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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, 1942-1944?
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Open letter to Burton Crane: Dear Burton: Masaka No.11 was an issue to make other editors gnash their teeth but a remark in that otherwise excellent journal has set my southern blood to boiling, suh. I refer to your comment "B.J. Smith has been suggested as the third judge--a sort of bonus for Willametta's great activity, I suppose." B.J. would probably only wince at its injustice, but it's so manifestly unfair that I can't let it pass. When he was nominated for Executive Judge he undoubtedly accepted it--as ex-Pres. Telschow equally undoubtedly intended--on the basis of his record in the past seven years, during which not a single quarter has passed without activity on his part. He was justified in feeling that he was singled out on a record of accomplishment that is out-standing in itself and gives promise of future achievement that NAPA can be proud of. He has been, and is, active. Until his entry into the air force in January more than half of LITERARY NEWSETE -- both editorial and printing -- was his work. He still writes for it and bears half the cost. LITNEWS still is a joint product of BeeJay and me. BeeJay deserve the office on the record of his own devotion to amateur journalism and I doubt if any fairminded amateur will agree with your careless remark that he is suggested merely because of my activity. Sincerely, Willametta P.S. It's now midnight but I kept laying there composing the article so I had to get up and write it so I could sleep. I'll type it here before mailing. I do that very thing We'll probably be doing it together. Precious little sleep we'll have in our house! What with composing literature by night and putting it into print by day. Honey, your certainly swell, you put just the right turn on it;
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Open letter to Burton Crane: Dear Burton: Masaka No.11 was an issue to make other editors gnash their teeth but a remark in that otherwise excellent journal has set my southern blood to boiling, suh. I refer to your comment "B.J. Smith has been suggested as the third judge--a sort of bonus for Willametta's great activity, I suppose." B.J. would probably only wince at its injustice, but it's so manifestly unfair that I can't let it pass. When he was nominated for Executive Judge he undoubtedly accepted it--as ex-Pres. Telschow equally undoubtedly intended--on the basis of his record in the past seven years, during which not a single quarter has passed without activity on his part. He was justified in feeling that he was singled out on a record of accomplishment that is out-standing in itself and gives promise of future achievement that NAPA can be proud of. He has been, and is, active. Until his entry into the air force in January more than half of LITERARY NEWSETE -- both editorial and printing -- was his work. He still writes for it and bears half the cost. LITNEWS still is a joint product of BeeJay and me. BeeJay deserve the office on the record of his own devotion to amateur journalism and I doubt if any fairminded amateur will agree with your careless remark that he is suggested merely because of my activity. Sincerely, Willametta P.S. It's now midnight but I kept laying there composing the article so I had to get up and write it so I could sleep. I'll type it here before mailing. I do that very thing We'll probably be doing it together. Precious little sleep we'll have in our house! What with composing literature by night and putting it into print by day. Honey, your certainly swell, you put just the right turn on it;
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