Now Is the Time to Aid Your Union

How Solons Voted on Taft-Hartley Bill

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In This Issue

{tail Passenger Car Ferry Retired

AFL Observes Hire Handicapped Week

Vol. X

Nalional Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of Ameri'a

LIST OF EXECUTIVES'Vith their Addresses-Connected with the

CAPT. B. T. HURSTN~tional Vice President.601 Portlock Bldg., 109 W. ·Tazewell St., Norfolk 10, Va.

CAPT. CLYDE R. SMITHNational Vice President.3833 East 120th St., Seattle 55, Wash.

CAPT. W. C. ASHNational Vice President,90 West St., New York 6, N. Y.

GEORGE HAVILANDApprentice Vice President,521 West 51st St., New York City

CAPT. WM. J. VAN BURENNational Secl"etary-Treasurer,15 Moore St., New Ynrlc 4, N. Y.

CAPT. H. P. FORRESTDistrict Deputy of the Panama Canal.P. O. Box 223, Gamboa, Canal Zone.

CAPT. HORACE F. STROTHEn (1929 to 1930), Pied­mont, Calif.

CAPT. FRED C. BOYER (1930 to 1936), Philadelphia,Pa.

CAPT. JAMES J. "DELANEY (1936 to 1944), JerseyCity, N. J.

CAPT. H. MAnTIN (1944 to 1946), New York, N. Y.

24. CAPT. H. VIGE144 W. 41st St.Jacksonville 2. Fla.

25. W. H. GRIFFITH6019 Webash Building, Pittsburgh 22, Pa.

Z7. CAPT. C. G. RICKARDSP. O. Box 25. Gamboa, Canal Zone.

28. CAPT. RALPH F. CLARKHoom 725, Cotton Belt Building,

408 Pine Street, St. Louis 2, Mo.(Phone: CEntral 6903)

30. CAPT. C. S. TOWNSHENDP. O. Box 1424, Cristobal, Cunal Zone

36. EDWARD F. CETTI, JR.106 East. Bay Street,Savannah, Ga.

40. CAPT. J. A. GANNON, Secy.-Mg1·., P"O Tem.Room 21, Ferry Building, San Franci~co 11, Calif.

47. MR. LAWRENCE W. HUSTON9257 Bishop Road, Detroit 24, Mich.(Phone: TUxedo 1-3875)

74. CAPT. H. W. ERIKSEN •c/o Pilots' Office, 2 No. Adgers Wharf, Charleston, S. C.

88. CAPT. W. C. ASH90 West St., Room 213, New York 6, N. Y.(Cortland 7-2473)

89. CAPT. JAS. P. RASMUSSENc/o Pilots' Office. Bulkhead Pier No.7,San Fr~ncisco, Calif.

90. CAPT. C. F. MAY, President209 California St., San Francisco 11, Culif.(Phone Garfieid 8177) I

Apprentice Local, No.1CAPT. WM. J. VAN BUREN

15 Moore St., New York 4, N. Y.Apprentice Local, No.2

CAPT. B. T. HURSTRm. 601. Portlock Bldg., 109 W. 'fazeweIl St.,Norfolk 10, Va.

Apprentice Local, No. 3CAPT. GEORGE M. ANTRAINER

911 Cotton Belt Bldg.. 408 Pine St.,Apprentice Local, No.5

MR. LAWRENCE W. HUSTON9257 Bishop Rd.Detroit 24, Mich.

Apprentice Local, No.6CAPT. L. L. DERRICKSON

240 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa.Apprentice Local, No.7

SAMUEL DOWNEYHonolulu, Hawaii

CAPT. EASTER C. DANIELSNational Vice President,728 E. 51st St.• Savanah. Ga.

STANLEY BARRNntional Vice President,1038 'fhird St., Detroit 26, Mich.

CAPT. C. F. MAYNational Vice President.209 California St., San Francisco 11, Calif.

PAST PRESIDENTS

National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America

CAPT. E. W. HIGGINBOTHAMNational President,P. O. Box 540, Mobile 4, Ala.

SECRETARIES OF LOCALS

National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America

CAPT. C. H. HANSENNlltionnl Vic" President,G05"lh Godchaux DId!;"., New Orleans 16, La.

CAPT. FRANK H. WARD (1887), New York.CAPT. GEOnGE S. TUTHILL (1888), Brooklyn, N. Y.CAP·I'. WM. S. VAN KunEN (1889-99), Albany, N. Y.CAPT. "YVM. S. DURKEE (1899 to 1901), Boston, Mass.CAPT. JOHN C. SILVA (1901 to 1908), Boston, Mass.CAPT. JOHN H. PRUETT (1508 to 1929), Brooklyn,

N. Y.

1. CAPT. J OS. L. McREA15 Moore St., New York 4, N. Y.(Phonc: Bowling Green 9-4766)

2. CAPT. L. L. DERRICKSON240 S. Third St., Philadelphia 6, Po..

3. CAPT. C. DEMOOY829 Pavonia Ave., Jersey City 6, N. J.

4. CAPT. E. W. HIGGINBOTHAMP. O. Box 540, Mobile 4, Ala.(phone 2_129'J)

5. CAPT. H. M. ANGELL24 Ninth St., East Providence. R. I.(Phone: E. Providence 1695-W)

6. CAPT. JOHN M. Fox117 Canadian National Dock, Seattle 4. Wash.(Phone: Elliott 4927)

8. CAPT. WM. BRADLEY2304 Smith Tower, Seattle 1. Wash.(Puget Sound Pilots' Association)

U. CAPT, E. T. HURSTRm. G01, Portlocl, Bldg., 10£1 W. Tazewell St.,Norfolk 10, Va.

11. CAPT. R. H. ROBERTS330 Atlnntic Ave., Boston. Mass.(l~honc HANcock 5561)

12. CAPT. GRIFFITH ROBERTS, JR.1017 Fifth St., Coronado, Calif.

14. CAPT. A. J. HAYESl02D E. Baltimore St., Baltimore 2, Md.(Phone: WoHe 6854)

16. CAPT. C. H. HANSEN605% ·Godchuux Bldg., New Orleans 16, La.(Phone: Raymond (266)

16. Mn. F. W. SMITH221 East Burnside Sf..Portland 14, Oreg.

17. MR. WM. O. FISCHER225 Governor Bldg., 2nd & Stark Sts., Portland 4, Oreg.(Phone: BEacon 6572)

18. CAPT. R. E. COOK1111 West 14th St., San Pedro, Calif.

19. CAPT. NORMAN SMITHCoos River, Marshfield, Oreg.

20. CAPT. JOHN YORDT407 1!.l 21st St., Galveston, Tex.

21. LOUIS !CAUMoanalua Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii.

22. CAPT. D. L. BElNERTc/o Sandy Hook Pilots, 24 State St., New York, N. Y.

23. CAPT. H. J. SCHROEDERColu~bia River Bar Pilots, Foot of 11th St.Astoria, Oreg.

Official Journal of the National Organization of Masters. Mate~ and Pilots of America. Published by the Organization on the 15th of eachmonth at 810·16 Rhode Island Ave., N. E., Washington 18, D. C.

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O'DanielReedRevercombRobertson, Va.Robertson, Wyo.RussellSaltonstallSmithSparl{manStewartTaftThyeTydingsUmsteadVandenbergWatkinsWherryWhite'WileyWilliamsWilsonYoung

MorseMurrayMyersO'MahoneyPeppel'TaylorThomas, Okla.Wagner

Not Voting

Thomas, Utah, absent­announced favorable

FavorableKilgoreLangerMcCarranMcFarlandMcGrathMcMahonMagnusonMalone

Unfavorahle

FlandersFulbrightGeorgeGurneyHatchHawkesHiclcenlooperHoeyHollandryeSJennerKernKnowlandLodgeLucasMcClellanMcCarthyMcKellarMartinMaybankMillikinMooreO'Conor

Overton absent­announced unfavorable

Tobey absent­announced unfavorable

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Senate Vote on Taft-Hartley Bill

Vote on Passage of TaftMHartley Bill, May 13. 1947 '

/s/ W. C. HUSHING, Chainnan,National Legislative Committee,American Federation of Labor.

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The price, up to one hundred copies, is ten centseach. For one hundred or more; there is 25 percent discount.

Sincerely,

BarkleyChavezDowneyGreenHaydenHill "jJabnson, Colo.J ohnstan, S. C;

OCTOBER, 1947Vol. X

Taft-Hartley Vote Record-Check. theWay Your Legislators Voted!

TO ALL A. F. OF L. DEPARTMENTS,, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIONS,

STATE FEDERATIONS OF LABOR, AND, CENTRAL LABOR UNIONS.

