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C2 >the LoG ~~ In what appear to be primarily end of March, "paper transactions," five Cana- dian vessels changed ownership Spring is just around the corn- in December: EDOUARD SIMARD pas- er. ROBERT S. McNAMARA resumed sed from Branch Lines, Ltd., to the coal run between Dearborn Westriver Ore Transports, Ltd., and Toledo on March 1, BEN W. both reportedly under the cont- CALVIN was scheduled out two rol of Marine Industries, Ltd.; days later and S.T.CRAPO was to BAYFAIR and BAYGEORGE were sold, sail from Ecorse to Alpena on (presumably by Long Island Mar- March 9. The Soo and Welland ine Salvage) to Transworld Ship- Canals are scheduled to open on ping, Ltd., and TRANSTREAM and April 1 and the Seaway April 7. TRANSBAY passed from Canadian Sealakers, Ltd., back to Transit A.G.BRECKLING (a DANIEL McCOOL, Tankers and Terminals, Ltd. b.J.B.JOHN), now being reconver- ted to a cement carrier at Erie, Medusa Cement has taken a_ long- has been renamed PEERLESS, She term option on C.H.McCULLOUGH is scheduled to sail in the Erie JR. If the cement business is Navigation Fleet, hauling cement good in 1970, they plan to buy from Detroit to Cleveland. her and convert her to a cement . carrier. American Steamships will rename JOSEPH S. YOUNG (a.ARCHERS HOPE) Three historic U. S. fleets will H.LEE WHITE, in honor of their be missing from the Lakes this Chairman. Ina chain reaction, season. Shenango has sold their DAVID P. THOMPSON (a.WILPEN) last boat, COL. JAMES M. SCHOON- will become JOSEPH S. YOUNG. MAKER, to Interlake. P-M has owned her sister, WILLIAM P. Captain George Hindman, founder SNYDER JR., for some time but Of the fleet that bears his have had her chartered back to name, passed away at Fort Meyers Shenango. This season both boats Florida on Feb, 27. He was 82. will be in P-M colors. American ; Shipbuilding has announced that Blount Marine Corp., of Warren, all 15 of their boats will be R.I., is building a 450-passeng- part of the Kinsman fleet this er, 85' ferry for spring '69 de- summer, thus eliminating the big livery to Straits Transit, Inc., white "H" of Buckeye. American of Mackinaw City. She will be Steamship has announced an ag- the replacement for the steamer reement to purchase the entire STRAITS OF MACKINAC. Gartland Fleet. Details are ex- pected to be completed by the Dave Glick It is with deepest regret we announce the death of Archibald Brighton, our vice president, on March 12. Arch was on the eve of departing for Florida to continue his recuperation from a heart attack when he was struck down. He and his wife, Jo, have made their beautiful home on Grosse Ile, overlooking the lower Detroit River, available to the Soc- iety on many happy occasions and have always worked unstintingly for our welfare. Our sympathy goes out to Jo whose loss we feel we share. @ °