Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1960-12-21
Stanley S. Scott

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A Closer Focus On This Peace On
Earth, Goodwill To Men
In the last lap before the Christmas holidays and the attendant 
spirit accustomed to the time, one has but to take a look in
the mirror of current events to see those repetitions of history
and the role of contemporary actors substantiating the claim
that the future is but the past.
Jesus was standing near the shadow of the cross, when He
told those who thought they were amusing him interestingly by
showing him through the temple, that "the temple would be destroyed 
— with not one stone left upon another."
How these aides shuddered in awe and how their expectations 
withered before the blast of what an old prophet "who was
without honor in his own country," ventured in the face of
charges of blaspherny and other bold incriminations in an intolerant 
atmosphere.
But there was the bold assertion, and it was said that when
those with battering rams and other weapons of destruction
swept down upon the temple it was a matter of hours before
what it took generations to build was leveled in less than a
dozen hours.
Literally, hunters for gold that had melted between the
rocks and those pilferers bent upon spoils, did scrape the stones
looking for precious metals, leaving them with not one left upon
another.
That same prophet, "born a king", hated and hunted was
heralded into this world with the chanting of "Glory be to God
in the highest and Peace — on earth — goodwill to men."
Long time since the days of Bethlehem in Judah, Gethsemane
and Galilee and Calvary's skull. "Not one stone left upon another." 

In our own time we see many of the exact prophesies springing 
from the Bible page.
Number 1, the age old question — "Shall Africa be brought
to Christ?" is being answered.
Number 2, the declaration — "Ethiopia shall soon stretch
out her hands under God," has come to life in our time.
Number 3, "Princess shall come out of Egypt" and they
are here.
Number 4, We see temples of hat, racism, disfranchisement,
mob violence, religious intolerance and open violations of the
law of the land, being toppled with stone by stone being tumbled 
from the top of each other.
Do we not see in our own time the unfolding of the prophesy 
of the world looking into a continent whose only claim to
history was that it was a source of human slavery, where under
the order of the crowns of Western Europe there was a racket of
rum, liquor and Negro slave running?
Didn't the civilization of our time wink at Mussolani when
he and his looters chased out of their balliwick this same "Lion
of Judah" and laughed at his barefoot fighters?
Didn't the rubber slave-grind in Africa and the cheaters of
human labor who ground sweat out of the brow of ignorant
natives collapse against the weight of just protest and a more
enlightened mankind?
But how those men do "grovel here below" and how they
do mourn the passing of a certain way of life as men are being
jerked from on top of other men.
"Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men."
When time and conscience — faith and justice tumble down
this temple of hate, discrimination and educational privation,
with" not one-man left upon another, we will come into the
heritage of the fatherhood of God; the brotherhood of man
and .... that long heralded chant that rang from Gethsemane
and Galilee and from Judah of old: "PEACE ON EARTH . . . .
GOODWILL TO ALL MEN."

Disclosures That The "Couple Of Telephone
Calls" Had Jumped The Gun
A late announcement made this week that President Eisenhower 
asked the Justice Department to look into the arrest and
other Wise handling of Dr. M. L. King, Jr., prior to the election,
did not come as a surprise. Before the normal procedure could
go its couse, the other side had used the occasion by "telephone
calls" to the effect that votes were influenced in the recent election. 

Any other measure or approach to the total situation by the
federal government might have been a sacrifice of principle for
political expediency, which the party did not feel that it should
"be the firstest with the mostest" in the area of making political
capital.
In fact, the hurried "telephone call" in King's behalf had
its origin in the Civil Rights patterns and processes already implemented 
by this administration for the safeguard of human
rights. It had gone "into the highways and hedges and compelled 
registrars and others to bring out the records in efforts to
prove discrimination and to get the names of Negroes restored
to the voting lists. Other inquiries in the area of education with
effective pressure brought to bear on violators were still being
processed.
Quite naturally would the King case have come under scrutiny 
with recommendations from the Justice Department to make
proper adjustment.
With more haste than normal procedure and government
routine, if votes Were the main objective, how handsomely the
Republican Party could have made such capital.
The Justice Department statement was to declare the conviction 
and sentencing of young King in connection with the traffic 
violation "fundamentally unjust". In the light of the outcome
of the election, it is clear such an action by either the Justice Department 
or the President would have had an impact which
could have brought different results.
Anyway, we are glad to know the Eisenhower Administration 
had stored such action. Government procedure just took
longer than individual action required.

