The Alchemist, Vol. 1, No. 5 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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ce lh ae ep la ly aca Ig atin nn es ee lh el SL A lll a a-—-—~ ALCHI IST ~ +---~ AS THE ALCHEMIST SEtS II HAIL AND FAREWELL? Charles Ford Hansen Ferhaps that is a bit trite, but under the circum stances perhaps we may be forsivene Yep, this, tho it hurts like -hell to have to say it, is the last issue of The Alchemist. Or the last at least, until Falle '.e@ like te think that ve will resume publica- tion in the late Autumn, but the chances are rather remotee SO 1 will try to say everything necessary Qo these tvo pages and bid our adieus to all you fans who have supported us so loyally. ‘7ith more york piling up all the time on the Denvention, Lew will have no time to devote to Al, Roy is now very busy, and in. a.few days I.rill be back at ork on the coast acaine Therefore, Al must close the books at least temporarilye <e had some csrand vlans for a January issue, foliovwed by ea bij;, gala, annissue this ixonth, but you no doubt remember what Robert ourns said about "VYhe best laid plans of mice and menee™ Vell Bobbie was risht and ours did just that. Sickness on the part of the editors, and likerise with the typevriter spiked our suns very effective- lye Those of you who have balances on your subscrip- Gions, and there ere many of you, vill receive your noney ina few dais. To you fellows we all nant to say: Thanks a lot for your support, it helped us over the rouyjyn spotse Had it not been for you Al might have folded earlier and less sracefully. To you other fan editors, our exchanges ve saye re Will be missing; you - some of you that is - and it Will seen strsnge not havin; you cominy in as of yoree We will subscribe to as many of vou as pos- ‘sible, but, alis, we cannot subscribe to alle Some re must do vithout and ycu vill be missed. “e hope ECORnNIEDOOKS (E) am