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...read with interest Mr. Starbuck's letter (TIME, May 3) telling TIME readers of the merchant seaman's desire for books. This good correspondent from the way he writes is no doubt a deck officer and rudely forgets to include ship's engineers as also being great readers not only of magazines but the classics...
True the Merchant Marine Library has been a Godsend to the American merchant seaman whether on deck, in engine room or pantry...
...either seaman or landlubber, can fail to get a thrill out of those shots of the schooner plowing through the seas, scuppers awash; or fail to get a sense of peace from seeing the vessel ghosting through a Grand Banks fog. At last Hollywood has realized the possibilities of filming the sea accurately and dramatically, and it will now stand besides the photography of "Man of Aran." Do not fail to see this picture...
TIME keeps many a seaman from being left in the lurch about what the world is doing, and FORTUNE is so damned fascinating that the educational articles are fed to us with the sugar coated pill of entertainment. An easy pill for all hands to swallow...
Potent guardian of these and 39 other lines, comprising the most important Lakes shippers, is the Lake Carriers Association of Cleveland, which trains seamen, presses harbor development, hires icebreakers and employs Newton D. Baker as general counsel. In the face of the new amendments to the Seaman's Act of 1915, requiring a three-watch system on all freighters, which will add about 20% to lake crews this year the Association this spring hiked wages back nearly to 1929 levels, beginning at $87 a month for common seamen. Holding out for still higher pay, however, Detroit sailors last week...