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Fantasite, v. 1, issue 3, April 1941
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MFS notes Latest addition to the society's roster is the well-known fan Morris Dollens, whom many of you will recall as the original publisher of the Science Fiction Collector. Since turning the Collector over to Philadelphia's John Baltadonis, Morrie has busied himself with the technicalities of movie making. He has acquired a fine set of equipment, including a home made camera and an excellent projector. Morrie's big aim is scientifiction movies. First experiments were conducted during a recent trip to Hastings, where several members crashed the Phil Bronson residence. Flicker tests didn't exactly result in a new Frankenstein or Things To Come, as the producers couldn't be bothered with the task of building sets along the roadside. However, we did get an enjoyable six minutes of nonsense, mostly a snowball fight between Oliver Saari and five other members. The first club auction was held at the April 11 meeting, and with excellent results. As the idea was originated only a week before the meeting, not all members were informed. Several, however, presented fan mags and numerous Astoundings, Amazings and Wonders to be auctioned for the benefit of the treasury. Biggest surprise was the sudden decision to auction five replicas of noted cover paintings, beautifully reproduced by Kenny Peterson and Sherman Schultz. The prints were 12" x 9", fully colored and mounted on canvas board. Covers used were those for Logic of Empire, Sixth Column, and The Crucible of Power from Astounding, The Alien Room from the old Wonder, and an original by Peterson. Bidding was furious over these, highest offers being made by the "team" of Arden Benson and Douglas Blakely, who paid a dollar for the Logic of Empire cover. They explained afterward that a joint force was the only way to subdue Russell and Bronson, who, it seemed, bought just about everything. However, proud owner of Logic of Empire now is Oliver Saari, who engineered some kind of a deal with Benson-Blakely, Inc. ((From latest reports John Chapman is now the possessor of the painting--Ed.))
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MFS notes Latest addition to the society's roster is the well-known fan Morris Dollens, whom many of you will recall as the original publisher of the Science Fiction Collector. Since turning the Collector over to Philadelphia's John Baltadonis, Morrie has busied himself with the technicalities of movie making. He has acquired a fine set of equipment, including a home made camera and an excellent projector. Morrie's big aim is scientifiction movies. First experiments were conducted during a recent trip to Hastings, where several members crashed the Phil Bronson residence. Flicker tests didn't exactly result in a new Frankenstein or Things To Come, as the producers couldn't be bothered with the task of building sets along the roadside. However, we did get an enjoyable six minutes of nonsense, mostly a snowball fight between Oliver Saari and five other members. The first club auction was held at the April 11 meeting, and with excellent results. As the idea was originated only a week before the meeting, not all members were informed. Several, however, presented fan mags and numerous Astoundings, Amazings and Wonders to be auctioned for the benefit of the treasury. Biggest surprise was the sudden decision to auction five replicas of noted cover paintings, beautifully reproduced by Kenny Peterson and Sherman Schultz. The prints were 12" x 9", fully colored and mounted on canvas board. Covers used were those for Logic of Empire, Sixth Column, and The Crucible of Power from Astounding, The Alien Room from the old Wonder, and an original by Peterson. Bidding was furious over these, highest offers being made by the "team" of Arden Benson and Douglas Blakely, who paid a dollar for the Logic of Empire cover. They explained afterward that a joint force was the only way to subdue Russell and Bronson, who, it seemed, bought just about everything. However, proud owner of Logic of Empire now is Oliver Saari, who engineered some kind of a deal with Benson-Blakely, Inc. ((From latest reports John Chapman is now the possessor of the painting--Ed.))
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