Brief Comments
Hint to readers of the news: There is no law against thinking 
things out for yourself.
If money were the only goal in life we know some rich
people who would be mighty happy.
There is nothing gained when you do your work at night
and than loaf through the next day.

LETTERS TO THE

To the Editor:
Recently on the front page of a
local daily was the following news
release: "John Elliott Rankin, who
served 32 years as a highly vocal
spokesman for Mississippi in the
United States House of Representatives, 
died at his home in Tupelo,
Miss. at the age of 78.
"During his years in Washington
Representative Rankin was outspokenly 
anti-Negro, anti-Jewish,
anti-Communist, and anti-union.
He was for states' rights and white
supremacy. Born March 29, 1882,
in Itawamba County, he received
his law degree from the University
of Mississippi, was once prosecuting 
attorney for the state. He had
been ill for about two years with
arthritis and died of a heart attack 
in Mississippi, so he was truly
from and for Mississippi.
"He was easily aroused and venom 
could drip from his tongue. He
was finally defeated for public office 
in Mississippi, retired in Mississippi, 
died in Mississippi and was
buried in Mississippi. So let the
record stand."
Rankin spoke words against Communism, 
but his bitterness and
hatred did as much to foster Communism 
as any force of his time.
I never saw him but once in my
life and that was one night when
I sat in the House Chamber with
Bob Church, Roy Wilkins and
others. He delivered a bitter tirade
against a Fair Employment Practices 
Act, and one white woman
who sat next to me said, "I could
see him fall dead and rejoice." I
said to her, "Oh, no, you are wrong,
too—hate is wrong. Why I love
him and wish I could do something 
to help him and cause him
to love other people." Mr. Rankin
is dead, and we must speak kindly
of the dead. But let his record
stand as he made it.
He was an able debater, a brilliant 
parliamentarian with an acid
tongue. He served the cause of hate
and oppression for 32 years in the
halls of Congress, He even attacked 
the American Red Cross for not
labelling Negro blood "black" and
white blood "white." Remember, he
represented Mississippi where blood
was mixed but not from banks.
John E. Rankin, venom dripping
from his lips, successor of James
K. Vardaman and Theodore G.
Bilbo, predecessor of Ross Barnett
and John Williams. John Rankin,
goodbye—and peace to your ashes.

John Rankin Served
Cause of Hatred
To the Editor:
Recently on the front page of a
local daily was the following news
release: "John Elliott Rankin, who
served 32 years as a highly vocal
spokesman for Mississippi in the
United States House of Representatives, 
died at his home in Tupelo,
Miss. at the age of 78.
"During his years in Washington
Representative Rankin was outspokenly 
anti-Negro, anti-Jewish,
anti-Communist, and anti-union.
He was for states' rights and white
supremacy. Born March 29, 1882,
in Itawamba County, he received
his law degree from the University
of Mississippi, was once prosecuting 
attorney for the state. He had
been ill for about two years with
arthritis and died of a heart attack 
in Mississippi, so he was truly
from and for Mississippi.
"He was easily aroused and venom 
could drip from his tongue. He
was finally defeated for public office 
in Mississippi, retired in Mississippi, 
died in Mississippi and was
buried in Mississippi. So let the
record stand."
Rankin spoke words against Communism, 
but his bitterness and
hatred did as much to foster Communism 
as any force of his time.
I never saw him but once in my
life and that was one night when
I sat in the House Chamber with
Bob Church, Roy Wilkins and
others. He delivered a bitter tirade
against a Fair Employment Practices 
Act, and one white woman
who sat next to me said, "I could
see him fall dead and rejoice." I
said to her, "Oh, no, you are wrong,
too—hate is wrong. Why I love
him and wish I could do something 
to help him and cause him
to love other people." Mr. Rankin
is dead, and we must speak kindly
of the dead. But let his record
stand as he made it.
He was an able debater, a brilliant 
parliamentarian with an acid
tongue. He served the cause of hate
and oppression for 32 years in the
halls of Congress, He even attacked 
the American Red Cross for not
labelling Negro blood "black" and
white blood "white." Remember, he
represented Mississippi where blood
was mixed but not from banks.
John E. Rankin, venom dripping
from his lips, successor of James
K. Vardaman and Theodore G.
Bilbo, predecessor of Ross Barnett
and John Williams. John Rankin,
goodbye—and peace to your ashes.

