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VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION             13

people mentioned above are members of the Communist Party are libelous and false. Beware of hypocritical "patricts" who call everyone who does not agree with them "communists. This is written with a friendly smile, in case you do not know it readers. We state same because, although we have no desire for same, some time someone's slander may prove damaging to professional reputations which will result in legal action and no fooling around, here. In the same issue of Fantasy-News in which the editor repeat ed a libel about Street & Smith (which would have been actionable had S&S been pushing the case), even though only doing so for the sake of explanation, and waxed moralistic over the retirement (forced) of Jim Avery from fandom, the editor permitted the publication of libelous and false statements about the publisher of another magazine, Weird Tales. Fortunately for Fantasy-News (at least according to my most recent intervew as the offices) the publisher does not intend to take action. Does not consider it ... worth the trouble.
          Enough of this grimness. Let us on to more delightful things. Up, up, Lowndes, out of your melancholy; shear off those grey hairs, smile damn you; dustthou-art, you know. Fandom is full of lovely people like the editors of such sterling magazines as VOM, SFW, ESCAPE, POLARIS, FuFa, FANTAST, -- okay, Doc, you're in the ryt frame of mind, now. Hey, waitaminute, you! Wottabout SWEETNESS & LIGHT, SPACEWAYS,. - okay, okay, okay. I LOVE EVERYONE!

              3805 1/2 Park St, Columbia, S Car, has a scar on his soul & something important to say: "I raise hell, and Doc raises hell. Fair enough. Only Lowndes is justified and I've been so wrong that it makes me sick to think about it. ~~ And both letters are out of date. I resigned from any and everything resembling fan feuds quite a while back. Doing so, made it necessary for me to apologize to Doc for 'A letter coming up in VoM,' and he, in turn, tendered regrets for a similar letter. So that was that. ~~ But it doesn't stop there, unfortunately. Those ludicrously pugnacious, insipid letters can never be unwritten. They remain. I apologize in all sincerity, to anyone abused, and am willing to retract any statement made, that can be proven false. ~~ My opinions stand. Anyone who apologizes for what he truly believes is either a craven boot-licker, or a hypocrite. I am apologizing for muck slinging; not the way I see things. ~~ Frankly, I am completely unable to express just how much I regret getting mixed up in this filthy mess. To use the words of a happily defunct popular song: 'What can I say, after I say I'm sorry?' It's done now, and there isn't much use to fiddle'Hearts and flowers.' ~~ So. Sorry to furnish unintentional amusement to everyone. Especially Wilson, whom I respect. If you're willing to forget it, I am, altho I doubt that I will be able to do so. ~~ Enough of this. It has been expanded more fully elsewhere. ~~ No comment on anything else. Haven't had a chance to read the mag yet. But the new makeup is very nice. ~~ Dime enclosed for next issue of course. I'll try to scrape up another one for Shangri-La, soon. ~~Sincerely," As Sloane used to say, "This letter speaks for itself."

   Tom Himmon of 119 S Madison, Iowa City Iowa, who syns himself "Sciencerely Yours", sez: "Even now, 9 months after the Convention, I still read reports about your futuristic garb at the Nycon, and then when they announced that the Chicon would probably have a masquerade (that's the impression, anyway) of famous sci-fic characters and that 4e would undoubtedly come as the Gray Lensman, I alternately jumped with joy and tore my hair, because I had been half-contemplating the very same thing. (While tremendously flatterd by fact Jack Speer, Joe Kucera & Bob Heinlen consider me qualifyd as Kim, it never ocurd to me to come as him; & if U desire to get yourself up as Odd Jno! 4c.) -- Damon Knight, in a recent LeZ (Le Zombie, Tucker's fanmag) made a suggestion that I thought had its merits. He said send bucks to one lad who would distribute them when he got enough of them among the various fan mags, thus saving postage for the

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VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION 13 people mentioned above are members of the Communist Party are libelous and false. Beware of hypocritical "patricts" who call everyone who does not agree with them "communists. This is written with a friendly smile, in case you do not know it readers. We state same because, although we have no desire for same, some time someone's slander may prove damaging to professional reputations which will result in legal action and no fooling around, here. In the same issue of Fantasy-News in which the editor repeat ed a libel about Street & Smith (which would have been actionable had S&S been pushing the case), even though only doing so for the sake of explanation, and waxed moralistic over the retirement (forced) of Jim Avery from fandom, the editor permitted the publication of libelous and false statements about the publisher of another magazine, Weird Tales. Fortunately for Fantasy-News (at least according to my most recent intervew as the offices) the publisher does not intend to take action. Does not consider it ... worth the trouble. Enough of this grimness. Let us on to more delightful things. Up, up, Lowndes, out of your melancholy; shear off those grey hairs, smile damn you; dustthou-art, you know. Fandom is full of lovely people like the editors of such sterling magazines as VOM, SFW, ESCAPE, POLARIS, FuFa, FANTAST, -- okay, Doc, you're in the ryt frame of mind, now. Hey, waitaminute, you! Wottabout SWEETNESS & LIGHT, SPACEWAYS,. - okay, okay, okay. I LOVE EVERYONE! 3805 1/2 Park St, Columbia, S Car, has a scar on his soul & something important to say: "I raise hell, and Doc raises hell. Fair enough. Only Lowndes is justified and I've been so wrong that it makes me sick to think about it. ~~ And both letters are out of date. I resigned from any and everything resembling fan feuds quite a while back. Doing so, made it necessary for me to apologize to Doc for 'A letter coming up in VoM,' and he, in turn, tendered regrets for a similar letter. So that was that. ~~ But it doesn't stop there, unfortunately. Those ludicrously pugnacious, insipid letters can never be unwritten. They remain. I apologize in all sincerity, to anyone abused, and am willing to retract any statement made, that can be proven false. ~~ My opinions stand. Anyone who apologizes for what he truly believes is either a craven boot-licker, or a hypocrite. I am apologizing for muck slinging; not the way I see things. ~~ Frankly, I am completely unable to express just how much I regret getting mixed up in this filthy mess. To use the words of a happily defunct popular song: 'What can I say, after I say I'm sorry?' It's done now, and there isn't much use to fiddle'Hearts and flowers.' ~~ So. Sorry to furnish unintentional amusement to everyone. Especially Wilson, whom I respect. If you're willing to forget it, I am, altho I doubt that I will be able to do so. ~~ Enough of this. It has been expanded more fully elsewhere. ~~ No comment on anything else. Haven't had a chance to read the mag yet. But the new makeup is very nice. ~~ Dime enclosed for next issue of course. I'll try to scrape up another one for Shangri-La, soon. ~~Sincerely," As Sloane used to say, "This letter speaks for itself." Tom Himmon of 119 S Madison, Iowa City Iowa, who syns himself "Sciencerely Yours", sez: "Even now, 9 months after the Convention, I still read reports about your futuristic garb at the Nycon, and then when they announced that the Chicon would probably have a masquerade (that's the impression, anyway) of famous sci-fic characters and that 4e would undoubtedly come as the Gray Lensman, I alternately jumped with joy and tore my hair, because I had been half-contemplating the very same thing. (While tremendously flatterd by fact Jack Speer, Joe Kucera & Bob Heinlen consider me qualifyd as Kim, it never ocurd to me to come as him; & if U desire to get yourself up as Odd Jno! 4c.) -- Damon Knight, in a recent LeZ (Le Zombie, Tucker's fanmag) made a suggestion that I thought had its merits. He said send bucks to one lad who would distribute them when he got enough of them among the various fan mags, thus saving postage for the