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Centauri, issue 4, Summer 1945

Page 23

Opposi   --- React!     Page 23

Cover is all right; looks like something out of Burroughs. Daniel's article is the same old rehash; so much of this has appeared that I'm muchly afraid that no one ways pays any attention to it anymore. Particularly[[?]], I cannot see anything so very wrong about the NFFF except [[?]] not make a big enough splash in fandom's puddle. In other [[words?]], the publicity is rotten. With a little effort such a [[?]] its membership into several hundreds -- including me. I [[?]] don't[[?]] need people going about screaming for a great, single-front society; we need someone to get behind what we have and push. Right?
Warner's comments re obituaries and post death valuation of writers is quite interesting, particularly in view of the words given to Merritt, though that is now long past. Microfilming of books. I shrug. Unhandy, to say the least. And a wonderful help to opticians. I rather imagine that the interminable exposure to film light would not be exactly easy upon the eyes. And one could hardly lay a film and machinery attached aside as one does a book for minutes to rest the eyes, talk, write, etc. As a matter of record, very good, but for a popular method of presenting books it does not appeal to me.
I agree muchly with Conner. He has stated the case much more clearly and concisely than I could have. Hurray for the comic mag! Let's just hope that it becomes a habit and not a satiation.
Disagree with Buchanan. What is important as hell is the fact that the jet-planes have changed the public opinion in regard to rockets. Changed governmental opinion, too, into subsidizing experiments, and though war rockets have very little worth for men carriers, perhaps something will come by chance.
Liked the biblio of fantasy in Sat Eve Post. Haven't some of these things by Britten Austin been published in books? ((Anyone happen to know?)) ... know nothing of fantasy music, unless Artie Shaw is fantastic with his impressionistic stuff.

Cpl Norman "Gus" Willmorth
1750th Ord SM Co
APO 558, Postmaster, N.Y.
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COMMENTS     a run-of-the-mill editorial lapping over from page six

The second anniversary of Centauri comes up soon, but a special ann-ish is very unlikely. It is going too far, you will admit, when an annual celebrates each anniversary. No, the system I shall use is somewhat different ------ and original, I hope. Credit for the idea really belongs to Harry Warner, who noted my use of 3 Cent and 4 Cent as abbreviations for issue numbers and made the logical suggestion ----- a nickel issue!

So the nickel issue comes next. Won't be especially big or gala, but it's going to be a good one, if it takes another full year to do it. Letters and material are solicited. Good stuff, please, but nothing which might easily become dated. Tucker was loused up with one item this issue that I had to edit out, and I desire no repeat performances. The real time to celebrate will be when I get to the dollar issue....come to think of it, I won't be doing too badly when and if I can boast of a dime number.

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Opposi --- React! Page 23 Cover is all right; looks like something out of Burroughs. Daniel's article is the same old rehash; so much of this has appeared that I'm muchly afraid that no one ways pays any attention to it anymore. Particularly[[?]], I cannot see anything so very wrong about the NFFF except [[?]] not make a big enough splash in fandom's puddle. In other [[words?]], the publicity is rotten. With a little effort such a [[?]] its membership into several hundreds -- including me. I [[?]] don't[[?]] need people going about screaming for a great, single-front society; we need someone to get behind what we have and push. Right? Warner's comments re obituaries and post death valuation of writers is quite interesting, particularly in view of the words given to Merritt, though that is now long past. Microfilming of books. I shrug. Unhandy, to say the least. And a wonderful help to opticians. I rather imagine that the interminable exposure to film light would not be exactly easy upon the eyes. And one could hardly lay a film and machinery attached aside as one does a book for minutes to rest the eyes, talk, write, etc. As a matter of record, very good, but for a popular method of presenting books it does not appeal to me. I agree muchly with Conner. He has stated the case much more clearly and concisely than I could have. Hurray for the comic mag! Let's just hope that it becomes a habit and not a satiation. Disagree with Buchanan. What is important as hell is the fact that the jet-planes have changed the public opinion in regard to rockets. Changed governmental opinion, too, into subsidizing experiments, and though war rockets have very little worth for men carriers, perhaps something will come by chance. Liked the biblio of fantasy in Sat Eve Post. Haven't some of these things by Britten Austin been published in books? ((Anyone happen to know?)) ... know nothing of fantasy music, unless Artie Shaw is fantastic with his impressionistic stuff. Cpl Norman "Gus" Willmorth 1750th Ord SM Co APO 558, Postmaster, N.Y. # # # # # COMMENTS a run-of-the-mill editorial lapping over from page six The second anniversary of Centauri comes up soon, but a special ann-ish is very unlikely. It is going too far, you will admit, when an annual celebrates each anniversary. No, the system I shall use is somewhat different ------ and original, I hope. Credit for the idea really belongs to Harry Warner, who noted my use of 3 Cent and 4 Cent as abbreviations for issue numbers and made the logical suggestion ----- a nickel issue! So the nickel issue comes next. Won't be especially big or gala, but it's going to be a good one, if it takes another full year to do it. Letters and material are solicited. Good stuff, please, but nothing which might easily become dated. Tucker was loused up with one item this issue that I had to edit out, and I desire no repeat performances. The real time to celebrate will be when I get to the dollar issue....come to think of it, I won't be doing too badly when and if I can boast of a dime number.