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' _ '^-1 I 'r ••T- KintM ^arat% Rican longshoremen ponder big job of moving CAfftiArilir B man to seek VWrjfW# ii2.ton turbine stator rig to nearby power plant after UOffTS jemonwy* higher seniority under SIU the stator was skidded off the Dorothy onto the dock in San Juan. It was put aboard contract's amended hiring rules, Joseph Scaturro, oiler in Baltimore after a rail trip from Pittsburgh. The huge mechanism was moved off (right), files papers as hq. patrolman Frank Bose looks without a hitch. (Story on Pago 7.) on. Changes start Oct. 1. (Story on Page 2). -:t.:: •;' fV..«j-' ' - f Pace Twe SEAFARERS LOG September 14, 1^5t SlU BrOSdSr shrimpers' Fete Seniority Hiring Clause Acknowledging a rise in shipping wd job opportunities for Seafarers, the SIU has won agreement from its contracted employers on a modification of Article 1 of the SIU contract, the seniority hiring provision.ptoviaon. Effective October 1 of'this year, all rated men with Class B seniority can qualify for class A seniority if they began ship Under the original coniract pro were required by the terms of the ping before January 1, 1952 vision, class A seniority was contract clause to accumulate 90 and have been sailing regularly granted to men who started with days seatime a year for eight years since that time. the Union before January 1, 1951, before graduating to class A status. In other words, any rated Sea a full year earlier than the cutoff Normally then, the earliest a class farer who started shipping before ^ate which is now going into effect B man could have advanced to 1952 and shipped steadily in the Originally men who were eligible class A would have been January, years that followed will now quali for B seniority (those who started 1959. Seafarers who do not have fy as a class A man. any time after January 1, 1951) ratings will still follow this rule. Increase in Jobs However, in the year and a half since the seniority agreement was Await Labor Bd^ negotiated, there has been a steady increase in contracted jobs and shipping for Seafarers, reflecting the reactivation of once idle ships Dock Vote Action and the addition of new vessels to the SlU-contracted fleet through Representatives of the old International Longshoremen's Union organizing activities. The Association and the New York Shipping Association con job increase has led to spot short tinued their delaying tactics last week in an attempt to side-, ages of rated men and the ship step a showdown election on + ping of large numbers of men with ued discussions as to the composi class B and class C seniority to the New York docks. How man the ships. ' ever, the National Labor Rela tion of the voting unit and the tions Board continued to take the procedures to be followed in con necessary steps to set up an early ducting the election. The first ILA- election among the port's long shijJowner stall came when the IBL Scatturo 1st in Line asked the Board to order the ship shoremen. The first applicant at headqdar- TV Programs Started owners to turn over a\ list of long shoremen eligible to vote. ters for an A seniority rating un Meanwhile, the International der the new contract provision was The IBL pointed out that the Brotherhood of Longshoremen, Seafarer Joseph Scaturro, oiler. general practice has been to con AFL-CIO, stepped up its campaign Scaturro started sailing with the sider all men working 700 hours SIU in April, 1951, which he de in-the port with the first of a series a year as regular longshoremen. of weekly television programs scribed as a "joyous day for me." The only source of this informa His first ship was the Julesburg, a aimed at longshoremen. The pro tion is the payoll records main Some of the 5,000 spectatorji from several states (top) grams are carried in the New York Mathiasen tanker. tained by the various stevedoring Since then he has been sailing crowd a dockside platform at the annual blessing of the area on Channel 5 at 1 PM, Sun firms. Such records should be days. They spotlight the issues of pretty regularly on Robin Line runs shrimp fleet in Bayou la Batre, Ale. Visitors and crewmen of made available to all parties, the to South Africa. 83 boats heard the Rev. Thomas Nunan, (at^ mike), and the the election and the abuses long IBL argued, so that ineligible men shoremen have suffered during the He heard the good news about Rev. Joseph Adams (far left) make the blessings. About could be quickly weeded out and the new seniority agreement at the years of ILA misrule. prevented from voting. half of the boats are operated by members of the SlU-afFili- Wednesday night, September 5, ated Ivlobile Bay Seafood Union. ' Meetings held at the New York Reduce Challenges headquarters membership meeting office of the Labor Board contin- This procedure, IBL said, would and showed up the next morning reduce challenges to a minimum to make his application. and make for a clcar-cut election "I really appreciate getting this decision. It would also discourage top seniority rating," he said, "be Shipping Boost Seen AFL Acts On any efforts on the part of ILA to cause having worked ashore I know "vote tombstones" in the coming there's no Union like the SlU.when balloting. The ILA, as the current it comes to protection and party to the longshore contract, al benefits." In India Snrplns Deal Abuses Of 3 ready has information on eligible voters available to it. The biggest surplus commodity deal ever negotiated lias Shipowner spokesmen argued Class B Seafarers who possess been reached between the US and India. It calls for sale of Welfare Funds that they should not be compelled only the entry ratings of ordinary, $360 million worth of food and commodities from the US to make such- lists available. wiper and messman, but who have stockpile, principally wheat, An AFL-CIO crackdown on al Another issue to be decided by the seatime requirments, can move leged welfare fund abuses in three the Board is the question of voting into class A by passing a -Coast cotton, rice and tobacco. Since sales negotiated until now, it is unions has again pinpointed the ad by hatch bosses. The IBL argued Guard examination for a rating in the "50-50" law will apply to only one of several recent arrange vantages of the self-insured SIU that hatch bosses are supervisory their particular department. Other this cargo, the sale means a con ments made with Asiatic countries. Welfare Plan jointly administered employees and should not be al wise, the negotiators agreed, they siderable boost for US shipping to Others include sale of condensed by Union and shipowner trustees. lowed to vote as longshoremen. will wait out the full eight years. India. milk and cotton to Burma, sale of cotton to Indonesia and Hong The AFL-CIO recently took steps The ILA has also attempted to be In accord with the Union's own The magnitude of the'new sur cloud the issue by calling for a rules on membership, those Sea plus deal is shown by the fact that Kong, and other sales to Denmark, for the possible suspension of the Great Britain and West Germany. 25,000-member Distillery, Rectify- coastwise election. farers who attain class A seniority the $360. million figure represents big and Wine Workers Interna It is expected that the regional as per the amended contract will far less than the tcue market value The sales to Denmark and Great tional Union and warned of similar office of the board will refer these now become eligible for full mem of the commodities, somewhere Britain, whUe relatively small ones, action against the Laundry Workers matters to the Washington head bership in the SIU, replacing the around $650 million. indicate that efforts by foreign International Union and the Allied quarters of the NLRB for final probationary membership they Wheat Shipment Big maritime nations to undermine Industrial Workers, the latter for decision. held up until now. The wheat cargoes alone will "50-50" have been given up for the merly known as the United Auto amount to 130 million bushels or time being. AVorkers-AFL. approximately 3,500,000 long tons, One of the arguments used by Widespread charges of misman ILA Fires Filth Barrage Against SIU at least half of which must be "50-50" opponents was that the agement and "corrupt influences" Unable to face up to the issues posed by the International Broth carried on American-flag vessels un maritime nations were boycotting in the handling of welfare and pen erhood of Longshoremen, the waterfront mobs who control the dis der the laws. The rest of the agree US surplus sales abroad because sion trust funds have been made credited International Longshoremen's Association have* unleashed ment includes 500,000 bales of cot they could not carry them exclu against all three unions, particular a campaign of vituperation against the SIU. ton; 4.4'million bags of rice at 100 sively on their own ships. ly against the distillery workers. pounds to the bag; 6 million pounds The SIU has been selected as the prime target for an ILA filtii of tobacco and ^31^ million worth All three have insurance com barrage because of its staunch support of the IBL. Similar mud- of dairy products. The wheat to be SEAFARERS LOG pany-managed welfare plans. Un slinging attacks have been made many times in the past against shipped represents over 15 percent S.,,. 14. 1tS6 V.I. kvill. ion officials and brokers have been the SIU, AFL-CIO president Meany and others who have sup of all wheat now held in Govern-'' PAOI HAU., Becretaru-Xreasiirer cnarged with manipulating the ported IBL in the past'and are supporting its current campaign ment surplus. HcsBERr fiRAHD, Sditor," KAY JUcNisoir, ffinds for heavy kickbacks and for a new waterfront election. The entire transaction will be Managing Editor; BeRMAH> SCA&IAN, Art, splits on substantial brokerage com The ttiA attacks have been echoed in similar form by "Dockers Editor; HEDMAIC ABTBUB, Imvm SPIVACK, paid for in Indian currency. In Staff Writirs; Biu. MOODY, Gulf Area missions. News," an organ of the Communist Party's waterfront section, indi turn, the US will spend the money Representative. The self-insurance feature of the cating that the ILA-Bridges-Communist alliance is still in full to help develop India's economy SIU Welfare Plan, which a number swing. It is believed that Irving Velson is acting ah the coordinator and expand markets for US prod of unions have subsequently adopt for this anti-SlU campaign. ucts in India. ^ Because of the ed, has kept administrative costs Seafarers can expect intensification of these attacks in the next scope of the transaction, the ship Published biweekly at ttie headquartere low and benefits .higb by avoiding few weeks with possible efforts to contact SIU ships and attempt ping of the commodities will be of the Sjafarers International Union, At high premiums to insurance com lantic A Cult District, APL-CIO. 675 Fourth to interfere in the internal affairs of the SIU.. The SEAFARERS spread over a three-year period. Avenue, Brooktyn aj, NV. Tel HYaclnth \W panies and forestalling ppssible LOG will keep Seafarers posted on developments along these lines. While the Indian transaction is 9-6600. Entered as second class matter abuses over fees and commiss|ogjp; at the .Post Office in Brooklyn, NYj under — I 1 i^ptember 14, 198$ SEAFARERS LOG Paffe Thrai
NY Will Get Firsf • .^1 SlU Health Center: Director Chosen Planning for SIU health centers shifted into high gear as the trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan named Dr. Joseph B. Logue medical director of the Sea farers Welfare Plan Medical Program. At the same time, the trustees are making arrangements to obtain fa-^ ing out for x-ray and laboratory (nations,, chest x-rays, , electrocar cilities near the New York equipment for installation in the diograph' checks, blood tests and headquarters hall to house first center. The bids will be acted other standard medical tests aimed -the first of four projected on at the next tru*stees' meeting at detecting illness. All of these' Union health centers. later in the month. It is expected will be offered at no cost to the The trustees have already, that it will take three pr six months Seafarer. na'rrowed down their hunt to to install the necessaiy equipment The centers themselves will not Dr. Joseph Logue (center), newly-appointed medical direc specific properties within walking and put the center in operating offer any treatment but "will refer tor of the SlU Welfare Plan Medical Program, shows trustees distance of the headquarters hall. order. Seafarers to the Public Health Joe Algina (left), SlU assistant secretary-treasurer, and They expect to close a property Diagnostic Facilities Service Hospitals in the event Max Harrison, shipowner representative, a list of the lab deal within the next few days for The four health centers—in New medical treatment is needed. equipment and supplies he plans to order for the first center the health center's location. York, Mobile, Baltimore and New A secondary function of the cen in New York. Dr. Logue was Isthmian medical director. Meanwhile bids are already go- Orleans—will offer Seafarers the ters will be to offer a standardized finest in diagnostic and examina physical for Seafarers shipped out tion facilities to provide them with of the hall to SlU-contracted ves regular physical check-ups. They sels. The standard physical will re are one part of the health and safe place the haphazard system pres- ty program that was negotiated by Center's Goal: Preventive Medicine (Continued on page 15) the SIU in contract talks with the "What we are out to do is apply some" preventive medicine. Our object will be to detect operators last fall. incipient illness and physical defects and have them attended to before they become seri The major function of the cen ous handicaps. In doing so, we will be providing the Seafarers with the type of check-up ters will be the practice of preven which is available to others tive medicine. Seafarers will be Ease Rules only at considerable cost.", years he has been medical director months before war broke out. able to obtain thorough physical That's how Dr. Joseph B. for the Isthmian Steamship Com Subsequently he was assigned to Logue, newly-appointed medical pany. But before that he had a dis the Marine Corps, as executive No Seafarers now shipping director of the Seafarers Welfare tinguished medical career with the officer of the Parris Island Naval In Hardship regularly on SIU ships need fear Pian Medical Program, described Navy and the Marine Corps dating hospital and then went overseas as loss of Job eligibility because of his approach to the operation of back to World War 1." He retired division surgeon for the famed 1st the operation of the SIU health the Seafarers health centers. At in-1954 with the rank of vice-ad Marine Division. centers. He spent two years in the Pa Hosp. Cases present Dr. Logue is drafting miral. The purpose of the centers is standards and procedures and let Was Navy Surgeon cific in the course of which he was to prevent ailments from reach Liberalizing the provisions of ting bids for lab equipment to be Before becoming an administra awarded the Legion of Merit with ing the serious stage and to the family hospital and surgical installed in the first center in tor Dr. Logue specialized in sur combat star and other citations. keep Seafarers healthy mid on benefits program, the trustees of New York. gery, particularly traumatic sur When World War II ended he the job at all times. the Welfare Plan have agreed to Others will