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e) JOHN O. McKELLAR upbound at the Guard Gate, Welland Ship Canal Dues and Log Correspondence 20255 Wellesley Birmingham, MI 48010 Bill Luke, Editor P&H Shipping completed the purchase of Misener's JOHN O. McKELLAR (2), shown above, on October 15. The 1952 product of Port Weller Shipyards sailed from Owen Sound on October 27 as ELMGLEN (2). At the same time, P&H also announced that CEDARGLEN (a. WM. C. ATWATER, b. E.J. KULAS (2), c. BEN MOREELL (1), d. THOMAS E. MILLSOP (2), e. E.J. NEWBERRY) will be retired at the end of the season, as reported tentatively last month, as a storage hull at Goderich, *** Cleveland Cliffs’ steamer PONTIAC, reported sold to Marine Salvage last month was towed out of Toledo late on October 4 and arrived at Port Colborne on October 6. She is berthed astern one-third of the E.G. GRACE that remains at Ramey's Bend. *** The sale of Photo by Pete Worden the steamer PATERSON to Shearmet (formerly Western Metals) for scrapping at Thunder Bay was completed on October 9. *** American Steamship's SAGINAW BAY (a. FRANK H. GOODYEAR (2), b. DIAMOND ALKALI (2), c. BUFFALO (2)) was sold to Marine Salvage of Port Colborne on October 17. She is expected to remain in Cleveland, where she has been laid up, until next spring. *** = The Hyman-Michaels scrap yard in Duluth is now doing business as Azcon Corporation. In a related transaction with the new firm, U.S. Steel's Great Lakes Fleet is pursuing sale for scrap of EUGENE W. PARGNY, EUGENE P. THOMAS and HOMER D. WILLIAMS with the Maritime Administration. *** Kinsman's MERLE M. McCURDY (a. WM. B. DICKSON) remained in service for only a short period, and already is laid up again. The same fleet's ALASTAIR GUTHRIE (a. JAMES MAC NAUGHTON, b. BEN MOREEL (2)), despite having her leaking bow repaired, probably is finished even as a barge. *** CSL's Hull 225 at Collingwood, scheduled for launching on November 1, will be named HON. PAUL MARTIN, rather than HONORABLE PAUL MARTIN. *** The