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o Wilbur, the Office Grouch, VfistfuhSays Children Losing Individuality "Completely," said Wilbur. "And here's the thing. Today, what with the sprawl of televi sion across the country, kids are conscious of the group, of the organization of society, of their identification with family and what's good for the group is good for them." Just what are you getting at, if anything? Kids Different Today "Simply this," said, Wilbur. "Kids are losing their individual ity. When I was a - kid, each other kid was an individual." Yeah, and one of them was a real character namely, you. "That I was," said Wilbur proudly. "Now, it seems to me from what I see, all the kids are beginning to merge int one mewing blah, a sort of pack, you know what I mean? I know what you mean and I also know you're crazy. You got any kids of your own, or in your family? "No, but I got eyes," said Wil bur. Well, you better get 'em changed, old man. You ain't been so far off base since you laugh ed at the rocket-to-the-moon boys. You get one child just TO CHIME AGAIN Salt Lake City (IP) The bells in the City-Counfy building tow er will chime again after 20 years because Newell G. Knight an auditor's office worker spear headed a drive to raise funds for repair work. Cake sales and other projects dreamed up by county workers Oaised more than $700 toward the $1,500 repair bill. y DOC QUIGG to get stars in our little eyes and washing sometimes came true. Wilbur, you had better halt I through your skull," said Wil- United Pms Correspondent i begin thinking about what the world owed us for Christmas." You mean visions of sugar plums danced in your head, the way it says in the old poem about the night before Christ mas? "Never heard of a sugar plum," said Wilbur. "What danced in our heads were things like Flex ible Fliers and model trains, skates and toys and baseball bats, and we wished and wished and wished so hard that some of the What's the matter with kids to day, anyhow?" Why nothing, Wilbur. What do you mean, what's the matter with them? They wish and dream just the way you did. "I will bet you a pretty pfen nig Che talks that way at times) that if you took a kid-in-the-street poll you'd find that today's organization child, if he dreams at all before Christmas, dreams not in terms of himself as an in dividual but ..." right there, in mid sermon, be cause you are getting a bit hard to digest. Organization child? Himself as an individual. Do you have to carry on that way in the middle of a busy office? "What I am trying to thrust bur, "is that in my day as a moppet we wished in terms of ourselves and what we me, little Wilbur was going to get for Christmas." Selfish little rascall, weren't you? New York "At this time Oof he year, just about this week, when I was young, one-third of the population began indulg ing in wish-making and dream manufacturing." Thus spoke Wilbur, our office grouch. Only this time he didn't seem so much grouchy as just plain wiitful. Which third is that, old boy. "The little children, lame brain," said Wilbur. "We used one around you for a day and you'll learn what individualism 2nd Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1957 Pages 1-14 is. MEDFORDsjjTRIBUNE o wmmmrn EVERYONE'S INVITED TO OUR TREMENDOUS... Store Hours: Week Days, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. We reserve the right to limit quantities. FRIDAY AKID SATUItiAV December 6th and 7th 6 &IG PRIZES! 1st Prize: Hind quarter U.S. Grade "Choice" Klamath Grain Fed Beef. 2nd Prize: 11" Double Pan Chicken Fryer 3rd Prize: Scotch Cooler 4th Prize: Hostess Rack and Tumbler Set 5th Prize: 11" Pillsbury Skillet 6th Prize: Portable Hostess Table 2 Bags of GROCERIES! 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