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Greatest Talent Hunt In History
ij^-. Just before Christmas a year
■go a huge ten-foot replica of
“Gone with the Wind’’ tied up
with a blue ribbon was delivered
. to the Hollywood home of David
O. Selznlok. It bore a placard
reading, “Open at once.”
The puzzled young producer
lifted the massive cover, and
stared down at a strange girl,
dressed in a green dress of the
Civil War period. She smiled and
laid. “I am Scarlett O'Hara from
tho rases of ‘Gone with the
Wind.’ ’’
No, it was not Vivien Leigh,
who won the role. That would
have been more unbelievable than
the way in which Selznick really
found Mi.ss I.«Igh. The girl in the
*ten-foot book was just one of the
thousands who attempted to se
cure the role of Scarlett. Hers
was the most novel effort during
tiie long search, and it was one
of the few laughs Selznick got
out of that hunt. Most of the
time, the talent cliase brought a
series of headaches to the persi.st-
ent producer, who admits, how
ever, that he would do it all over
again if it were necessary.
I •■\n Evi>ensivo Seais-li
j Few' chapters out of Holly
wood’s history have paralleled
I that search for Scarlett. It cost
'a pretty penny--$92,000 to be
exact. This is $42,000 more than
Selznick paid for the screen rights
to -Margaret .Mitchell’s best-sell
ing bfx)k. It also is more than
nine times the $10,000 spent on
test.s to cast all of the other thir
ty-nine leading roles in the pic
ture. t'ut Sefznick feels it was
the most successful talent search
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In all Hollywood’s history, i-v ^
The search did not acuially un
earth a Scarlett but It covered the
Held thoroughly and paved the
way for the Mtunl casting. Along
the way, It also made possible the
discovery of a number of other
girls who blossomed into screen
favorites all over Hollywood as a
result of testing for the “Gone
with the Wind’’ part.
The search for Scarlett was ac
tually the public’s idea, Selznick
reveals. When “Gone with the
Wind’’ became a sudden sensa
tion, readers started sending in
unsolicited selections as to the
casting, and Selznick decided to
find out the trend of opinion. He
openly Invited more suggestions.
F'or nearly two years a staff of
girls had to compile voto.s. and
aid in answering letters.
The first year of the search,
Miriam Hopkins was the favorite
with Margaret Siillavan second.
The second year the lead was tak
en by Bette Davis. But a.s many
letters were received urging g
new girl he given the role as the
total for all other actres.ses cotrt-
bined. This confirmed S'eiznick’s
opinion that a newcomer should
play the role.
149.000 Feel of Tests
Margaret Mitchell had describ
ed Scarlett minutely, and Selz-
nick’s hope w'as to find an ac
tress who locked like the heroine
and could still give a good per
formance, Ti.ousands of readings
were given. Every girl whose let
ter showed intelligent seriousness
in seeking the role, or who sent
a photo reseinhling Scarlett was
interviewed, despite the fad that
the mail was staggering. For tliis
purpose, lliree ceulers were set
up. one in Now York, oiu' in tiie
Soudi, tlic third in lloiiywood.
Te.sls alone consumed 149.0P0
feet of l)lack ami wiiite. and 13.-
uoo feet of Technicolor !"lm.
The fact that the Scarlett 0’-
Haia role is the longest ever cre
ated for a iiicUirc did not make
Seiznick’s jot) easier. This tad is
shown in the finished production,
wliich contains eighty-five se-
quettces with Mi.ss I.eigh appear
ing in ninety per cent of all
scenes.
The picture actually started
without a Scarlett. The first big
scene was the burning of muni
tion storehouses in Atlanta, re
peated on the studio’s "back lot’’
of Forty Acres. Atlanta had to
be burned thoroughly at the be
ginning of the picture.
At P.-T.Heeting
A pronounced power fanning
trend of recent years has been
the great increase in the number
of so-called garden tractors sold
to American farmers.
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PTA, with Its 70,030 membere,
has definite drawing power for
Important speakers. When dele
gates assemble in High Point
this month for their 21st annual
convention, they will be greeted
and addressed by as important a
list of State names as ever seen
in "print.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey will
bring greetings to the banquet
session o n Thursday evening,
ing. April IS. The Honorable J.
