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Variety, December 1944

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-2- THE SHILL CONTINUED: To DAW and others who can't find local shops to do such work. Why not send your magazines to this place? This place is somewhat famous in its way, handling orders from all over the nation. I saw the statement on Spencer's order, and it cost him only 80¢ in postage to have his 5 FN's and 5 FFM's sent him: Address: The Stappenbeck Bindery, 204 Broadway, Normal, Illinois. Tell them to ship the job to you COD by the cheapest way; after your first order they trust you to pay when billed. Suggest you mention I sent you to them -- not because I make anything out of it, but because it will get you the regular "library rate" -- quite a bit cheaper than full rate I assure you. I've made arrangments with the firm to handle the Battle Creek stuff at library rate, and this will be but an extension....... Colors are: maroon, blue, green, black and a funny sort of brown. OH HECK NOTE: We've just discovered that we have switched to "I" in the above department. Pay no attention to it. Ditto below. PHOTOGRAPHY: Of recent weeks we've been playing with minature photography, table-top stuff. Being lucky enough to purchase an ancient but very good "Seneca" 4x5 view camera for five bucks, we just had to put it to work on our favorite form of photography.....well, [underlined] almost favorite form. In all truthfulness we must admit that taking nudes is our very favorite form. Anyway before we interrupted ourself, we located some prehistoric animals in a hardware store (cast iron kind), set up a stage on the table, placed the animals and a spaceship in position, cut out and inserted into the picture some fan photographs, and banged away. Discounting the extreme amateurishness of the shots due to our inexperience, the results are pretty fair. Our favorite pictures Walt Daughterty (in modern combat uniform and tommygun) aiming at the dinosaur on the hill above and [underlined] between him and his spaceship. Second best shot is Mari Beth Wheeler and Art Widner, each clad in bathing suits, Adam-and-Eve-ing it while the dinosaur eyes them. Because of the size of these prints, it costs 6¢ a copy to produce. If we can rake up the necessary mazuma between now and mailing time, you might find a copy enclosed. Others will be offered from time to time, it all depends upon the monetary situation. Of course, if anyone wants to angel a set of 65, I'll be more than happy...... INFAMY NOTE: Or, how we became an ass. critic in the Lowndes administration. Some years ago we were president, a very bad president to be sure, but that is beside the point. At that time Doc wanted to be the official critic and same was handed to him on the promise that if and when he succeeded in forcing his way into office, he return the favor. He did. HORSE AND BUGGY CONSTITUTION: We onder hoy many of you read [underlined] carefully that proposed addition to the constitution presented in the last mailing -- before you voted on it? If you didn't, and if it is passed, and if the Editor takes his duties seriously, some of you are going to be damned surprised when your fanzine is rejected from mailings. That addition bars you from saying the Japs are a bunch of little b's......If you don't believe it, read section "B" again and think----
 
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