be built in Balti gery, and served in a number of served is medical administrator in waive the $50 deductible provision more, Mobile and New Orleans. Naval hospitals as assistant chief a variety of capacities for Navy and the 31-day limit in certain spe Extensive Career surgeon and chief surgeon. He hospitals and districts until his re check-ups to detect and prevent cial hardship cases. The waiver The new director brings a wealth was chief surgeon at the Pearl Har tirement in 1954. ailments before they reach the would apply to such illness as can of experience to the post both as bor Naval hospital just before Dr. Logue is a native of Georgia serious stage. These check-ups cer and other severe ailments or a medical administrator and a prac World War II, but was shifted to and got his medical training at the could include such items as eye injuries where it becomes neces ticing physician. For the last two Chelsea; Massachusetts a few University of Georgia. and ear examinations, dental exam- sary for a Seafarer's family mem- ber to reenter the hospital for further treatment. The trustees have also voted to Union Wins Ala. Jobless $ $ Tesf give benefits coverage in case of miscarriages where the patient has MOBILE—Seafarers holding Class B and C seniority won a major legal victory in Alabama last week. The three-man to enter a hospital. Board of Appeals of the Department of Industrial Relations ruled unanimously that seamen leaving ships under the 60-day Pajrments Over $100,000 provision of the Union contract are entitled to unemployment insurance benefits. Meanwhile, payments to Seafar The speedy decision by the ers under the dependents plan Alabama board is the third in the Alabama department had al off in accord with the provisions of passed the $100,000 mark in Au stance in which the Union has ways upheld the "voluntary quit" the Union-company hiring agree Jobs Empty gust. Since the plan went into ef argument. ment. fect on June 1, 1955, 749 Sea Because of this practice, the Un farers have collected a total of Seafarers holding B and C ion carried, an appeal to the Ap $108,718.82 toward payment of seniority who pay off under the Boston Hall peals Board. The Union argued BOSTON—still sharing in the hospital, medical and surgical bills 60 - day contract provision that the quit was not voluntai'y, for their wives and children. should inform Unemployment SCHEDULE OF job prosperity affecting most ports, but was a mandatory provision, of the SIU branch here maintained The newly-liberalized rules for Insurance offices accordingly the Union contract. hardship cases provide that on the when applying for their bene a busy pace during the last period The Alabama Board agreed that SIU MEETIMGS and was virtually cleaned out of second trip to the hospital the plan fits. The accurate and official will pay the $10 a day past 31 days, reason under such circum any man leaving the ship under the SIU membership meet men in all departments. stances is "leaving vessel be provisions of a contract negotiated New York had to fill in on many if qecessary, and will not require between the employer and the Un ings are held regularly jobs. Port Agent James Sheehan the Seafarer to pay the first $50 of cause of a provision in the the second hospital bill. Similar contract." ion cannot be called a "voluntary every two weeks on Wed reported, because of the sudden Merely listing "60-day rule" quit" and is entitled to his unem demand. ly, the Plan will pay the $100 or "Union rule" is not accepted ployment benefits. nesday nights at 7 PM in worth of hospital extra costs and No Replacements any added surgical costs the sec as sufficient reason and could Company Changes Practices all SMJ ports. All Sea Even so, Sheehan said, several ond time around, up to the limits c.ause loss of benefits. Aside from the legal victory, the men who had planned to pay off of the schedule of fees. Where ajppeals are pending. farers are expected to Union has done away with a Water their ships here could not be re The new rules make it possible Seafarers should report regu man company practice which had attend; those who wish to placed and agreed to remain larly as required by the Unem for Seafarers in these hardship the effect of denying many seamen aboard so the ships would not sail cases to collect benefits covering ployment Insurance office. be excused should request their unemployment insurance. It shorthanded. This cooperation by all of their hospital and surgical had been the company's practice permission by telegram the crews helped avoid a lot of expense for the second period of won test cases on unemployment to list men as paying off under problems, he commented. (be sure to include reg treatment. Of course if the sur insurance. Previous decisions in mutual consent, no matter what It is. hoped shipping will con geon's bill is over the fees sched X New York and Delaware also up the circumstances under which istration number). The tinue to be good, although the out uled by the Plan, or the hospital held the Union's stand. they left the ship. "Mutual con look is uncertain right now. daily rate is more than $10, then : The Alabama decision is of ma sent" meant that the men left the next SIU meetings will be: Four ships, the McKittrick Hills the Seafarer would have to pay the jor importance because the Water ship of their own accord and could (Western Tankers), Lake George difference. man and Pan Atlantic Steamship not collect benefits. September 19 (US Petrol), Republic (Trafalgar), In one instance, the wife of a companies have their home offices In discussions with Waterman October 3 and Cantigny (Cities Service) paid Seafarer contracted osteomelitis, a In the state. It has been the prac the Union has won agreement that off and signed on during the pe bone infection, following fracture tice of the companies to contest un the company will instruct skippers October 17 riod. In transit were the Robin of a leg and had to return to the employment benefits for seamen to enter the specific reason for . October 31 Doncaster (Seas Shipping), Steel hospital. The total bill came to leaving a ship after 60 days on the which a man paid off. From now Executive (Isthmian), Ines (Bull $644.64, and payment equaling that grounds that this constituted a on, men paying off under the 60- November 14 Line) and Harold T. Andrews amount has been made to the Sea "voluntary quit;" Up: until now. day rule will be listed as paying -UOverseafr-NavrL— - - - — farer. Fare Four SEdFARERS LOG Sevtemker 1«. IFSt Revised Job Rules Seen Big Aid To NY NEW YORK—Good shipping is still the rule at headquar ters, where SIU port officials handled a total of 41 ships dur ing the last period. ' August 22 Through September 4 ments was a touch and go proposi All of this traffic assured a Registered lentiful supply of jobs for aH tion on several occasions, accord ing to Claude Simmons, SIU assis Port Deck Deck Xng. StoS. Stew. Stew. ToW ToUl Total Eands on the beach. In addi A B A B B R«B. tion to replacements for ships in tant secretary-treasurer, but most Boston 9 5 5 3 5 2 19 10 28 the harbor, Seafarers were dis 81 25 47 18 47 14 175 57 232 patched for ships in Philadelphia, See story on revised senior 32 15 18 17 13 . 13 63 45 108 64 25 39 12 Boston and as far north as Port ity on page 2. 30 13 133 50 188 Norfolk 19 15 11 12 9 10 39 37 7ft land, Me. Savannah . 9 4 8 7 2 1 19 12 31 Tampa Securing some of the replace- of the men involved were willing 7 1 3 4 6 4 16 9 29 35 to remain aboard, so no real diffi 11 18 13 25 11 78 35 118 54 • 20 34 18 64 20 152 58 218 culty was encountered. 14 5 7 4 3 3 24 12 38^ "The answer to this problem, of 22 5 18 12 7 6 47 23 7® 1st Gas Potter course, is to eliminate some of the Wilmington 7 3 - 8 7 5 0 20 10 30 turnover in jobs," he said. "The 1« 11 9 10 11 8 36 29 65 way to do this, we have found, is 17 10 14 4 10 9 41 19 .6® Deck Deck Bns. Eng. Stew. Stew. Tetal Tfltal Tatm Ship Underttay to have a greater number of men B A B A B A B 386* 155 239 141 237 WASHINGTON—The third ex with class A seniority in the Union. 110 862 406 1268 perimental Liberty ship, this one a These men are not required to gas turbine-powered vessel, is be leave their ships after 60 days, un Shipped ginning her sea trials off the Vir der the Union contract, like the men who, hold less than class A Port -Deck Beck Deck Stew. Staw. Stew. Xotal~ Total Total Total ginia Coast this week. The Liberty A B C T V- A C A B' • C ship John Sergeant will be the first status. Boston 8 4 9 3 4 8 3 2 5 14 19 18 gas turbine vessel to operate un "Thus we have met with the op 84 23 26 61 29 18 54 15 1® 199 67 54 320 [!-• der the American flag. erators and renegotiated the hir 32 3 6 14 7 7 10 4 11 56 14 24 94 ing section of our agreement to 66 13 14 40 23 18 21 12 13 127 48 45 220 Has New Propeller allow all rated men who started 16 13 15 11 6 20 3 6 22 30 25 57 112. In addition to the new power Savannah 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 Q 4 2 0 ft sailing regularly on SIU ships in 3 2 2 9 plant, the ship new has a controll 1951 and have sailed regularly 4 2 7 3 1 15 9 5 29 able-pitch propeller and has been 26 5 2 15 15 2 23 4 4 64 24 8 90 since to be granted class A senior 44 12 13 35 9 8 44 lengthened by 20 feet. 25 13 123 40 34 203 ity. Both the operators and the 17 4 3 12 16 3 6 1 1 35 21 7 63 The fourth ship, the William Union feel this will cut down the 15 3 1 10 8 4 11 3 9 36 14 10 60 Patterson, powered with another turnover and therefore ease the Wilmington 4 9 1 4 9 2 3 9 4 11 19 7 37 version of the fas turbine engine, manpower shortage with which 12 9 6 10 9 0 10 3 0 32 17 0 49 will go out for sea trials in Decem we're often faced," Simmons com 22 9 4 14 9 7 12 2 3 48 16 14 78 Deck Deck Deck Ens. Eng. «»& Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total ber. Two previous conversions mented. A B C A B C A B c SSI under the Maritime Administration Twenty^five ships were paid off, 351 110 92 236 137 99 207 89 92 794 332 283 1409 upgrading program are already at four signed on and 12 ships were SIU shipping leveled off some- 4 sea. They have made speeds of up in transit during the last period. what during the past two weeks, to IV/ii knots. All of them were in good shape. BALTIMORE: Good . . . NOR LEANS: Slowing up . . . LAKB but still managed to stay above FOLK: Booming ... SAVAN CHARLES: Good . . . HOUSTON: the 1,400-mark. The total number NAH: Slow; registration is Should stay good . . . WILMING of men dispatched was 1,409; reg up . . . TAMPA: Good . . . TON; Fair . . . SAN FRANCISCO: istration was low at 1,268. MOBILE: Good . . . NEW OR Fair . . . SEATTLE:* Good. The current job total reflects a INOUIRING SEAFARER sustained period of booming ship ping activity which has lasted Question: An SIU operator is talking of a 100,000-ton super three and a half months. An aver age of 1,420 jobs have been dis Rap Safety Lack On tanker. It would be 935 feet long and carry 830,000 bar patched evdry two weeks during rels (about 35 million gallons) of oil. How would you feel about this period, marked by a peak of riding a ship of this size? 1,532 jobs two weeks ago. Foreign-Flag Liners No major letdown is in prospect Complaints about unsafe and unsanitary conditions on two in the coming months, with good foreign-flag ships again highlighted the lack of adequate Thomas Gray, MM: I imagine it John Rivera, pumpman: I've shipping expected to continue for supervision of non-US vessels on the high seas. Two ships, v.ould have a nice roomy galley never been on any supertanker, some time. and messhall, so it would be the Italian passenger vessel" plenty of store hard for me to Five Ports Gain Irpinia and the Mexican "wet illegal Mexican entrants from room and refrig say until I saw Five ports, Philadelphia, Norfolk, back" ship Mercurio One, were Texas back to Vera Cruz. She has erator space and the pumproom. Tampa, Lake Charles and Seattle, the targets of the beefs. , been the target of considerable individual C er t a i n 1 y you all showed shipping increases this The Irpinia arrived in New York criticism from Rep. Robert Mollo- foc'sles. It might would need an period, while one Mobile, remain last week on its first visit to this han (Dem., W. Va.), who charged be a little more other pumpman ed the same: good. Philadelphia port with 1,200 passengers and a that conditions aboard were un work but being and extra main and Norfolk had the biggest gains. bellyful "of beefs about the ves sanitary and unsafe. Subsequently, comfortable i s tenance men. Declines in varying degrees hit sel's seaworthiness and sanitary it was reported that a mutiny had what counts. The Tankers corrode Boston, New York, Baltimore, Sav conditions. Forty of the passen broken out aboard the ship, in the more room you have to live and fast and there is annah, New Orleans, Houston, gers made signed complaints to the port of Tampico, Mexico, with sev work, the better it is. plenty of work, Individual rooms Wilmington and San Franciseo, Coast Guard on conditions aboard eral passengers jumping overboard. would be an advantage. but New York still shipped better 4" 4" 4" her. The Mercurio One is under char than 300 men and Baltimore and One of the passengers, a Chicago ter to the US Immigration Service. Michael Strawinski, FWT: It 4« 4« 4" Frank S. Costa, MM: I would New Orleans handled over 200. schoolteacher, reported she bought Critics of the operation have de doesn't matter to me what kind of The current period was marked a cabin class ticket but was as clared that the Immigration Service ship I'm working like to work on a ship that size. I think it would by the lowest proportion of ship signed to a dormitory with 45 should have chartered an Ameri on as long as ping for class B men since the SIU other persons in one room. The can-flag vessel for this purpose. there is a good be a lot easier with more space seniority hiring system began al dormitory had no water or lava crew aboard. most a year and a half ago. Class tory facilities, she said. . Whether you are to work in and a private room for B accounted for 24 percent of the Speak Out At on a tug or a total shipping, while class A Other dormitory set-ups on the every crewmem- same deck had as many as 200 supertanker, the ber. There would dropped one point to 56 percent SIU Meetinss important thing and class C rose to 20 percent. passengers, without any sanitary be extra work, of facilities. Under the Union constitu is not to get in course, but more Three of the 14 ports shipped each other's hair. Other passengers signed state tion every member attending men in the crew no class C men at all, but Norfolk, a Union meeting is entitled to I guess this ments to the effect that two or would take care faced with a job boom and a short nominate himself for the would be easier on a big ship. age of A and B men, shipped more three passengers had been sold of that. tickets for the same cabin space, elected posts to be filled at 3^ 4" class 0 men than the combined the meeting—chairman, read 4> 4* 4* total of the other two groups. with pursers having a field day ac John Fanning, AB: A ship this L. P. Hogan, pumpman: I would cordingly in assigning people to ing clerk and recording secre big means putting a couple of like to be her chief pumpman. I Black Gang Still Short cabins. tary. Your Union urges you other ships and was working Although the number of class C Several of the travelers formed to take an active part in meet seamen out of down in Maracai- men shipped in the engine depart a group to take up their complaint ings by taking these posts of business. ,Y o u bo harbor on the ment was not far different from with the House Merchant Marine service. wouldn't take dredge just be the deck and steward class C fig Committee. They said they would And, of course, all members many more men cause of these ures, the spread between the total ask for legislation to protect have the right to take the flooc than a T-2 does. big tankers and number registered and shipped American travelers against abuses and express their opinions on. 1 also wonder it would be good was greatest in that department. of this kind. any officer's report or issue hew safe it would to see one of Most ports bave been low on black The Irpinia is a 27-year-old ship under discussion. Seafarers be in a sterm. I them under the gang men for seme time. of 10,982 tone displacement. She are urged to hit the deck at guess your watch US flag. Every The following is the forecast had jammed 1,200 passengers these meetings and let their would be half man would have port by port: aboard her. She was originally the shipnutea know what's en f- •vw the time yen went from hia own room and air conditioning BOSTON; Fair . . . 