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The Premier and his entourage tour a factory in What Glorious Times They Had: Nellie
McClung. An accident on the factory floor illustrates poor working conditions for women in
turn -of -the -century Canada.
Glorious times for
South Huron drama
The SHDHS drama department brought
their Blyth festival performance home
By Heather Vincent
T -A Staff
EXETER - "Where are the cakes,
the pies, the tortes...they should
stay in the kitchen, that's their
sphere." This comment embodied
the male attitude of the time to-
wards women campaigning for the
vote in Canada and entering the pa-
triarchal sphere of politics.
South Huron District High
School presented "What Glorious
Times They Had: Nellie McClung"
November 24 and 25. The tongue-
in-cheek play poignantly deals with
the serious issue of the legal status
of women in a manner which pro-
vides comic relief without pulling
any punches.
The cast of Nellie obviously put a
great deal of effort and research
into the period roles. Jillian Col-
lings as E. Cora Hind, agricultural
editor, gave an outstanding per-
formance and has obviously found
her niche as a comedian. Full of
vigour, Cora emboldens women
striving to make their presence
counted in a male -dominated so-
ciety. She says, "What you need to
build you up is a nice juicy beef
steak." Cora is at ease in the tradi-
tionally male realm of cattle and
crops but one could hardly imagine
her in the kitchen baking pies.
Sir Rodmond Roblin played by
Jeffrey Bowen and his sidekick,
P.J. Fletcher, performed by Ted
Dec. 1
Thurs
9 - 5:30
Hoffman, provide a perfect foil to
the earnest efforts of Nellie
McClung. Abbott and Costello
couldn't have delivered their one-
liners any better.
The period costumes were ex-
cellent and added tremendously to
the authenticity of the play. The set
was simple but worked well as the
scenes changed from the parliament
to the Winnipeg Free Press office.
The women in the audience
chuckled heartily at many of the
references to the place of women:
Perhaps the sentiment that "the
rights of women are a very minor
issue," is still lurking in the today's
psyche. After all, nice women
don't want rights.
OPP investigating two break-ins
EXETER - The OPP are investi-
gating two break and enters in the
past week, one in Exeter, the other
in Stephen Township.
On Thursday, police investigated
a report of a break-in at a Conces-
sion 6 home in Stephen Township.
The theft occurred some time before
3:10 p.m. that day. Stolen items in-
cluded jewellery, a stereo, and a
large quantity of small change.
Policy are also investigating a
break in at a Wellington Street ad-
dress in Exeter, which occurred
some time between November 16
and 20. Entry is believed to be
through an unlocked door, and the
property stolen included 60 cans or
bottles of beer, and two bottles of
whiskey.
Last Monday, $115 was taken
from a woman's purse, which was in
a jacket pocket hung up at Trivitt
Memorial Anglican Church. The
victim and other women were pre-
paring for a church bazaar the next
Your
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day. The theft occurred about 10
a.m.
The same day, about 2:40 p.m. a
selection of tools were taken from a
1/2 ton Dodge truck parked at Lot
19, Concession 19 of Stephen
Township.
If you have any information about
these thefts, or other crimes, contact
the OPP at 235-1300, or Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-265-1777.
Gas prices no rip off
.. in areas, like London, the large
oil companies are able to edge
out the independent retailers by
forcing the price of gasoline
down.
Dear Editor:
In response to Mr. John Sanderson's letter of No-
vember 23, 1994 re: "Buying gas anywhere but Ex-
eter", I have no choice but to reply to this letter of
uninformed substance. I am again reassured that
some people in our community know nothing about
the real world. He suggests in his letter that there is
price fixing, and that people are getting ripped off.
He knows nothing yet of getting ripped off.
1n areas, like London, the large oil companies are
able to edge out the independent retailers by forcing
the price of gasoline down. Since the large oil com-
panies are able to acquire their gasoline at the initial
price cost, they are able to hold their prices lower
for longer periods of time. In turn, the small retailer,
in order to stay competitive, must sell their fuel for
little or no profit when the street price of gasoline is
below $.50/L. Most of them can withstand this, pro-
viding the low -price cycle doesn't last too long, and
the price returns to the mid .50's.
As we can all see, many small retailers are falling
by the way, pulling out their tanki and pumps, as
they can no longer afford the upgrading to comply
with the Environmental Laws. By denying them our
business, we only aid in accelerating the closure of
our community gas bars.
It is fortunate that many faithful customers under-
stand this, and continue giving their support to en-
sure that gasoline will be available in our smaller
communities. Once the smaller outlets are pushed
out of business, and the large oil companies have
control of the gasoline market, the motoring public,
like Mr. Sanderson, will find out more about no
competition, being ripped off, and the rising cost of
gasoline in the future.
Respectfully yours,
Charles Erb.
(Former gasoline retailer)
A lapse in the law
"...it's now legal to beat them up
if you are drunk or on dope."
Dear Editor:
Drink a lot of alcohol or drugs and you don't have
to worry about getting in trouble with the law, if
you beat your spouse or live-in woman, because its
now legal to beat them up if you are drunk or on
dope.
But do it before February 28 when Justice Minis-
ter Allan Rock may look into it.
So fellows, have Elm while you can.
A
Tom Emery,
Lucan
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