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.Wednesday, February 25, 1948 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE â- 4 asal. New Merchandise For the Ladies PrlaU, Chamlirays, Taffeta, Seersucker, Printed and PUIn Piquets, 8(rlp«d and Plain Flannelette, Curtan MateriaU, Draperiea and Cotton Marquisettes Flannelette and Woollen Blankets, Motor Bugs, liednpreads and Down Comforters Terry Towels, Bath ToweJs, Linen Tea Towels, Tea Towelling and Terry Towelling by the yard. Sweater Wool, 2 and 3-ply Home's Yam and Scotch Fingering. Women's Pullovers and ('ardip:an Sweaters in pastel shades NyloiUi and Lingerie; Spun and Print Dres8e>< White and Colored Shirt Waists For the Men Men's Work and Dress Trousers and Jackets; Fine and Work Shirts; Sweaters, Underwear, Overalls. FOOTWHAR FOK ALL THE FAMILY W« nr* Gordon McKay's Syndicate Dealer for thin district. RUSSELL ELLIS M8rS2 Thondmry Kimberley, Ont. THE Flesherton Advance PoblialMd on CoUuwwood St., FlMharton, Wednesday of eneh week. Circulation 1,100- Prie* t2.00 % year in Canada, paid in aovanee; $2.50 per year in tha United 9Ut«t. F. J. THURSTON. Editor VANDELEUR Monday evening, Feb. 16t)h. Itoe Farm Fonum met in the Community Hall, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lome Ormsby, and discussed "Are Farm- ers Business Men?" The Forum was unanimous that it pays to keep financial records. Every successful business does and farming is a bus> inoss. A successful farmer was de- scribed as a man who owns a fam, but is not owned by the farm, who takes pride in his profession and an interest in the webfare ol the com- munity. The Forum agreed tbat good management, good land, hard work, a favorable beginning and es- pecially a good wife, were all con- tributing factors, but felt that too many farmers work too long and too hard. Communications were read by the s(K'r('taiy, re co-operative automo- bile insurance and the Canadian Appeal fur Children. A good Valentine program follow* ed, with readings by Miss Wakefield, Joan Oargoe, Myrtle Fawcett and .M^rs. Wilson. Vm> balance of the evening was spent in progrestive euchre, with Mrs. Carl Wilson In oharge. Prize winners were Ronnie MilLs and Muriel MoGee, with Mrs. Angus Bowles and Glen Kirkpatrick in second place. Red hearts were used to designate: the tables and choosings partners. Crokinole also played and lunch served. was SECOND YEAR NORMAL .SCHOOL SUMMER SESSIONS The Minister of Education annou- nces that Second Year Normal School Sessions, leading to Interim Socoml Class certificates, will be hold in Normals Schools at Toronto and North Bay from July 6th to August 13th, 1948. The Department is also offering a similar First Year Summer Course for untrained tea- chers, working on permits. *" BOWL Ex-teachers make the best wives unless they think that everylwdy Is as simple as their primary kids were. Hello, Career Girls! It is true that men go for good CQokingl And since it is Leap Year, you will have to prove you can make a delectable cake. Delicious, feather-light cake along with a cap of roally good cof- fee may be a wonderful memento. Here are reliable recipes and pre- cautions to help you. TWO-TONED CAKE Vi cup butter or shortening, 1 cap sugar, 2 eggs, well-beatan Vi tsp. vanilla, 1% cups sifted cake flour, 2 taps, baking powder '/2 tsp. gait, Vi cup milk, 1 tsp. raspberry extract. *" Cream the shortening until light and plastic, gradually add sugar, creaming antil fluflfy. Mix eggs and vanilla into batter. Sift dry injrred- ients 3 or more time to insure even distribution and lightness, then add STATEMENT OF Respective Functions of Tlie Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and the IVIunicipai Hydro Commissions, with Particular Reference to the Present Emergency. In view of the apparent public misunderstanding of the respective functions of The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of the Province and the Municipal Hydro Commissions in the municipalities, this statement is mode to clarify the situation. The function of the Provincial Commission is to generate or buy electric power and to sell electric power to Municipal Commissions and directly to rural consumers and to certain industries. The function of each Municipal Commission is to sell to its consumers within the municipality the electric power purchosed from the Provincial Commission. In practice, the Provincial Commission and the Municipal Commissions endeavour to co-operate with each other in the public interest. By reason of laclc of rainfall last summer and autumiTand by lack of thaws during the present winter, there has been a substantial depletion of the storage of water necessary to maintain a high level of continuous genera- tion. The resulting loss of production of electric power has taken place in Ontario and elsewhere where power has been purchased both under contract and in excess of contract commitments by the Provincial Commission. This loss of production of electric energy has become so serious that certain of those who had contracts to supply the Provincial Commission with electric power have been compelled not only to withdraw the electric power they had been supplying in excess of contract commitments, but as well have been compelled to reduce delivery below con- tract requirements by a further reduction of 8,000,000 kilowatt-hours per week. As long ago as December 1 5th, the Provincial Commission notified the Municipal Commissions and indicated to its direct consumers that, in addition to cuts already being applied to direct consumers, H was evident that, unless additional voluntary savings could be obtained, the Commission would be obliged to order the municipalities to reduce their loads from time tQ time by as much as 15 per cent or more. This notification was given for the ex- press purpose of obtaining greater conservation of power and to enable each Municipal Commission to plan in advance the most equitable allocation of power within the municipality. The Provincial Commission received notification that the most recent cut of power purchased under contract would be effective on Monday, February 16lh. In order to make on equitable reduction of power delivery to all Municipal Commissions, it was necessary for the Provincial