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CHIWAWA (CltU* SaiSrIct), Aug. S— accepted. Motion that no one pay off Chairman, J. Malenay; Sacratary, J. until aU beefs are settled. Captain Hughat. Repair Ust turned In. Men gives men only $10.00 each on draw, New Tanker advlaed to keep lockera locked to up with patrolman. Suggestion to HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE avoid stealing. One man missing ship. teletype haU regarding mall. Steward at l4ike Charles. CUer paid own dept. beef to be taken up with patrol transportation. To see agent about man. Vote of thanks to steward and reimbursement. Report accepted. passenger for piping music Into mess EVERY AMERICAN Plans Still New delegate elected. Delegates haU. Request Information about thanked for accomplishments. Gen draws In doUars Instead of yen. In erally agreed that fair trials of foul- quire If shore gang can take stores ups are only way to protect majority aboard because of short stay In port. membershp. 1 HASTINGS (Waterman), July 2$— Up In Air ARLYN (Bull), Aug. S—Chairman, J. Chairman, C. E. Wallick; Secretary, J. Lincoln; Sacratary. O. Waltar. One Wells. New delegate elected. Two men WASHINGTON—Two years of man paid off In San vuan and replace missed ship In New Orleans. Gear to ment missed ship sailing for stateside. be put ashore In San Francisco. Few negotiations by the Military' Sea Deck delegate resigning as could not hours disputed overtime. Crew to be Transportation Service to get pri handle two jobs efficiently. To act careful not to aplU coffee on bridge on all outstanding business. Ship's and deck. Repair list to be made up vate operators to build 15 new fund $3.09. - Reports accepted, and and given to patrolman In San Fran Memban .of Congress and loccd tankers have gotten nowhere. Now go along with headquarters and ap- cisco. One member requested locker legislators as welL vote on a bewilder to/be moved to get more air, if pos with tanker construction costs on sible. Steward department room should ing variety of issues while in ofii^. The the rise, chances are pretty doubt be sougeed. Vote of thanks to steward overlxge voter finds it difficult to keep department for fine meals. track of the records of the men whose ful that the ships will be built for long-term Navy charters. WESTPORT (New England Ind.), future he has to decide in the ballot June 21—Chairman, W. Bunker; Sec booth. ^ When the first bids were oalled retary, J. Laughlln. Meeting • called to Inform engine utility of agent's re for two years back, they involved port from Lake Charles on cargo over To cut through the fog of promises, construction costs of under $8 time and other duties. E. U. to work claims and counter-claims. American under deck engineer's Working rules unions have made it a practice in re miliion. At that time the act un Insofar as winches and winch time Is der which they. werfe to be built concerned; also about working over cent years to print and distribute "box time and not putting In for it; also scores" on the legislators' performance set a ceiling rate on the charter about turning to before 8:00 AM with on key iissues. These appear in union price the Navy would pay for the out overtime. publications and are distributed to tankers. ..FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), voters in many areas, helping them Aug. 3—Chairman, B. Cries; Secre fudge for themselves on the basis of Originally, MSTS and the bid tary, R^ Myers. New delegate elected. the record. ding operators were unable to Two men missed ship; patrolman no tified. Two hours delayed sailing be reach agreement on a contract. prove pubUclzlng democratic way of cause of men missing ship. One man In addition, unions distribute infor Then the legislation was changed union. Need more cooked meats In hospitalized with burned eyes caused mation on registration requirements, night lunch, sardines and boiled eggs. by electric weld arc. Beef in engine to call for bigger ships—between Discussion on grade of Ice cream and department. Ship sprayed for roaches cmd conduct "get out the vote" drives 25,000 and 27,500 tons and an 18- fresh vegetables—put aboard too soon. Ship's fund $26.50. Engineer per helping imion members and other citi- knot speed. By that time, the con Some trouble with Ice cream box. forming unlicensed personnel work lens qualify for election day voting. New motor Installed. Request variety causing dissension among members struction costs were up to $9.3 of flavors. $ and causing them to quit ship, and million. criticism. Expect men on overtime to DE SOTO (Pan Atlantic), Aug. S— do contract work. Report accepted. MSTS was still talking optimis- Chairman, vy. Holllngar; Secretary, W. Port holes to be Installed in deck and Fleishman. Ship's fund $31.22. Three steward department bathrooms and ticaliy about getting a genuine bid men logged and flred. One man from showers. Grating to be put in show when it opened the envelopes the improvised gangway. Full statement ers deck, engine and steward depart to be signed and copy given to patrol ment. Cots to be returned after us third time this week. But private man. Reports accepted. ing. Ship to be sprayed for roaches Ore Line Laggards operators now figure they can do again. Washing machine tp be fast ened to deck. Engine- department Hbetter in the market. The result HILTON (Bull), Aug. 12—Chairman, beef to be taken up with headquar J. Crowley; Secretary, J. Mitchell. ters. is that the proposed new ships are Ship's fund $20.50. Reports accepted. Face Union Action as far away as ever. Motion to have meeting every other WESTPORT (Arthur .Steamship), week to eliminate piling up of reports. Aug. 5—Chairman, S. Krswnynskl;. BALTIMORE—Ore Line crewmembers who have-been re Delegates to decide best time to have Secretary, K. Skelly. Tglegram sent turning to their ships right at sailing time instead of an hour meetings convenient to ail depart to headquarters to have patrolman Get That SS ments. Suggestion steward check visit ship on arrival In states.' Head early may find themselves facing Union disciplinary action necessary, night lunch per agreement: quarters notified of death of Brother focs'les to be painted. Maher. Ship's fund $12. Some dis before long. 4 Number Right puted overtime. Beefs to be taken up At the present rate, Port Seafarers filing vacation MASSMAR (Calmar), July 22—Chair- with patrolman. Request 4b4t when are back at their old habits again. money claims should make jnan, T. Hanson; Secretary, W. Ham replacement Is needed in fordtgh port, Agent Earl Sheppard pointed This action must be stopped . . . mond. Ship's fund $15.()0 given to any available SlU member Aould be out, "anywhere from three to 11 sure that tbey use their correct brother's wife who suffered an acci shipped. Letter to be sent i«qaestlng even if we have to invoke the Un Social Security number. Use dent. Seven hours disputed overtime. action toward better mail service by men have to be shipped from the ion constitution against the delin Repair list turned In. Reports ac company. Crew requests draws In of the wrong number means a cepted. Menus to be turned over to American money in future. Ship hall to Sparrows Point for every quents," he added. patrolman and Inspected by commit needs fumigating. Passageways and Ore Line sailing. In most cases, clerical headache for the Vaca focs'les need sougeelng. Repair list Shipping in the port, meanwhile, tee to determine whether variety of the ^original crewmembers return tion Plan office and slows up meats Is good or not. Letter received to be made up. Caew requests sign- remains good and the outlook right regarding the AB taken off In Panama. on be held up untU ship is fumigated. just in time, so the others have to the handling of payments. Bosun suggests all tables be set up go back to the Union hall. This now is fair for the present two -Also, a Seafarer who uses in messhall In port. Cannot be done SWEETWATER (Metro Petroleum)— weeks. There have been no major because of man shortage. Letter writ Chairman, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, inconveniences all hands, to say the incorrect Social Security W. Kehrwieder. Water-tight doors beefs on any of the ships. Ten ten to company unsigned about stew the least. number is crediting his tax de ard and baker stealing food from ship not to be opened In rough weather. ships paid off, six signed -on and in Newark. This not true. Seattle Few hours disputed overtime. Repair "It's time that all of the Ore ductions to some other US agent suggested writing a letter to list to be made up. Ship needs fumi Line crews began living up to the 18 stopped off in transit during the worker. company. . Ship's meeting suggested gating for roaches. period. before payoff. July 1—Chairman, R. Lundqulst; terms of our contract with the coifl- Secretary, B. Meontslkarls. Watch pany, which calls for everyone to WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Aug. smoking - when unloading grain and- 9—Chairman, D. Downey, Secretary, carrying oil. Washing machine to be report back to the ship one hour Y. Culllos. New delegate elected. cleaned after using. Keep mess hall before the scheduled sailing. All One man missed ship in Lake Charles. clean. Ashes not to be thrown out on deck.' Pay attention during fire and hands should also remember that ALCOA PLANTER (Alco'b), July 29 boat drills. smooth sailing requires Union —Chairman, C. Thompson; C. DsHos- pedales. Delayed sailing disputed. FREDERIC C./COLLIN (Dry Trans), members as well as the operators Ship's fund $24.18. Reports accepted. Aug. 7—Chairman (none). Secretary to live up to the contract. All of the following SIV families will collect the $200 maternity Baker did not accept job. neglected (none). One man hospitalized in Casa to return card to hall. Sailed short blanca and one In Piraeus. Greece, "The last warning on this issue benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: one baker. Slop water not to be one In Cartagene, Spain. Expect to be was a Union letter posted aboard thrown into laundry room. Locker in New York Aug. 16-17 after round- John William Goarin, born Au gust 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. under stairway to be used for slop the-world trip. Good trip except for all Ore Line ships regarding the buckets. fouled-up travelers checks and non- sailing time. It served the pur gust 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Calhoun, Crichton, Ala. co-operation of captain. Frank W. Goarin, New York, NY. LONCViaW VICTORY (Victory Car pose of shaking up these crews for 4 4 riers), Aug. 4—Chairman, J. Lewis; ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), July $— a time, but now many of the men $1 ti Francis Victor Thommen III, Secretary, R. Barker. Iron donated Chairman, J. Fedesovlch; Secretary, A. Christine Emily Nielsen, born born June 21, 1956, to Seafarer and by brother. Ship's fund $9.15. Dele Tremer. Mobile notified about lack gate and reporter elected. Sink-to be of fresh seasonal fruit on board when March 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis V. Thommen Jr., Bal repaired. leaving Mobile. Ship's fund $29.25. timore, Md. $75.00 loaned to member for plane Mrs. Sigwart G. Nielsen, Brooklyn, M. V. PONCE (Ponce Cement), July tickets for his family. Money to be NY. 4 4 4 31—Chairman, M. Manning; Secretary, repaid at payoff. Report accepted. Tampa Holding Rosa Linda Gonzales, born May C. Knowles, Special meeting called to Inquire when shore men to be fed 4" t 4" settle question of who keeps laundry during meal hour. All men to at Rodney Lee Cooper, born July 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gil clean. Report accepted. Each depart tend fire and boat drill in port. bert R. Gonzales, Galveston, Tex. ment to alternate in keeping laundry Aug. 5—Chairman, B. McNulty; Sec 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob clean. retary, J. Fedesovlch. Ship's fund Fair Job Pace ert L. Cooper, Port Arthur, Tex. 4 4 4 $104.25. Report accepted. Discussion Joan Mary Treitler, born August STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July pertaining to loan of $250,000.00 to TAMPA—Shipping is holding £ 4' ^ 29—Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Secretary, IBL Organizing Committee. To be steady here although there isn't 2, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl M. Sosplna. Ship's fund, $18.00. Every discussed further with boarding pat Jean Joseph Latapie Jr., born T. Treitler, Arable, La. thing running smoothly. Secretary- rolman. New delegate elected. Sug too much in the way of ship activ July 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. treasurer and reporter elected. Repair gestion to keep laundry locked when ity altogether. Port Agent Tom 4 4 4 list to be given to delegate. Letter to in port. Radio and TV set to be locked Jean Latapie, New Orleans, La. Armond Ramos, Jr., born August be sent to headquarters about acci up. Record player stolen last trip. Banning noted. i 4" 4' dent aboard ship. Delay In obtaining Vote of thanks to steward dept. for One ship, the Raphael Semmes 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. medical attention for Injured man. fine food and services rendered. William Brady Tillis, born Au Armond Ramos, East Boston, Mass. Request notification of Injury to Wel (Waterman), came in to pay off fare Dept. HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), Aug. gust 4,-1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 9—Chairman, R. Godwin; Secretary, J. and there were just four others in John U. Tillis, Savannah, Ga. transit, the Steel Architect (Isth Winon E. Walker, Jr., born July CHELSEA (North Atlantic Marine), Hodges. Ship's fund $8.46. All de 4" 4" 4< 10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. W. July 8—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, partment to make up repair list. All mian), Gateway City (Waterman), Elizabeth Cooper Young, born J. Andrews. Reports accepted. No men who have beef to get together Bradford Island (Cities Service) E. Walker, Long Beach, iMiss. beefs. Discussion on keeping mess with patrolman before payoff. Vote August 8, 1956, to Seafarer and rooms, recreation rooms and laundry of thanks to electrician for keeping and Bienville (Pan-Atlantic). room clean. Suggestion made that-if life boats in good working order. Mrs. Larry P. Young, New York, Linda Elizabeth Whitten, born men want time off In foreign ports Vote of thanks to baker for excellent The level of shipping has re NY. they are to ask for It and not take it pastries. mained about the same here for August 17, 1956, to Seafarer and on their own. some time, however, and the out 4i 4." i Mrs. Walter H. Whitten, Mobile, SEA COMET II (Seatraders, Inc.), Michael Vincent Pierone, born Ala. ORION PLANET (Colonial), Aug. 2 Aug. S—Chairman, G. Ruf; Secretary, look is unchanged. All of the ships August 9, 1956, to Seafarer and —Chairman, J. Davis; Secretary, B. W. Rackley. Ship's fund $25.75. Mag in port were in good shape. 