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
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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
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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.
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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.
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