tied up some 300 Three men hospitalized—one man months. Six members missed ship Riviere. Ship to arrive In Canal Zone eral Court last week. man walked off ship. Some disputed in Singapore. Ship's fund 24.000 yen. Tuesday. Repair list to be submltteH ships in Atlantic and Gulf coast overtime. Need new washing machine. New delegate elected. Washing ma­ within next few days. Ship's fund Because of the Christmas court ports. This was ended by a 10-day New delegate elected. Chairs to be chine to be fixed. Bathrooms to be $33.09. Forward passageway doors to returned to messhall after using. painted and quarters sougeed. Gear bo closed when It rains to prevent recess, a hearing on the appeal Government injunction which sent for men missing ship to' be put flooding passageways. Messman to could not be heard before January the men back to work on Novem­ WILD RANGER (Waterman), Oct. 21 ashore in Singapore. Keep messroom check drug items. —Chairman, G. Shartel; Secretary, D. clean as possible. 7, only 26 days before expiration ber 25. The injunction was later Ruddy. Ship's fund $24.38. Union CHICKASAW (Pan-Atlantic), Oct. 21 of the no-strike injunction. extended to the full 80 days pro­ meeting to be held monthly instead JEAN LAFITTB (Waterman), Sept. —Chairman, W. Gammons; Secretary, of bi-monthly, at 5 or 7 PM the first 23—Chairman, J. Goude;. Secretary, J. D. Mitchell. One man missed ship in Contract negotiations with the vided for in the Taft-Hartley law. Monday of month. New delegate Thomas. Ship's fund $17. Reports ac­ NO. Beef on potatoes squared away. shippers have made no progress as elected. Laundry to be kept clean. cepted. Discussion on men donating Messhall to be kept clean. Need Temporary Order $1.00 deposit for keys. American change in night lunches. Meanwhile, the NLRB had issued OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), money not put out before arrival In Sept. 29—Chairman, W. Browning; Korea. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), a temporary order restraining the Secretary, P. Livingston. New dele­ Oct. 7—Chairman, W. Wendell; Secre­ IL.4 from demanding coastwide gate elected. Check old repair list ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Oct. 1— tary, J. Hannay. Ship's fund $30.90. bargaining. This is the order which made up from previous voyage. Cap­ Chairman, J. Oquendo Jr.; Secretary, Some disputed overtime. Reports ac­ P-A Expansion tain to check water situation and re­ A. Carpenter. One man hospitalized cepted. New delegate elected. Movies has now been made an injunction port findings to headquarters. In San Juan. One man missed ship to be shown Sunday afternoons and by the Federal Court and which In St. Thomas. Few hours disputed alternate nights. Vote of thanks to BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty), overtime. Request gangway be negotiating committee regarding new the ILA is appealing. Aug. 26—Chairman, T. FInnerty; Sec­ lengthened to stanchion for top plat­ wage scale. ' Plans Advance It is generally agreed that the retary, O. Payne. New secretary-re­ form. Insufficient milk. Do not spill porter elected. All repairs completed coffee on bridge. Gangway too short MOUNT VERNON (Rockland), Oct. WASHINGTON —Authority for ILA has made coastwide bargain­ except lockers. One man fouled up. for some ports. Engine foc'sle has 2—Chairman, J. BuzelewskI; Secre­ Proper attire to be worn in messhall. leak from outside scupper. Should the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corpo­ ing its No. 1 demand in an attempt be fixed. tary, C. Gapac. Report accepted. ration to engage in permanent to prevent the International Broth­ Remove soap from showers. Iron and Cups and glasses to be returned to board purchased. Lockers to be fixed. OREMAR (Ore), Sept. 30—Chair­ pantry.. Members advised to give 24 intercoastal service on an expanded erhood of Longshoremen from pe­ All hands cautioned not to foul up. man, D. FItzpatrIck; Secretary, A. hours notice when quitting so ship basis has been recommended by titioning for another New York Ail beefs to be taken to delegate. Armstrong. Ship's fund $21.91. Wiper will not sail shorthanded. Steward department given vote of logged two days for lateness. One an examiner for the Interstate waterfront election in 1958. thanks. man missed ship. Report accepted. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Sept. 30 —Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, T. I .Commerce Commission. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv­ New delegate elected. Radio repaired. Gaspar. Two men paid off due to ill­ ice), Sept. 16—Chairman, E. Morris; To see patrolman about washing ness. Encountered hurricane before Up until now Pan-Atlantic has Secretary, C. Hill. New delegate machine. arrival in Mobile—ship took beating. been restricted to temporary ser­ Turned Down OT? elected. Report accepted. Report on SEASTAR (Triton), Sept. 30— All mates cooperative in aiding cap; vice between California and Phila­ safety precautions. Engine room doors Chairman, J-. Wilson; Secretary, R. tain. Late one day and night. Ship's to be closed more quietly. Discussion Morrlsette. Men leaving ship to no­ fund $20. Suggestion to have pool delphia, but has not been permitted Don't Beef On $$ on ship's fund to purchase TV set. tify captain. Finer crew, captain and both ways -to raise fund for more to operate in ports further north Headquarters wishes to re­ chief mate are tops. Few hours dis­ spending money. Ship to be fumigat­ EMILIA (BuR), Sept. 15—Chairman, puted overtime. Recreation room tq ed for roaches. on either coast. The examiner's mind Seaf -rers that men who L. Splvey; Secretary, C. Stansbury. be kept clean. New washing machine recommendation would extend the are choosy about working cer­ Repairs