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National Fantasy Fan, v. 5, issue 6, September 1946
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[illegible] it was this year. It was brought out that there was not nor need be any competition between the Foundation and the Federation, and that there was no reason why they should not work together at all times. May I suggest here that it would be a splendid thing if you wrote a letter to Ackerman (he is General Manager of the Foundation), offering the NFFF's best wishes and offers of cooperation between the two organizations. As to the guys who sent the telegram -- I am not going to try to find out who sent it, for it really doesn't mtter. It has been spread around that it was done, and there is general condemnation of the culprits. I mentioned to a couple of fans that it cost me over three dollars to phone you and straighten you out on the matter, and this morning when I woke up an envelope had been slid under my door, containing three one-dollar bills, and childishly printed on the outside, "Good for one long talk". So let's just put it down to either childishness or drunkenness, and forget it, since trying to hunt down who did it will only cause more enmities if we do find out, and it isn't worth that to one's peace of mind. THE HOAX (Reprinted from FANEWS #280) Dunkelberger received the following wire the morning of July 6th - FEDERATION DISBANDED 82-14. DIRECTORS APPROVED. FUNDS VOTED ATOMIC SCIENTIST WASHINGTON - WALT. Oddly enough that action was entirely possible. If the Directors had so voted it could be accomplished. Dunkelberger laid off work and consulted an attorney, sent the following wire to Walter J. Daugherty (PACIFICON DIRECTOR) - ACTION ILLEGAL. AIR MAIL DETAILS AND LIST OF VOTERS - DUNK. On the attorney's advise Dunkelberger proceeded to draw up papers restraining the Treas. from dispersing the funds without a balloting of the eentire membership and papers were drawn up for action against the Directors involved (whoever they might be) for misusing their offices. Details were not completed on Saturday so action was defered until Monday. ((Letters advising the Directors not at the Pacificon of the wire and requesting a statement of their position in the matter were placed in the Air Mail Sunday morning.)) Sunday (early evening), Evans called long distance from Los Angeles. He was unable to reach Dunk so he gave the message to Lorraine that the wire concerning the disbanding was a hoax and should be charged off as a prank of someone with a juvenile sense of humor or in a drunken stupor. In as much as a great deal of expense had been gone to thus far in the matter, a little more than $30 in lost time and attorney's fees, Dunk wired Evans the data on the hoax wire and asked for an investigation. Western Union demanded details when the wire was filed. It seems that the sending of such a wire comes under the heading of fraud and WU does not approve of the use of its servicesfor such purposes.... Upon seeing the seriousness of the matter Dunk tried to withdraw the wire he hd filed but it had already been sent. When he left the office he had not signed .. (a) complaint and WU was undertain as to what they would do. ((To date no action has been taken that we know of.)).... It is a bit difficult for us to understand just what useful purpose. the above..mentioned hoax accomplished. We trust that the perpetrators...enjoyed
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[illegible] it was this year. It was brought out that there was not nor need be any competition between the Foundation and the Federation, and that there was no reason why they should not work together at all times. May I suggest here that it would be a splendid thing if you wrote a letter to Ackerman (he is General Manager of the Foundation), offering the NFFF's best wishes and offers of cooperation between the two organizations. As to the guys who sent the telegram -- I am not going to try to find out who sent it, for it really doesn't mtter. It has been spread around that it was done, and there is general condemnation of the culprits. I mentioned to a couple of fans that it cost me over three dollars to phone you and straighten you out on the matter, and this morning when I woke up an envelope had been slid under my door, containing three one-dollar bills, and childishly printed on the outside, "Good for one long talk". So let's just put it down to either childishness or drunkenness, and forget it, since trying to hunt down who did it will only cause more enmities if we do find out, and it isn't worth that to one's peace of mind. THE HOAX (Reprinted from FANEWS #280) Dunkelberger received the following wire the morning of July 6th - FEDERATION DISBANDED 82-14. DIRECTORS APPROVED. FUNDS VOTED ATOMIC SCIENTIST WASHINGTON - WALT. Oddly enough that action was entirely possible. If the Directors had so voted it could be accomplished. Dunkelberger laid off work and consulted an attorney, sent the following wire to Walter J. Daugherty (PACIFICON DIRECTOR) - ACTION ILLEGAL. AIR MAIL DETAILS AND LIST OF VOTERS - DUNK. On the attorney's advise Dunkelberger proceeded to draw up papers restraining the Treas. from dispersing the funds without a balloting of the eentire membership and papers were drawn up for action against the Directors involved (whoever they might be) for misusing their offices. Details were not completed on Saturday so action was defered until Monday. ((Letters advising the Directors not at the Pacificon of the wire and requesting a statement of their position in the matter were placed in the Air Mail Sunday morning.)) Sunday (early evening), Evans called long distance from Los Angeles. He was unable to reach Dunk so he gave the message to Lorraine that the wire concerning the disbanding was a hoax and should be charged off as a prank of someone with a juvenile sense of humor or in a drunken stupor. In as much as a great deal of expense had been gone to thus far in the matter, a little more than $30 in lost time and attorney's fees, Dunk wired Evans the data on the hoax wire and asked for an investigation. Western Union demanded details when the wire was filed. It seems that the sending of such a wire comes under the heading of fraud and WU does not approve of the use of its servicesfor such purposes.... Upon seeing the seriousness of the matter Dunk tried to withdraw the wire he hd filed but it had already been sent. When he left the office he had not signed .. (a) complaint and WU was undertain as to what they would do. ((To date no action has been taken that we know of.)).... It is a bit difficult for us to understand just what useful purpose. the above..mentioned hoax accomplished. We trust that the perpetrators...enjoyed
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