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NEW YORK, May 31.-UR)-Two
outsiders, Sir Toro and Bob Mann,
gained some Kentucky Derby sup
port today when they won two of
the feature races on a program
which was far cry from that of
yesterday when betting and at
tendance records were set
Bob Mann, a Paragon Stable
Derby hopeful. defeated five other
candidates for the run for the roses
in 7-S mile race at Churchill
Downs, covering the distance in
lbs 3-5. Bergolater and - s
Choice, also eligible for the classic,
finished second and third re-
spectively.
Three other three-year-olds no.ni-
mated for the Derby-Fire Ahead,
Iron City and Victory Lad, were
among the also-rans.
Ridden by F. A. Smith, Bob
Mann, came, up in the stretch to
take the lead and went on to win
by half length. He paid 1920 on
la 81 win ticket.
Sir Toro, owned by Mrs, J. H.
Louchheim and making his first
start, won q, six turlong1 secondary
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eoVef the OptlclanS. who had led
the league since the season start
ed.
The game was scoreless until
the sixth, even though the Air Base
loaded the bases in the fourth
frame with only one away. Pitcher
Robert Shipp cut short the threat
by causing Cetnar to pop up to
first, and whiting Dvorak.
The Flyers garnered all their
unearned runs in the sixth when
Koczan singled. Hicks reached
first on a fielder's choice, Koczan
being cut off at second. McWhirt-
er singled, and Churney followed
with another single to fill the sacks.
Leatherwood reached first on
Keith's error, Hicks scoring. Get
mar flied out to right field, Nc
Whirter scoring on the wild peg
to home. Churney scored when
Keith missed the throw to third
by Catcher Covington. The last
tally came when Leatherwood
counted on wild pitch.
While Koczan was holding the
Glass Makers hitless, his mates
went to work on Shipp, collecting
six hits, including a double. Koc-
Fan cut down II Eyemen via the
strikeout method, while Ship fan
ned five.
Short Fielder yesterday led the
nights batting with a double in
three trips to the stone.
Play will be resumed tonight
when the Bluethenthal Raiders
clash with the POWG' in the open
er at 7:30, and the Dowmen en-
counter the Steam Engineers in
the night cap at $3.50.
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ATHLETICS DEFEAT
WHITE S0XERS. 81
Bobby EstakNa'. Single In
Eghh Frame Pro-
vides Fer Win.

PHILADELPHIA, May a1.-(RH
With two cut, Bobby Estalella's
eighth inning single gave the Phila-
.delphia Athletics a 80 victory to-
day over the Chicago Write Sox.
Joe Berry received credit for the
win,. relieving Don Black in the
second inning. Black was forced
from the game with a wrenched
back, suffered in collision with
Umpire Carl Hubbard, and is ex-
|pected to be sidelined several days.
The Sox tied the score. %, in the
eighth. Bobby wilkins singled to
center in the AS half Of the eighth
after two outs and took second on
a wild pitch. Estale1la's safety
brought him home.
Jess Flores finished the game
tor the AS after Berry was taken
Oul.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-01
Basketball Case Rosen
Is Guilty OF Larceny

NEW YORK, May 81. - R -
Harry Rosen, 80, recently sentenc-
ed 10 one year imprisonment in
connection with the Brooklyn Col
1pee basketball bribery case,
pleaded guilty in General Sessions
today to one count Of an indict-
ment charging grand larceny and
eriminally receiving stolen goods.
He admitted receiving dresses
valued at SITS that had been stolen
from the Sellan Dress Company.
Pleading guilty to the charge as a
felony, he faces a possible term
Of five to 10 years in state prison.
The 33.count Indictment charged
Rosen with being the leader Of a
gang Of about 20 boys who stole
clothing from their employers. The
Indictment placed the value Of the
gangs stolen goods at more than
$500 and accused Rosen Of fur
nishing false social security cards
to the boys to get them jobs.
Judge Jacob Gould Schurman,
Jr, set June Is for sentencing.
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CINCINNATI STOPS
PHILADELPHIA, 81

CINCINNATI, May 31-ER)-Wal-
ter Boom BOOM Beck turned IN
a five-hit performance today as the
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Phil
adelphia Blue Jays, 81, to swe ,
three-game series.
Bill Lee started on the mound
for Philadelphia and was replaced
in the third by Andy Karl. These
two yielded 10 hits and all OF Gin
cinnati's runs although they were
! aided and abetted by four errors
on the part of their teammates:
Despite prolific hitting, Cincln-
MATHS Woody Williams got the
Reds only extra base hit-a double
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Steve Dudas Seeking
Victory Over Mauriello