completed. Awning on fan- to be purchased. Repair list turned NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), Oct. 20. tall completed. Ship's fund $40. in. All crews' quarters painted. Vote —Chairman, E. Keagy; Secretary, A. company's operation to ports in tain overtime cannot expect an Chow beefs to be settled with patrol­ of thanks to steward department for Rummel. Letter from headquarters Washington and Oregon on the man at next payoff. Linen to be re­ Job well dona. regarding new shipping rules re­ equal number of OT hours with placed. Toaster needs, repairing, or ceived. Ship's fund $29. Some dis­ West Coast and Massachusetts, the rest of their department. • replacing. ORION FLANET (Colonial), Sept. puted overtime in Rotterdam. Thicker New York, Delaware and Connecti­ In some crews men have been 16—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ cuts of steaks requested. Less garlic OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime), Sept. 22 tary, P. Padgett.. Ship's fund $8. Let­ in food. Proper attire to be worn in cut on the Atlan'ic seaboard. turning down unpleasant OT —Chelrman, R. Evans; Secretary, T. ter to be sent to P. Hall regarding messhall. Water pitchers should be Ttie intercoastal route sought jobs and then demanding to Lewis. Repair list made up. Soma money, itinerary

the majority of these cases are Del Mar Halls . legitimate, but I often feel some Moral: Happy Ships Relief -Engineer of them are not. And when To the Editor: they're not, this puts an extra After eight years of c^ntinu- work on the other cre^^em- Have Weil-Fed Crews ous service, the SS Del Mar bers. finally completed a voyage with­ Recently aboard a Liberty out a beef, log or any disputed ship I had the misfortune to lose overtime In the engine depart­ two cooks after having been ment. away from the States less than Members of the engine de­ a week. It is no Joke to have to- partment during voyage No. 62 do another man's Job plus youi: feel a lot of the credit belongs own. to the relief 1st assistant en­ I believe that anyone going gineer, Eddie Bell, who con­ aboard ship who Is not in good tributed greatly to making this physical condition is a liability to the other crewmembers and puts additional work on them. This, In my opinion, Is not keep­ ing things SlU-style. . letters To What does the membership fell feel on this? I would like Medium or rare, chief cook to hear some opinions. Kennedy (above) turns out S. Rothschild steaks (ust the way you like The Editor Chief Steward theih. Don Ruddy took the AH letters to the editor for 4.4 4 photo on the Wild Ranger. publication in the SEAFAR­ Has ideas For At left, the gang on the ERS LOG must, be signed by Ocean Evelyn struts out on the writer. Names will be Better Quarters deck during meal hour lull: withheld upon request. To the Editor: Both ships ran out to the Far I've been reflecting over the East. a happy trip by his considera­ many gains we have won tion and human understanding through recent years, such as | of the unlicensed personnel. the wage and overtime in­ Of course we had a real SIU creases, vacations, maternity, crew this trip as we have al­ welfare and death benefits. I'm ways had In the past, but it really grateful for the fine job seems the regular 1st assistant our negotiating committee has just had to keep trouble stirred done. up all the time. He's the type The question I'd like to raise who goes from one member to now is the advisability of some the other knocking everybody consideration being brought to but the guy he is talking to at bear on further improvement in the time. ship's quarters. I know that ex­ So, brothers. If you run into isting conditions are a long this character, don't let him con jump from blue sheets and you into going against your bringing your own stores brother shipmates. . aboard, and also that due to Once again hats off to Eddie present ship construction, im­ BeU. provements are limited. George A. Perdreauville However, I've thought of two Ship's delegate suggestions which I feel would be fairly Inexpensive and great­ $1 jji ly appreciated. In Drydock, Asks The first is that all ships have a master radio antenna Pais For Mail with terminal connections in To the Editor: each foc'sle. Some ships already I would appreciate it very have them, but they are invari­ much if you would publish this ably out of order or just dis­ in the LOG, because I would connected. Thanksgiving dinner on Al­ like to hear from my friends. A Metal Shelf coa Clipper (above) finds letter from some of them would The other is have a shelf, the galley force and crew be very welcome and would of uniform construction, prefer­ in good humor. Pictured (I cheer me a great deal. ably metal, alongside each bunk, l!;']«: to r) are W. R. Stone, A. Q. I also want the LOG sent to which would be of suitable di­ Nail, C. L. Shirah, Paul me here if possible. My name mensions to accommodate a ra­ i;; is really Simon Grove, but I I Thomas, cooks; C. J. Nail, dio, books, an ashtray, etc. This have been known as Samuel for would eliminate the necessity of lii chief, and R. Cain, 2nd pan­ many years and still use that have assorted holes drilled and It tryman. In messhall are name. For those who wish to punched in the bulkheads to J. E. Prestridge (facing write, my address is the US conform with an individual's camera), oiler; J. Lambert, Public Health Service Hospital, taste in location and size. (The I eng. utility; C. Cunninghami Forth Worth, Texas. I am a lot new man is seldom satisfied I oiler; W. R. Thompson, eng. better but feel I have to stay with the piece of dunnage the utility; O. Thompson, FWT, a while longer. last guy called a shelf.) and C. Fetter, 2nd elect. Samuel Grove Radios,ha'^e become common­ (Ed. note: The LOG is being place and