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In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS , In Little Rock Arkansas where he had already used Na uonai uuard troopers to pre vent integration of white and colored pupils in the city's Cen tral high school Gov. Orval Faubus telegraphs President Eis enhower that he fears federal agents are planning to "arrest by force the head of a sovereign state." He then orders two companies of the Arkansas National Guard to surround his executive man sion in order to RESIST any such attempt. HO it this Governor Faubus? What sort of bird is he? W TpOR an answer to these ques- x tions let's turn to Mayor Woodrow Mann of Little Rock, who issues a statement in which he calls Governor Faubus' ac tion a HOAX. He adds: "The governor of our state has chosen to use Little Rock as a pawn in what clearly is POLITICAL DESIGN OF HIS OWN. "If any racial trouble develops here THE GOVERNOR WILL BE THE ONE TO BLAME." riiHESE are troublous times. - All over the world, for one reason or another, people appear to be ready and eager to bite each other in the leg at the slightest provocation. This mood is rendered critical by scheming, self-serving dema gogues who stand ready at the drop of a hat to do or say ANY THING that may bring them into the limelight and thus help to place In their hands the dan gerous power that goes with leadership of the mob. TT SEEMS to me this is a good x time to quote again Josiah Gil bert Holland's poem The Day's Demand: "God give us men! A time like this demands "Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; "Men whom the lust of office does not kill; , "Men whom the spoils of office can not buy; "Men who possess opinions and a will; "Men who have honor; men who will not lie; "Men who can stand before a demagogue "And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking; "Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog "In public duty and in private thinking." - THOSE ringing lines were writ ten nearly a century ago. They apply to today with equal or GREATER force. Only such men as these whom Holland's lines describe can save us from bad trouble. 89-Year-Old Fireman To Remain on Duty Marlboro, Mass. (W - Herbert S. Bartlett was 89 years old recently but he planned to go right on handling his duties as a fire captain. Bartlett began fighting fires as a lad of 15 in 1883. Ten years later he was officially appointed to the local fire department giv ins him a total of almost 75 years as a fireman. A widower, Bartlett said he would remain with the depart ment until he died or until he was unable to do his duties efficiently. The Everglades region of Flor ida is 140 miles long and 50 miles in width. Knowledge of Progression Important To Turn Enthusiast, Durling Declares Editor's note: How much weight do you carry? Always consider the weight toted by the horse you bet on, advises columnist E. V. Durling, in this fourth articles of his series, "How I Play the Races." By E. V. DURLING A knowledge of progression is of major importance to the turf enthusiast interested in losing less at the races or breaking even. Or possibly realizing a small profit. Ignorance as to the meaning of "progression" as applied to turf wagering is quite prevalent. For example, many people have the belief that progression calls for doubling your wager every time you lose. That is a ridic ulous assumption. Have you given a thought to what the use of such a pro gression would mean if you util ized it on a day at the races and lost on all eight races. Why, sir, even if you started on the first race with a modest $2 wager you would be out $510 on the day Incidentally, it Is the begin ning of wagering wisdom on the part of a racegoer to figure how Communications Letters to th Editor must bear the name and address of the writer although under certain circum stances the use of a pen name or initial for -publication is permis sible The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with an eye to clarification and conden sation Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed 400 words Human Smoka-Stacks To the Editor: In regard to the account of the recent -fire at Jacksonville that burned 15 acres, we note that it was caused by "a burning object thrown from a car." We wonder what that "burn ing object" could have been? Could it possibly be the same burning objects that cost Cali fornia millions of dollars each year in wanton destruction of property, timber and wild life? I'm afraid so. Ninety per cent of all forest and brush fires are set by the carelessness of human smoke stacks who scatter burning cig arettes at will. It must be a strange psychol ogy. Go into any lunch room or soda fountain and within five minutes it has not failed in years just as a delectable foaming soda or sizzling ham burger is set before me, some thing happens. Some one climbs on a neigh boring stool, generally a woman. and emits a billowing cloud of smoke. Then, holding a cigarette daintily in my direction, she proceeds to order. Of course she is completely oblivious of the acrid fumes of burning tobacco drifting across my soda. Of course we all know her taste buds are partially paralyzed by the poison she is inhaling, but is her brain a little paralyzed, too? It would seem so by such incon-sideration. Perhaps nicotine in addition to its long list of known crimes such as lung cancer, Buerger's disease, heart trouble, etc., does a little brain damage as well. Certainly