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Show THURSDAY, FEB. 13. 1975 PAGES RISING COST OF FUEL Are the sailing ships of yesteryear due back ? Yards braced, sails taut in the breeze, a square-riggploughs the Atlantic bringing goods to New York. It's not a scene from the 18th century, but a look into the future. Researchers believe windjammers may be the 20th centurys answer to transporting cargo cheaply in an era of fuel shortages. They point out that wind is free and most of the time-abunThe United States er economical in trade. Each year, until war ended their careers, more than a dozen But not since the 1930's have the tall ships with their square sails been considered sturdy old sailing vessels carried coal, Australian grain, and Chilean nitrate to con- suming no fuel, they could deliver these cargoes halfway around the world at prices no steamship could match. PREUSSEN, THE largest r in this trade, wa a steel ship able to spread 60,000 feet of canvas on its five metal masts. Laden with grain, it could pound around Cape Horn at 17 knots, its sails generating up to 6,000 horsepower. Every year a dozen or more ships of her type loaded grain for the three-mont- h race from Australia around the Horn to Europe. d In 1932 the Parma battled gale-forwinds to win the 15,000-mil- e grain race in 103 days. The following year, with better weather, she made an passage. When the wind was less favorable, a ship might take 140 days or more to reach its berth in the British Isles. Maritime Administration has granted the University of Michigan $18,000 to study the concept further. Under consideration is a seven-mastcraft with er machinfurl the and to reef, hoist, ery computer-directe- d sails and 1840s, larger than previous square riggrd ships, they tea from China, or speeding s to the California gold fields. ggj get.19 BUILT by' Donald McKay in Boston set more than their share of records. His Champion of the Seas covered 465 nautical miles in one day in the Indian Ocean in 1854. The same year, his Sovereign of the Seas hit 22 knots. are reIf square-riggevived, their goal will be economy, not speed. CLIPPERS forty-niner- were distinguished by their long, narrow hulls, sharp bows designed to dip" the waves, and by their immense spread of sail. They were expensive to build and required extra hands to cope with their forests of rigging, but turned vast profits when carrying premium cargoes such as g skippers, feared by their crews and lionized by society, prided themselves on keeping every inch of canvas aloft in gales that drove the lee rail under. One master logged: Passed a ship under double reefs, we with our royals and studding- Hard-drivin- rs Bluebird Refreshments Reception- s- Socials four-maste- swing the metal yardarms into the wind. THE NATIONAL GeograMen, phic Society's book, Ships, and the Sea, notes that about 35 barks, barkentines, brigantines, and topsail schooners sail today as maritime train- ing ships. Square-rigger- s hauled cargoes right up to the outbreak of World War II. Undermanned and square-rigge- dant. nylon-and-dacr- European ports. Anniversaries Birthday House-Firesi- des Open ce Punch, Frappee, Mint wafers, Hot claret, 83-d- full-rigg- RUNNING WITH THE WIND, the Belgian School ship, Mercator, could be a harbinger of the future. As fuel costs rise, researchers believe square-rigge- d ships with computers to adjust their sails will prove the most economical method of transporting freight across the oceans. Factory FASTEST OF all commercial sailing craft were the clippers that evolved in the Fine Salted nuts, Novelty candies, arts mints, Pastelcrispies. Bluebird 752-923- 1 Lsiu, 752-315- 5 Utah q BROWN BROS. DISCOUNT FURNITURE WHSE. TAKES OVER AND MODERN BUILDERS SHOWCASE'S ENTIRE FURNITURE INVENTORY AMD AT SAVDM UPT IN PREPARATION OF ANOTHER BROWN BROS. DISCOUNT FURNITURE WHSE. s 1. nISQO (fli iQ iH 0 Q" gaB ah.- - . .. i a a 4KSS&I DV Ci Q0 QdGuOb i pfcCuOb 0CGHD3S6 WD. Q3b SATURDAWiS fi0Q Qtf GQi G) chul RsGQM? flQMX5CTTT1S(BQGggiIaBgig?gZC06IPQeg)(HjG5?gS ram)imgiiiHigmii?tagiia7inii-- rawren n - PICTURES WALL DECOR COME IN AND SAY HELLO TO SWAG LAMPS " 50 OFF Washers - Staves - All Go At at Modira Builders To ONEiOE?A;KilND APPLIANCES TV's - Famous Brand Quilted Sofas MIKE BROWN He will bi GRlNSKf LIVING ROOM FURNITURE OQffi Gnot Wed., AGO. &0 G03 DOUGLAS DINETTES What Is Left To Go At 40 y r QE DRESSER LAMPS Prices TABLE LAMPS go at cld tq u1 etc. $ 1 3.00 $ 1 7,00 $40 Table Lamps go at MODERN BUILDERS CARPET SHOWCASE SMITHFIELD IS NOW 0D - $9.00 $25 Table Lamps go at $32 Table Lamps Come Early For Bail Sa lections E) n Chain To Go At G00 $18 Dresser Lamps go at Off T7 iroflteir's - LOW LOW PRICES. Marked Down For Quick Sale At Fantastic Give-A-Wa- Aproiimately 100 Asaortad Sofas - Lon Seats Many Of You. BEDROOM FURNITURE Dealer's Cost. $169.00 only Thun and Friday 6 to go - $21 ,00 955 SO. MAIN ST., |