The Huron Expositor, 1979-01-25, Page 10tai, * TH iHU•RON EXPOSITOR', J•ANU4'RY 2a',, 1979
S 'rendtpity
qty- Alice Gibb
'Artini* 'Stringer. the London native Who became 4
master Writer of crime and adventure stories, didn't save
all Ills 0mantic :imaginings for the pages :of , his:
manuSeriptl.
After his apprenticeship in the world of newspapers and.
his struggles to make •a, living as a, freelancer. Arthur
Stringer's writing finally caught the public eye.
Shortly after his; successs in, the writing business: wasp
firmly established, the tr'r.' writer was Invited 0, attend a
Boston party. .
In true romantic :novel fashion. the writer IMO across:
the .room and was instantly smitten. . • . .
The .object of his affections Was the bt autifal attd
talented Jobyna Howland. .
Miss. .Howland, as well as teing an aspiring stage
actress. was.the mode, for Charles:.•Pana:' ibSOfts, sat'ly
portraits Of the girl later ikrxown asthe t>;tbson girl;
In addition to her striking beauty, Jobyna • Howwtand; also
came with a pedigree the first Howland fa•nttly •tow reach .
America's shore stepped: ,directly off the deck .of show
Mayflower.:
COURTSHIP •
The eeurtship of Mr. Stringer and ;Mists. Howland with all
the earmarks ofgood fiction; lastedonly. a whirlwind seven -
weeks. before they were married.
Marriage :trust have reminded,,: they writer Of has.
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Canadian roots, and he andhis wife left New York and:
settled on a fruit farrn outside Ceoa:r Springs, on Lake
Erie
Stringer's ':farming ea1Gw:'tr surga„singly. has:' as out-
stan4iig; as his writing,,: areer. - he fields the ,dtstuietar of
introducing: peanuts and ,s Beet 'pQtatQQs, to the Canadian
agricultural; scene. •
Unfortunately traveland the prestige 'of being a popular
author's wife couldn't satisfy Jobyna s -own creative ,urges•
and in 1914. she returned to New York.
After the separation, Arthur Stringer moved to .Alberta
and, it provided the seeds for his most realistic trilogy of
novels.
NOVELS
• The nor`t:ls''are The .Prairie Wife, the Prairie:Mother and
finally, The'Prairie Child and they can still occasionally be
found on library shelves today,
While Arthur Stringer's first marriage didn't survive
two :creatnne tetttpiirments 'bis second: Marriage-te a.
eouaiti, Margaret Arnuthnott St ringer of Chatham, proved
ntuc;h happier and the marriage• producedthree sons.
But while the writer continued to use Canada, and
particularly the North as the setting for many of his
adsentures.:in 191' Arthur Stringer mored back to the
United States and never lived in Canada again.
In 1921, he; settled in a permanent home in the Mountain
Lakes of New Jersey.
• HOLLYWOOD
Since Arthu�.Siringer wasa Pr1iic writer, botho
novels and short stories. as, well as numerous volumes of
verse. it was only natural he should r"atch Hollywood's eye,.
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The writer was invited to the glittering city to write 'Or a
major studio, hut was .as wihapl�y in that role as F. Scott
Fitzgerald,.. author of the Oreat Gatsby• would; be sante
years later,
Arthur ,Stringer served out his year in ,paradise and,
gladly left the glamour behind. However, over the years,
Hollywood. studios turned more than 30 of his no OIs• and!
abort Stories into movies.
While Arthutl Stringer never becaniethe writer he might
haavend beenauthenti„ hisutyr.Night fiction was known for'its word artistry
•
For example, in describingGROPENDew York, he wrote, ",the
fog groped and felt its way along the Waterfront. Then it
crept up the throat of the .city-„ like a. gray hand', and
strangled. Breadw\ay into att.ominous quietness."
Arthur Stringer died in 1.950 leaving behind a numbetr Of
works ,still found on library shelves or secondhand
bookstores, Unfortunately,his writing style~ .hash°t stood
the test of time as well as other writers of his ,generation.
Two years ago. 1 learned a London, Ontario Writer has
been researching Arthur Stringer's life for some time. with
the plan of eventuallypublishinga detailed biography on
the writer's life. 1 hope the writer is successful since
Arthur Stringer's story is a fascinating version of the
' Horatio Alger tale that perseverancecan pay. off.
The boy who': first won honors as a London schoolboy
went on to win fame and wealth on a wider scale.
Legion
•
The members •of Seaforth1,684
ion wish to express . their
appreciations to comrade
John Baker for the excellent
job he has . done, since 19'0
as Public Relations Officer
and it is with regret the,
executive accepted his resig-
nation.
Great concern has been
aroused over the proposed
closing .of hospital beds in
Huron County=, The Legion is
opposed to the closingsand it
is hoped the public will: voice
its opinions to. members of
parliament, '
• Sign up for the cribbage
tOurnament being held this
Saturday, January 2' at 1300:
hours., . .
For; .a. mere dollar ' you
epttldi swin four tiw,kets to the
Feb. 1' hockey game be
tw een Toronto and lbs :Anger
les, The draw will' be held
Feb., 9, and tickets are still
arailable . from legion
members.
' The :balance sheet for 1978
has been posted on the
bulletin board downstairs,
The treasurer has ekpressed
concern about the report as it
.appears.. Expenses have in-
creased greatly over the year
due to inflation, It has been
suggested if the trend con-
tinues the Legion may end up
in the red. It is hoped Legion
auditors Will .assess -the .situa-
tion and possibly give some
sugge;ttions on how to reduce
costs and increase profits.
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NEXT WEEK; Thurs., Fri., Sat.
McCURLIEY & OLOSON
Show Bonds
with
Continuous Entertainment
from 8 p.m, to 1 a.m..
