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Southwest American, Sat, Jul 09, 1966 ·Page 1
Near Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (Special) — Just the “bear” facts.
Those words just might fit the Newspaper days of Dean A. J. Crabaugh of Arkansas Tech, but he, his wife, and daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Russell of Richmond, Va., had the “bear facts” in person when an 80-pound male black bear took a liking to their company.
The four were spending the Fourth of July holiday at the Crabaugh’s cabin 30 miles northwest of Russellville and were relaxing in their cabin when a “shadow clouded the window.”
“I looked up and there was a bear climbing through the window,” Dean Crabaugh reports. “I yelled at him and slapped him, but he climbed on through, so I let him have the bunk I was on and started to pick up a broom and one of our dogs.
“My wife and daughter each grabbed the other two dogs and climbed up on a divan while the bear ambled across the room to rummage around in a vanity case.
“About that time, Don picked up a board and hit the bear which reared up on its hind legs and started toward him, but then went out the front door.
“I really think the bear was just lonesome, because after rummaging around to find something to eat, he stayed in the area in a relatively playful mood.”
He said the bear followed them around and even went swimming.
“Actually, I would say the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s efforts to restock the area in bears were successful,” the dean said.
Russell is a former head of the State Rehabilitation service and now holds the same position in Virginia.
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