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Transcription of Letter
From
J R Derbyshire
62 Friars Avenue
Delapre
Northampton
England
To
MR John Derbyshire
John Derbyshire
57 North Perkins Avenue
Elmsford
New York 10532
U.S.A
62 Friars Avenue 18-4-75
Dear John,
It was nice to get 2 letters from you in a few days (keep it up) & to see you are progressing
upwards & we hope copeing with it. I hope following letters will be just as good "We can stand it".
I must say you look quite
the executive in your photo & you look healthy & fit. It must have been quite a thrill to take the wheel in
flight.[1] Your boss must
be the right sort, but then in USA you are judged on what you can do not on who you are, like over here. I know I
can't advise you & would not
attempt to as you are Johnny on the Spot & way out of my depth, but there some things which you only learn by
experiencing over a number of
years & are general to any age or station in life. on the way up you may find it slippery & you have to leave
your friends behind, &
in most cases are resented by said friends, so to keep them you want to keep, needs careful diplomacy & tact which
I could never find the
right formula, I hope you can, but to be forewarned helps, so keep your eyes open & look for the signs. It must
have been a wonderful
experience for you & its is a wonderful feeling to feel you are climbing out of a rut & tasting, I hope, the
good things in the future, in
any case your first experience is the one you never forget. I like the remarks about the salesmens boss. I experienced
that once in N.Z selling
Ford cars. There was a Special School where you were taught how to sell & all the Spiel its funny looking back on
it but was educational at
the time & has stood me in good stead many times & I find that if you can tell the tale right it saves a lot of
backing up by the product
you are selling. But you are on top of your job & wont want any of that education. if & when you get into
a good executive position
you will need to watch the women as you will have them flocking round you & flattering you so keep your eyes open
& learn to sort the
wheat from the chaff as I know you will.
We are just chugging along as usual. Mum's sister in Yorkshire
(Nell) passed away on Tuesday the funeral is today
(Thursday) & she has gone up for it
& may stop over till Monday so I am on my Tod[2].
till then She knows I cant get into any mischief
as I feel 76 now. I have never felt my age till this year now if I do a little job like cutting the grass it puts
me out of action & I jave
got something come to my leg which hinders me walking & I like to walk about 4 miles a day to keep fit, still I am
eating, drinking, &
sleeping well so I cant grumble I suppose one must expect things like this when advancing in years parts
must wear out I am
surprised mine have lasted so well the way I have abused them over the years (they must have been good ones when they
were new). We keep doing the football pools every & if we do come up with the Jackpot you can look out
as your Mum has it all planned
out to come over & visit you. I cant see us being so lucky.
Judy has bought an old banger & Mum is learning her to drive so she leaves that
car here & Mum goes to give her a bit of tution & leaves Tessa
with me as she (Tessa) does'nt
care for riding with her Mum does'nt trust her She is growing up into a nice child. Mum took her to the Baths & she said she got changed & jumped straight in & swam
like a fish. Mum was surprised.
She swam in the deep end & the attendant made her come out & go to the shallow end everyone was watching
her I think Allan taught her & Hawaii & he must be a good teacher. Its pitiful
to hear her talk about her
Daddy because she loves him & he loves her as he writes her some lovely letters. That is the part of marriage I
hate to see when they can't live
together & the children suffer, so dont let it happen to you. Allan wants Judy to take Tessa over to los Angles
& stay with some friends of
his & a Pal & his wife will take Tessa to Hawaii to stay with them so Allan can keep in touch with her. Well
all for now
Aunt Cissie Fred Mike & all her send thier love & wish
you all the best
love Mum Dad
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