4 4 4 Padgett. Repairs not made. Tele azines purchased. Treasurer and sec Mrs. Gerald Pierone, East Orange, Victoria Georgia Rossi, bora Au gram sent to American consul con retary-reporter elected. Pipes above cerning non-delivery of mail. 66c dairy to be more secure. Hose for NJ. gust 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. each for extra launches. No logs. galley salt water line to be installed. ^ 4 4> Edward A. Rossi, Baltimore, Md. Passengers given hospital. $10.00 Galley messroom needs painting. 1? ' donated to fund by winners of ar Kim Allison Terpe, bom July 11, 4 4 4 rival pool. Ship's fund $7.00. Vote of BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Aug. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Keith George Charles Drzewicki, born thanks to engineer for fine coopera 12—Chairman, W. Thompson; Sacra tion. Chipping and scraping under. tary, C, Wiggins. Ca^aln will pay off A. Terpe, Elizabeth. NJ. August 11, 1956, to Seafarer and way In focs'les. Headquarters report in next port north. Secretary elected. 4i 4^ 4 Mrs. Thomas V. Drzewicki, Wil concerning changes In Union eonstitu- Report accepted. Delegate to check PehM -Lynn. Calhoun, born Au- mington, DeL>< ^ • tlon received and accepted.. Report ^ on fans. ?,• ; --vv- .1 S«»teab«r U. MM SEAWARERS LOG Far* Sere* Dorothy Delivers A 'Monster' lOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH While all hands held their collective breaths, the Dorothy (BnH Line) completed delivery in San Juan last week of a monster 225,000-potmd stator to a local Puerto Rican power plant. The huge piece of generating equipment was literally skidded off the ship onto the dock be Seafarer's Gnide To Better Bnyind cause there is no heavy lift.^ By Sidney iSargoliut equipment in San Juan harbor big enough to^andle the load. To unload the stator, the Dor High-Pressure Vitamin Peddiers othy was first heavily loaded with Hous^to-house canvassers selling costly vitamin "supplements," 10,500 tons of sugar until her deck widely distributed in the West for some time, are now blanketing the lined up approximately with a entire' country. The number of canvassers is multiplying fast. One platform on the dock. The deck company selling a vitamin product which costs the user $19.50 a month railing was cut with acetylene has developed a system of "daisy-chain" neighborhood distribution in torches and the delicate job of which local people become "isub-distributors" and sell to friends and moving-the stator began. neighbors. "Sub-distributors" who can recruit enough additional Gear Slid Ashore sellers, often among the users, then become "distributors" and ulti mately "wholesale distributors." Each person in the selling chain gets A 50-ton heavy lift was hooked a commission on the high price* paid by moderate-income people wor to the package for steadying pur ried about their health or frightened into buying by scare talk. This poses and the stator, resting on 12 writer estimates that at least btf per cent of the retail price of such by 12 hardwood timbers, slowly vitamin products sold house to 'house goes to the distributors and slid ashore down a slight incline salesman. ^ on to a five-foot high platform built on the dock. On the dock But the unnecessarily high cpst of such products, whether sold by side, the stator was eased onto canvassers or in stores, is only part ojf the danger buyers run. The four-inch steel pipes which were other* is that they will rely on the medical and nutritional advice of filled with sand. It was rolled untrained part-time sellers,"^ho are not doctors, pharmacists nor down the length of a 2,500-foot nutritionists, and thereby neglect to seek the professional medical sand lane to a power plant where it care they may actually need. This writer has even come across will help meet the rapidly-growing guarded hints by vitamin sellers that vitamins will correct eye and need for electric power in San dental problems requiring skilled care, such as cavities and pyorrhea. Juan. The other danger is that users may reply on vitamin products to sup Just to make sure everything went plement inadequate or .unbalanced diets, rather than make sore they well. Captain Milton Williams, Bull eat an adequate, varied diet. No Line operations manager, flew to (00^ diCK • 1 >8^ .combination of vitamins sold as a San Juan to supervise the unload -/ "complete supplement" can possib ing. ly have all the nutritional ele 12-Day Trip ments you need, since they have not all been discovered yet. Food The stator was put aboard the itself contains unknown nutrients Dorothy in Baltimore by heavy lift we probably nCed for health. floating cranes with a total lift A passing longshoreman is dwarfed by a I 12-ton turbine sta capacity of 130 tons. It was built at Unfortunately, while Govern tor rig loaded aboard the Dorothy in Baltimore. The giant Westinghouse Electric's East Pitts turbine mechanism required extra special handling and pre ment authorities can limit (and burgh plant and shipped by rail have done so) the claims of inter sented lots of headaches before it was finally unloaded in San road flatcar to Baltimore. Be Juan for use at a local power plant. state distributors of vitamins, it cause of the size of the equipment, is almost impossible to police the the flatcar spent 12 days on the individual salesmen. They often journey detouring low overheads, use part truths to scare people in tunnels and narrow cuts en-route. to buying. Among the part truths are arguments that fresh foods This is not a record shipment, as LABOR ROUND-UP lose much of their vitamin content a much larger item of the same by the time they reach the con type was recently shipped to Ja sumer; that many serious illnesses pan. But as far as the Dorothy Over 84,000 new members were Workers of America calling for are due to insufficient vitamins gang is concerned, it will do until added to labor's ranks in the sec average increases of ten cents an and minerals in the diet (includ a bigger one comes along. ond three months of 1956 with hour. Improved holiday pay is also ing even mental depression); that AFL-CIO unions winning 770 re provided. Negotiations are now foods grown .with commercial fer presentation elections. Indepen getting underway between the un dent unions won another 96 elec ion and six major telephone com tilizers ar^not as nourishing as organically-grown foods; that soils in panies, • which your food is grown are depleted of psentlal minerals, and tions during the period. The per Lake Charies' centage of voters favoring unions similar claims. ' 4 4 4 jumped from 59 percent in the Employees of Gear Specialties, Now there is some truth in some of these stalemenls, but they are first three months of 1956 to 65 per often .exaggerated by nutritional faddists and sellers of "health" Inc., of Chicago, will get polio in- Ship Activity cent. orulations during working hours. foods and vitamins, and may not apply to you at all. The fact is, quali fied nutritional authorities testify, if you eat a balanced diet including i t The company will provide the fa The National Labor Relations cilities and the union, the Interna- a variety of foods, you Can feel assured-ttiat you are getting all the tLonal Union of Electrical Work nutrients you need. Clears Beach Board has thrown out a secondary boycott charge against the State, ers, will pay the costs. Chicago Perhaps the most frightening thing the vitamin sellers do is to LAKE CHARLES — Shipping County and Municipal Emj)loyees suffered from a polio epidemic tell people their health problem may be "sub-clinical"; that is, noth spurted upwards again over the which grew out of the Kohler this summer. ing a doctor can observe, but manifesting itsel£.an a generally tired past two weeks here, as an assort Company stiilte. The Municipal 4 4 4 or depressed condition where "you just don't feel right." Many peo ment of 14 ships arrived for pay Employees Union had been accused ple are scared into buying dietary supplements on this basis. off and replacements. of an illegal boycott when its mem The last of the major aluminum Before anyone starts buying vitamins from a canvasser or even by Ten Cities Service tankers, in bers in Milwaukee refused to un producers. Kaiser Aluminum, has mail or from a store on a self-prescribed basis, he ought to consult cluding two of her three new su load a cargo of china clay for the signed with the United Steelwork- a doctor. This is urgent both to be certain you don't have an illness pertankers, the Baltimore and the strike-bound Kohler works. The ers on the same basis as Alcoa, requiring other treatment, and to know that you do need vitamins be Miami, made an appearance. All board held that Milwaukee is not Reynolds and the nation's steel fore you spend a lot of money for them. of them were in fair shape, said an employer within the definition companies. About 8,000 workers Now that some vitamin sellers have resorted to scaring parents by Port Agent Leroy Clarke. The of the Taft-Hartley law. The are covered by the latest alumi quoting various surveys indicating malnourishment among children, new tankers are beauties, he added, United Automobile Workers has num contract. it is especially important to get professional medical advice. Young echoing sentiments of their crews. been striking at Kohler since early children generally do require vitamin D during the winter at least A third is due in December. in 1954. (so do some adults), and sometimes other vitamins. But it is up to a In addition, the Sweetwater j; it 4" Money Exchange doctor to prescribe what additional vitamins your children need, and (Metro) and the "piggyback" tanker Approximately 100,000 shirt and the amount. Pediatricians have found that mothers sometimes give Ideal X (Pan Atlantic) called at cotton garment workers received a Rates Listed their children too much of vitamin preparations, with ill effects noted Port Arthur, Texas. The Del San ten-cents hourly wage increase in The following is the latest in cases of over-dosage of vitamin D. tos (Mississippi) came in here, a new contract negotiated between available listing of official ex If you do need vitamins, you can buy them at only a fraction of along with the Transatlantic (Pa the Amalgamated Clothing Work change rates for foreign cur the cost charged by the canvassers and by manufacturers of nation- cific Waterways), which signed on ers Union and the National Shirt rencies. Listings are as of ally-advertised brands. Drugs and vitamins are one place where price for a long offshore trip to Indo and Cotton GfStment Manufactur Sept. 12, 1956, and are sub often has no relation to quality. You can buy any vitamin product nesia and Japan. ing Association. Health insurance sold in interstate commerce with safety by comparing the potencies ject to change without notice. Needed Help and retirement benefits are also im listed on the label, and making sure the label has the initials "USP." proved. England, New Zealand, South Af Thi« means the product measures up to the established standard for With all this, job activity rose 4 t rica; $2.80 per pound sterling. that vitamin or drug. substantially and required an as Approximately 800,000 non-oper Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. For example, highly-advertised brands of vitamin A sell, for as much sist from both Houston , and New ating rail employees in 11 unions Belgium; 50 francs'to the dollar. aiA $4 for a bottle of 100 capsules containing 25,000USP units. In con Orleans. Rated engine department Denmark; 14.45 cents per krone. have now completed a strike vote France; 350 francs to the dollar. trast, some retailers who stock their own brands offer this same amount men, particularly, were in short on the nation's leading railroads. supply. Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. and potency, made to the same official standards, for only $1.25. The unions have asked a 25-cent Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the Similarly, you can buy multiple vitamins containing A and D, the On the labor front, the Office wage increase which the carriers dollar. B vitamins and others, from some consumer cooperative for as little as Italy: 624.8 Ure to the doUar. Workers Union just signed a new have countered with demands for Norway: 14 cents per krone. $2.50 for 100 capsules, compared to prices up to $20 for various types contract with ^e help of several a 6Ai-cent cut in hourly wages. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar of multiple vitamins or dietary supplements. local labor groups. The outlook is The voting came to an, end on Sweden: 19.33 cent$ per krona. Among sources for low-cost private-brand vitamins are consumer also good for m beef led by the September 7. India: 21 cents per rupee. co-ops, department stores and drug retailers who have their own Building Trades Council agabi^ 4 4 4 Pakistan; 31 cents per rupee. brands, the general mail-order houses and mail-order specialists like non-union contractors at Fort Polk, Western Electric Company, Argentina: 18 pesos to the dollar. Vitamins-Plus and Foods-Plus. about 40 miles from here. This manufacturer of telephone equip Brazil: 3.4. cents per cruzeiro. A cooperative mail-order source for vitamins and other drug products dispute should be wrapped up suc ment, has signed a one-year agree Uruguay: 53.63 cents per peso. previously mentioned here, is Cdo Laboratories, Celo, North Carolina. cessfully before long, Clarke said. ment with the Communications Venezuela; 39.85 cents per bolivar. September 14^ 196f_ Face Eicht SEAFARERS IPG
A "Down Easter" is Pris- • cilia Ruth Sawin, 3, daughter of Bob Sawin.
keeping watchful eye on Stephen Seafarer Max Acosta of Philadelphia boasts this growing SIU family. Carr, 3%, as he tries out his new tri From left to right are Sandra, 6; Daniel, 4; and Elizabeth, 10 months old. cycle, is Mrs. Doncas Carr. Elizabeth is still in the "stroller" stage.
Gloria, 9; Robert, 3; and Richard, 10, oeaiarer duim o. xianagai. oci.u .....a _—— o are children of Seafarer Van Whit three children from his San Pedro, California, home. Youngest col ,• ney. They live in Bayshore, LI. lected SIU maternity benefit. - - •-•7. V ' %/ EAFARERS' children as shown here, represent more than the fact that their fathers happen to be seamen by occupation. They dem S onstrate the new way of life lived by so many Seafarers today, who sr^ have found homes and families part of their pattern just as It is for shore- side workers. ... L • • As many Seafarers have written when sending in these photos, it^s having the Union which has made the difference. One Seafarer put it this way, "When I look around while at home and think of our own con ditions compared to the shoreside workers, I know really how lucky I 0rT'" • • om to belong and be a part of the SIU." Christmas toys bemuse Elizabeth Alexander. ki'-.v •: * Dad is Fred Alexander.