no thinking person would throw a burning cigarette carelessly from a car window in tinder dry countryside, and yet it happens all the time. Either those who become to bacco addicts are people who simply don't care, or their smelly and expensive habit is really giving them a knock out blow between the ears. Maybelle L. Kotvis, Rt. 1, Box 350-H, Medford, Ore. much he will be out if he loses on all eight races. And he never, should have the amount come to more than he can afford. To increase the pleasure of a visit at the races and insure yourself against a headache at the end of the day, the use of a simple progression is strongly suggested. As, for example, bet $2 on each of the first four races, and if after the fourth race you are a loser, double your bets to $4 for each of the last four races. However, if after two bets of S4 you are again even, bet only S2 on the last two races. The most you can lose with this progres sion in eight races is S24. If you wager for show, it is very un likely you will lose very much. Of course, if you are an opu lent fellow you can bet $5 on each of the first four races, and, if a loser at the end of the fourth race, bet $10 on each of the last four races. Even then if you lost every race you would only be out $60. That, as previously stated, is very unlikely if you bet for show. Check this simple progres sion on paper. Try it on favorites for win or show in the result charts. Also try it on second choice for win and show. Wide Variety The aforementioned is just a simple progression for the use of the one-day racegoers. There is a wide variety of progressions, each adapted to certain condi tions, such as amount of capital to be risked, amount desired to be won daily, type of wagering to be followed. And so on. These progressions are for the use of those who can attend the races daily. In any event, if you wish to be a happy racegoer, formulate a plan of betting. Settle on the amount you can afford to lose. Begin a new wagering life by first trying to lose less. Then try to break even. After you are skilful enough to do that you can give a thought to winning a few dollars. To return to offering a few helpful hints on handicapping, let the matter of weight be con sidered. It is not the amount of weight that is most important in causing a horse to lose. It is the difference in the amount of weight he carries as compared with what his competitors carry. For a horse to carry 134 pounds is nothing. You can see that by the size of some of the people horses carry on bridle paths. Then consider the weight carried by jumping horses. As, for example, the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, in which horses are assigned to carry as much as 175 pounds over a four-mile course of diffi cult obstacles. 126 Pounds Required Consider the Kentucky Derby, a race for three-year-olds. All colts in that race are required to carry 126 pounds over a mile and a quarter course. Nobody comments much on the weight the Kentucky Derby competitors carry. However, in other races if a thoroughbred .of any age is as signed 126 pounds the horse players refer to that as "a lot of weight." It is a lot of weight if there are several good horses in the same race only carrying from 114 to 118 pounds. A little weight makes a lot of difference in a horse race. That is why clever apprentice riders are always busy. Tne owners and trainers want the advantage of that five - pound allowance Have you something around weighing five pounds? If so, pick it up and notice how little it amounts to in carrying. Yet LFUJLELL DBHILIL? Let Us Tell You About Our PAY PLAN! RICH - HEAT OUR CONTRACT CUTS OIL BILLS lets you budget winter comfort (on approved credit) O CURRENT PRICES O NO CARRYING CHARGES o NO LARGER BILLS EVEN IN COLDEST WEATHER! Your Fuel Bill for the Entire Year Can Be Paid in 10 Equal Payments Stove Oil Diesel Oil BURNER SERVICE For Example If 150.00 worth of fuel is consumed during season we will supply at 10 (or$15) each month for the 10 month period Sept. thru June. RICHFIELD OIL CORP. Office Across From New Armory NORTHWEST HEATING OILS MARVIN ALBERT Res. Phone SP 2-7550 - ERNEST KENNEDY a difference of five pounds is the difference of winning and losing many a horse race. In a six - furlong race, 124 pounds will not make much dif ference in the performance of a good horse. Even if there are several lightweights in the race it is not wise to take that 124 pounds too seriously. However, many racegoers do. "I would go for that horse but look at that weight, 124 pounds," they say. That's a mistake. If you like a horse weighted with 124 pounds in a sprint, don't let the weight scare you. Weight Important Factor It is in races of a mile or over where weight becomes an im portant factor. The more the race is over a mile the more im portant is the matter of weight. Carrying weight doesn't really tire a horse that is in good con dition. It shortens his stride. The more weight the less ground cov ered in a given time. So horses with a long stride are usually good weight carriers. Keep your eye open for such horses in route races. The matter of weight in slow ing up horses is based on a scien tific principle. When it was origi nated the riders sat directly in the middle of a horse and rode erect. Then Tod Sloan came along and rode in a way that distributed the weight. If you have an engineering friend or one who is a professor of physics or a student of same ask him to explain this weight situation to you. It is very in-, teresting. Wind resistance also figures in winning horse races. Tod Sloan figured . on that too. Whether it was his own idea or he had the advice of a man of science I cannot say. Difference Very Important On a heavy or muddy track difference in weight is very im portant. That condition really slows up a heavily - weighted horse and puts the lightweights in the picture. It is said that when a horse is assigned to carry over 132 pounds he really is in a bad spot. Many horses who have car ried 132 pounds successfully fail when asked to carry only two pounds more. Ben Jones and many other noted trainers have Museum Visitors Show Decline in Month of August Jacksonville Attendance at the Jacksonville museum for August this year was 6,941. 