, DEAR SIRS AND BROTHERS:

On June 20, the U. S. House of Representativesoverrode the President's veto of the Taft-Hartley

,linti-labor bill (H. R. 3020) 331 to 83, and it becamelaw at 3 :17 p. m., when the Senate also overrodePresident Truman's veto 68 to 25. Your efforts in~ndeavoring to defeat this most objectionable legis­

tion have failed.The officers and representatives of thirty-two

iState Federations of Labor and forty-three Central. 'abor Unions came to Washington, at their own

'pense or that of their organizations, and personal-',interviewed members of Congress in an endeavor~defeat the bill. Many officers and representativesf,national and international unions, as well as those. ,all the Railroad Brotherhoods, were here and

perated fully and directly with us. Reportinglmcl working under the direction of the Legislativemrnittee, they rendered wonderful service.~othiug was left undone, on our part, in this!ltest.

he, efforts of all who aided us are truly ap­iated, and we sincerely thank you.omplete advice regarding the new law' will be

coming as soon as our attorneys prepare it, but,g other things, the new law prohibits the usey funds of a union for political purposes. Send­ut the voting records of members of Congress

lild, therefore, be prohibited if sent for political08es. However, I think you are entitled to know

.,Congressmen and Senators voted on this Bill,'am sending you the votes on all roll call actions{,as infonnMion, regardless of how others mayrUe my achon or what they may do about it.,Iso enclose a copy of the law. If additional

of the Taft-Hartley Law (Public 101, 80th,~ss) are desired, you may obtain them from

;Superintendent of Documents,cU. ,S. Government Printing Office

ashington, D. C. '

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Choat

THE MASTER, MATE AND

N.O.M.M. & P. FEATUREDIN FEDERATIONIST ST

Recognition of the work and place of the NaOrganization of Masters, Mates & Pilots is gi~,the October issue of The American Federatofficial publication of the American FederatiLabor.

The Federationist carries a special article byE. W. Higginbotham, president of our natioganization. The article, entitled "The MenBridge," is given a two-page spread and is illu ;with photographs of a skipper taking a sextanting and of Capt. Higginbotham.

Service-Not Charity ,It becomes more evident as time goes on that ail

new concept guides the work of Community Chest'"Red Feather services. No longer do these com. i

munity service organizations, sup.!ported mainly through the volun.:tary contributions of citizens in'their own cities, look upon them.'selves as dispensers of charity.

Although good works have beenviewed through the centuries asman's highest attribute there hasparalleled that feeling the idea tbatto accept charity was degrading, .

The Red Feather services that give young Peoplefrom all stations in life the opportunity to learn andplay in wholesome surroundings and under adequateleadership cannot be called charity. Neither c~n

those nursing services which provide nurses forhome calls be considered as purely good works, fdrthey are available and used by all-those who cAhpay the full cost, those who can pay only part a~~those who cannot afford to pay for the service at ali

This new concept of Red Feather services remo{~the odium from'the use of those services by ev '0!

body. National studies show that in anyone4 out of 10 families benefit directly from Red Feaservices.

This new philosophy also points out with clarthe responsibility of every citizen to support sRed Feather services financially. Thus, if everybis paying for Red Feather services, as they paypolice and fire protection for instance, then nob,need be ashamed to use them. The householwhose home never catches fire is nevertheless a bficiary from the fire department's service wkeeps the house next door from igniting his 0

In the same way everybody benefits, either diror indirectly, from Red Feather services.

Since everybody does benefit, then everybought to give. It's as simple as that. You ougpledge to your Community Chest if for no 0

reason than to assure yourself the chance to befrom its Red Feather services.

No. 10

FOREIGN 12.00

Washington 18, District otColumbia, with; General andExecutive Offices at Interna­tional Commerce Building,15 Moore Street. New York4, N. Y.

OCTOBER, 1947

8UBSCRIPTION: $1.00 PER YEAR

Published monthly. Kain. :$tained by nnd in the interest ' .of the National Or&,animtion ,~. , :.of Masters, Mates and Pilots " 'of America, at 810 Rhode 'uland Avenue, Northeast. ' .

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COMMUNICATIONS AND REMITTANCES may be addrCll8ed and cbeck.made payable to the National Organiz:ation' Masters, Mates and Pilotsof America, 810-16 Rhode Island Avenue, N. E., Wasbington, D. C.,or International Commerce Building, 15 Moore Street, New York 4, N. Y.

BEADING AND ADVERTISING MATrER MUST reach the office notlater than the 10th of the month precedin~ publication.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be received prior to the fint of the monthto affect the forthcoming issue, and the old as well as the new addrCllImuat be given.

E. W. HIGGINBOTHAM, Mobile. Ala., Business Manager­W. J. VAN ~UREN, New York City, Editor.

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NATIONAL OFFICERS

Eo W. HIGGINBOTHAM, President, Mobile, Ala.C. F. KAY, Vice President. San Francisco (in cbari'e ot Ocean-&,oin&' and

CoaSitwise Craft on Pacific Coast).STANLEY BARR, Vice President, Detroit.£. C. DANIELS, Vice Pre.Bident. Savannah, Ga.

C. H. HANSEN. Vice President, New Orleans, La.B. T. HURST, Vice President, Norfolk, Va.CLYDE R. SMITH, Vice President, Seattle, Wash.W. C. ASH, Vice President. New York City.GEORGE HAVILAND, Apprentice Vice-President, New York City.W. J. VAN BUREN, Secretary~Treasurer.New York City.

GENERAL CHAIRMEN REPRESENTING RAILROAD EMPLOYES OFOUR ORGANIZATION IN THE DIFFERENT PORTS

PORT OF NEW YORK-Capt. C. DeMooy, Supervising' General Chair_man: Capt. M. F. Gorry; Capt. John J. Bill; Capt. Jos. L. MeRea;Jos. Shields; Capt. Roht. Williamson; Capt. J. G. Kaufman; R. Maley;Wm. J. O'Connell; Capt. Howard Barton; Capt. A. Striffolino; Capt.Wm. Cole.

PORT OF PHILADELPHIA-Capt. Clayton B. Dibble.PORT OF SEATTLE-Capt. John M. Fox.PORT OF NORFOLK-Capt. J. P. Edwards, Capt. J. Ira Hodges, Capt. Jas.

H. K. Hudgins, Capt. E. A. Phelps, Capt. Eugene Treakle.PORT OF NEW ORLEANS-Capt. C. H. Hansen.PORT OF DETROIT-Capt. Stanley Barr.

PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO-Capt. Patrick Kearney.

Published on the 15th of each month.Sworn detailed circulation statement on request,Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Washington, D. a.,

oader the Ad of August 24, 1912.

National Advertising' Representative-JOHN ARTHUR McAVOY.11i WhItehall St.. New York 4, N. Y. Tel. BOwlin2' Green 9-0919.

THE MASTER, MATE AND PILOT

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Rail Passenger Car Ferry Is RetivedAn era in American railroading came to an end

.at Baton Rouge, La., on September 2, when the rail­road car transfer steamer Geo,'ge H, Walker madeits last trip across the Mississippi River bearing thecars of Missouri Pacific Train No.3, The Orleanean,enroute from New Orleans, La., to Houston, Tex.The transfer boat was the last passenger transferboat in the United States, according to Army engi­neers.

Trains of the Missouri Pacific now use the rai/­highway bridge spanning the river at Baton Rouge,effecting a considerable saving in time inasmuch asthe river transit by boat required an hour or moreas compared with the relatively few minutes con­sumed in the bridge transit.

.While the change from boat to bridge will meanthe passing of railroad passenger car ferries fromthe transportation scene, there are other freight cartransfer boats remaining in service on the Mississip­

. pi and other inland rivers, on the Great Lakes and" at various coastal harbors. The Walke,' will be

offered for sale, the railroad says.

c veteran ferry George H. Wallwr is pictured making its~1trip across the Mississippi River for the Missouri Pacific.

,Launched in 1923 at the Dravo Corp. yard in Pitts­. rgh, Pa., the Walke?' was, at the time, the largest.eel hull on the Mississippi and its tributaries. Thepat logged close to 500,000 miles in almost a quarterntury of service but like the merry-go-round horse,,never got anywhere. Except for the maidenrage from the launching ways to Baton Rouge andround trip to New Orleans, all of its mileage has!1 amassed in approximately 20 round trips daily,r in and year out, over the mile-and-a-quarterrse between North Baton Rouge and Anchorage,

-,on the west bank of the river.ince it started in the trade, the Walker transfer­foui- Missouri Pacific Lines passenger trains

.. s the river each day, seven days a week, in addi-to innumerable freight trains. The first regular~nger movement began at 4 o'clock in the morn­hen the New Orleans-bound Houstonian moved

.' the west to the east side of the river; the lastnger trip of the day was' completed at 12 :30

when the Houston-bound. Houstonian pulled

ashore at Anchorage to resume, under its own power,its westward journey. In between there was thewestbound Orleanean near mid-day and its east­bound counterpart in mid-afternoon, together withnumerous trips transporting freight cars. The crafthad a capacity on its three tracks of 11 passengercars or 20 freight cars.

The Walker's overall length is 346 feet, its overallbeam is 91 feet and, loaded, it draws slightly morethan 10 feet of water. Watertight compartmentsadd to the safety of the craft and special longitu­dional members in the frame transmit the jar ofloading to transverse members without damagingthe hull structure. Two 600-horsepower enginesdrive the two side paddle wheels which are 30 feet,six inches in diameter by 10 feet in width. Eachwheel is operated independently but the boilers andengines are cross-connected so they may be operatedas a unit in emergencies. The four boilers, two oneach side, develop a total of 1702 horsepower andthe boat's fuel oil tanks have a storage capacity of42,000 gallons.

