Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2016 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The Ludington Daily News Tuesday, August 2, 1949 US Coast Guard Board to Conduct Hearing Pentwater's year-around resi- The government life saving dents, supported by her large station was established in Pent- summer resort population, are water in 1887 and was in contin- getting facts and figures to- uous operation until the past gether to present to the U. S. few years when, at various Coast Guard board of inquiry times, for one reason or another which will conduct a public it has been temporarily closed hearing at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. by the Coast Guard, successors 19, at Pentwater community to the old life saving service. hall, to ascertain if the Pent- Each time the station has been water life boat station is to re-opened when Coast Guard be re-established. officials were satisfied as to The local station was closed the need for service at this last fall and since that time port. The federal government local residents, supported by maintains Pentwater harbor send- Congressman Albert J. Engel, ing a dredge in each year to have been prevailing upon Coast clear the harbor channel for Guard officials to re-open the use of the fishing fleet and station, Admiral J. F. Farley, pleasure craft. commandant of the U. S. Coast Should the decision be to Guard, last week notified Mr. permanently close the station Engel that a public hearing on after the hearing of Aug. 19, the matter would be held Aug. the property where it is lo- 19 when a five-man board, cated on the harbor channel headed by Admiral William will revert to Miss Carrie E. Greenspun, would review the Mears. The station is located case on its merits after listen- on land given to the government ing to facts and opnion presented by her father, the late Charles by the local citizenry. Mears, who made the provision Pentwater harbor is the home that it would revert to his port of a fleet of fishing boats estate should the land cease and also the most used harbor of to be used for government pur- refuge by pleasure craft plying poses. Discussing the matter the east shore of Lake Michigan. recently, Miss Mears stated Spring and fall storms every she felt the Coast Guard sta- year threaten disaster to big tion to be a necessity to the lake freighters in that section village of Pentwater. She of water lying off Pentwater asked to go on record as pre- harbor between the two points, ferring to have the station Big and Little Sauble, and in maintained on the active list some instances, in spite of despite any personal gain Coast Guard protection, have which might be hers through taken a heavy toll in lives repossessing the valuable lost in shipwreck. It is the piece of waterfront property. contention of local residents and shipping using the port, that accidents resulting from storm or disaster in this area cannot be adequately handled out of the Ludington Coast Guard station. ===========================================================================