NEW YORK, May 31.-F)-The
veteran Steve Dudas will seek to
lengthen a comeback victory string
which has reached five bouts when
he takes on Tani Mauriello in
ten-round boxing contest at Madi-
son Square Garden tomorrow night.
Dudas retired in 1910 to work in
a shipyard. He started the come
back trail last fall, although still
employed in the yard. In his last
start mere he defeated Fernando
(The Mighty Menichelli.
Mauriello will be trying to string
together two consecutive Garden
victories. Since 1912 he mas alter
mated victories and defeats in his
appearances there.
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The Sports Trail
pv WHITNEY MARTIN
By WHITNEY MARTIN

Some OF the .urrently absent ~.
Stars may return and be able to
take up where they left Off with
little intensive practice, but as
Tor new lads who might bv nou,
nave developed into rivals Of the
Nelson's and the Sneads we'll IL
will take some time for +he,, ~ ~
come along. "
"A player on the Mexico Civ
baseball team was ousted from y
game the other day for irving r.
knock the block off-of all nersons
his own manager. Maybe there's
a shortage OF umpires as targets
down there. Leo Durocher (and
this idea wasn't the result of the
above item) has begun to snap at
umplres and got himself fined SIS
the other day for a runin with
81! Stewart. Could that mean the
Dodgers are in for tough days?
When Leo starts to give out with
the lip and argue at the drop of a
hat, or a pop fly, the Buns usually
are having their troubles. .,
The average age of American
League players this season is ap-
proximately % years. For a while
1t seemed like that might be the
age, all right, with half the players
II years old and the other hall
~. incidentally, the average age
in 1S41, the last peace-time season,
was 27.6 years. When Binghamton
defeated Scranton in an Eastern
League game recently, ia, scor-
ing the II runs on one hit and Is
walks, was that what they mean
by a WalkaWay?
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YORK, May 31-h-sports
Trail detoul laundering a little what
We were e .t mHstss-'h have had their cir
group a o. retarded the most by
devel0pn:aeNtsb e armed forces, and
service IN we ' would ii'' say the golfers,
oaha al MEANS su thai for three or four
years al animated by the same
viii be Who have been stealing the
g pay, the s' last couple s. Of year h,v
sh osrs vi inclined to baseoali nave e
Boys ,a , to play on camp
had ID, en and even in pickup up games
teams +ns s'l fighting lines. The same
near IT., 'n' Of football players, and as
Is true is is a game requiring a rug
foto ahys ii and many Of the boys
sea pns ,'a matured in the service,
will na assnces Of becoming first :
theli eollege players when they re-
turn r.. =. 'i lads who lean toward box
inc s.+ nlenty of chances to swing
h ns;I sS n,i ts in camp tournaments;
thslr ''t tennis players have had
Even Isaces to get in some ticks at
fhs e1t I golf, by its very nature, re-
Du' ef.cilities and time not gen.
ql lI'n available to soldier. There
ers as.bIv will be more golfers than
plop's .fter the war, because so
nlsa y But they haven't been able
a. a Al, steadily, and Of all sports,
i, of f'r probably takes more steady,
s;r ya practice than any other
ll''A soh onv degree of perfection.
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Martinsville Splits Pair
With Burlington's Bees

BURLINGTON, May 81 Up -
Martinsville and Burlington split
a double-header here today, the
locals rapping out IA hits off two
Martinsville pitchers to win the
first affair, 14-2, and the Virginians
coming back in a twilight scrap
to win, rs.
An eight-run splurge in the
fourth sewed up the first game
for the Bees. Hank Wilson's three
run homer being the big noise.
Feola hit a four-bagger with one
on in the sixth.
Martinsvil1e took an early lead
in the second tilt, pushed across
what proved to be the two runs
needed to win in the seventh, and
then stifed a Burlington rally in
the ninth. Singles by Russ and
Harrington brought home Abra-
hams and Kirk, who had singled.
to put the game on ice in the sew
enth.
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Commander Dempsey
On War Bond Tour

WASHINGTON, May 81. -P-
Comdr. Jack Dempsey, former
heavyweight boxing champion may
return to the Pacific to supervise
the Coast Guards physical train
ing program and particularly ar
range service bouts.
Dempsey now is on a War Bond
tour on the West Coast, the Coast
Guard said today. His tentative
assignment since recently return
ing from overseas duty, is at Man.
haitian Beach Training Station,
BROOKLYN. N. Y.
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SLOW TORTURE