The boat was named for George H. Walker, bOlLrdchairman of the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Rail­way (now a part of the Missouri Pacific Lines)during the early 1920's.

Negotiations Concluded for OffshoreAgreement

The MM&P negotiating committee, i.e., NationalPresident Higginbotham and Vice President Ash,met with the negotiating committee Of the Atlanticand Gulf Coasts dry cargo vessel operators andowners on September 8, 1947, to start negotiationsfor modification and clarification of the presentagreement which expired September 30, 1947. Ob­servers from some MM&P locals were also inattendance.

Both the Organization and Management submittedproposals and counterproposals to the existing agree­ment and after daily sessions on September 30, amemorandum of agreement was signed by theparties agreeing to renew the present agreementwith certain changes made therein, providing, how­ever, that it not be effective unless and until ratifiedby the membership in case of the NOMM&P and notunless and until ratified and executed by individualcompanies or agents concerned. The Organizationis at present conducting a secret ballot through itslocals of the membership concerned, results to be reeported to National Headquarters on October 10. Thenext issue will carry the results of this vote and whenagreement is finally signed it shall be published intoto. .' . . .

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Now Is the Time for All Good Men t(Come to the Aid of Their Union

THE MASTER, MATE AN

quickly learned that in unity there is strength. Individually, they were the prey of the unscrupulou:employer. .

Our Organization has kept step with this grea'multitude. The road over which we travelled wa:often dark and perilous. Unseen obstacles wel'(hurled into our pathway and false prophets tried temislead us at the crossroads. As we marched onwariwe gathered the fruits of our labor that all mighleat. Unselfishly we divided our offerings among theyoung and the old, the worthy and the unworthy, forthey were all our people.

As we stand on the threshold of tomorrow, a deepforeboding fills the sky as dark clouds of aggressiongather upon the distant horizon. Attack is certainbut we must move onward. Fortified by a strongImilitant organization we can feel confident that th Itreasures we have are well secured. As we await thadvance of the treacherous hordes who come tod'strov us, we must place our house in order. Wee'no l~nger travel safely with the imposter, the traito'or the non-believer within our ranks. Those who a!'not with us are againstus.~i

The attack is imminent and the time is short. ­must organize-o:r:ganize-organize. Key men, catthe message. Pass it on to the minute men by WQfof mouth. Spread the alarm at every post, in eve,home, to every Ulan, woman and child. This is}time to tarry. Preach the doctrine of union-con~'

the non-believer. NOW IS THE TIME !-RepriJifrom the Jou,-nal of Maintenance of Way Empl~

Elaborate first day sale ceremonies are plann·Boston and will be held on the deck of the Constion, now at anchor in Charlestown Navy YFirst day covers will be cancelled on board the s

The color of the stamp has not yet been dupon. The event is of particular interest to S

collectors who will have first-day-of-sale cantions by the Boston Post Office. The Constitll44-gun ship, was saved from dismantling inby the famous poem of Oliver Wendell Holmes.crossed the Atlantic for the last time in 1871927-30 she was reconditioned as a U. S.museum afloat.

Captain Kearney of Local 40 Resi'Captain Patrick Kearney, Secretary of Loc

40, has resigned from that position, accordinofficial announcement.

Captain J. A. Gannon has been elected to tof Secretary-Manager until such time as theelection of officers is held on October 28.

The 150th anniversary of the launching of theU. S. frigate Constitution, better known as "Old Iron­sides," will be commemorated by a special stampwhich will go on sale in Boston on October 21.

An enla1'ged reproduction of the fmothcoming "Constitution"stannp commerrwrating the 150th (l:nniversa1'Y of the launching

of the ship

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New Stamp Features Frigate Constitution

In these days when collective bargaining is a topicof much discussion, it becomes more and more neces­sary for the workers to place a value upon this privi­lege. The right to bargain collectively was not ob­tained overnight. Only through years of bitterfighting and human sacrifice was this privilegesecured. Much blood was spilled and many hard­ships survived by the pioneers in the labor move­ment. It was necessary for labor to strike on manyoccasions since this was their only weapon of de­fense. In the great struggle for existence, labor feltthe pangs of hungei'-not through strike alone, butbecause capital refused to pay a living wage. Thefailure to recognize that labor was not a chattel andto provide a wage commensurate with the service,left no avenue for the workers. Labor, in order tosurvive, was compelled to organize. The advance ofthe trade-union movement is a sordid story. Eachpainful step is recorded in the archives of this greatinstitution. Many epochs are written in blood butthey bear silent testimony against the barons of in­dustry who placed the value of property above thatof humanity.

In spite of all the impediments labor marchedslowly and painfully onward, hoping that the daywould arrive when the employer would say, "Welldone, thou good and faithful servant."

Through sheer determination and a firm beliefthat right makes might, the trade-union movementwas born. As time marched on, collective bargain­

. ing became the watchword of the day and laborprospered. Men and women in all occupations

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Luckenbach Buys SixteenThe Luckenbach Steamship Co.

is buying 11 C-3s and five C-2s fromthe Maritime Commission with in­tentions of operating one of thelargest coastwise shipping lines inthe country. Before the war,Luckenbach had 21 ships but withthe increased speed and carryingcapacities of the types to be ac­quired, the company plans to utilizethe smaller number to handle thetrade of the prewar fleet.

French Buy CranesThe first six of 70 specially­

designed gantry cranes have beenshipped for use in French portsunder a $6,500,000 order placed inthis country by a French purchas­ing commission. They were builtin Duluth, Minn.' They embodynew developments and features.

Trailerships Dispute OverA jurisdictional dispute between

the International Brotherhood ofTeamsters and the InternationalLongshoremen's Association con­cerning jurisdiction on Trailer­ships, Inc., has been settled. Theformer Navy Landing Ships aredesigned with ramps leading to twodecks. They carry loaded trucktrailers between New York andAlbany on the Hudson River.

purposes of' the following ships:In the Hudson River reserve fleet,the American Pilot and Andalien;in the Mobile River Fleet, the J efiDavis; in Suisun Bay the AlbertHill, Baldhill, Bi?'kenhead, Cath­wood, Deroche, Gargoyle, Mojave,R. J. Hanna and the Tejon.

Will Congress Act?Reports are that the next session

of Congress convening in Januarywill take up the problem presentedby obsolete shipping laws. Actingon instructions from the SenateJudiciary Committee, the legalbureau of the Maritime Commis­sion is surveying the statutes andwill report to the Senate commit­tee sometime within the next twomonths with intention of revisingor eliminating the outmoded reg­ulations.

Ships to Be ScrappedThe Maritime Commission has

authorized the sale for scrapping

Australian IlnmigrationGovernment officials of Australia

have predicted an immigration tothat country of 14,000 next yearwith a rise to 25,000 by 1950.

Suez Traffic TotalsBritish traffic through the Suez

Canal dropped off 25 per cent inthe first six months of 1947 com­pared to the same period last yearwhile U. S. figures rose sharplyfrom 2,506,000 tons to 3,573,000tons. Britain was first with agross tonnage of 8,177,000, Ameri­ca second, Norway third with 1,­076,000 tons and the Netherlandsfourth with 1,017,000.

Back from the ArcticThe schooner Bowdoin recently

returned to Boothbay Harbor, Me.,after an Arctic expedition cover­ing 8,000 miles during the courseof which a lustrous black mineralthought to be a source of uraniumwas discovered in Greenland.

of the shipping destined for Ger­many now passing through thecrowded ports of Bremen and Ham­burg. Belgians are seeking trafficfor the ports of Antwerp and Ghentin order to bolster their economy.Occupation authorities in Germanyhave not as yet issued orders rout­ing port traffic through the fourports.

40-Hour Lake WeekSix Great Lakes shipping com­

panies have agreed to the 40-hourweek on lakes steamers with over­time beginning after the eighthhour daily.

Bridge Protection TestedThe Navy has been experiment­

ing and has had some results witha transparent plastic greenhousedesigned to provide protection fromweather (and gun blasts) on theopen bridges of ships. The firstmodel was constructed of panelsections of plastic mounted over theforward section of the open bridgein a metal framework.

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•Short-Form Progress

Thirty-three shipping lines haveapproved and had the short fo.rmof bill of lading printed, accordmg

"to a report by the New YorkToreign Freight Forwarders andBrokers Association. A not her:eight have approved it but not yetdistributed it. In six other cases,the short form has been approved'bY the traffic departments but isnow being considered by the legaldepartments.

Rapid Rapids Ride'The steamship Rapids Prince

lived up to the name by going stern­nrst through six miles of dangerousrapids on the St. Lawrence River.The ship's rudder stock broke andthe captain stood at the stern andyelled orders to the chief engineer

;eT.so the ship could be steered after a';(fashion by using the twin propel­:]ers. At times the ship went so',Close ashore that limbs were broken

rom trees.

loucesterman BurnsA, crew of 10 escaped by 'takingthe boats when the 105-foot

loucester fishing vessel Jofireaught fire 16 miles at sea. Theoast Guard sank the flaming fuel

anks with gunfire after they brokeree and continued to float and burnfter the vessel sank. A cargo of40,000 pounds of fish was lost.