Commission to compute for each Municipal Commission the amount of reduction it would be called upon to absorb, after taking into account the amount of conservation already effected by each Municipal Commission since October, 1947. To enable the Provincial Commission to complete the necessary computations and to notify the majority of Municipal Commissions of the amount of reduc- tion each would hove to absorb by Wednesday, February 18th, it was necessary that a substantial reduction be placed in effect as of Monday, February 16th, so that there would be no risk of an actual power stoppage in de- liveries by the Provincial Commission. To accomplish this, the Provincial Commission requested the Municipal Commissions of Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Windsor and Peterborough to reduce their takings of electric power by specific amounts during specified times, and also requested these Municipal Commissions to, in the mean- time, treat the request confidentially and not to give it to the press prior to the notification to all municipalities on Monday. This was done to avoid statements appearing which might have the effect of creating quite erroneous impressions of the amount of reduction necessary in each particular municipality throughout the Province. In relation to the reduction of power, each Municipal Commission was faced with entirely different considera- tions as to how available power would be allocated within each municipality. For this reason, it was not feasible for the Provincial Commission by a general statement to indicate to the consumers in any particular municipality the allocation of available power that would be mode by the Municipal Commissions. The Provincial Commission is delivering to the Municipal Commissions and to its direct consumers all the eleo* trie power it is able to generate or buy. It it the function of each Municipal Commission to determine not only the allocation of power among its coi>> Mimers, but also what public explanation may be desirable in relation thereto. THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO â- Jt4-?. to the creamed mixture alteraatel/ with milk. Beat untU smooth. Fat Vs of the mixture in another bowl and add red exitract to it. Usinir spoons place light and red miztor* alternately in a greased tulbe pan. Bake 1 hour in a" electric oven at ;}50 degrees. FOOL-PROOF CHOCOLATE CAKE l'/2 cups flour, 1 tsp. soda, ^ cujp sugar, Vi cup soda, % oup sour milk, 1 egg, 1 tsp. vanilla, Vz cup corn syrup. • Sift and mix dry ingredients. Add milk, corn syrup, shortening, egrgs and vanilla. Beat thoroughly 8 minutes. Bake in 2 greased layer- cake tins for 35 minutes in electric oven at 376 degrees. BANANA CAKE 2 cups sifted cake flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, Â¥4 tsp. salt, %cup shortening, 1% cups sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 tsp. lemon extract 2 eggs, beaten, 1 cup mashed bananas, % cup sour milk or buttermilk. Mix and sift flour, soda and salt. Cream shortening until soft and smooth. Gradually add sugar, creaming until flutfy. Beat in flav- oring and beaten eggs; ad<' bananas. Add 'flour alternately with sour milk beating until smooth after each ad- dition. Pour into greased square pan. Bake about 35 mins. in electric oven at 360 degrees. CRUSTY ICING 3 tbsps. melted butter, 5 tbsps. brown sugar, 2 tbsps. cream, % cup cornflakes. Mix ingredients together and when cake is baked spread this mixture ovtr top while cake is still hot, and then put it back in hot eiectric oven at 400 degrees to brown. PINK SKY FROSTING 2 eggs whites, red coloring, % cup corn syrup, 2 drops pepper- mint extract. Heat corn sjTup to boiling and Keep boiling 2 minutes. Beat egg whites until frothyâ€" fcdd syrup without cooling in a thin stream, beatinf constantly until all syrup is addad. Stir in coloring and exact amount <rf extract. Beat until it peaks. FIRST AID FOR CAKE FAILURES 1. If cake has tunnels? Next time go easier on the beating wihen ladding flour and liquid. 2. If the centre is soggy but the edges well done? Lower temper- ature and longer baking time aw indicated. 3. If the bottom of the cake is burn- ed but top is golden? Check pan you are using. Baking jflass al- uminum or ovenex axe beat 4. If cake has cracks oo top? Uee » little less flour or a little mow liquid. Batter may \» too thiek, or oven too hat. 6. If cake falls during baking pei^ iod? Cheek on freshness of bak- ing powder. Do not peek in the ovea during baking. 6. If cake sticks to pan? Gwase plain cake tin with shortening or oil free from salt. I>o not grease sponge or angel cake tins iâ€" dost with flour. , 7. If cake is not cooked through T Never remove cake from own until it has slightly shrunk from sides of pan and until a tootljpick eomes out clean after insertion in centre of cake. Oool cake on a cake rack. J. t -< BUCKINGHAM (Intended for Last Week) IVfrs. Lottie Taylor odt MarkdaU spent a few days last week with her her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Bro\ni, and Mr. Brown. Gilford MuUin and friend, Mr. Wrigtht of Wiarton spent the past two weeks at the former's hanW. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hough and Eleanor attended Rob Roy Ladies' Aid meeting at the home of Mrs. H. Bristow. Eldon Smith of Peversham spent the week end at his home. The Euchre Club met at the home of Mr. Alex. Mullin on Friday even- ing last, when prizes for hisfh scores went to Mrs. Arnold Ralph and Mr. Mervin Hawton, with Mrs. .\. Haw- ton and Gilford Mullin drawing the consolation prizes. Mrs. A. Maxiwell of Providence spent a few days last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Eagles. iMtr. and Mrs. Arnold Ralph enter- taine<l the Euchre Club in their home with Mr. Hough and Mrs. A. Haw- ton receiving low scores and Wgh going to Mrs. Alex. Mullin and Mr. Wilfrd Hawton. Mrs. Livingstone and pupils of Rob Roy school enjoyed a Valentine Party on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butcher â-¼!•- ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lome Tupllng. Mrs. George E. Miller visited wHh her mother, Mirs. Tyson, who is ill at the home of her son. Mr. Stanley Tvson. r I ». isntmw»'\MWi . ^-TiT-r r ri nfiin i n iiii i i iiii im ' t *