Special Spirit
Protects Strangers
By LOU AUGOSTINI
Sunday Press Writer
BINGHAMTON, N. Y. (JP) •— A
special kind of spirit seems to mo
tivate people during the Christmas
season, even toward strangers who
do puzzling things.
Last Christmas, I became the
puzzling strarager to 100 families.
I mailed each of them a Christmas
card. The names of those who got
the cards were completely strange
to me, as my name must have been
to them.
Yet of the hundred, 15 returned
cards to me.
To find out why, I made some
phone calls both to those who sent
me cards and some who didn’t.
One woman said she thought I
must be a friend of her husband—
she didn’t bother to check with him
until after the mailing.
Another said she would wish a
Merry Christmas to anyone who
wished her one — by mail or other
wise, stranger or not.
One couple said they had been
‘thinking and thinking” about me,
trying to figure out who I was. The
wife said they thought her husband
might have met me while he was in
the hospital.
Of all the persons whom I ques
tioned, however, one woman’s an
swers probably should be saved for
posterity.
“I thought it was from one of my
famous boyfriends,” she said.
“That’s what I told my husband.”
When I pointed out that the card “
was addressed to both her and her
husband, she said she told him that
the card was just for her.
‘‘What did he say?” I asked.
“ ‘Oh, oh!’ he told me, ‘you’re
getting sharp in your old age,’
she said.
The German word for Christmas
is “Weihnacht” which means “the
blessed (or holy) night.”
Dig up the facts — that way
there’s no room for doubt. _
M Mk _ .. • t.
HOTTEST NOVEMBER
FORD HISTORY!
And here’s what started the heat wave!
Last month more Americans bought Fords than in any
November in history. The blazing success of the long Ford
line was end-to-end, all across the country and up and
down it, too. | Everywhere the people flocked into
their Ford Dealers and bought smart new Falcons, and
the new Falcon Squire, the glittering swift Galaxies, the
famous Ford Station Wagons and the hot Thunderbirds.
And they poured in to see and buy up the brand-new
Fairlanes just introduced. | There are four magic
reasons-why behind the smashing success of the long
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the fresh crisp lines that are now being so widely copied
by other car-makers, the smart look that dominates the
industry. Second is absolute power in eleven kinds of
engines, giving you anything you could want in engine
options. Third is total economy—every Ford model is
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in its class. Fourth is the service-saving concept—every
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have some day. | Ford leadership from Falcons to
Thunderbirds is founded on trend-setting innovations...
The hot ideas come from Ford. And at the heart of Ford
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. . . most serious and direct concern with the actual
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PRODUCTS OF CtSSwT) MOTOR COMPANY
NOW THERE ARE FOUR CLASSES OF CARS
...AND ONLY FORD HAS ALL FOUR!
^ COMPACT CLASS:
FORD FALCON
This class includes cars with 106- to 114-inch wheelbase. Most popular
by far (a million happy owners!) is the Ford Falcon. Falcon is America’s
lowest-priced* 6-passenger car, set a 25-year record for Sixes or Eights
in last spring’s Mobilgas Economy Run, gives you a choice of 13 models,
including the Futura and new Falcon Squire wagon.
FAIRLANE CLASS:
FORD FAIRLANE
The Ford Fairlane is the first member of a new class which combines the
advantages of both compacts and big cars . . . you get big car room,
ride and performance . . . compact savings and maneuverability. Priced
below many compacts, Fairlane even rivals some in gas economy. Has
twice-a-year maintenance introduced by the Galaxie.
FULL-SIZE CLASS:
*
GALAXIE BY FORD
The class for zuxuliee who want big car comfort, performance and prestige.
Value leader is the Ford Galaxie—which has every essential feature of
far costlier fine cars. With the optional Thunderbird 390 V-8 engine, a
Galaxie will outperform America’s most expensive luxury cars. Requires
servicing only twice a year, or every 6,000 miles.
LUXURY CLASS: ^
FORD THUNDERBIRD
The top class— :ars for people who want the very finest. First of the
trim-size luxury cars, the 4-paasenger Thunderbird is the most
distinctive car in this class. Its styling set the trend for an entire
generation of cars and now finds a new elegance in the Landau.
And Thunderbird’a performance is just this side of flight.
•Based on a comparison of manufacturer? suggested retail ditisersd prices, including heater ^
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