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Derryl Wheeler is 4. D^ IS Seafarer Orien Wheeler Seafarer Eddie O'Con- n'ell s first born is Nancv Kathy Jane Hayes is im of York, Ala. pressed by Niagara Falls John Worley, Jr. is son of 6 months old. Seafarer John Worley of Harry Gauntlett, Jr., is on visit from Virginia. San Francisco. sweating out Army hitch with dad in Ft. Bragg. Par* Tea SEAFARERS LOG Sertember 1«, 1»H Seafarers OffflcMa At Launching . NORTHWItTIKN VICTORY (Vie- Ship's fund *15.05. Twelve hours dOi- t»ry Carriart), AuBuat 5—Chairman, puted overtime. Repair list to be J. Harton> Sacratary, S. Aralaa. Suf^ drawn up. Contact patrolman about CesUon that all remaining funda ba wind shutes and new refrigerator. donated to mlgsiBg brother at Cher* Chipping after 5:00 P.M. to be re bourg. France, last trip. *43.30 for ferred to patrolman, and condition of flowers to deceased brother who died mess hall table and chairs, also car in accident. Master clamped on time penter being able to work overtime. off of steward department due to one hour a day for making ice: explained TEXMAR (Calmer), July 29—Chair that three hours a week is overtime man, J. Brooks; Secretary, C. Han- paid on board. Members to be prop sley. Repair list turned in. Some erly attired in messroom. Discussion items not attended to. Ship's fund on water cooler. *12.00.. Fans needed. No screens re ceived. Letter to be written to head OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas). quarters to have items repaired. July 21—Chairman, R. Sanderlln; Sec retary. F. Sulllns. One m.-m hired in TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific- Water Newport News on.day of saiiing last ways), July 24—Chairman, C. Dlax; liour. New delegate elected. One man Secretary, E. Wright. Repairs to be on a pier head jump. Steward depart made. Latch to be repaired on Ice ment to keep recreation room clean; box door. Cook injured right knee deck and engine department to keep while working on ice box door. laundry clean. Messroom to be cleaned BEAUREGARD (Waterman), August *—Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; Secretary, E. Revlere. Mate will increase slop chest and order items for anyone wishing them. No communications received. Ship's fund $27.72. Part purchased for washing machine. Pump in washing machine repaired. Water pressure aft to be checked. Need logs and communications. Food prepared very well. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car- riers), July 22—Chairman, P. Parker; Secretary, F. Hicks. New mattresses purchased. Water to be conserved in laundry room, otherwise may have to be rationed. Articles wdth photos sent to LOG. Movie fund collected and secured 14 featured pictures at Seafarers Chuck Babich and Frank Schumacher, ABs, launch a brand-new punt for some work San Pedro for crew on voyage to Ja pan. Fund short *150.00: to be col on the hull of the Robin Wentley while in Laurence Marques, Portuguese East Africa. Einar lected from crew members.- Report Hansen, carpenter (not shown), built the punt after Robin Line revised its former practice of up at night. Cups to be put away. accepted. Fund to be collected to Washing machine not to be over make up differences in movie fund having native labfir do the hull work in East Africa. Reporter C. Mathews sent in the photo. loaded. Clothes to be removed. and any monies over and above to be transferred to ship's fund. Sugges ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), July 29— tions made on method of collection. Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, Maior T. Costello. Delegate talked to purser ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Ship about draws and slop chest. Ship's ping), July 27—Chairman, W. Glick; Whaddya Do With Green Tomatoes? fund, *186.60. Seven hours disputed Secretary, J. DeVlto. Glick resigns overtime. Report accepted. Movies as ship's delegate. -New delegate Complaints about shoreside laundries, slop dealers, chandlers and so on are commonplace purchased. Motion to collect' *1.00 elected. Dispute on delayed sailing. more per man for movie fund for bet Repair list to be made up. Cleaning among seamen, but Seafarer Michael Gottschalk, chief steward, has one that is a stumper. ter type movies. Motion to try out supplies needed. He now has 120 p(»unds of pure green tomatoes on hand and can't figure what to do with them. new picture film without extra dol WILD RANGER (Waterman), July 22 lar assessment. —Chairman, L. Hodges; Secretary, D. Except of course, to wrap RAYVAH (Ship A Freight), July 5— Ruddy. Need drinking fountain and them in the yellow linen he matoes would ripen in a few days. was informed that the overcharge Chairman, D. Knight; Secretary, R. washing machine. New library to be ot back from a Rotterdam By what miracle this would take had been taken out of the present Bunnar. Rule to determine in what secured. Five hours disputed over-' bUl. order gangway watches in port to time. Patrolman to see about new gRundry. place in the chill box he refused to stand watch. Men may switch watches arrangement of quarters for steward explain. My suggestion to take "When I pointed out I . . . could so long as someone is on duty at all dept. with arrival of passenger utility. Gottschalk, who is now aboard them back and ripen them himself detect no reductions ... he asked times. Some dissatisfaction: list re Frozen milk unsatisfactory. Request the Liberty ship Pacific Ocean, got vised. Security watch in all ports to to increase ship's fund. Foreign in the sun, a thing I could not do, to see the hill in dispute and sud keep out longshoremen and people launch service time to be posted AM the tomatoes from a Rotterdam was ignored." denly discovered a 'mistake'... He having no official business aboard. and PM. ship chandler. "The ship chan These people create overcrowded con The linen story Is an equally sad promised to come next day and ditions, ruhi furniture, foul up facili HAROLD T. ANDREWS (Overseas dler" he writes, "Atlas Economic one. "In July," he writes, "I sent return the money to the captain ties, take food and articles which do Navigation), July 29—Chairman, R. Shipstores Ltd. . . . stuck me with not belong to them. Suggestion that Ayres; Secretary, W. Burton. Report 12 bags of ships linen ashore to but he never came around." . deck maintenance and bosun share on the 10 percent penalty cargo bonus. 120 pounds of absolutely green to be washed. The firm recommended What's more, Gottschalk adds same room. Present quarters very Captain neglected to pay this on am matoes. He refused to take them warm and undesirable. Suggestion to monia nitrate fertilizer. To refer is by the company agent was Nico sadly, "new linen sent ashore has convert room into bathroom and sue to patrolman. Discussion on back, and when I insisted, started Nijman 33-41 in Rotterdam . . . a habit of aging rapidly when re shower. Discussion on coffee situation. transportation: also mess boy picked to take all stores back including Urged to cut down waste. Vote of up in San Pedro. Flat *50 draw to "Upon scrutinizing the bill I turned." thanks to steward department. Sug be given out in case of late arrival milk. found there was an overcharge of P.S.: Will someone tell Mike gestion that disputed items be printed in Olympia to pay off. Some disputed in clarification section: particularly, overtime. Discussion about late saii "With. the ship sailing immedi about $48 ... On the next voyage, what to do with green tomatoes? chipping over side with air hammers ing. Late sailing okayed by captain ately I had no alternative hut to I made it clear that matters would or electric devices, and under what on oveftime sheets. Report accepted. circumstances they should not be Delegates to meet with patrolman to accept same." have to be adjusted. used. etc. Signed articles at Norfolk. settle ship's affairs. All books & per mits to be handled by department His excuse was that the to "When the linen was delivered I ROBIN WENTLEY (Seat Shipping), delegates. Three copies of repair list Mass Quit July 22—Chairman, J. Ferreira; Sec to be made, one for master, one for retary, L. Gadson. New delegate and patrolman and one. for future crew. treasurer elected. Ship's fund, $10.00. One man short. Cook injured when HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Cjr- leaving Savannah, was put off at sea rlers), August 4—Chairman, C. Lee, By Suez on coast guard boat. Report accepted. Jr., Secretary, H. Shartzen. One man Union to investigate problem that en jumped ship in Napies, Italy: to be MEET THE DELEGATE gine department watch standees have, put aboard in Fiume., Some men log-, with three watches in same room. ged. Hope to get them lifted before Less noise in passageway during day. reaching New York. Report accepted. The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea Motion made that any one returning Pilots Due DEL ORG (Mississippi), August 3— to ship drunk and entering another farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew' Chairman, W. Morrel; Secretary, H. man's room be turned over to patrol to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re With about 100 foreign pilots Cerees. Repairs not made to be car man at port of payoff with recommen scheduled to walk off their jobs ried over to new list for this voyage. dation that he be 6ned *25 for each sponsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur No logs although some were close to offense. Washing machine being re ing o voyage. The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. tonight, a major interruption of it. Ship's fund, *45.00. Two hours dis paired. Checkers to use room aft. Suez Canal shipping seems likely puted overtime. Report accepted. Dis Ail hands requested to be cleaner in down on paper and take it up with cussion regarding locked screen doors bathrooms. Steward drunk during Allen J. FrieniJ, MM this weekend. off passageways to deck, i.e. Karu trip. Screen door repaired. Repair "Put It down in writing" is a the patrolman." Efforts of the Egyptian govern-' boys. Suggestion that door be kept list to be made up on return to states. He faithfully keeps copies of all open for dumping refuse. Coffee sit slogan Seafarer Allen J. Friend re ment to hire Suez Canal pilots in uation squared away. Warning to be BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), lies on heavily when serving as proceedings—ships meetings, re the United States have been un sober at payoff. Vote of thanks to Aug. 12—Chairman, W. Smith; Secre pair lists and other matters. "These delegate. tary, H. WIrtz. Secretary-Treasurer's ship or department delegate. From successful, the Masters, Mates and report read and accepted. Reports ac past e.xperience he's found tiiere's can be turned over to a new- crew Pilots Union reports. The MM&P's DEL MAR (Mississippi), Aug. 5— cepted. New delegate elected. Dis after the payoff so that beefs that Chairman, C. Cobb; Secretary, R. cussion regarding men leaving ship nothing like having things down In New York headquarters said it did KIpp. One brother hurt, hospitalized without 24 hours notice. Crew re black and white to settle a ship- have been hanging fire can be at not know of a single MM&P mem in St. Thomas. A repatriate picked quested to give sanitary man chance tended to. Otherwise, some per up in Buenos Aires and given dona to clean bathroom and laundry. hoard beef either with or without ber who had accepted an Egyptian tion of $10.00 from fund. Two logs the help of a patrolman. sistent beefs can go on and on offer.. in steward dept. and false one in en DEL MONTE (Miss.), July 15—Chair The 33-year-old Seafarer has had without any solution. gine dept. Beefs settled satisfactorily. man, W. Kavitt; Secretary, O. Payna. For example, in dealing with re The Canal pilots were expected Vote of thanks to steward and chief Agent to see that sufficient stores are considerable experience as a dele to walk out after receiving per mate. Temperature in crew's quarters put aboard. Fan to be removed from gate since the pairs, he makes up four copies; too cold. Chief engineer lied, erased laundry room—not to be used at same one for the mate, one for the skip mission from Egjrpt to leave the and substituted temperatures from time as washing machine. , first time he was country. The ^valkout follows col engine log book. Worked engine crew tapped for the per, one of the chief engineer and from bell to bell. Attempted to have STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Aug. S his own. Then nobody can pass lapse of talks between the western false statements entered in engine log —Chairman, H. Newton; Secretary, V. job "because powers, and Egypt, although the book regarding temperatures. Dele Orenclo. Repair lists turned in. there was no the buck and say that the matter gates instructed to pick up books on Ship's fund $31.53. Reports accepted. wasn't called to his attention. door is still open for an agree arrival and "C" men to see patrolman Wiper signed off in Manila. Dne man body else around ment. I before leaving ship. Ship's fund hospitalized in Colombo. Vote of who was interest Every delegate sooner or later *370.57. Three men logged in deck thanks to steward dept. and chief cook The MM&P has been advising dept. Some disputed overtime. for tasty food during entire voyage. ed." He readily runs into the problem of the hum *52.00 contributed by 92 percent of Delegate to see patrolman about re agrees that the beef. That's when a crewmemher its members not to get involved deck dept. 100 percent engine dept. newing cover of setee seat in bosun's in the Suez situation. In any case, Reports accepted. When fuses blow room: also about bugs in flour and delegate's job is or two misinterprets the contract out in gaUey on weekends, -engineer some cereals. Cabinet in messhaU no picnic but Friend to mean that h* has more coming the Egyptian bid has obviously had is to be notified to call electrician. needs new drawer. to him. There are a lot of men, a lukewarm response in the United Toilet in steward dept. to be fixed. "it's also an edu STONY POINT (USPC), July 22— cation. You really get to know the he agrees, who are- not too famil States because of unwillingness of ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), July 29— —Chairman, J. Purcell; Secretary, C. . iar with all sections of the agree skilled pilots to put themselves and Chairman, J. Rivers; Sacratary, V. Johnson. Awning fixed. Cots pur Union agreement by the time Whitnay. Crew advised to keep plen chased in Singapore, wind scoops and you're through." ment. "It's up to the delegate to their families in a risky trouble ty of water in washing machine when balance of cots to be picked up in sit down with the agreement in area. in use. Ship's fund *120.00. New Singapore. Keys will be ordered. When you get down to It, he delegate electe'd. Radio to be pur- Fans purchased. Report on men hos finds that being a delegate consists his hand and explain just what that The MM&P further declared cased on arrival In New York. pitalized and missing ship read and particular clause means and what that the Captain Bishop who had accepted. Ship's fund *10.30. Two largely of leaniing how to handle MARYMAR (Calma/), August S — men short: one man missed ship in diiferent personalities. "You have the man is entitled to get in the been reported as meeting Egyp Chairman, D. Barry; Secretary, W. Japan: one man logged in Bahrein. to figure out what gets results with way of overtime." tian embassy officials in Washing Dawlay. Reports accepted. Repairs Report accepted. Some food served made. Hailing situation very poor; cold daring evening meal. Cook will the skipper and know how, to ap He feels that experienced Union ton was from the. Maritime Admin matter to be turned over to patrol keep food hot in future. Crew not proach him. There' are some cap members should consider the dele istration. Some newspaper reports man. Vote of thanks to patrolmen to ridicule messman and urged to co who contacted vessel in ports of Long operate with him. .Vote of thanks tains you can't talk to at all. It gate's job an obligation and c(>me had wrongly, . Identified: him as peach and San Francisco for efflcl- to headquarters fOr prompt actiod on doesn't pay to argue or get worked forward when the call goes 'out from ' thtf niM&P's Waihlhgton ent handUttg of miner preMems, previous beefs. up over It. You put your beefs for a delegate. office. September 14, 1956 SEAFARERS LdG Pare ElcTen On The Way' 65,000-Ton Tankship '•m , Contracted By SlU Co. The rivalry among world shipping tycoons to build the biggest tankers afloat was marked this week by the comple tion of a contract for a giant 65,000-deadweight-ton petroleurp carrier for US-flag operation ^ early in 1958. . it is possible that by 1958 the new This ship will be the largest ship may be manned by Seafarers. merchant ship- ever to be con Of immediate interest, however, structed in an American shipyard. is Maritime Administration ap Since the order was placed by proval of another part of the trans Transoceanic Marine, Inc., New action, involving the transfer to York agents for Stavros Niarchos foreign flag of two SlU-manned and front runner for two com Libertys, the Algonkin and Ara panies already under SIU contract, pahoe. Both ships are operated by separate companies. . Another tanker of 32,650 tons was also ordered by Transoceanic Marine this week, following an Seafarer Hero earlier order of two other 32,050- tonners and a 46,000-ton sistership to the World Glory. The largest Of Nighttime tanker ever completed in the US, the World Glory is under Liberian registry. In addition to the 65,000- Rescue Effort ton ship, two of the 32,650-ton jobs will also be operated under Ameri Seafarer Kenneth Collins of the can registry. Steel Artisan was the hero of a I successful rescue effort in the port The Niarchos order quickly of Penang, Malaya, when seven trimmed the sails of a new opera British navy men were swept into tor, Barracuda Tankers Corp., the ^ater from a launch. Despite which ordered three 60,000-ton' the mid-morning darkness, Collins tankers in the US two weeks ago. But the Niarchos 65,000-tpn ship leaped into the water and hauled may soon be dwarfed by a 100,- a drowning Britisher to safety. 500-ton ship planned by US inter According to Dick Grant, chief ests of Aristotle Onassis, which are steward on the Artisan, it was also under SIU contract. about one In the morning when In addition to the five tankers Artisan crewmembers heard cries on order or under construction for help coming here, the Niarchos interests have from the water. 23 ships on the ways in foreign . "S e V e n British shipyards to add to their present navy men were active fleet of 47 vessels totalling 1 returning to their over one million tons. The new ship when the toifnage will give Niarchos a fleet launch they were of 75 ships of more than two mil-, in overturned in lion tons, said to be the largest in the choppy water dividual holding of merchant ves ^ The expected activation within the next six months of the and they were sels in history. left floundering Collins first of four Union medical centers in major SIU ports means in the darkness.'' Seattle's On that the SIU is well on its way to another outstanding "first in A tug quickly picked up six of Make Checks maritime." These first seamen's medical centers in history the men, he related. "One man was left in the water and was being To 'SlU-A&G' Prowl For will contribute immeasurably to a longer, happier working carried out to sea by the swift cur Seafarers mailing in checks • ' ^-^1 life and greater earning power for all Seafarers. rent. But he was sighted by Col or money orders to the Union . to cover dues payments are Long prone to disabling injuries in their line of work, plus lins, a member of the steward Rated Men department aboard this vessel . . . urged to be sure to make all of SEATTLE — S h i p p i ir g here a variety of ailments encountered in their travels, seamen Collins grabbed two life jackets, them payable to the SIU-A&G helped perk up all West Coast have a serious need for the type of medical protection and put one on\ and jumped into the District. ports during the past two weeks. sea. After quite a struggle he Some Sea.farers have sent in San Francisco and Wilmington specialized diagnosis planned in this program. reached the drowning man and checks and money orders in the handled several jobs on hurry-up Seamen fortunately have some of the best medicat institu hauled him to safety." names of individual-wheadquar- calls when replacements couldn't tions in the world at their disposal in the US Public Health ters officials. This makes for a He concludes that "Collins de problem in bookkeeping which be found here. Service hospitals. Thus, the medical centers will not pro serves a lot of praise for his cour One ship expected in didn't ap can be avoided if checks are vide treatment, but instead will concentrate on preventive age in jumping into the shark- made out to tbe Union directly. pear, but two others arrived in its infested waters to save this man." place to more than make up for medicine, to scout out ailments before they impair a man's the loss. Of the lot, the George A. ability to earn his livelihood. Lawson (Pan Oceanic), Ocean They will also provide a standardized physical exam to re Evelyn (Ocean Trans) and Afoun- place the haphazard system in the industry today, under dria (Waterm^) paid off and which each company has its own set of medical standards and SEAFARERS IN ACTION signed on, while the William Bur some have none at all. Serious problems are created at sea den (Western Tankers) and Battle Rock (US Petrol) paid off and when the safety of ship aVid crew are jeopardized by the un All's well on the Alcoa Pegasus, Fulford gave the crew a report on went into drydock. checked advance of an ailment which might have been rend and a standout gang of delegates no less than 12 different beefs and The Battle Rock is expected to ered harmless if diagnosed and treated Earlier. is helping make matters of interest to the crew. take a full crew tomorrow for an . Major purpose of the program, of course, is keeping the it BO. Charles T. He dealt with .such items as the other long stay in the Far East. professional seaman in top condition so that he can enjoy the Scott, ship's dele condition of the stores, keys for The Lawson and Evelyn were the economic benefits won by his Union for as long as he chooses gate; Adam Ko- the foc'sles, unclaimed mail, draws unexpected arrivals, and still on to sail. sinskl, deck; Wil in Japan, painting of foc'sles, in tap are the Coe Victory and Lewis liam Gonzalez, spection and a number of other Emery, Jr., both for Victory Car t J. 4. engine and F. A. matters. riers. There were no in-transit Stephen, steward 4" 4) 4" ships during the period, and no Clear-Cnt Vicfoi^ are all credited major beefs, according to Jeff with doing a The gavel wielders are assistants The speed with which Alabama has acted to clear the way at the last August membership Gillette, port agent. Scott. good job of han Nineteen standby jobs helped for Seafarers to collect unemployment benefits in that state dling the beefs meeting included as chairmen, M. boost the total job figure to 97. A when they leave a ship under the 60-day contract rule again in their respective departments. points up the fact that the SIU seniority hiring rules are fair M a eh e 1, San i number of jobs that couldn't be 4) Francisco; J. D. I filled were given to other ports. to all. It is another boost, too, if any are needed at this late Aboard the Seacloud, bosun A. date, for the rotary hiring hall system of filling jobs on Gribble, II o u s - H. Anderson rates a hand for care ton; K. A. Hell- I ships. The Alabama ruling follows similar victories in Dela fully explaining the procedure to m a n, Lake ware and New York benefiting class B and C Seafarers in be followed in securing the ship Charles; O. Ste periods of slow shipping. and keeping it safe at all times. A vens, Mobile; G. f4{ If Seafarers do encounter difficulty collecting benefits in little reminder like this never G. Parker in Sa some states, they should notify the Union immediately. One hurts. Moser vannah; and J. » » » Banners in Phila advisable caution in this regard is the necessity, when ap Talk about ship's delegates do delphia. Other Seafarers on the plying, to point put that the reason for leaving the ship is a ing a bang-up job, Steve Fulford dais were C. Moser and W. Mason "contract rule" not a "Union rule." This is an essential dif of the Orion Planet seems to fill in Norfolk; F. G. Wesley in Savan ference w^ich some states have been reluctant to acknowl- the bill. At the last shipboard nah, H. Thomas in 'Frisco and C. edge.^.,,^ I ' meeting reported to headquarters Alnsworth and G. Frank in Seattle.