MEXIA, Tex. May 3l.-lU.H'-
The Germans didn't torture him.
but they didn't feed him much
either, says T/Sgt. Doyce Llndley'
who has returned home after sly
months as prisoner at Stalag sc
near Kustrin, east of Berlin. He
got thin soup made of potatoes
and rutabagas once day Tor SD
months and lost 40 pounds.
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Runs batted in-Hayes, Garbark, Met
kovich 2, Mcbride. Lazor, Tobin. Two
base hits-Meyer, Lazor 2. Home run
Metkovich. Stolen base-B. Steiner. Sac
rifice-O'Dea. Double plays-Tobin, B.
Steiner and Metkovich, Lake and Met
kovich. Left on bases-cleveland 4, Bos-
ton 9. Bases on balls-off Embree 3.
Ferriss g. Strikeouts--by Embrss 8, Fer
riss g. Hits--off Embree In 4 innings;
Center ! in 1. Wild pitches-Embree,
Center. Passed balls-Hayes. Garbark.
Losing pitcher-Embree. Un1pires-- Nc
Gowan, Stewart and Passarelia, Time
2:02, Attendance 1905.
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Course Record Is Set .
In Country Club Play

Country Championship
yesterday with the completion play
championship flight j. Holmes Davis Jr
Smith by default up
McGraph May rs; Herring go
this
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JUDD SOLD

BOSTON, May 31.-R- Oscar
Judd. 35-year-old Canadian south
paw pitcher, tonight was sold TO the
Phillies by the Boston Red Sox Tor
the waiver price. He will report
to his new club in Pittsburgh TO-
morrow
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RAY TO FIGHT

CHICAGO, May 31.-R-Elmer
'Violet" Ray, 1913 pound Negro
heavyweight of Hastings, Fla, will
be cunning for his 30th consecutive
victory when he engages Larry
Lane, Trenton, N. j. 1875 FOUNDER,
in a ten round bout promoted by
Jack Kearns at the Coliseum to-
morrow night. Twenty-eight OF
Rays victories ended in knock
outs.
uT1v vuAp pnNnS AND STAMPS
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STANDINGS
American League

PROBABLE PITCHERS
NEW YORK, May 31.-lR)-Probable
pitchers for temorroW's Major League
games. (Won and lost records in paren-
thesis.
National League
New York at St. Louis charlottesville
(8-2) VS.. Donnelly 1-4).
Brooklyn at Cincinnati (night)-Davis
4-3) VS.. Walters (2-5).
Boston at Chicago -Cooper $50 or
Andrews t3-4) VS.. Erickson 90.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh - Schanz
Q-6 VS.. Roe (4-2).
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A{H0W mY|
8ES1AND|

YESTERDAYS ..nsULTS
American League
Detroit 2, New York 0.
Boston 6, Cleveland 2.
Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2.
St. Louis 5, Washington 2.
National League
Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 1.
Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 4.
Boston 9, st. Louis 4.
Only games. scheduled.
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Air Base White1uashes
City Optical Club. 40

Bhenas John Koczan continued the terror of the
Municipal loop shutting the City Optical ten 40 last
M at Strange Playground thereby chalng I'm his
nrb nohit performance of the
Last nights game elevated the Air Basers half game lead
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ALICE MARBLE INJURED

NEW YORK, May 81 WH =
Alice Marble, queen Of professional
tennis, suffered a back injury to-
day which will keep her from play
ing for two weeks, and prevent
her from appearing in q match
here Saturday with William T. I'll
den, Vincent Richards and 6, Lyt-
Teton Rogers.
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American League

Cleveland at New York-Reynolds (4-3)
VS.. Bevens BID or Borowy (6-D.
Detroit at Boston-Wilson DID or
Trout (4-3) VS.. O'Neill t2-D.
st. Louis at Philadelphia (night)-
Jakueki (2-3) vs. Knerr d. or Flores
Q-2).
Chicago at Washington (nssht)-Grove
(4-2l VS.. Wolf (4-2l.
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xBatted for Lee in third.
xxBatted for Karl in eighth

