Thanks for the responses.
CCW makes sense, now. I did some Googling & discovered that the rotation is labeled looking from the shaft end. (You cannot believe how difficult that info was to locate.)
The wire in the photo has not been changed since I removed it from the lathe. The motor ran both CW & CCW when removed. So, my question remains, which of those 4 wires should the power be connected to for CCW rotation? The placarding on the motor doesn't tell ME anything useful. I am essentially electrically illiterate. As a retired pilot, I can follow instructions & checklists very well--I just don't seem to have any to follow.
The switch I plan to use looks exactly like a standard light switch in a house with one big difference. It is DOUBLE POLE--SINGLE THROW.
Thanks again,
Jerry in Delaware