it- Paffe Twehra SEAFARERS LOG SafteoAer 14, 1956
at this time the lines and pro Denmark 'Dream Trip' Comes True Suggests Form ^ cedure for questioning. What For Union Trials are proper questions, what is cir Making his way around Denmark on that long-talked-about "vacation to .the old counr To the Editor: cumstantial, what is fact? Are try" about which he's been dreaming out loud for years, Seafarer Eddie Mijckelsen is hav Based on my experience with questions of opinion to be asked, ing a real time of it. several committees, I'd like to are they in order? What effects "There can never be a thriU the little towns and even some of the ties between Denmark and offer some recommendations re will opinion have in developing like the one this Seafarer is the larger ones that a common the US; This annual event drew garding the trials and appeals the case? enjoying at present riding working guy like myself can own the King and Queen, the US and procedure in our Union consti The committee must note the such a big car anjl travel around Danish ambassadors, the Danish tution. points of fact it may want to around Denmark in .a new *56 car. prime minister and other notables "There is much surprise in all like this. - First off, a trial should gen establish. It must know how it Needs Baseball Bat this year. erally consist of four parts: a is to. go about obtaining these "I forgot to take a baseball bat Since then, Mikkelsen has aver conference session, trial session, facts. Should it examine the along to keep the girls off, so I aged 1,000 miles a week, driving deliberation session and a ver witnesses separately as the first Garlic Stirs have to keep the doo^ locked at avound to the different towns dict. order of business? Should wit all times. I wonder how'a halfway which make Seafarers who have In this connection, the accused nesses and other parties to the good looking fellow would make been lucky enough to make a trip case be allowed to communicate RhubarbOver out over here. The guys who know to Denmark sit back and lick their with other persons during the me know I'm the kind who has lips. He cited Aalborg, Aarhus, time this case is being con trouble making out on Cherry Hill Vejle and "wonderful,' woaderful sidered? Yaka Cookery in Yokohama," he said. Copenhagen," among others. letters To It's also up to the committee Mikkelsen visited the Rebild After Denmark, he plans to visit to even discuss such things as a One thing's certain on the Yaka Hills in the north of Jutland for some of the other European coun these days: You can't trifle with proper seating arrangement in the annual 4th of July celebration tries and hopes tO' run into a the trial room, such as a semi majority rule even if your taste where he and 40,000 others list couple of SIU ships and taste some buds_ are bursting. The Editor circle of committeemen facing ened to speeches celebrating American cooking for a change. The situation In point apparent AH letters to the editor fot^ the parties to the case. Those ly arises from the generosity with publication in the SEAFAR giving testimony should sit ERS LOG must be signed by alone directly in front of the which the cooks have been dis committee. pensing garlic in the food. the writer. Names will be There are some crewmembers, it withheld upon request. At the actnal trial session, the- seems, who look unkindly on the charges should be read through use of garlic in should be supplied with and ad completely, the accuser should the preparation vised to read .Articles XV and be asked to elaborate on each of prime ribs, XVI of the Union constitution section as it is taken up and hamburgers and before the trial. Members of the accused should be asked to IM sausage. They the trial committee, the ac reply to each section in the were led by cusers and the accused should same way. The committee Frank McCall, be fully informed as Jo the gen should cross-examine the ac who urged at eral form and proper procedure cuser and the accused, and the the last meeting to follow". If possible, the Union accuser and the accused should that garlic be should publish a handbook for be able to cross-examine each eliminated from trial committees containing the other. McCall these cuts. constitution, the forms of pro Witnesses should be called for Garlic, they pointed but, is sup cedure and advice on how tot questions and cross-examination, posed to be a lilylike plant, but it conduct the sessions and ex and then- the committee should very often reacts like a lion in amine the charges and testi sum up the case as it sees it. stead. The stuff can't be trusted, mony. The accuser and the accused they insisted, and too liberal use It should be the duty of the should have the opportunity to of it has been known to make accuser to have as much eyi- make a final statement. guys wish they were under the dence and as many witnesses as , Rights Of Accused lilies instead of reeking with tile Equipped with this '56 showboat and winning smile, Seafarer possible with which to uphold Then the deliberation session fragrance of one of its kinfolk. Ed Mikkelsen (he's on the left) is having the time of his life his case at the time the com of' the committee itself should But democratic procedure pre on a vacation tour of Denmark, He didn't say whether he mittee meets. The accuser consider the rights of the ac vailed. The pro-garlic faction mus merely stopped short or had to back up, like the sign says, should obtain a certified tran cused. Have they been violated? tered a majority and that's that. for his companion on the opposite fender. script from the ship's logbook Have they been protected? Do that covers any of the time that the facts seem valid as present an offense was alleged to have ed? Is the situation actually taken place. covered by the constitution? Full Discussion Once everything has been The patrolman, delegate or fully explored, a secret ballot brother desiring to bring a ship vote on a verdict should be mate up on charges should call taken on each charge. If the USPHS HOSPITAL James T. Moore Wm. E. Roberts VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John A. Morris Wm. E. Salazar ALBERQUERQUE, NM a special meeting at the payoff verdict is guilty, the man's pre WUUam £. ApUne John McCasIin Thomas Mungo Merwyn Watson Charles Burton and have the difficulty fully dis vious record should be studied Jose F. Arch James M. Mason Waldo OUver Cameron Wooten USPHS HOSPITAL cussed. This special meeting John Attaway Michael O. Muzia Roy R. Rayiield FORT WORTH. TEXAS and considered. Thomas Ballard Alfred Nassar USPHS HOSPITAL Benjamin Deibler Rounds Serrano should be fully recorded and the The possible penalties for the J. L. Buckelew Richard Parko STATEN ISLAND, NY John C. Palmer Robert N. Young minutes forwarded to the trial Sebastian Carregal Jerry PonUff Joseph Burns Eugene P. O'Brien Edoardo Piscepo offense involved should be con Cloise Coats Winford Powell George Carlson Nlcanor Orencio VA HOSPITAL committee, along with the min sidered, under Article XVI, and Albert T. Cooyor Randolph RatcIiS James J. Cronin George H. Robinson Floyd Cummings Clabum Reed MEMPHIS, TENN. utes of all ship's meetings for Anthon Dalesandro Jose Rodriguez BUly R. HUl a secret ballot vote held on the Chas. F. Dorrough Edwin Rhoads Horacio DaSilva Rafael Rodriguez the duration of the voyage on sentence. All parts of the trial William DriscoU Charles Sawyer Alberto DeLapaz Stanley Sargeant USPHS HOSPITAL which the alleged offense oc WiUiam Evitt Wade H. Sexton Jose Garcia Callsto Slaran NORFOLK, VA. that were recorded should be J. T. Gehringer Toefil Smiglelskl EsteU Godfrey Andrew Snyder Francis J. Boner James W. Davis curred. read aloud and approved by the Clarence Graham We^ A. Spencer Alfred Kaju Heinrich Sterling Thomas Bunch Claud E. Denny In addition, two alternates Carl Jones Louis Suslovitz Carl Kaziol James Stickney Earl T. Congleton C. v. Heywood ' committee. Martin Kelly Charles Sweeny Teofilo Lacson Fred Thayer Wm. B. Cottman WUllam S. Rudd should be elected along with the The accused should then be Frankie Kittchner Lonnie R. Tickle Manuel Lopez Peter Ucci Clarence Crowder Alfred Sawyer regular trial committee. They Edward G. Knapp Luciano Toribio .loaquin Miniz Frank VUlacort# USPHS HOSPITAL called in and advised of the Thomas Landa James E. Ward Thomas Moncho Thomas Wabolls SEATTLE. WASH. should not participate In -the committee's recommendations. Leo H. Lang Lewis Williamson John F. Murphy L. Bosley Leonard J. Cox trial in any way, except to vis WiUiam Lawless Edward Woods Donald K. Campbell A. W. Sadenwater If he has been found guilty, he Frank Lonczynski David A. Wright 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAC USPHS HOSPITAL ually examine evidence, but Joseph Lucas MOBILE, ALA. GALVESTON. TEXAS should be advised of the affect, USPHS HOSPITAL William Havelin Thomas DaUey WiUiam R. Walker they should be present as silent if any, on his shipping rights. BALTIMORE, MD. USPHS HOSPITAL Conspcion Mejia spectators until or if they're He should know his rights of ap Howard Abell Alphonsus Galdikas SAVANNAH, GA. USPHS HOSPITAL needed. David Barry C. Garrabrant C. C. Burkett Joseph A. Rockko BOSTON. MASS. peal, and that the committee's Robert Brain Gorman T. Glaze H. T. Nungzer George W. Wilson John Farrand The first portion of the trial findings are not complete until Barron Brown Ruthwin V. Hayloek Jlmmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL should be the conference ses Francisco Bueno Edward Huizenga USPHS HO.SPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. approved at a membership Rosario Copanl Basilio Maldonado MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Atkins Andrew HarvUIa sion, during which the commit- meeting. Coley Crockett Diego Martinez I Claude F. Blanks T. M. BarracUff He Tse Kong tee elects a chairman and secre Marcelo B. Belen Antonios Malios All of this is to assure that Charles Doroba Antonio E. Manesls tary. The necessity of taking the rights of all concerned, the Charles Dwyer Jobe E. Mullen notes and having all official pa Editor, Gilbert Essberg H. M. Proios accused, as well as his brother Jose Gonzalez Harold Spicer pers filled out properly can't be members and the Union itself, SEAFARERS LOG. Thomas F. Greaney Wm. A. Van Dyne over-emphasized. M. M. Hammond are upheld. 675 Fourth Ave., USPHS HOSPITAL Article XV of the constitution Van N. Dalhouse MANHATTAN BEACH dealing with trials and appeals Brooklyn 32, NY BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Leonard Leidig should be read and fully dis I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please Manuel Antonana Anthony D. Leva cussed. All charges should be Eladio Aris Mike Lubas Offers Thanks put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) Fortunato Baoomo Archibald McGuigan read aloud and examined one Wm. C. Baldwin W. C. McQuistion by one as to their constitutional For SIU Aid Frank W. Bemrick Harry MacDcnald ity and fitness. It's important To the Editor: NAME Frank T. CampbeU Michael Machusky Joseph Carr Benjamin Martin to consider whether they really I would like to express my Wm. J. Conner* Albert MartinelU £. T. Cunningham Vic Milazzo' fit both the letter and the in appreciation and thanks to the STREET ADDRESS,,...... Walter L. Davie Joseph Murphy tent of the constitution and if Union and the Welfare Services Emllio Delgado Ralph Palmer Robert M. Douglas George Phifer they can be proven by fact. office, for the help given me CITY ZONE STATE John J. Drlscoll James Quinn All the pertinent evidence upon the death of my brother, Dolan D. GaskiU George Renate Robert E. GUbert Danid Ruggiano (transcript of logbook, minutes Thomas Clark, who died on Signed Wi~iam Guenther George Shumaker' of ship's meetings, letters, etc.) August 6. Bart E. Guranick C. Sivertsen should be at hand. Arrange E. F. Halslett Henry Smith- . My. brother spoke very well TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you'nre an-old subscriber entl have • change Taib Hassen Michael Toth ments should be made for any about the SIU and was proud of address, please give your former address below: Joseph If sits Karl Treimann witnesses, other than those the Thomas Isaksen Harry S. Tuttle ,to be one of its members and Ira Kilgore Fred West interested parties may briiiSi to officials. I hope you will con ADDRESS Ludwig Elrlstiansea Norman West be present. Frank Kubek VirgU WUmoth tinue to send me the LOG. Frederick. LandrF . Pon p. Wing The committee should dllcuss Mrs. Margaret McKay CITY ZONE .. STATE . Kaatel Leetrntia' ' Chee K. Zal ' Scptenlwr 14. USi SEAFAUERS LOd Page TUrteem \ It's Csffeetime •TilL KINa (Mlimton), July of thanks to stewards department. Chalrmah, J. Frucall; ••cratary, P. Patrolman ta check slop chest for Harayu, RayaUr llat tuniad In. Naad supplies and prices; also for hospital Island Run (And Rita) new waaMnc niaeiilne. Ship'* taid> suppiies and equlpmenL Ml f36.9S. No beeft. . ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 11 WINTIR HILL (ClHaa SMWIea). July —Chairman, E. Koundovbaklk; Secre r—Chairman. K. Hallman; Saeratary, tary, A. Dunne. Two men Injured on Sure Beat A Seatrain J. LaBlane. Quite a few beefa. Ice ship July 7. One hour disputed over II box to be replaced In Bridgeport. Dla- time. New delegate and treasurer Mix a closeup view of Rita Hayworth with a return visit puta over firing two wipera. Report elected. Fund to be made up for accepted. Ship to be fumigated for emergency use only. to the Caribbean islainis after a lapse of nine years and you roachea. Vote of thanka to company for releaaing aleward. have a mighty good combination. It would be fine, if you July 2*—Chairman, K. Hellmann; JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic never got any further than-*" Saeratary, J. LaBlanc. Some diaputed tory Carriers), June 27—Chairman, J. overtime. Report accepted. New dele Smith; Secretary, R. Elliott. Quite a Coney Island, for that matter. Guanta, most of the crew went gate to be elected. Motion to move few made the book. More logs if any ashore, hut seemed to shy away :TI air compreaaor to atack deck. Fana to one fouls up. One man missed ship In Now back from a Caribbean be checked. Fresh coffee after each Inchon. Captain contacted agent. run on the Alcoa Pegasus, Sea from the beaches, althoug!i there -1 meal and more coffee cupa to be left Agent will take care of him until ship are many beautiful ones to visit. out at night time. gets back to Korea. One man logged. farer. Van Whitney says the land C. F. Sharp have not been delivering o£ rum and coke—and all points in "Maybe it was because we lost WESTERN TRADER (Western NavL mall. Few letters received in Inchon. one of our shipmates on the pre gatlan), June 17—Chairman, D. Wll- Laundry gratings need repair. between—makes for a real fine July It—Chairman,- J. James; Sec trip. It was on a dock in Trinidad vious voyage through drowning," retary, R. Elliott. Ship changed course Whitney commented. and will go into Newport. Oregon, that he met up with Rita Hayworth then to Texas and San Francisco. and movie toughguy Robert Mit- Guadeloupe and Martinigue Some disputed overtime. Few men were also taken in along the route, logged. One man jumped ship in ciium, who were making a new pic Pusan. Communications read and ac ture down there. Rita still has although the for cepted. Headquarters to be notified mer turned out about mall service with Victory Car Enjoying the pause that re plenty of the old sparkle that drove riers. They do not forward mall and freshes, Juan Vila,. AB on the GIs crazy in World W«r II, he to be a dud on something should be done about this. says. this occasion, Headquarters to determine why com the Lewis Emery, Jr., takes pany ean't or will not put out Ameri A refugee from Seatrain's plod since the day was can money or travelers checks fat time out for a cup of cof ding coastwise runs, Whitney cant some sort of holi Korea as other ships do. Members fee. The ship is now cut in requested to wait to see patrolman be blamed too much for his enthu day and almost until delegates arc finished with the Far East. Photo submit siasm. everything was Union business. Some of the men who wera logged came aboard few ted by ship's delegate Oeve Once they got to Venezuela, and closed down. minutes late but went to work. Were La Guaira, Puerto Cabeilo and Martinique, how- legged the next day. Four men will Rivers. go before patrolman—one from deck Whitney ever, provided departBsent, one from engine depart most of the gang ten> Secretary, J. Pawara. All repaira ment and two from steward depart with a chance to brush up on their attended to except shipyard jobs. ment. Some disputed overtime. Steward de LOOKED FOR SERVICE- French, and even those who left partment ndea posted and passed en HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), July their French home managed to get by crew. Motion made to take work 23—Chairman, W. Culpepper; Secre along. shop aft of engine room and make tary, J. Hedges. Ship's fund, $6.46. foc'ale for night cook and baker, as Reports accepted. New officers THEY GOT THE BUSINESS Barbados was next, and here Sil quarters are crowded. Vote of thanka elected. ver Sands Beach got a big play, •to steward department for good fopd A steady diet deluxe service and feeding by the steward and service by mesaman. BIENVILLE (Pan-Atlantic), August it seems. "There was a sea of S—Chalrmati, H. Helley; Secretary, J. department aboard ship has softened a bad blow for a couple handkerchiefs waving from the BEL MUNPO (Delta Llnel, July 12 Strlngfellew. Some repairs not com —Chairman, C. McLailam Secretary, pleted. Few items to be taken up with of Seafarers on the Marie Hamil who gambled—and lost— dock when we sailed from there," I. Thompson. One man logged: leg patrolman at payoff. Need new wash when they tried to get some"*^ said Whitney. lifted by captain. Messroom painted. ing machine, new ice box. Most repairs completed. Performer deluxe service ashore. were extended particularly to He added that the good living in (wiper) to be turned over to patrol ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), July The two men, according to Freddie the > baker, "one of the port was complemented between man. Ship's fund, $41.00, Few hours S-p-Chalrman, 6. Urick; Secretary, K. best w^io will please everyone if ports by harmony among the crew disputed overtime. Some overtime not tkenberg. Ship's fund, $82.40. Delayed ship's reporter Harry H. Diddie- okay for working on company launch. sailing. Some disputed overtime. Re bock, met a couple ef girls in Eng he can." All of the delegates also and excellent feeding by the gal To see patrolman. Due to extended port accepted. Beef about variety of drew praise for always being on ley. "It is really amazing to see voyage, food variety not too good. food. Not enough fruits and vege- land, who "said they could get Reports accepted. Rubber stamp to Ubles. the ball. "This is a strictly-busi an ideal ship like this one. She be purchased to stamp ship's library. 'first-class service* — including ness crew, with no horseplay, and Motion made that Mississippi Shinting breakfast in bed" . . . But our two feeds like the Waldorf Astoria, too. put 90 days' stores on all freighters. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), July 27 it's made things a lot easier." Who could ask for anything more?" Delegate to see port agent. Black —Chairman, G. Champlln; Secretary, heroes are sadder but wiser now. gang unable to get cooperation from H. Kllmon. Captain has written orders They got no service and are out a wipers on keeping washrooms, showers regarding shore leave in Ras Tanura and foc'sles clean. What can be done on second entry. Letter from head bundle of dough besides. Monotony 'n Mamselles about sanitary men performing their quarters regarding delayed sailing in duties? Ras Tanura, and also one in answer Prior to reaching England, the to one from biack gang regarding Hamil visited Iceland and later, MAE (Bull), July 20—Chairman, W. their watch foc'sles. Ship's fund, Germany. "Ice Morris; Secretary, R. Ruttkay. Ship's $14.00. Delayed sailing and 23 hours fund, $28.66. Need new ice box, spare overtime disputed. Reports accepted. land offers noth motor for blowers. Would like ship Ail cots to be returned to steward. ing but lots of air-conditioned. Suggestion to have Men paying off to leave foc'sles clean. delegate handle beefs at payoff. Keep Foc'sles to be sougeed and painted. daylight, al fantail cleaner. Buy more chairs for Vote of thanks to librarian. Repair though the GIs fantail. All crew members to donate lists to be turned over to secretary. one dollar to ship's fund. Refuse not to be thrown on decks. were nice to us Vote of thanks to steward depart while we were MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western ment for excellent Fourth of July Tankers), June 23—Chairman, Hanna; dinner. there. Germany Secretary, McKreth. Met with captain was better; about new mattresses, awnings or NATIONAL VICTORY (Amer. . < dunnage and water tanks. .So far'no Water), July 28—Chairman, F. Miller; there's always action after long spell in shipyard. Secretary, N. Starton. Repair list something doing Headquarters notified of two men turned in. Ail disputed overtime was Diddiebock taken off ship due to illness. One man okay by captain to crew's satisfaction. there," Diddle- transferred to another ship. Contacted Captain thanked crew for fine be bock commented. American consulate about paying havior. Messman praised by crew. transportation • home. Notified that Suggested voluntary contribution be England, of course, was where money would be returned. Vote of sent to brother hospitalized at Man the two unnamed sailors met their thanks to steward for job well done. hattan Beach hospital. Steward Headquarters to send clarifications on thanked crew for fine cooperation. Waterloo in the form of a couple electrical work done by pumpman. of sharpshooters in skirts. "They'll Ordered to do work by engineer and ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), overtime was disputed. Messhall' to July 29—Chairman, S. Furtado; Secre know better next time; that's the be kept clean. tary, R. Bowley. Ail members urged oldest racket as well as the oldest to cooperate iq having clean payoff. FELTORE (Ore), August 1—Chair Ship's fund, $21.00. Some disputed profession in the world," he added. man, T. Hansen; Secretary, H. Schroe- overtime. Reports accepted. Need new The cheers for the galley gang der. One man missed ship at Canal washing machine. Brother donated Zone. Stated he went to see doctor punching bag to sliip as he is getting but apparently never reported for off. Beef about preparation of meats, treatment. New reporter elected. soups and sauces. Not enough spices Ship's fund, $2.64. Bought new books. used and food too greasy. Chief cook No ice water in engine room and port getting oft. passageway. Ice cream served only three times in 22 days. Poor quality ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), July of food, small quantity and poor va 26—Chairman, W. Wandell; Secretary, riety. Insufficient glasses. No fresh D. Beard. Insufficient milk. Tankers bread entire trip. Ship needs painting. should be stored same as cargo ships. Stb. pump room ladder bolts rusted Steward refuses overtime sheets. No off, held only by railing. overtime record issued by company steward. Patrolman orders overtime QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Mar Trade), to be -recorded and turned over to July 31—Chairman, M. Brightwell; boarding patrolman at payoff. Two Secretary, E.-Ray. No Logs or reports men fired. No cots a's yet. Ship's fund, received. Notified headquarters. One $21.17. Reports accepted. Tank clean for draw. Baker hospitalized In Guam. ing helmets needed. Radio needs re Third cook promoted to baker, mess- pairing. General discussion on TV man to 3rd cook, wiper to messman. sets and radios aboard ship. 81.00 to No beer or liquor to be brdught be collected at payoff for radio. aboard by order of the master. Cap tain reminded to put out draws per C S BALTIMORE (Cities Service), agreement, also using fire hoses for August 5—Chairman, D. Rood; Secre taking on water. Welfare acknowl tary, A. Staybough. Twelve hours dis edged radiogram regarding man hos puted overtime. List of suppiies from pitalized in Singapore. Ship's fund, slop chest on Persian Gulf shuttle'to $15.00. All brothers requested to do be made out. Reports accepted. Dele nate. Few hours disputed overtime. gate to telephone hail concerning Repairs not completed. Membership 10:00 P.M. payoff. Membership to recommended steward department place charges against one brother. man not be allowed to sail In depart Salt tablets to be put on board. , ment but return to deck department In future. Bosun claims lack of .mp- SAND CAPTAIN (Construction Ag plies and equipment to perform work. gregates), August 5—Chairman, J. Company refuses to order paint and Sweeney; Secretary, C. Gilbert. New other gear. One brother to leave ship awning ordered. No pay slips in the upon arrival In the US claims It ta an last three periods. Report accepted. emergency. All brothers warned ta be Discussion en work in all deput- Taking it easy (above) on the Persian Gulf-Japan shuttle, on which the Camp Namanu has cautious. ments. alraaoy put in over nine months, are Seafarars Fred Smith, chief pumpman; Fry, FWT; Bill IVY (Orlen), July 28—Chairman, M. MAXTON (Waterman), July 3«— Macel; Secretery, W, Oswinkle. List ef Chairmen, W. Yates; Secretary, C. O'Connor, OS, and William Tacy, engine maintenance. Since chief cook Allan S. Ritchie took wages and overtime to be given mem Ccabtroo. All diM>utes settled In New this photo, Tacy got hospitalixed in Bahrein and O'Connor broke his arm in Ras Tanura, per bers befSore arrival by master. All Y-erk. Ship's fund, $17.00. Took on cemmunlcaUons rood and posted. two new men in New Vark. Report ac- haps just to break the-monotony. Below, Seafarers end officers from the Oceenstar have Some disputed overtime. Repair Hat coBted. New delegate elected. To ro turned ill. Capias given to patrebnan. tate cleaning ef laundry. Repair Ust themselves • time in Bordeaux, Franca. Pictured are 3rd mete J. Walters; Capt. J. H. Young; Most miner repair* completed. V$t* . t« bg made up for all departments William MUBsion, bosun; Anthony C. Landwajtowicz, AB; "Midge" RuMeO, pantrymen, end two moidemoUelts^ lUiMerby'•Rgbeft.^ ftge Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG September 14, 1058
Union V-P Enjoys SiU Service tees meet with the shipping Catherine Still companies to improve those Dei Norte Crew Far From Home conditions, they have enough Kindness Lauded To the Editor: work to jperform without having To the Editor: the burden of these performers The SS Catherine is still on ^ I have written this at the re on their minds to make it more quest of Brothers Hugh Dick to the move, and nobody knows difficult for them to deal with when we'll arrive Stateside. We thank the officers and men of the employers. the Del Norte for helping him arrived ITere in Rotterdam with Turn Into Lambs coal from Sydney, Nova Scotia, in time of need. We have a number of mem This brother's wife died and our cargo was promptly un bers who, while on the beach loaded onto six English colliers. near a Union hall or on a vessel while the ship was in Santos, Next on the schedule is along the coast within telephone Brazil. The generous contribu Georgetown, British Guiana, distance of the hall where they tion of over $300 towards the where we will load bauxite; can be dealt with pronto are purchase of a plane ticket en then a day's sail across to Port meek and ^ild and apparently abled Dick to attend his wife's of Spain, in Trinidad, to* top off. good Union men. funeral. It was a fine example But as soon as-the ship leaves of the brotherhood of the sea. the Union halls, behind ^ they -• A vote of thanks also to Cap show their true colors and start tain James T. O'Pry for consent raising hell. These men just ing to pay the man off and han Letters To ignore the fact that the Union dling the necessary arrange got them the job they hold. As ments for customs and trans many of our members know, it portation. A special vote of is impossible to advise, correct thanks also to our two stew Relaxing in deckchairs on the frip down to San Juan on the The Editor or put these men straight; they ardesses who were instrumental Elizabeth are Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan. Sullivan is a vice- All letters to the editor for are immune to reason or a de in starting the collection. resident of the AFL-CIO Building Service Employees Int'l publication in the SEAFAR cent approach. These men are Once again, on behalf of Cnion and head of its Local 328 in New York. The photo by ERS LOG must be signed by constantly