Hi Rochelle,
I just looked in my display cabinet and found a pony. I have mine, like the others inc box cameras etc, out of interest really, as they aren't worth anything.......
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the dot between 8 and 5.6 is red and the 50 on the top row is red.
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The red paint indicates the positions those settings should be at for a 'snap shot'....ie ok for general point and press pictures in average outdoor light, if you don't have time or inclination for fiddling with the camera. Remember though, that the black and white film intended for use in these cameras has massive exposure latitude. In laymans terms it basically meant a photo lab might have a fighting chance of getting a reasonable print in many 'normal' outdoor lighting conditions, without it looking over or under exposed.
The Pony range was was more common in the states, but there was also some interesting variants made including ones with over-sized 'action' viewfinders, as well as waist level finders.
hope this helps