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TERRACE BAY NEWS DECEMBER 14, 1967 Women of The Moose L. toR. : Toots Jacques, Armi Cole, Lorrain Desaulniers, Jackie Calder and Ruth Maclsaac ONTARIO HYDRO NEWS RELEASE ; THE PINATA Escalating wages, salaries, interest rates and pric- es in general make it imperative that Ontario Hydro' interim rates for power supplied to 355 municipal ele ctrical utilities be increased in 1968, Chairman George Gathercole announded today. He pointed out that the new rates would mean an increase in power costs to the individual municipali- ties, although not necessarily to the ultimate consum er, of approximately six per cent. Ontario Hydro's interim rate increases cover inflat ionary pressures experienced in 1967 and anticipated for 1968 and become effective February 1, 1968. There will not be an automatic adjustment of final consumer rates because of this increase. Some mun- icipal utilities will be able to absorb it, but in the long run, the effect of rising costs for wholesale power will be translated into higher rates to the con- sumer . Mr. Gathercole said Ontario Hydro and the muni- cipal electrical utilities have been fighting the trend 4 of rising costs for a number of years. In some instan-' ces there have been reductions in rates and in many | other municipalities there have been no increase in power costs in 10 or more years. | | The pinata game is a favourite one in Latin America. Why not make one for your Christmas party in Canada? The pinata is a cheap pottery jar filled with candies and decorating in some interesting and amusing way. A substitute for pottery might be a very strong paper bag of a cardboard box. Candy, nuts, and prizes placed inside should be wrapped and then the top sealed. In our pic- ture we have a bag decorated with a Santa mask. Many other ideas may be used e.g. wrapped as a large Christ- mas present. The pinata should be hung on a long rope, the ends of which are held as high as possible by two people stand- ing on chairs. They pull the rope taut or let it down as ~ they try to keep it from getting broken. The children, beginning with the smallest, take turns being IT. He is blindfolded and given a long tight news- paper roll. He is turned around three times and then allowed to break the pinata, if he can. Several tries and then the next one takes a turn. When the pinata is finally broken everyone scrambles to get his share. A special prize should go to the one who finally breaks the pinata as he will be delayed in taking off his blindfold. '| This is demonstrated by the fact that in spite of sharply rising wages, intérest rates and costs, the - average residential cost per kilowatt-hour in 1965 and 1966 was 1.13 cents compared with 1.17 cents in 1956. Mr. Gethercole said that although Hydro's price performance had been exceptional, it had no special Newly-elected Executive Officers of The immunity to the strong forces of inflation. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 223 photo ty L. Niirenen