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18 Telescope Dec. 19 - The 7,100 ton British freighter MUSWELL HILL docked at Montreal to load scrap for Genoa, Italy. Dec. 20 - Adm. Lyndon Spencer (U.S.N.R..) has announced that he does not seek re-appointment to his post as President of the Lakes Carrier's Association next year. Dec. 23 - C.S.L.'s ESKIMO, chartered to Canadian Pacific Steamships, docked at Quebec after her first trip to Liverpool. PORT CHAMBLY, also chartered to CPR, will run to London during the winter. Dec. 26 - The crew of the dredge CARTAGENA (see TELESCOPE, Nov. I960, pg. 195) prepared to abandon ship when it was feared that the leaking dredge, battered by twenty-foot waves would go down. On the 31st, a Canadian tug, FOUNDATION VIGILANT, took the abandoned dredge under tow. There were no Injuries. Jan. 3 - Interlake Steamship Company has sold two of its older freighters far scrap. The JOSEPH SELLWOOD, 5^4-5 f©©t long and built in 1906 at Lorain was named for the part owner of V.H. KETCHUM, longest ship of her day,in the mid-1370's. The JAMES C. WALLACE, built at Lorain in 1905, has also been sold. She was named for the then president of American Ship. The WALLACE was 552 feet long with a capacity of 11,000 tons. JOSEPH SELLW00D A letter to your editor from Mr. Donald Page of Davie Ship supplies this news column with the following information covering Davie's activities in the past year: Ships Completed: WHITEFISH BAY, Davie hull No. H-625 for Canada Steamship Lines, steam driven. CANADOC, Davie hull No. H-627 for Paterson, a motor vessel.