16 Jun 1933
John Griffin to Father / Washington D.C.

If I remember correctly it is you that owes me a letter, However, though I don't believe much in these days for this and that, Sunday is fathers day and I didn't want to let it pass without. writing you.

I don't know what I could say that you don't already know. But I must repeat that I think that you are the best. DAD that anyone could have. I know that at times you feel awfully discouraged and think that everything has turned out a failure, but if I am as successful in life as you have been thus far I will be well satisfied. I think that you have done exceptionally well for a man working under the handicap that you have been working under. Success is not measured in dollars and cents, and I think that the world is coming more and more to that belief every day. I hope to seethe day when money will be a secondary matter, and people will be measured and happy according to what they really accomplish in the world. And yet even looking at it from the present day standard, I think that you have done very well at that. You have sent two of us on missions, raised a large family, and though there has bean lots of worry about financial matters, we have always had plenty, and that is more than you can say for everyone. But above all my dad is the most honest person I have ever known, and everything that he has and everything that he does he is honest about it. I could go on telling you all about what I thought about you, but I will suffice it to say that t to me you are a big success, and the best dad in the world.

I suppose that you have been following the events of congress pretty closely in the papers. I have been very busy these last few das moving etc, and I have not had a chance to get up to see Kings office and get those bills for you. I think though that I am going up Saturday and I will have them send you a copy of the agriculture and the industrial bill. Congress adjourned last night and everyone is glad. We know now anyway what to expect and that they can do no more than they, have done until they come back again in December. Everyone around here is quite worried. Our Bureau is going to be abolished. The Bureau of Prohibition and our bureau are going to be abolished and in their place they are creating the Division of Investigation that will take care of the functions of both. They say there will be a large reduction of personnel. I don't know what to think. If they continue the fingerprint division at all they cant operate on a much more reduced personnel that they have now. I think that they will continue it, but whether I will be selected to stay on I don't know. You see when they make the consolidation everyone resigns, and then those that they want are reappointed. Anyway they say that it is all going to take place in the next month so I will know, soon.

I surely wish that you could come back here. I don't know whether the CHEVY would make the: trip or not. I wish that you could afford another car. Back here they are real cheap. You can get a 1931 ford sedan for $169, and all other makes are in proportion. They have auction sales and the other day they sold a 1931 Buick sedan for $190. If you could possibly afford another car it would pay you to drive the Chevy back here and then buy one back here. You have never been away from home and I think that it would be a good thing.

I wouldn't worry about it financially. After all you are entitled to a vacation. As far as your creditors expecting you to pay them instead of spending the: money for the trip I wouldn't think that. As careful as you are they couldn't hold that you were doing more than what was reasonable, and I don't think that they would feel that you were wasting the money. It would help you a lot I am sure. If you can figure the car end out all right I am quite sure that the other problems can be worked out ok.

Well I must get back to work now, so will sign off. Write me soon and let me knot what you are planning to do. I hope that things are going along better out there now. It is about time. I hope that I will be seeing you soon.

John

The $1.00 is for you -- personally

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