Evening star. [volume], June 23, 1948, Page A-17, Image 17

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Hollywood:
* Studio May Not
Want Rhonda,
But Bing Does
By Sheliah Graham
When Bing Crosby heard that
Rhonda Fleming, his leading lady in
"Connecticut Yankee," had not been
reoptioned at Paramount through
an oversight at the studio, he called •
her from the/East and said, “How
about my option? Let’s pick that
up right now." So Bing, who is very
smart for all his vagueness, now
has Miss Fleming under personal
contract for three mofe movies.
Errol Flynn and Arthur Rank
have called off their plan to make
adventure movies in Jamaica. Errol
was all set to sign the profit-sharing
deal, when he suddenly asked for
the Rank theater in Jamaica as
sort of a prepicture bonus. Rank
very politely withdrew.
Yvonne De Carlo, in agony with
a pinched nerve in her neck, tells
me on the set of ‘‘Criss Cross” that
her next picture at Universal-Inter
national will be “Calamitv Jane.”
This probably will be made before
"Annie Get Your Gun,” and it’s
direct competition.
Donna Reed is proudly driving
and owning the big gray car in
which , President Truman drove
through the streets of Los Angeles
during his brief visit here. Donna’s
husband, Tony Owen, had ordered
it for his third wedding anniversary
present to Donna, months ago.
When he went to get it, he was
asked to loan it for the President’s
ride—now Donna finally has it.
* * * *
Claudette Colbert Is a cinch to
play the lead in “My Dear Sister-in -
Law,” which Fred M. Packard will
make as his second production. The
first one, an untitled comedy, prob
ably will star Robert Cummings. Mr.
Packard, who is Mr. Rank’s ex
tremely capable son-in-law, has all
the major companies in Hollywood
beating a path to his door, because
all the pictures he produces have a
guaranteed release with the Rank
chain of the theaters in Europe and
Great Britain.
Ronald Reagan, president of the
Screen Actor's Guild, tells me, in
reply to my query, “We are going to
do everything we can to avert an
actors’ strike in Hollywood. It will
be very awful if the producers allow
it to take place.”
Sonja Henie found some unex
pected loot at the end of her suc
cessful party. “Stu Barthelmess last
his identification bracelet,” Sonja
tells me. She found it and gave it
back to him. (Stu, son of old-time
star Richard, simply was crazy
about Sonja a few months back and
wanted to marry her.) "And Mrs.
Jules Stein lost a diamond brooch,"
continues Sonja, which she also
found and is holding for Doris, who
now is on her way to Europe.
Douglas Fairbanks is the Holly
wood star who has been chosen to
raise about $45,000 to help send our
athletes to the Olympic games. Doug
is the boy who can do it. Hfe has a
very persuasive way with a dollar.
Larry Parks will break in a new
play, “A Free Hand,” in eastern
stock starting July 12. The play is
by Mel Frank and Norman Panama
who wrote “Mr. Blandings Builds
His Dream House.”
* * * *
Rosalind Russell’s mate. Producer
Freddie Brisson, is threatening to
return here from Sweden, “with a
male Greta Garbo.” He needs the
boy to play his father, Carl Brisson,
In Carl’s movie autobiography,
“Without Make-up,” which his and
Roz’s company is producing. The
boy will have to be good looking
because Carl is one of the hand
somest men I ever have met.
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Church Council Ends
Discord Over Merger
ly *h» A»»eciat«l Prwi
OBERLXN, Ohio, June 23 —Their
differences on a merger proposal
successfully compromised, 2,000 dele
gates to the Oeneral Council o£ the
Congregational Christian Churches
turned today to reports and resolu
tions as their biennial meeting
neared a close.
A nearly unanimous approval yes
terday of a Basis of Union with the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
removed from the sessions sharp
tension and emotional strain which
marked the meeting since it opened
last Thursday.
The merger was the major matter
on the council’s 8-day program, and
anxiety of delegates for its success
had been reflected not only in the
heated debate of three morning ses
sions but in off-the-floor caucuses
and discussions that lasted far into
the night.
j-fcicgubcs wcie uuiinuem. uitu, ay
additional work they could boost
from 65.5 to 75 per cent the favorable
vote of Individual churches on the
Basis of Union which the Evangel!
cal and Reformed Church has ap
proved by a majority of more than
90 per cent. They fixed next Janu
ary 1 aa a deadline for the task.
Most of the council members
agreed with their moderator-elect.
Miss Helen Kenyon of New York,
that union could be consummated in
1949 and a United Church of Christ
with a combined membership of
about 2,000,000 established.
The Congregational Christian
Churches' Board of Home Missions,
meeting here in joint biennial ses
sion with the General Council, today
elected the Rev. William Elbert Mc
Cormack ot Springfield, Mass., as
president.
Cab Driver Unable to Pay
$120 Fines Gets 80 Days
Charles A. Lindberg, 23, Talcoma
Parle cab driver, In Silver Spring
I Police Court yesterday was sen
tenced to 80 days in the Rockville
! Jail in default of fines totaling $120
for three traffic ofTenses.
Lindberg, who lives at 905 Domer
i avenue, was fined $10 or 10 days
for passing a stop sign, $10 or 10
days for failure to keep to the right
I and $100 or 60 days for speeding.
Trial Magistrate William B. Wheeler
dismissed two other charges.
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