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Cs) David Glick Vice President 20945 W. Chicago Detroit 28, Mich. Curtis Haseltine ene Berea? 3° Mich. John Campbell Robert, ae Treasurer Secreta 1575 Cleveland 877 University Pl. Lincoln Park, Mich. Grosse Pte., Mich. THE LOG -- Continued from Page Two enroute to the Davieship yard, Lauzon. There she will be made ready for the long tow to Tri- este for cargo removal. The old laker will be dismantled at Genoa. Russel Bros., Ltd., Owen Sound,have delivered the 95-foot, twin-screw tug FEDERAL BEAVER to Federal Commerce and Navigation Company. Fol- lowing June 15 trials, the tug proceeded to Port Cartier, where she will be stationed. The ves- sel, builder's HULL 1205, 800-hp Lister-Blackstone diesels and is said to be the most powerful tug for her size in Canada. Russel Bros. has a 148-foot twin-screw, diesel engined supply and buoy vessel on the ways for the Canadian Department of Transport. Now des- ignated as HULL 1200, the motorship is scheduled launching, with delivery slated for next spring. The Owen Sound firm rently completing an 80-foot, single-screw tug for C.A,Pitts, Ltd., General Contractor, to. Another project underway is a 65-foot sing- le-screw diesel tug for Bowater Newfcundland Pulp & Paper Mills, Ltd. Work on this craft be- gan on June 18, Ann Arbor Railroad's converted from coal to oil-fired boilers summer at Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc. An authoritative source reports that CSL's PRESCOTT (a.WESTERN STAR, b.GLENISLE) and Mise- ner's BAYTON (a.FRANCIS WIDLAR) have been perma- nently withdrawn from service, making the first time in recent years that Canadian upper lakers have been decommissioned. Columbia Transportation's newly-acquited 730- foot PIONEER CHALLENGER (a.NESHANIC, b.GULFOIL) has been temporarily withdraw from service for purposes of engineroom and cabin alterations, being effected at American Ship Building's Lor- The steamer is expected to return to is powered by twin for an October is cur- Toron- ferry WABASH will be this ain yard. service by early September. Kinsman Transit Company's steamer LABELLE has been sold. Name of purchaser has not yet been disclosed. Mohawk Navigation's 730-foot diesel-propelled laker, building at Cork, Ireland, will enter the lake service next season, Tentative name -- SILVER ISLE. Beaconsfield Steamships' motorships REDCLOUD, REDFERN and REDRIVER, along with their canaller WILLIAM C. WARREN have been sold, presumably for dismantling. In mid-June Collingwood Shipyard announced receipt of a contract to build another 730-foot- er for Canada Steamship Lines for delivery next year. An authoritative source reports this pro- ject has been shifted to Davieship, Lauzon, Que. Meanwhile, Davieship is reported to be the site of construction for another "Fort" class package freighter, also for CSL. Hindman Transportation's recently-acquired steamer BAIRD TEWKSBURY (a.WILLIAM D. CRAWFORD) may be renamed GEORGE HINDMAN iii later this season. Collingwood Elevators has purchased the Pat- erson steamer ALTADOC (a.MARICOPA, b.JOHN P. GEISTMAN, c.E.E.JOHNSON) and barges COLLINGDOC (a.W. LEBARON JENNEY, b.ALFRED, c.ALFRED J.), KENORDOC (a.GEORGE H. CORLISS, b.ETHEL, c.ETHEL J., d.PORTADOC) and OWENDOC (a.MARTHA, b.FLOR- ence, c.MAUREEN H., d.FLORENCE J.) for use as grain storage hulls, The will never again see active service. The second new 730-footer to enter this season under Papachristidis Co., Ltd., col- ors, the HAMILTONIAN, passed upbound at Detroit on July 3. The steamer, built at St.John, N.B., follows the line's MONTREALAIS (a.MONTREALER) which began service in late April. The operator of these two lakers has four more 730-footers under contract. Two each will be built by Cana- dian Vickers, Montreal, and St. John Shipbuild- ing, St.John, N.B. The latter yard is scheduled to deliver the NEW BRUNSWICKER to Papachristidis late this season white Vickers will complete the QUEBECOIS next spring. No names have been an- nounced for the final two steamers. vessels service Bill Luke CONTRIBUTORS: George Ayoub, Ottawa; Arnold Dempster, Collingwood; John W. Greenwood, Cleveland; Gordon 0. Rice, Detroit, and Paul Sherlock, St.Catharines.