HELPED COMMUNISM
To the Editor:
Recently on the front page of a
local daily was the following news
release: "John Elliott Rankin, who
served 32 years as a highly vocal
spokesman for Mississippi in the
United States House of Representatives, 
died at his home in Tupelo,
Miss. at the age of 78.
"During his years in Washington
Representative Rankin was outspokenly 
anti-Negro, anti-Jewish,
anti-Communist, and anti-union.
He was for states' rights and white
supremacy. Born March 29, 1882,
in Itawamba County, he received
his law degree from the University
of Mississippi, was once prosecuting 
attorney for the state. He had
been ill for about two years with
arthritis and died of a heart attack 
in Mississippi, so he was truly
from and for Mississippi.
"He was easily aroused and venom 
could drip from his tongue. He
was finally defeated for public office 
in Mississippi, retired in Mississippi, 
died in Mississippi and was
buried in Mississippi. So let the
record stand."
Rankin spoke words against Communism, 
but his bitterness and
hatred did as much to foster Communism 
as any force of his time.
I never saw him but once in my
life and that was one night when
I sat in the House Chamber with
Bob Church, Roy Wilkins and
others. He delivered a bitter tirade
against a Fair Employment Practices 
Act, and one white woman
who sat next to me said, "I could
see him fall dead and rejoice." I
said to her, "Oh, no, you are wrong,
too—hate is wrong. Why I love
him and wish I could do something 
to help him and cause him
to love other people." Mr. Rankin
is dead, and we must speak kindly
of the dead. But let his record
stand as he made it.
He was an able debater, a brilliant 
parliamentarian with an acid
tongue. He served the cause of hate
and oppression for 32 years in the
halls of Congress, He even attacked 
the American Red Cross for not
labelling Negro blood "black" and
white blood "white." Remember, he
represented Mississippi where blood
was mixed but not from banks.
John E. Rankin, venom dripping
from his lips, successor of James
K. Vardaman and Theodore G.
Bilbo, predecessor of Ross Barnett
and John Williams. John Rankin,
goodbye—and peace to your ashes.

Univ. Entry

students. Dr. Williams testified on
the shortage of housing facilities,
for women students.
Bootle gave the defense lawyers
five days in which to file their
briefs in the case and the plaintiffs 
five days to file theirs following 
the submission of the defense 
exhibit.

Spaulding Makes

colleges and by service and religious 
organizations. Other national
figures who have agreed to make
recordings on various subjects, according 
to the Institute inslude
Vice President Nixon, Thurgood
Marshall, Congressman Richard
Bollings and Dean Benjamin Fine.
These lectures will be distributed
exclusively by Opinion Institute.

