LDAV, APRILS 1940
THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
Page 7
LrSearch
For Keai
fet O'Hara
LyVith The Wind" In-
U Greatest xaie.u
In History
Lfore Christmas a year ago
ten-foot rei"- -End."
tied up with a blue
Slivered to the Ho ly-
of David 0. Selznick.
reading. "Open at
,BBlLd Prj0d'!"r
ft 'W'
:e massive
cover, and star-
sue i'"t - ,
st a grange -
dress o tne V -
- . .... H, ,vS
(t. O'Hara inm " f6
"with the -Wind.'". . ,
... t V v en Leigh, who
role. That would have been
unable than me way ,ui
lelfflic really found mm
The girl m tne ien-iU
lS just one of the thousands
tempted to secure the role
I,... Hr! was the most
Kurt' during the long search,
Las one of the lew laugna
L got out of that hunt. Most
time, tne laient
a series of headacnes io
:istent producer, who ad-
i-pver. that he would do it
o,ain if it were necessary.
L Expensive Search
hapters out of Hollywood s
have parelleled that search
-lett. It cost a pretty penny
A to be exact. This is
more than Selznick paid
screen rights to Margaret
's best-selling book. It also
than nine times the S1U,.-
int on tests to cast all of
rturtv-nine leading roles
picture, but Selznick feels it
most successiui talent
all Hollywood's history.
learch did not actually un
Scarlett but it covered the
ouehly and paved the way
actual casting. Along the
Iso made possible the dis
: a number of other girls
lossomed into screen favor-
r
over Hollywood as a result
ting; for the Oone with tne
part. ;
search for Scarlett was
the public's idea, Selznick
When "Gone with the
became a sudden sensation,
! started sending in unso
selections as to the casting
Izmck decided to find out
of opinion. He openly in-e-suggestions.
For nearly
?ars a staff of eirls had to
votes, and aid in answering
first
Ho
"2s to find fln npfrocB wVi.i
f like the heroine and could
IriVe a COnH nnrfnrmiiiio
fands of roadinfftt wora onvnn
' girl whose letter showed in
tnt seriousness in seeking the
or who sent a photo resem
I Scarlett was interviewed,
the fact that the mail was
mng. For this purpose three
rs were set tip, one in New
' e in the South, the third
Oilvwnnrl T i. t
a ,-.vu. xtst aione con
fiOOO feet of black and
lift 111 " Ui .vT-"u v lA' V I
j v . Mt n - - - 5. L-..J
send them to the Nations capital, vise This is the peaceful way of
in recent years there seems to be J getting along together. If we go
a growing lacK ol leadership in the about solving such problems in a
blustry, bitter, backbiting manner,
we admit democracy is unable to
deal effectively with its current
problems. Its laws must encour
age co-operation rather than re
United States. Our so called
leaders follow rather than lead.
These representatives find out
what the "boys" back home de
sire and serve as their spokes
man. Our political life is becom- i sistance. Democracy depends upon
Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in "Cone with the Wind'
7 j
Vivien Lelgk
white, and 13,000 feet of Tech
nicolor film.
The fact that the Scarlett
O'Hara role is the longest ever
created for a picture did not make
Selznick's job easier. The fact is
shown in the finished production,
which contains eighty-five sequen
ces with Miss Leigh appearing in
ninety per cent of all scenes.
The picture actually started
without a Scarlett. The first big
scene was the burning of munition
storehouses in Atlanta, re-created
on the studio's "back lot" of Forty
Acres. Atlanta had to be burned
thoroughly at the beginning of the
schedule to make room for other
big sets. When Selznick gave
orders to set a match to Atlanta he
knew he was placing himself in a
spot, because this meant the official
opening of the picture and Scar
lett had to be working on a stage
no further away than two weeks.
His associates urged him to sign
up one of the many girls he had
tested. He had a choice of a num
ber of established players. Selznick
shook his head, saying he had a
hunch a Scarlett would show up
vear of the search.
Hopkins was the favorite
Margaret Sullavan second.
year the lead was taken
'avis. Hut as many let
ere received uraini? a new
f given the role as the total
B' other actresses combined,
confirmed Selznick's oninion
I newcomer should play the
, "-, i m ui jesis hunch a Scarlett would snow up
paret Mitchell had described before actual camera work started,
p, minutely, and Selznick's The nroducer's associates replied
IWas tn finrl nn aitlroc. wVi. I il., .j. 1 frt ViiL- ha
tnat it was oiiuei iun
performance, he had failed to do so in two years.
Meet Scarlett u tiara
The night of the Atlanta fire
scene, the young producer stood
watching camera crews record the
conflagration when someone
touched his shoulder. It was his
brother; Myron, a leading player's
agent of Hollywood.
