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Page Four M S A BULLETIN April, 1940 TWO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS PAY VISIT TO JIM AVERY Sunday afternoon, February 11, Bob Fecteau and Felix Reny of Waterville pleasantly surprised Jim by dropping in on him for a science-fictional chat. Both fellows have been reading stf. for about three years and find it "great stuff". High-light of the visit was Reny's surprise at seeing so many mags. in one collection. New and old issues were compared and fan mags looked over. Because Felix had to be back in Water - ville by 5:30 their stay in Skowhegan wasn't really long enough to get warmed up n conversation. Before leaving, both boys expressed a desire to join the MSA. By this time they will have been enrolled as members. Incidentally, neither of them had yet met the Primus, having heard of him and the MSA through correspondence and the pro mags...... CLARKE WANDERS AROUND, TOO! On January 28th, Hizonner, the Prexy reversed the procedure and called on Jim Avery. T h e Primus brought with him a carful of BULLETIN supplies and the all-important mimeograph, which now reposes behind the Morris chair in Jim's "office". Official name is Mephistocles, because Jim has the devil's own time operating it! At dinner it turned out that the Primus was a man after Don Wollheim's own heart, or nearly so, for Jerry eats no butter except on toast, and Don, no butter at all! During the meal, plans for a general MSA get-together at some Waterville restaurant some Sunday came up, but nothing definite was decided upon except the restaurant which will be Maddocks '--where Jerry spends nine-tenths of his spare time. If you ever go to Waterville, you'll find hime there. OUTSIDE NOTES Fred Pohl, editor of the up and-coming SUPER- SCIENCE STORIES and ASTONISHING STORIES, has his picture in the 1940 WRITER'S YEARBOCK, now on all stands. He's the gentleman with the feet! Doc Swicher of Winchester, Mass. in a recent letter to the BULLETIN asked for MSA'ers to look him up whenever they're around Boston. He's in the phone - book, he says, and can usually be found alive. Phil Gilbert is the only one of us who goes to Boston very much, so there's another stop for you, Phil, besides Francis Paro. Mark Reinsburg, editor of the popular fan-mag, AD ASTRA, has sold a comic plot to Sun Publications. He thinks if the comic magazine which uses it is successful, he will do more for them, an episode every month in fact. Jim Avery received his illustration from TWS for his suggestion for a contest. 'Tis by Finlay and is the two page spread for Manly Wade Wellman's "Twice in Time", book-length novel in the May issue of STARTLING STORIES. Van Onlooker Says: Funny isn't it how opinios vary so greatly on the merits of the NEW ADAM? For once, it seems that fandom didn't fall in line with playups. Some like it immensely, and others didn't. DAWollheim gave it a scathing review in SUPER SCIENCE STORIES, E. E. Smith agreed with him for the first time in years, the Secundus" ditto, and your columnist otherwise. We liked its vastly different and unusual style and interpretation, although admit it had its short comings in human psychology.
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Page Four M S A BULLETIN April, 1940 TWO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS PAY VISIT TO JIM AVERY Sunday afternoon, February 11, Bob Fecteau and Felix Reny of Waterville pleasantly surprised Jim by dropping in on him for a science-fictional chat. Both fellows have been reading stf. for about three years and find it "great stuff". High-light of the visit was Reny's surprise at seeing so many mags. in one collection. New and old issues were compared and fan mags looked over. Because Felix had to be back in Water - ville by 5:30 their stay in Skowhegan wasn't really long enough to get warmed up n conversation. Before leaving, both boys expressed a desire to join the MSA. By this time they will have been enrolled as members. Incidentally, neither of them had yet met the Primus, having heard of him and the MSA through correspondence and the pro mags...... CLARKE WANDERS AROUND, TOO! On January 28th, Hizonner, the Prexy reversed the procedure and called on Jim Avery. T h e Primus brought with him a carful of BULLETIN supplies and the all-important mimeograph, which now reposes behind the Morris chair in Jim's "office". Official name is Mephistocles, because Jim has the devil's own time operating it! At dinner it turned out that the Primus was a man after Don Wollheim's own heart, or nearly so, for Jerry eats no butter except on toast, and Don, no butter at all! During the meal, plans for a general MSA get-together at some Waterville restaurant some Sunday came up, but nothing definite was decided upon except the restaurant which will be Maddocks '--where Jerry spends nine-tenths of his spare time. If you ever go to Waterville, you'll find hime there. OUTSIDE NOTES Fred Pohl, editor of the up and-coming SUPER- SCIENCE STORIES and ASTONISHING STORIES, has his picture in the 1940 WRITER'S YEARBOCK, now on all stands. He's the gentleman with the feet! Doc Swicher of Winchester, Mass. in a recent letter to the BULLETIN asked for MSA'ers to look him up whenever they're around Boston. He's in the phone - book, he says, and can usually be found alive. Phil Gilbert is the only one of us who goes to Boston very much, so there's another stop for you, Phil, besides Francis Paro. Mark Reinsburg, editor of the popular fan-mag, AD ASTRA, has sold a comic plot to Sun Publications. He thinks if the comic magazine which uses it is successful, he will do more for them, an episode every month in fact. Jim Avery received his illustration from TWS for his suggestion for a contest. 'Tis by Finlay and is the two page spread for Manly Wade Wellman's "Twice in Time", book-length novel in the May issue of STARTLING STORIES. Van Onlooker Says: Funny isn't it how opinios vary so greatly on the merits of the NEW ADAM? For once, it seems that fandom didn't fall in line with playups. Some like it immensely, and others didn't. DAWollheim gave it a scathing review in SUPER SCIENCE STORIES, E. E. Smith agreed with him for the first time in years, the Secundus" ditto, and your columnist otherwise. We liked its vastly different and unusual style and interpretation, although admit it had its short comings in human psychology.
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