A 'FAMILY .AFFAiR — Andrea,' Joan and. Bill
Pinder with Marg McCauley were among' the
nearly 60 people who took part in the
•
Bill :MacLean son of Norman and Betty MacLean of
Egmondville and Married to the former Angela Devereaux:
of the Seaforth area is spearheading a'campaign for a new
product called Flakes of Ham..Mr. MacLean. the Grocery "
Group: Product Manager for the Maple Leaf, company,
believes; the product, which has.. the texture of canncd
salmon or tuna, will prove., popular with consumers. The
new product is being sold across Canada and will be
marketed in the sante°seciian of TeraiLstoresits on_ mut._
tuna, , , _ •
• Alice Gibb has returned to Seaforth after visiting a
former classmate, Maija Viicins. in Ottawa. Temperatures
in Canada's capital city make Seaforth seem balmy in •
comparison: .•
1`, dour ladies from the Vanastra•curling club competed in
' Ripley on M onda:, and won second prize. The ladies were:
Gail Brow nridge, Lois Evans, 'Eileen Townsend and. Doris
Cantelon.
Alan McLean has returned from a one week holiday in
Acapulco, Mexico," .
r:
cross-country ski poker rally at the Optimist.
Carnival Sunday. People from four to 64 took to
the trail behind Seaforth Golf and Country Club,
(Expositor Photo)
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TOP• SENIOR SCULPTORS..— Doug Hulley, left and Charley. Malcolm:.
Worked hard Saturday morning •; carting this almost full sized snowmobile;
outof the ow•at the O .tiirnist .ark, The two won the senior first prize
h p .. p. P
(Photo by Oke)
Festival #o celebrate
YeCrOf the child.
Opening Night of the 1979
Stratford Festival will be a
Gala Performance
celebrating the international
Year of the Child and com-
bining the talents of artists of
Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens, under , the
direction of Brian
MacDonald, members of the
Festival Acting . Company',
and friends, in a program
based on ` the writings • of
Shakespeare: There will be
one performance : only, on
Monday. June 4, at the
Festival Theatre. This marks
the second year the- Festival
has devoted Opening Night
to a single performance Gala'
presentation drawn from
Shakespeare s -works. . - In all, the Festival will
. open nine productions' in the.
first week of performances.
June 4 to June 9,
There will be three
Festival stage productions:
Loge's Labour's Lost on
Tuesday. June 5, The first
Part of Henry,'. IV an
Wednesday, June 6 and The
Second Part of Henry IV on
Thursday, June 7,_ On the
' Avon Stage: Ned and Jack.
will open in an afternoon.
'performance on Tuesday,
+air* •5;• -":Richard 1V-4 (with
Egrrnondvltl e
Correspondent,
MRS. CAROLE GEDDES
527 - 0844
Vistors with Mr.' & Mrs.
LeoTeatero last week. were
Mr. •& Mrs. Bua;S:tafloul'and
Mr. ,w'Mrs. Orviil Teatero of
St: Catherines. They were, up
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Murray Servos.
Choice group : to meet Feb
Huron County's newly-
: formed Society for Freedom
of Choice decided last week
in a, narrow .wrote: to ask. the
BRODHAGEN
ANNUAL
TINTER LARNIVAL
Y
CrOSs COU1111Y
POKER
.RALLY
Saturday, Feb. 3, 1979
;44. '0 �. :Ns
Saturday ',te 'Winter Cdrenval•Dance
'Rollin Smoke...
Sunday; Feb. 4, '1 979
NOVELTY RACES
DRAG RACES,
l' 'Pati td'oIed' 3'. Liquid. -
Pree' Air . 4. Modified'
ttoaluon tor 1 brad 2nd
ite9iitroiioo from t 2 O0'to t Ott
Huron Country Beard of
Education :to reinstate
Margaret Laurence's hovel•
the Diviners,
Meeting Chairman Peggy
Rivers of Gederich broke the
tie vote , on the notion:
-Seaforth , Public School
principal-:_-Raul•--Carroll
maintained that nothing
would be gained 'by a
confrontation. over •'a past,
decision while Goderichtown
councillor Elsa Hayden said,
"There's nothing wrong with
being emotional. We are so
afraid of confrontation, The
Renaissance. people (who
campaigned to ' have The
Diviners banned) are not
afraid of confrontation
--They'll soon be
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with another group of 'books
they want banned."'
The Society will ask that
board members makingi''
decisions onbooks read them
first and. ,will offerits help
and, support to the board. •
The group's meeting will''
be:. held at Clinton Public
Library on Wednesday,
February 21.
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Nicholas Pennell in the title
role) will open the afternoon
of Wednesday. June 6, The
Importance' of• cseingEarnest
the afternoon. of Thursday,
June 7, Richard 11'. (with
Frank Maraden in the title
role) the afternoon of Friday,
June 8, Happy New Year the
afternoon of Saturday, June'
9 and; Richard - II (with
:Stephen Russell in the title
role) the evening.:_ _of
Saturday, June 9. ..
Notice of
ANNUAL' MEETING:
The Annual Meeting of the Huron County.
LODUCERS
will be held', in the Agricultural Board :Room. at,.
Clinton on
Thurs. Feb. 8th
at 1:30 p.m.
Russell Rodgers, •Chairman of • ripe:.-$oard, will b+e •
guest speaker.
LAST NIGHT:, THURSDAY JAN: 25'0 p.m.
FORCE TEN FROM
EN ERTAINMENT NAVARONE
FRL•a: SAY. ONLY'
7:00 P.M. 8.9:OO P.M.
They went into the unknown and returned with
startling revelations about life after death
Some will believe —
others will not.
DECIDE FOR
YOURSELF!
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