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= the LoG ~~] We give up! No more will we pre- dict new cruise service for the Great Lakes this summer. First it was GALAXY (or GALAXIAS) that was to run between Montreal and Chicago. Then it was to be an- other Greek vessel, ORION. Now that has been withdrawn and an- other Greek vessel STELLA MARIS is the substitute with the same schedule of between the same two cities und with the same stops. The agent the same, Midwest Cruises Divis- ion of GTS, Inc., Indianapolis. With fingers we hope this one makes it. seven days remains crossed, An agent for the Island of Bob- Lo Company has applied to the U. S. Corps of Engineers for a per- dredge a boat slip and at the foot of Huron River Dr., near Gibraltar, Mich. mit to access channel U. S. Steel reports the navigation season came to an end on Feb. 9 when ROGER BLOUGH and JOHN G. MUNSON arrived at Gary and South Chicago with taconite from Two Harbors. During the ex- tended season the fleet carried a total of 1,442,000 long tons of taconite pellets or 181,000 long tons more than in the prev- ious season. winter Opposition to winter navigation of allegedly for seamen has because insuffic- ient protection cone from the International Ship asters Association and the Mar- ine Engineers Beneficial Associ- ation. Of particular concern to them were the lack of suits and use of inflatable life rafts that in cold weather can take 25 minutes to inflate. survival The Frank Becker Marine Towing Company has sold its tugs, B. H. BECKER and G, F. BECKER, to Bill Hoey's Gaelic Tug Boat Co, It was just like traffic stalled at a blocked railroad crossing when one of the gates at the Soo stopped working Jan. 16. In the stackup were ROGER BLOUGH, PHIL- IP CLARKE, A. H. FERBERT and the ENDERS M. VOORHEES, American Ship Building net earnings per share at 45¢ for the first quarter, compared with 38¢ a year ago, an increase of 18 per cent. reports The International Joint Commis-— sion has been told that of Great Lakes levels to avoid flooding and low water would be more costly than the benefits to be derived. into billions of dollars, accor- ding to a report which grew out of a 10-year study. control The cost would run a