A Nichol's Worth of . T.
Comment On This and TKat
By HARMAN
Laurel, Md. (U.R) If
George McKeven were color
blind, he might now be working
in a glue fac
tory. But George,
it so happens,
is, possessed of
fine eyes and
can tell du
bonnet from
bright red. At
present, he is
doing right
well at the
Harman Nichols Laurel .Race
course ad the so-called "color
man." f' ....
It is his business to see that
the right jockey gets a leg up
on the - right horse with the
right colored silks of the right
owner.
"Listen, mister," the little guy
said, "If have to have the eyes
of a what(( you may call it. I
dasn't make a mistake. I keep
book on 1000 sets of colors. Ev
ery one is different from the
other. And suppose I get the
fuchsia silks of Llangolan farms
mixed up ''with one of C. V.
Whitney's colts in a feature race.
Swish, and bang, the walls could
come in on me."
All of the colors for all of the
stables have to be registered
with the jockey clubs. Just in
case an owner has a colt which
runs from track to track. Say
an owner comes into Laurel. He
must present all of his papers,
including the registration of col-,
ors. . "'-'"
"The jockey isn't supposed to
keep track of colors," George
says. "He may ride for one own
er one day and another the next.
That's my job. Wrong colors
not only confuse the on-looker
or bettor, but they could come
down on my neck."
W. NICHOLS
Paatar Writar
. Supervisor of the jockey quar
ters here is little Johnny Be
jshak, who once sported the silks
of Alfred Vanderbilt, when he
rode Discovery. The silks in that
case were a combination of cer
ise and white.
Under Bejshak are 13 valets,
a trainer, a flock of bootshine
boys and the above named
George McKeven.
Johnny gets a lot of help from
the valets. A number of them
are former jockeys.
These little guys have to keep
the jock's gear in shape. Polish
the leather, replace worn out
"poppers," or. whips and see
that the silks are clean.
Another important character
around any race track is the
head trainer. In this case, a fine
little man named Eddie Lay of
Philadelphia. His office looks
like , a doctor's office. And in
effect, it practically is. There
is a conglomeration of diath
ermy gadgets and infra-red
lamps. There are dry heat rooms
that' melt off the pounds that
might keep an over-weight boy
out of the saddle for an import
ant race. Heat is piped into
the room at 150 degrees, where
even a fat man could melt off a
few ounces.
But most jockeys, even though
overweight, don't have to shed
too much weight.
Eddie is proud of what he did
several years ago at old Havre
de Grace.
Al de-Lara, a rider, was
about to mount a pretty impor
tant horse in an important race.
"My job," said Eddie, "was
to get the boy up in the saddle
within the' weight limit. We
stripped him of 12 pounds in
four hours."
Al was a little limp but will
ing. He won.
JAYCEE HEAD John D.
Smith, above, presided over his
first meeting as joew president
of the Medford Junior Chamber
of Commerce this week. He has
some two years, and has active
been a resident of Medford for
in Junior Chamber work for
several years.
Atomic Merchant Ship
May Be 2 Years Away
Washington !U.R) Pres
ident Eisenhower's revolution
ary new atomic - powered mer
chant ship probably will not sail
the high seas for another two
years, atomic sources said today.
The administration at one
point considered a rush job so
the- ship could get underway
with atomic power by, this fall.
This would have entailed put
ting an atomic reactor, such as
designed for the submarine Nau
tilus, in the hull of a conven
tional merchant ship.
Atomic sources said, however,
the administration now has de
cided to design and build a hull
for a specially designed ship reactor.
On The Side V-f By E. V. Durling
(Distributed by Kiag , tarts Syndicate, lac)
Give me a kiss now
That will hang upon my Up,
As sweet as morning dew
Upon a rose,
And full at long.
MiddletoB
Have acquired a copy of "Self
Help" by Samuel Smiles. A
remarkable book. Written in
1859. Been translated into 25
languages. , Lord " Leverhulme,
British soap manufacturer, con
sidered reading "Self-Help" as
a young man to have been a
major factor in his success.