Prayer For Today
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble. —
(Psalm 46:1).
PRAYER: Our Father, teach us
to trust in Thee at all times and
in all circumstances. Strengthen
us in faith until our trust becomes
unshakeable. Be for us the light
of our lives; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Merry Christmas
AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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MY WEEKLY
SERMON
By
REV. BLAIR T. HUNT
PASTOR
MISSIPPI BLVD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
ters 
of the Gospel according to St.
Luke.
We are starting on a journey
from our home town to Bethlehem
of Judea. Just a few more days to
shop . . . just a few more days to
prepare for Christmas. What a
feverish last minute preparation
many are making for this journey
to Bethlehem.
Some will not reach Bethlehem.
They will stop on the road. They
will deviate. They will never see
the Baby, Jesus.
Let us prepare to see the mangercradeled 
babe Let us prepare for
Christmas that we may reach
bethlehem to behold the gates of
another world and hear singing
from on high.
God, our heavenly father, pre
pare for Christmas. "When the
fulness of time was come. God
sent forth his Son . . . made of a
woman, a virgin irreproachable."
God prepared a body for Christmas 
. . . a body, human as well as
divine . . a body so human, it got
tired . . so human it shed tears.
Yes, God prepared for the world's
first Christinas. He prepared a body,
for Jesus.
God prepared a nation, the Jewish 
nation, strategically, geographically 
located . . . a land free from
idolatry.
For the first Christmas God prepared 
a mother. God prepared
Mary . . . "And the angel said unto
her, fear not, Mary, for thou hast
found favor with God, and behold
thou shalt conceive in thy womb,
and bring forth a son, and shall
call his name Jesus." God was

preparing a mother for Christmas.
How do we prepare for Christmas? 
What does Christmas mean?
Today the merchants are happy.
We wonder if the angels are happy
as they behold us preparing for
Christmas. We wonder how much
money will be spent for hard liquor. 
We wonder how many bribes
will be given in the guise of presents 
M are taking Christ out
of Christmas.
Have you taken the Christ out
of Christmas and made it "X-mas"?
If so, you will never see the Babe
of Bethlehem on December 25th.
You know "X-mas," emphasizing
the "X" means the unknown and
Christ will be unknown to you, for
you will not arrive in Bethlehem
of Judea, and Jesus will not be
born in your heart.
Prepare for a spiritual Christmas. 
Then you will not "spend"
Christmas. You will to keep Christmas. 
Let us prepare to keep Christmas 
in all of its ancient loveliness.
Keep it in the sanctuary of our
hearts.
Prepare for a spiritual Christmas 
not a paganistic commercial
Xmas. A paganistic, commercial
Xmas means "get it now while the
getting is good." A paganistic,
commercial Xmas means drunken
brawls, thousands of accidents,
thousands rent to the hospital,
scores of people killed. A paganistic,
commercial Xmas means a carnival 
of mirth for the imps of hell.
Let us prepare for a spiritual
Christmas. Let us reach Bethlehem
of Judea on December 25th and
gaze into the baby face of Jesus
and sing forth Joy to the World,
the Lord Has Come." Let us join
that choir that sang "Peace on
Earth, good will to men."
Let us prepare to meet God on
Christmas morning and gaze into
the face of Jesus. Prepare now to
go to Bethlehem of Judea. "Let
us go now even unto Bethlehem,
and see this thing which is come
to pass which the Lord hath made
known unto us."—Luke 2:15.
Prepare for Christmas by preparing 
the heart, the mind, and
the experience, and Christmas will
take on a new beauty and meaning
you had never known before.

SERMONETTE
PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS
By
REV. BLAIR T. HUNT
PASTOR
MISSIPPI BLVD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
ters 
of the Gospel according to St.
Luke.
We are starting on a journey
from our home town to Bethlehem
of Judea. Just a few more days to
shop . . . just a few more days to
prepare for Christmas. What a
feverish last minute preparation
many are making for this journey
to Bethlehem.
Some will not reach Bethlehem.
They will stop on the road. They
will deviate. They will never see
the Baby, Jesus.
Let us prepare to see the mangercradeled 
babe Let us prepare for
Christmas that we may reach
bethlehem to behold the gates of
another world and hear singing
from on high.
God, our heavenly father, pre
pare for Christmas. "When the
fulness of time was come. God
sent forth his Son . . . made of a
woman, a virgin irreproachable."
God prepared a body for Christmas 
. . . a body, human as well as
divine . . a body so human, it got
tired . . so human it shed tears.
Yes, God prepared for the world's
first Christinas. He prepared a body,
for Jesus.
God prepared a nation, the Jewish 
nation, strategically, geographically 
located . . . a land free from
idolatry.
For the first Christmas God prepared 
a mother. God prepared
Mary . . . "And the angel said unto
her, fear not, Mary, for thou hast
found favor with God, and behold
thou shalt conceive in thy womb,
and bring forth a son, and shall
call his name Jesus." God was