,reeks Take Titan'~The tug Titc!n, seagoing 852-tonrmer Navy ship, has been sold•-the Greek government. A 26­an crew took her to Greece viapta del Gada and were to be. n back to this country.

erhaul Army Transportseneral overhauls have beenred for 10 Army ships at aof nearly $35 million. The

,k, to be done at Atlantic ship­~s, will provide greater pas­er comfort, complete fireproof­~d extra cargo-handling gear.

It, Belgians Want Cargoestrerlands authorities are still.pting to secure for the ports~terdam and Rotterdam some

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Treasnrer of Local No. 40 Passes OnCaptain Hans J. Jensen, Treasurer and me~

of long standing in Local No. 40, MM&P, dIeAugust 10, 1947. Captain Jensen had succeedCaptain Love as Treasurer of the Local andserving in that capacity at the time of his deaHe leaves hosts of friends both in San FranciscOthe Organization who shall mourn his passing.

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Secretary of Local No. 12, Coronado, Calif., DiesCaptain Elmer Virgil Haviland, born on December

5, 1898, at Cleo, Oklahoma, where he spent his boy.hood before moving to California as a young man

of 25, died on August 81947, from heart failur;after a long period of illhealth.

Captain Haviland en.tered the service of TheSan Diego and CoronadoFerry Company, whichoperates passenger andautomobile ferries on theBay of San Diego, in1923. He served in thevari 0 u s capacities ofdeckhand, quartermaster,purser, mate and master

Ca,ptain Haviland and pilot. He obtainedhis Mate's license on

April 25, 1927, and his Master's and First classPilot's license on June 6, 1934, in which capacityhe served until his death.

When Captain Haviland joined the Ferry Com.pany's service, they had in operation the SS Romonaand the SS M arena both of which were of the sidepaddle wheel type vessel with a capacity of fourteenand thirty-four automobiles respectively, which is afar cry from the present four boat service of moderndiesel-electric screw type vessels with a carryingcapacity of seventy automobiles.

Captain Haviland was a charter member of Local12 which received its charter in April, 1934. He waselected to the office of Secretary-Treasurer in July,1937 and faithfully served in a most capable andefficient manner until the time of his death.

While he was known to be in ill health for sometime by his brother members of Local 12, his sud­den death came as a great shock and he will be sorelymissed both as a shipmate and brother union mem­ber. He is survived by his wife, Flora A. Haviland,and his daughter Mary Elizabeth.

,Captain Downing

Former National Officer DiesCaptain G. B. Downing, a veteran member of

Local No.9, recently died at his home 1201 PortlockRoad, Norfolk, Virginia. At the time of his death,

he was an HonoraryMember of LocaL No.9,having retired from theNorfolk Navy Yard onJanuary 1, 1944, after 35years as a Navy YardPilot.

Captain Downing wasone of the best knownpilots in the NorfolkArea where he had spenthis entire career.

He was born at Lee'sMills, North Carolina,January 9, 1871. Likemany others of that sec­tion of North Carolina,at an early age he left

home and took up his chosen profession of followingthe water. When he secured his first license, heaffiliated with Local No.9 and took an active part inthis organization until his retirement.

During the lean years, he gave freely of his timefor the advancement of the organization. He wasalways among the first to make an extra contribu­tion of his hard-earned money to help defray theLocal's expenses when the treasury was down to aminimum. In the passing of Captain Downing, thesteamboat profession has lost a staunch friend.During his active career he served in all the chairsof Local No.9 and was a member of the NationalExecutive Committee for a long period of years.

In addition to his other activities he was an activemember in the Rosement Christian Church. He wasalso a leader in Boy Scout work in his community.

He is survived by three sons: George W. Downingof the Chesapeake Ferry Company; James BerniceDowning, Captain of an Army Transport, and PerryW. Downing, U. S. Navy; three daughters, Mrs. A.M. Brickhouse, Mrs. Clyde W. Webster and Mrs. RayKincannon.

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Local No. 15 lVlember DiesLocal No. 15 sadly reports the passing of Captain

Otto Drager, a beloved member of that Local since1932. Captain Drager died at the home of a friendin New Orleans, La., on August 19 and was buriedAugust 21. Internment was in Masonic Cemeterywith Masonic Rites. The members of Local No. 15and other friends of Captain Drager shall greatlymiss him.

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Here Is The Taft-Hartley Vote Tally

Kern absent­announced unfavorable

LucasMcCarran absent­

announced favorableMaloneMartin absent­

announced unfavorableO'Mahoney absent­

announced favorableOverton absent­

announced unfavorableThomas, Utah, absent­

announced favorableThye absent­

announced unfavorableTobey absent­

announced unfavorableTydings absent­

announced unfavorableVVagner absent­

announced favorableif'

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Ga.Ohio

Poulson

BrehmBrooksBrown.Brown;BrysonBuckBuffettBulwinkleBurkeBurlesonBusbeyByrnes, Wis.CampCarsonCase, N. J.Case, S. Dalt.Chadwick

TaftThyeTobeyTydingsUmsteadVandenbeI:gWatkinsWherryWhiteWileyWilliamsWilsonYoung

MorganMorrisMurdockNortonO'BrienO'ToolePattersonPfeiferPhilbinPhillips, Tenn.PickettPowrllPrice, Ill.RabinRainsRayburnRayfielRooneyRussellSabathBadowskiScobEck

. SheppardSmathersSmith, OhioSnyderSomersSpenceStiglerThomas, Tex.ThomasonTollefsonTwymanWalterWelch

VotingWagner absent­

announced favorable

MaybankMillikinMooreO'ConorO'DanielOvertonReedRevercombRobertson, Va.Robertson, Wyo.RussellSaltonstallSmithStewart

House of Representatives Vote on Taft-Hartley Bill

Vote on Passage of Hartley Bill, April 17, 1947Favorable

Harless, Ariz.HartHavennerHaysHedrickHeffernanHolifieldHuberJackson, Wa.sh.JavitsJenkins, Fa.Johnson) Okla.Jones, Ala.Jones, Wash.Karsten, Mo.KeeKefauverKelleyKennedyKeoghKingKirwanKleinLaneLanhamLemkeLesinskiLynchMcCormackMaddenManascoMansfield, Mont.MarcantonioMeade, Ky.Miller, Calif.l\1onroneyPaired Favorable

Feighan Hull

UnfavorableBarrettBates, Mass.BattleBeallBeckworthBellBenderBennett, Mich.Bennett, Mo.Blac1meyBoggs, Del.BoltonBonnerBoykinBradley, Calif.Bradley, Mich.Bramblett

Clements

AbernethyAllen, Calif.Allen, 111.Allen, _La.AlmondAndersen, H. CarlAnderson, Calif.Andresen, August

B.Andrews, Ala.Andrews, N. Y.ArendsArnoldAuchinc10ssBakewellBantaBarden

AlbertAngellBates l Ky.BishopBlatnikBloomBoggs, La.BrophyBuchananBuckleyButlerByrne, N. Y.CanfieldCannonCarrollCelIeI'CombsCooleyCrosserD'AlesandroDawson, Ill.DelaneyDingellDonohueDouglasEberharterElsaesserEngel, Mich.FentonFlannaganFogartyFolgerForandGordonGorskiGranger

NotThomas, Utah, absent­

announced favorable

HatchHawkesHickenlooperHoeyHollandIvesJennerKernKnowlandLodgeMcCarthyMcClellanMcKellarMartin

Okla.

6, 1947

DworshakEastlandEctonEllenderFergusonFlandersFnlbrightGeorgeGurney

MurrayMyersPepperTaylorThomas,

MurrayMyersO'MahoneyPepperSparkmanTaylorThomas, Okla.

RevercombRobertson, Va..Robertson, Wyo.RussellSaltonstallSmithSpm."kmanStewartTaftUmsteadVandenbergWatkinsWherryWhiteWileyWilliamsWilsonYoung

June 23, 1947

Unfavorable.GurneyHawkesHickenlooperRaeyHollandryeSJennerKnowlandLodgeMcCarthyMcClellanMcKellarMaybankMillikinMooreO'ConorO'DanielReed

Not Voting

(Continued from page)

Conference Report; June

FavorableLangerMcFarlandMcGrathMcMahonMagnusonMorse

Vote on Overriding the Veto,

FavorableLangerLucasMcCarranMcFarlandMcGrathMcMahonMagnusonMaloneMorse

UnfavorableButlerByrdCainCapeI,artCapperConnallyCooperCordonDonnell

'Brewster absent­announced unfavorableridges absent­

/nnnounced unfavorablerooks absent­'"announced unfavorable

shfield absent-announced unfavorabletIer absent­nnounced unfavorable

havez absent­,-\t1:nnounced favorable~~nell absent­t~nnounced unfavorable()wney absent­

nnounced favorablenders absent­nnounced unfavorable

.1bright absent-­announced unfavorableleh. absent-­

'announced unfavorable11 absent--,n~ounced favorable

Vote on

BarkleyGreenBaydenJohnson, Colo.Johnston, S. C.Kilgore

Aiken,BaldwinBallBrickel'BuckByrdCain

, CapehartCapperConnallyCooperCordonDworshakEastland

,Ecton; ,Ellender

FergusonGeorge

Smith, Va.WoodWorley

Pace

Mansfield, MontMarcantonio .Miller, Calif.MorganMorrisMurdockNortonO'BrienO'ToolePhilbinPhillips, Te'nn.Price, Ill.RabinRayburnRayfielRooneySabathSadowskiSheppardSomersSpenceThomas, Tex.TollefsonWalterWelch