violating their oath Hugh Dick, sincere thanks to deck delegate Felix Serrano was submitted by Allen Friend. the writer. Names will be of membership and our Union each and every member for his withheld upon request. constitution. kindness. Brothers, let's get together and Pete Prevas This cargo is destined for Port get rid of these malcontents. ' Ship's delegate Write in to the LOG and let's Coe Victory Cookery Alfred, Quebec. From there, 4 4 4 it's anybody's guess—Stateside? figure out a way to end this hog- t it another load of coal? or may wild performing. Ines Due Soon; be even back for more baux Arthur F. Smith Churns Up Calories ite ? SS Maiden Creek Baby Awaits Dad To the Editor: Conditions on the Coe Victory have taken such a turn that Our crew now includes three 4 4 4 Canadians, an ordinary, an AB Here's a couple of items from the crew is openly beefing about the food. and a fireman, and one deck Skipper Applauds the Ines, now returning from a The chow is "too good," it seems. It's turning the light maintenance replacement who fine, but mostly uneventful trip weights into heavyweights just came aboard ^here at Rot Good Seamanship to Hawaii. and the heavyweights into ing to Franklin, terdam. To the Editor: Number one regards the behemoths. is claiming the Rotterdam On Downgrade On July 13, while this vessel, . birth of John Charles Rivera, This happy state of affairs is a "heavywe i g h t the SS Ocean Nimet, was in the who weighed in at 5 pounds and All hands seem to agree that 9 ounces, at the Bronx Hospital delight to steward Harry L. Frank championship" of Rotterdam just isn't what it Arabian Sea running into rough lin, who leads off in the culinary the SIU. seas created by the southwest in New York. John is the son used to be. Everything costs of Brother Robert Rivera who's department with Jose Toro, chief A major asset more and the only thing really monsoon, a sea knocked No. 2 cook. here is Clifton V. lifeboat adrift. now aboard this ship. Brother busy about this harbor is its Rivera expects to apply for his Next in line Is John Pietrzak, Berg, chief elec shipping. I went down to see what dam who doesn't care about the weather trician and ship's age had accrued. Several mem maternity benefits as soon as we The Sea Comet II is also here, get back to town this month. and keeps his deep fryer going delegate -"who and our crew has run into some bers of ^the engine and stew no matter what. Wilson Deal, sail has become a ards department had heard the Other news concerns the hos of the brothers from that ship. pitalization in Oahu of Brothers ing as night cook and baker, han real ' s e c u r it y We're just about ready to pay smash and came up to the boat dles his end of the chores as If risk' when he starts 'throwing his deck to have a look. Charles Morrison, Henry Arm off anywhere, anytime, as long strong and Louis Flrlie. They he was born to them. Franklin weight around.' Nicholas Leone, as it's somewhere in the States. These men promptly pitched adds. 2nd electrician, refuses to sleep in and gave me and the boats have all since gotten better and The Catherine crew is certainly are returning with us on the Heading into Yokohama, Japan, in the bottom bunk under Berg. going to be very glad when we wain a hand securing the boat at the last report, the Coe, accord He's not sure it will hold." with no questions asked. ship. One brother whose work can finish this trip and get back Is particularly missed is Mor home. I thought this was a fine dis play of loyalty, spirit and good rison, who was downed by a LOG-A-RHYTHM: Ship's reporter case of pneumonia. He was the SS Catherine seamanship on their part and I want to take the opportunity to baker. 4 t 4" express my appreciation and After our arrival in the Isl Sea Laughter Says Performers thanks to them all. ands some of the brothers By H. Owen Claude Marthey, master toured Oahu and elsewhere and Just Have To Go SS Ocean Nimet enjoyed the fine climate. When To the Editor: the Ship went to some of the Out in the bowl is the pulsing sea. 4 4 4 other islands, the crew had lit Full of tempting mystery; We, the conscientious mem bership of the SIU, have a very Thanks Frietchie tle or no chance to go ashore. Responsive to the moon in hourly lifts. But right now we are enjoying White-tipped tide signs parallel rifts, important job to do for our Un ion's prestige and the principles Crew For Gift fine_ sailing in all respects and Crashing on rocks like bombs from the air. To the Editor: the morale is excellent. Booming and lashing in loud sea-laughter. for which it stands, as stated in the preamble to our SIU consti Please convey our sincere R. G. Gluey Foaming and crashing in echo .. . and afier. tution. thanks and appreciation for the Ship's reporter Loud is the laughter thrown back to the sea That job is to purge the small lovely gladiolas sent to the From placid rocks quivering inwardly. Ralph NuckoLs' family by the 4 4 4 Water withdrawing in valleyed-hush. conglomeration of foul-ups, per formers and gashrounds we have crew of the Barbara Frietchie. Welfare Service Gathering power for another slush. Ralph was the brother of Pulling and swelling and eternally flapping within our fold. The time has come to take drastic action Billy Nuckols, AB, who is still Speeds Benefits Deep throated laughter thrown back from the land. aboard the Frietchie. He To the Editor: Green lace trailing ruffling wave-edge . . , against these individuals. This Union has fought tooth passed away very suddenly, and We wish to thahk the trustees . . . Within the bowl, rimmed yellow in sand and nail with the shipping com flowers sent by the crew helped of the SIU Welfare Plan for the Is life and power and death-mocking night lift the burden we all felt. The prompt and courteous service Actively surging, a neophyte. panies for years for the condi-' /tions, wages and privileges we crew made the load much we received recently in the . . . Older than centuries and greater than land have today, which are outstand lighter for Bill by its thought- handling of a claim for hospital The sea pounds the centuries' rock into sand, ' ing. fulness. benefits. And out in the bowl of rhythmic sea Mrs. Billy K. Nuckols John & Catherine Cook 1 hear sea-laughter challenging me. When our negotiating commit
Burly Follow The Leader By Bernard Seaman September 14. MM SEAFARERS LOG Pa«e Ptfteea
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TO SHIPS m ATUimC • SOUIM AMOUCAN • EUROPSAN WATERS The deaths of the following Sea Richard Ricketts, SS: On August farers have been reported to the 14, 1956, Brother Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Ricketts died of SIU death benefit is being paid to natural causes at THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE their beneficiaries: his,home in New Elmer Black, 44: An automobile York City. Burial accident was the took place in BROAHaST TO SHIPS' CREWS cause of Brother Evergreen Ceme Black's death on tery. A member July 16. 1956, in of the steward Brunswick, North department. fVlRV SUNDAY • 1620 DMT Carolina. Place Brother Ricketts •-m of burial is not joined the Union in the early part known. Brother of 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida. Black had been He is survived by a daughter, sailing out of the Gertrude Edvvards, New York, NY. Port of New York since joining the Union in Frank- Maher, 54: A heart attack m V«iee of the MTO 1949. He is survived by his wife proved fatal to Jamie Mae Black of Tampa, Brother Maher Florida. who died aboard i the SS Westport on July 21, 1956. Burial took place SM Wn(-39,m54KCt WffUS, 15450 KCS WFK^S, ISZPO KC» in European cem Ships In Corlbbson, Ships in OuH of MM- Ships in Mednarronaan East Cooii ol South Ico, Caribboari, West area, North Atlantic, etery in Casa I Amoflca, South Atlantic Com of South Anwr- European and US East Alberto Santiago blanca, Morocco. and East Coast •! Ico, Wost Coosi ol Coast Brother Maher Unhed Statos. Moxko and US East Contact law offices of Hillman Coast. and Hillman, Sulie 522-3-4, Munsey joined the union •Li-L'..'-..:,..'' Building, Baltimore 2, Md., in ref in New York in 1943 and had been erence to the estate of your broth sailing in the engine department. er, Angel Luis Bio's. He is survived by his sister, Marie 4 Smith of Brooklyn, NY. Fred Shaia : ^1 Contact Kenneth Blackstone by mail. Route 1, Box 119H, Perry, Georgia. Welfare Names $•4 4 Oliver K. Pierce Get in touch with Roger Close, Med. Director ' Calmar Line, 25 Broadway, NY, (Continued from page 3) NY, regarding a package being ently in operation in which each held for you. company had its own physical 4 4 4- Cyril J. Magnan standards and some gave no ex . Contact your family at 1817 Col aminations at all. Standardizing lins St., Grand Rapids, Mich., as the examinations at a center close soon as possible. by the Union halls will be a great 4 4 4 8ROU©HT TO. YOU BY THI OEiP SEA UNIONS OF THE Elwood Read convenience for Seafarers. Get in touch with Russel But the major purpose of the Lapham, RFD No. 2, Smithfield, centers will be to keep Seafarers in MARiriME TRADES DEPARTMENT*^ Rhode Island, regarding payments good health at all times by check on yotm furniture. Newton Paine. 4 4 4 ing defects and ailments before SIU-A&G DISTRia • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • iMM&P • BME • SlU-CANADIAN DISTRia Eric W. Johnson they reach the point of interfering I am anxious to hear from you. with a man's ability to work on Please contact me. Richie. ships and earn a living. 4 4 4 Isidro D. Avecilla Contact E M. Piccerill, State Tax Commission, 320 Schermerhorn —" for SIU Meanwhile, MTD St., Brooklyn 17, NY, or call MAin 5-1000, ext. 103. MEMBERS! Round-The-World 4 4 4 E. S. Vlodek Wireless Broadcasts Contact J. E. Gerken, 200 Com Continue... fort Ct., Clarkburg, West Va. 4 4 4 James W. Simmons Get in touch with your brother WUUaro in Clinton, NC. Frisco Shipping On Slow Bell NEW IN SEAGEAK SAN FRANCISCO—Job activity AND S#«3«e WEAK- WILBONGTON, Calif 509 Marine Ave. FORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. slowed down-during the past two SIU, A&G District Reed Humphrlea. Agent. .Terminal 4-3874 Ontario Phone: 6591 mtWATEO/WBftlSM weeks but is slated to increase BALTIMORB 1316 S. Baltimore St. HEADQUARTERS....675 4tb Ave., Bklyn. TORONTO, Ontario 872 King St. E again. Three payoffs are scheduled. Earl Sbeppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 SECRETARY-TREASURER EMplre 4-5719 Paul HaU TOAecuvi/ESIER- BOSTON 876 State St. VICTORIA BC ei7V» Cormorant St The Fairport (Waterman) paid Jamea Sheehaa, Agent Bictamond 3-0140 off the day after Labor iJay and ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Empire 4531 HOUSTON 4303 Canal St. J. Algina, Deck C. Slmmona, Joint VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. /UlATSReOAL four other Waterman ships ar C. TannehiU, Acting Agent Capital 7-6958 J. Vdplan. Eng. W. HaU. Joint B. Mooney, Std. R. Matthewa. Joint Pacific 3468 rived in transit. Among them were LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Se40^ PRICES the Morning Light, Azalea City, De Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-9744 SUP Phone 6346 Soto and John B. Waterman, plus MOBILE 1 lontb Lawrence St. BAGOTVILLB, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEi^ock 8-1754 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone: 545 the Steel Architect (Isthmian). Phone 6-8777 NEW OCEANS 533 BtenvtUe St. THOROLD, Ontario 53 St. Davida St. your All of the ships were in clean Undaey WilUama, Agent ^ Tulane 8626 PORTLAND..... 311 SW Clay St. CAnal 7-3202 shape, said Leon Johnson, SIU CApital 3-4336 NEW VORK 675 4tb Ave.. BcooUyn RICHMOND. CALIF. .510 Macdonald Ave. QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. port agent. HYacintli 9-6600 BEacon 3-0925 Quehee Phone: 3-1569 SEA CHEST NORFOLR 137-139 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrlaon St. SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. Ben Reel, Agent UAdlaon 3-9834 Douglaa 3-6363 NB Phone: 3-5332 raXLADELPHlA ..337 Market St. SEATTLE .3505 lat Ave. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 Main 0290 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. Great Lakes District SHOE WEAR ( SEA 6EAI! PUERTA de TQER^, PR. .Pelayo 91—La 5 ALPENA. 1215 N. Second Ave. Sal CoUa, Agent Phone 8-5986 Terminal 4-3131 Phone: 713J NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn SEA GEARS SHOE WEAR SAN FRANCISCO 490 Barrlaon St HYacinth 8-6165 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St Leon Johnaon, Agent Douglaa 3-9475 Phone: Cleveland 7391 Marty BrelthofL Weat Coaat Rapreaentatlv* CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Canadian District Phone: M^ 1-0147 SAVANNAH • Abercom St HALIFAX N-S.-. 138tb HoUla St. DETROIT 1038 3rd St. E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adapig 3-17% Phone: 3891J Headquartera Phone: Woodward 1-6857 imATTLE . .1 1905 Irt Ave. MONTREAL 934 St Jamea St. Weat DULUTH.. 531 W. Michigan SL JeS OUlette, Agent Bllrott 4334 PLateau 8161. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 TAMPA..;,..... 1809-1811 N. Pranklln St. FORT WHXIAM: ISO Slmpson St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92tid St Phonei 3-3231 . Phanei..Easex.ai3AU.
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That's the chief mate on the run. In background are Pat Ma- Gervais and Marinelli show a miss rinelli, carpenter, (with saw) and unidentified deck gang ing denture or two, but the smiles member involved in some carpentry work. are toothy all the same.
F pictures tell the story, this SlU gang looks like it enjoyedI a pleasant trip while making the long Far East haul on the Steel Executive. The ship's minutes back up the im pression by reporting "no beefs" in all three depart ments and a smooth-running ship, SlU style. Summertime on this run Is a sure guarantee of plenty of sunshine to bask In between . watches with short pants the •ft. ; i j 'A'- y}-', ' order of the day. 1^],: •* The Executive has come back l-^ly - to the East Coast after mak ing the run via the Mediter W'^IIS ' • t/. Checking the overtime sheets are (1 to r) Marinelli, George Bosun Bill Funk pauses in the midst of Decker, DM; Leo Lonev, AB; Poimds, AB, and Jack Geryais, ranean and Suez.' She is now operations on the Jacob's ladder to get m DM. Looks like some heavy arithmetic. heading to India. his photo in the record. fee.;'-