preparing a mother for Christmas.
How do we prepare for Christmas? 
What does Christmas mean?
Today the merchants are happy.
We wonder if the angels are happy
as they behold us preparing for
Christmas. We wonder how much
money will be spent for hard liquor. 
We wonder how many bribes
will be given in the guise of presents 
M are taking Christ out
of Christmas.
Have you taken the Christ out
of Christmas and made it "X-mas"?
If so, you will never see the Babe
of Bethlehem on December 25th.
You know "X-mas," emphasizing
the "X" means the unknown and
Christ will be unknown to you, for
you will not arrive in Bethlehem
of Judea, and Jesus will not be
born in your heart.
Prepare for a spiritual Christmas. 
Then you will not "spend"
Christmas. You will to keep Christmas. 
Let us prepare to keep Christmas 
in all of its ancient loveliness.
Keep it in the sanctuary of our
hearts.
Prepare for a spiritual Christmas 
not a paganistic commercial
Xmas. A paganistic, commercial
Xmas means "get it now while the
getting is good." A paganistic,
commercial Xmas means drunken
brawls, thousands of accidents,
thousands rent to the hospital,
scores of people killed. A paganistic,
commercial Xmas means a carnival 
of mirth for the imps of hell.
Let us prepare for a spiritual
Christmas. Let us reach Bethlehem
of Judea on December 25th and
gaze into the baby face of Jesus
and sing forth Joy to the World,
the Lord Has Come." Let us join
that choir that sang "Peace on
Earth, good will to men."
Let us prepare to meet God on
Christmas morning and gaze into
the face of Jesus. Prepare now to
go to Bethlehem of Judea. "Let
us go now even unto Bethlehem,
and see this thing which is come
to pass which the Lord hath made
known unto us."—Luke 2:15.
Prepare for Christmas by preparing 
the heart, the mind, and
the experience, and Christmas will
take on a new beauty and meaning
you had never known before.

Christmas Startime'
To Be Rebroadcast
Marian 
Anderson is 'awfully" glad that
"Christmas Startime" is being rebroadcast. 

The hour-long program, in color, 
will be presented Christmas
Day, Sunday, Dec. 25 (5:00-6:00
p. m., EST), on the CBS Television 
Network.
Miss Anderson, along with Leonard 
Bernstein and the New York
Philharmonic, the St. Paul's Cathedral 
Boys' Choir of London and
the Schola Cantorum of New York
contributed their talents to the
program, which was loudly apapplauded 
by the critics and honored 
with a Sylvania Award.


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Seek Tough Bill
To Rid Boxing
Of 'Underworld'
Senate
boxing investigators are hard at
work drafting legislation which
they hope will rid the fight game
of underworld bosses and influence.
They have set a target date of
Jan. 20 to introduce the measure
in Congres, it was learned Saturday. 

The bill will call for establishment 
of a temporary federal boxing
commission which would license all
participants interstate matches:
This includes the fighters, managers, 
promotes matchmakers, and
even the television industry.
Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn.,
chairman of the Senate anti-trust
and monopoly subcomittee, will
champion the legislation.
He said that hearings by his
investigators showed clearly that
federal action was needed to rout
racketeers from boxing. He said
the sport is now infested with
hoodlums.
Persons with criminal records or
backgrounds would be unable to
qualify for the federal licenses.
Failure to get one could result in
fines and imprisonment.
Under Kefauver's proposal, the
cost of operating the commission
would be borne by the boxing industry 
through a tax on the licenses 
and fight promotions.
The bill also will include a provision 
making it a federal crime
for anyone to take part in a bribe
offer involving an interstate match
Kefauver's idea is to have the
commission operate for only three
years. After that time, he said,
boxing should be in a much healtheir 
position so that only state
control would be needed.

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