H. Rose, state commander of
American Legion, will make the
address on “The Function of Our
Schools in Maintaining our Dem
ocratic Institutions.’’ Honorable
Rose is Btiperintendent of the
Greenville city schools and a
member of the Governor’s com
mission on education.
Dr. Frank P. Graham, presi
dent of the Greater University of
North Carolina, will be the fea
tured speaker at Thursday morn
ing’s meeting. He will talk on
“Federal Aid to Education’’ and
Dr. Ralph McDonald and Dr.
Howard Dawson will lead a forum
on the subject. Dr. McDonald is
state forum counselor for UNC
and Dr. Dawson of Washington,
D. C. is director of rural service
for the National Education Asso
ciation. Mr. Lloyd Griffin of Ra
leigh, secretary to llie School
Text Book Commission will also
appear on this forum. Mr. Grif
fin’s topic will be, “The Practical
Side of Allotiiiing Ferirral Funds
for Eiinalizing Kilucational Op-
port u nities.’’
R. Mayiie .Mioight, director
Norih Caroliii;i V;a;“ Erni)loy-
ment Service, will address the
Thursday afternoon ses-ion. .A
panel discu.ssioii will follow, led
by S. .Marion .IusU-e. state super
visor of Occupational Information
and Guidance. H. E. Stacey,
president Norlli Carolina School
Board Association and Guy B.
Phillips, secretary of the Gover
nor’s conunis.sion on education,
will drsenss legislation on the
same day.
Mrs. W. T. Post, commissioner
of N. C. State Board of Charities
and Public Welfare, spe.'ks on
Wednesday afternoon the 17th on
“Meeting Some Child Welfare
Needs.’’ On Friday. Dr. W. D.
Perry, secretary Mental Hygiene
Society will present "Mental Hy
giene for Parents—A Next Step
in Education.’’ Dr. Clyde A. Er
win. State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, will address the
congress a.ssembly and summarize
the convention findings at the
Bombarded yrlth' raquests to
“do something” about the^ men
ace of glaring headlights on the
highways of this State, Ronald
H^utt, Director of the Highway
Safety Division, this week'appeal-
ed to enforcement officials of the
state and Individual drivers to
cooperate in stamping out this
wide-spread traffic hazard.
“Glaring headlights are a men
ace to the sfifety of all who ride
and walk upon the highways at
night,”'saM Hocutt. “The driver
who Is blinded by the headlights
of an apiproaching car may side
swipe that car, run off the road,
strike a bridge abutment, or run
down a pedestrian whom he can
not see. And the really serious
aspect of the .matter is the fact
that so few drivers regard glaring
headlights as dangerous and at
tach no importance to dimming
their lights when, meeting another
car.’’
“I’d like to see every North
Carolina driver practice head
light-dimming as a matter of
commonsense and courtesy, be
cause that is all it is essentially.
But if the drivers refuse to co-
' operate, then I hope the enforce
ment officials and courts of the
Stale will wage an unrelenting
campaign against glaring head
lights,’’ Hocutt said.
^ Jn ^
charck -
tliBs Mai7 %M^omas, &ten-1
slon nutritlottM, is In charge of
the Dairy Poods' ItemonstraHon
Contest. County winners wlH- be
selected, and these teams will
compete at the State 4-H Short
Course at State College July 22-
27 for the right to compete In the
National contest at the National i
Dairy Show In Harrisburg, Penn., [
Ocober 12-19. Gold watches will |
be awarded members of the win- ]
nlng team from each of the four ;
sections of the United States. [
The FSA loans will be made to I
SO" and daughters of FSA clients |
for the purpose of buying calves, j
pigs, chickens, and other live-1
stock, and they may be made for j
the purpose of buying seed,
plants, fertilizer, and the like for j
club projects. i
Extension farm and home a-1
gents in fae counties will gladly |
' Throurt the uae
phoivhate, )K. M- ityri-^ot
pera in Mitchell cosuitf hw
proved his paaturea at Iw
per cent In the last three
reports Farm Agent F. L.
ard.