DeaneDevittD'EwartDirksenDolliverDomengeaDonderoDOl'nDaughtonDrewryDurhamEatonEllisEllsworthElsaesserEngel, MicEngle, Cal"EvinsFallonFellowsFentonFernandezFisherFletcherFolgerFooteFultonGambleGaryGathingsGavinGearhartGilletteGillieGoffGoodwinGoreGossettGrahamGrant, IGregory

PfeiferPowell

Paired FavorableKelleyMcCormack

UnfavorableBurkeBurlesonBusbeyByrnes, Wis.CampCanfieldCarsonCase, N. J.Case, S. Dak.ChadwickChapmanChelfChenowethChiperfieldChurchClarkClasonClevengerClippingerCoffinCole, Kans.Cole, Mo.Cole, N. Y.ColmerCooleyCooperCorbettCottonCoudertCourtneyCoxCravensCrawfordCrowCunninghamCurtisDagueDavis, Ga.Davis, Tenn.Davis, Wis.Dawson, Utah

THE MASTER, MATE A

Paired UnfavorableGifford Rean

Not VotingHillMansfield, Tex.Morrison

Vote on Conference Report, June 4, 1947Favorable

GorskiHarless, Ariz.HartHavennerHedrickHeffernanHolifieldHuberHullJ acks6n, Wash.JavitsJohnson, Okla.·Jones, Wash.Karsten, Mo.KeeKefauverKennedyKeoghKingKirwanKleinLaneLanhamLemkeLesinskiLynch·Madden

BlandFullerGerlach

Cox

AngellBates, Ky.BishopBlatnikBloomBrehmBrophyBuchananBuckleyButlerByrne, N. Y.CannonCarroliCellerClementsCombsCrosserDawson, Ill.DelaneyDingellDonohueDouglasEberharterFeighanFogartyForandGordon

FlannaganGranger

AbernethyAlbertAllen, Calif.Allen, m.Allen, La.AlmondAndersen, H. CarlAnderson, Calif.Andresen, August

H.Andrews, Ala.Andrews, N. Y.ArendsArnoldAuchinclossBakewellBantaBardenBarrettBates, Mass.BattleBeallBeckworthBenderBennett, Mich.Bennett, Mo.BlackneyBoggs, Del.Boggs, La.BoltonBonnerBoykinBradleyBramblettBrooksBrown, Ga.Brown, OhioBrysonBuckBuffettBulwinkle

PatmanPedenPetersonPhillips, Calif.PloeserPlumleyPoagePottsPrestonPrice, Fla.PriestRameyRankinReddenReed, Ill.Reed, N. Y.ReesReevesRichRichardsRiehlmanRiley ,RiversRizleyRobertsonRobsionRockwellRogers, Fla.Rogers, Mass.RohrboughRossSadlakSt. GeorgeSanbornSarbacherSasscerSchwabe, Mo.Schwahe, Okla.Scott, HardieScott, Hugh D., Jr.ScrivnerSeely-BrownShaferShortSikesSimpson, Ill.Simpson, Pa.Smith, Kans.Smith, Maine

,Smith, Wis.SpringerStanleyStefanStevensonStockmanStrattonSundstromTaberTalleTaylorTeagueThomas, N. J.TibbottToweTrimbleVailVan ZandtVinsonVorysVursellWadsworthWeichelWestWheelerWhittenWhittingtonWigglesworthWilliamsWilson, Ind.Wilson, Tex.WinsteadWolcottWolvertonWoodruffYoungbloodZimmerman

HerterHeseltonHessHinshawHohbsHoevenHoffmanHolmesHopeHoranHowellJackson, Calif.JarmanJenisonJenkins, OhioJenningsJensenJohnson, Calif.Johnson, Ill.J ohnson1 Ind.Johnson, Tex.Jones, N. C.Jones, OhioJonkmanJuddKearneyKearnsKeatingKeefeKerrKerstenKilburnKildayKnutsonKunkelLandisLarcadeLathamLeaLeCompteLeFevreLewisLodgeLoveLucasLuskLyleMcConnellMcCowenMcDonoughMcDowellMcGarveyMcGregorMcMahonMcMillan, S. C.McMillen, Ill.MacKinnonMacyMahonMaloneyMartin, IowaMasonMathewsMeade, Md.MerrowMeyerMichenerMiller, Conn.Miller, Md.Miller, Nebr.MillsMitchellMortonMuhlenbergMundtMurray, Tenn.Murray, Wis.NixonNodal' .NorbladNormanNorrellO'HaraO'KonskiOwensPassman

ChapmanChelfChenowethChiperfieldChur~hClarkClasonClevengerClippingerCoffinCole, Kans.Cole, Mo.Cole, Np Y.ColmerCooperCorbettCottonCoudertCourtneyCravensCrawfordCrowCunninghamCurtisDagueDavis, Ga.Davis, Tenn.Dawson1 UtahDeaneDevittD'EwartDirksenDolliverDomengeauxDonderoDornDaughtonDrewryDurhamEatonElliottEllisEllsworthElstonEngle1 Calif.EvinsFallonFellowsFernandezFisherFletcherFooteFultonGallagherGambleGaryGathingsGavinGearhartGilletteGillieGoffGoodwinGoreGossettGrahamGrant1 Ala.Grant, Ind.GregoryGriffithsGrossGwinn1 N. Y.Gwynne, IowaHagenHaleHall, Edwin ArthurHall. Leonard W.HalleckHandHardyHarness, Ind.HarrisHarrisonHartleyHebertHendricks

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June 20, 1947on Overriding the Veto,

FavorableBlatnikBloomBrophy

GriffithsGrossGwinn, N. Y.·Gwynne, IowaHagenllalellall, Edwin ArthurHall, Leonard W.llalleckHandllardyHarrisHarrisonHartleyHaysHebel'tBerteI'HeseltonllillHinshawllobbsBoevenHoffmanHopeHoranHowellJackson, Calif.JarmanJenisonJenkins, Pa.JenningsJensenJohnson, Calif.Johnson, Ill.Johnson, Ind.Johnson, Tex.Jones, Ala.'Jones, N. C.Jones, Ohio

';Jonkman:JuddKennKearney,KearnsKeating:Keefe

err·crsten, '"Vis.ilburnildnyunkelandisarcadenthmnnCompteFevrewisdgev.

ucasuskylo

ConnellCowenponough

McDowellMcGarveyMcGregorMcMahonMcMillan, S. C.McMillen, Ill.MacKinnonMacyMahonMaloneyManascoMartin, IowaMasonMathewsMeade, Ky.Meade, Md.MerrowMeyel'MichenerMiller, Conn.Miller, Md.Miller, Nebr.MillsMitchellMom'oneyMortonMuhlenbergMundtMurray,. Tenn.Murray, Wis.NixonNodal'NorbladNorrellO'HaraO'KonskiOwensPacePassmanPatmanPattersonPedenPhillips, Calif.PickettPloeserPlumleyPoagePottsPoulsonPl'estonPrice, Fla.PriestRainsRameyRankinRedderReed, Ill.Reed, N. Y.ReesReevesRichRichardsRiehlmanRiversRizleyRobertson

Paired Unfa:yorable

RileySikes

Not VotingGrant, Ala.Harness, Ind.HendricksHessKnutsonMansfield, Tex.

Robsionl1.ockwell.twgers, Fla.Rogers, Mass.KonrboughKoss ,RussellSadlakSt. GeorgeSanbornSarbacherSasscerSchwabe, Mo.Schwabe; Okla.ScoblickScott, HardieScott, Hugh D., Jr.ScrivnerSeely-BrownShaferShortSimpson, Ill.Simpson, Pa.SmathersSmith, MaineSmith, Va.Smith, Wis.SnyderSpringerStanleyStefanStevensonStiglerStockmanStrattonSundstromTaberTalleTaylorTeagueThomas, N. J.ThomasonTibhottToweTrimbleTwymanVailVinsonVorys·VursellWeichelWestWheelerWhittenWhittingtonWilliamsWilson, Ind.Wilson, Tex.WinsteadWolcottWolvertonWoodruffWorleyYoungbloodZimmerman

Van ZandtWood

MorrisonPetersonSmith, Kans.Smith, OhioWadsworthWigglesworth

BuchananBuckleyButler

Byrne, N. Y.CannonCarrollCellerClementsCrosserDawson, Ill.DelaneyDingellDonohueDouglasEberharterFeighanFlannaganFogartyFolgerForandGordonGorskiGrangerHarless, Ariz.HartHavennerHedrickHeffernan

Kefauver

AhernethyAlbertAllen, Calif.Allen, Ill.Allen, La.AlmondAndersen, H. CarlAnderson, Calif.Andresen, August

H.Andrews, Ala.Andrews, N. Y.ArendsArnoldAuchinclossBakewellBantaBardenBarrettBates, Mass.BattIeBeallBeckworthBellBenderBennett, Mo.BlackneyBlandBogg's, Del.Boggs, La.BoltonBonnerBoykinBradleyBramblettBrehmBrooksBrown, Ga.Brown, OhioBrysonBuckBuffettBulwinkleBurkeBurlesonBusbeyByrnes, Wis.CampCanfieldCarsonCase, N. J.Case, S. DaleChadwick

~ ChapmanChelfChenO"\veth

HolifieldHuberHullJackson, Wash.JavitsJohnson, Okla.Jones, Wash.Karsten, Mo.KeeKennedyKeoghKingKirwanKleinLaneLanhamLemkeLesinskiLynchMcCormackMaddenMansfield, Mont.MarcantonioMiller, Calif.Morgan'

Paired Favorable

UnfavorableChiperfieldChurchClarkClasonClevengerClippingerCoffinCole, Kans.Cole, Mo.Cole, N. Y.