500 less than then 7,541 attendance in August, 1956. Probable cause for the drop in number of visitors during August was cancellation of the Jacksonville Jubilee this year. The August figure brought to tal attendance since the museum opened July 10, 1950, to 264,436. From 43 States Visitors in August came from 43 states, the District of Colum bia, territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and from Canada, Mexi co,. Germany, France, Denmark, Bolivia, Sweden, Korea and England. Heaviest attendance day was Aug. 24 when 260 passed through the doors with 17 states represented. Gifts and loans made to the museum during the month in cluded a small cup, dating to 1866, given by a Eugene family; hand made tools, a table and tea kettle, given by Mrs. J. G. Wertz, Grants Pass; 17 speci mens of native wild flowers, given by Mrs. Dee Hendrickson; and an old grain cradle, given by Burrell Wyant. Other gifts included a large specimen of opalized Redwood, given by J. C. Atkins in the name of his granddaughters, Teresa and Karen Baker, Apple gate; pictures of her grandpar ents and two copies of daguer reotype of Olive Oatman and a copy of the Columbia County Dispatch, dated April 6, 1906, all given by Mrs. Mary Tripp, North Hollywood; diaries kept by her grandfather during the Civil war, given by Mrs. Leo Young; a blue and white double weave counterpane dated 1842 and a cotton quilt, both made by her grandmother, given by Grace Smith, Medford; 21 In- Sunday, September 8. 1937 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Horse Show, Rodeo Will Be At Camp White Field Today long fought to make 132 pounds the limit in flat races. (Tomorrow: The kind of horse to look for.) (Copyright, 1957, King Features Syndicate, Inc.) The Eagle Point 4-H Horse club, Desert Pegasus, is sponsor ing a horse show and rodeo at the Camp White Memorial field at 1:30 p.m. today in cooperation with the VA domiciliary and the United Medford Crusade. The' UMC special event will have riders competing for rib bons and trophies furnished by the Eagle Point Chamber of Commerce. The three-hour pro gram will begin with the grand entree with introduction of clubs and leaders. The competition will be pole bending, scurry race, Texas bar rel race, square dance on horses, musical chairs and baton race. A special event will be Junior riders under nine years of age in Western Pleasure. AH games will be played in three age groups 9 to 13, 14 to 18 and adult. No Admission Charge There will be no admission charge according to Jim Anack er, UMC special events chair man, but donations will be ac cepted for the United Medford Crusade. This is one of several special events being offered this year by the UMC commit tee to raise money for the UMC and to publicize the 1957 58 fund raising campaign. The Eagle Point 4-H Horse club has been in existance since February and is under the di rection of James Dunn and Keith Krambeal, both of Eagle Point. At the June rodeo in Mon tague, Calif., Bill Morgan, club secretary, won prize money and trophies as the best all around rider of the rodeo. Others win ning prize money were James Ackerman, Mike Higday, Mide Blanchett, and Marcia Acker- man. The club sponsored a pre-fair horse show in July at the Jack son County Sheriff's Posse grounds where they met other 4-H clubs in the area. They par ticipated in an overnight ride in the military bridge area. Their training area is the ranch and arena of Jim West, well known horseman of the valley. Mr. and Mrs. West have been instrumental in the organization and instruction of the club. Club president, Betty Higday, 16, Eagle Point High school sophomore, has ended her sev enth year in 4-H activities. Nor ma Noble, vice president, 16, is a junior, and Bill Morgan, secre tary, and Jim Ackerman, treas urer, are freshmen. dian baskets from her grand mother's collection, given by Clora Garrett, Jacksonville; a specimen of chrome ore, given by Jimmy Betts, LaCrescenta, Calif.; and one dollar, paper money, Hongkong, English issue, given by Kenneth Paul, La Crescenta, Calif. In her daily eight and one-half mile walk, the average house-, wife, exerts a total weight of 930 tons on her feet and arches. I never dreamed my savings could do so well l 3& actually thought income on a savings account was more or less token and just couldn't ever amount to anything . . . Then I checked up . . . found I could get a really liberal return, regularly, and with full safety. Investments Made by the 10th of the Month Earn Dividends as of the 1st Current Dividend 3h Per Annum FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Association of Medford 29 North Ivy Street R. F. 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