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Telescope 141 21, 1958. Detween the HENRY FORD II and the Navy training vessel U.S.S. FARMINGTON. The Company's complaint stated that the FORD had cleared a passing situation by radio-phone, and that the proper salute had been given, but that the FARMINGTON changed her course, thereby causing the collision. May 27 The Orient Mid-East Line's HARTTSMERE arrived in Detroit carrying a load of crude rubber from the Far East. The ship was to unload rubber in Cleveland and Chicago as well, but due to dock strikes in both those ports the rubber was unloaded in Detroit. The ship's trip to the Lakes was a test, intended to test the economic feasibility of transporting crude rubber to the Lakes instead of coast ports. May 28 The Lake Michigan passenger ship MILWAUKEE CLIPPER, leaving Milwaukee for her regular run to Muskegon,Michigan, in a dense fog, hit the Milwaukee breakwater injuring fourteen of her passengers. The captain was not held responsible for the mishap. The damage was not at first considered serious, but when the ship was drydocked, the situation was found to be much worse than expected. The CLIPPER'S bow was damaged 12 feet back from the stem and sixteen feet vertically, above and below the water line. While it was at first expected that the ship would be out of service no more than a week, the actual date of return to service was June 1^, more than two weeks after the accident: damage, originally estimated at $7,000, was actually about $30,000. May 30 The Navy has awarded a contract to Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay. Wisconsin, for two coastal minesweepers. The vessels will be about 1^5 feet long and will displace about 380 tons each. May 31 A banquet has been given at the Hotel Ojibway, Sault Salnte Marie, honoring Commander Elmer J. Bodenlos, retiring group commander of the Soo Coast Guard base, who has been named "Marine Man of the Year." Father Edward J. Dowling, S.J., vessel list editor of TELESCOPE, was the principal speaker. June 3 Milwaukee's Port Director is concerned over the fact that it will be at least another two or three years before ships loaded to the twenty-seven foot level will be able to enter Milwaukee harbor. By Autumn, 1962, any ship loaded to that draft will be able to sail to Milwaukee •••• but will not be able to enter the harbor, the Director said. **** Ore shipments from the North Western Road's docks in Escanaba reached an all time high in May, it was announced. The reason given for the record was lower rates put into effect by the railroad, making ore shipments from the Gogebic range to Chicago more economical. June b Longshoremen's strike at Cleveland, Chicago, and Buffalo has been settled, but the return to work is dependent upon a settlement at Milwaukee. Milwaukee promptly settled and so the strike, called the costliest ever on the Lakes, is over.