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Le Zombie, v. 4, issue 7, whole no. 42, September 1941

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DEPT's OF THE INTERIOR

MUSINGS ON THE PROS DEPT: (we swiped that title) Our worn-out straw hat is off to Doc Lowndes for the October number of his Future We believe the mag has, with this issue, definitely been removed from THAT rut. The Bok cover especially, captures not only our admiration, but our breath -- halitosis and all. We liked the cover better than anything we have seen on Astounding recently. (And for some strange reason, we have always regarded that mag as the target for others to shoot at.) If Doc can continue to secure good reprints for the novel, and better shorts, why shouldn't Future climb to the higher popularity bracket? With this one issue, it has leaped over two or three other mags in our own poll !

ELECTION RESULTS DEPT: We have a card from Chauvenet, who relays the following information from Kuslan and Widner, official counters in the respective elections.

 FAPA: Harry Warner copped the Presidency, 23 to 7. Milt Rothman ditto the Vice Presidency, 24 to 6. Elmer Perdue is Secy-Treas. by 30 to 0. Louis R. Chauvenet is Official Editor, 23 to 7. Therefore, prospective members desiring information for the Fantasy Amateur Press Assn. apply to any officer named. Secy*Treas. address is: 617 B St., Rock Springs, Wyoming. Those officers took office July 14, 1941, to serve one year.

 NFFF: (Dated 7-31-41) Louis Chauvenet apparently President, as votes for him had passed 34, the majority. For Vice P., Bob Studly was leading by a margin unknown to our source. For Secy-Treas,m again Perdue, again unopposed. Advisory Board Rothman, Lowndes, Gilbert elected, Bronson probably elected (fifth place not settled). Voting closed Aug. 9th by Presidential Proclamation, so by the time this sees print the final official results may have appeared elsewhere.

TEETH OF A GIFT HORSE DEPT: We note an advertisement in Astounding to the effect that if you subscribe for a year and remember to enclose the necessary bucks, they will be ever so pleased to send you FREE, and Argon Glow Lamp and Fluorescence Kit, with which you can conduct numerous marvellous experiments in the realm of science. The lamp will positively give off ultraviolet light (when screwed in a lightsocket of course). Frankly, friends this is a plot. Some evil genius desires to turn you into mutants. The lamp is an easy method.

WE REMEMBER DEPT: We remember when Unknown, a year or two ago, gave away real fountain pen with each subscription. We commented on it at the time in LeZ, outgoing back over our files just now, can't seem to find the item. Beware Street & Smith bearing gifts! As we recall, we were terribly dismayed to glance down one day and find a large ink blot spreading rapidly in the vicinity of our shirt pocket.

ANNUAL OCCURANCE DEPT: Each autumn about this time we remark on the torrent of new and projected fanzines heading for the mails. It is near time to make the crack again. Offhand, we know of four coming...... or which claim they are coming. In addition to Sentinel and Uranus noted elsewhere in this issue, Bob Jones announces Pegasus (281 14th Ave., Columbus, Ohio); and there is one more due in October on which we are pledged to secrecy. In addition, Tom Wright tells us Phil Bronson has taken over the much-talked-about Dawn for October publication. Too, we hear of another tentative fanzine to be published by Bronson, for which he is buying fan material at 1/25 of a cent per word.

RUMOR DEPT: No truth to the rumor that Unknown gives a phial of Swami Ben Balmy's Egyptian Love Potion with every subscription. (Martin Alger)

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DEPT's OF THE INTERIOR MUSINGS ON THE PROS DEPT: (we swiped that title) Our worn-out straw hat is off to Doc Lowndes for the October number of his Future We believe the mag has, with this issue, definitely been removed from THAT rut. The Bok cover especially, captures not only our admiration, but our breath -- halitosis and all. We liked the cover better than anything we have seen on Astounding recently. (And for some strange reason, we have always regarded that mag as the target for others to shoot at.) If Doc can continue to secure good reprints for the novel, and better shorts, why shouldn't Future climb to the higher popularity bracket? With this one issue, it has leaped over two or three other mags in our own poll ! ELECTION RESULTS DEPT: We have a card from Chauvenet, who relays the following information from Kuslan and Widner, official counters in the respective elections. FAPA: Harry Warner copped the Presidency, 23 to 7. Milt Rothman ditto the Vice Presidency, 24 to 6. Elmer Perdue is Secy-Treas. by 30 to 0. Louis R. Chauvenet is Official Editor, 23 to 7. Therefore, prospective members desiring information for the Fantasy Amateur Press Assn. apply to any officer named. Secy*Treas. address is: 617 B St., Rock Springs, Wyoming. Those officers took office July 14, 1941, to serve one year. NFFF: (Dated 7-31-41) Louis Chauvenet apparently President, as votes for him had passed 34, the majority. For Vice P., Bob Studly was leading by a margin unknown to our source. For Secy-Treas,m again Perdue, again unopposed. Advisory Board Rothman, Lowndes, Gilbert elected, Bronson probably elected (fifth place not settled). Voting closed Aug. 9th by Presidential Proclamation, so by the time this sees print the final official results may have appeared elsewhere. TEETH OF A GIFT HORSE DEPT: We note an advertisement in Astounding to the effect that if you subscribe for a year and remember to enclose the necessary bucks, they will be ever so pleased to send you FREE, and Argon Glow Lamp and Fluorescence Kit, with which you can conduct numerous marvellous experiments in the realm of science. The lamp will positively give off ultraviolet light (when screwed in a lightsocket of course). Frankly, friends this is a plot. Some evil genius desires to turn you into mutants. The lamp is an easy method. WE REMEMBER DEPT: We remember when Unknown, a year or two ago, gave away real fountain pen with each subscription. We commented on it at the time in LeZ, outgoing back over our files just now, can't seem to find the item. Beware Street & Smith bearing gifts! As we recall, we were terribly dismayed to glance down one day and find a large ink blot spreading rapidly in the vicinity of our shirt pocket. ANNUAL OCCURANCE DEPT: Each autumn about this time we remark on the torrent of new and projected fanzines heading for the mails. It is near time to make the crack again. Offhand, we know of four coming...... or which claim they are coming. In addition to Sentinel and Uranus noted elsewhere in this issue, Bob Jones announces Pegasus (281 14th Ave., Columbus, Ohio); and there is one more due in October on which we are pledged to secrecy. In addition, Tom Wright tells us Phil Bronson has taken over the much-talked-about Dawn for October publication. Too, we hear of another tentative fanzine to be published by Bronson, for which he is buying fan material at 1/25 of a cent per word. RUMOR DEPT: No truth to the rumor that Unknown gives a phial of Swami Ben Balmy's Egyptian Love Potion with every subscription. (Martin Alger)