"David," said Myron, "I want
you to meet Scarlett O'Hara."
Selznick turned believing his
Elmer Hendrix Delivers Winning
Speech Before Local Rotary Club
delivered last Friday by Elmer ! swn and hoId ,n contempt our
Hendrix, before the Rotary Club J democracy. They claim it is
at their weekly luncheon meeting, stranded in the desert sands of
l oung iiendnx prepared the speech 1 tv " "
ji Tin ii- . I
OLIVIA it HAVILAND
Your Washing Troubles
WILL BE
?oe wdktlte. Wind
IP YOU SEND THEM TO
Waynesville Laundry, Inc.
J'W KILLIAN Rfivn AVENUE
for the FFA public speaking con
test in which he won out in the
local preliminary held at the high
school lecently. He will go to
Sylva on Saturday the 13th to
compete in the federated chapters
ol this section, the winner ot which
will compete in the district con
test in Hendersonville. The dis
trict winner will go to the state
contest 'to be held in July. Ed's
note.)
As a young American farmer, a
potential voting citizen, 1 am pro
foundly interested in the pertinent
question, Will our Democratic
form of government endure?
Macauley, in 1857, wrote, "Your
Republic will be fearfully plund
ered and laid waste by barbarians
in the 20th Century as the Roman
Empire was in the fifth, with this
difference that the Huns and Van
dals will have been engendered
within your country by your in
stitutions." Further on in his
letter Mr. Macauley prophecies
that the democracy will live about
100 years. According to this we
have about 15 years to go. Dire
peril is knocking from without and
borinir from within. Will we. the
people, let our noble form of gov
ernment gradually be replaced or
snatched from us? America is
not ready for socialism or any of
the new ideologies. SJie loves her
form of government because this
form means liberty for the indi
vidual. The ideals of democracy
have long been the ideals of the
American people. We accept de
mocracy as tradition, a vital part
of our thinking simply take it
for granted.
Can democracy meet the chang
es of it he 20th Century? Can de
mocracy meet the dictators? Does
democracy belong only with the
expansion of a new country?
Thomas Mann says: "Throughout
the world it has become precarious
to take democracy lor granted
even in America."
No auestion is so important to-
dav as to brine before the Ameri
can people the precarious position
of democracy. ...f or political reas
sons, some believe, that sooner or
later we shall be attacked by for
eign armies. 1 seriously doubt
this, because first, our geograph
ical Dosition: second, our equip
ment and wealth; and third, our
indominable spirit and bull-dog
tenacity when once we are aroused.
The dictators could seriously harm
and are injuring us by precipitat
ing this present war. Our coun
try, sooner or later, will very likely
hecome involved on the side of
democracies. If we become in
volved in the war we shall have
to give up all pretense of demo
cratic ways of living and trans
action of business. After the war
was over "would democratic ways
nf life be restored? Nobody
knows. Too, the dictators menace
democracy by propaganda. The
v. - i. . i xt : i r :
racist, "Ie iitt'i, aiiu vumiiiuiiib
The enemies of democracy claim.
that with the new industrial age,
with life no longer predominately
rural or agricultural, that the
stage is set for a different social
and political order. Believers in
the new forms of government claim
democracy must give way to a
better form of social organiza
tion, just as democracy replaced
earlier and out moded forms.
We who champion democracy
have to admit that starvation in
ulace of Dlentv. idleness, unem
ployment when people desire work,
are poisons no body politic can
lnno pnrlure. In solving these
problems concentration of power
must be avoiaea. democracy de
pends upon the participation of
free men. The task is hard and
staggering, but personally I feel
that economic problems of this
country can be solved under a
democratic form of government.
.The public officials we send to
.Washington are largely honest.
They are usually as noble, up
right, and clean as the masses who
than a contest of principles. If a
man tries to be a statesman and
stands up for what he believes is
right, he often faces defeat at the
next election. When the primary,
the initiative and referendum, the
telegram barrage, ,the radio and
public opinion are focused against
a man, who in his heart longs to
have the integrity of a statesman
I say when all these force a man
whom the vorters have sent to
Washington, to act for their spe
cial interest, and not for the inter
est of the the nation as a whole,
then domination is growing at the
heart of -the government. If only
the people would send great lead
ers to Washington, have confidence
in them, leave them alone to carry
out to the best of their ability,
then and only then would we have
statesmen of whom we would be
proud and a man who would work
for the good of the United States.
(What helps the body of a tree
helps every branch although at
times there must be some prun
ning). Herein lies the real peril
to democracy, No government can
survive that is not blessed with a
wide, fearless and unselfish public
leadership. If a irovernment is
dominated by pressure groups and
propoganda, whether it be the
farmer, Wall Street or labor, road
department or railroads, jt cannot
serve the purpose of common jus
tice and well-being.