no longer are the At right, spruced up for the sent to you as requested.) luxury that they once were, captain's dinner, are John 4- 4- $• especially since the MTD broad­ Hummel, waiter; Walter Too Few Cooks casts are the recognized link be­ Marcus, steward; Andrew tween the ship and shoreside Lewis, waiter, and Roger Spoil Broth, Too Union activity. Since the foc'sle "Frenchy" Hall, baker, on To the Editor: is "home" to all of us during Robin Locksley. Crew also There seems to be an unusual our time aboard ship, any pos­ had special dinner. number of men getting paid off sible improvement seems to me In foreign ports due to ailments worthy-of discussion. of various kinds. Naturally, Roy Guild OWtanber 31. ust SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thirteen ^Sea-Spray' —ty Sco/orer Robert "Red" Fink Seamar Short On Sea Water, Too? It would seem that some repairs for the Seamar's plumbing are pretty jwell overdue. These matters have come to a head lately, since everything else seems to have stopped "coming there with any regularity. The problem appears to have stirred quite a lot of discus­ ing machine anyway? Are the ^eatfon'iS sion during a recent Seamar boys going to rinse their "dainties" ship's meeting on the overhaul, in condensed miik? needed by the water pump and the possibility of getting a new wash­ (Hreetings ing machine. List Details in Each year at this time a bale of . But the session broke up pretty holiday greetings addressed to the quickly when one crewmember un­ 6ables To Union LOG reaches SIU headquarters. folded a tale of ivoe that topped When notifying headquarters Here are some of them, reprinted all the others. by cable or wireless that a Sea­ with thanks; He con^lained first about the farer has paid off in a foreign Greetings and salutations fof showers. He wanted to take a port because of injury or illness, Christmas and a more prosperous shower, but he found there was no ships' delegates should include New Year for pur great Union, its hot water. Next he went to get a the following information: officials, you, your staff and the drink of water—but there was no The man's full name, his SIU membership. water. book number, name of the ship, George H. Seeberger Then he had to go to the toilet the port of payoff and the hos­ and—you guessed it! Look, we can't loan you money to try and get even at the Philadelphia, Pa. pital where he is being treated. ^ ^ "Hell's bells," he beefed, "are rpcetrack « . The response of ship's crews A very merry Christmas and a they short on sea water, too, right in the middle of the whole ocean?" to the Unionrequest for these successful New Year to the SIU, notifications has been very good. the membership and the LOG. Andrew Daniluk was chairman of the ship's meeting, and even Mich­ Sometimes though, not ail of Losmar Bids For Honors— Harold M. Shea the above information has been AtUca, NY ael Merryman, who was reading clerk, had stopped chuckling since included. Be sure to list all of 4" " 4 i) this data so that the SIU can But Seacloud Rings Bell Greetings to all SIU .men for a then. It ain't funny. Besides, what would they do with a wash­ act as promptly as possible. Seafarers on the Losmar are already bidding for top honors merry Xmas and a bright and for their ship as the "feeder" of the Calmar fleet. The Losmar prosperous New Year. Minerva Bar IS a newly-acquired Liberty refitted the early part of October. Beira, PEA Who Plays? According to L. E. Frazier, 4 4* engine delegate, "you can say kinds of relishes, two soups includ­ Coming in with a very clean all you want to about the Cal­ ing French onion soup, roast tur­ ship. Happy holiday to all. mar Line ships being poor feeders, key, baked, ham, prime ribs, three Duska "Spider" KoroUa but when you have a steward, chief kinds of potatoes, plus a choice of SS Del Rio cook, baker, 3rd four vegetables (broccoli and as­ 4 4 4 cook and mess- paragus included) headed the bill Good cheer to all from "Sir men who do a of fare. Charles" and the black gang. good job and There were also four kinds of ^ C. Oppenhelmer take pride in do­ pie, fruit cake, pudding, fruits, SS Seatrain Georgia ing it, there's a nuts, candies and an array of five 4 4 4 lot of differ­ beverages to tempt the Portmar's Since we will be somewhere at ence." ("Vive la palates. sea for the holidays we wish a difference!" a s But both these ships, and quite happy holiday season to the offi­ the man once a few others no doubt, will have to cials and brother members of our Jordan said.) go some to top what must be some Union. Steward Wil­ real fancy feeding on the Seacloud. H. J. Beaver liam Aycock and chief cook Leon The gang on there must be liv­ SS Seacloud Jordan came in for the major hon­ ing it up so well SlU-style that 4 4 4 ors, although the rest of the de­ they're beginning to feel like pas­ We know quite a few SIU boys partment got a well-deserved "all- sengers after all. The food and who stop, at the hotel, but have no hail" also. service must be that good, anyway. way to send them Christmas cards. Unaware of this challenge, the The ship's minutes of December Perhaps we can wish them a merry Having a go at a little game of rummy. Seafarers J. Hassett, Portmar has submitted a menu for 2nd solemnly doted that "some Christmas and happy New Year BR; J. Wilson Jr., bosun; A. Gibbs, MM (back to camera), Thanksgiving on its own which in­ crewmembers are afraid of missing this way, from the Home Hotel, and Alfred C. Kesling, OS, pay no mind to a crew photog- dicates that its galley gang is not a meal. They want to have the din­ Lake Charles, La. rapher on the Steel Maker. J. Ricamonte, chief cook, keeps made up of slouches either. Four ner bell rung at meal times . . Mr. & Mrs. J. B. NevUle mum about it, but enjoys the visit, too.

ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. 1«— not longshoremen, Keep feet off bership because of gas leakage. Three negotiating committee concerning air- ity of stores aboard and efficient slop Chairman, J. Jonat; Sacratary, A. chairs in messhall. New pay scale men short: one man paid off in Singa­ conditioning of messroom. To obtain chest. Vote of thanks to steward and Watallch. Member paid off in Balti­ discussed. pore; one man injured on deck during library from haU in New Orleans. Re­ his department. more due to iiiness. One man missed typhoon. New delegate erected. Mo­ pair list to be turned in. Suggestion ship in Baltimore. Two men Sghtins, MV PONCE (Ponce Cement), Oct. 31 tion to hold meetings before arrival to have company put foam rubber reported to patrolmen, Bred by cap­ —Chairman, W. Heater; Secretary, e. and on departure. Delegate to write piUows aboard. Milk to be placed in FLORIDA STATE (C'cnce Cement), tain. ShipV fund $13.50. Tiwee houra Knowlot. Ship's fund $25.60. Report Union about sign-on's in regjyd to ice box between meals. Vote of thanks Sept. 4—Chelrman, O. Stanley; Secre­ disputed overtime. Ship short one accepted. New delegate elected. Del­ dues. etc. Need new percolator. Re­ to steward department. tary, D. Wagner. Telegram sent to oiler. Report accepted.. Ship to be egate to find out if new articles signed frigerator door to be fixed: bunk light San Juan concerning payoff in Ponce. fumigated. are on new wage scale. Hospital room to be fixed: need buckets for clothes. Disputed overtime to be settled' in should be changed. Stevedores to be HASTINOS (Waterman), Oct. 7 — San Juan or Tampa. New treasurer Oct. 33—Chairman, H. Manz; Secre­ Chairman, R. Kuratkowski; Secretary, rASTINCS (Waterman), Oct. 34 — kept out of passageways. Water tanks tary, B. Bengert. Fotm men affected elected. Some disputed overtime. Re­ to be cleaned. Baltimore agent stated- by special bulletin pertaining to B J. Wells. Ship's fund $32. Few hours port accepted. Ship's fund to be Ch Irman, C. Wallick; Sacrctary, J. disputed overtime. New delegate started with $1 contribution from each Wcilt. Repair list to be turned over no shipping in Puerto Rico except in cards. Congratulations extended to an emergency. all. elected. Catwalk to be repaired. Re­ member. Take care of washing ma­ to patrolman—repairs to be made. No pair list to be turned over to captain chine. Cleaning of laundry room to transportaUon for men getting off— before arrival in San Juan. New fans be rotated between deck and engine to be taken up with patrolman at pay­ DEL VALLE (Misi.), Oct. 14—Chair­ CANTI6NY (Cities Service), Oct. man, E. Wrlgtit; Secretary, R. Irizarry. needed. Vote of thanks to steward departments. Discussion on linen and off. San Juan gangway watch to be 31—Chairman, D. Hohn; Secretary, W. department. repair list. Vote of thanks to steward taken up with patrolman—company Phurrough. Beef on overtime In ship­ dept. had their own men. Some disputed yard still pending in NY. Discussion NATIONAL LIBERTY (American overtime. Men to be sober at payoff. on new medical centers. Vote of Waterways), Oct. 1—Chairman, P. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ Ail books and permits to bo picked thanks to officials for putting pro­ Bruggner; Sacrctary, S. Joseph. Two tory Carriers), Oct. 3—Chairman, A. up by delegates and turned over te gram into effect. Vote of thanks to men missed" ship. Draw will be in Anderson; Secretary, M. Pappadakis. patrolman at payoff. Linen to be chief cook for good chow. Ship's fund dollars or Belgian francs. Suggestion Ship saUed short a fireman. Commu­ turned in at payoff. Catwalk lights to $10.52. Few hours disputed overtime. made to alternate meetings so all can nication from Welfare Department be turned on by 4-8 watch. One man taken off ship in New Jersey attend. Cups to be returned to pantry. read. Reports accepted. New dele­ by police. Reports accepted. Delegate Laundry to be kept clean. Good qual- gate elected. ANNISTON (Ace), Sept. 34—Chair- to take up restriction of ship in Vene­ man, H. Acesta; Secretary, D. Coker; zuela with boarding'patrolman. Cof­ Report accepted. Vote of thanks to fee urn to be repaired. Need new steward department for fine food washing machine. Delegate to Inform Edifor, served. Excellent cook. captain of shore leave beef. SEAFARERS LOG. OREMAR (Ore Nav.), Oct. 31—Chair­ HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Eng­ man, e. Thompson; Secretary, J. Bat- land Ind.), Oct. 13—Chairman, R. Ros- 675 Fourfh Ave., sen. Discussion on washing machine { off; Secretary, J. Clancola. Alien rid­ and Ice box. Ship's fund $11.91. Need ing ship for two years and is not a Brooklyn 32, NY new washing machine. To obtain union member. Ship's address to be books from library. sent to LOG for forwarding same. All I would like fo receive the SEAFARERS LOG— men leaving ship to strip their bunks MV BETHCOASTER (Calmar), Oct. for new men. pleose put my name on your mailing list. It—Chairman, W. Johnson; Secretary, Ship's fund S76.01. Books and maga­ J. Dalten. Report accepted. Discus­ zines purchased. Vote in favor of JEAN (Bull), Oct. 10—Chairman, D. (Print Information) sion to have buttermilk delivered with raising initiation fees. Signatures and . DIcksen; Secretary, E. Johnston. Pro­ sweet milk—steward to check this. numbers to be submitted with min­ vide keys for bathrooms, showers and utes of meeting. Fund raised by every room. Washing machine re­ NAME ....? RIENVILLI (Pan Atlantic), Oct. 3* means of arrival pooTs. Arrival pooh paired. —Chairman, C. Hemby; Secretary, C. te be drawn up for first port in Brazil. Martin. One man missed ship in Mi­ If more pools requested, will be CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Oct. STREET ADDRESS ami. New treasurer elected. Ship's drawn as needed. Beer and shrimp 14—Chairman, M. Olvera; Secretary, fund $46.61. Few hours disputed ever- party a success. Another one sug­ L. Santa Ana. .New delegate and re­ • time. Report kccepted. Motion that gested this trip. Painting of crew's porter elected. Ship's fund $21.65. CITY ZONE...... STATE...... if sailing is .delayed more than two quarters started. Some rooms to be Delegate to see patrolman about port hours, each hour thereafter shall be paiiited this trip, remainder en next payoff. paid at regular overtime rate unless trip. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an oM tubicriber and have a change crew is given notice and released MONARCH OP THE SEAS (Water­ of address, please give your foripar address below: from ship. Motion to change port of FORT BRIDCER (US Petroleum), man), Oct. H—Chairman, R. Ransoms; payoff from New Orleans to New •ct. 31—Chairman, B. Bell; Secretory, Secretary, C. Crabtree. Delegate re­ York. Keep recreation room clean. B. Beniart. Minor repairs to be made quested some one else to take Job. ADDRESS • aaaeaeasaaaeai^ec Laundry room to be cleaned after In Yokesuka and major repairs in One man missed ship in Mobile. Gear use. Messman te dispose of garbage. Singapore shipyard. Okayed, by mcm- checked. Report accepted. To write B CITY...... MPV,..ZONE STATE • f ' V '= - • AiUaiVo a •a wMAPPAa a a ii a • a aMAA P • aMaAji SI • a aaussvi • AAiWa.a iSfSi

Fac« Fonrfcea SEAFARERS LOG December' 21, '198<

LOG-A-RHYTHM: ing to try to show, to the best Finds Good Spot of my ability, the actions taken NO Electrical Near San Juan by one of my shipmates who, Local Lauded The Ocean's Song To the Editor: when under pressure, acted like • To the Editor: a real veteran of "the tight A'- , By Thurston Lewis While on the SS Hilten sail­ I am sending this to show our Vi. ;•! squeeze." ing between the States and appreciation for the kindness O Sea, I hear you speak I am referring to William R. shown to a number of SIU men Along thousands of miles of shoreline/' 'Puerto Rico on the sugar »un, Berryhill, ordinary seaman on I've heard many guys off dif­ by Electricians Local 130 in New With a different voice on each stretch of beach. my watch aboard the Republic. Orleans. ferent ships complain about the I was inspired and driven to You whisper while caressing the sand; About the time that the Alcoa You roar when hurling yourself madly amongst the rocks. clubs along the waterfront near write this letter because of the Corsair caught fire. Local 130 t the Bull Line docks in San Juan. fact that "the real hero of the did not have quite enough men Of what do you speak? '• There's always someone being day" was (overlooked almost at their hall. So their agent What is your many-splendored song? clipped or rolled, poor Quality completely in the past articles crossed the street and spoke to published in the LOG (Oct. 26, our officials, offering work to hard liquor goes for unfair Dec. 7). "I sing of life and love and death; prices, and the room rates are any of our qualified men who 1^,' Of timeless ages, changing shorelines. The course of events and the might want to stay on the beach. fiil' • And mountains smoothed doum to become plains. * action taken by Berryhill''really Several of our,men took these V-V -deserve praise, and 'I hope he Jobs and were treated very well. V--' "I roar with anger because of my boundaries; I resist the moon gets it to the utmost. If it So thanks again to Local 130 for Which draws me inevitably, as a lover beckons, should fall on anyone, it should helping them ut. And as a loved one, I follow. Letters To land on him.. Maurice "Duke" Duet Going On Watch "Even the wind cannot stay the strength of the moon. I shout defiance in face of wind and tide. The night we had the fire, Lauds Kindness But I yield— The Editor Berryhill was going out on deck Albeit, in my apger, I destroy ships and houses and men. All letters to the editor for to take his morn- Of Readier Crew publication in thg SEAFAR­ ifig watch when "Seafarers I love, and forever entice them to my bosom; he was caught by To the Editor: Often it takes a lifetime and an age ERS LOG must be signed by a blinding flash This is a letter of thanks But in the end I get them. the writer. Names will be which I hope you will publish Many a sailor's soul has been released in my belly,, withheld upon request. that erupted mid­ And I sing of them and to them. ships around as soon as possible. I sincerely number five. But want to thank the officials at "I shall sing along my million miles of shore. ridiculous. Well, why in hell go he immediately the Baltimore hall for what And thousands of miles in the midst of me; there, then? thought of us, they did for my wife during I shall continue to sing until the Earth is no more his brother crew- her illness and death while I And there is no separation of land and sea." For those who are not ac­ quainted with Puerto Rico, I members, raced Berryhill was away. would, like to suggest where to back through the < I also want to thank the crew go for a good time and get all passageways and gave the of the Alcoa Roamer, especially the things you're looking for alarm, shouting,, "Fire, fire, the Paul and Rudy, for" what they without being clipped. I find ship's on fire!" did to try and get me home. the Key Club hard to beat. He then ran forward, draped Thanks also to the captain and his shirt over his head, and ran chief engineer who did every­ 'Square Shooter' VSPHS HOSPITAIi Henry E. Smith Fred West up the ladder through the thing possible to help. BALTIMORE, MD. Michael Toth Norman West This club has Just been taken flames. They had by now I'm not too good at writing Chester Anti Francisco Mayo Karl Treimann Virgil E. WUmoth Talmadge Barbour WlUiam Mellon Harry S. Tuttlo Pon P. Wing over by an ex-marine, Charlie climbed as high as