.ColmerCooleyCooperCorbettCottonCoudertCourtneyCoxCravensCrawfol'dCrowCunning·hamCurtisDagueDavis, Ga.Davis, Tenn.Davis, Wis.Dawson~ UtahDeaneDevittD'EwartDirksenDomengeauxDonderoDornDoughtonDrewryDurhamEatonEIIiottEIIisEllsworthElsaesserElstonEngel, Mich.Engle, Calif.EvinsFallonFellowsFentonFernandezFisherFletcherFooteFultonGallagher

MorrisMorrisonMurdockNortonO'BrienO'ToolePfeiferPhilbinPhillips, Tenn.Pric~, I~l.RabinRayburnRayfielRooneySahathSadowskiSheppardSomersSpenceThomas, Tex.ThomasonTollefsonWalterWelch

Kelley

GambleGaryGathingsGavinGearhartGilletteGillieGoffGoodwinGoreGossettGrahamGrant, Ala.Grant, Ind.Gr~goryGrIffithsGrossGwinn, N. Y.Gwynne, IowaHagenHaleHall, Edwin Al'thurHall, Leonard W.HalleckHandHardyHarne'ss, Ind.HarrisHarrisonHartleyHaysHebertHendricksHerterHeseltonHessHillHinshawHobbsHoevenHoffmanHolmesHopeHoranHowellJackson, Calif.JarmanJenisonJenkins, OhioJenkins, Pa.JenningsJensenJohnson, Calif.Johnson, Ill.Johnson, Ind.Johnson, Tex.

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•

PowellSmith, OhioWinstead

1ScoblickScott, HardieSco~t, Hugh D., JrSCrIvner .Seely-BrownShaferShortSikesSimpson, Ill.Simpson, Pa.SmathersSmith, Kans.Smith, MaineSmith, Va.Smith, Wis.SnyderSpringerStanleyStefanStevensonStiglerStockmanStrattonSundstromTaberTalleTaylorTeagueThomas, N. J.TibbottToweTrimbleTwymanVailVinsonVorysVursellWadsworthWeichelWestWheelerWhittenWhittingtonWig-glesworth·WilliamsWilson, Ind.Wilson, Tex.WolcottWolvertonWoodWoodruffWorleyYoungbloodZimmerman

Not VotingLuskMansfield, Tex.Patman

MuhlenbergMundtMurray, Tenn.Murray, Wis.NixonNodal'NorbladNorrellO'HaraO'KonskiOwensPacePassmanPattersonPedenPetersonPhillips, Calif.PickettPloeserPlumleyPoagePottsPoulsonPrestonPrice, Fla.PriestRainsRameyRankinReddenReed, Ill.Reed, N. Y.ReesReevesRichRichardsRiehlmanRileyRiversRizleyRobertsonRobsionRockwellRogers, Fla.Rogers, Mass.Rohrbough'RossRussellSadlakSt. GeorgeSanbornSarbacherSasscerSchwabe, Mo.Schwabe, Okla.

Paired UnfavorableGifford. McMillan, S. C.

Jones, Ala.Jones, N. C.Jones, OhioJonkmanJuddKeanKearneyKearnsKeatingKeefeKerrKersten, Wis.KilburnKildayKnutsonKunkelLandisLarcadeLathamLeaLeCompteLeFevreLewisLodgeLoveLucasLyleMcConnellMcCowenMcDonoughMcDowellMcGarveyMcGregorMcMahonMcMillen, Ill.MacKinnonMacyMahonMaloneyManascoMartin, IowaMasonMathewsMeade, Ky.Meade, Md.MerrowMeyerMichenerMiller, Conn.MHler, Md.Miller, Nebr.MillsMitchellMonroneyMorton

Dolliver

Bennett, Mich.CombsFuller

Local No. 14, Baltimore, ElectsA. M. Goodrich President for.

The official ballot for election of officerMM&P Local No. 14 of Baltimore, which closSeptember 19 was counted at National HeadquaSaturday, September 20, 1947, under the superof National President Higginbotham and NSecretary-Treasurer Van Buren. The bal1~mittee appointed by members of Local N? .sisted of Morris Himelfarb; E. V. FerrandIllI.R. Burnell. The officers elected and the pOSIwhich they will serve until December, 194~'h

President-Business Agent, A. M. GoodrlC

Vice President-Patrolman, H. F. Kirk; SecO

BOAT COVERSNo Holes

AWNINGSNo Burning

DECKSNo Painting

TARPAULINSNo Re-waterproofing

GUARANTEED-REPAIRS FREE

JATONCANVAS

AERIAL PRODUCTS, INC., MERRICK. I. I.. NEW YORK

Marine Canvas Supply Corporation700·6 Court Street, BROOKLYN

Branch." NEW ORI.E.\NS, BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO

T. A. O'NEILL, Pruident

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to

SERVICE

IAgreement Signed With Pere Marqnette

RailwaySecretary Van· Buren successfully concluded nego­

tiations with the Chesapeake and Ohio RailroadCompany (Pere Marquette Division) covering theircar ferl'ies operated on the Detroit River and LakeMichigan. The amended agreement gives manyadded benefits to MM&P members, among which isan increase in wages of 151J2 cents per hour withcompensation for 22 extra days a year; the latterretroactive to July 1, 1947. It was also agreed'toestablish a Ship's Clerk on the vessels in order torelieve the First Mate from clel'ical work which hehad been called upon to perfOrm in 'past years. Othernumerous considerations which remain to be workedout were offered by the Company.

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• Distinguished Service• Quality Merchandise• at Wholesale Prices

Tlte Mark of Prompt Scrvicl'

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Quotes on Merchant MarineTheodore Roosevelt

"We should not longer submit to conditions underwhich only a trifling portion of our great commerce,is carried in our own ships ... Ships work for theirown countries just as railroads work for their ter­minal points ... From every standpoint it is unwise'for the United States to continue to rely upon theships of competing nations for the distl'ibution ofour goods . . . The American Merchant Marineshould be restored to the oceans." '

(September 5, 1901)

'U'~-St4ded1M 'ZJVted S4welllltI.,~-'fi~,,!~,& '?1atttmO'te 7'~__I SEVEN SEAS SIJPPLY CO., Inc. !I 70 Duane St. , 610 East Pratt Street j"

'! New York 7. N. Y. Baltimore -21 Md.BArclay 7·2821 LExington 3282

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HAnover 2·4930

GENERAL AGENTS

CONSULT OUR OFFICES

ANTWERP--ROTTERDAM

QUery Place, N. Y.

'Arnold Bernstein Shipping

Co., Inc.

~~:ARNOLD BERNSTEIN LINE

president, J. C. McKenzie; Secretary-Treasurer,A. J. Hayes; Trustees (three elected), L. D.Whitaker, G. R. Ellis, H. M. Wessel.

Delegates to 1948 National C<;mvention (five,elected), A. M. Goodrich, J. N. Auman, H. F. Kirk,A. J. Hayes, J. C. McKenzie.

Three amendments to Local No. 14's By-Laws werealso voted on and all carried by a large majority.Al1wndment No.1-Are you in favor of the officersof Local No. 14 using the funds of the Local to pur­chase a suitable building as a permanent home forLocal No. 14 with the approval of the membershipat a regular meeting. Not to exceed $30,000.00 forbuilding and fixtures? Amendment No.2-Article

.4-Add a paragraph numbered 5-a to read: The First; Vice President shall be the patrolman. His duties

shall be to assist the President-Business Agent inboarding ships, collecting dues, settling disputes,securing employment for members and such otherduties that may be delegated to him by the Presi­.dent-Business Agent. His salary shall be deter­:.mined in the same manner as that set forth in theseBy"Laws for the President-Business Agent and the

ecretary-Treasurer. In the event the office ofresident-Business Agent is left vacant through anyause, the First Vice President shall act as President­ilsiness Agent for the balance of the unexpiredrm and the Second Vice President shall replacee First Vice President for the balance of the un­pired term. A1nendment No.3-Article 5, para­aph 12-Delete the words a majority vote shall~cl and insert in their place the words The candi­ce 1·eceiving. the largest number of votes shall be,la1'ecl elected.

Prevents Further Corrosion

Removes Rust and Scale

WE HAVE NO FAILURES!!

THE MASTER, MATE AND

Maritime Coast Pilots NamedAs Agent for Baltic Sea Fi

J11a1'itirne Coc,st Pilots with offices in New Yorand Boston has been appointed Norih AmeriCllagent of a new Baltic Sea pilot firm.