Runs batted in-Mancuso: Clay =, NC NC
cormick 2. Mesner, Miller. Two base mus
"A "A A ,,t Dinges. Williams. Double
bases baasgD We Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 8;
striKeouts-Karl 2. F1its-off Lee In
innings, Karl in s. coffman Q IN l.
Losing pitcher-Lee: Umpires.,u b a1ia,,
FAINT Borgess., Pinelli. Time-l:37. Atten-
dance GIT paid, 400 women.
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Stamp taxes were paid on more
than 125, 900, 600, 900 cigarettes in
the United States in a single year.
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AoIoS ----------- ~ ~ ~ y
aBatted for Rosenthal In sixth.
bBatted for Berry in eighth.
Score by innings:
Chicago " 010 GOO 0lO-2
Philadelphia 10i 600 0fx-3
Runs batted in-George, Kell. Estalella,
Schalk (Moses scored on Berry's error}.
Two base hft-Farrell Cucc incl o,
George. Sacrifice-Berry. Double plays
wilkins to Busch. Left on bases-Chicago
l6, Philadelphia Is. Bases on halls-off
Lopat 4. Berry /. Struck out-Iopat 6,
Black /, Berry I, Flores /. Hits-off
Black in inning (none out in 2nd) !;
Berry in. Z innings; Flores in In
ming Wild pitches-Lopat Winning Pitch
er-Berry. umpires-Hubbard. Jones and
Berry. Time Of game-2:o0. Attendance
5000,
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Runs batted in-Outlaw. Three base
hit-Maier. Double plays-Richards and
Webb; Cramer and Mayo: Webb and
York; Stirnweiss, Crosetti and Etten. Left
on bases-Detroit S, New York 1. Bases
on Balls-Zuber 2, Mueller l. Strikeouts
-Zuber 3, Mueller 3. Umpires-Rue,
Boyer and Summers. Time-1:34. Atten-
dance-5,300 paid
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HOME RuNs
National League
RUNS BATTED m
National Leagua

lombard, Giants ------------- 81
xKurowski, Cardinals ----------- 50
Olmo, Dodgers ----------.-- 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-06

RALEIGH, July S Up The
State Board of Education today
formally approved budget call
ling for the expenditure of an es-
timated $4O,s87,552 on its nine
months school program in the next
fiscal year, and granted pay in
creases to teachers, principals, SUI
perintendents, and other school
workers.
The nine-months school budget
compares with an estimated $751;
1926, 45O.74 spent during the past
fiscal year, and includes fund
totalling $350,000 to be used to aid
schools in converting to II grades
instead of II.
Broken down, the budget allo-
Gates 81 ,O93, 348 for general control,
including salaries to superinten-
dents, clerical assistants, office ex-
penses, and other items; $34, 1868
for Institutional service, including
the old war bonus to teachers; ST.
1876, 280 for plant operation; $l5,C J
for fixed charges, such as reim-
bursements to school children for
1888, 800 for auxiliary
agencies, including school bus
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STATE REVENUE
SHOWS INCREASE
BY BLoYs BRITT

RALEIGH, July 5.-P)-With
S116,871, 645.51 in revenue reported
collected in the general fund and
highway divisions in the last fis-
cal year, which ended June 80,
State employees were practically
assured today of the payment OF
a $40 monthly contingent bonus
authorized by the 1s45 legislature.
Final tabulations of highway and
general fund revenues, principal
sources Of State income, showed
an increase during the fiscal year
of $685. 500, or sos per cent, over
the 1924 year, and more than
double collections of the last pre-
war year, 1940-'41.
An additional $55,014 was esti-
mated to have been collected BY
State Treasurer Charles M. John
son, who said his collections on
non-tax revenues was not COM
plete. Still other revenue was col.
lected by the State Agriculture De.
partment, which maintains its own
budgt.
The new bonus, to be paid in full
or in mu1tiples of $3.50 or more
monthly, was made contingent by
the legislature on whether suffi-
cient surplus funds were available
from 1944-'45 revenues to pay the
bonus, either in full or in part, tc
all State workers, including schoo,
teachers, who receive less than
So, 500 year. The old war bonus
paid in the last biennium to State
employees was incorporated by the
Legislature into the employees sal.
airy, and the new bonus added.
While budget officials were I'M
able to set the. exact amount, il
any, Of funds left from last year. 5
unprecedented revenue collections,
it was generally believed that an
stimated $4,5O0,O00 needed to take
care of full payment of the bonus
in the coming year would be avail
able.
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WITH THE AEF
Utopia-2O Cents Nightly