the flying. anything lik^'this, but I "want Kenneth Bewig James T. Moore USPHS HOSPITAL Connelly, who has only been bridge and had laid a blanket them all to know that I really Leslie Brilhart John A. Morris NORFOLK, VA. I there a few months and already which covered a good part of appreciate all they did for me. Torfeif Hansen Francis O'LaughUn Robert G. Barrett Telesford Roman Walter Hartman Joseph A. Prabech Francis J. Boner William R. Snyder has a name as a square shooter. the midship house, but he man­ Eddie Potts Clarence R. Haun William E. Roberts Cicero M. King Robert W. Wengate The Key Club is one of the few aged to get to the bridge to Fred Holmes Michael Ruta Charles E. Midgett D. G. Zerrudo 4> t EdwaAl Huizenga James H. Walker Joseph A. Proulx clubs I have been in where I sound 4he general alarm. Herman Kemp Ernest H. Webb find you get a fair shake and John McKarek Vyrl WiUlams USPHS HOSPITAL Leaving the bridge, he came Sunion Cheers Edward McMaster George Wilson SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. you can find what you're looking back down towards the catwalk MONTEBELLO Marcelo B. Belen P. B. McCoUian for, including a floor show and and again went through the Radio Operator CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL Raymond V. Boston Mlchal Michaiik BALTIMORE, MD, M. M. Hammond James M. Taylor lots of girls. flames to ti.e two nearest fire To the Editor: Paul O. Hansen Wm. A. Van Dyne Francisco Bueno J. G. KeUy WiUiam H. Walter But one of the few things you stations. He set up two hoses ' We are submitting some pic­ USPHS HOSPITAL OUver J. Kendrlck Harry M. Wong will find at this cliib which a lot and manned one before anyone tures of the ship's meeting in BOSTON, MASS. A. A. Kessen of them lack is the fairness of else, outside of the unfortun­ 11 F. O. Choplinski John T. Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL the North Atlantic and of the i: Charles Dwyer M. J. Shaughnessy SAVANNAH, GA. the owner in his business and a ate chief mate [who later died— crew at work en route to Rouen,. USPHS HOSPITAL place that is spotlessly clean. Ed.] had hit the deck. Under GALVESTON, TEXAS Dalton M. Barnes Jimmie Uttletoa France. C. J. Blanchard Concpclon Mejla Maximino Barnes Bacillo Llanei Beer goes for 30 cents, highballs such conditions, since he wa^ In regard to our radio opera­ Audley C. Foster Alfonso Olaguibsl Albert Birt for 50 cents and you get a pre.ssed for time, it's not hard Nui'iiian B. Hadden Lee Parker USPIIS HOSPITAL tor, we, the crew of the SS Sun- I USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. J regular size bai^ drink. And if to visualize the wonderful job ion. would like to indicate our NEW ORLEANS. LA. L. Bosley E. J. Roussall you're one who likes an occa­ he did. Paul Baggett WilUam Lawless . D. K. CampbeU J. A. Weh* appreciation to him for his serv­ Clolse Coats Samuel Levy Eric W. Johnson sional mixed drink, he knows He didn't shrink under pres­ ices. He went out of his way A. E. Cunningham Alois F. MauSraF USPHS HOSPITAL what you're talking about and sure. and my hat will always k ?: Donald Dambrlno William Murray MEMPHIS. TENN, to bring us the news and sports Serio M. DeSosa Michael Muzio Claud* F. Blanks Robert N. Yoimg doesn't look stupified as thejb do be off to him, a guy who de­ events every day and .post them Chas. A. Dorrough John Overton VA HOSPITAL at some of the clubs that know serves a lot of credit and the on the bulletin board. AHred B. Fahm Winford PoweU ^ ALBERQUERQUE. NM greatest esteem. Joseph Fitzpatrick John Psilos Charles Burton only highballs and beer. The We would also like to thank Miles Foster Randolph RatclUt floor shows are as good as you Frank Demasl Clarence Graham F. Regalado USPHS HOSPITAL SIU patrolman J. Bullock in Harry Green Anthony Rodrigues _ FORT WORTH. TEXAS can find anywhere in Puerto Norfolk for the good payoff last Jesse Green Edward Samrock B. J. Deibler Jamas R. Hodges Rico. ^ (Ed. note: Two men loere in­ William Havelln Wade H. Sexton Samuel Glove John C.. Palmer jured in the ' Republic five in trip. He'settled all beefs and Paul Hebert Toefll Smlgleiskt Siegfried Gnlttk* Rosendo Serran* So you guys who are dis­ Santos, Brazil, in addition to collected a good " deal of dis­ Arthur Henderson Nick T. Tala ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL gusted with the waterfront James Hudson Lonnie R. Tickls WASHINGTON. DO the chief mate who later died. puted overtime for us. Martin Kelly Luciano Toriblo William A. Hunt dives, stay away from them and The ship was taking on ballast We have had a very good trip. Edward G. Knapp Dirk Vlsser visit such places as the Key I t Thomas Landa James E. Ward in Santos at the time. We're The North Atlantic was good to Leo H. Lang Elma E. Wasden Club when you find them. It's happy to publish this tribute to us coming over, and we hope Karl Larsen 69 Years Young VA HOSPITAL in Santurce, only a few minutes Brother Berryhill, now that for the same going back. NEW ORLEANS, LA. by bus or cab from San Juan. more of the facts are in.) Ear! McNab John Ahadie Walter J. Fitch Ship's delegate USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY •^ortunato Alfonso Reinaldo Montes Henry A. Anderson Harvey W. Morris Julin Blomgren Robert Nielsen She's Grateful H. L. Cox Frederick Oliver Rudolph Evans Robert Parker Joseph Ferenc Pletro Paulin For Hospital $ Artemio Fernandez Bias Ramirez M. A. Gilesple James Ray To the Editor: Giles Glendenning N. Reznichenko I want to offer my thanksjto Estell Godfrey Angel L. Rios John Gonzalez Jose Rodriguez the SIU for the help we re­ J. Hulsman Antonio Russo ceived through the Welfare Alfred Kaju Marcellno Santiago D. F. Kaziukewicz Aaron Sasser Plan. Carl K. Kendall W. Schocnborn Allen L. Lake Stanley C. Scott I was in the hospital in 1953 William