Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1948 — Page 2

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Texans Guard ‘Mexico! Border to Curb Spread | of Animal Disease

. Meandering Rio Grande Makes Patroling Difficult; Dr. Dutro’s Young Crew Works Hard

“By HAL O'FLAHERTY, Times Special Writer - BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Jan. 6—A fantastic, Heandering. iver, ‘the Rio Grande, forms the frontier between the United States and Mexico, from hete to El Paso, a distance of 810 miles by highway but more than 4000 ‘miles if you ride the bank of the river. Old-timers down here such as Dr. E. N. Dutro, a’ distinguished veterinarian, chief of the Texas Range “Riders, estimates the Rio Grande, in its incredible meander~

et dies 2 ke 5 Argentina to Get British Rail Line

Transfer Wipes Out $500 Million War Debt

By ERNIE HILL Times Foreign Correspondent LONDON, Jan, 6—Another eof" ? ! Britain's shrinking properties scatThese necks are Oi tered around the world is scheduled continiially being Mr - O'Flaherty |; ny sold to satisfy debts contractcut by the river, thereby trans- ed during the war, ferring all. persons and property| This time it is Argentina taking from Mexico -to the United States over a major British holding— the and vice versa. 1 $600 million railroad system spreadThis is the line that must be ing across the pampas from the guarded to prevent the spread of seaport of Buenos Aires, the dangerous animal affliction, For Britain, it will relieve the known as foot and mouth disease. strain of the $500 million debt The herds of Texas are entirely | which accrued during the war when free of infection today, but down| Argentina shipped beef and grain in Mexico, some 225 miles from|to England and .got nothing in Brownsville, an epidemic is in full return. swing. Key Compaign Deal Plenty of evidence exists here! For President Juan Domingo that this state and the federal Peron, it will be a major deal in his government are doing everything campaign to drive foreign capital possible to prevent the disease rom and-influence out of Argentina. crossing the border. Dr. Dutro, in| Both sides indicate satisfaction charge of campaign against foot With the terms of the arrangement, and mouth disease in this area, has which has been hanging fire for the had 35 years of experience with in-|last two years. fected He knows what an| Under present plans, Argentina ¥ He in economic loss Will take over the properties Feb. 22. and is determined tha. it must not’ Mr. Peron’s political cheerleaders return. already are playing up thé transfer Dr. . Dutro's Rar Riders, or-/and nationalization as a major ganized seven ra, ago, are a ‘achievement of the administration. picturesque, hard-riding, high-spir-| British government economists ited group of men from the Texas {take a melancholy view of the ranches. They are scattered in necessity for disposing of -the railcamps from the mouth of the river road properties. ‘They are-convinced across the three counties in Dr. that the sale of the rail system is Dutro's area and on up thraugh another move to cripple the country other districts to El Paso. _ permanently. ‘The Range Rider's job is to pa Good Jobs Provided the Anférican bank of the "io While the railroads have - failed ~Grande daily, seven days a watching for stray animals Lin '20%years, they have provided hunstray humans known as “wet backs,” dr of good jobs for British subthe type of Mexican or American jects. \ who wades or swims across the river, During and since the war, Britain usually with some illegal No meat of any iy pone. on ings worth $4400 million. The sale the hoof, in a hide or in the form of the Argentine railroads bring the “of small slice of beef in a sandwich hitotal up-to ‘billion. "is allowed to cross the border, if the Britain: today is trying to halt the

river near here that are 26 miles’ in circumference. The river nearly meets itself on the return to a narrow neck.

_ Rangers can prevent it. Even ani- trend of liquidating - its- properties.

mal prodticts such as cheese are The British say frankly that Marsuspect. Hides, especially those of! {shall plan aid is ‘epsential to help deer shbt by American sportsmen stop. this. trend. and brought from Mexico, are RL

Hurned, * : Fines, ‘Heavy “One unfortunate Texan smuggled! istllery a_deer hide from Mexico tlils week’

and now faces the loss of his new

Tr tn - Raps Brain Order

Texas Republic have men rallied for border service with such en- NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UP)—Seton’ thusiasm as they are now applying |Porter, president of National Disfor jobs with the Riders. The life is tillers Products Corp, yesterday hard. The requirements in equip- made “public a letter he sent to Secment is severe. But the Riders re- retary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anceive $266 a month plus $2 a day derson on Jan. 2, protesting further for their horse. restrictions on the use of grain for

“There are 51 Riders with 21 camps distilling -purposes—and-the-method-

scattered along the river across of allocating such grain, three counties in this southern area. No reply has been received to the "A foreman looks after the Riders letter, copy of which went to Presiin each county and each foreman dent Truman, Mr, Porter told a patrols in a jeep drawing a trailer press conference here, although it in which stands his saddled horse has been delivered. pki to cut in on any section of ~_Natjonal Distillers was assured by the river. ‘the administration, thé letter Riders Need Good Equipment , pointed out, that there would be no No -one- can determine -how- long eflort to--extend - the 60-day. shut >it will -be necessary to patrol the down when it expired on Christmas

border. I} the Job 18 to be done Day. However, it continued, the

thoroughly, * there should be more corporation now has been advised riders and they should have bettér that it “will be allowed only enough

_equipment. * They need “binoculars, grain to operate our plants for a

but so far have none. They need total of about six days between the:

more jeeps, too date of our voluntary shutdown on Oe by The Indianapolis Times Oct. 26, 1947, and Jan. 31, 1948." She Chicago ® Daily | News, Inc. The voluntary shutdown his

‘eorporation—more than $1 milion =

Red So: Boers in ‘idle plant expense, Mr. Porter wrote. He branded as “completely

at variance with the Tacts™ the con-

tention by the citizens’ food com10Se Ott TITtee THAt only 41% persons Jost =

employment because of the volunCHICAGO, Jan. § (UP)=Fegerai 8F¥ shutdown. Judge Walter J. LaBuy yesterday National Distillers products wih denied a temporary - restraining have to "dismiss a considerable pororder sought by two members of tion of distillery workers” who were Ahe Communist party, who charged retained on the basis of the assurthat authorities had interfered with #nce that the 60-day holiday would their street corner speeches. not be extended, Mr. Porter wrote “The restraining order was sought

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