Shipmasters using the English Channel a~dNorth Sea can arrange in advance for Balticpilotage service by contacting Capt. A. Begelexecutive head of Maritime Coast Pilots. eitherhis New York office, 17 Battery Place. or atBoston office, 88 Broad Street.

The Baltic pilots organization, which uses qUfied, government approved men, was set uP.veteran Dutch sea captain with the cooperaVO.the shipping agency of Dirkzwager & lVIaas~ uRotterdam. Pilots are stationed at the Do\\ n ,land, and at various North Sea ports.

$313,000 in Sick Benefits GoTo Rail Workers in One MOI1th

The Railroad Retirement. Board. h.as announcedthat $313,000 was paId to sIck or lllJured railroadworkers in July, the first month of the new sicknessbenefit program under the Railroad UnemploymentInsurance Act. More than 26,000 persons notifiedthe Board of their illnesses by filing statements ofsickness, and 15,500 claims for specific 2,weekperiods were sent to Board offices throughout thecountry. By the end of the month, 9,900 claims hadbeen paid.

Under the same program, 930 women employesfiled statements of maternity sickness, and 340claims for maternity benefits were received. ByJuly 31, $9,100 had been paid on 160 of these claims.

For several reasons, activity under the sicknessprogram in July cannot be considered representativeof what is to follow. First, no valid claim could bereceived before the middle of the month, since thefirst claim periods covered the days from July 1through July 14. Also, many railroad employes arenot yet aware that they may draw cash payment.!while off the job because of illness. Furthermore,since July was the first month of sickness benefitoperations, there was somewhat more delay in mak.ing payments than there will be later.

Unemployed workers filed 94,600 benefit claimsand 55,000 applications for certificate of benefitrights during the month. Unemployment benefit.!amounted to $1,818,000. At least half of the claims.received were for unemployment in the latter partof June. Since July was the first month in the nebenefit year, all employes who wished to claim benfits for unemployment in that month were requito submit applications for certificate of benefit rigto establish their rights to unemployment benefion the basis of 1946 earnings.' Probably more thhalf of the applications received were from eployes who had been unemployed in June.

The Board also announced that for July and thefirst week in August, 121,000 unemployment, 23,0sickness, and 630 maternity claims were received.

NEW YORK 4, N. Y.

Head Office:

Steanf,ship

Operators

NORTON-LILLY MANAGEMENTCORP.

CAPT. D. BOWENPrincipal

Member, M.M.& P. 130 WEST EIGHTH ST.Local 90 Terminal 2~1268

SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA

OCEAN NAVIGATION SCHOOL

CONSOLIN PLAIN AND COLORS

at all Major Ports

INTER·COASTAL PAINT CORP.East Sf. Louis, Ill. Baltimore, Md.

San Leandro, Calif.

CONSOL

(Across Eighth Street from Custom House)

Individual Instruction for all Grades of LicensesBy a Licensed and Experienced

Master MarinerPilotage for any Port

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WUl. Green Calls All to Observe'Nat'l Employ Handicapped Week

Washington 1, D. C.,September 4, 1947.

TO THE OFFICERS OF CITY CENTRAL, BODIES,

STATE FEDERATIONS OF LABOR,NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIONS

DRAR SIRS AND BROTHERS:

President Truman has designated the week ofOctober 5-11, 1947, as National Employ the Phys­

'jeally Handicapped Week. Tl:e officers and me'!'­(bet'S of the American F~deratlOn of Lab~r are III

, full accord with the President's ProclamatIOn. Wewish to cooperate and serve in every possible wayin the promotion of the employment of the physical­ly handicapped in positions, where their servicescan be utilized in a practical and satisfactory way.

Because of this fact I deem it my duty to sup­plement the appeal made by the President of theUnited States in his Proclamation issued On August27th to designate the week of October 5-11 as

alional Employ the Physically Handicapped Weekcalling upon the membership of the American

ederation of Labor to cooperate wholeheartedly,lly and completely in bringing about a wide­read successful observance of the holiday week

el'ein referred to. You can do this by taking actionourself and in addition by cooperating with city,b~nty and state organizations in the formation and, 'motion of a constructive plan designed to makeeholiday week successful in every way. Through

',ch adion the working people of the country can'ake, a contribution toward the promotion of humanIfare and the rehabilitation of unfortunates who'physically handicapped but who are as willing

anxious to serve as those who are physically fitaphysically strong.

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Members of Non-Operating RailwayUnions Receive 20-Cent Pay Raise

Hearings before the Board of Arbitration selectedto hear the request of the Seventeen Non-operatingRailway Labor Organizations for a wage increase o!twenty cents per hour for railroad employes whichbegan at Chicago, Illinois, on August 4, 1947, we~concluded on August 28, 1947. Evidence was pre:sented which supported the request in its entire

On September 2, 1947, the Board handed down Iaward providing for an increase of fifteen and onhalf cents per hour effective September 1, 1947. Taward also provides that the increase for trainpatchers and yardmasters, which organizatlojoined in the national movement, will be based u240 hours per month. This portion of tbe awmaintains the practice which has been in effect fa number of years for the employes representedthe two oranizations. The method heretofore uin applying the increase to the employes represen·by the other fifteen organizations will also be ctinued.

Although the award is not all that had been hofor, it does give an increase slightly in excesSthe so-called national patte1'n. It might alsopointed out that the settlements in the otherdustries were generally on a basis of 11% to l~cents per hour increase in the basic rates plUS SOfringe items to make up the balance while this awgranted an increase of 15lf2 cents per hour inrates. The award does not analyze the caseis not known the weight given to the various fain making the determination, but it is knownsome of the inequities, at least, still continue to

The chief executives of the seventeen coopera.railway labor organizations met with the threeriel'S' conference committees on September ~,and entered into an agreement implementing'award and providing for its application.

Merchant Marine Conference WillConvene Oct. 15-17 in New York

The American Merchant Marine Conferencesponsored by The Propeller Club of the United State;in conjunction with its Twenty-first Annual Conven.tion, will be held in New York October 15, 16 and17, 1947 at the Waldorf-Astoria.

The conference theme will be. The Ame"icanMerchant Ma1'ine for Trade, Travel and Defe~e.

Problems of vital importance to the Americanmarine industry growing out of the period of worldreconstruction and the rehabilitation of OUr domestic.and foreign trade will be presented and diScussedby recognized authorities. The conference will con.centrate the experience and wisdom of outstandingleadership upon subjects of utmost importance af.fecting the future of the American marine industryComplete details and advance program may be ob:tained from The Propeller Club of the United StatesNational Headquarters, 17 Battery Place, New York4, New York.

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Why Overtime Pena~ty?,A union man we know was discussing his take.

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While we sympathize with him, and we unde!'.stand his trouble, for our paycheck is on the sho!'tside, too, we think he' is missing the meaning ofovertime penalty rates. There would be no suchrates if working people, through their unions, hadnot determined that a limited working day, and afive-day week were desirable and necessary.

The reason overtime comes higher than straighttime is that we want to discourage overtime. Wepenalize the employer. We do not want him to callus back. When we have finished a day's work, Wewant to quit and go home. If the boss has emergencywork left, which he wants to turn out, then we'llwork-but only at a penalty rate of pay.

The limitation on working hours and workingweeks was never intended as a means of increasingthe weekly wage. Its sole purpose is to prevent, orat least to discourage overtime. The worker, him.self, must eventually recognize this fact. His stand.ard daily wage should be fail' and reasonable. Ifit isn't, then it is rightfully the subject for negotia,tion with the employer at the proper time, but extraovertime hours at penalty rates of pay were neverintended to boost the take-home wage. Their pur.pose is to protect the limits on hours and days ofwork." (Reprinted from "As The Editor Views It"in the Mobile, Alabc,ma, Labor' Journal.)

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Partial List af Agreelllents Held by Masters, Mates and Pilots of Alllerica

East Coast,Agwilines, Inc...tlcan Steamship Co.American Foreign Steamship Co.American Petroleum Transport Corp.,American R.epublics _LinesAmerican Liberty Lines, Inc.American-South African Line,\.mcrican Sugar Co.,,\r"'on:lut Line, Inc.atiunde Coast Line Railroad Co.Baltimore & Ohio Uailroad Co.chns. 1'. Banks Towing LineDlael;: Diamond ~teamship Co.Blldberg Rothc1uld Co., Inc.Boland and CorneliusBoston TiJw Boat Co.Broo1dyn Eastern DistrictA. L. Burb!tnI. Co.Dush TermInal Co.Buxton LineCalmar Steamship Corp.Central Railroad Co. of N. J.Central Vermont Transportation Co.Chc'sllilealte Ferry Co.Chcsapcnlle & Ohio Railway Co.Coastwise Trans. Co.Colonial Navigation Co.Delaware. Lackawanna & \Vestern R, R.Diamond Steamship Co,Dlchmann, Wri~ht & Pugh1'. DoughertyEastern Gas & Fuel Co.En~tern Steamship LinesEl'Istern Transportation' Co.Eric RI/.ilroadEric & St. Lawrence Corporation·Farr Spinninrr and Operating Co., Inc,

, Jo'lut National Oil Corp,Jo'ltlschman 'l'ransporlntion Co.

