Show shipping board to sell freight lines washington WashIng tori tentative steps were wera taken by the shipping board looking to the sale to private interests of bf four our of its freight lines operating between atlantia coast boits and europe and west africa it ordered the merchant fleet corporation its operating agency to promulgate plans tor for advertising the american scantic line american west african line american palmetto line and american france line which operate twenty seven ships ot of approximately tons and to report on their present condition |