Luhrsen Herbert Svanberg and 1956, the last time for ma­ Russell E. Lund Roman Szczygiel Marcos E. Medina J. L. Thompson jor surgery, and it was so nice Franciszeh Mietkl Albert Williams not to have to worry about the v-V... USPHS HOSPITAL whole bill. Believe me, we are MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY very grateful, and I am very Manuel Antonana Frederick Landry proud to be the wife of an SIU Eladio Aris Kaarel Leetniaa Fortunato Bacomo Leonard Leidig man. Wm. C. Baldwin Antony Q, Leva Watching him peel luds, Mr. Ramon Murillo * Frank ,T. Campbell Mike Lubad ' you*d never think Joe Wm. J. Conners Joseph D. McGraw lavii ^ $1 Walter L. Davis Archibald McGuigan was pushing "three score Robert. M. Douglas H, F. MacDoriald John J. Driscoil Michael Machusky and ten." reports ship's Acclaims 'Hero' Robert E. Gilbert B. J. Martin . ,William Guenther Albert MartinelU delegate Edward J. Wright In RepubllQ Fire 'dBart E. Guranick Vic Miliazzo on the Alcoa Partner. He Making the most of a smooth Atlantic crossing, bosun'W. Howard Hailey Joseph B. Murphy To the Editor: • Taib Hassen W. P. O'dea said Davis, now 69, is "do* T. LaClair and Al Power turn to with paintbrushes in the BiUy R. HiU « George G. Phifer ing a wonderful job in the Though I do not profess to galley of the Sunion. Both were hard at it when the pic- Thomas Isaksen James M. Quinn be a Longfellow, Holmes or Ira H. Kilgore George E. Renal* s t e ward department." turey was taken at 2 AM, enroute to France. Ludwig Krlstiansen G. E. Shumaker Georgie Bernard Shaw^ I.iiip go- v.. < 1C a rt • ,4 .i •. Prank J. Kubek O. Slvertsen 'Photo' by Carl Ernest, cook. SEAFARERS LOG Dceember tl. 195# Pare Fifteen. Louis And His Korean Friend . .it State Okays EVERY I SUNDAY I ICE SlU Stand I DIRECT VO s •• -• -if ST On Welfare r IBRDADCA (Continued from page 3) 1 Dally News" and the "NY Tlmei I at hearings before Javlts last Ai u- gust, as saying that Insurance cor I R- panics "«ee several hundred mlUlt 1 in dollars lying around and they wai at to get hold of It." He pointed oi lUROPEAN that these joint funds follow tl TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC WATERS pattern of Taft-Hartley, whl« AND SOUTH AMERICAN^h calls for all welfare plans esta llshed by collective bargaining ai affecting Interstate commerce, be jointly administered. ITD" Miller, Incidentally, was the on "THE VOICE OF THE representative of a joint unlo: East Coast employer fund to appear at tl WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships In Caribbean "' South Atlan- of South America, £ fc of United hearings and to file a brief on b tic and East CoasY®" half of the trade-union vlewpoli States. : The SIU counsel said that Insu (xico, Carlh- ance companies will probably s fVFL-65, 13850 KCs Ships in Gulf of M^t- of South tempt to upset the Attomey-Ge; bean, West Coastn- t of Mexico eral's ruling for fear that th( America, West CoaRv would lose lucrative group Insu and US East Coast^^^ mean area, ance accounts that would now tei WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Medlterriid ropean and to follow the pattern set "by tl North Atlantic, Euie SIU and other unions. US East Coast. East and west do meet sometimes, as proved by this photo The Issue actually rose not fro m of Louis Schwartz and "Papa San." "Papa" is from Kunsan, the Insurance Industry, but fro # m Korea. Louis, OS on the Kyska, is from Brooklyn. a move In 1955 by the fund ope . r- ated for the National Marltln World Union. Although the SIU ai iyieanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-id many unions and Industries hai • • • been operating self-admlnlster4 Wireless Broadcasts Continue ^ GMT funds for years, the NMU—^th< Every Sunday, 1915 >n PERSONALS AND NOTICES iay) operating under an Insiurance coi (2:15 PM EST Sunti- pany setup — asked the superi WCO-13020 KCs n. Imerica Europe and North Walter K. Yerke St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Phone tendent of the State Insurance D FOrrest 5-2656. partment for a ruling on Its co: Contact your brother Oscar at WCO-16908.8 KCs n- 1116 McDonald St., Wilmington, F. T. Costello tnerica templated transfer to the self-li East Coast South Ah- sured type of plan. Calif. Headquarters Is holding substan­ The superintendent declined WCO-22407 KCs to Do Lein Chin tial sum of money that was col­ merica West Coast South Aj^ Issue such a ruling, and the fur You are asked to contact George lected for you. GMT of the NMU went to the courl Every Monday, 0315Si G. Haymundo, 192-07 Williamson iday) wh^re the petition was dlsmlssc (10:15 PM EST SuKd Ave., Springfield Gardens 13, NY, on technical grounds. The NM NY. plan did not appeal the case, bi WMM 25-15607 KCi^J switched Its plan nevertheless. Australia Clemente Flores Counsel for the Seafarers W« WMM 81-11037.5 li­ Your gear Is being held in the fare Plan and the SIU felt that Northwest Pacific lt baggage room at headquarters un­ was Important that the Issue 1 -le der the name of Roy Johnson. fought through to a finish. Cons Preston Smith TRENT quently. Miller participated In tl MARITIME TRADES DEPAIC hearings before the Attorney Gei You are asked to contact your All of the following SIU families eral and submitted the brief pr "e- sister, Louise Erode, at 1813;'Lin­ will collect the $200 maternity sentlng the position Which subs ,e- den Ave., Baltimore 17, Md. benefit plus a $25 bond from thi 1 quently was upheld by the Atto Richard J. Broun Union in the baby's name: H ney General In his-ruling. Your wife Wishes you to contact i Steven William Cachola, born FINAL DISPATf October 1, 1956, to Seafarer aiid her. Joe Is 111 and needs you. Mrs. William V. Cachola, Balti- 13. 