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Shangri-LA, issue 4, January-February 1948
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"JUST A MINUTE" by Arthur Jean Cox Thursday, November 6th: 415th consecutive meeting: Treasurer Ackerman announced that the club was $3.50 in the hole. "Brother, can you spare a dime--?" E-member Elmer Perdue was present and he suggested that the club allow the printing press to be removed from Cy Condra's garage to his place. Cy Condra wants to get rid of the damned thing since it's only cluttering up his garage and Elmer, since he has moved, now has storage space for it. The club had its choice of sending it either to Fran Laney's house or to Perdue's and since Elmer's place is closest it was decided by the members to let Mr. Perdue have his way. Whether anything shall come of this in the future we shall see: Mr. Laney may object. Thursday, November 13th; 416th consecutive meeting: After announcing that the treasury held the fabulous sum of two dollars ($2) Forest Ackerman read us a letter from Rex Ward, the publisher of FANDOM SPEAKS. Rex is resigning from the club feeling that he can no longer face the members of the LASFS because he has done what he thinks we think is the unpardonable sin: He has sent his fanzine to AMAZING STORIES to be reviewed in their fanzine column! Forest, however, wrote him a letter explaining that no one would spit on him if he dropped around, that it was largely a matter of personal opinion and that the club-as-a-whole was not fanatical on the subject. Rex, though won't be around, anyway. It seems that he's got a lot of schoolwork to catch upon. Next, we got down to serious business: Charles Burbee, editor of Shangri-L'Affaires, "The Sincere Fanzine" and official organ of the club, defied the club's decree that it would give to the fan column inaugurated by AMAZING STORIES no official recognition and sent his sterling fanzine there, nevertheless, stating that in his opinion the club's attitude was foolish. So--in spite of lawyer-to-be Cy Condra's brilliant defense--we kicked him out as editor of the publication. Burbee is no longer editor of 'Burbee's Magazine"! Thursday, November 20th; 417th consecutive meeting: Ha! What a meeting! Where shall I begin? Not counting the minor details the proceedings were very exciting. Most of the excitement revolved around AMAZING STORIES and Charles Burbee. Charlie, who came in late, read us a letter from Rog Phillips, editor of AS's fan column, had returned the copies of SHANGRI-L'AFFAIRES which Burbee sent him, saying that he would not reviewe it because he knew that the club was against it. If he did review it, he told us, members and money would flow in from all over the country, restoring life to "the near-defunct Los Angeles Fandom." 5.
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"JUST A MINUTE" by Arthur Jean Cox Thursday, November 6th: 415th consecutive meeting: Treasurer Ackerman announced that the club was $3.50 in the hole. "Brother, can you spare a dime--?" E-member Elmer Perdue was present and he suggested that the club allow the printing press to be removed from Cy Condra's garage to his place. Cy Condra wants to get rid of the damned thing since it's only cluttering up his garage and Elmer, since he has moved, now has storage space for it. The club had its choice of sending it either to Fran Laney's house or to Perdue's and since Elmer's place is closest it was decided by the members to let Mr. Perdue have his way. Whether anything shall come of this in the future we shall see: Mr. Laney may object. Thursday, November 13th; 416th consecutive meeting: After announcing that the treasury held the fabulous sum of two dollars ($2) Forest Ackerman read us a letter from Rex Ward, the publisher of FANDOM SPEAKS. Rex is resigning from the club feeling that he can no longer face the members of the LASFS because he has done what he thinks we think is the unpardonable sin: He has sent his fanzine to AMAZING STORIES to be reviewed in their fanzine column! Forest, however, wrote him a letter explaining that no one would spit on him if he dropped around, that it was largely a matter of personal opinion and that the club-as-a-whole was not fanatical on the subject. Rex, though won't be around, anyway. It seems that he's got a lot of schoolwork to catch upon. Next, we got down to serious business: Charles Burbee, editor of Shangri-L'Affaires, "The Sincere Fanzine" and official organ of the club, defied the club's decree that it would give to the fan column inaugurated by AMAZING STORIES no official recognition and sent his sterling fanzine there, nevertheless, stating that in his opinion the club's attitude was foolish. So--in spite of lawyer-to-be Cy Condra's brilliant defense--we kicked him out as editor of the publication. Burbee is no longer editor of 'Burbee's Magazine"! Thursday, November 20th; 417th consecutive meeting: Ha! What a meeting! Where shall I begin? Not counting the minor details the proceedings were very exciting. Most of the excitement revolved around AMAZING STORIES and Charles Burbee. Charlie, who came in late, read us a letter from Rog Phillips, editor of AS's fan column, had returned the copies of SHANGRI-L'AFFAIRES which Burbee sent him, saying that he would not reviewe it because he knew that the club was against it. If he did review it, he told us, members and money would flow in from all over the country, restoring life to "the near-defunct Los Angeles Fandom." 5.
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