Leverhulme started at the bot
tom and built up a business
valued at $150,000,000. When
ever a young man asked him for
advice, Leverhulme presented
him with a copy of Smiles' "Self
Help." . .
Asking
.Queries from clients. Q.Who
played the title role in the stage
play based on the Biblical tale
of the prodigal son? A. William
Elliott played the prodigal son
in the play you refer to which
was titled "The Wanderer." That
was in 1917. In addition to
Elliott, the cast included Flor
ence Reed, Charles Dalton,
Nance O'Neil and James O'Neill.
Q Who was J'Stitch" McCar
thy? A. "Stitch" was a popular
resident of Manhattan's East
Side known as "the mayor of
Grand Street." His real name
was Sam Ttothberg. He ran the
celebrated Apollo saloon on For
sythe street. Was also very ac
tive as a bail bondsman.
Briefly
' Do you consider yourself a
well informed baseball fan? If
so, tell us quick as half a flash
how many ways a man can get
to first base without making a
hit ... What's the record for' a
hospital responding to a call with
an ambulance and a doctor?
Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan,
starts an ambulance and a doc
tor off thirty seconds after a call
for help is received.
Argument
"To settle an argument among
the girls of our office," writes a
Baltimorean, "what are the bust
measurements of Jane Russell
and Lana Turner, the original
sweater girl?" First let me say,
I hope this argument took place
during a coffee break and not on
the company's time. The answer
is: Jane Russell, 37 inches;
Lana Turner, 35 Vi Inches.
Complaint
"Several of my friends and
I are growing weary of your re
peated complimentary refer
ences to Scorpio women and
your neglect of those born under
Capricorn, Gemini and Aquar
ius," writes a New Yorker. "The
Scorpio women may be 'ooiftph
girls' but their appeal is based
on buxom and bosomy figures
rather than . intelligence and
charm. They attract men but
have difficulty in holding them.
Scorpio women do. everything in
excess. They are chain smokers,
bathe themselves in heavy per
fume, use too much makeup and
are non-stop talkers of the chat
terer type. And when a Scorpio
starts drinking oh, my!"
Sidelights
Is your wife a clever culinary
artist? How is she on desserts?
Does she know how to make a
tipsy parson pudding , ... In
Port Arthur, Tex., there is a
street named Mistreating Alley
Monsieur Christian Dior says
it is very difficult for a tall
woman to appear smartly dress
ed. He claims the medium sized
females are the best fashion
plates. .
Asidas ' .
The most interesting address
I have yet come across is that
of Clara Corrigan,- Irrigon, Ore
gon. You could make a song out
of it . . . "Have you seen Sir
Herbert Tree's last play?" some
body once asked Sir Henry Irv
ing, who replied,- "I hope so."
Thursday, May ,8, IMS -
MEDFORD (OREOOIT) MAIL TRIBUNE tZVEJC
Ex-Prosecutor Freed
In Phenix City Case
.Birmingham, Ala. (U.R)
An all-male jury Wednesday ac
quitted "with no apologies"
Arch " Ferrell, former ; Phenix
City prosecutor, of plotting the
murder of anti-vice crusader Al
bert Patterson.
Ferrell was one of three for
mer officials charged with mur
dering Patterson who was pledg
ed as nominee for state attorn
ey general to rid his home town
of gangster domination. , . ,
Ferrell's 17-day trial ended
when jury . foreman , Robert
Haley entered the heavily guard
ed, tense courtroom, announced
the verdict. and said, "we have
prayed over this and we 'offer
no apologies to no one."
In an earlier trial the state,
using virtually the same evi
dence won a conviction for oust
ed chief Deputy Sheriff Albert
Fuller on a first degree murder
charge. The jury fixed the pen
alty at life imprisonment.
Eugene U.R) State and fed
eral agencies will hold hearings
here in June on the proposed
Beaver Marsh multi-million-dollar
power development on
the upper McKenzie river.
. . . Red-haired women always
give their dogs curious names.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell had a
Pekinese named "Pinkie Pankie
Poo.";
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