Show AWARD SHOPS SHIPS TO HENRY FORDI FORD Vessels Sold Car Maker to Enter Ocean Trade WASHINGTON W Aug Aur S. S VP fJ The Tho shipping board has hai mated maled a deal for tor disposal of ot th major block of ot the Idle ships of ot the tho go go war built buill fleet with t the sale alo of ot such vessel to Henry Ford chiefly for tor scrap scrap- ping Award ard of ot the tho ships to Mr Ir Fod on his IS bid of ot as n recommended recommended I mended by bv President Palmer of ot tho the fleet corporation was waa as by b the tho board 4 to 1 1 with Commissioner Benson Denson adhering adherIng adhering ing to his opposition to the ship scrapping policy polley by casting the tho only negative neg-aUvo ballot Chairman OConnor O'Connor was as Joined by Commis Commissioners Liner Lissner Haney and Hill Hili HillIn In voting voUn rotin for tor tho award while Commissioners Thompson and Plummer were ere absent when nhen the vote rote was wa taken Most of ot the tho ships will bo be broken up for tOI Junk but It is i understood to o bo be Mr Fords Ford's Intention to a few ew of ot them thorn to Diesel overseas transport of ot the tho s of or his own plants This as we wet I as tho the expected retention of ot some som of ot the ship engines and equip equip- equipment equipment ment for tor use In his own plants are both permitted under the ad- ad for or bids bids- Mr Fords Ford's offer otter the highest submitted was as received when tho th board made a a. second call for forbids I bids opened July 6 6 and After the previous pre high bid of ot 1370 submitted by b the Boston Iron and Metal company com pan of ot Baltimore in the first opening on Juno 30 had been withdrawn at the sec sec- second ond I in In a statement announcing the theaward award Chairman OConnor O'Connor de declared de- de declared dared that with the scrapping of t useless ships thus put unde undo way ay the board would return with wit renewed vigor to the task of ot finding American buyers buers for tor tho the governments government's active fleet He ex expressed ex- ex expressed pressed conviction that American common sense had definitely de de- defeated de- de defeated fe ted the tho propaganda of ot the foreign ship owners owner against an American merchant merch nt marine marino Recalling his to Detroit to Interest Mr Ir Ford In the tho pur pur- purchase purchase purchase chase of ot government ships Mr OConnor O'Connor said sald the tho manufacturers manufacturer's announcement that ho to buy bu ships and make a bid for ocean trade Is most welcome news tho the Importance of ot which an be measured only by the scale and success of ot his opera operations |