petition between the American and
Canadian soldiers as Bcurnemouth
has long been big Royal Canadian
Air Force base.
Besides swimming, the entertain
ment includes yacting, tennis, golf,
free movies, horseback riding,
steamer excursions to the Isle OF
Wight and visits to many historic
places including Hurst Castle built
by Henry VII. Many swank res
taurants and dance palaces beckon
to the soldier trade.
Alcoholic drinks are rationed
strictly although few cocktail
lounges have special permission to
stay open until midnight. The
only soft drinks are served at Red
Cross hotels.
CPS fare better than officers.
The high Carlton Hotel-where the
Prince of Wales had a room-with
$40 day view is one of those
open to enlisted men fer shilling
night while the officers live in
the less pretentious Ambassador a
block away at four shillings a
night.
Overnight valet service is pro.
vided in all the hotels and free
mending is done while you wait.
Many London stage shows are
tried out first on audiences at
Bournemoutn. Vacationing soldiers
are invited at special rates.
"Our biggest problem is keep
ing supply of supburn oil for
the boys who insist on spending
all day on the beach," said Ruth
Dennis, Los Angeles, Calf, di-
rector of a CT Red Cross CLUB.
Bournemouth is only a bus ride
from the great port Of Southamp-
ton from which troops are embark
ing for the States. Many of them,
especially liberated prisoners, are
living here until called to catch
their boat.
Among the freed prisoners re-
laxing here last week were 1t. John
c. (Red) Morgan, Amarillo, Tex,
First Eighth Air Free bomber pi-
lot to win the Congressional Medal
of honor; Ii. John B. Hynes,
West Roxbury, Mass, Flying For
tress navigator; 1t. William H. Top
ping, Clifton Forge, Va, a Libe-
rator bombardier; and 1t. Kenneth
L. Vaughn, North Braddock, pa.
Morgan was shot down over Ber-
lin. The others spent six to IS
months in German prison camps.
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Large Crowd Attends
Seruicemen's Dime,

LUMBERTON, July S. - The
Lumberton Servicemen's Club was
host Sunday at dinner for visit
ing servicemen, with Chairman
and Mrs. w. M. Best, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Darlington, Mrs. John
Rankin and Miss Ethel Pittman
serving and welcoming the men.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Darlington
gave a birthday cake in honor OF
their son, 1t. Joe Hill Barring
ton, Jr., whose oath birthday was
observed Saturday. 1t. Barring
ton is expected home from Paris
this month.
Music was furnished during the
afternoon by Billy Bridges and
Miss Martha Britt.
Saturday nights dance was at
tended by a large crowd. Chaper-
ones were Mr.. and Mrs. Best,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mcdonald,
Mrs. Don McGill and Miss Ethel
Pittman.
-V--
BLY, WAR BONDS AixD STAMPS
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Knoxville Man Admits
Murder OF Young Bride

SEATTLE, July S. up -Detec-
tive Capt. James Lawrence said
Charles Ray Ross of Knoxville,
Tenn, confessed he stabbed his 49,
year-old bride to death here today.
Lawrence said Ross gave state
ment that he killed his bride,
Wilma Margaret Ross, because oil
insane jealousy"
Ross was questioned after the
woman's body was found near a
railroad boxcar near the water.
front today. He first said foul
Navy sailors had overpowered him
and attacked his wife.
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duty Of every member OF Congress
to provide adequate national de-
tense for the nation" Bulwinkle
said in a statement.
During my syrvice in Congress,
II have favored a strong national
defense program, and I will con-
tinue to do so. I feel that the Con-
eress and the citizens of the coun-
try are entitled to know the COM
plete national defense program
which is in contemplation. This
program should be given out in
full, and the Congress should not
adopt it in piecemeal measures.
upon the information that
lhave, l neither favor nor oppose
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Gen. James c. Marshall
Given Command In Boston

BOSTON, July 5-tP)-Brig. Gen.
James C. Marshall, formerly with
the service of supply in the South
west Pacific, will command the
Boston port of embarkation start
ing Sunday, succeeding Brig. Gen.
Calvin Dewitt, Jr., who will take
an undisclosed post in the Pacific
theater, an Army spokesman said
today.
Marshall, At and a native of Mis-
souri,, served Is months in the
Japanese war, and in 1913 was com
manding officer of the Engineer
training unit at Camp Sutton, N.
C..
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Use OF Wooden Barges
Discontinued By Oil Men

WASHINGTON, July 5.-(P-
Use of wooden barges in the trans
portation of fuel oil between Texas
rcfineries and Norfolk, Va, has
been discontinued.
The emergency barges were US
ed to carry oil from Texas ports
over the gulf intercoastal canal to
Panama City, Fla. From there the
oil was transported by rail to Nor
folk.
The Office of Defense Trans
portation said tankers now are
available on temporary basis,
making use of the wooden barges
unnecessary at this time.