Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-11-28
THOUGHTS WHILE SHAVING
By George Peck

The other morning, as per daily custom, got out my
trusty electric he name of the maker purposely
omitted here-no free plug) turned on the switch and
proceeded to shave AS usual could not help noticing
that some of the whskers longer than Others This
has always puzzled why in the same length OF time
does one whsker grow longer and stronger than others
of its fellow whiskers?", have often asked myself
Growing in the soil, rather should say same
skim blood and flesh alongside of puny runt healthy
vre whsker blossoms FORTH Just why have never been
able to figure out But when my has gotten in its
cks all of the whsker, both healthy and puny are re-
duced to the same size-tha size at all 1t must be
plumb discouraging healthy whsker that has toed
night and day to gain stature to be moved down to the
size of the Shiftess, non-toiling bit OF fuzz.
On this particular morning it suddenly daWned on
me that what that doing to the individual Whs
my face is exactly what socialism does to the nd
vduals of nation. 1t cuts them all down to size, that
is, no size at all.
Under socalistic economy the Woodworking, thrifty
sereant Individual is reduced to the size the
shiftless wasteu reliant citizen Struggle he may
constantly he cut down. Finally he loses all incentive
to attempt to lift himself above his fellows and discour
aged he throws up his in surrender and ceases to
struggle.
The theory of socialism is beautifu-the idea of all
sharing alike intriguing; especially for those who have
little nothing share But socialism in practice, that
something else again The end result that all do not
share alike-each finishes up with large equal slice OF
nothing For when reduce the honeybee to the status
of the drones, MO honey is produced.
But there is something Socialism creates that worse
than poverty uncomfortable that status u.s. and that
thing loss of freedom Loss of freedom hand IN
hand with socialism. Those in charge of the dividing
process have nasty habit of debating how each recipient
of the division shall spend his share.
The citizen of the sociastc state is told where and
at what he shall work, how to live, how ne shall
educate his children what doctor and dentist shall serve
him. he is even told how to entertain himself II you
doubt the foregoing statement, just ask any Engshman
The English have learned the hard way, that under
socastc they not only were ruled and regu
lated to the h but gradually coming to share less
and less Let's hope that they did not awaken too late
and that the Churchill will be able to restore
their lost freedoms and lift their standard OF living from
the low level to which it has sunk.
Of course those who started socialism upon England
were honest about it. They called it, SOCIALISM, those
who are trying to socialism upon America not
fortnight They have lot of fancy, misleading names
for it. such as Social Security Compulsory Medicine
Public Housing" etc.. They know that were they
to call by it's right name, the American people would
avoid it like plague.
The editor of the Dayton (Oho) Press in an editorial
pointing out how lucky we Americans are, made this
true and wise observation: "The farther move from
freedom you pay for life that is worth less to
live"
That would seem to be high note on which to end
this piece bearing the unusual title, Thoughts While
Shaving"