,.,G1oucester-Yorktown Ferries:Unll Tug & Barge Corporation;Jfnrtwelson Steamship Co,i ',Utdger Steamship Corp.

illinois Atlantic Corporation(Pormerly Colahee S.S. Co.)

Intl!rnotional Freight Co" J:nc.Inh'rnationnl Shipping Co.Interstate Oil Transport Co.',IlItllmian Steamship LinesI.brnndtsen Co., Inc,

,JAmfstown and Newport Ferry Co.,'The Jay Stl"eet COY'flecting Rnilroad'K.lloJ:nr Steanlshi'; ::,orp.

high Valley R'ailruad0, Mallory Corp,de Mallory Linesr', Martin, Inr..rtln Marine l'ransportation Compnnyrlne Transport Linerc·UcCormadt Linesrchant &. Miners Transportation Co.-Appren~

memhership on tUg boats)ulco Shippinrr &. Trading Co.• Inc.oran Towing &. Trnnsportation Co.y.tlc Steamsllip Co.allon,al Bullt Carriers, Inc.w I:ngland &. Southern Steamship Co.11' 'ork Central Railroad Co." York &. Cuba Mail Steamship Co.11' York, New Haven & Hartford R. R."York & Porto Rico Steamship Co.

York Doclt Railway"A, Nicol &. Co.• Inc.~rfolk.Sonthern Railroad Co.o,rfholk & Washington Steamboat Co..t.l'h' American l\-Iotorship Corpo,r Atlantic and Gulf S.S. Co'.orton.LllIy Management Corp.

"'ood. Inc.hI-, Steamship Corporation,tr,nku Frcir.-ht Corp.,:lI.tnll Unllroad Steamship Co.

American Petrolcum &. Transport C1rf Nnvi,tl"ation Co.. Inc. o.

n~la Railroad Co.lua &. RcadinA" Railroad

tnll Steamship Co.Steamship Co., Inc.

IInl Steamship Corp.IIW noat CO.CI', 'rm. J. Co.• Inc."~I Au· Line Railway

(I(Ilng Co.n l.Incs, Inc.rd .St~amship Co., Nn.Vl~ation Co.AlInnbc St('amshill C

'"' Pacific Co o.tn Rnilway C~mpanv

'lllrnsportl1tion Co.S:S.o~~. &. Sons

al Co.rlne Corp• '1'. J. &. Co.. Tnc.

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Smith & JohnsonSound Transport CorporationSword Steamship Co.Tankers Oceanic CorporationM. & J. Tracy .Tugboat Owners & Operators of Port of

philadelphiaUnion Suiphur Co.United States Lines

·U. S. Navi~ation Co.Virr:inia Ferry Corp.WeUhart Steamship Co.'Vessel Duval & Co., Inc.West India S.S. Ce.Wilmore S.S. Co.Wilkinson Steamship Co.'Vood Towing Co.'Vorth Steamship Company'Varner Company

Great LakesAnn Arbor Railroad Co.Bob-Lo Excursion Co.Chicago-Duluth, Georc-ian Bay Transit Co.Chicago & Milwaukee Steamship Co.Chicago Roosevelt Steamship Co.Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co.Crystal Beach Transit Corp.Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co,Grand Trun!t Western Railroad Co.Great Lakes Dredge & Dode Co.Great Lakes Transit Corp.Great Lakes Transport Co.Illinois Ship & Dredge Co.Island Transp. Co. of Mackinaw CityLalce Sand Corp.Macldnac Transportation Co.Marine Sand CompanyMinncsota Atlantic Transit Co.National Transport Co.Nichol~on-Universal Steamship Corp.Perl.' Marquette Railway Co.Standard Oil Co. (lndinna)Wabash Railway Co,\Visl:onsin-1\Iichirran Steamship Co.

Gulf. Bloomfield Shipping Co.

Central Gulf (S.S. Co.)Commercial Molasses (Olp.Gulf Shiphuilding Corp. (Towboat Div.)Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Mississippi Shipping Co.Mobile Towing and Wrecldng Co., Inc.\Vaterman Steamship CorporationStandard Fruit & Steamship Co.

West CoastAdmiral Oriental LineAlaska Padters AssociationAlaska RailroadAlaslm Salmon Co.Alaslm Steamship Co.Alasl.a Transportation Co.American Mail LineAnlerican President Lincs, Ltd.American Trading and Shipping CompanyD. J. ArquesArrow LineAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Atkinson & PoUodt Co.

IGuy F. Atldnson CO'lGeorge Pollock Co.

Bay and River Navigation Co.Ba~v Transport Co.Boat Operators of Columbia DistrictBoat Operators of Columbia River Distrkt-Tow~

boat DivisionBuilt Carriers Corp.Burns Steamship CompanyCalifornia Steamship Co.Carriso, Inl:.Chnmberlin, W. R. & Co.Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadCoastwise (Padfic Far East Line)Coastwise Steamship Co.Columbia Basin River Operators (Towboat Divi_

sion)Constructjr.n Aggregutes Corp.Coos Bay Dredging Co.Coos' Bay Logging Co.De Ln Rama Steamship Co.Far East Steamship Co.. Inc.J. C. Freese CompanyGeneral Steamship CorporationGrace Line

(Panama Mail Steamship Co.)(Pacific Coast Panama Line Service)(Dired Pacific Coast-South American Service)

W. R. Grace & Co.. as Agents for Grace Line, Inc..Pacific Coast. West Coast Mexican Central.American Panama Service of Grace Line. Inc.,and Parific Coast South American Servicc ofGrace Line. Inc.

James Griffiths & Sons. Inc.Hammond Shipping Co.. Ltd.Hart Wood Lumber Co.

Interoccan Steamship CorporationHenry J. I{aiser Companies

(Permanente Metals Corp.)(Kaiser Company, Inl:,)(I{aiser Cargo, Inc.)

Key SystemKingdom of Thailand (Siam)Kitsap County Transportation Co.Louis KnutsonLibby. McNeill &. LibbyLos Angeles Steamship Co.Luckenbal:h Gulf Stenmship Co., Inc.Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc.Martin Siverstcn Steamship Co.Martinez·Benicia Ferry & Trans. Co.Matson Navigation Co.Matson Steamship Co.l\IcCormal:k Steamship Co.

(East Coast-South American Service)(Pacific Coast·Puerto Rico-West Indies Service)(Intercoastal Service)

l\!oran Towing and Transportation Co., Inc.Northland Transportntion Co.Nort.hwest Towboat Assn.Norih\vestern Pacific Raiiroad Co.Ocean and Dom'inion Steamship Corp.Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co.

(Australian-New Zealand Service)Oceanic Steamship Co.Oliver J. Olson & Co.Olympic Steamship Co., Inl:,Pacific_Atlantic Stcamship Co.Pacific_Atlantic Steamship Co.

(Quakcr Line)Pacific Lighterage Corp.Pacifil: Mail S.S. Co.Pacific Republic Line

(1\Ioere-McCormacjt Lincs, !nc.)Padfic Steamship LinesPacific Tankers, Inc.Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co.Paramount Pictures, Inl:.Petaluma amI Santa nosa Railroad Co.Petroleum Navigation Co.P. L. TransportlLtion Co.Pope & Talbot, Inc.

(McCormack' S.S. Co. Div., nil scrvices exceptSteam Schooner Trade)

Port Orford Cedar Co.Puget Sound Navigation Co.Red Salmon Cnnning Co.Reedsport Towboat Co.Richmond-San Rafael Ferry & Trans. Co.River Lines .Sacramento Northern RailwaySan Diego &. Coronado Ferry Co.San Francisco Towing Co.San Pedro Towboat Co.Santa Ana Steamship Co.Santa Catalina Island CompanySanta Cruz Oil Corp. .Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co.P. F. Sato CompanySeelwnlc Corp.Ship Owners Assn. of thl' Pacific CoastShio Owners & Merchants Tug Co.Southern Pacific Co. (Pacific Lincs)Southern Pacific Golden Gate Ferries, Ltd.States LineStates Steuffiship CompanySuriden &. Christensen

(Intercoastal Scrvice)Tacoma Oriental LineUnion Sulphur Co., Inc.Washington Navigation Co.'Vestern Pacific Rnilroad Co.WC~'erhaeuser Steamship Co.Wilmington Trans. Co. (Steamships)Wilmington Truns. Co. (Towhoats)Wilmington Trnnsportation Co.

(San Francisco Bay Ferry Service)E. K. Wood Lumber Co.R. C. Zuclcerm:m CompanyWeyl-Zuckerm;ln &. Co.

Western and Southern RiversAmerican Barge Line Co.Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.Central Barge LinesJ. K. Davidson & Bro.Dravo Corp. (KeYstone Sand Division)Federal Barge LinesHalliday Sand Co.J 01ln I. Hay Co.Iron City Sand and Gravel Co.Lake Tankers Corp.McCrady Rodgers CompnnyMist'ouri-Illinois R. R. Co.Natchez & Louisiana Railway Transfer Co.New Orleans. Texas and Mexico Rwy.Ohio River CompanyPittsburgh ConI CompanySteamer Service Co.Strecltfus Steamers. Inc.Union Barge Line Corp .Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Wheeling Steel. Corporation

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