There is an excessive" leveling
down process in America today.
Various groups do not have like
capacities and each group should
be dealt with on the basis of inate
capacity and merit and dealt with
wisely to; keep out malicious class
hatred. Human kind is not of one
pattern and one grade. Wash
ington and Jefferson realized this
and we had best realize it. In
trying to equalize we have grow
ing threats to American ideals.
Gangster activities, like under
ground rats; mob out-bursts, hu
man selfishness (wanting what the
other fellow has without working
for it). These elements are se
riously undermining democracy.
Let us solve social issues by dis
cussion, balloting, acceptance of
the ballot results, review and re
- j i j- - -
restraint, tolerance and comprom
lse.
The democracies have a great
future if they can and will play
their role in time. They can if
they will effectively deal with the
most serious of all perils to dem
ocracy "the indifference, compla
cency and ignorance of those who '
U -L.. 1 .1 . l
nave sum ui'iuuei aey s ueneilLS. 1 1 s.
We simply take our government .IL" I
,..,nl.i.l .,.,.1 V. , : 1 I
ki giniivvi .win iiu lura ttllttL
we would suffer if it were taken
from us. Can you vision the es-
pionage, the terror, that knock on
your door at night and "guards
whisking you away to a concentra-1
tion camp to languish or be club-'
bed and worked unmercifully with-1
out trial?" Can you feel the hand I
of a despotic power continually
above your head? Can you im
agine not being able to compliment
or criticise a particular actor, or
artist, or hang a desired picture in
you home or sing a cermin song
without being reported and then
being thrust into a concentration
.ca.mii or prison? No. l.hi avprnii-p
American has not thought of him- j
sen us ever lacing inose aDnox
ious realities. Artistic and music
loving Austria, plodding, efficient
Cheekoslovakia, practical good-natured
Poland, nor energetic Fin-
land ever dreamed that big, mighty
powers with complex ulealogies
would attempt to move over them
so soon. We make no ctl'ort to
understand what democracy is.
We just think it is "our govern
ment" when in reality it is a form
of human relationship in which
jmen and women of "every class
nd creed live together in peace."
We do not practice democracy in
our daily living.' ' What do we
contribute that democracy may be
preserved and strengthened? We
show no devotion to the common
"weal." These seriously threaten
democracy.
Happily for us there are those
in the nation who are awake. May
we as Americans back them in
every turn of life. May we urge
the election and support of great
er leaders in Washingtorv men
who can and will be statesmen and
not just spokesmen; will the boards
and those of authority give us
real school teachers, men and
Ashley
r .'. ir Jif
3.
LESLIE HOWARD as the ideal
istic Ashley Wilkes in "Clone With
The Wind," tilnnzation of the cele
brated Margaret Mitchell novel,
which opens Sunday at the Talk
Theatre.
women who are ever at the task
of supporting, inspiring and in
terpreting democracy 'never be-
I fore have we needed such master
ful teachers of government and
i citizenship in our lower grades,
high schools ami colleges. May
the ministers of the gospel first
be vigilant supporters of Cod's
, great work and secondly, inspira
mankind to support democracy.
I Men, women, and youth, will you
bestir yourselves; will you work
without ceasing to instill m every
American, both young and old, his
duty to consciously realize what
democracy is. to cherish it and
spread the gospel of support so
that we and the generations yet to
come may enjoy the blessings of
a "kindly living" sought after by
our great Robert E. Lee or In the
Immortal words of homely, be
loved Abraham Lincoln, thrive un
der a government, "of the people,
for the people and by the people?"
rigeon races have been held in
England with as many as 50,000
homing pigeons competing.
It is required by law that
a New Registration be had.
The books open on Saturday.
brother was "ribbing" him. He
faced Vivien Leigh, English actress
visitinir in Hollywood. She had
read "Gone with the Wind" and
was keenly ambitious to play the
role, aitnougn she Deiieved sne
hadn't one chance in a million.
Rut one in a million is often
crood enough. Selznick saw in the
half French, half Irish actrss the
counterpart of Scarlett O'Hara,
who had the Same lineaee. When
she spoke, her English accent was
not unlike the soft speech of tne
South. Selznick remembered a booK
Mrs. Mitchell had sent him. It was
by Stark Young and one chapter
araa dpvoted to the r pla tionshiD be
tween English and Southern ac
cents..'.
Selznick said. "Go to the ward
robe department immediately and
put on Scarlett's dress. We U taKe
a tpst of vou toniirht." The next
day the long search for Scarlett
D'Hara had been ended and Miss
Leigh was preparing for the great
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