Show FRIENDS EAGER EADER TO HELP RANGER Blindness Ts Is T s Threatening Keen Rifleman of Teton Forest Foiest For 24 years ye us Rudolph 52 a native of Austria has had charge e of or the Black Back Rock ranger I station elation which governs acres of wild country on the Teton forest In Wyoming A year ago hs ha h started to have I trouble troubie with his eyes and today he heIs heIs heIs Is totally blind as a result of what chat t the doctors call glaucoma and has hns I been taken to Seattle scathe Wash by Richard Ohl OhI a fellow rang for further treatment In an effort to regain his Ills sight In a meeting last week with wills Dis Dis- District District Forester R. R II H. Rutledge sup sup- supervisor A. A A C. C McCain McC ln of or the tile Teton forest and other district of officials or- or officials Mr complained complained- not that he was blind but blind but that he Is 13 unable to do his usual work unable to blaze trees for cutting unable to care enre for the animals and protect the forest from fire For years ears he has been known as s the Black Blac Rock flock ranger with the he keen eyes and the steady nerves who ho was tho the best rifle shot In the territory DISPLAYED He took great pride In his work ork and according to his associates be became be- be became became came so attached to it that he con con- considered considered Jackson Hole Hoe elk almost as his personal property Ranger used his Keen eyes ees his steady nerves and his sure-shooting sure rifle to kill predatory animals that were preying on the elk and other animals in the Black BlackRock BlackRock BlackRock Rock district I During the summer he would ride rideout rideout on long lori patrols protecting the forest against destructive fires tires and after the fire season was wan over he would prepare for the coming winter and work on roads and trails through dense forests Then when winter came Ranger would strap his pack on his back end and his snowshoes on his feet and lumber off alone to care for the elk that were wintering wintering- In his district and to see sec that laws Jaws were properly enforced GENEROUS GI EROUS OFFERS Known among forest men and Jackson Hole Hoe residents as a gener gener- generous generous ous otis man made many matay firm friends friend all of or whom are eager to help him if IC they can However his case Is Lv now In the hands of or specialists who have little hope hops that they can restore his sight He visited specialists as soon as he had his first trouble with his eyes but so far tar they have been unable to help him Forest officials say that should he remain blind he will be cared for forIn forIn forIn In one of or two ways woys If IC doctors say that his blindness Is the result of or orsome some factor Incident to his work such as bright snow sno or wind or fire tire smoke he will receive Otherwise he will be retired on a pension that amounts to approximately tely mO-tely 65 per month |