SAMPSON’S
S. C. R*
FOR DISCOMFORTS DUE TOJ
COLDS—COUGH
I Three Important 4-H
I AnnouncementsMade
L. R. llari'ill. State 4-H Club
final meeting that afternoon.
Junius Allison, past president
Classroom Teacliers Association;
Ronald Hocutt. director Safety
Division of North Carolina State
Highway Department; K. M.
Grumman, director Extension De
partment UNC; Dean J.D. Messlck
of Elon College, and Mr. Charles
Spencer of the He.alth Divi.sion of
North Carolina Educational Asso
ciation, will assist with group
conferences throughout the con
vention.
Miss Grace Van Dyke More of
Greensboro, national chairman of
Molhersingers for the ITA will
direct the state parent-tcarher
chorus oi' Molhersingers as a so-
cial fealure on Wednesday eve
ning.
Mrs. Doyle D. Alley of Waynes-
villn, state pre.sident of the North
Carolina Congress of Parents and
Teachers will pre.sirte at all ses
sions. Mrs. Alley will ; iso present
the Conve’ntion theme, “The Next
Stops in Educalion.’’ on Wednes
day afternoon.
leader, comes forward this week
with tljree important announce
ments regarding the 4-H program
in North Carolina. The first is
that 4-H Church Sunday will be
observed on .April 28; another is
that a Dairy Foods Demonstration
Contest 'Will be conducted for 4-H
members of the 'State this year;
and the third is that loans of as
much as $75 are available to clut)
members through the Farm Se
curity Administration’s Rural Re
habilitation program.
The 4-H Church Sunday is an
annual event, and last year Har-
rill says he received reports at
the State College office of 39 or
ganized programs presented by
county and community groups.
These ranged from the preprara-
tion and distribution of the
church bulletin, to the presenta
tion of special music, giving In
spirational talks, acting as ushers,
taking up the collection, conduct-
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HINSHAW SCHOOL OF
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North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Notice of Change of
V oting Place?
At a meeting of the Wilkes County Board
of Elections held in the City Hall, North
Wilkesboro, N. C., on April 1, 194,0, the
Board ordered changes in voting places for
the following townships:
A
Antioch Township will vote at Tom
Mathis Service Station on Highway 421.
Edwards No, 2 Township at Roaring
River Schoo^ house.
Lovelace Township at E. P. Inscores
Store on Highway No. 115.
Reddies River Township at Millers
Creek School house.
Rock Creek Township at Mountain
View School house.
Stanton Township at New Hope School
house.
E. P. INSCORE, Chairman.
J. C. GRAYSON, Secretary.
Wilkes County Board of Elec^
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NOTICE OF RE-SALE OF
REAL EST.ATE
Under and by virtue of power
vested in the undersigned by a cer
tain deed of trust executed by
Claude Pearson and wife, Chessie
Pearson, same being of record in
the office of Register of Deeds for
Wilkes County, in book 179, page
200, to the undersigned as trustee
to secure the payment of a certain
note and default having been made
in the payment of said note and
as in said deed of trust prescribed,
and the hereinafter desenbM
lands having been sold at public
sale on March 29, 1940, and ^ up
set bid having been filed within the
time prescribed by law;
I will, therefore, on the 25th dayi
of April, 1940, at the hour of 12
o’clock, noon, at the courthouse
door in Wilkesboro, N. C., offer for
resale to the highest bidder for
cash the lands hereinafter describ-
ed; , , '
Beginning at| the culvert where
Purlear Creek crosses the Boone
Trail Highway and down and with
the creek, Tomlinson’s line to Faw.
and Tomlinson’s corner; thence'
running a westward direction with,
M. 0. Paw’s line to a stake in M.!
0. Faw’s line; thence a Northwest
course with Faw’s line to an oak|
stump; thence a direct line to a
stake at the highwa'y; thence with
the highway running a Eastward
direction to the point of beginn
ing. Being all the land owned by
Henry Rhodes and Eva Rhodes on
the South side of the Boone Trail
Highway and containing 14 acres,
more or less. ■
Said bid will be started at J2,-
152.50.
This 9th day of April, 1940.
KYLE HAYES,
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