1956. Ho joined The deaths of the following Sea­ on November Eddie Caudlll riiore, Md. \. ramber 7, 1952, and farers have been reported to the the Union Noi • George .O'Berry wishes you to the steward depart- Seafarers Welfare Plan and the was sailing In Write him t/o the Azalea eit:y, Helen Dawn Loffler, born June urvlved by his wife, ^lU SIU death benefit la being paid to ment. He Is s Waterman Steamship, Mobile 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John their beneficiaries; C. Loffler, Grafton. W. Va. bronha of Brooklyn, Mrs. Jennie N William J. Tarrant, Jr. took place In St. WilUam T. Potter, 48: On Sep­ NY. Burial ' You are asked to write or phone Michael Jay Dawson, born No­ ;ery, Plnelawn, NY. cuam tember 14, 1956, Brother Potter Charles Cemet Sammie D. Rose, 1007 S.W. 2nd vember 25, 1956, to Seafarer and died from a head Injury aboard the Mrs. Norman J. Dawson, Brooklyn, SS Barbara Frletchle. His burial NY. took place In Forest Lawn Cemete­ Christine Marie "Savant, born, ry In Norfolk. November 20, 1956, to Seafarer and DIRECTORY OF SIU I ^ {RANCHES Mrs. Walter E. Savant, Mamou, La. Joseph Engles, 41: Brother Engles died from the effects Ursel Sellse Forbes, born No­ WILMINUTON. CalU 505 Slartne At of heat exposure PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. vember 15, 1956, to Seafarer and |iO District Reed Humphries. Agent. Terminal 4-28 In Dhahran, Saudi SIU, A?4 Ontario Phone: 5591 Mrs. John Forbes, Mobile, Ala. ,...Uie E. Beltlmor* 8t. HEADQUARTERS .. 675 4tb Ave.. Bklj Arabia, on Sep­ BALTIMORE. rORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E gent XAstern 7-4800 SECRETARY-TREASURER Earl Sheppard. A EMpire 4-5719 Carlos M. Gonzales Valdivieso, Paul HaU tember 7, 1956. >76 State St. BOSTON VICTORIA. BC 617V4 Cormorant St. born September 20, 1956, to Sea­ iicnt Elchmbnd 3-0140 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS He joined the James Sheehaib i Empire 4531 farer and Mrs. Ramon Gonzales, 4203 Canal St. J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons. Joli Union January 7, HOUSTON It VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Ponce, PR. as Agent Capital 7-6558 J. Volpian, Eng. W. HaU. Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Jilatthews. Joli 1939, and was A. Michelet. Acti^^ Pacific 3468 , 141B Ryan St. sailing In the LAKE CHARLES, SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Jeffrey Lance Davis, born No­ lent HEmlock 6-5744 SUP engine depart­ Leroy Clarke. Ag Phone 6346 vember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and . .1 Soutb Ltawrenca St. MOBILE BACOTVILLB, Queheo 20 Elgin St. Mrs. Paul R. Davis, New Orleans, It HEmlock 3-1754 HOMOLULU., 16 Merchant t ment. Cal Tanner. AgeSt. Phone: 545 Phone 5-87 La.- 833 BienviUe St 4" 4" NEW ORLEANS raOROLD, Ontario S3 St. Davids St , Agent -Tulatie 8626 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay I CAnal 7-3202 CApital 3-43 Andrew Noronha, 30: Brother Llnd'sey WUllams^g Victor Lynn Reese, born Novem­ .678 4tb Ave., Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALIF 610 Macdonald Av Noronha died of a heart ailment NEW YORK e. QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. ber 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. HYaclntb 9-6600 BEacon 2-09 25 Quebec Phone: 3-1S69 Frank F. Reese, Port Nueches, 137-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison ! NORFOLK St. SAINT JOHN.. 85 Germain St. Texas. . UAdlson 2-9834 Douglas 3-83 Ben Reel. Agent 63 NB Phone: 2-5232 SEATTLE 2505 1st Av ; Joel Tony Gatewood, boin OctOT : 837 Market St. Main 02 PHILADELPHIA, on t. Market 7-1635 S. CarduUo. Agen"" Great Lakes District ber 10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. ; WILMINCTON 505 Marine Av RA, PB. .PelayoSl^ag Terminal 4-31: PUERTA de TIEBsi ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. Woodrow W., Gatewood, Andalusia, Pbone 3-5996 Sal CoUa. Agent Phone: 713-J NEW YORK .. 675 4th Ave., Brookl! BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Ala. • I- 450 Harrison St HYaclnth 9-611 SAN FRANCISCOSS Phone: Cleveland 7391 (ent Douglas 2-5475 Leon Johnson, Idelfonso Perez Jr., born October rest Coast Representative CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.; NE Canadian District Marty Breithoa. V Phone: Main 1-0147 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Idel- 8 Abercom St HALIFAX, N.S 128'A HoUlS { SAVANNAH ....R DETROIT 1038 3rd St. fonso Perez, Baltimore. Md. ting Agent Adams 3-1728 Phone- 3-89 E. B. McAuley. AC]) Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 8505 1st Ave. MONTREAL 834 St. James St. We SEATTLE DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St Ibellize Ortiz, born November 26, at EUlott 4334 . PLateau 8Ii Jeff GUlette, Age^' Phone: Randolph 2-4110 1956, to iSeafarer and Mr-s.-Hum- ^18U N. FrankUn SL TARH»A SOUTH CHICAGO...... 3261 E. B2nd St bei'to ;.Oidiz,,;Br,OQkly.ni- NY!;^^ i!' ' ent Pbone 3-1323 Tom. Banning. Ag'' XaoiiA .i. Mdii'f ' Vol. XViil Doe. 21 < No. 26 SEAFARERS U>C 1956 AWAROE.O FIRST PRIZE m GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 18S8 • INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL, ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFi-CIO •

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The Christmas season is a particularly meaningful time for Seafarers, emphasizing as It does the ideal of the I' V brotherhood of man. r, This ideal is a familiar one to the men who hold mem­ I:... bership in the Brotherhood [ H"' of the Sea—^men from many id-;. lands and speaking many r-. languages. It is appropri­ ate during this holiday sea­ son for all Seafarers to re- dedicate themselves to the Ideal of the Brotherhood of u: the Sea on which the Union has been built. In this spirif the SlU A&G District wishes Seafarers and ~P L their friends everywhere a "D) [E m yery Merry Christmas. Jli • k

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